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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-08-30

They are paid from $75. to SIPS per
week. according to their ability and
reputation. Finally there are those
who do the aerial acts ON the flying
trapeze or on bicycles. They are the
ones whose envelopes are the latest,
for the management thiIsn ay do
more to draw the dollars of the public
to the box office. The salaries Of Volo
the Volitant, who cycles the aerial
arch" and Ancilotti. who daringly
loops the gap" are the highest in the
show.
The Corean Twins.
There was a time when the riders
OF horses were the most highly paid
performers, but when the aerial events
that make the spectators hair stand
on end. entered the arena, the demand
for riders fell off and their salaries
dropped in proportion. Old circus goers
will remember Charles Fish. At one
time he drew $500 per week because
of his ability as bareback rider, but
before his death he had dropped to SIS.
Now 1t is the man or woman who can
produce the most startling and dan
gerous feat and go through it alive
who has the call, and the more daring
the act, the higher the pay.
The majority of the circus people
have members of their families with
them There are men and their wives,
sons, daughters. cousins, uncles, aunts
nephews and nieces. The Fforenz
troupe Of acrobats is made up of two
branches of a family. There is the
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-08-30
Asa#gMHA DR.. "A. j. MUMMERT SMe<4s<sszsae>
NasssMMsEAA EYE EAR, NOSE THROAT lSS G%SN
GLASSES e sn,, . i,, ri, ss ssg1 ssE
be due on goods sold to the defendant.
Lowenberg & Coen, attorneys for the
al i,,ttfp r

