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The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1909-02-18

Farmers Union and Business Men
Convention, occurs this statement:
1t is conceded that the mills Of
the world require at present not less
than l2,500,O0O bales Of cotton from
the Southern States.
If we should estimate the selling
price Of lint cotton at only ten cents
pound, crop Of 100000 would sell
at $660,0OO,000. A change Of one cent
a pound would, therefore, mean a gain
or loss of $66,0O0,0O0 to the cotton
raising States.
If we estimate the cost Of produc-
ton at eight cents per pound, drop
of one cent from ten cents would be
one-half the profit of the entire crop.
An increase Of two cents would dou-
BILE the net profit. Carrying these fig
ures a little further we have less than
500, 100000 net profit at the present
selling price Of cotton, and 1924, 000,-
600 net profit if cotton had sold at
twelve cents.
IL Cents Fair Price.
!" It is unnecessary to present argu-
ment to sustain the claim that, COM
pared to the price of other commodi-
ties, cotton would be only fairly mar
keted if it brought twelve cents a
pound.
"Can any man in cotton growing
State think Of these facts without be-
ing willing and anxious to contribute
all in his power to save his section
from SO great "a loss -
Suppose we figure a little on what
the real cost Of cotton is. Our best
Government experts, counting mans
wages at one dollar per day, culti-
waiting twenty acres in cotton, and
multiplying the product Of that twenty
acres by the average product Of the
United States, give the cost Of cotton
as 16 2-3 cents per pound.
Mr.. D. A. Tompkins at the great
Paris Congress Of Spinners said:
"And in order that it may yield
decent living to the farmer, compar-
able with the living Of manufacturing
people in the same States, the price
of cotton should be about fifteen
cents.
It is possible for a man to rent a
piece Of land and charge against that
land only the rent, work, fertilizers,
expense of gathering, etc., and raise
cotton for about eight cents per pound,
but the cotton Of the Southern States
is not raised in this way. For under
the proposition as above stated there
are no family or expenses of like ma
ture charged against producing this
particular cotton.
The Census Office reports show that
taking into consideration all the cot
ton farmers Of the cotton belt, large
and small, the production is only nine
bales per farmer.
The average one-horse farmer upon
a liberal allowance makes, say, SIX
bales of cotton. If he raises supplies
enough at home to run his farm we
say, and rightly so, that he is good
farmer. Counting these supplies as
Il
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Los Angeles herald., 1909-07-27
LACK OF PARK WATER
IS DEATH TO FISHES
SUPERINTENDENT Is FORCED
TO USE COPPERAS
Carp and Goldfish at Eastlake Are
Dying So Rapidly That Sur
face of the Lake Is
Covered

All lakes in city parks, with one or
two smaller exceptions, may be filled
up because they cannot be kept filled
with pure water. The city water sys-
tenn is unable to supply enough in the
summer and the lakes become foul in
spite of the efforts of the park super
intendent and employees.
Lack of rain in the summer season
makes it difficult to keep the lake wa
tiers pure, and the demands on the
municipal water supply are so great
that superintendent Mulholland has
not felt it possible to comply with the
requests of the park commission for a
water supply for the park lakes. Every
summer the condition of the lakes
brings complaints from visitors to the
parks. The best that Park Superinten-
dent Morley can do is to use copperas
to check the growth of algae, and this
apparently kills the fish.
Fish are now dying in the lake at
Eastlake park just as they died at
Westlake park two years ago. The
carp were the first to be affected Satur-
day, and mortality among the goldfish
followed so fast that the surface of the
lake was covered with dead fish Sum
day and yesterday. Even the catfish
in the lake are unable to live.
Unless the aqueduct brings enough
water to allow constant freshening of
the park lakes it is the belief of park
officials that it will be necessary to fill
up the lakes in Eastlake, Westlake
Hollenbeck and Echo parks. Some OF
the employees believe this will be done
before the Owens river water is avail
able, as the condition of the lakes at
time affects the pleasure of park Wis
itors in the summertime.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-07-27
Nearly a Hall Million of Children OF School
Age Live in California; japanese Increasing

