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The Conservative, 1901-08-01
RAILWAY-TIE INDUSTRY.

A writer in the "American Manu-
facturer" treats of the making of rail
road ties in the mountainous district of
southwestern Pennsylvania, Maryland,
Virginia and West Virginia, and refers
to certain changes which have taken
place in late years in methods of hand
ling timber and working it up into
products. This writer reports revived
activity in tie-making, which he ex-
plains as being partly due to increased
facilities for marketing ties by railroad
extensions into hitherto untouched
tracts of land in the Allegheny noun
tains. AS compared with methods in
vogue in years past, much larger use is
now made of the saw, and the timber is
much more economically utilized. In
stead of chopping the trees down, they
are now usually cut off with saw close
to the ground, saving much material
which was formerly left in the stump
and which went to chips, and leaving
one end of the log squarely cut, thereby
saving extra work in cutting off the
timber after it is made into tie. The
sawmill has also taken the place OF the
newer, and in some instances, where the
industry is being worked OH large scale,
tramways are being used to get the
The Conservative, 1901-08-01

timber out to the mills. These sawmills
save much valuable material which
formerly went to waste in the hewing,
and as the mill plant is not very ex-
tensive, usually consisting of boiler
and engine, each of ten to twenty-five
horse power, with only two saws, one
for longitudinal ripping and the other
for cross-grain cutting, a great deal more
money is being realized from the timber
than was formerly the case, nothwith-
standing that ties in some of these local
tiles are now cheaper than they were
years ago. Slabs cut off are worked
into wedges for use over mine props,
Stats and various other useful articles,
while the top part of the tree, too small
for making ties, is cut up into mine
props, pit ties, spags for locking wheels
of coal wagons, tool handles, etc.
Methods of getting ties to market have
also undergone considerable change,
the railroads now being used as the
means of transportation more largely
than was formerly the case, and the rat
ting or drifting of the ties less. One
reason for the change has been the very
large losses which have sometimes
occurred by the breaking Of booms built
to catch the ties, and another is that
freshets do not come with enough
regularity to suit the orders in the ice
market. The economical use of timber
in connection with the manufacture of
ties is a gratifying fact to reflect upon
and in line with the reform that is need
ed to effect conservation of the timber
resources of the country. Railway Age.
The Conservative, 1901-08-01
CUBA'S AGRICULTURAL RESOURCES.

The island of Cuba is gigantic farm
of %, 900, 900 acres Of marvelously fertile
soil. Thirteen million acres remain as
virgin forest. Her present population
is a little above one and half mil
lions.
Were Cuba as densely populated as
Massachusetts, her census would show
II 900, 900 inhabitants. An equal den
sity with that of England would give
her upward of 22,OO0,OOO. Her ability
to support population per square mile
equivalent to that of England, SO large
percentage of which is dependent upon
manufacturing interests, is somewhat
doubtful, from the fact that Cuba pre-
sents little or no possibility Of ever be-
coming a manufacturing center. In a
measure, the comparison with Mas
sachusetts is also faulty, for the same
reason. Yet, in the latter case, the
vastly greater fertility Of Cuban soil
would offset the manufacturing feature,
and there is little doubt that Cuba, along
the line of her particular agricultural
advantages, can provide comfortable
and reasonably profitable living for
population of 2O,OO0,OOO Of moderately
industrious citizens.-From "Cuba's In
dustrial Possibilities" by Albert G.
Robinson, in the American Monthly Re-
view of Reviews for August.
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in the province of Congress to determine
what duties shall be laid on trade to such
territory from foreign countries, and to
and from the United States.
1t is of course significant that in each
of these decisions the judges stood five
to four. Even though none of these
cases involve the important issue of the
collection Of duties in Porto Rico on
goods exported from the United States,
the general purport Of the decisions is
that it is for Congress to determine when
annexed territory becomes entitled to all
the privileges of the Constitution, and
it is for Congress to determine whether
the territories shall or shall not have the
same revenue system as the organized
states. Although Congress tries to rea-
son away the natural result of the decis-
ion, the principle undoubtedly includes
the right of Congress to put the District
of Columbia, forts, posts and light
houses, and public buildings, and Indian
reservations, and organized territories
under special regime of taxation, and
to impose duties on commerce from such
areas of territory to the states.
1t will be seen that of all the eleven
forms of territory within the United
States, by far the most perplexing are
the newly annexed territories, and that
they are perplexed because of the doubt
whether, by the character of the popula-
tions, their traditions, their local sys-
TENS, their religious organizations, they
are fitted to look forward to statehood.
Not only is the Union made up of va
riety of territorial units, not only has it
been so since 1857, but so far as we can
see into the future, that variety will con-
tinue.-Modern Culture for August.
The Conservative, 1901-08-01
SUBORDINATE TERRITORY AND THE
SUPREME COURT.
ALBERT BUSHNELL HART.

