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The Delta independent., 1909-07-23
Apple Show Prospects.

Regarding the Denver Apple Show
prospects the Paonia Newspaper has
the following:
Clinton Oliver came in last night
from Denver and from him the writer
learps that the following is the state in
which the Apple Show finds itself at
the present time; the funds have been
pledged by the fruit sections but very
little money has been paid in up to this
time. The Denver Chamber of Com
merce is willing and ready to go ahead
with the arrangements as planned but
have given notice to Mr.. Oliver that
they will take TO further steps unless
he can have the actual cash subscrip-
tions paid in by August 1st. This is a
dangerous position for the Apple Show
to be in and for fear that it may be
overlooked by some of the people who
have made subscriptions we take this
opportunity to call the attention of our
readers to the fact Paonia has sub
scribed S75O-it should have been more
some have paid in but now that affairs
have taken the turn that they have II
would seem that we must lose no time
in coming to the front with our part of
the pledge.
Mr.. Oliver informs us that the rail-
roads have offered to haul all the ex-
hibits even the carload lots al solutely
free. If the show should be postponed
to Stock Show week the Colorado Ice
The Delta independent., 1909-07-23
Miss Florence Uglo,O TO be
Teacher in Della High

Miss Beardsley in charge of English
in the Delta High School. has resigned
and Miss Florence Uglow has been ap-
pointed to fill the position. Miss
Beardsley has filed the position for a
number of terms with entire satisfac-
ton and her resignation was something
of surprise. The only explanation
which rumor suggests is that she may
take school with but one pupil. Miss
Uglow is an experienced high school
teacher and will no doubt give the best
of satisfaction.
The Delta independent., 1909-07-23
Dr.. 4. H. Stockhdm
APPOINTED on School Board

At meeting this week DR.. A. H.
Stockham was appointed a member of
the school board to fill the vacancy
caused by the death of DR.. Fairfield.
This appointment is, we understand,
until the election next spring, when a
member will be elected to fill out the
balance of the four years term.
DR.. Stockham appears to be a most
excellent choice. From an educational
point of view his qualifications are
superior, his executive ability is well
known, while his standing as citizen
and business man qualify the wisdom
of his selection to fill the vacant board
position
The Delta independent., 1909-07-23
Band Concert.

The band concert this (Friday) even
ing will be held at the corner of Fourth
and Main, and hereafter, alternately at
Fourth and Main, and Third and Main.
A large amount of new music has been
ordered, and some novel programs are
being arranged. Following is this even
ing's program:
March-The Love Letter. ..... Nelson
How'dy Hiram-Barn Dance, 5000.
.....s.. ....s. s..E rieuriditi
March-Hail to Parkesburg .... Miller
Medely Overture Indian Maiden.
4 uiNoii
Two-Step-From Fort to Fort.
.'.'.......... ...........'. harris
Waltzes-Fairy Dreams. ..... .Andauer
Galop-Around the Circle. Rosenkaans
March-The Favorite. .......... McFall
ASHLEY FORREST,
Director.
The Delta independent., 1909-07-23
L. G. Summers Meets With
Painful Accident While
Working Near Delta.
Falls Into Machinery and Has the
Muscles Tom from Arm.--Is
Taken to Hospital DOC
tors Fear Results.

L c. Summers, craneman on the
steam shovel taking gravel from the
bank where the new switch is being
put in north of town, met with a dis
tressing accident Tuesday. While using
a wrench on the machinery the wrench
slipped and he fell into the gearing, his
arm being caught by the cogs and badly
lacerated. The flesh and muscles We're
torn loose and doctors in attendance
fear he may not have full use of it
again. He was taken to the hospital
at Salida Wednesday night.
The Delta independent., 1909-07-23
Official Program OF
Tunnel Opening.

