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Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1891-10-28

At the recent annual meeting OF the
American Chemical society, held In
Washington, u. C., the question OF the
value of carbonate of ammonia as a
leavensng agent in bread, or as us-d IN
baking powders. came rp Tor Discussion
in which Pro-. Barker. OF the tniNer-
sity of Pennsylvania, and President OF
the Society; DR.. Richardson. late OF
the United States department OF agri-
culture In Washington. DIR. VIVA. Me
Murtrie. late Prof. OF Chemistry Ia the
University OF Illinois: DIR. 4. II. Bart
lev. late chemist of the Brooklyn. ~.
", Board of Health. and Prof of Chem
istry Of the Long Island College, and
Others took part.
The consensus OF opinion was over
whining In favor OF the employment
OF ammonia. II was stated az a fact
that ammonia rendered the gluten OF
the flour more soluble than the orr
glnal gluten, and that the bread In
which this action was produced by car
Donate OF ammonia must be more di-
gcstible and hence more healthful. and
because of the extreme volatility OF
carbonate OF ammonia, and its com
plete expulsion from the bread In the
process OF baking, IL IL one of the most
uscful, most henlthfui and most valu-
able leayening agents known
These conclusions are borne out by
the very elaborate and exhaustive ex-
perlments made by Prof. j. w. Mallet.
of the University OF Virginia. which
chow conclusively that bread made
with a baking powder in which one
per cent. OF carbonate OF ammonia Is
used in connection with cream OF tar
tar and soda. 10 not only OF uniformly
better color and texture, bat a pro-
duct mere wholesome. because the am
monia serves to neutralixe any organic
or Tactic acids present in the flour.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-11-10

Col. J. H. Plat, president of the Denver
paper mills company, IS possessed of the
conviction that the trunk lines ceutering in
Denver are hostile TO home industries. says
the Denver News. He does not charge
them with positive hostility, but alleges
that they are ready to join hands with
Eastern industries as opposed to those es-
tablished in Colorado, which amounts 10
the same thing under the principle nearly
twenty centuries old-''he that is not with
me is against me, and he that gathereth not
with me, scattereth abroad
The facts on which allegations are
grounded, Col. Platt explained to q News
reporter IN this wise 40 begin with, as
the readers of the News are aware, a rep TT
recently gained circulation to the effect that
the Union Pacific has decided to withdraw
from the trans-MiSSouri traffic association.
So generally was the serious report circu-
lated. by the way, that Jay Gould a short
time ago telegraphed to General Manager
Clark at Omaha to circulate denias of it. -
What did take place at the last session of
the traffic association the colonel gives the
following explanation of:
The hearing. as he said, was wholly with
reference TO the reduction of freight rates
on paper. AMI the reported withdrawal of
the Union Pacific was occasioned by the
fact that the latter road alone opposed the
proposition. The contest, so the colonel
says, was hotly contested. the Union PACING
being single-handed and alone. The rep
resentative of the Union Pacific he says,
arose and challenged the other side to prove
what material benefit would accrue to the
Wisconsin paper makers, who demanded
the reduction. The chang it was con-
tended. would not result in putting a single
pound of Wisconsin paper in Colorado more
than is being shipped there on the present
rate The result will simply be to compel
the Denver factory to scale its prices ac-
cordingly, and so will hurt the home in
dustry.
The argument was showed under by the
solid vote of the association, the Union
Pacific alone voting in favor of the home
industry Nor was that all Col Plat
states that it has uniformly been the
practice of the association heretofore not to
make 4 change OF rates except upon the
unanimous vote of every member of the as
sociation. In this case. however. the con-
missioners decided in favor of the cut on a
majority vote, and when the Union Pacific
appealed to the chairman he sustained the
action. If that is not practically showing
hostility to home ludustries." said the
colonel. what would you call itl''
LAS the freight rate now stands )" contin-
ued the colonel, Colorado Ii the butt of q
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-11-10

