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New-York tribune., 1908-08-13
MEANS LONG LEGAL FIGHT.

While the directors OF the Central Park. North
& East River Railroad Company are only too
willing TO have the transfer arrangement re-
stored the instructions Of Judge Lacombe put
an end TO the possibility Of this being done in
the near future. At present II looks as IL the
receivers would inform the Public Service Com
mission on August "a OF Judge Lacombe's in
structions Should the commission then decide
to establish a rate that il believes just and
on fourth
New-York tribune., 1908-08-13
LABOR ATTACK ON GoMPERs.

Correspondence further indicating dissatisfac-
ton among labor men with the attitude as
sumed by Samuel Gompers president OF the
American Federation of Labor has been sub
,ni+ted 10 Mr.. Taft with the permission 10 make
II public.
This correspondence is between john r King.
president of the Grand Army Club of Maryland,
M % West Mount Royal avenue. Baltimore.
and William r Keirle. president of the Brick
Co,finued on socond paKa
New-York tribune., 1908-08-13

Continued or second psEa
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-02-23

sponsors for this great system have
spent $4U,0O0,o00 to secure the su'
preme mastery OF the Columbia basin.
from its iarthes, reaches OF contribu'
tive supply to her very doors. and
beyond (ior the Astoria & Columbia
River Railroad division OF this sys-
tenn passes through this city TO Sea-
side IL miles south and west on the
coast itself, from whence |, already
owns the right.oi. way to Tillamook
Bay, on its San Francisco routc), and
that she will be cut out OF the termi'
nal plans OF the near future. Such
vast work and cost are not INDUCED
for mere pasimc or tentative ad'
vantage, but adhcres 10 the homes,
and jus,iliablc deduction that she " 10
figure largely and permanently IN the
adjustments that must follow the
opening OF the road 10 the business II
commands.
BY every conceivable phase OF
reasoning and logic, this port IS in
the nearest. direct. operative line oi
that business and tina, the mouth OF
the Columbia is destined to play
mighty part in the history Il will
make; aud only the usual silence a,
railway headquarters preelades
triumphant and affirmative declara-
ton in this behalf.
In the language OF President Louis
w. Hill. presiden, Of the Great
Northern and Northern Pacific lines
vice his distinguished father. given
out in this city last July, This is. un-
doub,edly. the place from which the
grain shipments Of the great Colum-
bia River Valley will be made You
have the situation here, unqucstion.
ably"
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-02-23

miles OF track-laying yet to do be-
tween Butler and Cascade; and this
closed, the work of ahgning the
steel and levelng up of the road-bed
will sroceed with despatch, At every
possible point of the road rock-ballaSt
has been used when il was available
and in its absence the heaviest OF
coarse gravel has been hauled tor long
distances and used instead, The SS-
pound steel rails with which the line
is laid, with the tie-work measuring
$500 to the mile, gives 4 superbly
solid road-bed for the whole mileage
and impresses the layman with 4
wonderful sense OF its security; and
this is amplihed by the endless use
of concrete in the structural elements
of the work everywhere; culverts,
tunnels, piers, switch-blocks, and all
devices in which it may serve its
better stead.
Over 100000 cubic yards OF ma
terials have been dug and blasted from
the right-of-way west of Kennewick,
one-third of which was solid rock,
and every ton OF this rock has been
put into constructive service in the
fills adjacent; the timbering OF the
road (where timber alone would serve)
is of the heaviest sort, to keep as
near pace as possible with the rigor-
ous policy OF employing only the
best and most enduring substances in
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-02-23

the highest known levels OF either OF
the great rivers involved, The mile
and quarter OF trestling between
these bridges is all OF solid steel on
concrete bases,
The company possesses ample yard
adge facilities at Portland, on which
are erected two oQ0-ioot freight
houses each 50 ieet in width. and
these are equipped with thrce-story
office buildings aud offices covering
the whole range OF traffic business, at
the city end OF the structures, The
passenger service OF the system will
be expedited from the Union Depot
At Portland, where that department
is already installed in handsome and
ommodiouS quarters,
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-02-23

