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The Minneapolis journal., 1902-08-23
SAD CHANGES IN B0oTBLACK TRADE

That the bootblacks on the ferryboats
in the hotels and in the skyscrapers are
employed by firms and corporations in the
main may be a surprise in some quarters
but nevertheless so it is. The corpora
tions began to take over the ferry privil-
eges some years ago. To-day they en-
ploy hundreds of boys and young men and
are constantly reaching out. Not so
many of the sinners in the hotels and
commercial buildings are the servants
of corporations, firms and individual en-
ployers being in the lead there. But every
where shoe shining has risen to dignity
which it has been able to boast for a
few years only. Formerly most of the
shoe shining was done by independent
bootblacks, mere boys most of them, who
carried their boxes and brushes slung by
q strap over their shoulders; now peri
patetic boot blacks are a rarity on the
streets. In their place there are stands
with big comfortable chairs, also "boot
blacking parlors,' located in Easements
and operated by shifts of bootblacks under
the supervision of superintendents, each
establishment boasting cashier and car
ried on with all the precision of any other
commercial pursuit.
The boot blacking corporations are
conducted as carefully as are most rail-
road or Industrial corporations The boys
report at headquarters in the morning
and draw" their supplies (fresh b1acking
and polish besides the brushes and
hoxes.) AS soon as they are supplied
there is an inspection. Boys who have
been derelict are fined or punished other
wise. Each boy must go to his. work
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-08-23
FOREIGN VIEW OF US. LABOR
Report Of English Commission the American Work
" mans Ability and Quickness--The Human Factor in
the Race for Industrial Supremacy Must Not Be
Neglected.

stating recently that the average wages
Of men in his employment at Homestead
was Sc per day, or an average of 187
pounds sterling per annum, against
an average of eS pounds ster-
ling per annum as the earn
ings of iron and steel workers in Ian
cashire and 79 pounds sterling per annum
received by the steel rollers in South
Wales. On the question Of cost of living,
Mr.. Jeans declares, as the result of his
inquiries, that "the average American
workman, ia most of the essentials of
life, can live as cheaply as he can in the
old country
"The Importance of the human factor"
says the London Statist in summarizing
this report, sis fully realized by all the
members of the commission. 1t is all very
we'll to admire the American plant, the
ingenuity Of machine tools, the devices for
saving labor, and so forth But, as Mr.
Sahlin remarks in his special report, 1T
is not the guns which win the battles,
but the men who stand behind them.
What the American admires and honors
is the ability to do; that capacity in
man, through his own sagacity, nerve,
enterprise and skill, to create and employ
fortune. Nobody is above his work
Everybody works, and for the sake Of
work, and thus has been produced in
America within a generation an indus
trial potentiality more wonderful and
more to be feared than all the factories
and machinery and plants that these
workers have created.
"It comes to this, then, that American
labor is not more efficient, though it is
better paid than ours; and that Ameri-
can manufacturing development is due to
the persistent, unresting industry which
once characterized the Briton, but for
which trade unionism and athletics have
given an apparently growing distaste.
"All the reporters, however, seem struck
with the strenuousness of American life.
The comparative absence of leisured
class is noted as one Of the prominent
characteristics Of the principal cities and
industrial centers of the United States.
In the avenues of industry a man with
out regular business or who is not con-
cerned in the development of some in
dustry, is a fish out Of water. No
where, we are assured, Is the struggling
youth more kindly encouraged, more gen
erously aided and more readily trusted
than in America; and it is pleasant to
read of an esprit du corps among works
managers which one would hardly expect
to find in land of such feverish competi-
tiOn.''
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-08-23
CYCLE RACING

The features Of yesterdays national circuit
meet of thes N. c. A. at Asbury Park, N. j.,
were the presence of the oldtme champion,
Arthur !. Zimmerman, and the absence Of
Major Taylor, the sickness of whose wife,
man rode an exhibtional mile, motor paced,
IN 1:49. About 800 people watched the races.
Summaries:
Half-mile CIRCUIT Championship-First heat
won by G, C, Shredder: Orlando Stevens Sec
ond.- Time, AZ seconds 8 -. ~
Second heat won by J. P. Fisher; Floyd
Krebs, second, Tinae 43 seconds
Third heat won by. w. S. Fem; Kimble,
second. Time, 43< <3-5 seconds >
Fourth heat won by Frank Kramer; liver
Lawson, second. Time, As seconds
ID; Final heat won by Frank Kramer; liver Law
son, second; Orlando Stevens, third. Time,
AZ 20 seconds.
Five-mile Professional Handicap, Two mile
Heats, Final Five Miles
First heat won by F. S. Beauchamp, $50
yards; ]. P Jacobson, 120 yards, second;
Martin, 80 yards third; Schreiber, 60 yards,
fourth Kimble, 30 yards, fifth Collett, 80
yards. sixth: Time; 4;45
yards, third: John Bedell, go yards, fourth
Menus Bedell, $50 yards, fifth; Stevens, 12o
yards, SIXTH Time, 4:25
Final heat won by Menus Bedell; Orlando
Stevens, second: Martin. third; Eaton, fourth :
Collet, fifth. Time,: 1880.
Marcus Hurley won the amateur champion
ship Of America at New Haven last night by
winning the half mile championship and Sc
curing second place in the two mile cham
pionship. .
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-08-23

