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The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1905-06-01
Looks Like a Fraud?

In our issue of April LIST we devoted
considerable editorial space to the
Snake River Irrigation Company an
irrigation scheme which was being
at that time widely advertised. We
warned our readers not to buy land
of this company until the concern DEM
onstrated that it could really put upon
the land an ample supply OF water
for irrigation purposes. 1t will be
remembered that we stated that either
the members of this company had not
thoroughly investigated the difficulties
to be encountered in raising the water
from the Snake river in sufficient guam
tity for the needs of the district, or
they were deliberately deceiving and
defrauding investors. The sensational
methods of exploiting the proposition,
the fact that they demanded 40 per
cent. down, and also that their con-
tract with purchaser did not bind them
to supply water at any given time or
hold them in any way responsible
lent color to the latter conclusion. We
have repeatedly asked the Seattle
agents of this company for information
relative to their enterprise, offerlng
to publish any statement they might
make, but they absolutely refused to
furnish anything.
We now publish in another column
the report from an engineer and 1rrl-
cation expert who has made personal
examination of the Snake River Com
pany irrigation enterprise. This is the
impartial opinion of an expert, and
shows that the whole proposition is an
experiment and that there is no as
surancc that the company will be able
to make good its promises. We stlll
maintain that it is nothing short OF
great crime for these people to sell
land until they actually have their
water supply developed and an as
sured success. They are taking IN
many instances every cent the investor
has, promising that the water will soon
be running on his land and that he
can then meet future payments from
the earnings of the crops raised. Just
now the people are ready to take up
with almost any kind of an irrigation
proposition. The Snake river people
are taking advantage of this, and have
been doing a very heavy business In
land sales. But unless they can irr1-
gate the land it would not be worth
six bits an acre. The engineers re-
port will be found on the first page OF
this edition.
Why Not Be Farmer?
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1905-06-01
No Odors from the Packing Plants.

No Odors from the Packing Plants.
The great cry sent up by the resi-
dents of Beacon Hill in Seattle over
the stencil that greets their nostrils
evidently has been very ill advised,
especially as those residents did not
know what they were talking about.
They have claimed all along that the
bad odors were due to the slaughter
houses and rendering watts on the tide
flats at the foot of the hill, while the
operators of the plants have been
equally positive that they were not.
The people of Beacon Hill, as men
toned in the last issue of The Ranch,
had the matter brought to the atten-
ton of the Seattle city council, with
requests that the packing plants be
compelled to move outside the city
limits, to point on the Duwamish
river several miles below the city. The
councilmen, wanting to be certain or
their ground before taking any action,
invited a number of the residents OF
Beacon Hill to join them in tour OF
inspection, to determine the exact
cause of the bad Odors complained OF.
The packing plants were visited but
not the least Objectionable odor could
be attributed to them. For two years
past no offal from the plants has been
dumped into the bay, as was the case
before, but the owners have installed
deodorizers and reduced the escape
of OdOrs to the minimum. 1t was
agreed among the visitors that the
odors that could be detected at the
plants were insufficient to cause such
rumpus in the air on Beacon Hill.
Then it was determined to investi-
gate the condition of the tide flats
above the packing plants, where the
city's sewage empties into the bay. A
little stirring of the Shiny mud here
when the tide was out sent up an odor
that was almost unbearable. The city
solons became very much interested
and as thorough an investigation as
possible was made then and there, with
the results that the councilmen came
to the conviction among themselves
that the jewellers on the hill had been
talking through their hats.
The Ranch ventures the opinion that
the Seattle councilmen will take no
hasty action regarding the petition OF
the Beacon Hill people to have the
packing plants driven out of the city.
To do so would mean the loss to
the city of several very important in
dustries industries that are growing
and in a few years will be giving the
stockgrowers of the northwest large
revenues in return for livestock ship
ped in. Every encouragement should
be extended these packers to increase
their business, and so long as they
keep their plants clean and do not al
low the escape of bad odors to pollute
the air no one should kick. 1t is
pity that the people on Beacon Hill
did not first find out for themselves
what was the real cause of the bad
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1905-06-01

Today is the opening day for the
Lewis and Clark exposition at Port
land. The fair will run until the
middle of October.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1905-06-01

The supply of garden and flower
seeds that The Ranch had on hand
has been exhausted. Quite few sent
stamps to cover postage, which was
unnecessary, SO those who sent stamps
will have the amounts credited on
their respective subscriptions.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1905-06-01

Cut worms have invaded San Fran
cisco and vicinity. They seem to have
particular affinity for the green
oranges.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1905-06-01

