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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-09-09
.HARRIMAN's LONG
STRUGGLE IS OVER


A&tNGtVuEds1
his meaEer salary was In arrears.
aud his pride prevented him from
aecepslnE help FROM his friends, The
Hartman children were pressed
even for food and clothing
Young HArriman's education was
little and dcsultoFy.
In Wall 81. Young.
While s,iil IN bis teens. young
Hartman went into Wall st ~ n
brokers clerk He SET Ia 10 learn
the WAN o. game II waA IN the
early 'T0a His teachers Wefe Jay
Gould. Jim Fiskc and JAY Cook
So young Hartman Nas soon
trading on the floor--for his Gus
toners. for himself
Within 10 or 10 years he had
made good he had made his mil.
lion had won The respect % WIN
X Vanderbilt aud StnsveAAnt Fish
lie established his own brokerage
and banking house. ths + VI Har
riman company he VAS studying
railroads studying them sa no man
had ever done.
Leoks Toward West.
Aireadg hs was looking westward.
his eyes on the iufrcnrhsf wealth
as yet undefeloped He became
friendly. bat not 9 friend. with
Stuyvesant Fish. who had admired
hts ability and had bin made a
director 81 the Illinois Central. then
struggling road 81 tWo thousand
miles TIN 1887. when Fish be-
came president and Hartman vice
president. the broker was compict
Ing his education
Fish wHH content a. build up the
Illinois Central. but hia vice priest
dent was looking far beyond lie
had his ewes on the vest first
Ills opportunity came In 1859 with
the purchase of the Chieago a Al.
ton The Alton. though In bad
condition financially. was n great
money maker
Surprising the Goulda and stand
ard oil. Hartman met the HupposCd-
| ~ impossible demands Of presidof 4
I blackstone BY paying $4,000 900 "a
cold cash for the G. - A.. ard az
the same time won ths title Of
Great Borrower Then he igsucd
bonds aud won back so oe0, 600 OF
the purchase price.
Goes After the U. p.
Then he went after the Union Pa
clfic. which had gone 70 seed.
owing the government $50 .000 600
Hartman bought II for t5S.000. 900
and went about curing its Sta Hike
the marvellous rsilroad Doctor that
he wak
Next came TIE Oregon Haiisay 4
Navigation ccmpany and the Oregon
Short Line. which be took over. Civ.
ing him an outlet on tho Pacific
coast
Then be suggested 20 Coils r.
Huntington that he would like 10
buy the Central Pacific to get an
outlet from ogden 70 San Fran.
cisco. Huntington laughed Harri.
man organized a company 10 build
a parallel line Huntington died
before the flKht was finished and
the Hartman bluff made good with
the Huntington estate. Then the
wizard tool over the Western and
Southern Pacific companies. adding
$3.50 miles 10 his system.
i The next stage IN his career was
marked BY the attack on the North.
ern Pacific. IN which he opposed
I liiil and Morgan and carried on the
struggle until a compromise was
reached which gave him representa-.
Ton on the board Of directors Of
the Burlington.
In 1906 Hartman gained control
Of the Santa Re and in the same
year got a half interest in the San
Pedro line. built by Senator Clark
from Salt Lake City to Los Angeles
Even Fish, Harriman's bonefactor.
was deposed by the wizard when he
stood In the way, and Hartman put
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-09-09

