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The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-04-09
Sheffield Standard.


 While Captain Reuben F. Kolb is still In the race for the presidency of the State Railroad Commission. 1t Is gener- ally agreed that the fight has narrowed down to Smith and Conner MT. Smith has filled the office one term, having been appointed by the late Governor Sanford He has given much time and thought to familiarizing himself with railroad tariffs and the duties of his office. In this con- nection. we reproduce the following from The Bessemer Workman, a paper devoted to the interests of the laboring classes which concisely presents the case:
 MT. Smith believes that the railroads are entitled to just compensation for the work performed and knows that the great transportation companies of this State are a necessary adjunct to the progress and advancement of the people. Mir. Smith believes that railroad company must make a legitimate profit or 1t can not pay good wages nor render good ser vice. There is good, sound reason. and common sense in his platform and we be- lieve the people will see and appreciate it.
 MT. Conner, so far as we have heard bases his claims for the position upon the grounds that he proposes to fight the railroads and if possible reduce rates. re- gardless of whether such reduction Is fair or equitable. He Is an advocate. presumably. of low wages and low rates and the fact that in the operation of his cotton mill he was willing to work little children for long hours at a beggarly compensation gives an insight into Mir. Corners idea of how the railroads should conduct their business. His idea seems to be an indiscriminate war against the roads, and looking at Mir. Corners own record he appears to us to have reached the very achme of demagogy.
 ''The people can choose between the Icandidates."
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-04-09
COMER'S CANDIDACY.
 CONDEMNED BY PRESS

pieteiy knock him out and elect man who will deal fair with the roads and the snippers A man of this kind will please everyoody. Read these articles closely. get the Facts and then you can vote right. Demopolis Express
 A vote for John V. Smith for President or the Railroad Commission means prog ress' Justice and conservatism. It means appreciation for friendship. MT. Smith mas aiways been a friend to Marengo, and especially to Demopolis. therefore let's give nm splendid support in this Coun- ty.
 Beware of Conner He has never dis lnguished himself for unselhshness Douptiess he has motives inimical to our interests. Demopolfs Is a considerable distributing point, and is growing in this ulrectlon. MT. Conner Is too radical and dangerous. You can't tell how far against our interests he will go in furthering other ends.
 Huntsville Republican.
 B. B. Conner will have to gos back to the piny woods of Alabama with his pick and dig up something worse than plow- ing the old gray mule on John V. Smith before the people will ever let him ride In the golden chariot of the Alabama Railroad Commission Presidency.
 A vote for Conner is vote against the railroad industries of our country and will take bread from the mouths of hun dreds of our little blue-eyed boys and girls.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-04-09

Abbeville News.
 If Conner could get all his freights de- livered on the same basis as he did that
 Jim Dandy Meal.'' he would not likely want rates reduced.
 The supplement to this issue of The News. while along political lines and on the subject of electing President of the Railroad Commission. ought to be of in terest to and carefully read by every voter. The railroads are not going to do business for amusement. but want some profit on their investment as they go along, and every fair-minded person is willing for the roads to do this, even should it require the raising of rates. The supplement deals with live issues and the methods of men asking for your vote. and one of the means taken by one of the candidates to lower freight rates. And you should not vote for a man who says before he is elected. that he will do cer- tain things before he finds out whether or not it Is right to do 1t. Comer's chances a few weeks ago seemed to be good but he Is losing ground as the peo- pie become informed on the subject. and by the date for the primary there will doubtless be a landslide which will com
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-04-09

Coosa River News.
 It looked some days ago that B. B. Conner had swept the field like wildfire for President of the Railroad Commits sion. but the other side Is now being heard some and John V. Smith is gaining
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-12-05
COVER MAY GO TO c. 8 A.
Rock Island Official Mentioned as
Trade Traffic Manager.

Speculation is rife in railway circles
as to the men who will be the success
sors of J. NJ Faithorn and F. A. Wann
on the Chicago & Alton. Mr.. Faithorn
has decided to give up the vice presi-
dency of the Alton in order to devote
all his time to the Chicago Terminal
Transfer railroad, of which he is pres1-
dent. He may remain with the Alton
till the end of the year. Mr.. Wann left
the Alton after twenty-three years of
continuous service to become vice
president in charge of traffic of the
Pere MarQuette-Cincinn Hamilton
& Dayton system. He assumed his
new duties today. His headquarters
will be in Chicago.
1t was rumored yesterday that
Harry Cover, assistant freight traffic
manager of the Rock Island system,
would go to the Alton as freight traffic
manager. The report lacks official
confirmation. 1t probably had its
origin in the fact that the Rock Island
and Union Pacific are joint owners of
the Alton, and that the Rock Island
has no representation on the Alton
except in the directorate. Under the
agreement made prior to the last an
nual meeting of the Alton the Union
Pacific interests will have a majority
of the directors for the next two years,
and therefore the Rock Island inter
ests could not force any official
changes during that period even if
disposed to do SO. Under the circum-
stances, however. if the Rock Island
lnleT0SIS SnOu1O recommend lndL MI
Cover, or any other Rock Island of
fetal, be appointed to fill the vacan-
cies in the traffic department of the
Alton, it is likely the appointment
would be made.
President FELTON, of the Alton said
yesterday he had not decided whom to
appoint in charge of freight traffic.
A circular issued yesterday an
nounces formally the resignation of
General Freight Agent Wann of the
Alton and directs that Assistant Cen
eral Freight Agent C. A. King tempo
rarily shall have charge of the depart
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-12-05

