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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-07-01

like Minneapolis, it became great by
reason of the export trade. Yet, un-
like Minneapolis, when the export trade
fell off, it could not find a .domesticc
market for it's output. The mills of
Austria are now strong competitors of
Budapest -and--~are.- endeavoring, by
arousing local and national prejudice,
to exclude Hungarian -four Austria
is the principal market. outside of Hun
gary, for the mills of Budapest. $50.
Taking it altogether, the milling bust
ness is in a critical condition.. Only
very recently delegation of millers
called upon the minister of agriculture,
requesting his influence in again obtain
ing the privilege of grinding imported
wheat free Of duty for the export
trade.
If this privilege is granted by the
government. the mills of Budapest will
invade the British markets with energy
and determination. With a large crop
in Hungary, they will do it anyway.
The result, of course, is matter of
the future. s ".'' --
The Grain Exchange of Budapest.
Budapest has new Stock and Grain
Exchange building, called. of course,
the Bourse. Unlike that of most Euro
pean cities, it is not owned by the city,
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-07-01
BY Rollin e. Smith.
9O6. by Rollin E. Smith.

Copyright 1905. by Rollin Z. Smith.
I'D UDAPEST. = Hungary, Known
Id thruout the grain and milling
world years ago for the high. de.
velopment of the milling process, is a
country of extremes. The great milling
center of Buda pest, second only to Min
,ncapohs, was one of the leaders in
seeking and building up an export -four
z trade. Yet today there are hundreds
of mills on the Danube so primitive
that even the grist millers of, France
are modern by comparison.
And so it is in everything See any
extreme in, Hungary. and you will find
it. There is a high development in art,
in medicine, IN electricity, in mechan-
les, architecture and in agriculture
development that on small scale
equals that of any other country. Yet
the lower classes are SO poor mentally
and in ambition, and so crude, that the
average is brought below that Of other
3ssTlse inferior nations. -. ...,'t.
i The parliament building at Budapest,
said to he one of the most beautiful
ls'public buildings IN the world, was built
Ito represent. in itssstylet of architecture,
1.-THE origin of the Magyar. or Hungarian
people. 1t combines the Gothic, the Ro-
4, man, the Moorish and the Byzantine;
and 1T is this combination, with ming
ling of;tother people, that makes up
Hungary.
What is needed to make great coun-
try of Hungary-for some day, perhaps
sooner than expected, it will be indie
| . D.. ~
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-07-01
IN OLD HUNGARY, A
LAND OF EXTREMES
A Minneapolitan Writes Of Peculiar
Features Of Life and Business in
!. the Hyphenated Country.

pendent-is substantial middle class,
q drawing. together of the extremes.
This middle ground is now largely oc-
cupied by the Jews. Where they will
be when the reorganization begins. af-
ter the split with Austri~. no one can
ftoresee: A good war might be a bless
ing to Hungary.
The Agriculture of Hungary.
In America Austria Hungary is
thought Of as one country. They are
surrounded by one tariff wall; other
wise they are as separate as possible.
Hungary is an agricultural country
Austria is manufacturing country
first, and agricultural second Hungary
is an exporter Of breadstuffs; Austria
an importer. ... ~,
Hungary. with Grotia and Slavonia
/ territories on tho south which should be
included, is the fifth wheat-growine
| 600 to 100000 bushels, practically
al winter wheat. The harvest time is
The last OF June and the, first Of July
The crop is a little less than that OF
! minnesota and the Dakotas. The quail
/ lty of the wheat is good, probably
! equal to the wheat OF the Southwestern
/ states.s- -. t,..ss -, ,.
Tho agricultural part of the country
flst tn e:eentrai, southeTn-central and the
! yaaaeNoof the Danube in the west. The
country; is almost surrounded by noun
talns and one-third Of the entire area
Is covered with timber. The timber
laws are rigid.
! A popularity of Hungary is the av
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-07-01

