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one OF his own blood. He said he
knew the man as a faithful, competent
officer His spree was the result OF
prolonged exposure. and he was tempt
ed. like many another young man, Mr..
Mackay assured the president that II
he would not destroy the young offi-
GERS career he wound become respon-
sIbe for his future conduct. Mr..
Mackay added, ITO cashier a man
from the army for an occasional spree
would be TO bar out men like sheridan
and Others indiscreet some time IN
their lives.
President Mckinley said he would
do what he could, II possible he would
give the offender a chance to atone for
his misconduct. but the officer was
finally dismissed. Mr. Mackay was
greatly disappointed over the news To
a friend he said: II am going 10 see
that boy through. know all about
him, know the kind Of stuff he Is made
OF, and III see that he gets a chance
TO make a career. His wife and chill
dren shall never suffer. Didn't know
her father when she was but a chick
OF a child and he was a hardworking
man. honest and truey'
Mr.. Mackay was fond OF good acting
and the men famous on the stage. or
John Mccullough he had many remin-
iscences to tell. II helped him out OF
hole ~vhen he had come to the end or
his money and knew not where to
turn" he said. 1T is one Of the things
l look back TO with pleasure" a simi-
lar experience was related OF Law
renee Barrett. Mr.. xackay prided
himself upon aiding friends 30 quietly
that the world knew nothing OF II.
Hearing from western friend twv
or three years ago OF the sad plight OF
a Nevada family Mr.. Mackay said: x
knew Jim for years, He married the
daughter OF friend Of milne. ] can
~ her now Just - shs vas Whne .
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tribute materially to the wonderful
growth that is certain to take place
In the states named during the coming
decade. There will be development
where there has been heretofore stag
nation and at the best only latent pos
sibilities.
ATTY. PIERCE TALKS.
The legal firm who Is looking AFTER
the interests Of the company in utah
Processes to know nothing as to who
Is backing the enterprise. "All /
know" declared Atty. Frank Pierce
yesterday, us that the money is forth
coming from New York for all the pre-
liminary work bills are being paid
regularly and ! have reason to know
without a peradventure Of doubt that
that the enterprise Will go through with
q rush. / am in receipt OF letter
from headquarters In Portland regard
ing fling a certified copy Of the articles
OF incorporation Of the Great Central
Railroad company, which were filed In
Oregon last week. Upon second
thoughts. however, we have come to
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h.. '"en a good man dies, he begins to
w Win the death Of John w.
1ay comes food Of light on his
NJ 'er' says the New York Herald.
"ah'iess benefactions. the many
~, Ne eheered in dark hours, the
=, 'uaa'e ones he set on their feet
a, ~sae happy, will be heard from In
n,,, 'e and his good deeds told and
wa y. as the years roll by.
= Aackay began life in New York
~. y" COY became a ship carpenter,
~. ~ 'or California In a vessel he had
NJ" build, turned miner there,
~ s''r Years OF hard work with pick
e' move In the mines he struck the
IN. bonanza lode Of history and
n !, unions; then he returned to the
q, lis Apprenticeship ana won an.
!,rs...r fune in colossal business en-.
M, During all these years Mr.
kn never forgot his friends n M
% OF hs NE h gavs mcnSs
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ONE on THE wEALTHIEST.

One Of the wealthiest young men In
New York is as yet member Of very
few clubs. but his name Is up for sew
eral OF the larger and more fashion
able ones, only all waiting lists are long
and II takes almost a lifetime now to
get into some OF the organizations. The
young man in question is Marshall Rut-
gers Kernochan. He is the only son OF
Mrs. William Pollock by her first hus-
band. John Kernochan. a brother OF
the late James l.. and OF Frederick
Kernochan. His father was widower
with two sons when he married Miss
Marshall. the daughter OF John Rut-
gers Marshall retired merchant
and one OF the largest holders OF real
estate In this country. He had two half
brothers, one OF whom popularity known
as Kid Kernochan. died suddenly az
the Delta Phi club about 10 years ago.
On the death OF his father Marshall
Kernochan inherited a large fortune.
His mother bad inherited from both her
father and mother. who was Miss
Gasquet OF New Orleans. two fortunes.
