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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-03-15
Ware & LeIand,s Market Letter.

An effort was made during late trading
yesterday TO cause an advance in the mar
ket through heavy purchases of May
around 1912 cents. the buying being by
the same interest that endeavored TO put
July over II cents last week.
When the course Of the days market
is considered with May breaking away
and selling In the nelghborhood of 1912
cents. the success of the operation is
readily seen.
AS was the case on the previous ad-
vance, it was a comparatively simple mat
ter to buy the cotton, but to find mar
ket for the cotton after it was purchased
was entirely another story
In the face of very heavy buying from
1895 down for May, the local market
broke away rapidly and seemed to have
practically no buying power.
Trading was active, as has been usual
on each decline. But a noticeable feature
of each rally is the ensuing dullness.
From this 1t must be concluded that there
is no MISLEADING the tendency of the mar
ket, which is still toward the lower level.
1t is more than likely that operators will
now cover short contracts before the
ginners' report, and this maysl lead to tenn
porary support.
As TO the extent and duration of any
market Improvement It IS quite intpossi-
BILE to state. ar4
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Lovemsn & Co.'S Market Letter.

The cotton market took a turn for the
worse today. To begin with, Liverpool
was disappointing, causing our market to
open barely steady at a decline of to
10 points. Shortly after the opening.
heavy selling orders principally of May
and July, appeared in the market, which
having no bull support, yielded quickly
to the bearish pressure. For a brief space
of time panicky conditions prevailed
and a large number of stop loss orders,
reached by the break, were executed a
new low level for the season was reached
on May and July, the former month
going as low as 1046 while the latter sold
as low as 1851. Atlthis level. large short
interests covered freely and there was
some fresh buying on the bull side. The
market subsequently improved several
points additional on unfavorable weather
conditions prevailing throughout the belt
The easiness of spots. however led to
renewed selling before the close which
was steady at a net loss for the day Of IA
to 10 points on the old crop and 10 points
on the new crop months.
Spots were officially reported easy and
X cent lower on all grades. Sales amount
ed to 1000 bales of spots and 800 bales of
to arrive on the basis of 1912 for mlddling.
There was no deliveries on contract today.
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Bonds,
Money on Call.

New York, March H-Money on call
firm and higher, 4a6ik per cent; ruling
rate, Ave- per cent closing bid, per cent;
offered at per cent Time loans steady;
sixty and ninety days, 5@5h per cent; six
MONTHS per cent.
Prime mercantile paper, 5m5R2 per cent;
sterling exchange firm, with actual bust
ness in bankers bills at Si.S5.6od4.S5.70 for
demand and at $fS2. 4Od4.s2.45 for sixty
day bills; posted rates. s4S3d4sSHs and
$4S6I2m4S7; commercial bills, s4s2; bar
silver, 631sc; Mexican dollars. 49l4c.
Government bonds steady; railroad
bonds firm.
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Fruits and Produce.

Lemons-Per box. extra fancy, $4a4 20
Oranges - California navel oranges,
50 50d3. rs; grape fruit, S5.5On6
Appes-Northern grown, 50 pound box.
81. 50662 10.
Tomatoes-Per crate. S45015.
Florida Beans-Per crate, $3.50.
Limes-Per 100 81.
Peanuts-Fancy per pound &c; No. 2, DC.
Sweet Potatoes-Cullman, 81 15uz per
barrel; yellow yams. S5@90c.
Seed Sweets-Dooly's per bushel, I.25;
Queens, 81.
Celery-Per dozen, 81 %; per crate, &c.
Cabbage-New crop Florida cabbage, 81
@2.25
Egg plant $20Oa2.5O per crate.
Lettuce-New crop, per crate, 81. az So;
dozen, 75ca$l
Onions-1A@2c
Onion Sets-Yellow. per bushel, 81;
white, per bushel. 1925.
Potatoess-Irish SIC.
Tennessee Second Crop Triumph Seed
Potatoes, per blu, $1.00d1.10.
Turkeys-On foot, 15916c; dressed, s170
1Sc
Eggs-Per dozen, fresh, 13d14c.
Hens-35d37c; chickens, large. 2563oe
medium, 20Q25.
Butter-Fresh. 12k@15c; renovated, 23c;
creamery 33c.
Cheese-Full cream, per pound, 15c.
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livernooI Cotton Market.

