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The Delta independent., 1909-11-26
EDITORS HOLD MEETING
Feast at Home Editors Expense
and See City and Country.

To hold n conference over the voting
contests now in progress for repre-
sentatives to the Apple Exposition and
insure fairness and uniformity. the ed
itors of Paonia invited all of the county
editors to meet in that city last Satur-
day night.
Judge Uglow of the Tribune, Ander-
son of the INDEPENDENT and Blackwell
of the North Fork Times, responded
and with Rawalt of the Newspaper and
Verbeck of the Booster, agreed upon
what they decided to be fair way of
conducting the contests.
1t was agreed first, that votes for
should be interchangeable, the voter in
Psonia heing permitted to vote coupons
from Delta or other county papers for
candidates at Paonia; that voters in
any other section having a canidate,
could cast voting coupons for their can
didates, and that such coupons could be
cut from any county paper they had
purchased or subscribed for. 1t was
further decided that the papers of the
county would cease to publish voting
coupons after December 18th, but that
the voting of coupons would continue
until the 25th, and that subscribers
would be entitled to receive coupons
from the publishers to the full amount
of their credit demands.
The main idea was to prevent the
election of a candidate by fraud, or the
fraudulent buying of coupons which
might give any one candidate an ad-
vantage over any other candidate
These matters being agreed upon,
the method of conducting the contests
will be mainly uniform and will soon
become well understood.
The Delta editors spent all of Satur-
day in Paonia as the guests of Paonia
editors, for whose unstinted hospitality
they can voice nothing but praise. Dur
ing the forenoon we were driven across
the beautiful fruit valley and shown
the orchards on Pitkin and German
mesas by the genial Mr.. Hufty. of
Kline & Hufty, realty dealers.
Extending across the rich valley and
mesas. skirting the gulches and nest
ling among the mountain hooks above
Paonia, is to be seen panorama of
orchard and farm once seen never to be
forgotten.
Fruitful indeed is this rich territory
and marked are its improvements.
Beautiful homes. some of them almost
palaces, grace the grounds which have
made their owners rich. One of tte
prettiest we saw was that last year
acquired by Delta's former citizen. w.
X. McNutt. Mr.. McNutt purchased
the fine property of r. w. Curtis. fac
ing the city from slightly elevation on
German mesa, and here he and his
charming family live in satisfaction and
delighted content.
There are no prettier, more slightly
or more prosperous homes in the land
than those which form the jeweled set
ting for Paonia's hills and dales.
The Delta independent., 1909-11-26
AT Council Bluffs, Her Ex-
hibits Win Against Those
Of the United States.
Jewels Galore Added to T Ter Crown
Of Victory.--Partial List Of the
Laurels by Which Her
Brow Is Adorned.

First best general display.
First best five plates of winter vari-
eties apples.
First best ten plates of any variety.
On plate exhibits Delta received the
following:
Eighteen first premiums.
Nine second premiums.
Two third premiums.
Twenty-nine premiums at Council
Bluffs against large entries from all
parts of the United States!
Add to this that Delta county fruits
have captured the bulk of the premiums
wherever exhibited and that this county
ships to market more apples than any
other county in the United States. and
you have enough of the facts to set
you to thinking.
1t is also quite enough to cause you
to give an occasional enthusiastic yell
between thinks.
The Delta independent., 1909-11-26
Delta County's Marvellous Production
Attracting Railroad Builders.
Room and Business on Western Slope for Half
Dozen Additional Systems
Road Will Be Ours if All Will
Work to This End Now.

