The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1911-03-18

bridges are to be replaced by modern
structures.
Variance of opinion as to what form
the 100000 Lincoln memorial In
Washington should take prevails
among the members of the Lincoln
Memorial Commission. At meeting
of the commission, March 4, at the
White House, the members were I'M
able to come to any conclusion in the
matter. Some wanted pillar, others
hospital, and still others were In
favor of the proposed highway from
Washington to Gettysburg. BY COM
mon consent the matter has been re-
ferred to the National Fine Acts Com
mission, with the request that it
attempt to fix on some appropriate
memorial, and to suggest suitable
location for it in or near Washington
The United States government has
begun suit in the Federal Court at
Cleveland, Ohio, against thirty-five
concerns engaged in the manufacture
of incandescent electric lights, COM
bined in what is alleged to be one of
the most powerful and complete mono
poles in the country. According to
the government petition the defendant
straint of trade, and have already
gained control of 81 per cent of the
country's supply of electric lights.
The report of the State Treasurer
of South Dakota for February shows
a total of $315,282 in all funds of which
$109,996 is in the general fund. The
receipts for February were $142,819,
principally coming as insurance taxes.
At the present time the debt of the
State is 100000 of revenue warrants
which will soon become due the first
of April, 100000 of outstanding gen.
eral fund warrants and 100000 Dor
rowed from the twine plant fund.
At the Morton County Dry Farming
Congress held last week at Mandan
N. D., both the English and German
languages were used to impress the
farmers with the Importance of scien-
tific farming methods.
By the explosion of more than Is
tons of giant powder and dynamite
wanna, and Western Railroad, tore the
granite face of Roseville Mountain in
Morris County, New Jersey, clearing
almost the last obstruction to the new
$4,000, 900 cutoff between Hoptacong,
N Y. and Portland, Pa by which the
road will shorten it's route Is miles to
Buffalo.
King George of England, who as
heir apparent to the throne filled the
office as trustee of the British Museum
an Office which his father held for
the last thirty-eight years of Queen
Victoria's reign, has now surrendered
it to Sir Edward Grey, Secretary of
State for foreign affairs. He has sig
nalized his withdrawal from the board
by loaning to the trustees for the
: British Museum the wonderfully valu-
able musical library hitherto preserved
at Buckingham palace.
At present no securities OF automo-
bile companies are listed on the New
York Stock Exchange, but the interest
which Wall Street bankers have taken
in various companies, notably General
Motors, United States Motors and the
Studebaker corporation is an indica-
ton that the stocks of these COM
panies are actively traded in. Now
and then is heard the opinion that
the organization of such automobile
combines as the three named above
may be the prelude to a big automo-
} bile combination or trust to become
effective in case the trust decisions
permit big combinations.
After fifteen years of plans, negotia-
lions and failures, the Transpyrenean
railroad has at last been completed to
the summit of the Pyrenees Mountains
between France and Spain. From
Perpignan near the Mediterranean it
is now possible to go by train to Mont
Louis, the former capital of the
French Tet, and the town which marks
the water parting between the French
Tet and the Spanish Segre, branch
of the Ebro.