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Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1907-11-23
Dc whlte HOUSE. washington. Nov. n. leo.

My Dear Mr.. Cortelyou: have considered your proposal ap-
prove the issue of the 100000 900 OF Panama bonds which will be i'm
lnediatey available a IS the basis for additional currency. also approve
the tissue of $i00,00O,000, or SO much as you may find necessary, of $50
, per cent interest bearing government notes, the proceeds of the sale Of
which a be at once deposited by you where the greatest need exists
and especially in the west and south where the crops have to be moved.
have assurance that the leaders of congress are considering a currency
bill which will meet in permanent fashion the needs of The situation and
which | believe will be passed at an early date after congress convenes
two weeks hence.
What is most needed just now IS that our citizens should realize how
fundamentally sound business conditions in this country are and how
absurd it Is to permit themselves to get into a panic and create a string
ency by boarding their savings instead of trusting perfectly sound
banks,
There is no particle Of risk involved in letting business take it's nat
nal course and the people an help themselves and the country most by
putting back into active circulation the money they are boarding. The
banks and trust companies are solvent. There is more currency in the
country today than there was a month ago, when the supply was ample
Since then $55,Ooo0oO in gold has been imported and the government
public to cooperate with us in restoring normal business conditions.
themselves will act in a normal way. Crops are good and business condi.
lions are sound and We should put the money we have into circulation
at once to meet the needs of our Astounding prosperity. There is no
analogy at all with the way things were in 1898. In November 80 of that
year there ws in the treasury 1851 100000 in gold. On November II
of this year there was in the treasury 100000, 600 in gold. Ten years
ago the circulation per capita was $23.23. 1t is now $332 80.
The steps that you now take, the ability of the government to back
them up and the fact that not a particle of risk is involved therein, gives
the fullest guarantees Of the sound condition of our people and the
sound condition of our treasury. All that our people have to do now is
70 go ahead with their normal business in a normal fashion and the
whole dhhcnHy disappears and this end will be achieved if each man
wn at as he normally does act and as the real condition of the coun.
Hys business fully warrants his now acting. Sincerely yours,
THEODORE ROOSEVELT.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1907-11-23
OF MINES.

Agriculture is the foundation Of all industries and W very properly
have a cabinet officer and a very large staff whose duties are the promo
ton and conservation of all agricultural interests. Almost as essential
and second only to agricultural in the volume and value Off its product
is the mining industry, whose output last year was about 1000 100000.
For years conventions of miners have been c1amoring for a department
of mines The National Mining assa citation. now in session, will reiterate
that demand, and It has been announced that the president is now in
favor of it,
1t must not be supposed that the nation is not now doing anything
for the mining interests Through the geological survey it has for years
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1907-11-23
POSTAL SAVINGS BANK.

In speaking Of the efforts Postmaster General Meyer is making IN
favor of his proposed postal savings bank, William e. Curtis. in a letter
to the Record-Herald, says:
1t doesn't require much argument to convince anybody of the need
and advantage OF a postal savings bank system in this country. ANY pe-
son who has taken the trouble to study the postal savings banks of Euro
pean countries and Canada Will recognize their benefits instantly; but NJ.
Never, in his investigation of the subject. has brought out some new
facts and arguments OF great Importance. lie has discovered that the
millions OF Immigrants who have recently come to the United States III
are earning large wages are investing their savings in postal money or
ders because they have been in the habit Of intrusung their savings to
their governments in the country from which they came. and that is the
only way they a do it in the United States. Mr.. Meyer estimates that
vi 100000 was sen by newly arrived immigrants In money orders to
Europe during the last year, Italians. Hungarians, Auarians and Others,
who, being ignorant u suspicious u our private institutions. ar send.
ing their earnings home, that they may be deposited in the savings
banks OF their native countries.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1907-11-23

