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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-04-16

MATHEWS DYER, III N Stanton ST.. Ell Paso Texas
PENCE BROS, 217 Texas ST.. Ell Paso Texas
ANDERSON BENNETT REALTY CO., 27-28 Bassett-
Edwards Block, Ell Paso, Texas.
D. G. HEINEMAN, 2O7 st. Louis St., Ell Paso, Texas
j. T. BOND, Plaza Block, Ell Paso, Texas
II. L. HOWELL. Herald Building, Ell Paso, Texas
MAPLE co. 2091a Mesa Ave-. Ell Paso, Texas
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-04-16
WHAT THE SOIL WILL DO.


Rio Grande Valley large profits can be made growing all
kinds Of garden truck FL Paso and the surrounding min
towns all that produced at the present time
The Northern Eastern and Southern cities furnish
ket for early vegetables and for fruits and alfalfa
Plant Food In Sediment.
Rio Grande-PhosphoTic acid, OLA percent; potash
1.21 percent; nitrogen, 0.13 percent.
Ne-Phosphoric acid, OH percent; potash, 068 per-
cent; nitrogen Oh percent
The Valley is especially adapted to the growing of
perfect fruit The pears and grapes being famous and
much sought after in Northern and Eastern markets.
tabuated list of the average value of crops in this
district necessarily vague, the modern methods
ploved by the American rancher of the Southwest result
in the actual harvesting of two and three
crops of variety of products grown cosecuyey the
acreage. As example, from forty to seventy
bushels of winter wheat has been harvested
well irrigated tract and second crop of beans yielding
1900 pounds taken from the ground dur
ing the season With wheat selling at $1.00 bushe
and beans ID cents pound the net results quite
impossible to the Eastern farmer From four to five cut
tngs of alfalfa made annually. perfect stand pro-
duces and onehaf tons per cutting Such
results show that hundred Of well cultivated
and properly irrigated Rio Grande Valley land will pro-
duce great results thousand of ordinary
farming property.
Following is table compiled from actual results,
showing annual value of the variety of crops raised
within twenty miles of the city of Ell Paso the wide range
Of the amounts produced per being due to the ranch
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-04-16


Two crops that have been given very little attention
up to the present time apples and sugar beets The
beets raised in the valley contain unusually high per
centage OF sugar. and sugar refinery would no doubt
prove profitable this locality AS the rainfall IS very
slight the irrigated districts the farmer is practically
master OF the situation and crop OF beetS rich sugar
contents is the rule rather than the exception The
troll of the water supply makes certain what would other
wise be in doubt. 1t assures the harvest
As actual example of the results to be obtained
within few hours ride of Ell Paso the following report
received, dated july 1909 from the Lucene Farm
Company, Berno New Mexico:
''Last February, Vilioen brothers, after properly
preparing thirtyfive of land seeded it to alfalfa
and supplemented 800 pounds of wheat seed nurse
crop. When the wheat several feet high and about
ready to for fodder in the usual way it appeared such
splendid stand that determined to let the
ripen About the first week In July, the crop har
vested and the hreshng Of the wheat has just been
pleed The result is 2 pounds of fine wheat and the
straw being well mixed with alfalfa baed and has
been sold at $500 per ton o. b. BernO, there being up
ward of 50 tons. The wheat sold to Mr. Chas. Miller
of Anthony n NJ at $156 II per hundred pounds. The
thiryfve acres was, of course irrigated right away
again. and covered with beautiful stand of alfalfa
inches high and Will undoubtedly yield least
good cuttings of alfalfa this season.
GOVERNMENT IRRIGATION.
The Southwest is big country, where they do big
things and the Elephant Butte DAM located in the Rio
Grande Valley exception this rule being the most
undertaking of this nature within the memory
of mankind To say that the United States Government
IS actively engaged at the present time IN the preliminary
work what will be the greatest dam EARTH creating
the largest artificial lake in the world and the extern
sve irrigation system of modern times to state the sim
pie fact.
complete explanation of what this will to the
city OF Ell Paso and the surrounding country would
qure special volume No part of North America pro-
duces such an abundance great variety of crops
made possible when the arid lands of the Southwest
properly irrigated This is partly due to the great
percentage OF nitrogen found in the soil and the that
this region enjoys average of $50 days sunshine
year Couple these conditions with the rancher's ability
Ike Ger
tain what would otherwise be in doubt You are abso-
lutely assured successful harvest crop failure is as
killing frost in the tropics
The Elephant Butte dam is located twelve miles
southwest OF Enge n Mex, about 100 miles north of
the city OF 81 Paso Advantage has been taken of the
ura formation occurring in the valley at this point which
creates natural wall from which the dam extends across
the river bed The cost of the completed work will be
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-04-16
Ell PASO COUNTY.

