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Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1915-10-01

1t would be we'll to stop right now, Mr.. Business Man, and do some
this fall and winter There is n o time TO be lost if you want to protect
your interests and hold your trade.
One great mail order house alone, according to a article in a
catalogues. That is just being sent out by n house alone, and stats
tics tell us there are ,s different mail order oncer in the United
States.
Now if me house alone sends out the enormous number of five
million catalogues, how many do you suppose will be sent out by the
whole 2S oncerns combined?
How many Of these carefully worded, handsomely printed and very
a1uring catalogues will be mailed to country people right here in our
community, ever to people in this town-right to your WI JUS
toners?
Isn't it fair ITO assume that almost every farm house, and many of
the town houses, will receive or more of these catalogues?
And isn't 1t again fair % assume that the people are going to paw
oe those catalogues, and look al the attractive pictures of the thous-
ands of articles, and read of the "marve1ously low prices at which these
goods are sold?
And do you think there are many who al resist the temptation
to send for some of those very allurng bargains" especially when
they are: led to believe that the goods are sold by the mail order IA
for less than what you charge?
knowing that to be just exactly what a great many OF II country
and town friends will do unless measures are taken to protect ii local
firms in their legitimate territory, w e ask you, seriously, what are
you going to do about it?
Ibis office wants and stands prepared to do what it cal 10 pro-
tet you and other local business firms from the constant encroach-
ment OF these umerou mail order houses who are doing so much
toward demoralzing local trade conditions, but W e "a not do it alone,
or without your cooperation.
The question is. if this paper fights for you ire you wiling to fight
for yourself?
There is an effective remedy for this menace. if you care to apply
communities.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1915-10-01

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Strike bulletin. (Clinton, Ill.) 1913-1915, 1915-03-03
EMPHATIC RESOLUTIONS
PASSED BY B. Of |. F. &
{. At HARRISBURG, PA.
Employee Force dto Sign Petition for
Repeal Of Full Crew Law
or Lose Jobs.

HARRISBURG Pa Feb q AT a reg
1lar session "f William ~ Murne l41dgc
NJ a'i. Br"ih"i hood of Locomotive Fire
mn aud Ensinemen. at regular session
NJ. aud by IN. authority Of same do
H"f.hh inter our emphatic protest against
the rep al of III. Pun crew Bill
whereas. The Present onslaught OF the
alit,d railway corporation Of this STATE
I" t'p'al Ii. full crew hill Is in keeping
With the old established practice Of the
railway oligsrehy In the past to fustrate
.y-rJ 'ssi,imate attempt Ia enact ben
Efficient labor laws, and
Whereas. Tn. most strenuous opposition
was made hY the railway corporations To-
the enactment of every safety measure
ever introduced. viz, the automatic COUP
Ter. the air hrake. the ash pan. locomotive
boiler inspection. the sixteen-hour law and
other safety appliance standards which
have not only saved life and limb but
has meant great saving To the railways
themselves and "A distinct advancement IN
the course of operation. and
whereas. The methods pursued hy The
PannsylN Railroad in securing thu
signatures on th' petition asking for the
repeal OF this law was manifestly unfair
and ruInlnus. that the action un the
part at for.men and department heads
IL securing names were arbitrary and oh
tatn"d through coercion whether 50 san
toned hV the General nfi, tals or not aud
Permitted only signing for and not AGAINST
the prorosal. and
Whereas The unprecedented campaign n
puhiirtty through the channel uf corpora
iion Centralized press and the MEDIUM al
hlgh rrtCed advertising Is absolutely inls g.
leading the same inducement was offered
-. .mrlavts when freight and passenger
rates were pending as Is now made thr
lIe In the r.real Of III. fun crew hill. aud
Whereas II the espionage system and
the retaining of the bulls hY the Penn
sKlNania railroad were abolished and
which Is wholly unnecessary and nnpro.
du.ttNr of any good results whateN.f and
a positive menace to the welfare OF tn"
employees far greater saving could he e.
f.cirh. Therefore, he IL
ResolN ed That We urge tn" unqualified
support Of every member In III" House and
:. nate to retain the Full crew Ri a.
necessary legislation for tie proper ef-
ficlent and expeditions manner in handling
the enormous big trains today, and to
n.utraiize 50 far as the practical operation
nf the trains Is concerned. the tals"
economy schemes Of railway managers
anh be- ID further
Resolved. Thai copy af this resolution
Il. sent to thu tioNernnr. Speaker u IN"
Uonsc and the r.sp'ctiA" Repres' ntatlN"S
nf this District and copies he Furnished II
IL. press FOR publication.
seal
Strike bulletin. (Clinton, Ill.) 1913-1915, 1915-03-03
lRVINCTON IS A NOISY
TOWN-MAKES |. C.. EN-.
ClNES BLOW WHISTLES

