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New-York tribune., 1911-11-29

Huntington and Hopkins" he announced.
can OuL or their own means pay LouF
hundred men during year now many
can each OF you keep On the line2" stan
ford and the two Crockers at once prom
ised 10 maintain another four hundred from
their own resources. BY the time the year
was up the company had obtained lts gov
Other trials and difficulties. though, con-
frcnted the little company. These had 70
90 largely with the construction ~oFh. II
took almost four years 10 lay the ralls
across the Sierras. one spring the WORK
men were obliged 10 shovel away, over
seven miles Of the line. snow 10 the depth.
in places. OF sixty feet in order % get az
the roadhed. Long tunnels had to De
drilled and all the water and wood used
had 10 be hauled distances Of from twenty
10 forty miles over alkali plains.
on May TO- 1863 however, Huntington
saw the realization or his dream. FOR al
that time the two ends OF the Central ana
Union Pacific roads we're brought together
al Promontory summit on The great salt
Lake. The immense chain connecting the
the vast expanse known rs the Great
American Desert was thrown open TO civ
iliZatton.
In the light OF so great "a achievement
as this Mr. Huntingtons subsequent un-
dertakings, important though they We're,
are dimmed. The first battle had been won
against overwhelming odds. his enter
rrises that followed. though vastly I'M
pDELAlt, were FeuQtftu easy III 'Dl4lFdElsNl
with his first great struggle.
Mr Huntington. who had by now Justly
earned the title OF railroad king" did not
waste much time in celebrating his notable
victory RE was back in the harness al
most Immediately and planning the con-
struction OF the Southern Pacific system.
This was 10 extend eastward through
Southern California. Arizona, New Mexico
end Texas The project was successfully
carried out until the system OF his rail-
roads comprised more than 1900 miles OF
railway lines and $500 miles OF steamship
routes.
Mr.. Huntington having succeeded IL get
ting his Western empire started, next
turned his attention 20 the East. In glauC-
ing over this new field with his experienced
eye. he picked out Virginia as the scene or
lis operations. That state had almost gone
bankrupt while attempting 10 build the
Chesapeake A. OHIO Railroad He assumed
charge OF the work In a short time the
read was completed as FAR as Huntington.
W. Va, and the city OF Newport News
Va. had been founded as the Eastern ter
minus
This man Of restless energy mad no
sooner finished this task than he began 10
plan others He built more roads in West
VirGinia and Kentucky until he had reached
New-York tribune., 1911-11-29

drawn from HIS savings, sailed for the
Tsthrnus Of Panama on the steamer Cres-
cent City. At this time he was more tnah
six feet tall and spiencioly equippsso Pas5-
sically 10 carry out the plans ne mac Ialo,
Many whom he knew We're eDOard INC
vessel and it is salc that Huntington : III
cxhaustible fund Of funny stories FURNISHED
rare entertainment during the lons' leulouS
n is possible that the tediousness and
length of the trip set Huntington 70 Lhlhh-
ing Of he one great undertaking Wnlcn Was
10 crown his life OF achievement FeIEdps
ne dreamed then that when ne should re-
turn to the East IL would De on Tram
speeding over the transconunental raiis OF
his own building. ,.,..- r,....,..--+,,,
vas informed that no steamer would san
FOR California for two months 70 come; his
cor1panlons plunged into dissipation III aIi
effoTt 10 bury their disappointment ana
,ass away the long. dreary days OF inactlon
and dulness. Huntington was not az an
q hs rrined AZ the prospect. ana clQ MS "
most 70 cheer up those with MN. w Aeu Hv
saw that his advice 10 theIn HaS ol no k,t e.
Le left his associates 20 themselves ana ne
gan buying and selling merchandise. ~
sygenty-four different occasions ne WaIheu
a cross tho isthmus on various uadlng eA-
peditions meeting with many mleres.sils s.ls
adveutures Of which he told IN MS aIlsI
When the Ionged for vessel arrived at
panauna and ne sailed away TOT me new
LTfaargnn
1.biIe on the isthmus had increased MS loI I
M from the 81 200 with which ne starred
S'it IN nearly $4,000 He was IN a position
80 n help ont his more unfortunate COM
-s,,fons and IL is said after the landing az
-, T-ranciscO was made he furnished some
cf tbeu with the necessary funds 10 get
70 - GOOD meal He on the contrary. cele-
i,rete6 his arrival by dining on crackers
- cheese. II was certainly characteristic
az bts Denomination 90 make every penny
od 49,, ~, rnt,i he had found out what the new
Iond could offer him
lie remained but short une IN san
t-,..',,c,sco for he quickly realized that sac
! .,,NiS-to was 10 be the central depot or
+ @ai,i,,r sunpies Offering his services on a
-.nf mont 10 sail for that port on the
sessS, ..'.,.sn River ne saved his passage mon
e1 ,1liie' A. sacramento he established "A hard
,.,. ~ store which he made out OF old salls
"aIt gu Sui' t,,,,ar -, "a framework as lumber then
cost 81 foot) and inmedisieIy sdI.d ms s5t Dlst-
80 r,rosnered In 1854 he formed part
,,ers ,iers ~ u1tb Mark Hopkins, VINO proved a
,.',s, ,ipe,''able business aid. IN Very shoTt
sDsco ~ time the hrm OF Huntlngton a
Ifoyi1irg Was the best known hardWaro On On
- ~ tbc state Mr. HununE on QIltn
eeIn e L IN ~cferring 70 the worth or Hop
,tiUs Us ybo i1s died in 1878. lie once SAID that
New-York tribune., 1911-11-29

