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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1905-09-21
JOBS AWAIT ALL APPLICANTS

Noting the scarcity of labor in
the South the Baltimore Manufac-
turers' Record says: "For sever
al months a cigar factory at Green
vile, S. c. has been short of labor,
and now wants 800 young women
to operate the easily running
machines. The South & Western
Railroad Company has !, 200 men
at work grading in Western North
Carolina, but can give employ
ment to 1000 more. The $500
laborers in the phosphate industry
around Mt. Pleasant, Tenn, are
only about half the number for
whom there is work there. Gadsden,
Ala, has a scarcity of labor, and
LOCO men could find work there
in the steel plants, furnaces, pipe
shops, ETC., while there is a de-
mand for 500 more at Ensley. y
These are instances cited at ran
dom. The Record adds: ''With
cotton picking under full swing
over a large area the stringency is
likely to be intensified. This de-
monstrateS that the natural sources
of wealth in the South are SO vast
that population there cannot in
crease by nature rapidly enough
to develop them to meet the de.
mands of the country. The short
age is not confined to any one
field, but affects the furnace, the
mine, the forest and farmer
alike. The opportunities in the
South for work, skilled and I'M
skilled, are so great that there is
no occasion for idleness on the
part of natives of the South, and
atthe same time there is wonder
full chance for those of thrifty
workers from other parts of the
country" There is no excuse for
loafers in the South.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1905-09-21
COMPANY MADE AN INVESTMENT

1t is very plain that the New
York Life Insurance company did
not give the Republican campaign
treasurer nearly $4,000 because
of any impulse of love or charity.
The confession made by Mr..
Perkins, the vice president of the
New York Life, is the fist posi-
tive proof that such contributions
have been made. The insurance
company expected to get its mon
ey's worth.
Either, as charged, generally, at
the time, the corporation did not
dare to refuse a demand for con-
trihution made by a chairman of
the Republican committee who
had formerly been secretary of
commerce and labor, or else by a
liberal contribution made volun-
tarily the company expected to
win favOrs or immunity from the
Republican administration.
Atany rate, we may be sure that
President Mccall did not regard
the contribution as other than a
business proposition.
The money was put where, in
his opinion, it would do the most
good. That the proceeding was
a corrupt one, is equally plain. In
the first place, there was absolute
ly no authorization for the presi-
dent of the New York Life to sign
away sum of money which clearly
did not belong to him and which
was portion of a trust fund.
But the mere act of giving away
this money is not in itself as culpa-
bic as were the ends to which the
sum was to be devoted. Clearly
the aim of these contributions was
to secure the election through the
use of money, perhaps to buy the
election in certain of the doubtful
States where there was a consider
able number of ''foaters. Tt is
that aspect of the act which most
concerns the great mass of the free
people.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1905-09-21

The Democratic policy holders
of the New York Life Insurance
Company must have enjoyed read
ing the statement that the com
pany contributed nearly $50, 900
of their money to defeat their will
at the polls. The company, taking
fatherly interest in its policy
holders of Democratic faith, con-
Guided that they hadn't sense
enough to know how to vote right,
so contributed of their means to
the Republican campaign fund by
way of accomplishing their defeat.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1905-09-21

A member of a woman's club
read paper on Victor Hugo. HAY
ing collated the facts relating to
his birth, death, etc., from an en-
cyclopedia, and having half inch
OF space left at the bottom of her
last page, she thus branched into
original opinion:D" Whatever, we
and succeeding generations NAV
think of Hugo, we must agree on
one thing, that he wrote good
English"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1905-09-21

President Roosevelt might ten
der his good offices to the Georgia
editors. They seem to be in need
of pelce conference. Their read
ers, at any rate, would welcome
anything that promised to end the
shower of mud which the editors
are throwing.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1905-09-21

Judge Pendleton of Atlanta has
permanently enjoined Woodward
and the other Atlanta secessionists
from interfering with the work OF
the state board of health in it's en-
forcement of quarantine regula-
tions.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1905-09-21

Even counting in the anti peace
! riots, the war in the East beats the
Taggart divorce trial to a finish.
The President himself could not
stop the war at Wooster.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1905-09-21

1t is evident from the testimony
given by officers of the New York
Life and Mutual Life Insurance
companies Of New York that the
practices of those companies in
financial matters doesn't differ
greatly from those which help to
make up what is called the scandal
of the Equitable.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1905-09-21

The state board of health is su
preme in enforcing quarantine
laws. Woodward will have to
look elsewhere for an advertising
scheme now to keep himself in the
limelight.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1905-09-21

Another stir in the social realms
of the capital city. Atlanta is now
going to secede from the army, be-
cause petted officer at the post
there talked sassy about her social
danes and damsels.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1905-09-21

