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Hutchinson gazette., 1901-08-15
THE GAME OF GRAB.
IN WHICH THE POOR MASSES
HAVE NO SHOW.
Transportation Comblne to squeoEe "AlI
That tho Trahic win bear" out OF
Producer aud ConSumor-Rspub,lcan
Made Trusts Rule All Industries,

From Philadelphia comes the news
that the meeting Of Messrs, Morgan,
Hanna, GrlsGom and Casaatt In New
York lately had behind II much
greater combination than the btu
mnous coal combine, The new com
blnation, 1t Is asserted, ls nothing less
than a combination OF the Pennsylya-
MIA railroad, the American Steamship
Line, the Chesapeake and Ohio, with
the 1eot Of ocean steamers sailing
from Newport News, and the bulk OF
the shipping on the great lakes
The combination Of interests thus
forming in conjunction with the Ley
land line deal, will put into the back
ground even the gigantic billion dol
lar steel trust, It will give to the
promoters and to the new combine
the control Of transportation from the
lakes and the west practically to Eu-
rope
The deal is 30 gigantic In It's con-
Ception as to be almost beyond be-
lief, and would be so were II not for
the organization Of the big steel trust
with such ease and the rumors which
reached this country from Europe
while Mr., Morgan was abroad
This transportation trust will have
the foreign trade Of the United States
almost at Its mercy, owning as 1t will
nearly all the wharfage at the great
ports and with community Of in
terests with the other lines of trans
portation that reach the seaboard, 1t
Will be able to raise the foreign rates
on wheat, corn, cotton and the other
products we export to the old tune of
"all the traffic will bear" This OF
course will mean that the price to the
farmer and producer will be accord
ingly decreased
The trust question is certainly be.
coming interesting and the magni-
tude Of the combinations Is enlarging
as the feed the smaller ones have been
feeding on tends to larger growth.
It Is also well to remember that the
four men above mentioned form the
combine that Is demanding the pas
sage by Congress Of the ship-subsidy
steal, and II they are able to control
the next Congress for that outrageous
measure they will doubtless be able to
prevent all antitrust legislation.
The coming Congress will bear close
watching and It will be we'll to in
form your Senators and Representa-
tives, who are Republicans, that their
actions will be strictly scrutinlzed. 1t
is matter OF cohgratulation to Dem
ocrats that all the members Of their
political faith with hardly an excep-
ton, are opposed to the subsidy
scheme and favor antitrust leglsla-
ton.
Hutchinson gazette., 1901-08-15
THE REPUBLICAN, CRY FOR
REFORM,

The Republicans are in great fear of
n coming storm; they feel they are
losing the confidence Of the honest
people, Hanna and the men who have
control of the party machine are great
buffers and ruthlessly override any
that raise even faint cry for refor-
nation, The enormous patronage at
their bestowal has so far been able to
stay revolts in all quarters but the
stopping Of the mouth Of politician
does not satisfy the people who are
paying the fiddler, but who are not
allowed to name the tune to which the
dance Is set. Republican editors all
over the country are urging reform,
they are in touch with the people and
know their unrest, Independent news
papers are more outspoken and see the
coming storm, the Indianapolis News
for instance, says; Republicans them
selves are beginning to see the neces-
sity of doing something to set things
to rights So we have Republican
protests against the ship subsidy, re-
publican demands for the lowering Of
our tariff duties, republican denuncia-
tion of the corruption in Pennsylvania
and Maryland and republican argu-
ments in favor Of still further
strengthening the gold standard A
member Of the presidents cabinet has
declared himself against the robbers
in Pennsylvania. 1t will be well for
the men in authority IL they read the
danger signals
This cry will not be needed by Han
ma and the machine that controls
Congress, they are intent on ship-sub-
sidy steals and legislation Of similar
atrocity. The small honest element Of
the republican party in Congress will
be put down with a high hand and
their efforts to legislate against the
trusts will be laughed at.
This is the Democratic opportunity
and they will show their hands by
giving the few honest Republicans aid
to reform the corruption that rules
the party in power. There will not be
enough of them to legislate in the
coming Congress but the Democrats
will give them a chance to stand up
and be counted and then appeal to the
country for new deal in 1902.
Hutchinson gazette., 1901-08-15

