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The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1905-09-22

RAHROADS rs. Canal.

~
= WASHINGTON, Sept 1.-THE >
= Panama canal has as many enc =
= mics in official Washington as =
y had the Nicaraguan before the =
. former route was decided upon =
= BY the government The rail- >
= roads that will be affected by =
y the canal are hard at work try =
= ing to entangle and mess up .
= things, and are preparing great =
= lobby fund TO be used to sand =
= bag any attempt 10 hustle things .
y along in the canal zone The =
y democrats are getting ready TO .
= demand an investigation Of all =
y the contracts that have been let =
= out by the commission without =
= recourse to public bidding They =
= amount to $2O,OOO,OOO. 1t is said =
. great influence is being centered =
= upon the president to get him to =
y declare against a sea-level can =
= al. as the builders Of canal locks Z
= and their accessories would thus (
= be frozen out Of fat contracts if <
= q sea level is decided upon (
= Representative Hay Of Virginia <
y is behind the effort to have the (
= canal committee investigated. (
= The railroads areydghting the can (
= al because Of the great demorali-
= zatiOn Of rates that will result to
. the railroads when it opens
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1905-09-22
SCHOLARSHIP, TODAY AND US
+TFRDAV

-C1SSofsen-hears it said that the old
time common schools and colleges Of
-hftyz years ago, and scholarship, were
better than the schools and scholar
ship today In those good old days
the boys and girls were well grounded
IN language and mathematics-they
worked through the intellectual mist
and were masters Of the subjects
studied. Today. the boys and girls, it
IS charged, are overwhelmed with an
7igested facts; their mind is a tumble
and they see nothing clearly.
From these words, il would seem
that the schools OF today are not what
has been expected Of them. or posi-
bly, memory has guided the excellence
o. former days In the matter o. LAM
guaEe and mathematics the oppor-
sunity for scholarship among stud
ena Ter a. inds61ite tine has been
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1905-09-22

He may we'll think. he has got on
cheap, who. after having contracted
constipation or indigestion, Is still
able TO perfectly restore his health
Nothing VII do this but Dr.. Kings
New Life Pills A quick, pleasant,
and certain cure for headache con-
stipation, etc, 25e at Moore & Stew
snson's drug store; guaranteed
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1905-09-22

party involved. The president does
not act alone He acts through men
prominent in his party, and these
should shine by the rejected light It
would be but a poor compliment to
the president or to his party to say
that he alone was fitted to lead it
in q national campaign.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1905-09-22
EDUCATIONAL.

There are several parents and guar
dams in GOodland who should ac-
quaint themselves with the cOmpul-
sOry school law, which makes it a
misdemeanor to keep a child older
than eight years old and younger
than fifteen years. out Of school. It
is expected that the. board Of educa-
ton at its next meeting will instruct
the truant officer to proceed against
all who are violating this law
= :. I.
Editor: Il noticed several good
things in your paper last week per-
tanning to educational matters hope
you viii keep them going I believe
you VIII be glad, however, 10 correct
a mistaken idea some one seems to
have gotten cOncerning the program
Of work at school. There is not a
moment which is left to the within Of
a teacher. The time for each class is
divided into two parts, one for study
and one for recitation; while one class
is reciting another IS studying and
preparing a lesson for the next period
1t IS customary for schools to begin
at 9 O'Clock do not know that
ever knew a common school to begin
at any other time for forenoon ses-
sion nor do beliYe IL would meet the
approval OF many people for US TO at
tempt to change the time Of meeting
to an earlier hour, When came here
about four years ago, the board Of
education fixed the noon intermission
at one hour and fifteen minutes and
has not seen any occasion for chang
ing it. some Of the pupils live at such
a distance from the school that a less
period than that We now have would
be a menace to their health For a
few weeks in midEinter when the
days are very short We have been ac-
custOmed to dismiss at 4 o'clock, and
win probably continue 70 do 50 unless
otherwise directed &by the beard Of
education s. V MALLORY" =
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1905-09-22

Honey % lean On al kids o. good
er-rftv. can AZ the etcre and make
year r1nt1 i<acru So t5s etGr5 c-ce-
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1905-09-22

Hiss CardweH. the new high school
teacher, is starting out about right
she has the respect and good VIII Of
al the pupils
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1905-09-22

There are now about go pupils II
school There are thirty-sfx above
the eighth grade
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1905-09-22
Tearned How

Learned How
More than 500 employees have been
discharged from the Philadelphia
mint. but there Will probably be no
suffering on that account. as they
have all learned how to make money.
Washington Post
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-10-13
RAMSEY FULL OF FIGHT.
Toledo to Decide If Wabash Line
Crosses Citg.