Address communications to The Ranch, S76
Colman Building, Seattle, Wash.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1905-06-01

Subscription, in advance, one year 30
cents six months, 80 cents. II on time.
subscriptions will be 81. Seattle subscrip-
ers are required to pay 800 per year, on
account of local postage.
Agents wanted In every town to solicit
subscriptions. Good commissions and sal
aries paid to hustlers.
The paper is sent to each subscriber until
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subscriber We must be notified In writing.
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Failing to receive the paper regularly
YOU should notify the Seattle office at once,
when mistakes, II any. will be corrected
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office at second class rates OF postage
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1905-06-01

Today is the opening day for the
Lewis and Clark exposition at Port
land. The fair will run until the
middle Of October.
The supply of garden and flower
seeds that The Ranch had on mana
has been exhausted. Quite few sent
stamps to cover postage, which was
unnecessary, so those who sent stamps
will have the amounts credited on
their respective subscriptions.
At the Lewis and Clark exposition
at Portland the feature in the Nebra-
ska building will be the corn products
of the state. Large amounts OF all
varieties of corn grown in Nebraska
will be shown, and there will be "l1v-
ing pictures of corn-growing and har-
vesting thrown on a screen in the state
building.
Last week the strawberries that
were raised in the vicinity of Ken
newick kept the trainmen of that little
town very busy The shipments de-
stined for both east and west came
in from the fields at the same time and
swamped the men at the freight and
express offices, and often trains had TO
be held from thirty to forty-hve min
utes to enable the crates OF berries to
be loaded.
Are there no experienced young hor-
lists in and around Seattle-or are they
all so busy they cannot take advantage
of the opportunity to run one OF the
floral stores here? The store in ques-
ton has been advertising for over two
months for an experienced and compe-
tent young man to take charge OF the
store, and still the position goes beg
ging. Perhaps few young men would
find a remunerative field Of operation
if they would master the art Of fiori-
culture.
Automobiles of Seattle and Ia
coma had better give Auburn Wloe
berth hereafter. Not more than two
weeks ago an auto wrecked the car
riage in which Banker Howard and MS
family were out for an airing. me
driver of the machine passed on WIN
out rendering any assistance the
people of that burg have since peen
swearing vengeance on all automopil-
lists who happen that way and fail to
show proper discretion in the handling
of their machines.
Until the supreme court has settled
the question one way or another the
county fruit inspectors of this state
will be in the uneasy seat. In mand-
anus suit before Judge Joiner at
Mount Vernon, B. V. Egbert, who has
been acting as fruit inspector for Ska
cit county, sought to compel the county
New-York tribune., 1905-01-14
TO FILTER CITY WATER.
Mayor Expects Report from Com
mission to Recommend Plant.

Wavor Mcclellan said Yesterday that he ex-
nected q report next week from Messrs. Burr.
Herring and Freeman. appointed by the Board
of Estimate and Apportionment 10 consider fur
rbe- the subject Of an increased water supply.
and that he understood the report would recon-
mend the building OF a filtration plant to the
eastward CT Tarrytown for Croton Valley water.
chief Engineer Smith. OF the Aqueduct Com
mission said yesterday that the filtration plant
WIS likely TO be built. and that its cost would
reach about 100000 OF S10O00.0oO
The report Of the Burr Freeman Herring
Commission probably Will recommend the early
building Of filtration plant for the city's water
supply" said Mr.. Smith yesterday. The most
competent engineers agree in saying that the
citys water should be filtered. The longer the
building Of il is put of the greater will be its
need. There are various ways OF fltering a
citys water supply. The Aqueduct Commis-
sion is receiving many suggestions about new
posed this week for the introduction Of
ozone into the water by an electrical process.
Without dispaTaging any attempts by scientific
men 10 devise e perfect filteTing system, think
Il is pretty generally admitted by engineers that
The safest method Of filtration is by the old fash
ioned gravel and sand bed system. through
which the water is run. II is simple and does
the work. Whether the city viii adopt that
kind on the report Of The commission Is not for
say"
the1 there Is likely TO be State Water Commits
San' Said Mayor Mcclellan yesterday, when
asseo about the prospect Of the passage OF the
Water Commission bill sent TO Albany last week
New-York tribune., 1905-01-14

