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The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1909-12-09
ROAD AsoLlsHEs WHITE LIGHTS
New York Central First to Make
Change for Safer Signal.

NHAHAe Tor carer StunaiB
Pittsburg. Dec. 9.--The lure of the
white light by the wayside of railroads
win no longer be responsible for rail-
road wrecks. The white light as a. sig
nal for a clear track is to go. On
Wednesday of next week the yellow
light will be substituted for the white
light on the Pittsburg and Lake Erie
road of the New York Central system.
The entire Central system is preparing
to adopt the plan all over the system
at as early date as the changes can
be made.
Engineers of fast trains have often
been confused by white lights in dwell
lings and other places along the road,
and have passed cclored lights which
were set. Accidents resulted when the
set lights wer, passed. Roads through
out the country have agreed to the
charge.
Milwaukee Extends Service.
Aberdeen, s. D., Dec. 9.--The Mil
waukee railroad has extended it's din
ing car system on the Puget Sound
line from Aberdeen to Butte, Mont A
new crew has been added to the din
ing car force having headquarters at
Aberdeen, to care for the new service
1t requires four days for a crew to
make the round trip between Aberdeen
and Butte.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1909-12-09
Cold At ST. Paul.

St. Paul. Mimi, Dec. e.--This city
was visited BY the coolest weather or
this year last night and early this
morning, street Thermometers register
ing from 10 to IA degrees below zero.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1909-12-09
What's Said

J. HI. Morrow, w. M: Shiloh lodge,
A. f. & A. M, will hold its stated
meeting tomorrow evening, 1880
o'clock.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1909-12-09
RIcHARDsoN-MILLER
Fargo Young Lady United In Marriage
e Spokane Man.

TO spokane Man.
The marriage of Miss Nell u. Rich
ardson to A. w. Miller OF Spokane,
Wash occurred this afternoon at $3.50
o'clock at the home of the brides
mother, Mrs Electa Richardson. The
bride is one of the prominent young
society ladies of the city, a sister of
Atty. s. w. Richardson. The groom
ie identified with a Spokane water
power company. The couple viii make
their home in the western city.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1909-12-09

The game between the Juniors and
Tigers was closely contested, especially
in the first half, when it looked as
though the Tigers would win. The
iina1,v, vSyes.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1909-12-09
1. o. o. =. Meetinu.

Canton Royal No. viii have meet
please be on hand for enrolment, etc.
j. M. Johnson, captain.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1909-12-09
BIRDS WIN THE SERIES
Fast Team Wins With Perfect Percent.
age in Y. M. c. A. Leaeue-com-
neroiaI League to Start.

The final games in the Y. M G. A.
basketball league were held last night
and resulted in the defeat of the Moor
heads by the Birds 80 to 10, and the
Juniors threshing the Tigers % to IL
This resulted in the Birds winning the
series. the teams standing with the fol-
lowing percentage at the close of the
series: Birds. 1000, Juniors $780, Moor
heads 400, Tigers 900.
Both games last night were very in
teresting. The game between the Birds
and Moorheads was fast. The lineup
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-01-05

soiE-and cQnsequen sitting UP in reser-
voirs. rendering them less effective in.
equaIfZing the flow of rivers and less
effective in regulating day and night
power.
Conservation of forests and con-
s~tructiOn of reservoirs, would be not
only OF advantage to manufacturers
power companies, but would IN a
great measure, limit the severe floods
THAT every year undo work worth
thousands of dollars to the farmers
and ruin lands of almost fabulous
value. 7
Storage capacity has been spoken of
as valuable in edualizing flow and
effecting an advantageous division OF
fdaN ana night power The greater
part of electrical power purchased is
day power. A reservoir with a large
surface area, is Of great Importance in
the development of any Watef-pOWer
as it tends to eoualize the total power
during periods of drouth, when more
than the normal flow of the river is
used for day power. Only "a small
part OF the tota! contents of the reser-
VOir can be used without decreasing
the efficiency of the machinery. and,
consequently, the amount of power.
The construction OF reservoirs. the
whole contents of which could be
ufdNn OIL during PERIODS OF ufOutf1
would greatly increase the primary
day power of every plant situated
below the reservoir.
Without effective conservation of
forests, and construction of reservoirs,
all rivers suffer periods of abnormally
low water. AS primary power de-
ponds on these periods of low water,
the power company must sell not emily
primary power, but also ten, eight and
six months w the prices of which
decrease in proportion to their value
to the manufacturer. These periods
of low water are generally of short
duration Every power can
operate an auxiliary steam plant to
advantage. The size of the roost
economical steam plant depends on
the duration OF the low water period,
the peak load to be carried, the
storage capacity, the first cost and in
VeStment and operating costs of the
steam plant. and the value of the
power company of the added primary
power.
The greatest good of electric power
to the manufacturer, is determined by
intelligent purchase of power and ma
chInery and it, effective use.
With power companies, selling prim-
airy, ten, eight n six months power.
there is for every manufacturing miami
CONTINUED on Page Five.)
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-01-05

