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The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1908-10-15
trouble Anticipated.

hlon officers in some of the
Eastern cities claim that large
manufacturers have been tippcd
Oft THAT there viii bc trouble il, The
anthracite region next spring hen
the present scale expires. As :,
consequence the business people
VINO have received the hint are
stocking ny coal in order not to Inc
caught short if Il national >,l>.
pension takes place The pre-
dlction of trouble comes from the
side Of the operators. who are also
endcaNorlng To block the reul-aili-
HaIion campaign set on foot by the
officers of the United Mine Work.
crs. The state police. better
known az the -'CoSSack~. are
particularly active in districts
were local strikes are III progress
ana everything possible l. being
done TO discourage the miners from
rallNluG to the union standard
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1908-10-15
Do You Know.

That iutrO,illcinu IN .,,,,,l;,,.
into the union will do more rood
than all the KICKING yo, cam H., i,
ten wears:
That nothing is easier thar,
fault tin,ling. no talent. no self.
denial. no assurance, no car, arc
required TO set up in the GAMBLING
business.
That those who moved hv :,
genuine desire TO do "oou havr
little time or'muruurinr and com.
plainN
That Il full nttrn,lan,r of m.,n.
l..,.> -, ,.,.l, ,.,,,l
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1908-10-15
BEWARE /!
LABOR MEN
Vile and Slanderous Reports Reing
Circulated Against Your True
and Tried Officers
Consider the Source from Which
They Come-Remember the
Object Which They Aim to Ac-
CONGRATULATIONS Advice.

Workers everywhere should i,e
on Their guard against the inSiGi-
Gus attempts which will be made
TO defeat LabOrf> campaign for its
rights. No SANDER against y0ur
officers and friends will be too vile
to be placed in circulation. Every
scheme that malice and ,ricke,y
can devise will be brought into
pray We have been warned. and
we believe it TO be true. that the
country Will be Hooded d few DAYS
before election with newspaper at
lacks and campaign literature MAX
ing false ana sensational attacks
upon the officers of the American
Federation of Labor and those
who have promised to safeguard
the Interest OF labor. This will he
done to confuse and distract the
minds OF the voters As far rs
possible III worst Of such attacks
VIII be timed )" that they can not
be successfully answered before
the vote is taken. Every union,
every worker. every friend OF
Labor should he ON guard against
attacks of This sort. Consider TN,
7oNitt iioiil W lllcn lntN come. tp-
member the object which they aim
to accomplish - Never before was
Labor 50 alert to vote for it's own
rights and interest Never before
were lis opponents so desperately
determined TO divide and diSrupt
the workers and defeat their effort
III this campaign
If the workers will but rcmcn-
Der that those who have been their
tried and true friends aud advisers
Tor years are not likely to prove
false to them in their hour of ncc,
II the workers will but stand
together for their own interests all
such efforts will prove lruitlcSs.
This is il time that tries mems
souls. Workers. be true TO YOUR
selves, and do not allow yourselves
to be Fooled and led astl:ly even by
those enemies who. falsely mas
uncradlng as friends. would first
disrupt your forces and then re
uucc YOU to ScrtdDm.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1908-10-15
Good Meeting.

rnlou meetings should bc cuu-
Quoted III pr'ai~cworthy manner
WIN Sufficient ginger" TO assure
the members that each SESSION will
ne interesting. The KEYNOTE in
having well attended meetings is
|" conduct them properly: ,Ioinu
AVIAN with unnecessary ..cha Il
lalk1n%. "r theoryoratory. but
let common sense and reason hn
supreme. This III ii>,ir i i,,tb
interesting. educational and last.
inS 20 memory. II appears TO the
individual that his presence is
necessary: his duty TO attend and
ali other engagements on rn.r,iun
nights are of small Importance.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1908-10-15
Black BetSey
and Plymouth
Timers Turn Out in Force to Hear
District Officers Speach on Sunday
Afternoon=--After Meetings and
Items.

