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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-08-19

type of circuit breakers.
There will be a private telephone line
with booths at intervals for patrolmen
to report at regular intervals the con-
dltion of the line. By means of this,
patrolmen instantly report to either the
difficulty or danger from any cause.
Beside the private line the company has
leased and will maintain a line from
one Of the regular telephone companies
in the field, giving additional means of
: communication when necessary. Altho
the right of-way goes thru some Of the
finest farming land in the state the
farmers along the route will not be in
any way Inconvenience. All timber
but the line will not be fenced in and
there will be absolutely no interference
with pasture or farming lands.
The amount of preparatory and tenn
porary work necessary for the huge un-
dertaking has been enormous. The
Columbia Improvement company has a
purchasing office in the Lumber Elk
change building in Minneapolis and a
great part of the supplies have been
bought and shipped from Minneapolis
At the falls a huge rock-crushing
plant and concrete mixer prepares the
material for the dam, which is now
being laid at the rate Of 800 yards of
concrete daily, Another crusher and
concrete plant is being installed and
will double the capacity.
How the Work Is Done.
| AS far as possible the work is being
done on a large scale by machinery.
The greater part of the material is
handled by huge derricks or in tram
cars. The crusher and concrete plant
handles material by the wholesale.
Rock is brought up from the excava-
tions on tram cars. Sand from the top
Of the side hill on which the work is
located is brought to the plant on an
other line Of trans The mixed con-
crete is carried down to the huge tres
tie from which much Of the work is
being done, over third tramway, and
entire carloads are hoisted and low
cred by immense derricks. Eight der
ricks are constantly busy hosting huge
loads Of loose stone blasted from the
ledge, and handing back concrete and
other material. Ten steam drills are
busy preparing holes for blasts, and
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-08-19
REBATES
In ELEVATORS
Interstate Commerce Commission
Trying to Run Down Evasions
of Antirebate Law,
BY. w. w. Jermane.

Washington, Aug. l9-The inter-
state commerce commission has been in
vestigating grain elevators all over the
middle west, to determine how much
truth there is in the charge that since
the passage of the Elkins' antirebate
bill the railroad companies Of the grain
states have been paying rebates thru
the medium Of the elevators. The
members of the commission hope to re-
port in time to give congress and the
executive department. Of the govern
ment ample opportunity to act. In
person, or by proxy, the commission has
visited, beyond the Alleghenies, every
city to which and from which grain is
shipped. The point from which the in
The opinion is widely entertained here
that rebates have been discovered in
numerous places.
An officials Statement.
The big railroad managers Of Canada
insist that the Elkins law has not
rebates. While the Washington CORES.
| pondents were touring Canada, in June
and July, they. met nearly all the big
railway officials Of that country, and
the opportunities for exchanges OF
views were numerous. These Cana
uAah 1oAiW0y uauoSOAo u0SO 1Ol1OWCO
the trend Of rebate agitation and legis
lation in the United States with I'M
| disguised interest. One of these Cana
dian officials gave good idea as to the
general drift of Canadian railway senti
ment on the rebate question when he
said:
"Every one Of the higher railway of
fcials in Canada knows, or can know il
he cares to do so, thar rebates have not
been stopped in the United States by
the passage Of the Elkins act, but thai
they are being paid at this very mo
ment just as literally as in former
years. / will admit that on the sur
face they cannot be seen, but they ar,
present, nevertheless, and just as poten
as formerly in determining routes owe
which freight is to travel.
Rebates as Damage Claims.
Asked if his information was direct
/ this official replied that it was, and tina
/ he was in position to know that it wa
4 also reliable. He continued:
I will give you one illustration
and it should be enough to prove my
assertion. I could give numerous others
! if necessary. Not many weeks ago {
carload Of irons, such as, housewife.
use weekly in making the household
4 linen ready for use, was shipped from
New York to Chicago. The published
lrate was charged, and promptly paid
Later on, however, the consignee, {
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Dan Patch, who is to be the star at
traction on the Opening day Of the com
ing Minnesota state fair, is record
breaker. He has smashed so many
records that it is hard to keep track
Of them. Mile records, half mile. rec
ords, miles driven before a four wheel
md a lot of others he has successively
broken. He is the iconoclast Of the
race track.
So well known is his record Of 1856
as the fastest mile ever travelled by a
harness horse, that another great record
made by Dan is not so generally remem-
bered. On Nov. II, at Oklahoma City,
and on a new and by no means perfect
track, Dan Patch established a new
world IS record for mile on half mile
track. and, amid the widest scenes Of
enthusiasm. paced twice around the
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-08-19

