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The Delta independent., 1910-10-07
Three Cars Of Honey.

The Delta County Fruit Growers
Association report the shipment of
three cars of honey this week. This
is somewhat of a remarkable record
for one week, compared with the
shipments of heretofore.
Every year Delta county is gain
ing in the production of honey. The
bee men ind the business SO prof.
liable that more are engaging in 1t
each season. II is just like almost
every other business that is launch
ed in this county. With proper care
and attention, the man who engages
In most any line OF business here
will be well rewarded for his efforts.
for bee keeping will become more
profitable each year.
The Delta independent., 1910-10-07
The Big Catholic Fair.

The Catholic church is arranging
its annual fair to be held in the
opera house next week, Oct 18th
to the 18th inclusive. 1t will be
four big nights of entertainment for
all who attend. The ladies of the
church will have a number of very
artistically decorated booths in all
OF which will be found the usual
number of displays in the way of
fancy work. art, etc, embellished
with a good number of extras. There
will be a grab-bag and a Gypsy for
tune teller in dimly lighted tent.
There will be dance each even
ing. beginning at O'Clock and a
three-piece orchestra will furnish
music till the midnight hour. A
light lunch will be served with
which one may regale himself from
time to time during the evening.
Not the least among the featur-
es will be a voluminous cook book
containing recipes from Delta's best
cooks.
There will also be a doll and
ring contest. AS various articles of
fancy work are sold the purchaser
may cast vote for his candidate.
Montrose will send a candidate for
each. and the one having the most
votes receives the prize. Miss Nellie
Ryan and Miss Dorothy Gillette are
the candidates from Delta for the
ring and doll respectively. ,
These are a few of the features
of the fair, but it is safe TO say
that all who attend will be royalty
entertained.
The Delta independent., 1910-10-07
GOES THROUGH GUNNISON
TUNNEL ON WOODEN RAFT
Came Through Big Bore Safely, But
Had Narrow Escape on Drops
in Canal.

Paul Phippeny. who for some
rison tunnel, had quite an experien-
ce one night last week in the way
of a ride on a raft through the Gun
nison tunnel. This had been thought
of by number of men at River-Por-
tai. but never before attempted.
Phippeny kept his intentions Sc
cret, and not until he had made the
trip did a single person know that
such a thought had occurred to him.
He made the trip through the
big tunnel without incident and
came through the west portal drip
ping with water from the many leaks
in the roof Then for time sailing
was smooth. Then came the drops.
which consist of a vertical drop of
twelve feet or more on a series of
steel rails that were placed there
TO prevent the wearing away of the
canal. At the first drop the water
was deep enough TO carry him over,
he did not do so well. The craft
struck on the rails and was broken
to pieces, throwing the rider under
the falls where the water foamed
and boiled Phippeny was a good
swimmer and escaped to more quiet
water, but the walls OF the canal
were too steep and slick to climb.
and but for a farmer happening
along. he would have been drowned.
McCullom. which was the farmers
name, got long pole and thrust
down to the lad and pulled him up
to the surface, chilled to the bone.
He was taken to Montrose hos
pital. and 1t was at first feared that
he would suffer an attack of typh
old. but later reports say that he
is recovering.
The Delta independent., 1910-10-07
TALK OF THE RIO GRANDE
RUNNING MORE TRAINS
May Run Another Passenger Train
From Salida to Grand juno
ton.

According to the Montrose Enter
prise, there is great hopes of the
Rio Grande putting on another pas
senger train to Salida in the near
future-at least by next spring. This
innovation will be welcomed by the
thousands who travel over the road
annually in close quarters. as well
as those who remain at home, for
the mail conveniences IL will afford.
At present there is but one train a
day and If the mail fails to connect
at Salida or Grand Junction, We
must wait twenty-four hours or
longer. before there is any possibility
of receiving same,
The Enterprise also states that
new depot is. near at hand. This
too. is also much needed. and same
back at you Johnnie, from Delta.
We all need new depot. and like
a large family, we are all clamor-
ing for what we need, and always
think we need 1t worse than anyone.
But we do need depot badly.
The Delta independent., 1910-10-07
Y. NJ. c. A. Notes.