iupS Of the season WAS he!u AT
Black HetSey ON last Sunday alter
noon in the school house which
was crowded to its capacity with
the miners Of that place and
Plymouth President SpriSgle OF
the Black Brt>ry local acted as
chairman Of the meeting and in
troduccd as the first >pta kcr
Secretary Benz. r Morris. who
made IL short bur impressive talk
which was well received. He was
followed by National Board Mem
Der Cairns who mad" quite Il
lengthy address III which he point
ed out the many beneficial features
Of the organization.
President Davis. who WAS down
A. the chief speaker Of the after
noon WAS next introduced and
made the mos, elegant address of
his caIccr. He reviewed the
organization FROM its origin Years
ago &c the present time in Il master.
ful manner and illustrated to the
HSscmblagc to the bcucitS that had
been derived through it in the
organized section of West NiaSinia
and compared thc conditions OK
listing in this Valley ut present
with those before the advent of the
organization showing the great
moral and financial benefits it had
secured for the toi!rrS. He also
discussed the injunction question
at some length and explained it in
thorough manner. His speech
certainly furnished food for
thought among all those present
aud will result in the men taking
more active interest in the affairs
of the entire labor movement in
the future.
Organizer J. VI. traigo also
made Il short address which was
filled with logic aud good advice
which closed the great meeting.
Ne editor made 4 few remarks
during the meeting. These two
locals are among the most success
FIJI in the district
\ general mass meeting will be
held ut Crescent tonight which will
be addressed 10y Presidents Davis
and Hastings and National Organ
izer Campbell. OF Kcntucky.
National Euard Member Cairns
aud Vice prc>iicn, l.auham adj
dressed very good meeting of the
Handlcy local union las, Friday
evening.
y Joint mcetlu. OF the Toms
burg anu GrrcncA>tlc locals was
held at lom>burg last wcri, which
was quite enthusiastic. Vice
President Lanham and oryanizcr
Ci1tlgo addressed the mcctiu" and
received the closest attention of
alt present. While work has
been very slack IN this uviyhlor-
hood the locals are sill mniulain-
ting their customary high stand
ing.
nc Two locals al lIuyhe>lum will
bold JOIN; meeting ut the Lower
1uEhcSton school house Oh Friday
evening. starting promptly 1T
o'clock. Board member Thos
Cairns and Vic" President l. =
lanham viii br the speakers of the
occasion and all miners and niue
labnrS are requested to be present
"A blS meeting will Ice held ut
Eagle on Friday evening which Will
ne addressed 10y President ba>i.
orSanlzer tampbciI and several
other officers.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1908-10-15

The unlonism that costs un1hin.
Is worth nothing.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1908-10-15

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Rocky Ford enterprise., 1908-01-10
Another Rockefeller GIFT.

Chicago.-Martin Ryerson, president
of the board of trustees of the Chicago
university. announced Thursday that
John D. Rockefeller has added $2,191,-
900 to his gifts to the university, max
ing the total of his benefactions over
s23,0O0,000.
1t is also reported that the head of
the Standard Oil Company has offered
to treble all contributions to the me-
mortal library which the university is
trying to erect in honor Of William R..
Harper, its first president.
The trustees have already received
$l35,000 for this purpose and hope to
add sj5.CO0 to this sum, SO that with
Mr.. Rockefeller's contribution an $780,.
900 structure may be erected on the
campus.
The gilt announced today, like most
Of those preceding it from the same
source, is to be devoted mainly to gen.
eral endowment purposes. Securities
to the value of $2,000,000 are set aside
for this purpose, thereby adding $780,.
900 to the income Of the instit!.tion.
OF the balance S155,000 is to he used
to wipe out deficit in the nc :ormts
for 1906-7 and $4,000 will be ds-ctei
to the purchase of books, laboratory
apparatus and other equipment.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1908-01-10
ssratton Estate Report.

Colorado Springs.-Thc report of tn,
Stratton estate executors for the year
1907. filed with Judge Robert Kerr
January I'd. shows that during the year
there were cash receipts of $i,12S..
6l2.il. and disbursements OF $l.026..
O26.5i. leaving n cash balance January
LIST OF slr2. 2.5S5.s7.
The report covers several typowrit.
ten pages. The larger receipts are en-.
bodied In the dividends paid by the VA.
rious Stratton holdings. apportioncd rs
follows: Portland mining stock. $so..
693.2S: Stratton.Cripplc Creek Mining
& Development Company. s9?.996: In.
ternationnl Realty Company. $751;.
1870; Union Gold Mining Company.
$7.969.20: Colorado Springs & Intcrur.
ban Street Railway Company. $4,000.
From the sale of street car bonds S625..
900 was received. and the interest on
the bonds amounted to s27.29l.70. The
report shows that the estate has re.
ceived n monthly rental OF $4,000 for
the Brown Palace hotel in Denver since
August last.
The various legacies left by the late
millionaire. less the inheritance tax In
each instance, were paid during the
year. Fifty bonds of the street railway
company, amounting to $4,000. were
taken up. T. ]. O'Donnell of Denver
was paid $4,000 In connection with the
Brown Palace hotel litigation.
The law firms of McAllister & Candy
Of this city and L. L. Whitfield of Den.
yer were each paid $17,500 fees in the
Venture and Stratton's Independence
litigation. l.. NJ. Goddard of Denver
was paid $4,000. and another item,
s2,500, is also charged to him. An item
of s69,S53.17 was paid in the matter of
the settlement of the Brown Palace ho
tel deal with James H. Brown. The
largest item paid out was the inheri.
.ance tax of 1874, ,30S.04.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1908-01-10
Immense Field Pea Crop,

