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The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1906-07-27
ARTICLE ".

The capital stock of this corporation
is hereby declared to be and is fixed
at Two Million ($2,OOO,OOO) Dollars,
divided into Forty Thousand 40, 0OO)
Shares of the par value of Fifty $500
Dollars earn, ten per cent of which
must be paid for in cash at the time of
subscription and the balance at such
time as the Board of Directors may
fix, provided that not more than twen-
ty-fve percent of the subscription may
be called for within a period of sixty
days. The books for the subscription
shall be opened at the domicile of this
corporation as soon as possible after
the organization of the Board of Di.
rectors, and the fixing of the terms of
subscription, at which time they shall
place on sale such an amount of stock
of this corporation and upon such
terms as the Board of Directors NAV
uSICi llllHCi ulu ali SUOCh remaining
unsold in this corporation may be
placed upon the market by the Board
OF Directors at such time and in such
blocks as the Board of Directors may
determine from time to time. This
corporation is authorized to commence
business as such when One Hundred
(l00) shares of its capital stock has
been subscribed for, of which ten per
cent. must be paid for in cash at the
time of subscription, and the remain
der subject to the call OF the Board of
Directors, as above provided, and all
contracts entered into by this corpor-
ation for the building, construction
and maintenance of said road, or for
any other purpose incident.to or con-
nected with the same, shall be binding
upon the corporation as soon as said
amount OF stock is subscribed for.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1906-07-27
STATE OF LOUISIANA
PARISH Of CALCASIEU.

hereby certify that the above and
foregoing is true and correct COPY
OF the original "Act of Incorporation
as same on file in my Office and re.
corded in Book 'l9" of Mortgages
page 40 ct seq. Recorded July 5th.
1906.
In testimony whereof, witness nv
official signature and seal affixed at
Lake Charles, Louisiana, on this. the
tenth day of July, A. d., 1906.
SEAL j. a. st. German.
Deputy Clerk of Court.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1906-07-27
All The World

knows that Billiards. Snow LinimeD'
has no superior for rheumatism
Stiff joints, Cuts. Sprains, LumbsgO
and all pains. Buy it, try it ana you
will always use it. Any body who na'
used Billiards. Snow Liniment IS
living proof of what it does. All '"
ask of you is to get trial bottle.
Price 25c, soc aud Si00. Sold o
Billion Bros.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1906-07-27
STATE OF LOUISIANA,
PARISH OF CALCASIEU.

l hereby certify, that the within act
OF Incorporation and Stock Subscrip-
ton was this day duly recorded in nv
current Notarial Record "a" on
page 5.
Witness my official signature and
seal at Welsh, La. on this 10th day
of May, A. D., 1906.
! SEAT VIM. p. Russell Jr.
I Notary Public
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1906-07-27

Wstness my official signature and
seal at Welsh, Louisiana, on this 10th
day OF May, 1906, in the presence of
2. W. kiplinger and j. a. Anderson.
competent witnesses.
Witnesses. ! ?. W. Kiplinger.
j. A. Anderson.
! SEAL ". p. Russell, Jr.,
Notary Public.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1906-07-27

Carr, {. BenOit, j. Il. RobicnauX, 5.
W. Day, j. ALI. Martin, J. b. Lee, L.
F. Doan, D. Il. Read, Joseph Villien,
w. NJ. Terry, Claud a. Martin, w.
7. Labit, a. L. Hebert, A. B. Clark,
r. S. Langley, w. H. Cline, r. Fink
elstein. f., 9. Willard, J. f. Bower,
p. NJ. Billion. NJ. l.. Sloan, each
of whom declared unto me in the
presence of the hereinafter named and
undersigned witnesses, that they do
hereby subscribe for and bind them
selves to pay for the number of shares
of the capital stock of Rice Belt and
Northwestern Railroad Company, of
the par value of Fifty 1850 Dollars
per share, set opposite their respective
signatures hereto:
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1906-07-27
ARTICLE V.

All OF the corporate powers of this
corporation shall be vested in Board
OF Directors, composed of not less
than seven Directors, nor more than
fifteen Directors selected from among
the stockholders of this corporation
as hereinafter provided.
Until IA" first annual meetiu.! of its
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1906-07-27
ARTICLE I.

