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The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-03-26
National Expenditures.

Chairman Tawney Of the house
committee on appropriations deplores
the rapid increase in the expendi-
lures Of the government. There is
no question as to the fact, but his
explanations Of it do not cover the
entire ground. He attributes the
larger appropriations to popular and
executive demands upon congress to
vote money for the exercise of rights
and functions belonging exclusively
to the states and to the unnecessary
war expenditures in times of peace.
If one can believe him, congress has
been forced against its better judy
ment to add to the functions and ex-
penditures of the government.
1t is true that the national govern
ment has taken in hand some mat
ters which it would have let alone If
the states had not neglected them.
There would have been no meat in
spection law if either Illinois or
Chicago had made provision for an
efficient inspection. There was a
failure to look after something which
had become of national concern.
The national government could not
force the local government to act.
Hence inevitably it had to assume
new task.
The activities of the national gov
eminent have not been added to
materially through its assumption Of
work which might properly have
been done by the states. President
Taft was right in saying that "the
scope of modern government in what
it can and ought to accomplish for
it's people has been widened far be-
yond the principles laid down by
the old laissez faire school of politi-
cal writer's, and this widening has
met with popular approval" That
is as true of state and municipal
as it is Of general governments. Ill
inois appropriations are larger and
the objects covered more numerous
than ten years ago, and still the state
is not doing all 1t should.
In the main the Increase in nation
al expenditures needs no defense
Industrial and economic changes
have necessitated wider application
of the powers granted the federal
government by the constitution. Yet
it must be conceded that there has
been extravaganza. This is an era
of lavish expenditures by national
and local governments and by in
dividuals. A congress of genuine
economists could cut down appropri-
ations considerably without doing
any harm, but there will be no such
congress until the people, turning
over a new leaf, shall demand econ
omy-Chicagi Tribune.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-03-26
Keysto Mining News

Col. A. j. Clark has put about 1S
men to work on his various prop
critics in and around Keystone do
ing assessment work for the ensu-
ing year. A number of them have
been busy this week loading some
machinery which could not be used
to Denver. The machinery thus re-
leased will be replaced by more
modern and up-to-date equipment,
and is expected along most any time
now.
It is the intention Of the company
which Mr.. Clark represents to COM
plete the work this year necessary
to obtain patent on the holdings
and from what we can gather there
will be no question: but what al
patent will be granted, as the work
done is more than sufficient.
The company has spent a large
amount Of money developing mine
prospects in this vicinity and we
trust patents will be granted as II
will be an incentive for them to ope.
rate more extensively.
| Teams have been hauling coke
to the Calumet this week. It is thu
intention to start the smelter in .
short time.-Keystone Recorder.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-03-26
GOVERNMENT WANTS THE LAND
And is Contcstiog the Desert Land
Entry of Susie Bird.

A contest case Of unusual inter-
est was commenced before the reg
lister and receiver Of the local land
Office Wednesday forenoon and will
probably not be completed before
this evening. Susie Bird has a des-
ert claim of 800 acres in the vicinity
of the reservoir of the Belle Fourche
government irrigation project and
the government wants about 240
acres of her land for reservoir use
is the way the case appears to an
outsider. 1t is said that when the
Belle Fourche irrigation reservoir
is completed and filled that about
240 acres of the land filed on by
Susie Bird will be under water and
those in charge of the projection
are behind the contest.
The claim alleged by the govern
ment agents is that Miss Bird has
not a sufficient supply of water to
irrigate her 800 acres according to
desert land law regulations and they
are seeking to have her entry can
celled on that ground. The evil
dence shows that Miss Bird has
growing about acres of alfalfa and
that she has expended about $1,000
in irrigation improvements.
The government is represented by
Special Agent A. Baker, chief of the
field division, of Cheyenne, and tbs
governments witnesses are f. C
Magruder, of Belle Fourche, the
engineer who has charge of the
water on the Belle Fourche project
and F. R. Walters, the head man il
charge of the project.
The contestee is represented b,
Attorneys Williams & Sweet, of thi
city, and Attorney Tyler S. Over
peck, of Belle Fourche, and her wit
nesses are Alanson Giles, w. R. Bar
Der, George Hill and Wallace Butts
all from the vicinity of the land.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-03-26