Excelsior machines. Archie s.
Taft. W g Taft. - I. ciine. ~ y.
Huntley. james Duncan. 4. A. Haii.
G. ~ Roy Indian machines } y.
MrEiroy and y Christopher Har-
Icy Dandan machine. J. y White
Reading Stanford machine. ~ Nun
cell And a New Era machine Of
which the rider ~ not yet an
nounced
For automobiles the events arc as
follows Class. For cars under
1850 event. "a T. Ford. from fI.2gi
70 o.. 600. "a . white 90" and y NJ.
~ over $1,000. % g Acme. italia.
stearns aud Thomas from a.0e0 20
1000. II g. White " X: free for
alt ~. 8 Allen Kingston ard
American FIRST prize a silver cup.
value 100. second. silver medal
third bronze medal A special gold
medal win BE- given for the car
making the fastest tire
The last event IL for motorcycles
sgain. and the entries are. Motor
cycles from aes 10 81 cubic inches
piston displacement Machine. TX
eeisior. y 4 Cline and ~ Christie
phrr Reading Standard. l.. l..
Tsaehous and r l. Moore Prtxns
First. silver cup. Second. silver med
Al. third. bronze medal
An Estrs Event.
There will De one extra event on
the card. a. result 81 which. Il il
said. hiE sums wsil change hands
In which ~ Robert ouRKrnheinl's
Italia car. " X. Strives Eiearrs
and ~ W. Treats Thomas car win
compete
The Hiearus agents IN Seattle are
going 20 make a hiT bid for a win
out a. The raes track on Friday and
Saturday. a. they have already re-
tanned The services 81 Charley
soulea. Barney oiincid'H partner.
% drive their cars.
Charley soules has already ar
rived IN the city. aH has also fAxier
who mtii drive IN che "a hour race
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1909-09-10
A Party of Deficits.

The State Government is trying to
keep pace, as best it can. in the race
with the National Government as to
deficits, says the Lexington Gazette.
The latter shows a deficit of SO. 500
600 for August, although the receipts
of the first two months of the fiscal
year were SIS, 700, 600 in excess OF the
same months last year. The RepubIi-
cans at Frankfort are doing their best
to initiate the example of their Wash
ington brothers and are succeeding
fairly well Finding about one mil
lion, four hundred thousand dollars in
the treasury when they took charge.
less than two years ago. they have dis
sipated it and now proudly point to a
deficit of 1922, 1924 That's going
some, but the money will go faster
the longer they stay in. Suppose by
any sort of peradv enture this county
should be turned over to the hungry
horde. now seeking to get possession
Of it. they would, judging by the re-
suits of the Republican State admins
tration. bankrupt it in a year. Bust
ness men. however. without regard to
politics will never permit party with
such record to get their despoilng
hands or the county's throat. They
are more than satisfied to let we'll
ush alone,
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1909-09-10
dealing with the present and the fu-
ture Mr. Walton says in part:

dealing with the present and the fu-
ture Mr. Walton says in part:
81 found that state dry and dusty, a
fact which think was conducive to
the welfare of those al attempting to
raise tobacco, which kept the plant
from growing too large. | found in
Missouri that only in those counties
that lie along the Missouri river can
the Burnley product ssbe raised at all.
There is a tier of these counties which
can produce certain grade of Burley
which does not compare with the Ken
lucky product. These lands in produc-
ing tobacco are similar to those coun-
ties lying along the Ohio river in Ohio
and West Virginia, and also counties
on the Indiana border, but the Missou-
ri product will not compare even with
the Ohio, Indiana and West Virginia
tobacco. Missouri figures show that
in 1908 2.447 acres were put in tobacco
and produced one thousand pounds to
the acre, a million pounds of which
was Burley. This year the acreage
was somewhat larger. am told that
they procured last year Is cents per
pond.
81 found that the larger per cent
of the farming class of Missouri are
made up of Kentuckians who raised in
Kentucky what is known as the old
pryor product and when they went to
Missouri they continued to raise this.
This is dark tobacco used mostly for
import purposes and is not equal to
the white hurley.
Missouri in 1908 raised about l.
0O0,0 pounds of this tobacco and ped
died it out over the State in hand. My
information is that about 1000, 600
pounds of old pryor will be raised this
year."
"Mr. Walton" asked a reporter,
"Do you think Missouri will ever be
serious competitor with Kentucky in
the Burnley market?''
Positively and without hesitation |
would say that she will never be a
serious competitor against Kentucky
for the simple reason that the grade of
Burley she raises is not up to the
standard, nor is there a sufficient
amount of this land to produce even
that grade to the point Of over supply
ing the market.
81 have made careful estimate of
the situation which cannot give out
until have submitted it to the BurIey
tobacco Society,"
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1909-09-10
Kentucky is Best in Tobacco
Raising.

That Missouri will never be a CON-
petitor with Kentucky. and especially
the Blue Grass region. in the produc-
ton of high grade tobacco, is the be-
lief of Mr.. ]. F. Walton. official grad
er of the Burnley Tobacco Society He
has just returned from trip of inves-
tigation in that part of the county.
While he made close observation of the
work being done and of the products
O tanned. and gives his de.lsIon as
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1909-09-10
Farmers to Keep RecOr DIS.

