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The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-12-18

Work OF extending the pipes from the
power plant TO the new Hotel Utah is
done, The hotel Will have no heating
plant OF It's own, Considerable trench
Ing had TO be done TO extend the pipes
Building is unusually active for Dc
cember. The continued good weather
and a reduction in the price Of lumber
arc given as the reasons for the &C
tivity.
This has heen busy year for the
Utah Gas and Coke company. Fifteen
miles OF main have been laid and a large
addition built TO the plant. Probably
half-million dollars have been spent i'm
improvements The laying OF the main
patrons OF the company. Service is be-
lug extended to hundreds OF houses that
have been without gas until this year
Considering population the gas com
In Salt Lake than in any city in the
west. The present price TO the lowest
consumer is 90 cents n thousand. BY
the method used I'm making the gas, IL
also Is claimed. better lighting grade
OF gas is sold than iu any city In the
west. The company reports splendid re-
suits for tho past two months in the way
Of new business.
Transfers in real estate show a large
number OF small sales. For the week
more than 100 transfers for Salt Lake
were filed in the county recorders office
The total valuation of property repre-
senlcd In the transfers runs into thcs hun
dreds Of thousands.
contract has been let by Kimban &
Richards for the setting out OF more
than 1000 trees I'm Highland Park site
carly In the spring.
A. Richter reports strong Inquiries for
the week and enough business TO keep
him busy, Mr.. Richter SAYS: Now Is the
time to buy Salt Lake real estate, DO
not think that it will be cheaper. Salt
Lake real estate is not down In price
now. understand nc. but II Is as low
now AS il ever will be, and my advice is
! To buy. Investment is seeking us out
Many are buying real estate here purely
for Investment. and / say that that is
am contented With the business this
month II has beeu far better than nat
ural conditions for the month would in
| dicate.
new place was opened Saturday in
the Shields Tool G. Cutlery store on East
Third South street. The proprietor is an
eastern man and has been in Salt Lake
| handle d general line OF hardware but
| will coniine the stock 10 tools and all
kinds OF cutlery, Including the best table
| siverware. The Keen kutter goods VIII
/
| OF the store was a success says w J.
Shields, the proprietor. Souvenirs were
given out and II satisfactory trade attend =
ed the opening.
Meeks & Mccartney report a steadily
| increasing business and In the last month
| have solo twenty-five building lots.
They VII hle the plat for Douglas Park
subdivision January l. This plat contains
1900 lots and Will be improved as soon as
spring weather opens.
L The Revlcr thceter. formerly the Shu-
bert. is being remodclcd and will he
opened noNt week. The entrance viii be
decorated and Will be one OF the pretty
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-12-18

If you want to rent that furnished
room, use Tribune want ads. Call either
phone, Bell 5000, Ind. $50.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-12-18

Work OF extending the pipes from the
power plant TO the new Hotel Utah Is
done, The hotel VIII have no heating
plant OF It's own, Considerable trench
Ing had to be done TO extend the pipes.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-12-18

Tribune Want Ads.
Bell Main 5000, Independent 800.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-12-18
Real Estate Notes and News
of the City's Building Operations

streets. shows that extraordinary efforts
the weather Is open,
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-12-18

Building is unusually active for Dc
cember. The continued good weather
and a reduction in the price OF lumber
arc given as the reasons for the ac-
tivity.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-12-18

Tribune Want Ads.
Bell Main 5000. independent $50.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-12-18

Transfers i'm real estate show a large
number OF small sales. For the week
more than 100 transfers for Salt Lake
were filed in the county recorders office.
The total valuation of property repre-
senlcd In the transfers runs into thcs hun
dreds Of thousands
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-12-18

The Revicr thcater formerly the Shu-
bert. is being remodeled and will he
opened next week. The entrance will be
decorated and VIII be one OF the pretty
theater fronts OF the city.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-12-18

Meeks e Mccartney report steadily
increasing business and In the last month
have solo twenty-five building lots
They VIII file the plat for Douglas Park
subdivision January l. This piat contains
1000 lots and Will be improved as soon as
spring weather opens.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-12-18

A contract has been let by I&imball &
Richards for the setting out OF more
than 1000 trees i'm Highland Park site
carly In the spring.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-12-18

Buildings undt rgoiug repairs and those
being rrmodelrd are almost completed.
The Liberty thcnter. on South state
street. Is being decorated. Sam Lester.
The contracting builder will finish his
pNrL OF lhn work soon.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-02-16
FASTER MAIL SERVICE
FOR IDAHO AND UTAH
Letters Can Be Delivered Day
of Arrival That Now Wait
Till Morning.

