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The Delta independent., 1908-11-20
Rules For Demonstration
With Orchard Heaters.

Rule l. Each demonstration must
furnish enough heaters for one acre.
Number of heaters to be as recon-
mended by manufacturer, and spaced
to cover entire acre.
Rule 2. Heaters must be placed In
orchard and ready for lighting by p.
m, so that committee can see that
exhibitors have complied with Rule l.
Rule 8. Heaters must be lighted at
7:S0 Signal will be given so that all
may begin lighting at same time. Any
not be considered in the report of the
committee
Rule 4. Fuel for the demonstration
must be furnished by the exhibitor. In
the case of coal the same kind must be
used by all; which kind this shall be to
be determined by the exhibitors them
selves. In the case of OIL same rule
applies.
Within "a hours after the demonstra-
ton exhibitor must furnish proof to
some member of the committee, of the
exact amount of coal consumed. Such
proof shall consist in the presentation
of the original weigh bill. In the case
of more coal being taken out than is
consumed, such amount remaining I'M
used must be weigh Immediately after
the demonstration on scales provided
for the purpose.
No coal shall be weighed back after
having been placed in heater.
Proof of the actual amount of oil
consumed must be furnished the COM
mittee within "a hours after the close
of the demonstration said proof to be
satisfactory to the committee.
Rule .. Temperature readings will
be taken every so minutes, by compe-
tent men, on each acre covered by the
heaters. first reading to be taken at
the time of lighting. and last reading
at IL 80 p. m, when signal for final
reading shall be given by member of
the committee.
Temperature readings, in each case.
shall be taken in the center of the acre
and on the border. and compared with
readings taken from thermometer
placed outside of area influenced by
heaters.
Rule 6. Results of the demonstra-
tion will be reported in writing by
committee appointed by the committee
on arrangements.
Rule Z. Any demonsfrator failing 70
comply ,rifh the aboue rules WW not be
considered in the report of the committee.
Demonstration in orchard of Colo
rsdo Orchard Co., at Cory on Saturday
evening, November 2Sth.
+. F. HUBBARD
w. 7. DALE
w. K. LYLE
Committee on arrangements.
The Delta independent., 1908-11-20
Progress Means
Something.
Merely to Exist May Not
Be Failure, But Is
Not All There is
to Sue cess.
The Town Which Remains VII
Iage, Though At First on
the Map, Is Soon Lost
Sight Of.

The man who never compares; who
never seeks to benefit by interchange
of thought and observation of act; is
liable not only to be passed but to be
entirely left out of the race without
realizing it.
And the same is true of a town, for
the people of the town are responsible
for its growth, and growth means
practically everything.
A visit to big city-any big city
if only for few days, is invigorating
TO the citizen of the smaller town or
city. He sees how they do things
notes the busy life-the rush and
hustle Then in the quieter moments
he ponders: This great thoroughfare
Of hustling life was. not so many years
agone. smaller than our own home
town. Only the active minds and
enterprising spirits of its early inhabi-
tants could have started its growth and
shaped its destiny. Why cannot we do
the same? We have Importance of
location. splendid territory, wonderful
resources. After the start is made the
growth will continue-each important
enterprise obtained will help to draw
another-every good man deemed as a
citizen will influence the coming of
others. AS the town grows business
will grow. Even those old timers who
for years may have regarded that there
never could be room or business for any
but themselves can change their minds
And so it happens that the course of
population in a town destined to be-
come a city. have their course not only
planned but in constant course of being
carried out.
Delta has all the opportunities of be-
coming a city, even to a good start in
the direction: AS matter of fact it
would now require almost an effort to
prevent it.
All that is needed is for her people
to keep on as they have been doing for
the past two years. during which she
has. almost doubled in size and popula-
ton each year. Keep this up and the
work for you to do will soon begin to
grow easier. for there will be many
others to help and many hands make
light work. "
The Delta independent., 1908-11-20
Colorado Grain Exhibits
Shipped Free.

We have just received information
that the Union Pacific r. Il. will carry
all grain exhibits intended for the
Omaha Grain Exposition free of
charge. Especial free service will be
offered by the Union Pacific from Den
yer, Cheyenne, Kimbail, Sidney, Jules
burg, and North Platte, November 81. /"
If exhibitors will have their material
at those points with the proper ship
ping directions, there will be no charges
other than from point of shipment to
pick up points on the Union Pacific.
f. KNoRR,
Vice President for Colorado.
The Delta independent., 1908-11-20
Real Estate Transfers.