The following from the Railway Register
will be of interest:
General Manager Doddridge reports that
by the close of this year large percentage
of this road shall have been thoroughly bal
lasted and in better condition than 1t ever
was before. The Arkansas end of the line
is the best part of this property, and will,
no doubt, continue to be, so long as the
Texas railroad commission continues its
methods of prosecuting these great inter-
eStS
The rolling stock is now in an excellent
condition for this property. Of the engines,
81 10 per cent are III service, while of the
car equipment 9S.03 per cent is perfect,
leaving but l. ~ per cent in the shop for re-
pairs The movement of the cotton crop,
which started unusually early this year,
has kept the motive power and cars in con-
slant service, hauling to the North for
trans.shipment to New England and Liver
pool
The earnings. which by the way can in
no measure be credited to the Texas cotton
rates. have shown a large increase for the
month of October, reaching total of SO,
600 in excess of the same period in 1899,
and that was considered a banner month
for this road, the gross earnings for Octo-
Der last year being SiSl, 5S3.27.
Just now the traffic is slightly off in its
movement except in the lumber districts,
and the November earnings will not proba-
bly reach those Of last month
1T is great pity that the owners of the
bonds can't see the wisdom of extending
this line to St Louis, for with that much
additional road it would constitute most
valuable trunk-line property, while now 1t
is simply the Cotton Belt
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-11-10
Katy Directors at Denison.

Special to the Gazette.
DENIsoS. GRAYsoN COUNTY, TEX, Nov.
ga special tram arrived in the city this
morning from the North. The following
distinguished officials of the Missouri, Kan
sas and Texas railway company constl-
tuted the party: H. G. Rouse, chairman
board of directors; H. c. Cross, president
J. Waldo, vice president and general traffic
manager: William Dowd and H. w. Poor,
directors Simon Sterne. general counsel, and
James Hagerman, general solicitor. BY pre-
vious arrangement party OF prominent
business men were at the depot to receive
and escort them to the hotel. After justice
had been done TO appropriate refreshments,
waiting conVeyanceS carried the party
about the city The Denison club whic is
composed of business men principally, made
elaborate preparations for reception in
their handsome rooms in the afternoon,
which was heartily enjoyed and appreciated
by the visitors.
in connection with arranging Tor the
Texas Headquarters at Denison, they dis
cussed the advisablity of greatly enlarging
the north and south yards for switching
purposes. The yards are already large and
convenient, but as they stanC great
amount of switching must be done over the
Main street crossing, which is crossed by
hundreds of pedestrians and conveyances
daily, and recently several serious acct
dents have happened. Nothing definite
was decided upon, but from expressions of
the officers it is evident steps will be taken
at once to relieve the crossing and prepare
for the new headquarters. The visitors ex-
pressed themselves as well pleased with
Denison, and assured our business men
that the location of headquarters here
would mean perhaps more to them than
they realiZe
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-11-10
Some Flyers.

The roads In trans Missouri territory
especially those roads leading into Denver,
are engaged in rivalry as to which can
make the best time between Chicago and
Denver The Denver News says:
Much rivalry has been had among the
competing railroads in regard to flyers, but
they have all been concerned with the haul
ing of passengers. In regard to freight
hauling little has been said or done. For
some time the freight traffic from Chicago
and Eastern points TO the Pacific coast mas
been largely III the hands of the Santa Fe
and Southern Pacific, which com bination, III
the eyes of Eastern people, had no rivals
for fast freight.
The Burlington route with its accus-
toned enterprise, was bound to challenge
the combine, and for some time has been
quietly laying plans to go them one better.
BY making an alliance with the Denver and
Rio Grande it proposed to give the fast
line pointer on what was really speed.
The avant courier of the enterprise con-
sisted of fourteen cars of prime Milwaukee
beer which was destined to be poured
down the thirsty Threats of the Califor-
mans. The liquid left Milwaukee en- No
vember ?. 1t was handed over to the Bur
lington'S care at Pacific Junction and
brought from that point to Denver, dis
lance of 543 miles, in eighteen hours and
ten minutes, which is about two minutes to
the mile.
The Denver and Rio Grande took the beer
train in hand and made a start westward at
3 90 oclock p. m. arriving at Grand juno
ton al 1905 O'Clock yesterday morning. 1t
was whirled over the mountains at dizzy
rate and drew up at Grand Junction in just
eighteen hours and ten minutes from the
time of starting, after the stop of twenty
five minutes at Glenwood Springs.
The Burlington is prepared to duplicate
the lightninglike run, in conjunction with
the Denver and Rio Grande, every day in
to show equal speed in behalf Of Colorado
shippers. as well as the Californians.
Having, as they think. shown their heels to
all rivals ON passenger flyers, they are de-
termined not to play second fiddle on freight
traft
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-11-10

