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Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1906-11-21
Emma Giles Fog Bound.

The steamer Emma Giles, of tho
colchester Company, did not make
her trip to Annapolis today. she was
caught i'm fog yesterday in the. Chop
tank river and did not reach Baltimore
nntil , o'clock this afternoon, too late
to make her Annapolis trip. as she
was due in Baltimore at lO.5O las'
night. The perishable freight was
brought here today on the Annapolis
that came with the excursion party
bearing the flags, and the Giles wlil
make her freight trip here tomorrow
intsead of today.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1906-11-21
A Secret Marriage.

Society is all agog with curiosity
and a lively upheavel threatens to
overtake our upper ten when the facts
come to light. a certain gallant gen
tleman, stole away between two days
and made n runaway match with a
beautiful young widow. For certain
reasons the affair has been kept Sc
cret, but lively developments are prom
ised in the near future and il is safe to
predict that by this time next week
every one will know all about the run
away match.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1906-11-21
improvements In County.

Mr.. Benjamin Brown, of Edgewater.
South River, has recently improved
his property by putting in saw and
grist mill, shop and other improve
ments. This section of the county
is constantly improving. Several lots
on the river front have been negotiated
for by Baltimore capitalists, who viii
build cottages here for summer resi- :
dences.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1906-11-21
Special Train

To accommodate the Baltimore
l. odge No. Z, b. p. o. Elks, who
will visit the local lodge on Thurs
day and attend the Elks bazar, n
special train will leave Baltimore for
over the Short Line about
z o'clock Thursday evening, and re-
turning special will leave Annapolis
for Baltimore at ll.15 p. m. Noyem-
ber %. See ad.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1906-11-21
List Of Letters.

The following is the list of letters
advertised at the Annapolis postofice-
Persons calling for them should state
they were advertised in the Capital
Mems List Charles CanngO, John
Condit. James ID. v. Crosson, A. l..
Eide, Geo. G. Gather, Charles III.
Grimsted, 2; lem Harris, q. A..
Heck, George Jones, Louis Mang,
Eddie Moore. Charley Scieger, An
drew steward, Charles Ward West,
Edward Lynn White.
Women's S Lfst-Mrs. J. Burek, Mrs.
w. 4. Davidson, Mrs. W. +. Johnson,
Miss Kate Miller, Mrs. Ben Smith.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1906-11-21
Caught In The Fog

A nubmer OF tongers were caught In
the heavy fog in the bay yesterday
and were unable TO get home. Some
of the tongers had To remain out all
night. These waterman do not usual.
ly carry compass, and they were
placed in an uncomfortable position.
although they were in no danger.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1906-11-21

The resignation of Midshipman- John
C. Wilkinson, Jr., of st. Ionis. Mo-,
a member of.the second class has been
accpeted. Wilkinson S resignation
was required ON account of continued
unsatisfactoriness in conduct.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1906-11-21


about $50 pounds. though he loses
FIVE or six pounds during football
training. Notwithstanding the honors
he has won. he remains perfectly nat
ural and he is very popular with his
classmates and the whole brigade of
midshipmen.
During his first year in the Naval
Academy Spencer got in some of the
games as halfback and he has played
as the regular back during every sea-
son since. His services were reeog-
nized and he was unanimously elected
to lead this seasons team. He is play
ing right halfback this season and has
as his running mate the other fine
back, Douglass. Spencer is thorough
ly dependable and, though he has been
out of the game for some weeks with q
bad knee, his game has not weakened
on account of the responsibility of the
captaincy.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-05-18

be the order OF the day The difheui-
" experienced by. single manage
ment for SO much capital. and the
temptation offered desining men to
control such resources for purposes
OF their own. make the further con
centration OF financial power in a few
hands and it's a danger OF the first
magnitude. la New York city mon
eyed oligarchy Is now In course OF
formation, which has sought to dis
pose of the Insurance millions at it's
pleasure; enforced decentralization
has become an absolute necessity.
Either by limiting the aggregate
amount OF Insurance that single
company can write. or by restricting
the amount written in any year
which. of course. will ultimately
limit the total insurance in force.
the race for mere bigness must be
brought to an end.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-05-18
INSURANCE
REFORM.

