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The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-04-19
SOUTHWEST AND NORTHWEST.
Where the Greatest Railroad Build
ing Is Now Going On.

Where the Greatest Railroad Build
ing Is Now Going On.
The Southwest vIes with the Cana
dian Northwest as region OF deyel-
opment. A quarter of the railroad
trackage laid In the entire country last
year was laid In the Southwest, says
the New York Tribune. Texas led with
701 miles of new crack, nearly an
eighth of the total of the country, and
Texas now leads the States In the coun-
try in railway mileage, Illinois having
been the leading State up to 1905. In
Louisiana 391 miles were laid In l9O6.
The other Southwestern States and
Territories made great gains. lmml-
grafton thither Is extensive. b. b.
Yoakum of the Rock Island Railway
says that 10000 immigrants to the
Southwest pass through St Louis week
ly, and other thousands enter by way
of Kansas City, Memphis and New Or
leans He predicts that the census Of
1910 will show growth in ten years
Of 80 per cent in the rural population
Of Missouri, Arkansas, Kansas and Tex
as, and 100 per cent in Oklahoma and
Indian Territory. These are desirable
immigrants, Americans, tillers of the
soil from the older States of the East
and Middle Vest, who prefer the at
fractions of the South to those across
the border in Canada. The st. Louis
Globe Democrat calls attention to the
fact that in 1900 the center of the cot
ton crop was in western Mississippi,
while now 1t is probably west of the
Mississippi River Texas raised third
OF last years crop. The making of
Oklahoma and Indian Territory into a
State has been, says the Globe-Demo-
crat, great advertisement for the
whole empire of the Southwest"
The Canadian Northwest is also enti-
tied to Its boast. There are fuel fam
Inc and railroad congestion there, as
there are south of the border The
railroad building has not caught up
with the growing population. A CORE
spondent Of the Toronto Globe writes !:
"The plain truth Is that the expan-
sion of the West has proceeded on a
scale more huge than even the most
advanced optimist had expected, and
all arrangements have fallen short Of
the necessities. In the export cattle
trade alone there has been an increase
of so per cent, the 10000 head Of last
year having been increased this year to
10000. The growth of population has
meant an enormous increase in traffic
in supplies and in the handling of set
tiers effects. Considerably over 100,-
600 people have come into the province
during the year from other lands, and
in addition many have moved from the
older sections Of Manitoba to the still
cheaper land in the western provinces"
Cities and towns have sprung up so
rapidly and grown SO fast that those
having a population of more than 1000
each had total population in 1901 of
S2,710 and they have now total OF
192,97S. The increased price of agri
cultural products is sending people Ii
hundreds of thousands to the fertile
and only partly developed regions O.
the continent.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-04-19

, ways. lie has sent several special
commissions across the water in order
that England might be improved by
reason Of the advances made in Amer
lea. He has given added impetus &c
the schools of England by sending many
teachers to the United States to OBJ
serve and learn. He himself has
studied this country from many points
of view, and studied it not from the
standpoint of hostile critic but from
that of one who seeks to know In or
der to improve himself For these rea-
sons the opinions of Mr.. Mosely are
entitled to great respect, and when he
expresses his belief that the high stand
ard of living is a real peril to Amer
lea 1t is worth while to consider the
subject. This high living often ap-
proaches ruthless extravaganza, he
says, the luxurles of yesterday being
counted the necessities of to-day. re-
action is bound to come, and when 1t
does it will be attended by disaster.
No one can doubt that Americans, as a
rule, live well. But they can afford to-.
Some of them are spending all they
make, some more than they make, but
others have accounts in the savings
banks to show that they are not un-
mindful of the possible rainy day"
ahead of them. There are some fea-
lures of present American social con-
ditions which are distinctly gratifying
and which are working directly against
the dangers which appear on the sur
face when a foreigner looks at some
particular phase of life. The danger
from the high living does not seem SO
important as the other suggestion that
American prosperity Is leading to in
efficiency and corruption. I'm bygone
years." Mr.. Mosely notes, zone was inn
pressed with the thorough way in which
everything was done and every detail
thought out, but the same is not true
to-day. On the contrary, there are
signs that everything is becoming slip
shod. Work Is inetticiently done and
badly finished" That Is common
charge brought by foreigners against
American methods. 1t Is said that we
do not build for all time but for few
years only. 1t is said that our prod
ucts are not comparable for nicely and
precision with the output Of the manu-
featuring establishments Of the old
world We have been fairly content
with the results when American made
goods have come into competition with
those of other nations, and yet even
this good record should not blind us If
there is such a marked deterioration in
workmanship that it Is noticed by a
careful observer. Mr.. Mosely thinks
everything overdone and overcrowded
Everybody appears to be in too great a
hurry, so that in the race for success
and wealth many of the former good
characteristics Of the country are dis.
appearing. But the same things have
been noted by travellers for hundred
years Americans have always been II
hurry.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-04-19
EertiI,tv Of Cuban SotI.

