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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-11-24

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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-11-24
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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-11-24

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Imperial Valley press and the Imperial press., 1906-08-18

saying but in cultivating onions we must be careful that it is done proper ly. There are just two points to be kept in mind the first is to keep the weeds down, and the second is to con- serve the moisture in the soil The former cf these is we'll understood by all gardeners and needs but to be men ttoned; the second, however, is usually overlooked; many people recognize the value of working land during dry times. but do not know why 1t has the desired effect on the crop. At least an inch of loose soil should be kept on the ground as mulch during dry times.
 For hand cultivation the double wheel hoe is undoubtedly the best machine now on the market. Whatever tool is used it should not penetrate the ground more than an inch and in no case touch the bulb of the plant. If the field is to be cultivated by horse power it will re- quire blow made especially for that purpose. There is no difficulty in training horse or mule to do the work we'll and great deal of hard work can be avoided by using one. In the onion growing sections the land Is 100 costly to permit the use Of a horse so the wheel hoes are used exclusively.
 The workers in the field carry bag with them to receive any purslane or other plant that may have been missed or allowed to grow to towering size. All large weeds are carried to the edge of the field and thrown into heaps 10 rot. There are few fields that are free enough of weeds to grow crop without some hand wedding; this should be done with knife, l. e. large weeds should not be pulled when growing in the row. For this purpose there are knives made, which may be obtained from most supply stores, but an old case knife may be bent into shape without costing as much. The point is turned up to lessen the danger Of hacking into the plant as it is being used. The ordinary garden hoes do not work well in the onion fields; wornout one that has been cut down to
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one half its width, so as to leave the corners acute will work pretty we'll. All tools should be kept as sharp as the steel will permit; dull hoe will soon use up more time than would pay for new one.
 TIE OLD PLAN
 The primitive method of raising on- ions is to SOW the seed in the field where the crop is to grow. This meth cd is still followed in many onion grow ing sections. Prepare the land In the same way as you would for setting out Sowing is best done by a seed drill. Se1 the drill so that it will SOW from twelve to thir1y-sjx seed to the linear foot, according to the variety and ger
 alnating quality of the seed. Make the rows from fifteen to twenty inches apart. During dry weather the seed Is very slow to germinate. have known 1t to lie in the ground for six weeks without any perceptible change To anticipate such a condition one should mix radish or rape seed with the onion seed in such proportion that one of these seeds will be dropped about every foot Radish and rape seed spring up very quickly and are easily seen. This will mark the rows so cultivation can be carried on before the onions are up. If beating rain occurs before the on- ions are up or as they are just appear ing it is liable 10 smother the young and tender seedlings. but by cultivating after heavy rain the water draws off rapidly and does less damage. (Of course this cannot be practiced on strong clay soil.
 lt Is only in an exceptional year that onions san be grown with profis in this way on weedy and. Keep down all weeds in the middle by the use of a hoe or a wheel hoe. The wedding or removing of weeds from the row is at best 2 slow and expensive task; often the workmen have to get down on their knees and elbows. Only competent laborers should be employed; incompe- tent ones are liable to disturb the seed
Imperial Valley press and the Imperial press., 1906-08-18

