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Newspaper Page TextThe Main Chance n Meredith Nicholson CorrstoHT 1903 Thb Bobis-Merrill Compant CHAPTER X. (Continued.) Within a few days two more checks rom Porter to Peokham passed through he usal channels of the bank. By the Imple feat of dividing the amount of aeh check by the current quotation on traction, Wheaton was able to follow Sorter's purchases. The price had re named pretty steady. Then suddenly it ell to thirty. He wondered what was lappenlng. but the newspapers, which rere continuing their war on the eom lany. readily attributed it to a lack of bnfidenee in the franchise. Wheaton Bet the broker, apparently by chance, mt really by intention, in the club one vening, and remarked casually : "Traction seems to be off a little?" "Yes; there's something going on there hat I can't make out. I imagine that lie fellows that were buying got tired of itiniulatmg the market, and have thrown I few bunches back to keep the outsiders fuessinp." "Right now might be a good time to get n," suggested Wheaton. "I should call it a good buy myself, t guess that franchise is all right. Met er pick up a little," he said, tentatively. "To tell the truth," said Wheaton, Ihoosing his words carefully, "those out if town people I spoke to you about have rritten me that they'd like a little more, f it can be got at the right figure. You night pick up a hundred shares for me it the current price, if you can." "How do you want to hold it?' "Have it made to me,' he answered. Be had debated whether be should do bis, and he had been unable to devise iny method of holding the stock without etting his own name appear. Porter rould not know ; Porter was concealing lis own purchases. Wheaton could not ee that it made any difference;' he was lurely entitled to invest his money as he Iked, and he raised the sum necessary n this case by the sale of some railroad onds which he had been holding, and in which he could realize at once by seud cg them to the bank's correspondent at Chicago. He might have sold them at lome; Porter would probably have taken hem off his hands ; but the president mew that his capital was small, and night have asked how he intended to re ovest the proceeds. A few days later Burton sent for Vheaton to come to his office. One hun Ired shares had been secured from a ttnehman. Wheaton carried the pur Ihase money in currency to Burton's of Ice ; he was. as shrewd as William Tor r, and he did not care to have the ilerks in the bank speculating about his thecks. lt locked his certificate, when Burton (Ot it for him, in his private bor in the fault, and waited the rebound which he Irmly expected in the price of the stock. His sole idea was to make a profit by the mrchase. He felt confident that Porter tad bought Traction stock with a defin te purpose; he still had no idea who rere the principal holders of Traction took or bonds, and be was afraid to nake inquiry. A man who was as se iretive as Porter probably had confideu lal sources of information, and it was lot safe to tap Porter's wires. His con icience was easy as to the method by i-hich he had gained his knowledge of Porter's purchases; he certainly meant harm to Porter. CHAPTER XI. Timothy Margrave was, in common ihrase, a good railroad man. He had idvanced by slow degrees from the in tumbency of those lowly manual offices Hilled jobs, to the performance of those lobler functions known as positions, llargrave's elevation to the office of third 'ice president and general manager was lue to his pull. He had resolved that he railroad was gettiDg too much out if him and that he must do more to (romote his own fortunes. The directors fere good fellows, and they had eer alnly treated him well ; but it seemed i-ithin the pale of legitimate enterprise lor hirn to broaden his interests a trifle rithout in any wise diminishing his zeal br tbeTranscontinental. The street rail ray business was a good business, and Jlarkson Traction appealed to Margrave, noreover. on its political side. If he re irganized the company and made himself ts president lie could greatly fortify and ttrengthen his pull. Almost any day, h was told, the East irn bondholders might pounce down and ut a receiver in charge of the company, ilargrave did not understand receiver fhips; they were an excuse for pillage, ind it was a regret of his life that no !at receivership had ever fallen to his ot. But he was not going into Traction ilindly. He wanted to know who else as interested, that he might avoid com llicatlons. William Poru-r was the only nan in Clarkson who r-ould swing Trac lon without HSMstnne ; lie must not run ifoul of Porter. Margrave was a master if the art of getting information, and he ecid-d. on reflection, that the easiest ray to get information about Porter was coax it out of Wheaton. He always called Wheaton "Jim." In emembranr-e of the early days of Whea pn's residence in Clarkson