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The Glenwood post., 1909-10-30
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SUPPORTING BOARD OF TRADE

Glenwooi is now having the same
trouble experienced by other towns of
the state in securing funds with which
to carry on the work as outlined by the
Board of Trade executive committee.
Other towns have been forced to
make heart breaking demand on the
business men for increased donations.
Some have adopted the plan of raising
the annual dues. Others resort to the
regular begging system.
But in every case, the other towns
have made good and have secured the
money and are making greater efforts
to advertise their respective localities.
The Glenwood Board of Trade Is
facing a great need of money and unless
the business men of Glenwood respond
generously, the men who are given the
work of making Glenwood better known
will be handicapped to the extent that
they will be forced to curtail much of
their advertising.
Since the bringing of more people to
Glenwood is the prime object of the
Glenwood Board of Trade, and the ex-
ecutive committee has been doing all
within its power to accomplish this re-
suit, and since by getting people here
everyone in the city is benefited to some
extent, it would seem that the whole
people would be willing to assist in the
financial end of the program. There
are people who own large blocks of real
estate in Glenwood, but who do not live
here. They drift along with the crowd
The Glenwood post., 1909-10-30
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1.-THE HARVEST" CONTINUES

That the people of Glenwood Springs
are reaping the fruits of an "Illicit'
official regime, is SO ably exposed, of
late, in the columns of their best news.
paper, 1.-The Post, was again verified
this week when man was caught cred.
handed - dynamiting safe in broad
daylight, by the cashier in the office of
the lumber company within l75 feet
of the county Jail.
We desist from expressing personal
opinion for fear of again "criminally
libeling' courageous officials or hurting
the feelings of one of our local quality
merchants, whose hat band is badly
stretched, because his "paw'' is one of
the Honorables' of the late lamented
seventeenth, and has seen fit to publicly
drnoupee his local paper for having an
opinion.
However, we will express the senti-
ments of 10 per cent of the people by
quoting the following comment from
the Aspen DemoTmes:
'This is the second time within n
month that robberies have been com
mitted under the very nose of the sher-
IFS office. Several weeks ago the Ci.i-
zens National bank, only two blocks
from the court house and county Jail,
was held up and the robbers virtually
circled the sheriff s office in making
their escape.
Glenwood is evidently spotted by
highwaymen as an f. h. Mark
The Glenwood post., 1909-10-30

all sections of the country and especial
ly from the irrigated districts of the
west. Elaborate panoramas will show
what is being done to irrigate, drain
and cultivate these lands. Arrange
ments have been made for government
exhibits of great value.
Such an exposition. coming at this
particular time, cannot fail to be of
great and lasting benefit to all districts
that take advantage of the opportunity
here offered The interest that is al
ready manifested in irrigated lands,
and the publicity given to the subject
by the president s tour of the west, the
opening of the Gunnison tunnel, the phe
nomenal crops of the present year AMI
other recent events and incidents, con
stitute an opportunity such as has never
existed before.
The exposition will be held in the
greatest interior city of the country,
the center of the region that must sup
ply the greater part of the capital and
the population that is needed for the
development of the irrigated lands, and
the information there presented will GO
not to the careless and Indifferent, but
to those whose interest is already arous
ed by the glowing reports of the results
that have been gained by intensive agri
culture under irrigation in the fertile
new lands of the great west.
Colorado in general and especially
the Arkansas valley and the western
slope ought to be well represented in
this expedition in order that they may
get full share of the benefits that arc
certain to come from it.
The Glenwood post., 1909-10-30
THE GRAND VALLEY FRUIT
HARVEST

Where else in this country or when
before in its history were the public
schools of practically an entire. county
closed in order that the pupils might be
employed in saving a fruit crop too
large for the unaided men and women
to gather?
This remarkable thing occurred in the
Grand Valley of which Grand Junction
in this state is the center. Estimates
place the value of the crop at one mil
lion five hundred thousand dollars, and
it must be gathered in the next two OF
three weeks. Pickers and Packers are
in great demand. Enough cannot be
found among the adults to do all that
must be done, and hence the schools
have been ordered closed for two weeks,
and the pupils will be employed in the
harvest.
Not poverty, as in some less favored
parts of the world, but super abundance
compels this action, which as evidence
of prosperity is as pleasing as it is
unique.-Denver Republican.
The Glenwood post., 1909-10-30
A PROPER REQUIREMENT

