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Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1906-05-18

John Burkhalter of Ceta was in
town Monday. As usual he had a
good word for The News and none
the less appreciated, he added a
silver dollar 10 its subscription
funds. This puts Mr.. Burkhalter
where he has always been way"
ahead on our rolls.
Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1906-05-18

From Friday of last, to and in
Guiding Friday publication day. of
his week.
SATURDAY
Last night another rain fell here
50 this day we had more mud,
which mud, by the way, is nothing
at all unusual SO far this year.
SUNDAY
Nice day-Strong wind from the
south.
MONDAY
a drying up day, but rain clouds
still within view.
TUESDAY
Warm but not unpleaSantIy so.
WEDNESDAY
Just the kind of weather that
makes a person in good health want
10 live always.
THURSDAY
A still, warm day.
FRIDAY
Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1906-05-18
Ice! Ice!!

Beginning Monday, May II,
We will deliver Ice every morn
ing except on Sunday.
Only one delivery each day
unusual circumstance, so
be sure to get your orders in for
delivery,
GOBER, HUME & KENYON.
Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1906-05-18

Arrangements have been made
for the erection Of a Masonic Hall
over the Canyon National Bank. 1t
is TO be 3OX7o feet, long way East
and West, and will be Of the same
material-brick-as the. lower
story. The construction is 10 be
begun as soon as the material can
be placed on the grounds. The
cost TO the lodge, which will be the
owner when completed is to be
s., 200.
Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1906-05-18
, SsSHasaSasss.&ax&SsasS&es
FLOWN & COUNT
! Personal AND OTHER MATTERS .
! THAT CONCERN ORR CITIZENS. =
Santa Fe Side Lights.

Santa re side Lights.
A special TO the Dallas News
from Austin relating TO the an
nouncements of the several Tex
as railroads, made to the State
Railway Commission, in order
to have their lines upon the
coming Official map, contains
the following information on
Santa Fe Panhandle plans:
PECOS VALLEY EXTENSION.
The Santa Fe systems Pecos
Valley lines hle profile Of their
read in the Panhandle from Can
yon City to Plainview, being
branch of the Pecos Valley and
Northeastern. 1t is officially
reported that the grading viii
be nearly completed by July
and that 4 good deal OF the track
wilt be laid. Van Zaudt, Hap
Ply, TuIia and Wright are the
names G. some of the stations,
though 4 number Of sidipgS are
shown which have no names.
The Pecos Valley lines give no
tiCe that an extension is to be
constructed from Plainview TO
the southern boundary line of
Lubbock County, about fifteen
miles west of the southeast cor
ner OF the county.
TENICO- BROWNWOOD ExTEN-
SION.
The same source states that
the extension from TexicO to
BroWnwood has not been def
nitelY located. though it is 10
pass through the counties of
Farmer, Bailey, Lamb, Hale,
Floyd, Crosby, Dickens, Kent,
Stouewall, Fisher, Jones, pay
Tor, Callahan, Coleman and
Brown. This is to be the con
uection OF the Gulf Santa Fe
system with the Atchison of the
west and give a direct line be-
tween Galveston and the Santa
t'e's immense mileage in the
West"
Another special TO the same
paper from Plainyiew says:
Harry McGee, engineer for
the Atchison, Topeka and Santa
Fe Railroad Company, met a
nun Der Of citizens of this place
tonight and submitted an offer
10 build the Santa Fe road from
Texico to Plainview. The road
only requires the right OF way.
and will enter into bond to
build the road
The meeting referred TO was
held. if at all, last Saturday
night.
Take this and consider it in
connection with the Official re-
port to the State Commission
and 1t seems confusing, doesn't
it:
Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1906-05-18

d. A. Walkers family arrived
yesterday and at the present are
in the Montgomery house. d. A.
says they will likely move on the
Shotwell place which he has rented
for this year. D. A. wants the
public to know that he is farmer
from way back.
Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1906-05-18

