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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-03-19

Some of Grover Cleveland's cronies in
Wall street find amusement in his letter
declining to attend the big Jackson din
ner. In that letter he says hat even
while filling the office of President of the
United States he was always to be found
about the 10Th of March in North Car
DINA waters shooting duck, and that such
being the case, 1t could hardly be ex-
pected of him that he would vary his
practice of years to participate in a mob
dinner in New York. He didn't put 1t In
exactly that language. but there was an
unmistakable tip-tilting Of his nose. The
country has not forgotten what occurred
after one of the Cleveland d'icA hunting
expeditions into North Carolina waters
1t was Immediately after his return from
North Carolina with his hair pulling in all
directions and his countenance still in
famed from exposure to the SIN and the
winds and other things that he threw
the United States and Great Britain into
commissions of anxiety by his Venezuelan
message-a document which plunged Wall
street into a panic and brought the two
nations to the verge of war.
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towns is eventually used for the same
purpose as formerly, but 1t Is not loaned
direct as in other years. 1t goes to
central points from which 1t is distrib-
uted This development accounts In large
measure for the immense increase in New
York deposits and in the corresponding
expansion of loans. which to the unin-
itiated seem to have reached a threatening
and unsafe volume.
While on the subject of money, 1t IS
due to say that the currency movement
from the east to the farming communi-
tics of the south and west, which always
takes place in the spring, is late in ma
terializing this year. 1t usually begins IN
the early part of March. and is under full
heaCway by the last week of that month
Down to date it has hardly started, and
outside banks give the usual intimation
tina. their requirements will be small.
This is an old song. Eastern bankers have
learned to be skeptical when they hear IT,
and will hold themselves in readiness to
ship cash in about the customary quanti-
ties. If 1t should not be needed the effect
will be greater ease in the controlling
money markets. That such an outcome IS
locked for finds confirmation in the low
rates for time money, arrangements for
six months being easily made at 3ia per
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his case as well as in his elder brothers.
incidental to the ravages upon his sys-
tenn it may be said that William Rookie
Teller is shaping his affairs so that when
he dies the vast interests he will leave
behind him will be conserved in man.
ner which he now thinks will be for their
best preservation. He is concentrating his
estate so as to simplify its administra-
ton by his son and heir, William G..
Rockefeller. Among other things it is
being said with positiveness that he is
preparing to part with Chicago, Milwau-
kee and st. Paul and upon terms which
will promote harmony of interests among
rali Dad systems not only of the west,
hut throughout the eastern trunk line
field. lie is giving favorable consideration
to bid for the control of that property
on a basis of either 200 or 225-inside au-
thorities differing as to the exact figures.
Three years ago he rejected an offer of
200. the overture at the time coming from
Messrs. Hill and Morgan. There has re-
Gently been a renewal of overtures from
the same camp. and this time there is
more than likelihood of a trade going
through Should it become contaminated
st. Paul will become part of the Hill-Mor-
gan combination and complete a trans
continental system which win include. st.
Paul. Burlington, Great Northern and
Northern Pacific west of Chicago with
Erie and New Haven as the eastern end
of the deal.
There will be an end to all talk of an
extension of st. Paul to the Pacific coast.
As part and parcel of this arrangement,
Union Pacific Chicago and Northwestern
and the New York Central system. with
its New England connections and the
Junior Vanderbilts. will form the other
great transcontinental system. The gigan-
l1ar kos IL ,Iuf, %tn1 hao Axr-ox
during the last few weeks. and the tape
bears convincing proof thereof. The be-
lief also finds deep root that Pennsyl-
vana has an inside hold on Atchison and
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-03-19
oaIena Signal OIL.

