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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-07-14
SOUTHERN STATES
LEAD IN LUMBER
Facts and Figures Showing
Where Timber Comes from
in This Country.
NORTH CAROLINA LEADS ALL
Growth Of the Industry for the
Past Forty-Five Years
in the South.
NORTH CAROLINA LEADS ALL
BY wALrE1, EDWARD HARRIS.

WASHINGTON, D. c., July 13.-Over
half billion dollars is invested in
the lumber industry Of the United
States. The exact figures are S517,-
224,12s. In the five years from 1900
to 1905, as shown by the latest census
bulletin, there was an Increase of the
capital employed Of Sl16,366.791, or 20
per cent.
The total value of the lumber pro-
ducts of the States south of the Poto-
mac and Ohio. including West Virginia
and Arkansassin 1870. the first census
after the war, was S2S,156,671. Their
value at the 1905 census of manufac-
lures was $231,454,65S, an increase Of
s2Os,2979s2. The increase by States
in the value of products was as fol-
lows:
Virginia, s1o,s29,so5; North Caro-
lima. sl3,731.lS6; South Carolina,
$5,594,446; West Virginia. $13,455oa3;
Georgia, $l0,391.191; Florida, SS,665S70;
Alabama. s14,5S97S1; Mississippi. SAL
S74.S7o; Louisiana, $33,9S0347: Tennes-
see, $1S,1S9435: Kentucky, $10,S76,e14;
Texas. S14,31T3S9.
History of the BUSINESS.
Prior to 1850 the bulk of the lumber
product of the United States was
manufactured in the Northeastern
States. Down to 1850 the supremacy
! of that section In the industry was
not seriously threatened and even IN
| 1870 it retained first place in lumber
! production. sharp contraction IN
| the value Of It's lumber output came
| in the following decade. The actual
4 shrinkage from 1870 to 1880, upwards
| of nineteen million The actual gain
| of $o0S34OO6 in value of the lumbel
| product of the northeastern section OF
| the country from $50 to 1870 was due
| as much to increase In prices as to In.
| creased production. The actual yalu,
Of the production of this section of tn,
\ country has not increased materials
since 1890, though prices have advance,
enormously. Its relative contribution
to the product of the entire country
has diminished steadily from ISL pc
4 cent. in 1890 to 16 per cent. In 1900
! and l4,6 per cent. in 1908.
The exploitation of the white PIN
1 forests of the lake States, which com.
4 menced in 1850, had by 1850 attaine,
/ a scale of marked proportions, ant
4 during the decade ending In 1870 oc
4 CURED the greatest relative growth o
tho operations in this region, In 1888
1 the lakes assumed first place, With
product valued at $77,766,3l3, or 1913 PEI
i cent of the total output of the Unite
states, The development OF the In
dusty in this reglon had been phe
4 ncmenal, its product having multiple
almost six times yhetwoea 1860 ant
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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-07-14
SOUTHERN ROADS
SEEKING THE gulf
Want Outlets on Gulf Of Mexico
81 to Command the Coming
Panama Trade.
SOUTH MUST REAP HARVEST
Geographically in Commanding
Position, Her Roads Must
S Handle Canal Traffic g4

