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Gunnison news-champion., 1905-11-10
Report Of Engineer
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OF supply, its advantages and dis
advantages; also the power and the
storage and the distribution, for the
consumers benefit. You also know
the advantages and disadvantages
which the consumers have received
in the past years Those are matters
that do not comprehend. These
of course, would enter largely into
the purchasing or not purchasing of
the plants, and with which YOU are
more familiar than am, having re
celved the benefits therefrom.
found, however, thai the plant is
out of date, i e, the machinery and
boilers are old, and while it is true
your fuel is nominally cheap, yet it
cuts large figure in the expendi-
lures at the eHd of the year, and it
is always an item of profit and loss
in the management and manipula-
ton of any power or industrial
plant
1T is great many years out of
date. The modern machinery of
today for doing the amount of work
viz. about p 600 gallons per dav.
could be operated at less expense by
putting in up to date machinery
This is also applicable to the source
of supply, regarding the water.
The system Of pumping under the
conditions of the Gunnison plant
are correct. ! found that the tank
upon the hill is in very bad condi
ton; ] consider it unsafe. This tank
holds about $4,000 gallons of water.
The foundation is decayed; the chimes
have split off the bottom, and taking
the entire structure as a whole. |
consider it very poor. | found
about an inch of shines in the bot
tom Of the tank.
With reference to the pipe line.
bave drawn out a blue print as near
as | could find the way that the pipes
go. As FOR their sizes. in some cases
l can state as to their respective
sizes, but In others | cannot because
| did not dig down and find out
For those | shall have to refer YOU to
the map or drawing which | received
from Mr.. Lewis and can refer YOU to
that. ! find that the pipes, from the
examinations made through ten ex-
cavations. were as follows: The pipes
IN the upper pnatl0n or eastern mar,
Of the town, so far as / can ascertain
are in good condition; in the lower
part wherever excavations wer,
made they were in poor condition.
Gunnison news-champion., 1905-11-10
:s.;. ::a :.. ':s.:.: ss..s Mrs. w. II. Yates
The bvdrants. | found were forty

The bydrants, found were forty
eight in number found in some
of the joints on the pipe line where
the lead caulking had given way.
This was in two cases; not anything
OF a very serious nature. however
| found that a great many of the
wooden boxes at the street inter
sections or the oss-connections of
the mains for the valves to be in
very bad condition, indeed, and
some of them have already been re-
moved and eight inch iron pipes
placed over them. | found that
several of these shut-oif valves leak
and the rust in some cases was 3-l6
of an inch thick. Some of them
found leaked quite badly How long
these leaks, and the condition of the
pipes after leaving these shut-off
cocks, have been in this condition !
cannot tell, nor can | tell what dam
age has been done the pipes where
the excavation was not made. IT,
however, the water is in the bitches.
some or all of the bitches, it will be
a hard matter to determine unless
the entire system were exposed to
view. The frost has affected a great
many of the pipes where they have
not been placed deep enough in the
ground. This pipe ought to be at
least seven feet under the ground
! have found none Of them over 5
feet OF course, there may be some
pipes deeper than this, but IN the
ten excavations made, none showed
up over 81 feet. 1t is possible that
the rust in some of these pipes is
caused by the constant leaking in
the joints. and of rse, will ac-
count for the wet bitches which were
encountered in number of the ex-
cavations made. There were, in
some. cast and wrought iron pipe
I don. know where the wrought iron
pipe is placed or how far it extends
in any one direction.
The location Of the ten holes that
were excavated, your Honorable
Board are very well versed in, and
in fact. saw all these yourselves and
comment on that score is unneces-
sarv.
found the hydraLts old fashioned
and out of date. The valve screws
and other parts of the hydrants are
being constantly changed by the
manufacturers and it is nard mat
ter to keep stock of repairs on
hands that will fit the cases after
the hydrant has once been repaired.
did not see the intake from the
Gunnison news-champion., 1905-11-10