European bankers, especially those of Great Britain, more particu-
larry the Bank OF England are reported to have become alarmed over
the large shipments OF gold to America, and are now eaueu#ine or ways
and means to put a stop to the movement This gold is never circulated
IN tn Atlantic states; but is boarded in bank vaults, serves ito help gem
erat commercial conditions only as It gives more or less fanced stability
to INSTITUTIONS that control it and thus aids in re-estab1shing that elusive
shadoW faied confidence. Were silver a money metal, 1t would serve
tbs same purpose. There is no intrinsic quality of gold that gives It
this power to alloy popular fear; 1t Is a power delegated to it by iegis-
lation, and legislation robbed silver of the same potency Ely Exnosl
tor
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1907-11-23
RoosEyELT,s MASTER STROKE.

President Roosevelt has practically solved the financial situation.
He has done more by a stroke of his pen than all the hnancers in the
country could dc, and has shown himself again as one of the very big
gst men Of the nation. He has shown the way by which the clouds of
depression can be cleared away, and has started without more ado to do
the clearing. His letter to Secretary of the Treasury Cortelyou contains
the situation and its solution. and is a document well worthy of preser-
walton, and one which will be handed down to posteriy.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1907-11-23

universal opinion of Tonopah is that there is n need OF an
extra session The taxes are coming in pretty regularly. and if a ex-
ira session were to be called, there would not be time to achieve It's
OBJECT the taxes being due on Dec ember 2. For those who may become
delinquent, there are six months in which to redeem their property, and
the cost will be only 6 per cent, whereas, If a man were to borrow money
at the present time, 1t would cost him not less than 25 per cent
The bonanza wants to go on record as being opposed to the extra
session for the foregoing reasons. and a canvass Of the town will show
that tho majority of the taxpayers are with the Bonanza.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1907-11-23

II there ever was a time when advertising could be made to yield
handsome dividends 1t is right now. Not only will live, snappy adve-
tsementa make trade under present conditions but they as well make
or mofe spirit and better feeling at home, while abroad they represent
convincing argument that the town and its business men have merit ana
backbone The dollars spent these days for advertising viii bring re-
turns many times over.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-04-10
More Business From Low Fares.

OMAHA, April S.-Preliminary re.
ports of the Nebraska railroads for
March indicate increased earnings, al
though for three weeks of the month
the roads were operated under the =
CEN passenger rate. According to an
official of the Union Pacific. the pas
senger earnings of this road have
shown an increase, week by week, for
the last five years, including the month
of March.
The figures for March are complete,
but the officials are reticent, and refuse
to give out the exact totals. The fur
Their statement is made, however, tina
there has been no abnormal increase
and no falling off since the passenger
rate law went into effect March !.
In the Burlington Offices the state
ment is made that complete figures arr
not yet available, but that there ii
nothing to show any decrease in re
ceipts. AT the Northwestern offices i
was stated there had been a decided
increase in the number of tickets sold
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-04-10
DRY LAND AGRICULTURE,

The Importance of dry farming to
residents of Montana is indicated
by the statement that the area of land
in this state which can be classed as
farming land amounts to about 81, 600.
600 acres, and of this area not to ex-
coed one-third can be successfully ir-
rigated. The remaining $4,000, 900
acres, ii placed under cultivation,
must be subject to dry land farming
methods.
This is the substance Of a statement
made by Professor Atkinson. Of the
state agricultural college at Bozeman,
who has given the subject prolonged
aud careful attention. The Montana
experiment station in cooperation
with the Great Northern and Northern
Pacific railroads is conducting inves.
LEGATIONS in six different localities in
the state to determine the relative val
ues of the different crops; differen,
methods of seeding, and differen,
kinds of cultiv alton in these places.
It will take some years before safe
conclusions will be indicated, but it Il
the belief, based on the observ ations
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-04-10

house after every run to have its boil
ers cleaned.
Plans for the substitution Of cleo.
tricity on this stretch of road in North
Dakota ha We been under consider alton
for some time and the company practi-
cally has decided upon the change.
Cary T. Hutchinson, az expert cleo
trical engineer from the east, and sew
eral others from the twin cities have
been called in consultation with the
superintendent of motive power for
the railroad company, and from their
figures it has been determined that the
particular section of the road under
consideration, which is 12l miles long,
could be operated by electricity at a
great saving as compared with present
expense.
1t is estimated that with the adop-
ton of electric power six or eight 10.
comotives will be sufficient for better
operation of this part of the road, and
the cost will be greatly cut down.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-04-10
BOUNTY CLAIMS AFFECTED.
Changes In Law About Which Public
Officials Are Not Informed.
Helena Record.

