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The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1913-09-27
BEFORE THE COMMISSION
Superintendent Richards Testified For the
Mines in an Effort to Have Rate Modified

Mines in an Effort to Have Rate Modified
The Interstate Commerce Commits
sion held meeting at Chicago last
week to listen to the testimony of the
mining men in the complaint of the
mines brought against there railroads
to have the carrying charge on Iron
ore put back to where it was viz
40 cents per ton for ore hauled from
the Crystal Falls district
Superintendent W. J. Richards was
one of the principal witnessed for the
mining companies and his testimony
was pronounced by Che attorneys to be
the best that was submitted at the
hearing
The railroads sought 10 prove their
cost of hauling ton of iron ore has
increased from what it was ten years
ago and that in order TO make up this
increased cost il is necessary to add
to the carrying charge on the ore haul
ed.
The railroads added demurrage
charge for the ore that was allowed to
remain in the docks over certain
length of time and the mining com
panies have not attacked this charge
for. upon investigation it was found
that the railroad companies have been
imposed upon by some Of the com
panies who have large number of
grades and therefor take up more dock
room than their proportion and leave
their ores in the dockes longer than
they ought TO.
| In order 10 take the curse off the in
crease, the railroads announced that
five cents per ton added TO the carry
ing charge was added for dock charg
es that they had never charged dock
expenses The commission. however,
views the dock charges as having been
in lluded in the haul cnarge and the
companies are attacking the rate rs q
carrying rate pure and simple.
Mr.. Richards showed that while
labor and supplies have increased in
price, the general costs of mining
have decreased because of the
greater tonnage now than was brought
up ten TO twenty years ago and went
into detail TO show where the econ
omies introduced nave reduced the
mining costs
The inference TO be deduced is that
the railroads. instead Of paying more
for hauling a ton OF ore now, must
haul it for less for the reason that
they have introduced similar econ
omies In their business
The case will be argued later on
and then IL is mp 10 the commission
to decide whether the matter Ia one
of inter or intra state business II
inter state, TO pass upon the rate and
II il is intra state 10 shift the burden
to the state commission.
The position Is taken that the rail
and boat hauls are continuous and
therefore 10 Is inter state business. al
though the ST. Paul road. for example
handles the ore only in Michigan and
has published a tariff for Michigan
only
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1913-09-27

Frank Armstrong who is now master
mechanic for the Penn Iron Co but
who was at one time located in Crystal
Falls. has designed an electric shovel
that promises TO operate successfully
In loading ore and general purpose
WORK. The Penn mines have hydro
electric plant that will make this
type Of shovel economical for them.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1913-09-27
EXTENSION WORK RESUMED
ST. Paul and North Western Seem 10 Have
Patched up Their Difficulties

ORDERS we're received last Tuesday
to resume track laying on the Iron
River extension and on Wednesday
the crossing at the Rogers mine was
put in and il is understood that no
interruption will occur at the three
remaining crossings, settlement of
the difficulties having been made by
the men higher mp,
The laying of steel will now be
continued into Iron River. so far rs
any of the local officials know What
basis a settlement was made upon has
not been stated
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1913-09-27
HAVE A BONANZA

Hooper in srokans spoieasmsn- Review.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1913-09-27

The mining men from the west side
present at the meeting Of the state tar
commission last Wednesday included
Supt r. Erickson OF the Davidson
Mining Go. and VIM. Walters Of the
Jones a. Laughlins Co.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1913-09-27

Emil Guensburg OF Menominee was
in the city several days on business
this week.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1913-07-04
TRADE. pRsioisPEcTs IN HONOLULU.

