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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-05-27
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Franklin camp, No. 2254, N. w. A., will
meet tomorrow evening. Abb Lands and H.
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Rate Readjustment,"
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plymouth Corner Sixth ard Nicollet.
H. Magnus. an employee OF H. Kelly 8. Co.,
sustained compound fracture Of his leg
last night. He was driving homo from work
when one of his hCrseS kicked HIM In the
knee, He was taken to the ST. Barnabas
hospital.
Jasper Johnson pleaded guilty to the charge
OF breaking plate glass san In front OIL
near Second avenue last night. He ex-
planned that he was under the influence c.
liquor at the time Judge Dickinson fined him
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tan Music con pany, will preside at the Sal
walton Army sociai meeting in the Plymouth
Congregational church ton. sht. Mrs: Colonei
MareetIs will deliver an address on the social
work of the army. DR.. Hallock and &. NJ.
Stocking of the Union city mlssicn will also
speak.
S. Williams, colored man. auarreled
with his sweetheart, Belle Carlyle, also col
ored, in her apartments els Washington ave-
nue. S, last night. and gave her severe peat
ing. He was arrested by Ohcer Erckscn
ana charged with carrying coucedleu "eaP-
ons, He pleaded not guilty and will be tried
tomorrow. -..
The Minnesota brigade. Knights of Pythias,
OF Minneapolis, has accepted the lnvitataon OF
the St. Paul G. \. r. memorial committee to
participate in the Memorial Lay parade in
that city. The Pvthians will comprise the
third division in the parade. The Minneapolis
companies will assemble at Hennepn avenue
and Sixth street at 1915 p. M, May 80.
William Ross pleaded guilty in police court
this morning to The charge OF petit larceny.
He stole two satchels belonging respectively
to H. HUFFMAN and A. G. Potter of st. Lou S
from the Milwaukee depot, and was caught
by Detective John Dougherty Of the railroad
service just as he was IN the act OF cnang .ng
his own clothing for that taken from the
satchels. He was given sixty days IN the
workhouse.
At the open air concert to be given al
Adams Grove this evening under the direction
OF the West End Improvement; association, in
addition to the music as announced yesterday
there will be music b. chorus OF 100 chill
dren from the Harrison school. The West
End band will play and Miss kauaya and
Mrs. Slough will sing. The speakers will be
W. R. Dobbyn. Charles H. HUM, Jr., and
Colonel Adams. -. ...@ ...r (
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-05-27

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gan's community Of interest which is put
ting the anthracite coal roads and the
coal properties with their 400 mines on a
paying basis. AS result of this and the
increased demand the anthracite coal re-
gon which was purchased Of the In
dams 200 years ago for $500 has seen an
in mense increase in property values that
now totals a fabulous sum.
The best Organized Monopoly.
The anthracite coal industry represents
as near an approach to complete monop-
oily as there is in Americas big indus
tries. This has been the fear of the
consumer since the canals were first con-
structed in order to cheaper the cost OF
Transportation to the seaboard. The
states of Pennsylvania and New York
years ago vainly endeavored to stop con-
solidation by taking action against the
canal companies but the conditions i'm
pelling consolidation were irresistible.
The consumer has been taught to prefer
anthracite coal. He will have it unless
the price is exorbitant in which case ne
would 20 back to bituminous. But with
ing certain limits the anthracite syndicate
has a "cinch" New York, New Jersey
and Pennsylvania consume 65 per cent OF
tne anthracite coal mined. 1t will be n
that territory where the consumer Kick
will be the mostr~vfgorous whenever
the syndicate crosses the boundary line
between reasonable and exorbitant prices
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-05-27
CROPS GROWING RAPIDLY.
Bulletin of Weather Bureau on CHI
r. mate and Crops.