The Surface Creek Realty Co. report
the following sales:
A part or ne of the swli of section
30, township ID, r. %. containing 81
acres. + A. Smith to Milton Starr
consideration "a, ,5o0.oo near Cory, Colo.
w. II. johnson to ID. 4 l. Lewis OF
Delta, lots and 10, block l5, Delta
confederation 80, 10000
csL. Pike, Robt. Curtiss and Chas.
Alexander to Edith M. Heep of Denver
Colo, 40 acres. the ne of the sc of sec
ton 8, township l3, S r. % W.--con-
sideration ss. 10000.
The Delta independent., 1908-11-20
Mr.. Lance Recopers
Stolen Horses.

The recovery of the horses stolen
from Will Lance on election night by
Mr.. Lance and Ben Lowe, was good
piece of trail work, and it is too bad
they were unable to capture the
thieves, as every capture gives check
to these outlaws and there is getting
to be entirely too much horse stealing
in this section of the country.
The horses We're found in the Roubi-
deaux country and the thieves caught
sight of but not followed far because
of the snow. The pursuers were quite
well satisfied to regain the stolen
horses, which they returned with last
week.
The Delta independent., 1908-11-20
Mammoth Sugar Beets.

Dickson & Winters have displayed in
the window of their real estate office
three sugar beets which are record
breakers in their respective ways. Two
of them were grown by Dave Friend.
One weighs twenty-four pounds and the
other at least eighteen pounds. The
third beet was brought in by Theodore
Polling. 1t is three feet and four
inches in length, although it is not de-
veloped in any other way. North Fork
Times.
The Delta independent., 1908-11-20
More About the
Gunnison Tunnel.
Perpetual Water Worth
Too Much for Chances
To Be Spoiled By
Discussions.
At Least that Is the Way 1t
Looks to a DiSintereSted
Writer.

In as much as someone has under
taken on paper to suggest that the
farmer might be in danger of getting
the worst of it in the matter of the
Great Gunnison Tunnel Reclamation
project, it may be well enough to say a
few words along that line.
In the first place it would be pretty
hard to charge the government with
an attempt to work hardship on locat-
ors of land which it started out to help
them reclaim. We do not believe that
it is now or ever was the intention of
this government to work hardship on
its citizens.
To anyone who has ever attempted
I to drill through rock, even in small
way, the experience will prove how
easy it is to underestimate the cost of
such work. Many mining proposition
has started a piece of tunnel work
planned to cost perhaps $50, 900 and
found that it required, before being
finished, because of unexpected condi-
tions of formation, that it required two
to three times the expenditure first
estimated, to complete it
This has doubtless proven true with
the governments undertaking, meant
to reclaim the desert lands of the Un-
compahgre valley, which needed but
the water to be thus supplied TO make
them as productive as any of the other
lands of that famously rich valley.
| Now this much of it is up to the
farmer r'-otherwise locator: He has
been offered an opportunity to get
piece of this land with perpetual water,
at price proportionate with the cost
of the tunnel work, first estimated at
S25 per acre-then, as it became GER
tain the work would cost more, the
estimate was raised to S35 per acre.
This price is payable on the easy terms
of two or three dollars per acre per
year.
Can YOU buy any other land in this
valley with water to irrigate it, at any
such a price or on any such terms?
Try it and see.
This article is not written by any
dictation or at anybody's suggestion.
The INDEPENDENT realizes of how
great Importance the Gunnison tunnel
project is to Delta and Montrose coun-
ties and what its abandonment. even
temporarily, would mean.
1t also realizes and would impress
upon locators that their land, long be-
fore they have paid for it, should cas-
lily be worth s75 to Sl00 per acre, and.
as it is improved, more than double
that money.
Meetings have been held to act upon
the amendments which the government
asks the water users to adopt for its
protection in extra expenditure. So
far these meetings have not been able
to adopt the amendments because not
enough (two-thirds) of the stock was
represented, the locators being scat
tered over so wide territory. The
meeting held on the 10th adjourned to
the 30th of this month, and it is hoped
that by that date enough of the stock
will be represented in person or by
proxy to adopt the amendments. 1t is
plainly to the interest of everybody
concerned that this be done, and such
being the case, we feel sure it will be
done.
The Delta independent., 1908-11-20
GunnisOn Tunnel
Irrigation Project Made
Clear to Property
Owners
Supervising Engineer !. W. McCon-
nell addressed Large Crowd at
Court House, tuesday,
Explains Matters in
Delta.

