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The Florida agriculturist., 1909-12-01
Buying Land In Florida.

The Agriculturist continues to re-
ceive inquiries almost daily concern
ing the lands being offered by the
many colonization companies that
are advertising small tracts in this
State, and many in regard to the re-
liability of the companies them
selves.
In a large percentage of these
cases the parties have already
bought or contracted for the land
and seemingly are only desirous of
finding out whether or not they have
been victimized. Nevertheless we
endeavor to give them the most re-
liable information we are able to
obtain.
Some Of these companies are thor
oughly reliable and are handling
only good average lands at rea-
sonably fair valuation, but we regret
to state that this cannot be said Of
all Of them. Therefore prospective
purchasers should exercise at least
ordinary business prudence before
parting with their money.
In this connection we would like
to reiterate and emphasize what we
have said before. If one has surplus
money that he can lose without in
convenience in case his investment
does not prove to be what he ex=
pected, then he can possibly afford
to buy for speculative purposes with
out investigation. But if such loss
would entail any hardship, or If one
is buying for home, then by all
means make a thorough personal in
vestigation, not only Of the charac-
ter Of the land and it's productive
ness, but also as to it's proximity to
markets and transportation, and
especially be sure that the title is
good. The titles to much Of the land
in Florida are questionable, and
while the maker of warranty deed
may be solvent and responsible today
it is possible that he may be bank
rupt tomorrow and unable to make
his warranty good.
Another word Of caution we feel
like giving to prospective purchasers
Is not to place too much confidence
in the exaggerated statements made
in the advertising matter sent out
by the people who are exploiting the
The Florida agriculturist., 1909-12-01
NET ADVERTISING RATES

Important. advertisements to insure inser-
tlOn must be in the hands Of the printer not
later than the Goth of the month preceding
date of issue
New-York tribune., 1909-01-17

70 stTfke e fair mean What mean "a that II is
out Of the question TO secure for tire as little
wear as is encountered In another, even though
all -FOUR tires be of uniform quality and structure
Even IN a car carrying tho greater part Of its
weight n front the greater Is involved on tbs
resr tfrcs 1t must be remembered IN this conneo-
ton that thc propulsion OF motor vehicle differs
from that OF horse-dravn vehicle that tbs lat
ter is pulled over the road surface while the for
mer is pushed by the trecttve effort transmitted TO
the rear, driving wheels. In consequence OF the
driving stresa the rolling friction with the road
and the slppage that Is absolutely unavoidable the
tres OF the wheels encounter most of the wear
TO which the automobile tire is subject.
As car the weight of the car itself Is con-
cerned. regardless OF its distribution, It is
mon experience that the light produces the
smallest tire bills; for It has been proved by most
competent authority that the life OF tire is in
versely proportional the cube Of the load which
It supports that II the load be doubled the
age wear and tear OF the tire VIII be multiplied by
eight
But there are points that worthy OF atten-
ton, some OF them having TO DO with tho general
design Of the car and with the manner in which
the power plant AMI transmission is supported. 7
know, for instance, and do many others, that in
tho Of cars in which power plant and trans
New-York tribune., 1909-01-17
Need Of Madison Square Garden
Loss of Big Anptheatre Would BE Blow the Holding
of Automobile Shows.

Madison Square Garden, the scene OF the pres
ent automobile show and its predecessors, is one
OF the sights Of the city and known the country
over Although it is almost constantly in use
for exhibition purposes. such as the circus horse
show. bicycle races. athletic games, political
meetings and conventions, sportsmen's show and
chicken show. all Of which pay large rental,
the directors Of the company say It is a losing
proposition and have offered 1t for sale. Count
less suggestions have been made for its ultimate
disposal but as yet no feasible suggestion has
been heard
Should Il finally be DECIDED that this giant
hippodrome win have to be torn down to make
way fo- big Office building or a hotel the city
will be placed in q bad predicament. for there
is no other structure which take its place.
Besides holding sixteen thousand persons. the
New-York tribune., 1909-01-17

new sxsnA permits of almost amy KIND ce an E-
hfostto1 and contest II Ii % largo rhst sooe-
bali game has been played IN II without din
Guilty The lighting arrangements are all that
could be desired, and In almost every way Il liz
wellnigh perfect for the uses TO which It is put
The popular demand for the Garden is 20 great
Il II not considered probable that It viii be torn
Gown. One suggestion has been made that tbs
city take It over and rent II out for exhibition
purposes just the directors doing at pres
ent- If the city owned it one OF the greatest
burdens Of expense would be renoved-that OF
taxes With this item removed 1t is believed
that the Garden would pay for It's maintenance,
The automobile show and other trade exhfbi-
ncee nsxn xEsHn m AnQA Heuacxs1aQa ka asEsne
New-York tribune., 1909-01-17

