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The Delta independent., 1907-05-03
Russian families Arrive.

Last Sunday 3s Russian families,
comprising lao workers. were brought
to Delta on special train of three
coaches and several box cars. They
hail from Nebraska and come here to
work in the beet fields. These people
were above the average in appearance.
They were comfortably dressed and had
the appearance Of being we'll fed.
Thirty or forty farmers were in town
with rs many wagons to transport
them to the country. Some difficulty
was encountered in getting them to
divide up and go exactly where they
were wanted, but there was no serious
trouble and with some re-arranging the
beet growers will be supplied with
sufficient help.
Mr.. Douthitt says there are five or
six families to come yet.
The Delta independent., 1907-05-03
There Will Be lots Of truit.

Prof. l.. F. PAUL of the Ag gricultura
College and who is to have charge OF
the experiment Station in Delta county
arrived on the morning train last Sun
day and was met by President Seaton
of the Business Mems Assn. and W. 7.
Dale. Temporary headquarters have
been provided Prof. PAUL in the Fitz.
gerald Dermody Co. office and he will
be glad to respond to every demand for
his services as quickly as possible after
request is made. MIR. PAUL does not
expect to wait for people to come after
him. but he will be out among the
people and will busy himself in behalf
Of the best interests of horticulturists
all over the county.
On Monday +. G. Myers drove Prof.
PAUL to number of local orchards that
he might make personal inspection
and give his opinion concerning the
prospects for fruit. At the l.. W.
Sweitzer place he made very careful
examination. His report of tins orchard
is submitted in detail:
220 Winesap trees 400 boxes
800 Gano trees, full crop: 10 boxes to
the tree or total of 5000 boxes.
ll0 Black Twigs, one.fourth crop or
Ito boxes.
The Delta independent., 1907-05-03
Young Man Dies.

Howard A. Edie. son of Mr.. and Mrs.
James A. Edie. died at the family home
on Garnet mesa on Tuesday, Arril 30.
of pulmonary tuberculosis. The young
man was "a years, five months and l6
days of age and had been sufferer
with the disease which claimed his life
for more than year.
Funeral services We're held at the
Holiness church Thursday forenoon
conducted by J. &. Netf There was u
large concourse of neighbors and friends
in attendance to pay final tribute of
respect to the memory of a young man
who had won their friendship and high
regard within few months by his
patient and kindly disposition. The
remains were inferred in the Delta
cemetery.
The Delta independent., 1907-05-03
Utah Fuel Company To Expend
Large Sum Of Money
At Somerset.
CREATES DEMAND FOR LABOR
Boiler Capacity to be Doubled, New.
Houses Built, Electric Pumps and
Lights Installed.

Extensive improvements are to be
made by the Utah Fuel Co. at their
Somerset mines this summer. From
$40. 900 to $50. 900 will be expended and
the company will need a large number
of laboring men and mechanics to do
the work. Capacity Of the mines will
be greatly increased. new houses con-
structed, an electric light plant installed
ard new machinery added to the mine
equipment General Manager Williams
with n party of expert electricians,
engineers. etc. returned from the mines
this week where he had been laying out
plans for these improvements. Mr..
Williams talked interestingly Of the
prospects for the future development
Of the mines and made the following
statement to an INDEPENDENT reporter:
1--WE will install at Somerset bat
tery of boilers. doubling the present
capacity. and will change all mine
pumps to electric pumps, which will
require two large electrically driven
centrifugal pumps. We shall also install
an electric light plant. and light up the
houses and buildings around the mine
with electricity. In addition to this we
will put in u very large hoisting engine
Of probably not less than five hundred
horse power. capable Of handling all
the output the mine can produce for n
long time TO come. We have purchased
sevcnty-fvc new mine cars. and will
put in an additional box car loader, and
increase the number Of dwelling ho0ses
by fifty per cent, which means the
building Of twenty-five new four room
cottages. We will. of course. put up
the necessary buildings for the boilers
and make various other necessary &C
ccssory improvements to go along with
those mentioned above. which should
give the mine an output capacity Of
twelve hundred to fifteen hundred tons
per day You understand that the
present output Of the mine is from
eight hundred to one thousand tons
daily. The principal thing that we will
want will be plenty Of men to work in
and around the mine As soon As the
improvements above mentioned are
under way. and the improvements will
be under way just as soon rs we can
get material on the ground. There
should not necessarily be an idle man in
Delta county as soon as the improving
starts and the work will continue all
summer and well into the autumn
months.
The Delta independent., 1907-05-03
Held a Public Meeting.