IRN1SGToN. IN Feb ss-The leg sla :
iure NAV grant all Of the railroads of
Illinois an increase In passenger rates.
but Irvtngton Is the burg. which. figurat-
iNelN speaking took the proud and
naughty Illinois Central railroad across
her knee and spanked out a promise 10
have the engineers af the company recog-
nize the existence OF thls village with the
footing Of whistles. the ringing Of bells.
and lessening ~ speed In passing.
Yes. indeed. IrNington has put more
noise into the Illinois Central. 50 FAR
a. her precincts are concerned.
The cause of IL all was the narrow
escape OF woman short time ago.
when Noiceless locomotive nearly ran
her down. The result Of this incident
was the enforcement Of village or
dlnance against the railroad company. 1r-
yington's crossings had TO be recog nizsd.
Now. Irsington no longer is to the |. c
engineers as only a straw stack along the
right Of way. She Is a thriving village of
spirit and spunk. She Is worth eight long
blasts from each passing locomotive.
The people OF IrNington have become
disgustod with the service the / {. has
given them since the strike on that road
and they are very proud Of the fact that
they have been successful In making the
scabhy railroad come IN time. One prom
inent citizen suggested that they pass an
ordinance prohibiting the Illinois Central
from stopping Its trains within the cor
the many wrecks that have taken place
near here. former patrons II the road are
afraid to travel over it-silver city Press
Strike bulletin. (Clinton, Ill.) 1913-1915, 1915-03-03
FROM JACKSON, MISS.

JACKSON. March , The situation To-
the strikers at this terminal II As en-
couraging as ever The scabs and n"
raIlraad officials seems 10 be very sorry
that the strike was not called off but ""
strikers should worry
TIL, l. { IL stnl using the old head-
lights through here which j. Violation
II the law, IL Is about time that the state
railroad commission gets after them Tn.
seah- here are working short time. and
many OF Item laid of. sN"n though IN"
,i.ad tracks are filled mp with had order
equipment -=,zt >,
The X r Dept was instructed I"
s,t husv on the struck roads hy IT, t.h.
V.ptIon at kansas CITY. Hut ~ seems ihaf
II is going tn take a lung whll" Tor i'it
IN get started With The exception 80,
Kline ~ the IIlackSmiths the 3fanh
Lodges are. no; putting NrrS much steam
on tie struck roads at the present nm
n the labor movement wants 10 see thls
-trikp won then u T. up 10 them 10 stf'N
On enough pressure ON their pAttni or
l#,nIyatinn 10 get them Ia action AM IiaN
their part in the winning ~ tnis siilhe
W ". GARNER,
Sec strikers
Jackson. Miss
Strike bulletin. (Clinton, Ill.) 1913-1915, 1915-03-03
BOYCOTT vs.. BLACKLIST

In the panbury hatters case the United
States supreme Court decided that tn
hoyeott was Illegal Judgment for te52.-
I20 was rendered against iss hanhutN
workinsmen.
Then the court decided In effect that
tho antf-hIacklIst law of Kansas all
wrong.
Thus IL appears that employers may
blacklist "A union man. but workingfn',n n.
nreyIous to the recent passage Of the
CLAYTON act could not boycott an unfair
employer.
that II an anti. blacklist law Will not stand
H.. te.t of the courts an anti boycott Law
should also fail TO receive the sanction
of the supreme rulers on the bench.
The employers desire tn" use OF the
hlsrklist which can exist only In darn
seerecv2and the court decisions favor the
cmnloNrrs The same interests deny the
right OF working people TO use the boy
roit an instrument that depends ur-on the
tlu llsht Of publicity for Its success
and the courts uphold the contentious OF
the employers.
Strike bulletin. (Clinton, Ill.) 1913-1915, 1915-03-03
SHOULD PROFITS BE LIMITED

