THE MORNING ASTORIAN, ASTORIA, OREGON.
TUESDAY, MARCH 24, INI
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McCUE'S ANSWER
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information of the laws of the State
official and a good citixen, demands I
that he place the information and the
sources thereof before me, and the I
committee is at liberty to criticize
when I fail to do any duty and not
before.
"If Mr. Stangland, who has never
been in my office, is so moved by his
conscience to introduce a resolution
fat the council instructing the auditor I
to inform the district attorney that!
"his deputy is lax in enforcing the J
. laws of the State, has knowledge that'
the laws of the State are broken, why
don't Mr. Stangland produce his in
formation before the district attorney
and name the witnesses before he is
to free with his condemnation?
"Stand up, and let us count noses,
gentlemen! Get your "nigger from
nnder the woodpile see that your
police force does, or rather let them
do, their duty without dictation and j
fear of losing their jobs, and you will
find the office of the deputy district
attorney still open from 9 a. m. until
5 p. m. ready for business and ready
to enforce the laws of the State, and
be will guarantee not to attempt to
lough off his responsibilities on the
chy council or anybody else, but will
try and meet them as a man.
"I. C. McCUE,
"Deputy District Attorney."
. The ignorance of the committee is
apparent and to be taken with a grain
of salt when considered in the tight
of the record of fines collected by the
police department during the year
beginning January 1, 1907, and con
tinuing up to the middle of August,
1907, when the closing law went into
effect. The auditor's office furnishes
the following record of fines for
gambling:
Chinese Whites Total Fines
Games Games "
Jan. 19 20 39 $975
Feb. ..... 14 8 22 550
March ... 17 23 40 1000
April.... 16 34 50 1250
May ..... 15 34 49 1225
June 13 38 51 1275
July 15 41 56 1400
Aug. .... 1 2 3 75
110 200 310 $7750
Since gambling was closed, not
withstanding the pol:ce report, no ar
rests have ben made or fines collected.
And, strange to state, with all the
committee's knowledge of gambling,
the police have not made a single ar
rest nor has a solitary fine been
turned into the city treasury since
the district atorney'a order went in
to effect The public can form their
own conclusions.
RAILROAD REPORTS
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Pittsburg.
"Southern 'Railway.
"Louisville & Nashville
"Rock Island.
ere To?
ME? Oh Fm Going to
Whitman's Book Store to
get some of those "Good
Goods" Cheap-before they
are all gone. Better come
along.
Whitman's Book Store
STEEL & EWART
Electrical Contractors
Phone Main?3881 .... 426 Bond Street
LATEST It! SUITINGS
- Having returned from San Francisco with a splendid stock of spring
and tummer suitings of the latest style and having spent several weeks
, in studying the fashions prevalent in that city, we are now more than
' ever in a position to give thorough satisfaction to the most fastidious
. dresser. NOT IN WORDS, BUT IN DEEDS.
HAUTALA & RAITANEN
Tailors, Corner Eleventh and Bond Streets
, "Atchison, i'opeka & Santa Fe.
"Chicago, Milwaukee ft St. Paul.
"Northwestern.
"Southern Pacific.
"Great Northern. .",..
"Northern Pacific." 1
"During the three months July,
August and September the total
operating revenues of these roads
amounted to $399,000,000; for the
panic months of October, November
and December the total revenue was
$376,000,000. The freight revenues of
the system named were, for the first
quarter, $264,000,000 and for the sec
ond quarter, $259,000,000.
The freight revenues for Novem
ber were larger than those for July
or September.
"These systems during the last six
months of 1907 received from passen
ger and freight revenues a grand to
tal of $775,000,000, which is $54,000,
000 more than they received for the
same period in the preceding year
1906; and their net income from oper
ation in 1907 was $14,000,000 more
than in 1906. These figures certainly
do not indicate that, either owing to
legislation or the panic, the railroads
of the country as a whole have been
put in financial jeopardy. It is true
that during 1907 there was a great
increase in operating expenses owing
to general increases in wages; but,
allowing for such increase, the larger
volume of traffic and greater revenue
derived therefrom yielded a larger
net return to the railroad.