eve are in state of nature, sir"
said Patrick Henry at the beginning Of
the first continental congress-, "all
America is thrown into one mass"
Like many of the declarations Of that
famous orator, and imperfect reasoner,
this assertion has more sound than
solidity; for the colonists were then, and
for some years remained, divided from
top to bottom on the question Of the
revolution. Nevertheless the idea that
there is only one sort of territorial sys-
tenn within the dominion of the United
States of America is still deeply rooted;
it appears constantly in letters and po-
litical writings, and apparently finds
favor from an imposing minority Of the
supreme court.
1t is of course fair contention that
the welfare of mankind requires the
United States to observe a simple and
single territorial system. 1t would sim
plify our government and save lot of
printers ink, if we could settle down to
the fundamental idea that the constitu-
ton and the union knows only states
and inchoate states, that it has within
it no expectation of and no provision
for other communities, which are never
to become an integral part of the union
of states; that the constitution knows
no such thing as colonies or dependen-
cies or empire.
So far from such a comfortable and
comprehensive state of things, the con-
stitution adopted in 1857 distinctly con-
templated at least five kinds Of territory
within the national boundaries States,
territories, the District of Columbia,
forts, lighthouses, and public build
ings, Indian reservations. In practice,
seven other kinds of jurisdiction have
arisen under the constitution as en-
closed bays and parts of the great
lakes the decks of public and private
American ships on the high seas the
decks Of public vessels in foreign ports;
the residences of ambassadors in foreign
countries guano islands; territory oc-
cupied in war previous to a treaty OF
peace; and territory acquired by pur-
chase, or conquest, but not yet organized
by act of congress. Perhaps it may. be
worth while briefly to consider each of
these eleven different kinds of territory,
to see what light experience throws on
the present controversy over Porto Rico
and Philippine Islands.
These two important questions have
both been reviewed in the recent decis-
ions Of the Supreme Court which, with
\ variety of dissenting opinions, were
handed down May ~, 1901. The two
decisions taken together do not seem con-
Trajectory. They simply set forth (D
that when territory is annexed, it ceases
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-08-04

MT. PLEASANT MAN CAUGHT IN
THE FOUNTAINS.
Prisoner Says the Little Girls Story
Of the Assault is Untrue-Is Now
in County Jail.
lspecial correepondence.l


Mt. Pleasant. Aug S.-Ciff Draper
who was in the mountains east of town
all day yesterday, evading pursuit of the
officers who wanted him for having
criminaHy assaulted S-year-old Flossie
Stalker the previous evening. was cap
tured last night about $3.50 o'clock by
Marshal Knudsen and Sheriff Jensen.
Draper had Travelled all of Thursday
night ana had reached the tor of the
mountains but during the daV WAS afraid
TO move Men were in the hills all day,
and in the afternoon an organized posse
was sent up. as IL was rightfuliy Surmlse1
that Draper would move as soon as it
was dark. In following the general plan
OF pursuit the two officers went east UP
Pleasant Creek canyon and Just before
the summit was reached saw their man
in bold relief against the blue sky be-
yOnd. He was brought down, the crOWG
reaching this city at 2:30 this morning
Draper was arraigned this morning De
fore Justice MatsOn, who set the prellrn-
afternoon. and fixed the bail at SlOO4
This the prisoner was unable to procure
and he was taken TO the county JAN to-
day by Sheriff Jensen.
Draper denies point blank the com
mission of the crime He says that alter
he left the Stalker home on the night ia
question the little girl followed him down
the street to the lumber yard, coaxing
him for 10 cents He finally gave II to
her and went home He fled into the
mountains because ne was afraid Of the
wrath of the girls father, should he meet
him.
The girl is not injured. but there is lit
tie doubt but that the attempt was made
in the manner heretofore described, bu-
not successfully. As the facts of the
matter are brought to light the mater
is hardly as bad as al first supposed, and
the public feeling is much Calmer.
This city has had two floods durins
the week one last evening in Cedar
creek and the other the day before in
Pleasant creek Not a great deal o.
damage was done except in the canyons
above town, where the roads were
washed out
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-08-04
BRIGHTON ROAD DISPUTE.
County Commissioners Prepare to
Reopen Highway.