Mr.. Ridgway, formerly with the d.
& r. G., but now with the Moffat road,
was here Monday and was taken by
w. b. Stockham, Sam Farmer and
others up to Cedaredge and back, over
Surface Greek territory by automobile
on a trip of inspection.
While, the object of Mr.. Ridgway's 5
visit is being held in check as much as
possible, it has leaked out that the
MoiTat road has its eye on a southern
outlet, of which line from Montrose
and Delta. extending up Surface Creek
through Cedaredge. over Grand Mesa
by the lakes and thence north to Den
yer connections. is already planned.
This is something a little new in the
railroad talk, but is SO practical, and so
desirable both to the people and the
Moffat system, as to attract attention
and gain credence.
At a glance il presents itself as one
of the best propositions yet broached
To have such line would mean about
the best thing yet offered to at least
much of Delta county in the way of
serviceable railroad competition.
The INDEPENDENT, foreseeing the
need of more railroads and the advan-
tages that would be theirs, has been
hammering away for the past two
years to get them. The mammoth crop
this year has driven in every nail of its
advanced argument as absolute truths,
and now the railroad companies and
railroad builders are looking this way.
The Delta independent., 1909-11-26
Directory for Delta.

F. A. Mckinney will start work Mon
day on directory of Delta and Delta
county. He has just published direc-
tory of Montrose and Montrose county
which was satisfactory to the people of
that city. His directory will include.
besides Delta, Paonia, Hotchkiss, Ce-
daredge and the smaller postoffices in
the county, also the rural routes. 1t
will make a valuable book of reference
as the names will be arranged in alpha
betical order making it very conven-
lent.
The Delta independent., 1909-11-26

Warranty deeds recorded during the
week ending November %, 1909, fur
nished by the Delta County Abstract
Company, Byram Luce. President:
LYDIA Yarnel to F. r. Foster and R.
Zeldenrhuis, 2l2 acres near Crawford.
Consideration Sc, 500.
G. W Shaul to Clarence r. Austin,
2 lots Paonia. l,500.
B. L. Olson to Louis L. Olson, 40
acres near Hotchkiss. 81.
Sada Zimmerman to H. S. Johnson,
tract near Hotchkiss. $500.
]. NJ. Burkhart to F. R. Hertzbert,
7.63 acres near Paonia. S764.
]. NJ. Burkhart to j. H. Mitchell,
7.SS acres near Paonia. S7ss.
w. F. Shinaman to Carl L. Odem,
10 acres near Cedaredge. Sl,450.
C. S. Blanchard to Frank Morse, 20
acres near Cedaredge- "a, 500.
Gertrude Burtard to J.. P. Norris, 10
acres near Paonia. 81, 800.
Gertrude Burtard to B. o. Norris,
tract near Paonia. $1,000.
Elizabeth ]. Webb to C. C. Hawkins.
10 acres near Hotchkiss. 1890.
Anthony Hengstler to E. D. Smith
and ]. S. Wright, tract near Cedaredge.
IS, 500.
Paonia Fruit Co. to Chalmers A.
Lindsey, 20 acres near Paonia. $4,000.
Paonia Fruit Co. to Chalmers A.
Lindsey, 20 acres near Paonia. 500
II II Wolhart opd ;ll;ap A Sr,;tb
to r. H. Weed, 10 acres near Cedar
edge. $500.
Eva Henderson to John D. Barnard,
10 acres near Hotchkiss. $1,000.
A. H. Baird to C. H. Dillon, 20 acres
near Cedaredge. $3.50.
Delta Town Co. to Harry Singleton,
2 lots Delta. $500.
Irwin H. Luke to Paul Wilson and H.
G. Poe, l20 acres near Hotchkiss
S21, 200.
Louis Cesprini to Irwin H. Luke, 40
acres near Cedaredge. S2.4S7.
S. G. Armstrong ct al to Irwin H.
Luke, so acres near Cedaredge. S4, 400.
Enoch C. Tinnin to F. A. Mcfarland,
1876 acres near Paonia. $3.50.
Seventh Day Adventist Assn. to
Seventh Day Adventist Assn. of West
ern Colorado. 81.
William Wilmot to Evert NJ. Pierce,
tract near Paonia. $500.
NJ. r. Lincoln to Elida NJ. Artibee, l
lot Delta. $1,000.
Silas B. Rist to Henry B. Rist, lot
Austin. $50.
Oscar Lamuel to ]. F. French, 60
acres near Delta. So, 400.
A. B. Wire to H. j. Heater, acres
near Delta. SS, 500.
Total sales, S94, PSI.
The Delta independent., 1909-11-26
Directing Offices of ID. s
r. G.. to Be at Pueblo.

