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The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-11-30
.Eeudlsts Gives Themselves Up.

Williamson, w. Va, Nov. 90
Charles Daniels and his brother jim,
who escaped from u sheriff's posse
on Thanksgiving day after Charles
wife and daughter had forfeited their
lives that the two men might get
awa7. surrendered themselves to
Deputy Sheriff Sander Of Pike coun.
ty. Ky. Henry and Jason Daniels
also gave themselves up to the au
thorities here. This means that for
the present the family feud between
the Daniels and the Christians. which
has been kept up on the border OF
kentucky and West Virginia for a
long time. will como to an end.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-11-30
TO FORM A
GREAT UNION
Marine Workers of the
World Endeavoring to
Get Together.
by United Press wire.


New York, Nov. 29.-Dclegates
representing over 100000 sailors in
every American and Canadian port
ON the Atlantic, Pacific, gulf and
great lake coast. met here Monday in
a convention, the object of which is
to weld the marine workers of the
world into single gigantic union,
j. Havelock Wilson, leader of the
British seamen and member of the
English parliament, presided at the
opening session, and outlined tho
scheme to the American sailors rep
resentatives.
The movement for an international
sailors organization originated in
England, where, according to Wilson.
the seamen have suffered great deal
at the hands of ship owners. Wilson
says that the activity of the British
shippers and the measures taken by
the American employers on the great
lakes are part of u world wide move
ment against scamen's unions. 1t Is
for the purpose OF combating this
movement that the sailors are to or
.ganize. With the perfecting of the
International union. the seamen con-
template the formulation of series
OF demands which will be presented
TO the employers. They are confident
that with 100000 men In America
and all of the sailors ready to strike
II the demands are not acceded to-.
the employers will capitulate. Among
the demands will be:
Uniform wage scales for long and
short voyages.
The number Of .engine room, and
boiler room employees carried on each
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-11-30
Lincoln's Religion.

! have never united myself to any
church, because have found difficulty
In giving my assent without mental
reservation 10 the long complicated
statements of Christian doctrine which
characterize their articles of belief
and confessions OF faith. Whenever
any church will inscribc over its altar
as its sole qualification for member.
ship the Saviour's condensed statement
OF the substance OF both law and gos-
pei, "Thou shalt love the Lord thy
God with all thy heart, aud with all
thy soul. and with all thy mind. and
thy nelghbor as thyself." that church
will ] join with all my heart and all
my soul,-Abraham Lincoln.
Couldn't Spare Any.
What's the baby crying about? 2"
asked the fashionable mother.
For cake. maam," replied the
nurse girl
We'll. give her n cake. for gracious
sake, aud stop her noise."
but there isn't any cake in the
house. nm'um. VIII | give her one OF
Wblskers dog oakesT'
Goodness, no. There are only i've
of them left for dear little Whiskcrs!'
= ionkers Statesman.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-11-30
The Noise Habit.

A personal experience first showed
the writer the possibility of state of
affairs where the k8bit of noise could
become as fixed as the habit Of a drug.
Waking one night In the quiet of n
country house far from other habita.
tlons, suddenly heard the starting Of
the hor air engine which pumped the
water-chug, chug, chug. chug. / lay
listening to its monotonous vibrations
and wondering at the unusual hour
for pumping until fell asleep. The
next night the sound was repeated.
On mentioning the matter 10 my host
he confessed that he could not sleep in
the quiet OF the country; that the sud
den change from the roar OF O great
city TO the silence of the woods was so
great as to cause him real suffering
AS his only way TO rest he would leave
the house In the middle of the night,
start up the pump and, lying down in
n nearby hammock, find sleep brought
him by the lullaby of the hot air en-
gine. That man recognized that he had
the noise habit and tinally conquered
it.-Hollis Godfrey In Atlantic.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-11-30
TOLEDO