The subject ot onion growing IS re- ceiving considerable attention at the hands of our Imperial Valley farmers and as it is matter on which very few have had experience we have en- deavored to find what the experience and recommendations of other people in other parts of the country has been and endeavor to adapt these to our country. One of the most largely quoted authors on onion growing is Professor P. H. Rolfs of the Florida Agricultural College. In a work entit- led Vegetable Growing in the South. for Northern markets he gives the following general instructions:
 Of all the crops that we grow there is none that requires more attention in the manipulation of the land previous to planting than this one does. A strong reason why this vegetable is not more largely raised in the south, for the market is that so many people do not go into vegetable growing with view to sticking to il. Tn the onion growing districts land is said to im-7 prove with each crop that is removed from it. Land that has been cropped for twenty years is raising better crops now than the neighbOring land that is just being cleaned for that purpose.
 SOIL
 A sandy loam, with clay sub-soil will give excellent returns, provided there is an abundance of humus or oth- CT nitrogenous matter present. Most of our land is subject to too great a variation in the moisture ii contains. The roots of the onions do not enter the soil deeply, so they are easily af- fected by changes in the upper stratum.
 PREPARING THE LAND
 In selecting plot of land be sure to take one that does not become soggy in wet weather nor dry during 9 drought If the right kind of land is not at hand, some should be bought that is all right, not rented, unless one can have the option of buying it at a fair price. One should not go into onion raising as a temporary employment. unless he be an onion grower from some other sec ton, and these need no advice. Where it is possible to have an artesian well or other constant supply of water, it will be found profitable to irrigate. The land should be well drained. Put the under drains close together, so as to remove the surplus water quickly.
 The land should be shallow but thor oughly plowed. leaving no particle un- turned. Remove all roots or sticks or other debris before blowing, then har- TOW thoroughly, removing every particle in the form of sticks or straw; even the roots of last years grass should be removed. After the land has been thus thoroughly prepared, it should be allowed to remain two weeks or so be- fore fertilizing, when it should be stirred again.
 SEED
 The Bermuda is recommended as being the best variety for crop in the south. There seems to be a good deal of difficulty in obtaining genuine seed. This is very important point in the success of onion growing. There
Imperial Valley press and the Imperial press., 1906-08-18
The Methods Used in the South Given in
 Detail by Best Authorities
The Onion Good Yeder and Pays Big Returns Where Sue cessuly Grown. Below Are Given Some Methods that
 May Benefit Imperial Valley Tanners

1 is probably no other crop where so much depends on obtaining a good strain of seed.
 SEED BED
 The seed should be sown in seed beds or cold frames, prepared with special care. These may be prepared month or so before hand and should be worked over frequently to have the fertilizer incorporated into the soil. These seed beds must be constructed so the moisture in them can be con- trolled. If the seed bed is free from weed seed, as it should be, the rows may be made about three inches apart and the seed sown thick enough to raise about three thousand plants to one linear foot (six square feet) of standard cold frame. This will give 500 to 75O plants to a row of six feet long. There is considerable variation in the number of plants that can be produced from an ounce of seed; good gardeners are able to produce 5000. There are so many elements that en- | ter into the question that the number cannot be exact. When the seed is cared for properly it will give plants in six weeks that are large enough to be set out. They should be setout before they are as large as thin lead pencil
 TIME TO SOW
 As in the case of potatoes, one should watch the northern markets and crops. If onions are selling for a very small price in the fall, it is clearly not wise to plant a large crop for early spring, but seeding time should be delayed a month or two, A good crop never fails to bring fair return; it is quite unusual to sell any portion of the crop in the south for less than dollar a bushel. The seed may be sown any time from the first of September to the first of January. The last date brings it into competition with the crops raised in the section just north of it's, but the price is not low enough usually to make the crop cease to be profit able. October is favorite date and one that brings the crop into market after the stored crop has been con- sumed. Immediately after the seed has been sown in the cold frame the preparation of the field should be com menced.
 FERTILIZINC
 Coed compost or well-rotted barn. yard manure will be found excellent and guano still better. Whatever kind be used be sure it contains no weed seed. If both homemade and com mercial fertilizer are to be used, blow the former in, and after the land has been well worked down, use the lattel broadcast and mix if with the soil by using a cut-away harrow.
 SETTING OUT
 The most expensive operation in the growing of onions in this way is the setting out. This will be found to cos about S4OOO an acre. Boys and girls will set out 2,O0o to 5000 a day; 2 good man can set 4,OOO to 5000. anc as it takes about l6O,OOO plants to ar acre it will be seen that it is no small Ijob. It is claimed by persons who have set out several acres that the,
Imperial Valley press and the Imperial press., 1906-08-18

