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The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1905-05-03

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rgirg a 20 per cent. reduction
And go the estimates vary in
North Ca.oliua, South CaroIinn
tennessee. Georgia, Florida,
Mississippi and Louisiana.
"Though it is dificu for fer
uIlZer deal>rs to tell positively
the uses 20 which their products
"rc to he pat, tho general con,
sensus of their opinion is that
the acreage will be reduced, even
where intensive cultivation will
not reduce the amount of fertilizer
"onght The estimates of re-
duction i'll acreage, not unaffected
in Mississippi, Louisiana and
Arkansas for instance by the
backwnrdness of the season. range
from 10 to II per cont in Ala
bnma and South Carolina To 90
and % per cent in Georgia and
Louisiana, balance perhaps be-
Jag slightly approached in Geor.
gia between an increase in Sea
Island and n decrease in upland,
while in one rart Of Texas cotton
is almost tabooed and the local
papers are rldicuIing any planter
who openly talks Of raising cot
ton.
"Both clusses of correspondents
find II general tendency TO give
more attention to diversified
crops These crors vary in diff
fercnt localities, and include sugar
cane, hay, peas, beans, corn,
wheat, alfalfa, barley, millet, to-
bacco, peanuts, melons, cantelop-
es, truck of various kindf, straw
berries, sweet potatoes, oats,
Irish potatoes and rice, while
many farmers are turning their
attention to poultry and to hogs
and cattle, to forage crops and to
orchiding. This modification in
agriculture is indicated by in
crens'ng sales of improved imple-
ments of various kinds, of wire
fencing, pointing to o greater
number of cattle, and of higher
grades Of fertilizers going into
truck raising and the growth of
other crops than cotton. And,
after all, diverslfcation is the
key to the whole cotton situation,
for with more heed given to the
raising of home supplies or to
fruits and vegetables as money
crops the cation situation will be
largely self,adiusting, especially
with an expansion in the use of
labor-saving machinery, including
steam plows in the flat land, me-
chanical cultivators, and, as
one correspondent points out, the
mechanical cottonplcker, for
which he, with many others ls
looking. Diver sifcation of crors
to be thoroughly effective for
Southern progress must be pre-
ceded by more general nse of
improved machinery and imple-
ments, inducing better methods of
cultivation, aud must be attended
by an economic handling of the
cotton from the field to the fac.
tory"
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1905-05-03
SHOES

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The most up-to-dato
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The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1905-05-03

Foley's Honey and Tar is he t
Tor Group and whooping cough
ontalns no opiates, and cures
quickly Careful mothers keep it
the house. Sold by Funderbnrk
Pharmacy.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1905-05-03

The Ledger, The Atlanta
Journal, Sem; weekly, and The
Southern Cultivntor, Il three
one year for So, but must he
paid fNr inadvance.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1905-05-03
FACTS ABOUT THE COTTON
ACREAGE
Special to Greenyillc News.

