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BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1904-09-10

Ilumbrante de nuestro sol de
fuego, a contemplar la eterna
duraci6n de la primavera y la
placidez infnita de nuestras no
chez andaluzas.
! Nuestro grave colega no .tu-
vo en- cuenta que los turistas no
van . los paises q vivir en- las
ciudades; a no ser que esas clu-
dades sc llamen Paris, 8 Sevi-
LA, Q Londres, 8 Venecia, 8 Ber-
lin, 8 Granada. Vendran a Pto.
Rico, los que han venido hasta
ahora, pero saben muy bien esos
forasteros que nuestras bellezas
no estan en- nuestra cildad, CO.
mo no estan en- ninguna Ciudad
americana; los paisajes de nues-
tros campinas, las cum bres azu-
losas de nuestras montanas, las
pintorescas visiones del campo
| y la placidez en- las playas, las
Cosas que atraen vlsitantes y
curiosos.
Las ciudades americanas po-
ca cosa tienen que yer. Asl los
touristas no pueden permanecer
en- San Juan, aunque haya TN
hotel americana, disfrutando de
teda suerte de franquicias, y
hasta de alguna subvencion of
cial, ST llega el case de que al
afortunado mortal que obtuvo
la franquicia Sc le ocurriese So
licitar de nuestrOs COndescen-
dientes consejeros una cantidad
por amos Q por meses a titulo de
ciudadano de los Estados Uni
dos residentel en- Puerto Rico.
Ese hotel no es una institu-
cion de benefcio publico, ese
hotel no debe establecerse en-
las condolences que 10 va a efec-
tuar.
ST fuera un hospital, 81 fuera
I'm asilo, hasta una carcel refOr-
madora, una escue1a Correccio-
nal, una bibl1oteca, un teatro,
muy bien que Sc le prestase a
cualquiera de esas instituciones
toda suerte de facilidades. iPe-
70 un hotel! Para un hotel que
va a competir con los que hay
en- la ciudad, que va a monopo-
liar ell POGO negocio que estos
hacen, es Ell colmo de la imper
tinencia esa franquicia de la
que no han querido protestar
los copsejeros nativos, va que
de los otros no puede sorpren-
dernos 10 que hagan por estu'
pendo y por absurdo que sea.
Precisamente en- los momen-
tos en- que surje un cOnfiCto
gravisimo de orden social; un
desbordamiento de la miserla
acosada, viene la insolente con-
Cesion del Executive a restrallar
en- los rostros de los desdiCha-
dos que han levantado su choZa
en- ell Polo Norte", con una
brusquedad y con una violencia
mucho mas crueles que la re-
ticente amenaza dicha en- tono
militar americana por ell jefe
que reclama el terreno en- que
esta enClavada la misera agru-
paCi0n de CasuChaS.
lEl Consejo Executive puede
disponer de esos terrenos para
arrendarlo a fondistas america
nos?
Pues debe tambien disponer
de esos miSmOs terrenOS para
que enCuentre soluci0n el con-
tlicto del olo-Norte.
iSe han enamorado de la idea
de un hotel, los sefiores del Eje.
cutivo! Pues que no sea I'm ho-
tel, que sean varios hoteles, los
que Sc construyan en- esos terre
nos que son del Pueblo de Puer'
to Rico, para su servicio y el
uso que mas lie convenga. Pue
den levantarse hoteles, vivien
!. j L i
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1904-09-10
Nota del d1a

