The Monte Vista journal., 1900-04-28

..I...s..... =, uIv company and Julius
w. Myers Is secretary. The price paid
for the property Is placed by those IA
miliar with the deal at SOD 900. 1t Is
the purpose of the new owners to spend
S:ioD.VOo In finishing the building and
hitting 1t up. The McAlurtrie building
was started five years ago by j. \. Me
Murtrie. who planned 10 make II the
finest office buildin. IN the city. 1t is
absolutely fire proof. built of steel, with
floors of hollow brick throughout. The
building. in It's unfinished condition
would cost S2IO. 900 To build today. 1t
was put up when steel and structural
materials Were nt their lowest quota
tons and cost $4,000. exclusive Of
the land.
The Interstate Commerce Commits.
sion Thursday began the rchearing of
The kindci freight-rntc case. which was
urst taken up five years ago and heard
IN Denver. There Were present yester-
day To- listen to the testimony .Iudson
{. Clements and Joseph W. Fifer of
me commission. score of prosperous
looking lawyers representing the rail
ways, the attorneys for the complain
ant and thirty or forty business men
and shippers. several Of whom testified
ms TO alleged inequalities in freight
rates. Following are the specific
charges against railroad companies;:
first-That the rates from Denver To
the Pacific coast are unreasonable and
should he lower than the rates from the
Missouri river points castcrly thereof TO
the Pacific coast. Second-That the
rates from the Pacific coast to Denver
are unreasonable and should he lower
than the rates from the Pacific coast
10 the Missouri river and points easter.
ly thereof. Thlri-That the rates from
Denver To points NJ and east Of the Mis-.
souri, river are unreasonable and should
he lower than the rate from the Pacific
coast to such Missouri river and cnst-
ern points. Fourth-That the rates
from points Al and east of the Missouri
river are unreasonable In themselves
ana as compared with each other.
The Colorado Society Sons of the
American Revolution concluded Its mn
hual meeting Friday with the election
or officers for the ensuing year and the
transaction OF some routine business.
General Irving Hale WAS reelected
president OF the society. In the course
OF his address General Hale made n
plea for national legislation which
should Impose n penalty upon persons
who dcsecra'c the nag In any way.
whether by using Il for advertising
purposes or as n political emblem or
who wilfully and knowingly insult it.
formal resolution cinbo.iyinv Gen.
crai iale's suggestion in this pnrtIcu.
hr was nfierwar,l prepared and adopt.
Cd by the society. Another point Of In
terest touched upon In General Haie.s
speech is the lack OF harmony between
the two societies. the Sons Of the
American Revolution aud the Sons Of
the Revolution. which are generally
understood to bc on anything but good
terms With each other. General unle
advocated union Of the two saying
that division of forces and energies
was innnlfes'ly absurd. General Hale
suggested that until some arrangement
is arrived AT by the national societies
II might he possible for the state soci,.
Ties To hold Joint meetings and fratcrp.
ixc In other why's. Officers were elect.
cd as follows: President. Irving Hale.
first Vice president. Irving Tuttlc. Jr,'
second Vice president. DIR. W. II
Whitehead; third Vice president. Dir
w. i. Slocum: secretary. Arthur NJ.
Edwards; treasurer. \. u. Hor,iy: reg.
istrar. &. ii. Wells: historian. ProT,s.
.or q. j.. Cannon. chaplain. Itcv. t;co.
u. Crlssman. chairman Board OF Mnn.
ayers. Peter Whine. chairman member.
ship committee. !. $. Edwards: chair.
man entertainment committee. Frank
II. Mctarlanc.