Cuban soil Is so fertile that at the
present time the cane field Is planted
only about once in ten years. Expert
enced American growers say that there
is no necessity to plant more than once
IL care Is taken in cutting the cane at
harvest time not to pull up any of
the roots, as the new cane will imme-
diately sprout from these. Ten tons
OF cane produce one ton of sugar If
treated by the latest mechanical proc
esses. A plantation Of 1000 acres may
yield 5000 tons of sugar under fairly
favorable conditions.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-04-19

The proposition of President McCrea
to increase the age at which men may
enter the employment Of the Pennsylva-
MIA railroad to 45 years Is recognized as
the result Of the scarcity of labor 1t
would be correct to recognize that the
scarcity Is In Its ratio to the demand.
There are more laborers, skilled and
unskilled, In the country than ever be.
fore, but the demand for their services
has Increased In. greater proportion
than the supply. We need not claim
that there is not much Improvement yet
to be sought. But 1t Is certainly the
historical fact that the competitive era
has, as one of Its chief results, wrought
an immense Improvement in the com,
pensation of labor and Its Industrial
liberty.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-04-19

British merchants propose to demand
indemnities for the losses they expect
to sustain through the suppression of
the opium traffic in China. The British
merchant continues to regard 1t as an
outrage when an upllft of any kind in
terferes with his profits.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-04-19

The circus freaks are reported to be
forming a union. The word Circus
will, of course, bar from membership
a good many people who are going up
and down this country posing as re-
formers.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-04-19

The secret of Senator Beveridge's
great interest in children has been dis
covered. Somebody who has been dig
gng into his record has found that Mr..
Beveridge was once a child himself.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-04-19

The blood Observation-Disclosures senti-
ment doesn't seem to appeal very
strongly to Englishmen of the Swetten-
ham-Sir Alfred Jones type.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-04-19

The Chicago university Is said to
have received from Mr.. Rockefeller,
in round numbers, about $19,000,00O.
The least 1t can do to show its graft
tude Is to discover an efficient hair re-
storer.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-04-19

Some of the people Of Porto Rico are
talking of winning liberty with sword
and gun from the servltude imposed by
the United States" 1t may be neces-
sary for Taft to pack his grip again.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-04-19

1t may be true, as scientists allege,
that the man Of the future will be tall
er. But the man of the present who
dabbles in futures usually finds himself
shorter.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-04-19

A bank is now issuing $50 bills, but
as they will be just as scarce as all
other kinds, the change does not appeal
to the average bread-winner
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-04-19

The man who says blondes will dis
appear In 900 years has perhaps over
looked the fact that the drug stores eX-
pect to be working right along.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-04-19

Germany Is becoming aroused to the
necessity Of putting a stop to robberies
on railway trains Is the train boy
equally piratical and unconscionable
over there?
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-04-19

