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The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1914-03-17

NEW Y0KK's SHOPPING CENT?
S 6 a IL +?
SPRING
ing our power as givers Of q
you find new Spring mercha1
NDERFULLY LOW PRICl
CPMNo
>ALE
OPEClALS
FOR MORROW
Ne Mail = rssps>s osao ~ - ss,is~hs-
@i7.se Wesnsn's Spring Ceats. lass
Crepe Serge and Epoaes-black.
navy and Copenhagen--f1afe bottom
s .cs :.s sS' oci"s =. ss ..s ss!.r
Psau de cyGns linsd--sll sisss.
ass and Ss.ss
Womsn's Drsss Shire. :. SO
Serge. wool poplin and Sssps..SlAck
sSs a 1 fisi.S.".ii i 81 ssS S:sSs.
- Ct. al ~ Psseslsl5suss Dvsssss -
Plain coiors. cheche snd strspse-
4 70 4 q Limit Limit. s two. ''''-
ass Womsn's Blousss ....... So
White Crepe dc Chins--emb'd or
hemstitched-net ruchs-vslvet bands
pearl buttons.
Si.Ss Drsssy White Dlsvsss. :. .l.3o
Wolfe and Crepe . new models--
SS nds e lac. s%e :d ;haSOw ss:
tucks-hiGh or low neck-ali sises.
97.So Fine White veils Dleusss ais
Handsomely triwd With heavy and
buttons-varisty Of modeis-ali siSss.
800 Womsn's Coutii Corssts .i.7S
Light. weifht-msdium bust-ions
over hips-sises IL to %.
3sAl9ct. Childrsn's Night Drsssss -
Cambric-round neck-iacs ind rib
bon trim--i to u yrs. Limit three.
- ct. Womsn's Drawers ..... -
Cambria and nainsook--ruff1es Of
wide emb'y or rows Of lace and
tucks-all stses. Limit three.
So CT. Extra Size Nishtdrsssss -
Cambria or nainsook-round or "
| neck-hcmstitched ruffls. emily In.
serts or emb'y yokes. Limit three.
% ct. lack Satssn Pstticoats. %
Tucked flounces- all lengths.
$2.ss Girls confirms len Drsssssl -
White lswn.-y, ,N Ct pretty mod
r msasI,inr. with s emSy. fine Lace:
tTi%d. some o. emS'X-s 70 = yrs.
$3.ss Cirls' Rainy Day ousfiss ;. -
sailor collar that can BE- cosvsrtsS
shsntsr-S 70 Il years.
90 ct. Babiss' Lawn Case Al
French styles-a0ms With emb'y
turnbacks-ribbon trim-tO yrs.
Limit two.
50 ct. Babiss' Wrappsrs ....... 10
Daisy cloth-whits. with ribbon or
fancy stitching-soms kimono styles.
Limit three.
60 Ct. Little Tots, Wash Dresese: -
| bingham. chambray and LiRelle-
various models-prettily trim'd-sisss
to yrs. Limit three.
Sl.2s Childrsn's White DYsssss ~
| Lawn and nainsOok-yoke, Bishop.
| Russian and French-high or low
ncck-emb'y or Lace trim'd-to 8 yrs.
3s.ss Babiss' Tonga Short Coats -
All wool batists--hand emb'd cape
silk lined co,lar-to 3 yrs.
S2.%S Wonsn's Bluchsr Oxfords I 81
Patent leather or gun metal-four
eyeiets--short vamps-medium round
| toes-Cuban heels-flexible turned
Limit two pairs.
3i.00 Childrsn's First HeeD Shsss 90
Soft black kid-broad toss-kid tips
light soles-<t to g.
| Limit 2 pairs.
q. So Mons Terry Bath Rebss i.ss
Pink. blue. hello, etc.-also Blanket
! Robes - jacquard designs - gray,
brown. maroon. etc.-Limit one.
81. 90 Mems Nsgligss Shirts. 80. SO
Madras and percales--blue. halo.
tan, black and other stripss--plsin
or pieated bosoms-attAched cuffs
| coat model--hand ironed. Limit 3.
| Well-kDovn " 90 make.
- and So ct. Art Linens. ....... 81
Scarfs, squares and centre pieces--
! plain, drRwnwork or embroidered
| centres-Renaissanc lace trim or
hemstitched, Limit four.
e Sale Specials in
cNNnC
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1914-03-16
FIRST REFINERY IS CHARTERED