1t will be suggested by United States
Census Director Durand to the farmers
all over the country that the work of
securing accurate returns at the COM
ing census OF agriculture will be greatly
facilitated if the farmers will keep or
provide some sort of written record of
their farm operations during the year
1908. This effort to secure the farmers
personal co-opertion is but one of a
NUMBER OF ways and means chosen to Sc
cure an accurate, expeditions and econ
omical census concerning population,
agriculture, manufactures, mines and
quatries, which are the objects of in
quiry defined in the Census law.
Each person in charge of farm will
be asked to state the acreage and value
of his farm; that is, the acreage and
value of the land kept and cultivated by
him; also the area of land in his farm
covered with woodland land finally. that
which is utilized for specified farm pur-
poses.
Zach farmer will be asked to give
the acreage, quantity produced and
value of each crop, including grains,
hay, vegets bl S, fruits, tobacco, etc.,
raised on the farm in the season of
1909; also to report the number and
value of all domestic animals, poultry,
and swarms of bees on the farm April
Is, 1910, the number and value of
young animals, such as calves, colts,
lambs. pigs; and of young fowls, such
as chickens, turkeys. ducks, etc., rails
ed on the farm in 1909. He will be
further asked to state the number and
kind of animals sold during 1909 and
the receipt from such sales, the num-
Der purchased and the amount paid
therefor; and also the number slaugh-
tered for food and the value of such
animals.
The law requires report of the
number of cows kept for dairy pur-
poses in 1909. and the total estimated
amount of milk produced on the farm !;
also the amount of butter and cheese
sold and the amount received from
such sale.
In addition to the inquiry regarding
animals, etc., on the farm April 18th.
1910. as, explained previously. the
census will seek to ascertain the guam
tity and value of all eggs, honey, and
wax produced on the farm in 1909.
Of the expenditures of the farm, the
census schedule will call for state
ment of the amount paid farm labor,
the amount paid for feed for live
stock and the amount expended for
fertilizers in 1910.
If the farm changes owners or ten
ants between the crop year. 1909, and
the date of enumeration, April 18th.
1910, it is requested that the occupant
of the farm in 1910 shall secure the
above information relating to the
farm for the preceding year. 1909. The
owner or tenant this year should leave
his book record with his successor.
The necessity for some written or
permanent record by the farmers them
selves of farm operations is obvious
and its value in furnishing data more
reliable than guesswork is equally evil
dent.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1909-09-10
Attention, Ladies!
Telephone BY if YousNeed a
Masseur or Hair Dresser.

Prompt attention given to Hair
dressing, Shampooing, Manacuring,
etc. Your patronage solicited.
Home Phone 377.
Will call at any address in city OF
Paris. Satisfaction guaranteed.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1909-09-10

A Hsst class folding bed, original
ost $500. Will sell to first pers IN
offering $500 cash apply at Ne IS
Office. If
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1909-10-01
Grain Hates EQuaiized

Chicago, Oct. 1.-The Southern and
Western railroads tariffs equalizing
grain rates to the Southeast from all
points in Iowa. North and South Da-
koaa, Minnesota and Nebraska so that
grain can be moved through this city
at rates equal to those of St. Louis
and other junction points becane eff
fective today. At the same time fat
rates go into effect on grain south of
the Ohio river from Cincinnati and
Louisville of 2 cents a hundred pounds
less than through other Ohio river
crossings, in order TO eqlalize the
~shrinkage allowance which has been
made heretofore, so that all gateways
viii be on a parity.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1909-10-01
Bows Capture Pittsburu

Pittsburg, Oct. 1.-Men, young men
and boys TO the number of one thou
and. from all parts of The United
States are here attending the six
teenth annual convention of the Unit
ed Boys Brigade of America. which
opened here today. The program in
an athletic field meet, a re-
ception to the cOmmander-in-chief,
Lieutenant General II. c. Kilmer. of
Baltimore. and competitive drills; en-
Saturday a parade of the ibrigades
attending the convention, and on Sun
day, besides the regular hurch ser
vices, there will be a grand rally in
the afternoon. Business sessions of
the organization will be held the first
two DAYS. B~rigadiers attending the
convention will a an opportunity
visiting the great industrial plants
in the P~ittsburg district.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1909-10-01
To Expedite Legislation

