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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-05-22

Of the projectors and the close of the
year saw. enormous crops of hay and
grain from II restricted area. The
lands began to climb upward in value
and acreage that had first gone begging.
at $40 an acre, became eagerly sought
at from $50 to 500 an acre. During
the two succeeding years, the Twin
Fails region has grown as though ..
magician had waved his magic wand
above the arid plains. Nearly 100000
acres of sagebrush lands have been
cleared leveled plowed, seeded irri-8
boast of the region that no Carey act
sentrymen who held to his land until
the water was provided, and until he
had cleared and improved a quarter
OF 1t, has failed, of an opportunity of
finding a purchaser at profit to the
original owner of from SIG to $500 an
acre; and that no Carey act claims
farmed with reasonable prudence and
thrift, but that an earning from farm
ing operations has been obtained, large
enough to give as minimum value to
the land of more than 500 an acre.
8 1t is difficult to understand much
less explain, just whai has built Twin
rails. The hamlet of February, 1905.
mas durinr the ensuing four years,
grown to I've town of G000 people,
and Is apparently certain to double
this population within the next two
years IN all things but size, it is a
city, with electric fights sewers.
WaterWorks. paved streets. metropolis
ltan schools and all the conveniences
that go with towns many times its
size. !S5 md
The people have apparently become
50 accustomed to growth that 1T has
become u matter of course. There has
come about, such thorough UNDER
standing of the value of these lands
under irrigation. that when there was
an opening under the Carey act of 3d.
ooo acres OF land lying to the south and
known as the Salmon River segrega-s
ton, practically every resident of the
Twin rails region who had not exhaust
Cd his Carey act right, was registered
for the drawing. and Il large portion OF
Tue land was taken by the residents OF
that region. When it is remembered
that the lands in the salmon river
opening, are generally of an elevation
of from i,20o To 5000 feet, that some OF
the lands are 30 miles from railroad
and that water viii not in any event
be delivered to thess lands prior to
1911, something of the hold the itleL OF
farming nader irrigation has, on the
people can he better understood
The history Of the Twin Falls country
In large way, Is duplicated in the
other irrigation projects under the
.tStiey idhu5 icl Wnlcn nave since been
brought 10 q. condition of complet;op
The opening TO entry has been attended
by the same degiee of5excitement there
has been something of the same speGuI;-
tive strain. but 1t has not taken as long
TO dissipate, the work OF subduing tho
wilderness has been more quickly be-
gun and more raptlly finished. aud the
resulting profitableness of farming OPP
has been sooner proven The
Ittst,,
takes its wtlte.' for irrigation from the |
same dam i'll snake river. and which
covers relatively the same area as the
parent Twin Falls coinpany's canals. is
showing q history o. more rapid devel-
oprnent.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-05-22
FATHER or EAST TINTIc

II you want to feel WELL look we'll and
be Well. take Foley's Kidney Remedy
1t tones up the kidneys and bladder,
Z puriffss the blood anGSrestores health
md strength. Pleasant to take and
contains no harmful drugs. Why not
commence today THE F. .lEHill Drug
{ Co. The never substitutors.) Salt
5 Lake City
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-05-22
/ CONSERVATION or WATER.

It was rot until the summer Ut 1906
that the idea of constructing irrigation.
systems whose supply should be water
conserved by artificial means began to
take serious root in Idaho. That year
the Idaho Irrigation company. limited.
of Boise. Ida, was organized, the need
ed capital being secured In New York.
Application was made To the state
land board for The segregation OF
ABOUT 100000 acres of very rich land in
the Big and Little Wood River valleys.
The proposal OF the company to the
state was to provide water for iIriga-
ton by the building of an enormous
dam across Wood liver, thus creating
Il lake about II miles in length, two
and a half miieS wide and with a
mean depth sufficient to store 100000
acre-feet of water--a pproxirna tefy o.
600, 100000 cubic feet Fhe water was to
be stored during the winter and food
water season in early summer. and was
to be used for the later season irriga-
ton. The company had acquired SUI
ficient OF the ordinary flow Of the Lit
tile and Big Wood rivers, to provide
for the irrigation OF all the lands asked
for during the earlier part of the irri-#.
CATION season.
4 The proposal was such an innovation
upon what WAS regarded as the estah-
lished order of things, that objection
was instantly made. 1t was not feast
bic, the proposed lake would not hold
water, the river would not furnish any
more water for irrigation than had al
ready been appropriated. and was In
use. 1t was necessary before the state
land board could see it's way to acting
favorably upon the application to Sc
cure some evidence that would fully an
sEer the objections that Were urged
This was done and 1t was speedily
shown that more water was running
10 waste yearly from the watershed OF
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-12-29
JERRY SWANN DIES.
Marriage Is Steadily on the Decrease
 in Perry County.

