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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-05-31
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Missouri River JObbers Decide
Upon determinations.
Are Going to Mass Their Ship
ments on a Couple of Roads.
RATHER NOVEL FIGHT.
Hope to Force Lines to Readjust
Freight Rates.
Gossip and Matters Of Interest
in Railroad Circles.
NOVEL FIGHT.

Kansas City, Mo. May 31.-Missourl
river jobbers viii mass their tonnage,
those of Kansas City shipping every
thing over the Chicago Milwaukee &
St Paul which that road is able to
handle. and what ever overflow there
may be is to go via the Rock Island
This arrangement applies TO all ship
ments Of dry goods from points east Of
Chicago to Kansas City. St. Joseph
jobbers will give all their business to
the Wabash and the Rock Island.
Omaha may give its business to the
Burlington. although definite informa-
ton upon the subject IS yet lacking
The executive officers of the other in
terested lines have learned of this de-
cision on the part Of the Kansas City
and st. Joseph shippers and It is I'M
derstood that q committee has been
delegated to visit several Of the prom
1nent jobbers in an effort to dissuade
them from carrying out the plan as
above outlined. It is said that this
committee is prepared to promise early
action upon the demands made by
Kansas City for a reduction In class
rates from the Atlantic seaboard and
trunk line territory.
The roads recently fatty refused to
afford any relief to Kansas City, but
intimated that later some plan might
be worked out to accomplish this end.
1T was then that the jobbers here
sprung the proposition to build a barge
line to run on the Missouri river, which
is TO be pushed in connection with the
fight the shippers have now declared
on the roads. The action favoring the
Milwaukee & st. Paul the Rock Island
and TIE Wabash practically amounts
TO boycott on the other lines.
The Burlington has always carried a
very large proportion Of the dry goods
shipments to both Kansas City and st.
Joseph and VIII be one of the greatest
sufferers from the action taken by the
Missouri river shippers, even if it is
able to hold the Omaha business The
burlington sided with the Kansas CITY
shippers in their recent demands-in a
way-but is accused Of having played
politics.
The Missouri Pacific will be another
great sufferer, in all probability. from
the fight the shippers are now prepared
10 wage. All Of the roads. except those
specifically favored, will be heavy los
ers, and the action of the executives in
endeavoring to induce the shippers to
suspend the operation of their pro
gramme shows how seriously the mat
ter is regarded by the roads
If the western shippers plan is car
ried out it viii be the first time in sew
oral years that any organization of
shippers has massed its tonnage to
force a reduction or a readjustment of
freight rates This is said not to be
the only measure that the jobbers. pur-
pose taking. Plans are being perfect
ed to bring their case before the IN
terstate commerce commission upon a
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-05-31
IMPROVING PANAMA LINE.
General Outline of Plans for Providing
Ample Facilities.


