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The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-09-09
ALLOWS DETROIT TO DRAFT
FROM CANADIAN LEAGUE

CINCINNATI. O.. Sept. SIN Il dcci-
sion handed down today the national
baseball commission allows the draft OF
Player David Skeels by the Detroit
American league club. The Western
Canada league Is held accountable TO the
players for salary from August TO %.
Skeels has been playing In the Western
Canada league.
The commission also adopted an amend !
ment In amplifcation OF the rules. max
ing II clear that In the releasing OF play
ers from jor to the minor league clubs
the former must provide the players re-
leased with transportation to tnclr rev
destination. but that the minor league
clubs must reimburse the majors for
money so expended. the method being
adopted merely TO expedite matters
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-09-09
GENERAL II. IS EASY
WINNER OF RID

HARTFORD. Conn. Sent.
horse racing sensa tional seul
and other attractions mad
day at the Connecticut Sia,t
gcSt and hest OF the wses.
ribbon event OF the Grand q
the $4,000. 200 trot. va;
race for General H.. driven /
who took all three heats. J,
Charter Oak, 2.0e trot pur
General II. won in three I'D
Time. '2:0S9. 2:0S. 200. Gam
ord and Alice Roosevelt lNn
and Binvolo started.
200 trot. purse sl0Oa-ci
won in three straight heats.
2.092: 2:095. Creighton vas
Henry Winter third.
2:11 trot, parse slO00-stlr
straight heats. Time. 2:l0l;
Just o. was second and Ma'
200 pace. purse Si000-Earl
straight heats. Time. 2:0i. !
w. was second and Educate
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-09-09
DRIVER OF FAMOUS PREMIER
CAR Is IN SALT LAKE

r. +. Mcnamara, who is travelling in
the interests of the Premier Automobile
day and will leave here for San Fran
cisco Friday While here he is the CUES
OF Harry Bracken of the Raymond
Bracken Automobile company.
Mr.. Mcnamara drove the Premier $50.
which won the famous Glidden tour this
summer, The Premier has made n per-
feet score in these tours for the last four
years. The trip this year started at Gin
clnnati and went through Kentucky. Ten
nessee, Alabama. Mississippi. Arkansas,
Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas Nebraska
Iowa and Illinois. the finish being at Chi
cago The run was approximately 1000
miles,
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-09-09
TENNIS S|NCLF|
DOWN To THF| |
Miss Thorne and Miss
son Will Meet Tod,
Deciding Matcl

TWO we'll played cam,
try club yesterday brou.,,
singles down TO the ne,,
games Miss Hutchinson :.
Judge. 81. so. g. an ss
defeated Mrs. Keith. a. !
the scores indicate. both I
close and were played > =,
to determine the winner
match Mrs. Judge dcfc,,od
tnson i'll The first sci b.,
rallied and played a s,roro vue
second and third sc,o
opened with Il strong eau.
the last set In tho sarnc
Miss Thornc and MIss ~. in
scheduled TO meet ihis an. atl
O'Clock In the finals. and m'
meet Miss Williams In y" "
match tomorrow. '"
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-09-09
BURNED To DEATH
IN MOLTEN METAL
Three Out of Party of Four
AutOists Perish i'm HOrri-
BILE Manner.

CHICAGO, Sept, s.-Three persons.
two women and man. were burned to
death in South Chicago tonight when the
automobile in which they were riding
crashed into a car loaded with molten
Stag from the Wisconsin Steel company.
Miss Anna Baker. the fourth member of
the automobile party, escaped death by
jumping, but was badly bruised and
burned.
The Dead.
PETER c. LESTERHOUSE, contrac-
tor,
MRS. PETER LESTERHOUSE.
MRS. BRANT HUNT, Englewood.
The Stag train hit the automobile, cut
ting IL I'm half. the occupants being liter
ally buried under tons Of the white hot
Stag metal.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-09-09
HELEN SITES WINNE
IN THREE STRAIGH

PORTLAND. Or. Sept II
driven bv her owner, C. A. u
Jose, Cal. in three straight
five at the grounds OF the Z
and Livestock association totI
$4,000 purse prize in the gu
Durfee horse won from Prinq
third heat by the narro1
margin. Prince Lot, owned
der Brown OF Walnut CuTt
the fist two heats, seveD!S
people saw today's races
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-09-09
Makes Costly Threat.

