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Arizona republican., 1909-02-21

sharp edge of it.
 By the way, Mir Hoskns who is our engineer this morning?" demanded the vioe-presiderr.
 "A general utility named Orman, was the reply but its facetiousness did not to lay hold of Major Lockhart- "The regular 'man had death in his family. and"
 The vice presidents smile portentous "Or- man will have Something to say to you when he reports his run" he remarked
 Alt5ea happened to be looking at Alicia, and she surprised little start at the mention of the sub stitute's. name While two rail joints could click under the wheels the slate blue eyes were clouded and cheek. Althea wondered why, but at that mo- ment the chime of the 5Io sounded for station and she rose to go forward with Brockton and the general manager.
 With the highest executive authority ot the com pany to sanction it, the invasion of the 5Ios cab facilitated itself, though Orman no more than gruffy polite to the invaders. Room was made for them on the fireman's box. Althea told briefly how to brace herself against the sde-slam of the cab rounding the curves, and thereafter the engi neer left them to their devices.
 The experience proved something less than excit- ing, even to novice The grade very heavy, and the big engine labored up the hills and around the lodging curves rather faithfully than spectacularly. the novelty and had found the approaching scenic procession much like inversion of the view from the "Nadias" observation windows Althea began to take note of her more immediate surroundings; to make mental notes. and to wonder how she might pour little of the oil of kindness into the broad sword slashes of the vce-president.
 Desparing of finding opening unless she could make 1t. she turned to Brockton to say "I wish could know how he does 1t without going crazy, meaning the engineer.
 Brockton adjusted his eyeglasses and stared across at the crouching figure the opposite box if the subject bored him. But was the better part of him that made him get upon, his feet and offer to help her down from her perch
Arizona republican., 1909-02-21

the train engine had jumped before the crash; and the head brakeman. who stuck to his post until the box-car on which he riding reared high in air made flying lsp and landed in the inn trout pool their sensation ready made, and for that day there was talk of time killing excursions in the hills
 Two hours after the dust of the crash had settled the division wrccking train was on the ground and hard at work; and- af:cr luncheon Brocktcp took Athea and his cousin down join the crowd of on- lockers from the hotel
 It was Althea's first sight of a trained army of track-clearers in action, and the fierce toll and wonderful method of it all thrilled her like the clash oi arms. Here WIS battle roy; with dead weig!ts lnanimate to cail all that was fittcst and most heroic in master ot men and things Huge freight cars rose to the cTeaking of wndlasscs and were toppled with the incest preciscn to right and lelt down the enbankmcnt Gangs of workmcn. as or dery and purposefu well-dri!leds soldiers placed the JackscrewS, adjusted the lifting tackles or stool clear at the word of command when the great haw- sers were singing like voirl-strings under the heart breaking strain. Altliea thought it was the finest tung she had ever seen, and said locking whue for the master mind.
 Who IS directing it all ?' shc asked, when Brock ton had folded his top-cOat to make cushion for Alicia.
 His smile was half cynical and at the r,,r,cn- she could have hated him for t
 It's our friend of tte engine ,ab; think Don't you see him down under thatCar showing tiis men how to make the next hitch?"
 She looked again ard recognized O7mpn As once before, he sight grate upon the nerves of narnet majors and the wearers of purple raimcnt and hne linen. The gFinly ovevclothes were want ng Dat the rough tweed suit was soiled and stained a'ih s1ideied. and the big, skifu har,Js were tkc hsTIc of backafncor
 It did not occur to her to position how driver of locomotives came to De ..;c to;-.ander of this army or workmen; there was 5cOi1 only for wonder and admiration, and for instant comparison be- tween two men: one down tterc in the thick of it toing, shouting, con1mandn, acoonpl;slirg; inc other standing beside her, wei Groomed handsome,
Arizona republican., 1909-02-21
"Pll introduce him,

