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The Morning examiner. [volume] (Ogden, Utah) 1904-1910, 1909-03-07
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given an opportunity 10 enjoy her oppor-
tuntles as she never enjoyed them be
fore.
II is hard to appreciate the fact that
these roads In Cubn nre tho best In the
world The natural thing would not be
to attribute so progressive a thing to
revolution -racked. dcSultory, unstable re-
public In the tropics. Yet II Ia unques-
tlonably the truth. The why OF it can
bc readily understood The whole system
has been built within the past two ycars.
Road building os n science has been de-
ycloping most rapidly in the last decade.
Things are now known about road build
ing that we're not dreamed OF five years
ago Road building has become n ma
lional nud international question, and this
country has shown a very active Inter
est In II.
Well. these roads In Cubo were prnc-
tlcolIy built by the United States gov
ernmcnt. All the Information that hes
been recently developed as to rond build
Ing was applied 10 this Instance The
whole system is entirely modern There
is no other system anywhere that hns
been So recently built and under such
The Morning examiner. [volume] (Ogden, Utah) 1904-1910, 1909-03-07

fedcrnto lines After tho Augtro- Pruss'nn
Wor and the Franco Prussiau War, 10
both OF which ho served With distinction.
he wns retired ns general Thon II
was he began his Investigations iu zero
nauucs
Some interesting facts about his airship
are, 1t con and has carried 16 persons
at one time. II ia over 40 foot long aud
As feet IN diameter Sixteen separate
compartments hold the gas for support
Ing the airsbip. Blunt Mt tho bow, 1t
tapers to the stern. where tho steering
device Is fNed Underneath. two indc-
pendent motors. each OF 1io-horsepower.
arc attached to scpurate platforms.
Sleeping quarters for the crew arc pro
yided for md the airship cnrrles wire
less outGt, Such is the greatest airsbIp
OF all times. the machine which Will play
nn Important part IN any European war
Germany may be involved 10 from this
timo forth. only instead OF ono, the Ger
man Army Will have fleet OF eInilnr
machines led forth TO battle by the Yep
pelio Itself.
The Morning examiner. [volume] (Ogden, Utah) 1904-1910, 1909-03-07

and Count Zcppclin's record Of 12 hour
0lC0t with bis destroyed crnft was lost
to him last fall when Major Gross scml-
rigid alrshlp stayed In the air for IL
hours. 1t marks q triumph for the Ger
man army officers identified with aero
nNItlcs, among whom Major Gross. who
designed the Parsoval and new Parseval,
hns long been ono OF the most consplcu-
ous mem6ars. Professor Schultz. OF the
Technical UniverOity, at Dantzlg, fol-
lowed up the performance OF Gross with
nm announcement of plans for a rigid air
ship which VIII exceed the Zeppelin In
speed and carrying power. Wood Instead
cf aluminium viii be used on the Schultz
machine. Two l50-horsepOwer gas motors
will propel the ship.
Count Zeppelin, who has done so much
for aeronuutlcs. IN 30 years old He Ia
retired army olncer, At the age OF 25
he was detailed as lieutenant Of cavalry
to observation duty With the Union Army
In the Civil War. He accompanied the
cavalry brigade commanded by Carl
Schurz. and his 0rst ascent was in
balloon sent up to investigate the Con-
The Morning examiner. [volume] (Ogden, Utah) 1904-1910, 1909-03-07

favorable circumstances 1t ia. therefore.
safe to say that the roads In Cuba are
better tbnn those In the United Stntes.
In England. 10 France or any plnce else.
This nation hoS served Cuba better
than its citizens realize. and better than
Cuba herself Will acknowledge, While
giving that islnnd the possibilities OF good
government under the stoodylng hand of
the genial Provisional Governor. tho
United States has gone further and glveo
her such improvements as she would
never have gotten for herself. The ISL
and has herself paid for this improve
mcpt as q mnttcr OF fnct. but 1t has
been no little expense on the port OF the
United States to administer tho effoirs
Of Cuba end the spirit back OF it Is ono
never before shown In the history OF the
world, except 10 the Philippines. Ma
tiouaI and International philanthropy is
new thing In the world. but this country
ia demonstrating the possibility of
great nation helping n weak one, as
wealthy and wise man might help a poor
one and show him the way 10 prosperity,
These things are being accomplished aud
speak for themselves.
The Morning examiner. [volume] (Ogden, Utah) 1904-1910, 1909-03-07
GEN05a50 N05E ALN7e5Ia1s Ul1II59
or 2NSNGSS