On lueSudy dlleTnOoii dl lWo " SioSh f.,
l. w. Mcconnell, supervising engineer
of the Gunnison and Uncompahgre irri-
CATION project, spoke to large audi
ence of business men and farmers in
regard to the amendment to the con-
stitution. Mr.. Mcconnell is a straight
forward, honest talker, and made plain
to the audience that the people who
were property holders under the Gunni-
son tunnel, were in no way getting
the worst of it," He explained in de-
tail, how the money had been spent,
and of all the unforeseen difficulties that
had arisen, making the cost of driving
the tunnel much higher than the orig
inal estimates and therefore causing
the lack of funds which they are now
facing. He disputed the rumor that
would raise the land under the project
to 500 per acre. and said that s40 per
acre was a high estimate; that he
thought it would be between $50 and
$40 per acre, and probably nearer $40
han $50. However, every reasonable
man will admit that the land will be
worth half dozen times that much.
After the close OF Mr.. McCennell's
talk a motion was made by w. f.
Obert that the chairman appoint a
committee to secure proxies on each Of
the three mesas surrounding Delta.
The committees are as follows: Cali
fornia Mesa:-Louis Hartig. Geo.
Bruce and Sam Farmer. Ash Mesa
Frank Drain. F. G. Myers and G. w.
Cunningham. Garnet Mesa:-W p.
Dale. Ruby Neif and Tom Lamb. Mr..
Obert stated that he had proxy blanks,
subscription blanks. for any who might
come under the project and not have
already subscribed. and any other sta
tionery that will be needed in this cam
paign. II. ]. Baird commenced work
on the County assessors books We'd
nesday morning to get the names of
all the property holders, so that they
may be notified and their votes or
proxies obtained.
MR.. MCCONNELL COMPLIMENTS DELTA.
Toward the close of his talk Mr.. Nc
Connell said: Il don't think there is n
town in south western Colorado that is
progressing at the rate Delta is and
has been for the last two years. The
buildings you are putting up here,
Denver or any other city would be
proud of" Closing his talk, he inn
pressed the audience, how great would
be the loss To Delta and the Uncom-
pahgre valley, and every inhabitant
thereof; also of the fact that n sugar
factory could not be obtained without
the completion of that project, and
that if il is completed, and sugar
factory built, that the debt will be paid
In three years. He also told of real
estate men in other places who were
getting capital in their districts and
keeping it away from here by telling
them the Gunnison tunnel was going to
shut down.
HELP THE PROJECT.
Delta has a reputation of being
boosters" and being free frsm
knockers, and we hope and believe
that every inhabitant of this communi-
ty will put their shoulders to the wheel
and make it their business to help OBJ
tain the GO. 900 votes for the amend
ment before November 30. and rush to
completion. this, the greatest enterprise
that our community may ever see.
The Delta independent., 1908-11-20
The Law of Publicifu.

Rev. S. A. Hayworth will preach in
the Baptist church Sunday evening on
1.-THE Law of Publicity" All are in
vited. There will be special music.
The Delta independent., 1908-11-20
Delta Lecture Course.

Buy your season tickets now, for the
Delta Lecture Course-the course of
five entertainments, given by lecturers
and musicians that are stars. The
first of these will be 1.-The Artist Trio, !"
December s, at the Opera House
Tickets for sale by all churches.
The Delta independent., 1908-11-20
Ladies' Bazaar.

The ladies' of the M. T.. church will
hold their Annual Bazaar of home cook
ing and Ranch booth ut Linkletter 4
Hauser's Music Store on December
9Th, 1908, commencing at IL o'clock A.
M. Special music during tho day. st
The Delta independent., 1908-11-20
FdirpieD Coal.

Best Coal,
Sells faster,
Burns better,
Than any coal in Delta.
Order your coal of E. G. Rusler,
Phone 66s Black, North Delta.
If.
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1908-09-26
Will Adopt Cash System.

The cash system adopted by a
large number of merchants and
business men seems to be working
admirably and is proving highly
satisfactory to business and pat
rons. On October 1st the Central
Meat Market will adopt the cash
system, believing that it is best for
all Gu, cerned. The credit system
in business of the kind means
large increased expenses and con-
|sequently higher prices. Every
merchant who sells on credit must
take into calculation his losses
when he prices his goods, and in
the long run the honest customer
pays for the losses or the merchant
fails. Some people will not pay
even for their food, and others are
so slow that the expense of collect
ing is about equal to the expense
running the shop. The customer
who pays cash ought not to be re-
quired to pay credit prices, and
we can sell much cheaper on the
cash system which ought to be ap-
preciated by all honest people. On
the cash system we all get q fair
and square deal.
We ask our many customers and
friends to consider well these few
points and continue with us and
we will show you the benefit of the
change. w. V. CHURCH,
Proprietor Central Meat Market.
115-oct 1
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1908-09-26
ANNOUNCEMENT.

