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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-09-01
ANOTHER OPINION
Correspondent Disagrees
With Prof Hitchcock.
SAYS There is No Fear About the
Stability Of Thsse islands
His Reasons.

Editor AdvertiSer.-Sir Your re- |
port of Professor Hitchcock's lecture |
on the geology of the Hawaiian Islands
has attracted considerable attention.
Most people would probably give little
consideration to the general theory of
vulcanism as exemplified in this archi
pelago, but their interest IS at once
excited by the statement that the ISL
ands are but huge needles sticking
end up in the ocean and liable to over
throw by earthquakes" While listen
ing to Professor Hitchcock, l did not
think he meant to put the statement
as strongly as your reporter lnterpre-
ted it; and since several people have
mentioned it to me, seeming TO be un-
der some apprehension as TO the sta
bility of our Islands, | have thought 1t
appropriate TO call attention to few
| facts in connection with the elevation
| and area of some of the Hawaiian ISL
! ands.
The sea surrounding these Islands
! attains a mean depth of about $4,000
! feet, the submarine slopes being very
steep. The Island of Oahu rises to
maximum height of some 1000 feet
above sea level. Adding the aerial ana
| submarine heights, we have total or
| 10000 feet, or somewhat less than four
miles. as the elevation of Oahu above
| the general level of the ocean floor.
| CT dor a
| and, taken by itself, is sufficient to
| cause some apprehension in the minds
of those dwelling upon the brink OF
such a precipice However, we have
as vet given only the vertical axis OF
our projection. Let us now look al
the horizontal component. Oahu Is
some forty miles long and has an aV-
erage breadth of, say, twenty miles
except in the extreme southern part.
Sunnose we reduce these dimensions
to a small scale, for the sake OF con
venience. Let us assume scale OF
| four miles to an inch. Then we shal
renresent Oahu by a brick, or tile, ter
inches long. five inches wide and one
inch thick, lying upon it's fiat side II
three-fourths of an inch of water
What kind of a needle is represented
bv this tile? 1t requires stronSe
Imagination than mine to see Ma
naying-stone as long, slender needle
Again. this tile is not standing on emo
but lying fiat on the ocean floor In IN
position of most stable equilibrium. w
. NAV conceive, perhaps, seismic dls
turbance so great as to rend the Isl
and in pieces and so destroy 1t; bu
when a solid is in the position OF mos
stable equilibrium no conceivable tore
can cause it ito topple over. so
NAV dismiss from our minds all az
prehension of our beautiful lslanu
..toppling over and disappearing DE
meath the ocean, The continent
themselves are scarcely more stapl
= than our Islands.
Reduced to the same relative scale q
Oahu, Kauai would appear to us as
circular tile some eight inches In dian
eter and slightly thicker than an Incl
and Hawaii somewhat like slab
having stone about two feet long an
one and a half inches thick.
So much for the resemblance OF II
Hawaiian Islands to long, sim
\ needles" NlAloh'
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1899-06-06
B. AND 0. OFFICIALS.
Special Goes Through Morgan
town Monday.

A Number of Private Cars Bear the
Leading Men of the Road TIN Oug h
Here They are on Tour of Inspec-
tiOn of the Entire System-Great
Changes ON Hand-Men Who Conn.,
pose the Party.
On Monday afternoon Morgantown
was visited by distinguished crowd
of railroad officials. They were here
TO inspect the Fairmont, Morgan
town and pittsbulg branch and were
on their way to Pittsburg. The train
consisted of five private cars and was
filled with the officials of the road
Receivers Cowan, and Murray, Hon.
J. n. Camden and j. N. Camden Jr.,
superintendent OF Terminals G.. H.
Campbell, Maj. Irwin chief engineer
maintenance of way together with a
number of minor officials and direc-
tors of the roads over which the party
has passed or will pass
They have just returned from an
inspection of the West Virginia Cen
trail and branch roads and are now on
their way TO Chicago by way of Pitts
burg. They examined everything
very closely along the route.
They were joined here by DR.. l. G.
White who accompanied them down
the road until the evening train was
met when he returned to Morgantown
Some very important moves are
said TO be on foot and will be consum-
mated as result Of the present inspec-
ton. The Southwestern cut of Park
ersburg west will beabsorbed and 9TH
er things Of equal Importance To the
road will be done. The management
OF the system is very active and they
are doing everything in their power
to place the B. & O. in the very front
rank OF the railroad systems of the
country. In the last few months they
have seen 1t advance very greatly in
response TO the energetic pushing that
they have been doing.
The inspection will take a week
longer before it is finished The par
ty has now been on the road several
days and will visit every part of the
entire system before they stop.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1899-06-06
EIGHTY-FIVE CENTS.
Causes A Great Deal of Noise
fbout Taxes.