At Hotchkiss Wednesday of last week
the ranchmen held public meeting to
discuss what crops to raise to take the
place of fruit and. according to the
Times. they decided on sugar beets and
cantaloupes.
The following committees were ap-
pointed to aid in securing contracts
from the ranchmcn for different crops:
For Hanson Mesa, w. II. Henderson
and II. A. Klingcnsmith; Rogers Mesa.
A. Linn and C. A. Fowler; Up tho
river and on Cottonwood, Geo. Corsaut,
Frank Short aad George A. Lombard;
Crawford, Grand View Mesa, Swan
Linman.
The committees will report to GEN.
tral committee composed Of Geo. Duke,
II. L. Roberts and Mr.. Hodges.
The Delta independent., 1907-05-03
The School Director Situation.

The public will begin to wonder what
Mr.. Raichert is going to do next. One
day he withdraws and the notice is
brought in for publication. On the day
following he withdraws his withdrawal.
Both the withdrawal and withdrawing
the withdrawal appear in this issue, as
the former was included in the two
pages printed yesterday.
Mr.. Raichert is evidently listening to
two sets of advisors and is swayed, first
by the one and then by the other. at
least it would seem so from his actions.
In his withdrawal Mr.. Raichert was
well advised and had he not changed
his mind it is very likely he would have
been put on the Board next year by
consent of this side of the river, which
would have brought about the good
feeling he speaks of in his first letter
of withdrawal.
North Delta contends for member
of the Board. We have never heard it
disputed that North Delta elected the
two members who will continue to
serve for the ensuing year, which ac-
counts for Delta's attitude at the
present time. as people on this side of
the river feel that North Delta has the
two present members.
There is but one thing for Delta to
do and that is to turn out in force next
Monday and elect W. P. Dale. a man
who has lived here several years. man
who Identifies himself with every boost
er movement in the town and county,
a man who has proven his worth in
positions. man Of execu-
tive ability and sound judgment. man
such as the taxpayers Of this school
district cannot afford to turn down in
this emergency.
The Delta independent., 1907-05-03
Services Will Be Held Next Sunday
Morning and Evening in the
Completed Building
STRUCTURE COST ABOUT $1,000
Ceremony Marks elimination Of Faithful
Work of the Membership and Will
Be Occasion of Rejoicing

Next Sunday. May 5, the new Bap-
tist church will be dedicated with ap-
proprate ceremonies. The dedication
of a new building marks an epoch in
the life of a church organization
and is a date referred to as memorable
in history.
The First Baptist Church of Delta
was organized with nine members De-
cember 10. 1888. From that small be-
ginning the number has gradually in
creased until at this time there are 22O
members. Attendance at the Sunday
School runs from l6O to 200. which is
probably the largest of any church in
Delta.
The list of ministers serving the or
ganization since its birth are as follows:
James A. Haycroft. called Dec. is,
1888: Henry Grant. Dec. II. 1887:
Norman F. Hoyt, Jan. l. 1892: A. H.
Stockham. Sept. 10. 1894; James H
Messenger. Feb. l, 1897; A. A. Layton.
May l. 1899: Milton Fish. Aug. 9. 1903.
The present pastor, Mr.. Fish, ten
dered his resignation some time ago
which was accepted. He will soon
leave this church to take up new
work. The congregation has called
Rev. Frank Peterson, of Durango, to
succeed Mr.. Fish. He is at present
completing his studies at the Newton
Theological Institute near Boston.
The new building is a creditable
and cost s., ,O0o ineiudiae tho
furnishings 1t is planned for the in
stallation of pipe organ that will be
put in later. 1t is also proposed to
erect an addition to the present build
ing on the west side to be used as
Sunday School annex. This will prob
ably be done in the near future.
Following is full program for the
dedication day services, both morning
and evening.
The Delta independent., 1907-05-03
Bad Weather On Eastern Slope.

