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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-12-22
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that wedding present. We have nice
line at very low prices. You will be salts
fed if you try Drew's Reliable Jewe'ry
Store 70 Lisbon St, Lewiston. di,d3w
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-12-18

absolutely proven fe~ta, which we will
prove to you.
With a i've or tcn-ac1e EIberta peach
orchard. such as this. which will re-
turn you from $4,000 to $4,000 @
year. all your worries for your future
are over, and you can rest assured
that no matter what panic comes, your
financial future Is certain.
The fact that In tho Green River
valley during the year 1908 over 1000
acres of peaches were planted and
that were under contract to be
planted during the year 1909, 5000
acres more, will in five years make
this the greatest shipping point for
fancy peaches in America.
Tho Rio Grande Is now on the eve or
building the great Snlina cutoff. which
VIII make Green River a division point
of no small prominence. This is now
assured.
10 Ice the cars In which melons and
fruit arc shipped from Green River. an
Ice plant has been built with q capac-
ity Of 20 tons per day.
IRRIGATION.
INh VI Inc crops at Green River are
raised by irrigation
The four essential conditions for ,
successful Irrigation proposition are
SOIL, climate. water and markets, Green
River has all of these.
The city takes Its name from tho
river on which 1t is situated, a mann
,loth stream 800 feet wide. which
heads In tho Yellowstone, Is fed by
mountain streams whose sources arc
In the highest mountains Of Wyoming.
Colorado and Utah and Is empticd
eventually into tho awful gorge OF tho
Colorado.
dt is estimated that tho water supply
Will irrlgate over a million acres.
inc gravity system waters abput
2ooo acres. The AZ foot lift wators
apout z,ooo acres. Tho 9o-foot lift will
water 1.50o acres undcr tho proeent
ditches. On tho cast side of tho rivor.
l;ooo acres are being watered and addi,
uonal bitches are being surveyed
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-12-18

Palisade district, there were years OF
costly experimenting. OF planting trees
and digging them up again so that
other trees better suited to tho soil
and the climate could bo tried. Men
grew gray with worry before tho fruit
growers Of the Palisade district learn
ed all they know,
This they learned: that the Elberta
peach Is unquestlonably the most
profitable peach that can be grown
in this or any other district. What
these men have learned at the cost
of many thousands OF dollars. we now
know without paying tho fearsome
price they had to pay.
The Elberta peach. by reason of its
great size. exceptional flavor. beauty
of color and exceptional shipping
qualities. added TO the fact that 1t
can be raised to perfection in sucn
q limited area that there can never
be an over-supply. Is justly termed
the king of Peaches"
These peaches run on an average Of
from Ga TO ~ peaches to the case.
are classcd as extra A. For instance.
there were raised at Green River by
Mike Walsh ten peaches which would,
when laid side by side measure 81
inches; some of them as large as
l4H inches In circumference, and no
matter what the supply elsewhere.
Green River peaches Will always bring
a Fancy price on account Of their
exceptional size and quality.
Liberia teaches begin bearing the
third year. and the fourth year an
proach maturity. when they bear on
an average of four to SIX boxes per
tree. steadily Increasing about two
boxes per year until the eighth year,
when tho average yield Is from twelva
10 fourtee1 boxes per tree. These arr
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-12-18
C. A. GIBBONS.

In April. 1909. Mr.. C. a. Gibbons
bought the business of McCarty 6
Pace. put In n new stock, remodeled
the premises. put In additions and In
many ways prepared himself for the
enviable position he now occupies as
the leading merchant of Green River
He came to Green River from Hanks
vile. Wayne county. where he is still
interested in promising quartz and
placer mines in the Henry mountains.
These properties are so miles from
Green River and well deserve the at
tention of the investor.
Mr.. Gibbons store Is one of the
neatest in the state, being equipped
with all the modern appliances. A
general stock OF merchandise is car
ried and all deliveries promptly made
F. M. Gunnerson is clerk. In every
way Mr.. Gibbons store is ono OF tho
most praiseworthy institutions in the
city.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-12-18