The value OF the field pea as a
stock fattener and a builder Of the fin
est kind of animal tissue for meat Is
of comparatively recent discovery, but
as soon as 1t was learned with Ger.
tainty the growth Of the crop received
an immense impetus. In 1907 no less
than $4,000 acres were sown to field
peas In Colorado, 125,000 acres of this
being in the San Luis valley and the
remainder Of the acreage scattered
over the state. About thirty-five bush.
els was the average yield per acre,
making 5.250,000 bushels the states
crop.
Practically all of this crop is fed
to the stock in the fields where grown
and no quoted value per bushel is OBJ.
tainable. Estimate is made of this,
however, by experts who figure stand
ing crops at SIS per acre, making S..
25O,000.
Upon this crop alone is based the
hope of many stockmen of the state
that Colorado will in the near future
be a center Of the hog and sheep fat.
tening industry.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1908-01-10

FAVOR TAFT
OHIO REPUBLICAN EXECUTIVE
COMMITTEE SHOWS iTs
PREFERENCE.
TAFT MEN IN coNTR OIL
STATE CONVENTION TO BE HELD
IN COLUMBUS MARCH
3RO AND 4rH.

Columbus. o.-The Republicans OF
Ohio will be given an opportunity To
express by direct vote their choice for
the paTty's candidate for president al
primaries 10 be held February nth.
when delegates and aiternatss to the
Republican state eonyenlioa will be
elected.
/ I, will be held in COLUMBUS. March
ard and 9Th and IL will select. in addi'
tion TO four delegates At large to tho
Republican national convention. can
dldates for governor and other officers.
The call for the primaries and con
yentIon was adopted this evening by
tho Republican state central commit
tee after a protractsd and lively sss-
sion.
The friends OF William II. Taft. sec
rctary of wnr and candidate for the
Republican nomination for president.
were In control OF the committee. caS,'
Ing fourteen votes to seven for the
supporters OF Senator Foraker. also an
ayowcd candidate. for the presidency.
Tho vols stood fourteen 10 seven on
every proposition which required a
roll call except the selection Of tcm'
porafy chairman of the state conycn'
tIon.
James II. Garfield. secretary Of the
interior. the chief OF the Taft support.
crH. received thirteen VOTES to eight
cast for Harry ~. pausherty Of Col.
umbus. Richard Mccioud OF London.
u close personal friend u Mr. Daush'
criy. but Taft supporter. voted for
him M against Mr.. Garfield.
Tho call reported by the aubcom.
mit,co and adopted oy tho general
committee by vote Of fourteen to
seven IL one OF the mott elaborate
ever issued by n state committee.
Several amendments to the cali
were proposed by the friends of Sen.
ator Foraker. but In each case they
were voted down.
The chief fight was made against
the direct primary plan for the sclcc.
tho pariy's candidate for President at
They proposed that delegates Ia
county conventions be chosen by di.
rect vote. the county convention to
choose the delegates to stat. convcn'
tion.
The call m adopted provides for n
total Of ls5 delegates TO the state con
vention. The Australian ballot is 10
be used In tho primary.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1908-01-10
RANCH LIFE IN the ROCKIES

