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The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1909-04-30

58,2l7,214 tons of freight which
was carried an average distance OF
1923 miles at a cost of $38, ,457 ,345
making an average cost of 8 mills
(eight-tenths of one mill) per ton
per mile. If this freight had been
carried by rail at the average rail-
road rate of rs mills per ton per
mile it would have cost 1917 ,O9O,
709. That is to say the saving
thru decreased cost of transporta-
tion on the business of single
lake for a single year amounts to
$338, 100000 or nearly four times
the amount expended by the gov
ernment OIL all the lakes since
their improvement began.
Garry this tonnage an equal
distance, 1923 miles. at the rate
shippers are paying in Montana
on the railroads and it will cost
1892, ,363,542: carry it the same
distance at the South Dakota rate
and the shippers will pay 1884,
648,678, and at the Iowa rate $685.
908, 1926, instead of $685., ,345
which was the cost on the Great
Lakes. tits all a question of el-
ementary mathematics, but it
means millions.
Referring to such organizations
as the National Rivers ana Har-
bors Congress, the Lakes to the
Gulf Deep Waterways Association
and the Missouri River Naviga-
tion Congress, President Taft said
in an interview given to the writ
er on his campaign train last fall:
''such associations as these are of
the utmost benefit because they
subject all legislative action in
this matter to the closest scrutiny
and will not permit the temporary
fears and short.sighted political
considerations of the members of
either legislative body to--inter-
fere with the rapid construction Of
these needed improvements by
methods of real economy
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1909-04-30
Roystaa Brought Baek.

Sheriff Beck made his third trip
to Canada for Roystan, the man
wanted at Underwood for aoar
stealing, and returned Monday with
his prisoner. It takes a long time
to get requisition papers from
Canada, and Roystan said he would
return without them il there was:
only one charge made against him.
At his hearing Tuesday he vaa
bound over to district court.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1909-04-30
As OTHERS
REPORT II
Items of Interest Clipped
from Neighboring
Newspapers.
Turtle Lake Wave.

Frank Babcock leaves the first
Of next month for York, N. D.,
where he will play ball the COM
ing season for fat salary. This
will cripple our home team some
as we are short on pitchers.
Emil Wells and John Fisher
left for Montana Monday morning
their intention being to file on
government land in the Judith
Basin. After filing they will re-
turn to Turtle Lake for the sum.
mer.
People have begun to get very
uneasy about the skin disease
that is spreading around Turtle
Lake, which has proven to be no
other than small pox. A friendly
advice to the parents finding their
children breaking out is to keep
them at home, SO that other child
rem will not catch it. Further it
is the duty of the physician to see
to such cases, in case small pox
breaks out he is liable to a fine if
it ia proven that he has not exc
>cuted his authority. There are a
number of children around town
that have not been vaccinated and
are liable to be exposed at any
time, SO in order that these cases
may be reported to the board Of
health they should be looked after
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1909-04-30
February. Mrs. E. Lathrop it is
| said will be the new proprietress
and we hope that she will make
good.
Max Enterpfise.

j. X. Doran, of the Bismarck
Tribune, was pleasant caller at
this Office last Friday. He had
been up the line to Ryder to in.
vestigate the oil find and said that
he found that reports had not
been overdrawn in the least.
Young Cameron, who resides
about six miles north of Douglas
was in town Saturday on his way
to Minot with a bottle filled from
a spring in the lake region of his
neighborhood. He expected to
have the sample analysed and find
out what Rseally had. We saw
the sample and it looked as tho
it might contain oil-and most
everything else. 1t is said that
no one particularly cared to form
a very close association with the
spring where the bottle was filled
because of a peculiar odor that
has hovered over aud around its
location. But since the discovery
OF oil at various places in this sec
tion of the country it occurred to
some that this might prove to be
the center of the tield-hence the
move to find out just what this at
tractive spring means.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1909-04-30
The Sunday School Association. So

Inc IollOwlng 0eiegaSeS are 10
our city to attend the meeting Of
the Mclean County.S Sunday School
association: j. III. Kirker and j. .G.
Overholser, Dogden; Miss Erickson
and J. vought, Garrison; Rev.
F. G. Bliss. Benedict; s. johnson,
Douglas, and Miss Mary Wiseman,
Of Russo. Rev. John Orchard
arrived from Fargo today. The
meeting held last night was . very
interesting one. Good talks we're
made BY Rev. Kirker and Rev,
Bliss. The remainder Of the pro
gram promises 20 be interesting.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1909-04-30

