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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1892-05-09

Trust, and reflection cast upon
the hides, horns, etc. AS to
the hides, many of them are
shipped to the United States
and, after passing through
various stages of manufacture
are returned to the Islands.
The boots you wear, the har-
ness you use in driving and
the belts used to run the pres
ses which print this paper
were perhaps, on the backs
of animals the Beef Trust
once held an interest in.
We have harness leather
and we have betting. Just
where the hides were grown
we cannot say, but we can
guarantee it to be equal to
any ever sold in this market
perhaps a little better.
The process of making belt
ing is interesting to anyone
and a word or two here will
not be out of place.
In the first place only the
best hides are purchased and
sent to the tannery where sup
erior oak bark is used in the
tanning process. The belly
being removed the first step
is to cut the shoulder from the
hide or butt as it is termed.
The butt is then examined
to ascertain what particular
width of belt may be cut from
it, For the largest, or belts
used in electrical, machine, only
those parts are employed
which have the center line cor
responding to the lines of the
back bone. Following this
comes the currying process
the men, by means of long
knives remove every particle
of flesh from the hides. Next
comes the securing which is
done by means of a large
stone rubbed over the surface
while a stream of water pours
over it. Then the hide is placed
in a sliding frame attached by
chains to a MINDLESS and by {
multiplication of gears a ire
mendous tension can be ap
piled to the piece. After thi:
the leather is coated with
grease and thoroughly rubbed
in. AS the preliminary worl
has now been accomplished
belt making commences.
The pieces are selected &C
cording to the width and GU
in strips and passed to the
scarfing machine which slice:
off a wedge shaped piece a
the end of each strip where i
is to be Tapped in the belt
The process of joining the
strips is then begun. The lap
are covered with cement ane
pressure is applied at the
points of junction by means o
the presses which in operation
and general design are SINH.
lar to those used in copying
letters. The smaller belts are
, strengthened at the laps by
rivets or staples. Belt.
; used in electrical machinery
are put together without any
form of metallic fastening
l The cement is selected witt
! the utmost care and applied
hot with a brush and pressure
is applied by hydraulic presses
In a belt 48 inches wide made
for an electrical company every
IS inches of its entire length
! represented the choicest par
of a single large hide.
AS stated, one of the grea
: objects in the manufacture i.
to remove the stretch in tn,
belt although the effort is no
carried so far that elasticity i.
gone. Should that qualit,
be gone the belt no longe
hugs the pulley tight, nor vii
it do its work satisfactorily
Imagine the care exercised il
this respect in the manufacture
of belt 46 inches wide Isl
, feet long and weighing 273c
lbs.-the heaviest belt in tn,
world.
When the leather has pass
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1892-05-09
PACIFIC COMMERCIAL ADVERTISER
SIX-PAGE EDITION

he just and fear not;
Let all the ends thou aim'st at be
Thy COuntry's, thy Gods, and Truths
The advocate., 1892-03-09

ing act, refunding acts, and the demone-
tIzation Of silver, has been manipulated
to the double robbery and debasementt OF
abor.
Resurrect the greenbacks, and with
them destroy the destroyer, and never
have q national debt again. Iniquity
breeds iniquity. The striker and the
nlhilist are the counterpart of debt and
usury. Destroy the latter, and the
former will become good citizens. "One
touch of nature makes the whole world
kin" Liberty enlightening the world,
would not the be a monstrostty. Eu-
rope would see the light, thrones would
fall; national debts would be transformed
into money; there would be no Injustice
to uphold, and standing armies would
scatter in the pursuits Of industry. The
psuper labor question would be settled.
"And they shall beat their swords into
plowWhares, and their spears into prun-
ing hooks; nation shall not lift up
sword against nation, neither shall they
learn war any more"
It'll the war drum thrObbed no longer,
And the battle flags were furled
In the parliament Of men,
a The federation Of the world"
The battle OF human rights is on. The
victory must comport with justice. God
condemned usury must be destroyed.
"They enslave their children's chill
dren who make compromise with sim"
Professor de LAveleye, economist OF
Belgium, says: "There must be for hu'
man affairs an order which is the best
That order is by no means always the
existing one; else why should we all de-
sire change in the latterH But it is the
order that ought to exist for the greatest
happiness of the human race. God
knows it, and desires it's adoption, 1t Ia
for man to discover and establish it.
Fl. w. MILLER.
Kansas City.
The advocate., 1892-03-09
CONaunGPrION nURED.