Ripley, Chicago, president; w. c.
Nixon. Galveston, first vice president;
NJ. F. Temple, Kirbyville, second vice
president; A B. Beckham, Kirbyville,
secretary and treasurer, and A. c.
Torbett, Galveston, assistant secretary
and treasurer.
The Lantry-Sharp Contracting COM
pany, with general offices in the Gum
bel building, Kansas City, Mo, have
the contract for building so miles of
the road from kirbyville, Tex, to a
point east OF De Ridder, La The con-
tract includes grading, bridging, track
laying, oiling roadbed, building depots,
stock pens, water tanks, etc.
Kirbyville, Tex, Dec. 5.-Scrapers
and mules. etc, have been unIoaded
here preparatory to commencing grad
ing on the Jasper Eastern railroad
from here to Alexandria, La. B. M.
Kimbril has the right of way cut some
five or six miles from here.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-12-05

Oar am ober sebenty members of
| de club present we're dis eavenin', but
don believe dar' am a single one who
| kin show a bank book
"Out of de hull crowd of you not
! five men will have two dollars in his
pocket come Monday mawnin'. You am
tallxin' bout Sunday dinners, gwine to
ride in livery rigs and attendin' sacred
concerts, and de fact dat you haven't
red cent laid up to fill a DOCTOR
prescription in case of sickness don't
worry you a little bit.
What happened last summer when
Unreserved Johnson got hit by an aus
tomobile and knocked into de middle
of de next week? He had been swellln'
coat and a gOld-headed cane, and his
wife had her monogram on her wr1tin'
paper and took a cab cherry time she
went out. Dat Johnson FAMILY was con-
sidered in de swim, but dey swum out
of it mighty quick arter dat old auto
got in it's work and laid de Brudder up
for two months. Oar was Jist money
| huff in de house to buy a pint of arnica
to rub on his bruises, and in less'n q
week de cupboard was bare and de
landlord was clamorin' for his rent. TX
we hadn't tooken up collection to help
de brudder out he would have had to
go to de poor house.
81 could go on and mention case
arter case. but what's de use? have
riz up we're in dis Club time arter
time and warned you dat you was
libin too fast. but has it done any
good? nineteen out of twenty of you
am jest as irresponsible as children.
If you kin get sweetcake today you
don't worry about to Eaters for to-
morrow.
whenever have taken any of you
aside and talked to you personally
your excuse has been dat de white
folks expected you to do dis or dat to
show dat you was gettin' along up de
road De white man is busily engaged
in Iookin' out for hisself, and he don't
keer a tinker's dam whether you are
Iibin' on de top shelf or de lower one.
If he pays any attention at all it's to
feel tickled to see you maxim fuleS
of yourselves.
"As 1 said, I can't control you in dis
matter. You arm de money, and you
feel dat you have got de right to spend
it as you will You am runnin' the
thing into de ground You am show
in de world at large dat you am a
pack of silly, extravagantN children,
who am not to be trusted in RESPONSE
BILE positions, and you must accept the
results.
"I shall say no more on the subject.
but at de same time I shall take a
personal stand, and it will be well for
you to know what dat stand will be.
"In future, when a member of dis
Club wearin' a plug hat and carryin'
a cane and wipin' his patent feathers
on my doah-mat, calls at my cabin to
ask for the loan of two dollars till
Saturday night, I shall riz up and take
him by de neck and put him frew
ache for two weeks afterwards.
1--WE will now break the meetin' In
two and depart to our extravagan4
homes and indulge in a lunch of cold
chicken and champagne.''-C CoR-@
right, 1904, by T. G. McClure.)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-12-05

