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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-05-14
MR.. CARNEGIE ON TRUSTS.
He Explains the Process by which
Their Evils Are Updone

Mr.. Carnegie believes in letting trusta
alone, and in the May Century. In a paper
called Popular Illusions About Trusts"
he explains his attitude:
Every attempt to monopoiize the manu-
facture of any staple article carries with
In It's bosom the seeds of failure. Long
before we could legislate with much ef-
rect against trusts there would be no
necessity for legislation. The past proves
this, and the future Is TO confirm IL.
There should be nothing but encourage
ment for these vast aggregations of capi-
tai for the manufacture OF staple arti-
cles As for the result being an increa sc
OF price to the consumer beyond n brief
period, there need be no fear On the
contrary the inevitable result OF these
aggregations Is. finally and permanently.
to give TO the consumer cheaper articles
than would have been otherwise poss, BILE
to obtain; for capital Is stimulated by the
high profits of the trust, for a season, TO
embark against IL. The result is very
soon capacity Of production beyond
the wants of the consumer. and as the
new works erected are of the most inn
proved pattern. and capable of producing
cheaper than the old works, the vulner.
able trusts are compelled to buy and capt.
talize at two or three times their cost.
There il thus no danger ahead to the
community from trusts. nor any cause for
fear.
The great natural laws. being the out
growth OF human nature and human needs.
keep on their irresistible course. Competl-
ton in all departments OF human activity
Is not to he suppressed The Individual
manufacturer who ~ tempted into the I'M
usually profitable business OF the trust will
take care OF the monopoly question and
prevent injury to the nation. The trust.
40 far as aggregation and enlargement go.
Is one day to be recognized as a grand step
toward cheaper products for the people
than could have been obtained by any
other mode than the aggregation of capital
and establishments. Already the ghosts
Of numerous departed trusts which aimed
at monopolics have marched across the
stage OF human AFFAIRS. each pointing tn
its fatal wound, Inflicted by that great cor
receive competition, Like the ghosts Of
Macbeths victims. the line promises 20
stretch longer and longer, and also like
those phantons of the brain, they come
like shadows. so depart"
'srhe earth hath bubbles as the water hath
And these are of them"
The masses Of the people, the tolling mil
lions, are soon TO find In this great law Of
aggregation OF capital and OF factories an
other of those beneiicent agencies which
in their operation tend to bring to the
homes OF the poor. In greater degree than
ever. more and more OF the luxurtes of the
rich, and into their lives more OF sweet
ness and light. The only people who have
reason to fear trusts are those who trust
them.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-05-14
WHEN YOU WANT TO LOOK ON THE BRIGHT OF
THINGS, USE
SAPOLIO

had come TO this country when she was
English well in ten years, and had re-
nounced her allegiance to all foreign po-
tentates, especially to the Emperor VIII
liam II. Going back 10 Germany to visit
her friends for a year. she became so
homesick for Boston that she wanted 10
return In three months, Everything here
in Germany" she said, lis too slow, too
old fashioned" Argument would scarcely
convince her that there was anything
over there which We might adopt 10 adj
vantage. unless IL were few more Ger
man citizens. AT last | tried 10 awaken
her pride of birth by referring to her
native tongue. We'll" said. you, ut
any rate like the German language"
"oh, German" she said, rs so awkward
and clumsy; It is so artificial; English Is
far better for business" We'll" l said,
when you get angry don't you find Ger
man more convenientr' mo" she an
swered. Il can scold a great deal better in
English; II has more snap to It," well
perhaps you like German for love-mak-
ing?" No." she persisted. II think Eng
fish much better even for that" After
this experience I am prepared TO believe
the story of the German who, after living
several years In Boston. went home with
his family TO live In Germany. Finding
that they could not get Boston beans and
brown bread" in that country, life became
intolerable. and they returned.-The Fo-
rum.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-05-14
Low FREIGHT RATES TO CHINA.
Mr.. Hill'a Seattle Freighters May Yet
Astonish the word.

