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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-02-19
A Harmonious Meeting.

Eagle Pass, Texas. February ls.--The
republican county convention was held
here Saturday night and was the largest
and most harmonious ever held. Resolu
tons indorsing McKinley's administration
and Congressman Hawley were adopted
Delegations headed by Colonel C. c. Drake
were elected to both State and congress
sional convention.
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Colorado. Texas. February l6.--The Of
hcers Of the new bank Of this place were
sworn 10 yesterday They are ", r..
smith, president; ]. e. Hooper, cashier,
c. A. o. Keeter. vice president. The
directors are W. r. Smith, J. E. Hooper.
j.. D. Walffen and l.. p. seamen Tois
IL 10 be the City National hank of Colo
RADIO with capital of $4,000 They ex-
pect 20 be open for business by April /.
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De,troyed several Stores.

clarksdale, Miss, February 1s,-A hre
which started shortly before o'clock this
morning in the Roberts G. Co. general
store destroyed several brick stores in the
business portion OF the city today, entail
ing a loss OF about s57 900. The fire de-
partment was hampered by lack Of water
and greater loss was only aTerted by the
formation OF bucket brigades
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xnien from Lulins

Luliue Texas. February Nv. W. Lips
comb has purchassd two building lots on
Main street from @. A. Williams and Will
soon begin the erection Of three up-to-date
brick store houses In the place OF the present
wooden structures now thereon.
Measles have a. last struck Luling. hut At
present there are only a few cases in the
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Coimesnen. Texas. FEBRUARY is.-Boru TO
NJ and Mrs. II. ". Gleaves. "Wednesday Of
last week a boy.
Dr and Mrs Bledsoe Of Rockand are Wis
itlnE here. the guests Of Or. and Mrs. J J.
Ellison.
y. .. Moore and Gordon Built. attorneys
Of woodvllle. were IN Colmesneil this week on
business.
$ H. Meadows and T II Neyland, two
lsading merchants here. have nut gas lights
IN their stores this week
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STAPLES FOR SENATOR.
ne ha Candidate to Succeed Hon
M Heber stone.

smthyille, Texas, February f7.-Hon,
Z Staples of this city, who is now
ewing his second term as representa-
Wespi this, the Fifty.second district.with
uealtato himself and honor 10 his cou-
,slusnts, will not seek that office again,
mas announced himself as q candi-
sat ior State senator of this, the Nine
.sntn senatorial district, composed OF the
.sunnes OF Washington. Lee and Bas-
w II elected he will support Hon.
,,.sepn w. Bailey for United States sena-
" unless otherwise instructed.
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rhronn from a Magen.

smithynlc. Texas. February ls.--rhis eve.
while crossing the Katy track near the pas
fenger depot. the mule team Of VIM. Derry
coiored bscame frightened nj moving train
and ran away throwing out Derry his wife
ana littie daughter and more or less inInring
ali OF them painfully, but DOT seriously
Defry's wife received a broken leg and had
cute cash cut in the forehead The wagon
wac demolished.
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ELLIS COUNTY REPUBLICANS.
c.,,rates TO All Conventions We're
Elected.

Elected.
Vuabacbie. Texas, February 1.-THE
I'M, county republican convention yester-
d,y met here and elected the following
Postmaster John Beatty, chairman coun-
/, executive committee.
delegates to State convention at Waco.
March 6-K. S. Fisher. William Jennifer,
Inn Beatty. B. w. Tins, George W. Ma
iope, !. r. Callahan. Lewis Centers, a..
l. n. Mcdonald.
delegates to congressional convention
william JenDifer. George Malone, x. S.
yi,hsr, John Beatty, G. r. Garrado. d.
n. Sims. L. Garrado, Simon Davis.
delegates 10 senatorial convention--John
Be.ty, l.. Garrado. K. S. Fisher, Lewis
certers, B. W. Sims, A. L. NJ. Mcdonald,
RIM johnson, ]. r. Callahan.
DELEGATES TO state convention when
uled--K. S. Fisher. William Jennifer,
johp Beatty. B. w Sims, G. W. Malone.
LR Callahan. Lewis Centers. A. l.. \.
Mcdonald.
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ltSAS DEATHS AND MARRIAGES.