Marion, December 2S.-(Special. )-Jerry Swann, one of the best known men in East Perry, died at his home last night after an illness of several weeks. He was about 60 years old and had resided in that portion of the county for 30 years. He came to this county from Madison county, and married a Miss Mitchell, a sister or Mrs. Eliza Warren. He is survived by his wife and seven chil- dren, four daughters and three sons. The oldest son, Dr. T.. Swann, was car ried to Hot Springs, Ark, only a few days ago, to be treated for rheumatism. The funeral was held today and he was buried at the family buryins ground near his home. He was a member of the Christian church, and an influential citi zen of the county.
 The marriage record of Perry county presents a series of facts that has pug zled some of the officials. The fact is, that for the past five years the number of marriages have decreased at the rate of 15 per cent per annum. The gain or loss in population for the same period is not given. A large per cent of those who do marry are negroes, and it is from
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-12-29
NlNErY-NlNTH ANNIVERSARY.
Miss Alveny WorseIey Is Stout at Good
 Old Aue

Eufaula. December 2S.-(Specia1. Miss Alveny Worseley celebrated the ninety ninth anniversary of her birth at the home of a relative, J. D. Brown, near Clop- ton, with whom she is residing, today. Relatives and friends assembled from va rious sections of Georgia and Florida to participate in the festivities and extend their good wishes and congratulations. A sumptuous feast was enjoyed about the noon hour and social chats recalling past experiences were indulged in. Although the good woman never married she adopt ed and reared six girls, all of whom are grown and married, and were present to greet her on the memorable occasion. Miss Worseley is perhaps the oldest wom- al in this section of the state, but is yet able to get about the premises unaided, and has promise of at least another an- niversary Her life has been given over to agricultural pursuits. and she achieved success in her chosen calling.
 G. w. Williams and Miss Carrie Ira wick, who reside near Clopton, reached the city about noon today and immediately went to Georgetown, Ga, where they were married by Judge J. E. Dozier of that village Parental objections on the part of the brides parents is assigned as the cause of the elopement.
 Mr Nelson Trawick and Miss Jessie
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-12-29
NEW YEAR PLANS.
Prosperity in Store for Alabama and
 Georgia.

Columbus, Ga, December 2S.-(Special.) ) The Georgia and Alabama Industrial h. dex will say tomorrow in its regular weekly issue:
 'grhe two great states of Georgia and Alabama will enter the new year with well matured plans for continued indus trial and commercial developments on a still broader scale. Indeed, several of the large enterprises that are soon to pass from the realm of discussion to the state of accomplished fact are well advanced on the way to completion, and passing the prophecy on the things actually in sight 1t seems very reasonable to predict that 1910 will be one of the really great years in the history of the material development prise in central Georgia on which work has been proceeding for some time will be completed by the middle of the year, when electric power from dam on the Ocmulgee river will be transmitted to Ma con, Atlanta, Griffin and other cities, there to turn the wheels of industry. At Columbus. Ga, where another great pow CT QSNtlODnle0l lS III pTOBTtsS dlOUR the Chattahoochee river, plans have been drawn for one of the largest dams in the south, and 1t Is understood that actual work on this, the fourth plant of the Co., lumbus Power company, will begin during the year. At Gadsden, Ala, a great steel plant will be completed and placed in op- eraton and the population of that city will be increased several thousand. The Tennessee Coal. Iron and Railroad com pany is proceeding with very large devel- opments in the Birmingham district, and 1910 will probably be one of the most eventful years in the history of Ala bamas great mineral belt. The actual subjugation of the famed Okefenokee swamp down in south Georgia will soon be in progress, now that the railroad and the big lumber plant by which the for midable task will be accomplished are nearing completion Two cement plants in Alabama will begin operation shortly. The development of the south Georgia farm lands will proceed on a scale never before attempted and the year will be marked by several colonization enter prises Ground will soon be broken for the talest office building in the city of Atlanta. Down in south Alabama the cu- ture of shaded tobacco will be carried on on much broader scale. and much more systematically than ever before. There is scarcely town or village In the two states in which a manufacturing en- terprise of some kind is not being formed or projected The year will be marked by the erection of several fine hotels in Georgia and Alabama cities.
 "Giancing over the record of the last few days of the expiring year. it is in- teresting to note that ? corporations were chartered. with minimum capital stock of $61S, GOO; that Tuscaloosa, Ala. sold s55.- 900 of improvement bonds; Cuthbert, Ga. awarded the contracts for lighting plant and water works enlargements; Ft. Gaines Ga, called an election on the s- suance of water works bonds; Oakmap. Ala. will vote on improvement bonds, and Edison, Ga. voted $S6,oO0 of improve ment bonds. Contract for a $6lo00 in-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-12-29
Personal and General.