most disastrous discrimination. One IN
stance viii snow what mean. The rate on
paper from Chicago TO Fort Worth is ~
cents per 100 pounds. The rate from Den
yer to that point is &c cents. Seeing that
the distance from Chicago is about double
what it is from Denver to that point, does
it not look as l. it W as aimed to crush out
the natural advantage Denver's situation
gives her! l don't see how any other con-
clusion can be drawn. Denver ought to
control the market Of Texas, Arizona, Da-
kota and neighboring states. But how can
she expect to so long as her rates are so dis
proportionate from those farther Easti In
my opinion it is time for Colorado to rise
in her might and demand the advantages
she possesses on the score of mileage. At
any rate the disposition of the railroads In
tramp under foot the mileage item ought o
be material for the interstate commission to
investigate under the head of unjust dis
elimination.
'.In explaining to the News how the traffic
association decided to favor the Wisconsin
paper mills at the undeniable injury of the
Denver mill. do not wish TO air my griev-
ances. That would do no good. since the
blow has been delivered. What l wish TO
do is to point out that what has been done
to hurt a paper mill may be done to hurt
any other new industry that may be planted
here. Capitalists who might be moved to
plant concern of any kind might be de-
tered by the thought that if they did so the
railroads would put up a job of reduced
rates on them. 1t seems to me that if the
people of Colorado do but realize the point
l have presented they will rise in body
and protest against the obstruction placed
in the way of placing infant industries in
their midst. The protection that is accor-
ded by the national government as against
foreigners ought as a measure to be guaran-
teed to the industries of any section of the
country. especially SO far as freight rates
are cnncerned ;,
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-11-10
Dcfies Chairman Finley.

The Maple Leaf will transfer passengers
and baggage from the Union depot and the
city to the Wood street depot free of charge
in defiance of the ruling of Chairman Fin
ley of the Western passenger association.
The plan for the free transfer has not
been decided upon as yet. One plan pro-
posed is to arrange with the cable roads for
the carriage of passengers and for the roads
to honor Maple Leaf tickets. Arrange
ments can be made with the IL road or
the Metropolitan, or both, to care for the
passengers.
In connection with this plan of carrying
the passengers free to and from the Wood
street depot is one for the free transfer of
baggage The proposition is for the Maple
Leaf to establish transfer line of its own
by buying and keeping its own baggage
wagons to work between the Union depot
and the Wood-street depot, and also to
transfer baggage from the houses, If this
plan is adopted baggage will be taken TO
and from the Wood-street depot free. The
plan to be adopted, however, as less ex-
pensive, will probably be an arrangement
with the transfer companies here as existed
before the ruling OF the chairman.
The action Of the Maple Leaf in resuming
the free transfer system here is of great
Importance to the Western passenger asso-
citation. II means the withdrawal of the
line from the association in the same man
ner that the Alton went out. The action
viii be violation of the agreement and
the chairman viii be called upon to impose
line. The Maple Leaf people say they
will not pay any fines assessed, and the re-
suit will be. if the chairman is consistent,
the Maple Leaf will be ruled out of the as
sociation. This will give that organization
two independent roads to fight instead of
one, and will seriously endanger the life of
the association. Unless the association
consents to the Maple Leaf transferring
free, which is not probable, disruption is
likely to occur Kansas City Star.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-11-10
A John A. Blair Locomotive Wild.

