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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-12-15
JAMES J. HILLS VIEWS
Merger Chief Says There Is Limit to
Railway Legislation.

Railway Legislation.
New York Sun Special Service.
companies Of the United States will
obey the. law said James J. Hill,
company, today at his office in tho
Mutual Life building, when asked his
views on President Roosevelt's pro-
posed interstate commerce court to fix
railroad rates. eve will obey the laws,
but there is limit to railway legisla-
ton. They cannot confscate our prop
erty. The constitution Of the United
States still prevents that
Turnout the offices of the great rail-
road president there Is calm serenity
and one would never suspect that he
was in the head office Of $4OO,OO0,OOO
corporation, controlling three of the
greatest American railroads. The
solved this corporation. Its stock sold
today at $126 for 800 share.
MIR. Hill on Rates.
The master spirit Of this corporation,
and the greatest living railroad builder
and operator, is James J. HILL, who
says:
The transportation rates Of American
railroads are the wonder Of the entire
world. Nowhere else are they so cheap.
Managers from Europe come here to ex-
anime our system and marvel at what
they see. In England the average rate
per ton per mile is 2.38 cents In France,
Germany and other continental countries
1t falls lower, until In Russia, where the
conditions Of long haus are more like
our own, the minimum Is reported. In
America our rates average only rs cents
per ton per mile, AZ per cent Of the low
est European rate. Yet our wages are
the highest in the world. In Russia rail-
road employees receive Sl2 to 500 month
for work for which we pay $50 to $50 a
month.
Had the Great Northern received the
same average rate per ton per mile in
1908 as in 1882 it would have collected
$9O,802109 as freight earnings. while the
actual collections were S3o.915. 234, de-
crease thru reductions in freight rates Oh
$59,904,S75.
Little Work for Court.
IL the proposition Is to consider a. sep
arate court to consider these cases il
would be q beneficial thing: but I fear thu
court would have little to do
If the proposition is to give the commits.
sion the right to fix rates arbitrarily the
five members will have more autocratit
power than any other five men in the
world.
To cut down transportation rates arbt.
trarily, and consequently reduce earnings
would necessitate reduction Of operatins
cost to meet the new conditions, and {
reduction of wages.
The interstate commerce commission
has already all the power required to ad
just rates. Under the present laws i
has power enough to hang a murderer.
have no criticism to make Of the HONORABLE
gentlemen who compose the present com
mission. But that commission cannot b.
sheriff, grand jury, prosecutor, court an,
autocrat all in ont-sheriff to arres
grand jury to indict; prosecutor to ferre
out evidence; court to try, and autocra
to operate railway companies.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-12-15
Western Railroad Presidents Ad-
nit Rate Reform Trend in
Minnesota.
WARN EASTERN MEN
OF PEOPLES WRATH
The Warfare Against Excessive
Freight Charges Taking on
New Phases.
New York Sun Special Service.

Chicago, Dec. 15.-The warfare
against excessive rates demanded by
American railways is taking on new
phases, Developments coming to light
in the east, in the far west, and IN Chi
cago.
tended the Ripley dinner in New York
last week, told what happened on that
occasion In brief it was this:
E. H. Hartman was rabld IN his CON
demnation Of President Roosevelt g
recommendation that congress confer on
the interstate commerce COMMISSION
power to name and enforce rates pend
ing appeals to courts.
Warned by Westerners.
But the western railway chiefs op-
posed the Hartman view and made
clear their opinion that if the railroads
stood out against corrective national
legislation, they would be the worse
sufferers.
The westerners also made it plain that
they had more fear of state legislatures
in commonwealth like Wisconsin,, Iowa
and Minnesota, especially when backed
by the aroused anger of the people. -,
Other eastern presidents agreed with
Hartman in his criticism Of the Roose-
welt plan.
Ali agreed that congress should be
induced to appoint an enquiry COM
mission from among it's own members,
hoping in this way that Legislation and
the evil day might be postponed.
How Warfare Is Growing.
Other developments are:
Interstate Commerce Commissioner
Prouty in FL Paso, Tex, took up charges
that the Santa Fe railway constructs its
rates among far western states with the
purpose of killing off all competition
against the Colorado Fuel & Iron COM
pany.
had deferred from j Ian. /, 1905, to April
!, the time for enforcing the uniform
bill Of lading.: This decision follows
a strong showing made by Illinois and
other Commercial interests before the
interstate commerce commission:
President Stuvyesant Fish in Chicago
announces he is going to Washington to
confer with Senators Cullom, Allison
and others regarding the. Elkins inter
state commerce court bill.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-12-15
MORTON HAS
COMPROMISE PLAN
Secretary of the Navy, as Railroad
Authority, Will Advise
President.
Sees a Great Opportunity for
Congress to Aid the Coun-
try's Industries.
Special to The Journal.

