The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1911-09-16
Secular News Of the Week.

At meeting of the Hastings City
Council hold on September II, a fran
chise was granted the Interurban Con-
struction company, of which w. L.
Sontag is manager, to operate it's pro-
posed trolley line, which will be ex-
tended from Inver Grove through the
principal streets of Hastings.
Laborers are fewer and wages high
er than at this season in several years.
Canada and the Dakotas have drained
the market. Farm hands can get $35
month and board. An army of work
ers are wanted at So to $3.50 a day.
Employment agents see but little en-
couragement in the future, as the cut
ting of logs, opening and building of
roads and the moving of crops will
need many men.
1t is estimated that the Minnesota
State Fair Association is behind be-
tween $4,000 and 100000 as the result
of last weeks inclement weather. 1t
will be five or ten days before exact
figures can be given.
The cost of promoting the Mime
sofa State Fair for 1911 is about
$215,000 The receipts from all ticket
sales, including those at the gates,
grand stand and live stock pavilion,
approximately amounted to $105, 900,
while those from privilege holders and
other sources was between $4,000 and
100000. Of the fairs cost $4,000 was
for premiums. Of the receipts several
thousand dollars was entrance money
deposited by owners of race horses,
which will be refunded.
The annual Missouri Slope exposi-
ton for 1911 opened in Mandan, N. D.,
on September IL, and was very sue
cessful event. The first day was for
the children, the second was farmers
and dairymen's day, the third Bis
marck day and the fourth and closing
day, Pioneer day. On Wednesday
there were addresses by Professor
NAL industry; Professor G. L. Martin
of the North Dakota Agricultural col
lege: E. r. Edwards of Marion, N D.;
Dairy Commissioner r. F. Flint, and
Professor G. L. Waldron of the state
experimental station at Dickinson.
Wisconsin's annual state fair, which
is said by officials to be larger and
better than any before, opened in Mil
waukee last Monday and continued
through the week. The exhibitors
number close to two thousand and in
clude some of the best attractions OF
the Minnesota and Iowa fairs. Gov
ernor Francis E. McGovern has pro
claimed Wednesday as Wisconsin day
and Mayor Emil Seidel has set apart
Thursday as Milwaukee day.
The seven express companies thai
do business in Minnesota informed the
railroad and warehouse commission
when the hearing on joint rates
opened last Monday, that they are
willing to make concessions in line
with what the commission has beer
contending for. The Minnesota legis
lature at the last session authorized
! the railroad and warehouse commits
sion to investigate the difference be
tween through and joint rates. 1t ha!
: been the contention of the state tina
rate for carrying an express pack
, age should not be made greater b,
the additions of two local rates of dit
ferent companies, than for a like dis
lance on through rate c. A. Sew
: erance said that concession such al
the express companies have agree,
to make will amount to reduction o
: 20 per cent in rates in general.
; In the last issue of the Orange Jud,
Farmer figures from the eight North