Wilson Okla. Mar. iC.-Wlth Il
apital stock Of $4,000. the Heald -
ION Refinery company ny-tbe first ior
the Healdton oil field--has been
chartered by Secretary OF State Ben
Harrison. aud according to John r
Hickam OF saltwater. mead q the
concern. work Oh the establishment
u the piapt Is TO De started al the
earliest possible moment The in
rorporaters are. John p. lIickam and
+ { Howe of Siiliwate-. president
and secretary. respectively. OF the
ONiahema * Texas Oh company:
James A. Harris OF Wagner repub-
lican nttionai committeeman. G.. ".
Sar het Of Ardmore. and Jake l..
Hamon. vice president and general
manager Of the Ringling railroad. 4
meeting OF the ineo-porators will be
held cary this week 10 star; the
..orS.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1914-03-16
SAYS RELIGIOUS
CRISIS IS At HAND
Special to Baily Leader

oHeLjdl To i}tIiH l1tdu'l
Ardm re, okla. Mar l6-That a
religious crisis is at hand in this city
as the result Of many citizens becom-
ing wealthy through the oil game,
was the declaration in his Sunday
morning Sermon yesterday, of Rev.
| e. G, Weith, pastor of the First
Presbyterian church. The oil game
is taken the minds of both men and
women off of things religious, ac-
cordng to the pastor, who declared
that owning oil wells and city prop
erty would not save men with but
rags OF character Weith decried
he fact, too that so many Ardmore
people consume all of Sundays on
trips TO the oil field instead Of at
tending church as WAS formerly the
habit OF many of these. A go-to-
church day is 70 be observed in Ard
more next Sunday, when this phase
OF the oil game will be taken up by
the pastors as a whole.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1914-03-16
ITO OARKEN HAIR
APPLY SAGE TEA
Look Young Bring Back It's Natural
Colar, Gloss and Thickness.

Common garden sage bltMed into 4
heavy tea With sulphur ana alt0doi
adde i, VIII lt,,n srl4, rtscshed ans.
'adcd hair he,Wilully dark ana hlX-
siant, remove every Lii Ut dan1rufG
stop s,alp ,h.ng and falling hair
j 81 Il icN aptlra. lns VIII pfa,e a
5c'oMtion il your AA l. #aine, gray
r. dry, s,rt"glr an ,hn Mixing
tAc Slsc Tea and Sulphur recipe al
bona lhunsi, is ttonblcsomc An
easier way is to get the readl t0-use
tou.v. costing about 80 cents large
Aattle at deue stores, known as
Wycth's Sage and sulphur Hair Rem
,dN' thus avoiding a lot Of mus
Whiie Nispy. gray, faded u + Is
net sinful we all desire to retain our
youthful appearance and attra 'tiNe-
ness BY darkenine your hair with
Wyeins sage and sulphur, no one
ran tel, because II does II so natural
Is. 50 evenly Nou lust dampen
sponge or sost brush vita It and draw
this thropeh our ha'r, taking one
~mall strand at time, BY morning
q i sraN h'irs have disappeared, md
after another application or two, Aour
l3ir heyomc. beautifully dark, gloe y
+ot, aud iuXurlant For sale By Owl
irls store
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1914-03-16

The education now current ii
ioslem lands Is scarcely worthy O
ne name. IN the Moslen schools
children begin be learning the Koran
As it IS in Arabic, they understan.
none Of it, except in countries wher
Arabic is the native tongue Th,
teacher makes n1 explanation
The Azhar. or "Moslem ruNersitq'
at Cairo. represents the highest reach
Of Mohamm, dan education HOW cx-
alted that reach is may be iudgeI
from the fact that this school lshan >
greatest institution Of learning. sul
clings to the Ptolemaic theory OF the
niserse. which makes the earth the
enter Of the solar system around
which the sun and stars rev0lce.
\ graduate of the Azhar. who had
pent twelve rears within its walls
'card mis- -ionar, speak Of Asia
Where Is Asia" be asked. "is it IN
Europe il was difficult to convince
him that the earth was round n
American college graduates are somc-
lines Judged to be immature. what
must be said Of the products Of Is
am greatest university The Chris
Ian Herald
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1914-03-16
PERFORM
UNUSUAL
OPERATION
BONE FROM WON ANS
LIMB is INSER TED IN
HER SPINE