I The decrease is general over the state
according to returns from county OF
ficials.
There are 1888 Monaghan children Of
| school age in California, This includes
both Japanese and Chinese children
and represents an increase of $40 IN
the last twelve months, the rate ne
ing 80 per cent. There is great dis
parity between the number OF Mon
goian boys and the number of Mon
goian girls, the increase in the num-
Der of boys being three times the IN
crease i'm the number of girls.
There are actually more Indian than
negro children in California. The num-
Der of Indian children is 344S, an IN
crease over 1908 of 1863. The number
of negro children is 1881, loss of y
There is one less negro boy In Call-
fornia this year than last.
Children are attending school better
than ever before. OF the total NUMBER
of census children, the number attend
ing public school was 49,, 935. an in
crease of 10,411; the number attending
private schools was 1885,. a decrease
of 9S1 while the number that were
not i'm school at all was S3,l29, an in
crease of 1908. But this is a mislead-
ing calculation unless ii be remem-
bered that the census includes children
of years of age who are not enrolled
in school.
Consideration of the total number at
tending school, the number attending
private schools and the number that
are not i'm school shows that the pub
lie school system is thoroughly appre-
ciated by the people, and that parents
are sending their children more and
more to public schools.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-07-27
SAYS SANITARY CONDITIONS
ON AQUEDUCT HEALTHFUL
Annual Report of Medical Department
Shows Six Thousand Gases
Treated

The annual report of the medical de-
partment of the aqueduct bureau,
transmitted yesterday to the city coun-
ell, shows that $3.50 cases were treated
in the last fiscal year, of which 20S0
were surgical and 47S2 were medical
cases. There were but seventeen cases
of infectious disease. the direct impor-
tation of all of which were directly
traced. No epidemic occurred last
year.
THE sanitary condition of the
camps is in the main good" says the
report. All the camps are now in good
condition and can be kept so with a
reasonable amount of care"
BY the plan of organization in opera
ton every man employed on the aque-
duct may be seen by a representative
of the medical department evry day in
the year, If necessary. The report is
signed by the chief surgeons, Drs. Rea
Smith, E. c. Moore and Raymond G.,
Taylor.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-07-27
DOG TANGLE IS
UP TO COUNCIL
CITY ATTORNEY TELLS HOW
TO NAME COMMISSION
THREE CHANCES ARE GIVEN TO
LOCAL LAWMAKERS
Council, Mayor, or Mayor and Council
Must Nominate Men to Have
Charge of Canine
Pets

