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Semi-weekly herald., 1910-02-07
EXTRA sEssloN-Rocks AHEAD.

The Democratic party of Colorado
may be badly split at the present time,
but nothing to what It will be with
the calling of the extra session by Gov.
Shafroth. There is deadly war on be-
tween the Speer and Shafroth factions
in Denver and the same is true over
the state. The Bryan wave ushered a
set of officials into office that have
The people and as a result the tax
payers and voters are up in arms. In
this connection The following from the
Ouray Plaindealer is Il fair sample
OF the Democratic press of the state:
Governor Shafroth seems bound
and determined TO call an extra ses.
sion of the legislature. and is evident
ly going to do it, against the advice
OF his best political friends and the
party leaders. He will call the law
makers together in April, and include
measures incorporated in the last
Democratic state platform. This means
direct primary, bank guaranty and
several other similar measures.
THE governor is evidently willing
to go on record on these things, even
though he puts the party in hole,
and that is just exactly what he is
going to do when he calls that extra
session of the legislature, for they
are not going 10 pass any faster than
they did at the regular session, and
everybody knows that. including the
governor.
The campaign of this year is an
important one and will open up in
the early spring, and keep humming
bad that this political fiasco cannot
be averted, for fiasco it is and is liable
to raise cain with the party chances
in Colorado.
"The Democratic party in Colorado
won the election not on account OF
its platform but in spite of it.
"Plaindealer has no axe to grind; /;
no favors to ask, but has the best in
terests of the party at heart, and de
sires party success. to the end that
the whole people shall benefit, but II
the party is to be sacrificed upon the
same rocks which wrecked the party
in Kansas and other states so com
pletely that it has never since been
able to get its head again above wa.
ter. then we are against it, and are
going on record now and all the time
as opposed to freaks and freak ideas
in place of The grand principles upon
upon which it should stand now and
for all time"
Semi-weekly herald., 1910-02-07

, and county to county in hopes of
working the people out of sufficient
money to keep going. There should
be an organization In every town bind
ing every merchant to refuse all ad.
vertising propositions not endorsed by
local organizations after the same have
been given careful study.
And this leads us to the proposition
being submitted by the representative
OF the Western World. We have noth-
ing to say regarding those who are
willing to be roped into paying $3 to
have group of cartoons around a
page OF reading matter. when fine
half tone work could be secured for
half the money. This Is a matter that
each individual is responsible for and
half dozen have told us they we're
persuaded against their WILL It's sim
ply a case of going the rounds and
making 1t appear every one is in ia.
vor of 1t.
We are not going into the merits
or de merits of the circulation OF the
paper in question, but there are a hun
dred equally as good Advertising me-
diums and ones that viii como around
with Just as plausible stories We do
not blame the representative of the
paper in question. II Is his business to
make the thing look big-it is the way
he makes his living and in this case
the Durango people are asked to pay
the bill AS individuals 1t is the right
of each one to do ms he or she pleases.
but it is to be hoped that both the
city and county officials will turn the
scheme down The county will have
many places TO place the amount rails
ed by taxation to good advantage be-
fore the year is over.
The Herald believes that $50 for
space in one OF the farm journals cir
cuating in the middle states would
do more good than 81 900 under the
proposition for which the city and
county is asked to assist In liberal
manner
Again. last year the Democrat got
Ioul luiuuV copitS OF IL puinpuiet lor tue
Boosters club at a cost of about $3.50
that was of more benefit than articles
In dozen paper like the Western
World which Is booming Durango and
La Plata county this month and next
month some other section OF the state,
ind so on every month of tn, year.
'fhe readers of such papers Understand
It Is paid proposition. whereas the
booklets are sought by wolld-be In
] yestors and homeseekers. The Herald
Ia not asking for any money. but pre-
pare your literature and let our local
people decide the best medium and
IL 1t all goes to the Democrat for
pamphlets and folders there will be
no kick from this office. but II every
/, man can come along with plausible
{ story and work the town for $500 tt
+ 81 900 1t will not bo long before oul
: people viii shut up like a clam ant
refuse to listen to any legitimate ant
beneficial propositions. Our merchants
have sufficient calls for a dollar here
and dollar there. and two dollars O
: month figures up n goodly sum for
G each one during the year Don't be q
D sucker. Have the nerve to turn down
0 something you don't want.
Semi-weekly herald., 1910-02-07
ARE you AN EASY SUCKER,

