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Good lob on a Good Day.

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During his testimony Mr. Tarbell made
a very extensive explanation OF the good
that Insurance companies have done ana
tho difficulties under which the work Is
carried on. One part OF his testimony
caused much amusement to the commits
tee, as well as the spectators, when he
described Il fight with the New York Life
over the taking OF agents In this state
mcnt Nh. Tarbell told how he won over
q general agent and two hundred SUB
agents of the New York Life In this city,
without tho cost to the Equitable of so
much as one dollar. The only inducement
offered was that the agents could make
more on a commission basis than under
the salary Of the New York Ldfe. Nj.
Tarbell detailed this deal with the agents
In its various steps, and said that he
closed the deal on u Sunday. He thought
1t was q good Job, and 1t was done on {.
good day. ,,
Mr.. Tarbell's testimony was interrupts
cd again during tho Afternoon session.,
and Assemblymnn James Is. Apgar. of
Westclester, was called. His card, with
the inscription MIR. Hyde says to pay
him" was attached 10 voucher for
$1,000. which the Equitable paid Thomas
ID. Hustled, and the voucher bore Hus-
ated's endorsement,
Mr. Apgar knew absolutely nothlng
about the moneW. nor did he know how his
card came to be used for such purpose.
nor had he over heard of any money
being paid by tho Equitable or any one
else. He knew Fields. but never knew of
his receiving nroney for political purposes,
Fields was politically active in Vest
chester where he also lived Mr., Apgar
said. and generally elected any one he
set out to elect Mr., Apgar had talked
with Fields at Albany while member of
the Insurance committee. but never on
any matters In the Legislature to which
Fields was opposed He had also called
on Fields socially inatlle house maintains
ed by lrlelds, ,5tf
1t was expected to-day that the depo-
sition of George II, Squire. the former
financial manager of the Equitable Life
would be read for the record, but Mr.,
Hughes explained that the subcommittee
had not completed the examination OF
Mr., Squire because II Tad to be taken In
parts, Mr.. Squire being too feeble to
stand any lengthy conversations. The de-
position will, thareSore. be read when It
~ completed.
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late Henry =. Hyde. He Is coaching
enthusiast. an officer OF the French Le-
gion OF Honor. an ardent admirer OF
French literature. director In over
forty corporations and member Of
some twenty clubs.
Richard A. McCurdy. president Of
the Mutual Life Insurance company,
draws a salary Of 100000 per annum,
He Is seventy years old, but is stili a
hard worker and usually-Is at his desk
from 0 a. M. to p. m. He Is Har-
yard graduate and at one time prac-
ticed law with LucIus Robinson, who
was afterward governor Of New York.
He became attorney Of the Mutual
Life In 1855 and rose to control Of
Its affairs.
John A. Mccall. president Of the
New York Life Insurance company,
receives a salary Of $4,000 and puts
IN long hours at his desk. He was
born in 1910 and from early life has
been In some way connected with the
insurance business. He Is a director
In many corporations and has splen.
did country seat at Long Branch.
Leonor Fresnei Lofee. who recently
retired as president Of the Rock Island
railroad, got a salary. In that position
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Of figures, and, hdT.nS solls natural
talent for drawing. he determined to
study art. He entered the class OF q
well known Illustrator and for some
time made pictures and enjoyed him
self. 1t was not work to pursue this
vocation. but money was slow In COM
Ing. In company with another student
he rented a small studio In Boston.
where he made great many drawings
and sold one now and then. 1t was
trip into Bohemia which he counts one
Of the pleasantest experiences Of his
life. In order to help pay studio rent
Lincoln occasionally wrote a verse or
humorous sketch and illustrated II and
sent II to a publisher. Finding that
these contributions were more market
able than the drawings alone, he began
to give them more serious attention.
Then he was offered the position OF
associate editor Of the Bulletin, the
official publication Of the League OF
American Wheelmen, and his humor-
Gus contributions to this Journal were
widely quoted and brought him to the
attention of magazine editors.
Two years ago Mr.. Lincoln deter
mined to write novel. and the reso-
luton took form In ''Cap'n Err" which
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Of $4,000 a year. He was born b
1858 and educated at Rutgers college
and began his railroad career in 1877
as member Of the engineering corps
Of the Pennsylvania road.