can do so at the cost of 5000 per acre. Persons who are not familiar with onion growing will consider this an almost insurmountable obstacle, but when we remember that it does away with the early wedding and hoeing the expense will not be so heavy as it is first supposed, Twenty dollars is not sufficient to bring an acre of onions to four weeks old by the old method and have the field free from weeds.
 After the seedlings have grown large enough to be handled easily they should be transplanted. Mark the rows off about twelve inches apart, if they are to be worked by hand; if by horse pow CT the rows must be from twenty to twenty-four inches apart. A simple rake-like contrivance that has teeth at proper intervals will serve the purpose of a marker. If the marker is wide
 enough to mark out six or eight rows at once, 1t will be found steadier than a small one. All that is necessary is to make mark for a guide; the lines or marks need not be deep or broad. A revolving marker may be made by fastening a thin rope around wooden roller and inserting pegs at proper in tervals on the circumference; it will lay off distances and be a good guide in planting. If the pegs have been put so they will make a dot every twelve inches in the row all that is necessary is to set plant in each dot and then put three between. These dots are especially desirable if one has boys and girls at work. For setting the plants a small flat dibber is used; a home made one will serve the purpose as well as any. A piece of seasoned hard wood, one inch square and six long, should be shaved down to a flat point and han de fixed across the top. Such a tool can be made easily and quickly or one may have a steel one made by a black smith; these will be found better, but where a good many hands are being worked the item of expense will be worth considering. Te set the plant, insert the dibber on the line and press 1t from you; set the plant with the other hand; remove the dibber and set it in the ground beyond and press the soil firmly to the plant This operation ensures that the soil will be pressed firmly about the roots of the plants. The plants must be set perpendicularly or an ill-shaped onion will result. When one has many hands at work they should be divided into squads and each placed under a careful foreman who should see that the work is done properly and keep the planters supplied with sets.
 The seedlings may be removed from the bed by passing trowel under the row and lifting a lot of them at once; then separate from the soil and trim off the long roots and leaves. The leaves are in the way of later cultivation and the roots bother in planting. If the roots do not start off readily and the conditions of temperature and moisture are all right light dressing of nitrate of soda will be found valuable Mir. T. Greiner advises the use of seventy five pounds of nitrate scda to the acre. Make one application as soon as the field has been set out and a repetition of this about every ten days until five applications have been given. If this
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Imperial Valley press and the Imperial press., 1906-08-18

The Bermuda is recommended as being the best variety for crop in the south. There seems to be a good deal of difficulty in obtaining genuine seed. This is very important point in the success of onion growing. There
The Washington times., 1906-12-28
CongEessman CharIes H. Burke.

Charles II. Burke, one of the two Re
publican Congressman from South Da-
kOta, is winding up a Congressional
career. which has been OF eminent ser
vice 10 his State. lie has served ten
years. and might have served longer
save for the fight between the Senators,
Gamble and KitTedge. over patronage
Burke has played in the KitUedge
game and all was going well for the
combination, until Gamble took "A hand
last summer and routed the entire kit
tredge- Burke combination.
Burke has been a popular and pro-
grcssiye Congressman. and there was no
personal objection 10 him. He was q
victim OF a good political trait, that of
standing by his friends, and he is a
philosopher who knows how TO take
medicine. even when il is bitter He is
young enough 10 be patient and await
the turn o. the tide, when he may come
back as senator.
He IS "a business man. who only went
into politics to make sure that his town
Of Pierre was made the capital OF the
new State. To do this he became State
senator. and naturally drifted into poll
tics. finally coming 10 Washington He
viii return 10 South Dakota when his
term ends, and the fact that he is
saying little IS taken TO mean he viii
do much when 10 comes 10 another scrap
with the Gamble combination
The Washington times., 1906-12-28
NELL WELCOMES OLD BEAU
WHEN NEW GOES TO JAIL
Charles Kit of Burglar Tools Land Him Behind Bars
and John Steps Into Girls
Love-

