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The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-04-08
Report Of The Corporation
Commission Of Oklahoma


h drainage tar pitt that BY Of such obstruction the water
damned up and osaowsd the couphnanl farm thereby greatly Y.
,R him. and that t stood until became stagnant making
his place unhealthy tol hbaop and prayed The Commission g Rs
se e defendant e make and construct euvs under ns e
lhs baf pit along tie railway embankIneu
fe defendant filed plea the jurisdiction Of the Commission
alleging that was not 0itln The jurisdiction q the SopoIauen
Commission grant the eei prayed ior complainant complaint
Al The time this plea dle4 the Commission oye4ued the
and heard The evidence The understanding that hc ufos
81 the Commission should be fully considered 10 connection with
tic facts developed in the
The defendant introduced evidence and the evidence ol the
complainant substantially suslas the allegations set forth 70 he
section Isl Article X q lhe Constitution provides u ps
charged with the duty Of snbesisg regulating and confo
ise at transportation and transmission companies doing business
this State n az matters pertaining e se performance q their public
Whether ths Commission Jurisdiction hs subject
matter q his case as presented b complainant depends upon
The words supervisne regulating and controlling DO nos
mean that s Commission become general managers railroads
Mir power adjust private grievances bu only such super
vision regulation control y will properly protect and require ~
necessary shipping facilities may be for the convenience
welfare and safety Of The general public and the proper use Of such
utilities
ecng private property rights incident the building Of
roads or the courts 70 adudea and give such relief may be
proper
il Is not tie dus, Of tho Commission to order railroad company
build eue bitches for drainage unless should appear from
ne evidence that ae d'ehes q cuses weEe necessary lo e
proper protection o ut odhsd and at by ordering such opening
drainage tie road would thereby be made safer for public travel
The Conmoe as jurisdiction require the railroad company
which may be created by the danming Of
unless such Of such character would be offensive
otherwise dangerous 70 M travelling Psbie employees q hc rail-
company passing the road close proximity thereto
The Commission finds elements d hs kind in this III
the only question presented BY the pcadngs developed BY the
evidence Is that The complainant desires an opening Under the ahu
oi the highway crossing fo the purpose Of drainage that his
afmnay not be ovefhowcd during heavy rains.
While This evidence that should have the attention
Vf the engineer this road ye does within
e domain of supervising regulating controlling public utilities
81 the Commission.
II IS, therefore ordered that this complaint be dismissed
CORPORATION COMMISSION.
(Sgned
E. LOVE
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-04-08

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The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-04-08
LOUISIANA
'METROP P'L|S
DEMANDS
PROTECTION

