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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-09-27
PAPER TRUST.
1t Includes All the wrapping Paper
Mills in the Country.

Pittsburg Sept 27-Wfthout the
slightest notice, there was put into effect
on September 15 one of the most COM
plete trade associations for the control
of prices and marketing Of products
that exists in this country It consists
of the association Of every wrappiDa pa
per manufacturer in the United States.
owning about 500 mills that make wrap
ping paper. Millions of dollars are IN
volved in the deal, and owing to the
rigid rigid rule that each company must
put up $1,000 as a guarantee of good
faith and as an assurance that It VIII
abide by the agreement of the associa-
ton. the strength of the price lists
adopted Is doubly assured
Large consumers Of wrapping paper in
Pittsburg have heard of the coming or
ganization and it's prospective action in
advancing prices for some time Many
of them declined to believe it, but when
they sought to place orders for wrapping
paper they found the truth Of the warn
ing fully substantiated.
The new organization of wrapping
paper men is not a consolidation, but
is known as a Parks pooling system,
or an ironclad association agreement.
1t Is based on the same idea as the
Nut and Bolt Manufacturers associa-
ton, the Wire Nail Manufacturers as
sociation and the Boxboard ManuTae-
turers' association, the latter having 90
mills. After it was organized 1t dd-
vanced prices 20 per cent at one jump
Under Way Long Time.
The wrapping paper makers have
been working on their association FOR
some time. 1t took patience and per
severance to bring about the scheme,
for it involved some questions that
seemed to bring the scheme under the
Sherman antitrust law. What was
done to evade this is not stated, put
SO soon as the agreement was reached
Thy the trade, there was at once FORM
Fed a clearing house for all of the con-
lcerns@s through which all orders Tor
Epaper were TO come. They are TO be
ldistributed TO the mills pro rata Tor
I filling, irEeSp ective Of the desires OF the
/ buyers. and then prices were arranged
| In making the advance in prices 10
per cent, the members of the association
were only restrained from a further
advance because they feared congress
would remove the duty on Canadian
wrapping paper and allow 1t to come
into the country, in competition with
the association mills. Should this be
done, there would be an end to ad-
vances in prices for the present.
From some of the officers Of com
panies that are members of this associ-
alton it was learned that the imported
wrapping paper trade was to be care
fully watched. At present the duty on
this product is sufficiently high to keep
the price on. American paper at higher
tTate than it has been for some time, but
Fthere is uneasiness over the matter be-
Ecause-it has been possible to market l.
OO0 tons Of Swedish paper this year, ana
Canadian mills have shipped consid-
cradle quantity Into the country.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-09-27
HE FOUND HIS SISTER.
Frank McClenden, Homeless Boy, sue
ceeds in His Quest.

Frank McClenden. the 15-year-old boy
who drifted into Topeka Tuesday in
search Of his sister from whom he had
become separated when she left home,
located her yesterday through the as
sistance OF the telephone girls employed
q the Independent company
He remembered that his sister had
said that her beau was a man by the
name of Chance and there happened to
be a young lady by that name employ
ed on one Of the telephone boards. She
called up her brother and told him the
story and he admitted that he knew a
young lady by the name of the one
sought by the lost boy.
The rest Of the story is simple as the
young man was taken in charge by Mr..
Chance and conducted to the home of
uOuement is yet to be made public,
though the boy is happy.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-09-27
DEATHs ANn FUNERALS.

The funeral of Job Good VIII be
held Friday at 2:30 from the residence
at 230 Klein street.
E w. McGurnahsn died at the st.
Charles hotel last night at $3.50
O'Clock. The body was taken to n.
Hogan's esta blishment where It was
sent By the coroner pending an ex-
animation. No inquest viii be held as
it has been decided that the death was
a natural death. The funeral viii be
announced later
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-09-27
No. Ynrlr None

New York. Sept. 7.-MONEY-Noney on
call firm, 4d6 per cent ruling rate 55k
closing bid and offered at per cent
Time loans firm Sixty and 90 days. I per
cent; s months, 81 per cent
CLOSE; Prime mercantile paper. 61z67
per cent: sterling exchange heavy, with
actual business in bankers bills at 81 1926
a. $40 for demand and at 81 1914 a. 1855 for
50 day bills; posted rates, s.. s01z6z.S1 and
81 S45z commercial bills, $4-79A.
STLVER-Bar silver, 6Tszcs Mexican dol
BONDS Government bonds steady.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-09-27
WHITE sox co TO HORTON.
They VIII Return TO Play Johnson's
Giants Saturday and Sunday.

