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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-04-07
NEAR TO DEATH.

In entering this domain with his steamboat Hill
threw himself into direct competition with the all
powerful Hudson's Bay Company. He took the heId
In person, and with dog sled and snOwshoes trav-
elied the wilderness from end to end establishing
trading connections for hts boat so that cargoes
Were assured. Neither blizzard nor snow nor bitter
cold could check him. Cnbeaten trails through
strange forests held terriers for him. Once his
intrepldity almost cost him his life In spite OF
warning OF heavy weather he had left St. Paul with
cog sled ana Scant travelling ratiOns for an
overland Journey to Fort Garry. Several DAYS out ne
was oVertaken by a blizzard For two DAVIS he
IOuSRC StubboTnly through the binding snow. Then
the dogs lost the trail and began 20 circle the sled
was lost I'm drift, and the adventurer IVES left
alone In the wilderness lie staggered at hazard.
TO stop was death Hour after hour, cold
cracking his face and lips AMI nurnbing his body.
the wind and driving bufreting him nerci-
yard ahead. he yet managed 20 keep his feet And
be had the brave mans reward. for just az night
lall, when all seemed over. ne stumbled upon a
little cabin.
open! Open!" he gasped. but his voice refused
20 carry. With the last spark OF his strength he
threw himself headlong at the door. He managed
TO strike it one blow as he went down IN heap,
and woman forcing hot broth down his
throat. She and her husband a trapper Occuped
the cabin. They had heard the blow. opened the
door. dragged him in. and laid him in their own
bed, they themselves spent the night the floor
before the fire a warm friendship grew Of this
adventure and in later years, when Hill had be
come a great railroad magnate, annual pass
OF each year, along with some other substantial
remembrance
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-04-07
FULL OF PUSH.

In 1865 though only twenty-seven. he started in
business for himself commission, steamboat and
railway agent" the railway OF "hich ne ootalhea
,he agency being the little st. Paul & Pacific. He
forged ahead OF his competitors and old employ
ers almost from the start though his capital was
small. representing simply the savings he had laid
nv during his residence in ST. Paul. The daily
papers began TO chronicle one achievement after
Relates The Pioneer IN July issue of the
j.. }. Hill is now prepared 10 give shippers the
points Mr.. Hin has nearly ali the important car
Fiers OF freight in his own hands He at Grst
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rApTy TO WORK.

,Vhen he was fourteen his father died. and he
-o,1sa "a % 70 work His mother continued the
uttIe hotel and tavern, but young Jim app'led 10
Robert Passmore. who kept the village store just
across the road from the Hill hotel ana LOT Iour
wears he served Passmore as clerk keeping up liiS
studies in the mean time at night ana On SuluH'
ne had mot Vet reached his eighteenth year IN
1874 v,ben there occurred the event that hISW !ts
career into the Northwest Two OF nlS -,
Ia6 ioined the forces the Hudsons bhy
10 Sad beon assigned TO service with the hed
River brigade in the Winnipeg couhtII. "a
t,irred b6uf this time with tales OF success 11i an
a3 - ne chance The headquarters OF the tteu
River Brigade were at 81. raul A"'''0' az
H r 20 go industry was forwarding and transpor-
,ation After looking the field over tne 1Os 1919
clnded that this business PROMISED the DJ, sor a
TIe went down to the evee and began lOOhns 10 she
az ~ IN the office OF Bass g. Co.. agents for tne
p,'huotie 4, ST paul Packet Line. there was al
1870 for an experienced shipping clerE. $500,
"Csan you handle that JoD 'iie 'i - 49,
asked the young CANADIAN
les had anv experIence?" A..
..I1,,e baen a clerk four years was tnc
a1,,1t yenlv Lack of self-conndence was never
one Of MI HIS faults eItnS NE co,,rse with lass &
Co and in time he passeu InIU p q zsyUis
tant position with another nous s;;,, 10 oaents
q hs its, even as a boy of restless energy ms
o,,o ~ vvor about this time developed aIhosI I'LL
a mania one Of the ol9 setn LIE ~ commenfinF on
worked with him as Ae"O" N'+'
this traIl an no means Sunday school youth in
JIM w., w. 3he species didn't flourish hereabouts
1nose - rooya with three four other young
feiloWs over on Sd street sometimes the[ o. ~
nan Ioiv I'm had been the night before ne was
o11ra,,s On the levee bright and early the next
Saorny,Dg and we used 20 wonder whether ne needed
any s1ee Community M OF hard workers he became
marked as the hardest driver OF them All SO tnat
even the newspapers OF the Gay Desan 10 COMMENT
hfe D
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River Of the North. This river was az that time
the most important trade highway to the North
west wilderness. On its banks was Fort Garry.
now the thriving city OF Winnipeg, and here the
Hudson : bay Company had one Of its most Inn
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-04-07