George w. Irwin, clerk to the state
board of examiners. is preparing for
submission to the several county clerks
copies of the new stock bounty regu.
lations, as provided by the recent leg.
islature. Because of the fact that
practically no time was allowed in
which 10 notify county clerks. all
claims inspected in April will have to
20 over to the next legislature for
payment. Being made out in the old
manner, they, of course, cannot be
paid under the provisions of the new
law, although March claims were duly
allowed and paid by the board.
Clerk Irwin stated today that all
claims hereafter presented, however,
would be allowed and paid if properly
presented, so long as the fund re-
NAMED sufficient. He estimated this
would be until the first of December
next. Under the provisions of the
new law, both the slayer and the local
inspector must file an atiid avit in their
own handwriting, and in addition to
the number of scalps being written
out, figures in brackets must be used.
The new law took effect March D,
and it was for this reason that the
March claims were allowed, as the in
spection must be made during the first
three days of the month. There was
insufficient time to have the new regu'
l~ations prepared and sent to the in
spectors in practically every precinct
in the state by April l. One inspector
in Fergus county who had evidently
paid close attention to the enactments
of the legislature, secured favorable
action on an April bill. by changing
an old form Of the af1id avit to cores
pond with the provisions Of the new
law.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-04-10

and tests of the past here, that il the
farmers who take up the work have
the best methods indicated to them
that they will meet with success.
In a recent newspaper article re!at.
ing to this subject, Professor Atkin.
son says dry farming may be defined
as: 1.-THE raising OF crops in areas
of less than Is inches average annual
precipitation without the aid of irri-
CATION" The average annual precip-
it alton of the dry farm areas of Mon
tana is a trihe less than IA inches. If,
therefore, these lands are to be used
for the growing of crops, it will have
to be under a system OF ''dry land
farming"
1t requires fifteen hundred pounds
of water to produce q pound of dry
matter in wheat grain in semi'arid
areas like Montana. One inch of pre-
cipitation represents lib tons of water
over an acre. This would be sufficient
to grow two and ene.half bushels of
wheat II it could all be utilized for
crop growing. The average annual
precipitation, a little less than four
teen inches, represents enough water
to produce about thirty-three bushels
of wheat to the acre if it could all be
utilized for the growing Of crops.
These figures indicate that there is
some found alton, in fact, a very firm
foundation, for the idea that the pos
sibilities of dry land farming are
worth Invests alton.
Farmers have failed in this class OF
agriculture in South Dakota and in
western Kansas and some other sec.
tons in the past, andlmany have con.
cluded that there was simply not
enough moisture to grow crops and,
therefore, returns were impossible.
The trouble, we believe, has resulted
from a lacks Oft knowledge as to the
proper methods for getting the mois'
ture to enter the soil and for retaining
it ia the soil for the use of the crop.
With the proper practices, based on
knowledge of coil moisture activities,
we believe that good returns can be
gained on the dry farms of Montana,
This class Of agriculture is peculia,
to itself, and those who take 1t uI
must early learn that crops will no.
grow and yield abundant returns un
der the systems that lead to success il
humid areas like the Mississippi val
Low
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-04-10
AFFECTS BOUNTY CLAIMS,
New Law Makes Changes In Form
That Must Be Observed.