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER rs.
MORNING
Reception of visitors and meeting
of special trains escorted by the
Montrose band and Company
"E" Colorado National Guard.
lO:30-Leave Montrose by special trains
for West Portal of Gunnson
tunnel.
1l:O0-Salute by batteries from Denver
Colorado. Cannons used will be
those captured by the First Colo
RADIO regiment from the Spanish
at Manila. Music by band.
11:l5-Opening of the headgate to Gun
nison tunnel by President Will
liam II. Taft.
11:25-r Remarks by Governor John
Shaffroth.
11:3 35-Remarks by Senator Horace t.
DeLong of Grand Junction.
Music by band.
:4O-Remarks by Senator John j.
Tobin, Secretary Water Users
Association, Montrose.
ll:45-R Remarks by l. w. Mcconnell.
supervising engineer Of U. S.
II. S. Music by band.
l1:5O-Return to Montrose by special
trains.
The Delta independent., 1909-07-23

The following telegram was
received yesterday evening by
Mayor B. P. Smith of Delta
from Congressman Taylor at
Washington. dated July %, 1909.
-1:20 p. m:
President Taft will visit the
Gunnison Tunnel at the opening
festival, probably about Septem-
Der 23rd, and will probably make
a short stop in Delta"
The Delta independent., 1909-07-23
OURAY DAY
THURSDAY. SEPTEMBER 30.

ihtNspNi' ser hMbrh oV.
MORNING
S:00-A visit to the orchard lands near
Montrose.
9:45 Arrival special train from Ouray.
l0:O0-Base ball game Mt fair grounds.
AFTERNOON
1870 Racing. athletic sports, wild
west show in front of grand
stand at fair grounds.
4:30- Balloon ascension and parachute
leap by Prof. Ivy Baldwin.
7:30-Open air band concert.
The Delta independent., 1909-07-23
Post Office Gets Another Clerk.

T. X. Seaton, secretary of the Delta
County Business Mems Association, re-
ceived a telegram Saturday from Con-
gressman Edward T. Taylor, stating
that the first assistant postmaster gen.
eral had granted application for one
additional clerk in the Delta postoffice.
at a salary of six hundred dollars per
year.
The Delta independent., 1909-07-23
Seven Cars Loaded with Coal
Leave the Track Just
Above Austin.
Track Is Blockaded for Several
Hours, and Wrecking Crew
Experiences Difficulty in
Righting the Cars.

A wreck occurred on the North Fork
branch of the D. & R. G. Wednesday,
seven cars loaded with coal jumping
the track just above Austin, where they
are jack -nifed across the cut. So far
there has been no wrecking train to
assist and the track being broken under
the cars, it is difficult job to right
them, but it is likely the trains will get
through today.
The Delta independent., 1909-07-23
DELTA AND OLATHE DAY
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER %.


MORNING
1904 trip to the orchards near
Montrose.
l0O0-Arrival special train from Delta,
Paonia, Hotchkiss and Grand
Junction; parade through the
principal streets.
1880 sports and base ball at
fair grounds.
IL :30-Grand Exhibition of products of
the land under the Gunnison
tunnel project at the Western
Slope fair.
AFTERNOON
! :30-At the fair grounds, horse rae
ing, wild west exhibition, etc.
4:30-Balloon ascension and parachute
leap by Prof. Ivy Baldwin.
7.30-Open air concert by local and
visiting bands.
7:45-Masked carnival on Main Street
and Cascade Avenue.
s:30-Fire department drill and con-
test between Montrose and other
cities.
The Delta independent., 1909-07-23
"The Lady and the Liar" Here.

1.-The Lady and the Liar" were here
this week. The liar, though pro-
fessional limited that he was abashcd
on leaving Delta, even though he had
his pockets full of cards and spades.
The Delta independent., 1909-07-23
Real Estate Transfers.

Warranty Deeds recorded during the
week ending July 20. 1909 furnished by
The Delta County Abstract Company,
RYram Luce President:
The Delta independent., 1909-07-23
To Be Greatest Event Ever Held on
the Western Slope.
ord-Breaking Crowd Will Include People
From All Parts of the United States.
President to Stop at Delta.

1:00-Music / by visiting bands and
ringing of all bells and blowing
of all whistles in Montrose.
Song, America, by 1000
school children, led by united
bands.
from the band stand at the cor
ner of South First Street and
Cascade Avenue
l:45-Remarks by A. L. Fellows, en-
gineer, Denver.
l:50-Remarks by Hon. A. R. King,
Delta, Colorado.
2:OO-Mus by visiting bands.
2:l5-Remarks by Arthur P. Davis.
Chief Engineer Reclamation
Service. Of Washington, D. c.
2:30-Grand parade; military, civic,
industrial. societies. school chill
dren, nation, state, county and
city officials.
$50 Sports; athletic. etc, on Main
Street.
4;30- Exhibition of Montrose fire de-
partment. Daylight run and
water test.
4;50-Music by bands.
6:00-Supper.
7:30- Music by band.
7:45-Address by Judge NJ. S. Bailey.
s:00-Grand electrical illumination on
Main street. Montrose.
s;15- Remarks by Senator Guggen-
helm.
$50 Illuminated parade.
900 Grand Pyrotechnical display.
The Delta independent., 1909-07-23

