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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-08-05
KANSAS FAIRS IN 1904.

Following is a list OF fairs to he hell
and secretaries. as reported to the Ha stafe
board of agriculture and compiled by
Secretary F. d. Coburn:
Allen County Agricultural Society,"
T. Tredway. secretary, La Harpe; Sept
Barton County Fair Association-W. P
FEEDER. secretary, Great Bend: Sept 1916
Hiawatha Fair Association Drown
Butler County Fair Association-H. NJ
Hewins Park and Fair Association
GchautaTGe1ga c%Snnpty)SW NJ Jones. sec
Clay County Fair Association-E. E
Hopes, secretary. Clay Center; Sept. GO.
Coffey County Agricultural Fair Associ-
ation-S. d. Weaver, secretary. Rurling-
ton; Sept. 1916.
snow Swlgx ahtg T 1s aRa s stasE
tary. Winfield; Aug. 80 to Sept. e.
ley county)-J.. NJ. Henderson. secretary.
Burden; Sept. 10
Crawford County Agricultural Fair As
sociation-Frank Mckay, secretary, Pitts
Elk County Agricultural Fair Associa-
tion-J. +. Deal, secretary, Grenola; Sept.
Finney County Agricultural society-A.
H. Warner. secretary. Garden City; Aug.
Ford County Agricultural Association
J. H. ChurchlL, secretary, Dodge City;
a F FL SI County Agricultural Society,"
Carey NJ. Porter, secretary, Ottawa; Sept
Greenwood County Fair Association-C.
Ant6ong Far h sepf ds1s
county, Aug. 1926; H. E. Whitney. secre-
Harvey County Agricultural Society
John G Nicholson. secretary. Newton;
Jeffel son County Agricultural and Me
chanical Associa tionIGeorge a. Patter-
son s99ret o1tv ose srie1tura sept g.
Henry. R. Honey. secretary. MaHkato;
sep. -. f-ov,+1 pou1+r,, 90 ". r..
sociation-Nortonville, Kan; Dec 26-29:
G II. Rhodes, judge; E. W. Kaufman
Marshan County Fair Association-E.
Miller, secretary. Marysville. Sept. 1915
chan ril Fair AssociationDH. A. nG F1o Md-
secretary, Paola; Sept; 27-S0.
tion-P. G. Chubbic, Secretary, Beloit.
Morris County Exposition Company-M.
N Ame Ge1nty fa Guhca GEGye
H. Fitzwater. secretary. Seneca; Aug. 81
y Neosho County Fair Associatfon-H
Lodge, secretary. Erie: Sept. $50.
Chanute Fair and Improvement Associ-
secretary, Chanute; Aug. 20 to Sept. q
Ness County Agricultural Association
I. b Pemper, secretary, Ness City; Sept.
Norton County Agricultural Association
L V; Graham, secretary, Norton; Aug.
Usage County Fair Association-E. T.
Price, secretary, Burlingame: Sept. 6-I2
Central Kansas Fair Association (Reno
&C -nty)-A. l. Sponsler, secretary, Hutch
inson; Sept. 1924
Rice County Agricultural Fair and Live
Stock Association-W. Z. Brown, secre-
tary, Sterling.
Riley County Agricultural Association
R. T. Worboys, secretary, Riley; Oct as
Rocks County Fair Associa tion-OImer
Adams, secretary, Stockton; Sept 2l-23
Southern Kansas Fair and Carnival
Association (Sedgwick codnty)-H L. Re
sing, secretary. Wichita; Sept. 70 to Oct
l.
Kansas State Exposition Company
Shawnee eounty)-C: H Sampson, secre-
Smith Fair County Association-E. ).
RICE, secretary, Smith Center; Aug. 1915.
E; Moore, secretary. st. John; Sept 10
Fredonia Agricultural Association (Wil-
son county,. I. Cooper. secretary, Ere
donna; Aug. 2-26
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Conductors Must BE courteous

By request of General Passenger
Agent o. w. Ruggles, conductors and
porters of the Michigan Central here
after will be expected to answer all
questions asked by travellers. With a
view to assisting the employees, the
company has prepared a pamphlet
called the Time Guide" which gives
a comprehensive map and all the con-
nections which are possible with the
Michigan Central. On the first page
of the pamphlet is a short sermon, ad-
dressed to conductors, which, among
other things, says:
Travellers are much given to ask
ing questions. They ask because they
want to know. 1t helps people great
ly if the conductor or porter will read
lily, courteCusly and intelligently give
the desired information. The story
has been told of a conductor who
fell into fortune through being po-
lite. 1t helps the company, too, in
many ways to expedite passengers on
their journey and send them on their
way pleased and rejoicing.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-08-05
WILL BUILD RETAINING WALL.
Missouri Pacific to Spend $4,000 In
improvements at LeavenwOrth.

