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Albuquerque evening citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1906-01-25
MAJORITY GREW
MUCH LARGER
statehood Bill Swept the
House By 1914
to $50.
oPpOSlTION LOST HEART
pOlIed Fifteen Less Votes
Than Yesterday, Organ
izatiOn Two More.
OPPOSITION LOST HEART
STRONG ARGUMENTS PRESENTED ,

o,oIoas "Iashington, d. c., Jan. 25.-At ~
p,I, G,ock this afternoon the stateSo-.s nS
- Hil pa passed the house by a vote of isa
'peGia, Via TO The Evening Citizen
n "ashlngton, d. c., Jan. 25. s.sa
~ r. m.-Ine joint statehood bill has
Jus. passed the house by a vote of Ias
- Low sound the loud timble.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-12-12

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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-12-12
POSTAL CLERKS
LEAVING SERVICE
PAY rs TOO SMALL FOR WORK
REQUIRED. h-'s,e
Promotions and Increased Pay So Un-
certain that Competent Men Prefer
to Accept Employment With Private
Firms -Postmaster Hale Discusses
Hardships of Present System.

Figures compiled from the records
of the Minneapolis postOffce by w. ID.
Hale. postmaster, show why it is that
the postal clerks are leaving the gov
eminent service for private employ
4 ment at every opportunity. In first
clerks is 5000 and the maximum, 1900
a year. In Minneapolis it takes on an
average 9.56 years for clerk to ar
rive at the maximum.
Taking the records of ten representa-.
tive clerks who are now drawing $1,000
show the hardshi p suffered by the
clerks at present were readily obtained.
Five years was the least time in which
any one of the ten secured the four
800 yearly raises necessary to put his
pay at the $1,000 mark. Two men
made that record. Three reached
$1,000 a year in six years, four had to
it until he had been nine years in the
service. The average time taken by
these ten men, chosen from among the
best clerks in the office, to reach a
salary of $1,000 a year was 10 years.
Proportionately, more time is taken
N getting the two raises necessary to
reach the maximum of 81, 200 year.
Seven of the ten men whose records
were looked up are now drawing $1,000
8 year. The average time it took
them to reach this was 9.56 years. Two
made it in eight years, three in ten,
one in eleven, and one in twelve years.
The average time a clerk must wait for
a $1,000 salary after attaining $1,000
is 2.66 years.
Promotions come more slowly as the
men advance. - According to the dis
tributions of increased pay among the
Minneapolis postoffce clerks last July
the chances for an increase in pay are
a as follows: 5000 class, 30 SO per cent;
600 Glass; so Al per eeat $500 elasS 10
class, per cent; 81 100 class, I per
cent.
Major Hale said: feThe great Injustice
done the postal clerk is that his pay
does not advance with any certainty
In frst-class. office a carrier knows
that with good conduct and faithful
5000 a year till he reaches the maxi
mum. The clerk never knows whether
he is to receive an increase or not, and
if he does it comes only 800 at time.
One man in the lot from whose records
these figures are taken worked three
After that his progress CHANGED to be
steady.
"The service done by these men is
valuable to the government and to the
business community and yet there is no
possibility Of giving them the steady
increase in pay which is their due.
There is no harder task devolving on
postmaster than that of selecting the
clerks who shall be given an increase
out Of the funds at his disposal for the
purpose. Last summer I felt that
every man on the force had earned a
raise, yet I had to 60 over the lists to
pick out those who deserved it more
than others''
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-12-12

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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-12-12
HIDDEN DANGERS.

Uric acid is a deadly poison that is
produced in the human body, and it is
the duty of the kidneys to collect this
poison from the blood, and to pass it
safely out of the system, together with
all waste water. N
It is the presence in the body Of an
excess of uric acid that causes so much
pain and suffering, and so many of the
aches that are commonly attributed to
rheumatism. W.
The kidneys are bean-shaped organs,
composed Of masses Of little tubes, all
Of which pour their secretions into a
main channel that leads to the bladder.
In this way the kidneys pass off more
than an ounce Of poison every day when
in health. III:
But it does not take much to set
the kidneys back, and when they get
behind, they cannot right themselves
without help. The uric acid begins to
clog the kidneys, causing that dull,
heavy aching in the back, and sharp
twinges when STOPPING or lifting. It
crystallizes in the muscles and Joints,
and every turn or twist brings keenest
torture. It attacks the nerves with
neuralgia and sciatica. It II brings
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-12-12

