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Arizona republican., 1908-06-22
PERSONAL WORK WILL
BRING THE SETTLERS
Views Of Thos. II. Sheppard Who Re-
turned Yesterday From an Eastern
Business Trip.

Thos. H Sheppard returned yester-
day after an absence of about six
weeks in Chicago, New York and other
eastern cities. AS many Phoenix peo-
pie know. Mr.. Sheppard was formerly
a newspaper man, but for the last
couple of years has been engaged in
farming and fruit raising in this val
ley and is one of the most enthusiast
ic of all the later corners. He is fully
alive to the opportunities here and do
ing all he can to interest eastern peo-
Pile His visit east was chiefly for
this purpose.
Mr.. Sheppard was accompanied back
by a Mcintyre, Jr. of Grand Rapids,
Mich. who comes for more or less
extended stay during which he will
give the country a careful looking
over. Mr. Sheppard was asked if he
cared to say anything concerning the
particular results of his own mission
in the east. He replied that he did
not just at present, as much vet de-
ponds on what he can do here in con-
nection with his plans. He is. how
ever, more enthusiastic than ever
about this valley. it's prospects and
the easy possibility of diverting a
large immigration in this direction.
Concerning these things he permits
himself to be quoted as follows:
THE most interesting thing to us
of the Salt River valley of which l
know is that in the east almost the
only line of business not adversely af-
fected by the late panic and resulting
conditions is the sale of real estate. l
talked with real estate me nall along
the line clear to New York City and
the word was the same everywhere,
viz, almost normal inquiry and sales.
ITO a great degree the panic was a
very rich and a very poor mans PAN
ic. The great middle class were af-
fected in degree least of all. The
point of this that should interest us
is this, that the very class from which
we draw buyers and new residents is
precisely that great middle class. The
fact that the summer season usually
is dull and also that this is a cam
paign year wants to be disregarded by
us We want to go after buyers and
new residents with unabated zeal and
a definite, steel eye system.
Another thing learned and learn
ed emphaticalIy is that we are away
behind the times with our propaganda
and system. we could sell ranches to
Arizona republican., 1908-06-22

10000 new residents inside the next
two years and. as to Phoenix, double
it's population in almost the same time
if we would simply resolve to do it.
Il trailed up real estate drummers
from Texas, the Gulf states, California,
the American and Canadian northwest,
all through the east, and they are not
living on hope either; they are doing
business. We can't mail-order the
settling up of this valley, unless we
are content to spend ten years in do
ing it, If we want to set it done in
less time than that we must do as the
other regions are doing. go after the
settler in person.
Il don't mean this in the slightest
degree as a reflection on the work of
the board of trade, or as in the least
a lack of belief in, or failure to hearth
ly endorse that work That general
plan of advertising and specific cor
respondence must continue. 1t is val
liable and necessary. But every man
that has a dollar invested here and
wants his dollar to grow into two or
three, ought to be not merely willing,
but anxious, TO boost the boards cam
paign with this aggressive. man-right-
there to- shake-the-p lum-tree work.
We can advertise and write till we
keel over in our tracks, but the other
fellows will walk into our hoped for
customers home or office, or onto his
farm, and get him and We'll hold the
bag. Shall we hold the bag? It's
party line, we're all on it, what's the
ansWero'
Arizona republican., 1908-06-22

now engaged in harvesting them. The
Republican is informed that the gross
proceeds of his potato patch amount
to $125 per acre, just about the aver
age market price of the best farm land
in the valley, or in other words the
lands pays for itself in one year,
though The Republican is not inform
ed as to the exact value of Mr. Town
sends land or what he paid for it. the
interview. not coming directly from
him.
OF course applying all the revenues
on the price of the land does not pay
Mr. Townsend for his seasons work
and incidental expenses, but crop
like that next year will pay him big
returns for the two years work, so
one may say that in his case he
stands to make his living and pay for
his land also in two years. Where
else can that be done, especially in a
community that has all the convent
ences, facilities and pleasures of the
most ideal farm life, in a land of
schools, churches and good society.
A feature of this recital that should
command attention is that notwith-
not supposed to be a potato country.
The truth is that many a man has
made a failure of potatoes, only be-
cause he did not know how to raise
them, tried to do it just as he did in
the back east way did not know how
to irrigate them, or something else.
But that it is not an impossible prob
lem has been well shown by Mr.
Townsend who is yet a newcomer and
has found no difficulty in catching
on There have been many instances
of potato success here when the con-
ditions and management were right.
There is no plausible reason why po-
tatoes will not grow here for this val
ley has the same kind of a climate
during a portion of the year in which
potatoes grow elsewhere, if the grow
er selects that portion of the year for
his experiment. Potatoes do not grow
in snowdrifts and in the winter and
spring this valley has the same kind
of climate that potatoes flourish in
during the growing seasons in the
colder regions.
Arizona republican., 1908-06-22
SANTA FE TIME TABLE.
PHOENIX CITY TIME


