Rocky Ford enterprise., 1908-12-04

The Independent Fertilizer Company
has been incorporated at Trenton.
New Jersey, with a capital stock OF
$5O,000,000.
More than $25, ,OOO, 900 have been paid
out by the employees relief funds of the
Pennsylvania railroad system, both
east and west of Pittsburg, since the
organization of these departments.
According to tie Railroad Gazette
the mileage of railroads in the United
States in 1907 was increased 5.212
miles This does not include electric
lines. The increase was eight per
cent. lss than in 1906.
At banquet to be held in New York
City under the auspices of the Aero
Club Of America early next year, gold
medals will be presented to the Wright
brothers, Orville and Wilbur, in recog-
milton of their achievements as avia.
tors.
On November cath Gov. A. B. Cum
Minis was elected by the Iowa Legisla-
ture United States senator, to succeed
the late William b. Allison. The vote
StOOu. SulliHilHS lVo, Ioitcl NDehio
craft 35. Three Republicans did not
vote.
At Philadelphia November Goth, AL
fred Shrubb of England, champion
distance runner of the world, defeated
a relay Of four men defeated relay
of four men in an eight-mile race at
Central Park. Shrubb covered the dis
tance in 42:14.
At Andersonville, Ga, November
Goth, Governor Hanly of Indiana and
party unveiled the monument to the
Indiana soldiers who died at Anderson
vile prison. 1t is the largest memorial
yet placed in the Andersonville ma
tional cemetery.
At the request OF Mayor Harper. the
Los Angeles City Council unanimously
adopted and telegraphed to President
Roosevelt resolutions requesting him
to retain the United States battleship
fleet in Pacific waters. Similar reso-
lutions were adopted by the San Diego
City Council and wired to the Presi-
dent.
In a notable speech in the House OF
Lords. Field Marshal Lord Roberts de-
clared in favor OF larger army for
England, pointing out that Germany
could invade the country with compar-
ative ease. He said that the lack Of
a sufficient military force would tend
to the loss Of Great Britain's sup.em-
acy at sea.
The executive committee Of the Ma
tional Educational Association, at its
meeting in Winona, Wisconsin. Sc.
lect.d Denver as the place for holding
the forty-seventh annual convention.
The dates selected are July 5 to ., 1909.
The presidents of the twenty-onc de-
partments will meet In Chicago Janu-
ary Ist and End to formulate a pro-
gram.
The Democratic national committee
received In all s620.G44.77. and spent
$Gl9.410.06 during the recent presiden-
tial campaign, leaving n balance on
hand OF $l,234,7l. This Is over a mil
lion dollars less than was expended
by the Republican national committee.
which reports contributions amounting
to $1.655, ,51s.27.
A group Of $50 girls. employees Of the
Mercantile Corporation at Dayton.
Ohio. which has the contract for all
stamped envelopes and wrappers for
the government. were posing for
photograph on a scaffold. fifteen feet
above the ground. when the scaffold
gave way and all were precipitated to
the ground A dozen were badly hurt
but none will die.
The American baseball team at
Toxic. Japan. followed up It's first vic
tory over the Waseda university By
winning two more games the next day.
the first from the waseda players. by
n score of IS TO /. and the second from
the crack team of the keio university,
which was defeated by a score OF TO
o. There was a great attendance at
the games and much enthusiasm.