Mary Michigan has reared nine children, six girls
and three boys, and all have grown up to do her
credit and to pay tribute 10 her character. Four
OF the girls happily married and all hxed their
choice on poor men. and sterling Americans The
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-04-07
They Raise Doubts About
the Great Railroad Build
err Being Ever Able
TO Retire"

gTbe retirement Of James Hin week from the
presidency Of the Northern Railroad in favor 81
Re ei5esf y Hi, 10 he the beginning OF
his long cherished plan rid Of the burdens o bus
neEs enjoy rest Of his life with nnulinE On
Ms mind but his hair 20 slang expression OF me
dav Whether HIS character such that ne can Leay
et leisure NAV be guessed from the following sketch
Of his strenuous peTsona!tyl
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-04-07
DANGERS A-PLENTY.

The dangers are due 20 the wind and the con-
stantly changing weather Sometimes the air. 40
degrees below zero in temperature. filings Itself
across the summit at the OF $50 miles an hour
force sufficient TO throw men out Of their beds
in the Tip Top House. It is said that for nine
months IN the year there Is not a day when snow
does not fail in some part Of the White Mountains
A winter climb % Mount Washington often means
narrow escapes from broken bones by being blown
against rocks, OF flights the mountain side
''all fo1lrs" against swirling blasts and through
fogs Of snow, every fake singing like a hornet
The climb is worth while. however. for the sense
OF accomplishment, OF successful conquest which
follows the safe arrival at the top and the variety
OF unusual experiences which accompany it. March
IS the best time OF the winter 10 visit the top for
then the heavier storms have passed. and the sun
is near the Equator. Then the snow begins to
soften snd the icy letters break Giant stalactites
fall from The shelves Of rock and crash down into
the craggy raT1nes. Pieces Of rock and powders
pr!ed OF by the irresistible force Of ice lombard
the bottom OF the Great Gulf" as the 1.oO0-foot
cleft between the peak and the rest OF the Presi-
Dental Range is called. with a force SUFFICIENT TO
smash iEto small fragments. One may see the
marvellous frost feathers. the curious formations
which attach themselves on the wndward side OF
poles. trees and other objects whenever the mists
caused by the warmer air OF the valley below en-
shroud the mountain top. These frost plumes
stand out from their foundations. sometimes 70 a
distance OF five feet. Neither snow. nor ice. nor
frost they have hexibility and toughness. When
melted they produce the purest water.
Il Is in the West that Alpine climbing. with all
SIS pleasures and dangers may be INDUCED in the
year round, for there are 10 he found numerous
mountains capped with perpetual snow, and down
whose scored sides the avalanche and glacier
plough their courses Il r. IN the Eierras Of Cali
tornia and the Cascades Of Oregon and Washing
ton that hnds the alpenstOck, the ice and
tie rope. and several days time. well K
fa11enced guide Indispensable for mountain climb
inE. There one finds such lofty peaks Shasta.
Whitney. Lyall, Hood. Adams. ST. Helens. Jeffcr-
son Baker and Rainier. Down the sides of most
OF these mountains, which range between 10000 and
hoo feet in height. the glacier wenGs its way On
Mount Rainier Seattle and Tacoma, for IN
fourteen large glaciers
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-04-07
MARRIED

Yesterday morning IN this city. by
Rev Father Os;er. Mr. James J. Hu
o. Miss Mary Theresa Mehecan-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-04-07
A RARE EXAMPLE.

