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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-04-10
will come when ne will be shipping 4

will come when We will be shipping It
to Italy. 5t5 3 IL mi {3 M 3al i45 y 4
NEW. COTTON FOR THE SOUTH.
"There on the mantel,'' the Secretary
continued, "you may see frame con-
taining samples Of cotton. The cotton az
the right has a short staple. Ihat IS the
common cotton raised on the upland all
over the SOUTH These long, silky hbers
on the left are from the famous sea Is
land cotton. the highest priced ana pest
to the world. That cotton Will grow only
on the Islands OF the coasts OF Georgia
and South Carolina. We have planted It's
seeds on the uplands, but could get no re-
suits. Then We took the upland plants
and married them to The sea island plants,
and the result Is we have produced the
cotton which you see between the two
In the frame 1t is not SO long as the
sea island cotton, but 1T is far longer
than the upland cotton. That cotton. the
child or the two other kinds, Will grow,
on the upla,1ds and tho breeding of It VIII
add millions OF dollars to the value Of
our cotton crop. We arc n ow3 experiment
ing on the best varieties of the Egyptian
cottons OF which we import s., 0Oo 0IO
worth every year. We have had good re-
suits, and Will soon raise alive want. \
"Another important Item Is rice" said
nil we consumed. We raised 390,oo0oQ0
pounds last year. and arc now sending
rico to Cuba and other countries. We
arc doing big business In sugar. We
have begun to raise 1t from sugar beetsB
and our product hast year. OF that kind 4
of short sweetening was $50 900, 900 pounds
enough to give thirty pounds to every
family in the United States, or six{an,l4
tone-hnlf pounds for every man, woman
and child In the country, We have fifty
factories now running making that sugar.,
and We could IL the matter wero prop
erly5 handled produce every pound OF
sugar we use.
a GREAT SCIENTIFIC INSTITUTION
A"Indeed," said the Secretary, II doubt
If the people know what q scientific
Institution the Agricultural Department
is, Aside from its other business 1t IL
now IL post graduate university devoted
! to training men TO original scientific re-
search along agricultural lines. We have
had 496 students here, most or them col
lege graduates whom we have been tram
4 Ing FOR this Kind Of work. About hair
of that number have already been gwen 4
positions in The Agricultural Department
and elsewhere, Indeed could tlnd places
for scores more IL had them, The Brit
ish minister recently asked me for man
to send to tho Hermudas to investigate 4
some matters there. Another OF our Spec z
alists has been employed by the governs Il
ment OF Cuba and understand he Is to I
get s5,0O0an year. have an application !
now for man to take charge OF n new
agricultural school which Is being es-
tablished In the middle west at good
round salary, and there are other openings
along other lines, Indeed. the dag or
the old-time farmer Is passed and the day
OF the scientific agricultnrist is here.
FRANK Ct. CARPENTER.
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future than We are doing now We are
learning every day and arc steadily ads
ding to the aggregate OF our corps.
What wo produce now Is beyond concep-
tlon, Our wheat crop amounts TO
GOO 000,0 900 bushels every year, and It ~
worth III the nelglborhood OF Si00, 900, 900.
''rhe value OF the gold and silver
mined In the United States Is not half
that, and all the gold mines Of MI the
world did not produce as much by
500, 900, 900 In 1902. The corn crop Is
worth more than twice as much as the
wheat crop, " is now bringing IN
81 900 100000 a year and for our soals
alone we raise enough TO equal a value
OF a million dolarsgfor every working
dan. The crop amounts TO a billion bush-
els, with a value Of 5000 100000 Our hay
crop in many ssea-sY is u-t'.>.A 44aoEe than
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+ ? y r. H. ~ n ,
can do that that he has no time TO 3 WorrS
over hours and wages. # 35
"How about wages, Mr.. Secretary? IS
the farm laborer well paid"
II think no is, replied tho Secretary
of Agriculture Good men get good
wages. varying with the locality. IN the
skilled OF our farmers are found hired
men get s25 month and more. That Is
equal to $40 a. month without board,
which is good pay for any man Such
a hand will understand how 70 use farm
machinery He will know all about
crops. and he can, II necessary, take the
farm and manage It himself. IN some
parts Of the country the wages are
less" ~.
WHERE OUR MONEY COMES FROM
care we farming any better now tnan
we did In the past, Mr.. Secretary
VERY much so" replied Secretary VII,
son. ..!And we shall farm better In the
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sect from smyrnu to fertizo the trees;
that Is. to carry the pollen from one
place To another. That littla bug did the
business. and We are now raising excel
lent figs on the dry highlands or INC
west, We produced more than l'3eo'Vo'
nonnds last wear and we are Just be,
ginning
,Do you see that macaroni?' The Secre-
tary went on as he picked up II paper 10
which some pipe stems OF white macaroni
We're sewn, 'Hrhat macaroni was made
IN America from American Wheat, which
grows on land that Will raise nofother
grain We studied the wheat and 10
soils which produced y, and this Is the
result, we raised lo,n00ooo bushels OF
nlacaroni Wheat 'ast ysAr. aAA4A the day
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Gnlt OF Mexico. Ono American farm
hand with our machinery can raise US
much rice there IN one year us lo1'r
hundred Chinese laborers can RAISE -,
China employing Chinese me'mous any
Chinese machinery. Tho conditions as
"a othe, crops arc somewhat similar.
indeed tho farm machines enable MS 70
dispense with n large number Of hands
LABOR UNIONS FOR FARMERS,
us farm labor organized, Mr. seere.
tary? ia tho farm hands have trades
unlons?' ,m
sca tsred TINT Ii would be difficult to or
eaniza thsm' They are not employed I
VI eady work all the year round. and be-
sides the farm hand of to-day expects to
own farm Of his own q few Years from
nov. IIe is so busy schemng how 10
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Secretary Wilson Describes the
Real Capitalists Of the
+ United States.
.1ILLERs Of SOIL ARE !. RICH 3 }; |.
Are Investing Millions IL Canada Canada,
Make Crops Worth Billions
andBlVould Own Trusts.
Especial to rhe Times Dispatch,

