PLATTSMOLTII JOURNAL
G. K. TOffL, rnblisht-r.
PLATTSMOUTII,
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t BRIEF TELEGRAMS.
Chicago received 24,575 cars of live
stock during May, compared with 23,
030 cars in April, and 24,029 cars in
May, 1900.
At Zearing, la., Thomas Gorman, a
life insurance agent, was fatally stab
bed by Clay Reed, because Gorman
persisted in talking insurance to his
wife.
The Building Trades council of Den
ver declared the hodcarriers strike
irregular and ordered the strikers back
to work. The Hodcarriers' union will
act upon the matter.
John V. Barnes was elected presl
dent of the New York produce ex
change. His election was a victory
for the independents, or younger, ele
ment of the exchange.
Governor Gage has ofTered a reward
of $5,000 for the arrest and convic
tion of the persons implicated in the
lynching of the five men at Lookout.
Modoc county, California.
Samuel Potts, 24 years of age, of
Osceola, Mo., who enlisted In the
Thirty-ninth Illinois infantry to serve
ia the Philippines and then deserted,
vas captured by the police at Marion,
led.
At Kansas City former Judge F. M.
Flack handed down a decision to the
effect that the police board had no
power to revoke licenses of saloon
keepers who keep their places open on
Sunday.
Henry E. Perrine, a well known
business man of Buffalo, N. Y.. is dead.
His second wife, who survives him,
was Mrs. Folsom, mother of Mrs. G ro
ver Cleveland. Mr. Perrine was 74
years of age.
Emperor William has decorated Gen
cial Bonnal, director of the French
war school, with the crown order of
the first (lass, and has bestowed on
Colonel Gallet the crown order of the
second class.
The Gra.it statue or memorial com
mission has issued a pamphlet inviting
the comp3t!tion of artists for models
when must be submitted between
March 1 and April 1, 1902. The statue
will cost $240,000.
Richard C. McCormick died at Ja
maica, L. I., aged 69. He was formerly
territorial governor of Arizona and
was assistant secretary of the United
States treasury in 1877 and elected to
congress in 1895.
The report that Emperor "William
and Queen Wilhelmina have agreed
upon a convention whereby Germany
assumed the protection of the Dutch
colonies in return for certain com
mercial advantages is absolutely
without foundation. Queen Wilhel
mina's visit to the emperor was whol
ly devoid of political significance.
Irvin Butterworth tendered his res
ignation as president of tha Columbus,
O., board of trade. He also tendered
Us resignation as president of the Co
lumbus Gas company, and will leave
for Denver, where he will assume the
duties of vice president and general
iranager of the Denver Gas company.
Seven thousand dollars was found
under a sidewalk near the former
boarding place of Stewart JellefT, held
at Mineral Point, Wis., on a charge
ol robbing the First National bank re
cently. Two bottles of nitroglycerine
and a bunch of skeleton keys were also
fcund. All was discovered by citizens
who were searching privately.
Kansas reports recent copious rains
In all sections of the state.
The Confederate Soldiers' Home, an
institution for the care of indigent
veterans, was opened at Atlanta, Ga.,'
cn the anniversary of the birth of
Jefferson Davis.
Rural free delivery service will be
established in Iowa July 1 as follows:
Arlington, Fayette county, three car
riers; length of routes, sixty-seven and
cne-quarter miles; population served.
2,235; carrier. John Gladwin, sr., S.
M. Wellman and R. N. Hibbard.
; A special to the Denver Republican
from Lander, Wyo., says: Word was
brought in of the killing cf the sheep
berder who killed Frank Armajo, the
Indian, on the reservation Sunday, by
the Indian police, thirty miles from
the Muddy.
. The salaries of the following past
- masters in Iowa have been changed:
Sioux City, increased from $3,300 to
$3,400; Des Moines, $3,700 to $3,800;
SLenandoah. $2,100 to $2,300; Wapello,
$1,400 to $1,500; Washington. $2,100 to
$2,200.
