THIS MJ8DIF0RD MAIL TRIBONlfi, MEDFQliD, OREGON, THURSDAY, MAEOH 17, 1910.
SOCIAL AND PERSONAL 1
, Punch trut.H for sale at ton ooiitu
oontH onoh. II. H. 1'iittornon, Nash lit)
Col. Kxonvallon , for the liiisinimH
of kIiimIu trees on thu villi f
building to lit) oroelod ill (ho conmr
of Contrnl avenue and Sixth street
llMH llDUII (MUllllll'IIIKJll, TIlU OOII-
fltniotloii of tlio building will bo
' -pushm! uA rapidly iih possible.
Wear Kldd' Shoos.
Ooorgo Hrown, thu plonour merch
ant of Knglo Point, wiih in Mcdford
'Thursday on u business visit.
Clilnawaro at Ooodfrioiid'H.
Thu Morrlvold Shop has offlco
iiupplios, Including flloM, hlnnk bookH,
nioinorandum books, poiicIIh, pons,
liikN, inkwells, tablets, typowrilor
BlipplloH, OIIVOIOPOM, pilHtO, mllOilllgO
and fotintnin pons.
Mm, W. It. Coloman in visiting
irolatlvurt mid frlomls nl Phoenix.
The Kantor snlo in the Presbyter
ian oliuroh parlor opri! at 10 a in.
Sandwiches nud coffoo wiM bo nerved
M noon. MK
Coffco.H nt Goodfriund'H.
It oontH no mare to insure in the
bit? companies than thu small one.
Boo It. A, Holmes, the insurance man,
.room 10, Jackson Co. bbnnk. Ill 2
Sam MorriM, ngod about Hfi years,
died at bin homo near Kock Point
Tuesday of consumption. Mr. Mor
riM hud boon afflicted with thu din--eami
for Hovornl yenrs, but noomud
to hnvu partially overcome it during
the pant your. A cold takon during
the stormy woather in January
eaiiHod vnmplloatiouK which resulted
.fatally.
Tea at Goodfriond.
Conn to the EnHtcr sale Prosby-
teriun church parlor Thursday,
"March 17, for home cooking, kitchen
aproiiH, kimonns, fancy aprons, neck
wear. 308
'Iluy your paint, glasB, wallpaper,
ataliiR, varnish, brushes and havo
your pioturo frnmod at Motcalf's, 318
East Main. 312
Wear Kidd'a Shoaii. "
It. A. Holmes, the insurance man,
devotoH litn whole time to firo insur
anco and can give you better Horvicc.
Room 10. Jnckson Co. bank. 312
William Haiders of Gold Hill was
In Mcdford on business Wednesday.
L. E. Tidball, roproflontlng Wake,
MoFall & Co., is in Mcdford.
A muHical program will bo given in
the Presbyterian church Thursday,
March 17 nt 3 p. m. in connection
with the EnHtcr bazaar. AdmlRRion
free. 308
Phone 2001, Goodfriond's.
O. M. Hiolor of CorvnlliH, Or., is in
Ifodford on r. business trip.
Mr. and Mm. W. D. Roso and Mrs.
13. L. .lamoeon of Craig, Colo., are in
this city oil a tour of inspection.
10c orangcH, 2Cc. Rnrdon's Bak
ery. Mr. and Mm. Don Coleman arrived
In Mcdford Tuesday evening. Bon
tried out with Cnsoy'a Northwest
team in Mcdford hint soason for a
placo on tho pitching staff and is
likely to appoar in a Modford uni
form thin year, lie intends making
his homo in Modford, having hocomo
enamored of the city while hero laHt
floaflon.
Bath fixturoH at Goodfriond's.
Three fino largo lots in Tuttle'a
addition, $800 caflh. Siskiyou Roalty
Co., room 22, Jackson County Bank
building. 308
E. V. Carter, Georgo W. Dunn and
-O. 8. Butler and Mr McCoy of Ash
land wore nmong those who attend
ed tho mooting of tho Bankers' asso
ciation Tuesday evening.
OOo oranges, 35o. Itardoii's Bak
cry. Look up the rocords of tho com
panioa wo roprcsont. R. A. Holmes,
iho iuBitranco man, room 10, Jackson
Co. bank. 312
Kitohon utonsiln at Goodfriond's,
.11. B. TroiiHon of Eagle Point wnB
a Modford visitor Thursday.