A candid survey OF the present
eonaition of the three largest com
panies yields no eyldenee~that their
managers have the sitgnest inten-
ton or diyorcing life lns...a noe from
high finance. On tAe contrary. the
Equitable aud the Mutual are un-
der more dangerous influence than
ever before, while the New York
life has thus far followed at TEN
porizins policy, waiting. apparently.
for the incidents of the last year to
De forgotten. Though caught red +
handed bur few month ago, they
now reappear AT ato..ns as the
natural guardians of the widow and
orphan To protest against the enact
ment of the only legislative control
of insurance funds Amazingly in
different to awaken public opinion.
and unabashed -by their recent ex-
perience in the policy and stocks.
they patronizingly admit the good
Intentions OF the Armstrong commit
tee. and then attack the most essen-
tial reforms that the committee has
proposed Under these conditions
there can be no doubt concerning the
sort of action TO be taken.
In the first place the size of insdr-
ance companies must be restricted, ~
un-American as the proposal may
sound Already company OF the
largest size holds assets OF 400 mil
lions. or more: tomorrow II nothing
is done, billion dollar companies will
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-05-18
FRANCE AS AN
EXAMPLE.

The French are ruling themselves.
making success OF Il. They are
rich. prosperous. sane. thoroughly
respected and feared by their neigh
bors
They prove splendidly the logic OF
the French mind and the power OF
men to govern themselves when the
mass OF the people actually concen-
trate their minds on public ques-
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-05-18
ONE WAY TO HELP
CALIFORNIA.

" would be an act of practical
patriotism on the part of our wealthy
Americans who have planned to
spend the summer in Europe. IL they
would now change their plans and
make the trip TO California. BY so
doing they would help California in
the best way possible. they would
keep millions OF dollars at home in
a time VIXEN we need money, and
they would enrich their minds and
broaden their knowledge of their
own country so as to bett9r Mt them
for success in their business and pro-
fessions.--Wall Street Journal.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-05-18
lions and upon govsrnments.

tons and upon governments.
In France there is done by the av-
erage citizen at least thousand
times as much earnest thinking on
national politics as is done in this
country.
1t would be good for the United
States IL we could have injected into
our political methods a little OF that
intense interest in public affairs that
characterizes the French nation
Boston American.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-05-18
TO THE PUBLIC.
no Whom IL MAY CONCERN:

10 NIOHn " thy concern:
Mr.. G.. r. Raglan was the architect
and builder on our new factory and
storage houses whirh we recently
sold TO the r. j. Reynolds Tobacco
Company. II gives me pleasure to
state that Mr. Ragan gave us entire
satisfaction in the capacity OF archi-
tect. builder and manager, and we
found him entirely satisfactory and
competent in these capacities. He is
"A gentleman OF honor and integrity
and attentive TO his work, with no
bad habits. I can heartily recon-
mend him In the above capacity.
PANNILL RUCKER.
President Rucker & Witten
Tobacco Co and Manager
for Martinsyille Branch of
r. J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.
G. IL. Raglan.
Architect and Builder,
Offices owe billiards. Drug Store.
SALEM, VA.
Plans and specifications prepared
on the very shortest notice.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-12-30

form texture; secondly, a sufficient
rainfall, that is, from ten to fifteen
inches. The future may show that less
than ten inches Of rainfall may be suf-
fcient for the production of crops, but
with our present knowledge ten inches
of rainfall will not produce very profit
able fields. If a farm possesses the
suitable conditions of soil and rainfall,
the farmer must go ahead and till that
soil according to the best and most
scientific methods known. Careless and
haphazard ways Of farming may pro-
duce fairly good crops on irrigated
lands, but they Will never do so on an
arid farm. Only those who are willing
To obey implicitly the results of the
best experience will succeed in this diff
ficult metfCd of earning. 1t is 70 be
said, however. that those VINO are going
into the business should inform them
selves thoroughly as to the climate ana
other conditions prevailing in the place
considered and for the right methods
concerning producing crops without ir-
rigation. Only when this is done can
success he expected.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-12-30
UTAH LITH0GRAPHING co.