I take this method of announc-
ing my candidacy for the Office Of
Pension Commissioner, and respect
fully solicit your support. The
fact has been forcibly presented to
me that South Georgia has had but
little representation at Atlanta for
the past good many years. This
is not Democracy or right. The
office to which I aspire has but lit
tie power, still my election gives
South Georgia representation.
I solicit and will appreciate sup
port from all sections of the state.
While am not an Elk Confederate
soldier, I am the son of one who
bravely battled for the South and
home from 81 to $50. / know the
privations endured, the tcrribletask
so ably met, and now in their old
age my heart goes out to them. II
l should be honored by election, ii
will be a most pleasant duty for me
to do all in my power to make their
declining years as free from care as
possible. Thanking you in advance
for your support, am,
Yours very truly,
Adm B. STANsELL.
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1908-09-26

Encourage the A. T. o. boys who
are working toward Y. M. G. A.
Be sure and attend the Sale
Monday and Tuesday at the EN-
pire Store.
If there is any buster place in
town than the Enterprise office they
have plenty to do.
Mr.. Wallace Hanlon represent
ing the Americas printing company
is In the city today.
Mr.. J. d. Mclaughlin is in
town selling cotton today and
transacting other business.
Mr.. J. A. Parrot is back from
AshvilIe with Mrs. Parrot. She is
not at all improved in health. She
is quite feeble.
We are glad Mr.. A. 0. Stone who
was operated on for appendicitis is
getting along nicely at the Ware
Sanitarium.
The latest news from Mr.. Wash
Smith is to the effect that he is
still at French Lick Springs, Ind,
and unable to make the trip to
Cincinnati.
w. j. Wigley, superintendent of
the Cordele Canning Co., is here
to an invitation to the Fitzgerald
Business League in the interest of
establishing canning factory Sat
urday.
Mr.. John W. Greer is in the city
today talking business with some
of our enterprising people that
may develope something real good
for Fitzgerald. Mr.. Greer is one
of the best known of south Geor-
gia's citizens.
Mrs. DIR. Crawford MatrOn at the
Ware Sanitarium, left this morning
for Savannah where she will pack
her household goods and ship
same to this city. She will bring
back her two daughters, the Misses
Pauline and Dorthy.
Irwin county's new Board of
County Commissioners will assume
charge of county affairs on the sec
ond Monday in October. The new
Commission is composed of 1. J..
Russell, Martin Lee, J. H. Young,
J. G. Whitley, FL. T Fletcher, j.
A. Paulk, o. V. Purvis, NJ Hen
derson, Tom Whitley and Thomas
Mcmillan. They will supersede L.
R. Tucker, III. 7. Fletcher who
have charge of the commission work
since the new county ofTurner cut
out Captain Ed. Smith who was on
the old board.
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1908-09-26

A few fine maps of the colony,
blue prints from the best drawing
that has ever been made of the
colony domain, at the Enterprise
office. If
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1908-09-26
Notice..

All teachers expecting to teach
in this, Ben Hill County, for the
next sholastic year are hereby mott
fed to be present at the first
"Teachers Meeting" to be held at
Third Ward school building, Fitz-
gerald Georgia., on Saturday Oct.
9th, prox, when all contracts and
instructions will be given. The
meeting will be called to order
promptly at 10 o'clock a. m. by
the president of last year. An
election for all officers for the en-
sueing year will be held at that
time.
By order of Board of Education.
r. j. Prentiss,
1875 At. G. s. G. B. III. Co.
The man in the moon is jolly and
gay,
And he winks at each twinkling
star,
And the milky way,
Is the smoke they say,
From his &c. &. S. cigar
P. S. The G. B. S. (Georgia's
Best Smokers) are made in Fitz-
gerald. If
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1908-09-26
Central Warehouse.