work WIZ on fire too, n thought wed
better get out o. there pretty quick, n
went I get III other kids n Phyllis
wuz h.dln' hind tn bed, n | got her
out n carried or downstairs n set 'er
on the lawn, n men | went back n
led the other two kids down stairs,
they 'uz kind o. scairt, n men | tcl9-
phoned fur tn fire comply : Lney
come n put the fire out after I burned
all tn upstairs out-naw, didn't 90
nawthin moren anybody 'ud n done,
but the lre capt'n sed ought { nave
a medal-that's all-come on, Billy, n
help me 'ith this table" and the little
man turned again TO his work His
deed Is all the more remarkable when
II Is known that the servant was so in
Ierested In saving her own belongings
that she left the children alone to shift
for themselves after she had thrown
some water on the blaze, which was
started by one OF the children playing
with matches, Mrs, Shaw was absent
from home and the servant was the
only adult In the house when the fire
started.
Hutchinson gazette., 1901-08-15
Pig Pasture-Gra

VIM. Elliott, Sidney, Man, "Will
you kindly give me few pointers In
your valuable paper ~ What is the
most profitable method Of feeding pigs
in summer? (2) What Is best to SOW
for pasture? (3) What do you think Of
sowing rape for pigs?
Answer-This correspondent asks
some very practical questions, upon
subjects upon which a good deal might
be said. No doubt some of our readers
will have had experience along some
Of the lines touched, Which, II sent us,
would be Of interest
and 2. The question OF summer
feeding for pigs Is one which has come
in for considerable attention from time
to time. OF course, each farmer must
be governed to quite an extent by his
individual circumstances and must
consider largely the sorts Of feed which
he has on hand. But, speaking in a
general way, we might say that a
great majority Of the farmers who go
in for raising many hogs find that in
the summer they should not be too
closely confined, but be allowed the
freedom Of pasture of some rich green
grass, or a plot of green wheat, oats or
barley. We know some farmers who
SOW some Of these grains for this pur-
pose, using nearly twice as much seed
as in ordinary sowing, Then we know
some very successful hog-raisers who
have small pasture field Of Bronze
grass laid out for summer pasture of
hogs, and find 1t very satisfactory j.
A.. McGill, Neepawa, has a nice Bronze
hog pasture, and reports 1t as being
first-rate. But, besides green feed, the
growing hog should have feed at
least twice a day of some cheap grain
ration, and 1t is right here that a good
fanning-mill will help to pay for itself
on most farms. One large hog raiser
in Manitoba OF our acquaintance feeds
q good deal Of bran to his growing
hogs in the summer, but II he has
cheap feed at home he will naturally
use it before buying. Some years dam
aged wheat can be purchased cheaply,
then ground and fed. But 1t is always
best, we believe, for the farmer to grow
his own feed, and this can be done by
sowing barley (and perhaps pease
sometimes) and by saving all the waste
ends in the way of screenings. Then,
too, skim milk is valuable adjunct
to grain feeding, but as we have often
pointed out, yields the greatest proper
tionate gain when not fed too freely.
OF course water and shade should al
ways be available. 3, Rape Is a cap
ital feed the time 1t lasts, and should
have a trial.--Nor'wes Farmer.
Hutchinson gazette., 1901-08-15
Baby Beef.

Press Bulletin OS, OF the Kansas Az
ricultural College.
In the latter part of October, 1900,
the Kansas Experiment Station put
into the feed lots 1870 head of calves
that had just been weaned, They were
divided into lots to test the value OF
alfalfa hay, prairie hay, corn, Kafr-
corn and soy beans In the production
of baby beef,
Sixty head OF heifer calves were pur-
chased in the Kansas City stock yards
weighed an average OF 4lS pounds
each, cost S4,25 per cwt, at the yards,
and cost an average Of sl8.25 per head
delivered In the college feed lots,
These were range calves, grade Short
horn, Hereford, and Angus Fifty head
were purchased Of farmers near Man.
haitian and had been kept with their
dams through the summer in small
pastures. Twenty head were mixed
bred calves that had been purchased
around Manhattan when born, and had
been raised at the college by hand, ten
being raised on creamery skim-mllk
and ten on whole milk. The calves
were vacclnated to prevent blackleg,
Without this safeguard We should not
have dared to undertake the expert
ment,
All lots were fed twice daily all they
would eat water and salt were always
before them, and they were sheltered
In common board sheds opened TO the
south, The yards were fenced with
woven wire.
The calves were fed seven months
with the following results;
Hutchinson gazette., 1901-08-15
A Nino-Year.OId Hero.

