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Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-09-18

A statement made by the Secretary
of the Interior showing the allotment
of funds under the provisions Of the
national irrigation act, says that the
sum of $41,000,000 derivable from the
sale of public lands is available for
this purpose. Work will be continued
or begun in fifteen western States.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-09-18

Secretary Wilson has made a compu-
tation showing that it would require
an Investment of $550,000,000 at two
per cent to reproduce revenues enough
to run the Department Of Agriculture
for ore year. This is an illustration,
he said, of what is being done for the
farmer. The income to the department
from all sources, including the direct
appropriations, revenues from forest
reserves, and the allowance for public
printing is little more than $11,000,-
300 year. When tle new meat in
spection law, the work Of eXterminat-
ing the cattle fever, TICK, and the
gypsy and brown-tailed moth, and the
irrigation of dry land farming have
been put in operation, the department
will have a pay roll of over 5000 per
sons. About half of these are Scien-
lists, trained along special lines. The
average salary is less than 5000 year.
Over 100000 pieces of literature are
circulated each year, and this amount
will be greatly increased as new lines
of investigation are begun. One of the
new lines provided for this year is
grain inspection, and this promises to
be one of the largest fields of scien-
tifie labor.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-09-18

Hereafter every man in the military
service of the United States will have
his thumb print taken and filed with
the records of his enlistment, so that
there may be no mistake in his identi-
fication whether dead or alive. The
impression of different fingers will also
be taken, so that the loss of a thumb
would not shut off means of identified
ton. This system has been adopted on
recommendation Of board appointed
by Acting Secretary Ainsworth. The
board found that the chances of finger
prints of two persons being alike was
one in 64,000,000000. The system will
also be employed for the detection of
deserters and to prevent fraudulent in
dorsements.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-09-18

Nowhere in the world are bank de-
posits increasing in greater ratio than
in the United States. The French, just
~ famed for their economy and saving
proclivities, are easily outclassed by
the Americans, reputed spendthrifts
and the most extravagant people on
earth. Official figures just at hand
show that in France from 1885 to 1905
bank deposits increased from $1S2000,-
600 to $579,000000, or 319 per cent. In
the United States during the same
years the deposits increased from ST.
24S,000,000 to $4,735, 100000, or 271 per
cent. This great increase is properly
chargeable to the prosperity enjoyed in
the United States rather than TO
healthy growth of the habit of economy.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-03-18

7 PICKED up the other day an eX-
tensive photograph of Los Angeles
of 1869. 1t was in sections, placed
together. and was made by a brother
OF the well known civil engineer George
Hansen, who died about ten years ago
leaving a considerable fortune. and
whose maps of the city and county
of Los Angeles form a portion of our
most valuable records.
The city at that time contained about
1000 people and forms a striking con-
trast to the magnificent municipality
that has now grown up here. Los An
geles at that time was emphatiCally a
dobie town, looking exactly like the
various pueblos scattered over Mex
leo; such, for instance, as Acapulco.
When / first saw that little town in
1872 | was almost overpowered with
astonishment. When 7 arrived there |
had been under the impression that it
was magnificent city, it had figured
so much i'm the dispatches in the Fran
ce-MeXican war. Much such another
surprise was the Los Angeles of 1869,
except that it lacked the beautiful har-
Dor of Acapulco, with its cOcoanut
trees and waving palms, which poetize
that place.
The Los Angeles of 1869 was to a
great degree massed around the Plaza
Sonoratown occupying the major part
of the city's site. The old view of the
picture looks as if where the Downey
block formerly stood there We're a
succession of corrals. The Downey
block, which covered the immense cor
ner where they are preparing to erect
our new million dollar postoffice, had
not been built at that date. Only a
portion of the Temple block had then
been put up-that toward the Bullard
block. where the bank has its quar-
Los Angeles herald., 1906-03-18