Leavenworth, Aug. 81. Russell.
superintendent of the Missouri Pacific,
with headquarters at Atchison, and c.
E. Chandler, assistant engineer of the
same road with headquarters at the
same place, were in Leavenworth dur
ing a good portion of Monday max
ing an investigation of the. city orr
dinances and looking over the north
Esplanade hill where the road has
been asked to construct a retaining
wall to prevent the entire bluff from
being washed down into the river.
With E. w. Waynant, freight agent
for the road here. the officials Wis
tied north Esplanade and looked over
the ground. They will make a report
of their findings and figures to the
general manager of the road. The
officials also conferred with City En-
gineer Jones during their visit.
1t is estimated that the retaining
wall, if built by the railway, will cost
at least $4,000, and of this amount
$4,000 will be for stone and $4,000
for excavations and labor.
Just what the general manager of
the road will do is not known, yet
it is thought the railway will construct
the wall. 1t promised to do this many
years ago.
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ANTICIPATING TROUBLE.
Southern Pacific Building StocIzade
Around Shops.

A few days ago a story was pub
lished that the Southern Pacific had
commenced the erection OF a stockade
around it's shops at Bakersfield, and
was evidently preparing for trouble
with its shopmen and to protect itself
in a manner similar to that followed
by the Santa Fe. The following from
the San Francisco Chronicle shows
that stockades are being generally
built at shop points and there may
be trouble in the air:
The Southern Pacific company is
preparing for trouble with it's shop
men. AZ the present time the COM
pany has no differences with any of
its employees, but there is said to be
feeling of restlessness and diSsat-
isfa ction pervading the ranks of the
shopmen, growing out of the recent
wholesale discharge of men all over
the system. and this is taken as a
portent of impending trouble. For
days past the company has had a
large force of men at work erecting a
fence around it's shops in the West
Oakland yards, and it was learned yes
terday that the compary'S shops at all
points on the system are to be similar
Iy protected. Work has been begun
on the erection of a fence around the
shops at Sixteenth street, in this city,
and here, as elsewhere, orders have
been given to push the work to COM
pletion as quickly as possible.
These barriers, which are designed
to protect the car shops, machine
shops. round houses, coal piles and
other property Of the company, will
all be of uniform design. The fence
is constructed of solid boards, eight
feet high, with several rows of barbed
wire above this. The wire is fastened
to arms projecting outward at an an
gle of 4 5 degrees from the top of the
board fence, thus forming a barrier
that is expected quite effectively to
keep trespassers off the company's
property.
Officials of the company, when ques-
toned yesterday about the purpose of
the barbed-wire fences it is erecting,
offered the explanation that the COM
pany had no trouble with any of it's
men and was not looking for trouble.
but that it was merely preparing to
meet trouble should it arise. It has
come to the knowledge of the COM
pany that trouble might be expected
from some of the large number of men
who were recently dismissed from the
service, and the fences now being
erected will thus serve the additional
purpose of protecting the company's
property from acts of incendiarism.
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WHAT THE FIGHT REALLY is.
Standard Oil Is Back of Hartman in
Effort to Get Northern Pacific.

Boston, Aug. 5.-The Standard Oil
interests are back of the fight being
conducted by E. H. Hartman for con-
troll of the Northern Pacific. The
traffic of Washington state, and traffic
passing through Ruget sound in par
ticuIar are eagerly sought by the
Standard Oil people. The oil fields of
Alaska are of vast promise, and Puget
sound is the natural port of entry for
all Alaskan products. The Union Pa
cific is effectually shut out from Puget
sound, and so long as James ]. Hill
holds the Northern Pacific, so long
will he control the commerce of Puget
sound and the unrivaled traffic from
the washington lumber mills. Wash
ington is the great lumber state of the
Union and the Rock Gould
roads have to pay tribute to the Hill
roads in the ever growing lumber
traffic. The Rockefeller-Gould COM
bination is therefore determined to
wrest control of the Northern Pacific
from Hill. That is the real aim of the
suit to prevent the distribution of the
Northern Securities assets on lines that
would leave Hill in control.
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ARE NOW BUTCHERS.
Strike Breakers on Santa Fe Have
Scheme to Get Back East.

