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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-10-30

At meeting of the school board
last night the tax levy for 1905 was
placed at S5 cents on the 800 valua-
tion, as against 80 cents last year. The
slight decrease in the rate was per-
mitted by the fact that while the
amount of money to maintain the
schools. $4,000, is approximately the
same as last year, there is a material
increase In the valuation of the prop
erty in the district, which amounts
this year to $5,SO0,OOO. Clerk L. NJ
Beal is of the opinion that with the
decrease of cents in the rate this
year, the district will receive about the
same amount Of money as last year
Boise CaAital News.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-10-30
Ran a Macoue Out of Town

In the police court yesterday morn
ing Frank Stevens, one of the gentry
who live off the earnings of fallen
women. was hailed before Judge Lev
ems to answer to a charge of vagrancy
The fellow waxed wroth and entered
his trial continued until afternoon. Al
that time his own statements were ac-
acknowledgements of guilt. He was SEN
fenced to pay a fine of $40. The ex-
ecution was suspended until midnight
prior to which he took his departure
muttering maledlctions upon the po.
lice.-Baker City Democrat
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-10-30
SECONDHAND DEALERS.

v. STRoBLE. DEALER IN SECOND
hand goods. II there is anything
you need in new and secondhand
furniture, stoves, graniteware and
crockery, call and get his price. No.
'12 Court street.
WANTED-TO BUY YOUR SEC
oni-hand goods. Graham & Hunt
er at old Basler stand.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-10-30
Whites Get the Place.

Attorney George w. Tannahill yes
terday received notification Of the de-
cislon rendered by Judge MileN of the
superior court of Asotin, Columbia
and Garfield counties, In the case OF
Charles Mcdonald, OF Lewiston, VS.. w.
A. White and Il. A. White, of Lewis
ton, Involving 164 acres OF valuable
fruit land, located at the mouth OF
the Aipowai creek on Snake river and
known rs the Timothy place. The
decision Is In favor of White brothers.
The evidence upon the trial showed
that 100 acres of the tract Is in or
ehard and vineyard and Ga acres in
alfalfa and grains The land Is valued
At $4,000. M. f. Gose, OF Pomeroy,
and George II. Rummins. Of Asotln,
were associated with Mr.. Tannahill in
the Lewiston Tribune
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-10-30
Old Mr.. Dlnwiddie Missing.

Charles Watson reports W. C. Dim
Widdie missing and has not been seen
for about three weeks. About three
weeks ago Mr.. Watson called at Mr..
Dinwlddie's cabin and finding no one
there and his rifle being missing, he
supposed he was out hunting, He call
ed at his cabin last Sunday and found
him still missing and no sign OF his
having been there since his last visit
TO the cabin.
Mr.. Dinwiddie was wood chopper
and resides near the Watson ranch.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-10-30
Irnn for Wild uorses.

Walter Glenn. an extensive horse
dealer of Vale Malheur county, who
makes II specially of shipping horses
TO eastern markets, has invented a
trap for the capture of wild horses
on the Malheur range and has applied
for patent on the same.
This unique device will enable the
yaquero to put his rope on the Wild
est and fleetest horse with little diff
ficulty and will be of great value in
capturing choice horses from the large
bands OF unowned, unbranded and un-
claimed wild horses which inhabit the
remote Businesses OF Malheur coun-
ty.-Blue Mountain Eagle.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-10-30
Western Railroad Rivalry.

Omaha, Neb., Oct. 30.-The officials
OF the Union Pacific railway are great
ly worked up over the clever manner
in which the Burlington has stolen a
march on the Union Pacific, by start
ing the construction of a new line to
Salt Lake City, which will undoubted-
ly cause considerable stir among the
western railroads and it is believed in
well-informed circles that 1t will lead
TO the construction of at least $500
miles of railroads in the west.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-10-30
Killed Two Grizzlies,

At 2 o'clock Friday night, October
l9, bears came to the sheep camp of
Reel & Dotson and killed sheep;
Mr.. Dotson was herding at the time,
and he arose and went hunting for
bear, the outcome of which was he
found three big grizzlies and killed
two of them before they could get out
of his reach. Mr.. Dotson claims the
have rugs made out of the hides
Joseph Herald.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-10-30

H. s. GARFIELD, M. D., HoMEO-
pathic physician and surgeon. Of
flee in Judd building. Tenephones:
Office, black 1411; residence, red 1888.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-10-30
Selling Prices
Cnmnnlerlng hy TrolIcN

