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Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1907-03-27
Railway BUILDING Outlook.

The railway Age In It's issue OF last
week presented an article on the out
look for railway building. which is IN
part as follows:
The outlook for railway building In
the United States is not as promising
as 1t vas a year ago. There IL as
large a mileage projected as there
was In March. 1906. but the condi'
lions are not us favorable. The coun'
try Is as prosperous a. IL was twelve
months ago. and the demand for the
construction of extensions into new
territory and for increased railway
facilities Is as great. but. as has al.
ready ben pointed out In the columns
of the Railway Age, the campaign
which has been 80 mercilessly wagec
against the railways has caused many
Of the large systems to adopt policies
OF retrenchment, and the result Is
that much important work which had
been planned for the pre- sent year has
been indefinitely postponed. There Is
no market for railway securities eX'
cept at prohibitive rates of interest,
and nearly all the loans that are being
made are OF "a temporary nature and
are to provide for urgent capital
needs.
A year ago the records of the Rail-
way Age showed that over $1,000
miles of new railroad were then un'
der contract, nearly one-half OF which
was completed before the close of the
year-a larger mileage than has beer
built In any other single year since
1888. There Is almost as large a mil
cage under contract today. and while
there will be great activity during
1907 in pushing to completion new
lines on which the work OF construc
ton already is we'll advanced and fin
ancial arrangements for which have
been made, the launching of new pro
jects, for which the capital must be
provided, In many instances has beer
postponed until conditions improve.
The mileage OF new lines under
contract and those which are cIasset
y as live projects'-th latter including
only suchlincs asbear the stamp of
genuineness and which probabl,
would be undertaken during the pre-
sent year were the conditions more
: favorable-is shown in the followini
which has been taken from official re
ports:
Under contract or construction
1l.912 miles.
Live projects. S.7Cs miles.
The Pacific states have a large
mileage (2,S66 miles) under contrac
than any other group Of states. al
though there is great activity in tn
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1907-03-27
PERFECT CONFIDENCE.
East Las Vegas People Have Good
Reason for Complete Reliance.

DO you know how
To find quick relief from backache:
To correct distrr ,sing urinary Ills:
To surely cure sick kidneys?
Jus, one way - your neighbor5
know
Have used Doan's Kidney Pills;
Have proved their worth in many
tests.
Here's East Las Vegas Testimony.
Alfred Underwood of SOC National
street, timer, Of East Las Vegas. N.
NJ, says: 1T Is four years ago since
I gave my first statement for publica'
ton In our local papers recommend
ing Ipoan's Kidney Pills, and | can
now as heartily endorse them as
did al that time. What ] then said
about Deans Kidney Pills relieving
me- of backache and correcting the ir,
regularities Of the kidneys a abso.
lutcly true. Whenever | have felt
any symptoms of backacho or kidney
troublt | have procured Doan's Kid
ney Iills ut X. d. GoodalFs drug
store and their use has never failed
to give me prompt relief. The cura
tive powers and invigorating effects
of this remedy are wonderful"
For sale by all dealers. Price 81
cents. Foster-Milburn Co. Buffato
n. Y. sole agents for the United
States. Remember the name-l)oanf
and take no other.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1907-03-27
TRACK AND TRAIN

