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The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1912-12-23
Commissioner Of Corpora.
tfons Makes Some Start
ling Revelations.

! WASHINGTON, D. C. Dec. %
Railroad companies and steamship
com binations control the regular
steamship lines Of the United States
and have destroyed competition on
many of the water highways OF com
tmerce. declares Luther Conant, Jr-,
commissioner of corporations, in a
report to President Taft.
The revelation OF the report,
based upon an extensive investiga-
ton forced upon the federal gov
eminent, says the commissioners. the
consideration Of further regulation
-nfzjoiutrdiF5a water -Iraftic. -
In practically all the coast waters
of the country. tbs declared, rail-
road or steamship consultations
dominate water Transportation,
Their control OF both through pas
serger and package-freight trade is
especially striking; says Commits
sioner ,Conant. On the Atlantic and
Gulf coasts and on the Great-shakas
Water lines along the eastern sea-
board he adds. have become to a
large extent auxiIiaries or subsidi-
aries of railroads. - While -compe11--
ton exists in greater measure on-the-
Pacific coast, the com 1issioneF
points out important instances OF,
railroad control there.
It is a striking fact, says Com
missioner Conssat, that between n
number of the more important ports.
on the Atlantic and Gulf coast there
is only a single regular service
The New Haven system. it IS
charged, has pursued a. determined
.Dofcy OF suppressing any effective
= goiI1rpe4itfon on Long Island Sound
and several, at least, OF its recent
ACQUISITIONS must be charged as due
to this ipolicy.' Elimination OF
competition also was an Important
factor said Commissioner Conant, in
the New Haven's purchase of a ma,
jority interest in the Merchants
and Miners Transportation Com
paAy. /
The extensive water traffic be-
tween New York City and New Eng
land ports is almost completely con-
trorled. the report adds, by the New
Haven road or by the Eastern
Steamship Company in which the
New Haven is a considerable stock
holder. though claiming to have no
voice IN the management.
The Southern Pacific likewise -
declared to have shown "a DISPOSE
ton to restrict competition" on tia
Atlantic coast although its steam (
ship lines ARE really water eE-
tension of that company's rail
lines" In addition, the report says,
the control ofsthe Southern PACING
by the Union .Racife ,(recently dis
solved by t6e-Irai ted states supreme
court5 obviously tended to limit the
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1912-12-23

Germs. the largest being the Pitts
burg Steamship Company, con
troued by the United States Steel
Corporation
On the Pacific coast the commits
sioner found independent steamship
lines forming a,a important factor
in the coastwfse trade, but said sew
eraI water lines were under control.
.instanciag the inteest of the Union
Pacific in the Pacific
mali and the San Francisco and
Portland Steamship Company. The
Southern Pacific also controls feet
of oil vessels belonging to the As
ISOLATED Oil Company, he adds.
Steamboat lines on the Mississippi
river Mr.. Conas1t says. have largely
succumbed to railroad competition
or natural difficulties. The great
bulk of bituminous coal. the princf-
pal item of traffic today on the Ohio
and mississippi rivers is handled,
he adds. by a single industrial line
the MonongaheIa River Consolidated
coal and coke Company, costrolled
by the Pittsburg Coal Company.
Railroads now control, continues,
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1912-12-23

Mr.. Conant, about ninety. per cent
of the mileage OF the few private
canals sim lnsoPaetafson -.
''on the Erie canal, the most linz
portaut artffciaI waterway in the.
country" says the commissioner.
1.-THE westbound business has virtu-
ally passed under the control Oe
RAILROADS, while eastbound traf1c
has been largely diverted from the.
canal by. the. repeated reductions in
rail rates, rate arrangements and
railroad control OF terminal facili-
ties. These reductions ia rail rates
are, however, to a considerabIe ex-
tent attributed to canal competi-
ton
The report deals chiefly with reg
ular through passenger and freight
steamship lines and takes no ac-
count of tramp steamers, It Is the
fourth installment as the result OF
the Bureau of Corporations exten-
sive investigation Of water trafic'
the three previous reports relating
to water routes, volume Of trafic
All The eontSol 6f yer .s - {
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1912-12-23
R RAILROADS CONTROL
MANY WATER LINES