Some people are naturally
good. others lean that way and
if kept out of bad company do
reasonably well. and there are
yet others who are only good
when they lack opportunity to
do wrong.
Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1906-05-18

+. S, Burkhalter of Cadio, Okla,
who is here visiting his brother,
John Burkhalter of Ceta, on Tues
day sold his house and lot known
as the Brooks property to /. c.
Lair at s41o.
Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1906-05-18

Cross ties are being hauled along
the completed portion Of the new
railroad grade and it need not be
many days before the laying Of
rails.
Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1906-05-18

Geo. Black ST.. and son, w H.
Black, left the first Of the week
with their household goods for their
new home in Terry County. Sam
Funderburk will follow with the
stock in a week or SO.
Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1906-05-18

Miss Neale OF Amarillo, will be-
gin a Summer Normal OF Music for
students Monday. The course for
the six weeks will be S.. A Kin
dergarten class in music will also
be begun at 81 per term. Ring 81.
Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1906-05-18

Fulton Browns youngest child,
girl about IL or IS months old,
has been dangerously i'll this week.
1t is thought that she may have
swallowed glass.
Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1906-05-18

Andrew Crane, barber from
Wichita Falls, has engaged at the
Crawford shop. He is a skilled
workman IN his line and will be
welcome should he decide to tie up
here, which he is talking Of doing.
Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1906-05-18

The Panhandle Odd Fellow AS
ISOLATION, recently adjourned at
Canadian, resolved to hold its next
convention, April 1907, at Canyon
City.
Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1906-05-18

J. c. Cox has recently returned
from Johnson County where he
purchased farm. He got 800
acres about IS miles north of Gle
burne and will move to it in few
DAYS.
Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1906-05-18
&. P. Hutchings was in town
the first OF the week.
physic II lrrcgularity.


The two sides Of persons face
are never ankle, according to the In
dianapOl.s News. The eyes are out
Of line in two cases out of five, and
one eve Is stronger than the other in
seven persons oul of ten. The right
ear is also. a. a rule, higher than
the left Only one person in fifteen
has perfect eyes, the largest percent
age Of defects prevailing among fair
haired people. The smallest inter
val Of sound can be distinguished
better with one ear than with both.
The nails Of two fingers never grow
with the same rapidity, that of the
middle finger growing the fastest,
while that of the thumb grows slow
est. In ffty-four cases out of hun
dred the left leg is shorter than the
right.
..m.m...
TRY tla Nauru for Lob Wnrl
Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1906-05-18

Amarillo Business College.
No vacation. No entrance ex-
animation. Enter any time.
Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1906-05-18
Local Weather Record

From Friday of last, to and in
Guiding Friday publication day. of
his week.
The Irish standard., 1906-05-19
WASHINGTON COUNTY.

Wv OOOINI 7
Division No. i. enthusiastically Pres
ident, ?. H: Ryan, 229 S. End St.: County
Pres, James F. McGarry. S. 3rd St: Vice
Pres. 7. H. Curley.. .l00l N. 4th St.: Rec.
Sec. Frank A. Malloy. 1lo4 S. 4th st.:
Fin. Sec., Thomas w. Welsh. 1929 S. 4th
ST.: ms. Sec, Thomas w. Welsh. 1922 S.
4th ST.; Treas, John Clarey. 222 w.
Cherry ST.; Med. Exam. DR.. 3. p. Ryan.
third MONDAYS. Hibernian hall.
WINONA COUNTY.
County President-M. ]. Ryan, 1854 e.
King ST.. Winona.,
County secretary-J. Burke. witoka.
Division No. /, Winona-President, Jno.
Powers. 400 Whsle St.: Vice Pres. Frank
Rice. 7l2 W. King: Rec Sec. p. J. Bar
Geo: Fitzgerald, 66l w. 9Th ST.: Treas.
n. ]; Ryan. 3s4 E. King: Med. Exam. DR..
Jas: Lynch. Meetings held at st. Thomas
The Irish standard., 1906-05-19
s1BLEY COUNTY.

