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The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1905-12-01

it indirectly benefits them all, no mat
ter how independent they assume to
be.
For example, l shall cite conditions
as l learned them to be in Skaglt
county during the campaign for the
position of fruit inspector. Some
farmers raising oats saw no need OF
what they thought was unnecessary
expense to maintain such an office,
because from their point of view it
was not a successful fruit county.
They are prosperous in their farming
and most land available for their
purpose is far out of reach of the aver
age farmer because it commands too
high a price, and if any is available
the oat farmers are too eager to Sc
cure it, for they know it's value and
have the cash for its purchase.
If the county is to grow and develop
the remaining and greater part OF the
land not profitable for oats must be
occupied with crops best suited to 1t
and returning the greatest remunera-
ton. This kind of farming requires
more skill for it's success than that OF
raising oats on soils so rich that rO-
tation is not practiced. If conditions
favor the oat farmer for success with
ease and on lands limited in the coun-
ty. does it follow that he should handl-
cap the fruit grower who is required
to know more than he does to make
success of the farm? The most valu-
able farmer to the counties of west
ern Washington is the one who wrest-
les with the uncleared land and wins
success. The counties are dependent
on such and are encouraging such to
settle in their midst. The man most
needed in such counties is the one who
will have the greatest struggle and out
of it win success and add to the coun-
tvs acreage a valuable improved farm.
Shall we protect him or knock the
crutches from under him?
Much of the intensive farming OF
western Washington will be confined
to fruit culture if the growers are in
diligently aided as to soils, varieties,
and in the matter of combating pests.
There is no better or more alluring
prospects for financial success in fruit
growing than is offered by The coHn
ties of western Washington, not eX-
Guiding Skagit by any means. The
office of county fruit inspector can be
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1905-12-01
Law on DRAINAGE and bitches.

A ChehaliS subscriber sends the fol-
lowing three questions to the legal de-
partment of Fhe Ranch for reply, and
our Mr.. Boryer has looked the law up
and gives the answers below: Will
you please tell me through The Ranch
something about the drainage laws, II
there are any, or where they can be
found in the statutes or session laws?
Ans.-The statutes of Washington
regarding drainage can be found in
Pierce's Code under bikes and bitches,
but the accompanying questions can
not be answered from the statute
Their answers must be found in the
common or civil law.
Has my neighbor the right to let
all the surface water which accumu-
lates on his land flow onto my land by
cutting down high places and making
a hole under the line fence?
Have l a lawful right to stop up
such bitches on my side of the line
by dixie or otherwise, inasmuch as ne
has only about so feet of ditch to
dig 6 feet deep through bank to the
river to drain his whole place, while
| must ditch three-fourths of mile
or so to carry off the water which
lodges on my place and his, too, my
place being lower than his except
narrow strip along the line?
Ans.-The owner of one parcel OF
land has no right to construct, or have
an artificial drain over his neighbor's
property to dispose of water falling
upon his own.
The owner of land on which water
flows cannot collect it in drains or
artificial channels and cast it upon
the land of his neighbOr, or so near
his line that it will find it's way onto
the neighbours property by natural
causes.
The owner of higher land is liable
if. in the course of changes on his
property, he Injuries lower property by
turning thereon surface water which
would not naturally have flown there;
a person has no right to grade the sur
face of his land so as to turn the sur
face water, which ordinarily flows from
it, out of it's natural course onto the
land of another, although the grading
is for the improvement of the land.
The right of land owner to deal
with surface water upon his property is
qualified by the condition that he must
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1905-12-01

ally and horticulturally and must be
of great value to the individual farm
er requiring aid, especially the new
settler. He could hold meetings
throughout the county in all COM
munities and would be of great value,
especially when an appropriation is
lacking as is the case now, for farm
ers institute work The remunera-
ton should be commensurate with the
qualifications of such man and for
such office no attempt should be made
to get something for nothing, as such
would be an expense instead of an in
vestment.
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not create a nuisance with it. There
fore he cannot create a pond or ditch
near another's dwelling, the water in
which becomes stagnant and filled
with unwholesome matter, rendering
such premises dangerous to life and
health and depreciating their value.
The supreme court of Washington
in Cass VS.. Dilks, IA Wash. rs, held
that if one in the lawful exercise OF
his right to control or improve his land
finds it necessary to protect it from
surface water flowing from higher
land, he may do so and the upper own
err is without remedy. In this case it
was held that the lower proprietor had
a right to construct dixie in order
to protect his own land.
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made invaluable and of more value to
the county than any other office. 1t
depends on the fruit growers and farm
ers as to the value of the office and its
value will depend entirely on the
qualifications of the man to meet the
demands they require of him over and
above what the letter of the law i'm
plies as his duties.
Such a man can have qualifications
to be of general help both agricultur-
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1905-12-01
HOW,S THIS?