movement for a reduction in cot
ton acreage this season seems 20
be ut the mOmcnt impossible.
Bankers IN close touch with
growers IN all parts of the cotton
belt, cotton manufacturers vitality
Interested in obtaining reason
able estimate as to the size of the
coming crop, and tho manage
ment of the cOttonseed oil mills,
also affected in like manner, have
tried to gauge the situation and
the impression left by expressions
of opinions by probably 1000
persons thoroughly representa-
tive of these classes in the South
is, that while the reduction in
acreage may not be as great as
was contemplated three months
ago, inasmuch as perfect organ
ization OF II million growers is
impossible and as somewhat cx-
tenslve reduction IN the older
growing sections will be accom-,
panied by some increase acreage
in new lands, there will be, not
only through lessened acreage,
but through soil and weather con
dltions inferior to those of the
last crop, considerable decrease
in the size Of the cotton crop of
1905. This impression is strength
ened by letters filling nearly nine
pages of the May issue of the
Southern Farm Magazine of Balti-
more from agricultural imple-
ment dealers and manufacturers
and fertilizer interests written IN
response to requests that they
give their views, based upon in
formation obtained in dealing
direct with the farmers, or
through their agents, as to acre
age reduction and diversiication
of crops. They are summarized
by the Southern FARM Magazine
as follows:
"The letters from fertilizer
dealers and Manufacturers come
from Alabama, Florida, Georgia,
Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland,
Mississippi, North Carolina, South
Carolina, Texas and Virginia, en-
bracing practically all the cotton
belt except Arkansasa nd the Ter
rltories, besides other Southern
States, and those from prominent
manufacturers and dealers come
from practically the same South
ern territory, as we'll as from
Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan,
Missouri, New Jersey, OHIO,
Pennsylvania and Wisconsin. The
implement interests note tnat
Southern farmers are buying moro
freely in their special lines, and
while few Of those outside of the
South seem to re In position to
judge from their increased bust
ness with the South whether or
not it means less cotton acreage,
and while some of them incline TO
the belief that the movement for
reduction Will be hampered by
seltishness on the part of men who
expect the other fellow to do the
reducing, practically all of them
agree as to the fact Of greater
diversication of crops.
"Their Southern brethren closer
to the cotton fields Aenture npon
more definite statements, which
are, however, not always har-
monlous. For instance, one Ala
bama dealer expects that if the
acreage is no more reduced over
the whole South than it has been
in his intimate vicinity there will
be a 100000 or 10000 900
bale crOp while one nt The cnn,inl
The Greeley tribune., 1905-04-20

S. p. Mclaughlin and A. Waldo
passed through Greeley for Sterling.
Monday, where they will assist I'm
the construction Of the sugar factory.
Both are old hands at the business.
having been employed in the build
ing Of the Greeley factory.
The Greeley tribune., 1905-04-20
After Beet Worms.

The Agricultural Experiment Sta
tion at Fort Collins has issued a bull
letin recently dealing with beet
worms and their remedies. The
subject of the beet web worm, and
the beet army worm are treated by
Prof. Clarence =. Gillette, aud that
of cut worms by S. Arthur johnson.
The whole text Of the bulletin is too
long to be reproduced here, but in
view of the fact that considerable
damage was done to the beet crop
last year by the worms, 1t would be
we'll for every farmer who Is raising
beets to send to the experiment. sta
tion for a copy Of the bulletin, as the
remedies are simple. and easily ap-
piled.
The Greeley tribune., 1905-04-20
Lost a Trunk.

The case of Lillian and Fred Clay
against Ross s. Sheffield. livery men,
was heard In the county court Thurs
day, and the decision of Justice At
kinson of Eaton reversed by Judge
Southard. The ClayS were suing the
livery men for the value of trunk
(sl0s) which it was alleged was lost
through the carelessness of the livery
men. Mrs. Clay, it seems, gave Mr..
Ross q check on her trunk when She
arrived at Eaton short time ago.
She was called suddenly to Long
mont, and engaged Mr.. Ross to drive
her over there, not wanting to wait
for the train the next day. She
handed him her baggage check. and
so near as can be ascertained, both
check aud baggage have been lost.
The case was tried before Justice
Atkinson OF Eaton, and he awarded
the Clays damages to the value OF
the trunk and contents. Judge
Southard reversed the decision on the
grounds that there was no contract
to deliver, in as much as no money
had been paid defendants for the
work, 80 they could not be held for
the goods.
The Greeley tribune., 1905-04-20

