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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-03-18
RAILROAD NEWS.
Santa Fe's Success With Euca-
IyptuS Trees i'm California.
Trees Are Now Large Enough
to Shade Ground.
ENCOURAGE OTHERS.
Santa Fe Wants Farmers to
Take Up Industry at Once.
ENCOURAGE OTHERS
Other Items of General Interest
in Railroad Circles.

The trees that were first planted on
the property of the eucalyptus grove of
the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe rail-
way, in southern California, are now
large enough to shade all of the ground
and will not require further cultivation,
says the Railway Review. In view of
the possibilities of covering with pro-
ductive forest a semiarid region that
requires irrigation for general farming
or fruit growing, the industry seems
most interesting
AS eucalyptus is undoubtedly quick
er Of growth than any other large-size
timber in this country, and as vast
areas of apparently suitable land are to
be cheaply had, it would seem that the
best returns from forest planting
should be expected from this quarter.
For railroad ties eucalyptus is dur
able and satisfactory timber. The ex-
pectation of the Atchison, Topeka &
Santa Fe railway officials is that by
the time the trees are 20 years old
they will make at least eight ties
apiece and yield a considerable quaint
ity of by-products. 1t is considered
that there could be no economy in cut
ting the trees before they are 20 years
old.
It is not however, the policy of this
company to engage in forestry work
extensively. The main object is to
make a demonstration that will en-
courage farmers and other individuals
or companies to take up the industry.
In this it seems that the Santa F'e PEG
pie are succeeding, even after so brief
period as three years.
With the prospects of this San
Dieguito plantation as an incentive,
companies have been organized to un-
dertake forestry work on a consider
able scale. in numerous instances, and
many individuals are going into it. In
fact the visits of interested parties to
the ranch have become very frequent.
Within sight of this plantation, or less
than five miles away, another forest of
1000 acres has been started.
1t seems very reasonable to expect
that a considerable supply of eucal-
yptus timber will result from these eff
forts within the next twenty years.
while the company will continue to ex-
tend the acreage of this forest, year by
year. it has been decided to investigate
conditions for timber culture in south
ern Texas, and in the Rio Grande VAL
ley in New Mexico. If eucalyptus is
found not suitable for these localities
other varieties of trees will be consid-
cred.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-03-18
1T WAS A BAD YEAR.
Payment of S4,135,4 in Penalties by
Sugar Trust Causes Deficit.

New York. March 1s.-The Ameri-
can Sugar Refining company finished
the fiscal year ended December 81 last
with a deficit for the year of 1885,
$50, on account of suits in which the
company was involved, according to its
annual report made public here today.
The company settled its dispute with
the government over import duties al
legged to have been withheld wrongfully
by means of fraudulent weighing of
sugar at the docks by the payment of
S2.135.246. The receiver for the
Pennsylvania Sugar Refining company,
who sued because the American com
pany, he said. forced the PENNSYLVANIA
company out of business, collected
100000 in settlement of the suit,
making the total amount of penalties
paid out by the American company in
the last fiscal year $4,135,4S6
The net profits for the year were
0,S23,S69. Dividends were paid
amounting to $6,299,951 and S1,7S42S2
was deducted for depreciation of plants
and equipment and reserve for con-
tingencies, leaving a balance of So
1885. The payment of the penalties
incurred by the company left a deficit
which reduced the total surplus of a
year before of $22,697,723 to $21,-
301,S73.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-03-18
CHEERS FOR ROOSEVELT.
Taft's Chicago Audience Aroused by
Mention of ColoneIs Name.

Chicago, March 1S.-St. Patrick was
notably remembered in Chicago, but
the brunt of it fell upon President
Taft and he was a thoroughly tired
man when his train left for Rochester,
n. Y. During the day he spoke to
members of the Chicago Newspaper
club, the Traffic club. to a mass meet
ing to members and guests of the
Hamilton club. and twice to functions
provided by the Irish Fellowship club,
which was his host for the day.
In an informal talk at the first of
two entertainments provided by his
of prosperity, the president referred
especially to advances being made in
the south
ST like to dwell upon that" said the
speaker, because down in the south
there was a time when she was him
dered and had seemingly little chapca
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-03-18
NEW OKLAHOMA TAXATION.
Rate According to Percentage of Its
Revenues.

