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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-08-10
THE cATAwBA WATER POWER.

Five years ago there was very little
development of the extensive water
power in the south. but since that time
there has been built up along the Ca
tawba river in North and South Caro-
LIMA one of tle greatest hydro-electric
systems in this country.
The Rocky Creek plant has Just
started and now the Southern Power
Company has a generating capacity in
its three water-driven stations of
81 500 kilowatts, or $4,000 electric
horsepower. These plants are all
three in South Carolina and about
thirty-two miles in their greatest dis
lance apart. Just south of the North
Carolina line comes the Catawba
plant, some twenty-nine miles down
stream is the Great Falls station and
three miles below this latter point is
the development just completed at
Rocky Creek
The Catawba plant began to operate
in March, 1904, and in September, 1906
It was delivering 1900 horsepower.
Within one and one-half years after
the starting of the Catawba plant,
that is, in September, 1905, work be-
gan on the development at Great Falls,
and was completed in March, 1907. Civ
ing construction period Of about
eighteen months for this hydro-elec-
trio station of $4,000 kilowatts genera
tor capacity Within a year after the
development of the Great Falls site
was under way. that is, in August,
1906. clearing began at Rocky Creek,
and the completion OF this latter plant
in April of the present year gives it
a construction period OF about two and
two-thirds years, but this reduces to
two years since the masonry work was
started.
Within space OF thirty-seven
months three hydro-electric stations.
with combined capacity of $4,000
kilowatts. have gone into commission
along some thirty-two miles of the
Catawba. Within the past year con-
struction has been started at what Is
known as the Ninety-Nine Island
plant, near Blacksburg, S. c.. on the
Broad River. where it is proposed to
install six generators OF 1000 kilo-
watts each, total Of $4,000 kilowatts,
or $4,000 electric horse power.
The date for the completion OF
this fourth development is fixed
early in 1910, and It viii give the
Southern Power Company a combin-
ed capacity of 72.sO0 kilowatts, or
96,S00 electric horsepower in water
driven generators. Such record of
aggregate capacity at several different
stations in a single system all complet-
ed in a period Of six years has prob
ably never been equaled anywhere
else
For the connection of the above
generating stations with each other
and with the chain of cities, villages
and manufacturing plants that stretch
from Rock Hill and Yorkyille, s. c..
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-08-10
Sunday Necessities.

davenport Democrat. The Iowa de
partment of justice holds that Sunday
newspapers are among the necessitle.
OF life, and are, therefore, exempt
from the Sunday enforcement law
Ihere are laws on the statute books y
OF Iowa and OF every other state, that
no one thinks of enforcing because
tney have been outgrown. There may
nave been a time when the Sunday
newspaper would have greatly shock
ed those tied down to some ancienl
notions about what could be done ana
what could not be done on the one
day of the week, generally set apart
for worship. But today the Sunday
newspapers could no more be dispens
ed vita than the Sunday telephone
call or the Sunday trolley car. !.
These may not all be necessities Of
life. People once got along wlshou,
them. But they are so commonly nseu
that the large majority of peop''
everywhere are in favor of them. Anu
the same is true of some wholesoine
and innocent recreatiens. Sunday
no longer day OF darkness, pu' -
good cheer. The pleasantest room :
the house Is the one most used.
!.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-08-10
Horn Of Plenty
Spills Over u. S.
Trade Reports Show Prosperity Such Never Has Been
Had Before-Panic Only Memory.

NEW YORK, Aug. 10.-The tide OF
prosperity already is setting in all
over the country. From every sec
ton and nearly every trade comes a
report of confidence restored and the
good times that are sure to come
with the resumption of business after
summer.
Even now, when the vacation season
is still on, the commercial activity of
the country is greater than usual
and the wholesalers find q much
larger number of buyers visiting the
important centers and a remarkable
willingness among them to place
orders.
The New York Times publishes a
series of statements written by the
editors of leading trade publications
In the country. They are men who
have their fingers on the pulse of
trade and watch week by week it's
fluctuations, with no other idea than
to collect reliable data for the guild
ance of their clients. They are thor
oughly posted on all that goes on in
the commercial world The universal
note of their statements is optimism
for the immediate future.
Reports from New England show
that the settlement of the tariff has
assured period of development for
the manufacturers. In particular the
admission of hides free has encourag-
ed shoe men, and heavy duties on
WOODEN and cottons will help the tex
tile manufacturers.
South and West Also Rejoice.
The south rejoices that. just as it
began to take On new industrial life,
1t has shown that it can weather a
financial storm. 1t passed through the
panic period successfully and now
looks forward to time of expansion
such as it never yet has known.
The west thinks of its crops. They
are expected this year to pass the
eight billion dollar mark and to be
worth nearly 1925 100000 more than
last year. With prices of stocks
what they are, the farmers see moth
ing but prosperity before them, and
the millers think they now have an
opportunity for resuming their ex-
port trade.
Other industries are in equally
healthful condition. Miners in gen.
eral are active and feel that the
stringency of the last year or two has
shaken out most of the wildcat
schemes which injured the general
reputation of their business. The
coal owners expect that the general
increase of industrial activity will
cause revival in demand for btu
minous coal. Iron works find orders
are coming in more freely.
Railroads are placing more orders
and Inquiries for structural materials
show that business also is looking up.
Lumbermen watch the resumption of
large schemes with hope and foresee
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-08-10

New Sharon in this state has a cur
few ordinance, but 1t is failure as a
means of keeping the children off the
streets at night, if the complaints of
local paper are well founded, Ac-
cording to the latter. mothers who
look well after the dog go TO bed and
don't care darn where their kids are
and are not scared by the ordinance.
As for the kids it is asserted that they
pay no more attention to the ordinance
than they would to chalk line around
the moon.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-08-10
SATISFIED WITH THE TARIFF

SATISFIED WITH TIE TARIFF.
With view to learning the cl,in-
ions of the business men of La Crosse
concerning the new tariff bill, the
Leader-Press of that city interviewed
number OF them and found them
reasonably we'll satisfied. The view
generally expressed was that, while
not perfect, the bill is as good as
could have been obtained under the
conditions. The Leader-Press in COM
menting on their utterances finds oc-
casion to say:
Optimism is in the air No dissent
anywhere is expressed to the opinion
that tariff agitation is damper
upon business and a preventive of
complete prosperity, if not the cause
of temporary hard times. People can
not be taxed into prosperity, as one
business man interviewed yesterday
said, but they will hesitate to commit
themselves to business expansion
while the government is discussing
the question of benefits or handicaps
to be placed upon their business.
Knowing where they stand. they are
now prepared to go ahead and adjust
themselves to the new conditions. and
this applies to those who do not ap-
prove of the schedules of the new bill
as well as those who do.
Tic new tariff is not low enough
to injure any industry and not high
enough to encourage increase of
prices to the consumer except on a
few articles, most of them luxuries.
The duty on hosiery is raised about
two cents per pair. but otherwise the
consumer is not hit under the new
law further than under the laws pre-
viously in force"
Not only in La Crosse but every
where throughout the country the
opinion is held that the nation is on
the eve of great prosperity. One OF
the forces guaranteeing this Is the
protection afforded American indus
tries and labor by the new tariff bill.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-08-10

The abolition OF hand cars for sec,
ton gangs and the use Of gasoline
power cars instead is an important
advance step in the maintenance-of-
way department of railroads. The de-
velopment of the gasoline engine has
now progressed so far that many roads
have such cars in use. The Chicago.
Milwaukee and ST. Paul has something
like 100 in service. Certain divisions
have been equipped completely with
them. including the busiest division.
the double-track line between Chicago
and Savanna, H.. and some OF the
light-traffic. single-track divisions Be
fore beginning the use of gasoline cars
the st. Paul had about LILO sections.
This number will be reduced at least
20 per cent, without delay, and as the
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-08-10

A Peorian whose talk is remarkable
for its brutality is quoted in the Her
ald-Transcript as declaring that col
lege boy is merely q long-haired edi-
ton of a blame fool. Arrangements
for lynching him. are now being per-
fected.
.The brutal Peorian
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-08-10

The St. Louis Globe-Democrat says
that the new rivers and harbors COM
mittee may not have been made up
with a special view to pleasing St.
Louis and other Mississippi valley
towns. but that is the effect of it at
any rate. and Speaker Cannon is TO be
thanked accordingly.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-08-10

Bank exchanges last week at all
leading cities in the United States
amounted to s2,ss2, 1883. an increase
of S0.S per cent over last year and of
16.1 per cent over the very large re-
turns of the corresponding week in
1906.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-08-10

One hundred thousand dollars a
year is taken from the allowance of
the young king of Portugal to pay his
fathers debts, and it Is figured it will
take twent. years to liquidate them
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-08-10
Mo onense.

''Nd you tell that photographer you
didn't want your picture taken?"
Yes" answered the eminent but
uncomely percentage.
did ne take offense?"
nc. He said he didn't blame me-"
Washing Star
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-08-10

A Michigan judge has decided that
a man may spank his wife when it is
necessary. The Des Moines Register
and Leader wisely moves to amend by
adding the words, when he is able
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-08-10

It seems to Philosopher Perkins of
The Sioux City Journal that one of the
vital defects of DR.. Eliot's scheme of
new religion is its total lack of ter
minal facilities.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-08-10

The close connection between
temper and temperature becomes
more and more evident the higher the
mercury climbs in the tube.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-08-10
NOTES AND COMMENT.

The English workman spends three
fifths of his wages for food
South American ants have been
known to construct tunnel three
miles long.
Hot weather advice rendered by the
Des Moines Tribune: Don't wear an
overcoat just to be contrary.
An ungrateful wife in New York
has deserted her husband, although
he cooked all the meals and even cut
her corns for her.
A Washington dispatch says we i'm
ported over 10000 worth of leeches
last year. rs not this high valuation
to be placed on those fortune hunting
noblemen?" asks the Dubuque Times
Journal.
A Chicago woman Of a romantic
temperament last year slid down a
rope at midnight to elope with the
man OF her choice. Last week she
slid into Chicago court sobbing for
divorce.
Polk county people who formerly
lived in Van Buren, county will hold
a picnic in Greenwood park in Des
Moines next Saturday Judge C. C.
Nourse, Carroll Wright, Captain v. P.
Twombly, E. R. Harlan. B. w. Garrett
and others will speak.
THE close of the tariff fight finds
President Taft more firmly entrenched
than ever in the esteem of thoughtful
men," says the Sioux City Journal
SO far as congress is concerned, he is
left In the best possible shape to go
ahead with his program OF further
constructive legislation
Mrs. Annie Besant is interesting au-
diences in New York with her ideas
on the subject OF theosophy. She says
that ancient records of India tell Of
ships that sailed through the air,
statements that were formerly regard.
ed as fairy tales until modern science
has proved the plausibility.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-08-10
keokuk, Iowa August 10, 1909

Uncle Joe" Cannon is practical
politician and he has the right idea of
practical politics.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-08-10

Railroad Building Wakes Again.
Railroad construction, it Is expect
ed, will be carried on in the near
future at almost the same rate as be-
fore the panic. Moreover, healthy
feature is the steady improvement in
railroad terminals and in the equip
ment of roads with proper signaling
systems. The undertaking of such
work, on which there II no immediate
return. shows that the companies feel
that their returns are satisfactory
enough to permit them to lay aside
large amounts of capital for the per
manent improvement of their tracks.
The retailers have lived from hand
to mouth, and have taken from the
factories only what has been absolute
ly necessary for the current trade.
Consequently their stocks have been
low and in the last few months
have been almost depleted. But now
the public has more money to spend,
buyers are adopting more liberal
policy. They are in the market to
buy for fall trade, and all along the
line it Is declared that they are spend
ing much more freely than year ago.
Clothing Men Doing Well.
The clothing business is in -four
ishing condition. SO great is the de-
mand for goods of quality from out
OF the way districts that manufac-
turers find it of advantage to send
their commercial travellers to points
never before covered. Moreover, col
lections are excellent, many firms
meeting their obligations on ten day
discounts in order to obtain the bene'
fit of their ready cash.
Yet there is no likelihood OF boom
conditions. Retailers have learned
the dangers of speculation and are
taking only what they foresee they
actually will need They are build
ing up an absolutely solid business
structure, which will withstand any
chance setbacks that may occur be-
fore the full expansion of trade is
realized.
The settlement of the tariff enables
the commercial world to go ahead
with confidence. 1t has released the
tea and coffee markets from the un-
certainty that had paralyzed them. 1t
has guaranteed an increase in the
oriental rug Imports 1t has caused
dry goods prices to stiffen. Business
failures of the last month were below
the average, and already there is a
cry from the west for more labor.
This, in short. is summary of the
views submitted by those in touch
with the various lines of BUSINESS who
have been asked for their opinions.
They represent every section of the
country and almost all the depart
ments of commerce.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-08-10

