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THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL, PORTLAND. MONDAY EVENING. JULY. . 27. . 1008.
1! J IX
CHRIST POSITIVE
III TEACHINGS
His Utterances Different
From Those of Great
Pagan Ministers.
GOLDEN JUILE CITED
AS NOTABLE EXAMPLE
Hot. C. R. Adwns of Fargo, N. I).,
Preaches mt the First lYosbyterian
Church on the Positive and .Neg
ative Conceptions of Goodness.
to shun evil can pleas God until there
has boon also an effort toward con
atrucllve righteousness. We are not
only to say 'no' to temptation but there
mini t bIko be In in 'yea' to every oppor
tunity for servlre."
nROl tJMKH NOOKKS COUNCIL.
At the First Frcsbytei Ian church yes
terday morning Rev. fhnrlcs Ryan
Adams of Fargo. N. D., occupied the
pulpit. His sermon In brief Is as fol
lows: "In the poeitlYenesn of the life of
Christ we look upon that which Is fun
damental and unique In him. It Is fun
damentnl In that It underlies all those
firlnclples which are essential In his
Ife and tenchlnjr. If we say that love
Is the key-word of the gospel, lyln
deeper than love Is that positive prin
ciple which insures a love positive In Its
conception.
'The world has Ions; known a love
that expresses Itself actively In doing
(rood unto men. If we think of fnlth
as an essential to Christianity, again
the faith which Jesus taught Is a faith
springing from an active principle a
faith expressing Itself by works.
"And so again with righteousness
there Is a positive and negative concep
tion of goodness. We speak of a man
as good, when we mean merely that
he is harmless, but goodness as Christ
defined It, Is a principle which not only
shuns evil but Is active in pursuit of
food.
OistlngnishM Eds Philosophy.
"This principle is not only funda
mental In Christ in his teaching, but It
Is unique as well, distinguishing him
from other great teachers from what
ever point we approach him. It is the
unique and distinguishing thing In his
philosophy. It Is true that Christ did
not each a philosophy, but every man
consciously or unconsciously lives a
philosophy, and so Christ.
"Philosophy's great question, its first
inquiry and its last, Is as to the being
and nature of God. To this great ques
tion, as to the existence of a personal
Ood, the life and plain teaching of Jesus
give the most positive answer that the
world has ever heard from any man.
"AS to that question, atheism in emphat
ically negative, materialism largely bo,
and agnosticism altogether so, but in
him are 'Yea and amen to all the prom
ises of God.' It is this principle which
distinguishes the ethics of Christ and
their significant fruitage, from the
ethics of all the moralists, great though
they were, who had lived and taught be
fore him.
"Here is where he departed from the
moral code pf the Pharisees. Their em
phasis was upon the 'thou shalt nots'
"of the law. Jesus laid his "groat em
phasis upon the positive command "ThonJ
snalt. rue great pagan moralists also,
without exception, taught a negntlve
code. The so-called golden rule of Con
fucius differs from that of Christ In
being negative rather than positive. The
difference Js very slight In phraseology,
but as great In significance as the dif
ference between China, and the United
States, representing as they do the
fruitage or these respective codes.
"No one thing, perhaps, so stands out
in the teaching of Christ as this. He
taught it didactically in every recorded
discourse of any length his miracles
taught it. With but a single exception
they are the expression of constructive
energy. And the single case in which
his power is exerted destructively (in
the cursing of the fig tree) the same
principle is taught. He was displeased
with the tree not because it was harm
ful, but because it was yielding the
world no positive value.
"This Is also the theme of many of
his parables the lack of the principle
was sufficient to bar the rich young
ruler from disclplephlp. and of those
whom Christ points out as receiving the
curse of God at the last Judgment, none
have been guilty of positive sin their
condemnation was for lack of positive
righteousness. The principle which oc
- -copies so large a place In the life and
teaching of Jesus, must be recognized as
Important in its application to the lives
of his followers.
"If, indeed, this is the fundamental,
distinguishing thing In what Christ
lived and taught, no man, whose con
ception of duty Is to keep himself from
committing sin. and whose conception of
goodness is to be harmless, can consist
ently call himself a follower of Christ.