WASHINGTON. Sept. S.-Because First
Lieutenant William L. Durchheld of the
marine corps hourished a revolver and
used threatening language to Policeman
S. X Kaha and seven others at Homo
lulu he has been disciplined by the navy
department
You know where my dog is: II you
don't bring my dog back I'll shoot you. .
is the threat Burchfield is said TO have
made in pointing his revolver at the po-
Iicemnn,
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-09-09
KE0GH RETAINS TITLE
AS POOL CHAMPION

NEW YORK. Sept. S.-Jerome Keoeh
of Rochester retains his title Of pool
ampion Of the world. defeating, Thomas
Hueston of ST. Louis 500 to sol, for he
three nights play.
Tonight Keogh won the final block OF
the series. 195 10 II3. Uueston tonight
made the highest score OF tho tourna
mcnt pocketing forty-two balls before
mi.Siun
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-09-09
American Association

AT indianapolis. s; Toledo. 3.
AT Milwaukee-Sr, Paul. 0; Milwau-
kee. ..
At Kansas CIty-Minneapolis. s: Kan
sas City, 6,
At Louisyille-Flrst game. Columbus.
6: Louisville. 0: second game, Columbus,
.: Louisville. /
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-09-09
PLAY Tie Game.

NEW YORK. Sept. S.-Ncw York and
Boston played tic game here today,
The score stood I TO when the contest
was called on account OF darkness in
tho tenth inning. Score: X II. h
Boston go. ..,...,,...-,.,......,
New York .ss....s.....s....-.
Batterics-Brown and Smith; Wiltsc
and Miners, Schlci.
UmpircS-Klem and Kane.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-09-09

MANSFIELD. o., Sept. S.-With her
clothes ablaze. Mrs. Robert Carnahan,
wife OF "A farmer living near Plymouth.
today made futile efforts 10 rescue her
two children. trapped In a blazing barn.
Frantically she ran from one part OF tho
barn 10 another and only when dragged
out severely burned with her clothes
abaZc did she abandon the useless at
tempt to rescue the children.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-09-09
WESTERN LEAGUE

At Omaha-Omalla. IL: Des Moines. 3.
At Denver-Denver. 3; Topeka, 0.
At Wichita-St, Joseph 4; Wichita.
(thirtecn innings).
AT Lincoln-Sioux City, s. Lincoln. 4
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-09-09
GARLAND.

Summary: Earned runs--Salt Lake. 3.
Two-base hits-Stewart Means. Green.
Stolen bases-Donovan (2). Means, Rock:
Settle. Lawrence Double play-Rock TO
Plake to Donovan. Struck out-Ry Book,
): by Lowe, 3; by Jensen, . Bases on
balls-On Book. 1; off Lowe. 2. off Jen-
sen. l. Tmpire-Good Attendancc-1500.
Time OF game-l.i0.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-09-09
Reaches High Mark.

PARIS. Sept S.-George Chavez the
French aviator. broke the worlds record
for height today rising in n monoplane
1892 feet, The best previous record was
made by Leon Morane, whose mark was
S471. made on September 3. at Deauville.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-09-09
New Rules Acceptable.

ORANGE. n. J.. Sept. S.-That the
football rules, as revised this year, are
more acceptable to educators than ever
before is indicated by the announcement
that football will be revived at Seton
Hall college here, after lapse OF five
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-09-09

passed and State Senators Theodore Bilbo
and Van b. Bodie came to blows today
as result Of political rally The oc-
caSion was one OF a series OF Joint de-
bates before the supporters OF United
States Senator Perry and former Governor
]. *. Vardamau, aspirant for the Demo-
cratic enatorial nomination.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-09-09
AMERICAN
Errors Ioge Game,

BOSTON, Sept. S.-Again today errors
bv the locals gave Philadelphia the VIC
tory by score of 8 10 ,. krause re-
turned Ia The game after n long absence
and pitched well X II. y,
Philadelphia .,.... ........,.s,s.n.%
Boston ,.a...... ...........,.s,r.Z .
Batteries -l>rausc and Thomas, Living
ston; karscr and klcinOw.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-09-09
New York Wins,

WASHINGTON. Sept. S.--New York
battcd Walker out Of tho box today and
hit ReislinC hard. defeating Washington
handiy. 10 2, X ~ ~.
Washington .s... ,.........s.s..2 .
New York Observation-Disclosures IL )
Batterlcs-Wnlkcr, Rclsling and Beck
endorf; Warbop and Sweeney,
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-09-09

COUNCIL BLUFFS. Ia, Sept. S.-Afler
the numerous adverse rulings by Judge
Mcpherson in other cases. the attorneys
Tor the plaintiffs In the civil suits grow :
ing ont OF the Mabray civil suits, dis
missed them today. thus ending the
attempt on the part OF fourteen Victims
from citizens OF Council Bluffs their al
legged losses
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-09-09
TRACK PROVES TOO i
FOR HARNESS HORS

KALAMAZOO. Mich. Sept
race of the five carded eVs'
ished over the Recreation I
today's meeting of the Glr
Trottlng association. a ny
Thursday morning leaving
veritable sea OF mud. A
track was conditioned eng
the afternoons events. CoA
the mile running dash, the
event,
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-09-09
Cleveland Wins Again.

