Grand Rapids Herald-Review Newspaper, June 3, 1905, Page 4

ae ees ee wad 4 i Published Every. B: day. C. KILEY. By E. TWO DOLLARS A ¥BAR IN ADVANCE atered in the Postoffice at Grand Rapid Minnesota, as Second-Cluss Matter, HOWARD ELLIOTT President of tho Railway Delivers an Able Address That is Worthy of Careful Reading. Washington, D. C.. May 20, .How- ard Elliot of St. Paul,. president of the Northern Pacific raiiway and formerly operating chief of the Bur- lington system, said in part today in un address before the senate com- mittee on Interstate Commerce- “Tbave been engaged in the rail- way business for nearly twenty-live years in the Mississippi and Missouri valleys and wy remarks will reflect the views formed during this busi- ness experienee by one who has al- ways tried to look at the whole sub- j of the government and the rail- ways in a reasonable manner, not only as a railr officer and employe and as a railroad fowner in a small way. but also asa citizen interested in the general development of the west. “There are of course differences of «pinion about the relation of rates us there will always be under any system. Railroad business is con- ducted by human beings. 16 is not conducted therefore with absolute perfection in every detail. For errors in the conduct of the enormous rail- road business of this country, the plan of control and menagement should not be eondemned and dis- located any more than that the general scheme of our government should be condemned because there are frauds in the administration of the Jand and postoffices departments and inefiiciencies in the adminis- tration of the government in places. “One hears much comment upon the fact that great fortunes have been made out of the railroad busi- ness and those who comment name a small number of individuals who through superwr ability, energy. foresight and hard work have built up large fortunes. 1t is true thaba few large fortunes have been made in the railroad business. Not more so however than iv the iron, coal, lumb- erand manufacturing lines of com- mercial activity. if as much. ‘These fortune re the capital prizes in the lottery of lite that are open to every ambitious American. But of the great army of railroad owners, offivers und employes a very small prope tion obtain more than enough for their daily living, whatever their position in society may be; and some saving for old age and their child- ren. “There is an erroneous idea that yallroad rates are fied arbitrarily, and that a few so-called “railroad magnates” fix and control alb of the rates in the United States and that their chief idea is to fix them ata high level. Nothing can be farther from the truth. A railroad ravg is the result of a large number of com- wercial and geographic conditions and fo working, one upon the other; econsultation between shippers and railroads, between officers and employes of one railroad and another: a study of all the conditions sur- ronnding the problem, of the density or volume’ of business. of grades, engines. car supply. and cost, and this process is going on every day uuwong thousands of railroad officers and shippers. “The present law grants ample power to regulates, to say what is up- fair and unjust, and if it wereen- torced fairly and in the power now in the hands of the interstate com- merce commission were used, much of the alledged popular demand for for giving the power to fix the actual rate would dissapear, It is a ques- tion whetber we are not going even too far in the direction of regulat- ing for the best expansion of trade. “On the Northern Pacifle road, comorising about 6,000 miles there ure no rebates, there are no private car abuses, there are no side track abuses. In my judg correct themselves through the good sense of the American people, Ameri- can business men afd the friction of busine: In addition to this the in- terstate commerce law, with its amendments, provides” ample ma- chinery for correcting absolutely every discrimination as between in- dividuals. 