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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-11-14
New Gravity Payments a Good
Thing for Chanute.
Towns Monthly Income Is In
creased at Least $4,000.
TESTED THE TOP GRADE
Oil Produced at This Point an
Good as at Peru.
In Fact Grades as High as the
Wells at BartlesVille.

ChanEte, Kan, Nov. 1.-THE first
payments under the new gravity scale
adopted by the Standard Oil company
were made Saturday. The payments
We're for the wells on the Mundy trend,
which has now about 100 wells. In
every case the oil tested the top grade
and above. There has been n fear on
the part of some of the operators that
their oil would not grade up, but when
the checks came from the purchasing
agency of the Standard Oil company
here they found they were getting 20
cents a barrel more for their oil than
they received this time last week. Up
wards of 1000 barrels were run from
the wells on the Mundy trend, and all
of it graded better than a specific gray
tty of 81 This brings eighty-Seven
cents a barrel.
have been made as to the quality of the
oil in the Chanute district falls to the
ground. 1t has been said by operators
in other parts of the field, especially
when the twenty cents a barrel diff
ferential was in force, that the oil pro-
duced in the Chanute and Humboldt
districts was of an inferior grade. The
tests made since Monday of last week
are the first ever made by the Standard
OIL company in this end of the field,
and they are particularly gratifying to
the operators. The new scale will
bring in more than $4,000 a month to
The test proves that the oil produced
here is as good as that at Sedan, Peru.
Bolton and the other districts in the
southern end of the field. In fact it
is thus shown that Chanute oil grades
as high as the product of the BartleS-
Vile wells. which heretofore have been
considered as among the best. The
test has been an agreeable surprise to
the operators here. Tests of the oil in
the west trend have also shown grade
higher than a specific gravity of 3d.
The oil from one we'll tested better
than a specific gravity of 33, and this
grade is about as high as that of any
oil which has yet been found in the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-11-14
RAILROAD NEWS.
No Conference of Santa Fe Of
flcials and Machinists.
General Manager H. U. Nudge
Makes Public an Ultimatum.
STATEMENT is FINAL.
Company Will Assist Strike
breakers to Move Families.
Gossip and Matters OF Interest
i'm Railroad Circles.

Santa Fe railroad officials deny in
positive and unmistakable language
that a conference was held by them
with the striking machinists or their
representatives at Albuquerque, and
they also deny in equally emphatic
language that a conference will be held
at any future time at any place.
General Manager H. U. Nudge, of
the Santa Fe in Topeka, has received
a telegram from Third Vice President
J. w. Kendrick, who is now in Cali
fornia, in reference to the purported
Associated Press dispatches from Al
buquerque to the effect that a confer
ence was held at that city and that
another lis to be held before Thanks
giving at San Francisco which would
be followed by another shortly after in
Topeka.
Mr.. Kendrick in his telegram to Mr..
Nudge makes three positive statements
which seem to leave little room for
doubt as to his meaning. The telegram
says:
"Q.) Neither President Ripley nor
the undersigned nor any member of our
party saw Mr.. Buckalew or any of the
striking machinistS or any of their rep
resentatives at Albuquerque, or else
where.
"(2.) No meeting has been or will be
held with Mr.. Buckalew or the striking
machinists or any of their representa-
tives.
"(3.) The striking machinists will not
be re-employed by this company be-
cause their actions in endeavoring to
injure their former employers consti-
tute an offense which cannot be con-
doned- (Signed), J. W. Kendrick. third
vice president. (Approved), E. P. Rip
ley, president
This final declaration from Mr.. Ken
drick IS positive and comprehensive"
said General Manager H. U. Nudge to
reporter for the State Journal. 1.-The
rumors alleging that a conference has
been held and that others are to follow
seem to emanate from sources directly
attributable to the machinists who are
not now employed by the company
An Albuquerque paper makes the as
sertion that a settlement of the strike
trouble now seems probable and the
same paper is apparently the authori-
ty for the publicity of the statement
that a conference is to be held at San
Francisco and another at Topeka.
I'm view OF Mr.. Hendricks telegram
to me- said Mr.. Nudge. lit is seen to
be quite evident that the assertions of
the Albuquerque paper are absolutely
without foundation whatever.
1T seems that circulation is given to
rumors of this character for the pur-
pose of creating a feeling of unrest In
the minds of our new employees.
The condition OF our equipment and
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that found elsewhere. A representative
of the Standard Oil company visited
the district one day last week and
tested the product of the wells In
every case the average specific gravity
was 81, while the product of many of
the districts further south only aver
aged %. At present prices, the Paola
oil sells for eighty-Seven cents a bar
rel. the top price paid in this field.
The test made by the Standard Oil
company's representative was to de-
to put a pipe line into the district. The
result was that the pipe line Will be
constructed in the near future, so he
told the operators here.
To drill and equip a well in this dis
trict costs $500, which is 81, 900 cheaper
than it can be done in any other dis
trict in Kansas. 1t costs from 81 to
$1.15 a foot to drill a well, which is
twenty cents a foot more than they
charge at Chanute but because of the
shallowneSs of the wells here the total
cost is much less. This has induced
the coming of so much outside money
for the development of the district.
There are forty companies working
here now and nearly all of them bring
money to Paloa from all over the coun-
try. Considering the prices paid in
other districts in the earlier stages,
wells run more than nine barrels each
day. There are fifteen wells which
need no pumps, but from which the oil
flows naturally. One of these brought
in several days ago filled a 250-barTel
tank the first day and is considered
good for fifty barrels when it settles
down.
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DODGE CITY DoINGs.
j. G. Mcfarland, Youngest Dispatcher
on Santa Ee. % Years Old.
Especial Cor. of the State Journal.)