QuBSENBERRy, Mrs. S. C., aged 80: AZ
Denton. February H.
GARRETT Clifford; at Alice February
49,
PoEN1sH. R. o.. aged "A. near Corpus
Christi. February a.
FERGUSON. Samuel; at Llndale, February
CIR AwFoRD, Nelson. aged 81; near
Coryell City, February =
DALTON. Mrs. Lucinda; at Pslo Pinto.
February s.
SECREsT Mrs, Flora az Arlington Feb
ruary =; interment at Ennis.
GUM. f. H.. aged IS, at Hilsboro, Feb.
ruary s.
MCALL Mrs. Beatrice Jones. at Corsi.
cana, February ..
ALEXANDER, Mise Annie; near waxaha.
chic. February 1921
KELLUM, Mrs. s. M; at corsiosna, Feb
ruary 10, st
SMITH, Joseph, aged 81 near weather
ford February II.
PATTERSON. Mrs. John NJ, aged "a; near
Tyler February 10.
BROWNBR Thomas P. aged 81 at Tex
arkana, February 1@.
CAMERON, BurnettS near Wallis Febru-
airy ~.
GRANTHAM, John, aged 70: near Dayilia
BUCK. Mrs. Il. NJ, aged 40, at san An
tonic February ~.
BLlNN. NJ. A., ased 40; at san Antonio,
February 10.
TAYLOR. Mrs, sallie; al Texsrkaua, Feb.
ruary 10.
TAYLOR, George; near picttou. Fsbru.
airy Vs.
MOORE, W, G., aged 70; near Weather
ford, February u
LEWIS. Homer, aged ab1ut %; at Nash
vile, Tenn, February s; ntermeHt at
Naples. Texas.
GENTRY, Miss Lena, aged Is; at Mexia,
February IL.
M'coNNIco. Mrs. G j.; pesr corsicsna,
February H.
BURLESoN, John; al Woodland. Free.
stone county. February ~.
BAKER, Miss Willie, aged %; at Paris
February 10.
KNIGHT. Mrs y; at Wolfe City, Febru-
airy IL.
STEPHENSON, Mrs j. A., AGED So near
Hillsboro. February lS.
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FATALLy BURNED.
CbiId's Dress Caught While Playing
Nrnr "a Fire.

San Antonio. Texas. February la 4
yeir-old son Of Fran sco Herrera wealthy
farmer living on the Medina river, thirteen
miles from tiie city. was probably fatally
burned q noon TODAY. The child vaa playing
near n Gre in the yard when It's dress caught.
Tho wind famed the flames into fierce
blaze with the result that bark and sides
NJ tbs littlo one were fcarfully burned, scgnt
homes nrs held out for the recovery Of the
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oorda 100 Right bower lOe; nepouan. Little
smoke. Matt simpson. Grandeur Prince Resl.
lrl; nr Fannie 1895 Fl ncrhn, l0t
Six futones, selling Np1kenshaw. 100, Sea
Kmsht, BlbrncyAiono, X. g., Red Gidd, III.
nad Steele Domnls Bill Powell John Boone,
snuternc, Sedoubach. iai nomozetta, Bau-
tica. swamp Angel Theresa H.. 10
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Elected delegates.

ssiesiine, Texas. February 1s,--The re-
sneans held their county convention
~seraay and selected delegates to me
rsssisssional and State conventions. They
.,s rs'seu George W. Burkitt for delegate
MI. tlis congressional district to the
-nonal republican convention.
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Marriages..