The estimated population of Ell Paso county is 60000
but Notwithstanding the fact that it spasey settled
it has the distinction of being the largest county the
state of Texas and contains 400 acres of which
e25,000 under cultivation and 10000 will
eventually be reclaimed through irrigation the land is
admirably adapted to this work The other land is val
unable for grazing and stock raising.
The tax assessment total has more than doubled in
the past three years, the amounts being $16 33 in
1905 and $33 766 LII in 1908 During this period four
thousand people have purchased land in the county with
view to improving same and becoming permanent resi-
dents.
There 37S miles of completed railroad and twenty
five miles of sidngs so that Ell Paso County amply fur
nshed with transportation facilities and the
crops of alfalfa and other products quickly and easily
handled.
THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY
The Rio Grande Valley is in many respects the most
remarkable valley the American continent 1t is
petely walled IN by mountain ranges both the Amer1
and Mexican Sides and enjoys climate that from
planters point of view is absolutely perfect The soil is
rich in natural fertilizer silt supplied through the
waters of the Rio Grande that the experts of the Govern
ment service have pronounced its growing qualities to be
probably equaed but assuredy not surpassed bv the val
ley OF the Nile. There 100000 of wonderfully
rich SOIL whose growing qualities have already been test
ed and proven be adapted greater variety of
grains vegetables and fruit than the much advertised
valleys of the extreme West.
The greatest of land under cultivation at present
lies between Ell Paso and Las Cruces, New Mexico dis
of miles to the north and running south
to Fabens, Texas twenty miles to the south and
east In this tract find successful ranches of
every type The crop tonnage IN the Rio Grande
Valley is unsurpassed in the world
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-04-16
Steel Concrete Brick and Golden Dollars Are Building

building
still bmldI
of a
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-04-16

LATTA & HAPPIER, Mills Bldg, El Paso, Texas
j. R. FISK Trust Bldg, Ell Paso, Texas
CASSIDY & DAVIDSON, Buckler Bldg, Ell Paso, Texas
BUCHOZ & SCHUSTER, Caples Bldg, Ell Paso Texas
JOSEPHUS BOGGS, Is Morgan Bldg, Ell Paso Texas
R. c. BAILEY, 3O6 Mesa Ave, Ell Paso, Texas.
LOOMS BROS 202 Texas St., Ell Paso Texas.
PETERMAN & LANSDEN REALTY CO.. Ysleta. Texas.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-04-16

AUSTIN & MARI Caples Bldg, Ell Paso, Texas
VIM MOELLER, Herald Bldg, Ell Paso, Texas.
A. p. COLES & BROS. American NATL Bank BLDG FL
Paso, Texas
HATTON REALTY CO., 224 Mesa Ave-. Ell Paso Texas
NEWMAN INVESTMENT CO., 226 Mesa Ave-. Ell Paso
Texas
FELIX MARTINEZ, IA Plaza Block FL Paso Texas.
LONE STAR LAND CO. 213 Texas ST., Ell Paso, Texas
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-08-12
Interesting Crop Figures.

Interesting figures are made public
by the Government and statisticians OF
the New York Produce exchange.
Trade expectations of a month ago
were 32.O00,O00 bushels under present
wheat prospects, 1t had been hoped
to push the corn yield for the first
time across the 5000 900, 900 bushels
mark but present indications are for
crop of 2.S97,7OS.OOO bushels. This
would be a crop much above the aver
age
A year ago the August indication
was for corn crop of 2.954.000.0 900
bushels and the actual yield was g.
772,376,O0O bushels. Heretofore the
bumper crop has been that of 1906,
namely. 1927, 416.OOO bushels. or almost
100000 bushels in excess of the pres
ent promise With that single excep-
ton the present crop. with favorable
conditions from now on, promises to
be record marker. Much more was
expected Of the present season. how
ever. because of an increase of about
$500, 900 bushels in the acreage from
last year and of 100000 increase
from 1906.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-08-12
Another Aruus Dream.

