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The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1909-12-02
SILK TRUST HAS
CAUSE FOR ALARM
DECLINE IN AMOUNT or SILKS
BEING SOLD IS SAID TO BE RE-
SUIT or WsliM or WOMEN OF
THE COUNTRY, WHO ARE WEAR
ING LESS.

"The decrease in the amount OF silk
worn the country over In alarming job
Ders and manufacturers in the east,
md explains the financial troubles of
he silk trust. now in the throes Of a
ieeond reorganization. says local dry
Foods man who recently returned from
Ehe east. The whtTns OF the ladies, Ia
The explanation made for the decrease,
With something more explicit in the
act that tailored wooden gowns have
become correspondingly popular and
crowded out the use OF silk" "
The new tariR bill did not take care
VI the silk malls as 1t did of the wooden
Ind cotton spinners, about whose
schedules elaborate curves were art
fully woven, as for instance, in the
matter OF wool which is protected"
10 the point where the wool growers
desires were satisfied and the manu-
facturers had margin besides, with
protection on their own account in adj
dition.
This is explained by Will Payne in
The Saturday Evening Post. thus: Sem
ator Warren, of Wyoming, said, in fact,
that when the shrinkages were taken
into account the protection to the
American grower was only or 71
cents. 1t seems, then. that the trust
collects III or IL cents of compensatory
duty and hands about cents of 1t over
to the grower, for whose sole benefit
that duty is supposed to be levied.
Moreover, he adds, the tariff act says:
"All manufacturers OF every descrip-
ton made wholly or part Of wool"
Many manufactures that are only part
wool are thus charged with the full
compensatory duty as though they
were all wool. The wool in the article
may be rags or shoddy, yet it carries
the full compensation duty as though
IL were pure new wool. Al good deal
OF So called wooden cIoth-such as wo-
mems and children's dress goods and
coat linings-is about half cotton, the
warp being of that material. That
cloth is put into the wool schedule and
enjoys compensatory duty amounting
to about half its total value"
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1909-12-02
REDUCTION SALE
Of MILLINERY

Mrs. Holderman announces her semi
annual reduction sale of fine, fashion
able trimmed millinery, to begin We'd
nesday morning. Dec. /.
During this sale we will ofrer, our
complete line Of trimmed hats at radi-
cal reductions from regular prices;
many much below the actual cost
1t is generally understood among
those who know this store that our
reduction sales are genuine semi-an-
nual bargain events that cannot be
found elsewhere: this sale will be an
unusual opportunity to get fine milli-
merry at tremendous reductions
We have decided to discontinue our
lire Of jewelry and offer 1t at greatly
reduced prices to close 1t out. Many
fine articles for Christmas gifts can
be selected here in this closing out sale
OF jewelry at very small cost. Remem-
Der the sale begins Wednesday morn
ing.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1909-12-02
MANY ENTRIES ARRIVE
Students in County Corn Contest
Manifest Keensst Interest in
the Show.

From the number of entries receiv-
ed at the Office Of the county superin-
tendent, 1t is evident that Cass coun-
ty students are keenly interested in
the agricultural end of the work that
is being taken DIP. The judging will
be done by Professor Randlett of the
A. G. and the outcome viii be watch
ed by many who have coaxed along
their products during the hot sum
mer months. ss.,.s -F.sr
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1909-12-02
ROADS in BAD SHAPE
Heavy Loads on Wheels Can Hardly
Be Pulled Through Remaining
Snow on the Streets.

Fargo draymen would probably be
pleased II freight shipments would be
hung up for a few days. or until traf-
fic on the local streets improves. With
a goodly quantity of soft snow on the
streets, but not generally enough for
sleighing, 1t is almost impossible to
haul heavy loads Even where sleighs
are used the exertion required OF the
horses is immense. Horsenen state
this is the hardest season on animals
I'm a long time.
The Florida agriculturist., 1909-10-01