While the decreased the result double
of short crop low price hit
waan business hard directions general thing the o
nouu firms trade good and
steadily The demand for good real estate has fallen below
what considered less of boom demand
the city despite the
that have been put within the past twelve The
that while Undoubtedly seriously affected by the suspen
of dividends the prosperity almost high
Honolulu today it has been, What be after the
Wilson Underwood Bill effect March, 1914 it does
another question although Honolulu will
tnue TO be aaprosperous city fl.
This due to the military and naval payro and the millions
which Uncle Sam has been pouring and will pou
federal projects The payroll of the
civilians employed and be employed by the federal
and will continue be large the of cash into
ton by the soldiers sailors and the Millions
addition to which the amount locally by the
department quarters other supplies
for the and their animals In this department
trade shares.
In addition this oupourng of federal funds Honolulu
this city has growing from the This
been of fair proportions the past will be
the by with the constantly growing knowledge abroad
the and climatic charms Hawaii with the certainty
that the accommodations between Hawaii and
the mainland will be increased the growing and already
demand In this trade all Hawaii shares although Homo
ulu natural reaps the greatest and immediate benefit
For these the of three lower
tariff and few months of free sugan the potectonss
Washington and American policy back
into orceIonoulu has grounds for of
This city will trade Honolulu will continue
and the Greater Honolulu will about Even President
Wilson and his wreckers cannot prevent that
The Hawaiian gazette., 1913-07-04
VIOLATING PRIVATE coRREspoNDENcE

Such proceeding the publication by the
committee Of the letters and by the agents the Beet
Trust calculated the New York Times to
considerable dquetude the minds of people who have
affection for organizations OF that kind and who content
DESTROYS that all It's efforts influence legislation should be
brought q light
We all have instructive feeling that private correspondence
has certain sacredness the violation of which ease what
needs good deal of explaining and Justyng THIS based
the of all that write things the public
disclosure of which would be discriminating but because ALL
not abnornay cautious often do put for the reading
OF single person. few things which, though innocent
enough in themselves suffer pain embarrassment
the be- if they 10 the notice of
for whom they intended Courteous and honorable people
all the world therefore established and live TO
convention that they will not read each others pr
letters except by explicit request and against
such peopasaper envelope though unseaied protects
secret effectively as would locked steel box
That this binds all that circumstances
warrant the ignoring of it, nobody would contend 1t rule of
morals of law that toward public there obga
ton OF good faith and the suspicion of actions
otherwise obnoxious dccacy ecency The the
under discussion observed all the forms of law and nobody
will criticize their action Selling the letters of the trust lobbyists
results measurable advancement of the general interests
Meanwhile however the does to have been rather
iighhanded and more Russian than American.
Not all influencing of legislation nefarous and the rights of
privacy lightly TO be nnged But these days
of privacy hard to The photograph passing
beyond detectives and the methods of writing and
all tend to make hard the keeping of In time,
apparently will not be safe have hardship without
compensaons perhaps for secrecy lends itself oencr and
easily to guilty than to innocent purposes
The Hawaiian gazette., 1913-07-04
PORTO RICAN LOOKOUT.

Nor the Porto Rcan going to let the tariff sasng with
out protest The legislature has empowered delegation to
Washington and they have loaded down with enough facts
any thinking They this note of warning
Te result of the free clause coupled with the reduction
o. the tariff on citrus fruits would be four-fold: &
" Paralysis and destruction of the of public education
(2 Paralysis of the development of public work and sanitation
(3 The throwing into poverty and misery OF $4,000 families
OF Iaborers representing 100000 and children
@ The weakening of the ties of affection existing between the
people of Porto Rico and the people OF the United States
Snce 1902 the of the the
increased from $9620769 $7927023 the of the
island have increased from $1S0592 $6650224 last year. and
they will not be less than $S0C000O for 1913 The imports and
exports have increased from $500O00 to S925O0O These
have largely been due the tariff by which the
dsy has been foered Porto Rico produced in 1902 less than
$4,000 tons of valued at $S90O00 In 1912 the
duction $4,000 valued $54000 During the
decade have increased school appropriation from $780,
Gee 100000 We have spent $00000 good roads Wages
OF abocrs the fields have 100 200
placed the free list all this will be DESTROYED
end owing to the unavoidable reduction in the of the
the business activities of the island Porto Rcar
development would be set back years Louisiana Planter.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1913-07-04
HITCHCOCK DETECTION IMPORTANT.

