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The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1904-05-20


nate ones
But this consideration is not nee
essary here, because each one is in
spired to an extent. greater or less,
by noble desire to aid others de-
sire which so often amounts to moth
ing because we do not know where
to begin.
What is the fundamental cause of
the prosperity of all peoples?
Or of their wretchedness?
Every ene knows that in certain
proviLces~of Asia there is misrule,
and there are at the same time pov-
erty and misery and crime.
Yet in Switzerland, in a land not
one tenth so productive as these same
AsIaNic provinces, there are to be
found comfort and content and in>
tegrity, and peaceful, happy lives.
What makes the vast gulf between
these ;wo peoples?
1t is simply matter Of govern
ment.
One people ruled by selfishness,
by lack Of principle, by brutality,
wasting their opportunities through
.igporsnce!
The other people, ruled by them
selves, intelligently, with an under>
standing of their advantages, making
the most of their naturally scanty
soil, and each doing his duty as his
brothers keeper-encouragingby by leg
islation the developement of every
resource, including that of the mind,
by education; preventing the use of
dangerous drugs; encouraging econ>
omy and sobriety; protecting the
weak woman from the strong man;
discouraging the craze of the gam
bier, and giving every aid to the up
building of character in the people;
working out by constantly perfected
ideals Lincoln's government "of the
people, by the people, for the people"
1t is time for us of the United
States to wake up. We cannot 20
on corrupting the youth by examples
of graft unchecked, permitting the
gambling habit to take possession
alike of society and of the slums, toll
Grating, even with claim, the ac-
QUESTION of great fortunes stolen by
Titles from the very poor.
We cannot permit all this without
endangering the foundations of re>
publican form of government. Be-
cause a republic Is possible, as Napo
leon said, only to people of high
intelligence and high character. And
presently there may come a time
when corruption will so have taken
possession of legislative halls, so in
timidated the press, SO insidiously
weakened the judiciary and the peo-
pie themselves, that there will be no
one left to defend the ideal cf the re-
public.
If one,tenth Of the men and wo-
men of this country should resolve to
do their duty earnestly and fearless
ly in securing good legislation, in
sending good men to Office, in them.
selves knowing what good legislation
means, the crying evils of the day
would quickly disappear.
Nine. tenths of all crime is the re-
suit
Either Of too great riches or to lit.
tie,
Of "Monstruous Opulence" o,
"Mpnstrous Poverty.
Great wealth seldom does other
wise to those who achieve it than t.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1904-05-20

try be on the decline. 1t is only
within the last few months that these
embargoes have been laid upon the
industry and up to the present time
cotton seed oil mills have been going
up all over our country, and good
money has been made from the enter
prise. But we have reached and
passed over the pinnacle of our suc>
cessful progress, and under the bur.
dens of unjust legislation l will not
be stating it too strongly when l say
disaster is staring it in the face.
The mills in operation in the South
today, ! venture to predict, will have
hard struggle for existence from
this time on, and many of the old
fashioned, out of dates must 90 out of
business.
For the past few years oil has been
selling at from 33 to 81 cents f. o. b.
mills; today it is selling at % to 2S
cents f. o. b. mills. The mills that
are-in operation and building can
produce double the quantity of oil
per annum that will be CONSUMED by
the world, and without doubt this
condition of affairs win exist for many
years to come. There is only one
thing for the cotton seed oil people Of
the South to do which can save them
from absolute disaster; namely, less
insane competion among themselves
for seed, and a reduction in the cost
of manufacturing the seed. The cost
OF the raw material is going higher
each season, the markets for the oil
contracting, and competitor sharper
all along the line. 1t has been
stated that the average price per ton
OF seed through South Carolina this
year has been something like $21
Against this price of seed I give the
following as the returns from the pro
ducts of ton of seed, and the ex
pense of manufacturing same. Be
low will be found the quantity and
the price obtained from ton of seed
manufactured under the present con
ditions. Forty gallons of oil at 2;
cents per gallon, 1920; 80 pound,
lint at 5 1>2 cents per pound, 81. IS
IT'S pounds meal at $1.20 per hun
dred, 50 80; $50 pounds hulls at 81
cents, $2.46; making a total of $22.
81. Now if we add to the COS. @
the seed $3. .25, the cost of manufac
turing the seed into this product, tn,
seed and the manufacturing will com,
to $24.25, whils the actual net re-
turns from this ton of seed at $22.6l
per ton, makes an absolute loss O
81 "a per ton on every ton of seet
manufactured under the present con
ditions. 1t is not apparent in tn,
above statement, but there is al
actual loss of rs to 100 pounds il
each and every ton of seed, in tn
shape of dirt, sand, notes, etc. Thi
loss amounts to about s per cent.
an sorry to say some farmers kno,
well how to sand their seed.
There is to my mind absolutel
not one ray of consolation for tn
outlook of the industry. 1 am re
minded Of the condition of affair
that existed in Egypt thousands Q
years ago. We have had our seve
fat years, which in my opinion is
: be followed by the inevitable seve
lean years. l would suggest to tn
cotton seed manufacturers of Sout
Carolina that there be organize
within the State cotton seed crush
. ! era association which if properly cor
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1904-05-20

