The Oregon daily journal. (Portland, Or.) 1902-1972, May 15, 1908, Image 6

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Newspaper Page Texts TATE RAILWAYS PAY NEW ZEALAND PEOPLE William Eeid, Well-Known Builder of Western Bail roads,(TellsWhat He Learned of Operation of ' Government-Owned Roads in Antipodes. , Portland.. May ll.To the Editor of The Journal I am gratified at your editorial of Monday on the successful , results of stats ownership of tha Aus tralian railways, and so far aa New ".. Zealand la ; ooncerned -can ppaak per sonally of my examination of tha lat ter country railway -,: I bad no Idea of examining New Zea land until tha lata. Senator Mitchell sug gested to Sacratary ot Stat John Hay that my training In Scotland of tha evstem of railway therein, combined with the construction and operation J subsequently made of 100 miles of rail ways in western Oregon, enabled me to inHt whether state ownership of rail ways In the Australasian colonies was or was not a success. - As w Zealand had then a popular tlon almllar to what Oregon now pos sesses, and tha state government there operated about 1. 000 miles of gauge lines (Increased In ltOft to 2,147 miles) and had a cllraat exactly tha same as western Oregon, with a moun tain range almllar to the Cascades of Oregon, I was eent to New Zealand and afterward aa an American cltisan ap pointed United States consular sgent at the canltal ef the state, Wellington. After traveling over all of tha railways in New Zealand, which atata la 900 miles in length by an average only or to bl mlUe in breadth, with a PaclflO ocean seaboard surrounding that colony of 1.800 miles, and investigating their cost of construction and operation by the state, I found that although 10 ooast steamship companies did half of the entire transportation of tha state and 18,706 steamers each year csrrted aver l,7,86 tons Of freight and com peted with tha state government rail ways, yet the state's railways alone yielded a net revenue to the colonial government of S hit per eent per year on Tha capital Invested therein, and tha lowest net Income In any one year from these railways waa t per cent. , , guts awed WsU fratroalsed. Z found that tha total miles traveled bv trains in any year was 1,107,07, while the S.I74 miles of railways owned by the state carried 4,269.217 ton ef freight and I.80M82 passengers, con sisting of 101,216 tons of wool, SOJ.Ilt tons of timber. 120,452 tons of grain, 1,744.222 tons of minerals (mostly coal). 121,064 horses and S.82M44 sheep and cattle and all thla was don by a limit ed population ' then of 234,000 parson. The gross revenue income from opera tion averaged 4,80 per mile wnile the operating expense were 12,170 per mile .or 87 per cent. . ,, ., The railways built and operated Cost the state about $101,897,200, or some thing under $42,000 per mile (Itt feat jj arrow gauge), which includes value of equipment, rolling stork, depot buildings,- wharf and shipping branches to steamers, ate, which are considerable there being six large cities in the atata with an average population of over 78, (00 persons. , , i - Substantial Seedbed. Th lines constructed are all built In the old-country style, solid masonry and Iron bridges and culverts. Th roadbed Is kept In first-class condition all tha year round, and accident are very- rare. The coaches are mostly built in the American style, but not so luxuriantly fitted up; the universal' rate Is 2 cents a mile and special season tickets at vary moderate .rates are issued . in ' th summer, passengers carried being 129, 919 persons In that season. There is no bonded or other Indebtedness over the state lines. .