This is the condition which sur
rounds the proposition of opening
the Missouri river as urged by a
very intelligent and very earnest
organization 81 western business
men, many of whom only a few
years ago were either opposed to
any consideration of the policy or
not awakened to it's necessity.
Already the Benton Packet Com
pany, which operates a line of
good boats between Bismarck,
North Dakota, and Fort Benton,
Montana, is making preparations
to handle the wool clip, but even
this enterprising company owned
by ex-United States Senator T. G.
Power, of Montana. does not feel
that it will be able to furnish
steamboat transportation at rates
much under those charged by the
railways because of the constant
expense of maintaining landings
and the loss of time tying up at
night when the boats should be
running like freight trains. twen-
y-four hours in the day.
In Montana there are $4,000
square miles of bituminous, bi-
tuminous-lignite and Ignite Goals.
Many of the best beds of Ignite
are along the Missouri river. Few
ranches but have coal mine
within a hundred feet of the house
and as the steam plows turn over
hundreds of acres of the great
plains they literally plow up the
coal they plow with. This great
Ignite coal area extends down the
Missouri river across North Dako-
ia to the South Dakota line. &C.
ologists say there are 100000, ,OOO,-
600 tons Oft in the state-some
lands being worth 5000 per acre
for the coal when it is estimated at
ten cents per ton.
Lignite is commercial coal.
Electric light and great pumping
stations in North Dakota fire with
it and tests made by the Northern
Pacific Railway show its boiler ef-
ficiency is satisfactory. Chemical
analysis shows these lignites con-
tain more fixed carbon than al
most any of the western Goals
which include those of Missouri,
Kansas and Iowa.
Ignite coal can now be bought
for 50 cents to $1.3O per ton
at the pit. An idea of the present
cost of transportation may be
gained from the experience of the
Fargo Edison Electric Company.
This industry uses slack from q
big mine at Wilton, and the rate
from this mine to Fargo, PIG
miles, is $l.76 per ton. Paying
such a transportation charge and
81 80 for the coal makes the lig-
mite a more expensive fuel than
eastern bituminous Goals, which
cost $500 at the furnace. But
with a fiat rate Of 81 90 per ton for
50Oito 1000 miles down the river,
Ignite at $l.85 to $500 per ton in
Omaha OF Kansas City will save
factories and heating plants from
25 to As per cent on their fuel
bills. In y gas producer it will
save more than this.
The greatest waterway in the
United States and by far the
greatest waterway in the world is
composed of the Great Lakes. Up
to the close Of 1907 our govern
ment had expended on the harbors
and connecting channels of these
lakes $751; 100000 in round mum.
bers. During the season Of 1907
there passed thru the 500 Canal
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1909-04-30
new SEED
GRAIN LAW
The New Law Will Be
of Great Benefit
to Everyone.

