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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-08-12
500 ROAD UNDER
WALL ST. ANALYSIS
OF ITS FINANCIAL AND
70 OPERATING REPORTS.
Eastern Critics Dissect It's Statistical
Tables With Reference to Recent
Stock Market Developments - Re-
suits Confrmatory Of Legitimacy of
Recent Enhancement Freight Dens-
ity Exceeds Canadian Pacific.

Taking up in technical manner the latest nh.
tatnable 500 line figures with reference to the
rise to 14oA, price that has had few parallels
IN the case Of per cent stock, the Wall
Street Journal says the confidence of the buying
above 135 may probably be taken as an indica-
ton that the management intends within a rea-
sonable time to advance the dividend rate to
or per cent.
The basis Of the company's more recent growth
appears to have been the opening up Of the
Canadian northwest Passenger revenues in
1900 were 16 per cent Of gross. In 1904 they were
20 per cent of gross. The high-grade freight
traffic that follows passenger traffic into new
country has raised the freight revenue per ton
per mile from GIT mills in 1901 to 73b mills
In 1904. This traffic appears to be constantly
growing as the tide of emigration sets from
Minnesota and the Dakotas to the Canadian ter
ritories The road has practical monopoly Of
Immigrant traffic and freight from the twin
cities to the Canadian Pacific through it's strong
Canadian Pacific affiliations. It is the only line
that crosses the border between the Great Lakes
and the Rocky mountains, with the exception Of
the new Canadian Northern.
With this prosperity, dating from 1902, there
has been stock market awakening. The record
Of the company's securities this year, as pre-
pared by the Wall Street Journal, compares as
follows with 1901:
Common stock. ..... soh 40 IL seX
P Pcada 1851 1aS 1927 3esa 80 saA
Dividends, preferred, z per cent.
This table represents the graduation Of the
Junior securities Of 500 Line from the nom
dividend, speculative, and almost hopelessly un-
popular class into the dividend-pa and high
priced class of stocks. They have not lost their
speculative nature. The buying which has ad-
vanced them Is still more or less mystery.
Traffic expansion has been very rapid on this
road The tons one mile Increased q per cent
in the four years ending June 30, 1904. The To-
connective increased SO per cent and freight cars
ID per cent in the same time. The company APP
pears well equipped. 1t has an engine for every
11h miles Of road and 51s freight cars for
every mile Of road. The Canadian Pacific has
one engine for every Liz miles Of road and BIZ
freight cars per mile. The Great Northern has
an engine for every 81 miles and 81 freight
cars to the mile. Considering traffic density,
the equipment seems quite up to the mark.
The company has this past year financed over
160 miles of new railway on a per cent basis.
All the new mileage in operation Is earning over
its charges at present, a1tho not all complete
or connected. The stockholders equity will
probably net over 5000, 900 per annum from the
new mileage.
The common stock will show for 1905 about
IS per cent earned and per cent paid in
dividends.
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green, bu, $1.75; parsley. dos. Doc: peppers,
green, 2-s:bu crate, 81; radishes. round, doz
punches a5s 100 lbs 81 squash do
crate, S5c; tomatoes, blu crate, $3.50; toma-
toes, home grown. Blu. $3.50; watercress,
doz, 30c ~
HoNEY-Fancy, new, white, lib sections.
lac; fancy white, lib sections, lie; choice
white, lib sections &C.; amber, &c; goldenrod,
ec extracted white, in cans, sac; extracted
amber in cans, 7c. 80 s@#
POTATOES-New, 40c; sweets, brl, $3.50.
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NEW YORK METAL MARKET, Aug. ia
further advance was reported in the London tin
lures at s148 12s Cd. Locally, however, de-
mand was very quiet and prices were unchanged
at s32.50@3s.
Is for spot and eco for futures. Locally the
market continues firm, with lake and electrolytc
quoted at 15.50@15.75c; and casting at 1929
@15.37ac.. -
Lead was unchanged at e13 It's Cd in London
and at 4.6O@4.70c in the local market.
spelter also was unchanged in both markets,
firm at 5.70@5.75c in New York.
