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The state herald. (Holyoke, Logan County, Colo.) 1887-1921, 1893-12-15
FORTY ACRES ENOUGH
wisdom OF the Proposal to Reduce the
Holdings Under the Desert
Land Law,

One Of the most radical features Of tho I'd.
dress issued BY the congress at Los Angeles,
says the Irrigation Age, was tho demand fot
the Limitation 10 forty acrea OF tho amount o.
land that can DO taken up by an Individual
settler under an irrigation canal. And u
was also ono Of the wisest and most signiti-
cant features.
Nothing has stamped the desert land law
more plainly with disingenuousness than tho
provision which formerly permitted tho tax
Ing up Of $40 acrcs by an individual, and
which to-day permits 800 acres to DO taken
up. II gives the lie to all the friends Of the
irrigation idea They are daily asserting
that under tho scientific forma OF Agriculture
possible with irrigation men can be extrcme.
ly prosperous on suiAll farms, ranging from
ten 70 forty acres In different localities. And
yet they have allowed law to exist unchal-
lengsd under which eight times ~ much
land ~ the largest farm unit suggested can
DO taken up BY a single Individual. And this
in spite Of the fact that pressure OF popul =
tion 10 constantly narrowing the limits OF tho
public domain ct for settlement.
The 820-aere provision has becn fruitful
source OF evil. II can only exist on the
theory that the public lands arc tho spoil Of
speculators, rather than tho heritage OF tho
people. The larger the amount Of land open
to individual entry, the easier u - ior iana-
grabbcrs 10 absorb the public domain; Ne
smaller the amonnt open 70 individual enSry,
the more difficult II Is 10 deprive tho people
Of tho last field open for the making OF their
homes.
Tho reduction TO forty acres would not, Of
course, remedy all the evils Of the desert land
law. II would not render any more practlcar
bic the reclamation Of the desert BY settlers
without the assistahco Of capital. But y
would put stop To tho absorption OF land
for speculative purposes and hasten the day
when plan more Just aud honest will b. %.
vised for the reclamation Of the arid land BY
public or private enterprise, or BY both.
The state herald. (Holyoke, Logan County, Colo.) 1887-1921, 1893-12-15

Apple growing In Northern Colorado has
had tho came drawbacks that It has In every
new country, the fault Of which 10 wholly
with the people In planting largely Of Sibcr.
they arc Of growing. While they are one Of
the hardest and will stand the extremes OF
our climate without injury, they arc Of such
strong aud vigorous growth that they do not
ripen their wood.
And too often party that 10 going TO plant
few fruit trees in his garden will select
four.flfths Of the transcendeut crabs and
others Of ita class. This WAS the case with J.
d. Parker, who had tho best orchard in Weld
County At the time the blight came, and was
offered Z ,0c0 per acre for ten acres, and 10
was At his place that 1t made its nrst appear
anco In Colorado, and Il can be attributed 70
two causes:
the trees and watering them too often and
too much, which stimulates an unnatural
growth.
End. The germs from decayed or deoaying
vegetation will breed the blight Just the same
Us though they had too much water.
There are trees In the westward school lot
Of Ave acres that waa sold Oh from the Gree
Icy Nursery several years ago and have mos
been irrigated siuce the school board bought
II, and there Is not blghted trec in tho
whole lot, while all Of those tho most subject
to blight In cultivated fields adjoining II arc
entirely killed out.
Many Of those that had very little faith
that We could raise apples successfully, and
especially urcelcy people when they saw
Colorado walk OF with the Worlds Fair ap-
pie prize, and Wyoming get the potato prize
away from ua, they say, "therc must be somo
mistake, because We can beat the world on
potatoes" land doubtless We would II our
farmers had sent their best potatoes to Chi
oago). HavlnR givon their who,c attention
fl.u al. l.,,s L.. hat n
The state herald. (Holyoke, Logan County, Colo.) 1887-1921, 1893-12-15
OPTION DEALING ILLEGAL,
Declared to be Gambling and coase
quentty Void.

