Daily Bulletin. (Brownwood, Tex.), Vol. 7, No. 265, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 22, 1907 Page: 2 of 7
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The Daily Bulletin
MAYES PRINTING COMPANY Proprietors.
Entered at the Brownwood Postoffice as Second Class Mail Matter.
Subscription Per Month k 50c
WILL H. MAYES Managing Editor. .
H. F. MAYES Business Manager. C. A. TUNNELL. City Editor.
E. C. SEITZ Daily Circulator. . K. E. KIRKPATRICK Associate Editor.
W. R. DULA Foreman Mech. Dept.
A GIGANTIC UNDERTAKING.
The fact that the railroads were last year absolutely unable
to handle the commerce of the country has caused renewed inter-
est to be taken in the matter of river navigation. For sometime
past engineers have been making estimates on the cost of a canal
system that will connect lake Michigan at Chicago with the Miss-
issippi river at the mouth of Illinois river a short distance above
St. Louis. The whole scheme which a congressional committee
is now investigating is to make a fourteen foot waterway
through the continent a distance of about 1500 miles. From
Chicago to Joliet a distance of forty miles the canal has already
been built at a cost of .$53000000. Plans are complete for the
second division from Joliet to St. Louis at a- cost of $31500000
the distance being 230 miles. The 186 miles from St'. Louis to
Cairo is now under survey government engineers recommending
thaton account of the treachery of that part of the river channel
a canal should be built parallelling the river at a cost of $73000-
000. From Cairo to the mouth of Red river which is now the
head of deep water navigation the distance is 764 miles and
nothing would be required except an occassional dredging of the
river channel. The saving which would result to the people from
such an enterprise would be immeasureable and can hardly be
comprehended. Statisticians themselves stagger at the figures
for freight is the principal cost that enters into the price of most
of the commoditieslwhich the people use. Freight shipments by
water are much cheaper though much slower than by rail and
such a waterway would be able to serve a vast area of the country
that is now at the mercy of the roads as to charges and also as to
facilities for transportation. James J. Hill who is an authority
on such subjects is quoted as saying that the railroads with their
present facilities cannot handle .one third of the freight of this
section expeditiously and.that the roads cannot possibly keep up
. with the development of the country. The wa'ter-way would
necessarily handle largely the heavier and the staple products
while the railways would be left to care for the perishable pro-
ducts and those that need quick delivery. It is estimated that
the saving on wheat shipments from the Mississippi valley alone
would amount to more than $15000000 annually and this one
item gives some idea of the magnitude of the traffic along the
proposed water route. Ona draft of. three feet there are 15000
miles of river tributary to the Mississippi river all of ' which
when improved would be capable of furnishing barge'freight for
such a traffic. Besides this there is all the vast waterfront of the
great lakes and the St. Lawrence river and their tributaries
furnishing an additional 15000 miles of tributary waters. In
the cereals alone the country this great banal would serve pro-
duces 67 per cent of the wheat of this country 73 per cent of the
corn and 89 per cent of the opts. It is said that from 70 to 80.
per cent of the cost of living is paid out for transportation and
that to meet the ultimate demands of the great Mississippi valley
and the lake regions for transportation satisfactorily there will
be required 800 miles of river and 250000 miles of railway facili-
ties so there seems to be no danger of overdoing the transporta-
tion problem in this country. The proposed waterway is certain-
ly a project that demands the closest attention of the govern-
ment Sand one which should have the early consideration of con-
gress. SLEEPING CAR RATES.
The Texas Central road is using its own sleeping cars and
has put on a rate of $1.50 a night for lower berths and $1.00.for
uppers. After a reasonable trial the road is pleased with both the
arrangement and the prices charged. This will doubtless result
in slepping car charges being regulated by the next legislature.
The interstate commission should take some action to stop the ex-
horbitant charges made by the Pullman company th5 rates in t
many cases being excessive. It is generally admitted that the i
rates in Texas are at least high enough and it is usually charged
that they are excessive which last charge the experience of the
Texas Central goes to prove. In this state the charge is usually
S2.00 for all night.and $3.00 for night and day ride. On the Katy
as an illustration you can get a berth from Houston to Dallas
on the Flyer which is the night train for $2.00. The time is a
little less than twelve hours but only a few minutes. On the
same train leaving Dallas at 8:40 in the morning and arriving at
St. Louis at about 7:30 the next morning less than a twenty-four
hours ride the Pullman charges are $5.00 for a berth which is at
least $2.00 in excess of the rate charged on the same train in
Texas. East of the Mississippi river the same excessive charges
obtain on interstate travel. Is there no way to protect the people
and to require the Pullman Co. to make its charges both reason-
able and regular? A traveler who has a three or four days trip
to make ought to be able to know from the length of time requir-
ed to go about what the Pullman charges will be.
