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Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1907-08-02
Lets shake again on thatr'
Hens and BicycIists.

So not all the might. wisdom and
majesty of the law is sufficient to de-
termme whether hen may or may not
cross the road. The case of Mr.. Had
well Of Birmingham and OF Mr. Right
on's hen, which upset him and his
bicycle, has been carried to the court
of appeals, and the hens of England
are still I'm a very nutter of excite
ment as to the rights and wrongs of
their position and as TO the rights of
user Of the kings highway. For the
learned judges discovered n dog which
chased the hen which crossed the road
along which Mr.. Hadwell was cycling.
And the decision of the judges who
discovered the dog which chased the
hen which crossed the road along
which Mr. HadweIl was cycling was
that the dog WAS responsible. And
we hardly dare hope that there will
be n new appeal from the decision
OF the judges who discovered the dog
which chased the hen which, etc.
So hens will cross roads and bicycles
Will be upset, ana many volumes will
be written, and the case will be his
toric, and the law will remain Il
"hass," and no one is satisfied And
thus the constitution grows. - st.
James Gazette.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1907-08-02
Baltimore, Chesapeake & Atlantic
k3ssszzE RAILWAY co.
Piankatank River Lima

summer schedule. in effect April 81. 1907.
r, steamer leaves Pier g. Light Street whsr.
baltimore, every SUNDAY and WednasJ.,
mea,ner permitting. Tor Fitchetts and fntas.
meulate landings ms follows: Se'
=, Leave Baltimore s ID. M Mia e.ao .
EE11npsons z:S0 Tipers 3. BlackweIls 2.Sc-
rSston $50. limbs 4, dville I.2o Iiara v-oo-
iIm nsreys S;lS Grace Point gao, Byrdton ~.
sons creek 1880 Cricket n an lI:a1 Gal ,sr,s
arrive Fitchetts IL: Is ID. m O"'s ii'fo-
nseturnlng, leaves Fitchetts for baltimore
anu intermediate landings weather na-mit
ting, every Tuesday and FridTv aS pi mt
,,iI Shve fncheits - a. m. CallIs e:s0 Crickett
nlii saS Jacksons Greek lO:O. Chase 10 49,,
iio sYTd s p IN, %i, kKilmsrnoek !. Grace Point
ppiieeton T. limbs l:20, ReedviIIe 3. Mia h.;SS'
a n; "S S o:5O, Iipers 6:l5 SIMPSONS S.:s0'
As S,Ns baltimore early next morning.
and Thursday wsat nSaasimore, every Monday
pJro and intermediate landings as follows.
Einoae baIumore y. M, Mia $50 a m
Poiot t0n 3, limbs S:i6, keedville $3.50. Grace
of9, Jacksons Greek 5.O5. q. Icket Hi, ,aSs
on ss ., fltShetts SssS, Ruarks s:l5 Wareb,.nss.
i6,s, SS1nrsds 10. Green Point IOi5, Stampe,s
Retprnins "a. s. arrive Freeport Ii:l5.
pMisinoSe ana intermediate landInss evary
wednesday and Saturday. weatber 1a o,euy
ting, MS follows: 'i permit
Le ave Freeport6 a. m. Blands Clio. stamn-
ers oSO, Green Point Gas. Conrs.isT WIZ
% no u creek $3.50, Rua~ks 745 a. m Etteh@tts
% a Saiis 49, Cricket Hill 9:l5 Jacksons CreaH
ByrSt oor an i2noon Kilmarnock 1880. p. m,
M Nm os Reedville 4:30. Mia 8. BlackweIIs 49,
n Forming. carry next
nd Ti1esght received at Baltimore for above
points on sailing days until 4:3U D m.
WILLARD THOMSON. GEN ManaOer
"a. brown. Agent, Pier 3.
'""hDoch. zen. Passenger Agent
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1907-08-02
LETS Shake Acainl" Said Roosevelt.