1t is now up to the members of the
city council to decide whether the dogs
of the city shall be looked after by the
present Humane Animal league or by a
commission OF three appointed either
by the mayor or the council.
City Attorney Leslie Hewitt presented
a communication to the city council
yesterday outlining three ways in any
one of which the commission may be
appointed. No action was taken yes
terday on the report, which was as
follows:
AT your meeting of July 20, 1909, you
instructed me to prepare and present
a draft of an ordinance providing for a
commission of three to be appointed by
the council and mayor, which commits
sion should have charge of the ENFORCE
ment of the ordinances of the city re-
lating to the impounding of stray AMI
mails and relating to the licensing OF
dogs and the impOunding of unlicensed
dogs. The council is the legislative
body of the city and the mayor is the
chief executive officer. 1t is contrary
TO the spirit of the charter to provide
for the appointment of any officer or
commission by the council and mayor
acting Jointly, but all officers and com
missions should be appointed in one OF
three ways: First, by the council; sec
ond, by the mayor subject to connfnd-
ton by the council, and third, by the
mayor alone without any action on the
part of the council.
with this in view, I have prepared
and herewith transmit three drafts of
ordinances covering the subject under
discussion. Each draft provides for the
appointment of humane animal com
mission and prescribes its powers and
duties, and such powers and duties
being the same in all of the drafts
Each ordinance provides for the ap-
pointment of the commission in diff
ferent way, in accordance with the
plans above mentioned. The drafts OF
ordinance are presented in this way
in order that your honorable body may
adopt the plan that may be desired.
I'm this connection the attention OF
your honorable body is called to the
fact that if such a commission is
created it will be necessary to provide
the necessary employees thereof and &c
fix their compensations. l recommend
that 1 be instructed upon this point, in
order that the necessary ordinance may
be drafted.
IF the commission plan is adopted
by your honorable body, it will be
necessary to amend ordinance No
1854 new series), which provides for
the appointment of a pound keeper
and prescribes his powers and duties
such amendment to provide that all
fees, charges and costs collected by
| the pound keeper shall be paid INTO the
city treasury instead of permitting the
sam eto be retained by the pound keep
er as provided by the present ordi-
nance. I recommend that I be given
instructions upon this point, and also
instructed to present such other
amendments to the said ordinance as
may be necessary to carry out the
commission plan
Los Angeles herald., 1909-07-27
JOHNSON WINS;
CHIEF A LOSER
CITY TAX COLLECTOR KEEPS
HIS COLLECTORS
CHARGES AGAINST THE LICENSE
SYSTEM WHITEWAsHEo
Hearing is Delayed for an Hour While
Police Are Sent Out to Round
Up Lyon, Wren and
Clamptt

After considering the status of the
tax collector and his deputies all day.
the city council adopted a motion that
Tax Collector johnson shall retain
four of his collectors in that work. and
two others as clerks.
A motion to place the collectors IN
der Chief Of Police Dishman was de-
feated because it received a tie vote
Councilmen Dromgold, Wren, Wallace
and Pease voted for the change and
Blanchard, Healey Clampltt and foL-
kin were recorded against H. Coullcli-
man Lyon was absent.
The meeting was specially called 10
consider Mayor Alexander's charges
against the tax collector and the pres
ent system, but Niles Pease, president
of the council; D. NJ. Carroll, the MIN
ute clerk, and City Attorney Hewitt
were the only necessary officials pres
ont in the council chamber at the hour
at which the session was called An
hour later five members or the couIcH
had been rounded up, and papers were
placed in a policeman hands Ior lll5
round-up of Councilmen Lyon, wren
ana dammit. The latter showed up,
and Wren was present at the AFTERNOON
session. but Lyon could not be located.
Considerable testimony was intro
duced for and against the present
license system. Chief Dishmans as
surance that he would take the present
force of collectors and make them a
bureau of the police department Win
out creating new jobs, was commended
by Councilman Dromgold.
Tax Collector Johnson and Two
IDENTITIES introduced reports and testi-
licenses which it was claimed had peeii
neglected or not turned in were prop
erly accounted for except one or Two
with a financial total of 81 cents.
Deputy Collector J. NJ. simmons de-
! dared "In spite of this going over
| fine city with a fine tooth comb for
| license lodging the increase in licenses
! collected has only been what the
growth of the city would bring ABOUT
City Auditor Mushet was a witness
and he urged that a different system
| somewhat on the lines suggested by the
mayor, be adopted. Mayor Alexander
was a close observer at the council
meeting. but the result was far from
| satisfactory to him. "A whiteWash,
| he said, as he left the council
chamber. .,
ON the final vote Wallace, Wren and
| Pease voted no, and Dromgold changed
his vote to the affirmative, saying that'
since the license collection could not
be placed under the police department
he regarded the present method as the
next best scheme
The hearing was conducted on a free
and easy basis, several councilmen
Joining I'm with City Attorney Hewitt
10 examine witnesses, while deputies
and others with conflicting opinions
argued out their differences as a
| chorus.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-07-27
GLIDDEN TOURISTS REACH
DENVER AND ASCEND PEAK
Motorists Enjoy snowbaIIing on Noun
tain Top and Dine with Club.
Retu n Tomorrow

