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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-01-17
ADJUSTMENTS TODAY.
pAYINo PARTY DEBTS.

Mayor Thompson's police appoint
nents. by George Sheets, the new chief
of police, talk for themselves. Ostensi-
bly, the men removed were dismissed
for the good of the service" in reality,
they were forced out OF the department
10 make way for American" party
workers and place the police depart
nnent in line with the other departments
OF the city as part of the political ma
chine being built up for the personal
benefit of the American" party lead
ers. AS Mayor Thompson's personal
organ puts it, not altogether truthfully,
but very naively: The fact is, they
were not removed because they are
members Of the dominant church, but
because they were not in sympathy
with the American party
Hitherto, the Salt Lake police and
fire departments have been kept free
Of partisan politics in a large degree.
The only marked exception has been
Sheets. who is now made chief as a
reward for partisan and personal serv-
ices. Entirely disregardtng merit, or
long and faithful services, Sheets has
begun his old policy in using the force
as a political machine and his ap-
pointees may be expected TO follow his
system to the utmost limit. Some of
the appoiptees are fairly decent; one
or two OF them are a stencil in the nos
trils of decent people; all Of. them are
given position-nOt because of fitness
or capacity-but because the "Ameri-
can" party is indebted to them for po-
liticaI goods delivered that must be
paid for.
The appointment Of Vail as chief of
the fire department is as good as might
have been expected from Thompson.
There was no question as to the ability
or effectiveness of Bywater. the incum-
bent; every insurance man in the city
recognized him as the best fire chief
Salt Lake has ever had, and the bust
ness men Of the community wished
him retained solely because of the rec
ord he had made in the department
Wallis installation as Bywater's sue
cessor is notice to the men of the de-
partment that faithfulness, efficiency
and discipline have nothing TO do with
tenure Of office; that to be retained in
the department, it is only necessary to
be an American" The sort of de-
partment such a rule will produce can
be foreseen without any special pro-
phetic vision.
Taken as a whole, the policy of the
reform" party is pretty we'll outlined
now, and the people of Salt Lake who
voted for Thompson and reform
know what they may expect under his
administration for the next two years:
A partisan police force, a fire depart
rnent filed with "heelers" and ruled by
a political pull; the street department
utilized for the payment Of campaign
debts. and every other department ad-
ninistered for political purposes.
In view Of the disorganization Of the
city departments, and the obvious pur-
pose Of the administration, isn't it about
time the, @sAmerican" machine aban-
doned It's pretense of reform and
aYowed openly, what everybody knows.
that it means to run the city for the
benefit of the machine without any re-
gard TO business principles?
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-01-17
And Then Throw the Head Away.

1t is suspected that II Mr.. Roosevelt
Is to succeed in reforming the Repub-
hcan party of New York it will be neces
sary to apply the ak right behind its
ears.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-01-17
1t Didn't Seem Possible.
Riffsh1lrr DiSnatnl

Pittsburg Dispatch)
President Roosevelt has made several
new enemies lately, increasing the esteem
IN which he Is held by the American peo-
pie.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-01-17
WITH THE PHOTOGRAPHERS
Would Be Just a Plain Lobster.
-ansas City Journal. }

(Kansas City Journal.)
II Croesus had only $10,O00,000, as Con-
gresham SulZer alleges, he would hardly
have risen TO the dignity Of an octopus
II ne had lived at the present time.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-01-17
Time Table
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JAN. {, 1906
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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-01-17

We dare anybody to cut a cake for
ring
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-01-17

D. E. BURLEY.-G P
d. S. SPENCER A G. p. A.
City Ticket office. Z0I Main Street
Telephone go
NOte--The train numbers shown abovs
are Oregon Short Line train numbers and
do not apply to the Southern Pacific wesf
Of Ogden, or the Union Pacific east
thereof f---z-. r-V-
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-01-17
SEWING MACHINE NEEDLES