The official staff OF the Spokane,
Portland & Seattle Railway. as now
constituted, is as follows President,
Francis B. Clarke; general superin-
tendent, F. S, Forest; general freight
and passenger agent, II, NJ. Adams;
assistant general freight and passen-
ger agent, R. II. jenkins; trainmas-
ter, NJ. +. Kincaid. These gentlemen
are all highly trained experts, familiar
with the deepest purposes OF the
men who have committed this great
trust 10 their hands, and when the
road shall open for full traffic this
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-02-23

every department OF the work. And
n this relation il may be said that
what OF trestling has been injected IN
the construction, has been made Won
deriully more lasting by the fact that
the ties ON every such structure have
been laid close. and the whole
surface coated, to the rails
with gravel and cement making the
roof OF the trestliug impervious TO
the rains OF the winter aud preserving
the Sub-structure to the greatest pos.
sible degree,
There are Is tunnels on the line,
the shortest being about las feet, and
the longest 2S+S feet, all high and
roomy and all heavily lined with
cement except in one or two IN
stances where the character of the
work was SO smoothly wrought as to
dispense with the use OF il. The long
est OF the tunnels is at Cape Horn
and is one OF the great features o..
the line,
The North Bank" line has SUI
preme advantage in its southerly as.
peet. From its side of the Columbia
the eye-range is magnificent and
marked by thousand beauties lost
altogether on the opposite shore trip
The open valleys to the south and
the lordly mountains OF the lower
Cascades, including kingly Hood and
the exquisite spray-aoods OF Mutt
nomah and Bridal Veil, form pano-
rama unequalled anywhere on the
continent OF America, when viewed
from the open elevation OF the line.
with the glorious Columbia con
stantly in the near vision,
The mileage that lands the line
from Vancouver at its nearPortland
junction with the Northern Pacific
81 traversed largely on bridges and
lofty trestling, and it is in this brief
breadth that some Of the costliest
work of the project lies. The road
leaves Vancouver direct on magniti-
cent system OF double-track super
structures, the first phase OF which is
a lofty steel bridge, said to be the
longest structure OF its kind in this
country (including as it does 6oO0 feet
OF steel trestling); its shortest span
being S3.7 feet, its longest N5 feet.
and its draw 467.5 feet, in length, and
this stretches from the north shore OF
the Columbia far toward the easterl,'
margin of the Willamette river, from
whence springs another fine bridge.
with minimum span of S4.2 feet, a
maximum span of 26S8 feet, and a
draw Of $40 feet (the longest in the
world), the whole distance OF 1900
feet being q feet in the clear above
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-02-23

summer, will give substance and
impetus to the businesses and build 1t
rapidly and surely to the utmost
limit The Spokane end OF the Sys-
TEN will hardly be completed until
later in the year, but the traffic from
the Snake river country will be readily
handled and is likely to tax even the
magnificent qualities OF this new and
direct highway,
Immense enterprises OF this sort
are not adapted TO the wide territory
they dominate, in day, nor year
time alone develops the real bearing,
the actual scope and direction OF that
domination, And in the case Of this
fine property there are three distinct
and available departments OF It's ter.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-02-23

ri,ory on the anxious seat as to the
final determination OF terminal honors
and prestige. Astoria, Portland and
Puget Sound. The fact that the prim.
airy interests OF its projectors are all
ready centered on the Sound lends
something OF color to the claims as
serted up that way, especially as the
leading features OF time. distance and
grades have been reduced to mini
mum over the prevalent routes. Port
land has an eager and optimistic eye
on the situation and justiiies her claim
TO terminal consideration on the fact
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-02-23

PREPAID TICKETS-Railroad and sleeping tickets de-
vered passengers in the east money to same
deposited with any agent for the A. < c. R.. R.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-02-23

sale and points the United States Europe
foil limits sleeping call
address,
G. JOHNSON General Agent.
18th and Commercial SITS, Astoria, Oregon
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-02-23

And this fortified by the still more
potent calculations oi the running
distances as between the interior
points OF departure, for the vast ship
ments that will engage this line; all
OF them common point" stations in
the grain trade:
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-02-23

that such extraordinary and costly
elements OF construction have been
indulged to get the line within her
limits, the great bridges, etc, etc, and
her facilities for handling the business
il it shalt be broueh, there in a per
manent way,
But Astoria has the cardinal claim
OF being the nearest seaport to the
source OF shipment and lies at the
loot OF the down.grade. water-level
haul the road was built to cover, as
the following table OF distances will
indicate:
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Sic 18th St, Oakland. Cal.