- t , What astonished me most was th fact that while the stats (New Zealand' railways possessed and operated 2.8 J 8 miles, yet the . railway owned by all private railroad companies was only 112 miles, of which latter one company, called the Welllngton-Manawatn Rail way company, owned 84 miles, ana these 112 miles cost 4$,$00 per mile with op erating expenses C7 per cent of their receipts exclusive or interest on mni Owned Hallways 88 Tears. New-Zealand tint adoptatate own ership of railways in the year iau oy acquiring 42 miles of railway when Its population was - tiieft under itto.vwu. hraduallv year bv veaT It Increased Its railway construction and ownership un til II years wereartsr, aanua ary 1. 1891. Froi th t.t. awncH 1.842 miles. From 1891 to 1904 the state built 481 miles addi tional or an average of 17 mites or new lines per year constructed for Us people, adopting the Scotch principle of "creep before yott gang" (and by the way while here let me say I found Its population oonslsted of over 0 per cent of Scotch parents and their children born In Mew Zealand.) . ,:a, V f '1 In 1902 an offer from American cap italists In New York was made to the late Premier Seddon when he waa In Oregon to acquire all of that state gov ernments railways at a handsome profit, but declined. 1$ will thus be seen from these facts thai so far as New Zealand Is concerned, state ownership of rail roads therein has been its salvation, go also with th other five states of Australia. In a lees degree! Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria. .South Aus tralia and Weetern Australia: they unitedly own and operate 12,t82 miles of railway. Their statistics prove that the average net dividend or revenue de rived from these 12,662 mile la opera tion is tfc per cent interest yearly to these states on their actual cost. : Soaroely Teeslbl Sere. Nevertheless I am not Ilk t. Bryan an advocate of state ownership of railways In Oregon. Why? Because I believe and know front experience that 2,000 miles of local railways (wholly within th state of Oregon, I mean) can be built by foreign bondholders' monies at an average construction of 400 mil per year, and Oregon people derive precisely th same benefit from such -2,000- mile of new railways--as the New Zealand government has de rived from its investment in cash of 2,000 miles at $42,600 per mile or $850, 000,000 Invested, and yet neither the state of Oregon - nor It counties or. mu nicipalities would ever b required to advance or pay out of Its treasury any bonds or bonus for such t,000 miles of new Oregon railways, snd still control On this latter subject I may Sometime hereafter narrate my view. - - WIL.WAM RKID. HO TRACE OF TRAIN ROBBERS Policemen arid Detecti?es S Kun Down Clues .but Fail to Find Men. , . (Volted Press teased Whs.) - Seattle, May le.- Although a score of Plnkerton detectives and police officer have been working Incessantly upon very possible ' clue, - the bandits who beat Express Messenger Joseph- K. Peo rine into Insensibility and looted the express ear strong box of the Great Northern train last, Wednesday morning, are still at large and have eluded all sUemote to run them down. Doiens of clues possible and impossible, have been - faithfully unraveled to no pur pose. , V It was definitely ascertained today that the train robbers did not enter the tunnel at the north portal, walk along the. track and then lie in waiting; for the train.': Thla rumor was exploded today when Michael J. FltsMorris, sig nalman' at the -Union depot, reported that he saw two men dlsaDoear into tha tunnel through the south entrance. Th men passed over the. tracks between the tower ana tunnel entrance, accord ing to FltiMorrla. ; t. -,- , , , . F. Ll. Clarke, reneral freirht ae-ent of the Great Northern, stated today that the exact amount of money secured by the bandits totaled 81.940.20. Of this amount, $5,000 was in $6 and $10 bills, $300 was in gold , 'and $40.20 In paid IIIOLIilS HAULS DOl'JII FEIIIIAnr Rear Admiral Sperry Takes Command of Battleship ' 1 Fleet at Frisco. (United Pitas bsssed Wlr.l Rin -- Franclsifo. , Mar II. Amid ' th booming of , th after eight-Inch guns on the riagshlp connecuout, neao-au-mlral Charles M. Thomas, who has been In virtual command of the Atlantic squadron sine th -ehlpa reached Maf dalena. Bay , this morning fct - 10;20 o'clock, with