The religious work committee of
the county Y. NJ. c. A. held their
FIRST mems meeting of the season
in Austin Sunday. A large crowd
was out and an excellent meeting
held. Hotchkiss is planning on a
similar meeting next Sunday with
Rev. Stoote of Paonia as speaker.
Secretary Angel, of the county
y. NJ. c. A, will be in Crawford on
October 9th, to speak In the inter-
est of the work. and on the follow
Ing night, will hold n preliminary
organization meeting.
A conference for boys and boy
workers will be held in Delta, Nov,
l9-20-21. 1t is expected to have
75 boy delegates in attendance.
with speakers from New York. Den
ver and Grand Junction.
Secretary Angel will hold meet
ings this week In Delta. Cedaredge
and Hotchkiss. and goes on hike
with a group OF boys in Paonia on
Saturday.
The Delta independent., 1910-10-07
DELTA GETS HIGH OFFICER
IN STATE WOMAN'S CLUB
Miss Ella New Elected President of
Western Slope District at
Convention Last Week.

The Western Slope found repre-
sentation upon the list of officers
elected at Canon City Friday night
by the convention of the Woman's
Clubs of Colorado. which was in
session there nearly a week. Miss
Ella New of Delta was elected dis
trict president of the Western Slope.
The state presidency went to Mrs. A.
NJ Welles of Denver.
The convention of last week is
said to have been one of the most
successful, harmonious and pleasant
meetings EVER held by that organi-
zation. The election of officers which
was the principal business matter.
PASSED off quietly, and for only one
Office, the presidency of the West
ern Slope district, was there more
than one candidate, all others be-
ing chosen by acclimation.
Montrose was represented by a
number of delegates.
The place of meeting of the next
federation convention will not be
The place of meeting of the next
the board officers which takes place
in January.
The Delta independent., 1910-10-07
Drunkenness and Bootiegging.

Paonia has been having some
trouble this week with drunkenness
and bootlegging. 1t is reported
that five arrests have been made,
the major portion of them being on
the above charges. The Booster
in speaking of the matter, says:
Perhaps the lesson administered
by the judge will be sufficient. Boot
Logging and drunkenness must stop
in Paonia. We are willing to help
stop it.
This paper sympathizes with the
young men as it seems evident that
they are misled by older heads who
give them bad advice as to their
rights as citizens. One thing will
be established by the trials-The
town can and will. under its ordi-
nance. regulate the sale or giving
away of Intoxicating liquors within
one mile of its incorporate limits
Boys take the lesson to heart"
The Delta independent., 1910-10-07
Consumption of Wood
Very Rapidly Deere

Very Raplnfy Increasing.
Colorado used s7S4,039 worth of
wood for fuel purposes and mineral
operations out of a total of s249,-
S4O,72S worth used in the United
States in 1908, according to a circu-
lar issued by the forest service of the
United States department of agricul-
ture. The report was prepared by
Albert H. Pierson, assistant forester,
and was issued under date of Sept.
oS, 1910. The report shows that the
consumption of wood for fuel pur-
poses is decreasing. while coal pro-
duction is increasing. 1t says in
Part:
The census of 1880 estimated that
at that time there were nearly 49,
100000 cords of wood used for fuel
annually. The estimated value of
this wood was approximately s322,-
900. 900, making the average value
per cord 1921. The population of
the United States at that time was a
little over 50,OOO,00O. Since then
The population has increased to over
100000. The use of wood for
fuel, however, has decreased not only
il per capita consumption, but also
in total quantity, since coal is now
used much more extensively than at
that time The geological survey has
compiled a statement of the coal pro-
duction of the United States. which
shows that in 1880 the total produc-
ton was 1,4S1, $50 short tons while
in 1908 it amounted to 5,S42 sos
short tons, or nearly six times as
much more as in the former year"
A little more than 2O.0O0,0OO,0 900
cubic feet of wood in all forms is
used in the United States each year,
and of this 7.00O.0OO,O00 cubic.feet.
about one-third, is used for firewood.
exceeded only by the amount used
for shingles.
Colorado in 1908 used 13S,32O
cords, valued at $460,0O0 on the
farms; $3.50 cords valued at $780,
Delaware the average price for each
$40 in towns and cities from 900
to 10000 population, and 10.3SO
cords valued at s75,13s in cities of
over 10000 population. There was
used in mineral operations 21.22s
cords. valued at s7S4.O39. The av-
erage price per cord was 1915. In
Deleware. the average price for each
cord was $S99 and in Alabama
s1.76.
The Delta independent., 1910-10-07
Delta County Is Highly
Praised in Illinois.