use of the cars is extended over all
the lines there will be further reduc-
ton.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-08-10

in the taking up again of public i'm
provements a generous demand for
their commidity.
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An ungrateful wife in New York
has deserted her husband, although
he cooked all the meals and even cut
her corns for her.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1909-05-14
MAN MURDERS WIFE
CONFESsEs CRIME
Woman Was Worth $4,000 and
Leaves Two Children.

Woman Was Worth $4,000 and
Leaves Two Children.
SEATTLE. Wash. May 13.-With
an ugly bullet hole in the right tenn
pie, face bruised and body blackened.
the body Of Mrs. Elizabeth George.
wife Of Arthur George, Of Brighton
beach. was found in a filthy shack
yesterday afternoon. The discovery
was made after George had entered
the police once and made a confess
sion that he had murdered his wife.
The onacers have learned that the
woman was worth approximately
Sas, 600, and that after murdering
her George took the two children
away and concealed them. II IL be-
Ileved the tragedy is the result Of the
mother falling TO care for the child
rem.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1909-05-14
COMMERCIAL CLUB
DINNER AT HOTEL IDAHO

Iowa Man Tells What He Thinks of
Idaho.
The Commercial club gave its reg
ular dinner last evening at the Hotel
Idaho, but owing to the fact that
there was a circus in the city the at
tendance was not large. The ques-
ton of continuing the dinners was
discussed, and it was unanimously
voted that they be continued as us
ual.
]. T. Petcina, of Anamosa, Iowa,
was present, and gave brief talk to
the club. He stated he was very ia
vorably impressed with northern Ida
no, and especially Occur d'Alene, but
that it lacked publicity. He stated he
had visited southern Idaho and than
1t was not possessed of the great re
sources of the northern part but that
1t was we'll advertised in the east.
The president was instructed to APP
point a committee for the entertain.
ment of the jurors during the session
Of the district court, and also a com
mittee to draw resolutions thanking
the Spokane Chamber of Commerce
for the entertainment given the mem
bers of the Commercial club during
the recent visit of its members to
Spokane.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1909-05-14
KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS
BUILDING ORGANIZATION

VIII Erect Binding for Lodge Pur-
poses.
Articles of incorporation were filed
today with the county auditor by the
Knights OF Columbus Building assoc
iation. The capital stock is named at
$40, 900, and Occur d'Alene is named
as the principal place of business.
The order is a young one in the city,
but it can boast of large member
ship, and is in a prosperous cohdi-
ton. A site for hall has been pur-
chased on Indiana and Fifth streets.
but the work of constructing 1t will
not be undertaken until next year.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1909-05-14
KISss WANTS RELEASE.

The case Of the state Of Idaho
against 4. l.. Kims was argued be-
fore Judge Dunn today In this case
the defendant was bound over for
trial 10 the district court from the
probate court on the charge OF sell
ling mOrtgaged personal property.
and be has now instituted habeas
corpus proceedings and in support Of
Il alleges that there was not sumo
lent evidence against him to bind him
over. Prosecuting Attorney Potts
represented the state. and y. A. Nc
Cail the defendant. Judge Dunn ell
probably render 4 decision late this
afternoon.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1909-05-14
HAY MAY CALL
SPECIAL SESSION
Governor Of Washington Would
Probe Deep Into State
Affairs.