Washington, Oct. President
Taft's suggestion for reform looking
10 the expedition of litigation to final
judgement is to find practical appli-
cation 'by h Supreme Cour of the
District OF Columbia. Today the
court put into operation for the first
time the new rules recently adopted
after a careful revision by its chief
justice and associate justices of the
draft prepared by a committee of the
local bar association which for nearly
two years was engaged in simplify
ing the mode of procedure in the
courts of tle districts.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1909-10-01

According 10 The New Mexican a
handful of Democrats kept New Mex
leo out of the Union during the days
Of Senator Steve Elkins, about thir
ty-three ear ago. at the time Col
orado was admitted. Is il possible?
The Record does not believe That a
handful of Democrats could and did
prevail against a Republican Presi-
dent and a Congress Republican II
both branches. The New Mexican may
just as well admit. for ii is the truth.
t3at h Territory is not in the m
ion to-day because the Republican par
ty will not have ii so. Even the ven
cradle friend of the Territory, Steve
Elkins. had not the will to raise his
voice to vote to admit New Mexico
last winter. but if he had the will he
was too much under the influence of
the Republican party LASH to vote his
convictions.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1909-10-01
The SUGAR Trust Trials

New York. Oct. 1.-The trial of Oil
Yer Splitter and other weighers for the
American Sugar Refining Company
brought over rom last June was re-
sumed ere today in the United
States Circuit Cou before Judge
Holt. The men are charged with de
fsauding the Government by use of a
system of false weights and the trial
is expected TO be a long ne. This
is only one phase of the federal fight
against the Sugar Trust. all of whose
acts are under Government inyestiga-
ton.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1909-10-01

Yesterday the Record received a
dispatch from Phoenix, Arizona, tell
ing of the delivery from the govern
nent irrigation project near that city.
of power TO light the city of Phoenix.
The dispatch also stated that power
would be delivered to enable farmers
away from irrigation bitches TO IN
stall pumping plants. This dispatch
brings news which foretells a great
story OF the future for the ~so-called
arid west. II applies with particular
force to the thousands of acres of
fertile lands surrounding the artesian
belt OF the Pecos Valley. Here we
have a vast body Of water under
ground. bsit which comes to the sur
n in many places. producing our
artesian wells. In other places and by
far the greater area, the water does
not come to the surface but within a
short distance Of IL This means that
we must resort to pumping the water
to the surface and by spreading II
over the and raise great crops. This
will De done in the near future, and
Is even now being done on a small
scale. The possibilities by means OF
pumping plants for irrigation are al
most unlimited
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1909-10-01
Heads Toledo University.

Toledo. o., Oct. 1.-Prof. Jerome H.
Raymond. formerly of the University
OF California. was installed head OF
the University of Toledo today. Mrs.
Raymond will create a department of
literature. being similar to one which
she held in Chicago. Toledo. is the
second of the municipality operated
and owned universities in Ohio, that
at Cincinnati being the first.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1909-10-01
Potters Wage Scale

East Liverpool, Ohio, Oct. 1.-The
new wage scale recently signed by
the labor committee of the United
States Potters Association and the
representatives of the National Broth
erhood of Operative Potters went into
today. Wage conditions for the
next two years will remain. but work.
ing conditions are modified.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1909-10-01

Spokane. Wash, Oct. 1.-The law
providing that children under sixteen
years of age shall not be permitted
on the streets or in public parks un
accompanied. pushes the cIrfew half
al hour earlier beginning today.
when The youngsters must be in "a
eight. instead OF eight-thirty o'clock
at night.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1909-10-01

pie. so far as i tbs possible to do so.
Mr.. Bailey. evidently. believes that
party pledges are not binding on the
representatives of the party. bat are
intended 10 merely be fed to the peo-
pie as a sort of political pap" just
as the voters of New Mexico have
been fooled by the Republican party.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1909-10-01