When we see the Pharisees, careful to
shun evil, condumned for omitting the
active pursuit of goodness; when we
see the priest and the Levlte condemned
for passing by on the other side from
the man in need, though they had done
him no harm; when we see the number
of them who are under condemnation
before God's Judgment throne becmise
they left out of their lives the prin f le j
of an active love, we must conclude ..iat
respectability cannot take the place of
consecrated activity, and that no effort
White Teniplo Pastor Gives Some
NideliKlita on Civic Life.
"I am not disappointed at anything
mat a majority or the present rllv
council may do. There- are some good
men In the council, but If I remember
correctly the most of the council were
elected by the liquor crowd with the
help I hey got from the voles of pome
food cltltfiis. . 1 don't expect the ml
orlty of that council to represent me.
never voted to put them in office.
They were elected bv the liquor Inter
ests, and they are now serving their
masters."
Hot shot for the cltv government of
Portland, of which the above is a sam
ple, was discharged from the pulpit of
the White Teniplo lust night. Dr. .1.
Whltcomb Krougher had for his text,
"There shall In no wise enter Into It
(the holy clurl anything unclean, or he
that makoth an abomination or inaketh
a He. ' The speaker did not ntop with
the members of the city council, but de
clared that the mayor and police de
partment can clean up the city In less
than a month if they will give strict
enforcement of the law.
Itr. Hrougher declared that the law
should be enforced Just an II Is. and
the mayor, the police commission and
the members of the police force should
not take upon themselves any discre
tion In deciding what laws shall be en
forced and to what extent. AnsWring
the argument that the use of the broom
In the north end would only result In
scattering scarlet women all over the
citv, he said:
'Xet them be scattered. Then If the
people don't like that process let them
change the law. 1 believe the law as
It stands now ought to be enforced, ani
the men assoclsted with the social evil
should be made to suffer more than the
downtrodden women who may or may
not have had some excuse for having
fallen so low.
Dr. Broughor referred to recent dis
closures of combination houses In the
north end where liquor Is sold after 1
o'clock In the morning and on Sunday.
He then pa,!d his compliments to some
of the "high-toned" restaurants, as fol
lows: "There are prominent uptown restau
rants also with box arrangements ro
constructed as to escape the ordinance
prohibiting boxes, hut furnishing pro
tection from publicity where liquor is
sold to men and women regularly. 8nmo
of these prominent places have a pub
lic dining room where everything Is
served In decency and order, but In the
basement you will find those arrange
ments for meeting the demand of a
certain class of men and women who
want to drink their liquor In private
an4 carry on their ribald conduct away
from the public gaze. These hlgh-tonod
restaurants are doing more to ruin
young women than the dives of 'he
city. At some of them the waiters
themselves are In league with women
to whom they make a practice of In
troducing men."
Some other phases of the situation
were touched on in the following vigor
ous style:
"A grqoeryman can sell more liquor
than a saloon Keepbr, move In good so
ciety and be elected to the city council.
A drugTlst can sell more liquor than
an ordinary saloon keeper, but of cou-se
he Is a druggist, and that's respectable.
A man can get drunk and be arrestod
for disorderly conduct, and still be a
member, of the council. So far as I
am concerned personally I think the
people of Portland are getting Just
about as good as they deserve. If the
people of this city do not want these
dens and dives of Infamy, these glld-d
hell-holes of respectability, let thorn
elect men to the city council who be
lieve In decency and good government,
and they can have what they want.
"I don't Intend to Impugn the motives
of any man in the city council, hut It
looks to one on the outside as If the
majority of the members didn't propose
to give us any legislation affecting the
moral development of our city. If the
really want to clean up the north
and at the same time do that which is
far more important, pass an ordinance
to protect young women from so-called
respectable restaurants that have virtu
ally become dives by their arrange
ments for serving liquor, then let them
get busy and draft an ordinance which
can be enforced against these places,
land pass It. The majority of the people
or this city are m no mood to be fooled
with any longer on this question."
UNDERBID OTHERS
BUT LOSES JOB
Willamette Iron Works Not
Likely to Build Seat
tle's Fireboat.