Importance OF. composition by the
southern Paciac's rail and water
route"
The railroads controlling the
greatest tonnage OF steamship lines
according to Mr.. conant. are the
New Haven system. Union Pacific
Southern Pacific. the Pennsylvania.
New York Central and Central Of
Georgia
Nearly all the important anthra-
cite fleets. on the aorth Atlantic
coasts. the. commissioners, says, are
owned by a few great anthracite
railroads 80
a number of the principal canals
OF the country have been abandoned
or-.faIleasssttoo-.dssssses-ther report de-
cIares, because Of railroad iauepce-
.,s'y9ffJe. -sQ9 here SET Forth, :
says Mr.. Conant, ''can not fail TO
command attention So far as the
eastern part of,the country IS con
ceEned, l5eater lines. iaye1E6 a Large
extent become auxiliaRie ssor subsid-
iaries of raj Ireads. These con ditiens
force consideration Of the policy to
be -adopted toward such water. car
r.ef8. z RIVAL 6T,, competition has
in considerable measure been re-
stricted by railroad control OF water
lines, this fact must be taken ac-
count Of The Interstate Gommerce
CGmmission has by recent legisla-
ticn scared a Considerable increase
in jurisdiction over joint rail and
water traffic, particularly with re-
spect to the Establishment of joint
rail and water rates and the equit-
able diyisiop~of such rates between
the .co-carrfe-5. Tais is a matter of
vital importance. IL there is ,to-.be
any successful attempt to increase
co m petition in domestic wafer traf-
fc, it seems certain that such joint
rate arrangements should be far
more. generally established than at
present. Since Joint through rates
arc almost invariably less than the
sum of the local rates. a steamship
line deprived of the advantage of a
joint rate arrangement with rail
roads on en- equitable basis is Prac-
tically unable TO compete with a
rival enjoying it,,
The report says that twenty rail-
roads Of the country control steam
vessels and barges Of $4,000 gross.
tonnage engaged exclusively in do
nestic trade and continues:
"TRe tonnage of the New Haven
$500 .,c,o-raer, II ?, o a
little over 200. 900 gross tons Next
n Importance is. the. Union-Pae5fic-I
Southern Pacific, wit ha grand total
excluding tonnage engaged in for
efgn trade) of over 10000 gross
tones. The Pennsylvania Railroad
water lines have $500
gross tons in steamers and $500.
IONS in barges; the New York Cen
tran over so. 900 gross tons -, and
the Central OF Georgia over 10000
gross tons.
The total capitalization Of water
ines controlled by these railways
Ghis not covering holding couf-l
oanfes .andzseveraI very important
servfces) aggregates
5 81. &39. 5 5SfnsstocE and g -,
SS7 in bonded debt< OF the stock
s4O. 2g$. 500 and of.the bonds s19i-i
211.137 are owned by eighteen rail
-oads or their subsidiaries. In most
Instances railroads own practically
All the stock Of the separately in
.orporated water lines which they
7OlLstot, go. ,,5lo,,i1ate5i by
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1912-12-23

OF the traffic not dominated oy
railroads along the eastern seaboard
Weekly journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1908-1929, 1912-10-23
To DIG FOR DIAMOND
WORTH MANY MILLIONS
II May be a Hoax But This Story
Arizona is Good Reading Anyhow
For JournaLMiner Readers.

Gus geological experts. are OF one
mind in the belief that this crater
marks the place where a giant
meteoritc. as large as the eireum-
ference Of the bowl would indicate.
struck the earth many thousands Of
years ago and buried itself deep in
the bowels OF the earth. The spot
where the meteor fell attracted no
attention until wandering ranch
man. who lost his way. stopped to
rest at the foot of Meteor Mountain
and idly picked up meteoric fraR-
ments. lie is an educated man and
quickly discovered that imbedded
in the iron matrix were number
Of hard diamonds. All around him
he found the ground strewn with
similar fragments. .
"Thc ranchman. whose name Is
Charles II, Langley, took a couple
Of the fragments back to the camp
with him and later sent them 20 an
eminent English scientist. Upon re-
ccipt of the latter's report the sides
Of the mountain and the desert for
some distance were thoroughly pros
pected and enough gem carrying
specimens were found TO indicate
that the main body OF the meteor
must have been heavily laden with
valuable carbon. The theory OF the
scientific members OF the syndicate
that the main body OF the meteor
may prove to be one huge diamond
is based both upon the findings Of
gems In the scattered fragments and
the opinion of Sir William Crookes
that the bottomicss borea, known
as Diamond Pipes" in which these
gems are usually found. are the re-
suit of fallen mcteors. Taking into
consideration the size OF the meteor
and the tremendous force with which
II fell. the syndicate engineers esti-
mate that it ought TO be found In a
depth Of about $500 feet. II the
story is correct. the recovery OF the
mammoth diamond should be a mat
ter OF only few months now. with
barely a thousand feet more TO dig
The syndicate. says the Standard
has already sunk a shaft Of 800
feet in the bottom of the crater
Weekly journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1908-1929, 1912-10-23

