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Weekly Jeffersonian., 1907-03-07
The Lumber Trust.

The Lumber Trust.
That the lumber trust is a great
iniquity everybody knows. Not long
since the house passed a resolution
authorizing an inquiry into the why
and wherefore of the astounding rise
in the price of white pine lumber, with
special reference to the manipulations
of lumber prices by the trust. My
own judgment was and is that the
high tariff on white pine lumber is
the why and wherefore of the trust.
One of my most valued constituents,
Judge H. c.. Lakeland of ST. Charles,
Mo-, a prominent lawyer and business
man, wrote me the following letter on
the subject, which is well worth con-
sideration. Judge Lakeland says:
st. Charles, Mo-, Feb. Is.
Hon. Champ Clark, Washington:
Dear Sir-I wish to call your atten-
tion to the iniquities of the lumber
monopoly in these United States, nur-
tured by the tariff. AS you know, the
whole lumber business is in the hands
of a trust composed of few thousand
men, which levies tribute on and op-
presses and defrauds eighty millions
benefit whatever. This syndicate or
trust has got possession of all the tim
Der lands and sawmills of the coun-
try, and it dictates the prices of lum-
Der to the whole country. There used
to be a few independent mills, but
they have all been compelled to come
into the trust, and every bill of lum-
Der ordered by any retail dealer from
a supposed independent mill is sent to
one general office, and the order is
filled from that Office and the money
collected by it.. Every once in awhile
this trust raises the price of lumber.
Last January it raised the price OF
the retailers So thousand; last week
it raised the price again another Is
cents and 81 thousand. The orders
for rise of price are given to the re-
taller, and he is obliged to obey at his
peril.
But, worst of all, they swindle, de-
fraud and cheat the purchasers and
users of lumber in most shameful
manner. For instance, you are going
to build home, we will say. You put
in a bill to the retailer for certain
number of 2 by 4 studding of the de-
sired length, a certain number OF 2
by IL joist and certain number of feet
of plank by 10 of any desired length.
Instead of giving you the dimensions
your order calls for, they will give you
studding 1-2 by 3 1-2 and joist IL
by II 1-2, or even II, and plank 3-4 by
9 or 1-2, and so on. No matter what
dimensions you order, the lumber is
cut down in dimensions from half an
inch to one inchon all sides, and you
are measured up and charged just
as if you got full dimensions. If you
do not take it that way, you cannot get
it at all. The mills make in several
ways by this method. They make all
they cheat you out Of in the dimen-
sions, which is a great deal. They can
make more lumber out Of log In saw
ing it up, and they can carry more In
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vision at the hands of the stand pat
ters, who now control the congress
sional machine. They are deaf as
posts to all appeals in that behalf.
"They will never agree to any maxi
mum and minimum tariff scheme un-
less perhaps to that of Mr.. McCleary,
of Minnesota, who proposes to make
the Dingley rates the minimum and
rates still higher the maximum,
which from the standpoint of tariff re-
visionists would be the old and con-
demned performance of jumping out
of the frying pan into the fire. Indi-
vidually l am in favor of rational
and comprehensive revision of the
tariff. Yours respectfully,
CHAMP CLARK"
Weekly Jeffersonian., 1907-03-07
CIark's Washington Letter.

