, 1910-01-27
The Meat Question

n prices OF Ou SUN lave cUIDeu upWdHus utu tey nave Pno"a
all reasonable bounds. The cause is not difficult to find and it is most i'm
portaut to be remedied. Its explanation is simply that the consumption of
food in the United States has overtaken the production. 1t has been inevi-
table; prices have gone up"
The above, from j. Ogden Armour, president of the Armour Packing
Company, seem % go to the marrow of the question. 1t is simply a ques-
ton of supply and deman T.. Look at this valley, for example: We are
standing on o. r tip-toes every time we reach for an egg and men are actu-
ally wearing little squares of breakfast bacon as scarf ornaments. The other
day a rnchman came into town and sat a little grape basket down carefully
touch that basket, It's got a hundred dollars worth of eggs in it." Eggs
would not be such a price Is they are, O would bacon be BOOSTING o the
top rails of the fences, if everybody would raise chickens and pigs, which
can be done IN this country with little expense and at great profit.
Hon. Clifford Pinchot is low the President of the National Conservation
Society, vice DR.. Chas. ". Elliot resigned. It's hard to keep a good man
down.
The beautiful comet o showing lin the evening in the western sky is
exciting the curiosity of every one. Prof. Pickering, of Harvard claims the
honor of its discovery, but n n seem $ far, to have penetrated the ident-
hyof the beautiful stranger sufficiently to give it a maine.
BILLIOUSNESS. A liver complaint often mistaken for pnty.
BIRDIE. A tern a woman is apt to apply to a mn she is playing for a jay.
BLUE. The only color we IAN feel. INVISIBLE BLUE. A policeman
BlGAMY. A form of insanity in which a man insist o paying three board,
bills instead of two-Fooish Dictionary.
The Sun met with a peculiar case of optimism recently. A very Jolly
kind hearted ranchman cam into town and upon inquiry Is to how he was,
aid: well, 1 got a bad attack of rheumatism in this right leg. my kidneys
are all out of order, I haven't been able to ga. a thing for four days and 1
suffer with a dreadful pain in my head. Otherwise I'm all right"
The refusal of Hon. F. W. Mondel to father the conservation bills drawn
up by Secretary Ballnger, because he considers them impracticable, has
gone "a long ways toward showing that Ballinger is an impractcable man
aud to justify the opposition Pinchot has shown toward that gentleman.
This ne fat will do u to clarity te atmosphere in the BaliDger Pin
shot fight.
The year 1910 is still quite young, but matters are beginning to move in
the Saratoga valley. Ranches are beginning to change hands and there is
an active and decided interest in all kinds of property in all quarters. The
way nw blood and new enterprise is coming in to help us develope this
great empire is truly encouraging to those who have known of the wonderful
natural resources of this land. Hopeful anticipation will soon be swallowed
up in the reality and the brightest dreams are eventually to become true.
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Democratic papers ire grooming Hon. Nelis E. CorheL, of Albany coun-
ty for their candidate for Governor next fall. If Mr.. Corhell has the money
to spend o a campaign the Sun cn no see n o reason why he should not
canter over ace track just as well a any other member of the Great I'm
washed. 1t will not be with the hope of winning, for there is no prospect of
that. There is always some man, however, who hopes he may be struck by
Tightening while on the RAJ course aud 80 take the chances Of a democrat
ic nomination.
The papers bring us accounts almost daily of snow bockades on railroads
a week at a time, all railroad communication having been cut off. Even the
large trunk lines have been put to much trouble 10 keep their roads open
In this respect Saratoga and the entire valley have been very fortunate. The
So f Ky. has beef able to keep its lines open and the snow has not
causeda delay of over few hours at the most. Supt. Cramer is to be
congratulated on the success that has attended his efforts in this line, for he
has been more Fortunate, or more energetic in foreseeing and avoiding diff
culies than other western roads.
Would be no Change in Rules that n r,;,or,r could rmo A. L..
II thu "house insurgents" should nes of that body, there would be no