Mr. viii Williams aud Miss Minnie
Attcrbury; at comanche.
Mr. Morris Tarver and Miss Netiic Car
ter; at Belton, February s.
MIR Henry Vaughan aud Miss Mabel
Smith, a, CIehurnc February 2
Mr. Will Rice Of Waxahachie and Miss
Elsie Duncan: at Illllshnro, February 7.
MIR Savers Boyd and Miss Bette Robert
sen: at Co,prr February Z.
Mr. Martin Moor and Miss Minnie
Meyers: at Bonhnm, February :,
Dr.. G. NJ 4ndsrsnp and Miss Ellen
Grim al Tanglfwood, Lee coiniy Feb-
ruary 10.
Mr.. c. W Monroe ard Mrs vanla Key;
a, Mckinney. February u.
Mr.. Jesse A. Moore AMI Miss odessa
East sSaorsdo. February u.
VI. stuIg.s; at Hillsooro.
Mr.. G, D. Bsau AID Mrs. Anna Holland;
at Bonham February IL,
M D. ]. Strong ana Miss Molie Port;
at Texarhsna, February IL
Mr.. NJ L, Young5l7ed Of Howard eoun-
ty and Miss Mary Stokes; at Colorado,
February II.
Mr.. Robert 4. Erwin and Miss Fay Ran
DALI at Demon. February a.
Mr. II W Tstum and Miss Viola Fort.
ntr; a Ennis. February IL.
Mr.. Theodore e. Spurgeol and Miss
Dolly Kelly. beth Of Dall1s; at Sherman,
February ~.
Mr. W. r. Prltchstt and Miss Peal por-
ter: near sherman. February IL
Mr.. Norris Taryer and Miss Nettie Car
ter; at Betep February ~.
Mr. Paul Garner and Miss Mary john
son; ct Jchnson City. February II.
Mr.. Harry Ross Ihrie and Miss Laura
Lake: az San Antonio February u,
Mr.. Andrew Evans and Miss Belle Bird;
al Mason. February Z
Mr. ~. D. Burtrum and Miss Zerai
Fox; both OF shermaai al Mckinney
February a.
Mt c. W. Monroe and Miss Vania Key
a. McKiG1ey. February IA,
Mr. Carl Shuster and Miss Mollie Tim
minis; al Waxahachie, February II.
Mr.. p. L. White and Miss Wayne Page
at Mckinney, February II.
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0ranse. Texas. February 1s.-Hon. g.
iesgle. representative from the Thir-
49, s'A.n district. spent the day at home
A, 'oday He Is being urged 10 enter
~ ace for State senator, his friends
tx, .eeilns that his record in the house
'~''t aim to further honors.
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democratic executive committee has called
a meeting OF the county democratic can
didates for the Goth to decide what time
they want the primary election held.
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~ charles coIlexc.

Neu orleans. February Is The $.
chsflss college ii Grand cotssu. tossther
with large and valuable library. wer
aestros,ed by Are this incoming. Lczs esQ-
mated al $4,000; 1nsursncs $500
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,"sessessssssesessssssssss.ss.

evening. Two large elephants belonging 10
the circus ran amuek, killed their keeper and
sored another man There was a terrible
PANE 10 the audience attending the accident
After great damage OF pronortv. ono csca5of
through the grounds but was captured later
In tho suburbs OF Bcckenham
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Hog cboIera Reported.

Kaufman. Texas. February is.r-Tberc Is
reported several cases Of heg cholera IL srf
rear Hsufman Mr.. Dick Ecseis has loit
sight tngs With the disesss aud Mr., y, s..
PyIs has six hoEs row ssck. -
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pona, Were Approvea.

Arsur Texas, Fabrusry is--Ihe attorney
gsn.rsi yesterday approved slsI5 issue Of
Hardin county court house repair bonds.
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sslsooro. Texas. February ii.-csptain
~~n A. Fields. chairman of the county
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Two Elephants Amuck.

Lnndou. February liar exciting seens
took place at Crystal Palace. sqyd.nhau, ms
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1900-12-14
Chancery Court-2dDist'
STONE DEAvoURs. CHANCELLOR.