Locomotive running wild; clear the
main track, were the words licked off at
the office of the Pennsylvania, Pough-
keepsie and Boston railroad this morning
The message was from Blairstown, and it
was caught by every operator along the
line Each shouted out the orders, and
loungers about the station soon spread the
news. Crowds gathered, but at most of
the stations the only thing they saw was d
fash as the runaway sped past. Every
operator was listening for information, and
for twenty minutes there was intense ex-
citement. From Blairstown to the Lehigh
river at Slatington trains had been hurried
out of the way, and everyone held his
breath until the good news was brought
into one of the stations west of here that
the runaway had been stopped without acct
dent.
The truant was John l. Blair's locomotive,
which runs the trains on his road from
Blairstown to Delaware station. 1t had
been standing on the main track at BlalrS-
town, and was run into by freight tram
The throttle was thrown wide open. A
passenger train on the New York, Susque-
hanna and Western road for New York was
almost due, and everyone expected coils
ion on the tracks which are used jointly by
the two roads, but by good fortune the en-
CINE reached the Poughkeepsie road cross
ing near Columbia and was switched onto
that road two minutes before the SuSQue-
hanna came along. The switch was turned
half a minute before the engine reached it,
otherwise nothing would have saved the
passenger train. The engine dashed across
the bridge here at 4 rate of seventy miles an
hour Steam began failing on the grade
west of here, the engine slackened its
speed and James Nealy, at the risk of his
life. jumped on the tender and stopped it.
| The run from Blairstown TO this place, ten
miles, was made in eight minutes. Thir-
teen miles were covered in as many min
utes i Portland, Pa, special New York
Word.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-11-10

CHICAGO, ILL, Nov "a prominent Off
cial of one of the Chicago roads has hit
upon a plan for battling ticket scalpers
which he thinks might be used to advan-
tage during the Worlds fair. His method
of reducing rates for the exposition is to
add to or deduct from the regular one way
rate % per cent thereof and make that the
base on which to fix all rates.
For example, the regular rate from
New York to Chicago is $50 and if
low one-way rates are desired, subtract %
per cent, making the rate from New York
to Chicago Sl5 and fix the return trip at
$40 This would leave the scalper without
any margin to work on, and the railroad
would get all the revenue derived from the
sale of such tickets. 1t is proposed to ap-
ply the same system on making rates from
all points in the United States if the roads
can be induced to adopt the scheme. The
matter will probably be laid before the Co
lumbar passenger committee at its next
meeting.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-11-10
Austin Railroad Notes.
Special to the Gazette.

AUSTIN, TEX, Nov. 9.-Maj. Cave, treas
urer of the Houston and Texas Central
railway, made the semi-annual payment to-
day of the interest and sinking fund due
the school fund from the following roads
The Houston and Texas Central, 81, 929
Harrisburg and San Antonio, Sl2, S02 ;
Texas aud New Orleans, $l2,S07. Due sink
ing fund. }l2 SAG. Total, $3.50.
Revenue deposits to-day, $4,000.
The commission received to-day copy of
the interstate tariff on cotton, recently
adopted by the roads leading out of Texas,
and effective October =. This tariff re-
duces the through rates on cotton to cor
respond with the reduction ordered in local
rates by the commission. The commission
authorized the Texas and Pacific to quote a
rate of S53 for car of 20, 600 on gin and mill
machinery from Dallas to Roscoe; rates to
intermediate points not higher; effective
November 1t. The same road is author
lied to make the following rates on live
stock from Weatherford to Dallas: Cattle,
calves, hogs, sheep and goats in single-deck
cars IN cents per 100 pounds.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-11-10
Interstate Commerce Cases.

Chicago, Ill, Nov. 9.-The interstate
commerce cases did not come up before the
grand jury to-day as was expected.
District Attorney Gilrhrist looked in vain
for G. R. Spriggs, general freight agent of
the Nickel Plate, A. A. Fell of the Ohio
valley, t N Jarvis, Traders Dispatch; NJ.
L. Dougherty, Chairman G. R. Blanchard
of Central traffic association and some other
men, and Messrs. A. Fay, Frank Bowes
and A E. Hartwell, Packer Swift's clerks
who refused to give testimony in the inter-
state case when they were called. 'sThese
men have not appeared, and II is probable
that they may not appear" said Mr.. Gil
christ. POSSIBLY they are banking upon a
decision from the supreme court in the
Counselman case Counselman refused to
give testimony before Judge Gresham and
was fined. He appealed. and as these cases
are similar in character these men may be
awaiting the outcome. We want to call the
cases by Wednesday at latest, if then they
don't appear Judge Blodgett will impose
fines and some more appeals will be made -
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-11-10
The Car Famine.

