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Durango semi-weekly herald. (Durango, Colo.) 1899-1907, 1903-10-15
THE ELECTRIC RAILROAD.
Cortez journal.

Cortez journal.
MIR. ii. l.. Hayes of the Desert Min.
ing and Reduction company OF san
Juan county, Utah. has been in Cortes
Tor lew days On his way to the com
pany's mining claims in Copper canon,
Tnere the company is doing develop
ment work. MIR. Hays says the VEINS
vi copper run from ten to one hundred
.eet tnIck in blanket form and The gen
eral average Is 20 per cent copper, Y
ounces silver and $500 gold per ton.
,anle samples running as high as-S2,
100 per ton. This mineral, Mr.. Hays
says Is re1eposit, the mother lode
las not yet been located. Other min
erals sdch as malachite, azurite, step
nanite, coal in large deposits ana
springs Oh oil, which floating on the
water Will readily burn when lighted
Dy match. a very fine quality OF
lubricdting oil IS also found in some
81 these SPRING.. which the ranchmen
IN that vicin.,, use on their imple.
menls. Tn. ..roperty is in an al
most mace ...e country and can onl!
oe reachol irom the Rio Grande
southern l4nroad via Dolores and
Cortez
Engineers are expected here in a
weeh or ten days 10 make preiim'
mary survey from Dolores 10 the com
pany's claim with a view to putting
nm an electric line. This line Will be
extended TO the canon OF the Colorado
and viii be one oil the greatest tourist
lines in the United States. This road
VIII pass through the heart OF the cliI
dweiiers country-Mancos canon,
where the largest and finest clih
runs in the United States are found;
will be but lew hours riue on horse
back. Will the extensive ruins along
.McElmo and Yellow Jacket canon
as well as on the San Juan will be
on the main line.
This line will carry fruit from the
orchards in this valley to the Rio
Grande Southern at Dolores and thus
place them on the market in better
condition than they can be placed al
ter a twenty mile haul by wagon.
This company Will also put in
pumping machinery at the most fay
orable points ana pump water for the
purpose OF irrigatiing the rich mesa
lands along the San Juan. The dawn
is breaking-the light appears. and
Mantezumaf county and the San Juan
with its Italian cliamte and unsur
passed natural resources Will truly
blossom as the rose and now win
milk and honey.
Durango semi-weekly herald. (Durango, Colo.) 1899-1907, 1903-10-15
THE IRRIGATION CONGRESS.

Sixty-slx years ago that dubois man
of God anu indubitable captain OF in
dustry. aug ditch ana induced the
clear waters oil CITY creek 10 irrigate
the alkaline soil oil the land OF ues-
ert.
Today the delegates to the national
irrigation congress, arriving at Ogden,
which is no longer in the land ol ues-
ert, but in the state oil Utah, VIII be
adorned, unless The press agents nave
deceived them, with magnificent Sin
Yer bronze badges in the shape oil
medailions penuent from the beehive
oI the land OF desert and carrying a
design OF an irrigated Egyptian palm.
Thus do Egypt and Utah, the Old anu
the new, unIle III the worship OF wat
err
The present national irrigation con.
gress is more than nominaily nation
al. Remember tnat the national irri-
CATION act has been passed kemem-
Der that the pubic lands affected by
mat act lie in sixteen different states
and constitute a territory four times
as large as france. Remember that
national irrigation congress viii have
great influence.
Watch the national irrigation con
gress. You will be Watching a body
which represents an incipient empire.
IL is true, OF course, that a large
part oil the land owned by the lederai
government is the arid west. while
producing large annual crops Of seen
cry and stereopticon views, will new
er be available Tor strictly agricultur-
al products. 1t is also true, however,
that much land which cannot be used
Tor agriculture can be used for graz.
ing. Finally, it is true that when
yul have deducted the land which is
too rocky TO be irrigated and the land
too aga to be irrigated. you still have
enough land to make a serious change
in the distribution OF population in
this country. The editor of lrriga-
ton Age says that l0O,000,000 acres.
or territory as large as France, can
be brought under irrigation.
Now, land under irrigation. as Ell
wood Mead, CHIEF of irrigation inyes-
legations in the department OF agri-
culture. points out in his book on ir-
rigation institutions, is the highest
priced anu most productive farm iand
on this continent" How many nil
lion people viii the arid states sup
port when in their mines and their
ranches they add an irrigated area
which will be four-fifths as large as
France and which will contain land
at least as good as any in America?
The whole nation is interested.
therefore, in the congress now con
vening at Ogden. IL is matter oil
national consequence that the sage
brush, the yucca and the cruciiixion
thorn are being supplanted by the
beet and by the potato, by hops and
by barley, and by all manner OF fruit
trees. There is. being formed a ma.
ton within a nation.
When that nation is formed. will
there be monument to Brigham
Young, the first American irrigator?-
Chicago Tribune.
Durango semi-weekly herald. (Durango, Colo.) 1899-1907, 1903-10-15
COAL MINERS GET 8 HOURS.

