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The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-10-17
DWELLINGS IN DEMAND.
Recent sales of Property by VIII
lett & ReiRecke Co.

WiIett & Reinecke Co. report the fol-
lowing sales Of real estate. recently made
through their Office all Of which We're
dwellings. and are TO be occupied either
by the purchasers or held as investments:
For ElIerson & Wemple, one Of their
new row Of two-story and cellar colonial
brick dwellings; seven rooms and bath,
and hct-water heat.
For Henry F. Mcfarland. to George
W. Greer recently OF Panama, property
at go L street northwest. II Is a three
story building. nine rooms and bath.
For Catherine f. and Z. J. Handy, 10
Henry VI. Lanford, 521 Seventh street
northeast, and the adjoining lot
For John H. Lewis and William p. Nc
Gee. one Of their new houses at 31 FIT
tenth street northeast
For John H. Lewis and William P. Nc
Gee, 20 Eva Bernd. p Fifteenth street
northeast.
For Wright & Hopkins. to S. s. Mullen,
1915 b street southeast
For Charles W. King, TO J. Leo Yates,
627 Irving street northwest This house
is Of the colonial type, containing eight
rooms and bath. and hot-water heat
For Grace /. and c. Francis jenkins. tc
] belETlcn f1dulLleLs ~ elltASco 4Avo AA~A
ward street northwest, two-story and eel
lar. and seven rooms and bath.
For Carl f. and Alice NJ Mayer, q
Walter L. Palmer. 3459 Holmead avenue
northwest. three-story and cellar, clever
rooms and bath. and hot-water heat.
For Mrs. Annie r. Smith. to George w
Greer. 33S Eighth street northeast, sever
rooms and bath; stable in rear
| For E K. Lundy & Co, 20 Josephine
Hayes, a V street northwest. two-story
and cellar. colonial type. seven rooms
and bath. and hot-water heated.
| Wnlett & Reinecl5e Co. report that thu
real estate market IS active. and tina
the supply OF medium-priced property
desirably located. is not equal to the de
mand. This condition, they think. Is al
| indication OF the return TO the active con
dition which not only prevails IN thi
] CITY. but throughout the entire country
They report many large deals on hand
The above sales aggregate about S'S'OOu
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-10-17
ASSESSOR RUDELY SHOCKED.
Discovers that Bexar County Has
Only FOrty-nine Taxable Dogs.

san Antonio, Tex. oct 16.-For he
second time within the space Of few
weeks County Tax Assessor Albert v.
HUH. has sustained a severe shock.
A few weeks ago he found that the
citizens Of Bexar County had owned up
10 being 100000 richer than he had
thought them and last Tuesday he dis
covered that they owned only fOrty-nine
dogs. About a month ago he was agree
ably surprised TO see the people OF Bexar
County plead guilty TO being the possess
sOrs Of SO. i27969 worth Of taxable prop
erty as against the seventy-three mil
lions and some odd dollars he had figured
out
Last Tuesday when II came to footing
up the value Of the dogs I'm the county
he saw that just forty-nine CANNES had
been recognized as having owners. Since
he owns two bow-wows himself he con-
cluded that the thousands he had seen
had a knack of being IN several places
at the same time
in view of the fact that almost every
man in Bexar County owns a friend OF
man or several. Tax Assessor HUH IS
now trying to determine the mental and
moral makeup of citizens who will own
UP as they did In the first instance and
then will refuse TO be the owners OF a
kayOude
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-10-17