In spite of the fact that the Willam
ette Iron & Steel company underbid Its
nearest competitor by over $10,000 for
the Job of building Seattle's new steel
firs boat, it looks as If the Seattle spirit
will succeed in overcoming this handi
cap and have the boat built by Seattle
contractors. W. II. Corbet t. president
of the Willamette Iron & Steel com
pany, has returned from Scuttle, con
vinced that Seattle contractors will gel
the contract.
"Our bid was about J40.000 under that
of the Moran company," Maid Mr. Cur
bett. and I am confident thut the board
of public works want to give us the
Job, but the pressure 'brought to bear
by the whole of Seattle 'Is too great unci
the result will be that the contract will
be let to half a dozen Individual bidders,
each one contracting to build a different
part of the boat. By this means the
hoard can get the Job done for e'""it
the amount of our btd and keep ii:e
work In Seattle.
"The Willamette Iron A Steel com
pany Is especially equipped for doing
this class of work ana we were anxious
to get the contract, but Seattle will
have none of it."
COIITESTHIITS HIT
oraicH PUCES
Exciting Hide in Auto by
Young Woman Working
for Scholarships.
Miss Mildred Clemens, "Little Mark
Twain." who l.i doing contest work fori
The Journal, reports great Interest
throughout her district. Hhe and Fred
llorkcnos. tin- energetic young student!
of Medt'ord,
William Ho,
son Auto r
who broke
Mr. Hodson
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COUNTRY GLUB TO HAVf
SUB-POSTAL STUM
Population During Busy
Season Will Be Close
to Thousand Souls.
Application for the establishment of
a temporary sub postofflce'at the
grounds of the Country Club and Live
stock association during the September
races and stock exposition will ho made
to Postmaster Mlnto today or tomor
row by the management of the asso
ciation. The management feels that
with a temporary population variously
estimated at from YOG to 1,000 people
living there for a week, and part of
them longer, some arrangements should
be made for the selling of stumps,
money orders and registering of let-i
ters as well as for tho distribution Wid
collection of mail.
If the Country club can make a satis
factory showing as to tho number of
luulsfltn exciting ride with
Ison. manager of the Hod
unpany, niedrord, the man
the Pacific coast record,
curried them through space
a they ne er graveled before. The auto
still carried tho faded blue ribbon that
It won for the famous record between
SlmlroiU and Kuscnurg.
The trip from Medford to Ashland
and return, though exciting for the two
young ladles, was enjoyable. Miss
i 'It-menu also held down a seat In this
famous auto between Medford and Gold
Hill, whore she was to see Miss Orace
Ryan. However, the latter was up in
tho mountains and Mr, Hodson kindly
made a special trip up there, where
an auto never ventured before. Miss
Kyan uccomp;inled "Little Mark Twain
back to Gold Hill.
The trip will never be forgotten by
these Journal girls. Over the rocky
roads to Publln in an Irish Jaunting
car Is not in It with a trip down (some
times over) an Oregon mountain rod
in a racing automobile with a record
smasher. At times the girls didn't know
whether they were there or not, a the
famous racer went over stones and lit
tie knolls In the road that seemed like
mountains on account of the pace they
were going. sometimes on the seat.
sometimes in the air, sometimes they
knew not where, they sped along until
telegruph poles looked like a picket
fence.
Jests la an Auto,
"This is almost as exciting as The
Journal's scholarship race," remarked
Miss Clemens to her companion
"Oh, dear!" said Miss Ryan, "if I
could only get over the ground this
fust all summer I auto win easily."
or spurted out rather. "Honk, honk,
to warn danger as It whlzred along car
rying tne tW9 young
to
tne
Gold Hill.
enthusiasts back
people and the length of time they are
to be .served, to Postmaster Mlnto, ho
will forward the application to the de
partment at Washington with recom
mendations that the substation be In
stalled. These are "red tape'' matters
that have to be conformed with but
there Is little doubt but what tho pos
lal accommodations will be granted.