The western part of Colorado enjoys
variety of climate greatly superior to
the country on the east side of the
range. At the time We had our freeze
they suffered far worse one. They
have had two severe storms since then
while we have enjoyed very good
weather. From La Junta. to Ft. Collins
heavy snow storms are reported within
the past two days. The fall at Ft.
Collins is given at II inches. A dis
beets which were up are frozen and
will have to be replanted. This is in
marked contrast with the kind Of
weather W. have been having.
The Delta independent., 1907-05-03
Withdraws His Withdrawal.

Secretary of the School Board of Dist
No |:
You are hereby authorized to with
draw my withdrawal as a candidate for
the presidency of the school board of
the above named district. and to state
for me that my withdrawal was handed
in under misapprchcnsion of the true
conditions prevailing. and request that
my name be placed on the ticket.
Very Respectfully.
|. b. RAICHERT.
The Delta independent., 1907-05-03

80 Willow Twig trees. one fourth
crop or IS boxes
Full crop of Rome Beauty; 22o trees
l540 boxes
Genetons; one third crop 100 trees
10 boxes.
All varieties making total of 5S25
boxes. This report by Prof. PAUL cor
responds very closely to MIR. Sweitzers
estimate of last week.
His examination of Jay Gillette 5
orchard resulted in the report of one
half crop of Ganos and Ben Davis or
more; some Johnathans: 5, 600 boxes in
all from % acres.
At DR.. Miller's he found full crop
of Ganos and Rome Beauty and small
crop of Johnathans.
E. F. Hubbard's orchard revealed
n full crop of Ganos, Rome Beauty and
Wine Sap.
Other orchards were looked over
specifically with about the same re-
suit, but some are hurt worse than
others.
From all sources, thruout the week.
encouraging reports have been received
and it is the consensus of opinion that
there will be lots of fruit and the sit
uation is nothing like what it was first
thought to be.
The Delta independent., 1907-05-03
Surface Creek Realty Go.

All the real estate men at Cedaredge
have gone together and formed the
Surface Creek Realty Company and
will hereafter work as one firm instead
of separately as heretofore. Those
connected with the firm are +. S. Cor
bin. NJ. W. Baxter, G. E. Rogers, w.
d. Nelson and c. b. Pickett.
An Office has been opened in Delta in
the Robinson building which will be in
charge of NJ. W. Baxter and c. B.
Pickett and where display of the
products of the Surface Creek valley
will be on exhibition. They will have
fruit displayed as many months in the
year rs possible and will also have
samples of grain, vegetables und other
products.
w.. d. Nelson will, represent the
company on the road and viii devote
his first attention to this state. He will
visit the mining districts and seek to
interest people of such localities who
are contemplating change.
E. S. Corbin and G. +. Rogers will
have charge Of the Cedaredge Office.
1t is the purpose of this firm to deal
in no real estate outside of the Surface
Creek valley. II prospective pur-
chaser desires to raise sugar beets he
will be directed to some of the firms in
Delta who are handling Gum ison or
Uncompahgre valley land.
The INDEPENDENT is of the opinion
that Cedarcdge real estate men have
hit upon good plan in uniting their
forces. maintaining an Office in Delta
and placing a representative on the
road. 1t has no doubt required some
give and take" to get together. but
the plan has every appearance Of bust
ness sense and should prove Of mutual
benefit.
The Delta independent., 1907-05-03
Doin9s Of The District Court.

Judge Shacklcford opened court last
Friday as an adjourned session of the
February term. Following is list of
the cases tried and business transacted:
In the case of J.. E. Hanson, ct al. a
decree was entered changing the point
of diversion of one and seven-tenths
cubic feet of water. Decree No. 3 out
of Leroux creek: one-third thereof to
Cow Creek ditch and two-thirds to the
Peterson, Carr and Barrow ditch.
Elizabeth Bowness VS.. George. Marie
and Edith Bowness. all minors. c. H.
Stewart appointed guardian. Decree
entered ordering partition of land and
water rights.
Farmers and Merchants Bank VS..
Mrs. VIM. Hunt. Judgment for plant
if sl9. 50 and costs.
J. NJ. and Lizzie c. Burkart VS.. A.
A. Smith. Samuel Horning. Fred Lucas.
Alvine Meiberg. John King. William
Sandefer. VIM. Rigney and Alice
Wannamaker. Decree granted per-
mitting petitioners to change point of
diversion of three cubic feet Of water
from headgate of Quacken bush creek
on Bell creek to the headgates of the
North Fork Orchard Cos. ditch. King
& Stewart appeared for petitioners and
NJ. X. Welch. NJ. d. Vincent and Bell,
Catlin & Blake for protestants.
Case of John l.. Miller VS.. Garnet
plaintiff at plaintiff S cost.
Court adjourned May for the term.
The Delta independent., 1907-05-03
To Organize q Band.