mission form unit supported a. tnrea points
road shocks readily absorbed by tha
frame work and suspension means which accom-
r1odate themselves 20 the distortions % which Sas
inequalities OF the road surface give rtsaL In
moro rigid suspension system ths entire road shock
Is 6rst received by the ttre. With suseszeus 6Sss
astrous results to its lifs
That Ia IN which thers is wsaxhs ca
ths left SIDE than there ts or tia right the iefs
tire win excessively II clear, nor 10 there any
doubt that built in which the weight In
thus unevsnly distributed Tsks as Al example .
motor with intake and exhaust valves side
and having the magnetic and unufier and q part Of
accessories on the side Here the greater
weight on one side OF ths vehicle will produce
greater wear On the tire than is noticeable the
other side.
The trouble lies with the designer who. instead
OF taxing Into account the general usefulness OF ths
car and the tire problem. is selfish enough
slider bis task finished when he has produced an 40
ceptable chassis. and who leaves the rest the
tire manufacturer, who comes IN for share Of OBJ
3urgaton that is not always deserved True enough,
when a tire Is worn down at the heels all svte
dence seems to point tc the guilt of the tire
HA1surerI but as said before. tho accusing finger
New-York tribune., 1909-01-17
Problems That Demand Atten-
tIon of Automobile Builders,
AY .. D. Msxwua.

of tns many problems n1ss sn automobile design
mat OF wetgnt distribution ts not the tsast I'm
poreant nor II II that has received The atts--
uon OF the designer IN the measure It deservea
Lake ell the tasks imposed By modern autouo-
olie construction. weight distribution must bo
largely matter OF compromise In this respect
tne problem resembles much that involved IN
sprhg design. in which becomes evident the difi-
Guilty Of providing spring that win give equal
rcsiLency in an empty as well as in one that
carries IT'S fun quota OF passengers. Similarly,
weight distribution becomes q somewhat complex
proposition when IT is considered that II fs impos-
s1De 10 distribute the dead weight OF auto
mobile In such manner that the mechanical
equilibrium Will not be interfered with when the
car Is run with load or without It
THESE questions however. while interesting TO
the engineer of less Importance TO the average
automobile user except IN the relation they bear
10 nis ure consunpoon Here too. r. In Impossible
New-York tribune., 1909-01-17
KEEP YOUR OIL CAN BUSY.

One OF the most commonly neglected parts OF
car so far as fabrication IS concerned, is the
clutch operating mechanism In the case of some
multiple disk clutches which are inClosed In oil
tight cases the oilng of the thrust collar and the
lever which operates it is automatic but In the
case Of many cone clutches, and in fact all that
do not operate in oil bath, the thrust collar
and lever require oiling by hand. The duty OF
New-York tribune., 1909-01-17
M TEST TOO HARD
FOR THE MOTOR CAR
WORLD OPEN TO NAN
WHO DARES.
Mad and Sand, Gravel and Snofc
Fail to BaIk in Contests
of Endurance.

,,-,os+ sny kind Of going can be negotiated by
n. automobile Mad. sand gravel stone. water
p 80 fail TO balk the motor whsn II Is out
- - = endurance record. The amount Of tossing
-, reck.ng & IS capable Of standing is almost
80 belief This Is because It contains the finest
"a Of material and the highest type OF work
rsnsfIr, Every part Of this country has been ira
-r-sed by the automobile. either for pleasure to
.,-<,, he desire OF the manufacturer TO prove
:. ,-os,ec.ve purchasers that his car VII stand I'D
5s- he se-erest test imaginable -
New-York tribune., 1909-01-17
WARNING NOTE or soUEAKa

sqnesks should be avoided tn cars Of AL sizsA
types and v1ntagss. but most OF all In nsw cara
and whenever encountered should be followed
to their source and stopped with religious zeal
AS mater of fact the sQueaks which most
likely to dc, up in those which como
from parts which are stiff from being newly IS
sernbled and painted, arising mostly from reluq-
Is
New-York tribune., 1909-01-17

years that no other structure IN this city
house them well the Garden. Its daily
rental is not as large as the cost of a medium
priced car II it used for trade purposes
alone there is doubt that it could be made to
pay. Its location in the heart OF the city makes
It easy of access. and its need could not be moro
forcibly emphasized than by one glance at the
big automobile show now in progress.
New-York tribune., 1909-01-17
MOTOR VEHICLES. IN BRITISH rs1Es