Chancellor Francis H. Snow, who
has been at the head of the Univer
sity of Kansas for eleven years, has
tendered his resignation. The resig
nation will be accepted and Chancellor
Snow will be given the chair of na
tural history.
Commander Booth-Tucker of the
Salvation Army declared that there "is
no truth in the report to the effect
that negotiations are in progress look
ing to the amalgamation of the Vol
unteers of America and the Salvation
Army. ,
MRS
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GAINING
Dr. Rixey So Reports in the Last Bulletin
to the Public.
PATIENT DOING VERY WELL NOW
Doctor Finds Her Keating jolt Com
fortably and ia Encouraged The Best
Informed, However, Realise that There
Is Vet Danger.
WASHINGTON. June 6. Dr. Rixey
made his usual nightly visit to the
White House shortly after 9 o'clock
and remained about an hour and a
half. On leaving he said: "Mrs. Mc
Kinley is resting very comfortably
now. She has gained a great deal
this evening, but there Is no marked
change. She is doing very well."
While the Improvement in Mrs. Mc
Kinley's condition is slight, the fact
that there had been no setback during
the day, but on the contrary, a very
little gain, was very gratifying to
the White House household and the
president expressed his pleasure sev
eral times during the evening.
In view of the gravity cf the con
dition of the sufferer, too much con
fidence is not attached to the patient's
condition. It is realized that what
ever gain or improvement is shown
may prove but temporary. For this
leason the bulletins as officially an
nounced by the physicians once a day
refer to the gain in condition ia very
guarded language.
President McKinley is spending a
large part of his time at his wife's bed
side. He was out driving for an hour,
just before supper, and returned re
freshed. With the exception of the
time spent in the early evening with
a few callers and a short time in the
cabinet room at 11 o'clock most of
the evening was spent within call of
his wife.
None of Mrs. McKinley's relatives
have yet been sent for, but it is
stated that if any are summoned they
will be her nearest relatives, Mrs.
Barber and Miss Ida Barber of Can-
tcn. It is likely that Mr. and Mrs Ab
ner 5IcKIn!ey and the president's sis
ter, Mrs. Duncan, and Miss Helen Mc
Kinley will come here soon Mrs. Mc
Kinley is particularly devoted to the
president's maiden sister, Miss Helen
McKinley.
Saturday will be Mrs. McKinley's
birthday, and there are scores of
beautiful gifts ready to be sent to the
executive mansion. Flowers and fruit
ty the wagon load are received daily,
but none of these remembrances find
their way to the sick room, but each
card Is being carefully kept, in the
hope that the happy time may come
v;hen the sufferer can be informed
bow greatly her friends and the pub
lic generally were Interested in her
welfare.
ON THE YERGE Of A CRISIS.
Spain Nutotballr lrupquil. Bat Symptoms
of Unrest Apparent.
MADRID, June 6. The situation
throughout Srain remains critical.
Nominal tranquillity La3 been restored
at Corunna, but the octroi offices are
still occupied by gendarmes and ar
rests continue to be made. A general
strike is threatened owing to the re
fusal of cne factory to employ 300
workmen. The railway men have
struck at Vigo and anarchist excite
ment is lite in Barcelona, where the
reds" met in defiance of the civil
governor's prohibition and passed se
cret resolutions.
Senor Gamazco, leader of the dissi
dent liberals, in an interview charac
terized the crisis as an "exceedingly
grave moment for Spain," adding "the
government must act with great . en
ergy with regard to the Catalan and
separatist movemeat to prevent the
evil from becomitig irremedial."
CUBA WAITS IMPATIENTLY
Official Instructions from Washington
Regardlog Tlatt Amendment.
HAVANA, June 6. The official In
structions frora Washington regard
ing the Piatt araondment have not ar
rived. Tho delay ia causing annoy
ance to Ccneral Wood, as he had
promised that the convention would
have the letter Tuesday and a meet
ing was called to discuss the document.