ters, having been erected later, in the
firstling boom of the Angelic city-a
very infantile boom indeed in COM
parison with those we have since seen.
A Market House
Where the Bulard block now stands
old John Temple had built market
house, which had been afterward con-
verted into and occupied as a court
house. On the other side of the street,
where Jim Hellman now does business,
was the same brick edifice i'm which he
today sells hardware. After the Tenn
pie block, ii was probably the first
manifestation of the American or
"Gringo' effort to show enterprise in
the building line.
The buildings adjoining the Hellman
warehouse were a row of single story
adobes in which were the Star news
paper office, the old council chamber,
ten of which could have been stuck into
the entresol of our present city hall,
and the Jail, the latter very important
adjunct in a city which in those days
had man for breakfast every MORN
ing.
out on Spring street, at the corner of
Second, was the Second street school.
1t looked away out in the country. Old
John Bryson paid the city 100000 for
this lot in late days; and he and the
late Major Bonebrake erected upon it
the noble building known as the Bry
| son block. At the time this photograph
was taken "Old Man Potts" and Pru-
dent Beaudry had not cut through the
hills and laid out Temple street. AS it
was taken from the hill on which the
court house now stands, some portions
| OF the dobie city are engulfed in the
chiaroscuro. Broadway, then known
as Fort street, is clearly outlined with
Los Angeles herald., 1906-03-18

nothing to mar its inviting baroness.
1t was many years before Judge fl. w.
O Melveny, the father of f.. w. O'Mel-
veny, Esq. who was kind enough to
give me this map. built his handsome
home where are now the bank and the
Potomac and Bicknell and other pre-
tentious buildings. That was for years
an exquisite nook. where the hibiscus.
the heliOtrOpe and tuberose diffused
their fragrance on the O'MelVeny
homestead. and where thought of vul-
gar commonplace speculation i'm COM
monplace city lots never entered.
Not Shown Here
In the dobe city that was then COM
ing to the fore there were regions like
Commercial, Los Angeles and Also
photograph, but there were a number
of warehouses on these streets. On the
corner of Los Angeles and Also streets
where the warehouse of Haas, BaruCh
& Co. now stands, there was an eX
tensive adobe, in which, at one time,
were the headquarters of Gen. FIRE.
mont.
Between the northern portion of So
roratOwn and the river there were no
buildings of any kind Not single
edifice of any sort was in what is now
known as East Los Angeles. on
Brooklyn and Boyle Heights there was
nothing but the old Boyle homestead
and winery. All the region which is
now heavily built up, about Central
avenue to the south, and around Uni
versity, was vineyard and orange
grove, and much of it was devoted to
raising barley and wheat and garden
truck In fact the photograph shows a
very scantily built up city, where now
stand the homes and business places of
Los Angeles herald., 1906-03-18
THE RAILWAY YARD

Into the blackness they grind
with ever slackening speed,
And out of the widening light
With the thunder of valves that are
freed.
Myriad headlights.
Green lights and red lights,
A tangle of sparks and of darks;
A thousand lives and a thousand souls
Poured out to the city's blend;
A thousand lives and a thousand souls
Sped forth to their journeys end.
o neighbor, what is the end you seek
There is none to reply, though the dead
should speak.
Click of a switch. a levers turn,
The clang of the opened gate.
Has the hour struck? VIII the train be
One prays to his God and one curses his
fate.
The lover smiles as he touches her hand
And the outgoing passengers wait.
1t is only two who thread the throng.
a thousand lives and a thousand souls
Pass by and hurry along.
There are some who stand and never go
When the porter opens the gate;
Their heart is sick with the merciess
Whoot, whoot, hough, hough, zig-zig and
away,
a thousand lives and a thousand souls
Who have cast their lot together;
And some set out for whole new life
And some for a change of weather
For a dance or for death,
Yet they sit and they sleep.
Or they stare at the engines curling
breath;
They sigh or they smile
At each vanishing mile.
o. soul give your neighbor greeting!
But faces are clouds
Like the flashing trees
And the dizzy houses retreating.
They are running a race, though they
know it not
With a thousand lives that have gone
before.
And thousand souls with a thousand
goals
Must press through a single door.
o neighbor. think, as the drive wheel
spins,
OF the gutted lamps and the torch like
sins
OF the babes unborn. and the yawn-
ing gins
What is the Crown and Who is it that
wins?
Florence Wilkinson in McClure's.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-03-18
and New Mexico Statehood Bill in Congress (

had said and as he was playing sweet
on everybody at that time, he also
went to and congratulated him.
Among those pledged to vote for the
bill was General Pierce Young of
Georgia. a member who had consider
able following, When he saw Elkins
congratulate Burrows, he said:
Damn him, If he congratulates a
man for making such an infamous at
tack on the south, We'll kill his bill. y
Colorado went through easily, but
the New Mexico bill was beaten by the
votes of Young and his friends.
1t is curious that New Mexico was
saved from a union with Arizona re-
Gently through the action of the same
Burrows in the senate.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-03-18