Especial Cor. of the State Journal.)
Dodge City, Nov. 14.-Dispatcher ].
|C. Mcfarland, who is working extra
for the Santa Fe here, claims the dis
tinction of being the youngest train
dispatcher on the system. He is but
been railroading ever since he was IL
years old. His first railroading was
done at Colorado, at a station where
his father was agent and operator.
Every railroad town has it's popu-
lar restaurant and barber shop, and
these places become great railroad"
centers at times. The details of ev-
cry trip are carefully related and the
trainman's troubles" told in these
places. At least one Dodge City res
taurant is beginning to need more
track room, a couple of "cross overs,
some extra Chains and some No.
braSses on account of the increase in
it's business brought on by its cheer
full fire these chilly days and nights.
All of the train and engine men got
in a big month in October, and their
checks for this month won't be so
small if business continues good.
The live stock movement is not so
heavy this week.
Supt. G.. E. Aver went to La Junta
yesterday in his private car.
Trainmaster ]. d. Coffey is in New
AS. Rankin, who is connected with
the general managers office in Tope-
ka, was in Dodge City Thursday trans
acting business with local officials.
The frost put a quietus on the melon
shipments from Rocky Ford and 9TH
er melon growing towns.
Brakemen Fuller, Maloney and Tul-
lis were recently promoted to conduct
ors ON the Dodge City-Newton dis
trict
Roadmaster Bogue's son, who was
accidentally shot by companion at
Elmdale, is reported to be slowly inn
proving.
Conductor Cal Boyle, who was run
ming on passenger between Kansas
City and Dodge City, has taken one
Of the Great Bend branch runs and
''bumbed'' Frank Stivers, who has
gone in the tchain gang
During the unloading of a number
9 frog here the other day, some
joker started the report that it was to
be used in building the Dodge City
Belen cutoff.
1t is reported that w. A. Hyde,
who formerly ran one of the Hutchin-
-Kinsley locals, is slated to be
trainmaster on the "Orient'' at Wich-
tia.
Conductor Charles Thomas has taxi
en- one of the Kinsley To-
cal runs.
Conductor George Conrad has TAX
en- one of the Dodge City-La Junta
passenger runs. He formerly had one
of the Kansas City-La Junta passen-
ger runs.
Mrs. P. r. Hobble. mother of Di-
vision Timekeeper Hobble, died at her
home in this city Monday and was
buried Thursday.
Conductor Burson has taken the ~
so run between Dodge City and Larn-
ed. Conductor Dan Wanders passed
1t uD'' and took chain gang car.
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DEATH OF DIR. w. HI. CARTIER.
Pioneer Citizen of Chase County Dead
of Bright's Disease.

