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The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1907-11-30

Governor Curry is evidently in ear
nest about statehood-but then it
nus be remembered that he considers
Theodore Roosevelt the greatest man
in the world.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1907-11-30

If President Roosevelt could be il
duced to come out ~squareIy against
statehood and denounce it in vigorous
language. perhaps New Mexico might
have a better show to win.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1907-11-30

Fiat money" was a terrible thing
when free coinage of silver was ad-
certificate but fla money'-lacking
even the stamp of the government.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1907-11-30

Governor Curry suggests that Ari-
iona should stand back and let New
Mexico go it alone. But will Arizona
take his advice?
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1907-11-30

The ~gold-bugs have demonstrated
the truth of Mr.. Bryan's theories
on fiat money" by an object lesson
that everybody can understand.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1907-11-30

Just as soon as depositors have a
government guaranty that their mon
ey is entirely safe there will be no
more panics.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1907-11-30

Bryan vas right on the silver ques-
ton. Confidence is all that makes
any kind of money good.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1907-11-30

The Record clings to its original
opinion that the present statehood
agitation is a political farce, design
ed for the purpose of diverting The
minds of the people from the question
of good government.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1907-11-30

The Republicans will have a hard
time trying to make people believe
the tariff is the issue in the next
campaign.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1907-11-30

Mrs. l. E. Thompson, who has been
visiting her aged mother at Pontiac,
Ill, and was called home a week ago
on business, left yesterday on her
return to Pontiac to continue her
visit.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1907-11-30

There was no grand rush of dele
gates from Roswell to the statehood
meeting in Santa Fe today.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1907-11-30

The men who drink whiskey are the
ones who pay the saloon licenses
besides paying the cost of the liquor
and the profits of the dealer. 1t is just
like the tariff.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1907-11-30

If the guaranty of a clearing house
association will make a worthless
piece of paper pass from hand to hand
as a dollar or ten dollars, surely tae
guaranty of the national government
would make a silver dollar good.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1907-11-30

The loss of confidence in the Repub-
lican party is the blow that killed the
fathers of the panic.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1907-11-30

Fortunately there has been no loss
of public confidence in the corn crop.
Indianapolis News.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1907-11-30

Don't forget thai you save 1Oc by
getting your hair cut at the Oriental
Barber Shop.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1907-11-30
Well Make You a Suit or Goa

Well Make You a Suit or Coat
from fabrics of your own selection.
You don't have to take any particular
pattern in order to obtain a good fit.
Our garments are all bound to fit, be-
measurements, Twill stay fit too. No
mount of wear can spoil the shape
which has been tailored, not pressed,
into the garments.
=. A. MUELLER, THE TAILOR.
222 NORTH MAIN.
Phone No. 313. % NJ. Main
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1907-11-30
FRED J. BECK.
(SEAL)

(SEAL) FREE J. BECK,
Clerk of the City of Roswell.
Approved by me this It'll day of No
vember, 1907.
J. W. STOCKARD,
Mayor Of the City of Roswell.
published Nov. 8, 19O7.-Record)
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1907-11-30

The college professors get most of
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1907-11-30

Boellner, the Jeweler, for Christ
mas gifts. stiff
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1907-11-30

At any rate Governor Curry is a
hopeful cuss.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1907-11-30

Teddy is preparing the way for
Bryan.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1907-11-30
Danger in Cold

Because you have contracted ordinary colds
and recovered from them without treatment
OF any kind, do not for a moment imagine
that colds are not dangerous Not only pneu-
monia- but also the Infectious diseases such
rs diphtheria and scarlet fever start with n
cold The cold prepares the system for the
reception and development OF the germs of
cheese diseases Take our advtce-cure your
cold while you can.
Ghamhnr4asmsc cnesmh Dcmoak,
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1907-11-30

c. c. Womack returned this morn
ing from a business trip south.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-12-20

twenty eight per cent the total of
freight in October of last year. With
their fleet of steamers developing ra-
pidly, the Lakes are being resorted to
as means for relieving the pressure
on the railroads. They are proving
The solution of the traffic question
which is becoming a most serious one,
is to be found in scientific develop
ment of the rivers of the country.
This is the opinion of practically every
public man. President Roosevelt's be-
lief in it is well known He is sup
ported by students of economic con
ditions in every walk of life.
In order to push forward this work
of improvement the government cannot
spend less than $50,OO0,O0O year. To
spend less will mean that the Panama
canal will be finished before the rivers
and harbors of the country are in con-
dition to share in the increase of COM
merce that the opening of the big
ditch will bring about. There is now
Ia vast amount of work, approved by
the government engineers and awaiting
only the funds necessary for its I'M
dertaking. This work contemplates
the expenditure of upwards of $780,
000O00. At a yearly expenditure of
$50,O0O,OO0 spread over ten years this
can be cared for.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-12-20