Iron was unchanged to a shade higher abroad
with Glasgow closing at 49s 3D. and Middlesbor-
to be undergoing no special change, demand be-
ing moderate at the moment. No. l foundry
northern is quoted at $16:25@17; No. 2 found
southern at $15.75@16.75, and No. 2 foundry
southern at $15.60@1625.
MIDWAY HORSE MARKET, Minnesota
Transfer Aug; 12- - s Zimmerman re-
drop in is an II the
off in drivers and delivery horses; -expressers
still holding fair. All classes moving at the
afsra choes
farm ma1es, choice, sso@12o; farm mares, com.
mon to good $7o@9o; drivers, s7o@12o.
CHICAGO LIVESTOCK, Aug. 12-eattle-Re-
so @arfs o s1s sss REns
and feeders $225@425; cows, s2.26@4.25; heif.
ers, s225@4.bO; Gamers $1.25@21 10; bulls. 81
@4.5o; western steers, ss.5o@45o.
Hogs-Receipts, 1900; tomorrow, 27,000;
market Toe higher; mixed and butchers. $5.SO@
e.371s; good to choice heavy, .$e:1O@6 35; rough
heavy. s5.75@605; light. $6@6.4o; bulk Of sales,
sheepwReceipts, 1900; sheep. steady: lambs
steady good to choice wethers, $4;70@6; fair
native lambs, $5.25@7; western lambs, se@7.
CHICAGO PRODUCE, Aug 12-Butter easy;
easy; at mark. cases Included. l2N @165zc.
Cheese strong: daisies Al u lie;
steady; turkeys, 14@i5c; chickens, lie; springs,
1870. Potatoes, steady; CARROTS on track, 400
Go to 75-lb weights. 7@71Ac; IS to 1l0-lb
weights. Sh @9e.
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FEEDERS WILL GO
BETTER LATER ON.
SIOUX CITY SEES IMPROVED DE-
MAND CLOSE AT HAND.

The Fat Cattle Market in Good Condi-
ton Even Tho the Price Tendency
Has Been a Little Easy-Hog Re-
ceipts Run Lighter Than Of Late, but
the Comparison with Year Ago Is
Favorable-Prices Close the Week
Firm at Fair Advance.
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ARIZONA COPPER, Aug. 12.-Furntshed by
Crandal1. Pierce & Co; The market continued
eaey Of ana
Pittsburg dropped point to $27 bid Junction
sagged further from It's high point, with bids
Tor & Pittsburg are increasing their hosting
Of ore: and as all necessary machinery at the
at nas oes IS the so ne o. m tier
prospect of it's early listing. North Butte re-
mains slightly stronger than the others.
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CATTLE WITH KILL
IN BEST DEMAND.
SOUTH ST. PAUL PACKERS BARE
LY GET ENOUGH THIS WEEK.

Veal Suffered the First Important De-
cline for Over a Month-The Harvest
1nterferes with Country Demand for
Stockers and Feeders, which Should
Improve Later-Six Dollars Reached
for Hogs on Light Receipts and Good
General Demand.
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Railroads entering the yards reported receipts
for the day by loads as follows: Chicago Great
Western, 2; Chicago, st. Paul, Minneapolis q
Omaha 10; Great Northern, B.; 500, IA; North
Arm paaiAo Z Total 20 - - l.
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ST. LOUIS LIVESTOCK, Aug. 12.-Cattle-
Receipts, Bob; market 10@15c lever. Beef
steers. $3.3o@5.eo; stockers and feeders, $3.50
steers COWS and heifers, $2@415.
HogtReceipts, 2 900; market higher; pigs
butchers and best heavy $815@6.25.
Sheep-Receipts, 500; market steadyi; natives,
$425@4.60 lambs, $5@7; Texans, $4@4.5O.
