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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 7, 1904)
TIIE OMAHA DAILY BEE: SUNDAY, AUOUST 7, 1901. 15 TWO PIIOXES AT DES MOINES Experience of Capital City of Iowa with Competing Independent Company. MAKES BIG PROMISES. PERFORMS LITTLE Original Terms of Fraapblas Hepealed n4 Obligations to City Com ptomUfil to Save 111 Hrpotalloa. DES MOINES, -u.y 20.-(Sreclul Corre spondence of The keeJ-Telephoiie compe tition In ts Moines ha brought about thrse renulta: First Business "phones at Wi a year and rexldence 'phonts at $-4 a year for those who can and ma willing to get along with u Dartiai service. Second An additional expense of UG and . A per year for business and residence hones. respectively, for those who re ulre beth systems, for no reduction has upon made in the rates of the telephone umpany first In the field. Thlra Financial loss on Us local business 10 the first company In the field, and flnan ciul loss, almost bankruptcy, to the com peting cam any. The cry against telephone monopoly In Dps Moines began almost ten years ago. and the publlo clamor for competition bors fruit in July, U9S. whan the city council. at the bo heat ot about TOO citizens who I ,id each subscribed for one share of stock In the new enterprise, passed an ordinance Si-anting a franchise for the construction snd malnteaance of a telephone system to tha Mutual Telephone company. This 'i company at tha time was composed of the -:) citizens woo had been Induced to sub- rlbe for ona share af stock each on con Itlon that they would receive the telephone riflca at rates even less than the very iw rentals fixed by tha franchise. In fact. ioach stockholder was entitled to a tele phone la his place of business for $24 a year, or ta his residence for $11 a year, Vfter paying fl5 for his share of stock. 'And this, with tha estimate that 'phones could be furnished to nonstockholder at $36 and $24 a year, for business houses and residences, respectively, was the entire substance of the financial scheme of the Mutual Telephone company of Des Moines. From each of Its 700 stock subscribers It received $16, making a total capital of $31, MO for tha construction, equipment and putting Into operation of a telephone sys tem In , a city of about lOO.nQO population. The nominal capital stock of the company was $90,000, but the actual amount paid la was only $31,6ni. Ordinance Passes Council, The Mutual company's franchise, passed by the council July 27, ISM, not only pro vided that the rates should not exceed $36 and $24, for business and residence 'phones respectively, but promised the city free telephones for Its municipal offices and a royalty of t per cent on tha gross earnings of the company. After the passage of the franchise ordi nance, the new telephone exchange was immediately Installed and was ready for operation In the fall of 1894. In less than two years It became necessary for the company to fund Its floating debt, which had mounted up to $20,000, Then, five years later, another bond Issue (this one for $16,000), became necessary In order to settle a delinquent tax bill with the county, and "compromise" a claim for royalty, due the city. So It was that. In 1903, tha Mutual plant, valued at $42,000, and with an ex pense tha year before of mora, than $1,000 In excess of Its receipts, was burdened with $36,000 of bonded debt carrying t per cent interest. The figures, as to the value of the plant and the receipts and, expenses for 1902, are taken from a statement fur nished to the executive counoll of Iowa, and sworn to by officers of the Mutual company. 1 la Default for Tun, ' On May 11, 1903, County Treasurer Al. W. Layman, levied on the Mutual Telephone company far $4,133.66 of delinquent tax as, and at tha same time, the city was press ing a claim of something like $12,000 for delinquent royalties. Aa a matter of faot, the oompany had never paid a dollar of taxes ta tha county or a dollar of royalty to tha city, despite tha fact that its fran chise expressly provided that the royalty should be paid on or before the 31st of December of each year. Furthermore, In stead of furnishing free tr'1 li'ines to ths city offices, as required by the franchise ordinance, tha Mutual company had ren dered bills to ths city for something over $2,000 for telephone rentals. With the county threatening ta sell tha plant under the hammer, and with . tha city guessing what w to become of its royalty claim, the Mutual company was compelled to admit Ita financial weakness and beg for help from tha city , govern ment. It represented, oandldly, that If tha council would repeal Ita original franchise ordinance, doing away with the royalty and burdensome regulations, and then pass a tw ordinance permitting It to charge higher rates far 'phones, It eould ga Inta the money markst and raise tha funds ta liquidate Its taxea and ta compromise with tha city en the royalty claim. Otherwise the money lenders would have nothing to do with the Mutual Telephone company stocks or bands. Compromises Ita Obltaratlone. Tha city council, knowing that TOO good cltlsens were directly Interested as stock holder, accommedated the Mutual com puny by repealing the regulating ordinance and pushing ths maximum rates from $36 and 924 np ta $4t and $3$ for business and residence phenea respectively. On the strength ef this aaw legislation tha com pany was enabled, last year, ta (leal: Ita second bond Issue the one for $16,000 here tofore referred to. Out ef the prooeeea of this bend sale the oompany paid its taxes and aettled -the royalty claim, by paying the oity $2,000 In cash, and receipting about $2,000 of bills for rentals af city hall 'phones. The managers of the Mutual have re- cently evolved a new flnanclil ihem, to carry out which they have amended thnlr articles of Incorporation.'. The new scheme la to Increase the capital stock of the company to IliO.OOO, with $'X.ono of preferred stock, $90,000 of service stock, snd $300,W of common stock. Fervlce Is the kind that entitles holders to le phone service at reduced rates. The new scheme also contemplates a bond Issue of I18S.O0. 80 far as your correspondent could learn, however. Investors have not been clamoring for any of these new shares and bonds Des Moines bankers who, for obvious reasons, do not want their names mentioned In this connection, say that the chances for floating a HK,Ono bond l?sue on a $42,000 plant that la already bonded for $36,000 are not very promising. .Des Moines business men are even timid about taking "service" stock In the Mutual and for that reason the amended articles of In corporation of the company state that "all persons dealing with this corporation shall deal with it upon the express understand ing and agreement that no liability exists or shall ever arise, against any bolder of stock Issued by this company." Financial nnlanre Sheet. Up to date the following sums, have been Invested In the Mutual Telephone com pany: Orlplnsl stock subscriptions $31, Hond issue of 1MW Bond Issue of 19U3 Total Investment $b7,600 Only the original stock subscriptions. and a Dart of the first bond Issue, went Tor construction and Improvements, so that the sworn statement ot the officers that the plant Is valued at $42,479.90 may be taken as being approximately correct, al though perhaps a considerable amount should now be deducted for depreciation The same poles, wires, instruments and other equipment Installed In 1496 are still in use, and much of It Is In use in poor condition. The last sworn statement submitted to the executive council of Iowa by the Mu tual Telephone company showed the fol lowing receipts and expenses for. the pre ceding year: Gross receipts $3,670.24 Gross expenses 63,tftl.S7 PULL OF TIIE PRINTED PAGE Publicity 'Work of Executiye Committeea in a Presidential Campaign. MANY DOCUMENTS IN MANY TONGUES Creation and Rnnnlaar of a Vast Bi ess Organisation for Three Mentha Work of the Tress Rnreans. ' si Deficit for the year $ 1, mi. 13 On May 1 of this year the Mutual claimed to have 2,473 subscribers. It has not yet advanced its rates, as permitted to do un der Its 'new ordinance. It is apparent that the quality of the service will not warrant an advance In rates. It Is equally ap parent that with the present low rates the company must lose money from year to year. Unless the company succeeds in floating its recently proposed bond Issue of $186,000, the present equipment cannot be improved, the service will become worse, and the original ruinous rates cannot be advanced. Summary of Des Moines Experience. In brief, the experience of ths city of Des Moines with Its second telephone com pany may be summed up as follows: FROMISU& L Lower rates. 2. Better service. 3. " Free telephone to city. 4. Koyalty to city. RESULTS. 1. Lower rates to users of the single service and added expense to business men requiring both systems. 2. Poor service and confusion caused by existence of two systems. 