stand as he passes the wire. This
was heard with incredulity, but, re-
markable to relate, that is just what the
king of PAGERS did, and those wonder
full eyes seemed to urge that the word
be .2 giyen = anna +ho noh,o
lunged forward in that powerful stride
that is the prime factor of his phenom-
email speed, and moved toward the turn
like a wirlwind How beautiful it was
to see this perfect racing machine NOV
ing along in errorless Stride, covering
more than twenty, feet. at every step.
Not a soul in the vast concourse but
was thrilled with an ecstacy of excite
ment IN looking upon the perfect move
ment OF the finest racing horse in. the
in 1:0012.
"The spectators turned to witness
the finish. The king Of PAGERS has en-
tered the stretch. The moment of SUI
preme anxiety has arrived. On he
ing ground at at a terrific clip: The
magnificent head is pointed straight
toward the goal. The nostrils are dis
tended and there is a CLEAN Of deter
mination in those wonderful eyes. Every
muscle in the animals anatomy is in
play and every nerve is strained to
the supreme tension. This rarely in
telligent animal seems to feel that
5000 people have their eyes upon him
and are praying that he will not prove
recreant to their confidence.
Like whirlwind he comes toward
the wire, and for the moment there is
a wonderful quiet over; that great
throng, and then, as this matchless
racing animal passes under the wire
ord by one-quarter Of a second. a mighty
shout goes up and 5000 people, under
the sublime excitement Of the moment
become frantic with Joy
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well-known wholesale hardware firm
in Chicago, presented to the railway
company which carried the goods from
New York claim for damages. In his
letter the manager of the firm set forth
that the goods had been damaged in
shipment to certain extent (naming
a money consideration, and that he
hoped the company would, after inves-
tigation, agree with him that he should
be reimbursed. In due time the whole
saler received check from the rail
way company for the amount claimed,
and the incident was closed.
"We railroad men know that freight
of the class mentioned is less liable to
damage than almost any other kind
that is carried. 1t could 90 thru all
kinds of wrecks and still be unframed.
The inference is perfectly natural that
damaged at all, and that this claim,
made thru the regular channels, was
only new form Of collecting a rebate.
And this is what it was.
EMISSIONS Hard to Catch.
I'm my Judgment it will be very diff
ficult for the government prosecutors
in the United States to establish cases
against this class of violations of the
law. The claims for damages are made
in the regular form, and they all 60
thru the railway claims departments,
where they are audited and ordered
paid in the usual way. On the face of
the books of the several companies
there will be nothing discriminating
and about the only way to get at
enough evidence even to warrant a
suspicion would be thru a comparison
Of the total sums paid yearly for dam.
ages bv the companies since the pass
age of the Ellzins bill with the sums SO
paid prior to that legislation. If the
sets Of totals show that there has been
a large increase in the amount of money
claims, there might be suspicion that
all was not right, but even then it
would be very difficult to make case
strong enough to warrant prosecution.
Canada Free from Rebates.
In Canada, it may be said, the de
velopment Of the country as a whole
has not been great enough to make the
rebate question a menace. In fact, il
is said by the railroad men, by the
shippers and by the public at large
that no rebates are paid, and the fur
Their assertion is volunteered that the
rebate evil will not appear in thai
country until it's industrial and com
mercial development has been carried
forward many times beyond its present
status. There is no railway competi
! tion in that country such as is known
in the great manufacturing centers o.
the United States, each with its dozer
or more trunk lines, every one Of then
bidding actively for business. Will
however, Canada will have the same
trouble which the United States is hav
ing.
In an honest effort to profit by tn,
experience of the United States, Canad;
has recently enacted general railway
act, in which the question of rebates il
| considered very carefully. That part o,
! the act is based on the Elkins law il
- NJ
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-08-19