The report Of the United States Geo
logical Survey on the clay-worzing in
dustries in 1905. shows that the total
value Of the brick and the products.
which include brick Of all kinds. sewer
pipe. architectural terra Gotta. freproof-
ing. hollow building tile or blocks, stove
lining, and all kinds Of tile, was SOS. 0S2-
207, q decrease Of a little over IS Der
cent from the value for 1866. Every
state and Territory contributed to the
1905 total
Ohio was the leader. reporting products
valued at $15.Sl5,7OS, or 1473 per
cent OF the whole. Pennsylvania, which
has heretofore been the leading pro-
Queer OF these wares, was second in
1905 reporting products valued at sls.-
566. 479. or l255 per cent OF the total.
Illinois was the third State in value OF
products. reporting Slo 752.l loo worth OF
brick and tile products. or SIS per cent
Of the whole.
other states Less Active.
No other State reported brick and tile
wares valued at as much as Sl0OoO,oo0.
New York being fourth with S7.270.sSl-
I
country was valued at SIS. 7S5. 46l. so that
the decrease in value was nearly q per
cent. The number OF common brick re-
ported was 7,Sl1.Ol6,O0O. compared with
! s. 7e5, 6sS.0o0 in 1907. a loss Of PODS per
cent.
/ The average price per thousand at the
kiln decreased from S. in 100, 20 1913 ia
/ 1903. Illinois is the largest producer OF
common brick. reporting l.ll9G4,000.
I These brick wers valued at AS2 per
/ thousand. New York. while second in
/ production, was first in value Of pro-
duct.
Paving Brick and Drain Tile.
/ The most striking features OF the re-
port are the decrease in every variety
Of product except two. vitrihed paving
brick and drain tile. Vitrihed paving
brick showed a gain Of lol.S77OOO in guam
tity and s.. OOS, 1913 in value an Increase
Of n.63 and 1893 per cent respectively.
! The average value for this variety Of
brick was 5000 per thousand IN 1903 and
/ Sl1.O2 in 1907.
/ Ohio Is the leading producer OF this
variety Of brick, reporting S27. 600 in
! 1905, valued at $3232.3S5. or $3.50 per
| thousand; this represents $3.50 per cent
Of the entire product and 3o53 per cent
Of the entire value.
The drain-tile industry fourished in
1905, Notwithstanding the depression in
other branches Of trade. The total value
Of this product was $S,661, SO. a gain OF
ISIS per cent over 1907 Iowa, Indiana.
! Ohio. and Illinois we're the leading pro-
/ ducing States. These four States with
| Michigan reported so per cent OF the
total product The use Of drain tile IS
spreading. thirty-nine States reporting
il in 1905.
All other important products showed
large decreases in value OF output except
sewer pipe. which showed the campara-
lively small decline Of $479iif, OF al
per cent. The value OF this product in
1908 was 81. 003.7S1.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-10-17

Italy, which has suffered extremely In
the past from the ruin which follows the
removal Of protective forests. Is now
among the leading nations working for
the conservation of forest resources. Ex-
tensive operations in reforestation have
been going on for forty years. and the
Italian secretary Of agriculture has just
published his report on the progress made
IN that time.
This report indicates that the Italian
government Is keenly aware OF the value
Of forests TO the country. and that It IS
determined to bring its deforested lands
into forested state as soon as possible
To attain this end. planting operations
have been conducted on government land
To such an extent that during the last
thirty years $4,000 acres have been
planted in twenty-five Of the provinces Of
Italy OF this area. $1,000 acres. or ap-
proximately Jos square miles. were
planted IN the year 1907 alone, causing
an outlay of nearly S2,0000OO and giving
employment to large number Of men.
Work Pushed vigorously.
Reforestation has been carried on so
vigorously that there now remains only
about 5000 acres Of government land in
need of planting. In addition to conduct
ing planting operations Oh a large
scale. the Italian government has. dur
ing the last forty years. distributed over
13O.OOO.OOO young trees and 237,6OO pounds
Of seed. an amount sufficient 10 restock
approximately 10000 acres OF land. 20
the people IN an effort 20 encourage plant
ing and sowing by private persons,
AS the forest area OF Italy amounts
TO only slightly more than 100000 acres,
this planting by the government and
private persons amounts 10 approximate
ly one-fortieth of the total forest area
Of Italy Further steps must be taken
by the government, however, before its
forest policy Will prove the success OF
some OF IT'S European neighbors.
Fires Cause Much Damage.
Forest fires still continue 70 be the
cause OF heavy damage. During the
year 1907. 1.294 fires were reported. with
an estimated loss OF Sl9l, 200 While this
amount is insignificant when compared
with the yearly loss from fires in the
United States. II is large relatively
speaking and would be viewed almost
as a calamity In the better managed
German forests. OF these ureS "a were
due 20 criminal design. 267 90 culpablt
negligence. l82 to accident. and the RES
20 unknown causes.
Fire. however. IS not the only enemy
OF the Italian woods The small land
owner often fells recklessly and some
times with good excuse because OF tn,
heavy taxation Of timberlands. Iarg
tracts which used to be covered by
thick growth Of chestnut have, even dur
Ing recent years. been stripped of ever!
tree.
Like all other countries were fOrestr,
Is successfully practiced. Italy must no
only resort 10 planting the cUt-Ove
areas. but must also perfect a system
Of fire protection and enact laws 10 re
lieve timberlands OF excessive taxation.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-10-17