Beginning Sunday. February 20. the
fast mail. No a. over tho Oregon Short
Line VIII reach Salt Lake at 1890 D..
m. instead Of ut 2;05 p. IN. as at
present. This will enable mail arriving
on this train TO be delivered, at lcnst In
some cases. the same afternoon instead OF
next morning, tl1ms practically quickening
Salt Lakes mail service from the cast
by half day or more.
';'rhis shortening OF schedule is due to
the increase of speed all along the line
from Omaha to Portland said Assistant
General Passenger Agent ID, s. Spencer
yesterday I'VE have TO do this be-
cause OF the increase of speed on the
northern lines that handle the mail or
We would lose out on our mail service
The lime between Granger. Wyo., and
Huntington, Or. 5il miles. will be thir-
teen hours. This makes an average run
ming time of forty-two miles an hour, in-
Guiding the ten stops. Counting out these
stops and considering the actual speed
between stations. the running time will
average fifty miles an hour.
This means "A mall service to all the
country in Utah and Idaho on the main
line ot the Oregon Short Line one and
one half hours earlier on the average.
and earlier stIll as one goes west"
The Great Northern has been running
the fastest long distance mali train In
the world from Chicago tc Seattle, cN-
cecding, when speed and distance are
considered even the fastest mail trains
on the New York Central or the Pennsyl
vania.
The Hartman line to Portland has
some heavy grades TO meet west of Hunt
ineton and seeks To gain time on the
splendid stretch OF track on The Idaho
division OF the Oregon Short Line. the
banner division OF the Hartman sys-
tenn.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-02-16
SAYS TOURIST TRAVEL
WILL Be VERY HEAVY
Rock Island Official Predicts
Greatest Movement the West
Has Ever Known.

The high cost OF living, the back 10
the land cry that is now going OH all
over the east. Will cause more people TO
copio west this spring and summer than
IN any one year before" said 6. w.
Martin in the MoXum hotel Tuesday
evening
Mr.. Martin Is the general agent for the
freight. passenger and transportation de-
partments OF the Rock Island railroad.
with headquarters In Denver. He has
been coming 10 Salt Lake for Il number
OF years AT frequent intervals and was
the man who originated the seaboard
air lire traffic in this shipping territory,
now represented by A. H., St9vens OF
Denver. commercial agent for the Sea-
board Air Line railway, who is making
the present trip with Mr.. Martin.
The disaster to the Salt Lake Route
IN the Meadow Valley. wash has cost
Salt Lake temporarily the winter tourist
travel TO southern California" continued
Mi Martin. but Just as soon as spring
comes this city viii be flooded with east
crn people seeking homes in Utah. l en-
pect 10 see Salt Lake do business this
summer that will surpass all her previ
ous years. What this must mean To the
city in every way. hotels, restaurants.
real estate, every line of business. is too
obvious To mention.
Last year the Rock Island spent
$4,000 In advertising the west. this part
OF The west exclusive OF the railroad IL
self and the Pacific coast i'm the various
peadinG magazines and newspapers OF the
country. This year the Rock Island Is
purpose We get our money back in the
extra traffic. while Utah gets the people
themselves and the money they bring
with them and create after they settle
here.
This advertising by the Rock Island
will crowd Salt Lake with homcseekcrs
within a few months. Other railroads are
also spending thousands advertising this
state and Idaho. All this advertising
and the cheap rates TO tourists and home
seekers. added TO the almost prohjbltivc
high cost Of liViDe TO a man OF moderate
means i'm the cities of the east will give
Utah and Idaho and especially Salt Lake
City, the greatest spring and summer
business IL has ever known"
Speaking of the dividing OF the Rock
Island and the Frisco railroads recently.
and how Il would affect western shippers
over the Seaboard Air Line. Mr.. Stevens
said: The separation of the twos rail-
roads will in no way affect shipments
over the Scaboard Air Liue. The Sea-
board is made up OF ships from various
eastern cities like New York and Bos-
ton. TO Norfolk. Here the goods go into
through cars. that come west over the
Frisco and the Rock Island on extra fast
time. The traffic Is so well established
and we'll known and so profitable 10
all three elements that none of them will
disturb IL in any way. even II they have
separated on some other matters.
Mr.. Martin. when asked II the Frisco
would soon establish Offices In Denver
Salt Lake and other western cities. said
that he presumed IL would.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-02-16
You Have No Pain
or bad effects if you use
Graefenberg Vegetable Pills
for your poor digestion.
They Give prompt relief, but in the
only right and natural way
Ask your Druggist for a box

