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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-06-24
Real Estate
For Sale

$l,400 buys house on 3lst street; has
four large rooms and summer kitchen,
good cellar, and city water; lot 5OXl5O.
Sl,4O0 buys Groom brick house on
Srd avenue; nice cellar, and city water.
$1,000 buys 5-room cottage on Sh
avenue; has city water, sewer, and Gel
lar; lot 35Xl40.
$500 buys Groom house on 18th
street; has city water, gas, and electric
light, and cement walks
$4,000 buys 7-room house on Goth
street; has city water, sewer and Gel
lar.
$4,000 buys Groom house on 9Th ave-
nue.: has city water, sewer, and cement
walks.
$500 buys Groom modern house on
18th street; asphalt paving paid
$4,000 buys elegant S-room house on
18th street; has city water, and sewer
and cellar, and lot AZ 1aXl33; an elegant
residence location. ,
81. 900 buyr S-room house on 3Sth
street; has city water, sewer and cellar;
lot G0X1i0.
$4,000 buys good store property on
Bird avenue; a good Investment.
S37UO buys 1-rOOm house, all modern
on S1A avenue; lot 40Xli0.
$4,000 buys S-room house on 22nd
street, all modern; lot 40Xl5O; NEE
residence
We hnve two fine residence properties
On GRIND court. Davenport. for sale.
We have lots In any part OF the cit!
at various prices.
List your property with us; we can
sell It. Z
per cent.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-06-24

II. J. TOHER & CO. Brokers. Daven-
port Stocks. grains. provisions. cot
ton. Private wire to New York and
Chicago. Offices, 100 Main street. Tel
ephone 407.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-06-24
ART DECORATION,

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PARDON & SON Artistic interior
decoration. Finest line of late papers
carried and skilled workmen employ
ed Moderate prices. All Seven
teenth street.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-06-24
FLORISTS.

HENRY GAETHJE - Proprietor Chip
piannock nursery. Cut flowers and
designs of all kinds. City store, 1907
Second avenue. Telephone ITO.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-06-24

GEORGE II. SIDWELL & Co Com
mission merchants. Grain, hay and
provisions. Members of the Chicago
board of trade and Chicago stock eX-
change. Established % years. No.
542 and SAB RialtO building. Long dis
tance phone. Harrison 2666.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-06-24
CLAIRVOYANT.

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MRS. MARY YATES-Business medium.
hours, l to 10 p. m. Residence, 7O5
Fourth avenue. Take the Blue line
west Phone west TAX
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-06-24
WE WILL POND YOI.

WE WILL BOND YOU-EXecutOrs. ad-
illustrators, guardians, trustees, or
any kind of judicial bonds; lodge and
society officers; city, state or L. 5.
government officials; contractors. po-
sitions of trust; in fact, any kind of
bond you want Except bail bondS).
Terms reasonable Hayes x Cleave-
land. resident managers Fidelity &,
Deposit company of Maryland.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-06-24
GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.

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ii. j. CHURCHILL COMMISSION COM
pany - Brokers. Rock Island house
block Stock, grain, provisions, cot
ton, and investment securities bought
and sold for cash or on margins. Pri-
waite wires to Chicago and New York.
Both phones: Old west $40, new 5O4S.
Market quotations gladly furnished
by phone or mail.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-06-24

FOR SALE-On account of leaving this
part of the country, l must sell my
SlN-room house on ThrtY-ninth
street and Twelfth avenue Rock Is
land; price. $1,000. Inquire of Charles
Hofcldt. $50 West Fifteenth street.
Davenport.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-06-24
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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-06-24
DETECTIVE,

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DETECTIVE work in all its branches
For particulars address Lock Box 22I
Rock Island. Ill.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-06-24
FUEL.

EMPIRE COAL & COKE COMPANY
Wholesale and reail dealers in BIZ
luminous and anthracite coal. Prompt
delivery service. Office 17l8 First
avenue.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-06-24

WANTED - Household goods to move,
store. pack or ship at reduced rates
to Pacific coast and other points. For
the best service at lowest rates write
or call ON Ewert d Richter Express 81
Storage company, 322-326 East Fourth
street, Davenport, Iowa. Tel. sos.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-06-24
CONTRACTORS AND BUILDERS.