4 n~asiifaliy Illustrated tss-k CessaA.eaR In.
sssaasisa Atssss The wssa. A. -.
4 FEW BOOKS VWEG To sSr,snnvpc.
one OF tho eldest and Test hes~r PsAe~s.
lag s.as.: :, r. psnfsr ,, has ,as, is.srt : e..
;ss e. ,. assh ss s ,ss s'I ssA,s ,,s'.s
lev ssslss siii Be ..ey rS, 20 S-rsas
-.sr ssl :s% mann . ,sssia q s isss;...,e
and y ,rsaiassis 70 all shs Tay - ,cc.;
s sss serns. @ isss.smsn,s s"s Or ssss.a.s tssr.:
The Wild and t.ss ~. OF the ee.sY md
sseiiss paoio.snssssin:s . Ss q sanes - ..ssr or
ssis:ssc ss:s Of % The ssss siisiss % .:s as .ss %
~. ass; %s ssn's s the sss. I'll. s
Isnehmen have made and are .iiit p,iinr
~ ~. aSssss,ssas ana ssa TO ssssr. .,s,a, a
lands: Eiyes tho government land anA mtn-
u tsissa fG state. ,ana sss s s s,ss s
.iaie. The game and n.h laws vhleh In
ne, men.isn hs,s one-'snih OF the ess'sn'.
The sSoSs valuable book OF. Rocky s,sun.
seni frse pa.isse raia 70 each per.s. who
FOR q. sig monihsr trial suhssTip,ian te tho
sss. s1s ss' ssa srSs farm ana ss
" psnsrs and NIL g,e1, you sssn vs.S for
ssnsrs n Ms.,esa farm aaa ranes s;.n. sssd
nsws. brief MINING notes: -.man.. homo
week. Not ioeni-,hc paper IL Of issers.
Tss sa,sr 10 Viii T" ansMss ,s,ssfs a ss ,ssa,I,
about tho West.
tho !
Eam.nscr; & for 9nly &c, You rco.ivs tho book
paper siI months. all postpaid Cia,ss OF
dwS inIse ,n, ind ,hr.s ssnS S;os, s,s .s, TIL.
tain Farmer. Block io:. Denver. Cst~
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1908-01-10


Prof. Edward s. Morse, talking to
tho Technology students about Japan,
spoke OF tho simple dress Of the stu.
dents there MS being ono Of the first
things that he noticed. When he
asked the reason Of It, he was told
that 1t was custom to prevent feel.
ing against the well.to-do class by the
scholars who could not AFFORD to dress
more expensively. Dartmouth did the
same thing for the same reason two
years ago. and the boys took so kindly
to rough.and-ready costumes that be-
fore long the college authorities had
to suggest to them that they were get
ting altogether too careless about
their personal appearance
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1908-01-10
Alfalfa Lead. In Value.


Alfalfa holds first position In tho
matter OF acreage and perhaps OF value
of all Colorndo's agricultural products.
Last year approximately 100000 acres
yielded their wealth OF tho succulcnt
grass. aad an average OF three and one.
half tons has been the yield over tho
state for the three cuttings OF the sea.
son. In many places both on the West.
crn Slope. in the orchards. and on tho
lands above ditch on the Eastern
Slope the yield has been rs high as
from Avc to six tons to the acre.
. With 1.750.000 tons OF alfalfa pro.
duced last year. and n quotation OF IS
to 50 on the Denver market December
10th. the value OF the crop is reached
by taking 81. n conservative estimate
OF tho farmers price during the year.
This is s12.25O.OOO.
Second to alfalfa Is Colorado's M.
tive hay, which is acknowledged tho
best of the lighter grasses for nutri.
ton and satisfaction to stock Most
of the native hay OF the state last
year was raised on the dry lands. or
the lands above the ditch, in the noun.
tain parks and valleys. There were
100000 acres sown to native hay and
an average yield OF one ton to the acre
realized. Computing at $12 per ton,
December 10th quotations being $14 to
SIS. the value of the crop is $4,000, 900.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1908-01-10
Rocky Ford Enterprise
WILL II. MoNKMAN. Publisher.
ROCKY FORD. COLORADO
Why the asidae Fell.

There will be a sigh Of relief all
over the country by reason OF the
substantial proof that the Quebec
bridge disaster was the result OF care
lessness which might have been avoid
ed. which ought 10 have been pre-
veated. This seeming paradox lies In
tho fact that at first It appeared as IL
tho fault lay in something outside the
ken OF engineers. which made every
large bridge In the country seem po-
tentialiy unsafe. That the engineer.
ing plans as originally drawn were
correct and that they were changed by
an aged and infirm supervising en-
gineer apparently are accepted as the
fundamental facts In tho case. II was
. maa who was at fault and not en-.
gineerins principles. OF course. says
Philadelphia Inquirer. this does not
ie<ssa tho terrible aspects OF the
tragedy. but Il does show that the
bridge can be rebuilt and bs as safe
as any other structure. - was the
gtoat Of some unknown principle In
mechanics or physieo chemistry that
frightened engineers and made every
traveller tTembie as he crossed one of
the mighty structures which are de-
ssrycdiy tho pride OF engineering.
Now that tho ghost is laid there will
be at bcast the satisfaction of knowing
that " is not likely We shall have an.
o,l,Sr such accident.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1908-01-10
Large Honey Production,