A number of the strikebreakers i'm
ported by the Santa Fe company are
anxious to take a free trip back east
and therefore have suddenly conclud-
ed that they are butchers, says the
San Bernardino Times-Index. In other
words they desire to go to Chicago
and the other eastern packing centers
for the purpose of securing positions
as strikebreakers in the slaughtering
and packing of livestock. When the
news came out from the east that a
big strike was on many of the strike
breakers became restless for pastures
new and within three days 3S had
drawn their time with the intention of
at once going east, ostensibly to take
the place of the strikers, though it is
more than likely that they simply want
free ride back to the country from
which they came Most of the men
who quit were not the most expert
workmer in the world and the COM
pany does not seriously miss them.
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Mitchell Ofered Directorship.

Chicago, Aug. st was rumOred
today that B. B. Mitch ELL freight traf-
fic manager for the Michigan Central.
had been offered the position of traffic
director of the Vanderbilt system. AL
though this could not be confirmed, it
is known that the Vanderbilts are
anxious to create a traffic director
ship, owing to the success which such
departments have attained in the Hill,
Hartman and Gould systems. There
is said to be apprehension, however,
that the Northern Securities decision
would interfere with the plan, as a
traffic director would have control of
the traffic of the Michigan Central
Nickel Plate and Lake Shore, all par
allel and competing lines.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-08-05

Thorne and B. S. Guinness of Laden
burg, Thalmann & Co, were elected
voting trustees of the Seaboard. About
the same time the same interest took
an option on some 10000 shares OF
the stock held by J. w Middendorf
and John S. williams of Baltimore.
failed in Baltimore last summer. Ac-
cordiDg to the terms of the option
the common stock was to be pur-
chased at $50 a share and the pre-
ferred stock at $34. The option was
to expire on August 1 of this year.
1t was learned today that the Yoakum-
Pierce interests declined the option.
both kinds of stock having greatly
declined since the option was offered.
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Running Fun Time.

Ottawa, Kan, Aug. 5.-The car
force at the Santa Fe shops has been
put on full time. Eight new men will
be put in the car department this
week. The shop force was cut down
fourteen men one week ago Saturday.
Before this the time had been cut
down to As hours a week. These two
cuts made the shop force only about
one-half as large as it had been. Last
week fifty cars were sent here from
Chanute and several cars were sent in
from Newton, Emporia and other
Kansas points. 1t was impossible to
turn out the work on so many cars
with the reduced force and the man
agement sent orders to Foreman Sic
hanteI to increase it.
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Frisco After Another Railroad.

The rumor-1s revived IN Texas that
negotiations are in progress once
Antonio & Arkansas Pass line by the
Frisco interests. 1t is said that the
arrangement of the floating debt of
the Arkansas Pass is the cause of some
delay in the matter. To absorb the
Arkansas Pass would be in line with
plans formulated long ago by Mr..
Yoakum in advance of the Frisco s
control being acquired by the Rock
Island. 1t is said that once in possess
sion of this road. the Frisco would
soon build from Brady to a connection
with the Kerryville branch, and there
by enter San Antonio. which has al
ways been understood to be one of
Mr.. Yoakum's intentions. 1t would
seem that the Arkansas Pass is a
necessary adjunct to the new Yoakum
proposition in southwest Texas-the
St Louis, Brownsville & Mexico. The
combination of the Yoakum-AransaS
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$4,000.
To California and Return via the
Santa Fe.

The twenty-ninth triennial con-
clave. Knights Templar L. s. A. and
sovereign grand lodge I. o. o. F., at
San Francisco in September. are the
next occasions for which the Santa Fe
will make reduced rates to California
Any one, whether member or not may
take advantage of the reduction. If
you're going to make the California
tour. this is your chance to do it eco
nomically, comfortably. and thorough
". On sale August Is to September
10, inclusive. Limited to October o.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-08-05
WAS \ MOST UNLUCKx MAN.
Gambler Who Found Fates Were In
variably Against Him.

