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New-York tribune., 1907-04-17
QUEER WISCONSIN BILL.
POWER FOR RAILROADS.
jVOaid AHotU One Road to Condemn
Tracks and Property of Others.

ono OF the most curious pieces OF railway leSis-
laton ever devised has recently been introduced
into tie Wisconsin Legislature, where is at pres
ent in the committee stage. Tbs principal clause
OF this bill is as follows
When a railroad corporation shall require any
d!lcS, irackaSe rights other property when any
other railroad corporation snail have preVlouSIy
rights or other property may be acquired IN eiIo
same manner the lands of others; but the 1taI-
road Commission, and not the courts. prlriaIitLy t
shall IN such cases determine the question OF inc
uccessit" Of taking such lands, trackage rights -
other property, any part thereof. ana an nc nc
terms and conditions relating to and eoNSIuliItS
trdckaSe rights or other properly sousht 10 pe SU
taken, well the compensation therefor II,
This measure. If enacted into law, Will apparently
enable anE railroad desiring TO OBTAIN elllitt U
into town city entered by another ROAD 70 i c9l
denim and take the ownership OF Such poI
IL may need of the tracks. right of way ana
oe compelled 10 make terms with the newcomer ~
order Itself 10 continue Ia move traic IN ano @
ties Of the bill The only large city OF ~ i]soSss ] g e
is MilWs ukee which is reached by the Chlcas a.
Northwestern. the St PAU and the W lscohS,. .
trail. The latter however, has no direct emu
into Milwaukee, coming in over the ~ az
tracks But il the bill outlined above sno1ld .sI pe
law. it would the Wisconsin Emu
would be able to condemn such part Of the llhe %
the s.. Paul, The Northwestern or one or oIe
smaller roads entering the city as would De ~
venent for its use in establishing terminal u
own there .s. e.,
The anti-railroad campaign IS still in progress n
the West and Northwest South Dakota' rs lVo !. !,
stance, has passed biz fixing passenger tttt, -
TWO and one-haf cents mile, and mas eIe -. -
law compelling the roads furnish cars IN lo%te va
two-cent passenger rate bill has been SG,iou
Railroad Commission authority TO TX, }.o }oi.n1 30
for freight. In Minnesota the l-eelsat. 80
fares and n 10 per cent reduction on conlLlooltE
rates. but the Governor has not yet slsneu taeul'
New-York tribune., 1907-04-17
BUSINESS TROUBLES.

The following petitions in bankruptcy were nled
Yesterday with the clerk OF tie United States Dis
trict Court:
An involuntary petition nled against The F
X,iiis company automobile sundTies No 231 West
Ssth s,vcet ana Nc hy tina Automobile Manu-
featuring Company $3.50; j. John Company, $3.50 and
swain Compsny. Jesse aLy-
nninted receiver bona OF $4,000 The liabilities
estimated $4,000 and the assets at S2OO Transfer
of asgsts ana references are alleged.
An Involuntary petition filed against the c. I S.
&C., Companv At No 43S Broone street by creditors
as Follows: Gartner Company. $3.50; .. steinman $3.50
a Sgunscn Rrotne-s. Insolvency Il
Ar Involuntary petition filed against Dunn Zuci-
snan No 2O35 Second avenue by creditors fellows;
a Drunkmon. Sfs4 J. Fred COwan. 1852; Isouis Gonz.
s1f5 Preferences alleged.
TI,raca PrySnn voluntary petition. I41st street ara
walnut avenue Bronx. shOwins debts SST and
ssatS ~ CINO The principal creditors Horace s.
Kent s14 6s8 E Z, Pnyson $4,000; NJ g Ives s. 0OO
New-York tribune., 1907-04-17
OLD STEAMBOAT MAN a SUICIDE.

Theodore S. Cox. for fcrty years a transfer
agent for the Fall River Line. I'm this city. is
believed to have committed suicide by jumping
from the deck Of the Puritan OF that line be-
tween New London and Newpor. Cn Sunday
night or early Monday morning. Howard s.
Cox. of RidgefeIa Park a son. told Sergeant
sullivan. OF the information bureau. that his
father came to the city last Saturday morning
10 work and has not been seen since. Monday
morning the son received a letter in which the
f.ther told him he intended to esd his life. The
old man had been i'll and melancholy for two
or three weeks.
New-York tribune., 1907-04-17
LEASE OF BOSTON & ALBANY.
Hearing on Proposed Revocation Concluded
"A TRAP for Boston

Boston April 16.-The hearing before the joint
railroad COMMITTEES OF the Legislature the
matter OF revoking the lease by the New York
Central Railroad OF the Boston & Albany road
was concluded to-day. Representative Dean, OF
Wakefield in concluding his argument favoring
revocation made tha declaration that the New
York Central road had "baited trap with in
creased commerce. and the business men Of
Boston had walked blindIy into it," He
serted that from 1899 To 1906, when the business
Of the Boston & Albany increased 20 per cent.
the business OF the Boston x Maine and the
New York, New Haven & Hartford roads had
increased 40 per cent. He introduced tax fig
ures TO show that the value of the property had
decreased since the lease became effective.
New-York tribune., 1907-04-17
LAND cRANTs SUR pisMIssEp.

