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Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1905-02-25
RIVALS PETER TIE Great.


Prince Khuko1. wkom tns ,s.r ss-
sade ous OF The secretaries -, 4-s.e. -
The bead OF an AncicLt bousa src In
youth ~as regarded oy bis family 20 =
crank aad n dangerous oce % boot pa
Aad 20 andertake the management X
the nnfly estates at about The tine
ihat ths serss were Sesnr s-nsncipstad
aed his naGoantnity toward hts u16sr-
nsgn did cot please the rsst of his fan
lly. 50 ycrng KhtlkoE wcnt On = pilErf-n-
rxe. He thought Il wooid - good 20
toiiOs tAs szAmpis 81 Peter the Great
sn1 80 20 Engfand 20 lsNFn- he vsnt 20
Bfksahead and werkcd thsrs aa an o.
dinsry artisan News e Errat railway
1eveiopments N AmsF1ce called ban
ssre srd ne sane % the units< STATES
and wOrsed rfzat througA tae stffas
And s1giss-ociidiag shops ana isarned
% drive an enEiae Ne rcturEe6 ho,ss
- perform q similar osaes AZ sha tins
that the railways % RnAsia we're BE-
Einning TO boom RnpicTed arst - a.
engineer. d. vas promoted 20 The esa-
troll OF looomotive works was nads
asae % a me and poshing Ais way atsp
~ step. vrsved kimssH The sdsai mes
:or the Dozt of uinlstsr a. vsya - son
nUaicAfisAA
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1905-02-25
News from the Counties of the
Virginia Peninsula.
Light From Lightfoot Kings Creek Notes.

KINGS CREEK. york Coz
Va, Feb. .23.-Mr. Z. r.
Gillian and family OF Kings
mill spent Sunday at the
home OF Mr.. j. COrcavage.
Mr.. Frank Wright spent a
few days visiting Mr. Ar
thur Parsley.
Miss Katharine COrcavsge
who has spent the past year
in the north, IL home on q
visit.
Mr. L. l.. Burritt purchas-
cd a horse last Saturday.
4 number OF Williams
burg Young people we're in
this neighbOrhOOd Sunday
Par,
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1905-02-25
DESIRE GROWS FLOWERS.
One Car Have Them Ev-rywhsrs The
Year Through ~ Using
Determination


FrUn Ottawa - TampA. 80 pr-~i-
Dacs or plain. vpo cAA succeed wttA
Sewers sn clay or sand. ~ parchina
SOL Ov swamp OF pond. declares COun-
try Life. All y0u aeed is coSire ds-
terrninasi0n ard DETERMINATION BE-
rors the te@ves spp~ar you can have
eowss-rolcen-h-ils. sSice-h1sh. shad-
ouxA and many othsx shrubs.
saoverOss, e-oepsse. eyAeluths. taiips
pianted ths prvvsOos autumn. ans-
nCns. escodrcot. hslleoors. s-d other
harNfy reTenn'sls All khronrh ths
swimmer Jon ran hsve sows-s any.
whsrs. svwywhere--hSro. shrub. tre~
AfteS froxs IN the sutrrms ycu caa
havs hOwsrr-aiyssnn gcifsn-rod.
Ioeland poppy ehry-sntAenrn E~en
re 6are spc&s usecr trees where
there - dsas- shade anf no n,0istnrs.
ean Be- covered wfth -sriwf-SSs On
Creeping Charlie Of source. rou 4s
Yoag part. TOO. You carrca isars
everything 60 nature nut if vou ars
Interested n sseh th'ags sn9 rsslf-
sarN. 700 VIII undor otrdly succses
And the greater the s.aicaluss ycs
vvsrcoms. the greater viii 20 yo1i
aslighti
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1905-02-25

Virginia weather is with
Us again.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1905-02-25
HoIdcroft Notes.

