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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-06-12
SPAIN FEELS NEED OF ST Fo Ii. IS,

4
"a suggestion by Spanish manlfactur
ers that Spain plant forests for pulp.
wood and follow 1taly's example BY
Planting quick growing; y . y 9
been reported. to this government by
Consul, General Ridgley, OF Barcelona.
Spain is waking to the necessity Of
growing her own timber. Nearly all
civilized countries are moving in that
direction because it Is. com:ag to be
understood that countries which do
not grow their own timber must go
without It fora few decades. 2
It has been customary to cite Spain
and China as examples of the dis
tresslng results which follow forest
destruction. Spain Is MS large as
Pennsylvania, " Delaware, Maryland,
West Virginia, Virginia, and North
Carolina, but its forests 81 have only
three-fourths the extent of West Wiz
sinia's alone, and much OF them are
scrub thickets Of ayerpipoor kind. + 81
5gg The country's population Il believed
not to exceed !one-thirl of what! st once
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-06-12

~ = e ZOO
was or what 1t might be agat. Much
OF the enud ed land is !: absolutely
barren, with the red rock laid bare
where agrlculture Gree AortsheL.: Hills,
whose .ralun - forms Indicate, they
once SUPPORTED forests. are bald and
dry now without Inhabitants. In some
localities peasants, with hammers.
pulyerlze rocks and make little patches
Of soil for gardens.
At the present time spaln's most
valuable forest product Is cork. The
annual cut is so.ooO tons. but The cork
forests are going. as other forests
went, and for the same reason--want
OF care. Enterprlsing spaniards are
Just now trying to supply; thei:. country
with homemade paper, but pulpwood
Is not to be / had except by importing
It. The home cut is only 81 90 tons
a year-7nb bout what a single American
pulp company would use in three days.
Foresters say that there is no yrea,
son why Spain might not 10 what
France, her next neighbor on the
north, has done, cover barren places
with forests. restore the soil. abate
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-06-12
Corrupt bossism has been over.

81. Corrupt bossism has been over
turned in several cities. s..
S. Equality Of opportunity has. been
wllened and strengthened by leglsla.
tion sfntenued to prevent unfair con-:
petition: 5.
y 0: The danger OF a too powerful f.
nancial concentration has been met by
creating an adequate sovereign in the
Federal G Government for the great in
terstate corporations.
Z! 10. A notable advance has been
made in the standards OF trusteeship.
1.-The administration of the grea.
insurance companies has been reform
ed.
IL. The growth OF public sentiment
for reorganization Of the currency sys-
tenn of the United States, for the uc-
compltsllnent OF which a commission
has been appointed by the present
Congress. "a "a it-s 4, y
10. Sectional antagonisms have SO
far disappeared that "the solid South
has been broken. II
II. The South has undergone what
amounts to.Fnn Industrial birth with
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-06-12

enormous possibilities in prospect.
IS. There has been e a stupendous
electrical expansion. Electricity has
been applied on an extensive scale to
the railroads ot. the country. $50 5.
1c. The boycott has been declared
illegal by the Supreme Court of the
United States, a decision which makes
for. better government and better bust
ness conditions. il { I. r
II. The determined effort on tho
part Of organized labor leaders to
force the enactment Of class legisla.
ton has failed. Il 4
This long list Of gains which may
fairly be put down us to the credit OF
the past SIX years probably omits
many things which might Justly be
included In such an enumeration. but
however inadequate it55may %be, It is
sufficient to show what m enormous
advance has been made during that
time. s. Isl. q
Never were basic conditions sound
er for another national advance in ma
stertnl Industries
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-06-12
Ar 3! You 4 a Moos II