on the lewlands. and of wheat, have
not been sufficient for much margin
of profit; but the good conditions re-
sultin2 from the sales Of crops for
the past three years, Will enable the
farmers generally, without much en-
b~arrassment. 10 go into the contest
for the crOD Of 1909,
with corn in the crib. money in the
pocket,
a baby in the cradle and Il pretty
wife 10 rock IT,"
and with meat in the smoke-house, !
the North Carolina farmer can leave
behind him the most of the incon-
Venience and servility he has known
in the not remote past.
Our aim. the aim of the Department
of Agriculture. will be to leave no
unturned to develop the great
interests of NORTH Caro-
lima, just as rapidly, just as Variedly
and jest as extensively IS possible.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-01-05
MUCH GREATHER THAN
THE PRESENT DEMAND

No One Natural Advantage VIII BE
of Greater Value to North aaroiii't
vhan Her Watcr-PoWers, il 1his
Vast Natural Resource is DcNeloped
tn the Utmost. The Succcssihi De
ycIopmcnt to the Limit OF Her wa
,o, powers Vii Put Her in the
Front Rank of the Great industrial
states of the Nation.-PoWer TOM
panies Are Now Offering RatcS 10"
Enouo to Induce Manufacturers 10
Cbanoe From steam to Electric
Drive.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-01-05
KINGS BAIL INCREASED.
$4,000 Must BE Furnished-An IN
crease OF $4,000 in Tho Bail Re
Guircd OF The Boston EinanCicr.
(Ry the Associated Prcss.)

Boston, Mass, Dec. 31.-Baii Of
$4,000 be furnished by Saturday
noon by CardiniO f. King, who was
convicted December Goth of larceny
in q counts of $4,000 from custom
ers who desired King to buy stocks,
the amount being fixed by Judge
Schofeld in the Superior Court today.
This is an increase of $4,000 in the
bail which King furnished last June,
When he was arrested, and was order
ed as the result Of Investigations made
at the suggestion of the assistant dis
trlct attorney, who claimed that the
sureties were not worth the fun
amount. Judge Schofield today order
ed tina those furnishing new bail
should be held Jointly and severaIly
the full amount. The increased
bail is to be offered pending action on
an appeal by King.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-01-05
'fAE WATER POWERS
Of NORTH CAROLINA
HYDRO Electric Development OF the utmost Jun.
~portance to the States Future ,n~l31ria'
E2z4-
Progress

additional horsepower, can De oe-
Neloped for isolated industries.
The conservation Of the forests on
the Watersheds of our rivers, is OF
first importance in the preservation o.
water-powers. Decreasing OF
watersheds causes extreme rreGu-
Iarity in the now Of rivers and sitting
up Of storage reservoirs. Irregular
tv OF low G. e.-food and drouth)
the amount Of primary power
the principal revenue Of a power com
pany. and Increases the amount OF
power lost entirely in periods OF
maximum flow. Rapidity Of run OH
on denuded hills means transfer OF
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-01-05

Carolina
There is 10 successful farming in
North Carolina on purchased corn.
Whatever the pencil and figures may
show. actual experience proves the
contrary. This fact is being realized
by our With a fun supply
of corn for the needs of the farmer,
he will be independent and able 70
hold or sell his (not the merchaht's)
cotton. as he may deem best and
without Inconvenience to either party.
The unuSua mOun of rain affect
ed almost the whole State. cQnSe-
quentiy the Yields of cotton and cora
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-01-05

''s'lnlony That Erb Had Treated His
wife O~ffensiveIy and Cruelty.
the Associated Press.