by Corporation Counsel Delany. With so many
water bills for the protection of specific sections
Of the State being introduced. IL would not sur
prise me to see the Republicans put through
State Commission bill"
Il am not optimistic about the passage of our
bill,'' said Corporation Counsel Delany yester-
day. Il notice that some OF the leading Repub-
iican papers speak guardedly of water legsla-
tion. The Mcclellan administrations bill for
water commission framed with the sole de-
sire TO facilitate the obtaining of additional
water supply without the loss OF time. The
bill offered by the administration seems to me
10 be entirely fair and right. If II does not pass.
we shall feel that we have done what We could
10 relieve the situation, which is serious"
At the Office of the Aqueduct Commission it
was said yesterday that with continued freezing
weather for five six days 1t would be possible
to close the remaining hole in the bottom Of the
wall In the new Croton Dam. and Immediately
afterward shut all the gates and let the water
begin to I'LL UP the reservoir. The remaining
hole accommodates the drainage Of the water
shed between the new and old dams, distance
OF six miles, and ii has been used by the con-
tractors. too, for a narrow gauge railroad. Now
that the interior work is all done, the hole can
be closed soon as the water goes down suf-
hciently 10 allow the workmen 20 get in and
block the aperture
New-York tribune., 1905-01-14
MAY HAVE CANCER CURE.
Scientists apparently Effect One an
Nice by Using Serum.
IBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE

Buffalo Jan. 13.-Scientists connected with the
cancer laboratory OF the University Of Buffalo have
discovered serum which has been used success
fully in curing cancer in mice. That is TO say. mice
afflicted with the disease inoculated with the
serum and the cancer disappeared entirely. As
yet however II is too early TO say whether the cure
is permanent. There is a possibility that there
may be a recurrence Of the cancer in the mice
which were freed from it by the administration OF
the newly discovered serum, and just because this
possibility exists the University of Buffalo is not
willing to go on record saying that permanent
cures have beei. effected Sufficient time must elapse
TO preclude the possibility OF recurrence of the
disease in the mice before positive statement on
this point can be made.
DR. Roswell Park the we'll known surgeon. who
has made long study Of cancer and cancerous dis
eases, has been in constant touch with me Uni
versity of Buffalo scientists who made the expert
ments, and this afternoon he made the following
statement for publication:
am thoroughly conversant with all that has
been done at the University OF Buffalo in the way
of curing cancer in mice and can substantlate
10 the effect that they have cured cancer in mice
That has been done. but II IS TOO early 10 say II
currence of the cancer in the mice Yes. 1t Is the
intention TO apply this discovery 20 nuIan MAJ 10 negs @
very slowly. We Just at the beginning of this
f. I see no reason now why IT will be impossible
TO cure human beings after more progress mas Deeh
made along lines already laid down.
The experiments at the university were coLLueu
n about fifteen mice. although between one hun
dred and dftv and TWO hundred had been inocu-
lated with the disease, that all had IT, In me
aftaen animals that were inoculated with the
serrro there were mice that were in different
stages of the disease Some of them had large
tun1ors. others had small ones. 1t was In the
cases of the mice with small turnors that the
cures were effected. All the small CROWNS olSaP
vaarad after the serum was administered. and the
R"ica 1ere wholly freed from the disease. IN tile
cases of mice with large tumors cures We're Were no1 @
oTTactad but the administration OF the serum re
snIted in a retarding Of the CROWNS. In SO some %
oaeeS the growth was checked abSolutely anu III
go cases there was scarcely any perceptple IN
crease after the mice were inocuiated lhoCnl; h a;
ress Ul nnv few months. and the cures achieved
11rere all made within that period
New-York tribune., 1905-01-14
SPECIAL EUROPEAN COLUMNS.
Forei gn Resorts.

TEIS FAMOUS HOTEL HAS LONG BEEN
FAVORED STOPPING PLACE FOR AMER
ICAN VISITORS. MOST CENTRAL POSI-
TION IN THE wEsT-END
New-York tribune., 1905-01-14
NEWFOUNDLAND WISHES TREATY.
Leader of the Opposition Opposes Hay-BOnd
Agreemert Because of Effect on Empire.
rRr TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE

roronto jan ia. B. Morine' leaoer Q, ,rne clo
--N"S,+,or, t- Newfoundland. to-day confirmed Inc
1rth1ne,s dispatch from Washington "hich s@u
that an attempt had been made 10 ootdln ~
l4o4i a.. '. 80 the government and the commercial
atl.uue lI-.. =, the colony is unchanged in favor
+ao+v and that he had been assured that
80 vas growing sentiment in its favor IN tne
United States. ., .ho Government to
NJ .-..aI,d that the Opposition would oppose the
+reat1 10 the last ditch. He said;
rho effect Of the arrangement oetween ,ioTs TSm
,ndand and the States cannot ran 70 DC ije in
1850 70 less extent II runs Wnctly - rene1t
70 imperial unity and IS out OF unS W within the
tendency toward pIe-e'0
empire. "a -o+ m arranrenent between
Inc In I'D the States would be 70 create al.
Hmerican sentiment in the colony dn0 70 IN snrit
a \ -syerson Of this would only IolIoW q iA44u1' "a
~ n 1resfv TO bring about profitable results
New-York tribune., 1905-01-14
BIG ORDERS FOR STEEL CARS.
Panhandle to Spend s4,5Oo,Ooo for Addi-
tons to Rolling Stock.

