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New-York tribune., 1904-10-16

System" included, besides this, elaborate scheme
of internal Improvements. Clay, as a public man.
in many ways resembled James G.. Blaine and like
Blaine he in some respects in advance OF hls
times The resemblance between the two men further
exemphed by the fact that Clay, though apparently
popular than his opponent and certainly arOusing
more enthusiasm among his supporters, was defeated
by Polk.
THE Same Old Coon-O. X" 6he is up a
tree and making what Miss Myra Kelly s-pupils would
call "a snoot at his pursuers}; Harry of the West;
"A Halo Shines Bright Day Around the Head
of Henry Clay THE Man of the People," THE
Star of the West these of the legends to
be found on the Clay medals The designs refer to
the Amercanism with which he identified. One
of them shows large ship standing out to sea En-
bems of agriculture also the design, and the
legend reads: Henry Clay the Champion of a Pro-
tective Tariff. With Clay's changed to Blaine,
the medal could have done service in the
paign OF 1854 Another Clay medal bears the legend;
Protection to the Working Classes the first appeal
to labor in presidential campaigns Clays per-
sonal popularity also attested by the fact that
of the Clay medals of silver. There is only
other silver "campaigner known, and that is in the
Lincoln series.
New-York tribune., 1904-10-16

any other candidate in the entire SERIES about two
hundred being the total of these embens and among
American medals of ali kinds Lincoln is second onlv
to Washington. On the Lincoln "campaigners"
there are figures Of 'Wide-awakes" in full uni for1
these ''Wde-awakes" being, it is believed. the first
uniformed body of supporters of political anddate
One of these "Wide-awake" medals ms ribed.
'I Am Ready" and is further decorated with the
figure of a member of the organization, dcczed ,-t in
''Wide-awake" hat. The Hartford WIDE zes"
chose for their insignia representation Of one of
their number in full uniform, bearing lantern IN his
hand.
But Lincons early life seems to be the favorite
theme to be craven on metal for the purposl 0 BOOM
ing his campaign. Pictures of rail fences and wood
like The Rail-spHtter of 1880" is found Oh many
medals Other Inscriptions of the series are nest
Abe of the West" Honest Old Abe" .No More
Slave Territory" Free Homes for Free Mem"
" Freedom to All, Union, and during his se,ond
campaign: " II / Am Reelected President Slavery
Must Be Abolished With the Reunion of States"
In the first campaign, his name clerer,y COM
bned with that of his vicepresidential running mate
Harnln, "Abra- Ham Lin & Oln. " The medals of
the first Lincoln campaign represented him without
whiskers; those of the campaign of 1904 with tlem
This shows how faithfully the "campaigners repre-
sent the personal well the political details of the
canvass.
Since the time of Lincoln the campaign medals
have been fewer and of less historical siguiseance
New-York tribune., 1904-10-16
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aggressiveness of the Harrison campaign and the COM
paratve lack ofenthusasm among Van Buren Support
ers be read perfectly in the record of the medals
This about the liveliest canvass that up to
that time had been waged in this country and this
IS shown in the fact that the Harrison medals
among the most numerous in the series. His sup
porers were the first partisans of American preSi
dental candidate to hold mas meetings and get up
professions. There is little point worth mentioning.
| have seen it stated that 20. k originated within
the last thirty years by ihterate expressman,
who thought that all correct" spelled oil kOr
rect. chalking the abbreviaton o. X" package.
But back in 1870 l find this legend Van Buren
medal THE second sober thoughts of the people
O. k showing that the curious phonetic Authorization
in vogue long before the express business had
attained dimensions that would have enabled to give
currency to anything. In fact 1t had only Just been
started in a small way between NewYork and Boston.
Log cabins and cider barrels became marked a
feature of all demonstrations that in Massachusetts
in a where a procession took place, church
was used by Harrisons supporters the meeting
place A log cabin wheels drawn by eighty yoke
of oxen, and attended by young girls horseback
who strcwed the road to the church with flowers,
formed a conspicuous part of the celebration, while
the shout that the
For Tippecanoe and Tyler. too,
New-York tribune., 1904-10-16
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So the Clay partisans of their favorite's
that of the medals representing Clay while
boy riding to a mill read: The Millboy of the
SIaShcs-lnaugurated March 4th IS45" But the
adhercns of Polk his antagonist made the annexation
of Texas the sole issue and Polk from
Tennessee, Andrew JacksonS State and was dubbed
Young Hickory Enlarge the Boundaries of
Freedom; Press Onward. Young Hickory" reads
medal and Young Hickory Dallas and Victory
another. Dallas portrait marks the first appearance
OF vicc-prcsIdential candidates likeness
pagn medal
After the Mexican War had been fought slavery
became important issue, and finally led To party
differences. with the result that party
formed. An interesting little medal commentaries
these disturbances nomination of Van Buren,,
the drawing of votes from Cass elect General Taylor
the Whig candidate. This is battered
cent upon which Is written: Vote the Land Free!"
The coin Is perforated with hole, showing that it
had been worn.
In this connection also the Taylor series of
medals, which interesting from the inscriptions
that ornament them. a Little More Grape Captain
Bragg is the command of these enbems;
Il Ask No Favors, Shrink From No Responsible
ity IS the courageous word of another while General
Taylor Never Surrenders forms the motto of a third
Interesting is the medallc history of everv
presidential campaign space fOrbids minute ANALYSIS
of each struggle. Passing over the intermediate
campaigns, it is found that Fremont's candidacy
against Buchanan in 1880 not ONLY siqnazed The.
birth of party, the Republican but also had
several clements of personal popularity His expora
tions in the West, and his clandcstne marriage to
Jessie Benton daughter of Senator Benton of Missouri
cast halo of romance about him. Iessie's Choice
is the inscription on one medal and The Rocky
Mountains Echo Back Fremont" another . Free
Soil, Free Men Fremont" was an ALTERATION popular
with the medalists and The Peoples Choice for
1850, and Constitutional Freedom" were other
mottos There is large Buchanan medal in which
the candidates name IS represented by buck jumping
over cannon, the only rebus in the Presidential
campaign series of medals
The Lincoln "campaigners' outnumbcr those of
New-York tribune., 1904-10-16