ma prodigalidad de las cosas
aienas a que nos tienen va
casi acostum hrados los se6ores
del Executive, han otorgado una
franquicia por cincuenta amos
a un caballero norteamericano
que promote cOnstrulr TN hotel
en- Puerta de Terra, en- los te-
rrenos que pertenecen al pue-
bio de Puerto Rico.
Aqui sc impone la protesta.
Ha dicho todo ell que ha podldo
darse cuenta de la graciosa do
nacion del Consejo EjecutivO
~ para que?
En- hacer uso de la protesta
Sc gastan las energias mayores
y mejor equilibradas. Protes-
tamos hoy, protestamos mana
ma, protestamos siempre iy que?
Nadie sc corrige, nad1e empren-
de un rumbo, que no conduzca
a inevitables CaldaS.
ST no fuera con la esperanza
de que ponga su veto quien
pueda ponerlo al ultimo desa-
guisado del Executive, dejaria-
mos pasar, como una catastrote,
como una desgracia inevitable.
como pasa 10 que no tiene re-
medic, ese rasgo de esplendldez
que ha tenido la congregation
de consejeros, tan propicla STEM
pre- prestar toda suerte de
facilidades y dadivas a los soil
citantes de franquicias, ST los
solicitantes de franquicias son
ciudadanos de la gran metro
poll.
A esta preferencia que hace
bastante daflo al pueblo de
Puerto Rico, no Sc oponen los
consejeros &ativos, no haCen re-
sistencia, nj Nscuten la legali-
dad de la dadiva, nj protestan
contra una tan marCada enOr-
mldad.
Santo y bueno que para obras
de interes publico, de benehcio
publico, sc cedau 8 Sc regalen
los terrenos del pueblo; pero no
esta bien que Sc haga igual
donaci0n para que prosperen in
dustrias particulares y hagan
su negocio particular y privado
algunos paisanos de los senores
que estan en- mayoria en- el
Executive.
Hace va algunos dias que ell
6rganO maximo de la Congrega-
ci6n de funcionarios dejo es-
currir en- esa prosa marrullera
que le distingue, IN anunclo
de 10 que ahora ha perpetrado
el Consejo Executive.
Lamentabase Ell diario aludi-
do de la ausencla de turistas en-
San Iuan Y decia con la mas
sorprendente audacia que habia
desCubierto la causa del retral-
miento de los capltalitas norte-
americanos.
Estos no pueden venir a Pto
Rico, porque lie tienen horror a
los hoteles y a los cociueros
puertorriluenos. Acostumbra-
dos a las grandes, a las inmen-
sas comodidades que disfrutau
en- otras parties los excursionis-
tas, no pueden soportar nuestro
medic modestimo Y nuestros
hoteles sin condiciones de es-
plendidez y sin amplitudes de
opulencia.
Ell dfa que en- Puerto Rico
agregaba majaderamente ell dia-
rio de los acolitos gubernamen-
tales -el dia que, en- Puerto Ri
CO, haya TN hotel a estilo anne
ricano, en- sitio fresco, vendran
como 10! verdaderas peregri-
naciones de turistas, devotos
fervientes del quito a la belleza
deslumbradora, a sentir en- sus
frios organismos ell calor de
~,,,aatrD o,,, hi apta 4 Nnrrar los
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1904-09-10
Ell DR.. Lindsay
Juan VI. SOEG.
TeSOrel

En ell vapor "Coamo" que sale Ell dia
IS para los Estados Unidos, embarcara a
eli Comisionado de Instruction Mr..
Lindsay, quien vuelve su Catedra en-
la Universidad de Pennsylvania.
lie suStituira Mr.. r. P. Falkner, ca
tedratlco que fue de la referida Uni
versidad de Pennsylvania, y que ac-
tualmente desempafla un cargo impor-
tante en- la Biblioteca de Washington.
Dicho seflor EN- barcara el "a en-
New York, llegando Puerto Rico
probablemente Ell 20 bordo del Goa
mo-.
Con metivo de la partida del doctor
Lindsay los inspectores de las escuelas
de la Isla y los Jefes de division del De-
partamento Sc reunieron aver tarde en-
las ofcinas de instruction P1blica y lie
presentaron una "copa de amor.
La copa es un bello objeto de arte
llevando grabados los nombres de los
caballeros que Sc la presenta ban. El
doctor L. R. Sawyer hizo la presenta-
ci6n de la copa con un discurso apro
piado. Ell doctor Lindsay lie contest6
en- un discurso breve pero elocuente
dandole las gracias por la muestra de
simpata que en- aquellos momentos Sc
lie daba y sintiendo tener que separar-
de ellos.
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THURSDAY EVENING,

neither read nor write. but fortunately
there were only 1851 Of them. RUS
STA sent US 136,O9S immigrants In all
with an hliteracy percentage Of about
80.
Against this the northern European
countries, from which the northwest
drew most of Its settlers, afford a
striking contrast. Only 4 per cent of
the Germans coming in last year were
illiterate and about 3 per cent Of the
English, Scotch, Irish or Welsh. All
the other north European countries
showed up we'll, while the Scandinav-
ians sent us 1861, Of which only 1
per cent was illiterate.
Surely there is crying need here for
reform. The country has immigration
laws, but in the face Of this bad show
ing may well be questioned If they are
adequate. America Is a great coun-
try, capable Of absorbing and assimi-
lating great influx Of widely variant
types, but 1t does not seem possible
that the country can continue to be a
dumping ground for southern Europe
without serious injury to public NOR
ais and public welfare.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-05-19
IN GOOD OLD WILDCAT DAYS

