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The La Jara chronicle., 1906-11-30

dollars, imperatively demanded more
room and better business facilities.
The new building is a landmark. mot
only il the progress of the company,
but in the growth of Denver and the
expansion of it's wholesale trade. The
company's business, which is increas'
ing all the time, covers all the states
and territories west of the eastern liney
of Colorado and Wyoming, and OLD
Mexico and British Columbia as well.
employing five active commercial trav-
elers. The business has quadrupled In
the last six years.
CIR Root, the manager, under whom
this increase has been accomplished.
has been with the house for sixteen
years, and has every detail of the bust-
ness thoroughly in hand. What 10
MORE he has the confidence OF his
customers and the respect of his en-
ployes. But Herman Warnecke is the
Nestor of the company, having been
with it for twenty-six years as asso-
ciate manager and cashier. Although
past the allotted three-score years and
ten, lie has lost no jot Of his efficiency
and has a strong hold on the old
patrons of the house.
The new building, which is devots4
to wholesale seeds only, has about one
third of an acre of floor space in it0
five stories. 1t is thoroughly up to
date in its elevators and chutes for
handling goods, which are unloaded
and loaded directly from and into the
freight cars. Its facilities for loading
into wagons and drays are equally
good.
On the fifth floor. which has an Al
most perfect system of ventilation.
there are now seven carloads OF onion
sets On the fourth floor are many
carloads of grain and grass seeds. and
among the stock on the third floor is .
carload of Kentucky bluegrass seed
Provision is made for recleaning seeds
by the latest and best styles of clean
ing mills.
On the second floor are the almost
numberless varieties of vegetable and
flower seeds. On this floor are the
large and well-appointed offices Of the
company.
The retail branch, familiar to an
Coloradans, is a little more than
block away, on Fifteenth street, con-
nected by private telephone system.
The La Jara chronicle., 1906-11-30
American Expert Leads World.

Gardner F. Williams, the American
mining engineer who directs the dia-
mond output of the world, was born in
Michigan. but became a resident of
California at 10 and a student at Cali
fornia college in Oakland, afterward
the state university. He perfected
his education at the mining Academy
of Freiberg. among the lead mines of
SaIony. He was assayer in the mint
at San Francisco two years and spent
some time in practical work in the
mines of Nevada and northern Cali
fornia. He then went on an exploring
expedition for the Rothschilds to Ma
schonaland and made the acquaint-
ance of Cecil Rhodes. He took charge
Of the mines of the De Beers company
In 1886. through the influence of
Rhodes and has been at their head un-
I'll recently, when he returned to
America, leaving his son, Alpheus VIII
liams in his place.
The La Jara chronicle., 1906-11-30
PRESIDENT HOME
HAD DELIGHTFUL TRIP TO PAN
ANA AND BACK.
PLANS SPECIAL MESSAGE

President and Mrs Roosevelt Thor.
oughIy Enjoyed the TrIp-was Deep
Iy Impressed With United States
Navy. Panama and Porto Rico.
washington.-Comp a remark.
able trip to Panama, during which he
Travelled several thousand miles by sea
and visited. not only the Isthmus. but
Porto Rico as well, and voicing his
thorough enjoyment of the entire voy-
age, President Roosevelt returned to
Washington at 10:42 o'clock Monday
night.
The trip up the Potomac upon the
converted yacht Mayfower. to which
he and his party were transferred from
the Louisiana at Piney Point Monday
afternoon, was made without special
incident.
AS the Mayfower pulled into the
dock at the rear of the office of the
commandant at the navy yard, Miss
Ethel Roosevelt, the presidents daugh-
ter, and Miss Hagner, Mrs. Roosevelt's
secretary. wers awaiting to greet the
party.
Miss Roosevelt Immediately rushed
on board as soon as the gangplank was
laid. and affectionately greeted her
father and mother. There was also at
the dock to welcome the President.
Captain Mccoy. U. S. A.. and Lieuten-
ant Commander Key of the marine
corps. the presidents aides. the com.
mandant and other officials of the navy
yard and the Uruguayan charge
d'affaircs. The president landed within
ten minutes after the arrival of the
Mayfower.
To those who met him he stated that
he had had delightful trip and that
he was feeling fine. The President and
Mrs. Roosevelt Immediately went to
the White House. which they reached
after IL o'clock. AS the President
alighted from his carriage he shook
hands with all the attaches and others
waiting on the portico.
Speaking of his trip the President
said:
I'VE had a very pleasant, very enjoy.
able time. and l am deeply impressed
with the United States navy, with Pan.
anna and Porto Rico"
The Panama canal, 1t was stated by
the President. will be the subject of a
special message. and consequently on
that subject the President will say
nothing at this time.
The La Jara chronicle., 1906-11-30
DEATH OF A. II. GARFIELD.
Colorado Pioneer and Relative Of Pre-.
Ident Garfield.