One Gentleman Who is Opposed to The
Railroad Vote Pays So Cents Rail-
road Tax on "A Valuable Farm In Pres
ton County.
To the Editor OF the NEW DOMINION:
In advocacy of the proposed NJ. s.
publishing some very clear and con-
vincing arguments, some Of which are
Just as applicable to Valley District
as to Morgan District. 1t would be
an excellent thing il the articles In
your paper could have "A wide reading
in this county They would have a
good influence, especially among GER
tain people around Reedsyille.
In your contemporary, Calvin Lyons
makes a most doleful lamentation
about the dreadful CD taxes in King
wood District. To read his letter,
one would think the w V. n was a
vampire. which is skinning the un-
fortunate people of this district out
of everything they can earn. He
would have us believe that it is only
the railroad which is making any
money mere, Inab every stray nfckel
we can get hold OF has to go for taxes,
especially on railroad bonds.
Now the farm Mr. Lyons owns in
this district contains Up acres and
adjoins the best farm in the whole
district; namely the Ollie farm. On
this farm, Mr.. Lyons pays the fright
ful tax of Sl.59 into the building
fund. As for the railroad tax, that
tax which causes him to lie
awake at nights casting about for
ways and means whereby he may sell
piano or city lot so he may pay 1t;
that tax which takes all the profits
out of his farm; that tax which is
like sore which groweth worse and
worse; that tax which cuts down TO
the bone and stings like yellow jack
ct on hot August day;-that tax
is just SO cents, according to the
land books of Preston County That
is the sized pudding that he com
plains of. PREsToNfAN.
Kingwood W. Va, June 5th 1899.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1899-06-06
Very Warm Weather.

The last few days have been the
warmest of the season SO far and
they would do credit to midsummer.
The warm wave began on Saturday
and has been increasing in intensity
ever since. Monday was a scorcher
and the suffering among all classes
of people was very great. 1t is u.s.
ually the case however that very
warm weather at this season of the
year lasts but short time and we
may hope for relief very soon. The
spell that we are now having will
soon even up for the intense cold
that we experienced last winter.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1899-06-06
Will Help Those Who Help Her.

Monongalia and Preston are alike
interested in the proposed Morgan
town and Kingwood railroad. 1t is
certainly strange that any proml-
nent man in either county, who has
high political aspirations, would OPP
pose the best interests Of the peo-
pie. Preston goes into conventions
next year with 30 delegates for men
of progress, men who believe in i'm
provements.-Jo
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1899-06-06
Frost Anniversary.

In view OF the very hot weather
that we are having now it may be in
teresting to note that in tifty-nine
this section was visited by very Sc
we're frost at this season of the year.
On the morning of the fifth Of June
the people saw all vegetation except
the most hardy killed by biting
frost that had fallen the night before.
Many Of the older people will remem-
Der it. The frost was heavier in the
state to the north Of US than it was
here but it did damage enough in this
section to make people take notice of
it,
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1899-06-06
An Eyentfui Day.

