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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-10-11
SHIPPERS TO WEST
ARE RULED AGAINST
Indiana-llIinois State Line
Proves to Be dead
Line"
DISCRIMINATION is SHOWN
SHIPMENTS FROM INDIANAPOLIS
COST MORE THAN FROM ETH
Err CINCINNATI OR CHICAGO, 1T
is CLAIMED.

Indianapolis, Ind, Oct. 1O.-The In
diana Illinois state line is something
more than is shown on the ordinary
maps-the boundary line between two
states. To Indianapolis-and in fact
all INSTRUMENTATION wholesal-
ers and jobbers, big shippers of freight
all of them, it is better known as 1.-The
dead line
This name has been given to it be-
cause the railroads have made that line
a great arbitrary freight-basing bound
airy. The indianapolis shippers show
that it is so arbitrary in the railroads
arrangements that thought they will
haul California potatoes $500 or 5000
miles up to it for 10 cents hundred
pounds, if they bring them eighty miles
farther, to Indianapolis, they add an
other 80 cents for each 100 pounds.
apolis rate to $1.25, though the haul is
the same distance to Chicago, which,
like ST. Louis and Danville, being on
the other side of the line, gets the 10
cent rate.
This is not serious-that it, not very
serious, though it somehow jars the old
idea that Indiana is cheap place in
which to live. The cost of this dis
elimination is distributed and therefore
it escapes attention.
How the Dead Line Is DeadIiest.
But, say the shippers, when the eff
feet of the dead line is noticed on ship
ments from indianapolis toward the
west-even into Illinois, the effect is
seen to be handicapping to all industry
in indianapolis and Indiana, that seeks
markets on the other side of the dead
line. They say it amounts to this: that
Indianapolis and Indiana - manufac-
turers shipping to the west have to
pay local freight rates up to the Miss
issippi river and that all of their COM
petitors in Chicago. Milwaukee, Dan
Vile and other points just across the
line get through differential rate that
Is very much lower Though the sys-
tenn is simple enough for easy explana-
ton, still it would be confusing to try
it. Results show this more strikingly
For instance, take furniture-furniture-
making is one of this city's big indus
tries and one of the important ones of
the state. The west and the southwest
are the best markets open to competi-
ton. A jobber in Kansas City wishes
to buy chairs. An Indianapolis dealer
goes out to sell him the bill.
WELL" says the Kansas City jobber,
what is your freight rate?''
Mind you, point out the Indianapolis
manufacturers, he asks what is your
freight rate?' rather than the price on
the chairs.
WELL" replies the indiana polls deal
er, 1--WE can land them in Kansas City
at IS cents 100 pounds If shipped di
rect, or at Al 3-4 cents if shipped via
PEORIA
WELL" he says, II am afraid that
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-10-11

you are not in it. Chicago has a so
cent rate"
Incidentally, it might be added that
Chicago and indianapolis are approx
mately an equal distance from Kansas
City. But Chicago is on the other side
OF the dead line. Indianapolis shippers
are asking, What has the indianapolis
or lndiana-manufactu to do if he
sells that bill of goods: They assert
that he has to stand the difference be-
tween his shipping rate and that of the
Chicago competition, using the ordi-
nary fifty-foot car of 10000 pounds Ca
pacity." The Chicago competition can
deliver it loaded in Kansas City for
$50. II the Indiana manufacturer
ships by the direct lines from Indian
apolis he must pay S115.a0, or if he
routes his shipment via Peoria, he can
get it in at S9S.94. On these figures he
may get the business if he wishes to
pay either the S2S.94 or $500 a car
load for the privilege of having his
plant in indianapolis instead of across
the dead line-in Chicago, or even at
Danville, Ill. ..
However, this does not tell all of the
discrimination against him. His ship
ment is light and bulky" he can not
get 10000 pounds into the fifty-foot
car. In some furniture shipments he
| can get only half that in the car. If
| he were on the other side of the dead
| line the railroads would furnish him
another car into which he could load
| his excess. 1t would be shipped
through at carload rates" But the In
diana manufacturer, because he is on
| broken carload rates''-much higher
rates-on his excess.
| Still the total handicap is not sum-
married.. The minimum charge for the
| fifty-foot furniture car on the other
side of the line is 10000 pounds, or
| $50; but on this side the shipper must
pay on 900 pounds for the same car
All in all, he is charged more than
double the rates of his competitors
across the line, from Indianapolis in
to Kansas City or any other Missouri
river point.
Handicaps in Getting West.
1t is asserted that in shipping into
the new great Oklahoma chair market
Indianapolis pays s107.62 more a car
load than Chicago, and $SS.SS more
than Cincinnati. On ladders, another
indianapolis industry, manufacturers
in this city must pay $109.63 more a
car than Chicago, though indianapolis,
via st. Louis, the shipping route, is
forty miles nearer Oklahoma
The great difference in all these
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-10-11
THANKS is EXTENDED
Festival Decoration Commit
tee Appreciates Serv-
ices Rendered.
WRITES LIGHT COMPANIES.