London, Aug. 23.-The commission ap-
pointed by the British Iron Trade asso-
citation, which recently visited the United
States and thoroughly studied it's great
iron and steel manufacturing establish
ments, has made it's report. The COM
mission consisted of j. S. Jeans, Axel
sablin, an expert in blast furnace work !;
Eberezer Parkes, whose special study was
sheet and bar mill practice; and Enoch
steel industry. Mr.. Jeans special work
was to report upon the general economic
and Industrial conditions
The Workmen at American mills, -
says Mr.. James in his share of the report.
ARE generally supposed to be working
much harder than they do in this coun-
try, England, but this is not my own
view. After much conversation with
many men in various branches, who had
been employed in similar works in Eng
land, and some Of them subject to my
own control, the conclusion l have ar
rived at is that the American workmen
do not work so hard as the men in Eng
land. They have to be attentive in guild
ing the operations and quick in manipu-
lating levers and similarly easy work
They are also much more desifous of get
IluS out large quantities tnan IN England.
They are better paid and more regular in
their attendance at the works, loss OF
time through drinking habits or other
wise not being tolerated.
Mr.. Sahlin in his section of the report
says that the American workman gener-
ally aspires to the higher grades Of labor,
leaving the purely manual labor to work
men from other countries:
"This it is,' he says "that around
American blast furnaces the American is
found in very decided minority. He
may be foreman, master mechanic, blast
engineer, locomotive driver, or stove ten
der, but he will not work eghty-four
hours per week, shoveling ore or wheel
ing scrap. For these duties are employed
in the south the negroes, and at the
northern furnaces immigrants, mostly
Irish, Slavs, or Italians"
On this question of higher grade work
and higher grade wages of American
Workmen, attention is called to the fact
that in certain works Polish and Hun
garian laborers were receiving 81 to $3.50
per day, while American rollers working
alongside of them were receiving on the
average $12 per day of eight hours.
The report quotes Mr.. Carnegie as
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-08-23
.AUTOMOBlLING,

John s. Dodge Of the park board will, at
the next meeting of the board, introduce a
resolution requesting the city council to re-
quire autom obilists to carry numbered tags
or their machines. This is the system in
vogue at Cleveland, and It's purpose Is to
facilitate the Identification of chauffeur in
case of an accident. ~ =
In Cleveland every automobilist lis required
to carry a numbered tag on the rear of his
vehicle. The numbers are large enough to
be seen from quite a distance, and in case
of an accident the chauffeur would stand
|little chance of escaping without his number
being recognized: The name of the owner
Of the machine could then be easily ascer-
tanned by reference to the city register.
Mr.. Dodge last evening saw little girl
struck by an automobile, and. although the
child was only slightly bruised, Mr.. Dodge
was impressed with the necessity of some
measure to prevent accidents of this char
.aeter.. .a:%<@ Il : fs.5.fzt :. z.asE@s si -!
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-08-23
NO CHANGE LIKELY
American Association Clubs Seem
Settled in Their Final Places.
INDIANS MAY BEAT COL0NELs
Four Clubs Fight n Pretty Battle for
\ Pennant in the American
-. League.