Congressman Sibley of northwestern
Pennsylvania is the nominal head of the
Galena Signal Oil company, one of the
most profitable adjuncts of The Standard
OIL company, which is said to net many
millions of dollars annually to the parent
corporation. According to a gentleman
who has for year or more given up his
time to investigating the inside opera
lions of the Standard OIL the Signal Oil
company forces enormously lucrative con-
tracts upon railroads by virtue of its re-
lationship with the petroleum octopus
Railroad men learned good while ago
that the tonnage given them by Standard
Oil ebbed and flowed in volume according
to the amount of money that was paid
into the treasury of the Galena Signal
Oil company. and they were not slow to
take the hint Opposition companies which
would be glad to supply railroads with
oil at - to 10 cents a gallon find them
selves unable to compete with the Ga
lena concern, which seems to have no
difficulty In obtaining 40 to so cents
gallon. The Signal company will no doubt
say that It's output is of superior quail
ity, but this is denied and oSers of test
of excellence are freely made 1t is also
charged that the little railroad companies
which patronize independents find that
their cars are neglected from the mo-
ment they strike the main lines of the big
systems and by this means they are
forced to buy the Galena brand of signal
oil The Standard Oil may not receive
rebates. but 1t has discovered many ways
for corralling the revenues which would
come that way If rebates were allowable.
1t might be well for the government
agents on trust busting bent to inquire
into the methods of the Galena Signal Oil
company.
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gamer by the shift. Similarly the old
Rock Island party was caught mapping
by the Moore Reid-Leeds combination,
which had cleaned up $100.0000O0 In the
organization of a string of industrials
which We're finally taken over by the big
steel trust. This new Rock Island party
has developed the Rock Island system to
degree which would never have been
dreamed of by the former owners and con-
verified it into one Of the great systems
of the country.
1t remained for a Chicago transit king,
Charles T. Yerkes, to discover and work
a gold mine under the streets of London
a mine more valuable than any to be
found in the Rand or in the Republic of
Mexico. Yerles took the $l5.000.000 he had
made in Chicago and used 1t, together
with the money of his friends. in the
construction of seventy-five miles of
tubes" in London an Improvement many
times greater in value than the subway
system of New York, which has cost down
to date in the neighborhood of $40.000.0 900.
There is no telling how much money
Yerkes will take out of London. but when
he gets through with the old British
metropolis they will know that he has
been there and that financial rape has
been committed.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-03-19
FREIGHT Rates Reduced.

Here is piece of solid information of
value to every reader who is Interested
inthe railroad rate problem and especial
~ to the numberless army Of people who
have been taught to believe that the pub
lie is being oppressed by the greedy rail-
roads: The average freight rate received
by all the United States railways at the
date of the last complete record was
7.Sl mills per ton per mile, or 1.12 mills
less than twelve years ago. This reduc-
tion in tariff on the 175 900 100000 tons Of
freight carried annually represent in
money saved s19t,OOOOOO. In other words
those who pay the freight would be sub
jected to $19l 100000 greater tax every year
on the current volume of business done
II they paid the rates prevailing twelve
years ago. At the same time there has
been a decided improvement in the SER
vice rendered by the railroads which
have spent fabulous sums in new equip
ment and better terminal facilities for
receiving and discharging freight. Cur
rent freight rates in America average
about one-half the European schedules.
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Chance In Banking Operations.

One palpable reason why interior banks
have so largely increased their balances
in New York is because of the absorption
of local and manufacturing concerns into
the big industrials which do their finance
ing here Under the old order of things
the many hundreds of individual firms
and companies, which now constitute the
trusts borrowed money of their home
I. banks but with the successful progress Of
great merger schemes there occurred a
cessation of the demand from that source
for local accommodations The only way
for interior banks to employ the sur
plus funds which accumulated on their
hands by reason of this withdrawal of
local demands was to send the money into
the larger fiscal centers, like New York.
Chicago and Boston, this city naturally
getting the larger proportion. The money
of the banks in the smaller cities and
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-03-19
RockefelIers Have Palsy.

John d. Rockefeller and his brother
William are afflicted with palsy, fact
which has live significance in Wall street,
and has direct bearing on some of the tre-
mendous developments now in progress
there The malady is bearing down harder
upon John ID than upon his brother, al
though the latter seems TO be more uneasy
than the head of the family. 1t has gone
so far with the senior Rockefeller that
he can no longer lift cup of tea to his
mouth with one hand. 1t is not so bad
with William Rockefeller, although the
c;seaso has made noticeable Roadway in
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-03-19
Stock Exchange Disturbed.