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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-07-26

tered most Of the footpnths across the
slnnting fields and through the beech
woods, which were everywhere Inc vi :
dence. TO meet Winifredg Dare, face
to face and alone, was now Ills sole
preoccunation. Every morning he
passed that -embowered fold farm
house III vnin. Every pctticont he
saw coming down country 4 lano in
the distance was ut once an obi ect of
interest to him. Every female occu-
pant OF passing vehicle was carefully
scrutinized but NIL to no purpose; and
mt last he began to despair.
Then, as 1t mostly happens in sucl,
cases. he had "a stroke OF luck. One
afternoon he was returning home from
{Chesllam through the W dds Instead OF
by the main road The tall. clean.
gray boles Of the beeches rose like
columns on every side OF him. through
which camo golden shafts OF the vest
ering sun. The air, vocal with the
sounds OF birds, was snave and odor-
Gus with the scent OF myriads OF wild
flowers. 1t was n delightful spot to
sloitergdn, and he5stopped at Intervals
to take. An the full, beauty Of the scene,
as lie lelsurely strobe up the flinty
path.
suddenly he heard a feminine scream
iust.in front OF him, and bounding up
tho path he saw a girl he only too
quickly recognized clingling for dear lear
lifo TO tree-trunk. which hung Just
over the steep scarp OF q vast chalk
pit. To reach her was only a matter
OF seconds
Give me your hand" said he. as he
felt his heart pounding upon his ribs
with joyful surprise ut the opportune-
ness Of the situation.
She grasped his extended hand. One
gentle pull and she was safe on the
path again,
'Ugh!' said She What great
black hole! never noticed Its s saw
a lovely Wild flower, and went to pick
It. when something gave way under my
feet, and was sliding down. when Il
threw my arms round a tree and
squealed. when who should pop upon
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Auehor of |" The Duchess 90 y ON.
tifax.square," "The lady i'm
Sables,' g A Silent Passenger
"Frozem Hearts" = Rash Com
c1usions,' &c.