According to information sent out the
Colorado office of the ID. & K. G. will
hereafter be at Pueblo and Manager
Clarke has announced the appointment
of j. w. Dean as superintendent. The
transfer of the general offices from
Denver indicates the reorganization of
the lines preparatory to the opening of
the transcontinental line upon the COM
pletion of the Western Pacific.
The Delta independent., 1909-11-26
Wonderful Activity in Delta
County Real Estate Is
Maintained.
Property Increasing in Value With
Development and Growing
Population Many Large
Sales Are Made.

This week report of deeds recorded
is one of the largest weekly reports so
far published and totals S94, ,2S1, nearly
up to the 800, 600 mark.
1t is entirely probable that this re-
port, large as it is, may be largely in
creased in future weeks recording, as
sales lately have been on a larger scale,
many farm sales running from $4,000
to s25, 900 or more.
The Delta independent., 1909-11-26
Biz Fruit Shiomenfs.

Paonia last week passed the l,0O0-car
load mark, and still has fruit to ship.
At one time this fall there We're al
most 200 car loads of apples boxed and
on the loading platforms without a car
in sight. Persuasion, and threats to
deliver and demand way-bill, gradually
brought cars demanded, and the fruit
rush is now over, though good many
car loads are yet to be shipped.
The Delta independent., 1909-11-26
Apple Queen Candidates.

The Delta candidates for representa-
tive to the Apple Exposition so far are:
Miss Evabelle Conklin, Miss Genevieve
Hartig and Miss Zetta Kiefer. All are
splendid girls and the one who gets the
most votes will be winner. Other can
didates may come into the race. Miss
Lola McHugh hes been announced here
but is a candidate from Surface Creek
district.
The Delta independent., 1909-11-26
Ticious Effects Of
Dishonest Packing.

'Killing the goose that lays the gold
en- egg" is mild form of amusement
compared with the practice of certain
fruit growers in this county in packing
apples. Unless there is radical
change, and more rigid inspection, many
of them will be wondering why it is
difficult for them to find market, and
why they are obliged to accept much
lower prices than are paid in other dis
tricts. If the men who put up the dis
honest packs were the only ones to suf-
fer no one would care much, but their
methods also will bring loss to the great
percentage of Delta county fruit grow
ers, who are honest and careful.
An incident which happened in Delta
last week shows convincingly how some
of the fruit is packed. Two men from
Chicago and one from Detroit, all of
whom have invested largely in Delta
county lands and are, therefore, inter-
ested in the welfare of the county,
brought here some sample apples from
box which they purchased in Chica-
go. The box was labeled I'D e ! a
County Fruit and bore the stamp of
local frnit growers association. 1t
was also stamped fancy"
According to the statement of the
men who bought the box there was a
laper of good apples on top, and an
other on the bottom. In the middle of
the box the apples were largely half
decayed, worm-eaten, and about half
the size of the apples at the top On
their way to Delta these men bought
another box of apples in Denver, la
beled as coming from this county. and
while the fruit was not in quite as bad
shape as that bought in Chicago, much
of it was worthless.
Many of the growers in the county
who pride themselves on putting up an
evenly graded pack find themselves
able to command a higher price for
their product but they will suffer to a
greater or less extent if the product of
the county gets bad reputation.
1t is generally admitted that some
thing must be done to change the meth
DDS of these dishonest growers as a
matter of self -protectsea for those that
are honest The managers of the fruit
growers association are anxious to have
something done, for they can foresee
the danger. 1t is up to the growers to
do the rest, and those who are unwill-
ing to act decently should be forced.
1t is probable that the packing of
culls and wormy apples is confined
largely to the smaller growers. who
wish to make as big showing as pos
sible. Most OF the large orchardists
realize what it means to be able to
make good with their packing. In the
case of lady orchardist in this county,
Mrs. Widney. we understand. that her
packers were stimulated by reward
for each wormy or defective apple
found, so it could be removed from the
pack.
But some means must be devised to
cut out dishonest packers IN order to
prevent them from injuring the whole
market by offering fraudulent grades,
and doubtless some plan will be devised
before another seasons crop arrives.
The Delta independent., 1909-11-26
Della County Pays the Freight.