NAsuINGTON, D. c.. April BEL called
m secrctnry Wilson yesterday to ask
son1c questions on capital and labor IRON
ITO standpoint OF the farr,nr. MY inter-
,.lew was held at tho Department OF q g.
rlculturc during the busiest liohr % LIZ ..
day. and the SECRETARY answered my
4 questions between Jobs. As he did 50
was surprised at his versatility. He is
ike Eapolcon In that he can do four
things ut time and do them all well.
His mind seemed to Jump at sccond
notice from the pasture lands OF Dan 10
the grain fields Of Bersheba. ana when X
landed II was all there. Now the question
was the appointment OF q man TO inyes-
t,gate crop conditions III the Philippines
now tho arrangement OF the ne" hgrl-
cultural building to be put upAat cost
of several million dollars, and no" tho
Importation Of n bug to wipe out the san
Jose scale and make our orchardsits
rich. Al the same time great punches Of
letters were brought in and the Secretary
read each one as he signed IT,
TIE FARMER AND THE TRUSTS
started out with;
s"Air. Secretary, you work MS though you
+ had your coat OF; you claim to be the
representative OF the man with the coat
on; / want to know what you think OF
that man In relation to- our big comb.
nations OF capitnl?'8
."rhe only man with his coat off whom
/ know is the farmer replied Secretary
III Wilson. with the ordinary laborer ]
have nothing to do. Tho farmer Is big
4 enough proposition for us here. We are
working for him and although we look
d over the fence now and then n I the strug-
giles OF labor and capital We keep on our
way. saying nothing rs to anything else,
( but steadily saving wood" {
8E"But, Mr.. Secretary, adapt my CUES
tons to the farmers What do they think
of the gigantic trusts which, like Jonah's
gourd. have sprung up in a night"
slSi"They IRE anxious about them" replied
tho Secretary, .'bllt It Is from an invest
ment standpoint. They want to know
whether they have substantial basis
how they arc operated. what business
they are doing and whether they Will
keep on paying dividends. The farmers
ore interested III the new Department Of
Commerce and Labor and especially In
It's bureau OF corporations. II that bureau
can give them as satisfactory information
about the trusts as the treasury does
about our national banks there will be no
difficulty IN their getting a fair share of
the farmers money
OUR FORMER CAPITALISTS.
But Mr.. Secretary. ! thought the far
q MGR posed as q poor man. EIIc Is a
chronic wilmer, a constant complaincr.
ana he always makes y poor mouth T.
That may have been So some years
ago, replied Secretary Wilson. 1T is not
30 now. You can't whine on fun stom-
ach. full barns and a full pocltctbook.
That Is the condition Of the farmer to-.
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THAT vas In 1901" Secretary Wilson
continued. Last year our exports were
almost as large. and SO 1t is going on
year after year. You may talk about
your great combinations OF capital. your
gigantic monopoles and enormous trusts.
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l. e . ~ 81,
tho total product OF all the gold and sll-
yer mines OF the world, and the cotton
crop last year sold for more than a. half ll
billion dollars. These figures are enor--
nous. There is nothing like them any
where, and we have not begun TO ap-
proximate the maximum OF our FARMING
possibilities
UNCLE SANS NEW CROP.
No said the Secretary, reflectiveiy.
1--WE do not know what We nave NOT
how rich we are. We are discofer.n 8
some now thing every day which adds
enormously to our national wealth. Inc
Agricultural Department has become ono
OF investigation and research. we nave
men travelling over he world looking tor
new plants and seeds. Some time aso
It seemed Impossible that NE could raise
figs We planted the trees, but could
set no results. At last on the advice OF
our specialists. We imported little m
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ThaIhimers.
Jhe Newest Jkiris.