Trip county lands. hut in the mean
time the regular business of the Of
flee will be conducted here n tempo
rary quarters until the tNo-story
building is completed for the per
manent use of the land officials.
Beginning with the first day of
April there will be so names called
of those who were fortunate enough
to draw a number in the Trip
county lottery, and SO also on the
following day. Then for ten days
100 numbers will be called each
day; then until April % there will
be $50 numbers called each day,
and then until May there will be
200 numbers called daily, Sunday,
of course, excepted in each period.
This will exhaust 1000 numbers,
while there are practically $500
tracts of land subject to entry under
the rule of opening. If the calling
of 1000 numbers does not exhaust
the tracts open to filing, the balance
will be subject to entry in September
by those having between 1000 and
5000, and if there yet remains un-
entered land after the 5000 num-
bers are called, it will be subject
to general entry under the home
stead laws.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-03-26

South Dakota. by mere reference to
them. This Will involve considc".
able work on the part Of the CON-
missioner, in following the interpre-
tations Of these rulings and the
court decisions upon them. How
ever, the substance of these 104 rul-
ings was included in the bill 1 sup
ported. The only difference is that
it is not so practicable.
"The way the bill first stood. all
the rulings that had been made by
the national bureau, or might be
made in the future, were declare
to be the law of South Dakota. How
ever, they understand that after a
time they could not give the federal
department the authority to legislate
for South Dakota. SO it was chang
ed to include only those rulings that
had been promulgated at the time.
have doubts whether that will pass
the scrutiny of the courts. 1t GER
tainly is novel legislation.
Stock Food Dodge.
1T will be remembered that
certain stock food manufacturer at
tackled the South Dakota Law re-
curing a statement of the formula
Of stock foods on the label and tried
to have it knocked out by the courts.
The federal courts sustained the
law. 1t was passed because the
stock food concerns-or some Of
them-were buying the screenings
from grain that the farmers donated
to the grain buyers, ground it ad
ded salt and little sulpher and
charcoal and sold it at the rate o.
$240 ton. Since the efforts 20 de-
feat the law in the courts proved
unsuccessful, the "A stock food con-
Germs in the United States began
labelling their preparations 'proprse-
tory medicines" thereby bringing
them under the federal and state
drugs law, which do not require
publication of the formula. Whether
or not they are to be allowed 10
dodge the law in this fashion can
not yet be told. My successor no
doubt will have a fight with them
on that point. The supreme court
Of the District of Columbia has held
that, despite their label, the stock
foods could not claim protection un-
der the drugs act.
Another provision that will add
to the cost of enforcement is that
eXempting the retailers that can
show a guaranty from the jobber
or manufacturer. That will take
great many cases out Of the jurisdic-
ton of the state, because often the
guaranty would, be nonresident
concern. All the commissioner
could do would be to notify the fed
eral authorities, and they are so far
behind that 1t is always long time
before they can reach complaints"
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-03-26
STATES PURE FOOD LAW
Does Not Meet Approval Of Former
Commissioner Wheaton.

Sioux Falls, S. D., March 18.-
That the pure food law passed by
the recent legislature may be un-
constitutional and that its enforce
ment will be more difficult and ex-
pensive than the old measure are
the assertions made by A. H. Wheat
on, dairy and food commissioner,
who failed of reappointment by Gov.
Vessey
"The pure food bill that was
passed. said Commissioner Wheat
on, sis virtually the same in effect
as that drawn by the association o!
food commissioners in the hope Of
obtaining Uniformity of legislation.
IN this bill, which I supported, the
various food standards were stated
In the bill that became law, the
1O4 rulings of the national bureau
at Washington are made the Law fol
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-03-26
A Real Man.