Declared to be Gambling and Coase
quentty Void.
A special from jefferson City, Missouri,
says: A most important decision has been
fled by Judge Burgess Of the Supreme Cour,
In case involving = construction OF . Law In.
volvinR option dealings In grain.
There Was cross appeal in two cases, one
by the brokerage firm Of Conner & Conner Of
ST. Louis to recover commission and n, 100 Of
margins from ono Black, and tho other BY
Black to recover 5000 put up with the firm
to hold up deal Of 100. 900 bushels Of oats.
The court finds thai the dealings were purely
fictitious, 90 far - 40 actual delivery Of grain
was concerned. and the court holds that such
transactions, under the existing law, arc
gambling and consequently void.
"Thc court does not intend to 10 under.
stood ~ holding that my person, company or
corporation may not sell any kind Of personal
property for future delivery which may 10 on
hand. but II he docs not intend to deliver 1,
and does not have II on hand nj the time It Il
TO DO delivered for that purpose he 10 guilty
Of misdcmranor under the statutes"
Judges Grant and Sherwood concur In the
views expressed by Judge Burgess.
The state herald. (Holyoke, Logan County, Colo.) 1887-1921, 1893-12-15

Tho Utah sugar factory. To which number
Of sugar b~cts were sent from M0ntroso coun.
~, Colorado, for analysis, has sent 10 TO
port containing = result Of the analysis.
With one or two exceptions the bcets we're
found TO 10 very good. only requiring little
more time In which TO ripsn and show high.
or cociiicirnt Of purity. The bcrts cent BY
A. J. Humphrey. A.w. lio,cy aud T. II. Nys,
were reported ~ above thr general average
that can be looked for IN any country. Tbs
following are tho returns Of some Of thoss
whose beris gave the best nnaiysisi A. W.
iioyey, per cent 81 solid matter, 1911, per
cent Of sugar. KS, per cent Of purity, 800.
A. J. Humphrey, per cent Of solld matter,
ip.a; per cent. Of sugar. i6.i; per cent. Of
purity, $50. 4. u. Sye, per cent Of solid
matter, ls.p; pef cent Of sugar, ibt; pss
cent Of purity, sa,s. j.. W. Douthiil, pes
cent Of solid matter, 1875; per cont Of sugar,
i$.2; pss cent Of purity, 800. J. Anderson,
per cent Of solid matter. i7,s, per cent: Of
sugar, las. per cent. Of purity. SID. Tbs
general average ~ the bects sent BY the thir.
lccn farmers whose bceis were Ansiysed isi
Weight Of bccis, al8t per cent, Of solid mat
ter, Ill, per cent. Of sugar, iap; por cent.
Of purity, ia7-irrigaiioW Ape.
The state herald. (Holyoke, Logan County, Colo.) 1887-1921, 1893-12-15

FnoM all parts Of the country come,
up the cry Of people in lack Of food,
fuel and clothing. In large cities es
pccinlly is restitution the most severe,
and thousands Of families whose headi
are without work are applying to char.
liable societies for relief. Unless the
wealthy and wcll.to.do open THEN
hearts aud purses as never before,
there not only will be numberlcss
cases Of suffering, but many death,
from hunger. That the dcstitution /.
not confined to the cities is evidence,
by the reports Of distress that come
from the iron regions Of Michigan and
Wisconsin, where thousands Of people
must be supported by charity or they
will s,arvc, as there Is no work foi
them. Six German farmers have Just
been sentenced to Jail by the court in
eastern Wyoming because they stole
cattle to keep their families from hun.
ger.
The state herald. (Holyoke, Logan County, Colo.) 1887-1921, 1893-12-15

From q source almost In touch with The
American legation II Il learned that the con.
tingcncy which has caused delay In Hawaiian
AFFAIR." until Warrington Il heard from 10 the
fact that tho provisional government and res.
idcnt Americans would openly resist either
compromise or restoration.
Minister Thurston. before leaving for Hon
olulu, told some Of the friends OF tho pro
yisional government that . plan OF action had
been agreed upon by his government and
would DO carried out. The provisionsl gov.
ernment has LOO men under nrms. who art
ready to respond At the signal Of the bell.
This force will not be permitted 10 fire GU the
United states marines, II they arc landed.
Neither will the provisional government lay
down Ia arms and leave the government
building upon . request Of Minister Wills,
cycn after tho marines are landed. The pro-
yisional government will remain until IL
members are arrested md taken out II Will
resist any Interference by any other than the
armed force Of tho United States.
The state herald. (Holyoke, Logan County, Colo.) 1887-1921, 1893-12-15

