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The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-01-16

With $3.50. 900. 900 being raised for
construction work and thousands of
miles of railroad planned for 1907, a
new era is opening for the northwest,
OF such importance is this new de-
velopment that eastern financiers con-
slider it the most important feature
of the time relative to the progress
of the United States, and in the east
ern money centers experts and econo-
mists are studying the field and draw
ing conclusions as to changes that VIII
appear five years hence, while others
are making estimates of benefits to
accrue from personal observation OF
the northwest and the work in progress
or soon to begin.
The Wall street Journal, conserVa-
tive in all things pronounceS II the
opening of "a new era for the north
west" Collectively the various plans
make new undertakings without paral-
lei in magnitude. The railroad map OF
the northwest is to be so changed that
a look back from 1910 should show
progress unequalled even in the Won
derful development of the northwest
in the five-year period just closed.
The Possibilities.
Covering the possibilities of the
northwest, in detail, the Wall Street
Journal says:
THE eight states which cover what
is known as the great northwest have
a length of 1.500 miles from the mead
of the lakes to the mouth of the Co
Iumbia and a width of 400 miles, max
ing an area of 100000 square miles.
This great district is as yet thinly pop
ulated. The largest state is Minnesota
with 100000 of people. None of the
other states lying west of Minnesota
have as much as a million people. The
total population. including Wisconsin,
which has two and one-quarter million
people. amounts to seven and one-quar-
ter million souls, nearly 60 per cent OF
which are found in Wisconsin and
Minnesota alone.
"A glance at the economic map OF
the territory in question shows that
the chief occupations of these people
are growing Of grain, raising of cattle
and sneep numbering. mining, dairying
and orcharding. In the mountain sec
lions are to be found the great HOcks
of sheep which furnish most of the
territorys wool used in the wooden
mills of the east. West of these, be-
yond Montana and Idaho, which are
pre- eminently wool states, are the lum-
Der, grain and orcharding states of
Washington and Oregon.
The Mining Industries.
While these products form the ba-
sis of commerce for the eight differ
ent commemorative, in nearly all of
these are to be found some of the
more valuable metals which help to
give the United States a first rank
among metal producers. The iron and
copper ores of Wisconsin and Mime
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-01-16
New Era Looming Up
For Great Northwest

sofa, the copper, gold and silver ores
of Montana Idaho and the Dakotas, as
we'll as of Washington and oregon, all
figure more or less in rolling up the
marvellous total of $1,623,OOO,O0O, at
which the country's mineral output OF
1905 was valued.
"Orcharding and dairying are spec
ial industries which indicate supe-
rior adaptation of this portion of the
country to other than the primitive
forms of production. To the natural
advantages which Orchardng and
stockraisng require, much is added
each year by means of irrigation. This
one feature has year by year helped
to enhance values of land enormously
With the beginning of irrigation as a
part of public policy, the farming re-
sources of the more mountainous re-
gions have been unlocked. 1t is this
territory that these millions of fresh
capital are to be poured for the pur-
pose of providing transportation ia
cilities, which, in spite of construc-
tive foresight, are confessedly out
grown.
1.-The rate at which population has
been moving northwest has helped to
make these states increase rapidly in
productive power. Leaving Wisconsin
and Minnesota as belonging to an old
err order, the growth from 1890 to 1900
was as follows:
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-01-16
DaisYy's
Crunk
BY GEORGE STAIR
Copyright. 1906, by Homer Sprague

you should have sent your trunk on
In the train ahead,' said Compton.
"Just now there is a press of baggage,
and you cannot get your trunk out In
time to get the other train"
But l must" insisted Daisy, with
pretty iE.periousness. "If l lose that
train the yacht will have left and I
shall miss the trip. She will be sent
south next month, and shall not have
another chance"
iii see what l can do" he volun-
teered. But 1 am afraid that it looks
very much like hopeless case"
you can do it." said Daisy confident
ly as she settled back in her seat With
the air of one who dismisses discus
sion. Somehow Compton gave one con-
iidence in his powers of accomplish
ment. Ever since she had been child
she had let him do things for her. He
had always seemed handy man, and
precisely because he was so handy he
had urged his suit on her in vain.
Just now Dick Tomlin was the ia
vored sutton. Dick was to meet her
at the station and take her over to the
other railroad, where she would con-
meet with the train for the shore where
her brother was waiting for her on his
yacht.
In spite of her liking for Tomlin she
was glad when Frank Compton's form
loomed up in the aisle of the car. Dick
was not good manager. With Frank
along she knew that her trunk would
be assured.
Compton sank into the seat beside
her. II suppose there is some favored
swain waiting for you," he suggested.
Daisy blushed.
Dick Tomlin said he might be there"
she admitted.
Compton smiled.
IF he said that he might be there, be
assured that he WILL" he said gravely.
Twill he be the one, Daisy?''
you are always thinking about my
getting married." she pouted. II don't
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-01-16
A Grateful Town.