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Price Of Stock!
MISCELLANEOUS

NEW YORK COTTON, Aug. 12.-The cotton
in response to lower cables. Trading was very
quiet, continued dry weather in the western belt
fresh buying for long account, with the result
that evening up for over Sunday was the chief
trading features, and prices auctuated within
couple of points of the opening figures.
Cotton futures opened easy; August, 10000;
September, 1o.40c bid; October, 05Sc; Deem
Der, 10.65c; January, 10.73c; March, offered,
1888; May, 10.S5c.
Cotton futures closed quiet; August, 10000;
September, 10.3sc; October, 1051c; November,
1o.56c; December. 1o:e2c; January, 10 CSC; Feb
May 10S2c. Spot closed quiet; midd1ing up
lands, 1o.e5c; middling gulf, 10000; sales, 20
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-08-12

NEW YORK OIL, Aug. 12-Petroleum,
steady; refined. all ports, $6.s5@6.90.
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Sugar, raw, firm; fair refining, 81 @3 17-32c;
centrifugal: So test, 1904 5;.2e; molasses su-
gar sA@3 APE refined firm; oo crushed Go &C.;
steady; No. I Rio s%c. Molasses, firm; New
| Orleans 29@35c. -
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Mrs. George Brett of Chicago, for
merly Miss Dot Thompson of Minnie
apolls, IS visiting in the city and at the
been given for her. Mrs. Brett has
been visiting Mr. and Mrs. B. M.
Thompson at Chetolah cottage, and this
Sunday she will be the guest Of Mrs.
Frank Meyer at her Linwood cottage.
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Mrs. George @. stickney Of Minne-
apolis gave a pretty luncheon yester-
day afternoon at Hotel Tonka Bay in
honor Of group Of young people whom
she is chaperoning at the hotel. Cow
ers were laid for fourteen and the
table was invitingly arranged with red
geraniuns. The guests were Miss Ryan
and Miss Shirley Of Omaha, Miss May
st. Clair. Minnea$olis; Misses Gavock,
Omaha; Misses Daily, Davenport: Miss
Allison, Omaha; E. Wagner, Fred Cop
lin and B. M. Stickney.
For two weeks the boom Of cannons
will sound at Linwood and O'Clock
guns will awaken the summer popula-
fion Of that resort. Monday Company
G and part Of Company B. Of the Min
nesota Church cadets will pitch tents
and will remain for two weeks. With
the companies will be the boys of Geth-
semane church choir, and there will be
about sixty In all. Captain w. u.
Sprague will be the head of the en-
campment Of young men and will be IN
charge Of all affairs. Military rules and
drills will govern camp life. The tents
and the guns have been loaned from tho
encampment grounds at Lake City.
There will be bugle calls and taps Tor
retreat, and everything to prompt the
spirit of discipline and order. For
every day there is program OF fun
and out-of-door entertainment, and the
boys are promised q jolly good time ct
their outing.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-08-13
Little Tim O'Hara.
BY MAUD WALKER.

Little Tim o'Hara was sick. His sick.
ness was caused from neglect, so said
the doctor who doctored the poor And
when the doctor said neglect" he Gov
cred a vast ground by the one word.
The neglect, however, did not come from
willfulpess or selishness on the part of
Tins mother. 1t was a different sort OF
neglect. Never 10 all his 10 years had
Tim had enough to ent And the In
sufficient food be did get was not OF the
wholesome kind on which a boy might
wax big and strong.
Little Tins mother took in plain sew
ing, and did darning and mending for
bachelors. The work was not very well
done for poor Mrs. O'Hara was not clever
at anything unless loving her little Tim
might be called ceverness. In that case
she was more than clever-she was
real artist, for she was most devoted
TO her little, thin-egged, hollow-chested,
gaunt-eyed boy with whom nature had
been stingy in all respects save the be-
slowing of a plentiful supply of freckles
and a generous, loving heart.