The conservatives are not hopeful of
holding the fifteen who voted in fa
vor of the resolution adopting the
Piatt amendment.
Senor Sanguilly said that If the in
structions specifically stated that there
could be no interpretations or expla
nations added the convention should
vote fcr or against accepting the
amendment without further argument.
President Cannot Visit Buffalo.
WASHINGTON. June C The pres
ident will nut be able to be at the
Pan-American exposition at Buffalo
on June 33, which was designated as
president's day. After the abandon
ment vt the northwestern portion of
the presidential tour the Improvement
in Mrs. McKinley's condition inspired
the managers of the exposition to hone
that the president would be able to
keep his engagement at Buffalo, but
Mrs. McKinley's Illness will interfere.
CALLS THE ARMY TO ACCOUNT.
Reformed Presbyterians Adopt Resoln-
tlons on Social Evil.
m isuuKUi June o. 'mere was a
full attendance of delegates when
Moderator Martin opened the sixth
day's session of the Reformed Pres
byterian synod of North America. Af
ter devotional exercises Rev. R. C.
Allen of Grove City, Pa., presented
the report of the special committee
appointed by the synod to inquire into
Us of the United States army sys
tem. The committee devoted itself
more especially to the social evil as
it exists in Hawaii and the Philip
pines. It is explained that the evil
is authorized and protected by mili
tary regulations, and the committee
demands that this situation be up
rooted. The report was adopted
unanimously.
The committee on Sunday schools
and young people's societies reported
a resolution which aimed at keeping
the societies of the church under its
away from the leaders of the inter-
own control and as far as possible
denominational societies, many of
whose views on organized labor and
secret societies are against those of
the members of this synod.
The committee appointed to consid
er the resignation of Elder Walter
Miller as treasurer of the literary
fund reported in favor of accepting
it and transferring the effects and
publications of the church to Elder
J. S Tibbey of Pittsburg, who was
recommended. The report was
adopted unanimously and Mr. Tibbey
was declared elected. He will also act
as librarian of all the official church
iterature both in this country and
Europe, and it will be placed in his
care lu the near future.
TAKE BRITISH BY SURPRISE.
Kitchener Sends Report of the Fighting
at Vlakfonteln.
LONDON, June 5. Lord Kitchen
ers dispatch from Pretoria, dated
June 4, says:
"Dixon's report (of the fighting at
Vlakfontein, forty miles from Johan
nesburg, May 29) Just received. On
our side 1,450 men with seven guns
were engaged. The force was return
ing to camp at Vlakfontein when the
enemy, under cover of a veldt, fired.
rushed the rear guard, consisting of
two gun3 of the Twenty -eighth bat-
tery and 330 men of the Derbyshlres
and the Yeomanry. They temporarily
captured two guns. When the re
mainder of the force came into action
the Boers were driven over and the
guns recaptured.
"Our casualties were six officers and
fifty-one men killed, six officers and
115 men wounded and one officer and
seven men missing. One officer and
four men have since died of wounds.
Forty-one Boers were killed on the I
ground. The further Boer casualties
are not known. Reinforcements are
being sent."
NO NEED f OR EXTRA SESSION.
Cabinet Decides that Congress win Not
Have to Convene.
WASHINGTON, June 5. The cab
inet today unanimously decided that
existing conditions do not warrant
the calling of an extra session of
congress, becretary Root and Attor
ney General Knox both rendered le
gal opinions to the effect that the
authority to govern the Philippines
vested in the president by the Spoon
er amendment was ample. The re
ports were concurred in by all the
members of the cabinet. The deci
sion of the cabient was announced
after the meeting in the following
statement, issued by Secretary Cor
telyou: The president has determined that'
existing conditions do not require or
warrant calling congress together
during the present summer or making
cny change In the policy hitherto
pursued and announced In regard to
the Philippine islands.
BOERS STRIKE AGAIN.