3. No free 'phones to c)ty. 4. No royalty to city. The installation of the second telephone system did not force any reduction in tha rates of the Iowa Telephone company the first In the field. In 1896 the maximum ratea of the Iowa company were $64 for business 'phones and J36 for residence 'phonea Recently, on account of placing business 'phones on metallic circuit, and on account of other Improvements, tha maximum rate for an Iowa business 'phone has been Increased to $00 a year. For party line service the Iowa has rates as low as $33 and $24 for business and residence 'phones, respectively. The Iowa company's equipment is superior, and for that rea son the service is better than that given by the Mutual. , The business men of Des Moines who are forced, in order to have telephonlo con nection with their customers, to use both the Mutual and Iowa 'phones, re gen erally disgusted with the double system. One of them said: "About the only people who are pleased with tha existence of two exchanges are those who have the very cheap Mutual 'phones In the residences, but we business men have to pay for pleasing these peo ple oecauae we are forced to put the sec ond system Into our places of business. and our expense for telephones Is Increased Just that much. We were told that compe tition would force the Iowa company to re duce Its rates so that we would4 be able to have the two phones for the same amount we were paying for one, but this has not happened. The financial history of the Mutual company demonstrates that p nones cannot be furnished at Its rates I. . . 1 . .iw.oui 10 mi company. 1 am a stockholder In the Mutual, but I will gladly tear up my stock If the company will only get out er Business." H. J. Q, O. A R. Kienralon o Boston, Mass., August Tlth. 12th, ISth. the Rock Island system will sell excursion tlokets to Boston and return fer $30.60. Tickets subjeot to final return limit to September loth under certain conditions. Through standard and tourist sleeper will leave Omsha l.t p. m., August 11th, via Chlcage, In connection with Lake Shore and New Terk Central sines. Through standard berth rate $100; through tourist berth rate, $4.04. Tlokets may read going via Chicago and returning via St. Louis without additional oest, and diverse routes selected west of Buffalo. Tickets nay also read via New York at slight additional coot. For further particulars eall or writ T. P. RUTHERFORD. D. P. A., 1323 Farnara street, Omaha. Neb, If you have anything to trade, advertise It in the This for That column la the Bee Want Ad Pages. AH La t ii J 4? ' 9 .11 Ttssra mn is&ej -thliypa to iHrldi; njtu)yUls mit tjiMiinth ttiia Jiilrat xukt)t -Mb not jpmott 3di jroa tyo" : m nit fa 'tp rwrftol nj 3B;7 r . -4 l '-2i3 -yisemirarroiri " I t fc " " "i"Kr ate. hw twin pour lit Irrmi N 1 t a" . AnAnnran r Ale wen't hd 1 V r" .flliiiae-.Ir I ts. XanWMh 'tiiumf up all yeur aniiettta fur tee cmnmuur Yeur Muu slllluiie llWe tr. .tt tmtea the lauriMLfh and inullna the 4blaaV- Mu.Utwmi aummar iMttHH. ""-w-er.,rf-- (Copyright, 1904, by T. C. McClure ) The publicity work of the executive cam palgn committee In a presidential year Is complex, costly and delicate. First-class political Judgment, good news sense, plenty of money and practical business ability are prime requisites if It is to be done effec' tlvely and well. ' Manufacturing and distributing the dfcu ments Is a highly Important part of the executive committee's publicity work. It Involves the compute organisation, con duct and final winding up of a business of from $250,000 to $.vm.onO In three tnonths at the outside. When the campaign start late the work Is sometimes all done 1 twelve weeks. One year there was only te weeks between the starting of the document mill by one of the big parties and the las week In October, after which, of course, there Is little use trying to distribute docu ments. That year the management of the docu ment mill was given over to a very amlabl gentleman, whose politics were Irreproach able from the standpoint of his own party, but who had mighty little practical knowl edge of printing, the prices of paper or any Other of the things he ought to have known about In order to do the work as It should be done. Also, he owned no printing office. while, his executive ability was a ncgllsrlbl quantity, and he had never carried out big. brisk business operation in his life. Naturally, he made a mess of It. His Art order from the committee was for 250.000 copies of a four-page "doc," and further orders for 2, 4, 9. 