Mr. Henry Ford's testimony before the
United states Commissioner ON Industrial
Relations that his firm Of eight men had
made profit If t.5. 900 0a0 on capital
of g.. .oo0. 0o0 leads me 10 Inquire as 10
what effect this excessive profit may
have on the Industrial situation in the
nit.d states
II profits were limited by law. would
not great or general prosperity result
IL any set Of m.n entitled hy genius.
industry and fortunate circumstances To
absorb the wealth of the country
should not excessive wealth be taxed I"
return tn. eSe.ss To the eommonality and
distribute ths wealth by great public
works employing labor. such as permanent
highways like the Romans built Mis-
souri, for instance. could greatly increase
its prosperity values by the building nf
Highways for ssnic alone ~ Louis would
profit imm. nss1y bY employing labor
tnow idleb Al a slightly lower rate than
the average. To huild scenic route over
the hackbon. nf the pzarks. which COM
almost to nur city limits, and from
which rails. fine fishing streams and Won
dcrful springs near which are wondsrfully
interesting eaNes and near the south
central part NJ the state near this hack
inffng hone the beautiful white River
flaws Tax some ~ our surplus wealth
and pleasure-ioNlug automobtlistS To
build this road to employ idle labor and
the same stream oI travel come Ia
Missouri noW goes to California and
Colorado To- travel over beautiful scenic
roads To heights commanding wide views
and To beauty spots
JOHN l. GRETHER
Strike bulletin. (Clinton, Ill.) 1913-1915, 1915-03-03
WINNING FIGHT
sb hltig Pese Marquette Oue
q Business.

AW. Mich March The shop
NnAs Is putting the pere out nj
DudlA Walters one uf the
mas admitted that they are
Qse up trying To run a railroad
s.a srahs ar concerned. We could
hin this a lung time ago, and
IL We did. ilut the Psre
iorm the Impossible. aud tn"
done II for diem
s from all IN" terminal points
gstem are more han en-
our men are sticking. and
strik"rs they viii never call
OH or go back on the de.
tney made when they went
There IL greater principle
simply a iuh And II. Per-
mas learned this Ia their
~ burst fur on BaX city
reported the firrmsn II badly
Sihe and train pulled In to
~ Engine 5o2 two hours and
el on rear coach nf passenger
.seed coach To- leave track car
eft ON main line train one
10 sasinaw no one hurt n
passengers In the coach that
n snd very few In the remain
- engines pulled off this week
no freight business
y. NJ conductors ar. hay
uoueies with spntters on th.ir
men follow IN. conductor
uain counting the few pas
- iArss. and tickets aud max.
e"he.al their business
Strike bulletin. (Clinton, Ill.) 1913-1915, 1915-03-03

Va, A.. ,..,.s,ra 20 cut cut The poster
n. ..., ssvv saA Asss n ~ n se"e e"s-
..,rvovs sisee where the people rss see
n. Cat n eat. s~sd u 10 . frf~ss. sss.
n n yesr eiss or ledge ree"'' "r pss.e !"
4. ,se fross wisde~ ef ."mc store.
..r Of the pe.s~r sad help "s ss's''is'
The roads IN strike
Strike bulletin. (Clinton, Ill.) 1913-1915, 1915-03-03

] I'LL Ia, March 3.-In eight per
! V suits filed In IN. district
~ n ay; total of sbssSo In
''ush, from the Illinois Cen
~ aait Is against tn. Illinois
4 ~ .n,eh W J I.awerence. ~
okkS ~. Of William Dean simp-
4 $4,000 simpson. an EN-
~ a. ,al,road. was riding on a
~ straen nspeetlng rails A passeng-
~ h ys.sd. I'm on bridge near Mer-
disd. '' injuries from which
y maj she received a fractured
I'm. struck by nasscnxer
~ -a.diehoskos asks for ss.oao
penas sue me Illinois Central railroad
nsverhs that the accident oc-
- ussl. l., while she wns cross
q, East seventh street.
Strike bulletin. (Clinton, Ill.) 1913-1915, 1915-03-03
IMPORTANT NOTICE