An old physician, retired from practice, had
placed In his hands by an East India missionary
the formula OF o simple vegetable remedy for the
speedy and permanent cure Of Consumption,
Bronchitis, Catarrh, Asthma and all Throat and
Lung Affections, also positive and radical cure
for Nervous Debility and all Nervous Com
plaintS. Having tested itS wonderful curative
powers In thousands Of cases, and desiring 70 re-
fleVe human suffering, viii send free Of charge
70 all who wish it, this receipt In German
French or English, with full directions for pre-
pairing and using. Sent by mall, 6X ADDRESSING
Gao POWeEs' Block. Rochester, New York,
The advocate., 1892-03-09
THE ECONOMIES OF INDUSTRIAL MAN
AGEMENTS.
Fl. w. MILLER.
Kansas City.

From the Railway Review.
The following excerpts from an ad-
dress lately delivered before an assembly
at Glen Falls, N. Y, by the Rev. G. b.
Cow, D. D., is Of value not only by reason
of the arguments advanced but as indi-
eating the pnblic interest which now at
tends the discussion Of the railroad prob
lem. Want of space alone forbids the
presentation of the entire address. Mr..
Cow said:
Economic science has three great queS-
tions to answer. They are () What are
the common affairs Of mankind? (S) By
whom shall they be managedH (3) What
in each case shall the management be?
"The subject which / have undertaken
to discuss belongs under what ! have de-
scribed as the second division Of eco
nomic science, that which answers the
question, by whom shall the common a.
fairs of mankind be mansgedH
"The question is debated whether the
management of the telephone, the tele-
graph and the railroads should be trans
ferred from private to public hands. But
the movement does not stop here There
is demand for the same transfer Of all
those forms Of industry which are, OF
are likely to become, monopolies.
"Men argue that IL would be unwise fol
three reasons. First they say, 1t would
be unjust. These establishments are pri
vate property and the people have M
right to take possession Of them. i
would be robbery to do so. In the SECOND
place, they say, these institutions coult
not be managed as well by the people
through any agency which they coult
create, as by the private individuals an'
corporations which now have charge o
them. In the third place, they say tina
IL the motive Of private gain were tAkel
away from men they would not give thel
energies to these great enterprises. 1t /
The advocate., 1892-03-09

SCA VA AhAAAVA0AlAAo9 WAO AAA@J va AAeSy MNS
be stockholders. They work for a com.
pensatlon, but they serve the companies
TO the hest Of their ability however small
the compensation, provided 1t be such as
men Of their ability are wont to receive
for IKE services, and just as faithfully
and ably as they would II they owned
the roads. They work partly because
they want the salaries they receive and
partly because they love the activity and
position which their officers give them.
A man like Jay Gould Is not In any strict
sense q railroad manager. The officials
Of the roads under his control manage
them. His management Is worth moth
ing to the efficiency of the roads aS pub
lie institutions. II he wants them
efficient other men make them so, II he
wants their efficiency deprecated for
stock gambling purposes other men do
the miserable business at his command.
These railroad kings would use their
abilities for the public welfare just as
energetically II the roads were public
property and they were sslarled officers
90 the Grants and Shermans use theirs
for their country In the command Of
armies.
~ am confident that one after another
the great monopolles Of the country win
In some way be transferred from private
to public control. The tendency OF the
times is In that direction. The exper-
fence Of the past shows that it Is pooal-
BILE. The history Of trusts as well as OF
governments shows how II can be done.
There seems to be no other solution Of
the economic problems OF the day.
These problems have their roots In hu-
man nature. Demagogues may make
use Of them for their own selfish and
ambitious purposes. The wisest Of re-
formers may make serious mistakes from
which all classes will suffer. But the
problems arise out Of the necessities Of
mankind and the demand Of human ma
: ture for justice between man and man.
? Their only solution therefore must be
found In such reorganization Of economic
affairs as shall secure a more equitable
division Of the products of labor Past
methods are proving themselves made
quate to new conditions. Every form Of
organization Of capital against labor has
proved oppressive to labor and q curse to
capital. Every form of the organization
Of labor against capital has proved a
worry to capital and disappointment to
labor. Some way must be found Of Or
ganizlng capital and labor in one system
which shall at once neutralize the antag-
onIsms now existing, and meet the high
est need Of all men. A system must be
perfected which shall give full employ
ment to all the native forces Of the ma
terIal world, call into the freest and full
est action the energies and genius Of all
classes Of men, and distribute, II not with
exact justice, at least with greatly In
creased justice and satisfaction, the pro-
ducts Of labor among the laborers. Such
system must be essentially democratic
in its character. All the people and all
their interests must be represented In Il.
Human history compelS US to believe
! that such q system Is to be the outcome
Of human progress"
The advocate., 1892-03-09