Jaok Butler of Kanos erook, ono
of tho old-timo miners of that hoo
tlon, wns in Modford on St. Patrick's
day. "Things nro lookiu1 foiuo on th'
crik," fluid Jack, "and tho byes are
oxpeetin' to olnno up a wad durin'
tho season. 8uro, there is a bunch
of follors wld money cornin' in, and
whilo thoy ain't tnlkiu' a whole lot.
they're ivory onoo in a whilo invoRtin'
In some Knnos crook ground. Tnko
it from mo, young feller, thoro'll ho
aomothrtij Join' in tho country pretty
aoon."
Cnrpot swoopora at Goodfriond's.
Five-room Iioubo and lot 100x120,'
ast sido, $1500, terms. Siskiyou
Itoalty Co., room 22, Jndkson Coun
ty Bank building. 308
Simon Shaw, who has boon work
ing at thu Buzzard inino, on Elk
crook, is in town, waiting for tho in
stallation of a plowor to purify tlio
air in (ho tiiunol. Tho mino, in "Mr.
Shiiw's opinion, is ono of tho real,
big iniium iu Soulhorn Orogou. Whilo
tho nro is low grndo, thoro is bo
munh of it nnd it is so onsily minod
thai It looks liko a big proposition,
Visit tho candy booth of tho Pres
byterian ohuroh lnznnr nt tho Roguo
Itlvor .Eloqtrio Co. on Thursday, tho
17th. 308
l'Vod II. Thompson arrived from
Minneapolis at 4 o'clock Wednesday
afturnoou, this being his first visit to
Oregon, At 7:30 p, in. ho was duly
at'coplcd iih a modifier of tho Com
mercial club.' It took him I ohm than
four hours to find that this was the
country ho had hemi looking for and
that tlio best start ho could make
would ho to join the Commercial
club,
Visit tho candy booth of tho Pros
liyli'iiiiii church Im.mir at the Itogtio
Klver I'lectric Co. on Thursday, the
17th, 308
Door mats at Goodfriond's.
K. B. Sawyor for Htirvoys. Subdi
vision and platting a specialty.
Room 12, Ernoriok.
Perhaps yon need a typewriter.
Vou can soouro nny make you wish,
in a rebuilt typewriter, at Tho Morri
void Shop, at a reasonable prico. "
Ed Purdy of Klamath Kails is hero
on n s)iort visit. Tho "Duke" says
things are 'fine in the siigiibniNh
country.
Darby O'Toolo, tho veteran track
man', who has fixed moro "high cm
tors" and "low jhits" than most any
mini on tlio const, ta visiting Home
of his old friends in Modford.
Whitman's candies are ttnoxcellcd.
Die Mcrrivold Shop has the exclus
ive agency for Modford.
John II. Carkin, attorney at law,
over Jackson County Bank.
Wear Kidd'a Shoes.
Carving sots at Goodfriond's.
John Devlin of Applcgnto was in
Mcdford on a business visit Thurs
day. Tho force of mon employed in set
ting polos for the Homo Telephone
Co. between Modford and Jackson
ville has been temporarily laid off
owing to a shortage in poles.
Books Bibles, Prayer Books, po
etry, fiction, gift books for children
and adults. Come in and look thutn
over nt Tho Morrivnld Shop.
M. B. Rice of Laknviow is hero on
a short business visit.
A. C. Oridley of Rdgnwood, Cnl..
is in Mcdford looking nfter business
mattors.
Tho King's Dnughtors will hnve
home-made candy nt tho Easter ba
raar Thursday in the Presbyterian
church narlor. 308
Palms The finest Kentins that
over wore shipped to Mcdford. Call
ami seo them. 023 E. Main. 313
J. B. Anderson of Pasndenn, Cal.,
is hero on a tour of inspection.
Mrs. P, W. Cowlcs was a Modford
visitor Thursday from tho Cowlcs
farm, oast of tho city.
Bedding plants of nil description.
023 E. Main. Mcdford Greenhouse.
Call or write for prices. Phone 000,
313
Mr. ntid Mrs. J. L. Garden of Gold
Ray were Mcdford visitors Wednes
day.