A movement is on foot to organize a
band. Bully! Members of the former
band and all others interested are re-
quested to meet at the hose house next
Monday night when the preliminary
steps will be taken. Now let every
fellow who can toot horn or who is
willing to learn to toot a horn. swing in
line. Delta needs band and will pay
the bill. The business men of this
pushing burg will do their part. Meet
next Monday night and don't forget.
The Delta independent., 1907-05-03
GIVE AGRICULTURE
MORE ATTENTION
What are Known as Strictly Farm Products Will
Soon Outrank All Others in the
Production of Wealth.

Delta of the favored spots but of
people seemingly do not realize man said yesterday A
hear talked in he hotel wherever
fruit This true Fruit culture has taken strong hold on our
people.
1t coming realize that while we have fruit.
there other things of almost e. a Importance and likely
that within years these othe things will produce the
wealth. 1t fact that Delta territory depend
kind crop We have great country. but
also have farming country Within few the income
from beets alfalfa potatoes cantaope lamb feeding hog
raising and other lines connected with regular farming will
be carried the Uncompahge and unnison valleys will make
fruit raising matter of secondary consideration far the
ducton of wealth is concerned
Horticulture enticing and intensely interesting industry
but the whole thing by and time
letting and people in 9TH of Colorado know that
this is true
Within twelve to fifteen month the waters
will be brought into the Uncmpahgre valley through the
tunnel which the constructing and then Delta
acres immensely productive land brought
under cultivation within territory. More of this
uar farm under cuvaon to-day than time in
the past The crop will produce this year will be the largest
record There OF alfalfa of
beet of potatoes of small in fact
of everything produced the farm be harvested
this fall than before Delta contys sugar beet acreage is
nearly double what in 1906 With good fortune the
income will be almost twice what the product brought last
This immense territory to be by the Gunnison tunnel
and which adapted agriculture much larger extent than
horticulture should be brought prominently public at
tention
partial misfortune befalen the fruit crop
why Deas growth and development should be checked
the least
larger effort be made draw the rapidly
territory which will and people settle
these lands make Improvements the constructing houses
and barns and do the of work which should be
done before the water is turned "n the land.
Right know is busy time among farmers of the
growing During tbs period there be little u
the estate market but only for short time and
then the steady march this and of promise where irrigation
makes certain will begin again No partial failure of the
fruit will clog in the wheel of which revov
ing steadily this great country We marching
lively if people will not lose their heads and fail
realize that this is NOT product country producer
a splendid diversity of crops.
1t this diversity which makes the country attractive
the production of bee spuds alfalfa wheat and
small grain hogs sheep cattle etc. that will appeal
strongly those who the middle
Let ourselves to the agricultural possibilities which
surround No doubt many people who here
think this fruit country and nothing else If impor-
ant that they be better informed
The Delta independent., 1907-05-03

+. Hunt 4 Co. have bought the huild-
ing adjoining their store on the south
from VIM. Mathers. the considera ton
being s.. 500. The room will be used
as repository for vehicles and will
afford not only a better opportunity
for display, but will supply space that
is badly needed fur this department.
The Delta independent., 1907-05-03
hOtChkiss Man Dies in Arizona.

Ed E Hall, a prominent citizen of
Hotchkiss, died Wednesday of this
week at hospital in Phoenix, Arizona,
of miners consumption. The body will be
brought back to Hotchkiss for burial
The deceased is spoken of rs man of
the finest character and one whom
everybody liked. He was Il Mason and
Odd Fellow and was native of the
state of Virginia. He was IS years
old.
The Delta independent., 1907-05-03

The boys and girls had good time
Wednesday night bestowing their May
busket favors.
The Delta independent., 1907-05-03