HOLDCROFT. VA, Feb. -.
political pot will soon
boil in this county. II is
probable that all the candi-
dates for governor and sem
atOr have supporters here.
4 few Willard buttons have
made their appearance and
in this respect Capt. Willard
is leading his competitors.
The tract Of land known
a Spring Cottage has been
sold to- Mr.. 7. G. Nelson. II
was formerly the home oI
the late K. {. Nelson. Sr.
Capt. T. L Christian ha.
been appointed land assess.
or for Charles City.
Messrs. Samuel J. aud A
W. Binns are in Richmond
this week.
Mr., Stanley Parsons haI
returned from a visit to rel
atives In Richmond.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1905-02-25
SOLDIER A BAD HUSBAND.
Wors Military nEsa TN rAOss 81
Any Other clasa Arr
Dfvsrced-

Divorces ~ the Uaits4 STATS Ars 90
the increase according % eEures pub
uEhad By the census bureau The lat-ss
show that I've out OF Svsry LOCO nsa
married are living ia q ssAte ~ divorce
The census returns cisprovs the theory
that early marriage iescs oftonest -
divorce A aote o. warning In sins
sounded TO woman Who persist In mar
rying men q tie rowing elass Who enteT
on rnAtrimCny late in lffs and for ths
guidance cf those who cuEht 10 know u
is agurrd cot ir ooid Aad pssgtoalcss
statistics % lust what CLASSES u en-
pioymsnt men AZ nost fr~quer fiy $3.50
n The divorces courts CeasVs cEursa ca
divorce reveal the relative aebisnsss %
nen according &c their following ia iife
This table based Gu ere aunbsr % those
divorced out 0f every loo married
ahoved sOns interesting comparisons
soldiers marines and saL.oFs. 4. hos-
tiers. IS. GreorN "a. agricultural labor
srs. l5; bsrtraders. "a. servants and
Walters. IS. woodcSoppsrv Il. muss
aAns And teachEs % music ~: stool
raisers. herdsrs sad erovurs. te: photos
rApkers, 10: pa2sr-hanEers 10. barber
and hairar~s~srS. p lunbermea an,
rsftmea. Q. ciook And watch makers an,
rspairsrs. 8. Dalnterr. El4aiers and var
nasAers. D.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1905-02-25

TIE Sc boufs exposition afforded 6
great opportunity for Chinese slavs
aeaises aad white eonfe6cratsa IN Czk-
lfo~nia. TIE ring 10 said % have made
sfoo. .ooe already By fmrrszns large
numbsrs a Chfnesa through Sea rra.-
cisco for serwice st the exposition ana
giving Q soed of 500 for ea-n that 10
or sAs VII return TO Csina within 80
days after the eiose % the sxrositcc
Very fsw % the imported slaves viii
ever rstzxn. ana esch cf them is worth
ssrs than the tsos 10 eoss AIs or has
Uuasr CO make the landing
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1905-02-25

xxsd ownsrs IN California sxresk epl
sfsxaes ssesisas al9ns ehs HE oran1e
hy q novel and Inexpensive rastho1- A
whssl placed estwesa two sssa tank
rise and fan with -b~ waves vt&h -
= ssoss<s& sssssss suses - eeuus
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1905-02-25

LlgnJlOOI, "a. req. 81
Mrs. Il. A. Lacy was the
charming hostess Of a de-
lightful hinch party on last
saturday evening. the
house was tastetully deco
rated with winter evergreens
aud prejtily Illuminated by
shaded lights.
At $50 O'Clock the guests
began to assemble, and we're
Hospitality received by Mrs.
Lacy VINO made every one
teel iuerry anal NeicOme 10y
ner usua char.uiH1 muuners
a. Inch WAS played lu a most
scientific manner iii eleven
. clock, alCcr which the
doors t. thu spacious dining
. IN were thrown open To
/ Jhe guests. Wners uenghtlul
| refreshments were served.
Among those present were
| Misses Alice Bran Eta and
Nora WilkIrsO Fannir
Power, Mrs ii \ Grave
: and Mrs. K. A Lacy, NJ -
srs. Ellie James. Bas-ett
Z James. Frederick Power,
William Wilkinson, K sgd
lnOr Lacy and II X Graves,
At u O'Clock -he merry
-iguesus took their departure
, lle,.ling they were indebted
I To Mrs. Lacy fOr Dne Of the
most enjoyable evenings Oi
their lives.
5 Mrs. II. K. Graves Oi Viii
: iamsburg Is visiting heI
{ husband at this place.
Mrs. Paul DriscJll OF To
lanO is visiting her mother
Mrs. Wm. Wilkinson, a
"Piny Grove"
Mrs, W. II, Power spen
Sunday with her parents
Capt. and Mrs. Oliver Jones
at TOanO.
Mrs. NJ. L. COttrell o. ID
ascund Bridge" viii be TN
guest of Mrs. K. A, Lac
this week.
Miss Mamie Taylor, VIII
! has been teaching the No
way school, has resigned
accept q position III one {
- the North Carolina hig
schools,
Roll OF honor for schO,
No. z is IS follows: Amand
Olson. Ella Olson, Mabel U
son, Albert Olson and The
Lacy.
Our school has reOpene'
having been closed for Il
past two weeks ON accOul
oil inclement weather.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1905-02-25