His aunt. Mrs. ]. J. wysong. has no
children. and eventually he Will be
Weather than any OF the Vanderbilt
boys. He is one c, the best amateur
musicians In this city. and. being
young, good looking and wealthy. 10 an
immense favorits 81 HSwpest-Nsw
yoyk TImsa.
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GREAT POSSIBILITIES.
SOMETHING OF COOS BAY AND WHERE
IT u.s.

which selected for the terminal of ans.con
system be the best harbor between San Francisco
and Puget depth Of water
Columbia River and between the bars otherwise there
Bay shoals broken water or
breakers the straight schultz From
The deepening Of the channel required
the channel to required
matter The construction OF the north
lefty depth rs feet The building OF the
projected jety will 40 deep The dredging required
the would give
There river
empyng the bay Coos Bay about miles In length
width from and half miles sharp bend In
and lower bays One naviga
about 20 miles, empes into the bay
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all between gentlemen vociferated
the broker IN farewell. You won't
print Il, will you? You mustn't-you
won't-will your
Some veteran newspaper men get
used TO insolence OF this sort. This
newspaper man was young enough not
TO have learned the lesson. Wherefore
he answered:
Print III Certainly not-not unless
/ can corroborate it'-whlch soft re-
Spouse tickled John w. Mackay into
roaring joyousness OF laughter.
The next day Reading did not go
down far. but when the short stock
was covered there was round five
hundred dollar profit in II, and Bert
MISUNDERSTANDING youth then.
broker now-treasures this autograph:
Ny Dear Boy-Here's check have
Endorsed TO you for s5i2. Made II on
that Reading I did not intend TO touch.
sold by my crank friend w. II was
worth more than that TO me TO see the
effect on him OF your confederation.
1t will break his heart to see your sig
nature. Yours, as Well says, "confi-
dentially." j. W. NJ.
one day an impecunious friend who
had formerly been prosperous slouched
by Mr.. Mackay on Sixth avenue. New
York. ashamed 10 be seen In his shah
by attire, relates a personal friend or
the multlmillionaire. "There goes a
worthy case: no beat, that, but too
proud TO beg, not cheeky enough 20
borrow" observed Mr.. Mackay, at the
same time jocularly and Familiarity
haiing his friend by his nickname OF
former days. There was no escape for
the other. and he reluctantly APP
preached Mr.. Mackay. who said. II
have been looking for you for some
time"
why. what do you wish 10 see me
about. Mr.. Mackay7" the other In
quired timidly.
why. Jim, looking over IN account
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to the unfortunate and destitute with
a generous hand.
An officer was about to be cashiered
from the army for very serious in
discretion committed while intoxicated.
He had wife and children depending
on him for support. They were In
straitened circumstances. and Mr..
Mackay was so much concerned for
their welfare that he made a special
trip to Washington and saw President
Mckinley at the White House In the
young mans behalf. The case was
discussed for half an hour The presi-
dent sent for the papers. and they
were gone over at length.
81 see," said the president. that the
man is charged with deserving his post
when intoxicated. and his offense
seems serious matter. ! do not see
why the law should not take It's
course"
But, Mr.. President, this Is an un..
usual case. The oficsr has q good
record behind him. have known him
since ne was boy. knew his wife
when she was q child left an orphan
NJ. NaokAy esasanasd plsaAias - ~
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child, little thing In blue dress.
running b8refooted around the streets
OF Virginia City. Tell them that they
shall never want for a dollar while
John Mackay lives" And, putting
their name on his list" Mr.. Mackay
added with twinkle In his eye, soft
ly and with great pride: Il have thirty
or forty more families just like them,
all deserving people. It's a pleasure to
help them. What's money for, any
way, II you can't use 1t for q friend?
II was understood by Mr.. Mackay's
close friend that Gen. Grant re-
ceived substantial aid In the way OF a
foan from Mr.. Mackay during his
financial trouble. Mr.. Mackay's regard
for Gen. Grant and appreciation OF
his military genius amounted TO re-
lIgion. He spoke Of him with reyer-
ence. But Mr.. Mackay understood
Gen. Grant 30 we'll and was so high
ly esteemed by him that when the sol
dIer visited Nevada and was invited
10 INSPECT the Bonanza mines he play
fully suggested that the general might
net be able to endure the fearful heat,
that almost made water boil In the
deem mines. Gen Grant said he
could stand II. and as the car dropped
into the blistering temperature Mr..