The two telephone companies have
airoauv HKreeu 10 jnMi.au dolu jocai anu i 4 Q3Q votes
long distance telephone service to tht i him1
grounds the Home company "dropping ' I frl(,nf)s who are solicitous for his suc
a line from the Hood River long CPSg anfi wno are watching his progress
Clyde Cooley, the Sellwood repre
sentative In The Journal's scholarship
contest. Is showing up in good form
and will In all likelihood win a scholar
ship. This lad was born In New Hope
precinct. Josephine county. Oregon. 13
years ago. A person born In New Hope
has something to remind him that new
hope is a good thing to have. While
there's life there's hope, and wh:le
there's a contest on there's hope fir
Clyde Cooley, formerly of New Hops,
but now of Sellwood, the pretty suburb
on the east side.
Good Show for Clyde.
Clyde's father, Charles IX Cooley, 4 97
Tenlno street, is a carpenter and has
resided In Oregon 16 years. He belongs
to the woodmen or tne world. Clyde
has been attending the Sellwood school
and the Kast Side High school, and
attends the Methodist church, of which
Rev. L. C Poor is pastor. At the last
score Clyde was tenth on the llts with
there being 16 contestants
In the race. , He has many
p;l 1h'
If' j
We have about 60 Men's
two-piece outing suits, coats
and pants which we will
close out at the above price
These are the equaf of suits
sold in up-town stores at SI 5
It will pay you to investigate
WHEN YOU SEE IT IN OUR AD IT'S SO
hey
ind
tance line, while the Sunset company
will extend its wires from Mount
Tabor. Both telegraph companies have
beon asked to run "drops" over to the
race track and it Is probable that satis
factory arrangements can be made with
them so that the grounds will be pro-
OIISERVIXG SABBATH.
vlded with double telegraph and tele-i the com,,etitlon in order
phone service as well as with a post- olloice J scholarships an.
office for the fall meet.
Other accommodations and conven
iences are In the hands of the conces
sions committee for recommendation to
the dlreotors at their next week's meeting.
CHANGES IN PHONE
METHODS AUGUST 1
Service of Pacific States to
Be Concentrated Under
Three Divisions.
A complete change in the methods
of directing the Pacific Telephone and
Telegraph company will be Inaugur
ated August 1, according to lofcal offi
cials of the company These changes
will be more In the methods of operat
ing the business than In the work It
self,
eral
The company will have its gen-
headquarters in Fan Francisco as
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Means that man and wife have lived
to a good old age and corjaequently
have kept healthy. The best way to
keep healthy Is to see that your liver
does its duty 365 days out of 365. The
nly way to io this Is to keep Ballard's
Hsrtlne In the house and take it when
ever your liver gets Inactive. 60 cents
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ICARTEJ&
niTTLE
1 IVER
j I PILLS.
RE
Historical Reason as Well as Biblical
Why Day Is Observed.
Professor I. C. Kellems spoke to a
large congregation yesterday morning
in the tent on Knot street near Union I
avenue. His sermon ''The Lord's Dav ,
and Its Observances'' was thoroughly
appreciated by his hearers. He said in ;
part:
"There were two great reasons for
the Jews observing the Sabbath. First,
in commemoration of creation. Sec-I
ond, in memory of their deliverance!
from Egyptian bondage. Likewise, j
there are two great reasons why Chris?
tlans observe the Lord's day. First,
In memory of the resurrection of
Christ. Second, because of their dellv
erance from the bondage of sin. 1
"The Lord's day la never called the i
Sabbath, and there is no Christian Sab
bath. The Lord's day is as superior
io me nauoaui as jesus I tirist Is to
Moses or the gospel to the Moealc
law."
The speaker called attention to the
many events occurring on the first day I
of the week, and declared these were
not mere accidental meetings. Everv i
recorded meeting of Jesus and his dis
ciples after the resurrection was on
the first day of the woek.
Every recorded meeting of the
church was on the first day of the 1
week. Every disciple of Christ has a
standing appointment to meet with his
Lord at the Lord's table on the Lord's
day. Jesus Christ in his great com- i
mlasfon commanded his apostles to :
teach their converts to observe all !
things whatsoever he had commanded I
them. Yet In the 21 Inspired letters to 1
christians the Sabbath Is only men- 1
ttoned once and then to condemn it. I
Either Jesus never commanded the ob
servance of the Sabbath or the apostles I
failed to teach all he commanded If !
tne babbatarlans are right.