Ralph Reginald Shaw, years old,
is the hero of Edgewater since he
bravely rescued his two younger sisters
and brother from fiery death during
the burning of the Shaw home, 96l
Winthrop avenue recently. The little
hero was busy assisting with the re-
moval of some of the Shaw belongings
to a near by building, when he was
interviewed by a reporter for a. Chicago
daily, and he reluctantly paused to
tell briefly of his daring deed. He
said: 81 didn't do nuthin' great; l
wish people d lemme alone bout it.
Aw, it wuzzent nawthin'. l was just
goin' by tn bedroom door 'pstairs n
our house yeste'dy afternoon n my
little sister Phyllis, she's A gears old.
yelled at me tn house wuz on fire, n
/ looked in tn door n saw tn lace
curtain burnin' n tore 1t down n
stamped on it, n men saw tn wood
Hutchinson gazette., 1901-08-15

The Standard Oil people have
bought another little trust, only a
matter of about $5O,OOO,0OO, known as
the Linseed Oil Company, and the
price OF linseed oil has been on the
Jump ever since. This advance in
price does not agree with Republican
predictions that the formation OF
trusts results in cheapening the
product TheiC is tariff on linseed
oil of 20 cents a gallcn, which allows
the trust to laise the price at least
that much and not experience any
competition. When you paint your
house or barn you pay the trust a
large tax approaching 40 per cent Of
the cost of the oil used and this tax
is collected by the trust by adding to
the price over what the same product
could be imported for and by the pro-
lection granted the trust by the Re-
publican tariff.
Hutchinson gazette., 1901-08-15

There are thoroughbred fowls and
thoroughbred fowls, The good thor
oughbreds are those that have been
bred with an eye to the results. The
poor thoroughbreds are those that have
been bred hit-or-miss. Such breeding
gives very questionable results In the
breeding of fowls selection must be
the order Of the day, no matter how
good the breeding stock may be. The
tancier that would improve his flock
will Gull out from year TO year. The
careless breeder never culls out and
hence breeds from the thoroughbred
scrubs as well as from the frst-class
birds.
Hutchinson gazette., 1901-08-15
Feed.

At the close Of the experiment, May
q, the entire lot averaged 800 pounds
per head In the college feed lots, The
shrinkage in shipping to Kansas City
was three per cent Thirty-two steers
averaged SSS pounds and sold at S5,40
per 100 pounds, seventy-four heifers
averaged 75S pounds and sold at S5,95,
and eighteen heifers averaged TAI
pounds and sold at S5.15. Six head OF
heifers went as springers.
The remarkable feature of this eX-
pertinent Is the small amount OF feed
required to make 100 pounds Of gain,
Last year the Kansas Experiment Sta
tion reported making 100 pounds gain
on 1,O00-pound steers with us and
7S0 pounds OF corn. Many old feeders
wrote us that they could not make
such gains with so little feed Pro-
fessor Henry reports that he finds the
average in a large number Of feeding
experiments with steers to be 100
pounds Of gain for 1000 pounds of
grain and 500 pounds Of roughage.
Hutchinson gazette., 1901-08-15
THE TRUST AND THEIR ALLIES


That trusty Republican organ, the
Boston Advertiser whose breath of
life is through protection, is quite dis
turbed about the reciprocity treaties.
1t declares that 1t was the trusts, or
some Of them, that headed off the reci-
procity treaties during the Fifty-sixth
Congress. The Advertiser declares
that the plans Of the administration
were completely blocked by certain
large corporate interests which mann
tair lobbies in Washington that these
interests gave notice to the President
that they were unwilling to have any
change, of whatever nature, made in
existing tariff rates. and that whom
Hutchinson gazette., 1901-08-15

The trusts have lawyers employed
in and out of Congress. Perhaps this
was what the Omaha Bee was think
ing Of when 1t said Congressman
Grosvenor, who has developed the un-
fortunate faculty Of saying the wrong
thing at the right time, has again at
tracted attention to himself by a
Fourth of July grafton devoted large
ly to defense of the trusts. Con-
gressman Grosvenor is evidently
oblivious of the fact that the trusts
constantly keep the ablest lawyers
of the country on their pay roll for
that very purpose.
Hutchinson gazette., 1901-08-15