ment at ali II could he only under
government ownership Of all the
roads in the country. or IL all the
roads were under the control of al
single management. Even were III
attempted 10 make the change with
out interruption To traffic. the work
could not be done only BY laying al
third rail outside the present tracks
and complications would be certain
to arise. The existing distance be
tween pagailei tracks. where there rs
a double.track road. Is not great
enough to allow OF two parallel
broad-gauge tracks. As the proposed
new and wider cars could not pass
without collision.
The cost involved In making the
change would amount to many bill.
lions OF dollars. and at a time when
II IL so difficult for the roads to get
IIohes tuouSu ~ eluap Atthise'sVo
properly to handle all the freight that
Is being forced upon them with any.
thing like reasonable promptness.
The tie-supply question would be an.
other serious difficulty. Construct.
ing forces have trouble at present in
obtaining sufficient supplies to meet
their requirements and the price Is
/ steadily rising. The change sugges.
ted would involve the abandonment
Of all ties now on the grOupd because
they would not be long enough IN
meet the necessities OF the broader
gauge. Every bridge would have 10
be reconstructed and all tunneals
would have to be widened. All pre-.
sent equipment would have to go to
the waste heap and every road in
the country would have to he re
equipped. 1t would take years to
refurnish all the roads with a suffi
cient supply of rolling stock, and
the plants TO make it would have Il
be constructed. for those TO- In ex
%istence are not sufficient to keep NJ
the everyday supply.
Besides all this, broad gauge road.
Of the type suggested have been triet
already and found wanting. Exper
fence in %railroading So far as 1t ha'
| gone has demonstrated that for al
practical purposes the present stand
ard four feet eight and a half incl
? gauge Is the most satisfactory. 81,
| foot gauge lines which were bull
when %railrcading began have bee
: discarded as wholly unsuitable. or a
3 least greatly inferior to the presen
] standard. which has been adopted al
Ter trial and experiment in all civil
lied countries. The majority o
roads will be content to let wei
! enough alone. and the present geneI
! alton will have passed away befor
l there will be any more hope of MI
Harriman's idea being general
adopted.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1907-03-27

The Rufus Rastus Mlnstreis who
make their first appearance here on
the fourth of April will present an
entertainment that in a general way
IL similar to the old style minstrelsy.
but OF course, Is made OF new songs
new dances and new ~specialties.
There are not many minstrel shows
On the road nowadays, for one but
those who employ the very best tai.
ent. peculiar to that form OF amuse.
ment, car make a success OF touring
the country. The success that has
attended the Rufus Rastus manage
ment. so far this season, is therefore
a sort Of guarantee that this show Is
meritorious and well worth seeing.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1907-03-27
Strike Net Esnecfed

The c~rnaa~aors and tEatns@en u the
AtcAl@ua. Tog.~ka and Santa Fe rail,
gay in thss city do n0 think the
conference between ths delegates of
their orders and the general manag,
ers ta the raIiEvaaAs, whirh vas hell
In Chicago Monday. ~tll result In a
strike
Il think that the matter will bs
settled hy arbitration. said a freight
conductor yesterday, Both parties
Sill Ice willing Ia Coneede some
~lutnta. aud the concessions will b.
such that the men will not want 10 -
out on a strike TO get the small dit
iertnct. between what We ask anC
what the railroads will he willing Ii
give"
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1907-03-27

A. y Fesaas ug tEs visit 90 GrneEAl
Managsg aaEAegs party 10 Silver
City u ID aettHiaely stated that to
Santa Fe yards tAsse wiil no& be nov.
"A hogth ot sown. 10 raanosea h In
believed however. that the Increasing
haSihsas M Silver City will neoesSa.
tate a. enlargement q the facilities
shrre- While there d.. officials took
a dnEe over 10 Fort nayara. for shat
purpose h. noa : aown further than TO
hsak D she sc~neTy.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1907-03-27

Hawks Will Be Made Gen. Supt. :
G. r. Hawks. general superinteni'
mi nf the Houston & Texas Central
railroad. who has resigned his post
tlon. will be- made general superin-
lrndcn, of the I'll paSo & Southwest
crn road, was tn" statement made by
t.cucral Manager /! j. simmons Of
the Southwestern. 10 an r. PaSo Her
aid RI porter Sunday. pom his return
from Chicago.
Mr.. Hawks will have the position Of
general superintendent Of the sys-
tenn tcclarrd Mir. simmons, 'and
thus will have charge of the details
Of the roads operations. The reason
for the appointment wa; because the
duties Of the general manager had In
creased proportionately with the bust
ness Of the road. OF late the
MANAGEMENT of the road has become
too large n task for one man 10 handle
and the appointment of a general
was the consequent step to
be taken.
There Is nothing In the report nat
I have been promoted to the general
m~auagership of the Phelps Dodge In
tercsts In the southwest. do not
know how the report started for !
have never been informed on the SUB
ject by those In authority in the cor
poration. The creation of such an Of
fee has never come to my ears"
viii you have charge of the con
struction of the lines proposed by the
Southwestern between Corona, y, NJ.
and Dawson and from Nacozari to the
Pacific coast through Mexico?" was
asked.
so far no definite plans have beer
made by the company to build wha'
is called the Dawson cutoff line. bu'
it Is being surveyed at present. Abou'
the extension in Mexico I know moth
ing. have no supervision Over the
Nacozari line in Mexico, as that J.
in charge of James Douglas. jr,"
Mr., Simmons declared that the pub
LEGATION of the report he would b'
made superintendent or general man
ager OF the Phelps-Dodge interests II
the southwest was unfounded, and al
Injustice to him because Of the hum
liation it had given him since, ii
was told that the information ha'
come from men whom the Herald ha
no reason to doubt. and in the inabI
litv to see him on the day the articl
was published. the report was giveI
publication on what seemed to be re
liable information from men of repu'
able standing in the city. He del
ounced the report as untrue. an
nothing but a within that had arise
over the report that Mr.. Hawks woul
be brought here by the Southwestern
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1907-03-27
Porter Was Put Off Train.