We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward
for any case of Catarrh that cannot NC
cured by Halls Catarrh Cure.
F. j. CHENEY e. CO., Toledo, o..
We, the undersigned, have known +.
J. Cheney for the last Is years, ana pc
ness transactions and financially able TO
carry out any obligations made by MS
firm.
WALDING, KINNAN & MARVIN
Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, y.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken intern,
ally, acting directly upon the blood ana
mucous surfaces of the system. Sofa
Take Halls Family Pills for consti-
patton.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1905-12-01

Bellingham is at work getting up
million-dollar subsidy for railroad
between that town and Spokane. Part
of the proposed road is built and more
of it is surveyed, the built portion be-
ing the Bellingham Bay & British Co
lumbia railway. There is at present
no railroad across the northern part
of the state, east and west, and II
the proposed line materializes it will
open up very rich section or coun"
try-rich in agricultural and grazing
lands, mineral deposits, timber, etc.
Moreover, the new line is to be the
western end of another transcontlnen-
tai line for Washington, but just which
road this will be no one seems TO
know for a certainty.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1905-12-01

When you are thinking of your read
ing matter for next year write to me
Ranch and get prices on any puDllca-
ton you want. We can save you some
money on clubbing arrangements.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1905-12-01

OFFICERS
Chas. H. Lilly, President.
will H. Parry, Vice-President.
II. S. Jordan, Secretary.
G. A. Koepf1i, Treasurer.
o. w. Forsyth, Manager.
Scandinavian-Amer Bank, DEPOSIT
tory.
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BROADWAY BUILDING.

The accompanying illustration
shows the Broadway Building, north
east corner Broadway and Madison
St, recently purchased by the Realty
Associates of Seattle, and paying
II per cent. net per annum on the
purchase price of $4,000.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1905-03-24
THE eENEEicENT MR.. LOWRY

That benefactor of St Paul, Presi-
dent Lowry of the Twin City Rapid
Transit company, seems to be in such
a melting mood towards this city that
the time appears ripe for approaching
him with a proposition to undertake
general supervision of the city finances.
This suggestion is inspired by the fact
that it is about to be shown to the city
fathers that the proper thing to do at
this juncture is to take the thirty thou
sand dollars so gracefully contributed
to the city treasury by Mr.. Lowry as
compensation for a thirty-four year
copper riveted cinch on the exclusive
rights to use the streets of the city,
and build with it a pavilion for Mr..
Lowry's patrons at Lake Como. 1t will
be shown to those same guardians Of
st. Paul that the proposed widening of
Sibley street down to the union station
was only little joke of the kind
sometimes INDUCED between gentlemen
engaged in the solution of difficult
problems of city government. In due
time the money will be set aside and a
beautiful stucco palace will be put on
the shores of classic Como, wherein the
pose and absorb the natural beauties
so kindly provided for them by Mr.
Lowry. incidentally the same COM.
monalty may absorb ice cream soda
and ham sandwiches also set forth by
the grace of Mr.. Lowry and dispensed
at small charge and without regard
to profit-the object of this Carnegie
of the suburban resort game being to
cheer the inner man and fortify him to
the end that he may not get a surfeit
of scenery and may come again.
The anxiety of Mr.. Lowry to induce
in the public mind an appreciation OF
the beautiful in suburban scenery is
almost painful. Almost any other man
owning a cinch ON a gross income of
S5,o00,000 nickeis a year would be sat
isfied to let his clients waste his money
on absurd projects looking to the
broadening of an alley used as thor
oughfare to a mere union station. But
this philanthropist is willing to under
take the burden of adding to the pos
sible joys of the citizen who travels
abroad with his family at the rate OF
one nickel per travel, even at the i'm
minent risk of increasing the s5.000,000
nickels he is now trying to get rid Of
by paying taxes, by several millions
more. Like the Missouri farmer whose
mission in life was admitted to be rails
ing hogs to get more money to buy
more land to raise more hogs, Mr..
Lowry is in fair way to go on get
ting nickeis TO build navIlions tn get
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1905-03-24
AN EVIL DEVICE