The latest illustration OF the new APP
probation of the opportunities for trade
in the East is afforded by the announce
ment OF J. J. Hill. president of the Great
Northern Railroad Company. that he IN
tends to carry freight from Buffalo to
Hongkong for between 81 and So a ton.
This is a lower rate than - now charged
for carrying freight from St Paul to San
Francisco. Mr.. Hin Is now building a
feet Of large ships which he intends 10
run from Puget sound to China. connect
ing on this side OF the ocean with the
terminals OF the Great Northern road. He
intends also TO build large freight cars
and draw them with large engines, and
he will connect the lake terminals OF HIS
road with Buffalo by freight steamers on
the lakes. His route will he by water
then by rail. and last by water, to the
Eastern markets.
II he carries out his plans and can de-
liver goods in Chiar at a cost TO the ship
per OF only 81 ton there will he such
a growth in our China trade "a VIII as
tonish the world This is not a rash pre-
diction. but Is based on the well-knosn
law OF economics, that trade follows the
lines OF least resistance. II American
goods can be landed IN the Eastern mar
kets by this new route more cheaply than
goods from any other part ~ the world
can he delivered there then Chinese rne--
chants will buy their goods here and Amer
lean merchants will have the opportunities
for trade in the East forced uDon their
attention as never before. European ship
pers can reach Hongkong from Antwerp
by way Of the Susz canal for s. q ton.
but Mr. HINTS plan gives 20 a large inland
district IN the United States as low a
rate and offers 10 Il a market which Il
has never enjoyed before. This arrange
ment means not only low freights 70 Chino
but to Manila as well and draws that city
and the group Of islands Of which It is
the capital closely TO our markets The
significance Of this proposed new rate 10
China can be understood II we rec al that
the present rate from San Frsncieco %
Hongkong is s. a ton. Mr. Hin, IN efYec:
moves all the East and Northwest 20 the
Pacific coast and makes the ocean ferry
able and draws China so near that We
can almost reach AGREES the water and
touch it-Brookiyn Eagle.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-05-14
SIBERIAN GOLD FIELDS.
PARTY OF RUSSIANS NOW IN NEW
YORK ON THE WAY THERE.
say They Have Concession From
the Government and VIII En-
deavor to Contract with Ameri-
can Pump and DredKe Owners.

NEW YORK. May 1s-New gold fields
rivaling In richness the deposits of Cape
Nome, VIII be opened to American miners,
II the expectations OF the members of the
Russian expedition, which arrived las,
nlght on the Campania. on its way to
Northeastern Siberia are fulfilled.
Vladimir Wonlarlarsky. a colonel OF the
Russian imperial guard, obtained the con-
cession Of the vast Siberian tract which
the expedition is to examine. Thzrc were
more than forty applicants for the grant.
which had been sought with ealerness
since the discovery Of gold on the Amer.
lean side of the Boring sea
By means OF court influence WonlAriar-
sky carried off the prize He formed II
company In Russia which planned the pres
ent expedition. headed by A. Bogdar ovitch
Russian engineer II is understood that
subsidiary company has been formed In
England in connection with the conces-
sion, but secrecy is maintained in regard
TO the English and American interests.
Miners who have visited the Siberian
coast by stealth have reported that II is
practically the same as the Nome coast,
consisting of strip OF beach, behind
which lies tundra, or belt of gold-bearing
sand. which has been thrown up by the
action OF the waves and frozen. II the ex-
petition to Siberia finds what Is expects
the company will invite the American
uTtuEtfS 10 CrOsb 10 the 81
herian shore and operate there upon pay
ment OF a royalty.
Hooley, the English promoter, has moth
ing to do with the plan. George ID. Rob-
erts, who is a veteran California miner,
will be a member of the exploring party
The expedition will sail from San Fran
cisco about June l. after the Russians
have conferred with the Russian minister
at Washington. 1t will return about No
vember 1, and expects then to be able to
make complete report of the possibilities
of the region.
Mr.. Roberts said today that from nfor-
nation which he had received the deposit
OF gold In the Siberian coast promised to
be valuable No attempt will be made to
work in the tundra this year but the
party hopes to be able TO make some con-
tracts with American owners of pumps
and dredges
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press. A sharp knife cuts BE wire az,
INTO UNIFORM lengths of the desired stze
as eacn little length Of wire drops from,
the knife II falls upon small wheel
.he edge OF which Is notched into grooves
Just large enough 10 hold the bits or
wire. "i'7 VI
Each piece is carried along nv the
Wneel until an iron finger and thumb
seize ana hold IL firmly while an auto
matte hammer, by a single smart blow
puts head on one end Then the en-
o,yo pins fall upon another grooved
wheel' which revolves horizontally. AS
,ney move on in the clasp of this sec
ohu "neel the projecting ends pass over
number of circular steel files. which
neatly grind them 10 a point Further on
tney encounter pumice stone which
smootnes on the filed end, and then they
arop into wooden receiving box. SO
Iar no workman's hand has touched the
pins In their progress from the reel. The
S s.s heading, pointing and smooth
ing nave all been done by the wonder
ful automatic machinery.
From the wooden boxes the pins go N
the whitening room. where they are
cleaned In revolving barrels filed with
sawdust and receive a nickel coating I'm
big watts Then they are dried In the saw
aust barrels and are run through a Sort
ing machine. II il impossible TO GET
the better OF this machine
The big department stores and whole
sale dealers buy their pins by the case.
A case contains los dozen papers SEQ
pins In each paper. A single order from
the largest stores usually calls for 100
cases, or nearly 5o.ooo,ocoo pins--New
York Herald.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-05-14
PROFIT IN A TRADE DOLLAR.
Michigan Man Loses His Indignn-
ton and Gains 05 Cents.

