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The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-07-08
CROP WEATHER is GOOD
But Injury in Minnesota and North Da
kota Is Reported Permanent

kota Is Reported Permanent.
WASHINGTON, D. c., July THE
weather bureaus weekly crop summary
says: The week ending July was the
most favorable of the season, giving ample
and much needed heat in all districts
east of the Rocky mountains. Drought
in the northern portion of the spring wheat
region has been relieved, but need of
rain is beginning to be felt in the Ohio
valley. portions Of the central gulf states
and northern Rocky mountain districts
and on the North Pacific coast it has been
too cool, frost occurring from the second
to the fourth in Idaho, Wyoming and
Utah.
Under the very favorable temperature
conditions corn has made rapid advance
ment in the central valleys and is now
greatly improved and generally well cul-
tivated. In the northern portion of the
middle Atlantic states, in the upper Ohio
valley. lake region and the Dakotas, the
crop continues backward, but is improy-
ing, though needing cultivation in many
states corn is largely laid by, an un-
usually fine crop being practically as
sured in the west gulf districts.
The harvesting of winter wheat has
progressed under favorable conditions and
is nearing completion in portions of the
central districts. Threshing is also in
general progress, with yields lighter than
anticipated in nearly all districts. Winter
wheat is now ripening on the North Pa
cific coast the crop being practically safe
in Washington. High winds and excess
siye heat have caused injury in Cali
fornia in some sections, but excellent
yields are reported from the southern part
of the state. Early spring wheat has sus-
tanned permanent injury IN portions of
North Dakota and Northern Minnesota
from drought. which has been broken by
abundant rains that were of great benefit
to the late crops. In Southern Minnesota
and parts of South Dakota lodging and
rust are reported. In Wisconsin, Iowa,
Nebraska and Kansas and on the North
Pacific coast the crop is progressing salts
the Dakotas. The outlook for oats in
Minnesota and South Dakota is improved.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-07-08

in this time of prosperity, for the de-
preston which is sure to follow.
'The past year has been the most
prosperous in the history of banking
in the state of Minnesota" said Mr..
Wheeler. II am unable to give you
figures. but if any of you think that
the communities of this state are suf-
fering for lack of banking privileges
it would be liberal education for you
to tour the state in search of such
community.
ut is a good thing to be a banker in
a great state like Minnesota, whose re-
sources are so diverse. The past year
was a record breaker for the Ship
ment of iron ore, but the shipments
for June, 1903, were greater by 5-per
cent than for the same month of the
previous year. When lumbermen are
willing to pay freight on water you
may know it is because their yards
have been cleaned out of seasoned
stock.
I'm spite of the unfavorable season
during the past crop year, our farmers
are in good financial condition The
past years have been seasons of
growth for agricultural communities.
Diversified farming is accomplishing
in the newer sections of this state
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-07-08
RAILROAD NOTES.

1t is said that the Rock Island has made
a freight traffic arrangement with the
Des Moines, Iowa Falls & Northern:
Agents have been instructed to route all
shipments to points on the Des Moines
line direct via Iowa Falls. 49,
An addition will be built to the Great
Westerns roundhouse at Oelwein, Iowa.
increasing its capacity from a thirty-fiye
stall structure to a sixty stall house.
The Northern Pacific officials are inves-
tigating the cause of the wreck to the
North Coast Limited. which occurred
Monday near Detroit, MINI.
G. E. Stone, assistant general passen-
ger agent for the. Great Northern, yester-
day conducted large Chautauqua excur-
Devils Lake. There were several hundred
in the party. Mr.. Stone will return to
st. Paul today,
Herman Brown. city ticket and passen-
ger agent for. the Wisconsin Central, is
confined to his home, suffering from a
severe cold.
F. E. Ward, general manager of the
Great Northern, left last night for Sand
stone on business trip. He will return
tomorrow.
The Great Western will run an excur-
sion to Lake City Sunday. The train will
leave st. Paul Sunday morning for Red
made via the steamer j. S. The cost OF
the trip, including the steamboat ride,
will be 81.
So heavy was traffic on the Northern
trains were obliged to carry extra equip
ment. Tonight party of seventy five
tourists will leave for Yellowstone. The
American Tourist company, of Chicago
is conducting the trip. Extra sleepers
will be provided for the sightseers.
freight claim department was yes
terday created by the Chicago Great West
ern, and C. t.. Banks, formerly of the
Rock Island, has been placed in charge
of the new bureau. Mr.. Banks comes
from Chicago
The Lake Shore is increasing it's block
signal system for the prevention of acct
dents
The first half of the year of the Bald
win works was marked with an output OF
1000 finished locomotives, the greatest
production in the history of the works
for six months, and but 533 short Of the
total output for the whole of 1902.
The Milwaukee. road has increased the
output of it's shops at West Milwaukee
to seyenty-five engines. a year. The i'm
provements made to the plant are rapidly
nearing completion. When the new build
ing are all completed it is expected that
a still further increase in thee output will
be made.
An order has been issued by the United
States circuit court of Detroit discharg-
ing the receiver of the Detroit e Toledo
Short Line. Directly after. attorneys for
the different companies interested in the
road met, and the property was formally
transferred to the Grand Trunk and Clo-
yer Leaf. The mortgage of $1,000, 900 held
by the Detroit Trust company has been
discharged
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SCHEDULE is MAINTAINED.
Burlington Experiences No Trouble
With Its Fast Time.