The people almost without exception
will commend the course of the police
department in putting slot machines
under the BAN Big and little. trade
device or gambling machine, all of
them ought to go. 1t has been found
by experience that 1t Is impossible to
stop the steady progress of those who
use the machines from harmless pur-
chasing to actual gambling. Neither
is 1t possible to restrain the steady
pressure of the owners and the agents
of the more Objectionable machines if
other devices are permitted.
The slot machine is not as harmless
as 1t looks. even in its simplest form.
Familiarity and habit count for lot
in this world. The boy who has been
accustomed in the most innocent way
to buy gum or candy by dropping a
penny in the slot will not distinguish
between that and dropping a nickel in
the slot a little later on to see whether
he gets back some more nickels or gets
nothing. Ingenuity could hardly de-
wise anything better calculated to de-
velop the gambling impulse that is in
herent in human nature, or to lead the
young more surely by insensible steps
into unknown dangers.
There is no plea to be made on be-
half of the slot machine as such. 1t
has no economic value. 1t saves no
labor, creates no business and has no
reason for existence. We hope that II
will be put permanently out of COM
mission, and that the police will keep It
out of ST. Paul for all time to come
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1905-03-24
HENNEPIN DENIES ALL
EFFORT TO STEAL HOME
Washburn Insists That Tinrberiake
Was Acting on Own Responsibility

The Henrepin delegation in the house
has disclaimed the attempt of H. B.
Undertake of the Hennepin delegation
to so amend the Dunn bill that Hen
nepin would be eligible for selection
as the site for the proposed state home
for INDECENT crippled children. When
the Dunn bill came before the house
yesterday for final passage, following
the striking out of the Undertake
amendment Wednesday, w. d. Wash
burn Jr. entered a vigorous disclaimer
to Mr.. Undertakes action.
'Hennepin never had any claim on
the cripples' home" he said. There
seems to be a general impression In
the house that we were trying to steal
this institution know speak for the
delegation when 1 deny this. The home
is a St Paul institution. and we as a
delegation never thought of trying to
take IL to our city"
Ramsey county members were un-
kind enough to say that the Washburn
denial was inspired by a fear of re-
prisals against the state university in
terestS.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1905-03-24
DROP SALARY BILL
House Members Hurry to Cor
ridors on Roll Call

Demands upon the appropriation
committee for increased salaries for
various state officers yesterday sue
ceeded in defeating in the house, tenn
porarily at least, the Smith bill giving
members of the legislature $500 year.
Added to the complications of other
claims for more salaries, the fear of
their constituents was in the hearts of
some members. and the bill was lost
by the narrow margin of three votes.
sherman ) Smith. the father OF the
bill, mustered fifty-seven votes for it.
There were but fifty votes against it,
and had Smith been able to force the
presence of a dozen members who
"ducked for the corridors when the
bill was reached on the calendar. he
could have passed il.
The weak members were willing that
their colleagues should vote for the
measure that would double the pay of
their successors, but did not care to
encounter possible opposition to the
bill in their districts. When the author
saw that the bill was lost he changed
his vote and secured a reconsideration.
1t remains on the calendar to be
brought up at favorable moment,
when it is freely predicted that the
bill will pass the house. Its chances
In the senate are said to be even more
favorable than in the house.
The only speeches against the Smith
bill were when members explained
their votes. Marcus Lauritsen, George
e. Perley and Elias Racine declared
that their negative position was due
to a desire to be consistent. Other
state officers were asking for increases.
They did not propose to vote for these,
and hence could not vote to increase
their own or their successors salaries.
The present compensation of house
members and senators is S. a day and
amounts at each biennial session to
about $3.50. The effect of the Smith
bin would be to practically double the
pay of the legislators, and to pay the
amount in four installments during
each two years.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1905-03-24
A SITE COMMISSION

Opposed as it is TO the multiplying
of boards in general, The Glob e
would be inclined to look with Ienience
upon the creation of some public body
to which should be assigned the duty
of selecting sites for any public build
erected. 1t is a mark of legislative
pettiness that this difficulty of selecting
site determines the fate of measures
of the first rank in importance. Do We
want to make additional provision for
the insane or the helpless. do we want
to separate the sexes in the state
of those things that the state ought
to do, but that require the erection of
a building, forthwith everything else
is lost sight of in the squabble to Sc
cure what is regarded as a plum for
some particular city or town. The
whole fate of a meritorious measure,
and the fate likewise of scores or hun
dreds of helpless creatures. depends
upon local jealousies and rivalries and
the strength of local factions in the
legislature.
We sincerely believe that the public
interest would be advanced II this
whole question of locating public in
situations could be eliminated from
legislative work. 1t might be worth
while to provide for a commission con-
sisting of the governor and two other
state officers by whom all public insti-
tutions hereafter erected should be To-
Gated. This would at least leave the
general proposition to stand or to fall
on its merits, and not discredit the state
by preventing the passage OF legisla-
ton on which all right thinking and
right feeling people are agreed until
two or more counties or towns get
through pulling and hauling over an
expenditure amounting to a few thou
sands of dollars. The legislature would
do well to create a site commission. 1t
would save about one-fourth of the
entire time of it's successors. and would
prevent the regular defeat of some of
the most meritorious bills introduced.
~
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1905-03-24