the first campaign of Jackson shines the triumph
Of military prowcss over craftsmanship political
principle
BY accident or intention, some of the mcdalists
One of these produced medal bearing PAIR of scales
in which Loco was balanced against Wigs" giving
the prcpoudcrance of weight the latter, notwith
standing the omission of letter There also
other insignia the emblem the ubiquitous cabin
and barrel, a cannon and file of soldiers, of
whom is a standard-b bearer Another designer, for
getting all except the excitement of the hour
posed the following ungrammatca lines: Honesty
and integrity will meet its just Reward"
New-York tribune., 1904-10-16

and assembled than possible formerly, ob.iarrng
the necessity OF sending partisan views broadcast
upon a bit OF metal
Indeed, the growth of journalism has been a most
potent factor in the decadence of the "caupaigres
So accurately have all the events OF campaign been
recorded that anyone wishing 20 trace these
has only to consult the files OF the newspapers and to
keep abreast with the current topics of the
means TO read the Journalistic accounts from day
day.
But notwithstanding the fact that the press seems
To be Crowdiug the "campaiguers TO the wall ie-
sinkers have continued a thriving business Vtt-h
though lacking a recorder of historical events
still occupies important place in the cao- --a
The medals they produce bear simply the le
of the presidential and vice presidential d.
dates, and these, up to the time of the rr no
campaign form a familiar emblem of these e.- ing
periods.
New-York tribune., 1904-10-16

otto mOttoS from
the public addresses
of the candidates
found their way
upon the medals.
T h g m t d a Ii $ I s
simply used catch
words that had no
meaning in partisan
warfare or states
IN a u $ h ip \ II d
New-York tribune., 1904-10-16