- mate and Crops.
The midday temperatures were high all the
week till the 24th.sG There were rains some
where in the state daily except the 22d; these
were nearly all of thunderstorm character,
and not very heavy except in comparatively
small areas. where there were heavy rains,
high winds and in places considerable hail
There was such a storm on the 18th In north
ern central portions: another on the goth in
Douglas, Pope and Swift counties. with one
death caused by the falling of "a house. and
the blowing down of windmills. buildings,
etc. and on the 21st there was an unusually
severe storm in the extreme southeast. with
very heavy rains lasting from six to eight
hours, which filled streams and small rivers
with rushing torrents, and these carried away
bridges and washed out rail and wagon roads,
with serious delay to traffic: rolling fields
were badly quilted, with much injury to
growing grains and recently planted corn
and potatoes, and low lands were flooded !:
thousands of dollars worth Of glass was
broken by very large hailstones. The fire.
quent showers in the Red river valley early
4 in tho week delayed the drying of the soil,
and seeding, hut in the middle and latter
parts of the week there was less rain. and
, considerable wheat sown after the ed,
but the low lands continue very wet. It is
said that all the wheat that 1t IS safe to sow
this season has been put in, and that all the
Sunseeded land dry enough before June 15 will
be seeded to barley and flax. The wheat that
is seeded is growing finely. In all of the rest
: of the state, wheat: oats and barley are grow
ing rapidly and they seem strong and heal
thy Corn and potato planting and fax seed
Ing are we'll advanced, eXcent on the heavy
soils and in low places. and the earliest are
coming I'D well. Grass in pastures and hay
fields ds growing rapidly, and good hay crop
Il anticipated. ~
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-05-27
The GREAT COAL MONOPOLY
It Is the Best Organized Industrial Combination in the
Country Price Competition Wholly Eliminated.

ton of the Northwestern Retail Coal
Dealers association. The retail dealer Is
standing guard over these shipments and
insists that the consumer shall not buy
diretE. Previous to 1900 1T was possible
for the consumer to contract for his sea
son s supply of anthracite in the fall and
be protected against raise in price. Now
he buys anthracite at $7.75,<as low point
in April, and the price advances 10 cents
per month through the summer until Sep
TENDER. @
This plan of coaxing the consumer to
buy coal in the spring and summer, in
order TO keep the mines busy, has not
worked as successfully as anticipated
Early last year the soft coal situation
was demoralized. Dealers were slashing
prices IN desperate attempt to hold
their trade. The Pittsburg Coal COMPANY
has successfully braeed the price situa
ton and to-day prices are on postage
stamp basis.
The experience of fifty years has dem
onstrated to the mine operator that in or
oerrto make money, prices must: he regu-
lated and maintained, The present IRON
clad community of interest is a result of
this experience. The capacity Of the
mines has ALWAYS, been greater than the
market demand at reasonable rates. Free
competition has been disastrous to the
mine owners. This is shown in the his
Tory or the Reading railroad which has
been in receivers hands four times in
twenty wears, each date bearing close
connection to periods of free competition
IN coal. 1t is acknowledged that profits
are good when the roads are able to
maintain prices. With the growing de-
nand and the increased difficulty in min
ing coal, as. the miner is forced into
deeper, smaller and less productive veins,
the time is approaching when the total
production of the collieries will not ,ex-
&C ed the demand and when regulation, of
production will not be necessary.
Transportation the Key.
Transportation has always been the key
to the anthra cite industry from the period
of wagons and bad roads to the modern
facilities. Earnings of the railroads in
the anthracite region have always been
largely dependent upon anthracite. When
the Reading road bought coal lands in the
seventies to- insure future earnings, other
roads were forced to follow. For fifty
years mile operators have been endeav-
oring to form permanent community OF
interest. Numerous agreements as tc
production and price have been made and
broken and the industry has been con
tinually alternating. between profit and
loss. But the railroads have gone or
buying properties and fifty years Of un-
certain conditions finally ended in Nor
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-05-27

There is clear weather in the northwest this
morning and cloudy weather in the New Eng
land and middle Atlantic states. lin Texas,
Oklahoma and Kansas. and there has been
rain during the past rwenty-four hours in.
the Atlantic states and from the lower Missis-s
,sippi valley northwestwarda into Colora do ands
.northern New Mexico: Santa. Fe reports 4. 81
inches OF rain. 1t is decidedly cooler than It
was yesterday in the middle Mississippi valley
and thence eastward, with frosts reported in
northern Michigan, at Milwaukee. Huron and
Aberdeen, IS. D.: at points in central Mime
sofa this morning temperatures were low
enough for light frosts 1t is warmer in north
ern Minnesota and Manitoba and thence west
ward The pressure Is high in the Red river
valley and low pressure area is developing
In the extreme northwest. - - '.-. "
II S Outram Section Director.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-05-27
BOWERY BURLEsaUERS AT THE
r.. s. DEWEY