{. With. barely a month left of the playing
season, it seems probable that there will
be few II any changes in the standing of
the clubs in the American association.
There is still possibility that Louisville
may yield the .pennant to indianapolis.
the Indians have been playing slightly
faster than the colonels of late, and the
strain upon the colonels of holding the
lead through almost the entire season is
likely to result in a change of front.
st. Paul is ten games behind the In
dlans, and has little chance of climbing
into second place.; Kansas City is some
eight games behind the saints, and will
hardly displace Kelleys men. Columbus
and Milwaukee are punched close behind
the blues, and change in the relative po-
sitions of these three clubs is quite pos
sible.
~, Mfllers Can Get No Higher.
The millers have no hope of getting
higher in the scale, and there is little
fear OF their sinking lower, inasmuch as
they finish the season at home, and stand
a good chance of breaking even on the
series with the eastern clubs. The ac-
QUESTION of Catcher Yeager has somewhat
strengthened the millers, while Martin
has been pitching a fair article of ball,
and has slightly bolstered up the pitch
ing staff Indeed, the work of the pitch
efs mas Deen very fair, and II the millers
could bat the twirlers might all win half
their games or more.
The latest batting averages of the mill
ers show that Yeager, the new man, is the
only one who is hitting above 300. Even
Warden and Byers have dropped below
that mark, while Wilmot, Lally and
Lynch, all supposed to be sluggers, are
| doing very little execution.
The work of Quillin and Grant in. the
tnfield Is one OF the few bright spots in
the teams play. Grant is easily one of
the best, If not the best fielding second
baseman In the league.
In the Big Leagues.
In the National League Brooklyn has a
comfortable lead over Boston and Chi
cago for second place: Cincinnati and
New York are playing fast ball since the
acquisition of Kelly and McGraw as
managers of those two teams.
In the American Philadelphia is steadi-
1y increasing her lead over St. Louis,
Boston and Chicago, that too, when play
Ing in the enemy's country. Chicago is
resting in fourth place, and shows little
sign of striking her former fast gait. St..
Louis is playing steady ball, and Bos-
ton is close behind. The race is still a
toss-up between any Of these four clubs
None of the second division clubs are
likely to get above the dividing line.
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-08-23
BOWLING

The Minneapolis Bowling league, at its
meeting last evening, went on record as op-
posed to the serving Of intoxcants to men,
bers during the progress of league games.
The league recommended that all members
refrain from drinking on any of the alleys
while engaged in league contests:
The membership limit of eight clubs will
be retained by the league. The following
were appointed a committee to call on the
various alley owners of the city TO- secure
terms for rolling the games during the COM
ing season: George schmitz, Jake Buehler
and George Hamey. '@..-..@ -
All league games will be rolled on the con-
tinuous alleys in the business portion Of the
city The following committee Of three was
appointed to solicit prizes: George Schmitz,
William Fust and Charles Parke. The sea-
son will open about Oct. 1.
The schedule of games of the All-American
bowling Trio will play during the first three
weeks of their trip route to the Pacific
coast Is as follows: Oct. 2 at Dayton, Ohio;
Oct. at Dayton, Ohio; October at Column
bus, Ohio; Oct. s at Chicago, Ill; Oct at
racine. Wis: Oct. at Fond du Lac, Wis. ::
Oct. 3 at Appleton, Wis; Oct. 9 at Eau Claire
Wis; Oct 10 at La Crosse, Wis. Oct II at
Austin, Mimi; Oct. IL open Oct 13 at Owa-
tonna, Mimi; Oct. IA at St. Paul, Mimi: Oct
Is at Minneapolis. Mimi; Oct Is at st. Paul
Minn:; Oct. II at Minneapolis, Mimi: Oct
1s at St. Paul, Mimi; Oct 10 at Saltwater
MINI. >. -'. !, ,t--. ~~sS
The complete schedule will be announced
in about ten days or two weeks -:
Picked teams, six men ON side, from
Grand Forks and Hillsboro, rolled tennins
at Grand Forks last night Grand Forks
won by score of 2,2e5 to 2,110..
A we'll attended meeting of the members Of
the Buffalo Bowling club of the MINNEAPOLIS
League was held at the K C. alIeys this
week. Considerable interest and enthusiasm
was evinced by those present in the coming
league tournament. 49,.
The club engaged the use of two of the K.
G. alleys for practice on Wednesday night of
each week throughout the season. beginning
Wednesday evening, Aug. q, and omitting
the practice games during state fair week.
Two new members were accepted into the
club membership, and there are several pros
pective members in view. The annual cleo
tion of officers Of the club resulted as fol-
lows: c. W. Final, PRESIDENT E. A. Lindahl,
vice president; George Hamley, secretary:
John Lindquist, treasurer; R. A. Crocker,
captain. -'' > =
Carl scheig and George Hamley were elected
delegates to represent the club in the Min
nc apois Bowling league. '..'
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-08-23
THREE-DAY SHIP TO EUROPE:
Something About the Wonderful but Long Neglected Island
of Cape Breton-The Boom at Sydney Now a City of
10000 People-Many New Industries Have Sprung
Up-Bonuses for Shpbuilders. <. -~::-

