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The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1907-09-07
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SAYS SECRETARY WILSON

Washington, Aug. 31-Secretary
of Agriculture Wilson, who has inst
returned from trip to the West says
that he found two problems in connec-
ton with the forest reserves; first,
to insure protection from fire, and,
second, to reforest the land where con.
tinual fires have destroyed the young
trees.
"There are," he says, millions OF
acres growing nothing but grass, and
the question of reforesting is pressing.
II failed to find much sentiment
against the reserves except from the
small element that would like to get
possession to sell.
"In the heavily timbered regions OF
the Northwest it is not very practi-
cable to make farm, as it would cost
500 an acre to get the land cleared
for cultivation. The general senti-
ment is that the presidents policy il
wise, since it is evident that wood il
going to be very scarce in this country
before many years.
''There was very little feeling re-
garding grazing in the reserves. It is
desirable to have the grass eaten short,
SO that il will not feed fires. The
policy Of the government is to take
care of settlers, who have a limited
amount of land, and to let them put
in few head Of cattle for nothing,
charging them for the rest about 90
per cent Of the value Of the forage
eaten by their cattle.
What seems to be the best offer
OF the government is that Of land in
reclaimed districts for the cost Of
water used in irrigation. =
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1907-09-07
SEATTLE MARKET REPORT
Purchasing Prices

GUGC00ol0B 1IxCOo
The following prices are offered to
the producer by local dealers for de-
livery in round lots, t. o. b. Seattle,
and are subject to change without no.
tice:
Grain-Oats, $24 per ton; barley
$20@21; wheat, chicken feed, $2s
T29; bran, SIS; shorts, SIC; corn,
$25@26.
|. Hay-Eastern Washington timothy,
$40; Puget Sound hay, $15; wheat
hay, $12@13; alfalfa, $11.50.
Eggs-Select ranch, sac; local
ranch, 35@36c.
Poultry-Live hens, loo per lb;
spring chickens, Ice.
Wool-EasterD Washington, 100
10; dirty, 12@1211c; Puget Sound,
clean, 2O@21o; timber stained, 18
@2Oc.
Live neutrality-suspicious., 81
@6c; ewes, DC; lambs, 6@6k. Hogs,
4A@4Hc; Cattle-steers, $40; COWS
AVG; calves, 5000.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1907-09-07
VALUE OF FARM EARNINGS
Production Is Less But Values Show
Great Increase.

New York, Sept. 4.-That the earn
ings of the farmers are thousand
millions of dollars greater this year
than last is made in q preliminary
statement on crops which will be pub
lished in the next issue of the Ameri-
can Agriculturist. This big gain will
be entirely due to the increased prices
of farm products, as the production In
general will be fully 10 per cent less
in quantity than in 1905, which was
the record year.
"The farmer was never in so healthy
a position as he is today. financially,
socially, politically, mentally and spir-
itually," says the report.
'The increase in value Of his real
estate has teen prodigjous. He owes
less money than ever before. He has
greater assets than ever.
"Again, the farmers wants are
greater. He is in the market for more
and better breeding stock, farm i'm
plements and household goods and
other merchandise. He recognizes
the extra profit that aocrues from the
use of better equipment and better
methods in his business and in his
home.
"The wheat crop this year will ap-
proximate 621. 600, 600 bushels, 15O,-
600, 900 less than last year.
"Corn promises to be within 5 per
cent as much as last year, and with
only two other exceptions the biggest
year in our histonry.
1.-THE yield of oats will be about IL
per cent less than last year, but there
will be almost the usual quantity of
rye and barley, buckwheat, fax seed
and potatoes.
''The hay crop will exceed last
years a great deal. Apples will be
much more plentiful than last year.
''The increase in the value Of these
crops per unit of measurement makes
the total value of each crop this year
considerably larger than last year.
Consumption of farm products
more than keeps pace with production.
The grain importing nations of Europe
have only made their crops and most
of them import more foodstuffs than
they raise"
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1907-09-07
COLLECTION OF DEBTS
Porter Convincss Hague DELEGATE.
erican Plan Il Sound. 'a