Much to the surprise of Chouteau
county officials, they we're advised a
few days ago that the tenth assembly
made an important change 10 the wolf
bounty law, by requiring a new form
of affidavit. The new regulations went
into effect March ), but ia the absence
of any method by which new laws may
be given prompt publicity, officials
charged with the administration Of
the new law knew nothing about it.
AS a result of this hardness in max.
ing known the substance of this wolf
bounty legislation, claims filed this
month on the old form OF blank can
not be paid by the state board of ex-
aminers, but must await an appro-
priation by the legislature 10 1909.
The new regulations are as follows:
Section /. That, hereafter, any APP
plicant for bounty claimed for the
killing of any stock destroying ami
NAL, under the laws of the state, shall,
in his own hand writing, fill up all
blanks in the affidavit by law required
to be made by such claimant Of boun-
ty, and, In stating IN such affidavit
the number of any kind of such ami.
mails upon which bounty is claimed,
the said applicant shall state the
number by writing the same in letters
and, also In parenthesis, ia the fig
| .~o,, hat - &ha nunnt ~ a. o,nh orn1s.
cant for bounty shall be unable to
write, the blanks in such affid a wits
may be written and filed in for him
by any other person, save and except
the officer before whom such applica-
ton for bounty is made. The person
80 writing for any bounty claimant,
who is unable to write and fill in the
blanks Of his own AFFIDAVIT, shall write
his name below the name of the claim
ant upon such affidavit.
Sec. 2. Any taxpayer upon live
stock becoming a witness in support
of any bounty claim shall, in his OWE
hand writing, fill in all blanks in the
affidavit to be by him subscribed, and.
at the same time, the number of the
several animals whose hides are ex'
hibited to the said witness at the time
of applying for such bounty, and
shall write such numbers in the sale
affidavit both in letters and figures
but, in the event that any such person
acting as witness is unable to write
then such affidavit may be filled ou'
in the manner prescribed in Section
of this Act.
Sec. 3 No officer shall hereafter a,
any time, issue any bounty certificate
or duplicate bounty certificate which
has herein any erasure or obliteratior
OF any ink writing upon the same, ant
the making of any erazure or oblit
Grafton of any ink writing upon tn,
same, OF any affidavit in support 10
any bounty certificate shall render
such certificate null and void.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-04-10
Stockmen Meet April Is.

HELENA, April S.-The meeting OF
the Montana Stockgrowers' associa.
ton, which begins at Miles City on
April l6, il going to be a hummer,
according to all reports reaching the
capital in newspaper specials, private
letters and by word of mouth of east.
ern Montana stockmen. Invitations
have been extended Senators Carter
and Dixon and Congressman Pray 10
deliver addresses and, while it is prob
able that the former will be in the
state at that time, the latter two have
signiied their intention of being pres.
ent if nothing unforeseen happens.
The stock commissioners of the
eastern counties, and particularly
Custer, declare that this years meet
ing will be notable. and that Miles
City will certainly add to its reputa.
ton as an entertainer of the frs,
water. One of the gentlemen in CUES.
ton has conveyed the information
that j. NJ. Holt, president OF the stock
convention, and J.. B. Collins. secre'
tary of the local committee in charge,
have received additional replies, pub
lished q few days ago, from other per.
sons of prominence invited. Con
gresham Charles N. Pray writes tina,
he knows nothing At present that will
interfere with his being there and will
make an effort to do so.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-04-10
STRAY FUNDS TRANSFERRED
New Law Requires Their Deposit
With The State Treasurer.

HELENA, April Wv. G.. Preuitt,
secretary of the state board of stock
commissioners, has turned over to
State Treasurer J. II. Rice approxi-
mately SAC, 200, which vas being carri-
ed in the estray and brand and records
funds of the Montana Stock Growers
association, and this has been placed
in the stock inspector and detective
fund. This vas done in accordance
with a law passed by the Tenth legis
lative assembly. The fund may be
drawn against by the commission for
salaries and expenses, which average
about S25, 900 a year.
John T. Murphy was elected presi.
dent of the board of stock commits.
sioners and w. G.. Preultt was re
elected secretary at the annual meet
ing held Friday. Commissioner:
from all but seven counties we're pre-
sent. 1t was an executive meeting
and little was given out. The legisla
ton recently passed affecting the live
stock industry was discussed. 1t wa!
practically decided that it will be nee
essary to reduce the number of inspec
tors on account of the limited amour
of money at the disposal of the board
Inspection will be left with the counties
and, if they desire it, the county com
missioners can levy q special tax. Tn
Legislature repealed the law levying
special tax for inspection purposes up
on cattle and horses.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-04-10
Electric Power On Great Northern,