The legislature of the state has
passed a law entitled. "An act to
regulate the selling, Offering OF
exposure of seeds for sale and
providing penalties for the viola
ton thereof" The bill has been
signed by the governor and goes
into effect July lst.
Many persons, both farmers and
seedsmen, are evidencing interest
in the provisions Of the act. The
point of first interest to be noted
is that it does not apply to seeds
being sold for the present seasons
crop. This is but fair to all con-
cerned as it Is obvious that seeds
men could not be expected to con-
form to the special provisions re-
quired on short notice. It is next
to be noted that it's provisions
should be kept in mind by all per-
sons preparing to lay in seeds for
sale in the state for sowing pur-
poses after the date of July /, 1909.
The bill as passed, is in all essen
tials identical with the bill as in
troduced in the senate and pub
lished at the time by several state
papers with the exception that
garden seeds in packets of one
pound or less arc not subject 10,
the requirements as to labelling
and noxious weeds.
Summarizing: In its essentials
the law demands that persons sell-
ing or exposing seeds for sale
shall attach label which shall
show the name of person, firm or
corporation responsible for the
seed and also the name of the kind
of seed offered: prohibits the sale
of quack grass, sow-thistle, Cana
da thistle and dodder; and de-
mands tn 1t varieties shall be rea-
sonably true to name; establishes
a seed testing laboratory at the
agricultural college and provides
for the inspection. testing or ana
lysis of samples to be sent in by
citizens or by inspectors.
1t was recognized that both
farmers and seedsmen we're be-
coming very lax as to the quality
and purity of the seeds distribut-
ed for sowing purposes; the re-
suits of which are beginning 70
have very depressing influence
upon cropping interests.
The law does not contemplate
interference with seeds in transit
or with cereals being sold for food,
manufacture OF for cleaning pur-
poses. Uncleaned seed If sold for
growing purposes must be so Ia
beled and if man asks for seed
for sowing purposes he must not
be given or shipped uncleaned
seed without his consent.
The law is so wordel that when
once in proper operation We be-
lieve that the .seedsmen of the
state and farmers will soon note
it's educational value and appreci-
ate the results.
Steps are now being taken to
properly equip seed laboratory
and as soon as funds are available
a bulletin giving the full wording
of the law, together with regula-
tions governing seed examins-
tions and inspections will be is
sued and distributed upon rs-
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1909-04-30
A MILLION WANTED
Sum Decided Upon By the Missouri River
Navigation Congress to Improve
Navigation on the Missouri.

One million dollars is the
amount wanted to improve the
Missouri river. That is the sum
decided upon by the Missouri
River Navigation Congress. Last
fall this association sent Will A.
Campbell from Omaha through q
great part of the country needing
better transportation facilities and
he has written an article in the
May Van Norden stating a num-
Der of facts which he gathered on
bis trip. He says that the Mis-
souri, devours annually 5000 acres
of good farming land and count
less sandbars, making life on its
shores or afloat on its bosom very
uncertain, as it winds like a great
splril stairway from a point near
the Red Lock Lake, forty miles
west Of the Yellowstone Park,
2,547 miles to where it meets the
Mississippi and gives that majes-
tic stream a new and less pleasing
personality.
That Montana and the Dakotas
are entering a second period OF in
tense and complex development
and assuming a commercial i'm
portance which cannot be ignored,
is every where recognized. With
in their borders are supplies OF
precious metals, coal, lumber, live
stock, wool, grains, not only su&-
cient for the rapidly growing pop
ulation in those states. but vast
surplus to give u hungry world
food, clothes and fire.
When the Missouri River Navi-
cation Congress meets in Yankton,
South Dakota, early in the sum-
mer to discuss ways Of securing the
$1OO,OOOyO0O by issuing bonds or
otherwise, the needs Of the three
great states on the upper Missou-
ri river will be pertinent reasons
for urging a nation whose net in
crease of debt in three years
amounts to $3l5, ,ll6, 1893, to add to
this $lOO.OO0,O 600 for waterway i'm
provement in the west before the
railways are again prostrated.
This congress is the child of
the National Rivers and Harbors
Congress. Such organizations
seem to be the popular means thru
which public improvements and
reforms can best be secured. Their
talk has a way of assisting pro-
gress. 1t is said that our nation
building has been one long conver-
sation, checkered by disputes. In
such organizations and conven-
tions as are now talking about inn
proving the waterways of the
United States we have turned our
ideas over, struck out this and
that and without the sound of
trumpet conducted each other in
TO new worlds Of thought which
have made America great.
If opened at present the Mis-
souri, river would be for the great
est part q. its length, in. the same
position as q new line Of railroad
thrown out across the "Great
Plains Of Montana means of
transportation in advance Of the
needs Of the country thru which
it runs. But q great part Of the
railway mileage Of the country
.,.. l>..:Ik g, 1,,.,,no .~e xl,n
needs. and. the population and
wealth Of regions traversed BY the
new lines grew mp and gave solid
value to the transportstior proper
ties, besides adding in every state
millions Of dollars worth Of pro-
;perty to the sum available for tax
alton.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-12-01
HIGH LIFT PUMP
To BE INSTALLED
Acting Governor Authorizes the
Expenditure of the Sum
Necessary.
TWO WELLS ARE TO BE BORED
Superintendent Campbell Saws
Waterworks System Is
SCandaIous.
W0 WELLS ARE TO BE BORED

