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The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1883-01-17

The Legislature Of this State con-
yened in session al Wheeling We'd
nssday, January ioth.
The organization ii both Houses,
and many other matters Of interest.
rs given by Q correspondent IN y.
days paper.
From The proceedings published
10 The Wheeling dailiesi we ore led,
tobelieye chat there is q disposition.
onthe partof manyot the memberst
cfboth the Senate and the House q
uptoot the Legislation helpass.twc
winters.
NodoubtmanS changes could he
made IN some of thsichaptess d che
code for tha better ~ eerFsesine
their Inconsistencies:
Thenember is there Rithshisroad
law Experience has taught us.thati
The Legislature had better let well
ehoughlaloae. Everytime the road
and school laws are tempered with
theworse they become
~ awholeslle onslaught, as now
promised, IS made upon. the laws
passed'atthelast two sessions, the
.slawsof gthisstate will get into q
@sorryplight, indeed:
Aboutthes 8isest thing the Legis.
lature cane ois'to pass on act proyi.
dingfor the codifcation Of lawspass.
edatthe sessionsof 1882. at The
late sessions the entire Code was
amended and re.enacted. IL
Theelection Of United States Sen.
atortakes place next Tuesday, at
noon, and untilithis election is over,
we need notexpect much from our
Legislators.
The hope Of o short session has
passed away, and everything indi.
catest that the session WILDE pro.
longed up 70 the constitutionalflim
oftorty:tiye days, and some seem to
think thesession will DO extended
beyond that time. q.
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The best salye in the world fol
Cuts. Bruises, Burns, Sores, Ulcers,
Salt Rheuin, Fever Sores letter
chapped Hands, ChiIbiains, corus.
and nh skin Eruptiions, and posi-,
lively cures Piles. 1t Is guaranteed
torive perfect satisfaction OF money
refunded. Price % cents per box.-
For sale by 4. ]. Mossman, Druggist
ian Fly.
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And again be say The Wigs elect
ed Harrison in 1910, and 'the Demo.
Gratis, whether true or not, were sus.
pected Of poisoning him" In the alb
sence Of anything proor con upon this
subject in the records with which he
claims to be SO familiar, I'VE have on
~ to say that the future historian Of
the nation viii never associate the
names Of any Democratic senatorsor
yice-Presidents from New York, o.
the name cfauy assassin whose OBJ.
ject is to save his party with the
death Of President Garfield. Now
we infer from the latter part Of his
article that in his ''next -whichwe
inpatiently await-that he proposes
tpmake the Democratic party fight.
So, y, ~ -, No.. -
sss;s. ~ ;,, 1; 81 :, dS;ns F,.t
70 VIM. r,D M, ~ rscorss
,sse
,sss III soIsss onia
&c., ..,'. -.
ssoonS,s 4 s,.s,s, 4 ~
1seo 80 !. ~ !,
s.. 49, CT,
n nd 5t sea hi Abraham I,incoInI
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The Newhall House az Milwaukee,
Michigan, burned Wednesday morn,
inglastand IL is yeryls indeed to
noteithefaet that about one 6sndred
liseswere'l5s three hundred
sperscns'Enown tolhasetbeen lodging
in thehouse Of the time. Tiheheart.
-Eendipg scenes as described in the
dispatches are almost beyond COM
patison.
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bill is getting more kicks than COIN
plimenls. Republicans regard the
measure as one of policy more than
principle. In supporting it the Re
publicans we're not only obeying
what was considered the popular
will, but they felt at the same time
they were making a good stroke for
the party. In the eyentcf Demoora-
tic success in 1884 the law would
serve to keep Republicans in Office.
II cannot be expected that q bill
passed under these conditions and
circumstances would be by any
means perfect. It's admitted on all
hands that the bill is crude, aud
many who gayeitae tiyesuppcrt ex.
cuse its shortcomings by saying il il
but start in the right directioni
that il merely blazes the way for
other aud succeeding Congresses q
follow through q tsaekless and pn-
travelled forest What the bin may
accomplish depends largely uponlths
President: He is really invested
with poRerenopgh tomakeit . fair
success al'failnre.