his own hands hauled down his blue Dannant from the slgna eak, thus relinquianing wmmina 10 ear-Adm ral . unaries s. open-i, w vhou hand, will be Intrusted th cruise of the fighting ships across the Paclfte and throus-h the waters Of As- lain aoo aurainui tw- turn to the Atlantic seaboard. Immediately after - Admiral Thomar nenasnt fluttered te tb deck, the sig nal flag of Admiral Sperry waa t tached. to tha halyards, ana as It Clew aloft, Trom every battleship In the big squadron there echoed a welcome sa lute of 12 guns. Admiral Thomas there upon went Doiow, enangea ni unirunn for ordinary civilian garb and. after bidding the officers of his saixr-rar-well. stepped Into bis launch, accom panied by hi aides. Lieutenant Castle man and Berrien, and was hurried ashore. The simple ceremony was over. with marines standing at attention of the after-deck, with the ship's band in readiness, and with the customary guard of four jackles at the companion way, the Connecticut this morning pre bared to welcome the new commander. A little before 10:20 several white puffs of amoks were seen to Issue from the Idea of th Alabama, and the execu tive officer on tha Connecticut an nounced that Admiral Scarry had hauled down hi pennant from th flagship of the rourtn division, a launon put out from the Alabama and headed for the Connecticut, and in a few minutes the hew commanding admiral, accompanied his staff, clambered up the gangway the fleet flagship. Bugle calls and stirring musie from the hand greeted the boarding, party. There was an ex- chanae of areetlngs. after Which the ceremony of changing flags was carried out witn puncuuioua enspatcn. xne or ders of the new commander were read tha men and wera received with a Aiffiiaiiirwi Pi 7TT TT """"" (bl(fc ear. Admiral Knarry I among the rank and file hlgMy regarded e of th fleet. ASHLAND STUDENT BODY'S OFFICERS fSpecUl DltDiltb to Tat Joarael) Ashland, Or., May 15. The most im portant political vent of th year at tha atate normal took place Wednesday when th annual election for officers of th student body organisation wa held. - Keen excitement prevailed . over the choice f the president, class spirit aylng an important nart, as the junior A noDhomor classes were both repre sented on th ticket. The division of pla am the votes between Robert Wilcox and Stanley Wood, members of the Junior class, resulted In the election of th eopnomore canaiaate, ooeri nagieyv Most of the freshmen lined MP with the sophomore class, while the senior fi an d the election of a junior.' Local patriotism also- favored Bagley, an Oregon boy. while Wood is California and WUc c o. d.'s, , fi 'J i- ' Recently it was Penatar Fulton that was reoeivtna; 'ysnpa. yf ew U la Bea- ator Bournes turn. . 1. . DMW vorei as no i front icox from Colorado, The offlcera far th ensulna year ar: President. Robert Bagley of Josephine county; , vice-president. Mis Florence Renaon of Joseohlne county. sODhomor: Secretary, Miss Minnie-Lewis Of As toria, junior; treasurer, Edward Via entof Jackson oounty, junior. FATHER THREATENS ; TO KILL, PRISONER (United Preaa Leaned Wire.) Santa Cms, Cat, May 15. "Judg. let m have five minutes with that fel low and then you'll not have to hold court In thla case," shouted the father of Florence Lelner, 11 years old, today, when Joseph. Ralston was arraigned for preliminary examination on the charge of assaulting the girl. Little progress was made In the case during the morn log, and the hearing was continued to 2 o clock this afternoon. Ralston-Is a former California mjne : J For Men ; . ' . 4. y" Patent ColttJdrt Low Shoe; two but V : . y I j tons and brass butkM f astenfert ; ; V j. 11 f J txAts of moderate : weight, ' edges ' stylishly extended; regimental heels " V I' 1 J - asv - vvaw i i . ' :::: ::! I .., ViW....-.; "... 