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The Colorado statesman., 1907-09-28
FINE GIFT TO PRINTERS HOME
Woman Donates 100000 for Comfort
of Aaed Members of Craft.

Colorado Springs, Colo.-A Colorado
Springs woman has offered 100000
for the establishment of an endow-
ment fund for the erection and mainte-
nance of cottages in which to house
the families of inmates of the Union
Printers home in this city. The board
of trustees of the home, at the final
session at their meeting here, passed
the necessary amendment to the char
ter of the home to permit the estab-
lishment of the fund.
Another important action taken by
the trustees was the erection of tu-
berculosis sanitarium. The present
hospital annex will be used for this
purpose and the most advanced meth
DDS known to science for the treat
ment of consumption will be adopted.
The offer of the 100000 from the
woman, whose name is withheld, was
made about one year ago, but could
not be accepted, because of the char
ter as 1t then stood. The last Legisla-
ture passed law permitting incorpor
atoms to change their charters.
1t is expected that citizens from all
over the country will contribute to the
fund and that within a few years the
amount will have grown sufficiently to
accommodate all occupants of the hos
pital. Heretofore there has been q
great deal of hardship among the fam
lilies of the printers because of en-
forced separation. The new fund will
permit the relatives to live near them
in cottages and tents.
There are about sixty patients in
the hospital annex and nearly 100 In
the regular building.
The Colorado statesman., 1907-09-28
Played Cards With Life of Boy.

Pueblo.-A human life was the
stake in game of cards between two
Austrians in a Bessemer saloon. The
ownership of a tiny boy, scarcely ten
years old and small for his age. was
to be determined by the ability of the
two men as gamblers.
John Bradko and George Lackovitch,
leaders in the Austrian colony here,
and each possessed of a comfortable
fortune, were the contestants. They
both adored the tiny piece of human
ity and had shared the pleasure of
caring for him. So strong did their
admiration and love for the boy be-
come that each was jealous OF the
other and on several occasions lately
according to friends they have nearly
come to blows as to who had the
prior right to the boy.
1t was decided that game of cards
would decide the question. The news
was spread about the city and a large
crowd of friends were on hand to wit
ness the unique contest. Both are ex-
perts with the cards, and it is said
that a more scientific game of pitch"
was never before played in this sec
tion.
Bradko won the game by score of
II W lU- f1t udu bHly tuIee StlS
while his opponent had been put
back four times. This gave him the
possession of the child. Lackovitch
is said to have offered sum of money
to be given the boy after he had
lost but was refused. and, it is said,
found surcease from his sorrow by he
coming intoxicated.
The prize, probably the first human
stake ever played for over a card Ia
BILE, has heretofore been known only
as Jimmie" He is now Jimmie
Bradko. Jimmie is an orphan boy and
the pet of the town. His parents died
when he was an infant and he has
been reared Jointly by Bradko and
Lackovitch.
BradRo was too overjoyed with his
good fortune to make any statement
as to his future plans in regard to the
boy. but friends say that he will give
the youngster a college education and
afford him everything that he desires
The Colorado statesman., 1907-09-28
swITcHMEN FINALLY WIN OUT
They Get a Two-Cent Raise and Fur
ther Trouble Is Averted.

ther Trouble Is Averted.
Denver.-By the decision of Inter.
state Commerce Commissioner E. E.
Clark, who was selected as arbitrator.
the switchmen in the western territory
have won complete victory in their
struggle for two-cent increase in
wages. A telegram received by L. T.
Shaug, chairman of the Colorado &
Southern grievance committee, from
P. H. Morrissey, grand master Of the
Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen,
conveyed the intelligence that the ar
bitrator had decided in favor of the
men, and that the increase will take
effect on October 1st. 1t affects 5000
men employed on railroads west of
Chicago.
Grand Master Morrissey represented
the switchmen at the arbitration court
and General Manager Hurley of the
Santa Fe represented all the railroads
involved in the controversy.
The decision puts the final quietus
on a question that has been the bone
of contention since last November
when the switchmen of the West de-
manded two-cent differential over
the wages paid for similar work in
eastern states.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-12-29