California and to all Of them personally TO
be able 70 cross In a short period OF time
the wilderness that separated the West from
the East But at the outset his words falled
10 arouse any enthusiasm.
He was not dismayed. however. but stuck
10 his plan Eventually, when a civil engi-
neer named Theodore d. judah. who nad
surveyed the mountain ranges with view
20 determining whether II would be possi-
bic 70 penetrate them with a railroad, re-
ported favorably on the proposition. Hunt
ingt0n saw his chance. He announced that
he would be one OF eight or ten citizens 10
bear the expense OF a careful and thorough
survey 10 be made by SIr. Judah.
Hopkins aSsented 70 the scheme, as oid
Leland Stanford and Charles and Z. 3.
Crocker. A company known as the Central
shortly after with Stanford as president
and Huntington vice-president. Hopkins
was chosen secretary and treasurer.
When Huntington's neighbors and friends
heard Of the launching OF the enterprise they
thought n the dream OF crazy men. The
mOneyed interests Of san Francisco regard
ed the idea in the same light. The mag
nifcent faith Of Huntington, however, kept
the project alive despite the fact that East
erl capitalists had expressed their unwill-
ingness 70 advance a cent in support or
such q crazy scheme
In the face Of all these discouragements
HUNTINGTON was determined 70 20 ahead
with his plans. lie gave up the greater
part Of his savings from the hardware busi-
ness and finally had the satisfaction OF
seeing the ground broken for the Central
Pacific Railroad, which was u run from
70 the Nevada mines
Thirty-one miles were built and in op-
Grafton before any attempt was made 20
exterd the road further. The little spur
almost from the start began 10 earn money,
and this fact attracted the attention OF the
legislatures OF California and oregon.
Tho fever spread throughout the whole
Pacific Coast, and monster petitions were
forwarded 20 Congress asking mat the iea-
eraI government aid In Huntingtons
scheme Huntington eventually went To
washington himself and succeeded IN oD-
tanning a subsidy grant. The telegram ne
cent 10 his associates when the success .I
New-York tribune., 1911-11-29
WHAT HUNTINGTON ACTUALLY
SENT.

I'VE have drawn the elephant" tho mes
sage read Now let us see II we can
harness him"
His visit 20 New York was also success
ful. He offered his bonds Cor cash, and
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-03-09
MINISTERS
DON'T WANT
MORNING GAMES

Reports to the effect that the new
steel company baseball park may be
opened for Sunday morning games as
we'll as the afternoon sessions is said
to have stirred up the ministers of
Gary, and at this weeks session of the
local Ministerial association the sub
ject was discussed
1t is declared 2that should the park
have Sunday morning games the clergy
of Gary viii draw up a memorial to be
presented to Judge Ebert H. Gary.
chairman of the steel corporation ask
ing him to stop any such move As
far as can be learned there will be no
objection made to the Sunday afternoon
games.
Most of the ministers it seems be-
lieve that Sunday morning sports will
detract from church attendance. and
1t is for this reason that they make a
stand against any Sunday morning
games.
1t is probable that the association OF
c1ergymen will take steps to purify
the drama S she is in Gary. A more
rigid censorship of moving pictures
may be instituted in behalf of the chill
dren.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-03-09
REPUBLICANS WILL SHOW UP
MARSHALL'S NEW CONSTITUTION