increased nearly 20 per cent during the
year. The average per capita of bank
in the United States exclu-
sive of island possessions, is $22S.5S, a
gain of $3.50 during the year, in 1906
the average per capita for the United
States being $2l4.69.
The amount of money held by ma
tional and other reporting banks in the
United States Exclusive of island pos
sessions) on June 80, 1906, was ST.
0l0,7000U0. About the same date for
the present year the cash holdings
of the banks Of the United States
was $l,l06, 100000, or a gain of $685.
100000 The total stock of money in
the United States on June 30, 1906,
was $3,069,9 100000. On July l of the
present year it was reported at 3d.
100000, being an increase of S45,-
100000
On or about June 80, 1907, the sum
of Sl,ll3,742,3l6 was in 1916 banks
of the country, $7,25O,574 of this
amount being in thirty banks located
in the island possessions. In ia
clearing houses in the United States
for the year ended Sept. 30, last, the
total clearings reported being $l54,-
662 ,5l5,25s, as against $l57 ,6Sl ,259 900
for the previous year, net decrease of
$3,0lS, 744,74l.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-12-20
TAKES ISSUE WITH MIR. FOWLER

Rev. E. L. Heermance does not view
with alarm the parcels post plan of
Postmaster General Meyer, and in the
following communication to The Free
Press, takes issue with the claims
made by j. G. Fowler in last even
ing's papers:
"The attention of Mr.. Fowler and
the general public should be called to
the fact that the new parcels post
plan proposed by Postmaster General
Meyer is drawn in the interest of the
country merchants. A special rate is
provided on rural routes of five cents
for the first and two cents for each
additional pound. On a two-pound
package of shoes, for instance, the
catalogue house has to pay twenty
four cents, which the country mer-
chant can send it over the rural route
for seven cents. In other words the
local merchant has an advantage of
seven cents on the first pound, and ten
the advantage of receiving orders by
phone The farmer is also able to
telephone in for repairs or parts of
machinery and have them delivered; a
ten-pound package would save him a
trip at cost of only twenty-three
cents. At present he cannot count on
the rural man delivering for him.
The net result is likely to be in
creased business for the country mer-
chant As to the catalogue houses
opening branches in towns like Man.
kato, if they did so they would put
themselves practically on the same
plane with the Mankato merchant,
paying rent, taxes and the salary of
resident clerks 1t is hard to see what
advantage they would have over
houses already doing business here.
Such Mankato branch could not ship
beyond the Mankato rural routes with
out paying the same rate as from Chi
cago, and to establish branches in
every town with a rural route would
be clearly impossible. 1 can see no
danger of centralizing the country
merchant out of business, and the adj
vantage to the farmers and the rest
of the general public would be enor-
mous.'
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-12-20
PARCELS POST OPPOSED.

Postmaster General Meyers parcels
post scheme has its opponents as well
as its friends. Among the former
lis j. G. Fowler of the state dairy
and food commission who looks upon
the parcels post as an unmixed evil.
In pursuance of its policy to give its
readers all the information possible
on the parcels post question, The Free
Press prints the following from the
pen of Mr.. Fowler:
II read with interest the address
of our esteemed fellow citizen, Post
master Veigel, on the proposed parcels
post system before the Commercial
club recently, yet 1 feel that there is
an element of danger in the proposed
legislation which he does not take
into account, as follows:
"First. 1t will centralize capital
more than ever in the large cities,
and second, it will be the cause of
starting hundreds of speciality mail
order concerns who will sell thousands
of dollars worth of articles that can
be sent through the mails, such as
shoes, hats, small utensils of all kinds,
leather articles, furs, underwear, etc.
1t will mean that large majority
of country merchants will close their
doors and the result will be instead
of thriving village you will have
a one-horse town with corner gro
Gerry.
property will depreciate in village
and country, yet taxes will 60 on just
the same Remember, these mail or
der houses will not help you to pay
taxes. The result will be higher taxes
and scarcity of home markets on ac-
count of lack of competition. The
larger mail order houses could for in
stance establish an agency in Mankato,
ship their orders by freight and taking
advantage of the low postal rate ship
from here to their customers. 1t has
been shown in various states that cen
tralized methods have proven almost
the ruination of the dairy interests of
the farmers.
''The large central plants in Kansas
and Nebraska have gradually throttled
the cooperative creameries through
the same element of strength that the
great supply houses of the east would
use to drive from business the local
merchant. Our work in connection with
the food work of the dairy and food
department teaches us plainly that
the country merchant would event
ually be ground off the face of the
earth as business factor"
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-12-20
THE LAW AND THE LID.

