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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
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JUVENILE SECTION
Our suits for men arifl vrtuth's emhoflv raiCVlul
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&H virtues hecessaiy for a suit of clothes '
tq have togivejabsolute7 satisfaction.
Thev are'stvled ritrht. thev fit rie-ht.
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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
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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; .
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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
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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;
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"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
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FOR
MENwWOMEN
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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
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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
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$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
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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. ;