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The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-07-29
Railroad News
SERVICE
OF RAILWAYS
NUMBER or PASSENGERS CAR.
RIED DURING 1910 GREATLY
INCREASED OVER PROCEED.
ING YEAR. ACCORDING TO
STATISTICS.

The number OF passengers carried
curing the year ending June 80. 1919,
was s7i,6s3,19s. The correspondents
number for the year ending june ao
1903, was sS1.47z,4z5. The increase IN
the number Of passengers carried
TIA. 40 :
The number Of passengers carried
one mile. or the passenger mileage
as compiled for 1910, was 32.33s. 4ae !.
Pig. The corresponding return for
1909 was S,229,17s.740 less. The nun
per OF passengers carried one mile Der
mile OF road was 1SS,25O.
The number OF tons Of freight
shown as carried (including freight
received from connections for tha
year ending June 80, 1910, was 1.S4p. :
SVO'lOl, while the corresponding figure
LOT the previous year was 1855. 55o. :
al, the increase being 293,340.S6O tons
The ton mileage. or the number az
tons carried one mile, as shown for
the year ending June 80. 1910 was
26b,Ol6,91O,45I. The total ton naaaara
as reported FOR the wear endirg T,,ss
ov' lSOs, was 2ls,S02,eS6.s29, from
Wnich II can be seen that the increase
IN the ton mileage for the year end
Ing June 80. 1910. over the return Yor
1909 was s6,213,92S.5 22. The increase
IN the number OF tons carried one mile
In 1909 over 1908 was al, 4s2.127. The
number OF tons carried one mile ner
mile OF road for the year 1910 was
l.0S5,745. 80
The average receipts per passenger
per mile. az computed for the year
ending June 80, 1910, were 1898 cents:
the averages receipts per ton per mile.
O'7b3 cent. The passenger service
train revenue per tralra~miIe was
Sl-S0-396; the freight revenue ner
train mile was s2.as.21s. The average
operating revenues per train.niIe
were $2.24.62s. The average operatInc
expenses per train-nile were g1.4gs6g
The ratio of operating expenses 10
operating revenues was 66.29 per eont.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-07-29
GARBAGE ORDINANCE
Board Of Health and Garbage Commit
tee Held Joint Session to Con-
slider New Ordinance.

The city health department, headed
by DIR. J. w. Durham, health officer
and meat inspector, met with the ordi-
nance committee of the city council
yesterday afternoon at o'clock to
make final corrections in the newly
proposed garbage ordinance, which in
all probability will be brought up for
consideration at the special session of
the city council tonight.
The new garbage ordinance which Is
TO be presented, was drawn by the
committee, with the assistance OF City
Attorney Shure, to whom such matters
are usually referred, and the meeting
yesterday afternoon was to make any
corrections and alterations as might be
deemed expedient and which might
have possibly been omitted in the pre-
paration.
Tne ordinance now stands ready to
pc submitted to the council and win
doubtless be one Of the chief features
OF the meeting this evening.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-07-29
COUNCIL Cannot
ACT TONIGHT
CONTRACT FOR PAVING FIRST
AVENUE NORTH WILL NOT BE
LET TONIGHT AS LEGAL TIME
HAS NOT ELAPsED-sALARIEs
UP FOR CONSIDERATION.

The city council which will meet In
special session tonight, for the pur-
pose of awarding the contract for the
paving of First avenue north. bids
for which were opened last Monday
night, cannot act on tine matter after
all at tonight's meeting. This Ii due
TO the fact that the legal time since
the publication Of the first notice to
the property owners has not elapsed.
Five days is the time required by
law since the appearance of the no.
tice in the official newspaper, and this
was on last Tuesday night, SO that
the full time has not expired AS a
consequence this matter will not come
up this evening, and will either be
deferred until special meeting next
Tuesday evening, Aug. /, or at the
first regular meeting In August, which
will be week from Monday night.
The important subject to be con-
sidered this evening viii be the pre-
sentation of ordinances for the in
crease Of salaries for the superintend-
ent Of the Waterworks from $1,000 to
$1,000, the city treasurer from $1,35e
to $1,000, the police magistrate from
$1,000 to $1,000 and others.
Regarding the paving on First ave-
nue. north, Ii Is learned that out OF
the entire frontage Of 1900 feet to be
paved, that the property owners Of
1880 feet have petitioned for creo-
sote block for the paving, instead OF
brick or Westrumite asphalt. so that
In all probability First avenue win
be paved in conformity with the other
newer streets OF the city. especially
as It seems to be favored by ma
jority OF the property owners.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-07-29
City in Brief