nor is it free exchange. 1t is owned
by the Budapest Stock and Grain Ex-
change, which is an incorporated body.
The ground and building cost approx
mately $1,500,00O. The grain exchange
has a large membership. There is, be-
sides the market for cash grain, q big
future or term market. To trade In
this, dealers must belong to the HFu-
ture Agents association" The market
more closely resembles that Of American
exchanges than any other mar
ket in Europe. Future trading is In
wheat, rye, oats and corn, and the basis
Of trades Is 100 tons, about 1900 bush
els, except in rye, which Is so tons. The
basis In Ameriea is 5000 bushels.
The Bourse faces public square,
beautiful little park. On the Opposite
side is a magnificent new bank build
ing, and other fine buildings surround
the square on three sides. On the
ground floor of the Bourse, under half
the building, there is a. restaurant, but
the sidewalk, along the grass, the flower
beds and the shrubs, is used for the
tables in good weather. The Bourse
and its surroundings are the most pleas
ing to be found in America or Europe;
they are, in fact, ideal Also, they are
another example Of the extremes which
are found on eVerv side in HUNGARY
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-07-01

Raymond's mother is very busy
woman. When the responsibility of
taking care of her family was thrown
upon her she accepted it bravely and
finally opened d small grocery store at
her home. This store takes all of her
playground is a gcdsend to her. It
gives her the best of assurance that her
small SOL is in q; good place, enjoying
himself to the limit and under the
watchful eye of a good friend.
1t has taken Minneapolis many, many
years to attain an approximate appre-
citation of what the public parks are
for. Ten years ago the parks were
distinctly things to look at, holding
ones breath the while and never, never
walking on the grass. They lacked
cheerful and attractive as a cemetery.
Then some pioneer altruist bobbed up
and said eve III take down the keep
off-the-g grass signs,' and it was So
From that time the tendency in park
administration has been more and more
toward supplying places which would
serve other purposes than merely de-
lighting the eye.
1t is only this year that any serious
attempt has been made to supply any
thing like real playground with any,
thing like an adequate equipment, the
only fully equipped ground being at
Riverside. There is some amusement
apparatus at Farview park on the
north side, which is thoroly appreci-
atei. but the big experiment and
the big success have been at the south
side park.
There are hundreds of acres in the
Minneapolis park system which are
ideally situated for Fairgrounds, both
with regard to topography and with
reference to the needs of the surround
ing population. -.
More Fairgrounds, Says Raymond.
With the playground idea thoroiv
Endorsed by the. one community where
it has been tried out, and with a new
superintendent of parks who has his
local reputation still to make, the ex-
tension of the playground system is
going to be big issue in the consider
alton Of park administration until such
facilities are within easy reach of all
who need them. For years the full
development Of the park system has
been held back while the commissioners
were acquiring "more land, more
land.' With the Parade and the Mis-
sissippi river park well in hand, the
question Of territory would seem to be
close to its final adjustment.
The live question from now on will
be, ''shall we have more play
grounds7' ..',
Raymond Larson votes "aye with
both fee.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-07-01
LITTLE RAYMONDS GREAT DISCOVERY AND SEQUEL;
TRUE STORY 4 SMALL AND A BIG PLACE TO PLAY


places, but along about suppertime the
crowd thinncd out suddenly. Raymond
stuck right to his occupation, the bust
est little boy in seventeen counties,
until Swanson, at closing-up time, took
him in his arms and carried him home.
Never Tires of It.
Swanson attributed the little boys
enthusiasm on the first day to the
novelty of the new playground. But
he didn't know Raymond. The next
morning the same program began and
was continued thruout the day. Ray
mond was there at the peep o : day and
with only short intermission for lunch
from the cityk hall that no dogs
should be permitted to run at
large, Fanny came with him. Fan
ny is a thorobred Scotch collie who
has succeeded in giving the laugh to
those constituted in authority in this
great municipality. She and Raymond
are inseparable companions when both
are at liberty, and if Raymond went to
had to 20 too, altho she had a family
of puppies al home. And sometimes
they had to take Raymond homesto pre-
vent, that family from starving Z to
death. IN ,5r .E$ss2s5
Now 1T is against the few remaining
park rules for dogs to be admitted to
parks, and Fanny's early visits were
, not welcomed However, whenrit was
found that the only!asway to keep out
the dog. was to pickup the boy and
carry him beyond the -bounds-where
he never stayed-the sgood-natured park
employees simply pretended to- think
that Fanny was a squirrel( or a robin or
some sort of an animal not barred from
the sacred precincts. ~--,: -, '-~-"---
t.. Mother Appreciates It. 4 ~ y :? z
- Every pleasantadssy sseee the River
side, playground opAnede Raymond has
been at his post. Ie is hhe Littlest
Boy, and among all the hundreds Of
boys ard girls who 90 to- the park to
romp he is general favorite. He is
too little to talk, but he is so persist
ent in his devotion to the amusement
facilities of the place, and is such. a
companionable little chap that he is
counted on in all the games in which he
shows any interest. If he wants to
swing, there are a hundred hands will
ing to push him, even to the extent Of
a "rInning under.' If he wants to
picnic. all he has to do is to stray over
to one of the shady spots where there
is nice GRASS and where there are al
ways luncheon parties ready to make
him an honored guest. He is the
thirty-third degree brother of the
Order of the Good Time, the dean of
the Riverside Playground Amusement
aSSOciatiOn .. a..,-.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-07-01

