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Cañon City record., 1909-12-23
Stockholders, Meeting.

Notice is hereby given that the an
nual stockholders meeting OF the De-
Weese-Dye Ditch & Reservoir Com
pany will be held in the Circuit court
room in the court house on Saturday.
January 1st, 1910. at one O'Clock p. m.
to elect a Board OF five Directors.
and to levy an assessment on the cap
ital stock, to defray the expenses for
the ensuing year. Also to consider
and vote upon a proposition submit
ted by another company to increase
the capacity OF the company's reser-
voir in Wet Mountain Valley. provided
an agreement can be reached In which
the property interests of the DeWeese-
Dye Ditch & Reservoir Company 10
fully protected, and that the carrying
capacity of all our bitches be made
adequate to deliver all necessary wa
ter to each and every stockholder. and
to transact any other business that
may legally come before the meeting.
1t is necessary to have a majority
of stock present to legally transact
business, and IL 1t is impossible for
you to come. please write the name of
the party whom you wish to represent
you In the blank space in the proxy
and mail or hand it to the Secretary
DALI DE wEESE. Pres.
]. W. DUNLAP, Secretary.
First pub. Dec. 2, '09.
Tast ruh nac an no
Cañon City record., 1909-12-23
STATE is
VISITED BY Low
TEMPERATURE
CRIPPLE CREEK DISTRICT COLD
EST, WITH ZERO WEATHER
ALMOST EVERYWHERE.
Denver (midnight) ..... IL below
Gillett (near Cripple Creek "a below
Cripple Creek (midnight 10 below
Pueblo ~ .8 below

Denver. Dec. 1S.-Denver was sec
ond highest on the list yesterday for
cold weather in the state. At mid
night it was the coldest It has been
al that hour at any time during the
year, with indications that the mer-
curry would drop to Is below before
this morning. Other points in Color
ado reported the coldest day in sew
eral years.
During most of the day in Denver
the thermometer averaged about zero.
At in the morning It was a few de-
grees below. Gradually it rose above
the zero mark, hovered around there
until 6 in the evening. then dropped
to 4 below. From that hour there was
a gradual decline.
According to Forecaster Branden-
burg the weather will be fair for sew
eral days. There will be no snow.
Sunday will be fair and warm Today
there will be a slowly rising temper
ature. not quite so cold.
Fort Collins yesterday experienced
the coldest day Of the year. The ther-
mometer averaged below zero. In
the morning the sun shone brightly
with a heavy precipitation of frost,
the flakes coming down like snow for
several hours.
Following a blizzard In Trinidad the
thermometer settled at zero. the cold
est weather experienced in Southern
Colorado in years. Livestock is suf-
tering severely in that section
Cripple Creek experienced the cold
est day in ten years Al about $50
in the morning the mercury register
ed l6 below at Gilleti. eleven miles
northeast. dropping TO "a below be-
fore sunrise
Cañon City record., 1909-12-23
Annual Meeting of Stockholders.

Canon City. Colo. Dec. Is. 'o9.
To The Stockholders OF The Fremont
County Fruit Growers and Deal
ers' Association:
Notice is hereby given that the an
nuai meeting of The Fremont County
Fruit Growers and Dealers Associa-
ton will be held in the District Court
Room OF the Fremont County Court
House. at Canon City. Colorado. on
the 18th day of January. 1910. at .
o'clock in the afternoon of that day.
for the purpose OF electlng Board
of Directors for the ensuing year; to
consider a proposal 10 mortgage the
real estate of said Association for the
purpose OF raising funds TO make i'm
provements on its property and for
the transaction of such other business
as may properly come before the
meeting.
N. n. KING. President.
]. w. ANDREWS. Sec'y.
First pub. Dec. 90, '09.
Cañon City record., 1909-12-23
NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given that the reg
uiar annual meeting Of the stock
holders OF The First National Bank
OF Canon City. Colorado. will be held
at their banking rooms. Canon City.
Colorado. on Tuesday. January IL,
1910. at o'clock p. m. for the cleo
ton of board of directors and for
the transaction OF any other business
that may legally come before said
meeting.
A ]. TURNER. Cashier
First pub. Dec 9. 1909
asi pub. Jan s, 1910
Cañon City record., 1909-12-23