Stuyvesant Fish gets 10000 as pres.
ldent Of the Illinois Central He Is a
son OF the late Hamilton Fish, secre-
tary Of state under President Grant.
was born In 1851 and educated at Co
iumbla university. His wife IL lead
er In the -Four Hundred. The family
have several homes, one Of them a
villa at Newport and another New
York residence which reproduces the
famous Doges palace Of Venice.
James J. Hill receives a salary Of
$4,000 as president OF the Great
Northern railroad. He was born In
log cabin In Canada In 1887 and has
been great factor In the develop
ment OF the northwest.
Charles 5. Mellen, president Of the
New York. New Haven and Hartford
road, receives $4,000. He 10 me rak-
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lation represents almos, every nation
ali,y on earth. In consequence OF which
politan city Of $1,000 people. Its popu-
It's wharves. II enjoys marked advant-
Il lsa lively center OF business activity.
Its advantageous location at the n'Juth
OF the great Columbia river makes II
the trade mart OF the vast productive
region OF northwestern Oregon and
southwestern Washington. and II ls the
supply point for fully $4,000 people.
The estimate OF population here
given is conservative. The 1900 gov
ernment census accredited the city
with about 5000 eopIe, but the launch
Gng of new enterprises, together with
the natural growth. has added many
hundreds to the population In the past
nve years. Failure to develop local re-
sources has resulted In slow growth,
but a new era OF commercial activity
ts dawning and the prospects for the
citys future are very bright.
on Its magnificent location and won-
derful natural advantages Astoria
bases It's expectations of future great
ness Situated on the only fresh water
harbor OF importance In the world,
with the broad ocean but 10 miles from
ages as a shipping center. The gravity
route Of the Columbia river Is natures
highway for the great inland empire,
the immense product of which must be
exported from the ocean port. AZ As
toria the largest ships may Ind safe
moorings, and its harbor will accom-.
modate oil the shipping that may ever
come TO the northwest coast. II Is
pre-eminently the Pacific slope port,
as New York Is the Atlantic port, ana
must soon receive from the transcon.
tinental railroads the recognition which
its advantages justify, as has New
York on the Atlantic coast.
Development Of the numbering In
dustry will alone make Astoria great.
There are $4,000. 100000 feet of tibmer
standing In the forests near the city.
This vast timber supply Is great
enough to keep In steady operation for
20 years 100 large mills. and to AFFORD
employment during that period to 49,
600 persons in the manufacturing
plants. to say nothing Of the army Of
workmen that would be employed In
the forests, The first steps towards the
development Of lumDering have now
been taken, and four mills, with a daily
output exceeding 100000 feet. are in
operation. The forests are only a snort
distance from the city, and the cost OF
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| greatest resources.
The annual salmon yield Of the CO.
lumbia river is valued at $4,000, 900
The spring fishing season lasts only
about four months-from April is to
August $50 1t means s750,0oo
monthly to those interested in It and
those who live at and near the seat
of the industry.
The pairyins industry.
Dairying in Clatsop county is in its
infancy. and very few dairymen realize
the natural advantages Of this coun-
try. The climate, coupled with the pro-
ductiveness Of the oil. makes 1t an ideal
district for production OF butter AMI
cheese; dairymen are taking more in
terest in the breed and care Of stock.
With the genuine butter COW, such
as few here have as yet. much better
results may be obtained, though even
now the luxurient pasturage enables
the cows to furnish an abundance Of
rich milk. with more than an average
of butter fat. A modern equipped
creamery is in operation in Astoria.
furnishing the farmers a ready sale
for their cream, at an average price for
the year of 22k cents per pound for
butter fat; and the cows yield, under
good care. about 225 pounds of butter
fat per year. There is general inter.
est in increasing the dairy business;
many Of the dairymen are preparing to
enlarge their herds, and new daries are
being started. Ever-growing grass
and the best market in the world make
this an inviting field for those who
understand the care Of cows.
All the Oregon coast country espe-
cially that near the mouth Of the Co.
lumbia river. is very similar to the
great dairying sections of Europe. such
as Denmark. Holland and the Channel
islands. The winters however, are
milder and the summers dryer.
