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Large Cotton Plantations.

All the cotton is grown upon very large
plantations. because SO much capital is re-
quired. and, with one exception. they belong
to natives. What is known as the Tlahualilo
Company of New York. of which James
Brown Potter Is president, has a planta-
ton of nearly 10000 irrigated acres, under
the management of Mr.. Conduit. near a
railway station of the same name, thirty
miles north of Tprreon. They bought the
property In 1894 from a native owner in a
single tract, built twenty miles or SO OF
canals and several hundred miles OF
bitches and put in little narrow-gauge
tram to haul their crop to the railroad
station at a cost of several hundred thou
sand dollars. / understand they are MAX
ing money. Last year they harvested about
10000 bales. probably more than any other
plantation In the world. They employ sew
eral thousand poems and pay them an aver
age of 80 cents a day silver.
Another large cotton plantation, known
as the Hacienda de Noe. belongs to the
LAWN family. a mother and four sons. who
were educated at Seton Hall. New Jersey,
and Manhattan College, New York They
have about 10000 acres of land, of which
81 900 are irrigated and planted to cotton.
They produced 1900 bales last year. The
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Thousands Of situations have been OBJ
taiaea through the want columns ce The
Star.
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GROWTH OF TORREON
From a Hamlet to a Thriving
City in a Decade.
HOME OF MANUFACTURES
Largest Rubber Mill in the World
Projected.
IN A RICH COTTON DISTRICT
Twenty Thousand Bales Harvested on
One Plantation--Capac De-
pendent Upon the Rains.
BY WILLIAM e. CURTIS.

BY WILLIAM e. CURTIS.
Special Correspondence of The Star and the Chicago
Record-Herald.
TORREON, Mexico, May 1, 1906.
The city of Torreon is surprise. When
/ was down here ten years ago 1t was
only railway station surrounded by a
few saloons, restaurants and lodging houses
and its population was composed chiefly of
railroad men. Now 1t is a thriving city
of nearly $4,000 inhabitants. with three
railways and a number of large manufac-
tories One smelter represents an invest
ment of S3,5o0,000 of local capital. 1t has
a capacity of 700 tons a day. and employs
GOO men. There are two cotton mills, two
soap factories, shoe factory an ice fac
tory. large railway shops and various other
industrial enterprises and the Continental
Rubber Company. which is supposed to be
the trust. is now investing $500, 600 in a
factory to work up weed that grows wild
on the mesas and in the mountains, and
contains properties similar to those of the
caoutchouc tree. There are several hotels,
and they are usually filled with commercial
travellers, for Torreon Is getting to be a
commercial as we'll as a manufacturing GEN.
ter Half the business men are foreigners.
Germans and Frenchmen control the retail
trade. At least ], 500 Americans are here
employed by the railroad and engaged In
mines and manufactures.
The shoe factory represents an invest
ment of $1.500000, mostly expended In
American machinery but it has never been
a success. 1t was intended to work up the
skins Of goats, which are raised by thou
sands in this neighborhood. but somehow
or other. they tell me that 1t has not
caught the trade Its shoes are too good
for the poems and not good enough for the
better classes.
The soap factory here, and another at the
neighboring town of Gomez Palacio, are
said to be the most profitable manufactur-
ing enterprises in Mexico. They have been
running for about six years and belong to
the same people, mostly natives, who are
drawing dividends of 40 per cent upon an
Investment of 50 100000
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THEY STAND ALONE.

The fact that neither DR.. Piercc's
Golden Medical Discovery, the great
stomach tonic, liver invigorator,
heart regulator and blood purifier,
nor his "Favorite Prescription" for
weak, nervous, overworked and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-05-07
TIE OI-MHUPST.

After extensive alterations, presents entirely
new hotel Situated In the most central and yst
most select section. Pennsylvania ave. rzohstruct.
cd ocean view. Capacity, 500. The yery latest and
every highclsss hotel appointment. Private baths.
runnlag water In ROOMS. spacious porches, nuuse.
n;snt halls. elevator to street etc. Booklet and
spring terms upon request HENRY DARSEi.L-
fei0-oot, 10
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The Projected Rubber Factory.