County Commissioners Horne, An
dersOn and Harker. accompanied by
County Clerk James, returned from
Brighton on Friday evening. No action
was taken at Brighton by the commits
sioners in regard to the obstructed
road, but they will adhere to their
original decision to have the road
opened and kept open. The road in
question has been used as a public
highway for thirty years at least. but
quite recently it was obstructed by
two gates, one put in by one of the
Brightons and the other by J. w
MOyle- These gates have been kept
locked, and while people were permit
ted to pass throughkthey were required
TO get keys from the people who
claimed to have the right to maintain
the gates. The road cuts diagonally
across the property, and the commits
SiOners will give the property owners
the privilege of opening d new road on
straight lines if they prefer that plan
to the keeping open OF the old road
The commissioners report that there
were no signs of belligerency between
Judge Powers and Mr.. MOyIe to be
found anywhere about Brighton. and
they have no doubt that the road mat
ter viii be adjusted III way that will
be satisfactory to all parties
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-08-04
KINDERGARTEN DAY IN COURT
SIXTEEN BOYS BEFORE THE
POLICE JUDGE.
Promised the Court That They Would
Obey the Curfew Ordinance Here
after and Were Released.

Yesterday might be termed kinder
garten day IL police court, as the Of
tenders consisted almost entirely of
urchins between the ages of II and IA
years. When the sixteen lads arrested
at the Salt Palace Friday night for vio-
lating the curfew ordinance lined NJ
before the bench of justice, the old
court room reSembled a district school
room on the occasion Of a Friday spell
ing match. The lads listened to the
readlng OF the complaint against Shem
and in trembling tones piped out the
answer Guilty"
I didn't know there was any curfew
ordinance" yentured one lad
1 Just went there with my sisters
and they went away and left me. and 1
was just swinging when them officers
got me- exclaimed another lad.
was Just watching d man knock
over the Niger babies for the cigars, -
declared third urChin. and 1 was Just
going home when the man told me the
sheriff wanted me, and 1 went to him "
We'll, II is a month until school
opens, and L think you boys viii be
able to do considera bic work for the
city before that time" suggested the
judge The cOuntenanCes of the lads
grew longer in an instant. and they
stood on one foot at a time until the
Judge promised to allow them to go this
time II they would promise to be at
home before 9 .. m. hereafter. There
was unanimous consent, and the youths
tumbled out of the ocurt in haste.
The names of the lads are William
COwan, Floyd Kountz. Guy Scott. Ar
thur Meyer, Lawrence Price, George
FernstrOm, MILFORD Swenson, Fred
Hop, Ralph Angel, Albert bruce, Earl
Smith, Walter Bartlett, Alex McGilI,
Newell Clayton, Bert Crowther and
Henry Huff.
Mrs. Emma McGfII and Mrs Smith
mothers of two of the boys. expressed
great Indignation over the whole affair.
They and their children. they say, were
obliged to remain in police court yes
terday afternoon while another case
was disposed of. and to listen to the
vile language and revolving details
brought out in the cases They were
quite certain that the morals of their
children would not be improved by such
proceedings.
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ner. W. Dunn, L. Mayo H. Cornforth,
Q. 2. Brooks, c. T. LItchheld, c. Peck.
g. Rivers, L Tregea, J. TyO, NJ. Wey,
L. Root G. Mcmahon, NJ. Rogers. L.
KimbaH, NJ Kelsall c. Miller, w. L
Snyder. T. Morgan. P Sheahan. n B.
White. NJ. Mcdowell, Z. Miller, r.
Munich. +. Leonard, Misses Jones, T.
NewcOmb l. Wey, Z. Anderson and
X. Marshal,
Those winning prizes were Miss Flora
NewCOClb and Mrs. J. T. NutteT.
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On Friday evening the MisOgynists'
club gave an entertainment in honor Of
Win Ball, Tom Jackson and VIII Nc
Cillivray. who left Saturday for a pro-
tracted stay in Weber canyon. After
story telling contest, in which Archie
Sheppard won first prize and Colley
Stayner second, Will McGillivray and
Rufus Johnson sang several Scotch
songs, jay Johnson detained a selec-
ton from Bill Nye, Harry Ball sang
Excuse Me" followed by Might've, in
which VIII Ball and Pat Crismon won
first ana second places.
q s @
Mrs. w. 7. Snyder leaves today for
a months trip among the mountain re
sorts in the vicinity of Park City.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-08-04
EDUCATIONAL CONVENTION
Place of Meeting to be Selected in
October