The roads of Nova Scotia are exception
ally good for automobiling, and are praised
by the scores OF American autoists who
nave visited there. One drawback to
automobiling is the law prohibiting the
running Of machines in the various towns
and counties and municipalities on GER
tain days. For example, automobiles can
not run in Yarmouth County, outside the
city, on Saturday; Digby County has one
or more prohibited days; Annapolis
Kings, Queens, &c, have days in which
autoirg is forbidden by local regulations,
municipal and town ordinances. Tourists
thus get through one county and next
dav must stop ell day.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-10-17

G. H. Yroom. of Kentville. Nova Scotia,
chief fruit inspector, states that the apple
crop will be about 10000 barrels, de-
crease OF 10000 from the 1908 crop.
due to dry weather. Several years ago
the record crop of 900 barrels was pro
duced. The price. however, VIII be higher.
Last year $4,000 barrels OF apples were
shipped from Halifax, and the inspector
thinks that at least 100000 will be shipped
this year 20 Great Britain, which at s.
per barrel Will give quite revenue
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-10-17
American Trade Journal. for siberi,

Although I'm the past II has not been
the custom for the Vladivostok Chamber
OF Commerce to keep foreign trade jour
nails unless they have been translated
into Russian, the president, in a recent
conversation with Consul Lester May
naTd, stated that he was prepared TO file
American trade journals, provided they
are supplied 70 the chamber of COM
merce free OF cost. The consul adds
tina. this seems a good opportunity for
publishers OF such papers to place them
where they will come into the hands OF
merchants in a new field.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-10-17

The Chesapeake and Ohio is understood
TO have paid Ss.0oo.oO0 for the Chicago,
Cincinnati and Louisville Railroad. This
money win be raised through an issue OF
Chesapeake and Ohio preferred stock.
rights on which VIII be given to common
stockholders
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-10-17

The tunnel through the backbone" OF
the Andes on the Transandean Railway,
connecting Valparaiso and Buenos Ayres
is to be completed about June I, 1910
after which date it is expected regular
trains win be running. The tunnel is
II, 451 feet long.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-10-17
Germnnr Ruil{ clubhouse.

A new German club house. costing $780,
CO., has just been completed IN Buenos
Ayres. This building Is the finest Of any
OF the clubs OF foreign residents In Ar
gentina, and eloquently bespeaks the
power and wealth Of the rapidly growing
German community.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-10-17
MODEL MINING TOWN
GWinn Built to Order in
Northern Michigan.
SITE WAS A DENSE FOREST
Iron Company Creates Beautiful
Center for Its Employees in Three
Years, Time-Streets Graded, Sew
ers Laid, and improvements Made
by an Expert Engineer.

Detroit, Mich, oct. 16-In Upper Michi-
gan, in the iron mining county Of Mar
auette. is the town OF Gwinn-a model
town 1t is pitched in the fork Of the
Escanaba River and It's eastern branch,
and not three years ago this was dense
~ wooded valley.
The building Of Gwinn was the idea OF
the CIeveIand-CHns Iron Company, and
its design was by Warren H. Manning,
landscape architect Of Boston. Mr.. Man
ing Is an active member Of the American
Civic Association, a member of its eXecu-
tive board and formerly a vice-president
Of the association.
Gwinn has an area Of one square mile.
a modern sewer and water system, roads
and sidewalks, Is cleared and graded 10
| accommodate 5OOO persons and has houses
! for more than six hundred. Provision
was made for the extension Of the towns
| area.
Surveyed I'm Midwinter.
In its establishment Gwinn Is the pro-
duct of a modern miracle in industrial
progress. After Mr.. Manning had selected
the site for the town his assistants sur
veyed the land and staked out the site
IN deep SHOWS in the winter Of 1s06-07.
When Mr.. Manning first reported upon
the site of Gwinn he recommended that
public reservations be made TO include
| the surrounding steep wooded slopes.
/ This was done. To make the lands ac-
cessible Mr. Manning planned a three
mile trail. ultimately to be a road Of
easy grade It was recommended that
/ a civic center be established at the ter
minus Of teh principal street. There a
school. a courthouse, and several
| churches are situated
/ In addition 20 the beautiful natural sur
roundings, the streets are planted with
| trees. Much care was taken IN the origi-
nal clearing to preserve some OF the
naples. elms and pines. The main streets
have a total width OF so feet. with a
/ planting space between two rOadways.
| other streets are 60 and 40 feet wide.
Has Distinctive Appearance.
Not only in the town itself. but in the
additions TO It. the company has endeav-
ored to obtain model cottages for the
| miners and other residents. These home
sites include plantations Of shrubbery
and vines. so arranged 20 separate the
| front lawns from the rear play grounds
| and gardens. There are fifteen styles OF
cottages now in Gwinn. most Of them one
/ and a half stories high. with four to six
| rooms. They are built of stucco and
wood. Their artistic features and variety
give 10 Gwinn a distinct appearance COM
pared with the ordinary mining town.
/ II Is the opinion OF the officersAO of the
/ Cleveland-Clffs Company that It pays "a
improve the educational and social con
ditions OF town. IA all the towns
In which the cOmpa terested the
II policv has been pun ing sub
stantial and constal mt Z
country clubs, singh hools
and churches, as we ,1-1 ng II
the general imprOvel .a1 D. tifica
ton OF the cOmmunit A & k ex-
tended, the company sell 4, ia sable
TO employ a secretaI .e ro lutte!
- .-....
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-10-17
Trnde Conditt. b. Il - /.

