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THIS MJ8DIF0RD MAIL TRIBONlfi, MEDFQliD, OREGON, THURSDAY, MAEOH 17, 1910. SOCIAL AND PERSONAL 1 , Punch trut.H for sale at ton ooiitu oontH onoh. II. H. 1'iittornon, Nash lit) Col. Kxonvallon , for the liiisinimH of kIiimIu trees on thu villi f building to lit) oroelod ill (ho conmr of Contrnl avenue and Sixth street llMH llDUII (MUllllll'IIIKJll, TIlU OOII- fltniotloii of tlio building will bo ' -pushm! uA rapidly iih possible. Wear Kldd' Shoos. Ooorgo Hrown, thu plonour merch ant of Knglo Point, wiih in Mcdford 'Thursday on u business visit. Clilnawaro at Ooodfrioiid'H. Thu Morrlvold Shop has offlco iiupplios, Including flloM, hlnnk bookH, nioinorandum books, poiicIIh, pons, liikN, inkwells, tablets, typowrilor BlipplloH, OIIVOIOPOM, pilHtO, mllOilllgO and fotintnin pons. Mm, W. It. Coloman in visiting irolatlvurt mid frlomls nl Phoenix. The Kantor snlo in the Presbyter ian oliuroh parlor opri! at 10 a in. Sandwiches nud coffoo wiM bo nerved M noon. MK Coffco.H nt Goodfriund'H. It oontH no mare to insure in the bit? companies than thu small one. Boo It. A, Holmes, the insurance man, .room 10, Jackson Co. bbnnk. Ill 2 Sam MorriM, ngod about Hfi years, died at bin homo near Kock Point Tuesday of consumption. Mr. Mor riM hud boon afflicted with thu din--eami for Hovornl yenrs, but noomud to hnvu partially overcome it during the pant your. A cold takon during the stormy woather in January eaiiHod vnmplloatiouK which resulted .fatally. Tea at Goodfriond. Conn to the EnHtcr sale Prosby- teriun church parlor Thursday, "March 17, for home cooking, kitchen aproiiH, kimonns, fancy aprons, neck wear. 308 'Iluy your paint, glasB, wallpaper, ataliiR, varnish, brushes and havo your pioturo frnmod at Motcalf's, 318 East Main. 312 Wear Kidd'a Shoaii. " It. A. Holmes, the insurance man, devotoH litn whole time to firo insur anco and can give you better Horvicc. Room 10. Jnckson Co. bank. 312 William Haiders of Gold Hill was In Mcdford on business Wednesday. L. E. Tidball, roproflontlng Wake, MoFall & Co., is in Mcdford. A muHical program will bo given in the Presbyterian church Thursday, March 17 nt 3 p. m. in connection with the EnHtcr bazaar. AdmlRRion free. 308 Phone 2001, Goodfriond's. O. M. Hiolor of CorvnlliH, Or., is in Ifodford on r. business trip. Mr. and Mm. W. D. Roso and Mrs. 13. L. .lamoeon of Craig, Colo., are in this city oil a tour of inspection. 10c orangcH, 2Cc. Rnrdon's Bak ery. Mr. and Mm. Don Coleman arrived In Mcdford Tuesday evening. Bon tried out with Cnsoy'a Northwest team in Mcdford hint soason for a placo on tho pitching staff and is likely to appoar in a Modford uni form thin year, lie intends making his homo in Modford, having hocomo enamored of the city while hero laHt floaflon. Bath fixturoH at Goodfriond's. Three fino largo lots in Tuttle'a addition, $800 caflh. Siskiyou Roalty Co., room 22, Jackson County Bank building. 308 E. V. Carter, Georgo W. Dunn and -O. 8. Butler and Mr McCoy of Ash land wore nmong those who attend ed tho mooting of tho Bankers' asso ciation Tuesday evening. OOo oranges, 35o. Itardoii's Bak cry. Look up the rocords of tho com panioa wo roprcsont. R. A. Holmes, iho iuBitranco man, room 10, Jackson Co. bank. 312 Kitohon utonsiln at Goodfriond's, .11. B. TroiiHon of Eagle Point wnB a Modford visitor Thursday. Jaok Butler of Kanos erook, ono of tho old-timo miners of that hoo tlon, wns in Modford on St. Patrick's day. "Things nro lookiu1 foiuo on th' crik," fluid Jack, "and tho byes are oxpeetin' to olnno up a wad durin' tho season. 