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Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1910-03-17
RURAL FREE DELIVERY SUBJECT
OF SPEECH BY MR.. FINLEY
Fifth District Congressman Points Out
Advantages to the People From
Operation of System.

congressman flnley, memDer
of the com mittee on postoffice
and postroads, in the course of
his speech on the postoffice ap-
preparation bill recently, gave
out some interesting facts and
relative to the rural
free delivery service. Being a |
of the subcommittee
that frames this enormous ap-
preparation annually, Mr.. Finley
is conversant with his subject.
He is not classed with that num-
ber who attribute the loss of
$28, 900, 600 in the postal service
annually to the rural delivery
system. On the subject he said:
1T is said that last year the
rural delivery lost to the govern
ment something like $28, 600, 600.
My only regret is that everybody
who made that statement did not
take the figures and go over
them. According to the post
master generals report the
estimated revenue originating
directly on the rural routes is
81, $50, 600 during the past fiscal
year. 1t is also estimated that
mail originating elsewhere going
to the patrons on the rural routes
amounted to something like
SIP, ,000,000 last year. I am
satisfied that this estimate is too
low. Now all the years that l
have been here | have tried to
study this one proposition par
ticularly and the best informa-
ton | have gained from observa-
tion and from facts obtained
wherever / could find them is that
for every dollar of mail origina-
ting on a rural route two and
one-half times that amount is
originated or created elsewhere
on account of the existence of
the rural route. But at any rate,
$l2, 600. 900 or $13, 600, 600 origi-
mated elsewhere. Not only is
this true, not speaking at all
with reference to the great bene-
fits this service is to the country
in the way of spreading intelli-
gence, knowledge and informa-
ton, and keeping the people in
formed as to what is going on
in their neighborhood, but in the
outside world, g benefit which
cannot be measured; but there
are other benefits that are so
great that they can hardly be
calculated, although they have
value in dollars and cents. There
are Al, 900 new and old rural
routes in this country serving a
population of 20,000,000 and up
ward. | took the trouble to
make a calculation of the time
saved. Take the time saved by
the country people on account of
the fact that they do not have to
go to the postoffice, because the
postoffice is brought to their door,
at $40 per year for each family,
and it amounts to more than
$40, 900, 600 annually in saving
of time. In addition to this,
patrons of rural routes live on
farms comprising more than
200, 600, GOO acres. The institu-
ton of the rural delivery has
brought q vast increase in the
value of farm lands. | have
made a calculation on this, and it
amounts to the astounding sum
of one thousand million dollars
increase in land values in the
United States on account of the
rural delivery service. Four per
cent. on this would more than
pay the annual cost of the rural
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1910-03-17

A news item from Washington
says that the speeches in the
house and senate on the ac-
ceptance of the Calhoun statute
will be collected in book form
and each member and senator
from South Carolina will have a
certain quota. How many will
be made is not yet known. At
the proper time some South
Carolinian, probably Mr.. Finley,
will introduce a resolution to
make more than the usual 700 or
800 copies.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1910-03-17

The township board of asses
sors, composed of w. l.. Hall,
ID. g. Kimbrell and S. II. Epps,
met yesterday morning for the
purpose of equalizing the 1910
tax returns for this township.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1910-03-17
WANAMAKER'S MONUMENT
MUST TAKE SECOND PLACE
Fort Mill Is the Home Of First anu Only
Memorial to North American Indi-
ans---Erected in 1900.