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a car from the mill to the retailer,
and, lastly, they shave very thin
skin off one side of each piece Of lum-
ber (Which is no advantage to 1t what
ever) and use the shavings under the
boilers for steam. Thus you see this
trust is not satisfied with the monopoly
of the lumber business in this big
country and the big prices they make
the people pay, but they swindle and
cheat and defraud them in the meas
urements in most shameful manner.
l know whereof l am speaking, for
l have been compelled to buy a great
deal Of lumber for many years.
If anything deserves to be fnvesti-
gated by congress, it is this swindling,
cheating lumber trust.
The bar of the tariff on lumber
ought to be thrown down so that it
can come in from all the world.
Very respectfully,
H. G. LAKELAND.
P. s. The price of lumber has be-
come almost prohibitive.
D
More Evidence.
Under the caption "The Lumber
Problem" the Kansas City Times, in
dependent, says editorially:
Minneapolis has been obliged to
close down building operations because
of a lack of shingles. This is due to
Ch<r too Of fh0
blockade of transcontinental railroads
and also to the lumber trust, which
controls the traffic and the prices of
lumber. The conditions call attention
to two phases of the building situation
which deserve serious attention.
1t has been suggested recently that
congress shall lease the reserves for
the cutting of such trees as have grown
to maturity and are threatened with
decay In this way not only would
the waste of lumber be prevented, but
competition would be established with
the lumber trust, which is pernicious
and an obstacle to economical build
ing.
Another remedy is that now being
COuSlu0I0u ny Lu0 10uISy lVduld 1OS1o-
lature which concerns the future of
forestry. 1t is proposed to preserve
the state lands intact and make them
nurseries for coming forests. Not only
are the Alleghanies almost entirely de-
nuded oftrees, but the forests of Mich
igan ar ) Wisconsin have been laid
low, while the great northwest, in the
grip Of the trust, is fast being stripped
of trees. 1t has been argued be-
fore the Pennsylvania legislature
that, while iron ore can be turned into
steel in few hours, not all the wealth
of the world can make tree grow
faster than nature has from the begin
ming intended.
The fault has been our great pro-
fligacy in the beginning. Where a
few years ago lumber was sawed and
sold green at from 81 to So thou
sand feet it is now being cured and
planed and brings from $50 to $50 a
thousand. There are probably enough
trees to last a couple of generations,
but what will posterity do if we not
only refuse to preserve the small area
Weekly Jeffersonian., 1907-03-07

DefS OF the senate "a have signed. Or
the 240 members of the house of rep
resentatives 1877 have signed Of the
203 Republicans in the general court
154 have signed. Of the II Demo-
Gratis in the general court 67 have
signed. / am confident that, were it
deemed desirable to keep this petit
tion open longer for signatures, more
members who, because of absence or
other personal reasons not affecting
the merits of the matter, have not yet
had sufficient opportunity to sign it
would do so.
I'm the conviction that this express
sion of public opinion will be given
every proper consideration, have the
honor to remain, very respectfully,
your obedient servant,
CURTIS GUILD, JR."
Copy of petition.)
Boston, Mass, Jan. 80.
''To the President and the Congress
of the United States:
Believing heartily in the mission
of Secretary Root to establish closer
relations between the peoples of
America and being also Of the opinion
that tariff laws should be changed as
conditions change, We indorse the at
titude in behalf of tariff revision taken
by the late national foreign trade con-
vention at Washington.
I'VE indorse the principle there ap-
proved of the creation of maximum
and minimum tariff schedules to be
applied without the intervention of
treaties, but otherwise following the
general precedent of the reciprocity
clause in the Mckinley tariff in favor
of such countries as will make con-
cessions to us.
1--WE further favor the establishment,
as urged by the convention, of tariff
commission that shall impartially in
Vestigate and report from time to time
to congress when schedules appear to
be in need of modification, whether in
cases where duties are needed for the
protection of American industries
have become or may become obsolete
or unnecessary or, on the other hand,
where new industries may require
new protection or new expenses fur
ther revenue.
I'm all cases of tariff revision, how
ever, the test should be not is such
a duty demanded?' but is such a
duty needed?'
''We respectfully urge upon the
president and the congress immediate
action along these lines, and should
the limitation of time make this i'm
possible in the present session of
congress we respectfully petition the
president to use the powers placed in
his hands for the consideration of this
subject without further delay.
CURTIS GUILD, JR., Governor
'WILLIAM d. CHAPPLE, President
Of the Senate.
JOHN N. COLE, Speaker of the
House of Representatives"
To Governor Guilds letter l replied
as follows:
House of Representatives, Feb 10.
Governor Curtis Guild, Jr.:
"Sir-Your favor of February IL to
Aand inclosing copy of your letter to
the president, together with copy of
a petition to the president and con-
gress Of the United States in favor of
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-08-08
BLuFFToN 6; RICHMOND 2.

Bluffton, Ind, Aug. S.-Bluffton in
the first game of the Richmond ser
les made ii an easy victory over the
Quakers. The locals did not find Con-
ner easy picking, in fact only five hits
were garnered off him, but the err
rors behind him were of great assis-
tance to Bluffton. The fast Quaker
infield had an off day, six miscues
being credited to them, Fisher being
the principal offender. Conner was
responsible for the seventh error.
Fisher at third played an erratic
game. At times his work was as yell
low as the Spanish flag and at other
times he pulled off some remarkable
plays, his one handed stop of line
drive being the fielding feature. VIII
termood in left field had a busy day
and pulled down two spectacular cat
ches. The locals ran wild on bases
with the result that the visitors soar
ed high in the air. Our pets also tap
ped Conner for hits when hits were
needed. The score:
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kokomo Slaughtered.