The Delta County Abstract Company,
Byram Luce President:
D. NJ. Brock to Chas. j.
Olson ct al, 100 acres near
Crawford, .............. Sic. 900 90
]. W. Mullin to Emma Null
lin. tract near Austin .. l 90
c. NJ. Collins to Geo. B. and
Chas. J. Shetterly, 40 acres
near Delta, a,............... $500 90
W. S. Pickett to E. C. Aeger-
ter. acres near Cedar
edge, ,.............. SVO w
E. c. Aegerter to w. S.
Pickett, acres near Cedar
edge, -. ................. 2l0 90
F. G. Myers to Mahannah
and Lawler. lots Delta. $50 90
w. A. Irwin to B. N. and E.
H. Crawford, lots Craw-
ford, 600 90
Mary Logic to Miriam Toll
stedt. 2 lots Delta. ~ l 90
w. F. Morris to Minnie G.
Stewart, 20 acres Surface
Greek, ,.................... 2,OVO w
]. S. Sickle to F. r. Rock
well. 8 lots Paonia. ,.... $500 90
Stockham Bros. to H. S.
Clark, 2 lots Delta. ....... $3.50 90
w. B. Pierce to r. NJ.
Lamm, 40 acres Redlands
mesa. .................... i,4Oo 90
: lots Delta, .............. $50 90
Total. ........... S27, $50 90
The Delta independent., 1909-07-23

