Weekly Corpus Christi Caller (Corpus Christi, Tex.), Vol. 25, No. 3, Ed. 1 Friday, January 10, 1908 Page: 2 of 8
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Commission has issued an
jence of officials of the ve-
vj)ü Htate in Austin on .Jan. ]4th to
passenger fare charged by Texas rail-
should not be reduced from three to tw9
half cents a mile.
■ is not interested in the business of the
cares not a whit whether or not Wall
3W* _„.ablers make one per cent on the millions
„„cy havo invested in Texas railroads, but it is in-
terested in the transportation problem, realizing full
well that in most cases transportation must precede
production. It appreciates the necessity for efficient
transportation in Texas and knows that the State s
development will be seriously retarded if the system
of transportation is not maintained at a reasonable
degree of efficiently. It believes that anything which
will tend to decrease the capabilities of that system
will result with injury to the welfare of the State.
The question for the Railroad Commission to de-
termine is whether or not the railroads of the
gtftf. can put the lower rate of fare in effect and con-
tinue to serve the public in a satisfactory manner.
Just now there is a cry in every quarter of the
State for better railroad service, more and better
equipment, more and better depots and so on world
without end. The response of the railroads is that
thoy are not making interest on their investments,
that they are waiting for the larger development of
the State and more tonnage m\ traffic. But b« that
as it. may, the fact remains that the recent propa-
ganda of anti-corporation laws dumped on th. State
by the State legislature has practically brought rail-
road building to a stand-stil in Texas.
wants ami needs moro railroads. Her fu-
ture depends apon transportation facilities.
It takes capital to build railroads and capital is
not in the habit "f interesting itself in propositions
that do not pa.v (livid* ids.
lu view of the existing situation, and especially
at this particular time when the finalicen of the coun-
try are just convalescing from an attack of
"frenzy," it. seems to us that the Commission will
do well not to press tin* question of reducing the
passenger fare. In faking this view of the matter,
wo can hardly be accused of any self-interest, since
newspaper folk, like the "plain people," pay three
cents a mile wh'-n they ride on Texas railroads. It
would make <mr hearts glad and our pocket-books
smile if' it cost less, but we fear that, the cure would
bo worse than the existing evil.
The business of a railroad is not unlike, that of
any other legitimate enterprise. If a man's business
is selling shoes, the profit he must make on each
pair of shoes in order to continué in business de-
pends upon tho number of shoes he sells. 11 he sells
inly t hundred pairs a month hi« profit per pair will
have to be greater than if he «old a thousand pairs,
all things being equal.
The comparison holds true in the transportation
business. Today Texas railroads are in the class
with the one hundred pair shoe merchant. In the
years to come when the demand for their com mod*
ty. which is tho service they can render the public,
multiplies, they will be able to produce that com-
modity and perform that service at a lens cost than
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THE OA/SI.
, from the standpoint of the average indi-
is not the most pleasant topic for meditation
ion. Especially is this true just now in
of the affairs of the city of Corpus Christi.
Deplorable conditions exist.
Better street*, better side walks, a larger water sup-
ply, a pewerage system and various other public
improvements are needed. 'I he people want them,
the city needs them, and the rapid growth of the
city demands them, the all-prevading, persistent
mntrsTT^tar.T.m, FRIDAY, JANUARY 10, 1908.
MR. HUVCH HONORED. QQ^TRACT FOR ANNEX
Recommended by Wisconsin j
University Professor.
Was
LET SATl'RDAV TO RING * POW*
KLL, LOCAL CONTRACTOR .
Will «• One of the City's Principal
Attractions—l>e crlption of
Building.