"A study f these figures shows
that the panic, so far as it affected
the railroads, extended but slightly
beyond Chicago towards the West
If we take the trans-continental roads
reaching to the Pacific Coast, we find
that every one of them increased its
gross operating revenues the last half
of the year 1907. Beginning with the
Great Northern, which is near the
Canadian border, and coming down
the Pacific Coast to the Mexican
border, thus including the Northern
Pacific the Southern Pacific and the
Santa Fe system each one increased
its total operating revenues in the
last half of 1907 over those revenues
for the last half of 1906 while the net
income was in some cases increased;
the net income from operation in each
of these lines being.Santa Fe $13,000,
000, Northern Pacific $18,000,000,
Great Northern $13,000,000 and South
ern Pacific $41,000,000 for the six
months. Taking freight revenues
alone, the Santa Fe system, for in
stance, shows larger freight revenues
in December than in July or Septem
ber; and the Southern Pacific's De
cember freight revenues were but a
few thousand dollars less in that
month than in any other month ex
cepting October and November. We
find, therefore, no alarming condition
presented as to the transcontinental
lines.
"Coming this side of the Rocky
Mountains we see that the Rock Is
land, notwithstanding the state leg
islation to which it has been subjected
increased its revenues during the last
half of 1907 over those of 1906 by
over $3,000,000. The whble of its net
income from operation, $17,000,000,
as over a million dollars less than for
the corresponding six months of 1906.
The Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul
shows a decrease of approximately
$200,000 in operating revenues, and
the Northwestern system an increase
of about the same amount; although
the Milwaukee's net income was lar
ger in 1907 than in 1906.
'Moving still further eastward into
Trunk Line territory between Chic
ago and the Atlantic seaboard, we
discover that the New York Central,
the Baltimore & Ohio, and the Penn
sylvania Lines, both east and west
of Pittsburg, increased their total
revenues for the freight and pas
senger traffic in the July-December
period of 1907 over that of 1906; and
as to both the New York Central and
the Pennsylvania Lines the net in
come from operation the year pre
vious. The returns from these roads
indicate, however, that the panic had
its center in their territory, as there
is a more notable falling off in rev
enues from traffic in this group dur
ing the panic months than on any
other excepting the Southern roads.
"The single New England road
taken as an illustration, the New
York, New Haven & Hartford, shows
an increase of over a million dollars
in gross revenues and a decrease of
about $250,000 in the net.
"The two Southern roads, the Lou
isville & Nashville and the Southern,
increased their total revenues from
traffic, their total operating expenses,
and also their net income from opera
tion, over the corresponding half
year of 1906.
"Therefore, viewing the country as
a whole, from West to East and from
North to South, the outlook for the
railroads of the United States, as
shown by their own figures, is not
so disquieting as has been supposed;
and these figures, it must be remenv
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RUTH WHITE AND THE KANGA ROO GIRLS
In "The Burgomaster." Astoria Thea tre, Saturday, March 28th.
bered, include at least two month
after the panic began in New York,
during a greater portion of which
time banks would not make loans or
discounts and railroads in many part
of the country would not receive
checks in payment of freight.
"Although the returns to the Com
mission for January have not yet been
tabulated, it is probable that they will
show that conditions have been worse
than in December; but this is also to
be borne in mind, that the month of
January is generally the slackest
month during the year, and February
is also poor. There are no doubt,
individual instances in which the rev
enues of roads have seriously de
clined during the past three months
over corresponding period's for sev
eral years past; but there are also
individual instances in which, singu
lar to say, the last three month have
been as good as any corresponding
three months in other years, and in
one case, the Oregon Railroad & Nav
igation Co., the Commission lias been
officially informed that the past three
months have been the best in the
road's entire history.
"There can be no question but that
within the past three weeks there has
been a strong upward tendency in
freight revenues. A greater volume
of traffic is moving today than has
been moved at any time during the
past two, and perhaps, three months.
The figures of the American Railway
Association show that there is less
surplus of cars at this time than at any
period since the 30th. of October.
This promises an early return to more
normal conditions, and railroad men
generally are more optimistic than
they have been since the Knicker
bocker Trust Co. closed is doors.
But the increase from $483,000,000 in '
1906 to $523,000,000 in 1907, on the J
system with which I have dealt, still
leaves a larger net income for 1907
than for 1906 by nearly $14,000,000."
CARDIFF COAL MINE
EXCURSION
OFFICIALS OF THE COMPANY
INVITED REPRESENTATIVE
ASTORIANS TO INSPECT
THEIR PROPERTY-ROYALLY
ENTERTAINED EVERYBODY
SATISFIED.