Between Denver and San Franchises
is a long stretch of territory and it is
something for the merchants. business
and professional people of the inter
mountain country TO know that their
commissions for anything in litho-
graphing in all its branches can be
promptly and satisfactorily attended to
in Salt Lake City. This city is the
home of the Utah Lithographing COM
lithographing between Denver and the
coast.
1t is indisputabIe that in up-to-date
equipment. quality of work and prompt
service. the Utah Littographing conf
pany is second to no institution eng
or California.
The company does extensive bust
ness throughout Utah. Idaho, WyO-
ming. Montana and Nevada. Each
year shows marked increase in pat
rOnage due TO the efficient manage
ment of President w. T. Benson. who
has gathered around him the best ar
lists the country affords.
The Utah LithOgraphing company
ut t. every AtiiiiS III anu
enclosing, when includes the making
of bank checks, drafts, bonds, stock
certificates. letter heads, bill heads and
every kind of commercial stationery;
labels of every description. also mun-
cipal, county and state stationery. such
as bonds, letter heads, warrants, de-
partment printing and engraving, leg
isIative work of all kinds. diplomas and
degrees for institutions of learning.
The company has been established
fifteen years. Increased business this
year caused President Benson to en-
large the plant. doubling it's capacity.
A new lithographing press and several
up-to-date machines have been in
stalled. A speciality is made of stock
certificates, commercial and bank sta
tionery.
High-class work and promptness is
guaranteed by the Utah Lithograph-
ing company.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-12-30

perimental farms which have not under
the present management furnished Il
report for two years, should be over
hauled, and the plans for their work
improved An arid farm association or
the state should be formed, having for
its purpose the development of the bus
mess within the state: more extensive
tests should be made concerning ire
value of the tens OF thousands Of tons
of straw that now hnG little or no use,
turkeys and other fowls should be used
to pick the srain from the ground after
harvesting. In general. more ligna
should be thrown uron the problems
that concern the men. who, with I'M
wavering courage. compel the sunshIns
and the heated soil and the thirsty air
and the sosnty rainfall to produce mag
nificence undreamed of by the prophet
of the past. With such new information
given to the farmers the position of arid
farming in this state g unquestioned.
1t viii be second to none in importance.
They were not idle prophets who de-
clared that the desert should blossom s
the rose
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-12-30

hills and plains of this state. This is the
radical Improvement going forward all
the time in the breeds of cattle, horses
and sheep Progressive breeders ars
sparing NJ expense to raise the stand
ards along this line, and their efforts
are meeting with gratifying results.
Disease * guarded against I'm all ways.
and it is safe to say that the livestock
men of Utah are fully abreast Of thoss
of any other staate ir these importanE
particulars. In this work the Agricul-
tural college is doing valuable work.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-12-30
Steam Flowing.

The labor problem Is, and naturally
will continue to be, one of the serious
considerations in any branch of farm
ing. The beet grower. al the thinnine
time and at harvest has difficulty to
secure labor the fruit grower at pick
ing time must almost beg for assist
ance; the sheepman at shearing time is
sometimes almost helpless for want of
proper help.
When. i'm the development of the dry
farm business, contracts were desired
for the clearing ana blowing of thou
sands OF acres of land, Il was found
that the people of the state were not
prepared to undertake such large com
missions Besides, on the arid farm.
where the yield PEI acre is comparative
Nv small it is necessary thar all the
operations be performed at a minimnr,
cost. 1t was therefore near at hand TO
look to steam power for assistance III
the necessary operations OF clearing,
Moving. seeding and harvesting. The
Utah Arid Farm company, operating in
Dog valley, Juab county, was the first
farming concern TO use steam traction
engine successfully in clearing and
nlowing brush lands. President James
w Paxman of Neplii followed. and l.
an enthusiastic advocate of the steam
nIoSv. This year several engines have
heen i'm operation, and the orders al
raadv placed indicate that twenty huge
nuff3nr traction enginess will be AZ
work next year in preparing the deserts
for the habitatioD of useful crops.
steam Moving costs less than one-haIr
sc much as horse plowing; moreover. =
few men can operate an engine of a ca
racity that would necessitate the en-
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-12-30