Cleveland. o.. OF "0-to" sor
Herrick s.ar'cl .pr".H. VnNay
.rip thrnurh g.. ~. ..uIu rNiH .i .ly.
lie startcl from here TO Conneaut in
a priyat" trolley car today and Will
deliver number of campaign
specrrca en- route. Tomorrow he in
tends to take trolley trip to Char
don, Warren and Youngstown. On
November he will start from here
to Akron. Alliance, Canton and Sa-
lem and will speak at Wooster on the
evening of the same day. on Novem-
Der 4. he will go to Medina by trolley,
speaking en- route.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-10-30

DIR. T. M. HENDERSON, PHYSI-
clan and Surgeon. Office In Saw
ings Bank building, room l. Office
phone, Main 1411: residence, Main.
1861.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-10-30
MnlloMn VnlIer Grnln ontnnt

The fore part OF this week finished
the threshing of this seasons grain
crop In the valley. 1t is estimated
that the wheat will run 1000 BUSH
els and other grain about 1O0,O 900
bushels, making a total of about 300,-
900 bushels of grain produced in the
valley this season.-Joseph Herald.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-10-30

We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward
for any case OF Catarrh that cannot be
cured by Halls Catarrh Cure.
T.. j. CHENEY \ co, Toledo. q.
We. the undersigned. have known +. J.
Cheney for the last 3 years, and bellev
him perfectly honorable In all business
transactions and financially able TO carry
ont any obign tons made by his firm.
WALDING, KINNAN 4 MARVIN,
Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, o
Halls Catarrh Cure Is taken internally
acting directly upOn the blood and mucous
surfaces of the system. Testimonials sent
all druggists.
Take Halls Family Pills for constipation
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-10-30
REX BUGGIES.

Are we'll built and they afford the
simplest safest and most luxurious
means of conveyance for town OF
country use. Prices all in your favor
When you buy a wagon it's just
common business sense to look :oi
the vehicle that will give you the
most for your money.
WINONA WAGONS.
Will prove an investment and not an
expense. They are reasonable In
price. they cost little to maintain. are
honestly built, and will stand the
strain of a heavy load.
We look after the interests of our
customers and they are protected by
Il shop well equipped with up-to-date
machinery.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-10-30
Shipping Sheep From Kendi.ick

Cattle and hog shipments from this
place have been very heavy in the
last two weeks. Today Urkhart & AL
len, of Coulee City. are shipping 20
cars of sheep the shipment embracing
$500 head. The sheep were purchas-
ed by Urkhart' & Allen from Irwin
Bros, of Lewiston. and Mel Smith, of
ngeville.-Kendrick Gazette
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-10-30
DAILY MARKET REPORT.
Buying and Selling Prices OF Produce
I'm PendletOn.

Buying and Selling Prices OF Produce
In Pendleton.
The following prices on produce are
in effect today:
p'iccs to Producers
Hens. &c ID.
Roosters. 4c ID.
Ducks, &c ID.
Geese, &c ID.
Butter. country, SO to 60c per roll.
Eggs, country, soc dozen.
Potatoes. 1c Id.
Dry onions, l lac Id.
Selling Prices
Hens, dressed, 40c to SOC.
Young chickens, dressed, 30c to i0c.
Eggs, soc per dozen.
Country butter, so to 60c per roll.
Butter, creamery, 10 to 75c roll.
Cabbage, 1-4r IN.
Lettuce, punches. l0c.
Tomatoes, lac ID.
Cucumbers, soc dozen.
Turnips. 81 per sack.
Potatoes, lac ID.
Dry onions, &c lb.
Grapes, s 1-3c ID.
Apples, 81 box.
Celery. 1-3cc bunch.
Sweet potatoes, &c Id.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-10-30
BUSINESS CHANCE.

SPECTATORS, WRITE US FOR
big bargains in Hurst Automatic
Switch & Signal stock before switch
goes on road Regular price $5.75.
Our price much lower. How can we
do It? We hold more shares than we
can conveniently carry aid must sac
rifice to raise cash. For particulars,
address w. ]. Curtis & Co., 21b Com
mercial Block, Portland, Ore.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-10-30

DIR. D. ]. MFAUL, JUDD BLOCK,
telephone Main 931; residence,
black 161.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-10-30

OSTEOPATHS-D G. s. & EVA
Hoisington. Graduate Kirksvill
school, Suite 1912 Despair block
Phone Red 1881. All diseases treat
ad
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-10-30
INSURANCE AND LAND BUSINESS