Columbus, Ohio, Jan. Is-It was announced to-
day at the general Offices OF the Panhandle Rail-
road that the company had placed an order for
four thousand steel cars with the Cambria Steel
Company and Standard Car Company, for delivery
in February and March. 1905. The order entails
expenditure OF s4.5O0OOo There will be 800 all
steel sef-cleanng hopper cars 1900 drop bottom
cars and 1000 straight gondola
The order is the largest ever placed by the Pan
handle company, and is made in anticipation Of
increased traffic during the coming year The cars
are for additional equipment, renewals OF Old
cars being included IN the order.
New-York tribune., 1905-01-14
HOTELS IN THE BRITISH ISLES
EouNT ErHRAIM-ruSnHIpoE MELas;

sHANKIIN-IsLE OF WIGHT. ...........
HOLLiER's SHANELIN HOTEL. ........ Elec. Isxhs
New-York tribune., 1905-01-14
CARRIED AN INTERNAL MACHINE.
Man Thought To Be Demented Called on
Brother Of Owen Kelly.

PhladslphIa. Jan. IA man who sslS ms ~ Ha .hs
was was :, Tobn Kelly brother OF the missing owen
u't Wanv and a telescope bag he carried was founa
heAy' ~ S:-taIn an Internal machine wrapped IN
wsshington newspaper. The man Is believed 70 0s
e.mentsd. He was committed to prison. ...,
IxsTv told the police that Resseau nad onerea
- exon 20 take him to his missing brother owen
40 ao' ,.u-york The mans peculiar actions aroused
KeiIy's suspicious and he telepnonetn Ia ,a Ipferna
Mb,re MngIi Consisting OF cockworks dry cells wires
s ho,t fifty dynamite caps was discoVeTeo-
New-York tribune., 1905-01-14
HOTELS IN SCOTLAND.

GrAsGOH-sI. ENoCH EOIEL
AYE,-sTAIIoN HOTEL -,
iFor Burns Mausolenra. ets-S
Tariffs Of the Hotels and fc pnrfiiars 90 routos
,,.y be mad At the Europesa ofces Of "Ths Tribuas
at IS1 Fleet street. Lontsn
New-York tribune., 1905-01-14
MRS GREEN SETTLES FOR s75,oooi
Agrees with Trustees Of Fathers Estate
After Five Years.

Boston. Jan. BY agreement of ell parues. lne
action OF Mrs Hetty Green Of Eew-York: against
the trustees of her fathers estate. which mas oeeh
pending In the United States Circuit Court ior ts
last Ave years. has been privately sos" So
-, .,,gh, 10 have an adjudication OF anairs
growing out OF the handling Of The sSsals he
nronsrf1 II is said that by the settlement MIS-
fsrasn viii receive S76seoo.
New-York tribune., 1905-01-14
Inner Norwood Queens Hotel.

Aeairhiest situation n
Ensisna Lovely gardens Boarding terms from ~ %
nsv dav special for large PARTIES conysnenf
49,. ssrxLas far Citx snd wsst Fad Landau
New-York tribune., 1905-01-14
DEATH IN ANNAPOLIS. ND. HOTEL FIRE

.nr.naus Md Jan ls.-The Chesapeake House.
o., mi, city was partially destroyed by nrs to-day
fhs loss BEING $4,000 seiinan Anderson former
snertf OF Anne Arundel County. was burned 20 20
sts1ana fTIrieh KaIler OF Baltimore. guest Ia
ne hoteI sustained serious injuries pS Jumping
49, a laird atari window
New-York tribune., 1905-01-14
Tha Harvard Hotel.

S,rrotk exrecr, EDb9nkment- London Every modern
s,naSort OvsrIooks EpbanknFsnf and fsiver EleEn7s
puoc Toos RlsetFie light rhFouShour AInsFeaa syS-
len slsVaEorH FIXED tartz
New-York tribune., 1905-01-14
EUROPEAN RAILWAYS.
MIDLAND RAILWAY.