The Burlington is having remarkably
good luck with its fast south bound trains.
A statement was prepared yesterday
which shows that the limited has pulled
into Chicago on time twenty-six days out
of the thirty, during which period the
new fast schedule has been in force.
The totah number of minutes the train
was late amounted to ninetythree. On
the first day the schedule went into eff
feet the train arrived at Chicago forty
eight minutes late. Since then there has
been no difficulty experienced in making
the run in twelve hours. Two or three
shines there have been unavoidable delays
along the route, but there have been no
serious delays like the one experienced on
the first day that the schedule was put
in force.
There has been little or no trouble
maintaining the fast north bound
schedule. In all, for the thirty days that
the fast run has been made, the train
has only been late thirty minutes in the
aggregate. Many times during the past
month the limited has pulled into ST:
Paul five minutes before its scheduled
time
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-07-08
DELEGATES to Annual Convention Photographed of odeon Hail.

! of exchange The time is ripe for us
| to discourage the use of the personal
check"
Talks on Money Orders
| In an interesting address on money
| ORDERS" j. M. Haven, president of the
/ Sherburne County State bank of Big
Lake, said that the government and ex-
press companies, by means of advertis-
| ing, were robbing the banks of their
:, rightful share of the business in spite
| of the fact that the banks were .charg-
| ing much less for the, transaction of
| such business than their successful
competitors.
.'The primary object or a bank is to
make money! said Mr.. Haven, and
| it behooves every banker to look over
! the business and ascertain wherein
| he has failed to obtain the best re-
! suits. Probably no branch of banking
| has been more neglected than the draft
or money order department. The bank
er knew he was there to sell the best
and cheapest exchange in the market,
so he did not push his wares, but sat
tamely by, and without trying to over
Gomez it, allowed the government and
| express companies to advertise money
orders early and often, and at prices
/ two and three times as great as that
charged by the banks, and, with an ex-
ders, walk off with the lions share of
the business which rightfully belonged
to the banks.
There are other causes, among them
the willingness of the banks to cash
the government and express money Or
ders without any charge for exchange.
The principal points of weakness of the
banking system of today are: Lack
of advertising, charging for cashing
n sc, foi1 To- hx1f he
uiar name of money orders, the prac-
tice of charging uniform rate for all
orders under $100, failure to give re-
ceipts and early closing.
Advertising is as necessary in the
banking business as in that Of any
other, and unless we keep our business
and it's advantages before the public
we cannot expect to compete with those
who do.
What we must teach the people Is
that bank money order can be cashed
at any bank in the country at par, no
matter where it is drawn. This is the
rock on which we must build the
foundation of the bank money order
business. The express and government
orders must be paid by the people is
suing them, or submit to an exchange
charge. They cannot afford to carry
the cash to meet them, and the bust
ness would soon revert to the banks.
'The bankers can secure this bust
ness, but they will have to cooperate
in order to do so. We must have the
assistance OF every bank in Minnesota,
making the bank money order as good
as a national bank note, standing at
par wherever presented
Money Order Is Unique.
Another interesting address on the
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-07-08

