The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1900-07-06
Wants to Plant
Sugar Beets.


drande Sugar Company was in the
,ity few days ago. and was in con
with n number Of our
business men regarding the plant-
ing of large acreage of sugar
beets in this valley He also visit
ed number Of other points on the
Short Line for the same purpose.
His plan is to induce. if possible,
ranchers here to put III about l.
900 acres next year, for the pr,-
duct of which his company will
contract. The co mpany proposes
to furnish seed, instructions for
planting and care Of the crop. and
to lend such assistance as will make
the venture successful. Ii is un-
derstood that the Short Line has
made low ratefor shipment TO La
Grande and is giving a great deal
of attention to the matter lndc-
pendent.
Col. Pat Reddy. one of the most
noted criminal lawyers on the Pm
cific coast, died in his home at San
Francisco last Tuesday. Col. Red
dy took a leading part in the de-
fence of tho Ceur d Alene nj ncrs
last year Avalanche.
During the year 1899 American
colleges received endowments 10
the amount of Sl7.000,G00 and
more than S6,OO0,000 was spent III
the erection of college building
The figures indicate that the work
of higher education is making
more rapid strides than ever before
they do not afford much encourage
ment for that class that believes
the untry to be going to the
dogs through deterioration Of the
race.
Orders have been sent to New
York 10 dispatch the converted
yacht MHyhower. which was bought
during the war as a naval vessel. to
Porto Rico for the use Of Govern
or Allen as soon as her old fittings
can be replaced. 1t is understood
that the Mayfower will have re-
stored all the handsome decord-
tions which she had when the gov
ernment bought her of Ogden Goe-
, let, and which were removed at the
time Of the war, including the pipe
organ and silk and satin hung cab
, in walls.
Notices are being published to
+ the effect that section -. OF the
t Act Of February -, 1899. provide,
that any person. persons, dealel'
= or shippers. having in their poss
a ession any fruit of any kind infest
e ed with any injurious insects o.
l. their germs. or with any fungus o.
$ other diseases injurious to fruit o
5 fruit trees OF other trees or plants
2 or who shall sell. or offer for sale
o gift, distribution or planting, o
It who shall refuse or neglect to de
e stroy OF disinfect said fruit, sha
e be deemed guilty of a misdemeano
e and upon conviction thereof shal
ie be fined not less than S25 or NOR
te than $500.
10 TIen Tsin. which is mentione
Il as the point of greatest activity an
It danger. aside from Pekin the CaI
7r ital, in the present troubles in Ch
+ ma, is especially important in reI'
Il ton to American trade in this
u country. 1t is in the norther
le part of the country and it is theI
nc that American goods seem to be
ol the greatest favor The growth {
our trade in that section is descril
NJ ed somewhat in detail by a receI
d. publication of the Treasury Burea
al of Statistics, which describes Tic
H. Tsin as the most important city
ct northern China. being located
.as the head of the Gull of Pechili al
but so miles from the capital, p
oi kin, with which it is connected |
ri. water and 10y railway ling.