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TKS TOPEKA DAILY STATE JOURNAL THUBSDAY EVENING. DECEMBER 31, 1908.
THE XEYV BRAZILIAN "D READXOl'GHT" TYPE OF BATTLESHIP, "MIXAS GEKEAS."
STOCKMEN COMING.
Twentieth Annual Meeting in Topeka.
January 11. - ' '
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RAILROAD NEWS.
George Harris of Burlington to
Head C. & S. Road.
Means Big Increase In Traffic
for Colorado Midland.
TO BUILD NEW LINES.
A Complete Network Will Ex
tend Over Wyoming.
Other Items of Interest in Rail
way Circles.
Two important developments are ex
pected as a result of the purchase of
the Colorado & Southern by 'the Bur
lington. The first is the election of
George B. Harris, president of the Bur
lington, as president of the Colorado
& Southern, and the second is semi
official instructions to all Burlington
agents to route freight preferably over
the Colorado Midland.
It is said that possibly A. D. Parker,
vice president of-the Colorado & South
ern, would be elected president, and
that George W. Vallery. general man
ager of the Colorado Midland would
become general manager as successor
to Parker.
The Colorado & Southern-Burlington
deal is the first one that has taken
place in the west in the last eight
years, with all of the railroad jug
gling in which the Colorado Midland
has got the best instead of the worst
of the deal.
Prior to the manipulation of the west
ern roads the Colorado Midland had
an even break with all the roads, and,
in fact, a shade the best of it. It was
owned jointly by the Rio Grande
Western and the Colorado & Southern.
Then came the purchase of the Denver
& Rio Grande by Gould and the Rio
Grande therefore became a half owner
of the Midland. Naturally the Rio
Grande and its connections favored its
line.
Then came Harriman by securing the
Southern Pacific and the other Union
Pacific lines and so the Midland again
got the short straw for the Union Pa
cific, naturally, handled all its own
business. Next Harriman got the Clark
road and once more the Midland was
up against a tough situation.
It Is the remarkable showing that
Vallery has made with the property un
der these conditions that has given him
his enviable reputation and has attract
ed Hill's attention to him as a possible
general manager of the Colorado &
Southern.
Now the Burlington will, it was said
yesterday, use all its influence to favor
the Colorado Midland, as the only west
ern line in which it has a pecuniary
interest.
Speculation as to the building moves
of the Burlington and the Colorado &
Southern is rife, but it was stated yes
terday by a railroad "man that James J.
Hill had given no intimation of his
plans, and probably would not do so for
some months.
The Burlington, however, will carry
out. the Colorado & Southern building
rlans from Fort Collins to Cheyenne,
the rebuilding of the Cheyenne &
Northern and the extension of the lat
ter to Billings, Mont., but the 125 miles
more of road proposed by the Colorado
& Southern to connect with the Chi
cago, Milwaukee & St. Paul's new Pa
cific coast line will not be built. At
Billings, Hill connects with his own
roads, the Great Northern and the
Northern Pacific.
Pacts stop here, and rumor begins.
Rumor has this:
Hill is the real power back of the
Laramie,. Hahn's Peak & Pacific build
ing from Laramie, Wyo.. down to a con
nection with the Moffat road near
Steamboat Springs, the Burlington will
build from Guernsey down to Laramie
to form the connection. Hill will be
back of Moffat in the construction of
the Moffat road on to Salt Lake with
a new road to be built through to San
Francisco. The Burlington will then
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trains over the Moffat road from Den
ver and use the Hahn's Peak road for
its freight traffic.
The impression prevails that Hill will
do some extensive building in Wyom
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with lines as the Burlington covered
Nebraska and to bring about the devel
opment of Wyoming. This is one of the
reports that the speculators place in
the fact column, and it is believed by
all who are familiar with Hill's moves.
It was said yesterday that there was
no danger of any radical changes in
the official force of the Colorado &
Southern. The Burlington owns 54 per
cent of the stock and while this gives
the Burlington control, it does not give
it complete jurisdiction and, it was
said, the road must be operated sep
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foot; a conductor spraining his ankle
by slipping on a street car track while
coming down to work; a baggageman
cutting his hand on a ragged piece of
metal on a trunk.
It is pointed out that the railway
lists of employes killed and injured
contain a very large percentage of such
trivial mishaps which cannot be
blamed to -the road at all and might
happen in any sort of work.
CAMPAIGN OF EDUCATION.
Railway Employes to Protect Them
selves From Unjust Attacks.
. Chicago, Dec. 31. The American
Railroad Employes and Investors' as
sociation, which was started some
months ago with a view to protecting
railroad interests from unjust attacks,
will begin its active career on January
1. Today the executive committee of
the organization, composed of railroad
presidents and the heads of the railway
labor organizations, met and perfected
a plan of organization and adopted by
laws and regulations. C. D. Kellogg,
edit6r of the Railway Conductor, was
selected to assist President Patrick H.