If Roderick Wanamaker, son
of John Wanamaker, the mer-
chant prince of Philadelphia and
New York, wishes to spend a
few thousands of his dads mil
lions upon a monument which he
proposes to erect in New York
harbor in memory of the once
powerful North American Indian
certainly there is no objection to
such an enterprise by the people
of this section. On the other
hand, they wish him godspeed
and shall be disappointed if he
does not build the monument of
Parian marble and make it buss
the sky. What there is objec-
tion to in this little upper South
Carolina city, however, is the
claim which Mr.. Wanamaker is
setting up as being the pioneer
in such an enterprise. He should
take a day or two off and come
to Fort Mill and visit Confeder-
ate park. There he would see a
monument commemorative of the
identical virtues of the North
American Indian which it is his
purpose to perpetuate. He is in
vited to come to Fort Mill and
bring with him all the friends he
may choose and there will be a
committee to meet them at the
depot and escort them to the
park, less than a hundred yards
distant, where will be pointed
out to the party the one and only
monument of the kind in the
Western Hemisphere. This is
the Catawba Indian monument
which Capt. S. E. White and the
late Mr.. j. M. Spratt caused to
be erected on Saturday, July 81,
1900. And there it has stood
ever since to tell the world of
the once mighty prowess of as
noble race of red men as ever
lived on the American continent,
a race which fought side by side
with the American continental
and later followed the fortunes
of Lee and jackson in the strug-
gle for Southern independence
+. in the '60s.
The monument is of Indiana
limestone and consists of a
pedestal IL inches high, having
beveled upper edges. On this
is a second stone, similar in
shape and height, but narrower,
and on the western bevel of
which, in raised letters, is the
word "Catawba," while on the
face below appears names of
noted men of the nation, and on
the eastern face the names of
some who fought in the Con-
federate army. On this stone
rests the die, which is almost
square and II inches high, and
having on the western face
forest scene where native wild
turkeys are enjoying their free
dom; on the north side is en-
graved a legend stating the re-
moval of the nation from Canada
in 1900 and their friendship for
the white people; on the east
side a galloping buffalo, roaming
over the plains near the noun
tains, and on the south face the
in memoriam. A neat capital
stone is above and projecting
over the die, on which is the
figure of an Indian warrior
kneeling with drawn bow and
arrow, ready for game or an
enemy. The whole structure is
about II feet high.
4 K. I.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-02-11
PLEA For GOOD H0ADS.
Pennsylvania Conpressnsn Strongly
Urges estterrent CT Our Highways.

Pennsylvania Cenlressnsn Strongly
Urges estteruent CT Our Highways
In a speech made during The cele-
bration ~ the surrender ~ Cornwoll,s
Congressman j. Hampton Moore plead
Cd strongly ror the bctterrcut OF roads
throughout the country. He said: With
good roads and improved waterways
In the United States the Revolutionary
war could not have MSted eight years.
General Washington. he said. had In
sisted that free and Easy commercial
intercourse between the Atlantic sea
board and "the amazing territory TO
he westward OF us" was "the beat II
not the only cement" that could bind
;he colonial states upon permanent
basis.
Washington and his compatriotS. he
pointed out, counted upon International
trade TO assist In building up the col
onies and TO populate and develop the
vast country over which the grasp OF
England bad been reIehsetk
Commerce and labor. capital ma ~
lustry demand that the waterways OF
the United States its hathlrS and ID
pr"Tches be developed nov. even MS
Washington ana his compccrs hoped
Tor their dcvcl,prcut." he ea'd.
1T is not TINT ihc loiir1gl Is falling
10 give the le~i 10 ,gn uHora. II Is
not thai marvellous beEeah. uniting
states and sessions. occaus. lakcs ana
rul;s. h0v" not ousurG since thc lrou
horse began jos civilization OF ere VII
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-02-11
ENGLISH SCHOOLS.
oIs'Es customs Thst Are MvintSinrS
"itn Rs''5,ous,csFa.

Quar-, Customs Thst Are hvintainrs
"itn Rs',5,ous,csFa.
The mead master OF Mancuestcr Gr g.,
mar srhuOi, ia specb at Eochdu,y
referred to a custom az tUghy s. l.u,
which fCgdlis q boy ui less than turec
gears standing IL turn up nis trousers
and insists ON his doing so after Chat
period.
The custom IS only minor Instance
of the quaint practices that e2I~t at
all the great public ScAoulS u Er..
land and are maintained with IvG-l,-s
care though ia many caseS tNy.- co.. 10
is obscure or unknown Size surNc
Tuesday Tossing OF trc muoAbr a.
Westminster Schooi. with its "pSuue
scramble for the iargrs, fragment
which gains for It's possessOr guinea
from the dean, is perhaps the best
known among them. A curious Gus
tom at Marlborough requires every
boy 20 bring 70 school with him :
cushion. technically termed "kiSh"
with the 'i" long. This article Is his
inSeparable companion I'm school time
and. In addition To the ordinary fuuc
tons OF cushion. is empiuyed TO car
ry books from one form room to an
other
~ Shrewsbury schoOl. at the bp
ginning OF each term. "hall elections
are held for the posts nj hHli rrler
hall constable. hail pnstmnn aud hnu
scavcngerS. The genin brutality OF
youth often selects for the position 81
hail crier either the most nervous boy
III the school or one who T. afflicted
with "A stammer.
The new boy In the SchoO'housc nc
Rugby is early called npon 20 take his
part In house SINGING" AZ thi. iuu,-
tion, which is held iu one 90 tUc dor
mitoree. Doc hDs Orb rruGrT % t.- r
the Salisn zion OF I.s a.i.u., '.s
pCuaty being t., sowing .l
mouthful 81 .rn Eg'..
Another uuyivnt 'rl.,. crv.uu g. trg
parade q. Hn 'h-3 a.rH u.-
coat Toys a..r. tu. ..U urt.r 49, ..r.
NanaIou House ON $50 Matthew utE.
when the "Grecmus. who ru1psl. .f
"a SIKH formers" elsewhere. receive
guinea eRch aud the runk and die
OF the school are prescnted with Gcv
thillings. london MaiI.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-02-11
BURGLARS TOOLS.
Most OF Them Made by Supposedly
Respectable Nee anica.

