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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-05-30

amount of Intelligence, has watched the
development of many crops and has
Travelled considera bly, throughout the
county, while the conservatism with
which he tcmpers his demonstrations
insures them against the exaggeratioh
which is usual with the ultra enthusi-
astic Kansas in speaking of the pro-
spects for crops in his state
Mr. Turley owns. besides his Sedg-
wick county farm, a half section or
land in kingman county and much or
his observation this season has come
through driving to and from it. In
trip made recently to his Kingnan
county holdings he drove over a con-
siderable part Of Sedgwick county, and
took particular notice of the growing
wheat IN the different sections, so thai
his observations may be said to b.
somewhat general
Mr. TURKEY expressed the opinion that
the talk about fly in the wheat of this
section was mostly in Wichita. and
that there was more talk than there
was fly He reiterated the statement
that the wheat generally was in spier-
did condition, and averred that there
had not been to much rain, except pos
sloly, on the low grounds. Even there,
ne said, the condition was not such as
to form foundation for any calamity
talk
Speaking of the corn. Mr.. Turley said
that it was true that it was a trife
backward, but that it was in good con-
QAt4Oll OlutI WISE L He same IS true OF
the corn on the very low ground. The
last two exceedingly heavy rains have
made the ground pretty moist for the
crop, but taken all in all it is in pretty
good shape for all that
Though his own crops are in good
condition Mr.. Turley said that he did
not base his opinion entirely upon his
own prospects, but upon the conditions
generally as observed by him in his
trips through the county.
This opinion, coming as it does from
a man of Mr.. Turkeys experience and
reputation as man of conservatism
and good judgment is exceedingly
gratifying to those who own farm
lands. but who are unable to see them
except at lorg intervals. IT viii have
tendency to offset the talk that has been
noted during the past three or four
weeks, in which it was rumored that
the wheat crop in Sedgwick county was
badly injured. generally, by the Hessian
fly and by the great amount of rain
which had fallen within the past month
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-05-30
NEW UMBRELLA PLAN.

.sra,,rv your umbrella In your
n0clSet'' is the advice that has met w
attention of Clevelanders during me
past few weeks. This means that the
carving of umbrellas all day AFTER
brief shower is about at an END II II
NAMED for an ingenious PhiladelphlaH
to discover the remedy.
The cure is the formation or Wpdl
viii be known as the Umbrella CLUB
one Of the good features. and POSSIBLY
the most important in the emo IS that
the membership of the club VIII not pe
confined to Cleveland. but II viii nave
branches in every city in the Jnlleu
States. and as the system grows 1t
will have a membership in every coun-
try on the earth.
The principle of the system Is SIM
nicitv itself One pays a dollar at one
of the agencies of the club That doll
lar entities the person to a member
ship for one year. In return Tor ms
dollar the investor is given a check
The check is good for one umbrella at
any Of the agencies of the club. The
owner of the check can have an UNI :
brella for an hour or for a year IL
he owns a check and is caught down
town bv a rainstorm ne can step into
an agency and obtain an umbrella lie
takes the umbrella and leaves Ine
check When the shower is over ne
can sfen into any agency at hand ana
dep0sit his umbrella and receive in re-
turn a check which will entitle him ~
another umbrella upon the next 0c-
casiOn it is needed The plan IS BENG
conducted by a company. and their
hope is to extend the system so that
i'm every city umbrella stations will bs
convenient for all persons caught our
in the rain. A check in the hand OF
a member Of the club is good in any
city "A person can deposit a check and
get an umbrella. carry it to Chicago.
and there deposit the umbrella and re-
ceive another check.
The umbrella in the pocket" means
the check which IS as good as an UNI
brella. This system of getting rid OF
IN umbrella after a rain not only saves
the member from the worry of carry
ing an umbrella, but minimizes the
chances of having 1t stolen. In add
ton to that the member is saved the
expense of repairing broken and da m.
aged umbrellas as the company bears
this expense. A membership expires
each year and must be renewed
At the present time there are q UNI
brena stations in Cleveland The sys~
tenn has also been extended to six OF
the larger cities of this state and ell
Of the larger cities Of the country
Pittsburg Gazette.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-05-30