Morrissey as secretary in the conduct
of the association. According to the
plans as outlined by Mr. Morrissey, the
nucleus of the organization will be the
individual railway systems, the em
ployes of each to be organized into a
branch with, headquarters and sub-
headquarters and each branch is to
have representation upon the state or
ganization. In this way each state in
the Union is to be organized and, the
state branches are to have tepresenta
tlon in the national organization, with
its headquarters in Chicago.
Regarding this comprehensive plan
Mr. Morrissey said: "This is to be
largely a campaign of education. We
purpose treating the public fairly in
the hope that we can induce the public
to treat the railroads of the country
fairly."
NEW
SANTA FE STOREHOUSE.
New
Improvement Added at San
Bernardino.
San Bernardino. Cal., Dec. 31. Work
on the Santa Fe's new storehouse is
being pushed along as rapidly as pos
sible, but it is hardly thought it will be
ready for occupancy before the middle
of January, when the office forces of
Master Mechanic I. C. Hicks, Coast
Lines Storekeeper I. C. Custer and Di
vision Storekeeper W. H. Phillips will
be moved in. The store room will not
be in use until some time about the
first of February, it being necessary to
build shelving after the building itself
is finished.
HE HAS IT CORRALLED.
Secretary Wilson Says Foot and Mouth
Disease Is Checked.
Washington, Dec. 31. "I believe we've
about gotten the foot and mouth dis
ease corralled," declared Secretary of
Agriculture Wilson today.
"No new outbreaks of the disease
have been found since that which oc
curred in Snyder county. Pa., on De
cember 18," continued the secretary. "I
want to emphasize, however, that we
are letting up in our investigations very
slowly, because if we did not foreign
countries might quarantine against the
whole United States, as they are very
suspicious of getting the infection."
Since November 10, when the foot and
mouth disease in cattle first made its
appearance in the vicinity of Danville
and Watsontown, Pa, the epidemic has
spread to Maryland, N. T., and Michi
gan. Vigorous work on the part of the
federal government, practically has re
sulted in the extermination of tne dis
ease in all of these states, and the fed
eral quarantine has thus far been modi
spread to Maryland. NewTork.and Mich
igan. The lifting or the quarantine now
permits the shipment out of New Tork
of hay and hides, in Maryland except
ing in two counties, of hay and hides,
and cattle for immediate slaughter, and
the same Is true in Michigan excepting
for five counties. The department is
considering the advisability of modify
ing the quarantine in Pennsylvania.
The department has had a force of 150
veterinarians and as many more non
professional men engaged in the work
of eradicating the disease, the cost of
which, it is estimated, will be fully half
a million dollars in the four states. The
total number of animals slaughtered
was 3,605 valued at $88,268, of which the
federal government will pay two-thirds
and the states affected one-third.
Has $200,000,000 Deposits.
New York. Dec. 31. At the annual
meeting of the' stockholders of the Na
tional City bank of this city on Jan
uary 12. it is expected that James Still
man will retire from the office of presi
dent and will-be elected chairman of
the board of. directors. It is expected
that Frank - A. Vanderlip, now vice
president, will be elected president. The
National City bank has deposits of
more than $200,000,000.
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LEAVES BIG JOB.
Detroit Man Said to Have Resigned
$72,000 Position.
Detroit. Mich.. Dec. 31. Hugh Chalmers
of this city has become known over the
country as the man who has given up a
job which was bringing him $72,000 a year
to go in Business for himself.
Hugh Chalmers' Leaves a $72,000 Job
to Go in Business for Himself.
Mr. Chalmers is a self-made man in
every way and though still a very young
man has made a great success in life ow
ing to his energetic methods. He comes
to Detroit from the National Cash Regis
ter company, where lie has been for 20
years climbing the ladder of success, round
by round. He entered the employ of that
corporation as an office boy. He left it as
vice president and general manager. As
an office boy we see Mr. Chalmers work
ing hard all day and attending night
school to better fit himself for greater
work. At the age of 14. while a stenog
rapher and bookkeeper, he made the first
sale of a cash register. That was his
start. At IS he was office manager, at
21 a sales agent with an exclusive terri
tory of his ow n. Four years later he was
district manager for Ohio, with 24 sales
agents and sales managers under him.
At the early age of 26 he became assist
ant ma.na.srer of the agencies and before
he was 30 he was vice president and gen
eral manager. It was a big job and took
a big man to fill it. Chalmers was the
man. This plant, with 5.000 employes to
manage, a selling force in America of 475
men to direct, branch companies in for
eign countries to organize and oversee,
competition to meet and subdue at home
and abroad all these were the burdens
which fell upon tills young, energetic
manager. And he made good. After he
had made such a marked success for his
employers the natural development was
to seek a field of his own where he could
utilize the same powers for his own ag
grandizement, and he has formed the
Chalmers Detroit Automobile company,
with himself as president.
Mr. Chalmers, although only 35 years
of aee. has attained a place in the busi
ness world that most men would consider
the troal of their ambition and the major
portion of his life is still before him.
Wright's Motor Froze Up.