8uro, there is a bunch of follors wld money cornin' in, and whilo thoy ain't tnlkiu' a whole lot. they're ivory onoo in a whilo invoRtin' In some Knnos crook ground. Tnko it from mo, young feller, thoro'll ho aomothrtij Join' in tho country pretty aoon." Cnrpot swoopora at Goodfriond's. Five-room Iioubo and lot 100x120,' ast sido, $1500, terms. Siskiyou Itoalty Co., room 22, Jndkson Coun ty Bank building. 308 Simon Shaw, who has boon work ing at thu Buzzard inino, on Elk crook, is in town, waiting for tho in stallation of a plowor to purify tlio air in (ho tiiunol. Tho mino, in "Mr. Shiiw's opinion, is ono of tho real, big iniium iu Soulhorn Orogou. Whilo tho nro is low grndo, thoro is bo munh of it nnd it is so onsily minod thai It looks liko a big proposition, Visit tho candy booth of tho Pres byterian ohuroh lnznnr nt tho Roguo Itlvor .Eloqtrio Co. on Thursday, tho 17th. 308 l'Vod II. Thompson arrived from Minneapolis at 4 o'clock Wednesday afturnoou, this being his first visit to Oregon, At 7:30 p, in. ho was duly at'coplcd iih a modifier of tho Com mercial club.' It took him I ohm than four hours to find that this was the country ho had hemi looking for and that tlio best start ho could make would ho to join the Commercial club, Visit tho candy booth of tho Pros liyli'iiiiii church Im.mir at the Itogtio Klver I'lectric Co. on Thursday, the 17th, 308 Door mats at Goodfriond's. K. B. Sawyor for Htirvoys. Subdi vision and platting a specialty. Room 12, Ernoriok. Perhaps yon need a typewriter. Vou can soouro nny make you wish, in a rebuilt typewriter, at Tho Morri void Shop, at a reasonable prico. " Ed Purdy of Klamath Kails is hero on n s)iort visit. Tho "Duke" says things are 'fine in the siigiibniNh country. Darby O'Toolo, tho veteran track man', who has fixed moro "high cm tors" and "low jhits" than most any mini on tlio const, ta visiting Home of his old friends in Modford. Whitman's candies are ttnoxcellcd. Die Mcrrivold Shop has the exclus ive agency for Modford. John II. Carkin, attorney at law, over Jackson County Bank. Wear Kidd'a Shoes. Carving sots at Goodfriond's. John Devlin of Applcgnto was in Mcdford on a business visit Thurs day. Tho force of mon employed in set ting polos for the Homo Telephone Co. between Modford and Jackson ville has been temporarily laid off owing to a shortage in poles. Books Bibles, Prayer Books, po etry, fiction, gift books for children and adults. Come in and look thutn over nt Tho Morrivnld Shop. M. B. Rice of Laknviow is hero on a short business visit. A. C. Oridley of Rdgnwood, Cnl.. is in Mcdford looking nfter business mattors. Tho King's Dnughtors will hnve home-made candy nt tho Easter ba raar Thursday in the Presbyterian church narlor. 308 Palms The finest Kentins that over wore shipped to Mcdford. Call ami seo them. 023 E. Main. 313 J. B. Anderson of Pasndenn, Cal., is hero on a tour of inspection. Mrs. P, W. Cowlcs was a Modford visitor Thursday from tho Cowlcs farm, oast of tho city. Bedding plants of nil description. 023 E. Main. Mcdford Greenhouse. Call or write for prices. Phone 000, 313 Mr. ntid Mrs. J. L. Garden of Gold Ray were Mcdford visitors Wednes day. Writnrors nt Goodfriond's. 