H. G. Powell and G.. G. Dozier
have rented the warehouse recently
vacated by the Farmers Union
and will be ready for business
Sept. 1. Bring your cotton and
get full weight and best prices.
Z. G. DoZIER,
1150-1m General Manager.
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1908-09-26

The Enterprise sells blanks of
every description. Justice Court
papers speciality. Notes, mort
cages, contracts and deeds. If.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-02-24
George Cunningham, Who Hid
Money in Stove. Realizes
Small Sum From Ashes
PUT IN STOVE FOR SAFETY
While Absent From Place House Burns
and Money is Destroyed = Treasury
Department Able to Identify Small
Part-Cunnineham a Cripple-Hav-
inc Lost An Arm.
Special to Times-Republican.

Fort Dodge, Fet. 24-Distrust in
banks cost George Cunningham $3.50
and much grief. Cunningham. who
lost $4,000 in a fire last December,
southeast of Lehigh, where he was Wis
iting. received only S65 in return for
the $4,000 worth Of ashes, which We're
sent TO Washington. Cunningham was
afraid of the banks during the last
financial furry and drew out $4,000
from one of the banks at Boone. Later
he went TO the home OF his father-in-
law near Lehigh on a visit, carrying
the money in IA small satchel. The
family, including Mr.. Cunningham,
went over to one of the neighbors to
spend the evening, and during the time
they were gone the house caught fire
and destroyed the money. The money
was in the small satchel, in an old
unused stove. and after the fire
Cunningham gathered up the ashes
and took them to Lehigh, where
bank. Some of the denominations
could be easily observable in the
ashes of the bills, and the whole of it
was sent to Washington, with the hope
that much Of it could be redeemed.
This week. however, the First National
bank of Lehigh received 500 which
was all the government would allow
for the amount of ashes sent in. Con-
sldering the condition of the charred
currency, Cashier Cox thinks Mr.. Cum
ningham did exceedingly we'll to get
this amount, because when the ashes
We're gathered up they were not han
died carefully and the punches Of
money had all crumbled to pieces be-
fore they were sent in.
Mr.. Cunningham is So years old and
crippled. The $4,000 he lost was money
paid him by the Northwestern Railroad
company for the accident by which he
lost his arm. 1t was all the money
he had saved for old age.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-02-24
WERE FRIGHTENED AWAY.
Bank Robbers at Glidden Did Not Fin
ish THOR Job

ish Thor Job.
Special to Times Republican.
Glidden. Feb. 24.-Burglars who at
tempted 10 rob the First National bank
here Friday night, gained entrance to
the building from the rear by knocking
the glass out OF a transom over the
door. Picks from one of the section
houses were used to force another
transom. which led from the hallway
into the bank office.
The bank is equipped with burglar
alarm and the thieves We're evidently
not prepared or were afraid to tackle
the vault door.
After ransacking the office they
passed thru middle room and over
another transom into the office of l..
NJ. Lyons, president of the bank. with
the evident intention Of getting into
the rear of the vault. Mr.. Lyon sleeps
in a room adjoining his office and
the noise Of the intruders woke him
at this point. and he made some in
quiry about who was there. The thieves
evidently took their departure immed-
lately upon the discovery that the
building was occupied. The only booty
secured was about two> dollars in
change. which was left in a box on
the counter. No clue to the perpetra-
tors has been discovered. 1t is assumed
they were transients.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-02-24
BADLY WOUNDED IN ARM.
Young Man Misfortune's Latest Vic
tim in Andrews Family, Hampton.

ton.
Special &c Zines Republican,.
Hampton Feb o4-While hunting
rabbits in the brush and timber near
Beed's lake. Saturday. Merrill An
drews. aged about 10 years. was
wounded in the right arm by the ac-
cdental discharge of his rifle, a 32-40
calibre. He was holding it, muzzle
upward, it is stated. when in some
unknown manner, probably by brush
coming in contact with the hammer or
trigger. it was discharged. The bullet
entered the fleshy part of the hand at
the base of the thumb, came out at
the wrist. entered the forearm and
passed upward along the bone. lodging
at the elbow.
Mr. Andrews and his companion.
Charles Hamilton. had considerable
difficulty in stopping the flow of blood,
as an artery was opened by the ball
in It's passage. a team and buggy
was quickly obtained. and the young
man was hurried to a physician. and
afterward taken to the Hacker hos
pital where he Is being cared for. No
attempt has yet been made to remove
the ball.
Allen Andrews, only brother OF the
injured young man. was drowned at
Beeds lake while bathing about five
wears ago. His two sisters. Misses
Belle and Glare. are we'll known in
educational circles in this county both
being school teachers of much ability.
His father. the late n. II. Andrews,
died some two years ago, in this city.