The following from the Marion,
Illinois News, should be of inter-
est to our readers:
Mrs o. S. Judd arrived here on
Monday night from her home in
Delta. Delta county, Colorado. for
a short visit in her home city with
relatives and friends. Mrs. Judd
and son. Carl and daughter. Miss
Henrietta, have been living on a
ranch on the Western Slope for the
last year or so. She like all others
who have been to this great gar
den of Eden. is profuse in her high
praise of the section, and even SO
soon, considers it almost the only
desirable spot on earth. On her
vay to Marion. she narrowly missed
being in the wreck of the Rock Is
land which occurred at Colby. Kan
sas, in which a score or so of peo-
pie were killed. The wrecked train
was thirty minutes ahead of the train
on which she was riding. and owing
To the tact that her train was thirty
minutes late, was running on her
trains time.
The Delta independent., 1910-10-07
1. O. o. F. Grand Master Here.

Grand Master Lyman l. Henry of
Pueblo, paid the local lodge of Odd
Fellows an official visit last Friday
evening and made a rousing talk to
those present on Odd Fellowism. An
elaborate entertainment was given
the distinguished visitor.
Mr.. Henry is well known to many
Delta people, being a son of the
late Judge Henry of this city. He
left for his home Saturday morning.
The Delta independent., 1910-10-07
STEPHAN GETS
NOMINATION
FIRST CANDIDATE DELTA EVER
HAD IN THE FIELD FOR
SENATOR.
Many Aspirants For High Office,
But at Final Test There Was
But Little OppOsition-Candid
Will Receive Strong Local Sup
port.

The sixteenth senatorial conven-
tion met at the court house in Grand
Junction on Monday evening of
this week, and chose as it's candi-
date to represent the counties of
Delta and Mesa in the next session
of the Colorado legislature, Attorney
George Stephan of Delta.
There were several aspirants for
the nomination, but when the con-
vention finally got down to busi-
ness, Mr.. Stephan was chosen with
but very little opposition, in fact,
later. the nomination of the Delta
candidate was made by acclamation.
This is the first time in the his
tory of Western Slope politics that
Delta has ever had a candidate for
this office to present to the voters,
and We have not the least doubt
that a man has been selected who
will be supported by Delta county
Mr.. Stephan needs no introduce
ton to the voters of the county. He
is one of the Oldest residents here,
and builder of Delta county. He
has served the people as county at
torney, has been a member of the
city council, president and first pro-
moter of our Business Mems Asso-
citation, and at present director
in one of our leading banks. Every
position to which the people have
entrusted him in the past, he has
filed with a marked distinction. All
in all, he is considered one of our
most conservative business men. If
elected. he will serve the people of
his district well.
The Delta independent., 1910-10-07
Major Hooper Promoted
Wadleigh Lifted a Notch.

On the first of this month Major
S. X. Hooper, for the past twenty
six years a faithful employee of the
Denver & Rio Grande road, was
promoted to the position of assist
ant general traffic manager.
Frank Wadleigh, who has been
in the employ of the road for sew
eral years in the capacity of assistant
general passenger agent, has as
sumed the position so long held by
MIR. Hooper. The change will be re-
cognized as a tribute well deserv-
ed by both men.
We are in receipt of the official
order of promotion, which is as fol-
lows:
Denver, Colo, Sept. 81. 1910.
Mr.. S. X. Hooper, general pas
senger agent, after many years of
service, is appointed assistant to
the general traffic manager, and Mr..
Frank A. Wadleigh, heretofore as
sistant general passenger agent. is
promoted to the position of general
passenger agent, effective October
list, 1910. A. S. HUGHES,
General Traffic Manager.
The Delta independent., 1910-10-07
Turner Suit Dismissed.

The case of the Excelsior Fruit
Company va John Turner, that was
heard in the district court last week.
was dismissed and the plaintiff or
dered to settle rs per terms of con-
tract or the foreclosure proceedings
that were instituted by the public
trustee should be proceeded with
according to law in relation thereto.
We understand that settlement has
about been made.
The Delta independent., 1910-10-07
INTERURBAN is BOTH
FEASIBLE AND PRACTICAL
More Favorable News Comes with
Every Report-LoOks Coed
For A Road.