but on the whole was not pesSimistic.
In welcoming the delegates, he said:
There never was a better time for
bankers to look little out than now.
We can see as others cannot, the ear
marks and signs of financial trouble.
When I was in Chicago a short time
ago 1 learned that the country bank
balances at that point had decreased
$1O,000,000. All the city banks make
similar reports Of their country CORE
spondents. The banks of Iowa, for ex
ample, are treading on dangerous
ground. The majority Of the country
banks in this state are tied up for
money and their balances are fewer
than for long time.
MANY bankers have been carried
away by the idea of prosperity, and
have invested and speculated until
they wish they had not done so. Hard
ly day passes in this city but we.
learn of some country bank in trouble.
Several have closed their doors in the
last three or four months, and others are
waking up to the danger of being COM
PEELED to close.
Hon C. N. Fowler Talks.
The principal address of the day was
by Hon. Charles N. Fowler, chairman
of the committee on banking and cur
rency in the house of representatives.
He made an interesting address on
Necessary Financial and Currency
Legislation" and while his remarks
were not unanimously received by the
bankers, the greater part of his audi
tors agreed with him. Mr.. Fowler did
not regard the Aldrich bill any remedy
for the present financial situation. He
said, in part:
1.-THE Aldrich bill is simply con-
tinuation of the present bad policy, an
expansion, and not a wise one All
bank currency now is secured by gov
eminent bonds, and the Aldrich bill
would allow more currency to be issued
on state, county or city bonds What
ever form that bill may take, I think
necessary for the banks to borrow a
batch of bonds from the insurance
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-07-08

what it did in Wisconsin. Illinois and
the communities in the East. The
nearly 500 creameries and cheese fac
tories have assisted very materially in
this prosperity. The movement in
land, which was at it's height at the
time of our last convention, has, as
regards it's speculative features. moved
on to our neighbor on the north.
Prepare for Depression.
There is an old adage. In time of
peace prepare for war. Without
wishing to sound a note of pessimism,
I would like to say, in this time of
prosperity prepare for the period of
depression that is as sure to follow as
darkness follows day. Ten years ago
most of you will remember that you
had some assets which were little bit
difficult to distinguish from liabilities.
1t might be well before the fall period
of realization comes to make careful
examination and see. if we now have
anything of this kind, and, if so, clean
it up. With the gray tinge of beard
and hair that has come with the past
years of experience. little Of the
youthful enthusiasm and belief that it
will always be spring has departed. I
suggest that if we lack the instinct
which tells us that a financial storm
is likely to come. it is better for us to
forego some possible profits and keep
in sight of the camp.
1.-THE battle for and against some
form of asset currency has been waged
at every convention during the past
year. 1t was my pleasure to attend
the session of the American Bankers
association at New Orleans last Octo-
ber and the impression left upon me
was that the powers that be were
afraid to have the subject freely and
frankly discussed in all it's phases. I
am not prepared to criticise their ac-
ton because the public expects from
bankers clearness and moderatneness,
but am satisfied that as the outcome
of the interchange of views in CONVEX
sation between the bankers who were
present from all parts of the country,
that a distinct gain was made in
arriving at the basis for some bill
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-07-08

companies, from time to time, when
they want to issue currency.
my plan is to allow the issue of cur
rency to a certain percentage OF bank
capital. 1t was rs per cent in the last
bill. 1t might be made as high as 100
per cent after the system was put In
good working order. This is the sys-
tenn in Canada, and that country DOR
rowed it from Massachusetts, where 1T
was in use before the war, and Massa-
chusetts borrowed it from Scotland.
IF all the farmers and farm laborers
and small storekeepers were accus-
toned to the use of checks, there
would be no use for any currency eX-
pansion in this country. But they are
not. They want money that can be
passed from hand to hand without an
Endorsement When we move the~crops
in the fall, it is necessary to pull
money from East to West to do bust
ness that checks could accomplish just
as well, If the people would take them.
The West takes $100,000,00O from the
East, and that means that loans IN
New York must be contracted for
$400,00O,O00. No wonder there is a
panic or very near it every fall.
"Of course, there would be losses
with such a currency, but they would
be small. They would not be as great
as with the present currency, and they
could be met with very small tax on
the banks to provide a guaranty fund,
so the money would be absolutely
SAFE"
Sounds Note of Warning.
J. w. Wheeler, of Crookston, presi-
dent of the association. in his annual
address, sounded a note of warning to
the bankers, advising them to prepare,
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-07-08
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.