The Hague, Sept. 4-Gen. po..
Porter, Of the American deleeat;on' !
the peace conference, led his nrou Ua %
for the collection Of the :contraottu u's,
debts to practically unanimous
.proval by the committee Of exam; ~
ton and at the conclusion Of the ma a
ing he was the recipient Of mse o''
congratulations upon the success !,
his efforts. VI
The Importance of this Amer;o..
proposal, it is pointed out, lies in tsa
principle which it establishes ratS sue
than in it's application, which m.e
be very seldom. Gen. Porter mot .T
the objections raised with ready ara ~
ment and finally brought all countr to-
represented, debtor as we'll as credits
countries, into line. with the s;no,.
exception Of Switzerland, which =
neither a debtor nor a creditor - -
tion. There is reason to beliora
however, that even the Swiss oove,e
ment will sign the convention vi.h
reserve regarding the matter of inria
diction.
DR.. Drago, while he cast Ar,o,
tina's vote in favor of Gen. Portar'.
proposal, for the reason that it estah
fishes obligatory arbitration in mot
ters relating to contractural debts
declared Argentina maintained no,
original views on the subject. Onlv
thirteen countries, including Brazil
Mexico and Argentina, were renre'
sented on the committee of examina.
tion, and Gen. Porter's proposition as
it has been modified, must be submit.
ted for approval to plenary sitting Of
the committee on arbitration, upOn
which all nations are represented.
The Austro Hungarian proposal in
the matter Of obligatory arbitration
was practically wrecked by yesterdays
vote, as the majority in favor thereof
was smaller than that which SUPPORT.
ed the British proposition on the same
subject.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1907-09-07
Tacoma Quotation.

Wheat-Club, 801ac; bluestem,
$3.50; red, 78c.
essed-Turkeys, 23c;
spring chickens, 14c; hens, 1876;
ducks, 15o; $eese, l8c. Live-hens
1870 14o; springs. 12c; ducks, 100
12Hc; geese, 12Hc.
Butter Standard, s5o, Washington
creamery, 36@37c; Oregon, sec;
Eastern creamery, SOC
Eggs-Washington ranch, strictly
fresh, $50.
Oats,-$28@28. so.
Hay, Alfalfa, etc.-Wheat hay, SIT
@18; timothy, $22@24; clover, $2O@
%; mixed, $4,000; alfalfa, $15@16;
straw, $I0@12.
Feed-C Corn, $s0@s1; wheat, $si
@32; barley. whole grain, $24@25;
rolled. s25@aB; shorts, $4,000; bran,
$l7@1S.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1907-09-07

Olympia. Aug. 31.-The railroad
commission is holding an investiga-
ton at South Tacoma Of complaints
made against the Northern Pacific
by employees Of that road that the
company is forcing men to work on
cars and engines not properly equip
ped with safety devices and when en-
ployes object to the hazard Of such
employment they are discharged.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1907-09-07
Anslo-Russian Treaty Ready

Ut. petersburg. Aug. 31.-It is ex-
pected that formal announcement Of
tne Anglo Russian convention will
soon De made Ly the two governments.
put the exact terms Of the agreement
VIII not te published for the present
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1907-09-07
Minor Happenings
Of the Week

Mount vesuvius is again on the ac-
tive volcano list.
Richard Mansfield, the actor, left
his entire estate to his widow.
According to Secretary Garfield the
lumber trust will be the next to feel
the effect of the nations probing.
William Loeb, secretary to the pres
ident, is said to have been engaged to
manage the street railroads in Wash
ington.
Secretary Loeb states that the presi-
dent is satisfied with Public Printer
Stillings and has no thought OF re-
moving him.
Former Judge Alton B. Parker de-
MED in an interview that he had any
expectation that he might again be
the nominee of the Democratic party
for president.
The project to establish distribut-
ing stations for farm products and
manufactured label products, to be
controlled by unions and organized
farmers is going forward in a practi-
cal manner at Chicago.
United States District Judge De-
Haven has sentenced John A. Benson
and E B. Perrin, recently convicted
at San Francisco of land frauds. to one
years Imprisonment in the Alameda
county Jail and to pay fine of 81, 600
each.
Glass telegraph poles have been
patented in Europe and the United
States. The inventor is German.
The manufacture of the poles COM
mercially is soon to begin, several
orders having been received. The
glass is strengthened by the use of
steel wire.
Several Colorado mining promoters
have been convicted of fraudulent use
of he mails.
The building occupied by the Lou
isville Courier-J Journal was almost
completely destroyed by fire last week.
Representatives of brewers of Chi.
uago, Milwaukee, st. Louis and other
cities held a meeting at Cincinnati
last week to devise means of checking
the psread of local option, especially
in the South.
The members of the United States
immigration commission, who have
been touring Europe for the past two
months, have said for New York
Without exception they expressed
themselves as we'll satisfied with theil
Investigations and believe that good
results will be attained therefrom.
TWENTY-FIVE of the young Filipino'
who were educated in the United
States have arrived in Manila to un
dertake period of service for TIT
government equal to the time spen
in acquiring an education at govern
ment expense. The graduates ar.
from the normal, engineering, agri
cultural and law courses.
Chicago Judge Kohlsaat, in the fed
eral court at Chicago, on complaint Of
fourteen creamery firms of the Mid
die West, temporarily enjoined four.
teen Western railroads and five ex.
press companies from establishing,
September l. new rates for transport.
ing milk and butter, pending a hear
ing before the interstate commission.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1907-09-07