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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-12-12
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The Washington times., 1906-06-10

ton. hut the fact remains that the
principal business street cf the new
town. Princes street. actually nvrders
this ravlne and It's BUILDINGS and stores
lire but one side Of the street. II may
not bo that the streets which border
the Rock Greek park Of the future
Il Il becomes reality-win be bust
ness streets for a long time. but = the
experience Of the Edinburgh mer-
chants Is any criterion the fact tlat
they border on a deep ravine which i
also park is no drawback II is.
however. more probable that the sites
along the edge OF such a Rock Creek
park would be snapped UP for resi-
derces.
IN Edinburgh these park ravines are
brIdged wherever It IS necessary and
the bridges have been 50 built that
they detract little X any from the
beauty of the gardens. Dean bridge.
which crosses the water of Tseith. Is
sample OF the bridges which might
be used to make easy access between
washington and Georgetown. for un-
doubtedlv II the park plan IS carried
into effect Il will be necessary 20
have more points OF communication
between the two parts of the city
The Washington times., 1906-06-10

times be DETECTED A parkway. there
fore. as suggested for the covered
waterway plan might be bordered only
by tenement houses. cheap dwellings.
and factories. for the tide IN the de-
velopment OF Washington IS setting
steadily farther 20 the north and west.
What can be done with Rock creek
and its valley IN the line Of a park
has been well shown in the presen>
Rocke Creek Park, which Is one Of the
most beautiful in the country. It
would be possible under the park plan
TO construct a broad main driveway.
accompanied by paths. which would
run along a little above the creek as
does the drive in the present park.
The necessary roadways for business
traffic and for building frontage would
consist Of border roads on level with
the existing streets
The fact that the drives through
The Washington times., 1906-06-10
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a park OF the deep ravine which sepa-
rates Washington and Georgetown
point to this fact with a good deal
OF justice on their side Of the ques-
tiOn. Here al hand is ground which
is at present Of little value from
money standpoint II is estimated that
for a reasonable sum the banks Of the
creek. with a margin Of about 800 feet
on both sides most OF the way be-
tween the points where NIassachusetts
avenue crosses the creek and where
the stream flows into the river. could
be bought Thee Is one portion Of
the ravIne IN which more space than
this could be obtained-that part i'm
mcdiateIy south OF the r street bridge.
Here the deep ravlne becomes a little
valley giving an excellent opportunity
for park purposes.
The Washington times., 1906-06-10

Other cities have not been as slow
as has Washington to recognize the
beauty and value Of a deep ravine
running through its limits for a park.
Most cities into which mer huddIe
themselves for The purpose Of max
ing money are mere or less hideous
because OF the duh monotony Of their
outline. ard The only changes in their
confiEuration are an occasional sky
scraper or a factory. neither of which
can truthfully be called beautiful
A few, however. nave been fortunate
enough 60 possess just such rlvines.
as that Of Rock Greek. Edinburgh.
in particular. the beautiful old capital
Of Scotland, has not only one. but two.
such ravines- And they have been
used as parks to make the city still
more beautiful
The Washington times., 1906-06-10

more could the rnateriaIist get an eye
on that Of the idealist. The one looks
to the beautifying of the city. the other
is willing to let the city be beautiful
provided Il can be done without using
up good building lots. cutting down
opportunities for real estate invest
meut, and the expenditure OF that ma
teTial OF materials, money. Today. or
IN the near future. Washington. as
sisted by Congress has a problem to
solve upon which these forces are at
war. Rock creek and the accompany
Ing deep ravine IS the problem. It
IS admitted by both factions that
something must be done to remove
the present eyesore. What's to be
done with it2
Washington proper. the capital OF the
United states. as conceived and laid out
by d cunning FrenChman and thrust
Urou tho citizens ar1 fha country at
The Washington times., 1906-06-10
Aornina Side Parb.

II is not necessary 90 60 20 Europe.
however. for examples Of ravines
which have been used by cities as
parks. There Is Morning side Park In
New York. one OF the really beauti-
fuI spots in the great city. which win
some dav be n the heart Of the ever
growing metropolis. Rivy- Side Drive
can also be considered from the sans
point Of view. though II differs from
the other cases IN point because II
edges river.
or course IN any change in a city
ore of the principal questions to be
considered IS the cost The idealists
admit this as well as the materialists.
For when one has TO PAY for thing
the material side thrusts Itself for
ward with much prominence. As IL
happens in this case Of Rock Creek
ravine the itealist has the better Of
tie argument "how much
In the first place. the ground which
borders the creek is not Of much value
now. Proximity to Rock Creek has
been avoided as much as possible by
the people Of Georgetown as well az
those Of Washington. and the conse-
quence is that at present the portion
Of the CITY which connec,s the two Is
poor. Cheap houses. many of them
in the last stages Of decay. are found
along the shores Of the creek. Manu-
featuring interests have whatever
other buildings are found there. The
actual raviue Is. therefore. even less
valuable than it might otherwise be
with the prospect Of its eventually
being filed IN and made into building
lots. 1t IS entirely probable that some
OF the owners Of the property would
put in estimates so swelled that 1t
might be necessary TO use Il shoe horn
to get them on a good sized piece Of
paper. But even so prices have been
pruned before.
The Washington times., 1906-06-10