A real man is one who reaching
his home is met at the gate, door.
or in the house BY ms children who
grab him around the neck and hug
and kiss him and maui him in gem
eral; their action to be followed by
a hearty reception by the wife and
mother. It Is possible for such q
man to be g gentleman. but many
gentlemen" are not real men.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-03-26
SOUTH DAKOTA SHEEP ESCAPE
But Flocks IN Montana and Wyom.
ing Have Had Heavy Losses.

4 u
Ing Have Had Heavy Losses.
Deadwood. s. D., March 1s.-Dr.
s. E. Cosford, OF Rapid City, CHIEF
inspector for the government bureau
of animal industry for South Dakota,
who has been in Deadwood for the
past two days, calls attention to the
fact that the sheep men Of this state
have entirely escaped the losses
which disease has wrought among
the f1ocks in Montana and Wyom-
ing. The authorities here, on the
breaking out OF the disorder in the
neighboring states, used extraordi-
nary precautions to safeguard the
territory under their supervision.
and their efforts were eminently
successful. Not only have the South
Dakota sheep yoided the peculiar
disease which has been prevailing
in Wyoming and Montana, but they
have wintered well, have not had to
contend with severe cold and deep
snow and have been able to ind
good feed throughout the winter.
In Wyoming and especially in the
Red Desert country, the losses have
been immense and many OF the
sheep men will be practically put
out of business. 1t is said that in
one little town in the Red Desert
country remarkable sight was in
evidence during the worst OF the re-
cent storm. Thousands OF sheep
had been driven in from all direc-
tions and were congregated in the
town seeking shelter. On the lee
ward side of every building in the
place would be found a bunch of
sheep, packed tightly against the
wall and stretching out in a wedge
shaped mass, until the ones furthest
from the building would get the
wind from both sides.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-03-26
VISITED THE TWINE PLANT
Governor Wesley and State Board In
spected tho New Plant.

SpcCtcu IIlo NEW 1lAuIs
Sioux Falls, S. D., March 18. -
Gov. Robert S. Vessey, the members
Of the state board Of charities and
corrections, and representatives of
the Sioux Falls city council, were
among the visitors at the penitenti-
airy Tuesday, when it was expected
the machinery Of the new Irvine plant
would move for the first time. The
expectation was not realized, and it
is probable that the plant cannot
be operated before the first of next
week, though some of the wheels
will be moved today.
While the state board was in ses-
sion yesterday, the land deal with
the city for the purchase of 81 acres
north OF the penitentiary and west
of the railroad tracks by the water
works, was closed. The first pay
ment Of $1,000 and the contract
signed for the remaining $4,000 In
water service, and the deed drawn
up ready for recording.
The state representative and the
councilmen expressed great pleasure
with the splendid equipment for the
new industry added at the state
penal institution. Warden Parmley
took great pains in explaining to the
visitors the Improvements, and all
were thoroughly impressed with the
magnitude Of the undertaking. The
visitors saw all the machinery for
the first time since it has been in
stalled and the big Corliss engine
was moved to show the accuracy Of
it's operation.
The work is being held up because
Of failure to complete some OF the
minor details. Materials failed to
come, and the electricians and
plumbers were unable to make all
their connections. 1t is thought that
the machinery will be moved today,
however, at least sufficient so the
board can accept the greater share
OF the work. Insurance men will
be here today to inspect the water
cooling and fire apparatus, and the
board will abide by their decision in
accepting part of the work.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-03-26
Gives Strength to Character.

Poverty is uncomfortable. as I can
testify; but nine times out Of ten,
the best thing that can happen to a
young man is to be tossed overheard
and compelled to sink or swim for
himself.-James A. Garfield.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-03-26
LAND OFFICE AT GREGORY
Moved from Mitchell After % Years
in that City.

