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Map of the north-central United States, east of the Mississippi River, showing the railroad network.
Outline map of the eastern half of the United States indicating drainage, state boundaries, major cities, and constructed and contemplated railroads. The southern portion of map indicates proposed shipping routes to points in the West Indies and Middle America. This is one of the earliest small-scale government maps to show a railroad network. [From published bibliography]
jjiiiiimiMiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiniiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiif iMiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiimiiiiiiirii I Our Washington Letter s imiiMiiiiiiiiiiiiimiiimmiiiiimiiimimniiimimiiiiiiiiiimiiiiiiiiiimiimiiiiimiiii By the National Editorial Association Special to The Herald The Old Question of The President and Press Washington April 14There is a question going the rounds of offic ial Washington which will interest every newspaper reader Will the president discontinue the semiweek ly conferences with newspaper cor respondtns To the world at large this matter at first glance is of rela tively little importance yet a thor ough examination of the facts in the case show the far reaching import ance of the subject It required a fish story to bring to a head discussion which has been go ing on beneath the surface president has made tno definite an nouncement as to his policy Those who know Mr Coolidge best say that he would not resort to such a drastic The method He knows just how import ant the newspapers are in the form ation of public opinion and he is not a man to take chances with ex periments especially when some of his predecessors experiences are fresh ip his mind Briefly the situation which is now claiming unusual attention in Wash ington deals with the interpretation of newspaper accounts
The recent very Important meeting of the American Advertisers As sociation held in Chicago will be referred to for years to come as epochal in newspaperdom because it marks the creation of a still greater sentiment 1 favorable to the country weeklies and small city dailies which will un doubtedly result in the diversion to these publications of hundreds of thou sands of dollars worth of national advertising that has heretofore gone ex clusively to the magazines says the American Press The address of Mr Brisbane which elicited the warm commendation of all present was delivered at the banquet of the American Advertiser8js sociatlon given at the Hotel LaSalle Chicago incidental to the annual con vention of the association 4 This dinner was enjoyed by 250 of the most important advertisers and advertising agents of the country Mr Brisbanes Telling Address Mr Brisbane spoke as follows It is late Half a dozen important and able business men are to fol low I shall be brief The writing of advertisements like all writing is the art of trans ferring an idea from your mind to the mind of another In preparing an advertisement you must do four things First Make people
Literary News and Notes The stories of the worlds great cor porations are so full of interest m every detail that they read like ro mances The greatest corporation in the world is undoubtedly the billion dollar teel Trust and its story which appears in The Cosmopolitan for Octo ber forms one of the most important chapters of American business history John Burroughs is to contribute to The Century for 1904 a number of arti cles on Current Misconceptions in Natural History giving his views as to what he believes to be errors ot ob servation record or deduction on the part of contemporary writers on nature subjects The echoes of Mr Burroughs article on a similar topic which appear ed in The Atlantic last spring are still reverberating and in this series Mr Burroughs will take up the subject more fullv publishing his matured opinions as to instinct the alleged teaching of young animals by their parents tlse play of animals and kin dred themes Thackerays most important Ameri can letters are to see the light in the November and subsequent numbers of The C entury Magazine They cover both the first and second visit of the novelist to
THE FARM HOME MAKER The Importance of Good Citizenship on the Farm President Roosevelt at Keokuk Iowa You in Iowa have many mauutac taring centers but you remain aiul I hope you will always remain a great agricultural State I hope that the means of transporting your com modities to market will be steadily im proved but this will be of no use un less you keep producing the commodi ties and in the long run this will large ly depend upon your being able to keep on the farm a high type of citizenship The effort must be to make farm life not only remunerative but attractive so that the best young men and girls will feel inclined to stay on the farm and not to go to the city Nothing is more important to thiscountry than the perpetuation of our system of mediumsized farms worked by their owners We do not want to see our farmers sink to ttie condition of the peasants of the Old World harelv able to live on their small holdings lior do we want to see their places taken by wealthy men owning enormous estates which they work purely by tenants and hired
Exports of Raisins From the United States Washington D C Nov 27 1911 More than one million dollars worth of raisins were exported from the United States in the last fiscal year the quanti ty 18 12 million pounds being tar in ex cess of the total exported in any earlier year The imports during the year amounted to only 2 12 million pounds against 10 million pounds in 1900 and as high as 50 million pounds in certain years prior to the development of production in the United States Comparing 1911 with 1900 the figures of the Bureau of Statistics Department of Commerce and Labor show that exports grew from 2 12 million pounds to over 18 12 million pounds and their value from 140000 to 1069000 During the same period im ports of raisins fell from 10 13 million pounds in 1900 to 2 12 million in 1911 and their value from 531000 to 237 lW 1I1C laigcot CApui IU11U1I un iuioiuh recorded in any year prior to 1911 was that of 1907 a little over 9 million pounds or less than half that of 1911 while the largest importation of raisins on record is that of 1884