16, 24 and S2-page "docs" came to him with bewildering ra pldlty. At that time he hardly knew what the printing facilities of New York City were, and, the orders from the committee being all of the hurry-up sort, he placed them whenever he could, . sometimes wltn out stopping to ask the price. In a few cases he forgot even to make memoranda of the print shops where he left the work, and In about two weeks, when the commit tee began to yell for "docs," he was cer talnlv In a tangle. Just as he was begin nlng to get straightened out an order for sro noo eonles of the text book, a volume of 300 or 400 pages, was thrown at him. He had felt, that he was swamped before, but that order completely snowed him under, From that time till the end of the cam palgn he lived as one in a lone hideous. complicated dream. nnngllng Work of Novices. That same year the shipping bureau of the party was conducted by another true blue party man, who, like the campaign printer, was a novice at the task which he attempted. In order to handle the 10,000,000 documents a week put out by the printer, the shipper rented a whole building and engaged a young army of em ployes men, women, boys and girls to bundle and address the documents. Meanwhile .the printer, finding it Im possible to get his work done on time at divers Job offices, was obliged to rent lofts and put in printing presses of his own, at ruinous expense. He also had to organize a big force, under union rules, which of course were not softened because his was political work and wanted in a hurry. When he Anally got under way, a continu ous stream of heavNy laden trucks was delivering "docs" the whole twenty-four hours through every day and Sundays to the establishment of the shipper, and It Was only a short time after that before the shipper was as completely onowed un der as the printer had been. A week before the election the shipper had ten or twelve millions of unshipped docs" of every shape and else In his lofts, with the certainty that there was no possibility of getting them away to the distant states, for which many of them were intended, in time fer proper distribution, As a last resort, tne snipper conciuaea to distribute the surplus "docs" In New Tork and vicinity, and during the last week of that campaign he had twenty trucks, each accompanied by two or three men, handing out leaflets, tracts and book lets, each containing sound political doc trine as his party understood It, from door to door In New Tork, Brooklyn and Jersey City. One of the humors of the situation arose from the circumstance that on lot of 60,000 "docs" printed In Finnish wa par celed out In a neighborhood where there were no Finns, while another lot of 75,000 "docs," printed In Hungarian, 'was dumped out In a section of Brooklyn where prac tically all the people rad Scandinavian and nothing else. Documents la "Cnknovrm Tonajnea." 'This brings up that branch of an ex ecutive committee' publicity work that has to reach voters who read only the "un known tongues," such a Magyar, Russian, Swedish, Yiddish, Polish and the like, not to speak of the commoner of the foreign languages, such aa German, rrencn, bpan lab. and Italian. These must be reached both through the medium of "docs" printed In their various tongues and else through the newspaper which are published regu larly for their perusal. The necessity of organizing a bureau for this purpose was discovered rather late In the campaign one year, and It organisa tion was placed In the hands of a man who spoke and read Kngllsh only. He be gan by advertising for expert translators. When h'e reached his office next day he was fairly overwhelmed by the long line of applicant. There were spectacled Germane wha pro fessed to know all the Buropeaivlanguages ever written or spoken well enough te reproduce In them all any political argu ment ever devised; there were deeply bru nette gentlemen and women from every part of central and aouthern Europe who mad professions quite as sweeping; there were tall, ' washed-out blondes of both sexes from the north of Europe, with equally strong self-recommendations. Bo hemians, Slavs, Spaniards, Gauls, Monte negrins and Poles all Europe and part of Asia (for three Armenians showed them selves among ths applicants) were In line waiting to be hired as translators. At first the man was utterly st a loss what to do, but he recovered himself and, forming them In line, received them In order. Those who could not speak fair English he dismissed at once, reasoning that, no matter, how perfect their knowl edge of their own tongues, they could not get along without a thorough knowledge of English. Having thus sifted out about a docen from the sixty or seventy, al told, ho bad each ta turn read a paragraph from soma document