A western political club is said TO
have adopted the strawberry as its EN-
blem. Then the members ought TO
know each other by their strawberry
marks.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-04-19

Someone, discussing the ways of
women in business recently, says a
partial explanation of their success In
many callings is due to their thinking
they are still ON trial, which leads them
to take a great deal more pains to
please their patrons than do men en-
gagged in the same kind of work. To a
certain extent this may be true; that is,
women do feel that they are still serv-
ing an apprenticeship In undertaking
work that has been the exclusive field
Of men for generations. But as wom-
en- have been housekeepers since the
world began and as they are as faith
ful and steadfast in this profession In
the present time as they were centuries
ago 1t seems safe to argue that a
hmllar thing may be said of them years
hence In commenting on their success
In business.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-04-19

DR.. Wiley says cold meat isn't good
after three months. Some Of the cola
meat served at boardlng-houses doesn I
taste good after three days.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-04-19

Alfred Mosely, the English philan-
thropist, is warm friend of America.
He has shown his appreciation Of this
country In a number OF convincing
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-04-19
A Gnnd Listener.

Patience-Isn't she a poor listener?
Patrice-Why, no; she loves to hear
herself talk.--Yonkers Statesman.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-04-19

Always be polite to everybody. But
don't let that interfere with your get
ting your fair share.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-04-19

After hearing some men talk you are
surprised at the small hats they wear.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-04-19

Russia has had an earthquake, but 1t
failed to shake any of the grand dukes
loose.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-04-19

Naturally a man would rather part
his hair than part with it.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-04-19

Some peoples excuse for making bad
breaks is that it's never too late to
mend
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-04-19

A pleasing conversatlonalist Is a per
son who talks to you about yourself
The Arizona sentinel., 1907-12-04
Home Paper
VeZ.'

But few of our readers, we imagine, ever give thought to the value of this paper to the community. The home paper has an influence for good that is hard to overestimate. It, moulds public opinion; it does we'll it's part Tn protecting and preserving the government. It takes the place of standing army in guarding the liberties of the people; it teaches your child ren morality, truth and power; it brings many rich blessings to the homes 1t visits with but little financial reward for it's labors, and in too many instances not any. The home paper is the mirror in which those at a dis tance see us. It is the plain duty of all who are interested in our town to take personal interest in the towns paper and assist in every way possible in making it true representative of our in telligent and hospitable people as well as our enterprising ard rapidly developing little city. Send the paper to your friends, bring us the news and do your duty by your home paper and 1t will meet you more than half way. When you help your home paper you help your town and indirect ly help yourself, for we are all equally interested in our town and community.
The Arizona sentinel., 1907-12-04
Completing the Contract. !.

San Diego, Nov. 24.-Within twenty days the Rendle- Fraser Company will complete 1000 feet of roadbed for the San Diego and Arizona Railroad Company, this being the first construction contract for the railroad between this city and Yuma, Arizona, the work having been started at the foot of Twenty eighth street. The work of driving piles and making an outlet for the storm waters from Switzer Canyon, across the Hartupee tract, is be- ing done by the railroad compa- ny. This is the most expensive piece of construction work in the city right of way.
The Arizona sentinel., 1907-12-04
He Fought At Gettysburg.

David Parker, of Fayette, N. .Y., who lost foot at Gettysburg, writes: "Elec- tric Bitters have done me more good than any medicine I ever took. For several years had stomach trouble, and paid out much money for medicine to little purpose, until began taking Elec- tric Isitters. would not take $500 for what they have done for me-" Grand tonic for the aged and for female weak nesses. Great alternative and body build- CT: sure cure for lame back and weak kidneys. Guaranteed by ull druggists soc.
The Arizona sentinel., 1907-12-04
Notice to Contractors