Gregory, S. D., March 17.-There
is no longer United States land Of
fee at Mitchell, the headquarters for
this district having been transferred
here, after having been at Mitchell
% years.
1t will still be two weeks, April
1, when the filings begin for the
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-03-26

Washington, ID. c., March IT,
Fully three hundred exporters and
importers, manufacturers and agri-
culturists, and tariff experts appear
ed before the house committee on
Ways and Means at the various hear
ings which began on NOvemb Der 10th
and continued daily until December
23rd, and also at several supple
mental hearings. Some of the most
important men in the manufacture
ing and financial worlds presented
testimony of varied and interesting
character. In addition to this tes-
timony there were thousands of
briefs filed with the Committee which
added to the statistics furnished by
the various government departments
and agents sent abroad, together
with special data compiled by Thorn
as j. Doherty, assistant counsel of
the treasury department, and Major
Herbert M. Lord, who was clerk of
the Ways and Means committee
when the Dingley tariff was framed,
has given the committee information
more complete than has ever been
at the disposal of a tariff framing
committee.
Andrew Carnegie, Charles IL.
Schwab, Judge Z. H. Gary and other
steel magnates furnished the most
interesting testimony. Mr.. Carne-
Igie, who caused considerable dts
cussion by proclaiming, in a maya
zine article, that the steel manufac-
turers of this country do not need
any tariff protection, was before the
committee for nearly eight hours,
q His testimony, while witty and en-
tertaining, did not offer the tariff
makers much specific information
regarding the cost of manufacturing
steel rails and other articles of ste=l
ductions and avoided figures. claim,
ing that he was not familiar Will
the details Of the steel business al
the present time, but spoke from hi.
general knowledge gained in the
business before he retired to priyat&
life.
Judge Gary, who was one of tn,
best equipped and most satisfactor
witnesses who appeared before tn
committee, preceded Mr.. Carnegie
by several days. He declared tina
the Independent steel manufacturer
require tariff protection and sait
that if the duty on steel should b
removed the United States Steel col
poration, of whose board of diret
tors he is chairman, would secur
monopoly of the market. TIL
cost of labor would be reduced h
said If the tariff on steel was take
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-03-26
Hung by Wedding Ring.

While a woman named Gregson,
of swadlincote. England. was plac-
ing q penny in her gas meter she
slipped, and her wedding ring caught.
on a nail in the wall. She remained.
hanging for some time before help
arrived. The ring had to b remoy-
ed by jeweler before the doctor!
could dress he injured hand.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-03-26

Washington, March 1.-THE first
meeting of President Taft and his
cabinet was held today. The Pres
ident outlined to some extent The
policies which he expects to devote
himself to in his respective depA"t
mc1t.
Secretary Nagel already has de
c;ded that one OF the most dif1icElt
subjects with which he will have TO
deal is that of immigration. The
mast cursory eXam:Ha on has shown
l:';h that this nnrse of the work
has always proved a thorn III th.,
flesh to his predecessors.
He is convinced that the
best interests of the country
car best be SUBSCRIBED by tn. pro-
nc, on of the widest distributor
Of the thousands OF Immigrants who
cslne annually To American ports,
and ne will devote considerable 81
SIT Gring HON th's can be effected.
rs lawyer he nas, however some
CT Lht as to the LEGALITY IF the gov
"-An' ent actin IS a ut Of nli:nnal
employment agency.
There is one point which the pres
ident has already made clear to all
members of his cabinet and that is
that he wishes them to seek to effect
every desired end with the least
possible alteration of the statutes.
He is So OnnOsed to Wholesale
changes in the law that he has in
innate to them that he expects them
to exhaust every phase of their in
genuity before they propose to him
any such recommendation OF
course, when they find that changes
of the law are absolutely essential
they will find the president ready
to make necessary recommendations
to congress.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-03-26