Media, Pa, Dec. 31.-That Mrs.
EFb had taken onense at her hus-
''hd Tor calling her vile Names"
u'o thrown thing at him during Il
iu%frel or the night Of the tragedy.
+tl4 lhen summoned her sister to pro-
SEcl her, was brought out by wit
uses IN the Erb trial today. who re-
t".ed what the widow is alleged to
nave tod them.
house Erb anne from his room.
rt>,oi IN hand. and was about to
roh al his Wife when the sister dis
,rueu and shct him, the jury was in
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-01-05

-NoN 49,
nuaUy-One OF the PredOminatinS
and Distinctive Pursuits OF inc
state The Culture and Manufacture
Of Tobacco.
one of the predominating and DIS
tinctivc pursuits Of North Caroifd -
the production and manufacture OF
tobacco. 1t produces annually more
tobacco than any State in the Cnlon'
with the single exception Of Missouri.
Durine the fiscal year ending August
LIST. 1908, forty-two towns reported to
the state Department Of Agriculture
the following total mount of sales IN
nounds: First hand, 101,663,44o;
dealers. 3,5S1,656; resold for ware
house, 6,336,317; other warehouses,
114,337; total, 117,695,75O. WINSTON
Salem sold the largest amount, VII
son being second and GreenVllie
third. These figures do not cover
the total sales for the period stated,
as many warehouses and ever tobacco
markets failed to report.
In 19O2-19O3 its production amount
ed to no less than 10000 600 pounds,
and the average annual production il
above 100, DOE, 600 pounds. At ten
cents per pound this means to the
farmers of North Carolina an annua4
income of $40, 900, 900 in cash. After
The manufacture the value has risen
to more than $50, 100000.
This State produces obacco in its
every form. the versatility of the sol.
permitting and prospecting its growth
in the LAT varieties.
North Carolina is not only the nat
weed, but is its seat of manufacture.
OF the annual production the tohac-
co factories of North Carolina handl,
and give to h world the finished pro
duct of over so, 900. 900 pounds.
In 1907, a season following low
prices, the production fell away to
81, 1000, 600 pounds and the manufac-
turtles were compelled to import the
weed to maintain their capacity. In
1908 the crop was o the average,
but the prices were satisfactory to the
farmers.
The development Of the tobacco in
dustries has been little short of mar
velous. In the last decade counties
that, prior to that time. did not grow
a pound of tobacco, have produced
0 1000, 900 pounds annually.
There are valuable tobacco lands in
the State as yet undeveloped, await
ing the Transforming touch of indus
try. NO tobaccogrowing State cam hold
ont better Inducements to the planteT
of the weed. 80
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-01-05
FARMS,
LARGER PROFITS
States Agricultural Fu-
ture Full of Promise
INTEREST. IS GROWING

The Largest Hay. Apple. Strawberry
and Truck Crops Ever Harvested III
h. State.-Much of the states
Richest Agricultural Lands is Just
Beginning to he Opened up.-An III
crcasin@ interest in the Various
Farm IndUStries.--An Awakening
Among the PIaSterS il all sections
of the State.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-01-05
IMPORTANT
STEP OF A DECADE
l. North Cardinals Edu-
cationaI Development
1afI 1855 HIGH SCHOOLS

Til, Fiftst Step in the Direction OF
Completing the Pubic Scfiooi oSs-
tom bly, Supplying the Missing Ill
i'm II. Remarkable Increase in En-
roiimdnt and Average Daily Attend
nen large Funds Raised by Vol
uutary Assumption of an additional
BURDEN of Taxation. Important
Court Decisions.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-01-05
Over Forty Millions In
vested in Cotton Mills
WONDERFUL ADVANCE
Low Prices az the Staple Are De-
pressing III, Situation But the Out
Ook is Bri, hter-TOtaI Number of
Cotton, NOlen, Silk and knitting
Mills is s51. Employing 54,162
Hands.