1t is the OLDEST bank in Unon.
It is the only NATIONAL bank Ia Union
It has capital and surplus of $i000OO
1t pays FOUR per cent. Interest on deposits.
1t has paid dividends amounting a. 9198, 800,
1t has Burgar-proof vault. and S|ISfwith Time-ock
1t is the only Bank in Union nspeck8d by an Officer
1t pays more taxes than ALL the hanks combined
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1904-05-20

We solicit
Bank. "A"
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1904-05-20
F. M, FARR, President.
Merchants and PIa

Is not quite (?) the largest Bank on
at the "OId Stand" successfully,
thirty-two years.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1904-05-20
'nlers National Bank
J. d. ARTHUR, Cashier.

dx<hs bufif continues to do business
eH Aas been doing for the past
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1904-05-20

Lsreo Cotton Mills, one Kniffin,
MIL and Dye Plant, one Oil Mil
two Furniture Manufacturing Con
Germs, Female Seminary, Fiv
Graded Schools, Water WORKS an,
Electric Lights, Population 1000
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1904-07-21
ARE TO DISCUSS
OIL ON STREETS

The regular meeting OF the CONNER
cial club tonight Thursday will be
thrown open to public discussion Of
the proposition Of experimenting with
oil on the streets Of Hood River. I'd
A full attendance Of the members of
the club is asked for, and the business
men and citizens of the town who are
interested in the comfort of the tax
payers and the betterment of the city
are asked to turn out and take part in
the discussion.
At the last meeting of the board of
directors of the club, the plan was
talked OF of securing sufficient oil to
experiment on one block. The cost
would be slight, and there is plenty OF
time in which to give the experiment
satisfactory trial.
II you want less dust in the city and
favor a more satisfactory plan of sprink-
ling the streets, turn out and express
your sentiments at tonight's meeting.
There will also be other matters to
come before.this meeting of the Com
mercial club,
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1904-07-21

A Portland undertaken sued TO recov-
er $225 for furnishing a coffin. The de-
ceased had left implicit instructions for
a plain casket, and the court allowed
the undertaken but $50 for not following
the instructions given him.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1904-07-21
From the Rural Northwest.

The Minneapolis correspondent OF
The Packer has also had good things to
say about Hood River strawberries. We
quote from a recent issue of that paper
There has been in Minneapolis very
fine trade on Hood River berries. They
arrived in good condition and have
found a ready market all season, SO far
at 20 to 90 cents per case more than the
ordinary berry. Mr.. Calender Of the
Calender -Vanderhoof company, says
when the Hood Rivers become well
known throughout the country, there
will be greater demand than for any
other berries, as the quality is better
and they will find better market.
A number of years ago when meet.
ing of the Oregon State Horticultural
society met at Hood River, G. T.. Hos.
kins, the leading authority on cherries
in Oregon, said conditions there ap-
peared so favorable for cherries that he
believed ain orchardist would be justified
in setting out large orchard OF that
fruit. We notice that at the present
time the cherry is declared to be one of
the most reliable fruits grown in the
AAOOu RiNoT EtCtlOu HHu JHHJ lTull
grower at White Salmon is preparing
to set his whole farm with that fruit.
The best results and largest profits
are obtained by specialists. This is true
of farm operations, but in most cases
the farm specialist finds it necessary to
combine other branches of farming
with that of producing his specially
The man who makes distinguished
success of breeding some particular
strain OF animals is usually as an incl
dent more than ordinarily good farmer
in other lines and particularly in the
production Of the forage consumed by
his animals. Men who follow special
lines of fruit growing achieve the best
results but there are few who can do &C
and cOnfne their farming operations
to the one line of fruit. The strawberry
growers OF Hood River are specialists
and the success they have achieved
shows what the intelligent specialist
can do under favorable conditions
And yet the strawberry growers O
Hood River are beginning to see thai
they cannot safely confine themselves
wholly to the production OF strawberries
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1904-07-21

