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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-04-30
WHAT OTHER PEOPLE THINK
Municipal Ownership.
o the Editor of The Journal,

TO the Editor 20 OF The Journal,
In a recent issue The Journ a l.,
in speaking of Mr. Ecke1s' address to the
bankers, said, In closing a very able edi-
torial:
1.-THE essence Of his address was con-
tanned in one Of the closing sentences, as
follows: T say that the indirect benefit
arising from. the operation of the enter
prises by the corporation is much larger
to the public than it can be to the share
holders
The above was given by Mr.. Eckels
as an argument against public owner
ship Of public utilities, and is interesting,
coming as 1t. does from prominent man
and at time when the grasping and ag-
gressive tactics Of state-made corpora
tions are so apparent The excuse for the
existence Of corporations Is, as Til e
Journal says, the benefit to be de-
rived by the public from their operation.
But granting that this statement from
Mr.. Eckels be true. What does it mean?
Suppose the indirect benefits arising from
the operation Of the enterprises by cor
porations are much larger to the public
than they can be to the shareholders
might not these benefits be still greater
IL the state or city owned and operated
the properties? In fact, does It not look
reasonable that they would be7 The profit
of stockholders is one thing, and the profit
or benefit to the public Is another and
quite different consideration. The two
are not Of the same nature and cannot
be compared. A street railway may ex-
act enormous profits from the travelling
public by a scent rate, as the Twin City
Rapid Transit company does, and still it
may be said that the railway is great
benefit to Minneapolis. And 1t might also
be said, as Mr.. Eckels said, that it is Of
more benefit to this city than 1t is to
it's stockholders But what OF thate How
much more benefit 1t would be to the
people Of this city II they could ride at
the cost price. which would only be or
cents fare?
e A. Benjamin.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-04-30
Money Abundant.

Complaint is now heard that the
banks Of the country, Of the east
especially, are no longer making prof
fits equal to those Of past years, and
that 1904 Is likely to prove period
of decreases rather than OF increases.
In earnings. The big eastern trust
companies are In much the same posi-
tion. The trouble appears to be that
there Is too much money in the coun-
try.
How there can be too much of so
good thing money is a little hard
to understand from the viewpoint Of
the outsider, but that there can be q
too plentiful supply to make condi-
lions favorable for the banks is never
the1ess true.
This currency question Is mighty
one. Few Of our statesmen have
mastered 1t In all it's multitudinous
detail, and fewer still are prepared to
provide proper relief measures for
emergencies. One year there is a
great scarcity, business is handicapped
and general nervousness prevails. That
the sensitive monetary centers may
not be thrown into panic and all busi-
ness adversely affected, we find the
secretary Of the treasury making full
use of the discretionary power that
the law allows him, and exhausting
even originating new emergency
measures to move money from the
treasury to the bank and prevent q
crisis. Another year hear the
same bankers who cried aloud of scar
city Of money and impending Disaster
complaining that they cannot employ
their surplus funds, and that despite
unprof1tably low rates and disposition
to extend loans to the farthest point
consistent with safety, they still find
It difficult to prevent accumulation.
The day may come when our our
rency will have the expanding and
contracting power or elasticity so
much talked of during the last money
squeeze in New York, but the day is
not yet here, and while our present
monetary system maintains extremes
of scarcity and Of plentitude will fol-
low at intervals.
The innumerable sources Of money
demand may roughly be put into two
classes, one commercial the other
speculative. The farmer, country
merchant, city retailer, jobber or man
ufacturer may need more money to
handle larger volume of business.
hence an increase in so-called legiti-
mate commercial demand. The spec
ulative demand-not meaning by this
speculative only in the sense in which;
! that word is usually understood
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-04-30