Elizabeth Cochran ct al to c. C.
Goodrich, s1a Its / and 2, blk 2,
BAIL & Guerin's add. SIS, 791
Pro. Life & Trust Co. to G. G.
BAIL & Guerin's add. ........... 1900
o. L. Taylor and wife to Scand.
Am. Bank, me- Its l and 2, blk
IL, st. Paul prop. ............,. $4,000
M. Fuerst and wife to Pabst Brew.
Co., 1t 10. blk 32 A. V. Browns
sey's add ..:..,....;..: -. 400
E. j. Hodgson, rec, to A. II. Crate
ct al, 1t 10, blk II, w st. Paul
r. e. e. Imp. Synd. No. 1..,..... 1900
]. Johnson and wife to c. ]. HUT
man. 1t IL, j. r. Weides sub blk
"a, Arlington Hills .............. 1850
Total $99. PAL
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-07-08
METZDORF TURNS
DOWN WRIGHT'S BILL
County Treasurer Contends Commits
sioner Cannot Draw Two Salaries.

County Treasurer Metzdorf has held
UP the warrant drawn for County
Commissioner Wright as his salary for
town assessor. The amount of the
warrant was SIS. For several years
Mr.. Wright has held the position as
town assessor as we'll as the position
of county commissioner, but Treas
urer Metzdorf has come to the con-
clusion that one man cannot draw SAL
aries for two positions from the coun-
ty, and the position of town assessor
is nothing more than county job.
Once before this year Commissioner
Wright's bill was allowed, having been
approved by Auditor Krahmer but the
one presented this week. although ap-
proved by the county auditor. was
turned down by Treasurer Metzdorf.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-07-08
BANKERS OF STATE
BEGIN HOST|[IT|ES
ON MONEY ORDERS
Expect by Refusing to Cash
Them to Drive the Govern.
ment Out of the Business of
Transporting Cash.

The mebers of the Minnesota Bank
ers' association, 800 of whom met in
st. Paul yesterday at the fourteenth
annual session of the association, de-
clared themselves in favor of any
scheme which would reclaim for the
banks the money order business now
transacted by the postoffice department
and the express companies.
The bankers of the state are deter
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-07-08

why not go to Colorado or Utah. The MIN
neapolis & ST Louis Railroad has the
shortest line and best service and will sen
tickets at half rates Tor the rounu trip to
Denver Colorado Springs, Pueblo, Glen
wood Springs, Colorado Salt Lake and
Ogden. Utah. from June 1 to September
so, good to return to October 81. Get full
information at the ticket office, 39S Robert
street. st. Paul, MINI.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-07-08
~ Hours to Chicago via Chicago Great
Western Railway

The Great Western Limited now
leaves st. Paul at $50 D. M. arriving at
tire train of modern. comfortable equip
ment consisting of club car, Standard and
compartment sleeping cars. free reclining
chair cars and dining car with service
la carte. Tickets on sale at City
Ticket Office Cor 5th and Robert SITS,
or Union Depot, st. Paul. MINI.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-07-08
DIED.

PORTER-At Kansas City. Mo-, Monday,
July 6. Marion Ashton, aged five months,
only daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Jerome
De Graft Porter. Funeral from resi-
dence of grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs.
2:30 p. m. Wednesday, July 8.
DUNN-In st. Paul Tuesday, July z. at
$50 p. m, Mrs. Eliza Dunn, aged fifty
of son-in-iaw. P. ]. o'Brien. 1OS Winni-
peg avenue, Thursday. July 8. at $3.50.
Service at ST Patricks church at .
O'Clock
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-07-08
ELks FOR BALTIMORE.
$3.50 for the Round Trim.

i Special official through sleepers leave
st. Paul on Pioneer Limited, c., NJ & St
P Ry., Friday. July II, with st. Paul
and Northwestern lodges. Friends invited
to join the official party. Apply 365 Robert
street, or address w. B. Dixon, N. w. 2.
A, st. Paul.
$3.50 to Detroit and Return
Via the Wisconsin Central railway. On
sale July IA and Is. Return limit Aug. 15.
City Ticket Office 373 Robert street.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-07-08
Accuse Northern Pacific.