In view Of the recent Aztec mete-
or fall and It's sale 10 an eastern firm
at Philadelphia for $3.50 per pound
(The amount being some $50 pounds
sexsesi- thousands pieces
the following London. England, dis
patch will prove Of local interest:
A British syndicate has put up
the money to dig $500 feet down
in the foa OF an Arizona butte in
the hope Of securing solid dia-
mond as big as New York sky
seraper and rcputed to be worth un-
told millions. The London news
papers print columns about this re-
markablc quest for long buried
treasure, even the staid and oonser-
vative journals. like the venerable
Standard. going into rhapsodics over
traditions OF the Mokai tribe and
the question whether the worlds
biggest sparkler" will prove 10 be
genuine diamond or just common
sxtcrrestiai solidness.
Ages ago, so runs the story which
induced the London bankers 10 fin
ance the expedition. huge solid dia-
mond shot out Of space and hit the
ground a hard thump in the heart
OF the Arizona desert, about ten
miles from Canyon Diablo on the
Santa Fe railway.
Several British correspondents are
with the expedition and one oil
them sends the following account
TO the London Daily Times. View
ed from distance Meteor Noun
tain is very little different from the
countless other duties" that real
their heads from the shifting sand
of the dreary desolate waste. but
on climbing its sides. thickly strewr
with meteoric fragments. the explor
er quickly realizes that he Is stand
ing on the threshold OF one OF thu
worlds greatest mysteries. The TOT
is followed out into huge bowl
shaped depressing. about 600 fee
deep and perhaps mile across
much like volcanic crater. bu
there was no signs anywhere q
even. ancient volcanic activity.
1.-THE scientific members OF tn
syndicate, some OF whom are fam
Weekly journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1908-1929, 1912-10-23
SWIFT OF TONGUE
BUT SLOW IN ACTION.


Eugene Brady O'NeiI. the attor-
ncy and politician OF Phoenix. was
in the city yesterday. on profess
sional matters solely. closing up the
livestock deal recently made be-
tween his client. Pete LsTourette
and Fain and Heath. for large range
interests in the eastern part Of this
county, Mr.. LaTouerette accom-
panied him to the city and remains
for a few days.
Mr.. ONeil expressed himself as
In favor OF the recall OF Governor
Hunt. on the recent reprievins OF
four Yavapai county murderers. but
stated that II is very evident that
no remedial action will be taken, as
people are prone to talk loud but
will lay down when IL comes 10
showing their hand. Mr. O'Neil
was otherwise non -eommittai on po-
litical matters affecting the state
or the present administration. and
returned home on the late train yes
terday.
Weekly journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1908-1929, 1912-10-23
CONSOLIDATED IS ON
THE EVE OF PROSPERITY
Ntom Thursday. Daily.)

Al no time in the history OF the
Consolidated at Humboldt since re-
sumption took place nearly one year
ago, we're the affairs OF that COM
pany in such healthy condition as
is indicated by the tonnage that is
being handled, the possibilities OF an
Increased ore treating service in the
future, and the good showing made
on its outlying mineral interests.
While in the city yesterday Sup
crintendent r. r. Walker impaired
the agreeable information that the
many mines were responding gener-
ously To- have market at home
and the increased patronage In re-
cent months was strikingly demon
strated in the steady volume that
was being shipped to the works.
To meet the demand OF the day
the converters were started up yes
terday for the first time since oper
ations were resumed last year. ant
coincident with that movement, I'M
big concentrating mill is being bull
and inside of thirty days will b.
running. This will give the plant
capacity Of handling at least -
} tons per day, which for the presen
will accommodate the custom mark
ct. Speaking OF development on tn
Blue Bell. Mr.. Walker was enthus
astic over that property. A larg
= tonnage Is daily being sent to III
c smelter, and the grade OF the or
I from the deepest points was partie,
h ilarly gratifying Generally speakin
e he Is optimistic over the outloo
!. In this field. and anticipates one
v the best years ever known in II
mining industry,
Weekly journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1908-1929, 1912-10-23
MISS GRIM DIES
AT INDIANA HOME
(Fron Thsrsday's Daiiy.)