That the trusts rule the Republican
party is getting to be well understood
by most of the people, In return for
the special privileges that have been
granted the trusts they find the money
to elect Congressman and thus con-
tinue to bleed the people. In this
connection the New York Times says
Whatever opinion our statesmen and
our economists may hold, it is plain
that the benehciaries Of Dingleyism
are not prepared to dispense with the
blessings Of system under which
they have found it delightfully."- easy
to get rich. Congressman Dalzell Is
one Of the spokesmen Of this class
Of wide-awake Americans He thinks
that the granting Of tariff concessions
even to the products Of Cuba will
raise serious questions We should
say so. Porto Rico is smaller than
Cuba, yet the howl that went up
when 1t was proposed to establish
free trade with that island, our own
island. was so terrifying that 1t
frightened the President from his
plain duty
Hutchinson gazette., 1901-08-15

Since the Republicans captured
Nebraska they are running things
wide open, even bull fights being per-
mi+ted at Omaha.
Arizona republican., 1901-03-22
Personal Mention

MT. Bruce Perley left last night for Bisbee on a business trip.
 Dr. A. Tyroler, Williams; Mrs. c. A. Bray, Prescott; J. B. Girard, Pitts burg, are at the Ford fotel.
 At the Commercial hotel are: M. Howell, San Francisco: w. F.. Smith, St. Louis; H. F. sht rman, Newman, and Donald Mcqueen, Mesa.
 Among those leaving lest night via the s. F. F. & P. railroad were c. F.. Mayhall, for Kansas City; Agnes Foley. for Los Angeles and John Me- Nally and Rosa McNamara, for San Francisco.
 s. Rosenthal. Chicago: W. F. Smith, St. Louis; H. E. Bategnan, Pittsburg; W. C. Bates. Fittsburg; l.. R. Smith, San Francisco; I. T. Stoddard, Stod- dard. Ariz.: Mir. and Mrs. Burt Dun lap, Tucson; M. J, Walsh. Mexico City: J. II. Clarke and J. w. Morris. Piqua, Ohio: ID. F. Price, San Antonio, Tex, were guests at the Hotel Adams Thurs day.
Arizona republican., 1901-03-22
TO MAKE LARGE CIGARS
Tobacconists Pleased With Repeal of
 Cuban Export Tax.

Larger and heavier cigars will be dealt out to smokers as a result of the repeal Of the export tax upon Cuban topacco. The increase in the size and weight of the cigars is the only effect that Phoenix tobacco dealers say the repeal of the act will have.
 Nevertheless the tobacco dealers de- clare that they are pleased with the repeal Of the law. This approval is called forth by the belief that while the law will have but little effect upon the general public the profits of the Jobbers and manufacturers will be ma terially increased. It is expected also that there will be a great influx of Cuban tobacco into the United States. Owing to the export duty the tobacco shipped from Cuba has been of rather lighter weight. and the abolition of the tax will enable the manufacturers in this country to import the heavier grades and will also result in the in- crease of the size of the cigars manu- factured in Cuba. According to the tobacco dealers there is no danger that the abolition of the export duty will result in any competition between the cigar makers of Cuba and the United States.
 The export duty upon Cuban tobacco has been $1.50 pound. This duty has been collected ever since the United States has maintained troops in the island. During the administration of Captain General Weyler the duty was increased so as to be prohibitive, but as soon as the Americans came into control the duty was decreased to the amount formerly charged by the Span- ish government.
 Selm Nicholson, of Drachman Bros, said yesterday: 'The repeal of the duty will be q good thing for the American manufacturers. It will place at their disposal 8 larger quantity of raw material and win aiso decrease the price. I believe 1t will stimulate the sale of cigars and other forms of to- bacco There Is no danger that it will result in competition between Amer ican and Cuban cigar makers. Ninety per cent of the Havana cigars are made in this country at the present time, and there is no chance that any larger proportion will be manufactured in Cuba"
Arizona republican., 1901-03-22
TRITLE IS PRESIDENT
Ex-G Governor in the Queen of Arizona
 Copper Company.