j. L. Burnaham OF Jamestowr +ro,
cling freight agent OF are Nortta,,' -,
mess. oiA Jus
| assistant superintendent Scheniral q,
the Pullman Co. Of st. Paul. was IN ~
city Yesterday attending to buaIness
attorneys w. III. shure ana 7 n
henderson have moved to thu Mor+or
plock, on Broadway, across from Ha,.l,s,
Department store. "a Vol
The big sign of the Lurer E,,-,.,.
CO., proclaiming their ernansio- ~ s "a, .
% Iusnlture' attracted much notice on
VERY article on Luger's four floors
with the exception of nbonog,.a II, : :
sslAu records---are sensationalIv reduced
Ia price during the expansion sale
Mrs. L. Bellies of 22O Broadw.,, lie.
recently to visit her brother at Rscira
0he expects to be there the erraot.,.
part OF the summer, returning to this
city In the fall. ~ ll'iS
Gov. John Burke was a o,,s.4 :. :.
Metropole last evening. He bas 4',ae
s. ned from Grand Forks where he
T,ts.,.eso I tle state fair, returning to
bismarck early this morning.
garry Alsop Of the Interior I,unbar
20. ana 3. f. Wassem have retur,,ed
s sroIn the east. Both attended the
ohIihers convention at Albany and re-
port having had the best kind ~ :
time while away.
EArI Turner, who has been doing
reportorial work on The Forum d,,r,,s,
the college vacation, has the s-hact, +o
the rarm" bug. and will be nanae,ny
edilor OF a binder on farm ! aar
"neatiand till the harvest is over.
The x. M. C. A. directors nos.no,a
the meeting this afternoo,, ,,.. sYI'Ss.
Clock monday afternoon. Some mat
ss1s o. importance are to come nm ut
tnat time and it is desired that ali tha
directors that can possibly do SO be
r. y. Hodges was busy TODAY witb
force OF men moving two monster Nj,
eTs and one smaller one to the sta
~ the new school building. now IN
course Of erection on the goutb a,da
Each Of the big boilers weighed ao
068 pounds. su ="
An automobile party on their wav
from Cambridge, Ill, to Portland ora
We're at the Gardner yesterday. tn +be
party We're Mr.. and Mrs. RI. Sfavo,t
and son and Mr.. and Mrs. 3. MnETpev,
They expect to take plenty OF time IN
the road and see the country as thew
80 along.
Alex Torkelson, the handsome ana
talented prescription artist at Font &.
Porterfield's drugstore, has returned
from vacation at Henning. MINI r.
has some OF the other Fishermen goo
ing fast with the statement thai he
captured a small mouth black bass
that weighed I'VE and half pounds.
4 touring party composed Of W NJ.
Hill and wife OF Starkboro. q. j. RAY
nond and wife of Dawson. Mrs. n.
Bristol, Mrs. Ruth e. Young and r.
Gorden Young Of Minneapolis were
guests at q local hotel yesterday FOR
dinner. The party IL touring the state
IN autos and report the crops In the
ton.
prominent exhibit at the stone
music house ID the drum used by the
q zagal band and patrol at Rochester.
\. H, during the ceremonies and fes-
Eivities In connection with the eleva-
ton Of ?. Frank Treat to BE- the Inn
perial potentate OF the Shrine. me
Instrument was furnished BIZ the stone
people was the best obtainabIe and
sent direct from New York to Roch- |
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-07-29
MRS. FISKE FOR
MONDAY NIGHT
FARcoANs WILL HAVE AN OR.
PoRTuNITY TO SEE THE GREAT
ACTRESS IN HER LATEST suc.
CESS, MRS. 5UMPsTEAD.LEleH
FRISCO WAS ENTHUSIASTIC.