Bullded JPN its giant monopoly,
The textile INDUSTRY of North Carolina
mas developedto a degree as to startlel
There are 351
cotton, woolenI silk and knitting mills
n North Carotna. having a combined
apital of $54D92, 800. There are s.
l95 ,079 spindfs, 54,S12 looms, and
5,232 knittingl machines. These fac
tories use 13L,711 horsepower, en-
ploying 54.162Ihands, of whom 2S,U12
are male aduts and 20,624 female
adults. The tPtal number OF persons
dependent upbn these mills, includ-
ing the familfs of the employees, is
LAC, 500. In 1870 there was invested
in the cotton manufacturing industry
in this State S1,030,9O0. In 1880 it
was S2,655, SOB, and the reports of
I9Ob the aggregate capital
stock to be Sl1,27S,160.
The white ields surrounding the
mills, the boIntiful water supplies
a~ttording cheap driving power, the
plentffulness If labor and the cheap
ness of living make cotton manufac-
turing a field of profitable invest
nent With Cuck returns in earnings
from the original none put into the
mllL There II ready markets for
the placing of the output at
dtiVe prices, al that is required being
commercial integrity and the best
9uaIlty of goods.
North Carolina mills consume more
eotlon than is produced in the State,
ltlS TACT aloTe giving some idea of
me wonderful advance that has been
il"oe IN the industry in recent years.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-01-05
Masonic

Especial to News and Observer
Wilson, n. c., Dec. 31.-Mt. Lcban
Lodge, No. III. A. f. and A. NJ. at
Masonic Temple tonight VIII hold
Their annual banquet. Program:
From I to s o'clock-Reception.
from s to $50 o'clock-Music by
female Ouartette.
At $50 o'clock-Address by Col.
ChOate, of New York.
At 8 o'ClOck-Bancuet.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-01-05
TOBACCO, 4 MAGIC
MONEY PRODUCER
1O7.663.440 Lbs. Pro-
duced Last Year
A MARVELLOUS GROWTH

Counties Which Ten Years Ago Diu
\ot a Pound OF the Neeu
Now Grow 10000, 900 Pounds An
.u,-onn of The PredOminatinS
and Distinctive Pursuits OF thc
state HE Culture and Manufacture
Of Tobacco.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-01-05
ONLY TIE SURFACE
HAS BLEN SCRATCHED

The New lcar CO...
Oh '.#' II II During
190s.-Totai itr-,u.
tutiUnS S92.55nr n,.
hardly n Town
in tic state Nuh
"'" Inhabitants
That is Not Provide, 49,.
North Carolina G4tuL-.
itabiy Through IH.
Trouble Finding Them
and Healthy CNm.t-.n.
Bank Failure in (II...
Carcfu! Supervision l,..
the Financial Instilr...
by HERBERT W.,
PRESIDENT OF tic Nsss
Bankers AsSo, .t... .'i't'
The New Year opens tr.
in North Carolina: Of ta...
National and sos are St
the Savings Banks ana p. H-
panjes. '#
ON January /. 1905. Il.
National and 299 State i. SAKE.
ing q gain in the number g.. .
the past year of II.
1t is interesting to note ....
ty years ago there were CO..
three banks in the state. N#..
resources of IA million doll
years ago there were % ha
aggregate of $26 s#.
The present Gotal Of r
institutions amount to $92,55t .M
Since the banking buSines.
hand in hand with the industTi# ~
greSS Of the communities in n. II
they are coated. and are q D.rr \
barometer of the ~dcVeloDmcuI Esq.,.
rounding them, these figures gin
dencc of Il remarkable growth
has been going on in our State. y
We confidently believe. how
that the next ten wears will vii
an expansion Of business enterpris
his State beyond our present he
and expectations.
Only the surface of our rcsouI
has been scratched as was rccen
and truly said by the Presidcnt-ele
During the past few years there n
been a large increase in the numb.
Of small banks so that there is hare
III q town in the State OF 500 inhabI
tants which is not provided with :
bank. These small institutions at.
doing q good work in educating Ia,
people, especially the farmers. to kccI
their surplus money in n bank where
il viii be much safer ana thus contri
butc to the upbuilding of the commu
mites in which they live.
! ~ 'dSt year mas peeh q remark
able n IN many respects. The PAM,
WIlcn swept over our Whole Il
aHtGtilG very business interest espe.
10y = pallha' no" I!cS petlnu tiI"i,
! = teiitouS lIni'S th'"ush
-" : nav P"''oo VIII 'e '"t
l -,
! = 49, paiih7 - tI'9 7tat' passe'
50 IfFaltdpiA throueu tIitS SERIOUS
trouble is highly gratifying. Scyera
important things contributed to this
result. in the first place, when the
trouble came, 1t round them in a
sound and healthy condition The op-
tIfniStic tone of the IrCSS of the state
had much to do with the preservation
Of confidence. aud the ~dcpUsitors them
selves remained loyal 10 their banks
and there were no runs of consc-
quence on any bank in the state.
AS has been noted there ar, now
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-31
DETECTIVE CONCRETE
HALTS FLOOR WORK
Harb0r Commission Rejects Bids
for Pavement on Pier 9
Pending Investigation
Uncertain Condition of Northern
Wharves Delays Building
of Railroad Tracks