that the Union Pacific would be sorry
IT had line of boats ont of Portland,
was the witness declaration "The
Union Pacific Officers know it and ii
would not take any clairvoyant to read
their minds on the subject.
Mr.. Stubs said he did not think
there was enough business TO Justify the
Great Northern, the Northern Pacific
and the Canadian Pacific in organizing
separate lines OF steamships 10 get 10
San Francisco by water. They would
have to do this he said. because Of
their competitive interests and their
inability TO reach San Francisco by
other means, The success of the water
rail line of the Sunset route, he said,
was largely because il had the immense
business of New York City TO draw
upon.
There was n sentimental reason. de.
clared Mr.. Stubs. why these water
routes were impracticable and that was
because of the regard IN which the peo.
pie OF California held the Southern Pa
cilic,
The Southern Pacific said Mr.
Stnbbs. "is California S baby 1t pets
that baby more than any one else and
1t Spanks IL, too sometimes -
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-02-16
Watching a Stomach
Digest Food
Was the Means Whereby Science Made
Possible the Cure Of Dyspepsia,

a Trial Package OF Stusrts Dyspepsia
Tablets Sent Free,
The Able Spalanzani was the first
scientist TO study Systematically the
chemical powers Of the gastric Juice,
but it was by the careful and convinc-
ing experiments Of Beaumont that the
foundation of our exact knowledge of
its composition and action was laid.
Beaumont was an army surgeon. To-
Gated at nm obscure military post in
Michigan. while it was yet IA territory.
and was called upon 10 treat gunshot
wound Of the stomach in a Canadian
yoyagcur-Alcyis ST. Martin. When
the wound healed permanent opening
was left by means Of which food could
be placed in the stomach and gastric
juice taken from il.
Beaumont made scientific expert
ments with his crude means and wrote
a book which today is recognized
among the classics Of physiology.
Beaumont blazed the way for other
scientists 80 that TODAY medicine knows
what tho stomach docs with food and
what food docs 10 the stomach.
Science also knows what the gastric
juices arc and how TO make them best
for thc system.
Stuart = Dyspepsia Tablets, thanks 10
the poor army surgeon and Alexis 81.
Martin. give man means Of diGestiug
food. replenishing the exhausted juices,
soothing thc nerves and correcting dys-
pcptic conditions OF the stomach
Stuart g Dyspepsia Tablets are nat
mral fruit and vegetable essences re-
duced IN concentrated form and by ire
meDdous power compressed into tab
let. These wonderful little digestors
are known all over America and Can
ada. Full meals have been digested by
them in glass tubes and they are sold
by every druggist.
Physicians 10 the number Of 10000
use them. They are meritorious and
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a package today. price SOC. or send MS
your name and address and we viii
send YOU a trial package by mail free
Address r. a. Stuart Co., 150 Stuart
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The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-02-16
RAILROAD BILL SAID NOT
TO COVER ELECTRIC ROADS

WASHINGTON. Feb. l5.-Should the
administration railroad bin pass con-
grcss in its present form II would dis
criminate In favor of steam railroads and
absolutely crush out electric lines ac-
cording 10 witnesses before the house
committee on interstate and foreign COM
merce today. A paragraph in the bill
would give the interstate commerce com
mission power TO fix a joint and
through rate on steam lines. No men
tion is made Of electric roads.
"Why should our railroads be deprived
of transacting commercial railroad busi-
ness" said the president OF an Iowa
electric road. simply because IL has an
electric wire strung over It's tracks?
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-02-16
Mrs. Boyle Objects TO Being
Longer Paraded Before Public