good with a vengeance, for his school
is recognized all over the country as
one of the most complete and reliable
institutions of its kind ever started
here.
George Gatrell is proprietor and
principal of the institution. For TWEEN
~ years and more Mr.. GatrelI has been
actively engaged in the work of ex-
pert stenOgraphy in the courts of
Michigan and Utah. and is recognized
as one of the fastest and surest stem
Ographers in the country. For eight
cen years of his service as an expert
court reporter he served in that ca
paclty in the courts comprising the
Fifth judicial district of the state of
Michigan. For the three years imme-
dIateiy following that period he was
the official court reporter to the First
and Fourth district courts in the city
of Ogden, Utah. Since his service at
Ogden Mr.. Gatrell has been engaged
in the active management of his school
IN Salt Lake. which now comprises the
largest attendance in point of students
who have already completed the ele-
mentaTy studies of any similar insiitu
ton In the city.
Mr.. Gatrell teaches only shorthand
writing and typewriting His only
method is phonetic shorthand, a sys-
tenn for when he claims almost unlim-
TIED possibilities 1t is the system Mr.
Gatreli has himself used for over TWEEN
~ years in reporting the most difficult
OF all work, court proceedings. 1t is
the work that requires expert swiftness
ana accuracy, and the fact that
through the use of the phonetic method
Mr.. Gatrell has risen to the front rank
of the most expert shorthand operators
in the world, is the best argument Mr..
Gatrell can make for the use of the
system. -
The rates of the school are exceed
ingly reasonable. and Mr. GatreIl
claims nothing that he cannot accom-
plish. He prefers not to take students
who have not completed their studies
in the ordinary elementary branches of
study. He aims to fit his students for
responsible positions as soon after thew
enter the school as is possible, and no
time is lost in teaching side lines" as
Mr.. Gatrell calls the dozen and one
things taught by other business col
leges. The record of Mr. Gatrell's sue
cess in Salt Lake is an enviable one.
and his school is growing rapidly.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-12-29
THE DESERT.
CAppleton's Magazine.)

(Appleton's Magazine)
am the pure proud land that hath
harkened TO no mans wooing;
am the virgin land vowed sole to the
service of God;
The silence that broods on my hills is my
answer to human suing
AND there is the peace of my plains
that marks where the Lord hath
l and my sister the sea, we fret at your
insolent creeping;
She decAs with a light foam wreath the
place of strong mans rest,
And the dry skull. bleaching to silver,
where the stated wolf isasleeping
is a trivial gaud scarce wetthy to lie on
my proud white breast.
Love you your fat green valleys, the
riches of mans long labor?
Love yoL the fOulness of cities dark
with the ages CRIME?
flhu you your gladness warm in the
smile and the grasp of your neigh
Bide you there with your kin, the play
thing of men and of time.
But when kisses have cooled on your lips
and Your eyes have grown weary of
weeping.
When your Npitiful loves stink down to
the clasp of the eager earth
Come you and taste of the peace that the
guard of my hills is keeping,
COiiit anu lediu YOU the sweetness OF
silence. the mother of Gods own
miTth.
He IS throned on my crimson hills in a
purple meet for his passion;
The hot bright flame of his patience
plays over the leper-white plains.
The wonderful sun is his herald, and
speaks him in kingly fashion,
And the golden splendof of midnight is
the veil that his glory deigns.
I aaHp Uou III. iovs of oroor, x,aIto,-.. .,
faint hearts that wait on their sat
ins,
Here in the sweet fresh air the soul is
cleansed from its fears
Can you bargain with age the despoiler-
will tire not grow weary of wait
ing?
But here in the desert is God, the end
and the crown of the years.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-12-29
Salt Lake Banks Are
Solid and Progressive