The many friends in Prescott OF
Miss Es,y J. Grim. will be grieved
to learn OF her death. which occur
red yesterday at Rochester. Indiana,
according to a telegram received by
]. r. vickers. from her father. This
iovable and estimable young woman
was a resident OF the city for over
one year. coming for her health, and
returned home only a short time
ago. She was afflicted with tuber
cuiosis. OF beautiful character ant
charming personality. she wal
very much endeared to a large circi'
OF acquain,anees, and her passini
away will be learned Of with sorrow
and regret.
Weekly journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1908-1929, 1912-10-23
GUILT ADMITTED BY
A PHOENIX CRACKsMAN

PHOENIX. Oct. i6.-"I am an
escaped convict from the Oklahoma
state pcnitentiary don't care TO
put this state to the expense OF try
ing me. You can try me here or
you can take me back 10 Oklahoma"
testified James Kennedy, alleged safe
cracker who was given preliminary
examination before Justice tombstone
this afternoon, charged with blow
ing up the safe OF the Santa Re sa-
loon on South Seventh avenue on
the night OF September 20 and oh.
tanning N7s.
Kcnncdy's confession this after
noon that he is an escaped convict
and that he was serving term for
life in the Oklahoma prison came
at the end Of his arraignmeni after
several witnesses from Tucson and
Phoenix had been examined. The
local officers will get into touch with
the Oklahoma officials 10 learn OF
the prisoners past record and Ia
ascertain for certainty " he u
Iactusiiy an escaped prisoner
Weekly journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1908-1929, 1912-10-23
COAST TO COAST HIGHWAY
SOON TO BECOME REALITY

NEW YORK, Oct l6-The great
stone road across the continent
which has been planned by automo-
bile interests and the good roads
advocates TO give an alI-thc-ycar
round highway from coast to coast
is beginning to assume definite form
and from present indications will
soon be an assured success. Au-
tomobile manufacturers all over the
country are putting up real money
and the rest arc being urgently in
vited to "come across" to the ex-
tent Of onc-third Of one percent OF
their gross business for three years,
which is the standard fixed for con
tributions. Such tax levied on all
the members OF what has grown
TO be one OF the nations greatest
industries ought to go long way
and IL looks now with manufaetnr
ers paying gladly, as II the money
raised during this three-year period
would just about extend from the
Atlantic coast to the Mississippi
and lay down the big twelve foo
pike behind il. One company hal
passed out $4,000 for the work IL
one donation. indianapolis factories
have pledged another $4,000 an'
Detroit the automobile capital OF tn
United States, has begun to respon'
on generous scale. The rout
. suggested Is from New York south
4 ward through Washington to re
good roads in winter, then throug
Wheeling and Columbus to Indian
. apolis and on to ST. Louis and I'll
!. Mississippi. Then. II the none
:, holds out. the great highway wi
" strike for Kansas City and along tn
= famous old Santa Fe train throug
). La Junta. Phoenix and San Diego I
Los Angeles and then up the coai
a to San Francisco. They call
!. "Thc Trail to Sunset In the Tou
!. ing Club Of America when they fe
= in a flowing and nowery mood an
= "The Big Pike" or the "Out Trai
: when time is pressing The Tourir
Club surveyed most Of II in 10
and its pathfinders say u Is u
/, best route that could be made.
Weekly journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1908-1929, 1912-10-23
MUFFER's MOTHER PAINTS

LOS ANGELES. Oct. i4-Over-
come by emotion when the electric
seoreboard yesterday showed that
Fred snodgrass muaed fly which
cos, the New York Giants the
worlds championship title, Mrs
snodgrass. mother OF the New
York outhelder. tainted.
Weekly journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1908-1929, 1912-10-23
A NEW LEASE OF
LIFE FOR CLIMAX.
fFrom Thursdax.s Daily