JOHN NOLK & CO.-COntractOrS and
builders. Also manufacturers of sash,
doors. blinds ana mOuldings. Dealers
in plate window and art glass. Of
fees and factory, 81 to 329 Eigh-
teeuth street.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-06-24
STEA MERS.

FOR ST. PAUL and points between the
boats viii leave ut 4. m. June 2I 80
July .. 9. IA. Is. %. -. Aug. l, ,, 10, IL
-. IS. %. ON the above dates a rate of
by boat and return on the l. &, l. Inter-
urban.
FOR ST. LOUIS and points between the
boats will leave At 9:15 a. m. June 25
July 4. 9. IS. IS. %, 81. 81. Aug 5. 8, IA
Is, 23 "a. GEO. LAMONT. Agent
Office lis Seventeenth street Teie-
phone los old; CLOS new.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-06-24
EDUCATIONAL.
EI.ECTROLYSIS.

HAIR AND MOLES
permanently removed with the cleo
trio needle without pain; treatment
given at the home, unless otherwise
desired. Address Miss a. M. Kit
tredge, 1877 East Sixth street, Daven-
port Old phone N. 243l.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-06-24
FOR RENT-FARMS.

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DON'T buy land until you have n chance
to see our list. We own or control
all lands we offer in Minnesota,
North Dakota or Canada. Leave
agents at home and save the commits
sionS. Free transportation to all buy
ers. w. G. Rodgers Land company,
National Bank of Commerce building,
Minneapolis, MINI.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-06-24

FOR RENT - Store room, corner Sew
enth avenue and Seventeenth street.
Apply to Reidy Bros.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-06-24
FOR Observation-Disclosures.


FOR RENT-OfIice room at rear of Rock
Island house.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-06-24

, FOR RENT-A furnished modern room.
| suitable for two young men. at llOJ
Fourteenth -and-a-half street.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-06-24
LOST AND FOUND.

LOSr-A battenburg collar wrapped in
blue paper. A suitable reward for re-
turn to Argus office
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-06-24

WANTED-Roarders, at private Ger
man boarding house; first class meals,
home cooking: nice rooms with steam
heat: bath and gas: price reasonable;
1405 Fourth avenue; old phone S24-S.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-06-24

FOR SALE-Cheap. nice level lots, 4SxI25,
corner Twenty-seventh street and Eigh-
teenth avenue, facing Long View
street car track. Also for sale, one
half acre lot. Also for sale or trade.
one-half acre lot with new seven
room house. Terms to please pur-
chaser. Inquire of L. Thonn, Clio
Twenty eighth street.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-06-24

MONEY TO LOAN-On real estate Sc
Curity at lowest rates. Marion T..
Sweeney, attorney, rooms 81 and 81,
Mitchell * Lynde building, Rock Is
land.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-06-24

FOR RENT - Rooms for light house
Keeping at 3O7 Third street.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-06-24

FOR RENT-Three unfurnished rooms.
upstairs; sewer and water; at 426
FOrty-third street.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-06-24

FOR SALE-Boat. just the thing for
cabin or houscboat for summer out
ings; was built for a launch: never
was used; hull 12X5O, with large cab
in: dirt cheap If taken at once. In
quire of otto Rudcrt. 5000 Fifth ave
nue..
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-06-24

FOR RENT - A cool well furnished
| room. with modern conVenienceS at
| 32S Eleventh street
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-06-24

WANTED - Men, to join the navy.
y large number of Iowa men
have recently enlisted. 4 chance to
learn a trade. Board, lodging. medi-
cal attendance, and a $45 outfit of
clothing free. Good pay, with OppOr-
tunities to increase il Electricians.
clerks, machinists, tiremcn, Carpen-
tiers. cooks. and men without trades,
but of good character. accepted. can
or write L. :. NAVY Recruiting Sta
tion. Whitaker building, corner Third
and Brady streets, Davenport, Dcs
Moines, Dubuque. or Cedar Rapids
Iowa.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-06-24

EVERY employe in the tri-citieS mold
ing Il steady position can get a loan
on their promise 10 pay on their plain
note. No endOrscr, no inquiry of
friends, or employer. Loans on house
hold goods and other personal prop
erty. our plan is the fairest and most
convenient to borrowers. G. Berg
port.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-06-24