himself was "teetotaciously bousted."
Fortunately the conditions for pros
perity all over Southern California
were too solid to admit of any portion
of this exceptionally favored region be-
ing long under cloud, and San Diego
soon came to share i'm the general pro-
gress. Los Angeles, with the configur-
alton of the continent, with the San
Gorgonio and Cajon passes guarantee
ing her supremacy, has shot forward
like a rocket, but whole troop OF
southern cities is following bravely in
her rear. From Point Conception down
the route is one of progress and pros
perity. If it be indeed true that the
great marine transactions of the world
are in future to take place on the Pa
cific ocean, it is good for Angelenos to
know that the harbOr of San Pedro, by
the concession of the engineers of the
United States government, is to be one
of the greatest in the world--one which
in the conveniences for accommoda-
tion for vessels and in the facilities for
handling commerce, will equal if not
surpass those of the Golden Gate itself.
Los Angeles, in addition to her future
as a commercial city, has back coun-
try that for variety, value and extent
of products is not surpassed elsewhere
in the world. whether the comparison
has a view to the products of the soil
or the yield of the precious or other
minerals.
In view of what has been accom-
plished in this city, of what is being
accomplished now and of what is in
contestably ahead, a review of the
dobe days of the Angelic city is cer-
tanly not without interest. 1t is high
ly encouraging and is instructive as to
what lies in the future.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-03-18

evidently was not a prophet, or the
son of a prophet, or a seventh son of
a seventh son. The Temple property,
which he disposed of in this summary
manner, is now worth several millions
of dollars. Ten years after this sale
the Temple property in Los Angeles
was worth twenty times the amount
the property in San Diego would have
brought.
1t is pleasant to know that things
Just now are looking broght for our
sister city. But there We're years and
years. following the failure of Tom
Scott to build his Texas Pacific rail-
way, when thinks looked black for San
Diego, notwithstanding the gleam of
its beautiful bay and the invincible
pluck of A. E. Horton. The truth is
that those with money to invest who
have failed to realize that Los Angeles
is the city of destiny for the south
western portion of this country have
labored under a hoodoo.
Backed Los Angeles
There were many men in Southern
California at that day who had the
same idea that old John Temples ex-
ecutor had and who thought that in
the race toward metropolitan status
San Diego had the better chance of
the two. Not of such opinion was
Gen. Phineas Banning, old Senator d.
b. Wilson, Don Abel Stearns, DIR. John
w. Griffin and |. w. Hellman. These
men, and men like them, never wav-
cred i'm their belief that Los Angeles
was the coming city of the southwest.
Things might have been very differ
ent of John G. Fremont had been able
to carry out his scheme of building his
Memphis e El Paso road to San Diego.
There was another fateful time when
Los Angeles herald., 1906-03-18

two hundred and twenty-five thousand
people.
1t is a notable fact that no one has
ever invested i'm property i'm Los An
geles and lost money on his venture
A story in connection with the winding
up of the John Temple estate illustrates
this in a remarkable manner He was
man of tremendous business energy
and activities. His transactions ranged
over the state of California and Mex
leo. When he died he left large es-
tate His widow elected to live in
Paris, The late A. F. Hinchman was
associated with the widow in the eX-
ecutorshp.
San Diego Heard From
About this time San Diego began to
be looked upon as a coming place. I'm
fortunately for the bank account of
Temples widow, Mr.. Hinchman was
firmly possessed of the idea that San
Diego was to become a much larger
and more prosperous city than Los
Angeles. Nothing would suit him,
therefore, but the sale of John Temples
property in Los Angeles and it's con-
version into holdings in San Diego. AS
his sister-in-law acted absolutely on
his advice, Hinchman proceeded to sell
the Temple block property, that on
which the Bullard block now stands,
a lot of ground on the west side of
Spring street, the region on Broadway
now covered by the California bank,
the Potomac. Bicknell and other build
ings, for mere song.
He took the money down to San
Diego and invested it in lots and blocks
in the fair city of bay and climate.
MI Hinchman was a very elegant
and accomplished man, a great lin
guist and a thorough scholar. But he
Los Angeles herald., 1906-03-18