man who came recently to Chicago
from Michigan received trade dollar in
Chicago when he paid his fare to the COLI
lector 81 a bus line mt the Park row sta
ton. II was dark when the transaction
took place. and the Michigan man did not
discover the character OF the dollar TN
the next day. when he wanted to pay his
hotel bill He was indignant
THAT fellow thought ! was \ farmer -
he said. II will write Ia the manager VI
the bus line and tell him to send that
collector to me with an up-to-date dollar.
am no back number and neither was
the bill ! gave him"
The more the Michigan man thought
about the matter the more his Indignation
grew He had tried 20 pass the trade dol
lar al cigar stand earlier in the dav
for 90 cents. The clerk refused TO ac-
cept it at any price. Finally the victim
~ the bus collector resolved to foregO let
ter writing and 20 80 to the bus manager
In person. ON tho way he noticed a dis
play OF old coins In a window
Guess IN 40 In and see what the thing
Is worth anyway" the Michigander SAID
TO hiNset He went into the store where
the Sns we're displayed and threw he
trade dollar onto the counter, asking.
"Shat'n YOU give for it,
The dealer examined the coin a minute
and replied I'm give you MS"
ITS bargain" said the "farmcr' and
with the 81 s. iinsling in his hand he went
out. saying: Guess | won't 80 to see that
manager now.-Chicago Inter ocean.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-05-14
REBUILDING LINCOLN's TOMB.
It's Reconstruction Made Necessary
by Improper Foundations.

The work of rebuilding the monument
of President Abraham Lincoln in Oak
Ridge cemetery, Springfield H., is now
going on. The monument was begun in
1869 and completed in 1871, under the di-
rection of the National Lincoln Monu-
ment Association of which Richard J.
Oglesby Of Illinois was president. After
II was built IL was discovered that the
foundations were badly laid. This re-
suited In great gaps in the masonry,
crumbling walls and distortion of arches
that threatened to destroy the monument
II was, therefore. decided 10 rebuild. and
the Illinois legislature has appropriated
s10o,0 900 for that purpose.
While the design of the old monument
may not conform to the present standard
of artistic taste. those who have the re-
building In charge concluded to make no
change except to add sixteen feet TO the
height OF the original shaft which was
always thought not quite high enough.
Almost the first work in the dismantiing
process was the removal of the bronze
figure OF Lincoln and the groups of statu-
airy representing the various branches Of
the army and the navy as they existed
In civil war days. Each group weighs
from 5000 20 l2oo0 pounds. but after the
machinery was adjusted they were swung
easily from their positions, lowered to a
low truck car and pushed away to a re-
mote spot in the grounds. Stone by
stone, the memorial structure was taken
down until the catacomb was reached
and the caskets containing the bodies Of
President Lincoln, his wife and their chill
dren, were lifted from the vault and laid
In the temporary tomb nearby. which will
shelter them while the rebuilding goes on.
There were very few TO witness this
ceremony. The Lincoln Monument Assoc
citation of recent years was represented
by two members. Three members of the
Lincoln Guard of Honor. two OF the pres
ent board of control, the state treasurer
and superintendent OF public instruction
Of Illinois, the adjustant general OF the
state. the department commander of the
Grand Army of the Republic, the custod-
ian of the Lincoln monument and a few
chance spectators comprised the group.
The leaden casket containing the body
of Mr.. Lincoln, was inclosed in cedar
box already much decayed. From this
outer box the rusted nails had dropped.
loosening a silver plate. upon which was
engraved Abraham Lincoln 10th presi-
dent United States. Born February 18th.
1909 Died April 18th, 1896" The casket
holding the body of Mrs. Lincoln was
placed beside that of the president. The
other members of the family buried here
were Mr.. Lincoln's sons, Thomas Eddie
and Willie, and the grandson of the presi-
dent. young Abraham Lincoln. who died
I'm England. while his father was minister
to Great Britain.-New York Sun.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-05-14
TRIBES Of THE NORTHWEST.
pATA TO BE GATHERED ny FIELD
COLUMBIAN MUSEUM.
M. Dorsey to visit This State for
the Purpose OF Collecting Indian
Curios and Facts of Interest
Concerning Disappearing Race.