Cottonwood Falls, Kan, Nov. IL
DIR. w. H. Cartier, aged 60 years, one
of the most prominent citizens of this
county, died of Brights disease at his
residence east of this city Sunday. He
leaves a wife, four daughters and
three sons, namely: Mrs. Frank Lee,
Mrs. c. NJ. Gregory, Mrs. George King,
all of this city, and Mrs. Alexander
Maule, of Strong City; David Paul and
Harry lived with him on his ranch.
He was born at Akron, o., and was
a graduate of a medical college of
Cleveland and also the College of Ply
sicians and Surgeons of New York
city. He served three years in the
United States navy and was promoted
to a captaincy. He has lived in this
county for thirty years, and was a
great fancier of fine stock, and raised
and trained some of the fastest horses
in the world at their time. He was
elected a member of the Kansas leg
islature in 1882. He was a son of
the late Judge D. K. Cartier. who
made the speech which turned three
votes that nominated Abraham Lin
coin. Masonic funeral services will be
held at his residence on Tuesday at
$3.50 p. m, and the remains will be
inferred in the Prairie Grove ceme-
terry.
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Items Fron Baker.

Baldwin, Kan, Nov. 1.-THE Doug
las county Sunday school convention
is in session at the NJ. E. church.
Speakers deserving special mention
are: Mrs. R. B. Preuszner, state SUI
perintendent primary instruction; Mr..
J. H. Engle, state secretary; DR.. w.
NJ. Patton and Prof. S. A. Tough, of
Bakers faculty. Friday night the vo-
cal department, under the direction
of Prof. McCutcheon, gave q sacred
concert before the address of Mr.. En-
gle on 1.-The Worlds S. S. Convention
The concert was a success and the adj
dress good.
Rev. Pulliam is now attending the
worlds fair at st. Louis.
Joe Halliday, who has charge of the
Kansas building at the worlds fair,
came home Monday to vote for Pres
ident Roosevelt.
The sophomore class has arranged
for a fine evening entertainment for
the people and students on Nov. 10.
Mr.. ADDISON NJ. Newens, the imperson-
ator, will read 1.-The Sky Pilot
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motive power is better now than be-
fore the strike. Our new employees are
entirely satisfactory. In many in
stances they are far better than former
employees and they enjoy the confidence
of the company. For the reasons stat
ed by Mr.. Kendrick, the men who went
out on strike against this company
will never be employee again by the
company regardless of the rumorS set
af1oat to the contrary.
Consequently it is our desire to re-
assure all the new employees who took
positions vacated by the strikers. We
want them to know that they will be
employed by the company as long as
they choose to work for the Santa Fe,
provided of course that their behaviour
and the performance of their work is
satisfactory to their officers. And
can say that at this time we have no
reason to believe that the work of the
strike breakers will not be satisfactory
inasmuch at it has proven to be SO up
to the present time.
1.-The company will assist all the new
employees as far as possible in moving
their families to their respective places
of employment. They may rest easy
in the knowledge that they will not be
discharged to make room for a return
of the union men.
"Many of our new employees have al
ready brought their families to live at
the various shop points and others are
contemplating the same move. The men
pany in this direction, and all that will
be necessary to secure this cooperation
will be for the employee to take UP the
matter with his superior officer
81 may say in conclusion, continued
Mr.. Nudge, chat the chances of the
striking machinists were never more
unfavorable than they are at the pres
ent time. So far as the operation of
the railroad is concerned, the company
has never been in the least inconven-
fenced by the departure of the machin-
lists who quit the service of the COM
pany. The Santa Fe will never treat
with the strikers, and they will never
be re-employed by the company. In
fact they are no longer regarded in the
light of strikers. So far as the COM
pany is concerned there is no strike.
Many of the men have realized this
fact and have sought occupation in
other directions inasmuch as the
meager strike benefits which are forth
coming are insufficient to provide for
the needs of the men and their fam
lilies. All of the men who went out on
the strike are now in the same position
that is occupied by any other man who
is seeking employment, except that
they will never be given employment
even if they should make application
for work"
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Standard Oil Storage.

