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The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-02-01

The session of the Red River Valley
immigration and Development asso-
citation in this city yesterday lasted
until after the supper hour when a
postpOnement was taken till some
future date to be selected by the pres
ident and secretary. The delegates to
the Valley association had joint con-
clave from four until six with the d.
rectors of the Grand Forks CONNER
cial club relative to the matter of ilav-
ing the local commercial club join
hands with the Valley boosters and
all pull together for the common good.
The commercial club representa-
ton lacked one vote of having a
quorum and therefore the proposition
was laid on the table as far as a
definite result was concerned. The
club members present at the meeting
were R. B. Griffith, VIM. spriggs, VIM.
Carother, Charles Barnes, George E.
Duis, E. ]. Lander, H. N. Wells and
John Dinnie.
After the matter had been thorough
ly investigated and every projecting
and inlaid fact probed into with care
by the allied associations the COM
mercial members decided to have a
special meeting OF the organization
called for the first of next week at
which time the ACCESSIBILITY of the
alliance Of the two bodies will. be final
ly disposed OF.
The consensus of opinion through.
out the entire session was that no
stone should be left unturned in the
efforts to boost the Red River Valley
to heights so lofty that even exagger-
ated reports, stories of 100 foot drifts
In every back yard, nd other tales of
like ilk will be unable to undermine
her position.
Legislative Committees.
One of the most important steps
taken during the entire session Of the
Valley boosters was the appointing
of two committees whose duties 1t
shall be to take steps toward the fur
thering of legislation both in North
Dakota and Minnesota for promoting
immigration.
One Of the committees will have
charge of this state while the other
will lavish it's attentions on the Gopher
law makers.
Minnesota at the present time has
bill which will be introduced during
this session providing for the creation
of an immigration commission COM
posed Of the governor, secretary of
state. state auditor and two others to
be appointed by these three. and also
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-02-01

preston not TO be forgotten.
A Kansas representative says that
his state does not have destructive
cyclones and high winds and that there
is plenty of rainfall, and wants the
weather bureau abolished because the
records show that the mean velocity
of the wind and rainfall have not
changed in the last, twenty years. He
says that every farmer and every farm
er's wife knows better
From the way Shonts, ex-president
OF the Panama canal commission be-
gins to "holler" for canals as a means
of transportation, and particularly for
ship canal from Chicago to the Gulf,
it would appear that his desire to take
the presidency of New York trans
portation line was not the only con-
sheraton. VIII be head company to
put in a ship canal? And by the by,
why should a cabinet officer stoop to
criticise an engineer on the canal for
resigning to accept a $4,000 job and
compliment the head of the same canal
commission for resigning TO accept
the same salary? What is good for
the goose is good for the gander.
Is the President mdsinformed regard
ing the ship-subsidy question? There
can be no doubt but that a subsidy
would make greater profit to the
lines, but would it add single ship
or cut of an hour in the transmission
OF the mails. The first cry was for
American-built ships to carry Amerl-
can products, and later this matter
of carrying the mails came up. Is
cannon ordinary greed at the bottom
of the whole matter?
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-02-01

ed it over.
Honorable Willyum Ryan.
Deer Sur:-I thank We extramely
fer the peas, corn and other vigitibles
which We sint me be the mails. They
made a fine male. Mike O'Flaherty
cooked a soup outern 'em and niver
ate anything before which was quite
as good.
Yours respectful,
Timothy ]. O'Hooleran."
The paragraph in this correspon-
dence last week which called atten-
ton to the filthy condition of some of
the places in Washington where meats
are sold has stirred the authorities
into action. 1t was apparently neces-
sary that some outside newspapers
should point out existing conditions
in order that official action should be
taken towards correcting them. Now
Washington is stirred up. The local
papers have ascertained that the en-
perts of the agricultural department
found conditions even worse than
were intimated and the health officer
has come out with long statement in
which he attempts to justify his laxity
in looking after the health and welfare
of the people of Washington. He
complains that Assistant Secretary
Hays failed to point out which partic-
ular places were unclean and init
mates that his own inspectors have
been unable to find any meat stall so
dirty as to attract their attention.
1t is not forgotten that when Messrs.
Nell and Reynolds made their report
upon the condition of the packing
plants in Chicago they condemned the
entire industry and failed to point out
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-02-01
(By E. c. snyder.)