Mr.. Hill literally lived with his charge. He revo-
lutonized entirely the business of rairoading and
dealt hard blow to the impsrsoral conception of
the management of corporations
He was baggageman. conductor. engineer track
walker, fireman, passenger agent. freight agent.
traffic manager and everything else on the road
him as assistant at this time told me- He looked
after every detail, until those who watched him
were appalled, Not box of rubber bands
bought that no didn't o. X. the order and super
wise payment. he not only learned how the work
was being done, but devised methods o doing il
differently, doing II better. more economically more
eXpedittOuSly- System followed in his wake system
IN every department. RailrOading as he found it
was an involved cumbersome chaotic affair He
made ii science"
This is the universal testimony of the railroad
world Even those who &ave no love for Mr. Hill
and his ways cOnCede ThRt he stands unique as a
railroad business manager. Graduates Of the HilI
road are always eagerly sought by other companies
including President Newman Of the New York Cen
tral came from his stan. A regular Hill Railroad
SchoOl' has grown up in the Great Northern Offices
at st. Paul. to which admission Is sought by am
bilious youngsters from all parts Of the country.
Mr.. Hill has some faults. lie is undoubtedly
arbitrary. bitter where his preiudIces are con-
cerned, utterly lacking in sympathy understand
ing for those weaker than himself lie has de-
velOped to a degree abnormal even in men OF his
class the conviction that rights Of property over
of society. he feels II right that men. regard
less OF their own desires. should he driven to do
that which he deems wise and proper.
Altogether, the life of this man, VINO came
Canada, has been we'll worth while TO his adopted
country. His faults so far OVerShadOWed by his
virtues and achievements that they hardly need De
reckOned.-EverybOdys Magazine for April
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-04-07
HILLS OUR MAN"

\ few years later early in 1874. Donald A. Smith.
then living at Montreal the Chief Commissioner
in America of the HUdsou's Bay Company, conceived
the idea Of securing control Of the St. Paul &
Pacific Railroad. The necessary thing was 10 get
exact data IS TO it's physical condition and the
status and location of It's chief creditors and bond
holders and TO secure the co-opera ton OF men with
money All this information Ohtainabls in st.
Paul the operating headquarters and th!ther Smith
went TO consult with his friend and Colieag1le,
Norman W. kittsOn. That hardy adventurer was
heart and soul for the scheme
Hills the man for us KittSon declared He
knows more about the road than any other living
person as he's been connected with il almost from
the beginning as agent here. And what he don't
This was the great strike" the real beginning
OF the Hill fame and fortune AS soon as the
project was preached to him by Kittson Hill went
over 10 u with all his Ereat energy.
IL 10 of record. the testimony OF his friends
that he lived with it, ate with IL. slept with it,
those days In 81. Paul but wherever he got trace
of any Mr.. HIN went after Il enlist II In the
enterprise. Every stranger of financial standing
or influence who visited the city was subjected to
canvass, and with such perseverance did Hill Dur-
sue the subject that more than man declared:
"Htlfs plumb crazy on this railroad deal''
But the venture succeeded better than had
been hoped. The bonds secured il IL said.
as low as 10 cents the dollar for Of the is
sues The property was put up ut public sale ana
bid In by the St Paul. Minneapolis & Manitoba
Railroad Company which had been formed bv the,
syndicate for the purpose. Mr. Hill was elected
general manager. and began at the age OF fortv-
one the remarkable railroad career which was to
become the wonder OF the business world.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-04-07
6 AMERICANS NEED MOUNTAIN CLIMBING s6
All the Danger and Hard
ship Possible Are Provided
by Nature Right
at Home.