New secretss orde being prganized!
I here called the LOYAL ord sof NOISE.
I. This order is mailing wonderfuliy
strong Roadway through ntit lie cpdri
try ~
98 Large herds are accumn1 Ting m
Grafton and Clark sburg ami is To-
$be hoped that mont will have a
strong lodge a 4 very short time Get
wise, be a Moose. u
ESse; MARTINI
State organizer u
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-06-12
floods. mitigate droughts !, provide en-
ploy nleilt for many. ]: and furnish raw
material for manufacturers. 81
RIvERvIEW Is that New Addition


situated = on 9 beautiful elevation In.
the FIrstSward and commands "a splen:.
did view Of & all Fairmont and sur
rounding country. It Is only few;
rods Instant from the First ward
school building. and Columbia street!
which extends entirely through 1T, Is!
paved almost to- this property and
only q few minutes walk to the,
bril ge, depot and business center. & ssj
These lots appeal 4 TO 4 the investor
as well as the eker; 1T Siss prop;
erty that will Increase many times in
value, as property not SO nice. nor So
conveniently located. is selling for d
great deal more money for cash h
You should be on the ground early:
Saturday, June 90, and while all are
desirable. you can get your choice. y
The usual Method of sale will be to
place q card on "a stake in the center
Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1908-05-15
CORRUPTION ADMITTED.

Mr.. Ryan, of the Metropolitan
Street Railway Company, has adj
mitted on the witness stand that
his company contributed 500, 1000
to the campaign Of 1900. AS a
part Of this sum was, according
to Mr.. Ryan, used to prevent Mr..
Bryan's nomination, it is quite
evident that the rest was used to
defeat him after the nomination.
When one cOrpOratiOn-and that
a local One-giyes more money 10
national campaign than the
Democrats We're able to collect
from some six million and half
of voters the American people
ought to get some idea Of the cor
rupting influence of predatory
wealth. These contributions are
not gifts, they are investments.
They are advance payments on
contracts for the future delivery
Of the government into the hands
Of the contributors. These same
influences are now trying to con
troll both the leading parties
and every intelligent man ought
to know it by this time. Fortu-
nately the masses are incorrupt-
IDLE and the scheme will fail in
the Democratic party.-BrYan's
COmmoner.
Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1908-05-15

Interurban line between here
and Silverton with its power for
thirty miles, or as far a. Way
side, already arranged for right
here in Canyon City, and now on
the ground and ready for action.
1t could tell of the line from here
to Floydada, with engineers al
ready in the tield-but it won't,
at least not now.
BombaStic railway assertions
when given as such, or classed
as fairy tales may be all right,
but when flung to the world as
news, dead sure things, etc,
will rather repel than attract
sensible people.
The citizen now of most value
to the Plains is the sturdy and
thoughtful farmer and he is the
last man in the world to be
caught by stories that smell of
Aladdin stamp" What he wants
is good farm land at reasonable
prices-just such as Randall
county affords, and not paper
railroads in boom town.
Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1908-05-15
BOMBASTlC RAILWAY PRETEk.
Sl0NS.

Railroad dreams. past and
present, are the common lot of
all new countries and the Pan
handle in this particular is no
exception. There is scarcely a
town. especially on the Plains.
but what has been kept hopping
on this account for several years
and, strange to say, when the
jumping once begins there is no
end to it.
The enterprising people Of
some Of our Plains towns seem
almost daft on railroads. Thor
oily reliable when at themselves,
but lost entirely when fairly
seized with railroad virus. The
Hereford Democrat, for example,
publishes a map on which APP
pears almost as many railroads
entering Hereford as 90 into
Fort Worth. To be exact this
map, given to the world in a
'homeseekers edition" by Here
ford, shows seven railroads en-
tering that city when, as mat
ter Of fact, there is but one there,
the "Pecos Valley" which also
passes through Canyon City.
They have contracted for one
other, TO be sure, the Colorado,
Hereford & Gulf, but may not il
20 as did its progenitor the much
lauded Panhandle Short Line, to
the already heaped up and run
ming over railroad waste basket:
BON bastic pretensions hardly
tells the tale in this case, It's nau.
seating even TO the stomach OF
the professional booster.
The News might with as much
foundation in fact as does Here
ford, if not more, tell Of big rail
road schemes for Canyon City
1t could speak of the Santa F'e
shops coming here; of the recent
consultation of the officials of tht
Canyon City d Northeastern rail
way company with the Rock Is
land people, looking to a speedy
action between here and Yarnell
1t might mention the projected
Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1908-05-15