A rswtnsket (R ID Lad eaffsd
an in sasA Q wsy that Il landed In tns
power- heass sf cotton nip assf tne
grouads saa sesvpsa - plant Cor me
r~st q sss - II ~ xssss Q -
- 6as14 u~.-..<.s.sa. .~ssnpSA<sanu~
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1905-02-25

Ne want correspondence at
all the pOstOttices on the
Peninsula. Please write Us
if you want TO take up this
pleasant work.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1905-02-25

THE above is what We call
a NEWS letter. People don't
care for opinions OF cores
pOnuents-they want news.
ED.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1905-02-25
Here and There

Mr.. David Cotton of the
Grove, Ia IN Toledo, o.. hav-I
ing gone there for a surgical
operation.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1905-02-25

Judge Sydney Smith OF
York town was III town last
Tuesday.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-05-11
Southern Baptists to Meet.

KANSAS CITY, Mo-, May 1.-THE
hotel registers are rapidly filling with
the names of prominent Baptist di-
vines and laymen from all parts of the
south. They are the delegates and Wis
itors to the 59th annual Southern
Baptist convention, which will begin
a four days session here tomorrow.
Indications point to an attendance of
fully 1000 delegates.
On account of the death of Dr. j. P.
Eagle, who was elected president of
the convention at it's last meeting, the
Rev. DR.. Stephens of Little Rock, will
preside.
Many important matters are to come
UP for discussion and action. In ad-
dition to the usual reports fro mthe
various mission boards, there will be
a report from the commission appoint
ed by the last convention to investigate
the work of the negro Baptists and
their cooperation with the whites.
This will be the commissions first re-
port, and it is looked forward to with
considerable interest.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-05-11
Talk to Labor Leaders Has
Had Good Effect
LESS VIOLENCE IN CHICAGO TODAY
Employers Are More Determined Than
Ever to Fight the Strikers
to a Finish.

CHICAGO. May 1.-THE visit Of
President Roosevelt and his strong
expressions of sentiment on the sub
ject of maintaining order, accompanied
by the inference that Mayor Dunno
would receive federal support if nee
essary has apparently strengthened
the determination of employers to
yield no point in the teamsters' strike.
One prominent member of the EN-
ployers' association stated that the
merchants will close their stores If
necessary before they will concede
anything to the strikers. Aside from
getting their position before the pub
lie, the presentation of their petition
to the president seems to have ac-
complisned little, if anything for the
labor leaders. The Illinois Manufac-
turing association meets tonight to
consider the question of forcing the
delivery of goods to all houses, wheth-
er boycotted or not. Such move will
be a severe blow to the strikers. The
employers this morning stated that
they would send out 22OO wagons today.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-05-11
Russell WANTS HIS LIBERTY

Charles Russell, a convict at the
state penitentiary, sent up from Clark
county last September for the theft Of
a cow, today petitioned for a writ of
habeas corpus alleging that he is illeg-
ally imprisoned in the penitentiary.
Russell, through mis- attorney, Oscar
Cain, based his application on the
grounds that the judge of the superior
court of Clark county i no jurisdic-
ton in the case as the crime of which
Russell was charged and convicted was
committed on the military reservation
at Vancouver.
, The case is being argued before
Judge Brents this afternoon. Warden
Kees is being represented by Prosecut-
ing Attorney Wilson. Russell accom-
panied by his wife, a pretty little bru-
nette. were in court. Russell was given
a sentence of three years at hard labor.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-05-11