Each yenr the ranks Of those Americans who.
IKE Governor Hughes. have come 10 learn the
value OF mountain climbing az clariler OF the
weary brain and a medicine for the body. receive
additions There several organizations 20
foster this recreation OF whose value TyndaI once
said: There is assuredly morality in the oxygen
OF the mountains there Is immortality in the
rniasna OF the marsh" The best known are the
Appalachian Mountain Club. with headquarters IN
Boston: the Alpine Club OF Philadelphia, and the
Sierra Club. Of California TIE Mazamas, with
headquarters at Portland, Ore, named for the
chamois of North America, the mountain goat, also
became widely known few years ago through
their exploits With the approach Of the recrea-
ton season. doubtless others will be planning 10
become numbered with the enthusiastic group OF
men and women rnountaineers. such as Frederick
A. Cook OF Brooklyn, who within the year con-
quered Mount Mckinley. the highest known noun
tain IN North America. and Miss Peck who has
aimed at the conquest OF heretofore inaccessible
Andean peaks.
II has been said OF Sir Martin Conway the notad
traveller and mountain climber that he is tho
hero Of two hundred peaks The snow clad Aims
with pedestrians tumbling !nto yawnng crevasses
IS the picture that is apt 10 present itself the
mind OF many Americans when the dangers and
difhculties OF mountaineering are discussed II has
been proudly boosted by state OF the Union
that Sir Martin could have gained the sobriuuet
Of hero Of more than one hundred peaks within
its borders. In Colorado are said TO be upward of
are not less than 1900 feet above sea level and
forty OF which are more than 1900 feet In the
slerEas are hfty-nine more than 1900 feet high
In the Alps there only seven rising 10 an eleva
tion OF more than 1900 feet. It is not necessary
20 cross the turbulent Atlantic find mountains 10
climb and glaciers with cavernous crevasses 10
cross. They can be found below the Canadian line
IN the United States
Even Mount Washington. in the White Noun
tains which is only a triae six thousand feet
IN height in the winter season presents 5iA4c1,as
which attract the true mountaineer and require
vigorous health. strength. courage strong lungs
and heart II they are 10 be successfully overcome
Inc Journey is not without danger and should not
Dc attempted without an experienced guide and
unless II is certain that shelter and q supply Of
food can be secured at the top When the meteor
illogical station was maintained on the top Of the
mountain II was customary 20 telegraph the fact
when any one started for the summit IN order that
searching party might be sent out If he did not
arrive within a given Of time
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-04-07
MOUNT HOOD ADVENTURES.

forty feet and brought into camp more nearly dead
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-07-18
YEARNlNe FOR OLD FRIENDS.

New York Press.
"If l were in the publishing bust
ness" said the gray haired man, I'D
get out a school reader and put into
Il some of the old poems and stories
that were fayorites forty years ago.
1t would do the youngsters good to
get acquainted with that ancient and
honorable literature, while as for their
parents, who sometimes look through
a schoolbook seeking In vain for a
familiar echo of their own childhood
days, why, they would get a Whit
Of the inspiration of youth that would
lop at least fifteen years OFF their
age.
I'D put In that poem about Make
Me a Child Again Just or Tonight,
and that other one where the little
girl wants to know II God isn't on
he ocean just the same as on the
land? Then there are The Gamblers
Wife Llewellyn and His Dog We
Are Seven, and Lazy Ned
I'D print all those old gems and
sandwich them in between the speech
es of Patrick Henry and Daniel Web
s,er. and that old classic about the
contented hoy who had no kick against
life as he fonnd it. even though he
hadn't even turnip to eat, Maybe
my book, when finished compiling 1t,
wouldn't find favor with modern
school board, but I'll warrant you II
would strike a smypatehetic chord in
the breast of many reader. old and
young"
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-07-18

what they call 'iDreadnaught units"
Battle ships of the Dreadnought class
are treated as having a value OF one
point, and other battle ships are given
proportional values according to their
size and efficiency. Oar American
Louisiana. for instance, would rank as
80 and our Maine as go. Since battle
ships take about three years to con
struct, the comparisons of strength
can be made for the immediate future
years on the basis of battle ships
under construction as well as for the
present and past.
Now comparing battle ship strength
in This way. the diagram shows that
in 1900 the British strength was 10.5
points, which was more than that
of any other two powers combined
Our American strength was just two
points, and we held fifth place among
the powers in this respect.
So swiftly do the curves of strength
mount upward that by 1910 the Brit
ish battle ships win stand at close TO
&c points. which Is more than three
times as great as in 1900. That win
l.. just about the strength of any
other two powers, the United States
| excepted. The United States will have
increased from points to 81: France
from G.5 to 90; Germany from 2.5
to 1876; Russia, despite all her war
losses, from 3.5 to g. Japan from to
II, and even Italy from 1.5 to G points
The curves for armored cruiser
strength are almost as striking.
In 1906 the United States became
the second power in battle shiT
strength and also In armored cruiser
strength. She will remain the secont
power in battle ships until 1910 a
least. though in armored cruisers
France will equal her by 1909 ant
Japan will advance to second place
The diagrams remind one of the
betting In a poker game. Even on the
basis of the hard figures, it is moi
quite certain how much Of tbs
strength displayed by any nation il
bluff
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-07-18
WISDOM OF AN EMPiRIcIsT.