Wonder What the Gimlet sometimes
called the Herald Republican. would do
were it moi for the unfortunate condition
of Mr.. and Mrs. r. NJ Boyle. Some time
ago Mrs Boyle came here from the east
and found her husband In an advanced
stage OF paress. She had not known OF
his whereabouts Tor year or more, and
upon discovering him here, she had him
placed In u sanitsrium. where he is at
this time.
In some unscCountable way the Gin
let learned of the story and IL has since
made "A serial OF II. Mrs. Boyle has not
been able to turn a street corner without
the Gimlct heralding the fact 10 its hand
fUl OF subscribers. the greater part of
whom secure the sheet without being re-
quired TO paw for il.
Recently Mrs. Boyle secured position
as manicurist I'm barber shop. The
Gimlet was told OF the fact and II had
another tear-sQucezer In It's Issue OF Tues
day regarding the matter, Reduced TO
Poverty. Woman Works as Mancurist,
was the heading OF the article and then
comes a statement that Mrs. BOYLE. with
tears streaming down her face. told some
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-02-16
POSTAL REFUSES TO
JOIN THE COMBINE
Will Sell All Its Holdings in
American Telegraph and
Telephone Company.

NEW YORK, Feb l5-.lust 10 please
panies are going to sell their holdings
in the American Telephone & Telegraph
company, which in turn, controls tho
Western Union Telegraph company.
With this announcement disappears the
talkedof "billion dollar merger and
the Postal Telegraph Cable company, if
the promise is carried out, becomes a
more keen competitor of the Western
Union.
When, several months ago, the Ameri-
can Telephone & Telegraph company
bought George Gould s stock in the
Western Union, carrying practical con.
trol, II was pointed out that the Mackay
companies held approximately $4,000
shares of the telephone stock. This was
interpreted by many as q tacit merger
Of The three great companies.
Clarence III. Mackay, head Of the
Mackay companies, was quick to deny
that any merger had been consummated
or WAS even under consideration, but
the rumor would not down
Now comes the announcement of the
decision of the Mackay companies TO
sell their holdings in the American Te]e.
phone G. Telegraph company as agreed
upon at the annual meeting of the COM
panles in Boston today. A statement
explaining the action was issued in New
York tonight by c. G. Adams, vice -presi-
dent of the Postal Telegraph Cable com.
pany, The statement says:
The Mackay companies will sell its
entire holding OF stock In the American
Telephone & Telegraph company That
step being In Difference to public opinion
which Views with suspicion this large
holding Of stock In a company which has
recently purchased the control Of the
Western Union Telegraph company.
Moreover the stock was acquired by the
Mackay companies with a view TO bring
ing about economies in the construction
and maintenance OF joint pole lines over
long stretches OF country wherever the
business was not sufficient to Justify
either company constructing an indie
pendent pole line By Itself Many such
arrangements were made. each compan ny
owning one-half OF the pole line, but hav-
ing nothing TO do with the business OF
the other company. Since, however. the
American Telephone 4 Telegraph COM
pany has acquired control OF the West
ern Union Telegraph company. the time
has come for the Mackay companies to
sell their holdings OF stock In the Amerl-
can Telephone e Telegraph company, and
that Will he done.
The Postal Telegraph system will
continue TO be free and independent pre-
pared 10 maintain the competition which
1t has furnished for twenty five years"
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-02-16