London Beeelves Report of Their Vigor
ous Itenewal of Hostilities.
LONDON, June 5. The war office
tonight published the following from
Lord Kitchener, dated Pretoria, June
4:
"Jamestown (Cape Colony) surren
dered to Kritzinger's command on the
morning of June 2, after four hours'
fighting. The town guard and local
volunteers were overpowered before
our pursuing columns could come up.
Our casualties were three killed and
two wounded. The Boer loss is said
to have been greater. The stores
were looted, but the garrison was re
leased. Have placed General French
in charge of the operations in Cape
Colony."
Our casualties were six officers and
fifty-one men killed, six officers and
115 men wounded and one officer and
seven men missing. One officer and
four men have since died of wounds.
Forty-one Boers were killed on the
ground. The further Boer casualties
are not known. Reinforcements are
being sent."
Nineteen of the seventy-eight Fil
ipinos for the Buffalo exposition were
not permitted to land at San Francisco
owing to loathsome diseases.
NOT THE SAME "DRAFT
Convention Had Boot's Approval, but Not
of Amendment as Altered,
CONTENT WITH FLATT WORDING
Politicians Are Ones Who Held Out for
the Chances Extra Session Found
Unnecessary Cabinet Decides Congress
Need Not Reconvene.
WASHINGTON, June 6. Inside in
formation concerning the action of
the Cuban convention on the Piatt
amendment has been received in
Washington. It appears that the first
draft of the amendment as interpreted
by the majority of the committee on
relations with the United States was
submitted to General Wood and by
him sent to Washington. This draft
was aproved by Secretary Root and
bis approval was made known to the
Cuban convention. When the matter
came up for discussion, however, it
was found that there were a number
of delegates whose votes could only
be obtained by the extended altera
tions, amendments and interpreta
tions which finally wre adopted by
the convention and rejected by Secre
tary Root.
It is stated officially that the peo
ple of Cuba believed at first that the
Piatt amendment had been adopted
and that they were satisfied. Such
was tho belief of the people of the
United States until the draft of the
adopted amendment was received
here. The belief is expressed in offi
cial circles here that the Cuban peo
ple as a whole are perfectly satisfied
with the Piatt amendment and that
it will finally be adopted.
The cabinet today unanimously de
cided that existing conditions do not
warrant calling an extra session of
congress. Secretary Root and Attor
ney General Knox both rendered le
gal opinions to the effect that the
authority to govern the Philippines
vested in the president by the Spooner
amendment was ample. The reports
were concurred in by all the members
of the cabinet. The decision of the
cabinet was announced after the meet-
ing in the following statement, issued
ty Secretary Cortelyou
"The president has determined that
existing conditions do not require or
warrant calling congress together
during the present summer or making
any change In the policy hitherto pur
sued and announced In regard to the
Philippine islands."
It can be positively stated that the
Dingley rates upon goods from the
Philippines entering the United States
M remain in force as heretofore.
The president will put into effect such
changes in the tariff duties on goods
going into the Philippines as the Taft
commission may recommend. The
establishment of civil government in
the archipelago can proceed without
interruption as soon as the military
authorities consider the time ripe for
its establishment.
The supreme court decision as view
ed by the administration settles, first
tfcat the Foraker act is constitutional.
second that the collection of duties
on Porto Rico imports between the
time of the cession of the island of
Forto Rico and the passage of the
Joraker act was illegal and must be
refunded.
These are held to be the main es
sential points of the decisions. Noth
ing In them is construed to apply to
the tariff situation, as between the
United States and the Philinninps
POSSIBLY GAINING SLOWLY.
Dr. Rixey's Last Report of the Condition
of Sirs. McKinley.
WASHINGTON, June 5. Dr. Rixey
was at the White House an hour and
r. half this evening and on leaving,
at 10:30, in answer to inquiries con
cerning Mrs. McKinley's condition,
said: "There has been no important
change in Mrs. McKinley's condition
since we gave out our bulletin this
morning. She is resting very com
fortably. Of course there are fluctu
ations in her condition; at times she
is better and at times worse; but she
is certainly not losing any ground.