The dramatic critic Of The San Fran
cisco Bulletin, in reviewing the presen-
tation Of Mrs. Bumpstead-Leigh, by
Mrs. Minnie Madden Fiske and her
company In that city pays very high
tribute to star, company and the play.
Mrs. Fiske's company will be seen in
the same play Monday night at the
Fargo operahouss and the seat sale Is
now going on with promise OF a large
audience seeing the show. The san
Francisco paper contains the following:
Nowhere have / seen finer acting
than Mrs. Fishes last evening at
the Columbia theatre. Her Mrs. Bunap-
stead-Leigh has become a type already.
BY the accident OF genius we have ac-
quired a fresh character, new por-
trait in our national gallery.
Harry James Smith is the author OF
the play, Mrs. Bumpstead-L Leigh. The
accident OF Mrs. Ffske playing his title
role lifts his play far beyond it's des-
serts. The leading character was prob
ably written for Mrs. Fiske. ri seems
to have been cut to her measure, but
so, you may remember did Hedda cab
Ter. Tess, Becky Sharp and in short
every characterization Mrs. Fiske has
essayed, Of this woman's fluid art. She
creeps into the skin of her character
until IL is impossible to say where Mrs.
Fiske ends and the part begins.
Again, and for as many times with
In the last ten years as she has essayed
new role before us, Mrs. FIske proves
her right to the leading position on
the American stage. This brilliant
woman defies comparison. She Ia nn-
matchable. I know no actress ON any
stage whose comedy Is ae brilliant. The
effect Of her scintillations Is electrical.
Every other actress in comparison
seems slow moving, ponderous Her
and Mr.. Smith supplies her
brilliantly. come In quick explosions
like corn popping or the pepper. The
purest flame OF genius lights up every
intention OF this wonderful woman. No
effort is visible, while ND comic effect
escapes this eagle-like intelIigence.
The change, when alone with Mama,
to the Missionary Loop dialect, In
which Ma Is generated by her superior
is the more emphatic be-.
cause 1t L. so quickly and naturally
taken.
This Mrs. BumpEtead-Leigk1a as Mira.
Fiske serves her to us in a golden dish
ID thing TO gloat over. 1t Ia unnec-
cessary to state. being q Fiske produc-
ton, that the comedy in settings and
In the rest OF the cast has had every
care and is up to Afrs. Fiske's usual
nigh standard"
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-07-29

the Held becomes q movement which,
with the continued suction OF the wind.
may destroy immense areas Compact
SOILS, that is, soils where there lii a
certain percentage Of clay or gumbo
70 create cohesion are not In such
danger az are the light, sandy soils.
II farmer fs able to prevent the wind
from starting ut the edge Of the field
ana ne usually is, there il little proba-
lbiltty of serious loss.
Seeking Rsmsdies.
Various cover crops are being tested
all more or less successfully. Wind
breaks on the windward side Of the
Held have also been shown to be es-
pecially efflcacious. The careful addi-
ton Of hufl1us or vegetable matter 10
the soil by piowing under crops for
green manure, or the application of
manure, has been found to- be most
valuable. But in the plains region
and upon the new farms where wind
breaks are not easily established and
humus cannot be quickly added, q
cropping system should be followed
whereby the movement OF the wind
near the surafce can be retarded and
movement OF soil prevented.
IL one viii notice, even in the drfest
and sandisst regions where consider
able sage brush covers the ground. 10
win be observed that there Ii very
little soil movement, owing to the fact
that the sage brush acts els a wind
break for the lower aid stratum, pro
tecting the earth's surface from high
wind velocity. The use of quick
growing crops alternating in divisions
or long, narrow fields extending at
right angles to prevHiling winds with
more slow. growing crops has been
found quite efficient Cropping should
be begun on the windward side OF the
field (that is, the side of the field from
which are expected the normal or most
constant and continuous wlnds) in /
order to furnish immediate protection /
for the paintings to foIlw
Milo, sofghums dwarf milo, Kafir
and broom corn are good protectors Of /
the slow-growing, low crops. Hedges
Of quick growing habits, trees or
bushes make good wind breaks. and
sometimes the old method of stoppingl
the movement of snow observed along
railroad cuts Is utilized to great ad-
Get Humus in the Soil.
Care should be taken in the districtsI
where soils are apt to blow to study
the conditions and requirements Of
The soils Some soils will stand roll
ng, some narrowing, some a coarse
and some a fine mulch. Fields that are
Apt to move under high-wind pressure
should be plowed transverseIy to the
wind.
Perhaps the most important sugges-
ions OF ell are to get humus into the .
soil as quickly as possible, to use the .
iisc harrow freely on windward side
II field II soil begins to move. and to !
plant milo, Kafir corn, etc. in long.
STRIPS with small -grain
'rops and with fallow. A very careful :
tudy should be made of the crops and
Methods whereby humus may bel
-dded most successfully and at least 7
Expense.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-07-29
How to Control the
Blowing of the Soil
now Growing Crops May Be Protected From Destruction By
Winds and Water Is Subject Of Vital Interest
to Many Farmers IN This Section Of Country