Toledo, Oct 12-Whether OF not Toledo viii have
The expensive crosston railroad originally started
for the Wabash by Ramsey is UP to the people
of the city. George Gould so declared this morn
3ng, before starting for New-York He said that
thA matter had not been definitely decided but
sfst he would stand against any move that would
tn3ure the city, Many thousands OF dollars have
already been spent by tbs Wabash in securing the
property for this road, and the Central Sta
Hon was TO have been one Of the finest In the
country.
Ransey's counsel Judge Doyle evaded the d.
rect question TO when where the legal pro
ceedtngs against the election held this week would
begin. and he tried, in a measure TO get out Of a
direct statement that they would be started. He
however. put himself on record as saying that he
could get decision in the case in thirty days
and then showed three points which his suit
could be won. They are:
The voting % Iron Mountain and Missouri Pacific
stock. the refusal allow Mr.. Ramsey to vote
the cumulative plan with his bond proxies, and the
refusal allow him the stock, the certif-
Gates Of which he offered
He holds that physical possession OF stock allows
&c to be voted, whether registered or not.
I'VE were badly whipped at the meeting said
Mr. Ramsey, but the fight is not over. There is
very little TO say further than the newspapers have
slresdy reported 1 would have been elected a
director II the proxies held had been thrown
out But there IS another fight stiu on"
Georgs J. Gould and his associates who have
Been In Toledo for several days in attendance. at
the annual meeting OF tbs Wabash Railroad at
which Ar. Gould decisively defeated ex-President
IN this city to-day.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-10-13
JOHN D. CR1MM1Ns BUYS MORE LAND
VIII Erect Houses in Long Island City Near
Blackwell's Island Bridge

John D. Crinlmins has purchased the block on
the crescent bounded by 13th-st- and Harris-ave..
Long Island City, upon which he intends TO erect
tyenty-eight two and three story brick dwelling
houses, which will greatly improve that part OF
the city which lies where the outlet to the
new BlackwelIs Island Bridge will be. The NOM
bers OF the Committee of Forty held a meet
ing last night in Long Island City TO protest
against the long delay in completing the bridge.
Near MI Crimmins's recent purchase the Thomp-
son Press Company has bought eight lots, upon
which It VIII put up big plant whore printing
presses will be built The sales TO Mr.. CrimmIns
and the Thompson Press Company have set aside
the constant reports that the Pennsylvania intend
ed putting big freight yard on the property and
another report that the New-York Central had
bought the same property with view of shifting
trains to Long Island City by of a tunD
and making trains up there instead OF in its yar6s
Mott Haven.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-10-13
PAPER MEN FINED 81 900.
Company officials Punished for
Refusing to Testify.
icy Telegraph to The Tribune.I

St Paul. Oct. 12-In the Federal Court this
afternoon the officials Of the General Paper
Company were fined $1,000 each for contempt
OF court for refusing to bring their books into
court and testify. The witnesses were sum
ynoned to appear before Examiner Robert S.
Taylor, at the Federal Building. to-day. pur-
suant to the recent order of the United States
Circuit Court requiring them TO testify B. F.
Nelson OF Minneapolis; c L MCNair, OF CloQuet,
and A. c. Bossard. OF Grand Rapids, all directors
Of the paper company, were each called to the
stand and asked whether they were ready TO
answer the questions and produce the evidence
called for IN the recent order by Judge Nande-
venter in the United States Circuit Court.
Q E Monroe, of Milwaukee, formally stated
for each of the witnesses the legal ground on
which the witnesses persist in their refusal to
testify, and each witness then personally de-
cIined TO answer the questions in dispute
produce the books and papers wanted.
The fine was then imposed, and appeal was
taken to the United States Supreme Court on the
question at issue
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-10-13
YELLOW JACK" FLEES.
frost Routs FeUer from Nezc-Or-
LeGal8-Qudrantines Raised.
by Telegraph 70 The Tribunal

