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The Greeley tribune., 1905-11-16
GASOLINE POWER ENGINES.
Constitutes Great Saving in Horse
and Man Power Have Come
Into General Use on Many
Prosperous Farms
and HOmes.

Inexpensive, reliable power on the
farm and around the home is becom-
ing more and more desirable these
days when unskilled labor is SO high
and hard to procure. Gasoline engines.
which when started practically take
care Of themselves, are rapidly sup
planting steam engines and horse pow
er, the operation of which requires con-
slant attention. The difference in the
cost Of operating and the advantage OF
starting at moments notice has ad-
vanced the popularity of gasoline en-
gines where comparatively small power
is required in contrast with other
power devices.
A few years ago we heard but little
about gasoline engines for use on the
farms, while to-day We find many of
them on up-to-date farms and small
business plants. This growing inter-
est has been brought about largely
through the improvements that have
The Greeley tribune., 1905-11-16
A GRAPE BY-PRoDucT FACTORY.

been made by manufacturers during
late years in simplifying the working
parts of the engines SO that the aver
age man can operate them with the
ease of an expert. As matter of fact,
a bright boy can handle a modern gas
oline engine with but little teaching
Take the farmer who has never seen
a gasoline engine and let him start and
stop one a few times and study some
OF the principles of operating it
and in few days he viii become as
familiar with its workings as he would
with team of horses or a tread-mill
The general usefulness of a machine
OF this sort on farm is apparent.
There is ensilage to cut, wood to saw,
feed to grind, corn to shell, water to
pump, in fact a multitude of things
that can be done with gasoline en-
gine at small expense.
The Greeley tribune., 1905-11-16
Increasing Wealth in the Vest.

In commenting on the need whlcE
has hitherto manifested itself IN the
West for calling upon Eastern money
ceuters for funds with which TO move
Western crops, new York hnancia!
letter states that with conditions as
they were ten years ago, the present
record-breaking crop would nave
strained the capacity of the New lork
financial centers to the utmost 10 fur-
nish sufficient funds. So greatly, now
ever, has the wealth of the West in
creased and so large are the surplus
reserves of the farmers that even with
crops so stupendous as to amaze Eu'
rope, New York financiers have been
4Lrdly inconvenienced by TIL demands
lr funds. In not distant future 1t IS
predicted the West of the Mississippi
alley and OF the Missouri Valley as
ell will be found exclusive lending
The Greeley tribune., 1905-11-16
Mine Tank as Big as House.

The writer once climbed TO the top
Of a single cask at Fresno. California,
which contained $4,000 gallons of port
wine. There are hundreds of casks
throughout the State with a capacity
of $4,000 gallons each. The annual
raisin production of California amounts
TO about 90,000,000 pounds, while about
25,000,000 pounds of these raisin grapes
are shipped East every year as table
grapes.
Last year the Chautauqua district in
New York produced 100000 gallons of
unfermented grape juice.
These figures give some idea Of our
The Greeley tribune., 1905-11-16
CHICKENS 4S GARDENERS.
Can Be Taught to Pull Weeds ana
Harvest Grain.

81 see as how a scientific perfesser
has trained a waller dorg to count ten
an answer fool questions said the
hired man to the tourist. IVY that
amt nothin.' l knows an old feiler
back we're in III Valley what beats
that all TO flinders. Began ralsln
chickens when he was boy. seen
some bantams he had no bigSern meas
an game birds what ed step over Il
six-foot fence. But that amt nothin'.
Last time l was down I his place he
had Il hunderd-acre farm an bout ten
thousand chickens, an was ralsin
truck for early northern markets.
Powerful big chickens they was, an
lie had 'em trained SOS they'd WORK
his farm for him. They wasn't weed
nur a blade o grass i'll that Whole
farm 'cep'n in the pastures. An bugs:
wy they cudn't a tater bug, nur Il cut
worm, nur even cabbage 1ea get Il
foot inside O. that farm afore
chicken had i'm. An that wasn't all
Them chickens cd see at night. Guess
he must a crossed 'em with owls
bout early frost If twas cold in the
spring them chickens was out all
night coverin' up tomatoes an beans
an ev'ythin' tender. Jest squat over
the plants with their wings spread
out an set there till sun up He had
tomatoes three >wecks ahead O any
body else. An that wasn't all. When
he planted his beets en- turnips en-
passnips he sowed 'em powerful thick
an as soon as they'd get up bout
right size them chickens come along
an thin 'em out jest right. Fine eatin'
for 'em, too. An tween times they
was going up an down the rows all
day long scratchin' up the dirt an
keepin' ev'ythin' cultivated jest par
feet. Wy that feller never had hoe
in his ham from one year end to an
other. An lay! Gee whiz. Them
hens was the stiddiest layers l ever
see. But they didn't use no nests.
Jest laid in reg'lar egg crates. An
The Greeley tribune., 1905-11-16