Tlcdo. o., Nov O.--Whcat--Casl
and December $l.19H; May S1.23%
July $i02h
Corn-Cash, old, 60; new, 60; De-
cembcr 59%; May and uly G2&.
Oots-Cash and December 42 May
44h. July 42h.
Ryc--No. 2, 7G No. 3. 73.
ClOvcrsccd-Cash, November and
December SS.75; March $S.95.
Prime alslke $795.
Prime timothy $1.SO.
Oil-UnChanged
Butter-Creamery 33Ia asa; dairy
2S.
Eggs-Fancy fresh 33; fancy can
died 21I IS; No. l storage 90; No. 2,
25.
Ilay--Unchangcd
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-11-30
HAUNTED ALASKAN ISLAND.
Ghosts Of Russian ExiIes Who Died Of
Starvation or Torture.

Ghosts Of Russian ExiIes Who Died Of
Starvation or Torture,
To the south and west of Kodiak.
distant about 100 miles and forming
one Of the Semidi group. is the island
Of Chirikof. the haunted island Of
Alaska.
Enshrouded for great portion OF
the time with almost impenetrable fog,
this lonely isle is an object of terror TO
the natives. who claim it is haunted
by the ghosts Of Russian exiles
The natives will not go near the is.
land. saying 1t means certain death to
invade the canny confines. and there
are few men in the far north who have
the temerity to test the truth of the
many and weird tales told OF this for.
bidding and barren island
Shipmasters and sailors passing the
place assert that the agonizlng cries OF
Russian exiles sent there TO starve or
die by torture are sometimes heard
on quiet nights. while the clIuk OF
chains and the sound of blows are tes,
tilted to in an affidavit by a white man
who once attempted to remain there
for week and who nearly lost his
reason. .-Tanana Tribune.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-11-30
Bread and Pipe Baker.

The lecturer ut the cooking school
sometimes enlivened her remarks with
an anecdote.
"The eighteenth century baker" she
said, was pipe cleaner as well, just
as the barber little earlier was n
surgeon. Everybody In those days
smoked clay pipes, provided the same
as cups or spoons by the coffee houses
Well, each morning waiter carried
his masters stock of pipes, some hum
dred perhaps, to the nearest bakery.
The baker would boil them, then dip
them IN liquid lime, then bake them
dry. They came out of the oven as
sweet and white as new."-Philadel-
phia Bulletin.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-11-30
Hood and His Aunt.

While still boy Thomas Hood went
to Scotland for holiday trip and
stayed with his aunt, who was rigid
Sabbatarian. He describes how upon
one occasion the old lady was too in
disposed 10 so TO her beloved Kirk. but
found entertainment in tho description
OF the passersby furnished by her n.
repressible ''nevvy:" "Tammy, my
man, keek out-wha's thatyn That's
Ballie So'andSos daughter. aunt, and
isn't she making desperate love to
young Somebody, who's walking by
her side?' THE graceess hlzzie. ia
wauk her, Gin | were her malnmic.
Keek out again, Tam" There's Mrs.
Blank, aunt aud she's got on a
grand silk gown and such velvet
mantle" set MS up, laddie! She in
deed, the sillle wastrife bodie. Shed
better far pay a she's owing. Wha's
neist?" And so they would go on, the
grabbed old Scotchwoman little sus.
pecting half the "stour" proceeded
from the active imagination OF her
"nevvy' TO hcightch the fun aud draw
her out.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-11-30
INsPECTs COACHES.

Akron, o., Nov. 30.--Prosecuting
Attorney Rockwell Monday, inspect
ed several railroad passenger cars
here upon complaint being made that
unprotected coal stoves are being
used on trains on the Cleveland, Ak
ron and Columbus railroad for heat
Ing purposes He threatens legal pro-
ceedings against the company If con-
ditlons are found to be as reported.
The law provides n fine of from 800
to $500 for each offense.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-11-30
EAST BUFFALO

East Buffalo, y. Y, Nov. go
Cattle--Reecipts so; steady Prime
G.75 "a 10; butchers, 3 Gp ESQ.
Neals-Rcceipts so; steady. Com
mon to choice, 6 a 9.75.
sheep and lambs-Rcccipts 500:
active. Lambs. $50 a 100; Can.
Gda lambs, $50 a 80; ycarllngs
80 a 6.25: sheep, a 5.25.
IIogs-Receipts Loo; active; york.
ers. $40 Qo SIS; pigs. S.25 q
$50.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-11-30
UNION STOCK YARDS.