posits fell off but little compared with
the previous year, in spite of the wide
spread financial disturbances, speaks
well for the stability of the local bank
ing institutions.
Changes among the local banks have
taken place in the year, some of which
aTe worthy of note. Chief among these
is the occupancy of it's beautiful new
building by the Utah Savings & Trust
company. This is considered one of the
handsomest bank buildings of the west.
l. is seven stories high. The first story,
occupied by the bank, is finished in
white Italian marble. bronze and ma
hogany The safety appliances on the
vaults are the best in the market, and
the safety deposit vault is a model in
its way. The bank equipment alone
cost $50, 900. The building cost 5000. 900.
The Commercial National bank made
a move during the year that is appre-
ciated by every patron of that insti-
tuition. The large room formerly oc-
cupied by a clothing firm in the Com
mePcial block just west of the old
banking room, was remodeled at an ex-
pense of $4,000; large vaults and per-
feet banking apparatus throughout
were installed. This makes of this the
most cOmmOdiOus banking room in the
city.
Still another improvement made dur
ing the year was that of the Salt Lake
Security 81 Trust company. The in
terror of this bank was remodeled,
beautiful marble staircase was in
stalled, leading to the safety deposit
vaults in the basement, and upward of
$4,000 was expended in identifying and
making more convenient this growing
bank. Every other bank in the city
made changes and improvements to
keep them fully abreast of the times.
There is evidence in abundance to
demonstrate that the banking fraterni-
ty of Salt Lake City is keeping in close
touch with the best methods in vogue
in the country.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-12-29

Few cities are more fortunate than
is Salt Lake City in banking facilities.
Few cities have solder banks; few
have banks conducted on more con-
servative lines. few have banks that
command confidence to a greater de-
gree This is a natural outcome. The
banks of this city have never failed to
meet the demands made upon them.
they never failed to conserve the in
terests of their patrons. There have
been but one or two failures in bank
ing circles in the past twenty years,
and these have been of such a minor
character, and the causes leading up to
them have been so well understood by
the community at large, that they did
not produce so much as ripple on the
surface of local business.
At no time in the history of the city
have the banks held a higher place in
the confidence of the community than
in the year just closing. When the re-
cent crash struck Wall street, and it
looked like a money panic throughout
the country, the local bankers lost no
time in getting together to protect the
public by guarding against foolish
runs on local banks. Following the eX-
ample set by the most progressive
bankers in the country il was at once
decided to issue cashiers checks in
lieu of cash. These were to circulate
freely as cash, and I'm this way the
cash reserves of the banks were to be
protected. The plan worked admirably,
thanks to the cooperation of the bust
Less public. Thanks also TO the perfect
understanding that exists between the
bankers and the public.
Many Millions in Deposits.
From the official reports made by the
banks at the close of November, it may
be seen that they are in fine condition.
The total deposits, according to these
reports are $4,000 900. while every one
of the twelve banks is seen to hold a
good reserve. The fact that the de-
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-12-29
GATRELL'S BUSINESS
COLLEGE.

What is probably as unique and in
teresting an educational and profess
sional institution in Salt Lake is locat-
ed on the fourth floor of the Hooper
building, % East First South street.
under the name of Gatrelrs Unique
School of Practical Business Short
hand and Typewriting.
Cozily situated in excellent quarters,
there thrives under the direction and
nanagement Of George Gatrell. one of
the finest schools Sfor instruction in
shorthand writing and typewriting in
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-12-29
BANK CLEARINGS EXCEED
RECORD FIGURES OF 1906