moves faster than walk. Nat
ure imposes that penalty. If she
had wanted a woman to ride a
horse that way the woman would
have been built with one leg,
which, of course could not be di-
vided to 90 on both sides of a
broncho. When it was discOv-
cred way back there that this
finest Of exercise was as good for
woman as man, some idiot inven-
ted the side saddle and it was
kept up until people bad a recru-
descence of the primitive com
mon sense, which teaches that
there is absolutely no reason why
a woman should not enjoy recre-
alton and exercise in the SaneSt
Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1908-05-15

and most healthful way that a
man can. AS to there being any
immodesty about properly
made divided skirt, that is all
stuff and nonsense. Any one
who would see such faults in it
has something wrong in his moral
education, and are usually of the
class that wants to put pair of
Sweet q Orr OverallS on every
statue of Mercury, and a modern
corset with siXty-four steels on
the Venus of Milo. They are the
sort of people who will insist on
smelling a skunk cabbage when
roses are in bloom everywhere,
and insist that the pure outlines
of Titan are immodest.
Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1908-05-15

show. These resolutions, taken
from the Claude News, and stat
ed to have carried by a large
majority read as follows:
we, the qualified voters, resid-
ing in that part of Armstrong
county lying south of Palo Duro
canyon, in mass meeting assem-
bled, declare that we believe 1t To
to our material advantage to be
allowed to withdraw from Arm
strong county and be annexed to
Swisher county. Our sense of
justice and right toward the vot-
ers residing north of the canyon
impel us To give our reasons for
asking to be allowed to withdraw
in peace: therefore be it
Resolved. That the Palo Duro
canyon being between us and
Claude, our county site, and the
distance across being eight miles
from caprock to caprock, and the
road across so bad it is not only
difficult but at times actually
dangerous to cross in vehicle
when we are called there to dis
charge the duties of citizenship.
Second-The nature of the
country lying in the canyon is
such that a road can never be
built over which a loaded wagon
can be drawn.
For these and other minor rea-
sons we would respectfully re-
quest the voters of the county to
generously consider our isolated
condition with reference to the
other parts of the county and to
give us their generous support
in behalf of our move to with
draw.
Be it further resolved, That we
at the proper time circulate pc
tition asking for an election to
determine this question.
From the above resolutions it
will be seen that SwiSher county
is the choice of these people for
their future home. 1t was for
them to say, and with the cordial
invitation of Randall county be
fore them, as presented by Mr..
Holland, they have decided
against US and that, to The News,
seems to end the matter.
The News sincerely believes
that these Armstrong people in
choosing Swisher over Randall
county have made a serious mis-
take, but It's alright anyway if
they are satisfied.
Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1908-05-15
ANNOUNCEMENTS
$ SO . Sc So

For President,
WILLIAM JENNINGS BRYAN
For District Attorney,
A. 4. LCMPKIN
HENRY. ) BISHOP
e. II. BAKER
For County Judge
A. :. ROLLINS
A. y. HENSON. reelection
For County Attorney.
r. a. SOWDER
W. d. SCOTT
For County and District Clerk.
J. 4. TATE. reelection.
MARVIN P. GARNER
For Sheriff and Tax Collector
Il. II. SANFORD
SAM e. LOTION
H. J. CAVET
For County Treasurer.
c. P. HUTCHINGS
P. II. YOUNG.
;. V. WRIT. reelection
For County Assessor,
JOE FOSTER lre-electiOnl
For County Commissioner and JUS
tfce IF the Peace Prec. No !.
JOHN ROWAN
W. !. REDFEARN
JOHN A. WALLACE
For County Commissioner Precinct
No. >.
f. W. NEECE
Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1908-05-15
ARMSTRONG COUNTY CUTOFF
Randall County Given the CODY and
Swisher Chosen as Future Home.

