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The Minneapolis journal., 1901-09-28
FOR THE MILWAUKEE
Purchases of Trackage Property
Were for That Road.
A FRUIT HOUSE SITE SECURED
Also "a Good Lot of Warehouse Prop
erty Farther to the
South.

The Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul
Railway company has made heavy pur-
chase OF business property in Minneapo-
lis. The consideration named is $1S4, 500.
The deeds have been put on file trans
Ierrlng property which was purchased by
A. F. Zonne Of the ]. F. Conklin &
zonne company, Aug. 28. T h our r.
n a at that time indicated that, al
though Mr. Zonne had no knowledge Of
the purposes for which the land was to be
used, undoubtedly the Milwaukee was
back OF the deal. The records to-day
show this to be true. Mr.. Zonne for a
year past has been picking up property on
washington avenue between Eighth and
Tenth avenues S and on Second between
Third and Fourth avenues. The deal was
engineered with such skill that the details
did not come out until last month, when
the deeds were filed at one time for all
the pieces purchased from over a dozen
individuals and estates.
The property which the company ac-
qulres Is ideal for trackage and storage
purposes. The company has been cramped
for room ever since passenger train con-
tracts were made with the 500 and
Northern Pacific. The Milwaukee Is also
In need of a fruit storage house. At pres
ent small one is maintained at the end
oI Tue OUT 1relgnL Du1lQlng. his room
is needed for freight purposes and the
fruit business increase necessitates the
erection of building especially con-
structed for preserving perishable ship
ments during hot and cold weather. The
fruithouse will be built on the land pur-
chased across the street from the freight
houses.
The property which the railroad COM
pany acquires is the half block, 15S feet
by $50 feet, bounded by Second street S,
Third avenue s, the alley and Fourth ave-
nue.; the half block measuring 331 feet by
153 lying between Washington avenue S,
the alley, Ninth and Tenth avenues; a
strip of land $50 feet by 65 lying 100 feet
east of the Washington avenue street line
running from Eighth avenue S to Ninth
avenue.
The land purchased Is described tech
nically as follows: Lots 1, and g. and
part of lots and 5, block 49, Minneapo-
lis, except the alley; lots 1886, Ankeny,
R. & P.'s subdivision; lots II and 1S, block
81, Minneapolis.
The Journal has 1t from good au-
thority that the half block between Ninth
and Tenth will be used solely for team
track deliveries. For a long time pat
rons have been clamoring for better ia
cilities and the purchase has been made
to accommodate these demands. 1t is a
move especially to accommodate South
Minneapolis patrons Of the road.
The Minneapolis journal., 1901-09-28
RATES TO TUMBLE
Three-Cent Fares and Lower
Freights in South
Dakota.
Special to The Journal.

Special to The Journal
Sioux Falls, S. d., Sept. 2s.-Unlted
States Senator Kittredge to-day made
public the result Of the correspondence
between himself, Governor Herreid and
members Of the state board of railroad
commissioners on the one side and Messrs
Earling, Hughitt and Hill Of the Chicago,
Milwaukee & st. Paul. Chiea-
go & North Western and Great
Northern railroads. respectively, by which
the companies voluntarily agree to re-
duce passenger fares within the state
from to cents mile and to revise the
schedule of freight rates so as not to
grant large reductions. which the grow
ing prosperity and increased business Of
the roads justify, but to abolish discrim-
nations and meet the wishes Of the peo-
pie.
In accordance with request Of the
roads the railroad commissioners will set
a date and place for meeting the repre-
sentatives of the roads and together 60
over freight schedule and agree upon
reduction from present rates.
This action Of the roads will end pro-
longed fight on the part Of the state rail-
road commissioners for the reduction OF
passenger and freight rates and will be
received with Joy by the people Of South
Dakota,
The Minneapolis journal., 1901-09-28

Immediately above site Of proposed pumping
station on North East Side is a probable
source Of contamination. At this point are a
dwelling house and several sheds draining
into the river. 1t is probably due to this that
the report for water taken at this point is
not as favorable as that at the North Side
intake. Above Twentieth avenue N the shores
are comparatively clean, and believe do not
materially contaminate the water. One sam
pie Of water was taken about 200 feet below
what seemed the worst part of the shore
without showing any increase Of bacteria
Below this point there are many sources of
pollution. The river seems to flow in an un-
broken volume until 1t reaches the Plymouth
avenue bridge At this point a promontory
juts out into the river little below Bassett' s
creek and the current changes from the west
side to the east side. This condition serves
as mixer Of Bassett's creek into the main
stream. Owing to the dam, to booms and
other local conditions, 1 think the surface
current varies in this locality at different
times. This opinion is based on observations
Of floating material at different times.
The Minneapolis journal., 1901-09-28
TO GET INDUSTRIES
Commercial Club Going After Fac
tories and Mercantile Houses.
NO BONUS CONCERNS NEED APPLY
Genuine Advantages of minneapolis
the Only Inducements to
BE Emphasized.

