The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, April 10, 1930, Page 6

i Self-Made Tribe Survives The Bismarck Tribune Don't let any pessimist tell you that the age of oppor- THO OTA OLDEST Ni APER tunity has passed and that there is nothing left for per- (Batablished 1678) sonal enterprise and individual achievement under the | present regime of Big Business, net Oe, samara, ane Comp, |" pack niet the tame yar Uk Woodrow Witon wa ‘@eeond clase mail matter, elected for his second term—O. P. and M. J. Van Swer- Dy Matin .....s00....00.. President and Publisher | ingen, Cleveland's famous brothers, turned from the real estate business to railroading. Raking all the cash they by aie ja par Payable to A@vance | could command and stretching their credit to the limit, by aan pe year tin Bismarck) they bought the then broken-down Nickel Plate railroad. imal, per year, ‘There may have been a worse railroad in the country, (in etate, outside Blamarck) but it is doubtful. Daily by mail, outelde of North Da ‘Today these same brothers can board a train at Bay ‘Weekly by mail, in state, per year .. 1.00] View, in the northern part of the Michigan peninsula, ‘Weekly by mall, in state, three years 180] and ride to Brownsville, Tex., on the Mexican border, ‘Weekly by mall, outaide of North Dako 159 | Nithowt once leaving railroads they either own of con- y oy wail Ga ada, per year iI 2.09] trol. They can also board a train at New York and ride Member Audit Bureae of Circulation to Balt Lake City, Utah, over similar lines—and continue on from there to Ban Francisco over a road that is very Member of The Associated Press friendly to thelr interests, te puneuen aun seer sleecition reed ea In 14 years they have ati 18,000-mile, $2,000,000,000 net- fot otherwise credited in this newspaper and also the| work of rail lines that eclipses the mileage of ayetems loval news of spontaneous origin published herein All! associated with auch well known names in American rail- Hehts of republication of all other matter herely are)... history as Mill, Harriman, Vanderbilt and Gould, \ den shea " The stoty of these remarkable brothers—one now 40 (Offieial City, State and County Newspaper) and the other 52—has been told many times, but it grows ae | so rapidly that it must be re-told at frequent intervals to keep it up to date. Their latest achievement has been Foreign Representatives @MALL, SPENCER & LEVINGS Incorporated) the acquisition of control of the Chicago & Eastern Till. Formerly G. Logan Payne Co nois railroad which rounded out the largest railroad em- CHICAGO NEW YORK BOSTON | pire dominated by private interests, . nat | There are only two railroad systems in the world A Good Choice ‘are longer than the Van Sweringens’ 18,000-mile network. ‘The selection of Dt. J. H. Bhepperd as permanent head | One is the Canadian National, with about 20,000 miles, Of North Dakota Agricultural college is receiving the ap- | and the other the German State Railways, about 30,090 Probation of agricultural schoo! circles the country over. | miles. Among the colleges identified with the ecience of modern Here are some mileage comparisons with American agticuiture the name and fame of Dr. Shepperd ranks | raiiways: Pennsylvania, 10,466 miles; New York Central, yerr high. He is recognized as one of the authorities om | @911 miles; Baltimore & Ohio, 5689 miles; Atchison, To- animal Husbandry the country over—one example of! peka & Sante Fe, 12,363 miles; Union Pacific, 9857 miles} sehat his professional repute is. The high standing of the | southern Pacific, 13,800 miles; Great Northern, 0400 North Dakota institution thus is maintained by his per- | miles; Northern Pacific, 6771 miles. manent elevation to the presidency which he had been The mileages of the various railroads now controlled temporarily filling since the resignation of Join Lee) py the Van Sweringens arc: Chesapeake & Ohio, 2735; Couker Pere Marquette 2244; Erie, 2316; Nickel Plate, 1600; Dr. Bhepperd is more than merely president of the wheeling & Lake Erie, 511; Missouri Pacific, 7461; Chi- Agticuitural colleae. He has been with fhe school FO | cago & Bastern Illinois 045. Jona that he is a part of it—its dean, its most inspira-| The familiar story that the Van Sweringen brothers tional personality. He belongs to the class of educators | hogan life as newsboys Is not true, but their start in the of Whom Dr. Arnold of Rugby used to be the archtrpe. | pusiness world was far from auspicious, Both