r. NJ. Martin, president OF the
Climax Mining Company, after a
brief trip of inspection OF the prop
cr,y on the Hassayampa, returned
to Los Angeles yesterday. and cx-
pressed himself emphatically over
the deplorable road conditions pre-
vailing that lead to his camp, and
which he stated were seriously in
tcrfering with the plans OF the com
pany being carried out as had been
decided upon several months ago in
the rchabilitating OF that proposit-
ion.
Mr. Martin among other things
said that the financing OF the COM
pany for large operations had been
completed, and there was on the side
tracks at Los Angeles two car loads
Of machinery, for conducting devci-
opment This equipment will remain
at that point. until the road to the
Catoctin mine is repaired sufficient
ly for freight teams to pass over.
Yesterday he cncdavorcd to secure
teams TO handle the machinery, but
when It was learned that one piece
weighed over 5000 pounds. not a
freighter could be found in the city
who would assume the responsible
ity OF taking the load over the
roadway. Business men as we'll as
officials are apathetic over advancing
mining in that district, he says, and
had there been unity OF action
shown toward other mines adjacen,
to the Climax, this propesty as
well as others would have been ma
,erially benefited.
He called upon the board OF sup.
crvisors yesterday, and it is propos.
ed to have this highway repaired
that teams may pass over. work 10
begin next week. Speaking OF pro.
jects to be carried out Immediately
Mr.. Martin says that w. S. Gates
the consulting engineer of the com.
pany, will arrive in Prescott in about
two weeks to remain and will take
personal charge. The plan is tc
remodel the old mill, OF ten stamps
and install big air compressor
machine drills. and other appliances
Gasoline power will be used, with
a battery Of six engines. ranging &c
as high as thirty-hvc horse power
Mine work will prosecuted from
the lower level, which will cxtcnt
into Leopard hill, giving dcpti
OF over 600 feet in the beginning
but which will be increased as thu
work forges ahead. Previous deter
limitations made at this point are at
traction for the large and rich orr
bodies to be encountered. Mr.. Mar
tin estimates that over 100000 ton
of ore are available from the man!
years OF development. and he !
enthusiastic that the affairs OF tn
company are assuming that earnest
ness that practically guarantees
new era to be forthcoming
=. With NJ. +. Spaulding. secretar
of the company. he made recon
noisancc OF the Mcscal route for
wagon road, but the heavy es
pensc OF construction. and the tim
to be consumed, neecssitates for tn
present the abandoning Of that pre-
:. ject. With the building OF the me-
!. mill. the installing of the new mi
chinery. and other improvements
:. be made. the treating OF the bl
!, yield from past operations. will M
!, begin until next spring. In Il
:, meantime, however. mine work VI
= go ahead, and a larger force will
employed than ever known.
Weekly journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1908-1929, 1912-10-23
coNsUL.s SUICIDE.

TENER, Canary Islands. Oct IL.
William Whitney Kitchen. United
States consul at Laguna, committed
suicide by shooting last night.
Weekly journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1908-1929, 1912-10-23

Unsdvertissd -AinEs are spid =
somstinss. Jssrssl.Mlsss vast Ga
win ell them quietly.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1912-10-24
Bearded Man at Age Of Twelve.

Seattle, Wash, Oct. 21.--Last
April, w. H. Williams's son, Har-
old, then not quite twelve years old,
was of the size of boy Of that age.
Within a month he began to grow at
a phenomenal rate, losing all appear
ances of boyhood.
Measuring in April 4 feet inches
in height and weighing 80 pounds
he is to-day a man S feet inches
high and weighs 160 pounds, while
his face is covered with long black
beard.
The limbs of the boy have increas-
ed so fast that they are barely able
to hold up the excessive weight, and
he wobbles in an unsteady manner
and often tumbles backward. He
complains that his feet feel smash
ed' when he walks. The doctors say
it is due to increased weight on the
young bones, which have not had
time to harden.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1912-10-24
Blease Calls Halt.

81 am of the opinion that it Is get
ting entirely too common a thing
on the part of sheriffs to rush every
prisoner into the penitentiary. 1t
seems here recently that all take a
delight in rushing their prisoners
here and creating a great sensation
about lynching or mob," said Gov.
Blease in letter to Superintendent
Griffith, of the penitentiary.
The letter of the governor to Su-
perintendent Griffith says:
Il am enclosing you an order to
hold John Hough, but am of the
opinion that it is getting entirely too
common a thing on the part of sher-
ifs to rush every prisoner into the
penitentiary, and in. the future re-
spectfully advise that you accept
none until you have received orders
from this Office. 1t is the duty OF
the sheriffs to protect their prisoners
and they should do so, but it seems
here recently that they all take a de-
light in rushing their prisoners here
and creating a great sensation about
a lynching or mob, which in my
opinion, in most instances, is entirely
uncalled for
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1912-10-24
Autoist's Head Nearly Cut Off.

Washington, Oct. 21.-Nearly de-
capitated as the result of an automo-
bile accident, Alexander O'Shea, a
civil engineer, lies to-day at local
hospital near death. Mr.. O'Shea,
who is connected with the govern
ment gun proving grounds at Indian
Head, was driving his car rapidly
through the navy yard last night
when he dashed into rope stretched
across the road. The rope caught
him beneath the chin.
That his head was not torn from
his shoulders was due to the slack
ness of the rope and to the quick ac-
ton Of friend in the tonneau who
sprang forward and reversed the en-
CINE. O'Shea was hurried to the hos
pital where II stitches were taken in
his throat. Later he recovered con-
sciousness but his vocal chords ap-
peared paralyzed.