For the first time in years, systematic
effort will now be made toward adding
materially to the manufacturing and
wholesale intereses of Minneapolis. Plans
of the public affairs committee Of the Com
mercial club which have been in prepara-
tion for several months will be developed
within a few weeks. Since the organiza-
tion of the public affairs committee, the
subcommittee on mercantile and manu-
featuring enterprises has been hard at
work The ground has been gone over
thoroughly. From this preliminary work,
definite plans for the year are being
formed.
The committee has received numerous
propositions from concerns wanting bo-
nus before coming here. These have been
turned down. The extraordinary advant:
ages which Minneapolis offers as man
ufacturing and distributing point are con-
sidered inducement enough. 1t is the in
tention to seek out some of the best en-
terprises and lay the advantages of this
city before them in forceful way. This
kind of work has already resulted in three
f1rst-class furniture manufacturing con-
Germs taking Minneapolis into serious con-
sideration as new location for their bus
mess.
An effort will be made to list those who
have money to invest in manufacturing
and wholesale enterprises. The amount
of ready money seeking investment in
Minneapolis has greatly increased in five
years. 1t is believed that systematic ef-
fort can furnish safe avenues for the en-
ployment of this money and at the same
time add largely to the Industrial inter
ests of Minneapolis.
The immense trade which Minneapolis
wholesale houses are having this year has
brought more forcibly than ever to the at
tention of the business interests the fact
that Minneapolis needs to increase the
number of lines jobbed here, as we'll as
to enlarge the facilities in others. 1t is
believed that local capital can be inter-
ested in wholesale houses in two lines
badly needed in this market and the ef-
fort is to be made.
The Minneapolis journal., 1901-09-28
COUNTY'S LIST CUT
County Commissioners Apply the
Knife to Expense Estimates.
FIGURE OTHER INCOME LARGER
The Board of Tax Levy Unable to
Get the Rate ms Low
as Hoped.

Three mills will be the tax levy for
county purposes If the estimate of expenses
approved by the county commissioners at
their meeting yesterday is accepted by
the board of tax levy. They reduced their
July estimate Of necessary expenses for
1902 from $454.00O and increased the prob
able revenues from fees and other sources
to $93,OO Deducting this sum from the
estimate of expense leaves 1899, 900 to be
raised by direct taxation. A tax rate Of
mills will just cover this sum.
Figures prepared by the Commercial
Clubs committee on taxation were pre-
sented to the commission by R. D. Cone.
They indicated that the county could be
run for about $412,000; that the income
from other sources than taxation should
be $101,000, and that the board Of tax
levy would thus have to provide for only
$31O, 900, which could be done with rate
of 2.75 mills. Many of the arguments and
figures in the report were warmly chal-
lenged, but the commissioners neverthe-
less managed to cut off about $22, 900 by
as they expressed it-leaving out neces-
sary improvements. By deferring the
work Of cutting down the "big hill'' on
the Superior boulevard, the sum of $4,000
is cut off on the roads and bridge fund.
Only $500 was taken off the poor farm
estimate, though Mr. Cone was convinced
that this was too little. The sum of 81, 900
went off lake improvements and $500
off the item of $1,000 for Improvements in
the record vaults. Something went off
on every fund over which the board could
exercise control until $4,000 was cut off.
1t was then found that $4,000 could be
expected from revenues other than taxes.
County Auditor Scott supplied the esti-
mates, remarking that 1t was high and
there might be many contingencies to
arise which would reduce the income very
materially. 1t was accepted, however,
and the board thereupon decided to ask
that $4,000 be provided for by taxation.
The Minneapolis journal., 1901-09-28
IT'S STRONG DRINK
DR.. Corbett, BactariOlOgist Reports
on River Water Conditions.
AT WEST SIDE INTAKE
At and Above Plymouth Av. Water
Is Comparatively Free From
Harmful Bacteria.