downs. Otherwise it would not be
human pathway.
Gas to location, that depends on the
special crops you propose to cultivate.
Also on the amount of money you have
to invest. You can find good properties
able figures, Or you can go further out
and enter q homestead, which latter will
give you one hundred and sixty acres of
good land at a merely nominal cost.
There are today many such subject to
entry, but the number is rapidly growing
less. The country is still sparsely set
tied and there are hundreds of money
making openings here for the right man,
where there is but one in the densely
populated centers. Fruit growing, farm
ing, vegetable raising, poultry and stock
breeding, sheep herding, bee-keeping,
dairy farming if near growing town,
and long list of like pursuits offer here
unusual Inducements both in pleasure
and profit to those who enter upon them
with intelligence and determination to
persevere to success Faith, courage and
persistence are essentials, even in genial
Florida, as they are the world over. 1t
is their absence which leads to defeat
and disaster.
''Now, Mr.. Crawford, if you are one of
the Industrious, staying Sort with love
of country life and the true pioneer
spirit, as Judge you to be, come with
out fear as to the ultimate result. You
will be assured of comfortable home
from the very start, no more billiards to
destroy your substance, and an eventual
competence, if nothing more. But surely
that is enough for happiness. But do
g., 11or b1IV
and or enter homestead, until you
have been over the ground yourself Do
not depend on hearsay evidence or the
report of an interested party. Come and
90 over that part of our beautiful land
which is accessible, keep your eyes open,
have a we'll defined idea of what you
want, and look about till you find it.
And do not trust the man who runs
tie next door to him, for he will not
make you desirable neighbor. If in
any way [ can be of service to you, don't
hesitate to write again"
Well, my frisky little wife fairly
danced for joy when she read that letter.
She says she didn't, but [ ought to know
when she whirled me around with her,
and when [ set it all down in black and
white at the very time, at her own re-
quest, too. Not, to be sure, that she
asked to have the dance part put down,
but she did ask me to begin a daily
journal of all our happenings, and to
keep it up. So began right there with
her impromptu dance, and that's where
the joke comes in here and in divers
other places during the twenty years
that followed that first Florida waltz.
Mollie is more sedate now, you see and
the heavy task of keeping me and her
other children in order has sobered her
down a bit, but only wee little bit,
between you and me.
If any stray doubts remained in our
minds as to the wisdom of our decision,
1--WE were not conscious of any thought
his plain, straightforward letter of Col
onel Codrington's put them to flight. It
was just such letter as l had expected
to receive from the genial editor. 1t was
oarlV in the wear 1884 when wn turned
The Florida agriculturist., 1909-10-01

tion of their hard earned salary for a
mere shelter, and able to lay by little or
nothing towards the ''rainy day" sure
to come to every toiler sooner or later
Then, on the other hand, those who
become producers from the soil in any
of the many lines open to the country
dweler, may reasonably expect to gather
about them pleasant possessions of their
very own, gradually rising from poverty
to competence, and living meanwhile in
comfort and plenty, free from the ruin
GUS fluctuations of trade or commerce.
The difference in the two conditions is
based on the fact that the immense class
Of nOn-prOducing consumers is entirely
dependent on the producing class, while
the latter is almost entirely Independent
of the non-producers. The one pays
money for the roof over his head and
for everything he eats. The other owns
his home and raises almost everything
found on his table, and in lavish abund-
ance, while that which he does not raise
he can obtain in exchange for that which
he does The thrifty farmer has little
need of actual cash for household eX-
penses 1t is the tiller of the soil who
administers to the needs of the other
men, and in doing so becomes free and
happy in his pure, healthful every day
life
This being true even of the producer
Of the frozen North who has short grow
ing seasons and late and early frost to
contend with, how much more is it true
of genial Florida, with her sunny skies,
warm soil and her growing season of all
the year round? All the year round, for
thtre is no season, not single month";
in which something is not living and
growing from one end of the State to
the other. AS [ have already said, Mollie
and [ had been looking longingly to-
wards the Land of Flowers for several
years past, and had been studying it up
in all of it's moods and lenses from the
honest pages of it's leading farming pa
per, the Florida Agriculturist, so that
we were fairly posted as to what could
and could not be raised there to profit.
And now that we had at last overcome
our Old-time inertia, or had it knocked
out of us, more correctly speaking, |
wrote to it's then owner and editor, Col
onel Codrington, asking his opinion as
to the best location. Herewith is the
courteous answer [ received:
eff you are willing to work, Florida
holds out rare inducements and hearty
encouragement. If you are not indus
trious and persevering, don't come here
at ALL We want brave and thrifty pio
neer spirits, conquerors of the forest and
tillers of the soil and growers of fruit,
for FIorida's splendid climate makes her
essentially an agricultural State. Her
wealth lies hidden in her soil.
Men who are not afraid of work, who
do fO cit
dropping into their laps, will win
competence, and live in peace and COM
fort while working up to it. Floridas
soils (there are many varieties here),
are wonderfully responsive to proper
treatment; her climate is kindly, and the
intelligent worker will be repaid in exact
measure with the faithfulness and wis
dom of his work
''The shiftless and the sluggard will
fail here as elsewhere; energy and in
duStrV will ho rich1v rowa rdad IT, is
The Florida agriculturist., 1909-10-01