NIaykrg, Ky April 16,-The celebrated "OId vir.,
sinia" land grant suit, in which possession q
Eastern Kentucky coal lands worth millions OF dol
lars Is sued for by Eastern claimants, met q seq
ond defeat in the Leteher circuit court at Whites
burg to-day. when Judge Lewis rendered decision
dismissing the case. Hundreds of armed mountain
land owners were present. but good order pre-
vailed Immediately after the decision the at@
tornevs for the grant claimants announced thas
the ease would be taken 10 The United states Dis~
trlct Court
New-York tribune., 1907-04-17
CLEVELAND BONDS ADJUpoED INVALID

Columbus. Ohio April ls--By affirming the judg-
rnent of the Circuit Court at Cuyahoga, the Su-
preme Court held to-day that S2s000 of new Cleve-
land bonds purposed be issued by the City Coun-
self of Cleveland would be invalid If issued. The
City Council against the advice of the City So
hciIor. passed ordinance authorizing the issue
OF the bonds city Solicitor Baker enioined the
issue on the ground that II would raise the total
outstanding bonds OF the city above the limit fXcd
code.
New-York tribune., 1907-04-17
AMERICAN CANNED FOODS IN ENGLAND.

From The Pan Mail IiALelto'
Drr,n4 the hearing OF a charge at the Thames
DcIice court receutlv of selling bad condensed
Iii as human food, Dr. ID. L. Thomas. medical
ldirer OF health for Stenncy. made the interesting
Statemcnt that u pcr cent of timed goods when
i,T'uortsJ into this country from America, by
Ten5utable arms were unlahelled. The English 1rms
aftervsard mt their owe labels the tins and
f1iicJ Them 10 the public In that way. Some five
Years ago he ACQUAINTED the local government hoard
Jyitb tho fact Nr. Dickinson observed the sooner
he public knew OF tho practice the better.
New-York tribune., 1907-04-17
NEW PRESIDENT FoR p. 8. q E. R. r

T. H. Watkins. the coal operator, of Scranton,
Penn has been elected president OF the Pittsburg,
Bnghamton & Eastern Railroad Company to sue
ceed +. A Sawyer, whose resignation was an
nounceI on Monday Tho road. which is to extend
from CIearield Penn. to Binghamton, n. Y. is
designed to be a short loW-grade line between the
bitumlnous coal fields of Pennsylvania and points
in New England and Canada Two thousand men
are now employed in building the limo to the con-
nection with the Lehigh Valley road to Towanda-
New-York tribune., 1907-04-17
ceowos ar THE mlNING SHOW.

The first arruel Mining Show. at the Grand
Central palace. was attended by an immense
crowd asst night. The feature Of the night was
the first real presentation complete of the big
rao,,i. production showing the birth and devel-
,,t ~ Coldfield. Ne3. special children's
op',is p.t. Win an admission OF 10 cents instead
~ o. cents las been arranged by the manage
,,o,,t fnr Saturday afternoon.
New-York tribune., 1907-04-17
arNgFlr FOR STARVING RUSSIANS.

For the benefit OF tho famine sufferers IN
Russia. Nina de Meissne= will deliver an IL
Illustrated address at Mendeissoh2 Hail. on FRI
day evening A photograph OF the battle Of
Mukden. showing the Japanese general in a
trench and the Russian Seneral IN the Chinese
tover will be one OF the features. Mmc de
Nelssner prepared the English version of Ivan
the Terrible which Richard Mansfield pro-
d1,ced in New York two seasons ago. She is
the widow OF a former secretary OF the Russian
Legation at Washington.
New-York tribune., 1907-04-17
TO TEAR UP CAR TRACKS.
CleuelQnd Roads VIII abandon T1co
Three-Cent Fare Lines.
IBy telegraph to The Tribune.i ]

Cleveland. April I6.-As the result OF the long
standing street railway war In this city a large
percentage of the population may have 20 walk
or seek other means Of transportation soon.
sensation was caused by a statement sent
TO the council by the Cleveland Electric Com
pany to-day that within eight days tracks on
the Central and Quincy lines would be torn up
as the company could not operate at profit on
q three-cent fare These lines. which five
miles long, are used by many thousands OF per-
sons who will be seriously incOnventenced by
their removal
New-York tribune., 1907-04-17
r 2. REDUCES RATES ON BERRIES.