A sensational occurrence on a &
H. train into Fl Paso a day Or two
ago in which the two irate passen.
gers compelled the conductor of the
train to put off a Pullman porter at
the point of a revolver Is told by A.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1907-03-27

It Is reported OF good authority
that Denver mining men were going
to take charge of some Of the lead
zinc properties in the Cerrillos min
ing district. This district Is situated
In southern Santa Fe county and Is
located in a fine mineral belt.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1907-03-27
werkxc llke Charm.

Ar. n n. Walker. editor 81 that
spaey !ouEnaL the Enterpriss. LeuiSs.
"a. says: I ran = nail IN ny .esE
last week ana NJ CAGE applied Buck
kn's ATniea SalEe. No Inflammation
followed: the salye simply healed The
sound" Heals every sore. burn and
skin disease. Guaranteed ut al drug.
gists. &c.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1907-03-27
six.foot Gauge impractieabie.

Engineering and operating Off
Gals of the railroads do not agree
with E. H. Hartman that there
should be a universal change in tn"
standard gauge of six feet. They
think such a change wholly imprac'
ticable. II possible of accomplish,
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1907-03-27

The United States grand jury at
Santa Fe found six indictments last
Monday for fraudulent entries OF coal
lands In San Juan county In this ter
ritory.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1907-03-27

II. Buehner. the engineer who was
killed b ythe explosion Of a Santa Fe
engine at Onava. was to have mar
ried Miss Emma Summers Of Trini
dad next month. The intended bride
Is Frustrated over the death Of her
betrothed and her condition Is criti
cal.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1907-03-27

Conductor u. J. Murahey had his
fine grip stolen recently at Lamy. and
In now carrying around an antiquateL
sach"i which was once used by his
grandmother. The boys have been
mailing 1t down TO the floor. filling
II full Of bricks ami othtrwise trying
To discourage him In It's use. but he
seems To treasure IL as m heirloom.
They have now taken up . collection
To purchase a carpet back. and nj the
frst opportunity will throw the Top.
sided monstrosity under the wheels.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1907-03-27

Frank Settlemore and Frank Phil.
lips, two former switchmen In the
yards In this city. passed through
yesterday afternoon from Kansas
City.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1907-03-27

The ilans Hanson conapAny. which
appears II the Duncan opera hoast
turnorruw night. carries one Of thu
hest hands and orchestTas Of any Al.
traction On the road. Free concerts
sill h. given Ou the street II nooa
aud night
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1907-03-27

The wrecking Q went out to
Onava this morning to pick up the
boiler uf the 1879. which vas blown
up Monday at that place.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1907-03-27

The remains Of Engineer Buehner
were shipped on No. 10 yesterday 10
Nebraska. his former home. Brake.
man Nelson's body was shipped 10
Trinidad this morning on No. 8 and
the remains Of Fireman Catterlin
were sent TO his old home at Frank
fort. Ind. accompanied by Engineer
Dove,
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1907-03-27

Fireman Dave Floyd resigned yes
teriay from service on this division
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1907-03-27

