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FINDSGREAT CITY
m TEXAS BORBER
Cincinnati Capitalist Loud
In His Expressions of Ad-
miration for El Paso.
Col. Frank A. Dillingham like* El
Paao. Coming hare from Dallas, Tex.,
this is some boost for this city. Col.
Dillingham claims Cincinnati as his
home town but Just now he is busy
.looking over the cities of the south-
west with a view of locating an ex-
tensive business enterprise. It is for
this reason that he is in El Paso and
his observations of El Paso mean
more than the passing boost of a tour-
ist. for buildings mean business and
paved streets prosperity to a man who
is seeking a location for an extensive
business.
“This is the magic city of the south-
west.” Col. Dillingham says./To come
across the desert to the border and
find such a thoroughly modern city is
one of the surprises of my life. Twelve
story skyscrapers, miles and miles of
paved streets and connecting paved
roads, parks, public buildings as
modern as any to be found In the east
spells but one thing and that is the
word ‘prosperity.’ After , receiving
such a pleasant shock the possibilities
of El Paso and the fertile El Paso
valley were explained to me by one of
your business men and I realise that
El Paso is only in its commercial In-
fancy. With this wonderful Elephant
Butte dam nearing completion, the
valley line to the lower valley towns
a certainty and the possibilities which
are here for a great city like Denver
or Kansas City, I can see no better
future for any man than to' tie to El
Paso.
“As a distributing center for this
great southwest El Paso could not be
wiped off the map. Its stability is as
firm as the big dam that is being built
on the upper Rio Grande, and when
this Mexican trouble is over the mer-
chants and jobbers will be found to
double their forces in order to care
for the business which will come out
of the south. Texas is a great state
in itself, but El Paso is greater than
its mother state for it claims the trade
territory of a half dozen states and
parts of two republics. I am wonder-
fully Impressed with the possibilities
of this great city you axe building here,
almost over night, and I, as a manu-
facturer, am seriously considering this
city as a location for my southwest-
ern enterprise.”
GWL Ml 10
' HUD BE
MUCH 18 REPORT FROM WASH-
INGTON YESTERDAY
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■ASP MORNING TIMES-O-WEDNESDAY, JUNE 5,1912.
SUPPLEMENTAL ORDER BUI
TIP LINE ROADS OF TEXAS
Interstate Commerce Commission Draws Conclusions on
Rates Fixed by Railroads Owned by Lumber Com-
panies Operating in Texas and Having Their
Headquarters in the State.
But tlie Department Commander
Preparing to Move to. Fort
Huachuca, Ariz.
Associated Press Dispatch.
Washington, D. C„ June 4.—Colonel
E. Z. Steever, commanding the United
States cavalry along the Mexican bor-
der line and who has been acting
commander of the Department of Tex-
as since the death of Brigadier Gen-
eral Duncan, will be retained there,
at least until the appointment of a
new brigadier to succeed General
Duncan. This was announced today
by Major General Leonard Wood,
chief of staff.
Colonel Steever declared last night
that he had received no confirmation
of the foregoing press dtspatch.
"As orders stand now,” said the
colonel last night, “I will be compelled
to go with my regiment to Fort Hu(-
chuca on the arrival of the Second
cavalry at Port Bliss, which will bo
within the next two or three weeks.
1 have received no new orders from
the department, although changes
may have been made yesterday.”
Col. Steever expressed himself as
sincerely gratified by the reports that
his friends in El Faso and the south-
west were working through the War
department and otherwise for.his pro-
motion to a brigadiership and his per-
manent location here in charge of the
Department of Texas.
POINTED PARAGRAPHS.
In coming out on top many a
man’s hair beats him to it
There is nothing harder to cure
than a diseased imagination.
Don’t attempt to get the upper
hand of others in an underhanded
way.
Query—Does a loud waistcoat
enables man to put on a bold front?
There is very little fighting done
in the world considering the num-
ber of men who go around with
chips on their soldiers.
