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Omaha daily bee., 1909-03-21

exhausted and the proposition had grown to a size too great to
be handled readily by local capital exclusively. In addition the
time had arrived which appeared opportune to unity the opera
ton of the Omaha lines with the Omaha & Council Bluffs
Railway and Bridge Company property which had never
been able to earn profits operated independently.
To meet the demands and finance the rehabilitation and
consolidation OF the two systems, a reorganization took place,
December %, 1902, which brought the Omaha and Council
Bluffs Street Railway Company into existence. Under this re-
organization a large amount of money was obtained from East
ern sources, the capitalization of the property was increased and
the Council Bluffs lines and bridge taken over for operation on
a 9Q-year lease.
The first Board of Directors of the new company were as
follows; Frank Murphy, Guy C. Barton, G. w. Wattles, w.
V. Morse and w. A. Smith. all of Omaha; C. R. Tyler of
Council Bluffs; Albert Strauss of New York; Randall Morgan
of Philadelphia and Hugh ]. MCGOWAN of indianapolis.
Guy c. Barton, vce-president; w. A. Smith, treasurer and
general manager; R. A. Leussler, secretary and F. A. Tucker,
general superintendent.
Following the reorganization and the requirement of addi-
tional capital, the Omaha and Council Bluffs street railway
systems Except the bridge) were practically made over, rebuilt
and re-equipped in all essential respects. In addition many miles
of extensions were made to the lines. Following is an attempt
to sum up the most important improvements in the briefest
possible way:
Modern, 10000 horsepower, power station constructed and
equipped at the foot of Jackson Street, replacing two power
stations in Omaha and one in Council Bluffs and causing the
scrapping of old machinery formerly used.
New concrete sub-stahon, built at Twenty-seventh and
Omaha daily bee., 1909-03-21

to 19O3 some small extensions were
made and an amount of track re-
construction accomplished, but in
the year before the Omaha Street
Railway Company found itself COM
PEELED to deal with a vital situation.
The growth of the city and the
increase in passenger traffic had
outgrown the facilities of the COM
pany. Its power equipment was
worn out and expensive to operate;
it's cars we're much too small and
too few in number and most of the
track required reconstruction with
heavier rails and a firmer and more
costly roadway, Prevailing demands
we're too much for the road with
out even considering the needs Of
the future.
The stock and bond issuing
capacity of the company had been
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1909-01-21
Los que Sc van

Los pasajeros que oonduce Ell vapor
aCaracass para New York son los 81
guientes:
Mr.. Sister Immaculate, Mr.. Donald
Nicolson, Mr.. Ricardo Quintero, Mr.. 4
Born. Mr.. v. w. Wickes, DR.. Foster,
Mr.. j. J. @. Connel, Mr.. G. W. Ongli,
Mr.. Alexander Stein, Mr.. Chas p. New
bold, Mr.. A. NJ. Slack, Mr.. Osbaldo
Leon, Mr.. j. B. Carri6n, Mr.. j. A.
F'ricker, Mr.. j. n. Battle, Mr.. Leopoi-
do A. Barreras, Mr.. Lit. c. Fl. Jones,
Mr.. E. G. London, Mr.. y Mrs. Frank
Marshall, Mr.. p. Aronson, Mr.. jose
Iandr6n, Mr.. Francisco Landr6n, DIR.
Lippitt sonora, Mr.. Albert j. Snpik,
Mr.. Conrado Daniclson. Mr.. Francisco
Otero Rivera, Mr.. Fernando Il. Rodri-
guez, Mr.. F. Msa, Mr.. A. Contreras y
Mr.. Eduardo Villar.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1909-01-21

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vapor americana Caroline. Saldr&
81 23 del corriente de New York para
esta.
Consignatarios, The New York and
Porto Rico s. s. Co.
vapor uruguay Brasileho. SaldrA
de Barcelona psa esta hacienda las
escalas intermedias, 81 81 del corrien-
tc.
Consignatarios. sobrinos De Isqnier-
do y Co.
Vapor ingles Cayo Soto. Prooeden.
te de Amberes llegar& { Arecibo, a
rededor del Is del oorrients y CONT
nuara viaje para Ia Habana y denAs
puertos de su ruta.
Consignatarios, J. T. Silva B. Co.
vapor espafiol Martin Saenx. S.
li6 de Barcelona para esta hacienda
las escalas intsrmedias, 81 Is del 60
rriepte.
Consignatarios. Sobrinos de Isquier-
do y Co.
.vapor americana Harry Luckenback
Sali6 de New York para esta, el 16 dea
presente.
Consignatarios, Insular Line.
Vapor americana Berwind. Sali6 do
New Orleans para esta, el IL del Co
rriente.
Consignatarios, The New York and
Porto Rico S. s. Co.
DE LA LMEA DE- BENNER
Goleta americana Dean E. Bron. De-
be haber salido de New York, q del
corriente.
Consignatarios, S. de Esquiaga.
Goleta amer. Daisy Farlin. Saldr&
de New York para esta, el % dcl CO.
| corriente.
ConGgnatarios, s. de Esquisga.
| 0nppaeianpQ 40 9yde2P
| 500 slcos Central "San Crist0bal".
Naguabo, puestos bordo
! $3.47 1a
| Compradores, aPlazuela Sugar y Co.s
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1909-01-21
Orraciiones De azdcar