The approaching visit to Washington Of
n, 1eorre A. Dorsey curator of the Field
Columbian Museum, has created much in
,svest among Indian curio collectors and
,hose Interested in the history Of the early
tribes of the Northwest. DR.. Dorsey is
erpected, according to letter written to
George A. Lainer Of Spokane, TO arrive
hsre about August /. His work In this
s,ate will. Il is thought, occupy about
= month, during which time he win visit
.vsrv tribe in the state. Before reaching
ssre he will spend several weeks in the
indian country OF Wyoming. Utah. CAL
,sornja and oregon, saving, however, the
~reater part OF time for his researches in
washington.
NJ. Iarner, who until year ago was a
resident OF Boise, Idaho. is the owner OF
one OF the most valuable collections of
indian curios In the West. Yesterday he
spent in Seattle comforting with other col
lsctors with a view to rendering assistance
"a DR.. Dorsey during his stay here.
washington has been hunted over be-
fore by agents of various institutions for
curios and mementoes," he said yesterday.
nut there never has been so thorough
search as is planned for this year by the
FIELD Columbian Museum. This institu-
ION. which had It's inception at the
worlds fair in Chicago. has made rapid
strides and bids fair in a few years to sur
PASS in It's usefulness in certain lines not
only similar institutions in this country,
but even the British Museum.
Two expeditions have been organized
this year and will be in the field all sea-
son. The first will be In charge of c. l..
Owen and J. A. Burt, assistants In the de-
partment of anthropology and Will work
entirely In Arizona They will visit the
ruined dwellings Of the Hopi Indians and
other tribes. The Northwestern expedi-
tion, Including the states mentioned, viii
be In charge of DR.. Dorsey. The two par
ties expect to secure many collections OF
historic value The expenses will be paid
out OF a fund set apart for the work two
years ago. 1t If expected that in Wash
ington more data will be gathered than
IN any other state. For this reason more
time will be spent here.
I'm the past very little early history OF
the far Northwestern tribes has been writ
ten. More attention In the past has been
paid TO the interior tribes. whose habits
and customs were wholly different from
any In this section OF the country.
DIR Dorsey viii be accompanied by a
corps Of able assistants. but much aid can
he given him by Washington collectors
II Is Of national Importance that the his
tory OF Washington tribes be gathered
soon. The longer 1t Hes buried the harder
II will be to procure"
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-05-14
Good Field for Noney-MakinE.

Rubber culture IN Central America
offers a splendid field for a poor mar. 9"
said J $. Nodine. manager % the largest
rubber plantation In Nicaragua. Just as
an illustration ie, me tell YOU 81 the ex-
perience Of neighbor Of ours named
Wcsterfeld He came 70 Nicaragua. less
than four years ago from somewhere ia
New England and brought with him
wife and little child He was very
much run down and weakened with con
sumption. and came 20 the tropics 90 try
TO regain hts health. I happen TO know
tina, no didn't have a dollar. and he was
glad 20 take a Job cierking At about $40
a month gold. Being naturally shrewd
and energetic, he made a little money
trading and bought ls~acre tract
which ne proceeded 20 have cleared by
degrees setting II out partly IN rubber
trees and partly IN bananas and fruits
In a year the fruit began 70 return a
small revenue. which he used in extend
ing tho cultivation, his idea being 70 have
eventually a well-stOcked rubber plan
tation. and In the meantime 10 make
the other things pay he expenses by
good management and industry he car
ried out the programme, and IN the sec
ouG year opened a small store for tradir z
with the Indians After that Il was
easy. and In considerably less than four
wears ne had one of the uices, rubber
On the point OF giving their first Yield.
but recently his wife's health failed and
he was obliged % return North. having
completely recovered himself. Four
weeks ago ne sold HIS plantation as II
stands FOR $4,000 In gold. This IS an ex-
ceptional case admit. but a. the same
time there Is absolutely nothing about
and pluck New Orleans Times-Demo-
CxA--
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Some Credit Due Congress.
San Lose h~r..,r,,