Writnrors nt Goodfriond's.
'TWAS A RELIEF WHEN
THE SUNWENT DOWN
Actors Were Good, But Critic Takes
Exception to the Rot Peddled by
the Author of the Play.
Tho ploy last night at tho oporn
Iioubo was n strong ono from a phys
ical point of vlow. Tho nctorn nil
scorned to possosfl unusually strong
voices and thoy used thorn to thoir
full capacity through tho four acts
of tho molodramn entitled, "As tho
Sun Wont Down." In point of fnut,
it wub roally gratifying when tho sun
did go down nud with it tho Inst
curtain, nnd yot this is senrcoly just,
as tho performance pleased a largo
part of tho nudionco. In fact', it was
a fioul-fonst for tho gallory.
A man who buys n bhromo nnd
hnngs it on his wall and onjoys its
doubtful imitation of art should not
bo snoorod nt by tho o'wnor of ono of
Rumbrnnt's mnstorpioccs. Molo
dramn fills a placo iu tlio" field of
amusomont and thoro nro many who
would bo ovon moro than bored with
an Ibsen play with groat nrtistB in
tio cast than tho writor of this ar
tiolo is by tho ordinary molodrnmu.
So, after nil, it is a question of view
point. Tho piny last night wns bountiful
ly staged and tho nctors worked
with oaruostnoss to plenso nnd should
havo our thanks. Tlio poor notor ia
not to blnmo for tho rot thnt is given
him to commit mid prosout to tlio
publio. Personally, wo boliovo thnt
tho molodramn, tho yellow-back
novel and the minister who prenchon
tho literal lako of firo and brimstone
should ho rolegatod to ono of tho
Philippino islands. Thoy givo a dis
torted pioturo of God nud nnturo,
Thoro i no medium that exorfs moro
influoiico upon tho ngo than tlio
hooks thnt pooplo road nnd tho plnya
thoy boo and onjoy, Thoso who nro
paid a salary for looking to thu
moral bottormotit of tho community
and nro thorohy oxompt from spray
ing nnd pruning ttoos, should mnko
thoir first oruando upon tho litora
turo nud drnnm of thoir timo, for
EN6LAND PLEASED
BY TEDDY'S SPEECH
His Utterances at Khartoum Please
Press and Peoplo of Great Britain
and He Is Praised In Return.
LONDON, March 17. The praises
of Theodore Roosovolt aro being
sung today on every side. The ac
clamations of tho press and the poo
pie nro tho result of Roosovolt's en
thusiastio, unBtintod prahso of the
work Great Britain has dono in civ
ilizing and upbuilding her African
possessions, particularly Egypt .ndlXXTr
i iiu doiiiiiwi,
Above tho goneral
laudation is
heard tho expression of a belief that
Roosovolt's brief visit has dono more
good for England than armies and
officials cOutd have done In years.
The diplomats and politicians
scanned carefully Roosevelt's utter
ances nt Khartoum with reference to
British nilo in Africa. Thoy ex
pressed pleasure at tho remark of
tho former American president thut
ho hoped tho administration under
which tho Soudan had thrived would
bo maintained. Stntcsmcn see in
this utterance an expression of gen
eral publio opinion in the United
States and take it as an indication
of good will. '
It is certain thnt the American
statesman's remarks will heighten
tho cordiality of his reception here.
Already tentative plans are under
way for Roosevelt's reception in
London. ,
HETTY GREEN TO GIVE
liriaf lfnm annn nrnrt
NHfV I UK Shi II I I ll
IlL II I Ull QUUUfUUU
Will ASSlSt COUntCSS Lcary With Herns most alluring; most any cornmu-
I nlty will "fall for it," to use the lan-
Plan of Erecting a Hugo Memor
ial to Christopher Columbus.
NEW YORK,
March 17.'
Mrs.
Hetty Green will indirectly make
Jscw York nn Easter offering valued
nt $500,000, according to Mibs T.
Brizzl, director of studies at the
Christopher Columbus university, to
day. Miss Brizzi said that Mrs. Green
intends to givo Countess Leary n
largo plot of ground on Fifth avenue
nenr Central Park and tho Museum
of Arts, to enable tho countess to
enrry out her plan for a memorial
to Christopher Columbus.