Eew-Orieans, Oct R-Jack Frost has routed b,s
yellow namesake- All fever reports TO-DAY aro
favorable, except those from Cheniere Carninda T.
Jefferson Parish, where there has been M org.,
tzed resistance. GUARANTEES are being raise5 IN
different Southern cities. and the outlook Is the
most hopeful Since July. In New-Orleans b,t
single new focus developed and the new cases vera
fewer than for any time in ten weeks The mer-
curry touched IS degrees here, and went below -
degrees in many other places with frost the mid
Gle Of the State
me announcement from Washington that be-
cause OF the fear Of trouble over quarantine the
armored cruiser West Virginia VIII not come to
Ney-Orleane bat that the President VIII be taken
70 the vessel IN the Gulf on q Ighthouse tender
created some surprise here The TACT that the
Virginia ports raising guarantees and no longer
requiring health certificates removes any oincuIty
the cruiser might have IL returning norm from
New-Orleens- - -
new cases with a total to date OF srZ5L Ihere
were tWo deaths making q total Of 4lS
IBy Telegraph Ths Trfbune.I
Memphis, Oct 12-Heavy frost this morning
over ths northern cotton beIt and touching the
southern part slightly has caused reports Of raised
guarantees to come in from every district Inspec-
are being withdrawn on all railroads
north Of Jackson, Miss. and by Sunday there viii
be only memory OF the stFictest quarantine ever
known Already business here has received a de-
oAde6 impetus.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-10-13
FOREIGN BANK RETURNS.

London, Oct 1.-THE weekly return of the BaDl,
OF England shows the following changes: Total re-
serve decreased 1892, 000 circulation decreased
1896 600; bullion decreased $780, other securities
decreased IA 122. 0O0 other deposits decreased 81
217 O0o public deposits decreased E9 523 600; notes
in reserve decreased 1874 600; government securities
decreased 1850 900. The proportion of the banks
reserve to liabilities is 41.47 per cent against
80 so per cent last week. and compares with an
advance from 58k per cent TO 64Ts per cent in the
corresponding week last year. The rate discount
unchanged at per cent.
Paris, Oct. 1.-THE weekly return OF the Bank
Of France shows the following changes: Notes In
circulation decreased 33.s250OO francs; treasury
deposits increased 2s475.O0O francs: general de-
posits decreased 100000 francs; gold on hand
creased 225 francs: bills discounted decreased
1850. 900 francs
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-10-13
THE FEDERAL TREASURY.
OUTSIDE SECURITIES

Speculation in outside securities was highly ~
regular strength and weakness alternating N u'E
ferent quarters OF the market almost sirf'u'
" The declines however were much more ssvsEs
than the advances While transactions IN so I,s
instances were quite heavy. large part -
trading was OF the wash order variety --.-,rx
subway was erratIc In its movements liza
down about a point 1t broke nearly per C.. ,t,ss
a recovery OF s per cent Northern -. ~,
ore,.ed or per cent but subsequently ran W -.
ner cent Interborough Rapid Transit fen "a -, -
cent but recovered the loss American can 80,
were heavy, international Asreano4s
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-10-13
LESS lie.


DOMESTIC EXCHANGE New Orleans - Com
rnercial Toe discount: bank. 81 premium. San Fran
cisco-Sight 1c; telegraph. SC. Boston-1Oc dis
count Chicago-1Oc premium. Charlestca-Buying,
par: selling 1-loc premium. ST. Louis-10c discount
bid SC discount asked Minneapolis-Par Cincin-
nati-3Oc discount Savannah-Buying. 50c discount;
selling, 75c premium.
BANK CLEARINGS. - New-YOrk - Exchanges.
1895 U6I67 balances, 81 O5.4O2 PhlladeIphia-Ex Elk
changes ga 7S6 46S; balances. 1851. Bis Baltimore
Exchanges, $476S6O1; balances. $462 65 Boston
Exchanges SO 64O.7Z; balances. N.s3l,S36 Chicago
Exchanges. SS5.6e35ls; balances, $11S.79S
SILVER AARKET-Bar silver. 61a4c: Mexican
silver dollars, 4714c Bar silver in London closed at
2S14d.
GOLD PREAnUM.-In Madrid. $3.50; Lisbon 400
MEXICAN ExCHANGE-Mexican exchange on
New-York is quoted zoe.
GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS-Customs receipts
reported from Washington x1,15ss74 internal reve-
nue. receipts $3.50 $40; miscellaneous receipts $4S
Receipts for the day. s2lSs.6ls; expenditures s. =
4a 600 Receipts for the month to date SIC $50 ISL
expenditures S21 s coo; excess Of expenditures g.
M7.aa Receipts FOR the fiscal year to date. SI6s-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-10-13
MERCHANTS TRUST CO. SETTLEMENT.