are self- ‘he fonger he stays at Pango, the more he will become | made. ‘at emphasized identity of this sort in the career of the} ‘Their entrance inte the railroad field resulted from @ college. For lhe is a man of years of usefulness ahead of | desire to obtain @ street car line from Cleveland to @ Khim, He loves his work and he is master of ft. | suburban real estate section that they were developing, Dr. Shepperd came to the college in 1883. He started Discussions about tracking rights on the Nickel Plate to do things at once. He entered into the flax wilt prob- ! caused the young real estate dealers to enter the field of Jem with Dr. Bolley, the piant specialist, and as a re-| transportation. They revivified the decaying Nickel Plate sult of the experiments of Bolley the problem of # Wilt-/ and began a series of mergers, the end of which appar- | yesisting flax was solved. He also joined in the work of | entiy is not yet. Dr. Lugar in ferreting out the secret of poisoning of cat- | Today they have their offices high up in the lofty tow- tle By mouldy sweet clover. er of Cleveland's new terminal station which they built Later he became connected with the development of the | and which, with connecting developments, is said to have ‘New Salem dairy circuit and from the college continues | cost more than the Panama Canal. the sponsorship of that organization of Holstein breeders | wo, don’t let anyone teil you the day of individual op- and dairymen. His specialization in animal husbandry | portunity hes passed. Witness the Brothers Van Swer- made possible the present diversification of agriculture | ingen of Cleveland. And it is here just as much today as in the state, for its dairy herds are the basis of the new | it was in 1816, egticulture. | a A coliege devoted to agriculture as is the state insii-| The fellow who used to baptize Pullman cars is under- tution at Fargo requires a man of Dr. Shepperd’s pres- | stood now to be naming new creations in sandwich tige and personality, and not only for its own goad repute | shoppes. but for the inspiration he can transmit to the students. | aR Sek these who conte within the scope and influence of | to sink. ‘Dis teaching, and his presence at the head of the choo! must continue salutary, as it has been in the past administration of the Agricultural college. A Woman to Oppose Lloyd George | He has a gilt for imparting his own geal and interest to! sometimes a floating indebtedness gets heary enough | | i The board of administration made no misiake when », % ft intrusted Dr. Shepperd with permanent oversight and Editorial Comment | with stimulating exercises VENTILATING YOUR LUNGS | day with stimula ios Rite ft el del i ih fit E Z | { Today Is the Anniversary of FIRST PATENT ACT On 10, 1790, Congress ren sink providing for the a a g 5 E i i ia BEE i il i 5 i ge i fevers which you have had, but your loss of memory may also be from a subconscious desire to forget unpleas- a3 i g i patents, ection was | i i | ri ibe ul till ee ii iff 4 bef ts ie E il i d+) 4 ( ti i] i ; : 5 i i ag § d i i g f ! »f ge i g 5B E gee, ' i A ie i F i! suddealy tag his eyebrows. uRcommon aymptom ef her—condi- poedns Tle |the kidneys in f= eee ties.” merely to study your face and your land not deca Beary per, (THAT had its effect. Livid anger) =Yeah, she was going to have a|mannet, to make ep my own of food im the d ; painted and senegal — Daby, wasn't she?” Strawa inter. | mind—" jandeome face. ou can call MO! preted callously. “Which makes “and did you conclude, sir, that 1 any Bames you like, Strawn, but I waa * cant permit you to label Doris DETECTIVE Matthews a biackmailer! I bave | aommecmeninein o e Mrs. MeCormick’s Victory caneas City Sear) | wemmons CAP [Dever bnown a finer, straighter, il BARBS { 3 ‘The result of the Tiois Republican senatorial pri-| A woman has announced her candiiacy against David | tavetves | more loyal—’ i* ° | mary is rightiy regarded as a sensational political event, Lloyd George in the next British election. Can, ft Be oete. USE | teat a0?” Strawa cut in larity, | tatecpeced, ‘cea. ff |. The argument in the Massachuset Dut fis real sum and substance still remains to be tested that this is the Teason Lies ~ in | AR- /atill grianing broadly. “Well, welll |and forcing treay. . i just as well to let Prime Minister MacDonald remain | ebeefeets | then what 1 call @nd established im the November general election. in office awhile longer and s0 postpone @ general