COLUMBUS, GA, July 13.-While 1t
may be true that dirt is flying" In
very deliberate manner at the Panama
canal it is evident that the Southern
Railroad have full confidence In the
completion of the big project at a date
not far distant in the future, judging
by the manner in which they are seek
ing outlets on the Gulf of Mexico. SO as
TO be IN position to handle their share
of the traffic that will make its way
to the Pacific isles and the Orient via
the canal
The Pensacola and Northeastern rail-
road which will be built at once from
Pensacola. Fla. to Andalusia. Ala. Will
bridge an important gap. giving the
Central Of Georgia Railway system,
with its over 1000 miles of mileage,
direct entrance into a Gulf port. The
rumor that the Rock Island-'Fr
system was the real purchaser of Cen
l'tral in It's recent sale adds to the sig
| niflcance of the construction of TINS
short link of less than 100 miles Al
4 a meeting Just held bids for the con-
| struction of the road were opened
The survey was made some time ago.
| No matter who is the owner Of the
| central, the llllHS oI ILLS shoi b al
! will have the effect of establishing a
new through line to a Gulf port via
Columbus
Other Projected Lines.
The work Of building the Birming-
ham, Columbus and ST. Andrews Bay
railroad, extending northward from
/ st. Andrews Bay. on the Gulf of MeXl.
/ CO, Is in progress between that port
4 and Chipley, Fla. The road is to BIT
/ built first to Columbus and then t.
Birmingham.
\ The lachicola Northern railroad
. the Southern terminus OF which J!
Z Apalachicoa. Fla, another gulf port
Z has been completed to the Georgia
Lime. It Is expected that this road vii
be built on northward to Columbus ant
Atlanta. Ga.
It Is an acknowledged fact tina
Tampa, Fla, another port on the rout'
to the big canal, is the ultimate ter
minus of the Georgia, Florida and Ala
bama railroad, now extending fron
Cuthbert, Ga, to Carrabelle, Fla TIL
short gap between Columbus an
, Cuthbert will be filed in in shor
. time.
Columbus Watching Chance.
1t Is an interesting fact that Colum
bus. now recognized as one OF tn
/, great manufacturing centres In tn
, South, Will be an important point O
each one of these through lines I
Panama via gulf ports. Much offs tn
!, output of local factories Is sold !
) Pacific countries. and the competo
OF tho canal will give still create
impetus to manufacturing In this CIT!
1t Is partly because of knowledge O
t this fact that the Columbus Powe
4 Company. corporation backed by fou
! million dollars of New England CAPT
: tai, is,preparing to make such heay
: Investments here, developing 10000
|, of horse power afforded by the fall
( of the Chattahoochee river near thl
d city, The company already has thre
f power plants in operation, fuG
:, nishins electrical energy to many II
! dustrieS, ~ ...
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-07-14
VICTORIA, A NEW
VIRGINIA TOWN
Present Western End Of Vir-
ginian Railway Expects to
Be Big Town.
HUNDRED ACRES OF LOTS
Twill Become a Great Lumber
Shipping Point at an Early
Date.
HUNDRED ACRES OF LOTS
rsnecIal 10 The Times-Dispatch.l

MEHERRIN, VA, July IA visit
to the new town Of Victoria. situated
on the Virginian Railway, In Lunen-
burg county. about fourteen miles east
of this place. made on yesterday by
your spondent, shows that rapid
strides along all business lines are
being made by the business people of
this temporary railway terminal
Three large developing companies
have cut up and laid off in town lots
about fifty acres of land on either
side of this new road. and are gradu-
ally extending back on each side, and
when completed they estimate that
they will have at least one hundred
acres laid off in attractive town sites,
ready for the various purchasers that
have already begun to come to this
place seeking location.
Alrendy Getting in Shape.
In a conversation with tho various
real estate men who are disposins of
these town sites, the fact was elected
that up to this time. a large majority
of the most desirable lots have been
disposed of--that is. those situated on
the main streets of the new town
and In many instances business houses
have been erected and the usual ac-
recommendations found In small country
| places can be secured here now In
Hooking over the buildings already
| completed and those under construc-
| tlon it can easily he seen that they
| are up to date. large and substantial.
as we'll as attractive. About SIX stores
are already doing business and as
Jmany more under construction, while
I two banks with ample capital have
i thrown their doors open to the public
1 An interview with the cashiers OF
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-07-14
PROPERTY
IN old VIRGINIA
Census Reports at Washington
Show What Counties Own
ed Five Years Ago.
STATE AND COUNTIES DEBTS
Interesting Statistics That Should
Find Place in Business
Mems Scrap-Books.
STATE AND COUNTIES DEBTS
interesting Statistics That Should