The big rubber mill is intended to be the
largest in the world, although IT Is diff
cult to make such comparisons. 1t will en-
ploy 500 men, and consume 10000 pounds
of crude rubber month. This rubber Is
to be made from the juice of the guayule
pronounced -you-lee) plant. which grows
wild in unlimited quantities over the noun
tains and plains of northern Mexico.
Its properties were discovered by accident
two or three years ago, although 1t mas
borne a rame which means rubber as
long as any one can remember. 1t is a
shrub about two feet high, resembling the
ordinary sage-brush. and grows In al
kinds of places wet and dry and in al
kinds of soil. There are millions upon mil
lions of acres of it from Colorado and Kan
sas down to the center of Mexico. The
brush Is cut. baled and sent to the fac
tory where the sap is extracted by crush
ing and boiling. The rubber rises to the
surface of the cauldron, Is SKINNED into
barrels and as 1t cools, hardens into
black elastic, porous substance. which only
an expert can distinguish from ordinary
raw rubber from Brazil,
1t has been handled In small quantities
for two or three years. Some of 1t has
been shipped to New York, and numerous
small factories have been started at various
points in northern Mexico. The Continen-
tai Company at Torreon Is the first to I'M
dertake the manufacture of rubber goods
thing that Is made Of rubber, from over
coats to elastic bands.
When In full operation the new factory
will consume ten carloads of guayule
which will be gathered under contract. The
company has entered into arrangements
with several of the large land owners down
in this section to clear their land Of the
weeds, for 1t improves the property to take
1t off. 1t has also made contracts with
Mexicans who will make the best terms
they can with other property owners.
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A Great Cotton District.

Surrounding Torreon within radius of
fifty miles, Is the so-called Laguna dis
trlct of Mexico, which produces fine quail
ity. of cotton and corn. The ancient kings
Of Mexico cultivated cotton this very
soil. Humboldt, during his visit here in
1903, predicted that this region would some
day rival the Nile as cotton producer
and several Mexican writers have fur
nshed arguments and statistics to show
that the Laguna district might be a dan
gerous rival to the southern section of
the United States II adj It's available terri
tory were planted to cotton. Several other
districts. both on the Atlantic and Pacific
coasts, are equally favorable for cotton
culture, but, nevertheless, Mexico does not
produce more than 100000 bales and has to
import from the United States 80 per cent
of the raw material that is used in her
own mills. She has been regularly paying
us S., 10000 year or so for cotton, which
she might have raised on her own land.
According to the recent census there were
155 cotton mills In the republic. Some of
make half enough fabrics to supply the
local demand. There is plenty of room for
the expansion of the cotton industry, both
on the farm and in the factory.
Last year $4,000 bales were produced in
what Is known as the laguna belt north or
this city. This is an Increase from 15 600
bales, which was the limit when / was here
ten years ago. Large capital Is required
AOi SolhoA SdituiC, pSCduSS the idnQ has "
be irrigated, and reservoirs and canals cost
a great deal of money. Northern Mexico
has two water sheds, the Rio Grande and
the Nazas rivers. The former as you
know, flows down through New Mexico and
Colorado. The latter is born in the neigh
boring mountains and Is fed by thousands
Of springs. Several large reservoirs have
been built to catch the overflow of the
Nazas when 1t is swelled by the summer
rains, and about $4,000 acres can be
reached for irrigation In that way. The
planters know how much they can safely
cultivate before they put in their crops. be-
cause water is the only factor in the prob
lem. If the reservoirs are filed they can
plow every acre. If they are only partly
filled they have to limit the area
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THE LELANDE.
Ocean front, Massac husetts Unobstructed
ocean view from all rooms. Steam heat. Elevator
from street level. Write for booklet.
ap2I-30t5 JACOB b. HAWK.
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The Berkeley, A ars4 sIp g FINEST
MoDERATEPRIcE HOTEL Kentucky ave. near
beach and all attractions. Modern. high-cSass.
steamed heated, every comfort. Catering TO re-
faed. hisA-elass patronage. Liberal management:
ubex ellej cuisine Special spring rates, IS, $40.
st2weeiy. Booklet. Capacity. SEQ A. O. EkHol.A-
mil COTS
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Hotel lrOQuOis,
HOTEL RALEIGH

Most select moders te-price house on the beach:
capacity 900; 90 suites. with private baths; sery-
fee and cuisine guaranteed 10 please; special
spring rates viii interest you. II. J. DYNES.
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Grand Atlantic Hotel.