Honolulu Aug. S1.-The chamber
of commerce of this city has address
ed letter to various American steam
ship lines asking them to provide bet
ter passenger facilities between. Ha-
wall and the mainland Of the United
States. If this is not done the cham
Der will petition the government for
q supsension Of the coastwise laws.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1907-09-07
Witte Out of Polite.

London, Sept. 4.-Advices from st.
fetersourg say that Count Witte, once
the most powerful man in Russia. ex-
cept the emperor. has accepted a dis
rectorshlp in the Bank of Russia for
exterior Commerce. thus severine
himself from the country's official life.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1907-09-07
To Probe Klondike I ea.e.

Dawson, Sept 4.-The Yukon legis-
lature has appointed q committee to
probe into the workings Of i've mystic.
rious leases Of submerged portions Of
the Klondike river, extending for q
distance Of twenty miles. They have
boon held for nine years and have
never been worked. Montreal people
are understood to be the owners.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1907-09-07
Nebraska to Gulf Line Planned

Lincoln, Neb., Aug. S1.-In letter
to the secretary Of state Irving Roe
mer, Of New York, declared that the
capital from the northern part Of Ne
braska to the Gulf Of Mexico is prac-
tlcallv assured.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1907-09-07
STRIKING TELEGRAPHERS
INCREASE DEMANDS

Chicago, Sept. 2-"There can be
only one settlement of the telegraph
ers' strike. The Western Union can
not make an agreement alone. Neither
can the Postal or Associated Press.
The interests Of these three companies
are so interviewer that we will not
make any settlement that does not in
clude all three"
This announcement was made last
night by International Secretary Rus
sell, after meeting of the local strike
re- had adjourned.
The Chicago strikers have changed
their wage demand. Heretofore they
have asked for Is per cent advance.
This was changed yesterday to rec
ommendation to the committee Of If
teen that will be named to go to New
York, to ask for % per cent advance
instead.
"The board of directors Of the West
ern Union will meet in New York on
September 10, continued Secretary
Russell.
Fifteen employees Of the company
now on strike will go to New York to
be ready to meet the Western Union
board II called on for conference.
The members OF this committee come
from all parts of the United States and
Canada. They will be accompanied
by ten Postal and Eve Associated Press
strikers, who will act as advisors.
Fifteen girls, strikers from different
points, will also be sent from different
points to New York to present the
grievances OF the female emsployes' -
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1907-09-07
PROTEST ASKS THAT
LUMBER RATES STAND