Governor Haskell has signed the
railroad tax bill and remodeled gross
revenue law. thus disposing of two of
the ce1eb1ate6 measures introduced in
the present srecial session of the leg
islature. The Lew gross revenue law
makes practically no important change
from the provisions Of the 1907 law,
which Judge Bovles declared unconsti-
tlItional except that railroads are ex-
empted, these b< ing included in the
railroad tax bill.
The bill exempting railroads from an
ad vaIorem tax. rates on the basis of
the income. the rate of taxation to
each road scaling according to the per-
centage of it's revenue that goes into
operating expenses in Oklahoma. The
bill classified the railroads into eight
divisions, running them from "A'' to
''H," the IA roads being the small
est in operating expenses and the III
roads the highest percentage of ex-
penses. The rate of taxation for state
purposes scales from n cents on the
dollar for each dollar income per mile
for an "A". road. and approximately
to II cents per dollar income per mile
for the III roads. County and local
taxes are apportioned at the state rate,
according to a fixed table.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-03-18

| of any real progress, but now she is
making more progress than any of US
east, west or north. I know that you
northernerS that you are, welcome that
fact because you realize that there was
a time when she did not have quite a
fair showing
A harp of shamrocks sent from
Ireland by John D. Redmond, the
Irish Nationalist leader, was presented
to the president. At the conclusion of
room for a half hour of quiet and rest
When the president reappeared he
seemed much refreshed.
There was nothing of WEAKNESS in
his manner when he hogan his sad-
dress to the thousands of persons who
had gathered at the Auditorium the
ater.
At the stage door of the theater a
man attempted to follow the presi-
dent into the building, but was seized
by two secret service operators. He
declared he was a newspaper man, but
inquiry at the paper for which he said
he worked resulted in a denial of his
statement. He gave the name of
"Dick" Short. At the station it was
said he seemed to be under the inf1u-
ence of liquor.
Cheers for Roosevelt.
Prolonged cheering interrupted
President Taft when he mentioned the
name of Theodore Roosevelt. 1.-The
:.
Taft, "owes it's beginning to Theodore
Roosevelt prolonged applause). Go
it again. You don't enjoy that any
more than do. Who was it inspired
in Clifford Pinchot that wonderful ac-
tivity of mind and body with reference
to the conservation movement? CAP
plause.) 1 am in favor of giving credit
where credit belongs (applause) and
of Withholding it where it does not be-
long.
There are people in congress and
in the senate conscientious, hard work
ing, prominent statesmen, who look at
the question of conservation as it
might have been looked at 20 or 80
years ago.
"They are still in favor of letting
out the land and getting the settlers on
it, not in favor of a careful method
of conservation and preservation. I
am not criticising them. They say
that I don't understand and that we
in the east don't understand the stu
alton because we don't breathe the at
mosphere of the west. Well, 1 think
them that we are in the right and
they are in the wrong, but there are
some of them who are perfect Ajaxes
in debate and who say they will con-
tinue to debate this question and will
stand against the conservation pro-
gram as long as the shoe leather on
their shoes lasts.
'eWhat 1 want is an act of congress
that shall validate all of the Withdraw
ais of land that have been made and
shall give me power to make such fur
Their Withdrawals as ought to be made
until congress has determined on the
proper disposition of those lands"
Between Two Fires
The president said he was meeting
opposition both from those who wished
an immediate disposal of land and
from those who question the constitu-
tional power of the president to make
Withdrawals. Speaking of his with
drawaI of three million acres of oil
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-03-18
OWN THEIR FOREST LAND.
Railroads Advised by Engineers to
Provide Against Tie Shortage.