Jan. Il. 1906.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-04-08

WHAT regular stock model touring car won this
most arduous Endurance Run eyer attempted
that from New York to Pittsbafg Via Cleveland, In
October, 1909. losing only s points In the Journey
OF nearly 900 miles'undcr weather conditions tina
stalled trainsI-POpE-TOLEDo,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-04-08

VIA cars were selected BY the u Govern
mcnt officials for the purpose OF entertaining III
Russian Japanese Peace Commission at Ports
mouth. y. H.I-POPE-TOLEDOS.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-04-08

WHAT car won three events in the races at
Providence. r. l., Sept. 10, 1901 mile special
match: smile stock touring car smile special
match7-PoPE. TOLEDO.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1906-03-16
Public Notice Of Special Election.

In pursuance OF Ordinance No. III
Of the city OF Rocky Ford. adopted
and approved the esth day OF February
\. d. 1905, public notice Is hereby CIV
on that a special election will be held
on Monday. the I'd day OF April. \. D.
1906. at the following voting places in
the several wards OF the city:
First ward-At the old Foundry
Building office.
Second ward-At Hauck & Nickel
vey's office. No a15 Railroad Avenue.
Third wnrd-At the woman's Chris
tian Temperance Union Rest Room on
Front street.
At said election there will be sub
mitted to the voters of the City of
Rocky Ford. who are taxpayers under
the law. the following question:
shall the city council OF the City OF
Rocky Ford be authorized to erect and
construct extensions of and additions
to the system of waterworks for fire
and domestic purposes. now owned and
operated by said city. said extensions
and additions to be owned, managed
and operated by the city?'
AS provided by law, the judges OF
election will meet on Tuesday OF the
week preceding the said election in the
several wards at the places above des-
ignated. for the purpose of revising.
correcting and completing the annual
registration of voters and for that pur-
pose they will take from the office of
the county clerk. the last annual regis
trntion of electors of the several wards.
The polls will be opened from n m.
until p. IN. The ballots to be used
in voting upon the questions above
submitted will be prepared and fur
nished by the city clerk to the judges
of election. to be by them furnished to
the voters. The election will be held
and conducted as nearly as may be, in
the manner prescribed by law in the
case OF elections OF municipal Off
GERS.
No person shall vote on the questions
submitted unless such rerson shall be
n voter of the City OF Rocky Ford and
n taxpayer under the law.
In witness whereof the city council
of the City of Rocky Ford has caused
this notice to be published ard posted
as required by law. this 10th day OF
February, A. n. 1906.
(SeaD ROBERT NJ POLLOCK,
Mayor.
Attest: E. l.. McKELVEY,
City Clerk.
First publication March is, 1906.
Last publication March 30. 1906.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1906-03-16
"Jerry From Kerry"
VuI = u gIgf
NJ. o. COGGINS q CO.
C. a. CoCgins. Prcst.

Friday night, Mar. le. Patten and Per-
ry will present Jerry From Kerry" a,
the Grand theatre This is farce COM
edy pure and simple. with bevy Of
pretty girls, score of funny comedians,
and gives opportunities without number
for the introduction Of musical numbers.
1t is not classical or problem drama, &c
frequently called comedies. Some clever
specially people introduce their different
work throughout the piece. This COM
pany has zone excell.n: rrcss notices
from large number of eastern papers
and the amount Of business they have
done throughout the Fas. certainly proves
that they have something good to offer.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1906-03-16

We have recently had some weather
for which apologies are due our east.
-fn visitors. not because u II unfamil-
lar weather for them. but on necoun;
Of its being 30 foreign TO Rocky Ford
.r'H experience. Saturday afternoon
we had a miniature North pakoia
blizzard. and Sunday an all day damp
Mississippi valley cloudy day. Mon
day was a mixture OF clouds and sun
shine and Tuesday opened with n Cali
ifprnia morning fog. but We might
have weeks OF this weather before the
memory of our late magnificent winter
would b. dinmsd. The Arkansas VAL
ley II all tight. having more climatic
and agricultural attractions than any
Tart %. Colorado. but yet we don't
claim that u Il paradise.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1906-03-16