elec- | Gress" sok ba ptinet ce cos cel umnen ven ten, Teal battle of the Mrs. Medill McCormick has merely made the first tion which would follow the prime minister's overthrow? | qamen, peigasi tines peal aomgpin aes | “Please, Mr. Crosby!” be happened on the ane Wordle in defeating Senator Charles Deneen for the Fay ee | RP og a a lame thivelee > |r a oaly wai 1938, | In New Orleans they are giving party nomination. In the general election she has to | S > e | “Thowe are earring.” Crosby be-{inet Capiata Strawn bes soca tae London,’ eg eccrecbarglgeerd cramer ng ars 4 . j gan icity. “I mate Doris j treatment would seem face another redoubtable opponent in James Hamilton | Ry he TF yong pe ry ape & © Dresent |soms for the conclusions be that jockies, not 2 to get ce ence acme vaaee es “Friday seemed to be an early) -1—deg pardon!” Cresby = 7 SS een Se Caristmas for you, eb? A tne cat!powed silently. aguin tn sapere TE you shoei hear "a. strange die- party nomi of the of that won by the | PY entirely the thrill to be had by the baseball en- a, Seremee oteremnaty cryetal Sask of perfume for yoot |coatrel of his anger. “Let me re- jsomance in that talkie made of the _ Sonia g-eeapeng ome st & ’ thusiasts who can de at the games. ! ae a ae Rae been [fature motherinlaw and a pair of/mind you, however, Captata |Stock Exchange you will know, of Ganghter of Mark Hanna is an secompitshment invested | “"Tntal soitnoe develops a method of two-way com- Savsty for the perpese ef obwere- | exDeDsive earrings for your futere | Strawa, that a coreect’s Jury | course, it was merely a market crash. ‘with great prestige. To win the eventual election, how- | munication, the radio's presentation of baseball ‘Ovevby. 14 | motherindaw's Londen returned a verdict ef | eee ever, will Be the real test, an achievement that will be | will fall short of perfection. Tt the listeners could best cide while temporarfiy tneane’ Primo Carnera, gigantic Italian historical, while failure then and there would reduce the Leer gt eggdeng rete gah the cause of my wifes death.” Pugliut, denied ‘recentiy he would Gimensions of the present triumph of nation-wide exul- | tually might be @eserted. Without these blessings radio | "A verdict which, you probably nerey girl to whom he know, Crosby, tafled te satisty was reported engaged. The ring had ‘tation for women to a mere political episode. | reports will continue a substitute for grandstand at- wify’s relatives and friends, something to do with it, no doubt. | ‘The coming battle for the toga which Senator Deneen | tendance, accepradle, only vo those weve, circemanoes even some of your own frienés!” ese | took from her husband in another primary is invesved | fore CRRGRAE ft Vaate wpert wt Cheer Tenge. Strawa polated eat staraly. “A ver “That A survey in Chicago reveals that <elo ‘with & new set of tests, or issues, In the primary ft was A Tariff by Trading bys 5-4 = oe with ty stiy te tee ena ! Qtew York Times) Dorts Matthews, ta tact!™ seneniare are the beger shots. | Professor Taussig has written out of first-hand knowl- “Testimony which was absolutely head. (Copyright, 1930, NEA Service, Inc.) . | can 1 MaID VEGETABLE VERS There also was the malodorous record of the party ma- | can tariff ar heres Pig Rigged ais cobaiy. sul. Paris.—The French Society of Veg- . horrible example present congress — noe aynere: Os ‘Creshy, ctarians, in an effort to pass on the are I might hours of Sey ‘The organization has arranged a se- you the exact at Hilicrest Ties of social functions where young on . 9p gaa grog a lovers of Vegetables can meet and you? Be with you 12 @ minute. .../ ame the each significant es Now, how's thia, Dundee? Does it question.” of bis pipe AID RUSSIA 9 — cover the essentials?” Moscow. —Tourista, more than two- vy humilis Sing : say, Mr. thirds of them Americans, aided the | ing little he could you Chat! Soviet government materially last be squad éid) year through the purchase of Soviet dp ee ak. Doris Products while touring the country. was able to ‘and is estimated that more than 3,000 count ‘thetr once of fem apent more than 9400,000 in deen were country for souvenirs and the = og elation oe < took Wick FLAPPER ‘but as] we Lente, ‘wade ber ‘Come | ‘Jarge apart ty cue. | po dly ig here, engaged = ew wite Perel, . ! ] ‘Wits wan “Not apparently—actually! Date bc adiead lovary wunse of ths word, wy wit Vf Suewe. “0. |mua 1 wore tamly happy!” sey. 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