ST. LOUIS, Dec. 2S-Comely Nellie
Feight nearly cried her blue eyes out
when it became known to all the neigh
DOrs that she had been the innocent Gus
todian of "A kit of burglars tools placed
in her charge by Charles Hahn, seven
teen years old. who was desperately in
love with Ler. The police took him
away and locked him up. and then came
John O'Brien, a grizzled We, ,sran of
eighteen. and Nellie, while bewsiling the
fate of her other sweetheart. coyly ad-
mitted that she loved O'Brien. and ex-
pected 10 be married in a few weeks.
Lovers Came in DToves.
She is plump and rosy All the boys
in the neighborhOod were in love with
her. and Hahn seemed TO be in highest
favor until he got into trouble with
Harry Weisbrodt, fifteen years old, and
John Naumann. seventeen. both fire.
quent visitors at the Feight home and
both ardent admirers OF the chief at
traction of the household
After young Hahn had been locked
UP ne admitted that he was one of
trio whose activity In burglarious effort
had kept the police OF the SouleTd street
station on the jump for more than three
weeks. They had just about despaired
OF getting any clue 70 the series Of mys-
teriOus burglaries which had been going
on with systematic regularly when. by
the merest chance. they were led To the
home OF the Feights. The full story has
The Washington times., 1906-12-28
hORAWETZ PLANS
CURRENCY REFORM
Official of A. T. and S. F.
Railroad VIII Submit
Same to Congress.

victor Morawetz, chairman Of the
board OF directors of the Atchison. To-
peka and Santa Fe railroad has pro
posed currency reform plan that will
be brought to the attention Of Congress
aIter the holiday recess. The Morawetz
plan has considerable support. some ex-
perts believing il preferable 10 the cur
rency legislation proposed by the bill
reported from the House Committee on
BANKING and Currency, which follows
closely the provisions advocated by the
American Bankers Association.
MI MoraWetZ proposes that the ma
tlonal banks be given authority 10 estab-
llsh a joint issue department governed
by board OF managers elected by
the banks. and authorized 10 issue Joint
notes 10 each bank in a sum not ex-
ceedIng It's capital upon payment 10 the
joint issue department OF a contribu-
after providing bonds or satisfactory
Collateral To secure the notes. The re-
demption fund must be at least IS per
cent Of the outstanding notes. and more
II the Secretary Of the Treasury re-
quiFes it.
Undue imitation Of tie currency Is
guarded against by proposing that the
Secretary Of the Treasury. or the man.
aging board OF the joint issue depart
ment SHAH have authority 70 require
the banks 70 increase the redemption
fund at any time. An excessive issue
of notes could be at once checked by
requiring an additional contribution To
the redemption fund.
The Washington times., 1906-12-28

not been told, but the theory is that the
Jealousy of a boy lover Of the girl in
duced the lodging Of information which
connected Hahn with the robberies.
Find the FOOLS.
When the police searched the house
they found screY driveF. a pair Of
pliers, large bunch Of keys and two
chisels, which could be used as iimmies.
There was weeping and wailing at the
Feight home yesterday. and lamenta-
Iion at the reproaches cast upon an
honest name. Neiiie's father denied thar
Hahn mad been her sweetheart. as Hahn
says; said that Nellie had never been
out with him, and that al meetings had
taken place under the paternaI eve in
the back room on the third floor at SIS
south Eighteenth street Nellie likewise
has discredited the statement or Hahn.
She said tearfully that she never loved
anybody but o Brien, and that she
couldn't help the other boys runnfna.
after her
The Washington times., 1906-12-28