Those citizens of Armstrong
county residing south of the Palo
Duro canyon being practically,
by reason Of said canyon, cut off
from their county seat, Claude,
have determined to ask for an
election to attach that portion of
Armstrong, some Seventy-tive
sections, to either SwiSher or
Randall county. Believing that
on account Of the proposed Ma
tiOnal Park the interests Of these
people lay with Randall county
the Canyon City Commercial
Club on March y, adopted reso-
buttons as follows:
Resolved first, that it is the
sense of this Commercial club
that that portion of Armstrong
county lying south Of the Palo
Duro canyon should be joined
and added to Randall county in
event that it be detached from
Armstrong county, and that the
people of said strip so cut off, are
cordially invited to become citi
zens Of Randall.
,. That in event such strip be
attached to Randall county said
Randall county should guarantee
payment of its proportion OF
Armstrong county ) indebted
ness, if any there be.
3. That said strip becoming
part of Randall county this club
Will do its utmost to prevail upon
our commissioners court to open
and work a public road Of the first
class, as near direct as possible,
from Canyon City to and thru
said strip.
/. That a committee Of mem
bers Of this club be appointed to
investigate this matter and to
consult with the citizens Of said
strip concerning the same, re-
porting the results to the presl-
dent as soon as possible. The
members forming this committee
are, a. 5. Rollins, A. n. Henson
and Geo. a. Brandon.
a copy Of these resolutions to-
gether with some other matter
pertaining to this subject was
given j. T. Holland. he, Mr.. Hol-
land, stating at that time to "A
member Of the committee above
named that said resolutions would
answer the purpose Of a personal
visit on the part Of our commit
tee. March 28th following this
incident, according to the Claude
News, a mass meeting Of the vot-
ers Of Armstrong, south of the
canyon, was held with Mr.. Hol-
land as chairman and ". d. Nc
Gehee secretary in which these
matters were discussed. At this
gathering Mr.. Holland no doubt
submitted the Randall county
proposition, as promised, and it
was evidently turned down as the
following resolutions, adopted by
these Armstrong people will
Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1908-05-15
Women and Side Saddles.

Commenting on those people
who see wrong in women riding
astride the Roswell Register
Tribune delivers itself Of the fol
lowing:
The average woman looks like
sausage on flying jinney when
she gets on a side saddle and
Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1908-05-15
ATTENTION, HORSE RAISERS!
Ranger r 3I428

Standard and Registered Rule
6, Vol. 10, American Trotting
Registry; will make the season
of 1908 at the old Lotion place,
west end of town, in care of
Charley Duncan.
TERMS-S15 to insure colt, or
SO by the season with return
privilege. Fees due when mare
is served.
Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1908-05-15

Ranger beautiful Mahogany Bay IL hands, weighs lie
pounds. Al saddler and driver.
Ranger sired by Rabeaias 122 Rabelas by Belmont
Ranger Matte Mont by Norwood Star 1895 Dam Daisy
For size style and action his progeny just right AS
dlers and drivers they unequaled
Care will be taken prevent accidents but will not be respo
sible for any.
G. p. MONEY.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-05-23

