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The daily sentinel., 1908-10-10
TAG DAY
BIG SUCCESS

Nou are tagged" has been an
| expression often heard on the
streets in the business houses
| and in the residential sections
of Grand junction today. From
early morning scores of enthusi-
astic girls, young ladies and ma
irons have been out distributing
the neat little tags bearing a red
cross and the words, ~ Have
Contributed to st. Matthews
Hospital" to all who would
make donations.
Main street has been particularly
lively with these handsome tag dis
tributors and very few people could
long Withstand the smiling appeal for
contributions for the fund being rails
ed for such noble purpose.
All day the ladies and girls have
worked faithfully and the fact that
nearly every other person seen on the
streets was wearing one of the tags
gave evidence to the effect that the
campaign is moving immensely sue
cessful.
There is no question but what a
total of good many hundreds of
dollars collected will be shown when
all the contributions are turned in
tonight at $50 o'clock to Orson.
Adams, who mas consented to act as
cashier for the fund
The gatherings of the donations
have been cheerfully received by
nearly everybody. The recognition
of the worth of the movement has
been general.
Late this afternoon Rev. Oil, rec
tor of st. Matthew's, seemed highly
elated over the evident success of Tag
day.
Many of the stores have recognized
Tag day by effective and attractive
special decorations and displays. and
some of the stores have contributed
certain percentage of their sales
to the fund.
Some of those in touch with the
movement estimate that about ST.
600 will have been raised by night.
The daily sentinel., 1908-10-10

fumes.
The daily sentinel., 1908-10-10

Margery Building.
Imperial Valley press., 1908-01-11

lin, Bixby, Fuller, Conrad and Nelson, and the members have signed up 400 acres.
 The Peycke Company insists that the growers abide by the original contract and threatens to undertake to enjoin the growers from doing business with the Ma tional company. The local paper deprecates the course of the Pey- cke company and characterizes it as a deliberate attempt Ito bring about contention and litigation, with a view to making it difficult to engage in a legitimate indus try"
 Imperial district has not pro- duced cantaloupes heretofore, but expects to come into the field with about 400 acres.
 HEBER TO THE FRONT
 Last Monday night thirty-five growers attended the meeting of the Heber Fancy Melon Grow ers' Association and elected as Directors Geo. Cline, w. A. Van Horn, w. s. Fawcett, J. N. Hoffman and l.. E. Srack. J. N. Hoffman is president and o. P. Palstine secretary. Mem bers of the association are pled- ged to plant 1000 acres, and Field Manager Pearson of Crut- enfield and Woolfolk, has the contract for distribution.
 In addition to this a Japanese association, composed of Jap settlers, is about to be formed with an acreage of 400 to 800. This will also have a consider able acreage in tomatoes and peas; sufficient to ship in car- load lots. A new district near Gleason is coming into the field with 200 acres and probably will distribute through the agency of Crutchfield and Woolfolk.
Imperial Valley press., 1908-01-11
HEBER VINEYARDS
Large Tracts Devoted to Grabes-
 Plans For Encouraging Settlement

Large Tracts Devoted to Grabes-
 Plans For Encouraging Settlement
 A large acreage is being put in grapes in the Heber district this year. w. s. Fawcett is put ting in 160 acres; O. P. Palstine, 80 acres; Wm. Moorehouse 40 acres, and many others are put ting in ten and twenty acre vineyards.
 Heber landowners have generally adopted the plan of selling small tracts on easy terms, and making the annual cover the cost of planting and caring for vine yards. At the end of the period of payment, covering several years, the purchaser has an im- proved and productive vine yard.
Imperial Valley press., 1908-01-11