June 7th will be rather an event
ful day, so far as meetings and con-
ventions are concerned, in West
Virginia. Among the meetings
scheduled on that day are the State
Retail Grocers' Association, at Par
kersburg; the State Bankers Asso-
citation, of Huntington; the begin
ming of the June term of the SUI
preme court, at Wheeling, and a
meeting eff the board of regents of
the State normal schools, at Mar
tinsburg.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1899-06-06
RE.OPENING SERVICES
On Sunday at the Long Alley A. NJ. i.
Church-The Debt Almost Wiped

The re-opening Of Jones M. e.
chapel Rev. Chas. G. Cummings pas
tor were conducted on Sunday. The
pastor preached at | | a. m. subject;
"Christian Freedom. ~ The afternoon
services were very interesting Hon.
w. II. Wiley was the chairman.
The devotional exercises were conduct
ed by Rev. A. M. Buchanan and DR..
S. V. Leech. Ex-senator Wiley 10
his preliminary remarks spoke Of the
great theological change in recent
years of the different protestant
churches toward each other. In the
past they were at daggers points; now
they have put aside theological differ
ences and are engaged in emphasizing
the great outstanding principles of
christianity. Judge Johnson spoke
of the remarkable progress made by
the colored people during the past
thirty-tiye years along religious, edu-
catlonal and industrial lines.
Prof. t. E. Hodges, emphasized the
thought that there should go out
from every church an uplifting moral
influence. Prof. Douthat said there
was no aristocracy in this country,
every person who determines u rise
can do so. if they will only exercise
their efforts along all lines.
DR.. Leech had charge of the finance
He was ably assisted by Prof. Hodges
and Rev. Buchanan. They were sue
cessful in raising 1874 in cash and
subscriptions The work cost 1913,
1925 were paid several weeks ago.
This leaves a balance Of little over
sixty dollars, which it is hoped will
be raised during the week. All pres
ent congratulated the congregation
upon the beauty and tastefulness of
the chapel.
The pastor thanked the pastors and
speakers for their help and all present
for their generous gifts.
The subject Of the evening sermon
was Personal Conservation.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1899-06-06
Meets Thursday Night.

The new military company will
meet at Municipal Hall on next
Thursday night for the purpose OF en-
listing men. Nearly all the men who
are TO be taken have been enlisted but
there are places for a few more.
Those who have signed the list will be
taken first and those outside who are
DESTROYS will be placed on the waiting
list and taken when needed.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1899-06-06
COUNCIL MEETS.
Considerable Discussion but
Little Transacted.

Peasants Street Pavement Taken up
No Pavement Between Main and
Spruce Unless Compromise is
Reaehed-Property Owners must
Waive Claims for Damages-Leyy
Fixed-Sidewalks Discussed.
Council held its regular meeting
last night and talked over great
many things of interest to the people
of the town but took very little def
mite action.
The principal matter taken up was
the matter of the pavement on Pleas
ants street from Main TO Spruce.
There had been an order passed to the
effect that no paving would be COM
menced on tn u part OF the street I'M
TIL the property owners living along
there would agreee to waive all claims
for damages on account of the changes
in the grades.
A proposition to change the grades
to conform to the different grades
along the street was submitted to the
council and laid before the city engi-
neer. Mr.. Samsel stated that the
grade that he had established was the
only proper one and that no change
could be made.
The council in view of this fact con-
cluded to leave the grade as it was
If the plan of changing when kicks
were made were begun the end would
never be reached in the paving.
The complaint 10 regard to the
sidewalks on Main from Peasants to
the lower end was taken up and the
matter was referred to the committee
on streets and alleys. This complaint
was made on account of the narrow
sidewalk laid in front of DIR. ID. III.
Courtney's residence This is only
five and one half feet wide and is con-
sidered too narrow.
The levy was fixed for the ensuing
year at one dollar being the same that
it has been for a number of years,
No other business was transacted.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1899-06-06
For Sale.

A fine one horse. two seated car
rage, cloth lined, solid leather cur
tains, shifting front seat, ia perfect
condition, almost new, made by a
leading manufactures for special pur-
chaser, at large price. Also set of
new harness, made purposely for the
carriage. This property can be seen,
for few days, at Frank Pride's livery
stable. VIII sell for less than half
what they cost. 6l-3t
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1899-06-06
Died.