But If Tins mothers work was badly
done those for whom she worked should
have made no complaint, for the work
was as badly paid for, those employing
her services beating her down to the
lowest possible penny--and then obliging
her to wait for her money a long time
after the work was done.
But, perhaps that is another story.
AS has been told, little Tim was sick
sick In bed, too. And the August days
were sweltering hot. hardly breath to
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be got In the small. close room In which
"Tf could only sit by the window and
look out" said Tim one afternoon, grow
Ing so tired of the corner In which the
IVY, tell you what IN do" said his
mother. rising from her sewing machine.
and you can sit propped up on your pill
low. But | don't reckon. honey, that
youll find much to see. for nobody comes
hsta the 10, street s b dsy 6e dns II they don't
Eyes, and / feel as II | was cookin'."
sighed the child. as his mother drew the
bed across the open window that looked
D have dry sscd puS emGsna sfeee With d 1Ye
chunk OF Ice In It," he went on.
Tins mother did not answer. for
lump In her throat chic I'd of articula-
ton. Neither did she look at the little
the tears that stood In her eyes. This
poverty punishment was cruel-cruel, she
felt. for 1t prevented her from gratifying
the simple little wants and needs Of
chine. determined II possible, to finish
%aist-oshe was doing for rich, stingy
old lady who lived In an a., elegant tn home oe
the town. II she could deliver the work
she would have some money, then I'm
should have his Lemonade. and Ice what
the food absolutely necessary to keep
life In their bodies and not a cent could
be spared for "luxuries."
Promptly at o'clock Mrs. 0'Hara
drew out the last basting from the
waist, pressed / q seams with an Iron
heated over a smoky coal oil stove. wrap
ped the garment In bit of newspaper
and prepared to carry the work home
IF was only web, ma. I'd take that
waist to old Mrs. Browns for you.
hate for you to go out In this heat" said
little Tim from his pillow.
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Soliloquy of the Geography.
BY MAUD WALKER

Well. the Children are not the Only
Happy Things because OF this Vacation.
We poor School Books have cause to He
joice at 1t.
During the school season we are the
most Abused Lot In all the Dominion of
Child.
Why? Because the very little nrchIns
whom we do our Best to enlighten In All
Things use us In the most ungrateful
manner.
Now what | say is True | can prove
1t by the Grammar, the History. the
Reader-and All of Them. They, like
myself, suffer the most Leafrending tor
ture at the hands OF Bad Boy and Bad
Girl.
To begin with-don't the Children bang
US about regardless OF our Feelings2
Don't they chew off our Square Corners
and sever our Backs2 Don't they soil
our nice, artistic Covers without a
thought Of what 1t meansi
Don't they smear us with Ink and stick
guilds of Gum all over us till we feel
that we. are doomed to remain stuck to-
gether Forever?
handling and ignoble abuses | have been
forced to Suffer.
/ am the property of a Bad Boy. The
other day after he had been studying Tor
Teacher asked him to recite. (which is
the longest River in the worlda' she
asked.
Bad Boy, without hesitation, spoke up:
1.-The Pot-o-mack River, MAN."
Teacher just loked at him a minute
a most whitening look-then asked Does
your Geography teach you that the Poto-
mae River Is the longest In the world?
And does II teach you to pronounce 1t
Pot mack r.
Think of how | felt There on the
desk beside me lay the Grammar and
speller. Although the Grammar Is always
SO proper 1t could not hide Laugh.
The Speller looked at me and winked,
whispering: You'd better keep tab on
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went to work with, will and made out,
somehow, alone. Where there's will
there's a way you know. But come. we'll
go to the kitchen and see what we can
do towards the preparation for tomor-
row.
Granny, you're worth a dozen of such
as H. warmly declared Stella, putting
her arm about her old grandmother's
neck as they descended the stairs. In the
reception hall they found Mrs. Rogers, Jr.,
Both were declaring that they were
In "a perfectly deporable dilemma" and
like Stella. they were inclined to condemn
Nancy for choosing this particular time
for INDUCING in sick spell.
