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Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1897-01-05
ON A LARGE SCALE.

Nowadays it is the fashion to
do everything on a large scale.
The trust or syndicate system
rules every department of bust
ness. One big company mono
polizes al the enterprises in its
line, and individuals have to
work against competition that is
almost impossible to Withstand.
Farming on Il tremendous
scale is the latest of monopolistic
schemes. The experiment made
by George Vanderbilt, who has
100000 acres under cultivation
in Moth Carolina, is being
watched with more than ordi-
nary interest. Mr.. Vanderbilt
runs a stock farm, u dairy, an
apiary, a truck garden, a poultry
farm and a general crop farm. A
brick yard, stone quarry, a
lumber camp and sawmill are
also auxiliaries that employ large
forces of men.
If tits found that this whole
sale farming pays, itis likely
that one of the Industrial innoyat-
ions of the of the futnrc will be
millionaire agricultural com
panies that operate a vast sys-
TEN Of machinery and give work
to armies Of men. There is no
doubt that the greatest possible
returns would be exacted from
the earth byt.his extensive meth
cd, but it would be unfortunate
for the most sturdy and indepen.
dent class Of citizens in the I'm.
tied States. Since a man can no
longer become Il merchant on a
small capital, since every avenue
Of comm erciai activity is closed
to- all bnt those who are part Of a
powerful corr or;.tinp, there is no
emplo yment except that Of tilling
the soil, which insures to each
man that perfect liberty that was
once the boast OF Americ
hen the farms of the lnnd
are. ID the hand Of the trust, q
peas class will be- created.
CoDd itions exactl similar to
those that exist the. older.co un.
tries viii thensi0 .Ihe pluts
E5ocracy has not Jet oured the
control ofst The farms and IS
hoped that g 81 laI 9 long time
sbefore capital Inilk les slaves of
men who 4 az 4 wnsthe broad
lands thu oduee the greater
the eouI s wealtl
.lomah orld Harals
is
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1897-01-05
RUsSlA'S ARMY.

Two Million Men, Armed With Modexa
Rifles, Ready For Action.
AS the military forces of Russia
on war footing contain upward Of
5000, 900 combatants, it would ap-
poar that something more than "co-
ercion that does not itself moan
war. would be required to enable
any nation of western Europe to
settle the eastern question without
first consulting the car. This vast
army is raised throughout the Rus
sian empire, liability to service be-
ing almost universal AS a rule
service with the colors lasts FIVE
years, and in the event Of a mobili-
cation of the forces the field troops
would be brought up to war strength
by calling ii reserves who had
served Ave years in the ranks: The
field troops and field reserve troops.
together numb ering 2, 900, 900 .of
:naen, would be formed into field
armies, which would each comprise
~
g number Of army corps, rife bril-
Sgades and reserve divisions. The
remainder Of the forces consist Of
fortress and depo troops and i'm.
lperial mill tia.
The s. three line rife, pattern
.1891 SIS has been intl.o duced il place
:Eof the single loading Berdan ride.
The new rifle carries Ave rounds 81
the magazine, is Of small caiber
l.sIinch and has Il 8 slno keless am
Znunit ion service the bayonet
8seabbards are left ho1ne, and the
sq,ladrang1l lar bag onet IS carried
zaxesl he barrel IS ttae ia ii IN
and sczevil the boly
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1897-01-05

on business, swinging signs may be:
seen giving directions to strangers
but despite this arrangement many
are confused by the hurrying masses=
met with, especially if they desire
to register a letter or purchase
money order. The same often oc7.
ours when a registered letter is toI
be received or money order cashed,
as the departments for this purpose
are on the two floors next above the
main one.-:New York Mail and Ex-I
Dress T. -
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1897-01-05
The cry Of the national banker.