Mackay signaled the fans TO stop and
closed the ventilation 30 that the gen.
eral might experience the natural heat
Of the deep mines. The general burst
into perspiration until he was drenched
"A by hot shower bath. He made no
protest. and soon the ventilating ma
chinery atarted and the drafts were
opened. Then II was explained to the
general, and he thought II a fine joke.
The same experience was gtven Rob-
ret q. mgersoll when he visited the
Con1stock mines. As the cage de-
sosndsd 10 the furnace heat At the
bottom Of the shaft Mr. Ingersoll said,
gasping for afr; "Privstely. ] always
bAltUveA tA6rv was . hea ooeneWherA
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thus II was that nobody heard any
ting about the mysterious harbor.
SALT LAKER CONNECTED.
ID the meantime certain financiers
nj their eye upon Coos Bay with the
'sIi that couple OF months ago the
hirs began to creep into the dispatches
'm again. A few days ago the read.
ils public was informed that q CON-
ANY had been incorporated In Portland
''r the purpose Of building q railroad
% sat Lake from Coos Bay. Engi-
iesr l.. D, Kinney, he who used to
"eea dogs with genealogical trees and
lsdigrees as long as the Hartman sys-
em' out at North Salt Lake, 1t was al
70 aoised around, was out looking into
zoe country to be traversed by this lat
est railroad.
PERSONNEL OF COMPANY.
insn everybody began asking what
!" meant and further who was at the
'''k OF this new road on paper. After
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county Of Coos and state OF Oregon,
and to acquire in any lawful man
ner all or any parts Of this railroad,
telegraph or telephone lines and
other property OF other companies
within said states, or the stock,
bonds, or any other securities Of
any Of said companies, and to MAIN
tain and operate such ,lines when
so constructed, to CART freight and
passengers thereon, TO transmit
messages, and to receive tolls for
such carriage or transmission.
Second--To acquire by purchase,
lease, option, condemnation, con-
tract agreement. or otherwise, or
to consolidate with. or to operate
and maintain on terms as may be
agreed upon, any railroad, tele-
graph, telephone, tramway or 9TH
err similar property, with Its or their
equipments, rolling stock and ap-
purtenances, and to complete the
same according to its charter.
Third-To build or assist In build
ing, extending. equipping and oper-
ating any railroad line connected
with, or intended to connect with.
the railroad OF this corporation; for
such purpose 10 subscribe for or
purchase the bonds or stock Of any
company or corporation owning or
operating any such railroad, tele-
graph or telephone lines; to guar
antee the obligations OF such COM
pany or corporation In whole or in
part, and TO consolidate with, or to
lease, or TO contract for the opera
ton or maintaining OF any and all
such companies or corporations.
Fourth-To build. buy, own or
lease docks, wharves, warehouses
and other facilities for transporta-
ton IN connection with the railroads
above mentioned az may be neces-
sary or desirable.
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the conclusion that q new corporation
with headquarters in Salt Lake VIII be
the proper thing as far as Utah is con-
cerned. II is accordingly practically
settled that the articles of incorpOra-
ton Of the Utah Western Railway COM
pany with q capitalization OF si,0O00OO
win be filed here. l am just now watt
ing to hear from Portland ere this step
is taken.
ROUTE TO BE SHORT.
This road will be most surely built
for have every confidence In the pro-
ject going through. When II is COM
pleted II will be 1870 miles nearer salt
water and the Pacific coast than any
other road from this inter-mountain
region" ia
THE WAY IT WILL GO.
Mr.. Pierce said that he knew Moth
ing regarding the route which will be
taken. From another source however,
which is affirmed In part by the inter-
view given by Engineer l.. ID. Kinney,
the line viii leave Salt Lake on the
west side from point as near Fourth
West and Second South as possible to
to be secured. Thence 1t will parallel
the oregon Short Line bennington
cutoff TO point beyond Garfield
Beach, to swing round across the sand
fats and through the shallow waters
OF the lake. thence up to the neighbour
hood of Lucin to ultimately cross the
Idaho line on Salmon creek about 20
miles south OF Shoshone. From this
point the road will pass through rich
mineral lands Of Idaho on to the tim"
Der belt Of Oregon and through TO COOS
Bay. At no point between the coast
range and Salt Lake Is an elevation OF
over $500 feet above sea level reached
The grades are said to be by engineers
who have been over the route, decid-
eddy light, the highest being about 60
feet 10 the mile, or approximately one
Per cent
MEN ARE WORKING.