The dead and dying lay about the
streets in the yards and the ruins of
houses. The survivors were too much
wrought UP to render much aid. Later
help arrived from Mangum, Lawton,
Altus and Vernon. The storm was not
confined to Snyder. On the way to
the stricken town dead and injured
were passed in plain sight of the relief
trains At Quinlan several houses
were destroyed and Mrs. o. w. Cox
and two sons are known to nave been
killed.
At this afternoon it was reported
that over 100 were killed outright or
had succumbed to injuries.
Fully 800 were injured, according to
the operator at Snyder, many of whom
will die. The cotton compress and
all hotels were blown down. Fifty
freight cars were reduced to kindling
and the railroad was torn up for blocks.
Much suffering is reported among the
injured
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-05-11
APPALLING RAILROAD DISASTER
DYNAMITE DESTROYS TWO TRAINS
TventyFiV Passengers Killed By Explosion or Roasted
Alive in the Fire Which Followed One Hundred and
Twenty-Five Persons Injured, Most Of
Z Them Seriously

HARRISBURG, Pa, May 1.-THE
bursting of an air hose on freight ON
the Pennsylvania road south of Har-
irsburg at 10 this morning caused the
loss of about 20 lives and the injury
of 100 people on the second section of
the Cleveland and Cincinnati express
and the destruction by fire of the pas
senger train and part of the freight.
The bursting of hose in the middle
of the freight at Cedar street caused
several cars to buckle and fall across
the passenger track. A passenger
train, west bound, crashed into the
freight cars on the main track, causing
the explosion of two cars of dynamite
and strewing the ground with dead and
mangled bodies. The explosion set
fire to the wrecks of both trains. Fol-
lowing the shock was a terrific explo-
sion of dynamite, which destroyed win
dows all over the city. Then came the
explosion of an engine boiler
which left the locomotive a mass
of tangled iron. An alarm of
fire was turned in and the fire
department responded, together with
hundreds of hands of the steel mill in
the vicinity, but all were practically
intense heat kept the rescuers from
approaching the burning mass of
wreckage. Physicians from all parts
of the city were called. The trolley
company made up a special and car
ried the wounded to union station.
Engineer H. X. Thomas of the passen-
ger train was instantly killed. His
fireman, r. r. Dickey, was thrown
down an embankment and received a
few scratches.
Among the passengers were many Of
prominence.
Mr.. and Mrs. Tendell, the latter a
daughter of Senator Knox, were among
those reported injured.
Mrs. Albert ]. Barr, two daughters,
family editor of the Pittsburg Post.
The injured were taken to Harris
burg hospitals. Among the injured
are
Harry Spritzer, Pittsburg.
George Cribbe, Pittsburg.
Charles DeForest, Cleveland.
B. L. Harmon, Pittsburg.
|! Charles Johnson, Philadelphia.
Robert c. Daughtery and little son,
Philadelphia.
E. B. Ostell, Chicago.
J. B. Phillips, Pittsburg.
A. G. Cope, Pittsburg.
J. B. Mason, Chicago.
Mrs J. A. Stapley, New York.
S. P. Brown, st. Louis.
M. B. Sterret, Chicago.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-05-11
PAVInG CONTRACTS AWARDED
Council Disposes Of Five at Last
Nights Meeting.


