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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1905-08-31
STATE FORESTS
Official Geologist Says Most
Of the Tracts offered Are
Unfit for Preserves.
Special to .The Jersey city News.n)

Special to .aThe Jersey City News.")
TRENTON, Aug. 81, 19o5.-State
Geologist Henry B. Kummel, acting for
the State Forestry Commission, is active
ly prosecuting the work of preparing for
the establishment of State forest pre-
serves under the plan outlined by Gov
ernor Stokes in his inaugural address and
embodied in the act passed by the Legis-
lature last winter.
Following the organization Of the com
mission several weeks ago, it was am
nounced that the State was ready to pun
chase tracts of forest lands under an ap-
preparation of $4,000, made by the Leg
islature, and offers of all sorts of forest
land were made to the commission. Pro-
fessor Kummel has been busy the past
two or three weeks investigating these
offers, and has been assisted by DR.. john
Clifford, of Princeton. formerly forester
at Cornell University, and F R. Meier a
consulting forester. of Mahwah, Bergen
County.
Professor Kummel stated yesterday in
an interview that most of the tracts ten
dered are entirely unfit for the purpose of
forest preserves. Most of those offering
to sell. he said, seemed to have the idea
that they could unload on the State any
kind of forest land at fancy price.
Many of the tracts offered, when investi-
gated. proved to be small detached for
ests surrounded by improved farm lands.
A few tracts have been found. how
ever, that are adapted to the purpose
for which the State wants them, that is,
for permanent State forest reservations.
One Of these is a tract of 1000 acres in.
Cumberland County. near the Cape May
County line This is assessed at SO an
acre, but the owner has offered it to the
State for 50 an acre.
The tracts that have been found suita-
ahle by Professor Kummel and his assist
ants will be recommended to the State
commission, and it is expected the conn
missioners will arrange to purchase them
Action is likely to be taken in a short
\.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1905-08-31
FIRE IN COMMERCIAL

Fire broke out on the ninth floor Of
the Commercial Trust Company build-
ing at three o'clock this morniag and
damaged the building to the extent Of
S100 That wasn't much but it showed
that the FIRE department is able to fight
a FIRE on the top floor Of even a sky
scraper. Notwithstanding the criticisms
against the department at the recent
fire. The top floor is used for janitors'
supplies, etc. The Chancery Chambers
are located on tlle door below Some Of
the adjacent lawyers Offices were food
ed.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1905-08-31
Substitution Of Clarkson for
0lmstead in the Box Yes
terday Proved a Failure.
BALTIMORE BEAT TORONTO
NEWARK SHUT OUT MONTREAL
THROUGH PARDEEas GOOD
WoRK- BUFFALO AND PRoyI-
DENCE EVEN.

In his effort to cineh victory for the
Skeeters, who were leading, Manager
Murray took Olmstead out of the box i'll
the eighth inning in yesterdays game
with the Broncos and substituted Clark
son, who held the Broncos down to one
hit on Monday. Clarkson didn't happen
to be quite himself and was pounded for
four singles The result was three runs
for the Broncos, which gave them the
margin of a run and as there was moth
ing doing in the ninth the Broncos got
the game. Up to the eighth the score
was 4 to ? in favor of the Skeeters. who
had piled up 3 runs in the opening in
ming and added another tally in the
fifth. At that time the score STOOD 4
to / in favor of the Skeeters. The Bron-
COS scored a run in the first and added
another in the sixth.
In the opening inning Clement got a
life on Smith tumble and reached home
on singles by Merritt and Keister Hal
ligan hunted to Walters and .derritt and
Keister started for home. Steelman let
the bali pass through his fingers and
both base runners got home. In the
fifth, Clement hit for two sacks and got
home on Keister's two-bagger. Roches-
fer managed to faliy in the FIRST Smith
was hit with pitched ball and scored on
McConnel's single A second run was
scored in the sixth on singles by Payne
and Walters and Manning's out. In the
eighth, Steelman connected with the
first bail Clarkson delivered for single.
Payne did the same thing for Clarkson's
second delivery. Walters went out on a
fly and Ianning hit the pitcher, adj
yancing the men on bases. Smith sim
gled, scoring steelman; Clancy made
safety, scoring Payne and Smith.
JERSEY CITY.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1905-08-31
JERSEY SCORES
DROP AWAYDOWN
States Marksmen Had a
Series Of Misbaps At Sea
Girt Yesterday.
NEW YORK NOW LEADS
INDIVIDUAL SCORES OF JERSEY
MEN GENERAL GRANT" DAY
AT THE RANGE.
Special to .sThe Jersey city News.")