CLEVELAND. Sept. S.-Clcvcland
again defeated Detroit today, TO y ka-
lor shut out Detroit until the eighth,
when he weakened. II. a. T.
Cleveland ...,. ..,..,.'.'''a, ~ :,
Detroit sss..,.,. ,,,.............. - /"
Batteries -kaor. Hardness and Land !:
Works and Schmidt. Casey.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-09-09
Condensed kilograms

MONTREAL. Quebec. Sept. S.-Reprc-
sentatives of every creed ana profession
attended the reception accorded tonight
by the city OF Montreal TO Cardinal Vim
cent Vannutelll, papal legatee TO the eu
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-09-09
Pirates Arc Beaten,

PITTSBURG. Sept. S,-St, Louis to-
day won n game in Pittsburg for the
nrst time this season. mainly through the
good pitching Of Harmon, Score,
r II. f..
ST. Louis ...........,s,..',sa. ! II U
PlttSburg go. .....p..,.....-.. lu
Battcries-Harmon and Evans; Ferris,
White and Gibson.
Umpircs-Riglcr and Emslies
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-09-09

BOSTON. Sept. S.-President Taft was
a spectator at the Atlantic flying field
today. Three machines were in the air
at once, Claude Graham White the Eng
lishman, furnishing the principal feature
by taking up Mayor Fitzgerald of Boston
In the Farman biplane for three laps
around the field,
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-09-09
MAJOR BASEBALL LEAGUES
NAT TEONAL
Another for Cubs.

CHICAGO. Sept. S.-Thc cabs made a
clean sweep OF the Cincinnati series by
winning tho final game of the season here
with Cincinnati. g to 3. X. H. j..
Chicago a...... ........s..,...a..S u
Cincinnati .....,.,. .........t.,J :
attcrics-Reulbach ana King, Rowan,
Benton and Mel can.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-09-09

CHICAGO, Sept. S.-Judge kcrston ad-
journed court today until 10 o'clock to-
morrow morning after the jury in the
bribery trial OF Lee O'Ncil Browne today
had dcliberated three hours. The MEM
bers OF the jury were ordered locked up
for the night.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-09-09

ABERDEEN, $. D.. Sept. S-Flre. sup
posed 10 have been OF iuccndary origin,
wiped out the town OF lie Beau. on the
Missouri river, southwest OF here today.
The loss is estimated At sI25,000.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-09-09
Cars Are Retun1

KANSAS CITY, sept "
the Kansas City star uops
tour began checking IN naI
noon. Forty cars left ksl
days ago on the q IoOO-mis
mountains and back.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-09-09
Phillies Hit Hard.

PHILADELPHIA Sept. S.-Philadcl-
phla hit the ball hard today and easily
defeated Brooklyn. Score r. Ii, E.
Brooklyn ..,. ..,..s.o,,.,.-...,--. l D
Philadelphia -..........--..... lS i
Battcrles-Beli and Berger; Moore, Culp
and Doom.
Umpircs-O'Day and Brennan.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-09-09
COAST LEAGUE

SACRAMENTO. Cal. Sept, S.-Score,
r. Ii L.
sadrSmento gFnHn ','''.,,,...,,,.,.,... ..,,, Q
Batteries-Schaefer and Hogan; Bryan
and LaLonge.
LOS ANGELES, Cal. Sept, S.-Score:
RI d;
San Francisco ................... /
Batteries-Castleton Klein and Oren-
dorf; Sutor and Berry.
OAKLAND. Sept. S,-First game
RH. L.
Portland ,.,... acknowledgements. j
odkIanu ss-... -e'.s's~. ......',.. b /
Batteries-Seaton and Fisher, Moser
and Mite.
OAKLAND, Cal. Sept. S.-Score:
r.. II. e.
Portland .,... Observation-Disclosures . 4
Oakland ,...s .-......,...s...,.4 10 l
Batteries = Christian. Harkins and
Mite; Knapp and Fisher. eleven in
nings)
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-09-09