The despatch from Washington yesterday that Hitchcock
of Nebraska has declined consider himself bound by the Demo
the Tariff Bill and will against of
bill
idea to which this paper has chung the face apparent black
that when the actual rub there would be
senate majority for the free plan 1t well be that
the open detection of Senator Hitchcock which unexpected will
the of the deuge because that the free
plan of the White House favored by the Democratic
majority and only the party whip has left that majority line
far.
The detection of Hitchcock tying
Democrat follows Nebrakan
and Shaoh Colorado form the upon which the hopes
Hawai- must turn If any of the three big enough
vote conviction and against party Hawaii and her main industry
will be safe and the senate of the United States will have demon
strated that individual in its right and "A rubber
stamp for White House use.
The country has been awaiting the testing of the senate with
decided interest watching how far would asserting
ITS own rights TO be factor legislation and to according
TO ITS own ideas and its convictions and those handed
ready made by President Wilson The upon the Wilson
wood Tariff Bill the proof of the length breadth and thickness
Of the senatorial backbone
Mr. Carter brings back to Hawaii the personal of
Than enough Democratic to beat the free
they personally opposed the plan and appreciate
but these senator's also told Mr. Carter that they would
Tor the lart Bill it stood because had been kd by the
President and accepted party Since the time these
remarkable explanations made light has been through
what was already plain situation and would SEEM
latest that the opened the
itself and that it probably will
The Hawaiian gazette., 1913-07-04
HAWAII MUST FIGHT ON.

Former brings bright Hawaii
his report that of the other Hawaiian delegates
Washington with the proposed Tariff Bill inasnuch
his that free far away, whether the
be enacted law The bill stands
provides tariff of twenty five per after
March next May 1916 According the best
of who thick of fight
will but the day of free
provided for the bill He advances
for this
that there will be second political revolution
States the effects of the Democratic tariff policy
are felt revolution will sweep the Democratic control
ress discard in 1914 when in the elections
by The election will be- undoubtedly, the
straight and such issue heretofore there has been
only result the triumph of the proectonists.
that continued Demo
cratic of the demand for will force the
continuance of the tariff will make the defer
of the time when shall be free listed The Democratic
calls total within million dollars of the esti
and this does allow Mr. Carter points out
Tor the deepening of the public trough its Southern end
Hawaii then need despair the passage of the bill
stands which catastrophe to be getting farther
What continue of educa
well begun, but much beated An essential
this for the future the sending Washington
of able nteigcnty represent the Islands, who
found when the need who be depended
upon his responsibilities and his whole
activities the of schemes hached the
fumes of cocktails
down to business politics and otherwise 1t
put a stop the conduct of public affairs the basis
fellowship aiiS and luaus
The Hawaiian gazette., 1913-07-04
JAPANESE NATURALIZATION.