WASHINGTON, D. G.. July 9.-Ac-
cording to figures gathered by the
Census Bureau. the value at the close
OF the year 1902 of the principal salable
county possessions. other than sinking
fund assets. of the counties of Virginia
amounted to s4.679,645. This was d.
vided as follows:
Assets of investment funds, $1,000;
assets OF public trust funds, s71.710:
courthouses. s1,s51, 4+o; jails. s515,S7e;
asylums, almshouses and hospitals,
S519,975: miscellaneous, S1.720,145.
Rockingham Leads.
According to the figures Rocking
ham has the best county improvements
of any county in the State. Their total
value Is placed at s4o1,ooo. Of which
$206 900 represents the value OF the
courthouse. $4,000 the value of the
Jail, $4,000 the value of the almshouse,
and 100000 the value OF the miscel-
luneous improvements OF the county.
1t may be said. on the authority of one
closely conversant with the matter.
that these values for Rockingham are
higher than is justified by the facts.
It is stated that the cost of the court
house was about s1os0oo Tho jail
cost Is correctly represented by the
figures But the value placed on the
almshouse in Rockingham Is probably
| sac, 1000 out of the way, and the value
| of the other miscellaneous salable
l.possessions of the county are probably
nearer to 10000 than to 100000. Upon
! this basis the figures Of the census
seem to be about s1sO,ooo out OF the
way as applied to Rockingham. But
Icyen with these deductions It's salable
possesslons would be worth $1,000
or more than 100000 more than those
OF its closest rival, Augusta county
1.-the total values of whose salable pos
! sessions. less sinking fund assets, are
placed at $4,000
Other Rich Counties.
Halifax county ranks third, accord
! ing to the census figures, In the mat.
ter of salable county possessions
whose aggregate value is placed al
| $171 900. Franklin ranks fourth. Will
salable possessions placed at s144 900
| Norfolk county is fifth, her salablf
i possessions being placed at $4,000
/ Other counties as as follows:
/ Allegheny, $115,OO0: Botetourt, s110,
900; Culpeper. 100000; Wythe, $Io2,
4 O0o Albemarle. $4,000; Amelia, s2o,
Loco; Bedford $4,000; Camphell, $4,000
i Chesterfield $4,000; Hanover, $1,000
i Honrico, $4,000; Rockbridge, S97 900
Shenandoah, $S6,S0o.
\ buckingham, according to the fig
i,res has the finest courthouse in tht
State, the value being placed at s2Os,
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Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1907-07-27
SAYS HAWES
TOOK MORPHINE
Stories Circulated Regard
ing Conduct Third Officer
of the Columbia

EUREKA, July 27.-'I gave an in
lection of morphine to Third Officer
Hawse, of the Columbia, and was So
licited for more by him twice after
ward, but refused" This is the state
ment Mr.. S. B. Foster, United States
marine hospital surgeon, made in an
swer to the inquiries relative to stories
circulated about Hawse by the passen-
gers on the Elder, who said the man
was morphine fiend.
Hawse told Foster he had taken
the drug before with comforting effect.
Hawse is the man who made the
charges against Captain Hansen, which
make it appear that the master of the
San Pedro was responsible for a great
er loss of life than otherwise would
have taken place.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1907-07-27
STATE CLASHES
WITH NATION

ASHEVILLE, N. c., July 27-The
return of Assistant Attorney General
Sanford from his futile conference with
Governor Glenn at Raleigh, a success
sion of conferences between the off,
cials of the Southern railway, their
counsel and counsel for the state, the
Indictment and reported arrest of
Southern railway ticket agents at
Marion and Old Fort, the hurried de-
parture of Mr.. Stanford from the city,
presumably for Washington, a COM
plete silence on the part of the railroad
magnates and counsel, are the main
features of yesterdays developments
In the railway rate situation.
Judge Lyon, who instructed the
grand jury of Mcdowell to indict the
agents. will open the superior court
term here next Monday. and it is re-
ported on good authority that he will
instruct the Buncombe grand jury to
the same effect.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1907-07-27
MISS WATSON PRAISES HAwsE
Denies Statements Made That were
Derosatory.