grape industry. which, while it is only
about SO years old, Is small as COM
pared to that of the world whose an
nual production is over 4,O00,0O0,00O
gallons Of wine.
Other products of the grape are rails
ins-an enormous industry in itself
brandy. vinegar, grape syrup, a very
superior article. and various pickles,
jellies and preserves.
The grape furnishes also important
by-prcducts. Feed and fertilizer are
produced from the pomace, also acetic
acid. The seeds are separat ed from the
pomace and fed to stock the same as
grain. Ground up, they are used as a
substitute for coffee. A high grade oil
similar to olive oil is also produced
from the seeds. which, among other
thiegs. make superior soap. They also
yield tannin.
MIR. Husnann estimates that IL all the
wastes of the grape crop were utilized
extra returns would increase its value
fully 10 per cent, which, with our pres
ent grape production to the value of
about $15,000,000, would mean an ad-
ditional earning of million and half,
and this with our viticultural industry
as yet in its infancy.
The Greeley tribune., 1905-11-16
4asSS@zSEE&4@t z6SI77'N q
Xza1sSss THE AMERICAN GRAPE I-s~5- -.
gSSIS1y INDUSTRY. ~ tySIS3S
and Increasing
OSS GUY flIo77 MITCHELL 93SC
GUY ELLIOTT MITCHELL.

1.-THE grape Is the poor mans fruit, es.
pecially one who has only house lot OF
the smallest possible dimensions. lie can
plant vines beside his cottage ana thelr
roots Will extend and prontably occupy
every inch of ground underneath II anu
from that small space produce all the frult
his family can consume, while the vines
afford shade and protection and ada
beauty to his little home. occupying no
space, either above or below the ground
10 interfere with other interests and
producing more fruit in less time and
with less labor and attention than any
thing that was ever planted
All OF which is charming in truth
unless the phylloxera or the downy
mildew or the aphis or the dry rot be-
come appurtenances 10 vine, or the
chickens or small boys OF the neigh
borhood steal all the grapes just as
they are getting ripe.
Chickens, however, should be kept in
pens, and if every small boys father
had grape vine which furnished 'all
the fruit mis- family could consume
there would be no incentive TO pillage
the nelghDor's vines.
AS for the downy mildew and the
other ailments to which civilized grape
The Greeley tribune., 1905-11-16
Chinese " Cash,

consular reports from China are tn
the elect that the prospect of ra-
form or rather revolution in the money
system of that Empire is not very
oriSht, IN spite of the promises to that
end which have been made. There are
number OF influential elements pre-
.ehtinS lhe change which nations do.
ing business in China have asked
among others the bankers who nrofit
ny the great variations in values of
the same kind of coins in difrerent
cities as well as the provincial officials
who mint them. The money of the
people is still brass and copper. and TO
introduce new system will be diff
cult owing to the dread on the part of
tne pubic of anything new. Gold
ana silver may continue to control thn
price paid for exports. but conner and
brass will for long time govern pro
duction. i''-
The Greeley tribune., 1905-11-16

fast as one layer was full the hens
in charge O the layin' house d grab
up new frame an drop it in the
crate. l see 'em fill siXty-odd crates O.
eggs in one forenoon.
But that amt nothin' Them hens
was SO big an powerful they cd do
almost as much as a hired man. l see
a wagon full O. seed wheat come
along past his house. An there was a
little hole in the wagon an the wheat
was a runnin' out all along the road
Wen. sir, that feller jest drove bout
five hundred chickens out in the road
and put down lot O. sacks an they
went to pickin' up that seed wheat
EASTERN you er cd pick up taters.
They gethered up bout forty bushel.
In the sacks? Wy of course They
was thee roosters holdin' each
sack, an when sack was full they'd
whip tie 'roun the neck, set if IN
agln the fence an grab up another.
Ihey was sich big powerful chickens.
you Know. An that wasn't all nei
ther. He had some whoppin' bie
roosters, an he sharpened up their
spurs in the fall an had EN- cuttin.
corn better'n you or | cd with n corn.
kflife; an stackin' it up jest as reg
lar But shucks! that wasn't nothin,
wy l See that felller-''
But as he looked around the Tourist
had fled i'll horror. '''
The Greeley tribune., 1905-11-16