A Georgia postmaster sent a
postcard around the world in "a
days. The only way this can be
explained is that the all women
postmasters were instructed not to
read it.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1905-09-21

A London physician has sub
mltted eVidenceto show that brain
work promotes longevity and that
the vegetarian is apt to die young
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1905-09-21

The Democratic president of the
New York Life may have voted as
he prayed but he did not vote
as he contributed.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1905-09-21

The exports of cotton during
May, June, July and August of
last year amounted to $50, 900, 900.
This year they total $50, 900, 900.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1905-09-21

1t will be a week before the re-
suit of the Taggart trial can be
known. In the meantime most
persons will try to forget it.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1905-09-21

When it comes to politics the
life insurance companies evidently
know the old game. They "play
policy" to the limit.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1905-09-21

1t Mr.. Bryan is resolved to stav
In politics another quarter of a
century, it might be well to retain
him to preach the funeral sermon
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1905-09-21
AMERIC IS. ca. SEPT 81 1905

Even the yellow fever has no
compensations; it cannot even re
duce the Texas cotton crop.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1905-09-21

The Tines Recorder is ths
omcial Organ of the City of Americas.
ncial Organ OF Sumter County.
omeiai Organ of Webster County.
Omctal Organ of Railroad Commission n
GEORGIA for the Sd Congressional Dtstrtc.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1905-09-21

If Russia and Turkey should en-
gage in war our sympathies would
be With-those who got shot.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-04-13

LONDON. April ia ST. Peters
burg correspondent OF the Chronicle
says the czar's valet has been arrest
ed. charged with being a terrorist.
LAHORNE PUNJAB, India, April
l1.-Today Commissioner Jullander
announces the result Of the recent
earthquakes in the Kangra district.
His report says $4,000 were killed by
the tremor of the earth in this dis
trict, 10000 in one province alone.
AT Dharmsala 800 pere crushed 10
death by the falling of the stone bar
racks.
DENVER, April 11.-Secretary Hay
wood. of the Western Federation OF
Miners, this morning received word
from the governor OF Missouri's secre
tary that ne had this morning signed
the elgnt-hour law, passed at the last
session Of the legislature of thai
state. There is general rejoicini
among members OF the Federation a
the passage of this bill and its hna
receiving the signature of the gov
ernor.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-04-13
THE COST OF LIVING.

The National Bureau of Labor and
Statistics has recently been investi-
eating the question OF the cost of
living In the United States. The re.
suit of their studies has just been
made public.
Here are some of the facts brought
out:
Compared with the average prices
governing during tne period from 1890
to 1900 it is reckoned that hams and
salt beef have gone up IL per cent,
salt pork and bacon 32 per cent, lard
SO per cent, fresh vegetables l3 per
cent, corn meal 16 per cent, crackers
l9 per cent, New Orleans molasses
20 per cent, beans 81 per cent, Der.
rings 81 per cent, salt q per cent.
per cent. These figures tell a story
pepper ~ per cent. and currants l2l
of hardship. The poor man, whose
wages have changed but little dur
ing the years covered by the stats
tics, must meet this increase in sup
porting his family The farmer is
not so hard hit, because his receipts
for farm products have shown a great
increase.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-04-13
BUSINESS CHANGE.

On Monday, April IT, James H.
Otis, Ross McGirr and James Sleeth
will take possession OF W. G. Whites
grocery store. The new frm will be
known as Otis, McGirr G. Co. Mr.
White will retain the south room or
hardware department.
There have been rumors the past
week of this change, but it was not
known till last night that the deal
would go through.
Messrs. Otis, McGirr and Sleeth are
all well-known grocerymen of Duran
go. They have been for years employ
ed in the grocery department of the
Graden Mercantile Co. Mr.. Otis is
manager of the Graden grocery and
Mr.. Sleeth is at present filling posi-.
lion there, while Mr.. McGirr has been
out of the store since sometime last
year. All three men have many
friends, they understand all the re-
quirements of the business and have
The qualities that are bound to win.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-04-13
A BEAUTIFUL SPOT.


Nesting in the hills where the D.
a r. G. and the new railroad comes
together, not quite four miles south
east from Durango, lies one of ma
lures dimples. One of the finest
springs bubbles up here. furnishing
water both for domestic purposes and
for irrigation. The land is fertile and
productive; in fact, nature mas pro.
vided this beauty spot with all the es-
sentials desirable for a country home.
Here also is a natural reservoir site
of great proportions which. in time,
will be of inestimable value to the
city and country surrounding. The
snow'capped peaks surrounding seem
to keep silent vigil over this favored
spot. and prettier pictures cannot be
found anywhere. This property was
homesteaded by Mr.. Henry Rich.
man wno mas travelled the world over
and now in his declining years finds
ais ideal in this enchanted spot A les
son OF contentment and love for the
artistic can be drawn from a visit to
this aged man, who explains his ideas
with jest which thrills you through
and through.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-04-13
SAVE THE FORESTS.