Special to Tea Times.
Washington. June 4.—What is
considered the final order of the in-
terstate Commerce commission in the
famous tap line case was issued to-
day In the form of a supplemental
report to the report of a few weeks
ago which completes the list of tap
lines which do not perform a service
of transportation In the movement
of logs and lumber, It being held so
far as the proprietary companies are
concerned, to be a plant service.
• In the additional report made to-
day, are listed many line In Arkan-
sas, Louisiana, Mississippi and Tex-
as. operated by lumber and mill
companies having headquarters in
‘Houston, Fort Worth and other Tex-
as cities.
Commission's Findings.
In concluding its report today,
the commission says:
“Orders will be entered as soon as
possible to give effect to the views
expressed In the original and sup-
plemental reports. Tariff fixing
rates and switching charges in ac-
cordance with our conclusions may
be filed on three days’ notice. The
carriers will also be expected to sub-
mit for the approval of the commis-
sion, the basis of allowances to lum-
ber companies, in the cases where,
in the reports, we have said that
such allowance might be paid. When
approved by the commission, such
allowances must be published.
"In the majority of cases tap lines
have rilade no joint ‘class and com-
modity rates with their trunk -44ne
connections. In other cases, Joint
rates have been established, at least
to some destinations, where joint
through class and commodity rates
are in effect, or hereafter made ef-
fective from points on the tap lines,
tap lines will be expected to submit
to the commission for approval, the
basis of their divisions. It Is expect-
ed also that they will submit for our
approval, reasonable and non-dis-
ertminatory rules on forest products
when shipped from tap line points
other than the mills of the controll-
ing companies, and will also submit
the basis of the divisions thereof.
“When ail these matters shall have
been adjusted in compliance with
the views of the commission an or-
der will bs entered authorizing trunk
lines to make settlements on these
basis with respect to all traffic mov-
ing after May 1, as provided herein,
In the respective cases.”
Texas Lines Affected.
Ten Texas lines are Included in
the second report of the commission
which, with the order regarding each
line, reads as follows:
"Sabine & Northern: It files an-
nual reports with the commission
from which it appears that the oper-
ating expenses shown on its books,
are slightly in excess of the revenue.
“The Kansas City Southern, or
its subsidiary lines, tho Texarkana
& Fort Smith, takes the manufactur-
ed lumber from both of the mills of
the proprietary company. Upon the
facts of the case, therefore, no al-
lowance may lawfully be made out of
the artes on the traffic of these milla
The trackage right required over the
Kansas City Southern crosses the
state line, although assigned by the
lumber company to Its tap line, the
agreement limits the. right to the logs
of tho controlling lumber company.
This we ragard as of doubtful valid-
ity.
Nacogdoches & Southern: No al-
lowance may be made out of the rate
by the Texas A New Orleans on the
product of the mill of the controlling
company, which, as stated, Is within
a few hundred feet of Its rails. For
switching, the products of the mill to
its rails at Nacogdoches, the Hous-
ton East & West Texas may allow the
tap line out of the rate, a reason-
able switching charge, which we fix
at |1.50 per car.
“Texas Southeastern: The lumber
rates of the Houston, East & West
Texas must be presented as hereto-
fore stated, is about 3000 feet from
its line, and it may pay the tap line
a switching charge of $2 per car for
handling the products of the mill to
Its rails, when the products move out
over the tap line to other trunk line
connections, they amay allow the tap
line a division out of the rate not ex-
cluding 2 cents per 100 pounds.
“Timpson A Henderson: It makes
annual reports and claims to keep its
RAILROAD PAINTING
Railroads seek the best and most durable paint. They state that the
first cost is infinitesimal, but maintenance afterwards must be low.