The City Council Is proposing 70 lay be-
tc.s the people a. an early date. through
the medium Of public meeting. all the
dat. they have gained upon the subiset
OF city water supply. This data will
consist mainly Of seven matters. ss fol-
lows:-
The presen. status Of our water
works. what it consists OF In wells. ressf-
weir. ditch water stock and the pumping
plant. ~hs. water these are producing at
the present time. the present monthly
cos. Of msintsnsnce.
2-The probable cost Of each new well
,ha, may be bored and OF the annual cost
Of renewal Of casings.
5-1hs method Of proposed pumping.
The method CT fuel gas generating. The
comparative cost Of these two devices
with the present air-li!s and coal con-
sumption. The probable cost per 1000
gailons from wells. based on the average
production Of No. 2 well.
The COS, Of reservoir building and
maintenance .of the storage OF the eisys
present ditch water supply. 70 be used ss
supplementary Of well or spring supply
fer the use Of lawns and FIRE protection
s-Tetal probable COS; Of maintenance
o! wells
e-The probability Of an adequate sup
ply o. water from springs. What Il will
probably COS, the city 10 own outright this
source Of water sup?!y. Separate state
msnt Of eos, u pip.ng and storing same.
Probability OF being able 20 bond ihs ei'J1
% raise the purchase money. The total
cost Of this plan compared with the total
ees, o. well water. The comparative COS.
Of springs and ditch water with cost OF
wells. The respective COS; Of main
tsnsnes- The comparative amounts OF
intefss: seeeun, on respective costs and
RESPECTIVE nsin,enaaee.
The bes. propesl.isa 70 Be obtained
from : private water company organized
10 furnish the Springs water 70 the city.
The terms Of the franchise asked BY the
company and offered by the city.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1906-03-16

The American Beet Sugar Company
has commenced construction work on a
new railroad four miles long which will
psns;rs;e the farming country north Of
Lamar. Three camps have been estab-
lished on tho Holly e Swink railroad
.. tho Holly snd Of the Ene They are
loea,sd Eve. eight snd twelve miles re-
spee:ivsly from Holly and have over two
hundred teams and similar number Of
men engaged. The frs: sigh;san miles Of
the riEht-of-way from Holly has now
been secured.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1906-03-16

II seems that the Holly and swink
railway j. having a little trouble in
securing right Of way gratis. few
farmers down the valley are asking
ray for the land occupied. bu; Manager
Wiley sweaFs by the great horn spoon
that the right Of way must be dorsted
or the graders viii stop work. This
however. will be understood 10 be a
biun. Mr.. Wiley l. not going 10 let
his railroad 20 unfinished because a
Few farmers want partial pay for the
land trayersed by the grade.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1906-03-16
To the interested Public.

We are paying of all debts contract
ed by the Frank NJ. Barber Company
of Chicago. amounting to some $500.
While we are in no way responsible
for these debts. We feel that the COM
pany secured their credit through the
name Of ". o. Coggins being connect
ed with 1t. We wish further to noti-
fy all parties that we will be in no way
responsible for any debts con-
tractcd by the former members of that
company and give this as due notice
OF same.
Yours tryly.
NJ. o. CoGGINS q co.
C. a. Coggins. Prest.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1906-03-16

The rumor that the new depot will
b. built on the site OF the present
structure will give general satisfaction
Adjoining that splendid new park l.
the only place for the fine building
which the Santa Fe Is going to con-
struet this summer. A. before re-
marked. n the new depot rhali be
commemorate with the business which
Rocky Ford gives the Santa Fe IL will
be one Of the very best and finest in
the state.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1906-03-16

In the Enterprise fow woeks ago was
published = plan proposed By Mark Den
sen for supplying the city with watsr.
Mr. Denson's idea attracted considerable
attention and he has sent Us letter Civ
ing more details of the plan together with
the estimates Of cost. This eommunlsa-
ton arrived too late for this week but will
appear in next issue.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1906-03-16

All rIrnors regarding the American
Bee. Sugar Co.'s purchase Of the Holly
& Swink railroad and sugar factory
interests have no foundation In fact. 50
far as we can learn. AL the projected
enterprises o. both corporations viii
doubtless Be pushed 20 eomple.ion.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1906-03-16
Notice to Farmers.