Under the above heading the Den
yer Post publishes a dispatch from
Florence TO the effect that the Ocean
wave coal mine, with daily produc-
tive capacity OF about 500 tons, will
give its men an eignt-hour day with
same pay as heretofore for 10 hours
$3.50. The dispatch goes on to say
that there are only Two coal COM
panies in the state granting an eight
hour day and both are in Fremont
county. This is certainly misrepre-
sentatiou and an injustice to the coal
operators in La Plata county, all OF
whom are working under the eight
hour schedule, the Porter Fuel com
pany having granted their men eight
hours over Two years ago. The coal
companies also pay the highest wages
in the state-S3.00 per day OF eiglt
hours for all underground men. Anu
from $3.50 to $500 per Jay Tor sir
lace men the same number ol hours.
The price per ton is also along the
same basis, making the wages oi coal
miners in this section the best in the
Stakeholder than the l0-hour mines
tuflher, lAe La rata county coal MN
ers are not compelled 10 take scrip
but are paid in cash and allowed the
privilege oil buying and eating where
they please.
The Herald cannot believe the Du-
range district viii be included in the
strike order should one be issued in
the eastern part oil the state. The
field here is purely local-the San
Juan country. ana ii the matter is lelt
10 President Mitchell, who is credited
with guou mead, he should come mere
and ascertain conditions before in
yoiving men who are receiving eight
hour recognition with $500 pay, winch
could only result in placing men at
work again on the same basis as
agreed upon By the miners in the east
ern part OF the state.
Durango semi-weekly herald. (Durango, Colo.) 1899-1907, 1903-10-15
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.


Department OF the Interior.
United States Land Office. Durango,
Colorado. Sept. %. 1903.
Notice Is hereby given that Alex.
ander w. Davis. OF Durango. Colo
rado, has filed notice of intention to
to maze proof on his desert.land
claim No. %. for the Il. " N. Il. u
N. u. u S. e. u. Section 81, w. VI N
w. a n. w. Y S. w, u Section 80
w. " S. w. u Section 20. Township
"a N. Range W. N. NJ. p. NJ. before
the Register and Receiver of the U
s. Land Office ut Durango. Colorado
on Thursday. the Goth day of October
1908.
He names the following witnesses tc
clamation of said land: Frank A.
Perkins. of Colorado Springs, Colo
RADIO; Augustus G. Van Colt OF Colo
RADIO Springs, Colorado; John w. MOI
gan. OF Durango. Colorado; Charles
f. Woods. of Durango, Colorado.
F. C. PERKINS. Register.
First Publication, Sept. "a.
Last Publication Oct. 20.
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NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.

