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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-01-03
OFFICIALS ON
ANXIOUS BENCH
Appointment Of Receivers Causes
CONSERVATION Among En-
ployes-In Other Cities.
,s,ooo,., MI. r,,, !. r,,sn,,c,

lsnec,a to The Times Dispntch.l
NORFOLK, VA, January 2.-Barring
tho officials and subordinate clerks.
it Is not believed that the Seaboard
receivership will affect the general
offices In Portsmouth.
AS Is always the case when changes
are announced In q railroad conlpany's
management. more or less consterna-
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v!ous year was: Seahoarl Air Line
Railway, S.3 per cent; Southern Rail-
way. 1888 pet cent: Louisville and
Nashville, 20.25 per cent, and Central
of Georgia., 1854 per cent.
THAT the continuous increase in the
business of your orator. as shown by
the fact that the gross earnings for
tho year ending June 80, 1907, exceed a.
cd those of the year ending June ~,
1900. by over sS.s9ooOo very nearly
30 per cent?, and the apparent certain
ty that the business would continue
TO Increase greatly made 1t absolutely
necessary for your orator. IN order
to endcavor to do it's du.y to the pub
for new cars and locomotives. for re-
laying its rails and for enlarginE Its
terminals and shop facilities; that these
expenditures had put Your orator ~
obligations as Il common carrier ~
the satisfaction OF the communities IT
serves. but have left 1t with liaplllllcs
that under present conditions II Is utl-
both the gross and net earnings re-
spending IL new money that was pus
into the property, steadily Increased
and II both the gross and net earn
crease for the last four months q
the fiscal year ending juno 80. 1905.
that they showed for the first eight
months. the net earnings would nave
900 but that during the last four
,, months they fell OFT TO q considerable
extent; that for the fiscal year ending
June so. 1907. there We're no N ne. earl
ings but deficit of 1904. 1920. Where,
as II the net earnings had continued
TO increase as they had been increas.
ing for nearly one and half years
before March, 1906, they would nave
amounted for the fiscal wear end nnS
June so. 1907. 20 upwards OF al'e'V'V'V.
Couldn't Borrow Money.
"Tha. If your orator had been aol.
to make such net ea arm. ~. not erea,
extent to care for the obligations now
pressing upon your orator but. III az
| dition, thcy would probably nave s1,
abled your orator. L, 10 ,,s seli ~ ihat for
| the last two months the financlai ~. FL
uation has been such that securities
OF the very wealthiest and most pios-
porous corporations nave oe cen i + las
been Impossible for even such corpora
| lions to sell new securities, or to DOT
row money except Oh most onerous .
YOUR orator to sell its securities, or
borrow money on anything; that eS-
| penditures chargeablc to capital nc
count for right of way, stations. cars,
| railroad shops and the like were made
by orator during the year, ending June n'I
| 30, 1905. amounting. to s4Sl,bs4, ana
during the year ending June so, so6,
to $925.563.S5. and during the year emu .
Ling June go, 1907. to sl.4S7S92.67; that
aii these expenditures were necessary,
! and many Of them were ordered BY
| the authorities of the communities
/ through which the road OF orator
runs; that such capital expenditures
are made every year BY almost al
/ railroads. and they vii! have to be
made by orator during the coming
year to the extent OF at least $500
| 600.
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LINES owNEr,-continued.

Z u q ID u 4.
LINES NED--Continued
Miles.
Archer Branch to Phos. Mine.
flu, 1899. ts.,.i....i .t.'.i.'. 2.SH7
Belt juno. to Imam Park. Gu. 800
Larry Bird, Spur. Fla........ o6o
Lake Griffin Spur, Fla....... 0.5o
Quincy Spur. ria. ............ 1.o5
Turkey Creek to Durant, Flu. 4.33
Alnelin Beach TO Ferand!na.
IN. 1850. ....... ........ 2.2b
PROPRIETARY ROADS
171.76 MilesD
seaboard and Roanoke Railroad:
po dss' ~ y Va, to WEI. 1850
Boykins. Va. to State Line.
". G. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 2.IO
Ronnol:e and Tar River n. r.:
state Line. Va, to Lewis
ton, n. c. .............. $3.50
Cult Railroad: sNs A''
Stark to Wannee, Fla. ~. 5G.44
Camp Spur NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. Ill
LEASED LINES.
Central OF Georgia Railway: 3
Lynos TO Meldri,n. Ga..... 5I65
TRAcKAGE RIGHTS t5.4o s1iles>.
Wilmington Railway Bridge:
Hilton to Navassa, N. Co.. $40
Western and Atlantic Railway:
Howells to Atlanta, Ga.... 800
Total mileage OF system. .:,cl7so
Less-owned but not operated:
Turkey Creek to Durant
Fla. $500. ......4.33 IN.
Ternandina TO Amelia
Beach. Fla. ......a.0o M ..
.-----.--
''. June 80, 1906. oD.... e,s1o.e7
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Wont Meet Expenses.