Statistics compiled By the Royal Automobile Club
OF England show that In the United Kingdom there
Were registered up to September 30 1908 a total
Of 154.3S motor vehicles. divided as follows: Pri-
vate cars in England and Wales, 81 24oI trade ve-
hioles u,173: public conveyances 6,4s1; motor
cycles, 57.42: total for England and Wales 137 S4A
Private cars In Scotland. 6231: trade vehicles. Ao5
public conveyances. S4; motorcycles. 44s2 total for
Scotland, D.s0 Pleasure vehicles IN Ireland. 2e1o:
trade vehicles, 122; public conveyances, $3.50; mo-
torcyces, Sof2 total for Ireland 6lSs. The total
Of each class OF vehicles in the United Kingdom
is: Private cars, SS; trade vehicles lo4; public
conveyances $50; motorcycles Coz
New-York tribune., 1909-01-17
MODEL ID. WHITE STEAMER.

SAsse parts vssy ssvuse. ehay sahas almost ON
staut.y IN rss In throwing IN ard out ths clutch
Very frequent lubricasion Of tho bail thrust bear
ing and OF the end OF the lever which actuatea Il
Is thus demanded. Not only So but the bearing
OF the clutch pedal and the pins which secure to-
Eether the clutch operating Nnkegs should be fire.
oucutly supplied with oil
New-York tribune., 1909-01-17

may be pointed sometimes with even greatsr rus
uca to ths automobile designer who fails to make
nis product an harmonious II should bs IN orde<
to give the IDEAL for which we all strive ana
whfoh We arc slowly but surely approaching
New-York tribune., 1909-01-17
RAILROAD BOARD FAvoRs MOTOR CARA

Residents Of AIurfreesboro and woodbury., Tenn.
are organizing q stock company which, when
formed will purchase g so-horsepover automobile
with seating capacity OF twelve. and run q rapid
transit line between those cities. Tho VIII
make two trips a day, and If the venture proves
prortable Additional cars Will be instaIed.
New-York tribune., 1909-01-17

LOWER LICENSE FEE FOR CABS WANTED.
petition for q reduction IN the licenses re-
sHsed for tsI1rnster cabs has been made 20 ths
3V Council By the Los Angeles Tazicab Com
10y The present fee Is g a month. which the
sonpany asks to be lowered 10 q a month.
New-York tribune., 1909-01-17

MEMPHIS TO HAVE TAxGMETER CABS.
the Business Mems Club. OF Memphis. through
.N industrial department. is backing q company
- operate taxiraeter cabs In that city. Repre-
s-u~uves from various makers have appeared be-
ns eirA and O ssasossra sf ssu xnssatn.e has
- 3nAA - :.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-09-25

ings would be brought. but he left the
talking to his secretary, who said:
DIR. Cook has been in consultation
with John R. Bradley, the financial
hacker of his expedition. They are per-
fectly willing to meet any attack made
by Peary, but I am not free to say
whether or not such an attack will be
forestal1ed by legal proceedings.
Cooks Secretary Is Reticent.
Twill Dr. Cook charge SANDER
ct will not say
"Will he charge that Peary took his
stores and furs and sold them?"
There are affidavits bearing on these
points,
'sWill the proceedings be brought by
Do. Cook or by Bradley?
az should say that DR.. Cook Will take
charge of his own affairs.
From another source it was ascertain
ed that DR. Cook is preparing to charge
Peary with SANDER in saying that he
had given the public gold brick when
he announced that he had found the
North Pole and that two other charges
would be made in connection with the
alleged seizure of Cooks stores. Friends
of both parties to the North Pole con-
were unwilling to speak for
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-09-25
LIKE A ROCK
Stands a Topeka Built Bridge at
Monterey, Mexico.
Built Like Old London Bridge
With Stores on Top.
WAS A GIBRALTAR.
During the Great Floods in
That City.
Saving Thousands efLfvesWhere
Hundreds Were Lost.
WAS A GIBRALTAR.