But dear old grandmama had way
of quieting nervous and excitable people.
and soon she had her daughter-ln-law
Stella and Maggie around her In the
kitchen and pantry where preparations
were begun for the morrow's luncheon.
And so the afternoon wore away, and
soon everything was done that could be
done so far in advance of the time for
the luncheon. Now, It's time TO start
dinner said grandmama, the only one
OF the foul. who remembered that Mr..
Rogers would be home at $3.50 as usual
''Oh. goodness! I'd quite forgot that
we must all eat before 2 o'clock tomor-
row." exclaimed Maggie. And so had l."
admitted Stella, laughing. Strange as
1t may have seemed to the young girls
and their mother. things were moving
along finely under grandma's instructions,
and the preparations so far<promised a
well / guess we are in tor getting
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back to my boyhood and recalled my
own mother to me, and the precepts she
taught me have come swarnfng to mind.
I'd forgotten her and her training for
years and years. Now | remember ALL"
Peter Packer wiped the perspiration
from bis brow and a mist from his eyes.
Yes he went on, Il want to keep such
n fellow as you near me to keep my hard
heart thawed out. But, In the meantime.
and In order that you may get well the
faster, | shall send you and your mother
out TO the Great Sulphur Springs for a
month. You'll board at n nice old Iady's
cottage, where you will have as much
lemonade MS you can drink"
But, Mr. Packer" began Mrs.
O'Hara.
Never mind about any butts Mrs.
O'Hara. | want this boy In my office. 1t
ls duty you owe him to advance him In
the world. Here Is Opportunity knock
ing at his door. You cant afford to re-
fuse 1t admittance. So, pack up your few
belongings and tomorrow morning at 10
o'clock a carriage will call for my future
partner and his mother to take them to
the railroad station, where I'll be walt
ing TO complete arrangements. In the
meantime, here Is some money | owe
you, madam, for past work that was I'M
derpaid, Go at once and get lemons, ice
and anything else. this partner of mine
wants. Good day"
And before Mrs. O'Hara or Tim could
speak word Of thanks old Peter Packer
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You dear. dear old Nancyi wonder II
you can forgive me for mistrusting you In
regard to your being really sicki | can
not forgive myself-neveri You are
noble soul, Nancy, and | have been most
ungratefui to you for what you have done
for us. But--llsteni I'm going to turn
over new leaf. You shall receive the
greatest consideration from the members
OF this family after this. 1t is no small
matter to cook-.is 1t, everybody" And
Stella turned to her mother. grandmother
and sister for an answer.
well, gness 1t isn't" emphaticnily
agreed Maggie. wrapping up a cut thumb
She had been trimming some cheese for
dinner and had trimmed her thumb, too.
"Oh, bless you, childrenw laughed
Nancy. Il don't mind cookin' when I'm
well, But,lawsey don't yor az see its
dinner an there won't be none for him.
Clear out-eyeryone OF you 'cept grand.
ma; she can stay an help me fix the
dinner"
Rogers; but Nancy interrupted her with
I'D git n good deal slcker II your good
man should come home and find no din
ner 10 Teesq hsbu mont so nave 70 yaS
you, and set the table, IL you really want
to do something"
Mrs. Rogers, Stella and Maggie went
out Of the kitchen. laughing. Nancy lie
II am not so sure OF that, mama," sale
Stella. "See how we all, except dear.
generous grandmama, condemned Name,
today ?-nnd how we wronged the good
soul I'm heartily ashamed OF myself. SO
| am"
"Them's my sentiments. too" said Mag
gle. "And | think II we understood the
servant-girl problem rightly 1t would de-
yelop into the mistress problem instead. !"
"Well, | feel content on one score.
now" said Stella, laying the dinner
cloth. "We'll have luncheon tomorrow
that will make Mr.. Tom Andrews open
his eyes. Nancy will take care Of that
You'd better say he'll open bis mouth. .
corrected Maggie.