Liverpool. March H-Cotton. spot in
fair demand; prices points higher Amer r
lean middling 6.32di good mddling, 5.Sd:
middHng. 5 sud: low middling. 5.b4di good
ordinary. g. I'D; ordinary 5.30d. The sales
of the day were 10000 bales of which 1000
We're FOR speculation and export and in
eluded 500 American. Receipts l3ooO
bales including G4oe American
Futures opened steady and closed easy;
American middling e. O. C.: March. 5.51i
March=April. 5.57. April-May a.5S; May
June. $50: Juno-July, 5.62; July-August.
5.G3. August September. 80; September
October. 5.47. October November. .. 4; No
vember- December. 541; December-Janu-
airy, 5.41; January February, 5i2.
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Coffee Market.

New York, March 14.-Spot Rio quiet;
mild steady.
Futures opened steady at unchanged
prices to a decline of points in response
to .lower French cables, which were said
to be due to reports that the president of
Brazil had refused to ratify the propos-
ed valorization bill. The market continu-
ed very quiet locally. with prices holding
around the initial figures until near the
close when local longs sold more freely,
and the market was finally easy at net
decline of 10 to 10 points. Sales for the
day were reported of IS, $50 bags, includ-
ing May 6. 75n6.s5; July. 7.O0n7 .05; Septem-
Der, 7.15d7 u; December, 7.35a7.45; Feb
ruary, 100.
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New orleans Cotton Market.

New Orleans. March 14.-Spot cotton
quiet and weak. Sales, 1900 bales in
Guiding 800 to arrive. Quotations reduced
&c middling, 10isc. Private cables re-
Iprted the continent selling in Liverpool
The future market was abundantly sup
piled with bearish features. but Liverpool
set the pace, causing the market to open
to points lower than last evening $
finals. Stop loss orders were reached to-
day and resulted in sending prices down
10 TO II points below the opening figures.
During the afternoon prominent bulls
were active bidders and prices improved
5 to points from the lowest of the
morning. The market closed steady with
net gains of IA points on the old crop
positions.
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Interior Movement,

Houston-Steady; middling. 10 3-16o; net
receipts, 4O9S; gross receipts, 1893: ship
ments 1899; sales, 1890; stock, 1920.
Augusta--Qulet; middling 10ssc; net re-
ceipts, 237; gross receipts, 49, shipments,
$685. sales 724; stock, 1886.
Memphis-Steady; midding. 10s4c; net
receipts. 621; gross receipts, 1862 ship
ments, 2l57; sales. 1000; stock. 9l,29S
st. LoHs-Quiet; middlng, 105sc net re-
ceipts, / gross receipts, 1887; shipments
1916; stock, H,o17.
Cincinnati-Net receipts, 42l; gross re-
celpts, 421; shipments. 3s7; stock. 1854
LOUISVILLE Firm; middling, 11Bc.
Total today-Net receipts, 1913; gross re-
ceipts, 1906; shipments, 1918; sales, S754
stock 2S9, 735.
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Southern Railway Co.
schedule in Effect Februar II, 1908.