Department Of the Interior.
Land Once at Durango. Colo, Sept.
8, 1908.
Notice Is hereby given that the fol-
lowing named settler has filed notice of
his Intention to make final proof in sup
port of his claim. and that said proof
viii be made before the Register and
Receiver at Durango. Colo, on Oct.
iG. 1903, viz: Albert Il. Reece who
made Desert Land Entry No 40, for
Lot OF Sec. 3 U. Lots and OF
Sec. 2 u. and N. F.. u N. L. a OF Sec.
10 u. and N. w. Z. N. w. u OF Sec.
II u. Township "a N. OF II. 9 :" N.
NJ. =. M.
He names the following witnesses
10 prove his Improvement, reclamation
ana cultivation OF said land. VIZ:
Herbert N. Spinning, George E. Will
hanson. William Is. Orr and William
Spinning. all OF Durango, Colorado.
+. C. PERKINS, Register.
First Publication Sept. To-
Last Publication Oct. Is.
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AeScESS.

w. n Harrison. Cleveland. Miss,
writes. Aug. 10, 1902: Il want to say
word of praise for Billiards. Snow
Eminent | stepped on nail. which
,aused the cords in my leg to con
tract and an abscess to rise in my
ltnee. and the doctor told me that |
would have n stiff leg, so one day
went to J. +. Lords drug store (who
is now in Denver. Colo) He recon-
mended a bottle OF Snow Llniment;
1 got a soc size, and 1t cured my leg.
it is the best iiDlmenl in the world"
ABSCESSES. with lew exceptions.
ire Indicative of constipation or de-
1ility. They may. however. result
from blows or from foreign bodies,
introduced into the skin or flesh. such
rs splinters. thorns. etc. Sold by J. l.
Parsons.
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NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
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Timber Land, Act June 3, 1873.

United States Land Office. Durango,
Colo, Oct. IL. 1903.
Notice is hereby given that Ia copi-
piiance with the provisions OF the act
Of Congress OF June 3. 1878, entitled
An act ior the sale OF timber lands
in The States OF California. Oregon.
.segaaa and Washington Territory"
as extended to all the Public Land
states by act OF August A. 1892.
Charles Naeglin. OF Durango. county
OF La Plata. State OF Colorado, has
this day filed In this Office his sworn
statement No. 7G1. for the purchase OF
Lot 2 oil Section No. so. in Township
No. SO N, Range No. o w. N. M. p. NJ,
and will offer proof to show that the
and sought is more valuable for Its
timber or stone than for agricultural
purposes. and to establish hIs claim
10 said land before the Register and
Receiver at Durango, Colorado on Sal
nrday. the 18th day Of December, 1909.
He names as Witnesses: Frank
Downing. Marion Underhiii. Washing
ton Smith, and John w. Sites, all Of
Durango. Colorado.
Any and all persons claiming ad-
yersely the above described lands are
requested TO file their claims In thia
office on or before said 10th day u
December, 1908.
y. c. PERKINS. Register (.
First Publication OCT. Is. a
Last PublinAtion psr. 10.
Durango semi-weekly herald. (Durango, Colo.) 1899-1907, 1903-10-15
FIRST ANNUAL FAIR.

Aztec Index.
Inc hrst annual San Juan county
lair was held at Aztec last week
oct. i, and 3. Great credit is due
each and every member oI the asso-
citation Tor It's grand success. The
largest crowd ever assembled in this
county. upon any occasion, was on
the lair grounds Friday ana Saturday.
The greatest variety, the largest In
size and The finest Favored fruits
found anywhere In America, were 10
be seen in the exhibit building, The
corn, wheat, oats and other grains
equal the products Of sections devoted
wholly to grains. Our horses would
be credit to the Blue Grass valleys
OF Kentucky, while no country can
show up any finer cattle. hogs and
goats than were to be seen at Aztec
last week. pick from the best
poultry farms OF any country would
not surpass the chickens, turkeys. and
ducks that were brought to our first
fair, while the watermelons, musk
melons, squash, pumpkins, cabbage
tomatoes, potatoes, etc, were as large
and perfect as were ever upon exhi
billion.
The fact that our fair came i'm
mediately after the Pennington and
Durango fairs, and that 1t was with
difficulty that many of the earlier
Durango semi-weekly herald. (Durango, Colo.) 1899-1907, 1903-10-15
Timber Land, Act June 8. 1879.
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Department Of the Interior.