Virginia ave. and Beach. Atlantic City. N. ].
Convenient to steel pier aud all snussments;
hot and cold water In private baths; long dis.
taEee phones In bed rooms. Rates. $3.50 70 81
per day; weekly rates, $3.50 to sf7.5o American
plan Steam-heatej parlors; cafe. Write for
1909 booklet Music. Capacity 700. Ask Mr.. Fos-
ter, 1888 Pa. ave. A. CHESHIRE MITCHELL.
rah2-90,,1 ~
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-06-15
Boy Strangely Stolen In Phila-
delphia
LURED FROM SCHOOL
Teacher Got Bogus Note to Excuse Lit
tie Freddie Muth There Is No
Clear Motive Known for
kidnapping

Philadelphia. June 15.--Not word
has been received from either seven
year-old Freddie Muth, son Of veal
thy local iewelcr, who was lured from
his school and presumably kidnapped
for ransom, or from his supposed Kid
nappers, and unless something is heard
before the day Is over the distracted
parents 81 the strangely missing boy.
whose case 10 closely resembles that Of
Charlie Ross, viii refuse W longer acs
cept Tie advice 81 the police and will
offer liberal reward for the safe re-.
turn 81 the boy.
Il would have offered Wednesday a
sum Of money to The man who finds
Freddie said MIR. Muth yesterday, hut
my friends dissuaded me from doing so.
saying that the boy would surely turn
up.
Neither nv wife nor ! can stand
the ordeal Of this terrible suspense any
longer. We will await t0day's develop
merlf~. and ii nothing favorable happens
shall announce liberal reward Tor the
finding % our son. My offer shall have
no string to il.
Charles Muth, the younger, disap.
peared on Tuesday afternoon. He was
at the Muhlenberg school, playing dur
ing the AFTERNOON recess, when James
isinehaB, the messenger boy, came with
note addressed To Miss Annie +. Ring,
Il bc
short and asked the teacher TO please
excuse Charles, as his mother had been
seriously hurt. and wanted 10 see her
boy. Miss Ring told him that he need
not stay ut school any longer that day
and 70 20 home ut once. The little
fellow left at once and has not been
seen since.
The Thursday before a lj-yearold
boy, Raymond Hagan, was stopped on
ON the street by a man and asked II
he knew Young Aluth. He said that
he did. He was then invited to 90 to
baseball game with the man next
day aud 10 be sure TO bring Charles
AIuth along with him, Young Hagafl
told his family about the meeting and
his family told the Alutts. who were
inclined To make little 81 il, II il he.
lieyed NOW. however, that the stranger
and the Muth boys kidnapper are one
and the same person.
The police are looking for man. They
believe that they have good idea al
whom they want and are able To give
full description, An order for bis ar
rest has been sent out and the police,
who are somewhat excited over the case,
are working hdrd TO locate him. They
say that he IS the person who was seen
looking through the iewelry store win
dow the other day and by his strange
appearance made most vivid impress.
sion upon Mrs. Muth.
Two other arrests have been made
but d they were made on suspicion and
on the slightest clue, the police feel
that they have really little right to
hold the prisoners.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-06-15
Mrs KafeMsDDn0ld|

More than likely you speak the same
words yourself, aud no doubt you feel
far from well. The cause may Be easily
traced to some arrangement Of the fe-
male organs which manifests itself in
depression of spirits. reluctance to 70
anywhere or do anything. baclxache,
bearing-down pains, fatulency, nerv-
BUSINESS slesplessness, or other fe-
male weakness
These symptoms are but warnings
that there Is danger ahead, and unless
needed life Of suffering or serious
operation is the inevitable result
The never. failing remedy forall these
symptoms Is Lydia r. Pinkham's Veg
etable Compound.
Miss Kate Mcdonald OF Woodbridge,
N. j., writes:
Dear Mrs Pinkham
Restored health has meant 20 much to me
that | cannot help from telling about il for
the sake 81 other suffering women.
For a long time | suffered untold agony
with female trouble and Irregularities,
which made me physical wreck. and no one
thought would recover, but Lydia K. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound has entirely
cured me, and made me well and strong, and
feel IL my duty to tell other suffering women
what splendid medicine 1t isn
For twenty-five years Mrs. Pinkham,
daughter-in-law of Lydia + PinkhaIn,
has under her direction. and since her
.decease. been advising sick women free
of charge Her advice is free and
always helpful. Address, Lynn, Mass.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-06-15
CRAzED WITH
BURNING ECZEMA
Suffered From Childhood With
Severe Itching and Burning
Eczema SOread Over Hands and
Fingers Received No Benefit
From Physicians.
BLESSINGS FOR THE
CUTICURA REMEDIES