DECAY Of teeth has always attended
the advance Of civilization, and each
barbaric invasion has been followed by
n recovery Of sound teeth in the Old
World. Under the circumstances it
might be worth while to consider
whether the repeal Of the Geary law
and the opening up Of the United
States to pacific invasion on the part
of the Chinese might not go far to i'm
prove the American jaw, which, ac-
cording to experts, is in an immeasur-
ably worse condition than that Of the
English-a fact probably due to our
superior civilization.
The state herald. (Holyoke, Logan County, Colo.) 1887-1921, 1893-12-15
STATE SILVER LEAGUE.
Second Annual copvsnsion Held ~ DEN
yer ON the 5th.

Second Annual Copvsntion Held ~ Dem
yer ON the 5th.
Tho State Silver League met In second an.
uual session on the TIL, with about $50 dele
gates in attendance. The convention was
called to order BY the president, George g.
Merrick, who briefly reviewed tho work Of the
past year.
Henry g. Garbonnetti, Of Durango, pre-.
sented the following resolution:
"R,solred, That II Il the sense Of this league
that tho sole Issue TO b. placed before the
people OF tho November election Of 1894
should DO tho restoration Of silver money q
1t was before the vicious legislation Of 1878;
that the platform Of tho party Of money r.
form should DO simply the FREQ and unlimited
coinage Of silver At ratio Of 10 70 /, and
that every other political question should
be RELOCATED to tho private Judgment Of the
individual voter until that end has been A.
tained."
This gave rise 10 discussion Of the rela-
ton Of the silver question to politics. The
matter wss referred 10 the committee on reso.
buttons, which was composed Of the following
delegates:
T. B. Buchanan, Denver; L. @. Paddock,
Louder; Robert Turner, Idaho Bpriugs; J. r.
Murray, Denver.
At tho evening session this committee re-
ported an address to tho country, which was
adopted. II sets forth the great interest Of
the whofe country on the silver question and
urges the people Of other sections 70 study It
1t says;
"Thc free coinage Of silver 10 not bonus
to tho silver producer. II 10 and old and
time-honorcd practice with our government,
and wa only denied At the behsss Of the gold
trust, in order 70 reap where Il had not sown
and gather where IL had not strewn."
Voters are recommended TO support no can
didate who does not favor free coinage.
Tho committee also submitted several rcso-
lutions which were adop ted. Tho only ono
that occasioned any debate endorsed the usc
of gold, silver and paper money. The latter
was accepted.
Tho committee appointed for that purpose,
reported the delegates TO the convention At
Washington on December II, as follows:
Deuver-Henry N. Teller, f. o. woicott,
Lnfe Pence, John c. Bell, =. X. Pratt, Thos.
NJ. Patterson, A. W. Ruokcr, A. G. Fisk,
George G. Merrick, N. p. Hill, Charles 8.
Thomas, George W. Miller, Henry Paul.
Appendices Bradshaw, George 8. New
man, B. Clark Wheeler, L. D. Sweet, z.
Browne.
Colorado sprlngs-G. o. Pcarce, X. r.
Dixon.
Durango-Charles Newman.
Georgctown-R. o. Old.
Lake City,. N. Essington.
Bouldcr-N. D. Mckenzie.
Breckcnridge-C. L. westcrmnn.
The following officers wcfe elected for the
ensuing year: President, George q. Mcr-
rick; vico president, b., Clark Wheeler; Sec
Rotary, George II. Phelps; treasurer, Z. r.
Holden. Executive committee: 6ilss W..
Hanchett, s. F. Linton, D. I. Ezekiel, II. c.
Childs and Amos Steck.
The committee appointed to examine the
books Of the league reported. It found
everything correct A large amount Of
silver literature was distributed.
The meeting adjourned siW die at II
o'clock
The state herald. (Holyoke, Logan County, Colo.) 1887-1921, 1893-12-15