q know him., he said shortly. "Ill introduce him, if you like"
 She held back
 Did you know him when Uncc-when were at the breakfast station?"
 q didn't recognize him; nobody would in that farcicial rig. But Mir HOskns mention Of his name gave 1t away.
 The claTlor of matter in motion isolated them and waited for bit of straight track and when it came he gave Althea his hand and steaded her across the foot-platc.
 q take it you don't remember me- Orman" he said I'm Brockton, of the class of 'o8; and this is Miss Lockhart, the niece of the vice-presdent"
 The engineer took the introduction little sheep shy, behted his station, Althea thought; and she sorry she had let Brockton make it. But since there were now two reasons for kindliness where there had been only one, she would not retreat.
 Now who an engine in Grngo Canyon see scant half dozen ra-engths ahead; to do this and to answer the curious questions of a sweet voiced young who must needs stand almost directly behind him, is manifestly impossible. Or surrendering his box to the inquistve one he took his place beside her on the running step
 Now you may ask all the questions you want to" he said. after Brockton, finding himself shut out of back to his place the fremans side.
 For lodging curve or two she clung to the window-seat arm-rest and was silent Then she said: "I want to ask you not care too much about what my uncle said to you little while ago. | don't think he really meant to--to--"
 The young engineers laugh was wholly without bitterness
 "Is that what yon had in rnind?" he asked And then: You needn't have taken so much trouble. It nothing; and, besides, I'm not quarreling with my bread andebutter."
 ."I wish you wouldn't put it that way" she said after another pause Quite conscientiously she w>s trying to get down to his leve to the level of man in his walk in life and perpiexed her little to find him so unresponsive to the effort"
Arizona republican., 1909-02-21

over the piazza railing to gain time. He not sure how much it would be advisable to tell her
 He used to be a sort of fourteen fifteen puzzle when knew him in the university, and he seems be keeping it up yet" he replied guardedly He was two years ahead of and in the Scientific, so l didn't very much of him"
 "Is he gentleman? she asked; and the word sooner spoken than she could have bitten her tongue for the base-born use of t. (.
 That depends somewhat your definition. He was always messing in the manual training shops, and he made q social outcast of himself for the sake of polling, It my impression at the time that he was poor mans son. working his way through college" So much Brockton said with a nicely calculated air of dsinterest But he had de- termined not to say anything of the later develop ments, or of his Cousin Acias part in them That Alicias affair, to be buried kept alive she fit
 Althea was silent for little tir1e and then she said another thing fer which sine instantly
 "He seems somehow to be above his present sta- ton in fife"
 Brockton laughed easily. The danger, if any there were. was passing f-
 "Oh you can't tell anything about that you know man finds his level; not because he is forced to it, but because he likes 1t. Orman has education which would fit him for anything in sight in the technical line; and, apparently, he chooses wear outlandsh clothes and to be driver of loeomo- tives."
 It was not the wsest possible thing to say, since the lghest word may sometimes suffice to turn absent.
 How can you tel?" she retorted Perhaps it was the best he could do; and, all events it is be;Gss h9asst work You couldn't do it. Cousin Ban- Nov, what have yoa TWO, found to quasEcl ;heT; 1nd Althea left hcr ciar .:id went to stand beside one ot -te piazza pillars She had dis always just in the background in her capacity of matchmaker.
Arizona republican., 1909-02-21
2H FRANCIS IYNDE 9es

For week after the side-tracking of the Nadia" at Undercliffe there was no lack Of diversions for the outing party, and little Mrs. Lockhart outdId herself in devisng pastimes and different There were basket luncheons on the shrugged shoulder of Gringo Mountain; burro climbs to the top ot Chngato and the Bridal Veil Falls and pedestrian marches up the guches in which Alicia the languid leaned heavily upon the arm of the Reverend Percy Montgomery, fellow guest at the inn, whom Mrs. Lockhart had attached to eke out the Unbalanced masculine side of her party.
 On the eighth day the vice president went on an inspection trip to the end of the Extension; and while Mrs Lockhart was planning another excur- sion which should make Althea dependent for the day upon Mir Banbridge Brockton, the little station which the railway stopping place for the inn had its sensation made to order.
 heavy freight train had double-headed up the mountain from the west and at the summit, fifteen hundred feet straightaway above the station of Un dercliffe, but five miles distant by the windngs ot the grade down Dead Mans Gulch and around the shoulder of the mountain, the leading engine had been cut off to down ahead of the train
 Three minutes later the guests at the inn turned out in a body at the bidding of demoniac whistle shrieks the high grade. Glasses were levelled and the coming disaster foreshowed itself The train was out of control, was running away down the mountain and the driver of the detached engine had lead of no more than few hundred yards in the race for life
 The catastrophe climaxed in full view from the inn piazzas at a point where the down-mountain track curves sharply to enter the canyon proper The engineer of the leading engine knew he could moment lost his head. There was shrill squeal of brake-shoes grinding on the tires the flying en- zine buckled to a dead stop, and the two men or its crew leaped from the gangways and ran for crash like the shock of earthquake and the long train rannied the standing engine ping up the wreckagc mountain high.
 Happily. there no lives lost. The crew oi
Arizona republican., 1909-02-21