q HOUJD the Republic OF Cuba lapse
Into tho same government cbnos that
~ bng bcset her throughout hor stormy
history she will still have something for
which to thank the provisional govern
meut OF the United States. There win re
main the roads that this country has built
during the past two years aud there is no
way In which the mnsses OF the people
can escape nfnsting beucat from them.
Governor Charles L. Magoou and the
American troops have withdrawn from
Cuba. The work for which they had
been sent to the island was completed.
Order had been brought out OF turmoil
and government had been restored where
guerilla warfare had previously existed.
The people had been sootbed and quicted
from the heat OF Latin fncuonal strife
and brought Into the regular and peaceful
pursuits OF the many Industrial opportu-
mites offered by this fair land. An cleo
lion bnd been held under the guidance OF
Governor 9oeoop. which had been a bona
hde election. the 1rst OF It's kind In any
OF the Latin countries OF America, for.
although many OF these are republics In
name, they nre such 10 name only.
The foundation stone OF tho work that
this country did ln Cuba for the benefit Of
that people. wns the development OF com
munication iuto the iutorior by means OF
good wagon roads. when Governor Ma
gooa assumed control and began locking
about him for some vital things to do for
III" benefit OF the island he Immediately
BIT upon roads. He laid out Il campaign
lot road Improvement aud for two years
followed IL consistently. As result
there Ia a magnificent highway from one
end 20 the other OF the island and Il is
b'sccted ut dozen points by equnlly good
cross roads that run down To the see ports
on the eonsts
Cuba wns In q fHgbtful condition as TO
roads, In the beginning such highways
ms She had originated from some cart fol-
lowing n COW trail 10 it's waDderugs IN
The vogue unknown. They ran hitbcr and
thither without any system 10 desul-
tory way the previous Spanish and Cuban
Rdministrutions had built a patchwork OF
read here and there. but without system
acd with no continuance OF policy that
would make the different parts OF the
Island accessible 10 each other and bring
them 10 touch with the coost towns Those
iosd1 Tint had been built were not OF the
ocHt Gradc and had been very indi6erently
mnint0lped
from the standpoint OF tho country ns n
wnoie the rond over which tho farmer was
io'eeh TO take his produce TO market waG
.ne cross country cart track. upgrnded,
uournined During the dry season It wns
The Morning examiner. [volume] (Ogden, Utah) 1904-1910, 1909-03-07
The Ne20eL7 ALIs53hZ0
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turning to the right and left md then
of IS degrees II raised its bow and its
stern alternately. and made short, sharp
dnsbcs In my direction the engineer de-
sired. 1t was n wonderful displny OF the
absolute control OF the machine.
Later In the snmc month the Kniscrs
brother. Prince Henry. who visited this
country. wns n passenger mud for long
time stcercd the machine On this trip the
nirship, which is pictured herewith, stayed
up for seven hours. Twenty-Five miles nm
hour against tho wind were scored. on
the return trip this was sent up 10 30.
Tho successful trip enjoyed by Prince
Henry induced the crown prince to 0y.
too, 80 I'm November Inst Frederick VII
helm boarded the alrshIp and sailed from
Fricdrchshafen to DonnueScblngen, at
Baden, where the Kaiser himself was
met The alrship followed the Imperial
train Into the town Mt an altitude Of be
tween 400 and COO feet. the crown prince
talking to his royal father through a
mcgaphoue and the Kaiser acknowledg glne
this by waving his hnnd.
Last, but not least, the Kaiser himself
| decided 10 Gy with Count Zeppelin. On
| the day scheduled one of his staI. much
resembling the German ruler did ascend
| and the news WAS tclcgrnphed all over
tho world that the Kniser had gone up.
| This wnS afterwards proven to be an
error, though there Is a certainty that
! the lndefntgnhlc Emperor VIII be found
one Of these days nylng In tho Zeppelin,
In which hc h0e ever maintained the most
| thorough Interest This interest Is SO
| keen thnt largely through his own sug
| gcstion. following a report by the special
| commission appointed by the war depart
mcnt. the German government has pur-
chased the Zeppelin Tails would seem 10
establish beyond question the opinion by
eminent authorities In regard to the prnc-
ticObillty for war purposes OF this air
| ship
There can be no sweet without It's bitter.
The Morning examiner. [volume] (Ogden, Utah) 1904-1910, 1909-03-07
Michigan Wealthy in Salt Mines.