Lemans, Dec. 31. Wilbur Wright has
made another long flight, remaining in
the air for one hour, 52 minutes and
40 seconds, and covering a distance of
60 miles. He was obliged to stop ow
ing to the intense cold. Both he him
self and his machine were covered with
ice and the oil in the motor was frozen.
One night little Margaret, on kneeling
bv her mamma to say her prayers, finish
ed. "Now I lay me," and forgot. "Mama,"
she said, "you just start me and then I
can go a-whizzing." The Delineator.
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being just as represented, per
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One trial proves their excellence.
The twentieth annual meeting of
the Kansas Improved Stock Breeders'
association will be. held in the Capitol
building, Topeka, Kan., January 11,
12 and 13, 1909, beginning Monday
evening, January 11,' at 7:30 o-'clock.
The executive committee have ar
ranged for a Highly interesting ' and
practical programme of pertinent interest-to
every . branch . of live-stock
husbandry.
In addition to the set addresses and
especially prepared- papers for this
annual occasion, important business
matters will come up for general' dis
cussion along ; the .line of needed
legislation. "
Among the attractions of the reg
ular programme the " Kansas State
Dairy association officials have se
cured : Prof. G. W. McKay, formerly
of the Iowa Agricultural college, for
an addresson the dairy industry; also
C. H. Eckles, professor of dairy hus
bandry of the University of Missouri,
for an address.
The Kansas- Swine Breeders' asso
ciation will provide the talent for one
session of especial interest to breeders
of hogs, and Dr. J. W. Connaway,
veterinarian of the, Missouri experi
ment station, will discuss, "Hog
Cholera Vaccinations," and Dr. W.. T.
Kipg. Olathe, Kan., of Kansas
Veterinary association, will give "Re
sults of Successful Experiment in Hog
Cholera." Prof. John D. Walters, of
the Kansas Agricultural college, will
present a very interesting paper on
"Cement Concrete in the Barn and
Barnyard," which will be of practical
value to every .breeder.
C. L. Carter, of Cabool, "Mo., presi
dent of the South Missouri Live Stock
Breeders' association, has consented to
give an address of special interest to
exhibitors of live stock.
The cattle interests will have special
attention at the hands of our ex
president. Chas. E. Sutton of Law
rence, and other noted breeders, in
cluding Chas. R. Thomas, president of
the American Royal show, also secre
tary of the American Hereford Cattle
Breeders' association.
The horse interests will be handled
as a general discussion, a symposium
of the "Horse Useful and Otherwise,"
opened by T. A. Gierens, of the Lin
coln Importing Horse company, of
Lincoln, Neb., and Senator H: W.
Avery, of Clay county, and others.
Another notable topic to be con
sidered at this meeting is, "Rebuild
ing a Sheep State," by M. V. Carroll,
secretary of the Missouri Sheep
Breeders' association, Sedalia, Mo.,
who will outline the experiences in
Missouri in getting the sheep industry
started up-grade for the ' benefit of
the state and the farmer.
Full details of the twentieth annual
meeting of the Kansas Improved
Stock Breeders' association, and other
important state meetings at Topeka,
during "farmers week," January 11
16, 1909, will be given in the com
bination programme ready for dis
tribution about the first of the new
year, by H. A. Heath, secretary.
THE REALITIES OF LIFE.
Iowa , Girls Kaise a Standard for
Young Men.
Des Moines, la., Dec. 31. "Social
Extension" in country homes because,
they are displeased with the ways of
the "city youth," is the latest move
ment in extension work. It has been
adopted by a half dozen handsome Des
Moines girls under the leadership of
Miss Ethel Wall.
Away, they say, with the frail youth
with puffed trousers and padded coat
shoulders. They want the society of
men of real brawn, brain and heart.
Their first excursion was to the coun
try home of Miss Wall's parents near
Berwick. There some of the country
youth had been invited in for the even
ing and the girls returned pleased with
the experiment.
Miss Ethel Wall, a Young Leader.
Not that they intend to entirely boy
cott city youths, but only to make them
understand that they have a hiKher
standard for male associates than
those who smoke cistarettes and can
only discuss football, baseball and
sports.
"We want to know men who are ac
quainted with the realities of life," said
one of the girls. "Of course, we are
all too young and are not contemplat
ing marriage, but we want to be in the
society of men who are real .workers
and real economists. We are tired of
the foppishness of many of the city
youths."
Then the girls are studying domestic
science and preparing to be as well in
formed about home as worldly affairs.
They want an improvement im society.
They long for the hero who stammers
and blushes before the girl's smiles.
They have failed to find him in the
city. So they have gone to the country.
They expect to make excursions to the
rural district about every two weeks
to the' homes of friends and will later
entertain some of the country boys in
town.
A Convenient Train.
For Topeka people who desire a. full
business day In Kansas City la the
Union Pacific No. 102 which leaves To
peka every day at 6:50 a. m., arriv
ing in Kansas City at 8:35 a. m. You
can get breakfast in the diner on thia
train and dinner on No. 101 which
leaves Kansas City at 6 p. m
reaching Topeka at 7:35 p. m.
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-Every night at 7:35 a Pullman tour.
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