Schedule in Effect Februar ~, 1905.
Trains leave Birmingham as follows:
$40 a. m.-No. 81, for Atlanta, Washing
ton. Baltimore. Philadelphia
New York and the East. Pull.
man Drawing Room Sleeping
Car, Birmingham to New
York. Dining car, Blrming-
ham to Atlanta.
6;20 a. m.-No. 49, for Montevalo. Ma
plesvllle. Selma and way sta
tons.
% rs o. m.-No. IS, for Columbus. West
Point Winona Greenwood
and Greenville; also Sheffield
and Florence and North Ala
bama points.
$40 D. m.--No. Is, for Cordova. Oakman.
Corona and way stations: also
Blossburg
6:6 m.-No % for Admission. Hefln and
way stations; also Rome. Ca.
$50 D. m.-No 30 for Atlanta. Charlotte.
Richmond, Washington New
York and the East. Pullman
Sleeping Car Birmingham to
Richmond, Na'
1:o5 n. m.-No "a .nnston. Atlanta and
way stations: also for Jack
sonvllle and ah Florida points
also Talladega. Ma.
1920 D. m.--No. 81, for Columbus. West
Point Winona. Greenwood and
Greenville Pullman Drawing
Room Sleeping Car Birming-
ham to Greenville.
IO:35 D. n.--No. 81, for Selma, Mobile ana
way stations. Pullman Draw
ing Loom Sleeping Car Bir-
AA ningham TO Mobile.
Ii 80 D. n.---No 9S, for Atlanta, Admission
and way stations. Pullman
Sleeping Car, Birmingham to
Atlanta. Sleeping Car can be
occupied at Union station $50
p. m.
For detailed Information and sleeping
car reservations apply passenger office.
Morris Hotel Building. Telephone S0s7
Bell and GIT Peoples.
]. N. HARRISON. Dist. Pass. Agt-
r. p. CREAG. Trav. Pass. Agt.
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Naval Stores.

Savannah. Ga, March 14-Turpentine
firm. 671a0I6sc; sales es6; receipts 81; ship
ments 206. Rosin firm; sales 756; receipts
SH; shipments 1916; stock 1892. Quote: A,
b. c. d. e. F, $40; G, 81 10; H. $685. l,
81 90; X. 50 20; NJ. s.. As; n, $780, window
glass, 1910; water white, 1920
New Orleans, March 14.-Naval stores
steady; pitch, s2.25; pine tar, $40; coal
tar, SO. so. Rosln, per barrel of $50 pounds;
A. B, C, ID. E, F, G., $40; II, A.25; l.
81 90; K. s.. 20; M, So. Is; N. $3.50; window
glass, So 10; water white, $500. Turpentine
firm, zoe.
Charleston. March 1.-Turpentne and
rosin nothing doing.
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ooaI stapIe Groceries.

sugar-Granulated &C; Y. c.. 4lac.
Flour-Fancy patent, $685. standard
patent, So. %; straight, $3.50
Coffee-Green, 11@19ei Arbuekle's. $l5.55;
Porto Rico, S15.65.
Meat-Dry salted ribs. Sc: dry sailed
rib bellies, &c; extra clear. $40: hams
fancy, 131ac mediums. 121ac; bacon bellies
11hc; California hams. SIC.
Lard-Leaf. &c; compound lard, b1sn1c.
Molasses-Cen 30635c; sugar
house s9c; Georgia cane. 34c.
White Peas-Per bushel, S1.7542
Beans-Navy s2.25 per bushei; hand
picked Lima, 7c.
Grits-92 pounds. s1.65.
Meal-"Jim Dandy" $1.10.
Maearoni, &c.
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ing. $1SG1S. %. Lead unchanged locally,
but advanced to e16 rs Cd in London.
Spelter also higher abroad, closing e2i
lis Sd. Locally unchanged Iron higher
abroad STANDARD foundry and Cleveland
warrants both closing at ASS Cd. Locally
no change reported.
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Live Stock Market.