United States Land Office, Durango,
Colorado. Sept %. 1903.
Notice Is hereby given that Frank
A. Perkins. of Colorado Springs. Col
orado. has filed notice of intention to
to make proof on his desert-land
claim No. 81. for the Il. " of Section
10. Township "a N. Range 8 W., N. M.
p. NJ. before the Register and Receiy-
err of United States Land Office at Du-
range. Colorado. on Tuesday. the 10th
day OF October 1908.
He names the following Witnesses
TO prove the complete irrigation and
reclamation Of said land Alexander
W. Davis. OF Durango. Colorado: Au.
gustus c. Van Colt. of Colorado
Springs. Colorado; John w. Morgan.
Of Durango, Colorado. Charles F.
Woods. of Durango. Colorado.
F. c., PERKINS. Register.
First Publication. Sept. "a.
Last Publication Oct. 20.
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NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
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Timber Land, Act June ., 1873.

United States Land Office. Durango.
Colo. Sept. 2, 1908.
Notice is hereby given that In com.
pliance with the provisions OF the act
Of Congress OF juno 3, 1879, entitled
An act for the sale OF timber lands in
the states. OF California. Oregon, Ne.
vada. and Washington Territory" rs
extended to all the Public Land
States by act OF August 4, 1892. Carl
Hendrickson. OF Durango, county OF
La Plata. State Of Colorado, has this
day fled in this office his sworn
statement No. 1858, for the purchase
of the N. w. u s. Il. u Of Section No.
10 in Township No SO NJ. Range No.
To- w. N, NJ. p. NJ, and will offer
proof to show that the land sought II
more valuable for its timber or stone
than for agricultural purposes, and To.
establish his claim to said land before
the Register and Receiver OF this OF.
flee at Durango, Colo, on Friday, the
18th day OF November. 1908.
lie names as Witnesses: Jeff Bar
bee OF Durango. Colorado; William
Johnson OF Durango. Colorado; Peter
A. Wahlberg of Durango. Colorado:
Jesse Shields Of Durango Colorado.
Any and all persons Gaining ad-
versely the above-described lands are
requested to file their claims in this
office on or before said 18th day OF
November, 1908.
F. C. PERKINS. Register.
First Publication Sept. 10.
Last Publication Nov. ~.
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NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.


Department OF the Interior.
United States Land ONCE. Durango.
Colorado, Sept 20, 1903.
Notice is hereby given that Angus.
tus G. Van Colt. of Colorado Springs
Colorado, has filed notice OF intention
10 make proof on his desert-land
claim No. 75, for the 10. VI Of Sec
30, Township "a. n. OF Range . West
before tho Register and Receiver at
Durango. Colorado, on Thursday. the
18th day OF October. 1903.
He names the following witnesses
10 prove the complete irrigation and
reclamation of said land. Frank A
Perkins. OF Colorado Springs. Colo
RADIO: Alexander w. Davis. Of Duran
go. Colorado. John w. Morgan. OF Du
range. Colorado; Charles II. Woods, oil
Durango. Colorado.
f. G. PERKINS. Register
First Publication. Sept. "a.
Last Publication Oct. 20.
Durango semi-weekly herald. (Durango, Colo.) 1899-1907, 1903-10-15
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.