IN some of the great plains dry.
FARMING districts the problem of sue
cessfully preventing the blowing az
SOILS is one that demands d great deaf
or attention from the farmer and
causes considerable disbursement
where the operator has been unable ia
overcome the conditions.
AZ the recent convention Of the
Kansas Dry Farming association. a
great number of farmers asked the
same question: ''T1ow can prevent
my soil from moving away from INV
growing crop?s DIR. r.. II. Free and
Prof. j. NJ. Westgate OF the bureau Of
plant Industry, u. s. department. of
agriculture have given considerable
time to investigating blowing soils
and make a number of valuable sug-
gestior1s. (BuIletin 421l
1t IL only where there fs excessive
blowing of the soil that damage
occurs. It ID a well-known fact thai
IL one can prevent the soil from start
ing on the windward side. the problsrn
has been solved. When once the wind
begins to move the soi1 from the wind
ward side OF the field. the moving dirt
acts much like an auger, WORKING ana
tWlstng' loosenins and tightening the
soil in front Of 1t, until the wind
sweeps freely through or across tba
nelds taking the loosened soil and leav-
ing the exposed roots to wither and
die.
TIE movement Of soil Is natural.
Both wind and water serve as vehicles
for the continual carrying of dirt from
place to place. It would be quite Inn
possible to prevent absolutely the
movement of soils, but it is by mo-
means an inpossibiIity to prevent
dangerous movement.
Lcns, Pulling Winds.
Even in the humid districts there
is soil movement constantly going on
but in the great plains area, as wen as
In the southwest and in some parts Of
the great northwest, light soils carried
about BY the wind are a constant
source of annoyance and loss.
A slight soil, sand or sandy. il more
apt to cause trouble in thoronphIv |
cultivated tillage tends to break I'm the
heavier clods or ball OF earth and ~ /
make them more easily portable. Some /
soils blow very easily, and even light
winds cause damage to the farmer
AOWENSIy ZIG SOIl, event
though fairly well titled, has not been
ground into dust sufficiently fine to
allow an ordinary wind to move any
except that portion which has been
accidentally pulverized.
It is not always the velocity of the
wind that creates the damages. A
direct, constant, hot, dry wind is more
apt to create damage than is a quick
wind Of high velocity and of short
duration. The reason for this is that
the wind OF high velocity is apt to be
in its direction, hence in it's
action upon the soul it is Injurious.
i il also apt to be more powerful
Few feet from the ground than directly h
It the surface line The long, pulling,
Try wind is more apt to hold to an url- !
'arying course and to hug tightly to !
he earth's surface, and in this manner {
he boring motion against the dirt in !
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-07-29

tically all the big systems now have
complete fire protection plants OF
their own.
Railroad men have proved them
selves the most efficient fire fighters,
and now when a blaze breaks out In
depot, warehouse or shop. instead OF
waiting heIpiessIy for the local APP
paratus to arrive, every man on the
Job Immediately rushes to the sta
tion.
This system Of fighting fires with
locomotives Is picturesque besides be-
ing effective. The Pennsylvania Rail-
road Co. has recently equipped with
pumps and hose reels 42S engines used
In the regular yard switching service
at different points on the system, and
Immediately available at any hour OF
the day or night
The crews OF these engines are es-
pecially drilled. The signal service is
most complete. A call may be turned
In from any Of the numerous alarm
stations in the various yards and the
number Of the station is automatically
rung on the alarm gong, which Is loud
enough to be heard in every part of
the yards
At the first sound OF a fire alarm in
one Of the Pennsylvania yards all
tracks are instantly cleared and the
switches quickly turned to give the
fire fighting engine right Of way over
the most direct line of track through
the yards in the direction or the fire.
To keep the men acquainted with the
apparatus and their various posts and
duties, drills and tests are frequently
held.
AS evidence of the noteworthy work
done by the PennsyIvania's fire fight
ing crows 1t may be interesting to note
that though in one year there were
1897 fires which started in various
structures belonging to the company.
he value of which approaches s27O.-
100000, the railroad suffered a loss of
,nly s346,14 worth OF property. This is
! remarkable record, as most OF these
Tres were extinguished by the rail-
'oad's employees alone without any out
iide assistance.
The Pennsylvania has recently COM
Sleted one of the most up-to-date fire
plants in the country at
heir shops in Altoona. 1t is a high
PRESSURE water system, intended for
Ire use only, and has no connection |
With any other distribution pipes. In |
he same way as at Altoona It has
'rovide fire protection at every ter |
ninal and station. At the more i'm |
'ortant points. such as New York, Jer-
ey City, Philadelphia, Pittsburg and /
Baltimore, elaborate systems have been
TO protect the property OF the
ompany.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-07-29
A New Antidote for Happiness.