Umpire-Tamp 0sburn.
Time OF game-2 hours and 25 min.
utes.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1904-07-21
Good Racing Promised.

One of the longest race meetings ever
attempted in Oregon will open in Port.
land on August 5 and continue to Au-
gust 28, and possibly through the first
two weeks in September. A large force
of workmen are rushing the work OF
getting Irvington race track in shape
for the coming meet. Already trainers
and owners are shipping their strings
to the track, and the officers Of the
Multnomah Fair Association are pre-
pairing to stable 500 horses, the pick OF
those now racing at Seattle.
When President A. r.. Diamond and
the rest of the Multnomah Fair Associa-
ton officials talked of giving a weeks
racing last year, they were told frankly
by the local horsemen that the racing
game had received such black eye in
Portland that the public would not turn
out to see them. In spite of this dis
couraging talk the officials went on,
gave the race meeting, proved conclu-
sively that horses could be raced and
raced honestly, and not only the people
Of Portland paid their money at the
gate, but horsemen from all over the
state attended the meeting. And when
they returned home they were loud in
their praises for the tlean sport which
they had enjoyed, and of the liberal
manner in which the books handled the
odds on the races. This was all the
encouragement that the association
wanted, and they began at once to plan
for their 1904 August meeting.
Most of the horsemen who raced in
Portland last fall declared when they
departed that nothing could keep them
from returning. Not only have they
kept their word, but they assisted in
filling the stake book entries when it
was sent to Oakland and Los Angeles.
Originally the association planned only
to care for 300 horses, but the demands
for stall room became so great that it
was found necessary to build 200 addi-
tional stalls. They have just been com
pleted, and are the most modern and
up-todate stalls on the coast. They
are constructed after those at Washing
ton Park, Chicago, and at Saratoga,
and are SO arranged that sleeping quar-
ters for the trainers and rubbers are in
a sort of loft over the horses Last year
it cost the association $4,000 to get
lrvington into shape, and this year
81 900 more has been spent. The entire
grand stand, the saddling paddock and
the judges and timers stands will be
painted anew and every stall win re-
eeive thick coating Of whitewash.
II is the intention Of the association
this year to give SIC, 900 away in purses
for the stake events alone, This assures
big fields in each Of the events, and it
will bring together some Of the best
horses racing on the coast. The Oregon
Stakes, the first stake event OF the sea-
son, closed with 50 entries, and among
them are such horses as Misty's Pride,
Step Around, who won the opening
stake event at Seattle; Lady Usk, Albe,
bemarle and a large number Of other
clever performers The big stake race
of the meeting will be the Irvington
handicap, value 1000 to the winners.
For this money such horses as Modicum,
Forest King, George Berry, Veterano,
MIR. Dingle and Gateway, and many
others will face Starter Mulholland on
August 20, the date Of the race
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1904-07-21
Time Schedule Str. "Sadie B."
Effective, June %, 1904.
DAILY EXCEPT SUNDAYS.