"let's Shake Againl" Said Roosevelt.
On one occasion, says Robert Lee
Dunn I'm describing some incidents Of
President Roosevelts western trip in
Success Magazine, it looked as IL a
cowboy had got the better OF President
Roosevelt. This plainsman was q huge
brawny. husky young fellow, with Il
grip like iron. He reached up innocent
ly to give the president a handshake
while the latter was making a speech
from the rear platform of his coach
Now. the president has n special way
of giving the greeting without subject
ing himself to any suffering in conse-
quence. But on this occasion he forgot
to arrange his fingers properly. and the
young ranchman got good, tight grip
and wouldn't let go until his victim
squealed for mercy. Then he jumped
into the crowd and enjoyed his joke
among the people for awhile. Mr..
Roosevelt remembered the trick, and
some minutes later. as this fellow got
close to him again. the president leaned
over and remarked:
Lets shake again on thatr'
Nothing loath, the man complied. In
stantly the president got the others
hand into his own two hands, pulled
him up onto the platform and made
him go through the familiar trick Of
falling on his knees and begging to be
let up. The crowd roared with delight.
Imagine a European monarch in such
n scene,
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1907-08-02

TO DO. Arc you here and now willing
TO surrcn@er Yourself 10 the higher life?
God IS ca,l'cg. Immortality is calling
Christ is calling. The Bible is pointing
out for Won the true way. VIII you, in
Gods name. respond to the Divine call
and follow the way of the Divine COM
manGment: How long wilt thou halt
between two opinions? If the Lord be
God. follow him, but IL Baal, then fol-
low him"
Copyright 1907. by Louis Klopsch.J
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1907-08-02
A River rha. Es.s s.t,v.,n mo.,.

- H'Ver That Eats Between Meals.
The Missouri river is the hungriest
river ever created. 1t is eating all the
'ime-eating yellow clay banks ana
cornfields, eighty acres at mouthful.
winding up its banquet with n truck
garden and picking its teeth with the
ttmbers OF big red barn. It's yearly
menu is 10000 acres of good. rich
farming land. several miles OF railroad.
n few hundred houses. Il forest or two
and uncounted miles OF sand bars
George Fitch in American Magazine.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1907-08-02
POTOMAC RIVER ROUTE.


steamers leave Washington weather nor
mlttihEl Foot OF Seventh Street wbsre
every Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday. Thnrs
DAY and Saturday at y. IN. for the foIIo,S
ing river landing and Baltimore: AIerandr,a
Slym5ond, Liverpool Point. Riverside. Bush,
town q. ~, Abells, Piney Point. Adsnos
E EIinge mneing, a. m. Mundyis Point'
66olnt, Oowarts, Lewisetta, Millers, D. M
Srayeons Bromes, Porto BelIo. Z n 49,,
Arriyingi in Baltimore early Tuesday. 1'hurs-
S,o ar,osy' saturday and Monday Mornings.
Imittine) pierre. Light Street, every MonaRsv
tuesday, Thursday, Friday and SatnrdsS,,
a1 p no: Tor the following river landings
Grason's, Bromes, Coan, bundles nwvn nP,
nut foint' Sowarts. Lewisetta, Kinsalc. Lodge
banuinE, Mundys Point, Adams Pfne,
ssP6l nits, ~ a: M. Leonardtown, Il noon.
G GaInGsster, kiyerside, Liverpool Point'
SIymontand Alexandria. Arriving In WI,
IunSton early "Wednesday. Thursday Ssfnrds
sunday and Monday, mornings
WILLARD THOMSON, General Mara,or
l.. MURDOCH, Genl Fri. and Pass. Az
STEPHENSON & BRO. Arts W nsS Md.
W.M- REARD0N, Agt.. Aiexnndrfa Vs '0n-
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1907-08-02
Over-N9ork Mea'Sens
XOu Ilidneys.


nn.h.,t
- fe 'f2oEh
g. 81 8
2(tksSI0 ~
u $50 .s
EfN'ff EsF~,ff t,
A-f-.- -
c.-ir e,-i
= -,f.--+ as,,. st-..ra -bo,
. "a ~
fG - -,--.' cine tlcm eN-
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1907-08-02
york RIVER LINE
ELEGANT PASSING Err sTEAMERs"RAr
TIMOkEn A N N ..CII q, 80