Olympia, Sept. 5.-As result Of q
conference during the past two days
between the railroad commission and
representatives of the Southwestern
Lumber Manufacturers Association,
the Pacific Conast Lumber Manufac.
turing Association and the Shingle
Mills Bureau, all doing business in
this state, the Washington railroad
commission has addressed to the inter
state commerce commission a protest
against the proposed increase in lum.
Der rates on the part of the transcon.
tiaental railroads.
The protest sets forth that petitions
have been fled with the Washington
state commission by the above named
associations, representing approx
mately 1000 mills, having an output
of approximately fourteen billion two
hundred million shingles annually and
four billion feet of lumber annually.
Trade Is With Many States
The petition further says that the
the manufacture Of lumber and shin.
giles is the principal industry Of Wash.
ington; that said lumber and shingles
are sold in the states Of Michigan,
Wisconsin, Illinois, Missouri, Arkan-
sas, Texas, Oklahoma, Indian Terri
tory, Kansas, Nebraska, Minnesota,
North Dakota, Wyoming, Colorado
New Mexico, Utah and elsewhere
throughout the United States, ana
that it is proposed by the railroads to
advance the freight rates on lumoer
and shingles on October Approximate
~ % per cont.
It is represented that the manufac'
turers of lumber and shingles nave
built up large business and ex1en.
sive connections, based on the present
freight rates, and that the proposed
increase in the rate would "work II
reparable loss, damage and injury "
suoh manufacturers, and would neceS'
sitate the closing of such mills and tns
throwing out Of employment OF count,
less Numbers of employees and woulu
work public calamity to the CUISINES,
interests of the state of Washington
Present Rates Fair
The rail- Dad commission, in It's pe'
tition to the interstate commerce eou
mission, declares That the preSeu'
rates are fair, just and reasonable az. sas
that the railroads have been enaol.'
to earn on them flair and reas0ps
BILE return on the property USED ~. :,
them for the public. Proceeding wv
Washington commission says: .he
''In view Of the magnitude Oh 'n
industry affected and the grave o.. uD
serious results that would how " S
entire state from the filing OF inc ' or
increasing the rates as aforesaid, y w.,
petitioner earnestly requests that wv
honorable body forthwith use w.. ~
good Offices to induce the rallroau Inc
delay the fling Of the tariff lno,en a"m.
the rates until after full ana 0 1our
plete investigation may be had oy s oou.
honorable body concerning the r sss %
ablenesss and business Of the ra'e s.t
sought to be increased, and your p .sst
TONERS further earnestly request aeh
your honorable body may take 80 an
steps as will Immediately LEAD ~ II
investigation Of the reasonabiene'' ,be
such proposed increase, notlIylns5 nm.
said railroads, the Pacific Coast tbs
her Manufacturers Association ,,tb.
Single Mills Bureau and the 0u ,sso.
western Lumber Manufacturing a a,cb
citation Of the time and place OF .
The daily Alaskan., 1907-02-01
No Chance For Him,

Three negro lads met on street cor ner one afternoon, and by some queer freak of Providence each had just 10 cents. This was considerable for them, and, being so unfortunate as to have DO "craps," 1t required much serious delIberation to arrive at just the hest plan for spending 1t.
 Finally one suggested that they place their little capital in a pool and then. each in turn, guess what was good to eat, the best guesser to take all of the money.
 This plan met with hearty approval as each one had ideas on that subject and the 45 cents was soon iD a pile, Then the first one guessed.
 "Possum, sweet taters an water melon" he said.
 At this the second one reached dow and began picking up his nickelS, bui the third stopped him with: "HoP on dare! Let dat money lone" To which the second replied:
 "You think I'Ze goin to guess agalEb that fool nlgger when he's done said all der Is good ter eat?"-TypeG
The daily Alaskan., 1907-02-01
uhcrnIt RnInH FroEs.

Every once in awhile stories are brought out about extraordinary show ers of fish, of bloody snow, etc, the latest thing being of ship captain far ont on the Atlantic who ran Into dust shower so heavy he had to set his crew shovelinS the dust from the decks when the weight began to get danger GUS. To this be there added e tale;
 Ii rains frogs in Arizona. The old timers believe there is no doubt of iL though they cannot explain whence the frogs were originally lifted But this much IS straight-let there be sum mer rain along the line of the southern Pacific ia southwestern Arizona, and behold the next morning every little pool has a myriad Of little lean green frogs with marvellous croaking powers They don't wait for nlghtfall like theu more civilized brothers elsewhere, oui keep up the music hy day as by night They live where water comes only about once a year. They can't live over the interim under the sun baked black rocks. They Rssuredly haven't hopped from the Colorado river, and they are all of a size to boot. If they didn't come from the ground or from the river, they must have come frog the skies.
 And that's what the Hassayampers firmly believe.-Arizona Graphic.
The daily Alaskan., 1907-02-01
Coal and Wood

Call up the Alaska Transfer company fnr coal wUod and Kind ing Ill or. ders promptly Attended o. Phone 10
The daily Alaskan., 1907-02-01
POINTED PARAGRAPHS.