be due on goods sold to the defendant.
Lowenberg & Coen, attorneys for the
plaintiff.
Sarah j. Warren VS.. Silas Warren.
Suit for Judgment for $3.50 alleged to
be due on promissory note. McElroy
& McElroy, attorneys for the plain.
tiff.
L. Guggerty VS.. c., B. & @. Railway
Co. Suit for Judgment for 1892 al
legged TO be due as damages resulting
from " fire on the farm of the plain
tiff caused by an engine belonging to
the defendant. Smith & Lewis, at
torneys for plaintiff
Hattie e. Whitaker VS. City of OF
tumwa. Suit for judgm ent for $1,000
alleged to be due for personal injuries
sustained by the plaintiff at Caldwell
park June &c, 1904. A. w. Enoch, at
torney for the plaintiff.
William Wilson vs. c.. r. !. 6 P.
Railway Co. Suit for judgment for
$500 alleged to be due as damages re-
sulting from flooding of land belong
ing to the plaintiff caused by bitches
made by the defendant company. G..
D. Fullen, attorney for the plaintiff
VIM j. Weber VS.. A. D. Caldwell.
Suit for judgment for S125.52 alleged
to be due on a promissory note. ]. f.
Weber. attorney for the plaintiff.
James Fuller VS.. Mary A. Barrett.
Suit for judgment for $3.50 alleged to
be due on oral contract for the sale
Of real estate belonging to the de.
fendaut. Geo. F. Heindel, attorney for
the defendant.
w. F. Turner VS.. Michael and
Charles Ware. Appeal from the de-
cision of Justice Levi s. Wood favor
ing the plaintiff in an action to secure
possession of certain described real
estate. Seneca Cornell, attorney for
the plaintiff
The French Garment Co. vs.. l.. Stein.
Suit for judgment for s16S5S alleged
to be due for goods sold the defendant.
Gilmore & Moon, attorneys for the
plaintiff
w. C. Kitterman vs. j. F. Dings.
alleged to be due by reason of an eff
fort of the defendant to collect bill.
l.. G. Hendershott and Jaques G
jacques, attorneys for the plaintiff.
Union Iron Works VS.. G. e. Moore.
suit 1or judgment Tor $37.99 alleged
to be due for material and supplies
furnished the defendant. Sumner Sib-
erell attorney for the plaintiff.
M. H. Williams vs.. George and Rob-
ert Hale. Appeal from the decision of
Justice J. A. Ballard on plaintiffs suit
for judgment against defendants for
sum alleged to be due on contract for
the purchase of horse. Williams 6,
Williams, attorneys for the plaintiff.
L. z. Hendershott vs. City of OF
tumwa. Suit for damages In the sum
Of $500 alleged to be due for personal
injuries sustained by reason OF fall
caused by a defective sidewalk w.
w. Cory, attorney for the plaintiff.
J. w. Willis VS.. Martin Weeks, ct al.
Appeal from the decision OF Justice o.
L. Campbell in petition for forcible
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MANY DIVORCES.
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tition for divorce, cruel and inhuman
treatment. Plaintiff asks for the Gus
tody of four minor children E. K
Daugherty attorney for the plaintiff.
Clara d. Cummins VS.. Clyde Cum
Minis, petition for divorce, cruel and In
human treatment. Starr & Calhoun, at
torneys for the plaintiff.
Julia Allison VS.. James Allison. ne
tition for divorce, cruel and inhuman
treatment. B. w. Scott attorney for
the plaintiff.
Annie Gates VS.. Roy Gates, petition
for divorce on statutory charges. B. w
Scott attorney for the plaintiff.
E. o. Goodson VS.. Ruby F. Goodson
petition for divorce statutory
charges. w. w. Epps attorney for the
plaintiff.
Violet M. fisher VS.. Claude C. fish.
er, petition for divorce, cruel and in.
human treatment and non-support Low
enberg & Coen attorneys for the plain
tiff.
Belle Biddinger VS.. ", H. Biddinger,
petition for divorce on statutory
charges. Lowenberg & Coen attorneys
for the plaintiff.
Palmer c. Grooms VS.. Luella Scots,
suit in equity. A. G. Steck attorney
for the plaintiff.
Geo. Evans ct al VS.. the unknown
heirs of Solomon Burner, suit to quiet
title. Williams 6 Williams attorneys
for the plaintiffs.
James D. Gray ct al VS.. Frank Scha-
fer, ct al, suit on injunction. w. w.
Cory attorney for the plaintiffs.
M. R. Cooley VS. j. r. Kane, ct al,
suit on injunction Clyde G. Sparks at.
torney for the plaintiff.
John Foullls VS.. ]. H. Cremer, ct al,
suit on injunction. F. G. Orelup attor.
ney for the plaintiff.
Otto Armstrong VS.. Michael Sutton,
ct al, suit to quiet title. r. ]. Ban
mister attorney for the plaintiff.
Andrew Anderson, ct al, VS.. Alfred