Fortao.days we hayethad sthephei
nomenoa Of fines eighing in Wash
fnglons and tisastouishing what g
large number Of sleighsi many Of
them elegant structures hayeappear4
|sd.on the Avenue. To-day therewas
aislsighing carnival sonithe Avenue,
which, although Q very imptomttl Of,
fair, wasquite successful in grotes:
que andscomic effects. Three prizes
were offered 10 ths three tnFnouts
presenting The most striking tab
leaux Hundreds Of sleighsfappear.
ed each filled with masked groups,
and thes Avenue was lined with al
many twenty.th thousand pectators.
c a. s.
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WARRINGTON LETTER.
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IEtolal oarregplar correspondent.

n + 7ss9l5 y n 57i y : Y g
Eron irregular correspondent
WAsnIseToE, d. Jan, 13, 1883.
Congresshas now been IL session
thirtytfse days,iand has forty:three
days, loticounting Sundays, remain
ing. The appropriation bills win
consume much ofthe!remaining time,
and tie tariff ndreyenue bills will
notbepassed without lengthy
Beforeth eend ofthe next week the
Senate iand House will hayeseparate
revenleibil lsunder consideration. w
twill qaireIenersy, vigilance,
and, Y mightsay, genipsandsto cism
tosesure the passage Of a measure
reducing thereyenue. Indeed it is
.diffictl t5tosseeih how 80 many .clench:
.edsantagonismsp can be reconcilea,
but Congress realizes that the de.
tmand for Che reduction OF taxation
iisperemptory, and taxes andthetarl!
Iitti@illsbe reduced in spite Of the
most formidable protesting lobby
that5eyer peseiged The Capitol. The
total reduSt onsproposed in the bill
reported ftom the Fiaance Commit.
tee and now pendingi nthe Senate,
amounttos 77, 889i824, Of which s45;-
l049,0 OOsrsto come from Tie tariff,
and, sS479O,S24 from internal taxa.
ton. AllIinteraal taxes, save those
suponitobaccoi in its several forms,
spirits and beer, eabolished bythe
bill. MrqMorrill, whois Of the
most embellishments Of national f.
Inances id Congress, thinks thisis as
.tarinths way Of reductions as II
would be safe to go. He has some
approximations Of another monetary
crisis, and thinks Congress should
pay heedfto thsrstorm signals which
.hayeoflate been frequently visible
in the financial horizon. The sur
plus estimated by the Secretary Of
the Treasury is s74 $685., or about
100000 less than the proposed re.
ductions. Asreduction in the letter
postage totwo cents will cause a fall.
The revenue Of about sS,.
650,6l6, (estimated) and the pension
expenditures are increasing to such
proportions ito makesit uncertain.
how much can be spared from the
Government revenues. II is, per.
haps, quitesafe to predict that the
Senate willgo fully as far the ri,
nance Committee recommend in the
direction reductions In.fact; tits
that thattbody will 90 be-.
You'd the committeein CHS respect.
q
The bill isnot satisfactory to those
who advocated liberal cutting down
Of tariff duties, and they will make
every effort tojamend IL so as to EN-.
body their iaessiof what tariff bill.
This element seems to
bessrongerin the Senate thanIinithe
House, and hence the tariff retormers
prefer to'starttatiff Legislation inithe
former body The Republicans feel
that they must, as q matter Of party
policy meet thepopular demand for
tariff legislation this session, and.
rather than have such legislation.
fail byrsasoao the determined op.
position ofthe tariff reformers; they
will probably make concessions in
theway Of reductions, which they
would not assent to il they were
strong enough in Congress 10 enact
such q law asthey prefer.
Now that the ciYilsetyice billlhasI
passed both the houses Of Congress
md iscersainl To receiyeIthe approx.
slof The President candid opinions
ne being expressed about II: Tie
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HeartIessness aIotherD Deserts
49, Her Babe. I. !