NONt -hcSt HIApCuSCSs
THAT the gross earnings of orator,
including all proper increases of such
gross earnings during the next year
will be insufficient to pay these necas-
sary capital expenditures, the amounts
payable for equipment and the interest
charges. rentals. taxes and operating
expenses of orator: that the failure to
make such capital expenditures and
the loss OF equipment that Will follow
liz payment for it is not made will re-
suit in injury to the business and
property of orator, and will prevent
orator from efficiently performing its
duties to the public as a common car
iricr.
THAT the interest OF all the stockhold-
| ers and all the creditors of Your orator
demand that its property be protected
! from disintegration as the result OF
numerous suits that must otherwise
Inevitably follow at an early date the
! conditions herein stated with the re-
| sulting questions of forfeitures, def
4 cences and other incidents attending
default In its obligations, and demand
| that it's business be performed by a
receiver acting under the authority and
Idiscretion of n court Of equity; that
! the interest of the public demand regu-
lar action, that the annual gross earns
EinEs of the system of Your orator are
upwards OF slS.000O00.00; that tho
/ performance of its public functions
make ii necessary that traffic balances,
/ terminal charges and trackage rent
ais involving business with other rail J.
iroad ana terminal companies be
i nromptlv paid as they become due, and
4 In the forfeiture OF the rights OF your
Il orator under leases and trackage con-
. tracts and the breaking off OF the In
II tcrchange OF business by connecting
carriers.
!. III the Interest OF All.
!, THAT on account of the financia
condition OF your orator. it will be
! unable to maintain itself as. a goire
concern and pay its operatng exnenses
Its floating debts and the irteres,
Eunon itr funded debt eycent through
4 the medium of a receivership; that un
less It's property and business b
interest," paana Of us is ereaitors and stockhold
ers will suffer on that account an,
the nubic Interest will be seriousl.
-lpreiudiced.
J. THAT the owned and controlled an
! properties of your orator lie In. $
different States and nre subject to tn
Jurisdiction OF the courts In each @
!. the counties in each8ot the said state
\ in which the property OF your orato
: is situated; that tho said railroads an
e property as now held and controllr
* by your orator as aforesaid form n
o important trunk line. fact whic
| constitutes one of this most impornl
Z ingredients OF its value, and that y
d result In ruinous sacrifice to ever
i interest In the property, and that ur
e less this court, in View of the lmpenc
n ing anu unavoidable defaults as afort
4 sing.e trust fund, and. take II int
y judicial custody for the protection I,
R,lievery interest. therein, individual cree
itots will seek their remedies In al
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An concluding the decree. The court
sises this lnnguR Sc, which projects Its
/. pppotntees in the performance OF their
functions:
at Ia further ordered TINT the
3 snid scnbonrd AIR Linc Halfway
I md the officers, directors, agents
and employees thereof, md NIL other
4 PERSONS claiming to net by, through
ar under srid corporation, and I'LL
other persons and corporations
whatsoever, nrc hereby cnjOincd
md rcstrntncd from Interfering III
yf my why whatever with tho pusacs-
sion or management of any part of
thc property over which tho snld
receivers nrc hereby appointed, or
interfering In amy way to prevent
the dlschfrgc Of their duties ns
WIZ such receivers or their operation of
said railway system
nj Both the receivers are well.known
business men. and are widely connected
; brother Of Mr.. John Shelton Williams.
ecf this city. and is president Of the
Norfolk and Portsmouth Traction Com
rnny, which controls the street rail.
/ way lines of these two cities.
Mr.. Warneld is president Of thu Coii-
| tinental Trust Company. OF Bali inlore
and Is regarded as an able fMancier
49, statements Issued.
Though tfare Is nothing In tn. de-
!. cree to indicate what talary the re-
/ eeivers will receive for their work, 1t
; lowed as much as s25,00o per year
3 They issued notice yesterday to the
i public and to the officers and employees
of tie company. announcing that the
: Various lines of the company would be
Z operated as formerly until further
notice.
In this paper 1t is also set out that
\ AIR. W. a. Garrett, Of Norfolk, is ap-
(: pointed chief executive officer for the
/. receivers. and that he will be In charge
+ OF all other officers as he was when
! The receivers were named.
\ general statement was given out.
& last night signed by Messrs. Watts.
1;yrne, Untermeyer and John Shelton
Williams, representing the various in
+ forests, and it is Of a reassuring ma
tnre to the security holders.
4 Mr.. Williams also issues an individ-
Ial statement. in which he expresses
4 nnshaken confidence in the possibilities
OF the system under proper manage
Inent, and declares his belief that the
policy Of the receivers Will be to mako
The Seaboard deserve the good will
and confidence Of the public.
Financial Statement.
Following ore, some of the most IN
l.teresting features of the bill filed by
4 the company:
That the following IS statement
Tor the three last hscal years OF the
earnings ana charges OF your orator
the Seaboard AIR Line Railway. lnciuu-
ing its water lines. and not including
Ihe Atlanta and cunningham Ar Line
Hallway, the Iaiiahassee Perry anu
Southeastern Hallway the tlorida
VEST shore RaliwaS way, ana an the rant
City. Arcadin and Gulf RAILWAY:
FOR the fscal year ending June gu,
L sos
SToss earnings
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What Mr.. WiIlinm ms Says.