when Whea ton had worked in his office. He had latched Wheaton's rise with interest; he look to hinself the rredit of being his liscoverer. When Wheaton called on his laughter he made no comment ; he knew lotliing to Wheaton's discredit, and he rould no more have thought of criticizing Uabel than of ordering dynamite substi tuted for coal in the locomotives of his railroad. When be concluded that he iacded Wheaton. be began playing for Mm, Just if the cashier had been a councilman or a member of the legisla ture or a large shipper or any other fair prey. He now resorted to that n t in sidious and economical form of bribery known as the annual pass. Wheaton accepted the pass as a tribute to his growing prominence in the town, lie knew that Porter refused railroad passes on practical grounds, holding that such favors were extended In the hope of reciprocal compllmeuts, and he be lieved that a banker was better off witu out them. Wheaton, whose vanity had been touched, could see no harm In them. He had little use for passes as he knew and cared little about traveling, but he had always envied men who carried their "annuals" in little brass-bound books made for the purpose. Ho be sure it was late In the year and passes were usually sent out In January, but this made the compliment seem much more direct ; the Transcontinental had forgotten him, and had thought it well to rectify the error between seasons. He felt that he must not make too much of the railroad's cour tesy; he did not know to which official In particular he was Indebted, but he ran into Margrave one evening at the club and decided to thank him. "How's traffic?" he asked, as Margrave made room for him on the settee where he was reading the evening paper. "Fair. Anything new?" o ; it's the same routine with me pretty much all the time." "I guess that's right. I shouldn't think there was much fun in banking. You got to keep the public too far away. I like to be up against people myself." "But you railroad people are not con sidered so very warm," said Wheaton. "The follows who want favors sem to think so. By the way, I'm much obliged to some one lor an aiuui.il . u.u u..! up in my mail the other day. I don't know who sent it to me if it's you " "I'm?" Margrave affected to have been wandering in his thoughts, but this was what he was waiting for. "Oh, I guess that was Wilson. I never fool with the pass business myself; I've got troubles of my own." "I guess I'll not use It very often," said Wheaton, as if he owed an apology to the road for accepting it. "Better come out with me in the car some time and see the road," Margrave suggested, throwing his newspaper on the table. "I'd like that very much," said Whea tonu. "Where's Thompson now? Old man's pretty well done up, ain't he?" "He went back to Arizona. He was here at work all summer. He's afraid of our winters.'' "Well, that gives you your chance," said Margravce, affably. "There ain't any young man in town that's got a bet ter chance than 3-ou have, Jim. I be lieve there's going to be a good thing for some one in Traction stock. Porter ought to let you in on that." Margrave didn't know that Porter was in, but he expected to find out. "Mr. Porter has a way of keeping things to himself," said Wheaton, cau tiously ; yet he was flattered by Mar grave's friendliness, and anxious, to make a favorable impression. Vanity is not, as is usually assumed, a mere incident of character; it is a disease. "I suppose," said Margrave, "that a man could buy a barrel of the stuff just now at a low figure." "What's your guess as to the turn this Traction business will take?" asked Wheaton. He had not expected an op portunity to talk to any one of Mar grave's standing on this subject, and he thought he would get some information while the opportunity offered. "Don't ask me! If I knew I'd like to get into the game. But, look here" he moved his fat body a little nearer to Wheaton "the way to go into that thing is to go into it big ! I've had my eye on it for a good while, but I ain't going to touch it unless I can swing It all. Now, you know Porter, and I know him, and you can bet your last dollar he'll never be able to handle It. He ain't built for it!" His voice sank to a whisper. "But if I decide to go in, I've got to get rid of Porter. Me and Porter can't trav el iu the same harness. You know that. Now, I don't know how much he's got, and he's so mysterious you can't tell what he's up to. You know how he Is ; you can't go to a fellow like that and do business with him, and he won't play anyhow, unless you play his way." "Well, I don't know anything about his affairs, of course said Wheaton, yet feeling that Margrave's confidences must be reciprocated. "Just between our selves, he did buy a little some time ago, but no great amount. It would take a good deal of money to control that com pany." "You're dead right, it would ; and Por ter hasn't any business fooling with