New York, Aug. $3.50 much has been
written Of late concerning Canadian oppo-
stion to Mr.. Morgan's steamship combina-
tion, Canadian competition with the United
States Steel Corporation, the increase in
Canadian commerce through her great ca
nails and the project of a Canadian line
of three-day steamers to Europe from
Sydney, Cape Breton Island, that the per-
sonal observations of leading New. York
banker in Nova Scotia are of special in
terest. James G. Cannon, vice president
Of the Fourth National bank President
Woolverton OF the Gallatin bank and Vice
President Porter of the Chemical bank,
have just returned from a tour through
Canada as far as Sydney, Cape Breton
Island. They were surprised at the Won
derful developments as the result of the
discovery of coal on Cape Breton and the
great energy displayed by Canadian cap
italists.
The island is favored with a delightful
summer climate, and winters are seldom
extreme, the thermometer reaching zero
but twice last winter. The sea has in
Vaded the entire interior of the island
forming the Bas dor lakes. These waters
are beautiful in the extreme. At one place
there is stretch Of sixty miles of salt
water 1t is said that these indented and
broken lakes present a shore line Of 900
miles around their detour
The principal question that is agitatins
the people, and which has been mooted for
fifteen years, is the fast line of steamers
from Sydney to London. Sydney and North
Sydney are both in hopes of being made
port of call for this fast service for
handling mails and passengers before
proceeding at reduced speed through the
Gulf Of Quebec. Sydney now has a popu-
lation of over 10000 Ten years ago it
had but 500. 1t is two days nearer to
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-08-23

Europe than New York. Besides the Do
minion Steel Works and the Dominion
Coal company they now offer bonus Of
$250,000 to any who will build a ship
building plant. in addition to the offer OF
subsidy of SIS per ton made by the Do
minion government. -..-.-.-..-
Sydney, Cape; Breton Island" said Mr..
Cannon; sis as far east of New York as
Chicago is west of New York. was
surprised to- find that the population of
Nova Scotia is 100000. Cape Breton
island itself having 100000 of this number,
and did not realize until my trip into the
country itself that Nova Scotia is as large
as Vermont, Massachusetts, and Connecti-
cut, and that Cape Breton Island is as
large as Connecticut. But what struck me
most forcibly was the marked activity in
various lines Of business in Nova Scotia
and on the island Several large indus
tries have sprung up-o the island of
Cape Breton during the last few years,
the most notable being the Dominion Coal
company, said to be the largest single
coal producing company in the world, the
tonnage of coal this year reaching $780,,
600 tons; and the Dominion Iron and Steel
Company, whose works are at Sydney,
making thousand tons of steel daily;
and the Nova Scotia Steel company, which
holds large mines at North Sydney. The
Port Hood Coal company is opening up
large mines on the northwest coast.
These industries are fortunately stu
ated with respect to raw material and are
geographically very near their markets.
They bring a large population to the
island.
Cape Breton has three large harbors,
Sydney, North Sydney and Louisburg,
which are spacious, and at least one of
them is clear of ice the year round.
There are eleven railroads in Nova SEQ
tia, aggregating mileage of $50 miles,
now in operation, and being rapidly ex-
tended. The Intercolonial railroad fer
ries through cars over a. fine new steel
ferry bridge across the Strait of Canso
Upwards of $500 cars month are put
aorocs thic forry
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-08-23
YACHTING

There will be seventeen Glass and nine
Glass B yachts in the Inland association meet
at Pewaukee next week, the following boats
having been entered but not on the list as
given out early in the week:
Glass A-Hostess Of Geneva, Phantom of
Fox Lake, Minnewoc of Oconomowoc
Glass B-Geronimo of Fox Lake, Nokomis
of Geneva, Gosum of Pistakee.
Most of the boats are now at Pewaukee, the
complete list Of boats arrived to date being:
Anita, Caroline, Crusader, Challenge, No
komis, Jim Crack, Ruth H., seraphs, Spray,
Mavis, Aspirant, Coxet, Dora.
But nine more are to come and they were
expected to-day. AS the crews arrive the
boats are launched and rugged out as soon
as possible and sent over the course
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-08-23