In tho county Of Pearl River on the first Monday
ef January and July and continue elk days.
In the county of Marion frsS district on the
,,cocd Monday Of January and July and continue
III d,ys. In tho second district on tho third
Monday Of January and July and continue six
lava
IN the county Of Hancock on the fourth Monday
OfJapuary asd July and continue six days..
tho county Of Harrison on the first Monday
HFsbruary and August and continue six daya.
Inths county Of jackson on tho second Monday
sfFsbruary and August and continue six days.
In tho county Of Wayne on tho second Monday
ofJune and Dectmber and continune six days.
In the county Of Jones' on the first Monday Of
March and September and continue six days.
In tho ceunty Of Jasper on the scr0nd Monday
Of March and September and continue six days.
In the county Of Perry held in Augusta. the
Frat district on the third Monday of March and
September snd continue six days. In the town Of
Hsttiesburg. tho second district on the the first
Monday Of June and December and continue six
iays.'
IN tho county Of Smith on the fourth Monday Of
March and September and continue six days.
In tho county of COvingt0n on tho fourth Mon.
day Of April and October and continue ak days
In the county Of Greene on Thursday after the
.eOond Monday OF April and October and continue
three days.
10 the county of Newton on the first Monday
OfApr and November and continue six days.
In tho county Of Laudcrdale on the first Mon
day Of May and November and continue twenty.
four Digs.
In the county Of Clarke on the third Monday II
Aprland November and continue six days.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1900-12-14
SAWN TIMBER OUTPUT.
MATERIALLY CURTAILED BY THE
MEMBERS OF THE GULF COAST
LUMBERMEN's ASSOCIATION.

Mobile Register.
The regular monthly meeting OF the
Gulf Coast Lumbermen's Association
was held yesterday at the Battle
House, with the following members
present: j. w. Black, Sullivan Tim
Der Company, Mobile, Ala; William
McGee, Bird Lumber Company, Mo-
bile, AL: p, X, Yonge, Southern
States Lumber Company, Pensacola,
Fla; W. B. Wright, w. B. Wright
Company, Pensacola, Fla; N. ID. Nc.
Clure and Grenameyer, Dyas, Ala; J.
e. North, j. E. North Lumber Com.
pany, Bond, Miss.
The meeting was called to order at
2 p. m. by Captain j. w. Black. chair.
man, and w. J. Kldutf. secretary.
The mintues OF the last meeting
were read by the secretary and adopt.
ed as a whole.
The secretary made report Of con.
ditiOnS and taken as a whole the out.
look is decidedly bright.
Mr.. North stated that the produc-
ti0n Of sawn timber is n0wn to the
minimum and that the seventy miles
on the Gulf and Ship Island road were
not making dn average Of a car day
in the aggregate, the smallest produc
tion in the history of the road
The Cuban business was fully dis
cusSed and found to be quiet at this
time. but as soon as a staple govern
ment is formed American capital will
pour into the island and a steady de-
mand for lumber will enSue.
1t was suggested that the secretary
be instructed to write letter to each
mill advising them that the question
of curtailing the production of lumber
of all grades will be brought up at the
next meeting. The recent action of
jhe association recommending a cur
tailment Of sawn timber met with sue.
cess, and there is less timber being cut
now than ever before. 1t is thought
that the same action in reference to
lumber will stiffen the marketmateri.
ally, especially in the cheaper grades
the better grades are in excellent de.
mand and prices quite satisfactory.
A general discussion ensed as to
conditions and those present were
unanimous in the opinion that the
future was all that could be desired.
Adjourned to meet the first Wedncs.
day in January, 1901.
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ONLY TWO GREAT CLASSES.