L Il
our living out of the soil of our own
Southern home. Go to Florida, put the
little we have left in the warm sand
where it will grow big. Go to Florida,
and snap our fingers at stocks and bonds
and business risks and clerkships and
blizzards and all the other horrid things
that have tried to down u.s.
Lets do it," [ cried, catching her
hopeful spirit and her hands. And then
we laughed like couple of children,
who were planning little frolic. And
after all, we were not much more, for
[ was only twenty-iv and Mollie twen-
ty-three, but then we still had each other
and the twins and plenty of pluck, and
over all this the good Lord to take care
of us, as we never doubted He would.
'Now, Henry Crawford,'' said my wife,
putting her hand on my shoulders, and
shaking me to and fro by way Of en-
phasis, Il want you to listen to my
words and make a note of them. All
these losses are a blessing in disguise.
Some day you will see it, and then don't
forget that [, even little [, predicted it.
| shall remember and say, L told you
So Only for this upset, we would have
sat still and growled and grumbled at
the cold and the blizzards instead of
turning our backs on them forever, and
our faces to sunny Florida. Dame For
tune has given us the Irish hint we
needed, to 60 hence and be happy in the
sunshine, instead of supinely staying
here to freeze. Just think how happy
the children will be playing out doors
all the year round instead of being shut
up in the house more than half the time.
And [ mean to get we'll and strong, too.
Don't you worry, my boy, we are coming
out on top yet
And so it was settled, of course. It
was Mollie who said so, and was she not
the ruler of all of us, big and little?
Accordingly [ offered my land for sale,
city, with a good house, barn and out
buildings, it soon found purchaser, who
took over everything, furniture, farm
ing implements, horse and vehicles. When
everything was settled up, [ drew sigh
of relief. At last [ was free of business
cares and losses, and of worthless stocks
and bonds. Land was the only kind of
property that L had really relied on as
lasting provided that no mortgage were
put on it to sink it under it's normal
OWHcI lCcG. Allu, DIS yOu ScC, IL was lily
own little piece of land that saved me
from absolute ruin AS it was, [ had
a clear two thousand dollars to the good
and owned no man a dollar
had friends, who urged me to remain
among them, and several positions as
clerk, bookkeeper or salesman were Of
fered. But [ gratefully declined them
all. My wife and I had thought deeply
over our future course. We had not come
lightly to our decision, but had carefully
weighed the pros and cons from every
point of view Setting aside the question
of climate altogether, important as it
was, we felt that there was always a
dangerous surplus of clerks, bookkeepers
and salesmen, with a dozen applicants
for every vacant position, with the ever
present possibility of the successful ap
plicant eventually being thrown out, be-
cause of the risks and vicissitudes of
business life. At the best, the clerk,
I I I
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-12-03
RAILROAD FARES PAID
ON ALL PURCHASES OF $500 OR OVER.
$4,000 worth of High Grade, Brand New, Fall
and Winter Clothing, to be Slaughter 10 Days
at Next-to-nothing prices.
HERE IS AN OPPORTUNITY YOU ALL WILL APPRE

the the public
severn
Fall and bought heavily
of
Realizing greatly oversoked take good business
the goods iW be smashed toJy
in order rid at least $4,000 North of STOCK
child who has paid Matt Speitzes visit
all that choice honest reliable merchandise and
his fortune make aunch friends
Ely. afford to forfeit
misleading statements
battle lives We wish make this the
that appeared within the history the
will before
perience which
eua the sale launched
Saturday. O'Clock m lasting 10 Matt
stock in this stupendous offering
capital tied
onehf regardless
the public will profit by misfortune have
miss
everything will be abudy We don't make
POSITIVELY will be satisfied the
exceedingly profitable for those of who take
this mighty offer Prices trimmed pared and cut in to Cash
king here during this carnival of bargains.
eth, You Wi such gathering of
appeared before the streets of Ety. the whole shooting
at the Of the public for 10 Days only
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-12-03