Union Stock Yards, MS. Nov so
-Cattle-Receipts 10000 steady
Reeves, 800 a 9,25; Texas. 3.T5 a
$50; western, 4 a 80: stockcr,
and feeders, 3.1O m SEQ; cows ant
hcifors, 2.10 a 5,65; calves, 6 20 a
$50.
liogs-Reccipts $4,000; slow, ligh
7.75 a S.25: mixed, 7.S5 a S.35;
heavy, i.95 a S.45; rough, 795 a
S.10; workers., $40 a $40; pigs G.7,
a 7,75.
Shcep-Iicceints 21,0O0; steady
Naive, 2.75 n .; western, 3 a. 3,
lambs native, q 7G5; western, !
n Z 60.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-11-30
WE HAVE THE FARM
THAT WILL SUIT YOU

l2O acres, 3 miles of Caledonia; nc
better corn farm.
miles from Marion, 123% acres
u new barn and all around farm.
s. miles of Marion, 100 acre farm
everything about is good.
. miles of Marion, mile of an
elevator, 16S% acres; nice farm
cheap.
9sh acres near Martell; fine
stock farm.
100 acres near Martcll, that is good
for the price.
24J acres near Martcll, two set OF
buildings; can be bought right.
Near Denmark, so acres; fine
buildings; fine soil
so acres close to Denmark. very
cheap.
40 acres near Denmark--a fine lit
tie farm.
40 acres near Martell, bargain,
and many more. See the
J. w. CLARK co.
ia Court.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-11-30
NEW YORK PRODUCE

New York, Nov. 3a.---porN-
Dressed Poultry-Turkeys lower;
other grades steady.
Live Poultry-puli, weaker
Butter-firmcr receipts q i76;
creamery extras l2j; staIc dairy tubs
26m32; Imitation 2GDG7.
Eggs--Weak; receipts HAS; near
by white 'lncy 4S@53; m'NrI :OG
3S; fresh firsts 29m35.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-11-30
EXPLOSION IN COAL MINE
One Killed and More Than Score
Overcome by 6lackdamp.

Marion, H.. Nov. 80. One man
was killed and two score of miners
were overcome by blackdamp, follow
Ing a gas explosion in coal mine
at Johnson City.
over 100 men were in the colliery
when the gas blast came There was
rush for the shaft and as the cage
had not been damaged all the work.
men were soon brought to the sur
face. Nearly a score OF men, how
ever, mindful of the disaster at Cher
ry, were too terrified to await the
usual means of exit and climbed to
daylight through the ventilating
shaft
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-11-30

A South African Child Who Ran 1,
Meet tho Bio "Doooie.D

A South African Child Who Ran 10
Meet the Big "Dossie."
The infant son of one of the Dutch
settlers in South Africa had strayed
away. After some time n search par.
~ discovered little footprints lending
in the direction of the bush. Follow.
ing up these, the search party came
upon large open space. at the far
ther side Of which they discovered the
object of their search sitting hugging
little wooden doll and muncbing a
piece Of bread aud butter. Before
they could make their way through
tho thick, tangled underground large
lion sprang into the clearing. The lit.
tie boy, far from being frightened. ran
TO meet the lion. holding up his bread
and butter and said, Take bite,
doggie."
The father stood powerless TO move
or speak through fear, expecting each
instant to see the child crushed under
the lions paw. but instead of doing
as he dreaded the lion turned himself
over aud lay on his back at the child's
feet, looking up in his face as n cat
would do at play Watching his op-
portunity, the father raised his gun
and fred. hitting the lion in the leg.
The animal sprang up and. leaving the
child. rushed on the party, inJurlug
two Of the number before it was final.
ly killed. From this circumstance the
child was Immediately christened by
the settlers niel."-London Family
Herald.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-11-30
ANOTHER BLUFF CALLED.
Even Thestsrs Owner Cannot Abash
tho Ticket Seller.