'TWAS A RELIEF WHEN THE SUNWENT DOWN Actors Were Good, But Critic Takes Exception to the Rot Peddled by the Author of the Play. Tho ploy last night at tho oporn Iioubo was n strong ono from a phys ical point of vlow. Tho nctorn nil scorned to possosfl unusually strong voices and thoy used thorn to thoir full capacity through tho four acts of tho molodramn entitled, "As tho Sun Wont Down." In point of fnut, it wub roally gratifying when tho sun did go down nud with it tho Inst curtain, nnd yot this is senrcoly just, as tho performance pleased a largo part of tho nudionco. In fact', it was a fioul-fonst for tho gallory. A man who buys n bhromo nnd hnngs it on his wall and onjoys its doubtful imitation of art should not bo snoorod nt by tho o'wnor of ono of Rumbrnnt's mnstorpioccs. Molo dramn fills a placo iu tlio" field of amusomont and thoro nro many who would bo ovon moro than bored with an Ibsen play with groat nrtistB in tio cast than tho writor of this ar tiolo is by tho ordinary molodrnmu. So, after nil, it is a question of view point. Tho piny last night wns bountiful ly staged and tho nctors worked with oaruostnoss to plenso nnd should havo our thanks. Tlio poor notor ia not to blnmo for tho rot thnt is given him to commit mid prosout to tlio publio. Personally, wo boliovo thnt tho molodramn, tho yellow-back novel and the minister who prenchon tho literal lako of firo and brimstone should ho rolegatod to ono of tho Philippino islands. Thoy givo a dis torted pioturo of God nud nnturo, Thoro i no medium that exorfs moro influoiico upon tho ngo than tlio hooks thnt pooplo road nnd tho plnya thoy boo and onjoy, Thoso who nro paid a salary for looking to thu moral bottormotit of tho community and nro thorohy oxompt from spray ing nnd pruning ttoos, should mnko thoir first oruando upon tho litora turo nud drnnm of thoir timo, for EN6LAND PLEASED BY TEDDY'S SPEECH His Utterances at Khartoum Please Press and Peoplo of Great Britain and He Is Praised In Return. LONDON, March 17. The praises of Theodore Roosovolt aro being sung today on every side. The ac clamations of tho press and the poo pie nro tho result of Roosovolt's en thusiastio, unBtintod prahso of the work Great Britain has dono in civ ilizing and upbuilding her African possessions, particularly Egypt .ndlXXTr i iiu doiiiiiwi, Above tho goneral laudation is heard tho expression of a belief that Roosovolt's brief visit has dono more good for England than armies and officials cOutd have done In years. The diplomats and politicians scanned carefully Roosevelt's utter ances nt Khartoum with reference to British nilo in Africa. Thoy ex pressed pleasure at tho remark of tho former American president thut ho hoped tho administration under which tho Soudan had thrived would bo maintained. Stntcsmcn see in this utterance an expression of gen eral publio opinion in the United States and take it as an indication of good will. ' It is certain thnt the American statesman's remarks will heighten tho cordiality of his reception here. Already tentative plans are under way for Roosevelt's reception in London. , HETTY GREEN TO GIVE liriaf lfnm annn nrnrt NHfV I UK Shi II I I ll IlL II I Ull QUUUfUUU Will ASSlSt COUntCSS Lcary With Herns most alluring; most any cornmu- I nlty will "fall for it," to use the lan- Plan of Erecting a Hugo Memor ial to Christopher Columbus. NEW YORK, March 17.' Mrs. Hetty Green will indirectly make Jscw York nn Easter offering valued nt $500,000, according to Mibs T. Brizzl, director of studies at the Christopher Columbus university, to day. Miss Brizzi said that Mrs. Green intends to givo Countess Leary n largo plot of ground on Fifth avenue nenr Central Park and tho Museum of Arts, to enable tho countess to enrry out her plan for a memorial to Christopher Columbus. I Tho memorial is to bo a frco uni- varsity of art whero students nro to i bo taught tho higher handicraft with out cost to themBolvcs. Tho move ment was fltartcd by Countess Lcnty tnrco years ago, nnd now occupies fivo houses on Chnrlton street. According to Miss Brizzi, tho land to bo given by Mrs. Green will front Fifth avenue for a block, and on it a gront palace is to bo constructed. t BUSINESS LOCALS : --f-ft Singor Bowing mnchinos, 244 B. Q stroot. Phono 2054. 