6eduIlIul Display OF
Dress Goods. Cotton
Goods for Fall and
Winter wear at Great
Reduction.
One of the most noticeable feat
ures about the new Fall and Win
ter goods we are offering is that
they are of such practical nature
the new materials, like the rich
Zibilenes and diagonals while
some are very light in weight,
are soft and warm, and so many
pretty half tones that are heavy,
yet becoming, and dark enough to
be practical for street wear. We
have all the new pretty shades
and colors in hobby dress goods,
which were sold formerly and are
actually worth from Csc to $3.50
per yard. This entire line is
guaranteed strictly fast colors and
mostly all are pure wool.
25c values at ....... ......... ............. tic
SOC values at ........ -........... 27c
75c values at ...-........ ... ........ 39c
81 values at ... - .... ............. 59c
$1.25 and 1.50 values at 49,. ...9Sc
Printed fannelettes for house
dressing sacques, etc., worth
15c, sale price --..--... - ............ Sc
Velveteen fla nnels for kimonas
regular price 12c, now. &c
Hundreds of other articles in
our big dry goods department
which we are unable % mention,
but every price will be cut and
smashed to smithereens.
Ladies' lie handkerch!efs at
this sale onl y.-...- . 49,. Sc
Misses 25 and 35c stockings
at this sale .-..-.-. 16c
Omr entire stock of Misses
and Children's 10 and 15c
cotton hose, this sale--.-..-- &c
Women's beautiful lawn draw
ers, worth 75c, now-......-........-39c
Women's 25c Vests, only 16c
Women's 15c Vests, only --...- SC
Sc cotton prints per yard -........- SC
Mans 80 and SOC overalls........ SOC
Winter Underwear at less than
manufacturers cost.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-12-03
Prices cut beyond
recognition. Mems
and Boys Fall and
WinterSuits and Over

WinterSuits and Over
coats.
Mems business suits, particularly
adopted for rough wear, in good
dark and light mixtures,
worth $1,000, sale price S2.95
Mems strictly pure wool suits,
new Fall goods, serviceable for
wear all the year around, in all
sizes, from 34's. to 42's worth
$3.50, now slaughtered
at ....-....-.. 90.O0
1t will pay you to travel a great
ways to pick out one of those suits
we are going to sell at $7.S5.
These suits have been selling at
$500 and SIC. so and are strictly
high-class wool goods, many
different colors and pat
terms, all 90 alike at So ~.... 90
Very fine suits and overcoats
for men and young men. These
are brand new Fall goods just ar
rived and placed in stock within
the last 10 days. We have nice
selection for your choosing in
cloths of different material, con-
sisting of Vicunas, Kersey, Beav-
ers, and Meltons for overcoats.
Innings guaranteed fine French
serge and iron cloth. Beautiful
new effects in suits, consisting of
cheviots, worsteds, thibets, and all
the new overclads. made by lead
ing Chicago tailor, in all the de-
sirable lengths, worth $500 to
$2O.5O. You can buy them now,
beginning Sat, Nov. 9th
Gentlemen's suits and dress wear
in Williams, Esmond & Snyder's
finest imported unfinished worst
eds, thibets, crimson and black
finest cheviots, silk or serge lined,
exqulsitely tailored, worth $1,000
to $500, if bought from your
merchant tailor, ouls look and
wear as we'll; but cost
only 1900. -. -..,.,,.. $12.85
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-12-03

The most timely of
all cold weather needs
are these specials in
warm, fleeced lined
and Wool Underwear
for Men, Women and
Children.
Children's pants and draw
ers, ecru and gray, very warm
and durable, sizes, 26
to 81 at ........... = ............. .....~. IlC
Boys shirts and drawers, heavy
fleeced lined, SOC grade at l9c
Mems 3 part natural wool
shirts and drawers, all
sizes, other ask soc, now 49,. 49c
We have a large assortment of
Union Suits and 9 piece garments,
feeced lined and wool at any price
which best suits youa purse.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-12-03
Mems Pants.