The Topeka ball team left on a sec
ond transforming tour today. They
went IN TO Horton over the Rock
Island early this morning. Two games
viii be played at that point one this
afternoon and the other tomorrow.
They will return home tomorrow even
ing.
Saturday and Sunday the Topeka
patrons will once more have a chance
to look at their pennant winners.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-09-27
FROST LAST NIGHT.
Nebraska and Iowa Are Visited by
Freezing Temperature.

Norfolk, Neb.. Sept. 27.-The first frost
of the season visited this section last
night. Crops of northern Nebraska and
South Dakota are all safe.
Des Moines Ia. Sept. 27.-Frost was
reported this morning from dozen
Iowa cities, although in none of them
was it serious enough to damage the
corn crop. The mercury dropped to 81
at Esterville.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-09-27

A craft to live on Kansas avenue must
have a pilot who is supplied with q
chart corrected to the minute or it is
liable to meet with the fate Of the 0ne
this morning and If the government had
charge of Kansas avenue 1t would un-
doubtedly be closed as unsafe for navi-.
cation.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-09-27
WRECKED ON KANSAS AVENUE.
Craft without a Pilot Familiar VIII,
Gas Company Excavations.

A surry TO which was hitched a team
of horses driven by farmer who was
not supplied with a chart of Kansas av-
enue dropped into one of the improperly
filled excavations made by the gas com
pany in front of DrechseTs shoe store
this morning and the front axle was
broken
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-09-27

s'At any rate" said the optimist. spell
ing reform can do no harm. =
ct has already done HARM answered
the pessimist. 1T has revived the Josh
Billings school of humor. w Washington
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-09-27
24-lbs. Sugar, S1.OO
Best cane granulated with
a $500 order, sugar included.
GROCERIES

Extra Fancy High Patent Flour, So
TO sack -.-...... ..-.5.....-.-s. $1.O0
Genuine Country Sorghum. the best
we ever had in stock, per gal. SOC
Kansas Oil. per gal. ............1 Oc
soc Fancy Gunpowder Tea. 10 Csc
School Tablets. 1Oc kind .........5c
Mocha and Java Coffee, 10 ........2 csc
"a cup and saucer free with each
pound.)
Sour Pickles, quart &C, gal. ..-...15e
Women's Friend Soap. 10 extra large
oars ----.--.-- Use
Best Cane Granulated Sugar. 1s-lb. 81
MEATS
Fancy sirloin Steak, 10 ..........15c
Rib Roast Of Beef, 10 ........... Toe
Fancy Butterine, ID ....-.....-... loo
White Lard, 2 lbs. .......-... 15c
Good Steak, lbs. .--....-..... 15c
Plate Boiling Meat. 10 ....45lc
Fancy California Hams, 10 $780,. sc
Choice Breakfast Bacon. by the strip
lac. by the h ................t 5c
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-12-15

-HE Utah Fuel company, which
is essentially the largest tax
paying corporation in eastern
Utah, is numbered among the biggest
and most important business concerns
OF the state. As a coal and coke pro-
position, It is the greatest In this inter
mountain region, embracing as 1t does
an immense acreage of developed and
virgin coal-bearing lands in Carbon
county.
While the Utah Fuel company is es-
sentally a separate company, its inter-
ests are so closely interviewer with the
Rio Grando Western railroad that 1t
can be said 20 be Gould corporation.
LAST YEARS TONNAGE,
As an employer Of labor and the dis
seminator OF big payroll this com
pany has done much in the direction OF
upbuldiug Of the state, During the past
year an average Of LIZA men have been
employed IN the Ave coal camps owned,
These employees have received monthly
an average Of sl5?.i99 10, or an aggre.
gate Of Sl,S29, $3.50. % for the year. These
men have turned out during the past IL
months l,S92l32 tons OF coal and 2S2195
:o7is Of coke
AT sunnyslde 200 new coke ovens are
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-12-15