314 Pouch trcos for oalo choap. An ontirj carload nt 10 conts onch. IT. B. Pntorson, Nnsh hotol. For wood of all kinds, soo tho Squnro Don! Woodvnrd. Phono 2001. Fir street, botwoon Second and Third streets. Gould & Lindley, proprietors. 201 Wear Kidd'a Shoos. If you want satisfaction try a s.iok of Mt. Hood Snow-Fall Flo.tr. For snlo nt tho Russ Mill. Roraom i.. r the nlno Polk & Sou, For snlo Wolf Crook Cove fruit tracts. Tho II. L. Clmflin Real ty Co,, 203 Corhett building, Port laud, Or., nro offoring the best of Roguo Rivor vnlloy fruit Innds, in smull tracts, or. easy payments, ,r. wholosnlo prices. Southora Pnoifio jpot on cciuor of tract. Invoatign.e nt onco. E. M. Androws, locnl ngont. 310 Paints, wall pnpor, glass, Mot- cnlf's, 318 E. Mnin stroot. 312 thoy nro molding tho thought of tho century. ' Lot mo say in pnssing thnt tho ac tors woro good and tlio manager has stnged his piny iu ft pninstnkiug nnd nrtifltia mnuuor. "St. Elmo" will bo soen tonight. It ia tho dramatization of tho woll- known novel, written in tho Inst con tury, but sooms to hnvo n populnrity which holds its youth. Tlio plot is laid in the little town of St. Elmo, nt tho foot of Lookout mountain, Tonnossoo, which should admit of somo vory protty soonory, nnd has nlroady a good snlo of sonts. E. M. A. Ilaskina for IToalth. FARCICAL TELEPHONE PROMOTION Story of the Independent Telephone Company of Omaha Up to Date. (Public Service, Chicago, Feb. 1908.) Huch rccklcNw jromothin n Uio ono described In (his MrtJcIu not only bring dluiNtrr and opprobrium ujmjii tlio peoplo directly in(erctd in them, but tcnil it, intensify me general mid unfounded district of soundly organ- soino communities, wticn, In order to Induce tlio granting of a franchise, promoter promise to provide a pub- " VVY." J? "7";w,. iV1," thut utility, they attempt Uie Iiiiikm1 lilc, and the result can bo riothlntr hut fuilure, brliigiug disappointment, dls - gust and md financial lonit to the misled community. Wo submit thut it is the ! to unload these "securities" In Oma duty of city govcraiiH-iiiN to protect ha. It Is understood that most of tho ifcoplo agultiMt ouch imljmblc ' tho real money put Into the conntruc frnud. I tion of the nlant came from the Pa- Omaha Is not as proud of its "in - dependent" telephone company as It from bonds held by the Oregon Sav exoectvd to bo The rcalltv turns ' Idkb and Investment company of out so completely and amazingly dlf- ferent from tho prospect that thou - sands of good Omul) a cltlzons who voted to glvo tho "Independent" a, to tho value of . $1,300,000. Some; franchise aro wondering why they of tho bonds were sold at 90. with J havo faith In human promises, tan equal amount of preferred stock Tho "Independent" telephono move- ment Is responsible for many cases of bald misrepresentation and reck - Ing fraud but its Omaha case is tho very superlative of bar faith and con - sciencoless manipulation. The promo- i , , ... ' , . ,. , more, that tho "guarantee" of A perils the capitalization to be Increased; .ed tho lmposs ble and delivered some-jcont on tne preferred stock is worth likewise the fixed charges and op tlilng olso. Tho samo trick had boon , anythlng. Naturally the only "'guar- eratlng expenses. The outcome prom ) turned In tnan American cities be-, nnteo of 4 per cent on the prefer-1 Ises to be even