Congressman Taylor has two appoint
ments to make of midshipmen to the
United States naval academy at Ann.
apolis and, rather than take the re-
sponsibility of selecting these candi
dates from over the state, has fixed
December % and 20 as the dates for
holding an examination of applicants.
The age limit is from 16 to 90 and
the government requires all applicants
to be sound, mentally and physically,
and Mr.. Taylor says he will require
the young men he appoints to be of
good habits and clean morally before
he will appoint them and he adds:
~ hope to select two splendid young
men of whom the state will be proud,
and whose character and habits are
such that they will be worthy examples
to the boys Of the state that thns
The Glenwood post., 1909-10-30

and if their neighbor, who lives here,
raises the price of his lot, they imme-
diately boost their own. 1t is true they
pay taxes for the land they own. but
aside from that they give nothing for
the support of the town, nor do they
give that the town can be better adver-
tised, and thus if more people are
brought and prices of lots 60 up they
receive the benefit without paying the
same as others pay.
That all may pay equally, it was pro
posed to again ask the city council, on
Monday evening next, for an appropria-
tion amounting to $50 per month for the
work of the Board of Trade. By doing
this, the New York OF Philadelphia man
who owns property here will pay his
share of advertising Glenwood. H will
no longer be able to realize better
prices for his lots without having done
something toward making better prices
possible. He will be paying for what
he gets just the same as the man who
lives here and strives to make the town
better.
1t is to be hoped that the council will
see the matter in this light and make
the allowance that will be asked by the
Board of Trade when called upon next
Monday night. 1t is also to be hoped
that every member of the Board of
Trade will join in the request.
The Glenwood post., 1909-10-30
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WE SHOULD BE THERE

During the past few days Gene Grubb
of potato fame has been urging that
Garfield county be duly represented at
the United States Land and Irrigation
exhibition to be held in Chicago from
November 20 to December 4. That he
should receive the hearty support of
every rancher and fruit man in the
county is agreed.
\ few years ago Garfield county was
scarcely known on the map as a county
that produced prize winning products.
Slowly but surely we came to the front,
and today we are wearing the crown of
victory received at many of the best
fairs in the country.
Some may ask what good these exhi-
billions do the county. In answer we
have but to refer to the sale of twenty
cars of potatoes to the government by
the Roaring Fork potato raisers las.
Saturday. This sale is said to be the
direct result of the display of Garfield
county potatoes at both Denver and
Pueblo at the Inter state and State
fairs this year. Twenty cars of fancy
potatoes in one order and at prices pre-
vailing for only the very best. Surely
it cannot be doubted that it pays for
this county to attend with display at
every exhibition in the country.
By going to Chicago with a display
of our products we need have no fear
of anyone else winning over us. We
have the goods that win prizes, and no
matter if some sections are older, we
have it on them when it comes to pro
ducing the goods.
In speaking of the Chicago exhibition
the Pueblo Chieftain said recently:
From November 90 to December 4 Of
this year there will be held in the city
of Chicago, the United States Land and
Irrigation exposition, which will pro-
vide authoritative and graphic informa-
tion about the vast land opportunitiei
now opening in many of the newer
states for homeseekers, farmers and in
vestors. There will be exhibits of the
products of virgin soil from
The Glenwood post., 1909-10-30
THE FACTS ARE OUT

We have read every line which has
appeared in the Glenwood Post on the
subject of the bank robbery and have
not yet seen a statement which shows
that Mr.. Divilbiss is anything but a
worthy officer.
o When an editor picks out an in Q
o dividual who, he claims is incom- G:
Q pctent to fill the position to which o
@ he has been elected or appointed, o
Q one would think he would bring o
@ out sufficient facts so that the pub o
o lie could judge of the truth of the 9
o charges.-Avalanchc. o
We quite agree to the last paragraph
quoted above and respectfully remind
you that the facts have been brought
out and the public has judged. Wake
up, Henry, wake up.
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WoRKMEN ARE SCARCE

"Scarcity of Men Has Little Effect"
says caption in the Daily Avalanche
the other evening.
And yet some of the hide bound demo
cratic sheets of the country would have
their readers believe that there are
more men than jobs in every section Of
the land.
The Avalanche was using an article
from the Red Cliff Times in which the
latter was telling its readers Of the
double tracking by the Rio Grande
there is scarcity of workmen.
What better proof is needed that pros
erous times are with us. Why should the
grumpy democrats try to make the peo
pie believe there half dozen men for
every job in sight? OF course it is the
same old dodge used for years by dem
ocracy in efforts to beguile the people
and make them believe that hard times
exist and that the republican party is
responsible for hard times.
Yet, the democrats, in telling of the
scarcity of men will not give the re-
publican party credit for making times
better. They will never say that the
adoption of republican principles is the
cause of there being plenty of work.
and, as is the case near Red Cliff, more
work than men.
But the same condition exists
throughout the country. The same re
port comes from all sections. 1t is u
demand for more men at shoshone, Silt
and other places in our immediate vi
cinity and the conditions that exist here
exist everywhere. When people were
assured that the republicans would be
in charge another four years, they were
satisfied to make investments and start
the wheels of industry.
The Glenwood post., 1909-10-30