Col Thos. A. Scott of the Pennsylvania
Railway company, having acquired the
odds and ends of Fremont's enterprise,
started it afresh under the new name
of the Texas Pacific The great rail
way king permitted himself TO talk
of the possibility of building his road
to san Diego by the direct route,
reaching there by the route via Mil
quatay, within n few miles of the
Mexican line. 1t was then that the
heart of San Diegans beat high. Old
Father Horton, who l heard the other
day is living at 90, in a hale and hearty
condition, put i'm his best licks. AS
showing the hardy kind of stock they
have down in San Diego and what
may explain it's ''never-say- die pc
culiarities, l maX as well say that [
learned it from old ex-Sheriff Hun
saker, the father of that stalwart
Democrat w. j. Hunsaker, of Hun
saker e. Britt. The eX-sheriff has
passed his eightieth year, and was
positively looking better than he did
when filling that office thirty, years
ago.
At a Banquet
The Judge gave his father a banquet
at Levy's, at which were gathered
couple of dozen friends, amongst whom
| was one, who had known the father
in the old San Diegan days when w
II. set type i'm the San Diego World
office and | edited that paper and we
all agreed that the way he had pre-
served himself was little short Of
miracle. 1t needed that kind of hard
grit to see San Diego through the
times that tried mems souls, when II
was found that not only would the
Texas Pacific not reach San Diego on
the direct route, but that Tom Scott
Los Angeles herald., 1906-03-18
(By Lionel A. Sheldon, Former Cover
nor of New Mexlco).
r-H1RTY-Two new states'have been

-HIRTY-TwO new statesihave been
added to the origanal thirteen in
the last 112 years, three through
divisions of existing states, Maine, Yer
mont and West Virginia, and one
(Texas) by annexation. Twenty-eight
were converted into states from ter
ritorial condition. The history of this
work is an interesting study.
The government of territories was
at first a subject of no little difficulty.
Divergent views were entertained as
to the mower conferred by the consti-
tuition on congress, the language OF
that instrument not being as speciuc
as some thought necessary TO empower
congress to do more than zeal WIN tIle
territories as property merely. 1t was
doubted whether the power exists to
install a government over the people.
AS n solution of the question con-
gress accepted the theory of the last
congress of the confederacy in proVid-
ing government for the Northwestern
territory, and ever since as soon as
necessary organic acts We're passed
comforting upon the people some
measure of autonomy. AS denial OF
local government was inconsistent
with the principles of the constitution,
congress has ever favored granting
statehood to territories as soon as con-
ditions justified.
Grew More Liberal
As time advanced the policy in ter
ritorial government was liberallzed. Az
first the laws enacted by territorial
legislatures were only operative When
approved by congress. but later the
principle was adopted that territorial
laws should be valid until dsapproved
by congress.
Government of the territories has
been in the nature of paternal Con-
gress has deemed it wise and generous
to contribute to the expenses, ana con-
seouently to retain certain super
vision till the people that emigrated
from many localities became acquainted
and have established homogeneous re-
lations. When there was accumulated
a sufficient number of responsible peo-
pie and resources had been developed
of sufficient magnitude to maintain
state government without oppressive
taxation, congress has never delayed
In admitting territory to the Union.
1t has been recognized that the best
means of development of high qualities
in a people is to turn them over to
themselves, subject only to the limta-
tions of powers which, under the cop-
stittuton belong to the general gov
ernment.
The number of people territory
possessed as prerequisite to state
hood has never been prescribed, nor
has their character been captiously in
ouired into. In 1854 Mr.. Douglas pro-
posed to esta blish rule that the popu-
lation that should entitle a territory
to statehood should be equal to the
ratio of representation in the house
of representatives, which was rejected
by the senate.
Arizona and New Mexico
New Mexico has more people than
any territory had at the time of its
admission to statehood, and not more
than three had more population than
Arizona now possesses. 1t is safe to
say that none had as much wealth as
New Mexico or Arizona; if any had
the number is few.
Michigan was admitted with 4,46O
Los Angeles herald., 1906-03-18

We'll. Tommy" said spawnger, who
had Just called, "hope I haven't disturbed
your pa and ma at dinner?"
No replied Tommy, I'VE were just
goin' to set down. but pa seen you from
the winder and he told ma not to have
dinner tin Won won't Notwithstanding Press.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-03-18