/ loent Gdrnelo.
| Denver-Alexander H. Garfield OF
this city died of a stroke Of paralysis
at Morrison November 23d. He was a
relative and play mate OF President Gar
1 field and one Of the well-known pio-
I neers of Colorado, and at the time OF
his death was seventy-nine years OF
age.
Mr.. Garfield was a thirty-second de-
gree Mason, knight Templar and a
Shriner, and very prominent in Ma
sonic circles. AS president of the
Colorado Lime and Fluxing company.
the Leadyille Lime and Fluxing COM
pany, the Morrison Lime and Fluxing
company and several other stone com
panies. he was known throughout the
state among business men. AS pioneer
mis- name is familiar to all the old resi-
dents OF Colorado, having been a resi-
dent OF Denver for twenty-seven years.
For twenty-six years he has furnished
the smelters OF Denver with fux.
He was still actively engaged in busi-
ness and in the best of health The
stroke which resulted in his death
came upon him suddenly Monday morn
ing in Morrison.
Mr.. Garfield's widow and only daugh
ter. Mrs. Perry. were in Pasadena, Cali
fornia, at the time and instantly started
for Denver. For the past few years he
had spent a great deal Of time in Cali
fornia. as have his widow and daugh-
ter.
Mr.. Garfield was born in Phelps, New
York, and moved to Painesville, Ohio,
when about twenty-five years of age
with his people. Here he engaged in
the contracting and stone business and
was for years government contractor.
He built great many breakwaters and
lighthouses along the shores OF Lake
Erie for the government, and erected
many federal buildings Of various kinds
throughout the state.
President Garfield was his second
cousin and the two used to visit one
another frequently.
Twsnty-seven years ago Mr.. Garfield
left Fainesville and came to Denver,
where he has remained in business
since.
The La Jara chronicle., 1906-11-30
SinoIno Recorda.

The singer. at the end of the prac.
tice aria. painted heavily.
Il sang 196 notes that time" he
said. without once taking breath"
Indeed! That must be record"
mo. The record is held by Courtics
Pounds. Pounds sang 316 notes with.
out respiration In 1898. The record
previous to that was held by Farinclli
with 300 notes. Norman Salmond ha,
sung 2s7 notes In this way.
ut is wonderful what lungs trained
singers have. The average man could
hardly sing so notes without breath
ing. whereas to the singer 200 would
be nothing"
The La Jara chronicle., 1906-11-30
Yale Football ReceIpts,

New Haven, Conn.-Yale will re.
ceive about $4,000 as her share of the
receipts OF the Yale-Harvard game this
year and probably $4,000 from the
Yale-Princeton game. The receipts are
somewhat less than last year. because
Princeton's game was not In this city
nor Yale's in Cambridge. in which in.
stances the crowds are in the aggre-
gate larger. Smaller games are ex-
pected to swell Yale's total receipts to
about sec. 900 for the season.
The La Jara chronicle., 1906-11-30

The extraordinary popularity OF fine
white goods this summer makes the
choice of Starch matter of great i'm
portance. Defiance Starch, being free
from all injurious chemicals, is the
only one which is safe to use on fine
fabrics. Its great strength as a stiff
ener makes half the usual quantity of
Starch necessary, with the result OF
perfect finish, equal to that when the
goods were new.
The La Jara chronicle., 1906-11-30
THE DARTElpEs SEED coMPANYn
DENVER, COLORADO. y

The Barteldes Seed Company, for.
msrly Barteldes & Co.. moved into It,
large, substantial and admirably cor
structed new hve-story building On
Sixteenth street. near the Union depot.
In Denver, about the 1st Of November.
This action was taken none too soon.
as the rapidly increasing volume q
business. which during the past year
approximated one-third of . millioo
The La Jara chronicle., 1906-11-30
HOW Weed. MuItiplx.