500 slcos Central "San Crist6bal".
Naguabo, puestos bordo
$3.47 H
Ccmpradores, aPlazuela Sugar y Co.s
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1909-01-21
BuQuEs ANUNo1ADos

vapor aleman President. Proceden-
te de SantO Domingo estara aqui. el
q actual.
Consignatarios, n. y Korber.
vap. esp. Puerto Rico. Sali6 el IA
del corriente de Santa Cruz de Tene-
rife para esta.
Consignatarios, 8. Do aqu;srdo y @
vap esp. Monserrat. Sali6 del puer-
to de Cadiz para 81 nuestro, el 10 del
corriente, ei cual negarA d Is.
Consignatarios, s. de Ezquiaga.
Vapor esp. Antonio Lopez. Llega-
RI 4 este puerto procedente de Vene-
znela Colombia, manana.
Consignaiarios, s. dc Ezquiga-
vapor amer. San Juan. saii6 de
New York para esta isla, d 16 del CO.
rriente.
Consignatarios, The New York and
Porto Rico S. S. Co.
Vapor americana Philadelphia. Del
puerto de New York para el nuestro
sali6 el 16 del actual.
Consignatarios, Villar Co.
Vapor americana Coamo, Saldra de
este puerto para New York. el q del
corriente
Consignatarios, The New York and
Porto Rico S. S. Co.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1909-01-21

vapor americana Caroline. Saldr&
81 23 del corrientc de New York para
eSta.
Consignatarios, The New York and
Porto Rico s. s. Co.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1909-01-21

vapor aleman President. Proceden
te de Santo Domingo estara aqui. el
% actual.
Consignatarios, n. y Korber.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1909-01-21

Goletas Carmen, Dos Hermanos
Ana Maria.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1909-01-21

ACCIONES
Banco Territorial y Agricola $50.
Benco de Puerto Rico IS.
American Colonial Bank $ISc 400
7. T. Silva B. c. $Iio.
CEDCLAS HIPOTECARIAS
Banco Territorial y Asffcola:
Emlsiones 80 vs." 800.
Idem s. 500.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-07-29

preaching me. If l couldn't do tha7,
l got my head down and faced the
wall. l loathed myself-but what
could l do? You can't bathe in the
bay this sort of weather, and on the
Bowery you don't get a room with a
bath when you panhandle dime from
some one for a pallet in one of the
filthy holes they call lodging houses.
I've got a job now, and hope to
keep it. I'm working as | never did
in my life before, for while I'm not
afraid of starvation and hardship,
am sincere in saying that had rather
die than go without bathing for three
weeks. under the conditions that the
busted man meets on the Bowery
The bread line saved my life-or kept
me from resorting to theft and high
way robbery-just as 1t has thousands
of others every winter. But II the
bread liners were enabled to keep
themselves clean, our army of down
and outs would be reduced in hurry
know. If you're hungry and clean
you're self-respecting man. II you re
hungry and dirty, you're bum. and
you know it."
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-07-29
INCOME Z1X, X,NZ1EzEZZ4NXR FAX
AND LlZZzzZ2 SLARU or TAX
MW AE2XU ./LzIW BLZZ z1lAVH
H2ZvE.