West, ct al, suit for foreclosure.
Clarkson & Bates attorneys for the
plaintiffs.
Lee Baum, ct al, VS.. John Wiley, ct
al suit to quiet title. Williams &
Williams attorneys for the plaintiffs.
Fl. A. Bowman vs.. John Erch, suit
on Injunction. J. F. Hall attorney for
the plaintiff.
A. Brown vs.. The Incorporated
Town of Chillicothe, mandamus for the
collection of certain damages awarded
plaintiff against the town of Chillico.
the. Jaques & Jaques attorneys for
the plaintiff.
Appeal from the decision of R. P.
Dana, county treasurer, making as
sessment against the estate of Daniel
Bowen deceased. George F. Heindel
| attorney.
J. E. Berry vs. w. S. Wilson, ct al,
suit on Injunction. McNett and Tis-
dale attorneys for the plaintiff.
James McMullen vs. Elizabeth A.
Spurgeon. suit for Judgment for the
sum of $1,000 alleged to be due on
contract for the purchase of certain
described real estate. ]. F. Weber
attorney for the plaintiff.
Minnie Gosney VS.. City Of Ottumwa,
appeal from the decision of the board
OF equalization charging an assess ment
upon certain moneys and credits
against the plaintiff who alleges that
she is not resident of the city Of OF.
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s. r. Cheadle VS.. Adams Express
company Petition for mandamus
compelling defendant company to re-
ceive certain shipment of beer and
transport same to a customer in Cnar-
iton. jacques & Jaques attorneys for
the plaintiff.
Frank Chapman VS.. Chicago Mil
waukee Railway company. Suit for
| injunction restraining defendant com.
pany from closing up certain under.
ground crossing under the tracks of
the defendant company upon the farm
of the plaintiff. r. G. Orelup, attorney
for the plaintiff.
James Lanning VS.. Blanche E.Camp.
| bell ct al. Suit for S65 alleged to be
| due plaintiff for material and work in
the painting of house belonging to
the defendants. G. D. Fullen attorney
for the plaintiff.
Mary E. Killarney VS.. John E. War.
wick, ct al. Suit to quiet title to GER
tain described real estate Seneca
Cornell attorney for the plaintiff.
f. G. Isbell vs.. Milton Courtwright,
petition to quiet title to certain de.
scribed real estate. e. x. Daugherty
attorney for the plaintiff.
Wapello County Savings bank VS..
John Baker ct al. Suit for foreclo.
sure unon certain described real es-
tate held as security for promissory
notes for $4,000. w. w. Epps attor.
ney for the plaintiff
R. P. Dana. treasurer, VS. G. w. and
Basil F. Davis. Appeal from the final
action of R, P. Dana in making as
sessment against defendant on certain
properties and monies. A. C. Stecli
attorneys for the defendant.
Emma F. Ogg, ct al, VS.. Sarah O..
McCune, ct al. Suit for partition of
certain described real estate. A. G..
Steck attorney for the plaintiff.
blanche NJ. Spry VS.. Grinnell Burt,
ct al. Petition to quiet title to certain
described real estate. A. w. Enoch
attorney for the plaintiff.
Ottumwa Savings Bank VS.. c. B..
Castle ct al Petition for foreclosure
upor- certain described real estate held
as security for money advanced upon
promissory notes. Work and Work
attorneys for the plaintiff.
John P. Swanson VS.. City Of Ottum-
wa, ct al. Petition for injunction re.
straining the city officials of the city
OF Ottumwa from paying bonds given
to the FIT. Madison railway. Mitchell
& Hunter attorneys for the plaintiff.
Reed Steele VS.. Benz P. Thorpe ct
al. Suit to quiet title to certain de-
scribed real estate. Williams & Will
liams attorneys for the plaintiff.
| M. NJ. Inskeep VS.. Charles Muncton,
suit for foreclosure upon certain de.
scribed real estate upon which mort.
gage Is held as security for money
loaned on promissory note. Smith &
Lewis attorneys for the plaintiff.
Hattie P. Bowen vs.. Marie Schenck,
ct al Suit to quiet title to certain
described real estate. e. K Daugher-
ty attorney for the plaintiff
Charles A. Burton VS.. Elizabeth A.
Burton, ct al. Petition for the parti-
tion Of certain described real estate
Sumner Siberell and B. w. Scott at
torneys for the plaintiffs.
Law Cases.
s. A. Burton VS.. John Forsythe. Ap.
peal from the decision of Justice O.
L. Campbell granting Judgment against
the defendant for the sum Of twenty
five dollars due on contract for the
rent of a pasture. McElroy and Nc
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JOHN H. sPRY G. BRO.
101 North Court Street,