A man who had been born and reared
to one of the large cities, engaged in
business and accumulated a fortune
After a lapse of twenty-five years he
made visit to his native village. De
string to do something for the place
he rented a vacant building on the
principal street for long term OF
years and telegraphed an order for a
first class chemical engine and other
appurtenances.
Having previously secured the prom
Use of the village trustees thAt volun
teer fire department would be organ
lied at once, he had the satisfaction OF
seeing the engine installed in the build
ing before he went away.
A few days after his return to the
city a friend in the little town sent
him copy Of the local paper. 1t con
tanned q full account of his philan-
thropic action and expressed the graft.
tude of the citizens for his liberality
but wound up thus:
There is a general feeling, however
that with his vast wealth it wouldn't
have hurt him bit if he had given
us instead system of waterworks and
a regular steam fire engine, with a
span Of bay horses and a paid fire de-
partment. Then we could have crow
ed over every town in the county. AS
1t is, We are merely ON a par with
PAgrimville and Kohankus, and if we
SO to putting on airs they'll give us
the laugh"
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-01-16

der the baggage, and the helper grin
ned.
Jump up there with the rest of the
trunks until l can run you into the
room," he laughed.
Compton fell in with the joke and
took his place on top Of the pile of lug
gage.
For the next half hour he was COM
PEELED to sit in the stuffy room until
the baggagepaster found time to at
tend to him. Then the two checks were
verified, the tag was taken from his
arm, and he was permitted to 60.
Three weeks later he ran into Daisy
on the street. How is my trunk?"
she asked, with smile.
You got it, hope?' he said quickly.
Il mean my substitute trunk" she
explained The Potters told me about
it. 1t seems that they saw you make
the exchange"
ut was the only way to avoid de-
lay" he said THAT accounts for my
not coming to say goodby.'
You are dear old fellow" she said
softly. when l heard the story from
the Potters and remembered how Dick
complained because you were on the
train with me l saw the difference be-
tween you two and''-
"And" he questioned
''The contrast was in your favor"
she said hurriedly. Frank, If you
want to ask a certain question again I
think that perhaps
Here is the jewelers." suggested
Compton. Lets get the ring"
Il want one with q seal like trunk
check" she said as she followed. Il
planned it all out on the boat
BLESS the trunk check" said Comp
ton fervently.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-01-16

| see why we can't just be good friends
Frank
Because want to be something bet.
| ter than good friends he explained.
Il want you for my wife and you
merely laugh ut the idea''
I've known you ages she ex-
planned. You seem more like big
brother
$50 a newcomer wins the price, he
sighed.
please don't speak about it," plead
| ed Daisy You know I hate to hurt
you"
| Compton settled back in his seat with
| sigh. That was the explanation of it
all. Daisy had known him all her life.
It was the new face that won her at.
tention. There was no hope for him.
The train was pulling into the station
before he reused himself.
Let me have your check he said
quietly. "Tomlin will look after you. l
will try to get the trunk"
She gave him a grateful look as she
handed him the square of brass.
You're an awful comfort, Frank" she
said softly. I'm sorry can't-can't'-
Its all right" he said, as he gath
cred up her belongings
TELL Tomlin to get a hanson and
send the driver after me. I'll have the
trunk for him"
He helped her down the steps and,
after seeing that Tomlin was there,
went in search of the trunk. truck aft
er truck was run down the platform,
and at last he recognized the little
steamer trunk with its big red D.
Quickly he explained to the helper
the necessity for having the trunk i'm
mediately, but the baggage handlers
were tired and cross and not disposed
to extend any favors.
Cant do It," he said sharply. "Thc
trunks have got to be checked up be-
fore they can go out. That will take
half an hour
Compton passed the man a bill.
Suppose you transfer the check to
me-" he said. you can check me I'D
instead Of the trunk. Then if there's
any trouble you have me to answer
for it,
For moment the man stood still as
the idea sank in; then, with laugh, he
jerked OF the trunk, slipped OF the
strap and fastened it to Compton's
arm. The cabman stepped up to Shout
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-01-16
WOOEO BY MAIL; LOST.
Buffalo Man Discovers He Is Victim
of Huge Joke.

