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fair to prime. 2sas2c; choice. sSG42c; syrups. rs
Spices-Pepper, lie: allspice. 15qlsc; cloves. Is
Glsc; cassia. l59iSc; nutmegs, soasOc per ID.
osaas per ssS BAG for f GrOp 's1
Lead-s1aQ7c for pressed bars.
s MosS Ro s. ssSaasg PER NO. 0eo ssSS No.
Twine-Hemp, i2qlSc per Id; wool, 6Qlec flax,
@s 2s p tubs 2qs e Sa uS s
6; No. tubs. s4q5; S-hoop pals, s1.es; 2-hoop
pals. slieql.5O; double washboards. s2.5Oq2:70;
common washboards. sLs5Ql.sO; clothespins. cog
65c per box
Iron and Steel.
&c; pillow slab, 4.5Oc; American cast Steel 9Qllc:
tire steel, SQ3lac; spring steel. 4l2q5c.
Leather.
Oak sole, 32142c; hemlock sole, 2SQSsc; harness,
S5@Ic &C.; skiTting 2s@aSc single strap "a @a5e
skin. s0casl; French calfssin. si.SOal.S5
Nails and Horseshoes.
Steel cut nails. $3.50; wire nails from store.
&.25 rates; from MILL s215 rates. Eorseshoes.
per keg. 81; mule shoes, per key. $3.50; horse
nails, si@s per box. Barb wire. galvanized. 50;
Linseed, raw. 4ic per gal: linseed oil, boiled,
45c per gal; coal oil, legal test. l0Ql5c.
Provisions.
Sugar-cured Hams-Indiana, IA to ls lbs aver
Shoulders-English cured, Reliable, is to 20 lbs
average, ui1c; sugar-cured Indiana, to 10 lbs
average. 11%c
Picked Pork-Fancy homeless pig pork; per brI
200 lbs $685. fancy clear bean pork. per brl 200 lbs
$22 80; short clear per brl 200 lbs, $780, rump per
hrl 200 lbs. SIS. so. Also half brls. 100 lbs at
half the price of the brls, adding soc to cover
additional cost Of packing.
Lard-Kettle rendered. lie; pure lard, l0ssc.
Bacon-C1ear sides. 30 to 10 lbs average, l2hc;
20 to 80 lbs average 12i7c clear bellies, rs TO 80
lbs average. Rhc; is to % lbs average. 121zc: IA
to is lbs average. 13c; clear backs, 20 to 80 lbs
average, 12c; II to Is lbs average 12l4c: 9 to 10
lbs average. 12ssc. In dry salt. &c less.
Produce, Fruits and Vegetables.
-Apples-Ben Davis. fancy. sa5oa4: Willow
Twies. 81 50G5
Asparagus-Home grown. per doz. 15c.
Bananas.Large per bunch; medium. $50.
Beans-Mobile, green. S.75
Cabbage-Mobile. per crate. s2.25G2.50
Canteloupes-Rocky Fords, per crate, 81.
Cucumbers-75c per doz.
Lemons-Extra fancy Verdella, $50 size, 81 box;
300 size, $3.75
Navy Beans-Per bu. s2s5.
0ranges--California navels, So; Seeding s275
Onions-7c per doz.
Peas-Tennessee. per bu box, $50.
Pireapples-Per crate, $2.40Q2.60.
Potatoes-New. per bag. $2Q2 25.
Potatoes-Wisconsn white, 70d75c per bu
Radishes-15c per doz.
acknowledgements. s1.75G2; Indiana. 80 60
Squash-Florida. per crate s2.75
Tomatoes-Fiorida, e-basket crates. fancy. g. so;
choice. 81.
Seeds.
>. Seed clover. prime g. 75g7.25: English clover
2.10 Fancy Kentucky bluegrass, 81. 50d1 75: ex-
ira clean. 60GI0c:. Orchard grass, s2d2 Is: red
top. 9OcqS115. English bluegrass. g.
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FOR Observation-Disclosures.