I Tho memorial is to bo a frco uni-
varsity of art whero students nro to
i bo taught tho higher handicraft with
out cost to themBolvcs. Tho move
ment was fltartcd by Countess Lcnty
tnrco years ago, nnd now occupies
fivo houses on Chnrlton street.
According to Miss Brizzi, tho land
to bo given by Mrs. Green will front
Fifth avenue for a block, and on it
a gront palace is to bo constructed.
t BUSINESS LOCALS :
--f-ft
Singor Bowing mnchinos, 244 B.
Q stroot. Phono 2054. 314
Pouch trcos for oalo choap. An
ontirj carload nt 10 conts onch. IT.
B. Pntorson, Nnsh hotol.
For wood of all kinds, soo tho
Squnro Don! Woodvnrd. Phono
2001. Fir street, botwoon Second
and Third streets. Gould & Lindley,
proprietors. 201
Wear Kidd'a Shoos.
If you want satisfaction try a
s.iok of Mt. Hood Snow-Fall Flo.tr.
For snlo nt tho Russ Mill. Roraom
i.. r the nlno Polk & Sou,
For snlo Wolf Crook Cove
fruit tracts. Tho II. L. Clmflin Real
ty Co,, 203 Corhett building, Port
laud, Or., nro offoring the best of
Roguo Rivor vnlloy fruit Innds, in
smull tracts, or. easy payments, ,r.
wholosnlo prices. Southora Pnoifio
jpot on cciuor of tract. Invoatign.e
nt onco. E. M. Androws, locnl ngont.
310
Paints, wall pnpor, glass, Mot-
cnlf's, 318 E. Mnin stroot. 312
thoy nro molding tho thought of tho
century. '
Lot mo say in pnssing thnt tho ac
tors woro good and tlio manager has
stnged his piny iu ft pninstnkiug nnd
nrtifltia mnuuor.
"St. Elmo" will bo soen tonight. It
ia tho dramatization of tho woll-
known novel, written in tho Inst con
tury, but sooms to hnvo n populnrity
which holds its youth. Tlio plot is
laid in the little town of St. Elmo,
nt tho foot of Lookout mountain,
Tonnossoo, which should admit of
somo vory protty soonory, nnd has
nlroady a good snlo of sonts.
E. M. A.
Ilaskina for IToalth.
FARCICAL
TELEPHONE
PROMOTION
Story of the Independent Telephone
Company of Omaha Up
to Date.
(Public Service, Chicago, Feb. 1908.)
Huch rccklcNw jromothin n Uio
ono described In (his MrtJcIu not only
bring dluiNtrr and opprobrium ujmjii
tlio peoplo directly in(erctd in them,
but tcnil it, intensify me general mid
unfounded district of soundly organ-
soino communities, wticn, In order
to Induce tlio granting of a franchise,
promoter promise to provide a pub-
" VVY." J? "7";w,. iV1,"
thut utility, they attempt Uie Iiiiikm1
lilc, and the result can bo riothlntr hut
fuilure, brliigiug disappointment, dls -
gust and
md financial lonit to the misled
community. Wo submit thut it is the ! to unload these "securities" In Oma
duty of city govcraiiH-iiiN to protect ha. It Is understood that most of
tho ifcoplo agultiMt ouch imljmblc ' tho real money put Into the conntruc
frnud. I tion of the nlant came from the Pa-
Omaha Is not as proud of its "in -
dependent" telephone company as It from bonds held by the Oregon Sav
exoectvd to bo The rcalltv turns ' Idkb and Investment company of
out so completely and amazingly dlf-
ferent from tho prospect that thou -
sands of good Omul) a cltlzons who
voted to glvo tho "Independent" a, to tho value of . $1,300,000. Some;
franchise aro wondering why they of tho bonds were sold at 90. with J
havo faith In human promises, tan equal amount of preferred stock
Tho "Independent" telephono move-
ment Is responsible for many cases
of bald misrepresentation and reck -
Ing fraud but its Omaha case is tho
very superlative of bar faith and con -
sciencoless manipulation. The promo-
i , , ... ' , . ,. , more, that tho "guarantee" of A perils the capitalization to be Increased;
.ed tho lmposs ble and delivered some-jcont on tne preferred stock is worth likewise the fixed charges and op
tlilng olso. Tho samo trick had boon , anythlng. Naturally the only "'guar- eratlng expenses. The outcome prom
) turned In tnan American cities be-, nnteo of 4 per cent on the prefer-1 Ises to be even moro disastrous than
iforo, but tho knowledge of this fact ' d gtock ,B based upon tho abllltr In the case of tho Indianapolis Inde
'dld not prevent a majority of elec-' nf the nronertv to earn onouch to navi nendent telenhon concern, where the
' ,orH lu Omaha from voting away tho
!'r,V,leg0 f0r tl .elm ,D,thc,r cl'y
tw? yearB nE. I"' .November.