Even Theaters Owner Cannot Abash
tho Ticket Seller.
"NAN I have two good seats, well
" down. not behind post and
on the alsle?' asked the quiet
gentleman ut the box office window.
Three dollars apiece" replies the
ticket seller, slamming out two tickets
that call for seats in the last row. he.
hind post and in the middle OF the
row at that"
But these aren't what want" oh.
jects the man.
Cant help that. Got TO take 'em
or nothin'," responds the ticket seller.
obviously irritated.
Look here. young man; that's no
way to talk TO people who come here
TO buy seats"
"Huh! You talk as II you owned
the theater."
II do. happen to be the new own
err"
"Then get away and let people that
want to buy seats have chance. You
know very well you can get in for
nothing. life.
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- -
pfTTSBUIiG

Pittsburg, Pa. Nov. 3O.-Cattlc- -.
supply light: market steady.
Hogs-RCCeiptS "a dOubledcckS
market active, higher. Hcavies, S.55.
mediums, s 80 a. $50; yorkcrs. SAC
a. S.45; pigs, $40 G SIS.
sheep ana lambs--Receipts 10 dou
llcdecks; market steady.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-11-30

CHICAGO GRAIN

Chicago. Nov 30.-Grain close:
Whcat-Deccmbcr open los 1-2,
close, Loo 1-S. May, open 1 0j 1-2:
close, Loo lis. July open 81 Ia
close, % 8.
Corn--Decembcr open jS 1-2,
close, SO Ia. May, open 81 Ia. close
81 1-2. July, open 60 1-2; close, 60
rs.
Oats--DcCember, open 80 t.S,
close, 50 LIS. May, open Al rs: close
AZ. July, open 80 rs; close, 40.
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There With
The Goods

eagerly to buy just the thing you have been eager to
get rid Of. The advertiser is there with the mney
and You there with the goods Ana Few lines Of
classified ad i'll the Mirror Markepace of the Munni-
makers bring you together. That's why you will al
ways find the most interesting part of the paper the
market-plac Of the Munnmakcrs And that's why it
pays you to rea devery day the snappy little classified
ads III the Mirror 1t pays you not only by the way it
stimulates your own enterprise and keeps you in touch
with the best and newest offers that made it pays
you also i'll money. 1t pays to watch and answer
Mirror classified ad just as t pays to use them.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-11-30
NEW TRIAL REEusEn.

Chicago, Nov 2O.--Pollce Inspector
Edward Mccain, recently convicted
of charges OF collecting tributes from
dive keepers, today was denied a
new trial by Judge A. G. Barnes, the
court held that all of the grounds
cited by the defense in it's petition
We're insufficient.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-11-30

J. s. Lunger. M. D., s. Main street.
dts glasses, removes adenoids. New
treatment for catarrh and deafness.
e-29-tf
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-11-30
TEDDY ARRIVES
IN LONDIANA

by Uulted Press Wire
Londiana, British East Africa, Nov.
30-The Roosevelt hunting party ar
rived here today via the Uganda rail-
way. The party has been for severdl
weeks In the inguashu plateau dis
trict where game was abundant. The
remainder of the expedition with the
trophies of the hunt, will arrive later.
The party Is enjoying the best Of
health.
White. Eure and Strong Glover
car IIa.,r .,,,I.r
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-11-30