entry and detainer. Work & Work,
attorneys for the plaintiff.
Slade, Hipp and Meloy va. H. Art
Smith. Suit for Judgment for $1S5 al
legged to be due for material and sup
plies. Geo. F. Heindel, attorney for
the plaintiff.
Jess Young vs.. Chicago, Milwaukee
& st. Paul Railway Co. Suit for judg-
ment for s1,995 alleged to be due for
personal injuries sustained by fall
in the roundhouse belonging to the de-
PENDANT company, said fall resulting
from negligence and carelessness OF
employees of said company.
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LowENHERe 6 co.
For SALE.

1873 acres 51s miles northeast from
Ottumwa, two story brick building,
large barn. fine orchard, good grain
and stock farm.
so acres six miles north, good land,
fair improvements.
300 acres first class in every respect.
40 acres three miles west from OF.
tumwa, good five room house,all kinds
|outbuildings.
40 acres. miles from city, snap.
100 acres two miles from good r. r.
town, near Ottumwa, at less than 1t is
worth.
100 acres five miles northeast. II
will pay you to see this farm.
oTTUMWA REAL ESTATE CO.
Taylor Bldg. Cor. Main and Court SITS.
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The Six Pay Days.

The pay days are divided among the
different classes of employees. The per-
formers have one, the canvasmen an
other and so on, down the line. This
arrangement was made because of the
accessibility of handling 1,065 pay en-
pes in day at such times that al
have a chance to collect. The
salary is $50 a month. The high
Iretty close to $1,000 week. The
draw from S65 to $500 a week
ing to their brand of humor. Aft
n1se come the riders of horses.
Z the house, his wife, their son,
otother, his brothers wife
,nA brothers two sons. The
1--WE members Of the troupe are
t,od relations, chiefly cousins. In
gunatho troupe of eight women
its there are the mothers, three
RS and four nieces. In the I'm
.siiennese troupe there is a lead
hree nephews and four of his
ca, children, besides two oous-
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-08-30
A WEEK
BARNuM & BAILEY GREATEST
SsHoW ON EARTH A WONDER.
Full CONCERN.
Ten Hundred and sixty.Five People
Are on the Circus PayroII-Perform-
ers Number soo-Relisions Are
Many = The corean Twins.

A tower of Babel for tongues, pan.
Jrama OF nations. a congress of relig-
ions and gathering of families and
clans. which take six days in every
week to pay, constitute the Barnum &
Bailey Greatest Show on Earth. which
will exhibit in Ottumwa Saturday. Sep.
TENDER 3.
Ten hundred and sixty-five persons
are on the circus payroll, men, women
and children. They come from twenty.
two different parts of the world and
range IN color through the whites,
blacks, browns and yellows. Ten of
them are Japanese, thirty are French,
two are Swiss. twenty are Italians two
are Portuguese, four are Bohemians,
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six are Austrians, ten are Russian, fif-
" are German. four are Belgian, eight
are Scotch. four are Spanish, eight are
Polish. two are Egyptian, one is a Sim
galese. ten are Hungarian, two are Cos
sacks. two are Burmese, three are
Welsh. about 295 are Americans, about
500 are English and one or two are
Corean, according to how you consid-
er the Corean twins.
The animal part of the aggregation
includes about 700 heads also tails.
There are more than 500 horses, thirty
elephants. four CRATES, dozen cam
els and fifty cages of smaller beasts
The human part of the show may be
divided into classes according to the
parts the members play. There are
about 300 performers; 125 bill posters,
advertising agents and members of the
press bureau; 100 railroad men known
as "razorbacks," Is cooks and helpers,
| $50 hostlers or as they are called with
athe circus, "grooms," and 314 canvas
men, property men, menagerie keep
ers and less important individuals. The
canvasmen look after the tents, the
property men see that all the apparat-
us is in place. hold the bars for the
horses, lay the carpets in the ring and
do other general work. The menagerie
men look after the Gagged beasts. There
is besides these one chaplain.
In religions there are Greek Catho-
lies. Roman Catr<,ics, believers in
Shintoism, followers of Mohammed,
Brahma and Budda; Episcopalians, in
Guiding the majority of the English
men; Presbyterians, including the
Scotchmen; Baptists, Methodists, Lu-
therans and Hebrews, many of them
are devout worshippers in their relig-
ions and a large percentage Of the
Christians go regularly to church when
they are at home and attend the serv-
ices conducted by the chaplain on the
road.
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WE WISH TO TRADE

A $2,25o equity in good rental. South
Ottumwa.
stock. Or would trade 1t on good
small farm. This is good income prop
erty.
We have several customers for from
$500 to $500 city property that can
be bought on the installment plan. II
you have such to sell see us at once
Part of them would not object IL prop
erty is out at the edge of the city
buildings, only SIS per acre. Bargain
6o-acre fruit farm $50 per acre.
Good.
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FOR SALE.