c, County, President--Mrs. Thomas polan,
5 DyiSi1 s-ti No VIC Green psa
Sec. Mrs. Catherine Purcell; ms. Sec &C..
Mrs. j.: O,Meara: Treas. Mrs. Thomas
ings held on The second Sunday OF each each
month.
sTEARNs COUNTY.
County President-Mrs. Mary Dunn. ITO
81 .csssSna; sys sss Miss Catherine
Division No. J.. st. cloud-Presiden,,
Miss Miss Anna Anna Kennedy: 1872 st. Gsrmain ST.:
500 18th ave s.. Rec. Sec. Miss casherine
SCI: Miss Dora N. Kennedy. iis2 ST. s.. Ger Ser
So 1lth ave: Med. Exam. pr. J. 5.
on the second ana fourth Friday evenings eve hs.s
o,,,,.. STEELE COUNTY.
DIVA tonna. MINI.
Rxf asl nj 5 Hs9% Rpss MRS Es;i;
HOLLYWOOD; Rec: Sec. Mrs Mary Mac
D Doug Financial Secretary, Mrs. Cath
fTns Mr.:
eastman; Examining Physician. nr. E.
w. Cooley. Meetings held first satur-
day Of each month, I1jbernian Hall,
Blooming Prairie.
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
County President-Mrs. Catherine Con-
ners. 1916 S. LIST ST., Saltwater; County
Main; County Sec. Miss Mary Nolan. SIC
s. Broadway: County Treas, Miss Anne
9'Rourke, 924 9Th ave. S.: County Chap
srd. Saltwater. MINI. ~ 'le'' .
Division No. /, Stillwater-President
Mrs. Mary Curley. 1901 N. .4th: Vice Pres.,
Mary Nolan. SIG s. Broadway: Fin. Sec,
Miss Anna Carroll $50 S. Main St, Rec.
See. Mrs. Margaret Donalds Oak Park
Il F. D.: lns. See, Miss Anna Cloudy 92S
w. Anderson ST.; Treas, Miss Sarah
Cullcy. 1901 n. 4lh.
The Irish standard., 1906-05-19
CHAPTER *

|
| Tlil; HEROINE. HIRES a GROOM
remarkable lS il may read his fjrst
impression WAS Of her Guw!,--a gown
s.:rh as women wear on these after
moons, when they are free of socialOb
cations. "A gown to walk in or to lounge
in The skirt. which barely reached 10
the top OF her low shoes, was of some
blue stuff stuff, because to mans
mind the word covers feminine dress.
goods generally. lib"raly. and handily,j
overShot with gray. Above this sha
had put on white golfine- sweater.
garment which at that time was lust
beginning TO find vogue among women
who loved the fields and the road
Only men who own to stylish sisters
appreciate these things and Warbur-
ton possessed rather ObServant ewes.
Si" held 'Hnch of freshly plucked
poppieS in her hand. 1t was the Sec
ond tim" that their glanccs had NET
ana hell" In The previous episode .un
the day she had leaned ont of the cab,
hers had been the first TO fall. Now q
was his turn. He studied the tins Of
|
why he lowered his eyes; First, she
was mistress here and he was an apnl,.
cant FOR employment; second, he loved
her; third. he was committing the first
bold dishonesty IN his life. Once. r.
was on the very tip OF his tongue to
confess everything, apologize, and take
himself Off. But his curiosity was of
| iUbt h,~
remained silent and waited for her to
speak
Celeste. yo1, may leave rs" said
Miss Anncslcy.
Celeste courtcsied, shot killing
glance at the tentative groom, and de-
parted the scene
"Yon have driven horses for some
length OF tinle"' the girl began.
If he might only look as calmly and
fearessly al her! What a voice. now
that he heard il in its normal tone,
! Yes. Madam: have ridden and driven
/ something like ten years"
| "Where?"
! In the west. mostly"
! "YOH arc Englisb?
->o' we EdII'. llS wondered now
much she had heard at the Dolice-court
that morning. g! am American born"
Are you addicted to the use of in
Enthusiastically noting the clear
ness of tho whites of his eyes.
The barest flicker of a smile stirred
his lips
mo, Madam. l had not been drink
ing last night--that is, not in the sense
the officers declared l had. 1t is true
that take a drinl. once in a while,
when / have been riding or driving
all day, or when am cold. have abb
solutely no appetite"
ITO Be Continued.l
The Irish standard., 1906-05-19
Homeseekers' Excursions,