Chicago, ILL.,, March 1S.-Further
participation by railroads in the con-
servation movement through the own
ership and protection of forests was
advocated at the eleventh annual con-
vention of the American Railway En-
cheering and Maintenance of Way as
ISOLATION, which sns in session here.
President William McNab in his an
nual address stated that there was
question whether during the last year
railroad construction had kept pace
with the industrial advancement of the
continent, and he ascribed this condi-
ton to the rapid advancement of agri-
cultural development. According to
Mr.. McNab, 1851 miles of railway
were constructed and placed in oper-
alton in the United States and Canada
during 1909. OF this total Canada was
credited with 1865 miles of tracks
"One of the best methods by which
railroads can insure themselves against
shortage of ties and timber in the
future the report stated. "is for
them to own and manage their own
forests A number Of roads already
have adopted this policy. Some have
Withdrawn from the market the re-
mainder of their forest land grant and
others have purchased forest land out
right. The management of existing
forests is more economical and in the
long run probably will be more salts
factory than the establishment of plan
tationS"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-03-18
UNION PACIFIC DOMINATES 1T.
Another Omaha Man to Illinois Central
at Chicago.

at Chicago.
Chicago, ill., March 1S.-The opin-
ion that the future of the Illinois Cen
trail railroad will be dominated by the
Union Pacific interests was strength
ened by announcement of the appoint
ment of T. j. Foley as assistant to
Vice President Park. Mr.. Foley was
formerly assistant general superin-
tendent of the Union Pacific at Omaha.
The circular announcing Mr.. Foley s
appointment is circular No. 1, and the
circular announcing the resignation of
Frank B. Hartman as general man
ager of the road is circular No. 2, and
both circulars bear the same date. In
the appointment of Mr.. Foley is, there
fore, said to be found the reason for
the resignation of Mr.. Hartman. The
rumor that the Hartman lines man
agement is to be gradually extended
over the Illinois Central is constantly
recurring and is credited in railway
circles.
1t is stated that were it not for the
government suit asking for a dissolu-
ton of the Union Pacific-Southern Pa
cific combination the Hartman lines
management would ere this have been
extended to include the Illinois Cen
trail Until the merger suit shall have
been decided the Illinois Central may
be permitted to continue with a sep
arate and distinct organization. as the
Hartman people do not wish to do
anything which might influence deci-
sion against them.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-03-18
Cooley Gets a Promising Young
Pitcher.
Jack Fugate, Of Carson, Iowa,
Comes into Fold.
OLSON is A WRECK.
Former Second Baseman in a
Sanitarium.
May Never Be Able to Play Ball
Again.

Cooley this morning signed up Jack
Fugate, an elongated young twirler
whose home is in Carson, Iowa, and
who was sought by every Western
League magnate last year. Cooley feels
particularly good over getting the big
youngster as he has a dozen letters
recommending the finger which were
received from baseball men who saw
him work last year. He is confident
that FIgate will make good with the
light kind of coaching.
Fugate was eagerly sought after last
year but be declared he did not want
to play professional BALL He had a
small business in Carson and played
with an Independent team which he
managed. He is over six feet tall, ac-
cording to reports, a soutEsider and
has every Thing that is needed to make
Christy M&tthewson envious.
Cooley tried to land the big fellow
last year but Fugate declared he did
not want to begin playing professional
ball. He promised Cooley that ne
would let him know if the time came
when he. Fugate. decided to break into
the professional game Cooley recelV-
ed a letter a day or two ago and wired
the Iowan for terms. An agreement
was reached this morning.
That Emery Olsen, the fastest sec
ond baseman ever seen upon the local
diamond and drafted after last year
with Louisville, by the Detroit team
which sold him to St. Louis, Is nerV-
Gus wreck and may never be able to
LAY ball again, is the report which has
reached Topeka. The report comes, 1t
is said. from Olsen's brother, who is
q commission man in Kansas City. the
partfculars of OIse1'S illness are not
now obtainable but the report is that
it was necessary to place him in a
sanitarium for a time. Emery is said
to now have recovered his reason but
his nerves are still a wreck, according
to the report
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-03-18
UNION PACIFIC PARLoR CARS.
New Equipment Between junction CITY
and Kansas CITY

