Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1899-04-27

,Pp'"N f"oosiou Will DC one of /
the issues In 1900, provided it is not sa,
tied In the meantime. II peace and 3.
are established and II the inb. .rdar
rave submitted To the dom, .b,,an,s
United states and the o. MON NJ the
ically settled, | do r. ,estion il nrac.
ACTOR In the CAM otexnect Il IN ha n
'"inh she IL paign. OF other issues,
''s pna aancial question, in some
,sue. ,,;,l ia so,oa,hi, :, -.
But the result Of the campaign
.oing 10 turn In some measure on
the fortunes OF war. | think, also
that the question of trusts will come
into the campaign for discussion. Yet
| do not see how it can be much of an
issue. The existance OF trusts is not
disputed, but their treatment, it is
generally conceded, belongs exclusive
ly TO the states What the states may
be able to accomplish remains to be
seem" 81 have heard 1t advanced that
these combinations are based upon the
fictitious valuation and that the stock,
which has been put upon the market,
will, by and by, prove unremunerative;
and that ultimately it will result in
bankruptcy, causing the destruction of
the trusts and ruin of investors. 1t is
certain that the parties holding the
stock will be sufferers, but it is hard
to tell what the effect will be on the
country at large"
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Three Oaks has had a great anti
saloon victory. The Warren Feather
bone Company is one of the principal
industries of the village, employing
over 200 young people. This industry
has caused during the last twelve years
the disbursement of $685. 600 in the
village. $3.50 day or SIS an hour. The
village has been for the most part
temperance town uncursed by the liquor
traffic. But lately stronger efforts
have been put forth to establish liquor
selling on a frmer and broader basis.
This alarmed Z. X. Warren and other
members of the featherbone plant and
other citizens who esteem liquor selling
a great curse to any community and
especially great injury to any indus
try employing large number of young
people. AS result of this feeling the
Featherbone Company offered to pay
into the village treasury 500 to take
place OF the sum which had before been
paid as a saloon tax; this was TO silence
people who might say the village
should have the $3.50 to expend
for village purposes. Moreover the
Featherbone Company said they
would remove their business from
Three Oaks il saloons were not prQhib-
tied in the village. So the voters
faced the question, Factory or Saloon,
and voted to Danish the saloon aud re-
tain the factory.
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Alaskan expansion was profitable to
this country. Secretary Seward paid
81, zoo, 900 for Alaska, comprising 269,-
529, 800 acres, or about two cents an
acre. The Fur Seal Company since
the purchase has paid into the treas
ury sc, 000,0 900, with 81 $40, $50 still due.
This represents SS3, 100000 worth of
furs marketed. One Of many gold
mining companies paid its stock holders
So, 625, 945 before Klondike opened up
That region has produced at least
1924, O0O, 600 to the country. In the
single year OF 1894 the fish product foot
ed about $1,000 900, and there is still
the value of $67, $4,000 placed in the
fisheries to be taken into account out
side OF whales and seals. Beside these
are the lumber, ice and stone indus
tries. And yet Alaskan trade is In its
early infancy. And this is sample of
the expansion that the Democratic
party claims is sending the country to
the demnition-bow- vows.
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The "Old Soldier" who has been car
featured and held up to ridicule for his
propensity to apply for pensions, will
heave great sigh of satisfaction when
he learns that the young soldier" OF
the war with Spain now carries the
belt in that respect. Already over
H. 900 applications for pensions nave
been filed. 1t will probably be found
that the GRUB kickers," the howlers
against the government methods of
handling campaigns, and the 'em-
balmed beef" heroes are among the
first applicants. -Pentwater News.
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Friday April, 2Sth is Arbor Day and
Gov. Pingree says; 81 hereby call the
attention Of the people OF the state to
the Importance OF planting on that day
trees OF ornament and shade, and | rec
omend that the state school boards,
faculties. teachers and students OF the
public schools, colleges, normal schools
and other educational institutions, OBJ
serve the day by the planting Of trees,
shrubs, vines and flowers
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