We believe, said the evangelist, that
Jens never commanded the observance
or the Babbath by Christians, and
, therefore the apostles did not teach It.
I Mr. Kellems substantiated his stnte-
ments with many scripture quotations
. and quotations from historical writings
I of the earlv church.
I A question box has been placed in the
! tent and anyone ftavlng a Bible ques- i TTIOTN 1 VTN VY TflV
I tlon to ask mav have It iiuim h,. lilVM .i.M'.i r.,.tMl
plarlng It in this box. Services everv
night this week. Topic tonight' i
Choked to Death " i
with much Interest.
Clyde is doing his best to win a
scholarship and will work faithfully
throughout the summer. He realizes
the worth of a good education and what
the value of a Scholarship Is. He Is
determined to keep well to the front In
to get his
and to capture
! one of the largest cash awards which
I are so tempting. One hundred and fifty
dollars Is a very snug sum of mony
. in Itself and looks like a fortune to
( many grownup men who have to work
! a long time to earn that much. Boys
' who do not take advantage of such
offers as The Journal makes are
foolish.
There Is yet ample time to do good
work and to win. and students should
lose no further time. The contest mau
ager will gladly Instruct new contest
ants and snow them how they can se
cure orders for The Journal, the peo
ple's popular paper. This Is an oppor
tune time to secure subscriptions, as
people are anxious to get the election
news, it being presidential year, and the
whole country Is watching the move
ments of the candidates. Call on ihe
contest manager or write him without
delay.
The contest will close in SeDtember.
If you don't try you can't succeed, and
If you don't succeed the experience will
be well worth your efforts. Look over
the scholarships, decide which one von
would like and make up your mind that
you will win it. The rest will be easy,
try It.
at present, but the work will be divided ! tV
into three departments plant, operat-
lng and commercial. ... cu-Vi nom.rl
Ttie territory or tne company will j o"w jvy vv w i
De niviciea into three district the
southern, with headquarters at Los
, Angeles; the central, w ith headquarters
at San Francisco, and the third with
headquarters- at Portland. Each of
i these departments has a head in San
Francisco who is responsible only to
the eeneral manager and each of the
divisions has a department head re
sponsible only to his department head
in San Francisco. In this fashion It
Is aimed to keep the three departments
distinct from one another.
W. J. Phillips, who has been super
intendent of the San Francisco division
for a good many years, will have
charge of he commercial department
of the northern division with he-ad-nunrters
in Portland. It is not known
whether the other department heaxls
will be located In Portland or noT. If
tliev are. however, It may hasten the
bulldine of the proposed new telephone
building to house all the departments
of the Portland system
TEA
How strange that so dain
a thing should possess
111 Ik I Ml V
MU
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3rd and Oalr
1st and Yamhill
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Positively Painless Extracting XrM
when plates or bridges are ordered.
Sensitive teeth and roots removed with
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so YZULBS nr rosmin),
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Tour arocer returns vour mnne If 1 Bldg, Third end Washington
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Bulletin No. 9.
CITY PAKK COXCKRT
TRICKS OF SPIRITI ALTSTS.
ek Haed-h and Teller all the troubles tnot
Oeot to a bilioo sute of the sratam. such as
SlB", tn. IrontMM. DUtreaa after
eating, f-aln In the Bide, to. While their moat
Mnerkable auoceaa has boat shown in cuing
VAT
Ir
Will
BeeAeeha,
Dyott Rayg Investigation
Iiring Exposure.
Liking death to a trap door through
tiaea wnen tne nnal end
1)1
yet Carters Little Liver PtTU era
eaeilT vWaable ta OonattpaUon. curing and pre
y e eanoTlBc complain t. w hi la they ale
tauuenroeraof tbaaiofaarkumouu toe
ngaiateUteboveta. ina if tear omly
AefcatWr weald be aheoM prtoefee ta thnae M
tram tela itlaei alna aaanymlnu batrort
lfcaTfn.,a wual baraBd taoae
Wba ualif Umbb will ea4 tbaa Uttto ptlla ).