The ability of the Panama railway to
properly handle the great quantity Of
freight for canal work in addition to
the regular through or interoceanic
freight, say the Engineering News, has
been discussed several times, and from
received from W G. Bierd, superin-
tendent Of the Panama railway, it ap-
pears that the new administration has
taken steps to provide ample rail and
water facilities for efficiently handling
both the through and canal traffic.
On the Atlantic side there are six
Wharves and piers, which viii accom-
TnOdate thirteen vessels, of any size.
This includes berths for six vessels
with ordinary cargo, such as requires
to be housed from the weather, and
seven berths for vessels with such
cargo as does not need shelter and is
awkward to handle on piers having
sheds. This includes rails. ties. piling,
lum Der, cars. machinery. etc. Some of
these docks were built many years ago,
but three have been built within the
past few months and are being equip
ped with modern freight handling ma
chinery, cranes, etc. Dredging has
been carried on so that vessels of TWEEN
ty-flve foot draft (Which is the maxi
mum at this port) can go to any OF
the docks on Colon or Crystobal har-
bors.
On the Pacific side there are two old
piers, practically worn out. These
were constructed for handling cargo
from lighters and are in the old Pan
anna harbor. No vessels enter this
harbor, as they remain in the bay and
discha rge their cargo into lighters of
barges which are towed to the piers.
At La Boca, in the port of Ancon, two
miles from Panama, there is a steel
dock or pier. 900 feet long. which has
been in use for about seven years. and
accommod dates two Of the largest yes
sells. Within the past six months. a
new dock. 500 feet long. has been COM
pleted, and the old wharf extended $50
feet. so that five vessels in all can be
berthed, Independent Of the lighterage
to the old wharves at Panama.
The rail terminals consist of two old
yards. That at Colon has track room
for about 800 small cars. but the ca
pacity has been lessened by the intro
duction of newer and larger cars. In
addition to the docks, there is one
freight house, with a capacity OF about
$50 car loads. There Is about the
same yard accomm odation at Panama
and La Boca. but the cars on hand
crowd the running and lead tracks.
which should be kept open for the
movement Of trains.
At Colon. however. a complete ter
minaI on modern plans is under con-
struction. and includes a machine shop
roundhouse, coaling station. water sta
ton and a freight yard capable of
handling the business for a number OF
years. Similar terminal facilities. but
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-05-31
USE BENzINE.
A Treatment That Makes Oil
Wells Yield More.
Is Found Eflcacious in the
Heavy Sand Variety.
ATIP FROM STRANGER
Pennsylvania Man Gives Hum
boIdt Good Advice.
A TIP FROM A STRANGER
The Production Is Increased
Several Barrels Daily.

Cherryvale. Kan, May 31--Benzine
is being used in some parts of the
Kansas field, where the oil is heavy, to
cut the accumulation of sand from the
bottom of the hole and increase the
how of the we'll AS everybody knows,
an oil well decreases in capacity with
age. and some of the wells in the heavy
oil district of Kansas have decreased
from. 20 barrels, two or three years ago,
to less than five barrels.
A short time ago a stranger from
Pennsylvania was watching the pump
ing of a well in Humboldt. He asked
some questions as to how much the well
had made when it was first drilled,
and then he said in an off-hand way:
why don't you fellows put two or
three barrels Of benzine in the bottom
of that well, cut away the sand and
other stuff which has accumulated
and then you will have more OIL
The men at the well thought he was
Joking. but finally decided to try the
experiment The result was that the
production of the well was increased
from three to more than ten barrels
daily. And the well Is still in good
condition. Other oil men around Hum
boldt are beginning to try the "benzine
treatment" and it has been found sue
cessful wherever tried.
But the producers or light OIL neeo
not try it. The sand does not pile up
in the same way and does not form the
same kind Of a heavy, gunnmy stuff
which gets together in the heavy oil
wells and prevents the outlet of the
netroleun. The same treatment APP
plied to a light oil we'll would tend to
make it gassy and destroy much of its
output II it were not totally destroyed
The benzine treatment has been used
in light oil wells when it was necessary
-, v,7S,,fr,osza fhnfY Tlro111pfio0
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-05-31
DIFFERENCES OVER RATES.
Western Lines May Break With East
ern Roads

Chicago, May 31.-Eastern and west
ern railroads are facing a serious rup-
ture over the restoration Of Chicago
New York rates on June /, in accord
ance with a decision of the eastern
presidents in the New York conference
last week. Passenger traffic men of the
eastern lines spent all day Tuesday in
a conference in the central passenger
association rooms, but were unable to
devise any way to force the western
roads to restore rates at the time fixed
by the presidents.
The trouble arose over the use of the
cut rates offered by the Grand Trunk
and Wabash roads as q basing rate for
business to the conventions of the
American Medical association and the
Christian Scientists at Boston, to be
held the last of this week and the first
of next. The western roads advertised
these rates extensively and several
special trains were arranged to carry
traffic at cut rates.
Everything was going along smoothly
when the presidents agreed to leave the
differential question to arbitration and
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-05-31
MEXICO & ORIENT BRIDGE.
Fine Structure Has Been Built Across
South Canadian River.