The name of said corporation is
hereby declared to be Rice Belt and
Northwestern Railroad Company, and
its domicile shall be at Welsh, in the
Parish of Calcasieu aud State of Lou
iSiana.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1906-07-27
STATE OF LOUISIANA.
PARISH OF CALCASIEU,

Before me, VIM. P. Russell, Jr., a
Notary Public, in and for said Parish
and State, on this day personally
came and appeared, E. M. Clark, L.
E. Robinson. Fl. A. Davidson, Jno.
Il. Cooper, Jno, w. Armstrong, Chas.
A. Austin, o. Fulton, w. E. Taught.
p. }. Unkel, E. NJ. Powers, F. D..
Calkins, j. H. Bowen, r. r. Arce-
neanx, c. NJ. Field, a. E. Head, A.
I. Jones, Eloi Hebert, L. G. Lewis,
Il. ). Greer, Samuel Blackford, C. E.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1906-05-31
Independent Oil Man So
Calls Standard Co.
ANlNE-YEAR FIGHT
The History Thereof Is Told to the
Interstate Commission at a
Session in Cleveland.

Cleveland, O.-Calling the Stand
ard Oil Co. a "devilfsh," Louis
+. Emory, a veteran independent oil
man of Bradford, Pa, was the most
important witness before the inter
state commerce commission at its in
quiry into the methods of the oil trust
In Cleveland Thursday. Emory, who
promoted rival pipe line company to
compete with the Standard in the car
rying Of oil from western PennsylYa-
MIA to tideWater, told the commission
of fight lasting for nine years, dur
ing which period he was combated by
the Standard with all the resources at
its command. He told how their prop
erty had been destroyed by men in
the employ of the Standard, and legal
processes were used to drive the in
dependents out of New Jersey, thus
closing their outlet to the seaboard.
The fight. he said, cost the independ-
ents nearly million dollars, but they
were finally victorious.
Emory told how the Pennsylvania
and other railroads forced him to
close a refinery at Philadelphia by re-
fusing to give him cars. Nearly 1000
cars, he said, were shipped out of the
state and scattered idle over the coun-
try. This testimony was taken over
the protest of the Standard Oil that it
had been heard by the industrial com
mission.
"When certain wells were drilled
near Bradford" said Emory, 1--WE sent
the oil to Bradford at 25 cents a bar
rel. This was over the Pennsylvania
railroad.
"A small line agreed to carry the oil
for ten cents until the Pennsylvania
by threats of withdrawing their traffic
agreement made them refuse to give
us this rate.
1--WE were forced to build a 19-mile
pipe line at a cost of $4,000. Then
the Vacuum Pipe Line Co, came to
drive us out, and the Pennsylvania
railroad gave them a right of way and
permission TO build their tanks along
the tracks.
Jerry Burns, now a Standard Oil
employe, was employed by our indie
pendent company as a shipper at $75
a month. | don't know how much he
got from the Standard, but every night
he made his report to the Standard of
flee at Bradford"
T. G. Westgate, an Independent oil
refincr and producer of Titusville, Pa,
the first witness who testified before
the commission Thursday, was close
ly questioned by Commissioner Prouty
and by Chief Counsel Marchand in
reference to the shipment of oil in
tank cars, but his testimony on that
subject was not particularly enlight-
ening.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1906-05-31
GROWTH OF THE TELEPHONE
Nearly Two Million and a Half In
struments in Use in the
United States.

Washington.-A special report on
telephones and telegraphs for 1901 has
been issued by the census Office. 1t
shows that in 1902 the telephone sys-
TENS OF the country operated more
than three-fourths of the wire mileage
reported for both telephones and tele-
graphs, gave employment to seven
tenths of the wage earners, and paid
more than twothirds of the wages, re-
ceived more than two thirds of the to-
tai revenue, and paid more than two
thirds of the total expenses.
For the commercial systems The
mileage was 4,779.571, and the number
of telephones 2,225,9S1; for the mutual
systems the mileage was 7O.915, ani
the number of telephones S9,316; and
for the Independent lines the mileage
was 1896, and the number of tele-
phones 55,747
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1906-05-31
CAME EASILY
Mr.. Patton Got 100000
in Coal Stock.
FREt OF ALL COST.
An Assistant to President CdSSatt,
of the Pennsylvania Railroad,
Testifies UnwiIIingly.