Special to The Journal.
Chicago, Dec. 15.-Walter Wellman,
in Washington special to the Record
Herald, says:
Secretary Paul Morton. who has con-
sented to remain in President Roose-
Yelt's cabinet for at least one year for
the especial purpose of endeavoring to
secure Interstate commerce legislation
fair alike to the shipping public and the
railroads, has authorized me to present
the outlines of his plan, which, with
the consent of President Roosevelt, he
will urge upon the leaders in congress
and the principal railway men Of the
country.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-12-15

Continued on Second Page.
Graham guardian., 1904-02-12
u JUDGING CATTLE,
5ie Touch nS Well as Eye Is Essens
tial In Making Selections,

tinl In Making Selections,
IN ra2cc. judge, says the Philadel.
lha Record, should be able to select an
lln@. by the sense of feeling, and in
'udsing cattle the touch as wen as the
e is brought into request, according
TO Ca authority, Except in regard to
certain points of conformation and col
or some experts are by no means sure
that touch" is not the most important
qualification. The skin and the 1esh
can only be fully examined by touch
or handling In ascertaining II the bones
are well covered with flesh and also If
the latter is soft to the touch and ample
In quantity on the examined points.
The squeeze of the palm of the hand
Is not so delicate as the touch Of the
tips Of the fingers. The former ascer-
tains the quantity; the latter judges the
quality. The touch may be hard or
mellow, thin or harsh, good or bad, as
it IS frequently termed. A slow feeder
Is marked by having a thick set, bard,
short hair, which constitutes bad
touchI thin, meager papery skin, Gov
cred with thin, silky hair, though the
opposite Of the one just mentioned, does
not constitute good touch, but is In
dicative OF weakness Of constitution,
though probably Of good breeding quail
ties. A good touch will be found in a
thick, loose skin. floating. as 1t were,
on n layer OF soft fat, yielding to the
least pressure. springlng back toward
the fingers like u piece Of soft, thick
chamois leather and covered with thick,
soft. glossy hair, which looks rich and
beautiful and seems warm and COM
Portable to the animal. A curly pile or
soft hair indicates . vigorous constitu-
ton and also a propensity to fatten.
Such skin is termed "mossy" from re-
sembllng II bed Of fine soft moss. The
sensation Of Il fine touch is very graft
flying to the handler. The animal Is
liked. and more especially II it is ac-
companed by symmetrical form.
Long practice is required to appre-
ciate a fine touch, but when it is ac-
quired ii is alone sufficient to estimats
the feeding properties of an OK. In a
fat animal the position of the flesh on
the carcass Is great consideration.
The finest meat lies on the loins and
rump and ON the fore and middle ribs.
Consequently that OK that carries the
largest quantity Of beef on these parts
is the most valuable. The other parts,
Of various qualities and used for soups
and salting, DO not fetch the high price
of the parts described. The point on
top Of the rump is the first part of n
feeding OK that shows fat, and the parts
that are last In being covered with flesh
are the top Of the shoulder and the
point of the shoulder joints, When
these points are felt to be well covered,
then the other and better parts may be
considered to be in perfection, and a
prime condition may be expected. But
the general handling must establish the
real condition, for there is a wide differ
ence between the apparent and real fat
ness of an OK. The flesh of an OK that
appears very fat TO the eye may feel
loose and 1abby, but truly fattened
animal always feels "hand fat" Such
handlers never deceive the butchers,
while loose fattenings never kill well.
Graham guardian., 1904-02-12
How to Catch a sheep.

A sheep should never be caught by
Its wool. says Pacific Homestead. This
method not only causes the animal un-
necessary pain, but in the case Of fat
sheep that are to be killed 1t does much
harm TO the joint of mutton that lies
underneath where the wool was pulled.
1t causes dark bruise just in the same
manner as our bodies become discolored
from being bruised.
The proper way to catch sheep is to
take 1t either by the hind leg just above
the gambrel joint or by putting the
hand underneath its jaw or neck. In
using q crook It is important that the
sheep are not caught below the gam
brel joint, as injury to the leg is liable
TO result from this.
Graham guardian., 1904-02-12
Vest. For Laying Hens.