moro disastrous than iforo, but tho knowledge of this fact ' d gtock ,B based upon tho abllltr In the case of tho Indianapolis Inde 'dld not prevent a majority of elec-' nf the nronertv to earn onouch to navi nendent telenhon concern, where the ' ,orH lu Omaha from voting away tho !'r,V,leg0 f0r tl .elm ,D,thc,r cl'y tw? yearB nE. I"' .November. As an extenuating circumstance for tho peoplo of Omaha, let It bo said 'that the game. In Its prospective form, gunge of tho chance-taking frater nity. Some sauvo and nicely dressed gentlemen appear Upon the scene with tho announcement that they have come to relievo the dear people of the exactions of a "grinding mon- j opoly." Iu furthering this re lief work, these patriotic gen tlemen beg most eloquently to bo allowed to Invest largo sums of money In tho city inithe construction of a telephone plnnft Most any city likes to wclcomo Investments. Did for Labor Vote. Furthermore, theso capital-lad-gentlemen point ou that tho con struction of the plant will glvo work to a largo number of men, and the operation of tho plant, after It Is completed, will furnish permanent employment to many. A good thing say all, for the Industrial develop - ment of the city Hut the great PrlZO offored Is a superior tolephono serv-, 6t.rVco and from $2 to $1 per month Ico at ratea much less than tho city for residence service, this action De lias over heard of before. Of course, lng forced by the mandate of the tno promoting gentlemen say. this lsl8tat0 rairoad commission forbidding to bo n groat and profitable business rce sorvIce. On December 31, 1908, ZSLnJ!; nnZLl0 nH MnS " Independent Telephone- company ?!L,Il.?."tllS0P.I.C- e"loavrr. ""i1 Ji0.?? i imblished In the World-Herald an th nrnf i iw;. w,i V n.nMni "'r..'. 5a,.."n . ri of tUo busies rwall t rZ i ' to j,..., .. ;..,, . , 5l???rJ,"d .f t.,.?i'P?rJlun.,t? i ,? - nnd stocks can bo spared by the back-. to M " teloohoM ors of tho promoters will bo gracious- i Up to , 6000 telePboneg' Per ly sold to local people on a basis that i month .................. $2.00 will bring at least 10 per cont nnnu-j From 6000 to 7000 telephones ally. How cruel to Bhut grasping Per month 2.50 Wall street out of such splondldly 'From 7000 to 10,000 telephones paying securities! Dut poor Wall, per month 3.50 street Is used to being deprived of 50 centa extra charged If not paid by thoso 10, 25 and 52 per cont securl- tho 10th ot each month, ties It ovon had to stand aside and! Residence Telephones, nil of Miller's 52 per cont Franklin V" to 6000 telephones, per Syndicate securities go into tho hands month . . . . ... .11.00 of frugal worklncmon and confiding ! From COOO to 7000 tolophones, widows. ! per month 1.25 Aftor voting a franchise to tho From 7000 to 10,000 telephones nrnmntnrn nmnlm rnf Its "Imlniinrwt- i DCr 1110 nth 1.50 out" tolephono plant. It haslieon la operation since Decombor 2, 1907. ! moro than a year. Ttho "superior"' roSVZsslXtXutT- 000 stations of tho "crlndlnc mol nonoly " grinding mo- I..do;HM,dcnt Rates Aro Higher. Tia fn no nt thn 4n. AVAn JAt,f M nro higher than thoso of tho grlng- In. , I rVU III.. .1 1....M tlVU V l"W IllUUHVUUVUt f M IUH IIIUIIUIIUIJ-, HU IUUUDUI1UUUU o bono a'nd the old 1 Rntno M.nill.Hnad ..,!. ,nv v(w vwvF)avavwa I'vviiiu vutft cludo from this stntomont of facts that tho "Indonondent" ratos aro low er, but not so. There's a simple de duction to bo made hore. , Tho man who buys 20.000 pins for $0 gets n lowor nrlco than tho man who buys 4000 pins for ?2. Tho JG purchaser gots his pins at 30 conts nor thou- sand, while tho $2 purchaser