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St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1896-02-11
Alb WAGNER CARS.
THE oMAHA,s CONTRACT WITH
THE PULLMAN COMPANY WILL
EXPIRE IN JUNE.
WILL USE OTHER SLEEPERS
AFTER THE PRESENT LEASE RUNS
OUT FOR REASONS HERE
WITH GIVEN.
GAR. ENCAMPMENT RATES AGAIN.
The Question Comes Up at a Meeting
of the Western Passenger As
sOciation Today.

Within a few months the contract
existing between the Pullman Palace
Car company and the Chicago, st. Paul,
Minneapolis & Omaha railway will eX-
pire, and those who are close to the
Omaha officials say tfat it will not be
renewed. At present the Omaha road
which probably uses more sleepers
daily than any other line running out
Of st. Paul. has on it's trains cars be-
longing to both the Pullman and Wag-
ner companies, and sends them out Of
the union depot on alternate nights
There is a reason for this. The Chi
cago e. Northwestern has a contract
with the Wagner company, while the
Omaha contract is with the Pullman
people.
To facilitate the physical division OF
business. the two branches of the sys-
tenn cut their earnings in two, mas
much as Elroy, the dividing line be-
tween them, is midway between here
and Chicago. Therefore the Omaha
sends the Pullman cars to Chicago and
the Northwestern it's sleepers to St
Paul. At present the Omaha uses six
teen sleepers daily, all of which will be
Wagner sleepers after the expiration
of the Pullman contract.
Three sleepers nightly leave the Twin
Cities, and fourth-that from Duluth
is hitched on at Eau Claire, en- route
for Chicago and Milwaukee None but
Pullman sleepers are used on the Du-
luth branch
The Omaha is the only line running
into the Twin Cities which carries
Wagner sleeping cars. The change said
to be contemplated is due to the fact
that the Vanderbilt interests in both
the Omaha road and Wagner company
are one and the same The change
will be made in June.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1896-02-11
IT'S GRAIN RATES NOW.
Action of Grand Trunk in Meeting
Cuts Causes Trouble

CutS causes Trouble.
CHICAGO, Feb. 10.--East-bound ship
ments keep slowly creeping up from
week to week. They have now reached
normal conditions, being as large as the
average before the period of depression
set IN. Last week they aggregated
e0.0IS tons, against 1882 tons for the
previous week, and 81 ,532 for the CORE
spending week last year.
The lack OF elasticity in the new Joint
traffic agreement threatens it's life. Six
weeks ago, the Grand Trunk, in connec-
ton with the Chicago-St. Paul roads
cut grain rates five cents from st. PauI
TO the seaboard. The Grand Trunk
ella ms d it was meeting Canadian Pacific
competition and it had reserved the
right to do so when becoming a party to
the agreement. The roads have no such
liberty. In consequence of the Grand
Trunks action, it is getting all the
grain shipped from the Northwest
through Chicago. The other roads are
protesting loudly, but still the board of
control has taken no action toward Civ
Ing them relief. The roads declare no
agreement can stand such ineoualitv
If greater latitude for Individual action
cannot be provided for, the agreement
must go to pieces. Denials made bv the
Canadian Pacific of reports regarding
large shipments of grain secured bv il
at cut rates are not accepted by it's
competitors as being satisfactory. They
declare they are misleading. 1t NAV be.
they say, that the Canadian Pacific has
shipped no grain via ST. Johns, N. F..
since Jan. 1. That, however, does not
altar the fact that it has carried over
100000 bushels within the past two
weeks which it wouldn't have done had
1T not cut rates to secure it. If the grain
was not shipped through ST. Johns. it
may have gone by Halifax or some
other point. What the roads complain
of is that it was carried at cut rates.
They don't care how 1t went.
The Mascoutah Kennel club refused
today to accept rate of fare and a
third for the round trip, rendered it bv
the Western roads on account of it's an
nual bench show to be held here in
March. The reason is that the club is
not satisfied with the certificate restric-
lions imposed by the roads. The club
prefers that its patrons should pay full
fares rather than submit to the restric-
lions.
Milwaukee & St Paul earnings for
the first week of February amounted to
$521 ,S42 against $430,9S5 for the CORE
spending week last year. Increase,
$100,S57.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1896-02-11