To give some idea of how weeds
multiply 1t may be stated that single
plant Of pepper grass will produce
$4,000 seeds; dandelion. 10000: shep-
1000: common thistles. $4,000: cham
omile. 10000: ragweed. 5000; purs-
iaine. $4,000; plantain. $1,000. and
burdock. $4,000.
The La Jara chronicle., 1906-11-30

The ring of the almighty dollar adds
appreciably to the satisfaction a girl
derives from her engagement ring.
The La Jara chronicle., 1906-11-30

Defiance Starch is the latest inven-
ton in that line and an improvement
on all other makes; 1t Is more eco
aomical. does better WORK, takes les
time. Get it from grocer.
The La Jara chronicle., 1906-11-30

He who hurries cannot walk with a
stately step.-Chinese proverb.
The La Jara chronicle., 1906-11-30
schools Teach Gard Playing.

OVHoVF1 SdST SdT0 FIdyTIHs
Card playing has become so general
among German women of the upper
classes that regular lessons in play
ing are now given in fashionable
boarding schools for girls.
The La Jara chronicle., 1906-11-30

Important to Mothers.
ErHmine carefully every bottle OF CASTOR1A,
safe and sure remedy for infants and children,
and see that 1t
The La Jara chronicle., 1906-11-30
A Story Of a Thirsty Cat.

Perhaps you thing the old water
in-the-milk joke has been worked to
death, but I've found new variation
of it." said South Side man recently.
You know l have a small negro girl
as a nurse for my children. and one OF
her duties is to tell stories to the kids
Just before bedtime. They always lis
ten intently to what she says. and last
night / decided to listen, too. This ID
what heard:
".An' de cat, she got thirsty, an she
got thirstier an mo- thirsty, an
finally she went to pan OBJ milk sit
tin in de pantry to get drink OF
watah!'
II told the story to our milkman this
morning and he didn't laugh at all"
Kansas City Times.
The La Jara chronicle., 1906-11-30

When a wise man has occasion to
call anyone liar. he uses long-dis-
tapce phone.
The La Jara chronicle., 1906-11-30

ASIA CIGARS
Will not make you nervous. Ask your dsaleD
Or The NJ Hyman Cigar Co.. $40 nth Street.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1906-03-15
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.
Senator Scott of West Virginia,
SquaTely Against
The RAILROAD RATE BILL
The Porto Rioans Claim They Havo Less
Self Government Now Than They Did
Under Spain.
Regular Correspondent, of The Argus.

Regular Correspondent Of The Argus.
WAsHINGToN, Mar. II, 1906.
Opposition to the rate bill has
ben latent all along and is crystallz.
ing as the opportunity offers for the
enemies Of the measure to get a
tangible reason for criticism. Sena-
tor Scott of West Virginia IS one of
the latest TO come into the open and
array himself squarely against the
administration measure. In
speech in the Senate this week, he
took just the position that Will he
assumed latter by number Of Sena.
tors and denounced the proposed
legislation as i'll advised and INSULT.
cient lie took the position that
government regulation OF rates was
tsntamount to government owner.
ship, differing in degree but not in
kind. He SAID that the experience
OF foreign governments had abund
antly proved that the government
could not make rate that would
meet the needs Of expanding trade
ana commerce. And he said that
a rate based on mileage alone would
tend to centralize the trade OF the
country in few cities that we're
geographically favored IN their loca-
ton. This las. statement disclosed
the radical weakness Of the speakers
position, as il was obvious that
river or seaboard ,ity, the path Of
which was open to any sort Of
carrying competition would Of neces
sity have the advantage Of comped-
ton such as any favorably located
point on the railroad ought to have.
The advantage Of location is obvious
and inevitable if all shippers and all
localities arc treated on a perfectly
equitable basis and the railroad.
which is really the highroad OF the
country just as The rivers are, we're
thrown open TO all comers on equal
terms. The Senator said he wanted
TO sec the railroads forced 20 make
connections with branch and lateral
lines and thus be forced TO give
free and equal access 60 an shippers
to all markets. lie also favored
The principle Of court review in any
raie-making power that might be
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1906-03-15
SWISHER'S NEW THEATRE
Nlorgantown, w. Va, Monday, March 70,
1906, With the Musical Comedy,
Girls Will be Girls"

ABOVE cut is the Theatre business block in Moroon
toW W. va, which is nearing completion This building is one
ne most uptodate Office buildings in the The Theatre
Is III te rear OF the building the best Theatres in
n mes Virginia having seating capacity 4OO stage large
enough to accommodate the best shows on the road % %
This building has been under construction for to I ~ ~,
alre Will be known as the Swsher Theatre will be under
OF scott Swishe who gives to the
the road ~ " sou ''o "o9' SHOWS
grand opening of the Theatre will be Monday March
20 Inc attraction for this date William A. Bradys Musical
Someuy Girls Will be Girls Inasmuch the NJ Il X r. r.
hingwood gives the people chance visit Morgan
~ on hls occasion Any desiring may have seats
price o tickets for this attraction will be 100 SO 90 and
SoOo Parties writing for will toward check or money order
lor amount Tickets on sale Friday March 16
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1906-03-15
THE RELATION OF THE HOME TO
THE BALLOT.