In fact, she is possidly gaining very
slowly. There is no more immediate
danger now than there has been for
some time."
While Dr. Rixey was slightly more
hopeful tonight, the patient's condi
tion cannot be said to show any ma
terial change. It has been decided
not to hold afternoon consultations,
unless a material change for the
worse should ocur, and the only bul
letin to be issued shall be one follow
ing the usual forenoon consultation.
Fire Sweeps Over Slatoon.
MATTOON, HI., June 5. Fire
started today in the large plant of the
Arthur Jordan Poultry company and
after destroying it spread to the
Kingsolver and Duncan warehouses
and several dwellings, which were
also destroyed. Most of the artisto
ciatic residence portion of the city
is In jeopardy. It is feared the Leg-
get Poultry house and the Mattoon
tefrigerating plant will go. The loss
at noon amounted to about $50,000.
THE LIVE STOCK MARKET.
Latest
Qnotatlons from Sooth Omaha
and Kansas City.
SOUTH OMAHA.
Cattle There was a good, liberal run
of cattle, but the demand was in good
shape, and as a result the market ruled
active and fully steady on all desirable
grades. There was the usual large pro
portion of beef steers included in the re
ceipts and the quality of the offerings as
a rule was very good. Packers all want
ed the cattle showing weight and quality
and on such kinds the market was active
and steady to strong. As high as $5.75
was paid for a prime load, which is the
highest price of the year on this market.
There was a good demand for cow stuff
this morning und the better grades moved
freely at good, steady prices. In fact,
there was very little change noticeable
In the prices paid for any of the cows
and heifers on the market. Practically
everything was out of first hands early
in the morning. Hulls were also good sell
ers where the quality was satisfactory,
and the market could bo quoted just
about steady. Stags and calves also sold
in yesterday's notches. There were only
a few Btockers and feeders in the yards
this morning and anything good sold at
what looked to be steady prices."
Hogs The receipts of hogs were very
nearly as heavy as they were a week ago,
but as other markets were in good shape
the tendency of values was upward. On
the start the market was very slow, as
packers did not like to pav more than
steady prices, while sellers were holding
for an advance. The first hogs sold mostly
strong to 2V.sC higher, the bulk going at
$3.70 and $o.72Vi. Trading was rather slow
on that basis, however, and not much
was done for some little time.
Sheep There was a fair run.the follow
ing quotations being given: Choice
Clipped wethers. $4.2&4.30; fair to good
clipped wethers, $3.!Kif 4.20; choice clipped
ewes, $3.653.90; fair to good clipped
ewes, $3.303.65; choice wooled lambs.
$4.3055.50; fair to good lambs. $3. 10 5. 30;
choice clipped lambs, $4.754.90; fair to
good clipped lambs, $4.50&4.75; spring
lambs, $3.00fi6.00; feeder wethers, $3.00t
4.00; feeder Iambs. $4.0004.40.
KANSAS CITY.
Cattle Beef steers, strong: cows and
heifers, steady to 10c lower; stockers and
feeders, lOfiZOc higher; choice beef steers.
$5.4585.80; fair to good. $5.005.40; stockers
and feeders, $3.751i5.00; western fed
steers, $4.755.60; Texans and Indian,
$4.35(65.40; Texas grass steers. $3.00-94.7);
cows, $3.35fi4.S0; heifers. $3.80j5.25: can
ners. $2.50?i3.15; bulls, $3.40!4.95; calve3.
$4.006.00.
Hogs Market opened strong, but close-1
,',.4c lower; top. $3.95; bulk of sales, $5.70
4i5.85: heavy, $5.855.95: mixed packers,
$3.7015.85; light, $5.605.75: pigs, $5.50.