the mining camps on all sides creates a
great demand for meat. Men who work
hard demand meat. Il is distributed IN
large Quantities from Salt Lake. II
must follow the miner into every new
mining district. The activity in Ne
Vada has made heavy drafts upon Salt
Lake, and into every accessible mining
camp and hamlet for many miles
around is sent the fresh meat from this
city. True. much Of this is shipped in
from the east, but the idea or a local
packing plant to keen the Embarrassed
meat at home for home consumption
has come TO stay. The signs OF the times
are all awry if Salt Lake i'm the next
five years does not become a center for
the cattlt and meat interests of q vast
stretch of country on all sides.
Packing House Will Rise Again.
Fire in the great storm that swept
over this city last fall played vicious
prank when it destroyed the newly
erected packing house III the north ~
the city. That institution was the re-
suit os faith, hard work and intelligent
enterprise When it went up in smoke
t was feit by some that the enterprise
was dead-that the men VINO had risked
repeat their effort The loss at the tima
was placed at 100000 But the embers
had hardly cooled before it was an
nounced that the packing house woul..
be rebuilt and that the enterprise wouC
be pushed with more vigor than before.
The Importance of this. not only to the
cattle-raising industry but to the whole
community, has been fully set forth
time and again. This is moi doubted BY
persons Iosted on existing conditions.
1t is these conditions that make il GER
tain that the packing house viii be re-
built, and that without the loss of time
Value of Animals in Utah.
Conservative estimates on the value
of the livestock in Utah give the fol-
lowing figures.
Sheet ..... ...........$ 12. 900 600 90
Cattle .......... 100000 90
Horses .......... ......-..... S'0oOoco wv
Hogs -...--...... ........... 5OJ-OOO w
Total ...... ..... S26, 100000 90
Sheep raising was again a great
source OF wealth in the state. The price
OF wool kept up remarkably well. There
was good feed for The sheep on tho
ranges; there was no disease; the wool
clip was heavy, and there was unlimit-
ed demand FOR wool 1t is estimated
that the wool clip and the mutton sold
brought $4,000, 600 ;'to the state during
the year.
Better Breeds Of Animals.
One othtr factor. and a very import
ant one, is adding 10 the wealth of the
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-12-30

In passing it may be said that a crop
which should be tried by the arid farm
er is peas. Peas are good soil fertiiiz-
erS, and Though the drain on the dry
farm is not very great, yet the fertility
will gradually be exhausted Peas have
the power of restoring fertility to the
soil and should occasionally be planted
on the arid wheat farm. Moreover. peas
are very profitable crop. Both the
seed and the fodder are of excellent
quality and may be used advantageous
ly for feeding many classes of farm ant
mails
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-12-30
Prophecy of the Future.

Much has been done, but more is 70
be done. There are new crops TO be in
trodueed and tested under the climatic
conditions of our desert: new methods
of culture are to be Investigated, better
methods are to be developed; machin-
cry. especially adapted for the handling
of arid lands should be invented; more
elaborate experiments OH this profitable
branch of agriculture should be under
taken by the state. The present ex-
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-12-30
Rapidly Growing Local Demand.

The rapid growth OF the iocal oeHiaiiu
for meat il an important factor in the
cattle raising business The growth of
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-12-30
A Warning to Investors.

Now that the era of arid farming is
upon US. an old word of warning needs
TO be repeated Arid farming. if il is
successfully executed. requires first. a
suitable soil, that is, deep soil of uni
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-12-30
Why 1906 is Fat Year.

A conservative estimate OF the nest
posted local stoekraen places the NUM-
Der of marketable cattle this season m
the vicinity of Salt Lake at fo'eOO: rms
includes the stalled and partially led
cattle The year was an especlalty sood
one on the ranges. The unusual amount
Of rainfall nroduced the best OF grazing
in MANY nlaces where in other years
animals would have starved TO death
Prices have not ranged high for the
reasons set forth in the beginning; but
the ease with which the cattle were
kept and the bright prospects foT the
future encouraged cattlemen to hoif on
and even add to Their herds wnerc pos
sibIe
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-12-30
Better Breeds Of Animals.