The PIcturesuus Route OF Great Britain.
The interesting anu pictDIss4ae TOuto through
the centre OF Eng!snd IMPROVED EMPRESS sEkS-
' LES LIVERPOOL SCentralD to LONDON and PFtfH-
CIPAL TOWNS. and LIVERPOOL tExchanEel to scot
.and BREAKFAST. LUNCHEON & DINING CAlSS
and THROUGH CARRIAGES between LIVERPOOL
(CentraD and LONDON (St PsRcrasl. THROUGH
TICKETS 10 LONDON, PARIS and all partz BAG
GAGE CHECKED through from hotel residenes or
pier part OF London Apply for
guides. tables MAPS. SC. to the Conpanys Pas
ksnGer Agents. Messrs T. Cook & Son. 90 and l1s5
Broadway MadisOn-eve.. and TO hsssrs- ThO4
Meadows & Co So Beaver St. Midland Agents for
Britain
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-09-08

ats motion was put and carried UNI
animously.
There was intense ecitement when
Col. Peters, the removed president,
arose after reference to Texas by
a speaker.
There was still greater suspense
when the Committee on statistics OF
which j. A. Brown, of Chadbourne, is
chairman, made it's report. The com
mittee with Secretary Cheatham mad
labored on it for "a hours without
sleep. 1t was secured from three sep
arate sources and is believed to be
as accurate as possible to be obtained
by the most perfect system. President
Jordan Secretary Cheatham and oth-
erS received innumerable kilograms
from brokers in New York, New Or
leans Boston and Liverpool, but not
one message was answered. No eXecu-
tive session was held as it was stated
that to prevent leakage the whole
world would be Informed at once. The
estimate of the yield was derived from
1905 correspondents and is 9,5SS, 1873
bales, and the condition reported was
1873 based on last years, not upon a
perfect condition.
The yield and condition by States
woo oiyap &C follows.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-09-08
Fell Below Required One
Third by Is Votes.
MANDAMUS is NEXT
City Attorney Snow Defends His 0pin..
Zion, But the Board of Aldermen Con-
tinue TO Act On Belief That Men
Who Can Not Vote Should Not
be Allowed to Order Election.

mo election in Raleigh For Sa-
looms under the petition lately pre-
sented," was the vote at the adjourn
ed meeting of the Raleigh Board of
Aldermen last night
This result was foretold in the
News and Observer yesterday morning,
the only difference in the statement
then made and the report of the COM
mittee last night being that the pc
tition For Saloons" falls sixteen
votes below the necessary one-third
Of the registered voters required to
call an election.
The meeting last night was devoid
Of any sensational feature and there
was no argument made on the ques-
1on of the eligibility or non eligibility
Of registered voters. except as refer
red to by City Attorney Snow, who
made a long speech in defense of his
advice in the course of which he de-
clared that he was right and that the
i've aldermen who had declined to be
bound by his advice were all wrong,
and that he believed time would
show he was right
The only absentee at the meeting
last night was Alderman H. w. Jack
son, and though Alderman BoylaIi
was in the hall he did not vote on
any motion. There was only a small
crowd present, and of the attorney;
there We're present Col, r. NJ. Argo
and Mr.. William b. Jones, represent
ing the ''for-saloons" petitioners. while
Hon. Richard II. Battle, of the OPP
posing forces. and Mr. w. N. Jones,
president of the Anti-Saloon League,
were also in attendance.
The report of the committee on eX-
animation of the petition was first
Eead, its conclusion being that the
purged petition for an election for
saloons lacked a necessary one-third
Of the purged registration books. 4
minority report was submitted by AL
derman j. S. Upchurch. of the com
mittee, declaring that the petitioners
had a majority over the one-third
and that the majority of the commit
tee had made report that is con-
trary to law and in reckless disre~
gard of it, A motion was made BY
Alderman Harden to order lie elec-
ton, but tins was voted down by to
2. Alderman Upchurch and Harden
for; Aldermen Grimes, Lee, Rogers
and Cooper against. A motion to
adopted the committee report, thus
refusing the election. as there was not
a necessary one-third, was adopted,
Following the action the visitors
left, the attorneys with these. In an
interview had later with Mr.. W. b.
Jones he stated that a mandamus
would be sought to compel
the Board to order an cleo
ton, and that this would be
done as rapidly as possible, the APP
plication to be made either to Judge
M. II. Justice. of Ruthe sfordton. now
holding the courts of this district. or
to Judge w. r. Allen. of Goldsboro
the judge of the district.