Perhaps the greatest burdens
which the land owner Is subject to
are on account of the poorhouses,
which are maintained at great ex-
pense and on account of the new pol
Icy Of old age pensions; that is, pen
sioning any one over certain age
who hasn't an income of $3.50 a week.
The great question that Is being con-
sidered in England apparently is not
what to do with the unemployed, but
with the unemployable. The people
who have saved money and have made
the most of their opportunities appar-
emily will be obliged to take care of
those who have not taken care of
themselves and who never could take
care of themselves"
The amount of the graduated death
duties, or inheritance taxes, collected
in the United Kingdom, which has a
population of 44,000,000 and upward,
ranges from $90,000,000 to $95,000,-
600 annually out of total internal
revenue Of s470,000,000 to s480,00O,-
900. 1t is drawn from more than 67,-
600 estates. The revenue from the
death dues Is a little more than half
that from excise imposts, and consid-
erably more than half the amount real.
lied from the income tax.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-07-29

He pays tax for the privilege OF
shooting game.
He pays tax on every servant.
He pays tax when he dies-or his
estate does-and leaves property.
Americans have little idea of the
various taxes that are imposed In
England" says a writer on the sub
ject. IF you are renter and pay,
say $500 year rent, you would be
obliged to pay not less than $50 addi-
tional, which would cover the light
ing, paving and police protection. But
richer people are caught in all sorts
of ways. For instance, In England l
would pay S. year for the privilege
of wearing this ring. 1t carries a
crest and If l had carriage with
armorial bearings upon 1t l would be
obliged to pay $40 year for that
privilege When a man dies his estate
must pay a tax of l per cent on every
thing, If his estate is below $4,000
in value per cent on $4,000, 3 per
cent on $4,000, 4 per cent on $685.
600, Az per cent on $2O0,OOO, 5 per
cent on $225,000, 5h per cent on $780,
600, 6 per cent on s750,000, per cent
on s1,25O,O00, per cent on $2.500,000
per cent on s3,750,000. and 10 per
cent on $4,000 900.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-07-29
A One Time COmanche Chief.

Quanah Parker, one-time blood.
thirsty Comanche chief, was recently
elected head of a district school board
in Oklahoma, and his son, graduate
of Carlisle school, was appointed
teacher. Quanah Parker's mother was
white woman, taken prisoner when
a child by the present chiefs father.
The child grew to womanhood among
the Comanches, then a wild, wander
ing. bloodthirsty tribe, roaming the
plains of Texas. The chief made her
his squaw and she bore him the son,
Quanah Parker. Not long after she
went back to her white people, but
the Indian life had gained too strong
a hold upon her to remain, and she re-
turned to her tepee and her chief, the
father of her son. She lived with the
tribe until her death.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-07-29
COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY.
Excerpts Made from Trade Reports
of Various Countries.

Excerpts Made from Trade Reports
of Various Countries.
Belgian works are getting large or
ders for steel rails from Brazil, Swe-
den, the Kongo and other coun-
tries, also for bolts and metal ties,
says the New York Sun.
The rubber industry in Mexico is
not as profitable as was expected. In
side of few years the far east will
have 60,000,000 para trees producing
from one to three pounds a year of
rubber superior to the best Mexican
grades. Fewer trees produce more
rubber in the far east.
The study of English has been made
compulsory in the primary schools of
Gautamala.
In 1908 there were organized in
Austria thirty-five joint stock com
panies, with SIS 100000, about half the
1907 record in number and amount
Italian imports of American goods
in the nine months ended March
1909, reached value of $47,27S,7 ,791
or $6.215,000 more than in the nine
months ended March, 1908. Argen
tina's imports were $25,4S4,S17, an in
crease of s1,149,000.
The Swedish government has ap
pointed a tariff commission in prepa
ration for a thorough revision of the
tariff in 1910.
July l, 1909, will begin the enforce,
ment of the new pure-food law in
Switzerland. The American meat
trade is largely interested, as some
of the restrictions are very stringent
and the inspection fees may be put
far too high.
The Mexican railroad finds its fa-
cilities overtaxed to move the impor-
tations entering the country at the
port of Vera Cruz. Notably among
importations the automobile demand
in Mexico is shown to be steadily in
creasing. Taxicabs are a success in
Mexico city. All told Mexico bought
$36,S97715 worth of American goods
in the nine months ended March, 1909,
against $34 ,539,937 purchases by Amer
leans of Mexican goods.
Portugal imports yearly from $50,
100000 to s65,O00000 worth of mer-
chandise, of which per cent is
American. Six articles-cotton, corn,
petroleum, tobacco, wheat and slaves
account for all but 100000 worth
of the American goods imported. That
100000 is made up of nearly 800 ar
ticles, many of which are materials
for manufacturing. In manufactures
imported the American share is in.
significant. Transportation is our
handicap besides want of knowledge
of the Portuguese market American
letters are not infrequently addressed
Lisbon, Spain" Tariff rates are high.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-07-29
HUNGRY AND DIRTY.