.;veaking before the C"ntederat"
Ior;auiZai ions Of Elizabeth city county
!" It, rday afternoon Roy. G. org" "
WraN, pastor OF tn" Fart Methodist
chnr, h. declared that tn" tim" has
como when the South should no lon.
ger stand for tn" w"rd "r"h"l' when
applied to tn" tonf"d"rat" soldiers.
Mr. Wray was III" orator OF tn" m"
mortal 'X"rci ;"S held under tn" aus.
piCe% Of ~" old Dominion Fricnon%
Chapter. Dm"ht"r; Of tho r"nt"Ier
ar,. and Il F.. L"" Camp. Cont d"rate
Veterans. His addr".,; vas Il spleen
did effort while his trlhnt" to tn"
Confednrat" soldiers aud the women
ct the South waH beautifully pat.
Sir Wrav drriar i that h" Thought
the time has arrived when IN" sons
ana daughters OF th"S" bray" mon
who followed L." should So to It
that history tells tn" truth. II" d"ni
ii that the South first hroach"d th"
question nf ScrrSSi"n or that the Civil
War was the outcome Of negro Slav-
or, H., said the frs; man to declar"
that s"rcSfion of a tat" was right
Wa .I'flU SJul'tfN R1dIi@. bI hdsf'h
chuSctiE. who back in ISL" held that
MaSsac husetts had a right to s'red"
from the original thirteen .tates. Mr..
Wrav declared also that the C0nfef
crate flag was an emblem that all
should hE proud of and he paid tri-
butte to Lee and Grant. and the Union
soldiers.
Mr. Wray was introduced to his
audience by Rev. R"v"rdy Estill. n.
1 n. rector Of St Johns church. VIII"
presided Rev r. rrndl"ton Jones.
u. D.. Of the Hampton Baptist church.
made the Invocation
On the rosi rum were scatter mem
hers Of r. T.. Lee Camp and III" min,
listers OF the town.
Following the exercises the ladie.'
of the chapter attended to the touch,
ing and beautiful duty Of strcwinS
| flowers over the graves Of III" dead
soldiers IN the cemetery.
The EXERCISES opened with tn" sing
ing nf "fOw Firm a Foundation.'' tn"
favoriic hymn Of General Robert Ed
ward Ice.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-05-23
WHEN FAILURE COMES.
The Spectators Wife Bears the Real
Rrunt, and Suffers Most.

The husband of Il woman | know
well had made large settlement up
Oh her. early In their married life.
but when the financial crash came
they were left almost p"nnilesI. !
asked her what had become of the
settlement, and she told me that her
husband had got 1t al! back from her
when he was about tn fail. General
", indeed. this putting money In the
wife's name Is perfect farce. Nine
times out of ten the wife gives II
hack to him-shc has to- Her posi-
ton is intolcrablc otherwise. And
the case is the same with money that
sh" may have inherited. He tells her
that this is only a crisis and crisis
are constantly occurring in the his
tcry of such men and one that can
he safely passed if she will b" brick
and come 10 his r"SCu" with her So
curitics Suppose she wcrpS. hogs,
and protests. and cites this case and
that, In which the VIII" has given over
her nest egg only I" hav" u c" with
the resto He knows all about bust
ness. and sh" knows nothing. VI"
makes her feel that his failure will b"
on her head: h" ConvinCCS her that
he has worked only for her and tn"
chjJhren-he docs not car" bit Tor
himself. He ALWAYS has been ahl" to
srcceeI. why should sh" suddenly
dorbt him? u is childish: II Is IN
fair to W. II" soon persuadcS her
that she docs not know what sh" IS
talking atrn:-and she gives him
what he asks From "Th" WIv"S "!
Who Pseudo Rich" in The June Every
e,ody'S.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-05-23
A Linen Party. ="

Mrs. George NJ. Suffer gave 4
charming Linen Party" in c"mpii-
msnt to Miss Susie Louise Ciarh"
a, her homo in Willard avenue. Pho" %
hus Yesterday afternoon. Miss Clarke
Is to r, married to Rev r. A FRINGE.
of Dallas. Texas. on June :. and Sh''
received = number of han"Som"
pieces cf linen AZ III" reception
Caintv refreshments were served.
Those present were M"sGam'5
Charles Seymour. Y. .. Clarke. Rob
ert Gary. Frank G I.arrah"c. R"rtha
Kaiser and NiSsee RcsSi" Allen. Flora
Dexter. Charlotte Thompson. jamie
BRYAN. Alien LINDSAY. A'i"" Clarke.
Rranic Rand. CARY. Mrs. c. SimonS
and Mrs II c Keys.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-05-23