Folk, the st. Louis prosecutor, is
sweeping the rural districts Of Mis-
souri,, and seems to be reasonably cer-
tain Of the nomination for governor
on the democratic ticket. What q
nice time the convention which nomi-
mates him will have when it comes to
the plank in the platform relating to
the previous state administration.
The voters of the democratic party, in
supporting Folk are expressing their
most emphatic condemnation of the
boodling machine of which the state
administration is the principal part
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-04-30

stepping out OF their accustomed sphere,
but whom there is q clear issue of honest
government against corrupt ring, as
appears to be the case In Denver. how
much better is it for the church people
to get out and hustle. than to be con-
tent to sit in their pews and pray over
he sins Of the community without MAX
Ing any effort to correct them.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-04-30

Something Of a sensation was created
In Denver this week when the regular
Thursday evening prayer meetings we're
turned into political meetings at all the
the pastors to see to the registration Of
all the members of the several congrega--
tons and to getting out the full vote Of
the church people on election days OF
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-04-30
THE BIRDS LET LOOSE

The bird let loose in eastern skies,
When Fastening fond1y home,
Ne'er stoops to earth her wing, nor dies
Where idle warblers roam;
But high she shoots thru air and light,
Above all low delay,
Where nothing earthly bounds her fight
- Nor shadow diEns her way.
So grant me, God, from every care,
And stain OF passion free,
Aloft. thru Virtues purer air.
To hold my course to Thee.
No sin to cloud-no lure to stay
Ny Soul. as home she springs
Thy sunshine on her joyful way,
Thy freedom in her wings.
Thomas Moore.
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Tho Water Service.

TO "akor SorvICSs
To the Editor Of The journal.
What's the matter with the water de-
partment? The city goes to the expense
OF erecting water fountains for the benefit
OF the horses, yet only few in the center
Of the city have been turned on. AS 1
understand It, the supervisor has charge.
Of this work. and instead Of getting things
In shape to turn on the fountains In April,
he waits until hot weather Is actually on
us, and then 1t seems to take him a week
to get part of them running. So far as
I can see this man has long since OUT
lived his usefulness to the public or de-
partment. and the water committee that
keeps him in office should be held respon-
sible at this falls elections for his incom-
petence and neglect. Voter.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-04-30
The Wheat Acreage.

The change this week In conditions
relative to farm work In the north
west has been very great. Continued
good weather has brought vast i'm
provenent and greatly strengthened
the belief that there will be a large
increase in the northwestern wheat
acreage. The country already seeded,
covering probably rs per cent Of the
total wheat acreage, shows a gain of
to 10 per cent
The disposition TO SOW more wheat
has remained turnout, and it is not
too much to say that, had conditions
from the first been uniformly favor
able, a 20 to 25 per cent increase in
wheat acreage would have been made:
nor Is 1t impossible as yet that there
will be big increase.
The wheat counties that lie along
the Red river in Minnesota and North
Dakota are 80 very important that 1t
fs impossible to know much about the
wheat acreage on the whole until the
a1lotnents in this section are known.
The acreage will be larger or smaller
W Will IdIIlcIS Ill lIlS VAL
ley may do.
On Friday morning seeding began
on high land within five miles Of the
FED river, and If the good drying
weather continues over Sunday, the
work will be general thru the valley
by Monday or Tuesday next A week
OF good weather or Of bad from Mon
day next will tell the story.
From the present outlook the val
ley will be seeded down from end to
end by May Is. This is a late start,
but one Of the bumper crops of the
northwest was raised from seeding
fully as late. There will be later ma
turity and geater danger Of early
frost damage, but in the general out
look these things are offset by the
larger area almost certain to go into
wheat If nothing further arises to de-
lay the work of seeding.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-04-30

This is opening day at the st. Louis
exposition There will be some speeches
and a band explosion and other appro-
pirate ceremonies. but the big show is
long way from ready for visitors. Bad
weather and the dilatoriness Of exhibitors
have combined to produce a state Of UNI
nreparedness which it will take at least
q, month to overcome to a degree that
will begin to attract visitors.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-04-30
An Opportunity to Be Improved.