1t would possibly be difficult to get
a correct total of the freight paid in
Delta county, in and out.
Most people would be surprised, how
ever. if it were said that the amount
of freight paid by Delta county this
year will reach sum near $500. 600.
We have heard it said that the freight
business of Delta alone would average
more than 81 600 per day. If this is
true the freight business of the county
should reach fully the half million
figure, which at present represents the
juicy little plum picked by a single rail-
road
The Delta independent., 1909-11-26
d. 6 r. G. Officers Oper
North Fork Yesterday.

Mr.. Clark, of the d. 4 r. g.. ac-
companied by Assistant General Man
ager Martin and others, went up the
North Fork yesterday morning with a
special train of six coaches. Nothing
is given out regarding the business of
the trip.
The Delta independent., 1909-11-26
Nep Pipe Arripes.

The new pipe has arrived for the city
water-works system and is being hauled
along the line. The new reservoir on
Garnet mesa is also nearing completion.
the walls being concreted against
woven wire laid along the banks.
The Delta independent., 1909-11-26
4 Big argument.

This little paragraph is the biggest
argument ever produced: Delta county
ships more fruit to market than any
other county in the United States.
The Delta independent., 1909-11-26
Real Estate Transfers.

Warranty deeds recorded during the
week ending November %, 1909, fur
nished by the Delta County Abstract
Company, Byram Luce, President:
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1909-03-13
OCT or Ti,E GINGER JAR.

II docrnt pay to bul,y.rag a bull,
a thin purse makes u person feel
dat.
Common sense always brings fancy
prices, tr.t,,ANr Nsf.c'"y. .
ThOro arc somc folks too cowardly
TO lick . postage stamp.
2 tho isl,y Ects N . trcmblc without
being tho ieast bit scared. a..
Hc who pursuos two rabbits viii
succeed In catching ncithrr.
Men who spcnd all they make often
don't mako ell they spond.
'i'm down In the mouth" said tho
pancake. Ms Johnny took n big bito.
The horse In tho most contrary
creature alive, Hc says neigh to cv.
erythinE. .
Adam had u right to think his wife
tho prettiost woman In tho world.
The foolish man can ask twice as
many questions M the Wise one can
answer. r'
There are some folks NO liberal that
every time they speak they give them
selves away. . .....
Another fact to take note o(---R
horse may pull with all his might but
mover with his manc.
Tho last ;hinK u woman does be-
fore leaving a house In to gaze into
n mirror tn rvYicct
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1909-03-13
POPULATION OF PEKlN0.

united States Minister william W.
Rockhili forwards detailed statistics
showing the census OF the population
Of Pekiny made during 1908 by the
imperial Chinese home once (Min.
Cheug.Pu) after the new division OF
the city into ~ police districts. Mr.,
Rockhill summarizes the returns:
The census was made by families
and these In turn were divided into
principal families and additional
tenants" and "sub-tsnants." The TO-
tai number of families In the inner
or Tartar city is given M 7s.009. aud
In the outer or Chinese city as &C..
Sss. making u total OF i2s.00s fam
iiics. -.. '' .' 81.
Recent japanese ofiicial works give
the number Of people per household
In the urban districts Of japan a.
about %.ss. An unoficiai census
made In 1907 OF the city OF swatow
In Kuang-tung province works out
Sc per household and the unomcIai
census Of 1854 OF Wen-chou In Che
kiang province. About 6.1 may be
taken Professionally as . fair approx.
innate average. This would make tbs
present population OF Peking exciu-
sive Of the suburbs tbut they are un-
importauD, es3.ot+ persons.
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1909-03-13
KLAMATH FALLS. SATURDAY. MARCH is 1909
to purchase them with your