We want 70 buy your cream. WIN pay
the very hes; possible price in cash every
two weeks. We gather the cream free Of
charge and can use and want all the
cream produced 10 tho entire Rocky Ford
country and outlying district Call on
our driver. drop Us postal or call up
5S2 Blue. Scparstors for sale.
The Rocky Ford Creamery Co..
l. ". 5absoek. Mgr.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1906-03-16

The Ladies Aid society of the Presby-
terian church held pleasant and profit
able meeting with Mrs. Fannie Gerbing.
last Thursday. Delightful refreshments
were served by the hostess and the af-
ternoon was spent in sewing for the
Easter Bazar. which the ladies expect to
hold tie week before Easter
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1906-03-16

The Loveland Reporter comes to us
In an improved form. The small mag
azine-like page has been abandoned
and n six-column quarto form adopt
cd. giving the Reporter much more OF
"A newspaper and business appearance.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1906-03-16

The Lamar Sparks has Just entered
upon its twen.iath year. It is enc Of the
bright and breezy papers sf the state and
is enjoying a prosperity in proportion 70 its
great merits as local newspaper.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1906-03-16

Last week citizen was arraigned be.
fore Squire Critton charged with stealing
coal. He plead guilty seeming not to
think that any crime had been committed
his la1 veiws cost him $3.50.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1906-03-16
Jackson 4 Lawson.
LEGALITY OF WILLS.

II you contemplate making a will, or
are Interested In the validity OF one.
or have an interest in an estate. call
and sec me. or write me.
I make a specially of the prepara-
ton and legality of wills.
N. O. TANQUARY, Attorney at Law,
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1906-03-16

of coal-it will be colder before its any
warmer. And If Mr.. Eyeryman waits
until his bin is down to the last chunk
and you all order at once Mr.. Somebody's
fingers are going to get nipped! Then the
wife and babies. too! Order right now
from US and you will get good measure
of the finest olsanest, best burning coal
our search has brought US. Phone con-
nection.
Jackson 4 Lawson.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1906-03-16

The Santa Fe Is hard pushed to hnd
engines and cars enough 70 handle is
immense business.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1906-03-16
Get yonr seeds and hoes and
rakes to plant them with at
Burrell's.

I.I,a Flss hat. Where did yeu &c, i,9
4: Miss Gobin's.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1906-03-16

Ms. oosin ha, the enly Fisk line In the
city.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1906-03-16

6 leaves Of Bread for rs e.n,s
al Talhslns.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-08-09