HARTMAN ABSTRACT CO., MAKES
reliable abstracts of title to all lands
in Umatilla county. Loans on city
and farm property. Buys and sells
all kinds of real estate. Does a gen.
eral brokerage business. Pays taxes
and makes Investments for non-resi-
dents. Reference, any bank in PEN
dleton.
JAMES JOHNS, Pres.
w. S. HENNINGER, Vice-Pres.
C. II. MARSH, Sec.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-10-30

DIR. LYNN X. BLAKEsLEE. CHRO-
mic and nervous diseases and dis
eases of women. Judd building, cor
ner Main and Court streets. Office
phone, Main 721; residence, Red
1853. X-Ray Therapeutics.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-10-30

FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF PEN
dleton. Capital, surplus and undi-
vided profits, s250,000.00. Transacts a
general banking business. Exchange
bought and sold on all parts of the
world. Interest paid on time deposits.
Makes collections on reasonable
terms. Levi Ankeny, president; w.
F. Matlock. vice-president; G. NJ.
Rice. cashier; George Hartman, Jr.,
assistant cashier,
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-10-30
AMONG THE EXCHANGES.
OF THE INLAND EMPIRE

He is quite aged and afflicted with
heart trouble and it is the supposition
that he has died from heart failure
while out hunting.-Blue Mountain
Eagle.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-10-30
CLEANING AND DYEING WORKS

PENDLEToN STEAM CLEANING &
Dyeing Works, 206 Alta street. Carr
and Gault, props. Join the suit club
and pay by the month. Ladies' fine
garments a specially. Prices right.
Work called for and delivered. Phone
Main 1891
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-10-30

A negro who would not give his
name, has been captured near St.
Johns, Wash, with four stolen horses
In his possession. A white man i'm
pllcated In the stealing escaped.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-10-30
BANKS AND BROKERS.

THE PENDLEToN SAVINGS BANK
Pendleton, Ore. Organized March
1, 1889. Capital, 100000; surplus
100000. Interest allowed on all time
deposits. Exchange bought and sold
on all principal points. Special at
tention given to collections. w. J..
Furnish, president; T. j. Morris, vice.
president; ]. A. Borie, cashier; ]. w.
Maloney, assistant cashier.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-10-30
ARCHITECTS AND BUILDERS

d. A. MAY, CONTRACTOR AND
Builder. Estimates furnished on
all kinds Of masonry, cement walks,
stone walls. etc. Leave orders at East
Oregonian office.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-10-30

WANTED-MEN AND WOMEN TO
learn the barber trade in weeks.
Splendid opportunities. Graduates
earn SIS to $25 weekly Spokane Bar
ber College, 403 Front avenue, Spo-
kane
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-10-30

FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF ATHE-
ma, Oregon. Capital. $4,000; sur
plus and profits. s12.5o0,000. Inter
est on time deposits. Deals in foreign
and domestic exchange. Collections
promptly attended to. Henry c. Ad-
ans, president; T. ]. Kirk, vice-presi-
dent; F. S. LeGrow, cashier; 1. NJ.
Kemp, assistant cashier.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-10-30

T. ]. LLOYD, D. ". s., VETERINARY
Surgeon anu Dentist. The only
graduate veterinarian practicing in
Pendleton. Office at Brock & McCo-
mas drug store. Residence telephone
Main 131
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-10-30
SEWING MACHINES.

ED EBEN. WHOLESALE AND RE-
tail dealer in sewing machines and
supplies. 900 East Court street, PEN
''eton, Oregon.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-10-30
FRATERNAL ORDERS.
MARBLE AND GRANITE WORKS

MoNTERASTELLI BROS. MARBLE
and Granite works. Monuments OF
all descriptions. Ornamental and cut
stone for buildings. Examine our
work; 7O9 East Court street.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-10-30
MUSIC STUDIO.

PROF. o. H. HARTUNG. STUDIO
for mandolin, guitar and violin
Hours 10 a. m. to Q p. m. Schmidt
block, Rooms s, 9. over Great East
ern store,
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-10-30

DIR. M. S. KERN, DENTAL SUR
geon. Office, room Is Judd build
ing. Phone, black 1851.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-10-30
FUNERAL DTRECrORs.
CHINESE LAUNDRY.

SLOM KEE. CHINESE LAUNDRY.
man. Family washing a speciality
All work done by hand. and first.
class. Goods called for and delivered
4O8 Court street
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-10-30
WANTED.