DR.. J. Frank Corbett, bacteriologist of
the Minneapolis department of health, has
completed his Investigations of the char
acter OF the city's water taken at various
points in the river and made his report
to Health Commissioner Hall, who will
present it the city council tonight.
This investigation is the most exhaustive
ever made in the history of the city, and
its conclusions will undoubtedly carry
great weight with the council in determin-
ing its course in the matter of making an
appropriation fo~ TIE removal of one of
the Jumbo pumps to the north side sta
tion. The water supplies were taken at
seven different points in the river be-
tween the site of the northeast station and
the west side station, and were all taken
from six feet below the surface and in the
river current, and all under the same con-
ditions Of weather.
The Minneapolis journal., 1901-09-28
SUNDAY SCHOOL WORKERS
Holding Their Seventh Annual Meet.
ing at Hennepin M. e. Church.

Ing al hGnAGRA0 NAs As CnuTCns
Sunday school work was discussed to-day
at the seventh annual meeting of the Pri-
mary and intermediate Sunday School Insti-
tue, which was held in Hennepin Avenue NJ
E. church. Members were present from St.
Paul and Minneapolis and there was a good
attendance. Mrs. T. H. Randall presided over
the morning session, which was opened with
a Bible lesson on Importance of Prayer in
Primary Work." by Rev. r. p. Herrck Mrs
G. A. Hunt gave the report of the secretary
and Mrs. F. G. Holt OF the treasurer Mrs
Mary Foster Bryner. international field
worker of Chicago, gave an interesting ex-
PLANTATION of "Primary Supplemental Work. .
Mrs M. A. Waite Of st. Paul spoke Of the
primary visitor and Mrs. d. W. Lansing OF
Primary Work from Mothers Standpoint -
1t was decided to hold the next meeting in the
Dayton Avenue Presbyterian church. St. Paul.
The present officers were reelected. They are
Mrs. ]. H. Randall, St. Paul, president; Mrs.
L. J. Lee, st. Paul. Mrs. J. E. Hobart, Min
neapolis, vice presidents; Mrs. G. A. Hunt.
st. Paul, secretary; Mrs. J. @. Holt. Minne-
apolis, treasurer.
The afternoon meeting was directed by Mrs.
L. ]. Lee, Rev. w. B. Riley presented a
Bible lesson and a class program was given
under the direction Of Mrs. Bryner. Those
who took part in the exercises were Mines
Lee, L. M. Quimby, Hawthorn, George An
derson, J. M. Totten and Miss Beatrice Long
fellow. Mrs. Isaac w. Joyce gave a talk on
1.-The Importance Of Missionary Work and
How to Present Missions to Young Chill
dren." Dr. Mary Tower spoke on temper
ance
A basket luncheon will be served MT q
o'clock and the table talk will be on "Our
Greatest Difficulty" This evening Mrs. Rrv-
per and Rev George r. Merrill will speak.
Meetings will be held tomorrow morning aud
afternoon.
The Minneapolis journal., 1901-09-28
AT FULL CAPACITY
One of the American Lfnseed Mills
Resumes Operations.

The American Lnseed OH company put ats
Western" mill into operation to-day to full
capacity, 1t is understood the company will
start the other two mills here when the fax
movement increases sufficiently to permit of
free supplies of seed. How soon the other
two will start will depend upon this factor
and uopn the course of the oil market, but it
is believed It is the intention Of the com
pany to operate the Minneapolis capacity in
full, commencing shortly.
The renewal Of operations will be q benefit
to the city in many ways. One year ago this
month the company became involved in the
financial difficulties which led to a general
shake-up in the controlling element, and in
cidentally to the closing of several OF the
company's best mills, including the three at
Minneapolis. About six months ago the com
pany raised $4,000, 900 through Blair Co. Of
New York, ard since that time has been ready
to resume operations, but the remarkably
high prices for fax have been practically
prohibitiYe UP to the present time.
The Minneapolis journal., 1901-09-28

