THE COLUMBIAN, BLOOMSBURO, PA. STRONGEST BANK Capital $100,000. Undivided Profits S30.O0O. First National Bank, OF BLOOM8HURG, IA. MAKE NO MISTAKE BUT DEPOSIT YOUR SAV INGS IN THE STRONGEST BANK. O F F I C K K W : K. W. M. Low, President. J. M. Stawr, Vice Present. K. 11. Tutin, Vice President. K. F. Carpenter, Cashier. D I K E C T O K S : j: V. M. Low, F. U. Yot k, Frank Ikeler, Joseph Ratti, !. H. Tiiftin. Fred Ikeler, (Sen. H. Knhblns, S. ('. Creasy, J. M Staver, M. I. Low, Louis Gross, II. V. Hower. THE COLUMBIAN. ESTAiu.isn:. i isi'.ft. THE COLUMBIA DEMOCRAT, r.STAULISHED I837. C'NS.l.ll.VIEI 1S69 'VRLiSIIKIl EVKKV Tli: K.I'IV MOKMMS, At Ulo lmshur, the County Scat of Columbia County, Pennsylvania. C.V.O. E. El.Wi.I.l.. F.niTOR. c;EO. C. KOAN, Kok'.man. Trrms: In-ulc :'.:e county il.oo a year !i atvancej 4 1 . 5 i f not paid in atvance. tuUirte the county, jl.Jj a year, strictly in ft lvani.e. At I communications houM IjeiiUlresscd THE COLUMBIAN, IViOotiisUHrR, Ta. Till.' I!SI A Y, JANL'AltY 10, l'.m; WASHINGTON From "'iv Kccular C"rr?p'i:nlent. Washington, D. C. Jin. 7, 1906. Commissioner of Corporations Garfield is now engaged in a study of wcler and rail transportation rates with a view to seeiv.g whether the water freight rate cannot be used in many localities to keep down the rail rate. The theory gentraily accepted by the public as a fact, is that water transportation being so much cheaper than rail--'ad, there is a great tendency to nt freight tales wherever rail and itir lines com? into active compe : "on. This is true enough but, t..e point in Mr. Garfield's investi uion so far is that these systems :ransnortation never really come into competition. It seems that the railroads own cr control practi cally all the water lines and they are thus able to keep up the price of w ater-borne freight to approxi mately the sat"e point as rail freight. This has been brought out by the Interstate Commerce Commission in a number of its investigations re cently. It has been shown that a number of tbe fans-continental railway lines either actually own trans-Atlantic and trans-Pacific steamship lines or else own the con trolling interest in their stock, while they are run ostensib'y as separate companies. This is parti cularly true of the Canadian Pacific, the Northern Pacific, and the Great Northern. Turning to the coast ivise lines, practically all of them are either owned or controlled ab solutely by the railroad companies. Railroad companies operating to adjacent foreign countries such as Canada and Mexico, own the steam ship Hnes which would comete with them to these countries. The same is true of freight lines on rivers, canals and lakes. In fact, it has been found that the railroads have combined to practically kill freight transportation on the lower Mississippi. One instance in point was bought out rccntly when the Interstate Commerce Commission was investi gating the transportation of coal in to Washington from the West Vir ginia coal miues. One witness testified that he was offered coal at the mines by some of the independ ent companies at such a low rate that he believed he could sell it at an immense profit in Washington. He found, however, when became to make terms with one of the rail road companies that the freight on tbe coa! would just exactly eat up all his profit He then tried var ious combinations with the different railroads running into Washington, but found to his surprise that all their rales, even though he routed file coal from West Virginia into Washington by way of Richmond, cime to exactly the same figure. Then he tried the scheme of water transportation. There was a very low railroad rate troiu these mines to the seaboard at Newport News, but he found after taking bis coal to Newjjort News, that the rail roads so thoroughly controlled the Potomac River transportation that it would cost him exactly the same IN THE COUNTY Surplus 8150,000. to bring the coal to Washington by rail and water as though he had shipped it by an all rail toute. It is expected that Mr. Garfield's iuve tigation will result in recom mendations to Congress tending to entirely divorce railways from con trol and ownership cf watet freight ; otitis. Quite an interesting report has been received by the Philippine Commission as to the conditions in the islands and the outlook for the coming year. It is stated that the situation is better than it has been at an time Miice the American oc cupation. The