During the Grant, Seymour and Greeley cams -ns
a series of political medals made their arre noes
but they not of sufficient interest 10 form Ks
In the chain of history which the previous -ic
relics have recorded
The Garfield Hancock contest, hoWevrr. rrO ID
two medals that worthy of mention. One
represents a mule a tow-path, with the
Canal Boy, 1875; President. 1881" The
probably having been suggested by the Sal
Harrison medal, shows q steamboat u11berel
and the inscription Good for a Free Pass he
Steamer Hancock, Capt. English Nov or
Salt River Direct Chinese Line.
In some of the campaigns III late wears -
era sarcastic "reminiscences of the Tilden Hayes
y medal bearing Tildcns likeness announce 81
party died of "Tildenopathy in the siNtieta u
ITS age, and the inscription concludes with IL
X l. r.. The expense of issuing tins med
betrayed by private collector. and as most --
specimen to Mr. Tildcn l do not doe -!
he enjoyed the Joke much as anyone Tie IT,
collector, after CIevelaud'S FIRST election got
medal announcing that "R 4 Did L.
ence to the late Rev DIR Burchards Rum. r.
ism and Rebellion speech
There is a medal with heads of both Presideo i
Ms. Cleveland which though not issued as q
Paigner. used such in the second and -i
Cleveland campaigns
Doubtless the conventions of 1904 hardly
adjourned before the die-sinkers at work tor
out a new issue of American pres lential cam. a
mt dals
New-York tribune., 1904-10-16

The Young Mems Harrison Convention. May !,
1870" another movement toward the promotion
of Harrisons popularity This meeting also had a
humorous flavor and reference Is made to 1t in the
words. TO Let Possession Given in ISlI."
lust about this time another medal which holds
a unique place in the collection of numSmatic prcsi-
Dental souvenirs made its appearance in the
paign field. 1t is 4 bronze piece, dated rs IS, and
while 1t did not bear the of a presidential candi-
date it is probable that it represented the leader of
party that had its birth AT this luncture and the
appeal of its pathetic inscription gives evidence of
the importance that subject Just beginning
assume in the thoughts of the nation. Am not
a and a sister inscribed below a knecng
figure whose outstrctchcd hands shackled told
the sad tale and appealed more touchingly humanity
for the release of the cnsavcd than could anv other
that might be employed This little design,
pointing it did the settlement of a great ues-
ton which at last OvershadOwed every other interest
in the hearts of the people also marked the birth of
the Liberty party.
VIXEN Garrison advocated the dissolution of the
Union, the majority of his adhercntS deserted him
and organized the Liberty party, which in 1870 and
I844 nominated ames G. Birney for the Presidency.
Birney a KentuCkian who had liberated about
twenty slaves belonging to himself and of SYM
pathy with this practical illustration Of his principles
the party quick to adopt him their leader
But there Birney medals, unless the bronze
just referred to may be considered the mcdalists
contribution to this candidates brief prominence.
Harrison Overwhelmingly elected and in the
next campaign the Wings cocksure of victory
for their candidate, Henry Clay of Kentucky. CLAW
was the father OF the policy of protection to American
industries through high tariff, and his American
New-York tribune., 1904-10-16

m during this noisy, Shouting campaign, no path
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-10-22
SEARCHING FOR IT.
Some Salt Lake City Citizens Can
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and there has not been a return OF the
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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-10-22
SOME APPLE STATISTICS,

There ARE now I'm the United states.
says the Rational Frultgrowcr, over no.
10000 fruit bearing apple trees produc.
Ing annually 100000 bushels Of apples.
IN good crop years we export 10000
bushels of apples and consume az home
two bushels annually for every adult ana
child IN the country These are the ngutta
given out from Washington.
There are 10 apple growing states,
which produce lElNgigi bushels Of ape
pies. All the other states together proc
duCc only 2S.lOI,S02 bushels
II is stated that the virginia apple crop
has run as high AS lOW00O bushels u
year and the peach crop as high as S.
$4,000 bushels in recent years. and thdt
this years crop will be greatly 90 excess
NJ these figures Albemarle county has
produced over $1,000 bushels OF apples IN
a single year. while several other c0un-
Ties have come up with enormous piodue-
tons
New York Pennsylvania and Ohio out
rank Virginia I'M quantity, but not m inc
quality OF apples Illinois grows almost
as many apples as Virginia.
Ten years ago Ohio stood trst among
the appe producing states. Michigan sec
oud. and Kentucky third, In the last de-
cade however. there has been neayy
tree planting ia Virginia, New YORK
Pennsylvania Illinois, Missouri kansas
and oklahoma. Tho nrcease I'm the Sow
cral states and territories IN 10 years Was
n .Gll 900 trees In the same 10 years the
apple crop increased TO " per cent OF an
orchard fruits. IT,,
I'm the value Of orchard products, CAL
lfurnIa leuds AN other states
New York Pennsylvania ONO, VIZ
elnia. Illinois Michigan. indiana, Mis-.
souri, and Now Jersey raise 50 per cent OF
our peaches
California De nrst in plums prunes' apfl'
cots. pears grapes. oranges ana lemons
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-10-22
ASSESSMENT NOTICE,