not heard anything in reference to this matter for some time.
 I am advised that there are no negotiations now pending nor contemplated in the matter of the acquisition of land in Lower California by this government from the Mexican government, There have been some negotia- tions in the matter of the adjust ment of water rights in the Colo rado, but 1 am advised by the State department that no prog ress is being made along this line at this time.
 No MONEY AVAILABLE
 There appears to be little like lihood of the Reclamation Service taking over the property of the California Development com pany. This seems to be the opinion of the Reclamation Ser vice, and in discussing this mat ter with members of Congress I am inclined to believe that there is no possibility of obtaining an appropriation to take over the ir- rigation project in the Imperial Valley and do the work necessary to complete the system. There has been so much agitation of this question now that the repre- sentatives from other states will not, if they can prevent it, per- init the government to undertake this Colorado project for some time, for the reason that if we commence this work it would mean an expenditure of some ten to twenty million dollars to com plete the project, and they real ize that if the government is once committed to this work there would be no allotment for other states for years to come. On this account there would be strenuous, and to my mind effective, oppo- sition to any measure that might be introduced along these lines"
 A TAIL HOLD
 From all of which it would ap- pear that the Southern Pacific has the irrigation system of Im- perial Valley, both in the United States and Mexico, on it's hands for the present, and for the se- curity of it's heavy investment and the protection of it's large in terests in the valley will find it necessary and good business pol icy to maintain the efficiency of the system, even if it does not deem it expedient to invest more millions in extensions and inn provements.
 The s. P. took a good tail-hold on the yellow dragon of the Col orado and pulled him out of New river with a mighty yank last year, and now it can't let go.
Imperial Valley press., 1908-01-11
STRUCK OIL
Hundreds of Claims Filed on Ca!rrizo Creek Field. Imperial County May be In It With Kern.

Hul1nnnnuU6

Oil has been struck in Imper- ial County. J. N. Holloway, of Bakersfield, has been prospect ing for oil in Carrizo Creek canyon for some time, and re- gently struck flow of light oil in we'll 1O80 feet deep
 Yesterday 162 filings on oil claims were received at the office of the County Recorder and placed on record, and a letter stated that 200 more would be forwarded immediately by ex- press.
 Apparently Bakersfield oil men located the whole Carrizo Creek country before making known the fact that they had struck oil. The field is said to be similar in formation to the Coalinga district.
Imperial Valley press., 1908-01-11
Change of Management

Beginning Sunday morning the management of Hotel Franklin and the Franklin stables passes into the hands of Geo. Van Kirk and Wm. Lyman of Corona. Messrs Kirk and Lyman are veteran hotel and liverymen and propose to conduct the Franklin as an up-to-date and thoroughly equipped hostlery.
 w. w. Masten, proprietor of the hotel, Friday morning pur- chased a lot in the rear, fronting on Fifth street and began work at once on the erection of an- other stable.
Imperial Valley press., 1908-01-11
CAUSES OF FAILURE

CAUSFS OF' FAILURE
 The best and most successful cantaloupe growers plant no more than they can attend to thorough ly, and they pay more attention to quality than to quantity. Ten acres, diligently cultivated by a man who knows the business, will produce more melons than are grown on forty acres poorly managed, and a crate of good melons brings returns, while poor melons go to the pigs.
 Men who never grew a melon before come to Imperial Valley with high hopes, having read of the great profits made from can taloupes, lease or buy large tracts and plant acres enough to keep ten times their number occupied every day of the season. They figure thatif ten acres pay $2, 900, thirty acres must pay 5000, and they have visions of wealth be- yond the dreams of avarice. When they wake up at the end of the season they are about ready to begin to learn the rudi- ments of cantaloupe growing.
 MARKET CONDITIONS
 Imperial Valley growers have advantages which make large profits certain if they know the business and give proper atten- tion it. Their crop is ready for market when Rocky Ford is planting seed. Florida has about ten days lead in getting to mar ket, or has had up to date, but the Florida product cannot be compared for quality with the Imperial Valley cantaloupe. Dis tributors believe that if they can put the California product into the Eastern market ahead of Florida for one season, or even get it there at the same time, the superior quality will win, and thereafter the Imperial Valley cantaloupe will be in demand in preference to all others.
 Manager Pearson reports that Crutchfeld & Woolfolk have planned a much extended system of distribution for the coming season, and have arranged for diversions which will meet mar ket conditions promptly and place the product where it has not gone heretofore. Canadian markets will be supplied and other new markets are to be opened.
 The El Centro Fancy Melon Growers Association has signed up with Crutchfeld & Woolfolk and secured seed, and the dis trict will have from $50 to 800I acres in melons this year. Sev- eral growers from Rocky Ford have come into the district and leased land, and it is probable that their crops will operate to raise the percentage of successful growing. G. w. Oliver, former president of the Rocky Ford As sociation, has taken 40 acres of the Colby ranch and will put in melons and tomatoes.
 CONFLICTING CONTRACTS
 Directors of the Imperial grow CTS association awarded a con- ,ract for marketing cantaloupes 70 the Edmund Peycke Company, put the deal was not satisfactory 70 the members. A minority of he board of directors resigned, and the prospective growers or ganized new association and into a contract with the National Produce Distributing Company. The directors of the lew association are Messrs. Ap- |
Imperial Valley press., 1908-01-11
NO GOVERNMENT CONTROL
 OF IMPERIAL IRRIGATION