]" all Machinists. Boiiermakers.
AMI helpers. lilacksmiths and Helm
'fs' carmen and Electrical WORKERS
who seek employment with th. -
j. l. Railroad 20 Consul, IN.
hhsin'ss Agent or shop Commltte.
h'i'r" making application for e,n.
lloymcnt
u, order Of Federated Cr.ua.
Dssstii~, iii.
Strike bulletin. (Clinton, Ill.) 1913-1915, 1915-03-03
NEW YORK. Feb .l-rhe Wall street

NEW YORK. Feb. sl-The Wall street
Journal tonight says
Southern Pacific showed decrease OF
tl.la5tst gross earnings In January. due
chiefly to decrease Of t10e,232 In freight
revenue aud ti3tu2 IN passenger revenue.
For the seven months ended with Ianu-
arV. however. the decrease In freight rev
rnue was ts.el9 oeo compared With n fall
ing of in passenger earnings Of $3.50 e
ns3
Strike bulletin. (Clinton, Ill.) 1913-1915, 1915-03-03

The cost of publishing the Strike Rnl-
letin is derived from subscriptions and
its continued success demands the CO.
operation Of all concerned in the labor
movement. Nothing you can DO for Us
will he more aprr.eisted than the solicit
ing II few subscriptions for the Rui-
lttIn
Strike bulletin. (Clinton, Ill.) 1913-1915, 1915-03-03
MARKHAM IS NOW ON
BEGGING TOUR IN IOWA
Brakeman and Conductor Killed by
Defective Equipment.

WATERLOO. March We are sorry
that our last report failed to appear In
fhe Strike Bulletin. and. for fear that
some "f Tn. brothers might think an Ill
neis central engine has blown Waterloo
of the map, We hasten to submit orr re-
port for this week
Mr. Markham and his aggregation were
at the state capitol In pes Molnes recent
Is. begging the legislature for more money
with which To fight strikes and keep thu
working class in submission
Engines are leaking and blowing. and
trains are from one hour to three hours
late. The delivery Of freight Ia alarming
~ slow and uncertain-so bad. In fact.
that patrons are stin kicking about the
poor service rendered by the struck roads
We would not be surprised II In the
near future the company should recog-
nize our rights and sign our Federated
agreement for thev have learned that
other railroad corporations have accepted
the Federation of shop employees without
any disastrous after effects on the sue.
cessfu management Of the roads on
The other hand. would not be any
more surprised II the company officials
should continue to be stubborn for some
time To come All Ne can do IL To con-
tinue tho strike and inject more energy
into the battle
Strike bulletin. (Clinton, Ill.) 1913-1915, 1915-03-03

At some time In cur life we feel
trembling fearful longing To do some g"o,i
thing Life finds its nohl'si spring ~ -
,,ll.pee In this hidden Impulse 10 do aur
hest Robert CollNer
Strike bulletin. (Clinton, Ill.) 1913-1915, 1915-03-03

Mauslaaghter along the right II way
II The Illinois Central continues undated.
George brennan. an Illinois Central con-
duCtOr Who had been set back TO braking
on account Of slack business. Was crush e
ed to death between dangerous Illinois
Central cars. The unfortunate man leaves
large family. and while We sympathize
with the family. cannot but deplore
the dangerous working conditions which
the roadmen have allowed to be forced
upon them.
NJ. F.. Holderfi.ld another Illinois Cen
trail brakeman on the west end. was
crushed between cars near Fort Dodge,
adding another victim 10 the Illinois Cen
trails let OF Killed.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1915-08-27
KNOW THY COUNTRY
III--TeIegraph and Telephone