TO make nests to prevent hens from
eating eggs take three boards, two four
teen inches wide and one twelve inches
wide. Nail these together for floor, put
ting the twelve inch one in the middle.
Make two rows Of nests, n by II, on
the outside boards. Make lids for these
nests, putting hinges at the upper side
of the nest. Cover the space between
the rows of nests with boards upon
which you fasten hinges. This makes
Il building similar to double corncrib,
with driveway between. From this
make small hole just large enough
for the hen to go through into the nest.
1t being rather dark in these nests she
will not stay longer than just to de-
poslt her egg, for which purpose she
thinks it is a nice. secluded place
Graham guardian., 1904-02-12
DEAD DEAD I'M TIE SHELL.
Common sense Thoughts on HatchG-
Bile and UnhntchnbIe Eggs.

Bile and UnhntchnbIe Eggs.
Chicks dying is the only thing that
prevents 100 per cent matches. can
remember back to forty years ago,
when hens made about the same aver
age as they do now. | can remember a
certain gatepost that had for mark
when disposing of the eggs that the
hens failed TO hatch. Breaking the
eggs to see what was In them was new
er thought of then and is not yet. but
when 1t comes to running incubators il
Is different thing
l have seen people hatch so per cent
and 90 per cent of the fertile eggs and
worry over 10 or 20 per cent dying in
the shell, yet the same people would
perhaps innocently admit that the in
cubator did better average work ON all
the eggs than the hens.
There Is just this about 1t: When 80
per cent of the fertile eggs hatch and
20 per cent do not hatch 1t is evidence
in itself that something is wrong with
the 20 per cent or they would have
hatched also Why not mix in little
cool reasoning in comparing incubators
with hens and do away with the unjus
tilted prejudees2 Good incubators equal
good hens, but neither can hatch I'm.
hatchable eggs. II all fertile eggs were
hatchable, then we would simply waste
time in selecting strong, vigorous cock
erels and hens. There would be no use
or sense in selecting fresh eggs; neither
would freezing or overheating them be
fore they were put In the machine af
feet them.
These are stubborn, serious facts, and
not q single reader Of this paper will
dispute them, yet many will continue
to throw the eggs that the hens can't
hatch at the gatepost and make post.
mortem examination of the eggs that
are left in the incubator, and. still
more, they may unconsclously select
eggs for the hens and I'll the incubator
with most any kind TO make up the
numbers. Commercial Poultry.
Graham guardian., 1904-02-12
Grit.

1t is necessary for all chickens young
and old, fowls, turkeys, ducks and
geese to have plenty of grit. Always
have plenty of it where they can help
themselves. 1t is not good plan to
mix it in the mash food excepting for
young ducks, and for them use quaint
ties of coarse sand. But this is only
made use of where they are growing
broiler ducks and they stuff and feed
them so hard to make them grow fast
that 1t is necessary to mix this kind of
grit with their feed to enable them to
consume enough to grow to unusual
size in very short time. In dry chick
food or in dry scratching food or with
grain foods of all kinds no harm or in
jury will come of mixing some grit
among it, for the chickens will pick
out the grain from among the grit and
only take what grit they need or wish
to have. Grit is the only teeth that
poultry have They grind all their food
with the grit and cannot exist for any
length of time without 1t.
Graham guardian., 1904-02-12
MOSQUITOES AND OYSTERS
New Jersey viii Show at ti'
Worlds Fair How to Kill One
And Cultivate the Other,