Cosmenng the proposal from Hawaii that the right Of
azaon be granted to the Japanese the Springfield Republican
says: n"i8ncf" ",r'"
on of the long and intimate experience of Hawaii with
@ % npan b p Sender 'nS o o the on Honolulu nw
paper the Friend which delivered that May 49, and
published as eaflet copy comes to us with the Endorsement
representative Honolulu including
dent rth of Oahu College, John T. Gulick retired missionary
of family distinguished in the mission field F. s. Scudder super
nendent of Japanese work for the American board Riley H. Allen
editor of the Sarulen; David kanuha formerly territorial
school principals professional bust
They depecatng anen legislation and be
eve that the differences between America and Japan be
posed with no great difficulty
however carry
plan into effect obvious from the fact that the essential part
it the proposal granthe right of becoming citizens of the
United States to the Japanese That this proposal would
with formidable objections that the objections have weight
granted without questioning the least Doctor Scudder
of the Japanese whom he knows we'll In fact the issue
little their personal merits that may suffice his
answer to the contention that they are so loyal to Japan that they
cannot become good American citizens Doctor Scudder tells
the contrary Japanese of his acquaintance who would give
thing they fully identified them
selves with the country And he quotes remarkable from
address delivered in Honolulu by the Japanese commissioner Mr.
atto his to California to investigate conditions there Mr.
tIattori said:
Some Japanese think this would dsloyalty to Japan
and that they would sacrifice their national individuality
by becoming American citizens On the contrary they would
enlarge their national individuality, becoming in effect
world citizens Mr. Carnegie in becoming American cti
zen did not lose his loyalty to Scotland
He raises the question: What would be the duty OF loyal
Japanese IN ease OF war between America and Japan And IN
he tells how the retainer of amo who married into the
question by saying I will for my present chief by
aor add to the glory the Damyo who trained in the prn
% of the Samra Japan said Mr. Hattor has ever honored
that hero as loyal to the principles of 'Bushdo
But granting that this the question of naturalization is
the Pacific problem In the South the United States has
erng problem till solution of that in sight can afford to
take another in the West that might difficult
Could discriminate against the Chnese9 Now But when
needu proceed great the
seek the establishment of friendly diplomatic commercial and
intellectual relations with the minimum of ENHANCEMENT America
already great influence the far East may increased
provided of irritation avoided But to be feared
That Doctor scuddcrs solution would only lead complied
The Hawaiian gazette., 1913-07-04
FRANCE IN THE PACIFIC.

word during the week of the quiet annexation OF the Wallis arch
peago by France served call attention the Tacoma
10 the Tact that that be reckoned
are to nave hand the future of the Pacific The Wallis
themselves are oil little present Importance their being
hhg IKE forty miles and their population probably
more than % But the hosting of the rcoor the
houses o the native chiefs be regarded indicative that
SUI INTENDS 10 be world well continental,
reference 10 of Oceana will show that French
~ the racine while scattered considerable New Caledonia
us dependenceS have 1850 miles
OF oliO Other French establishments
to about 9o square miles and $4,000 population
these ISLANDS the annexation has about the
Win e wallis archipelago proectorac first being declared
he a some ounc time the native chiefs have been persuaded
10 qmeF petition the French relieve them
cares OF state and the French has quietly acquesced
Ih sleepy South with their coral reefs their islands
Gus natives seem the last place in the world for strife
and yet h"wrr there division OF territory holding pos
sbI's torn general melee of the nations than the ncghbor
hood OF the Islands annexed by France British French
herman possessions dotted about with particular
me ulef spheres oft influence and with natural grouping
DIVISION d"eimmh1 what each nation shall hold.
me hH' Nldls also should be remembered has interest
~ S NV rrdu of the world In 1900 when the Samoan
group N l"itd oi Iutua and several other small islands
were hW"'" 4" s country, and today the German English an
Amthh Nh'' are lying almost within sight Of each other
Mhny o lltf south Sea Islands have the making
mem Ahd ur m' N doubtless when their deyoopm
NN m pursued systematically Regular passenger and freight
We WIZ ah W place ol occasional tramp and ulrna
inphl lNAl3 n ll' Islands will something thar
f"lNfA"lnf h'r missionary white the govern
W'hlh 'Hh'h "fhl llunrrh annexation pf ihr MHl island
may "'lN 'hf ''NHll maj eventual rivalry md Development
The Hawaiian gazette., 1913-07-04
AUSTRALIAN navy 7. {. I
REAL FIGHTING FORGE.

LONDON, June 1S.-The king will
pay a strictly private visit to the new
battle cruiser Australia at Portsmouth
on June 80, prior to her departure for
the Antipodes. His Maiesty's Austria.
liam ship Australia has been built in
England to the order of the Common!
wealth government, and has al displace
ment of $500 tons or nearly ten thou
sand less than the newest type of bat
tie cruisers. Her main armament con.
sists of eight 12-inch guns. s..
Announcement is made by the all!
miralty that the government of Austria.
liza has appointed Rear Admiral George
Edwin Paley, NJ. V. o., who has com
manded the second battle squadron,
second division, since 1910, to the com.
mand of His Majesty's Australian
fleet. This appointment may be regard.
ed as marking the birth of the Austria.
Ian fleet as fighting force.
By the end of August all the ships
except one cruiser ordered under the
naval agreement of 1909 will be in Aus,
trallan waters and complete in all re-
spects. They comprise the battle
cruiser Australia, two second-cla pro
tected cruisers, the Melbourne and sgd
ney, of 5400 tons each, and fotilla
of destroyers, submarines and misoel-
laneous vessels required to complete
the feet unit. 9
The Hawaiian gazette., 1913-07-04
PRESIDENT WILSON AND GOVERNOR CARTER

