Grand Rapids Herald-Review Newspaper, June 3, 1905, Page 5

TWO DOLLARS A ¥BAR IN ADVANCB By E. C. KILEY. ee | Ratered in the Postoffice at Grand Rapid ‘ Minnesota, as Second-Class 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- “T have been engaged in the rail- way business for nearly twentv-live years in the Mississippi and Missouri valleys and my remarks will reflect the views formed during this busi- ness experienee by one who has al- ways tried to look at the whole sub- ject of the government and the rail- ways in a reasonable manner, not only as a railroad 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 humaa beings. It 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 condemned 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 Jaud and postoffices departments and inefticiencies 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 nrme a small number of individuals who through superiwr ability, energy, foresight and hard work have built up large fortunes. It is true thata few large fortunes have been made in the railroad business. Not more so however than iu the iron, coal, lumb- erand manuracturing lines of com- mercial activity. if as much. ‘These fortunes are the capital prizes in the lottery of life that are open to every ambitious American, But of une great army of railroad owners, offic and employes a very small propcr- tion obtain more than enough for their daily living, whatever their position in society may be; and some saving for old age and their ren. “Thereis an erroneous idea that railroad rates are fifed arbitrarily, and that a few. so-called ‘railroad magnates” fx 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 forees, working, one upon the ether; consultation between shippers and railroads, between officers and employes of one railroad and another; a study of all the conditions sur- rounding the problem, of the density or volume’ of business. of grades, engines. car supply. and cost, and this process is going on every day among thousands of railroad officers and shippers. “The present law grants ample power to regulates. to say what is un- fair and unjust, and if it were en- 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 ear abuses, there are no side track abuses. child-} business, terstate commerce law, with its amendments, provides” ample ma- chinery for correcting absolutely every discrimination as between in- dividuals. kf that law is effectively enforced it will drive out the few re- maining eases of discrimination as to freight shipments. I think the ef- fect on railroad management, on the governmental muchinery and on the pub'ic generally would be good if tbe privciples of the interstate com- merce Jaw applied to the passenger business as well us the felghh busi- ness. “That is to say, I would stop the making preferential arrangements forthe transportation of passengers free or at reduced rates, because they cecupy positions of more ur less power, responsibility or trust. As is well known it is customary for j ollicers ef che governmeat—muncipal, county, state abd federal—to ask for and ‘to receive more er Jess 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 place if'a free pass or reduced rate ticket 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 dealj 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 tbe pass than there really is. i **Most passes are given to the offle- ers of the various governments as a compliment 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 long run, however, the railroad own- er. the government officer and the public generalty 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 that the railroad was.not interfering imsproperly 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 to be charged by the railroads of the United States will for the country as American because ib whole. Itis un- tends to sub- economic restriction that does not japply to those engaged in other elasses of commercial, industrial, and {agricultural business. Ib is un- just hecause such a plan would apply to the Jarge number of American people engaged in the railroad busi- ness, a rule 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 any 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 un 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 the-railroad 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 beea built up and the whole growth of the railroad and commercial system would have been different. i he wofortunate | ject.a large part of our citizens to an} ‘agricultural « Spiel pwolltd ae up. “Far-bevter the few existing ditt cultics than to tourn to the rigid govermental plan of fixing railroad rates.” ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION OF executed the acknowledged that, they executed the same of their own free will and for the Hernoss therein expressed. ‘¢ and they 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 | 8th day of April, A. D. 190. at 9o’clock A, | M., and was duly recorded in book 25 3 of M, R, . Page 407. E. J. McGOWAN, | BOVEY HARDWARE Noraarubpaac L. W. HUNTLEY, - “} + COMPANY We the undersigned, do hereby assoviate ourselves together for the purpose of forming a corporation in uccordanee with the provis- ions of title two [2] of chapter thirty-four [34] of the general statutes of 1894 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 without mortgage or other Security, either for itself or as agent or broker. Its principal place of business shall be at Bovey, ltusea county, Minnesota, ARTICLE IT The time of commencement of said corpor- ation shall be March Ist, 195, aud the periud of the continuance thereof shall be thirty ! [30] years from that date. ARTICLE 110 The amount of, capital ‘stock of said cor- } poration shall be ten thousand [310,000| dol- lars. and shall be paid in on call of the board of directors iu cash or other property, as said board may determine, ARTICLE IV The highest amount of indebtedness or Viability to which said corporation shall‘at any time be subject Shall be fifteen