PORTLAND, July 27.-In an inter
view in the Evening Telegram today
Miss Mabelle Watson, one of the hero
ines of the Columbia disaster, spoke
very highly of Third Officer Hawse;
commencing his actions.
According to Miss Watson the off,
Ger did not refuse to give his coat 20
the woman as asserted, but he offered
it to Miss Watson, who wore it for
awhile. She says he did abuse man
in the bottom of the boat who did not
move fast enough to suit Hawse, who
said he would throw him overheard If
1t were not for the law. The man was
a cripple, as Miss Watson afterward
learned
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1907-07-27

Because he discovered himself short
500 in his accounts with the Northern
Pacific Railroad company and the
Northern Pacific Express company, H.
d. McGarrah, planned the story of the
holdup and concluded he might as we'll
add a few hundred dollars to the
amount.
This is, the feature of the confession
secured from the acting agent Of the
two companies at Kamiah yesterday,
when he was crowded into a corner
by Special Agent J. S. Hindman and
]. ]. Clark, and confronted with evi-
dence that was conclusive.
McGarrah admitted to Clark early
yesterday morning that the story of
the holdup was a fake, but that he
had been robbed sometime during Sat-
urday and he had framed the holdup
story to protect himself against criti-
cism of the railroad officials on account
of the carelessness in leaving the de-
pot safe unlocked when not in the
Office
In the meantime Detective Hindman
had discovered a cache of $S5 in his
room and $40 in the toilet of the Hotel
Kamiah. When confronted with this
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1907-07-27
JOHN JOHNSON
OZARK HORSE

Governor John A. Johnson of Mime
sofa, upon whom public attention has
been centered recently by the an
nouncement that he was Col. Henry
Watterson's dark horse" candidate for
the democratic presidential nomina-
ton next year, was born in st. Peter,
Mimi, July 2s, 1861, of Swedish pa
rents.
At the early age of IL he was left
to care for his family by the death of
his father, and he started out with
practically no schooling to make his
way in the world. He went TO work in
printing Office in his home town and
in the course of time rose until he be-
came the editor and later the owner of
the newspaper by which he had first
been employed as a boy.
Prior to his election as governor, his
only experience as an office holder had
been gained by seven years of service
as state senator. In 1904, although
Roosevelt carried Minnesota by a plu-
rality Of 161,464 votes, johnson, lead
ing the Democratic ticket was elected
governor by a plurality of 1852. And
in 1906, when there was no national
election, Governor johnson was re-
elected by a plurality Of 1888.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1907-07-27
BOY browns
IN STOCK. POND
Seven Year Old Son of Au
gust Grimm of Gilbert
Loses His Life
Special to Evening Teller.

Special to Evening Teller.
ORoFINO, Idaho, July 27.-word is
received from the Gilbert country of a
sad death in the family of August
Grimm caused by the accidental
drowning of his seven year-old son,
Stanley, in a pond near the house late
yesterday afternoon.
Stanley, the deceased boy, has been
afflicted since birth by a lameness of
the lower limbs that has prevented his
learning to walk, but this year he had
overcome this in great measure and
was able to get about very we'll He
is supposed to have wandered to the
pond some 800 yards distance from
-th~"house, and to have fallen In and
drowned before his absence from the
house was discovered.
The funeral will take place at 8
o'clock this afternoon and the inter-
ment will be at the Gilbert cemetery.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1907-07-27
ACTRESS WEDS

DENVER, July 27.-It transpired last
night that Maude Fealy, the we'll
known actress, who has supported such
noted actors as Henry Irving and VIM.
Gillette, was secretly married on July
last to Hugo L. Sherwin, dramatic
critic of the Denver Republican.
Mr.. Sherwin is an Englishman and
was connected with different news
papers in this city, Salt Lake and other
Western cities. The marriage occurred
at o'clock at night in the chambers of
County Judge Grant L. Hudson, and
was performed by that official.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1907-07-27
WANTS
LONG DISTANCE

NEW YORK. July 27.-Nicola Tesla,
the electrical expert, who hopes to hold
communications with the dwellers in
Mars, has settled the debt of $1,1Os on
the big steel tower that was to have
been put under the sheriff's hammer in
Suffolk county, Long Island, next Mon
day. Tesla acquired some 200 acres of
land at Warden Cliffe, L. l., and spent
thousands of dollars in erecting the
tower and other buildings.
The foundations are said to extend
well-like to depth of nearly 300 feet
1t is thought electrical vibrations from
the tower that Tesla believes he can
send messages to Mars.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1907-07-27
M'CARRAH PICTURED
Dime NOVEL H0LD-UP.
His Ideals of Wild West Life Furnished
First Clue Officers Had of
Fake Robbery