T76 HILE the average reader knows
AAB that Michigan Is marveiously
W. rich along many lines of pro-
ductlon. few know that some of the
most profitable salt mines In the entire
world are situated In this ono OF the
Great Lakes states. in 1903 the reports
state that Michigan turned out over G.,
coo. 900 barrels Of 0nc salt, and In 1907
half n million more, and the year before
that 100000 barrels Of snlt were pro-
duced, the Inrgcst record and a tremen-
dOus addition To tho industrial activities
of the state
The failing or In the Michigan salt in
dustry Is not due to lnck Of demand lack
Of capital or lack of the raw product.
1t WAS caused by the decline In the lum-
bcrlng activity in Michigan. which affect
cd the salt mining strongly as much OF
the salt Is made from brine which Is
cyaporated by steam, which in turn Is
mere waste from the tremendous lumber
milling Industry OF the commonwealth
The bad times affected the lumber re-
gions tremendously, as construction during
1905 up until the month OF November
was not more than 60 per cent o the
The Morning examiner. [volume] (Ogden, Utah) 1904-1910, 1909-03-07

TN retrospect Of the year 1905 prob
ably the most striking thing nbout the
period will be the wonderful advance
made 10 the sphere of nerinl navigation
In no preceding period OF equal length
bns ono fraction Of the accomplishments
OF 1903 been achieved New records for
distance, height and practically every
thing else were made. and feats per
formed which even one yenr previous
would have been deemed tho rawlings OF
mn unbalanced mind. More flights were
madc in every part OF the world 10 every
conceivable type of air-cleavlng machine
and the public at large began to respect
the prophecies OF those who forctold a
practical utilization of these strange birds
OF passage for sport. commerce and war
Apart from the world wide sensational
achievements of the Wright brothers.
whose wonderful accomplishments on both
sides OF the Atlnutlc have been received
With such acclaim. probably most interest
attaches to the work In Germany OF
Count Zeppelin with an entirely different
type OF air vessel,
The Zeppelin nirshIp Ia not an neroplano
Ike the Wrlghts' machines, but an nlr-
ship combining the qualities OF a balloon
yet unlike the latter In that 1t ia diriglbic.
The Zeppelin was. and ls-tbcre have
been scvcrnl-a grent cylindrical frame
work OF aluminium. pointed at the ends
and covered With lInoleum. Inside row
Of Ordinary round balloons are Inflated
Close beneath the cylindrical ciEnr-shnped
body OF the airship are suspended gon-
dolas, which 1ont on the water, often
necessary when tho ship is 6rst launched
from lts shed on the waters OF Lake
Constance (whcre most OF the flights
have been held. or when nllghtDg on
the same body of water, Tho motors and
propellors nre well up on the Sides OF
the so-cnllcd cigar, that they push
right 10 the line the body has to travel
BY careful study Count Zeppelin hns
evolved series OF rudders and propollers.
which cnnblo him TO go Just where he
wishes. thus realizing most remarkably
The Morning examiner. [volume] (Ogden, Utah) 1904-1910, 1909-03-07
-La2DZ1S L5e5o5Gd Za1o OF d1cG2zT