TIE GAZETTE, a few days since. pub
lished an item relative to the prospects of a
car famine. Inquiry among the roads elic-
It's the information that the scarcity of cars
is already making itself felt on the Texas
lines. So great is the demand in the North
that cars loaded with shipments from Texas
are held at Kansas City and other Northern
points as long as possible, frequently being
sent out on some portion of the system in
Kansas or Nebraska, loaded with grain and
run into Kansas City or Chicago before they
are sent home. Regarding the situation at
Kansas City the Star says:
1.-The car famine is getting to be a more
serious matter daily, not only here, but all
over the West. Chicago grain commission
men report that the complaint of the
scarcity of cars among country shippers
everywhere is universal. J. L. Templar,
the big Santa F'e grain shipper, was in
town yesterday on his way home from
Chicago. He says his elevators in Kansas,
numbering about one hundred. are full of
grain, which cannot be moved on account
of car scarcity. He has been forced to stop
buying grain at some stations on this &C
couny.
'sMr. Templar says it is not question of
how much grain there is in Kansas to be
moved. The question is, how much can
the railroads carry9 He thinks every car
which can be supplied can be used from
now until next July.
The Santa Fe company moved its freight
cars on an average thirty-five miles day
last month. General Manager Robinson
says this average has never been surpassed,
and probably never will be.
Such a demand for cars was never be-
fore known. The movement Of every staple
commodity is unprecedented. For the
wheat crop alone there will be required
50, 0G0 cars more than were ever used before
in a years wheat movement The oats
crop is the largest on record. The yield Of
corn is about as large as was ever raised.
In addition to all this there is an almost IN
precedeRted movement of cattle ana hogs to
market, aud the cotton movement surpasses
all previous records.
1.-THE situation is much aggravated by the
fact that all the Western roads, because of
hard times, have been compelled to neglect
their equipment and are. therefore, not pre-
pared for their present matchless era Of
prosperity.
1.-The local supply Of cars decreases daily.
The shortage ON the Missouri Pacific to-day
amounted 10 between five hundred and fifty
and six hundred cars. The Memphis has
been able to furnish few cars, but still
needs 1000. The Wabash has been refusing
freight and is short of cars, despite the
statements to the contrary. The Maple
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-11-10

Commercial Agent Mullane of the Santa
Fe says he has lost his grip.
W. H Abci. Southwestern passenger
agent of the Chicago and Alton, was in the
city yesterday.
Traffic Manager Hanley Of the Santa F'e
system, and F. G.. Gay, general freight
agent of the Atchlson, Topeka and Santa
F'e,are expected to arrive in the city to-day.
The Belt line project is again under way,
and this time there is little dou it will be
pushed through to completion. The GA
zETTE is not always asleep when its eyes are
closed.
Col. J. P. Moore, general livestock agent
of the Texas and Pacific, is said to be devel-
oping as brilliant speaker. One can't al
ways tell what these Texas and Pacific fell
lows may do.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-11-10
REMARKABLE CASE.
A NEGRO WORKS ASA SLAVE FOR
TWENTY-FOUR YEARS
After She Was Free-Emancipation Had
Never Been Heard of by Her-She
is Awarded Wages.
Special to the Gazette.

KANSAS CRY, Mo-, Nov 9.-The court of
appeals to-day rendered decision in what
is probably the most remarkable case in the
history of the world. 1t was the case of
Eda Hickman, an old colored woman,
against the estate o. the late Joseph Hick-
man Of Moniteau county, Mo. Eda was a
slave on the farm of Joseph Hickman at the
close of the war, but was never told that
she had been freed and for twenty-five
years she worked on for the family, believ-
ing herself to be the property of Hickman
in every conceivable manner. By the eXer-
else of great precaution, Hickman was able
to keep the fact of her freedom from her.
After Hickman's death in 1889 the woman
received the first intelligence that she had
not been a slave, and that she had been
illegally restrained of her liberty. Through
the advice of friends she brought suit
against the estate of her former master for
services for twenty-four years and five days
at the rate of s. a month. This amounted
to Sl44O. S. Eda was awarded one-half this
amount, but on an appeal to the circuit
court the decision was reversed. Eda
brought the case to the court of appeals,
and today the court handed down a decis-
ion reversing the lower court decision and
demanding the case for trial. ,..ys.Jy4s