Say. paw"
well. son?"
What is opportunity"
We'll. son, opportunity is when your
mother takes advantage of my absence to
go through the pockets of my other
clothes"
Los Angeles herald., 1906-03-18
Arizona and New Mexico

New Mexico has more people than
any territory had at the time of its
admission to statehood, and not more
than three had more population than
Arizona now possesses. 1t is safe to
saw that none had as much wealth as
New Mexico or Arizona; if any had,
the number is few.
Michigan was admitted with 174,46O,
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1906-02-19

was soon forgotten. He had attended
meeting of the Veterans, and said
that some of them complained bitter
ly that they were "old wagons" that
they would soon be removed from this
scene of activity to the higher life,
and as there was no Sons society
here they would soon be forgotten.
said Mr.. Slaughter, "and I immed-
lately started out to find all the Sons
of Confederate Veterans 1 could. l
would approach the young men and
ask, Are you the son of Confeder-
ate veteran?' but l soon discovered
that this would not do, as some of
the sons of Federals I struck did not
relish the question. After that l got
into conversation with young men
and paved the way by asking them
upon which side of the Mason and
Dixon line they were born. This
worked to perfection, and so far l
have the names of $40 whom 1 think
are eligible to join. struck several
young men who had uncles' in the
Southern army, but whose fathers
fought for the Northern side. OF all
the sons of Confederate veterans 1
met only one who did not wish to
join. His name was promptly scratch
ed off the list think all the names
1 have secured are clean and eligible
to join
Elder c. c. Hill made a stirring
talk, saying that his interest and
sympathy were with the Confederate
veterans who fought for what they
considered right. He also paid a most
glowing tribute to the boys IN blue.
He said these old soldiers who are
left behind should not feel that they
are not wanted and are neglected.
In this life they should have every
interest and sympathy, and when the
soul departs from the body it should
have a decent sepulchre and burial.
The following committee was ap-
pointed on permanent organization:
Rev Henry F. Vermillion, DIR. r. L.
Bradley and M. u. Finley.
The committee on membership, ap-
pointed by the chair, is composed of
Elder C. c. Hill, Charles Brown and
George NJ. Slaughter.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1906-02-19

Budapest, Feb. 19.-The Hungarian
parliament was dissolved this morn
ing with the use of force. The floors
and corridors of the building were
cleared by police. There was no re-
sistance and no disorder The mem
bers of the Coalition party declared
that the dissolution was unconstitu-
tional and illegal and that they will
hold a meeting Wednesday in the
parliament building, unless prevent
ed by troops, in which case the meet
ing will be held elsewhere.
The session opened at 10 o'clock
sharp. The vice president read let
ters from General Nyiri, royal com
missioner, and Herr Justh, president
of the lower house, and declared that
the royal rescript dissolving parlia-
ment, forwarded by General Nyiri.
was unconstitutional and illegal, and
energetically protested against it.
Inc wee president proposed Cnal
the house ignore the rescript and re-
turn it to the emperor. The house
unanimously accepted the proposal
with prolonged cheers. Thereafter
the house adjourned to re-assemb1e
Wednesday. The royal rescript was
left unopened on the presidents desk.
The captain of soldiers opened the
royal rescript and read it aloud, but
there was so much noise that his
words could not be heard. The cham
ber was then cleared by soldiers and
nOlica
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1906-02-19
Mrs. H. H. Mcintyre Entertains.

Saturday afternoon Mrs. Mcintyre
entertained twenty-five of her friends
at her home on Seventh street. Five
Hundred was the game of the after
noon, in which the first prize was
won by Mrs. Will Prayer, the second
prize by Mrs. Potter.
After the game a dainty two-course
luncheon was served. Mrs. Mcintyre
was assisted by Mrs. Parsons and
Miss Persis Mcintyre. Those present
were: Mesdames. Goslin, Sidney Pra5
ger, Carson, Potter, Wyllys, Will Pra-
ger, Price, Reynolds, N. Jaffa, Phil
lips, H Jaffa, Parsons, Wilson, Rich
ardson, J. Jaffa, Poe, McGaffey, Pols-
grove, w. G. Hamilton, Hurd, Earle,
Slaughter, Sandman, Miss Prayer,
Miss Kellar.