As an extenuating circumstance
for tho peoplo of Omaha, let It bo said
'that the game. In Its prospective form,
gunge of tho chance-taking frater
nity. Some sauvo and nicely dressed
gentlemen appear Upon the scene
with tho announcement that they
have come to relievo the dear people
of the exactions of a "grinding mon-
j opoly." Iu furthering this re
lief work, these patriotic gen
tlemen beg most eloquently to
bo allowed to Invest largo sums of
money In tho city inithe construction
of a telephone plnnft Most any city
likes to wclcomo Investments.
Did for Labor Vote.
Furthermore, theso capital-lad-gentlemen
point ou that tho con
struction of the plant will glvo work
to a largo number of men, and the
operation of tho plant, after It Is
completed, will furnish permanent
employment to many. A good thing
say all, for the
Industrial develop -
ment of the city
Hut the great PrlZO
offored Is a superior tolephono serv-, 6t.rVco and from $2 to $1 per month
Ico at ratea much less than tho city for residence service, this action De
lias over heard of before. Of course, lng forced by the mandate of the
tno promoting gentlemen say. this lsl8tat0 rairoad commission forbidding
to bo n groat and profitable business rce sorvIce. On December 31, 1908,
ZSLnJ!; nnZLl0 nH MnS " Independent Telephone- company
?!L,Il.?."tllS0P.I.C- e"loavrr. ""i1 Ji0.?? i imblished In the World-Herald an
th nrnf i iw;. w,i V n.nMni
"'r..'. 5a,.."n
. ri of tUo busies rwall t rZ i ' to
j,..., .. ;..,, . ,
5l???rJ,"d .f t.,.?i'P?rJlun.,t? i ,? -
nnd stocks can bo spared by the back-. to M " teloohoM
ors of tho promoters will bo gracious- i Up to , 6000 telePboneg' Per
ly sold to local people on a basis that i month .................. $2.00
will bring at least 10 per cont nnnu-j From 6000 to 7000 telephones
ally. How cruel to Bhut grasping Per month 2.50
Wall street out of such splondldly 'From 7000 to 10,000 telephones
paying securities! Dut poor Wall, per month 3.50
street Is used to being deprived of 50 centa extra charged If not paid by
thoso 10, 25 and 52 per cont securl- tho 10th ot each month,
ties It ovon had to stand aside and! Residence Telephones,
nil of Miller's 52 per cont Franklin V" to 6000 telephones, per
Syndicate securities go into tho hands month . . . . ... .11.00
of frugal worklncmon and confiding ! From COOO to 7000 tolophones,
widows. ! per month 1.25
Aftor voting a franchise to tho From 7000 to 10,000 telephones
nrnmntnrn nmnlm rnf Its "Imlniinrwt- i DCr 1110 nth 1.50
out" tolephono plant. It haslieon la
operation since Decombor 2, 1907. !
moro than a year. Ttho "superior"'
roSVZsslXtXutT-
000 stations of tho "crlndlnc mol
nonoly " grinding mo-
I..do;HM,dcnt Rates Aro Higher.