The lands best adapted to grass.
growing are the tidelands, which are
river bottoms adjoining the Colum,
bia or its branches, and overflowed by
the highest tides. These lands may be
reclaimed by diking. at an expense of
about SO per acre. BY dilxing large
tracts by machinery-with steam
dredges-the expense may be reduced,
and more substantial dikes erected. one
acre Of tideland has been shown to be
ample for keeping one COW the entire
year. There are still in Clatsop county
about 10000 acres of tideland to be
diked much of 1t being easily cleared
after the diking is done. This is no
experiment, as many Of the best dairy
farms have been made on diked tide
land.
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laiI. IL Is the healthiest spot on earth.
Astoria wants more people. Its ma
tural resources will easily support
from 25O.oOo to 100000 population, yet
there are only $4,000 people here to
reap the benefits that nature has so
generously placed at their disposal.
The homeseeker will find no better
place to locate, and few equal places
Labor Ia always In demand, at the
highest wages. and there Is much EN-
couragement for the man who wishes
to engage in business. Strangers often
remark the uniform courtesy OF the
people and the general effort on the
part OF AstorIans to make matters
pleasant for visitors. The home-seek-
er or investor who fails to visit Astoria
will make great mistake, for no other
community In the Pacific northwest
offers such opportunities as the lower
Columbia river district.
Astoria has a 100000 gravity water
system. paid ire department. first.
class street car service. gas and elec-
trio lighting systems. free public IL
brary, unexcelled transportation facill-
ties, complete school system. 10 civic
societies. three daily and six weekly
newspapers excellent telegraph ans
telephone service. three banks carry.
ing deposits Of about s2.OOO.OOO, two ex>
press Offices irst-class theaters, IL
churches labor unions representing
every branch Of trade. two energetic
commercial organizations. two social
clubs. admirably conducted hospital
miles OF manufacturing sites, plenty OF
fine residence and business property;
is the only fresh-w water seaport on the
Pacific coast; Is situated at the mouth
Of river that drains an empire; has a
harbor large enough to accommodate
the combined shipping Of the Pacific
coast: has a trunk-line railroad con.
Meeting II with four transcontlnental
railroads; is the uttermoat railroad ex.
tension point on the American conti-
nent; Is 200 miles nearer Yolxahoma
and other oriental ports than any other
Pacific coast port: is tsO miles nearer
the Cape Nome mining country than
any other port on the Pacific coast; is
the salmon shipping center of the
world; is the center of one Of the
greatest possible dairy industries that
the country today possesses,
1t is the only place where the royal
chinook salmon Is packed; has sub
stantial public and business buildings,
factories and handsome residences.
Astoria's School System.
Astoria's sohol system Is not sur
passed by that of any other city OF
the size in the west. At present there
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tee In yIFrIdI control 6f The society,
and Il is supposed that be will even
tually become Its president and sue.
coed to salary Of 100000. As head
Of the navy department and member
Of Mr. Roosevelt's cabinet he drew but
5000 a year.
James Hazen Hyde, in addition to
drawing 100000 as vice president Of
the Equitable. has drawn s28,0Oo a
year from two other companies In
which he has held Office, and bis oppo-
nents In the society have alleged that
be made considerable money also out
Of syndlcates organized for investment
OF the Equitable surplus. Mr. Hyde
is bachelor Of twenty nine and son
Of the founder Of the Equitable. the
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are six large school buildings here
The schools are conveniently located In
all sections Of the city. and in every
respect are modern in their appoint
ments. Well-appointed schools are to
be found throughout the county. and
children living on farms and in viii
lages enjoy educational advantages al
most equal to those afforded city chill.
dren.
Astoria's Water System.
Astoria possesses a 100000 gravity
water system, which Is not equalled
In equipment by any other system in
the Pacific northwest. The water
works are operated by the municipal
government as represented by the
water commission. and constitute the
city's =iost valuable asset. The water
is brought from Bear creek. about 10
miles distant, which has Its source In
the mountains. .
The reservoir Is situated on the plar
teau back OF the city. where the sup
ply is regulated. The water system of
Astoria is extensive enough to supply
the needs OF 100000 people, besides af-
fording are protection to all parts of
the city.