IL is New Jerseys amoitloh 70
show at the World Fair how 70
cultivate the famous and delicious
New Jersey oyster and to exter-
inmate the infamous aud mighty
New Jersey mosquito
New Jersey will do a LOT OF
other things at the exposition, but
Lewis T. Bryant, secretary OF tne
New Jersey commission, says that
two exhibits which have been al
lotted space in the Palace of For,
estry, Fish and Game, will be OF
more than common interest, All
who have tickled their palates
with the luscious bivalves, and all
those who have yielded up their
rich, red blood to satisfy the vora-
cious appetite of the pesky Jersey
mosquito which seems TO thrive IN
all states, will be glad to know
how 10 multiply the former and
be overjoyed to learn of the fate
that awaits the latter,
A great glass tank at the worlds
fair will constitute the improvlsed
home for New Jersey oysters,
clans, shrimps, crabs, Holsters and
other she'll fish. The environ
monts will be so natural that fish
are expected TO live and thrive just
as they do on the Jersey shores.
Mud from the Jersey oyster beds
will be drcdged and transpor ed
To the worlds fair. A thick coat
ing will be spread over the bottom
Of the tank and five and one half
feet OF salt water brought from
New Jerseys Atlantic shores, will
be poured in on top Of this.
The glass sides ofthe tank will
permit the visitor to walk around
and at bis leisure study the habits
Of the oyster and other shell fish.
In addition to the culture of the
fish, the various processes for their
capture and handling will be
shown.
The determination Of the New
Jersey mosquito is too important a
subject to be treated in connection
with any other exhibit. The New
Jersey commission has PREF ared a
special big tank and will have it
filled with the larvae of the dread
ed mosquito and also will install a
feet of mosquito destroyers. An
eminent scientist will be in charge
of this phase of New Jerseys mos
quitos
A concocton of oil will be spread
upon the surface of the waters, and
this, it is claimed, will kill cer-
tain percentage Of the mosquitoes.
A new fish has been discovered
which Jersey scientists say will
kill those mosquitoes bat survive
the oil treatment. This fish has
not yet been named, but if it does
what scientists claim it will do, its
fame is assured. The fish is not
much larger than full grown Jcr-
scy mosquito. 1t rarely grows
larger than a mans index finger.
1t lives on the surface, and in
theory prefers mosquito eggs to
any other food, The fish are be-
ing raised in large numbers and all
of the mosquito breeding waters IN
New Jersey are to be stocked with
them
Graham guardian., 1904-02-12

ing shows. However, males that are
so much above standard weight rarely
possess such rounded form in all sec
tions. The great fault in most large
poultry is coarseness. The medium
sized birds CT the breed, as a rule, are
nearer the ileal form. We present the
above as one of the most symmetrical
males showl above forty pounds The
size, genera form, character and color
points of tlls typical Bronze cock are
worthy o. imitation on the best turkey
ranches and where show quality is
sou5nt.--F. Sewell In Reliable Poultry
Journal.
Graham guardian., 1904-02-12
Bids Wanted.

Notice is hereby given that bids
will be received up to 2 o'clock p.
M, Feb. 10, 1904, by 4 ]. Perkins,
secretary, Stafford, Arizona, for the
maintenance Of the Layton Town
Canal, from March /, 1904 to
March |, 1906. The board reserves
the right to reject any and all bids.
The successful bidder will be re-
quired to give a bond to be ap-
proved by the board of directors,
A, J Perkins,
4B-4t Secretary
Graham guardian., 1904-02-12
Escaped An Awful Fate.

Mr.. H. Haggius of Melbourne,
Fla, writes, "My doctor told me /
had consumption and nothing
could he done for me. was given
up 20 die. The offer of free trial
bottle of Dr. Kings New Discov.
cry for consumption, induced me
to try it. Results were startling.
/ am now on the road to recovery
and owe all to Dr. Kings New
Discovery. 1t surely saved my
life" This great cure is guaan
teed for all throat and lung dis
eases by Stafford Drug Co., Stafford;
H. P. Wightman, Pima. Price SOC
and Sl0O Trial bottles free.
Graham guardian., 1904-02-12
A Cura for Eczema.

My baby had eczema so bad that
its head was solid mass of scabs,
and its hair all came out. | tried
many remedies but none seemed
to do any permanent good until ]
used DeWitts Witch Hazel salve.
The eczema is cured, the scabs are
gone and the little ones scalp is
perfectly clean and healthy, and
its hair is growing beautifully
again. l cannot give too much
praise to DeWitts Witch Hazel
salve.-Frauk Farmer, Bluff City,
KY In buying Witch Hazel salve
look out for counterfeits. De-
Wits is the original and the only
one containing pure Witch Hazel
The name u. q Dewitt & Co is on
every box. Sold by Stafford Drug
Co., Stafford; NJ Il, Fort, Thatcher;
Graham guardian., 1904-02-12
Gufuea AIent,

The flesh of guineas is generally dark
colored, tender, juicy and in flavor
equal TO the rlnsneck English pleas
ant. Many think ii more palatable
for the favor is not so pronounced and
there is considerably more of IT. The
flesh of the white guinea is light in
color and II 1t is crossed with the
Pearl variety the meat Of the latter
WaL bHcome ,nc.a;..iS~0apGht.
Graham guardian., 1904-02-12
Reef or Butter.
Mysterious Circumstance.