600, compared with s2SS, 100000 for the
previous year, and $211,OOO,OOO for 1905.
Bank clearings have come to be con-
sidered a safe gauge of the character
and volume of business of community,
and applying this test it is found that
Salt Lake City for the past three years
has been in 2. class with cities OF, three
and four times the population. This
has been accounted for in part by the
great activity in the mining and slneit-
ing industries of the community ana inc
numerous big settlements made through
the local banks. When the recent
slump came clearing house settlements
here as elsewhere. were MADE more
nearly on a cash basis, and this MAUI
rally cut down the clearings. 1t does
not mean the falling off in business that
would be indicated by the figures. me
clearings by months will be found IN
the accompanying table.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-12-29

mi1eS iVfO
The close Of the year finds the com
pany with its system greater and in
better physical condition than at any
time in its history. The year is a note
worthy one for the company. both for
new construction and for the improve
ment of existing facilities.
One of the construction features of
the year was the completion of the en-
largement of the companys main
building at Salt Lake. The building is
now 80 by ITO feet and five stories high.
with basement and sub-basement. 1t
is Of reinforced concrete and is the
largest office building occupied ex-
clusively by one institution in the west.
It's fifth floor contains the largest ope-
rating room, in the country with a
new switchboard 10 feet long. which
went in service early in October.
The company has been busy
throughout the year changing its older
switchboards to the latest common
battery type, removing poles from the
streets to block interiors. replacing
open wire construction with cable and
putting wires underground. 1t now has
more than $4,000 miles of underground
wires in the system.
The long-distance facilities have
been greatly increased by stringing ad-
ditiona1 circuits along pole lines al
ready in service and by building new
lines. The talk area of the inter
mountain region has also been widened
by lines built by the company to con-
acct with other companies systems.
Carbon, Emery and Uintah counties, in
Utah. have1ust been added to the sys-
tenn by the yconstruction of a new cop
Der circuit from Thistle to Price. There
aas been much new construction and
Improvement in Idaho, Montana and
Wyoming.
Plans for several new buildings are
low being prepared, and the estimates
Tor 1908 contemplate great additions to
he cable mileage of the company and
,ther improvements.
The company closes the year with
more than $4,000 subscribers and with
Il 900 miles Of wire in service. not
counting wiring inside buildings This
great system, reaching almost every
community I'm Utah. Idaho. Montana
ind Wyoming, with connections east !
ind west beyond those states has been |
,uilt W in twenty-four years from a |
little local system of less than a hun |
'red subscribers.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-12-29

Up to the close of October of the pres
ent year the bank clearings Of Salt
Lake City were running at a rate that
would have carried the total for the
year 10 1926, O0O, 600. For the ten months
up to that time the average had been
S26 500, 900 per month, or more than ST.
O00, coo for each business day. Then
came the slump in the eastern business
world, and it was so quick to make its
influence felt locally that the clearings
for November feH to less than $17,OOO,-
OO0 and for December to less than S14,-
000 600.
But, notwithstanding the slump in the
latter part of the year, 1907 will go
down i'm history as the banner year for
the Salt Lake City clearing house To-
tai elearings for the year are 1892 000.-
Record of Salt Lake City Bank c
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-12-29

We expended over 100000 for oemes equipment and development ne" Mines
in $4,000
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-12-29
IN MITIGATION.
lPhiladelphia Ledger.

lPhlldutIpIla IedSer.J
You are charged with having registered
Illegally
We'll your honor. responded the pris-
oner. perhaps | did but they were tryins
so hard TO beat you that / just got des-
perate.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-12-29

Official Record of Twelve Local Banks.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-12-29
COMPANY OFFICERS

W. D. MacLEAN, Genl. Sales and
Purchasing Agent,
Salt Lake, Utah.
W. ]. ELW00D, Mine Superintend-
emit, Sunnyside, Utah.
WIN. FORESTER, Mine Superin-
tendent, Castle Gate, Utah.
7. J. -PARMLEY, Mine Superintend-
ent, Winter Quarters, Utah.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-12-29

The accompanying table will give at
a glance the capital surplus, undivided
profits, deposits, loans and discounts,
investments and other cash resources
of the twelve recognized banks of the
city:
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-12-29
sarinos for the Past Three Years

Totals $500 5000 ''''.' ''''S-'-'0''''V
sEstimated for the last ten days of December.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-12-29

the intermountain country. The extar-
nal appearance of the school gives it
tie or no indication of the excellent
worth which lies inside. 1t is a school
patterned after original and unique
ideas in the profession of teaching
stenography, and Mr.. Gatrell has made
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-12-29
We Produce High Grade Bituminous Coal. Also the
Best Gas Coal in the West.