The Board of School Trustees of Yuma, Arizona will riceive sealed bids for the erection of a school building up to 10 a.m., December End, 1907, at the office of the clerk of said board, Yuma, Arizona. According to plans and specification o n which may be seen at Yuma and and at the office of F. $. Allen, Architect, 304 First National Bank Building, Pasadina, Cali fornia on and after November 11th, 1907. Bids must be made upon blanks furnished by the architect and be accompanied by a certified check for 5 per cent cf the amount of the bid, which will be forfted to the School District in case the successful bidder fails to enter into con tract and give satisfactory bond within ten days after the contract is awarded to him. The board re- serves the right to reject any and all bids.
 w. w. Elliott, Pres.
 O. c. Johnson, Clerk
 c. V. Meeden, Member F. s. Allen, Architect
 November 6, CT. D.
The Arizona sentinel., 1907-12-04
Los Angeles Times Progress

The chronicling of years pro gress and history of advancing development of a quarter Of a century, accurately, interesting ly, and compactly compiled, are the keynotes of the contents of the forthcoming Annual Mid winter Number of the Los Ange- les Times, to be cssued Jan. 1st.
 A brilliant and successful news paper like The Times accOmp- fishes much for us-more per haps than is realized by the average citizen. These special publications, brimtul of glowing descriptive matter concerning the present statues of the Pacific Southwest, splendid prospects for the future, the development of Southern California into the Paradise of the Worlk, and the rich resources of this unusually y productive region, tend more to advance and populate this "Land of Sunshine" than any other pub lication, or any other means.
 In addition to the usual daily paper on the date of publication, it will consist of five magazine sections, aggregating more than 14O pages, with numerous full. page illustrations and smaller half-tones.
 You can do no more effective missionary work than by send, ing liberal number of copies o1 this Midwinter Number to your friends and acquaintances in the East. CoWies will be for sale, wrapped ready for mailing, al the price of 10 cents each. Ad vertisements for this Number must be received not later thar December P. This Number vii circulate among thousands o1 homeseekers in the East, anc consequently offers and except ional opportunity for advertise ments of property for sale.
The Arizona sentinel., 1907-12-04
Pat Goes a-Hunting.

An Irishman who wasn't much of a hunter went out to hunt one day, and the first thing>he saw to shoot was a bluejay sitting saucily on the top of a fence. He blazed away at the bird and then walked over to pick it up. What he happened to find there was a dead frog, which he raised carefully at arms length, look ing at it with a puzzled air. Fi- nally he remarked:
 "Well, begobs, but ye was a divil av a foinc lookin' bir-rd be- fore I blew the feathers off O yez."
The Arizona sentinel., 1907-12-04
Biiiousness and Constipation.

For years was troubled with bilious ness and constipation, which made life
 miserable for me. My appetite failed
 me. I lost my usual force and vitality. Pepsin preparations and cathartics only made matters worse. do not know where I should have been today had l not tried Chamberlain Stomach and Liver Tablets. The tablets relieve the i'll feeling at once strengthen the diges- functions, helping the system to do its work naturally.-MRs. ROSA POTTS, Birmingham, Ala. These tablets are for sale by Ketchercide Drug Store
The Arizona sentinel., 1907-12-04
Articles of Incorporation of the
 Nicaragua Mining Company.