PACKING CONCORD GRAPES, LAKE
KEUKA, NEW YORK.
These were cultivated vines. Doubt
less native vines grow to much great
er ages.
The viticulturist Of the Department
Of Agriculture, George G. Husmann,
states that he has never seen a vine
among the endless number of natives
abounding in our forests that has diel
from the effects of age. Some old grape
vines grow to immense size. There is
a wild grape vine on the shores of Mo
bile Bay under which Andrew Jackson
paigns against the Seminoles, which
has circumference of over six feet,
with supposed age of about 100 years.
The Size of Great Tree.
The largest known grape vine in the
world was planted in California in
1912. 1t has made phenomenal
growth. Beneath its.spreading branches,
which cover nearly half an acre, 800
persons can find protection from the
suns heat. 1t bears from six to ten
tons of grapes for a crop and the cir
cumference Of it's trunk is eight feet.
While the wine industry is by far the
most important feature of grape grow
ing enormous quantities of table
grapes are raised and by means Of i'm
proved transportation facilities sent to
all parts of the country. The Con-
cords, the Delawares and the Niagaras
come from the North, the Scuppernongs
from the South and the Flame Tokays
and other sugary raisin grapes from
the Pacific coast.
The last census reported ~ States
having in bearing over 100000 vines
each, California being first with 90.-
100000 vines. New York second with
The Greeley tribune., 1905-11-16

John Adams was the author of the
motto, "E Pluribus Unum."
The Greeley tribune., 1905-11-16
Feeding Olco to the Navy,

Considerable of sensation has de-
veloped over the furnishing to League
Island navy yard. Philadelphia of but
ter which analysis has proven to be
simply oleomargarine colored with coal
tar dye. Samples were taken from the
government receiving ship Lancaster,
several battle ships and cruisers and
from the hospitals Of the navy yard by
agents of the Pennsylvania Dairy an,
Food Commission. DR.. Warren. the
State Commissioner, declared them TO
be specimens Of coal tar oleo and after
considerable controversy. at the in
stance Of President Roosevelt, they
were finally submitted to DR.. Wiley. the
chief chemist of the Department of Ag-
riculture, who in full report has sus-
tained DR.. Warren's findings. Secre-
tary Wilson has referred the report to
the President. who has. it is stated
called the attention of the Department
Of Justice to the matter. Several ar.
rests have already been made.
In speaking, however, of the substi-
tuition of oleomargarine for butter in
the market. DR.. Wiley said that at pres
ent the amount Of oleomargarine sold
in this country whether fraudulently
as butter or when marked as oleo is
qulte small. Ine government has rem
dered the making and sale of the stuff
Improbable by levying 10 cents
pound on all that is artificially colored,
and half cent on the uncolored.
Foreigners Refuse CoIored Buffers,
Goal tar dyes" said DR.. Wiley, "are
not fatally harmful, though by nc
means wholesome. and dairymen are
permitted under the law to use such
ooloring matter to impart to their but
ter rich yellow color To render this
unnecessary, the Department of Agri-
culture is now trying to educate the
popular taste in favor of uncolored but.
ter. and we are making some headway
over in Europe one never encounters
colored butter in any of the hotels or
first class markets. The people thers
have learned to distrust it. We are
coming to this in the United States. To
day first-class hotels and fancy gro
ceries will not buy butter that has
high color. Our epicures and those
that live well are also fighting shy OF
it, and as result the dairymen are be
ginning to realize that the bottle of
coal tar dye is no longer a necessary
adjunct to successful dairy"
The Greeley tribune., 1905-11-16
Seed2ess
Grapes
From one
ZINE
Largest
Grape Zine
IN tile World,
SautaBa1bara
California.

vines are heir, horticultural investiga-
tions have shown that they can be conf
batted with comparative ease by spray
"e and rot not only prevented but
COnS1 stimulated to even greater
Al production.
after of fact, the grape in
N the United States when con-
ed both as a large commercial
fcposition and as one where each man
has his own vine, if not fig tree, is one
of a great deal of importance and Of
great interest.
Count Their Age by Centuries.
Although the product of its fruit is
accountable for much that is unseemly
and frivolous, the vine is itself an OBJ
ject of great age and dignity. 1t is not
known how old the grape will grow in
America, since we have not been here
long enough to make the test. even had
vine been planted with the landing
Of Columbus. Pliny mentions an Old
World grape vine 600 years of age
Some entire vineyards in Italy held
good for 300 years and others in Bur
sundy produced for 400 years and more.
The Greeley tribune., 1905-11-16