AMONG the literary contributors to
the December Century one finds the
names Of James Russell Lowell, Mark
Twain, Thomas Bailey Aldrich, Rich.
nrd Henry Stoddard, Mrs. Schuyler
Van Rensselaer,, Phillips Brooks, Kate
Douglas Wiggin, F. Hopkinson Smith,
Anna Eichberg King, T. Cole (,he en-
gravcr), Joel Chandler Harris, George
W. Cable, Nellie Mackubin, William
Bipsham, Clinton Scollard, Howard
Pyle, Charles Egbert Craddock, Rev.
DR.. Henry Van Dyke, John William
son Palmer, Alice Williams Brother.
ton, W. c. Church, A. W. Drake. W.
Lewis Frazer, Alice Wellington Rol.
Inns, md Richard Watson Glider. Tn.
number is pcrvadcd by holiday spirit
and presents in art, music, li,eratur,
and fiction most attractive program
The state herald. (Holyoke, Logan County, Colo.) 1887-1921, 1893-12-15
A Nrs, I,noh Itobbsry,

The South Bend National bank, one OF iAe
largest banks In Southern Indiana, was
robbed Of over tih,0oo on the Tth.
The robbery was committed nj noon while
the ofliecrs were out The robbers msdo no
noise aud attracted no attention. Tho DOOR
Of the vault were not fastened and they had
no trouble In securing their booty.
On top Of tho safe was counter tray con.
tsining about 5000. Not . dollar Of this
Vas touched. They connnsd themselves ~
the safe, which contained In the nrighbor.
hood Of ~, 200, $4,000 being IN gold. Of
the gold only t%.0o0 was tskrn Tho rect II
tho eih.p00 stolen was In paper money. Tho
robbers then closed the vault door 10 nilry
suspicion and left by the back door.
The state herald. (Holyoke, Logan County, Colo.) 1887-1921, 1893-12-15
New Or,e.n. siuU ray.

The Jury In tho case Of the Italian Abbngc-
nctio, onc Of the lynchcd MsfA.. returned .
verdict for 5000 damages against the city Of
New Orleans.
The original suit WAS for e0,ooo-ei0, ooc
which tho deceased would probably have
earned during the balance Of HE lie, aud
tio. 900 for his fright and suffering before and
while being iynebcd. Tho two hrst amounts
were knocked out by the charge OF Judge
Boartnnn and the third Wa cut dosn TO
o., 900 IN tho discretion lodged In tho jury.
There are sir more cases aud they viii be
tried simiiAr vcrdicts will probably b. rem.
drrrd
The state herald. (Holyoke, Logan County, Colo.) 1887-1921, 1893-12-15
rrnf. rxni.ii.s I,sn,h.

The inquest upon tho remains Of the late
Professor Tyndail has resulted In n verdict
tina, tho professor died from an overdose OF
chiorai, accidentally administered by his
wifr, IN mistake for suiphnic ~ mngncslA.
Dr. Iurynfd, one Of the physicians In nt
tendance upon tho professor, testified that
when hr vas summoned 10 the sufferer he
found him IN = moribund condition. Tho
from his sickness had IL not been for the
overdose II chiorAl. DR.. iIussafd added that
he had never seen . wifr's devotion 10 her
husband surpassed by that 81 Mrs Tyndaii
and he wa. perfectly satisfied that the over.
dose Of chloral was administered through
nucldsut
The state herald. (Holyoke, Logan County, Colo.) 1887-1921, 1893-12-15
Thn Hay I.rn.iuri.

The government statistieinn, In HE report
for November. snys that the average Yield Of
hay 10 t.Ba an aero against LII year ago
The Highest Yields m acre arc returned from
Oregon, LIS tons, FLORIDA y tons, New Mexico
a.Os tons, Idaho etb tons. aud Nevada 400
tons. large portion o. Tho hay Ia these
acre u this fodder plant il very much higher
than that of the cultivated grasses Of other
states. The prices Of hay have generally
ruled high, owing 10 q general demand for
this product 10 kurope.
The state herald. (Holyoke, Logan County, Colo.) 1887-1921, 1893-12-15

: ONE Of London's leading merchants
is credited with using the phonograph
every day to save the time in which he
drives to his Office. The machine is
put into his carriage, and during the
drive he talks instructions into it.
Upon reaching his place Of business
the phonograph is given to the head
clerk, who makes it repeat what it has
just learned. This is all very we'll il
the man isn't arrested as a lunatic.
The state herald. (Holyoke, Logan County, Colo.) 1887-1921, 1893-12-15