MONTCLAIR. N. j., Jan. 16.-Miss
| Siphie Ellis and Miss Rose Galash of
Bloomfield avenue, Caldwell, have had
an experience which will deter them
| from answering matrimonial adver-
| tisements in the future. A few days
| ago Miss Galash answered an object
matrimony" advertisement of Henry
| DOminyi of Buffalo. In starting a cor
respOndence which she regarded as a
| joke, she gave the name of her friend
Miss Ellis, and also sent her pho
tograph.
Saturday morning Dominyi arrived in
Caldwell He Immediately sought for
the young woman who had written to
him. When he reached the Ellis home
stead Miss Ellis admitted him. He
promptly recognized her and. not
standing upon formalities, opened ne
gOtiations for the marriage with af
fectionate demonstrations. Miss Ellis
much frightened, tried to explain that
| it was all a mistake and that her
friend, Miss Galash, was the principal
of what was intended as a lark. The
disappointed lover not to be rejected
so easily protested that he had come
long distance and that his inten-
tons were strictly honorable.
After many entreaties he consented
to leave the house, but promised to
return later, which he did. He cOntin
ued to press his suit with so much fer
vor that Miss Ellis finally suggested
that they go out for a walk. Dominyi
believed that his future bride was
about to marry him. but instead she
called on Recorder Heller and entered
a complaint against the man for an
nOying her.
The recorder took in the situation at
a glance and ordered DOminyi to leave
town at once. He started in half an
hour.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-01-16

site Dy TOUR trOlley lines ana one
steam railway.
A Beauty Spot.
The exposition site has a frontage
of two miles on Hampton Roads ana
one half mile on Bouch creek. The
other sides of the exposition grounds
are enclosed by a decorative pine and
wire fence. covered with honeysuckIe,
vines. The exposition is a great white
and red city-Corinthian columns
thanking walls. Shade trees are in
abundance groves of fruit trees on
the grounds and innumerable beds of
native flowers and decorative plants.
In the exhibit buildings of the ex-
position there will be gathered the
choicest selection of industrial arts, of
transportation devices. of historical
displays and a complete section fill
be devoted to Seventeenth century
handicraft.
Twenty-fiv foreign nations will par
ticipate in the exposition by sending
representative fleets from their ma
vies and crack regiments from their
armies. Thirty one states of the union
will take prominent part and most Of
them will have buildings on the
grounds
The industrial division of the expo
sition will occupy several of the larg
est buildings on the grounds, and will
contain, not only finished exhibits of
machinery and products, but models of
innumerable inventions, designed to
improve machinery now in use, per-
feet products now manufa curing or
alter modes in making goods. Mann
moth exhibit palaces will be devoted
to manufactures, liberal arts, agricul-
ture, horticulture, mines and mining,
pure food. transportation, etc.
Seventeenth Century Goods.
An Arts and Craft village, consist
ing of seven old colonial buildings, will
house workers in textiles, iron, copper,
wood, silver, rushes, and felt. The
artisans, or really artists. who will
work in these buildings will produce
Seventeenth century household goods
and wearing materials just as they
were made by the earliest colonists.
The War PATH" or concession
quarters of the exposition. will contain
the latest novelties and best collec-
ton of amusements ever gathered at
an exposition
lnnumerable free attractions, or pub
lie amusements, will be provided for
the visitors. No other exposition has
ever had the assurance for sucn splen-
did musical entertainment, for every
war ship that visits the port will have
a band and few regiments are with
out musical corps.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-01-16
Jamestown Ter Centennial Promises
10 Be Spectacular
EXHIBITS TO Be MOST ATTRACTIVE
TWENTY FIVE FOREIGN NATIONS
TO SEND PICK OF NAVIES
AND ARMIES.