sion can therefore be made In.
doubtedly, these would show az vrea,I
a contrast as the temperatures All
salt Lake City the mean Of the daIyl
humidity observations at 6 a. m. anal
p. m. amounted to SO per cent?
needless to state abnormally hIgAI
even for winter.
The following Is a brief explanatlon
OF the causes that produced such %.
culiar weather conditions! The pt. |
mary cause was the stagnant cOndl,lon
of the atmosphere IN the lower val.
leys, due TO the high bOrometrIc pres.
sure areas that overspread the bal.
eau region during these periods h
highs the barometric gradient |,
usually very slight, and as a cns
quence there Is but little wind nm.
ment.
This fayors a stagnant condltn \
the atmosphere. IN which the iss
rapidly accumulates. These dust AL
tlcles Alv0r strong radiation 4
night, and In consequence the ali
cooled. The cooling process & AID
materially aided by accumulation a
cold air that has been cooled by raA1
alton on the high mountains. whenca
II settles into the valley bottoms NN
reason of its greater specific gravity
cold air always being heavier than
warm air. The cold air then remain{
in the valleys the wind moyemen4
not being sufficiently strong TO sig
1t up.
There Is thus q constant supply 81
cold air moving down into the yalleyl
whore II continues to cool through
radiation from the valley floor until
at last the Temperature falls below th4
dew point, and condensation Of thd
vapor into visible water dropS resultsI
These water p9rticles remain suspend1
ed in the atmosphere and thus ~
phenomenon of fog Is produced, and
the air being cooled below the ffeerf
ing point. the vapor or moisture
the atmosphere condenses in the prH1
of ice or frost upon all objects es1
pecially trees and other follage, pre1
senting typical and beautiful winter
scene.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-12-15
The Years Sunshine and Storm and Last Winters Foa

density, objects at even a distance OF
100 feet being often completely OBJ
scured. AS the temperature during
this entire period was constantly be-
low the freezing point. the moisture
with which the atmosphere was sur
charged was deposited on the trees
and bushes In the form of minute ice
crystals. the layer attaining consider
able thickness at times. the whole
forming picture as novel as 1t was
beautiful.
Such, in brief, was the predominant
Ing weather Of the winter that caused
the amazement as well as discomfort
Of the inhabitants of this valley--a
condition of affairs that was all the
more inexplicable to the ordinary NOR
tai, unversed in weather lore, in view
OF the reports from contiguous towns
more highly situated, of clear skies
and bright sunshine. In this connec-
ton, comparison between the tenn
perature at Salt Lake City altitude.
$500 feet and the town of Heber.
latitude $500 feet, some 80 miles
distant, would seem to furnish the
most interesting as we'll as instructive
contrast. At the former station the
mean maximum temperature from
Jan. 25. to Feb. IA, inclusive, the lin
-" VI thiS 'AlltDi VtIlOu, NdS
30.4 degrees; the mean minimum,
$50 degrees, making a mean daily
range of 6.5 degrees. At Heber the
mean maximum was 37.5 degrees:
mean minimum, 6.5 degrees, giving a
mean daily range of $40 degrees. The
effect of the fog layers on the temper
atures at the lower stations in i'm
pending the direct insulation by day.
and correspondingly reducing the RAJ
citation by night, is strikingly notice.
able in the small mean daily range.
on the other hand. the large mean
daily at the more elevated station H.
illustrates in marked manner the In
tense insulation and radiation peculiar
to higher attitudes
Unfortunately, no psychrometric OBJ
servations are taken at Heber, and
no comparison of the relative humid
tiles during the period under discus
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-12-15

a point near Castillo Springs on the
Il. G. w. to the Strawberry Valley
end Of the tunnel. and in the near flu
ture VIII undoubtedly form one Of the
main roadslinto the former Uintah In
dian reservation, aifording, as it does.
the shortest route from the western
section OF the reservation lands to
Utah county cities.
1t is a noteworthy fact that practi-
cally all of the work on this road was
done by men and teams from the dis
trict which viii eventually receive the
additional water supply contemplated
by the developments. The quality and
intere { of those laborers added con-
sderably 10 the effectiveness of the
work. and was very fav0rably COM
mented upon by visiting engineers from
other projects, where the labor prob
lens Of the past year have caused SER
ious delays,
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-12-15