The man on the farm can rightfully
be numbered among the country's
most careful investors. The Colorado
fruit farmer. especially. is seldom en-
SHARED by fake schemes. He Is sat
isfed to place his earnings where they
earn a consistent rate OF interest and
are absolutely safe.
For this reason an interest account
in this bank has. for nearly eighteen
years. been the choice of Colorado
farmers and ranchmen.
Its Banking-by-Mail department In
he largest and most modern in the
west No matter where you live. you
can deposit with this bank. and your
funds will earn four per cent interest.
Send today for Booklet ''F." which
explains our system.
Cañon City record., 1909-12-23

Notice is hereby given that the reg
ular annual meeting of the stockhold-
ers of the The Fremont County Ma
tlonal Bank of Canon City for the
election OF directors, and for the
transaction OF any lawful business,
will be held at its banking house, cor
ner OF Main and Fourth streets, In
Canon City. Colorado. on Tuesday.
January IL, A. d. 1910. at the hour of
three o'clock in the afternoon.
NJ. $, RAYNOLDS, President.
q. F. RoCKAFELLow. Cashier.
pub. Dec, ., '09. Last pub. Jan. 6. 10
Cañon City record., 1909-12-23

Worry has spoiled good many 9TH
erwise first-class business men. II q
man would succeed he should learn
TO keep out of things which cause
fruitless worriment.
Cañon City record., 1909-12-23

or even when you are sitting or stand
ing. Our Suits and overcoats always
look well and command the admira-
tion of every student of correct dress
for men. We make the most stylish
Suits and overcoats. perfect from IA
brio to finish. and there is a distinct
iveness about the details-in the cut
and the hang of the garments. that
stamps the work as artistic tailoring.
We have the best equipment in town
to clean soiled garments.
Cañon City record., 1909-12-23

When we say actresses we mean
any woman who acts as though she
loves any man not her husband.
Cañon City record., 1909-12-23

2 Can you teach others about the
things which you yourself do not
know? That is why the man at the
head OF the business should know how
to do things at It's foot.
Cañon City record., 1909-12-23

The Weekly Record is si.25 a year
Cañon City record., 1909-12-23

Try a Record wans Ad.
Cañon City record., 1909-12-23
Notice of stockholders' Meeting.

First pub. Dec. 90. 90.
Last pub. Jan. 13. 10.
Cañon City record., 1909-12-23

Backache and kidney ache are twin
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1909-04-09
An Inporta., MATER

Commissioners Moody and Willie ~,
an interesting problem before them MI
forenoon. Mr.. Puett of Carlin anre,.
Ell before them and complained Of M,
ties whose buildings are in the s,rs,,.
of that tDwn All aS<sl thu. tn, c,-
m~issioners, open the streets as the Law
requires.
After considerable argument pro and
con-. the commissioners being doubtfr,
of their authority i'll the premises ~,
fused the request. Mr.. Puett will nou,
begin mandamus proceedings to com
pei the board to open the streets ~
Carlin.
The question is II Of great inport.
ance lot only to the people Of Carlir
but also to the property owners of Elko.
1t is we'll known fact that uuits ,
number of the residences and other
buildings in Elko are in the streets and
alleys as originally laid ont. The com.
miSSioncrs know this and they also
know that any order they might make
i'll the Carlin Ease would be applicable
to Elko and that the enforcement Of
such an order rs Mr.. Puett requests
would result i'll great damage to MANY
Of our citizens. :
\ complaint WAS made yesterday
against a citizen Of Elko whose resi-.
dencc i claimed to b.. in the stree, and
Il demand made that the commissioner,
open that street. While the commits.
s%ioncrs are ready to- TO their duty in all
cases, they do not propose to act in the
Carlin CASE until their dutics in the
premises are made clear by the courts
II was upon this ground mainly that
Mr.. Puett'S request was refused.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1909-04-09