thousand L$15,L00] dollars. * ¥ ARTICLE V The namesand places of resicence of the Persons assuciating themselves together to torm said corporation are James A. Pergu- son, Christian E. Tvedt and Norman L, Leach, of Duluth, Minnesota, frank Provin- ske, of Bovey, Minnesvta and Paul H. Tvedi, of Nashwauk, Minnesota. ; ARTICLE-VI The government of said corporation and the management of its affairs shall be vesteu ina board of not less than five [5] directors who shall be elected from amoung, and by, the stockholders at their regular anuual meeting which shall be held ou the third Tuesday of January of exch year, at Dulath Minnesota. and such directors shall hold office for cue year snd until their successor duly elected and qualified. The men the first board of directors shall be A. Ferguson, Christian E, Tvedt, Norr Leach, Paul H. it and Frank Provinske, The board of directors ut their first meet- Jing held after the annual meeting of stock- holders shall elect +from their number a president, a vice-president, a seeretary and | wu treasurer, Who shall have the powers and | perforin the duties iucident to such olflices. ‘Tue offices uf secretary aud treasurer may be held bry Ube same person. Until the first an- | uual meeting and until their successors are elected aud qualified, Frank Provinske shail he president, Cual H. ‘tvedt shall be + vice-president, Norman L. Leach shall be cary and Curisvian, EK. ‘vedt shail be treasurer. ARTICLE VII The number of shares of the capital stock of said corporation shall be one huudred:[10J) | and the wmount thereof shall be one hundred [10] dollars each. In testimony -whereof. we have hereunto | set our hands and seals this ist day of March, 1905 at Duluth, Minnesota, 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. at 2 o'clock: P, M., and wasdaly recorded in book “J 3” of neorparation3 on puge 410. P. BE. HANSON. Secretary of State. W. L. McLENNAN, Notary Public, St. Louis County, Minnesota. {Seal} State of Minnesota, } County of Itasea "(8 On thgs first day of March, A. D. 1995, be- fore me,'a nutary public within and for said county and State, personally appeared Paul H. Tvedt, to me known to be the person who | executed the forgoing instrument dhe acknowledged that he executed the p of his own free will und for the purpose theret iu expre-sed. WALTER W. CARLEY, Notary Public. (Seal} Itasea County, Minn. State of Minnesota iss. County of Itasca { Un this first day ‘of Mareh A, D. 1905, be- fore me, a Village recorder within and for village of Bovey, and state, of Minnesota, personally appeared Frank Provinske to me known to be the person who executed the foregoing instrument and he acknowledged 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. No. 27852, ae a REE ES aC Love ana Life. ILeve comes when none may know, Lingers a while, and flies; We only see him go. "Mid mrsic soft and slow, Darkling, as daylight dies, Love comes when none may know. Dream we an hour or so— To wake in sad surprise; We only,see him go. Witb shaft end golden bow, Wonérous in sleep he lies (Love comes when none may know:) Then once we look—and lo, Quick he tak wing and flies: We only see h go— And range the world in woe, Seeking with wistful eyes, Love comes when none may know: We only see him go. : —Boston Pitot. The Bank of Englana. The Bank of wngland generally con- tains sufficient gold in sixteen pound bars to make 20,000,000 sovereigns. ; Tae 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 nearly £1,000 a week. The bank employs about 1,000 people and pays £250,000 a year in in presence of Onas F. Gaop } WALTER W. CARLEY Erik JOHNSON | JOHN LANTO t R, M, SELLWOOD 1 W. L: McLennan fi TPacr H. Tvepr. FRANK PROVINSKE, JAS. A. mopar CHRISTIAN E. Norman L, ‘Lean. wages and £25,000 a year in pen- sions. There are £25,000,000 worth of notes in circulation, which have been hauded*evar th ban’s eomntars, For rates and detailed information, ¢: Send This Coupon and booklet, LOW RATES For Round Trip. On Sale Every Day From | May 23, to September 30 to. the pee and Clark Exposition Via Zne Great Northern Reilway “The Comfortable Way” 2 cent for handsomely illustrated “A Camera Journey” to the Lewis and Clark Exposition,” to all on or address. ce. L. FRYE, Agent, Oe nnn Pn nen nnn F. I. Whitney. Passenger ‘Vrafle Manager, St. Paul, Minn. es NOTICE OF EXPIRATION OF REDEMPTION Shh .—(Forfeited Sales) Discription of Land In whose name Years inclusive fot iE Sales : i n j Assessed which taxes were eonount Pgs kate ere ecpee Total Addition or Subdivision Lot aren sod H Interest : Delinquent |_Month | Day ;Year } Dollars Pa ee as Dollars Cts. 5 j H | Unknown Hanghton’s ‘ist Addition to La-| 4 1893 to 1895. June | 7 | 1900 1/50 i 519 oe Mt prairie, 4 + { d t Unknown Haugbton’s Ist Addition to La- 2 1893 to Ii z i i iad aT by prairie. see gone 7 | 1900 =~ i Wl a rson claiming To Unknown Owner or any iat, Deny vane You ae ae notifi March, A. D. in proceedings the laws of 1899, the lana oretn above ds 6 days after service of sorte of this eure ganse be itness my hand rege ial se: Saunty Audi iter enforce payment of taxes on real isseril assessed in pu oe notice has made and peer with with suc! Total amount required to redeem title: to the forfeited real estate tux judgment. entered in the district court. county of Itasca, state of Minnesota. on the twenty-t estate in said county, Teniptning delinguent in the pean) 1997, and prior years, under the provisions of ciar ve stated, and that the time allowed by law for'redemption from said: sale, will expt 2 In somadony to the amount above stated, as necessary ta redeem frou suid sale, the cost of in your name, was sold fe f thereof has been filed in this off Mice T interest as may accrue from and after bee late. in said county of Itasca this 2ith. dey. of May, 105. + |e ly THE MENOMINEE ICE OF COUNTY AUDITOR. OFTASCS COUNTY, MINNESOTA, t day Ps 822 of A.SPANG Medusey Auditor, : ae : coe WY win 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. 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