Prices That Wit
Interest You.
That is what you will find
at Looney Mercantile CVs.
We must have the room.
Everything in Summer
weight goods at a sacrifice.
A look through cannot fail
to interest you.
Looney Mercantile
Company
:-;n-
The Home of High Grade Merchandise.
TO INCREASE RAILWAY CAPACITY. .
There is no denying the fact that the railroads have an in-
sufficient'number of cars for hauling the freight in the busy
seasons. Last winter there was complaint throughout the entire
country of the car shortage. Reciprocal demurrage would stim-
ulate the roads to quicker deliveries and insure more system in
keeping trace of cars in transit The business world needs and
should have the protection of some system of this kind to insure
more prompt delivery of its freight. Another thing that should
be done and the roads will no doubt welcome it is the adoption
of a sliding scale of car load prices to insure the loading of cars
to something like their full capacity. Nearly all the cars used
in mercantile shipments are now loaded to their minimum carload
weights and few take the maximum. This minimum was estab-
lished years ago when the carrying capacity of the cars was only
about half of tbe newest cars. Then 25000 or 30000 pounds was
a full carload now the cars are made with double that capacity
but the minimum load remains the -same. There could easily be
arranged a sliding car load scale so that merchants would be in
duced to fill cars to their capacity rather than as now load to
the minimum limit. This would prove a great savincr to the rail
roads and would not be unfair to the business interests of the
country.
Mrs. Kate Savage is reported
quite sick at her home this week
Mr. and Mrs. John Baugh of
Georgetown are spending a few
weeks as guests of Noble Fisk
and familw
C. W. McClelland returned yes
terday afternoon from f a two
week's fishing trip on thO Concho
near ramt itock. -
The Bulletin does not deem the suggestion that the blood-
hounds be used to run down .the Brownwood mosquitoes as entire-
ly practical. It would be too hard on the dogs.
V
MUNICIPAL OWNERSHIP.
The Bulletin has always been an advocate of municipal own-
ership of public utilities as far as same can possibly be brought
about. The wisest thing Brownwood has ever done has been to
own its waterworks system and to operate it for the general
good of the public. Temple has had a water system under pri-
vate ownership for many years and it has been a never ending
source of trouble in municipal affairs. That has at last been
settled by purchase of the plant by the city at a cost of $120000.
Had the city established its own plant it would doubtless have
been free from debt by this time and the people would have
been spared the many vexations incurred under private owner-
ship. Of course municipalities have made mistakes in the man-
agement of their waterworks but they have seldom been great
blunders and never enough to be used as an argument against
municipal ownership.
. If the city council gets without any special work to keep it
busy during the dull summer season it might open up Brown
street to Howard Payne college again. ; .
The reduction of the state tax rate by the - tax board is a
decided victory for Governor Tom Campbell who will be able
now to say 'l told you so."
CAUGHT GIRLS HAIR.
Young Lady Save Herself From Injury
By Unusual Presence of Mind.
This morning Miss Gertrude
Wetzell employee of the Bulletin
was working around the type-
setting machine her hair caught
on a rapidly revolving shaft and
she was being slowly dragged
towards the shaft when.she had
presence of mind enough to
reach out and shut down the
machine. The machinery was
reversed and the hair unwound
so the young lady could free her-
self without injury but it was a
close call. The shaft was located
so that it would not have serious-
ly injured her but it would per-
haps have pulled out her hair.
Tickets to Ballinger.
The Santa Pe has sold more than
forty tickets to Ballinger during
the past two days due to the
big reunion which is in progress
there. A large crowd went to
that place today and will return
tomorrow evening.
W. M. Johnson now of Robert
Lee.a former well known Brown-
wood citizen was in the city
Wednesday night visiting rela-
tives and friends.
Mrs. L. P. Stewart anil two lit-
tle sons will leave in the morning
for their home at Stepheiiville af-
ter a two week's visit to relatives.
Miss Mamie Kirkpatrick ;will ac-
company her home.
Mrs. C. A.'. Tunneir writes from
DeLeon that her mother is im-
proving after a severe illness.
They will probably go to Mineral
Wells for a cmiple of weeks when'
she is able to .travel.
Mrs. .1. F. Mauley And 'children
returned yesterday afternoon
from a week's visit to relatives
and friends at Sterling' City. She
was accompanied home hv Mr. and
Mi's. Albert Davidson of William
son county who will spend a few
days here as guests of Mr. and
Mi's. Mauler.