3o,oo0,0o0. Ohio third with 100000
and Kansas. Michigan. Penusy ylylnla,
Missouri, Oklahoma, Illinois, Indiana,
Georgia and Iowa with 100000 or less
each. California alone hal quar,er
OF a million acres in vineyards WI.h a.
annual production OF S000Dg11 e8.loE
of wine, The investment repress gte2
in that State alone is estimated 1t
100000.
The Columbus weekly dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 1902-1905, 1905-03-23
CHARTER OF PENSACOLA RAILROAD FILED.
Document Put Record in Chancery Clerks Office
Last Week--Full Details Given.

The charter of the Pensacola Alabama
Railroad fled the chaucary
this the The document filed by
Col VIM Baldwin, the attorney the road and the neorpoaor
therein Capt G. A. Columbus Mss
Afessrs. J. Stlman Sullivan Key
The terminal points forth
Memphis Tenn and Pensacola Fla the
of Mississippi at where line southeast
Memphis would reach the northern boundary the The
line souheasterly direction passing through
counties DeSoto Tate Marshall Fayee Calhoun Chcaa
Lowndes then Pczens county gh
the States Alabama Florida
Pensacola
This line has already surveyed having developed
appeared
visit the of the company
making for the for which
filed Several weeks after the had
in this vicinity, Mr. Dumon of the company
made his here and meeting citizens
for donation sixty thousand dollars Column
bus in order that the road might be
the valuable shape right way
through the streets and for depot
pointed to look into the matter definite has
been taken.
The fact that the charter has already
counties through which the proposed line will
recorded in the remaining counties within the weeks
looks like the business Besides this thousands
dollars have already been the which,
stated above, has already been completed.
According the charter. the road within
three and the following gentlemen
Keyser, PRESIDENT j. e Slman treasurer; Sullivan
rotary.
The Columbus weekly dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 1902-1905, 1905-03-23
A PROMOTER TOUCHES COLUMBUS.
Makes Large Drafts and Secures Several Small
Amounts Here--The Police After Him.

Last Columbus had the pleasure of entertaining Col H.
H H Harding He drfted the city
being here the interest of which had
body this
polish suavity local
readily and Immediately began
m available land for his purpose
Harding remained in the city throughout the
Saturday with the
collection. One of these the New
leans National
other Sprague Brooklyn
hundred agent
Harding the cash $3.50
Chapman CASHIER that he could do this with
Chapman said that he could telegraph
bank be wished draw for instructions
the suggestion by saying that all banks
closed He finally secured small
departed promising here
this
Nothing heard from Col Harding until Monday
Munger telegram Chief
Harding had drawn the New Orleans
through the Merchants Farmers Bank
city the man had deposit there
teegraphed good description of the which
officers here to believe that they know the
Hardings here ahoat
corning surprising
the
tematcay feecng Since his departure Chief Munger
which would lead his
being He mysteriously DISAPPEARED from Coum
opinion the officers that he left this city last
freight train unknown Coum
that they hit harder by the Col
The Columbus weekly dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 1902-1905, 1905-03-23
Citizens Progressive Union.

The call for a meeting yester-
day afternoon at the City Hall
resulted in an enthusiastic gath
ering of the citizens of this place
and the Progressive Union was
reorganized upon a basis which
promises we'll for the future of
this city.
President Weaver reviewed
the work of the union last year
and emphasized the necessity
for reorganizing this season.
In response to his suggestion
that a reorganization take place
those present were called on for
subscriptions and in a short
time over eleven hundred dollars
was subscribed for the purpose.
The question of electing direc.
tors was disposed of in a motion
made by Capt. Johnston that a
com mittee be appointed by the
chair for that purpose. They
nominated the following who will
be directors for the ensuing
year: Messrs. Walter Weaver,
D. r. Sanders. E. G. Chapman.
Jos. Donoghue, John Z. Wood,
J. T Gunter, Harry Selig, e. G.
Grace, E. S Moore. John A.
Stinson and John P. Mayo.
Upon motion of Mr.. John A.
Stinson the question Of electine
officers was delegated to the di-
rectors and after appointing a
committee to solicit mem bershir
and subscriptions for the league
the meeting adjourned.
The Columbus weekly dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 1902-1905, 1905-03-23
Directors Elected.