Senator Scott, who Is West Virginian
now, but an Ohio man by birth, tells a
story about an experience an Ohio man
had many years ago when he went over
to West Virginia on little pleasure ex--
cursion. It was old Virginia at the time,
however, as this happened before the civil
war. The Ohio man had a ''red back
dollar, part Of the currency Of his state,
and 1t was considered good. He stopped
at place of refreshment and got drink.
The whisky was drawn out of a key and
served in tin cup. When the LIQUID
had been swallowed he laid down his "red
back" and the bartender dived under the
bar and brought out six coon Skins five
fox skins and ten muskrat skins and
passed them over for change
The Ohio man did not want to show his
ignorance of Virginia currency, so he
took up the pelts and walked away. But
he wanted to establish values if possible,
and went into another saloon and laid
down a fox skin. Without saying a word
the man behind the bar gave him musk
rat and five rabbit skins. AS the load
was increasing in size, he concluded that
he would soon have more than he could
carry. so he went back to the first place
and laid down the whole lot, saying:
Here, give me another drink. Take
all these; I've had all the experience
want
Then he sought his canoe and started
Tor the Ohio side Of the river.
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A Cordial Testimonial.
To the Editor of The Journal.

To the Editor Of The Journal.
Judge Collins as a young man and as
a young man, few years his senior,
We're among the pioneers of Dakota county
In the fifties. I knew him well cannot
say how many are living who knew him
| then, but how few or many there may be,
I take them to witness that no more
manly, more courteous more trusted, more
open hearted young. man than he dwelt
among us in those olden days. His char
acter was above reproach. The frontier
life with its excitements, its hardships, its
| deprivations, only tended to develop the
sterling qualities of his character
The Civil war for a time obscured my
| knowledge of him for we drifted apart
into different channels. But after the
war,I was permitted to watch his career
carefully.
Upon the foundation laid in his early
life he built a sterling character, honest
| ly, wisely, judieiously, and came at last
to high and noble office, the gift of men
who had confidence in his integrity and
ability. Should the mantle of governor fall
upon his shoulders he will carry to that
high office an untarnished name. He who
will deny that does not know him. He
who will continue to vtllify him, will do il
on false grounds and with vicious intent
Go to Stearns county, go to st. Cloud
his longtime home, and there you will
learn that this man stands as the true
! NAIAAOAA, IA1C III 1clSIUOA, DIS WSAl Lie
able barrister. It was in my way last fall
and in the early winter to travel over that
county and adjacent counties, and I dc
not hesitate to say that in that democratic
stronghold Judge L. w. Collins would re.
ceive large majority-such is his stand.
ing among all. classes Of people.
1 It Is entirely proper, nay laudable, fol
any qualified man, like him, to lay dow1
the office Of Judge and seek the office O.
state governor. know Of no man more
worthy than he, and it Is with extreme
! pleasure that have opportunity to put ii
a word in his defense.
II L. N. Countryman.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-05-19