ker. Reardon. Robb. strouse, Van slyks, Mr..
President-9.
Nays-0.
Approved Feb. 8, 1885,
BID No 55e2-
!, Resolved. That an order be drawn upon
the city treasurer. payable out Of the Board
OF control Fund in favor of John Wagner
City treasurer, for the sum of s.. 069.67, being
the city's one-third of the expenditure of said
board in maintaining the city and county
hospital, almshouse and poor farm and out
side relief OF poor during the month of jan
uary, 1886.
,oa adopted by the Board of Aldermen Feb. A.
Yeas-Ald. Brady Hare, Kartak, Lindahl
Markham. Montgomery, Timer Wolf, Mr..
President-9.
Nays-0.
Adopted by the Assembly Feb. g. 1896.
feas-Messrs Arosin. Johnson, Lewis Par
ker, Reardon, Robb, Strouse, Van Slyke, Mr.
President-9.
Nays-0.
Approved Feb. s, 1896.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1896-02-11

of matters of interest will be taken up by
the members, including the matter Of lumber
differentials, concerning which Chairman J.
I. Clark, of the special committee, has SUBJ
mitted report containing recommendations.
A number of freight men left last night to
attend the meeting.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1896-02-11
Santa rum for Veterans.

Special to the Globe.
WASHINGTON, Feb Ex-senator
Pettigrew today offered in the senate
and Congressman Picker in the house
an amendment to the sundry civil bill
appropriating 100000 for a sanitarium
for disabled soldiers and sailors at
Hot Springs, South Dakota.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1896-02-11
Duluth Amendment.

Supt. E. T. Horn, of the Lake Superior
Terminal company, has issued a circular
naming S. R. Brown Duluth agent for the
company, vice A. NJ. Lent, who resigned. af-
ter being in the company's service six years.
The new agent was connected with the Du-
luth, South Shore & Atlantic road in Duluth.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1896-02-11

Still on the Increase.

Gross earnings for 1895 were reported to
State Auditor Dunn yesterday as follows:
Chicago, Burlington Northern, 1895,
1856, 1921; 1894, 1882 1859: tax due, 81 200.35.
Green Bay, Winona st. Paul, earnings
1895. 81, 507.71 tax, S45.23.
Sioux City & Northern, earnings 1895, $685.
334.34; 1894, $40, 937; tax due, s5e669.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1896-02-11
Milwaukee Earnings.

The earnings for 1895 of the Chicago. Mil
waukee st. Paul road were reported yes
terday to the state railroad warehouse COM
mission as amounting to $1,000, $3.50, upon
which the state imposes tax of $1S2, S27.2S.
The earnings the past year were greater
by 1861 ,311.4O than for 1894, when the road
earned 81, 1873 24650
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1896-02-11
L. & N, A, Earnings.

NEW YORK, Feb. 1O.-The December earn
ings of the Louisville & New Albany: Gross
SEQ, 1895: increase, s7,51s. Net, $7O,9S4 in
The report for the six months ending Dec
81 shows: Gross earnings. $3.50 ,OO4: in
crease, s156,oo0; operating expenses, 81 .os7. :
$50; increase. s53310; net earnings, 1852 PA:
$92, 405. -"'e
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1896-02-11

Bid F No. 5593-
Resolved That warrants be drawn upon
the city treasury, payable out of the Health
Department Fund" in favor OF the persons
named in the pay roll of said department
ana presented with this resolution, in payment
OF the salary and compensation of said per-
sons for their respective services during the
month OF January, 1896 (as shown by said
pay roll.
,o Adopted by the Board of Aldermen Feb. 4.
Yeas-Ald. Brady. Hare Kartak, Lindahl.
President-9.
Nays-0.
Adopted by the Assembly Feb g. 1896.
Yeas-Messrs. Arosin. Johnson, Lewis, Par
Rer, Reardon, Robb, Strouse, Van Slyke, Mr..
Nays-0.
Approved Feb. s. 1896.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1896-02-11

Leave Union Depot for
Chicago, st. Louis and
down-river points. 1880 a.
m: Arrives from Chicago,
2:15 p. M, except Sunday.
Leaves Union Depot for
Chicago aud st. Louis, 7:40
p. m. Arrives from same
points 7:45 a. N. daily.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1896-02-11
Freight Men Meet Today

The Western Freight association will hold
meeting in Chicago today, when a number
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1896-02-11

Bid No. 55S0-By Aid. Brady
Resolved, That William F. Symonds be and
he is hereby employed by the City of 81
Paul, from month to month, as sewer inspect
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1896-02-11