The European War ft Eflecct Upon the Resource and Indus tries of this Country Washington Aug 24 1914 A di rect benefit to the United States from the European war will be its effect in making the people of this country real ize to a greater extent the value of its mineral resources said Franklin K Lane Secretary of the Interior in an interview today It is entirely possible to so utilize these resources and expand our industries that the label Made in America will become familiar in our own foreign markets Of an importance second only to that of the food supply said Mr Lane is the supply of mineral products necessary to meet the requirements of Twentieth century civilization One of the first ef fects of the war has been to make us realize the interdependence of nations in the matter of food supply Most of the countries now at war are dependent up on importation of foodstuffs and we have cause for selfcongratulation in the United Stales that we are able to feed ourselves What we possibly have not so fully realized is that we are nearly as independent in the possession of essential mineral resources and
ITEMS OF ALL SORTS Big Wool Cargo Safe A cargo of South African wool valued at 3500000 arrived at Boston last week and underwriters were manifestly elated when the news reached their offices The consignments were purchased for Boston importers by a score of buyers during the past six months some of the bales of scoured wool being worth at least 350 Italian Branch Banks in U S Prompted by the sending by Italy of a commercial and political commission to the United States several of Italys largest banks have decided to open branch houses in New York instead of relying upon American banks to represent them as in the past The purpose of these banks is to compete for the handling of the large war business resulting from the purchases now being made by Italy in the United States for the handling of the funds sent home by Italians and for the general tourist and trading business ex pected to come after the war May Have Deciding Power Charleston hew6 and Courier DemJ It is hard to estimate now the import ance of the weapon which has been placed in the Presidents hand in the shape of this embargo
ALMOST AS GOOD AS A DAILY NEWS PAPER The NewYork TriWeekly Tribune is a metropolitan newspaper or busy people almost as good as a daily and your Rural Free Delivery Carriei brings it to your door three times every week It is published on Mondays Wednesdays and Fridays and contains all the most important news of The Daily Tribune whioh is a guarantee of its value If you live in the village or on a farm and have not time for a daily newspaper you may be kept in olose toueb with all important news of the world at a very small cost The regular price of THE NEW YORK TRIWEEKLY TRIBUNE is only 160 per year butyou can secure it with your own favorite local newspaper The Oxford Democrat Both Papers One Year for 225 Send your order anl money to The Oxford Democrat South Paris Maine Tour name and address on a postal card to THE NEW YORK TRIWEEKLY TRIBUNE NewYork City will bring you a free sample copy A LOW PRICE ON Wool Carpets to close out odd patterns and clean up stock Chas F Ridlon Corner Main and Danforth Sts NORWAY MAINE Soup Stomach No appetite
I If I r r There arc only two essentials of Btisiness Successin any business First adequate capital Second a fair price for your goods with a reasonable profit A newspaper like any other commodity should be sold at a profiteach individual copy Any newspaper which is not thus sold is not independentits dependence is upon its advertisers or some other contrib utory powerand this dependence is inconsistent with abso lute honesty FRANK A MUNSEY U A Newspaper Devoted to intimate Information as to Their Important Interests THE SUNDAY TIMES Tomorrows issue will be so well worth its cost so valuable to every resident of this city that it would be an offense against common sense as well as business wisdom not to call attention to it in every possible way It will be beautifully illustrated contain thirtysix pages and be full of strong able authoritative ar ticles on important subjects interesting to every member of the family The price of the Sunday Times tomorrow and thereafter will be FIVE cents because it is worth FIVE cents and so good a newspaper cannot be sold for less Since its former price was set it has grown from eighteen pages to
NASH ANNOUNCES NEW SPECIAL SIX SevenBearing Crankshaft Motor Heads List of Important New Features Heralded as introducing the worlds smoothest type of motor Nash has placed on display nationally the newly developed Special Six line comprising five models in open and closed body styles and powered by the new sevenbearing crankshaft motor termed by engineers the ulr tramodem type of six cylinder mo tor The debut of the new Special Six series has been awaited with extreme interest in veiw of earlier reports that Nash would achieve a significant achievement in motor engineering as well as a long list of important new betterments with no change in prices The first distinguishing attribute of this new motor is the superlative smoothness achieved by the use of the big seven bearing crankshaft in addition to great power and excep The motor is heavily insulated from the frame through the use of rubber insulation at the motor supports This practice intensifies the operative quietness and the almost vibration1 leas character of Nash performance There is also featured on these new motors a new crankcase breather an ingenious device which functions to prient crankcase dilution This breather also serves to keep the driving compartment
Between 1880 and 1915, the Argentine railroad network expanded from 1,388 miles (2,234 kilometers) to 22,251 miles (35,809 kilometers) in length, making it the longest on the continent of South America and the eighth longest in the world. Railroads played a key role in economic development and national consolidation and made possible Argentina's emergence as a major exporter of wheat, beef, and other products. The most important railroads were owned and built by British companies, which were granted concessions by the Argentine government because of their technical expertise and their ability to raise large sums on the London market to finance the construction. This 1911 map, issued by the Buenos Aires and Pacific Railway Company of Buenos Aires and London, shows the country's main rail lines. Inset maps show the denser networks in the regions of Buenos Aires, Mendoza, and Bahia Blanca. Most of the British-owned lines adopted the broad-gauge, 5 foot 6 inch (1.68 meter) standard, wider than the track used in most other parts of the world, including Europe and North America. Other lines used the narrow gauge of 3 foot 3.27 inches (1 meter wide), or the 4 foot 8.5 inch (1.44 meter) standard gauge.