WASHINGTON April O The people Of
New Orleans ind vicinity are conduct.
ina propaganda ID Induce lhe Gov
eFumenF lo make New Orleans fof'
llHAd naval base
There s now nn adequate iortiiea
glon. Yet the Government 10 enconf
aae commerce. IL now opening the
mouth g, he river 70 The largest shlps
s'fhe people here are ueelng tho
Government mot N neglect the lower
MieslsAlpRl which IS the gateway to-
|fhe flchha, section nf the country Iii
the matter ef protection A9einst ln-
ynslun and 10 that qua htYe aaAtn
llhat New Orleans be made o fortified
natal bupe writes man prominent
III The movement
iie points out that guuhpale may
now pass up many Important lfihulaf
/ les and encounter no Qualifications af
tee passing q hulieampned fort below
New Orleans. Inland waterway Inn
lpf9Yement unless New ORLEANS De
Hmade 4 fortified naval base. viii place
lAll tho valley cities and towns within
reach pI the valley rivers III \ prevaf.
foua position IL the evoEt oi we x
iu held
Soon 4 Deep Waterway
Tho argument Is continued; Prob,
ably the most Obvious reason why the
| Government should establish fortl.
1 hnd naval base at New Orleans and
provide ndealnse deieusea against Ins
vaalnn M 4 hostile foreign navy Is lht
Inevitable and farrolchlnE growth ol
The ezno ana import commerce of the
Mississippi Valley Huge and costly
waterway improvements are now bo.
Hing made In order that such commerce
Imas expand The panamg Canal Will
soon be completed Al lnlaud navlAa,
bic waterway luneciIng me ME- ia.
slppl AZ New Orleans With the Rio
Grande III BnwnsFlllc Tex, y now
under construction, Another, conuect.
ing The Mlsslsrlnpl al New Orleans
with lho Mississippi sound Mobile,
prneacoiu the Alahamn cual aelda
aud ultimately ACROSS Florida and un
Tho Atlantic 10 Boston n partly npeu
The Chicago ship Canal. tho improve
lment Of The Ohio. Massoufl Tenns9
see. Red and other lflbutarlee. siea
lWil| open up the greatest deepdflgl
IHfsleIn 0f WalerWAyH un earth IN sha
Ivory nual lifura
WHAT ono Gunh0at Might pu.
Thls with mean that such cities n
If'llIeag0 ~ Louis. Kanaaa Clls. I0ulHl
| vile Cincinnati. plllsburg. Memphis
etc VII eili0y IN . practical way lhe
henehla OF q tideWalef location, and
lmay aa we'll d. export aua lmpufl
business with the world through tle
mississippi river
| simultaneously With ihl9 lastlnK and
limWense development TIE Govern
| mem should plan and provide ade
Iauaie naval and land ldrtlncnllona ID
/ the lower Mississippi river The In
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land mono oble q cope With \ modern
afmared cruiser enul he bulll hurried
/ Ig Consequently Single hostile fau
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/ Is equipped fort below New 0fleans
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The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-04-08

etncufeas i|lky would 1ulon depot
The 4lfosds entering Tulsa either branch o. na ne
81 hrse ol orr largest systems Santa Re- Frisco and Katy
Each these have Their Inns make tonncccus at
Kansas City and 81 Louis and ac passes through he STATE ol Okla
homa and have many Of their connections 81 tlf own branch nes
passengers from south reach lhe main line serving o final dena
ton The FIRST junction. Only passengers N comparatively close
proximity Tulsa who usually acquainted wish s the local con-
dipons would be benefited b this uppn depot People from il
Southeast the Midland VALLEY lo north and noeasefl Tpa
have two Or three opportunities saleg h direct lhs b aY
before reaching Tulsa and Ipa lhs road has Joint depot with
The Santa Is which gives II passengers direct eounccson Pascn
gers from Guthrie. Oklahoma City and veks travelling 70 Vle east
en- part Of the State would b benefited BY this union dspo
People going north from Frisco points is Tie southern part q the
State Katy points IN the northeast make direct connection At
Vinisa and other points.
Wheu fully analysed I've travelling pNhlic that would be
benefited above stated would be those who live N the VICINITY o
Tulsa who would not be greatly negnenesd naHucf as their
knowledge Of the local conditions would enable them 50 from
Noud require expenditure oi from hundred and fifty y
Two hundred thousand dollars acquire tc necessary right o way
and depot grounds 70 build t proper kind ~ depot for rs
depot ID the other without guide or assistance.
OF all the railroads entering may hereafter enter Tulsa
The question finally resolves itself down % this The expenditure
OF from hundred and fifty two hundred thousand dollars BY
The railroad companies disturbing o local conditions and values n
The Of Tulsa for the oE comparatively few through
passengers The Commission Of h opinion that such require
me unreasonable and justified By the facts IN this
CORPORATION COMMISSION.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-04-08