Wilmington Del. April i6.-The Pennsylvania
Railroad completed its schedule OF rates for the
shipment OF berries this season, There is rcduc
tion of 10 cents the 100 pounds in most cases
carload lots In tine shipment to points in Penn
sylvania and New York the company purposes to
establish the same rats as the competitive lines
from Baltimore The tarisc for the shipment OF
peaches has not yet been fixed. but u viii he lower
T~z
New-York tribune., 1907-04-17
SAYS STOW COMPANY WILL RESUME,

The manager Of the firm Of W. L. Stow & Co.,
whose Suspension announced on the Stock
Exchange on Monday tcld Tribune reporter yes
terday that notwithstanding rumors, the firm had
no intention of making assignment. but that.
on the contrary. Il would resume business within
a few days. There necessity at this time
far issuing any statement he added. Neither part
nor the firm Could be reaChed.
New-York tribune., 1907-04-17
HomgsTAKg FIRE sgYoND CONTROL.

Deadwood. S. D.. April 16.-The fire in the
Homestake mine which has been raging for
two weeks. is reported to-day to be beyond con-
troll. The rock surrounding the flames Is so
hot that it is almost impossible for men to get
near enough to fight the fire.
New-York tribune., 1907-04-17
FUEL comPANYs MERGER DENIED,

Colorado Fuel and Iron Company. said yesterday
that there truth in the report from Denver
that George ]. Gould was planning 10 effect mer
ger Of tho Victor Fuel Company and the American
Fuel Company with tho Colorado Fuel ard Iron
New-York tribune., 1907-04-17
TOMBSTONE WORKERS STRIKE.

The Hebrew Tombstone Workers Union.
which was organized recently. ordered it's first
strike yesterday The strike Is for an advance
in wages Shops at Washington and Baysds
cemeteries and about ten shops in Manhattan
where tombstOnes are made are affected.
New-York tribune., 1907-04-17
FRANCE RAISES DUTIES ON COFFEE

Paris. April 1S-The Minister Of Finance issued a
decree to-day applying the maximum tariff to
coffees from Porto Rico and also to those from
United States ports after June 60 Hitherto The
minimum tariff has been applied. under the eoRTen-
ton of 1901
New-York tribune., 1907-04-17
rlnAMcIAL TRoueLE IM cHlLI.

ssantisto az Chilli April 1e.-Exehange on Lon
don to-day dropped y pence. and the financial
situation Is considered TO be critical
New-York tribune., 1907-04-17
PHILADELPHIA STOCKS.

fFurr.shed by Charles Barney & Co. No. - Broad
street New Yc;k, and 20 122 South Atm street.
PhiIadelphial
New-York tribune., 1907-04-17
Financial Meetings.
v.r-r-,-.rD, ~. .. = - = " III.
EALL- NNAN CllMDANN

SO Wall Street New York. February g. 130s-
Special Meeting Of the Stockholders o Jhs BUFrA Alt
R9cHESTER & PITISBURGH RAILWAY COMP Co1P @aSsS @
viii be held Office or Company NJ So VAIL
street IN the Borough Manhattan city OF New York.
the 25-h day OF April. 1901 clock 2. n. f8t
the purpose OF authorizing M0rtgaEs Deed of Truss
OF all the property OF the Railway Company securing
issue OF Consolidated Mortgage Bonds the amount
par cf SSSooeO bearing interest AZ rate not 70 sx~
and and
act such other business may meeting
A @. YATES. Presiden5
New-York tribune., 1907-04-17

New York April 10Th. 1901.
The meeting the stockholders OF Atlantic
Pacific Telegraph Company will be held at Shs EXecus
Once Of the Company. No so. No l9S Broad
way. city OF New York. y. Y. Wednesday.
April 24th 1897 o'C!oCk =. NJ for the election ok
Judges OF Election and for the transaction os
such other business a may before the meeting
\. Il. BREWER, Secretary.
New-York tribune., 1907-04-17
MINING STOCKS.

sg' 80 Tolal sales
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-08-17
REGULATION is CONSTRUCTIVE.