lhiadclphia, Pa. Mar, An op-
GRAFTON by which Fragments of bone
ut from a young woman 8 arms and
legs We're substituted for faulty
structure in her spine was declared
by surgeons who l'erf rmed the ex-
Icrilncnt to have proved successful
The woman was brought from
Wilmington, pei, TO a hospital here
rutfering fHom a spinal disorder
which prevented her from holding
her mead erect After five weeks
tratment. during which the faulty
bone aud tissue was cut away and
sradually substituted with fragments
Ut fl IN other parts of the body, the
palcnt was in condition TO be re-
moved TO her home. and last night It
was reported complete cure had
been effected
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1914-03-16

Realizing, apparently, that the slap
stick phrase, # should worry, is des
incl to live long and prosper. some
1onisnant savant has essayed to cas,
he tragedy CT it by supplline trans
ations o. tie expression in twelr,
different languages Mere they arr
oerhaps they are radically incorre t
"Hoya Nova
German len solite mitch sorgen
French Que je me troub.erals
Italian Vorrel tormentar mi
spanish Seria atormantado
Swedish Jag skulle grubbla
Yd1isa- tallegedl ca bibble
Bohemian Nam Sc starat.
Polish Jag Skulde sorge
Finn h Minako sur,sn,
Japanesc--Noya Moya.
Norwegian Jag Shullc corea
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1914-03-16
TO
ERADICATE
PLAQUES
EDUCATOR SAYSCIEANLI
NESS Is NECESSARY IN
ORIENT, TO WIN

san Francisco, CAL Mar lG--
That plaques in the Orient viii be
eradicated within another de ade by
The application OF Ameri an methods
Of sanitation is the prediction of j.
". White professor emeritus Of
surgery, University Of PENNSYLVANIA.
who arrived here Yesterday after "a
tour Of the Far East
The great fight he said is be-
me conducted mainly by Americans.
They are teaching the peonle of tn
Orient the vast Importance Of Keep
ing clean fhrouhgout China espcc.
illy ! met many young American
d3ct rs who assured me tNo new
Chinese Republic is beginning 10
realize the necessity OF protecting thn
health OF the inhabitants,
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1914-03-16
PaIpablc Political Trick

A teacher by the name Of Geo. j.
Wilson has announced himself as n
candidate for state superintendent
IN OH osition to r. II Wilson The
andidacy Of Geo. Wilson vas put ont
with Just one idea in mind By the men
who induced him to 90 and that was
to attempt to behiddle the voters who
favor of r. H. Wilson for state super
.endent hut a political trick so pal
pabie cannot be foisted upon the yot-
ers OF Oklahoma. Grady County Star.
Chickhsha
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1914-03-16

Lannin took tie ccnierficlder to din
ner ard talked t. him al 1Ht his sn-
rrv The' made no aeadwas till Ian
IA lnt '.,cned : ,.elo as the figure
e-cr"on Speaker very quickly sign
ed This is one OF the indications
that the big league magnates are not
'ak.ng the Federal league as suca n
Ike as they have pretended ShJl'l
the Fedora league fail during the
coming summer. the pia. ers OF the
regular Zig league clubs will have o.
thank it fer boosting many iaiar'e-.
Il wa thensht that T. Cotb. who
Was believed to have signed con-
tract ,ast wear railing Tor ssiary -s
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1914-03-16
ISLAM BY
ITALIAN
TROOPS
SEVERE FIGHTING OC.
Ours NEAR OASIS OF
SENTlNA