In the meantime up at Coos Bay a
| force OF men IL at work locating the
dock and driving piles, and big camp
has been pitched. The pay roll for the
month Of August reached over $1,000,
] and this month 1t will be heavier.
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MAY BEGIN WORK AT SALT LAKE END
OF THE LINE

81 know that am employed by responsible people VINO are a
vanng the preliminary operations that
promptly what buy and viii continue to do So
that proceed with all possible speed
the line through between COOS BAY
and Salt Lake City my best obey instructions
preliminary months at least so do not
construction the line until next spring.
That the main line Work the Belt Line railway at COOS
Bay will not be delayed for that, however.
las the people who really behind this pro-
ect do not think that It is any Of the pubics BUS
regarding the construction Of the road: We VIII
probably begin FIRST ON THE SALT LAKE END AND WILL
DRIVE THE PILES DURING THE COMING WINTER FOR THE
ROAD ACROSS THE SOUTHERN END OF GREAT SALT LAKE
THE SALT LAKE END OF THE LINE WILL UNDER A SEP
ARATE CORPORATION WHOSE ARTICLES WILL BE FILED IN
FEW DAYsChef Engineer Kinney Of the Coos Bay Road
Recent Interview al Portland. JtE
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due investigation It was found that j.
Thornburn Ross, the president of the
company, was The vice president and
manager Of the Title Guarantee & Trust
company at POI tland, while John X.
Kollock, the man named as secretary OF
the company. was also connected with
the same financial institution. william
Ladd, another incorporation, was pres
ident of Title Guarantee & Trust COM
pany. As none Of the men interested
have made any name In the railroad
world, eithe. as promoters or build
ers the Inference among the shrewd
business men was that, to use slang
commercial phrase, they were DUN
mies"--the real promoters, for reasons
best known to themselves, preferrlng
to keep In the background.
GUESSING IN ORDER.
Then a guessing contest started, and
for that matter Il Is still on. 1t could
not be that old stalwart Jim HILL pe-
cause Hill already had entrance TO
couple of harbcrs on the Pacific coast,
and he did not have connections IN
Salt Lake for the cast. II. II. Hartman
also was not man to go into such an
enterprise in face Of the fact that ne
had a line running from Salt Lake %
the great northwest already. one 10
san Francisco, and was building anoth-
err to tap the San Pedro outlet. thereby
having access to the most important
shipping points Oh the Pacific coast.
Then, too. Hartman would not parallel
the line he had already which is known
as the Oregon Short Line.
THOUGHT TO BE GOULD.
At last somebody said. George j.
Could" and that swarthy young Ma
poleon of finance promptly got the Gre
dit of doing Salt Lake good turn by
placing it--for the present on paper
on the main line Of system that is
destined to stretch from the Atlantic
tide water 10 the Pacific. or coucse
when that young RAILROAD king. who
practically owns 10000 miles OF rail-
roads, arrived in Salt Lake this week.
he was taxed by the interviewers on
the daily papers with having kept
this move secret. They felt that
they could forgive him even In the
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Following are the articles Of In
corporation Of the Great Central
Railroad company, whose road II Is
stated will surely be built into Salt
Lake City, Just as fast as men and
money can do the work. The arti.
Giles were filed In Portland recently
and have been forwarded to this
city. where they will be read with
! interest by thousands who are anx-
ious to see the road pushed to as
speedy completion as possible:
Know all men by these presents,
That we, the undersigned. ]. Thor
burn Ross, John X. Kollock and
John e. Atchison. do hereby associ-
ate ourselves together as a corpora
ton pursuant to and under and by
virtue Of the laws OF the state OF
oregon, and to that end have adopt
ed for the said corporation the fol-
lowing articles Of Incorporation.
ArtlSIe l-iue name VI lhio WI
poration ehall be and is Great Gen.
trail Railroad Company.
Article 2-The duration Of this
corporation shall be perpetual.