NORFOLK, Va, Jan. ia descrip-
ton of the jamestown exposition, its
purpose, its character and its features,
set forth in brief, would read as fol-
lows:
The object of the undertaking is to
celebrate the founding of the first per-
manent English speaking settlement
in America, which occurred at James
town, Virginia. May IS. 1907. 1t will
be opened by the president of the Unit :
ed States at the noon hour of April
versary of the day that the adven-
turers. who We're to found jamestown,
landed at Cape Henry. The gates will
close at midnight of November 80,
1907.
The exposition will be held on the
waters and shores of Hampton Roads.
the largest and best land locked har-
Dor on the Atlantic seaboard-five
miles distant from the city of Norfolk
and in equal proximity to Newport
News. Portsmouth. Hampton and Old
Point Comfort, Virginia. The exposi-
ton headquarters are at Norfolk. Vir-
ginia.
The exposition site contains approx
mately 500 acres of land space-a 80
acre enclosed water basin and the 100
Of 1S
Hampton Roads. The exposition may
be reached by water from all the sea-
board cities and by rail, without
change except ferryage, from all parts
Of the country. Seven trunk lines
terminates at Norfolk and 16 lines of
steamships leave the harbor All the
circumjacent cities have ferries and
launches running to the exposition and
Norfolk is further connected with the
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A Beauty Spot.

site by four trolley lines and one
steam railway.
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Cattle and Sheep.


LAS the science of agriculture adapts
crops more completely to the conditions
of cultivation favored by experiments
in these regions, there will be devel-
oped a husbandry peculiar to these 10
calities, including not only crops but
the livestock industry as well. 1t is
we'll known even now that the grasses
of this northern tier of states furnish
the best known pasturage for finish
ing sheep and cattle for market. With
in recent years cattle and sneep grow
ing mas become an all-year-rOund in
dustry. AS late as last fall the heavy
demands of sheep and cattle growers
for cars to put their fiocks into mar
ket before the winter set in was re-
spOnsible for the car scarcity of which
complaints were made from early in
the autumn.
Those who fear that these states
will not bear the intense development
which this new outlay of railway cap
ital implies have not familiarized
themselves with their natural and po-
tential resources. The field is one of
the most tempting ones yet to be de-
veloped by more adequate transporta-
ton
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-01-16

a letter received here from the young
woman, who is now residing in Los
Angeles, Miss Costen left Grand Rap
ids last October to spend the winter in
California. She met O'Brien at Los
Angeles.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-01-16

philadelphia Jack" To Wed.
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich, Jan. 16.-
philadelphia jack O'Brien, the pugi-
list, is engaged to marry Miss Mary
COsten of Grand Rapids, according to
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-01-16

DR.. j. F. Boyle, rooms 213-214 RAN
som building has changed his office
phone nun,oer to Main 594.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1907-09-03
GRUNDY SUCCEEDS KOHLsTAAT.

Norfolk, Va, Aug 27.-The resigno-
ton of Commissioner General Kohl
saat, as social functionary, the oppoint-
ment of Barton Grundy, of Richmond
Virginia, to the position of mas
ter of ceremonies, at the Jamestown
exposition, is the amicable settlement
of the social war in the ter-centen-
nial family
The settlement was effected TO-DAY
at the meteing of the board of direc-
tors.
Director General Barr appointed Mr.
Grundy to the position vacated by Mr..
Koh1staat
1t is understood that the new ap-
pointee is satisfactory to President
Tucker and that the social features of
the duties will be promptly yielded to
him.
A committee from the directors gave
Out a further statement in reference
to the controversy to the effect that
Director General Barr, in naming Mr..
Kohlstaat to the position to the po-
sition of master of ceremonies, to con-
duct entertainments did not intend to
relieve President Tucker of any Of his
rights, but merely desired to tighten
the duties falling on his should
erS
The semi-weekly messenger., 1907-09-03
ORDERED INVESTIGATION.