For 1907 the yield was fifty-five cars
of comb honey, which at an average
valuation of $4,000 per car, makes
total Of $176,000. The amount of comb
honey received in the markets through
the Colorado Beekeepers' Association,
having its headquarters in Denver, was
1,650,000 pounds. To this quantity is
added proportion of extracted honey,
valued at $4,000, and 5000 pounds Of
beeswax, valued at $4,000, making
grand total value of s194,OOO for the
years production of honey in the
state, not including the product of in.
dividual beekeepers for home consump.
ton. To this, $4,000 increased value
of bees is to be added, making the
years total 100000.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1908-01-10
Agricultural Prosperity.

Tho ten years of prosperity this
country has enjoyed sine. 1897. and
tho revolution which has been
wrought In the agricultural industry.
has placed tho American farmer In n
position Of financial and economic In.
dependence such Ms tho rural popuia,
ton OF this or no other country has
ever known before. writes II. c. Mich.
oins ia Van Nordcn Magazine. Tho
fxed capital represented In tho agri.
cultural industry today Ia approx.
mntcly $4,000. 100000. or moro than
four timss tho capital invested In all
Of tis manufacturing industries In tho
country. From tho position the Amcri.
can farmer now occupies. no financial
disturbances. no business failures In
tho outside world. no failure Of any
ono or several crops. no hystcrla or
political agitation. can hope to dis.
lodge him.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1908-01-10
Almost simultaneously with the re-

Almost simultaneously with the re-
survey Of the Alaskan boundary. which
deprives Canada Of strip of land,
news comes from Ottawa that as q
result of the explorations of Capt.
Bernier in the arctic total area of
at least 100000 square miles is claimed
for Canada. 1t would be rash to say
that a narrow strip of the Alaskan
gold fields 10 worth hundreds of square
miles Of arctic islands when one re.
calls the flippant remarks made, not
many years ago. about the worthless.
ness of Alaska.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1908-01-10
Assets.

There is young fellow in Pitisburs
yho will undoubtedly ''get aloaE- al.
though. as yet. he has not succeeded in
amassins vast wealth. In fact. no re-
ceivcs . weekly wage OF tls- tio Is.
however. AZ extremely good ioo&tns
and entertaining young man. asd not
lGng aso succeeded In making such an
impression upon the daughter OF -
well.todo manufacturer that II Was de-
eided between them that ho -aAoald
ask papa" This he proceeded % do.
and. to his surprise. was received not
unkindiy.
"weii. let's see. my boy" tho old
man remarked. pushing up his glasses.
What Ia your annual incomef''
~wcll. sir. I should estimate Il az.
5000" the young man replied.
-weii-not no bad. not 30 bad" tho
old man said. THAT added tn her inter
est al four per cent on tho sso.oeo I
have always said would settle upon
Mary at her marriage would sivo you
$1,000. You should DO nblo 10 got
along"
well. sir. to tell the TRUTH tho
young man interrupted. Il took tho lib.
orty OF figuring that interest isto ma
estimate. Weekly.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1908-01-10

High school fraternitics arc treated
with scant courtesy when they make
an appeal to the courts. The latest
instance Of judicial condemnation oc-
Cured In Chicago. when tho appellate
court. last month. declined to issue IN
Injunction restraining tho school board
from enforcing rulo excluding nil
members of secret fratcrnitics from
participation in literary or athletic
contests. and from using tho names OF
the high schools In connection with
tho frntcrnitics. The Injunction was
sought through the father OF n mem.
ber Of one of the fraternitics on the
ground that the rule interfercd with
tho natural rights OF the pupils. Tho
court decides that the rule against
tho fratcrnities does not interfere with
tho rights Of the young people TO Join
any frnternities they choose. and that
II docs not trespass upon parental au.
thority. Tho school contests from
which members of the fraternities are
barred do not form part Of the regular
curriculum. and are subject to such
regulations as the school authorities
choose to make in tho exercise of
their legal discretion.