The Austin corespondent of the
Houston Chronicle writes:
"The many friends oí Mr. Alean
Hirseb, A. B. 1907. of the University
of Texas, will be glad to learn of hlB
success at the University of Wlscon- contract for tho construction
sin, where he hold« a scholarship In ^ ^ Seaside hotel annex was
electro-chemistry. When the Wols- ¡ HWftrd<^ Saturday to MessrB. Ring &
Powell, contractors ofkthlB city, they
a inaa to search for a new pyropho-1 bt,lnK the successful bidders. Mr. K.
received a good recommendation for
Mr. Pierce gave the following de-
U. HIb procesa has been patented by j godption of the new «tructure while
""" . . , _ . , .. , i bach Oas Mantle company sought for
and everlasting question is how to get them? The "Hi
a ma
answer flows forth us naturally as water from an rfc aíJoy Mr Hirach W>A8 recom. ^ ^ architect in charge, Is
eternal spring, money. Of course everybody knows j mended by the heafl of the depart- j conferring with Ring & Pow-
that it takes money to do these things, but every-1 meut of chemical engineering, L, RQ(J ,myB that the work of con-
body, although they ought, don't know that the city j solved the problem successfully, and jHtruction will begin at ouce.
of Corpus Christi hasn't the money.
And right here, we want to say a word in vindi-
cation of the present administration. It luis been
grossly and unjustly criticised and maligned for
its inactivity. It has been charged with responsibili-
ties and burdened with duties which it could not
meet. The people have rightly demanded certain
things the administration has been powerless to
grant ami when they did fmt get them, they said
"behold our city fathers arc a bunch of dubs."
Far be it from the Caller's purpose, to hold the
administration blameless of the criticism that has
been heaped upon it. Some of it lias been greatly de-
\You Ma>
Need It
Ask your doctor about
wisdom of your keeping
Cherry Peroral in the
ready for colds, coughs, <
bronchitis. If he says i
right, then get • bottle
at once. Why not sh<
little foresight in such mat
Early treatment, early cut
the WelBbach company."
Mr. Hirach Is a native of this city,
Ib a «on of Mrs. O. B. Hlrsch here
and brother of Mr. Joseph Hlrsch of
the CorpuB ChrlBtl National bank.
The people of Corpus Christi will be
pleased to learn of the continued
advancement of thin young man.
HI!IPPJNG CAI LIFLOWKK.
A
W publish our forai
JL,
m
yers
W« baniah i
item our i
W. U|
oom
Many a boy is called dull and i
when the whole trouble it due to
liver. We firmly believe your oi
lor will tell you that an occasional í
of Ayer's Pills will do auch boya i
deal of good. Tbey keep the liven
•sudabythaJ.C. Ayer Oo., Lowell,)
Dougherty & Oi
LAWYERS
First Nuect'H County Consignment j dressing rooms.
Left Corpus Christ! Today.
Cauliflower grown In Nueces coun-
served, and in many instances the voice of the peopb
in criticism of its public servants has been altogether ;'v "rtí b0,n* «bippfd out oi Corpus
.... ,, . - ., , , .... 4. i. r'hrlBtl to the frozen north, the first
too teeble. Mut while they have been fault-finding
the people' have been too slow to investigate the
shipments being made today by C. E
¡Coleman.
in conversation with a representative:
of The Caller at the Seaside this af-
ternoon:
The "Seaside Hotel Annex" will j
he moro than Its name suggests. It!
will be 800 feet from the water's j
edge, Hi0, feet long by 80 feet wide,
and three stories tn height. The first bí£jbv1LLK, - - TI
door will be used as a bath house AbgtaacUj furni(jhej of
and will contain an office and 120 Bee, Live Oak ard Sin Patrié
The dancing pavil- ties on short notice.
ion will constitute the second floor j Tj,iyr JPI g GIVE]
and it will be open all around so! * *
thai tho bay may b. vlowed from m | ¿|((|f|]|¡y jjj f!lllllHU!lflf Jt Ldl
are very satisfactory to the farmers.
Radishes, too, are arriving and are
being shipped out in large quanti-
ties.
cause. They have dwelt at too great length upon lstfttedi lB tt good one and the prices
the effect.
The fact of the matter is that the much needed
improvements demanded by the people can not be
realized until something is done.