WASHINGTON. d. c., July THE H.
L. Griffin company. of Ogden, Utah, today
filed with the interstate commerce com
mission a complaint against the Northern
Pacific, Oregon Railway & Navigation
company, the Oregon Short Line and the
Union Pacific, alleging that the freight
eral produce are unjust and discriminat-
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-07-08
Low summer Tourist Rates

Via Chicago Great Western railway.
Round trips to Colorado. Utah, BlacR
Hills. New Mexico and Texas points.
return Oct. 81. For further information
apply to j. N. Storr city ticket agent,
Fifth and Robert streets. st. Paul.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-07-08
Pardon Board VIII Meet Monday.

One of the regular quarterly meet
ings of the state pardon board will be-
gin on Monday next The calendar for
this session is a long one. and it is
very doubtful if the board win be able
to finish in one day.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-07-08
carrles MOST peonIe.

The North Western Line runs more
trains and carries more people in and out
of Minneapolis, st. Paul and Chicago ev-
cry day than any other railroad.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-07-08
Best Fishlnu Is on the Omaha

Low excursion rates any day with still
lower fishing rates every Friday and Sat-
urday to North Wisconsin points. via
North Western line City office, 3S2 Rob-
ert street. Either phone. 4S0
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-07-08
To New York or phIIadeIphIa

Via the Lehigh Valley Railroad Double
Track. Stone ballasted. Magnificent
trains. Dining cars a la carte. Stop
over allowed at Niagara Falls.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-07-08
EAMR0AD ROTycES.

To Chicago, ssool To Peoria. se.4tl
To ST. Louis, s14.26I
Take the Minneapolis & ST. Louis ia
nous North Star Limited" through
compartment and standard sleepers. buff
fet library and chair cars and coaches.
This is the newest and best OF limited
trains. Try it! Call on j. G. Rickel,
City Ticket Agent, 1893 Robert street,
Colorado and Utah Rates Cheaper Than
Ever.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-07-08

And single application of Cuti-
cura Ointment, purest of emollients
and greatest of skin cures. For
summer rashes, eczemas, itchings,
irritations, chafings and infamma-
tons, for bites, stings and sunburn,
for lameneSS and soreness, heat
and perspiration, incidental to out
door life, nothing SO soothing,
cooling, healing and refreshing for
young or old as bath with CUT
cura Soap, followed by gentle
anointings with Cuticura Ointment,
purest of emollients and greatest
of skin cures.
Sold throughout the world. Cuticura Soap. 25c ons
nnent Soc ResoIven Soc Gin form Of Chocolate Coated
Pls 2Sc per vial of COZ. Depots: London q Charter
house So; Paris Rue de Ia Pax Boston la Columbus
ave Potter Drug Chem. Corp, Sole Props.
ny-Send for How TO Cure Every Humour
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-07-08

The new town Of Lidderdale, Carroll
County, on the Omaha extension OF the
onene6 to the the pubic by an auction sale
Of lots about the middle of July
Town Talk" tells all about the new
towns on the Chicago Great Western
Railway. For free copy send to e. B.
Magill, Mgr. Townsite Dept. Fort Dodge.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-07-08
$500 to CHICAGO.

This low rate now in effect via Chicago
Great Western Railway. No intermediate
ply to J.. N. Storr. city ticket agent. COR
ner Fifth and Robert streets, st. Paul.
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VITAL STATISTICS.

Marriage Licenses.
Alexander c.. Walter Eva Stevens.
Peter Nelson. Ellen Nelson.
John Westman, Mrs. Minnie Blomdahl.
Joe Reiner. Kate Klein.
Frank G. Nelson, Amanda Fogelberg.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-07-08

Judge Lusk Sounds Warning.
Judge John W. Lusk, of st. Paul,
president of the German-American
bank, sounded a note of warning, and
advised the bankers that there would
be an end to the present good times,
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-07-08
GROCERIES EXCLUSIVELY.
SCC||I|()(C,||||
REGULAR WHITE BEAR DELIVERIES
" Ids. Sugar ga .. '.u.a.eu $I,UU
With cash orders amounting to $500 or
over.
TRIPLE s sz5z' ;. Ts Fl 4's';
B1ses @h Purchases.
California Royal Ann Cherries.
,o.,b COX. S III

Washing Powder, Alb package
"Klondike" ................ 1sc
Three packages Washing Compound. 25c
FIVE GREEN TRADING STAMPS.
For one with Washing Compound or
Washing Powder purchases.
$500 WORTH of Green Trading Stamps
with every sack of Schoch's xxx
First Patent Flour