"What about Ethel2" asked Mrs. Rog-
ers, slyly. You girls seem to have for
gotten her In the interest you take In
that handsome brother OF hers"
.Oh. Ethel doesn't expect to count when
Toms around" admitted Maggie. Then
they all laughed merrly.
And In the meanwhile dear old grand
mama and Nancy In the kitchen were
planning on what delicacies they would
tx for Mr.. Tom Andrews-and the others
too, incidentally.
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You'll be all right after a little" as
sured his mother, STOPPING and kissing
the child good-by. 'I'll bring something
home for you-a SURF rise, maybe" she
said cheerfully. She had the lemons
and Ice In mind. Then she kissed him
a second time and was gone with the
bundle under her arm. The walk ahead
of her was a long one, but she bent to
1t, anxious TO set back to her child as
quickly as possible, to fix the surprise
for him-the lemonade. The streets fair
y radated the white heat, but on hurried
Tins mother. not allowing herself to
look at the comfortable street cars that
dashed past her and which could have
carried her to her destination In such a
few minutes had she been able to afford
the price of the ride.
after an hour, which seemed much
longer to Tim In his restlessness, his
mother returned heavy-hearted, carrying
under her arm the bundle she had de-
parted with. In answer to Tins Inquiry
the poor, exhausted woman dropped on
the floor by the bed, and laying her head
against Tins pillow she burst Into tears.
Then, brokenly, she told Tim the cause of
her grief. Mrs. Brown said the waist
don't fit and that I've got TO rip 1t all
up and do 1t over. She was awful cross,
and said | ought to be made TO pay for
the goods for fretting her on such hot
day. She Is going TO the country for the
remainder of the summer and she says |
must fix the waist and send 1t to her by
mail. She didn't even offer to give me
the money for the postage and to buy
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this evenings dinner too" said Mrs.
Rogers. Jr. I'LL admit I'm pretty tired,
though, without further work.
And I'm half dead" cried Maggie, who
was unused to any exertion save the care
of her own room and that Of outdoor
sports (which. or course, could not be
called work.. Let me add my lamenta-
lions to yours. mama and Mag. said
Stella. II wouldn't be cook for
thousand dollars month, so /
wouldn't"
Think what 1t means TO Nancy" re-
minded grandmama. do you wonder she
gets sick occasionally"
Not a bit OF It," answered Stella.
I'm sure that II | had to do peoples
cooking for them 365 days In the year
I'd die before the first week was got
through"
Maggie. before the drst day was got
throngh-maybe before the irst meal, II
| bad such particular people 20. serve
meals to, as. this Rogers family. indeed.
slippered foot on the iioor to emphasize
We'll. we'll, we've got to begin the
tion Is. what shall we haveY'
Stella. milk and bread y cried Maggie
mao os s o gs be s sen's she roed
she had not offered her advice. The old
lady was pulling the vegetables out of
the Ice box looking them over In order
to. select something to cook for dinner.
Here's some lettuce and some fine, green
pease,' she said. Now, let's order lamb
chops from the butchers and"
But grandma was interrupted By some
one opening the kitchen door. To the
surprise and pleasure OF all present Nancy
came walking In.
Why, Nancy, we thought you were
sick!' exclaimed Stella and her mother
In one voice
~ was sick this mornin'. MAN," said
Nancy, addressing Mrs. Rogers AN
! amt ALFRED well yet, but when my
brother, he come back from tellin' you
all at | was sick. he said as the young
iadies-meanin Miss Stella and Miss
Maggie-was dreadful worried. for he
said they had done gone and invited some
company for tomorry to lunch. Now, /
jus. couldn't make up my. mind TO lay
In bed an let them dear girls fret about
gittin' lunch. | won't be able TO cook
dinner tonight. mum, hut I'll"
She did not get to finish the sentence.
for Stella rnn to her. throwing her arms
around the good woman's neck. cried out: