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The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1910-09-30
NORTHWESTERN REPAID
STOCK IN TEN YEARS

That the Chicago & Northwestern
railway felt justified in raising freight
rates despite the fact that in the last
ten years it had returned to stock
holders in dividends and inappropriate
ed surplus more than the amount of
the capital stock, was the effect of the
testimony of w. A. Gardner, vice pres
ident in charge Of operation and main
tenance, before the interstate COM
merce commission in the hearing on
Western tariffs.
Mr.. Gardner, who was questioned by
Frank Lyon, attorney for the commits
sion, also controverted testimony of
Illinois Central officials previously
given that the increase in cost of OBJ
Grafton and maintenance was in large
measure due to higher cost of mater
ials. Mr.. Gardner's opinion was that
the increase in cost of labor and the
restrictions put upon workmen by un-
ions and similar associations were the
largest factor in cutting down net
profits.
/ "The Northwestern line will not go
into bankruptcy next year, or the year
after. or the one after that, unless 1t
now raises rates." said Mr.. Gardner
but l do say that regulation by the
commission does not control the COM
mercial conditions under which we get
money. Unless we soon get higher
rates, we will, in the future, have to
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1910-09-30
MoHUNDRo FAvoRs FEWER
AND STRONGER BANKS

Seattle, Sept. 26.-State Bank Elk
aminer j. L. Mohundro, on his return
to Seattle from the national conven-
ton of state bank examiners recently
held at Washington, D. c., and at
which he was honored by being elected
first vice president, outlined what he
declares in the future will be the pol
issuing charters to new state banks.
The new ruling will make it more
difficult to get state bank charters.
1.-THE policy of the department in the
future will be to discourage the organ
ization of small banks in communities
where the need of e new bank cannot
be easily demonstrated" said Mr.. Mo-
hundro. 1.-THE best interests of the
state lie in seeing that the banks we
have are not crippled by the organiza-
ton of weak banks"
Not only has the state bank exam
liner decided to isuse no more charters
for small banks until the need of the
bank has been demonstrated, but he
has decided to recommend the pass
age of an amendment to the banking
laws which will make it impossible for
new state bank to open unless it is
capitalized at least for $4,000 instead
of $4,000, the minimum capital under
the existing laws.
without rejecting in any manner
upon the security of the state banks
in Washington" said Mr.. Mohundro,
"for the state banks, as WHOLE, are
stronger here than in many other
states, believe that If fifty financial
institutions of the state would go into
voluntary liquidation the banking con-
.ditions would be materially strength
ened.'
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1910-09-30
w ashingt0n State
News Items

springdale is now lighted by cleo
ttricity.
The Seattle city council has ordered
an investigation into graft charges.
Klaw & Erlanger have closed deal
for the Savoy Theater at Tacoma.
The postoffices at Binger, Conconully
and Washougal will become interna-
tional money order offices on October
list.
Northern Pacific has agreed to allow
Hartman lines to use trackage in it's
new $3,O0O,0O0 terminal at Tacoma
when completed.
Gold valued at about there-quarters
of a million dollars was reported in
transit from Alaska to Seattle Satur-
day last.
The twenty-seventh annual conven-
ton of the Woman's Christian Temper
ance Union of Western Washington,
will meet in Olympia from September
80 to October 4.
The Seattle city council plans to
have all garbage collection work done
by the city and paid for through gen.
eral fund tax levy. The levy will
amount to LIS mills.
Four men, ]. P. Rohn, Joseph Nc
Evoy, Mike Kenney and DR.. John Tenn
pany, who saw the first flag raised
over Fort Walla Walla 50 years ago,
Tuesday witnessed the final lowering
of the flag over the fort upon it's aban-
donment by the government.
Fourth-class postmasters have been
appointed in the state of Washington
as follows: Myrtle B. Kellogg, at
Cromwell, Pierce county; Henry Aus
man, at Dood, Asotin county; Rose
Tufty, at Havillah, Okanogan county;
Anna Burk, at Olema, Okanogan coun-
ty, and Lizzie M. Stevens, at South
Prairie, Pierce county.
One hundred and fifty squaws,
dressed in their gayest fnery, mounted
on cayuses or riding on the ridge
poles of tepees, are scheduled to lead
the womans day parade which is to
be feature of the National Dry Farm
ing Congress. October 4. Behind them
will parade the women's clubs, church
societies, suffragists and social leaders
in automobiles and carriages.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1910-09-30

run out the red f1ag.''
Would you still say you should
have right to secure that yearly SUR
plus if you knew your road had, In
ten years, paid on $85, 100000 Of stock,
dividends amounting to $4,000, 900,
and had in addition, an inappropriate
ed surplus, taken from earnings, Of
$30,0OO,0O0 more an amount of net
returns to stockholders of more than
the capital stock?" asked Attorney
Lyon.
Yes, would. AS said, I consider
it necessary only form the standpoint
of keeping up credit"
sand in the face of the showing /
mentioned, you think that also is re-
quired for maintenance of credit"
81 do"
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1910-09-30
OREGON FACTIONS BREAK
EVEN ON coNcREssmEN

Portland, Or, Sept. 26.-Returns
from the primaries which were held
throughout Oregon Saturday indicate
that a. w. Lafferty, insurgent and anti.
assembly, has secured the Republican
nomination for congressman from the
Second district by about 1000 plural
ity. In this county, Multnomah. Charles
J. Reed, insurgent, is running ahead
of w. r. Ellis, incumbent, the stand
pat candidate Of the assembly faction.
but the Ellis support outside of Multi
nomah will very likely place him in
second place when the returns are all
in. George s. Shepherd seems to be
out Of the running.
In the First district, W. G. Hawley.
incumbent, the assembly's candidate
and standpatter, has secured the
nomination for congressman by about
$500 majority over B. F. Mulkey, his
insurgent opponent.
Bowerman for Governor.
For governor, Jay Bowerman, the
assembly factions candidate for the
Republican nomination, has been Sc
lected by a safe margin, probably
about 1,2OO, over Grant B. Dimick, E.
Hofer and Albert Abraham. Dinlick
gave Bowerman the hardest fight, both
in and out of Multnomah Hofer and
Abraham were not in the running. The
assembly and anti-assembly factions
split about even on the other Repub-
lican nominations. The assembly has
nominated F. w. Benson for secretary
of state; Thomas Mcbride, George H.
Burnett and Frank A. Moore, for SUI
preme judges; O. P. Hoff and Frank j.
Miller, for railroad commissioner;
John H. Lewis, for state engineer.
The anti-assembly faction has nom
mated Thomas Kay for state treas
urer; Henry J. Bean, for supreme
judge; A. NJ. Crawford, attorney gen.
eral, and Willis S. Duniway, state
printer.
For Statement No. l."
The nominees for the legislature
from this county are overwhelmingly
in favor of Statement No. 1" (the
pledge of a legislator to support the
popular nominee for United States sen.
ator regardless of the nominees party
affiliations).
In the state at large the victory OF
the statement" candidates has no,
been quite so nearly unanimous as in
Multnomah, but the majority of the
Republican nominees throughout the
state are believed to be pledged to the
statement.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1910-09-30
IMPROVEMENT CLUBS
ASK LARGE BOND ISSUE.

A joint committee, representing the
Lake Washington Canal Association
and the Duwamish River Improvement
Club at q meeting in the Chamber Of
Commerce of Seattle has unani-
mously voted to request the county
commissioners to submit q bond issue
to the people for $1,75O,OO0, the pro-
.ceeds OF which would be expended by
stipulation, as follows;
Excavation OF Lake Washing
ton canal .4......$ 10000
Purchase OF right-of-Way for
Commercial Waterway Dis
trict No. / (Duwamish) ~. 100000
Purchase Of sites for munich
pal docks and wharves -. 100000
Diversion OF Cedar river into
Lake washington $500. $4,000
Total 81, 750, 900
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1910-09-30
Civil Service Examination..

Washington, Sept. 24.-Civil service
examinations will be held at Seattle
and other civil service cities and
towns in Washington on October - for
appointments as laboratory helpers In
the bureau of chemistry, department OF
agriculture. The laboratories are To-
Gated at Washington, Nashville. New
YORK, Chicago, Boston. philadelphia.
New Orleans, San Francisco, st. Paul.
Bunalo, Detroit, Kansas City, Denver,
Galveston, Portland, Ore; Savannah,
Seattle, Cincinnati, st. Louis. Omaha.
and Pittsburg. The positions pay 5000
a year each,
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1910-09-30
Provincial University Site Selected

Vancouver, B. c., Sept. 26.-The re-
port of the Eastern university commits
sion, appointed last summer to select
a site for British Columbia's proposed
university, has been received by the
government. The choice is Point Grey.
within five miles of Vancouver, over
looking the gulf. It recommends a
university campus of $50 acres and 700
acres for agriculture and forestry. The
government has set aside two million
acres in British Columbia as an en-
uoWment, to be under the control OF
the university governors.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1910-09-30
NEED A FEW EXIfh MILLIONS
TO MAKE Investment LOOK GOOD

& Chicago, Sept. 24.---Alleged manip-
ulation Of railroads income to cover
up earnings and to compound its in
come was inquired into during the
week by attorneys for the Western
shippers of officers of various rail-
roads before the interstate commerce
commission in the rate hearing now
in progress.
General Manager Parks of the Illi-
nois Central told the commission he
Thought proper freight rate was one
that rendered a fair return for service
to the shipper and which would pay
a reasonable dividend on the capital
stock, fixed charges and operating and
maintenance expenses, and would also
give the company yearly surplus of
six or seven millions, ito make the
investment attractive to people with
money and to give the company a
credit"
Where It Goes.
And what would you do with this
surplus; Just hold it?'' inquired At
torney John HI. Atwood, of Kansas
City, representing the shippers.
No. was the reply 81 would use
it for lettering the road. For instance,
would devote part of it to new de-
pots, etc."
But" asked Mr.. Atwood, when
that depot was built, you would con-
slider it a part of the actual property
of the company, proper subject for
additional capitalization, wouldn't
your"
"Of course" was the answer.
Then later, when you had capital
lied it, you would say you ought to be
entitled to reasonable dividend upon
that capitalization?"'
Yes
Still More Dividends.
Then, the simple fact is, you think
you ought to be entitled to charge
shippers enough to bring in sufficient
earnings SO that you can devote a
part to new capitalization and then
get big return in the shape of divi-
dends, do you? Is that your idea of
what constitutes fair tariff for the
shippers?"
The witness did not answer.
Attorney w. H. Morton, of the Illi-
nois Central, sprang surprise on At
torney H. c. Lust, of the Illinois Man
ufacturers' Association. The railroad
attorney asked:
"Mr. Lust will you give me the
names of four or five of your largest
shippers?"
"Why do you want them?" returned
Lust in surprise. "We represent ship
pers who pay $150,O0O,0O0 annually in
freight rates."
Wants to Compare.
81 want Them" retorted Attorney
Horton, ito produce statements SINH
lar to ours in which we show our re-
turn on investment is only 4.6 per
cent, and see what their returns are.
Do get the names?"
"We will have a consultation" an
swered Attorney Lust.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1910-09-30
STATE TAX I'M /
ANNOUNCED
EQUALIZATION BOARD GIVE, !.
| FIGURES DErrs,n' :
UPON.
Statement Says Levy IA. !.
Lowest Possible po,,, VI
County Boards to TAX. g.,
'''n IN Regard to County l.,''

., The total amount Of ta.., !,
raised by the state for ths %
year, according to the state 80, saa'
equalization IAN s is s4,s2o,sss, as '.'l
s5'2s5,s12 this year. Of this Is = 's'i'
sing eounty's proportion is s. . ,s,.
OF 2a.S7 per cent, as against ,,,s
cent four years ago. % ss
Thomas R. Parish. men,..
s'a1e tax commission, expressss !
self as very much gratiaed thai ~
period of four years King couD No., y
portion Of the state tax could !, a'|
duced from one-third of the en,i,s
to less than one-fourtb ~ eu'ife al
that will be required this YEAR sn'A'|
State Levy Cut,
King county will pay sso00a !.
state taxes than a year ago." s said y
Parish. 1--WE have cut the st .a.q v
to the lowest possible point N. ans !, eN
now up to the people Of the co., !
see that the several county l sas. =
act the same way when thew n.''
next month to fix the county ,o1 lucy
With this declaration the state ho, ~
OF equalization announced thst 'a y
state general fund levy had been ss =;
at 81 mills, as against 8 mills lazy ~
year, and the military levy at /, - ~
mill, as against 20 last year. Ia,
passed by the legislature made M,
datory on the board alse a lew !,
provide $40 for each census chjn IN
revenue from school lands and scb0,
fund investments have increased a.
direct levy of but .2S mills as AGAIN,
2.5 mills last year, is all that the ho.,
levied for schools. The aggree,
state levy is SAB mills, as against &,
mills last year.
Assessment by Counties.
"The board found that property
the state had been assessed BY d
counties at an average of 39A D
cent of true value, ranging from abo
20 per cent in Chehalis county to ne,
ly 48 per cent in Ferry county.
king county was found to ha
been assessed at 1885 per cent Of tr
value, Pierce at 1852 per cent and 81
kane at 37.42 per cent. As the tai
each county must pay are figured
the county rolls, King and Pierce v
pay less than SAB mills state tax, a
Spokane will pay more. Cheha
county will have to collect nearly
mills on it's rolls to raise the mon
the state calls for from that count
Each countys Share.
Following is the total amount Of t
including state, state school, milit'
and public highway, to be paid by e'
county for 1910, as fixed by the st
hoard:
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1910-09-30
MINNEAPOLIS SETTLING ~
WHITE SALMON VALE

white Salmon, Sept. "A e. white
be twenty families coming ~ md all
salmon to make their home, an ,o1is'
from Fremont avenue, Minneap years
said ". 3. Gladder, for twenty me.
station-maater in the Minnesota s'oht to
tropo1is, who arrived last a ars ranch
make his home on an eighty-ac.v Dr..
he Is developing into an orcna !, Min.
benjamin, ! leading surgeon = - and
neapolis, told Mr.. Gladder 'l eno acres,
Ills friends have purchaser oO'
paying $50 per acre.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1910-09-30
SOUND ROAD
PROVED A LIFE-sAvER

IF it had not been for our transcon-
tlnental extension to Puget Sound, we
would have had nothing from opera
ton to add to our surplus last year."
said William M. Ellis, commerce coun-
sci for the Chicago, Milwaukee & ST.
Paul railway, on the stand in the hear
ing before the interstate commerce
commission.
Attorney H. c. Lust, representing
the Illinois manufacturers, said:
"Mr. Ellis, you say your gross in
come last year from other sources was
$9,000,000. What are those sources?"
Chiefly the Puget Sound DIVISION .
he answered.
'The st. Paul owns all the stock,
and in 1910 received 100000 on the
bonds" interrupted Commissioner
Lane. do you mean to say the Pu-
get Sound branch paid all it's operat-
ing expenses for ten years and, in adj
dition, s6,OOO,OOO interest on it's CAPT
talization?"
well, that was interest for year
and half However, it also earned a
surplus of nearly $3,O0O,000."
More Business, Less Profit.
Mr.. Ellis had testified that his COM
pany was suffering from too much
business, and that the increase had
meant an increase in the unit of cost,
which grew faster than the unit of in
come, thereby threatening the yearly
surplus of earnings above payment of
dividends and cost of operation and of
maintenance.
Commissioner Lane then said:
"As the country develops there will
be more and more freight delivered to
you, and as conditions are now, the
rates constantly must be increased, ac-
cording to officials. / argue it is a
menace to the country if the rates
constantly are to be increased. We
must work out this problem on lines
other than by the proposed method
of raising the tariff. If not, there is
no time when we can say the maxi
mum has been reached"
How was the Puget Sound division
paid for?" asked Mr.. Lane.
"By bond issue of $1OO.O0O,O00 sold
to stockholders"
"And in addition to the surplus, a z
per cent dividend was paid on that
issue last year?''
That's not quite correct You see,
the st. Paul owns the surplus of ST.
100000 of the Puget Sound line in ad-
dition"
Bewails Legislation.
Attorney Frank Lyon, for the COM
mission, interrupted to ask:
IF that surplus were added to the
earnings of the st. Paul it would more
than make up for the added cost of Ia
bor?"
"It would"
Now" said Commissioner Lane,
I'VE come to what I am beginning to
call the mysterious cause of the ap-
parent increased cost of operation.
What is it?"
"I'll tell you." was the reply. Every
session of congress has decreased the
earning efficiency of the dollar expend-
ed upon labor. Eight-hour days, six
teen-hour telegraphers' limit, restric-
lions in regard to the rest hour-all
these have cut down q dollars eff
cheney. I still say labor is the big fac
tor in increased cost"
Previously Mr.. Ellis had admitted
his company in the last ten years had
sold several millions of dollars worth
OF stock to stockholders at par when
it was quoted in the open market at
from $240 down to $3.50 and had paid
Z per cent dividends.
FAVoKS GOVERNMENT LINE
-
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1910-09-30
SETTLERS GIVEN BIG JOB
UNDER NEW LAND LAW

Seattle, Sept. Retrospective set
tiers who have an eye on the areas of
land in Western Washington with
drawn under the coal land laws have
just discovered that by an act passed
in the last Congress, these lands have
been brought under the provisions of
the enlarged homestead act, which
originally applied only to semi-arid,
nonirrigable lands. These areas are
open to homestead entry, but the pat
ents issued will expressly reserve to
the government all coal found therein
and the right to prospect and mine for
it. This will make it virtually impos-
sible for the man of small means to
acquire government land in Western
Washington and timbered parts of
Oregon.
What little land still is open to
homestead entry in the coal land
areas of Western Washington is heav-
lily timbered, but Congress evidently
labored under the impression that
they were in rolling prairies, or that
they were in the same class as the
burning deserts of the Southwest.
BY the terms of the law passed at
the last session of Congress, the en-
larged homestead act provisions as to
residence and cultivation are extend
ed to the timbered lands in question.
Must Cultivate Forests.
One of these provisions requires the
entryman to show, in addition to the
residence and improvement conditions
of ordinary homestead entries, that at
least one-eighth of the area embraced
ously to agricultural crops. beginning
in his claim was cultivated continu-
with the second year OF his entry.
Also, that at least one-fourth OF the
area of his entry was so cultivated
from the beginning OF the third year
to the end OF the fifth year, when title
is given.
These provisions effectually shut out
the person of moderate means. To
have twenty acres cleared and under
cultivation by the beginning OF the
second year would require approx
mately 800 an acre. A farmer. single
handed, could not clear twenty acres
of this land in five years.
BY the provisions Of the new law
the Communication Of homesteads in the
coal land areas will not be permitted.
Formerly the entryman was permitted
to pay cash and acquire title to his
claim before the end of five years.
/ The local United States land office
received circular few days ago in
which the provisions Of the new law
informing entrymen who have not yet
received their titles that their entries
will be perfected in accordance with
the laws under which they filed, but
that the coal will be reserved by the
government.
Most Of the land still open to home
stead entry in the coal areas is in
Whatcom. Skagit, King and Snohom-
ish counties.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1910-09-30
Bio Cement plant Near Spokane.

