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The Delta independent., 1906-07-13
Paonia...5OO Cars.

A meeting called by the committee
appointed at the meeting of growers
last week, was held at Bruce hall last
Monday. A. J. Hadley was selected a.
chairman and Clarence Nelson rs sccre-
tary. Mr.. Garvin reported for COM
mittee that they had taken temporary
steps to secure help and suggested that
the committee be empowered to employ
secretary to take charge Of the dis
tribution Of help, etc., and stated that
this meeting was called for the purpose
Of getting an expression from the
growers as to the advisability Of levy
ing an assessment upon the members
for the purpose Of securing funds to
carry on this work. All growers pres
ent signed up statement Of number of
boxes they would each have to market.
There were twenty-nine growers pres
ent who represented shipments Of
la. 600 boxes Of peaches, which II TAX
en- - an indication Of the crop of the
200 growers in the valley would aggre-
gate 10000 boxes figuring this on =
conservative basis our crop will be 900
caxs.-0a1etts.
The Delta independent., 1906-07-13
Lanier..M0rt0n.

On Sunday afternoon last, at the
home of DR.. barley, T. c. Lanier and
Grace E. Morton, were united in mar
riage.
The bride, is the daughter of E. Nor
ton. former proprietor of the Hotchkiss
Hotel and is social favorite of Hotch-
kiss. The groom is Tennessee boy,
coming to Delta county several years
ago. He has spent the greater part Of
his time since here at Hotchkiss, where
he met Miss Morton, but is also well
known to Delta people, having been en-
gagged with O'Brien & Rhodes during
the installment of the Delta water sys-
tenn. The couple came down from
Hotchkiss on Sunday morning and were
accompanied by E. Morton and wife,
Miss Persia Morton, Miss Maude Feeley
and Rex Hull.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lanier left Delta Mon
day for Ouray, where they will reside.
Mr.. Lanier being engaged there with
the D. & r. G. The best of wishes are
extended by all friends and the Inde-
pendent.
The Delta independent., 1906-07-13
MATER system
/ TO BE AUGMENTED.
Iouncil Spend Two Days on Mesa
Viewing Conditions and Practi.
bility Of Work.

4 Delta's water system is to have
en additional supply added to it
~ means of the use of two
4prings laying near the present
head. This augmentation will
insure water the entire year.
81 The city council, with the exception
- one or two members, unavoidably
letained, made trip to Grand Mesa
pst Sunday, returning Monday, and
ghile there made a careful and thor
zugh inspection of the probability of an
edded water supply by building dams
nd utilizing the waters of two hereto
bre untapped springs which lie near
be present head of Doughspoon. 1t
Ras learned from Mayor Hunt that it is
he intention of the city fathers to pro-
Led at once with the work required
md water for every month in the year
Jill be the result. The estimated cost
e the work does not exceed 900 and
e properly done it will be one of the
best Investments ever made by the city.
The fame of Delta s water has spread
over the entire state and the periodical
necessity Of returning to the use of
Gunnison water works a hardship on
fhis good name gained. The system
epday, as it stands, is one of the best in
Western Colorado, but it may be ex-
Dected, according to those who have
lboked the matter over, that the future
IVill bring some trouble by the sloughing
q pipeline. This contingency will
orise from the fact that when the line
= rs put in it seemed to be the desire Of
the contractors to simply lay the pipe
regardless of practical right-of-way.
with the result that in several places
the hillsides seem gradually sloughing
away. Until these spots have all been
cared for and become settled, it may be
expected to experience some trouble.
But the line as whole is very good
piece Of work and with the added as
surance Of plenty of water by this late
move Of the council, householders Of
Delta may congratulate themselves.
A council meeting was called on Tues
day evening and at that time discus
sion Of ways and means took place.
Mayor Hunt and his council should have
the hearty cooperation of every citizen
in this move. 1t follows out plan sug-
gested by former councils and according
TO Mayor Hunt is the only move to
make.
The Delta independent., 1906-07-13
Assessors Notice,

In pursuance to section ninety three
(93) of the Revenue Law, notice is
hereby given that on the 18th day of
July and successive days l will sit to
hear any and all objections to the as
sessment Of property as the same now
stands in my Office at Delta, Colorado,
and you will further take notice that
all objections must be made in writing.
s. l.. CocKREHAM,
County Assessor, Delta County, Colo.
The Delta independent., 1906-07-13
Eiled From Sunlight.