The harbor commissioners at yester-
days regular meeting rejected all bids
for laying an asphalt flooring on pier
8. The reason was the questionable
condition Of the supposed concrete
cylinders. SThe pavement will have to
be torn up to put in new supports>every
time a cylinder collapses
The board directed the engineer to
strip all cylinders of the Holmes pat
ent and report to the board as to the
condition of the concrete support.
Until the stability of the wharves
north of the ferry has been proved be-
yond question no further steps will be
taken toward building railroad tracks
connected with the belt railroad
w. H. Davis. attorney of the board,
submitted whole sheaf of opinions
He declared that the board had the
right to regulate the location of hy-
drants on the water front by the Spring
Valley company and to make a rental
charge for the same.
He suggested that launchmen who
deal in bad faith with their patrons at
times such as the visit of a big fleet
can be dealt with either by the city or
by the board, which has the right to
revoke their assignments of space on
the water front. The board directed
that copy of Davis opinion be sub
mitted to Commander w. s Miller of
the navy, on whose complaint the dues-
tion of the boards jurisdiction over
boatmen was committed to Davis.
The Crowley launch company, in a
communication. asked the board to in
vestigate the charges brought against
that concern by Miller.
The contract for repairing the shingle
roofs along the water front was award
ed to Ralph Kalloch company on their
agreement to furnish and lay new shin
giles at the rate of $4.S7 a square; to re-
fasten old shingles at the rate OF $33 a
thousand and to furnish and fasten each
1000 feet of roof boards for $3.50
j. W. Mcdonald Jr. was awarded the
contract for repairing the asphalt pave
ment on pier 10 at 121z cents a square
foot and the contract for whitewashing
the interior of the shed on the same
pier was awarded to p. J. Brickley, who
will give it two coats for $40.
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-31
SHIPPING NEWS OF COAST
Items of Interest to Mariners
of the Pacific
TSoeeiol DisnoIch 10 The Call

ASTORIA, Dec. 30.-French bark Sully ar
rived today from Limerick, under charter 10
load grain for Europe.
OIL tanker Asuncion, with a cargo Of fuel oil
from San Francisco. arrived OF the mouth II
the river this evening and viii cross in Fri
day noon.
OH tank steamer Maverick left today for
San FraRciseo after having discharged its
cargo Of Oil.
Steamer Breakwater left today Or Coos bay
with freight and passengers.
French bark fHermite, grain laden for the
United Kingdom, which has sen delayed for
three days on account of its rev refusing to
turn 10. is now ready to go 20 sea as soon as
the weather conditions al permit. The
complement and the baaance Of the crew
would not work until full complement was
secured. Two additiens. We're taken on
board last night and this ended the trouble.
TACOMA Dec 9O.-Sailed: Schooner Ethel
Zane for san Pedro; barkentine Amazon for
Sydney. Australia.
SEATTLE, Dec. 30.-Arrived: Steamer Una
tills. from Vancouver; steamer Queen, from San
Francisco.
sailed: Steamer wellesley. for Everett;
steamer Yosemite. for San Francisco: steamer
Hyades. for Honolulu; steamer Maekinaw, for
Astoria.
LOS ANGELES, Dec 3o-Arrived: Steamer
Hanaei. from San Francisco; steamer President
from Seattle; steam schooner Wilapa, from
Willapa harbor; steam schooner Jim Butler
from Grays Harbor; steam schooner Shasta. from
Bellnghsm; steam schooner Thomas L. Wand,
from Willapa harbor.
Sailed: British steamer Chatham. for San
Francisco: steam schooner Chehais. from Gravs
HarbOr: steam schooner Daisy Mitchell, for Ray
mond, via San Francisco.