W. Nt lis.ft gA4ASA A3sNHtGEi' ~ ~ ~ ~ Il
On. New Years day, a young con.
pie arrived in thiscity from Parkefs.
burg on the strecker, and secured a
room at the Biszants Hotel, where
they registered as II. L. Hoffman and
wife, Of Parkersburg. The woman
was nursing3a six weeks old girl bal
by, and the proprietor did not doubt
but thatthey weresman and wife.
on Tuesday morning the man hired
a buggy, and as subsequently learn
led, visited the Children's Home
where he endeayoredto india home
for the little wal, but failed! 0n|
Tuesday afternoon they left the Bisz,
ante House and wentto the 81. Cloud
Hotel, where they secured a room.
The couple appeared anxious 70 dol
some shopping, and Mrs. Gross, The
ikind.hearted landlady agreedto take
care Of the'babe for i short time,
when the couple left, and Jumped
aboard the train, for Parkersbufg.-
Afteria reasonable length Of time,the
mother not making her appearance.
Mrs. Gross suspected something
wrong andEnotifed Marshal Dye, wiz
Ionilearning tile facts, telephoned b
the officers at Parksfsburg who sue.
coed IN arresting The guilty couple,
tulthat city The man was allowed
70 ! depart ,andsthe girl was brought
back here on Thursday, and the child
again placed in her charge, after
which shereturnetI to Parketsburr.
She acknowledged that Hoffman and
herself We're not married, but expect
ed3to lbe assoon as they rot rid Of the
little giri. Her name was Margaret
y. Whitlatch, and her parents reside
in Rockport, Wood county, about
lesbelow Patkefsburr. and
are in good circumstance Hotfmanls
Identity was not established. The
whole affair was managed quietly,
but few knowingofthe cifcumstan.
ces " remains TO be seen whether
The. little unfortunate willHnd a good
home withsome kind heartediamily
q be lett to'thet tender tnercies OF a
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a West Virginia Horror.

~ NNhN1t1k ~ ~ -
Mr.. Adam Currence, an industri.
Hous and estimable citizen, resided
with his family, consisting him.
iselfand wife and six children, TWEEN
ty miles south Of Beverly, in Valley
Head district, in Randolph county,
and on the western slope of Chsate
Mountain. Mr. Channel, q near
neighborof Gurrence, had been very.
low with some duplicated disease,
which required the attendance Of
some one day and night. MIR. Cur,
renee had beenyery attentive tohim,
going over at night and sitting up
with him. Loss Of sleep compelled
him 10 remain az home Christmas
night andtake rest. His wife took
The smallest children and went3tosit
'up3with Channel. Acknowledgment
some personal Channels Uncovered
that Currence's house was on fire,
aud those whocould dosoleft imme.
Idiately for the scene, including Mrs.
Currence BY the time Che par.
ties reached Che house the build.
ing had fallen in and was cons1m.
ing Gurrence and four children.
The sickening ;sigh hit q fre human
beings roasting before them. was
more than he stOtltest heart Of the
spectatorsc could stand, but it was
impossible toirender assistance. Mrs.
3Gurrence,fra with grief. rushed
iinto,t the flames to!sayesher children,
but was irecledafter having received
several severe burns. " is not
known how the fire originated, but.
.itissupposed that, aftersfetiffng, BE-.
Eng neaflywornoutfrom,lo sleep,
Nhefs into a heavy slnmber and
while, hatcondition alogfrom the
fire rolled on The floor. He being.
the only one to sleep in that room,
Ithefour children.oc cupyingtlieroo
upstairs, the.log set the lower nor.
ton. on IRE and gained considerable
Roadway before he was awakened,
and when he did awake and found
the roomiia flameslhis first thoughts
wyre3his children; above and he up
to.arouse them, and all sutfooated be.
fore he could reach5the lower floor
Mr.. Currence was swell and fayorahly
known in the county, having been.
for yearsa member Of the County
.Colrt,-C sarksBurg Telegram
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mother who would not hesitate to
sacrifice it, life io,secure the man she
loyed.- lfaritila Lcadcr.
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A Complete Survey Of West Viz

A Complete Survey Of West Viz.