BARKER Died at her home near
Georgetown this County on Thursday
June 1st, 1899. Mrs. Sarah Barker,
widow of Aaron Barker, decd, aged
10 years aud months. Two sons
and six daughters survive her. Fun
eral services OH Friday conducted by
Rev. f. NJ. Cain. Interment at the
the family cemetery on the farm Of
her brother Johh Youst near Cold
Spring.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1899-06-06
The Show Tonight.

The entertainment to be given
to- night on the popular boat will no
doubt attract a big audience Mr..
French always meets with warm
welcome here and makes new friends
every time he comes. The perfor-
nance last night was first class and
those who witnessed it intend to go
back tonight
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1899-06-06
Lawn Fete.

The lodge of Maccabees will give a
lawn fete on Friday evening June
ninth at the residence of Mr.. and Mis-.
M. A. Miller in South Morgantown.
Ice cream and cake will be served and
cordial invitation is extended to the
public to attend the affair No pains
will be spared to make it the very best
time possible.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1899-06-06

All the elaborate argument and
speeches against the railroad sub
scription upon the pretended ground
that it is unconstitutional and there
fore void and can't be enforced
should have no weight with anyone
The Railroad Company have well
considered all that. and if the sub
scription is voted, will take all the
risk and build the road. If these
hired attorneys are right let them
raise the question in the Courts by
injunction, and stop the issue OF
bonds, or even the signing OF the
subscription to the preferred stock
One would think the railroad
Company was their client, and they
were warning the Company not tc
build for fear they would not get
their bonds. Their solicitude as too
great to be honest.
Mr. Lawyers: Let the Company
build, believing as it's officers and
attorneys do that the subscrip
ton will be good in law, and that
the bonds will be delivered, then If
YOU honestly believe the subscrip-
ton is void because unconstitution-
al. 90 into Court and enjoin and
stop the issue of the bonds. You
will then have the road built with.
out cost to the public; you will save
the bonds and still get the road
But is it not little premature to
raise that question now? Fool the
railroad company by keeping quiet,
and spring the unconstitutionality
of the bonds after it has built the
first section. Don't be so very care
full of the interests of the railroad
which you are so hotly opposing, OF
people will suspect the sincerity OF
your arguments, and the honesty OF
your motives.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1899-06-06
June Term County Court.

The regular June term of the
county court began on Monday. All
the members are present. A great
deal of business is to be transacted
during the term.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1899-06-06
W. c. +. IT, Lecture at Bartist Church
Cancelled.

Mrs. Isabel Wing Lake will not
be able to speak here to night at the
Baptist Church as announced. Ow-
ing to illness, she has been obliged
to cancel all engagements in West
Virginia for this month.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1899-06-06

1t looks as though the Henderson
Sherman Speakership combine, said
to have been suggested by Hanna,
would win and that one of them
would be Speaker.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1899-06-06
The Weather.

"Fair tonight with prospects Of
thunder storms Wednesday afternoon.
Continued high temperature.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1899-06-06
Arguments are all One Way.