Fl was troubled with eczema in some
way or other from childhood. About
three years ago the trouble was COM
fined to my right hand. ! consulted
two physicians, but received no benefit
from them. In the winter Of 1904 the
trouble had become SO bad as to ex-
tend over the back Of my hand, and
up on the fingers, and in short time
to the palm The itching and burning
at times. was SO severe as to almost
craze me. | began to use Cuticura
Soap, Ointment, and Resolvent. fused
two cakes Of Soap, one box OF the
Ointment, and two bottles of the Re-
solvent. | cannot begin to tell Of the
benefit I received MY appetite and
weight increased, ind I felt and looked
like D new person. You have my full
permission to publish as much Of this
al you see fit. Blessing the Cuticura
Remedies, yours truly, Miss Flora Il.
Wiley, Milo, Me-, Oct. 9, 1905"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-06-15

1t Il no easy matter for novice
to talk Quaker fluently. The tongue
becomes confused with the triple choice
Of pronouns and flaps hopelessIy around
the palate. / well remember my clum-
sy effort to engage in conversation with
a farmer whom met near Chester. When
happened upon him he was sitting
on a fence. pacantly staring at cream
eolored COW in the adjacent fields. |
at once defined him to be Friend
in undress and determined 10 delight
the old fellow and amuse myself by
carrying on skillfu dialogue in his
own idiom. This il how | succeeded:
How do thee do, siry ls~that isl
are thee meditatings" If he was de-
lighted he controlled his emotion admir-
ably. All he did was TO cape and in
quirc: "Hey?v
-.,The fields. the birds, the flowers
pleasantly pursued, are enough TO
bring thou drealnsI means dreams to
thou
He was looking at me now, and crit
ically. | felt that my syntax had been
very idiotic instead Of idiomatic; so,
wiping the sweat from my brow and
hat, eyed him calmly and observed;
Those cows are they thy's--or thee's
that 4, thous drat ii, mean
thine =
1t was very unfortunate. He crawled
down from the fence, nibblcd at a plug
OF tobacco. and ms ne amblcd away,
muttered Indignantly; go TO Bedlaml
I'm farmer, but, thank heaven, Tn
not loonatic, '-Tit-Bits.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-06-15

MURDERED BY
MORO CHIEF
Lieutenant Bolton Killed In
MindanaO
WAS ACTING GOVERNOR
He and Another American Victims 81
Treachery--Planters Are Alarmed
Fear Natives Are to Begin
Holy War.


Washington, june 15.Gen Wood
cabled from Manila to the war depart
mept under yesterdays date as fol-
lows:
"a despatch from Brigadier General
Tasker H. Bliss reports that the muir
der Of First Lieutenant Edward c. Boil
ton and q citizen named Benjamin Chris
tian Oh the night Of June 6 about forty
miles south Of Dasao."
Additional advices from Manila sey
that Lieutenant Bolton, who was acting
governor Of Dasa0, on the island of Min
dano, and Christian, who was planta-
tion manager were murdered by the
Moro chief MunpaIayon and his two
brothers. The night before the murder
the two victims were guests of the
chief at his house.
Other Americans in Mindanao fear
the Moros are bent upon q religious
war; and are concentrating to protect
Themselves against attack. A so-called
witch has been exlorting the natives to
attack the Americans, and the natives
are in frenzy Of excitement.
A baud Of Alindanao natives are On
the rampage, robbing plantations and
destroying buildings. Chief Mungalay.
on says he has 200 natives with him.
Opposed TO them are Col. w. s. Scott
assistant chief Of the Philippine con
stabulary. at the head Of 100 United
States regulars and 100 Of the constab-
.ulary. They are driving the NATIVES
toward the mountains.
Davao is situated on the gulf Of that
name on the south side Of the island
of Mindanao, about 500 miles from Ma.
Mia.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-06-15
The Times Daily Short Story.