Fine Structure Has Been Built Across
South Canadian River
The big bridges across the South Ca
madam river built for the Kansas City,
Mexico & Orient railroad, will be I'm
ished next month. Work upon it's con-
struction was begun December g. The
bridge proper is ], $50 feet long and the
trestle is 1000 feet In length. Twenty
one piers support the structure.
For a thousand feet the piers are IL
feet high resting on ledge of solid
rock The other piers are from 20 to
80 feet above the bed of the river. Steel
girders rest on the piers The bridge
cost 100000, and fills a gap in the line
between Wichita. Kan, and Clinton.
Ok, distance Of 1872 miles It Is ex-
pected this line will be in operation
June Is.
The South Canadian is one Of the
most treacherous streams in the coun-
try. One Of the two bridges built across
the river by the St Louis & San Fran
cisco railroad is $3.50 feet long. Parts
Of It have been washed out three times
within a year. The stream is crossed
at different points by the Frisco the
Santa Fe, the Rock Island and the
Missouri Kansas & Texas railroads.
The bridge belonging to the Orient rail-
road was built under the supervision of
NJ. P Paret, chief engineer of the sys-
tenn
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-05-31
Low Rates to Boston and Return.
Santa Fe

For the dedication of the First
church (Scfentist) at Boston June 10th.
and annual meeting American Medical
Association, the Santa Fe has made
the extremely low rate of one fare plus
81 90 for the round trip, tickets on sale
Nav 31st to June 9Th, final limit Of
June 18th but by depositing ticket and
payment of s1.0O can be extended to
leave Boston as late as July 18th, stop
aver allowed at New York on return
at slight additional cost on tickets
routed that way.
routed that way.
For full information address T. L.
King. c. P & T. A.. Topeka.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-05-31

with smaller machine shop, will be
constructed on the Pacific side.
The railway is being double-tracked.
and the new equipment includes TWEEN
ty-hve locomotives. 500 fat cars and
500 box cars. Further equipment has
been ordered, and while this is intended
for the canal construction service, it
viii assist in the general movement Of
traffic.
AOn the Atlantic side there are ten
regular steamer lines, with sailings at
intervals of from five days to a month,
and on an average there are always five
regular steamers and four tramp
steamers in port. the latter including
vessels with material for the canal On
the Pacific side there are three regular
steamer lines, and the average num-
Der of vessels III port at any time in
cludes three regular and two tramp
steamers.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-05-31
portland and the Northwest.

To accommodate delegates and 9TH
era to meeting OF the Hotel Mems
Mutual BENEFIT Association, at Port
land, June 1878, 1905, the Union Pa
cific has placed in effect the remark
abiv low rate of one fare for the round
trim to Portland. Tacoma, Seattle
Beilingham. Everett, Vancouver, Vic
toria and New Westminster. Tickets
on sale June IS, 19. 20, 81, p, 1906.
with final return limit sixty days from
date Of sale.
This route affords you a view of 200
miles along the matchless Colum bia
River and an opportunity to visit yell
lowstone Park by side trip from OR-
den or Pocate1lo at rate of $3.50
which includes all rail and stage fare
also hotel accommodations beyond
Yellowstone. Mont. for five and half
DAYS trip.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-05-31
FOUND STAMPS IN A CAR.
Also other Goods Evidently Stolen
From Country Store.

Parsons. Kan. May 31-Yesterday
afternoon while the car repairers were
overhauIing a car in the NJ. K. & T.
yards at this place they came upon
quantity Of merchandise including
about hundred dollars worth of
stamps. J. W. Williamson. Of the NJ,
K & T. special police, was notified and
he took charge of the goods and turn
ed it over to NJ W. Savage, special
agent for the railroad at this place
The stamps are of the denominations
of one, two and eight cents and among
them are several special delivery
In addition to the stamps there is
a. quantity of stuff that indicates that
it was either stolen from or is a part
of a stock of general merchandise The
plumber consists of a quantity of socks
and other clothing as well as several
pocket knives, and the only clue to its
being taken from any place in particu-
lar are some letter heads which would
indicate that It was part of the stock
of a general merchandise store and ell
evator at Bonita kan Bonita IS
small town in johnson county on the
NJ. K & T. line from here to Kansas
City and IS about ten miles from
Olathe The car in which the stamps
were found has been in the yards at
this place since May IA.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-05-31
Cure For Fits on Trial