Popular Magazine: A young man,
unhappily married and practically
penniless, took his tale Of woe to a
prominent attorney in Chicago. and
concluded with this:
I'm too poor to pay much for di-
vorce. but my wife makes my life mis-
cradle. After get home, at o'clock
In the evening, / get no peace until I
go to sleep. What would you advise p
After considering all the facts In
your case" said the lawyer, II would
suggest that you get a job which re-
quires you to work all night"
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-07-29
new &. +. DIRECTORY
Publisher Pettibone Has Issued ! New
Book for the Town Down
the Stream.

Chas. Pettfbone Of the Petitions III
rectory Co. fayors The Forum with 81
copy OF the new book just issued at
Grand Forks. II is~-like ali the pub
LEGATIONS Of Mr.. Pettihone--an attrac-
lively gotten up publication. Mr. Pet
tibone ID famous for his accuracy.
To an outsider there il one rather
amusing feature In connection with the
publication. In his Introductory Mr..
Pettibone tells what the population Of
Grand Forks was when he Issued his
last bock--and what the government
census showed latAr--but he remains
sagely silent on what his estimate &c
the population Is at present. Among
other things Publisher PetttDone Is
foxy.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-07-29
What's Said

T. f. Dunn, G. K: There win be a
regular meeting of Fargo council,
Knights Of Columbus, at Columbus
hall, o'clock sharp, Tuesday even
ing, Aug. /. At this meeting will be
decided the question of holding annual
gathering on Thanksgiving day. You
are urged to be on hand promptly.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-07-29
Business Jots

Bor reliable help. phone 51a
Cook paints signs. Phone s2s.
Hotsl Tweeuon. rree telephone ex-
change In every room. Baths, running
hot and cold water. Rates so centa 90,
Faeciai rates by week or month.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-07-29

the lake regions,
and upper and
middle Mississippi
valley, with a fall
of 3.26 inches at
Boston. Elsewhere
the weather Ia
fair.
Lower tempera-
lures prevail over
northern Montana
and the British
possessions adj
Joining and higher
over other sec
tions.
Another low
pressure disturb
ance has advanced
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-07-29
cLApP SUCCEEDS GREENE.
He VIII supsFintend Telephone and
Telegraph on Northern Pacific.

- "'N ~~F~'ffS~"~ aws@PH00@ @W1
Telegraph on Northern Pacific.
St Paul. July 2s.--Circulars win be
issued In few days announcing the
appointment OF M. III. Clapp as SUI
perintendent of telegraph and teIe-
phone service Of the Northern Pacific,
vice O. G. Greene, who will resign
on August /.
Mr.. Clapp for some time has been
district superintendent Of the Western
Union company at Chicago. He is an
expert In telephone matters and his
appointment to position on the
Northern Pacific shows the invasion
of the telephone on the telegraph In
the handling OF trains.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-07-29

One OF our ambitious explorers plans
a trip to the south pole In an aero
plane. The attempt may not be a sue.
cess. but, at any rate, he will not run
the risk OF being overcome by the heat.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-07-29

An international meteoroIoeical
COMMITTEES has adopted q system OF
storm signals for all nations, to re-
places the more than score now In
use.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-07-29
PUZZLE
PICTURE.

ance has advanced FinG the Weather
over the, upper Man.
Rocky mountain districts and is CEN
tered over Alberta, causing higher
temperature.
Fair weather Is expected In this
vicinity tonight and Sunday. Barom-
eter 1888,
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-07-29

ester. The head OF the drum bears
the emblem OF the Shrine done In oil.
County Auditor Leech and Managing
Editor Brewer were among the small
boys who went to the lakes this after
noon.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-07-29

William Sheenan. plumbing ana
heating. Phone 1497. Remember the
new location: 627 N. v. avenue. FarEo.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-07-29
RAILROAD FIRE FIGHTERS.
The Pennsylvania Has G93 Engines
and Trainau Crews II Saru,oa.

Railroad Mans Magazine: Expert
ence has taught the railroads that
depending on local fire departments
to extinguish fires on their prop
erty " mighty costly procedure. After
2 few heavy losses railroad officials
began to put their heads together to
figure out ways and means Of prevent
Ing property from being wiped out De
existence. while the result that prac-
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-07-29
Coming Events

Wednesday, Sept. f3.
Fall term begins at Fargo Couserv-
atoTy 0f music.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-07-29
FURNISHED ROOMS

We will make special rates on
rooms by the month. All rooms
are strictly modern, with cleo
tricity. hot water and steam
heat. The Continental Is con-
venientiy located In the business
district. Everything new. Form
er price was s16 and $40 uer
month; present rate, 12 fos
one person and SIS for two. spe.
cial rates To theatrical people
CONTINENTAL HOTEL
Corner Second Avenue and
Broadway.