it. You've got to syndicate a thing like that. He's probably got a tip from some of his Eastern friends as to what they're going to do, and he's buying in. when he can, to get next. But say, he hasn't any Traction bonds, has he?" Wheaton had already said more than he had intended, and repented now that he had been drawn into this conversation ; but Margrave was bending toward him with a great air of condescending inti macy. Porter had never ben confidon tiaf with him; and it was really Mar grave who had given him his start. "I don't think so; at least I never knew of it." His mind was on those checks to I'eckham. which clearly repre sented purchases of stock. Of course. Porter might have bonds, too, but having gone thus far he did not like to admit to Margrave how little he really knew of Porter's doings. "That's all between us that little mat ter," said Margrave. "Certainly, Mr. Margrave.", CHAPTER XII. Porter went1 into Kenton's private of fice and stmt and locked the door after him. He always did this, and Fenton, who humored his best client's whims per force, pushed bark the law book which he was reading and straightened the pens on his blotter. "I didn't expect you back so soon," he said. Porter looked tired and there were dark rings under his eyes. "Short horse soon curried." he remark ed, pulling a packet from his overcoat. There was something boyish In Por ter's mysterious methods, which alwayi mused Fenton when they did not alarm and exasperate him. Porter Mt daw at a Tong table and the lawyer drew vp a chair opposite him. "Which way have you been this time?" "Iown in tho country," returned Porter, Indefinitely. Fenton laughed and watched his client pulling the rubber bands from his pack age. "What have you there oats or wheat?" "What I have here," said Porter, straightening out the crisp papers he had taken from his bundle, "is a few shares of Clarkson Traction stock." Oh !" Fenton picked up a ruler and played with it until Porter had finished counting and smoothing the stock certifi cates. "There you are," said the banker, pass ing the papers over to Fenton. "See if they're all right." Fenton compared the names on the face of the certificates with the assign ments on the back, while Porter watched hirn and played with a rubber band. "The assignments are all straight' said Fenton, finally. He sat waiting and his silence Irritat ed Porter, who reached across and took up the certificates again, "I want to talk to you a little about Traction." "All right, sir," said Fenton, respect fully. "I've gone In for that pretty deep this fall. I started in on this down East last summer. Those bonds all went East, but a lot of the stock was kicked around out here. If I get enough and reorganize the company I can handle the new se curities down East all right. That's busi ness. ' Now, I've been gathering in the stock around here on the quiet. Peck ham's been buying some for me, and he's assigned it in blank. There's no use in getting new shares Issued until we're ready to act, for Barnes and those fel lows are not above doing something nasty if they think they're going to lose their jobs." "The original stock issue was five thou sand shares," said Fenton. "How much have you?" "Well, sir," said Porter, "I've got about half and I'm looking for a few shares more right now." Fenton picked up his ruler again and beat his knuckles with it. Porter had ex pected Fenton to lecture him sharply, but the lawyer was ominously quiet. "I'm free to confess," said Fenton, "that I'm sorry you've gone into this. This isn't the kind of thing that you're in the habit of going' into. I am not much taken with the idea of mixing up in a corporation that has as disreputable a record as the Traction Company. It's been mismanaged and robbed until there's not much left for an honest man to take hold of, they issue no statements ; no one of any responsibility has been connected with it for a long time. The outside stockholders are scattered all over the country, and most of them have quit trying to enforce their rights, if they may be said to have any rights. You remem ber that the last time they went into court they were knocked out and I'm free to say that I don't want to have to go into any litigation against the com pany." "Yes, but the franchise is all straight, ain't it?" "Probably it is all right," admitted the lawyer reluctantly, "but that isn't the whole story by any manner of means. It it's known that you're picking up the stock, every fellow that has any will soak you good and hard before he parts with it. Now, there are the bondholders " "Well, what can the bondholders do?" demanded Porter. "Oh, get a receiver and have a lot of fun. You may expect that at any time, too. Those Eastern fellows are slow sometimes, but they generally know what they're about." "Yes, but if they weren't Eastern fel lows " "Oh, a bondholder's rights are as go id one place as another. Those suits are