Reclamation Service Not Negotiating, Having No Available Funds, Acquisition of Lower California Not Contemplated, Senator Flint DispeIs Divers and Sundry RumOrS, Southern Pacific Has TaiI- Hold on Colorado River.
Imperial Valley press., 1908-01-11
EIGHTEEN MILLION MELONS
 WILL BE CUT THIS YEAR
Imperial Valley Acreage More Than Doubled and Marketing Plans Greatly Improved, Small Tracts We'll Earned Will be BOnanzas. Rocky Ford Experts Leasing Valley Lands. Imperial and CaIexico To Join The Producers

Imperial Valley melon growers are getting ready for the coming season, signing up acreage in the associations, securing seed and making contracts with dis tributors of the product, and the indications are that more than double the acreage of last year will be planted. Last year 535 carloads of cantaloupes were shipped from the valley, bring ing net returns to the growers of between $500 and $500 per car on the average, or a total net return of more than a quarter of a mil lion dollars.
 Distributing agents, who have been perfecting organization of eastern agencies and studying market conditions, are confident that 1, 200 carloads can be placed during the coming season, and the valley is preparing to supply the prospective demand. Until all the associations sign contracts with distributors, the total acre age cannot be estimated closely. Last year 2,000 acres were plant ed. Owing to lack of eXperi- ence, to inattention and to care less cultivation a considerable area was unproductive. Success full growers gathered from 100 to 300 crates per acre, the average for the entire area planted, talk ing the good with the bad results, being about 85 crates. On that basis, making the same allow ance for failures, the 5, 900 acres, roughly estimated as the coming season's planting, would just about supply the 1,200 carloads required to meetmarket demands.
 MELONS FOR MILLIONS
 There are 330 crates to the car and 45 melons to the crate. To load 1900 cars, 400, 900 crates, in round numbers, will be re- quired, and that means Is, 900, 900 melons or about one melon to ev- cry five inhabitants of the United States. An average crop of 80 crates to the acre, allowing for failures, requires 5000 acres to load 1900 cars. But a fair av- craze yield of properly cultivated land in Imperial Valley is 150 crates to the acre. About 0per cent. of the planted acreage is unproductive, or nearly so, be- cause of the ignorance or negli- gence of the planter. The aver age loss of acreage at Rocky Ford, where cantaloupe-groWing is presumably better understood than anywhere else, is not less than 25 per cent. 2 Cantaloupe experts such men as H. B. Pearson, field manager for Crutchfeld & Woolfolk; C.. w. Oliver, former president of the Rocky Ford association, who is now in Imperial Valley; and other Rocky Ford growers of long experience attribute alarge proportion of failures to the at tempts of inexperienced growers to handle more land than they can care for properly. Ten acres are all that one man can attend to, and he will get better results from six or seven acres. If he 1 puts in twenty or thirty acres and does not hire enough compe- tent help to cultivate the crop thoroughly, he makes an utter failure and his unproductive acreage lowers the apparent av- craze of the valleys product. |
Imperial Valley press., 1908-01-11