Every huie while sn'd sE.aRieq' 70
recently, ih' ponce arrest a man WIZ
set 81 burglars tools Ia bis posses.
sion. ana one naturally wonders Wh.i"
they all come from
IL is easy TO buy sun OF any Do
scriphnn' ana the most r"pu'ahIs per
son would not be HShnund L,-.-Ae f""u
purchasing me most vice.
knltr ever uihdr hu' WI" "' -n'"
"h"r' 10 r'' "a Jimmy or GOV
FOR drilling into y sH'e or ony OF 'u3
many '""'S uSro 10y me proiu'.'l.'
'u'g'ar lh 'N' N''.'.' O.. Hlr'a.A".
I".'' ave- ''" 70 i.''
where I'r iAI. Hir u"a
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-02-11
PLAYED WITH A LION.
= South African Child Who Ran %
Meet the Gig "Doggie."

The infant sou OF one OF the Dutch
settlers IN south Africa bud sJruyed
away. After some time spnrch par
~ discovered little footprints ieadIng
IN the direction Of the bush. Follow.
ing up these, the search party came
upon a large open space. AZ the far.
Their side OF which they discovered the
object Of their search sitting huGging
little wooden doll aud munchlng a
piece OF bread and butter. Before
they could make their way through
the thick. tangled underground q large
lion sprang into the clearing The lt.
tie boy. far from being frightened. ran
70 meet the lion. holding UP his bread
and butter and snid. Take a bite.
dOggie."
The father stood pOWerirs@ t1 move
or speak through fear O., .e.i1g each
instant to see the child rushed under
the lions paw. but insten1 ol doing
rs he dreaded the lion turned himself
over and lay on his back at o." cnlId's
feet. looking up IN bis foe a. cat
would do az piay. Wa'"ln- bis OPP
pgrfuDltv he father rHi..1 hir g1u
and fired hitting The lion in the leg
The anime. prarg 800 and .eavina Che
Ca"t. bed .r t.. wr. iaEra.
tr t.e luu..i u'[..- d 80. G.a
Fr.m .a ..-D.. .u.r ..
child w '....fHf.'r 'ou.9
f.r a.tars "Dnni.t" london ~ ~
Herald
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-02-11

spring oC; of valleys and hills: a
land OF wheat. and barley. and vines
ana .S trees and pomegranates; a
land of ell, olive and honey: land
where n thou shalt eat Dread without
SEA ceuess. thou shat, not lack any
thing in il; land whose stones are
iron and out OF whose hills thou
meyest dig brass"
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-02-11
Eeuah Paa,anc.

IL hope and pray" rcm3rkcl gen
ficman as be- icft tho stcawor, 'that T
shall never have occasion 90 cross t.o
Atlantic again"
Rough passage. chg qusried
friend
"Ror0h IL no nsms Tor w. 7 had
four Kings beat three Gues" Now
York Sun
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-02-11

Bcu. up1rfrI by bor mother FOR
being The loves. iu BIER class. little Ma
poi exclaimed 10 tones Of injured in
unronco. 1T ainf my fault The e..
who ua- always been foot lcft schooI.''
roIineata.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-02-11
Hard on tbs Egs.