DENVER, July 26.-Snowballs in
July. That was the principal form of
entertainment furnished the Glidden
tourists today.
Nearly every member of the Glidden
tour party this morning took the Colo
RADIO and Southern train for George
town over the famous Georgetown
loop and thence over a little narrow
gauge railroad, the Argentine Central,
to the top of Mount Mcclellan, or
Grays peak, the highest point in the
world reached by a railroad.
Here the tourists were nearly 14500
feet above the sea level, in the midst
of snow from three to eight feet deep.
The eastern motorists enjoyed the nov
city to the utmost.
Tonight the tourists were guests at
a banquet given in their honor by the
Denver Motor club. Early tomorrow
morning the homeward journey will
begin, down the slope into Kansas, to
Kansas City, and thence northWard to
Detroit via Chicago.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-07-27
MANY SALARIES ARE
SLATED FOR RAISE
New Schedule for Men Employed in
Street Department Is SUBJ
mitted to the City
Council

Ordinances providing for the number
of persons in the bureau of stree
maintenance and inspection and the
bureau of street assessments, which
make numerous changes in the pres
ent rate of salaries, were presented t
tn council yesterday by the board o
public works. In the street depart
ment the following changes are pro
Vided for;
one chief field deputy. present salary,
S175; proposed salary, $3.50.
one bookkeeper present salary, $3.50;
proposed salary, 1850
one secretary to inspector Of public
works. present salary, Sl35; proposed sal
ary $50.
Two desk clerks. present salary, S95
each; proposed salary. 800 each.
One c. f, and storekeeper, present sal
airy 500; proposed salary $l00
Nine ward foremen, present salary, $50
each; proposed salary, 500 each.
One asphalt foreman. present salary,
$50: proposed salary 500.
one chief engineer sweeping and hush-
ing present salary, $40; proposed salary
SIPS.
Two sweeping inspectors present salary,
slO0 each: proposed salary, S1l0 each.
one engineer at ineinerator, present sal
ary $3.50; proposed salary, SIPS.
one superintendent garbage collections,
present salary, Sis; proposed salary, sl25.
Sixty drivers with teams, increased to
s75
Eight drivers with teams for chain gang,
increased to twelve drivers with teams
Eight asphalt workers, increased 10
twelev asphalt workers.
Seven drivers with teams flushing; in
creased to ten drivers with teams,
Sixty hand sweepers; increased to sew
enty-hve hand sweepers.
One hundred and ten sprinkling drivers;
increased to 125 sprinklng drivers.
Ten drivers of four-horse sprnkling
dagons reduced TO none.
An additional assistant bookkeeper is
included at a salary of SS5 per month.
The ordinance submitted for the bureau
Of street assessments provides for the fol-
lowing changes:
one assessment clerk for street i'm
proyements. present salary $3.50; proposed
saary, $3.50,
one record and assistant assessment
clerk, present salary, s95; proposed salary,
500
one stenographer and assistant assess
ment clerk for street improvements, pres
ent salary s95; proposed salary 800
one cancellation clerk, present salary
SIS; proposed salary, 500
one assessment clerk for the opening
and widening of streets, present salary
$50; proposed salary, $3.50,
Los Angeles herald., 1909-07-27
RUSSIAN LABOR MAY
SUPPLANT JAPANESE
Sugar Planters in Hawaii Are Plan.
ming New Experiment with
Subjects of the
Gear