There win be a meeting of the stock holders of the Long-Lewis Hardware company on January 20.
 A meeting of the directors and stock holders of the Bessemer Land and Im- provement company has been called for January 27.
 The fire department was called out this afternoon to Twelfth avenue and Twenty fourth street to extinguish a small blaze in negro house owned by the Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad company. The damage was slight.
 A negro was found in the home oc E. A. Little last night by MT. Little :; brother, John Little. John Little came h home early and the negro craw1ed un- der a bed. When Mr. Little's back was turned the negro sprang upon hiN and succeeded in escaping.
 Adeline Donegan. the 15-year- old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. c. A. Done gan, died yesterday at the family resi- dence from bronchial trouble The funeral took place today at o'clock from the home. The ,ev. l. F. Swallow conducted the services with Jacobs & Son in charge Interment was in Cedar Hill cemetery.
 F. A. Shelter. formerly cashier of the Bessemer State bank. is in the city for a few days visiting friends.
 Ben G. Perry has returned from Bolisee. where he has been spending g the holidays.
 Edward Veitch of Sheffield, formerly of Bessemer, Is in the city on bust. ness.
 Dolph Reed is seriously i'll at his home on Dartmouth avenue with the grippe. MT. Reed is 75 years of age and on account of this fears are felt for his recovery.
 The Rev. c. A. Nash. who has been critically i'll at the home of the Rev. J. F. Sturdfvant, has so far recovered as to be able to return to his home in Helena. He was sent there this after noon by Jacobs & Son.
 Mrs. c. V. Heath, Misses Dexlene Hayes Lula Rasberry and Elize Oden are visiting MT. and Mrs. George w.. Jones'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-12-29
ECZEMA DEF|ED
 SIX HOSPITALS
Doctors of Two Continents Could Make No impression on Torturing Skin Disease = All Treatments Failed for Nineteen Years.
THEN CUTICURA CURED
 SWIFTLY AND EASILY

"I contracted my disease at school in London, England, when was four teen years old II am now thirty three. My father put me under the care of our family physician who diag- nosed my disease as itch. But after several months treatment without receiving any benefit, I was advised
 = Hospital, London. Then and on two other occasions, without my get ting any benefit, they treated me for eczema- My next attempt was trying different ointments from doctors and druggists. Then l tried patent medicines, inc!qding a4 nas..d .-.m;n.tioan ana ,or rov:,n ment situations but was finally re- jected at the medical examinations. After three attempts to enlist in the British army succeeded at last but was discharged on account of my eczema The disease was confined to face, arms and legs, my face being actually raw at times. came to America thirteen years ago, but my face became worse, if possible. When in New York City I whence was sent to the Hospital in Brooklyn. was put under the care of Professor - but this also added to the number of unsuccessful attempts. l returned home to England and tried the
 Hospital, Liverpool. the Hospital, London, also the world-famed London - Hospital but without get ting cured. I came back to America five years ago. I had overlooked the Cutioura Remedies dozens of times but three months ago decided to give Cuticura trial and l can safely say aEn cured of one of the most torturing skin diseases a man ever had. Richard Cnrley. New Canaan, Conn.,, Jan. 10, '09."
 1T am familiar with Mir. Curley's case and his cure and believe his state ment to hs true. John F. Burke, New Canaan, Conn"
 Morn. = All the names left tlank srs given in full in Mir. Curley's letter.
 CSmpIpes RxtsnAi and Internal Treatment for XcSnss fSs Gris. Gutlcwa 6insne1t SS0c) to Hesi ths dkn end CStcy1 Heaclysn, Joe lor n s9s p Puriy ths bioo1. Potter bTus { Chem. Corp.
 i.: E ti;: S sass. <; sso. F..cs Ss:,..s:,ss.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-12-29
BESSEMER ID HAVE FIRST SKYSCRAPER Seven Story Office Building To
 Be Erected POLICE COURTS BUSY BAY Total of $471 in Fines Melted In the Mayors court-Expert Examines Waterworks PIant-PersonaI
 and General News.