and northern parts of the state, but
at Thistle the mercury rose TO 9s de-
grees on the 2lst. while the lowest
was Is degrees at Kelton on the 10Th.
June was cool with cloud and frost
early in the month, But this was
followed by warm weather that melt
ed the SHOWS and flooded lowlnnds
through the state. There were kill
ing frosts during the last 10 days,
with snowy weather in the mountain
districts. The mean temperature was
2,5 degrees below the normal, the
highest being 106 degrees at Rock
Vile, on the 29rd. and the lowest %
degrees at Soldier Summit on the
Gath The precipitation was ,26 Of an
inch above the normal.
July showed up with cool fair
weather. but abnormal oloudiness and
an unusually sultry atmosphere. a
new record of thunder storm fire.
quency was established, local thunder
storms occurring daily in some locali-
ties. The mean temperature was nut
] degree below the normal, with high
est at st. George, 10 degrees on the
9Th and the lowest 80. degrees, at
Coyote on the LIST. The average pre-
cipitation was .0S of an inch above
the normal, though at Troplc 300
inches fell.
August showed cool weather in the
beginning, with warm nights follow
ing with cool frosty nights IN the
mountains. Thunder showers were
general during the carly part, and
heavy rains and damaging floods were
general over the state later. the aver
age precipitation being nearly twice
the greatest previous average for Aug
ust The northern part of the state
caught il the worst. The mean tenn
perature was 4 degree below the
normal and the highest, 105 degrees,
at Fillmore on the 10th, and the low
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-12-15

Work was begun on the portal cut of
Strawberry tunnel early IN August, and
by Sept. TO- work on the tunnel was
commenced on small scale. The work
had been advertised for bids but none
were received, and II was determined
to continue the excavation under the
plan of hiring laborers and purchasing
equipment under government regula-
tlons.
In this way the work has progressed
as well as could be expected and by
the end of 1906, the tunnel viii have
been excavated about 400 feet. In this
work as in case of the roadwork, local
laborers have been employed quite ex-
tensively
One important feature of the work
done under the supervision of the gov
eminent is the manner I'm which men
are cared for. both in the matter of
food and shelter and that Of sanitary
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-12-15
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springs, the latter being covered TO
protect them from the rigorous climate.
The bunk houses are small, each af-
fording accommodations for eight men,
all are supplied with facilities to
make them comfortable In all particu-
lars. A large room is available to the
camp for reading, conversation, games.
etc., and all IN all the comfort OF the
workmen is matter of favorable
comment throughout the entire force.
An excellent telephone service is
available connecting with the toll lines
at Spanish Fork, and mail reaches the
camp every other day
There IL probably nothing so effective
in determining the efficiency Of laborers
as the accommodations afforded and
TO this feature We arrfiSpte the fact
that our force is of the character that
1t Is.
with the project actually in cor
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-12-15

the cities and the valley from the out
lets Of the canyons. While tempera-
lures over the worst stricken district
ranged from 20 degrees to freezing dur
ing the storm It is remarkably FORUM
ate that there was virtually no snow
fall during the storm
The storm was felt over all the
state, but In greatly diminished force
outside OF the Salt Lake valley, the
principal features being the cold
winds and the snow, Herds OF UNI
protected stock on the bleak ranges
were driver away by the blizzard,
many being scattered and lost Fur
Their incalculable injury was done 10
the farmers of the state in general
by the intense cold, though II few re-
ports indicate help rather than harm
from the snow-storm.
Injury and death were sparsely scat
tered throughout the storm-swept dis
trict, caused by accident and exposure,
but considering the property destruc-
ton and the general severity Of the
storm, casualties and human suffering
were remarkably uncommon. The
weather maps OF Saturday and Mon
day, before and after the storm. re-
spectively. showed an immense high
air pressure area advancing over the
exceedingly steep barrie gradient to the
southwark into deep atmospheric
low pressure area over the southern
plateau. Under these very favorable
circumstances, the air from the high
flowed into the low at great speed.
WINTER FOGS.
To the resident of the Salt Lake
valley. accustomed as he Is to the
clear skies and bright sunshine of his
intermountain home. the prevailing
2 weather conditions during last WIN
ter appeared somewhat In the light Of
an enigma
Two periods Of dense cloudiness at
tended by constant fogs, mark
ed the cold season. The first occurred
during the latter part of January and
the fore part of February. The fogs
during this period We're of marked
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-12-15