Timber Land Act, June 8, 1873,
United States Land ONCE. Durango.
Colo. Sept /, 1903.
Notice is hereby given that In COM
pliance with the provisions OF the act
Of congress of Juno 5, 1878, entitled
An act for the sale of timber lands
in the states of California. Oregon,
Nevada and Washington Territory"
rs extended to all tho public land
states by act OF August 4, 1892. Alfred
Leslie Pierce OF lockwood, county of
La Plata. state OF Colorado. has this
lay filed In this Office his sworn state
ment Nom. for the purchase of
The S. e. u OF n. w. u. d. VI of s. w.
z of Section No. z. N. w. u of N.
w. u of Section No. IS. in Township
No. 3S N, Range No. s W.. NJ NJ, T..
NJ, and will offer proof to show that
the land sought Is more valuable for
its timber or stone than for agricul-
tural purposes. and to establish his
claim to said lana before the Register
and Receiver OF this Office at Duran
20. Colo. on Tuesday. the 10th day of
November. 1908.
He names as Witnesses. Peter
Daum of lockwood. Colorado: b. b.
Seybold Of lockwood, Colorado; II. Il.
Henderson OF Durango. Colorado: G.
l.. Young. Jr.. OF Durango. Colorado.
Any and all persons claiming ad-
versely the above described lands are
requested to file their claims In this
office on or before said 10Th day OF
November. 1908.
F. G. PERKINS. Register.
First Publication Sept 3.
Lat Publication Nov 8.
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in the interests of any federal Office
holder or Tor the purpose of seeing
about his promised seat on the United
states circuit bench.
Yes. | have seen the President
said the Judge. "He asked me to
come 10 Washington to discuss the
prospects OF Republican harmony in
Colorado and naturally took advan.
tage Of the opportunity to tell him all
know of the situation. MIR. Roose-
veit regretted the factional strife that
is now on He talked over the diff
eulties in the ranks OF Colorado Repub-
.icans in connection with my candi-
dacy and was of the opinion that the
party should stand together Tor this
and all future Republican tickets. He
is very anxious Tor harmony in this
state.
No, the matter of the 1udgeship
that it is said was offered me some
time ago was not preached at the
conference. | am in the race to sue
coed myself on the supreme bench
and have no intention OF withdrawing.
As to my going to Washington to save
or land some political scalps ii is not
true. Party harmony formed the en-
tire subject OF my interview with the
President and IL does not seem plaus
iDle that that being the case | would
have talked scalps.
Il Will say that the interview was
quite satisfactory, as the chief execu-
live informed me that he wanted all
loyal Republicans in this state to
stand by their party and the straight
Republican ticket"
Durango semi-weekly herald. (Durango, Colo.) 1899-1907, 1903-10-15

moral standard of this or any other
country that boasts modern civilian
lion Is not quite SO clear That the
industrial revolution wrought by la
, bor-saving machinery and the appli.
ance OF steam and electric energy in
transportation has Immensely improv-
ed the condition of all mankind and
caused the uplifting OF the toilers in
the mill and factory and tiliers of the
soil cannot be gainsaid Al no per
iod in the worlds history have its
producers. and especially It's wage
workers. enjoyed SO much OF the com.
forts and even OF the luxuries that up
TO the last half OF the nineteenth cen
Jury were only within the reach OF
the wealthy.
The effect OF the material progress
OF the world upon the morals oil the
masses under twentieth century con-
ditions has been visihiy Wholesome.
rhe better housing. better clothing
and better living and better schooling
Of the common people has raised the
general standard by Which humanity
must be measured physically and
spiritually. Material prosperity and
a reduction in the hours of labor en-
able the modern workingman and
workingwoman to keep abreast with
the educational advancement of the
times and give them the opportunity
10 avail themselves OF public librar-
les. art galleries, public lectures, con.
certs and church services to an ex.
tent never before within their reach
Material improvement is the basis Of
mental and moral Improvement and
they have gone hand in hand
What is specially gratifying is that
this progress is more marked among
the American people than among the
people OF any other nation on earth
That this is due in large part 10 the
influence of our free institutions and
the prevailing democracy that obllter-
ites class and dehes caste is self.eyl-
lent The imporlent point. however.
is that mental ana moral progress is
being made and that II is being made
faster in America than anywhere else,
Durango semi-weekly herald. (Durango, Colo.) 1899-1907, 1903-10-15
NOTICE FoR PUBLICATION.