FOR SALE-The latest map OF Indiana and the
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prices paid by shippers)
Poultry-Tom turkeys. &c; hen turkeys, 10c;
hens 9lac; cocks. &c; ducks. young. 10c springs
zoe; geese, s. Is per doz.
Cheese-Wisconsn, 1910: New York full
creams 14lsc; Swiss, Ice; brick, 15c; lmburger.
12c.
Butter-Packing stock. 1213c.
Eggs-Firm at 1870 per doz.
Wool-Local dealers are paying for wagon lots:
Good medium merchantable unwashed, lie;
coarse and braid, 15c; heavy merino, 1o4l2c;
half blood 12G14c bury and ootted, l2Ql4c;
Western, 12c.
Feathers-Prime geese. 3oc per Id; prime duck
zoe per ID.
Beeswax-3oc for yellow, 25c for dark.
HIDES AND TALLOW.
Green-salted H!des-No. /. Sc; No. 2, &c: Nc
calf, 10c; No. 2 calf, sc.
Tallow-No. ]. &C; No. 2. &c.
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LOCAL WHOLESALE TRADE
DRY GOODS MEN UNUSUALLY BUSY
FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR.
Provisions Are Quiet for Export, but
There In q Good Domestic Trade
Grain Markets Are Light.

Trade In the aggregate has been very satisfac-
tory during the past week. There were some
fears early of drought. and merchants were
somewhat anxious as to the effect II would have
on business. but the rains of Wednesday and
Thursday gave much brighter outlook to bust
ness matters. and travelling statesmen who came
In Friday and Saturday brought good orders.
Dry goods houses doing about much bust
ness as In April. Goods have sold SO well In the
country that the retail merchants who thought
they were well stocked up find themselves short
and are increasing their purchasers. Wholesale
grocers. during the entire week, had brisk
trade. The unsettled conditions of the sugar
market and the low prices at which coffees are
selling have increased rather than diminished
the demand for these lines OF goods. In fancy
groceries sales much larger than usual In
May which is taken as evidence that people
throughout the country prosperous that
they are furnishing their tables with a greater
variety. The provision market is rather quiet.
Prices are easing OF. The dulness Is felt more
In export trade than In domestice. The fact is
that fresh meats are so high that the people ARE
greater users Of hog products Leather mer-
chants report their trade as unusually good for
this season Of the year. Prices have taken
q steadier tone. The hide market presents no
new features. It has been a busy week with the
iron and hardware dealers. Sales OF nails and
grass are large, and the times are so good that
they are selling more lawnmowers and like arti-
cles than in any previous year in their history.
On Commission row trade has been good. Stocks.
however, are hardly up to the standard espe-
cially In green stuff. Strawberries have been
scarce and higher all the week. Oranges have
been in good supply but prices have ruled firm.
Lemons advanced Is cents box. Bananas
moving freely at steady prices. The produce
market. in a domestic way. is active beyond pre-
cedent. All receipts Of poultry. eggs and choice
butter are required to supply the home market.
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HIGHER COURTS RECORD.
SUPREME COURT.
Minutes

Minutes
20079. Hannah Z. Mendenhall ct al. vs.
the Diamond Plate Glass Company. Ap-
pellee's reply brief (s.)
20l0l. William III. Helton ct al. VS. Amelia
Fostnow ct al. Appellants brief (S)
2OcS4. Lizzie w. Brown ct al. VS. the Gen.
trail Bermudez Company. Appellants petit
ton for oral argument Brief (S.)
APPELLATE COURT.
Minute
1912. Louisa II. White VS.. Cincinnati,
Richmond & Muncie Railroad Company.
Appellee's petition for additional time de-
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NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.

Bids will be received Franklin College
Franklin, Ina. for the construction OF a one
story brick and stone library building Plans
and specifications be seen at Builders Ex-
change. Indianapoli at the College in Franklin
and at the office OF Harris & Shepbell. archi-
tects. Evansville. Ind. Bids will be opened
legs- Certified check OF $500 to accompany each
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Indianapolis Grain Market.