TH0S. BELL, Mine Superintendent,
Clear Greek, Utah.
GUS G00DART, Mine Superintend-
ent, Somerset, Colorado.
]. R. FLEMING, Coke Oven Superin-
tendent,
SunnySide and Castle Gate, Utah.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-12-29

H. G. WILLIAMS, General Manager,
Salt Lake, Utah.
E. A. GREENWOOD, Assistant
Treasurer, Salt Lake, Utah.
W. 0. WILLIAMS, Auditor,
Salt Lake, Utah.
W. B. WILLIAMS, Gen. Superin-
tendent, Castle Gate, Utah.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-12-29

z. T. JEFFERY, President,
New York.
C. H. SCHLACKS, Vice President,
Denver, Colorado.
STEPHEN LITTLE, Secretary,
New York.
JESSE WHITE, Treasurer,
New York.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1907-01-17
How to Help Yourself.

Some time ago the head of a large
wholesale shoe business was in need
of an advertising manager. If he had
followed the usual practice he would
have gone outside the house and hired
a professional "ad. manager" But he
had a notion that the man who knew
enough about craftsmanship and about
his special goods to sell them on the
road could make sentiment" for those
same goods by the use of printers ink.
Therefore he put one Of his crack sales
men into the position and now pays
him $4,000 a year. And the man has
made good" In great shape.
Nor does this merchant stop with
promoting men from the ranks Of his
organization. If a salesman in his
house makes a good showing he fas-
tens him to the firm still tighter by
selling to him shares Of good dividend
paying stock.
He knows one thing that too few
men in business do know-that a mar
can best help himself by helping 9th
ers!-Saturday Evening Post.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1907-01-17
PrecOCiOus.

They must have some very delight
full little girls In England, to judge by
the anecdotes about them that creep
into the press from time to time. Here
Is one of a six-year-old which the Gen
tlewoman %recounts with enjoyment:
"She vas riding with her aunt outside
one Of the Hastings electric trans. AS
it was proceeding at a rather good pace
down a steep declivity the aunt was
obviously a little nervous. The child,
observing this, looked up sweetly into
her aunt's face and said: Are you
frightened, auntie? Because you can
take hold of my hand if you re-"
On another occasion this little girls
grandmother had the misfortune to
have the leg of the sofa on which she
was reclining give way, and, although
it was repaired, it gave way a second
time. Thereupon a chair sufficiently
firm to support the aged and rather in
firm woman was bought. a fact which
her grandchild remembered in her
prayers that evening as follows: 81
thank thee. good Lord, for having at
last found a chair that my dear gran
ME a sit down upon"
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1907-01-17

One may purchase in New York a
gown apparently made by any one Of
a dozen celebrated French dressmakers
at any rate, it will bear the name and
address of the Paris house on its waist
band-which was made entire on this
side the water. Years ago a few of the
noted Paris dressmakers sold their
Wristbands to foreign makers of
gowns. 1t is said that one or two Of
the other famous houses found that
makers in other cities were counter
feiting their waistband marks. Decid-
ing to reap some benefit from what
they could not prevent, they began
selling marked Wristbands to be at
tached to dresses made in London.
New York and elsewhere.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1907-01-17
Political

International politeness will prevent
Mr.. Bryan from telling us whether he
would rather shake hands with the
king or with the common people.
OF course it is not every day that a
man can shake hands With a king, but
after all what can there be in it save
the novelty?
To Il student Of American politics it
would seem Il whole lot more soul salts
flying to have the common people lined
up and pushing along. each individual
pausing just long enough to whisper,
My vote for you, Bill"
There is nothing like that connected
with shaking the hand of royalty. The
king, as we understand it, does not
have a vote and doubtless If he did he
would ave it for some member of the
family. And in addition to producing
results it is fine exercise to the nan
who is out of condition to shake the
ample hand of the American people.