Trade conditions II Hr radu
ally recovering. and that
there viii be a prop y in
the automobile impoi tl - Sc Of
thu YEAR
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-10-17
Hnrne.. Rncinr in TtaIv.

Harness racing IS becoming more gen
eral IN Italy. twenty-six meetings having
been held in 1903 in twenty-three cities.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-10-17
ITALY WORKS HARD
TO RENEW FORESTS
Report Sums Up the Efforts
of Forty Years.
HAS PLANTED $4,000 ACRES

Government Has Distributed $780,
100000 Young Trees and $4,000
Pounds of Seeds to Private Parties.
Chief Obstacles Are Reckless Cut
ting and Destructive Fires.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-10-17
BRICK OUTPUT Less
Clay Work Decreased 16 Per
Cent in 1908.
GEOLOGICAL SURVEY REPORTS

Every State and Territory Contrib
utes to the TOtal-PaVing Material
and Drain Tile show fncrease-IIIi-
nOis Leads as Producer of Common
Variety-Sewer Pipe in Demand.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-10-17
TALKS ABOUT CANAL
Col. GOethaIs Says 1t. May Be
Commercial Highway.
ADVOCATES MODERATE TOLLS

By Such Policy He Predicts 1t VIII
Garry Trade OF Japan and China 10
Europe-POints Ont why the Lock
Type of Construction Is Best.
Work Progresses Rapidly.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-10-29
BULLETIN UPON BUSINESS
SIDE OF FARMING

"The Business Side of Farming" is
the title of recent publication from
the Oregon Agricultural College press.
The bulletin is Part I of the general
subject and is devoted to Farm Rec
ords. It is written in a clear, sim
pie style, and will be easily compre-
hended by any farmer. It is hand
somely illustrated by twenty full-page
engravings. Future bulletins on
Rural Law and Rural Economy are
promised. Like all the college and
station bulletins, 1t is published for
free distribution.
It is gratifying to note that the
state college is taking the lead in this
important subject. No phase of ag-
ricultural education is more import
ant nor more generally negIected The
short coming of the American farm
er in this respect has been revealed
repeatedly. President Roosevelt and
the rural commission have remarked,
on more than one occasion, that this
is one of the defects in rural educa-
tion. The lack Of correct business
methods has not only ruined count
les farmers, but 1t often drives the
boys off the farm. The present CEN
sus is emphasizing statistics on farm
finance more than usually, but it is
feared that little reliable informa-
ton will be given.
Professor Bexell, the author of the
bulletin, says in his introduction: at
is truism to say that the financial
side of farming is of the utmost i'm
portance. But the fact remains that
this side of the worlds greatest in
dustry is almost entirely neglected by
both the farmer and the schools.
Professor Bailey says on this sub
ject. "In visiting practically every
farm in one of the counties of New
York, we did not find one man who
knew how much II cost him to pro-
duce milk or to raise any Of his
eros"
The edition will not cover the en-
tire station mailing list, but the bull
letin is mailed to any one on request.
Questions on the business side of
will be cheerfully answered.
Address, Professor ]. A. Bexell, Ore
gon Agricultural College, Corvallis,
Oregon.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-10-29