" +. . . j IT,
we ,nrn showing the newest mod
els In. Niohalrs and Etaniinc Walking
skirts. II, full Killed cf.%10900
rccts. S. 5to.....,......V AO'OO
l5tnmlnc Dress skirts. navy and
black. trimmed with wood fibre
Lace and taffetn, also self Trimmed.
shirrod and plated effects. every
style e well represent $1,000.
Peau de Sole skirts, with your
Peat dc Sole Waist, would complete
your suit. at 81 small outlay. prct-
Y !, EFF. Effects ac' 500 100 $40. 90.
Also sample line OF Taffeta Walk
! Ing ns skirts. $50 $1,000
Crepe do Chino Skirts for street
and evening wear. beautifuliy
trimmed. taffeta drop%4O
skirts, s25 to............~
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-12-15
Cemetery Work

Manufacturers, Agent for the erection in any
cemetery In the country of Receiving TOmbS,
Mausoleums Monuments or Tablets direct from
ac<u daai..r.a Id
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-12-15
DROWNED 80
CHILDREN
Awful Accident Today At
Charleston W. Va.
SUSPENSION BRIDGE FELL
On The Bridge We're -Four Teams
And Loaded With School
Children
SUSPENSION BRIDGE FELL

Charleston, Va, Dec. 15.-The
worst acc ident that ever occurred in
this section of the state this morning
resulted in the death of 30 school chill
dren.
The suspension bridge across the
Elk river connecting East and West
Charleston, without warning dropp d
from its supports into the river.
On the bridge at the time were four
teams and scores of children on their
way to the public schools in the city.
With one awful crash, bridge, teams
and children dropped into the icy wat
ers of the river. Thirty are known to
be dad and others will probably die
from injuries and exposure.
After the accident and while the
bodies were being removed, the scenes
were heart rending. Mothers in some
instances were restrained only by
force from jumping into the river at
ter their little ones.
The bridge had been in use for some
years but was gene: ally considered
perfectly safe,
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-12-15
TWO WEDDINGS
At the Home Of George Phelps on Booth IS
Terrace.