The cry Of the national bankers
is, LET the government so out
of the banking business and let
the banks issue the currency.
Very well, But if the bankers
are going to issue tile currency.
Says the Clarkfeld Reform Advo-
cate, let them do so without ask
ing the government to indorse
their notes. We may then have
d chance to see what bank cur
rency will amount to without
Uncle Sans 90 K" to make it
good.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1897-01-05

The editor of the Minneapolis
Tribune is all broke up to think
that Bryan is being paid $1,000
per speech. Well. there should
be some consolation in knowing
that we have one man whom the
promised wave Of prosperity
has struck. and who is getting
what his labor is worth.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1897-01-05

i In 1896, under Cleveland S ad-
ministration, February had 20
days, but in 1897, under the. ad-
ministration Of Mckinley, it will
have only %. .=.s:s
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1897-01-05

The ST. Paul Dispatch az
nounces that business appears
to be commencing to have an
upward tendency Yes, we
notice several banks seem to
have been afflicted with it dur
ing the past two weeks.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1897-01-05

If the president Of the National
Bank Of Illinois. was IL free sill
verite he evidently discovered
that it was impossible to do bust
ness on a gold bug basis.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1897-01-05
NEW Works. POSTOFFlCE,

What May Be Seen on the Main Floor
Every Working Dag.
Despite the fact that large por-
ton of the mail received for this
eity is delivered by the letter car
riers at the addresses of the persons
to whom it may be sent, a great
number Of letters and other mail are
still called for at the general post
office. Consequently throughout the
day the main floor is a scene of
great activity.
EARLY in the morning may be seen
clerks who obtain the mail for their
respective firms in special pouches
or from the locked letter boxes;
others who have large numbers of
newspapers to receive, which they
take from the building in mail sacks
or carry in their arms, sometimes
tied into bundles with string, at
others loosely, to the danger of some
portion of them being dropped while
On route.
Later in the forenoon may be met
persons who have had their letters
addressed simply 'New York City,
to be called for" A separate de-
partment is kept for this class of
persons and divided al phabetically
with windows, at which letters, the
names of the addresses beginning
with "A. to K. IL. to r." and" rs.
to H." may be received. Many for
oign letters are often thus address
ed, when the writer's have not known
tho addresses of the persons with
whom they are corresponding, ex-
cept. that they live in New York.
When not marked ITO be called
for, an effort is made to find the ad-
dresses in the directory and have the
mail delivered by the letter carriers.
IF this cannot be done, the letter is
kept at the postofce for Certain
time and if not called for is adver-
tised.
A separate window is kept for the
delivery of "advertjsed letters. -
When strangers do not know how
to get or apply for their letters, one
Of the uniformed attendants, who
are to be readily seen in this part of
the postofice, generally directs
them. Sometimes, when the stranger
speaks a foreign language only, the
task is attended with very much
difficulty, but this may be overcome,
rs there is a room on the mezzanine
floor where translators of all Ian
guages are located. =.
!. Many women have occasion to
visit this part of the postohice, both
to receive and mail letters, and for
their accommodation portion is
set apart as the ladies window
When this fact is known, it saves
them from having to get into line
with a number Of men at tie other
wind lows, either for the purpose of
purchasing stamps or receiving let.
ters, and to any ordinary observer
st would appear somewhat surpris-
ing were he to notice the number Of
well dressed women who frequent
this part Of the postof6ce main floor.
Later il the day may be seen
crowds of persons rushing into the
spostoffice for the purp pose Of mailing
letters. Sometimes they are placed
il the drop boxes singl u, at others
IA lunches that car. be grabbed IN
the hand: hen large numbers Of
circulars are to be mailed, they are
handed 81 bulk through . window
50 the clerk having charge Of this
comp tmen thereby saving one
ling inside the postofdce
For the guidance Of those who
t.oqaeion % y Tho postoRee
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1897-01-05

A bank robber who had robbed
a bank at Caledonia, N. D., Of i,
few hundred dollars, was shot
and killed at Ada the other day,
but the thieves who have been
instrumental in: wrecking sew
eral large banks in other parts of
the country lately are still at
large. Queer thing, this justice.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1897-01-05
REPLY TO sc LA Rem CE. &