The cns Of Tulsa filed complaint nraying that the Corporation
Commission require tie defendant railroads 70 establish Union
Depot the town Of Tulsa and necessary facilities said depot tof
lle operation Of passenger trains
The defendants filed plea n The jurisdiction q he Commission
Which was duly overfued
Tulsa has population Of from ten 70 Twelve thousand people
different depo The Frisco depot situated e main business
portion Of the about four blocks southeast the Midland
Nae and Santa Fe depot The Frisco railroad located before there
and the other roads have been built within the last few
citizens contributed very literally
induce hese roads 10 build and establish dcpots II Tulsa
further appears That the location 81 The depo ii Tulsa has
much do with the value NJ property The which has been
b NJ and established with reference the conditions
property IN the immediate vicinity Of union depot should be
established
There seemed II much contention between the citizens e
sa and tie Nearing. there much evidence introduced a
them nsn and con As q M necessity for c establishment az anoa
dcn8 which indicate that contention
property values which would bs affected The other b
The result o this Sio Fits mas be illustrated by quoting an e
Tract from Nh Il =. Mars tcssInonYs
AZ for the people of ssa ipfaIos speak heesuss
of hake invested il these properties that They but I'D Tic
people whose interest ought 70 m first considered The interest he
men No have invested ought g 3 considered not ne man whp u
taIe II yesterday aud never spent cent ii the town
Ihe convenience q the travelling public the primary qaesIn
a hf Commission consider ID lIe establishment If union depos
The depreciation q property II town su Incident bat sub
las bssn established and values hasd upon tie relative location of
pEopdF dtpos tie should be disturbed b The Conm
Sion II ordering UNION epo unless clearly appears that there
1ersss|s IoF " doing
Aaa order Union epoI where The reasonable nee oI lht pHhe
demands and require the defendants II necessary acquire lie
kpo grounds and rights Of Isadkg thereto and establish
sI facilities MAJ 3 necessary Il is public seasenepee
Snn'Idtl whether Isa sas general transfer Point ief
through pssSlesls *aua naAs aalQh dtpa Rab1s uSA
Passengers whose as|ta'ipa Il fHs v asI|Hs p.'sEf -
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-04-08
WHAT IS MORE ENJOYABLE

Than good Hot Water Bottle in cold hfs uPtn
retiring al nlght2
Hot water is not only enjoyable on such ottasi1nsI h''
il Is beneficial al welt No one should ever retire n en'i
room and cold bed dollar or two spent iot good
Hot Water Bottle may save sick SPELL and besides ~
comfort Is worth twice the cost II you have never d
The Hot Water Bottle do 50 and how enjoyable
We have tho exelusivr agency Of lle kANfIII.itk
WATER NOTIFIES SNRiNGES and Other Rubber
Goods. and every piece guaranteed lof two yeaFk Eh
arc made not upon the how cheap bot Che how good PLAN
Win give satisfaction ii every case.
Call and see The goods and we are sure }pu ul| b
pleased with them
P0STOEFICE DRUG STORE Phone $40. 2l4 NJ Okla.
POST CARDS, CAMERAS AMI K0rAfsS
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-04-08
a CHAPMAN,
Secretary
Fushfie Oklahoma Novesnbcf "a. 1905
COMPLAINT No t74.


M. +. WRIGHT IL IN, Of Tulsa
vs
ATCIIsON, TOPEKA q SANTA FE RAlIlWAY COMPANY.
MISSOURI KANSAS & TEXAS RAILWAY COMPANY
ST. LOUIS & SAN FRANCISCO RAILROAD COMPANY
MIDLAND WILEY RAILROAD COMPANY
Bisbee daily review., 1909-10-24

that Delegate Ralph Cameron is the logical man to head the republican ticket as a candidate for governor of the new state of Arizona. We wonder if such an arrangement has the ap- proval of Hoval A. Smith" If not, we fear that Camerons gubernatorial cake will remain uncooked.
 Can't Minister Wu get the spirits to tell him how those Eskimos were induced to go back on Dr. Cook.
Bisbee daily review., 1909-10-24
BUSIN OUTLOOK.