Washington, Feb. MANY amusing
stories are told in connection with
the experiences congressman have
with their constituents growing out
of the distribution of seeds of "the
common or garden variety" The lat
est is told by Representative Ryan
OF Buffalo.
"Many of our constituents" said Mr..
Ryan, Give in small houses with no
space for gardens around them.
have always tried to distribute my
quota of seeds among such of my con-
stituents as can make proper use Of
them, but occasionally a package gets
into the wrong hands. A short time
ago sent out a sack full and it hap
pened that the name of an old fellow
was put outside one package which
contained an assortment of beans, peas,
and corn. The recipient is what may
be called an old rounder. He doesn't
own a garden spot as big as a pocket
handkerchief and he spends most of
his time in saloon where hot lunch
is served each day with a glass of
beer.
"The proprietor of the saloon bears
the name of Mike and my constituent
on receiving the package went to him
and asked Mike, hav' We kittle on the
sthove-'
II have thaot", replied Mike.
"Wud yez cook these vigitibles fer
me?"
II will thot" was the response. And
they were cooked.
"And l have just received this let
ter, continued Mr.. Ryan, and he hand
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-02-01
Mike Made Good Use of
Rep. Ryan;s Free Seed Gift

single abbatoir which was conduct
ed in sanitary manner and the re-
suit of that report was the practical
humiliation of the American foreign
meat products trade for several
months, although Messrs: Nell and
Reynolds subsequently admitted that
the filthy conditions which they pointei
out were discovered only in one or
two, and not all of the packing houses.
The facts are, as stated in a pre-
vious dispatch, that the local authors
ties here We're unable to discover "of-
ficially" what any purchaser could
readily see for himself; that some of
the meat stalls in at least one of the
markets were and are today absolute
ly disreputable in the filth which is
to be found on the walls and meat
blocks. The employees are, as rule,
unclean and unkempt and they handle
meats meant for food about as they
' do the offal destined for the fertilizer
plant. Now all this is to change and
the change is not due to the fact that
the local authorities have been dill
gent but to the indignation of the pub
lie over the discovery that their local
servants waited until the federal au-
thorities pointed out conditions which
should have been discovered long ago.
Washington has one market which is
a model for the world. 1t is kept
thoroughly clean and sanitary. 1t is
show place for visitors. But some
of the smaller places are absolutely
rotten in their dirtiness and yet the
authorities complain because their at
tention has been called to conditions
which they have apparently been I'M
able to discover for themselves.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-02-01
tTimes News Bureau.1

llImeS news bureNu.l
Washington, Feb. 1-Washington
has been transformed into great
roller skating rink. a larger portion
of the inhabitants have been interest
ed in the question whether the chill
iren should be allowed to skate on
the concrete Sidewalks o: be compelled
to go into the street than in the work.
ings of the Federal Government. and
the annual exhibition ON "Tho Hill
This city is blessed with concrete
sidewalks in many portions of the resi-
dent and business section. and at least
four-fifths of the Juvenile population
possess pair of roller skates.
The government of the city of Wash
ington by board of three commits
sioners showed up-to good advantage
during the recent agitation t, COM
pei skaters to keep off the sidewalks.
All the male and female "oll maids"
entered into a protest to the commits
sioners against the danger" of child
on roller skates knocking down an
adult, never thinking of the children
relegated to the street with the other
animals" as one of the most strenuous
directors stated at the public hearing.
Instead of arbitrarily manufacturing
regulations to suit themselves, as is
done in many towns, the commission
ers hold public hearings, at which
any citizen may appear and state such
such facts as have come under his no.
tice, and the rsults have been gen.
orally commended.
In connection with the consideration
of the questions of immigration and
child labor by congress, recent re-
port from Consular Agent Alfred G..
Tevis from Aarau, Switzerland, throws
some light on the desire of foreigners
In immigrate to this country and the
necessity for at least a moderate tariff
on foreign goods. In speaking of the
cheapness of articles of foreign hand
manufacture, Mr.. Tevis speaks of per-
sonal acquaintance with family of
eleven Swiss peasants who spend the
winter months operating three looms
for producing narrow silk and cotton
tape. Two of the looms are run day
and night by the four adults, the seven
children working out of school hours
on the third. The family is sober and
Industrious, and is satisfied with
daily profit of from So cents to $1.34
for the entire family.
AS predicted in this column some
weeks ago, there els nothing doing"
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-02-01