The high lift pump is at last to be
installed. This announcement comes as
the result of a conference held yester-
day between Acting Governor Mott.
Smith, Superintendent Marston Camp
bell, Auditor Fisher and Deputy Attor-
ney-GeneTal Lorrin Andrews. Follow.
ing this conference and after a eonsid.
Grafton of ways and means. the Acting
Governor issued instructions that the
amount required for the installation of
the high lift pump. $4,000. be withdrawn
from the balance on hand in the treas
ury. The same procedure will be fol.
lowed after the first of the year TO
provide the $1,000 needed to pay for the
boring of the two artesian wells at the
Beretania avenue station.
The conference yesterday morning
came very near assuming the proper
tions of squabble. Campbell contend
ing that Auditor Fisher was holding
him up, while Fisher took the ground
that Campbell was trying to do that
which the law did not permit him to
do. Both men were pretty well worked
up, but Mott-Smith poured oil on the
troubled waters and in the end worked
out satisfactory solution of the prob.
lem-or at least of a part of it. The
high lift pump is to be installed and
Continued on Page Twelve)
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-12-01

Five thousand dollars is the amount
which the directors of the Kaimuki,
Palolo and Waialae Improvement Club
committee win endeavor to raise for
the construction of permanent rem
forced concrete structure on Telegraph
HTl in which 10 install the eight-foot
telescope Of the College Of Hawai-
This was decided upon at the annual
meeting of the club which was held
last night at the residence of \. +.
Cooke Kaimuki. That the directors
intend % make rush canvass is IN
dictated bv the desire of President Gil
more of the College of Hawaii, to have
the telescope mounted and in readiness
10 observe Hallev's comet which is due
to be visible the latter part of Janu-
any. \ committee consisting of E. 4,
Doushitt. E. Berndt, z. K. Myers. ".
/. Howard and W. A Bryan was ap-
pointed "a put the project through.
President Gilmore attended the meet
ing and gave talk on the telescope
and stated that the college being with
out funds TO erect a suitable structure
an which To place it, an unusual op-
portunitv may he lost to observe the
phenomenon, He stated that wooden
temporary building could be erected at
a minimum cost OF $1,000, but 1t would
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-12-01
KAIMUKI IMPROVEMENT CLUB
To RAISE OBSERVATORY FUND
Committee Appointed at Annual Meeting Last Night to Secure
$4,000 for Permanent Concrete Home for Big Telescope.

be more desirable to have a concrete
building. which would be proof against
vibrations, citing the time when the
guns of The Diamond Head fort may
be fred.
The result of his talk on the sub
ieet was that the club authorized the
directors 10 canvass for subscriptions
to raise $4,000. It is believed that this
amount can be readily raised. and Ha-
wall will be able to contribute her
share toward the scientific data to be
prepared on the appearance Of the
comet.
The club also voted $25 TO be add
ed to the fund fol attorneys fees paid
by the Kaahumanu Improvement Club
for preparing the tenement ordi-
nance.
There was some discussion on the
Kaimuki reservoir subject and the ter
ritorial government was included in
some pointed remarks. especially with
reference TO the need of such a reser-
voir.
The club also wants minute car
service to Kaimuki. and hopes 10 get
II nv February.
The business session was devoted TO
the reading of annual reports and the
election of offices for the ensuing year.
The officers selected are: E. Towse.
president; E R. Bath. vice-president;
R. w. Anderson. secretary. and N. T.
Simonton. treasurer. The directors are
Messrs. f. A. Donthitt. Emil Berndt.
Father Yalentin, Blaekman and Craw.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-12-01

The facts. names and figures demand
ed by the opposers of the suspension
of coastwise shipping laws will be sup
pllou with the announcement that the
excursion of Spokane business men to
Honolulu In January or February has
been called off because they have been
IL tilted by the Pacific Mail company
that it was unable to handle them.
The local promotion committee has
been in receipt of several letters from
the secretary of the Spokane Chamber
of Commerce inquiring for information
in connection with the proposed excur-
sion, but until George w. Odell, who
arrived Monday on the Manchuria,
brought the news of the failure in
negotiations it was not known what the
status of the matter really was.
These men, who were scheduled to
come here, were all millionaires, and
leading citizens of what has been known
as the "City of Millionaires." Their
negotiations for passage started over a
month ago, the date they set being Jan
uary Is. After the plans had taken
definite shape and the promotion com
mittee had supplied as much informa-
ton and assisted them as far as pos
sible, A. G. D. Kerrell, general passen'
ger agent of the Pacific Mail company,
notified them that there was no way
chat the company could handle them.
No bookings for January could be guar
anteed.
Waited Two Months.
Mr.. Odell, accompanied by his son,
Continued on Page Two.)
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-12-01
ZELAYA PREPARES
TO GET FROM UNDER
Offers to Resign, and Is Ready to Leave
the Country if Allowed.
tBy Associated Press.)