"The Diamond Jo". All
Main line local points
Phoenix to Ash Fork, Los
Angeles, San Francisco
and all other points west.
Leaves daily at. a. m.
1.-THE Daylight Express. All
Main line local points and
all points east of Ash
Fork.
Leaves daily EXCEPT
SATURDAYS at ........S:00 a. m.
THE Coast Limited.
Through Pullman Sleeper
to Los Angeles, connect
ing with California Limit
ed Train No. 3 at Ash
Fork.
Leaves EVERY SATUR-
DAY at 80 p. m.
Trains arrive from Ash Fork at
1:45 a. m. DAILY and 4:10 p. m.
daily.
No trains on branch line to Parker
on Sundays.
Tri-weelIly service from Prescott to
Crown King and Poland. Call Main
10S for further information.
Arizona republican., 1908-06-22
WHIPPED HER OLD SON.

An extraordinary act of a mother
is when Mother Nature whips a
weakly man into all the misfortunes.
A weak man is not much account.
But no matter how weak he is if it
be due to his nerves, Sexine Pills
will build him up when nothing else
will. What they do for man they
do as well for women. Price 81.
Six boxes for So. Sold by Elvey G.
Hulett, where they sell all the prin-
cipal remedies and do not substitute.
Arizona republican., 1908-06-22
STRANGER THAN FICTION
TRUE STORIES OF CRIME
Some Records From the Office of the
District Attorney of New York.

True Stories of Crime" is the title
Scribner's Sons. The author is Arthur
Train. the author of "McAllister and
His Double" All these stories come
from the office of the district attorney
of New York with which Mr.. Train
was connected and in most of the
cases described by him he was the
prosecutor.
So. literally and in fact, these are
true stories of crime. The scenes re-
corded are not literature but history
and the characters are not puppets of
the imagination but men and women
who lived and schemed, laughed, sinned
and suffered and paid the price when
the time came, most of them without
flinching. These are the stories of the
most dramatic and even tragic episodes
in their careers told with the art of a
master of the craft and possessing a
deep and absorbing human interest.
There are thirteen Of these stories,
most of them already well known to
readers of the daily press for the cpl
sodes were of countrywide If not
worldwide interest. Many of the in
teresting facts set forth were natural
ly withheld from the newspapers for
official reasons. But the reasons for
the concealn,ent of details do not
longer exist.
Among the titles of the stories are
the following, the circumstances of
which will be readily recalled: "The
Lost Strandavarius, "The Downfall of
a Criminal Lawyer" (Abe Hummel,)
THE Franklin Syndicate" and 1.-The
Due de Nevers"
Arizona republican., 1908-06-22
ADJUSTMENTS

The Morton company will put on the
well known comedy, He Loved Her
So,' commencing tonight. The piece
has more laughs in it than any COM
edy written. The entire cast is in the
peice and all playing comedy roles
The charming leading woman, Miss
Summerlin, will play the role of Ger
trude, the jealous wife, who finds
some blond hairs on husbands coat
that starts all the trouble. The spe-
cialties will be Miss Brandt, singing
the lubbaby song from the comic op-
era, Ermmie; moving pictures, illus
trated songs, Baby Morton and Jack
Foster. Miss Summerlin will give
free lecture on next Wednesday after
noon at 4 at the park to ladies only,
free. All are invited.
Arizona republican., 1908-06-22
ONE POTATO PATCH.
THAT MAKES GOOD
A New Settler Who is Getting Re-
turn of SIPS Per Acre on Forty
Acres.

Mention was made the other day of
a fine sample lot of Early Rose po-
tatoes brought to the board of trade
by K. S. Townsend who lives two or
three miles from Phoenix. At that
time there was no information at hand
except that they were fine potatoes.
1t has since been learned that Mr..
Townsend has been here only a year
and a half and that the sample po-
tatoes were by no means all that he
had. On the contrary he planted for
ty acres to potatoes this year and is
Arizona republican., 1908-06-22

Accumulated deficiency in tempera-
since January l, 46 degrees.
Accumulated excess in rainfall since
January l. 0.66 inch.
L. n. JESUNOFSKY,
Section Director.
Albuquerque citizen., 1908-01-23
ORGANIZE COMPANY TO
INCORPORATE new TOWN
Plateau Townsite Company is Organ
lied to Locate Town of Plateau
North of Elida.