Philadelphia, Pa. - Further reve-
lations concerning stockholdings
in soft coal mining companies by of
ticials of the Pennsylvania railroad
were made Wednesday when the in
ter-state commerce commission re-
sumed it's investigation into the al
legged discrimination by railroads in
the distribution of cars.
Three high officials of the railroad,
First Vice President John p. Green,
Third Vice President Samuel Rea and
William A. Patton, assistant to Pres
ident Cassatt, were the important wit
nesses of the day.
Mr.. Patton was under examination
the greater part of the morning and
was an unwilling witness. The per-
sistent questioning of Attorney Glas-
gov, for the commission, however,
brought out the fact that Mr.. Patton
had acquired stock the par value Of
which is $307 900 in various coal COM
panies without cost to himself. He
explained, however, that he had sign
ed notes obligating himself for his
share of the losses and declared his
belief that it was proper for him to
accept the stock under those condi-
tions.
Vice President Rea read a state
ment to the commission in which he
explained all of his stock transac-
tions, stating that he did not believe
he was debarred from such ownership
because of his connection with the
railroad company. Mr.. Rea said that
most of his stock was acquired
through his association with land
purchasing syndicates which took up
the coal properties for development.
Vice President Green said tha'
or 80 years ago it was not considered
improper for an official of the railroad
to own coal company stock, but that
conditions had changed and such
holdings might not now be regarded
in the same light as formerly. He in
formed the commission that the board
of directors of the Pennsylvania rail
road, acting upon the information that
had been brought out at the hearings,
had appointed committee of five di-
rectors to make an investigation into
the connection of its officials with coal
companies. Mr.. Green said he did not
own dollars worth of coal company
stock.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1906-05-31
ISTHMIAN CANAL AFFAIRS.
Mr.. Wallace Scores Secretary Taft
Sentiment in Favor of Sea Level
Canal Grows in the Senate.

Washington, ID. C.-FOrmer Chief
Engineer John f. Wallace, of the
isthmian canal, on Wednesday ad-
dressed a letter to Senator Millard,
chairman of the committee on inter
oceanic canals, in reply to Secretary
Taft's recent testimony before that
committee, in which he charges Sec
retary Taft with having abused his Of
fetal position in order to make a sec
ond assault upon him and to place in
public record statements Calculated
and apparently intended to affect my
reputation for veracity."
He also imputes to Gov. Magoon a
breach Of confidence in having advis-
ed him to take certain course of ac-
ton and then anticipating it by secret
ly writing to Secretary Taft.
While expressly stating that he
bears no i'll will toward William Mel
son Cromwell, Mr.. Wallace speaks of
the bias of Secretary Taft in favor Of
that gentleman and says that Taft
was aware that Mr.. Cromwell, among
other things, was trying to secure the
payment by the United States of an
improper claim which, however, was
afterwards disallowed by the presi-
dent
A growing sentiment in the senate
in favor Cf making the proposed canal
appropriation applicable only to the
construction of a sea level canal
across the isthmus of Panama, in ac-
cordance with the majority report OF
the senate committee on inter-oceanic
canals, is proving embarrassing to
the administration, which is commit
ted to the lock type. President Roose-
welt on Wednesday discussed the sub
ject with senate leaders who called at
the White House, and apparently he is
much concerned as to the outcome.
AS the result Of the presidents in
quiry an attempt was made to ascer-
tain how the senate stands on the
question of canal type. There were
too many absentees TO make an eff
fective poll
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1906-05-31
AFFlRMS BURTON DECISION
Kansas Senator Must Serve Six
Months in Jail and Pay Fine, Be
sides Losing Office.

Washington. THE supreme court of
the United States Monday rendered a
decision in the case of United States
Senator Ralph Burton, of Kansas.
The decision was against Burton, af.
firming the decision of the United
States circuit court for the eastern dis.
trict of Missouri, by which Burton was
sentenced to six months Imprisonment
in the Jail of Iron county, Mo, re-
quired to pay fine of $2,500 and de-
prived of the right to hereafter hold
office under the government. The
opinion was by Justice Harlan. All
Of the points made in Burton's inter-
est were overruled
Senator Burton was prosecuted on
the charge of violating Section 1892
of the revised statutes, which prohib-
receiving compensation for services
rendered before any of the government
departments in any matter in which
the government may be interested
He was specifically charged with ac-
cepting a fee of $500 per month for
five months from the Rialto Grain &
Securities company, of st. Louis, for
services rendered that company in an
effort to prevent the issuance of an
order by the post Office department
prohibiting the use of the mails by
the company
Immediately after promulgating its
decision in the Burton case the su-
preme court of the United States Mon
day granted a motion to give 60 days
to Senator Burton in which to pre-.
pare a petition for rehearing. The
action will have the effect of taking
the case over until the next term Of
court beginning in October, as the
present term will expire next Monday.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1906-05-31
mWhite nfseasev in Africa.