"Tll put it any way you like" he answered promptly. Suppose we say that Major Lockhart has the respects if not exactly the warm hearted affection of all the in the service, your humble servant included. And his guess hit the mark This rig of mine is wipers outfit"
 The 5Io picking her way judciously around a set of complicated elbows and reversed curves at a point in the canyon where Gringo Creek runs every was lost in the engineer. When he spoke again it in gentle deprecaton of the vice-presidents mar tinetism
 ''Of course, Major Lockhart within his rights in landing on me. But some things which are quite justifiabe not always expedient This IS rough country, with rough work to be done in it; and the men who do the work not always mindful of dress-parade regulations"
 It at this conjuncture that Althea's precon- ceived ideas of workingman's point of view went to pieces She modern enough to be able to set aside the conventions when the occasion demanded; and she had true womans disregard of social dis tinctions based the lines of mans occupation. But he could not disguise the fact that she had to placate John the gardener, Thomas the coach mar, if her uncle had browbeaten the one the other. And she finding it blankly impossible.
 You make me wish 1 hadn't said anything" she protested, quite hurbly; and then she bushed little in difference to certain maidenly shame for having opened door of familiarity which she did not know how to shut again.
 But afterward she remembered that the solemn faced young had not taken advantage of the opened door. On the contrary, he had stopped talk ing when she did; and some few minutes later, when he had brought the engine to shuddering stand at the little station of Underclffe he had signed to Brockton to come and take her down from the box.
 "Who IS Mir. Orman, Cousin Bainbridge?" the they watching the moon up the hunched shoulder of Grngo Mountain from the piazza of the inn
 BrocktOn got up and ficked the ash of his cigar
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, was oiling around on the 5Io when
 Althea first saw him, and he was not very pretty to look at There is, or there
 may be, a sort of artistic fitness, in blue denim overclothes and a mechanic s cap,
 but the big-boned, thin-faced young - .l,o ,.,e ;obh;DU the Snoiit nj
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-08-17

,,o,- New York. Ia
CoFFEE,-rhe coffee market dull to-day sales
BOO The market opened quiet unchanged prices
closed quiet net unchanged points higher only
ehanse reported being advance points price
bid Tor November Business here probably
60 70 some extent by the fact that holiday In
tbs French market that cables
were reported in other markets Rio being barely
~ me price previously reported. while
al a decline OF 50 reis Hamburg unchanged. Re
Selps al the two ports o. COO hays
Seipts were 800 bags. against holiday year
$3.50 two years Showers reported N dis
ucts out OF the i've reporting in the Of sac
fAulo and the weather cloudy In the
precipitation following complaints 81 continued druth
me Dig receipts reported primary points appear
Able crop The market for coffee quiet VT
quotations on the basis Of ~. d7iac No Z The
total warehouse deliveries IN the United
week were Hobs bags against tsao6 week and
reported oS+l2 bags The weekly ship
Lnents from brazilian points during as
foiloSs: Total clesTsnces from n
lows: To the United States 10 bags Europe and
North Africa. 10000; 20 Care River Plate and ives,
coat OF South America, 1900 bags Steamers loading
Santos cleAances 81. 900 follow
ms: To the United States bags 10 Fsirnu. and
North Africa $1,000 bags CAPE River Plate ana
Nest coast o. south America. 5000 bags
s ~e.e assoD bags including 1900"
StAes ana 2lsUn "a EuroI- Victoria cl.arHnc~s
1hited states were three haEs
hahA weekly receipts. 600 stock harx.
seFAhces other than 20 United
bags The receipts Rio for the vsek toalef
80 ~. 5ss' against $4,000 Last week. aI3 600 year
Gay follows: -
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-08-17
RAILROADS PROSPEROUS.
Commissioner Knapp Predicts Rec
ord Breaking Business.

