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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1909-09-17
Elks Minstrels

Arrangements for putting on
the Elks minstrels are progressing
very satisfactorily. The date has
been set for Sept. 2Sth.; and, it is
intended to take the. show Oser
to Hoisington for the next hight.
Mr.. Bren will. be here the first Of
the coming week and then there
will be something doing. There
will be tw.etny-fOur gentlemen ami
sixteen ladies in the affair, with
eight end men. This will be tie
treat of the season to the amuse.
metn loving public. Admission
ion tickets, $$1.OO.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1909-09-17
A Fair and Square Prouosit,or

4
The directors of -. Che Kan,a,
Northwestern, the proposed north
and south road, at a meeting beld
wednesday morning, decided IA
offer the bonds Of the company,
which are offered to Che LEGAL
people, in such . manner that
there can be no hitch whatever
10 the agreement, ss stated
elsewhere in this: issue, and ss,
stated IN previous issues. the
company is asking the. people of
iHreat Bend and Barton County
to purchase first mortgage, forty
years gold bonds drawing five
per cent interest, TO Che extent oe
5000 per mile, for. every mile
the road trsverses this county.
As a bonus every purchsseF win
receive an issue Of stock equal
70 ~ per cent of his purchase of
bonds. As a rule promoters a.
railroad lines ask for. Che money
IN advance, but such: is not the
case with the company now oreSe
nized to build. They are: NOT
asking for the cash in advance.
They only ask you. % agree tS
take a certain amount of bonds. %
whenever the road has been laid
out, graded. lied and railed and
a train has been actually run ov-
er the line IN other words when
the line has been completed from
Great Bend to Galatia and trains
are running, thG yOHr subscrip.
ton to Che bonds of the company
comes due and is Qavable. The
same with Che line from Great
Bend to st. John. What could
be fairer than this proposition.
No road, no'obligation. Road op-
Grating, your subscription comes
due. You pay nothing until the
railroad is an absolute fact.
We have had chances for roads
hfOre.s but here is a chafce that
we cannot afford to. let get away
from us, If Che people of Great
Bend and Barton county. who
are 60 be benefited by this road
do noe subscribe the 6ecessary
amOune of bonds asked for by the
company under theSe circumstan-
ceS, under what circumstances
will they' The people must help
In order to get this road, or any
other, and if they do not feel.
safe in putting their subscription
in under this plan, there never
will be plan under which they
will. This is the golden OppOrtu-
nifty for. a north and south road,
and for heavens sake, if we ev-
er want a road, let us get it this
time, or we may. as well make mp
our minds, we will. 6ever get
| it. 20 .. y -.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1909-09-17

: Wichita, and thence on furthe
south to the Gulf. We say thi
Is a Barton county proposition, b
cause it is managed and pushet
BY Barton county people, Mel
whom We have az known TO
years. Men with whom we hav,
had business dealings through
good years and through bat
years. Men who have made thei
wealth in this county, men whC
have developed this county, anC
men who are yet keen and alive
to the interests of the county, anC
the benefits to be obtained by ad
ditiOnal railroad facilities. They
come to the people of Great
Bend and the territory through
which the proposed route is to
pass and ask you, not to give
not to donate, but to invest your
money in this enterprise. which
means so much to you, not only
the interest your money invest.
ed in the bonds of the road will
pay you, but in the saving to you
In taxes, in the cost of marketing
of your wheat, in the cost of the
articles You buy, and in enhanc-
ing the value of your property
They seek your money as an in
veStment, not as a gift. They
are building this road under a
certificate of authority from the
state board of railroad cOmmisS.
toner's that limits the amount of
their bond and stock issue per
mile to $4,000. They are ask.
ing you people to subscribe for
bonds in the sum of $1,000 pei
mile for every mile in this cOun-
ty, and for a purchase by the
townships of stock in the road to
the extent Of $4,000 per mile. True
this combined amount will not
build the road, but the remainder
will be Forthcoming. They do no
ask you men who buy these bond
to put up cent until you see the
work is done. Your subscription
does not become due until the
trains run on the road. The
Great Bend directors of the road
are putting up individually $780,
900. They have faith in the pro-
Jeet. 1t is a Barton county move.
Barton, the county that stands
in the front rank of the great
wheat belt of Kansas. The cOun-
ty that above all needs a closer
outlet to the Gulf ports for its
products to be exported to the
hungry millions of Europe. The
county which wants connections
with the coal fields of Wyoming.
The county that wants a shorter
haul meaning a lower rate on
shingles and lumber from the
great northwest. The county
that We are all proud of. Let
us give this Barton county pro.
ject a boost that will send the
ball rolling with such force that
it will not slacken its speed I'M
til the great northwest and the
Gulf coast country has. been unit
ed by the Kansas Northwestern.
Let us not give sparingly Let
us not give dOubtingly. Let us
not give at all, but let us invest
a little of our surplus money, rep
resented by $2,5OO,OOO deposits,
In the banks Of this county, ia a
home project for once. !
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1909-09-17
Our Prosperity Edition