What disposition is to be made of the affairs of the California Development company is ques- tion of paramount importance to the settlers of Imperial Valley, and it is a question to which no conclusive answer can be given by anyone not in the confidence of MT. Hartman. All indica- tions point to a wind-up of the old organization and concentra- tion of nominal as well as actual Ncontrol of the irrigation system in the hands of the Southern Pa cific. The railroad was forced to take charge of the work and fur nish the money required for pro- lection of the valley and it's own property, and now it appears to have determined to wind up the c. D. Go. and liquidate it's affairs.
 The property of the c. D. Go. has been transferred to the rail- road by deed, and mutual water companies have been notified to pay money due for water rentals directly to the Southern Pacific. What responsibility for the obli- gations of the c. D. Go. goes with the property is a question which may be determined later by courts.
 ANNEXATION RUMORS
 There have been many and var ious reports of negotiations be- tween the railroad people and the government and between the governments of the United States andMexico affecting water rights, concessions, contracts and con- trol of the Colorado river, and it has been asserted that a treaty providing for transfer of Lower California tG the United States has been negotiated and is to be presented to the Senate for rati- fication. Although some of these reports have been circumstantial and apparently based upon defln- ite information, their authentici- ty is questionable.
 :. In a personal letter to the edit or of the Press, Senator Frank P. Flint, chairman of the com mittee on Geological Survey, who is in close touch with all matters relating to reclamation and irri- gation projects, says:
 NOT NEGOTIATING
 'I know of no negotiations now pending in reference to the Reclamation Service acquiring the rights of MT. Hartman in the California Development com pany, and I am advised by MT. Newell, the head of the Recla- nation Service, that he knows of no negotiations now pending in reference to this matter.
 'The representative of MT. Hartman was in Washington some time ago and conferred with the President, the Director of the Reclamation Service, my self and other members of Con- gress in reference to an appro- priation to reimburse MT. Harri- man and his company for a DOT tion of the money expended in connection with the work along fha COlOKo1O t.ixrot. hut | have
Imperial Valley press., 1908-01-11

Government engineers recom- mend extensive improvement of entrance to San Diego harbor.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1908-12-05
S"E WANTS TO Be
A POLICEWOMAN
Mrs, GOldbIGT Appeals to Bay
Onne Council For Job.

BayOnne. n. J.. Dec. 20 Her two
years OF letter writing to the common
council OF this city urging her ap-
pointment 20 the municipal police
force having failed 20 secure for her
the uniform. badge and powers apper-
taining to the guardians OF local peace,
Mrs. Julia Goldbier personally appear
ed before a committee OF that branch
OF the city government and made a
stirring but Intellectual argument and
plea. She was assisted In her presen-
tation OF her case by her husband,
who is an advocate OF the desirability
and necessity OF police women. Mrs.
Goidbier and her husband argued that
women police would do more 10 ele-
waite the moral tone OF the city than
can men. and that especially in dealing
with women and girls on the streets
at night their work would be more eff
fective.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1908-12-05
BABY EMPEROR
is ENTHRONED
PuYl, Three Years Old, Assumes
Rule Of China.

Pel1in, Dec. with all the ancient
ceremonial that has grown around the
throne OF China in the course Of cen
turtles. the little three-year-old ruler
Of the Middle Kingdom. Pu ". was
enthroned.
Mandarins and other officials, re-
splendent in the particolored jackets
that mark their dignities. assembled
here from all parts of the empire to
give personal testimony to their 10y
atty TO the new regime. II had been
understood THAI the ceremony OF en-
thronement would be postponed until
the latter part OF January. on the Chi
nese New Years day. when the era OF
the late Emperor Kwang Seu would
have ended. Owing 10 the desire of
the official class TO have fits status
settled as soon as possible. the cere-
monies were dxed for Wednesday.
Ali OF the prominent Chinese whose
names are known to foreigners were
present at the ceremonies. Among
them were Yuan Shi Kai. Prince
Chung, Chang Chin Tung and Chen
Tung LANG Chang. former minister to
the United States.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1908-12-05
win FIGHT Miners Demands.

On behalf Of the anthracite coal op-
orators. statement has been issued
explaining the position Of the oper-
ators with regard TO the new work
ing agreement that is 20 be entered
into when the present three-year
agreement based on the award Of the
strike commission OF 1902 which ex-
pires April ] next
The operators declare that there is
30 possibility that they will accede to
the demands which the United Mine
Workers of America have decided
upon, but have not yet formally pre-
sented to the operators.
The operators say they have been
given to understand that the miners
have drafted a new set OF demands,
which the miners union agreed TO
waive in 1906. when the working
agreement was extended to March 81.
1903. The stand of the. operators will
be for a renewal of the agreement for
another three-year term. or longer.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1908-12-05
MR.. ARCHB0LD
UNDER HOT FIRE
GTllllng CTOSS-EIamI1atlOn Of
Standards Vice President.
PROBING MYSTERIOUS LOANS

