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Newspaper
Dillon Examiner
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jan 18, 1905
Page
4
The Official Paper of Beaverhead County announces weekly publication with editors F C Kress and E L Poindexter. It entered Dillon Montana as second class matter in 1902 under federal act. Subscriptions cost 2 dollars annually in advance. Mail delivery continues until subscribers notify otherwise and settle arrears.
Advertisers are guaranteed the paper’s largest bona fide paid circulation in Beaverhead County and its subscription records and mailing lists are open for advertiser inspection. Publication note dated Wednesday Jan 18, 1905.
In Dillon and Beaverhead County the introduction of a bill by State Senator White authorizes issuing 75000 in bonds to expand the State Normal College building. The plan aims to add classrooms and facilities including a gymnasium and arts rooms, supported by a strong land grant with ample cash and timber value.
The severe smallpox outbreak in Montana now rages in Billings. Governor Toole issued a quarantine proclamation at the request of the state board of health, enforced firmly. The piece notes past Dillon smallpox episodes cost city and county thousands and warns of limited deaths but great inconvenience and expense.
Billings notes that several Montana towns have already adopted precautionary steps to guard against smallpox. The piece urges Dillon city authorities to act, arguing that prevention saves taxpayer money and time, and calls for county and city health authorities to collaborate before it is too late.
Thos H Carter was elected United States senator last Monday on the sixth ballot. He carried the solid Republican vote with one exception and fusion votes, following Montana's fall election that gave the GOP a small safe majority in the ninth legislative assembly. The Examiner, though opposing Carter previously, welcomes a Republican victory and believes he will serve Montana well in Congress and Washington departments. The assembly can now focus on urgent legislation.
Reconstruction of the United States Naval Academy at Annapolis, Maryland progresses with a $10 million appropriation. The article compares the project favorably to West Point and notes the goal of creating a premier training facility for naval officers, with buildings costing about twice those at the army academy.
The biennial report of the superintendent of public instruction shows average salaries for Iowa male teachers up $4.58 per month and female teachers up $5.34. The article notes teachers are not yet paid commensurate with their value, but reform has begun.
The 1904 report by Superintendent Riggs shows 29 825 public school teachers in Iowa, 3606 males and 26019 females, with male numbers dropping for six years due to low pay. While Michigan and other states pay higher, Iowa remains below 1902 Central division averages, highlighting a need for higher salaries to reflect teachers' value.
The piece argues for raising the President’s salary to 109000 dollars and expands to support raising the Speaker’s pay while criticizing current senatorial and representative salaries. It calls for cabinet and ambassador pay increases and condemns Wall Street ties and low official wages for great lawyers like Knox and Root.
The New York World criticizes petty salaries for cabinet members and ambassadorial posts, arguing wealth rather than talent influences officeholding. It notes four secretaries of the treasury left for corporate work and warns that emoluments force independence on wealthier individuals, making service unaffordable for the poor.
The Continental Life Insurance and Investment Co of Salt Lake City, led by president H. Tyree, held its first annual meeting. Local interest in Dillon and Beaverhead county is high with two townsmen serving as directors. The company shows strong ten month results and directs all investments locally, aiming to become a leading Montana insurance firm.
State Senator B F White fared tolerably well in committee assignments. He chairs the public buildings committee which will review Gov White’s Land bill and serves on several other important committees. In the house Decker and Selway fared less well with only one chairmanship of minor importance and no chair on a major committee.
Edward Bellamy warned that private monopoly cannot be beaten except by a stronger public monopoly. He urged a world of truth in that concise statement and argued for a public alternative to curb private concentration of power.
A passage arguing that modern business combines compel concentration and that fighting trusts has failed. The author contends monopolies mock small efforts and asserts the public would benefit if the nation owned the trusts.
The Examiner notes obligations to State Senator White and Representative Selway for copies of introduced senate and house bills.
Andy Carnegie states he will not award a hero medal to Mrs Chadwick for any heroic conduct in finance. The remark frames the earlier praise as unfounded and emphasizes his personal stance on the matter.
The pension roll of the United States exceeds one billion persons as the total reaches a historic landmark. The milestone reflects ongoing growth in eligibility and benefits across the system.
The text notes a believed maximum of 1,000,781 and describes rising payments while expense cuts are planned. It states bureau running costs will be curtailed and about five hundred clerks may be laid off. Many clerks earn salaries higher than they could earn independently, with reductions proposed.
The Port Arthur fleet once valued at 150 million dollars is now gone for Russia. The remaining vessels may be salvageable but the total sum for the fleet is lost, illustrating the vast costs of the war in the far east.
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