tim" to make the address on Tues


time to make the address on Tues.
day morning.
The trip back to Minnesota from
Alabama will be made via Louisville
and other points. but MIR. Grimmcr
said it was his opinion that the GOV,
crnor will not have much to say on
politics until h" returns to st. paul.
The visit of Governor johnson wa
not known 10 the local politicians last
night. but il is likely that he will b"
visited by some of them today and
probably he accompanied on his sight,
seeing trip around the Peninsula
Mr. Grimmer said the governor waS
especially anxious to see the great
shipyard in Newport News and world
inclndo tina, immense industry in his
visits today.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-05-23
enHOR jOHNs0N.'0N
l SIGHTSEEING TRIP
mo
0 Issls'tsy on The James
vR and leW al The
chanbeiIn Hotel.
yMp
lHTs The sH|PfARD TO-DAY
minnesota Executive is Here For
Pleasure and Rest Before Starting
Eor Home, Via Alabama, and He is
!. Not Discussing the Political Situa'
! ton Just Now.

Hon. John A. johnson. governor Oh
Minnesota. and mentioned as a can
tffdate for the D. moCratic pr"Sid"n
tial nomination. arrived ut Old rom
last evening and is a guest at li"''l
Chamberlin.
Governor johnson. who is aCC"mpa
MED by his secretary. Mr.. H. w. Grim
mer, and MIR. Williams. one OF the
stan writer's of tho New York W"rld
came down to old Point from Rich
mond. where he spoke before The cot
ton Manufacturers Association TurS
day night. The trip down was MAI"
on one of the Old Dominion steamers
and Governor Johnson found consid
cradle pleasure in viewing the various
historic spots along tn" famous
James river,
Although the arrival Of Governor
Johnson was not announced IN al
vance, his presence in the t'lamhff
lin Hotel soon became known among
the guests and he was the center ot
attraction in the lobby. Governor
johnson, however. did not remain "
the lobby very long, for he retired be
fore 10 o'clock, explaining thai he
was tired out from his long trip anu
the fact that he kept late hours in
Richmond on Thursday night. lie
was forced to arise early yesterday
morning in order to catch the steamer
for Old Point.
When the Daily Press r"pr' sen'a
tive reached the Chamhcrlin. Govern
or Johnson had retired, but his sec
rotary. Mr.. Grimmcr. received the
newspaper man very cordially. Mr
Crimmer said that the visit t" olo
Point was for pleasure ann had an
lsolutely no political significance. GOV
ernor johnson. his secretary sad, SIM
NV decided 10 come her" for short
rest before taking np his journey
back to Minnesota by way "f Alabama
Governor johnson is IN max" the a"
dress before the students nf IN" I'M
versity of Alabama at Tuscaloosa or
next Tuesday, when the C"mmenc"
ment exercises will occur.
Visits shipyard Today.
The governor will spend today visit
Inc points of interest on III" P"nin
sniff He will visit tn" Shipyard ah'
also expects I" witness guard m'i'h
n Fort Monroe. and it is l'k'l " INA
Colonel Harrison will hav" sp"ca
dress parade for tn" distinguished
visitor.
Mr.. Grimmrr said that Governor
Johnson Is not discussing p"'i'irS VI
his probatae nomination for tho rreS'
depcy on this "trip. aS II Is on"
measure aud not ct politics. Tie "N
plained that the governor was 'ha,"'
ed with his visit I" Rmhm' nj an" W.
nav in the Old dominion.
The governor and his party vii
,esve OLD Point this evening for ~
lanta Ga. at which point they VII
arrive tomorrow afternoon. From ~
lasta he win confirm" III" trip .
Birmingham and ;h"nc" +" tn" nn,
yersi,y. arriving AZ Tuscaloosa