Elida. n. NJ. Jan. 23.-The Plat
eau Townsite company has been in
corPorated and is plating the town
OF Plateau, eight miles north of here.
The officers of the company are w.
]. Hobson, president; j. A. Ward,
vice president; w. w. Mills, secre-
tary, and ]. L. Monroe, treasurer;
Il. X. Chiffon, c. p. White and B. S.
Shook are directors. Several busi-
ness houses are going in and the
Roosevelt County Telephone COM
pany will put in an exchange. A
postoffice has been established
Albuquerque citizen., 1908-01-23
new CEMENT FACTORY
BUILDING At ACME
Roswell Cement and Plaster Com
pany Is Investing 100000 I'm
Plant-TO Have Capa-
city of 100000
Tons Daily.

Acme, N. M, Jan. 23.-The Ros-
well Cement and Plaster company
is putting in a cement factory one
mile south of this place. f. w.
Wilsey, of Chicago, president OF
the company, and +. C. Smith man
ager. j. ID. Hamlin, of Farwell
Texas, and A. l.. w. Nilsson, of Ros-
well. are members of the new corpo-
ration.
The company has secured 1000
acres of gypsum bed and is invest
ing 100000 in the plant A rail-
way switch has been built to the
factory. The capacity will be 20O,-
900 tons a day. The Acme company
at this place has an equal output.
These companies build the houses
for their employees out OF the cement
plaster forty per cent cheaper than
lumber.
Albuquerque citizen., 1908-01-23
SHIPS
TO REPLACE
OTHERS
Government Plans New VeS-
sci as Result of Hudson
Mdxlm'S Invention.

Washington, Jan. 23.-As a result
of the invention of Hudson Maxim of
new and powerful explosive known
as Maximite which can be used as
the propelling power for torpedoes,
the navy department is drafting
plans for a battleship which will be
a complete revolution in that type of
wl"ships
The torpedo now In use Is propell-
ed by compressed air bu' this has a
limit. The Maximite torpedo would
have the means within itself 10y rea-
son of the secret powder it will hold
to generate a gas as its propulsive
power.
The new ship, instead of big guns
will have broadside batteries of tor
pedoes of the highest speed. These
torpedoes can be propelled at a speed
of sixty miles an hour, are unerring
in aim up to seven miles and cannot
be diverted from their course.
The grelt weight noN Utilized for
big guns, barbettes, superimposed
turrets and battery will be put into
additional armor plate, especially
along the water line. The new vessel
will carry only a secondary battery OF
long range rapid fire guns for use
In repelling torpedo boat attacks 1t
is believed that with its battery of
torpedoes it will be able to destroy
and sink any war vessel within range
of it before the guns of the enemies
can be made effective.
Such a vessel of the size of the
present battleship could be provided
with a broadside of say fifty torpe-
does, effective at from 10000 to 12,-
90 yards. and with the increased
armor it could fearlessly approach
within two miles of the greatest guns
now known to any navy. The dis
charge of a broadside of torpedoes
at that distance would demoralize a
whole fleet of Dreainaughts. Is is
also pointed out by experts that IL
1t should happen that the new tor
pedo battleships should ever get into
close quarters 1t could, If so provided
launch a submarine boat or two and
sea fight would be summarily fin
ished in favor of the new warship.
Naval experts say that the propos-
ed idea Is worth putting into prac-
tlce. The ship could be built for
about eight million dollars less than
the cost of a Dreadnaught Its fight
ing value would be two-fold; first.
ability to approach the biggest war
ships now afloat, or to be built with
In the next five years; second, the
especially formidable class of torpe-
does of unerring aim and great We
locity would be of far greater de-
structive capacity than the guns of
dozen of the present battleships.
1t is understood that If the govern
ment should adopt the view of Rep
resentative Hobson, which was in
dorsed by the president, for an an
nual expenditure of fifty million dol
lars for the navy, the navy depart
ment will construct one torpedo bat
tie ship as an experim
Albuquerque citizen., 1908-01-23
GOOD PROGRESS
ON ISLAND
ROADS
Resources Are Being Develop,
ed as Result of Railway
Construction In Philippines.