In other worda they want the highest grade of paint to insure its
long life, thus keeping maintenance low. This rule stands good for
citizens as well as railroads. One of the most popular railroads out of
El Paso uses Tuttles’ Imperial paint on their station buildings, depots,
etc Telephone 206 for color card, thirty modern colors
TUTTLE PAINT AND GI,ASS COMPANY
SEETON’S
215 S. Florence St.
SEEDS—HAY—GRAIN
For thirty years the leading seed and feed house of
the Southwest.
Bell 42. Auto 1042.
G- P. Putnam, Proprietor
accounts tn accordance with the rul-
ings of the commission.
"In this case we hold that the
connecting carriers may properly al-
low division out of the rate on the
products of the mill not exceeding,
however, 2 cents per 100 pounds.
“Shreveport, Houston A Gulf: The
annukl reports to the commission in-
dicate that the tap line had on June
30, 1910, a surplus of 121,641.67.
Out of the lumber rates, the trunk
lines may pay to this tap line, on the
products of the mill of the control-
ling company, at Manning, a divi-
sion of 114 cents per 1,00 pounds.
“Groveton, Lufkin A Northern: In
this case we find that on the prod-
ucts of the mill of the controlling
company near Groveton. the Mis-
souri, Kansas A Texas may lawfully
pay the tap line a switching charge
of $2 per car, and that the other
trunk lines may pay divisions out of
the rate not exceeding 2 cents per
100 pounds.
“Trinity Valley A Northern rail-
way: In this case we think that
with respect to the products of the
mill of the lumber company any di-
vision out of the rate to the tap line
in excessof 1 cent per 100 pounds
would be unlawful. We fix that as
a maximum.
“Trinity Valley A South: The of-
ficers of the tap line, who are offi-
cers also of the lumber company, re-
ceive and us© free passes over the
trunk lines. We fix 1 cent per 100
pounds as the maximum division
that may lawfully be paid out of the
rate to this tap line on the products
of the mill of the controlling com-
pany.”
TEXAS
>20,000,000 18 SPENT BY
IMMIGRANTS IN
Special to The Times.
Fort Worth, Tex., Juno 4. — That
more than 220,000,000 had been
spent by Immigrants for land along
the line of the Texas & Pacific be-
tween Texarkana and El Paso and
that 22,745 people had moved into
that territory are two Interesting
facts reported by Will L. Sargent, In-
dustrial and Immigration agent for
the Gould lines in his report for the
year ending with the last week in
May. This report does not entirely
cover the territory, as many of the
smaller stations were not included.
There were 758,790 acres of land
sold, the average price per acre be-
ing 226.30, the total amount being
$20,019,125.
One thousand and eighty-five Im-
migrant cars and 3446 cars of live-
stock and machinery were shipped
into that territory during the year,
only twenty-eight Immigrant outfits
shipped out.
The total number of cars shipped
out during the year was 8502, Includ-
ing the Immigrant cars, others being
divided as follows:
Livestock and hogs, 5775; fruit,
melonB, vegetables and potatoes, 294;
alfalfa and alfalfa meal, 2425 cars.
A summary of the statement Is as
follows:
Number of cars received—-
Immigrant ..................... 1,085
Livestock and machinery ...... 3,446
Total.................... 4,533
Number of cars shipped out—
Livestock and hogs ............ 6.765
Fruits, melons, potatoes and
vegetables .... ............ 294
Alfalfa an<l alfalfa meal....... 2,425
Immigrant .................... 28
Total.................... 8,502
Number of people moved In--22,745
Number of acres of land
sold ..............
Average price paid per
acre for land ............2
758,790
26.30
Total value for land sold $20,019,125
Nftmber of new houses
erected city and farm;
(this does not include
Dallas and Fort Worth) 1,763
Average cost for houses,
each ...................2 1,500
Total value of houses
erected >••• ,........$ 2,655,200
Development company’s *
established, thirteen
points reported; value,. 2,661,000
Eighty enterprises estab-
lished, value ...... 1,265,000
Fort Worth pnd Dallas
are not Included in
above.
