The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1910-11-10
GOSSIP AT THE
NATIONS CAPITAL
Especial to the Silver State.)
Going Home to Vote.

to especially those who were
/ likely to vote the Republican ticket.
1t is said that 5000 men who earn
their livelihood as employees of the
government in Washington took the
trouble to go home to cast their bal
lots for President Taft--or for his op-
ponent. This is an indication of the
high regard in which men hold the
franchise. When il g likely to be of
particular benefit to you in holding
the job you have or getting better
one, you are likely to take great
deal of trouble to go and vote for the
men who will be able to help you. OF
course you may be patriot ana vote
just because you think you ought to
do so, but there are others who use the
| ballot for what it will bring.
Expensive Land.
Good land for growing bulbs is
worth in the Netherlands from 1857
to $2,433 an acre, says the Daily Con-
sular Reports. The industry has be-
come so extensive that wherever
suitable piece of land was available it
was given over to bulb growing. The
export value of bulbs now amounts TO
about $4,000,000 a year. About 1000
persons are engaged in the industry.
They are organized into a general
federation, consisting of 81 groups, in
the interest of which a paper is pub
lished twice a week, weekly exchanges
are held during the trade season. |
novelties are examined and reported
on by board Of judges, and trade |
council inquiries into and settles all I
trade differences. Exhibitions are |
held and exhibits sent to foreign /
countries The United States is the 1
third largest customer of the Dutch (
Abulb growers, taking in 1909, 7,63S(O40 /
zpounds Of bulbs, and selling TO the 1
dutch something over one million /
pounds.
Jap King of Potato Growers.
"A The biggest grower of potatoes in /
The world is japanese, of Stockton,
california. He is known popularity as
the potato king. This Japanese, whose
name is Shima, cultivates as much as
$4,000 acres Of the rich tue lands
along the Sacramento river in one I
year The potatoes there are more or /
4 less afflicted with a disease known as
potato scab. The department of ag.
riculture made an investigation of this
disease, through it's experts, and
came to the conclusion that the
disease could be treated successfully /
by fumigation of the seed potatoes Z
with formaldehyde. Shima took a
great deal of interest in the investiga- E
tion by the agents of the department.,
and last season he sent word that he
would like to fumigate his seed pota-
toes. Inquiry being made regarding
the quantity he would plant he replied
/ $4,000 bushels. The department sent [
man to superintend the work of flu p
smigation, in order that it might be b
thoroughly accomplished.
Presidential Press Agent.
The White house is apparently max
ing preparations to inaugurate a press
bureau. Recently young man was
Iemployed to sort over and classify 4,
newspaper clippings touching on the 4
administration in any way. Having
been employed as exchange editor of
children Is paper he was judged to be
well qualified for this task II is be-
lieyed in Washington that this is the d
first step toward the organization of a
regular press bureau, such as is at.
tached to all the departments in Wash
4ngton. Some persons have wondered I,
'why press agent was not made an
adjunct of the White house long ago. /.
The answer is, perhaps, that recent 4
occupant of that mansion had no need
whatever Of u press agent. But things
have changed.
80 far from desiring publicity, the
president habitually shuns it, His /
cabinet advisors are enjoined to say /
nothing for the benefit of the press,
and the rule seems to be quite general 4
that nothing except information of the 4
most rigidly routine character shall be
made public in any of the offices. This
disposition of the president Is is con
stitutional. He likes the press in his
way, but, iawyer-like, he can't get
away from the conviction that the I
business of his client-which in this +
case is the nation-should not be talk I
ed about too much.
Breeding Apples for Alaska
Talking about plant breeding re-
minded an Official of the department of 1
agriculture that the Stka experiment ,
station is engaged in breeding apples
which will meet the climate conditions 4
IN Alaska. In spite of the popular no
ton that Alaska is a region given over /
to the rigors of the Arctic regions,
there are native crab apples growing |
there, and it is with these as basis
that the department is experimenting I
The most suitable commercial varie /
ties have been crossed with the native |
Alaska species and now there are 46 |
new varieties which are being patient /
~ tried out at the government farm
when the excellent quality of apples /
raised in Washington, Oregon and /
British Columbia are taken into ac
count, it must be admitted even by
the layman that there is a strong
probability of getting a fine line of ap. |
pies especially bred to suit the condi |
tions of the Alaska climate and soils. !
Already it has been demonstrated that
currants, gooseberries and raspberries
do exceedingly well all along the coast
region of Alaska, and the agricultural
department is looking forward to max
ing some distinct achievements in
other lines in the territory, which is
sdvaacing rapidly in agriculture.