tariff law. he said emphatically that
such ! laT j for the parpo~e Of raising
evenue. This evidently does not coin
eide with the views of Mr.. Payne for in
the timplate schedule Of his bill the lat
ter, according to Al item III The Re
public. takes the stand that one purpose
Of a tariff act ought TO he to give boun-
ties 10 American induStries-not only
the bounty of high protection which
the consuin has 10 pay. but actual
cash bounty taken boldly ont of the
treasury.
The trimming industry does not
exist in this country. After long search
the ore has not been found in paying
quantity. But though we must get ali
our block tin from Cornwall. or South
America, or the Malay Straits. or Aus,
tralia. the makers of tin-plate, who coat
the tin upon sheets of iron or steel.
have for years rcjoiced in = high degree
Of protection
Mr.. Payne now proposes that the i'm
port tax on tinplate shall be IL cents 4
pound. with u rebate of the full amount
on the expectation of the tin, especially
III the shape of can containing oil. can
ned meats. vegetables, fruits. etc.
The country owes thanks 10 Senator
Shively Of Indiana for dragging from
its hiding place i'll the hill the further
provision that this same rebate. less
per cent. shall b. paid As u cash bounty
on the expectation OF tinplate made il
| this country. The canning industry
for export is large. By rcmitting the
tariff on tin 10 the exporters. the Aneri
can manufacturer of tin plate i 10 that
extent deprived Of protection. To en-
courage the export canners TO buy tin
plate in the conncrcd market Of The
United States. Mr.. Payne proposes Il
give them cash bounty. only l pei
cent les, than the arnouu of the tariff
on ali the American tin they send out
of IN" country.
II * the Oil story of r1bbing Peter t,
pay Paul. First the tinpiatc makers are
roitc"d with II protective tariff. Thcr
the export canners are comforted by re-
hitting the tariff, To the injury Of I'll,
tinplate men. And now the long-suifcr
ing taxpayer is asked To go into hi
pocket for ready cash with which Il
make good the injury. Will he do it
st. Joseph Observer.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1909-04-09
News Appointments

Governor DickcrSDn has made the
following appointments;
Fish commissioners Jorge r. Mills
of Carson and James Clark Of Reno.
Clark succeeds Senator Corycll of this
county. l.. -. Ycrinston Of Carson is
the third member of the commission.
Board of visitors to thu state univcrs.
ity. Capt. Herman Davis, Of Dayton,
II. a. Comins Of Ely q. +. Talbot Of
Elkp: VIM. OBricn Of Austin: Key
Pi''man of TonOprh; IT, V. Morchpnsc
of Goldhcld: s. Il. Fitzpatrick of
Fallon; i. a.. Aschcr of Reno: John
ORane of LovclOck. Fred Dangbcrg Of
Mindcn; c. n. Duborg Of B,owawc: j.
a. Denton Of Cdlicntr: Alfred Chartz
Of Carson and Jas. i. Mccormack of
Virginia City.
Board of control Of the Lincoln county
experiment farm Prof. T.. b. Kennedy
Reno and T.. H. Syphus and Edward
Bunker of Lincoln County.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1909-04-09
Governor pickcrson Didn't Swear

y story has been going the rounds Of
the state press that credits Governor
DiCkcrSon with having applied pro.
family to members of the Senate when
they am 10 notify him the Senate wa
ready to adjourn.
E'crv person present has denied that
such language was used.
The Appeal Thought little Of the
matter until the whole State press tc.
gan to repeat tn" story. which the Gov.
crnor and others say is false in every
pa%rticnlnr. IN Justice to the gentlemen
who were present at the notification
meeting, the Appeal makes this OK.
PLANTATION Of u story that the Appeal
neither did nor would print.-CarsOn
Appeal.
Th" lNDErENDENr published the
original story a. a matter Of news. and
it chcerfully gives the denial the same
publicity This is the only way in which
We can make amends for publishing the
story.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1909-04-09
WHERE THE MONEY GOES

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mi,,;s N,r,t,.+rr.s ,~n.;a.;on.
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~1olI,rot ,u,,a, :, ,ha I~-r;+., So
,,c,d s;Iva- 49, ,;.r.I 81 oannsr
,, ,L,,r,L .bo ,r..sr- 80 J.
r,iIr,ads .ycrv v., unu-v.r nm
rromix,,.,r ssr.r,r-,,s c.,,s 30 go
dollar is alnos; immediately Maid ont
for labor.
is disposed of bv the rlilruads-what
becomes of il.
On, of a,,.h ora b,,lraj dnIlar .or,-
Ell forty dollars ar. directly and i'm
me5;,,eIv maid op, :, .~p,,oyas ON rho
n,v.roIIs of m. railroads Ei,ht dollars
M, n,;I for f,a, ,v,s,. nil and u.,,.r.
mud sayer of rho .igb, 80 - nay for
l,h,- raopira1 In roduc thes. ~spnn,ies
Eiyb-aan dollars ara n,id fnr stool r,iIs
-ies r,r anpin.s structural steel
s.o,ionrv and thousands of other thine.
necessary in the onar,,ion Of = r,iIrn,I.
OF IN. .;yhtaap dollars unnr,xim,,.lv
sixt..n 90 for Labor
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n"I1e "o'i''9 90" pa! 'aNes' '"o
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Fourteen dollars are paid a. interest
on bonds. which represent borrowed
money for original construction or sub
>eIucni Improvements; art this sum
amounts To less than All average OF four
per cent on the face value of the bonds.
Min" dollars 60 Il owners Of the rail
road the rprcscrtIng
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1909-04-09
4 Pronisiuq Section