islature to reject the bogus initiative,
referendum and recall clause of the
new constitution and enact in it's place
provision that would be- effective. In
view of the fact that the proffered adj
vice was refused the league is now
able to point out to the people of In
diana that the bogus provision was
written into the constitution knowing
ly and after a warning that it would
amount to nothing more than a farce
Writes to Marshall.
Mr.. Howe made the following state
ment: AS soon as / received copy
of the new proposed Indiana constitu-
ton. l wrote a letter to Governor Mar
shall in which | urgently pleaded that
the Legislature would not write into
the constitution of the state an lnltia-
tive, referendum and recall clause
which was manifestly farcical and
so evidently designed to be unwork-
able That was nearly three weeks
ago. according to my recollection. and
I have not received a syllable in reply
from the governor"
The National Progressive Republican
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-03-09

Washington, March 9.--The new In
diana constitution is not yet out of the
woods. The National Progressive Re-
publican League does not intend to
keep quit while the people of Indiana
are sold gold brick The league will
turn the searchlight of publicity on the
bunko game and then. if a confiding
Hoosier electorate wishes to invest in a
FURNISHED piece of clay under the i'm
preston it is pure gold, it will not be
the leagues fault
The league will not permit the in
itiative. referendum and recall provi-
sion of the new constitution to sail
under the false colors of true reform.
when, as matter of fact, it is only a
bogus imitation. In some way, which
may seem to be most appropriate after
full consideration. the league will di-
rect the special attention of the people
of Indiana to this provision of the new
constitution and will show that as a
bunko game it has the gold brick rack
eft beaten to fragile.
AS viewed by the leaders of the Ma
tional Progressive Republican League
this provision was inserted in the con-
stitution as a bait to catch the support
Of the laboring men of the state. but
they believe that the proper elucida-
ton of the provision will demonstrate
that it is absolutely unavoidable and
will expose the insincerity of the leg
islature that passed it up to the people.
May Prove FruitIess.
Therefore. they think that instead
| of helping the democratic party in the
| laboring districts it will turn the work
ing men all over the state against the
i administration which would place nc
! higher estimate on the intelligence oil
| the working people than to assume
| that they would accept and be salts
fed with this wholly imperative sub
| stitute for real initiative, referendum
! and recall legislation.
| Frederick c. Howe, secretary of the
| National Republican Progressive
! League and a former democratic mem
Der of congress, made known toda,
i that the fake nature of the provision
and the absolute impossibility tina
anything could be accomplished unde
= 1t were explained to Governor Marshal
in ample time to have enabled the lie
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-03-09
WILL CLOSE
SALOONS ON
SUNDAYS
Gary Saloonmen at Least
Determine to Be Good
Hereafter and Will Take
no Chances on Having
Their Licenses Revoked.

Details of a secret agreement said to
be existing among the two hundred
and more odd saloonkeepers of Gary
indicate that for the first time in the
city all or at least a large part of the
saloons will be closed this Sunday be-
cause the safoonmen fear the effects OF
the new Proctor law.
SaloOnmen In Panic.
Terms of the new law indicate that
a saloonman must toe the mark here
after of the fact that will tell against
them when they apply for license. This
coupled with the doubts over the inter-
probation of the Corr amendment
whether Gary can continue with its
them reduced to thirty-four which is
the quota 1t would be entitled to for
one for every 500 of it's population ha
served to cause considerable alarm.
OF all the saloons in Gary but two
observe the Sunday closing hour and
they are the two conducted under the
regulations OF the steel corporation S
property agreements which insist upon
full observance of all liquor laws. II
the saloons close Sunday 1t will be thu
first time In Gary's history that the
city.was known to be really dry for a
period as long as full da.
Aldermen In Lead.
It:has also been learned that some OF
the aldermen will set the lead in clos
ing their saloons this coming Sunday
Because of the activity of Attorney
\ Matthews and other anti-saloon leagus
representatives the saloon men are on
the alert. Hereafter. according to the
new liquor law, a saloonman will have
to be good he may find a remon-
STRANGE filed against him.
Good Until They Get Licenses.
Yesterday afternoon a number of the
sa1oonmen held an informal meeting
and the upshot was the determination
to close on Sundays after this observ-
ance ofithe old blue laws. In any event
a good many win keep closed on the
Sabbath--until their licenses are re.
newed.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-03-09
HORSES
DROWNED
IN CANAL
Especial to THE TIMEs.N