Upon the recommendation of the
street committee the council last night
passed ordinances awarding to the
Warren Construction company the con-
tract for paving with bitulithic i'm
provement districts Nos. 10, 13 and Is
as decided upon at a meeting of the
committee of the whole held Monday
afternoon. By a vote of five to one
the council also awarded to the War
rem company the contracts for paving
district No. IA. Property owners
in these two districts failed to agree
upon the kind Of pavement they pre-
ferred and the matter was left to the
council. Mexican voted to give
give the contracts to the Barber AS
phalt company, but Bridges, Cox, Glas-
ford and Kirkman who have lined up
soldly right along for the Warren
people carried the motion to give the
the contracts to the Barber AS
contract to the Warren company
Smith also voted for awarding the con-
tract to the Warren company.
After disposing Of other business of
a minor nature the council adjourned
to meet next Tuesday night when the
ordinances granting street car fran
chises to Maxwell & Hanford and
Isaac w. Anderson will be taken up
and considered.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-05-11
THREE ATTEMPTS MADE TO
BURN MILL At SAN
QUENTIN.
Convict Davis Confessed to the War
den That He Had Planned
General Break.

SAN RAFAEL, May 1.-THE jute
mill of the San Quentin penitent1ary
was set on fire by convicts three times
yesterday. The last fire was discover
ed at s p. m. last night. The damage
is $4,000. Convict Davis confessed to
the warden. He thought the fire would
give an opportunity for general
break The warden while looking for
firearms this morning found his own
pistol on a convict, The convict had
picked his pocket the day before.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-05-11
BETTER TRAIN SERVICE
Northern Pacific Will Put on Another
Train for Sound Points.


Train for Sound Points.
S. B. Caldernead, general freight and
passenger agent Of the Washington
& Columbia River Railway company,
who has just returned from Portland,
announces that the Northern Pacific
has decided to put on another passen-
ger train between Spokane and Seattle.
The train will leave Spokane at 4
o'clock in the evening and reach Pasco
at o'closk The w. & G. r. train
will leave Walla Walla at o'clock and
make close connections with the
Northern Pacific and passengers Tor
Seattle and Tacoma will reach their
destination the next morning at 1880
o'clock. Returning they will leave
Seattle at $3.50 in the evening, reach
Pasco at GAS in the morning and get
to Walla Walla at $3.50. The train will
carry a standard sleeper from Spo-
kane and through sleeping car tickets
from Walla Walla to Seattle or Ia
coma can be secured in this CITY,, The
w. & C. R. will carry its sleeper be-
tween Walla Walla and Pasco.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-05-11
ALONE WITH MANIAC.
Officer Rings for Aid and crazed Man
Is Overpowered.

NEW YORK, May 11.-Police Ser
genat Callahan of the Vernon avenue
station, Brooklyn, was a scared man
for few minutes when he suddenly
lunatic, who announced that he had
come to the station for revenge.
The sergeant was busy over a re-
port when the street door opened and
wild-eyed man with hair unkept,
showed his face. /Glaring at the po-
lice officer, ne said: 'Is that you?"
The sergeant acknowled that it was.
"Well,' said the visitor. I'm going
to be revenged on the people who sent
me away. I'm out, you know, and I'm
going to stay out" The sergeant was
upshing the button of his call bell fran
tically by this time, while keeping an
eye on the lunatic.
The man was just reaching for his
gun when two big policemen came in
from a rear room and nabbed him.
The man finally said that his name
was Carl Menicke. Doctor Otis of the
Cumberland Street Hospital, recogniz-
ed him as man who had escaped sew
eral days ago from the Flatbush asy-
lum. He had given his correct name.
He is A and his home is at No. $50
Myrtle avenue.
He was sent to the asylum about a
year ago.. He imagines himself pos
sessed of enormous wealth. He was
taken back to the institution in a
strait jacket.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-05-11
Normal School Presidents.

MILWAUKEE, Wis, May 1.-The
north central council of the state nor
NAL school presidents began it's fourth
annual meeting in Milwaukee today,
morrow. Normal school methods and
other topics of mutual interest will be
discussed The normal schools of II
states are represented by their pres
idents or faculty members, among
whom are some of the most noted ed
ucators in the United States.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-05-11
.D,1 ,,0psrsy Loss Is Heavv.