BengaA, Tripoli. Mar l6--Severt
fighting in viii II the Italian troops
killed 963 Arabs. took place on Wed
nesday in the neighborhood of tn,
Oasis Ct Seutina according to dis
patches brought here today by
eouriers from the interior.
An Italian column, composed chief
ly of native troops was attacked on
the march by 2,Go0 Arabs aud "A sharp
battle ensued
The italians lost two officers ana
Forty two native soldiers killed and
number OF officers and POO native
soldiers wounded
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1914-03-16

Using Foley's Honey and Tar 70
| cough or cold may save yon boti
sickness and money + f Monahan
Nenomonie Wis, says Il am eN.
osed to all kinds Of weather and
find Foley's Honey and TAR Com
pound always fixes me up in goo,
'nape when catch cold OF have p
oad cough | recommend it gladly
Refuse substitutes For sale by al
druggists
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1914-03-16

Judge SF|wel Russell OF Ard
mere pointed to the supreme bennl
)f the state b Governor Cruee, took
he oatl a ojfie TODAY He succeeds
udge Il l. Williams who resigned to
un for anoter Office Williams has
cen N office sin and before state
rood He wasa member Of tue con
ditutional convention and after state
1ood ~as ele ted to the .upremr
bench
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1914-03-16

\boul the size OF your shoes its
some satisfaction to know tnat many
people can wear shoes size smaller
hv shaking Aliens Foot Ease into
them. Just the thing for dancing
PARTIES, and for breaking in New
Shoes. Sold everywhere, 95c Sampl.
FREE Address. Allen s. Olmsted
.eRoy. y Y
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1914-03-16
lust Right For Back
ache And Rheumatism

Foley Kidney Pills are so thor
oughly effective for backache, rheu
matism. swollen, aching joints, kid l.
ney aud bladder ailments that they
ire recommended everywhere 4. A.
leffords, McGrew. Nebr.. says "My
irns9ist recommended Foley Kidney
Pills for pains in my back, and be-
Fore finished one bottle. my old
trouble entirely disappeared For
sale by all druggists
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1914-03-16

one OF the city 5 lates; acquisitions
IS the Guthrie hospital The manage
ment OF this splendid SANITARY institu-
tion report flattering success during
the past month The ground formerly
occupied by the frame buildings north
)f the hospital viii he utilized as
Dark
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1914-03-16

"Why do You give those street
musicians money for playing such
vile music?'
81 gave thcm the moncy for going
away"
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1914-03-16

Genuine walnut ease. Standard
si5O.01 piano in first class condition
will sell cheap cash or time pay
ments. Patterson Furniture 60
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1914-03-16
Death Calls Mrs. Ashpsuah.

Mrs. Ashpaugh. who has been seri-
ously in for some time in her
daughters home. south of town.
passed away last evening. The fun
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1914-03-16
CIinton's Hospital Opens

tlinton's municipal hospital was
opened formally to the public last
week in an appropriate manner.
Punch was served 1t Is the ONLY
municipal hospital in the state.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1914-03-16
Hard Times" Sure Enouuh

Hard Times an Oklahoma CITY
negro. who formerly lived In Guthrie
was stabbed and probably fatal
wounded Sunday night at Oklahom
City
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1914-03-16

Ben Wilson and Wife left Sunday
for short visit in Kansas, and j T.
Chapman and wife left Tuesday
evening for Kansas City. H. 5
'N''m1a jan,l wife lJTt Thursday
evening and they all meet at Kansas
City and 90 to Nebraska for a shore
visit.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1914-03-16
Hot City Campaign.

Muslgogee Is in the throas OF
red hot city campaign The leading
opposing candidates for mayor are
\. + Wyands and Thos Smith.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1914-03-16
Mortgage Foreclosure.

suit for foreclosure Of a farm mort
gage was begun in district court to-
day by Edyth VI Lane, directed
against James Vandross
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1914-03-16
Fire At State Fair Grounds

a fire at the state fair erotnds in
Oklahoma City sunday nigdt caused
/ $4,000 loss No insurance
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1914-03-16

Brand new oliver typewriter fu'
ale. Price $50 Latest model, has
never been used, Apply at Leader
office "a
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1914-03-16
Essays or can up paY.