THE publishers Of the Cosmopolitan
recently received an order from the
American News Company for 200, 900
copies of their December magazine.
1t will take one hundred tons Of paper
to fill this order. They expect alto
gc,hcr to print 5OO,O copies Of this
number.
The state herald. (Holyoke, Logan County, Colo.) 1887-1921, 1893-12-15

hlncc the closing Of lnila's mIna to FREQ
coinage ~ silver. the ladn counCll has Dor.
foNcd ti.hui,0D patty ~ ia months bills
coming ycnr the counHil nu provide co..
COCOON pounds. Including Tho payment or re-.
nrwhl VI the yrRr't hille, indihn trade N Ia
y Nolie cuhd iinn ihHb NJ any time before
,hc ultslhr ui ihp mlnH aud The ludlnn treas.
nry sin q state which causes grave hpprcllch.
Hlohs, lie cuuncll's pfFtrhi lem 81 no..
UNO,ODu must be supplemented hs another
within a year II anything Ike order IL 10 be
restored IA Indian lnnnun
The state herald. (Holyoke, Logan County, Colo.) 1887-1921, 1893-12-15
Apple Attitude.

Tho range Of altitude a, which apples grow
IN Colorado IL t,hoo feet At Grand juse,ion
aud 5000 feet nj Iiurna Vista Altitude 10
net the intafinblr rule indicating iemprrn.
,utr which tho surroundings govern. Not
docs low grade u temperature necessarily
bar the possibilities OF growing apples, This
fruit IA grown IN some raris of llussiA where
the Thermometer sinks 10 1T degrees below
zero. The signal station IN Denver shove =
Anrirpfnwing states 81 the Tast tonsr.
The state herald. (Holyoke, Logan County, Colo.) 1887-1921, 1893-12-15
Nsv,h and south yt.ad,

Y. 4. Close, late president Of tho North 4
South railroad convention, snys that among
the ic,,ers received by him "a onr from . 70.
spon.ibir railroad bniider, Offering u build
and equip The road from tho lltitlsh posses
sions 10 The auif and turn II over 10 tho pro.
visionAi Hoard Of Directors, on = guaranteed
interest 10 him of 4 per cent. on the invest
mont Mr.. Close snys the proposition will bc
eosidcrrd by tho board al Ia meeting 10 bc
held In Topeka on the second Tuesday In
January. II Il estimated that such a road A.
- I. s-1N -. Ahsins sve itn nm
The state herald. (Holyoke, Logan County, Colo.) 1887-1921, 1893-12-15

The Royal biographical noclriy has tc.
ceiYed news from the Nncdiilou ~ the Amer.
lean explorer W. Asiur thBnl,r, who I.
bound Toe Mount krnln. IN oi,iOf 10 Try 10
make tho aicont ~ tint great mountain Of
the American rSprdtiun II stranded nj
Dbnlche, n frN miles ninth ~ the equator,
md not far from tue northeast NJ Mount Re
hlh, when illfc Hitieps Hfu faranfiird Mr.
Cbahlor vi, waiting luf ppficrl. donkrys hnl
ruo1s to arrive frhn ihr rnrt lila inrsirn.
I,rs ha,l ili,n ten s.ne -four month";, aui II
The state herald. (Holyoke, Logan County, Colo.) 1887-1921, 1893-12-15

Mn. Fannie Tyler. who has lived with her
husband aud children on Gloc mn. Cripple
Creek, for the lh.t few monihs, sAycd the
lives OF Der tsc children "Wednesday nlrht
" an hct Of betnl.m ihn, co.i her icr lie,
The lady Was ,nhjrci to rpn.ns. and In one Of
ibrec spells she urlrt The lamp, Nhlch In.
sihhuy oct fro TO her house aud her Nv /,
rlothlnr, Recovering consciousness mud re-.
nllsins That " .he opened tie doUf the wind.
which was blow ibr gale, WOULD make II A..
..s'yrl ,iws"AthuH daS.ig,, ,,LIll ..l, .ys
The state herald. (Holyoke, Logan County, Colo.) 1887-1921, 1893-12-15

A RICH New Yorker, in a recent in
tcrvicw, said he always put down
among his necessary annual expenses
IS, 900 for box during the opera sea-
son and $3.50 for church pew. Tho
surprising thing about this expendi-
sturc is the largcness Of the payment
for new rent.
The state herald. (Holyoke, Logan County, Colo.) 1887-1921, 1893-12-15