All Upper River boats connect at
Lyle daily for GOldendale.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1904-07-21

are overly anxious to drop it. When
Hood River is shipping half a million
boxes OF apples year, the Apple Grow
ers'union should have plenty OF strength
he said. Mr.. Carter was we'll pleased
with what the union had done so far,
and was anxious to stand by the indie
pendent organization.
Chris Dethman believed the union
would succeed provided the growers
would agree TO stand by the action of
the board Of directors.
+. w. Angus favored a consolidation
OF the management in the interest of
OF economy.
g. +. Markham was of the opinion
that the berrymen would ask nothing
exhorbitant of the apple men il fthey
choose to go into the union. He was
anxious for harmony. Mr.. Markham
considered it was harder to look after
the markets than to raise the fruit.
By this time the question under dis
cussion was forgotten and the apple
growers began discussing methods of
conducting their union. Mason reiter-
ated the idea previously brought forth
Ny WIG poaIu VI uifeCVoTs, ,tHaI lne union
could not be success unless the grow
ers could be made to contract with the
directors that they would market their
crop through the union,
V. Winchell then brought up the idea
that some OF the growers often found ii
necessary to have cash advance on
Their crop. They had bills to meet
and expected to pay them from then
apple crop. Therefore 1t would work 9
hardship II they had to ship all theil
irult tnrough tne union and walt sew
eraa ri nontns a ior their money;
ihis orought Mr: Oastner TO ms ieet
VINO ueClared tllat u the union was abl
~ uo business as their competitors di'
ui1 they wouiu nave no rear Tor success
MI; MASON tnen suggested that tn
Doara De placed N a position where they
Coula insure an ADVANCE of certain pei
cent OF the growers crop. Mr.. Mark
nam was called on TO explain how this
was uone oy the strawberry union.
10 oring matters 10 a locus, q. H.
Castner moved that the Hood River
apple uroWers union do amalgamate
win the -, hood River Fruit Growers
union. lhere were a lew iaint ayes,
as Sha,rmah Mason put the question,
ana "a, decisive storm OF NOS"
Inc Apple Growers meeting then adj
lourheG; o.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1904-07-21
Bull Dogs Defeat Mount Hood.

The Bull Dogs defeated the Mount
Hood nine in well played and exciting
game at Columbia park, last Saturday
afternoon. The score lodged back and
forth until it required ten innings to
give the game to the town boys with a
l3 to IA result.
The attendance was discouragingly
small, and the boys were IS in debt
because OF it. The next game is sched-
uled for this afternoon Thursday,
when the best game yet is advertised to
take place with the Dalles juniors.
-Four games have been played between
The Dalles and Hood River, Each has
won two games and this is to decide the
rubber and conclude the series.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1904-07-21
Spencer Fast on the Sand.

Charles Spencer, pursero on his fathers
steamer, was in Hood River Thursday
afternoon, as was also II. G. Campbell,
manager Of the Regulator line. The
stories each had to tell regarding the
condition Of the Spencer were divergent
indeed
Mr.. Campbell wore smile. He gave
unmstakable evidence of pleasure to
think the opposition boat would not
bother him for many a long week. "No,
you won't hear the Spencer whistle for
several moons" remarked Mr.. Camp
bell. "The Spencer is on the sands
good and hard, and she won't come off
until the high ater next summer"
1t was Mr.. Jampbell's opinion that
the Spencer is very badly damaged.
He claimed the hogging Of the steamer
not only broke some Of the steam pipes,
the ends of one being over foot apart,
but many Of the deck planks are brok-
en- Some Of the beams are parted and
the woodwork of the cabins badly
wrenched, Both bow and stern rest on
the sand, he said while the center of
the boat is elevated about two feet The
break is where the boat was spliced last
year, when Captain Spencer had her
heightened 80 feet.
The Regulator company takes adyan-
tage of these reports and advertises in
the Portland papers that their steamers
are not the kind that break their hog
chains in a storm and have to hang up
on dry land the greater part OF the year.
The story Charles Spencer has to tell
is an altogether different one. He
makes the assertion that the captain of
the Bailey Gatzert absolutely refused to
lend assistance to his steamer. Mr..
Spencer and his fireman took out tow
ropes to the Gatzert as she was passing
up Wednesday night, and asked for
lift. Captain Sherman of the Gatzert
is said to have refused to help tow the
stranded boat into deep water He said
it would endanger the lives OF the pas.
sengers he had aboard; furthermore he
had orders from his company not to
lend any assistance to Captain Spencer's
steamer.
Mr.. Spencer said il the Gatzert had
assisted him Wednesday afternoon his
steamer would have been safely in
Portland the next day. He was very
indignant at the discourtesy of his rival
in the steamboat business.
The Stranded steamer cannot be res
cued now until the water goes down,
when timbers will be taken up and
ways built for hauling the steamer into
deep water. hThe steamer lies 800 or
400 feet from deep water.
Mr.. Spencer denies that his steamer
is as badly injured as the reports have
gone out. The broken hog chains have
been replaced, and the vessel is not
parting in the center, says he.
A Portland undertaken sued TO recov.
er $225 for furnishing coffin. The de-
ceased had left implicit instructions for
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1904-07-21
STATIONS.
Train will leave Lyle on arrival of the
Regulator steamers from Portland.
TUESDAYS, THURSDAYS AND
SATTYRnAYS