T WAS about three weeks ago that
n Raymond Larson made his highly
Il gratifying discovery at Riverside
Park.
For all of his two years career Ray
mond has lived at POPS Riverside ave
and in a general way he is familiar
with the features of the place. But
one day he found it different. Work
men had been there for a few days
erected funnv-looking frames, build
ing queer little pens on the ground and
hanging parallel ropes from the bigger
trees.
All this more than interested Ray
mond. II aroused his curiosity and a
day or two later he went around to the
park to note the progress of the work.
This was the day of the Great Dis
covery. The mysterious frlmeworks
had evolved themselves into long,
slanting ladders, giant stride, parallel
bars for big boys to slide down, sup
tceter boards-a lot of them-while the
ropes hung from the trees had been
fitted up as swings with strong board
seats, made so they just couldn't fall
out or even tilt enough to dump the
swinger. The pens on the ground
were filled with good, clean white sand,
deep enough to build whole citic s ont
VI, anu llNit vas tlIouSH VI CFpI y I'LL ilS
to afford entertainment for whole
army of children.
There Early and Late.
Raymond sized it all up. Intui-
tivcl" he knew what all the devices
were for. 1t was the place of which
every youngster has dreamed-the
Good Place to Play. And he proceeded
to get very busy without an instant s
delay.
The next morning when Park Officer
Swanson-the friendly big. brother to
half the children the south side
showed up for his days work as the
guardian of the peace at Riverside
Raymond had beaten him"out by. half
an hour. SwQnsol, gets around to his
beat about 7 ,Nm, too. The boy was
playing and h played all day. He
was thoroly >f!sfed; nothing was
lacking.
Other and older boys came, and went
hand over hand up the slanting ladder
to slide down on the other side of the
big inverted V between the strong
hickory supports of the parallel bars.
Little girls came with their lunches and
the teeter-boards became thickly popu-
lated and violently agitated. AS the
hours went by the personnel of the juvc
nile crowd changed. ''Time to 90
home came for dozens of the little
girls, and many of the boys left when
1t was time for them to go down town
to sell papers. Others took their
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-07-01

gary's crop conditions during spring
and carly summer, and of domestic sup
ply Of and demand for grain during the
rest of the year. Neither the Budapest
nor the Vienna market is international.
A high tariff protects the farmer from
the grain Of Russia and neighboring
kingdoms. This brings us to the consid-
Grafton, for moment, of prices.
+ At the present time, the middle Of
May, wheat of standard grade in the
Budapest market is about 9 cents high
er than the New York market. In
France and Germany it is the interna-
tional price with duty added. The
farmers of Hungary hoped to bring
about the same price basis here by in
creasing the duty and by having with
drawn the privilege, enjoyed some years
wheat and exporting the flour free of
duty. .a'. -...
This is the same question that the
treasury department at Washington
wrestled so hard with a year or so ago,
and which France and Germany have
settled. -~-~ ..- -.
Some ten years ago the mills of Blu
imported considerable quantities of the
cheap lower grades of Servian and Ru.
manian wheat, mixed it with good ma.
tive wheat and exported the flour. The
cheap mixture enabled them to do this
proftably. The farmers raised the cry
that Hungarian wheat was being neg
Islected-that the price sutherland
/ they had influence enough with the
government to have the drawback priv
they had influence enough with the
4 port trade; less wheat ground in Hun
4 gary; higher prices for mill feed, anG
i relatively lower prices for wheat in
stead Of higher.
Gs Decay of Milling Industry.
Since that time, tho do not believe
due entirely to that cause, there has
Z been a steady decline of the milling
industry of Budapest. Some of The
mill companies have failed During the
last. year two were absorbed by third
because they could no longer continue
and two more have lost heavily and ar,
4 in a bad way. Only three Of the larg,
companies paid dividends last year.
The milling capacity of Budapest il
lover one-third that Of Minneapolis. and
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-07-01