Washington. Aug. l6.--A heavier business than
by Chairman Knapp OF the Interstate Commerce
Commission for American railroads In the present
fiscal year.
The serious situation feared by Mr. Knapp as
well as other officials OF the commission and oper-
ating railroad men generally is that there may be
a shortage OF The crop prospects con-
sidered SO bright that the railroads and other
transportation companies may be taxed beyond
their capacity to handle the freight that will be
offered 10 them.
Already, according to figures submitted to the
commission. the railroads in considerable number
have recovered from the business depression of
year and a half ago. and now handling almost
as much traffic they carried in the rush months
OF 1907, which the banner year in American
railroading. In the view OF Chairman Knapp. the
carriers are now in better position 10 carry the
freight offered than they in 1907. and he said
to-day that IL would not surprise him IL that years
record should be broken this year.
The railroads learned a good lesson in 1907 ="
said Chairman Knapp. Then they were absolutely
unable 10 handle promptly the traffic that was Of
fered TO them. Since that time they have added
materially to their equipment, have improved their
ioaabeds and In every respect have increased their
facilities do not doubt that this year will he
red-ietter period for them and for the country"
III is expected, however. that a shortage of cars
VIII result this fall from the increased business Of
the carriers, and some embarra ssment TO shippers
may be looked for in consequence.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-08-17
SAN FRANCISCo's PUBLIC SERVICE.
New Holding Concern Incorporated for Light
and Traction Interests

The Railroads and Power Development Company
which has just been incorporated in Maine. is the
latest step in the organization by the United Rail-
ways Investment Company OF succession OF COM
panies 10 take care OF the increasing public utility
requirements of San Francisco. The company
is 10 be the holding concern for the Stanislaus
Power Development Company and the San Fran
cisco Electric Railways Company. and will also
hold Sooooo00 OF the SIS 10000 common stock OF the
United Railroads OF San Francisco.
There Will be public Offering, II is said. OF the
company's stock. all OF which is TO be owned
by the Investment company II any public offering
Of securities by the subsidiary companies OF the
Investment company is made they will be issued
It is stated, by the stanislsus Power Development
Company.
The latter concern is TO acquire the properties OF
the Stanislaus Electric Power and the ruoumne
Water Power companies. under a plan OF reorgani-
zaton. This plan provides for the placing OF a
first mortgage the property 10 furnish funds for
the acquisition and completion Of the plant and
transmission lines and payment Of existing ooliga-
tions, and also issue OF 10000 second mort
gage per cent bonds. TO be exchanged for the
same amount Of mortgage bonds OF the Stanis-
laus Electric Power Company
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-08-17

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M sg@Sssss do $50 n at 50 59 DO NJ n al u S.
% s sgG AND LANES were st's
We're 25e lo%eT S Shan on satar f nunSsr
SHEEP sold a. g 75as4 50 loo small lot a s.
lambs a. ssaSs 10; culIs $. Dressed mutton lower
saes-shippers Commission Company: 90 Kentucky
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81 81 81 5 a9e ys@ a 81 g $ 4% o9 3. e. 6 p
sheep. Ill NJ, S4
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235 Virginia do 81 So Pennsylvania do. 50
d. at Sc so 10 do 80 70, at So IA virginia sheep
no n. at 81; p Pennsylvania do. 10 N. at 81
Newton & Co: rs Kentucky lambs 6s ID az
pa do "a h. 81 so; pa do. 81 IN. al 81 %; 25A
do 80 ID. at 81 271 West Virginia do 81 ID, at 81 90
266 do 81 ID at 81 so. 1871 Tennessee do. 80 ID az
So 30; West Virginia sheep, 90 ID. at 81 so; do
10 ID, at 81 IS: u Kentucky do. 1O1 10. az IS oo
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II III. 81 2f3 ga 10. at 81 5O 204 Virginia
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s. sanders 227 state lambs 90 ID. 81 25 81
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sheep 90 H. 81 IS; IS Pennsylvania do "a 10
50 Sc culls 50 ID. at 81 So IT Pennsylvania
culls, - 10. at 81 50 -.
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do 10 81 Is do "a ID, at SO so; state
sheep 10 ID. 81 20 do. "a IL, at So 80 =.
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do. Sc 10. 50 % sheep. 50 Ii. al 81; do, 1lS
JeIIiTe Wright & Co: state lambs. "A ID. at
So; : sheep. 1871 III, at So -
HOGS-Recepts 4Tiz 1888 head, In
Guiding 7S7 head for the market New YORK STATS
and Pennsylvania hogs We're quoted at 30 l0GSS So
100 ID for light to heavy weights
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-08-17
rop1cs OF THE STREET.