Receipts during the past week have been heav
Ter than any preceding week of the last month.
but still they are lighter than the grain dealers
had looked for Track bids on Saturday. re-
ported by the secretary of the Board of Trade.
ruled as follows:
Corn steady; No. 1 white. 45hc; No. 2 white.
45iac No. white, 451c; No. white. 41c; No
white mixed, 45c; No. white mixed. 45c; No. 4
white mixed. 4lc; No. yellow. 44l1c; No. yell
low. 44lhc; No. yellow, 41c; No. mixed. Ac
No. mixed. 44c; No. mixed, Ale; ear 44c.
Oats steady; No. white. aec; No. white,
35izc; No. mixed. 34hc; No. mixed, SAC.
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LEGAL ADVERTISEMENTS.
NOTICE.

The annual meeting OF the corporators OF the
Crown Hill Cemetery will be held in the office
or the secretary at Crown Hill on Tuesday, June
=, 1903. al 10 "a m.
ROBERT w. CATHCART, Secretary.
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Appreciation of an Indianian.

Baltimore's magazine Of The ROYAL Blue
shows UP the newspaper humorists Of the
country to advantage-and many fine-look-
ing fellows among them, TOO! And we are
delighted to find in it's pages a copy i'm
autograph Of S. w. Gillian's famous poem.
"Finnigin to Flannigan:'
His smoky. oil lamp wuz burnin' bright
In Finnigan's shanty all that night
Bilin down his rapport wuz Finnigan.
An he writed this here: '1iasther Elan
nigan:
OF again,
On again,
Gone again.-Flannigin.'
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NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT.

Notice Is hereby given that the undersigned
has duly qualified administrator OF estate
of William Doyle, late OF Marion county In
diana, deceased Said estate is supposed 10 be
Z
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FOR SALE-MACHINERY.

FOR SALE-At State Soldiers and Sailors
Monument one so hip. White & Middleton gas
engine, one electric generator $50 amperes, l1O
volts, 1900 natural-gas meter; also. shaft
ing, pulleys, balance wheels. hangers. etc. Ad-
dress BOARD OF CONTROL.
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NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT.

Notice is hereby given that the undersigned
has duly qualified as executrix of estate OF Ann
NJ Cox, late OF Marion county, Indiana de-
ceased. Said estate is supposed TO be solvent
No. $50. LAURA =. DOITGHERTV
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NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT.

Notice is hereby given that the undersigned
has duly qualified as administrator OF estate OF
Michael Sells, late CT Marion county, Indiana
deceased said estate Is supposed TO be solvent
NJ n .
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NOTICE.

NOTICE-The population $500 census) of every
town and city in Indiana IS given in the Jour
nals wall map OF Indiana; on the reverse side Is
a map OF the world and the United States; sold
solely by the Journal or Journal agents and
10 any address postpaid for so cents. Address
MAP DEPARTMENT.. The Journal. Indianapo-
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WANTED-sALESyIEy.

WANTED-Salesmen for full line OF fruit AID
ornamental trees: pay weekly; OUTFIT free:
steady work LAWRENCE NURSERY CON-
PANY, Lawrence, Kan
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WAGON MARKET.

Offerings during the entire week were light.
and choice stock was readily disposed of at the
prevailing high range of prices Prices on Satur-
day, as reported by the wagon weighmaster.
ruled as follows:
Corn-45d4Sc per bu.
Oats-35@3sc per blu.
Sheaf Oats-s9G1l per ton.
Hay-Timothy. sl5d15.5O; mixed clover. SOIL
Straw-$5G6 per ton.
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RAILROAD TIME CARD.

4. NJ. time e IN BLACK figures Trains married
Tins. s-Daiiy; s-sleeper; P-Parlor Car; c.
chair Car: D-Dinng Cars t-Except SUNDAY:
i-Sunday only. 1Da:ly except Monday.
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A CARD LIKE THIS

Every Sunday for one year costs but s195 per
month The Journal want page Is profitable to
the advertiser and reader.
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NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.