NEW YORK, Sept. S.-The admission
that at least part OF the money generous
~ placed 10 his credit by the president
of the New York State Street Railway
association had been used to insure leg
islatlon ats Albany. fair 70 the traction
interests Of the state. was made on the
witness stand today by Louis Bedcll for
mer assemblyman from Orange county.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-09-09

wages OF shot frers. formerly paid by the
miners.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-09-09

CHICAGO. Sept. S.-rhe strike OF MI
nols coal miners, which has lasted TWEEN
ty-three weeks. ended today when a com
mittee OF the Illinois Coal Operators as
ISOLATION signed an agreement here
adopting wage scale outlined by the
Peoria miners convention, The Peoria
scale carries general increase of cents
a ton throughout the state an increase
OF . cents In the northern fields and q
cents in Franklin and Williamson coun-
lies. The operators association agreed
TO an increase of 0.56 per cent for all la :
borers. and in The future Will pay thu
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-09-09
Break Even,

ST. LOUIS Sept. S.-St, Louis and Chi
cago broke even in todays double-head
er. Chicago won the first, l To o. and
lost the second, 6 10 4, OlmStead gave
one hit in tho first T. II. =;
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-01-25
A TUBERCULOSIS CAMPAIGN,

DR.. j. w. Kline of Fort Dodge, state
lecturer on tuberculosis, has begun q
campaign against the plague under the
direction of the state board Of health
DR.. Kline will deliver a lecture before
every county association of physicians
in the state, urging that prevention
rather than cure Of tuberculosis is the
end to which physicians should work
In one of the first of these lectures
given before the Hamilton County
Medical society, Dr. Kline said:
"A full 100 per cent of all children
become infected with tuberculosis. In
more than 80 per cent, the bacillus
lies dormant or in time is destroyed
by the usual resistance of the
tissues. In something over 10 per
cent the disease runs to fatal termi.
nation. The time to treat tuberculosis
is before it begins. What will be
startling to the general public is the
statement that what medicine has thus
far ACCOMPLISHED in suppressing this
dread disease has had no appreciate
effect upon the death rate.
In the presence of this disease,
when it has secured firm hold upon
Its victim, we are wholly powerless to
stay its progress toward fatal end.
In the earlier stages we save a good
many lives and prolong still more, but
we accomplish the greatest good by
directing our supreme efforts to those
measures which aim at the prevention
OF the disease. Of the things that
now seem most hopeful and productive
of the greatest good, the education of
the masses upon matters of simple
hygiene and home sanitation stands
at the head.
In proportion to our ability to bring
this knowledge to all the people, will
be our success in the stamping out of
this universal enemy of our race.
The tubercle bacillus is but an Incl
dent in the production Of tuberculosis.
The homes and home lives of the
masses are responsible for more
deaths than is the bacillus itself. The
hueaboos of night air and drafts have
slain their scores, where the bacillus
has been responsible for the death of
one.
The modern home is dark and I'm
ventilated. Storm doors and double
windows stand guard at every point.
The air is used over and over again
until every vestige of its vitalizing
principles has been removed. Air
sewage goes a long ways toward the
production not only of our tuberculosis
population. but of the entire class of
invalids that throng our hospitals and
Senatorial"
Plenty of fresh air and sunlight in
both living and sleeping rooms is the
gospel of good health. Dr.. Kline be-
lieves the physicians of Iowa should
preach.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-01-25

these years, but every time tried tc
speak-my tongue would get twisted
and the nice phrases had thought out
beforehand would disappear like mag
lc and | would feel as awkward as a
whale on Pixies Peak. I've waited
hoping that something would loosen my
tongue. 1t has come
In the guise Of real estate agent
who wants be to trade my eighty acres
for city property" Pamela put in slyly,
and glanced at her mother, whose
anxious face reflected her feelings.
What a Ounce have been," Abner
stared in establishment. Pamela, l
love you. Don't sell the land. Marry
me and I'll take you to Springfield
or any place you want to co. he
pleaded
Another knock at the door threw
Abner into state of greater excite
ment.
Answer me. Do you love me?"
Yes" she murmured
His lips were close to hers and with
Mrs. Hitchcock nodding approval, he
kissed her.
Pamela finally went to the door and
opened it, but Mr.. Norris had grown
impatient and departed
In the fast gathering darkness she
saw figure at the far end of the lane.
But she did not call him back
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-01-25