The New York Stock exchange is
greatly disturbed over the possibility of
legislation taxing sales of securities. 1t is
putting up big fight. but the rural men,
bers of the legislature seem bent on pass
ing the law. Innumerable changes are
rung on the stock exchange plea that
law such as contemplated will tax one
class for the benefit of all other classes.
and that it will be a discriminate ton
against New York which will result in the
upbuilding of rival exchanges in other
cities. 1t is also urged that the law will
operate to the distinct advantage of the
bucket shops. whose transactions being
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-03-19
Facing His Constituents.

From the Chicago Record-Herald
Now, my fellow-citizens,' SAID SEN
ator Snugley. Il want to tell you how
glad / am to be back among you once
more. (Cheers) I am always happy to
get away from Washington and to re-
turn to the plain. patient people | know
so we'll. cloud cheers and applause.) 1t
does my heart good to look into your hon
est, open faces and know that you Will
line up for me with the old. unreasoning
party loyalty the next time it is necessary
for the railroad companies and trusts by
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-03-19

which l am employed to let you go
through the motions of returning me to
my seat back there as a member of the
most august deliberative body on earth.
tWile cheers ard shouts of whats the
matter with Snugley?' Hes all right,'0
Gentlemen and friends, l thank you for
this touching exhibition of blind par
tisanship. and I trust that 1t may be nv
privilege to serve you long and far.&~1lly.
as | have served your fathers before Won,
They didn't think for themselves either.v
prolonged cheers and music by the Shay
town Silver Cornet Band)
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long working agreement with New
Haven which will place it upon an
equality with the other titanic combina-
tions. Such a deal will leave the Rock
Island, the Gould system and the South
ern railway about the only independents
in competition for east and west traffic.
The Rock Island also being a big fac
tor in western, north and south business
has an advantage over all other independ-
ent systems In its own territory which ex-
tends from the Rocky mountains on the
west to middle Indiana ON the east
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-03-19
Not Naughty, Merely UnseIfish.

From Harper's Bazaar.
Mother-Ethel, You naughty child. what
have you been doing to make Charley cry
so?"
Ethel-Ive only h-en sharing my cod
liver oil with him, dear mamma. You said
ii was so nice
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-03-19
Shocked nv th. N.n,. o.,

From the New York Weekly.
Fair devotee-I don't see any way to
raise our church debt, except to have a
lottery.
Minister (shocked)-That win never
have my sanction. madam, never unless
you call 1t by some other name.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-03-19

VIII Cure the Following symphonies:
Pains in the side. back. under the shoul-
derblade. smothering sensations. palpi-
tation of the heart. tired feeling in the
morning. poor appetite, coated tongue.
blotches and pimples 80 days treatment
25c. All druggists.
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At 95G worth Sl.5O

Waists of lawn-crisp as morning Look
at them-the sight is cooling and refreshing.
White. A table of white piled high Now,
the lawn these waists are made of is SPLEEN
did grade Costs 18c to zoe yard in the 40
inch width at the dry goods stores. Trimmed
in embroidery-in fact, half of each waist is
embroidery-so much of it used. Stock col
lars, tailor styles, broad shoulders. Worth
$1.39 to $50. Tomorrow at csc.
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Of Madras at 800

Waists of madras imported gingham
and percale. White grounds with jacquard
figures and stripes in colors-fast colors, too.
Soiled, because of the crowds that have ham
died them-however only slightly soiled-
not beyond thesredemption of soap and water.
Many OF these waists are worth as high as
$3.50, while none ever sold for less than $l.25
Tomorrow your choice at 39c.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-03-19
A Letter to You.