Intensive railroad development took place in Argentina between 1880 and 1916, a period of rapid economic growth and national consolidation. The railroads made possible Argentina's emergence as a major exporter of wheat, beef, and other products. The most important railroads were owned and built by British companies, which were granted concessions by the Argentine government because of their technical expertise and their ability to raise large sums on the London market to finance the construction. This 1899 map, issued by the Buenos Ayres and Pacific Railway Company, of London, shows the country's main rail lines. The inset map at the upper left shows the dense network in and around the capital city and main port of Buenos Aires. Most of the British-owned lines adopted the broad-gauge, 5 foot 6 inch (1.68 meter) standard, wider than the track used in most other parts of the world, including Europe and North America. Other lines used the narrow gauge of 3 foot 3.27 inches (1 meter wide), or, as indicated in the note on the map pertaining to the provinces of Entre Rios and Corrientes, the 4 foot 8.5 inch (1.44 meter) standard gauge.
This map, produced in the 1920s by the Transportation Department of the United States Department of Commerce, shows the railroad network of British Honduras (present-day Belize). Under the Treaty of Versailles of 1783, the Spanish Empire granted Britain the right to harvest timber in the region between the Hondo and Belize Rivers. In 1862 the crown colony of British Honduras was established. Apart from British Guiana, it was the only British possession on the mainland of Latin America. The colony was important to Britain chiefly as a source of logwood and, later, mahogany. The railroads shown on the map are all quite small and were used primarily to transport lumber, sugar cane, and bananas to the coast. A proposed longer line from the port of Belize to Guatemala is indicated but was never built. The map also shows the colony's six administrative districts and the small number of towns and cities. British Honduras achieved full independence in 1981, becoming the country of Belize.
"This panoramic map shows Atlanta, Georgia, as it appeared in 1871. The town sprang up at the confluence of the Chattahoochee River and Peachtree Creek; it later became a railroad settlement, located at the intersection of the Western & Atlantic Railroad and the Georgia Railroad. The capital of Georgia was moved to Atlanta in 1868. The importance of the railroad to the area is evident in this map, which shows a view looking northeast over the city. The railroad depot (Union Depot) is visible near the center of the image, with several trains traversing the rail lines running through the city. Streets, homes, and industrial buildings sprawl out from the depot and into the surrounding hills. An index at the bottom of the map indicates points of interest, including the state house, city hall, the Governor's mansion, schools and colleges, houses of worship, U.S. barracks, the gas works, freight offices, and various industrial facilities (foundries, mills, an iron works, and a brewery). The panoramic map was a cartographic form popularly used to depict U.S. and Canadian cities and towns in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Also known as bird's-eye views or perspective maps, these maps are representations of cities portrayed as if viewed from above at an oblique angle. Not generally drawn to scale, they show street patterns, individual buildings, and major landscape features in perspective. This map is by Albert Ruger (1829-99), the first American to achieve success as a panoramic artist. Born in Prussia, Ruger immigrated to the United States and worked initially as a mason. While serving with the Ohio Volunteers during the Civil War, he drew views of Union campsites. After the war, Ruger settled in Battle Creek, Michigan, where he began his panoramic mapping career by sketching Michigan cities. In the late 1860s, Ruger formed a partnership with J.J. Stoner of Madison, Wisconsin, and together they published numerous city panoramas." World Digital Library.
At end of title: Shewing its conections [sic] with other lines, & its importance in providing a direct communication between Philadelphia & the Lehigh, Delaware, Lackawanna, & Susquehanna Valleys, western New York, the Northern Lakes & Canada ... Includes lists of distances from Philadelphia and New York and "Comparisons of distances." Scale ca. 1:1,200,000. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. LC copy imperfect: some sections torn and missing along fold lines, hole in left center, section of right margin missing. LC copy distance lists annotated in blue ink. Source annotated in pencil on verso: From: Address of the committee appointed at a mass meeting ... 9th Oct. 1852. Phila. 1852. Brown's Steam power Book & Job Printing ... AACR2: 650; 610