President W. J. Newman of the Salt
Lake board of education received a
letter yesterday that is good evidence
that this city is in the race for the
next convention of the National Edu-
cationaI association. The letter is from
Irwin Shepard, the secretary of the as
sOcia ton, in response to a joint letter
sent by President w J. Newman,
State superintendent Nelson and
President Kingsbury of the university
inviting the association to hold its con-
ventiOn in Salt Lake in 1902.
The letter from Mr.. Irwin acknOwl-
edges the receipt of the invitation, and
says. Il shall take pleasure in pre-
senting your invitation to the executive
committee at its meeting. to be held
early III October
The executive committee of the as
ISOLATION is made VI of Mr. Irwin. the
secretary; James NJ. Green, president
of Trenton, n. J.; Oscar T. Corson
first vice president, of Columbus, Ohio,
Lewis c. Greenlee. treasurer. of Den
yer, Colo; Albert T. Lane, chairman OF
trustees, of Chicago, Ill, and William
T. Harris. United States commissioner
Of education, of Washington, D. G II
is suggested that salt Lakers get in
touch with the members of this com
r1ittee over whom they think they
have influence.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-08-04
Changes in Signal Lights

General Manager Hutchinson of the
pennsylvania Railroad company has
under consideration the question of
changing the color system Of signal
lights by abOlishing the white and max
ing green the safety light. At present
green is the CauUiOEary signal. 1t is
proposed to make yellow the caution
any signal The reasons advanced for
me consideration of such a change are
mat practically all lights in use outside
Of those for railroad signals are white.
me lights have become so common
along railroad lines that e is said the
eenSer OF confusing a railroad signal
win other white lights has become
serious Upon the white light. which
indicates clear track. much depends.
some railroad men say more than any
oyher HgAt. II is only that light which
AeepS the train at high speed. as l. is
q Grains under high speed that acct
cents are most likely to occur. It is.
therefore, commended that all possibility
" ee+,usion of lights should be done
sEa' with. This change has already
Ssen made on some roads. notably The
g York, New Haven & Hartford
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-08-04
NO PROTEST IN AUERBACH CASE
MIR. LEVY DENoUNCEs A FAKE
STORY.
Representative of the German Heirs
Approves the Sale of the Store
Property.