129 in 1899. In Canada failures for week
number Is as compared with 10 last
week, and eight IN the corresponding
week last year.
r. G. Dun & Co.'S Weekly Review of
Trade says:
Weather conditions haveimproved, par
ticularly as regards the great staples,
although considerab bic losses have oc-
CURED in garden truck and other minor
farm products at the east, owing 10
drouth labor controversies also disturb
ing factions in the situation and it is
difficult to anticipate how far distribu-
ton Of merchandise will be affected
Structural material Of all kinds is NOV
ing slowly because of strikes in the
building trades which are now exercis-
ing widespread influence.
At the east the trade situa ton is sat
isfactory as a rule Railway earnings
thus far reported for May were 12.S per
cent larger than last year and surpassed
those of 1901 by 256 per cent
Domestic hides again average higher
with notable strength on Colorado hides.
Supplies of winter and early spring salt
ing are abundant, but there is no sur
plus of better qualities now coming for
ward
Failures this week numbered 206 in
the United States against 1874 last year
and Z in Canada compared with 20 a
wear ago.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-05-30
TOO MUCH RAIN.
Wholesale Trade Awaits Crop
and Labor Developments.
Export Trade Continues to an
Encouraging Feature.
1T is MOVING SLOWLY
Trade in Structural Material
Affected by Strikes.
1T is MOVING SLOWLY
Railway Earnings Continue tC
Show Big Increase.

New York. May 30.-Bradstreet's says:
Wholesale trade awaits crop, labor and
price developments. Too much rain is
reported for western crops, but par
ticuIarly for corn, the planting of which
is still delayed.
The outlook as to the country's ex-
port trade is by no means depressing.
Exports of manufactured goods for the
mouth of April were only twice exceeded
in the eountry's history.
Wheat, including -four, exports for the
week ending May % aggregated 4,67L67S
bushels. against 5.299,S7S last week.
3. 900, 645 in this week last year and
Abs. $40 in 1901.
Wheat exports since July aggre-
gated 205.571, $40 bushels, against 233,-
424. 64s last season and 1873 S56.995 in 1900
Corn exports aggregated 1,179.7s9 BUSH
els, against 1874 1856 last week. 1.47S
q year ago and 2037 CAB in 1901 For the
fiscal year exports are 81, 1854 bushels
against 25.900, 597 last season and 165,-
159. 107 in 1901.
Business failures in the United States
for week ending with May 2S number
1O1 against 155 last week, 163 in the like
week of 1902. IA in 1901. l35 in 1900 ana
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-05-30
PEACE DE THE WORLD.
Promoted by Personal Intercourse Of
Rulers of Nations.

President Loubet, it is officially an
nounced, viii return next month or ear
" in July, at Windsor and in London,
the state visit which King Edward has
just paid to Paris, and the enthusiastic
reception which this kindly, honest, IN
pretentious and withaI dignified chief
ma gistrate of the French republic is
certain to receive at the hands of the
English government and people viii go
far toward effacing in the minds of his
cOmpatriots the memories of Fashoda
as well as those other contretempts
which have in recent years contributed
to mar the friendly rela lions between
the two countries, bound together by SO
many ties and interests in common
President LOubet's visit to London viii
prove of altogether exceptional interest
to the English. Emperors, czars, sultans
shahs. kings and khedives have been
greeted with cheers by the pOpulace Of
the British metropolis and have been
entertained by its lord mayor at the
Guild Hail But in all the history of
London which extends back to the
times of julius Caesar. that is to say
for nearly 1000 years, there is no record
of its ever having been called upon to
accord its freedom and to extend its
hospitality to the president of foreign
republic.
Emile Loubet. the Montelimar farm
er's sca, win be the first foreign ruler
owing MS Office TO the suffrages of his
fellow citizens. instead of to Inheritance
or "a 'coaps d'etat." TO cross the TIRES
mold Of windsor Castle, and tc be re-
ceived with civic honors at the Temple
T}ar entrance to the capital of the Brit
ish empire, and his welcome precisely
on taat account is likely TO be unusually
cordial and enthusiastic. especially on
that part of the people The last ex-
change Of visits between the rulers Of
England and France occurred at the
time OF she Crimean war, when Queen
Victoria, with the object and in fact, as
the only means of preventing Napoleon
III from putting into execution his, to
the English people, most distasteful pro-
jet of going out TO Sebastopol to as
sumo command of the allied forces
there. invited him and his consort to
pay a state visit to England. herself re-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-05-30
WOUNDED As TIMES.
Wonderful Record Claimed by Com
nnander of G. A. r. of Florida.