membered that engineers suffer more
 from exposure than do any other i workers. This Is especially so In the
 West. When the front window of his
 cab is covered with snow or frost the
 only thing the engineer can do is to
 hang his head out of the side window.
 He may be running forty or fifty miles
 an hour, and the wind may be coming
 right into his face at the same velo- city, Flesh and blood give way under such terrible conditions, and hundreds
 of engineers go to pieces every winter. Some of them recover and some don't"
 How long must fireman serve be- fore he gets an engine?'
 From two and half to three years,
 but in the mean time he must be man
 of iron and willing to work like horse. Bremen on modern freight engines shovel from eighteen to twenty-five tons of coal every trip. The limit of human endurance has been reached with
 them. It is no longer 8 question of larger and stronger engines, but the | problem is to stoke the engines already 1 in use, It seems to me that machine sometimes employed on single engine, but that arrangement is hardly practi- cable. One man works, gets overheated 1 sits down and takes cold. The other
 man, when his turn comes, has the same experience. The best figures we can get. and they cover ten years show
 that only + per cent of the firemen on
 American railroads become engineers
 and that only per cent get passengers trains. Some of them having little stamina, give up, but more of them lose l their health.
 Nowadays fireman doesn't straighten up from the time his engine gets under way until his run is over. Furthermore, the door of the flrebox on modern engine is about face high, and the intense heat often ruins the fireman's eyes. At least 15 per cent of the tiremen who serve their time fail to get engines because of defective sight. Even if the eyes can be made A'Ci4AANNA NAtlA 9pGGtcAClNo3 LAAS III Clllclll cannot become an engineer, although he may have grown up on the road and been stedy and competent man. After he runs an engine for while he may
 ba permitted to wear glasses, but he is barred from certain trains and from all employment as an engineer on other lines
 Then the age limit is discouraging to young men, I am forty-six years old but no more than six roads in the United States would give me an engine if should want one; all of the others now refuse to hire new men who have
 passed the age of forty-hve Tn fact the limit is forty on many roads, and the Pennsylvania company has lowered 1t to thirty-flve The Brotherhood is opposing the theory that an engineer of forty or fifty is on the down grade A generial manager said to me recent ly: Well. Stone, you must admit that you can't get into 8 cab as easily as you could twenty years ago. Sucn talk is rubbish, and so I said I am not an acrobat, but an engineer
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-08-09

But let us get back to the fireman who has served his time. He goes gay ly about his business and at the end of two years is ordered to headquarters for another examination, biennial per formance which continues so long as he lives. He is compelled to know his en- zine and how to get to the next station If it breaks down and must understand the electric dynamo which is often in front of his cab. He must be familiar with the mechanism of airbrakes anu pumps. Consequently an engineer not only runs his engine, but heats his train and frequently lights it.
 Can an engineer who is not a mem- Der of the Brotherhood get employ ment"?
 "Yes; tenth of the engineers in this country are not in our organization. We give them no trouble and make no efforts to deprive them of their places. All that we do is to insist that they be paid Brotherhood wages, work Brotherhood hours and have all of our own conditions and privileges. These matters we arrange with the railroads and not with the men themselves. Some of those who are out would be welcome and some would not be ac- cepted by us under any circumstances. '
 "What is the average pay of an en- gineer?"
 Tn Canada, where wages are the lowest, an engineer gets S2.S0 hum dred miles. In this country he receives s5.25 for a hundred miles. I would say that the pay of an American engineer is from $120 to 160 a month. Bremen are paid from $2 to $S.1O for a hundred miles, and usually hundred miles is a days work
 'Ts there chance for an engineer to get some one of the better positions on a railroad?"
 "He often becomes superintendent of motive power, but he is shut away from the observation of the higher officials, and the rule is that if man is an engineer he will remain one,
 ''The policy of the Brotherhood has been to mind it's own business and to keep out of entangling alliances.
 ''That is an accurate statement of our position. We are condemned for our lack of sympathy and so on, but we re. ply Look at our results. We should be in trouble all the time If for in stance. we should refuse to haul unfair goods or the products which come from factories, mines, etc, where there are strikes We are constantly bettering our wages and conditions and. there fore, point to our achievements as a justification for our policy"
 "Can you order a striker"
 "No, but I can stop one if it is
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-08-09
VOTING MACHINES.
They Will be Used at the Approaching
 Elections in Waterbury.

They Will be Used at the Approaching
 Elections in Waterbury.
 Voting machines will be used in the annual town election and state election to be held in Waterbury in October and November. The Board of Alder men so voted at meeting held last night, on the recommendation of special committee comprising Alder men Goss, Larkin and Noonan. The Dean Voting Machine company and the United States Standard Voting Machine company have consented to furnish enough machines to make a proper test. As the Triumph Voting Machine company is also anxious to demonstrate it's machines in Water bury, the committee was empowered to visit Bridgeport at the coming town election and inspect them The city will pay a nominal rental for the use of the machines, and will also pay the cost of shipping them back and forth from Waterbury If they are pur- chased next year the cost o rental will be deducted.