Junction City. Kan, March 1S.-The
Union Pacific railroad will add a par
Tor car service to trains los and los,
which run between Kansas City and
This train is the popular plug which
arrives in Kansas City at 1890 in the
morning aud in Junction City at $3.50
in the evening. 1t does local work and
travels over only a short territory but
the hours at which it reaches it's ter
minals are such that supper and break
fast served in combination diner and
parlor car will be a great convenience
to the passengers
This addition which will be in the
form of an observation car, will be the
first of its kind ever used in this part
of the country. That attractive and
comfortable accommodations will be
furnished and the opportunity to get
meals at seasonab1e time offered
should be appreciated by all who use
this train.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-03-18
Free Sample Digests
What Stomach Couldn't

When q person finds himself suffer-
ing from chronic indigestion, there is
lust one Of two things to do: Discon-
kinue the use of food almost entirely
Or obtain something that will digest
The food for, you until your stomach
muscles are in working order again.
It Is possible to obtain remedy that
win digest food even when the stomach
cans3. and We can obtain the word Of
many reputable people to prove it. Since
Indigestion ts usually complicated with
constipation and liver trouble it In neces-
mary 70 get remedy that has laxative
as ven as digestive properties. and which
at the same time contains ingredients that
urff tone and strengthen the stomach and
bowel nuscles Such a remedy. according
60 the testimony Of people for quarter
Of q century, is DE-. Ca1dweIrs Syrup Pep
mir,. which oan be obtained OF any drug
arase at fifty cents or one dollar a bottle,
as IL comes in both sizes. But IL you are
one who has never used this grand rem
edy, ana you would like 70 make test
II 4 before buying Of your druggist then
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-03-18

SEND your name and address to DR.. Cald-
well and he will gladly send you q free
sample bottle for trial In this way thou
sands OF people have been brought to use
You cannot obtain better or more re-
naole remedy for general family use as
1t is very curative In constipation of the
most stubborn kind, in indigestion. liver
trouble, sour stomach. sick headache and
other troubles caused by disorders Of the
stomach, liver or bowels. Thousands of
families like that of Mr.. Frank Common of
log State street, Madison. Wis. and Mrs.
Virginia Cunningham of Weir, Miss, no
longer use the ordinary dyspepsia cures
for indigestion, nor cathartic pills or salts
for constipation, but they get DIR. Cald-
wells Syrup Pepsin, which is truer and
more genuine. Tnilder and more pleasant.
and yet thoroughly effective, Try it and
see the good results you will obtain
DR., Caldwell personally wiz be pleased
TO give you any medical advice you may
desire for yourself or family pertaining
TO the stomach, liver or bowels absolutely
free OF charge. Explain your case in q
letter and he will reply to you in detail.
For the free samples simply send your
name and address on a postal card or
otherwise. For either request the doctors
Caldwell building, Monticello. III.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-03-18
WAS EASY FOR LANGFoRD.
Jim Flynn Loses to Negro in Eighth
Round.

Los Angeles, March 1S.-Beating
| Jim Flynn, the Pueblo fireman, so Sc
verely that he fell unconscious to the
floor of the ring, Sam Langford, the
negro pugilist of Boston, was awarded
the fight in the eighth round OF what
was to have been a Aground contest
here Thursday afternoon. Flynn was
carried to his dressing room uncon-
scious and did not recover until late
last night
Langford will fight Stanley Ketchel
April 81 before the National Athletic
club of London for the worlds middle
weight championship.
The knockout was not clean one.
the uppercut which Langford deliver
cd merely accelerating Flynn'S fall
after he had missed a right swing at
Langford's jaw and lost his balance.
Flynn fell prone on the mat with his
arms extended and a dislocated jaw.
Flynn'S chances of winning were
dimmed in the first round when Lang
ford, breaking away from the first
clinch, delivered a right swing to the
fireman's left cheek. The blow open
ed a gnash and started the blood flow
ing Before the first round was end
ed Langford again found Flynn's face
with his right and in the almost con-
tinuoua clinches, he frequently
brought both gloves to Flynn's face
and neck. The round was easily Lang
ford's and it was apparent Flynn
stood little chance of winning.
With his face cut and swollen,
bleeding from the nose and mouth
and apparently weakened in body and
spirit by the terrific blows of the ne
gro, Flynn fought bravely through six
more rounds and came up for the
eighth still determined to keep the
colored man close to him. He had
Rugged Langford through all the pre-
vious rounds and smothered many a
fierce and welI-aimed blow. In the
third he went down for a count of
seven. When the eighth round was
half over and it was apparent Flynn
was not able to fight much longer
Langford leaped backward from a
clinch and started his right to F'lynn's
jaw, Flynn made a last desperate eff
fort to beat him to it. and when the
swing he launched with his right fail
ed to find it's mark, his body followed
it, Langford's left hand shot like a
streak of lightning to F1ynn's jaw, but
it was more from his own momentum
than from Langford's blow that
Flynn went down.
crowd that damned the Jeffries
arena was estimated at 1000 saw the
fight and the preliminary bouts.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-03-18