!" "1t UT. WIIHHnD SHSH'
Mr. John Shelton Williams gave out
the following statement last night:
In no spirit OF Boosting. but as evil:
dencc for those who are Interested
In Saaboard securities that my opin-
we'll founded. ask attention to the
fact that my predictions OF the course
OF the property and the results OF It's
financial and operating management in
recent years have been fulfilled cX-
al.fl1 : ! :
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For the fiscal year ending
Juno Goth. 1907:
Gross earnings
from operation
Income tr o NJ
other sources.
$ o.lae,ss6 60
In tercst and
rentals .......s3,175.i3i &C
Other do i u c.
lions - 25l.S9e u
pefelt
Rcnultcd In Def,cjt,.

ss,i31o2s so
DeEci, ........ $ so4.1s,
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vious year was: Seahoarl Air Line
Railway, S.3 per cent; Southern Rail.
way. 1888 per cent: Louisville and
Nashville, 20.25 per cent. and Central
of Georgia. 1854 per cent.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1908-09-11
TONGUE RIVER.

Miss Laura Wilson spent Sunday los,
ct the homo Of her uncle, s.W. Hodgson
Mrs. Holiday came over from Hensel
and spent part Of the past week with the
Simons.
Miss Hester Stull Of Cavalier was the
guest Of Tongue River friends over
Sunday,
Mrs. j. Stewart and Mrs. r. H. Simons
visited with Mrs. j. H. Salter on Friday
Of last week.
Mrs. F. Maitre and children Of ST.
Thomas visited will her mother Mrs. j.
kimmerle part Of last week.
Miss Aida Johnston arrived on Friday
and has resumed her duties as teacher
in the Tongue River school.
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. Shier of Toronto,
Canada, are guests at the home of Mrs.
j. Clark. Mr.. Shier is a brother of
Mrs. Clark.
Mr.. Willard Hodgson has purchased
two hundred acres of land from J. H.
Webb, and will move to that place in
the near future:
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PROPOSED AMENDMENT