At meeting of the decoration COM
mittee of the fall festival yesterday
a resolution was adopted extending
thanks to the business men and citi-
zens of Richmond for the splendid
manner in which the city was decorat-
ed So elaborate were these decor
ations that they were spoken of in the
most admiring manner by out of town
people who attended the festival.
The committee also extended it's
hearty thanks to the Municipal Light
Ing and Power plant and the Rich
mond Light, Heat and Power COM
pany for the splendid illumination fur
nished by these concerns. The letter
of thanks to each one follows:
Members of Board of Works.
Chas. H. Rogers, Mgr.
Municipal Light Plant.
Gentlemen:
The electrical display on the streets
of Richmond during the fall festival
was a source of pride to our citizens.
The fact that you furnished us
81 uLtOJ llC lCSCOooiy "hSos ICCoSA %
and transformers and supplying cur
rent for the lighting of seventy-five
arc lights and number of incandes-
cent lamps at various exhibits at an
expense to you of about 5000. prompts
this committee to acknowledge your
contribution as one of the best and
largest to the fall festival.
We wish to express our thanks for
the service SO cheerfully rendered by
the manager and other employees.
Yours very truly, d.
VIM. M. Bailey,
Chairman Decoration Committee.
The other letter reads:
Mr.. j. Perkins. Mgr.
Mr.. L. B. Johns, Special Represen.
tative,
Light, Heat G Power Co.
Gentlemen: ....
The electrical display on the streets
Of Richmond during the fall festival
far surpassed the highest expecta
lions of our citizens.
The fact that you furnished us graf.
is, the necessary wires, feeders, trans
formers and Sub-stations for supply.
ing electric current for $500 incan-
descent lamps, as we'll as, running
wire from your plant to the search.
light, located at Ninth and Main, con.
vinces this committee that no single
contribution to the Richmond fall fes.
tival was greater than yours, repre-
senting as it does, an expense to you
OF about $500.
We the Committee wish to thank
you for the service rendered and
greatly appreciate your cooperation.
Yours very truly,
VIM. M. Bailey,
Chairman Decoration Committee
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-10-11

In practically all lines of manufac'
ture the West, the Southwest and the
Northwest are the big markets for In
diana. The East is filled up with fac
tories. Therefore the dead line is a
paralyzer to all industry. Not only
does it work TO this end. but in Ger
tain Instances, such as extension lad
ders. whose manufacture is consid
cradle industry in Indianapolis. the
determinations make IL absolutely i'm
possible to sell goods on the other side
of the dead line.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-10-11
Temporarily lndispcse

One of the workers in Chinese mi
sion became much interested in tw ~
Cinnamon who, she found, owned
nourishing laundry business In he
own home neighborhood. She locke,
In once in awhile to see how thing
were going with them and one morn
ing found Sam smiling and cheerful
as usual, but John was missing.
Where is John this morning?" she
asked
"Oh." answered Sam amiably, "Chlis-
tan gentleman hit him In the head
with blick, and he all same in hos
pital!"-New York Times.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-10-11
Had a Close Call.

Mrs. Ada l.. Groom, the widely
known proprietor of the Groom Hotel,
Vaughn, Miss, says: "For several
months l suffered with a severe cough
and consumption seemed to have it's
grip on me, when friend recommend
ed DR.. Kings New Discovery. 1 be-
gan taking it, and three bottles effect
ed a complete cure" The fame of
this life saving cough and cold rene
dy, and lung and throat healer is world
wide. Sold at A. G. Luken & Cos
drug store. soc and $1.O0. Trial bot
tie free.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-10-11

The Prosperous Person-There Is no
occasion for you to envy me. my man.
1 have just as many troubles as you
have.
The Impecunious One-I dare say
you have, but the difficulty with me is
that I amt got nothing else.-London
Mail.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-10-11

Bobby-Pa, what's press censor?
Pale Is a man who knows more
than he thinks other people should
Judge.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-10-11