The Surface Creek Realty company
report the following sales: ny NEA
Section 27, Township Is S, r. 81 W.
50 acres. Sackett home place, 21s miles
Cedaredge Springs, consideration S.. 0Go.
Also the Williams so acres, 21s miles
north of Cedaredge. to X. Howes of
Denver, consideration $1,000.
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probably worked, because 1t was nee
essary, under old methods. to transport
the ores to the coal regions, where
there was plenty of fuel for smelling,
Carry Coal to the Ore.
But it is inevitable that the coal
shall be carried to the ore, instead or
the ore to the coal A start has already
been made by the United states Steel
company, which is building great
furnace at Duluth. And when smelt-
ing is started in the iron country, lean
er and still leaner ores will be profita-
bly, worked In my Judgment it will be-
come profitable to utilize 30 per cent
ores. And this development, which is
as certain as anything can be certain
in the future will be sad blow to the
conservation pessimists.
I'VE hear a great deal about the
foods being due to deforestation. Per-
haps they are. altho there is a differ
ence of opinion about the extent 10
which deforestation is responsible. But
for our own state it is entirely safe 10
say that the floods are due quite as
much to drainage as to loss of forests,
The farmers have developed a perfect
fury for running the water off .ts
quickly as they can. They will dig
and ditch to the limit, for the sake OF
getting their spring blowing done Two
weeks earlier than it used to be done,
and that too when 1t is far from GER
tain that such drainage is to their
ultimate good And the water which
they run off their land with such
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eagerness rushes pel nell into the
streams and floods all the valuable
country on the lower reaches.
Filter Only Water Remedy.
"Then there is great agitation about
the publication of streams. | suspect
that the various legislatures will have
a great grist of bills to prevent cities
from dumping sewage into nearoy
streams. In the name of common
sense, what will they do with their
sewage? YesI they can make sewage
farms, as has been done in Europe. But
who knows whether that Is a wise and
economical plan? And even if sewage
is thus treated, the water from it must
ultimately go back into the streams.
Moreover, between 1t and the next city
there is sure to be drainage from farm
lands, accompanied by more or less
pollution.
1.-The only absolutely safe way for
a city to get good water supply from
lake or stream is to filter 1t. And that
applies almost as much to the water of
the Great Lakes as to the streams
which feed those lakes. And If this
altering is done, is 1t necessary to
force cities on the streams to purify
their sewage?
Let Commission Decide.
"Why, we have even reached the
point where we conserve skunks.
was dumfounded not long ago to find
that. under given conditions, the law
of Michigan says that they must not
be killed. We are conserving beaver,
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ground. We do not get them from stalks
that have long joints and narrow
blades nor from those plots in which
many of the stalks are broken over.
We do not find the ears long and slen-
der neither do we find them very short
but of medium length very strong in
the center with good circumference,
we'll filled at the butts and tips, grow
ing medium light OH strong stalks bear
ing broad leaves.
Our low yields vary a great deal in
size of stalk and blade. Some are
heavy but most of them are slender.
Some ears grow high on the stalk and
some very low. There is no uniformity
in stalk or ear. A seed ear sound from
this kind of corn .altho it may come
from we'll formed stalk that ear may
be pollinated by a barren stalk or one
having only worthless nubbin, there
fore it's results when planted might be
an uncertain quantity
In harvesting the Clay county station
at Spencer this year whenever we
found high yielding plat and low
yielding one side by side we saved all
the corn from each plot tied it in sacks
and labeled them putting the number
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forty three bushels. Also, the high
yielding ears have a greater per cent
Of seed ears than the low yielding
ones. In the experiment of 1907 the
five highest yields We're seventy-three,
seventy one. seventyone, seventy and
sixty-nine, with an average of seventy
one bushels, while the five lowest were
thirty, twentynine, Twenty-Five,
tMenty-seven and twenty-five bushels,
with an average CT twenty eight. The
difference Of forty-three, exactly the
same as the 1905 experiment. In the
1908 experiment eighty ears were pur-
chased from G. e. ArneY Mr. Arney
says he exercised great care in Sc
lecting these ears, and they were the
best he could find in twenty-five bush
els of good seed. Also forty ears
were purchased of Mr.. E. S. Grouse, in
the same manner. The results from
Mr.. Arneys corn follow: From the five
highest we received 105, 104, 102, SO
and "a, with an average Of 101 bushels
per acre. From the five lowest, sixty
three, sixty-one, sixty-one, fifty-four.
forty eight, with ain average Of fifty
seven bushels. A difference of forty
four bushels, just one bushel more
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than the two previous experiments.
This is evidence enough that in all
seed, no matter how carefully it may
have been selected, and how well cared
for, there are a number of high yield
ing ears. Also a corresponding num-
Der of low yielding ones, that can only
be discovered by putting them thru the
terminating box and carefully study
ing the results as you read the box
and discard the yielding ones.
Steward Koontz has been carefully
saving all the seed he could find from
these high yielding ears and planting
them on the county farm, and will
soon have wonderful fine type Of
corn. He says he thinks this indi-
vidual ear experiment has amply paid
the cost OF running the station each
year.
The Stalks Studied.
Another feature of these experiments
to which we have been giving special at
tention was the characteristics Of the
stalks from which we get our high
yields as well as the low yields. We
do not get high yields from plots in
which the ears are above mans head
Neither do we find them close to 1.-The
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Of the plot on each sack, also saved all
stalks from each plot tied them in bun
dies and labeled them and saved them
for study by comparison in short
course work This was done In both the
farmers varieties and Independent ear
tests.
In Marshall county we saved the corn
and stalks from Independent ear num-
Der twenty which gave a yield of 1O5
bushels per acre and on studying them
one will be impressed with the even
ness Of the height of the ears also the
uniformity and strength of stalk, the
we'll developed ears the lack of worth
less ears and nubbins.
In the farmers varieties we saved
from the plot giving ninety bushels per
acre and the one giving twenty-seven
bushels. In the ninety bushel plot there
is that strength and uniformity of stalk
and evenness in height and shape OF
ears and in that from the plot yield
ing twenty-seven bushels is the lack
of uniformity and strength and even
ness in height and shape and size of
ears These with more than hundred
other samples will be on exhibition at
the Marshall county short course
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self as the corn brought from too far
south failed to mature and in some
cases 80 per cent of the corn was
worthless and in the varieties brought
from the north part Of the state failed
TO give satisfactory yield as our home
grown corn SO far excels it in uuan-
tity and quality.
SO the conclusions from the three
years experiment shows conclusively
that great deal of seed is planted
which is only fit for hog feed, and that
SO per cent of the seed planted in this
county will not yield within thirty
bushels per acre of the other so per
cent the land and labor being equal.
That poor seed corn alone costs this
county over one and one-half million
dollars annually. That a starchy ear
should never be planted no matter how
carefully it may have been kept. That
each and every exhibit from the Mar
shall county experiment station exhib-
tied at the coming short course should
be carefully studied by every citizen in
the county. That better seed means
better crops. better men, better homes.
a better county, better nation
n. A. HAUSER.
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little figuring on the SAT- question. The
ultra consewationists would have you
believe that you can't get enough salt
after few centuries. But my esti-
mates, based upon careful figures, are
that the salt supply of Michigan will
hold out for little matter of 1,oo0.-
100000 years. This estimate is made
upon the assumption that salt produce
ton in Michigan will increase as the
years go by, until it reaches a large
maximum.
Mines Are Careful.
"The danger is that the extreme con-
servaton agitation will lead to at
tempts at unwise regulation. For in
stance. we begin to hear talk that the
operation of mines ought to be regu-
lated, to the end that the mine COM
panes be forced to work leaner ores.
This sort OF interference is not justified
The mines, in their own interests, are
working ores to the limi, of profit, and
are seeking improved methods. I'M
provements have been coming year af-
ter year, and leaner ores. are being
worked now than ever before
This puts different light upon the
scare talk about the coming shortage OF
iron and copper ore. ] know that
there is none too much OF this ore. But
it is absolutely certain that figures
based upon the present methods OF
mining and smelling will go wrong
Up to this time the iron interests have
worked only so and 60 per cent ores
Only ores of this richness could be
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thirty-nine, forty eight, forty-eight
and fifty-one bushels for the year
1908, giving an average of forty-tWo
bushels against thirty-eigh thirty
eight, thirty eight. forty and forty
one for the year 1907. Average, thirty
nine bushels, and thirty-one, forty
eight. fifty-one, fifty-one and fifty
seven for the year 1906. Average for
weight. So it will be seen that the
variation is much the same each year.
Variation the Same.
One Of the most interesting features
Of all these experiments to Superin-
tendent Koontz, who has taken an
active part in this work from be-
ginning to end, is the individual ear
test. In the 1906 experiment seventy
two ears were carefully selected and
one plot planted from each ear and a
careful record kept of the same. Five
of these ears gave yield of JOG, 49,
104. 1Oo and 102 bushels per acre, with
q high average Of 104 bushels, While
five others yielded forty-fve, flfty-
seven. sixty-five, sixty-six and seven
ty bushels. giving an average OF Sixty
one bushels The difference between
aae Ave highest and five lowest was
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n,hich viii afford a splendid study