The worlds wagon record on a half
mile track was broken at South Norwallz,
Conn, yesterday by pair of horses driv-
en- by their owner, F.. T. Bedford, a
wealthy gentleman Of Green's Farms. The
time made for the mile was 2:15h. Mr..
Bedford personally drove the pair, Bemay,
black mare. 2:13A, and York Boy, bav
gelding, 20S%. Mr.. Bedford's intention
was to break the state record, 2:2OM, but
succeeded in breaking the record of the
world. The time by quarters: First quar-
ter, 35 seconds; half-mile, 1:OS; three
quarters, 1:43; mile, 2:15A.
The previous record was 2:16N, made
in Toledo Ohio
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-08-23
Births,


Miller-Mr5- aud Mrs. Charles, 454s Pierce
street Me- girl. .1'-4x, -.r~ gS1. >.
:. Roberts Mr. and Mrs. Charles, Swedish
HigbeemEMr and Mrs: Matt L., 1ol4 First
avenue S, girl. :.
Carlson-Mr. and Mrs. Charles, I'll Four.
teenth street. girl. - -'tf
Wahlberg-Mr. and Mrs. Swan, .209 W
Thirty-frst street, boy. .. +
Neesman-Mr. and Mrs, 2509 Twenty fifth
Lewis-Mr. and Mrs. David 1880 Twenty
fifth avenue NJ girl S.s. = 5->...s = 2. -
English-Mr and Mrs Albert E., SOC w
Nelson@Nr and sesi Mrs. Charles Pills
bury avenue, boy: .~s-'.- :, -
Barrows-Mr: and Mrs, Michael, 4so1 Bryant
avenue N, boy. ID of%t tEts I q atgEl
Swanbeck-Mr. and Mrs. GotfTied, 213h
Twelfth avenue S, boy. -
McDonald-Mr. and Mrs J. c., S14s Blais-
Iverson--Mr. and Mrs. Fred 22os Grand
girl - 2
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-08-23

years of being obliged to forbid visitors the
use of the wide verandas that are such an
important and comfortable part of the
building, during the racing or charge fee
has been obviated by the placing Of can
vas barriers around the track side of the
building. This cuts off the view, of
which an unfair advantage was taken by
people having no interest in the purpose
Of the headquarters. and affords protec-
tion from wind and dust, without exclud-
ing the fresh air. This arrangement adds
materially to the space available about
the building for rest and refreshment.
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-08-23
Detroit and Return $12.
Buffalo and Return S14

Via Duluth, South Shore & Atlantic R'y,
connecting at St. Ignace with the Detroit
& Cleveland Navigation Co. steamers.
Tickets on sale Sept. 14-16-17 and 10Th,
good for return passage up to and includ-
ing October 18th. Fare, Detroit and re-
turn, $1,000; Buffalo and return, $14.OO.
Steamers will be; scheduled to make d.
rect connection at st. Ignace with trains
leaving Duluth at 6:45 p. m. on above
dates. For sleeping car and stateroom
reservation apply to this Office. ,
49, " r M. aAdson, General Agent,
:, . 426 Spalding Hotel Block,
e.. ...- - Duluth Minn
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-08-23
ARE THE CARTOONS CONTEMPT. OF
y L-.-..- - -.-..- COIIRT2 ~.

New York, Aug 2S.-Argument was
heard by Supreme Court Justice Coch-
rane of Brooklyn to-day on the petition of
Allen Burrows, manufacturer of patent
medicines, to be released from Jail, where
he has been confined since May is for hay-
ing failed to pay his wife $40 week ali
mony. During his imprisonment he has
amused himself by. drawing sketches in
which he and his wife are the principal
figures. One of the sketches is called
.'The Griddle.' It shows Burrows on a.
toaster being held over the flames by his
wife. Another piece of Burrows work is
a burlesque of, the order committing him
to Jail. Counsel for Mrs. Burrows said
that the defendant had not only commit :
ted contempt of court which landed him in
Jail, but that while In Jail he had also
tridiculed the court. The cartoons were
placed in evidence and decision reserved.
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-08-23
Building Permits.

Mary S. Olson, 1852 Emerald street Sc, frame
dwelling; $1,000.
D. c. Bell Investment company, 2S12 Twen-
ty-seventh avenue IS; frame dwelling; 81, 100
August Benson, 2713 Third avenue S; frame
dwelling; s4,5G0. e. -
Louis Erickson 1918 Twenty eighth avenue
NE, frame dwelling; $1,000. <
Louis Erickson, s74s Polk street, frame
dwelling; $4,000. 4
Thorpe brothers, 1os Third street N; ele-
vator; 81, ,000 s5s
Minor permits, S3,O35.