HONOLULU, July 26. - Hawaiian
sugar planters are contemplating i'm
porting Russian immigrants to solve
the labor problem in the islands. A
Russian capitalist now visiting here
has offered to the planters his assist
ance to bring some of his countrymen
to the islands, many of whom, he
stated. would like to come as planta-
ton laborers.
At least one plantation has decided
to make the experiment. and applica-
ton already has been made to the ter
ritorial board of immigration for the
Importation of forty Russian families
If these are found to be desirable as
immigrants and satisfactory as plan
tation laborers it is understood that
many more will be sent for.
The Hawaiian planters have expert
mented with Japanese, Spanish. Por-
tuguese and Porto Rican laborers, all
of whom have proved unsatisfactory.
The Japanese are on strike for higher
wages and many of the Spaniards. Por-
tuguese and Porto Ricans became dis
contented and left the islands.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-07-27
Wants Permit Resclnded

mended to the board of public works
that a permit granted August 10, 1906,
to improve Avenue SiXty-five, from
Pollard street to the north city limits
by private contract be rescinded. No
ordinance to cover the improvement
was prepared, as a private contract to
cover the work to be done was not
filed with the city engineer.
In the meantime the street has been
graded approximately to grade under
excavation permits, and the city en-
gineer believes that there is no de-
mand for further work to be done at
present.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-07-27
State School Census Shows
That Oriental Families Are
Growing Much More Rap
idly Than Those of
White Men

NALIFORNIA has nearly a half mill
ion children of school age, ac-
~ cordng to the official state school
census just completed by Superintend-
ent Edward Hyatt. The exact num-
Der, according to the combined totals
from CALIFORNIA; ffty-eight counties,
is ass. 431. Compared with the returns
for 1900 the gain in the number of
school children between the ages of 5
and II is nearly 80 per cent. The in
crease during the nine years is 10S,21S.
Using the ratio, 4.3, which is a mean
between the ratio used by ultra conser-
vative statisticians and the higher
multiplier used by others, the popula-
ton OF California is estimated to be
lois, DOB. The lowest ratio used, name
ly 80. would give a population very
near the 100000 mark This means
that California has gained more than
500, coo in population in the last nine
years.
one of the remarka BILE points about
the 1909 census is that, compared with
the 1908 returns. the increase in the
number of families listed is greater
than the increase in the number of
Los Angeles herald., 1909-07-27
HIGHLAND PARK RESIDENTS
WATCH WORK ON PAVEMENT
Unless Gas Company Does Good Job
on Pasadena Avenue, Legal Pro-
ceedngs Will Be Instituted

Residents of Highland Park are
closely watching the new asphalt
pavement just laid on Pasadena ave-
nue.. Because of failure to compel the
laying of needed pipes before the
pavement was put down the work is to
be torn up again by the gas company.
The Highland Park Improvement as
ISOLATION and other citizens of that
section propose to watch the work Of
relaying the pavement, and if it is not
in all respects equal to the asphalt
work just completed they will institute
legal proceedings.
The board of public works will be
asked by Highland Park residents to
provide for olling all cross streets in
tersecting Pasadena avenue 100 feet
back from the asphalt paving to pre-
vent carrying mud on the paved street
in the winter.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-07-27
MoCov Granted More Time

granted f. G. Mccoy. proprietor of the
Resort cafe, 235 South Main street
three more days in which to prepare
his defense on the charge of conduct
ing a disorderly place. The case will
be heard at a special meeting of the
commission to take place Wednesday
evening, July Is, at 1880 o'clock. Nc
Coy stated that he was unable to pre-
sent his defense on account of mis-
understanding with his lawyer In re-
gard to a postponement of the appear
ance scheduled,
Los Angeles herald., 1909-07-27
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The scientists who claim that
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advanced theory which is based
on animal life as it exists in the
jungles. Take, for instance: An
elephant lives for several hun
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of two or three hundred years,
and other species OF animals en-
Joy several centuries of active life.
Now, if we are advocates of Oar
win, who claims that man evolved
from apes, the matter is settled
But if Our view is contrary, we
have but to review history. Peo-
pie formerly lived several of our
modern lifetimes.
The trouble is that now we
crowd an hour into every minute.
The war OF commerce creates
worry, exposure, stirs up disease
germs and thus shortens life.
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