Prescott, Mar. 21.-(Special.)-A dis patch was received here today an nouncing that the board of directors of the Queen of Arizona Copper Com pany, in a meeting at New York, has elected ex-Governor Tritle as the new president of the company, with a handsome salary. R. H. Burmister, mayor of Prescott, is also made the vice-president The Copper Queen of Arizona company has acquir- ed most of the mining inter- ests in Yavapai county of Henry B. Clifford, embracing group of properties in the Big Bug mining district, and including the once famous Great Belcher mine. The company as reorganized is said to be planning the acquisition of many prospects in Ariz- one, it's purpose being to develop new holdings. The new president will have headquarters at Prescott.
 Governor Tritle has had remarka- ble career as mining man, once close ly associated in Nevada with the in terests of Mackay, Hearst, Fair, Flood and other men of national reputation. He went to Nevada in 1859 and was one of the first men to go into the fla nous Comstock property. a group of mines that produced s40,000,000. He was the organizer of the "Belcher," one of the bonanzas of Virginia city. and for a number of year. was president of the company. The Belcher paid dividends amounting to more than $7o,OO0,O ,O00
 He was apointed governor of Arizona in 1882 and at once investigated the mineral conditions. He early predicted that there would be great mines ip the vicinity of Prescott and soon witness ed the fulfillment of his predictions.
 The name of Tritle will always be as- sociated with Arizona and its rich mines. His splendid knowledge of mining enabled him quickly to discern the possibilities of the now famous United Verde mine, and he made two bold attempts to operate it, despite many obstacles. In those days copper was less valuable and there were poor railroad facilities. The mine was made to produce and smooth sailing was in sight. when operations were suspended on account of a great snow storm la Dor dissentions arose and the governor finally was forced to abandon the en- terprlse. Senator Clark, with an abun- dance of capital, stepped in and in short time converted the holdings into the greatest copper mines perhaps in the world.
Arizona republican., 1901-03-22
NEWS OF BUCKEYE
Matters That Occupy the Attention of
 Lower Gila Settlers.

Buckeye, Ariz, Mar. 1S.-(Special correspondence of The Republican)- MT. Meskimmons of the Phoenix In- dian school paid Buckeye a visit last week. He is improving ranch here.
 MT. James Harrer, who has been sick for come time is in very low condi- tion.
 oscar Roberts returned to Phoenix Sunday
 MT. Eastwood has moved on the NJ. M. Jackson ranch.
 Mir. Vim. Mcdonald returned fr-m Pho nix Saturday with a load of apiary supplies
 Mir. F H. Spain one morning last week siict some horses he found in his yard. The horses belonged to John Ctllleland. Mir. Spaln repented immedi- rately and paid Mr. Gilleland $SO for the horses.
 The people under the south exten- sion branch of the canal have been bothered a great deal lately trying to get a water raising box to stay in the canal.
 A number of men and teams are at the dam to do some repairing.
 A Earty from East Buckeye consist Ing CT MT. and Mrs. Blackmer, Msys Jesslca Frazier. Miss Julia Melton. MT. Ernest East. Mir. Elmer Blackmer and Master Elmer Blackmer, went on a picnic Sunday Ito the Eztrella moun- tains. southeast from East Buckeye. Luncheon and camera were taken along and a very enjoyable day was spent.
Arizona republican., 1901-03-22
FOUND A DESERT FREAK
Unique Spring Located in a Strange
 Spot.

The Colorado desert has always been considered enc of the most barren des- D,s Cn the Pacific coast. knd while the traveller might wander for miles In every direction without finding water, still. if he krows where to go. the best kind of pure, soft water can bc found in many places.
 Almost twenty miles to the south and a little west of Flowingwell sta tion. on the Southern Pacific railroad, and about six miles east of the old Salton river channel, wonderful spring has just been discovered, or rather it has been rediscovered.
 In 1856 this desert country was sur veyed by order of the United States government. The surveyor. in mak- ing his field notes. noted the fact thot a well of pure. soft water was located on section l3, township IA south, range II east. San Bernardino base ,ni n.e- ridian.
 For the past forty-fve years it is doubtful if any human being has even seen that well. It is located about half a mile west of the old ocean beach, out of the line of all kinds of travel, and there has never been any reason for any individual to visit that locality since the government survey was ma ie, until few days since. when was com menced a resurvey of this portion of the desert.
 The surveyor set out to find tn. we'll. Instead of well with the water six feet below the surface. he found spring some ei yhteen feet in diameter somewhat elevated above the level of the surrounding desert soil. This spring was full of jules and enough water was running away from it to wet the soil for distance of about 15U feet before 1t sank out of sight.
 The water was tasted and pronounced perfectly pure. It was tested with soap and made good Ids, showing that It was perfectly soft.
 Thc work of clearing out the spring was then begun. The surface was found to be springy and one complete mass ~ fibrous roots. 4 workman took a saw and soon cut out a block of this fibrous matter foot square and this was soon pulled out, demonstrating the fact that tfere was a cap of tule roots covering tine spring, which was about eighteen inches in thickness. This cap was gradually cut away and removed, leaving a pond of wate.. to which no bottom had been found up to latest ac. counts