Department Of the Interior.
Land ONCE at Durango, Colorado,
September IL. 1903.
Notice Is hereby given that the fol.
lowing-namcd settler has filed notice
Of his intention TO make final proof
in support OF his claim. and that said
proof will be made before the Register
and Receiver OF the U. s. Land Once
at Durango. Colorado, on Oct "a. 1903.
viz: John J. Ong. OF bayfield,. La Pia'
tn County, Colorado. Homestead Ap'
plication No. 1881. for the W. " OF N
e. " and H. VI Of N. w. v. Section
Is. Township "a N. Range Z W.. N. NJ
r. NJ.
He names the following Witnesses
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NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.



Land Onicc Mt Durango, Colorado.
eptember II. 1908.
Notice is hereby given that the
adult and minor heirs OF the following
named settler have filed notice OF
heir intention to make final proof in
support OF their claim as such adult
ind minor heirs, that said proof will
be made before the Register and Re-
ce!ver of the U. s. Land Ofiice at D,t-
range, Colorado. on Oct. "a, 1903,
viz: Neill Campbell. Senior, de-
ceased. late of Bayfield,. La Plata
County. Colorado. Homestead Appii-
cation No. 1927 for the s. " of N.
e. Il of Section 10. Township 81, N.
Range W.. N. NJ. p. NJ.
They name tho following witnesses
10 prove the continuous residence up
On and cultivation of said lands by the
said entryman and their cultivation
since his decease. viz;
John F. Yoder, Charles s. Pierce.
and Alfred underhill. all OF Bayfield,.
La Plata County. Colorado; also
Frederick Pierce. OF Durango, Colo.
rado.
+. C. PERKINS. Register.
First Publication Sept IT.
Last Publication Oct 22.
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THE UNITED STATES STEEL
CORPORATION.

The action OF the United States
the dividend on its common stock is
/ conservative measure. which Will
tend to strengthen the position of the
corporation. Nine quarterly dividends
of / per cent each. amounting TO a
total OF over Si5 900. has been pre-
viously paid on common stock that is
every dollar of 1t water. Mr.. Morgan
was generally understood TO have
pledged himself that ten such dlyi-
dends should be paid, but the fact that
business has been rapidly declining
convinced the directors that the time
has come for a change in policy.
The net earnings of the corporation
for the first nine months of this year
were, In round numbers SJ4 00N00O, as
against sl0l 900, 900 in the correspond
ing months of 1902. The shrlnkage
was therefore $1,000 900, OF which 81
600. 900 occurred in the last three
months alone. Even more significant
of the future is the fact that the or
ders on the books Oct. / amounted
TO only 3,72S,T42 tons. as against A.
843.o07 tons a year ago. a shrinkage
Of over 100000 tons.
The surplus earnings OF the corpor-
alton for the nine months. after pro-
yidng for maintenance, depreciation.
interest on bonds. sinking and re-
serve funds and dividends ON PREFER
ed stock t5h per cent? and on com
mon stock (2k per cent?. were al
most a, 100000 The corporations
scale q. prices for its products still
stant7 1t about double the cost oil
maa .acture
Durango semi-weekly herald. (Durango, Colo.) 1899-1907, 1903-10-15

An example of what can be done by
intelligent organization is seen in the
results accomplished by building as
sociatlons in Philadelphia In sixty
swo years they have enabled members
20 build $3.50 homes. During the last
six years the building associations OF
Philadelphia have received from mem
bers 1874 100000. These members at
the present time number over 100000,
including $4,000 women. whose shares
are valued at sl0,000.00 Estimating
the homes to average s215 each. the
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and Receiver at Rurango. Colorado. on
Monday, the 10th day OF November,
1908.
He names the following witnesses ID
prove the complete irrigation and re-
clamation OF said land;
Fred Sholes, William Price. Bert
Stratton and Peter Aspass, all of
Hreen. Colorado
+. c. PERKINS. Register,
First Publication Oct s.
Last Publication Nov. IL.