To build a bridge which will with
stand the tempests and torrents of a
century or longer is a wonderful feat,
but a Topeka bridge seems equal to
1t. Such a structure formed the pro-
lection for 100000 people against a
raging, rushing torrent which carried
thousands of their fellow men to a
watery grave. That bridge will pass
down in local history as one OF the
engineering achievements and VIII
stand a monument to a Kansas insti-
tuition, the Topeka Bridge and Iron
Company.
Such a distinction is enjoyed by this
Topeka company. That factory's work
is a massive concrete bridge across
the turbulent, treacherous Catartna
river at Monterey, Mexico. FOLLOWING
an unprecedented rainfall in the
Mitre mountains, which sent wall
of water down the valley upon the
sleeping inhabitants of Monterey on
the night of August % last. The
bridge DETECTED the flood to the south
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-09-25
AID CLUB MEN INVITED.
Kansas City Extends Invitation to
Topeka to Big Meeting, Sept. %.

Several officers of the Topeka Ad
club have received invitations to at
tend the meeting of the Kansas City
AID club, which is to be held Tuesday
evening, September %, at the clubs
rooms in the Bank of Commerce
building.
The meeting is to be one of unusual
interest to every Ad club man from
any city, as the president of the Ma
tional Association of Ad clubs, S. c..
Dobbs of Atlanta, Ca, is to be the
principal speaker
In addition Governor Had1ey of
Missouri and Mayor Crittenden of
Kansas City will be present as we'll as
about 500 business men of Kansas
City.
S. N. SPOTS of the Kansas City club,
extends a general invitation to all the
members of the Topeka club to attend
this big meeting.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-09-25
LAST GAP CLOSED
In the Mexico & Orient to San Angelo,
Texas-Great Rejoicing.

The Kansas City. Mexico & Orient
railroad is completed to San Angelo,
Texas. F. E. Grimes of this city just
received an official letter which gave
out the following information:
The gap between Sweet Water and
San Angelo has just been finished and
there is enthusiasm at the two points.
President A. E. StillwelI of the road
has received the following telegram:
"Orient gap completed. great rejoic-
ing, accept congratulation.' This
gap makes a complete route from
Wichita to San Angelo.
The orient railroad is taking great
strides since its first train was started
out on the rails. The earnings for
the months of August and September
this year are an increase of an aver
age of over So per cent more than
the same months last year.
BY the completion of this gap
President Stilwell expects easy sailing
from now until the end of the pro-
posed line is reached. There is plenty
of money available and the active
construction will be rushed. The
road when completed will run from
Kansas City to Tolobampo Bay, Old
Mexico.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-09-25
CAVE A PALACE.
Arkansas Man Transformed Under
ground Habitation.

Prairie Grove, Ark, Sept. 25.-One of
the most prominent and successful
farmers of this section, who is an ac-
tive member of the National Farmers
union, has dwelt in a cave for years
1t is probaly the most palatial cave in
the world, and is fitted up with all
modern conveniences, including hot
and cold water, electric fans, electric
lights and steam heat. He discovered
the cave at the top of a mountain, LOO
feet high.
1t is seventy-eight feet long by twen-
ty-five wide, and thirty-two feet high.
The walls are of beautiful granite
which has been handsomely polished
The ceiling is forty feet thick. The
front of the cave is of glass, which the
owner and occupant, H. s. Mobley, put
IN, together with hard wood floors
Inc nues for the cooking range pass
out through the mouth of the cave and
extend outward a distance of nearly
Az 1eet Movable screens permit the
increase and reduction of rooms at the
pleasure of the occupants A fine
spring at the pleasure of the occupants
line spring at the top of the noun
tain furnishes water through a private
system of waterworks
rms novel dwelling was completed
ABOUT TWO years ago. 1t is approached
by beautiful road ascending the crest
or the mountain by easy stages, and
the grounds about the cave are kept
in perfect condition.
The occupants declare that 1t is the
coolest dwelling in summer and the
most comfortable in winter, and they
have near fear of cyclones, which are
frequent in that region.
Neither heat nor cold penetrates the
solid protection Of yards of granite Mr.
Mobley says he will live in the cave
for the rest of his life. The cave is
in easy driving distance of this town.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-09-25