Fet Lacy -Yce cir tha's The beauty
W. tra.'.- fowls " hever J run short
in 'urry 7 always fall
london Bystaudef.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-02-11

word ard youU work
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The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1910-03-26
POWER TRUST FORMING
Hand of the Washington Water Power Company Is
Seen in the Merging of the Wenatchee Elec-
trio Co. and Entat Light and Power
CO-Tentative Agreement Reached

The II. M. Byllesby option on the
Wenatchee Electric company, the
Valley Power company and the Entiat
Light & Power company expired
March %. Several days before the
expiration of this option the officials
of the local companies were notified
that the big company did not take
over the properties.
Another merger, however, is in
contemplation, and back of this, il
is understood is the Washington Wa.
ter Power company, of Spokane
which owns a large amount of stock
in the Wenatchee Electric company
A tentative agreement is rumored to
have been made by the officials OF
the Wenatchee Electric company and
the Entiat Light & Power company
and to the end that the merger might
be effected j. H. Stout, of the Entail
Light & Power company, went east
few days ago to consult with his
eastern associates. 1t seems to be
the purpose that the two companies
should be merged and new com.
pany organized with a capital stock
of approximately $1,000,000, and
new stock issued pro rata to the
stockholders of the two companies.
The Eastern Trust company OF
Spokane, which is said to be back
of the Washington Water Power COM
pany, has agreed to take $350,00C
worth of bonds of the new company
and with the stock already held by
the Washington Water Power com
pany this will give the big Spokane
company a controlling interest in the
new corporation.
It is known that some of the large
stockholders of the Entiat Light &
Power company are opposed to the
merger and are holding out against
it, but it is thought that they will
be bought out and consolidation eff
fected.
The Washington Water Power com
pany has just closed a deal for the
taking over of the Big Bend Transit
company and is the powerful factor
in electrical circles in the Inland EN-
pire. Not only is this company en-
gagged in furnishing electricity fol
lighting purposes but it controls the
major portion of the electrical rail
way systems OF the Inland Empire
Almost a year ago the Wenatchee
Electric company secured control Of
the power of the Valley Power com.
pany. Since that time the Entail
Light & Power company has com
pleted it's big plant on the Entiat and
with the merging of the two big com
panies there could be formed one Of
the biggest corporations in centra
Washington, having power enough t.
operate transit companies as well a:
to furnish the power for lighting an6
pumping throughout the Columbia
valley. It is said that the terms o.
| the amalgamation have been agreed
upon by the controlling interests o.
the power companies but inasmuch a:
some of the stockholders of the En-
tiat Light & Power company are op
posed to the deal there may be some
delay in effecting the merger.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1910-03-26
T0|MPR0VE LARGE
ACREAGE
WORK STARTED THIS YEAR AT
TRINIDAD WHICH WILL MEAN
1000 ACRES MORE OF FRUIT
WHEN BEARING.

Last fall Baxter & Thompson, OF
Tacoma, purchased 1000 acres OF
land across the Columbia river from
Trinidad, from Coffin Brothers. This
land lies about $50 feet above the
Columbia river and is now being
put under irrigation. Last fall a
company from Yakima headed by Mr.
Ernsdorff also purchased $50 acres
adjoining the tract purchased by
Baxter & Thompson. Work has al
ready begun on these two tracts oil
land that they may be put under wa.
ter as rapidly as possible. The rap
iiity with which they will be put
into trees depends upon the power
that can be obtained for the purpose
They are promised electric power fol
next season. In case that contracts
are satisfactorily signed this entire
tract of land will be put in trees al
the earliest possible moment. Wa
ter will be pumped from the Column
bia river to irrigate this land.
On the Trinidad side of the Colum
bia river 500 acres is already under
water. About 400 acres are now II
growing trees which give the great
est promise. Peaches are in bloom
and the showing is most satisfactory
Homeseekers who have purchased
tracts on the east side of the river
are now building their homes ant
taking possession. 1t is expected tina
this country will be largely settled
by homeseekers from the east an.
other places.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1910-03-26
ARESAT|SF|EDW|TH
SERVICE
STOCKHOLDERS OF FARMERS
TELEPHONE & TELEGRAPH co.
LEAVE BUSINESS TO DIRECT
ORS-S PER CENT DIVIDEND.

The meeting in the Commercial
Club. rooms yesterday of the Farmers
Telephone & Telegraph company was
attended by so few of the stockhold-
ers that the directors concluded that
their work for the year past must
have given general satisfaction.
There was no business of import
ance to be brought up aside from the
election of officers.
The telephone matters printed in
yesterdays issue of the World were
discussed, AMI the declaring by the
directors of an per cent dividend
was talked over. The directors have
not met to declare the dividend yet
but it is understood that they will
do so at their next meeting.
Directors.
z. A. Lanham, Charles E. Owens
and George A. Miller were elected
trustees for the coming year. The of
f1cers of the coming year will be the
same as the past year.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1910-03-26
VALLEY APPlESALL
THROUGH EAST.