HAYES &, CLEAVELAND-The pioneer
agency. Old time and fire tested COM
panies. Fire. lightning, plate glass,
tornado, accident, life, or almost any
form of risk. Ground floor office 2lO
To 2lS Eighteenth street.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-06-24

FOR RENT - Nicely furnished rooms.
with water, for housekeeping, at 527
Twentieth street.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-06-24

FOR RENT - Summer cottages and
tenting ground beautifully located ON
Campbcll's island only 200 yards from
car line. Address L. +. Bergstrom,
WATERFOWL, III.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-06-24

WANTED Coal miners. to learn
plumbing or bricklaying trades: pays
81 to SIS day: position secured after
three months instruction. COync
School, St. Louis. Mo. Free catalogue
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-06-24

FOR SALE-Two-story house, in good
condition. with seven large rooms.
front hall, back and front stairs. large
and bath: corner lot, with nice shade
trees; $4,000. Bccchcr Bros, l5l3la
Second avenue.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-06-24
FOR SALE-FARM LANDS.

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FOR SALE-SOme choice Missouri farms.
These farms are located in Macon and
Adalr counties. Mo. J. l.. Powers, real
estate agent, G2U FOrty-SeCond street.
FOR SALE-One of the finest lG0-acre
farms in Rock Island county; will
take some good city property in trade.
building.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-06-24
HEATING AND FILMING.

DUFVA & co. - Heating
and plumbing along scientific lines;
careful and skillful wOrkmen. Prom.
attention. ia West Seventeenth st.
Phone 1l52.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-06-24

WANTED-Clerical positions open; the
demand for first class Office men always
exceeds the supply. We need at once
capable accountants, boOkkeepers,
cashiers. cost and shipping clerks.
collectors, correspondents, private Sec
retaries; salaries $500 to $4,000. Open-
ingS for statesmen, executive and tech
meal men and men having money to
invest with their services. Write us
today, stating position desired. Of
fees in II cities. HapgoOds Qnc)
Brain Brokers, 1913 Hartford build
ing. Chicago, Ill.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-06-24
MONEY TO LOAN,


LOANS ON REAL ESTATE SECURITY
at lowest rates. Ludolph & Reynolds,
lawyers, RufUrd block, corner Seven
teenth street and Second avenue.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-06-24

FOR SALE-East front corner lot. good
size. near Twcnty-SeVcuth street and
Seventeenth avenue; large shade trees.
owner leaving city. win sell quick
for less than cost year ago. can 722
Eighteenth street. old phone west
S33. two rings.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-06-24

MASONIC BOARD OF CONTROL-H
ID. Mack, president; F. T. Myers, sec
retaTy.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-06-24

FOR SALE-At less than it cost IS
months ago. a nice southwest corner
lot, Thirty eighth street and Fifteenth
avenue, one block from Elm street
car line. For particulars address
m. s. care Argus.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-06-24

WANTED-For the L. S. Marine Corps.
men between ages 10 and 80: an Op-
pOrtunity to see the world. For full
information apply in person or by let
ter to Postottice, Rock Island. III.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-06-24

MURPHY d WRITER - ]. +. Murphy
and J. T. Witter. attorneys at-law.
General legal practice. Rooms. IA and
16. Mitchell * Lynde building. Union
Electric phone jGOl.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-06-24

LOST - \ package containing gray
dress skirt. on Long View car. Re
turn to 121T Fourteenth-a nd-a- half
street for reward.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-06-24

ROCK ISLAND COMMANDERY NO. 1s,
*. MEETS in stated conclave on
the second Monday of each month.
II. a. ]. Mcdonald, Z. c.; R. c. Willer-
ton. recorder.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-06-24

II. NJ. MCASKRIN - AttOrney-at-law
Rock Island and Milan. Rock Island
office in BcngstOn block. Milan office
on Main street.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-06-24

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FOR SALE-Lot 4Ox150 feet, centrally
! located, on paved street. For partic
| ularS address Box 267, city.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-06-24

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WANTED-Boy about 16 years old, one
who has some knowledge of protugra-
phY preferred. Apply after p. III. at
3l212 Twentieth street.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-06-24

LOST. $. Express revolver; Smith X
Wcsson, 3S-caliber. between Twenty
seventh and Twenty-third streets, on
Fifth avenue. Finder please return 10
this Office.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-06-24

WANTED - Printers; good commercial
compositors; steady work: open shop;
nine hours Meyer-ROtier Printing
company. Milwaukee, Wis.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-06-24
Observation-Disclosures.