Chicago, March 14.-Cattle: Receipts,
Is 900: market 10 to Is cents higher. Com
mon to choice steers. "a. 40Gt460; cows
s.. e5a4. 80; heifers. s2.75a5 %; bulls. 81 60
m4s5: calves, S9al75; stockers and feeders,
s.. 15d4.75.
Hogs: Receipts, 10000; steady. Choice
70 prime heavy. So .3O06. 40; medium to
good heavy, IS. 25m6. 30; butcher weights
Il. 256IG BIZ; good TO choice heavy mixed
81. 256r6. go; packing, s5.s5@6.So
Sheep: Receipts, 1000; steady. Sheep
s4SI6 "a: yearlings. S. 5od6. 40; lambs, Sc q
ass.
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Cash quotations were as follows:
Flour-Dull and easy.
Wheat-No. 2 spring, 76979Ksc; No. 3,
72@7Sc; No. 2 red, 7Sss@s0c.
: Corn-No. 2 '41b4c; No. 2 yellow, hH2c.
: oats-No. 2, 2914d29sse; No 2 white,
31s4d32e; No. white. 2Ss4d81Hac.
Rye-No. 2, 59Kae.
BarIey-Good feeding, 87as71zc; fair to
choice mailing, 40ma0c.
Flax Seed1No. l. $1.17Ia; No north
western. $1.13ks.
Timothy Seed-Prime, $317I2.
Mess Pork-Per barrel, sl5.60N15.65.
Lard-Per II pounds, $40.
Short Ribs Sides-Loose. $S.15d8.25.
Short Clear Sides-Boxed. $S45dS5O
Whisky-Basis of high wines, SIPS
Clover-Contract grade. $3.50.
On the produce exchange today the
butter market was steady; creamery, 100
26Dac; dairy. I5@23c. Eggs, firm, 13Iac;
flrsts, 13Lzc; prime firsts, l4ksc; extras,
Ice. Cheese steady, 11s4d19c.
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Dry Goods.

New York. March 14-There was more
business in the dry goods market today
buyers evidently having partially aban-
doned their recent fears of lower prices
on the general list. Interest was mani
tested in the revision of prices in mapped
cotton goods in the fancy lines OF out
ing nannels which amounted to i4e at
fret hands
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THE LOCAL MARKETS

The prices on spot cotton were un-
changed yesterday good mddling clos
ing at 1919 cents.
The local produce market was some
what sluggish all day, caused by the
rain which lasted during the greater part
of the day. The scarcity of lemons is
responsible for an advance of % cents
per box, but otherwise the quotations
were practically unchanged.
In the local stock market Birmingham
Realty common sold as high as 145.
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CHICAGO Change.

Chicago. March 14-Fayorable weather
for fall sown wheat in the United States
offset today the effect of a report of a
famine in Russia, and caused steady
close in the meat market Final quota
lions on the May delivery showed very
little change from the closing figures of
yesterday. Corn and oats were each up
Hs6DI4c. Provisions were a shade higher
to a shade lower.
The Leading futures ranged as follows:
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Metal Market.

New York. March 14.-Further advance
in London tin, spot closing at f166 l5s,
and futures at e165 Is Cd. Local market
firm and higher IN. sympathy. spot s3' ~
li3650 Copper higher at ESQ sor spor,
and e7s rs for futures Locally firm and
large salrs-said to have been made Lake,
SIS. o@1s. 10: electrolytic, SIS 25qls.5o; cast
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Corn-No. mixed. 62c; white, CSC.
Oats-Na mixed, 43c; No. white, Acc;
white clip, 47c.
Pure wheat bran. so or 100, SO.
Cotton seed feed meal, SIG; prime, s@.SO.
Corn chops, $1,10.
Corn hearts, $l15
Shorts. 100 pounds, s24
Hulls-sO-lb c. s., 80 ton; S0-lb. C. s., Dc
sack; 1OO-lb. c. $, SO tom 10O-lb. C. s., 45c
sack; 70 lib sack hulls. Soc.
Hay-Choiee timothy. $1,000: No. l timo-
thy, $3.50; johnson grass, Sl4; clover mix,
$780,
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Cotton Seed Oil.

New York. March 14-Cotton seed oil
quiet; prime f. o. bsmills. 241sd25c; yellow
do, 31AQ311ac. Petroleum steady. Rosln
firm. Turpentine quiet 72a721sc.
New Orleans, March 14.-Cotton seed oil
steady; prime refined In barrels &c; prime
crude loose, &c.
Memphis. March 14--Cotton seed oil;
prime crude. 25lhc; PRIME summer yellow,
2slsc; prime meal, $24 25a24.50i prime cake,
1923.
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cIearinqs and EXCHANGE.