2f that law is effectively enforced it will drive out the few re- maining es Of discrimination as to freight shipments. I think the ef- fect on railroad management, on the governmental machinery and on the pub'ic generally would be good if the privciples of the interstate com- merce Jaw applied to the passenger business us well as the freight busi- ness, “That is to say, I would stop the making preferential for the transportation of passengers free or at reduced rates, because they occupy positions of more or less power, responsibility or trust. As is well known it is customary for j olicers of the governmeat—wuncipal, }eounty, state and federal—to ask for and ‘to receive more or less tran- sportation; aud some also for their families and friends. ‘The revenue involved in this practice is relative- ly insignificant because the great bulk of this travel would not take \placeifa free pass or reduced rate Licket were not given. “The fact, however, on the mind of the publie is bad, and the impression + is indirectly created that the railroad owner through the free pass has a great dealf more infiuence than he really has, that there is much more interference by the railroad in the machinery of the government than there really is, and that> thereisa much greater obligation on the part of the recipienn of the pass than there really is. ‘*Most passes are given to the offlc- eompliment and not with idea that any direct benefit is to be received— possibly with hope in some cases, thatany unfair action within the power of the receiver of the pass will be postponed or prevented. In the Jong run, however, the railroad own- er. the government officer and the public generally would be in a better relation eaeh to the other if this discrimination as to passenger trans- portation were eliminated. Such a step would go far toward making the general public feel ubat the railroad not interfering insproperly with politics, and that it did not have something within its power to give away to lawmakers and others in authority, that others did not have. “The attempt by the federal gov- nmeut to fix in detail the exact rates jto be charged by the railroads of the | United States will be unfortunate for the country as a whole. American because it tends to sub- ject a large part of our citizens to an economic restriction that does apply to those engaged in other él s of commercial, industrial, land{agricultural business. It is un- just hecause such a plan would apply to the Jarge number of American people engaged in the railroad busi ness, a tule vot applicable to others. “Tt is unneeessary because the de- velopement of the railroad business in this-country has been such that we have the most effective service asa whole the lowest rates, the highest wages, and the most progressive management ‘of apy country in the world. “It is unwise because it would tend to a complete and arbitrary centralization of power in the mak- ing of rates for the entire country. “The course the commission would ultimately be forced into, and that every state commission is gradually being driveninto, would be adopt'a mileage basis of rates, The effect of such a basis on a country the size of the United States, with its past | history. of commerciaj development, is appalling to one interested in the growth of the United States. If in the beginning of thesrailroad and business development of the country, rates has been fixed arbitrarily on the basis of mileage, the states west of the Mississippi river would still be thinly populated, with few rail. roads and little business of any kind, Inland cities without access to water transportation would not have been built up and the whole growth of the railroad and commercial system would have been different. went they will |o arrangements; ers of the various governments as a} nob would soyed, Cities” oce’ns and great Jakes would have advantages, but the inland cities and agricultural districts would dry up. “Par bevter the few existing diti- culties than to tourn to the rigid govermental plan of fixing railroa@ rates.” ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION OF BOVEY HARDWARE « COMPANY We the undersigned, do hereby assoviate ourselves together for the purpose of forming a corporation in accordance with the prov! ions of title two [2] of chapter thirty-four [31] of the genoral statutes of 189 of the state of Minnesota, as amended, and for that pur- pose have agreed upon and hergbv adopt and sign the following articles of incorporation: ARTICLE I. The name of the corporation shall be Bovey Hardware Company and the nature of its business shall be the buying, selling, manu- facturing, dealing, mortgaging and improving all kinds of merchandise and other property, real personal, or mixed, and the loaning and borrowing of funds with or wituout mortgage or other security, either for itself or as nt or broker. Its principal place of business ARTICLE IL The time of commencement of said corpor- ation shall be March Ist, 195, aud the period of the continuance thereof shall be thirty [30] years from that date. ARTICLE 111 The amount of, capital stock of said cor- poration shallbe ten thousand (310,000) dol- lars, und shall be paid in on call of the board of directors in cash or other property, as said board may determine. ARTICLE 1V The highest amount of indebtedness or liability to which said corporation shall at time be subject Shall be fifteen thousand $15,L00] dollars.’ 4 ARTICLE V The names and places of resicence of the persons assuciating themselves together to torm said corporation are James A. Fergu- son, Christian E, Tvedt and Norman L. Leach, of Duluth, Minnesota, frank Provin- ske, of Bovey, Minnesvta und Paul H. Tvedi, of Nashwauk, Minnesota. , ARTICLE-VI The government of said corporation and the management of affairs shall be vested ina board of not less than five [5] directors | stockholders at their regular annual meeting | which shall be heid au the third Tuosda | January ofeach year, at Duluth Minnesota and such directors shall hold office for o: year und until their successors are duly elected and qualified. The memoers of | the tirst board of direciors shall be James | A. Ferguson.U: tian E, Tvedt, Norman iv Leach, Paul H. Tvedt and Frank Provinske, ‘The board of directors ut th st meet- jing bela after the annual meeting of stock- hoiders shall elect +from t : number a president, a vice-president, a seeretary and au treasurer, Who shall have the powers and pertorin the duties iucideut to such ollices. ‘Lue offices uf secretary and treasurer may be held by Ube same persou. Until the first an- nual meeting and until their sacc ors ure elected aud qualified, Prank rovinske | Snail be president, Vaal H. ‘Tvedt shall be Tbis WO! vice-presiuent, Norman L. Leach stall be ‘Tvedt shail be secrecary and Curis ; treasurer. ian, K. ARTICLE VIL The number of shares of the capital stock of said corporation shall be one hundred: [100] jand the iwmount thereof shall be ono hundred [10U] dollars each. 1 { Tacn H. Tvepr. FRANK PROVINSKE, + As, A.FERGUSON. CHRISTIANE. CY ode NokMAN L, LEACH. R, M, SELLWoOoD 1 W. Ls MCLENNAN} Via Send This Coupon and booklet, ‘A Camera Journey” to thi i shall be at Bovey, ltusea county, Minnesota | who shall be elected from amoung, and by, the | In testimony -whereof. we have hereunto! set our hands and seals this ist day of March, | Week. 1905 at Duluth, Minnesota. in presence of nas F. Gaop LOW RATES For Round Trip. On Sale Every Day From ; May 23, to September 30 to the Lewis and Clark Exposition Great Northern Reilway “The Comfortable Way” ; For rates and detailed information, cal] on or address. | me, a notary public wi and state, personally app Ferguson. Norman L, Leach and Christian E. Tyedt, to me known to be the persons who executed the foregeing instra:nent, and they | acknowledged that. they executed the sume | of their own free will and for the purpose | therein expressed. i a OFFICE OF REGISTER OF DEEDS | County of Itasea | Minnesota. Sss. I bercby certify that the within instru ment was filed in this office for record on the Sth day of April, A. D. 1905. at 9o’clock A, M., and was duly recorded in book 25 of M, R. page 407. E. J. MeGOWAN, Rogister of Deeds L. W. HUNTLEY, 4 Deputy, STATE OF MINNESOTA, } Department of State ( I hereby certify that the within instru- ment was filed for record in this office on the 19th day of April, A. D. 1905. ut 20% P,M., and wasdaly recorded in book neorparations ou page 410. Pp. E. HANSON. Secretary of State. W. L. McLENNAN, Notary Public, {Seal} St. Louis County, Minnesota. 