Old newspaper. Ice per bundle n
The Optic offiea n
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1907-03-27

FOR RENT-To single man. not .
healthseeker. well furnished o with
use Of bath. 1886 Fifth street.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1907-03-27

FOR RENT-Six room house on
Sixth street Apply II. q. coors.
$50 Washington street. SIS
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1907-03-27

FOR RENT-Nicely furnished front
room In desirable location; address
c. care Optic. z-io'
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1907-03-27
FOR RENT

FOR RENT 2 conveniently furnish
ed rooms for light housekeeping.
g2i Lincoln avenue. 10.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1907-03-27

wANTED-To rent q good piano. Ad-
dress NJ. A., care Of Optic. 3lOo
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1907-03-27
WANTED

wANTED-At once, dishwasher az
Montezuma Restaurant. $50
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1907-03-27

wASTED-A good driving horse.
Must weigh 1l00. Cali GID Eighth
St. between Z and 8 a. m.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1907-03-27

All want ads must be paid for In
advance by all persons not having
ledger accounts with the Optic Com
pany.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-02-06
DECLINE FOLLOWS
AN EARLY ADVANCE
Opening Steady from 3 TO 5
Points U p
RESPOND TO HIGHER CABLES
Market Becomes Weak Under Bear
Pressure and the Close Was
From to 4 Points
Down,
RESPOND TO HIGHER CABLES

New York, February 5,-There was a
sharp early bulge in the cotton market
today as result of covering led by
March shorts. but as soon as this de-
mand was filled prices eased off and
closed barely steady at a net decline of
to points.
Sales for the day were estimated at
175,0OO bales.
The opening was steady at an advance
of 800 points in RESPONSE to higher ca
bles and the large spot sales in the Eng
lish market. Right after the call March
advanced to 9.4O or 10 points net higher,
while later months gained about 1oa4l2
points on covering of shorts and rumors
that some large interest was buying near
positions and intended taking up all the
cotton rendered. The narrowing differ
ences attracted some buying from out
side sources apparently. and business was
little more general on the advance.
But the requirement of more timid
shorts were supplied and the market
eased off from the best, becoming weak
toward the close under local bear pres
sure and a renewal OF liquidation, with
March selling around 92S. The close was
at the lowest point of the session. Re
ceipts continued heavy but unsettled
weather was thought to promise a fall
ing off in the movement and reports
from manufacturing circles continued
very bullish.
Receipts at the ports today, 6S,6l2 bales,
against 81, 422 last week and 32,od last
year. For the week, 26O0OO bales against
304 800 last week and 1875, 3l4 last year. To-
DAVIS receipts at New Orleans, lS,2Zb
bales. against 1852 last year, and at
Houston, 1856 bales, against 1881 last
New York Cotton Futures.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-02-06
GREAT ACTIVITY IN
RAILROAD WORK
MUCH INDUSTRIAL DEVELOP
MENT IN ALABAMA AND GEOR-
GlA INDICATED BY THE INDUS
TRIAL INTERPRETATIONS.