Two years ago, before the state con-
Suggested the selection by the state
central committee Of some member of
the Minnesota delegation or some
other prominent republican for the
office Of temporary chairman of the
convention. Senator Nelson was
chosen, and improved the opportunity
to make a prepared address sbefitting
the occasion. .-. - l7y--~ .sr..f<7 mi. =
It is desirable that this be done
again. The republicans of Indiana
have just held their convention at In
dianapolis, and Congressman Watson,
chosen for temporary chairman, made
a strong argument in support Of re-
publican principles-a speech which
will. do much to solidify republican
strength in that state, and which will
be valuable to the party generally as
one Of the most able deliverances on
the issues of to-day likely to be made
during this campaign. -
Why may not Minnesota pursue the
same course with respect. to the next
convention? Naturally the choice, If
made in this way, would fall on Sena-
tor Clapp Mr.. Clapp is a fine public
speaker, and no doubt be able to make
an address on that occasion Of great
value to the republican party In this
state.
1t is understood, however, that Mr..
Dunn is opposed to the selection Of a
temporary chairman by the commit
tee, insisting that It be left to the
members of the convention. OF
course, such a plan would make it i'm
possible to secure the selection Of a
man prepared to discuss public ques-
tons in the same careful and intelli-
gent manner in which it could be
done If time had been given for pre-
paration.
The opposition Of the Dunn men to
the choice of temporary chairman
by the committee with Senator Clapp
as the logical choice supports the
theory that Dunn's candidacy repre-
sents not only Dunn's ambition to be
governor, but Mr.. Heatwole's desire to
secure Mr.. Clapp's place. While we
have no doubt Mr.. Clapp would pre-
side fairly, and while he is the logical
selection for the position, and 1t seems
to us the committee ought to tender it
to him, 1t does not necessarily follow,
because there is opposition to him,
that some one else may not be chosen
by the committee in accordance with
precedent and common sense. Some
other member OF the delegation, or
some other republican, capable Of pre-
senting the issues Of the day clearly
and effectively as they ought to be
presented, would doubtless serve the
same purpose.
The point Of chief consideration is
not Difference to the preference or
prejudice of any candidate for the
governorship, or to the claim which
any particular individual may have
upon the honor, but the desirability
of having the convention marked by q
strong, clear and forcible enunciation
Of republican principles, national and
state. It seems to US that it Is the
duty Of the committee to provide for
this. and that it will not have dis
charged it's responsibility If it fails to
do so.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-04-30

Some idea of the difficulties under
which the Siberian railway is operated in
war time is afforded by accounts Of
mounted Cossacks who patrol the tracks
at night, equipped with portable flash
lights, with which they inspect the
dition Of the road. Japs disguised as
Cinnamon threaten the safety Of every
train on that line.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-04-30
THE GOssIP's WAY.

Ph1Iadelphfa Press.
Miss GaussipIt's easy to tell that
mans been drinking.
Mr.. Goodart-Yes; SO easy that even
II he hasn't you go ahead and tell
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-04-30

Mr.. Lind will have to decide when he
gets home between the Hearst and the
anti-Hearst elements Of his party. The
Hearst men are already beginning to
make threats in case he decides against
them. Tho Hearst boom is dead and 1t
IS not likely that the congressman will
choose to Join funeral procession.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-04-30

can tell you she laughed when the dog
sat up at a table, with a plate before him.
and refused to touch bit Of meat till his
master said he might. She laughed more
when the dog gulped down what was
given MIN and picked up napkin and
firted 1t over his nose Gerty's mama,
said that dog had better manners than
some children 9
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-04-30
NEWS OF THE BOOK WORLD