which Will reclaim a much greater
acreage To tho south 1000 acres are
already under irrigation. and other val
ieye nearby arc being developed.
Water rights are paid on land undor
the gravity ditch. Under tho other
addition there Is a small yearly MAIN
tenance tax
II ls necessary to irrlgate about once
every six weeks, depending to a ccr-
tain extent upon tho crop, soil, and
weather conditions
FRUITS.
The following fruits arc raised.
Peaches. pears and apples largely, al
though many Dlums, cherries, apricots
and pruneS. and a large acreage in
grapes. Small fruits and strawberries
are being planted
Any vegetables that grow In tho Unit
ed States can be grown hero successful
ly-sweet potatoes and every kind of
melon are especially productive and
OF tho highest quality.
PRICE OF LAND.
Tho land Is selling at from 5000 per
acre upward. Comparing this with ir-
rigated land in other parts of the Unit
ed Soaoe5. ono finds that irrigated land
In the Yakima valley sells for $500 to
*Z.SOo per acre-in California tho prices
are higher. In tho Grand Valley of the
Colorado. which approaches more near
iy In general tho Green River valley.
lands sell as high as $4,000 per acre,
sales having been made as high as S.
700 per aero. and even at these prices
pay much greater per cent on tho
Investment than lands in the MISSISSIPPI
pi valley at present prices.
Recently Mr.. d p Merritt said
concerning this locality:
Il went to Green River about SIX
years ago. on the recommendation of
c. ]. Miller. who was at one time
station agent there. My object in
leaving the east for this section was to
prospect for Oil and minerals There
had been somc excitement in the oil
limo on account of tho prosencc In
various placos along tho river OF oil
secps. whore tho oil camo up from tho
ground and flowed In tiny streams
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-12-18

| down to the river. After ascertainine
| that the oil could not be found in paw
| Ing quantities, I became aware OF tho
| great possibilities of the section as a
fruit raising country.
I'm company with my brother. I
bought up about 5000 acres of land at
from S1.50 to S26 per acre. Soon after
this purchase we installed q water
plant six miles above Green River sta
tlon. This plant had a capacity of
1000 acres. Shortly after this the
Elgin Irrigation company put in a
steam plant on the east side of the
river to water about 1000 acres of
land There were also two gravity
bitches taken out at the Same point TO
irrigate about 1900 acres of land.
The land that my brother and
purchased was divided up into five. ten.
twenty. forty. sixty and cighty-acre
tracts and sold as small fruit farms to
eastern people. Before tho end of the
FIRST year this land was sold at from
Sl6 to $3.50 an acre. At tho present time
the unimproved lands arc selling at
from 5000 to $500 an aero, and the or
chards are selling at from $500 to s.. 500
an acre. Next year Will be the first
year that the commercial fruit orchards
Will be In bearing. and the prospects
aro now for very fine crop. Almost
all the orchards arc planted to Elberta
peaches. Owing to the eyon climate
and tho rich soil in this little valley,
these peaches grow to perfection, not
sly as to size and beauty. but also as
TO Sayor and shipping quality Peaches
may be shipped even as far as Europe
In good condition.
VALLEY TRANSFORMED.
This valley has been transformed
from desert on which were homes
built of railroad ties. with mud-covsroS
roofs. to valley Of beautiful orchards
and fine homes costing from $1,000 to
$1,000 in three years timo.
When we started selling lots the
railroad earnings for tho Groen River
station wore about $+oo Dor month, and
within is months from that tina tha,,
wero Increased 20 $4,000 pcr month
Iho f1rst division point OF tho Denvor
q RIO Grande. which was maintained
thcre many years ago. was dono away |
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-12-18

after a few years timo, and was not
re-eStablishod until a short tims, ago.
AL the present tImo it is q freight di-
vision only, but We hope before long
that 1t Will rise to tho Importance of
both freight and passenger division.
rms valley Is not only valuable by
reason OF Its fancy fruits, but 1t also
possesses n wonderfully rich soil for
market gardening. Sor a winter cli-
mate-and let this sink in-it 10 rn-,,n
passed by anything In California 1Sho
town Is growing rapidly, and We aro
now arranging for tho building OF ;. fine
notel to cost between 500, 900 and $50 o0o
co co oco cco'taees' to cost on an average of
"-'ooo each. At Green River We have
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-12-18