printed In English and then make an Impromptu translation Into the tongue he professed to understand best. If the Impromptu translation was managed with BPTSirent confidence and certainty, the applicant was acoepted. otherwise not. By 11 o'clock nonn on that day the tranala lwn of the documents tnto the anknowa tongues wa weT -under way. (Jetting H started waa so eaey tnk omrroered te the V of bavlijg rb matter set ta typo after translation, but fhat la another story. Ths aama man located after Iho taamlsm of sound politics! news and view In vari ous newspapers printed In some eight or ten different tongues. F.ach of these pa per pVofeesed to be quite orthodox fn pol itics, yet each was 00 pressed for ready money that It would be necessary for the committee to do something In a financial way to help them along before they would swing Into line. The method adopted, aa It always Is by both psrtles, wa to purchase outright a certain number of copies of each Issue and pay over the monty weekly. There was, of course, no suspicion that there would be an effort to evade printing and distributing all the copies cslled for. yet the man In charge felt constrained to put a check upon them by establishing a corps of Inspectors who should personally see that the papers were printed and sent out. Also there had to be a corps of poly glot proofreaders to look over the proofs of the matter set up for publication to see that the sense of It hod not been muddled or reversed by careless translation. Work of the Tress BareatiaT No less Important than either of these divisions of the committee's publicity work Is tha local press bureau. Itts one of the first departments to be organized by the executive committee, and there 1 gener ally a scramble among ambitious newspa per men, with political leanings, to get the Job of conducting It And, ss at least half of the national committeemen generally have a candidate each, there Is often more or less of a squabble before tho bureau la got down to a good, solid working basis. Sometimes this Isn't accomplished until two or three big breaks have been made by the bureau; sometimes the breaks have been serous enough to require complete re organization. It is a very good thing for a young news paper man to have a chance at committee press bureau work, especially when the party Is successful. The man who ran the bureau much of the time for the republican committee twelve years ago made himself well known to the newspapers of the en tire country through the thousands of tetters that were sent to the editors with his nanie for the signature. He also made his headship of the bureau a stepping stone to a degree of prominence In local politics that led to his election as a mem ber of tho house of representatives and the chief editorship of a metropolitan dally. Four years later a young Journalist who was fortunate enough to connect himself with the press bureau made such an Impression on the big men of the party that he was ap pointed assistant to one of the most im portant cabinet ministers. Another young newspaper man who did press bureau work at executive headquar ters pleased so well that the vice president took him up and made him' his secretary, from which yost he graduaed In o an lm porant place In a big corporation. It would seem desirable that the press bureau should be so organized as to be In direct relations with the document depart ment and all the other branches of pub licity work done for the executive commit tee, but it Is not always so, snd occasion ally this leads to embarrassing differences between the statements sent out by one branch and another of tho publicity service- Division of tho Work. The work of the press bureau proper Is divided broadly Into two purta. The local bureau gathers from the committee and ita callers all the information It can that seems likely to put a good front on the situation, so far as Its own candidate is concerned. This Information Is given out in the form of mimeographed typewritten sheets to the local newspaper men. They call for It at certain specific hours at 12 o'clock midday, say, for the afternoon papers, and at 6 or o'clock In the evening for the morning papers. The Information furnished by the press bureau Is notv argumentative, but strictly Infbrmatory, as a rule, such as news about the personal movements of the candidates and other political stars. Occasionally Important - Interviews by party leaders are made public through this channel, though. In such Instances, extra copies are oftensent privately to the edi tors ot the strong party organs