ELEGANT PASSENGER STEAMERS"RAI-
TlMORE" AND "CHARLOTTE."
For west Point and Richmond, Va.
Steamers leave baltimore daily Ia ycent Sur
uayl at o. M, aud arrive West Point az 7:I5
H. M, snd Richmond at 9: a. IN.
steamers leaving baltimore on MondaVs
Wednesdays aud Fridays. and leaving West
roint on Tuesdays, Thursdays and SATURDAYS
call at Gloucester Point. Clements and All
II onds; and steamers leaving Baltimore on
puesdays 5, thursdays and Saturdays AID West
roint on Mondays, Wedr esdays and FRIDAYS
can az yorktown and Clay Bank (wtather
peimitting).
STEAMSRS LEAVE BALTIMORE FROM
flEhS IL ANDl9 LIGHT ST. WHARF.
Through tickets to all points may be sc
cured: baggage checked aud statcrooms re-
served from the CITY Ticket Offices, Ii9 r.. Bsl-
umore ST., ARTHUR w. ROBSON, agent. Ia7
r.. naltlmore ST, or the General Offices Light
and Lee St., baltimore. Md.
REUBEN FOSTER. Ell (uISN
r General Manager. Gen. Passenger a gent.
L. IL. MCDANIEL. Asst Genl Pass. Agent.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1907-08-02
RICHM0ND, FREDERICKSBURG &
POTOMAC r. r.


Schedule in effect May Goth, 1907.
LEAVE FREDERICKSBURG NoRTHwARD
stops on signal.
p a. m. daily. Stops on signal at Occoouap.
s,orton and Francnnia Sundays ONLY
stops at Alexandria TO discharge pas
sengers. pas
8 Al a. m. daily. Stops at Alexandria.
III ~ a. m. daily. Makes local stops on signal
ID ?; m. Galiy except Sunday. stops al Al
% p. m. daily except Sunday. Makes local
stops on signal.
90 p m. Sundays only. Makes local stops
S0p- m. daily, Stops at Alexandria.
III w p M daily. Stops at Alexandra.
LEAVE FREDERICKSBURG soUrHwARp.
30 a. m. daily. Atlantic Coast Line train.
stops at boswell and Ashland.
10 \: M daily except Sunday. Makes local
stops on signal.
4S a. m. Sundays only. Makes local stops
on signal. op'
10 go a; m. daily s. A L. train. stops ar
Alexandria and Milford eS ~
IL 40 p. m. daily. Stops at Alexandaia Sun
NIT, Guinea. Woodslane, Milford Pc
nola, huther Glen. boswell and A shiand
o 20 p. IN. daily. Atlantic Coast Linz 1870
stops at Alexandria and Ashland.
9 ~ p. m daily. Make local stops on signal
81 p: m. daily. 5. A. T.. train. Stop at Alley
anuIla. boswell and Ashland.
accommodation train from WASHINGTON
arrives III IA a. m daily except Sunday.
NOrE;-Iime OF arrivals and depa rfI,res and
CONNECTIONS not guaranteed
Y. a.. cox, Agent.
y. w. CULP. Genl. Supt
w. FsTAYLoR, Traf. Mgr
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1907-08-02
Steamer owen billiard.

Mall and passengers to and from Whit
stone, lrvington, Weems, Mil,enbeck
Merry Point and Urbana, daily Except
SCHEDULE:
Leaye-White Stone, 2 a. M; Irwin gton
7.45; Weems, $40; Millenbeck, 8; Merry
Point, $50; arrive Urbana, 11.30 a. M.
Leave-Urbana, p. m; Mi lenbeck. r
Merry Point, $50; Weems, 4.30; Irvingtop
o arrive White Stone, 6 D. m.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1907-08-02
SCHEDULE:

Al you want dwellings. churches. tents NJ,
1ouses or any description built write to w n
Jesse, contractor, Litwalton, Va. Estimstas
wa" oown' mills located In Lancaster county
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1907-08-02

PAIR OF Wagon and har-
ness, for sale. Also double-horse farm
or wood-wagon without body).
w. Med. Lee, Irvington.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1907-08-02
CHESAPEAKE STEAMSHIP co.
"CHESAPEAKE LINE.u
ELEG Ant PASSING Err STEAMERS "oor
UMBlA" AND "AuGITSrA ~