Ii.
actual facts, from one argument to
another, until they are at their wits
end to devise new reasons for oppos
ing the progress Of this community.
Atpresent, they are using two argu-
ments, each exactly the reverse of
the other. The first one is that S45-
900 is entirely too much money to
vote for the purpose of building
railroad, but if this one will not suit
the individual whom they are adj
dressing, by reason of his practical
common sense, they then 90 in the
opposite direction and say that it is
entirely too little for the purpose,
and the railroad can never be built
with that amount.
One of the leaders Of the opposi
ton afforded considerable amuse
ment by using these two arguments,
first on one person with whom he
was talking, and the second on an
other, both within the space of five
minutes. The facts in the case are
simply that the amount has been
most carefully estimated, and that
neither more or less than this amount
is necessary; with this amount the
railroad wM positively be built;
sctthout 1t, 1t aoiU not.
The lowest estimate of the cost of
this road is $4,000 per mile; at this
rate the II miles in Monongalia
County would cost at the least, ex-
elusive of rolling stock, depots, etc.
$SS,000 so that we should have spent
in our midst for bread, meat, vege-
tables, hay, grain, horses, repairing,
blacksmithing and labor, $500 per
mile, by those who did the grading
and construction work. The cross
ties would be gotten from the coun
ty, so that that money would be
in our midst, and in addition to this,
the promoters of the railroad have a
proposition from large railroad
company, to exchange a first class
sixty-five pound rail for cross-ties,
so that the money for the rails would
actually come into the community
through the furnishing of cross-tes
in such an exchange
We should thus have spent from
$4,000 to 100000 in Morgan Dis
trict in actual cash.
The business man or workman
who cannot see the advantage of
such an operation as this to himself
and to the whole community must
be very obtuse to his own interest.
The next argument against the
railroad is that the principle OF vo
ting bonds is wrong. This, in the
last few DAYS, since the sentiment of
the community has begun to show it
self strongly in favor of building the
road, has been the chief card played
by the leaders of the opposition.
Their consistency IN using this ar
gument is shown by the fact that it
was they who led the fight for the
issuance of the bonds for the school
house and for paving. Neither of
these improvements, though OF the
greatest benefit to our city, are
wealth producers, or tax payers, but
on the contrary, require constant eX-
penditure for repairs and mainte-
nance, yet here we have the spectacle
of those who favored the issuing of
bonds for these invaluable improve
ments, arguing that the principle
which they themselves advocated in
the former case is wrong one in
the latter yet the railroad would
never cost this District another cent
for maintenance or repair, but on
the contrary, would be continual
wealth producer and heavy tax
payer.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1899-06-06
For Rent

Fiyesroom house with bath and
closet in house. ID. G. HOFFMAN.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1899-06-06

THE walkover is coming to town.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1899-06-06

Don't be frightened oy the news
paper articles and arguments of paid
attorneys that the railroad subscrip-
ton is unconstitutional and void.
They are hired, as they admit, to
oppose the subscription, and any ar
gument will do, that Will defeat it.
But is it not a little silly to raise
that question now? 1t the Railroad
Company is willing to build the
road first, and take the chance of
getting the bonds afterwards, would
it not be very foolish to scare it off
now If the bonds are void, and the
subscription can't be enforced, then
we can't be hurt by voting them,
and SO get the road, and still, save
our money.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1899-06-06

1t is currently reported and gen
orally believed that money has been
paid by the promoters of the pro
posed Cheat River railroad to defeat
our subscription, in order that they
may have the whole of the upper
Decker's Creek and Preston County
business to themselves. Their agent
was here last week, and immediate
ly great activity was displayed by
two Morgantown lawyers, in writing
and publishing newspaper articles,
some of which they got their dupes
to sign, and in speech making and
canvassing against the railroad.
These same attorneys have repeated
ly boasted that they shave the mon
ey,' or had been employed and paid
to defeat the subscription. 1t is
well known that they never work
without demanding good pay, and
who is so well able to pay, and so
much interested in defeating our
Morgantown and Kingwood road as
the wealthy foreigners who are back
of the Cheat river railroad?
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1899-06-06

Voters, beware of foreign money
to be spent in hiring attorneys and
others, who boast they are paid, to
defeat your railroad in order that the
Cheat River railroad may have all
the traffic and business of the rich
Preston County coal and timber field
to itself and without rival.
Let the Cheat River road be built,
but don't let little gold from
abroad defeat our road, simply to
enrich others and leave us out in the
cold.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1899-06-06
Who is PAYING LAWYERS
To Oppose the Building of the
Decker's Creek Road?

1t is Currently Reported and Generally
Believed that Guffey is Fighting Our
Road i'm Order to Benefit His Own
The Present Move by Our Own Peo-
pie is Perfectly Legal and Legitimate
And Our Salvation as Community
DEPENDS upon its Success.