kSpeclal 10 Inc Jersey Ctty NeWs)
RIFLE RANGE, Sea Girt, Aug. 81,
1905.-New Jersey proudly held third
place in a field of thirty-seven crack
State rife teams at the end of yester
days firing in the big national team
match for the American championship.
A series of mishaps during the com
petition to-day, however, caused the Jer-
sey team to fall well back to the rear,
the New York State team coming to the
front and getting in ahead of the Ohio
experts.
The sons of Jersey had the creditable
score Of 1904. Their score for the 200
yard range at slow fire was 500: at 600
yards they fell down to 4S3 but in the
skirmish firing they pulled up strong,
finishing with 512.
The First Regiment men, Of Newark
did the best work on the team. But for
the few low scores made by Second Regi-
ment marksmen on the 600-yard targets
the team would have been still higher up.
The Jerseymen are confident of carrying
off one Of the first three prizes; if not
the national trophy, then the Hilton tro-
ply, the second prize, or the bronze Sol
dier Of Marathon" which will go to the
team finishing third.
SO far in the national team match as
well as in the individual contest, the
teams of the Northern and Eastern States
have completely outshot those Of the
South and West. OF the leading fourteen
teams nine are from New England and
the Middle Atlantic States, while the re-
puted expert riiemen from such States
as Kansas, Texas, South Carolina, Mis-
souri, Indiana, Nebraska and Tennessee
are down at the bottom of the list.
The individual scores of the Jerseymen
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1905-08-31
COLBY is LONELY
FOR MAJOR LENTz
He Tells An Audience at
MontcIair How He Misses
the Aid Of the Machine.
NOW CORPORATIONS CONTROL
SENATORIAL ASPIRANT GIVES
TRENTON EXPERIENCES TO
SHOW THE STRENGTH OF THE
YOKE.

Especial to '.The Jersey City News."1
NEWARK, Aug. 81, 1905 -Over
three hundred Montclair voters attended
the Colby mass meeting in the Montclair
Club Hall last night. The speakers
were Starr J. Murphy. John S Gibson,
Harrison Van Duyne and Everett Colby.
Limited franchises, equal taxation and
party corruption were the topics Of the
evening.
Mr.. Colby explained his platform and
talked at length on the equal taxation
proposition, giving numerous Illustrations
designed to show unjustness in the pres
ent system.
'.The last time spoke before Mont
clair audience" said Mr.. Colby, Il was
accompanied by Major Lentz, and you
don't know how miss him now. For
three years / had the Assembly nomina-
tion offered to me as though on a silver
platter. but it is entirely different when
you have to run the race without the
machine
Mr.. Colby told of several instances at
Trenton which illustrates the absolute
control which the corporations have over
the Legislature.
Zone night he pursued, 81 offered
motion that the House go on record as in
favor Of limited franchises. The Speaker
called for a vote and all replied in the
affirmative. Just before the Speaker was
about to announce the motion carried
several Republicans came to me and
asked if l was willing to let the resolu-
ton go over until the following Thurs
day night.
Il told them that all seemed in favor
of the resolution and that l had no OBJ
lection to deferring the matter. The fol-
lowing day I received a phone message
to call at the residence of one of the
party leaders. When | got there this
leader said, Colby. our friends. mention
ing the Public Service Corporation, are
dreadfully upset over this resolution. and
we have made some amendments to it.
We will let it go through if you viii ac-
cept the changes l refused, and when
the resolution again came up for vote,
out of all those who had voted before in
favor, all but ten voted in the negative" ;"
Mr.. Colby said that at one time he
asked the House why the people should
be taxed at high valuation and the
railroads at such low one.
s'The only reply l received was: Ssh,
the Pennsylvania, and that's not joke,
either.
At the close of the meeting several of
the men organized Colby committee,
with an executive committee composed
of one representative from each ward.
The executive committee is as follows:
First Ward, George s. Hall; Second
Ward, Benjamin Y. Harrison Third
Ward, Edward B. Colby; Fourth Ward,
J. L. Parsons. Starr ]. Murphy was
chosen chairman.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1905-08-31
TELEPHONE COMPANY SOLD
Stockholders Wiped Ont--Bona
Holders Get rs Per Cent