The LAUNDERING Industry.
The mouth Of the Columbia river
has the greatest body Of timber tribu'
tary and available of any point in the
world.
The numbering business is the larg-
est in the Pacific northwest; II out.
ranks in value Of product any other
line Production Of wheat is a close
second, being worth sl7.OOo,0O0 year,
while the value Of the lumber output
is sls,OO0,O00. Coal. gold and silver,
fruit cattle and sheep. Wool and Ash,
all Of which are produced in great
abundance, fall far below, nor hardly
equal in the aggregate, the wealth de-
rived from the forests The town,
therefore, that commands the greatest
resources available OF fine timber must
have q great outlook. Demand for
timber win not decrease. but become
greater with every year.
The timber trees of the forests tribu-
tary to Astoria are, In order Of quail
ity; Douglas FIR. commercially known
as oregon pine: hemlock, spruce and
cedar. There are also soft or birds
eye, maple. vine maple. alder wild
cherry, willow, etc.
The fir is both red and yellow. 1t
grows FIVE to IL feet in diameter, and
$50 to 800 feet tan: S51 feet is said to
have been measured on one fallen tres
in the coast mountains, Considerable
noble fir, or larch, and some white pine
are found on the highest of the coast
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4 logs 70 Astoria Is light, mark
his a most desirable point for the
nufactuer OF lumber. The advant.
.ges offered by this city as a milling
point are beginning to attract the at
tention OF millmen who desire to op.
ate economically, and before Iona
astoria will rank as the largest lum'
erIng producing port on the Pacific
cast.
The growth OF the salmon industry
viii likewise prove OF great benefit tc
Astoria BY means OF artificial propa-
CATION. this magnificent business has
come to stay. II will be built up. with
In few years. to four times Its present
magnitude. and will then mean more
than siO.0O0.O0O annually to the city
Several Alaskan salmon canueries are
owned and operated here and each
year bring large sums to their home
once The possibilities OF Astoria as a
fishing port or center In other lines Of
fishing industries are also OF great
Importance, and the attention Of capt
talists Is called to this city as deep
sea fishing center; also to the great
runs OF genuine French sairines which
come into the river by the hundreds OF
billions every year.
The lower Columbia river district,
with Its mild climate. offers unsur-
passed inducements to dairymen, farm
ers and small-frult growers. While
smali-fruit growing has not been ex.
tenslvely engaged in, those who have
followed II have been most successful,
and one enterprIsing grower Is now
harvesting two strawberry crops a
year--the only instance OF the kind
known In this section of the country,
Settlement Of the productive lands OF
the county will work wonders for the
city and assist materially In its up
building.
There are many other resources
which will combine to bring about the
future greatness OF Astoria Here are
to be found opportunities for men In
every walk OF llfe--capltalists small
investors, farmer, dairymen. fruit.
grower and laborer. This new country,
where fortunes await the energetic,
offers to those seeking location the
best advantages OF any section Of the
west.
In every respect Astoria is metro,
polltan. It enjoys splendid facilities
of all kinds, is a pleasure-loving city
and thoroughly up-to-date. Thou
sands of strangers visit Astoria every
month, and during the summer season
II 10 the Mecca of those who live in
the interior, 1t has It's different quar-
ters, like the larger cities, and. best OF
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mountains, but little near Astoria. The
spruce, OF the tideland species, is founC
only on the west slopes Of the coasl
mountains II attains a diameter vary
lnng from about an average of six feet
to 16 or II; and specimens 81 and s:
feet each in girth have been measured
-1s to 81 feet in diameter. Hemlocl
occurs as a mixed or smaller growth
with ar and spruce, trees seldom being
Of great height. although often yer,
large. Yet cedar is found mixed with
the other timbers. the trees seldom be-
ing Of greater height, although otter
very large. Yet cedar is not plentiful
in this section. In general estimates Of
timber production 10000 feet to the
acre are ollowed. Single acres have
been known to produce ten times this
amount. Quarter sections Of timber
land on the market are usually esti-
mated at 100000 to 100000 feet each
board measure.
Mills and Manufacturing.