That section 158 of the constitution
of the state of North Dakota be a.
mended to read as follows:
Sec. 15s.-No land shall be sold for
less than its appraised value and in no
case for less than ten dollars per acre.
The purchaser shall pay one fifth down
of the price in cash and the remaining
four-fifths as follows: One-fifth in five
years, one-tifth on or before the expira-
ton of ten years, one. fifth on or before
the expiration of fifteen years, and one
fifth on or before the expiration of TWEEN
ty years, with interest at the rate of not
less than five per cent. per annum pay
able annually in advance; provided,
that when payments are made before
due they shall be made at interest pay
ing date, and one years interest in ad-
vance shall be paid on all moneys so
paid. All sales shall be held at the
county seat of the county in which the
land to be sold is situated, and all be at
public auction and to the highest bidder
after sixty days advertisement of the
same in newspaper of general circula-
ton in the vicinity of the land to be
sold, and also published in newspaper
published at the county seat and also
in newspaper Published at the seat of
government. Such lands as shall not
have been especially subdivided shall be
offered in tracts of one quarter section
and those subdivided in the smallest
subdivision. All lands designated for
sale and not sold within two years after
appraisal shall be reappraised before
theyi are sold. No grant or patent for
such lands shall issue until payment is
made for the same; provided, that the
lands contracted to be sold by the state
shall be subject to taxation from the
date of such contract. In case the
taxes assessed against any of said lands
for any year remain unpaid until the
first Monday in October of the follow
ing year, then and thereupon the con-
tract of sale for such lands shall, if the
board of university and school lauds so
determine, become null and void.
Any lands under the provisions of
section 158 of the constitution of the
state of North Dakota that have hereto.
fore been sold may be paid for, except
as to interest, as provided herein; pro-
vided, further, that any school or insti.
tuition lands that may be required for
townsite purposes may be paid for at
any time and patent issued therefor.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1908-09-11
PROPOSED AMENDMENT

That section 176 of the constitution
of the state of North Dakota be a.
mended SO as to read as follows:
Sec. l76. Laws shall be passed tax
ing by uniform rule all property accord
ing to its true value in money, and the
legislature may pass laws taxing in
comes, but the property of the United
States and the state, county and munic-
ipal corporations, both real and personal
shall be exempt from taxation, and the
legislative assembly shall by general
law exempt from. taxation property
used exclusively for school, religious,
fraternal, cemetery or charitable pur-
poses, public hospitals under the con-
troll of religious or charitable societies,
used wholly or in part for public chart
and personal property to any amount
not exceeding in value two hundred dol
lars for each individual liable to taxa
ton; but the Legislative assembly may,
by law, provide for the payment of a
per centum of gross earnings Of railroad
companies to be paid in lieu of all state,
county, townships and school taxes on
property exclusively used I'm and about
the prosecution of the business of such
companies as common carriers, but no
real estate Of said corporation shall be
exempted from taxation inN the same
manner and on the same basis as other
real estate is taxed, except road-bed,
right-of-way, shops and buildings, used
exclusively in the business as common
carriers, :and whenever, and SO long as
such law providing for the payment Of a
per centum on earnings shall be IN force
that part of section TO Of this article
relating to assessment of railroad pro-
perty shall cease to be in force.
ALFRED BLAISDELL,
Secretary Of State.
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for probate OF same filed. Order made
setting hearing on same for Friday, An
gust 90th, 1905, ct 8 am. Cftstion IL
sued and personal service and service BY
publication directed. On petition order
made appointing Thomas Wilson as
special guardian Of minor; respondents.
Estate of Amelie Emmerling-
Hearing had ON petition for probate Of
last will and testament. Proof Of service
of citation as directed filed. w. j. Knee
shaw, one of the subscribing witnesses
to the will of the deceased, was sworn
and examined, and his testimony reduced
to writing and filed. Order made admit
ing said will to probate and certificate of
probate of will issued. Oath of execu-
trix filed and letters testamentary issued
bond being waived by the will. Order
made for publication of notice to credit
ore, the time for presentation Of claims
being fixed at six months. Order made
appointing j. T. Briden, T. j. Veum, and
W.J. Camden as appraisers and warrant
to appraisers issued.
Estate of John Hogan
Petition for letters of administration
filed. Order made setting hearing on
same for Monday, August II, 1908, at 10
am. Citation issued and personal SER
vice thereof directed.
Estate of John D. Wallace
Report of sale of real estate filed.
Order made setting hearing on same for
Monday, August 3, 1908, at 9 am. Ci-
tation issued and personal service and
posting directed.
Estate of Sarah Girts-
Hearing had on final account and Pc
tltlon for final distribution. Appeared
Nathan w. Gilman, petitioner, and
William McMurchie, his attorney. Proofs
of service of citation as directed filed.
Said Nathan W. Gilman was sworn and
examined. Order made allowing final
account and final decree of distribution
made.
Estate of Anna S. V. Johnson
Petition for sale of real estate filed.
Order to show cause made setting hear
ing on same for Wednesday, August 26,
1908, at pm, and personal service of
the order directed to be made.
Estate of Jacob Hartje-
Hearing had on final account and Pc
tition for final distribution. Proof of
service of citation as directed filed.
Order made allowing final account and
final decree of distribution issued.
Application of H. G. Hawley for Drug
gist's Permit
Petition for druggists permit filed.
Order made setting hearing on same for
Monday, August 81, 1908, at II am.
Estate of Catherine O'Brien-
Final receipts from legatees filed and
final discharge of Paul Larochelle as
executor made.
Estate of John F. Reilly
Hearing on petition for probate of will
on motion of attorney for petitioner adj
journed to Tuesday, August 4,A.D. 1908,
! at Gam.
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7,.7s.-. - = 1900 .sl-7- 80
liable institutions" as allotted BY Law,