The Wall street complaint that
the Standard" is unjust to the extent
that the downing of the Standard or of
amy other corporation is not his pri-
mary object President Roosevelt is
trying to prevent the violation of the
anti trust law. If the Standard was
not a monopoly restraining trade and
If it did not engage in the throat-cut-
ting competitita Of rebates, the presi-
dent would not be trying to down the
Standard
Likewise as regards the prosecutions
and legislative correctness of other
structive but constructive. Every act
of President Roosevelt in relation to
the enforcement of the laws affecting
corporations and the industrial life Of
the nation has contemplated the bring
ing about Of conditions under which
property would be more secure, enter
prise better rewarded ana prosperity
more widely diffused and more per-
manent Neither his actions nor his
utterances have been calculated to eX-
cite alarm by suggestions OF a tlippant
spirit and feeble sense of respons-
ibility.
There are millions upon millions of
savings in the country which are in
vested in guaranteed loans at very
low rates of interest. which would
seek investment in the stocks of cor
porations If the government could only
succeed in so regulating them as to
give stocks an honest value and the
public square deal in the market.
Railroads which are having so much
trouble to borrow money should well
come a regu alton which in the case
of national banks brings countless
sums into their vaults at 3 per cent
or no interesI:. Legitimate railroading
with cheap money would make surer
profits in the long run than stock
watering, and the country would get
the expansion of transportation serv-
ice which it needs. Let's not mistake
the purpose of the present era OF en-
forced regulation of great corporations.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-08-17

The Britt News believes that "a
great many country merchants, with
$4,000 invested In their stocks, would
go on strike, too, if they could be
guaranteed $40 per week net profits
the year round"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-08-17

of the right kind. With public senti-
ment canoring for the very blood of
the antitrust law violators and gov
eminent prosecuting with u purpose
to destroy some of the great monopol-
istic corporations. any news doctor
who offers to change the attitude of
the press will be welcomed in CONSUL
taton. Price viii be no object If he
will only make an impression upon
public sentiment The patient is
growing desperate. The field is wide
and lucrative for the practice of news
healing. 1t is not strange that "ac-
curate" Information should be volun
tered to the college professor who
often breaks into the magazines with
very able articles upon public ques-
tons and applied economics. The
Times Republican could get all of its
editorials written for it with the same
accuracy" free OF charge If it would.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-08-17
Topics Of the Times

We can understand how a bicycle
factory could fail, but the Pope Man
ufacturing Company made automo-
bles, too.
Fond du Lac, Wis, has new tenn
perance ordinance. The city statute
requires pictures of habituals hung in
the saloons to assist the barkeeper in
knowing who to refuse.
But" said the foreigner, raising the
old, old objection, you have no ruins
in this country
Come around the corner" replied
the prominent citizen, land let me
show you the pavement in the next
street"
Come, now, who would employ a
doctor 80 years old If the patient were
real sick? Is diagnosing and prescrib-
ing more severe strain on mans
capacities than the work of United
States senator?
All republicans believe in standing
by the party caucus in a legislature
but If the party voters of the state
should caucus and decide upon a NOM
ination, some republicans would not
feel bound by the decision-if Cum
minis were the nominee.
why is it that the county weeklies
Ero5 I'm AZ tho ctop1nat Sida Of po1i-
tics almos- invariably oppose the
things State Superintendent Riggs is
doing? Riggs comes from standpat
country and was nominated by stand
pat votes. but in school matters he is
progressive. He believes in going
ahead. Standpattism must be chronic
The apparent increase of more than
100 per cert in imports into the United
States since 1899 seems to be largely
due to an advance in prices abroad Of
the articles imported. While there has
been more or less actual increase in
the quantity imported of most of the
principal articles forming the import
trade, an analysis just being made by
the bureau OF StatlStlcS OF that trade
in 1907 compared with that of 1899 in
dicates that the increase in the total
value of imports is largely due to adj
vance in prices of the principal articles
forming the bulk of importations into
the United States.
The primary election is expected to
bring about the desired harmony. With
no excuse in questionable caucuses and
35 per cent of the votes necessary.
there can be no justification for refusal
to supper the nominees at the polls.
The figures on the capitalization of
electric railway systems are given as
IS, 103,4 $4,000, or more than half of
the amount invested in steam roads in
this country. Electric light and power
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-08-17
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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-08-17
A DIFFICULT TASK.