5000. During good crop years, there
fore, Hungary is fairly large exporter,
mainly in the form Of -four from the
Budapest mills. During short crop
years, imports are necessary, tho some
flour will even then be exported.
The influence Of Hungary in the
worlds markets depends, therefore, on
whether the mills are importers or .ex-
porters. The grain market Of Budapest
reflects local conditions. It may be re-
carried as barometer Of Austria Hun
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-07-01

n WAS about three weeks ago that
RAYMOND Larson made his highly
- gratifying discovery at Riverside
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-07-01

erage size of the farms, which,, roughly
is almost $50 acres. This is due to the
many large estates, both private and
n S5n5f Of mGgSe ms 4 t5ua "fge
country, ranging in size from 10000
to 100000 acres. They are "model'
farms, tho conducted on a business ba-
sis. The intention is to teach the sur
rounding farmers scientific farming by
object lesson.
The Yield of Wheat.
If the high average yield per acre of
wheat is due to efforts of the agricul-
accomplished in that direction in Hun
gary than in America. In 1905 the area
in wheat in Hungary, Croatia and Slave
MIA was Official fgures) 3,734,OOO hec-
tares, OF 9,125,O0 acres. The crop, of.
ficially, amounted to 176, 100000 bushels
which is 100000 more than the fig.
ures published in America. This gives
an average yield per acre for 1905 OF
1911 bushels, as compared with about
IL for Minnesota and the Dakotas.
The average yield per acre of Hun
gary from 1894 to 1901 was Ill bush
els. This includes the bad year of 1897
when the yield fell to ILL., bushels, due
to rust damage. The loss that year wa.
over 100000 bushels. Another heavy
loss, tho not so great, was experienced
in 1904. ,,.-. -. =. -
Hungary is not blessed with. an eve,
climate. Extremes in weather are fount
here, along with the other, extremes
Intense heat at unreasonable times, to-
much moisture or not enough, are som
OF the things the crop has to encounter
perhaps to a greater degree than in; an,
other important wheat-growing country
i. At the present time Hungary posi-
ton is an uncertain one, so that it's in
huence in the worlds markets is mega
tive. Yet any change will be towar,
a more influential position. The posi-
bic changes are political. which ma,
sever it from Austria, and commercial
4 which will enable the mills to grim
imported wheat and export the flou
free Of duty.
/ The annual wheat requirements Of til
i Austria Hungary combination are est
mated at 1S4,000,000 bushels. Hungar
raises from 14O,OO0,OOO to $50 100000
and Austria from 100000 to $4,000
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1906-08-17
Order of Publication.

State Of Michigan: The Circuit Court for the
county of Van Buren, In Chancery.
In the matter Of the petition of the directors of the
Almena Creamery company, a corporation under
the laws Of the State of Michigan, for dissolu-
ton OF said corporation and the appointment OF
receiver.
Notice is hereby given, that on the 29th day OF
June 1906, by order of the above court the I'M
designed was appointed receiver of the estate and
eff ects Of the above corporation. And notice is
further given.
1 That al persons indebted TO said corporation
shall appear before the unders ned at the probate
Office in the village Of Paw Paw the 10th day OF
September, 1906, at 10 o clock in the forenoon, to
render account Of all debts and sums OF money
owing by them respectively 20 the undersigned az
such receiver, and 10 pay the same.
That all persons having IN their posse ssiOn any
property effects Of such corporation shall deliver
the same 20 the undersigned by the date herein APP
pointed
3 That all the creditors Of such corporation, de-
liver lheT respective accounts and demands 20 the
undersigned as such receiver, or before the time
herein before stated.
Notice is further given, that all persons hold
ing any open subsisting contract OF such corpor-
alton, shall present the same in writing and ia de-
tail TO the undersigned at the time aud place in this
notice specified.
MILTON j. COY, Receiver.
ANDERSON x WARNER,
Solicitors for Receiver, 24-30
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Probate Order.