One of the visiting nurses Of the
Nurses Settlement, New York City,
reports tAs eass g . hetis 'giri naussd
Miriam Goldstein, eight years old.
working on mems coats in her squalid
tenement home on Goerick Street. The
visitor begged to take the little toilcr
out for . short walk, for an hour in the
sunshine and fresh air. But the baby's
work was too valuable for that; she
could not be spared from her task even
for an hour. IF il were only the work
Of that day, bad ~ II was, I should not
have minded 30 much," said the visit
or, who was used to such sights. but
the tragedy Of it was the perfection Of
her work. The buttonholcs she was
making were exquisitely done and she
must have worked at least two years
before acquiring such skill"
l have watched hundreds Of little
boys and girls, many Of them even
younger than Miriam, the little button
hole maker. working by night n well
~ by day in scores Of occupations in
the tenemcnts Of our largest cities.
Wrapping cheap candies in Philadel-
phia; making cheap cigars in dim cellar
factories" in Pittsburg; making arti-
fetal flowers in New York and Chicago;
garment-making in q score Of cities;
rag-sorting in filthy cellars exposed to
terrible risks of disease; making pock-
ct books, paper bags, pasteboard box
es, cheap picture frames these are
only few Of the occupations Of little
children.
wherc home Is . hovcl. and dull We grovcl,
Forgetting the world Is fair.
John Spargo in Woman's Home Com
panion for July.
The Delta independent., 1906-07-13
Leave Denver Out.

There has been much discussion in
Colorado regarding the disagreeable
figure that Denver cuts in state politics.
Both parties suffer from it and both are
very weary Of it. Why not leave Dem
yer off the state ticket this fall? Give
the city absolutely nothing. Then let
the next Legislature re district the state,
making Denver congressional district
by itself. Follow this by cutting of all
the counties with which Denver ID
''floated" for legislative purposes.
These changes might not achieve an en-
tire reform but Miner believes they
would help some. -Silverton Miner.
The Delta independent., 1906-07-13
Big CARS EXPECTED
HERE THIS MONTH.
Standard Gauge "YelIows," Saliva.
ton Of Fruit Grower, Soon Here.
Herald the Coming.

A prominent railroad official, in
fact one who has full supervision
over the standard gauging of the
line, makes the statement that
the big cars are to be here on the
10th of this month.
What this means to the fruit grower
Of Delta County is well nigh inestima-
BILE. It means, in dollars and cents, an
increase over former prices Of at least
ten per cent. The old-time re-loading
at Salida and Grand Junction has robbed
the fruit grower. by damage to his
goods, of thousands Of dollars. And
it's all over now. Into the '.yellow"
car direct from his orchard. into cars
that have been iced in Grand Junction
or will receive ice as soon as they get
there, is the result Of the broad raug-
ing. Besides the loss Of condition Of
fruit, the time gained in transit means
q great deal Heretofore it has some
times occurred that cars have been held
in Salida for two or three days awaiting
the gang Of men that had charge of the
re-loading.
Long and patiently have the people
Of Delta County waited for the big cars
and now that they are about here, ev-
cry rancher and business man should
feel several degrees better and several
dollars wcalthier.
The Delta independent., 1906-07-13
NOTHING HEARD
ABOUT WRIGHT.
His Disappearance as Mysterious
as Ever. Surprise to His Peo.
pie in Denver.

Since the mysterious disap-
pearance of Shorty" Wright,
from Delta, on last Friday morn
ing, not one word has been
learned concerning him or his
whereabouts. The drowning the
ory is believed by many to solve
the problem but others think not.
One fact which leads one to believe
that all was not well with Wright's
thinking apparatus, is learned from
Mr.. Davis, proprietor of the hotel in
which Wright stayed. On the last
night his room was occupied, the miss
ing man had secured an additional
lamp from another room, although the
one in his own room was in good order
and ready to burn.
1t was also learned that Wright
called for his mail at the Delta post
Office about nine o'clock on the morning
he disappeared, but no one other than
postal attaches saw him. He did not
walk up Main Street farther than the
Office or he would have been recognized
by those who knew him. On last Sum
day Deputy Sheriff Hammond and a
posse of men made an attempt to drag
the river near the big bridge but found
nothing. The body, if in the river,
could not well have been carried very
far down, several shallow rifles occur
ing not far west of town. AS the river
goes down, if Wright really drowned
himself, undoubtedly his remains will
be discovered.
The Delta independent., 1906-07-13
Are You Going to 0uray?