, McGarrah claimed to have been robbe6
of all but this amount and thought he
| might as well take that SO as to have
funds with which to leave In the event,
he was discharged for neglect of duty.
The officers were still confident OF
| the untruth of the statements and aft
er further search $247 was found se-
| creted beneath the floor Of the rail-
road toilet room. 1t was then that
the man weakened entirely and tol6
the story of his shortage and the COM
mitment Of the crime to cover his mis-
deeds.
Today he is as clay in the moulderss
hands, depending entirely upon the Rd.--
vice of the railroad officials as to ther
procedure in his case: anxious that he
may come before a court of Justice
at an early date and receive the sent
ence for the crime he has committed.
McGarrah is boy; with long dark,
brown curly hair, a mouth Indicative,
of weakness and came recently from an.
eastern home to a lonely railroad sta
ton of the west, where his imagination.
led him to believe bandits with broad
brimmed white hats and masked faces
stalked unhampered
1t was his story of the character OF
the supposed holdup men, the "Dia-
mond Dick" version of western hold
ups that caused the officers in severaE
cities to doubt the story when the first
report of the affair was flashed fronT
department to department of the oper-
ating forces of the Northern Pacific.
He had told of three men riding
boldly up to- the depot during the early
hours of the evening and while oner
man held the. horses in front, two en-
tered and at the point of their revoF--
vers compelled him to open the safe
He told of how they had threatened
to kill him in the event he endeavoreZ
to sound an alarm of the robbery dur
ing the night and how they had rode
away after extracting all of the money
from the safe.
His minute description of the mem,
with their masks and manner of dress
was indicative of the student of east
ern wild west literature.
To make the story stronger McGar-
rah had taken two pay checks from
the safe and burned them in the cook !
stove of the railroad living rooms. This
he dIvulged to the detectives during
the day and the ashes of the checks
were found in the stove yesterday and
n such condition that some of the
printed matter was easily read.
McGarrah commenced work for the
Northern Pacific last fall at Rosalia-
having come from an eastern railroad
where he was employed as operator
or about three years. He left the Ro-.
'alia office in June of this year and
vas sent to Kamiah July to relieve
Ernest Johnson, who was granted O.
He was arraigned before Justice OF
he Peace Erb this morning and waiv-
ID preliminary examination. His baiE
vas fixed at $1,000, which has not yet
been furnished. He stated this MORN
ng that he would telegraph to his
mother about the trouble and, if pos
iible, would secure bail.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1907-07-27
GRAIN YIELDS
AVERAGE CROP

The yield of wheat and barley win
be an average crop on the Lewiston
fiat this season according to an esti-
mate made today by George A. Smith,
the well known farmer residing six
miles east of Lewiston.
The harvest is now well under way
and reports from machines operating
in fall wheat shows an average yield
of about 80 bushels to the acre. In the
barley districts the average yield win
reach 40 bushels to the acre.
Mr.. Smith reports plenty Of man,
availed for the harvest work up to thisp
time, but as soon as the machines arer
started on the highlands adjacent tep
Craig mountain much larger forcs
will be needed.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1907-07-27
BOMB BURSTS
IN CHICAGO

CHICAGO, July 27.-An attempt to
blow up the residence of Mont Tennes.
an alleged professional operator of
gambling houses, was made last night
by some person unknown to the police.
The misceant was armed with a steel
cased bomb.
Five days ago a similar attempt was
made to dynamite the saloon operated
by former State Senator John F. o.
Malley. This case had been kept Sc
cret.
Both attempts, barren of serious re-
suits, were in other results similar to
that recently made on the residence Of
Blind John" Condor, an associate of
Tennes. At that time the front of Con-
don's library was blown out and the
lives of the occupants of the house
were saved only by the fact that they
were in the back Of the room at that
time.
The whole series Of incidents Is said
to grow out of jealousy between war
ring factions of gamblers and Of efforts
on the part of partisans Of the oppo-
sition to frighten the men thus at
tackled. In the attempt last night on
Tennes' house, the bomb exploded in
stone paved alley in the rear OF Ten
nes' garage. which contained a new
5000 automobile, but 1t did not further
damage than that Of tearing a hole
eight inches deep in the alley, break
Ing four windows in the Tennes house
and splitting q plank eight inches thick
In two.