By order of the Court the Bucks
County Trust Company, trustee under
the mortgage, sold to r. D. Brown all
the property and fronchises of the Stan
dard Telephone and Telegraph Company.
said the Philadelphia Record of August
13. The price paid was. $4,000, This
company, which went into the hands Of
a receiver a few months ago, has been
operating less than four years. Due to
Bell competition and inadequate rates,
the company has not been able to meet
its current operating expenses, or to lay
aside fund to Offset the usual depre-
citation of its plant.
The Bell Company, with its larger
volume Of business and extended toll and
long-distance service. is in a strong posi-
ton in this territory and is rapidly ex-
tending its system fto the rural sec
tons, connecting up III the farmers on
a cooperative plan.
IA striking feature connected with the
sale is. the speed with which a telephone
plant depreciates, and emphasizes two
faets First, that the public prefer and
demand comprehensive telephone. sys-
TEN reaeIing all naaats; and, second, that,
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1905-08-31
Totals. so

Yesterday was" General Grant day at
the rife ranges in honor of the visit of
the son of General Ulysses S. Grant, the
hero of the Civil War. Governor Stokes
and the staff of army. offices in camp re-
ceiyed the distinguished visitor, General
Frederick Dent Grant. commander of the
Department Of the East. United States
regular army. at the Little White
House, A banquet was rendered hm
last night at the headquarters of the
New Jersey State Rife Association.
The shooting yesterday was continue
alton Of the national team match on the
s00-yard range. slow fire and the 800
yard range, rapid FIRE. The 1,000.yard
stage, slated to he shot to-day, will COM
plete the big event. The programme will
then be open for the New Jersey and
other matches.
The Jerseymen fell down in bad shape
on the 5o0-yard range rapid fire yester-
day morning. the twelve men scoring
only AT. This gives the team grand
total Of 1851 for four ranges. plunging
the boys well down in the list.
Governor Stokes was on the firing line
yesterday morning and shook hands with
all the members Of the Jersey team.
Luckily the States executive did not stay
to see the team fall down as it did It
was not due so much to poor shooting as
TO the mishaps which caused Jersey to
lose ground SO badly.
The scores made on the 500-yard tar
get follows:
Lieutenant Tewes. 81; Corporal Cab.
riel. 35. Sergeant Sylvester. SO; Sergeant
Williams. SO; Captain IsibDey. 81; Pri-
vate Hudson, A; Captain Martin Al;
Sergeant Major Evans. 81; Captain
Price. 80; Lieutenant Smith, 40: Major
Rowland. 80: Lieutenant Rice. "a total,
Al: grand total for first four rang s,
1851.
Senator John T. Dryden. former Gov
erncr Foster n. Voorhees, Congressman
benjamin II. Howell, and d number Of
other State celebrities arrived in camp
yesterday morning to attend the banquet
ii honor Of General Grant.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1905-08-31
WEEKEND OUTING AT ALTAR.
TIC CITY

Pennsylvania Railroad. September Q
Includes Labor Day. Rate covers round
trip transportation and two days boarS
Only SO and So, according to hotel So
lected. Consult ticket agents.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1905-08-31
GAELIC ATHLETIC TOURNAMENT

The Gaelic Athletic Tournament Of the
Monaghan Mems Association will taxa
place at Celtic Park, Long Island City,
on Sunday, September 10.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1905-08-31
ROCHESTER.

Two-base hIss- Steelman. Clement
Sacrifice hits-Cassidy, Halligan, Mer-
rift, Smith, Manning. Stolen bases
Yancey, Clancy. Double play-Payne
and Mcconnell First base on errors
Jersey City. 2 Bases on balls-0f Ohm
stead. ). Hit by pitched ball-By Ohm
stead, l. Struck out-By Olmstead. q;
by Walters. ?. Left on bases-Jersey
City, 4; Rochester. II. Wild pitch
Olmsfead Time of game hours. I'm
pires-Messrs thinner and Conway.
Attendance
The Orioles had everything their own
way in yesterdays game in their contest
with the Toronto men. In the seventh
inning they fel on Mueller for seven
runs.
The score by innings
r. III e.
Baltimore :. 1o0o22710-13 is 4
Toronto -. 1O00010 000-2 6 O
Batteries BurcheN and Byers; Muel-
Ter and Sullivan.
Newark shut out Montreal yesterday
through the good work of Pardee in the
box. Pappa4au pitched a fine game, out
the Sailors got on to him in the sixth in
ming and scored asbrace of runs.
The score by innings
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1905-08-31