Eighty acre farm miles northwest
from Ottumwa. good land, 5-room
house, fair barn, good outbuildngs.
Price $55 per acre.
200-acre farm 2k miles from OF
tumwa, good land nine-room house,
barn 34x60, Y mile to school, r. r. d.,
and telephone pass farm. Price $55
per acre.
Flve-acre tract In South Otturnwa,
lays level, rich black soil, 6-roor1
house, fair barn, land lays above high
water mark. Price, $4,000.
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BAPTlsTs MEET AT AMEs.

Ames, Aug 29.--An elaborate pro
gram has been arranged for the forty
fifth annual meeting of the Upper Des
Moines Baptist association which meets
here August 81 and September 1. A
very large attendance is expected.
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ASKS DIVORCE.

Myrtle Smiley Seeks Legal Separation
From James D. Smiley.
Myrtle Smiley has filed a suit for
divorce from her husband, James D.
Smiley, claiming that he has desert
ed her, that he has become habitual
drunkard and that he treated her in
cruel and inhuman manner.
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ELEANOR q PLACED.
w. H. Lewenbers's Speedy Trotter
Won Third Money at State Fair.

Eleanor B, W. II. Lowenberg's fast
trotting mare, won third money in the
2:17 trot Friday at the state fair.
Senator W, owned by Woods of Eldon,
took the race in three straight heats.
Eleanor B finished sixth, second and
fourth in the three heats. The fastest
time was 2:16A.
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ONEDRNl6lgHN1NNI
LOST.

OLD SETTLERS PIC
mic, Agency, silver teaspoons
marked f. D. b. Finder return to
Courier Office and receive reward.
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FOR sALE-FoRTY ACRES WE'LL
improved, everlasting water; 100
acres well improved, wells. az
miles railroad town, 200 feet school,
700 fruit trees. Both together OF
separate, cheap. Box IS, Norwood,
Mo.
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NyNgN1Gv1HN4NfO
FOR SALE.

FOR SALE-Two GOOD YEARLING
short horn bulls. Address Thomas
Teesdale, r. r. No. Z, Ottunwe.
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FOR sALE-YoUNG REGISTERED
Galloway bull. Hamilton Wilson.
Route No. s, Ottumwa.
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FOR SALE-THE HOOK AND LAD
der fire wagon of Agency, Iowa.
This is a good wagon and can read
lily be worked over into some other
form. Address DR.. Newell. Agency,
Iowa.
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FOR SALE CHEAP-ONE HORSE;
slightly blemished. DR.. Newell.
Agency, Iowa.
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FOR SALE.

FOR SALE-122 ACRES, 1O5 IN Gull
tivation, II acres in timber; good
house of five rooms; good barn; 20
acres of orchard; good water and
neighbors; five miles to four rail-
road stations; ten miles to city of
10000; nice level land, fenced and
cross fenced; 60 acres In grass;
close to church and school; bar
gain at $4,000; will give terms. Adj
dress, Nelson Smith. Mount Vernon,
III.
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FOR SALE--FINE zoe ACRE FARM;
can be made into two farms; good
improvements; IL miles west Of Chi
cago; also rs acres heavy timber.
e. w. Fischer Addison, III.
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FREE HoMESTEADs-I SOUTH
Dakota. Joins Rosebud lands on
north; send s1.00 for legal numbers
and county map showing location. w.
H. Cannon, Oacoma, S. D.
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FOR sALE-THREE SPECIAL BAR
gains in 100. 100 and 240 acre farms:
rich soil, fine laying land, we'll I'm
proved and near town. Write for
list and prices. John Ellington.
Meadville. Linn county, Missouri.
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FOR SALE OR TRADE-WIIITMA
Steel Beauty hay press. G. E..
Dickery, larson, Iowa.
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TO ALL WHO WANT A HOME OR
LAND AS AN INVESTMENT, LIS
TEN have lived In Dakota 20
years, am well acquainted with
North Dakota and South Dakota, and
know that / can save you money If
you will give me a chance to supply
your wants. have $500 acres of
land for sale or trade on equitable
terms. Homestead land joining;
plenty Of good water timber, coal
and grass on this land also farms
and ranches. improved and close to
railroad In eastern North or South
Dakota. Price from SO to $40 for
raw and from IS to $50 for improved.
Anything you want-satisfaction
guaranteed. Address M. F. Gilbert,
p. O. Box 541, Sioux City, Iowa.
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WANTED.