This result is still two mills too high at
least, it Is generally regarded by the
members of the board. but they are quite
at loss to know where they can scale
down enough to reach that goal.
The above estimate allows the school
board but $55,OOO for new buildings this
coming year, which will build two eight
room annexes, where the conditions call
for three times that amount of additional
room.
Some of the board see no other way but
cut the school estimate still another
$25, 200. President Quinby Of the school
board declares, however, that this will
never do.
Mayor Ames was granted some consid-
Grafton yesterday in the way of a new east
side police station and $4,000 for improve
ments to the central station. But it looks
now as though both items would have to
be dropped. 1t is probable, too, that some
of the items included under the head of
1ncidentals in the police department esti-
mate will either be stricken out entirely
or scaled down materially. The appro-
priation for new addition to the city
hospital was thrown out wholly. The
board will undoubtedly allow enough to
complete the contagious ward and improve
the hospital heating plant, however.
Heavy City Estimates.
The board heard Mayor Ames and SUI
perintendent of Poor Johnson regarding
the needs of the various departments un-
der the board of corrections and charities
There were several items that showed a
suspiciously large increase over former
years. Neither the mayor nor the SUI
perintendent could give the hoard the
light they wanted and the matter went
over until to-day. The salary list budget
at the city hospital is almost double that
of previous years and the workhouse esti-
mate is way beyond reason, judged by
the estimates of former years. The may
or's emergency fund will undoubtedly be
knocked out entirely. If the board does
not do it the council pruning committee
will. There is a disposition with the board
to humor the doctor In this regard, trust
ing to the council to WELD the knife.
Mayor Ames yesterday made an official
statement of the amount of the loss to the
city's revenues through his new policy
toward the social evil. He said the
municipal court revenues would show a
falling off Of about $22,500 on this ac-
count. He then turned in and stoutly de-
Tended his course in this regard, alleging
that it was q positive necessity as a
preventive Of hold ups. knockouts and
other types of crime prevalent in the ten
derloin district.
The Minneapolis journal., 1901-09-28
TO ABOLISH THE BOARD
A Permanent Tax Commission PrO-
posed in It's Stead.

w. J. Hahn and H. W. Childs, OF the
state tax commission, met yesterday with
the state board Of equalization and dis
cussed some proposed changes In the sys-
tenn.
The tax commission proposes the aboli-
tion Of the board OF equalization, substi-
tuting for 1t a permanent tax commission
OF only three members appointed by the
governor. Each county would have a
supervising assessor to work in conjunc-
tion with the state authorities, seeing
that returns were made from assessment
districts in accordance with the rules.
AS further safeguard, they would create
board of appeals, consisting Of the gov
ernor, auditor and attorney general
The board OF equalization approved the
idea. 1t is an acknowledged fact that
the present body is too unwieldy for ef-
fective work, and has powers too limited
in their scope.
The board yesterday afternoon raised
the assessment OF the North American
Telegraph company from $4,000 to
The Minneapolis journal., 1901-09-28
WILL PAY ITS TAXES
Street Railway Company Accepts
This Years Assessment.
LAST YEARS CONTEST
Move to Raise MINNEAPOLIS Gas Light
ComDany's Assessment Is
Opposed.

Almost $4,000. .OOO.--to be exact, $4,75O, 900
lis the total valuation OF the various
street railway properties operated by the
Twin City Rapid Transit company in Hen
nepin. Ramsey and Washington counties.
A republican state board of equalization
to-day raised the assessment $15O,000
above that of the democratic board of last
year, which was regarded as radical. To
do this, the Hennepin and Washington
county assessments were left untouched,
but the Ramsey assessment was raised
$1S1, 1926 over the valuation fixed by the
county board.
The raise was recommended by the COM
mittees on franchise and corporations,
which held an extended session last even
ing with M. D. Wilson, attorney for the
company. Another session was held this
morning in the governors Office, and the
committee then went into the meeting of
the board with its report. 1t was pre-
sented verbally by A. Y. Leick of Owa-
tona, the chairman. He read the follow
ing comparative table:
Comparison of Returns.
The Minneapolis journal., 1901-09-28
A DIVIDED CHURCH
ST. PauPs Cut Into Sections by the
House Movers.


The first section OF St. Paul's church was
started on its way to its new location this
morning. The church is being moved from
Hennepin avenue near Twelfth street to
Bryant and Franklin avenues, and in order
to make possible its passage through the
streets it was found necessary to divide the
structure into five sections. The building
is OF frame construction, and under the meth
DDS employed the task Of moving 1t presents
no serious obstacles. The route will be from
Hennepin to Thirteenth street. to Vine place
to Franklin avenue, to Bryant. This course
includes three rather heavy grades, but F.
p Pratt, who has the matter in charge, says
he expects little difficulty.
II cannot get enough experienced house
movers" said he this morning, Ito put all
five sections on the road at once, but we
will have two Of them moving at once and
l expect the church to be ready for oeeu-
pancy On It's new site In about two months
Wherever the building has been intersected
the walls have been braced the ceiling sup
ported and the opening boarded up. The Job
is a peculiar one, but presents no engineering
difficulties Of any consequence. We are fire.
quently compelled to cut OF porch or a bow
window from a house before moving 1t. but
I believe this Is the first time a Mime
apolis building was ever moved in ave
pieces"
The Minneapolis journal., 1901-09-28
DAHLQUlST's MONEY BELT
His Landlord and a Lodger Accused
of Riding 1t.