',tS''S''S ~ Ati0 WaU VINO
First Sought to Merge the Control Of
the Northern Pacific and the Great
Northern RalIroad-Hls Story Of Why
He Failed to Do TIA Man Who Was
Always Where There Was "somethIns
Doing"
Only little more than twenty years
ago the Northern Pacific railroad was
completed as a transcontinental line. The
central figure in the railroad world at that
time was Henry Willard. 1t was thru his
efforts that the road was brought to COM
pletion and he was the host at a truly
international last spike ce1ebrat ton. The
whole diplomatic corps at Washington
was invited, besides scores Of Englishmen
Germans and others, and four special
trainloads Of distinguished guests accepted
and travelled far out into the wilds Of
Montana to see the ceremony. There,
surrounded by. some $1,000 Indians. Mr.
Willard and his company saw the last rail
laid and the first spike that had ever been
driven to hold down q. Northern Pacific
rail driven once more as the last spike
necessary again to belt the continent with
railroad steel. Mr.. Willard himself is au-
thority for the statement that the spike
was not a golden one. The grea tness Of
the celebration attested the importance
which was attached to the completion Of
the enterprise, and the hero of the day
was Henry Willard
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-04-30
sHAKsPERiAN CRYPTIC.
GRAM

George Bernard Shaw now comes for.
ward as the author of Shakspere-this.
however 1t is only fair to state, merely to
put to rout the scattering remnant of the
Baconian forces. IT., says Adr. Shaw,
.'you take the titles of shakspere's plays
lust a sufficient number for the purpose
and take the fourth letter from the end
OF the title, you will find they spell Ber-
nard Shaw" For example:
Macbeth
Julius CAESAR
Comedy Of Errors"
Merchant of Venice. -
Antony and Cleopatra
1.-TWO Gentlemen of VeRona. .
'Merry Wives Of Windsor"
'sTroilus and CresSida.'
.'Timon of Athens
Antony and Cleopatra
,.AlrSs Well that. Ends -Mellfs
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Cleveland Plain Dealel

.CICVeIdIU = Ie1lII DCdIcf.
ssWhat is the story you promised to
tell me 2"
wife about 1t, you know"
Yes"
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+ II. M. Whee1ock OF Fergus Falls editor
OF Wheelock's Weekly, proposes Gov
ernor L.. +. G. Garvin Of Rhode Island as
good timber for the democratic nominal
ton for president. AS the democratic
governor Of trust-ridden state. Mr..
Wheeloek believes Garvin ought to sat
isfy nearly every one.
Charles B. Cheney.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-04-30

w. E. McNelly, who made lively run
against Representative Bosworth in
Houston county two years ago. is an
nounoed as a candidate again, and it is
understood that Mr.. sBosworth will not
seek denomination.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-04-30

Hearst and Parker men will have
clash in the third district, where the Par
ker sympathizers are for Senator Collier
Of Shakopee and DR.. J. H Dorsey Of
Glencoe. j. w. Craven, former state
senator, and editor Of the Norwood
Times. Is candidate In the interests OF
Hearst. and will doubtless have a run
ming mate. ~
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-04-30
THE DOMESTIC CAR.

Minneapolis, April 81.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-04-30

A slang dictionary maker IN New York
is in despair. She has found 1926 slang
synonyms for "whiskers." The very latest
is a detectives description of a man with
red whiskers as ''the man with the roam
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-04-30

They are going to raise the price of
coal on you Monday. Talk about the
tyrannIes because of which we felt OBJ
Iged to lick King George III They are
not a marker TO the present ones.
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Round Trip 90.
ROuna Trip 26c.

offered visitors to see Mnneapos
JOURNAL BusI1Ess ooUaI1H
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ITS censored
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q leaves journal Building Except Sunday as foil
Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1904-08-19
A Queen Mothers Ruse.

When Wilhelmina, the queen Of
the Netherlands, was little child
she was hardly ever seen by her ia
ther, owing to his resentment that
a son had not been given him. Hel
mother, the queen, planned ruse tc
win King Williams favor for his
little girl. One morning at break
fast, as he bent over to inhale the
fragrance from great bank of
roses which filled the center of the
table, baby face peeped out and
two baby arms crept around his
neck, while "A tiny voice cried out:
ooh, papa, take me out of the flow
ers! The thorns hurt me So" From
that minute the kings heart soften
ed, and little Wilhelmina became a
great fayorite with .ldr fa:a.S.
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"A Soldier Of Commerce"
Continued from LIST page. J

