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About Eugene weekly guard. (Eugene, Or.) 190?-1910 | View Entire Issue (July 18, 1907)
COMMISSION MAKES REPORT ON HARRIMAN New York, July 13.—Harriman, speaking by telephone from Aiden to night. says that from what he Is told the report is a political document and part of the personal pursuit of himself. The tone of the report, he says, and method of its promulga tion. show that, ■■imagine," he says, "a court of any judicial body sending IDWARD IL HARRIMAN copies of its decision around secretly to newspaper publishers in advance, under a pledge to publish it simulta- neously Sunday morning, That ìb what the commission did. The interstate commerce commis- sion today filed its report, It begins by giving a breif history of Harriman and among other things says: Mr. Harriman may journey by steamship from New York to New Or leans, thence by rail to San Francis co, across the Pacific to China, and returning by another route to tlje United States, may go to Ogden by any of three rail lines, thence to Kan sas City or Omaha without leaving the deck or platform of a carrier! which he controls, and without dupli-1 eating any part of his Journey. He has further what appears to he, a dominating control in the Illinois Central railroad, running directlv 1 north from the gulf of Mexico to the Great Lakes, paralleling the Missis sippi river, and 2000 miles west of the Illinois Central he controls the only line of Tailroad paralleling the Pacific coast and running from the Columbia river to the Mexican bor der. Within a year his Bphere of lnflu- ence hasi extended eastward; the Un Ing company, and controls them In ion Pacific and Oregon Short Line that way. have acquired »8 62 per cent of the In conclusion the report says: stock of the Baltimore & Ohio at a "Combination between railways a« ?J?’i£6’9S0’ and have inv-st- well as other industries is the estab ed $19,b„4 324 in New York Central lished policy of the nation and & Hudson River stock. while acquisition of a small minority That it is only the law which pre of the stock of competing lines might vents the concentration into Mr. Har not decrease the competition, yet the riman s hands of every railroad line acquisition of any considerable Hing between Canada and Mexico is amount of stock, with representation the frank admission of Mr. Harriman on the board of directors of such rail himself, made at the hearing. way. unquestionably has the effect of Together under one head all ex diminishing competition and lessen isting trans-continental lines, or as ing its effectiveness. The time has many as possible and to exclude the cóme when reasonable legislation incoming of all competitors became should be imposed upon the issuance manifestly the Harriman policy, of securities by railroads engaged in In the opin which was inaugurated in 1901 by I interstate commerce. the issuance of $100,000.000 of con ion of the commission, regulation vertible bonds by the Union Pacific. will tend to make securities safer With the proceeds of these bonds the Union Pacific purchased control of the Southern Pacific company and a majority of the outstanding stock of the Northern Pacific railroad compa ny. which later carries! with It con- ’rJ).1 one'hslf of the stock of the < hicago, Burlington and Quincy rail road company, the stock of which had been purchased by the Northern Pacific and Great Northern compa nies and their collateral bonds issued therefor. Possession of these lines would have given to the Union Pacific absolute mastery over every avenue leading to the Pacific coast within the United States save that afforded hv the Great Northern on the north ern border of the country and that offered by the Santa Fe on the south ern. This plan, if executed, would have subjected to a common will and policy nearly one-half of the terri FRANKLIN K. LANE. tory of the United States a compar atively undeveloped, rapidly growing Member of the interstate com- and extremely rich territory into merce commission, who wrote the which must necessarily extend the Harlrman report. population and business of the East ern states. and more secure for investments and The Southern Pacific Company is a therefore benefit not only the rail holding corporation, It was organ roads but the public. ” lzed under a special charter of the state of Kentucky In 1894, and was I authorized to acquire by purchase or otherwise the stocks, bonds and se- curities of railway and. steamship companies. Shortly after the organ ization it acquired the stocks of and controlled, and still does own and New York. July 13.