All advertisements inserted in these columns
are charged at the very low rate of cents
lire Blank dash lines at the same price per
line Telephone 23S and your ad. will be called
for.
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UNION TRACTION CO. OF INDIANA.
Station, Magnolia Building,
Corner Kentucky and south CapftoI.

For Anderson Muncie, Marion. Alexandra,
ElwOod and Upton and intermediate stations
leave AIS a. and each hour thereafter until
9:15 p. m. anc ii is p. m.
Limited trains for Anderson and Muncie.
irving In Anderson in hour and % minutes and
Munce in hours leave at and II a and
and p. m The IL a.. m. and pm. trains
make direct connection at Anderson with lin
tied trains for Elwood.
Express Department - Consgnments received
until II O'Clock noon for delivery. same day. 10
all points between Indianapolis and Muncie; un-
ill p. m, for delivery TO all points before
o'clock next morniUg, including Muncie. Ander-
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FOR SALE-REAL ESTATE.

REAL ESTATE-Before you buy sell real es-
tate call write THE AMERICAN REAL
ESTATE AND INVESTMENT COMPANY, 1913
IA Law Bldg Phone 66S
REAL ESTATE-Cheap homes in southwestern
Arkansas; improved end unimproved farms;
timber lands prairie lands. stock and hay
ranches for sale at prices ranging from - 10 sl5
per acre. For further information address GEO.
L. BELTZ, Deane, Drew county, Arkansas.
REAL ESTATE-For sale: 70 acres of land. rs
acres OF planted orchard; miles from city;
near electric line; must be sold at once at q
great bargain. II. p. STUART. w. Market.
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STORAGE.

STORAGE-The Union Transfer and Storage
Company, corner East Ohio st. and Union
tracks; only frst-class storage solicited Grating
and packing Phones 725.
STORAGE-INDPLS. WAREHOUSE CO.,
w. z. kurtz. Pres. II A. Crossand. Mgr
517-523 s. Penn. Telephone 1943.
We STORE. PACK and HAUL
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EXPERT ACCOUNTANTS.

EXPERT ACCOUNTANTS INTERSTATE
AUDITING CO Books audited. systems de-
vised. ETC. 10 N Penn St New Phones 16ss
and 6323
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FINANCIAL.

FINANCIAL-Insure with FRANK SAWYER.
LOANS-Money on mortgages c. +. SAYLES
CO, 127 East Market street
FINANCIALcMoney to loan on farm mortgages
anywhere in Indiana at per cent. interest;
NO COMMISSION: annual or semi-annual In
terest; full partial payment privileges granted;
large loans specially; correspondence invited.
CLEMENTS & EVANS, Charlottesville, Ind.
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Lake Erie & Western K. R.

Toledo Chicago and Michigan ex......ts.ls .io.2s
Toledo Detroit and Chicago linn. sig 90 t3.25
huncie Lafay'te and Mich Cry spec. "a 20 tlO.25
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MONUMENTS.

MONUMENTS-A DIENER. 40 z. Washington.
Tel 2s25. Branch works +. entrance Crown Hill.
MONIMENTS-M- II. Farrell. 21 West WASH
ington New Phone 2tlS
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INDIANAPOLIS, GREENWOOD &
I'm .~~ m