Tia fn no nt thn 4n. AVAn JAt,f M
nro higher than thoso of tho grlng-
In. , I rVU III.. .1 1....M
tlVU V l"W IllUUHVUUVUt f M
IUH IIIUIIUIIUIJ-, HU IUUUDUI1UUUU
o bono a'nd the old 1
Rntno M.nill.Hnad ..,!. ,nv
v(w vwvF)avavwa I'vviiiu vutft
cludo from this stntomont of facts
that tho "Indonondent" ratos aro low
er, but not so. There's a simple de
duction to bo made hore. , Tho man
who buys 20.000 pins for $0 gets n
lowor nrlco than tho man who buys
4000 pins for ?2. Tho JG purchaser
gots his pins at 30 conts nor thou-
sand, while tho $2 purchaser pays
50 conts per thousand. Tho 111118-,
trntlnn Is fnlr and nnnllrnliln. No
ono ronts n tolophono to decorato his
desk or wall; a man pays for a tele-
phono for tho servlco ho gots out of
It, nnd Its worth 'o him is measured
by tho amount of Btich sorvlco. A
tolophono through which you may
communlcnto with 20,000 othor tele-
phonos cortnlnly coBts moro to fur -
nlsh and is worth moro to the user
than a tolophono through which you
can ronch only 4000 other tolophones.
Tho merchant who gots a 20,000 -
Btntlon tolophono sorvlco for $6 per
month Is buying his tolophono sorv -
Ico at a lowor rato than tho mnrrdmnt
who pays $2 por month for a 4000-!
stention sorvlco.
In tho construction of tho Omaha
"Independent" plant many mon were
omployed for somo months, it Is truo,
but their nggrogato wagos will not
balance tho waste forced upon hun
dreds ot business houses for years
i
' by tho necessity of having two tele
i phones on account of tho division
moilo In tho local telephone service.
It Is a clear case of one class of citi
zens' gaining nt tlio expenso of on
i other class, and on the whole such
, transactions bring no benefit to any
community. Furthormoro, many of
'tho worklngmon who were omjaged
In btilldlriK this plant took part of
I their wnge In the bonds of tho com
pany, which are of doubtful value.
Klnnnrlnl History u I'"nrrc.
Tho financial history of tho Inde
pendent Telephone company of Oma
ha Is a comedy, The authorized cap
italization Is as follows:
Capital stock 15,000,000
Bonds 3,330,000
S, 330,000
The Union Telephone Construction
company was Riven $1,500,000 in pre
ferred stock for building tho plant,
with a switchboard capacity of 0000
automatic telephones. Whether or not
any of tho balance of the bonds and
stock has been Issued we are unable
to stato, but If not, then tho outstand
ing capitalization of a telephone plant
of 0000 stations Is 13,000,000, or
1500 per station. The amount of
'"wnter" In this may be imagined
when one considers tho fact that the
Bell telephone plant at Omaha is cap
italized at only 197 per station.
Tho Union Telephone construction
j company and
Its
fiscal agents met
with poor success in their attempts
'clflc coast. The funds were realized
Portland, which failed In August,
1907, because It was not able to real-
! Izo on the securities of which It held
Mirnwn In nn a hnnim In nthr wnrrfa
ine Purcnaser oi iuuu or oonas tor
JU" ceivea ivuu ui o if ?,
, bondl' and 91000 of "guaranteed" 4 i
Per ccnt Preferred stock, making!
: whal would be a 10 per crtit Invest-'
cn Provided, of cpurso, that the j
bonds are kept good and, further-,
its operating, general and deprecla-,
"on expenses, its bond Interest and
then 4 percent on Its preferred'stock.
This was figured out In a prospectus
Issued by tho company last fall as
1 follows
Receipts.
6000 telephones with ex-
tras, per year $25l,Z0.0Q t Telephone company or umana. tasi
Iang distance percent- i month, Joseph Harris of Chicago,
age 24,000.00, president of the Automatic Electric
' .company, which furnishes the equlp-
Total ...4 $275,205.00 ment, took control of the concern.
' Expenditures. ! At the time It was announced In the
Interest S 1,500.000 bonds Omaha newspapers that the syndicate
at 5 per cent S 75.000.00 neaded by Mr. Harris had taken con-
Interest Jl. 500.000 nref.
stock at i per cent. . 60.000.00
Operating, maintenance,
etc 46,500.00
Sinking fund 25,874 00
Surplus 67,83. 00
1175.205.00
Ilutc Ithllculously Low.
above flguresXere Uken stated that
m.a oina '"ihnniii
bo" as stated by November 1. IS9S.