Bessemer. December 2S.-(Special.)- That Bessemer will have modern sky scraper in the near future is practically assured. Persons interested in the proposed new building have been quiet ly working in Bessemer for several weeks past and have been very sue cessful. They find that enough offices could be secured to justify the erection of the building. The building will De put up on the corner of Third avenue and Nineteenth street, now occupied by Greens dry goods store and Bivona's fruit stand. These two lots, IT and IS, block 261, are owned by James Hill house and James Strong of Birming- ham. They will erect the building, which will be constructed of steel and seven stories in height. First-class elevator service will be had and the furnishings and equipment of the build ing will be modern in every respect.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-12-29
TAKES POISON
 BY MISTAKE
Miss Mollie Young of Sulligent Drinks CarboIic Acid Thinking 1t
 Is Camphor.

suliigent, December 2s.-(Special.) )-Miss Mollie Young died at the home of her brother, R. J. Young, yesterday from the effects Of dose of carbohc acid taken by mistake. She took the medicine Sunday afternoon, thinking it was cam phor, and fingered until yesterday morn ing, which she died without having re- gained consciousness. She was 45 years of age. Miss Young belonged to one of the most prominent families in this county and was highly esteemed by all who knew har
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-12-29
Family Reunion.

Clanton, December 2S.-(Special. 1.-The Rev. and Mrs. Francis M. Woods cele- brated their fortieth anniversary with 8 family reunion Christmas Day. The fol- lowing were present: Mrs. James J. lucas of West Blocton, Mrs. S. l.. John son of Montevallo, Mrs. W. w. Perry of West Blocton, MT. and Mrs. F. R. Piper of Ensley, Miss Maymie and Thomas D. Woods of Clanton. The grandchildren present were Miss Lenna Lucas, Messrs. Walter and Dewey Johnson and little Marie Johnson, Alice Woods and Walter Perry.
 This is the first reunion held in five years and every member of the family was present.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-12-29
News of Tuskeaee.

Tuskegee. December S.-(Special.)- weather, the streets have been thronged with shoppers. and the merchants say that the trade this Christmas was the heaviest in years.
 Quite a number of visitors have added to the pleasure of the holiday festivities. notable among them being Mir. James Motley, who is now engaged ia the banking business in Dallas, Tex. He is the guest of MT. and Mrs. B. c. Gibson, and will be pleasantly remembered by | host of friends, having formerly lived in Tuskegee. Mir Motley possesses unusual talent as e musician and those who have been fortunate enough to hear him play on the violin. zithsr, and piano have en- loved a rare musical treat
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-12-29
STUDENTS CONVENTION. Alabama Colleges Represented at the
 Rochester Meeting.

Marion, December 2S.-(Special )-Dr. R. c. Patrick, president of Hudson coi- lege. left last night for Rochester, N Y. At Birmingham he was joined by Miss Bertie Heard, Miss Julia Watt, Miss Ada Hooten and Miss Fannie Holman of Jud- son college. A delegation from the Girls' Industrial college at Montevallo. also delegations from the leading colleges for young ladies in Mississippi and Louisiana will accompany them to Rochester to at tend the great students convention that has been arranged in that city. The par ty will be away for about two weeks. The student body of Judson college con- tr1buted about $250 to defray the ex- penses of it's four delegates.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-12-29
Busy Day In Police Court.