Civic and public Im-
provements from nine-
teen points ........ 3,283,200
Road bonds for public
highways along the line
issued ................ 2,325,000
Number of bales of cot-
ton produced .......... 71,319
Value per bale ..........• •> 50
MH Hf
Hm CLUBS m WEST
ACTIVE NOW IN WEST TEXA8
AND NEW MEXICO
Objects Are to Teach the Youth
Raise Meat and Have Surplus
For Sale.
Total value for cotton- ■ 223,565,950
In regard to the report, Mr. Sar-
gent said to a reporter for the press
that he had not cohered all the ter-
ritory. many of the stations not hav-
ing been visited, nor reported, and
that aside from the road and bond
Issues, Dallas and Tarrant counties
were not Included.
“I have been about six weeks
gathering this data.” said Mr. Sar-
gent, “and I regard, the report as
very conservative. Considering the
fact that the period since June I.
1911, has not been favorable for set-
tlement and development work as
In previous year, this shows wonder-
ful development. ”
Considering the fact that the
Special to The Times.
San Angelo, Tex.. June 4. — C. C.
French of Fort Worth, Southwestern
soaretary of the Boys’ and Girls’ Hog
clubs. Is in San Angelo for the pur-
pose of organizing clubs throughout
Concholand.
Mr. French has met, with great
success In the organization of Boys’
and Girls’ Hog clubs all over his ter-
ritory, which extends from Oklahoma
to Southern Louisiana, and from
Arkansas to New Mexico.
The object of the organization la
to educate the younger generation on
the farm to raise enough pork at
home and thereby raise enough to
sell the surplus on the market. If
the farmer would raise all the meat
he needs at home it would not be a
great while before he would be rais-
ing enought to supply tho large
markets.
The highest priced hogs sold on
the Fort Worth. Oglahotna City and
Kansas City markets come from
regions similar to the Concho coun-
try and are fattened on mtlo maize
and Kaffir corn.
“I am absolutely certain that Kaf-
fir corn and mllo maize are going to
become aa staple crops in West Tex-
as as cotton Is In the black land belt
and corn in Iowa,” said Mr. French.
“The hand-maiden to these crops Is
hog raising and I am now turning
my attention to organizing hog clubs
throughout West Texas to get this
seotlon to raise hogs.
”We are preparing to issue 10,000
pamphlets on the subject of hog
raising, to be distributed among tho
boys and girls of the club. These
pamphlets will be written in lan-
guage simple enough for any boy and
girl to understand. The Agricultural
and Mechanical college Will assist In
the work,
"The boys and girls are'* taught
business from tho Jump and are
compelled to keep an accurate ac-
count of the cost of feeding und
maturing the animals.
”T. W. Morrison of Flalnvlow, re-
cently sold a car of hogs fattened on
mllo maize and Kaffir corn at $3,
which was 20 per cent above any
other sale of the day, the top for the
week and the highest load of hogs
sold in two weeks. Mr. Morrison
claimed that these hogs cost him but
a little better than two cents a pound
to produce. Maize and Kaffir corn
can be grown In this section and
there is no reason in the world why
Concholand should not bo a hog pro-
ducing section of tho state.”
TEN THOUSAND DOLLARS
FROM ONE LONE COW
Special to The Times.
Chandler, Ariz., June 4.—One of
the biggest boosters for the Balt
River valley Is a man about whose
success some facts are quoted below.
His name Is not printed, because he
prefers not to havo It printed, but It
will be furnished anyone who would
like to have It In connection with the
story.
The man In question came to tho
valley four years ago. He had no
money to buy land, but began by
renting, and with one cow. Here Is
an Inventory of his present holdings
made Tuesday last:
Horses, $800; cows, $4910; bulls,
calves and heifers, $545; hogs, $575;
tools and implements, $1438.25; har-
ness, etc., $134.50; cash and money
due, $1570; total, $9972.76. Duo
Gould is put one of a number of
railway systems bringing people to
Texas, tho state must be in excellent
shape.