wANTED-PosITIoN AS MEAT
cutter and general salesman. Adj
dress C, care Courier.
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WANTED - POSITION AS FARM
hand. Address. Position. care
Courier.
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FOR SALE-FINE FRUIT AND
stock farm, l mile from r. r. town.
2S9 acres; good house, barn and
watered with Springs; title good
price $4,000; easy payments. Hub
Realty Co., Waynesville, Mo.
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FOR SALE-SIXTY ACRES. WE'LL
improved, near town, Saline county
ILL.,; $40 per acre. Add, Box S3, Du-
quoin, III. =
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1904-10-20
Our Defective Country Roads.

The amount of time saved In the do
nestle commerce over and above that
now expended on highways impossible
or nearly impossible many weeks in
the year will go far toward educating
the people OF the United States. 1t Is
estimated that every time the sun sets
the people of the United States, by
reason of the defective country roads,
have lost more than S1.500,O0O. The
internal commerce of the country
amounts to 100000 100000. which is
equal to the international commerce OF
the world. The agricultural products
make over 81 per cent of this, thus
swelling the commerce of the country
more than all other products combined.
Nearly all of this vast traffic has to
pass over public roads to reach the
railroad stations. waterways or mar
kptS
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1904-10-20
DEPENDS ON TIE FARMERS.
National Aid For the Improvement
of Our HiKhvnys.

The candid and unprejudiced opinion
of a public man on Il question concern
ing which he is well qualified to speak
is nearly always Of interest. Such an
opinion concerning the prospect for
national highway legislation was re-
Gently secured from gentleman who
is q close observer Of men and events
and who has spent many years at the
national capital. He said:
Il have watched the growth of the
SO called good roads movement with
much interest, and especially since
Colonel BrownlOw introduced into con-
gress his bill providing that the gov
ernment should pay half the expense OF
improving the roads. AS regards the
prospect of such measure ever be-
coming a law, l will say that 1t all
depends on the farmers. If the agri-
cultural classes go to work in earnest
for government aid. they will get 1t; If
they do not, congress will never enact
such law.
I'm government affairs, as in most
other affairs, l have noticed that the
people who go after things are the peo-
pie who get them. The farmers as
class receive comparatively little seri-
ous consideration from congress sim
ply because they don't demand Ii.
Every congress now appropriates more
than a billion dollars, but how much of
this is spent in the rural districts: Al
most nothing Millions are spent for
public buildings in cities, millions for
Improvement of rivers and harbors,
millions for the army and navy, mil
lions for the government at Washing
ton, etc Occasionally few thousand
dollars go for something that directly
benefits the farmers but that is all.
of course there isn't as much
cl!ance TO give the farmers direct ben-
etits from the spending of public mon
ey. But national aid to road improve
mcnt furnishes an ideal opportunity.
1t would even up things to some eX-
tent 1t would certainly be big thing
for the rural districts. The money
spent would of course make good
times, but the maiu benefit would
come from the improvement of the
roads. II would increase the Valne or
farm lands; it would enable the farm.
ers TO market their crops to better ad-
vantage: it would make farm life bet
ter worth living. In fact, it would be
q great permanent benefit"