OCATED at the south end of the valley and until three
years containing only population of 100 people, the
city OF Green River has undergone transformation that has
brought it out Of desert into paradise where 1900 cultured
intelligent the OF the middle
staes living the absolute certainty that within five
the city will contain 5000 bright wdeawake people,
who will have been attracted by the proven
wealth and
The town contains good schools handsome churches
bright modern stores supplying every of man.
chd and such modern institutions newspapers CONNER
cal club house. from which after the play step
into thoroughly uptodate pharmacy and have refreshments
danty served would expect 10000 in the
older settled states
Srongy enchanting bewilderng in its aluements
song like has drawn to it's bosom farmers business men,
the middle and eastern states and has made them happy
that the Rio Grand it's western through
Green River Valley
And the of this Adjective compelling valley
practically mountains of gypsum of
worlds supply And while the predomnatng industry fruit
raising because Of this wonderful soil and climate and
panyng quick and fabulous profits there other fields for
vestment also.
Within six miles Of Green River may be found
posts of the best quality fuel and mutual coal company will
be organized by the residents of the valley and they will
enabled thereby the actual mining
81 per ton.
Aside from this however the great coal fields opera
ton Castle Gate Helper Snnysde, the D. railroad
time and creates home market for farm products.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-12-18

Constant priced easily accessible markets and perfect
climate would be enough enhance the value of land but
when the soil is not merely good but superb its value is far
beyond that to which similar good land less favoraby located
could attain.
1t possesses a soil (found only in few places in
America capable producing extraordinarily large and valuable
peaches that easily marketed superior prices few miles
awayths factor that makes purchase in this
chard solid and profitable investment This land really virgin
soil of the highest grade unspoed any Owing
ferng salts that have fallen thousands pos
has exhausted it with nnumerabe Of weeds
The lands consist of what is known fine sandy loam
about SO feet depth Because of it's depth and uniformly abe
nature this oam preemnent adapted to the growing of
fruit trees The ground easy and light to handle and
ordinary take of his ten easily
the work by hand And what he cultivate
nch for there is waste, aka land in
entire tract is by the fact that sweet drinking
water be secured anywhere by of shallow WELL
In fact the valley to have been designed especially
nature for the planting of peaches It has ideal fruit climate
the ideal fruit SOIL and last but least
dtons The lay of the land ideal for irrigation purposes
gently sopng downward to the river which provides perfect
drainage Add this the plentiful supply ever
canals carrying its precious life growing waters with
mder and more than that found other point
ternountain with absolute freedom
the growing with absence of rainfall would
destroy the bloom of the luscious fruit during the growing
and the Green River Valley affords vertabe peachnd
garden spot
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-01-05
RICH BANKER ENDS LIFE
Henry c. Potter Jr., Commits Suicide
BY Shooting at Detroit.

Detroit, Jan. 5.-Henry c. Potter,
Jr.. vice president of the Peoples State
bank of this city. former secretary ana
treasurer of the Pere Marquette rail-
road and prominent figure in finan-
cial circles of Michigan, committed
suicide yesterday in the bathroom of
his residence, G66 jefferson avenue, by
shooting himself through the head. Mr.
Potter had heen suffering from nerv-
Gus depression for a number of weeks
following a heart trouble. and his fam
lily and associates unite in declaring
that it was illness which was respon-
sible for his action.
! Vice President George H. Dawson of
the bank made statement to the eff
feet that there is not the slightest sus-
picion of anything irregular in Nj.
/ Potter's relations with the bank.
President George p. Russell supple
mented this with the statement that
Mr. Potter was worth between S4G0,
900 and 100000
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-01-05
District Attorney Asserts
Case Will be Redock-
eted at Once.
CHEERFUL IN DEFEAT
Declares Company Not "0ut of
the Woods"--.T0 Renew
Indictments.