"De case of Waydown Bebee am an
other. Three or four years ago he was
workfn' hard and Savin' up his money,
and fried oysters, ice cream and raisin
cake was unknown things to him. He
hunted around for ten-cent neckties,
and his wife hunted for fve-cent soup
bones.
''Dey got about 5000 ahead of de game
and den fit of wild extravaganza seiz-
ed 'em, and at de present date dey am
looked upon as millyonaires. It's a cold
day when dey don't have roast beef
for dinner, and end off wild a bottle OF
claret.
II was eatin' dinner wild Brudder Be
bee a few Sundays ago, and I declar'
to goodness if de veal outlet fringed all
around wild green stuff didn't look SO
rich dat it mighty nigh took my breaf
away. My old wife was home maxim a
dinner off de bones of mutton left over
from de day before, while yere sot Mrs.
Bebee helpin' me to SIGH fodder as you
would expect to find on de table of a
governor.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-12-05
BROTHER GARDNER.
He Has Something to Say to Colored
People.

at hold yere in my hand?" began
Brother Gardner, as he rose up after
the routine proceedings of the Lime
Kiln club had been concluded-"I hold
we're in my hand a letter from de Hon,
Standom Johnson p. d. O., of de Uni
versity of Texas, askin' me to specify
SIGH improvements as I have witnessed
in de status of de colored man doorin'
de last twenty years.
DE first thing to be decided am,
has de colored man improved? We
may all agree dat he has. De second
question am, how he has improved
81 am gwine to say a few words to
de members of dis Lime Kiln club. and
frew dem to de six millyon Guild peo-
pie scattered frew de United States.
when de Gull d man was let loose
from slavery he was like a child five
years old. He jest knowed huff to be
Iickled dat he had become his own
boss. He had little to forgit and
eberything to learn. Anybody who
will look ober de ground will agree wild
me dat he has done fairly well, and
dat de improvement in de last twenty
years has been surprisin'. Today dar'
am mighty few Gull men left who
pick up boss shoe widout first spit
tin on it to see whether it am red hot
or stone cold.
"Ebery fair minded man in de ken
try stands willin' to give de people of
our color all due praise for de way
dey have climbed up de ladder, but de
question has begun to be asked if de
race has not reached its limit.
Take the case of Brother Jones,
f'r instance. Sich a name as he has
got orter be backed by at least 5000
in de savin's bank, but he don't know
what de inside of a bank looks like.
To my sartin knowledge he has had
steady work at $12 per week for de
last ten years, and yit he was ober
to my house de odder night to borrow
two dollars to buy coal. What has he
VIII OF fr9s-o T10xy hoe IN
rent a postoffice box-into cuckoo
clocks-into patent leather shoes and
ffty-cent neckties-into high teas, ice
cream, and pine apples at quarter
apiece. If Mrs. Jones should die to-
morrow she would leave behind her
SIS rug, a horse-hair sofa and a hun
dred dollars worth of clothes, but she
couldn't be buried till her husband
taker.
Samuel Shin am good mana
nice mana hard working man but at
de same time he's a good deal of a
cuff-buttons and satin ties, and his
wife won't wear dress not made to
order. He airnes ten dollars a week,
but he feels dat he must put on de
as much. De last high-tea giben by
his wife cost his 'leben dollars, and he
couldn't ffgger dat he was 'leben cents
better off.
aige of sixty, and he has known what
it was to want for bread and fire. Last
year he hit job at nine dollars a
week, and am holdin' it down yit, but
instead of savin' a dollar he is usin'
up cherry penny as fast as it comes in.
He feels dat his dignity demands a
plug hat and five-dollar shoes, and his
wife feels dat her social position de-
mands silver knives and forks and
water-ices on Sunday. If de Elder lost
his job tomorrow he couldn't pay street
car fare after two days.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-12-05
THE PRIVATE CAR LINES.
Now the Plan Is to Consolidate All
Lines Under Railway Ownership.

1t is predicted by a prominent Chi
cagO railroad official that within six
months the private car lines of the
country will pass from their present
owners into the hands of the rail-
roads. No doubt exists that the inter-
state commerce commission in it's de-
cision, which is expected in week or
two, will assail the railroads for as
sisting private car lines in exacting ex-
orbitant charges from shippers, and
will express the opinion that the roads
should be required to furnish the
equipment for the transportation of
every article of freight.
The railroads feel they ought not to
allow themselves to be made the
scapegoats for the actions of private
car lines. and for this reason they are
considering measures that VIII email bic
them to overcome the troubles. JUST
how this can be accomplished has not
yet been determined.
The difficulty which has been in the
way of wiping out these private car
lines has been that a majority of the
stock in them has been held by rail-
own the roads. Any suggestion for
taking over the lines naturally met
with opposition.
It also has been a question VIII ether
the railroads would be able to supply
the cars needed by the shippers for the
modities, and whether it would not be
better to have one company own all
of the cars. as the Pullman company
owns cars on passenger trains. 1t has
been suggested that the railroads will
buy the independent companies and
ent car line company, to be owned by
the various railroads over which the
cars were run. as is now the case with
most of the fast freight lines.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-12-05

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The discoverer of Liquozone has
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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-12-05
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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-12-05
! SANTA FE SHOP ENLARGEMENT.
Company Will Spend $15O,OOO in Shop
Extension at San Bernardino.