One of the distinctly good shows off, the
season ds at the Dewey theater this week.
The organization Is known as the Bowery
Burlesquers. tat it, is better than it's name.
But one burlesque is present ed,@the sprosram
opening with an solio inStwh4ch the Feature Is
sketch entitled st A SFriaIssin Vaudeville
written b. Mark Bennstt -and presented by
Winnie Henshaw and Georgia Francinyaf This
sketch has been constructed along original
lines and is genuinely funny - The seems is
laid in a theatrical dressing room eepupaed,
by a .'sister team. The girls
come ,in make UP and don their stage attire,
carrying on running fire Of conversation
meanwhile that amuses the audience hugely.
Credit is due somebody-either the players
or the manareuent-for the fact that the
change of costume is accomplished without
any attempt being made to satisfy prurient
curiosity. =. ..-s.
Another excellent turn is contributed by
Willie and Josie Barrows, who present a dan
cling specialt-r. The feminine member of the
team dances on her Toes, while the man does
a Jig Then they both do buck wing
dance that wins for them several encores
The Nacirena duo contortionists and aero
batic dancers. are very good IN their line
and the Taylor trio amuse with a skit entitled
1.-The Return of the Minstrel. Gilbert and
Goldie complete the olio with a dialogue in
which the material is not as new as it
should Re. $3.50: =.
The. burlescue is in three scenes. It was
written ty Loney Haskell and staged by
Andy Lewis, whose "dope fiend" act, during
which he related his experiences with the
queen of Bavaria. made him popular with
Dewey audiences. Both men deserve credit
for their work "a number of new songs are
introduced, among them PLEASE Go Way
and Let Ne sleea."t and "Poly Pry," both
of which make hits. Anna Held 8 old song,
Wont You Come and Play with Me- is well
sung by Miss Lizzie Freligh, and Miss ,Vir-
ginia Ware sings the ''Erminie' lullaby in
good voice. The costumes are the best seen
at the Dewey in some time, the comedians are
funny, and the ensemble numbers are tune
fully sung by a chorus of pretty girls. Alto
gether the Bowery Burlescuers are we'll
worthy OF patronage.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-05-27
THE WEATHER
The Predictions.

Minnesota-Fair tonight and probably
Wednesday: warmer in northwest portion to-
night; variable winds. Wisconsin-Fair to-
night and Wednesday,; possibly light frost
TO- night: warmer Wednesday; northerly
winds. becoming variable Upper Michigan
Fair to- night and Wednesday; frost tonight;
warmer Wednesda, anC in west portion to-
night; variable Winds IC'wa-Fair tonight,
with warmer in west portion; Wednesday,
partly cloudy, with possibly showers in west
portion; variable winds, North Dakota-Fair
tonight; probably showers Wednesday;
southeast winds. South Dakota-Partly cloudy
and warmer tonight. with showers in south
west portion; Wednesday,, showers; variable
winds. Montana-Partly cloudy tonight and
Wednesday, with possibly showers; variable
winds. ..'
For Minneapolis aud Vicinit---Fair and
Earnaer OIL ieht and Wesnesda- : =. :
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-05-27