The action Of our city council il
calling for bids on specifications oi
An up to date light and water plant,
seems to meet with general approval
The people of Gunnison feel yer,
kindly toward the owners of tht
present system and the specifications
will be drawn to include all then
material which is good in the bid
Although 1T is true that when the
franchise expires in 1907 this ma
terial would only be worth what it
would bring for old Junk, on the
other hand, it is also true that if
Gunnison buys this material. there
should be no attempt to drive a
hard bargain. The city ought to
pay a reasonable price, based upon
what the material is worth IS part
of good plant. No more and no
less. by securing specifications of
what we want and then calling for
bids, the city can best determine the
worth of the present plant.
Gunnison news-champion., 1905-11-10
When You Have a Bad Cold

You want a remedy that will not
only give quick relief but effect a
permanent cure.
You want a remedy that will re-
lieve the lungs and keep expectora-
tlon easy.
You want a remedy that will coun-
teract any tendency toward pneu-
monia.
You want remedy that is safe
and pleasant to take.
Chamberlains Cough Remedy
meets all Of these requirements and
for the speedy and permanent cure
of bad colds stands without peer
For sale by all druggists.
Gunnison news-champion., 1905-11-10
GEO. EASTMAN

rlver 10 the pumping station aud
was informed that this was l2inx2O
IN IN size
With reference to the present gas
house, 30ltx9Oft, this is IN very
poor condition and the seepaee is,
coming in from the south side. The
roof is in poor condition and in sew
eral places a portion Of it has been
torn of The interior Of course, as
vou know, is filed with debris of all
kinds There is some old sheet iron
and sheet steel and some steel T
around the building. lam informed
that the service pipe on the alley be
tween Spruce and Pine streets is
some 3 inch pipe; that ] do not
know as ] did not excavate to ascer-
tain the truth Of this statement.
ELECTRIC LIGHTING PLANT
With reference to the electric light
plant, it does not require but very
little comment.
The machinery is entirely ont of
date. The appliances, and in fact,
the entire apparatus is entirely out
of date; and in fact, obsolete, OF
course the transformers and some Of
the wire is good The construction
of the poles and the wiring in the
town is not good The wires are
too close together for the amount of
insulation which they contain. All
this is constantly causing a loss and
reverts directly back again to the
fuel. All losses in electric plants
are chargeable directly to the
fuel account No matter where the
loss may be, it is chargeable directly
to this source and to this leakage.
The insulation | found is very poor.
The poles supporting the wires, in
many instances are too far apart and
are in poor condition, being sup
ported by jumpers made out of cedar
poles placed in the ground. Porce-
lain insulation in a number of cases
is entirely gone The street light
ing system is entirely obsolete and
out of date. In some cases where
the connections are made, the sys-
TEN is entirely wrong, that is, the
system OF connections and insula
ton. The motive power for the
generators is high speed Ball en-
gine OF uncertain age.
In conclusion, | wish to state to
your Honorable Board, that | consid-
er both of the plants in very poor
repair and not erected according to
modern practice and usage. They
have been put up piecemeal and are
erected and engineered by someone
not accustomed to designing this
class and character of plants. Econ
omv has not been studied in any one
instance so far as | can See and
ascertain.
Economy in expenditures of mon
ey, irregardless of cost, without look
ing into details is very poor policy,
as a certain piece of machinery will
cost you a certain sum Of money that
at the outset you may think exorbi-
tant, but when YOU come to operate
the same you will find it will take
less money to run and take care of
than one of cheaper grade that
would give you less efficiency.
Therefore it viii cost you far more
in the end for the cheap piece of
machinery than the more expensive
one. | am Just mentioning this to
endeavor TO illustrate TO you the wav
some of this machinery has been
put in.
wish to say, in conclusion, that
if your Honorable Board wish to
interview me on any of these points,
| shall be pleased to come down and
see you.
Respectfully submitted.
JOHN J. HUDDART.
Architect and Engineer
Gunnison news-champion., 1905-11-10
ne k - ~ vou noed

Il the hoofs Of your horses need shoeing.
have the metal. the knowledee, the
skill and the willingness 10 put your
horses right when they need firm
footing Another thing You n hnd
my charges for shoeing about right II
they re not, you're welcome to kick
harder than your horses do when lily
shod
Gunnison news-champion., 1905-11-10

The free reading room at CITY
Hall deserves general assistance. and
the location is the best obtainabIe.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-04-08
DUN'S REPORT.
Recent Gains in Business
Being Fully Maintained.
untavorabIe Weather Prevents
"-'e Further Increase.
A Bright Outlook In the Building
Trades.