Congress has made II viii be seen, a
studied and sincere effort 10 meet its re-
probabilities in Hawaii In Puerto Rico
and In Alaska. III II has not gone 40 far In
the matter Of the Philippine Islands, and
IL Il has done nothing excepting In a mere
~ provisional way in the matter Of Cuba,
there are good reasons for Il. In both Of
these countries representatives Of congress
are pursuing the courses necessarily pre-.
liminary TO the work Of constructive or
sanitation which must come later There
has been no haste TO formulate systems to
match hasty and uncooked theories, there
Is In process. on the other hand. a studious
and sincere effort TO md out what our re-
sponsihilities are IN these countries and to
meet them when they shall be defined.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-05-14

TWENTY MILLIONS A DAY.
Number Of Pins ia Meet Demands of
Americans,

II requires an average OF more than
100000 pins per day to sustain the fall
ing skirts, replace the missing suspen-
der buttons and meet the other needs
OF the American people. What becomes
Of all these pins Is a question that no
body has been able TO answer. but there
IL no falling of In the demand. so that
this number must disappear In some
manner every day.
/, II II hard TO imagine anything simpler
than q pin. and II In a striking proof of
the complications of our modern indus
trial system that every pin IN the course
OF Its manufacture passes through a dog
en- separate processes. involving the
greatest skill on the part OF the opera
uves employed and the action of a
great amount OF automatic machinery.
Tho pin makes Its appearance in the
factory In the form of barrels OF coiled
brass wire. The first process Is that OF
Strengthening this wire. The coils are
placed on revolving racks. and fed from
these ihto littld machines. from the
viselike grip OF which they emerge per-
fectly straight. Thence the wire is fed
into the pinmaking machine. which Is
almost as complicated as printing
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Twenty Ave years ago the Engineer Of
London the recognized authority on all
matters pertaining TO steamship naVlgR-
ton made the prediction that tho cross
ING Of the Atlantic ocean by a steamship
at the speed Of twenty-five miles an
hour was one 81 the things impossible
OF accomplishment. At that time the Al
iantic had never been crossed by
screw steamer at as high a speed as 0t-
teen miles an hour: the Cunarder Scotia.
the last ~ the big sidewheclors, never
doing better than an average % ltA
Knots Therefore. the prophecy 81 the
ENGINEER was not az all Mid one.
Put today there are steamers that have
reached the speed Of twenty-five miles
an hour. and others are In course OF cor
stTuction which are expected to surpass
Il. The fastest liner OF today has done
more thar an average OF twenty -rVe
miles. Here enormous engines and pow
erful propellers. mighty powers 81 pro
pulsiou. have forced her through the
toughest waters % The Atlantic al an
average speed OF tVenty-one knots which
Is fraction over twenty-six miles In
the hour The distance OF the South
ampton-New York route Is 5000 miles.
which she covers, OF the average. in )
days and II hours. considerably over
twenty-five miles an hour for the entire
trip; her migh-f engines-that throb-
hing. humping heart down helow-re-
volve about eighty times per minute, or
about 672.eo0 revolutions 10 cross the At
lantic.-Frank Leslie's Popular Monthly.
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lost 1900 600 or anything like that sum,
were positive untruths.
Mr.. Gates himself has not had an 90
portuntsy to deny that poker story" said
Mr.. Holland. He has been on the Pacific
coast for over a month";
Mr.. Gates is one OF the best-known steel
men in the country. He was president OF
the Illinois Steel Company, now one Of
the constituent COMPANIES Of the FEDERAL
Steel Company. and he was the chief or
ganizer of the American Steel and Wire
Company. He is rated as many times a
millionaire. He has always been known
as bold and daring operator in the stock
market, and before this has been report
ed az a winner Of large amounts OF mon
ey in Wall street.-New York Sun.