A quiet laugh has been circulating
among Portland gamblers during the
past week. and the subject of the
many smiles is a gambler himself. Not
one of the proprietors of any of the
sporting houses, but a knight of the
green cloth. who has been down on
his luck for more than a month
Everything 1 touch is 'queered, "
he said to a friend in cafe few days
ago. II would be afraid to cash a
check at a bank for fear that the
cashier would pay me of in bad
money
his unlucky friend. tried to console
him, but the gamblers faith in luck"
could not be shaken.
II tell you 1 am the most unlucky
man that ever stacked a deck, ne re-
piled, as he sauntered into an adJoin-
ing reading room, where he picked up
a magazine, and after glancing
through the periodical threw it across
the room and knocked over a costly
vase, which broke as it struck the
floor. But the broken vase was left
unheeded. for in the ruin of the cost
" china there lay a sack of money.
Money" and the bankrupt look
ed about to see if any one were near
There was no one in sight. Tiptoeing
quietly across the floor, the despond-
ent man stopped to grasp the canvas
bag-the kind that he had locked in
his vault many a time after a sue
QdN NOEk-
81 believe if 1 pick this up it will
turn to tin was his thought. II am
too unlucky. But 1 am broke"
1t was a temptation indeed. and
after looking about once more to
make sure the coast was clear. he
picked up the sack. and placing it un-
der his coat seated himself in a chair,
with his back to the door. and eau
tiously unfastened the cord that held
the treasure within the bag. The
string was soon off. and an anxious
hand slipped into the sack and
brought forth a handful of tin" Not
the kind of tin" however, for which
the unlucky man wished, but real tin
the kind he prophesied the money
would turn to should he pick up the
sack when first he discovered it.
No one was treated to the express
sfons of disgust and then of anger
that overspread his countenance as he
wondered what he had better do with
his plumber.
"Oh. Jack called his frined, what
day of the month is it
Still grasping the sack. the gambler
glanced uD at a calendar
"wednesday. the 18TH" he replied.
"Sayi Come here, and I will show you
that I am the most unlucky man in
the world."-Portland Oregonian-
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FACTIONS COLLIDE ON FRISCO.
YoaLum and Porter Interests Clash
Over Identity of G. & E. I. Road.

| Over Identity OF 4. q Il. L. Road.
| Chicago, Aug. 5.-The Yoakum in
terests in the Frisco system and the
Porter interests in the Chicago &
Eastern Illinois railroad are at war.
The Porter interests claim that the
Yoakum party is endeavoring to de-
stroy the identity of the Eastern ILL
nois so that it's strength may be alb
sorbed by the Frisco system.
The trouble that started when the
Yoakum faction made the Chicago &
Eastern Illinois jointly responsible
with the Frisco system for bond and
stock issues of the st. Louis South
western line eliminated a few days
| ago when orders were issued by Pres
| ident Davidson of the Frisco for the
removal to st. Louis of all the general
offices of the Eastern Illinois and for
officials of the Frisco system to be
placed over those of the Eastern Illi-
nois.
In obedience to these orders all the
books, records, documents and fur
nishings of the Eastern Illinois gen.
eral offices here were packed ready
portation was provided for the en-
tire clerical force. Circulars were
printed and ready for distribution an
nouncing the placing of Frisco Off
Gals at the head of all departments
of the Eastern Illinois.
Last Saturday the Porter interests
called on L. F. Loree, president of the
Rock Island company of New Jersey,
Rock Island and Frisco systems, and
demanded that he prohibit the carry
ing out of the Yoakum plans. The
result of the protest was that Presi-
dent Loree wired orders prohibiting
any further steps toward such a mer-
ger. and further ordering that the
general offices of the Eastern Illinois
should remain in Chicago.
AT the same time President Loree
wired B. l.. Winchell, president of the
Rock Island system, to come to New
York Immediately, whittier he went
on the first train. 1t is reported that
President Loree also summoned A. J.
Davidson, president of the Frisco sys-
tenn, and B. F. Yoakum, chairman of
its board of directors.
From present indications a rupture
in the Frisco-Rock Island merger can
only be averted by President Loree
ordering the maintenance of the orig
inal agreement for the independent
organization and operation of the
Chicago & Eastern Illinois railroad.
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northwest is so great that Chicago mer-
chants are unable to compete with Spo-
kane jobbers. Recently Spokane ship
pers came to Chicago and secured re
adjustment of certain rates which it is
said gives them a somewhat wider job
bling market.
The effect of the rates in the applica-
ton is such that Spokane jobbers can
buy in Chicago, ship to Spokane in car
lots. and job from there in less than
carload lots cheaper than the Chicago
jobber can reach the same points in
less than carload lots.
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WILL CLOSE TENT CITY.
Strike Breakers Are to Discontinue Use
of StOckade.