now make Gnem SUCCESSFUL AnB teAuAb
is feared by great many thoughtful per-
sons. To my own mind the very oppo-
site effect will be sure TO follow the
change, whenever that change 10 brought
about In an orderly way and from con-
siderations Of the public welfare. Here,
too, human experience must be our
teacher.
we hear Of captains Of industry. We
are told that they are comparatively few
in number, that they are men who have
superior force, comprehensive minds,
executive ability, great foresight, power
to grasp details, organize and direct the
labor Of other men, and that without the
energy, enterprise and administrative
genius of these men the business Of the
world could no more be carried on than
wars could be conducted without the
great generals of whom there are 90 few.
This Is without doubt true.
"But It is said Of such men that It is the
prospect of great financial success which
draws out their ambition and secures
the output of their energy, and that II
there were no opportunity for them to
acquire great wealth their abilities would
slumber unused and the great resources
Of the world remain undeveloped. But
10 me it does not seem so. In the first
place It does not seem to me that the
love of money has been the chief motive
Of these men. The Astors, the Wander
bllts, the Rockefsllers and CarnegieS be-
come millionaires because under the
economic order Of the age they cannot
help 1t. But 1t Is q very shallow view Of
the case that makes the love Of money
their supreme motive. They are master
full men. They know their own powers,
Even though at the outset they may NOT
be aware how much native ability has
been born in them, the very force Of Il
stlrs within and pushes them on TO action
1t is the impulse from within to do what
we have the power to do, the pleasure ir
doing what Is worth doing, and the con
seriousness of deserving the approval o.
the great and good-that has wrought
the great things in human history. It Il
this that may be depended on to bring
the strongest, wlsest and best men TO the
front In the work of the world, whatever
the economic system Of any age may be-
"There are no doubt some men who are
In politics for money; Shysters, political
gamblers, scavengerS, thieves, but they
are not the great political leaders of the
land. Under a political system weak
and absurd TO Stiffness, and so corrupt az
fearfully to degrade the morals of the
whole nation, 1t Is nevertheless true that
our greater and greatest political leaders
and statesmen enter public life not fOI
money, but knowing well that It will cost
them far more money than they will re-
ceive; and they serve In public Office, Rl
judges, legislators and executive officers
because they love the activity and pre-
eminence Of public life.
"But there is still another fact that
shows conclusively that private owner
ship of economic institutions is not nee
essary to their best management 1t II
that such institutions for the most par
are not managed by their owners. Rail
roads are not managed by their stock
holders. Even where the directors o
great lines own a majority Of the stuck
80 that they can continue themselves II
The advocate., 1892-03-09