Th is brings us back to thj; original proposition-
money. The city of Corpus Christi needs the money;
to be plain about it, the city government is poverty-
stricken, The present, annual revenues are sufficient
only to keep the old tottering hulk of the city gov-
ernment from utterly collapsing; jnst enough to pay
interest on old debts, to keep a few policemen and
dilapidated drays on the streets, and a few candles
burning, at some street corners, but so far as solving
any real problems and ncomplishing any real r.-siilts
nothing is done. Why?
Because the city hasn't the money.
The facts of the ease are these: The only method
by which the city can raise money with which to run
its business is by taxation. The present assessed
valuation of properly in Corpus Christi as fixed by
the last board of equalization is $2,332,510.00. The
rate of taxation is 90 cents on $100, which is dis-
tributed and applied for specific purposes as follows:
Hide. The third floor will be the hoi'
te! annex and wjll contain twenty
four roomH with model plumbing and ¡
The crop this year, it Is! lighting.
O Hice in Doddridge Building, 2d Flo
¡ CORPUS CHRISTI, - T1
Will practice in all State and
itoC__^,
Probate «i
ug. About 1000 square feet of j ^ftY 0*ventoqJ
v will be built about the an- cial, Insurance, Corporation. Probai
Bankrupt Caaes; Examination of Ln
BROUGHT H18 AUTO.
Gentleman From Minnesota Proposes
to Knjoy Himself.
J. J, Wooddell art veri in Corpus
Christi thin morning from Mankato,
.Minn., accompanied by hlB family
ami they have apartments at the Sea-
side.
Tbey brought their automobile
«¡th them and will spend several
wnfikH in Corpus Christi and vicini-
ty. recuperating as well as prospect-
ing,
SOLI) AX INTEREST.
ties, furnishing Abstracts oi such .
buying and selling Heal Estate; and hi
gotiatlng Loans. NOTARY PUBLIC
BTENOGBA PHER In offioo.
G. R.SCOT
Attorney ana Counselor at U
CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS.
Will practice in all of the state
Prompt attention %iven to all busina
trastea to me. office upstairs, over
Blnjcham's Drnx Store.
Did Not Purchase Sole It us in ess of
Roberts & White.
they can under present conditions when the demand
is limited, i
■m;'. In the meantime we believe that an effort made cents for current expenses; 25 cents special water
to reduce the earning power of Texas railroads will ¡tax 25 cents special school fax; and 15 cents special
be a sure and certain blow to the Statu'a develop-' 4„ A ...
raent, The time will come when Texas railroads will ' '' 18 mHIS city s revenues, now
be able to haul passengers for two and a half cents,
and eventually two cents a mile and realize a profit
from the service, but an impartial investigation of
the facts of the case will convince any unbiased mind
that, that time hus not yet arrived.
What Texas needs above all else is more rail-
veloped lands and until that end has been attained
the wise policy, in our opinion, will be to "keep
bauds off" of capital seeking to build railroads in
Texas, being content to keep the operations of eapi- The current expense fund must be used, as its
tal within legal bounds. „mue ¡t)lpjios for (,urrent expenses, for the payment
It is surprising how many unconstitutional things 1)1 8,1'anus alQd public improvements, aside from the {
legislatures and city councils can do without trying. I street fund. file.
St x x x x x
being collected, amount to $20,092.45. the division of
which for the purposes named is as follows;
Current expenses $5,880.47
Special water tax 5,880.47
Special school tax 5,880.47
Special street tax 3501.04
In an article in Saturday's paper
concerning the improvements being
made by Messrs. Freeborn and Sher-
man. it was stated these gentlemen
had bought the m ¡ estate business
of Roberta & White of this city. The
article should have said that they
purchased an interest in this busi-
ness and will handle city real estate,
while the old firm will handle the
acreage business of the Arm.
The correction is made for
gallery
nex. on the third floor, for tho con-
venience of guests. The roof will
be adorned by towers and dormas. |
A broad stairway will connect the1
pavilion with the llrst and third j
floors, and will be lighted by about
350 or 4 00 electric lights.