conditions.
Considerable work was necessary to
provide the accommodations requisite
for the care OF the workmen, foremen
and others, especially In view of the
fact that the camp is at an elevation OF
1900 feet, where rigorous climate
prevails during five or six months
each year
The ordinary lumber bunk houses,
common to construction camps would
not suffice for the conditions, nor could
we depend on the normal running
stream for water supply. II was rea-
l2ed that a high class of aborers could
only be kept by proper accommoda-
tons Therefore great care was exer-
cised In building the permanent camp to
be used during the three or four years
that the work Is likely to continue.
A water system has been Installed to
convey the water for camp from
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-12-15

est was at Coyote on the 2sth. The
average precipitation was zoe inches
or 1.25 inch above the normal. The
greatest amount was 4.5I at Morgan.
In September there was deficiency
in average temperature. The high
est occurred almost simultaneously
over the state on the 9Th, the average
or mean for the month being Z be-
low the normal. The highest tenn
perature was at Hite. 80 degrees on
the 9Th. Considerable snow fell in
the mountains, and the heaviest pre-
eipitatlon was 249 inches at Parowan.
october enjoyed unusually favorable
weather in the first and last parts OF
the month, while the middle part had
wsrm days cold nights with killing
frous. Dry weather prevailed in near
ly an sections, and practically no pre-
cipitatop occurred until the latter
half of the month, when rain ana
snow We're general with hail and sleet
at scattered points. The mean tenn
perature was 4 degre abov the nor
NAL, The highest temperature was
9S degrees, at Thistle on the LIST, and
9Th, and the lowest was degrees at
Strawberry valley on the 23rd and
Gath. The average precipitation was
IS of an inch above the normal, the
greatest amount being 2.49 inches at
Ibapah
November was characterized over
the state by a pronounced excess Of
precipitation, and slight tempera-
ture deficiency. During the early part
of the month temperatures averaged
from normal to 20 degrees above, but
towards the close. temperature means
of 20 degrees below were recorded.
Rainstorms We're frequent early in
the month, with snowstorms In the
latter, SO that the northern mountains
We're covered with snow. A wind
storm of 75 miles extreme velocity
swept over the state on the 18th, with
five minute velocitlcs of 66 miles per
hour were noted. the highest OF record
since the establishment of the Salt
Lake office OF the weather bureau.
But little damage was done. owing
20 absence of gusts and squalls.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-12-15

Thus it was planned to get at this
work as soon as possible. The tunnel
location is such that it was necessary
to build "a miles OF wagon road through
the Diamond Fork canyon. before any
machinery or other construction ma
terials could be delivered at the tunnel
camp.
Work was commenced on this road
early in May, but the heavy canyon
construction required was such that
the tunnel work could not be COM
menced until late in August.
The road Is so built that It will faclli-
tate the hauling of the heavy machin-
cry materials etc, necessary to build
the tunnel. No grades exceed per cent
and dugways, bridges, retaining walls.
etc, We're built substantially, to accom-
mediate heavy loads ard six to eight
horse teams. This road extends from
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-12-15

~ the year reveals some interest
N ing features as CLEANED from
the records of the local United
States weather bureau. During Janu-
airy, the snow storms were fairly
heavy and well distributed. the heavI-
est being in Rich and adjacent coun-
ties; and the mean temperature of the
state was 25.3 degrees or IL degree
below the normal. The highest was
40 at Plateau, and 80 below zero at
Strawberry valley.
February was the cloudiest month
on record. with heavy storms OF rain,
sleet and snow and high winds, and
q mean temperature of 3,5 degrees
above the normal.
March was another abnormally
clouded month, which reduced the
daily temperature, and the preclpi-
tatlon exceeded all previous records,
being 3.14 inches. or 1.42 above the
normal. Gales with velocity of 60
miles an hour visited Salt Lake and
Modena during the middle OF the
month. A high temperature, So de-
grees obtained at Grayson on the 3lst.
During April nearly every rain
storm was followed by unusually low
temperatures, and we'll distributed
rain and snow storms occurred fire.
quently. The mean temperature was
only 6 degree below the normal
while the rainfall was nearly one inch
above the normal, the heaviest fall
was at Payson, being 4.57 inches.
May averaged abnormally cold windy
and wet, with a mean temperature of
90 degrees below the normal There
were numerous frosts In the central