1 I (Clli (2 U Ask to See Our - A $1500,; Watcfces V" JEWELRY SECTIOW , f HM MM. V m - km OsMM Mm H JUVENILE SECTION Our suits for men arifl vrtuth's emhoflv raiCVlul " ; . . Y' f- - - .t &H virtues hecessaiy for a suit of clothes ' tq have togivejabsolute7 satisfaction. Thev are'stvled ritrht. thev fit rie-ht. ... sr - w - ar a m ; T , v- , they.loolt tight,:they tvearrlght And ate-r-Whilft thialstore Jias a threat variety otsec . - ; ' : tions. each section is complete, showincr a most nnrmn rtenr rtti imea MAaiai m . . . . t . f i UlibbU , 1 IT 11 L. VV LI I L 111111111(11 I I I k n a A n , . . A ..1.nl.A. I A. - . j; j icuic3ciimivc ocicvvjuii ui uiKiicat Kiatic KvUU3 I 'w i'j UJ iLiNrmmaf tit mtt r. , i.--i.- r. .ii . - . UCSigncu uy ne OJtj&XXiioUUXl ,J- ihc -jcwciry sccuon 19 as periecuy equippeo, as ' . ' j , r. - .., w i It : -.-. . -,,?... jii : BUKY SYSTEM This' being sufficient presents, wredding gifts; jewelry,f silverware giai-ahteeViof their being first class in'w a i ti ' Til " . . many small, .inexpensive pieces suitable ; for , cvciy,ucwu , Aiicy range-in prices jroni dainty gift from 91.S5. up.-. ' . Ji.uu down to $18.00; . - - .. - ' -.'' i - ... -f - .'; - ... ' buy your : summer, suit; on CREDIT, Our credit system privileges you to byyVpur summer suit now, re mitting to us in weekly, semi-monthly or monthly payments : j V ; J : J , ! - Special Small Gold Clocks' very orn am en tal, giiaranjteed time-keepers; for; $2.15.- liiiadocGispEcms Saturday - Night only 48 of our regular ; $150 ito .... $8.00 Hammocjcsr-finfevweave, fall :l deep "fringe, with ' head-ret, will bt sold for ' Stylish, serviceable Jane Hopkins and Sincerity Bond Clothes far boys are the kind that eveiy. boy ! proud of, They are of, excellent material, beaqtifully made afcd are most reasonable in price. ; r; ..-. , . ..... ... mm (PdD "THE STORE WHERE YOUR CREDIT IS GOOD" Corner' Washington and Tenth Streets STOLE AUTO SO Wilt BE SAILOR David Welfs Given Sea-Seii-tence by Municipal Judge Cameron. No matter what pattern you fancy in shoes you will find It at the "Crawford? Store. We carry shapes to suit the conservative the style of ma shoes, but also assume producing new and different designs . than those found in ordinary shoe stores. . personality about 'Craw ford" styles reliability ; in "Craw ford" methods. - We invite you to . in vestigate . both. '-: You ! will find it r a leasant operation. ' man who never changes duty of - :' , Hiere is- FOR MENwWOMEN ; : rr?T - I' - : 270 WASHINGTON- STREET. If Day Id Wells svsr attains tha jposl tlon of msstsr of ship he will havs Judge Cameron to thank; for this nom- ing the justice of the municipal court started youiif Wills on a sea-farlc osreer. - - - - - weus was arrestea last night on a warrant Sworn out by Judge Cameron yesterday at the Instigation of Fred M. Slmonton. manager of tha Rosa Citv Automobllo garage, who complained that young Wells and Frank Snyder, a chauf feur, forced entry Into his garage and took the automobile belonging to W. L. Morgan. While driving tne maohine at a reckless rate of Speed the Steering gear slipped and it skidded into a tele- pnone post wttn such lores that It was wrecked. The two boys escaped, but young WeUa was captured later and Snyder will ta picked up today, It Is thought. ' ' The father of young Wells was In court this morning and told Judge Cam eron that hs was agreeable to any sen tence the court might impose. In Tlew of the boy's tender years tha Judge was disposed to be lenient, espe cially as he had never beforeben up ior Hnwnn. jas was given u option of the reform school or tha . sea, and after thinking tha matter over for an nour ne cnose me aner. ine rather says the bov ran awa.v from horns some months a 4b. and up to initi iime us wu m. source or trouble. David said he Intended to uaa the auto. nioDiie to iaae some gins out Tiding. PEEACHEB HUirOKlST CON YULSES BANKERS rColted Press muw wlrs.) Pasadena. CaL. May 18-Roberl J. Burdette, the preacher humorist, con ylsed tha staid bankers of ths .state st the second day's session of their "Money Is conservative," ha said. lt nu enangea its language less than any other crest ure endowed with vocal powers The earliest mnnn . -,,i iiu ww cuiiuBci units' witn weaita to me present ay. ' .