The home ideal of to-day is the
best the world has yet known, and
1t will continue to develop as larger
freedom and broader culture come
to all who share its life.
TO argue tha woman's work diff
fers from mans does not necessarily
assume that she should be deprived
of the tools with which to perform
it.
1t is not question of whether
men wish women to have certain
privileges or opportunities, or wheth-
er all women agree in desiring them,
but whether, in performance of the
duties women undertake, they need
these privileges in order to obtain
the best results for themselves and
their vocation. Suppose that the
sphere Of woman's service is limited
by the home, the question still re
mains; DO political conditions affect
the home ? Does its happiness,
its highest we'll being, or even ITS
very existence, depend upon the
character Of l h c government in
which 1t is located And who can
doubt it IN the face OF such state.
ments as this, taken from recent
Philadelphia paper:
'In this city alone there were
seven thousand deaths Of babies in
1903; nearly half from scarlet fever,
a needless disease: and the other
half from preventable diseases, all
OF whom could have been saved if
public opinion and the city govern
ment gave health a sufficient pro
lection. Councils willing to appro
pirate enough 90 enable our Health
Department to suppress children's
diseases would in a decade reduce
these deaths probably by one halt"
This is but one of many state
ments which show conclusiyoly that,
from the beginning Of life until its
close, the government affects the
home to such an extent as to i'm
peril its very existence, and that
women in the pursuit Of home max
ing need political power to regulate
the conditions which control It's life,
as much as do men in the business
by which they accumulate the ma
terial substance which provides for
its necessities.
REv. ANNA IT. SHAW.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1906-03-15


lie is deprived of their services as
citizens.
To counteract this loss, and at
the same time 10 open the natural
| resources of these Counties to com
merce, comprehensive and rat
ional system of railroads is absolutely
required.
An extended tour of the counties
remote from the present railroad
lines was made during the fall and
summer Of 1883 by the Commission.
Examination satisfies us that coal,
iron, ores and limestone, building
stone of rare value, together with
vast forests of every valuable timber,
are abundant, requiring only the
stimulus of easy transportation to
market for their development and
utilization.
With these elements of wealth,
lying more convenient to the sur
rounding markets than those Of
almost any other State in the Union,
1t is matter of wonder that they
have not, heretofore been utilized.
The only reason apparent for this is
that our people are not possessed of
the necessary means to build the
required railroads to transport them
to market, while other and less
eligible fields, favored with abund-
ance of capital for their develope-
ment, and perhaps aided by the
supreme power of their State, have
thus far monopolized these markets.
AS matter intimately associated
with the future development of the
resources of the State, the problem
of how to supply these roads has
engaged the earnest attention of
the Commission.
The results of their inquiry can
not now be given in so full detail
as is desirable, nor can the statisti-
cal information acquired be now
presented, because the inquiry
is not complete. Notwithstanding
this, we deem it proper to suggest
here that nature has marked out the
routes for the avenues for our raw
material and made them palpable
in the streams that have their origin
near the center of the State. TAX.
ing the county of Webster as the
central point, it will be found that
together with the counties adjoining
1t, embrace the sources of a large
number of the principal rivers of
the State.
Here the tributaries Of the Monon-
gala and Great and Little Kanawha
Rivers have their sources, while Just
beyond the confines of this section
the South Branch of the Potomac
and Jackson rivers rise.
The list of streams embraces the
little Kanawha, Great Kanawha,
Tygarts Valley, Cheat, West Fork
of the Monongahela, South Branch
Of the Potomac, Greenbrier, Gauley,
Elk, New, Coal, Guyandotte, twelve
Pole and Big Sandy Rivers whose
courses and channels suggest the
natural ways to the great resources
Of which we speak.
A system of railroads, therefore,
which shall occupy the valleys Of
the principal Of these streams will
prove the base lines which will
efectually and thoroughly open up
and deyelope this territory and its
resources. Such Of these as reach
the northern limits Of the State will
find rail connections with the Balli.
more and Ohio Railroad and slack
water in the Monongalia River; that
to the east will reach the same rail
road at mouth Of South Branch or
Harper's Ferry and the Chesapeake
and Ohio canal along its course;
those 90 the west will find cheap
transportation at the Ohio river on
our western border.
The route south along New River
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1906-03-15
A TAXATION COMMISSION
Report Made in 1884 Under Governor
Jacob B. Jackson
ApropOs Of the Railroad Rate Regulation Troubles Now,
Under Discussion
DEAR Mr.. BRowN -
HUNTINGTON, March ., 1906.