Coffeyville, Kan, Nov. 14-At the
present time the Standard Oil COM
pany has about 100000 barrels of
oil stored in Kansas and the Indian
Territory. There are 147 storage
tanks up, and most of them are full.
Nearly all of them have a capacity of
10000 barrels or over. The Coffey-
vile oil goes to the tanks at Neodesha.
The Tyro and Deering oil goes to the
Gated as follows: Buesenberg farm,
Neodesha, 81; Argo farm, Neodesha,
3S; Hyde farm, Neodesha, so; four
tank lot, Neodesha,T 1; race course, Ne
odesha. /; Humboldt, 5 Chanute, q
Cobb farm, Caney. %; Kansas City
refinery, 8; Bartlesville, .; Muskogee,
l; Tulsa, 2. Total. 147.
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saIina Republican Sued.

Salina, Kan, Nov. 1.-THE Cen
trail Kansas Publishing company. J.
ager. was sued in the district court
here for $4,000 damages by Thomas
Martin. of Falls City, Neb. The plain
tiff in his petition alleges that the de-
that Hbeled him and hurt his bust
ness. Martin is a travelling solicitor
and issues rural route directories. The
article stated that Martin got the
names of rural route patrons and then
sold them to eastern mail order
houses.
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Death of Geo. r. GouId.

Lawrence, Kan, Nov. 14.-George
r. Gould died in Kansas City hospital,
where he had been taken for an oper-
alton. When the physicians examined
him it was found that his chance of
life was slight on account of the dis
eased condition of vital organs, and
his death did not come as a surprise.
Mr.. Gould has been in poor health for
some weeks, and for the last few
weeks has been confined to his bed
the greater part of the time. The
body was brought to Lawrence.
The funeral will be held Monday
afternoon from the First Methodist
church. The services will be conduct
ed by the Rev. Frank Lenig, of the
First Methodist church, and at the
grave by the odd Fellows.
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BEAUTIFY STATIONS.
Baltimore & Ohio Makes Big Appro-
priation for improvements.

The Baltimore and Ohio railroad is be-
ginning to pay more attention to stations
along the line than it has in the past. In
the last seven years it has spent over 100
million dollars in reducing grades, taking
out curves and building freight terminals
and President Murray has decided the
time has now come to improve the sta
lions. An order has been issued for the
building of 80 stations at different points
along the line, where box and old
buildings are now being used, and, prob
ably, a great deal of work will be done
during the winter Some larger station
propositions, ranging from $4,000 TO $100. 600
are under contemplation for spring work.
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To Inspect the MILITIA.

Newton. Kan, Nov. 14-Orders have
been issued from the headquarters of the
Second regiment, K. n. G.. for the inspec-
tion of the companies of the regiment on
the following dates: II. Ellsworth, No
vember IA; NJ. Saline. November Is; L,
Clyde. November 16; G, Osborne. Novem-
Der Il; K, FL Dorado. November %; l.
Emporis, November %; ID, Newton, No
yember %; a. Wellington, December S;
3, Wichita. December 6; e, Hutchinson,
Sterling, December 9: band. Emporia, No
vember %; hospital corps, FL Dorado No
vember p. Brigadier General Freeman
of the regular army will, with Colonel p
NJ. Hoisington, commanding the regiment
make the inspection.
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LIQUOR COSTS MANY JOBS.
Northern Pacific Road Gusts Nearly
100 Employees for Drinking.

St Paul, Mimi, Nov. 14.-The stringent
anti-liquor rule that has been put into
effect the Montana division OF the
Northern Pacific had its first demonstra-
ton yesterday. Three engineers, eighty
firemen, two civil engineers and several
foremen and yardmasterS were summary
discharged for drinking.
1t is the declared purpose of the North
ern Pacific to rid its rolls of every man
who is addicted to strong drink in any
degree The headquarters OF the road in
this city will not give out any names, but
it is freely stated that the next batch OF
employees to feel the ak will be in the
passenger department
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Can Market Sugar Beets.

Arkansas City, Kan. Nov. IA
farmers of this section who have been
experimenting with sugar beets under
the direction of the Arkansas City
Commercial club have received word
that the beets from patches which
tested IL per cent and better can be
marketed at the beet sugar factory at
Rocky Ford, Col Several carloads
will be shipped at once. These beets
will be the first grown here to be put
on the market
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somebody Voted for Roosevelt.

