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The new era. (Walden, Colo.) 1906-19??, 1908-04-09
Colorado Railroad Progress.

Standardization of railroads
seems to be the order of the day and
numerous Colorado roads are now pre-
pairing to apply the Juice" to parts of
their lines. Gigantic power companies
are throwing their currents all over the
state, rendering electricity Il compare
lively cheap commodity, and as it
is more available in some ways
than steam power, it will be used very
extensively in the near future.
The Colorado & Southern railroad
has about completed its electric line to
Boulder. Eldorado Springs and other
points. Twelve big new cars are being
finished for this service and beginning
May 1st, or thereabouts, hourly cars
will run between Denver and Boulder.
The cars are to be delivered in Den
yer April 25th and it is thought pos
sible to put them in use by May list.
This electric line built by the Colo
RADIO & Southern follows right along
the ne OF the steam road, and will be
devoted almost entirely to passenger
traffic The cars will enter Denver
over the Twenty-third street viaduct
and pass over Arapahoe street. This
will afford suburban service to such
places as Harris and other country
sites near Denver.
The Moffat railroad is now figuring
with the Central Power Company for
electric power in handling heavy trains
over mountain grades. Electric power
enables trains to take the grades with
comparative ease and If the present
plan works out as anticipated the
hecvy freight trains may all be taken
across the steep grades of the divide in
this manner. Electric engines would
be employed at the necessary points to
take the trains over.
Work Oh the Moffat road proper is
now progressing rapidly and steel rails
are now being laid on the other side
of harmony. A tracklaying machine
Is being pressed into service. making it
possible 10 lay about two miles per day.
About 1000 men wiz be employed to
take the line into Steamboat Springs
as soon as the weather settles.
The new era. (Walden, Colo.) 1906-19??, 1908-04-09
Probing the Paper Trust.

Washington.-In his capacity as q
member of the House, Speaker Cannon
Thursday introduced a resolution di-
recting the attorney general to trans
nit to the House the papers bearing
on the investigation into the affairs
of the print paper trust resolu-
ton giving similar directions to the
secretary of the Department of Com
MERGE and Labor also was introduced
by the speaker.
Speaker Cannon said:
THE duty on print paper is fifteen
per cent ad valorem and has been the
same since 1890 under the Mckinley
law, the Wilson law and the Dingley
law, covering a period of eighteen
years. 1t is claimed that the price
has been advanced within the last few
months. largely more than equal to the
duty. If the claim of the publishers
is correct. the advance in the price is
not due to the duty, but results from
the illegal trust and combination. II
the small duty were repealed, it would
not interfere with the Illegal trust
agreement"
The new era. (Walden, Colo.) 1906-19??, 1908-04-09
Floods and Snow Predicted.

Greeley-"Bill" Jones, one of the
first settlers of the Poudre valley, who
came here in 1860 and who for forty
years has lived on his ranch ten miles
west of Greeley. recalls that the spring
of 1868 was as dry as this one. June
18th of that year. Il season when the
Cache La Poudre is usually high, he
says the river was only knee deep and
August 18th following Jones walked
across it, barely wetting his shoes. In
1864 came tremendous floods when riv
ers could not be forded and low lands
We're covered with water for miles.
Jackman Baxter, a Greeley pioneer.
remembers that the spring of 1871 was
like the present He was carrying sup
plies to loegers on the upper Poudre
and the river was so low that it re-
CURED three weeks for twenty men to
float logs ten miles. The winter OF
1871 was the coolest. with the heaviest
snowstorms of any ON record. The pio-
peers conclude that this dry spring
is the forerunner of floods and heavy
snow later c. Nj. Williams reports
that the Platte river at the foot of the
Little Thompson valley was never so
low as now and the Poudre carries only
a small stream.
The new era. (Walden, Colo.) 1906-19??, 1908-04-09