Well, Clarence did give us. a
good rubbing down in that letter
last week. Now, we confess that
we did not expectto have SClar-
ence put the construc tion of COW
Fardice on any of our acts or say
|ings. If we err, we think it is
by being too bold, rash, or. what
ever it may be called. But we
are glad to be criticized. We
simply give our personal views,
Of course, and do not intend to
speak for anybody but ourselves.
The Republican party is given
power and charged with the duty
of reforming the economic condi-
ton of the nation. Now, we want
to give it full scope and are will
ing to wait patiently and see what
it can do. It seems to US that
we have done plenty of agitat-
ing. We, for our part, want
measures. The people care
very little for talk. The major
ity do not even understand the
simplest principles involved in
an economic problem, We made
our plea during the paign.
The verdict at the polls was
against US. That settles the
matter for the time being. AS
to the future, we confess we are
somewhat in the dark. No liv-
ing person can tell what the
political issue will be even four
years FROM now. It is not likely
to be the silver question. The
Demo-Pop com binc of last cam
paign will never materialize any
more. Its elements are too het-
erogeneous to fuse into a united
party. This is our opinion based
on a close study Of conditions
north and south. Time will~tell.
Hence our position is independ-
ent SO far as party is concerned.
We fought for the preserva-
ton of the Peoples party last
summer, but in vain. We do not
wish to criticize those who be-
lieved otherwise than we did.
But we do not feel especially
called upon to sacrifice ourselves
and friends to such political fool
ishness as was enacted inside of
our camp last summer. And we
happen to know that many of the
leading Populists feel the same
Way. What the reform forces
of this state need is some polit-
ical generals that have the cause
more at heart than self aggran-
dizement or jealousy OF. rivals.
Until we get that. victory is i'm
possible, be our cause as holy as
the gospel. Men with some lit
tie horse sense, as we'll as cour-
age. Courage and valor are fine
things in politics as we'll as in
War, but unless accompanied
with true generalship it is apt to
develop into useless slaughter.
And the latter leads to disorga-
nization and ruin of even an
army of veterans. Such is the
condition of the reform forces of
this state today, and we had bet
ter take time to think a little
while before we jump into an.
other batch of blunders. That is
the way we look at it. G. J.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1897-01-05

The Fairmont Sentinel re:
marks that Grover Cleveland
will go out Of Office with is to
sixteen dollars to one friend.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1897-01-05
TUESDAY. sJANUARY,5, 1897.
BANKING.

It may not be amlss to give
our readers Il little information,
in these times of bank failures,
as to how sound banking is, or
ought to be, conducted. 1t
seems that our state inspection
of banks is not as efficient as it
ought to be. Whether this is
due to faulty law, or inefficient
execution Of the law, or to the in
herent difficulty of bank super
vision, we do not pretend to say.
We incline to think the latter.
Yet it is not difficult for even an
ordinary business man to Judge
whether a bank is properly con-
Quoted or not.
Let US say, in the first place,
that banks are an absolute neces-
sity to modern civilization. They
are just as necessary as the
grocery store or butcher shop.
Credit is the commodity that the
banker deals in, and credit is as
necessary to business as gro
Gerry goods and meat are to the
kitchen. The banker is the mid
die man between those who have
capital to loan and those who
want to borrow it, just as the
storekeeper is the middle-man
between the farmer who has
eggs and butter to trade for the
coffee and sugar and soap from
the iobber and manufacturer.
For instance, here is a man
who has $500 that he has no i'm
mediate use for, or that he wants
to use a year from dow. Now,
without banks he would have to
keep his money liable to destruc-
ton from the elements OF loss by
theft. Or he would have to find
somebody to whom to loan it.
But in the latter case he would
have to see that he loaned it to a
party that was both WILLING
AND ABLE to pay him at the time
he wanted to use his money. He
would act. in fact, as his own
banker. But that would be just
as impracticable as for u man
to act as his own storekeeper.
Hence it is that certain persons
or corporations, generally orga-
nized under a special statute and
compelled to haye a certain
amount of capital to start with,
assume to act as a medium
through which the floating cap
ltal -%of a community may seek
safe investment, and be available
to. such as may need it. Here a
man with any amount of money,
much or little, may deposit his
money either subject to demand
at any time IN winch ~ Cd: case they
90 not, OF course pay any IN q
terest' or on a time certificate for for
three or six months, when en-. 7. they 1't'!y
generally pay 2 certain per cent.
OF interest NOW II VIII ". readily
oe understood E''''' mat inc bank can q
NOT Keep money y - is paying y.
terest On lying N us vaults IDLE.
= - must loan II out asain' ana az
2 greater amount q 'ntereso g
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1897-01-05
PATHS Treasured Album.