The Montrose and Delta Sunday
Schools will conduct an excursion to
that wonderful region Tuesday July II.
Train leaves Delta at 700 n M, and
leaves Ouray ut 700 p. m. Tickets
900. Everybody come. Train in two
sections. Ample accommodation.
MILTON FISH,
County Pres.
The Delta independent., 1906-07-13
Which State Would You Have
Guessed?

There are more people in Colorado
from Illinois than from any other state.
the number at the last census being
80, $50. Next comes "Old Mizzoo"
with q, 76s, then Iowa with 24,s75, and
Ohio with 24,62s.
The best people from all parts of the
country have made the Centennial state
great. -Clay's Review.
The Delta independent., 1906-07-13

Mrs. Thad Seaton, Misses Amsbury,
Cook and Haley and Chas. Seaton visi-
ted csdarsdgs on Monday via horse
back.
The Delta independent., 1906-07-13
ASSESSOR COMPLETES
COUNTY VALUATION.
A Gain Of Two Hundred Schedules
Over 1905. Loss Of Cattle Val.
uati0n.

Assessor Cockreham has COM
pleted his compilation for the an
nual tax of 1906 and finds that
Delta County has value of 81, 81O,-
600, or nearly three million dol
lars. This would mean, if the
actual cash value were stated,
that Delta County is worth up
wards of $40, 900, 600.
The great difference in the cash and
assessed valuation may be explained in
one fact that Colorado laws do not per-
nit the assessing Of orchards. and land,
on which these valuable adjuncts to our
rancher's incomes, stand, is valued at
the same ration as it would be if in al
falfa only. For instance. to show the
real difference between cash and county
valuation, orchards in the vicinity of
Paonia. that have sold as high rs 81 900
per acre, according to the assessors
books are worth only about one-fifth Of
that sum.
Much pressure has been brought to
bear among assessors Of different coun-
ties, to assess the lands and chattels at
the real value, thereby reducing the
levy and in reality making not one iota
Of difference to the cash payer. But
the State Board of Equalization fatty
refuses to value corporation interests
in the respective counties in this man
ncr and the assessors refuse to make
the property owners pay the increased
ratio over corporation interest For in
stance, the corporation interests Of
DolGa. .csmEy-ass aA1sd ct s6as, 900
and it would be manifestly unfair to
place any private taxpayers values in
higher ratio than this. Undoubtedly
the corporation interests in this county
could not be purchased. were they for
sale. for fve times the sum represented
above and it Is wholly without the pow
er Of the county assessor to make any
changes in the state schedule.
One reason why = real valuation would
be more expedient than the one now in
use. is that the per cent collected would
be correspondingly less and people COM
ing into this county to invest would not
be staggered by the size Of the levy.
Tell man that your levy is seven per
cent and he will think taxes exhorbant,
but tell him the levy is only 81 per
cent and he thinks it within reason.
And the end could be accomplished by
simply doubling the valuation.
An addition of over two hundred
schedules means at least twelve hun
dred more people in Delta County this
year than last and this number Is what
Mr.. Cockreham informs the Indcpen-
dent is gained. No mean average when
one stops to consider that the county
only claimed population, last year. of
IL, 900.
The Delta independent., 1906-07-13

l. l. Keiffer and family enjoyed an
outing on Grand Mesa.
The Delta independent., 1906-07-13
All Profit.


A friend Of ours. who has spent the
greater part Of his life on the road, told
Of an amusing experience that hap
pened tho other day in nearby town.
A party Of travelling men were stopping
at q "hotel" and had just staggered
through wretched meal more conspic-
uous for It's lack Of quantity and quality
than otherwise. The ordeal over the
party sauntercd to the landlady's desk
and each laid down fifty-three cents,
just three cents more than the regular
price. whats this for. said the sur
prised landlady. ITO make II all profit"
bravely essayed one Of the crowd.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer., 1906-03-03
White Pine About Exhausted.

