The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-04-26
President Pennington Arranging
Contest Where Machines of All
Kinds May be Entered.
SANDS COMPLIMENTS BEM1DJI
Minneapolis Tribune Editorial Crit.
icises Methods of State Officials
In Red Wing Investigation.
(By +. A. WILSON,

Wy =. a WILSON,
Minneapolis, April 26.-Whether
the two cent passenger rate is to be
increased in Minnesota, freight
schedules boosted, reciprocity with
Canada brought about, or whether a
financial panic impends are subjects
which give way so far as Edmund
Pennington, president of the 500
railroad company is concerned to
the more Plebian, but nevertheless
important proposition of lassoing
stumps from powerfully construct
ed machine which pulls them as
surely as dentist pulls tooth.
In the splendidly appointed office
building of the 500 company at
Fourth street and Second avenue
south in this city, President Penning-
ton outlined plans for a stump pull
ling contest for prizes.
This contest is to take place in
some central point in Wisconsin dur
ing the month Of June. Mr.. Penn
ington is taking a personal interest
in this contest and will enter the
Soo's $500 stump puller. The
contest will be open to all steam,
horse and hand machines. The
prizes will amount to several thous-
and dollars. The contest will ex-
tend over several days. Those who
wish to attend this unique demon
stratiOn can send their names to w.
r. Mackenzie at Bemidji. Mr.. Mac
kenzie is arranging with the 500 Of
fcials for an excursion from this
state.
The 500 building still shelters as
jolly band of good fellows as ever
extended a glad hand. 1t seems to be
chronic with the 500 to make every
body welcome. The man with a
crouch who drifts into the building
expecting to meet the lordly railroad
man of the time when railroad Off
Gals looked upon the public as a
necessary evil and individuals as I'M
necessary nuisances, has surprise
coming to him.
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r. e. Sands, general freight agent
of the 500, had some nice things to
say of Bemidji. He was one of the
officials who attended the 500 ban
quet in Bemidji last winter. 1t was
his first visit and now, to use his own
words, Il am bugs about that town,
and am going up there again before
the summer is over.' Incidentally
Mr. Sands took a shot at the pro-
posed distance tariff bill offered at
the recent session of the legislature
by Senator eastman of Owatonna,
and later in the house by Representa-
tive Ralph Cane. Although the bill
was defeated here is a strong feel
ing that it VIII come up again and
that unles the public is we'll inform
ed on the actual results of such a law
that the bill will pass next time. 1T
is my belief" said Mr.. Sands, that
such bill would destroy rail compe
.ltlon to the Getriment of the state
think the excuse for Offering such a
measure grows out of isolated in
stances of inequitable rates, but
these can easily be adjusted and prob.
ably will be before the legislature
meets again." ..
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w. r. Mackenzie, secretary of the
Northern Minnesota Development
association spent yesterday in Du-
luth perfecting arrangements for the
coming meeting of the association
which is to be held in the Zenith
City the first of June. Mr.. Mac
kenzie announces that w. H. Myhrea,
former attorney general of Wiscon-
sin, will address the Duluth conven-
ton on how to boom the cut over
and other lands of northern Mime.
sofa. He is secretary of the Wis.