Thursdays Argus amused it's readers
by stating that Governor Fernald is
Doomed Man."
This, like most other political state
ments of Portland's ancient Demo-
cratic journalistic war boss is wrong.
For doomed man" Governor Fer
nald, here on his weekly visit to Au-
gusta, Thursday, was one of the
healthiest, happiest, handsomest. most
confident men we ever saw. He had
Just come from Elliots centennial and
was feeling fit and fine. He brought
most cheerful news. All along the
battle line the word has been passed
by great multitude of Republican
voters that Fernald is a good governor
and their preference. The war bosses,
who, before the Republican Convention
didn't know but that there might be
some truth in Democracy's charges of
Republican extravaganza" and the
honest voter of the rank and file who
tlIu DeCOiic DeloS6eu ny IiiC DSiih'
cratic mist, all have discovered the
truth that the Democratic leaders
were either ignorant or willfully four
flushing. These voters with old time
enthusiasm are assuring Governor
Fernald that he is their man and
these Republicans are delighted at the
manner in which Governor Fernald
has dispelled the mists.
On the contrary just as the Repub-
lcans are about beginning their real
campaign. the Democratic leaders, who
have been on the stump six weeks, are
tired out. discouraged and half sick
as they face sure defeat,
All their campaign bombs have been
soap bubbles. All they are doing just
now is to weakly reiterate exploded
charges and try to think up new SEN
sations to mislead Republican voters.
Democracy is at the end of it's race.
Republicans have been reading the
figures and found out where the Fer
nald administration has spent their
taxes,-learning that nearly the whole
of it has come back again to ease the
financial burdens and lift their cities
and communities higher on civiliza-
tons plane.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-08-12
Railroad Disasters Report.

The number of persons killed in
train accidents during the months of
January. February, and March. 1910,
as shown in reports made by the rail-
road companies to the Interstate Com
merce Commission under the "acci-
dent law of March 8, 1901, was S52,
and of injured, 3717. Accidents of
other kinds. including those sustained
by employees while at work and by
passengers in getting on or off the
cars, etc, bring the total number of
casualties up to 22,332 Q100 killed and
21,232 injured), Accidents to employees
resulting in slight injuries, which do
not prevent the employee injured from
performing his accustomed service for
more than three days in the aggre-
gate during the ten days Immediately
following the accident are not re-
ported. In the worst accident 80 per-
sons We're killed and is injured. This
was neither a collision nor a derail-
ment. passenger train and a mail
train, halted at a station because Of
snow blockades along the line, were
swept down the side of a mountain
by Washington state avalanche.
This seems a grievous record for the
first three months of the present year,
but when we consider the percentage
it makes of the whole number travel
ing in those most hazardous months
of the year it is small. But it is so
much larger than the list of casualties
in many preceding bulletins by the
commission that the public looks it's
surprise. These bulletins, each for
three months, began with the quarter
ending Sept. 30, 1901. Number IS re-
corded the smallest number of pas
sengers killed in train accidents in
three months up to that time-13.
The bulletin for April, May and
June ought to be well down to the
low record figures, no great disasters
having been reported.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-08-12
NEWsPAPERMAN AMUSED.
"Good Story" Going the Rounds Taken
Good Naturally.
South Strong, NJ, Aug. 9.