President Wilson did snguay advised thng might
said snguary hingwhen he cancelled his APP
ponmnt with Mr. Carter of Hawaii For the San Francisco
piled that Mr. Carter Washington ilesitmate
rand intended ebuke and it will be regarded by
those whose craftsmanship outweighs their of fair play and
Carter was not Iegtimate 1t was lawful and
authority upon all public fiscal and otherwise connected
vitality Hawaiian affairs and that may work the gave
danger those affairs The bill has already passed the house
If Mr. opinions the effect the Bill
upon Hawaiian naturally he has opinionst
rot only his right but also his very positive duty to communicate
those opinions to the senate But because he proposed do this
snub and subjected to the humiliation of cancelled appointment
1t was unmannerly and it was mpolihc
probation of the lobbying that he is and unmey
denouncing 1t evident that lobbying kind of
preuda to those noces then suh presentation becomes at
legimae If large industries will be crippled by bill
which not yet law, which still under debate is unlawful to
guilty of exercising urtive and sinister influence legs
iation and legislators That Tariff Bill should be passed in the
dark or without the essential snbstra of vital fact is quite con
sonan with the presidential ideas Any venturng to supply
needed light or to furnish the facts becomes at once and by infer
cnce kind OF malefacor who bent on subyertng legislative
independence Subomng legislative corruption But it safe
to that if Mr. Carter had to Washington for the purpose
of applaudng and supporting the Tariff Bill he would not have
been denounced for lobbying would his invitation tothe White
No questions that practise of lobbying has abused
The practise of to church has been abused All human rights
been abused they the human
rights Every citizen of the country every combination of citizens
10 communicate facts or opinions gcrnnne 10 any proposed egs
don is in its essential character the ancient right of petition
nnd is just valid The principle of the thing
entirely unaffected by its occasional misuse by the vennl
legislators and lobbyists that hes opened the door scandal
Wherever abuses have occurred they should br y suppressed
but not by childish methods that would place wool the
lest they hear something surround then
With ring fence lest they something undesirable Mr. Carte
may be- entirely his opinions hut he has right to express
them Probably he knows about Hawaii and its trade than
the President and the combined That h. should he epr
mandod because his opinions and his facts happen be advers
lo q particular hhl Is nleiensho and absurd
An Wlolomhe amount of has of been Alke
about lobbying We asked Ia believe that has been the pc
hr VIII NJ he people" bui The popr can presumably IL
hr snmr thing II The, minded Who Is o blame hl them
-- Iu- lL-r r Do -ho.nn nnl uLnlnMon IheA Arr mnmn
The Hawaiian gazette., 1913-07-04

enough only force their irresistible decisions upon
but utterly TO and annhae crcesthat they
think to be hostile And asked believe that
dozen attorneys and paid the corridors of
war the wishes of ninety millions of people who witness
their betrayal speehess impotence and that these ninety mil
lions of people be protected from such betrayal by prcsen
a illumination Such idea be defended only
thesis of popular scnily.
The President has of much far He himself
influence thai only be described lobbying
os form Senator's Gallagher and Townsend strictly within
the letter OF accuracy when they said that he had exceeded his
erogaives and violated the spirit of Constitution which
shc balance of legislative functions and that
nded to the dragoonng and the branch
of the government by other branch But it time
protest when surpon of this kind takes the form of
tration of and opinions should be presented
their entirety when attempts dictate what information
may and be placed the disposal of the national legislature