Golfers very truly says: Through
out the whole range of human life very
great interests are constantly placed for
safe keeping in the hands of men and
women whose money reward is small
For every bank teller who betrays his
trust thousands are honest on small sal
aries. For every school teacher VINO
wilfully neglects a child thousands, for
small pay, do their best
In the truth of the above statement
should be found n reason for greater
respect for our fellow man. How often
have we seen men receiving but meagre
salary and yet discharging duties of
the greatest Importance and the utmost
responsibility for years without the
slightest betrayal of their trust.
This matter of honor and strict in
tegrity is a high compliment to the
many men and women who work for
small monetary reeompense. But it OK
tends beyond the range of mere wage
earners and is found in every walk of
life although not to as great an extent,
we sometimes think, as it should be.
Who has not observed the physician
working over a charity case and devot
ing to it as much thought and study
and skill as though he expected to re
ceive a large fee. We have also OBJ
served the lawyer devoting himself as
thoroughly to a case for poor client,
when he knew the remuneration for his
services must necessarily be small, as
though he had received a fat retainer
To be sure there is more or less of
professional pride and ambition in the
two cases above mentioned, and yet
they are worthy of mention in connec
tion with the discussion of the subjecr.
But the real truth is that men and
women who are worth while go about
the work they are called upon to do
with a deep sense of their responsibility
resting upon them and they discharge
that responsibility for the benefit of
employer or client without much regard
to the remuneration.
If they are not satisfied with the
monetary reward they set about to bet
ter their condition along that line but
whatever they do and so long as they
do it they are actuated by principle
of honor which calls for the best that is
in them.
How in contrast are these people TO
some we have all seen and known whose
only interest in position seems to be
centered on the check which they ex
pect to receive at the end of the week
or month.
How every employer honors and ap-
preciates the man or woman whom he
can absolutely trust. to whom he can
assign the most important duties AMI
feel sure these duties will be discharged
| faithfully and honestly.
But many who are looking for posi-
tions today cannot safely be trusteI,
no matter how much or how little tn.
wage. In fact, the matter of wage has
nothing to do with the case for the man
who will do a dishonorable act on a
small salary would probably magnify
the evil if his salary were increased
And this brings us to the thought that
it is impo 7sible to legislate honesty into
man or woman. 1t is also true tha.
integrity is not purchasable commodi-
ty and if it is not an inherent part OF
ones makeup it cannot be secured by
a raise in salary or any other monetary
consideration or bribe.
The Glenwood post., 1909-10-30
ODD FELLOWS HOME

While there seems little likelihood Of
Glenwood seeking the state home to be
built by the Odd Fellows, We still feel
that some action should be taken AMI
that it should be taken at the Monday
night meetin of the Board of Trade.
: Of course, we will never get the home
if we do not ask for it. We will never
get anything unless we work and work
hard.
But if Glenwood is not selected, we
will simply congratulate the other fel
low for getting busy at the right time.
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IF HE WOULD LEAD
The Glenwood post., 1909-10-30
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soME THINGS MONEY WILL NOT
BUY

Considerable comment has been made
as to the very low wages received by
the officers and crew Of . great ocean
liner as they guide their ship across the
sea as though this were out Of the or
dinary, when in fact II 70 not.
The Glenwood post., 1909-10-30
II HE WOULD LEAD

Whoever aspires to Leadership in the
coming generation let him acquire the
power of voluntary attention; let him
The Glenwood post., 1909-10-30

learn to apply his mind. Without that
power he can follow, but that is all. Ii
he would lead he must think-think
hard, think closely, think straight. -
Life.
The Glenwood post., 1909-10-30

BOB sPEER Il construet;oni.t ".
heard him say 80 in the big tent /. this
city Last year.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-03-09
NUBBINS OF FARM NEWS.