I.s ss I.uicuIt to ind friend aS it !S tc ~a enemy.
 ....v becomes d necessity after yg.. . .-r. 90 it.
 .-, B.. ulre money 10 burn don't .. .. aaa, ran DOT boiling in ?oser
 ".rr ro convince a man that g.. -.-.r .~u's on & Surr thing until
 ...rg rErr wtar>. ]. you nus, v .y. ... ont ~omr-h.u~ worth while. G. .-, ..-y
 "-e. ,.t have ,urm they are opin- ioGz: .-aa other people have them -hyy a-e ur.4,lc2s.
 Us .u easy natter to size up a man lG 1.- .oG c-aw.s under the house ey- ery .u.- he saes l.w approaching
 N.uyL a uaa --..s yau how y"u ought to ru. s.u- .-s.ue-z. just take a looa at taa Way be Is rUnn.u- his ow" - Chica-a Nev,
The daily Alaskan., 1907-02-01
The Word "TarIfY." :"

The word tariff has all interesting origin. IL is derived from the Arabic ta 'rifa. meaning an inventory of fees payable on demand, and became cur rent in the following way: 4 certain Noorlsh general, by name Tarifa, seized in the year 71O upon a small seaport some twenty miles from what Is now Gibraltar and the southernmost town in Europe. Here he founded g station for levying toll on all craft trading in the neighborhood aad be- slowed his name upon tbe place, after the manner of Constantine, Alexander and others. The word came eventual Iy to signify schedule of chargaH a2d passed inte tho Bgshnh. Italik4 ERo EpGslliSss
The daily Alaskan., 1907-02-01
HANDLING MEN.
DIrectInE Others In BuSineHH DDs
 InuHuN Tact and Ability.

I InuHu> Tact and Ability.
 Business r.cl often fail because they do not know how t3 LIuulc w-n. Tdey can dU their owu work all ri ,ht bat they are iaiuces when 1t comcs to di' rectiug others. They lack tact, diplo- macy.
 Many men aLtagOu.ze others; they lack patience lose temper, fly to ptecea over little things And no man Is 2 good leader who cauvot control hlm' self.
 4 great many business men seem "a think that IL takes a deal of driving, scolding. fualt lluG,ug. to get the best out of others Ig Is. however, just the opposite. Employees never give uE their best in response to forcing meth ods.
 1 know a youu" man who promises to be a leader in his line who Is as quiet and @cailcmaHly in his methods ds a modest w1Iuun. He never raises his voice. never gets angry. When an employee needs correcting, Instead ot scolding or nagEmG he sits right down and shows him or her just how to do the thing. He tries to help them out o' their difficulty. not to confuse them He does not need to scold, because ev. erybody respects him, admires him and knows that be is always trying to do the fair thing, to giV q square deal, that he wants only what Is just right and there Is nothing arbitrary in hi' methods.
 The result Is he does not need f, storm around his establishment anC use abusive profanc language. H. knows there is stronger force, a bet ter way than that. The result Is thai he has perfect discipline.
 Not one would think of taking Hdvan tage of him or trying to deceive him because he is so kind, square, true.
 I know another man in bushes near by him who adopts just the oppo site method. He storms and swearS scolds. uags. goes through his cstab Mshment like bull through a china shop. making everybody feel mean and disagreea ble. Nobody respects him. He rules by brute force. keeping every body cowed and afraid of him. They obey him and let him impose upon them in order lu avoid a scene or for fear they will lose their positions. If au office boy OF Srcnogrdpher makes a little mistake he will % ail to pieces, fy into a rage and make it very m. comfortable for everybody about him.
 People waiting in the outer office often hear loud talking and most aOu. slye language in his private office. But h. .S moi nearly as successful as his Qu.ry. uuobuusive neighoor.
 He never thinks of recognizing one Of his employees on the street.
 The other man always lifts his hat to the humbleSt girl in his employ and has a pleasant smile for everybody, be cause he feels an interest in every holy and they all love hi,n.-SucCess.
The daily Alaskan., 1907-02-01
BUY OF Us
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