Actor-Are we alone? Voice from
the Audience-You would be II we
could get our money back at the box
elaca.-Footlightsl
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1908-05-20
LOCAL NJ EXX 81
MORRISVILLE

J. M. Kelley was a business visitor in
Burlington last Thursday.
Mrs. H. M. Clark of New York began
work last week as cook at the Randall.
Miss Blanche Fadden of Plattsburg, n.
Y, is spending some time with her sister
Mrs. c. P. Greene.
Mrs. E. F. Jones of Windsor is spend
ing couple of weeks with her mother,
Mrs. Viola Campbell.
Mrs. Flavilla Spaulding of johnson was
in town the last of the week, to see her
little nephew, Asa Fox.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. c. Robinson of Stowe
were guests over Sunday of their daugh-
ter, Mrs. E. G. Barrows.
Mrs. Frank Burt and daughter of Stowe
are spending the week with the formers
sister, Mrs. Eddie Durham.
Leon Terrill returned to his studies at
a business college in Burlington last Sat
urday, after few days visit in town.
Mrs. John Sinnott and daughter were
guests of the formers parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. j. II. Whitney, several days the
past week.
Orlo Crowell is erecting a barn on the
property occupied by Supt. F. X. Graves
and owned by Mr.. Crowell off from
Cherry Ave.
Lamoille Valley Commandery holds a
regular meeting on Thursday evening. at
which time work will be done on the Red
Cross degree.
Mrs. Cora Whipple, who has been
spending the winter with het son, Will c..
Whipple in Boston, arrived home last
Wednesday evening.
Mrs. A. w. Spaulding returned to her
home in Montpelier last Saturday, after
an extended visit with her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. A. A. Niles.
Road Commissioner Barrows and his
assistants are putting the road from the
Cold Spring hill leading to Hyde Park in
excellent condition. Already a vast i'm
provement is noticed. If fHyde Park will
do likewise with their stretch of road ad.
joining this, good road will be had be-
tween the two villages in that direction.
Travel for a few days should be by the
Cadv's Falls road.
Mrs. o. f. Crowell has received letter
from Mrs. A. p. Wheelock of Dorchester.
Mass, containing the news of consid-
erable loss recently suffered by Frank
Wheelock. Burglars entered the barn
at his country home and stole two valu-
able horses, two carriages, two sets of
harnesses, two valuable fur robes and
numerous other smaller articles. The
thieves were traced a short distance but
their apprehension is thou ght improb-
able
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1908-05-20
LamoiIIe Valley Teachers Meet

The Annual meeting of the Lamoille
Valley Educational Association, held in
Morrisville last Friday, was very we'll at
tended, about one hundred teachers be-
ing present from all parts of the County.
The meeting,was in charge of Prn. E. j.
Smith of Hyde Park and an excellent
program was carried out at both the
morning and afternoon sessions. The
morning session was opened by an ad-
dress, "The Diary of Country School
Teacher" by Supt. Frank X. Graves of
Morrisville.
At the business meeting the following
officers were elected president Prin.
w. A. Beebe, Morrisville; vice president,
Prin. W. II. Douglass, Stowe; secretary,
Miss Bertha M. Arey, Johnson; treas
urer, Miss Anna l.. Mower, Morrisville; /;
executive committee, Prn. w. Ii. Doug
lass of Stowe, Superintendent F. K.
Graves of Morrisville and Prin. Ii. F.
Rustedt of johnson.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1908-05-20
He Holds The Rec ord

Probably no man lives through whose
hands have passed as many Calfskins as
A. l.. Goddard, the superintendent of
Governor Pages hidehouse at Hyde Park.
His fame is not local, but extends to dis
tant points as is shown by the accom-
panying article which we clipped from
the Chicago Hide and Leather
A. l.. Goddard, superintendent of the
hide house of Carroll 5. Page, Hyde Park,
Vt, is said to hold the record for hand
ling and sorting green calfskins. Every
skin that has come into Mr.. Pages plant
for twenty seven years has at one stage
of the sorting passed through Mr.. Cod
dard's hands. When he hegau this work,
he took the position which Mr.. Page had
formerly occupied himself in establishing
his grading system. Mr.. Goddard was n
calfskin tanner and was picked as the
best man for the work. The reputation
of the Page skins for accuate sorting is a
highcompimentt to Mr.. Goddard's ability.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1908-05-20
BUSINESS NOTICES.