lands in California, the president con-
| tinued:
II want to enable congress to make
proper rules with reference to the ac-
QUESTION of titles to these lands and
| with reference to prospecting over them
! to find out where the oil was. Now
some gentlemen-and they are always
! the gentlemen with the long purses,
who can do that sort of thing because
they can stand litigation-are locating
on that oil land although 1 have with
drawn it. The little fellow does not do
so because he does not want to face n
| lawsuit. We are apt to get into litiga-
| ton with respect to all lands that have
been withdrawn and If it is decided
1 that the withdrawal power does not ex-
| ist you can see where the ernbarrass-
ment will be, because of the power,
| does not exist and the squatters have
the right to fix the title of the land, we
will wake up to find a great deal of
| that land gone, when now, by an act
| of congress, we can keep it in the pub
lie domain and relieve ourselves from
any such embarrassment"
If President Taft as he sat beaming
| behind a bank of orchids at the st.
Patrick's banquet of the Irish Fellow
! ship club, knew of reports Of the in
Surgent uprising in the house at Wash
ington his demeanor did nit show it.
One of his staff seated at the press
table received a long telegram which
he pernsed with a half frown. Then
he looked at the president, who seemed
1estful and at peace with the world,
5nd slowly fled the nissiVe away in
his coat. The president, who had dur
irg the day discussed in vigorous fash
ion live questions of the day, placid1y
lead a lorg appreciation of Ireland's
patriot saint and touched upon the his
tory of Ireland and her long struggle
for at least quasi independence. It
was the one effort of the day for which
he had found time to prepare and there
WAS no politics in it. The address
Showed rcmaI kahle know ledge and re-
search and if the hearty plaudits are
a criterion. his words went straight to
the hearts of his listeners.
The trIe inwardness Of why Presi-
Gent Taft did not stand upon a piece
of the "Ould Sod" at the banquet is
something of a mystery. In any event
the sod for the most part disappeared,
Carried away during last night. It IS
alleged. by souvenir hunters. The sod
was imported in order that the presi-
cent might address Irish-Americans
from the real sell of the Emerald isle
Ever since its arrival crowds of Irish
men and women have visited the La
Sale hotel where it was on exhibition
and cried at the sight of this tangible
bit of their fatEerland.
These people in some cases Undcubt-
edly carried away small pieces of the
Sod, but tile heaviest inroad is said to
have been made Wednesday night.
In some quarters it is limited the
disappearance was not accidental but
was deliberately carried out as a solu-
ton of the law that a president of the
United States shall not set foot dur
ing his term of office on foreign soil.
Only One "Bromo Quinlne."
That is a Laxative Bromo Quinine. Look
for the signature of e. w. Grove Used the
world over to Cure Cold in One Day 25c
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r1ence6.
About 20 or 80 men have been on
hand the past week awaiting the ar
rival CT equipment and gang of about
300 men is now On the way to Flag
staff from Kansas City.
From now on the town will be alive
with men and teams. 1t is expected
that Flagstaff will he Headquarters for
this outfit for nearly al year.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-03-18
"a a a NATURES CURE
800 FOR BLOOD POISON


Of
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THE SWIFT SPECIFIC CO., ATLANTA, GA
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-03-18
DOUBLE TRACK EQUIPMENT.
Santa Fe Ships Mules. Steam ShoveIs
and Men to New Camps

The first installment of double
tracking equipment for the Santa Fe
has reached Flagstaff from Kansas
City. This shipment consists of So
head of mules. Tuesday 3S carloads,
consisting of camp equipment, steam
sh0veis- dump car; aud tools arrived