The daily pioneer. [volume], August 22, 1903, Image 1

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VOLXJM NUMBER 105.
i^CURES THE
'M. & I.
N1 Said to Have Acquired
I A Minneapolis Holdings of
M. & I. Stock.
TRANSFER WILL BE MADE ON
OCTOBER I.
New Through N. P. Passenger
Train to Winnipeg Said to
be in Prospect.
From Brainerd comes a rumor
that the Minnesota & Interna
tional will be turned over to the
Northern Pacific Oct. 1, and after
that date the M. & I. will cease
to be operated as an independent
line.
The Northern Pacific has ac
quired the 30 per cent of the
stock owned in Minneapolis,
which has been, standing in the
way for some time. In case the
transfer is made^ the general
offices of the M. & I. at Brainerd
will be abolished.
It is reported that Sept. 1
Brainerd will get another train
from St. Paul, a night service.
'TVs will be one of the best
n'|w'es the Northern Pacific has
made for some time. The report
goes that the company will put
on a through passenger train
from St. Paul to Winnipeg.
A pleasant dance was held in
Peterson's hall last night.
The concert of the Hjort com
pany at the opera house last
night was enjoyed by all who at
tended. It was of a high class.
COMBINATION O
GROWER S
California FruitDealersHave
the Country in Their
Grasp
BEMIDJI IS AFFECTED WITH
REST OF COUNTRY.
Fruits Are Higher by a Large
Percentage Than They Were
Last Year.
"Bemidji, Duluth and Superior
and nearly every other city in
the country is in the grip of the
California Fruit Dealers' associa
tion this year," said a man trav
eling for a Duluth commission
house yesterday, in speaking of
the high prices charged for fruit
this season.
"The combination of California
fruit growers iiuludes about 95
per cent of them, and they hang
together in one of the closest
combinations the country has
seen.
"Shipments have been kept
down until the supply is hardly
sufficient to meet the demand,
and^Tices have been ^boosted
abo.J all reason. Housekeepers
all over the state have complained
off the high price of California
fruit this year, but the dealers
are not to blame.
vThe associa-
tion has so fixed it this year that
there is no money in California
fruit for anyone but themselves.
They say that if they cannot get
the prices they ask for the fruit,
they will can it or dry it. They
have been aided in their efforts
to boost the price by alight crop.
"An example of some of the
prices prevailing last year will
illustrate the manner in which
EVERYBODY LIKES
BEMIDJI
Minneapolis Man Says Num
ber of Pretty Homes Here
is Remarkable.
SOMETHING UNUSUAL IN
YOUNG A TOWN.
SO
The Handsome Trees, Flowers
and Lawns Attract Great
Deal of Attention.
"I consider Bemidji's many
pretty homes the most remark
able feature of an altogether rej
able town," said T. J. Stewart of
Minneapolis this morning.
"That a town the age of Be
midji should have such a large
number of beautiful homes set
in attractive grounds is some
thing extraordinary. This is my
first visit to Bemidji, though I
have heard a good deal about it
Knowing the extreme youth of
the village I expected to find the
same condition of affairs existing
here as usually prevails in other
newly settled communities, un
attractive houses set in bare,
ugly grounds. Instead of that
you have fine lawns, handsome
dwellings, trees and flowers in
abundance, a stunning little lake
and everything going to make up
an ideal place to live in.
"A lumberjack town? Well, I
should say not. The business
which called me here was not of
any special importance, and I
came very nearly leaving it to an
other. This would have been a
real misfortune, but I would
probably never have known it
It has been a real pleasure to
visit this charming little city and
I have enjoyed myself greatly
ever since my arrival a week ago.
"Speaking of the groves of
handsome trees, I would suggest
,that a monument be erected to
the memory of whoever was re
sponsible for their being pre
served. Too much appreciation
cannot be shown him, or they, if
there was more than one re
sponsible. Usually in a new
town the promoters denude the
townsite of trees the first thing,
which is a crime against the
people, and a serious blow to the
grow th of the town."
the people are being hied by the
combination.
"Last year California peaches
sold for 60 cents a box. This
year boxes of the same size are
bringing from $1 to $1.10, or
nearly douole the price of last
year.
"Piums sold last year at from
$1.20 to 1.30 per crate. This
year the same crates are bring
ing from $1.50 to $1.75.
"This raise in price is met
profit for the fruit growers, as
the cost of production is, of
course, no higher than last year
and freight rates are about the
same.
"The result of this has been
that our trade in California fruits
has fallen off greatly this year.