the scene but you, Mr.. FeatherstoneI
What good fairy led you this way,
I wonder IA
What good luck, you mean, Miss
l Dare, said Eric, with a conten1 1 I'd
smile. sis's
Yes, It was luck for me-" she an
swered with heightened color. That
dreadful hole may BE miles and miles
deer, }and the bottom full Of snakes,
perhaps! How can ever thank YOU
Mr.. Featilerstone7 4
But before he could mako suitable
answer she added: "But how in the
world did YOU find out my name?'
May ask a similar question with
regard to nyself?. lie said. n
with atstheys burst into simultan-
eous .llal.ig h. and walked on through the
woods together.
Well. said he, II will answer your
question first. 1t. Is an easy matter.
Just after you quilted Milton's cot
tage at Chnlfont st. Giles the other
day entered 1T, and found your name
Still wet in the visitors book. l Inn
medlately wrote my own beneath It,"
NOW nice!" said she. Il feel quite
pleasant association with that OF Eric
iFeatherstone. the famous artist"
II was his turn now to be surprised,
to blush a little. too. She went on:
Why, I knew you at once when you
got Into the train the other day. Your
friend was an artist, too. I had seen
your portrait In the papers. Who could
mistake you? = love your pictures-1
adore them. That one in last years
Academy was Just splendid"
From your lips, Miss Dare, the COM
pliment is delightful
"Why?''
Because Well because, as the
children -
Children say such silly things
II know. They sometimes are afraid
to give reasons
oh" said she. and for a moment
they strolled along In silence. He was
the first to speak again.
$50 you come from Australian" said
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the sunbeams danced in the trees, and
everything in nature seemed glad.
The next day Eric Fcatherstone re-
turned to town. In the train he casu-
ally said to Bob Boulter:
7 am going to marry that girl,
Bob.'
$50 you pulled 1t off, did you? Not
surprised. What is she?
"a school teacher"
Good heavens, Eric what funny
sort OF chap you are. to be sure"
Later the same day he met Tom
Burroughs Said the latter:
Well. how did you enjoy your holi-
day down in Bucks. old nan?"
Tripping"
"see anything more OF the rustic
,beauty?.'
yes. met her several times; deuced
nice girl"
Know her nance"
Eyes: Winifred Dare"
And her position?''
Never asked her. but I believe she
lis a school teacher or something OF
the sort
Hal ha. that's good"
whats good?'
That she is a school teacher"
"She told me SO herself"
..ArtIess maiden. Look here. Coming
down In the train with US that after
noon was young fellow who recog-
nized her. He Is with n big firm or
solicitors in Lincoln's Inn Fields, and
he told me afterwards that when she
becomes OF age In about two months
time che will have about 100000
year Her father was one of the
richest men in Australia. He died
about four years ago. and she has
been living since with an aunt in Lon.
don"
GOOD heavens, Tom. said Eric
what have done?"
Don't know. Haven't proposed to
her, have you?"
yes. and been accepted. You appal
me- How In the world can get out OF
it?'
What in the world do you want to
get out OF 1t for. you silly loon?"
Because I have always said that S
would never marry woman for her
money.
Just so. and she on her part had a
horror. am told. of being wooed Just
for her money. and so she played the
part of n schoolteacher, did she? Ha!
ha! that's lovely. It's very sad and
disconcerting. daresay. old chap
but / am afraid you VIII have to put
up with It."
+ Eric Featherstone did put up with
1T. He married the little school teach
er" some six months later, and though
he stands somewhat In awe OF her
wealth. he Is fain to admit that In her
he has his greatest treasure.
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he. XII
.s''Yes,"" she answered. " am q true
Australian cf,i1d-btit an ;uplucky one"
s"How7-why? Pray forgive my pre-.
sumptiontn asking the question: 3tii
ut Is quite natural one--I invited
It.. Well, I am a poor lone orphan. Not
very nice to be left IAN orphan at
sixteen, is it7''l f 5s5.r is
Il never had that experlcnce,. said
I e,alaughing.
1T wouldn't have mattered to you
Pr you had" said she. You're a man.
sWitha girl 1t is very different. When
my father died was shipped over to
England and was placed In the hands
of an aunt In London, who has done
|. her whole duty as an aunt towards mo.
II have nothing to reproach her for.
She Is dear old soul. also have an
uncle, a farmer, living in these do
llightful alatitudes."
s"I know said Eric, Il have been
past his farm nearly every day-on
the chance OF catching a glimpse OF
Syou.''
How bold! Why did you do that?"
Il don't know, only I thought I
should like to meet you again--and You
said in the train that you wouldn't
mind.'
Did II Then must acquit you Of
holiness. suppose. Well. as I was
saying, II was nice to have an uncle
living down here, where a poor. faded
school teacher can have delightful
and well-earned holiday Don't you
think so7s'
= Certainly; tolliest thing ina ginnble.
Such change from London"
And It's worries"
That's It, Teaching kids must be
a horrible worry. 1:have an awful adj
miration for school teachers"
How nice OF you to say 80"
Not a bit; mean 1t. Tn ere Is
something so unselflsh about the pro-.
fession. It must, think, develop all
the good qualities OF a woman. Make
her At for the sterner duties OF life and
all that sort OF thing.
She turned and looked at him with a
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which every child should know.
II 10 halinvad that this form az

which every child should know.
It is believed that this form OF pre-
senting the chief plays TO the young
will. in accordance with a widely ex-
pressed wish from many educational
experts. commend itself to teachers and
others. Professor L. Gollancz. editor
of THE Temple Shakespeare" Is the
general editor OF the series.
Each volume will be illustrated by
reproductions OF the chief scenes of
the action as they would be visualized
by the Young. while further feature
is made of songs from the plays set to
the best music arranged for. school