For Old Point Comfort and Norfolk. Va.
steamers leave Baltimore daily texcept
Sunday at $50 y. m, ana arrive OH pc3nt
comfort at a. IN and Norfolk at 7:l5 a m :
where connection is made with the Rail Lines
Tor all points South and Southwest.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1907-08-02
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Leave Tappahannock. weather perrpittino,
monday II noon stOppingat Welfords Wares
nowlers, Sharps. Bay Port, Wheaton, Water
view. Monaskon, Urbanna, Donaldsons Bur-
tons, Burhans, Millenbeck. Merry Point Otto
man MORAN Weems. Irvington. White Stone
MIL creek. North End, Westland.
- returning, steamer will leave Norfolk
tuesday p. IN, W eather permitting for Tan
pahannock, stopping at landings as above ex-
stopping at these points on way to Baltimore
on Wednesday,
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1907-08-02
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Leave fredericksburg Monday and Thurs
day p. M, tide aud weather permittin9 for
hatcliues, Hop Yard, Hay Mount Port Con
way, Port Royal, Greenlaws, wilmont, Saun-
GERS. Deedstown 4 q. M, Laytons Carers
Blandheld, MAYORS $50 a. M, Tappahan,
rock $50 a. m, Welfords, Wares, Bowiers.
Snarps s;SO.a M, Bay Port, Wheaton,. Water
view. monaskon. urbanna 1890 d. M, BUR-
hans, Millenbeck, Merry Point 2:3Op. m. ct i.
Soman, Morans, Weems. Irvington, White
Stone, Mill Creek North End $3.50 y. m,
Arrive Baltimore Wednesday and Saturday
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1907-08-02
Observation-Disclosures

VI, Leave Tappshannock 7:30 n. m. Monday.
Me9nesaay and Thursday, stopping at Wei,
IM9rus, wares, BOWERS, Sharps, wheaItons,
Water View: Monaskon, Jrbanna, tBurtons'
Burbans, MERRY Point. Millenbeck soto,
man, Moran, Weems, Irvington White STONE
MIL Greek. North End, %Wcstand
only. F0"esuaSs
:, Arrive in Baltimore Tuesday, Thursday and
Friday mornings. ~
Freight received at Baltimore until4p m
anu N0rtolk at 23}O D. m, on stiIinR days
w. ID. SCOTr. Agent Erede riclr sh,,ro
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1907-08-02
Observation-Disclosures

Leave Fredericksburg a. M SATURDAYS.
POlhts on river, except Merry Point, Ottoman
anu Morans, arriving at Norfolk Sunday
returning, steamer will leave Norfolk. 3 70.
IN. sunday, for Tappahannock, stopping at ali
intermediate points ~
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. for points above Tappa-
mannock Will take steamer leaving Norfolk on
tuesday and connect with steamer from Raj
timore on river W Wednesday,
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1907-08-02

"Oh, but" some one says, "you mis-
understand me. l do not believe this
world came into existence in a day
or In year or in millennium. II
mas taken centuries upon centuries and
miiienniums upon millenniums to pro-
duce the form OF life which we have.
Just the same as the pigeon fancier
can produce hundreds of different
kinds OF pigeons from one pair of wild
pigeons, so life is continually produc.
ing various forms OF new life. Now.
the biologist can trace these forms of
lie to other primitive forms. And
these forms in turn go back to earlier
primitive forms. And thus we 90 hack
century upon century and millennium
upon millennium until at last we find
life in its crudest forms. Furthermore
/ believe that conditions create the life
rather than life the conditions. For
instance. as the earth continues to
cool of that cooling process may de-
velop a new form OF man fifteen feet
high. and, like the antediluvians of
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1907-08-02
Another Objeetor.

Well" says another man, ct am not
an atheist believe in God. I also
believe in the immortality of the soul
But cannot believe In the incarnation
OF God In the person OF Jesus Christ
L cannot believe in the conception of
Jesus or that Christ could be born or
the Virgin Mary and of the Holy
Spirit. Neither do believe that Jesus
Christ was resurrected after his cruel
hxion. lam willing to say with Renan
that he was the best man that ever
lived. But am not willing to saw
Christ was divine and the Son of God
unless at the same time you grant that
we are divine" Is that your position?
Wei, my brother. IL seems to me to be
the most Illogical position, and for two
reasons.
Reason the first: You say Christ Is
the best man that ever lived. You saw
that the words which he spake offer
the best systerrNof morals. But. tell
me. why do you accept certain state
ments which Christ made and reject
the rest? How can Jesus be a good
man and yet be liar and a falsifier?
low can he he good man and vet be
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1907-08-02
Maryland, Delaware & Virginia
RAILWAY COMPANY.

