The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1909-07-07
Getting Dryer.

Booueggers are becoming quite
numerou and following close at
their heels lis q band OF snakes.
The other morning prominent bus
mess man killed a large rattlesnake
in his, front yard and as 1t is I'M
usual for snakes Of this brand to
come into town, 1t can only be ac-
counted for on the ground that birds
of kind travel together. A dry
town. boOtieggers and rattlesnak
are three distinguishing mOnum eHts
to which we can point, but not with
Democrat.
Crop and Business Prospects.
With wheat cutting in full swing
in the Southwest there rs a larger
stock of that great bread grain in
the United States than there was q
year ago, or at the corresponding
dates in 1905 or 1904. The outlook
for winter wheat Is improving but
the crop will fall below the average.
The promise of the spring wheat
vest is good.
These conditions render certain a
fair supply OF wheat for the United
states and for the world. There Is
nothing like real scarcity OF the
favorite bread grain Of America and
Western Europe In prospect, and
while prices will probably be above
hA Nf tho a
and high enough to make the wheat
crop very profitable to farmers who's
fields yield well, it Us clear that ma
dure is not favoring corners or ex-
IRENE market conditions OF any kind
Business prospects are also full Of
promise. Henry Clews in his weekly
circular, gives some interesting infor-
nation on this subject. Among Other
things he says:
General trade is quite active, as
is demonstrated by the heavy Clear
ting House returns and continued lib
eral gains In railroad earnings. Our
railroads are now doing exceptional
ly well, their large earnings. better
rates and more economical manage
ment placing them in a much more
comfortable financial position than
they have been for several years. In
consequence railroad managers are
now putting into effect many i'm
prov ements and extensions which ha'
been previously deferred for financial
reasons. Heavy orders have been
placed for rails, cars and structural
material. the result being that the
great iron industry of the country
is now employed to about 80 per
cent of its capacity for fabricated
products, and this in spite Of the
Increased capacity arising from the
use of the Gary and other new plants
The WOODEN industry and the Ieath-
er industry are also EXCEPTIONAL
active, very large orders having
been placed in these markets. Our
cotton goods market are well sold
up and have had their full share of
the late recovery. While dullness ex
lists, DIN few sections, trade and in
dustry as a whole have shown a re-
markab1y rapid recovery from the
late panic and are IN as satisfactory
a condition as could be reasonably
expected. The crop outlook is now
the controlling factor In business
operations. The winter wheat crop
is now turning out better than ex-
pected and final yield. may. not be
as short as at one time feared. The
corn crop Is also doing we'll, and
with present large acreage should
give us a yield OF about 5000. OO0. 900
bushels. The latest Government re-
port places the farm value OF corn
ON June l at 76c. A year ago the
farm value was 73c, and on Decem-
Der l. 1908. It fell to the lowest point