The receivers Of the Merchants Trust Company
expect within the next fortnight to pay TO the
depositors OF the failed institution. who have al
ready received Is per ceuS Of the amount OF their
respective claims the remaining % per cent. tt
Is understood that some Of the depostors are not
satisfied TO get back their fun deposits but are de-
handing also interest on those sums at the rate Of
per cent from the date Of the trust conpauy'a
failure The stockholders naturally Interested
IN me outcome OF this claim. which If sustained
tr5bIItes materially lessen the amount to be dis
the depostors - w PHSIIo4It an iuulI OF
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-10-13
BOND MARKET TRADING.

RAILROAD AND OTHER BONDS Market ir-
regular. Total sales amounted in par value to
s., S22,E00. against $2,S57,500 Wednesday, The
heaviest dealings were in the japanese issues.
American Tobacco As, Atchison general As Brooklyn
Rapid Transit As, Central Leather IS. Central Pa
cic Is, Chicago Burlington and Quincy As Chi
cago, Rock Island and Pacific railroad Is, Colo
RADIO Industrial Bs. Erie convertible IS Kansas
City, Fort Scott and Memphis As Kansas City
Southern IS. Mexican Central first incomes Read
ing general is. Southern Pacific IS. Union Pacific
convertible As. United States Steel 5s Wabash de-
benture Bs. Wabash, Pttsburg Terminal seconds
and Wisconsin Central general As.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-10-13
NORFOLK AND WESTERN ELECTION.

Roanoke, Va. Oct. 1.-THE annual meeting OF
the stockholders Of the Norfolk and Western Rail
road held In the general offices here to-day
Eighty-four per cent of the stock WAS represented
There were two changes in the board Of directors
J. b Thayer was elected to fill the vacancy 90
caEioned by the death Of S NJ. Provost, Of Phila-
delphia, and Parker Shortridge, resigned was suo-
cesdcd by William G. Mcdowell, Of Philadelphia.
The board Of directors as Il now stands Is fol-
lows: L Z. Johnson, W II Barnes, John 2. Green.
James AcCrea, Samuel Rea. Henry Fink, Joseph L
Doran. Victor Morewetz William @. MacDowel,
Walter Il Taylor and J. 3. Thayer.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-10-13
PETITION AGAINST BROKER,

An involuntary petition in bankruptcy fled
Yesterday in the United States District Court,
against Frank L. Meyer, a stock broker and pro
ruoter. of No q Wilnam-st- by Frank Wa1ling,
with a claim OF $55972; the American Surety Com
pany with q claim Of 81 sos; r L Vale with a
claim of S225 Judgments all the three claims
were obtained in the Supreme Court against the al
legged bankrupt in 1898.
The act Of bankruptcy alleged was the pay
rnenf within four months of Sis To Acker kIer-
rail- & Condit. and several other small bills to
creditors the alleged bankrupt, showing himself TO
be insolvent. Other transfers OF assets alleged
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-10-13
HAMBURG BOATS FOR ATLAS RUN.
Virginia and venetia VIII Sail Fortnightly
for Colon by Way of Jamaica.

The NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Line announces that its
800 ton steamers Virginia and Venetia, with excel
lent passenger tons viii be placed in
the Atlas service for fortnighLly sailings between
Nev-York and Colon by way of Jamaica
The Virginia will sail from New-York on October
10 for Colon making the voyage in bout nine days
Connections can be made at Panama for all Cen
tral American Mexican and South Pacific ports
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-10-13
MONEY AND EXCHANGE.

MONEY MARKET-EIoney on cali opened at 5N
per cent: highest per cent; lowest, 81 per cent;
last loan ga per cent; close, 51zq5A per cent ru
ing rate. 5a4 per Time money was quoted at
5l512 per cent fo- sixty ninety days and ~ per
cent for four to six months. Commercial paper
was quoted at per cent for sixty TO ninety days
per cent for four to six months and 81 a6 per
cent for others
FOREIGN Observation-Disclosures closed firm
Actual closing rates follow:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-10-13
RECORD WHITE guRLEv CROP.

mount Sterling, KY. Oct. 12-Fron1 figures com
pi.eu -i9lh reports from the counties in the White
is the largest IN the historu Of Ken+c,3 u IT,
i5 an v aGfef IS q more than 1900 acres planted and
largest previous yield was Isl ~ ~ pounds Inc
cents pound. VIZ average e4khI
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-10-13
SEX dividend

FOREIGN MONEY 1TARKET-Cau money IN
London. 21aq3 per cent. Open market discount
rate for short bills 80 per cent; long bills 37sa
1916 per cent. Berlin discount rate. AZ per cent
Berlin exchange London. 20 marks 4514 pfenn!gs
Paris discount rate. pa per cent. Paris exchange
on London Is francs 1872 confines.
FOREIGN SECURITIES British consos for
money. IS 7-16; for the account Sa; French rentes
90 francs 60 confines
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-10-13
AMERICAN SECURITIES ABROAD.