South Jordan Canal Company. Office
and principal place OF business, Salt Lake
City. Utah Notice Ia hereby given that
az meeting Of the Board Of Directors OF
the South Jordan Canal Company. held
on Saturday, Sept e. 1904 an assessment
Of two ~ dollars per share was levied
ON the capital stock Of the corporation.
payable Immediately TO Eugene NJ Can
non, secretary OF the company, at com
pany's office, "a Il. South Temple st.,
Salt Lake City, Utah.
Any stock upon which this assessment
may remain unpaid on the 18th day Of
November 1904 will be delinquent and
advertised for sale at public auction and
unless payment Is made before. will be
sold on the 18th day OF December, 1904.
10 pay the delinquent assessment together
with the cost Of advertising and expense
Of sale
EUGENE NJ. CANNON, Secretary.
Office, "a i. So. Temple st., Salt Lake
City, Utah.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-10-22
sHERIFF's SALE.

In the District Court IN and for Salt
Lake County, State Of Utah. Walter Bry;
ant Plaintiff. vs. John w West, and
Sarah A. West, Defendants. 20 be sold at
Sherffs Sale at the west front door Of
the County Court House In the City and
County Of Salt Lake, State NJ Utah, on
the 2lth day Of October. A. D. 1904, at u
o'clock noon Of said day, all the right,
title claim and interest Of John W. West,
and Sarah A. West defendants, or so
much thereof. as may be necessary TO
raise the amount found due, OF, In and
10 the following described property: All
that certain piece Of parcel Of land, SIT.
uate I'm Salt Lake City and County Of
Salt Lake, and state Of Utah, bounded
and described as follows All Of lot eight
90. and the north one-halt On, ~ OF lot
nine (9l as plated In Grand View" sub
division Of block one hundred and four
teen aiO, plat "D." Salt Lake city sur
vey together with ali and singular the
tenements, Embellishments, and appurtenl
ances thereunto belonging, or IN anywise
appertalninR.
Purchase price payable in lawful money
Of the United states
Dated az Salt Lake CITY this LIST day
Of October. a. d. 1904.
{. FRANK EMERY,
sheriff Of Salt Lake County state Of
Utah
James lngebretsen Attorney for Plain
tn
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-10-22
HOW BANANAS RlPEN,

There rs am erroneous Idea concerning
the harvesting Of the banana croy. says
the Mexican Herald. The statement that
four or FIVE crops OF bananas are harvest
cd a year Is entirely Incorrect y crop is
harvested on an average Of every 10 days
thoughOut the year Each thrifty plant
has many suckers or stalks growing from
a single root at the same time. One or
more punches Of the rlpenlng fruit Is cut
from a single stalk while the other stalks
Growing nom the same root are left nm
touched. ana In Is days another OF these
is shorn of It's frit The process con-
tlnues necessarily during the year In
July and August II ~ necessary 10 cut
on the ripening punches every 10 days.
while In December and January about
once month IS sufficient the average
throughout the year being practically 10
days.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-10-22