no question. That would come later.
He stepped silently to Sadie's stall.
In an incredibly short space of
time the rest of the boys came leaping
out of the ranchhouse, slamming the
door behind them. To be up and do
ing was the meat they fed on. In less
than ten minutes they were all mount
ed and ready, five of them, silent. full
to the brim of reckless hardihood.
prime for any adventure that would
serve to break the monotony of their
lives. More than that. every fiber of
their being, when touched, would re-
spond, tuneful. sounding string of
loyalty to the traditions of the Three
Bars and to its young master. Each
was fully armed. They asked no ques-
ton Yet there could be no doubt of
surprise when the time came for
action. They were always prepared,
these boys of the most popular ranch
outfit west of the river. Right in the
face of this popularity, perhaps be-
cause of it, they were a bit overbear-
ing. these boys, and held fellowship
with any outside the Three Bars a
thing not to be lightly entered into.
1t was fine thing to work for the
boss, and out of the content accruing
therefrom Sprang a conservatism like
that of the proudest aristocrat of the
land.
Langford took the trail first. Jim
had said but the one word, willis
ton" 1t was enough. Nothing was
to be heard but the rapid though reg
ular pound of hoof-beats on the level
trail. 1t is silent country, the COW
country, and its gravity begets gray
ity.
Langford, riding slightly in advance.
was having bad time with himself.
The keenest self-reproach was stab
bling him like physical pain. His
honor-his good honor, that he held so
high and stainless-was his word not
given by it that the Willistons might
count on his sure protection? What
had he done to merit this proud boast?
Knowing that Jesse Black was once
more at liberty, fully realizing of what
vast import to the state would be Will
listons testimony when the rustlers
should be brought to trial, he had sat
stupidity back and done nothing. And
he had promised. Would Williston
have had the courage without that
promise? Why were not some of his
cowboys even now sleeping with an
eye upon that little claim shack where
lived that scholar-man who was not
fit for the rough life of the plains,
maybe, but who had been brave
enough and high-minded enough to lay
his all on the white altar of telling
The new era. (Walden, Colo.) 1906-19??, 1908-04-09
eIooded Mares For Colorado.

Lexington, Ky.-George NJ. Hommel,
of the animal husbandry bureau, de-
partment of agriculture at Washing
ton: w. l.. Carlyle, dean of the Colo
RADIO Agricultural college. and Prof. c.
C. Curtis. of the Agricultural college
at Ames. Iowa, have purchased here
for the government, four saddle brood
mares. These mares will be shipped
to Colorado and mated to the heavy
harness stallion Carmen. The mares
purchased were Berthena McChord by
Chester Dare; Elvira Lindsey, by Will
sons King; Golden Picture, by Will
sons King. and mare by Wilson's
King dam by Sons Clarke Chief.
The new era. (Walden, Colo.) 1906-19??, 1908-04-09
Farmers Rushing to Colorado.

Denver.-The whole country seems
20 have suddenly discovered the fact
that Colorado is an agricultural state
and new formers are pouring in at an
Unprecedented rate. From January LIST
TO March list the records of the Colo
RADIO Railway Associations show that
there passed through the Denver gate
way from the East 1860 tons of emf
grant movGbles, or trifle over 200
cars. Since the first of March this ton
mage has increased, and it is estimated
that fully 1875 people day are coming
into the state to occupy farms, most of
them coming from the Middle West.
The new era. (Walden, Colo.) 1906-19??, 1908-04-09
Interesting Use of Gas.

A very interesting use sor producer
gas is made in a factory in Jersey
City, where tempering of metal to be
made into curtain springs is success.
fully and economically done with its
heat. Coke fires were formerly uti-
lied for the purpose, but the temper
ature varied to such an extent that
great deal of the material was
spoiled. With producer gas an ;,bso-
lutely constant temperature is Sc
cured and the work is done in a more
clearly manner. with no possibility OF
error as to the degree of heat. Con
sequently the. waste heretofore en-
countered has been reduced to a
minimum and the quality of the prod
uct is absolutely uniform
The new era. (Walden, Colo.) 1906-19??, 1908-04-09
toms door. and thus satisfy himself

toms door, and thus satisfy himself
as to what was doing SO mysteriously.
There was not cowardly drop In
Jim's circulation. But II foul play was
abroad for Williston that night, he,
Jim. OF course. was spotted and would
never be permitted to reach the
house. 1t would mean useless sac
rifice. Now. he needed to be alive.
There was crying need for his good
and active service. Afterwards-well
1t was all in the days work. 1t
wouldn't so much matter then. 1t
touched spurs lightly, bent his head
against the friction OF the air and
urged his horse to the maddest. wild
est race he had ever run since that
day long ago, to be forgotten by
neither, when he had been broken to
his masters will.
Paul Langford dropped one shoe
nervelessly to the wolfskin In front Of
his bed Though his bachelor room
was plain in most respects, plain for
the better convenience of the bachelor
hands that had 1t to put in rights
every day-with the exception of a
wolfskin here. an Indian blanket
thrown over stiff chair by the table,
Japanese screen concealing the ugly
little sheet-iron stove that stood over
In it's corner all the year round, gave
evidence that his tastes were really
luxurious. An oil lamp was burning
dimly on the table. The SCOT of many
burnings adhered to the chimney's
inner side.
The sound of galloping hoof-beats
on the hard road below came up to
him. A solitary horseman was COM
ing that way and he was putting his
horse to the limit too.
who the-deuce," began Langford
''1t's Jim's COW pony as sure as I'm
a sinner! What brings him home at
that pace, wonder? Is he drunk?'
He peered out indifferently. The
hoof-beats rang nearer and nearer,
clattered through the stable yards and
before they ceased, two or three re-
volver shots rang out in rapid success
sion. Jim had fired into the air to
arouse the house.
Springing from his reeking bronco,
he ran quickly to the stable and threw
wide the door. Here the boss, the
first to gain the outside because al
ready dressed. found him hastily sad
ding fresh mount. Langford asked
The new era. (Walden, Colo.) 1906-19??, 1908-04-09
NOT GUILTY OF LEsE MAJESTY.
Bishop Moore Dsmsses Charges
Against Chancellor Day.