The letter, a copy of which is
printed at the right, has been
mailed to some three thousand
women of Birmingham and vi
cinlty. For fear that we have
missed your name, or overlooked
it, or have Mt it on our list, we
print it here again and cordially
ask you to accept it as a per-
sonal invitation to YOU to at
tend the GREAT SAKS OPENING.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-03-19
DEAR MADAM

ANNUAL OPENING WEDNESDAY an" ""y M ~ M ~ ." W. " y" e
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Louis SakS, ClOthier to the Whole Family
Amusement over Cleveland.

fictitious and merely betting, will be ex
empt from tax.
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ing. The Women's Skirts at Saks: Ready.

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THESE WAISTS were FORMERLY S4.95
to S7.95 - TOMORROW at S2.95

this hundred
prices Come
as
6 tx aa . TWENTY-FIVE.
summary day and the workmanship wonder
lny nla eias
Muls The
delicate nedahonS
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Cañon City record., 1905-12-28

Call for Hard to Beat" flour. It is
as good as any Kansas wheat -four on
the market. Sold by all grocers.
Carbonate potatoes are the very
best. Just received. new car; per
cwt. $3.50. Smith Mercantile Co.
Mr.. Hughes and his mother, Mrs
Hughes, returned from spending the
Jay in Florence Christmas
Mr.. and Mrs. John La Plant and
family OF Florence were guests OF
County Clerk Mix Christmas.
Mr.. Lou Hemmerle of Yampa, Colo
RADIO. is spending the holidays with
his family on River street
J. MCGOWAN OF Beaver Creek has
bought the John Palmer residence on
Maple street. South Canon.
DR.. o. s. Proctor. who is doing well
in dentistry in Denver. came home
for the Christmas week.
Harry Champion and wife were the
guests of Mr.. Champions brother Lee
in Florence Christmas.
Mr. and Mrs All Mitchell took
Christmas dinner with Mr.. Mitchells
brother in Florence.
The Associated Charities will meet
in the public library Tuesday. Janu-
AIRY 2, at 2:30 p. m.
Superintendent and Mrs. Thompson
went to Denver Monday to take In the
State Association.
Ben Hur." Pueblo one fare round
trip January 8. good to return on or
before january 4.
Frank Brown OF Leadville spent
Christmas with his narents, Mr.. and
Mrs. A r. Brown
Miss BeswicF of Colorado Springs
is spending the vacation week visiting
Miss Eta Calder.
Bruce and Davena Houston are
home from the University at Boulder
for the holidays.
Miss Kiag OF Fort Collins is spend
ing the Christmas holidays with Miss
Fora LeQuatte.
Paul Burgess and Albert McLain
students at Colorado College. are down
for the week.
Ed. Curtis, a student at the State
University at Boulder. is at home for
the holidays.
Miss Hazel Deweese, student al
Mrs. wolcott's, is at home for the
holidays
Ed. Cassidy came home from Den
yer to eat Christmas dinner with
mother.
Mrs. Leafie Rutherford and chill
dren are visiting friends In Cripple
Creek.
Edgar Proctor came in from the
Oak Greek ranch for Christmas al
home.
Good, gentle pony to trade for cow
Inquire of ]. NJ. Ragsdale & Sons.
Cañon City record., 1905-12-28
The DISEASE IS DURABLE
Livermore Herald.


The disease which ranks second to
consumption in fatalities and which
has been deemed equally fatal is
Bright's disease. That it is now posi-
lively cuable is known to compare
lively few people. Unfortunately, the
new specific for Bright's disease
comes under the head of proprietary
preparations and medical ethics for
bid recognition of its merits. The
Herald takes the view that having
positive knowledge of cures effected
its duty to its readers and to human
ity is to state the facts. The publish
er knows of two cases in which It
has effected permanent cures and of
two others who had practically aban-
doned hope, but who are now regain
ing their health. This paper is not
pecuniarily interested and this state
ment Is made solely with view Of
aiding such people as may be AFFLICTED
with Birght's disease and have de-
SPARED of recovery. Should any such
receive benefit we will feel amply re-
paid for diverging from the beaten
journalistic path.-Lvermore, (Cal.)
Herald, July 1, 1905.
The above news item refers to Full
tons Compound for Bright's Diseaes
and was not paid for. What do you
think of It? Send for booklet ON the
durability of Bright's Disease to Jno.
J. Fulton Co., 400 Warrington st, San
Francisco; or to Mitchell & Egbers,
agents
Cañon City record., 1905-12-28