improvement is most noticeable in the decline of ladionistn, that is to say, the bandit reign of terror that has so long been the curseof all the Philippines and particularly of Luzon. From all accounts it appears tnat most of the bandits have been reformed through being mined 1 He pro vinces of Cavile and Batangas, which have always been strong centers of ladrouistn, have been en tirely cleared of bandits and Agui naldo, the one time head of the in surrection, has actually leased 1500 acres of hnd from the government in these troubled provinces and has now settled down as a peaceful cul tivator of the soil. There has been a good deal of trouble in the island from drouths, locusts, hurr'caues, and the rhind erpest. But though the hemp crop was damaged to the extent of $4. ooo.ooo, the new species of hemp introduced by the Agricultural Department has proved excellently adapted to the needs of the islands and the crop as a whole has been good. There is a comfortable treas ury balance to the credit or the iu sular government, and the only thing now wanting to complete the happiness of the natives is a little better tariff relation with the Unit ed S'ates. The tobacco crop has fallen off, the report says, through lack of an adequate market, none of it being shipped to the United States owing to the prohibitive rates of the lingley tariff. It is sta:ed that could the rates on to bacco, sugar and hem;' be reduced so as to admit them to the Ameri can market, the commerce and agri culture of the island wouldjpick u; immediately and there would be even more general prosperity. It . ay be prophesied from the Wash ington en.l of the line, however, that tht re is small prospect of the Dingley rate being reduced or any thing done at the present session, with tbe moribund Philippine tariff bill. The Interstate Commerce Com mission has just started out on a uew line of investigation which it expects :o be most productive. It is nothing less than an inquiry into tbe relation betweer. the Southern Pacific and the Uniou Pacific Rail ways. Since Mr. Harriman owns both of these lines tny investigat For over sixty years doctors I have endorsed Ayer's Cherry I Pectoral for coughs, colds, weak lungs, bronchitis, con sumption. You can trust a medicine the best doctors ap prove. Then trust this the next time you have a hard cough. The beet-kind ot a testimonial "Soltt lor over eixty year.." Mad by J. O. Ayr Co., Lowell, Mui, Alto uaiiufoturra of 9 SARSAPABILU. Cf ( O MaIK VlQOB. We havo no oknreti! We publieh the foriuuiae of nil our medicinee. Ayer's Pills keep the bowels regular. All vegetable and gently laxative. Weak Lungs Bronchitis M ion as to the relationship between them would seem rlmost superflu ous, but the Commission has start ed this probe and promises also .0 includ in t e scene .:( i's investig t ion tbe relation between the North cm Pacifi.: and the Great Northern, both ol which ate owned by that grand old man of railroad finance. Mr. Janus J. Hill. It will be re membered that the Norther., Secur ities Company was legally dissolv ed 'by the government when it was organized to act as a holding c in pany for the struck and bonds of .Mr. Hill's two railways. The ship pers along these two lines, however, say that the dissolution of the Northern Securities Company has no apparent effect on the relation between Mr. Hill's two railways. There is a remarkable semblance, also, iu the condition f th line further south owned and controlled by Mr. Harriman. Tne Interstate Commerce Commission professes to believe that it can control tbe sit uation bette- than the United States Supreme Court, but whether it can'wil o; ly be knewn when its investigation into thes four roads is finished, and it has tried the scheme of regulating them by rate fixing. LEGISLATORS WANT MORE PAY. Bill to Make Salaries $2,000 Will Proba bly be Introduced. There is every probability that soon after the Legislature recon venes a bill will be introduced in creasing the pay of members of the House and Senate f om $1,500 to $2,000 for each term. There has been a great deal of complaint among the members over the comparatively small amount al lowed then by the St;'te for their ser"ices, and the feeling is general that $2,009 n 'ear '-s none too much for a man who gives his time and energies to legislative duties. Representative Sheatz in discuss ing the subject sni.'i that he was in hearty sympathy with the proposi tion, and that in his opinion $2,000 would be little enough to pay a member, for, he said, tbe average Representative loses considerably more than that sum by neglecting his personal business while he is in Harrisburg. In past years when the members had passes over the various railroad hues they were able to struggle aloug on the $1,500 that is allowed them. Since the abolishment of tbe free pass the situation has changed and the mem'cer from a distance finds that, if he desires to go to his home during each recess, his railroad fares will eat up a large part ot his salary. This session State Treasurer Ber ry has determined that he will ad vance tbe members only $300 each month on account of their salaries, and the old custom of ,-ac:ommo eating" the men with any amount they might ask for, up to the en tire salary for the full term, has be come a thing of the past. , SIMPLICITY TO MARK STUART'S INAUGURAL. Preliminary arrangements for the inauguration of Governor-elect Stuart on January 15 have been an nounced by Senator Fox, after he and Representative Beidleman, both of whom are members of the legislative inaugural committee, had conferred with Governor Pen nypacker and other State officials. The inauguration will be char acterized by symplicity, in accord ance with the wishes ol the incom ing governor. The ceremonies will take place on a stand to be erected in front of the main entrance to tbe Capitol. Immediately after the ex ercises, which begin at, noon, the parade will be reviewed by the ne. governor. In line will be one regiment of trie national guard of Pennsylvania, picked from the various portions of the State; the governor's troop, the fire companies of Harrisburg and visiting political clubs. The State police will do patrol duty about the capitol and at the exe cutive mansion, and also take part iu the parade. The reason tor hav ing only one regiment of the guard is that the inaugural committee's expenditures are limited to the ap propriation of $10,000. The Kovernor's inaugural rerpnt- ion will take place in tbe grand re ception room of the executive suite of the capitol, being the first ever held by a governor in the building. Such functions have always been held at tbe executive mansion on the evening of the inauguration day. The hours for the reception will be from 8 to ten o'clock, during which there will be a concert by an orchestra in the rotunda of the can itol. Bm ''n. H10 Krt '.an Ha mv Rongji UNCLE SAM'S HOTELS. They Are Meant Only tor Senator! and Rep resenlativei. The Philadelphia Karnl says: Uncle Sam is hnildii-g two apart ment houses in Washington. They will be the met magnificent struct ures of that kind in this country, and will cost $2,500,000 apiece. Inclusively for use by Congiess meu, they will be to all intents and purposes detached wings of the Capitol, though separated from the latter by several hundred feet. One of them will be occupied by Sena tors and the other by Representa tives. These official "Congressional Flats," as they m gbt be called, will be devoted wholly to the per sonal cnvcnien:e and comfort of their legislative occupants, who will be surrounded bv every imrgiuable luxury. In effect, they will be huge hotels, each of them occupy ing more ground th.in the Walorf Ast .ria in New York, though not so high; and the dining looms will be on a great scale and very hand some though guests will be at 1 il.eity to have their meals served j in their rooms by messengers on the Government rayroUand in uni form, if they so desire. Also there will be magnificent barber shops; and indeed, the only regular hotel feature lacking will be nedrooms, all of the aparlnien'.s being intend ed for daytime use merely a fact which, nevertheless, will not bar occupants from utilizing tiieir quarters for sleeping purposes if they wish. The two buildings, which are to be of white marble, will be exactly alike in respect t j their exterior, and will not differ much so far as their interior is concerned. Flank ing the Capitol at either end, they will form with the latter a harmon ious architectural whole, the great dome dominating the group as the central feature. It would suffice, then, to give a description of one, 111 order to convey a satisfactory idea of both save f.