Fruit is generally the feature of
the summer trade, but this year
it is quiet. Shipments are com
ing in right along, but, although
the season is now at its height,
there is no great activity dis
played."
T. F. Bartlett, state superin
tendent of the American Sunday
School Ufrion, will preach in the
Baptist church on Sunday morn
ing at 11 o'clock. Preaching in
the evening at 8 o'clock. All
welcome.
MILLE GETS THE
CONTRAC i
1
His Bid for Building School
House Addition the
Lowest.
COST OF STRUCTURE WILL BE
ABOUT $6,000.
Contractors Boyd and Magean
Also had Bids for Work
Entered.
Prank Miller will in all proba
bility be awarded the contract
for building the adlition to the
Bemidji school house. The
school board will hold a meeting
late this afternoon, at which time
a decisiono the matter will be
reached. As Mr. Miller's bid is
nearly #2,000 lower than any
other the contract will undoubt
edly go to him.
The board of education held a
a special meeting at 10 o'clock
this morning to consider the
matter and remained in session
till noon. There were three bids
in. The were opened and were
found to be for the fItlwwing
sums.:
Contractor Boyd, $9,974 Prank
Mageau, $8,528 Frank Miller,
$6,595.. These prices include the
full basement, and all of them
may be reduced from $300 to
$500 by using cheaper material
in some parts of the building.
Leaving off the basement would
reduce the cost about $1,500, but
it is not at all likely that this well
be done.
BUCKMA N TALKS
O N OFFICE
Practically Admits That Be
midji is the Place for the
Land Office.
CASS LAKE MORALLY ENTITLED
TO RETAIN OFFICE.
Would Have Had More Anxiety
if Contest Had Been
StaHed Earlier.
Congressman Buckman was
in Walker the other day. The
Walker Pilot interviewed him on
the Cass Lake land office ques
tion:
Speaking of the contest Mr.
Buckman said: "I realize that
we have a bigfigihton hand. Be
midji has heavy backing and I
would not go so feur as to claim
that we are absolutely sure of
winning still I aan extremely
confident as to the outcome. We
have won on every point *o far.
It was said we could mot get a
new district, but we did. It was
said we could not get the location
at Cass Lake, but we did. It
was said we could not get the
commissions issued, but we did.
I have now-very much less
anxiety than I would have had if
this contest had been made at an
earlier stage in the game. Under
all circumstances Cass Lake is
morally entitled to retention of
the office."
Read those last two sentences
again. They practically admit
that in the opinion of Mr. Buck
man Bemidji is really the place
where the office should be
located, and more, if the con
vonience of the settlers who will
have business to transact bofore
I the office is considered.
HE DAILY PIONEER.
HIG WAGES
Wages in the Northwest Have
Now Reached a Top
Notch Price.
Wages in the Northwest have
now reached a top notch price.
Employers claim that they are
paying the highest wages for the
season ever paid in this section
of the country. Orders have
been seat out from the Itasca
Lumber company at Deer River
for men to work on steam hoists
at wages from $40 to $50 with
board but it as said the men
cannot be found. Other orders
that agents have been unable to
BEMIDJI, MINNESOTA SATURDAY, AUGUST "22, 1903. TEN CENTS PER WEEK.
WHOLESALE
A 'IV JB
RETAIL
THATSit
IT
fill are for loaders and teamsters
at 45 per month and board, and
for swampers and landing men
at $35 per month and board.
All offers these times have a
string to them for the protection
of the employer, and that is that
the men must agree to stay at
lest 60 days on the job if the high
wages are to be paid.
Subscribe for The Pioneer.
Minnesota State Fair.
The Great Northern railway
has announced a special rate of
one fare plus 50 cents for the
round trip to St. Paul. Tickets
on sale August 29 to September
a, inclusive. Pinal return limit
September 7. For full informa
tion apply to E. E. Chamberlain,
airent.
FRED C. SMYTH, President TH0S. P. SMYTH, Sec.-Treas. D. C. SMYTH, Manager
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Opposite the O Court House
Groceries, Flour, Hay and Grain
Phone
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BEMIDJI. MINN.
ILLEGAL
The Xymore School Election Mast
be Held Over Again on
August 27.
It has been found that the
special school election at Nymore,
at which it was voted to ask the
state for a loan of $2,000 for the
erection of a school building, was
illegal. It will therefore be hold
over again on Aug. 27. In the
notices advertising the election
the interest on the bonds and the
time they were to run was not
stated. There was not a dissent
ing vote at the first election and
the result of the second will un
doubtedly be the same.
THINGS
GOOD O
EAT