IN the hitching rack, turns his
to the sun and lapses into
drowsy day dreams.
1t must be confessed that upon
this particularly fine morning there
was a temptation to hang ones self
up ON the fence, and the warmer the
sun grew the more temptation tugged
at ones lazy nature. The result was
that an hour before noon the writer
joined democratic and miscellan-
eous bunch perched like crows on
hitching rack, and he too dreamed; ;
dreamed Of lunch time, and the
time to leave the drowsy atmosphere
of the Main street.
tivity on the back streets of Ault
than upon the Main street. Houses
are going up everywhere. and more
are being planned. There are prob
ably more city lots being sold in
Ault each week now, than are sold
In Greeley; and there is probably
more land being sold in the county
north of Ault. each week, than in
all the rest of the county put to-
gether. True, the land is yet in the
rough, and it is probable that the
first purchaser will never realize any
thing but hard work out of it, but
some day this is going to be a great
country, and then somebody is going
to make whole lot Of money.
Lumber and building material is
going into the new country by the
carload, and SO are the emigrants,
who come with complete farming
and household outfits to begin life in
the open. This is still the leading
topic of talk In Ault. 1.-The country
north Of here But where asfew
will make good in the new country,
powerful lot are going to lose their
all, before they can secure water for
the land. For, although, the Camp
bell system Of dry farming will be
used te some extent, water, reservoir
or ditch, is going to be the real
source of wealth.
The Greeley tribune., 1905-04-20
BAND CONCERTS
Also Excursion Over Celebrated
Moffat Road.

Greeley is to have series of twelve
week evening summer concerts In
Lincoln Park. For this purpose the
Greeley Tribune has undertaken to
raise $3.50 with which to pay the band
for its services. 1t is likely that the
business men will not be called upon
to put up one penny of this, but it
will be raised in various ways.
For the first thing the Tribune has
already arranged with the Union
Pacific and Motfat railroads for an
excursion up to the Continental
divide, over the latter line. The
excursion will be run May %, by
special train, probably starting in
at Ault in the morning, and again
delivering the excursionists at their
home station in the evening. The
fare for the round trip from Greeley
will be So, and little more from
Ault and Eaton.
The Greeley band has taken up re-
hearsals for the coming concerts, and
with some new material added to the
band, it will probably be in shape to
do better concert work this summer
than In several seasons past. The
concerts will be commenced as soon
as the weather is sufficiently settled
to assure pleasant evenings.
The Greeley tribune., 1905-04-20
ARE UP AGAINST IT
School District Badly in Need of
Funds,

The school board of district No.
8, which is Greeley, is properly up
against it in trying to provide room
for the growing population of school
age. The trouble is, there are ne
funds available and none can be had
The district is now bonded for about
all it can be under the law. The
law allows first class district to
be bonded only for three and a half
per cent of its assessed valuation, and
district is within s15, 900 of that
figure now 1t is estimated by men,
bers Of the board that at least $50, 900
would be necessary now to provide
the proper room for the schools.
To overcome the difficulty, bill
was introduced in the last legislature
by Senator Clayton and Represents
tive Townsend, to allow school dis
tricts to bond themselves for five per
cent of their valuation. This bill
like several other good ones fell into
the hands of the judiciary committee
and was never reported out.
Now all the improvement that can
be done is the enlarging of the North
Ward school, by the addition Of a
couple of rooms, the cost OF which
will be stood by the regular improve
ment fund. Fortunately the levy
was made high enough last year to
leave little surplus for this pur-
pose. But the need of more room is
just as apparent in the south and
east ward schools.
The Greeley tribune., 1905-04-20
Reports Encouraging.