South Strong, NJ, Aug. 9.
Editors Kennebec Journal:
Dear Sirs--I have been somewhat
amused of late in reading a certain
item complimentary to myself. and
some of it's peculiar features have set
me thinking, recalling past experiences
in the publication of newspapers.
A Boston reporter, reared 'in these
parts" was a recent visitor at Maple
wood farm, and on his return to the
city gave out the item recently COPIED
in your column of Gossip. The item IN
itself is typical of the young reporter
who is bent on making good story.
Let us reproduce the item in question
that we may see how much OF 1t is fact
and what portion is fiction-or filled in
to round out good story, as the re-
porter would say That portion en-
closed in parenthesis-just about one
half the iten,--might be eliminated
without impairing the real STORY
o. M. Moore of South Strong, Me-. ar,
ter having been an editor-printer Tin all
parts of the United States) for many
years, (some of the time having been
spent in Boston, has settled down on a
South Strong farm Ito show the farmers
novations of Farmer Moore was to rig
the heavy harness for his pair OF work
horses in such a manner that said mar
ness could be placed on the horses by
ment methods (The genial ex-editor
even went so far, in addition. that he
soon had the horses trained to leave
their stalls on the tap of a bell, rung by a
push button from the house. BY this
means the horses were always in waiting
for their master when he approached)'
True, we have travelled some. but not
extensively. having edited papers in
Maine and in the state of Washington
serving as a printer in Maine, Minneso-
ia, North Dakota and Portland, but
there are not many things we could tell
the farmers what or how to raise. ex-
cept it might he a newspaper scrim-
mage and we won't do that
We might have had push button"
if we had the electricity to operate it.
but the fact is the. the only push about
the whole affair is when we push by
main strength to get the big fellows
out Of their stalls and under the appar-
atus so well set out in the last half of
the item.
l know many of the misstatements
are occasioned by the hurry and hustle
necessary in getting news ready for
publication. and not always time for
proper verification. and no managing
editor can possibly guarantee the
trIthfulness of the matters for which
he is technically held responsible. He
has only the reporters sense of honesty
ard desire to hold his job to warrant
him in the belief that what is written
is "as writ" But it is an attractive
occupation. however. and has much to
do with the history of the little big
world of ours.
o. NJ NJ
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-08-12
From 4iL Mills 1892?

Unquestionably the State tax Of 1910
is five mills.
Over this the Democratic press is
making one continuous howl although
their own Democratic leaders endorsed
the policy which makes the five mill
tax necessary.
Which is demagoguery pure and
simple.
The Democratic press does not state
that, of the. five mills, the towns get
back more than enough to offset the
increase and, in some cases, are paid
bv the State more than they pay; also
that under the new State policy, which
is actually non-partisan, all Maine
communities are being better educated
and cared for in sickness or accident
and their roads are being permanently
improved, their property made more
valuable.
Nor does the Democratic press ever
allude to the facts that under their
last Democratic governor the State
tax was Az mills and of this the COM
munities received back nothing as
compared with what they receive this
Epar
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-08-12
The Presidents Economy Plans.

President Taft's economy plans are
occupying a good deal of his time just
now and he has invited number of
city fiscal experts to come to Beverly
for conference. Among these are: w.
H. Wilson, city comptroller of Chica-
go; Elton H. Lower of the Chica-
go civil service commission; Secretary
Farley of the Boston finance commits
sion, and Arthur Young, who is now
working as an expert in the Treasury
Department.
The Presidents policy of saving on
small things as we'll as large has been
sneered at by Democratic contem-
poraries as penny wise" Yet all
must admit that it is the patient APP
plication to small details that takes
care of the big ones. 1t turns a de-
felt into surplus. 1t will, if con-
tinued, put the postal service on a
save many millions in other depart
ments.
Postmaster General Hitchcock
economies in the last fiscal year in
the postal service amounted to about
s11, 100000. Of that amount about 81.
100000 was saved in the reorganization
of the city delivery force, s1.900,0O0 on
rural delivery, $500, 900 on star routes,
and nearly 100000 in the money Or
der and registry service. In the hand.
ling of the mails, including trans
portation, there was a saving of about
$5,500,000 In the previous ten years
there was an average annual increase
of 500 per cent in postal expendi-
lures and of 7.91 per cent. in postal re-
ceipts. Last year there was an in
crease of only 4 per cent. in expendi-
lures and of 10 per cent in receipts.
Economy is a habit and should be
cultivated. The more it is practiced
the easier it becomes. 1t is as true in
national affairs as in city, town or
family expenses. When it becomes
fixed in the great United States de-
partments extravagant demands on
Congress will cease. Mr.. Taft has in
stituted a good work and another two
years of it will show the people what
little economies can accomplish.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-08-12

Economy is still the demand in
greater New York. The reorganiza-
ton plan of the controller is approved
and another slash in salaries that saves
a half million dollars has been made.
Controller Prendergast has announced
that general shifting Of the en-
ployees of the finance department and
modification of the salary schedule
which began when the board of esti-
mate cut the salaries of about fifty
clerks, would be instituted upon his
return from his vacation in September.
The salary cuts made in the finance
department ranged from $3.50 to 1880,
but against them there were several
increases. Most of those affected had
their salaries raised during the last
year of Comptroller Metz's admins
tration. The largest reduction was in
the salary of John Andrews. a contract
clerk which was cut from $4,000 to
$3.50
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-08-12
Chinese Warfare in 1910.