Washington, March 17.-With a
view to getting the tariff bill report
ed in the house at the earliest pos
sible moment, Chairman Payne
called the ways and means commit
tee meeting for one O'Clock tomor-
row to formally consider the meas
ure. 1t is likely that the house
committee will have only one ses-
sion and that the measure will be
reported in the house very soon.
The downward revision maximum
and minimum provisions which i'm
pose an average maximum duty of
25 percent in excess of the present
tariff and numerous other provis-
ions are ground for the estimate
that the revenue to the government
will be increased from forty to fifty
million dollars.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-03-26

manufacture of wooden fabrics, in
dicating that much so-called pure
wool clothing contains considerable
shoddy and rags. This called for tn
the suggestion from Representative
Clark that there should be a pure
| clothing law, similar in it's object to
the pure food law.
The admission from the Philip
pines, free of duty, of 100000 tons
of sugar free of duty was the first
proposition on which the ways and
Means committee agreed. This ac-
ton was taken by the committee
following a conference with Mr. Taft.
The statement by Edwin F. Atkins,
OF Boston, that there was great dam
ger of an Instruction in Cuba if the
tariff on sugar is not reduced and
the arguments made by Clause r.
Spreckles, of New York, in favor of
reduction in the duty were the
striking features of the hearings on
War Wright appeared before the
committee in favor of free sugar
from the Philippines. He declared
that the so-caled Sugar trust was
understood to own 5 per cent of
the stock of the beet sugar refiner-
les and that that is possibly the
reason why the beet sugar industry
has not grown in this country. The
Louisiana cane sugar growers claim
ed that the price to the consumer
of sugar and the price paid to the
farmer for his product is fixed by the
sugar trust.
The California fruit growers were
arrayed against the importers, and
one argument advanced by the lat
ter for reduced duty on lemons was
that the recent earthquake in Sici-
ly had resulted in a scarcity of la
Dor and destruction of lemon groves.
Senator Hale appeared before the
committee to ask that tapioca flour
be specially provided for in the bill
Similar requests were made on nu-
merous articles. The committee
found considerable information at
its disposal in a volume giving sta
tistics regarding imports and duties
prepared by William w. Evans, as
sistant clerk of the committee. Will
liam X. Payne is the clerk of the
committee.
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The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-03-26
NEW TARIFF BILL.
introduced in the House by Con-
gresham Payne, of New York,


Washington, March It, Repres.
entative Serene l.. Payne, chairman
OF the ways and means committee
in introducing the tariff bill in the
house today, said: Business has
been depressed in nearly all nations
during the last two years and our
revenues greatly reduced. Conse-
quently there is large deficit but
the revenues are improving from
month to month as business becomes
better"
Representative Payne said that
the committe had taken 1906 as the
basis for estimating the revenue
producing qualities of the new BILL
as that was the last normal year
With return to anything like nor
NAL conditions during the next fiscal
year, it is safe to predict that the
deficit will be entirely wiped out.
The bill provides for the issuance
OF Panama Canal bonds to reim-
burse the treasury for the 100000
600 paid out for the original pur-
cahse of the canal. The committee
transferred some articles, mostly
Injuries, from the free to the double
list for the purpose of raising rev.
enue. These include perfumeries,
toilet articles and dressed furs. An
additional duty of on cent per yard
was placed on mercerizad cotton
fabrics.
1t is the recommendation of the
committee to permit the free entry
OF wood pulp from any country not
imposing an export duty and to re-
duce printing paper materially.
Iron ore and basic Stag were placed
on the free list, pig iron was re-
duced from 81 to $3.50 per ton,
scrap iron, steel bar iron and round
iron were also reduced. Timber was
reduced from one cent cubic foot
to a half cent, barley from 80 cents
to Is cents a bushel, bacon and
ham from five cents to four cents
pound and refined sugar from $1.9o
pound to $1.91. There are re-
auctions on carpet and wool and BIZ
luminous coal from countries adj
hitting American coal free was
placed on the free list. Hides of
cattle and band and sole leather
We're reduced from 20 to percent.
Regarding the miscellaneous pro-
visions of the bill, Payne said: The
bill provides for reciprocal trade
with the Philippines, on all articles
but limits sugar to be imported free
to 100000 tons, wrapper tobacco to
100000 pounds, and 100000
pounds Of filler tobacco to any one
fiscal year The Cuban reciproc-
ity provisions of the present law
are preserved. The bill provides
for a tax on transfers of property
both real and personal, by Inherit
ance and succession. 1t is estimated
that the revenue under the tariff
duties prescribed will amount to
$500, 100000.