We have hundreds of pairs of
extra trousers that we are going
to close out and we have them
marked down so low for quick sell
ling that we know the bargins will
be appreciated.
Mems pants that formerly sold
for $500 and $3.50. are sacrificed
now at 81. 10 and. ........... SOC
Mems elegant pants worth 81. 90
and IS. 90, consisting of worsteds,
cheviots, vicunas and some cord
uroys, in all the new colors. Some
with rolled bottom. others peg
top and straight effect,
marked to close out at. Sl.Y
Boys short panl suits, in all
the new Fall styles worth
So. so, sale price So -.......,. -......- 9oc
One lot of Boys suits, actually
WORTH S. and So, during this great
price destruction sale, we
will slaughter at .....:..,. ...- Sl.69
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-12-03

Mems Fur Coats,
Plush Lined and
Sheep Lined Goats.
Mems fur lined coats, otter
trimmed, otter collar, beautiful
St. George kersey shell,
former price SIS, now .~- S4I 40
Mems black beaver she'll, rat
lined, coats, excellent values at
$50, but now sold for
On y 9o9.o
Beautiful silk plush lined coats,
"a inches long, extra large rat
collar, and rat trimmed,
worth $25, sale price -....,.-~ Sl4.Io
Mems cordroy 50 inch ulster
coat, lined with good heavy sheep
pelts, wombat collars, extra big
value for $500 but sale
price ..--...-...--.-... SlL.lo
Mems 80 and 81 inch corduroy
coats, wombat collars and sheep
linee, good value at $3.50
sale price A.9o
Take one home, keep it a few
days and if not satisfactory, return
here and receive full purchase
price.
Every Article in this
store marked at a ter
rible saving.
Boys long pant suits, in all the
new patterns, worth from
Sc to 81, now-.-~-....- ....-....- S2.45
All our Mems Fall
and Winter Hats and
Caps in this stipend
Gus offering.
Mems So new Fall Hats
sale price .... ........- $1.79
One great lot Mems hats, values
S1.50 to $3.50 sale price 800 95c
Mems and Boys SOC caps,
sale price ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. -. IJc
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-12-03
DENIED ENGINEMEN
HAVE ASKED FOR RAISE

-. Paul, Dec General Manager
SHADE of the Northern Pacific and
General Manager GrubCr of tho Great
Northern, both denied tonight the
story from Spokane that the ongl-
neers fnnd firemen Of their respective
systems huv demanded an advance
In wages. Mr.. Gruber said that tbs
engineers and tiremen asked for q
conference with the general mana
gers committee IN october, shortly
after the switchmcn asked for their
conference. but that 40 individual de-
mands had been made ON the two
roads mentioned.
shortly after the s%witchmcn asked
for a conference with the committee
of the general managers" said Mr..
Grubcr. "thc engineers and firemon
asked for q conference and 1t was
agreed at that time that after the
differences between the switchmen
and the railroads were adjusted that
their cases would he taken up. The
engineers and fircmcn have made no
demands for higher wages either up
on the Great Northern or the North
ern Pacific, I'm fact, they do not wish
to do business In hat way. They
want whatever action Is taken to be
general. The same procedure will be
followed as in the ease Of the switch
men. In their case a larger territory
than hat covered in the switchmen's
controversy will be covered
A statement that a new schedule
was being prepared at the Great
Northern offices was declared by Mr..
TO be untrue.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-12-03

titled until too late of the contemplated
action OF h switchmen; but state
here and now. that they knew 10 Il
man that the strike order was issued
and that they made no offer of a set
Element 10 avert the impending trou-
BILE
Switchmen's union was shown the
statement OF the general managers re-
garding the refusal of the men to ar
bitrate their differences he said
II do not care to make a formal
answer to that until | consult with
Mayor LAWYER. Mr.. Lawler. however.
has answered every point raised by
the general managers committee in
his statement which was made public
here today
Mayor Lawler this afternoon issued
n statement defining the position of
the men and their refusal to arbitrate
under the Erdman law.
The mayor says that the railroad
managers making concerted action
the press to create public opinion in
their favor are not in a position to
charge the men with unfairness in re-
fusing to arbitratc under that law, for
the reason that from the beginning Of
the dispute the managers refused to
consider % suggestion relative to an
increase wages for the men.
Mayor Lawler says the Erdman law
IN so hedged that should the switch
men agree TO the arbitration under ii
there would be stripped of all legal
poweI legitimately to press their
claims and II would nut them com
pletcly In the power Of the railroads.
Mayor Lawler says, admitting that
the decision We're favorable to the
swltchmcn, the railroads might appeal
to the courts and delay a final de-
cision from one to TIVE years during
time the men would be com
PEELED to work under the one sched-
OF wages and II would be Illegal
for them 10 strike or in any way aid
In "A strike.