Chicago, Jan. 5.-"The Standard Oil
With these words United States Dis
trict Attorney Sims today made his
first comment on yesterdays ruling of
the supreme court which prevents the
government from collecting Judge
Landis' famous $29, 9,240,000 fine.
THE big fine case is to be redocket-
ed within a few days." said Sims, 'and
may be on trial within two weeks"
May Make 1t s4OOOO,OO0.
Sims explained that even by fining
the Standard on the basis of the set-s
Elements for freights, instead of re-
garding each car lot as separate Of
fense, the government may collect
$40 Geo. 600 from the company in fines
if convictions are obtained on all in
dictments which may be renewed
against the corporation
Alton Fine Stnnds.
Washington, Jan. 5.-By a divided
court the supreme court of the United
States yesterday decided the rebate
case brought by the government
against the Chicago & Alton Railway
company and Vice President Faithorn
and Treasurer Wann of that company
| in favor of the government. The case
/ involved a charge of making a cences-
sion 10 the packing firm of Schwarz-
schild & SulZberger on shipments Of
packing house products from Kansas
City, Kan, to eastern points. The
; packing company has a mile and a
! half of railroad track in connection
with its plant The Chicago & Alton
company repaid to the packers 81 a
car for the use of these tracks and en-
tered the payment on IFS books as a
refund on account of terminal charges.
Claimed II Was Lawful.
When the case was before the trial
court. which was the United States
circuit court for the northern district
of Illinois, the company made an ef-
fort to show that the transaction was
entirely legitimate. but the jury found
that these tracks were mere facilities
in the packing plant. and not subject
to the use of the railroad in discharg,
ing its duties to the general public
The company and its officers were
therefore found guilty of granting re
bates and fine of $4,000 was impos
ed on the company, and fine of $40.
900 each on Faithorn and Wann. The
court of appeals of the seventh circui
sustained the verdict and the supreme
court in turn affirmed it by yesterdays
, decision.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-01-05
JOHN MlTCHELL'S VIEWS NOT CHANGED
BY POSSIBILITY OF A TERM IN PRISON

his address from the audience
And now about the boycott?" came
voice. Mitchell paused for minute
and then turned to his questioner.
Yes said he, "let every man
spend his money where he pleases.
I'll spend my money where l please
and I'll buy union products every
time. l shall not buy the product OF
an unfair house and no agency in
America of whatever nature can make
me do so. l intend to preserve my
liberty and one of my liberties is to
refuse to buy the product of firm
that uses unfair labor Because of my
present position as one condemned to
jail | would not advise one union man
one thing now that l would not have
advised and did not advise three weeks
or three years ago. The fact l may
go to prison does not weigh particle
in the soundness of this advice
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-01-05
SIMS WANTS SSTANDARD OIL
FINED $4O,0OO,OO0 NEXT

lar interest because Mayor Nathan is
a virulent anti-clerical His election
to the mayoralty was particularly OBJ
noxious to the vatican. Nevertheless.
on his visit to the hospice, he was re-
ceived courteously by Prefect Miscia-
tell, and he met Cardinal Merry del
Val, to whom he was introduced.
Many Sufferers at vatican.
The universal brotherhood spoken of
by Archbishop Ireland of st. Paul was
further emphasized in Rome yesterday
when upon the arrival of 1.500 wound
ed from Messina and Reggie, Mayor
Nathan telephoned the vatican, asking
whether these unfortunates could be
taken in there. The vatican replied
in the affirmative and the wounded
were received with open arms.
The first 120 of the wounded sent
to the vatican yesterday were received
at the railroad station by Mgr. Misi
tally, sent especially by the pope
Some of them were taken to the vati
can in public conveyances, but the
more grievously injured were carried
on stretchers by the Red Cross. They
were received at the vatican precincts
by the nursing sisters.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-01-05

New York, Jan. 5.-John Mitchell
the second vice president of the Amer
ican federation, who, with President
Gompers and Secretary Morrison, now
rests under sentence of prison
term pending. an appeal because of the
violation of court injunction in the
Bucks stove case. told an audience last
night that when he chose to explain
the attitude of labor in the present
punitive action brought against him he
would have an audience too big to fill
any hall in New York.
Liberty OF speech and press in this
country do not mean, he said. liberty
to say or write things that please the
powers that rule, and labor's verdict on
the justness of the court order of inn
prisonment would prove thissfact.
The federation of labor official wa:
forced into comment upon the boy
colt by a chance Interpolation int
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-01-05
Yesterday in Congress