This mornings session of the.mayor's court netted the city 8 total of s471. There were only two cases in which
 the fines were over s15, and there was a total of 54 cases set. Of this num- Der 4G were assessed fines. II con- tinued, two dismissed, one mol pressed. There were Il trunks. 1S gamblers, four charged with assault and battery. Only one violation of the prohibition law was on the docket. This docket is the entire accumulation of the Christmas offenders and the officers are congratulating themselves that there has been no serious affrays or any killing during the holiday season.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-12-29
Plans of Democrats.

[ Washington, December 2S.-"The pro- gramme of the democrts in the house at this session is to keep down the amount of appropriation bills and to vote against ship subsidy said Minority Leader Champ Clark of Missouri today. "The house leaders are rushing everything to get the appropriation measures through, sand that subject and ship subsidy appro- x1tfation seem to be about the only two
 <ipgs that are to be taken up. We are j61posed to the ship subsidy bill. Wa xsFer a rivers and harbors bill. l look for
 d{burnment of Congress in April, cer- KILN by May -
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-12-29
Children Burned to Death.

Dubois, Pa, December 28.-Seven chii- dren. to F years of age, were burned to death and three persons perhaps fa- tally injured late last night when fire de- stroyed the home of Stephen Bronoslky. a miner at Sykesville, Pa. near here. All the victims are foreigners. Six of the children were members of the BronoslSy family. and the seventh belonged to a boarder. The fire started from an over heated coal stove. It spread rapidly and communicated with keg of mining pow der.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-12-29
ONE SET IF POLES ID HOLD ALL WIRES Gadsden Would Abate Part Of
 The Nuisance PASSENGER WANTS ROOM Demands Five Hundred Additional Houses for the Employees of the
 Southern Steel Company.
 New Wholesale Grocery.
PASSENGER WANTS ROOM

Gadsden. December 2S.-lSpecial.) )--At the regular meeting of the city council last night there was little of any business transacted beyond the revision of the license schedule for the coming year. Some 25 changes were made, none of great consequence. but all designed to help the city finances. Action was taken looking to the drafting of an ordi- nance that will put all the cleo tric wires in the business section of the city on one set of poles and thereby make 1t possible to practi- cally clear the streets that are to be paved of the pole nuisance. It Is anticl- pated that settlement Of the wire con troversy can thus be reached that will be satisfactory to all parties and that will dispose of the matter quickly and without further delay
 A communication from President W. H. Hassinger of the Southern Iron and Steel company to T. S. Kyle of this city, made public today, strongly urges the people of this city to awaken to their responsi- bility of providing houses for the people who will shortly be brought here by that company. MT. Hassinger plainly states that 300 additional houses must be pro- vided within the next few weeks and that if the people of Gadsden will not meet the emergency 1t will be incumbent on the company to act in the matter and provide the needed shelter for its men.
 There has been steady increase in building operations since the work on the plants of the Southern Steel has been started, but the supply of houses has at no time kept pace with the demands At the present time people are being turned away from the city every day for lack of house room. As the starting of the plants of the company which will begin shortly. will bring several thousand peo- pie here at one time, the extreme need for more room is apparent. The lack of dwellings is just now the most serious bar to the city's progress.
 Articles of incorporation for a new en- terprise. the North Alabama Grocery company, were filed with the probate judge yesterday evening. The incorpor- ators are s. A. Jordan, president; E. D. Jordan, secretary and treasurer, and s. E. Jordan, vice president. The company will engage In the wholesale grocery and feed business. Quarters have been se- cured at 227-229 Broad street and the busi- ness will be opened at once. The gentle men connected with the enterprise are all residents of the city and have other sub stantial interests.
 J. B. Wadsworth. a prominent capitalist of Birmingham has been spending some time in this city with a view to locating here in business. It Is understood that he. together with local parties, is con- sidering the establishment of another bank. MT. Wadsworth was very favora ply impressed with the possibilities In Gadsden from a business standpoint and will return within a few days to decide definitely as to his making this perma- nent location.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-12-29
Examine Waterworks Plant.

Aldermen Edmundson, Deason, Thom- as and City Engineer Dacey went over the water works plant this morning. The aldermen were accompanied by an expert who was to pass on the physical condition of the plant. The expert, T. H. Aldrich of Birmingham, made varl- ous tests and inspected the entire plant. While his exact report was not given out 1t Is understood that 1t Is very favorable. The report will come up tomorrow night at the adjourned session of the council. The license schedule and the Birmingham Railway, Light and Power company's franchise will also be disposed of.