GIRL WANTED Competent girl for genera
housework. MRS. w. T. SLAYToN, Morrlsvllle
Co,,s rr u ,sr,,ar worrdI;le fey v;Ilag
Cows to pasture w. D. STRONG, Hyde Park,
IT, cr r,.,,.;.,. r,o.f.o+ condition
rok 9AE It:I II, Pe".t'e' f"s PIf 80 AdJres
Nou,, e, S1.,aa, Morr;s,,iIIa
NEWS " Ci''%en' MOI
,sTuRAGE i have good pasture for stool
ana all now ready to take in a limited amount.
o n'O NAAA' l0''''''
EMOTION PICTURE MACHINE For SALE !
Agent for Power and Edison makes. Catalog
and full information on request.
John E. LELAND, Montpelier
rn r,.t,o p..,.l p.oo,.,,,n s+ree+s
LOST -Erher on io.tlahu OF uI DlooNisn o. ,'s 80
at the NEWS AND CITIZEN Office for suitabl,
reward.
w.t., .,. b 90. 80.
TIooH Jon ?i ;- p" ante,1 " p'iI;4i p"i'iI IN ~
eo'os oi lplileIi iIel Woou OH,' ~
y. P'luue '1p"eii Aulii'ei ~ '''O'''o' O'' D0'''
oele MIN Lo"el' w.
MILLINERY --latest New York and Boston
STYLES in Trimmed and Readyto-wear Hats and all
mi,lmefy NoVelIes. Ga'' In ana mr, ,9on d. S"ous
ana Se' prices MESsEN oloNh' H0i'iS'I"e'
BARRELS For good, sound Barrels. with one
head, we will pay as follows Flour, paint and
small sugar barrels TIC each large sugar barrels,
lac. Delivered at our Hide House On lots of
20 or more. delivered at one time. will pav &C more
than above price. c. s. PAGE. Hvde Park.
HORSES s!-Have lust arrived with car of as
good secondhand horses as have been shown IN
iamoille County for some time. They will range
in weight from, 1000 to 1900 mounds They will
be sold single or double. Prices right and terms
reasonable. Call and see them before purchasing
elsewhere, ToNH MINER, HYDE Park
-,
NOTICE !-lo anyone lntenolng TO oulla Wonld
say that am IN position TO furnlsh them with
spruce frames and Joist IN any dimensions Also
will sell what used to be the w. W. Peek steam
Mill In Morrstown, IN which there Is Sood lot OF
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1908-05-20
HYDE PARK.

Gray, the barber, went fishing Monday.
Mrs. C. w. Ferguson is visiting friends
in Hardwick.
Mrs. C. S. Page and daughter Alice
we're in Burlington today.
Mrs. e. N. Farr of Monkton is visiting
her sister, Mrs. II. c. Shaw.
Edw. Dover of Burlington spent Sun
day in this place with relatives.
Bert Noyes is home from New Hamp-
shire on two weeks vacation.
Geo. Morse of Milton, owner of Camp
Watson at that place, was recentyisitor
here.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. NJ. Culver of Stowe
visited their son, Frank, at this place on
Sunday last
Mrs. Jonas T. Stevens is arranging for
an extended visit to her son and other rel
atives in the west soon.
Benz. Lilley and wife of Bakersfield
visited at the home of Mrs. Annette
Liley a few days recently.
Col. Sawyer has been appointed agent
for Lamoille county for the Suout Real
Estate Co., the largest in the L. 5.
Depositors in the Lamoille County Saw
ings Bank are requested to bring or send
in their books this month for veritication.
Tom. Finnegan was home from St,
Michaers college over Sunday and on
Monday took hand in the ball game at
MOrrisgille.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1908-05-20
At Old Orchard

Many here will be interested to know
that Charles Campbell has built large
modern hotel at Old Orchard to take the
place of the one burned there last year.
The New Vesper" is located on the
same spot as the old one, but is very
much larger, having eighty rooms above
the basement. 1t is newly furnished
throughout and one of the best hotels
there. Mr.. Campbell will be assisted in
the management of the house by his wife
and corps of competent assistants, and
among the dining room girls will be sew
eral from Vermont. Of course "Charley''
will be pleased to see his Vermont friends
at any time and parties from this section
who contemplate going to the sea-shore
this summer will do well to correspond
with him.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1908-05-20
lamoiIle County Court