OLYMPIA, Wash, May 14.-It is
generally believed among the officials
here that the governor will call a
special session of the legislature soon
to inquire into the general situation
regarding the affairs of the state Of
ficers. The first gun for a special
session will be fired when the legisla-
tive committee flies its report with
the governor tomorrow. The refusal
Of State Insurance Commissioner
Schively to resign coupled with the
announcement that he is determined
to defy the legislative committee are
the principal reasons for calling the
session.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1909-05-14
FUNERAL OF MRS. QUAINTANCE.

The funeral services over the re-
mains OF Mrs. Blapche Quaintanee.
who died AZ her home In this city.
occurred May IL. al O'Clock. from
the parIors Of the Cassidy & Nelson
undertaking rooms. conducted by her
pastor, Rev w z. Powell. Of the Bap-
list church. She was born In PaBa-
ma, New York. October 1881: was
united in marriage to James Quain-
lance in 1890. she leaves to mourn
her loss two children. aged respect
lively three and seven years. and ;
husband.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1909-05-14
nEAL EsrArn rRANaFeIla

Following IL a list Of real estate
transfers o. KoOtenai county ne fur
,Isbed by the Panhandle Abstrart
company
Rose d. Cooler TO Fred J. Tirreil.
lots I and 6 Of block s. simm'a adj
dition 10 Occur d'Alene. 81.
Chas. A. Montandon to Evelyn G.
Columbus. lot 10. section 1851
west. 81
Henry L. Hanson TO l., Roy Slater.
W nj Of sw ar OF section 1862 west.
81.
John w. Boothc. ct al. to Fountain
s. Stewart. lot Of block ~. o'BFi-
ems third addition 10 Occur d'Alene
81
John W. Boothe 20 Geo. Cooper.
lot 8 OF block %. o'Brien's third adj
dit!on to Occur d'Aiene. $500.
John W. BOothe 70 Geo. Cooper.
lot Of springwater addition %
Occur d'Alene, $500.
Fred veno to Rose McIsmber. lot
of block 80. Fort sherman reaerVa-
ton. sl6O.
q. s. TO VIM. J. Burrow. se ar OF
NV ar 4 lot 2 Of section 30-bS-t.
west
r. d. MeKInnia 10 Roman Catholic
Diocese. lot OF block 3. Lane. 81.
Granville o. Ritehey 10 John MUIR
ply. part of lot 9. Of section is-Bo-s
west. 81.
Leander W. worden 10 John r.
Cox. > hf OF sw ar OF section Is as
! west: lots and : Of section 32-ap-
I west. t11O0.
John Murphy TO John n. Cox. part
OF lot Of section 1864 vest. u.
Fred J. Tirrell to Henry L. Hanson.
lots I and 5 OF block s. simm's adj.
ton 10 Occur d'Alepe. 81.
NJ. W. Frost 10 Idaho Gold Aoun-
tain Mining Co, Gladstone claim. ~.
Louis Coplen 10 same company, the
Zine Chest claim. 81.
Geo. cluphf TO same company. VII
derness claim. ~.
D. r. copieB to same company.
summet aud Telephone claims, 81.
c. d. Gilbert to same company. -.
Red Fox claim. 81.
Fred cluphf to same company.
Red Chest claims. 81.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1909-05-14
INDIAN AGENT Is
UNDER CHARGES

Pendleton Business Men Believe Him
Innocent.
PENDLETON, May 14.--With the
hope OF HAVING Indian Agent McFat-
ridge returned to the Umatilla Indian
reservation. business men of this city
today wired Commissioner of Indian
Affairs Leup. Of Phoenix. Arizona. to
come here and investigate the charge
against McFatridge. The business
men are circulating a petition asking
that the action of Commissioner Val
entine in Diminishing McFatridge be
reconsidered. II developed today
that 15 employees OF the Indian
schools have been transferred to
other schools by recent order.