Parkersburg Journals Thefollowing
letter. ssbeen kindly furnished us
for publication,.by Mr.. Church. II
scores another Legislative triumph
for Senators Camden and Dayis-a
triumph that every West Virginia
Rillbail with pleasure, as such a
geographical and .opographicalsur
vey is all that has been needed 70
confirm the claims Of The State fol
It's vast resources. The result will
be the incoming Of wealth and en-.
terprise, which will do more TO en-
Nance our material prosperity than
any one movement yet put forward:
UNITED STATES SENATE,
" WASHINGTON, D. u, Jan. 8, 1883.
N. O. O. GRuRcH, ESQ;
DEAR slEAI,haye a letter from s.
II. Peckham, addressed TO you, in ref.
erence tothe investigation Of pstro.
in connection with appropria.
tion for geological survey.
Twill state for your information
that Senator Davis and myself have
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Wheeling Letter.

On thesecond day Of the session, in
lhe House, thirty-six billswsre offer.
I'd, 50 ysu see the membeSs do not in.
tend to seidle, nor viii they permit
IN adjournment before ths allotted
forty-iiys days expire.
The Senatorial question IL making
algreasstSf, and the city is full q
lobbyiSts, who are industtionsly at
woss fol their friends, andaretrying
tolearnt their pay.
KennaseemstoIbe 1.-THE lead and
ifacaucus couldIhaye been held at
any timelast week, he would have
received ltlienominat ionoftha tbody.
andwouldshaye nelected on Che
day set for ballotting. Itnow looks
alittle doubtfulsiot him, since the
iriendsiofIQ Quarter and athewspre-
vented ltbs ORGANIZATION &c che eau.
s,,sIon ths MATT & VA called! The
tsilsre q friends force
,bs caucus lsss hut his chances some;
and some think enough Is defeat
him.
Acaucusis calledfor next Monday
night, but from what i can learn Il
isldonbtfuliif. enough j: Democrats can
be gotliato tito make enough votes
70 secure the electionsof their 51omi.
.nsa IN 5;;oint ballot 11bera arsT q
ereat osny5 Demo crats .wbo,tbf8k tbe
e e q beinp, called Ia aarlv.
Ills said here, with what authori.
~ Idoinot know. that tbe 0parr;er
and Mathews ,,sn have formed I
combination q prevent M. KKanna,s
nomination II. tbe ea,,ans. Il 5nossi.
ble. and are ready and wiIlipa q
throw their votes 70 any man who
can beat him. The impression hare
now. q thiswritine. iisI that senator
Dayis can have the caI,ons nom;na
Tim and election. Il. ba viii mi lsay
-.
yo,,, pa,ssot. n. .Eok.rd vh;,.
! ,9lsssant and sa.ss.hls sa,,a %,,e !,
q 3 hard ona 4 Handle sS.r,a,y, Il
tbe !, d. j. ad;yatss
a. thai. 4 sanates have fonnd =
their sorrow. He does not have
much tosaytoiany one, but Is "a
man Of his! own mindp-a Kind III IN.
fellow-who knows and
teslsthat he is capable Of voting
ghtwi.hout being, dictated. Is By.
anyone. He signed the call for a
caucus, but .ontho. eyeningaiImet he
began Is g'smell a mice, sandiimmed.,
lately rose in his seat and, asked that.
his name be cancelled from the call,
that be had signed itaundera
Misrepresentation to him. Immea-
lately q dozen OF more followed his
example, and hence the caucus was
without the requisite number Of Dem.
ocratsy and was declared "of" for
thtattnight.
Dr. Barbee, ursenatog has artiy.
cd in Wheeling, and was gladly vel.
coined by his many friends. II is
said that the DoctoFis smart enough
to see the decay Of the Greenback
Labor party, and Is anxious to.bs re-.
instated into fellowshipin the Dem.
octaticpsrty. It's publicly stated
on;the streets Of Wheeling that be
willgointo the Democratic caucus
Monday night, or whenever it may
be called. 1t is predicted that when
be gets back into the party, and gets
into fair Democratic harness, he will
become the worst sbubbino in the
box.
The Prohibition Amendment !.