In order to ; Insure proper attention from the men who ; actually direct the papers. So far as the press bureau Is concerned, newspapers of ' all political faiths are treated exactly alike. and the Associated Press and other news ' bureaus get the same copy as the papers, that the news may be sent away by tele graph. Of course, In these days a local press bureau Is maintained In Chicago as well as In New York. Naturally this com plicate the whole business somewhat, since sometimes the statements sent out from the bureau In the east may fall to "gee" with the statements sent out from the bureau In the middle west. Naturally there are always a lot of sec ond-rate politicians who haunt the press bureau, carrying Interviews with them selves, all written out. In their pockets, which they are glad to turn over to the head of the press bureau, hoping thereby to get their names In the papers, and naturally that press bureau head Is counted most successful who knows Just how to draw the line; who knows whose Interview . to send out broadcast, and whose to suppress. There wa once a press bureau man who turned down the statements of an Important senator from a sovereign state on the same day that he accepted snd distributed the specious but worthless vaporlngs of a political nobody who had only a smoothly Ironed silk hat, a long, spotless black frock coat, perfectly creased trousers, and an exceptionally oily tongue to recommend him. After that, the chair man made a rule that either himself or some member 'of the committee should look over all the press bureau copy Just before It was given out to the reporters, though. Judging from some of the matter sent out by the press bureaus In 1900, the rule was not enforced that year. More carefully watched, perhaps, than the work done by the local branch of the press bureau. Is the "copy" sent to the weekly and other party publications issued In ths. smaller towns and country villages. Possibly the greater care taken Is due only to the fact that there Is more chance for care, since It Is sent out only once a week, while the local bureau's copy Is Issued twloe a day. Seme years this mat ter ha been sent te the weekly paper In the form of plates, ready to print, a page going each weelr to every paper asking for It, at the committee s expense. At these price good will go quickly. Orchard : Wilhelm Carpet So. BIG REMNANT S7LB IN C71RPET DEPARTMENT TE HAVE MADE UNUSUAL TKErAftATIONS for this sale in our carpet tlepnrtment and have gathered together, since inventory, thousands of yards of carpets, linoleums, mattings, fillings and oil cloths. We must have the room for the new goods and will start Monday the CfHEATEST BARGAIN-GIVING, remnant clean-up sale this store has ever had. You cannot afford to miss the opportunity of buying linoleum, matting or carpet. Linoleums at Half Price All grades of linoleum from the clienpcst printed goods to the bout Inlaid, In pieces up to 35 ynrds each, regular sale price 50c to $1.75, in remnant sale, price 25c to $1.00. Ingrain Carpets At 1-4, 1-3 ami 1-2. The standard makes only (n cluded in this sale. About 10,0(10 yards up to 50 yards of a pattern, all Ko in this remnant sale, regular selling price 45c to 60c, Kemnajit sale price 10c to C5c. Velvet, Oody Brussels and Axnilueter Carpets. About 5,000 yards of Ex tra Axmlnster, Wilton Velvet and Body Brussels. These goods in pieces up to 50 yards in lenp-th. some have borders to match. Regular price f L25 and $2.00. Remnant saJe price 50c to $LS5. fheso goods are perfect in every rvspect. Traveler's Samples We nave accumulated about 800 traveling men's samples of Wliton Velvet; Axrnmster and Ingrain Carpets, These goods are slightly soiled but other wise In good shape. They sell regularly at 50c to $2.50 each, Remnant sale price 10c to $1 each. Oil Cloth at Half Price We handle only the standard make of oil cloths. Goods that sell regularly at 30c and 35c in remnant sale, price 15c a ud 20c Mattings At 1-3 to 1-2. This includes all grades of China and Japanese mattings, some have been slightly dam aged in transit. These goods sell regularly at 25c to 50c Tin entire lot, in our remnant salo, 8c to 25c M atting Samples About yards. Pilling 200 matting samples in lengths from 1 to 8 The entire lot at remnant sale price, each 5c To go around rugs. We have about 1,000 yards of fillings in odd lengths, all shades in plain colors, up to 20 yards of a kind. In this line we bare the best all wool, cotton chain and cotton filing. Reg ular price 80c, C5c and 35c. Remnant sale price 55c, S5c and 10c Miter