20 The poorest luoorn fields I'm the
neIghborhOod of the smeltcrs Yield not
less than two-ihIrds of e normal crop
a. The condition OF live stock was
| quite good ln "a few cases there were
evidences of Injury from The smeIter
| smoke.
20. In general the Injury done 70
crops by the smelter smoke Us FAR IRON
| total loss OF the crop and only the
! farms lying lu the paths Of the prevail
! ing winds ARE suffering seriously
] CO. on the wndWard side Of the
I shelters the afr contains mo foreign
/ substances.
g. ON the lccward side the AFR wac
I found ~ contain from a3 parts NJ sui
| phur dioxIde In 10000 parts Of air.. 10
! quantities too small for accurate de-
termination
25 only traces Of mlphurlc acid
were fund n the air.
%. The afr passing over the smelter
chlmneys contains considerable quant-
ties Of nue dust containing small
amounts Of copper and arsenic
"a. The sulphuric diOyldr ana sui
phuric acid from the shelter smoke
have not injured the Agricultural Val-
uc OF the soils near the shelters.
2S The nue dust deposited by The
smelter smoke does not affect the soils
uufayorably
20 The nue dust lu the soil Us not
sufficient 20 AFFECT plant growth
go The accumulation Of ilue aust upon
The leaves and other parts of plants
docs not affect plant growth uniayor'
ably
81. Very minute quantities OF sui
phuric dloXide win ipiure plants,
&c. The greater part OF the damage
done by smelter smoke Is due 20 the
action Of sulphurlc dioXide.
&c. Injury from this gas occurs most
readily with young juicy plants or IN
wet weather. hence the spring season,
and times Of irrigation are the most
dangerous periods
a. Permanent injury seldom results
from one application OF sulphuric d.
oxide
3d. The dust found IN the ucern hay
Is due largely, TO the crumbled leaves
that have been killed by the smoke.
86 The amount Of tue dust found IN
lucern hay Is SO small as to have little,
II any, effect upon animals eating the
hay
81. Cows fed for twelve weeks ana
for nine months on smelter hay were
not al All inmrIously affected.
IS. The sulphuric dioxide n the AR
may lniure animals.
81. Cattle on pasture take into their
systems more nue dust than do BARN
fed animals
40. When the snow mets. the fue
dust may be concentrated In some pool
and thus poison animals that may drink
Of the water
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-10-22
SUMMONS.

In the District Court " the Third
judicial District " the state Of Utah.
County Of Salt Lake, Frederick a. Bart.
lett Plaintiff, VS. Kathleen Bartlett, De-
PENDANT The State OF Utah. 10 the Said
Defendant! You are hereby summoned 10
appear within twenty days after the ser.
Vice of this summons upon you n served
within the County In which this action Ia
brought. otherwise. within thirty days al.
ter service, and defend the above entitled
action; and In case Of your failure no 10
you according TO the demand Of tho com.
plant which. within ten days after ser.
Vice OF this summons upon you will be
filed with the clerk Of said Court.
J. E.DARMER
Plaintiffs Attorney
p. o. addre5s Rooms Is and ~ CONNER
cla Block. Salt Lake CITY, Utah.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-10-22
NOTICE OF ASSESSMENT NO. 20

The Revenue Mining Company. Loca.
tlon Of principal place Of business Salt
Lake city, Utah Notice Is hereby given
that at a meeting OF the directors held
on the 18th day Of october 1871, an assess
on the capital stock Of the corporation,
payable Immediately 10 Herbert r. His,
Secretary. at IS Board Of Trade building
Salt Lake city, Utah. Any stock upon
which this assessment may remain I'm.
paid on the 18th day OF November, 1891,
at public auction, and unless payment
Is made before, will be sold on the lst
day " December, 1904 10 pay the delln-
quent assessment. together with the
cost Of advertising and expense OF con-
Quoting sale.
HERBERT T. HILLS
Secretary
So Hoard Of Trade Building Salt Lake
city Utah,
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-10-22
GENERAL SUMMARY

I. Am the farms within a given
radius of the shelters are not equally
affected BY smelter smoke
q. Tho greatest injury occurs In the
line of the prevailing winds
8. A large proportion Of shade trees
IN certain districts, were badly injur-
ed.
4. The fruit trees In several orchards
were badly injured.
The injury TO the fruit trees APP
reared To- be as great on June g. as
amy time later lu the season.
8. Pears seemed 10 De the least and
NUNS the most resistant
Z. The small fruits looked fairly we'll
though the last years growth was So.
verely injured.
s. Gooseberrles. alone, among the
small fruits, appeared to give a full
%. several of the small fruits showed
the EAST effects Of the smelter smoke
after August o
TO- Garden vegetables showed few
signs Of injury mp TO June IL; after
that time some appeared quite I'M
n, Potaoes seemed very sensitive to
the gmeltcr smoke.
10. on the ordinary garden vegeta-
hes. peas appeared to have the great.
est and potatoes the least power Of
resistance
AZ. Field corn seemed to be- very re-
slstant
"a. Small grains do well, n not IN
jured when young
is. The lucern fields. with very few
exceptions, looked equal 10 the Utah
average
no. The pastures Ne IN the river bot
toms between the two sets Of smeltors.
and therefore receive much smoke.
n. The pastures did not look first
class. yet were not bad.
rs. The flower gardens were gener-
ally IN poor condition
H. The actual yield Of lucern nay
from one Of the worst fields In the
smelter district was nearly 5000 pounds
per acre.