which will afford a splendid study as
the data will he on each sample.
Another experiment that has reached
beyond previous records is that of
number of kernels per hill. The aver
age for Marshall, Story, Polk and
Greene counties for the years 1905,
1906 and 1907, was one kernel, forty
three bushels; two kernels sixty-five;
three kernels, seventy-five and one
half; four kernels eighty; five kernels
eighty-three and three-fourths The re-
suits obtained on the Marshall county
station this year was one kernel fifty
seven bushels; two kernels eighty-two;
three kernels ninety-th four ker-
nels one hundred eight and five kernels
one hundred ten bushels. This was the
average of series of experiments ana
the highest yield obtained from sim
gle plot was 20 planted five kernels
per hill giving yield OF 1913 bushels
per acre. The corn on this plot was OF
splendid quality and 80 per cent of the
stalks bore seed and market ears which
is an unusual thing to find even on an
experiment station.
In the varieties introduced from out
side this experiment only repeated it
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too-what few there are to conserve
and the lumbermen i'm the upper PENN
sula are tearing their hair over this
beaver conservation. The beavers are
getting thick enough and busy enough
so that they build dams in the way of
the log drives The lumbermen tear
them down, but the busy beaver build
them up again in two or three days.
And do you know that those beaver
dams are help in preventing floods
Actually in the earlier days of Michi-.
gan the beaver dams helped to hold
the water back: they played a part, In
the opinion of some, almost as impor-
tant as that of the forests.
well, anyhow, about the conserva-
ton of skunks and other valuable
game, favor putting the entire mat
ter into the hands of commission. 1t
might very we'll be attended to by
this commission on the public domain
which is now being agitated."
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ga,rea- 3ea.hIi. Observation-Disclosures jpns ,ararp 1909

several months to put them in good
condition. Aside from these three, sew
eral others are considerably the worse
for wear.
AS the repairs will require much
longer time than had been expected,
it is possible that the annual spring
target practice will be interfered with.
If target work must be abandoned 1T Is
possible that week or ten days will
be spent in an elaborate program of
battle tactics. such as was introduced
by Admiral Evans in 1907.