able to dispense with the tug. A favor
able breeze caught her canvas, the tow
line was cast off and with cheers from
the thousands watching from the
Staten island shore and the surround
ing boats the two little vessels pro-
ceeded under their own power.
Then occurred an accident for
which apparently both vessels were
ferry landing at the north end of
with the machinery of the CIermont
and she came to a sudden stop.
The pilot of the Half Moon tried to
steer Gear but failed and the Half
Moon struck the steamboat broad
side abaft the paddle wheel. I'M
mediately all sails on the Half Moon
were dropped and the escorting tug
hurried to her side. On the Cler-
mont Captain Ulster Davis was shout
ing orders, but Fultons boat could
move neither forward nor backward
Slowly the tug pulled the Half
Moon away A haSty examination,
however. showed that the damage
was trifiing.
The ornamental work on the cut wa
ter of the Half Moon was smashed
nearly to the water line and 10 feet of
the Clermont's rail was bent in and
considerable paint was scratched from
the port side.
Sails were soon hoisted again aboard
the Half Moon and she proceeded to
The Clermont dropped an
Choir off st. George to await the start
Of the naval parade.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-09-25

completed one bridge over the Chi
caska river in Kay county, Oklahoma
210 feet long, three 20 foot spans,
and building eighty-foot span over
the Pawnee river at Larned, Kansas.
We have built practically every con-
crete bridge around here and have
contracts for several more; have con-
tracts for twenty in Marion county,
steel superstructure, steel Orders and
concrete floor. We have constructed
several steel bridges complete, the
bridge across the Kansas river at To-
peka known as the Sardou bridge and
numerous others over smaller streams.
Concrete as Bridge Material.
Concrete is coming into use stead
ily," continued Mr.. Cole, land the
material to stand the wear. Our fig
urese show that concrete bridges are
not much more expensive than steel
to construct and will last ages after
the iron bridge is worn out or wash
ed away.
Since we have been in business we
have constructed about seventy spans
of concrete and we have yet a bridge
to wash away. The contract we COM
pleted in Mexico is the first concrete
bridge work done in Mexico, to my
knowledge, and while the Catarina
river has washed a new channel and
refuses to send it's current under our
bridge the Mexican government is
well pleased with the work and Succ's
the construction, says had not the
bridge turned the current of the flood
last August to the south the entire
city of Monterey would have been
washed away.
The Cost of Concrete.
1.-THE cost of concrete bridges will
seldom reach $50 per cent of the cost
Of a steel structure over the same
stream. A bridge put in at lola. Kan
sas, over Elm creek, cost $500 less
than a steel bridge would have cost.
Concrete is the material for all
new bridge construction. The man
who gets on the concrete side is the
wise one. There is no limit to the life
of a concrete bridge and the cost
of repairs is reduced to a minimum
Thus down in the heart of the Mex
lean republic stands the work of an
American, backed by Topeka enter
home intellect and practical science
and skill.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-09-25
DISLIKE FRANKLIN SENTENCE.
Pratt Citizens Think Punishment too
Light for Crime.

Pratt, Kan, Sept. 25.-The case Of
Franklin. the negro who stabbed =.
d. Brown to death on Sunday last
April at Hutchinson came up In the
district court at Hutchinson and the
prisoner plead guilty to manslaughter
in the first degree and was sentenced
to the penitentiary for a term of from
five to twenty years.
This sentence was entirely too light
as there was no provocation- in the
case that would give the murderer
any cause to take a life but the costs
of the case was figured In and It SEEM
ed better TO some, to let him out in
few years in good shape to
commit more crimes of the same
nature than to put the county of Reno
to any extra costs.
Franklin has been a bad 'nigger'
according to those who know him,
and who knew him said that It was
believed that other serious crimes
that remained unpublished in Hutch
inson could be traced to this cu1prit,
yet he has got sentence of five years
for killing a man.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-09-25
HALF MOON AND CLERMoNT.
Both Vessels Slightly Damaged in Col
lision With Each Other.

New York. Sept. 25.-It was half
past 10 when the Half Moon and the
Clermont left ST. George, Staten
Island, and the actual events of the
day began. The quaint craft were
greeted by a deafening outburst of
whistles on the steamers that dotted
the upper bay so thickly that their
pilots had to proceed with the utmost
caution. The Clermont after reaching
open water, cast off her tow, black
smoke belched from her near anti
quated funnel and her uncovered pad
die wheels beat the choppy waves of
the harbor as she chugged along, puff
fing and wheeling at the rate of five
miles an hour. The copy of Hudson's
sailing vessel was towed behind.
In order that the Clermont need not
hold back the rest of the procession the
plan was to give her a start on the
fast craft. Lieutenant Lam Of the
Dutch navy, costumed as the discover
er, was a conspicuous figure in the
poop of the Half Moon. The Clermont
took almost an hour to make the trip
of the two miles from her anchorage
to the side of the Half Moon
Hudson's ship, although in tow,
started with all sails set, and soon was