Two marriage ceremonies have been
performed at George Phelps on
Booths Terrace within twenty four
hours.
Last evening at 8 o'clock 10 the
presence of over Is relatives and
friends William c. Noyes and Miss
Bertha A. Phelps both Of this village
were united in marriage. Edna
Phelps, sister of the bride and Doras
Gibson were fl over girls A wedding
breakfast was served Immediately after
the ceremony.
The bride was dressed in white alba.
tross and carried white roses, the
flower girls carried white carnations.
At 4 O'Clock this afternoon Mis-
Florence Reynolds of Winchendon,
Mass, the cousin of Mrs William
Noyes, and Raymond G. Ransom of
Castleton were married Miss Bessie
Reynolds and Edward Reynolds broth
er and sister of the bride were brides
maid and best man respectively. Both
OF the contracting parties are gradu-
ates of Castleton Normal school and
the groom is assistant postmaster at
that place. Rev C. w. Rowley per
formed both ceremonies.
The house was prettily trimmed for
the events and both parties received
many handsome presents.
Mr. and Mrs Noyes and Mr. and Mrs
Ransom left tonight for "a massachusetts,
the best wishes of their many friends
going with them.
The former will reside at his home
on the fats and the latter in Castle
ION.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-12-15
SIX MORE
DIRECTORS
Gas Company Will Elect
Residents of Bennington
SECURE LOCAL CONTROL
Company Has in the Foundation
for It's Building Below the
R. R. Station

At a special meeting of the stock
! holders Of the Bennington Gas COM
pany held at the Office of the president
Wednesday afternoon it was decided
to amend one of the articles of the by
laws so as to read as follows: THE
board of directors shall consist Of not
less than five and not more than eleven
members
The original article called for only
five directors. The six additional will
be elected from among the prominent
business men in town making the
board practically local asthere will be
only three members outside OF Ben
niugton The additional directors
have not yet been elected but will be
in the near future.
1t is desired by the company to
place all the stock possible here in
town, making it strictly local enter
prise
h. X. Dunbar * Co. Of Boston who
are building the Bennington plant.
have just completed a similar one at
Barre which is giving the greatest sat
isfaction.
J. r.. Dawson who has charge of the
construction of the local plant, expects
to have the main building ready for
the machinery Jan. /. The foundation
is already completed and the brick
work has begun.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-12-15
PANIC AVERTED.
BY Audience Keeping Their Seats Last Evening
in Library Hall.

Just such an accident as has often
caused panic in large theaters oc-
cured at Library hall last evening
during a production by the Lorne Ell
wyn company.
In the next to the last act Miss
Gladys Grey, playing the part of her.
oine, in lighting a cigarette, set fire to
the table cloth making a small blaze.
The fire was quickly put out by Mr.
Elwyn but not until after Miss Grey's
dress appeared to be burning.
The audience kept their seats and
there was absolutely no danger. Mr.
Elwyn thanked the people for remain
ing quiet and mentioned the fact that
in another city the audience had be
come excited by such an accident and
caused nearly panic.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-12-15
". R. c. OFFICERS.
Annual Election Wednesday Evening. Former
Board Chosen.