When the 8:20 train pulled out for
Portland Sunday morning 33 citizens
of Astoria took possession of a special
car, bent on an excursion to- the
Cardiff coal mines. The train took
them to Rainier and there they
boarded the steamer Gazelle bound
for the mines. They arrived at Car
diff at 12:30 and a 10 minutes' walk
brought them to the mess house
where an elegant chicken dinner
awaited them and to say they were
ready for it and enjoyed it to the
utmost is but faint praise for the din
ner like "Mother used to cook,"
There was nothing of the hotel or
restaurant flavor about it, but for a
genuine old fashioned chicken din
ner well, there never was one cook
ed that tasted belter on this or any
other coast or inland. After the
cigars were lighted the body was in
vited to the commissary where every
one wa fitted to a miner's cap and
bin p. Then they got their lamp
filled and a start was made for the
mine. Arriving at the mouth the
lamps were lit and the party or most
of them made the first trip under
ground. A wonderful sight met their
gaze. Two bands of solid coal were
here, there and everywhere, one layer
was 42 inches deep and then there
was an 8-inch layer of sandstone and
then another 36-inch belt of solid
coal. The statement that there are
thousands of tons in sight can be
verified by 33 Astorians. Mr. J. C.
Lee. guided the party and the engi
neer explained the formations and
other data which was very intcrestt
ing. The opening are in the form
of a square, the cars go in at one en
trance and come out at the other,
there being a loading station at the
first right angle of the tunnel.
so far there has not been any shaft
dug but it is the intention of the new
company to go DOWN after the
black diamonds as it is a well known
fact that the deeper they go the bet
ter the grade of the coal.
After going out to the bunkers and
examining the method of handling,
the party took a long tramp to the
other side of the mountain, and it
tried the wind of some of the heavy
ones to climb up and slide, slip, and
get to the other mine. On account
of the water from the recent heavy
rainfall, only those with long-legged
rubber boots, could go into the tun
nel. The water didn't extend but a
short distance, but it was too deep
for ordinary shoes.
The bunkhouse for the men elicited
general commendation, there being
two three-quarter iron bedsteads with
good mattresses and a bureau in each
room of which there are twenty-four,
making accommodations for forty
eight miners. There arc a number of
other buildings on the property sepa
rated far enough apart to handle in
case of fire.
The new company has a lease upon
853 acres and are going to work upon
a scale that will take out as much
coal as modern machinery, engines,
cars and men can do and the develop
ment will be pushed at an enormous
rate. '
The fact that water transportation
is at their door does away with any
trouble with waiting for cars or the
refusal to furnish them by the rail
roads upon one pretext or another.
The property is equipped with a rail
road from the mines to the Cowlitz
with bunkers both at the mine and
river. Pit cars and coal cars, ma
chine shop, three-story hotel furn
ished complete large dining room,
commissary, butcher shop, barn,
powder magazine, oil and tool houses,
tmber s'heds, office and eleven new
houses. 1
The capacity of the mine at present
is 100 ton per day. It is expected
that it will be mining 1000 ton inside
of six month.
About 4;30 the party took the boat
back to Rainier having about an
!mur' wait in Kelso which the ex
cursionist ucd to look over the
thriving Washington city.
The evening train brought back
about as tired a party a it ever car
ried but a more satisfied one never
stepped on a platform. The member
of the party were J. H. Seymour,
John Simington, Fred Simington, O.
E. Prael, R. G. Prael. W. E. Schimpff,
Dr. Toivo Forrstrom. Dr. H. L.
Henderson, E. Z. Ferguson, Henry
Pcnick. E. A. Coe, Charles Wilson,
J, W. Takkunen, NcU Bergman, Aug.
Hildrebrand, Arthur E. Petersen, J.
H. Whyte, L. J. Carlson, II. F. Prael,
P. A. Stokes, B. Van Dusen, C. H.
Callcmler, M R. Pomeroy, George
Hibbert, Frank S. Duffy, B. O. Ward,
W. S. Stoke. C. E. Mitchell, J. C.
Lee, W. I Thorndyke, Wm. Gratke,
II. T. Minchew.
Astoria Theater
Sunday, March 29th
HOLDEN BROS, ft EDWARDS
Present Their Greatest Melodrama
"Whanyomen
Wll Do"
Don't Fail to See Thia Great Play.
A Play For All the People.
The Great Shipwreck Scene
The Fight to the Death inthe Storm
What Women Will Do for Love and
and Revenge
The Ship Turned Upside Down
The Life-saving Station
MICAWBER AND HIS HAPPY
FAMILY
, Prices: 25c, 35c, 75c,
Astoria Theatre
Saturday, March 28th.
F, M. Hanlin Manager.
WM. P. CULLEN PRESENTS
PIXLEY AND LUDERS',
MERRY MUSICAL MASTER.
PIECE
I BURGOMASTER"
With Gus Weinburg, Ruth White,
and over half a hundred others, In
cluding the famously original Kan
garoo Glrla. Original production; a
veritable triumph, .
Bigger, Brighter, Better Than Ever.
New Songs, Ideas, Surprises.
Prices 25c to $150