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OF the most important OF the traders IS
the Hudson Bay Company. which has re-
Gently erected a department store here, and
It's chief competitor is RevillOn Freres the
great Paris furriers who have establish
ments also in New York and London and
who supply skins and furs TO every market
OF the world
Millions In Furs.
The Revilons are At competitors OF the
Hudson Bay Company. They have been
engaged In wholesale and retail fur trading
for 175 years, and they are now carrying
on their business with a capital OF
70OpouU0 francs or about $l4.OO0O0O. They
have already established posts all over
the northwest. and they are gradually
building up a line Of stations through
out the lands which the Hudson Bay
people have always considered their own.
They nave a central station here at Ed
monitor, another az Prince Albert and
third In Labrador with two or three hum
Gred branch posts tu active operation They
are buying fgrs all along the Mackenzie
river, up and down the shores Of the Arc
tic ocean. along Hudson bag and In differ
eut parts OF Labrador and they are, l am
told getting q fair share Of the best skins
O. the continent.
In addition to this they have. with the
opening up OF the wheat belt established
great wholesale and retail department store
here and are doing business with the new
settlers. They are, In fact, the Marshall
Field Company Of the northwest and by far
the largest wholesale dealers outside of
Winnipeg.
Merchandising in the New Canada.
The head OF the fur establishment and
the department store Is young French
man. Mr. Revil!on. He Is only about TWEEN
ty-six years OF age. but he has already built
Up this business and has the sole charge Of
II. II was while dining with him the other
night that we talked about the fur trade and
the wonderful growth going on here. Said
he.
4 came 20 Edmonton from New York
about four years ago / had had some eXpe-
rieuce In our fur houses in Germany and
England before ! went TO the United States,
and the lie in New York suited me When
! was told 70 20 to Edmonton l rather OBJ
Jected but ] now like it, and expect to stay
here and build uD this trade. 1t seems to
me that Edmonton is one of the best bust
ness places on the North American contt-
neut We started in here as fur traders. but
our wholesale and retail merchandising has
SO grown that Ii is eight or nine times as
big as our business in furs. We are selling
goods as fast as can get them. We i'm
port them by the car load. and they go out
as rapidly as they come in. We have sold
several ear loads OF American cotton within
the past few months and have now on hand
car loads OF hardware and general supplies
There are altogether about seven hundred
retail stores in this immediate territory. and
nearly all OF them have sprung up in the
last five years. The settlers who are coming
in have plenty Of money. They want the
best goods, and are not backward In buy
ing"
The Fur Trade.
During our conversation I asked Mr. Re-
Villon to tell me how fur trading is carried
on in this part Of the world. He replied
Nearly al the fUrs sold are brought In by
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A Metropolis of the North.

million is in about the latitude of St. Pc
tersburg.
A Metropolis Of the North.
It Is a question In the minds of many
whether a great city may not grow up In
the Peace river country. At present Ed
monitor would seem to be the best site for
the trading center Of the great northwest,
but with the pushing Of railroads to the
north another center may grow up at the
head of navigation, utilizing the vast Mac
kenzie system as means Of distribution.
The Grand Trunk Pacific railroad, which
is now being built west from Edmonton,
will strike across the southern part of the
Peace river country. 1t will not reach the
best lands, which are farther north al
though branch road may be built through
them to the head of navigation. This coun-
try Is not far from the Rockies, and 1t Is
affected climatically by the winds from the
Pacific. which are heated by the Black cur
rent of Japan. For this reason the Peace
river climate is said to be far better than
that of Manitoba. Edmonton has a much
milder climate than Winnipeg. There is
little snow here and no intense cold to
speak Of The same is true of Calgary and
Of most of this state Of Alberta.
a Great Ranching Region.
In addition to the farming possibilities of
the Peace river region. 1t IS said that parts
Of 1t will support vast numbers of live
stock. The natural grass grows from two
to five feet in height. and the cattle and
horse ranchers who are now being crowded
out of Alberta are planning to send their
herds to Grande Prairie and Peace river.