There is noinsult to a girl who
wants TO be called pretty to equal the
one of saying she has real sweet ma
ture.
What n woman likes about having
been or a yachting trip is that she
can talk about it in public so strang.
ers can admire her for 1t.
For physician to heal himself does
not necessarily imply that he has to
take his own medicine.
When a man tries to be pretty It
takes all his time. and he can do
nothing else.
1t may be possible for the spirits
OF the dead to return to earth. but
why should they want to?
There is only one lodge with belong.
ing to. 1t is the brotherhood of
Man"
Yoa can recover from broken
heart, but not from broken brain.
There were no dry" towns after
Noah had issued his proclamation.
Once In great while there is a
man SO good natured that he is even
nice to his wife's relations.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-07-18

planned that the old ordinance did not
provide for painting the trolley poles.
The motion carried.
He introduced ordinance No. 444,
prohibiting the maintenance of wine
rooms in saloons and the selling or
giving away to females any spirituOus
malt or vinous liquors in said places.
1t also provided that said resorts
should close at ~ o'clock midnight
and remain closed until o'clock next
morning, except Saturday night they
close at ~ and remain closed until
o'clock Monday morning; that no
one except the owners and employees
should be allowed to enter said resorts
during the period of closing. Also
that during the period OF closing all
screens used to obscure public view
OF the bar from the street should be
removed and the blinds kept up. The
penalty for violation thereof to be
fine of not less than $40 nor more than
800 for each case. He moved that
the ordinance be published. Carried.
Alderman Folsom introduced reso-
luton to the effect that 1t was the
sense of the council that no franchises
be granted to any corporation for the
use of the streets and alleys for cleo
| tric service. and that the city con-
| struct, own, control and operate It's
| own electric plant: that the sum OF
$500 be appropriated from the emer-
gency fund for the purpose OF inyesti-
eating the feasibility and making esti-
mates and surveys for the same, the
clty's water works system to be util-
lied to furnish the power, and moved
Its adoption.
Alderman Casey moved that action
be postponed until the next regular
meeting. On roll call the vote stood
to 4. The mayor declared the mo-
ton to lay over lost.
| Folsom's resolution was carried.
| Alderman Folsom moved that the
council go in body to investigate
the practicability of establishing a
power plant at some point along the
water works system. Carried.
Council adjourned to meet again
Thursday evening. July 25.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-07-18
CANADA NEAR CLASH
OVER JAPANESE LAW

Ottawa, July 1.-THE reports OF
strained relations between the United
States and Japan interest Canadians
intensely, not only because of the
prospect of war and of the possibility
that Canada may be drawn into the
struggle by the operation of the An
glo-Japanese treaty. but also because
Canada has Japanese problem of
her own that probably will lead to a
controversy, if not direct struggle.
between the Dominion and the prov
ince of British Columbia.
That province has been engaging for
some years in vain attempts to sub
ject Japanese and even the East In
dian subjects of the British CROWN to
the operation of exclusion laws Time
after time such statutes have been
enacted by the provincial parliament.
only to be vetoed by the federal gov
| ernment. The legislature of the coast
province also has passed bills based
on what Is known as the natal act
whereby all immigrants are compelled
| to undergo examinations in the ele-
| ments of English and are subject to
deportation should they fall to pass.
These have been disallowed twice by
the dominion government, but have
been repassed and are now in force
in the province.
| This years British Columbia exclu-
sion law, compelling japanese to sub
| ject themselves to the educational
test, has not been vetoed. Consequent
ly it prevents the landing of any Japa-
nese' unless head tax of s45 is paid
This is a virtual infraction of the
Anglo-Japanese treaty as well as op-
posed to the policy of the present
Dominion government. Should the
provincial authorities attempt to en-
force the law a conflict of authority
might provoke popular demonstrations
and would be taken advantage of by
the provincial government, which is
conservative, to make political capital
The Dominion government is In a
quandary regarding the reported pro-
jected influx of Japanese. There is
nothing to prevent them from coming
except the British Columbia act, and
this is likely to be vetoed. The Grand
Trunk Pacific officials declare that.
unless they get Japanese laborers at
once, they will be unable to finish the
railroad within the contract period.
Further, many Japanese, who have
settled in the Hawaiian islands and
have become naturalized citizens of
the United States, have been denied
admission by California and Washing
ton, and many will come to Canada.
Should they then try to cross into
Washington state there might be a
serious dispute.
For all of these reasons, Canadians
nave more than passing interest in
the dispute between the United States
and Japan.