While Roswell has hot summers.
and the past summer has been one
of the hottest in years. yet the nights
are usually pleasant and cool. with
a few exceptions during the worst of
the summer. Dur fall and inter ell
mate is u~nexcelled anywhere. Where
can yO1 inc better weather than we
have had during the past month. and
e will be almost equally fine during
he greater part of the winter?
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1909-10-01
New National Museum

Washington, Oct. 1.-THE new
building of the National Museum was
formally opened today with the ap-
propriate ceremonies. The nagnii-
cent edifce. which when only half
finished held the International Con-
vention for the Prevention OF Tuber-
~culosis. sands in the Mall. between
Seventh and Twelfth Streets.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1909-10-01

The mere fact that the Roswell
school board has been compelled to
once more enforce a rule hat chilli
rem shall not be admitted to certain
grades of the public schools. shows
ecnphatically Tlat we must build
additional school buildings. and we
cannot do ii too soon.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1909-10-01
ARMY Ridino Tests

Fort Meyer. Oct. 1.-The second
of the series of riding tests arranged
for army officers to determine their
ability and endurance as horsernen
began her today and will continue
until Sunday by order of Major-Gen-
eral Leonard Wood. commanding the
Department of the East.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1909-10-01

The New Mexican says that there
are more DRINKS in New Mexico towns
on Sunday nan all the days of the
week combined. and thai the Sunday
law must be TO plane. Why not put
the blame where il belongs. or he
officers who fail to enforce the law?
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1909-10-01

Abraham Lincoln believed In the
people and in their rights. The rep
resentatives of the party to which Lin
coin belonged now believe in protect
ing those special interests which have
fed upon the substance of the people
so long that they rave come to look
upon the people merely as their legi.-
innate prey
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1909-10-01

The fight between Bryan and Sen
ator Bailey. of Texas. is one simply
Of keeping pledges. The tariff itself,
while of course the main issue. is in
cidental as between Bryan and Bailey.
Bryan believes that parties should
live up TO their promises to the PEG
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1909-10-01
Western Maryland Receivershio

Baltimore. Mr.. Oct. All arrange
ments AVE been completed to termi-
nate the receivership- of the Western
Maryland railroad today. The con-
pany is to be returned to its director
ate with compulsory annual fixed
charges reduced approximately
800, 900.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1909-10-01

The fact that every Democrat in the
Senate voted to admit New Mexico
as a state M that every Republican
opposed even considering the bill.
should show to every reasonable man
which party wants New Mexico to en-
ter the Union at once as a state. It
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1909-10-01

If a great party like the Republican
party in the United States, supposed
ly one of the most enlightened nations
fails to keep its promises, what a
you expect from a heather nation
Ike Japan?
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1909-10-01

ty-four years old August 23rd, last. n
Is said q very rigid investigation will
be made and an attempt made to as
certain just what can be done with
Bell.-Mineral Wells Index.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1909-10-01

New Mexico is entitled to adnis-
sion TO the Union on its merits. and
II Is not necessary to make claims
not justified by the facts. Tell the ex-
act truth; IL is sufficient.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1909-10-01
TAIlORS.

F.. A. MUELLER.-Merchant Tailor
All work guaranteed. Also does
cleaning and pressing.-11S South
Main Street. Phone 10i.
W. p WOOD.-Up-to-date tailor made
clothing First class cleaning, re
pairing and dyeing of ladies and
gents clothing. Phone 409.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1909-10-01

Peary seems better at denying the
achievements of DR.. Cook, than at
proving he did not discover the big
rail" But hen Peary is a Republican
and but follows the usual Republican
methods.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1909-10-01

is not party declarations and prom
ises by ambitious candidates for OF
flee that counts. but the acts OF the
party after election.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1909-10-01
The 6rvan's Jubilee

Lincoln, Neb., Oct Col. and Mrs,
William J.. Bryan are today quietly
celebrating the twenty fifth a%nniver-
sary of their marriage. A large mum.
der of congratulatory letters and tele-
grams have beer received at Fair
view.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1909-10-01

e. Mexico will becom a state
only when the dominant party wills
il so. Not before.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1909-10-01
Express Companies Merge

Mexico City, Oct. 1.-The merger of
the business of the Wells. Fargo &
Company Express and that of the Ma
tional Express was c-onSunnated
her today.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1909-10-01

Roswell people will demand and
will secure a ~ ON the abolition of
the saloons in this city.