Delta of the favored spots but of
people seemingly do realize said yesterday: All
hear talked the in he hotel wherever
fruit This Fruit culture has taken strong hold
people.
1t is time coming to realize that while we have fruit
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-02-10
GOLD MINING AS AN ALABAMA INDUSTRY

count. with invidious eyes. the grains
of gold as large as wheat sprinlSled all
too plentifully through the quartz. 1t has
not been so many years since there was
a notable figure of man, often IN Birm-
Ingham, with genuine gold brick in
mis- pocket, enwropped in the folds of the
twentieth newspaper that had been dedi-
Gated to this joyous purpose. He always
wore long tailed coal of the vintage
of the early sixties and assumed an air
of much gravity. His voluminous beard
gave him al once a bearing of distinc-
tion and his earnest manner wrung con-
viction from the most incredulous. He
was not fraud; he was a man who firm
iy believed that he had a good thing
and who knew that his own means were
insufficient for its development. I, for
one, never doubted his story, but the adj
dition of one impecunious person to an
other in like plight is automatically but
not probably possible and 1 always
sighed as the other unit in this transact
ton carefully wrapped up his gold brick
and solemnly passed on.
1t was doubtless a grevious thing to
the old knights to witness the passing
of King Arthur, but 1t was also grevious
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granted, but it is no reason why the
profits should be immediate and unfailing.
The same principles of sound business
maintain in gold and silver mining as
in any other commendable enterprise.
That the risks are large no one can
deny. but they are no larger than are in
separately connected with the nature of
the undertaking Nor are they larger
than the attainable profits.
In the early days of gold mining in
Alabama, when slave labor was available
and no accurate system of cost accounts
was in vogue the yield of gold was
enough to cast even upon our day a sort
of glamour from which we do not escape
without an effort. Along the Hillabee
creek and It's tributaries, around Silver
hill and at other localities in ITALIA
poosa county, there fingers still a faint
but positive aroma of the days when mug
gets were picked up and surface speci-
mems, rich in free gold. were handed
about 1t is possible now to see these
specimens and they compare favorably
with like specimens from far off Gold
field and the treasure land Of SOUTH
west Nevada.
1t is pleasant to see them and to
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cipal profits? Shall they be applied to
the reduction of the rate of taxation, as
is done In some European cities. or shall
they de distributed among all the people
by reduction OF tariff rates in each
case to the cost of operation and inter-
est on the investment?
II the former plan is adopted, 1t is quite
clear that only a part OF the people,
the tax payers, will get the benefit, and
even they will share equally. The ma
jority of the people, since they pay no
taxes directly, will receive no benefit
from municipal ownership. This is
clearly inconsistent with the accepted doc
trine that the rights in the streets and
in municipal franchises inhere In the
whole people, regardless of their indlvid-
ual wealth. Mr.. August Lynch Mason.
ex-president of the Citizens Street Rail-
way of Indianapolis, says THE injustice
of this revenue Is double, because not
only are its benefits distributed unequal
ly, but 1t Is paid equally by all the people,
irrespective of their property or their
income The street car fare of a common
laborer, living at a distance from his
work. will be as large or larger than
that of the wealthiest citizen" II
municipality engages in these enterprises
for profit, it ttranscends it's rightful
sphere of action; when its object is
pecunary gain, 1t has entered the domain
of individual effort, and municipal own
ership, to the masses of the people, will
simply mean the substitution of one
monopoly for another. 1t should be the
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BY Robert Burns.
Well sing aud Coila's plains and fells,
Her moors red-brown WI heather-be
Her banks and braes, her dens and del1s,
Where glorious Wallace
Aft bare the gree. as story tells,
Frae southron billes.
At Wallace's name what Scottish blood
Oft have our fearless fathers STROBE
BY Wallace side.
Still pressing onward, red-wat shod
Or glorious died.
Oh, sweet are Coila's laughs and woods
When lintwhites chant among the buds,
And jinklin' hares, in amorous whids
Their love enjoy,
While through the braes the cushat croods
With wailfu' cryl
Even winter bleak has charms to me,
When winds rave through the naked tree
Or frosts on hills of Ochiltree
Are hoary gray;
Or binding drifts wild-furious fee
Darkening the day
o Nature; a. thy shows and forms,
To feeling. pensive hearts hae charmsl
Whether the summer kindly warns
WI life and Light.
Or winter bowls in gusty storms,
The lang, dark night