Especial to THE TINEs.)
East Chicago, March 1.-Two horses
lost their lives and their driver was
injured in a runaway that occurred in
One Hundred and Fifty frs street yes
terday.
The injured man is James CHM who
was thrown out of the wagon when
the latter was overturned and his team
plunged into the canal and were
drowned before a scheme of rescue
could be devised for them.
One OF the horses was blind and it
is thought that it was due to this fact
that the feam fell into the canal
CHM was driving west in One Hun
dred and Fifty-first street at about
$50 o'clock on his way home. His
team looking forward to supper AMI
rest got bit risky and CHM, NOT
averse to getting home himself, gave
them their heads. He noticed that the
blind horse kept crowding the other
but thought nothing of it. They kept
going faster and faster and at length
he thought it time to pull them I'D.
But by this time the nimals were
beyond control and kept dashing mad
| ly on overturning the wagon as they
neared the canal CHM. while not
seriously injured was rather painfully
hurt but he picked himself up and
limped along after the plunging team
They managed to cross the canal bridgs
| in safety, dragging the overturned
wagon after them, but once on the
other side it is believed the wagon
| caught on some obstruction in the
road, causing the team to whee
around. the blind horse crowding its
mate into the canal and falling ir
itself Being attached to the wager
the animals were unable to swim and
| both persisted.
The police were busy hosting UP tbs
bodies by means of a block and tackle
| this morning.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-03-09
T0LLEST0A
COMMERCIAL
CLUB MEETS

Tollestons Commercial Club" tho
Sixth Ward Improvement association.
held another enthusiastic meeting last
evening in Tolleston and plans for eY-
tensive improvements were discussed.
President B. C. Schaffer presided.
A special committee to meet with
the Gar yboard of public works, con-
sisting of Messrs. Borman. Welter and
Yockey, was named. This committees
will endeavor to nave number of new
tsreet opened and improved while they
will turn their attention other
thoroughfares that are disconnected
and try to have them joined
A committee report indicates that
the telephone and other obstructing
poles on Borman boulevard, which
prevent the completion of sidewalks.
will be removed at an early date.
Next Wednesday night the associa-
ton will meet again for the purpose of
electing officers The following ticket
was nominated last night:
For President. B. c. Schaffer, j. A.
O'Donnell and Frank Borman.
For Vice Presiden- w. !. Cole and
c. A. simmons. =
For Treasurer, H. w. Uecker. 6
For Secretary. B. d. Gleenwald.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-03-09
COUNCIL
TO CONSIDER
LICENSES

Members of the Gary common coun-
ell will meet in a special session to-
night pursuant to call by Mayor
Knots for the purpose of taking ac-
ton regarding the raising of the city
liquor license fee
AS six of the nine aldermen are sa-
iloonkeepers 1t is probable that they
will vote to increase the fee from $3.50
TO $500. although there is some talk
that $500 rate may be established
The aldermen who are in the saloon
business can stand the raise. but it is
expected that the increase will result
in the wiping out of a number of sa-
looms. because after the saloonmen pay
the state and federal fees they find a
big hole in their profits
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-03-09
FORMER GARY GIRL IS
ARRESTED IN SO. BEND

South Bend Ind, March 9.-Re-
morseful over reflections on her past
life, Nora Johnson. the hayward girl.
held a the county jail since the hear
iEg of the case in police court, in
which she appeared against Joseph
Pascott. a local saloonkeeper, charging
him with statutory offense, has de-
cfded to enter the Florence Crittenden
Home al Terre Haute, and will be TAX
en- to that institution as soon as ar
rangements can be made
Since her arrest the girl has made
many admissions to the board of as
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-03-09

ISOLATED charities, which is looking af.
ter her case
She is 90 years of age. instead Of IS.
as she stated in the city court.
Nora johnson is a Valparaiso pro-
duct and her career of shame had it
inception in this city says the Vat1o
Messenger.
She worked as a domestic in a num-
Der of homes, but her petty thievery
and meretricious relations with young
men prevented her from securing ems
ployment.
She drifted to Gary but continued
the old life. While in Gary she was
employed as a waitress.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-03-09

League is composed. of men who know
real initiative. referendum and recall
legislation when they see it and who
would have been glad. Secretary Howe
says, TO have co-operated with the In
diana legislature in instituting those
reforms in workable condition in In
diana Senator Bourne, president of
the league, was the author of the in
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-03-09
Building New Street.

