The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1908-10-07

by which 1t 10 sought to accomplish
this, usually is bad-the destruction
Of the exchanges. II any one of these
bills passed In the form in which
most Of them are introduced, its pro-
jectors would be surprised and pain
ed beyond measure to find their
names anathemald among the grain
growers Of the country, who are the
chief benefciaries of the system Of
selling for future delivery"
Tho wildcat scheme and the pred
atory promotion which swallow up
millions OF dollars will find their
picking bit harder in Chicago, as a
result of the unique and practical step
OF local trust company in creating
a free consulting bureau" where
such schemes will be exposed. The
Chicago banks have been somewhat
instrumental in checking wildcat in
vestments. but the bureau Of the trust
company Is q step in advance of any
thing previously undertaken and will
be watched with interest-particular-
ly by the wildcat promoter and 9TH
er confidence men. This bureaus
service has been made available to
the public and not restricted to the
banks patrons. Its purpose, accord
ing to the president Of the trust COM
pany. is to furnish applicants with
Trustworthy information about safe
investments, the handling of funds,
trusteeing of estates. and other prob
lens which the vicissitudes of life
and death create. Millions Of dol
lars are irretrievably lost each year
In bad ventures, the losses usually
falling upon small investors, who can
least afford to lose" he said. people
Of moderate and small means accu-
mulate money, and they are Just the
ones who need good advice about in
vestments-they will be tempted by a
hundred alluring schemes. 1 believe
our bureau is an innovation in the
right direction, for the people who
are financially inexperienced are the
ones who need counsel"
Chicago's prospective Great White
Way" has collided with South Water
streets bananas, with the result that
the illumination of Dearborn street
from the North Side to Polk street
and its transformation in other ways,
including repaving, has been post
poned long enough to clear the street
OF melon crates and fruit peddlers'
wagons. Dearborn street, however,
is to be turned into Broadway. For
the benefit of the thousands who peo-
pie the office buildings that front upon
1t. paving that will minimize the clat-
ter Will be used and the street will be
made one dazzling vista of electric
lights. No boulevard from the North
Side connects the downtown district.
there being no bridge at La Sale
street, and snarl of street cars at
State street. Later Michigan avenue
will be made to connect as a boule-
ward with the Lake Shore drive. but
the board of local improvements has
not, for some mysterious reason, dis
missed the plan of an elevated yiaduct
for the connecting link, and this fore
bodies postponement, litigation and
delay. Further south, Michigan ave-
nue. is being widened and Will. be a
broad boulevard, fanked by Grant
Park, the art museum, and the Field
museum, that will be creditable to
Chicago-a city that already has sur,
passed others In America in the size
and beauty of its park and boulevard /
systems. Its parky are ,Chicago's one
good boast In the matter of beauty,
Tor the smoke pail remains for tn,
women OF the Anti-Smoke association
to fight = 4 y
Don't forget the Icelundic sinst:,s
associations concert. Thursday night.