The cattle will be able to run out all win
ter and they can feed out of doors all the
year round. II this IS so, the region will
be OF great value to the new Canada. The
lower part Of this state of Alberta and
part of Saskatchewan, which, owing to the
slight rainfall. have been used for ranch
ing, are now found TO produce winter
wheat, and the ranchlng business may be
driven out by grain farming. There are In
Manitoba and the northwest almost q MIL
Hon cattle, a quarter Of a million horses
and more than that number OF sheep and
hogs. The Peace river country, with It's
grain and grass, would seem to be a good
stockraising proposition, and the time may
come when the most and best cattle OF this
country will be raised there.
As for Alberta, 1t Is now going into mixed
farming and Its cattle eventually will be
kept on the farms instead Of on great
ranges large number of diaries have
been established, and butter and cheese Is
now produced away out here in the north
west FRANK G.. CARPENTER
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first to last 1t is vigorous and admirable
niece of work The color Is strong, the
modelling bold. and the characterlZaliIoh
excellent. The brush work Is good anu eI te
likeness convincing 1t is not aggressive In
It's yirility but foreeful-not merely an I'M
posing portrait, but remarkable piece oi
painting AS good IL not better than any
thing that Miss Mueden has YET dohe'
*
ouite a number of the local artists are
represented in the American Water color
society's thirty-ninth annual exhibition
which is now in progress In the FINE ARTS
Galleries, New York. Mr.. James Henry
Moser has no less than nine pictures con-
spicuously placed; Mr.. Edward LIND Morse
Is represented by his Eagle ROCKS, Shen-
andoah Valley" which, IL VIII be remem-
bered was shown In the Washington water
Color Clubs last annual exhibition ana
then highly commended. while Miss Mueden
shows odd Houses IN Iopehn ..a tya anu
Field" Mr.. Everett L. Warmers "Amster-
dam was honored by reproduction In the
catalogue, and among the drawings Tor
Illustration three pictures by Mr.. George Il.
Senseney have been given prominence;
Nearly six hundred exhibits are numbered
in the catalogue, and among the contripu-
tors are artists of such distinction as =. A
Abbey Winslow Homer, Leonard Ochtman,
Childe Hassam. Eric Pape and Henry D.
Smell
A trife over $4,000 was Melted at the two
nights sale In New York this week or
paintings. sculpture and art objects. con-
tributed by the artists for the benefit OF
their colleagues In San Francisco. The
American galleries were thronged upon
both evenings and the bidding was sharp
and spirited The highest price given was
$500, paid by Mr. Otto Bernet. agent, Tor
Mr.. j. Alden Weir's Spring" but works
by j. w. Alexander. j. Francis Murphy.
irving r. Wiles and William NJ. Chase All
brought over two hundred. The collection
as a whole was said to De well up 70 tae
standard of the average exhibition. and to
be intrinsically of greater interest. Almost
ali the artists solicited responded gener-
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GREAT LOAF|NG PLACE
The American City HarborS
Many HabituaI IdIers.
PEST OF THE COUNTRY TOWN
Is 0utclassed by the Loafers in Large
Centers.
KILLING TIME IN THE PARKS
Contemplate Brand of Male That
Puts in His Time Standing on
the Street Corners.
KILLING TIME IN THE PARKS
Written for The Star.

Written for The Star.
A giant beehive of herculean industries
a maelstrom of buslness-a center of cease
less activity-an inferno of hubbub. hurry
scurry-in these and various kindred
phrases you have doubtless heard life in a
big American city described. They sound
fine, they stir your blood, they make you
long to become an integral part of It ALL
And yet, for all the nicely turned phrases
and all the countless pages of print put
forth to give some idea of how busy
great American city is, it remains as true
as gospel that the city is the greatest loaf
ing place on the footstool today.
The town loafer-why the definite article
disqualfes the town as being the place, par
excellence, to loaf in. The loafer In the
town has been taken up by the literary en-
balmers of characters because he is slneu-
lar. The men who get paid for poking fun
IN print at other people have seized on the
lone individual for the same reason, and
hence you miss familiar face whenever
you pick up comic paper and nowhere
among the laughs and smiles behold the
cracker box enthroned town loafer.
