The Holly chieftain., 1900-12-14

Tests of sugar now being made at
Su.ar Citvfrom Colorado grown bcets
runs 9g.7 per cent pura This is al
m,,t al! Suglr and is sur priSiny To the
sugar fartp'v people. y German Sug-
ar expert who was present at the test
declared that the beets grown in the
Arkansas valley are the finest In the
world. and equalled only by those
grown in a small area in Japan. n.-Pue-
bio Indicator.
vt the adjourned meeting Of the
flO.lv taniaiOupc Growers association
held saturday, the following officers
were elected for the ensuing wear:
Board NJ directors: \. l.. Johnson,
II l.. johnson. J. :. McMurtry. W. b.
Padlcy, j. !. Banks: Treasurer, j. S.
NcMurtTy. The Board meets tomor-
row to organize. BY electinga president
vice PRECEDENT and secretary. IL is
estimated that the association will
plant over 200 acres OF melons next
season.
i. b. Woody brought us statement
nt his dairy operations the past year,
or from November s,h. 1899, to Nov
cmber eth. 1900 during which time his
books Show that he made and sold
2.sj3 pounds OF butter. which brought
I. o. b. at Syracuse. s635. Besides the
butter sold, Mr.. Woodley estimates
that the butter and cream consumed
by his family would equal lj0 pounds
Of butter making a total Of 5000
pounds OF butter. Mr. Woodly'S dairy
herd consists Of twenty cows, part of
which number are drv He uses
hand separator. barrel churn and
presses lis butter into pound bricks.
syracuse Journal.
We hardly know just why it should
be 50, but it is an invariabe rule.
that when farmer turns from grain
raising and selling and commences To
keep dail Of cows just that soon
his financial condition is improved
He has more ready m uney. pays cash
for his grocer Is. his land improves in
fertility: Keeping COWS. he is compcll-
ed to raise calves and feed hogs and
in Il "rrv fcw Years he is out Of debt
and letting the contract for a new
house and building big red barn.
We have seen this thing done thous-
and time and il always wins. Dairy
ing is hard and cuniining work on the
farm, but it is the shortest and safest
route to agricultural indepen dence.-
Ey.
The strike Of the telegraph operators
on the tSantc Fc system which began
on the 8, inst. is the all absorbing tor
tD pic o. interest lust now. IL is
claimed br the OPERATORS that 1900
men left their keys on the Santc Fe
system. The officials Of the road have
been making every effort possible to
employ operators to fill the strikers
places aud claim to have been so far
successful that traffic has suffered but
slightly as a result OF the strike. The
trouble which brought about the
strike WAS between the operators and
officials on the Gulf Line" in Texas,
and has been brewing ever since last
April. 1t is impossible for anyone
not knowing the actual facts to decide
which side is at fault. AS the operators
claim their wages were being reduced.
while the company cla inns that under
the new schedule propo Sed by it makes
net advanc3 Of sS6 90 per month on
the Gulf branch. 1t appears. however,
that there were q large number OF Op-
orators out Of employment at the time
the strike began and these will take
the strikers places, making it next to
impossible for the operators TO carry
the strike TO Il successful issue.