Sizes; Golden Flake (1-4 bbl) 10;
Gilt Edge Ola bbl> 81 60: Whites
Best (i-4 bbl) $3.50 Gold Medal
(I-4 bbl) s1.s5; Sleepy Eye (1-4
bbl,) sl.S5. Graham Flour, zoe pe'
sack; Corn meal, zoe per sack.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-11-30

ship to be regulated according TO the
coal tonnage OF the ship
The selection of every crew to be
under the supervision of q rcpresen-
tative of the sailors union, to safe
guard the interests of the sailors.
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Write Mr. Muunimaker Of The Mirror phone
him, No. 9, whenever you want anything.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-11-30
Dear MIR. Munninlallcr,

Dear MIR MuminlaIcr,
The Mirror Class ncd Columns.
Through little MunnimaScr id In
l built quite route of who
sage C2Gs every week
truly,
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-11-30
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
MOVING. TRANSFER AND sroR.

AGE-Wo move. crate, store and
do transfer work Of any kind.
Phone 1905, S. Knoch, 322 Bel
mont.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-11-30

ToR SALE-i55, 115 and 200 acre
farms, well improved. fine corn
land on pike near good town and
market. For description and price
write L. NJ. Minshall, Mt. Victory,
Ohio 10-29-1mo
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subscriptions for
magazines. daily and weekly papers
and prices lowest, Satisfaction
guaranteed subscribers, For rates
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Corrected by the Marion National
Milling Company
LOCAL GRAIN MARKET.
LOCAL PRODUCE MARKETS


LOCAL PRODUCE MARKETS
Corrected Daily py Chas. Turner 4 Co
PAYING PRICE
Butter. 22c TO 23c per lb.
Eggs. 2Sc per dozen.
SELLING PRICE
Butter, 2Sc per lb, Eggs, 81 cents
per dOz. Chccse--N. Y, Cream 2ac per
ID. Lard--l6c per ID. Syrun--4ec
per gal. sugars--6o to &c per lb,
Teas-40c to 800 per ID. Vinegar
--25c per gal. Salt--s1.25 per bbl
Hand picked Navy Beans--bc per ID
Carolina Head Rice--I0c 10. or 3 lbs
for 25c. Cracked hominy-4c ID. or
8 lbs for l0c. Marowfat Beans---7c
II. or 4 lbs. for 2Bc. Lima Beans
10c h., 3 lbs. for 25o. Prunes--8 Ia
Ia 15c lb. Seeded Raisins--i0c and
l3 1-2c per lb. Cleaned Currents,
l2 t-2c per Id.
FLOUR
Glover Leaf (1-4 bbl), sl.s6: b
Pride l1-4 bblD sl.s5: Carnatlon,
ia bbi) si.75: Monarch GA bbi)
sl,85; KulckerboclSer (1-a bbl) +,
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81 done hab my rabbits foot erlone,
but she gimme de mahble heaht jes'
de same"
"Mebbe she done hab her rabbits
foot erlong too"
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Read II. r. Lewis & Co.'S ad for
Cmorrow's fire sale II
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MISCELLANEOUS.
1IIE ENoRMOUS-Incrcasing

LIE ENORNIOtS-Incrca de-
'mand for our STAPLE new money
saving products necessitates our
opening u distributing office in this
locality. We desire Il resident
manager with small amount of
capital t. carry enough stock to
supply the large demands, created
by our unique methods among bust.
ness men, farmers, etc win pay
liberal salary, expenses and share
I'm the profits; no canvassing; posi-
tion permanent; send references.
Liberty Manufacturing Association,
~ and II State street, Chicago.
1880 .6tp
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-11-30