portunity to purchase them with your
money. .. r.
The man who thinks he is soing
to make a fortune without consider.
Ing the man at the other end Of the
bargain II very short.sishted. In the
long run tho customers best good IN
the sellers best good also; and. other
things equal, the man succeeds best
wfo satisfies his customers best and
whose customers not only come back.
but always bring others with them.
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1909-03-13
BUSINESS MANNERS.

Orison Swett Marden. In Success,
Magazine. asks and answers two yer,
pertinent questions: ""
why 10 Il that many Of the cash
icrs. bookkecpers. bank tcllors. cor,
poraIou clerks. and people who serve
the public through glass windows OF
across counters. are 30 pert and un.
obliGtug: Why Is Il necessary t.
make q customer feel that he IL q
luisanee? vE
Public ofliciais. clerks. and attend.
ants In our public buildings aud mu.
niclpal ofices are provsrbially curt.
short. and snappy. Though you are
aging them through your taxes for
thc!- services. they make you feel
,fat they are doing you . great favor
by giving you what belongs to you
nnd BY doing what you arc psyiug
them for doing.
How quickly you notice the atmos.
phere Of business houae-a great
department store. for example,. There
IL as much difference between the
feeling you have In walking through
two great establishments g. that you
sspsfisace In talking with the dif.
fsrsst heads of these houses. In one.
rsAnenept. oourteousness. consldsra.
tion for others. q feeling Of good
viii. permsates the very atmosphere.
Yo6 have 4 feeling THAT every EN-.
ployss In the place would be glad
10 serve you u hs could. and H. anx.
ious 10 please. whether you buy or
nos. There 10 evidence that the EN-.
pioysr thinks great deal OF the
character - we'll a. the ability Of his
ciefkt. sad that manner and depor,.
meat are nsvss lsft oat q eonsidsra.
tion In thsir selection. In another
house. only . few blocks away. you
are III st ease. Carslessness. indif-
ference. and chilliness pervade the
plAes. "Y0u DO not feel At home.
There 10 Q lack OF harmony. sense
u antagonism In the atmosphere. The
employees make you feel that they
are doing You q favor In letting you
sss the goods. or giving you the op-
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1909-03-13

The hand that was severed from
the wrist OF Charles Miller. at u pa.
per factory In Kalamazoo. Mich. re-
Gently. has been successfully rcjoincd
TO his arm. and Il IL said that the
Young tnau Will shortly be discharged
from the hospital With tho prospect
Of resainins full use Of his hand.
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1909-03-13

The Aeronaut Society OF Great Brit.
ain has acquired . tract of ground
half . mile square. which will be
completely nttsd w for experimental
work with sirships.
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1909-03-13
An Eirlorn Nlnht.