The Detroit & Mackinac- railroad is
planning to operate continuous
farm along its right Of way next year.
The land on each side of the, track
will be cultivated and a diversity Of
crops planted. This is to be. done to
show travellers what can be done with
land in that section and TO prevent the
numerous fires which are started along
the way by sparks from locomotives
when weeds and dry grass are allowed
to accumulate.
After Kansas City Kan, had en-
ioyed enforced prohibition for less
than ninety days the public schools
reopened for the fall term and the
officials were compelled to employ
eighteen new teachers to care for
nearly 900 boys and girls from IL to
18 years of age who came to school
for the first time. Most of them had
been unable to attend before because
they were obliged to help their drunk
en- parents make living for the fami-
lies
It is claimed that $15,OO0,O0O Of Or
chard products were shipped from
California during the last season.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-03-09

If we are SO careless as not to pro-
tect the roots of peach trees and find
them apparently winter killed in the
spring we should not be in too great
a hurry to destroy them.
Many trees that are apparently
winter killed can be grown out of
their injury by the application of sta
BILE manure and good cultivation.
Peach trees under four years old
which are SO badly frozen as to show
discolored wood must be cut off be-
low the snow line and allowed to
sprout again.
Very often trees that have passed
through a hard winter show no indi-
cations of freezing in the bark, but
an examination may show that the
wood Is injured.
An orchard on high ground should
always be protected by a windbreak
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-03-09

Of other trees planted on the north
side.
Norway spruce, Scotch and Austrian
pine planted about fifteen feet apart
make excellent Windbreaks.
Have you learned that apples will
not keep in a warm, moist cellar?
1t is surprising to ascertain how
much cold apples will stand after be-
ing packed without injury.
No orchard will continue to bear
fruit for many years if the ground
is sod bound The roots must have
air and moisture.
Remove all dead branches and
those that are weak and which inter-
fere with other healthy branches.
A few years ago eastern peach grow
ers extensively tried out the use OF
crude petroleum as an insectlclde.
But while it kills the bugs it often
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-03-09
COMBINE WITH POULTRY RAIS-
ING.

There are certain special lines Of
agricultural operations with which
poultry raising may be advantageously
connected.
In dairying there is usually a large
quantity Of skim-milk or buttermilk
which may be utilized to furnish a
part of the poultry ration.
There is also much food to be gath
cred by the fowls about the stables
and pastures which otherwise would
go to waste.
Fruit growing, TOO, is an excellent
thing TO combine with the raising of
poultry. The chickens pick up a great
many insects from around the tree
trunks and also scratch them out of
the soil in the orchard. thus proving q
benefit by preventing injury to the
tree.
This affords splendid exercise for
the hens and the variety of diet OBJ
tanned in this way is especially good
for them.-A. MaXon.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-03-09
HINTS FOR THE ORCHARDLSI'

causes great injury to the trees.
If used at all it should be applied
in the late fall or very early spring
and never during hot weather.
In Missouri OrchardiStS claim that
Well-groWn two-year-old trees are bet
ter than older ones.
Never plant a tree that shows the
least sign of disease. Instead Of out
growing it the disease will, as q rule,
grow faster than the tree.
II rotten fruit and dead wood are
allowed to remain on the ground
where trees have shown signs Of
brown rot the disease will increase
rapidly.
If you see ants running up and
down your trees this spring do not de-
stroy them. They are after the plant
lice, which yield sweet honey dew,
Of which the ants are very fond.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-03-09
BY w. III. ROWE

seems the most practical machine to
use.
The farmer is a great factor in the
production of the crop. If the first
three factors are all right, but the
farmer only half does his work, he
may get no more than half crop.
Two Ways OF Saving the Stalks.
One way to handle the stalks is to
chop them up and plOw them under,
saving their organic matter for humus
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-03-09

in the soil. Another in which
we have successfully m. a heavy
growth of stalks is as fOlI.
First we disk the stalk bo =, 'ys,
the disk rollers being ground e. =.
Then a spading disk was used an ~
soil worked thoroughly four inc q
deep, while the stalks were left o.
top of the ground. These stalks were
kept out of the way of the planter by
two limbs cut from a tree and wired
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-03-09

Some of the mushroom farms near
Paris are eighty feet underground:
They are in the caves and tunnels Of
disused quarries. AS the mushroom
thriyes best in dark, damp places,
these old tunnels areideal places for
such farms Mushrooms are almost q
staple dish in Eurores and their farli:-
ing is ain important industry.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-03-09

to the planter runner so as to extend
in front of it and push the stalks to
each side.
Preparing the Ground.
We cannot prepare the ground any
too we'll. In the above process the
}, >ound was double disked each time,
49, ing six workings before It was
~ ed. When the stalks are plowed
un>.er the method sometimes followed
Continued on Page Fifteen.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-03-09

Have you ever tried to eat an apple
that has been stored in a badly venti-
lated cellar2 You know how It tastes.
It is not good Sometimes we get used
to such things and do not notice theIti
and forget how really good apple
tastes.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-03-09

Wyandotte The birds of this
Good layers and fine market
ducks successfully and make a
as far as possible March Matched
and perhaps the best known OF
Where large and slowly maturing
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-03-09

of braces No description is required,
save perhaps that the wire at-the top
of the posts is twisted ught, and held
to the posts with staples.