pays 50 conts per thousand. Tho 111118-, trntlnn Is fnlr and nnnllrnliln. No ono ronts n tolophono to decorato his desk or wall; a man pays for a tele- phono for tho servlco ho gots out of It, nnd Its worth 'o him is measured by tho amount of Btich sorvlco. A tolophono through which you may communlcnto with 20,000 othor tele- phonos cortnlnly coBts moro to fur - nlsh and is worth moro to the user than a tolophono through which you can ronch only 4000 other tolophones. Tho merchant who gots a 20,000 - Btntlon tolophono sorvlco for $6 per month Is buying his tolophono sorv - Ico at a lowor rato than tho mnrrdmnt who pays $2 por month for a 4000-! stention sorvlco. In tho construction of tho Omaha "Independent" plant many mon were omployed for somo months, it Is truo, but their nggrogato wagos will not balance tho waste forced upon hun dreds ot business houses for years i ' by tho necessity of having two tele i phones on account of tho division moilo In tho local telephone service. It Is a clear case of one class of citi zens' gaining nt tlio expenso of on i other class, and on the whole such , transactions bring no benefit to any community. Furthormoro, many of 'tho worklngmon who were omjaged In btilldlriK this plant took part of I their wnge In the bonds of tho com pany, which are of doubtful value. Klnnnrlnl History u I'"nrrc. Tho financial history of tho Inde pendent Telephone company of Oma ha Is a comedy, The authorized cap italization Is as follows: Capital stock 15,000,000 Bonds 3,330,000 S, 330,000 The Union Telephone Construction company was Riven $1,500,000 in pre ferred stock for building tho plant, with a switchboard capacity of 0000 automatic telephones. Whether or not any of tho balance of the bonds and stock has been Issued we are unable to stato, but If not, then tho outstand ing capitalization of a telephone plant of 0000 stations Is 13,000,000, or 1500 per station. The amount of '"wnter" In this may be imagined when one considers tho fact that the Bell telephone plant at Omaha is cap italized at only 197 per station. Tho Union Telephone construction j company and Its fiscal agents met with poor success in their attempts 'clflc coast. The funds were realized Portland, which failed In August, 1907, because It was not able to real- ! Izo on the securities of which It held Mirnwn In nn a hnnim In nthr wnrrfa ine Purcnaser oi iuuu or oonas tor JU" ceivea ivuu ui o if ?, , bondl' and 91000 of "guaranteed" 4 i Per ccnt Preferred stock, making! : whal would be a 10 per crtit Invest-' cn Provided, of cpurso, that the j bonds are kept good and, further-, its operating, general and deprecla-, "on expenses, its bond Interest and then 4 percent on Its preferred'stock. This was figured out In a prospectus Issued by tho company last fall as 1 follows Receipts. 6000 telephones with ex- tras, per year $25l,Z0.0Q t Telephone company or umana. tasi Iang distance percent- i month, Joseph Harris of Chicago, age 24,000.00, president of the Automatic Electric ' .company, which furnishes the equlp- Total ...4 $275,205.00 ment, took control of the concern. ' Expenditures. ! At the time It was announced In the Interest S 1,500.000 bonds Omaha newspapers that the syndicate at 5 per cent S 75.000.00 neaded by Mr. Harris had taken con- Interest Jl. 500.000 nref. stock at i per cent. . 60.000.00 Operating, maintenance, etc 46,500.00 Sinking fund 25,874 00 Surplus 67,83. 