(ScfdutOH JOuTlldl.)
Harmony is one of the hardest prin-
ciples to maintain where great num-
bers are involved men have to con-
tend with Jealousy is the GROWING
evil, and where it holds sway in po
iitical party or church, there is no
such a thing as harmony. What Is
known as the standpat (and we dislike
TO use the term) element in the re-
publican party is jealous of those called
progressives. And it is not reasonable
to look for reconciliation at this time.
There is no man in the state that is
qualified for the office of governor up
on whom the two elements Of the
party can unite. However, If a good
man is nominated we have reason to
believe that the party will support him
and thus insure his election. The fact
that Governor Cummins has carried
out every promise that he made in the
campaign has satisfied the people that
there is no danger of Cummins or his
followers turning the world upside
down: by their works shall We know
them"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-08-17

so many Of our erstwhile teachers
are going to Colorado and to the Da-
kotas to take homesteads that the
schools will be short on teachers
again." says the Tama County Demo-
crat. "A good quarter section beats
a $40 salary every time-and no more
of q sacrifice either"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-08-17
companies are estimated at 100000,

companies are estimated at Sl.00O,0oO,-
goo each.
Judge-"Young man, your making
good deal of unnecessary noise. !
think
Young Attorney-"You honor I've
lost my overcoat and am trying to find
it,"
Judge-"Whole suits have been lost
here, sir. with much less noise" Lip
plncotts.
The public health bulletin announces
that men are dying off faster in Chi
cago than women. Their business pre-
vents their getting away in any other
manner.
LATE Young's paper argues that lead
ership comes with age and experience
in congress. milking it necessary to
%sp men there many terms to make
Fem useful Was this the view taken
by this paper of Cummins' long term
as governor?
Even if Des Moines Does Things"
they would like a little help from the
outside on the state fair.
John DIS threatened exposure by his
brother Frank can probably be settled
by the oil magnate's usual method.
Senator Tillman thinks there is COL
fusion among the republican newspa-
pers of Iowa to belittle and injure him
because hs Is q democrat At least.
this was his complaint before the
chautauqua at Fairfield The senator
has not lived long in Iowa or he would
know that this has long since ceased
to be sport.
Billy Sunday got more advertising
than he was looking for when he UNI
PRED the ball game at Oskaloosa The
runaway was not on the program.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-08-17
IOWA 0PINIUEs AND NOTES.

The latest today by barbed wire is
to the effect that both Sides to the
controversy have won.' announces the
Clinton Herald
Cyclones and windstorms remind
the Iowa citizen of the political days of
a year ago, and the months that are
to come" remarks the GAINESVILLE
Star.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-08-17
FARMERS GOING EAST.

A Marshalltown man, once sue
cessful Marshall county farmer, then
Marshalltown business man, now ar
rived at the afternoon of life, has sold
his home preparatory to moving onto
farm which he has purchased in Mary
land 1t is not one of those abandoned
farms you read so much about, but
was one not very many years ego.
Since then a settlement of Ohio farm
ers have invaded the neighborhood,
and the possibilities of the soil and
climate have been revealed. oats,
wheat, alfalfa and clover do remarka-
bly, we'll, garden truck f1ourishes be-
yond description, and markets-why,
one has New York city five hours to
the right OF him, Philadelphia five
hours to the left Of him, great mining
towns in front of him, and manufac-
turning cities all around him. From
5000 to $500 per acre can be obtained
from one crop. Land sells for $40 per
acre, with enormous mansions thrown
in.
The descrition sounds like a land
agents pamphlet, but 1t is all true, and
this Iowa man Is moving back to an
eastern farm to make money while he
enjoys his declining years out of doors.
yet amid the interurbans and the
smooth stone roads of the eastern ru-
raj districts. Has he made a mistaken
Henry Wallace editor of Wallace's
Farmer, thinks not, for he is speculate
ing in Maryland's abandoned farms.
There is another man in MARSHALL
town who has been saving up from his
salary for years building toward the
day when he can buy a farm in Old
Virginia, down on tide water, where he
can cultivate his own oyster bed. en-
Joy the mild climate the year around,
and farm in small way, with the
great markets near at hand. These
are only early robins, which, while not
denoting real spring, are harbingers
of a season that is to come. Eastern
lands were put out of business solely
because the superior productiveness
and cheapness of western lands proved
disastrous competition. Western lands
have now risen SO high in price that
there is an opportunity again for east
ern lands to begin business. Home
are growing in western cities
to absorb constantly increasing
quantity of western products, and east
ern cities are doubling inn population
until the filling Of eastern lands must
be begun again to supply the demand.
Land at $50 per acre anywhere be-
tween New York and Philadelphia
ought to beat gold mine as an invest
ment. Why use it for truck farming?
Once fortified and in grass, why not
devote it to cattle and hogs?