Washington, Jan. 22.-The report
of Gen. Clarence Edwards, chief of
the Bureau of Insular Affairs, to the
secretary of war, gives some hither-
20 unpublished facts as to the pro-
gress being made in connection with
railroad construction in the Philip
| pines
The report says in part:
When the United States entered
the Philippine Islands, in May 1898.
| there were under operation therein
only 100 miles of railroad, extending
from Manila northward to Dagupan.
There was later constructed under
the authority of the Philippine Com
mission, enough additional trackage
to bring the total mileage up to about
200 miles, all being in the island of
Luzon. Under the enabling acts of
congress of July 1, 1902, and Feb
ruary 8. 1905, further concessionary
grants were made by the Philippine
Commission on May 2S and June 10,
1906, respectively, for 42s additional
miles Of railroad in Luzon and 296
miles in the islands of Peney, Cebu
and Negros. Engineers representing
the concessionarles Immediately left
the United States to make the pre-
liminary surveys and prepare speci-
fications and maps
All of the lines will run through
rich country, capable of producing
large quantities Of hemp, rice sugar,
tobacco, cabinet woods and minerals
The progress of the railroad con-
g.N...
tracts follows: As the Albay route will
tap the great hemp region of the
Philippines, the extension to Camp
No. ! in the north is to furnish bet
ter communication with the BagulO
and its healthful climate, the res
il,DCo Of a month or two Of each
year IN which renders Il unnecessary
fnr those not acclimated to leave the
islands to .recuperate from the de-
b.lit9tmg effects Of the tropics This
place is TO the Philippine Islands
what Simla Is 10 India, and n IS
purposei TO make it the summer
capital" Of the islands. The extern
sion is 10 the San Fernando and will
reach a populated section. which
promises 10 produce a paving pas
sorEer traffic besides great freight
I.'..- ''.AI''iTr il' llI EllIllIiltIF sur
teys and definite locations of these
extensions are well under way All
OF them. with the exception Of the
branch iu Albay Province. connect
with ;he main line now I'm operation
Northern and southern ends Of this
lUr follow the remains Of very good
reads.
About 1900 men are now employed
but the work has been progressing
slowly on account Of lnccssant rains
and shortage Of ties and bridge ma
,er,al Grading has been completed
frcm Iloilo north for distance Of
thir,y-hye miles, and eleven miles Of
track has been laid from a point five
miles OF DauaO, the northern term
linus, and the first regular trains
passed over this completed portion
on September 16, 1907. 1t is expect
ed that a second twenty-mile section
viii be completed and ready for op-
GRAFTON by January, 1908. A con-
siderable percentage of the grading
also has been completed on a third
Albuquerque citizen., 1908-01-23
tv enty-mile section of this island.

twenty section of this island.
AS the population of that part OF
the island which will contribute to
the railway is approximately 450
square miles, and the country
through which this line will pass is
very productive, the prospective
freight and passenger business ought
to cause the revenue to be sufficient
to pay interest on bonds guaranteed
by the government and fair return
on the stock.
Albuquerque citizen., 1908-01-23
JAP CLARK ARRESTED
CHARGED WITH ASSAULT
Bound Over at Corona for Hitting u
Man With His Revolver.

Santa Fe. N. M, Jan. 23.--Jap l..
Clark was arraigned at Corona a few
days ago on the charge of assault
with a deadly weapon and was bound
over to await the action OF the grand
jury of Lincoln county. His bail was
fixed at $1,000
1t Is alleged that Clark, who Is in
the saloon business at Corona, struck
a man over the head with the butt
end of a revolver. Clark is now out
on $4,000 bond for the murder of
j. NJ. Chase. He claimed self de-
fense and appealed the case to the
supreme court, where it is still pend
ing.
Albuquerque citizen., 1908-01-23

A tickling cough. from any cause.
is quickly stopped by DR.. Shoop's
Cough Cure. And it is so thorough
ly harmless and safe, that DR.. Shoop
tells mothers everywhere to give 1t
without hesitation even to very
young babes. The wholesome green
leaves and tender stems of a lung
healing mountainous shrub, furnish
the curative properties to d. Shoop's
Cough Cure. 1t calms the cough.
and heals the sore and sensitive
bronchial membranes. No opium,
no chloroform, nothing harsh used
to injure or suppress. Simply a
resinous plant extract, that helps to
heal aching lungs. The Spaniards
call this shrub which the Doctor
uses THE Sacred Herb" Always
demand DR.. Shoop's Cough Cure. All
Druggists.
Albuquerque citizen., 1908-01-23
MILLIONS
N UST BE
FOUND
Coming Session OF English
Parliament Promises 10 be
of Unusual Interest.