WASHINGTON. November 30-Cas-
trillo, who is representing Estrada who
has been offered the presidency Of
Nicaragua under form Of provisional
government in the event Of President
Zelaya resigning. has today received
cable advices from Nicaragua to the
effect that President ZeIaya has offered
to surrender To the revolutionists.
The revolnti0nists. however. have re
fused To consider Zelaya ; proposal IN
less he viii surrender unconditionaIlv.
It Is believed that Zeiaya Is plan
ming fight from Nicaragua. endeavor-
ing to get ont Of the country before
the real climax Is reached
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-12-01
ADMIRAL REEFS RECEIVES HIS COMMISSION

Rear-Admira1 Corwin P. Rees, Unit
ed States Navy, and eommandant of
the Honolulu naval station, received
his commission yesterday from Presi-
dent Taft, it having arrived on the :.
5. Manchuria by registered mail, but
not delivered to the admiral until yes
terday morning. The commission is a
large document and is signed by the
president and impressed with the seal
Of the United States.
In q short time the shoulder straps
which Captain Rees has worn for some
time, disappeared from his uniform and
when he next sat at his desk his
shoulders CLEANED with the handsome
gold straps of an admiral Of the Amer
lean navy-a silver eagle fanked with
two silver stars Oh gold background.
The c0mmimssion was dated October
25, 1909. The new admiral will be in
service until next September when he
retires for age
Continued on Page Two.l
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-12-01
GHOST STILL
GAYLY GAMBOLs
Another Suspicious incident Is
Reported From Waikiki, and
Also Some DeniaIs.


Several days ago, some residents of
Waikiki called upon the Society of
Psychical Research to solve supposed
mysterious events that were occurring
continually there and an afternoon
paper promptly answered and said that
there were no ghosts because ghosts
cause a decrease in realty values.
This explanation probably satisfied
most of those who were concerned in
the matter but evidently did not sat
isfy one, for this Office is in receipt
of the following letter:
editor Advertiser, Dear Sir:-In re-
Continued on Page Five.)
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-12-01
Local Entertainment.

Plans are taking definite shape for
the entertainment of the members of
the japanese commercial commission,
the prominent japanese business men
travelling with them and their wives.
As yet these plans are tentative but
it is likely that they will be agreed
upon in whole or part before the ar
rival of the party next Monday.
The standing entertainment commit
tee of the chamber of commerce met
Yesterday to consider the matter and
the tentative program was drawn up
Continued on Page Four.)
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-12-01
DISCUSS PLANS
To ENTERTAIN
Tentative Program for ReceivaI
OF Japanese Commission
Is Drawn Up.
BOAT MAY NOT STOP OVER
Merchants Association win Give
Dinner Unassisted if the
Vessel Stays.
(By Associated Press.)

SAN FRANCISCO, November 30
The japanese commercial leaders, who
have been touring the United States
and who have been entertained in this
city and shown around by represent
atives of the local commercial bodies,
sailed today for Yokohama, by way of
Honolulu, aboard the Togo Kisen Kai-
sha steamship Chiyo Maru. They will
arrive in Honolulu on Monday, De-
cember 6.
When the great vessel was under
way, early this morning, wireless
message was sent ashore from the lead
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-12-01
SWITCHMEN ARE
OUT ON STRIKE
(By Associated F'ress.)

ST. PAUL, December Twenty
three hundred switchmen employed by
the railroads throughout the northwest
have gone out on strike owing to a
disagreement regarding their scale of
wages and service conditions. Conflict
ing statements have been given out by
the strikers and by the railroad man.
agements.
The passenger service is being de-
layed but the trains are moving. A
general tieup of the roads today is
threatened however