Memphis March 14.-Clearings, SSH
balances. s117,6S1
New orleans. March 1.-Clearings ST.
SIS. 219 New York exchange, 81 per $1,000
premium; commercial. par.
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Treasury Statement.

Washington, March 14.-Today's treas
ury balances, exclusive of the gold re-
serve. shows: Available cash balance,
s153 1O5, 405; gold, s77,919,334
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3 ts-i6e: middling 1oiae good middling'
lie; middling fair. ll9se. Receipts sll4;
stock. 277,H2.
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New Orleans Cotton Futures.

New Orleans, March 1t-Cotton, spot.
closed easy; sales 1859. Ordinary 7ssc:
good ordinary 5 15-16c; low middiing
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When 1t prints good. II II . good ssss,
The Gawk Engraving Co
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slrmlnaham and Atlantic Railroad.

Close connections at Pell city with
Southern railway and at Coal City with
the Seaboard Air Line railway.
Nos. /. 3 3 and daily except Sunday.
Nos 5, C, Z and Sunday only.
]. l.. FLEETWOOD.
Superintendent.
FELIX A. yoGEL.
General Manager.
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Hides and Wool.

TIluCS dfid WOOfs
G. S. hides, No. 1. S1sa9c,
Dry flint hides, No. 1, 15917c.
Dry salt hides, No. 2, 134l5c.
Clear washed wool. 35m37c.
Unwashed wool, 25M2Ic.
BURY wool, 15c.
Sheepskins, 15h60c.
Tallow. 494l4c.
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ToMBlGBEE VALLEY RAILROAD
COMPANY.


Passenger schedule, effective February
49, 1906.
Going North Going South
read down. read up.
No. 2 NO l.
Nv. 1880 a.n..... calvert ....Ar. G:15 am.
Ar. 7:45 ann. Fairford ...Lv. GOO am.
LIZ. $50 am. Hartford AR. $3.50 am.
Ar. e:l5 am. Sims Chapel ,.Lv. 517 am.
Ar. l0:I5 a.m..... Chatom ....Lv. 1850 am
Millry and
Ar. 1910 pm. Healing Springs Lv 2:S0 am
All trains daily except Sunday. (Also
train No ] Monday.
Our train No. l south bound connects
with Southern railway train No. q arriy-
ing at Mobile $40 n. IN. Our train No.
north bound connects with Southern rail-
way train No. ZIG. leaving Mobile at 300
a. IN. Connections are close and passen-
gers can buy through tickets and check
baggage through from points on Southern
to all points on T. Y Line and vice versa.
CHARLES r. DUKE.
JOHN T.. COCHRANE. superintendent.
President
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CARROLLTON SHORT LINE RAIL
WAY COMPANY.
SCHEDULE

SCHEDULE
Effective June Is, 1906
No. /. -. 2.
s.I9 pm. .Jy. Reform, Ala. Ar. IL. rs .. m.
405 pm. w.. Stansel lar. 2:s5 pm.
4:2S p.m...Lv.. Carrollton ..Lv. II 80 am.
l:43 pm. .Lv. Carrollton lar. II :35 am.
4:5S pm. w.. Dillburs AR. II ia a. m.
5:25 pm. Ar. Aliceville LILY. IL 90 am
First-class passenger trains meet and
connect with all main line Mobile d Ohio
trains.
For further information apply to
JOHN T. CocIIsANE,
Pres. and Gen'l Manager.
Carrollton. Ala
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RAILWAY SCHEDULES
Corrective February 4. l90s,)

Showing the arrival and departure OF
passenger trains at the Union station, Biz
mingham:
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Sales. High. Low. Close.

Total sales OF
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queen and creseent Routs.

Central OF ueor8.-. Railroad.
Arrive from Depart to-
Savannah ....9:50 pm Macon .......7:0O am
Savannah .l2.05 pm Savannah =. 400 pm
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-08-21
TIMING SPEED OF AUTOS.
Camera Invention Which Enables
Police TO Keep Tab on
Ecorchers.