Change of Dates. '
The Haddock-Stanley meeting
will begin Sunday September 1st
the date having been (hanged
from August 2Sth in order to
give them a few days rest
Father Has Arrived.
Mr. Adolph Neirstheimer. of
Pekin 111. arrived in the city
this morning to be at the bedside
of his son Prof. Neirstheimer
who is critically ill with fever at
the Whitfield residence. The con-
dition of the young man is re-
garded as extremely serious by
the attending physicians.
J. J. Timmins is at Rockport
this week enjoying an outing.
Do you want a farm a ranch
a home in Brownwood vacant
lots in Brownwood a ranch a
hotel a stock of drugs a stock
of hardware or any other old
thing. See .Chambers Commis-
sion Co.
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I General News
William H. Hicks paymaster
for Schaumburg & Uptinger a
textile machine manufacturing
company of Philadelphia was
held up" by three highwaymen in
in the northeastern part of the
city and robbed of a satchel con-
taining $6000.
The famous suit in equality
brought March 1st last by the son
of Mrs. Mary Baker G. Eddy and
others as '"'next friends" for an
accounting of the property of the
aged head of the Christian Science
church came to an abrupt end
Wednesday when the plaintiffs
filed a motion to dismiss the suit.
II. A. Conrcier aged 35 a
traveling salesman of Shawnee
Ok. died Monday night as a re-
sult of eating a quarter of a pie
at an out-of-the-way station ten
days ago. lie said the pie was
soggy and discolored by the tin.
pan in which it was baked.
Ptomaine poisoning caused his
death.
Former President Cleveland
who has been ill during most of
the summer is expected in Tan-
naworth before the week closes.
He has so far recovered it is stat-
ed that he is now able to travel.
Mrs. Cleveland and the children
will be with him and if Mr-
Cleveland's health permits the
whole family will remain until
late in the season.
Bridgeport Texas is humming
with industrial activity just now
and is growing in the most won-
derful manner the town's popu-
lation now being estimated at 4-
000 people. New buildings are
going up on every side among the
the new industries being a .$50000
compress which will be "ready for
this year's cotton crop.
Hon. Paul C. Barth for a year
and a half mayor of Louisville
and ousted recently by a decision
of the court of appeals shot and
killed himself in his private office
at the headquarters of the Utica
Lime company of which he was
general manager. A shot was
heard by his business associates
who rushed in to find Mr. Barth
unconscious' on the floor with a
bullet hole in his head.
The police are working on a
clew in connection with the $25-
000 mail robberv Sunday night
on the Burlington railroad. A
bulky package it is known was
mailed to Chicago from a point
near Denver shortly after the rob-
bery. The police have the name
of the man to whom it was ad-
dressed and claim that he is. such
a person as would be chosen as
an intermediary for thieves.
Striking telegraphers in St.
Louis are still engaged in securing
evidence for their legal fight
against the Western Lnion and
Postal companies who are charg-
ed with mailing telegrams and
which local officials of the union
declare is against statutes which.
require that all messages shall he
sent by wire. Affidavits have
been tiled charging obtaining
money by false pretenses.
Governor Hoke Smith has is
sued an order taking effect im
mediately suspending from of
fice hauroad Commissioner Jos
eph II. Brown and appointing in
his place G McClendow. The or
der gives no reason for the sus
pension but simply cites the sec-
tion of the code which confers on
the governor authority to sus
pend a commissioner who fails to
meet the demands of the offiee.
Miss Elrfc. Flournoy a mem-i
her of a prominent family living!
four miles east of Tyler diedj
Monday from a dose of medicine1
taken for chills. The medicine
had directions on the bottle to
shake before taking. This th
young lady claimed she failed t
uo. one was inrown into con
vulsious within a short time
Medical aid was immediately
irivnn n n r ot-nil
g v t I ft.
Forty tons of coal stored in th
basement of the Fort Worth li
brary building eauclit: fir WprlJ
cjj "o w v4 ;
nesday morning throueh soonti
taneous combustion and thougl
uue damage was done it was
necessary to remove the entird
amount before the blaze could hH
extinguished. More than twenH
fires have resulted iu that crN
wu.n iuinuur im account or tmi
same reason and in the opinion
ot uniet liideker such hres wil
AAtlf IVI11A 4
wuunuuc just its iunir lis TiermH
persist in storing slack coal in mi
ventilated receptacles during S3
locweatner.
Miss Ivy Kirkpatrick returned
yesterday from a visit to MidR
flattie Ewing at Miles.
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Mayes, Will H. Daily Bulletin. (Brownwood, Tex.), Vol. 7, No. 265, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 22, 1907, newspaper, August 22, 1907; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth344755/m1/2/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Howard Payne University Library.