At the annual meeting of the
stockholders of the Colum bus
Insurance and Banking Com
pany, which was held last Mon
day, the following directors were
elected for the ensuing year j.
S. Billups, b. A. Weaver. E. T.
Sykes, T. o. Burris, w. H. Lee,
@. L. Lincoln, 7. B. Franklin, G.
f. Sherrod and J. L. Walker.
This is the same board that has
served the bank so efficiently for
several years past. and the stock
holders evinced their confidence
in them by making their re-elec
ton unanimous.
The Columbus Insurance and
Banking Com pany is one of the
oldest banking institu tions in
the South. having been organized
in 1852. and having passed safely
through the trying period which
followed the Civil war, when
many of the strongest banks
failed throughout the country.
1t has always been prosperous
and was never in a better condi.
dition than at the present time.
The above named directors viii
meet Monday for the purpose OF
electing officers for the ensuing
year.
The Columbus weekly dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 1902-1905, 1905-03-23
THE BANK LOSES IN THE BILLUPS CASE
The Supreme Court Decides in Favor of the Creditors
of the Estate of the Late John NJ. Biups.

late John
Bups against the Columbus Banking Company
they sought have the of real estate
property which Bups made the bank aside
property sold and the proceeds thereof applied the paymento
been finally disposed of by the Supreme Court
tribunal Monday handed decision
the court, which
the bank, and declaring the plaintiffs the suit be justly
entitled the proe DIS OF the eae The decision Of the court was
Justice Calhoun, the decree has been
this city impossible review the decision in detail
stated in effect however that the action Of the bank in dealing
of its president irregular and that there
the decree of the lower could Dot be sustained
nearly S15 co., while this quite large
the degree affected The insitu
ample with which any demands which
it, and the regular annual dividend will be declared
yesterday
surplus of which
while expressing surprise at the outcome OF the case seemed little
disturbed by it. -
The history
When Maj John M Bups who for many years pres
dent Banking Company, died
that ALL nearly all of the property of which he
supposed have been possessed years previous TO
conveyed the banking institution of which he
Although the deed conveying property had been aknoW
edged before notary pubic had been hd for record
public nothing of the Thinking that
Maj Bilups property
records his and which he personally
parties credit him the belief that
property ample security for the advanced
the death of Maj Blups learned that his prop
ery the bank the whom he
indebted Immediately instituted suit the due them
parties Maj. Bups indebted either money
goods purchas together attorneys repre-
them the lower court follows H Johnston and W
c. Beard represented by Harrson E. T. Moore represented
by L. D. Landrum; Co.. Morgan, Co.. T.
o. Burrs represented by Belts Sturdivant These
attorneys their respective clients the hearing
when before the Chancery this
county Sykes ONe of this city, alexander
Alexander of Jackson represented the interests of the bank
consolidate the the
son O.. E. Johnston
before which tribunal they
H. Thompson, Jackson Judge
Hon j. Sturdvant of this city behalf The appel
by E. T. Sykes, of this Elk Chief
H. Alexander, of
Jackson having entered the after taken
the Court.
decision of the Supreme Court of the
The Columbus weekly dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 1902-1905, 1905-03-23

Messrs. II. L. HobsOn and w.
L. Greucker. two civil engiu GERS
who registered from Selma, Ala,
we're in the city yesterday run
ming lines on the principal
streets. When seen by a Dis
PATCH reporter they refused to
disclose the object of th4ir visit
here. but it is learned on what is
believed to be good auth rity
that they are in the employ of
the Pensacola, Alabama. u d
Western Railroad. and that their
work was in some way connected
with the construction of that lie
here.
The Columbus weekly dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 1902-1905, 1905-03-23

Mr.. Howard Gideon, who for
some months past has been
night clerk at the Commercial
Hotel, has rendered his resigna-
ton and will leave at an early
date for Louisville, where he goes
to accept a position with a large
wholesale firm. Mr.. Gideon is
an exceedingly clever young man
and during his residence here
has made many friends who sin.
cerely regret his decision to
leave the city.
The Columbus weekly dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 1902-1905, 1905-03-23
Cotton.

Messrs. Hayward. Harris &
Goldstein quoted the cotton mar
ket as being quiet and steady on
yesterday. New York spots
were quoted at 7.68, July futures
in New York at 10, New Or
leans spots at 7.53 and July fu-
lures in New Orleans at 7.57. In
the local market good middl;ng
was quoted at 40.
The Columbus weekly dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 1902-1905, 1905-03-23

At a meeting of the directors
of the league which followed the
citizens meeting Mr. Walter
Weaver was unanimously elected
to the position of president of
the league and the directors
took the important matter of
electing a secretary under con
sideratlon.