HURST & STAFFORD-At-
tOrncys-at-la Office in Rock Island
National bank building.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-06-24

FOR SALE-Two-story house, four nice
rooms, on paved street; city water;
price, sl,400. Beecher Bros, 1913 Il
Second avenue
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-06-24
LODGE DIRECTORY.
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ROCK ISLAND COUNCIL. NO. 90. r. &
S. NJ Meets in stated cOmmunica-
ton o,, the third Wednesday of each
month. II. NJ. Briggs, T. l. NJ; l.. 9.
Daugherty, secretary.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-06-24

SEARLE & MARSHALL - Lawyers.
Money to loan on good real estate Sc
curity. Mitchell * Lynde block, Rock
Island. Ill.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-06-24

FOR SALE Acre and town lots just
outside of city limits on bluff near
street car line, cheap on monthly pay
mcnts. Inquire of John II. Campbell,
1929 Seventeenth street. Phone 1922
west.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1907-02-26

would admit even that the contin-
gency might arise by which it would
be necessary for the government, 20
own the railroads. Most of them
take the position that the present
law should be tried and If found in
sufficient that it should be amended.
He Isn't a Democrat.
John Sharp Williams with his u.s.
ual good sense gives out a statement
in which he declares that the people
will always be able to control the
railways of the country He says
that he will not believe that the in
telligence the American people is
not equal to the task of protecting
themselves against the domination of
the railways.
These statements are clearly
challenge to Mr.. Bryan In a very
polite way the democratic leaders
tell Mr.. Bryan that he was not ad-
vOcating democratic principles in his
Madison Square Garden speech. The
democratic leaders have refused alb
solutely to accept Mr.. Bryan's phil
osOphy that government control may
not prove a success and that the
country may be forced to buy it's
railways.
With all of the democratic leaders
on record in this manner it is diff
cult to see how Mr.. Bryan can be-
come the nominee of the party in
1908 with the expectation of receiv-
ing the united support of the demo-
cratic party.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1907-02-26
FARMERS START SPRING WORK
Wheat Farmers Have Started Their
PlOwing-Promise of Greater
Crop Than Ever.

COLFAX,' Feb. 25.-The warm
weather of the past few days has
drawn all the frost from the ground
and many farmers have started their
spring work. In some places close
to town many are plowing. The
moisture is deeper than has been
known in years. While the ground
Las been frozen deeper than in many
vars, fall so yn wheat has received
no injury, bu- is coming out with a
It 'Ong growth many fields having a
growth of fully four i: ches. Much
wheat will !e sown this spring,
which, together with the unusually
iarSe amoun- of fail sown grain,
promises better returns than in
years.
Stock, which farmers have been
compelled to feed longer this win
ter than for many seasons, is now
turned out and looking fine The
animals find plenty of fresh feed
Stock raising in close proximity to
Colfax has proved paying invest
ment The local markets are flooded
with small poultry raised near the
|city.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1907-02-26
LID ON TIGHT AT TACOMA
Saloons and All Business Houses are
Closed-NO Attempts to Stop
Newspapers or Street Cars

TACOMA, Feb. 25.-Tacoma was
|again closed town yesterday and
the lid was on with a vengeance.
Many places closed fearing the action
of the police under the direction of
Mayor Wright, while others locked
their doors by agreement.
The places which remained closed
by agreement were the larger cigar
stores and the saloons. In one or two
instances cigar stands and news
stands were open and doing business.
This was the case at the Tacoma
hotel where at no time during the
day was the stand closed. Several
drug stores also sold cigars and con-
fectionery and one or two confection-
cry stores were open all day.
No attempt was made to close the
theaters, or to stop the newspapers
from being issued or the street cars
from running or the telephone COM
panies from working as the mayor
had announced he would do How
ever, the announcement was made
during the day that warrants would
be sworn out this morning and the
prOprietOrs of places of amusement,
managers of the daily paper and of
stores which remained open would
be arrested.
Mayor Wright last week announced
that all kinds of business which kept
open on Sunday aside from those es-
pecially exempted by law, would be
prosecuted for violating the law, but
an opinion rendered by Prosecuting
Attorney H. G. Rowland of Pierce
county is that there is no law making
it possible to convict the proprietors
of newspapers, telephone companies
and similar Institutions This has had
a peculiar effect on the situation and
it is freely predicted that the city will
return to it's former system of an
open, town next Sunday. Saloons
opened at IL o'clock last night.
Should arrests of theater proprietors
or others occur today the cases will
be fought out to the end by the in
terested parties.
A mass meeting will be held in the
First Methodist church tonight at
which good government will be dis
cuSsed. Last night in a number of
pulpits Mayor Wright and his policy
were attacked and in one or two in
stances were characterized as SILLY
and foolish
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1907-02-26
U. S. SUB-TREASURY is ROBBED
100000 Disappears From Chicago
Office of National Treasury
Few ClewS to Robbers