The growth of the Regal Shoe COM
pany from year to year is one Of the
many evidences of the value of intelli-
gent, persistent advertising, backed up
by good merchandise and modern
business methods. Eleven years ago,
E. j. Bliss, the originator of the Regal
plan Of selling shoes, opened his first
New York store at 1341 Broadway.
This spring he has twenty-five stores
devoted exclusively to the sale
Regal shoes in the New York metro
politan district. It is believed that
York city than any other retail ,mer-
chant handling but one line Of goods.
New Regal stores are being opened
all over the country, fifteen being
added to the list this spring, making a
total Of seventy-five Regal stores in
the United States and England.
Mr.. Bliss spends thousands of dol
lars in attractive windows. Last year
his ,rbuzz-saws created great excite
ment. Last fall he used the Cooper
Hewitt mercury vapor lights to dazzle
and attract pedestrians. The Cooper
Hewitt light was a scientific novelty
when it appeared In Regal windows
Even the newspapers had heard very
little Of it, and the demonstration pros
duced a sensation.
This spring Radiurn is being exhib-
tied in the Regal windows. Mr.. Bliss
bought about all the available Radium
in the country and sent tubes Of it
to each store. Consequently it hap
pened that in many cities the first eX-
hibition of radiun ever seen by the
people generally was in the Regal
windows.
The Regal advertising campaign this
spring is very heavy. Liberal copy Is
being used in nearly all the leading
ma gaines and the newspaper work is
increased. Newspapers, however,
claim the bulk of the Regal appropria-
ton and the splendid success Of the
chain of Regal Stores, is noteworthy
example Of what can be accomplished
| by an adequate use Of the great, in
| fuential American dailies.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-05-19
WHAF OTHER PEOPLE THINK
Salaries Of steamship Captains.

To the Editor Of The Journal.
VIII you please state in your paper sal
aries paid captains Of ocean steamers A
friend OF mine insists they get as high
as $4,000 and $4,000 a year. I say not to
exceed $4,000. Who is right?-G. 81. 8.
Your friend is right, altho some captains
may get not over $4,000. It is presumed
that Commodore Cameron of the White
Star fleet and in charge Of the Oceanic
gets $4,000 The fair average Is So, 900 tc
SO, 900.
Bonuses cut large figure in the salary
question. Steamship companies are crate
full corporations and express their graft
tude substantially. Should captain rur
a steamer thru the season with q clear
accident record. the captain is remem-
Dered with extra salary, or a Il bonus
Should the captain, under specially trying
circumstances, prove his fidelity, he is re-
membered. A case in point is when the
oceanic was three days in a fog. The
captain, after being on duty the while
time. just saved the ship from scrapine
the coast Of Ireland. He was not forgot
ten. Then the companies try to keep good
men at all hazards, and that costs money
y. E.. Brecke, northwestern passenger
agent of the international Merchant Ma,
rine lines, which includes the White Star
gives some figures. Commodore Cameron.
oceanic is only 1924 tonnage, as com
pared with other boats on the same line
as the Baltic, %, 900 tons: the Cedric
2l,035 tons; the Celtic, 20,904 tons. Blu
Captain Cameron Is entitled to a larg.
salary because the Oceanic Is the mos
expensive steamer Of the sort ever built
1t cost $5,000,0O0 and will carry $500 pas
| sengers.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-05-19
DAILY. ANIMAL STORY FOR CHILDREN
THE MOSQUITOES LANTERN

/ . = IL
There was once an old mosquito who
found himself getting so blind that he
could not seen in the dark. Here was q
pretty state of affairs--how should he
get anything to eat? III
But this mosquito was willy old fell
low, so he went to freely and said,
Come. my friend, like your looks. I
like particularly that lantern you carry.
If you and were partners, there is no end
to the good things we might enjoy to-
gether."
The FREELY was a gentle creature, and
very much fiattered to be thus spoken to
by mosquito. But I live on roses"
said the FREELY, doubtfully.
The mosquito pointed to dear little girl
who was playing on the lawn. "1f you'll
come with me Tonight he said, well
have feast off of her-don't her cheeks
look just like rose leaves?'
The FREELY thought they did, but was
afraid Of hurting the sweet little crea-
ture. mot at a1l-.not at ALL" said the
cruel mosquito. She'll be asleep, and SO
will never feel it,
That night, when the mosquito and fire.
fly fluttered into the little girls bedroom,
they found her wakeful "Oh mama, look
at the dear, pretty FREELY she said and
the FREELY danced and f1uttered to please
her.
"Hold your lantern STILL" growled the
mosquito, so that I can get my borer
! set!"
But as soon as. the little girls mama
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-05-19
COULDN'T SAY 1T
Rochester Herald