There are only two great classes in the
world, I say,
Fakirs and suckers.
The suckers do the labor and the fakirs
draw the pay;
The suckers do the voting and the fakirs
hold the sway.
The suckers raise the crops, but the
fakirs fix the price;
The fakirs hold the market and get the
biggest slice.
The fakirs take the harvest, the suckers
hold the bag;
The fakirs dress in broadcloth, the
suckers chew the rag.
The suckers feed the cows and the fskirs
get the milk;
The suckers feed the silk worms and
fakirs get the silk.
The suckers build the mansions the
fakirs occupy;
The suckers are the bakers, but the
fakirs eat the pie.
The suckers make the fabrics, but the
fakirs own the mills;
The fakirs have the pleasures while the
suckers foot the bills.
The fakirs have the feasts, while the
suckers get the crusts;
The suckers pay the prices, while the
fakir runs the trusts.
The suckers are the workers,
The fakirs are the shirkers,
The fakirs are the wealth takers,
And this Is why say
There are OH earth to-day
Just the classes
And the masses.
And the masses are the prey,
Just the ones who do the toll
And the ones who get the spoil,
Are the spoilers who do the toilers in the
same old way.
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A CHEERFUL EDITOR.

The paragraph below is from the st.
Hcnlena La Echo: -.
This editor and his better two.
thirds celebrated last Sunday their
twentieth wedding anniversary. Dur
ing these years there have been clouds
and sunshine intermingled, but we can
lay our hand upon our breast and say
Of a truth there has never been cross
word between us, except one time
when the Madame wanted certain
kind OF hat and we didn't like 1t, and
a few times when she wanted US to
hold the baby and we preferred to
read the papers, and about one thou
sand times when the stovewoOd was
either out or she didn't like the kind
it was. But we have had lots OF hap.
ness and plenty OF children.
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DR.. b. 4. Passmore, the able editor
of the Canton Times utters the FOL.
lowing truthful thoughts: mo man
is f1t to edit a paper who does not
stand for good morals ano seek to in
spire people to good and lofty attain.
ments by shaping individual and pub
lie sentiment along the highest aud
best lines. The man who is afraid to
speak his sentiments upon any and all
questions OF morals or politics for fear
he will loose a nickle or make an enemy,
Is not ft for an editor in the true and
right sense. No man In private or
public life ever spoke more fearlessly
on all subjects than we do. Ne have
made temporary enemies, but AS time
rolled on they understood us they
come back to u.s."
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FRIENDS; COURTESY FOR ALL; FEAR FOR NONE
SCRANTON, MISSISSIPPI FRIDAY, DECEMBER IA, 1900

that another full crop will be forth
coming the next season. Harvesting
palmetto for paper manufacture does
not destroy the producing stock. Mr..
John Fl. Stephens. Of Jacksonville, Is
authority for the statement that the
saw palmetto will make the "fnest
and best paper in the world" That
being true, we ought to have paper
mills in many parts OF south Georgia
and Florida within few years.
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The Saturday Review ends its arti.
Gle on our election by saying: "The
only interesting thing to the impar-
tial observer IL 10 consider the man.
ner In which the president will use
his victory. The greatest tribute to
his cunning as a politician is found In
the fact that there Is absolutely moth.
Ing In his past actions or utterances
to tell u.s. This bit Of sarcasm re.
veals keen knowledge Of Mr.. Nc
Klnleyb character.
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A Tennessee editor asks the indul
gence of readers for any sh0rtcOming
observed in this weekly paper on the
ground that within a short time his
local writer has been elected justice Of
the peace, and his old bachelor fore.
man married, while he himself, after
ten years welded life, has been pre-.
sented with his flrst.born, "a boy with
hair and eyes like his pa, and a voice
that may be heard all over the house,
In conclusion, he remarks that II any
subscriber wants to kick, 'just let
him kick"
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A Georgia editor gets up the follow
ing note to his subsrbers: "There 10 a
little matter OF business that we would
like to mention 10 some OF our Sub
Scribers before we forget it but we
are bit timid and don't Just know how
to so about it, However, we hope
Some Of them will consider that we
have been silent all the summer and
bring up the Subject in our presence.
Great men are mindful OF little things
but to Some we will he forced to speak
the word"
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PruSsian blue does not come to US
from Prussia. 1t il chemical pro-
duct Of which England makes her full
share. Irish straw Is not an Irish,
but an English dish. and Turkish
baths did not originate in Turkey, but
In Russia. Jerusalem artichokes do
not come from jerusalem. The plant
Is not u native of the Holy Land. The
Jerusalem artichoke Is a sunflOwer,
and gains its hame from the French
word "girasole," meaning the "pIant
which turns toward the sun"
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changing in the window of bar.
Der shop are the long and flowing
whiskers worn for many years by DR..
T. A. Stevens, of Independence" says
the Kansas City Journal. "In life
they hung down below the doctors
waist and they were famous all over
the country. The doctor bet 'em on
the election of Bryan" ~.
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The discovery that oxtails could be
made into a delicious and nutritious
soup belongs, it is said, to the dark
days OF the French. revolution, when
many OF the nobility were reduced to
sheer want. Hides had always been
sent to the tanneries with tho tails
still attached. The tails were subse.
Quently thrown away. A certain
nobleman, on the unpleasant verge OF
starvation, begged for one Of them,
and from 1t manufactured the drst
dish Of 0xtail soup.
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SCRUH PALMETTO.
THERE Is MONEY TO BE MADE OUT
OF IT.