New York.-The charges of libeling
President Roosevelt preferred against
Chancellor Day of Syracuse university
by Rev. George A. Cooke of Brandon,
Vermont, were ruled out of court by
Bishop David II. Moore at the opening
OF the l09th session of the New York
Methodist Episcopal conference Wed.
nesday.
Bishop Moore in dismissing the
charges said he regarded the COM
plant against Chancellor Day as d.
rect attack upon free speech and free
press. The decision was greeted with
cheers and long continued applause.
The charges against Chancellor Day
contained five counts and were to the
effect that he had DETAINED President
Roosevelt in some Of his public utter
ances. DR.. Day made no effort to an
swer the charges.
In his address announcing the de-
cision TO throw out the charges OF Mr..
Cooke. Bishop Moore said that the
same charges might just as well be
brought against some member of the
United States Senate as against DR..
Day. At the conclusion of his address
when he said
Shall the character of James r.
Day be passed." the hand of everyone
Of the several hundred delegates in the
big hall shot up and another round of
applause filed the auditorium.
Charges Of defamation of character.
hypocrisy and intimidation against
Prof. B. p. Bovine of Boston university
and of scandal and misrepresentation
against Rev. DR.. James M. Buckley,
editor of the Christian Advocate, were
made by Rev. George A. Cooke of the
Troy conference at the opening session
of the New York East conference of
Methodist Episcopal churches in
Brooklyn today. The charges were dis
missed by unanimous action. Charges
against the same men had been pre-
viously preferred by Rev Mr.. Cooke,
but they were not sustained. Mr..
Cooke today asked permission to ex-
plain his attitude in the renewal of the
charges, but the right to take the floor
was denied on the ground that he had
no standing in the conference.
Rev. Cooke, whose charges against
Rev Drs. Buckley and Bovine were
dismissed at the morning session, has
formulated new charges against DR..
Buckley to the effect that DR.. Buckley
published an unfair and false account
of his trial before the committee on
Mr. Cookies previous charges.
The new era. (Walden, Colo.) 1906-19??, 1908-04-09
Asked to Meet Governors.

Indianapolis Mitchell ex.
president of the United Mine Workers,
is one of five Americans selected by
President Roosevelt to be special
guests of the big conference of state
and territory governors to be held in
Washington May 18th. This confer.
ence, which will last three days. and
the sessions of which will be held in
the east room of the White House. will
be presided over by President Roose
welt. 1t will be the first meeting in the
history of the country of federal.
state and territorial executives. The
five special guests will be: Grover
Cleveland, William J. Bryan. James J
Hill, Andrew Carnegie and JOIN
Mitchell
The new era. (Walden, Colo.) 1906-19??, 1908-04-09
tcopyrigbt BY A. c. Mcclurx & Co.. 1877. }
SYNOPSIS.