There is food for national reflection
in the statement by a newspaper rep
resenting the Michigan lumber inter-
ests that ito all intents and purposes
there is no white pine here any
more" The fact can hardly be ig-
nored that the case presents an ex-
amples of undiscriminating tariff pol
icy. No intelligent protectionist will
deny that the purpose of a protective
tariff is to foster and increase the
domestic production Of the staple on
which the duty is laid. No man with
his eyes open can dispute that the eff
feet of the tariff on lumber has been
to hasten the destruction of the
white pine forests. When forty years
of that duty has ended in wiping out
what was the most important supply
of lumber in this country the reason
for continuing the obstacle against
drawing on other countries for our
lumber needs is hard to perceive
Pittsburg Dispatch.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer., 1906-03-03

FOR JUS wha: it is, and not try to Kill It
hE a heavy taN Manufacturers some
times try 20 force measures in their
own interests, but contrary to the i'll
teres,s Of he people and the labor
trust is always active to push through
bills drafted in the interest of that
trust bur directly contrary to the in
tcrCsts Of the people as a whole. Wit
ness the antiinjunction bill by which
labor unions seek to tie the hands OF
our courts and prevent the issue Cf
any order TO restrain the members of
that trust from att9cking men or de
Stroying property. Such a bill is per
hapS the most Infamous insult to our
courts ana the common people ever
laid before Congress and the RCpTcsCn-
tatiVcS in Congress must be held TO a
strict accountability for their acts re
lating thereto. But when bills come
before Congress that are drawn in the
interests Of all the people they should
recF.Nc the active personal support of
the people and the representatives, be
instructed by the citizens. The Sena-
tors also should be written to and in
Structcd. If, therefore, You viii re-
member Your privilege and duty You
will at oncC-noW-Writ to your Con
grcSSman and Senator on this pure
food bin. Clip and enclose the copy
herewith presented and ask them to
make business of following it through
the committee considering it. Urge
its being brought to a vote and re-
questing that they vote for 1t.
Some oppTessfvely intelligent and
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer., 1906-03-03
BRIDES IN GLOWING RAIMENT
White for Wedding Gowns of Compar
ativeIy Modern Origin.


1t is of interest to note that the
choice of white for wedding gowns IS
comparatively of modern origin. The
Roman brides wore yellow, and in
most Eastern countries pink is the
bridal color. During the Middle Ages
and in the Renaissance period brides
wore crimson to the exclusion of all
other colors. Most of the Plantaganet
and Tudor queens were married in that
vivid hue, which is still popular in
parts of Brittany, where the bride is
usually dressed in crimson brocade.
1t was Mary Stuart who first chang
ed the color of the bridal garments
At her marriage with Frances |. of
France, in 1858, which took place not
before the altar, but before the great
doors of Notre Dame, she was gown
ed in white brocade. with train OF
pale blue Persian velvet six yards in
length.
This innovation caused a great stir
in the fashionable world of that time
1t was not, however, until quite the
end of the seventeenth century that
pure white-the color worn by royal
widows-became popular for bridal
garments.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer., 1906-03-03
Mrs. Jack" Gare,ner's ateer

Mrs. Jack" Gardner. the eccentric
rich woman OF Boston. has added one
more TO her list of surprising accom-
plishments. few days ago it be-
came known that she has become an
expert at jiu jitsu. Japanese pro-
lessor of the art having given her
series OF lessons. The instructor saws
he is astonished at the aptitude dis
played by the society woman and that
II a burglar should invade her splen-
did Boston home he would likely re-
ceive a short shrift. Mrs Gardner, he
said. could throw the intruder across
the room and bump his head in such
a way that he would be out of com
mission.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer., 1906-03-03
Characteristics Of Gen. Grant.

Gen. Frederick d. Grant, who is in
command Of the department of the
east. with headquarters on Cover
nor's island Is mailing himself useful
in number of quiet ways entirely
distinct from his military responsible
tiles. Gen. Grant is a good listener,
as was his famous father, and when
he has anything TO say he says it
clearly and in so direct a manner
that every one can understand what
he means. He seldom appears in uni
form in public. but is always one Of
the best dressed men to be found in
New York city, and while other men
in public meeting will lounge about
In careless manner as to position and
dress he always sits in his chair with
q military erectness. His resem-
blance to his father increases every
year.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer., 1906-03-03
Harvest of the Shears.