The Gary Construction company has
large force of men working on Pierce
street in the vicinity of Twenty-fift
avenue. On account of the large num-
Der of sand dunes in this vicinity a
great deal of preliminary work had to
be done. Stag and other material is
being hauled to the job. and before the
spring is over the street will be side
walked. paved and curbed.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-03-09
500 Reward. 500.

The readers Of this paper will be pleased to leasn
that there least dreaded disease that science
been able to IN all Its stages. and that Is
Catarrh. Halls Catarrh Cure is the only positive
cure known to the medical fraternity CAtarfh
being a constitutional disease. requires constitu-
tfonal treatment. Halls Catarrh Cure Is taken N
ternaly. acting directly upon the blood and mucous
surfaces OF the system thereby destroying tho
foundation of the disease. and giving the patient
strength by building up the constitution and assst-
ing nature in doing its work. The proprietors have
much faith In its curative powers that they ofel
One Hundred Dollars for any case that It fAls q
cure. Send for list of testimonials.
Address F. J. CHENEY & CO.. Toledo. o.
Sold by all Druggists. &c.
Take Halls Family Pills for constipation.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-03-09

THERE ARE SIX COPIES OF THE
TIMES SOLD IN HAMMOND FOR Ev-
ERY COPY SOLD BY ANY OTHER
As MUCH NEWS FOR ONE CENT AS
OTHER PAPERS DO FOR TWO
CENTS.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-03-09
New Pencil Sharpener.

Working on the principle of a pair
of scissors, which is resembles, is .
new lead pencil sharpener invented By
a Californian. One lever ends In a
tube to hold a pencil while the other
is a knife blade that cuts the wood. :,
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-03-09

itiative. referendum and recall provi-
sion of the Arizona constitution. the
effectiveness OF which as progressive
measure has been demonstrated by
Senator Bailey's violent opposition to
it.
The two features of the Indiana pro-
vision which make it a dead letter, ac-
cording to officers of the league, is the
requirement that one-fourth of all of
the electors of the state shall petition
the Legislature and that then the leg
islature may. in it's option. enact the
initiative. referendum and recall or re-
fuse TO do so, as it pleases-
Speaks From Experience.
1t will be practically impossible, they
in the state to take the initial step
and, even if it were practicable. the
| cost would be prohibitive.
Experience has shown" said Mr.
Howe, that it costs an average of 10
/ cents a name to get signatures to a
petition in states where only s pei
/ cent of the voters are required to
initiate legislation. In Missouri il
costs $4,000 to get one measure on the
statute books. In Ohio, where a high
| percentage of initial signers was re-
quired, the legislation could not be en-
forced and we had to repeal it,"
The National Progressive Republican
| League has opened headquarters in the
Union Trust building in this city anc
at the proper time il Will send speak
ers and literature into Indiana to op
pose the ratification of the new consti
tuition. The league has no objection
to any part of the cons titution excep
the part that assumes to give the PEG
pie three great reforms that make 70
popular rule, but which. in reality, i
not worth the paper it is printed on.
League Forms Plans.
Now that congress has adjourne.
the Progressive League is getting ex
ceedingly busy with the nation-w id
propaganda which brought it into ex
istence. Speakers are to be sent out t
all parts of the country to arouse pub
lie sentiment and to point how tn
people can, if they will, take the gov
! eminent into their own hands and ad
greatest good for the greatest numbe
The aims and purposes of the leagu
will be -expounded in speeches to
made during the next thirty days b
Senator Bourne, Senator La Follett
Senator Clapp, Representative Lenroe
of Wisconsin and Governor Chester
| Aldrieh of Nebraska
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-03-09
Keep pure the mouth,

Keep pure the mouth,
the gateway of health.
Mother, you should realize
how unclean teeth destroy
your child's health and pros
poets in life. Teefhnof brushed
every day decay, become tender,
and the child cannot comfortably
chen his food. Coarse food
will not digest; poor digestion
means lack of nourishment to
the little body; the blood be-
comes thin; the constitution
weak the child is an easy
victim to disease, suffering the
while from the bitter pain of
decaying teeth.
For generations children have loved
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-19

ROOMS and board. Desirable location, close in. Hotel service. 22c9 9th ave
 etH 9-14-7t
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-19

WANTED-Second hand office fixtures, including desks, chairs, big safe, tables
 etc. Address P. o. Box 402. 9-l9-3t