Baltimore, Md. August 30.-ColonCi
Henry NJ Warfield, commander of the
Fifth regiment Maryland national
guard, has ordered an investigation Of
the treatment received by ]. Darcy
Didier, q years old, a member OF ccm-
pany, A :, while at camp at the James
town exosition three weeks ago. Young
Didier, who was a SON of Mr.. Eugene
L. Didier, the author and magazine
writer of this city, died last Friday,
and his father and friends believe that
his death was due to his being tossed
In blanket and otherwise severely
handled while at jamestown by fellow
members of his company. Didier was
in delicate health when he went to
camp. He was the grandson OF The
late General Lucius Bellinger North
rop, commissary general of the confsd-
crate army.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1907-09-03

malS, ne demanded in marriage q
princess of that proud house of haps-
burg, Maria Louisa, daughter of Fran
els H.
The reign of the Austrian Emperor,
who has just celebrated his birthday,
has been one of comparative peace and
quiet, though it has not been exempt
from the cares that beset all earthly
crowns. Before he was thirty years
old Francis Joseph was subjected to
much tribulation and vexation of spir
it by Napoleon III, then arbiter of Eu-
rope, in his campaign of 1859; and Aus
tria suffered a crushing defeat in The
war with PrIsz a, cu,'1linatine in ire
disastrous battle of SOdowa in 1896
The kindly monarch, has had, too, his
private and domestic sorrows, from
which no mortal, though born in the
purple is absolved
The monarchy of France built up
and held together by the towering gen.
ius and indomitable will of Charlem-
agne, fell to pieces after her death
Will the empire of Austria, a vast
domain of arbitrarily coalesced and
welded peoples, differing in race, blood,
interests and tradition, be able to pre-
serve its autonomy intact, when the
ruler passes away who by love heal
ed it's internal wounds, composed it's
internal factions, and made the throne
the rallying point of a fervent nation
al spirit?
May the close of the reign of Fran
els Joseph be yet distant, but may he
not reign long enough to lament:
The semi-weekly messenger., 1907-09-03
RAILROADS ANSWER IN COURT.
Especial to The Messenger. }

Especial to The Messenger
Fayetteville, August 30.-Yesterday
the Atlantic Coast Line and Aberdeen
and Rock Fish roads, indicted for fall
ure to make returns of their shipments
of liquor, entered a plea Of nolo con-
tendre, and were discharged on pay
ment OF costs. A capias was served
on the Southern Express Co., which
failed to answer in court.
he strete committee has notified
such property owners as have failed
to lay granolithic concrete pavements
in front Of their premises, to do so at
once, or the municipal government
will do the work, and collect the cost
by lien on the property. AS far as the
work has gone, the business streets
of Fayetteville probably have the best
pavements in the state, and such an
Improvement must not be left unfin-
iShed
little son. five years old, of Mr..
and Mrs. J. Jones, while playing
in the street, near the electric light
plant yesterday, was ran over by
horse and buggy, receiving such in
juries that his life is in danger.
The "Cumberland" has just been
opened, a new three-story brick hotel,
nearly opposite the passenger sta
ton of the Atlantic Coast Line r. r.
on upper Hay street It is the success
or of Mrs Fuller's Cape Fear Inn,
Wn haven't TO of tho
chick of barbarism," yet The cor
respondent has been informed that
the Sanctidcationists, in meeting at
Falcon, carry On part of their service
in an unintelligible way.
At the testimony meeting of Chris
Mrs. Herring and Miss WE'LL of Will
mington, were very interesting in their
remarks in their reasons for this
faith.
Worth Smith, young white man,
was convicted yesterday Of a murder
Gus assault on J. H. Bucken, already
given in the Messenger. The minimum
penalty for this crime is one year in
the penitentiary Or $4,000 fine, or both.
This morning at II o'clock the col
ored school committees, of Cur1ber-
land county. were addressed by Mr.. f.
T. Mcbride, county school slIperinten-
dent. In the armory this evening there
Will be q negro educational address
rally, with an address by Hon. 2. F.
Dixon, state auditor.
A religious meeting has been going
on this week at Pleasant Grove church,
conducted By Rev. Mr.. Ford, Of Marion
S: G.
Mrs. Henry T. Baker of Wilmington
lis visiting Mrs Thomas Thorn
ton
Miss Della Matthews gave a prize
bridge whist party this morning, COM
plimentary to her neics, Miss Sarah
Gray of Tennessee
Mr.. L. A. Williams, president of the
Cumberland County Agricultural So
ciety has returned from a visit to Ala
nance county
DR.. J. F. Highsmith, proprietor Of
the Highsmith hospital returned last
night from a trip taking in Rochester
Chicago, Niagara Falls and New York
City.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1907-09-03

"A barren sceptre in his grasp
Thence to be wHnched by an unlineal
hand,
No son of his succeeding"
J. Fl. NJ.
Fayetteville. Aug 81