Here is the fairest OFFER ever made to
sufferers with epilepsy of Ats Just de-
post 81 30 with George ". Stansfield and
get bottle of Elixir Kosine. IF It does
not help you and show that its continued
use will effect a couplete. and lasting cure,
ield will take all the risk He is well
known and reliable, and this offer he
makes viii be faithfully carried out
fits and all similar nervous tWitchings
and spasmodic affections. no matter what
the cause. r. It does not, George w
the only known cure for fits, the only
remedy for the disease. and it costs you
nothing unless it cures Price $3.50 Mail
orders fIled The Kosine Co. Washing
ton D. c. or George W. Stansdeld, 632
Kansas ave.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-05-31
NEW TELEPHONE OFFICE.
Ben Company VIII Build Home fol
Exchange at COfeyviIle.

Exchange at Coffeyv1lle.
CoffeyviIle. Kan, May 31=One of
the substantial business houses which
win be erected in Coffeyvflle this sum
mer will be a telephone building which
when completed viii be one of the
finest and most complete structures OF
its kind in the state. Ever since the
Missouri & Kansas Telephone com
pany purchased the local exchange, it
has had in view the purchase Of a site
and the erection of a building espe-
cially constructed for a telephone
building and the plans have gone far
enough ahead to practically insure its
erection.
The company has purchased a tract
of ground so by $50 feet in size from
the Jones property on West Tenth
street. and the new home Of the tele-
phone exchange viii be erected This
tract of ground was selected as the site
for the building for the reason that 1t
is located very near the center Of the
city and Of the local telephone system.
The company will install central sys-
TEN in Coneyville this summer and this
central location viii be especially
advantageous.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-05-31
JEWELL oITY,s CLAIM TO FAME
Daughter of One of LincoIn's Assassin's
Guards Lives There.

Jewell City, Kan. May S1.-This
city has claims to fame in more ways
tina none, but the latest is that the
daughter of Mr.. D. c. Tidrick. who
was one of that famous guard who
watched over Booth, Lincoln's assas-
sinator, and was present when his
brains were removed and weighed, re-
sides here. She is Mrs. Anna Nc
Creary, wife of our new hardware
merchant, but her father now lives in
Mt Ayr, Iowa, and is in declining
health
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-05-31
HEAVY FREIGHT MOVEMENT.
Volume of Traffic PhenomenaIly Large
for This Time of Year.

The movement of freight in this part
of the country and reports from other
sections are the same is just now
phenomenally large for this season of
the year. The trend of 1t cannot be
said to be in any particular direction.
nor is its origin from any particular
source. Raw material, manufactured
articles, building material and general
merchandise, are all moving in vol
ume, the proportions of which are
governed solely by the ability of the
roads to furnish cars IN which to load
the goods Even with Iraeg additions
to equipment which has been ordered,
officials are expecting a serious car
famine in the fall months.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-05-31
RELAYS a LOT OF Raj.
Burlington Has About Completed New
Track From Omaha to Denver.

Omaha. May Slater almost a
year the Chicago. Burlington & Quincy
railroad is completing it's work of re-
laying 538 miles of rails between Den
Yer and Omaha says John f. Vallery,
general agent of the company. THE
work has been going on steadily since
last summer, and now the men are
within so or 80 miles of Denver and
will have the work completed by July
Continuous joints have been used and
Mr.. Vallery says that the trains ride
as smooth as a toy train on a polished
floor.
ken up will be used on the extensions
being made in wyoming and other
parts of the west by the Burlington.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-05-31
Fortunate NIissourians.

when was a druggist at Livonia
Mo- writes T. ]. Dwyer, now Of Grays-
Vile Mo. three of my customers were
permanently cured Of consumption by DR..
strong today One was trying to sell his
property and move to Arizona, 5It after
using New Discovery a short time he
found it unnecessary TO do So I regard
Dr. Kings New Discovery as the most
wonderful medicine in existence. Surest
cough and cold cure and throat and lung
healer. Guaranteed by the Arnold Drug
Co, 81 North Kansas avenue. 90 cents
and 81. Trial bottle free
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-05-31
HILL-KATY RUMORs AGAIN.
Magnate Said to Be Negotiating for
Cleveland. Holdings