London oct. y. 4 p rn-The market for American
securities was dull and lower Last Quotations fol-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-10-13

s7S5os; expenditures. s17sBs4so; excess Of epsndi-
lures 81. 591, $50
sUB-TRBAsURY-The sub-Treasury was DEBTOR
20 the Clearing House ss5.1sT.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-05-14

thus power is easily retained in the
same hands, and when they retire is
transmitted to successors whom they
choose. Even under the admirable sys-
tenn adopted by the Northwestern COM
pany, which permits no officer or di-
rector to accept a proxy, nor any per-
son to vote more than certain lmite'
number of proxies, it is not dlihcult TO
maintain authority in the hands OF the
same officials year after year.
Who will dispute the economic WIS
dom of this autocratic control? lnsur-
ance is an intricate, a difficult business
Competent actuaries do not grow on
everv bush. The executive ability to
act as trustee for millions is rare. 1t is
right that men trained to this business
SHOULD control IT.
But see the power they WELD!
The facts already recited tell only
half the story. The insurance com
panies not only by the investments
they make, the money they loan or
put ON deposit and the real estate they
own. but even more by the other busi-
nesses they control, exercise finan-
cial power the scope of which is scarce
ly realized even by those who may
come in contact with it every day. Two
years ago the insurance companies of
the United States owned more than
$4,000 900 or railroad stocks and bonds
nearly per cent of the entire rail-
road capitalization of the country
Their power among the railroads is
manifest.
They owned $64,O0O,0OO of bank and
Los Angeles herald., 1905-05-14

tiles and their influence is felt far and
wide in international finance. The
salaries paid by these companies to
their employees are almost as much as
the entire yearly budget of the kingdom
of Greece. They pay their agents in
commissions the sum of nearly twenty
seven million dollars.
Community of interests
Moreover, while in one sense COM
petitors, there is large community of
interests between the three companies.
In some things they are moved by n
common policy. Not only is there this
remarkable concentration In assets and
business, but there is corresponding
concentration in control.
Nominally. the life insurance COM
panies are types of almost ideal democ-
racy in business. The $11, ,4S7. .96O,26 of
insurance In force is divided into 14731,-
463 different policies, and If each policy
represents one person. there is one
policy on an average for every family
in the United States, and each policy
has in theory voice in the manage
ment and control OF insurance.
In fact, however, life insurance is
controlled by a f-perpetuating auto
cracy.
How is this effected?
BY the proxy
The policy holder transfers by proxy
his right to vote to another person;
sometimes the president, sometimes a
general agent, nearly always another
officer or director of the company. and
Los Angeles herald., 1905-05-14

trust company stocks. In TINS lact 10
discovered one of the great problems
involved in the life insurance eXpan-
sion. 1t Is leading to the creatloh Vi
chains or groups of banking power SO
vast as to be almost beyond conception
The extent to which the insurance
companies are going into the banking
business Is but little comprehended
even at this time, when the calcium
light of publicity is being thrown upon
them. Here are few striking Illus
trations. The Prudential, the great IN
dustrlal insurance company of Newark
owns $4SO,OOO of the stock of the FL
deity Trust company and $45O,OOO OF the
stock of the Union National bank.
The Metropolitan Insurance company
another great industrial insurance con-
Germ, owns stock in seven trust COM
panies and four banks in New York,
Brooklyn, Newark and Burlington' VT.
But we are chiefly interested now in
the "blg three"-the Mutual, the Equi-
table and the New York. The New
York owns great blocks of bonds, i'm
cluding many conaterals, but 1t owns
no stock. While there are no bank
stocks on it's list of investments, its
president, John A. Mccall, is director
in the National City and First National
banks, two of the three greatest banks
of the country, as well as in several
trust companies, while its vice presi-
dent, George w. Perkins, is partner
in the banking house of j. p Morgan
& Co.
The Mutual Life Insurance company
owns stock in seven banks and four
Los Angeles herald., 1905-05-14

teen trust companies situated in several
cities.
The Equitable Life owns stock in nine
banks and nine trust companies.
Now it does not necessarily follow
that because this concentration has
taken place and this power exists the
concentration is economically unsound
or the power is abused. The facts
given are stated merely as facts. with
out prejudice or hostility Of any kind,