subdued voice: IF / nod my head in
coming down, give the word 60.
The time at last arrived for the be-
ginning of what would prove to be the
most remarkable ending Of an event in
the annals Of the turf.
The horses turned for scoring, Cob
web taking his position with the dirt
screen directly in front of the great
PAGER, while Trolley moved alongside
with his nose barely tapping the PAGER Is
hip. When distant six rods from the
wire Hersey was seen to give the signal
nod, and realizing that the great event
was inaugurated, the immense throng
of spectators rose in their excitement,
and breathlessly watched the start.
Dan Wanted to Go.
If Dan Patch is true offspring Of
Joe Patchen, said one who had seen
the latter in many turf trials, he will
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-08-19

of the purest copper, about one-half
inch in diameter and worth on the pres
pound. The system Of insulation will
be perfect. Porcelain insulators four
teen inches in diameter and weighing
from twenty-five to thirty pounds each,
set on steel pins, will be used. These
insulators have each been tested to
withstand three times the required volt
age, thereby preventing all possibility
Of leakage Of current along the right
of-way. In addition the line will be
] equipped at the stations with the latest
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this country, with such notifications as
the change from this country to Canada
obviously suggests. This Canadian act
also attempts to deal with the general
question Of discrimination, and altho the
act is new it is said ON all sides that it
is working out very satisfactorily.
Special Rate Commission.
In this new act provision is made for
a railway commission, whose duty it is
to acquaint itself with rate conditions
in all parts of the Dominion. This COM
mission has plenary power to fix rates,
and from it's decisions there is no appeal
to the courts, except as is referred to
below. Its word is the ultimate rule,
alike for carrier and shipper.
This commission is composed Of three
members, who are appointed each for
ten years. The chairman is paid $4,000
and the other two members $4,000 a
year. The decisions. of the commission
on all questions of fact are absolutely
final and conclusive on all courts in
Canada. AS to questions of fact it is
not bound by what the courts may pre-
viously have held. There may be an
appeal from its decisions on questions
Of jurisdiction to the supreme court,
provided that court agrees, and on ques.
tions of law, provided the commission
itself agrees, not otherwise. It may on
its own motion. if deeming such course
wise, state case to the supreme court
for an opinion on question of law.
It is in the power Of the governor gem
eral at any time to revise and override
any decision of the commission, but ex-
cept for this provision and the others
noted, the commission is supreme in its
field.
Discrimination Prohibited.
Discrimination between persons and
places is prohibited, but the commission
may, if it is deemed proper, permit the
long and short haul regulation to be-
come operative in certain cases. Pool.
ing is prohibited, and the commission
may determine what are competitive
points, and what are substantially SIM
liar conditions under which freight may
be shipped. Freight tariffs are not legal
until approved by the commission,
which may at will change certain goods
from one classification to another, high
er or lower. When in the Judgment of
a railway company it is necessary to
give a certain shipper temporarily a
lower rate than that published in the
official tariff, the consent of the COM
mission must first be secured; or, if
| there is no time for this, the company
must Justify before the commission any
such special rate it may make.
| III is interesting TO nOIe UnaC the dcO
goes beyond American legislation at
many points, and in some of its vital
features approaches very near to what
President Roosevelt is now demanding
at the hands of congress. 1t is said
in Canada that the payment of rebates
by way of railway claims departments,
such as alluded to in the beginning of
this article, would not be possible under
the Canadian law: and. generally. that
such law in effect in the United States
would be as perfect preventive Of
rebates and other determinations as has
ever been devised
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-08-19

substation. Two thousand of the finest
Idaho, poles, all selected clear stock
capable of standing a greater strain
than necessary, wilt be used in equip
ping the line. In addition twenty-four
steel towers will be used where there
are long spans or the contour Of the
ground requires.
So None Will Go Astray..
Over half million pounds of conner
wire will be used in the equipment of
the line. the three-phase system of
! transmission being used. The wire is
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-08-19