There is no greater nor more
urgent internal problem confronting
the American people at this time than
the necessity of saving ana perpetu-
ating their forest resources. In an
address delivered last year before thu
Society Of American Foresters, Pres
ident Roosevelt gave deserved EN-.
pnasis 10 this fact when he said: Il
believe that there is no body of men
VINO have it in their power today TO
do greater service to the country
than rnose engaged in the scientific
study and practical application OF
methods Of forestry for the preserva-
ton OF our woods in the United
States" That we are exhausting our
forest resources far more rapidly than
they are being produced is matter
OF common knowledge But not ey.
eryone is prepared to follow out this
fact to its consequences in the future.
FOR numbering, the fourth great indus.
TRY OF the United States, the outlook
Is manifestly ominous. No less de-
pendent on the existence Of forests
is the Industry of mining. Under
present methods mines cannot be de-
veloped without timber Where ore
is OF a low grade the necessity Of
transporting timber from a distance
may compel the abandonment of the
mine, On the terraced sleeps of the
Sierra Nevada the forest has another
and greater value. quite apart from
the uses to which the wood might be
put For in California. especially, the
prosperity of vast regions is depend.
ent on the even and continued flow of
streams that have their sources
among forest-bearing mountains.
Residual glaciers in many cases arc
the tountain-heads OF the streams.
but the forests are their conserv vators
IN all cases.--William Fredsric Bads,
IN Sunset Magazine for April.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-04-13

The crazy man whom R. c. Ker.
mode took to the asylum this morn.
Ing was kept in the county jail last
nignt He labOred under the delusion
mat he owned string of race horses
and he and his friend kermode were
on their way to Pennington to attend
the races. Mr.. Patterson. who locked
him up told him the court house was
the Strater notel, and the man when
placed in Jail closely scanned mis- sur
roundings and remarked that 1t was
pretty good room. He felt that he
was living in style by having his
meals served in his room
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-04-13
MEETING OF THE
BOARD OF TRADE

The monthly meeting of the Duran
go board OF trade at the court nouse
last night was not so largely attend
ed as was expected. This was at
tributed to the rainy night and to tne
fact that the stores kept open till 8
O'Clock, it being payday at some of the
mines.
The meeting was presided over by
President A. p. Camp. Mr.. Camp in
the course of his remarks called at
tention to the fact tnat the member
ship was not as large AS it should be.
in a place the size Of Durango.
The band at this juncture appeared
and kindly volunteered some music,
which was very gratefully accepted.
After playing piece the minutes
of the previous meeting were read by
Secretary Richard McCloud.
Harry jackson, second vice presi-
dent, was called upon by President
Camp to make a few remarks, telling
what had been accomplished by the
organization.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-04-13
TEIEGRAPhic NEWS.

KoKOMO, Ind, April l0.-By a fire
which started from roll of moving
picture Aims, which We're being shown
In hall here, George Armstrong was
cremated and score of persons badly
burned. A panic resulted when the
presence of the fire became known
and many were injured in the crusl
to escape through the doors.
TOPEKA, Kans., April 10-James
X. GARFIELD, commissioner OF corpora
tons, VINO arrived at midnight tt
commence the investigation of the
Standard Oil company, called on Gov
ernor Hoch at noon and heard the
general statement which the state ad
yances against the monopoly. HI
Gays he will be here for two or three
days, after which he will go TO Texas
Oklahoma, Colorado and California
In reply to a question, he said; THE
bearings will not be public, as al
some of the hearings we might gel
evidence OF other parties who are
guilty of violation of the laws, and the
VI bt
as a notice for the guilty parties 10
begin the preparation of defense
IL is not our intention to take any
thing FOR granted. We will secure ev
cry available fact about the oil indus.
try throughout the country"
CHICAGO. April 10.-Two cara
vans, four wagons each, were driven
from the warehouse OF Montgomery
Ward l. Co., to the railroad stations
this morning. fifty policemen guard
ed their paths and sympathizers hurl
ed stones AT the drivers and police
when the latter went after them and
used their clubs vigorously. They cap
tured a number of men and threw
them into patrol wagons which were
following. Thirty unions have en-
dsrsed the strike.
MADRID, April l0.-Ten survivors
OF the collapsed reservoir Saturday
have gone insane as result of their
As a result OF the accident the police
are investigating its cause. 1t Is
claimed that the engineers and work
men knew that the reservoir was not
OF suficient strength to stand the
strain, and workmen VINO have been
questioned say that they were com
PEELED 10 build too rapidly with ma
terials so defective that an accident
WAS bound to occur.
NEW YORK. April lO.--The case OF
Nan Patterson. the actress charged
with the murder Of Caesar Young, a
bookmaksr, last June, was called to-
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-04-13