William B. Levy, who is here as the
representative of the German heirs of
the Auerbach estate, was indignant
over the publication in a morning paper
Of statement that he is in Salt Lake
to protest against the sale of the Auer-
bach store, and TO cause other trouble
IN the distribution OF the estate The
statement is absurd said Mr.. Levy
last night. 1t is entirely without
foundation in fact. I refused TO see the
representative of the paper at all. and
yet ne writes an item in which he pur-
ports to give details of my business
over here. l have entered no protest
and do not expect to at any time. Such
thought has never entered my mind.
II IS true that I filed a petition asking
for a stay of proceedings in the sale OF
the store building. l did this, however,
merely for the purpose of enabling me
TO arrange my business for a trip TO
Sa4S Lake IL order to have all legal
proceedings Withdrawn.
i saw Sam H. Auerbach in New
York when I landed there. We are the
very best of friends, and nothing can
occur to disturb the pleasant relations
existing between US. Mr.. Auerbach be-
gan his suit for partition in order to
protect his interest in the store, as he
had perfect right to do, but I had
hoped that legal proceedings, even of a
be avoided.
Mr.. Auerbach felt that he must
know for the sake Of his business
whether he was to be the owner of the
store or not. It was hurting him to
have the matter in uncertainty.
think $S6,000 was a very good price for
the property. Even if it wasn't, il
would be all right, because none of the
heirs would be willing for an outsider
to take it.
4 have no earthly grievance against
Mr.. Auerbach or any other heir By
the terms of the viii the executors will
cease to manage the estate after Sept
I, and every heir VIII manage his or her
interest. II is ID manage the shares OF
the heirs in Germany, with Sam H
Auerbach, that I am here. I have been
very much annoyed over the differences
in the newspaper article that 1 am here
to fight my relatives,
Nothing oculd be further from my
thoughts. There will be no fight at all
as far as 1 am concerned, and every
thing hereafter will be settled without
the Intervention of a court. The
article puts me in a false light. and ]
am surprised that it was published
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where President Snow viii meet them
IN an informal reception At APO the
party viii go to Saltair and that even
ing an extra dance programme viii be
given at the pavilion in their honor
by ChristensenS' orchestra Friday
morning special trolley cars viii take
the visitors on a sightseeing triD
around the city and up to Fort Doug
las, and at 1890, If il can be arranged.
a trip VIII be taken to Lagoon to show
the COrncrackers what irrigation farm
Ing IN Utah is and what the beauties
of Bambergerville are at their best.
The committee on ARA ngements for
the occasion consists Of p. H Lannau.
NJ. A Williamson, D. P. Felt, E. A. LIT
tledeld and J. G. Hansen. The commit
tee on reception includes William lyle
heart, James Dunn, w. R Mcbride
and D. P. Felt. All Kentuckians resid-
lag IN Salt Lake are ex-Of1Cio mem bers
OF both committees, and are expected
to do their share in making the enter
talnment of their friends from home a
success Further announcements will
be made of plans for the occasion and
q complete programme viii be pub
llshed Wednesday morning in detail.
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TrainlOad of Kentucky Editors
Due This Week.

Tho Kentucky Press association is en-
route to Salt Lake in a train OF its own
and viii be here from Wednesday noon
until Friday afternoon Including the
ladies who accompany the members of
the association, the party numbers
something over 100, and a programme
OF entertainment has been arranged for
them by the newspaper men of the
city and state They viii be met at
Provo Wednesday morning by a COM
mittee of reception, who viii consult
them as to their wishes in the arrange
ments made. On their arrival they
viii go at once to the L otel and follow
ing luncheon will TAX swim at the
Sanltarium as guests of that institu-
ton. In the evening Manager AIulvev
VIII play host at the Salt Palace with
the Wilbur Kirwin company as the
star attraction.
Thursday morning the Utah Press
association viii meet the visitors at the
Kenyon At IL O'Clock Professor Nc
Clellan viii give them a special recital
at the tabernacle, with the aid of Pro
fessOr Goddard and Miss Arvilla Clark
as vocal SOIOists. From the recital the
association will go to the Bee Hive,
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Death of a Stranger.

T. McFerian. who claimed to hail
from Milan, Tenn. died at the Keogh-
McKenna hospital yesterday of septic
infection. Through neglect and I'M
cleanliness the man had been reduced
TO a most emaciated and shocking con
dition before entering the hospital, and
medical aid was unavailing. McFerian
VINO claimed that he was on his way "a
Montpelier, Ida. to do some horse trad
ing, came to the Valley House about
two weeks ago, and while there was
confined to his beds Dr.. z. 5 Wright
was called in and prescribed for the
patient. He called again Friday and
found the man feeling better, but du.-
ing the day his condition became such
that it was necessary to remove him
to the hospital. He died yesterday
morning