Congressman john Allen of Mississippi
better known as Private John Allen" de-
lighted to puncture the bubble of brag
and boast which is floating always through
TIE southern atmosphere. He claimed
that he was the only private who served
in the confederate army during the war
of the rebellion all the others being Off
GERS of some degree. once while watching
with some ladies a great Grand Army pa
rade in Washington he asked bystander
how long it would take the procession to
pass a given point. He was told that it
would take at least seven hours. 'Therei'
he said, turning to the ladies with twink
ling eyes, you see what I held at bay for
We are reminded Of the southern pro-
clivity to draw the long bow by a story
in the Wichita Eagle Wichita is now be-
ing visited by man who is commander
of the G. A r. Of Florida Though he
served in the union army, he has lived 50
long in the south that he has acquired
much Of the conversational popularity Of
the region He told the Eagle that he mad
been wounded fOrty-eight times at the bat.
tie Of Gettysburg. He says he was left
on the battlefield FIVE whole days. The
rescuing squads would come along. look
him over. and then conclude that it wasn't
worth while to take him to the hospital
for treatment. Finally some one picked
him up and patched him up, and he lives
to recount the adventure.-Esxchange
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-05-30
OIL AT LIE ROY.
A Well Struck Which Shows Fine
Results.

Leroy. Kas May 30-Ou has been
struck at Leroy in the well just south
east Of town. The drill passed through
twenty-siN feet of oil sand and the oil
shot above the ground.
The people of Leroy are jubilant over
the strike made i'm we'll NO. 2 The Well
is IN what is known as the Bone Yard
just southeast of Leroy and is on land
that is no good for ordinary use
The workmen are now casing or rim
ming up the well and getting il ready
Other wells will be drilled as soon as
possible and it is expected that several
drills viii soon be put to work in the
Leroy field 1T is also said that other
companies which have leases there Will
at once begin drilling.
There was four feet of wafer between
Leroy and the wei yesterday. so that
very few people got there to see it, but
there are samples of the oil In nearly
every store and Office in town and oh
how the town does SMELL Little
splotches of the oil are scattered around
on the walks, and oil is all you hear or
smell
tt is said by those who claim to know
shat the chances are very much in favor
of finding gas 100 or 200 feet deeper than
oil was struck and an effort will be
made to find it.
Mr.. Follensbee. who is Queen Bee Of
the affair. says that the oil rose fifty
two feet in the we'll and that the men
who are familiar with oil wells estimate
that 1t viii yield from twenty to thirty
barrels 70 day, while a Eve barrel =+e~l
VIII pay
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-05-30

turning the call with the prince consort
at Paris a few months later
With the exception of this stay of the
late queen at Paris during the reign Of
Napoleon III, no other English monarch
has ever visited the French capital in
state since the time when King Henry
VI went there as an infant to be crown
ed King of France in 1922. This inter
change of visits between Victoria and
the French emperor contributed to keep
the peace between their respective ma
tions and to promote the trade between
the two countries throughout the Ma
poleonic reign of IS years, and in the
same way there is considerable ground
for believing that the recent stay Of
King Edward at Paris. followed by the
sojourn of President Loubet on the
banks of the Thames viii produce SINH
lar results advantageous not only to
England and France, but likewise to the
entire civilized world.-Chicago Tri-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-05-30
WHEAT CROPS GOOD.
sedgwick County Man Relates His
Observations.