Then take that other staple illustra ton
of the humorous sheets-the long, lanky
boot-clad farmer, atop a bending fence rail
and all too indolent to brush the flies away
The first time certain city dweIIer drove
out into the country he fully expected to
meet up with the original of the fellow
who had given him many a healthfuI
chuckle. Since then he has driven many q
day through farm country and never once
beheld the original-if original there ever
were. Another of his cherished expecta-
tons dashed rudely to the ground.
But he who would look for Ioafers in a
city-a hustling, busting American city
Will not look in vain.
DorI-e Ti1Iod yu.+I, razp
This Is John Smith Park John Smith
made hundred millions by watering street
railway stock Also he made countless
thousands hang themselves on straps In
the course Of time he died and left no one
behind him to keep up the organization.
and out of gratefulness the park was
named for him. This is his statue. From
1t radiate benches in all directions They
are arranged In circles. They are well
shaded by trees. What do you see on the
benches? People. What are they doing?
Doing. Why are they doing in broad
daylight, when there is so much work to
be done that greater number of immi-
grants than ever before are hocking to our
shores and the cities especially? The an
swer is easy-most of them are Ioafers
A park full of loafers-men who CANA
here in the early morning and will remain
glued to the benches until the cops fan
them away, at an hour when all honest
souls should be abed And John Smith
Park, as you don't need to be told, is In
the heart of very busy section, where
signs. men wanted and boy wanted"
are hanging out on many a building, and
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MILLIONS IN FURS
Great Business of British North
America.
MANAGING THE INDUSTRY
Chief Competitor of the Hudson Bay
Company.
TRADING AMONG THE INDIANS
Extent of the Fur Supply-The Peace
River Country and Its Great
Possibilities.
RADING AMONG THE INDIANS


EDMONTON, 1906.
had a chat last night with one of the
chief fur buyers OF the North American
continent. The wild lands reaching from
here to the Arctic ocean and from Alaska to
Hudson bay, supply the most and best furs
OF the world. The Hudson Bay Company
has been engaged in the business for 200
years, and It has sent out millions upon
millions OF skins to the markets Of London.
II had until a generation ago a monopoly
Of the trade BY its charters from King
Charles 1t controlled the whole country
and governed 1t as it pleased. Then Canada
bought it's political rights to British North
America. and now fur trading is free to
all
This town of Edmonton. which lies over
three hundred miles due north of the United
States boundary. is the center of the new
fur trade. II has eight firms which buy
skins. and their purchases aggregate hun
dfeds of thousands Of dollars year. One
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In the plea for the passage of this bill,
written by Mr.. Glenn Brown, the secretary
of the American Institute Of Architects, 1t
Is stated that monuments have been au-
thorized by Congress, comparatively recent
ly, to Steuben. Pulaski and Kosciusko, while
still under consideration are statues to
Paul Jones. Maury. LEnfant, Longfellow,
Meigs, Barry, Slgel and Christopher Colum-
bus all for Washington. This is of course
very interesting and hopeful. In no other
direction does our government so frankly
acknowledge or encourage the fine arts. But
1t leads inevitably to the question, why
must all memorials take the form of por-
trait statues? Is 1t the men we are COM
memora ting or their Deeds and which will
future generations remember 1t is true
that other forms sometimes lose their sig
nificance and association, but that they
should do so is by no means obligatory.
Portraits in relief are even more acceptable
than in the round and can be exceedingly
well placed In Detroit and Buffalo foun-
tains of interesting and unusual design have
been made fitting memorials and IN New
York for similar purposes Greek monu-
ment and a Roman arch have likewise
been utilized. Let us have memorials and
good ones but let them be monuments to
deeds rather than mere eitigies of men,
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IS also mammoth woodcut, and technical
ly brilliant achievement. The IiheraIity
OF this Gift is only, 1t will be seen, a con-
tinuance of the generosity which earlier
prompted it's owner to place it at the lis.
posal of the public-it is a kind not rare
among earnest collectors but a tyne most
worthy or emulation.