BID F No. $500
Resolved, That an order be drawn upon the
city treasury, payable out of the Board of
Public Works Fund.- in favor of the persons
named in the pay roll of said department and
the salary and compensation of said persons
for their respective services during the month
of January, 1896 (as shown by said pay reID.
Adopted by the Board of Aldermen Feb a
1895. w. u
Yeas-Ald Brady, Hare, Kartak. LindahI
Markham, Montgomery, Ulmer, Wolf, MI.
President-9.
Nays
Adopted by the Assembly Feb. 6, 1896
Yeas-Messrs. .Arosin, Johnson Lewis Par
ker, Reardon, Robb, Strouse, Van Slyke, Mr..
President-9.
Nays-0.
Approved Feb 8, 1895.
BID No. $751;
Resolved. That warrants be drawn upon
the city treasury, payable out of the Build
ing inspectors Department Fund" in favor
scented with this resolution, for the sums
set opposite to their respective names, in paw
ment of the salary and compensation of said
persons for theirs respective services during
the month of January. 1896 (as shown by
said pay rolD. 5e
,o adopted by thsiBoard of Aldermen Feb A,
Yeas-Ald. Brady. flare, Kartak, Lindahl
Markham Montgomery. Ulmer. Wolf. Mr..
Nays-0 20 oG
Adopted by the Assembly Feb 8. 1896.
Yeas-Messrs. Arosin, Johnson. Lewis. Par
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1896-02-11

Bid F No. 5595-
city treasury, payable out of the Municipal
Court Fund in favor of the persons named
in the pay roll presented with this resolution
in payment of the salary and compensation of
said persons for their respective services dur
ing the month of January, 1896 (as shown by
said pay rolD.
Adopted by the Board of Aldermen Feb. 4
1896
Yeas-Ald. Brady Hare Kartak, Lindahl
Markham, Montgomery, Timer, Wolf, Mr..
President-9.
Nays-0.
Adopted by the Assembly Feb. G. 1896
Yeas-Messrs. Arosin, Johnson Lewis, Par
ker, Reardon, Robb, Strouse, Van Slyke, Mr.
President-9.
Nays-0.
Approved Feb. g. 1896.
Evening star., 1896-03-17
DELINQUENT TAX LIST.
S2.17
$2.17

Manogue, William H., and Charles H. Flick
Ing S<.4S
Manogue, William H., and Charles II. Flick
uuS SSl1
Manogue, William H., and Charles H. Flick
NuS .$S.lG
Manogue, William H., and Charles II. Efck-
Evening star., 1896-03-17

Lconis, Sifas L.. trust. Henry. Emily
and Antoinette Case. e..................s1 81 .5s
L0onlis, Silas L.. trust, Henry, Emily
ard ALtoinette Cose. e...................S 81 5;
L"omis Siias L., trust, Henry. Emily
and AptOnette Case. 81 .5s
Loonlis Siias L.. trust, Henry, Emily
and Antoin4tte Case. cse....................s 81. IS
Loomis, Silas L., trust, Henry, Emily
and Antoirette Case. 81 8:
The Progress., 1896-10-24
Progressive Farming.

Times and conditions are necessar-
lily always changing. We cannot do all
things as they once were done. We
must watch the signs of the age and be
governed accordingly. We cannot
farm as our grandfathers did, for the
iatters' practices il now followed would
result in bankruptcy. The farmer must
be progressive. He must climb out Of
the "rut." use his brains to show him
the right course to follow, and not be
weighed down and burdened by tradi-
lions and hoary precepts now proved
to be unworthy Of credence. I do not
mean to be understood to imply that
any farmer should embrace every new
theory and follow it blindly just be-
cause 1t is new, but rather put HIM
self in the line Of testing the new and
holding to that which is good, While
discarding the wrong. Nor, on the
other hand. should the farmer be pre-
JUDGED against any plan or method be-
cause it is old. II it is old. and has
firmly stood the test Of years, all the
better. The whole labor les In the slit
ing Of truth from error. Farmers Of
the old school are . : claG1 radically
The Progress., 1896-10-24
on the same land at Col