-r one or two differences, relating particularly to the number of rooms. In the southern flats, allotted to the Low er Hous:, there will be fcur hun dred and ten rooms one for each Representative. On the other hand in the northern fiats the same a mount of space (comprising the whole of three floors ) will be oc cupied by ninety-nine apartments. There will be in each building four features specially elaborated in an architectureal sense namely, the rot'ind , the main staircase, a great room for caucus meetings and the dining room. The rotunda will extend from the ground floor through, the entire be'ght of the structure (four stories), terminating with a dorse under the roof. It will be 75 feet in diameter. On the second floor will be the caucus room aforesaid, a superb apartment 86 feet long aud 54 Jeet wide. It is designee to be used for public hearings before committees Of the House whenever such hearings are largely attended. Private entranc es communicate with private stairs and elevators, as well as with cloak rooms and smoking rooms, all of these arrangements being in dupli cate, to that members of the major ity and the minority may utilize theai comfortably without interfer ing with each other. ' On tbe first floor of each building will be a large and fully-equipped post office, as well as accommoda tions for telegraph and telephone service. Beneath will be the barb er shop. On tbe second floor will be the dining room, 65 feet long by 30 feet wide and two stories in height, with an elliptical ceiling. It is the intention to finish this room in ornamental plaster, painted. . Perhaps He Meant It. P is usually a self-possessed young man; but the other day when dining out be was unexpect edly called upon to say grace, and the best he could do was to deliver himself of the following: "O Lord, bless our sins and for give this food. Amen." January Lipfinevtt t REDUCED RATES TO HARRISBURG AC COUNT INAUGURATION GOVERNOR ELECT STUART. Via Pennsylvania liuilrnnil. Tiekets Hold Junuuiy 14 mid lo, h'hI returning until Juiuiiixy l(i. Inclusive, from all stations iu Pennsylvania. Connult neurewt Tleket Agent. Get fl lr .layn I TO W1SI1B We Mean What We Say.' In about B we move into our own Building, Corner Main and Centre Streets. We are going to start with a New Store, New Stock, New Ideas. We are going to close out the stock we now have. Come in and look over the prices. TOWM A Sliniii! Xilf 01 lliislii! near! 0 1 be time fur this eagerly-awaited nimuul event of mug lias agniu rolled around. Ofcourceit must ont-strip siniilnr preeeding sales, for tills Is a growing store, and the way we have grown and will row is to continually keep beating our own good records. Therefore larger Muwlin Underwear orders tlia-n ever U-fore were placed by us, and the snowy new coiners fresh, crisp. iniiiiHculute all lirigbteniiiir shelf und counter in beautiful white profusion. Mien mw prices as we iiave matle ! J low can wealtonlto uoiti i That's inside history. For months our eagle-eyed buyers have been j searching out and purchasing choice lots, ottered at a wieriliee by man- ufacttirers mid wholesalers who needed the money. These fortunate j purchuses enable us to acutely reduce prices on the entire gathering, i viirlit at l.u I,,.,. I,. ,,f 1 Stooks fresh, full, irresistible prices absolutely "bed-rock" make this the Muslin Underwear opportunity of the coming year. Fill every Mtftl now. , Corset covers ot Nainsook, iace and embroidery trimmings, some very elaborate; Tha reduced prices are ni cents to $1.35. NIGHT GOWNS of Muslin, N'ii'nsodk and Cambric, low or high neck, long of short sleeves, lace or embroidery trimming, all sitfc, allvat a saving. The reduced price from 45 celrts to $1.75. TH WHITE SKIRTS. Bewildering array of Skirts, plain hemstitched, ruffled, beribboned, beautiful. All at a saving. The reduced prices from 45 cents to $8.10. DRAWERS of Cambric, lace or embroidery trimming. Reduc ed 22J cents to 90 cents. SHEETS AND PILLOW CASES Our prices on sheets and pillow cases represent a saving of from fifteen to twenty per cent. BLEACHED SHEETS Nine quarter size . . 79C an(j g5c Ten quarter size . . 85c and $1.00 UNBLEACHED SHEETS , Ten quarter size . . 59C and.fjyc BLEACHED PILLOW CASES 42x36 . 22c 42x36 . - X2lc 4SX3G 2Sc 45x36 . .15c COUNTERPANES Snow white Bed Spreads, beautiful in pattern and in quality. A wide range of prices, all representing a sav ing, 75 cents to $4.25. F P PURSEL. I BLOOMSBURG, - PENNA. ' . i Cut off that cough and prevent oneumoni' ronchitis and The world's Standard iu-j:-r- it of your droggitt tnd keep !t 4 two months SEME) with UiiS alirtyi ready In tie house.
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