hood are more or less mean and
squalid. and consequently breeders Of
disease. IN Rome IL has long been the
custom OF the rulers-repuolican. I'm
perial. and r1onarchical-to introduce
as many fountains as possible, 20
bring to the city OH the Tiber all the
water that could be brought. largely
as a health measure. why, then.
should Washington be anxious 10 OBJ
lIterate a good-sized stream which IN
the heated summer term may be Of
great help TO the citizens who are
forced 70 stay In town.
\ Rock Creek Park such as has been
suggested is the hope and also part o.
the plan Of the Park Commission OF
the District. The plan OF the COM
mission Is wide reaching, and ff car
ried out In its entirety must neces-
sarily make the city still more beauti-
fu!. This plan covers the Mail, ex-
tends along the river front. and takes
in Rock Creek
The Washington times., 1906-06-10

ground and then launching a boom
need not necessarily be followed by a
;ion. They point 20 the fact that that
PORTION Of the city which now edges
Rock creek IS at present undesirable.
Is Tar from agreeable IN appearance.
ard that it Is not To be expected that
il will become a first class part Of the
city quickly.
Even should a boulevard be con
structed down the center Of the re-
claimed ground. patterned after the
most beautiful boulevards In Europe.
the tide Of the development Of a city
can very seldom be reversed by the con-
struc,iou Of park though 81 can some
The Washington times., 1906-06-10

valley were discussed At length and IL
was the final opinion Of the commis-
sion that the open valley plan should
by all means be adopted. The Comnis-
siouers submitted with their report
list Of estimates covering the cost of
both plans. u was shown that the
covered water way plan would cost
IN the reichb7rhood OF SI.a01. 600. while
the corresponding expenses for the
open-valley scheme would be about
Sf10.o1G It was admitted that - the
latter estimate might be added sums 70
cover the erection OF more bridges and
the Improvement Of the property as
lime went IN
The expenses covered IN these estl-
The Washington times., 1906-06-10
Why Rock Greek Should
Become a Beautiful Park

large by Boss Shepherd is beautiful IN
the fact that II has been laid out on
formal lines. It has parks galore.
The number OF circles and squares and
triangles which are founI IN all the
principal thorouehfares OF the city
give the real estate men here a splen-
did chance for mental gymnastics just
thinking what might have Seen done
with these good square feet had not
the Government set them aside merely
The Washington times., 1906-06-10

mates were for the covered water way
plan. the actual covering of the water
way. S2.37Syz5. filing and grading. 81
1924. and proportionate contingent
expenses: for the open-va1ey scheme.
10000 for the Improvement Of the
channel. $4,000 for excavation, 10000
for retaining walls. and contingent ex-
penses.
While these estimates may be at
fault and recent changes in values and
cost Of material may have affected
them. nevertheless they can be con-
sidered a good criterion of what the
difference in the cost of the plans
would be. 1t is a fact that the sale Of
the ground resulting from the cover
ing of the creek would probably net
in the uciEhborhood Of S2.500.0OJ and
that in view Of the expenses for the
erection OF new bridges IL the open
valley plan IS put through. would
t,1rr the tables Still the fact must
be considered that IL would take
many years, the Park Commission
saws a score. TO complete the plan for
a covered waterway and that the in
terest on sums invested in land hold
fnrs and in construction in the cover
Cd waterway plan would be easy And
so in the end the open valley would
be the cheaper.
The Washington times., 1906-06-10

the park would be below the level Of
the streets would seclude the park way
from the present Objectionable sur
roundings and the growing traffic be-
tween Georgetown and Washington
would pass high above the park across
the bridges from street 70 street With
bridges at every other street. pro-
vided so many were needed, cross town
traffic would not be impeded at all.
There has been a tradition that 80
was not sanitary 90 live IN the neigh
borhood OF Rock Greek. but II this
matter IS carefully investigated Il VIII
be found that there is little truth IN
IT, and what truth there IS lies in the
fac that dwellings jn that ueighbor-
The Washington times., 1906-06-10
The RiUey Leith and Rock Creek