There IL nothing ~ black as an Ar
r,can night, and think that II IN bc
cause the earth. tTln. u deep red. Of
ecrs no reflection to tho faint starlight
such as We ret In other lands. In
stead u swallows NJ what slight glow
there may br and gives 90 the dark
ness a dense, vclyc,y quality not TO b.
found unywhrrr rlic. Overhead tho
stars giarr more brilliantly than In
northern inti'udcs but they sccm 10
cast no iivht. ana the uicht Il p,ipablc.
sufrocnting. appalling aud t,llrd with a
namcicss horror which ~ quito lnde-
serbia bie. -"African Highways"
Your wifs's Waist.
Don't kick because you have 10 hut
ton your wif~'s waist, Tie glad your
wife hrs q waist aud doubly glad you
have wife To- button u waist for
Some mems wives have no waists tn
button. Some mems wives waist,
have no buttons on to hutton LVI'
mems wives who have wH'ss wiIh
buttons uu ,o button dUn' rrrr u CON
tincu,li whether they arr huItUuei Or
not Some men don't have try wlrcH
with waists with brttons uu 10 tuttu"
any murr than u rabbu.-iacoH ,lll
Journal.
Tbs pipsr's Hesrt,
A Scottish plrgr WIS irs,i0v t'r'n:h
a deep forest In the evening hr ra'
down to tate his suppcr lie hid
hardly BEGUN when n number ~ hun
grv wolves. prowllng about for food,
collected round him. In self d~frns.
the poor man bccrn to throw picccB ~
his victuulS to them. which they rrc'd'
ny dsvourcd when he he'd disposed
Of all. IN n ~ Of despair h- took hi
pipes aud began 10 play, The unusual
sound terrified tho wolves, which one
ard all took 70 their heels and scam.
percd OF IN ever, direction. on ohs.rr'
Inc which. Sandy quietly remarked.
"Cd, an ia Ecrn.d 80 liked the pipe,
sa- wrci ia gtcn 20 spring nsorc
srrpcr" - "Reminiscences VI Dean
Ramsay"
aisrsvk's Replies
After Emperor william had ~
turned Pismarks resignation with
the word "Nevcr' written boldly across
Il Bismarck spoke ns,,n " his failing
strength 90 the r:np~:oI. u sm much
older than you" said william. and am
stili strong enough "a ride" Yes. your
majesty" sail Blsnnarrk the rider
usually ou'lSsts tho horse
After tho p"scr - 1871 Bismarck
went to frankfort 'on.ih". Main when
he entered III. hotel whore b. had
often been u ''u"s,. IN. head porter
said. Il hardly inrw your hlvhn-ss a.
civilians clothes you ore il-t iikr
'h. fren"h rcopl"." answered Bis
marck: 'rhcy never knew us ueui -,
put 0ur UNIFORM 90"
Omaha daily bee., 1909-03-04
ANTITRUST BILL PASSED
WITHOUT EMERGENCY CLAUSE
south Dakota Senate Discovers Il
Made n Mistake on Day
Before.

PIERRE s. d, March ~s.-(special Tele-
g~ram.)-The senate last evening. thought II
had passed the antitrust bill and II was
announced as passed, but later was found
to carry an emergency clause, and not
enough votes to carry it as such a measure.
1t was reconsidered today and amended
before II passed. It's opponents declare that
it's enactment will be a worse blight to the
state than a hot wind just before harvest
and are bitter in their opposition to the
measure,
The faithful publisher will be allowed to
find corn in the crib Of the insurance de-
partment for at least two years more. as
the senate this afternoon refused to con-
slider the house bill cutting off that little
plum from the publishers.
While the senate was laying the immi-
ratio department bill to its last rest this
afternoon the house was passing the bill
to cut that feature from the duties OF the
SECRETARY of the State Fair Board. and the
last vestige Of the immigration bureau
for the state is wiped out.
The house today took up the congress
sional division bill. which was opposed by
Taylor and Whiting. but went through
easy. 1t being one of the political neces-
cAAS bliAn VI nv StSSAbiif anu a. " 81
Another house mixup was on the motion
to reconsider the action which threw the
Highmore inebriate asylum proposition
practically all out Of the window yester-
day. On motion OF Johnson the action swas
reconsidered, and a conference committee
appointed to act with The senate committee
on the bill. This measure Is showing al
most as many lives as a cat, as 1t has been
twice killed at this session and is out for
a third time as lively as IL IL had never
been struck.
The senate had a warm session this even
ing on the house bank deposit Insurance
bill Ths house sent down asmeasure for
a voluntary association Of hanks. and the
senate amended II before getting through
with II. requesting all state banks to get
into the voluntary association, or put up a
bond for the protection Of their depositors.