GS Baltimore, Fred
f1hytE1zAk ericksburg. Nor
GO s s7s,--ssfy- ssSS folk and Rappa-
hammock River Routes.
Schedule In effect July 2s. 1907.
FREDERICKSBURG
Leave Baltimore. Pier2 Light street weat Their
permitting, Tuesday and Friday 4:3O u, m for
Mestland. North End, Mill Creek. bite
stone, Irylngton, Weems, Milenbeck, Merry
Point, Ottoman. Morans, Burhans, Urbanna.
MonaSkon, Water View, Wheaton,, Bay Port,
Sharps, Bowlers. Wares. Welfords, Kappa
hammock, MAYORS Hole, Blandheld. Carters,
Laytons, Leedst0wu, Saunders. Wilmont,
Greenlaws. Port Royal. Port Conway HAY
Mount. Hop Yard. Ratcliffe's, Fredericksburg.
BA LTIMORE-TAPPA
Leave Baltimore. Pierre Light street, weather
p: m, for Westland. FNortb End. Mill Creek.
white Stone. Slrvington. %weems Burhans.
~ rbanna, Monaskon, *whealton, Water
lew, 'Sharps, *rappahannock.
SPECIAL OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES steamer will
only stop at wharves marked lei
BALTIMO RE-FREDERICKsBUR
Leave Baltimore. Pier2 Light street. weather
permitting, Thursday 400 y. m. for North
Enu, Mill Creek, lrviDgton, Weems Burtons
Snarps, Iappahannock, 10 a. m, MAYORS Hole
Blandheld, Carriers, Laytons. Leedstown
saunders. Wllmont. Greeniaws, Port ROYAL
Port Conway. Hay Mount Hop Yard, Rat,
cilues, Fredericksburg.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-12-14

peak Mt the place where the hook has
been. This tip gets green and shiny,
bud pushes up, and in few weeks
an unmistakable twig of mistletoe Is
visible, with stem and long leaf or
two.
After this the miStletOe comes rapid
~ into its kingdom and takes posses
sion. The close observer will see other
little swellings and peaks along the
branch, the thin roots of the mistle-
toe having Travelled under the bark TO
sprout up in fresh places. Thus it
travels along until sometimes the whole
tree is In its possession, fine punches
of tie Christmas hanger growing abun-
dainty.
When once the mistletoe takes pos
session of a fruit tree the effect upon
the fruit is quite noticeable. The mis-
tletoe takes its nourislment from the
tree 20 which it clings. That is the
soil in which its roots live and thrive.
Naturally this reduces the amount of
substance which formerly went into
the fruit. If the captive he an apple
tree. the apples become small and
scraggly. The mistletoe has stolen
away their sweetness and plumpness.
Man grows by what he feeds on. So
does mistletoe. And as the pork eating
man visits the penalty Of death upon
the pig so does the penalty Of wither-
Ing and soCring fall upon the apple
whose progenitor feeds the spreading
parasite. Nature is full of wonders.
and the growth of miStletoe is one Of
the most wonderful when adequately
studied.
Mistletoe grows naturally iii parts
of England and Scotland, being propa.
gated by birds. In some of the north
ern counties of Scotland no mistletoe
IS found. This Is believed to be due
to the absence of the mistle thrush
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-12-14
WiIIy's Hot Christmas.