-,tA.,,T,Rn n; hfmsalf 'I In financial tribulation. With trill nh tn Ymv -,, nn.v. In to pay with. He riishes out of his fflct drops into a -bully place, tskes a "horn' and th wnrM lnnV. K-iV,,, . film. - He takes anothar i. . rift tat tha clouds; another and another ana no owns ine woria. sTha ISnrUage of money Is unohanged. " , . "Whea it became burden soma to -use Herds for aa exchange medium, skins were used. StlU It is thus, only we -uv uio.li iniu ox- na Df-I(a 5Ut WS Kill- nrf.RArv I th nrtiri-k1 m., .- . - r -.. . v U.W. . W V . vl ox nngag ma mae on the fence," CANDIDATES OBJECT .. SSSBS--SBSSSaSBl Yt f. .' . ' (Continued 'from Page, One. pockets or at least under their own con trol. Jfacn candidate is conducting an independent campaign under the belief that unless he does he will be overlooked entirely by the county Organisation. Some time ago a call for campaign con tributions was mads ranging from ,$500 down to $160,; but the call was v not heeded, many of the candidates savins openly that they needed all of their money for thsir own campaigns smd uad none for tha election of Mr. Cake. So it goea, j Senator Fulton's friends are . sore and disgruntled because they have bean -ridden over by the opposing faction In the committee Just as they rode over the Bourne people in yester day's convention. - The candidates are sore because they believe Caks and his managers ara hogging the organisation and leaving the rest of tha ticket out in the cold. A a result of It all the opposition-thus engendered, has deeldd to oust Major Kennedy and Chairman Kerchem after the battle In June and take command of the ship iitemselves- Rkha'tdsoisi'd Great Sale men's Clothinn t t Shirts and Hals STILL IN FORCE f 25 Per Cent Discount ON EVERY :1 IN OUR STORE ) t - $35.00 Suit now. .... $26-50 $30.00 Suit now... '.. .$22.50 $25.00 Suit now: ;. Vv.$l8.75 $22.50 Suit how. . ....$16.85 $20.00 Suit now. . . . . .$15.00 -$18.00 Suit now.... . . $13.50 $15.00 Suit now. . . . . .$11.25 -. . i j nese ru cei iijw uuc uidtnuuue Mens Ha in the Spring's Nobbiest J C; Shapes cut from $3.00 to.......;U.,)aW.OO Men's Shirts in dark and light pat- J r terns, reduced from $1.50 to. . ; ........4) 1 1 0 SI nisUnvrlcnn 283-285 Washington. Street 3 tlLllaIU9Ull Opposite Vlooizri, Clarke 6 Co. BOBBED PO&TOFHCE FPB A EgW PENNIES (Sptslsl Dlspsttk te Tbe Jtosniatl Clgtskanle, Or May IB The Qutncy postofflce was .broken Into last night and robbsd. About (0 -or ? pennies war all the plunder tha robbers secured. .The postmaster kept in the same bulfdlng s stock of candy and cigars but-nothing In these lines was 'touched. Ko trace has been found of the robbers. . LAUNCH PERFOR3I8 WELL. The ' new arasollne launch Imnerlal. built for Captain aV B. Kelloga; of Kel-logg-s boat house,- was -given a trial trip in the harbor yesterday afternoon. The boat showed a speed of about nine knots and worked well. - Captain Kellogg will use the boat In connection with his boat house. She waa named after the old, Imperial that he sold last fall to a party on the up- er (joiumoia. .xne new ooat measures s feet In lenrth. and has a beam of eight and- one half feet. The bull was designed by F. D. Johnson, .CLOSINa OUTrSALE. '.' Closing Ont the Xntlre Stock. , Ksver before -were you stven an on. portunlty to buy first-class dry- goods, cloaks, suits, dress goods, silks - and household supplies at. such low prices, Ooods sold fr cash. ' McAUen ' Mc Donnell. Store oyen till .i9 p. n II M Safurday. flay ID, p j, ', , Young Men's Carnival and Street Fair ; WILLIAMS AVE. AND MORRIS ST. ,' ureatest Aggregation ; of , Shows Ever Assembled '. The Immense Stadium x 20 Funny Clowns 20 Hunt's Dog and Monkey ,- ' Circus.' . , Prof. Austin; and Jack v and Many pthers.; SPECIAL OPENING ATTRACTIONS ? ' Promenade Ball, led by Iing Rex and Queea Isa- - bell, with retinue, at -9:30.; ;. X , v Confetti ,Battle at lCf:00. " ;J - . ( PHze Given Free Every Night. Admission 10 cents. ;