Uu.Sl. Allen and son, A.. T. Allen.
left last Tuesday for Berkeley. Cali
fornia. where they expect to make
their home. For some time past they
have been tenting on the Howes place
in Lincoln Park. Mr.. Allen expects
to matriculate as a student at the Uni
versity of California at the spring
term.
The A. E. Gravestock ranch on
Park Center was recently sold to a
Mr.. Dorsey, who has taken possession
of the property. Mr.. and Mrs. Grave
stock are planning to leave in the
course of two or three weeks for Boise
City, Idaho, where they expect to To-
cate.
Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Burris and two
daughters of Cloquet, Minnesota, ar
rived here last week and will make
their nome on the Priest ranch on
Graydene avenue, Fruitmere, which
they recently purchased through the
real estate agency of j. R. Kennedy.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. H. Frey and family,
accompanied by the formers brother,
Adam Frey, of Abilene, Kansas, will
leave next week for San Diego, Cali
fornia, where they will remain until
the close of the winter. Mr.. Frey, ST.,
arrived here several weeks ago.
Prof. ]. B. Ragan and Prof. Carson
of the high school faculty left last
Saturday for Denver where they will
spend the holiday vacation with rela-
tives. Incidentally they will attend
the annual meeting of the Colorado
State Teachers Association.
The beauty about borrowing from
the Fremont Bunlding & Loan Associ-
alton IS that you not only get it at a
very low rate of interest but you get
the mortgage paid off before you know
it. If you need a loan see the treasur-
er, Guy U. Hardy.
Ned Johnson, who has been assayer
at the Empire Zinc plant, left yester-
day for lola, where he has taken a
position as chemist at one of the big
zinc smelters. Mrs. Johnson and the
children will remain in Canon for a
month or two.
A Canon girl. who recently quit a
good position. says she will not take
another until she is sure it is a per-
manent one, which probably means
that she will not go to work again
until she begins to keep house.
Mrs. F. F. Thompson. wife of the
popular superintendent Of the city
schools, returned here last Thursday
from Nevada, Missouri. where she was
called a couple of weeks ago by the
illness of her mother.
Frank Vaughn. president of the
Louisville Bridge and Iron Co., of
Louisville. Kentucky, is here for the
holidays visiting his daughter. Mrs.
william Lndenberger.
Cañon City record., 1905-12-28

Mrs. Schroeder of Cripple Creek,
who few weeks ago purchased the
two and one-half acre tract on Sher-
man avenue, Lincoln Park. known as
the Patterson ranch, has taken pos
session of the property as home. 1t
is her intention to rebuild the house
and otherwise add to the value of
the place.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Collins are
down from Boulder to spend the
Christmas holidays with Mrs. Collins
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. D. G. Simpson.
Mr.. Collins has arranged for an eight
months training as singing evangel-
list, when he will enter the evangel-
istic field as a singer and make it his
life work.
Archie Roy and Carl Heaton. stu
dents at the State University, are
home from Boulder to spend the holi-
days with their parents. Harry Hea-
ton, the Oldest son, has good posi-
ton with one Of the big smelters at
Butte, Montana. Recently he got a
raise in salary with added duty and
therefore could not come home.
The Wells Fargo Express company
controls over 1900 miles of railway
express and has over $1,000 regular
employees. At Christmas every en-
ploye is given a fifteen-pound turkey.
dozen punches of celery and a quart
of oysters. Every ten years each en-
ploye is given ten-dollar gold piece.
Last year was the gold piece year.
Bruce Houston is down from Boul-
der, where he is attending the State
University, to spend his Christmas
vacation with his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. D. G. Houston of 204 Greenwood
avenue.