We'll. Willy" said Uncle Ned, who
sometimes talked slangy, Il suppose
you had hot time on Christmas
Il sh'd say / did," replied Willy.
SANITY Claus flied my socks SO full
that they fell down. into tn fireplace
an ketched on fire. an | got up t
gether up the scraps that WIZ left an
found paw there tryin' t. do tn same
thing. an / got m hands an arms
burned so had t. stay In bed all day,
an then paw licked me fer gittin' up
so early on Chris mus mornin'."
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-12-14

BERRIES CRUSHED ON BRANCH.
time comes from, the gardeners prop
agate the parasite artifcially.s Mistle-
toe, as is well known, Is of the para
site kind. taking its sustenance not
from the ground, but from tree. The
apple tree seems 10 be it's favorite,
though the hawthorn. the lime and the
poplar frequently carry the parasite.
The scientific incubation of trees
with the mistletoe growth is practicel
with excellent results in the north of.
England. The gardener takes between
his thumb and forefinger one of the
little berries of the mistletoe. brushes
ii so that its sticky juice oozes out and
sticks 1t upon the surface Cf branch
of the tree. Usually he selects a young
branch, on which the bark is soft and
easily penetrable. If an older branch
be chosen, the bark is slightly scraped
on the surface. The berry is mashed
fiat against the bark. The seed which
1t contains is thus held In place 10y its
own gum.
Late April or May is the proper sea-
son for inoculating. The seed. soon
sends through the bark little ''feCler"
or root, and a small twig bending in
toward the branch of the tree appears.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-12-14


from those counties. The thrush of
ths name is exceedingly fond of the
mistlet0e berry. After eating its fill
the bird flies to another tree. Being
Clearly. it uses the branch of the tree
upon which it alights for napkin,
viping its sticky bill thereon. Fire
quentlv a mistletoe seed is thus de-
posted and glued to the bark Then
the reproductive process follows nat
urally.
An official inquiry as to whether
miStletoe is still TO he found on oak
trees. as in Druidical days, resulted in
The discovery of several oaks in one
county of England bearing the para
site. BIT modern mistletoe has come
to be Cupidical rather than Druidical,
When the miStietoe and the miss. plus
the mister, get in the proper positions
the result rhymes with kiss.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-12-14
The Mist|etoe
By ROBERTVS LOVE.

copyright, 1907, by Robertus Lowell
WW WHEN you step under the sprig
~ of mistletoe hanging from
Wv the chandelier to get your
Christmas kiss you may net
particularly interested in the gen.
esiS of the peculiar little vegetable
growth which Cupid seems to have APP
propriated for his own. Nevertheless
the process Of mistietoe production and
reproduction is highly interesting.
In some parts of England, where
most OF the mistletoe of Christmas
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-12-14

After a considerable perSHd thi2 twis.
which looks like snall fishhooll
sticking in the tree from the top of
the hook, falls off. The uninitiatcd
thinks it is all over. but the expert
enced gardener knows better He
knows that after time the branch
will begin to swell at the point of In
oculation, gradually rising to a little
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-04-22
COMMISSIONS TO COMBINE.

Word from Helena is that the rail-
road commissions of all the states from
the Great Lakes to the Pacific coast
viii effect combination with the OBJ
ject of working in close harmony. The
organization is to be called the north
west division of the National Associa-
ton of Railroad Commissioners. The
states that will be affected are Mime
sofa. the two Dakotas. Montana, Wash
ingtcn, Oregon and wisconsin.
Unquestionably, the northern trans
continental lines have had things their
own way for good many years, and
their own way has been one far from
satisfactory 10 the people. Discrimi-
nations in favor OF one city or district
and against another have been the rule,
and little effort has been made to con-
ceal the fact that these Determinations
have been practiced In the most fla
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-04-22

grant manner. Shipments originating
in New York, Pennsylvania and the
New England states have been carried
to St Paul for reasonable rates. From
st. Paul to Rocky mountain points the
charges We're often nine and ten times
as great as We're those of the eastern
connecting lines, although the distance
is much shorter. 1t is also true that
shipments have been hauled to Pacific
coast points at rates much lower than
those charged the Rocky mountain cit
les. the distance being only about one
half as long. 1t has often been the
case that Helena consignees could let
their commodities pass through their
own town, be unloaded at Spokane and
returned to Helena at lesser cost than
the railroads demanded for carrying
the goods from ST. Paul to Helena.
Montana's railroad commission is a
new institution. 1t was created by the
last legislature with view to correct
ing interstate tariff abuses, but the
outlook now is that all OF the states af-
fected will combine TO form sort of
interstate commission. The prediction
made in the dispatches is that such an
organization will result in immense
benefit to the people of the states
served by the northern lines. Certain
it is that many of the evils are in sad
need of correction.