Decatur, Ind, Aug. S-Kokomo was
outclassed here Wednesday and was
easily defeated by a score of to / by
the locals. Grimes was knocked out
of the box in the third inning and was
succeeded by Fir-s Baseman ellis,
who was also touched up quite freely.
The feature of the game was the hit
ting of Outfielder Burns of the locals,
who secured a home run, a triple and
two singles in four times up.
The only run scored by Kokomo
came in the third inning, when Short
stop Hall hit for home run over the
right field fence. The visitors were
practically helpless before the magnifi-
cent pitching of Alberts, who joined
the locals today. Pit Engle and In
fielder Cullen of the defunct Lebanon
team joined Decatur today. Score:
r. H. z.
Kolxomo % o 0 o 0 0 0 Oh 6
Decatur :. 0 0 3 0 IS 9 /
Batteries-Grimes, ellis and Orr;
Alberts and Winger. Two-base hits
Lacey. Alberts, Orr. Three-base hit
Burns. Home runs-Burns and Hall.
Bases on balls-Off Alberts, 1; off
Grimes. 2. Struck out-By Alberts, 4 !:
by Grimes, 4. Left on bases-Decatur.
8; Kokomo. 5. Double plays-Alberts
to Wallace to Weber. Grimes to
Fraut to ellis, Al Reece to Faut. Stol-
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WERE FINED;
AMOUNT QUICKLY PAID
No Further Interference at De-
catur is Expected.
DEMAND FOR SUNDAY BALL

Decatur, Ind, Aug. s.-The mem
bers of the local base ball team who
were arrested Monday charged with
breaking the Sabbath, were arraigned
last evening before Squire Smith and
pleaded guilty, being assessed fine
of so cents and costs in each and ev-
cry case. the total amount of the fine
and costs aggregating s170.
The manager, l.. A. dollhouse, inn
mediately paid their fines and the
players were discharged. The local
management will continue to play
Sunday base ball in Decatur all this
season, and are contemplating having
no more trouble on this score. The
public was in an uproar over the ac-
tions of the prosecutor, who has seen
his error and will force no further
actions.
The fine was paid by the fans COM
ing to the front and adding to the pot,
which was raised in fifteen minutes
The public in general demand Sunday
base bail and from information from
the officers the game will not be mo-
Tested again this season. The case
against the Portland team was dis
missed by the justice whom it was
brought before
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BASEBALL GOSSIP.
(By Tort.)

Richmond is playing again at Bluff
ton and the Quakers are making every
effort to split even on the series.
Fleming is in the box and that means
the Blufftonites have their hands full.
Friday the Quakers will be at home
with Decatur as the attraction. At
the present time Decatur is tied with
Richmond for first place and the two
scrappy outfits will have a battle roy
al. Friday is ladies' day and there
should be a big turn out of fair fans
1t is understood that Decatur will on
ly play here Friday and Saturday be-
cause of the inability of the Kokomo
management to secure it's grounds for
the game scheduled there next Sunday
with Van Vert. 1t is understood that
President King has ordered the Van
Vert team to play at Decatur on that
date and has ordered Kokomo to play
here
Six glazing miscues crept into the
Quaker's error column Wednesday
and these errors had whole lot to do
with the GO Bluffton victory The
Bluffton men were also allowed to run
wild on the bases. Conner pitched a
good game, but received lemon-colored
support.
What an outfield we would have
now had it been possible to retain
Burns of Decatur and Durham of
Portland. Jelly Burns is clouting the
horsehide to fare-the-wel1, while Bull
is engaged in the gentle pastime of
knocking boards off the fences. Burns
Wednesday secured a three-bagger
and home run. Wiltermood. Burns
and Durham would have made an out
field to give any pitcher in the league
the frosted pedals in facing.
From across the state line comes a
heart rending wall. 1t issues from the
office of the Van Vert Bulletin and lis.
tens like this:
The Van Wert-Kokomo game SEIZED
uled for Sunday, the 18th instant, at
the Indiana town, has been cancelled
by President King on the claim that
the Kokomo team is unable to secure
the right to use the ball park there on
that date. Van Vert has been order
ed to play at Decatur and Kokomo at
Richmond on that day. The shift
leaves Van Vert with the sack to hold
from the financial point of view. The
two best Sunday towns in the league
are Richmond and Kokomo by reason
of their advantage in population over
Decatur and Portland, the only other
towns of the league where the game is
played on the Sabbath day. Up to
date all decisions in matters of league
policy have been averse to Van Wert's
interests and the local supporters of
the game are rapidly coming to the
belief that Van Vert would be better
off out of the organization.
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POSSE is IN PURSUIT
OF WOULD-BE ROBBERS
Made an Unsuccessful At
tempt to Loot a Bank.
ONE is BADLY WOUNDED.