Condition which Will Quickly De-
moralixe the "DOwn-and-Out.'
I'll tell you what puts a man IN
the down and out class" said west
ern man who has been retrieved from
the Bowery, according to the Cincin-
natl Times-Star's New York corre-
spondent. 1t is the impossibility OF
keeping clean when you're out OF
money. | went broke six weeks ago,
over in Jersey, and came to New York,
thinking l could catch on here. The
few dollars l had melted away, l had
found no Job and l had to hit the
bread line. Then my real troubles
commenced.
at wasn't that didn't have enough
to eat or a place to sleep. l could
stand that But l couldn't get a
bath. A week of that sapped my self
respect. I began to stink along the
street, instead of walking. Whenever
I could, lodged down side street
to avoid meeting any one l saw ap-
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-07-29
easy MONEY"
Nhe Price for IL Must Be Paid In
Loss of SeIf-Respcct.

Xhe Price for IL Must Be Paid In
Loss of SeIf-Respcct.
There is no more pernicious sophis-
hy than this widely prevalent theory
about easy money" for 1t strikes
human nature at its weakest point.
says a writer on the Kansas City
Journal. People who could not be
tempted to commit a crime will jump
at the chance to get something for
nothing, and many who might not be
too scrupulous but would shrink from
a heinous offense are no proof against
the seductions of easy money" The
psychology of this weakness may or
may not go back to the garden of
Eden and the primal curse of toll.
Certain 1t is that there Is an inherent
revolt in human nature against the
drudgery of earning bread in the
sweat OF ones brow, Normally con-
structed people combat this rebellious
spirit through the human affections
which ennoble toll and consecrate the
hardest tasks to the comfort of loved
ones. But there are few people who
work very hard for the sheer love Of
working hard.
Easy money" is the dearest and
hardest In the world; 1t is gained at
a fearful price, whether 1t is the booty
Of the highwayman or the unearned
and ill-sotten gains Of the dishonest
man of business. The human law may
not reach the sinner. rich or poor; the
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-07-29

In Italy is regularly served fisl
food which Americans discard through
ignorance and prejudice. In Rome
the shark finds a ready sale at the
price of cents a pound The color
of the meat resembles that of the
shad but is of firmer consistency and
has comparatively few bones. The
shark is plenteously distributed up and
down our coasts from Maine to Pana-
ma throughout the year, and is as pal
atable as the sturgeon or halibut. But
it is Systematically cast away at ev-
cry haul of the net by the dory man
of the deep water fishing smack
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-07-29

Are the British rich in immediate
danger of being taxed off the British
isles? This Is question that is be-
Ing asked seriously. The British press
day by day echoes the despairing pro-
tests Of the we'll TO do against the rap
idly increasing burdens of taxation, OF
which no man knows the end. The
prediction is freely made by English
men of affairs resident of this coun-
try that any substantial increase in
taxation will be followed by an exodus
of the British well to do, and espe.
cially of the British rich from the
British isles. They will seek in this
country or some other haven where
the idea Of taking away the property
Of those who have it to give 1t to
those who have none does not obtain.
The Englishman pays tax when he
inherits property.
He pays an income tax on his rent
ais and on his salary.
He pays tax on his automobile.
He pays tax on all stock exchange
transactions.
He pays tax on all his land and
on all increase in land values.
He pays, in addition to the rent OF
his dwelling, taxes for lighting, paw
ing and police protection.
He pays a tax for the privilege of
wearing a ring with crest on it, and
tax for putting armorial bearings
on his carriage.
He pays a tax for his carriage, his
dog, his gun and his pistol.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-07-29
ARE FAT PEOPLE STUPID
Many Great Men Have Been OF More
than Average Weight.

Many Great Men Have Been OF More
than Average Weight.
Both the willowy people OF the
world and those OF average weight
associate fatness with stupidity. where
al often such is not the case. They
have been to the shows at country
fairs and have seen the obese ladies
and tho fat men there displaying their
guperabundant collection # adipose
tissue, and have gone away with the
idea that fat people, merely because
they are fat, are stupider and more
deficient in intelligence than people
OF average avoirdupois, and This, In
their opinion on the subject, has ex'
tended outside of the shows to apply
to fat people generally, says Tit Bits.
At the present moment william
Howard Taft is the second eat man
sitting in the presidential chair and
the first republican of more than av-
erage weight to occupy that position,
the first fat man being Stephen Grov.
er Cleveland of democratic persuasion.
These are only two men Of the pres
ent time, though Cleveland Is dead,
having a fine intellect In a body OF
supernormal weight. Looking into
history we find that some of the fin
est intelligences the world has ever
known have been incased In feshly
Caskets plump even to obesity, Ma
polaon Bonaparte, notwithstanding his
active career, was decidedly stout. Dr.
Johnson was inclined to 1abbinesS,
While Boswell, his biographer was in
the same condition.
Honore de Balzac, the great French
novelist, was so large tina. to-day he
might be nicknamed Jumbo Balzac;
dumas pere was stout, while Sainte.
Beauve had Falstaffian stomach. In
spite of his great corpulency. which
ne tried to keep down by drinking
vinegar, Eugene Sue wrote The
Wandering Jew"
Possini, the composer, was 30 Ia.
that for six years he never saw his
knees, and Jules Janin, the prince OF
critics, broke down all ordinary sofas
he sat upon, his cheeks and chin plo.
trading beyond his beard anal whisk.
ers. Lablache, the Italian singer. was
charged three fares when he travelled
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-07-29
BRITISH RICH Kx[D0ff Till isis