: Messrs FallOn & Bailey, who
will have charge of the work Of
getting out our big prosperity ed
lnon, expect to be ready to begin
work on the same next week.
When they start, we will push tn,
matter as hard as possible in or
der to get it out properly and in
due season. This is a proposition
that will do more for the county
than anything else. of a similar
character ever has or will do. It
will show the progress of the
county, the stage of development
it has reached, and will in many
ways inform the outside world
that Barton, the county We love
to call our home, the county that
leads the world in the production
OF wheat for hungry masses in.
the east and the far east, is peO.
pied with the most enlightened,
progressive, and wide-awake peo-
pie to be found any place.
We propose through this edi-
tiOn with the help of the people
OF the county, to show our east
ern relatives who have always
Sneered in a way at Kansas, our
western cousins who became dis
cOuraged and drifted on, and the
that We have struck the garden
hOmeseeking class everywhere,
that we have struck the garden
spot of the world. This edition
will not be filled up with the ad.
vertisements of our merchants.
1t will be a separate edition en-
tirely, solely for the purpose
above set forth, and in the pre-.
vious article. to show what we
have In the way of farms, cattle,
horses, factories, business houses,
etc. 1t will be an edition that you
will be proud to send to the folks
who are not dwelling among us.
1t will be an edition that will
stimulate such an interest in our
community as to make property |
values look up a bit in answer
to the inquiries for homes, and it !
will be to ybur interest, reader
to be part Of this edition, helpin /
thereby to "ShOw the world ''the
beauties of Barton County" Are
you ready to help, whether
or not, when either of the gentle
men above mentioned calls on you
give him a hearing, and we will
guarantee to yOu that you will re /
ceive gentlemanly treatment from
them, and that this is no skin
game. We stand absolutely re.
SpOnSible to you for the fulfill
ment Of every obligation that
is entered into by our solicit.
ors with you. We have conf
1ence in you, and will see that
any confidence you place with
these gentlemen, will be guarded
We want your help in this matter
we will give you value received
Tor what you do, and We want to
all join together to make a sue
cess, for the benefit Of you and
the paper, and the promoters.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1909-09-17