Total 1890. 81, 10000
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-09-21

ford b. Yarmon. millionaire real cs
tate man and amateur flyer while ON
the general board are Herbert l.. Sat
terlee. Cortland Field Bishop. Prof. A
Lawrence IlstCk OF Harvard &c otn
r,s we'll KnJwn IN the world OF scrnco
sad f.IanCe.
There are at present 5000 members
on tho rolls of the new organization
Gov. Albert w. Gilchrist. OF Florida
has been named as yice-commodore oil
the southern states division: Mayor
John +. Fitzgerald. of Boston, Is vice
commodore OF the New England
states division: Russell Alger Is field
captain In Michigan and the state OH
cials. when appointed will. according
TO the officials In charge. comprise
statesmen and soldiers who have q
keen interest In keeping the United
States In the front rank OF scie
development.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-09-21
NOTICE-STREET PAVING
ASSESSMENT.
BOARD OF ASSESSORS OFFICE,
Detroit. September 10. 1910.
Paving Notice No. 1882.
ILLINOIS STREET.

To Charles = Alhrecht. Charles Ba-
gull. August Bshlow, John Bluenke, {.
Pattenheld Anna Battenneld, Charles
Rlasky j. q Carver. Christian Clare
ton. Anna II. Casgrain. William F.
Preysr w. en' GIstave Dies
bell John Engle. f.; Eisenhardt. Gus Gu,
tave GondZerowsky, John Gregory, VIII
liam A. Gerold. Holy Cross German
Evangelical Lutheran church. Ernest
Hoeppner. Emil Heidel. L. Huer. Adolph
Hoenlu ghausen, Gustave Hammerick.
Frederick Heiden, August hmm. Fred
WAX. Frcder.ck X. jozwiak Oscar
Kruempke, y. Keller. Charles Kornock.
Christian Krupp. Charles Kaufman.
Minnie w. Lechner; Ferdinand Lapp:
Manecke. Pauline Mlelke. Frank Maui.
Gustave r.. Miller. Frank MUIR. Henry
Niester Henry Niesler. Herman Metz
Ike. william Nichranz. Anthony Osebold.
John Oidenburg. Lizzie Peters. Herman
Ptaendtner. August Paschke, Charles
Paschke Gotlieh Pletz, Frederick
Petsch. Frank RaItke; anthony HI
Charles Rinke. Charles Rick. Clara
Rissler, Ferdinand Riese. William Rus
SOW. Caroline Steinke. Charles Seelbcn-
Schuske, Anton Schultz. Z. B. w. TabeI,
Theodore Thirty Dora Toll. Margaret
Vogel. Frederick II. Weitersen. F.. II.
Whitcomb, Iohn Williams, Frederick
merit. Annie Yourgblood. and to all
other persons owning. occupying, or
otherwise interested In any OF the lots
and premises fronting on Illinois
street. in said City OF Detroit within
the limits hereinafter mentioned.
The Common Council OF the City OF
Detroit having ordered so much OF
Illinois street from the east line or
Chene street 10 the west curb line OF
Moran street. to be graded and paved.
notice is hereby given that an assess
merit has been made upon all the lots.
and premises fronting on said Illinois
street and liable 10 be assessed for said
Improvement under the provisions OF
the city Charter and that roll OF said
assessment Is now completed, and VIII
remain at the ASSESSORS Office In the
CITY Of Detroit. from the date hereof
until October 4. 1910. for the inspec-
ton of all persons concerned therein.
BOARD OF ASSESSORS.
G15) BY JOHN G. NAGEL.
President.