TO the last OF these three oDlectlons tnaG
now ask attention. / assume that the
tlrst and second of the objections named
have been met, and yet it may be well to
point out briefly how they are met by
those who advocate public control of
economic affairs. In reply to the first
We are reminded that It has always been
a recognized principle in the social life OF
men that the people, through gov
ernmental agencies, may take possession
Of what is called private property when
the public welfare requires 1t, and With
such compensation as the people may be
able under the circumstances to render
for the property taken. Nobody for a
moment denies this principle.
The second objection Is as easily dis
posed Of already by human experience.
There is, perhaps, no more striking in
stance of this than that which the history
of railroads furnishes. Men say that rail-
roads cannot be managed by government
as we'll as by private corporations. But
they overlook the fact that really rail-
roads are now managed by governments.
l do not refer to the fact that in some ma
tlons of the old world the national gov
ernments own the railroads and manage
them better than private corporations
ever did; nor to the fact that In our own
country the people through their Legis-
latures interfere In the management OF
the railroads, as they do too often In q
laundering and mischlevous way.
mean that with which we are all familiar
that every railroad in America is man
aged by a government elected by the
people who own the shares or bonds Of
the road. The stockholders hold Ger.
tain elective franchise by which they
may, when enough of them combine
change the personnel or form Of the gov
ernments Of their roads, but beyond this
they have no further control. The only
question, therefore, when we stop t
think about 1t carefully, is, what govern
ments shall manage the railroads? A
government chosen by the stockholders
or bondholders, or the directors, or thu
management created by the action o
directors Of consolidated roads, as tht
case may be, or government chosen b!
all the people of the country? The posi-
ton of the stockholders would not b
essentially changed in passing from one
to the other, and the change would b'
altogether for the better. Considering
to what an extent all the people have
both rights and interests involved in tht
msnagements Of the railroads, consider
ing how unstable is railroad property
how uncertain the value of the coupons
and how railroad stocks are made count
ers for immense stock gambling opera
tions to the detriment OF everybody
there is no reason TO fear that the rail
roads would not be as we'll managed b.
the people through public agencies, sucl
as the people would be compelled to es
tablish, as they now are by coterieS o
directors over whom the stockholder
have no control, and with whose manage
ment ignorant Legislators are continual,
tempted to meddle. We may, in fac
be sure that the time is not far ava
when the people, including railroad stock
holders, will demand a public manage
ment of railroads over which they ca
have some real control, for the sake Q
the public good. That which Ihave noV
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1892-05-13
AN OLD SETTLER GONE.

Thomas Garvin departed this life
at O'Clock on the morning Of May Sd,
after having been great sufferer
from paralysis for over five years,
which was borne with patience and
submission to his Heavenly Fathers
will. During the last year he lost
altogether the power of speech and
became almost helpless, but his suf-
ferings were alleviated as far as lay in
in the power of a devoted and loving
wife and children. Four days before
he died he bad an attack OF bron-
chitis to which he succumbed.
Although having been Ill so long he
passed away quite suddenly at the
last with very little apparent suffer
ing.
Deceased was born in Shepleigh,
Maine, July "a, 1887. When he was
% years old he came West and located
in Garden City, where he remained
about ten years, from which place be
removed to his late residence. He
was an active and energetic member
of the Baptist church for 35years: was
Supt. of the Baptist S. S. at Good
Thunder for several years, during
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1892-05-13
Veterans Route to the Encampment.

Veterans going to the G. A. r. En-
campment at Washington in Septem-
Der via the 3. & 0. r. r. will traverse
territory fraught with thousand re-
miniscenses of the conflicts in which
they figured so CALAMITY. Along Cheat
river, on the western slope of the AL
leghanies, they will pass the scenes Of
Gen. McClellan'S victories over Gen.
Floyd in the early stages Of the war.
At Grafton they will pass near the
battlefield of Philippi. At Piedmont
they will enter the historsic Potomac
valley which was debatable ground all
the way TO Washington. The tower
ing mountains, which shut in the val
ley, echoed and re echoed almost hour
ly with the roar of cannon and mus
kerry. The mountain tops wstnesSed
the engagements at Martinsburg, An
tietam, Sharprburg, South Mountain,
Monocacy. Balls Bluff, Leesburg.
Evansville, Chantilly, Centreville,
and the hundreds of SkirmiShes along
the hillSides and in the yallies. At
the foot of the mountains, along the
banks Of the Potomac, paced the soil
tary sentry, protecting often the tracks
and trains of the B. & O. r. R., which
the Government ZealOusly guarded as
the great highway of communication
between the West and the National
Capital, and which is the best known
route 60 the East TO thousands Of
veterans who travled over it early in
the sixties as raw recruits to join the
ranks. And the Potomac. What
| memories its mention awakenS! And
Harper's Ferry too. There stood John
Browns old fort. There "StOnewall''
Jackson performed his great exploits
| 1t was near there that Lee crossed
| the Potomac into Maryland and then
| invaded Pennsylvania to meet the re-
pulse at Gettysburg. At Harper's
| Ferry begins the famous Shenandoah
valley, which is penetrated from end
| to end by the B. & O. r. R., bringing
into early access the battlef1elds at
| Winchester, KernStown, Opequan,
Cedar Greek, Fishers Hill, Front Roy
| al, New Market, Harrisonburg. Cross
Keys, Port Republic, Waynesboro, and
Mcdowell. What memories Of he
roism, of forced marches. of victories
and defeats these names recall! And
with them come trooping from the
| past the names of Sheridan, of Pope,
| of Fremont, of Shields, of ''Stonewall'
Jackson, of Lee, of Ashby, and of
Early.
1t is only by the B. & o. r, R., that
these famous battlefelds can be reach
ed. During the encampment eXcur-
sions will be run to them daily from
Washington at greatly reduced rates.
Excursions will also be run to Gettys-
burg, to Manassas, to Bull Run, to
| Fredericksburg and other Virginia
battlefelds. 1td&w
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1892-05-13
BIDS ON CITY WORK.