OF IT.
Savannah Morning News.
The saw palmetto, as "sahal serrul-
ate. as the scientis call it,. is indigeOus
tn the soil OF South Carolina, Georgia,
Florida. Mississippi and Louisiana, in
the tidewater sections and just he.
yond. 1t is an extremely hardy and
vigorous growth. Once its roots are
set in the soil they can be removed
only by the most industrious and
thorough grubbing In very many
places the pa ametto scrub covers whole
flats" OF many acres with an al most
impossible barrier Of tangled under
growth.
Until within the very recent past
the saw palmetto has been looked up.
or as an unmitigated nuisance. The
cost of clearing an acre Of land of the
growth was often much greater than
the price of a dozen acres Of the rough.
Lately, however, the plant has been
receiving more consideration. 1t has
heen discovered that the saw palmetto
Is both source Of health and wealth,
and the probabilities are that at day
nnt far in the future it will be adding
largely to the prosperity OF these sec.
ti0ns which formerly cut it down and
cast it into the fire. The medicinal
properties OF 1t have been found very
valuable in the treatment Of kidney
and other troubles. and various pro.
prietary medicines manufactured
from the saw palmetto are now find.
ing their way into the markets.
The roots are rich in tannic acid.
Several factories for extracting the
acid are already ia operation In Flori.
da. and others are projected. Leather
tanned with acid from the palmetto
is said to be equal II not superior to
the hest oak or hemlOck. tanned stock.
As the palmetto costs hardly more
than the gathering. acid from it can
be produced at less cost than from
any other source. The market for it,
therefore, Is safe. For manufactur-
ing such articles as baskets, mats,
hats. etc, it would seem that there
ought IN be a great field for the pal.
metLo. IL was extensively made use 0f
during the war OF secession by the
women of the South In making such
articles. and 10 Is safe to say that
thousands Vt the articles made then
are In serviceable condition to.day, SO
durable IL the material.
One 0f the most important uses for
which the saw palmetto is available,
however. Is the making Of paper, In
various parts Of Asia, It is said, paper
has been made from the stock for
many years. and 50 cheaply that not
even our wood-pulp paper has been
able to compete with II. Lately
factory for making paper from the
saw palnlett0 has been established at
Pensacola. and its product Is said to
be very good In quality and strong 10
texture. There Is u great and increas
ing demand fnr u satisfactory substi
tute for wmd.pulp 10 paper making
The forests are being rapidly denuded
Without adequate steps for their re
prOducti0n being taken Besldes. th'
wm,d.pulp business Ia n0w controlled
by . gigantic trust, which ls In \ posi
tion " squeeze consumers at will
The pslmetto tiats would furnish u
lnexhaustible supply Of paper stock
|, alma " lnng % the roots are 10 th'
!. ground The tnps viii 10 abundsntl'
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