IT is nn unusually quiet week when
Kansas doesn't produce n sensation.
This time II cmanates from Governor
Lcwcllipg. lie has sent TO the metro.
r'litan police boards Of the cities Of
'hc state circular letter urging
them not to enforce the laws agaips,
ynsrancy lie 'hinksthn because the
bard times have caused men To be
thrown out oil employment they should
not therefore be considered objects OF
suspicion. lilo scores the laws now
ON the statute books, which call tho
mon out OF work and pcnniless, "con.
dcnec men, Speaking OF tho va
rrancy laws Of Kansas. no says 1T
separates men into two distinct classes,
IL. |. n 4 a
The state herald. (Holyoke, Logan County, Colo.) 1887-1921, 1893-12-15

Judge llaiiett has appointed Prank Tfum.
bull Of Denver ne receiver Of the Denver 4
Gulf railroad. SIR. Tfamhull I. n fniirai
man Of experience aud his llgh character In.
sures q compc'cn, management of this line
which IL Of 20 much Importance 10 Colorado.
The state herald. (Holyoke, Logan County, Colo.) 1887-1921, 1893-12-15
CURRENT COMMENT.

The Spanish army in Morocco,
having been reinforced by twenty five
generals and a number Of soldiers, tho
Moors will soon be brought under sub
lection.
The state herald. (Holyoke, Logan County, Colo.) 1887-1921, 1893-12-15


Idaho Springs h~ a band Of eighteen
pieces.
Burlington, in Eastern Colorado, has Just
had completed $4,000 -four mill.
The coke ovens at Crested Butte are run
| ming 10 their full capacity.
Sheriff Lowell Of Yuma county was assault
| ed by foot-pads while In Denver recently and
he was severely hurt. but the robbers were
scared OF before getting any booty.
Thomas and Herman Chase and Freeman
Chase, their cousin, have been arrested for
numbering Asa +. Beam, postmaster At Lam
| sing. A detective who has been working on
the case claims To have good evidence against
them. II IL circums,Aniinl.
Gunnison county reports shipments Of
Is 900 fat beef cattle during this year, net
| ting about i2G0,000. One stockmnn, named
William 6nyder, shipped whole train load
OF sixteen cars last week. This from one Of
Colorndo's mining counties.
Crooked Creek, six miles east Of Buena
Vista, Ia assuming some Importance as q min
Ing camp. The veins are reported TO be largo
and wclldehned, between granite and
quartzlic walls. Ore taken from the dif-
fercnt claims will run from So tofi60 per ton.
| Colorado College has Just received gift Of
e. $50 from Mr.. Henry Cutler, OF North WI.
brsham, Massachusetts. Mr.. Cutler IL one OF
the trustees Of tho college and ono Of iis old.
est iFltuUs, ANU ottu
contributor to this Institution. After him
Cutler academy was named.
Tho State Bank vi Julcshurg closed its
doors December .. Oscar Liddlc, who 10
cashier, made an assignment OF all property,
both real and personal, To Peter Peterson.
| While II was not unexpected, still quite n
number of people are caught for ANAL
amounts. II Is not expected that II will In
yolyc other busincsa houses.
George Richardson, miner employed At
tho Lovrlani coal mine, near Golden, rts.
tanned what will probably be fatal injuries
| Wednesday forenoon. lic was settling on
blast In one Of the Slopes, and, while do.
scending n mnnholc To get out OF is way, n
rope broke md procipltaied him TO the bot
| tom OF the shaft, depth OF thirty feet. lie
wns NJ once taken 10 hs home mud medical
aid summoned. Ca examination II was found
that his back was broken. This prospects
for his recovery arc considered To be doubtful
indeed,
A Denver company proposes 10 make CO.
nent out Of alag. Tho patent applied for u
for "Dlsnteeratnf furnace Stag" Tho dis.
intrgfhtei Stag contains all thu elements OF
portlAnd cement The alag II taken from thu
furnace In liquid stats and Ia poured Into
pits prepared for the purpose, charged with
the Anthony process. In this process 10 con-
cealcd the sictct upon which Mt. Anthony
bases his claim for n patent During tho
subsequent cooling process the perfect disin.
,rHraton occur, resulting In the obtnintnrp'
Of ine white papahlr powder. An after
process converts the Stag Into Portland
cement