dertaking, - is the verdict OF NJ r.
Paret, the experienced builder OF
lctric railroads of Kansas City, con-
cerning the proposed building of
road connecting Montrose, Olathe,
Delta and Cedaredge, via Spring
Creek and California mesas.
MIR. Paret, after his trip over the
line Of the PROPOSE road last week
as special engineer at the soiicita-
nison Valley Railroad Co., and he
renders this verdict after careful
and deliberate investigation, looking
into the power possibilities. the ex-
and the many other details in con-
nection.
'In my opinion" said Mr.. Paret,
''the development of this valley In
the next three years will exceed
the fondest hopes of the most enthu-
siastic booster, and an electric rail-
road will be a practical necessity in
this development"
here at the solicitation of the com
pany He has been instrumental in
the construction of thousands of
miles of electric railroad and it was
because of his long experience in
this line that he was employed.
Upon the engineers recommended
ton, the company will now begin the
work of gathering the necessary de-
tails. which it is estimated will re-
quire about four months. This will
include a survey. right of way. crop
details. cost and character of power.
and the general attitude of the peo-
pie who will be benefited toward
the project. This will cost several
thousand dollars and will be met by
the company itself. The fact that
the individual members of the COM
pany are willing 20 pat this an.orfsA
of money into the project in order
to find out the feasibility of it shows
their utmost faith in the proposition.
1.-The attitude of the people of
the valley toward the project. will
bear an important part toward a
successful elimination of our plans. ="
says Mr.. Sprague, one of the mem
bers of the company. "and for this
reason 1t is to be hoped that every
one in the valley will at least give
their moral support to the project.
in view of the fact that it will be
one of the biggest things which we
could secure. and every resident of
the valley will be directly or indir-
ectly benefited"
One of the particular reasons for
the construction of the new Mont
rose-Delta interurban road is TO tap
the rich territory of the Uncompah-
gre valley, and furnish transporta-
ton for the practically unlimited
fruit products. The greater part of
the necessary capital for the con-
struction of the road has already
been arranged for. and the only OBJ
stacle to the actual construction
work, is the completion of the pre-
liminary survey and the purchase
of the right of way.
AS the line will also develop ter
ritories now practically undevelop-
ed. It is believed the matter of Sc
curing the right OF way will be easy.
particularly to the coal mines near
Delta, which are so much in need
of n means of transportation.
The Delta independent., 1910-10-07
Young Man Meets With Misfortune.

r. n. Fargo OF Champaign. ILL.,,
came to Delta on Thursday of last
week to visit with his father. j..
y. Fargo, whom he had not seen for
some time. On Tuesday the two
gentlemen took drive over the
country and were gone the greater
part of the day. During the drive
the young man had the misfortune
to lose two tickets to Champaign,
ILL.,, valued at $50 each. and $40 In
money. Mr.. Fargo states that he
would not regret the loss OF the
cash II he could recover the tick
cts.
The Delta independent., 1910-10-07
Paonia Republicans Organize.

Last Friday evening the Repub-
licans of Paonia perfected an or
ganization in the way of an aggres-
sive campaign club, to work for the
success of the party in November.
The meeting, from all reports.
was full of interest and many rous-
ing speeches were made. Clinton
Oliver was made president of the
Club and l.. d. Stolely secretary.
The Delta independent., 1910-10-07
Another Bank Contract Let.

A contract for new building to
comfortably house the Austin State
Bank has been awarded to A. NJ.
Felmlee of Delta. this week, and
work thereon will commence imme-
diately.
The building will be twenty by
forty. the front of Denver pressed
brick. steel ceiling and . substan-
tial foundation Of concrete.
The Delta independent., 1910-10-07
win Build Skating Rink.

]. A. Burt of Montrose, was in
Delta Tuesday and Wednesday on
business. Mr. Burt rented two lots
at the corner of Fourth and Colum-
bia streets, where he propose to
erect a building for a roller skat-
ing rink.
The Delta independent., 1910-10-07
Commissioners Investigating
Ouray- Grand Highway

decentralization Highway
The county commissioners are
still in session. The board has much
business before 1t at this time. on
Tuesday they went out to Wells
Gulch. near the Mesa county line.
accompanied by County Surveyor
Vickory, investigating the road
conditions. The matter of the state
highway from Grand Junction to
Ouray is now being planned, and
about $500 is available for Delta
county to expend. This highway.
IL built, will be one of the greatest
boosts this section ever had.
The Delta independent., 1910-10-07

over eight hundred hunting licen-
ses have been issued from the coun-
" clerks Office. Must be many
deer that will have company in the
various parts of this section during
the ten-day period.
The Delta independent., 1910-10-07
HARD FIGHT FOR
THE PREMIUMS
H. A. RICHARDSON TELLS HOW
HE WON THE RIBBONS AT
THE FAIRS.
Arkansas Valley Much Favored at
Pueblo, But the Sympathy of the
Spectators Was With Delta
MFR. Richardson VIII Take An Ex-
hibit to Council Bluffs.