Has it ever occurred to you that the
present car shortage is brought about
partially through desire on the part
of the railroads to pave the way for
new stock issues Ito increase the
equipment?" But few of the large
eastern roads have not signified their
inability to purchase more cars and
locomotives without the aid of stock
OR bond issue, and the attempts of a
few of the roads to increase their capt.
tai stock have met with so much adj
verse comment and criticism of water
ing the capital that it appears to have
shown the necessity of campaign
of education on the part of the rail-
road men.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-02-01

most Inconvenience and in on case has
closed school been reported. On the
the other hand two of the schools
which have been closet all winter have
unbarred their doors for scholars with
In the past week or ten days.
Undoubtedly there has been some
slight falling off in attendance during
the past month but not enough to
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-02-01

cause e. IS any concern to the teachers ~
10 tne superintendent of schools rha
cnlldren living more remote from the e
houses are bling brought to the scho sne
ny .neif parents. However, the schools
OF Grand Forks county are pretty wei,
.n throughout the county and
cliere are but few children who live
very far from the school.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-02-01
Of VITAL IMPORTANCE TO
VALLEY WAS THE MEETING
IN THIS CITY YESTERDAY

appropriating the sum of $4,000 an
nually for the furtherance of the work
of exploiting the state throughout the
east.
The bill provides for an executive
head who will take full charge of-the
routine part of the work. Secretary
Thomas R. Brown, Jr., of Crookston,
stated last evening to an Evening
Times representative that If present
plans pull through o X similar bill
will be introduced in the North Dako-
ia legislature before the close of the
present session.
Committee Reports.
The Committee appointed at the
Fargo meeting some time ago to take
up the matter of securing homeseek-
ers' rates and other concessions from
the railroads, reported excellent pro-
gress, with matters still in an I'M
SetIieQ cOn0luOn. CHAIRMAN A. Stone
house of Larimore was authorized to
go ahead and keep up the good work.
He will report at the next meeting.
The consensus of opinion of the
members OF the association was that
the work should be continued and the
secretary was asked to go ahead and
try to interest the different towns in
this locality in the work.
The delegates were forced to stay
in the city last evening owing to the
interruption in the train service, but
the delay only afforded more time
for planning and mapping out work to
be undertaken in the near future.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-02-01
COUNTRY SCHOOLS FARIhG WELL
Superintendent Prindevllle Hears Reg.
ularly from Schools-None
Have Closed.

Are the children of the country
schools frozen out?
The above question ia one that does
not in the least bother Superintendent
of Schools Helen Prindeville who is
receiving reports from the outlaying
schools as regularly as though the win
ter months were forgotten and relega-
ted to the oplivious past.
Miss Prindeville has received re-
ports from all the outlaying school
districts where 1t might be expected
the school children would suffer the
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-02-01
VVhy
Add

To Rockefeller's millions when
you have a home concern that
is worthy Of your patronage
and where you know that every
dollar of profit is invested in
Grand Forks and does not 90
towards making up the $780,
O0O,000.00 quarterly dividends
of the trust.
If YOU have not tried our
Hyro- Carbon kerosene, give it
a trial it will speak for itself.
Edwin Lindstedt is our whole
sale and retail distributor for
Grand Forks. If your dealer
will not supply you, call him
up on either phone 248.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-02-01

The next presidential Inauguration
would be an opportune time to make
the trip to the national capitol, espec-
tally for those who have not visited
the city "since before the war" The
broad shaded asphalt streets, numer-
GUS parks and pubic buildings, and
the general tendency towards metro
molitan residence city creates an i'm
preston not to be forgotten.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1907-01-11
The Good Work Goes On.