School npls viii be asked to write
lO3-word essays on clean uu' day
for the city federation.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1914-03-16

Pure. fresh. sparkling. free Of ty-
phoid germs, 2oc for ) cal bottle
immoral Nnfer phone 6g3.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1914-03-16

Many doctors believe il is wrong
TO advertise-if they have to pay
for H.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1914-03-16

Photographs for sale AT KING
Racket.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1914-03-16
CITY CARRIAGE COMPANY.

Let us furnish yon Sanitary Gar.
bage can and keep 4 clean for you
Phone S32
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1914-03-16

Crescent, visited recently with Mrs
E. II. Stephenson.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1914-03-16

The Turkish bath department Is
meeting with popular favor and the
swimming poo has been well patron
iacd lately
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1914-03-16

Mrs. A. r. Adams Of Cherryvale.
Kan, arrived this morning for a
course of bath treatments and to
visit her husband who has been here
for the past three weeks taking
baths.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1914-03-16

. IA r. ~ A. r. r. T wyw kwwx
/. TOPICS OF TOWN ~
Z. AND STATE #
! Il y 7, e Z. n n ME- II n IN v
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1914-03-16
p n. A. ~ y = r g r w ~ 4 =
q BATH HOUSE NOTES \
y N ~ IL " s,w n n MA 4

X. y Irwin and W. +. Meyers, Of
the P9 tor fainit's advertising
Co.. took baths this morning and en-
ioyed plunge in the swimming pool.
The Cairo bulletin., 1914-02-11
Wilson's Effort TO Repudiate Party
Pledge TAKEN as Insult by
Congress.
FRIENDS OF PRESIDENT
ERE EvADING DISCUSSION
Plank Did Not Creep Surreptit;ously
in Baltimore Platform as
Joker"

Washington, Feb. 10.-The free
tolls plank OF the Democratic plat
form exenspting American ships
from charges in passing through thC
Panama Canal was not slipped into
the party declaration by ruse
This clause of the Platform hal ;hC
approval of William Jennings Bryan
it was learned upon high authority
tonight.
The assertion OF President viii
sons friends that he proposes tn.
abrogat,on OF the free tolls clalst
because political ehicanery was en-
ployei TO have it drafted as a party
principle, has reused resentment IL
Congress and a hot fight is in pros
pect
Mr.. Bryan discussed the free tolls
provision with William R. Wheeler
Of California two weeks before tn
Baltimore convention. M. wheeler
met Mr.. Bryan in Chicago. Mr.
Bryan was writing from Chicago al
impressions of he Republican naiona
convention.
A few weeks prior to The Balti
more convention the Democrat;
House OF Representatives had passed
the Panama Canal act providing fol
free tolls for American ships. This
was accepted as expressing the wil
on this subject of the American pen
pie 1t was written into the plat
form without opposition and en-.
thusiastic endorsement and suppor
was given to it.
The Cairo bulletin., 1914-02-11
MORTON SEES BIG
TRAFFIC ON OUR
INLAND WATERS
Freight By Water Based on 600 Tons
is Three Mills Per Ton for
Each Mile.

In the Observations on European
Inland Waterways and Their EQUIP
ment" Sterling Morton says:
+, The. railroads of the United
states are now under the control of
the Interstate Commerce Commiss-
ion and laws have been passed e.
peeially DESIGNED to prevent uuftr
cimpetition with waterways. But
the canals and rivers are no long.
er in use, as the fleets have van.
ishod. the channels are neglected
and no terminal facilities for water
shipment exist, except in an tnti-
quated form. believe that the
railroads themselves would be tho
greatest beneficiaries of n rehabili-
tation of the waterways and the di-
version To them OF great deal of
low class. bulky freight. An En-
glish commission has proved that
|5he greater part of the operating
eNpensN OF the railways there Is in
Cured in handling lew class freight
The Cairo bulletin., 1914-02-11
Mark twain WAS
VERY POOR PILOT
Great Humorist Saved Boat and
Grew by Disobeying Mates
Orders.