usually brought in the name of the trus tee in their behalf." "Now. do you know what I'm going to do?" demanded Porter. I'm going to turn up at the next annual meeting and clean this thing out. You don't think it's any good; I've got faith In the company and in the town : I believe it's going to be a good thing. This little gang here that's been running it has got to go. I've dug up some stock here that everybody thought was lost. At the last meeting ouly eight hundred out of five thousand shares were voted." (To be continued.) Important Point. The man was Piling a Southern rail road for da mazes, owing to a delay which made him miss an appointment, and the ordinary preliminary questions were beinir put to him. "Age. please?" asked the Judge. "Well, your honor," paid the plain tiff, "do yon want my ape when I got on the train or when I got off?" Yonkers Statesman. ntlilnsr Dolnsr. The Burplnr Hold tip your hands. Mr. Newwod Sure; but let nie fay that I've just paid for my wife's new hat. The Burglar That's enough. On your way. Modern I.ffe. "She Is wonderfully accomplished. She can ride, fence, shoot, swim, golf and cook." "Cook? That's a queer fad. What will the girls be taking up next?" Louisville Courier-Journal. Difference In Men. Mr. Feckem I guess my brothel will live and die n bachelor. He says he's afraid to marry. Peckem That's funny. I never knew, what fear was when I was single. Did tbe Tclcwoplna-. "You say the train was telescoped? "It was." "But how did you escape Injury?" I was on the through car." Cleve land Leader. A Sare Care. My, why don't you wash yoa face?" "Aw, I keeps It dolty no'n da golls H sot alius ba klssln' me !" It oof on Plank Frame. The sort of frame here pictured la called the plank system and ia a hip roof braced from the sill and plates without post. The sketch explains It self, but to make certain that no mis take will occur a key to the numbers Is given. No. 1 Is the main side post buodt of two pieces of 2 In. x 8 In.; No. 2, purllne post built of two pieces 2 In. x 8 In.; No. 3, purllne roof sup port, one piece 2 In. x 8 In. 10 In.; No. 4, main tie, one piece, 2 In. x 8 in.; No. 5, sub-support, one piece, 2 in. x 6 In.; No. 6, stay, two pieces, 2 ft. x 4 In.; No. 7, tie, 2 In. x 8 In., or 2 in. x 6 In.; No. 8, strut, .2 In. x 6 In.; No. 9, sill or main cross tie, two pieces, 2 In. x 8 in.; No. 10, line showing pitch of roof; No. 11, main plate, two pieces top piece, one piece 2 in. x 10 In., and side piece, 2 in. x 8 in.; No. 12, purllne plate, two pieces, 2 in. x 8 In.; No. 13, collar tie, 2 in. x 10 In., or 12 in. Dry Potatoes for Food. Consul Frank S. Hannah sends a re port to the Department of Commerce and Labor relative to some recent ex periments In the drying of potatoes under the auspices of the German Im perial Interior Department, which may offer a new field for farmers. The potatoes are reduced by this proc ess to about one-quarter of their orig inal weight, and can be kept in a good condition in this compressed form for an indefinite length of time. The military authorities have made thorough experiments with this prod uct and have become convinced that its nutritious value is fully equal to that of corn, and that the dried pota toes can take the place of one-third of the former ration of oats. The fact that the potatoes are reduced to one fourth of their original weight brlng3 about a corresponding reduction In the price of freight, so that It will pay to grow more potatoes than has former ly been the case. Michigan Farmer. The Plain Farmer. Speaking of farmers' Institutes, one man says: "I would like to know what la In the mind of the working farmer In felt boots, who sits in the back seat." He adds: "A few people who are good talkers praise the work, but what about the, silent ones who listen and say nothing?" The Rural New Yorker, comment ing on these statements, says: "The Institute speakers can not do any wiser thing than to learn how to en courage and keep just this class of farmers. The retired farmers and suc cessful men who make up a good share of the audience are well able to take care of themselves. It is pleas ant to entertain them, and their praise gives a man a thrill of satis faction. It Is a truer service to the State, however, to gain the confidence of the plain farmer and help him." Live Stock and Prosperity. Live stock ia the chief element of agricultural prosperity. It Is the foun dation upon which both the pretent and future profits are established. We boast of our great wheat and corn crops, and we have a reason for so doing, but If we depend upon them alone we rob ourselves and our chil dren by selling off the fertility of the soil with each year's crop. For many year3 the soil will continue to yield their crops, but they will get poorer and finally fail unless they are fed. How much better to make your farm richer Instead of poorer; to get the benefits of the increased crops during your