James York, proprietor Of the Union Hot el
on Nicollet avenue, and John Blegen, a
lodger. were arrested to-day charged with
grand larceny. 1t is alleged that these men
Stole checks and money to the amount Of $500
from P. Dahlquist, who engaged a room at
the hotel a few nights ago. Dahlquist had
two checks. one for $4OO and the other for
$50. and sgt in money. and this he sewed up
in belt for safe keeping. Yesterday NOR
ming he forgot to buckle his belt about him,
and when he returned in the evening he
found it missing. He reported his loss to the
police, and this morning a search warrant
was procured and the premises searched. The
belt was found hidden under a mattress of a
bed in another part of the hotel, which had
been occupied by Blegen. The checks had
been left, but the money was missing Both
men protest that they know nothing about
DahlQuist's money.
The Minneapolis journal., 1901-09-28
OWNS REAL ESTATE HERE
Illness of VIM. Deering, Chicago
Capitalist, Causes Concern.

Illness of VIM. Deering, Chicago
Capitalist, Causes Concern.
= William Deering, the Chicago capitalist,
who is reported as being seriously i'll, is a
large owner of real estate in Minneapolis.
Among his important pieces of property may
be mentioned the southeast corner of Second
avenue S and Fourth street, 132x157, also the
corner of Second avenue and Sixth street
adjoining the Northwestern Miller which is
62kx11c. Mr.. Deering formerly owned the
property at 705-707 Nicollet avenue, but two
years ago he presented it to the Wesley hos
pital of Chicago. He also owns numerous
pieces of real estate scattered over the city
Mr.. behring's illness causes serious concern
here, as it has been his intention to improve
the corners at Second avenue and Fourth
and Sixth streets with magnificent buildings
a fatal termination of his illness would prove
fata1 to this plan and would doubtless delay
these needed improvements for many years.
The Minneapolis journal., 1901-09-28
GRIEF FOR CORPORATIONS
Three Hundred of Them I'm Texaa to
BE Prosecuted.

Fort Worth, Texas, Sept. 2S.-Three hun
dred corporations are in trouble for failing
to answer questions from the attorney gen.
erals office relative TO their standing under
the Teas antitrust laws. County attorneys
have been instructed by the attorney general
to proceed against delinquents, the penalty
being $50 to 81, 900 fine and Imprisonment in
the penitentiary from one to ten years. Twen-
The Minneapolis journal., 1901-09-28
A Trio of nixorea Cases.

In the divorce court this morning w. D.
Fisher, who charges his wife with desertion.
stated that she had left him because he
would not buy $40O set Of parlor furniture
upon which she had her heart. Mrs Fisher
was not present to answer the charge. F. M
Sanborn was rather diff1dent about telling
why his wife had left him. but he said there
was no question about the fact. Dora b
Wallace was equally ceMain that sha had
been abandoned by Frank NJ. Wallace.
The Minneapolis journal., 1901-09-28
FIRST ROUND COMPLETED
Results Hardly What the Tax Levy
Board Hoped.

After hacking here and there on the city
and county estimates for three days the
board of tax levy yesterday put their
efforts into form and figured the results.
They found they had got down to the 1888
mill mark, exclusive of the ward levies,
which will average two mills. The to-
tai was still above 80 mills. however.
The gentlemen of the board drew long
and combined sigh of disappointment and
then adjourned to meet this afternoon
and go over the list again.
The provisional results obtained yester-
day, with the levies of former years, are
as follows.
The Minneapolis journal., 1901-09-28
10000 ACRES
Btate Auditor Will Sell New Land.
Next Month.

Next Month.
State Auditor Dunn will sell about co.
900 acres Of state land next month. Most
OF it has never before been offered.
The dates and places of the sale are as
kollows:
Wadena, Wadena county, Oct T. $3.50 p. m.
Meorhead Clay county, Oct 10, a. m.
Fergus Falls, Otter Tail county, Oct II,
10:S0 a. N.
Roseau, Roseau county, Oct. II, 10 a. m.
Ada, Norman county, Oct. IA. a. m.
CrookEton. Polk county, Oct 15, 10 a. m.
Warren. Marshall county, Oct. 16, IL a. m.
Hallock. Kittson county, Oct. IT. p. m.
Red Lake Falls, Red Lake county, Oct 1S.
3 p m.
Little Fails. Morrison county, Oct. q. 2
p. N.
Foley. Benton county, Oct 2S, 4p. m.
The largest sales will be in Roseau,
Otter Tail. Norman, Polk, Marshall, Kilt
son and Red Lake counties Most of the
land Is unsold school land.