The Minneapolis e. ST. Louis Rail-
road will sell round trip excursion tick
cts every Tuesday TO points in Min
nesota, Wisconsin, the DakotaS. Mani
toba, Saskatchewan and the Canadian
Northwest. and on the frs; and third
Tuesdays of each month 20 points in
the South, South, asst, West and South
west. Rate, one fare plus S2Oo Lib
eral limits and stop-over privileges
on agents or address a. II. Cults, q;
P. & T. Agent, Minneapolis. MINI.
The Irish standard., 1906-05-19
LEGAL DIRECTORY.
PARTIAL LIST OF RELIABLE ATTOR-
NEYs OF MINNEAPOLIS WITH LO-

~ 1O(N Ut OEF4 SE0.
Abel. Ace p. 219-220 Bank Of Com. Bldg
Arctander, Ludwig, Temple Court
Ankeny, A. T., 502 Globe Bldg.
Baldwin NJ, Temple Court.
Barton, Elijah. 305 Oneida Blk.
Bates. w. E., Court House.
Blocker Geo. M. 331 Boston Elk.
Brady. NJ. c., Bank Of Com. Bldg.
Choate, A. B.. Temple Court.
Corrigan j. R.. Suite 1911 N. Y. Life Bldg
Davenport 6, Than. Phoenix Bldg,
D1arelius, A: B., s26 N; Y. Life Bldg.
Forth. Geo. E.. 402 Globe Bldg.
F.ifield. Fletcher & Fifield. 920 Lumber Elk
Ilertig Wendell. N. Y. Life Bldg.
Hobbs. +. E.. 255 Temple Court
John Lind & A. LELAND. N. Y. Life Bldg.
Meyer & Donohue. 457 Temple Court.
Munro. Weed. Loan & Trust Bldg.
Mahoney, Stephen. Guar. Loan Bldg.
Mc3ale John j.. 1920 Bank Of Com. Bid
OBrien. j.. E.. 41S Phoenix Bldg.
l'rendergast. E. A. N. Y. Life Bldg.
Pilgram. w. H. H., 5l5 Temple Court.
Riordan. Phil j.. Oneida Block.
Smith. Geo. R., Clio Boston Blk.
Steele. John H., ITO Phoenix Bldg.
Young, II. W., 402 Globe Bldg.
Van Fossen, l.. j., $50 Guaranty Loan.
WEIGH & Hubachek. Phoenix Bldg
The Irish standard., 1906-05-19
Wedding Invitations.

We make a speciality O. getting Gu,
neat and up-to-d;,tc Wedding invita-
t"ns at Very moderate prices. Irish
Standard Printing Co. II attn ST. So.
The Irish standard., 1906-05-19

Division NO. :, Minneapolis-Presid
Mrs. NJ. Moran. Ais 14th ave N. E.: Vice
Pres, Mrs. Mary Tiemey, 2517 Quincy ST.
1874 ave. N. E.: Fin. Sec. Mrs. Margaret
Moran. sos 9th ave. N. E.: ms. Sec. Mrs.
Alice Casey. 1923 gath ave. ". q: Treas.
Mrs. Margaret Tracy. .l3 25lh ave n. f.. /:
Med. Exam, DR.. j. W. Doyle. AZ Wash
ington ave. over Voegelis. Meetings are
held on the second and fourth Wednes-
The Irish standard., 1906-05-19
LADIES AUXILIARY.
ANOKA COUNTY