continuously on the same land at Col
umbuS yielded twenty-five bushels per
acre, and this yield was increased by
ilEe 10 SIX bushels in the average by
the use Of fertilizers. Throughout this
| ScVen-year test it was observed that
fertilizers carrying phosphoric acid
produced marked increase of plant
growth in the fall, and it was hoped
that in seasons of severe winter kill
ing, such fertilizers might enable the
plant to successfully resist the adj
verse climatic influences; but in 1896,
the yield of the unfertilized plots hav-
ing fallen to less than half bushel
per acre. the largest increase made by
any fertilizer was not more than three
bushels. In the experiments at Woos-
ter, where wheat is grown in rotation
with corn, oats. clover and timothy.
three crops have now been harvested,
The results for 1894 and 1895 are Civ
en- in Bulletin II. In 1894 there was
no increase, in 1895 the increase on the
plots receiving complete fertilizer
averaged nearly eight bushels over an
unlertiized yield of three bushels;
while in 1896, the winter killing being
almost complete, the unfertilized yield
has averaged but bushel to the acre,
and the increase over this has been
less than six bushels. The fertilizers
which have produced the largest in
crease of wheat have been complete
fertilizers, containing nitrogen, phos-
phoric acid and potash. all three. The
average increase of wheat alone has
not paid for the fertilizer, at present
prices, but the increase in the grass
crop following the wheat has in some
cases more than made up the loss on
wheat. The clover sown in March,
1873, IN this rotation made good
catch, and maintained its hold through
out the season, Notwithstanding the I'M
favorable conditions, and in the fall
the growth on the unfertilized plots ap-
peared even better than where fertil-
izers had been applied to the wheat.
during the winter, however, the clover
The Progress., 1896-10-24
See Jehoyah's banner furl'd
Sheathed his sword: He speaks-'tis
done
And the kingdoms of this world
Are the kingdoms of his Son.
A Careful Father.

Judge Catron is the representative
In congress OF the Territory of New
Mexico, and is also the proud father
OF two boys. AS delegate in congress
1t Is his privilege to nominate cadet
to West Point and one to Annapolis.
Realizing that 1t is his duty to pro.
vide for his sons in paternal manner
Judge Catron appointed one of them TO
the military academy. In order TO
guard against mishaps, and to make
1t as certain as such things can be- that
the nation might not be deprived Of
the valuable services of the Catron
boys. the father also appointed each
as the alternate OF the other: so that
If the nominee to West Point failed Of
admission there would be another
chance for Catron boy there; and Il
the lad selected for Annapolis should
fall at the naval academy he might
have chance at West Point II his
brother did not get in. The examina-
tions at Annapolis are over and one Of
the young Mr.. Catrons was successful
The West Point nominee will not know
his fate until March, and il he fails
then, there will be woe in the Catron
household because there is no other
boy to nominate. Instances are not
scarce where a member Of congress
has nominated his son to one of these
academies, but this is the first on rec
ord where member has had the te-
mertty to reach for both appointments.
As New Mexico has but one represen-
tative, Judge Catron has cornered the
visible supply Of cadet nominations FOR
the entire territory.-Pittsburg Chrcn-
iclc Telegraph.
The Progress., 1896-10-24
ir~-~v1.1

FDJs, as il frequently is, the trees cannot
produce a full crop Of apples. however
well they may have been fed and other
wise cared for. The lack of a sufficient
amount of water in the soil in orchards
Often is the cause of apples dropping
Erematurely and the ripening of win
sfT fruit during the fall months. While
" may be impracticable to attempt to
supply water artificially in most cases,
az least, to orchards in this state, yet
asNch can be done by good management
20 prevent the needless escape of the
natural supply, and in this way large
quantities of water may be retained
in the soil for the use of tho trees
when it is needed by them. A mulch
of grass, leaves or other organic mat
Ter is useful for this purpose, and the
ground in some cases may be cult
waited in the open spaces to good advan-
tagc- In this connection we must en-
Ter protest against the practice of
trimming off the lower limbs of apple
trees This allows the wind to sweep
Through beneath them and the sun to
The Progress., 1896-10-24
SHIRE STALLION

saline Ia and dry up the soil over their
roots. In the average orchard in Rhode
island these limbs should be spared If
for no other reason than to retard the
evaporation of moisture from the soil
beneath the trees.
Apple Trees Use Sunlight.--ln order
TO produce ten barrels of fruit as the
QrDduct OF one or two seasons growth,
an apple tree must do large amount
AT work in collecting the crude mate
J Eials required and in manufacturing
them into such refined products as
Gravensteins. Greetings or Baldwins
Sunlight, by it's action upon the foliage,
furnishes largely the power that runs
the machinery Of an apple tree. The
amount OF this power that a tree can
use in measure determines how much
fruit the tree can bear. For this rea-
son the surface area of the top of an
apple tree should be as large and as
well exposed to the light as circum-
stances will allow. The natural habit
Of the apple tree is to form rounded
top with its branches bending low to
catch as much sunlight as is possible.
At Is too common practice to cut off
these lower limbs, which may in the
case OF a well-grown tree represent
from 400 to 800 square feet of the nor
mai bearing surface of the top, and in
this way to permanently injure the
Gees. 1t is as important for an apple
tree that is to do its best work to have
afs top adjusted to use the light as it is
Tor sailing vessel to be trimmed to
catch the wind. Save the lower limbs
that increase the surface area of the
top, for these when the roots are we'll
cared for enlarge the bearing capacity
OF the tree, but thin out and when nee
egsary shorten in the limbs that the
light may shine brighter on those
which are left.
Sunlight and Fruit Buds.-Limbs OF
apple trees that are exposed to strong
light produce more fruit buds than
those which are in partial shade. In
order to prove this we secured permits
sion to so into an orchard where the
trees, although rather too near togeth-
81. were on the whole well grown, and
cut two limbs from each Of ten trees
ii different parts Of the orchard. The
limbs selected were about one inch in
diameter, and in each case one was
Aken that was fully exposed to sun
light and the other where partially
shaded. When the limbs were taken
70 the laboratory where the buds were
counted the action Of the sunlight in
promoting the formation Ut fruit buds
u2s apparent.
The Progress., 1896-10-24