The eleven o'clock lid movement in
st. Paul has reached beyond the hu-
morous stage-so far as the saloonmen
are concerned. They are face to face
with a condition that means they will
be forced to close their places of bust
ness at the hour designated by law.
The city authorities will be called on
by the attorney general to perform
their sworn duty. If they refuse, the
states legal advisor will begin proceed
ings to GUST them from office.
Attorney General Young has made
himself understood He has not equiv
coated nor beat about the bush. He
declares that the law requiring the
closing of the saloon at eleven o'clock
is on the statute books and it is his
duty to cause its enforcement, if the
regularly constituted city authorities
fail to do So He did not make the
law, but as attorney general he must
obey its mandate.
The point as to whether public senti-
ment in st. Paul is favorable to the
present policy of allowing the saloons
of that city to remain open until
twelve o'clock at night, does not enter
into the contention, so far as the at
torney general is concerned. He is not
to be guided by the desires of any ele-
ment. His action will be based solely
upon the law which governs such cases.
In this he will be upheld by the peo-
pie of this state.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-12-20
GOOD ADVICE TO STUDENTS.

The following good advice to the
male students of one of the classes at
the state University was given by Rev.
S. G. Smith of st. Paul.
"Pick out a girl that is healthy and
that you like That is all that is neces-
sary. This affinity theory is lost. One
of the tragedies of the world, is that
of spoiled babies. The selection of a
nurse for baby is much more i'm
portant than the selection of a minister
for the soul. Every child born in
to the world is a new hope. 1t does
not seem to be the custom of society
to regard them as SUCH"
He then advised the boys of the
class not to look for their affinity. A
good healthy girl whom the boy likes
is the right one for his wife and the
minister and professor does not be-
lieve in the silly talk about soul af-
finities that has been circulated
throughout the country lately.
In speaking of the development of
the child. DR.. Smith said "It is as i'm
possible to be born with a perfect
character as it is to be born with a
dress suit"
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-12-20
HOW THEY STAND. .

Colonel Fred Johnson, The st. Paul
Dispatch Washington correspondent,
has interviewed Minnesota's represen-
tatives in senate and house, and finds
that their presidential preferences are
for Secretary Taft. Senator Clapp is
vent, but his second choice is Taft.
Senator Nelson has always been con-
sistent administration man, but since
Roosevelt's withdrawal he is nat talk
ing much presidential politics. 1t is
understood that he favors sending a
representative delegation to the con-
vention uninstructed.
Congressman Tawney says that the
was for Taft when he was last at
home. Mr.. Tawney, as might naturally
be expected, is at heart Cannon man.,
and cannot be criticised for it, even
though 'Uncle Joe' is standpatter
For years he has worked side by side
with Cannon, and between them there
is strong bond of personal friend
ship. But Mr.. Tawney when he de-
clared for Taft was correctly repre-
senting the sentiment of his district.
Charles Davis, of the Third district
is naturally for Taft as a second
choice. f. c. Stevens, who has insisted
all along that Roosevelt would not run
again, is one of the early Taft boom
ers. He has come in contact personally
with the secretary of war more than
any other members of the delegation,
and impresses his opinion that the
thing for the Minnesota republicans to
| do is to stand for the Taft candidacy.
! Frank M. Nye, Minneapolis, member
of the house, thinks that national con-
vention is an open fight. He favors an
uninstructed delegation to select the
best man as successor to Roosevelt,
whom he says is as strong with the
people as ever. The Sphinx of the
! Minnesota delegation is Lindburg of the
Sixth district. He never comes around
where politicians do congregate, and
doesn't visit the Minnesota newspaper
office
Congressman Volstead, who is develop
ing into one of the most useful
members of the house, is for Taft. He
believes he would sweep the country
IS 49, = 4
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-12-20
HOW TO RELIEVE CONGESTION.

Is the country face to face once
conditions that tied up the northwest
last winter to rule again? This is a
subject that is worrying the admins
tration Franklin X. Lane, member
of the interstate commission, recently
made trip through the west and mid
die west to look over the ground. He
returned with his apprehension some
what allayed, but recent reports
have served to renew his fears. The
report on the internal commerce of
the country during October, just is
sued by the department of commerce
and labor, throws significant side
light on the problem. The report says:
"The number of cars handled dur
ing the month by thirty eight report
ing car associations, 3,595,79O, was over
seven per cent larger than the number
handled in October, 1906, although even
the larger car supply did not prevent
accumulation and delay of traffic at
important centers. The inability of
the railways to move all traffic offered
is best illustrated by the decision of
certain trunk lines to discontinue tenn
porarily the making of contracts with
western shippers for the transportation
of grain from the lakes to the Allan
tic seaboard."
During the month the congestion was
the traffic, ll,S26,O0O net tons, was
greater than any month during the
season, except August, and exceeded by
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-12-20
KERNS AND HEBRON STORIES
Meeting to Be Held to Elect Success
Sor to Rev. Brown.