SALESMAN WANTED-CASH AD-
vanced weekly; good territory open;
outfit free. Some are making 500 to
$3.50 per month. Why not you? Ad-
dress Washington Nursery Company,
Toppenish, Washington.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-10-30

JAMES A. FEE. LAW OFFICE IN
Judd building.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-10-30
DENTISTS.

DRS. COLLIER & SWINBURNE
Dentists. Smith-Crawford building
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-10-30

HALEY & LOWELL. ATTORNEYS
at Law. Office in Despair block.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-10-30
Classified Advertisements
BRING CERTAIN and
QUICK RESULTS
PHYsICIANs.

]. A. BEST, PHYSICIAN AND SUR
geon Office over Brock & McCo-
mas drug store, formerly occupied by
Whitaker.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-10-30

DRS. SMITH & DICK-OFFTCE
Pendleton Savings Bank building.
Telephones: Main SOL; residence,
Main 1891; barn, Red 681.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-10-30
Washington &
Columbia River
Railroad
TIME GARD.

Arrive Monday, Wednesday and FRI
day, 1915 p. m. On Tuesday. Thurs-
day and Saturday, 1915 a. m. Leave
at p. m. daily.
Leave Walla walla 6:15 D. m. for
east
Arrive walla walla at a. m. from
west
For information regarding rates aas
aecomn odatlons, call on or address
W. ADAMS, Ageat,
Pendletoa, orsgsab
8. B. CALDERHEAD, @. P. A.,
WAlla walla, Washington.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-10-30

The East Oregonian is Eastern Orc
CONS representative naper. II lead,
and the people appre tate II and show
Il by their liberal patronage. II y
the advertising medium OF the section
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-10-30

Mr.. R. F. Payne, (Payne's
! pharmacy Idaho Falls, Idaho, ,
writes: 1--WE have Just sold the
last cure (TRIB), send one-half
J dozen at once. Trib has cured
five of the hardest kind OF cases. 4
Z One man here used 1t last Sep
tember, and cannot smell wine,
! liquor or beer now without
making him sick. He had been +,
a hard drinker for 15 years"
Father Desmarais, pastor of
the Roman Catholic church,
The Dalles, Ore, writes: 81 I
know of good results obtained
by the use OF your Trib in cur
ing liquor and tobacco users"
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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-10-30
ELECTRICIANS.
CARPET CLEANING.

TIME FOR FALL HOUSE-CLEAN-
ing to begin. Expert carpet cleaner
and feather renovator. Open for bus
mess September 20. e. Blanchet, cor
ner Ray and Jackson streets, Phone
Red 2722.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-10-30
BATHS.

VAPoR BATHS, SALT CLOVIS, VIA
vi rubs and massage treatment
Phone Red 2102, or address Mrs. F
II. Sawtelle, $40 Cosbie street.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-10-30

CITY LIVERY STABLE, ALTA ST
Carney & Kennedy. Props. Livery,
feed and sales stable. Good rigs at
all times. Cab line in connection.
Phone Main 701.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-10-30
ATTORNEYS.

H. J. BEAN, ATTORNEY AT LAW
Office over Taylor's hardware store
Pendleton, Oregon.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-10-30
VETERINARY SURGEONS.

VETERINARY SURGEoN-DR. D.
C. McNabb. Office at Tallman's
drug store.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-10-30

DIR. r. e. RINGo, PHYSICIAN AND
Surgeon. Rooms and Schmidt
bull ing. Phone, office, Main 523.
Phone, residence, Main 23.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-10-30

e. A. VAUGHAN, DENTIST. OF
flee in Judd building. Phone red
14i1.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-10-30

WANTED-A WELL EDUCATED
young man wants position as clerk
Address w. L. Jones, Box 172, Pilot
Rock, Oregon.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-10-30

DIR. w. G. COLE, OFFICE IN JUDD
building. Office hours, 10 to IL
flee in Judd building. Telephones:
flee, Main 1871; residence, Main 1881.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-10-30
PAWN BROKERS.
PLUMBING.
LIVERY AND FEED STABLE.

COMMERCIAL LIVERY, FEED AND
Sale Stables. Simonton Bros. &
Corley Props. Boarding horses by day,
weel. or month a specially. First
class livery turn-outs. Aura street,
between Webb and Alta. Phone
Black 1921.
Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1905-07-06
Common Beans.