New York, April 7.-R. g. Dun & Cos.
Weekly Review of Trade, tomorrow,
will say:
recent gains in the Volume of busl-
ness are fully maintained, but further
Improvement is somewhat retarded by
unfavorable weather il some section.
Buyers are still arriving at the lead
ing cities, placing additional spring or
ders. and most fall lines that have been
opened are meeting with an encourage
ing reception. Despite occasional re-
quests for extensions, collections are
more prompt on the whole. Manufacture
ing returns are all that could be de-
sired, building operations expand as the
season advances, and agricultural pros
poets are better than normal.
Increased activity is noted in the hide
market, tanners operating freely, and
branded hides are in light supply. I'M
prOVement is also seen IN leather, shoe
shops at the East seeking material free
ly. Sales of hemlock sole have aggre-
gated 100000 sides. Union and oak sole
and union backs are selling well 10
western manufacturers. Quotations OF
both hides and leather average some
what higher. New England footwear
| factories are receiving a fair volume OF
fall contracts from western and south
ern jobbers but duplicate spring orders
are scarce, and many plants Will soon
shut down to take inventories prior to
opening the cutting season. JObberS and
retailers are having a brisk easter
trade. Little that is new has developed
in the textile industries, but firmer con-
ditions are more marked, particular as
to the strong position of the manufac-
turer The cotton situation is somewhat
remarkable, because buyers make lit
tie effort to prepare for the future, al
though such scarcity exists in many
lines that not only are premiums paid
for prompt delivery, but lOOrer quality
and short lengths are often accepted
without questioning. More export bust
ness has appeared, and it is evident
that domestic buyers of this class of
goods will be compelled to resort to
much substitution.
Crop prospects are still very favor
able, several state estimates of winter
wheat condition being particularly
promising, but option quotations recov-
cred part of their recent sluggishness.
owing to a disposition to cover short
accounts. The increased demand for
new crop options is a natural result
of limited supplies in all positions and
whenever prices become attractive there
appears investment buying of this ma
ture.
Commercial failures this week in the
United States as reported by r. G. Dun
& Co., are 232 against 235 the CORE
spOnding week last year.
Failures in Canada number % against
90, last year.
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TWO DOGS
Found Starving, Imprisoned On Ledge,
In Sabatis, Me.

Sabatis, Me-, April As ]. r. Vose
was coming from his cottage on the
shore of Sabatis lake the other morning,
he heard a strange whining noise among
the rocks. Going to the place from which
the sounds came he saw two dogs on a
shelf of rock so feet above the ground. n
perpendicular ledge making it impossible
for them to climb to the hill above. The
dogs were prisoners
Mr.. Vose went to their aid and spent
some time in a vain attempt to rescue
them. He then proceeded to the village
ana notified Herbert Ray. the owner of
one of the dogs Mr.. Ray went imme-
tliately to the place armed with 2 rope
by which he lowered himself down to the
shelf where the dogs were and soon help
ha6 been missing for five days and their
Ions fast showed itself in their emaciat-
cd condition Mr.. Rays dog is a valu-
able pointer. He said to the reporter:
dog He also said that the other dog
after being liberated returned to him sew
eral times, whining and in every way
but human language showing his graft
tude. Then he made his way home.
where he was received with joy by his
little masters. Leonard and Kenneth
Williams
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ANNUAL PARADE
OF the Horse Guards at
Russia's Capitol.
Notable by Absence Of the
Imperial Family.
Has Hitherto Been The Social Functio =
of the Year.