Continued from LIST page.
wait till morning. for then | could not
reach Astrakhan early enough TO take
on my cargo. / went to the baZaar OF
Biartelkis and told him of my discov-
cry. Biartelkis was just closing his
bazaar. and when he heard Of the linen
be and his daughter accompanied me
hack to my boat. took them 10 my
cabin and set wine before them and
went 10 prepare the linen for eXamina-
ton. | was suddenly attacked aud
knocked down. A fold OF cloth was
placed in my mouth. heard the young
woman scream. but / could not 90 TO
her assistance.
Il heard Biartelkis begging for mer-
cy and some one talking to him. Then
some one took command of my boat,
and we moved down the river. | was
kept In ignorance for hours, your ex-
celIencies. but in the morning was.as-
tonished TO see two men on board that
/ had never seen before. One was 4
tall man. looking like Russian, and
the other was certainly an Osmanli.
They informed me that unless | and
my sailors did as | was bid | would
be killed They did not release me,
but we kept on down the river. lust be-
fore we reached Salain they left the
boat. They told me that Biartelkis had
agreed TO the sale of his daughter to an
American who would board my boat
at Salain and that | must take them
both TO Astrakhan. They told me that
] would be watched and unless | obey
ed l would he killed. They said !
could not 20 back TO Tifiis without be-
ing murdered
II was afraid. your excellencies and
did what they told me. At Salain how
ever. IL was not my intention 70 TAX,
on the American, but to proceed until
! reached a Russian gunboat, when |
would turn over the young lady Blu
the American knew which boat sh'
was on. for he came out in a small boat
directly In my path and leaped on
board. He threatened me with pistol.
and | was compelled TO do his bidding
Seeing another vessel Oh the Caspian.
! wished TO get assistance from them.
but they feared us and ran away. The
gunboat came. and | told the officer
the truth. swear il, by the prophets
beard. have told the truth. ] know
no more"
The magistrate turned coldly 10 Har-
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vey.
/ "All of what that man says Is lie"
| said Irons. except the mere fact that
| did get on his boat In the manner he
! describes at Salain. l had taken pas
| sage from Astrabad for Astrakhan on
boat belonging to the German line.
I They had also some machinery | was
going to exhibit at the fair. Arriving
at Salain, the captain of the boat in
formed me that | would have four
hours in which to see the town. |
spent three hours and came back to
the wharf only to see the steamer dis
I appearing. | was enragcd. wanted
particularly to reach the fair early,
and there would not be = boat up the
Volga for another week after the one
/ had lost. | was standing on the
saw the boat owned by Hassan com
ing down the kur. We hailed the
boat and were Informed that she was
bound for Astrakhan. There | was,
with week to stay in that place and
a boat passing me that was going
straight To where wanted to 90. The
peasant got a small boat and rowed
me out TO Hassans | climbed on
board and remained there. did not
know until the officer from the gun
boat came on board that there was
young lady there"
Colonel Jurnief nodded and another
man, evidently Of the poorest class.
spoke to the magistrate, The diguita.y
started, stared ut Harvey and said,
There appears to he Il multitude Of
lies in all this testimony. Let US hear
what this witness has to say"
Il saw that American mi Tinis a
week ago" he said, pointing at TIar-
yey. II saw him in the bazaar OF BIZ
artell,is. and he spoke to him saw
much gold change hands. but do not
know what it was for. The Ameri-
can took nothing away"
THAT is the worst liz Of all,' ex-
claimed Harvey Indignantly. II was
never in This before in my life"
Take the prisoners back 10 their
cells. The case needs deliberation." |
said the magistrate.
Harvey was marched TO his dungeon. 1
An orderly. who heard all the proceed. |
ings. hurried to relate them to Marie Z
From the moment that Alma Jurnief
heard what had taken place ut the trial
she was a changed person.
$50 they have conspircd between
chem to destroy the man ! love-" she
said slowly and deliberately. Il have