the road with local capital, but they
ran up against many kinds of trouble.
The fuel consumed in the copper
section of Arizona and Mexico gets
its coal from Trinidad and Ration. and
mas to haul it $50 to 800 miles.
The smelter at Douglas, Ariz., in
January. had produced 100000
pounds Of copper; the smelter al Can
anea, Mexico, produced 100000
pounds; Morencia from 100000 TO
1900, 900. while Clifton produced as
much more.
Tne coking coal consumption is $50
tons per day at Douglas. 260 tons at
Cananea; 200 at Clifton; 200 at Nor
encia; 300 at Globe; 200 in the small
Ter smelters at Benson, Tucson, Price
and other places; 200 at Ell Paso and
| 300 at various places on the Guymas
branch of the Southern Pacific, max
ing total of 2,0l0 tons of coke used
exclusively by the copper smelters of
tnat section. In addition to this there
is three times this tonnage used for
steam purposes, to say nothing of tne
| .
manufacturing and domestic purposes.
| Six thousand tons of fuel day, in
| cludiug coke, are used in that sec
| ton. We cannot expect to furnish all
of it, but we should furnish half OF
one-third of that amount, or 1000 tons
a day That would mean 900 men to
mine the coal and 1000 to handle the
output. He figured that this, with the
allied industries would give Durango
a population of 25,0O0.
Formerly he had been satisfied with
the knowledge that we would have one
road, but now he said it looked like
there would be three.
TIE Arizona & Colorado had al
ready spent 100000 on surveys, and
would spend $4,000 more. The mon
ey to build the road had already been
appropriated
The Phelps-Dodge people were go
ing to build Why? Because they
pretty near had to. He showed, by
pointing 10 the map. just why the
Phelps-Dodge people mad to build to
hold their own.
There was another possibility, and
that was our own little morrow gauge,
the Denver 4 Rio Grande.
Three years ago he had traced on
the map line from Puget Sound to
the Gulf of Mexico, with Durango on
the main line, and he believed such a
line would he built within the lifetime
Of tine present generation. Surveyors,
he said. would take up that work with
in the next three years. This would
he the shortest line from the Pacific
10 the Atlantic coast possible.
Il If we ever get anything we've got
to go after it, Denver will not help
MS to get road which will enable us
TO lay down goods from New York as
cheaply as they can be had down in
Denver.
He was Of the opinion that we
could not gel sugar factory under
present conditions but when We get
two or three or four railroads sugar
, factory men will be falling over one
another to get in here. And then We
. will not nave only one in Durango
but there will be one at Pennington
one at Aztec: one at Mancos, and
, maybe many more. And since Mr.
i Arnold believed we should wear Den
: vel ~veralls Mr.. Mcconnell said he
woula go him one better-he believed
5 We ought 10 wear Durango overalls.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-04-13
From Wednesdays Daily.

From Wednesdays Daily.
The first Strawberries of the season
are being shown today. They are
from Texas. Weightman has them.
Patsy Degenhardt yesterday filed a
notice OF contest with Judge Pike. Mr..
Hanno has ten days in which TO an
swer
A culvert was reported washed out
between Mancos and Dolores, so there
was no train over the Southern this
morning.
The biggest carpet order ever given
in the town was that given by the
Redmen for their new hall. Krus-
chke got the order.
This morning seven inches of new
snow was reported from Fort Lewis,
one foot from Hesperus and two feet
from La Plata City.
George West returned from Den
Yer on the belated train tnis morn
ing. He will take the oath of office
of alderman at the meeting tomorrow
night.
]. G. Kermode, sneriff of Montezuma
county, stopped over night in the
city. He was on his way to Pueblo
with man named Cordell for the in.
sane asylum.
s. W. Carpenter. Dick Oxford. Pro-
fessor Morse and Frank Halford are
Mancosites who were compelled to re-
main in the city today on account of
there being no train over the South
ern today.
The case of Stubbs & Jakway
against the Montezuma Lumber com
pany, which mas occupied two days
in district court, resulted in a verdict
awarding defendant for something
over 5000. Plaintiff gave notice of ap-
peal
The Telluride Journal has the fol.
lowing about a former Durango man.
Frank Provost came in last evening
to look over the camp for few days.
According to the New Sheridan regis
ter. Mr.. Provost now calls Los Ange-
les his home. He has recently been
on prospecting tour into Old Meyico
acquiring property that he expects
will put him into the Clark Rockefel.
Ter class in few years.
The eastbound train had a mishap
the other side Of Lumberton yester-
day. A broken rail was encountered
and the baggage car turned over on
its side. delaying both east and west
bound trains several hours. 1t was
1870 this morning when the eastern
arrived in Durango.