In n few minutes the spokesman of
the party, who had fattered the no
tary, returned and said that he wished
10 count the money. Pixley pnt him
nt table with the bills and during the
counting was called for moment into
another room. When he returned both
the man and the money had vanished.
This was the severest blow the no
tary had ever received The only prop
erty lie possessed was his dwelling,
and he had been years paying of a
mortgage upon it. To replace the lost
money would require the sacrifice OF
the house and something besides. The
old man was In an agony. He spent
what ready money he had going to the
city and consulting lawyers, all OF
whom told him that the theft of one Of
the depositors did not absolve his I'M
dcbtedness to the Others.
He was not kept long in suspense
Iii few days the men, excepting the
thief, returned and claimed their prop
erty. Not receiving 1t, they entered
suit against Pixley, and as there was
but little business before the court the
case was soon called for trial There
was no lawyer In the place except
George Crawford, and Pixley had no
money with which to pay lawyer.
Maggie begged George to do something
for her father, and the old man was
Obliged to intrust his case to the per-
ccn ha 90 hftfnrl- x,.,Y,xrod
On the day Of the trial excellent
counsel appeared on behalf Of the
claimants. who made speeches setting
forth sthe vilIainy OF the rascal who
had sought to defraud these honest
men Of their dues" Crawford sa.
without protest to these charges. the
gaping villagers setting him down for
a very poor lawyer for not hurting
them back In the attorneys teeth The
judge and jury were not averse TO Pix
ley, but they did not see how they
could obey the law and not find a YER
diet for the plaintiff.
When the case against the defendant
had been stated and George arose 1t
was hoped that at last he would make
a fiery speech accusing the claimants
Of collision besides other crimes and
set forth the high standing the defend
ant had held in the community In.
stead he called for reading Of the re-
ceipt. When the reader came to the
words shall pay to the said 1.-THE names
here followed together and not sepa-
rately" George called halt and said.
Your honor. ask for dismissal
Of the case against my client on the
Iround that the instrument expressly
forbids my client to pay 1t except to
the four men together"
"Case dismissed. said the Judge.
At the same moment detectives adj
vanced and arrested the claimants on
a charge of murder and robbery.
George Crawford suspected one or
both these crimes and had notified the
police Of nclghboring city. who had
ferrcted OH double crime.
The case was tie beginning Of George
Crawford's success al the lar and aft.
erward In public life. lie married
Maggie Plyley. with her fathers APP
probation WILLARD *. FfFER. !
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-06-15
DECISION LATER.
Case of T. ]. Rogan in Quincy Labor
Dispute Held by Judge Avery.


Boston. June 15.- The continued case
of Thomas j. Rogan, travelling dele
gate for the Quincy branch Of the Gran
lite Cutters International Association,
charged with intimidating John Donald
10 leave the employ Of John n. MELON
aid on account Of his not being mem
Der Of the union,' came Up for hearing
In Quincy yesterday.
Mr., Mcdonald testified that lie saw
Rogan on May al Rogan telling him
the ward was on the unfair list. He
stated that my brother was at work IN
the yard. that he was a non-union man
and that ! must get rid OF bin. This
] declined to do He then intimated 10
me il | didn't comply with his demand
The union men would be called out. This
he afterwards did.
John Mcdonald testified that he heard
Rogan tell Mcdonald that the yard was
On the unfair list lie also told me that
the yard WAS on the unfair list. Asked
Rogan IL his statement meant that the
union men would be called ont. He re-
piled that il did If Roderick Mcdonald
continued to work there. He called the
men out at noon. but finally consented
TO allow the men to remain for the re-
rnaindcr Of the day Have been out since
that time
Alexander Lowe testified that Rogan
reported the Mcdonald ease 10 the griev-
ance committee and he (witness) was
told TO investigate it.
This closed the government evidence.
Atty. McAnarney then asked the dis
Il. d.
evidence had been adduccd tending TO
show that Mcdonald left work through
any threat made by Rogan. This Judge
Avery declined 10 grant, and continued
the case until June 20 for decision.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-06-15
King Cotton's Poet Laureate.

From only the wreck of wasted hull
aud tie ssiucK Of 4 cast-oif seed
Was born the light Of a ceaseless fight
TO find Gods purpose and need
In forming the oil. the meal and Inter,
AMI from this fight began
A brand-new industrial Dixeyite, the
cotonseed oil mill man.
Old is the crushing OF cottonseed oil, old
as Isis on when
Egyptian Ptolemics started graft for
future insurance men:
Bur nothing they knew Of the wonder
fiii store 81 fairy male-helieye
OF marvellous kinds OF countless wealth
that turks IN the modern squeeze.
Away with the poor polyseptie pig from
the hyacnic stable yard
Though 50 lar no hams have Vet been
made, the cottonseed makes such
lard
As even the Mosaic law permits OF use
by Gods chosen few
Who for thousands Of years tie eloven-
foot brands by right were compell-
ed 70 eschew.
oh, tic things they take and the things
they make from the COY and modest
seed
Are enough to pale a reporters brain or
I'll a piilantropist's greed
Soap and cooking oil, olive oil too,
from crude to ultra refined,
Mattress. food for beast and man, food
for stomach and mind.
There's simply no limit to cottonseed
deeds, the achievements are only be-
gun:
Having already taken the lard from the
hog, they may yet take the chew
from tile gum;
But the VERY best showing the seed can
produce i converting these same
oil mill men
That Atlanta now welcomes within her
midst ana hopes she may welcome
again.
Atlanta Constitution.