bitEOucSS VOL A0uuIZ, WHOA dS d
guest of Nine. Adelina Patti at Craig
y-Nos some time ago, has published,
in & German review an account of
her sojourn at the singers castle.
Among other things, she writes con-
corning an album containing the
autographs, over words of admira-
ton, Of many musical celebrities of
the last half century. Among the
singers are Mario, Tamberlik, Me
mann and Capoul, who express their
admiration for the great soprano in
graceful fattering verses. There
are also pleasant phrases from Ghisi,
Albani and Christine Nilsson. Bars
of music, accompanied by words,
have been written in the album by
the composers Rossini, Mey erbeer,
=Auber, Geounod and Bizet. Verdi
has written the names Of the three
prima donnas who. to his mind, havel
best interpreted La Traviata. s The
maestro signs his name TO the follow
ing, g d abord Adelina, ensuite AIDE
lima ct encore Adelina = Finally,
on page almost yellow with age,
in microscopic characters, the pen
of Hector Berlioz once translated
these two Latin words, Oportet
Patti which means, 9 One must
suffer, though the faceious eccle-
siastical friends of Nine. Patti say
It means, Bring on the pate. s Her.
musical friends eonstIr1e Patti
is necessary tos US The mistress
OF Craig los isssaiid 10 prize this.
spage more tan 81 lie
The record-union., 1897-05-26

head of the table. He held similar
position in the late State Bureau OF
Highways, and having had two years
experience in road investigation for the
State, seems to be the right man in the
right place
e. Myron Wolf Secretary of the old
Bureau of Highways, has been lett out
on the cold, cold world. The slate had
been made up, evidently without dis
cussing his likes or dislikes, and the
man who will perform the onerous du-
ties of Secretary for the new depart
ment is Richard Welch of Yuba Coun-
ty.
Mr.. Welch is a young man, and
comes well recommended to the board.
He is nephew of James OBrien, the
wealthy mining man of MarysVllle.
OBrien is a power in politics in his
section of the State, and While nobody
ever heard Welch's name connected
with the position, it is said that Gov
ernor Budd has had him in mind for
some time.
The department rested after appoint
ing Mr.. Welch, and who will work the
typewriter mimeograph, etc, is a
matter which remains to be settled. j..
H. Watkins held the position of stem
ographer under the defunct Bureau of
Highways, but it is not known whether
or not he will be mentioned when the
new Commissioners come to take a
ballot
The record-union., 1897-05-26
NOTICE OF STREET WORK.

PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN
that the Board of Trustees of the city of
Sacramento, on the 18th day of May, 1891,
adopted Resolution No. 1858, of its intention
to order the following street work to be
done. viz:
That Eighteenth street in said city, from
the south line of the alley between b and
C streets to the north line of + street,
from the south line of Il street to the north
line of G. street, from the south line of G
street to the north line of II street, from
the south line of II street to the north line
of / street, from the south line of | street
to the north line of j street, from the south
line of ] street to the north line of K street,
from the south line of * street to the
north line of l. street, from the south line
of VI street TO the north line of n street,
from the south line of n street to the north
line Of O street, from the south line of o
street to the north line of p street, from
the south line of p street to the north line
of O street and from the south line of Q
proved by grading and macadamizing,
constructing redwood curbs where no curbS
exist placing existing curbS on true line
and grade replacing decayed curbs with
round corners where no round corners ex-
jst. placing existing round corners on true
line and grade, replacing decayed round
corners with new redwood round corners
fiIline in behind the curbs with earth for
q width of eight (S) feet, constructing rock
cutters three CD feet wide, laying granite
crosswalks at the alley intersections and
at the street intersections OF =, ID, and T.
streets. and laying castiron culverts at the
street intersections of G, D and F streets,
and constructing Oregon pine plank ap-
rons at the street intersections of c, D and
T streets.
For further particulars reference is
hereby made to said resolution on file in
the office of the City Clerk.
Sacramento, May q, 1897.
f. j. CROLY.
ro91-6t Superintendent of Streets.
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NOTICE OF SALE OF BONDS.