hOBApr fIedVy.
Persons >N Okla, May 11.-sixtv
By tbs ., we're killed and sixty injured
latsst ,.s cyclone at Snyder, according to to
rsltss iss pro Property loss is $4,000 Five
Vest sao,i. are at work. The north.
Only sisse +en Of the town is wiped out.
e,rs lsss eight buildings in that e Section uo,,
aSr ,s'' sa.s,. standing The dead are iseDi' aOrA
p,sd sa1 ho'lla'si and many Of tn the At,- in-
'ssult f.t.,, shtful wounds which NAV
|a.r ss,sa 5s'sl!' Some of the dead dead 'has has
s,pss s'ss, sa.s and legs crushed @ sl'a off nea or
.t t'.''ns T. came from the SOUTH
|ssssp.ss % O'clock last night. s aipna., aba,a,
sDIoa buildings and burying siiv v,otius [tfee
aobsrt rsas, The first relief train from
Of a't1sat tssss In all alrsetiona ts@n sTI' ,ui'
/, ''''iSls havoc was apparent sr..
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-05-11

Samuel Stern, Cleveland.
J. w. Bride, Memphis.
H. r. Schmidt, New York.
Herman Erickson, New York.
j. D. Berry, Bedford, Pa.
Many of the injured were pinned un-
der the wreckage and incinerated.
The dead are:
VICTOR L. CRABBE, Pittsburg.
J. B. PHILLIPS, Pittsburg.
H. S. WATSON, Clearfield, Pa.
c. KULMANN, Altoona, Pa.
MRS. ROBERT DAUGHTERY, Phil
adelphia.
JACOB F. SILvERMAN, Bridgeton,
N. J.
The list of dead may reach 25.
Many of the dead were burned be-
yond recognition making identificat ton
impossible. 1t is reported that at least
ten bodies are under the wreck Many
of the dead were roasted alive in sight
of other passengers who were power
less to help them. The Harrisburg
hospital is crowded with the most ser
iously injured. The list of injured
May reach 1875.
the river by the force of the collision
or explosion. Some managed to reach
the bank and others were dragged to
snore. Mrs. Hilmira Erickson, of New
York, escaped almost naked. She was
thrown from her berth by the explo-
sion and crawled though the window
A Miss Gorder of New York, escaped to
a shanty near the wreck with nothing
left of her clothing but shred of her
nightgown. A. 6. Cope, of Pittsburg,
says he was caught between two seats
and held fast until the second explo-
sion, which freed him. He escaped
through a window. He says the pas
sengers in his car were either killed
outright or thrown through windows.
John B. Reynolds, manager for
Blanche Walsh, the actress, was
thrown from his berth into the aisle
He helped woman and child through
a window, when a second explosion
knocked him unconscious. He recov-
cred consciousness and crawled from
the scene. He said:
II never want to witness such a
scene again. Women were screaming,
children crying and strong men wan
dering about dazed and helpless. The
tracks were strewn in all directions
with half naked men and women, some
dead others seriously injured
The Pennsylvania officials report IS
bodies recovered. A thousand labor
ers were put to work to clear the wreck
Eight miles of freight trains are stalled
along the main line.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-05-11
TAKES PUBLIC INTO CONFIDENCE
Milwaukee Road Begins It's Campaign
of Education.

Evidences are beginng to be seen of
the railroads. campaign of education
on the rate question. Since the issue
of government interference was rails
ed, the roads have contended that all
they want is fair, intelligent discussion
and that action be delayed until the
lawmakers had an opportunity to Sc
cure full information on both sides of
this question.
Along this line, the Milwaukee sys-
tenn proposes to supply information to
leading farmers and shippers in each
community it serves. All this is to be
done in an open, above board manner,
as circulars sent to agents by General
Superintendent D. l.. Bush enjoin no
special secrecy. The circular to agents
reads:
please select the names of the five
leading and most influential farmers
in your territory, and the five similar
ly important shippers, and send the
ten names Indicating the class to
which each belongs) to this office. At
tend to this Immediately.
"It might be well for you to let each
of these gentlemen know that you
have recommended him to headquar-
ters as a person whom it will he worth
while for the Chicago office to send
facts, in relation to railroad rate leg
islation.
1--WE ask your cooperation in doing
this effectively, and in interesting
yourself in this matter, because of
your own interests in the question, as