The rate OF transportation governs the
price OF anthracite in various sections of
the country. The syndicate organized in
1900 by J. P. Morgan, which is really an
iron clad community Of interest arrange
ment, is composed Of the Reading, Lehigh
Valley, Erie and Central of New Jersey
roads, controlling 80 per cent of the con-
tents of the. coal fields. The Delaware,
Lackawanna & Western, the Pennsyl-
Ontario & Western, New York, >Susaue-
hanna & schuylkill roads own about II
per cent and the remainder is divided
among the independent operators who are
absolutely dependent upon the roads for
transportation. ri ssasz .5i>>sss;e f:a{a
The Basis Of Production.
Production lis regulated successfully
The mining capacity Of the various roads
is used as basis. Each road is allotted
a percentage of the total production
governed by the relation of Its capacity
to the total capacity of the anthracite re-
gion The Independent mine owners are
kept in check by the car supply. 1t is
said that the results of the community
concerned that there is no disposition to
avoid the conditions laid down. Ship
1nents from the anthracite mines last
year aggregated 53.0O0,000 tons. Produc-
ton amounted to 100000 tons more. OF
this amount the allotment in production
to the Reading road was 81 per cent; Lee
high Valley, 1916 per cent; Central OF
New Jersey, 11.75 per cent; LackaWanna,
IS; Erie, g.. The remainder was divided
among the other three roads and the IN
dependent miners.
The northwest uses not to exceed per
cent of the total coal production. It was
this small percerl age which caused, an
anthracite coal man to remark that II the
mort Invest should Quit ueing coal entirely
1T is possible that the coal barons might,
forget it. MosE Of the anthracite coal des-
tined for the northwest is shipped
through Buffalo. All the principal lake
ports have coal docks from which the
northwestern trade is supplied. Three an
thracite mining concerns are represented
in the northwes,t by their own agencies.
Other coal distributing agencies handle
anthracite on consignment. It belongs to
the mine owner until it is sold to the re-
taller or consumer, and must be sold on
the price conditions named by the mine
owner. For territory north and west OF
Minneapolis the price at the head of the
lakes is the basis. To this is added the
freight to each community. It is perfectly
easy under this arrangement to keep the
retailer in line and the retailer generally
is perfectly willing to maintain the price
as his profit Is sure. Under former con-
ditions, coal was frequently sold at q
loss.
The Northwestern Situation.
s IN the northwest conditions have been
gradually tightening around the distribu-
tfon of coal for two years. Within short
time ago 1t was possible for large consum-
ers at many points to buy coal direct of
| the dock companies, without paying the
m III "a
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-05-27
Purity and Age

must be combined In beer, in order that
it may. be wholesome. If the name OF
the Anheuser-Busch Brewing Assn, st.
Louis, Mo-, appears on the labels OF the
beer. with which you are served, you are
absolutely sure of purity and proper aging.
Budweiser, Michelob, Black & Tan, Pale
Lager, Faust, Anheuser STANDARD, Export
Pale and Exquisite are the ,brews. Orders
promptly filled by A. D. Gianinni, Mgr.
.Anheuser Busch Branch. Minneapolis.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-05-27
NO EXTRA HOLIDAY
Chamber Of Commerce Will Hold a
Session Saturday.

Session Saturday.
: The Chamber of Commerce will probably
not adjourn over the Saturday following
Memorial Day. This will be a disappoint-
rnent to the army Of clerks and other en-
ployes who had been counting on double
holiday In New York the Stock Exchange,
Cotton, Coffee and Produce Exchanges will
adjourn from Thursday evening until Mon
day. St. Louis, Kansas City and other in
terror markets will follow, as will also the
Chicago Stock Exchange. But the Chicago
Board of Trade and Minneapolis Chamber Of
Commerce will not adjourn. Being the last
day. Of the mont it Is the final delivery day
for wheat due on the May option, and the
directors fear complications might follow an
adjournment, 80 ytjy,F35
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-05-27
MISSION BOAT COMING
The Mesiddo PiIoted by Captain j


T. Nichols. # =
The boat Megiddo, the mission Of whose
crew is to bring the gospel to people living
along the Mississippi, will probably arrive in
Minneapolis early next month. While re-
vvals will be held on the boat in the course
of it's stay here, the primary object Is to
bring home Captain L. T. Nichols, the pilot,
whose permanent residence is here. The
ships complement Is twenty-three families.
or ninety three persons. On the way up the
river the boat will make two-weeks' stay
at Fort Madison, and will stop at Clinton,
Iowa: La Crosse and Wlnona, where revival
services will be held. The members Of the
crew also belong to- the sect known as the
Christian Brethren II tsa mission lis to trayeEse
the, rNsr from it's mouth to the. head of nagi-
cation to prepare people for the end of the
world, which those In the faith firmly be-
Heve to be almost at hand. They believe
there is no hell, and that only good people
will enter the kingdom Of heaven. Eternal
death and the grave are supposed to be the
portion Of the unbelieving. The only road
to salvation, they insist, is the strict OBJ
servance Of the ten commandments. '
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-05-27

Hamnl's Velvet the new extra pale
bottle beer, tastes as rood as 1t looks.
Try case.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-05-27
Evolution Of the Sleeping: Car

: In 1856 the first sleeping car was pro-
duced by Theo: T. Woodruff. It consisted
OF sirn,ly fiat tor coach provided with
mattresses and blankets.
II 1868 Webster Wagner produced an
improvement on Weodruff's car, with
larger berths and raised roof, giving bet
ter ventilation.
In 1854 George NJ Pullman built his
first sleeping car, the Pioneer" compris-
ing many new features and ct that time
considered a workable palace"
Constant improvements and additions
have been made to sleeping and parlor
cars, day coaches and general railway
equipment since 1864 suntil in 1898. the
G., M. q st. P. ny. produced the now cele-
brated Pioneer Limited trains (twoJ at
cost OF $275, 900. They run daily between
St. Paul, Minneapolis, Milwaukee and
Chicago, and are to-d day the lannon's trains
of tie world. The berths in the private
compartment sleeping cars and sixteen
section sleepers are longer, higher and
wider than those in any other cars ever
built.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-05-27
Community Versus Competition.