bieteeaaeerUaUT win no be 1W
BeteftoraUasckbeaa
ACHE
Jl m rieae W se saaar Ba tkal have It wfcaea
XtMaaaa tfmtpm Onx Bills eavaMvbile
tanare tJKSe Lfer Puis are
earr ta las. M er pill m
ae4 a
(w filch persons paea w hen the final
or ,ire comes, nr. nuttier K Lyott at
tne First ("ongregnf lonal church last
evening attacked the spiritualists and
.ild tnat their tricks of pre: ciirj 1 i,g to
WIK to the dead should be Investigated
' and eped Or L'yott contended that
no spiritualist or any one else had
ever fecelred a message from those
J gone beyond. i
'T'Oes death end existence'" asked I
I'r Djntt. "Ioea a person, dissociated
from his earthly bodr. through the
vent of death, continue to live as a'
eor.sci jus personality ? If that con- '
rtlous jx-rsonalttr or my loved onea. i
or friend, has not bean da'rove br
aeetn. wnere are they and what
; they doing?
I vr.at then, ere the dead
Some tell us that we nan not w nr..
. Others think we can. Some go so far
, sa to fUlra that tne dad commune
1 with the lining at the heart of Ood
e Hebrews Til II-Jl Thn there
ere perenns who may Oar can bring ua.
ii!T..a r z roan me aean.
t any ao-called m-
It was an ideal dny In city park yes
terday and thousands enjoyed It Sig
ner PeCsprlo s hand w a M Its he.t and
the program hai! Keen well selected
'Tp number. "Iante In Parad'?'1" wal'z
by S'.gr or Ic 'aprlo. hx henrd for th'
fttst tim' It whs enthualaitl, ally re
ceived and railed forth an encore
Pipnor liir. one's rlarinett "lo ws
muin admired ar.1 he responded wtt?i
"Annie I:rl" for an -nrr- The
grand selection from Writ's ' Mnh'-U. '
and Mario Cnitn'i ' Htatolr P un Pier
rot" were the heavy niimb'n of the pro
gram. Both wre splendidly rendered.
The bard concrts are drawing larger
crowds this aeajon than evr before
and earh furnlTf ronrrt rpeare to
shorn Increased attendance The net
coiircrt will be riven In city park to
morrow eyrrlns
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THE BIC PAINT STORE
fisher, TfiorseDS Co.
FRONT AJiDU ORRISON 8TS.
SUBURBAN TRAIN SERVICE
The development of the suburban and interurban terri
tory near a large city is largely dependent upon transporta
tion. The highest development of the transportation prob
lem is found in the modern high-speed electric train. Even
the steam railroads admit this as witness the electrification
of the New York, New Haven & Hartford, New York Cen
tral, Southern Pacific, Oakland, Cal., and many other sub
urban steam lines.
The same has been true of the. lines running out of Port
land to Oregon City, Cazadero, Gresham, St. Johns, Van
couver, Mount Scott, Montavilla, Fulton and other nearby
points.
The running time of trains between Portland and Ore
gon City has been reduced from 80 minutes to 60 minutes.
This and similar service can easily be maintained with the
cooperation of passengers; for instance, the time lost in
stops can be greatly reduced if passengers are ready to Jeave
or board the train promptly. In many cases railroads are
adopting the plan of limiting the time of stops, and passen
gers not ready are carried to the next stop; or the number
of stops is cut down, making the train an express or lim
ited. This last method is objectionable where most stops
are of equal importance, and is only used as a last resort.
That safe and reliable service may be maintained, a block
signal system has been installed on the Oregon City line.
This insures safety to passengers, and is in accordance with
modern railway practice. New andjieavier rails and a steel
bridge over the Clackamas river have also been put in ;
other improvements are contemplated soon. A new boat
for the Vancouver ferry service will be in operation in a
few months.
These matters indicate the consideration given to this
suburban service, and the efforts constantly made to im
prove it.
The value of suburban property and residence is greatly
increased by frequent, regular and rapid train service. The
market gardener, dairyman, poultry and stock raiser is also
well served by the new "package freight" service recently
inaugurated, by which such products are brought in on pas
senger schedule and placed in the hands of dealers in a few
hours after preparation for the market, instead of from one
to three day, as by ordinary freight.
The absence of dust, smoke, cinders, ability to quickly
add cars to trains forvrush or special travel, are all a part
and feature of the suburban electric service.
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