Slnp thn dnff nt zu tirosnoptin the
1 rnn,,.,nv , iir rates fi.iii
I tl SO in 9 nor mnntli tnr hiiulnos
advertisement with a vory appropriate
'deep black border. In which Its new
'rates were announced as follows:
i trom January i our raies io uu
old and new subscribers will be:
2B centa extra charged If not paid by '
tho 10th of each month . I
"nd" h1JI,?ftft ii
0 St
rentals cannot bo moro than ?120.-
0Q0 pjjp ycap eyea , wfl aow tho ,m. i
LV"1?' WOT ,
ou o w U,HJU'U,M .wviw -
allow liberally for "extras." ,
I11CI1
moans extension tolophones,
A a I. II - I ,
d,stnnc0 rnlngs, the'gross earnings
IW11UMW
at $30 por year 160,000.00
4000 rosldonco telephones
nt $15 per year 60,000.00
Extras' , 20,000.00
Long distance 24,000.00,
sitH.ouu.uu ,
From tho above possible, but noti
probablo earnings, will Have to corao
tho following expenses, according to
thn coninnnv's own nrosnoctus: '
Interest $1, 500,000 bonds '
at 5 por cent i7&,uuu.uu
Interest $1,500,000 pref.
stock nt 4 per cent . . . 60,000,00
. Operating, maintenance,
( etc 46.500.00
1 $181,500.00
This would mnko an annual deficit
of $17,50v0. It may bo said that tho
preferred stock dividends may boi
, paBSod, turning tho $17,500 doflclt.
Unto a surplus of $43,500. but howj
1 about tho ridiculously low figure fqr,
I oiiorntlnir exnonso gtvon In the com-
nniiy's prospoctus and tho entire ab
sonco of a depreciation cuargo. ;
Operating and Depreciation Charges.
For "operating, malntennnco, etc"
tho company nllpws only .$46,6QQ a
year, aud this, must Include alt sal-
atiea and wages, InSuranco and tnxos,
ropalr and reconstruction material,!
Ilffht. heat and nowor. Tho "IndO'
pondent" company nt Lincoln, Nob.,
also with an automatic system and
with only about 5000 telephones In
servlco, paid out moro than 150,000
In one year for wages alone, to say
nothing of Insurance, taxes, ropalr
and reconstruction rnatorlal, ront,
light, neat and power.
The estimate of 146,500 for oper
ating an automatic plant of 6000 sta
tions is at tho rato of only $7.75
tier station, and we have novor heard
of such a plant anywhere being op
erated at as low a rate as 110 per
station. If we concede that the Om
aha plant can be operated at the
very low rate of $10 per station,
then tho yearly oporatlng expenses
would he $60,000.
The Omaha company claims to
have $1,600,000 invested In its plant,
but if wo cut this to leas than one
half, and allow $750,000 of physical
property, there should bo a yearly
depreciation charge of at least 7 per
cent, making $52,600. It is Just
as Impossible for. tho company to
ultimately evade this charge as It Is
to cheat the grim reaper It is as
sure as death. There Is nothing
theoretical about the depreciation of
telephone property; It Is a stubborn
practicality. The actual expenses of
tho 6000-statIon plant of the Inde
pendent Telephone company of Oma
ha will be nearer the following fig
ures than those given In the promot
er's prospectus:
Interest $1,500,000 bonds
t6 percent $ 75,000.00
Operating, maintenance,
etc 60,000.00
Depreciation,
$750,000,
at 7 percent 52,500.00
Total $187,500.00
Possible, but not probablo
earnings 164,000.00
Possible deficit $ 23,500.00
The trouble with the Independent
ITelenhnnn rnmnnnv nt Omalm Is that
lit is leariuuy over-capiiaiizca ana
sufficient to cover interest charges.
operating expenses and depreciation
charges. But, say the manipulators
of the concern the rates aro to be
increased as the business grows, ao
peoplo have paid so dearly for their
foy ln permitting a public utility
i competition with posslbltes for noth-
Ing bat mlsrepresenUtlon, sinister
manipulation and waste.
Talk of "Armour Interests."