state Of Michigan County Of Van Buren-ss
At a session Of the probate court for said county
held at the probate Office in the village of Paw
Paw the 30th day of July, IN the year one
thousand nine hundred and six.
Present, Hon. David Anderson, Judge of Pro.
bate.
In the matter Of the estate Of John whitman
deceased.
On reading and filing the petition duly verified OF
Louisa Dreschler, sole heir at law CT said deceased
praying that the Court adjudcafs and determine
who at the time Of his death, the law
iu heirs Of said deceased and Untitled by the laws
of this state to inherit the real estate in said petition
described.
Thereupon Il is ordered that Monday the 9th day
Of August, A. D. 1900, at ten clock in the forenoon
be assigned for the hearing OF said peitioI and that
the heire-at-law Of SAID deceased and al
other persons interested 10 said estate are required
to appear at a session of said court, to be
holden at the probate office in the village Of Paw
Paw, and show cause, any there be- why the prayer
of the petitioner should 1 OF be glsnted.
And il II further ordered that said petitioner
give notice TO the pe5rons interested IN said estate
Of the tendency Of hid petition and the hearins
thereof, by causiDgh copy of this order 20 be pub
hshed in The True NCrtherner, a newspaper printed
and circulating In &aid county Of Van Buren,, FOL
three successive fe<ks at least previous 90 SAID
day 'cf hearing
DAVID ANDERSON,
Judge OF Prob ate
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1906-08-17
Probate order.

State of Michigan, county Of Van Buren,, IS.
At session of the probate court for said county,
held at the probate Office in the village Of Paw
Paw, the Goth day Of July, in the
year one thousand nine hundred and six.
Present, Hon. David Anderson, Judge Of
Probate.
In the matter of the estate OF Lydia NJ. Hsrtupee,
deceased.
On reading and filing the petition, duly verified OF
Ella f. Fuller, niece and Of heirs at law of said
deceased, praying that the court adjudicate and
determine who were at the time OF her death,
the lawful heirs Of said deceased and entitled by the
laws OF this state TO inherit the real estate in said
petition described.
Thereupon it is ordered, that Monday, the both
day Of August, A. u. 1906 at ten O'Clock in the
forenoon, be assigned for the hearing of said petit
ton, and that the heirs-at-law of said deceased,
and all other persons interested in sald estate, are
required TO appear az session Of said~cuurt then
10 be holden al the probate Office in the village of
Paw Paw, in said county, and show cause, if any
there be, why the prayer Of the petitioner should
not be granted.
And il is further ordered that said petitioner give
notice TO the persons interested in said estate OF
the pendency of said petitioner, and the hearing
thereof, by causing copy of THE order TO be pub
lished IN The True NOrthemer, a Newspaper printed
and circulating in said county, three successive
weeks at least, previous TO said day of hearing.
DAVID ANDERSON,
PART Judge Of Probate.
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With unbiased hands the manager
of the great hotel shakes his head.
Nevertheless. the man in front of him
argues. The manager calls his super
intendent, and the superintendent calls
the chef and the chef calls the head
waiter. The man repeats his argu-
ment. The manager, the superintend-
ent, the chef and the head waiter, all
with appraised hands and upfiung eye
brows, shake their heads decisively.
And the man at last, with a despair.
ing sigh, gees out. What was the
matter with that fellow" asks an in
nocent bgstander. Astounding" re-
ply the manager. the superintendent.
the chef and the head waiter in one
voice. lie wants TO give a banquet.
and he insists that there shall not
be a course consisting of filet of beef
with ushroom sauce"