st. Petersburg, April 7.--(2.20 P. NJ
The annual parade of the horse
guards, always heretofore one of the
most spectacular military ceremonies
as we'll as social functions of the year,
was chiefly notable today by the alb
sence of Emperor Nicholas and the i'm
periai family. The horse guards is the
Erlperor's own regiment and never be-
fore has he failed to attend it's annual
parade. With the empress, dowager en-
press and the entire court the Emperor
remained at Tsarskoe-Selo. The only
grand dukes who ventured out of their
palaces were Nicholas, Boris and Alex
ander Michaelovitch, the first named
representing His Majesty. Even Grand
Duke Vladimir, commander of the mill
tary district, was not present, the eX
PLANTATION being that he was detained
at the palace on account of sickness.
The danger to the imperial family was
regarded as essentially great today as
it happened that this was the festival
of the immaculate conception, one of
the strictest religious holidays. All bust
ness was suspended, the entire pOpula-
ton was in the streets and the fears
of an untoward incident in view of the
activity of the terrorsts induced eX
traordinary precautions. Mounted gen.
darmes were stationed at the bridges
and in the streets leading to the bar
racks of the regiment on the horse
guards boulevard to keep back the
rougher element and ordinary specta-
tors were not allowed to approach with
in a block. The parade instead Of oc
curing in the usual open space before
| ing school, being in every way a purely
perfunctory affair, a few foreign repre-
sentatives and members of society be-
| ing present. After the t1Ooping of the
colOrs, the regiment marched to the
church of the Ascension adjoining the
| barracks, where religious services were
held. The area around the church was
filled with solid phalanxcs Of cuirassiers
| and chevalier guards who later greeted
tGrand Duke Nicholas as he emerged
from the portal with the 'hurrahs' al
| ways given to members of the imperial
| family. The public had only glimpse
of the representative of the ruling
dynasty and no echoing cheers came
from the crowd.
| The ceremony Of trooping the colors
was also carried out in the square of
the winter palace by the troops on duty
there.
| The police made a number of arrests
but both military displays happily pass
| ed off without disturbances.
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5000 PERSONS
Assemble In St. Petersburg and Threat
en- Trouble.

ST. Petersburg, April 1.-THE workmen
of the village of Smolensk made a dem
cnstration, today, the occasion being the
burial of an employee of the PAIL factory
who was killed by policemen few days
ago. Six thousand persons assembled,
early in the morning. in heavy snow
storm and awaited the funeral process
sion. There were red flags everywhere
and a wreath deposited by Socialists on
the coffin was inscribed "Died an inno-
cent victim in the struggle for victory"
After the interment revolutionary procla-
nations were scattered among the people
and a procession was formed, headed by
Socialist carrying a banner inscribed
Death to the Car, the assassin"
At this juncture large force of mil
itary and police interfered, dispersed the
mob and seized the wreaths and banners.
The worllmen did not attempt serious
opposition and more was seriously in
jured.
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LOSS OF APPETITE.
Are You Troubled i'm This
Way?

Why can't you eat as You used tDs Simply
because your liver doesn't do its work prop
erly. Its business is to take bile out Of the
blood, which acts as Natures cathartic, but
your liver is sluggish and the bile accumulates
too fast, and you feel worn ont, tired and life
less. and each succeeding day brings no relief.
Pills will change all this. Fry them and you
will be convinced that these little pills are in
deed tonic and stmulant to the functions Of
the liver. Then your brain will be active,
your mind clear, and health conditions again
established and you can eat anything. Get
your liver right. Smiths Pineapple and But
ternut Pills act gently but surely on the
iousness in one night. Price only % cents at
druggists.
All genuine signed W. F. Smith.
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The boys of Cony High are getting
down to work on the preparation OF
baseball team for the coming season.
There are plenty of promising men try
ing for the various positions, but the
majority of them are inexperienced,
last seasons team having been made
up almost entirely from the graduating
class. 1t is therefore impossible to
prophesy into what sort of team the
materials will develop. but the boys
are determined that if practice will ac-
complish anything, they will have
team equal to the best.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-04-08

Friends of Mrs. Anna Sargent Hunt
Of Auburn, will be glad to learn that
her mother, Mrs. NJ. A. Sargent, who
has been i'll with pneumonia, is now
gaining slowly, and will regret to learn
that Mrs. Hunt. herself, is ill in her
room with the grip, though she was a
little better, Thursday, than on
Wednesday. To add to the ill luck in
the family, Mr.. Hunt has been at home
with the grip, though able to be about,
and his mother, Mrs. E. A. Hunt, re-
Gently fell and bruised herself consid-
erably. The two aged mothers are both
Sc years old, there being but four
months difference in their ages--Lew-
iston Journal, April Z.
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THE OVERTIME BILL
Killed In Massachusetts, Senate, BY
Vote of 10 to 10.