Although manufacturing is as yet in
its. infancy in Astoria, more than 4S0O
persons are employed in the institu-
tons now doing business here. The
salmon industry employs by far the
greatest number Of persons, but the
seasons extend over a period Of only
about six months, and at other times
those engaging in it follow other lines
Of pursuit The numbering industry,
Including box factories, barrel factor
les. ETC., is rapidly assuming proper.
tions, and will. within few years, out
rank the fishing interests.
Astoria wants more manufacturing
concerns, and offers the very best in,
ducements to capitalists. Here are to
be found unexcelled sites, with the .ad.
vantage Of both rail and water connec.
tions. and the intending investor in
western properties should look over the
Astoria situation. Sites can be secured
at very low prices.
More than ssOOo,oOO is invested in
manufacturing plants here while the
value OF the yearly prodact exceeds
Is6,50o,o0o. In ALL 4341 persons are en-
ployed, receiving annual wages that
aggregate s2.O5s,soo.
Salmon Industry.
Astoria owes its existence largely to
the great salmon industry of which 1t
is the center. Year after year the Co
lumbia river has given up It's wealth
of fish. and in the past rs years haA
yielded s75,OOO.OOO. nearly all Of which
has been placed in circulation in this
city. Where other crops have failed.
the salmon supply has maintained its
average OF production, and in this re-
spect can be classed as one Of oregon's
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CAPE COD NOVELIST.

Joseph c. Lincoln, Creator of "Cap'n
Eri," an ora salts SON.
1t was roundabout way by which
Joseph c. Lincoln, author Of Part
ners Of the Tide" just published, got
into fiction writing. After completing
his education In the schools Of Boston
Mr.. Lincoln entered a banking house.
intending to rise to eminence In the
world Of finance. But he found II hard
to develop any enthusiasm over keep
ing books and footing nm long columns
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IdFkef shlhTle1 luhu
President Roosevelt. Some Of them
have large incomes from other sources
In addition to their stipulated salaries
from corporations. Besides these are
the men whose incomes from their
business or investments mount into
the hundreds OF thousands or even mil
lions. John ID. Rockefeller. president
Of the Standard oil company, receives
a salary OF $4,000. but his total in
come Is said TO be more than a hun.
dred times that sum. The corporations
which pay the largest salaries to head
officials are the leading railroads. the
leading life insurance companies, the
big trusts. tho transportation syndi.
Gates and the biggest of the banks.
The Income Of corporation lawyers
varies a great deal from year to year.
The largest single fee ever paid law
yer for conducting a single case 10 be-
lleyed TO have been received by Will
liam Nelson Cromwell for his work In
connection with the Panama canal.
He Ia said TO have been paid fee Of
$1,000 coo for his work In that connec-
tion. James B. Dill IL said to have re-
ceived a fee OF Si.0O0.000 for settling
the suit between Andrew Carnegie and
II. G. Frlck. w. d. Guthrie La under
stood to have received 100000 for
breaking the will OF the late Henry
Bradley Plant. These are believed TO
be the largest single fees ever paid to
lawyers In this country.
The salaries paid to the president,
vice president and second vice pres
ldent OF the Equitable Life Assurance
society come to the neat sum OF $780,.
0OO year James w. Alexander has
drawn 100000 as president and James
II. Hyde the same sum as vice presi.
dent. while Gage E. Tarbell's enyel-
opes called for 10000. The reorgan-
Ization of the affairs Of the company
recently brought about has placed Paul
Morton. who has resigned a. secretary
~ - - '''r head NJ cnwm't.
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I'll brave the storms of Chilkoot Pass;
I'll cross the plains of frazen glass,
I'd leave my wife and cross the sea,
Rather than be without Rocky Noun
tain Tea. Frank Hart's drug store.
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road man whose common sense words
on the subject of capital and labor
were quoted by President Roosevelt
in message 10 congress. He is fifty
years old and began his railroad ca
reer at eighteen In humble clerk
ship.
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Some Hired Men
With Big Salaries
They Get More Money Than President
Roosevelt ~ Noted Railroad Presl.
dents and Life Insurance
Officials Who Are
Well Paid.

.H u salaries
/ paid to their
head men by
the big corpo-
rations Of this c0un.
try make the salary
paid TO the chief
executive Of the
American republic
look small. There
are several hundred
men In the United
States who draw