Sir Harry Johnston, the famous e.
p!orer, once escaped from a very tight
corner in Africa by queer strata
gem. A score or two of murderou5
natives had surrounded his tent, into
which, before rushing it. they sent an
envoy. The envoy was told the small
poX was in camp, and a wretched AL
bino was sent out as the awful exam
pie. In five minutes the scared tribes
men had vanished. AS Sir Harry well
knew, they cared the white ctsease"
more than all the inventions of Maxim
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1906-05-31
CHURCH TO QUIT BUSINESS
Mormon Leaders to Dispose of Great
Cooperative Store and Other
Holdings in Utah.

Salt Lake City-The Mormon church
is going out OF business, according to
local paper. Its principal holding in
Salt Lake City, the Utah Light and
Railway company is to be taken over
by a $25, 900. 900 corporation composed
of English and American capitalists.
If this policy is completely carried
out, the sale of the traction interests
will be followed oy the sale of stocks
in banks, sugar factories, the great
Zion cooperative mercantile institu-
ton department store, and many small e
er enterprises. Ii will be nothing less
than a commercial revolution which
will profoundly affect the political and
social life of the state.
Simultaneously the announcement Is
made that the Salt Lake & Los Angeles
railroad, another church property, has
been sold to a local syndicate for $500,
600. This road is 13 miles in length,
and runs from the city to the lake.
President Joseph F. Smith. of the
Mormon church, is quoted as saying
that the divorce of religion from bust
ness is made on account of the fact
that the Mormons whom the church
sought to protect years ago no longer
need the protection of the chach in
business affairs. The church entered
business, he says, to assist converts
and strangers belonging to the church,
but as they are now on a firm footing
the church withdraws from business
entirely
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1906-05-31
HAD GIVEN UP ALL HOPE.
CONFINED TO Her BED
WITH DYSPEPSIA,
''IOweMy to Pe-ru-na, y"
Says Mrs. Hufaker.

Mrs. Mittie Huffaker, +. r. No. 8,
Columbia, Tenn, writes:
Twas afflicted with dyspepsia for
several years and az last was confined
to my bed, unable 10 sid up.
"We tried several different doctors
without relief.
~ had given up all hope of any re-
lief and was almost dead when my
husband bought me "a bottle of Pc
.ruHa.
cat first I could not notice any ben
eft, 1but after taking several bottles l
was cured sound and well.
"Tt is to PerunS owe my life TO-
day.
u cheerfully recommend it to al
sufferers.
Revised Formula.
For number Of years requests
have come to me from a multitude of
grateful friends, urging that Peruna
be given a slight laxative quality.
have been experimenting with laxa-
tive addition for quite a length of
time, and now feel gratified to an
nounce to the friends of Peruna that
l have incorporated such quality in
the medicine which. in my opinion,
can only enhance its well-known bene'
fetal character.
''S. D. HARTMAN, NJ. D."
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1906-05-31
TRIAL OF ALLEGED REBATERS.
Sensational Statements Are Made by
Kansas City Merchants.

Kansas City, Mo. - Members of
half a dozen large business firms
admitted here on Thursday at the
trial in the federal court of George H.
Crosby, the Burlington traffic man
ager; George l.. Thomas, the New
York freight broker, and the latters
clerk, l.. B. Taggart, that they had
received thousands of dollars in
commissions from unknown sources.
All of the firms had hired Thomas to
attend to the shipping of goods from
the Atlantic seaboard to St. Louis and
Kansas City, but none of the wit
nesses would say that the money
came from Thomas.
J. X. Burnham, president of the
Burnham, Hanna & Munger Dry
Goods Co, of Kansas City, testified
to hiring Thomas at a salary of 81 900
a year, and admitted having received
$4,000 from Thomas in the past three
years, supposedly for mistakes in
classification, claims for damage, etc.
w e. Emery, member of the En-
cry, Bird & Thayer Dry Goods Co., of
Kansas City, had hired Thomas at a
salary of $500 year and for period
OF four or five years had received be
tween $500 and $4,000 a year at his
New York office. The money was
given him by a man to him unknown,
but he supposed it had come from
Thomas.
Several officials of the Burlington
railroad were examined and their tes-
timony developed the fact that vouch-
ers for the payment of the commits
sions had disappeared.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1906-05-31
VIII Move Whole Town