The Miami correspondent of the
Times-UniOn says that " it is said
that since Mr.. Henry NJ. Flagler made
a personal inspection OF the work of
the extension. and in consultation
with Nr Parrot. il has been deter
mined 10 erect comfortable cottages
for the ranking employees and their
'amilieS. Many of the men employed
have families. and II h a been a
source great Inconvenience 10 them
- be separated from them. These
cottages will be bull, at points where
there is a large amount Of work TO
be done. The cottages will be made
large enough to accommodate rhe
families and viii be very comforta.
bic. his will be very pleasing news
70 Tho engineers. - superintendent
foren.'r and their families"
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1907-01-11
BroWard and Drainana

The Fernandina Sar has the FOL.
lowing To say Of the drainage invesri.
cations:
Now. after the people Of the state
have disposed OF The half cooked
drainage proposition with an over.
wLelming negative. il is being got ar
II safe and sane" way By the ma.
tional government. in accordance with
the bill introduced in congress bv
Hon. Frank Clark. providing for a
survey OF the Everglades. A drainage
expert has been two weeks in tho
state investigating the Everglades and
has gone back TO Washington To ure.
pare his report on the practicabiIity
OF making a survey. What that To-
port will be cannot be forecasted
But this is a beginning at the begin.
ming, and if followed up in the same
way will result in some practical
knowledge, which is good deal ber.
ter to base conclusions on that as.
sumptions and theories.
In view of the fact that the Wash
ington expert has decided that drain
age is possible il would seem that the
governor was right in the assertions
he made during the recent camnaiyn
along this particular line.-Pensacola
Journal
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1907-01-11
Wants Jennings For West Florida

If there is any significance in the
announcement of the Lake City Index
that J. Ed. O'Brien will be a candi-
date for governor in the next pri-
mary. it is that faction in state poll
tics of which Mr. Appleyard is an ex-
pOnent realizes that west Florida i
going to dictate the nomination Of the
next governor and that for some
reason they have found that T. A. Jen-
nings is not acceptable: The most Of
those more interested in a good man
for the position and whose nomina-
zion might be secured without the
bitterness of three years ago. AR. Jen-
nings seemed TO fill the bin very
well indeed bur then il should De-
remembered that he has never sl far
as We have been able 10 learn even in
lated that he would be- q Carfi-
date.-DeFuniak Breeze
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1907-01-11
Mayor McConathy Comrended

Mayor McCOnarhy, Of Ocala. yeJoes
a telephone franchise because no com
pensatiOn 10 the city is provided for
Correct. No community should grant
any franchise for any business pro
position that does not pay the pub,
lie for it-cash down. if the project
is 10 be Immediately profitable-or a
future payment whenever il does be-
come pTOfitable.-St. Petersburg
Times.
Right you are, Bro. Straub. No val
liable franchise should ever be grant.
ed corporation without a reasonable
compensation in return Too often
great inducements are offered 70
notwithstanding corporations, who
once installed in power, become dom
ineering, insolent. and careless of the
wishes of the people whom it is their
business To serve. Let the corpora
tiols pay for what they get.-Estero
American Eagle.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1907-01-11
a Fifty Story Building.

When We We're in New York last We
were amazed al the construction of a
building. which was 10 be fOrty-one
stories high. The was the Singer
Sewing Machine cOmpany's building
on lower Broadway. Now we are told
that plans have been made for a fifty
story building above Madison Square.
II will be two stories below the
ground and forty-eighr above and will
tower $50 feet in the air. \ giant
clock in the structure will be visible
for miles. Six express elevators will
be installed in the tower. four of
which will terminate at the fortieth
story and the other two at the forty
second. No wood work will be used
in the construction nor finish of the
building 1t will occupy the site of
DR.. Parkhurst : old church and NapO-
leon LeBrun 4 Son are the architects.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1907-01-11
SKIN SOFT AS A BABY'S
AND WITHOUT A SCAR