Washington, Jan. 5.-Following is a
summary, compiled from the official
proceedings, of the work of both
houses of congress yesterday:
SENATE-With practically no opposi-
tion the senate passed the house bill
appropriating 100000 to aid the Ital-
ian earthquake sufferers. Senator Bail
ey of Texas declared that such appro-
priations were unconstitutional. but did
nothing to delay congressional action.
The sum of 100000 was appropriated
for the purchase or construction of a
building in Paris as the home of the
American ambassador. The bill will go
to the house for it's consideration At
1882 o'clock the senate adjourned.
HGUSE-After having been in ses-
I sion a little over an hour the house
/ yesterday adjourned out of respect to
J the memory of Representative Dayes
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-01-05
INCREASE IN APPLICANTS FOR THE
CIVIL SERVICE RESULT OF PANIC

Washington. d. c.. Jan. 5.-During
the fiscal year ended June so. 1908.
there were 167 1000 applicants for civil
service examination, as compared with
10000 in 1907, according to the re-
port of the civil service commission
just made public.
Applications for the regular spring
examinations for department service
showed an even greater increase,
amounting to the total of 50 per cent
Forty-one thousand persons were ap
pointed during the last fiscal yeal
through competitive examination
In this same period $4,000 position.
in the government service were addet
to the number subject to competitive
examination under civil service rules
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-01-05

of Louisiana, who died during the re-
cess. Numerous messages from the
president on various subjects were read.
The most important were a message
recommen ding aid for the Italian eartn-
quake sufferers and a message respond
ing to a resolution asking for informa-
tion as to what the president meant in
his annual message regardig the secret
service. The relief asked for the
stricken italian people was quickly and
unanimously voted. while the secret
service message was referred to a spe-
cial committee after Mr.. Griggs OF
Georgia had moved to have il returned
to the president, which motion he later
Withdrew.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-01-05
HANDS
WITH GOLDMAN;
LETOUT OF ARMY

San Francisco, Jan. 5.-Private Will
liam Buwalda, of the coast artillery
who was sentenced to years i'm
prisonment on Alcatraz island, for
shaking hands with Emma Goldman
during her recent meetings in this
city, has had his sentence commuted
to dishonorable discharge from the
army by President Roosevelt. 1t was
proven at the court martial Buwalda
had expressed his sympathy with the
notorious anarchist He narrowly es-
capped being tried for treason.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-01-05
COSTING MUCH
TOLEARN ABOUT
BROWNSVILLE

Washington. Jan. 5.-it has cost the
government $4,000 already in the EN-,
ployment Of private detective agen.
cies to investigate the Brownsville af-
fair, and contracts with these agen.
cies are still in force. This informa
ton was received by the senate today
from Secretary of War Wright in re
sponse to the Foraker resolution in
quiring when and by what authority
of law Herbert ]. Browne and w. G.
Baldwin were employed
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-01-05

these figures being exclusive Of the
large number of fourth class postmast-
ers recently brought into the competi-
tive class by executive order
Much was gained in restricting
abuses arising from partisan activity
Of oficeholders. Investigation. Of sew.
eral cases resulted in removals and
the penalties imposed had the effect Of
curbing violations to a marked degree.
The report concludes with a resume
of the progress of civil service reform
under President Roosevelt. Here the
fact is brought out that the number OF
positions subject to competitive exami-
nation has nearly doubled since Sep
tember, 1901, having Increased from
about .110, 600 at that time to total OF
about 100000 in the present year.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-01-05
MAKES A FATAL MISTAKE
Borrows Rifle of Friend and Then Kills
His Son.

Chicago, Jan. 5.-William Moelten-
tin, aged SO, who had been threatened
with death unless he put $500 at a
place named in a notice posted on his
door, last night borrowed a rifle from
friend, and after waiting in the dark,
shot and killed Garret Schollens, the
son of the friend who had loaned him
the rifle. 1t was case of mistaken
identity.