Speaking of the high price of pro-
duce,, farmer who called at the
Courier Office yesterday declared that
the shortage Of help and the attitude
Of help on the farm is responsible for
the decrease in the amount of produce
raised. Farm work." said this gentle
man, "is not class of work that can
be done on an eight hour schedule.
Most of the planting and great deal
of the harvesting must be done inside
of three months. In certain seasons
of the year the successful farmer has
to work from daylight until dark. His
cutting one day, unless it is cared for
at once, may be spoiled by rain the
next. 1t may be necessary to work
fifteen or sixteen hours that day in
order to complete the work, and there
may be no work the next day because
of rain. This is inducing young people
to leave the country and come to town
They cease being producers and be-
come consumers. The result is lessen
ed production, increased consumption
and consequent high prices 1t Is al
most impossible now to get male or
female help on the farm. They OBJ
ject to che hours that the farmer has
to put In"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-01-25
RECLAMATION AT HOME.

The Courierrpublishes an article to
day which calls Iowa's attention to
great reclamation project right here
ut home. Iowa has always had to con-
tend with its high water problem. For
years large areas have been overflow
ed by spring foods and crops planted
in the lowlands have been destroyed
with such frequency that now large
tracts of bottom land and land
adjacent to the rivers and creeks are
not planted at all and have been allow
ed to become practically worthless.
The Courier determined to find out
Just how much land in Iowa is sub
ject to overflow, and to secure the
best available information as to the
amount OF this land that can be re-
claimed Accordingly letters We're
written to the boards of supervisors in
all the ninety-nine Iowa counties re-
puesting information as to the amount
OF land overfowed and the amount
that could be saved to cultivation by
Strengthening the streams responsible
for the overflow.
Replies to these requests have been
received from less than half the coun-
ties of the state and the damage done
by Iowa streams is shown to reach
staggering proportions. In less than
half the counties of the state million
end quarter acres of land are over
flowed by swollen streams at least
once In two years. But advices re-
ceived from the county officials state
that more than 100000 acres of this
land can be restored to cultivation by
Strengthening the streams that over
dow and removing distinctions from
their channels so that the water will
pass off swiftly.
Millions can be added annually to
The total production of Iowa's farms by
permitting the cultivation of this val
liable bottom land. This land is en-
tirely too valuable to be left to grow
In weeds Here is question that de-
serves serious consideration by the
Iowa legislature.
The question Of what shall be done
to bring about the utilization Of this
rich Iowa land. upon which crops
that will enrich the state by
100000, 900 year can be grown, is the
most important one to which our legis-
lature and people can devote their
time and thought.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-01-25

bring the same results II not, why
not? Many leading ministers are
teaching 1T and threatening it now.
And now my friend closes by saying
that we have ordinances of divine
services not yet established by civil
law, and that we may worship God ac-
cording to the dictates of our own
conscience. That pleases me. That Ia
all | ask, and / want to have the
same privilege. Then don't use your
influence to have a law enacted cur
failing that great privilege. So let ua
have the conclusion of the whole mat
ter. Fear God and keep his command
ments for this is the whole duty of
man. Ecclesiastes, 18th chapter 18th
verse.
70 eli
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kind than the region naturally tribu-
tary to both these longer rivers.

Kind than the region naturally tribu.
tary to both these longer rivers.
The eighteen counties along the Des
Moines river produce a greater ton
mage from agriculture than the entire
state of Arkansas.
All the products Of southern Cali
fornia could be piled together in one
heap on the scales they would not
weigh up with the produce Of those
same eighteen Iowa counties.
The total agricultural tonnage of
Tennessee falls far below the farm
produce of those eighteen counties.
In addition to the amazing agricul-
tural wealth of the counties in the
valley of the Des Moines. there are
the great bituminous coal deposits.
Six million tons were mined in 1908.
Besides the coal there are enor-
nous deposits of clay and shale. With
cheap water transportation these clay
deposits would be developed into the
greatest brick and tile producing
spots in the United States. Natural
gas belts can successfully compete
with Iowa now, but with clay and coal
together, coupled with water transpor-
tation to Chicago, St Louis and Pitts
burg the valley of the Des Moines
would become factor in the tile and
pottery manufacturing of the nation
These are great economic facts
which justify the Improvement of the
Des Moines river
In an article tomorrow the Courier
will show how the improvement of
the Des Moines river will greatly in
crease the tonnage from agriculture
in the region tributary to the stream
1T will also show the need of improv-
ing not only the Des Moines river.
but the other rivers and creeks of the
state. All Iowa should be interested
in this matter because 1t means much
more than opening the way for inland
in the state. A comprehen-
sive system of river improvement in
Iowa means adding S40000.000 annual
ly to the agricultural wealth of Iowa.