There is absolutely nothing in sight to mar the brilliant outlook for the industries of the country. The crops have been harvested and are bring ing comparatively high prices. The output of most of the leading prod ucts is larger than a year ago, and larger than the average. The only important shortage is in cotton. and it so happens that the world had a stock on hand large enough to make up for the smaller output The re suit will be high prices for the com modity. and as 1t is one of the larg- est items in our foreign trade, we shall be benefited in that direction as VII as from the buying power through the South Furthermore, the consumption of the stocks on hand this year will assure comparatively high prices fer the next crop
 The output of iron and steel is on a new high level, indicating that we have entered upon a priod of pros perity, during which the volume of trade win surpass all previous records The production of pepper is larger than ever, but contrary to the condi- tions in the iron and steel industry. the consumption has not yet caught up. This is. something. however, which must naturally be remedied in a short time. asthe heavy demand for iron and steel shows that con struction work is underway in many directions. and where steel is used in most cases more or less scoppr is also consumd. The railways are free buyers now of rails as well as oi eouipment, and everywhere pTepara- lions ar being mad to take car Of the enormous volume of business in sight
Bisbee daily review., 1909-10-24
GRADUATE MUSICIANS.

The people of Bisbee are beginning to realize that they have a conserva- tory of which any city might we'll be proud Most schools have few good men at the head, and the bulk of the teaching is done by subordinates and undergraduates.
 The six teachers representing the faculty of the International Conse1va- tor. aIc not on.s graduates from t!ie leading schools of the United States, but four have diplomas from the best schools of Europe.
 It certainly is banking ones faitil on the people of Bisbee to bring teachers from such schools as New England Conservatory and Cornell University to an out of the way place like this to organize a school. This is what MT. Stemen has done an such heroism certainly deserves the support of the people. The following is a list of the teachers employed in the school:
 Kristian Nilsson, Piano and Violin. Graduate Edward Grieg, Bergen, Nor way, Liepzig and Prague.
 Bertha B. Hafey, Piano and Voice. Graduate Emil Liebling, Chicago; New England Conservatory; Radcliff Sem mary, Boston.
 Freida Glitky. Vocal. Graduate J. D Walker, Chicago; Howard, New York; Ross, Toronto; Walsnach and Van Eynen, Berlin.
 Rose M. Chappdear, Violin and String Instruments Graduate Ohio Wesleyan University; Handel Conser- vatory, Leipzig; private pupil Herr Hans Becker, Leipzig
 Bessie P Wootten. Dramatic Art. Graduate Radcliffe Seminary, Boston; Boston College of Oratory.
 H. B. Latin, Band and Orchestra. Graduate Dixon College and Roches- ter Conservatory of Music.
 By the middle of next month every department will be running full force and the people of Bisbee will have the pleasure of seeing their own chil- dren acting their part in recitals, can tatas, drama and opera.
Bisbee daily review., 1909-10-24
ADVERTISE ARIZONA.

Tn various commercial secretaries of the territory would do well to enter upon a systematic campaign of ad- vertising for Arizona, making known it's resources and attractions to peo- pie of other states and lands.
 The plan would undoubtedly be a good one, but it would be wise pre- caution on the part of the secretaries to remember that there is danger out of the very abundance, so to speak, of their theme They can easily overshoot the mark and do harm where they mean to do good. Ari- zona has been harmed to Sc small extent by fine writing, by exagger- ated statements, by pen painting and word pictures, which. as guide to homeseekers, 'misled
 It can be stated in an advertise ment that land is very rich and will produce a variety of crops. It can be stated that mines are also very rich and will produce untold wealth; yet these lands may lack an abund- ance of water and these mines may require a million for development. In many advertisements comparisons are made between enc state or territors
Bisbee daily review., 1909-10-24

Some of his enthusiastic friends in this section are already declaring
Bisbee daily review., 1909-10-24