Community Of interest as a means of
eliminating competition has been brought
down to fine point in the coal industry.
The hosts of smaller mine. owners have
been bought out or disappeared through
other causes and comparatively few big
corporations are in control of the east
ern mines. Nature seems to have provided
for an absolute monopoly in anthracite
coal, the superior fuel which is found only
in portions of eight small counties in
northeastern Pennsylvania No other sec
tion Of the cont inent so far as is now
known can supply this grade of coal.
fGradually almost the entire contents Of
the anthracite coal fields have. been ac-
quired by ten railroads serving; that re-
gion: = #Hi
Not over per cent of the anthracite
area: is owned by concerns not directly or
Indirectly controlled by the railroads.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-05-27

!: Under these conditions a per- !:
feet working community of in !:
terest is possible and the prices,
of anthracite, are not only fixed !:
and maintained by these roads !:
but production is regulated as !:
well. Supply is : regulated to de- !:
!: mand and profits are assured. The !:
/: scale of prices is fixed by the price !:
:. list committee of the mine owning :
roads based on the price at the
!: mine. 10y .....~
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-05-27

Competition still exists In the north
western coal trade; But. it does not ex-
tend to prices. There are ten big con-
Germs seeking business. They endeavor to
hold their trade by making their service
as perfect as. possible, but all OF them
years of agreements made only TO be
broken, producing alternate profitable and
Improbable periods In the trade, coal
prices in the northwest are on an iron
clad basis, The. dealer is we'll pleased
with the system. The consumer has his
choice of dealers; but no chance to
,'dicker'So on the price, u
In the sale ofanthracite coal. the mine
owners have the situate on, sosWell in hand
that they can, regulate prices from the
mine to the consumer. IN the northwest
ern soft coal trade, the mine owners con-
troll enough Of The supply to keep the
price situation reasonably firm. In this
they are assisted by the desires OF most
dealers who are tired Of; price cutting.
The northwest takes almost all OF is soft
coal supply from The Pennsylvania, Ohio
and West Virginia mines The coal is SUI
perior in quality and consumers prefer 1t
at a price far above Illinois coal, it's prfn-
eipal competitor. The relation OF tine
great. lakes to the northwestern tramc
makes the coal mines of Pennsylvania,
Ohio and West Virginia the natural
source of supply for this region. The
Pittsburg Coal company and the Fairmont
Coal company control most q me sot -
coal mines in that section. There IS
strong community of interest if nothing
more between these two concerns
The Soft Coal Organizatio
The northwestern soft coal situation Is
under the close supervision Of 9: f.:
wales, a director of the Pittsburg Coal
rir fho frc
has maintained an Office in Chicago as
we'll as in Minneapolis.
In the soft coal price list, Youghio-
gheny and Hooking coal are considered the
standards on account OF their superior
quality. A differential is allowed coal
from other districts Illinois and Iowa
coal is used in southern Minnesota to
some extent, but its consumption Is small
in the northwest, EXCEPT during periods
when the supply of eastern coal runs
short. This was the case few months
ago when large amount of Illinois coal
was brought into the northwest all rail.
The two big soft coal mining concerns
now working so closely together are In
| terested in dock compa MES doing purely
distributing business In the northwest, as
| we'll as in agencies which they directly
! control. The Fairmont- company controls
| the Northwestern Fuel company. The
PITTSBURGH company controls the Pioneer
| Fuel company, while both are underst God
! to be interested in other concerns repre-
scented here which own docks and whole
sale coal but own;no mines. Since the
larger portion of the soft. coal supply for
the northwest comes from the two big
mining companies, control Of the north
western situation Is comparatively sim
pie and the significance of the moves made
by the Pittsburg and Fairmont companies
year ago in acquiring control Of dis
tributing concerns sin the northwest is
| do Ioin