-. rRA0E-Foreign houses dealt In
FuNlerss in the local market SELLING on pal
- Heavy dealings We're rePor'su un ~ oonts
G 'e IN Union Pacific and Southern PACING,
eIel" .s entire list Of American securities showed
While u The general London market was
m wv and moderately active An money d. w
1in carJtsl was easy and discounts remained
& EussH m, unchanged from Saturdays level The
lrsc'"s 'rr,land and the Continent divided the
bsiS oee south African gold offered IN the open
srtet Continental hourses We're ihacuNe'
h--,NDkRD OIL DINIDEND-The Standard OF
So ii New Jersey has declared a dividend
=, Ne quarter Of IS share The previous as
,sr,ent was 50 q share, on June 10 last- Inc
rs,e shows the dividends declared Joy the COM
hu0 a. re current quarter for series az years;
70 - ,so- 1906 and 1905, Sc a share In each year:
..,s leas ane 1902. s. share IN each year ana
"a, and 1900 IS share IN each year IN lsoo olNl-
80 declared uv the company for the nrst three-
o,.-s ~ the wear amounted 10 SSh a share. IN
s.s,.to $40 share in 1902 $50 share, in 1903 SS2
sbsr. in 1903 SO a share and in 1903, 1906 lso'
ssi 1905 $50 a snaTs
IMPORT WHEAT MOVEMENT.-Loadings OF
asat o1yt NJ Chicago elevators on Saturday. Sun
Ar and Yesterday 70 meet the nrst half Of the
sr,1si engagements aggregated more than 100000
t-sbels Gosh men say that there has been little
- ~ wheat sold To se3board exporters for Septem-
ss- Shinment Export concerns agree that the eN-
Nv wheat situation far America IS con-
ss-so is homeless al present. Very low ocean
,sight rates for September and later months show
n. absence NJ a demand for ocean freight room
GREAT WESTERN NEW ISSUES LISTED IN
rONnON-The London Stock Exchange has adj
ed 10 glotatiun IN the official list Chicago Great
Western Railway Company reorganization certih-
rates Of deposit for common stock per cent pre-
tered b" stock and per cent preferred A
stock
GREENE GOLD PLAN SUCCEssFUL-Th
rsr Of saving the property Of the Greene COnsoN-
6sted Gold Company 10 the stockholders ana turn
ri 5ask 20 them al cost, which devised 10y J.
Thomas Reinhardt has met. II is stated. with
slVess.
l.ONG ISLANDS TRAFFIC-The heaviest sum
mr. uafie ever handled by the Long Island Rail-
road Company August s. when total OF
NGs passengers were carried on the trains, by the
NOniauk Steamboat Company and on the trolley
lines owned by the Long Island Railroad.
KANSAS CITY. MEXICO & ORIENT.-The
gross earnings OF the Kansas City, Mexico & Orient
Railway Company for the first week in August
Eere H,9A an increase over the corresponding
PERIOD last year Of $1,000
AMERICAN RAILWAYS REGULAR DINl-
DEND-The directors OF the American Railways
Company have declared the regular quarterly divi-
6end Of IA per payable September Is 70 stock
y a. record August .
\ FEDERAL MINING & SMELTING.-The direc-
iors Of the Federal Mining and Smelling Company
lave declared the regular quarterly dividend or
" PEI cent the preferred stock OF the COMPANY
Hsvsble September - TO stock OF record August -i'
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