Semi-weekly herald. [volume] (Durango, Colo.) 1907-1917, 1910-03-07

heavy rains have created flood con
ditions along many rivers of New
England. Though so far no great
damage has been reported. much in
convenience has been caused, trans
portation schedules have been derang-
ed by the washing out of tracks and
in several districts considerable appre-
hension is being felt for homesteads
and factories along the banks of the
menacing streams. All through mas-
sachusetts the rivers are rising stead
lily.
Animas City has given Wright 4
Co. of Denver an option on the $50, 900
water bond issue for $4,000 net, the
| option expiring Mar. IS. or In other
words the sale has been made subject
to approval of the firms attorneys as
to legality. the price agreed upon being
satisfactory. The bonds are for the
purpose of providing funds for the
extension of mains from Durango and
securing Florida water through the
Durango system, Animas City already
having secured water rights sufficient
| to supply the water needed. There is
little question but that the deal will
city friends will get busy and rush
the work OF providing the best wa
ter on earth for her people. 1t will
provide considerable work for idle
men.
NEW YORK, Mar, 3.-John ID. Rock
efeller, Jr., will probably become the
active head of the new Rockefeller
foundation and devote his entire time
to philanthropic work undertaken by
his father. To this end young Rookie
feller has resigned as director of the
Standard Oil company. Mr.. Rockefel-
Ter this week severed his connection
with the United States Steel corpora.
ton and plans to retire from all bust
ness connections that he may be I'M
hampered in his conduct of the Rookie
Teller foundation, the giving away of
the hundreds of millions The control
and direction of the vast sums of
the Rockefeller foundation involves
task that will require the undivided
energies Of young Mr.. Rockefeller for
years to come.
PHILADELPHIA, Mar 3.-Philadel-
phia Is waiting with anxiety the out
come of the meeting of the city coun-
ellis, called for this afternoon, to dis
cuss ways and means to bring about
the termination OF the strike of the
street car men. What the council
the mayors stand against arbitration
of any character is problematical.
Arbitration is secuted by Philadel
phia Rapid Transit company officials.
the city's representatives of the board
of directors of the company, and in
fact by practically all persons con
nected in an official capacity with
the transit company.
The Central Labor union organina.
lions, final preparations to carry the
threatened sympathetic strike order
into execution is discounted by the |
company. which processes the belief |
that only a small per cent OF the one
hundred thousand union workmen who
are expected to respond to the call |
will obey the strike order
The mayor is so strong against any |
interference by outside parties that he
will risk an open rupture with The Re
publican organization rather than give
in to the men, He affirms his only
duty as chief executive of the city
is to maintain order That the mayor
Is indifferent over the prospect of a
break with political leaders was shown
in "a statement he made in answer to
the question as to the result of several
political conferences held yesterday
He said:
"They wanted me TO change; told
me they We're getting kilograms from
political leaders in Florida; that | was
committing political suicide if | did
not change. / told them | didn't care
about Senator McNichol Recorder
Ware. Senator Penrose or anybody
else, or whether was committing po-
litical suicide or not. That was GO
ing to stand just where was, no mat,
ter what the result"
PENNINGTON, Mar. 3--The citi
zens of this town. not content with
simply securing the Southern Pacific
railroad, after after the shops for this
division and have offered a bonus OF
s25. 1000 additional TO the right of way
money to have the shops built here
The people are enthused over the
building of this road and money is no
object when it comes to securing what
will make this an important city.
The Herald has side information
that the above is substantially cor
rect. The Pennington people are
showing they have an up-to-date and
boosting spirit and are letting loose of
their purse strings with liberality
that would surprise towns of two and
three times the population.
One of these days Pennington will
visit Durango one hundred strong wi,n
banners flying to the effect: I'VE