FOR SALE--i35 Farms. Any size
from 20 to 400 acres. located In
Trumbull, Ashtabula, and Mahon-
ing counties. Have some fine, well
improved farms for sale, at rare
bargains If taken soon. Inquire OF
Casper Vogel. Upper SandusRy.
Ohio. ll-10-30td5twpd
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-11-30

have at my home on
South Prospect street stray hog,
weight about 800 pounds, owner
can have same by proving owner
ship and paying charges +. Eeist,
1t-25-3t
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STOCK SALE-20 Registered short
horn cattle, Is Shropshire Sheep,
Nov. II. 1903, o'clock p, m, Farm
mile south of Marion, Prospect
pike. j. b. Conlcy tl-0-t0-t3tp
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FOR SALE-All kinds OF Heal Es-
10 tate, Rcmcmbcr out of ia0 city
properties and farms YOU can have
your choice. can. phone or write
for circular, Philip Bauer, ii2H
S. Main street. 1i.g0-i2tp
LOST OR STOLEN--3s ewes and I
Luck. All branded with lotter TX"
RcWprd for return or Information
ronccrnluP same. Lewis ISagAy.
Moral Ohio. ll-3O st
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past 80 with horse
and buggy, to sell stock condition
powder IN Marion county, salary
$40 per month, Address 3Ol Tn
ity Bldg. indianapolis, Ind.
1tpd
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WANTED-tirl To do general house
work. Good wages Phone 209, or
call 2iG $, Greenwood street,
- -
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WANTED-FEMALE HELP.

WANTED-A good girl for general
housework. Mrs. Harry Huberman,
Delaware Avenue. Phone y an.
-nG II nd
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WANTED--MALE HELP.

neatly dressed intel.
ligent experienced canvassers on a
high grade daily newspaper. in con-
nection with an attractive new
premium. Apply to c. L. Sperry,
this office. II
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-11-30

LoST-A ladies' gold watch between
Vine street ana the Union station,
on Balm avenue, West Columbia or
Davids street. The initials "a CO.
are engraved on the case. a suit
able reward will be paid for its re-
turn to the Mirror office.
I1.9-qt
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FOR NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.

FOR SALE-One White Lily Motor
washer. a good bargain Phone
|. A21. 11-lG-6t
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-08-23
Good Roads the Thing.

The irrigation congress literally eX-
| hausted itself in making recommends
lions 10 the government for big appro-
priations with which to promote irrt
| CATION projects. The congress has ad-
! journed and now interest centers in
the great TransMississippi congress
! that is to convene at Denver, at which
be the subject OF discussion, and
doubtless resolutions galore will be
adopted. recommendation of this pro.
ject and that
II is gratifying to know that one of the
topics on the program at the coming
/ Trans Mississippi congress is that of
good roads. While thousands of peo-
pie are interested i'm the reclamation
of arid lands. and thousands of others
are directly concerned in the improve
ment of our waterways. every man.
woman and child in the land has a
direct and personal interest in the
making and maintenance of country
highways.
The entire time of the Denver con-
vention could be profitably employed
in framing up ways and means by
which the country roads could be i'm
, proved at the least expense. The
science of road making-aud il is a
science-has been pretty carefully
studied in certain sections of the coun-
, try and splendid results are being
achieved. Generally speaking. there
is sad delinquency on the part of the
! American people in what they have
, done and in what they are doing in
country road maintenance. 1t is a
significant fact that i'll sections of the
country where the roads are in the
; best conditions. and are maintained
to the best advantage the Cheapest,
road utensil is the most practical.
namely the road drag Alongside of
the elaborate and complicated grad
ing machines the road drag cuts a
somewhat humble figure. Any farmer
can put one together at the cost of a
, few dollars, and any farmer can use
/ it without any previous experience.
1t has been demonstrated that by the
use of road drag a man and team
can keep one mile of road in good con
ditlon nine or ten months of the year
i'll total of two or three days work
Its very simplicity and cheapness seem
to be the greatest obstacle the road
drag has to overcome in proving its
value. But today. particularly in the
western states, there are hundreds of
miles of excellent roads in the country
kept in splendid condition by the use
of this simple tool
If the delegates to the TRANSMITS
sissippi congress do no more than to
endorse the road drag and provide a
proper way for its exploitation, the
session will have been well worth
while.