In the current number OF American
Homes and Gardens there is an unsigned
article on Decorative Painting for Arneri-
cans" wherein 1t is stated that 'ayllegorieal
painting does not appeal to the American
people" and that thence the NEUROLOGICAL
pictures which cover the walls of the Ii
brary OF Congress and of the appellate
court house lN.Y) are far beyond the
realm of popular imagination and appeal
more particularly to the artist on technical
grounds-matters of which the public
knows nothing at all and cares very much
less about What Is needed" 1t con-
tinues is descriptive, pictorial painting
painting concerned with national and local
events, painting that seeks to tell a story,
paintings that the unlearned can under
stand for what they represent, In other
words. the much neglected patriotic
theme" This is very interesting. but the
first duty of decorative painting is to deco
rate, and does not know that In spite of
the nonchalance Of the general public to
the allegorical theme an average of 1855
persons day visit the Library of Con-
gress to view its mural paintings. Perhaps
1t may be said that an equal number go to
the Capitol, but 1t Is almost certain that
they are not drawn there by either the
Brumldi frieze or the paintings In the ro-
tunda, which are without doubt historical,
patriotic and thoroughly Ineligible
Afiss Mathilde Mueden has Just finished
an admirable portrait OF Mr.. Jacob Rup-
pert, member of Congress from New York.
1t Is three-auarter length and shows the
representative standing with his left hand
behind him and his right dropped naturally
at his side. He wears a black suit. Prince
Albert, high cut waistcoat, and dark tie;
and, as background, Q rich piece OF blue
and green tapestry has been used From
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ously and gave OF their best. The proceeds
will be turned over promptly to the director
of the Mark Hopkins Institute, who Will
personally distribute 1t among the suffer
Ing artists.
The frontispiece TO the May Scrtbner's is
the reproduction of color etching-a land
scape-by Mr.. George E. Senseney, for
merly of this city, and among the illustra-
lions in the current number Of the Century
are pictures of the Mount Vernon garden
drawn by Mr.. Jules Guerin.
LEILA MECHLIN.
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million is in about the latitude of st. P,
tersburg.
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BY the win of the late George Lothrop
Bradley the Library of Congress has come
into the possession of an interesting and
valuable collection of prints A collection
numbering over a thousand examples of the
work of many of the worlds most famous
engravers and etchers. Especially Is this
collection rich In works of Rembrandt and
Durer. Mr.. Bradley deposited it in the IL
brary OF Congress some years ago, giving
1t into the custody of the division of prints,
and therein from time to time certain por-
tons of 1t have been exhibited. The great
."Triumphal Arch of the Emperor Maxirnil-
Ian L." which measures ten and a half feet
by nine feet, and is rarely seen In It's en-
tirety, even in museums. Is included in its
catalogue, as well as .'rhe Chariot" which
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-09-20
SALEM

Vim. Gull and Ira Brown returned
Sunday from two weeks visit in
Lincoln, Neb.
Miss Pearl Sanborn, of Kenosha, is
the guest of Mrs. VIM. Mutter this
week.
Mrs. Alva Paddock is spending this
week in Chicago with relatives.
Mrs. M. Loescher went to Chicago
Wednesday to remain a few days with
her son Charles.
Mrs. Ada Stewart was a Kenosha
visitor Monday.
Misses Jennie and Josie Loescher
spent Sunday in Kenosha.
Mr.. and Mrs. Schloske entertained
Mr.. and Mrs. Bailey, of Milwaukee,
over Sunday.
Gene Bailey, of Glen Ellyn, spent
Sunday with his father, Alex. Bailey.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. B. Gardner re-
turnee from New York Monday.
Mrs. Charles Pease returned Satur-
day after two weeks visit in Chi
.cago.
The Priscillas give Japanese fair
at the M. E. church Friday evening
of this week. All are cordially in
vited to attend.
Mrs. Bassett entertains the w. c..
I. q. this week Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Patrick, of
Trevor, spent Sunday at Alex.
Bailey's.
Mr.. and Mrs. D. Z. Burgess, of
Bristol, were the guests IF Alex.