was badly heaved out, the destruction
being much more complete on the un-
fertilized plots, and these finally gave
an average yield of less than fifteen
hundred pounds Of hay per acre, a
large portion of which was ragweed,
while eight plots receiving a complete
fertilizer, used at the rate of about 400
pounds per acre, gave double this yield,
Of hay free from weeds, and two plots,
dressed with barnyard manure at the
average rate of six tons per acre, gave
an average increase of more than ton
per acre, or total yield of ton and
three-quagters. In the three-crop rota-
ton Of potatoes, wheat and clover, the
unfertilized wheat yielded this year
seven bushels and half per acre, and
this was increased to twelve bushels
by the use of complete fertilizers. The
clover following the unfertilized wheat
of last year yielded nearly two tons per
acre, while the increase from fertilizers
averaged nearly six hundred pounds,
and that from barnyard manure was
over thirteen hundred pounds, the
quantities Of fertilizers and manure be-
ing the same as in the five crop rota-
ton. In these experiments neither fer
tilizers nor barnyard manure have
more than partially prevented the de-
struction of either wheat, clover or
timothy by winter killing. In the case
of wheat, six tons Of barnyard manure
has produced about the same average
effect as four hundred pounds of fertil-
izer, but in the case Of the clover and
timothy following the wheat, the aver
age residual effect Of the manure has
been considerably greater than that of
the fertilizer.
The Progress., 1896-10-24

years of Pharaoh" but rather they
support a vegetation of great luxuri-
ance and abundance. Finally, it may
be said that the lands of the progress
sive farmer are constantly undergoing
some Improvement; something is al
ways being done for the betterment Of
the farm. There is no stagnation.
w. p. Perkins,
The Progress., 1896-10-24

opposed to what they please to term
DOCK farming. This is all wrong.
re farmer must read books, papers
ana magazines devoted to his calling.
lie must keep posted. Otherwise how
IS he to keep up with the procession,
should like to know. The time when
man can keep aloof from all out
side knowledge and comradcship and
make farming pay has departed.
orange meetings, and all agricultural
ASSOCIATIONS and institutes cannot be
100 highly Endorsed as mediums for
making progressive farmers. The
farmer of the next century will become
more and more man of thought and
intellect, for only by so becoming may
ne hope to cope successfully with the
ever recurring problems that arise for
practical solution. The progressive
farmer must occasionally visit the near
ny city where he markets his produce.
mere he is to observe and listen to
ma out how to pack in best shape,
and to learn what the market demands;
but OF course these excursions arc mere
incidents, the chief labor and atten-
ton OF the farmer is demanded upon
the farm itself. The thrifty, progressive
farmer Will show his character clearly
by his stock. farm buildings and fields.
The fruits of practicing modern ideas
and following the most trustworthy
light upon agricultural matters will be
very manifest. Al! classes of stock
Will not be CT a nondcscript standard,
but of some recognized breed. They
will show the evident results of care
and good management. The farm
buildings will be solid and substantial,
and, what il more covered with a good
coat of paint, not alone for appear
ance's sake, but for the purpose of Sc
curing greater durability and lasting
qualities. The fields will show the re-
suits Of the liberal use of tillage cou-
pied with fertilization without stint.
The progressive mans acres never
look as though they had just been
pulled through the proverbial SEVEN
The Progress., 1896-10-24
spsc,-4 Providence.

Bobby-popper, what is a specia,
providence?
MI. Ferry-A special providence, my
son, is when we get something good
that BY rights belonged to somebodvI
eles. Cincinnati Enquiries.
The Progress., 1896-10-24
Fertilixer. ON wheat.

[ Bulletin II of the Ohio Experiment
Station, now being distributed, gives
Tie results of the stations experiments
With fertilizers for the seven years,
~ % 1896 inclusive. In the average
rs these seven years the wheat grown