—The experts control a system of railroad extend ing from Ogden, Utah, where it con acting for the National Civic Federa tion Municipal Ownership Commis nected with the Union Pacific, to San Franclcsco; from San Francisco to sion have completed their reports, Portland, and from San Francisco and a critical review of the result.» through California, Arizona. New of their examinations in the United Mexico , Texas and Louisiana to New States was made public today by the This review is by a Orleans: and has since acquired a commission. line of rairoad Into Mexico. It also committee of four appointed by the Two of the writers. owns and controls a line of steam commission. ships from Galveston to New Orleans Walton Clark, vice president of the and from New Orleans to New York United Gas Improvement Company.o? and Havana, it is unnecessary to d ■- Philadelphia, and Charles L. Edgar, tail each separate railway corpora- president of the Edison Electric and t|on owning the sections of the varl- Illuminating Company, of Boston, ous llnes in these states; it is suffl- criticise severely the municipal plants cient to say that through the stock examined, while two other writers. It controls the entire Southern Paclf- Professor Frank Parsons, cf Boston, it Company is commonly known as president of the National Pub'lc (Tie Sunset route. Of these lines the Ownership I ague, and Ed war i W. Union Pacific has a lease and owns Bemis, superintendent of the Cleve land, Ohio, water works, find much the stock; of other lines, notably to favor in municipal plants which Texas lines, it is simply a stockhold- were Investigated. MUNICIPAL EXPERTS FAIL TO AGREE sweetest singers and often appeared in public. She will be greatly missed by a host of loving friends. The funeral will be held tomor row afternoon at the home of Mr. and Mrs. R. M. Pratt, ot 30 East Tenth street, with interment In the I. O. O. F. cemetery. Rev. E. C. Oakley, for merly pastor of the Congregational church here, of which the deceased was a member, has been asked to come. from Oregon City to conduct Kansas City. du'.v !•>.—The west the services. ern half of Missa url was drenched by a terrific storm . last '■utI night. n*itht. Much to damage was don«* crops and bridges and culverts « n the low lands ____ ____ washed out. _ in _____ many places were Trains in all dlrectiou* . are delayed. SLÌIOUS FLOODS C a USING DAMAGE ALLEGED JAP SPIES TAKE PLANS OF PACIFIC FORTS Washington, July 15.- A tele graphic report came to the war de partment on Sunday from California regarding the reported arrest of two Japanese at Fort Rosecrans, oue of whom, it was alleged, was making sketches of the plans of the fortifi cations there; another it was said had a blue print of some portion of the works. Washington. July 15.— Word has Adjutant General Ainsworth, act ing secretary of war, declined to make public the reports, except to say that no arrests had been made. Later It was leurued that both men who were reported arrested went de fined but a short time and released, no incrlminatiug evidetwe being found. SEVENTEEN INJURED ON. U. S. SHIP lb's Moines Partially > ooded. Des Moines, July 15 - FA. ty or ty families have moved fro*» ,)<>(" toms district of DesMoines to higher ground. The Des Moines »X r *a higher than since 1903, when \ dreda of families were driven fro« 1 their homes. Flood at l.e.m imoi-th. Leavenworth. Kan.. July 15.— waterspout caused damage within a radius of fifteen miles of Leaven- worth estimated at $500.000. Rail road traffic Is demoralised and the Missouri river Is rising rapidly .while the people In the lowlands are seek ing higher ground. DEATH OF MRS. H. L. SWAGGART MISS GRACE MOUNT DIED MONDAY Popular Young laidy Passes Away at Eugene Hospital After I amg 111- liess—Funeral Will Be Held To- morrow Afternoon. bridge worse than we do. as it is o a direct line to Goshen. Springflel and Eugena by the way of Pb-aaar Hill for several well settled seetlor of country along the Middle Fork < the Willamette, Fall Creek and Wil berry, and fed by Eastern Oregon, t the way of the military road over ti Cascades. The river Is now very lo but not safe for all kinds of rigs an teams to be crossing It. John Farrier and wife and .lose. Dyer. wife and baby were brought I one of Mr. Yates’ rlggs to the cros Ing and were boated over the riv> and met by Mr Kelsay on the ea side and conveyed to the lattei home tor a short visit, returning the same way in preference to ridii over the rough, circuitous route I way of Fall Creek. A cougar has been making sever caids on Ever»» Winfrey's hogs t< JIMMY SLAGLE. Center fielder for the Chicago National league team, who is one of the heavy hitters. (From Monday’s Guard ) Miss Grace Mount died at the Eu- gene hospital this morning at 4 o’clock after a long illness from a complication of Bright’s disease and other complaints. Up to last night sh- had byn Improving gradually for reached the navy department that several days end ft was thought she there was an explosion on the