cial field agent for the states Of Ida
no, oregon and Washington, arrived
in Portland last night from Wese
Idaho, to begin the gathering of data
on acreage of the leading crops OF
the state, which information is now
being sought by the government.
"We have very little reliable infOr-
nation on this point" said. Mr.. Hit
this morning, land for that reason I
have Instructions to get to work and
gather IL as correctly as possible in
the three states under my jurlsdic-
tion. It will be a hard task because
there is so much ground to cover, but
with the aid Of the public, believe
that an accurate report can be work
ed out.
"The cultivated acreage is rapidly
increasing and it will be interesting
to note how much. The crops that
will endeavor to gather statistics on
are winter and spring wheat, oats
barley, rye, potatoes and hay But
also wish to secure data on orchards" Z"
Mr.. Hit leaves for the state Of
work there and get in touch with peo-
Washington tomorrow to plan his
work there and get in touch with
people in possession of the desired
information.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-10-29
BURY DAVIS DAUGHTER.
Daughter of Confederate President
Inferred nv Fathers Side.

Inferred by Fathers Side.
Richmond, Va, Oct. 29.-While all
Richmond mourned, the body of
Margaret Davis, daughter of Jeffer-
son Davis, was laid to rest in Holly
Wood cemetery. The casket was plac-
ed in the Davis lot, near the graves
of the Confederate president and his
wife. An impressive memorial SER
vice was held in st. Paul's church.
AS the family had asked that the
service be as quiet as possible, the
ceremony was attended by little of
a spectacular character.
Mrs. Hayes, who was the wife of
]. Addison Hayes, died in Colorado
Springs last June and the body was
cremated and the remains temporarily
buried at that place, pending the fl
nal burial here at time which could
best suit the members Of the family
Of the dead woman. 1t was the earn
est wish of Mrs. Hayes that her body
should find it's last resting place in
the family burylng ground, beside
that OF her father the chief executive
of the ill-starred confederacy, and her
mother. sister and brothers.
Mrs. Hayes was a woman of great
intelligence and was prominent in the
councils OF the Daughters of the Con-
federacy Despite the tragedy which
had entered into the life of her father
she retained in mind or heart none
of tho bitterness of the great conflict
or the subsequent reconstruction"
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-10-29
HAS COYOTE KNEE OR
ELBOW ON FORE LEG?

Spokane, Wash, oct. 29.-Apple
growers, alfalfa ranchers, merchants
and sportsmen in Yakima county
Wash, are in the thick of an argu-
ment to determine which part of coy
ote's fore leg is its knee. and 1t is
likely that q state commission will be
called upon to make an official rul-
ing. The question was raised by j.
S. Cooper, a resident of the town of
Alfalfa, who holds that a coyote has
elbows and not knees, while the coun-
ty law provides that the right fore
foot of a coyote cut off at the knee
entities the slayer to a bounty for the
trophy. NJ. Harmer, game warden of
Yakima county, upholds the Cooper
contention. Those opposed to this say
that as the coyote is a predatory ami
NAL II does not come under the state
game laws; therefore, they contend,
the ruling of the state game depart
ment has no more weight than would
an opinion on the same question byI
one of DR.. Cooks Eslimos.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-10-29
THE WHEAT MARKET
IN CHICAGO WHEAT
SHOWS AN ADVANCE
Prices CrawIed Up 1-2 Cent During
the Day.

Chicago, oct 28.-Wheat showed
half cent advance during the day,
December closing at s1.05 1-S. Corn
was little stronger In sympathy. The
oaths market was quiet.
Attributlng factors in the improv-
ed conditions were better reports
from Liverpool and the report that
growing wheat in Argentine has been
slightly damaged by the locust pest.
Bradstreets details increases as fol-
lows: East of Rockies, 1929, 900;
Canada, $4,000; Europe and afloat,
100000; total $4,000.
Receipts: Wheat, 554, 900 against
S65,OOO. Shipments, 621,O00 against
$4,000.
Clearances: Wheat, 100000; flour,
$4,000; corn, $4,000; oats, 5000;
wheat and flour, 2S5,000.
Cash wheat sales: No. 2 red, s1.20
@1.21; No. red, $114@L19; No. 2
hard winter, s1.O9@L12; No. hard
winter. $1.O5@10S; No. northern
spring, s1OS 1-291.O9; No north
ern spring, s1.O691.O7 1-2; No.
spring, $1.05@1.07.
Following were the closing wheat
quotations at other markets: New
York, December, $1.13 IA; st. Louis,
December, $1.06 ga; Kansas City,
December, s1.O1 rs; Minneapolis,
December, s1.O3; Duluth, December,
s1.02.
Range Of Chicago prices furnished
by Overlook & Cooke Co.: