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The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1907-11-16
Matter Is Urgent.

This matter OF transportation a a
most urgent one. People think there
Is no limit to what the railroads can
do. There is a very present limit to
many railroads in the volume of bus.-
ness We have to do. II takes money t,
run railroads. There is "a want o
money in every center. Where tn.
the want Is greatest. Traffic is grow
| ing five times as fast as railroad mile
age. We might as well put railroad
| Improvement out of the question
Hundreds of millions of dollars, 1t Is
admitted, would be saved annually by
| the substitution OF water Transports
| ton for the present railroad transpor-
| tation between the central west and
| the seashore. Statistics gathered
| from all quarters of the United States
demonstrate that water carriage OF
| freight costs less than one-sixth that
| for railroad transportation. The latest
| schedules place the freight charge a
| bushel OF wheat from Chicago to New
York at 1920 cents, as against b 81
cents by lake and canal The cast
| from st. Louis to New Orleans by
river is 425 cents, as against ll.6
cents by rail between st, Louis and
New York.
Despite this very great difference in
| cost the tonnage of the Mississippi
| from 81. Louis to its mouth has stead
| lily decreased since 1880. In that year
| the number of vessels arriving there
was 4,692. The total tonnage, receipts
and shipments amounted to $2,130,5 25.
In 1890 the number of vessels arriving
was 3.201, and the tonnage was l,2Sl,-
| 715. In 1900 the number OF vessels
fell to 2,2f7 and the tonnage 10 Sl",'
1856 At the present time st. Louis
Mississippi tonnage is only 600, 900.
While the argument is made by the
champions of the inland waterway
project that river regulation Is rate
regulation and that the Improvement
of the great waterways of the coun-
try will do more to regulate freight
charges than all the interstate com
merce laws that can be enacted, prac-
teal railroad men declare that fur'
Their lowering of railroad freight rates
is really impracticable. They point
out that with the great rail systems or
the country operating to their fullest
capacity they are earning only fair
return on the capital invested Fur
Their reduction in railroad charges they
maintain, cannot be made while the
outlay for maintenance and operation
remains at the present figure.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1907-11-16
To Control Mississippi.

Between the mouth OF the Illinois,
at Grafton, and the harbor limits of
81 Louis the distance down the Mis-.
sissippi river is 80 miles In this
stretch the Mississippi falls 81 feet
II is the magnitude Of keeping the
great Mississippi traCtable and within
bounds and providing "A llfoot chan.
mel from ST Louis to the Gulf of Mex.
leo that has given the greatest en-
eiuccrs of the country pause. What
tho completion OF that undertaking
viii cost no ono Processes to know &C
Curateiy Surmtses vary between 5000
OO0 600 and stOO. GOO 900 \ consider.
able percentage OF the former sum has
already been expended in pieCemcal
improvements on the Father OF Wa
tcrs Engineers admit that much OF
this outlay has been practically vast.
ed because the work was not carried
on aluug any Well defined plan Ii il
for the laying out ot 4 general plan
nf Mississippi valley Improvement
! that the business interests OF the
great Central West are now bending
their energies
After surveying the territory be-
tween Joliet and 81 Louis board
ot army engineers a few years ago es-
timatod that the cost ot a l4foot wa,
tcrway between those points would
cost sll 600 900 About the feasibility
of continuing chat stretch az the samr
dapfh IA tho Chicago 3ra{nAgr gaual
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1907-11-16

the national government IS commit
ted To policy that viii place any
naviEahlc stream OF considerable di-
mansions In touch with ocean com.
mercc
President Roosevelt IL expected TO
make a strong recommendation In his
coming annual message ON the sub
ioct of lakes to the Gulf systcm'
of water routes. Such an undertaking
as At present mapped out would equal
IN magnitude the construction OF the
Panama canal The cost of the two
projects. II IS estimated. would be
about the same Advocates OF the In.
land waterways assert that they would
be of infinitely greater benefit To the
United States than the canal, and that
without comprehensive system of
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1907-11-16
ACTRESS THRASHES BARBER.
Female Barytone Visits Vengeance on
the Head Of Bold Admiref,

Los Angeles, Cal-Miss Dolline
Cole, advertised as the famous fe
male barytone" and recently appear
ing at theater here, beat into state
of limpness one Joseph Lawrence, Il
barber, employed on Main street,
Then Miss Cole concluded by throw
ing at Lawrence nearly all the cold
cream and hair tonic in the shop.
Miss Cole, whose home name is
Mrs Robert Warwick was walking
on Main street to see booking agent
She was accosted, she says, by Law
renee She ignored him.
A woman of Miss Coles acquaint-
ance told her that Lawrence had been
making disparaging remarks about
her
Miss Cole called at the shop and
asked Lawrence. Are YOU not the
person who few days ago invited
me to so out and have good time
With YOU"
Lawrence gave the visitor a smile
and word of assurance that she was
correct.
Take that said Miss Cole. and
she hit him on the nose with her
doubled fist. Then she struck him
two more blows.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1907-11-16

earth and rock excavation 70 the Des-
PLANES river IT. continues along the
waterway for eight miles. In order 10
make the drainage canal CONNER
cial waterway capable OF floating yes
sells OF large tonnage the engineers
OF the project expended $lS,ODO,D 900
more than would have been necessary
for sanitary purposes only. The canal
would have met all OF the drainage
and natural watershed necessities at a
considerably less depth than the %
feet at which II was carried out. The
objective of the creators of the canal
was not only to dispose Of Chicago 4
sewage by diverting 1t from Lake
Michigan, where It threatened con.
tamination OF the city water supply,
but the establishment of a ,arigable
waterway from the lake to the Mis-
sissippi via the Illinois river
It IL from Lake Joliet that the next
way Is expected to be taken The ter.
ritory between Joliet and Grafton,
above st Louis, has been closely sur
yeyed and "A series of pools or artificial
lakes has been mapped out to mark
the levels along what Is projected as
the beginning of the great Fourteen
feet through the valley" water course.
The first level will be the section be-
tween Joliet and Utica Il distance OF
81 miles, with fall Of Go feet. In this
defiance It is estimated that three
pools. dams or locks Will be necessary
and that a lifoUt waterway easily
can be maintained with a width OF
800 feet
Between Utica and the mouth Of the
| Illinois river. where II cmptics into the
Mississippi river, at Grafton, Is 22I
miles The bed OF the Illinois
river along this distance Is
between six hundred and nine hundred
| feet wide. Along the route the federal
government has already completed
several locks and dams. To secure a
lifoot depth here hydraulic dredging
averaging seven feet will be neces-
| gary This will uecessitate the eXca,
walton OF 100, 600 goo cubic yards of
soft earth, the estimated cost OF which
! has been fixed by engineers at 81.
| 600 600
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1907-11-16

est outlay for artificial improvement
sary. The distance between those two
points Is 76i miles. All of the big en-
cheering fcats will have to be ac-
complished within that territory. II
stable channel of II feet can be
maintained in that stretch engineers
declare that the seaboard will no
longer terminate at the Mississippi
delta, but will actually stretch 1900
miles inland to the shore of Lake
Michigan,
Unreasonable good. it Is confident
~ asserted by champions of the Mis-
sissippi valley ocean highway. will
come from the establishment OF a
l4.fOOt channel between Chicago and
the Gulf of Mexico The annual value
of the internal commerce OF the United
States Is s22 600, 600 This Is the
amount fixed by statisticians OF tho
yearly value of the international COM
merce OF the world II is confidently
asserted that with the iifoOt water
hlSH"aN thIphEh INT ANhb'" VI '"'
Mississippi valley the internal com
mercc OF the United states would be
immensely increased Hundreds OF
millions OF dollars worth OF materials.
il il declared. now 20 TO waste in the
great middle west because OF the ina
bility OF the railway systems OF the
country To transport them. The con
gcstion. it is pointed out, on the au.
thority Of such experts as James j
I'm and r IL Hartman, is becoming
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1907-11-16

all corners in tournament The
dozen fine pullets.
A few days later Charley Gesrote
drove into the village on his way to
Montclair With load OF produce. In
a box strapped underneath his wagon
were two dozen chickens he was TAX.
Ing to market When Gcsrote drew IN
a. Wallace's corner 70 water his
horses he was told Of Henry Hollands
skill as a quot pitcher.
Tell YOU what I'll do. said Ges.
rote, I'M stake my chickens against
those You won, and wen no, only
pitch FOR them bur Wen pitch a.
them
Gescote explained that the chickens
were 90 be buried to their necks in
The sof, soil near the roadway and
were 70 serve In place of the iron
spikes that are ordinarily used in the
game
Each man picked one OF the fat.
test q the others chickens and for
the opening throw OF the game the
chickens were buried 80 feet apart
The rules were that every time one Of
the quot pitchers put a ringer" over
chicken he vas 10 get the fowl
about four inches az head and neck OF
the chickens showed above ground
The frightened chickens struggled to
escape and lodged the iron rings as
they We're thrown al them
Finally Holland made a ringer aad
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1907-11-16

OF grain could not be moved last 7ea'
because OF the railway congestion, and
the west suffered a coal famine be-
cause cars were not available and the
limit Of transportation had been
reached in other ways.
jams J. Hill has pointed out that
not only has the limit been reached In
the movement of freight, but even
should cars, locomotives. and tracks
be supplied, there is now and is bound
to be for years to come a dearth OF
terminal facilities. Mr.. Hill has esti'
mated that the cost of constructing
sufficient railway lines TO meet the I'M
mediate demands for moving the com
merce Of the country would require an
outlay Of s5,000,000, 900. This e6u'
mate, he declares, gives little or no
consideration to the future. Mr.. Ha7'
riman a short time since announced
that IN order to meet transportation
requirements the gauge of the railways
of the country and the rolling stock
would have to be doubled.
Some time ago. Mr.. Hill said, 1
asked a real estate man what 1t would
cost to get tier of blocks, one of the
narrowest, from the Harlem river to
Thirty.third street, New York. He
came back in week and said that
$3.50 900 900 wouit not buy it. That
means that for terminals alone 1t
would cost s165,000 a mile for every
mile from Chicago to New York be-
fore the line was built Tic railroads
can't pay rent on such high T;'"ed
terminal property.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1907-11-16
Outlay $5oooo.ooo

Already start on th, asge ~ thr
Gulf waterway has begun The en-.
cage drainage canal extending FROM
the shore " Lake Michir0u AZ the CHI
caeo river % point hv,wron Lock
port and Joliet. III is regarded as the
initial stretch 81, the great highway
The arainaEC canal Is approximately
SO miles In length and as completed IS
available from end 70 end As uayl.
gable waterway, capable ~ accommo.
DATING vessels drawing % iert ut va
ter The cost of the canal has been
approximately $50 .0oo goo al the out
lay has been borne by Chicago rs 4
municipality. but Il Is understood that
for commercial purposes the city is
willing 70 give the national govern.
mcnt navigation Contro! OF Il
For SIN miles The canal follows The
Chicago river 10 IT'S head Beyond that
point II runs Tor - miles through
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1907-11-16

she had left off, and in less than a
week the painting was finished. 1t
was excellent in detail, coloring, and
technique. The artists marveled
so did the doctor.
The experiments have been going
on regularly since. Fraulein Smitch
has painted some score Of pictures,
mostly sacred subjects. She has tried
in her normal condition to draw and
paint, and although offered large Pc
cuniary rewards, cannot do anything
at all.
SO remarkable is her case that
medical experts interested in hyp-
notism have been invited from sew
eral countries to make special
study Of it.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1907-11-16

size OF hal, dolag and n.U be
worn suspended from the neck be
meath the clothing On the tag will
appear the name. rank, company. regi-
ment or corps ~ the weareE. and Il is
ordered that when not worn as direct
ed. II shall be regarded as part OF the
uniform. and o. habitual!y in the POS.
session OF the owner
While this Identification tag would
~ course be ssore especially valuable
in time oi war, il is thought that il
Will also serve good purposes In time
81 peace u the event II accidents.
gts
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1907-11-16
IS GREAT ARTIST
WHILE IN TRANCE

next experiment. and so interested
were they that they furnished all the
requisite materials for an oil paint
ing and also sent copies OF few
noted paintings to the doctors cham
bers.
Under the hypnotic influence Frau
lein Smitch was ordered to paint a
large picture, which included many
figures. She handled the palette and
mixed the colors as if to the manner
born. First she sketched in on the
canvas the skeletons of the figures,
and then applied her brushes.
She worked with marvellous rapid
ity and tirelessly for couple of
hours. Next day she continued where
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1907-11-16
America Has Few Statues.

According TO recent book OF refer
ence. Washington has IS public stat.
ues, New York IS, Boston SO, Phila.
delphia 30, and Chicago possibly 20.
It is said that the total number O,
public statues in the country at large
IS 53S II is not stated whether these
figures refer solely TO portrait statues
but presumably they do. for American
cities have few ideal statues and still
fewer fountains.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1907-11-16
QUOT PLAYERS USE
CHICKENS FOR SPIKES
FARMERS TElLOF BRUTAL GAME
RECENTLY PLAYED IN NEW
JERSEY.

Verona, ~ Farmers who arrived
here the other day from the vicinity
of jacksonville. told of brutal game
of quoits that was played by two resi-,
dents of that section. Henry Holland
recently became the champion QUOT
thrower of Jacksonville, when he beat
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1907-11-16
To Identify the Dead.

An army general order has recent
" been issued, stating that in the
future all officers and enlisted men
will wear whenever in field uniform
an Identification tag, which will be is
sued by the quartermaster depart
ment. at cost price to officers. and
without charge to men.
This tag is aluminium, about the
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1907-11-16
Railroads Reach Limit

During the last decade the internal
commerce Of the United States has IN.
creased more than leo per cent, while
the railroad trans PorIsuon facilities
have Increased only = rey cent and
arc nov practically az Staudsti.,
All Of the railroad transportation eN.
ports admit tina, the biz trsnscon,i.
mental lines are bCag worked 10 their
Ia,less capacity Millions Of bushes
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1907-11-16
Brave.

Higgsny-There goes the fellow who
whistles a. danger
Perkshy-Ah, he must be very
brave fellow Who is he
Zisgsby-A locomotive driver
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1907-11-16

then threw another quot, which rico
cheting, cut the head off a chicken.
Gesrote won the match with six ring
ers" and took all the chickens.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1907-11-16

On the plea
Of self defence
merchants and
OF the Middle
West have Civ.
en- impetus to
a movement
for n great In.
land waterway
system that
promises TO re.
main in the
forefront Of
national AZ
fairs for years
10 come Prac
tlcally every
section OF tie
country not &C.
tually within
the scaboard
zone has TAX
en- up the agi
ta'lon for a
great inland
waterway and
Is likely 10
continue the
campaign llntll
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1907-11-16
To Keep the Course.

To Keep the Course.
1t is the working out Of a system OF
retaining banks that will not affect the
wealth Of the Mississippi valley coun-
try and at the same time regulate to
a certainty the all the year round
channel depth of the river that pre-
sents the greatest problem in the
working out of the 14.foot channe!
proposition. OF course, maintained
depth Of "A feet will demand less
width In the river In the vicinity Of
the bottom and will probably produce
changes in slopes requiring great
corrective work.
Mr. Cooley estimates that a % per
cent increment TO the Mississippi
flow is possible by using the entire
volume Of water that can come
through the Chicago canal. He esti-
mates a like increment by the es-
adjustment of comprehensive reser-
voirs on the upper Mississippi, This
would make 12-foot minimum chan
mel during the period of low water
and give the waterway a depth Of
from IS TO 10 feet under normal con
ditions. From the Red river to the
mouth Of the Mississippi, a distance
OF 300 miles, the Gulf level Is main
tanned It Is between the Red river
and the Ohio. at Cairo. that the great
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1907-11-16

so deep produces waterway OF I'M
mense breadth with uncertain depth
at low water.
The low water season, when the riv.
er depth is frequently less than II
feet, averages 120 days yearly in the
district between st. Louis and Cairo.
The alluvial deposits incident to the
food overflows must, of course, be
taken into consideration in any scheme
for the curbing Of the Mississippi's
width that has the maintenance OF an
all the year round deep channel as
its objective Saving banks and extern
siye levee construction must be under
taken, it Is conceded, in such a way
as not to deprive the bottom OF the
enormous wealth of alluvial deposits
following foods.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1907-11-16

greater every year without prospect
81 increasing railroad facilities 20 any
considerable extent
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-01-29
WON OUT

so you want my daughter. do
you?" said the proprietor OF the
newspaper to the young man who
was sitting nervously on the edge OF
chair in the parlor
Yes. sir"
Have you spoken to her on the
subject?"
she's willing, sir, and referred
me to you"
"But how do you know you love
herr"
How do I know" gasped the
young man. 81 give you my word,
sir, that ! haven't eaten a square
meal In two months and sleep is al
most out OF the question for think
ing OF her"
Young man. there's some style
to that talk. I think you may come
into the family. need man OF
your ability to swear to the circula-
ton of my paper Milwaukee Sen
tinel.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-01-29

palm TO the English. Your true
Briton regards any man who has TO
speak TO him without ever having
been formally introduced as seeking
with effrontery and. therefore, to be
disdoined and snubbed want to
exclude from these a class OF English
men who have been about the world
a good bit. I've met a few of this
sort who had knocked about the
world and who were not suspicious
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-01-29

OF a stranger who addressed them
that he had designs on their pocket
books.
Maybe i'm the course OF time and
the process OF evolution we may get
the same calm-like reserve over here
in America, but don't expect to see
it in my lifetime, and | am glad to
think Whenever ! enter parlor car
for a ride to San Francisco or Seat
tie that though may not know a
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-01-29

'Hlcs in their very worst sense,
"i 81. pu9rc i'm It's best. or uni
synae he talks also about
rIahD
Does nc not think The Jim Grow
Ur hl gives equal rights" to ALL
"r does he think That dospicable class
. ue#roe who insist com crowding
Into seats with Jho whites. whether
'hgN lNe d. mood the protection of
his legislation Pocahontas Head
Heho
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-01-29

blessed man on that tran whom 4
enter. ere 100 miles have De-"
traversed | shall be talking vr
some good American whom. nclu
saw before as though we had bu.u
friends and comrades from our ou-
Hest youth. Washington Herald
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-01-29
EQUAL RIGHTS

What position will our neighbor of
the Telegraph take I'm regard to- tho
Social Disturbance" bill az Charlie
ton. II IS introduced by the man vH.
was helped by the Telerrarh. and
others 10 carry Mingo by am mpIe...
dented majority, and it's plainly boo
the interest Of a great majority or
not alD OF its readers.
The Recorder has been consid ..d
imbued with parti-au rrm
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-01-29
TO THE POINT.

YES located at Norfolk now.
Coming down during the Expo? If
SO, write me about anything YOU
want to know, or call To see me.
Same old boy; glad to hear from
anybody at any timo. Houses TO
ent during the exposition Good
for sale.
10. WHITE ATKINSON,
Board OF Trade Bldg.
Norfolk. Va
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-01-29
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