1 State of Minnesota, } ., | County of Itasea "(5 ‘ fore me,'a nutary public within and for county and State, personally appeare H, Tyedt, to me known to be the pers cuted the forgoing instrument snd he | owledged that he executed the saine of 's own free Will und for the purpose the | expre-sed. | WALTER W. CARLEY. Notary Publ Itasca County, Minn. | On th§s tirst day of March, A. D. 1995, 1 rd | | (Seal] State of Minnesota iss. County of Itasca } Unthisfirst day of March A, D. 1905, be- fore me, a village recorder within and for village of Bovey, and state, of Minnesota, and he ucknowledged that he executed the |same of hisown free will and for the pur- | pose therin expressed, | W..C, BOLLINGER. (Seal) Village Recorder, Village of Bovey, Itasca County. Minnesota. SPSLSS GESPSLSS HH 2 HH SVSS Love ana Life. Tave comes when | "Lingers a while, { We only see him go. ne may know, 2 flies "Mid mrsic soft and slow, |. Darkling. as daylight d Love comes when none m: SESS! Cla*o* y know. Dream we'an hour To wake in sad © We only,see him Oo With shaft =nd golden bow, | Wonérous in sleep he lies | (Love comes when none may know:) | Then once we lo: Quick he ts We only see h and lo, wing and flies: nm go— And ronge the world in wo | , Seeking with wistful eye Love comes when none may know: | We only see him go. | —Boston Pilot. The Bank of Englana. | The Bank of i‘ng!and generally con- | tains sufficient gold in sixteen pound ; bars to make 20,000,000 sovereigns. j Tee bank, which stands in three par- isnes in London, covers three acres of ground, and, as the current price of Jand in the vicinity works out at| | £1,000,000 an acre, it is easy to form an idea of the money value of the home of England’s wealth. The ratable value is rearly £1,000 a The bank employs about 1,000 people and pays £350,000 a year in wages and £35,000 a year in pen- sions. There are £25,000,000 worth of notes in circulation, which have ‘been hauded*evar the ban’s comntars, Tne ce. L. FRYE, Agent, ead 2 cent for handsomely illustrated e Lewis and Clark Exposition,” to F. 1. Whitney. Passenger Vrafle Manager, St. Paul, Minn. I PN en i NOTICE OF EXPIRATION OF R EDEMPTION.—(Forfeited .Sales) Diseription of Land : | When sola t ' 1 To themmed [oe hicit $eaxes woe eee eee ea peanes aaa | Total Addition or Subdivision Lot perewant Interest elinquent __|_Month_} Day ;Year | Dollars cts. Dollars ___cts Unknown Haughton’s Ist Addition to La-| 1 1893 to 1895. i June | 7 | 1900 1'50. rairie, ; Unknown | Haugbton's Ist Addition to La] 2 1803 to 1805, | June | z | 1900 : prairie. 20.00 Total amount required to redeem...... To Unknown Owner or any person claiming You are hereby notifi March, A. 1D. 1900, in the laws of 1899, the land hereiu above dsscribed, a: &0 days after service of this notice has been made and ice of this notice must be paid, ther Servistitness my hand and official ‘Cannty Auditor Seal} PeeKe ae title: that, pursuant to the forfeited real estate tax judgment. entered in the district court. lings to enforce payment of taxes on real estate in said county, remaini in i ¥ 3. i is f cinant tn ranviite: eanceiitos Heh a ome ning delinquent in the year 1897, and prior years, under the provisions of cia: poy ove ao has been nied in File Mlioe. interest as may accrue from and after this date. seal, at Grand Rapids, in said county ofItasea this 2ith. day. of Mays 10065, with suc! ve stated, and that the time allowed by I: FICE OF COUNTY A OTTASCA COUNTY, MINNESU’ county of Itasca. state of Minnesota. on the twenty-first dev of n Wor 322 of aw for'redemption from said: sale, will expire In addition to the amount above stated, as necessary ta redeem frou suid sale, the cost of M. A. SPANG, County Audi personally appeared Frank — Provinske | to me known to be the person who executed the = foregoing instrument | $ The lis needs no technical knowledge to be charmed by the tone of o Baldwin The crowded houses that received De Pachmann every- where on his recent tone-triumph tour is ample evidence of this. Geo. F. Kremer FURNITURE Carpets Rugs aud Wall Paper, etc. Grand Priz, Paris, 1900. The Grand Prize, St. Louis, 1904. De Pachmana uses the Baldwin piano exclusively. BOSS ENED BaP RSS AMEHENSTSNSTETSSENSLSSSVERENES -- ENTS : SAY, PA, WHY % DON'T YOU WEAR ¢ THE MENOMINEE % SEAMLESS? Sous SPST ESST He made We core. Sensibie boy, that. a bull’s eye when he spoke. make shoes which put the cure dealers on theranxious seat. Ve cure corns by fitting the The way to cure corns is to prevent feet scientifically. best heir growth in the first place. The. 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