Train will leave Goldendale, $50 a.
~, connecting at Lyle with Steamer
Sadie b. for The Dalles, connecting
there with 0. X. q N. Co. trains East
aud West.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1904-07-21
COLUMBIA RIVER and
NORTHERN RY CO.

Time Schedule Effective June %, 1904.
MONDAYS, WEDNESDAYS and
FRIDAYS
COnHecting at Lyle with Regulator
Line steamers for Portland and way
landings.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1904-07-21

M. q. Donnell Of The Dalles, the newly
elected county treasurer, has been elect
ed president Of the Oregon state phar-
maceutical association.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1904-07-21
BRICK YARD.

l am manufacturing at my
yard near Columbia nursery
south of town, as fine a quail
ity of common brick as can
be found in the state. Have
20,0 900 to 10000 brick on
hand for inspection. Price
at yard IS per thousand.
Come out TO the yard and
see how we make brick.
A. T. ZEEK.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1904-10-14
Married.

The following graphic account of a
! wedding which took place recently in
a town in Kansas is given in the local
paper:
Married-At the home Of the brides
parents, three and one-half miles west
of Almont. Mr.. and Mrs. George r.
Greer, their only daughter, Miss Pearl,
Wednesday, at 6 o'clock p. m, by the
Rev. Rulbson, OF Mound Valley, at
early candle-light, while the wedding
march was being played by Miss Ed
it'll Olson of Angola, the groom fine
and wellbehaved young man, dressed
in a blue-black, Atwood suit, and the
bride, lady loved and respected by
ALL dressed in light blue cashmere
trimmed in white. marched down
stairs from single life into married
blesscdness. After the ceremony a
bounteous supper was served. They
will reside on their farm, near Timber
Hill, in the oil and gas region. Her
many friends lose a very dear girl,
but our loss is Charles gain. Among
the presents wer the following: Mr..
and Mrs. George Greer, cow and
set of chairs; Julius Johnson, china
teapot; Mr.. and Mrs. George Hoke,
pair of towels; Grandpa Greer. wash
bowl and pitcher; Grandma Wilson,
handkerchief; Samuel Greer, big
rocking chair; Mr. and Mrs. Oscar
Johnson, mush set; Charlie and Frank
Johnson, mustard dish; Mr.. and Mrs.
Tratchell, lovely fruit picture, Mr.. and
Mrs Wilson Hunt, rug; Wintress
Johnson, toothpicll holder.-Harper's
Weekly.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1904-10-14
Hidden TeIeqrams.

In this game you are to imagine
you have a distant friend with whom
you nave an understanding about an
expected message. 1t might be that
here are two or three contestants for
a certain prize or honor The name
Of one might be Jenkins, that of an
other Harrison. and that of the third
Sheldon. Suppose Jenkins is the sue
cessful contestant. and that you wish
to telegraph to your friend simply the
name of Jenkins. However, you wish
to conceal the message as much as
possible, so the understanding is that
the first letters Of the words you tele-
graph will spell the name.
With this explanation each player
sets to work to write a clever SEN
tence in which the first letters will
spell Jenkins. The various players
may get sentences like these:
Judge Engies never knew / noticed
Sally.
Julia's elbow next Knocked Irish
Nora silly.
Jack expects no kiss in Nova Scotia.
Jam eating nearly killed Ikey Ma
than Saturday.
1t is impossible that there will be
any two alike, and the game is to see
who can write the cleverest.
The kilograms are read aloud. and
the players vote to see whose is best.