Article S-The business OF this cor
poration shall be:
First-To construct or acquire and
equip the following railroad. tele-
graph and telephone lines, together
with necessary and convenient sid
ings, spurs, branch lines or aerial
tramways as feeders, within the
states OF Oregon, Idaho and Utah,
the termini Of the main line of the
railroad being az follows: The east
ern terminus at Salt Lake City,
Utah, and the western terminus at
a point on Coos Bay within the
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Projected LINE FROM COOS BAY TO SALT LAKE CITY.


Fifth--To acquire by grant pur-
chase, lease. option, condemnation.
contract. agreement, or otherwise.
lands or real or personal property.
whether adjacent or contiguous to
Its railroads, feeders, wharves,
docks and warehouses or not, and
to hold, possess, improve, lease, sell.
mortgage, or otherwise dispose or.
said property, In such manner as
may be deemed tit.
Siyth--To borrow money on notes,
bonds or in any other manner for
the general uses and purposes OF the
corporation. and 10 secure the pay
ment OF the same by mortgage or
pledge OF any or all Of Its property.
Seventh-To do any or all other
things necessary, proper or expedi-
ent for the accomplishment OF the
objects specified,
Article 4.--The principal Office and
place OF business Of this corporation
shall be In the city OF Portland,
County Of Multnomah. and state Of
Oregon.
Article 5--The amount Of the cap
ital stock of this corporation shall
be 100000.
Article G.-The capital stock Of
this corporation shall be divided in
TO 100000 shares of the par value OF
500 each,
In witness where the above
named incorporators have TO this
and two other instruments Of Ike
date and tenor set their hands and
seals, this first day Of -. A. d.
1902.
J. THoRBURN ROSS.
JOHN X. KOLLOCK.
JOHN Il. AITCHlSON.
Executed In presence Of
GEORGE H. HILL.
T. WM. BAXTER.
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BIG PURCHASE OF LAND.

In addition TO the construction OF the
Belt Line. as told recently in the dis
patches. the Great Central Railroad
company has purchased close upon a.
900 acres Of land adjacent TO the ter
minal at Coos Bay. and taken all In all
the little cluster Of houses. saw mills
and heat building yards at the termin-
us Of the proposed trans-conunental
line bids fair 10 shortly grow into a
maratime city that may in time rival
Portland. Coos Bay. which is the name
OF the district and not OF any distinc-
tive town, is beginning to awake from
It's long sleep, Settlers are arriving
daily TO pierce the solitude Of. ana build
up homes In. this prolific region. The
sound OF the axe and the saw. the busy
mill and the whistle OF the locomo-
tive ore now heard where hitherto the
only sound that broke the primeval
stiffness was the echo Of the screaming
mountain lion. the whistle Of the elk
and the splash OF the sportive salmon
making his way up stream.
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dollars are at stake. The only way 10
arrive at conclusion Is by following
the rule Of putting two and two togeth-
er and then drawing differences.
MONEY FROM NEW YORK.
Somebody or syndicate is backing the
Coos Bay enterprise In New York.
Such Is the plain statement without
any reservations, made by Atty. Frank
Pierce of the legal firm OF Pierce,
Critchlow & Barrette who are looking
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face OF the fact that he had caused
the salary list in Salt Lake
to be shorn OF nearly one hundred tax
payers and breadwlnners by the clos
ing down of the general offices and a
general policy In the interest Of econ
omy, II this thing were true. But
George Gould dashed their hopes by
averring that he knew nothing beyond
hearsay regarding this mysterious road
that was coming out Of the forests OF
Oregon 10 descend upon the fertile val
leys Of Idaho and Utah. He put In one
saving clause. however, which has been
duly digested since he uttered 1t. 1t
was TO the effect that to say he was
connected with the Coos Bay road
would be premature--the only inference
being that there might come a time
some day when such an assertion would
not be premature. Consequently the
Gould interests;have been saddled with
the responsibility OF promoting a new
line In the Great West that viii mean
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after the interests OF the new company
at this end OF the line.
WHY IGNORANCE Is DESIRABLE.
III the Goulds are really behind the
Coos Bay enterprise" declared another
business man who has given some at
tention 10 railroad soi.>ming, they
would be foolish to let II be known
That moment they would invite the
hostility of Eastern interests that now
get the benefit of the Gould business