Cleveland. O.. May S1=Rumors of
the proposed sale of large Cleveland
holdings in the Missouri, Kansas &
Texas railway to the J. ]. Hill interests
are heard here. The Hill people are
said to have bid for the road as a gulf
outlet for their system Myron T. Her
rick representative of the Amsterdam
stockholders, who control the road,
said: Il have no definite information
as to the intentions of the Hill people.
will not say, however, that the prop
ertY is not for sale"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-05-31

from a fishing expedition up the river,
bringing back with them IS pounds Of
fish The prize winner of the bunch
was a catfish Weighing 211k pounds
caught by Mr.. Fowler He also had
black bass which is said to be the best
one gotten out of the river this season.
The catch was made near Cedar Bluffs.
Trot lines were used.AOttaWa Herald.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-05-31
NATIONAL BISCUIT COMPANY

there is no ordinance in effect providing
for the search of premises of persons
suspected of Illicit selling of whisky,
but this defect will be remedied by
an ordinance to be drafted by City At
torney Mcbride and presented at the
next council meeting. Wellington Jour-
nal
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-05-31
Raisoa III Wheaf.

J. A. Kirk carrier on R. R. No. 2.
brought IN Tuesday a specimen of fine
wheat growing on Senator Kings place
It measures over five feet tall and is
headed out finely.-VVi nfield Courier
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-05-31
SANTA FE AGENT IN JAIL.
Burton Pleaded Guilty to EmbezzIe-
Inent and Got a Year.

Oklahoma City. ok. May s1.-W. A.
Burton. formerly agent for the Atchi-
son, Topeka & Santa Fe railway in
Oklahoma City, pleaded guilty yester-
day to a charge Of embezzlement and
was sentenced to serve a term of one
year in the territory penitentiary 1t is
alleged his shortage amounted to 49,
SOC
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-05-31
ssBootIegging'' at Wellington.

At Monday nights council meeting
the fact that bootlegging has begun in
wellington was brought up. At present
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-05-31
Hoffn1an Il son IiIe a Suit-

Abilene, Kan, May SC. B. Hon
man & Son, the Enterprise millers,
have filed a suit against H. s Minor,
manager of the Abilene Grain com
pany, for 81. 1851, which 1t claims he
owes the company in settlement Of
grain sales. Mr.. Minor has been man
aging the Santa F'e elevator since last
September The Hoffman company
claims that he has been using its mon
ey IN his transactions and that the
amount stated is due.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-05-31

Made a Big Catch of Fish.
George Fowler. Charles Warner and
Lena Lemaster returned this morning
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-05-31
Chicago and Return s2O.OO-st. Louis
and Return s12.7O-Santa Fe.

Tickets on sale daily from June 1.
Final limit returning October 81.
T. L. KING. Agent.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-05-31
"cLEANLTNE e

Is the watchword for health and vigor, com
fort and beauty. Mankind is learning no
only the necessity but the luxury of clean
illness. SAPOLiO, which has wrought
such changes in the home, announces hei
sister triumph
The Harrison times. (Harrison, Boone Co., Ark) 1876-1938, 1906-05-19
EDITORIAL THINGS.

Egery time Count Bonl looks at his
poeketbook he realizes that his heart IL
Dfoken.-Washington Star.
A western contemporary says WON
en- Will rule this country . That .swill'
is certainly superhuous.-Ne York
Herald
Naples is now trying to prove that
she is healthy, even II she is dirty.
Chicago makes similar claims. Wash
ington Post. e.
st. Louis now wants the national
capital. There is no harm in that. pro-
vided she Is not in hurry for it,
Philadelphia Inquirer.
What's this-congress to pass a bill
making Il crime to rob an Indian?
Tut, tut! Reforms. all right, but isn't
that carrying 1t to an -slnreasonable ex-
reme?-Kansas City journal.
They are going to start an all night
bank In Chicago. Just what demand
there ls for 1t we do not know, but II
will be convenient for the holdup men
to get the checks cashed whi4seeh tney-
take from their yictims.-- Rochester
Herald.