DEAR Mr.. Brown
Apropos OF the Va railroad investigation which immi
nen have had copied reference TO the situation 1854
depicted IN the Tax Commissions report of that
herewith in the hope that its publication this time suggest
something useful to State and people The time
land owners from poiation has passed-neary lands
are now IN the hands of spectators and railroads
but the scheme of building State railroads regulate
still available and than then, within
my opinion nothing short of this method will be effective
you impressed with this idea publish extract
named at least make such reference and the
situation as will get the idea to public now the
excited curiosity believe you will have done the
Tor any reason you cannot give the article space your
read The Argus by exchange fcourtee
from T. l. Murdock, of Ironton, Ohio nearth this city
with good wishes, very truly yours L. A. BENNETT.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1906-03-15

The bust Of Captain John Smith,
which was modelled by General Bad
en- Powell, the hero Of Mafeking
and a collateral descendant Of the
old Virginia hero, has just been re-
celved by the Governor Of Virginia,
and will be installed with much
ceremony in the rotunda Of the
Capitol at Richmond.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1906-03-15

The exhibitors at the spousman's
Show at New York when requested
to display at the jamestown Expo
siuon we're almost unanimous in
their acceptance Of the invitation.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1906-03-15

REy. ANNA IT, SHAW
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1906-03-15

The State Supreme Court Of Iii
nois has handed down a decision to
the effect that labor organizations
cannot escape responsibility for the
actions of their members when VIC.
lations Of the law occur, even if off.
cials Of the union adjure the mem.
bers to keep the peace.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1906-03-15

VIII Kingwood ever get a railroad
or will we always have to 90 to the
country to find one7
The San Francisco call., 1906-10-12

from his record to show that the man
whom the Santa Cruz convention nomi-
mated has never been the tool of the
bosses, but, on the other hand, has been
the stanch friend of the people.
challenge any Democrat, or any one
else who wishes to do so, to gainsay
my statements. Gillett's record is open
to scrutiny in the years he has been
in political slife, and no one can find
where he cast a vote or acted in the
interest of the Southern Pacific
PROMISE TO ORANGE MEN.
Gillett evoked a storm of applause
by assuring the orange growers that
so far as lay in his power as Governor
he would strive to have the California
delegation work to incorporate in the
railroad rate regulations a provision
that the shippers should be allowed
the right to designate the route for
their shipments to the East.
Tonight a rally was held at Ocean
Park. Gillett brought out about 400
people, taxing the place to the utmost.
U. S. Webb, candidate for reelection
as Attorney General, delivered an ad-
dress, and Candidate Porter made a
few remarks. Webb and Porter will
remain with Gillett during this taking
OF the south by storm. Tonight they
will speak at San Bernardino
The San Francisco call., 1906-10-12
PLANS FOR RECEPTION.
Formal Welcome to Be Extended by
Professor Davidson

The University of California con-
sders the visit of Captain Amundsen
an historical and scientific event What
ever part in the arrangements for
fitting reception is assigned to the
university viii be cheerfully per-
formed" said President Benjamin Ide
Wheeler at a meeting of the Amundsen
general reception committee yesterday
afternoon.
The Fran Club was officially in
formed of the arrival of the distin-
guished explorer by Captain Amund-
sens secretary. Through him the ex-
plorer was invited to take possession
of the rooms at the clubhouse. which
have been in readiness for him for
some time.
President Wheeler. who will be toast
master at the banquet. which will close
the public demonstration in honor of
Captain Amundsen. announced that the
Welcome on behalf of the scientists
would be extended by DR.. George DaY-
idson, professor of geography at the
university. Pending adyices as to the
arrival of the Gjoa. the committee can
not set the dates for the demonstration,
but its members hope to be able to
complete their work at the meeting g
fixed for Monday afternoon.