One Other factor. and very import
ant one, is adding 10 the wealth of the
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-12-30

Fewer cattle were shipped from Utah
10 eastern mark IT'S in 1906 than for
some years previous. This must not be
taken to mean that there is a falling off
in the cattle industry. because the eX-
act opposite is the case. 1t is doubtful
if the business OF cattle raising was
ever i'm SO prosperous a condition In
the intermcuntain country as it is at
the close OF the present wear. Eastern
shipments have beer comparatively
light throughout the year for three
reasons. The packing house scandals in
the east Iessened the demand: the lack
of cars made it impossible To shin 10
advantage at times the unusually good
condition of the ranges has made it
profitable in hold The cattle instead OF
hurrying them to market.
Cattle on Thousand Hills.
As the result of the combined forces
spoken Of above there are larger num-
bers OF cattle on the hills and IN the
valleys Of Utah now than at the close
Of any other year Iii the past decade.
There is still another factor that &C
counts in rart for this condition. This
is the packing house erected in this city.
IL was understood that this institution
would create local demand for cattle
and that il would he more profitable -
hold them here than TO ship them east.
The destruction of the packing house
plant hv fire i'm the fall made II nnDns-
sible to test this question, but the TACT
remains that cattle that would have
been Skinned out of the country but for
the packing house enterprise are still
IN the farms and ranches. stu an
other reason for present conditions IS
that cattle raisers who were compelled
to sell ir previous years to meet their
obligations are enabled to hold their
cattle this year because of the pros
pCpo51, oant1ifinr,C
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-12-30

The oats weighed as pounds per BUSH
ell. This addition to our dry crops is
an important advance in the arid farm
ing of this state. In fact, as observed
by students of the subject, much of the
future of arid farming in this and sur
rounding states depends upon the in
PRODUCTION of crops suitable for high de-
velopment under the arid conditions of
our deserts.
Fruit and Potatoes.
The wonder of farming without irri-
cation is just beginning. In several
places in the state fruit was produced
this year without irrigation. Mr.. Broad
head of Four Mile Creek. near the IA =
nous Levan Hill fields. owns a number
of peach trees which have received no
irrigation water since they were set
cut. Some of the best peaches raised in
this state were obtained from these
trees this year. 1t does not seer1 very
likely at the present time that fruit will
ever be a leading feature of arid farm
ing, but with the present advances it
is not safe TO make denials of any kind
We may Yet see immon se orchards on
our deserts yielding profitable crops o.
fruit by scientific methods of culture
applied 30 the soils and the trees II is
undoubtedly true that many of our foot
hills tcJar can be made to yield grapes
of excellent quality. On these hill
sides the quantity of crops produced
would BE- such as to make investment
If arid farm vineyards very profitable.
TWO samples of potatoes have come TO
our notice this year grown on fields
that received no irrigatIOn In one case
The potatoes were grown in Dog salley.
in Juab county. They We're planted ear
~ in June on a piece Of soil that had
received no previous rrepa ration the
previous year. In spite of this late
planting and lack of care. fair sized DO
tatoes of fan yield were obtained. Look
ing back to the days when We believed
that the Only way to STow crops IN this
state was by irrigation, this result is :,
marvel, indeed. Samples of sugar bepts
grown without irrigation, were sent to
us this year. They We're of good shape
and OF excellent sugar content OF
course. it is not the intention Of the
writer 10 advocate the growing or sugar
bcetS without irrigation, but tho OBJ
servatiOn may be interesting Squash
of superior quality was raised without
irrigation on Levan hill last year In
sweetness and in general suita bility for
cooking purposes it vas unexcelled.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-12-30

T~eve ntA
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-12-30
Value of Animals in Utah.

/ Conservative estimates on the value
of the livestock in Utah give the fol-
/ lowing figures.