spring company than the fellowshil
of the giant intellects that constructed
this marvellous industry and a journey
along the pathway of its development,
illuminated at every mile-post of its
progress by the lightning-fashes of
brilliant minds, will be taken at very
early date.
A brief statistical review Of the in
dustry brings out its growth and mag
nitude in most convincing and I'M
forgetable manner.
The telephone service OF the United
States is the most popular and efficient
and its rates are the cheapest of the
telephone systems of the world
We are the greatest takers on earth.
We send 60 per cent of our commune
cations over the telephone. The world
has about 100000 telephones and of
this number the United States has ap-
proximately $4,000, Europe 4,020 900
and other countries 100000. Accord
ing to the latest world telephone CEN
sus, the total telephone investment is
$1,906, 100000 and of this amount ST.
095, 100000 was credited to the United
States, $6S6,00O,OO0 in Europe and
SITS, 100000 in other countries. The
annual telephone conversations total
24,6OO, 100000 divided as follows: Unit
ed States 15,6OO,O 100000; Europe $780,
100000, and other countries 1900, 000,-
900. The total world wire telephone
mileage is 33,262,OO0 miles divided as
follows United States 2O,24S,0OO, Eu-
rope 1O.335,O00, and other countries
2,679,OOO. About six per cent of
the worlds population and sixty-one
per cent of the telephone wire mile.
age is in the United States.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1915-08-27

Just look at them and be still.
And lots. of people are looking at
them for everywhere visitors
and tourists are seeing the won
ders Of our home land.
Glenwood Springs, Colorado
Springs, Manitou and Denver are
visited and admired beyond de-
scription.
AS we come back to Missouri
we miss many things. We miss
the gorgeous flowers of Califor-
MIA and the sublime scenes OF
Colorado. Yes, and we miss the
barren waste lands and dreadful
deserts and we don't see sick
people on every hand, for green
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1915-08-27

Our transportation facilities are the
most perfect product of this great COM
mercial age and the telegraph and tel
ephone systems of this nation crown
the industrial achievements Of the
whole world. These twin messengers
of modern civilization. born in the
skies, stand today the most faithful and
efficient public servants that ever
toiled for the human race.
They are of American nativity and
while warm from the mind of the in
yentive genius have, under American
supervision, spun a network of wires
across the earth and under the seas
Telegraphy, in its early youth, mas
tered the known world and the tele-
phone has already conquered the
earth's surface, and now stands at the
seashore ready to leap across the
ocean.
No industry in the history Of the
world has ever made such rapid strides
IN development anu u0Siu'SSS' go"
none has ever exerted more powerful
influence upon the civilization of its
day than the Telegraph and Telephone.
Their achievement demonstrates the
supremacy of two distinct types of
American genius-invention and organ
ization.
The industry was peculiarly FORUM
ate in having powerful inventive intel
lect at its source and tremendous
minds to direct it's organization and
growth. 1t is the most perfect fruit
of the tree of American industry and
when compared with its European con-
temporaries, it thrills every patriotic
American with pride.
Ambitious youth can find no more in
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1915-08-27
ST. Francois County Bank
]. J. ROBERTS, Cashier

the University have been en-
ployed to teach the Texans Jour
nalism.
There is one person in the
world named "Walter Williams
School of Journalism University
of Missouri"-the rest of it is
in Chinese. When Dean Will
liams was in China on a world
tour as holder of the Kahn fell
lowship, he was the guest at a
banquet where a number of Chi
mas newspaper men were pres
ent. During the evening a Chi
nese newspaper man arose and
stated that he had just received
the news of a birth of a baby at
his home, and as Dean Williams
was the guest of honor the child
was named after him.
Missouri's school has three
distinctive features, and there
is no other school of journalism
| in the country which has them
all. One is that the school has
a separate faculty whose entire
time is given to instruction in
this division of the University.
Another is that a degree in
journalism is awarded at the
completion of the four years
course. And the third is that
of a daily newspaper. This
daily paper is regarded by the
faculty as being just as essen
tial to the teaching of journal
ism as a farm is to the teaching
of agriculture, or a hospital to
the teaching of medicine.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1915-08-27
LET US PLACE YOU IN A
POSITION

AS a telegraph operator at salary
of from $50 to $3.50 per month.
Last week we received telegram
from the Union Pacific railroad for
six operators. We were able to fill
the places and just received letter
from the Union Pacific stating that
they could use all the operators we
could send them for some time.
During the last week we also plac-
ed W. N. Cash with the Rock Island,
Paul McCleary with the Santa Fe,
and H. P. Wright with the Rock Is
land.
The demand for our graduates is
so great that we can guarantee you
position on the completion of the
course or refund your tuition.
Let us tell you how you can attend
school on credit and pay when you go
to work.
Write for free catalog today.
Chillicothe Telegraphy College,
202 Monroe ST.,
ChilIicothe, Mo.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1915-08-27
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