Only q few Of the men who were
actually associated with Samuel
Clemens when he was pilot on the
Mississippi river are still living, but
apt. Grant Marsh is one who dt.
tributes the fact that he is still liv.
ng to the bravery of the man who
afterwards, over the nom de plume
# Mark Twain, became Americas
Ereatest humorist. says the Mem
7his Commercial-Appeal.
During the winter OF 1858 In;
Missouri River boat the A. b. Cham,
oers No. OF which capt. Marsh
was mate, on account of her sndl,
low draught, was doing a profitable
business OH the Mississippi river he
ween st. Louis and New Orleans
Samuel Clemens and James c. he.
ancey Were the pilots.
The winter was severe, Capt
Marsh saws, and the river was full,
Of floating ice. When the boat was
ust below Commerce, Mo, she went
eground. In trying to get her off
she used up all her fuel and the cap
tain sent a yawl back 10 Comm mcrco
u charge OF Marsh and Clemens
vent along to steer. They were to
have a barge of wood floated dQNn n
In the meantime an ice gorge had
ormed Just above Commerce. The
yawl tried to cross below the gorre,
but soon after putting off from the
Illinois shore the gorge broke and
Marsh icaled to Clemens Put bach
to shore, Sam, We will be crush
ed"
But the young pilot did. not heed
rim.
Pull hard and fast" he told the
oarsmon, and held the boat strai ght
n her course. There was a narrow
space in the river not filled with
the grinding ice, and with a steady
land he steered the boat through
it.
IF VIC had done as ! told him. -
Capt. Marsh says, eve would all
nave Ueen ground to death, and /
owe my life to him"
Capt Marsh has Il letter from Nj.
glcmens, written a short time be-
ore his death. IN which he speaks
Of the incident. They were very in
innate friends and for many years
Kept up correspondence.
Sam was one of the incest be-
iayed young men l ever saw" he
SAYS, "hut q poorer pilot never turn
I'd wheel. know that he actually
vent threadbare foi months at a
line in order to send money to his
mother and sister. whom he sup
ported. He was too nice a man Ia
ever be a pilot.
The Cairo bulletin., 1914-02-11

this country, but this argument
Loses force when the actual figures
are used, instead of generalizations.
The cost of transporting goods by
water, IN barge Of Six hundred tons
or over, cannot be over three mill
per ton (probably much less) and az
that price pay dividends The rail-
roads cannot exist at such revenue.
Barges and tugs are not as cost
ly as freight cars and engines. Mod
crn steel barges can be built here
for ten dollars per. ton of carrying
capacity. A steel tow boat equipped
with an internal combustion en-
gina carrying only twenty tons less
freight than the barge and capa-
bic of towing two bargesi would
cost nine thousand dollars. Thus n
tleat 10 carry one thousand seven
hundred and eighty tons (tlle aver
age train load), would cost twenty
one thousand dollars---whicn is less
than the cost OF the locomotive Of
the freight train. A captain, engi-
neer, cook and six deck-hands could
easily handle the fleet, more men, it
IS true, than the conductor, engineer
and fireman and two brakenen, cf
the freight train, but it must be re-
membered that the train rvquiros
telegraphers. sWitchmen, trackmsn,
toWermon, roundhouse men, etc,
for its operation, while the crew of
the barge fleet is self-sufficient.
The fuel cost of the tug is much
less than that of the engine. 1t has
been determined that one horse
power draws six times as much on
smooth water as on loyel rails. AL
lowing for propeller clip, etc., it IS
reasonable to suppose that a pound
OF coal will do at least three times
more useful work in a tug than on
rails. An internal combustion en-
Sine burns approximately one pint
Of oil per horsepower hour. A fiji
ty horsepower engine would move
the fleet described above at four
miles per hour with ease. On kero-
scne at SIX cents per gallon. the fuel
would cost thirty-eight cents an
hour--~an almost unbelievable fig
uTe.
To bring to people of our coun-
try the benefits of cheap water
transportation, tho three essential
necessities are:
First; Cooperation between rail
and water lines. This has been
forced by laws now in existence.
forbidding low parallel rates and
forcing interchange of freight
where practicable. but little can ha
done by summary legislation. Al
careful consideration of the question
from the standpoint Of enlightened |
self.lntcrest will do more to all the
railways with waterways DEVELOP |
ment than all the laws that can he
put on the statute books.
Second: The building of proper