The people of this vicinity were
saddened by the death of Mrs. Joseph
LaDuc, which occurred last Wednes-
day, mention of which was made in
The Free Press last week. The fun
erak took place from the Kerns church
and large concourse of friends and
neighbors were present. Interment
was in the Belgrade cemetery.
Mr.. and Mrs. William LaDuc of
Herman, Grant county, and many 9TH
er relatives from LeSueur and Lam
berton attended the funeral and Wis
tied here.
Mrs. William A. Clark, who was re-
ported sick last week is better.
There will be a special meeting of
the members of the Congregational
church at Kerns next Wednesday
evening at 1870 to take action on the
resignation of the pastor, Rev. G. Z.
Brown, and to take steps towards
securing another pastor. A good at
tendance is desired, as important bust
ness will come before this meeting.
Mrs. L. r. Hobart and children, who
have been visiting with the formers
father, II. D. Trask, returned to their
home at Lake Crystal last Thursday.
The Kerns Sunday school is pre-
pairing an elaborate program for Christ
mas, and good time is anticipated.
T. Hodson spent three days in
Mankato last week and attended the
excellent meetings at the Methodist
Episcopal church.
w. H. Tidland and T. r. Coughlan
came out to Hebron last Thursday on
business.
George Rash returned from his trip
to Chicago last Thursday. He thinks
Chicago is big town.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. Burrill are taking
much needed rest, and are visit
ing relatives in and out of Spring
field, Mimi, and other places.
The Kerns band expects to give an
oyster supper in the near future No
tice will be given later.
Carl Hansen will start north this
week to visit relatives.
The students and teachers from
this vicinity expect to be home next
Saturday for the holidays.
Mr.. and Mrs. V. d. Grain and son
from near Lake Benton will spend
the holidays with Mrs. Grains pa
rents, Mr., and Mrs. L. Hodson, in
Hebron.
The many friends of Miss Ella Hold
son will be pleased to know that
she is improving in health at Albu-
querque, New Mexico. The climate in
that country is certainly good for
rheumatism.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-12-20
THE GROWTH OF FINANCE.

Comptroller Ridgeley's report is inter
esting, not only from the standpoint
of recommendations, but the statistical
features as we'll. Ten national banks
We're placed in charge of receivers be-
tween Nov. l. 1906, and Oct 81, 1907.
Since 1900 the number of national
banks has increased from 3,6l7 to
$3.50; authorized capital from S6l6,30s,-
COS to $9O9,274,775 and total circula-
ton outstanding from $254,402,730 to
S6O9,9sO,466.
Aggregate deposits in savings banks
We're S3,4S2, l37, 1913 in 1906 and are now
$3,69007S,945 an increase of $z07 ,941,-
747. The average amount of credit of
each depositor was S433.79 last year
and this year it is $429.64. The aver
age rate of interest is 3.72 per cent,
against 3.545 per cent in 1906.
The total number of failures of state
and private banks in the year ending
June 80, 1901, was thirty-four, with
Sl3,O37 ,497 assets and liabilities of $780,
l65,44S. Twenty were private banks,
ten state banks and four trust COM
panies.
The banking power of the United
States this year is $l7,S24 ,s47 ,6S2 In
1890 Mulhall estimated the banking
power of the world as $l5,9S5 900 ,OOO
the United States then being credited
with $5,l50,0O0,0O0 of this amount At
the close of 1906 the stock of money in
the world was estimated as Sl4,2S0,-
100000.
Individual deposits in all reporting
banks in 1900 aggregated $7,23S,S96,.
$50; for the current year individual
deposits in all reporting banks aggre.
gate $1,000, 635 ,34S, a gain of over
$5,s60,OOO,OO0 within the past seven
years, of so per cent. During the cur
rent year there has been gain OF
approximately 1884 100000, or 7.23 pei
cent.
The highest record of increase in de.
posts in the year ended June 30, 1907
was made by banks in the western
states, deposits in that section having
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-12-20

against any candidate the democrats
can rut up. j. Adam Bede, when ask
ed for his preference said: whatever
the Minnesota republicans decide upon
will suit me- like Secretary Taft. He
would make a great president.
Congressman Ilalvor Stevenson is
wise to the Taft movement, and as for
him now that Vice President Fairbanks
is entirely out of the running. There
is absolutely no Cortelyou sentiment
among the Minnesota Washington
colony He is regarded as being un-
true TO Roosevelt, the man who boost
ed him from clerical position to q
place in the cabinet. Former Con-
gresham Loren Fletcher, who may go
to the national convention just to in
itiate his mayoralty candidacy, likes
Taft for first choice and Senator Knox
as second choice.