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weeks SINCE We Ha0 "''"''Or ~ ."
article a. IN your paper 10 speak U ,
Ds y. y pa''s' anu - ~ sS's
sepu 'na' u was tue Ps'ss "n'S.'
SINCE Ihe Gays OF 'he s'us' A"a'
had ever stood ~ s .l,a s0ns'''u''On
and !. civil liberty me next week
she neolea conss.nsu ~ a,s'O II VI
DER the mead OF sa y. i9f sas rs0ple
to Ponder over lne @'lse'' uues'
the nan q psAne o. Lancet as.scSs
inst yourself Tor auoItng ss 'oli0@s
rom the kalrmcns t'as1
tAsAysnSS'.ss-S .',s E
Sssn 's Y - T. ~ -. "a ~
r;rhts Il
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ana upon tnysslI. ,oI sne aoose'
Attes making y llis, quota Il9asl ne Sans
oas " informing slsaasas Wants 70
: nls = lIosess ! s'Ilss secn lalss'
= nSOas aIla,snens propose = SNOW sas
lscss iss !. Sssanas co!asa up0n.sps
e q .sne history O sne NATION.
men s.ssl n !. {, sWo Columns -. q
snas @ a, Os csl.se psss'y p. IAN
Ssntial s,ccsssion sIoses Is sss;;,s
ilva nyonoss e 4, u 'sboss Sess.
IA Z -, I. II :, !. y -
az 'constitS IN, h "a 81
Us, sssss ~ I. Z,
Nos, ~ halsol' ss na Y waited
l0us 1! sS,s gsssysts ~ s :. 9 2,
ana y mas never Appeared p ana ioH
,eer g Fsasss PERCUSSION WI e
loss Y. sns.@ot ta.a ea'as: y onsy
L, J! ~ sns !, aessfucsloh q sne
tsasnusssn aslpfss :. nas !, gees
asa % :. no'9 ,. saese iacss nom inc pa
9! 81: 9 =, sne nassofy g sne naslon mop
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q q sne same w.! Inen ne may nnq IN ~
y. s.as : + ~ ~ ess
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pegs.
he nFss a an. me Democratic g. :,
lpafty'tef electing Aaron Et Burr, THE
traitor and murderer Of Hamilton,
al4sy'ce, presiitd dent in the year 1900
Now he. knew, y familiar with the
Aforesaid pages.of history, that Burr.
vas not e murderer Ct the time, for
ne dld Aot XII Hamilton until 1874,
tour years sitter bis election. Was
he 9 traitor y go What party az;
rested the scheme, hunted rundown,
arrested and imprisoned hin2 The
Democratic party o., course, Tor Ian
Get says y then ~. Ireile 81. shegoys
eminent g mem one " sims Then when. y
STOOD NY inc constitution s
His next charge is, thatthe Dem.
ocratic party. haseyer been opposed
toa protective tariff and therefore a
free trade partys and proves tidy
saying thai u inscribed upon. it g.
banner Tree trade and sailors rights
So it5did in 1911 when England was g,
enforcing the lmpressmens Act, tax
ing American sailors from American
vessels upon the high seas, destroy.
ing our commerce and threatening
to drive our trade from the ocean,
Then II was, that our government
under full control Of the Democratic
party-for Lancet says So issued a
declaration Of War against that pis
fatieal power the object Of which
waste lay an embargo upon our
trade and TO foreibly take oursailors.
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NOTICE az DIS olntioii.

+
.I,EfE pattnershiphe existing Be.
l!Stween Joseph Friedman, NatlianSloth
and Marcus Friedman, under tile firm
name OF J Friedman Il Goa Ii this day dis.
solved BY mutual consent and blythe with
llawal Of ], Friedman from said firm
The business will be carried ON ~ the old
standin the firm name Of n, Friedman Il
Co, composed Of Marcus Friedman and
Nathan 10th, they having purchased The
assets and assumed tho liabilities Of the
late firm 81 J.. Fsiedinan Il Co, and being
authorizedt 10 settle Che business Of said
firm.
JOSEPH CRIED M IAN,
M I.EEi.ArS 10TH,
MARC us FRIEDMAN,
January flth, 1853 AN:
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OurischooIs.