FRANKLIN II. X. CO.
Passenger cars leave Pennsylvania and Wash
irgton streets. First at a. m and hourly
thereafter until 10 p m Last car leaves at n.lS
p. m
Combination passenger and express leaves
Georgia and Meridian streets for Greenwood only
at $50 a m. and $3.50 p m
INDIANAPOLIS, SHELBYvILLE a
SOUTHEASTERN TRACTION
COMPANY.
Cars leave India napolis for SheIbyville and all
intermediate stops from the corner Of Washing
ton and Meridian streets the following hours;
5. g. Z s. 3. 10. IL a. M. u O'Clock noon and l. :
Cars leave Sheibyvile for Indianapolis and al
intermediate stops follows 4.57 5:57, $50.
49, s:57. s51. Io:57. 81 m, and 1881 l.Sl,
2:5 s:5 $685. 5:57, s57. 1857. s:57 and II 30 2. NJ
Rcund-trip tickets. indianapolis 20 Sheibyville.
can be purchased at Huder's drug store. corner
Washington and Pennsylvania streets. and az
the E. E Ensley pharmacy Stubbins Hotel
block
This time card goes into effect Friday morning.
REGULAR SUNDAY SCHEDULE
Beginning Sunday. May u. and continuity
until further notice. the regular Sunday schedule
will be az follows: viii leave Indianapolis
on every hour. beginning at O'Clock a. m. untl
10 p. m. the last car departing az II 40. A car
vii also leave at $40 and 7:so a. m. and IA
Beginning at 40 Z. m. car viii leave shelby
VILE on every hour during the day until o'clock
p m. the last car departing AZ u:0 Their
WI also b = car - 81 - NJ u:,os 1:3a -
49, @s@4 ~ N
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INDIANAPOLIS & EASTERN RAILWAY
COMPANY.
GREENFIELD LINE.

GREENFIELD LINE.
General Omces, Franklin Building.
Time Table Effective W. %, 1903.
For Greenfield. Knightstown and intermediate
stations. Passenger cars leave Meridian and
Georgia streets First car. a. m. and each
hour thereafter until 10 p. Next and last car
leaves at 11:15 p. m.
Combination passenger and express cars leave
Meridian and Georgia streets at a. m. a. m,
IL m, p. m, p m
REGULAR SATURDAY SCHEDULE.
Beginning Saturday. May %. half-hour cars for
Greenfield and intermediate stations VIII leave
Meridian and Georgia streets in addition 70 the
above schedule at $3.50 D. m, 4:30 p. m. $50
D. m, $50 D. m. and 1880 p
REGULAR SUNDAY SCHEDULE.
Beginning May "a half-hour cars for Greenfield
and intermedite stations will leave Meridian and
Georgia streets in addition 10 the above sched-
ule, at $50 a. and each hour thereafter until
1880 y. m. -
FREIGHT CARS.
For Greenfield and intermediate stations only.
Arrive at Georgia and Meridian streets at IS
a. m. and leave at a. m. Also arrive at Us
D. m. and leave at $50 p.
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JOURNAL BUSINESS DIRECTORY.

FLORISTS
BERTERMANN BROS,
New No. 241 Mass av.. 22s n. Del 81. Tel $40.
SALE AND LIVERY STABLES
HORACE WOOD. Carriages. Traps: Buck
boards. etc.) % Circle. Tel. 1907.
THE PEERLESS FOUNDRY 71O-1s E. Mary
land, manufactures stove repairs and do repair
Ing
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FUNERAL DIRECTORS.


TUTEWILER & SON.
Undertakes. rs w. Market So. Tel. 21s
JOHNSON. HASSLER & GEORGE. s5T Massa
chusetts av. New Phone $50. Old Main 1880.
FRANK a BLANCHARD, Undertaken. 153 y
Delaware ST Lady attendant Both Phones al
FLANNER & BUCHANAN - licensed
embalmers) Can ship diphtheria and
scarlet fever. Lady ernbalmer for
ladies' and children. go North ILL.,
nois street. Telephone Gal, new or Old
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INDIANAPOLIS e. MARTINSvILLE
RAPID TRANSIT CO.
Waiting Room and Station, At Ken
tucky Avenue.
Schedule Effective May II, 1903.