Electricity will be utilized by the
Great Northern Railway company, in
stead Of steam, rs motive power on at
least one division Of its transcoutinen'
tai line in North Dakota, as we'll as in
hauling its trains through the famous
Cascade tunnel in the Rocky noun.
tains, says the Minneapolis Journal.
The particular stretch Of road where
it has now been decided to use cleo.
tricity Is between Minot and Willis.
ton, where the roads supply of water
is so full OF mineral salts that an en-
CINE must be taken into the round.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-04-10
Roosevelt Again Declines.

WASHINGTON, April S.-"The presi'
dent told me he will not take another
term. know the man. That I
enough for me. He will keep bis
wOrd.'
Jacob Riis so disposed Of the third
term story after q visit at the White
house today.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-04-10
Peculiar and Pertinent.

In proportion t o its size the horse
has the smallest stomach Of any quad
ruped.
The largest hospital in the world is
the Metropolitan, on .Blackwell's is.
land, New York.
The production Of copper in the
United States has increased from 27,-
600 long tons in 1850 to 1876 900 in
1906, and the United States now fur
nishes over 81 per cent. Of the worlds
supply.
Anise is a favorite favoring for
beverages in the Mediterranean couu.
tries. In Athens anise brandy is a
popular drink and is sold not only at
cafes, but also by street vendors, who
carry their glasses in a belt made es.
pecially therefor.
London o has six underground
electric railways tubes in operation,
and five more are under construction
or projected. The railways of Lon
don, underground and surface, carry
more than 600, 600 900 persons each
year, of which underground lines &C.
commodate 258, 900, 600. There are
nearly 600 railway stations in Greater
London, and into the trunk line sta
tions along there pour annually more
than 300, 0OO, 900 passengers.
The large and fertile fields of Man.
churia are titled with wooden plows.
The vas number of we'll made carts
that are turned out are constructed
with crude tools laboriously fash
toned in the local blacksmith shop,
and a day is taken to put in shape
from fittings that an expert machinist,
with good cold chisel and emery
wheel, would finish in half an hour.
The borings are made with a bow and
cord. Labor is cheap, but foreign
inventions are creeping in.
Although the United States has only
) per cent. of the worlds population,
she is producing in 1907 fully % per
cent. of the worlds gold, 30 per cent.
of its silver, 10 per cent. of its iron,
~ per cent. of its steel, As per cent. of
its coal, 80 per cent. of its petroleum,
60 per cent of its copper and IS per
cent. of its cotton. Between the cleo.
ton Of Harrison in 1883 and the com.
pletion of the first half of Roosevelt's
present term on March 1, 1907, the
wealth of the United States has
doubled.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-04-10

Fine Book and Job Printing q spe'
cia]ty at the RIVER PRESS ONCE.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-04-10

BUTTE, April 4.-Without show or
ceremony the concluding chapter in
the negotiations incident to the settle.
ment Of all differences between the
mining companies and the miners
union was written today in the Office
Of John D. Ryan, naging director
for the Amalgamated Copper com.
pany, when the members of the com
mittee representing the employees. and
the acting heads of the companies,
signed the tive-year contract recently
ratified by the union. Later in the
day the contract between the Anacon-
da Copper Mining company and the
mill Il smeltermen's union Of Auacon.
da was signed, and it is announced
that the remaining contracts between
the companies and the other unions
will be signed as soou as meetings can
be arranged.