The nature Of the realty which con-
tributes to the duties Is varied, but
agricultural land furnishes less of the
total than household property and
business premises. For 1908 the net
value of household property and bust.
ness premises was G28,137 900, while
In agricultural land 1t was trifie
under G17,000,000. Leaseholds were
valued at G9,100,000 and ground rents
at G3,S45, 900. Other items exceeding
G1,000000 were building lands; mines,
minerals and quarries; cessers of an
nuities, and sporting rights. Real
estate not classified was a fraction
under 92,000,000.
Owners of big properties alone will
not suffer. The great landlords, it is
predicted, will promptly advance rents
and stop all Improvements and con-
struction. Financial opinion is unani-
nous that enormous sums will be
driven out of the country. The bank
ers and big houses which float gov
ernment and other foreign loans say
that the new tax on such transactions
covers the entire margin between
profit and loss and that such deals
hereafter will 60 to Paris, New York
and Amsterdam. The New York stock
exchange, it is said. will profit mate
rally. There has been large specu-
lation in American securities in Eng.
land but the bulk of that business
hereafter will be transacted in New
York to escape the English stamp tax
The effect of some of the other new
taxes is problematical.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-07-29
GEORGE JACKSON.
The Man Who First Found Goid i"
Rocky Mountains and Died Poor.

Tb. Man who First Found Gold In
Rocky Mountains and Died Poor.
To-day Idaho Springs will dedicate
a monument to the man who hrst
found gold in the Rocky mountains.
George Jackson Is dead and peyono
the reach of the honor paid his mem
ory. He died several years ago IN an
obscure corner of the State where ne
was making a fresh try at fortune
trying again in old age to ind 1or
himself enough gold to remove MIN
from the necessity to keep up the
search. Independent and self-rellant
to the end as he had been when n1ty
years ago he was living on the natur
al food of the country and making MS
home under the stars, he who had
pointed the way for many men TO De-
come millionaires through mining
gold, lived and died with empty pock-
eta.
The day George Jackson found the
first gold in the land out OF which
great State was to be reared because
of his find, he was most interested IN
the fact that he had found some dig
gings where he George Jackson) was
going to make a fortune If he could
and that he had killed a mountain
sheep which would help out his d.
minishing supply of States grub un-
til he could get back to where he
could get more of the same. His chief
concern right then was the fact that
his dogs Drum" and Kit" had been
worsted in fight with carcajou and
were too lame to travel. There wasn't
much in all that to suggest thoughts
of empire building or greatness. Time
has taken care of that and brought
it into perspective. On his part 1t
was simple act In the days work;
in the light of fifty years we are
ready to pay with our regard the debt
of obligation under which he placed
State which set up business In his
footsteps
Time is jealous of its large tasks.
1t picks and tests the men 1t permits
to perform them. Most often it con-
siders the privilege of doing them
sufficient reward. Jackson was per-
mitted to find the gold; others were
forced to be content with merely min
ing it. The others grew rich; Jack
son had been marked for "a blazer Of
trails, a searcher. So he died poor in
the midst of the rich field he had
sown; died as he had lived a poor
prospector doing the work Time had
picked him to do. He left to the fu-
ture only a memory, but that will live
on long after those who were privi-
lV;ed only to harvest in his field will
have been forgotten. 1t is a way Time
has of evening up the score.-Denver
Republican
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-07-29
GroNn-Up Children.

1t is not only the frivolous whom.
the spirit of childishness is Just now
leading astray. Stiffness is the fash
ion even among the wise Women
especially affect a kin OF childish
shrewdness in talking on serious sub
jects. Like children who have the
habit of romancing, they lose the
sense of reality. and because they
never talk exactly as they think they
begin to think exactly as they talk
London Spectator.