Sheep and Lambs Market strong; west
ern lambs, $1.755.50; western wethers.
$4.00fi4.50; western yearlings. $4.5034.90;
ewes. $3.75?i4.25; culls, $2.75f3.50; Texas
grass sheep, $3.0Ofi4.15: Texas lambs. $4.23
Si4.70; spring lambs. $3.005.75.
DIETRICH CHANGES HIS PLANS
Will Not Go Aronnd the World, bat In
stead Stops at Philippines.
WASHINGTON, June 6. Senator
Dietrich will not Junket around the
v.orld with the congressional party.
as It was announced from Washington
last week. Instead he will go to the
Philippines this summer, accompanied
by his daughter, who has just finished
the school year at Bryn Mawr college.
Senator Dietrich said today that he
had determined to sail for the Philip
pines June 25 from San Francisco by
the transport Hancock.
"The Philippines have long been my
objective, said the senator, "for con
gress will have to take action look
ing to their government at its next
session, and desiring to legislate in
telligently for them I have decided to
go to the islands direct instead of
stopping there en route on the swing
around the globe. Then again, my
daughter desires to see the far east
and as we have been separated for
year I thought it but right I should
include her in my tour instead of go
ing with the stag party. I told Mr. Mer
cer of my change in program, al
though I imagine it will be great fun
for those who are booked to embark
from New York on a trip around the
world."
Senator Dietrich and daughter will
go to the Philippines in distinguished
nilitary company, with Adjutant Gen
eral Corbin, Surgeon General Stern
berg, Chief of Ordnance A. R. Buff
ington and others of the army who go
cut to inspect the several branches of
the military and civil establishments
in the islands. It is Senator Diet
rich's intention to leave Washington
early next week for Nebraska, where
he will remain until June 20, when
he will leave for San Francisco.
Chaffee Arrives at Manilla.
MANILA, June 6. General Chaffee
nnd staff and two companies of the
Ninth infantry arrived here today on
the United States transport Sumner
from Taku. The general was received
with a major general's salute. Gen
eral Chaffee will be General MacAr
thur's guest at the Malacanang palace.
Call For State Warrants.
LINCOLN, June 6. Treasurer Stue-
fer has issued a call for state war
rants reigstered from 67.245 to 69,610,
amounting to $100,000, and payable on
June 10.
Fire In Chinese Capital.
BERLIN, June 6. A special dis-
psicn rrom r-eKin, aaiea June , says
a great connagration nas occurrea in
the Forbidden City. The ' Americans
pnd Japanese are barring all access to
the quarter Involved, and details,
trerefore, are not obtainable.
Flaying Short Term Bonds.
WASHINGTON. June 6. The secre
te ry of the treasury today bought $35,-
C00 4 per cent short term bonds at
113.1952.
AN HISTORICAL Lt CATION.
Xerthwsst World's Fair Bit Association
Discover la teres ting Facts.
The officer of the Northwest
World's Fair Site association claim to
have made a discovery which they
think will have much weight In the
selection of the site for the Louisiana
Purchase exposition, says the St. Louis
Globe-Democrat. They say the home
place of Gen. William H. Clarke, gov
ernor of the territory of Missouri, is
located on Goodfellow avenue, la
northwest St Louis, and covers part
of the vast property on which the as
sociation has obtained options for tho
benefit of the directors of the World's
Pair. Secretary E. T. Qrether, Presi
dent Lewis E. Snow. Treasurer J. M.