The trade reviews state that inr. provement in commercial circles is to be seen in all directions. Colder tenn pratures in the West has hastened the demand for winter clothing. Col lectiuns are good and everyone is hopeful and confident The bank clearings as well as railway earnings continue to record the gains in busi- ness. It is evident that the earnings of the railways and the industrial companies will be very much greater than for the past year or two, and that the returns to stockholders will also be larger. That such conditions will lead to demands for higher wages may be taken for granted but at the present time. there are no serious industrial disputes to inter ire with the progress of the country. The political situation also is peace. ful with nothing impending winch can have any materal influence on trade conditions.
 The activity in trade and specuIa- ton, coupled with the demand for funds to move the crops. has caused an advance in money rates to the highest touched since the end of the panic two years ago. This condition, however, is but temporary. and the fact that Chicago banks have begun to loan money in New York, indicates that the height of the demand for crop moving purposes has been passed. Owing to the early and heavy move ment of cotton also, tn eSouth has al. ready begun to return the funds sent some weeks ago. Novmber usually witnsses a return of funds from the West, and then with nothing but the demand around the first Of the year in sight, we can look forward to the asy money months of the first half of the new year. Hence thr is noth. ing to indicat that money conditions will disturb the growth of trade | Boston Financial News
Bisbee daily review., 1909-10-24
LICENSING PROSTITUTES AND THE CITY COUNCIL.

The action of the City Council in repeating the city ordinance which provided for licensing prostitution has quite naturally attracted considerable attention and brought forth more or less discussion.
 As we understand it the council took the action reported in the Re view yesterday morning for the pur- pose of avoiding prosecution of the city or the city officials of Bisbee which had been threatened by the county district attorney.
 As to the legal proposition of the right of the City Council to impose a license on prostitutes, the Review has no opinion. Mayor Neale. who is an attorney, claims that the ordinance providing for these licenses was not in conflict with any higher law. Mayor Neale stated yesterday that the action of the Bisbee City Coun- cil should not be construed as an at tempt to retaliate against the county
 
 attorney or embarass him in any way, but rather it was to allow the district attorney to have a free rein in his proposed attempt to abolish houses of prostitution Holding a license from the city might be used as defense by any person proceeded against un- der the territorial statutes, hence it was deemed best to abolish the Ii cense ordinance.
 The city government has never pre- scribed the limits of a red light district in Bisbee further than to only issue licenses to women in that quar- ter in Brewery Gulch, commonly known as the fred light district.
 The Review would be glad to see District Attorney Williams abolish every bawdy house in Cochise Coun- ty as it would be glad to see him abolish every other public evil, and the action of the city council has put the matter of controlling and regulat- ing prostitution in Bisbee up to that ofiial.
 We believe the city council has act ed right in abolishing a license on . public evil.
 So far as this action scattering the fallen women through the city, we apprehend little danger of this, as these people will naturally herd to gether. The social evil will always be with us and it cannot be entirely confined to any certain locality, nc matter how earnest may be the de sire to do so.
Bisbee daily review., 1909-10-24

and another in such a way as to draw people to, the one doing the adyer- Using by making them dissatisfied with their present surroundings, which is always bad policy. There should be no effort to foster discon- tent in the minds of the people any where No man should change bis homo unless he can improve his con dition aad no man should be urged to leave his home unless it is reasonably sure that he will find a better one.
 They should be told what kind of lands and what kind of mines there are in Arizona; what the land will raise and what it costs per acre; what the mines produce and what is re quired for development; what climat- ic conditions are here; what the rate of taxation is; what the law is re, garding mining claims and home. steads; what the educational ad vantages are; how the laws are ad ministered- Educational facilities, climatic conditions, the security of the homestead, the fertility of its sail the productiveness of its mines and the chances for the man with moder- ate means are few of the many ct fractions of Arizona and these should be set forth in plain, truthful, simple terms, without exaggeration or color ing. Honesty, truthfulness and fair. ness of statement should character ize all advertisements. If this plan is followed the people will come and come to stay.