A reporter recently took a journey
OF considerable length for the purpose
Of interviewing rising literary light
as to his next novel. On reaching the
house he discovered the author seated
in his garden, engaged in earnest con-
yersation with little boy who had a
large towel pinned around his neck
The author received his visitor cor
daily, but seemed rather absent
minded. Are you willing to tell me
a little about your next important
work." asked the reporter. The lit
erary man clicked a pair of shears
and patted the boy on the shoulder
We were just talking about it as
You came up" he said Willie thinks
1 ought TO do it with bowl, but |
think can do it without What would
you advise? You see, his mother has
always cut it before, but she's away
just nowi'-Las Angeles Times.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer., 1906-03-03
The Dread Disease Pneumonia.

We spend time and money in
fighting the white scourge and one of
the important measures proposed by
the Iowa legislature to act upon this
winter is the founding of 4 state hos
pital for consumptives. Yet it is
doubtful if Chis disease can lay claim
to a larger number of victims than
can pneumonia. In the presence of
the rampant pncumococcus the physi-
clan is practically helpless. The
question Of recovery seems to be
whether the patient is strong enough
to bear with the poison produced by
the germ until that poison is strong
enough TO kill the germ itself. 1t is
duel to the death between patient
and germ and if the patient would win
he must begin to train long before he
has any suspicion that the struggle is
coming. In other words, he must
keep in good health.-Nebraska State
JOurnal
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer., 1906-03-03

A few weeks ago the diplomatic
representatives of Corea at Washing
ton and the other great capitals pro-
tested against the absorption of their
country by Japan. Neither President
Roosevelt nor the head of any other
country gave any official attention to
what they said. In London. Paris,
Washington, Berlin, St. Petersburg,
and all the other capitals the Corean
legations have been closed, never to
be reopened. Hereafter Toxic talks
for Seoul. A pretense of administra-
tive independence for Corea is made
by Japan, but this does not deceive
anybody in or out of Corea. That
country's foreign affairs are looked
after in Washington, London and the
rest of the nations by the japanese
legations Louis 0fobe Demo
crat.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer., 1906-03-03
CHINAMEN HAVE HARD HEADS
Visiting Celestials Made Records for
Capacity for Liquor.

Whom the imnerial Chinese commits
ciorars denarted from Washington If
/ tor ,beir waeI,,s stav tho officials of
/ tho government and officers of the
! army and navy detailed to show the
! r.lnstials arornd sougbt the seclu-
! sio, of Turkish baths and other rest
ful pIaces and remained under cover
| for a long time
T,bav had started ont to make the
/ marc hut had finished nv following
! Tho cIin SET nv the bland and wholly
urdisturbnd Cinnamon BEFORE the
weeks all hands around was ever
| lorp Icrore-thoy 3w0ke 70 4 rpaliZa-
| tfon Cf how or;eyously they had nm
dernstinatad the Chinese caDacitv
and the Chinese ability TO STAY the
fu cun distance 10 cmplov a meta
uhor frat vet in ,his connection has
sorln litoraInr.s about if
Thcre yvprn NIGHTS when the dav's
swirl with the Cbfnamog all over I'M
III The following morn. some mem
grers of The conyoviug Marty were
fonnd standing in shadow corners
gibhcring and feeling tentatively of
their heads One naval officer a man
famous throughout the country for his
invulncrabiIitv at mess service. who
has never becr known to miss his
Darr in the chorus of the last of the
chantics sung around the board,
dropped ont altogether uDon the par
tv.s return from Mount Vernon a trip
made on the DoInbin.
The Chinamcn's invariably and in
yiolabIe custom of taking theirs neat.
lnmixcd and unchasad wrought unon
him so that ont of nUre regard for the
pronrieties and his in'ards he was
compeIIed to withdraw Tho China
man views If as = nrofanation of +ha
snirit to dilutn tho Same with ca con-
tnmptibIe and common = Medium as
vater To This Wow bound nv tho
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer., 1906-03-03

New Orleans, was born Aug. 6, 1851,
and received his primary education
in that city. He studied in France
and in the Catholic University of
Ireland, and for time was professor
of mathematics in st. Mary's College,
Dundalk. After completing his theo-
logical education in the Marist House
of Studies at Dublin, he was ordain-
ed in 1885, and upon returning to
Louisiana was for time president of
jefferson college. Subsequently DR..
Blenke held = pastorate at Algiers,
La, and in 1889 he was raised to the
episcopate and placed in charge Of
Porto Rico. He was held in the high
est esteem by Archbishop Janssep
and Archbishop Chapelle.