nish. capitalist and Standard Oil repre-
sentative; Robert 5 Lovett. counsel of
Union Pacific ia New York; Charles A
Peabody. president OF the Mutual Life
Insurance Company. Henry II. Rogers.
or the Standard oil; David Wilcox.
president of tho LackaWanna road, and
Robert W. Goelel, of the New York
millionaire family"
The executive committee is composed
OF Messrs. Hartman, Stillman. F'rick
IoVett. and Hughitt- The first four on
the list are universally recognized as
Standard oil men. In the light OF this
analysis. the Relationship of this inves-
tigatton 10 the night which the aduliuis-
tratlon is making, all along the line
against Standard on interests, Is made
obvious. The truth is that the men to
whom is entrusted the execution of the
railroad regulation laws feel that the
Harriman-Standard OIL system must be
broken up or Il viii In the very near
future be so powerful that nothing will
be able to stand against H.
The President Is IN agreement with
this view. He has no malice against
the men OF the Standard OIL group. but
he does firmly believe that their tTemen-
dOus growth IN wealth and power, and
the effectiveness OF their organization
are such as 20 make II important that
their indefinite expansion be checked.
To Probe Short Line.
The immense holding company OF the
Union Pacific systematic Oregon Short
Line Railroad Company-is 10 be probed
thoroughly. This concerns stock is all
owned by the Union Pacific except a few
qualifying shares for directors and 1904
shares which the Oregon Short Line
keeps IN it's own treasury But the
Oregon Short Line holds. according to
its report for 1886 TO the Interstate Com
merce Commission. no less than $40
O00. 900 OF the stocks OF other roads, par
value, worth at existing market rates
vastly IN re even than this
But aside from financial methods. the
forthcoming inquiry viii reach into yet
another field The President has re-
ceiVed many and persistent complaints
that rates in Western territory are eX
cessive, and wants TO know whether It
is true. II the commission finds that
they are. and that ia fact they con
stltute an oppressive burden on bust
ness throughout the great area west
OF the Missouri. then II is expected he
will move next for some sweeping
method of reducing them The Union
Pacific charter provision giving the
Government power to control rates is
interesting because OF its possible re-
latIon TO this question.
The Washington times., 1906-12-28

Some weeks ago a sensation was oc-
easioned by publication In The Times
Of the long forgotten provision of the
Union Pacific charter which, under Ger
tain circumstances, gives the Govern
ment control over the rates and charges
that may be imposed by that road That
provision reserved to the Government
absolute power over the rates when the
earnings of the road should have passed
Is per cent on the value OF the property.
Now Is the Time.
A short time afterward a statement
by the Union Pacific showed earnings
of 1913 per cent. ard Immediately there
began to be inquiry whether the old
charter provision was stlll i'm effect or
whether il had been nullihed by the
Government in some of the reorganiza-
tions of the property. If II is still in
effect IL gives the Government a most
convenient handle by which % take
hold OF the combination
IL IS understood that the Government
lawyers. Charles A Severance and
Frank b. kellogg, have been looking
INTO this particular question and will
undertake, at some point during the in
Vesugation, 10 enlighten IL by bringing
out the views OF the Union Pacific
management regarding IT,
placed on the stand, very likely as the
first witness at the New York hearing.
II is understood that Of the directors
some Will DO heard in New York. others
az Chicago and farther Western points
An Interesting analy sis was given to-
day of this board by a man familiar
with financial affiliations He pointed
out that the most casual study of il
would show how completely the Stand
ard OH group dominates the big merger
STANDARD Oil Crowd.
This was his analysis.
James Sullman. president Of the Ma
tional City bank, the great Standard OH
institution; Marvin HUghitt. president
Chicago and Northwestern road: Henry
c. Frick. Standard OIL; Z. II. Harri-
man. ditto; p. A. Valentine, rep
resentative OF the Packers Trust;
Joseph L. Smith. of Salt Lake, head
of the Mormon Church; Oliver Ames,
representing the old Massachusetts
Ames interests in the road; William G..
Rockefeller son of William Rockefeller.
who manages The railroad interests Of
the Rockefeller group William d. Cor
The Washington times., 1906-12-28
Contest With Railroads.

The bill to limit the hours OF labor OF
railroad employees Is another that will
call for the close attention Of the fed
eration after the recess There is agree
ment To vote on the bill in the Senate
January L. The prospects are excel