Buffalo and Providence split even on
a double header yesterday. Buffalo won
the first game BY a score Of 3 to /. In
the second contest the lamdiggers by
lightning plays won out by score Of
8 to s.
The scores by innings
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1905-08-31

Kaiser is our choice for Sheriff" A
banner witK this inscription was con
spicuous in the Dickinson parade last
night. Wonder if the Dickinsonites
were afraid they would be suspected eIf
fayoring Seymour for this Office.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1905-08-31

The past. present and future Of Hoods Sar-
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1905-08-31
he scores by innings
FIRST GAME.

terleS--AIlII1 and W OOdS,
Cronin and Jacklitsch.
SECOND GAME.
R. H. e.
Buffalo -. 2201 10000 30-8 IL Z
Providence 02102 20101-9 II 2
Batteries Z erSes. Jones and Woods;
Mons. Poole and Jacklitsch.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1905-08-31

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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1905-08-31
WgArAER lMplcATloMs.

NnW Y69aIS. Auettkt 81, 1866
Forecast for tha thi1tSsix hours ending
z. n. Friday:-F'air today and topaoE
row; northwest to north winds.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1905-08-31

Evidently the big State Republicans
see the handwriting on the wall Not
one Of them accepted the invitation to
attend the outing. Colonel Dickinson
doesn't loom up as big as he did a year
ago. Mayor Pagan and George L. Rec
ord are the men to be reckoned with
for the next few years at least. and
candidates for State offices realizing this,
didn't take any chances of offending
them
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-05-31
THE CHINESE ANGERED AT AMERICA.

strained situation between this country and China,
w. former Chinese minister at Washington grows
the Chinese who permitted to enter
country China has all along felt the
humiliation the treatment accorded by the American
immigration The Chinese claim they buled,
auled trying break in contrary
to law. young who thus treated for the
part representatives arstocratic families While
very quiet the Chinese capable of deepseated
resentment.
by General Goodnow his visit home
cedng which resigned Goodnow had learned
feeling Chinese which serving with the Mr.
WI commission which drew the
commercial treaty. There has apparently been no
Improvement conditions. Mr. WI, who learned
a good deal American methods during his
here discovered other things that when
the Americans pass defeat bill in congress-
they got up merchants, sent in petitions
it known that they would not buy goods from
those wrong the question at ISSUE He is
working American job against He mas gotten up
circumstances merchants of Shanghai, and made
of the interior, and altogether
such boycott against American goods that the
cabinet bothered about it. The president
cabled commercial agent at Shanghai
let the boycott until get
American congress with proposal to modify the
really getting be quite factor in world
politics. 1t is all because China is becoming buyer Buy
must have consideration.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-05-31

analytic stage occupied by Standard
company and the who chiefly stands it have
objects of sharp attack Standard is in
father of trusts is the father
business niQuity
The things brought criticism upon
in degree upon
body commercial. Given country resources
undeveloped young people quick shary
worshppng wealth. given era of combination
sodaton, and in the of constructing big
things Of business world,
element almost inevitable. the many
krvers the signs of the times but specifically
likely if they general
standard of morality been low
cred believe that the poison
commercial Rather it has collected
in great spots.
While it is difficult say to just extent sentiment
in business changed in the decade
view that it
worse contrary, there things
field of commerce. ideals
firm in field embracing multitudinous interests,
many of competing and conflicting, main
tanned on high level of commercial
as was the days of the generation business
the past
The above suggested the inquiry
financial who comments the growth
of the expression business is war" General
declared that war is HE'LL and business
war it follows logically that business is hell.
surprising that honest man, seeing the
turned from day to day. should
grow pessmistc especially when it is accompanied by the
uptOdate but utterly false aphOr
ism that business war" 1t be doubted if any i'm
proportion of business ahead this basis
is not less honest than mis-
less considerable Of the weak
investigation of Standard Oil crimes has shown
pretty things but they must not be taken
morals generally They represent
the body commercial that must be
either healed or cut out
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-05-31