.
Of about $4,000 per mile, when thu
bond and stock issue of the roaC
. amounts to approximately $50,OO(
per mile, or one fourth more. Thi.
has caused much antagonism be.
tween the producer and the trans
porter. However, the recent ses.
sion Of the legislature passed a
law that now cOmpels all lines
20 limit their stock and bond is
sues, not those already made but
chose. to be made, to a certain
amount. which amount is fixed
by the board. according to the
equipment necessary, the country
70 be trsversed, insofar as cost
of building is effected, etc, and
within this limit the companies
must stay Therefore we have
now, in new lines to be built and
renewals of older lines, "a limit,
which precludes further water
ing of stock of old companies,
and no watering Of stock of new
companies, hence those WHO are
now affected BY the construc,
tiOn Of new lines have a safe.
guard as to the freight rates
they will be compelled. 10 pay.
Other beneficial legislationWas eu
acted But it is not necessary to
take this into consideration in
this article.
A railroad line traverSing any
section of the country not already.
coyered by a line, is a distinct
help to the county or community
which il passes. 1t helps
in bringing Che farmers of the
community closer to market with
their products 1t helped in bring
ing thoss articles that Che farm
u needs close to him, and ia
each instance it means 4 saving u
transportation charges which lowe.
eFs the price the farmer pays for,
what he consumes, and raises The
price on what he produces. That
che taxes derived from railroad
lines is Of much help to a school
district through which it passes is
exemplified. by the fact that there
has been some discussion in the
past Of legislation providing for a.
division Of such taxes among all
districts IN the county. The small
ee Che dtax levy is on an acre OF
ground, and the closer to market
the product Of that acre can be-
placed the greater is the value OF
Che acfe of. ground. We would all
pay more money fora farm three
miles from a 9silroad point than
we Would for one thirteen miles
awas., if. improvements were eqoI
ual. HENCE we argue that rail-
ROAD line will increase Che price
of farm lands in. Che community
through which such line passes
To illustrate we might make a
few calculations based on statis-
Vics. taken from the county
clerks records. We wifi compare
school districts and townships
no ROilrOad property IN
them which pay taxes, to those
chat do.
School district No &c, known as
the Galatia district, with an ass
essed valuation, s2S5,26O, and no
property levies fog school
purposes this year, 2 IA Mills
producing "a few dollars short of
$4,000 revenue. School dist
rict No. 1O0,. known as the 0lmitS
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1909-09-17

RaisOads are cOnstsu&ed ia
two paRtculae RSasOnA One i
that those whe Aave theiP money
invested in ese foad may FeaE
some return On sheir. investment
the dlher is tor the tfansporta
eiOn Of aAe products of Che farm
and Che shop 60 markes and from
the shops and supply ,centePS &
She Ssrmess ghe interests Of
the farmer aAd che railroad com.
pany are Identical. oWithOua tho
Farmer Che Esilsoad companies
could zoe maiAtaiH (heir roads,
s9d. withoHs Che companies, the
farmers would have but . crude
9aU Of transporting theif. farm
products to market. 1t Cakes mon
ey. 90 build Q Vailroad, and no one
is going 90 invest. il railroad
stocks or bonds unless they see
a dividend or inserest return on
such Investment. In former years
when Che firse arans-continentA
lines we8e constructed, a charita-
Ole government donated millions
acres Of land 60 the promoters Of
Che lines for them to sell to pro-
spective farmers. ia order that
the road pight be Bule. First
the line Bas CONSTRUCTED onspaper
Chen the land donated 10 Che line,
construction 6ork was begun,
and simultaneously immigratio
agents were started out securing
settles foe Che lands which were
sold on payments. In Gihis manner
ehe SettteR spe the 4atroaG ceme
ON togethe9. - =
In 00R day end age ahis' method
Of building lAes cannot be fol-
lowed, as eheSe are through Ghis
sectiOROg Che cOGntry ne more
gOyePnmsnS land available. Hence
6e Cakes Che cold cash 90 build .
hailrOa&, j stands % eeasoA
Chat those WAo Vil1 Be most Aene-
Cited Ay Q AeW sihe should DO
lAeir shape Of Che burden 10 sub
@cribiAg Che .euNas FOG che lins.
80 subscribe che entire amount
COG constructing q line, would be
asklSg 90 much, bug ae least
Ghey shoVld make a stargs &hd
Chen SAe 4inancierS who aFe in Che
business o. financing Institution
OF FhiS ktnd viz do. the Ress.
There Gas beeA much ansagG
@ism 6eSWeea che railroad compa-
QieS and eheSe 0hey SeRve; especial
y IN Che pase 4eV Yeas, This Is.
noe Che 8aule Of Che companies 90
m1cA as je is Gbe speculaaors who
Gave Che stock and Che manage
Ghen9 % Che Voad in issuing end
floating what is commonly called
wa9eg sgook Cop years; and We
ovise GO CHS 9aStef face, because
We have been paying eribute to
the railroad corporations on their
water Stock for years, andd we
age doing so now. In political
campaigns in the past We had this
'recited 90 Us Glany eimeS. Fer
instance, it comes home very
forcibly about ta2 paying Gige.
The farmeP and the merchant
pays taxes on the actual value Of
his stock aud farm. SO does the
gailroaa corporations; say the tax
commissioners. That is true, but
Ghey have not been paying on the
amount that they have been ex.
acting tribute on from the people
in the way of freight rates. For
instance, the Miss9Gri Pacific has
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1909-09-17