favor is held equally guilty with the
giver, and thus the big trusts that try
to compel rebates are brought into
court along with the railroads that
give them.
All persons interested in or affected
by rate are made parties to pro-
ceedings before the interstate COM
merce commission. That body is au-
thorized to bring facts discovered i'm
mediately before the circuit court Of
the United States having jurisdiction.
The court must thereupon take imme-
date cognizance of the matter. We
quote again from the law a provision
which makes it's ignoring by the fed
eral government most astonishing:
It shall be the duty of the several dis
trict attorneys of the United States, when
ever the attorney general shall dlrect.
either Of his own motion or upon the re-
quest of the Interstate commerce commits
sion. 10 institute and prosecute such pro-
ceedings, and the proceedings provided for
by this act shall not preclude the bring
ing OF suit for the recovery OF damages
by any party injured. or any other actlon
provided by said act approved Feb. A,
1887, entitled an act TO regulate commerce
and the acts amendatory thereof
What steps has the president of the
United States, the interstate commerce
commission or the United States dis
trict attorneys taken under this act?
Finally, in order TO make the opera
ton of the act practically effective
opd 70 oIoca IN tho ax-ap,,a nv xr,l,iob en-
the past offenders have escaped, it is
specifically provided that the court
shall have power to compel the attend
| ance of witnesses and the production
| of books and papers, and that no one
! shall be excused from testifying on
the ground that his evidence may tend
er, the act to expedite the hearing Of
such suits by giving them precedence
is applied to the enforcement of this
law.
Let any intelligent reader scan these
provisions carefully. He finds there
the most drastic regulations against
IeOdlcS, anu cNCly-
thing complained of today I'm the rail-
road world. He finds there penalties
prescribed which, if enforced, would
! compel any railroad either to give up
the illegal practice or to bankrupt its
treasury. He finds both parties to
| these offenses Joined in the proceeding,
so that each may share the punish
ment. He finds courts of the United
! States thrown open to such proceed
ings everywhere and the utmost expe-
dition secured. He finds the legal rep
resentatives of the United States d.
| rected to enforce the law. Now If he
turns to the records he will search in
| vain for any activity on the part of
the interstate commerce commission to
make this act effective, or for any
recognition by the president OF its
binding force. Committees may sit and
congress legislate from now until
doomsday. probably, without being
able to frame any law more compre-
hensive, more practical, more effective
than this neglected act Of 1903. Why
Is it not enforced?
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1905-03-24
AIMS TO REIMBURSE
RAMSEY SURVEYORS
Legislative Authority Is Sought for
Payment of old Bills

An attempt is being made to secure
Legislative authority for the county
commissioners of Ramsey county to re-
imburse former county surveyors of the
county for alleged expenses incurred in
visiting county road work. Represent
alive John F. Selb yesterday intro
duced a bill permitting the commits
sioners to audit and allow claims of
this character filed and allowed within
the past six years, but not paid be-
cause of a lack of legal authority on the
part of the commissioners. Gates A.
Johnson and John B. Irvine. former
county surveyors, are said to be in
terested In the bill to the extent OF
several hundred dollars each. A bill is
now pending in the legislature to give
the surveyor in the future $500 year
carriage hire for himself and his depu-
ties
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1905-03-24
JUVENILE COURT BILL
MARKED FOR PASSAGE

The Chamberlain Juvenile court bill
was recommended for passage by the
house committee yesterday. The bill
is applicable only to cities of $4,000 or
over. II provides that one district
judge shall act as judge of the Juvenile
court. The court is given special juris-
diction over youthful delinquents, with
the right to suspend sentence pending
good behavior on the report Of the
probation officer. Children under II
are to be arraigned before the Juvenile
court for practically all offenses, in
Guiding the minor crimes. incorrigibil-
ity. drunkenness and the like Deepen
dent children are also to be subject TO
the disposition of the court.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1905-03-24

more nickels to build more pavilions
until eventually he will have the land
scape plastered over with pavilions and
a corner on the nickel market.
Mr.. Lowry is a good thing and he
should be pushed along. 1t is the plain
duty of the council to take advantage
of the complaisant state of mind of Mr..
Lowry to give him another franchise
and slip a clause in, while he isn't
looking, which will compel him to take
charge of the city's treasury and spend
the money in building hot and cold air
pavilions all along the route from the
corporation attorneys office to the
council chamber. by way of Lake Como.