NEW YORK, Feb. 15.-Evidencc of
minimized competition and practical
control Of the Asiatlc freight traffic
moved west from the Missouri river TO
Portland and TO San Francisco by the
Union Pacific Southern Pacific railway
systems since the merger of the two
roads in 1901. was brought out today
with the resumption of the hearing in
the suit Of the federal government TO
dissolve the merger.
John c. Subbs. general traffic man
ager of the Hartman lines. occupied
the whole day 8 session as a witness
before Sylvester G. Williams. special
examiner. conducting the inquiry. Mr..
Stubbs admitted, on cross examination
by {. A. Severance of counsel for the
government. that the Union Pacific held
stock ownership of the Oregon Short
Line. which gave he former road a di
rect line from the Missouri river to
Portland
$50 that all the Asiatic business
moved from the Missouri river 10 Port
land would be handled by the Union
Pacific alone!' asked Mr.. Severance.
'Yes; that is So the witness re-
piled. On request. Mr. Stubbs produced
figures showing the decrease in New
y York freight over the Sunset line from
20 per cent of the total in 1881 to ~
per cent in 1901, the year OF the mer-
GER. The government contends that
only small part Of this loss was due
TO Il legitimate competition.
Gives Early History.
Mr.. Stubbs was taken by counsel for
the defense over the early history of
western railroad systems. incidentally
Mr.. Stubbs described the Southern Pa.
cihc as an Intermediary carrier which
depended largely upon It's connections
with the Central Pacific.
Coming down 10 more definite mat
ters, Mr.. Stubbs said that for the Union
Pacific 10 make rate TO San Fran
cisco bv way of Portland was imprac
ticablc and against The interests OF the
comnanv, This was because the dis.
tancc TO Portland from Omaha was
greater than that from Omaha TO san
Francisco and for this reason water
transportation from Portland to San
Francisco would not serve TO cheaper
the haul and certainly would lengthen
the time in transit.
No shipper. he declared. would use
This route unless he got compensation
in reduced rates. which the competitors
Of the Union Pacific would not permit
He had never known the Portland San
Francisco water route 10 be operated as
a through route he said. except possibly
spasmodically. Mr. Stubbs declared the
Central Pacific Officers certainly would
resent an effort of the Union Pacific
TO establish the Portland-San Francisco
water route and would rctaliatc on 1t.
California Spanks Baby,
.'The Central Pacific could make il
hot for them and in local way, so
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-02-16

hut are regarded as necessary II the law
is to be effective and satisfactory
, During 1909, 63g3 Chinese were regu-
larly admitted. against 1925 in 1905. $50
in 1907. and 2IS@ In 1906. The worst iea-
turc, the commissioner says, Is that the
increase is almost confined to classes the
members OF which are or soon become la
borcrs and whose residence here violates
the spirit Of the law.
Immigration. which during 1909 lell OIL
from the two previous wears, the com
missioner says IS rcassumins normal pro
portions The months OF January TO
June. 1909. however. showed Increases
attributed by the commissioner prlncl-
paliy TO the fact that those interested
in steerage passenger carrying have traded
upon and magn1ed beyond all reason
able limits the improvement in industrial
conditions to encourage emigraii0n.
As TO occupatio 15l.SOO unskilled Ia
borers OF the Immigrant class entered aud
1856 Of the cmigrant class departed.
OF the 15l.IS6 immigrant aliens who en-
tered the United states during the year,
SIS. 1913 were under II years u; age and
3S5I7 were - or over: OF those over Is
years Of age. 1909 could neither rean
nor write. an increase in the ratio OF
per cen, in i9oS For various reasons.
lO.41l aliens were deported.
Another Vital Question.
Reference Is made again to the in
tcrcsting and important economic prob
lem arising from the fact that very
large proportion OF !allIlllLs lsblol II 'plb-
ing from southern and eastern Europe.
those countries furnishing 81 per cent OF
the immigrants. The continuance OF this
preponderancc Is declared TO be qucs-
ton concerning every patriotic citizen,
for il is stated there can be little homo
gently between people Of that section
and the real American.
\ distribution OF more than 1000 per-
sons was effected during the fifteen
months ended June, 1909 through the
operations of the division OF informa-
ton. of whom 2565 were sent to asri-
cultural communities. The division Is
directing its efforts toward a practical
solution OF the problem OF the scarcity
OF farm help.
Particular care has been taken 10 di-
rect no men TO work where they might
he used to replace labor already cm-
plovcd. The field of activity comprised
forty states and one territory
There were issued during the year
1887 certificates of naturalization, an
excess of III $50 over the preceding year.
The four states i'm which the principal
work OF naturalization was transacted
are New York Pennsylvania, Illinois
and Massachusetts.