of Stockade.
San Bernardino, Aug. 5.-Notices
have been posted through the tent city
at the shops, calling attention that the
company expects the new men to Sc
cure living quarters about town as
soon as possible. The company fixes
no time limit in which the men have
to secure homes outside the stockade.
but it is understood that by September
the company will discontinue the res
taurant service.
There are about 200 men now liv-
ing outside the stockade, many of them
having brought their families here. At
different points about town boarding
house keepers are making substantial
additions to their houses to accommo-
date the new men.
1t has been reported that about SO
men quit work Saturday, but this is
denied by the officials, who state that
about every day one or two men ask
for their time, a condition which has
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Decline Option on seaboard Air Stock.

New York, August 5.-Announce-
ment was made in August, 1908, that
a controlling interest in the Seaboard
Air Line had been acquired by inter
ests represented by B. F. Yoakum
president of the ST. Louis and San
Francisco; H. Clay Pierce of St. Louis
and Oakleigh Thorne, president of the
North American trust company. The
negotiations were perfected by Laden
burg, Thalmann & Co., and upon their
completion Messrs. Yoakum, Pierce and
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G. A. r. Encampment Boston.

The Chicago Great Western railway
Will on August 18th to 18th sell round
trip tickets to Boston at very low rates
account the National Encampment G.
A r. August 1920. 1t will pay you to
write or enquire of any Great Western
agent or ]. p Elmer, G. P. A, Chicago,
for full information
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Chicago Shippers Protest.

Chicago, Aug. 5.-The Chicago Ship
pers' association has made a written
application to the Hill and Hartman
lines for important changes in the re-
cent adjustment of freight rates from
Chicago and the east to the northwest
territory about Spokane.
The complaint is that the diffe&ance
between the carload rates and the less
than carload rate. from Chicago to the
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Ticket scalper Is Released.

Jefferson City, Mo-, Aug. 5.-Judge
James B. Can't of the supreme court
yesterday granted a writ of habeas
corpus in the case of Ticket Broker
Edward ]. Gildersleeve, and released
him on bond of $4,000 to appear at
the October term of the supreme
court.
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TO MOVE NJ. & O. OFFICES.
General Passenger Agent to Go to St
Louis From Mobile.

ST. Louis. Aug. 5.-John M. Beall,
assistant general passenger agent of
the Mobile & Ohio railroad at st.
Louis, it is announced, has been ap-
pointed general passenger agent of
the road to succeed c. NJ. Shepard,
resigned. 1t is also said that the gem
eral offices of the passenger depart
ment will be moved from Mobile to
ST. Louis on August Is, when Mr..
Bealls appointment becomes effec-
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Special Train to San Francisco via
Santa re

Will leave Kansas City August 20 at
II o'clock a. M, with the grand COM
mandery, knights Templar of Kan
sas, and subordinate Communicates.
Through Pullman palace sleepers and
dining cars. Train will stop at nu-
merous points of interest en- route.
An opportunity for those who are not
K It's to visit California in frst-class
style, and with pleasant companions.
Rate very-1o w-only $45 for round
trip. Grand Canyon side-ride $6.5S'
additional.
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Chicago and Return $4,000 via
Santa Eo

Tickets on sale June LIST to Sent
S0th. final limit returning Oct. 3Ist
Good via st. Louis in one direction.
either going or coming. For full in
formation address T. L. King, c. p &,
T. A. Topeka
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Pass would mean through trains from
Houston into Brownsville, not to men
ton Fort Worth service to southwest
Texas. Fort Worth being a packing
center, the Frisco is going into the
cattle country of the southwest
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been summer feature here for years.
They claim the records show that dur
ing the month of September, last year,
when the men were receiving good
wages and there was plenty of work,
over 1872 men quit within four weeks.