the dream of an almost perfectly dIrigiblc
airship. The flight last August OF this
remarkable creation Of the German scicn-
list over the mountains Of the German
Swiss frontier. beralded around the
world. invoke that self same world To the
possibilities of nirebips OF this Kind,
Even the wreck OF tho Zeppelin ~.
meant nothing concerns the merits OF
the machine. for the storm did most OF
the damage through the leakage Of Ens
mingled with the air inside the aluml-
mum. This mivturc made strong aud
powerful explosive. only ready for n
spark of any kind To bring about the
wreck Had the Zeppelin been dying In
the air at the time she might easily have
been eaved, for TO olrships air means
safety, just os water OF great depth does
to steamships. which In shallow water
are lost.
The wonderful performance OF this par
ticulur Zeppelin was accomplished on Au-
gust 4. the trip being from Lake Con-
stauce to Basel and Strasburg down the
Rhine 10 M0ycncc, distance OF 30
miles. Automobiles which attempted 10
follow Il were left far behind. so great
WAS the speed OF the olrsbip, The accl-
deut which destroyed the machine oc-
Cured on the return trip, or. rather.
while preparations wcro being mndc for the
return from Mnycncc- Count Zeppelin had
teleErnpbcd for more cylinders, and was
waiting for them when small cyclone
arose. which dashed the airsbip, held by
soldiers. TO the ground and destroyed 1t
In conjunction with the explosions which
came Immediately nftcrwnrd
Throughout oil Germany the loss OF
the wonderful machine was felt TO be Il
national calamity. and messages OF con-
dolence and Offering assistance were sent
In from every corner Of the empire Sub
scrlptou lists were opened nt once In
Berlin, Bremen. Stuttgart and other
towns and cities In Germany and Swltzer-
land 10 provide funds for the construc-
tlon OF a SUCCESSOR TO the lost olrshlp.
A check from the imperial councillors for
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-01-06
what win His PoIicy Bet

Savanuan Tlmes
 build up strong Republican party in the South isn't clear. He may uutline his plan in his Atlanta speech. It Is .S s.d nS. that # is m psipg eisnnsSS S s sssss under the direction of Jobp Hays Ham mond the celebrated mining engineer. Before this plan would meet with much
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 The impression Is abroad that Judge Taft intends to permit the Southern RsSPis st s. Wifi nos sintsrssrs s wisS the sui frage laws that have been written Into the consultations of the Southern States or that may. be written into them. In cent cent letter to NIT. M Stone. collector Of the port of Baltimore is pertinent. Mir. stone wrote to Judge Taft that the Maryland Democrats were using a show that he wasn't opposed to what is known as the "gfandfsther" clause In the suffrage amendments in the sonstitutions of sgms % Of ts the southern s,s ,s the "grandfathsr" clause was evident 'ly intended to free the<whites from educational and property qualifications S5S %So. :uSs ss .ss sust S then ta ;. demned. 1t Is not drawn in the spirit of justice and equality. having regard for the fourteenth and fifteenth amend ments. and l sincerely hope that no sires equality of treatment to the black and white races will vote for it."
 This doesn't look as if ahe were go- ing to approve the grandfather" clause in the suffrage amendments to the constitutions of some of the South ePn States. Does he expect to break the solid South without agreeing with the South as to the best way of solv- Ing the race nrobiem? Judge Taftss Atlanta speech Is awaited with if- tanaA frtAraRt ..l
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-01-06
Bugle Call fo The South fo
 Break Away FaLse Alarm.
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 .,ss ss' Ss T . hs . ss o tss ass .oss ioOk spos @ his sisctioa ss bsnsalcsisn from Almighty doa Himself to the prcssst. 's,d.s:s ss s. is guilty Of what we call ssr ;b: :das s,.ss ss. .as grs:, : sas a.s.fy Shs a rHa Sst.ss ssryss sn n Ss does the scutS n injusfics.
 The s isr%s rs of ana s asrd'sSty sSs genial gentiemAn--one of the most ae- espbabis his party could havs noninat- zeal ae Of % sospltaiity Sa and courtssy to ear. M sy him too tsE when n hs ss1 .fsss f sh ss Sonihsss SSn ss''s of AiS sS. s psrfy se Which the south ever has been. Is now and ever ,s not ssI isssd sna faT 5 to wits M sao rsas statements as thst his election IS look sd SRsa ss nssnss'st,sn e1 sbs .onts aT4n wbo Al cy s from % reason G I and conviction. look date of their party has once more been ssss;ss :. An 1t # Tseh ise hs hasAss se frankly. To. say, infsrentiaiiy. that the south FsEaras his sisstCn tnys as 9sysi.s mOrs s- have been dsfsatsd Over our protest iP the ssntinents and conyiciions of the ssusa ss ssnsos sna ss 3ast asG ne ss n: Taft and lay up treubis for years to .o M oi Ts: s.s ss9sa ss.s: s: ss. .s a that s ssis H~fs viii continue Rls supsrSoris -ty over many of the presidential pos tlbie We might even say without re- Aerve that he sis the fittest choice his party could have made.
 placed in the weak and insincere at- another: There Q not the siishtest DropaDtlity that the eouth VIII Fepu- diate the principles or surrender the theory of government established by our forefathers. and which were the bsaeon lights of the repnblic long be- foss ths Tat s Sroa4 9sssy sSd sas statesman, but he Is bound up with the traditions. of his party and In the na.. lure of things he cannot be expected to go the length which the south de- Democratic and RepubjIean party are far reaching fundamental and eternal.
 me south. as q loyal section of the union and . growing part of the ecn- mercial empire, appreciates the friend- 'iy expression of the president elect. honors him for the wholesome Integrity of his views as rsgards the welfare of all the people. But as the successful nominee of the Republican party his election distinctly is not looked upon aa "e benediction from God, Almighty" or anyone else in the celestial herar-
 Mr. Taft, the man. is peculiarly we'll adapted to the duties of ehief exc. nominee, who has defeated the Demo cratic ncmiaes. ig simply accepted with to strengthen our own party organisa-
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-01-06
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Troy, Ala. Jan q ase& Editor The AdveSt)e14s
 !. !. .is !. : ss: ss sss sss ,.. :.: in your paper showSnG ths loss q. rsvs- nue to the State, couutteo ana c1tfes ou account of the goine into efkect Of the Prohibition law for Alabana. whioA C
 I have sp nsurss st hsad. not svsn the loss referred to. I will admit that your figuring is correct. and that the amount of, revenue is what you claim 1t to bs. am for prohibition, as sec It. for the good of the people not lock- counties and cities look upon ths liquor trafic as being such an evil that they levy such high license to allow its sale. 1t must be q thing undesirahle in any
 iisaoT dealers can J pay such ,,., y.st it-is evident that they have to make heavy pfofts on their customers to make rood theft outlay.
 It seems that you are regretting such heavy loss of revenue to the State counties and cities. but hsys you money that enables dealers to pay such large amounts. and all this large ex- penditure for the liquor that is consum- ed and all practically for no eood to the consumer. A large part Of iI is taken ny the head. n of fami'iss and s spent Tor Tor that they need for the necessities of
 But so much can be said against If. auor that, willy not go fur l. ther. only write this that you and sthsrs wh9 wsry oysr the los; Of rsx S. of the liquor trsfYic.
 1 & Sr Joseph Bell.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-01-06
THE DESIRE TO LIVE.