and intermediate stations at $50 a. m and every
hour thereafter. the l4alf-hour mark. until
$50 p. m. after which time leaves at $50
.. m. but runs only far Mooresville Last
leaves for Martinsville at IL rs p m.
Leaving Martinsville for Indianapolis and in
termedistc stations. first car at $50 a. m and
which time leaves $40 p. m. hut runs
only as far as Mooresville. Last car leaves Tor
Indianapolis IT II Ia p. m.
Cars leave Mooresviile for Indianapolis and
Marfinsvflle m
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Ticket Offices at
station and nc
corner Illinois
and Washing
ton Streets.
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(The quotations given below the selling prices
OF the wholesale dealers.)
Candies and Nuts.
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Candies-Stick, 6lsc per 10; common mixed
61ac; grocers' mixed, &c: Banner twist mixed, Sc
Banner cream mixed 10Ql1c; old-time mixed. Sc
Nuts-Soft- shelled almonds. nQ20c; Brazi
nuts, 12c; hlberts, 12c; peanuts. roasted. 7QSc
mixed nuts, 13c.
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WANTED-Fffteen painters wanted: soc per
hour II. y. WALTER, .Danville, Ill
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1903-02-26

Phillips county has an imitator OF
j. Edward Addicks, who recently ex.
communicated all who had the honor
and moral courage to vote against
him for United States senator from
Delaware. The climax of an editorial
in last weeks Dispatch reads as fol-
lows: 1--WE want to warn the republi-
can party now, that these men inc.
namely need to be told that party
success Is of much greater Importance
than their personal ambitions and
that the boiling business MUST BE
SToPPED'. We suggest that no
voter have the presumption to enter
a booth without first consulting the
only one who is capable OF advising
them.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1903-02-26

Cy Leland is DESTROYS Of saving the
state some money by cutting down
the appropriations for the malnten-
ancc Of the state university, and also
Of other educational and charitable
institutions. Discretion ought 10 be
used In the appropriations for these
institutions as we'll as for other pur-
poses. lisa well known fact how
ever, that the state university which
but a few years ago ranked In the
first class OF Universities Is now so
poorly supplied that Ii has fallen to
third class rating and In another year
or two will be In the fourth class list.
Think Of II our state university In a
fourth class list, and this the great
state Of Kansas too, which boasts OF
the best educational system. Would
IL not be better to cut the apprOprla-
lions which have been 50 recklessly
made for the purpose Of building up
the political machine and provide for
the training OF our future citizens In
the "science OF government" in Uur
schools and universities =? You will
have the opportunity to give your
answer in coming elections.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1903-02-26
About banning The Draws.

Now that the subject of damning
the draws has again come up before
the legislature, a discussion Of the
merits of law providing for the
public construction of damns is in
order.
The irrigation problem is one which
is of more than ordinary interest to
the western Kansas farmer Many
schemes have been proposed all of
which were lacking in one essential
feature, that is their pFacticability.
The annual rainfall in western Kan
sas is sufficient to raise crop if right
ly distributed. That is why there
are occasional crop failures, The rain
fails to come at the proper times.
The idea of damning the draws Is
not one of irrigation so much as it is
one of equalizing the climatic con-
ditions.
Every season there are number of
rain storms which are so violent that
large per cent of the water which
falls Immediately leaves the country
in freshetS. 1t is estimated that from
one-fourth to one-half of the rainfall
thus disappears.
This wasted rainfall if it could be
retained would be of ineStjmahle
value to the drouthy regions. There
can be no question about this. II all
that water were retained the
humidity of the atmosphere would be
materially increased. This would
have a tendency to temper the hot
winds which SO often prove fatal to
the growing crops, and more it would
furnish a solution to the trouble
which so many have experienced with
failing supply of we'll water.
This is the strong argument in
favor of damning the draws. 1t will
retain portion at least OF the rain In
the country upon which it falls.
Little can be accomplished in this
direction by individual effort, for no
matter how well convinced the public
may be its efforts individually will be
too spaSmodic to be of any con.
sequence. If it were made the duty
of the township officials to provide
grades upon the public roads where
they cross the draws much good would
be done, or even il law authorizing
the construction Of grades were pass
ed good results would follow. The
cost is insignificant compared with
the results which would follow.
Damn the draws. 1t is good idea,
and If there is no provision for It's
being done by the public, do it indivi-
dually.