Wichita. kan. May 30.-Jerome Tur-
ley. probably one of the most prominent
farmers of Waco township, who resides
six miles southwest of Wichita, was in
the city last evening. and while here
he stated that the wheat in Sedgwick
county was in good shape and that the
prospects for splendid crop were ex-
ceedingly promising.
county since 1876, having settled upon
the farm upon which he now lives, $50
acres. during that year, so that he
speaks from experience gained through
the watching and harvesting of twenty
six crops and his opinion. therefore. is
entitled to more than ordinary respect.
Probably no farmer in the county or
in the state is better able to judge in
telligently Of the conditions than is ne
as ne possesses more than the ordinary
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-05-30

The Wyoming fields pre-
sent the most inviting oppor-
tunities for investor. Coal
and water are close at hand,
and the presence of a rail-
road insures prompt and
economical transportation to
the markets of the world.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-05-30

Stock in a high-grade Oil
Company is always a good
investment. Our stock is
issued fully paid and nom
assessable. Buy while it is
low, for it will soon advance.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-05-30

Wyoming Oil has more
gasoline, naptha, benzine,
rhigoline, paraffine and ker-
osene than any other Oil.
This guarantees a sure sale
Of the product at the highest
prices.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-05-30

This company has 2, 200
acres of land in Uintah coun-
ty, Wyoming, selected with
special reference to correct
location on the anticIinaI
slopes (where Oil is found).
Imperial press and farmer., 1903-03-14
Railway Link with Mexico.

An element of importance in the development of Southern California is disclosed in the railway project out lined in Wednesdays Herald The proposition is to open the Pacific Coast districts of Northern Mexico by the extension into them of the Southern Pacific railway system. President Hartman is said to be en- gagged in planning the enterprise and the intimation is given that it will take practical shape in the near future
 The project thus noted involves the extension of the Southern Pacific branch from Imperial, to which point it has just been finished, southwest ward to the Mexican border, a distance of twenty-eight miles. From that point is it proposed to extend the line into Lower California as soon as the Mexican government makes provision therefor in the way of official per- mission and the assurance of such land grants as may be desired At the same time, as reported the Southern Pacific will extend a branch into the mainland of Mexico, pene- trating the State of Sinaloa and form ing a connection with the Kansas City, Mexico and Orient Railway.
 All the districts thus to be opened in Northern Mexico will be commer- cial tributaries of Los Angeles by reason of the direct railway connec- tion.-Los Angeles Herald.
 Good railroad authority expresses the opinion that the Imperial branch fn hn in |, direction through Lower California to with one line reaching tidewater at San Diego. President Harriman's brother recently spent several months examining all that section of country
Imperial press and farmer., 1903-03-14
Praise for MT. Howe.

General John Wasson, in his paper,
 the Pomona Times, speaks words of
 great praise of E. F. Howe, the new
 owner of the Press, who will assume
 editorial charge of the paper in a
 few days. It is natural that one who
 has not been at Imperial during the
 last few months should not realize
 how real news of development work
 is crowding forward. General Was son says:
 "E. F. Howe, the talented editor of the Ontario Record, has bought the Imperial Press, at Imperial, San Diego county, and will take possession by March 1. To many fairly good editors the field would be a barren one; for Mr. Howe it will be one of inspiration and full of local as well as general topics of much interest. He has ability to make a paper interest ing whether local conditions are lively and changing or not. Out on what most people call a desert because they cant appreciate the fruitful pos sibilities of the country MT. Howe sees the work of God in most inter- esting phases. He can easily see Gin the future) a country teeming with grains, fruits, vegetables, fowls and domestic animals, and the air redolent with the perfume of the most brilliant and attractive flowers, with homes of health, abundance and luxury. He will see in the storms, in the risings and settings of the sun, in the moon and stars; in the lives and habits of the native reptiles, animals, fowls, insects and Indians, ever in- creasing interest. Any or all these, at any time when space will permit, pr local subjects are a little thread bare by use, will inspire MT. Howe to evolve thoughts and dissertations that will not fail to interest young and old students, and even allure the
Imperial press and farmer., 1903-03-14
Imperial BOOminQ.