ANOhA COUNTY.
County Presideht-Mrs. Mary Casey.
Division No: /. Anoka--President. Mrs.
nan; Rec. Sec. Miss Ethel Reilly; Fin.
Mamie Ward; Trees. Mrs. Mayme Daily;
Med Exam, DR.. llagaman. Meetings
held on second Sunday OF each month at
.Arcanum hall. Anoka.
The Irish standard., 1906-05-19

Graceville
Div. No. ]. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. Mrs.
Mary Gallagher: Vice Pres. Mrs. Mary;
Sullivan: Rec Sec:. Miss Julia Robinson;
Fin. Sec, Miss Mary Fahey. Insurance
Secretary Miss i.enora Randall: Treas.
Mrs. StellG Brennan; Physician, DIR. b. NJ.
Ra1]all Meetings second and fourth
Fridays OF month, Groves hall
The Irish standard., 1906-05-19
RAMSEY COUNTY

RAMSEY COUNTY.
Coun., President Mary L. A. Smith. 20
w. Congress; County Vice Pres. Mrs. e.
Hoffman, 10th and Canada: County Sec.
Nellie McColl. 53S Canada: Treas, Mrs. M.
S. Heating. 43G Fort st.
The Irish standard., 1906-05-19
CARLTON COUNTY

County Sec. Mary Clapuerton Cloquet.
Division No. 1. Cloquet-President, Mary
Dwyerr:- Vice Pres. Margaret Carey; Rec.
Sec Mary Clapperton: Fin: Sec. Nellie
Treas. Mona c. Dwyer: Med. Exam, Dr,
Brunette. Meetings held on second and
ioNrth WednesdaNs at ClaNean hall.
The Irish standard., 1906-05-19

Division NO. 5. Mnnea polls-PresIdent,
Miss Mary ]. I2gan. 1915 Fremont ave N.
Vice Pres, Mrs. Marv O'Donnell, 1886
Bryant ave. ~; Rec Sec. Mrs. S. Board
man. 1911 Attn 81. NJ; Fin and lns.
See. Mrs Kate OBrien. 1926 Girard ave.
n: Treas, Mrs. Martha Griffin, 1916 9Th
ave. n; Med. Exam. DR.. w. 3. Murphy.
1923 =. Franklin. and DR.. Flynn. SOC 20th
ave. ~. Meetings held on the second and
fourth Thursdays. at G.. A. r. hall. corner
of Washington ave. and goth ave. N.
The Irish standard., 1906-05-19
The Man on
| the Box
Z BY HAROLD MacCRATH Y
Author of The Grey Cloak, 1.-THE
Fnppet Crown
CcrNIiclt :anA The Rohhs. Nj GRILL Cnmnanu
CHAPTER VIII.

Copyright, :9o4. The Bobbs- Merrill Company.
The Irish standard., 1906-05-19

Division No G. st. Paul-President, T.
j. Greene, 6l7- Warren St; Vice Pres.
VIM. Powers, Jr:. 407 Harriet ave-: Rec.
Sec, ]. G. Powers, 2sG Ramsey St: Ins.
Sec. A. E. Thomas, 1923 E.. 4th St:
Treas. f. H. Grant. care Bradley st. P.
O.; Med. EN-. DIR. Maloney. Endicott bldg.
Meetings held second and fourth Tues
DAYS Central hail.
The Irish standard., 1906-05-19