own lifetime and then leave a rich and valuable farm to your chil dren after you have done with it Live stock will do It as nothing else can. Kansas Farmer. Tbe Work Hone In Summer. Working horses from grass has never been our way. although a great many do It and keep their teams In very good fix. When there is only light work for a few days, our horses have the run of good pasture when not In the harness, but most of the time they are In the barn, where they get grain and bright hay three times a day. It seems to us they are better able to stand hot weather when on a hay ration, with grain, than when they get grain and green grass for their roughness. It probably does no mora harm to a horse to sweat than It does a person. It Is usually certain that when a horse Is sweating freely he la taking no hurt, but a "grass sweat" can be avoided by feeding hay JoflUa4. Twentieth Century Fanner. - r-LAXK SYSTEM FRAME. Farmer Mint Watch the Prop. In order to determine what elements of plant food are deficient in a soil, It Is necessary to carefully study the growing crop. Many farmers seem to be of the opinion that a chemical analysis of the soil will show the amount of plant food contained there in. This, however, ia a mistaken idea. The chemist can only determine ap proximately the amount of nitrogen, phosphoric acid and potash In a soil, without specifically showing what pro portion of these elements can be taken up by the growing plant. A large per centage of these elements is not avail able to plant food. Hence the neces sity for them In an available form. We must turn, then, to the crop, and by watching It closely during its growth and by a careful examination when matured, see whether the soil la deficient in plant food and what ele menta are lacking. Care of Setting; Hens. When sitting the hena in order to keep the lice from bothering them, a good plan is to fill the nest boxes with wood shavings, preferably those that have some odor about them. Ce dar shavings are excellent and so are cedar twigs, and the hens will appre ciate the nest of such materials. Lice are a great drawback to a hen when she Is on the nest, and many times they compel the sitter to leave her nest when she does not desire, and if there Is anything the poultryman can do to keep the sitting hen comfortable he will be amply repaid for It In the end. The shavings are inexpensive and are easily destroyed. They do not pack hard In the boxes fid are quite comfortable for the hen. Try some of them when sitting a hen and see how useful they really are. Rural World. A Celery Spray. Celery blight can be controlled by spraying with ammonical carbonate of copper. To make this, dissolve 3 ounces copper carbonate In a pint of ammonia, and add 25 gallons of water. To make copper carbonate, dissolve 5 pounds copper sulphate (blue vltrol) In 5 gallons of water, also 6 pounds carbonate of soda In 5 gallons of water. Mix the two solutions slowly, stirring well. Let the mixture stand until next day to settle, after which pour off the liquid. Pour on 10 gal lons of water, let stand until next day., and repeat the operation, after which strain and dry t.e blue powder, which is the copper carbonate. The Flavor of natter. It has been a generally accepted theory among teachers apd writers on dairy subjects that the production of good butter necessitates the develop ment of a certain amount of acid in the cream, for two reasons to de velop a desirable flavor and to im prove the keeping quality. Recent in vestigations by the United States De partment of Agriculture indicate, how ever, that butter made from pasteur ized sweet cream has better keeping qualities and remains free from ob jectionable flavors for a longer time than butter made from sour cream. Dry Farming Fruit. Dry farm fruit promises to yield an abundant crop this year in Colorado, according to E. R. Parsons, of Parker, Colo., one of the most successful dry farmers In that State. Mr. Parsons created much Interest in the subject of fruit growing on non-irrigated land when he described his orchard In an address at the third dry farming con gress at Cheyenne, and has promised to send an exhibit of his dry farm horticultural products to the Inter national exposition of dry farm prod ucts when the dry farming congress holds its fourth session at Billings, Mont, October 26, 27 and 28 next. Profit In Sheep. There is one thing the farmer can not afford to overlook In sheep rais ing, and that is thrift. Thrift means health, gain in quality, quantity and productiveness, the elements out of which the profits are derived. It must be the first object of the owner to keep his sheep in thriving condition. The quality of the wool, as well as the quantity, and the general product iveness of. the flock make this require ment Imperative. Have Senile of Direction. Bees return to their hives in a di rect line when they have been carried away and liberated, up to two