Cleveland, Aug. S>A posse of farm
ers and deputy sheriffs is chasing
three bank robbers near the Cuyaho-
ga county line. One robber was SER
iously wounded and may not hold out
long. They made an unsuccessful at
tempt to loot the Farmers and Mer-
chants bank at Strongville early this
morning. Residents were aroused by
an automatic alarm and gave chase.
with the wounded man.
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CITY ADVERTISEMENT.
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WoRI
ONCE OF the Board.
Richmond, Ind, Aug. 9Th, 1907.

Office of the Board
Richmond, Ind, Aug 9Th, 1907
TO WHOM 1T MAY CONCERN:
Notice is hereby given by the
Board of Public Works of the City of
Richmond, Indiana, that on the End
day of August, 1907, they approved an
assessment roll showing the prima
facie assessments for the following
described public improvement, as au-
thorized by the Improvement Resolu-
ton named:
Improvement Resolution No. e2-1eo7
Providing for the improvement of
South 18th street by the construction
of cement curbs and cutters on both
sides thereof from Main street to South
A street.
On the 31st day Of July, 1907, the
Board of Public Works Of the City of
Richmond, Indiana, approved an as
sessment roll showing the prima facie
assessments for the improvement au-
thorized by
Improvement Resolution No. 1o3-1eo7,
For the improvement of the alley be-
tween Kinsey and Pearl streets by
Grading. Crawling and Bordering,
and construction OF three-brick cen
ter gutter therein, from West 4th street
to West 5th street.
Persons interested in or affected
by said public Improvement are here
by notified that the Board of Public
Works Of said city has fixed Wednes-
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NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given to the citi.
zens of the Third Ward in the City of
Richmond, Wayne County, Indiana,
that /, the undersigned, a male person
over the age of twenty-one years, and
being of good moral character, and
having been a continuous resident of
Wayne Township in said County for
more than Ninety Days next before
this date. will apply to the Board of
Commissioners of said County at
their next regular term, commencing
on the first Monday in Sept 1907 for
license to sell Intoxicating, spiritu-
Gus, vinous and malt liquors in a less
quantity than 5 gallons at a time with
permission for the same to be drank
on the premises where sold. in accord
ance with the provisions Of an act of
the general assembly of the State of
Indiana, approved March 18th, 1875,
and all other laws regulating and re-
strictfng the sale or such liquors.
l further state that am and will
be the actual and sole owner and
proprietor of the said business should
license be granted to me, and that
/ am not acting and will aot act as the
agent or partner of another in the con.
duct of the same.
The precise location of the room
and premises where l propose to sell
said Intoxicating liquors, is as fol-
lows:
Being the front room, IS feet in
length and IA feet in width, on the
ground floor OF a certain three story
brick building, situate on the south
side of North E street, being known as
No. SIS North E street, being on lot
No. six (6) in that part of the city of
Richmond, Wayne county, Ind, laid
out by William Kenworthy, in the
Third ward OF said city
And said applicant petitions and
asks that he be granted the privilege
of operating hotel in connection with
his saloon.
HIRAM WIELAND
aug S-15-22
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NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given to the citizens
of the First ward of the city of Rich
mond, Wayne county, Indiana, and u
all others concerned, that |, the under
signed. a male inhabitant of the state
of Indiana, and a continuous resident
of Wayne township, Wayne county, In
diana, for more than ninety days prior
hereto and prior to the time of the
filing of said application. and a person
over the age of twenty-one years, and a
person of good moral character. in
tend to apply to the board of county
commissioners of said county and state
at its next regular session commencing
upon the first Monday in Sept, 1907,
for license to sell intoxicating, spir-
ituous, vinous and malt liquors in n
less quantity than five gallons at a
time and permit the same to be drunk
on the premises where sold. in accord
anee with the provisions of an Act of
the General Assembly of the state of
Indiana. approved March 18th. 1875,
and all amendments and additions
thereto, and all other laws of said
state now in force in relation to said
business. l hereby state that | am
and will be the actual owner and pro-
prietor of said business and am not act
ing as the agent of another and do not
propose to and will not conduct said
business as agent or partner of another
person.
The precise location of the said
premises in which / desire to and will
sell said intoxicating liquors should a
license be granted me is as follows,
towit:
Being the front room on the
ground floor Of a certain three-story
brick building located on parts of lots
3 and in that part of the city of
Richmond laid out by John Smith.
which said room is numbered 4Ie
Main street and being on the south
side of and fronting on Main street
between Fourth and Fifth streets. in
the First ward in the city of Rich.
mond. Wayne township, Wayne coun-
ty, Indiana.
RICHARD vANZANT.
aug 1892
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day. Aug. 14th. 1907. as date upon
which remonstrances will be received.
or heard, against the amount assess
ed against each piece of property de-
scribed in said roll. and will determine
the question as TO whether such lots
or tracts of land have been or will be
benefited in the amounts named on
said roll, or in a greater or less sum
than that named on said roll.
Said assessment roll showing said
prima facie assessments, with the
names of owners and descriptions OF
property subject to be assessed, IS on
file and may be seen at the once Oh
the Board of Public Works OF said
city.
+. CLIFTON w. MERRILL,
WATSON p. O'NEAL,
B. B. JOHNSON,
Board of Public Works
Aug. 6-6t
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STACK IS VERY FINE ONE
Structure at New Castle viii
Soon be Completed.