Bailey Friday.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-09-20
TN TROUBLE AGAIN
William kaIis, Who Served a
Term in the Reform School
is Arrested for Burglary
COMPLAINT MADE BY MOTHER


William Kalis, % years of age, a
Kenosha boy who has served term
in the state reform school at Wauke-
sha, was arrested late Saturday after
noon by Police Officer Euting on a
charge of burglary, and he now occu-
pies cell in the county jail awaiting
preliminary hearing which is to
take place on next Friday. Kalis
was arrested on the complaint Of his
mother, Mrs. Bertha Kalis, who re-
sides on Pomeroy street. She
charges him with burglarizing her
home on the afternoon of August %
sof this year.
Ka1is has been hayward boy for
some time, and more than six months
ago he was notified that he could not
remain at his mothers house. He
disappeared from the city but re-
turned on the day of the burglary,
and going to the rear of the house he
forced open the door and made gem
eral search of the house. Just before
he had completed his work of robbing
the house the mother returned and
saw him at work through one of the
windows. Fearing that the boy
would assault her, Mrs. Kalis called
the police but Kalis evidently took
the hint, and before the officers
reached the house Kalis had fled.
The mother at once issued war
rant for the arrest of the son and
it was placed in the hands of the
police, but the son fled from the city
and made himself decidedly scarce.
Thinking that the trouble had blown
over Kalis returned to Kenosha on
Saturday morning and was walking
along Main street when he was
nabbed by Police Officer cutting.
He declined to make any statemen
IN regard to the robbery of the house,
but was taken before Justice McCar-
ron late Saturday afternoon. The
mother appeared against him and
preferred charge of burglary in the
day time. }sIn his search of the house
kalis managed to get away with So in
money and quantity of jewe1ry.
The hearing of the case on Friday
may bring ont some sensational de-
ve1opments.
Kalis was arrested In Kenosha some
time ago and was sent to the state re-
form schoofat' Waukesha for a long
term, but he was released from the
state institution after serving seven
months. AS he has now attained his
majority it is not thought that he can
be returned to the reformatory.
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Automobile Containing Elgin Party
Goes Into d Ditch Near Camp
Lake Sunday Night
ALL SUFFER BAD BRUISES.
MRS. Frank Condor and Guests Meet
With Serious Mishap While
Touring Through Kenosha
County Sunday Evening

Another serious automobile ac-
cident occurred in Kenosha county
Sunday night, when Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank Condor and party Of guests
from Elgin, ILL.,, narrowly escaped be-
ing killed when the autoin which they
were riding jumped from the road
and went into ditch a mile west OF
Camp Lake. The accident occurred
just after seven O'Clock Sunday eve
ming and the members of the party
were starting on the lastlap of long
trip which had been uneventful up to
that time.
In the party were Frank Condor
we'll known Elgin lawyer, Mrs.
Condor, Miss Alice Condor, Miss
Baker and w. H.. Cosgrove all Of
Elgin. The members Of the party.
had stopped for dinner at one of the
hotels at Camp Lake and had started
on their way to E1gin. Cosgrove was
at the wheel when the accident oc-
CURED. The car was moving along
at a good rate of speed when small
bridge was reached. The bridge was
lite shaky and Cosgrove attempted
to shut down the speed.
IT. seems that in some manner he
touched. the steering gear and threw
the machine from the culvert into the
ditch. The machine turned over and
all five Of the occupants we're buried
under it. Cosgrove, who with Miss
Baker was sitting in the front seat Of
the auto, was painfully injured. A
long cut was made in his scalp and
his back was badly wrenched. Miss
Baker had her right wrist sprained
and was bruised. Condor aud his
wife both escaped with slight bruises,
and Miss Condor escaped uninjured.
Condor was the first to crawl out
from under the machine, and after he
had aided the other members of the
party out of their perilous positions
he secured the aid of farmers who
pulled the car out of the ditch. 1t
was found that the machine was en-
tirely disabled, and this morning
/ Condan can1eSt6 4Kenosha to secure a
man to repair it. k @e4
Condor was pretty we'll bruised up,
but he seemed to take the accident
philosophically and stated that the
members of the party we're having a
great time at the farm house near the
accident. He expects to get back to
Elgin some time tomorrow.
Condor IN speaking of his trip said
that he had travelled more than 900
miles through Illinois and Wisconsin,
and the worst road he had struck was
the sand road between Kenosha and
Racine.