Reports from the mountains are to
the effect that the snow is seven feet
deep in the timber on the headwaters
of the Grand and Cache La Poudre
rivers. The situation in the vicinity
of Chambers lake Is equally encour-
aging, as the snow there Is three feet
deep. At timberline it is seven feet
deep. The gulches and ravines are
full of hard snow which will melt
slowly, thus insuring a long and
steady run of water.
The Grand river ditch, which has
been completed for distance of
seven miles from the margin Of the
Cache La Poudre watershed will be
utilized this season in bringing about
200 cubic feet Of water per second
down into the Cache La Poudre val
ley. When the banks of the ditch
become settled and firm its capacity
will be nearly double. The ditch Is
a mammoth enterprise. 1t is built
along the side of the mountain at an
altitude of 10000 feet, crosses low
pass into Grand county and taps
three important tributaries Of the
Grand river.
The company expects to extend it
five miles farther this year and tap
two other tributaries. 1t has cost
$500, 900, and the company owning 1t
expects to spend $50, 600 more this
season. William Durham, who will
have charge of the Grand river ditch
camp this year, will start for the
mountains next Saturday with .
force of men to clean out the ditch
and get it ready for carrying water.
About the first of May about 40
more men will be put to work on
construction work.
The Greeley tribune., 1905-04-20
Died from Fright,

Five mighty hunters went out last
Saturday for the last shoot Of the
duck season. They were J. S. Bur
son, J. F. Fezer, DR.. w. II. Del
bridge, Hall Jones and Charles f.
Fougerousse, Denver travelling
man. They went to the flats south
of Latham reservoir, and waited
patiently in the cold all day. Fin
ally toward evening one lone duck.
blind Ill one eye and faint from bat
tling with the wind, was blown in
the direction of the five mighty
hunters, and it actually died from
fright
The Greeley tribune., 1905-04-20
County to Reap Benefit.

The price war that is now on be-
tween the Portland Cement trust and
the cement plants in this state, that
are not in the trust, will likely be
taken advantage of by the county
commissioners of this county to lay
in a car load or two of the stuff.
The county uses whole lot of cement
during the year, and when the stuff
that before this war commenced, sold
at sS a barrel has dropped down to
81. 50 a barrel it Is a good time to lay
in a supply.
The target of the trust is the Colo
RADIO Portland Cement company,
which has splendid plant at Port
land, in Fremont county. This con-
Germ, from a small beginning, has
grown until now it manufactures
about 200, 900 barrels of cement an
nually. 1t escaped the observation
of the trust until about u year ago.
when it defeated it In open competi-
tion for the contract to furnish the
cement for the Green river dam IN
Arizona. This will be built by the
government and will require thou
sands of barrels of cement. Probably
II 600, 600 will be paid the Colorado
concern for the cement.
The Greeley tribune., 1905-04-20
COUNCIL MET
NEW AND OLD HOLD SES-
SIONS TUESDAY
Much Routine Matter and Ap-
p0intment of Committees
-8thAv. Improve
ment Soon

With no more jar than when you
watch the old year out and the
new year in, the old city council and
city officials passed out of office Tues
day evening and the new came in.
There was not the slightest cere-
mony about the change. The old
council met and approved the
minutes of the previous meeting and
then adjourned. Just few minutes
were then passed in waiting for
Mayor F. ]. Green, who presently
appeared with box of cigars under
his arm. Then the regular routine
Of business commenced, almost as
smoothly as though the council had
been in the habit of working at this
business for years.
The first matter up was petition
for the right to construct the lunch
counter and restaurant building near
the depot, and then came up the
petition for the grading and gravel
ing of Fourth avenue, from Eleventh
to Thirteenth street. The petition
was filed.
The council then voted to have the
different officials give the regular
amount of bond, and the city to pay
the premium. Heretofore some of
the bankers Of the city have indi-
vidually gone upon the bonds of the
different officials, but they have de-
clined this year, because it is more
bother than 1t is worth. 1t is ex-
pected that some bonding company,
represented by Attorney Frank Ew-
ing will secure the business.
w. L. Clayton was before the
council in the interest of the grading
and graveling of Eighth avenue, and
the improving of Sixth avenue, lead
ing to the starch factory. Both pro-
positions will now be taken up as
soon as it can be done.
E. f. Baker asked the council for
sewer extension Of 100 Get, at the
corner Of the alley between Fifth
and Sixth streets and Eleventh
avenue, which was granted.
The council committees named by
Mayor Green are as follows:
Finance and printing-Phillips,
Ward and Wilson.
Fire department-Bar Stroll
and Jacobs.
Streets, alleys and public grounds
Stroll, Jacobs and Barber.
Sewers and drains-Wilson, Barber
and Stroll.
Judiciary-Jacobs, Strohl and
Phillips.
bitches and Ward, viii.
son and Jacobs.
Building and electric lights-Bar-
ber, Ward and Phillips.
Water Wilson, Ward and
Phillips.
Ditch No. 3-Strohl.
Library-Mayor F. j. Green, F. e.
Smith, j. Max Clark, L. II. Harri-
son, Mrs. Jesse Gale, Prof. c. E.
Carter. Mrs. Cora Mosher.
Board of Health-Mayor and city
council.
The following appointments were
also made by the council: W. A.
Oberg, engineer at the city water
works; j. A. McClintock, superin-
tendent of cemetery; J. A. Rose,
superintendent of the North park; J.
S. Fritz, superintendent Of the South
park; Michael Lavelle, city scav-
enger.
The Greeley tribune., 1905-04-20