battle was out of danger, but about 11 ship Georgia this morning by which o’clock last night she became worse seventeen were Injured, among them and soon lapsed into uuconaclous- Lieutenant Goodrich and Mid (iiiti- inen Cruse and Goldwalte; Cruse is ness. The accident hap Miss Mount was born at Clinton. seriously hurt. Iowa, on October 7, 1881, her age be pened while the vessel was at target ing 25 years, 9 months and 7 days. practice off Cape Cod Bay, Massachu She came with her parents. Mr. and setts. Information was received that an Mrs. Richard Mount, «to Eugene in 1889 and lived here continuously eight-inch charge Ignited ill the after since. She leaves besides her father super-imposed turret. At 4:05 p .m. a wireless message 4» sister, Mrs. Helen Huston, living in was received saving, "Five dead." California, and a brother, Earl Mount, of Seattle. He was here at the time of her death, Iler mother A Memo ruble Day. died several years ago. One of the days we remember with Miss Mount was one of the most pleasure, gs well as with profit to popular girls of Eugene, being prom- our health, Is the one on which we fnent in musical and society circles. became acquainted with Dr. King's She attended the University of Ore New Life Pills, the painless purifiers gon a number of y<>ars and graduated that cure headache and biliousness, this year from the musical depart- and keep the bowels right. 25c at inent. She was one of the city’s! W. ... L. I)e I.ano's drug store. Pendleton, Or , July 13 J Swaggert, wife of Lester L of the well-known pioneer fam- dled today, following an opera- tion for an abscess in h^r side She was a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. :ank DeWitt, who reside near this <XV' She came to Eugene with her pi. rx n,s -•> years ago from Kansas, and Aa« married at that place in 189». x?’1’ Is survived by her hus band And t.'Vo small children, besides her parents. FIELDER JONES. The pioneer Swaggart home of; some 120tf acre* eight miles south of Manager and captain of Chica Eugene, on tke road to Creswell,' though many years ago deserted bv American league team, worlt the pioneer Swaggart for the more profitable free stock fund ranges of; champion*, who plays at cent Umatilla county, Is a landmark to the field. traveler on the gently sloping hill-! side with its low eaves and broad miles east of fxiwell. There shou porch the entire length of the front—I be a good bounty paid by the st» types of pioneer home construction ' for those pestiferous animals, f one often sees in old Lane county set- ; they are a nuisance In a great ma Dements. marking their builders as sections and 3 man to successful emigrants from the South, Missouri' kill them must make good and cos» particularly having furnished a very preparations to do so. Hay making Is In full blast a considerable proportion of our pio- the cron Is a good average one. T neers. weather Is fine and farmers are ve busy. Garni help Is short and ha to get, as the logxing camps have t most of the men employed at go wage». Theo Sharp, of Post. Eastern Oi gon. paid bls parents a visit If week, returning by the way of t (Special Correspondence.) McKenzie route. Lowell, July 11.- The building Lawrence Holland and Ruff Cast boom has struck Lowell and the man passed Lowell for Eas<»ru O. country around It. Houses and barus gon by fhe wav of the Military ro are going up I nevery direction and up the Middle Fork. Wesley Michael’s family, llvl with the bridge thi swill be a season! long to be remembered. There nev near Rush Island, has the measb er was a community that needed a So far they are getting along nlceq BUSINESS BOOM HAS STRUCK LOWELL ■ :::::::: 4 < ILLY SPECIALS I « 4 4 4 For the Remainder of the Month We Offer the Following Well Known Goods at, Greatly Reduced Prices « < « « « « « “Real July Bargains Royal Baking Powder, 1 lb. can A. & H. Soda, per package Baker’s Unsweetened chocolate, per lb Bon Ami 3 packages Celluloid Starch ♦ ♦ ♦ 3 packages Electric Starch 1 Bar Sapolio 1 bottle Good^B’ueing ♦ ♦ ♦ * ♦ ♦ 40c 6c 40c 9c 25c 25c 8c 5c Columbia Oats or wheat Postum TanglefoQt Fly Paper, per box 1 lb. Good Cheese 25 lbs. Broken Head Rice 4 ♦ 1 bottle Gilt Edge Shoe Dressing 1-lb. plug Star Tobacco Export Cigars, 3 for » « 25c A large depa-tment store of San Francisco ad 20c vertises Mason Fruit Jars as follows: 60c Our price 55c 30c Pint Jars, per doz. 70c Our price 65c 15c 1-quart Jars, per doz 90c Our price 85c $1.00 2-quart Jars, per doz. Eugene is probably the cheapest market for 20c Mason Fruit Jars on the Pacific Coast. Why ? 45c r I ILLY 10c The Sugar Market Is V ery Strong and Advancing Time to Stock Up for the Fruit Season I a Ax Billy Department Store * THE STORE THAT KEEPS PRICES DOWN tn* w im fîîîîîîîîîîîîîîtttutttwttnttttt ttttttttnt ttttttttntttutntnt: ♦ « ♦ *