Their gentle action and good effect
on the system really make them per-
use them. Carter,s Little Liver PilIs
may well be termed perfection. -
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-08-19
The Portland Exposition Great

Try the Scenic Line of the World en-
route to the Pacific coast and the Expo
sition, the Soo-Paciic Line. Ticket
office. 10 Third street s.
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Buffet Car Service on The Milwaukee s
Fargo Line.

The Milwaukee has inaugurated buff
fet sleeping car service on its Mime
na5Ee da aH ahs s sT ears M fa2s
are served la carte, and the service
is fully up to the high standard main
tanned by the road s dining car de-
partment. This service will prove
great advantage to passengers destined
to points on the Milwaukee in western
Minnesota and North and South Da-
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-08-19
The Power of Decision

Did you ever think, Of the force set
in motion by the simple making up Of
your mind, which Immediately starts a
chain Of work to accomplish your aim?
So quickly do these forces act that often
it is impossible to draw back after they
are once started. Hence the superior
power Of the. man who can decide cor
This is the result Of clear mind, which
most often comes with the perfect
health resulting from a regular use Of
golden grain belt beer. This delightful
tonic is necessity as well as a luxury
band should be in every home.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1905-09-14
Swanton Granaegrseetins.

SwantonsGrangew will hold a liter
airy meeting next Saturday evening
which will be open to the public. The
meeting will be held in Painter
School House to begin promptly at
s o'clock. The following program will
be rendered. Singing: debate Resell
0ed, That Life on the Farm is more
Conducive to Happiness than Town
or Country Life" Affirmative, John.
G. Beckman, and Theo. George; neg
ative, John B. Friend and Herman
Steiding; singing; recitations by E.
Shank, McComas George and Levi
Glotfelty; singing; select readings,
Mrs. Eliz. Wagner, Mrs. Lucy NEGRO
bic and Percie George; singing,
America. Everybody is invited to
this meeting of the grange.
1t is intended to have one meeting
of the grange each month during the
fall and winter which will be open to
the public.
Swanton Grange is in prosperous
condition and is steadily growing in
interest and numbers.
We hope to make it interesting for
all those who may come on Saturday
evening next.
A. F, GEORGE, Lecturer.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1905-09-14
NEW PRESIDENT OF MT.
LAKE PARK ASSOCIATION.
Bishop Luther 3. Wils0n.oi BaItimare.
Elected at a Recent Meeting.
CHOICE WAS MADE UNANIMOUS
By the Board OF Directors And The
Bishop After Mature Thought
Accepted-A Sketch OF his Lie.