CHICAGO, Feb. 25.-The Tribune
today says:
One of the largest-if not the
largest-thefts of money from the
United States treasury has been un-
earthed in Chicago.
Somewhere between $4,000 and
100000 was stolen from the local
|subtreasury last week. The money
has disappeared as completely as if
it had vanished from the face of the
earth. The authorities here and in
Washington have been working night
and day on the robbery since it was
discovered.
Chief Wilkie of the United States
secret service, has been keeping in
formed by telegraph and telephone
of every development and according
to telegraphic advices he will leave
Washington today to take personal
charge of the investigation.
Secretary Shaw of the treasury de-
Pal lHoUI was tOlU OI the SlSdnIlC
theft when in Chicago last week and
was in conference with sub-Treasurer
William Boldenwick and secret SER
vice officers. The money was stolen
either week ago Saturday, the next
day or last Monday The chances
are it was distracted on Monday.
The loss was discovered on Tuesday.
All the money taken was in large
bills, bills of the denomination of
$1,000, $4,000 an $4,000.
Books Prove Correct.
Just who discovered the loss the
|sub-treasury officials would not ad-
NIT last night. Neither would they
tell from what department the
money was taken nor how the loss
was discovered.
At first it was believed that there
might be some error in the book
must be some error in the book
keeping. 1t was thought to be inn
possible that such a large sum of
money could be extracted in the face
of all the safeguards thrown around
Uncle Sans strong box.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1907-02-26
PROTEST RESULTS
N COMPROMISE
ITGHTS AGAINST PROPOSED
FRUIT INSPECTION BILL is
SUCCESSFUL-COUNTIES
APP&INT INSPECTORS

As a dire0 result OF the protest
of Chelan couAty fruit men and 9TH
ers against th> proposed state law
placing the powa of appointing fruit
inspectors in theR bands of a. commits
sion composed OF hree men, COM
promise has been agreed upon and
will be recommendS by the horti-
cultural committee OF the state SEN
ate. By the terms o! kthis compro-
mise the commission WI be created
but it's power will not re absolute
All counties will first be g yen an op-
point inspectors in those counties
which fail to elect man K1mselves.
All counties will first be givS an ap-
portunity to select the nNl they
want, subject to an examinatiSh, the
questions for which shall be fuEAish-
ed by the faculty of the state\ Hol-
lege at Pullman, and such other &Nal-
ifications as the board of county cdm-
missioners, who shall have a VOICE
in choosing the inspector, may deem
necessary.
1t is declared that the bill placing
the power of appointing fruit inspec-
tors for the entire state was not
drawn up in order to build up pO-
litical machine but only as a safe
guard and a protection to the fruit
interests of the state. 1t is declar-
ed that many counties refuse to go
to, the expense of maintaining in
spectors and the result is that in
these counties there are many dis
eased orchards which jeopardize the
interests of fruit men throughout
the state. Under the provisions of
the amended bill the commission will
be empowered to send deputies to
counties where there are no ins. e.
tors, these deputies to be clothed with
authority to see that orchards are
kept free from pests and to condemn
trees which are infested with dan
gerous diseases.
The commission shall have the
power of fixing the wages of the in
spectors in all counties at 81 per
day and expenses except where the
people of a county desire to pay their
inspector more. A petition signed
by a certain number of the residents
of county together with the consent
of the county commissioners shall
be all that is necessary to increase
the pay of the inspector to any sum
that is desired.
The amended bill if passed will
greatly increase the efficiency of our
system of fruit inspection and will un-
doubtedly meet with the approval of
orchardists all over the state.