PURSUANT TO A RESOLUTION OF
the Board of Directors of the Modesto r.
rigation District duly given and made on
the 4th day of May, 1897, notice is hereby
given that said Board of Directors will sell
TO the highest and best bidder the bonds
of said irrigation dlstIiet to the am amount
bearing interest at the rate of per cent
per annum, payable semi-annually on the
1st day of January and July Of each year,
at the office of the Treasurer of said dis
trict.
Directors of Modesto Irrigation District.
in accordance with and by authority of an
Act of the Legislature of the State of
California. entitled An Act to provide for
the organization and government of irri-
cation districts, and to provide for the ac-
0uisition of water and other property and
for the distribution of water thereby for
ISL iSs7s''''''' - --''' :" g
Said Bonds will be sold for cash, and for
not less than 30 per centum of the face
value thereof.
Sealed proposals and bids for the pur-
chase of said bonds will be received by
the said Boafd M Tdt 3d psTeetors at their office
Iaus. State of California, and may be ad-
dressed to or left, with C. s. Abbott, the
Secretary of said board. at Modesto Cal
at any time after the date of this notice
and until 2:30 o'clock p. m. on the 1st day OF
June, 1897, at which time and place the
said sale will be made.
Said bonds will be each of the denoni-
nation of $500 and will be negotiable in
form and viii conform in all respects to the
requirements of said Act.
The Board of Directors reserve the right
TO reject any and all bids
Bids must be sealed and addressed to the
Secretary of said board, and indorsed.
Proposals for Modesto Irrigation District
Done Done by order of the Board of Directors
of Modesto Irrigation District, May 4, 1897.
w. w. CARTER, President
c. S. Abbott, Secretary m7-2ot
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Resolution Ordering Work, No.. 34S.

>, RESOLVED, THAT THE BOARD OF
Trustees of the city of Sacramento deems
1t TO be required by the public interest or
convenience, and hereby orders the fol-
rowing street work to be done according
to the specifications therefor hereby
adopted, and now on file, to wit:
That the alley between l and J streets
in this city, from the east line of Third
street to the west line of Fourth street
be improved by grading and paving with
cobble stones. constructing redwood curb
ing and brick catch basin to be con-
nected to the sewer therein
The Clerk of this board is hereby d-
rected to post conspicuously for period
of five days on the bulletin board near the
chamber door of the office of this board
notice hereof. with specifications invit-
ing sealed proposals for said work and
requiring Herewith a certified check pay
able to the Mayor of the City of Sacra-
per cent. of the aggregate of the proposal
or by a bond for the said amount and so
payable. all as prescribed by law; and
the Clerk of this board is also directed to
publish such notice for two days and to
publish this resolution for two days as re-
quired by law, each in the Record I'm
ion, q daily newspaper published and
circulated in this city
In Board of Trustees: Sacramento. May
"a 1897.
Adopted by the following vote: Ayes
Trustees Wachhorst, Kent Davis Nc
Kay. Tozer, Devine. Pennish, Leonard.
Absent-Trustee Bentley.
CHAS. E. LEONARD,
President of the Board of Trustees.
NJ. j. Desmond, Clerk of Board of Trus-
The record-union., 1897-05-26
TO BE BURIED TODAY.
Arrangements for the Funeral of the
Late Sol. Runyon.

The funeral of the late SOL Runyon,
who died at the Capitol Hotel in this
city on Sunday evening, will take place
from Masonic Temple at Sixth and X
streets at $3.50 O'clock to-day, the SER
vices to be conducted by Franklin
Lodge, No. 143, F. and A. NJ, of which
the deceased was the oldest member.
Friends will view the remains at the
Capitol Hotel between the hours of 9
and IL o'clock a. m.
The singing, both at the hall and
cemetery will be by the male quartet,
composed of Messrs. Cohn, Crocker,
Kidder and Genshlea, and Miss Ida
Clinch will render solos.
Rev. NJ. d. Buck, and Rev T. II. B.
Anderson of the NJ E. Church, will
officiate, and the Masonic services at
the grave will be read by Past Master
A. I. J. Reynolds of the Franklin
Lodge.
The active pall-bearers will be l..
Breuner, j. Breuner, r. H. Hawley,
Judge j. w. Hughes, Dr. F. H. Met
calf, j. w. Lindner and L. d. Green.
The honorary pall-bearers will be
Captain A. Nelson, Captain A. Ander
son and 7. w. Zeile, San Francisco; S.
I. Roper, San Jose; Fred Cox, Secre-
tary of State L. H. Brown Mystic
Shriners), B. M. Lelong, w Turton (Pi-
oneers), c. w. Clarke, VIM. Petrie
knights Templar), c. H Cummings,
A. D. Guthrie, DR.. F. F. Tibbets, j.
Crofton and E. Damn Franklin Lodge
F. and A. NJ, and 1. G. Hail.
The active pall-bearers will precede
and the honorary bearers will follow
the casket which will be borne by col
ored bearers.