miles. This has been supposed to be due either to the sense of sight or of smell, but the experiments of Gaston Bonnier have proven that neither sight nor smell can serve the purpose and that bees have a special "sense of direc tion." This sense is not in the anten nae. When to Cat Gpmi for Hay. Good hay can only be made by cut ting the grass as soon as it heads out and clover as soon as the heads are in full bloom. It is a mistake to wait until the heads turn brown. There Is nothing in the theory that sunshine alone makes hay. Air is as much a factor as sunshine. Curing mainly in the winrows and hay cocks Is now practiced by many of our best hay spe cialists. Spiced Currant. Spiced currants make an excellent relish to serve with meats. Allow to each pound of the fruit a pound of sugar. Make the syrup In the pro portion of one pint of vinegar to each four pounds of sugar, two teaspoonfuls each of maca, cinnamon and allspice, a teaspoon ful each of cloves and salt. When boiling add the currants, cook twenty minutes and put up in (lasses the same as Jelly. THE WEEKLY 1808 Founding of the city of Quebea by Samuel de Champlatn. 1609 Hudson, on his first voyage, ar rived off the banks of Newfound land. 1676 New Jersey divided into East and West Jersey. 1691 Boston visited by its sixth great fire. 1775 William Ewen became president of Georgia. .. .Washington arrived at Cambridge to take command of the Continental army. 1776 Continental Congress adopted Lee's resolution of independence, and It was proclaimed two days later. 1777 British force under Burgoyne be gan the Investment of Ticondero ga. 1807 President Jefferson Issued a proclamation forbidding all inter course with British ships of war. 1812 American frigate Essex sailed from New York on a cruise against the Irittsh. 1813 Virginia militia defeated the British in battle at Craney Island, in Chesapeake Bay. 1829 Slllstria surrendered to the Rus sians. 18.'' Boston and Buffalo were con nected by telegraph. 1848 Convention at Utica nominated Martin Van Buren for President of the United States. 1851 Large section of San Francisco destroyed by fire. . 1855 The -islature of Kansas met at Pawnee and organized. 1859 M. I.londin first clossed Niagara Kails on a tifcht rope. 1862 The Union Pacific Railroad char tered by Congress. 1S63 Beginning of the three days' bat tle of Gettysburg. .. .Gen. Schenck proclaimed martial law In Balti more. .. .Second day of th .battle of Gettysburg. 1864 The Federals were repulsed In attacks upon the Weldon railroad in Virginia. 1873 Prince Edward Island entered the Dominion of Canada, with James Colledge Pope as the first premier. 1881 President Garfield fatally shot by Charles J. Guiteau. 1885 The Indian chief Big Boar cap tured in Canada. 1889 Nineteen persons killed In acci dent on the Norfolk and Western Railroad. 1893 British warship Victoria sunk by the Camperdovn in collision oft Tripoli, with loss of 462 lives.... The South Carolina liquor dispen sary law went into effect. 1894 Opening of the Tower Bridge, across the River Thames at Lon don. 1895 Statue of Gen. James Buford un veiled at Gettysburg. 1897 Celebration of Queen Victoria's diamond Jubilee. 1898 Spat.iards made an unsuccessful attempt to retake San Juan hill. ....American troops defeated the Spanish in battle at El Cnney.... American squadron destroyed tha Spanish fleet off Santiago. 1900 Russian imperial ukase publish ed, abolishing in a large measure banishment to Siberia. 1904 Victor H. Metcalfe of California became secretary of commerce and labor. 1908 Million-dollar fire destroyed 300 houses at Three Rivers, Quebec. . . . .William II. Taft resigned as Secretary of War. BODY PERFECTLY PETRIFIED. Not a Feature Changed of Woman Buried Forty Years Ago. A remarkable case of the petrifac tion of a human body has just come to light in Buckingham County, Va. When Camm Patteson. one of the best known men of Central Virginia, died, about two months ago, his last request was that the body of his wife should be exhumed and buried beside him. Several days ago the body of Mrs. Pat teson, burled nearly forty years ago, was disinterred, and through the glass of the coffin it was discovered that tha body had been petrified. Those who saw the body were astonished at the absolute llfelikeness of the face; not a feature had been changed. As soma years ago the body of a child disin terred from the same cemetery was found to have been completely petri fied, it is thought that peculiar min eral properties of the soil account for the petrifactions. RAILROAD NOTES. The proposed new ore carrying rail road from the Cuyuna range to Duluth is an assured enterprise. The St. Paul road has gained en trance into Yellowstone Park by pur chase of the Yellowstone National Park Railway. The reorganization of the Chicago Great Western railroad is being stren uously pushed. By fall It Is expected that this Una will ba out of the handa of the ractlvars.