It has already been found neces
!sarv to reorganize the Independent
trol of the company, tne wona-rier
aid, upon which the press agent of.
the company Is employed as a re
porter, said:
"The men who hare secured con
trol of the Omaha plant represent
the Armour Interests."
f This newspaper statement Is only
(another misrepresentation, the pur-
I nnen nf whlrh artdentlv Is tn lend
7 Sr'SSJSPifc
1 Armour name to it. Mr. Samuel Mc-
Roberts, treasurer of Armour & Co.,
and the representative of the Armour
interests in all public utility proper
ties, was asked by tho writer of this
article:
"Do Joseph Harris and his asso
ciates represent tho Armour inter
ests in connection with tho Independ
ent Tolephone compaay of Omaha?"
"No." was Mr. McRoberts' most
emphatic roply.
, on,0 noatJt
GOOD ROADS COMPANY
; ORGANIZED AT SPOKANE
SPOKANE, Wash., March 17.
The Good Roads Contracting company
ot Spokane has been Organized under
tho laws of Washington with a nom
inal capital of $10,000, to build coun
ty roads at a profit ot not taore than
7 por cont oa the Investment, tho
purpose boln to glvo the peoplo the
greatest value for every dollar ex
pended. Tho Incorporator are offi
cers of tho Spokane County Good
Roads association, of which J. A.
Perry, formorly a newspaper man In
Missouri, Is secretary, tho trustees
being WHllam H. Cowlos, owner and
publisher of the Spokesman-Review
-d tho Chronicle; R. Insingor, chair-
man of tho board of governors of
tho gtfc naUona ,rr,gRt,on congresa.
David Brown, originator of tho na-
oaai apwe snow anu neau oi uie
Hazelwood comprxy. a 2,000,000
concern oporatlng dairy plants In
Washington, Oregon and Idaho; D.
Fine Weather
A full line of Howard, Hamilton,
Illinois, Elgin and Waltham watches
in Solid Gold or Filled Cases.
fine Watch Repairing a Specialty
DIAMONDS
J. W. DIAMOND
115 West Main Mdfort
THE COMING OF
AINT PATRICK
By BRYAN CONWAY.
Copyright. 1910, by Amrlcn Prfjw
elation.
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If 'AS Ctnat, tht bard, grtvm
with ytarj,
Chant id tbil lay in Cr-
Whili halting artund en thtir jf m Him
piari
LiiUntJ tht thitfiaini tf hit thw t
Let detlli hind puliy ar hotrt
And freeze lh pulie of ny heut tiUt
I'to en the prople thtt ent wem iuA
RtMugePt ti iron tiie toatb oi urn.
itT BX&BT HAH IW
For (UBBen 6tcm by Cira'i tram
My heart hit aohed lot we m
Oeaih bccloas aa ts tlx m ma i
I go. (or my daa from ke can w UimL.
The fofeit oft a tiw ynad taag lliiwiifi
WhUpwed die name of Ae better of
The spectral rant m the raoiwtawn btea
Snowed crouef aaa ha
Ymkiu
The fouau that Rowed ad At I
Of Patrick Ued a ther U aai UTs
The Toice of the teapot aaoag ifao lU
Shouted hit Dime w the thunder iwK,
And oft k haunted the twSght'i hmb
la toae raelodtoua awewred aaft.
The blackbird warbled it to the thna4;
The ikylark careJed it fortlj tltk.
WITH MT8TIO TOOL
I Mood on Bea Edef tad taw l&a Mat
t Kindle and Saae with mjrtdc" he, 41
And out ol the glory Coda (ugh past
Walled -on the golden turge el ti& Em.
The Idngi were wroth m iko cwacj baA
On Taraa hill, but the (tiaagei apeluc,
Afid 1 heard the idol o( Eria fall
And a wailing wild ia tke Dnada oak.
And the (word wat (tayed ia Ao wamata
Peace held the island from taota to
And clasi embattled, ia frkadtblpa
Bowed 'ncath the crou the Mnnget
To Cod be glory I Minn eyea taint
The dream and hope of my Gfe hM&JL
Christ bleu foreter mine isle of gceeat
Hii home in the heart oi my bttthnua liiaHlf.
W. Twohy, president of the 014. Na
tional bank; Frederick W. Dewut.
counsel, nnd F. H. Mason, mlllloa
alro merchant, who is row ia Burose
studying good roads and methodte
building to got the best results.
ill MHBri lii tit1
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