John Bales and family have
moved out onto the farm. They
recently sold their city property
to the MoMatts.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1909-09-17

b. E. Turck has been appoint
ed Deputy Game Warden for El-
linwOOd.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1909-09-17

|. We notice that A. c.: Ward,
formerly a resident of this coun-
ty, but. nov residing in Stat
ford county, is much !. : in.
evidence among those who BE-
cured first prizes at the recent
county fair held in St. John. '..
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1909-09-17

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The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1909-11-10

cents day. That is the plan in a nutshell.
The result has been such deuge OF Applications
for machines that we simply astounded.
The demand comes from people of all classes. alF
ages, all occupations
The majority of inquiries has come from people
of known financial standing who were attracted by
the novelty of the proposition. An impressive demon
stration of the immense popularity of the Oliver
Typewriter.
startling confirmation Of our belief that the Era
all nix TxneuzritinQ is at hand.
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1909-11-10
Call For Bids

Proposals are requested for the
placing of about 1900 cubic yards of
rock riprap on the upper face and top
of Point of Rocks reservoir embank-
ment, except that the quantity of
1900 GU yds. may be increased or de-
creased by 25 per cent at the option
of the engineer. The riprap is to be
it in thickness on the face meas
ured horizontally extending from
stations 800 plus 10 to 407, and one
foot in thickness on the top, extend
ing from stations 800 plus 70 to 40.
The riprap is to be rough hand laid
and brought up in one layer. No
rock i, to be less than 6 inches in any
dimension and at least seventy five
(75) per cent shall be not less than
twelve inches in two dimensions.
The quality and placing Of the rock
shall be'subiect to the approval of
the Engineer.
The successful bidder will be re-
quired to execute a written contract
with the [. ). and furnish bond in
the sum of 100000 for the faithful
performance of the work.
WlsAT CHRISTMAS PRESENT?
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The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1909-11-10
LOCAL NEWS

5000 post cards to choose from at
the Bon Ton.-Nuf sed.
AL. Lewis of the U. l.. ranch re-
turned Sunday evening from an en-
joyabe visit to his old home at Fort
Benton.
You can buy good Rutabagas or
Cabbages for only IL cents per pound
of Joe Lafond. Cabbages trimmed
off nicely.
There are more John Deere plows
sold and In use, than all other
makes put together. There must be
reason for this, ask kilduff.
John Hackshaw left Saturday even
ing for Belt. Montana, where he will
visit his aged mother whom he has
not Seen for some tiines
FOR sAIE-Fifty headdfyearlin g
hncks: Half bleod Cottrels and
French Marine, they can be seen at
the Billy Lowell ranch, southeast OF
town. s13 per head. Geo. Jones.
LOST OR STOLEN
A Black Collie bitch, answers TO
the name of Fly. A reward of $500
is offered for her recovery. Notify
A. Davidson,
Malta, Mont.
Edw Suffer and Lewis Garnatz re-
turned recently from Omemee, N. d.,
where they have been working for
some time earning money with which
to make improvements on their
homesteads northeast of town.
John Suter of Omemee, n. d.,
reached Malta last week bringing a
car load of machinery, furniture, etc.,
with him. His family came day or
two later. He will file on a home
stead and make Montana his future
home.
NOTICE
Hereafter w. c. Stevens photo
praph gallery will he open to the
public only on Friday, Saturday and
Sunday of each week.
Peder Paulson and Ole Lefdal of
Mechinock, N. d., reached Malta
Thursday last and after looking over
the country became convinced that
this section of Mon. ana was very
good place to locate and both filed on
land south of town.
Among the documents filed in the
county clerks Office today was a
sheriff deed to E. G. Ramsey for
the Fl. H. Nelson ranch property,
which is located partly in Chouteau
county and partly in Cascade. The
property consists of about 5000 acres
and was sold under foreclosure pro-
ceedings. The "wednesday River
Press.
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1909-11-10
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in Malta to collect for renewals and
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friends and acquaintance and build
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Success Magazine Building, New
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The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1909-11-10
COUNTY OFFICERS