IL. Wyatt has filed his announce
msnt of candidacy for school trustee
at the election this spring.
The Greeley tribune., 1905-04-20
Egged the Chinaman.

Levy knutson, son of John knut-
son, was last Thursday given fifteen
days in the county Jail. by Judge
Willard, for hitting Chinese laun-
dry man with rotten egg. 1t seems
that Knutson and another young
fellow were laying for the chink, and
the other fellow called him out, and
as soon as his pigtailed head ap-
peared at the door, knutson let ny
the decayed hen fruit and hit him
where the hair was short.
The San Francisco call., 1905-06-30
PROPOSALS.

BIDS wanted-Notice is hereby given that
sealed proposals will be received by the
beard of directors Of the Veterans Home OF
California. at its Office. room Is. $40 San
some street. San Francisco. California. up TO
2 y. m. Wednesday. July g. 1905. and opened
Immediately thereafter in the presence or
bidders for furnishing and delivering uni
firm coats. uniform pants and blouses for
the Veterans Home. Napa County. Califor-
MIA (railroad station Yountviile, Z. o. b., for
one year commencing July l. 1905, and end
ing June 30, 1906. Schedules with informa-
tion and instructions for submitting bids will
be furnished upon application by the under
signed. Bidders will carefully follow the
conditions OF the schedules. and no bid will
bs considered unless IL Is in accordance with
such schedules Bids must be made on sam
Die submitted whenever called for in the
schedule Each bidder must accompany his
bid with certified check upon some we'll
known and responsible banking house for at
least 10 per cert OF the amount of his bid.
payable to c. Mason Kinne treasurer, con-
Jtioaed that the bidder vii enter into a
good and valid contract upon notice OF ac
ceptance. as required by law. The board re-
serves the right to reject any or all bids
and TO order any quantity over or under the
amount specified.
Preference will be given to goods manufac-
tured or produced in this State. price. fit
and quality being equal. under the pro-
visions of sectisn 324I OF the Political Code.
Address John F. Sheehan. secretary OF
the board OF directors of the Veterans Home
CT California room Is, 800 Sansome street.
San Francisco, California,
BY order of the board OF directors.
JOHN F. SHEEHAN. Secretary.
The San Francisco call., 1905-06-30
TYrEwRITERs AND SUPPLIES.

AN exceptionally good No. Remington No. I
Smith Premier $25: other typewriters at
higher and lower prices: rentals So so. The
Typewriter Exchange. $50 California ST.
2p-HAND typewritsrs sold. rented repaired
Webster Typewriting Inspec Co.. SOS Market
The San Francisco call., 1905-06-30
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The San Francisco call., 1905-06-30
OAKLAND FLATS TO LET.

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The San Francisco call., 1905-06-30
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The San Francisco call., 1905-06-30

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