~rhere was time of the world. 1t z,av seem to us as we look back upon 5t.s rnusss me New Haven Register. .when msn might well care little sbout living long. In that period which history desisnates as "the dark Ares it might appear to us that men should have cared comparatively little about living long. It was an imperfect and generally miserable old world in that day. az 1t seems to us why should men have cared then about living Iong7 As Q matter of fact whether they cared or not. the span of life was in those days about as short as if ever has been. And yet even then they did care. Even then we find the aaIchemists were at work their hardest in seeking to find the elixir of Itgs. which should make the old young again. And 1t was not SO many years after that time that such one as Ponce dc Leon, the broken down old spanIsrd. was hunting for the fountain of youth in the land of flow' ers. He has found even his world SC good that he wanted to renew his youth and live another life in it''
 So far as our reading of history and tradition serves there has never been 6 time when people, taking them as a whole, did not wish to live long. Ig- norance of the essential laws of IAaeIth, added to carelessness and Rs %srence regarding the observanc&
 those laws. may have shortened the Ayes of the ancients. but the fact that psople were so ready to become s followers and dupes of oharlatanaRshe pretsnded to be able to prolong hu- man life proves very decidedly that tae people of the olden time were de- sirous to live long. whatever may have been their condition or environment. what they wanted was to stay here as long as possible. May your days Dc long in the land" was a sentiment ehat meant much to those who uttered 1t as well as to those to whom 1t was directed.
 There is no doubt of the fact that a better understanding of the laws ot health. and more rational observanec of that knowledge. is gradually but sensibly adding to the span of human fife. and men who, a few centurie. ago, would have been looked on al Saving reached the period of senilitS and uselessness, are now to be foun( among the most active and usefu members of the population. Whether 1t will ever be possible to measure thu span of human life by centuries. al we are told was the case before tht deluge. is hardly to be expected. bu at least we are past the time wher khreescore was regarded as old age Even the threescore years and ten o the Psalmist are not now looked or ks the limit of age or of usefulness knd it is not impossible that feV 2 Generations hence a century of If, Win not be spoken of as something remarkable.