Senator
]. L. TRUSCOTT of Glasgow.
Representative
FRANK G. ARNETT Of Culbertson.
County Commissioners
WIN. MCBRIDE of Culbertson
A. DAVIDSON Of Malta.
]. T. FARRIS of Hinsdale.
County Attorney
THOMAS DIGNAN Of Glasgow.
Sheriff
s. c. SMALL of Glasgow.
Clerk of Courts
c. c. BEEDE of Glasgow.
Assessor
JAMES FOX of Glasgow.
Treasurer
LYMAN BARNES of Malta.
Clerk and Recorder
w. B. SHOEMAKER of Hinsda,e.
Public Administrator
JACOB SEEL of Mondak.
County Surveyor
w. H. MAIN of Malta.
Coroner
CHARLES PETERSON Of Glasgow,
Superintendent of Schools
MISS LILLIAN D. HARRIS of saco
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1909-11-10
DIRECTORY
STATE OFFICERS

Congressman
CHARLES N. PRAY of Choutean
Governor
EDWIN L. NORRIS of Helena,
Lieutenant Governor
w. R. ALLEN of Deer Lodge
Associate Justice
w. L. HOLLOWAY of Gallatin.
Secretary of State
A. N. YODER of Silver Bow
Attorney General
A. J. GALEN of Lewis and Clark
Treasurer
E. E. EssELsTYN of Carbon
Auditor
H. r. CUNNINGHAM of Silver Row
Superintendent of Public Instruction.
w. E. HARMON of Gallatin.
Railroad Commissioners
DAN BOYLE of Park, Six-year term
B. T. STANTON, Four-year term.
E. A. MORLEY. Two-year term.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-15
Many Aid in Battle Against
 White Plague; 3, 900 Stamps Sold

would. stop and make e purchase. So the stamps went. All day long the girls were busy and the business kept up until the stand was closed at o'cl6ck.
 The stamps are designed to be used for the Christmas packages. pr. Greil in charge of the local Anti-Tubercu- tosis League. has received . supply of 3o.o00 from the National Red Cross As sociA ton. Twenty per cent of the proceeds 90 to. the Red Cross Associa- ton and the balance to the local league, to be used in the crusade against the dread white scourge.
 The report from the stands situ- ated In the various stores is that the stamps are selling very well. pr. 0reil received . telephone communi- cation Tuesday from the President of the Wednesday Morning Music Club that the club would take up the ques- ton Of selling stamps among its mem bers at its meeting Wednesday morn ing.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-15
COST OF FREE ADVERTISING.
The Man Who tiiyes 1t Much Good
 Money.

Money,
 Newspaperdom.
 Every line of printed matter in a newspaper costs its publishers some- thing. If 1t is to benefit some individ- thing for 1t. One would not go into a grocery store to ask tho proprietor 10 hand out ten pounds of sugar for nothing. even though the grocer may be n personal friend and sven though the gift may not be large one.
 If the beneficiary of advertising does not pay for 1t the proprietor must shoulder the cost. People do not seem to understand that a news paper pays it's expenses by renting space. and that 1t Is just us much en- titled to collect rent for every day that space is occupied as a landlord is for the home he rents 10 a tenant.
 One reason why the big metropoli- tan newspapers pay so well is because they have got the cost of production down to a scientific basis. The Now York papers figure that each line of reading matter costs from 2 to 10 cents to produce. With this as a ba- sis 1t is easy to work out the actual producing cost of any reading notice.
 The wear and tear of type, insur- ance, salaries. rent. interest. etc. are included in the estimated cost of to 10 cents.
 Tn considering this subject some time ago The Watertown (N. Y.) Standard printed an editorial which has been widely quoted. In part the editorial read:
 Most newspapers expect to treat re- itgious and phiianthropic enterprises liberally. Yet in spite of this such institutions expect the newspapers to give them space rent free, while they carry their job printing to some other office. The place for them to look for support Is the place they patronize."