Rochester Herald.
When on one of his visits to New York.
While he was still a resident Of Pennsyl-
vania. MIR. Carnegie had a bitter expert
ence with a messenger boy, whose tardi-
ness IN delivering a business message
came near upsetting a deal of great i'm
portance. Referring to this incident, while
at dinner with friends that evening Mr.
Carnegie told Of an office boy who worked
for him many years ago.
James said Mr.. Carnegie, twas a
willing boy, but his ability as sufferer
was simply wonderful, and often found it
| more convenient to attend to little err
| rands myself than wait for his explana-
tons. One day a neighbor wanted to send
a note clear across the city, I permitted
James to carry it for him.
| The trip was a long one and James
| was gone quite three hours When he
| returned. asked him how much he had
| charged for his services.
| 'Fi-fi-f1-f-fi-fteen cents was the
the gasping reply.
| Why didn't you make 1t a quarter7'
asked.
c-c-c-c-couldn't s-s-s-say it, he re-
| piled, with tears as we'll as hyphens in his
voice. 80
Right then made up my mind never to
| give any one myservices without first
making sure that could recite my price
without suffering, and never have"
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Minneapolis, May II, 1904.
Game In the Parks.

To the Editor of The Journal.
Some days ago our warden, J. G. Will
lfams, arrested a man named Charles Will
cox, a park officer, for illegal fishing an
Lake Harriet The claim is made by this
man, and understand by the superin-
tendent Of parks, that the game and fish
commission has no jurisdiction. Now, Mr..
Editor, this Is a very peculiar stand for
the park people to take, and I do not
believe the members Of the Minneapolis
park board want to be placed in the po-
sition of shielding aw-breakers We have
been asked time and again to put fish in
Lake Harriet for the benefit of the people
who go there to enjoy themselves, and
is the park board going to stand up and
say "You can put all the fish in there,
but you must allow our men to fish in
any manner they want to. with set lines
and nets, and In any other illegal way g.
OF course, believe that the law gives
US authority to make arrests but I am
simply writing this letter in the interests
Of the people of Minneapolis, who 20 out
to Harriet to fish, and ask the question:
T How do they like the position that the
park board is talking?
Sam F. Fullerton,
Executive Agent
St. Paul, May 16,
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-05-19
A Flood of Ignorance.

In the twenty-ninth annual report
of the New York Society for the Pre-
vention of Cruelty to Children e. Eel
lows Jenkins, superintendent of the
society, makes some startling COM
ments as to the character of immi-
grafton to our country. The work Of
investigation Of cases coming before
the society necessitated a search back
for primary causes. Whatever in
crease there has been in the proper
ton Of such cases, whatever change
for the worse has occurred in the gem
eral situation, Mr.. Jenkins attributes
mainly to the fact that since about
1885 a great change has occurred, and
that a flood tide of immigration is
now on from parts of Europe whence
formerly we received few immigrants.
1t is impossible here to go into this
subject at length, nor is that necessary
to give an idea of the changing condi-
tons that make for increasing crime
and pauperism. The report Of the
government covering immigration for
last year speaks for itself. In all
SoIU4o Immigrants came IN, ana OF
this great total 610,s13 were from the
countries Of eastern and southern Eu-
rope. The percentage of illiteracy
among these latter immigrants is ap-
palling. OF the 1855 Syrians who
entered, Sd per cent were without the
ability to read or write in any Ian
guage. The Slovaks, Austrian-Poles,
Ruthenians, Bulgarians, Servians and
Montenegrins show percentages Of
illiteracy ranging from % to 40 per
cent; Of the Lithuanians AZ per cent
were unlettered and the south Ita1-
ians showed a proportion of 4S per
cent of illiterates. Portugal sent over
immigrants Of whom 70 per cent could
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-05-19
THE NORTHWEST

Oh, would ye hear, and would We hear
OF the windy, wide Northwest?
Faith, It's land as green as the sea
That rolls as far and rolls as free.
With drifts of flowers, so many there be,
Where the cattle roam and rest.
Oh could We see and could We see
The great gold skies SO clear,
The rivers that race thru the pine.shade dark
The mountainous SHOWS that take no mark
Sunlit and high on the Rockies stark,
So far they seem as near.
Then could We feel, and could We feel
How fresh is Western night
When the long land breezes rise and pass
And sigh in the rustling prairie grass
When the dark blue skies are clear as glass
And the same old stars are bright
But could ye know, and forever know,
The world of the young Northwest!
A word she breathes to the true and bold,
A word mfsknown to the false and cold
"A word that never was spoken or sold,
But the one that knows ia blest.
--Moira O'Neill, in New York Mail.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-05-19
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