Boston, April THE state Senate,
today, killed the so-called overtime bill
which forbids the employment of
women and children at night in factO-
ries. The vote stood Is in favor and
10 against the measure. This bill is
similar to the one which was adopted
by the Legislature last year. but which
was vetoed by Gov. John l.. Bates and
became a factor in the campaign last
November. Many Republicans attribute
eed the defeat of Gov. Bates to his ac-
ton on the bill.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-04-08
JUNIORS WON
Interesting Indoor Games At the Uni
versity Of Maine.

Orono, Me-, April THE indoor athlet-
ic meet at the University of Maine. to-
night, was won by the juniors with q
points; seniors second, 16 points; sophie
mores and freshmen tied for third.
points. Events were won as follows:
Pole vault, by w. j. Shaw; 10 feet.
Running high jump. by w. J. Shaw;
5 feet, 61s inches.
25-yards dash, r. H. Porter, o seconds.
o5-yards high hurdles, c. f. Currier.
25-yards low hurdles, c. r. Cnrrier.
Shot-put, A. P. Weymouth, 81 feet,
inches.
Relay race. won by sophomores.
Tug-of- war, won by freshmen.
The sophomores defeated the freshmen
at basketball, II to 9.
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THREE HUNDRED MINERS
Strike In Sympathy With Discharged
Workman.

Westville, N. S., April because
tie management discharged stable
man for not carrying out orders, 5oo
miners in the employ Of the Acadian
Coal Company. have quit work. I'm
less speedy settlement is arrived at
it is feared that the strike will be-
come general and that the enginemen'
firemen and fanmen will be called OUT.
The strike may extend to the Albion
collieries at Sellarton. which is OPP
Grated by the same company. Tne
management, tonight blew the s1gnai
mo work" and are making prepare
tions TO timber UP the pit. Both sides
are standing firm and a bitter fight
is ANTICIPATED.
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LOVE At SIGHT
NiiIionaire's Daughter WEEDS Palm
Beach Hotel Clerk.

Hot Springs. Ark. April Miss
Pearl NJ. White. daughter of w. j.
White. a millionaire manufacturer OF
Cleveland and former congressman. has
been secretly married here to James
T. Bancroft. who three weeks ago was
a hotel clerk at Palm Beach, Fla. The
wedding was the elimination Of ro-
nance which started with love at first
sight. Bancroft gave up his position
on the second day after meeting Miss
White. His home is in BroOkllne,
Mass. and he is % years of age. The
couple have left for the brides home
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A WILD MAN
Terrorizing the Inhabitants Of South
ern Indian Territory.

Lawton, I. r, April IA wild man.
of hiIeous appearance, ragged gar
1nents, emaciated features and lacer-
ated body, has been terrorizing the
citizens Of the southern and south
western portions of the Chickasaaw
nation, Indian Territory for the last
two weeks. On several occasions he
has assaulted women and children
and injured men who sought to cap
ture him.
He invariably makes his escape and
renews operations in some other 10
cality. Two U. S. Marshals and a
posse of citizens recently came in touch
with him in a heavy thicket, but he
made good his escape. All subsequent
efforts at capture have been futile.
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UNION PICKETS
Attach Employees Of Art Bedsteady Co
A 100000 Fire.

Chicago. April Following by only
a few hours a vicious attack by union
ricketS upon two employees of the Art
Bedsteady Co.. the plant of that COM
rany ut Twenty place and
Rockwell street has been partially de-
stroyed by fire causing less estimated
at 100000. A strike has been in prog
1ess at the plant and non-union work.
men frequently have been harassed by
rickets.
The blaze started with series Of
explosions in the shell department The
first blast severely hurt two workmen
employed IN adjoining rooms.
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AGED WIDOW KILLED
BY Falling Down a Flight Of Steps II
Nashua, N. n.

Nashua, n H., April Mrs. Emily
I.anglier a widow, so years old. was In
stantly killed here, today, by falling
down the fight Of stone steps. leading
to the entrance Of the Roman Catholic
church of st. Louis De Gonzaque. Mrs
Ianglier was on her way to attend
mass. She had reached the top step
and started to pull open the door OF
the church when a knob Of the door
slipped from its position and she fell
backward down the stairs, receiving
q fractured skull The woman is sur
vived by three sons and five daughters