Division No 4. St. Paul-President, VIM
]. Shelley. 207 Aurora ave: Vice Pres.
NJ. 7. OConnell, -37s N. Exchange. ST.;
Rec. Sec, ]. NJ. Lynch. COS Carroll ST.:
Fin. and ms. Sec. T. c. Mccarthy. ESQ
Forbes ave: Treas. VIM. J. Regain, Mer-
chants Natl Bank: Med. En-. DR.. j. ".
O'Cunnor. 800 Century Bldg. Meetings
held on first and third Wednesdays at
Elks' hall. 4th and st. Peter Sis.
The Irish standard., 1906-05-19

Division No 3. st. Paul-President. Miss
J.. Cook, 1888 e. 9Th ST.: Vice Pres, Mrs
Alice Strapp, ITO w. Central: Rec. Sec.
Miss Sarah Quinn. 422 University: Fin.
Sec. Mrs. E: McNally. 683 Pine ST.; Treas,
Mrs. Mary Marshall. 1896 Carroll St: Ins.
Sec, Mrs. z. Hoffman. BIG Canada. Ex-
aamlnlng Physician, Or: T.. j: ,Maloney.
at Central Annex
The Irish standard., 1906-05-19
RAMSEY COUNT

Div. No. J., St. Paul-President. Mrs
Ellen Conroy 8G5 St. Clair ST.: Vice Pres.
Miss Agnes Lavalle. $40 Sherman St.
Rec. Se,., Miss Anne Kelly, 447 Oakland
Sherman ST.; ms. Sec. Mrs Mary Nc
Goey, $40 S. Franklin St: Treas. Mrs
Frances Harmon, .275 S. Western Ave.
"a w. 4th ST. Meetings are held second
and fourth Mondays, Central hall, 9Th
and 7th streets
The Irish standard., 1906-05-19
CROW WING COUNTY.

County President-Mrs. Nellie Donahue,
314 9th ST. N.
Division Nc ]. Brainerd-Pres.. Mrs
Bridget Quinn, 722 Broadway s.. Vice
Pres, Mrs. Mary Reilly. 21lk eth st.
Rec Sec. Mrs. Emma Canaan, $40 Main ST.
~; Fin. and 1ns. Sec. Mrs. Jane Gibson,
az 3d2,, 9Th ST.; Treas, Mrs. Sadie Dunn,
Chairman Com on Sick. Mrs. Kate Nolan.
Meetings held OH first and third Wednes-
days OF each month in Columbia hall.
The Irish standard., 1906-05-19

Division No 9. St. Paul-President, R.
J. Clarke. 1o7 Litchfield ave-: Vice Pres.
Sec. John LOBBY. 954 Gaultier St: Fin.
and Ins. Sec. j. p. Connolly IS Manitoba
ave-; Treas. Ed. Colbert GIG Western
University ave. Meetings held on second
and fourth Thursdays at Central hail.
9th and 18th SITS.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-12-07

read on shipments Of the products Of
the farm to the city markets, and in the
shipments of the various commodi
that the family will need, together with
more or less in the way of passenger
earning.
Therefore you may quite readily de-
termine that 5000 new families along
the lines of our road, according to Mr.
Hin's figures. should be worth about
four and one-half millions of dollars
annually in revenue to the railroad, in
addition to the benefit the road has con-
ferred upon the farmers by inducing
them to take UP the cheap lands and
make valuable lands therefrom.
THE immigration to the territory adj
jacent to the Santa Fe has surely been
gratifying" he continued. Probably
a couple of thousand families of the
number have mentioned will be found
to have settled in Kansas, while the rest
have been distributed over the line from
the Pecos valley in Texas to the San
Joaquin valley in California.
In this connection. I might add that
but few people, in fact only those who
have kept in touch with the rapid
strides the country has taken, realize
the enormous extent Of all lines of
business and industry I think 1 can
conservatively say that the business
tributary to the Santa Fe railroad is
10 years ahead Of the facilities of the
road to handle it. I think I am not
exaggerating when I say that the Santa
Fe ought to have double track lines all
the way from Chicago to the Pacific
coast, and that the other facilities, the
rolling stock and locomotive equipment
should be just double what it actually
is.
But it is impossible to get deliveries
of locomotives and freight cars ordered
because the conditions are the same all
over the country and other roads need
added facilities as much as does the
Santa Fe. The car factories and loco
motive shops are being crowded to their
utmost capacity, but by dividing up the
output as fairly as possible. the Santa
Fe in common with other roads, gets
but little added equipment month by
],
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-12-07
Promotlon for CharIes r. Daly.