II. A. Richardson returned Sunday
after attending the big fairs at
Delta county exhibit. and is highly
elated over the awards he was so
successful in winning. He states,
however. that 1t was not at all an
easy matter to get half justice for
our exhibit.
Mr.. Richardson deserves much
credit for his untiring efforts in con-
nection with these fairs that he
has just attended. as well as in for
mer years. But few people are
aware OF the prestige that is brought
10 bear on the judges at the East
ern Slope fairs. and our competi-
tors across the Rockies. have TO
great extent. been fortunate year
after year in keeping the Western
Slope silent to a marked degree.
about receiving their just awards.
I'VE could have won the Hearst
cup easily" said Mr.. Richardson.
u
backing. and 1t was worth $4,000.
but Otero put up $4,000 for their
representatives. and they had a
plenty of them. right there all the
time AS ! was alone all the time.
and had the enormous crowd to
compete against. II was rather an
uphill business. but was well paid
for my labor. and received more
high compliments day after day on
my exhibit than any of them. Many
OF the visitors to the IrriGntfun Con-
gress from over the United States.
said that the exhibit from Delta
county was the finest they had had
the pleasure of admiring. I was
last, but when commenced to get
the premiums and figured up that
could bring home 1875 ribbons and
the Guggenheim cup from the Irriga-'
tion Congress. felt paid for 1t all"
The cup and several of the pre-
miums are on exhibit in the win
dow of the George c. Wilson har-
ness store.
Mr.. Richardson says that he gave
samples OF our fruit to n grea- many
OF the big guns OF the Uaitcd
States. as well as from Europe. who
all alike. said II was the best ever.
II is n very evident fact that the
counties of the Western Slope were
not on an equal footing with. those
of the Arkansas valley. We watch
ed the Pueblo papers throughout
both expositions and Delta county
was never mentioned any more than
81 we weren't here. and they filled
all their spare room and print
ed supplements lauding the Arkan-
sas valley districts to the sky. Not
even did they have the courtesy to
mention the fact that Delta won
the Guggenheim trophy. But they
know we are here alright
Mr.. Richardson informs us that
he will take the Delta county ex-
hibit to Council BLUFFS to the inter-
national Horticultural Congress
again this year. and he asks the sup
port of the fruit growers of the
district to keep some OF their choic-
est fruit for that event. We hope
he will be assisted in this. for 1t
is hard for one man to do SO much
without the best of aid. He
has done much for the county and
will do much more, but he should
and must have help In these lines
in order to keep up the standard of
our fruit to the high place 1t holds.
whenre men like he have placed 1t,
and are going to keep 1t.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-05-20
Minute Measurements,

Because the balance wheels OF
watches expand and contract with
changes OF temperature they run
slower and faster, according TO cir.
cunstances BY making them of diff
ferent kinds OF metal. having different
degrees of expansion with increase Of
temperature, the effect Of their
changes on the running Of watches
may be almost entirely eliminated.
But in dealing with such problem it
is necessary to know the expansibility
of the metal employed
A means OF measuring it is fur
nished by an instrument called a
dilatometer. In which a system of deli
cate levers or chain of gear wheels
magnifies the motion of pointer over
a graduated scale hundreds of time,
At a meeting OF the Physical society
in London not long ago dilatometer
was exhibited which had magnitica
ton Of 500 times, so that the change
In the length OF piece Of steel caused
by single degree Of rise or fall OF
temperature was clearly measured by
it,
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-05-20
Cats Sense Of Locality.

A kitten about six months old was
taken to a house few miles distant
from Its birthplace. confined In room
and tenderly cared for during week.
and then set at liberty. 1t was sup
posed to have become habituated to
Its new surroundings. but 1t returned
to its old home on the day of its re;
lease. The sense OF locality and oil
rection was exhibited still more strik-
kingly by an old tomcat, which was
stolen and carried distance Of 20
miles. confined in bag. The cat was
imprisoned, but made It's escape, and
in few days reappeared In q pitiable
state at the home Of its former mas
ter, which was separated from that
of the thief by high wooded cliff
Scientific American.