Columbus, Ca, February 5.-(special)
The Georgia and Alabama Industrial In
dex will say tomorrow in its regular
weekly issue:
Increasing activity in railroad con-
struction, both steam and electric, is in
dlcated in advance reports to the Index
for the week Today surveys will be
begun of route of a line to be built be-
tween Abbeville, Ga, and Fort Valley,
Ga; preliminary action has just been
taken with reference to the construction
of a proposed railroad between Tuscum-
bia, Ala. and Gadsden. Ala; extension
of the Seaboard Air Line railway from
Jacksonville, Ala, to Admission, Ala, has
been formally authorized and construction
contracts will be awarded in about ten
days; charter has been granted to a
company which proposes to build rail-
road between brownsville, Ga, and some
point on the line of the Nashville and
Sparks, distance of about fifty miles;
a Cullman, Ala, mining company will
build several miles of railroad with nu-
merous spur tracks. plan TO build an
electric railway between Rome. Ca, and
a Decatur, Ala, traction company has
increased its capital stock from 100000
to $500 coo and will extend and improve
it's lines; franchise has been granted for
electric street railway at Opelka, Ala.
"Twenty-seven new corporations with
total capital stock Of 1900 are re-
ported. These figures do not include,
however, some important undertakings
for the week.
"a site of ten acres has been pur-
chased for the $4,000 plant of the car
and car wheel manufacturing company,
organized at Birmingham, Ala, last week.
large plant for the manufacture of
sand-lime brick is to be moved from
Charleston, S. c., to Waycross. Ga; sur
veys are being made for a site for the
locomotive plant to be established near
Gate City, Ala; 100000 construction
company has been organized at Montgom-
cry, Ala, to develop water power at
three or moro sites and transform 1t into
electric energy, which will be transmit
ted for use by manufacturing plants and
tor other purposes; plants for the manu-
facture of artificial stone and thing will
be established at Townsville. Ga.
Athens, Ga. and Mobile, Ala; gas plant
franchise has been granted at Opelika,
Ala; cotton mill at LAGRANGE Ca. will
be enlarged; stove plant. Admission, Ala,
Will be remodeled and placed In opera
tion; additional enlargement of car man.
ufacturins plant, Gadsden, Ala, will be
made
Among the construction items reported
are: $500. 900 12-story office building 800
600 theatre and 3-story apartment house
Montgomery, Ala; 100000 hotel. Atlanta
Ca; theatre, Gadsden, Ala: fftv resi-
dences, Athens, Ga. JAIL city hall. four
churches to be reconstructed. seven
school buildings, two waterworks plants
and numerous residences and business
buildings. Eight suburban land deals
turpentine and lumber plants. bond is
sues, new business firms and contract
awards are noted. Among the latter
are contracts for erecting state agri
cultural college buildings in four Georgia
cities"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-02-06
Metal Market.

New York. February 5.-London tin was
unchanged today for spot, but futures
were a shade higher at e192 Is Cd; locally
the market was quiet and shade lower
on the average at 81. 25d AZ 80.
Copper was Is Cd lower at Gl07 is Sd,
while futures were unchanged; locally
also unchanged and firm; lake, s25q25. 25;
electrolytic, $2i.75@25 casting, $24. 25q24.75.
Lead lower at G19 12s Cd In London, but
unchanged and firm in the local market,
with quotations ranging from Sc to 80,
according to delivery
spelter steady at So 75@6. 50 in the New
York market, but declinedi los in Lon
don to e26
Iron lower abroad with standard foun-
dry quoted at 56s and Cleveland war
rants at 56s Cd; locally steady and UNI
changed; No. foundry, northern, $25.256
26. Isl No. foundry, northern, s24. 1925. rs;
No. 1 foundry, southern, $26026,50; No. 2
foundry, southern, $25626
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-02-06

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Office hours: s;30 a. m. to $50 p. m
Sunday. 10 m to u m.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-02-06
Liverpool Cotton Market.

Liverpool, February Spot Cotton
Good business done; prices points high
err; American middling fair. 679d; good
middling sod; middling, $780, low mid
ding, cid; good ordinary, 5.3ld: ordi-
nary, sod The sales of the day were
II. 900 bales of which 1000 were for spec
ulation and export and included 800
American. Receipts $1,000 bales. includ-
ing Al 200 American. Futures opened bare
ly steady and closed steady; American
middling, good ordinary clause; February,
564d: February and March. sod; March
and April. 5.Ssikd; April and May, 5.57d;
Nav and June. 556d: June and July,
5.541ad; July and August. 55l1zd; August
and September, 5.46isd; September and
October. 5.4s1ad October and November.
5.4O1zd; November and December, ). 40d
January and February, 54ld.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-02-06

Are you interested in the
moving picture business2 If
so call and see lis, we can fit
you out complete.
If you are already in the
business get our contract and
prices. They will interest you.
All our goods are new and up
to-date. Our film rental de-
partment is the best and most
up-to-date in the south.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-02-06

eral transportation service were inter
fered with materially by the storm. but
the dry goods market was made fairly
active by the presence of numerous small
buyers from different parts of the eoun-
try who have been arriving since Sat
urday
The iohbing trade is very active. The
primary market Is firm and mills are sell
ing their products steadily for delivery
during 1907.