Connecting the annex with the
shore and the main part of the hotel
will be a pier fourteen feet wide and
4SO feet long, extending beyond the
building and to a place where boats Hennj Redmond, M.
can make a landing. The pier will |
be lined with guard railings on each 1 OCULIST
side and will be built strong enough tnd
to permit the passage of automobiles
and vehicles. It will touch the OFFICE HOURS:
shore at the end of and on a level j
with Taylor street.
Tho contract provides for the work 00BPU8 0HBI8TI. - - - TS!
to be finished by May 1st.
This pleasure resort will not, of
course, bo as largo as some others in
the country, huí nothing in the South T , ,<« . j
lt , , . , lee one-half cent a pound.
will outclass it for its size. It will _ *. t. ■
, ,, Discount on coupon books,
bo one of Corpus Christi's new at-j _ ,
tractions and will, no doubt, draw j STAR ICE FACTO.
pleasure seekers from all parts of
tho country to this city.
Mr. Pierce, whose home Is in San i
Amonio, .11 remain 1 the city dnr- f AIRB ANKS-MOR
ing the construction of this build-!
AURIST.
9. to 12 a. m.
3 to 5 P. m.
Ice! Icel
GEO. A. VON BLUCHER,
PROPRIETOR.
Ing, assisting the contractors in su-
perliitenditiK the .work.
MARINE ENGIN
Lnsi night the B. & M. from the
the protection of the members of the ¡north brought to Corpus Christi a
original firm. crowd of twenty-eight Polanders who
have been engaged to do soir-e srrnb-
bing in this vicinity.
MIMS ASSISTANT CASH 11 It.
SB
life
By way of a change, the president is not only for
state rights but for state duties in Nevada.
I X X X X X
Gentlemen of the City Council, what have you
resolved to do for the welfare of vour constituents
dttrto* 19081
Hie labors of the public spirited citizens of Cor-
Sua Christi before this new year has passed into
i,story will determine whether it shall be "Corpus
Christi, a Deep Water Port."
Hs X X X x x p. \
Somebody robbed a Salvation Army box for poor
children in Columbus, Ohio. The man who would
do that, comes pretty uear being the meanest man in
the coiuitry.
L , -. 1| nni
St. Louis woman threw $2000 worth of dia-
monds into tho furnace. We suppose she just had to
* ee on the coal somehow.
X X X X X
French gentleman of whom w© never
the American woman is "a goose,
i hypocrite." Evidently monsieur was
ame Six Mouth Ago From Lamió I
National Rnnk.
At the recent meeting of the di-1
rectors of the City National bank of
this city Mr. K. K. Mims was ap-1
The special water tax goes to pay interest on
water works bonds and into a sinking fund out of
which it. was hoped that the city might be able to
some day buy back the waterworks.
The shool tax is placed at the disposal of the
School Trustees for the uses of education.
The street tax, as its name implies, is for street im-
provement.
No comment is_n«™.ry to .how .hot the pre,,.,,! ,™ b.„k ^ ^ ^
revenues ot the city of Corpus Christi arc tar short first entered the banking bu8iness
of the city's needs. The
The Knock-on t BJow.
X \ X X X
' tt '
Bays men who are intoxi-
shot than men who are
bull Veye when aiming at
"if
mm
a differ
the liquor
toting.
ures show why the things
that ought to be done are not done.
Every intelligent mind will readily see that the
solution of the difficulties can be accomplished only
by increasing the city's earning capacity and this
can only be done by raising the taxable valuations.
Just how muck the valuations should be increased
is a debatable question. The Caller does not believe
in over-taxation, neither does it believe in under
taxation. The valuation of the property of this city
should be fixed on the basis of its actual value, not
at the real estate agent's price and not atrthe figure
which the disgruntled miserly owner would render
it. but at its intrinsic worth, the pricc it will brinir
in a «age market 365 days out of the vear if the
owner wanted to sell And when this has been done,
the law should be complied with and the property
assessed at its full value.H'"f *
If,!hc Do*rt¡ Equalisation appointed by the
next Mayor and City Council follows out this plan
itrChri,ti wm
present pitiful, poverty-stricken state.