To ascertain the exact speed al
which motor cars are travelling is often
a question Of great importance to the
general public, who suffer by reckless
motoring. and OF equal importance 10
conscientious and careful motorists
who wish to obey whatever the law on
the subject may be. A new time-re-
oordlng camera has just been patented
in England.
If the police wish to know the speed
at which a motor car is travelling two
of the time-reeording cameras referred
70 can be placed at each end Of a
trap" the distance between the points
where the cameras are located having
been accurately measured. The plan is
for the cameras to take actual photo
graphs Of a car including the people
on the car. as it passes the selected
spots, recording the time Of taking to
the fraction Of a second. This gives
the sFeed and means Of Identification
Of car and occupants.
II the watch be synchronized the de-
cision arrived at must be accepted by
ali parties as accurate. II is proposed
that when a driver is summoned for
exceeding the speed limit he be fur
nished with the photograph Of the car
entering and leaving the trap" and
the time records and be given an OPP
portunity before appearing in court to
measure the length OF the trap and
calculate from the data the time ac-
tually taken in traversing the distance
and from this the rate Of speed.
With this camera ii is possible to
take a photograph of any rapidly NOV
ing object passing a given point. the
shutter speeds giving a range Of sx-
p0sure from one-twenty-fifth of a sec
ond TO the one-thousandth Of a second.
AT the same time and with the same
movement a photograph is taken Of a
watch. thus giving the exact time. A
special case is provided for the watch
and in an opening above the latter a
card is inserted giving the date. which
can be signed by the officer responsible
for the time test. Underneath the dial
is a numbering apparatus and each
watch case bears registered number
before II is sold The case Is so made
that after the official has placed the
watch in the case it can be sealed (not
locked) up. and it is impossible for the
person in charge Of the same to tamper
with the watch without breaking or
destroying the seal. The camera thus
makes a record that can be produced
in court and If carefully stored can re
referred to and reproduced months af-
terward.
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STATE GIVES AWAY TREES.
Work Of Kansas Is Proving a Great
Waite in Saving the
Crops.

half million trees a year for vest
ern Kansas farmers zes up the work
OF the Dodge City forestry station. il
hasn't been SO many years since tree
was curiosity on the ssmi-arid plains
Of the west. Now little clumps Of TIM
Der car be seen on every hand. reports
the Kansas City Journal. They renier
a valuable service, too. They furnish
wind breaks for stock in the winter.
shade in the summer. check hot WINS
and bring moisture.
mere has been a wonderful change
IN climatic conditions of western Kan
sas, said Mr. Chalk Bee-on. Il can
remember when the tlizzards from the
north in the winter would kill cattle
by the thousands. and the not winds
from the south would burn up crops
and pastures in the summer. We got
caught coming and going Now we are
not bothered with either. The trees
break the billiards in winter and the
hot winds in summer The saving to
the farmers in cattle alone runs into
the thousands of dollars. And as fer
crops, We haven't known of failure
since the trees got big enough to dc
business"
Tne salvation Of the western country
depends more upon trees than on irsi.
cation. Only small part of the coun-
try can be irrigated at all-the river
valleys. The government Is spendi Z
s250000 making irrigation experiments
around Garden City. If they prove
successful the farmers. in the long run,
will have to foot that bill. If they fail
the government will be the loser. But
irrigation affects only a small area. II
is the handling of the upland at a
profit that will count And it seems
that trees offer the only solution of
what has seemed a diff f-uit problem.
The government has set aside 6000)
acres of land in FinneY county for A
tree reserve. Experiments will be made
to find out what species Of timber is
lest adapted for that country. The
arid districts of Europe Asia ard Al
rica will be searched by experts for
trees that thrive without much water.
As soon as the government has its fe-
serve well started it will supply trees
to western farmers at small cost and
encourage them in every way to start
groves
The state nov supplies 500 600 trees
annually to the farmers. The are
produced at the station and ship~ed
out In the spring The farmers simply
have to pay for their delivery. No
charge is made for the trees by ths
state.