liable institutions" as allotted BY Law
namely:
First. "A soldiers honey when 10
Gated, or such other charitable institn.
ton as the legislative assembly may d..
termine. ct Lisbon, in the county d
Ransom, with . grant of forty thousand
acres Of land.
Second.-A. blind asylum. or such
other institution rs the Legislative as.
sembly may determine, at such place
in the comfy of Pembina as the quail
fed electors Of said county may deter
mine at an election to be held as pre-
scribed by the legislative assembly,
with a grant Of thirty thousand acres.
Third.-An industrial school and
school for manual training. or such
other educational or charitable institu.
ton as the Legislative assembly may
provide, at the town of Glendale, in the
county of Dickey, with grant of forty
thousand acres.
FOurth.-A school OF forestry, OF
such other institution as the legislative
assembly may determine, at such place
in one Of the counties Of McHenry,
Ward, Bottineau or Rolette as the cleo.
tors of said counties may determine by
an election for that purpose, to be held
as provided by the legislative assem-.
bly,.
Fifth.-A scientific school, or such
other educational or charitable institu.
ton as the legislative assembly may
prescribe,at the city of Wahpeton, coun.
ty of Richlaud, with grant of forty
thousand acres.
Sixth.-A state normal school, at the
city of Minot, in the county of Ward
provided, that no other institution of a
character similar to any one of those
located by this article shall be esta.
blished or maintained without revision
of this constitution.
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Proposed Amendments to Constl
tuition.

The following proposed amendments
to the Constitution of the state of North
Dakota, having passed the Tenth Legis-
lative Assembly; will be submitted to
the Eleventh Legislative Assembly for
approval or rejection.
PROPOSED AMENDMENT
That section 14O of the constitution
of the state of North Dakota is amended
to read as follows:
Sec. 40. Amendment. RAILROAD cor
porations and common carriers required
to keep Office in the state and make re
ports Every railroad corporation and
common carrier organized in, or doing
business in this state, under the laws or
authority thereof, shall have and main
tain public Office or place in the state
for the transaction of its business where
a record of the transfers of it's stock
shall be made and in which shall be
kept for public inspection, books IN
which shall be recorded the amount of
capital stock subscribed and by whom,
the names of the owners of the stock
and the amount owned by them respec-
lively, the amount of stock paid in and
by whom, and the transfers of said
stock; the amount of it's assets and
liabilities and the names and place of
residence of it's officers. The directors
of every railroad corporation and of
every common carrier doing business in
this state shall annually make a report,
under oath, to the auditor of public
accounts, or some officer or officers to be
designated by law, of all their acts and
doings, which report shall include such
matters relating to railroads and COM
mon carriers as may be prescribed by
law. Similar reports shall be made to
such other officers and at such times
and places as may be required by law
and the legislative assembly shall pass
laws enforcing by suitable penalties the
provisions of this section.
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PROPOSED AMENDMENT

Section 25 of article of the constitu.
ton of the state of North Dakota shall
be and hereby is amended to read as
follows:
Sec. 25.-The legislative authority OF
the state of North Dakota shall be vested
in legislative assembly consisting of a
senate and house of representatives, but
the people reserve to themselves power
to propose laws and amendments to the
constitution, and to enact or reject the
same at the polls, independent of the
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1908-09-11
PROPOSED AMENDMENY

That section PIG Of the constitution Of
the state Of North Dakota be amended
to read as follows:
Sec. 2l6.-The following named pub
lie institutions are hereby permanently
located as hereinafter provided, each to
have SO much Of the remaining grant Of
one hundred and seventy thousand
acres Of land made by the United
States. for .other educational and char