All the common beans (Phaseolus
vulgaris) that we have in our gardens
are supposed to be natives of tropical
America, and this will account for
their great tenderness in the presence
of frost. 1t has been only after many
years of breeding up that we have
varieties that can be made to mature
in so short a time that they can be
sown after the danger of frost is over
and mature before danger of frost in
the fall. 1t is a remarkable thing
that a plant like the bean can have
it's nature so changed as to time of
maturing that two or more successive
crops of string beans may be produced
in our short northern summer.
Beans really need good soil to dc
their best, and above all things they
must have an abundance of sunshine,
as they had for untold centuries in
their tropical habitations the fierce
light of the tropic sun. II they are
given all the sun they need they ma.
ture a crop much quicker than If they
are not. 1t is said by experimenters
that there is difference of two weeks
in the time of ripening crop given
the sunshine it needs over crop
that has only partial sunshine.
Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1905-07-06
Cross FertiliZe.

Whatever kind of fruit we grow it
is best to plant it SO that il possible
it may get cross fertilization. We
do not know how many different kinds
of fruit need to be fertilized by the
pollen from another species, but we
have learned enough about it to know
that as a general thing the fruit is
surer if cross pollenated. l could tell
of pear orchards that bore little or
nothing for years till they were graft
ed with other varieties to give them
the pollen. There is the Keiffer that
has so often proved fruitless till it
was grated with CARRIER. The same
is true to a considerable extent with
apples, and it is notorious that plums
will sometimes not bear at all unless
cross fortified.
Now when plant pear, apple o.
plum orchard put more than one va
riety in the same neighborhoOd. The
planting of many trees of one variety
in a block operates against the pollen
ating of the blossoms, and this is
| shown by the blossoms falling with
out fruit setting, or, if the fruit set!
| it falls off before it is very old. This
is one cause l believe of the grea
falling of apples we have every year
1t simply means that some of the bios
SONS were not pollenated and woult
have no seeds in them if they grew
In most cases the seedless apple doe
not mature, though there may be ;
variety that will mature it's fruit with
out seed.-Bradford Haight, Belmon
Co., o..
Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1905-07-06
Keep the Onion Field Clean.

L can bear witness that it is neces
sary to keep the onion field clean II q
good crop is to be expected. Onions
do not cover the ground as completely
with their tops as do some otnei
plants, and it is therefore necessary
that more work be done with hoe anu
cultivator. The corn crop, the potato
crop, the bean crop, all shade the
ground with their tops and help 10
keep down weeds, but we have very
little help of that kind from the onion
remember the field of neighoor
of mine that I used to see every DAY
during one summer. He got behind
with his work and paid more atten'
ton to his. corn than he did to MS
onion field, which covered severai
acres. The weeds came up thickly'
and it was not many weeks before
their roots formed almost complete
mat in the soil and checked the
growth of the onions. When the man
got around to cultivating that held ne
declared that it was useless to at
tempt to get the weeds down, as they
were thriftier than the onions. Iht
onions had been dwarfed, and the
work of cleaning out the weeds woule
not be paid for by the onion crol
now already stunted and cut SNORT
in spite of anything that could d
| done.
| 1t will pay to put on extra help 10
| a few days if the onions need to D
cultivated, especially when the weatf
Ell is wet and the plants and weed
are growing rapidly. After the grow
ing season is largely over it is not
matter of great moment, or not
great as it was earlier. But now &c
the next few weeks no time snoui
be lost in attacking the weeds III IN
onion fields and the smaller they al
at the time of being disturbed tn
better for the crop.-John Axmlnste
Chase Co., Kan, in Farmers RevleN
Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1905-07-06
Profits If the Packers.

There has been great deal Of dis
appointment because the Garfield re-
port shows that the profits of the
packing industry only amount to
about two per cent of the volume OF
business transacted. There is no
doubt, however, that the report is cor
rect.
The census reports compiled by the
government in 1900, before the agita-
ton regarding the beef trust" began,
throw considerable light on this Ques.
ton. It appears from the census that
the packing industry is conducted on
q smaller margin of gross profit than
any other industry in America. The
gross margin of profit of 81 -four and
grist mills in Illinois, in the census
year, was nearly seven per cent on
the volume of business. The gross
margin of fifty.one wholesale slaugh'
tering and meat packing establish
ments in Illinois was only about one
third as large, or. little more than
two per cent on the volume of bust
uess.
The millers have not been accused
of being in trust" and combina
lions would seem impossible in bust
ness where there are several Thousand
mills in the United States competinl
actively for the flour trade, but it ap
pears that the gross profits of the mill
ers are larger than the gro profit
of the packers. 1t may turn out tina
the agitation regarding the packin
industry will show the same result a
the devil found in shearing the pig
"All squeal and no WOOL" - mertca
Homestead.