Strangely enough the analogy be-
tween Edinburgh and Washington
does not cease with the mere fact that
in both cities there is a deep cut ra-
vine. Through the Edinburgh ravine
there flows the water Of Leith. a
stream ef about the same volume as
Rock Creek Then too. the old city
Of Edinburgh is separated from the
new by a deep ravine. just as old
Georgetown is separated from the
more modern Washington.
These two ravines In Edinburgh
have been terraced. walks and drives
lead through them On holidays and
after business hours they are thronged
with people seeking a breath Of fresh
air. One-called West Princess Street
Gardens. and East Princess Street Gar
dens. they are separated by a mound
is broad as well as deep and affords
ample space for a park. The castle
standing high upon the shear cliff.
which has been made famous for all
time by Sir Waiter Scott. fro-vns down
upon the garden. The ncg town of
Edinburgh has been Il j out along
formal lines much IS as Washing
The Washington times., 1906-06-10
Expenses Comparatively Slight

When once the ravine has become
the property of the city the expenses
should be comparatively little. Il Is
true that the present valley has been
considerably narrowed by The constant
dumping of earth over its edge and
that for considerable distances this
made ground is decidedly an eyesore.
In fact. it is because so much of the
ravine has been alrea6 filed in that
the Engineer Commissioner of the Dis
trict Is said TO have declared that the
plan TO make the ravine a park IS tive
years too late. Nevertheless the up
holders of the park plan claim that
left to herself nature will quickly
cover the scars which have been made.
The action of nature can be material
" assisted by the expenditure Of small
sums Of money planting shrubs and
encouraging the growth of grass IN
these bare spots.
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~ "
GeOrqetOUn Has No Park.

This holds good for the city proper.
Bet travel 10 Georgetown and you viii
find another state Of affairs In all
Of that famous Did town there Is not
a single park. not even a little tri-
angle, set aside. 1t Is true enough
that there are residences surrounded
by large grounds which give the
effect Of parks TO the casual observer.
But the public is not admitted to these
gardens except on rare occasions, and
when IN the future these places are
divided into building lots. as must
occur there will not be even the sem
blanCe of a park in that large sec
ton Of Washington Vest OF Rock
Greek.
Tho a1yOco +es Of tba o1ou 70 y,a1-o
The Washington times., 1906-06-10
Rin Interests at Stake.

1t has been said that there are strong
real estate interests I'm Washington
which are pushing the covered-water-
way plan They hope. II is said. 10
realize large sum on the sale Of the
lots which will be available and de-
sirable when the valley is filed in and
Georgetown and Washington are con-
nected by a level stretch Of ground.
The opponents Of the covered water
way plan say. however. that the newly
made ground will not be ft to build on
for many years. that only cheap build
ir-s viii he constructed and that this
hope Of the real estate interests Will
have an end long deferred. II It has
any. Also they say that by making
The Washington times., 1906-06-10

ocR s reE 01 Tons 1een na Sgs5en S M me ] bes %
the points kere is mersected by Massachusetts a0enue
and o0Rece it enlpheS into the Potomac zi0er,
ardent supporters The one desires TO retan the Dicfur-
eSque racine making into park similar TO those the
raUiieS 0Rich enhance the beauty of Edinbuzgh Scot
lands famous old capfaI the other desires TO bridge the
creek in its entirety Nn the 1aUe and make Georgefo19n
and Washington physically 0oeH go0ernmenfaHy
The Times this weeh presents the arguments ofe1ed by
The ad0ocafes of the park plan.
Neat Sunday the other scheme 0oM be discussed
The Washington times., 1906-06-10

~ n the development Of city there
are two forces. aims, call them
what you viii, which invariably
clash. In fact. they have the
prehistoric cat and dog squabbIe
backed of the boards. They are
the ideal and the materiallstic. Now.
when the ideallst and the materialist
are At odds the idealist could not see
the point OF view Of the materia1isr
with a microscope II he tried and no
The Washington times., 1906-06-10

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NORTHWESTERN TO BUILD ON
Line to Re Continued Hundred Miles
TO the West of
ShOshOni.

sHOsHON1, Wye, May Sl-(speclal)-
1t Is reported here on what is considered
the best OF authority that the Northwestern
will soon let the contract for the further
extension Of its track west 100 miles
through the Shoshone or Wind River
reservation, which is to be thrown open
to settlement August IS next. The line
will cross the Big Horn river west OF
shoshoni and continue due west across
the big bench lying between Wind river
and Muddy creek. II will run along this
bench for about sixty miles. entering the
Wind river valley near the mouth OF Crow
creek. At the western terminal OF the line
near the present site OF Dubois, another
town will be started.
The region through which this extension
is to run will be one of the richest agrl-
cultural and mining districts in the state
and there is no doubt that It will do an
immense business. The bench along which
Il is TO run for over nifty miles is a slight
ascent to the west without a break or a
ridge, and will need little II any grading
The southern extension of the North
Westerns line toward Lander is now in
process of construction, and with the fn-
ishing OF this line the extension west from
this point. and the completion OF the Bur
llngton from Worland and Thermopolls on
south through Shoshoni, this town will be-
come one OF the railroad centers OF the
state.