The great stack at the l. y. C. & T.
power house at New Castle, is rapidly
nearing completion and it's stately
head may be seen for miles around
The finishing touches are yet TO be
added and the structure will stand for
years to come, a monument to engin.
eering skill. 1t is 10 feet in diameter
on the inside and $50 feet high and
the concrete is reinforced with steel
rods from bottom TO top.
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GOT HIS HAIR BACK.
Was Perfectly Bald When He Started
to Use Newbro's Herpicide

Frederick MANUEL. Maryland block,
Butte, Montana, bought a bottle of New
bros Herpicide. April 6. 80. and began to
use 1t for entire badness The hair fol-
licles in his scalp were not dead and in
20 days he had hair all over his head
On July he writes. land today my hair
Is as thick and luxuriant as any one
could wish" Newbro's Herpicide works
on an old principle and with new dis
covery-destroy the cause and you re-
move the effect Herpicide destroys the
germ that causes dandruff falling hair,
and finally badness. so that with the
cause gone the effect cannot remain
Stops falling hair at once and q new
growth starts. Sold by leading
druggists. Send 1oc. in stamps for sample
to The Hsricide Co.. Detroit Mich
Two sizes-so cents and $1-oo.
Leo II. F1he. Special Agent
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Van Vert Breaks Ice.

Van Vert, O., Aug. 8-Portland was
unable to hit Walker when hits were
needed here Wednesday, and lost TO
the locals Z TO 2. Score:
K. II. r.
Van Vert % 2 0 0 0 ~ 8 4
Portland L 0 0 1 % 4
Batteries-Portland. Romine, Hunt
and Worton; Van Vert, Walker ana
HiIlinger. Umpire-Chew.
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PLAN FOR PORTLAND MEET
Jay County Fair Races to Be Con-
Quoted on Larger Scale.

Portland, Ind. Aug. S.-The thirty
sixth annual meeting of the Jay coun-
ty fair will be held at Portland from
Sept 2 to 6, inclusive, and will be con-
Quoted on a larger and grander scale
than ever before. More extensive ar
rangements have been made for the
coming fair than ever before and the
result will be an exhibition of the
highest character
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CREDITORS TO OPPOSE IT
Report of Arbitrator Is Not &
Satisfactory One.

Chicago, Aug. s. Judge Grosscup
and Professor John c. Gray made de-
cision today as arbitrators in the plan
for reorganization of the Union trac-
ton system. They recommend turn
ing the Union traction company over
to the new Chicago railway company.
Creditors will oppose the merger.