The dockets for the June term of
County Court are just out from the News
AND CITIZEN press. In the court docket
there are 80 cases, of which "a are as
sumpsit, divorce, trespass deceit and
2 bastardy. OF the State cases, are
impeding an officer, a.. cruelty to
animals selling liquor and | adultery.
Seven cases are set for trial by jury ard
21 for the court. There are ten chancery
cases. Judge Hazelton will be the pre-
siding officer. This is grand jury term
and the work of the term will commence
Tuesday, June 2.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1908-05-20
listers Make Good Increase

The work of the Board of Listers has
been completed and shows considerable
Increase in the list of both personal
property and real estate. The increase
in personal appraisal over 1907 is $3.50
and the real estate appraisal, by reason of
improvements, and amounts omitted last
year, about $4,000, making total of
SOB, ,054. The work of the Board has
been done in a thorough, business-like
manner, much time having been spent
on the books.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1908-05-20
N. e. o. p. Lodge Entertainment

Last evening Lamoille lodge N. E. O. P.
entertained about thirty members of
Evergreen lodge of Hardwick. The
~gisiting members came down on the reg
ular evening mail train and returned on
a special, which left here at about one
o'clock this morning. The degree team
of Lamoille lodge gave the initiatory work
upon seven candidates in manner which
created much favorable comment. Fol
lowing the work remarks were made by
several visiting members, followed by an
interesting literary and musical program.
A banquet was served by the ladies of
the order, after the program and was
followed by dancing, music being fur
nished by Mrs. VIII Tillotson, Charles
Tinker and L. j. Smith.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1908-05-20
Liberation Notice

This is to certify that 1 have this day
given my son, George A. Murphy, his time
during the remainder of his minority
and shall pay no more of his debts and
collect no more of his wages after this
date.
MRS. A. G. MILLER, Jeffersonville.
May IA, 1908.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1908-05-20
Secretary Fleetwood in Boston

4 The members of the Vermont associa-
tion of Boston at a smoke talk held at
the hotel Westminster last Thursday
evening paid attention to the anniversary
of the capture of Ticonderoga by Ethan
Allen. AS the chief guest and speaker
the association secured Sec. of State
Fleetwood of Vermont. Sec. Olin intro
duced him and he gave an interesting re-
view of the history of the Green Noun
tain state.
He referred to the achievement of
Allen and his men in the capture of the
English fortress without bloodshed, as
one of the most decisive victories in the
country's struggle for liberty. He re-
ferred to Vermont as state where in
tegrity was the reigning virtue, and
where, unlike other states and cities, it
needed not Roosevelt or jerome to
break through the ranks of corruption
and make truth and justice reign in their
accustomed places.
In speaking on the school question Sec.
Fleetwood said: 1.-THE present system
of schools in the cityis gradually smother
ing the old, and while modern improve
ment along this line may be of advantage
it may tend to make the next generation
less self-reliant.
''Our old-fashioned schools in Ver-
mont, while a hardship in many ways,
turned out great men. 1t is not always
the knowledge of many things, but the
power over few, that counts"
D. Hill has finished work in C. B. Vim
cents grocery store and is succeeded by
Lutte Fleming of johnson. Mr. Hill has
returned to his home in the same town
Mrs. w. Fl. Henry. of Lyme, n. H.,
sister of Mrs. Jenkins, arrived last even
ing, called here by the critical illness of
the latter. Mrs. w. III. McMath of Pea
body is also expected to arrive tonight.
w. G. Baker has succeeded Levi Gile in
making the famous Maplevale butter and
is now putting up about $50 pounds a
week from his own dairy and two smaller
ones. Mr.. Baker is turning out fine
article for which he finds ready market
at good price.
Eben Stewart, who recently returned
from an extended visat with his daughter,
Mrs. Ann Martinez, is exhibiting to his
friends some remarkable samples of
cigars made and presented to him by his
son-in-law. There are three, the largest
being IS inches long and four inches in
circumference, the others being II by Al.
In the program for Memorial Day,
which will be found on page seven of
this issue, Adjutant A. A. Niles refers to
the Old village burial ground as River
side Cemetery, which is certainly an i'm
provement over the Old Cemetery.
as it has been commonly called, since
Pleasant View Cemetery was opened.
Rev. C. C. Conner, who preached here
last Sunday morning in exchange with
the regular pastor of the Universalist
church, went to Burlington Sunday night
from Waterbury, where Mrs. Conner had
been receiving treatment alta sanitarium.
Her death came suddenly and unexpeet-
edly Monday morning. She leaves, be-
sides her husband, two daughters.