At the annual meeting of the Sixth
Corps WRC Wednesday evening the
following officers were reelected.
President, Mrs Lucy j Gibson; SEN
Tor vice president, Mrs Ruth Griswold;
junior vice president, Mrs Jenny Will
liams; secretary, Mrs Miner Clark;
treasurer, Mrs Electa Murphy; chap.
lin, Mrs Harriet N Patterson; conduc
tor, Mrs Bessie Stevens; assistant
conductor, Mrs Ann NJ Day; guard,
Mrs Ella Davis; patriotic instructor,
Mrs Carrie Booth; pianist, Mrs Theo-
dore Carpenter; color bearers, Mrs
Maggie Sibley, Mrs Whitman, Mrs
Martha Larrabee, and Mrs Carrie
Harwood.
Mrs Ruth Griswold was chosen
delegate to the department convention
and Mrs Carrie HARDWOOD alternate.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-12-15
AT SOLDIERS HOME.
Two More Veterans Arrive and One Has Gone
Away.

Two More Veterans Arrive and One Has Gone
Away.
There has been two admissions to
the soldiers home this week. Horace
Nj. Irish admitted from Keene, T.. h.
He served during the civil war in Com
pany L lst Vermont cavalry enlisting
from Colchester.
Thomas Kennedy, alias Thomas
Godfrey admitted from Rutland. Ser
we'd in the navy three years enlisting
from Connecticut. He is 90 years of
age.
Joseph Hicks, who has been at the
home as temporary inmate for sew
eral weeks left Tuesday for Montreal.
He has been waiting for admission to
the national home at Togus, Me-, but
that institution being crowded he can
not be received yet. Until he can be
he will spend the time in Montreal.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-12-15
New Girl Has Come to Town Who Fall Down and Worship the
OLD FASHIONED EXHIBITION
Program For the School Exercises on Friday
Evening.

The school exhibition to be given to
morrow evening at the school hal at
1870 will be most enjoyable. Those
who love children should not miss it,
The proceeds go to increase the art
fund which is to be expended by the
Art League in decorating the school
rooms. The program will be only a
little over an hour long 1t is as fol-
lows:
KINDERGARTEN AND FIRST GRADE.
Squirrel Song Twelve Children
Jack Frost Gertrude Brown
Little 30 Peep, game
kindergarten Children
A Sweet Story Minerva Holmes
Song, Jack and Jill Four Boys
Solo, Little 30 Peep,
Luella Chandler
SECOND AND THIRD GRADES,
Rainbow Drill Thirty six Girls
Chorus, Der the Lee
Twenty-Five Children
FOURTH AND FIFTH GRADES.
Old Santa Claus Ina Walker
Poppy Song and Delsarte
lwenty-siX Girls
a Trip to Christmas Land
Margueretta Schuyler
Violin and Piano Duet
The Misses Schuyler
EIGHTH AND NINTH GRADES.
How Dennis Took the Pledge
Jesse Carpenter
The Motherless Turkey Maud Holt
a Little Peach Ray Gibson
An Evening with Helen's Babies
Marjorie Shurtletf
Theodore Roosevelt William Parker
Girls Fan Drill
BY Sixth and Seventh Grades
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-12-15
MRS HARMON ENTERTAINS.
Card Club and Christmas Tree Wednesday
Evening,

The social card club was entertain
ed by Mrs Thomas Harmon Wednes-
day evening.
Sixteen ladies were present end after
the games were concluded, they were
invited to another room where they
found a Christmas tree on which was
present for each one, which were
distributed by Misses Grace Harmon
and Nellie Cotfey, A new England
supper was served afterward at which
no gentlemen were present
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-12-15
MRS J. D. STEHMAN
Pleasantly Entertained Her Sunday School Clasa
Last Evening

Mrs j. d. Stehman pleasantly enter
tanned her Sunday school class at her
home Wednesday evening. Games
were played and a general good time
enjoyed
Prizes were awarded to Misses Olive
Pope, Alice Sears, Hildred Hart and
Bessie Harbour.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-12-15
SIDNEY DeFORGE HERE,
Brought Here From the State Prison as Wit.
ness in Bonn Case.