The Santa Fe company will expend
months in improvements at the San Ber-
nardino shops. General Manager Wells
and a party of officials has visited the
shops with a view of seeing just what was
wanted, and their Endorsement of the pro-
posed enlargement of both shops and
yards will be accompanied by the early
commencement of work.
1t is proposed to extend the machine
shops and coach house block north, the
installation of expensive machir5>ry, sew
eral large electric cranes being added to
the equipment. These improvements will
naturally tend to double the number of
mechanics employed, increasing the pay
roll to over $780, 600 monthly for the me-
chanical department alone.
The increase of yard facilities will be
on a corresponding scale.
1t is stated that the fence about the
shops will not be removed, it is a con-
slant protection against petty thievery,
which for years before the fence was
erected, was costing the company quite a
large sum. From what can be learned
the Improvements will commence in the
spring.
The new improvements mean much TO
San Bernardino, for it will increase the
regular monthly payroll from $4,000 to
500, 900, in addition to adding considerable
taxes to property.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-12-05

ct scalping in Denver by means of in
junction in the federal courts.
Before the railroads will take favor
able action with reference to excursion
rates for the Epworth League meeting
and the G. A. r. convention to be held
in Denver, it is said there must be an
order of court enjoining ticket brokers
from dealing in unused portions of
transportation sold for those occasions.
The Denver chamber of commerce is
expected to take charge of the matter
and in the interests of Denver see that
the railroads are properly protected.
Railroad officials say that it would be
suicidal, from a traffic viewpoint, for
the roads to grant round trip excursion
rates for the forthcoming conventions
unless the brokers are enjoined.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-12-05
RAILROAD NEWS.
Hartman Buying Quantities of
Equipment.
Will Be Distributed Among
Hartman Lines.
THE BUSINESS is GOOD.
Details of the Specifications for
Motive Power.
Gossip and Matters of Interest
I'm Railroad Circles.

The Hartman lines have ordered 100
locomotives of the Baldwin Locomotive
works, for delivery. beginning in Janu-
airy. OF these there are four Pacific
type and six heavy consolidation en-
gines for the Oregon Railroad & Navi-
cation company. four switch engines
for the Oregon Short Line, 10 switch en-
Rines for the Union Pacific and rs
heavy consolidation or mogul engines
for the Southern Pacific. The Pacific
and consolidation engines will have
Vanderbilt tenders, and the switch en-
gines rectangular tenders, the former
having a. water capacity of 1000 gal
Ions, coal capacity of IA tons, or an oil
capacity of 2,940 gallons when oil is
used; the switch engines will have
water capacity of 1000 gallons. coal ca
pacity of six tons. or oil capacity of
1,020 gallons. All tenders will be equip
ped with archbar trucks. The special
material includes Standard ties, piston
valves, Monitor and Nathan injectors,
Tower couplers, Hewitt journal bear
ings, Buck headlights, New York
brakes, Damascus tender brakebeams,
Crosby safety valves, United States
metallic packing, Ashcroft steam
device, and American Brake Shoe &
Foundry company's brakeshoes. All are
to be built according to the Hartman
standard specifications and drawings.
The Hartman lines have also order
ed the following cars of the American
Car & Foundry company: Seven hun
dred and fifty box cars and 200 stock
cars for the San Pedro Los Angeles &
Salt Lake; 800 box cars, 700 stock cars,
for the Southern Pacific; 300 box cars
for the Oregon Railroad & Navigation
company; 800 stock cars for the Oregon
Short Line; all cars are to have steel
underframes and the box cars are to
be of 100000 pounds capacity. Hartman
lines have also ordered $50 steel. double
hopper gondola cars of 100000 pounds
capacity for the San Pedro, Los An
geles & Salt Lake, of the Pressed Steel
Car company. This accounts for all but
35 of the number for which they were
last week reported to be in the market, |
and these will be tank cars. Prices have
also been asked on 200 additional fat
cars for the Union Pacific.
The Hartman lines have ordered of |
the Pullman company five dining cars
and five ObServat ton smoking cars for |
the Southern Pacific and eight dining |
cars for the San Pedro, Los Angeles &
Salt Lake.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-12-05
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