The Board of Public Works opened
bids yesterday afternoon for building
a stone culvert, and curling and gut
tering Vine street from Willow to
Sixth:
FL. Grout, grading. 81, 514: culvert,
$3.50; curb and gutter, $3.50; total,
81, 1873.
Landkamer & Mahowald: grading,
$3.50; culvert, $3,29l.SO: gutter and
curb, $500: total, S., 1O1.SO.
Maxfield & Coughlan: total, s4,745.
John Mccall: culvert, 1920: gutter
and curb, 1890: grading, $l,574; total,
s4,sS4.
w. B. Craig, total, 81, $50.
The board awarded the contract
to f. J. circuit. The bids foot
up about the same as the engineers
estimate.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1892-05-13
MAPLETON.

The r. r. Co. has commenced work
on a new depot located on the old site
Hope it will be better than the old one.
While it has been quite wet, crops
are not injured in the least. Wheat
never promised better. Corn planting
will be about two weeks later than
usual.
Trade has been a little dull for the
last month owing to bad roads.
L. Troendle is building large addi-
tion to his already large establish
ment.
Don't talk politics much here, only
McCleary for Congrefs. He lectures
here the 18th of May, in the evening.
His theme is. 1.-THE Tariff and the
Question Of Finance" including the
silver question. Come out and hear
him and compare what he has to say
with sayings of the Great West and
papers of that stripe.
Fred Kringle has put thirty horse
engine into his mill and before any
one knows it he will have regular
-four mill. Fred is hustler.
Albert Kringle is building an addi-
tion to his house. 1t looks as though
there would be more building this
year then ever before.
People are waking up to the neces.
sity of making better roads and are
going to work as they would on theil
farms, by buying good tools. Dan
vile has bought 10 drags and two
wheel scrapers. Medic two drags and
four wheel scrapers, and Sterling six
and we understand some road grader:
are to be bought in this vicinity.
Rev. John Hector lectured here
Saturday night to large audience OF
his favorite theme, Prohibition.
He has happy way Of making all fee
good.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1892-05-13
THE COMING CROP.

Farmers are looking forward to a
good harvest of small grain, which is
sufficiently developed to cover the
ground in many places. The corn
planted this spring will be much less
than that during the past. Many
have given up the idea entirely and
are proceeding to pillow and plant the
ground to other grains that are most
likely to do best under the present
circumstances
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1892-05-13
LAND FOR SALE.

Do you want to buy farm in East
ern Oregon within l to 20 miles of
railroad, that will yield % bushels of
wheat to the acre? The climate is
mild and healthy; the thermometer
did not 60 down to zero last winter.
Winter seldom lasts more than four
to six weeks. Land sells now at from
So to $40 per acre, and as the country
DEVELOPS is rapidly increasing in
value. For full particulars address,
A. A. JAYNE, Arlington, Oregon. 4St6w