Among the numerous officials and
employees in the Rock Island headquar-
tiers building in this city there is but
one Democrat, and he is Mr.. Smith, the
efficient and popular depot master.
Yesterday, Jake Albright, a popular
conductor of the Rock Island system,
met Smith at the door of the depot
with "haIloo Smith, how are you? Did
you vote for Roosevelt" Smith re-
piled: mo; did not" To which Jake
responded, well, somebody did. I did
not know but it was you
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PAOLA'S OIL FIELD.
The Oldest and Newest Territory in
Kansas


Paola, Kan, Nov. 14.-This is the
oldest and the newest oil camp in the
Kansas territory. Oil vas discovered
at Paola more than twenty-five years
ago. There was an oil well here, 50
the old timers say, longer ago than
that, but there is no authentic record
of its performance. But the past is
past At this time there are more
drilling rigs running here or in this
district than in any other district in
Kansas. And there has been more
wells drilled here during the past six
weeks than in any other place. ThouS-
ands and thousands of dollars have
been spent here for supplies, for leases
and for the general development of the
oil indutry, and it has made business
for all classes.
In less than four months ninety
two wells have been brought in. They
are all oil wells and are all good oil
wells. From 10000 to $1,000 barrel
storage tankage has been erected and
nine pumping plants are waiting for
the pipe line There are forty rigs
working and the number Of wells is in
creasing every day. The more there
are drilled the larger they seem to be-
come. The number of dry holes to the
number of wells drilled is 3 per cent,
which is the record.
The Paola pool begins about eight
miles northwest of town and extends in
a southwesterly direction to OsawaIo-
mic 1t is from fifteen to twenty miles
long and. in places, from three to four
miles wide. Next to the pool at Cha
mute it is the largest in extent which
has yet been found in Kansas or Indian
territory. 1t is hiliy, rolling country.
The wells are in the valleys and on top
of the hills. The depth therefore varies
from $50 feet in the valleys to 525 feet
on the hilltops. But there is plenty of
water and this is one of the necessities
Of drilling. The general trend of the
pool is northeast and southwest.
The quality of the oil is as good as
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BEGIN "oRIENT' WORK.
Contracts Let and Grading VIII Start
at Once.

Ell Dorado, Kan, Nov. 14.-Luttgerd-
ing Brothers are home from Kansas
City where they closed the deal for
grading the Orient from Chelsea to FL
Dorado and say w. G. Edwards has the
contract to do the grading from Chel-
sea northeast.
They are both to commence work
this week and push it as fast as POSI-
BILE.
1t seems that the Orient officials have
kept their word, to have dirt nying
within fifteen days should the bonds
carry November 1.
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More Drilling in Cowiey County.

Winfield, Kan, Nov. 14.-There are
three gas drilling concerns preparing
to drill in Cowley county this winter
One Chicago firm has unloaded three
rigs at Hooser, southeast of here
twenty miles, for the purpose of pros
pecting. and another putting in some
rigging near Maple City for the same
purpose. At Antron, northwest of
Winfield, an Indiana firm is sinking
some wells on a large tract of land
upon which it has leases.
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PAINTING OLD SIGNS.
Frisco Painting Them All Over the
System.

Wichita. Kan, Nov. 1.-The Frisco sys-
tenn has ordered every sign on the system
repainted, including all the road crossing
signs in the country. A score of men have
been put to work and will put in most of
the winter redressing the old signs along
the route.
Bott Hall of Joplin, 40. has been as
signed to the Wichita division and he and
his assistant arrived here yesterday to be-
gin the work He will paint all the signs
in Wichita and then work northwest to
Ellsworth
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gin at Libertyville, Jasper county, on the
Gulf, Beaumont and Kansas City, and
run northeast through the counties OF
Jasper and Newton to a point on the Sa-
bine river. on the eastern boundary OF
the Sabine river northeast to Alexandria,
La, So miles, crossing the Kansas City
Southern at Derider. Branch lines VIII
be built to Carson La, 6 miles; Bonami,
La, 8 miles; Vernon, La, 8 miles; Lees
Vile, La, Is miles, and to a connection
with the Kansas City, Watkins and Gull,
in Louisiana, % miles.
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Gave 2 Snicide Demonstration.

Winfield, Kan. Nov. 14-Robert Emmett
Osborn. commonly known as Tod of
this place, committed SuiSlde by taking Sig
grains of morphine. He did the rash act
in the presence of companions. prefarcing
it by asking the question: Did any OF
you ever see a man commit suicide?" Be
ing answered in the negative, he said:
quickly raised his hand to his mouth and
swallowed the drug. BY the time physi-