The Spokane Spokesman Review says that John >.
McMin San county, is said to be slated Tor
appointment as one members of the state railroad
commission, has long been railroad hencnman MI NC
Miln is identified Mead Wilson faction of the
Republican party is strong opponent OF the Plies
Ankeny- Sweeny faction With the backing of joan L.
Wilson B. Grosscup, chief counsel and lobbyist in
the Northern Pacific, Mr. McMln last year
became candidate national committeeman, but was
defeated by Ankeny for that position Charles
Sweeny giving the casting vote against him. He was a
candidate States senate in 1885, and In
the wndup threw support John L. Wilson, who was
elected.
In two conventlonsthose of 1902 and 1904-Mc-
Mllin headed delegation from San Juan county which
went down railroad lobby against the rail-
road plank He chairman of the platform
the Tacoma convention last year and signed
majority report which refused to incorporate the
commission plank.
conventions Harry A. Fairchid, who has
been chairman the railroad commission, led
county delegation the line against Nc
Brides railway commission plank.
plain of the likely to be appointed
railroad not been lin sympathy with
spirit purpose the law Governor Mead
commissioners would be. Judge Chadwick who
will probably third of commission, is
presumably sympathy purpose of the law but
so the Statesman he has never been an
active advocate of a railroad commission
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-05-31
JIM HILL STILL HAS HIS MERGER.

Jim Hill is shrewd Having been defeated by
the in his efforts to the integrity of
Securities Company has ceverly devised
of accomplishing the through private
ownership of the railroad lines involved in the
deal The aim of the government in the merger
suit has been completely set naugh If it really
the object of the forces under Pnander c.
Knox destroy the monopoly of the northern traffic
the government has with direct and humil
iang defeat In point of fact Jim Hill is and
the potential autocra of the northern In 1902
H. Hartman, William Rockefeller and Stiman
the board of directors of the Northern Pacific
they have been dropped and been succeeded
resentaves of the Hill interest The difference
of form. In 1902 a single corporation
of the Great Northern, Northern Pacific Burlington
In 1905 single do whatever his
these roads 1t is legal embarrassing of the Northern
Securities merger.
Since distribution the assets of the Northern
Securities Company under the Hill plan every former
stakeholder the merger
19O1-nas now become stakeholder Northern
Well Therefore, he will dividends
The surplus of the Northern Pacific belong to
the same people who own the surplus of the
Great Northern In other words the
Northern also the Northern Pacific.
All this is with the approval the backing of the
United States supreme court That only
assailed the right of j. j. Hill preroga
uves but has expressly forbidden Hartman forces
from breaking into the monopoly Mr. Hill established
in mis- position only vote of the stock
holders of the Great Northern Northern Pacific but
also by the unanimous of seven judges of the
court of the United States His position seems
impregnable
jim Hill is indeed cute He knows more than
enc way OF sklnning cat and he expert
ko"edge into good use in the manipulation his
he is one of the few who can beat the devil
around the stump and he liable give old Mepnsto
phees hard time hold job if Hill takes notion
mat ne would like have he gets through
ming this world.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-05-31
A NEW IRRIGATION PUMP.

cheap device for pumping water being manu-
featured in called solarm 1t consists of
great mirror series of mirrors, arranged
that suns always focused boioler The
erected last October is still pumping and
furnishing of land Once installed it
nothing fuel Fuel naturally, is most
needed pumping. sunshine is most
abundant there. Not much is required to make desert
operate soar-motor but perpetual sunshine. In
Arizona they $50 days of sunshine
To sunshine watering the desert is to hoist
with it's peard And the hotter the
the it pumpse. Fortunately, yet
claimed monopoly of the sunshine, but don't want
O
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-05-31
UNCLE SANS VACANT LAND.

Director Charles D. Walcott of the United State
graphical survey that the about
of vacant land Of this land the greater
part 100000 is irrigated There is
available for much Most of this land already
irrigated Colorado and California. Much of the land
will $25 $50 when provided with water 1t is
$3OO0OOO0O expended during the next
and consistent scheme of irrigation,
the lands improved would be worth by the end of that
rod not less than $2OOOOOO0O0 Uncle Sam still pro-
vide but it will be expensive than
those of the -homeseads 100 But the
farms insured against drought-and that is pretty
good