Williams and others have been visit
ing the different property owners for
the past two weeks, spending hours
dally In Interviewing the oldest in
habitants and looking over old muni
cipal documents in an effort to get his
torical data. It was while on these
expeditions that they gathered data
which they assert shows conclusively
that on the identical spot where now
stands the Goodfellow mansion. Good
fellow avenue and Natural Bridge
road, formerly stood the residence of
Gov. Ctarke, at which place, known
to the Indians as Council Groves, the
Indians met to make their treaties,
and from where started the Lewis and
Clarke expedition. Directors Fred
Delbel, Jewett Wagoner, John Fitz
gerald, H. H. Ellers, Judge David
Murphy, Ed W. Greer, J. L. Orether,
Edward H. BIckley, George P. Pren-
dergast, W. S. Brawner, M. M. Fltz
gerrell, Fred Spangler, H. B. Schilling,
W. J. McDonald, W. H. Redemeyer.
Sidney E. Davis and Charles H. Fil
ler, the executive committee, will go
before the World's Fair site commit
tee to state that the Goodfellow place
Is singularly appropriate for a fair
site and that the natural conditions
surrounding it fulfill all the require
ments. The history associated with
this place, they will argue could well
be preserved by permanent buildings
commemorating the exposition.
Umb'l Wool.
The new beverage, so-called, that is
being introduced under the name of
"lamb's wool," is as old as the hills,
Victor Smith says. It Is nothing more
than the juice of apples roasted over
spiced ale. Every Irishman should
know it A great day for it used to be
the feast of the apple gathering called
"la mas ubhal," pronounced "lammas
ool." The corruption into "lamb's
wool" was easy.
Teachers and Old Maids Preferred.
A farmer's wife, writing to the
American Agriculturist, says that it
has been her good fortune to take sum
mer boarders for the past seventeen
years, and she eums up her experience
thus: "I have had boarders of all ages,
frora the baby with Its nurse to the
aged grandmother, but my favorites
are maiden ladies and school teachers.
They are most always contented."
Fine feathers may not make fine
birds, but they make soft pillows.
"COMMUNITY OF INTEREST."
Some of tho Effects of the Great Rail
road Change Which Are Occjrrlng.
"Community of Interest' seems to be
the watchword among the great rail
road corporations, nowadays, and cer
tain persons who are apt to decide
upon topics of general interest, especi
ally new ones, without thinking upon
the facts, have supposed that this
meant an arrangement of interest only
te the railway companies participating
in the deals, traffic arrangements,
leases, etc., which show in the stock
transactions and engage the thought
and ability of traffic and passenger
agents. It is undoubtedly the financial
Interest of the corporations which
moves their officers to enter into con
tracts, but the consideration of thi
topic necessarily Includes that of the
convenience, comfort and attractions
which they can offer to their patrons.
If competition be less Intense, and rate
wars be relegated to the dead past,
it means that more attention will be
paid to those Inducements which will
bring business to up-to-date lines of
transportation.
An Instance of the early profit of the
public Is most worthy of mention. Un
der the plan of arrangements known
as "Community of Interest" very close
relations have been established by the
Missouri Pacific System with the Den
ver and Rio Grande railway, the Rio
Grande Western Railway and tha
Southern Pacific Railway and other
lines diverging from Junction points.
So that now, for the first time in the
railway history of the country, a pas
senger may take train at St. Louis and
remain therein until he has reached
San Francisco. The route is one of the
most popular because of its great
scenic beauty, and because It gives the
traveler the benefit of variety of al
titude and climate, taking him across
the smiling plains of Kansas into the .
wonderful canyons of Colorado, ancyf
through her most noted mining locali
ties, and by the great inland salt sea.
where a great religious organization
has bullded a city of magnificence la
an oasis of the desert, and whose po
litical power has been maintained la
spite of the objections of the concen
trated power of the United States and
in the face of all the obstacles which
have ever, from the dawn of Christ!- '
anity, contended against Its establish
ment by any sect or creed. ft
These places are of great interest to
the traveler of today, and since they
may be visited with such ease in the
magnificent trains of this monster sys
tem of railway, the tide of tourist traf
fic Is being turned to them by natural
selection. The Missouri Pacific and
the Rio Grande reach all points in
Colorado, Utah and the West, and thus
"Community of Interest" among the
railroads already benefits the public in
such an everyday way as to convince
the thoughtless person that he must
revise his hasty Judgment.
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