Jack Lillis returned last night
from a months visit through the
east Dave Slime, who accompanied
him on most of his trip, will prob
ably be home in the course of a few
days. While east Mr.. Lillis visited
for some time in his old home in
New York and also took in all of the
principal points north and south. He
states that he found Wenatchee ap-
Piles everywhere. At Memphis, Tenn,
he saw apples grown on the Spruck
farm. In Washington, d. c., he
found Roses apples. At Atlanta
Ga, in a fruit stand, Wenatchee
Spitzenbergs and Ben Davis were on
display. The Ben Davis were grown
on the Cade place, at Cashmere.
These were selling for 81 per box
while the Spitzenbergs were listed al
$3.50. This indicates that great
many of the eastern dealers sell ap.
pies on appearance only. In most OF
the eastern stands the apples are
selling for 8 for Is cents or 10 cents
apiece At Atlanta, Ca, while walk.
ing down one of the principal streets
he met a man wearing the Wenat.
chez red apple button. The man
spent few weeks here last fall buy
ing apples and carried back with him
a Wenatchee Booster button.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1910-03-26
TO SHOW FILMS Of
GREAT FIGHT
WOLGAST-NELSON FIGHT FILMS
SHOWN AT THE GEM ON MON.
DAY - GREATEST SHOW OF
GAMENESS EVER SEEN.

The films that show the Nelson
Wolgast fight will be here on Monday
and the Gem theatre will be open
from $3.50 p. m. till midnight. The
bringing of the films to Wenatchee
SO early in their run marks the be-
ginning Of this city as a show town,
for the films have not been seen in
Seattle yet. They have been run only
in Spokane, and come direct from
there to this city.
An admission price of so cents was
charged in Spokane, but the price
will be only 25 cents here.
The whole exhibition Is one of the
most terrific shows of gameness ever
made and the audience comes away
feeling worn out from the excite
ment. There is such a demand for
the films that they can only be shown
for one day here and for that reason
the doors will be kept open from $3.50
until midnight.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1910-03-26
1bb|TS RANCH BE-
inc SOLD
MRS. Nj. o. TIBBITS DISPOSES OF
THREE MORE ORCHARD
TRACTS TO SEATTLE PARTIES
LAST WEEK.

Last week, through the agency of
A. E. Perkins, of Seattle, Mrs. NJ o.
Tibbits disposed of three subdivisions
of her orchard tracts west of Cash
mere, the purchasers all being Seat
tie men.
Fifteen acres were sold to John F.
Sugrue, who is an Alaska mining
man. Eight acres of the place is in
six year old apples. one acre in eight
year old apples, two acres in young
trees, and the balance in raw land.
The price paid was 100000 Mr..
Sugrue expects to improve his prop
erty and will probably spend part of
the time here
To E. J. Hughes, of Seattle, was
sold IN acres of bearing orchard
for S10,500. One-half of this tract
is set out to the best varieties of COM
mercial apples and the balance Is
set out to pears and peaches. Mr..
Hughes is also mining man and for
years has been superintendent Of
large mining interests in Alaska. He
expects to retire and with his family
will live on his ranch in Cashmere.
He expects to build a modern home
on his place.
The third sale off the Tibbits tract
was rs acres of raw land in Oallala
canyon above T. ]. Henry's ranch.
The purchaser was HI. G. Bolke, a
Seattle business man. Mr.. Bolke ex-
poets to improve the land and set it
out to orchard. The price for this
tract was $22,500 or $500 an acre.
Mr.. Perkins has had the exclusive
agency of the Tibbits tracts and dur
ing the past six weeks has sold over
100000 worth of land for Mrs. Tib-
bits.-Cashmere Record.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1910-03-26
Convict Known in Wenatchee.

H. D. Stanley, who three or four
years ago was quite we'll known in
this city, where he posed as tenn
perance reformer and who defrauded
several local hotel men and also
bilked a number of people by fraud
ulently representing himself as sub
scription agent and later served a
term in Walla Walla on the charge
of forgery for passing worthless
checks, is again in trouble in Seattle
This week he was arrested for de-
frauding a couple of dressmakers In
the Arcade Annex out of So each, as
a fake representative of fashion pa
per called Dress. Stanley is a pleas
ant appearing fellow and has the
faculty of gaining the confidence OF
the public but dislikes hard work.