at meeting OF the Board OF Di-
rectors of the Mountain Lake Park
Association held az the Office of the
Association ut the Park on August
25th, Bishop Luther 3. Wilson, Of
Baltimore, was unanimously elected
President Of the Association. Follow
ing the action of the Board Superin-
tendent Thomas 5. Long was sent as
a special messenger to Baltimore to
notify the Bishop OF his election and
if possible to secure not only his ac-
ceptance of the / oSition rendered
him but also assurance of his hearty
and active part in the direct manage
ment of the affairs of the Park.
The Bishop, after mature reflection
and thought gave his consent to be-
come the head Of the Association and
all hearts We're made glad by the an
| nouncement that one Of the strongest
men for this position in the country
had been secured to further both the
spiritual and temporal welfare and
interests of Mountain Lake Park.
Bishop Wilson was born in Balti-
more, Md, in 1856, and was converted
and united with Charles street church
now Mt. Vernon Place. in 1868, being
only twelve Years Of age. He gradu-
ated from Dickinson College in 1915,
! and devoted himself Immediately TO
the study OF medicine, in which he
graduated from the University of
Maryland in 1877. But before he had
gotten well into the practice of medi-
cine, he yielded to the headings of the
Spirit, and united with the Baltimore
Conference in 1878.
He served as a pastor until 1894.
when he was appointed to Washing
ton District, from which he became
the pastor of Foundry Church, Wash
ington. This church he served with
great efficiency and capability until
the spring of 1903, when he was ap-
pointed presiding elder OF West Bal
timore District, which appointment
he held when he was elevated to the
episcopacy. He was member of the
commission of the Ecumenical Confer
ence of 1901, and on the Forward
Movement in the missionary work of
the church. He was the fraternal
delegate representing the Methodist
Episcopal Church to the Methodist
Church of Canada, in 1902. He has
had considerable experience in the
administrative affairs of the church.
being at this time trustee of Dickin-
son College, Drew Seminary, Morgan
College and of Ocean Grove Associa-
ton.
Probably the position which has
brought him most conspicuously be-
fore the world was that of president
of the Anti.saloon League in the
United States. He has always been
profoundly interested in temperance.
and an active temperance worker. He
it fine preacher, man of culture
and extensive learning, splendid poise
of character, and of yerJ careful, de.
liberate and mature judgment.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1905-09-14
COMMUNICATED
why the Opening Of a Public Road
from FriendSviile TO Blooming
Rose is Favored.

First, we believe the viewers APP
pointed by the Commissioners to be
men of good Judgment and men who
are interested in the welfare of the
county.
Second, the road viewed by those
men is one and one fourth miles in
length with grade of nine feet to
the hundred which we believe is better
for the public convenience than
road three miles in length with
grade of twenty five feet to the hun
dred.
Third, there has been three teams
runaway on the present located road
from Blooming Rose to Friendsyille
during the past year on account of
accidents occurring while on the
steep grade, crushing teams through
wire fences and over steep embank-
ments and many persons narrowly
escaping death.
Fourth, the cost of building the
road being so small. Several contrac-
tors have offered to open the road for
public travel for 5000. We are sur
prised to learn that our friend has
become so excited as to say it would
take $4,000 to open this road and it
would increase his taxes. Now give
us the $500 that is given to Friends
vile by the Commissioners each year
to build your side walks and lookup
and the 500 you haye asked for to
clean up YOUR streets, saying nothing
about your side walk so the bridge
that cost hundreds of dollars. we will
open the road without increasing
your taxes. You say there is no one
interested in the road. When your
office seeker comes out for Office from
Friendsville we will tell you about
this; probably we can show you bet
ter than we can tell you.
You people of Friendsyille think
YCu pay all the taxes of the county.
but | believe there are men interested
in this road that pay as much taxes
as half the people in Friendsyille and
if you do not know it you will proba-
bly, find it out before you are through
with it.
If this does not satisfy you probably
in the next letter we can tell you who
condemned the road and why.
TRAVELLER.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1905-09-14

BishopWilson possesses to a rare de-
gree some qualifications which prom
Use great things for Mountain Lake
Park as well as for this entire county.
His personality, his position and his
prestige combined will exert a won
derful influence for good in the de-
velopment and maintenance of
great christian and literary summer
resort on this mountain top which
will be second to none in this country.
1t is safe to predict that men of
large means and of great minds will
gladly come to the assistance of this
new leader of Mt Lake Park and
the people of this community, as well
as of this entire county, should hail
with JOY the prospects which are so
bright with hope and should lend
helping hand and give their loyal
support to this enterprise which can
not be appreciated too highly which
indeed cannot be appreciated at all
until we first imagine the conditions
which would prevail without Mt.
Lake Park in our midst.