81 have a cousin In Rockingham co.
who once had skln disease from her
birth until she Was six years OF a..
Her father had spent a fortune on her
to get her cured and none Of the treat
ments did her any good Old Or C
suggested that he Try the CUticura Rem
edies which he did When he com
menced 20 use IL the child was almost IN A
solid scab Ile had used IL about two
months AMI the child was well was
there when they commenced go IIse your
Cuticura Remedies STAYED that week
and then returned home and stayed two
weeks and then went back and STAYED
with them two weeks longer and WHEN
l went home / could hardly believe she
was the same child Her skin was as
soft as baby's without a scar on IL.
have not seen her IN seventeen years but
L have heard from her and the last time
/ heard from her she Was well That "a
where | became acquainted with CUT
cura. hope this may be- OF some SER
vice TO YOU in the future Mrs. W.P.
Ingle, Burlington. Y G. June l6, 1905"
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1907-01-11
THE MAYORS MESSAGE.

We are sure the message Mayor IL
lar delivered to the city council
Tuesday night will be read with de-
light by all who are interested in the
.city's development and improvement.
The language with which the mes
sage is clothed is graceful and ornate
ana the suggestions are both timely
and important.
The mayors duties are clearly and
distinctly pointed out ana he promises
TO 'hew to the line" and says thar
his administration Of the affairs OF
the city shall be a. impartial a. the
symbol of justice balancing the scales
as nearly a. possible between right
and wrong doing.
II the suggestions Of our new mayor
are to be put in active operation Ocala
will not only become the city beau
tiful' but will also be noted for IT'S
trade and commerce and business en-
terprise.
The mayor touches upon all things
of pressing Importance and promises
TO go more thoroughly into details OF
the city's finances and franchises as
be shall become better informed on
these subjects.
The message is a dignified and able
document and puts him in line for the
gubernatorial nomination if it be true
that the voters of the state. Cincin-
natus-ike. are looking about for solid
and substantial executive timber.
For and on behalf of the citizens of
Ocala we thank Mayor Ezlar for his
splendid message.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1907-01-11
Our Authority.

The area Of Florida * greater than
the combined areas Of Connecticut.
Delaware. District Of Columbia. Mas
sachuSetts. New Hampshire. New Jer-
sey. Rhode Island. Vermont. Maryland
and the embryo state of Porto Rico
II is the largest state east Of me Mis-
.iSsippi river. except Georgia Now
what do Won think OF thar.-Tampa
Tribune. We have been called down
on our geography. but If occurs 10 Is
tha; Florida is even larger than GeOr-
gia-Ocald Banner.
Grams Atlas OF 1901 gives the area
OF Georgia as 59.475 square miles: that
of Florida as $3.50. making Georgia
the larger state by a slender majority
of 795 square miles. Not much. its
true, but she beats US. We sOlace our.
selves with the conviction that size
doesn't mean anything. A fellow
weighing 1S2 pounds threw a big Turk
weighing $50 pounds in this city Fri
day night. Florida has the grit and
IA mighty good subsoil of clay and
mari to boOt.-Tampa Tribune
Appletons American Cyclopedia
gives Georgia, $1,000 square mile.
even; Florida. 59,26S.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1907-01-11

The COurier-JOurnal. Uf Louisville
Ky. takes the same position in regard
to the discharge OF the three cOmpan-
les of the 25th L. 5. Infantry that this
paper does. Ii says that il the mem
bers of this troop had been white
men instead OF negroes the incident
would have passed unuOticed- Indeed.
ii says that Senator Foraker admits
that 352 men OF the regular army had
been discharged without honor with
in two years previous 10 the diScharg
of the negro companies. but being
white soldiers the country was nor
wrought zap t0 a white heat over it bur
in the case Of the negro soldiers For
aker ant few other INSCRIPTIONS
politicians Of mis- type saw in it an OPP
pOrtmity 90 ferment strife AMI bad
feeling and made the most Of il.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1907-01-11

l. il reported that an important
clue in the investigation now going
en- at Brownsville. Texas b. Gen
eral Purdy has been discovered.
Ii is said that Lee Reeves. a
negro soldier, has revealed the names
of two men missing from his com
pany at the time the sound OF arms
was given at Fort Brown, Immediately
after the shoot up" at Brownsville
1t is believed that Reeves testimony
will lead to the arrest and probable
conviction of every negro soldier who
participated in the murders at Browns
Vile