London. Jan. 2S.-The third and
what Is promised to be the most
critical session of the parliament
controlled by Sir Henry Campbell
Bannerrnan will be formally opened
January 29 by the king with all the
traditional pomp and ceremony that
marks the brief annual visit Of the
monarch to St. stephens. He will
be accompanied by Queen Alexan-
dra, the prince and princess of Wales
and any other members of the royal
family who happen to oe in England
at the time. To greet them in the
historic chamber will be assembled
the usual gathering of dignitaries.
The budget will be not less inter-
esting than the legislation. The re-
forms mentioned mean great In
crease in the expenditure, and when
there is added to this an increase or
fifteen million dollars in the naval
estimates 10 meet the German pro-
posals, five million dollars more for
the new army scheme and similar
increase for education. experts say
the chancellor of the exchequer will
have to find nearly fifty million dol
lars more than was necessary last
year.
The formal opening of the houses
of parliament by the king in person
always attracts momentary atten-
ton. but the real interest. keener
than ever this year, centers more in
the legislation that the government
proposes to introduce and the cost
of the social reforms. estimated at
many million dollars, that the new
elements in the political arena, the
Labor and Socialist parties, are at
tempting TO bring about. If all the
legislation promised for the coming
session is forecasted in the speech
from the throne, the members of the
house of commons will have a stu
pendous task before them and the
usual session of six months will
hardly afford sufficient time to dis
pose of il all.
Irish affairs are sure to occupy
much time, for beside the Irish uni
versities bill promised the Catholics
and a bill to deal with the grazing
lands. the opposition has threaten
ed to introduce an amendment to
the reply to the speech, which will
enable them to discuss in detail the
governments Irish policy.
After Ireland, in point of public
interest. will come a drastic llcen-
sing bill, to fight which the brew
ers. distillers and license holders
throughout the kingdom have al
ready organized. The measure is not
expected to meet all the demands of
the temperance party. 1t will pro-
vide. however, that at the end of a
specified period all licenses shall
cease and the granting of new licen-
ses shall be placed in the hands of
more or less popular authorities, thus
establishing to some extent local op-
ton. Should the brewers consider
it prejudical to their business they
can depend upon the house of lords
either to reject it or to so amend 1t
that it would not be acceptable to
the commons, and thus add another
to the many Liberal grievances
against the upper chamber.
Albuquerque citizen., 1908-01-23

To Cure a Cold I'm One Dag.
Take LAXATIVE BROMO Quinine
TaUIets. Druggists refund money II
II fails to cure. L. w. GROVES
signature is on each box. Csc.
The Detroit times., 1908-08-12
Man Whose Mind Was
a Blank, Receivers Long
Enough to Identify Self

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich, Aug. H.
A man who says he was mentally de.
ranged as the result of a kick in a
football game, and supposed TO be
Frank McGlynn. OF Poughkeepsie, n.
T.. has been held at the Detention
hospital for five days in an effort To
determine his identity His mind is
a perfect blank and although he talks
nationally he cannot remember his
name or his home.
McGlynn has been coached for FIVE
days in vain effort TO learn some
thing OF his relatives or where he
played football.
Yesterday while searching a maya.
zine he shouted suddenly: Il have it,"
and ran to the matron with the name
Cleveland" under an advertisement
OF Joseph Feiss q Co" His mind
went blank again and after a long trial
he exclaimed the name. Schultz"
Feiss e. Co. were called on the tele-
phone and man who answered 10
the name OF Schultz said he had a
brother-in-law by the name OF Frank
McGlynn, Poughkeepsie. N. Y, who
was afflicted mentally and wandered
away ten months ago. The family had
not heard OF him since.
The Detroit times., 1908-08-12
Good Luck Corporation
Formed to Hurl rice and
Old Shoes at Ne10ly Webs

ST. LOUIS. Aug. 12.-"Marriase
needs lot OF good luck to make II
successful and while we hope for the
best experience, other peoples has
made us skeptical. That's the reason
we're promoting a Good Luck corpora
ton"
So declared Mrs. Nellie Porter.
president and general manager of the
newest business In st. Louis. She
then continued:
we believe in encouraging the new
couples all we can. and besides, no
wedding is quite complete without
shoes and rice--lots of rice"
The Offices OF the Good Luck cor
poration adjoin those OF Justice OF the
Peace Reichmann, and when the JUS
tice has a marriage to perform his
clerk notifies the corporation and the
syndicate is on hand with the rice and
old shoes.