Prosecutor Sought information Re
esrding Loans Of s2,7oo,ooo Made TO
James Mcdonald BY a Subsidiary
Company, But Witness Declared He
Gould Throw No Light Upon the
Question.
New York. Dec. 2.-Seeking 70 I'M
ravel the pulling ownership Of the
Security Oil Company of Texas and
other OF companies which the govern
ment charges are controlled by the
Standard OIL company. Frank B. Kel-
lOgg. federal counsel In the United
States suit to dissolve the so-called oil
trust subjected John ID. Archboid 10 a
griling cross-examination. Mr.. Kellogg
also sought information regarding GER
tain mysterious loans of $4,000
made TO James Mcdonald by the
Anglo-American company. a Standard
subsidiary. but Mr.. Archboid. a direc
tor OF the Anglo-American company.
was unable TO throw any light on the
question. Mr.. Archbold seemed to
think that there was no one this side
OF London who could help Mr.. Kellogg
with the information he desired
For over a year the governments
counsel has been trying 10 obtain in
formation regarding these Mcdonald
loans. but has failed. The government
alleged that the loans were made 20
enable the Standard to secretly pur-
chase the Manhattan Oil Company OF
D. D. u
Henry II. Rogers resigned as directors
Of the Anglo-American company short
ly after their election a year ago. The
vice president OF the Standard denied
that the designations were brought
about by the present government pro
ceedings.
Mr. Archbold was closely questioned
about many pipe lines and redneries
which had been purchased by the
Standard. He denied that the refner-
ies had been bought that they might
be dismanted. thereby removing com
petition. They were secured. Mr Arch
bold said. 20 succeed 10 their volume
Of business
or the total amount Of illuminating
of refined by the Standard in 1906. Mr..
Archbold stated that 63 per cent was
sold abroad. Export figures OF other
years further showed that the Stand.
ard exported the major bulk Of its
Illuminating OIL
The line OF testimony with regard
% the immense foreign trade indicates
that one OF the defenses OF the Stand
ard IS that The present combination
makes Il possible 20 obtain this foreign
trade which. the company will en-.
deavor 20 show. brings a trade balance
IN favor az the United States This
foreign business. Mr.. Archbold went
on 90 say. was secured in the face OF
the competition OF 800 foreign com
panies. Mr.. Archbold said that pro
ducts Of the Standard reach every part
OF the world, and further declared that
Il was the aim Of the company TO
reach direct every consumer in the
Far East. as was done IN this country.
"Our state department has helped
US much" said Mr.. Archbold. "ln fact
we have been better treated with ref.
erence to our foreign business than
with our business at home"
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1908-12-05
PRODUCE QUOTATIONS.
The Latest Closing Prices In the
Principal Markets.

PHILADELPHIA = FLOUR quiet;
winter extras. new, S3.7563 80; Penn
sylyania roller clear. s4Q425; city
mills, fancy, $5.S5d6. RYE FLOUR
firm; per barrel. S415G4.25. WHEAT
firm; No. 2 red. western, $t.O45s a
los. CORN quiet; No. yellow. 10
cal. 69c. OATS hrm; No white,
clipped, 551k Q56c.; lower grades, Sac
HAY steady; timothy, large bales.
S14.50. POULTRY: Live steady;
hens. IL q lie; old ROSTERS. &c
Dressed steady; choice fowls, lac; old
ROSTERS. 9l5c. BUTTER steady; ex-
ira creamery. 35c. EGGS steady: Sc
lected, $40 39c.; nearby. 34c. western.
Sac. POTATOES firm: per bushel. so
QS3c. Sweet Potatoes, Eastern Shore
Va, $1Q1.25 per barrel
LTIMORE-WHEAT steady; No.
2 spot. $1.063s Q1.07; steamer No. 2
spot, S1O1 u Wl.O2; southern. $l.0IKD
1.04B. CORN steady; mixed spot, 64%
Q64Bc.; steamer mixed, 64% V647sc;
southern, 6SQeSc. BUTTER steady;
creamery separator extras. 3IQ3Ihc:
held. 23024c.; prints. S2933c: Mary
land and Pennsylvania dairy prints. IL
QlSc. EGGS firm; Maryland, Penn
sylvania and Virginia, 32c.; West Vir-
gsnias Sic; southern. soc.