00 1175.205.00 Ilutc Ithllculously Low. above flguresXere Uken stated that m.a oina '"ihnniii bo" as stated by November 1. IS9S. Slnp thn dnff nt zu tirosnoptin the 1 rnn,,.,nv , iir rates fi.iii I tl SO in 9 nor mnntli tnr hiiulnos advertisement with a vory appropriate 'deep black border. In which Its new 'rates were announced as follows: i trom January i our raies io uu old and new subscribers will be: 2B centa extra charged If not paid by ' tho 10th of each month . I "nd" h1JI,?ftft ii 0 St rentals cannot bo moro than ?120.- 0Q0 pjjp ycap eyea , wfl aow tho ,m. i LV"1?' WOT , ou o w U,HJU'U,M .wviw - allow liberally for "extras." , I11CI1 moans extension tolophones, A a I. II - I , d,stnnc0 rnlngs, the'gross earnings IW11UMW at $30 por year 160,000.00 4000 rosldonco telephones nt $15 per year 60,000.00 Extras' , 20,000.00 Long distance 24,000.00, sitH.ouu.uu , From tho above possible, but noti probablo earnings, will Have to corao tho following expenses, according to thn coninnnv's own nrosnoctus: ' Interest $1, 500,000 bonds ' at 5 por cent i7&,uuu.uu Interest $1,500,000 pref. stock nt 4 per cent . . . 60,000,00 . Operating, maintenance, ( etc 46.500.00 1 $181,500.00 This would mnko an annual deficit of $17,50v0. It may bo said that tho preferred stock dividends may boi , paBSod, turning tho $17,500 doflclt. Unto a surplus of $43,500. but howj 1 about tho ridiculously low figure fqr, I oiiorntlnir exnonso gtvon In the com- nniiy's prospoctus and tho entire ab sonco of a depreciation cuargo. ; Operating and Depreciation Charges. For "operating, malntennnco, etc" tho company nllpws only .$46,6QQ a year, aud this, must Include alt sal- atiea and wages, InSuranco and tnxos, ropalr and reconstruction material,! Ilffht. heat and nowor. Tho "IndO' pondent" company nt Lincoln, Nob., also with an automatic system and with only about 5000 telephones In servlco, paid out moro than 150,000 In one year for wages alone, to say nothing of Insurance, taxes, ropalr and reconstruction rnatorlal, ront, light, neat and power. The estimate of 146,500 for oper ating an automatic plant of 6000 sta tions is at tho rato of only $7.75 tier station, and we have novor heard of such a plant anywhere being op erated at as low a rate as 110 per station. If we concede that the Om aha plant can be operated at the very low rate of $10 per station, then tho yearly oporatlng expenses would he $60,000. The Omaha company claims to have $1,600,000 invested In its plant, but if wo cut this to leas than one half, and allow $750,000 of physical property, there should bo a yearly depreciation charge of at least 7 per cent, making $52,600. It is Just as Impossible for. tho company to ultimately evade this charge as It Is to cheat the grim reaper It is as sure as death. There Is nothing theoretical about the depreciation of telephone property; It Is a stubborn practicality. The actual expenses of tho 6000-statIon plant of the Inde pendent Telephone company of Oma ha will be nearer the following fig ures than those given In the promot er's prospectus: Interest $1,500,000 bonds t6 percent $ 75,000.00 Operating, maintenance, etc 60,000.00 Depreciation, $750,000, at 7 percent 52,500.00 Total $187,500.00 Possible, but not probablo earnings 164,000.00 Possible deficit $ 23,500.00 The trouble with the Independent ITelenhnnn rnmnnnv nt Omalm Is that lit is leariuuy over-capiiaiizca ana sufficient to cover interest charges. operating expenses and depreciation charges. But, say the manipulators of the concern the rates aro to be increased as the business grows, ao peoplo have paid so dearly for their foy ln permitting a public utility i competition with posslbltes for noth- Ing bat mlsrepresenUtlon, sinister manipulation and waste. Talk of "Armour Interests." It has already