Frank w. Flint from the state prison
is here today. He brought over Sid
ney DeForge who is witness for the
state in the Bonn case now on trial.
Mr. Flint has been here several times
before or business for the prison.
He is a pleasant man, veteran of
the 4th Vermont volunteers and was
for 80 years a conductor on the Cen
trail Vermont railroad. He is now re-
tired and lives in Windsor. In an
swer to an enquiry as to how Mrs Ro-
gers appeared TO feel, be replied usha
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-12-15
IN COUNTY COURT.

Prosecution Still Putting In Testimony In TIE
Bonn Case.
The prosecution has not yet finished
putting in its testimony in the Robert
Bonn case.
The trial has already occupied over
three days and promises to be a long
one. The state will probably rest its
case tomorrow.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-12-15
SMALL BLAZE.
At Holden, Leonard Cos Blacksmith Shop
Yesterday Morning.

The blacksmith shop at Holden,
Leonard & Co.'S mill was partially de-
stroyed by fire Wednesday morning.
1t is supposed that the fire started
from one OF the FORCES. The damage
is between $500 and 800.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-12-15
RECEIVED INJURIES
Which May Be Serious While Getting Down a
SLEIGH,

John Green who is employed at
Philip jennings was badly crippled
Monday afternoon.
While he was getting down sleigh
from overhead in the barn, the foot
of the ladder was moved and wi en-
he started to decend he fell several
feet the ladder falling with him Both
of mis- feet received several injuries.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-12-15
TODAY'S STOCK QUOTATIONS.
Selling Prices Today 0n'New York Exchange
At Noon

Today's quotations on the New
York stock exchange as reported at
noon by j. r. Williston & Co., of I
Nassau street, New York city to the
Bennington Security company are as
follows:
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-12-15
ROMEO AND JULIET.
Production Of This Masterpiece Assured For
Next Tuesday.

Simvilie's gorgeous revival of
Shakespeare's most moving play of
love and passion, "Romeo and Juli-
etn will be given In its entirety at LIZ
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1904-12-10
Entertained at Cards.

Mr. and Mrs. Benz. Kowalski
entertained a few friends at cards
in their pretty home last evening.
Might've furnished entertainment
for the evening. and twelve games
were played When the prize
awards were made the following
were found to be the fortunate
ones: First ladies prize, a beaut1
full burnt leather hand bag, was
taken by Miss Julia Bollack; the
second ladies prize, a silver hat
brush, was awarded to Mrs. Hink-
ley. The first gentleman s prize,
a burnt leather Indian monogram
ed plaque, was awarded TO
Wayne Wood; the consolation
prize, a blotter book bound In
burnt leather, was rendered to J..
w. Buchanan. The guest prize,
an exquisite Mexican drawn work
handkerchief, was awarded TO
Mrs. Scheyer. Splendid coffee and
delicious cake were served and all
expressed themselves as having
spent a most delightful evening.
Those present and participating,
besides the host and hostess were:
Mr.. and Mrs. Scheyer, Mr.. and
Mrs. A. Ashheirn, Mr.. and Mrs.
IB. E. Kinkley, Misses Bollack,
Stowe, Dougherty and Mielke.
Messrs. Buchanan, Dougherty,
Sauder and Wood.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1904-12-10
Santa Claus has arriv-
ed at MCDonald'S De-
partment Store.
Real Estate Transfers.

During the past few days the
following deeds have been fled foi
record in the county clerk s
office.
c. Lindsey to J. Williams, war
ranty deed to 20 acres of land, q
part of private survey No. 594, Out
of the Espiritu Santo grant Con
sideration, $500.
Lon c. Hill to the First Nation
al Bank, warranty deed to all Of
lot No. /. and adjoining SO feet
front and rear, of lot No. 2 in Blocl
So, on Elizabeth street. Consider
alton 5000.
]. L. Hudson to H. Masterson
warranty deed to undivided hal
interest i'll and to all property GOV
cred by certain contracts, OF various
dates. Consideration $40 and othe
valuable consideration.