hish-minded and cultured. searches for
cattle missing from his ranch-the Lazy
s" On a wooded spot in the rivers bed
that would have been an island had the
Missouri been at high water. he dis,
in working over brands cattle. He
creeps near enough to note the chang
ing of the Three Bars" brand on one
ford. the rich owner OF the Three
Bars is informed of the operations Of
the gang, of cattle thieyesT a., band OF
long have defied the law and authori-
ties OF Kemah county, South Dakota
Mary. commonly known as "WiIlision's
little girl" Louise Dale, an expert
court stenographer: who had followed
,he east esi'' to Tie the 'baEoishs." and Who
is living with him at Wind City. is
E.anes St by the oo county mtt%rne nd
hearing OF Jesse Black. lin Munson. in
waiting besd oh e ea 5fs b beT shpped Ss
Bill Brown and there detects old
Mag" a well known 'ornery', steer be-
Bars" ranch. Munson and Louise start
for Kemah. Crowds assemble In Justice
James r. McAllister's court for the
springs the first of many great sur
prises, waving examination. Through
Jake Sanderson. a member OF the out
steer Mag had been recovered and thus
saw the uselessness OF fighting against
being bound over. Richard Gordon. the
county attorney. who is unpopular be-
cause OF his many failures to secure con-
.victions in court. wins the admiration of
Louise which is mutual. County Attorney
Gordon accompanies Louise Dale on her
return to Wind City. He tells her OF the
disappointments of his office, of witnesses
that can be bribed and of the system of
tampering with Justice which prevents
him from securing a conviction he has
stands in the light in his door at night a
shot is fired at him, The house Is attacked
and a battle ensues between Williston and
his daughter, on one side. and the out
laws on the other. The house Is set
on fire AS an outlaw raises his rifle to
shoot Williston a shot from an unknown
source pierces his arms and the rifle falls
to the ground. Aid has come to Williston.
\ but he and his daughter are captured and
horne away by the outlaws.
The new era. (Walden, Colo.) 1906-19??, 1908-04-09
INDIANA FOR
FAIRBANKS
REPUBLICAN STATE CONVENTION
PLEDGES ITS THIRTY
DELEGATES.
URGES MINING BUREAU
PLATFORM FAvoRS CHILD LABOR
LAWS, LOCAL OPTION AND
TARIFF REVISION.


lndianapolis.-Th Indiana Republi-
can state convention Thursday adopted
a platform, indorsed Vice President
Charles Warren Fairbanks and in
structed the thirty state delegates to
the national convention at Chicago to
vote and work for his nomination for
the presidency, and nominated full
state ticket.
The platform incorporated a plank
written by Vice President Fairbanks
insisting upon a revision of the tariff
by n special session of Congress to be
called in November after the fall cleo
lions. Other blanks favored child la
Dor laws n local option law with the
comfy as n unit. favored economy in
public expenditures especially men
tioninp the army and navy, favored a
modification of the financial system,
pledged "A complete regulation of cap
italistic combinations in the interest of
trade. commerce and the general well
fare of The ueople and urged the crea-
tion of n bureau of mines and mining
Following are the principal nomina-
lions.
Covernor-Iomes IL Watson. Rush
VIA
V.ieutenont ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS c..
Goodwine Williamsport.
Secretary of State-Fred A. Sims
Frankfort
Auditol-.Iohn C.. Billheimer. Wash
inpton
Treasurcr-Oscar Hadley, Plainfield.
Attorney General-.Tames Bingham,
Muncie.
The platform adopted included the
following pIanll.
I'VE uurpseryedly and enthusiasts
ticaIIv indorsc the administration of
Theodore Roosevelt. Upon his initia-
tive and under his guidance the Pan
anna canal has been begun and is rap
idly being driven to completion. Upon
his recommendation Congress has
PASSED many laws which secure many
rights for rhe people and insure thar
honesty in business upon which alone
permanent prosperity is builded.
"president Rooseyelt's fearless and
impartial enforcement of law. regard
less of the wealth and power of the
lawbreaker, has secured not only
greater observance of and respect for
law than ever before. but also has
ouickened the moral sense of the ma
lion
"'rhe Republicans of Indiana. voic-
;np tho on;nion of the great majority
of the people of all parties, congratu-
late President Roosevelt on his admin,
istration of the country's affairs and
pledge our continued support of his
po,icies
"The Republican party notes with
ple,sure tbe growing determination to
eradicate political corruption, from
whatever source the same originates
and TO the end that the party may re-
snond IN that sentiment we oppose the
The new era. (Walden, Colo.) 1906-19??, 1908-04-09
CHAPTER x.-continued.