In the olden time when the Chinese
went into battle they tried to confuse
their enemies by producing an internal
racket. AS they engaged in warfare
they also threw ill-smelling vessels
into the enemy's lines in order to nau-
seate their opponents stomachs.
Precisely so Maine Democrats fight
political battles! This year their
racket is louder and their Chinese
bombs more numerous because they
are better provided with money.
This Democratic hubbub and the
aforesaid bombs should excite amuse-
ment rather than encouragement in
Republican ranks. They should also
cause Republicans to rally more num-
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-08-12
Don't Eoruet,

Republicans. by apathy giving Democ-
racy working majority in the next
Legislature which will have the re-
arrangement of the State into Con-
gressional districts in its power. will
lose control of the State for ten years
to come.
Let every Republican bear this in
mind. awaken to the possible danger
situation.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-08-12
ALL PULL TOGETHER.
No fractional Combats, Says Chairma an
McKinIey-PeopIe Know When Well
OFF

Chairman Mckinley of the Repub-
lican~ Congressional Committee. gave
the lie fore and aft to the statement
made in Washington by Chairman
Lloyd of the Democratic Congress
sional Committee. who was reported
to have said that regular Republican
leaders are going to support Demo-
Gratis in a majority of the western dis
tricts that have turned down regular
Republican candidates for insurgent
nominees.
It's simply bosh," said Chairman
Mckinley. "One of Jim Lloyd's ante
campaign jokes, l guess. That's the
time they do their best talking any
why, you know-prior to election re-
turns-and Lloyd is simply keeping
up the record.
I've just come from the West. I
can tell you that the Republicans
leaders and voters-are going to sup
port their party nominees through
out the entire country this fall-in
the campaign and at the ballot box,
whether those nominees are what
they call insurgent Republicans or
whether they are regular Republicans.
There is no detection. There are
local fights in many states. They are
the same local contests which have
been going on in the Republican
party for years and years, and they
mean that the real sentiments of the
voters are being needed in the pri-
mares and the conventions as they
always have been before.
But as to party defection--it is
rot. I've been all through the section
that Mr. Lloyd pretends to talk about.
I have the pledges Of Republican dis
tricts in which insurgents have won
that they will support their nominees,
and I have the word OF insurgents
that their fight goes no further than
the convention, and that win or lose,
they are standing foot to foot and
head to head with the party ticket in
their state just as they have stood for
years.
Out in Nebraska they tell me that
we are going to gain two Republican
congressman. In Iowa the congress
sional committee is going to fight as
strongly and as successfully for the
election of the insurgent nominees as
in any other state. The committee
doesn't recognize factions. It's out to
return Republican House of Repre-
sentatives, and it's going to do it.
MY trip through the West has
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-08-12

The other day Margaret Coleman.
eighteen7year-o daughter of James
Coleman, of Los Angeles, Cal. had to
stand on the pier at New York and
watch the steamer Baltic. which she
had vainly tried to board, and on
which her father was passenger.
fade into the distance down the bay
and then steam on for Europe. leav-
ing her alone on this side. Probably
she will have no more gowns button
In the back after this experience.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-08-12

West Gardiner, August II, 1910.
Editor Kennebec Journal:
If you want to find dissatisfied vot-
ers you have to go somewhere outside
of West Gardiner. They know when
they are well used, and do not intend
to try any experiments. Here is just
how the thing stands. Amount re-
ceived from State in 1909:
School and mill fund, S626.30
Tuition in secondary schools. 1896
State roads. 20250
State pensions. 1890
Total received from State. 1095S0
State tax 1909. 1889
Amount received in excess
of tax, 1161l
This $11611 that she receives over
and above her State tax is quite help
toward paying her local taxes.
No. they are not kicking in West
Gardiner.
A. FERNALD REPUBLICAN,.