One was pale and sallow and the
other fresh and rosy. Whether
the difference? She who is blush
ing with health uses DR.. Kings
New Life pills to maintain it, By
gently arousing the lazy organs
they compel good digestion; ward
off constipation. Try them. Only
25o at Stafford Drug Co., Stafford
II p. Wightman, Pima.
Graham guardian., 1904-02-12
BEEF CATTLE

British cattlemen are much stirred
up over the recent regulation adopted
by the Smithfeld club that fat animals
shall not be shown more than one time.
In view of the fact that no change has
been made in the classes, 1t is rather a
strange rule which forblds all young
stock TO be carried over to win rib.
bons another year. The promising calf
or yearling, according to this decree,
must not be shown until a two-year-old
or else must be slaughtered after being
once shown, which is likely to result
In falling off in the show in one class
or the other If not in both. In the
greatest American fat stock show, the
international, such rule would GER
tainly result in lessened exhibits, says
Stockman and Farmer. Some steers
were on exhibition at the late show for
the third time, having been shown as
calves, yearlings and two-year-olds. and
then were defeated by steer bought
out Of a car load and fed about seven
months. From which 1t appears that
II is no hardship to the new feeder to
allow the others to bring back their
cattle.
Reef or Butter.
II beef breed of cattle Is preferred.
make beef production speciality and
don't look upon cows of such breeds to
be perfect as producers of milk and
butter There may be few good but
ter cows among the beef producing
breeds, but where certain article is
desired It should be the prime object.
II milk and butter are to be specialties,
the breeds used should be those that
excel in those products. Too many
good points cannot be had In cows.
Each COW viii excel in one line only
and should be made to do duty where
the most profltable.-St. Louis Globe
Democrat
Graham guardian., 1904-02-12

The scratch Of a pin may cause
the loss of a limb or even death
when blood poisoning results from
the injury. All danger of this
may be avoided, however, by
promptly applying Chamberlain's
Pain Balm. II is an antiseptic
and quick healing liniment for
cuts, bruises and burns. For sale
by Stafford Drug Co., Stafford;
Thatcher Drug Co., Thatcher; II
P. Wfghtmah, Pima.
Graham guardian., 1904-02-12
typical bronze turkey Cock.

The above splendid specimen Of
Bronze turkey was second gobbler at
Madison Square Garden poultry show
New York, last winter exhibited by
Mr., George w, Salisbury. Forty pound
Bronze males are not rare Mt the lead
Graham guardian., 1904-02-12
Danish Butter Sailing.

In Danish dairies, as soon as the but
termilk has been removed, the butter
is weighed so as to calculate the
amount of salt required, and the salt is
worked in at this time, usually on the
butter worker Sometimes it is all in
corporated at one working, but in many
places 1t is preferred to add 1t in two
workings,
The amount OF salt used is adapted to
the taste of the market where it is to be
sold, but 1t varies between and per
cent of the weight of the butter.
The salt is worked into the butter
with just as little handling as possible,
and it is then put aside for awhile be-
fore the next working takes place.
In warm weather the butter is put
in the butter cooler, which is n sort of
ice box. In winter it is laid in large
rolls in the butter trough or on table.
1t lies here for couple of hours in
the cold season, hut when the weather
is warm it is allowed to remain for
eight or ten hours, or until the cool OF
the following morning, before it re-
ceives the final working,
The object is not only to cool the but
ter and allow it to become firmer, but
also to allow the salt to dissolve and to
penetrate the whole mass.
When the butter has attained the
proper degree Of firmness it is again put
through the worker, and most of the
brine formed from the salt is worked
out.-Journal of Agriculture.
A Fine Friesian Cow.
The sire of this COW was Albert Pei,
1854, out of Pei XXX, Albert Pei is
considered the best bull in Holland
Graham guardian., 1904-02-12

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established house IA a few countics, calling on
rotsu merchants aud agents ocsl tcrrlt0ry.
salary s2lUn per week with expenses additional
al payable in cash each week. Money for eN
elccs advanced Position permanent Busi,
ness successful and rushing standard House.
$50 Dearborn St. Chicago g5g5t
Graham guardian., 1904-02-12
Nearly Forfeits His Life.

A runaway almost ending fatally
started horrible ulcer on the leg
j. B. Orner, franklin Grove, Ill.
For four years it defed all doctors
and all remedies But Bucklen's
Arnica Salve had no trouble to
cure him Equally good for Burns,
Bruises, Skin Eruptions and Piles,
25c at Stafford Drug Co., Stafford;
II. P. Wightman, Pima.