at beats the devil-fOr a fac" He
looked helplessly over his shoulder.
The man was beyond sight and sound.
IF he hadn't said he was goin' for
doc and belonged to the X Y T." he
pondered He was swearing because
he could not think of way out of the
maze OF contradiction. He was so
seldom at loss, this braggadocio Jim.
Well, l reckon l won't get any hep
a moonin' here less'n | wait here till
that son-of-a-gun comes back from
seem doc. Lord, I'd have to camp
out all night. Guess I'll be movin'
on. But I'm plumb a-foot for an idee
as to how that idjit got here from the
ky o.
He shrugged his shoulders and pick
ed up the fallen bride rein. He kept
on straight ahead, and it was well for
him that he did so. 1t was not the
last of the affair. The old, prosaic
trail seemed fairly bristling with
ghostly visitants that night. He had
gone but scant quarter-mile when
he met second horseman, and this
time he would have sworn on oath
that the man had not been on the
forward trail as long as he should
have been to be seen in the starlight.
Jim was not doing now and he knew
what he was about The fellow struck
the trail from across country and from
the direction of Williston's home cat
tie sheds.
THE DEVIL" he muttered, and this
time he was in deep and terrible earn
est.
'Hullo!" the fellow accosted him,
genially.
Too damned pleasant-the whole
bunch of EN-" found quick lodgment
in Jim's active brain. Aloud, he re-
sponded with answering good nature,
"Hullo!"
Where We goin'?" asked the other,
as if in no particular haste to part
company If he had met with sur
prise, he carried it off we'll
Home. Been to town" Jim was
on tender hooks to be off
Belong to the Three Bars, don't
you?"
Yep"
Thought so. Well, good luck to
you"
Say" said Jim. suddenly, you
don't happen to hang out at the x Y q.
do your"
Nav! What dye suppose I'd be
doing here this time of night if
did?" There was scorn in his voice
and suspicion, too. "Why?" he asked
oh, nothin'. Thought l knew your
build. but 1 guess l was mistaken. So
long
He had an itching desire to ask if
this night traveller. too, was in quest
of the doctor. but caution held him
silent. He had need to proceed wari-
ly He rode briskly along until he
judged he had gone far enough to
allay suspicion. then he halted sud
denly. Very wideawake was Jim
aow His hand rested unconsciously
h IN the Colts 40. protruding from his
loosely hanging belt. His impulse was
70 ride boldly back and up to Willis
The new era. (Walden, Colo.) 1906-19??, 1908-04-09
Serious. indeed.

Lady said the tattered tramp al
the gate. cant yer spare me a dime
on very urgent collection" What
do you call an urgent collection"
asked the busy housewife. why, yer
see. have just been fined $29,24O, 900
for ridin on an oil car an I've Only
got two days to RN 1t together"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-09-10
SEVEN TROUGHS DISTRICT
MAKING GOOD ALL THROUGH

Manager l.. A. Friendman of the Seven
Iroughs Mining and Kindergarten prop
critics in the Seven Troughs district, was
In the city yesterday on business con-
nected with his various undertakings. He
stated during the day that while there
IS no particular excitement in the Seven
Iroughs district. great deal of telling
work was being performed and substan-
tlal results were being obtained.
cleanup is now being made once a
week at the kindergarten company's mill
and bullion is being regularly shipped to
market A 5000 cleanup was started
for market yesterday
At the Seven Troughs company's prop
erty prosecuting for the ledge on the
S0-foot level will be commenced Monday
and II Will be only short time till the
ore bodies are opened up at that depth.
On the Harris lease, prosecuting is now
under way on the 200 level and the ore will
be soon opened up there
The Mazuma Hills. the Therein. the
Signal Peak. the Eclipse and numeroE/
other properties are making the fur fly
and hardly day goes by without dis
closures of Importance being made some
where in the camp. Mr.. Friedman de-
clares that nothing can hold the Seven
Troushs country down now; it has COM
pletely emerged from the uncertain stages
of its early development and now has
enough paying mines to assure its future
even though another should never be de-
prospects are being converted into mines
right along and this state of affairs is
expected to continue Indefinitely or until
the district outshines every camp in Ne
vada in the matter of gold and silver
production
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-09-10
KNIGHT INTERESTS STILL
AFTER MINING PROPERTIES

j.. William Knight was in the city for
a few hours yesterday for the first time
in quite a while. He said that he had
been quite busy making examinations of
mining properties in the interests of the
Knight Investment company for the past
several weeks and that while deals would
likely result from some of them in the
near future he found many things that his
syndicate did not care to tackle.
Asked what was being done about lead
property just over the Arizona line, re-
ported to be under bond to his>syndicate,
Mr.. Knight said the proposition had been
put up to them as one of exceptional
merit and he expected that he or some
other representative of the Knight inter-
ests would go down to examine the prop
erty in the near future.
Concerning Mountain Lake. he said that
reports from the property continued to be
favorable; that the Steamboat tunnel was
penetrating very interesting ground at the
present time, and everything seemed ia
vorable to the opening up of an ore body.
Some little ore has been cut already, but
nothing to amount to much other than
to be counted as favorable indications for
the country ahead.