Know all men by these presents, that we, the undersigned Alex. B. Downe, Chas. And erson and John Best, have this day associated ourselves together for the purpose of forming a corporation under the laws of the Territory of Arizona, and for that purpose do adopt these articles of incorporation:
 Article I-The name of this corporation shall be The Nicaragua Mining Company, and it's principal places of transacting business shall be Yuma, Yuma County, Territory of Arizona, and at Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, State of California, and at Jerez, Mic aragua, Central America, at which last men tained places meetings incorporators, stock holders and of the Board of Directors may be held and all corporate business may be trans acted with the sarle effect as if held, done or perform at Yuma, Arizon.
 Article 1.-The general nature Of the busi- ness proposed to be transacted by this corpor- alton is: To acquire, hold, maintain, use, de- velope operate, hypothecate, lease, locate, sell, exchange, and dispose of in any and every lawful manner. all kinds of mines, min- eral lands and claims; smelling, ore reducing, | mining and milling machinery; water, water power and water-rights; tunnels, sluiccs, res ervoirs and ditches for mining, irrigation and | transportation purposes; lands, mills, mill | sites, tunnel-sites; goods. wares and merchant | disc; stock and bonds of this corporation and of ot her corporations and companies; patents. | patcnt-rightS franchises. licenses; such board | ing houses, warehouses, telephone and tele- graph lines, wagon roads, toll roads, wagons and other conveyanceS propelled by animal, steam, elecrtric or other power power plants and other property, as may be necessary or | oOp n the coOdupt Of thp general buSi- ness Of the corporation: To engage in any law ful business within the Territory of Arizona, State of California, Republic of Nicaragua, Central America, and at any other place or places.
 Article III.-The amount Of the capital stock shall be One Million Dollars ($l,0O, ,O9O divided into One Million Shares of the par value Of One Dollar (sl ,OO) each; which capi- tai stock shall be paid in at the time of the is- suance Of certificates therefore, in money, ser vices or other property, and shall forever be non-asseable for any purpose whatever, and the Judgment of the Board Directors as to the value of any such services or property shall be conclusive.
 Article IV-The time of the commencement of this corporation shall be the date of the filing ora certified copy of these Articles, as filed with the county IecoIueT OI uHld County, in the office of the Territorial Audit or. of Arizona, and shall endure for twenty five (25) years thereafter, unless renewed pur
 suant to the laws of said Territory.
 Article V-The affairs of this corporation
 shall be conducted by Board ofseven direct
 ors, who shalt be stock holders Tn the corpo ration; and the following named persons arc
 hereby appointed and elected as directors Oi
 this corporation for the ensuing year, and un
The Arizona sentinel., 1907-12-04

According to a census bulletin the population of the United States in 1906, including insular possessions, wss 93, 162, 24O. The prospect of passing 100000, 900 by 1910 is good.
The Arizona sentinel., 1907-12-04

Nature studies should be found in all grades of public schools,
 from the kindergarten to the college; that it IS of the utmost importance since it appeals to our practical life, and for devel- oping our highest and best good by bringing us close to nature $ heart and near to natures God.
The Arizona sentinel., 1907-12-04

We are proud of the fact that we are all laborers in this com- munlty; practically every citi- zen is included, for who among the number who does not, to a greater or less extent, perform manual labor?
The Arizona sentinel., 1907-12-04
Seed and irrigating water, about 6 200
 Leaving cash return of about. l3.65
4Ih-& 2l5.G

Alfalfa; I.7O acres: This was sown May IS, 1905, yielding three cuttings of about five tons of clean hay the first season. During the sec ond season, covered by this Timely Hint, there were seven cuttings with total or about 20 tons of hay. The only cash outlay was S22.4l for irrigating water. The labor re- quired was, mans time, IA days and team ment for this alfalfa on account of the small size of the field under consideration, and linn ited use of machinery. This crop at S5 % to 5000 a ton, loose, which has been the price this season, represents cash return or not less than SlHA00 for the crop; but this hay was used to feed the team employed on the place, proving to be more than sufficient for that purpose, since stack of about three tons re- mains at the end of the season. The manure from this source, being free from Bermuda grass seed was especially valuable for fertii- izing a part of the crops grown.
The Arizona sentinel., 1907-12-04

W0nf0d Local representative for WaIIlOu Yuma and vacinity to look after renewals and increase sub scription list of prominent monthly magazine, on salary and cnmmisslnn basis. Experience desirable, but not necessary. Good opportunity for right person. Address Publisher, Box59, Station O, New York.
The Arizona sentinel., 1907-12-04

When a woman announces that she has nothing further to say she manages to say it at great length.