Charles F. Daily was elected vice
president in charge of passenger traffic
of the entire New York Central system.
at a meeting of the board of directors
in New York No other man in Amer
lea ever held the position Of vice presi-
dent of railroad with exclusive charge
of passenger business. Mr.. DAILY is only
Al years old.
He began his railroad career as a
telegraph operator for the Burlington
He was made assistant general passen-
ger agent of the Lake Erie & Western
in 1889, and in 1890 general passenger
agent. He became chief assistant gen
eral passenger agent of the Lake Shore
with headquarters at Buffalo, in 1902
and in 1905 became passenger traffic
manager of the New York Contra!
lines west of Buffalo, with headquarters
in Chicago.
Mr.. Days promotion is regarded as
the forerunDer of other important Off
cia1 changes on the New York Central
lines. Captain G. ]. Grammer, vice
president. in charge of all traffic west
of Buffalo, is slated to go to New York
as vice president in charge of the
freight traffic Of the entire system, and
Warren ]. Lynch. passenger traffic
manager of the lines west, 1t has been
reported. will go to New York to sue
coed Mr.. DAILY.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-12-07
May Cut Price of Mileage Books.

The western railways probably will
reduce the cost of their mileage books
They. hope by so doing they viii In
some degree mollify the public sent-
ment which IS demanding reductions IN
passenger fares. The present 1000
mile book of the Western Passenger
association costs $50, a refund of
$3.50 being given for the cover. A
proposition to reduce the price Of the
book to $50 and the refund to $3.50
probably will be adopted at a special
meeting of the mileage bureau next
week It is also proposed to place on
sale a 1000 mile book Tor $50. giving
a refund of SIS. There has been no
change in the western mileage book for
ten years.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-12-07
QUEST INTO CAR SCARCITY.
Special Agents OF Commerce Commits
sion Investigating.

Special Agents Of Commerce Commits
sion Investigating.
The Interstate commerce commission
has begun an inquiry into the car snort
age. The first scene of its Investigations
will be the northwest, where conditions
have been especially bad. Special agents
are now at work looking into matters
there and a circular has been distributed
widely amOrg shippers asking questions
the answers to which, the commission
believes, will throw light upon the true
causes Of the traffic situation.
A public hearing will be held at some
point on the Hill lines soon, and this
will be followed by similar hearings at
Chicago and in other parts Of the coun-
try at which both railways and ship
pers will have chances to air their
views.
The questions submitted are accom-
panied by a statement from CommlS-
sioner Lane He says the commission
has learned that millions OF tons OF
freight are awaiting shipment because
shippers cannot get cars, that charges
of discrimination in supplying cars are
being made, and that 1t has been de-
cided that an investigation is requisite
to ascertain whether the conditions are
due to lack of cars, as the railways
assert, or to Shortcomings in the road 5
methods of handling traffic.
The questions asked in the circular
follow:
/. What amount of freight has been
offered at your station which the rail-
roads have not hauled and what reason
is given for not transporting it?
2. Are empty cars allowed to stand
upon sidetTacks or in yards any length
Of time? -4
3. Are loaded cars held an unusual
length of time before being hauled to
destination?
4 Is it the policy of the railways. as
shown by their practice. to use only the
larger cars of recent construction. and
abandon the use of the older and small
er carS2
s. Has any industry or commodity diff
fculties in securing supplies of cars not
suffered by other industries or COM
moditiesx