The section Of country hctwccn Blair
Junction and COaldalc seems Ia bc in u
fair way ia attract attention. and may
he Il hive of industry crcarnany weeks.
The coal deposits are proving better
right along. and there ~ reason to lp.
lievc that an excellent grade of coal
will bc put on the market before nny
great length Of time shall have elapsed.
Another discovery Of considerable
Importance is also reported from that
section IN the past fcw days. II is Il
very fine grade Of cement. Analysis Of
samples shows that enough lime is
already in the production to make I'M.
necessary any admixturc of that material
and burning and grinding is all that il
required to produce AN article that will
b. equal to the best now on the market.
Several local people are interesting them.
selves III the matter. and il their in.
~vcstigationS prove satisfactory an effort
will bc made To ccurc capital for the de.
y]clOpmcnt Of the deposit, which ~ said
to hc quite extensive.
Samples Of fire clay have also brcu
brought in from that locality that look
very gop1.- Blair Pr, w
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1909-04-09
Will Return 10 Elko Comfy

Rev. Angus Mathcsun. who has been
pastor In charge of the Presbyterian
church here for TIA" past four months.
expects to leave Eureka next Wcdncs.
day with his family to take mp his
ministerial work at Starr Valley. Elk0
county. where he was engaged before
coming here. The congregation Of the
PRESBYTERIAN church Of Starr Valley
has arranged to have him give his Ell.
tire time to that field. lie viii preach
his farewell sermon ut the Presbyterian
church in Eureka next Sttiiday evening.
Mr.. Mnthcsun and family dnring their
stay here have made many friends. who
will regret to learn Of their removal to
another field. Sentinel.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1909-04-09
UNCLE SAM, MAlL-0RDER HOUSE

This Office received a circular from
the post Office department last week
urging all business men 10 purchase
stamped envelopes and attempting to
show the great advantages tn he gained
by such a course, says the Minneapolis
KAN Better Way. or course it is all
right for this government to furnish
stamped envelopes to any and all who
wish to buy, but when it comes tocntcr-
ing into competition with small print
ing houses all over the United States to
the extent Of spending the peoples
money in paying for the printing and
letters like this Office received. and q
copy of which we suppose was placed
in each business mans mail box at least
in this. and every other post Office in
the United States-then il becomes an
entirely different matter. u matter
against which every nan and woman
ought to protest. Suppose Il nan uses
only 800 envelopes a year, a he afford
for the slight diifcrcncci in price between
the government printcda and home print
ed envelope, to send that little sum
away from home and thus cut the bust.
ness Of his home town to that extent?
Or suppose hc uses 10. 0 of them in u
~ycar-thcn the comparative difference
is even less, but he sends "a larger sum
out Of the county and cripplcs home
business more. Notice that the depart.
ment charges for the envelope alone,
about what the country printer has to
pay in 10. 900 lots and it should be re-.
mcmbcred that Uncle Sans purchases
are by the millions This paper never
felt like finding fault With any business
man or firm for buying government
printed envelopes. although it would h.
just u.s. proper for the editor to order
his overalls from Montgomery Ward Il
Co., thus rObling the home merchant Of
his few cents profit. rs il is for Mr..
Merchant to send TO Uncle Sans mail
order house for his envelopes the prin.
ciplc is the same, and now that SIR.
bawshc Is advertising and soliciting
this kind of work. and at the same time
"hollcring" abDnt the post Office deficit.
~ feel that II is time to check the mat.
ter up 10 the home folks aud ask them to
beware Of the government mail order
house. for IL. too. is II town killer. aud
no man can afford Ia h. niggardly with
his clientele for the cake of saving u
few dollars yearly. when by ~ doing he
burics from local business every cent
which he sends to the post Office depart.
incnt or any other outside house for
printing
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1909-04-09
The Courthouse
EDITOR INDEPENDENT:

EDITOR INDEPENDENT: ,
Dear Sir.
The writer contends that the court
house TO Ia is to serve two purposes
utility and beauty. 1.-THE latter purpose
were eliminated and only utility II
sidcred the old courthouse could b
used and additional buildings added to
provide for sufficient space for the
transaction of county business, thus
making il unnecessary to put up an
entirely new building and saving the
county many thousand dollars. Since
money has been provided for the con.
struction of a new building, the old one
not to be thus used. the supposition is
that il will he of some artistic taste and
if the element of utility Ia not sacri'
feed. that it also be located where it
will add most TO the appearance Of the
community. Euu suggested block 20
i'll preference To block D.. when 1t
is generally known that block ~
is only two blocks from tine present site
and that the entire block can le pur-
chased for the nominal III of $1,000.
the wisdom of such choice would bc
appreciated.
The uses to which the old courthouse
and Jail could bc put are not under con
sidcration. This matter could be well
settled by offering these buildings for
sale 10 the highest bidder. Ii has been
,,nr,,1..1 ,h.. ,,A ,FT.r IaL l..n mazda
OF course not, They have not been put
on the market.
No II dare have the presumption to
SAY thar the old courthouse has outlived
with proper care. it will 0utlivc in
service the youngest vi our community.
This building was constructed at great
cost and WAS purpOScd To- served many
more years than il has served. il was
we'll built. Of good material and work
manship and should by no means H.
destroyed.
hay" talked with n large number Of
the ranclIcrs and ont Of town property
owners in regard To the destruction Of
the old courthouse. Few if any have
expressed themselves in favor Of this
vast" uf material and labor.
The county CoUrthuu>r i i'll many
towns and elite, removed from the
business portion Of town and if W,
profit from the experience ana practice.
Of others we will select "A slightly lprn.
,,.,, ...,1,. ..,l.l F.,., ~. $50, -. &
| town.
Elko i, a town extending in one
direction only. 1t follow, the railroad
track. If in the enter uf town east
and west. il is in the logical center fuI
business. Block - j. in the c"ntc Of
town and il Just far cngugh away from
the track TO make IT free from the noi,,
of passing trains which has frequently
! site.
We need a new courthouse. We need
AN artistic building. We need "A huild
ing located where its artistic beauty cLI
h. shown off t" good advantage il AT III,
same time i; is not tjD far removed
from the center of town. The sit,
suggested. namely block ~. is onl,
four blocks from the railroad tracks
1t i IT, near IN" center of town rs an,
location that presents objections b!
being To- near the inter
Jail labor cnnid bc used to l~.'autif,
the grounds and hut little money woul,
bc necessary 10 prepare the land il
block 30 for this purpose and the cntir
block could lc purchased for half til
price asked for only ! lots next tn Tia
present site.
TAX PAYER No. =.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1909-04-09
COERCION OF LABOR

MOI very long ago 4 millionaire gam.
bier in steel stocks, temporarily i'll
Of important manufacturing
plants. aStoundcd the business world by
closing down aud throwing thousands of
employees out of work in prosperous
times.
When this stock manipulation got
ready he opened his plants again. Mar
ket conditions had absolutely nothing
to do with the temporary idleueas lie
forced on his men. He WA gambling
on the speculative chess board and the
pay rolls of his employees were his chief
pawns.
II Is not surprising that employees Of
steel manufacturing plants are again
apprehensivc. They know by cxpe.
rience that they are at the mercy of
trust manipulators. Steel trust officials
deny that there will be any present cut
in wages. But their denial does not
oOver the immediate future. Democrat
lied prices is all the cxcuS. they need
for reducing wages.
Balance cause and effect. Steel trust
officials, in spite of Carn"gic's ridiculc.
are opposed To tariff. reduction. They
have lately discovered a serious purpose
to reduce the steel schedules. Instantly
there is a furry in Wall street. and an
steel stocks.
But the threat of a tariff cut on steel
products has Il far wider and deeper
effect than the stock tickcrS show. ST.
simultaneously with the threat there
arises the shadow of empty dinner pals.
There Is a cOuntcr threat, though partly
yelled, Of wage cuts and lockouts. 1t is
the same old story of c0crcimg labor in.
to an advocacy Of high tariff.
Ever since the high tariff barOns were
intrenched in power this periodical
coercion has been more or less effective.
They do not stop at threats, ;s we have
seen. They close down plants, regard.
less of market conditions. at the
psychological moment when hard times
will influence public sentiment. The
wage weapon is tn" tariff haron- strong.
est. ri r'
Recent '~h"arings' before the ways
and means committee riidlcd the ali.
snrdity of the claim that labor gets a
fair proportion 'of tariff taxes. Labor
gets the crumbs. while the holders uf
trust stocks and bonds divide the real
winnings. Yet lahOr's more or less
helpless position enables the trust
barOiiS to use it in the Manufacture of
public sentiment.
That is why wages Iuctuatc when
there is no real economic reason why
they should. Exchange