MINERAL WELLS MOTOR
OARS ARE EN ROUTE
Special to The Times.
Dallas. Tex., June 4.—Motor car
service on tho Texas A Pacific be-
tween Dallas and Mineral Wells will
begin within two weeks, probably
June 15, according to an announce-
ment made yesterday from the gen-
eral passenger office of the Gould
road. John W. Everman, general
superintendent of the company, also
gave the information that cars to be
used were shipped yesterday from
the factory In Omaha, and just as
soon as they reach I>allas, service
will begin, two trips to be made dally
each way. The coaches, two in num-
ber, are of the most modern design,
and are equipped with every ap-
pointment to insure dispatch and
comfort. The cars left the North on
their own trucks-
While discussing the new service
of the Texas Pacific, also the new-
schedule to be Inaugurated on the
Texas Midland between Dallas and
Paris, the point was brought out
that when cars are in operation with
Texas Midland and Texas A Pacific
connection , the longest stretch of
motor car service in the United
States would be between this north-
east Texas city and the health resort.
F. B. McKay of Terrell, general
passenger agent of tho Texas Mid-
land, and George D. Hunter, general
passenger agent of the Texas A Pa-
cific, are vieing for motor car honors.
U would seem. At any rate, there
existed yesterday while these two
officials were seated tn Mr. Hunter’s
office In the Gould building, friendly
competition as to which company
the numbers of 7 and 11 should be
assigned to designate their motor
cars. Mr. Hunter says the Texas *
Pacific coaches will surely be given
the lucky numerals, so Mr. McKay
withdrew, after Indicating that he
would resort to some plan to provide
an auspicious designation for the E.
H. R. green cars.
TOO MUCH STOCK
SUITS
$13.50 Suits $8.45
$16.50 Suits
$10.95
$20.00 Suits
$14.95
THE BIG SALE
Is bow on.....the biggest event El Paso has ever known—we expected crowds, planned for crowds—and
the crowds certainly came. So many, tn fact, that some were compelled to leave, unable to buy. We
have everything rearranged, reinforced now and will see that you are properly waited on and carefully
fitted today.
at this time of tlie year compels us to effect an immediate clear-
ance at once. Throughout the entire store tn every nook and
corner there prevail wonderful money-saving possibilities. Not
a special here or there. Everything Is reduced.
SUITS
$25.00 Suits $18.90
$30.00 Suits
$22.90
$35.00 Suits
$26.90
SOFT
HATS
Worth Up to $3.00
for 95c
Mail Orers
Carefully Filled.
$2.50
and $3.00
EARL & WILSON,
E. & W., SHIRTS
CHOICE
Mail Orders Shipped
Day of Receipt.
creamery for cows, $195. Net assets,
$9777.75.
In other words, this man, begin-
ning with practically nothing, has
paid rent and come out at the end
of four years nearly $10,000 to tho
good. He has not loafed, but has
stayed "on the Job” all tho time.
From one cow, for which he paid
$80, this man bred all his stock up,
until he received as high as $240 for
a choice milker.
TWO MORE CARS
OF CLASSY BO VINES
Special to The Times.
Albuquerque, N. M., June 4. — E.
B. Van Horn, owner and manager of
the Sunshine creamery, arrived In
Albuquerque yesterday with two cars
of blooded Holstein milch cows,
numbering fifty-three head, and af-
ter feeding and resting tho stock at
the local stockyards during tho day,
left last night for Bluewater, tho
Mormon colony, where the stock will
be turned over to tho Mormon colony
thcro.
Accompanying Mr,' Van Horn to
Bluewater was ('apt. Clark M. Carr.
After delivering tho cows and ar-
ranging the details of the contracts
for handling the stock, Mr. Van
Horn will return to the city, while
Captain Carr will proceed to his
ranch In that section of the state for
a brief visit.