Track laying was completed to Inn perial, the metropolis of the desert, last week, and the day after it's com pletion forty settlers from Iowa ar rived at the settlement preparatory to taking up land and building homes. Workmen are now busy leveling and putting in the sidings at the station, and regular schedule passenger trains will soon be running. The tiresome stage ride from Old Beach across the desert is now a thing of the past. The citizens are making preparations for the increased business that is ex- pected attendant upon the advent of the railroad. Progress and improve ment will now be more extensive and of a better haracter-PhoeniX Ari- ZOna Democrat.
Imperial press and farmer., 1903-03-14
Being Imported

ing as soon as they desire, thereby rendering possible the rapid estab- lishment of date culture, as soon as it's demonstration culture gives an object lesson in methods of propa- gating, planting and caring for this unusual plant.
 Nursery stock cannot be propa- can be grafted or budded so the es- tablishment of such an import trade in 'Saharan suckers will greatly facilitate the utilization of the date palm in the SaltOn Basin''
Imperial press and farmer., 1903-03-14

The Coachella Submarine boasts that it is at a lower point below sea level than any other paper in the world. That is probably true, but just wait till a paper is established at the new town of Brawley-12 miles north of Imperial-and then that claim will not be good, for Brawley is located about 150 feet below sea level-Coachella only 76 feet below.
Imperial press and farmer., 1903-03-14
Vast Marble Deposit.

Twenty-eight location notices cover ing a vast deposit of marble were filed in the recorders office in San Diego on January 22nd. The deposit, which is situated about twenty-five miles west of Imperial, on the surveyed line of the San Diego-Eastern Railway, is eight miles in length and several hun dred feet in width. It was discovered last December and is said to be larger than the famous deposits at Carrara, Italy, and in Vermont. The stone is white, veined with gray and black Santa Ana Leader.
Imperial press and farmer., 1903-03-14
le Neglet-NoOr Date Plants are
 for This Orchard.
This is the Finest Date GroWn-lt is Dessert Date That Retails at 90 Gents Pound in this Country
 Government Expert Endorses Enterprise.

Steps are now being taken to estab-
 fish the largest date orchard in Amer
 ica near the town of Imperial, to con-
 sist of 160 acres, and the dates are to be of the Neglet Moor variety, the finest date known-a desert date that retails at fifty cents per pound-the highest price paid for a dried fruit in America.
 Prof. Walter T. Swingle, the Gov ernment date expert, who has spent several years searching Africa for the best varieties of dates that can be had for importation into the United States, is endorsing this enterprise and advising his intimate friends to invest in the industry. Prof Swingle is at present in Italy, and from let ter from him to A. H. Heber, presi- dent of the California Development Company, we are allowed to take the following extracts:
 "For nearly year have been en- gagged in preparing a bulletin on the Date Palm, which at last I have sent to the Department of Agriculture, which will shortly issue it as a bull letin (90 pp 40 plates). I have taken much trouble to go to the bottom of the matter, and have proved beyond all doubt the truth of the facts asserted last year, that the Neglet Moor date can mature in the Imperial Valley, and that this plant can with stand more alkali than any other profitable crop. These facts will shortly be demonstrated in a manner that will attract the attention of the public.
 "It is now clear that the Neglet Moor date cannot be counted on to mature regularly, and may not ripen at all in the Salt River Valley, Ari- zona-the only considerable region now under irrigation that can rival with the Imperial Valley in date pro- duction. This choice variety-the most expensive dried fruit that | reaches the American market-will | become a monopoly of the Imperial Valley, and all danger from foreign competition is obviated because of the insufficiency of the Sahara crop to meet even the European demands, and furthermore by the fact that the Imperial Valley crop will be placed on the market long before the imported article, and before instead of after besides being fresh and in better shape.
 At San Francisco, I was told by Bowen & Co.,, the leading grocers, that any quantity of Neglet Moor dates could be sold at 35 cents for 1O-ounce box (5O cents a pound), If only they could be had before the holidays. At the same time, selected Smyrna figs were selling for 30 cents
Imperial press and farmer., 1903-03-14

While the rain-belt farmer watches the clouds in vain, and his crops are being parched by the sun, the irriga- tion farmer opens the water gates and supplies his crops with the required amount of water at the proper time