We clip the following items Of in.
.sterest from the Report Of the State
Superintendent Of. Schools relatiyeto
1thoIschoolsand school work Of Ma:
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MAKES PIE SURE ii Informing tho
j citizens o. Point Pleasant and yiclhsty.
that he lsas inst received d new stock o.
Groceries Candies, and all other goods ~
his line, which he IL prepared 10 sellas
cheap pas the ehegpest.
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Tie best brands Of tanily ttiqhr AlYlASe
ysi iigisi sue eithe the smaller
Giyeme q ell as | willimakeIi II to- your
advantage % buy Your Groceries u me-:
ian tl7iy. PAUL yolIERT.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-11-30
Chiffon.

The local receipts of cotton exhibits
signs Of shrinking, and from appear
ancea they viii soon fall below last
years reoeipts at the same time here
and elsewhere, though they are still
about aO00 bales in excess of anything
on record At this point and nearly 49,.
600 bales ahead Of receipts at this date
two years ago.
Sales Of cotton here last Wednesday
were l401 bales, Of which 800 was to
exporters and 600 70 spiDners, the
market closing firm but unchanged at
lOc for middling.
Total receipts Of cotton at all U. s.
ports for the past.5 days reach 1877 1872
bales, and 1852 less than for the
same time last year. Total this season,
2,S24, III bales, and l4,5l8 more than
last year for the same period; also 81
S45 morethan for the year before. Total
shipments this season, 1889, 337; last
year same time, l,322,77l; year before,
l ,O5O,s9. Total stocks, 9IS, AIS; same
time last year, 774,O62; year before,
947, l94. tr
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Sorrow for sc. Louis.


The Post. Dispatch is very much
exercised over the rapidly waning
proportions Of the live stock trade at
st. Louis. 1t says that no matter how
humiliating it may be, 1t has, never
theless to be acknowledged that the
receipts Of live stock at that point
have been growing steadily less for the
past few years, while at Kansas City
and Chicago they have been largely
augmented. The POST Dispatch has
been endeavoring to find out the rea-
son for this state Of affairs, and in last
Tuesdays issue it publishes quite On
extended interview with one Of The
most prominent live stock commission
men Of that city on the subject. The
Gould system of roads is made to
shoulder the whole responsibility, and
is charged with using all its influence
to impede and destroy the commerce
Of st. Louis, and the Post Dispatch
with a rare exhibition of prophetic
power, remarks that should it be
permitted to continue, the time will
come, and shortly, when there will be
another dead Hannibal on the Mis-
sissippi river, grieying over wasted
and lost opportunities"
uIt is charged that this system OF
roads is discriminating very stro Ugly
in favor Of Kansas City and Chicago.
And why2 The Post Dispatch says
because Gould is as much interested
in Kansas City and Chicago as he is
10 St, Louis. And why shouldn't he
be? He has probably discovered that
the bulk Of the live stock trade Of the
Southwest and West is bound to come
to Kansas City, and il his roads are to
get any benefit from this traffic they
have got to carry stuff at as low rates
as do competing lines.
This is the secret Of the whole
thing in a nutshell. 1t is folly to talk
Of the Gould roads being antagOnistic
to St. Louis. They have for years
struggled hard to make her the great
live stock market Of the Southwest,
but finding the accomplishment Of that
object an impossibility, because people
absolutely declined to send their
stock TO that market and insisted upon
sending it here, they have wisely con
cluded to get as much out Of this traffic
as possible. And can they be blamed
for it2 The trouble is in the st. Louis
markets and not in the Gould roads.
Mr.. Gould is credited with having
remarked some years ago that he
would make whistle station Of Kan
sas City. There surely was no diserim-
I ination in favor Of Kansas City then.
But gradually the superior natural
advantages Of Kansas City became
apparent, and great railroad systems
eagerly sought connection here, until
at present they radiate from here in
every direction, traversing the great.
est grain and live stock producing
sections Of America. They have made
great city here with a great market,
until at last the Gould roads, the life
long enemies Of this city, have been
obliged to bow in allegiance to a power
greater than their own.