st. Paul Minn-In order 10 avoid
a controversy with the property own.
ers and business men Of Winnipeg
Junction, in the removal of its sta.
ton a mile distant from the present
point. the Northern Pacific Railway
company will move the entire town at
the same time
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1906-05-31

Lexington Ky. Barney OI8Neld
broke the American automobile
record for 30 miles here on Weduca
day Time one hour l3 mIuufas aud
. seconds. The previous time Was
one hour. lC minutes, 30 seconds
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1906-05-31
Norwnu,s Greatest Poet pIea-

Christiania, Norway. y.-Heurik lDsen
Norway's greatest poet and dnm1rst
died Wednesday. His literary acry.
ity ceased some years ago, whom an
apuplecuc seizure forced him % re-
fgaiu from moutNl effort. lie Wis IS
years of age.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1906-05-31
ConqresS,

Washinston.-On the cath the SEN
ate passed the bill relieving dena!ured
alcohol from the internal revenue tax
and then took up the agricultural ap-
preparation bill. The house devoted
its session to political speeches.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1906-05-31
Castle Is Named Tor governor.

HARRISBURG, Pa.-Tho prohibition
state convention ON Thursday
nominated mixed Ticket for the state
officers 20 be voted fer gt D~a next
general election. William a. Berry.
democrat, who was elected state
treasurer as q fVsiuusr laag N1yem-
ber. was named for governor.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1906-05-31
Sign Rio Grande Treaty.

Washington.-Ambas Sador Casasus,
for the Mexican government. and Sec.
retary Root Monday signed a treaty
regulating the use of the waters of
the Rio Grande, which, If approved
by the senate, will remove what has
been for 90 years past source Of fric-
tion in the relations of the two conn
tries
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1906-05-31
Congress.

Washington. ON the Odd the senate
passed the immigration bill, providing
strictcr rules for keeping out the de
fectiyc classes OF aliens. The house
spent the day in debate of the consul
lar ana diplomatic appropriation bill.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1906-05-31
4 Gentle Slam.

Miss Jolly-Eddie Blank is an aw.
full tiatterer. You can't believe . word
he says. But | always like to meet
him.
Kathleen-Must be a case of mu.
.tual admiration. I've heard him cay
the very same thing about you.-De-
troit Free Press.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1906-05-31
QulLe orInlnnl

Lady NoTelisf-ld like % have my
heroine dp something absolutely
unique.
FrHnI-Ye2 Why don't you make
her faint when there Is mo- one look
mgr-Itaya,
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1906-05-31
Where the Fault Law.

Doctor-Have you any idea how you
caught this terrible cold?
Patient! think it was my cloak.
TOO thin, eh?"
mo; it was a last winter one and
didn't care to wear it."-Illu5trated
Bits.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1906-05-31
Woman's Wav

Mcligger er-lhats funny thmg.
ThiAsumb0b-NhJ is2
McJieser--Miss Passey was m old
maid before She married, am! now that
her husband i5 dead she has bgrame
young widow Royal.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1906-05-31
Mercilcss.

He-I so to bed at night with gloves
on to keep my hands soft.
She-And do you wear your hat,
stoo?-Illusfrated Bits.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1906-05-31

$50 you want to work."
'Please don't misunderstood me.
don't want to work, but I've got to-"
Philadelphia Ledger.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1906-05-31
Heard PaDa Say It.

School Teacher-Willie, can you
tell me the meaning OF leisure?
Bright Pupil-It's place where
married people repent.-Brooklyn
EAGLE
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1906-05-31
No Pretense.

Garfield Tea, the herb laxative, is better
than drugs and strong cathartics; it cuIcs
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1906-05-31

The sun that shines in the face
rises in the heart