been found neces !sarv to reorganize the Independent trol of the company, tne wona-rier aid, upon which the press agent of. the company Is employed as a re porter, said: "The men who hare secured con trol of the Omaha plant represent the Armour Interests." f This newspaper statement Is only (another misrepresentation, the pur- I nnen nf whlrh artdentlv Is tn lend 7 Sr'SSJSPifc 1 Armour name to it. Mr. Samuel Mc- Roberts, treasurer of Armour & Co., and the representative of the Armour interests in all public utility proper ties, was asked by tho writer of this article: "Do Joseph Harris and his asso ciates represent tho Armour inter ests in connection with tho Independ ent Tolephone compaay of Omaha?" "No." was Mr. McRoberts' most emphatic roply. , on,0 noatJt GOOD ROADS COMPANY ; ORGANIZED AT SPOKANE SPOKANE, Wash., March 17. The Good Roads Contracting company ot Spokane has been Organized under tho laws of Washington with a nom inal capital of $10,000, to build coun ty roads at a profit ot not taore than 7 por cont oa the Investment, tho purpose boln to glvo the peoplo the greatest value for every dollar ex pended. Tho Incorporator are offi cers of tho Spokane County Good Roads association, of which J. A. Perry, formorly a newspaper man In Missouri, Is secretary, tho trustees being WHllam H. Cowlos, owner and publisher of the Spokesman-Review -d tho Chronicle; R. Insingor, chair- man of tho board of governors of tho gtfc naUona ,rr,gRt,on congresa. David Brown, originator of tho na- oaai apwe snow anu neau oi uie Hazelwood comprxy. a 2,000,000 concern oporatlng dairy plants In Washington, Oregon and Idaho; D. Fine Weather A full line of Howard, Hamilton, Illinois, Elgin and Waltham watches in Solid Gold or Filled Cases. fine Watch Repairing a Specialty DIAMONDS J. W. DIAMOND 115 West Main Mdfort THE COMING OF AINT PATRICK By BRYAN CONWAY. Copyright. 1910, by Amrlcn Prfjw elation. T If 'AS Ctnat, tht bard, grtvm with ytarj, Chant id tbil lay in Cr- Whili halting artund en thtir jf m Him piari LiiUntJ tht thitfiaini tf hit thw t Let detlli hind puliy ar hotrt And freeze lh pulie of ny heut tiUt I'to en the prople thtt ent wem iuA RtMugePt ti iron tiie toatb oi urn. itT BX&BT HAH IW For (UBBen 6tcm by Cira'i tram My heart hit aohed lot we m Oeaih bccloas aa ts tlx m ma i I go. (or my daa from ke can w UimL. The fofeit oft a tiw ynad taag lliiwiifi WhUpwed die name of Ae better of The spectral rant m the raoiwtawn btea Snowed crouef aaa ha Ymkiu The fouau that Rowed ad At I Of Patrick Ued a ther U aai UTs The Toice of the teapot aaoag ifao lU Shouted hit Dime w the thunder iwK, And oft k haunted the twSght'i hmb la toae raelodtoua awewred aaft. The blackbird warbled it to the thna4; The ikylark careJed it fortlj tltk. WITH MT8TIO TOOL I Mood on Bea Edef tad taw l&a Mat t Kindle and Saae with mjrtdc" he, 41 And out ol the glory Coda (ugh past Walled -on the golden turge el ti& Em. The Idngi were wroth m iko cwacj baA On Taraa hill, but the (tiaagei apeluc, Afid 1 heard the idol o( Eria fall And a wailing wild ia tke Dnada oak. And the (word wat (tayed ia Ao wamata Peace held the island from taota to And clasi embattled, ia frkadtblpa Bowed 'ncath the crou the Mnnget To Cod be glory I Minn eyea taint The dream and hope of my Gfe hM&JL Christ bleu foreter mine isle of gceeat Hii home in the heart oi my bttthnua liiaHlf. W. Twohy, president of the 014. Na tional bank; Frederick W. Dewut. counsel, nnd F. H. Mason, mlllloa alro merchant, who is row ia Burose studying good roads and methodte building to got the best results. ill MHBri lii tit1 b