Mr. Van Horn, who went to Colo-
rado to get tho two cars of stock,
they being tha remainder of the
famous Holland dairy herd at Colo-
rado Springs, which he recently pur-
chased, personally looked after the
cows cn route, assisted by two men.
On the way to this city from Colo-
rado, three calves were born and all
withstood the hardships of tho trip
In good shape.
EASTERN NEW MEXICO
RANGES ARE GOOD
Special to The Times.
Albtiquerquo, N. M ..June 4.—That
the eastern portion of New Mexico
is In fine shape was the statement
made last night by Will C. Barnes,
assistant chief of grazing for the
forest service, who returned Satur-
day from a visit to the Wichita na-
tional forest In Oklahoma. On hts
way back, Mr. Barnes crossed the en-
tire eastern section of New Mexico.
He declared last night that he had
never seen so much grass nor such
excellent prospects for stock raising
and farming as were evident all over
the state this year.
"Tho grass is fine,” he said, “and
the dry farmers are doing splendidly
with the moisture of last winter,
Many places which had all tho marks
of abandonment for several years
havo been opened up again and you
can see the ranchers at work. Pros-
perity seems to bo beaming on that
section of the country, especially
along the Belen cut-off.”
Mr. Barnes gave a glowing account
of the beauties of tho Wichita forest,
which he had never before visited.
This forest is one of hardwood, and
is one of the smallest of tho national
reservations. Because of tho excel-
lent grazing It affords, many buffalo,
elk and deer are kept upon it, as a
game preserve.
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Til REE-Y EAR-OLD BOY
LOSES LIFE IN LAKE
Special to The Times.
Springer, N. M., Juno 4.—Near Its
home two miles east of Dorsey sta-
tion on the Santa Fo, tho 3-year-old
son of Mr. and Mrs. Rudolph Miller
was drowned in an irrigation lake
last Wednesday evening. There were
no eye-witnesses, as no one was with
the little fellow when he met his
death. Tho parents and neighbors
searched for hint all Wednesday
night and Thursday morning and
W'hen the lake was dragged the body
was recovered.
It is the supposition that the little
fellow, while playing on the dam of
tho lake (which is only a short dis-
tance from tho house) with his pet
dog, fell into tho deep water.
NEALON, NEILL A THOMASON
LAWYERS
Civil Business Only
Americau Nat’l. Bank Bldg.
SPECIAL.
GARBAGE CANS
18 inches by 24 Inches with cover
while they hurt >1.50
IL WELSCH CO,, Both Phones
311-13 W. Overland St.
BROTHS FOR INVALIDS
BEEF TEA, CHICKEN BROTH, MUTTON
BROTH and CUM BROTH.
The best nourishment for an invalid or for
children, prepared with great care and cleanli-
ness from prime materials. The quality is uni-
form and the flavor so agreeable that the patient
or child partakes of the broth with evident pleas-
ure. They arc purposely made without seasoning
so as to be retained by the most delicate stom-
ach. Broths of such quality cannot be made at
home. 10c, 15c, 25c and 40c cans.
When You Don’t Feel Like Cooking
Consult our delicatessen department. It is
complete, everything ready for the table.
WATSON’S GROCERY
SUMMER TOURIST
— FARES —
ON SALE DAILY JUNE
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Until September 30th, 1912. Low round trip rate*
to all principal Eastern and Northern points. Final
return limit October 31st.
Diverse
Routes
Denver......$35.00
Kansas City .. 40.65
St. Louis..... 49.65
Chicago ...... 55.65
Cincinnati ---- 84.05
Memphis ..... 44.70
New York .,
Boston ... .
Washington
Baltimore ..
Detroit ... .
Hot Springs
.$85.85
. 93.65
. 74.55
. 74.55
. 65.65
. 39.35
If your vacation is short use ilia
GOLDEN STATE LIMITED
and save.
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DIRECT LINK AND THROUGH SLEEPERS TO MEMPHIS.
For Rates, Reservations, Routes, Etc., Phone 591 or call City Ticket Office,
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