Mats at Half Price These mats, or rugs, are made from corners of bor ders. About 200 in the lot Regular selling price 75c to $2.00 in our remnant sale, each 60c to $1.00. Sale on Second Floor Commencing- Monday Morning. Drapery Department. WRIEST SHOWING in Bonne Femme Curtains in both colors,' white and Arabian, all JH widths, to fit any window. x 36 In. wide 3 yds T 7 C long, price each I s AS in. wide 3 yds TQC long, price each JJD 63 In. wide 3 yds 4 QC long, price each nftJJ Bobblnet at prices that will make ready sellers ' of them. 45 inch wide extra heavy double thread net, comes in white and ecru, per yard 17Vic. 72 inch wide, extra heavy triple thread net, comes in white and ecru, per yard 45c. 54 Inch wide, extra heavy triple thread French net, comes in white and ecru, per yard, 50c. 108 inch wide, extra heavy, triple thread French net in white and ecru, per yard, $1.00. Two lots of close outs at prices that will move them before we close Monday evening. LOT 1 Odd curtain corners, odd pieces of tap estry for pillow tops and chair seats, remnants of - ewiss, sllkollne and cretonne. Odd pieces of lace, 72 la. wide 3 yds C 7 C long, price each J f J odd pieces of cord, odd loops, odd pieces fringe, all at, 5c each. LOT 2 Lot of odd pairs of lace curtains, 1 and 2 pair lots, goods that sold as high as $T.50 per pair, all slightly soiled, some hare been used as samples, 123 pairs in nil and they will go before noon so don't be disappointed if yon come too late, at, per pair, $1.50. Curtain swIss both in colored and white, 20 styles to select from, all 38 Inches wide, washable and very serviceable, at, per yard, 15c Portieres, one special lot in stripes and flgnrea, all 60 inches wide, 3 yards long, per pair, $3.50. A good window shade, 3 feet wide, 0 feet long; all colors, for 25c.' A good extra heavy extension rod, extends from 30 to 54 inches, special, 19c each. DUR1NQ JULY AND AUGUST WB CL05B AT 1 O'CLOCK SATURDAYS. Xf ill al I mm u h,. A 2 n HI II A TO ST. Sixty Day Tickets Fifteen Day Tickets 9 Tuesdays and Thursdays, During August and September. $15.35 SI3.SO Everyone should visit this, the greatest Exposition the world has ever known. This Is a delightful season for viewing the wonderful sights. Ample hotel and boarding house accommodations for all. REASONABLE BATES. Bee local agents for further Inforraatlftru T. F. GODFREY, Pass, and Ticket Agent, II. O. TOWrJSEND, Qenersf Passenger and Ticket A cent, TOM HUCHEG, Trav. Passenger Agent. 8T. LOUIS. MO. Leliigh Vol 1 mad LABOH AND IftDt'STItr. Ttia Knla-hts of Labor one so eowarful still exlat with a msmbsrshlp of about 40.0( Hi Ths bricklayers hav ona of the strona-ast nd wealthlaat unions In tha country, num. bering to.OuO, with &1 locals. : Shoe workers In Mexloo work from laven and a half to twelve houra a dav. I receiving- from 15 cants to $1 a day, Amerl. oan money. A very Ursa number of collcre students are employed as street car canduotors In Mew lork and In the Mew nglanu cities on their vacation. According- to ths statistics of the Inter slate Commerce commission, the railroads of the United States in li2 employed i persoua in all capacities. It Is estimated that the newspapers and letters pin throuKh the until, of the world asgreeate I2,u0.0(iu.u00 pie e. an nually, and that l.imO.tMO.OuO of them go through Uncle atom's ualla. The TJHtw Static Is credited with more than a third ef the wor d's output of Iron la 190. The total production, aroarding- to an KnxlUh authority, was i.VJ'.TX tunn, I ef whiuta this country iroduae! 14Si,uii 1 tons. I s-lciit ef Wis largejat window glass fae- ! tonne ta the oounlr will be ptara ta op eration en tivpleinber 14 by Uk Am-r1r.it to lndow (Hum company. Ovr (.Due Idie RiAHawurlKTa will ohiain eoipiojm'nt aa 1 he fl Hi Groat Doublo Track Gconlc Highway to (leu York, Philadelphia and Atlantic Coast Resorts. !) Tfciwh Qosd fer Stsp-OYcr ci .lissra FdU. For Information ami Ulnsiratsd AeaorlptlTe mattr adreai timi EASE, Jr., Wasteri tasesgir Apst, 2!3 fork SL, Cilcai 11L, ir tut. i. LEE. Gn'l Pi:i, Aft, 143 UirtySL, In YtfL tr r E3 SEAM! & SEA&LES Oraarua. Nob. CRIES rJARAXTEEl Quiokatr and for LESS MONEY taaa ether SPECIALIST. eares aUapeotai dlaeaaag o kuia.y. bkeeikf aed uleeaaes e( wonts mouth, UmaTite, iareC hair aa4 yetrewar (falling eut disappear cemptetely fwreve farlcasi Vi!u &ttEarti2fi: Uag. paia ur lues ef time- Neva tail WuMteei emre fas the eUL fcYi.k, lariau klu SSsSTtJZ!: Salnilij. mtj.it senses Uvu. ei vice as4 eueagUt. TreetmejBt Br van. 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