The blow which knocked out Corbet!
was revelation to tho prize fighters
Prom the earliest days of the ring the
knodí-out blow was aimed for the law,
Um ffemjple oj the Jugular vela. Stomach
ponches were thrown (n to worry and
pointed assistant cashier of that in- *®ary the Aghtor. but If a scientific man
stltutlon. ^Ltold. 008 °.f oW flfktew that the
most vulnerable spot was the region ot
Mr. Mlms came to Corpus Christi ¡ Momaoh, be'd have laughed at hltn
i.lx 0,00.1, froio Uredo, where|
he was cashier of the Laredo Nation- «©tnackl# thep>o*t valserableorgan
out of Yh« pnw ring u well u In It. We
protectpafjhwii, throats, feet sod lungs*
5?.. ottsrljr Indlffer
>nt to, until dleeW^flnds the solar plexos
DUCK HUNTERS HAI> LI CK.
(Jot the Limit Down at Corpus Christi
1W I
Mesars. John Oolllhar, Sam Ander-
son, Robert Hall, L. Qrinnage and
three or four other gentlemen, who
"n 10 C°rPB Chr,8U PM8 8at* f r**** K-¡a7ÓatoSh it
urday afternoon on the launch WUlle t • to cleanse the pamges with Dr
Marks returned late Sunday after- ft??r C,lU"h while ntflfc
y ! th* 'IWvwy • m a eoDSlitatlooal rem-
and knocks us out.
iolden
stomacS,"
•co very*
Indigestion, or
dyspepsia, totpid U er, bad. thtn and im-
pon blood and other dlseaaee of the
gans of digestion and nutrition.
The-Golden Medical Dittoverr • has a
specific curativo effect upon all mucous
surfaces and hence cures catarrh, no
ttattor where located or what stage It
Vfei ISIAl rowife u Basil Bwti ud Ta
Simal P«w psrt* to itet omt or ordc.
2uur , „ mechsnitm eotily acce««ibU
POWerftll w? S^srsntee that envine i
í « « . velop more than ratea H. 1.
Reliable . *ubiect to beat;
1M.1MUU iHckettd. Iiui'.i Of best
by expert workmen.
A thoroughly tried, iir to-date engine oi i
cycleMype.
Send (or catalogue No.8«78M.
FAIRBANKS-MORSE A CO., St. LoatS,|
... _ rOB SALE BY
'ch ¡ NOiKES BROS. Corpns Christi. 1
FRANK RABB,
Real Estate A{
Brownsville, Texas.
or-
noon and
the full limit. They report
duck are plentiful at the pass.
reported that they shot the • Golden Medical Dtocov
ery" «.m catarrhal distases, as of thj
stomach, boweta, bladdJaaTothar i^c
organs will he plain to yon If yoo will
-of attract
that
"I have another cowboy for my San
Diego ranch, and he Is a bouncer. He
caine to us as a New Tear's gift,"
•tated Mr. C. M. Robinson yesterday.
The young man came Into the life
of Mr. and Mrs. Robinson while they
were on a visit to the home ot Pat
Dwm on Broadway, Mrs. Robinson's
tathsr. .
md a booklet of extracts from tL writ-
tegs of eminent medical authorities, en-
dorsing Its ingredients and explaining
their curative pronerttes. It Is mailed
?"«*• 1LV- Wer .
. „ This bookWt jrtres ail tb<i
in««Uants entering Into fit. p|«rce's
¡Mdielnes from which It will be seen that
they oonuin not a drop of aleohol, pure,
;f< ^c*rta* «tag uMd instead.
—_ rwoA
a?
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w
trtpleraBned
Have for sale some choice pieoes of l,
toral land in large and small trsets.
have a num ber of tracts of «rasing I
Office at store of Juan H. Pera
HEJRy E. LOTI
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