At the risk of being called a knock
err The Herald feels that duty to the
town and the people compels it to
sound note of waning in regard to
taking up with oyery advertising
scheme that comes along. The Herald
believes In advertising. The success.
ful merchant must necessarily display
his wares and Let the people knew
about tile bargains. The same rs trie
of every line, End especially is it
necessary TO keep a community before
the public, but there is such e thing
az throwing your money away.
The Herald is opposed to spending
any great sum of money with boom
sheets" and periodicals that make a
buiiness of going from town to town
Semi-weekly herald., 1910-02-07
THE RAILROAD SITUATION.

The Denver Times and other Den
yer papers are advertising the fact
that the Colorado & Arizona railroad
really the Southern Pacific, is an as
sured fact so far as Durango is con
cerned. The Times may be off as
TO exact route, etc, but the fact re
mains thlt the world is aware of the
buldi this branch which is the
best Lind of advertising. 1t will dc
more to advance the upbuilding OF
this southwest section than all the
boosting Durango and other agencies
could accomplish in years and years
1t is well, therefore, for Durango
ties to make up their minds that they
must be up and doing when the time
comes for them TO take definite action
Railroads are powerful factors in
building up town and Durango wants
to lend every encouragement. Stand
ing back and letting the other fel
low" do the hustling will not win
laurels. Let our people be united
United we can secure the coveted
prize without any drawbacks.
Semi-weekly herald., 1910-02-07

If Messrs. Reister and rovrea do lot
raise Barry Sullivan's ialary it win
be base ingratiude. He is doing dou-
BILE duty and it's a shame to work the
be remembered is the real legal light
of Dura igo, otherwise he would lot
have been elected by he co nblne
commissioners as county attorney. 1t
is possible that the coml inc merlbers
glanced into the future and provided
a man as county attorney who would
shine in print under On de plume
defending their Illegal actions.
Semi-weekly herald., 1910-02-07
THE WORLDS HIGHEST DAM.

Chicago Post
The highest dam in the world Is
finished. It Is In the gorGe on the
shoshone river in Wyoming, joining
cliffs so nearly perpendicular that the
workmen who drilled for the first
blasts had to be lowered ny ropes
hundreds OF feet into the canyon
only eiglity-five feet wide at the bot.
tom. the dame rises 32SM feet high
This huge concrete structure is the
| central feature of the governments
Shoshone irrigation project on .ne
northern border OF Wyoming. Full
flment OF the large undertaking will
be followed shortly By The opening
OF 10000 acres of irrigated soil
If the capitol at Washington and
the Shoshone dam could be placed
side by side the concrete Npll would
top the administration building by ten
feet 1t is thirt.-four feet higher than
the Roosevelt dam In Arizona.
Behind the wall of concrete, the
torrent of the Shoshonc river is thrust
back into an old, empty basin. where
ages ago lake existed, before its
water overflowed and cut the present
rugged gorge.
In order to reach the site selected
| by the government engineers for The
| Shoshoe dam it was necessary to con
struct road elght miles long, many
portions of its length tunneled through
road is blasted ont of the sheer face
of Rattlesnake mountain. 1t opens
a new and attractive route to the
Yellowstone National park.
The dam will create behind Il the
largest lake in Wyoming, with sur.
face area of ten square miles and an
average depth Of seventy feet. But
instead of a diversion canal along the
banks of the riyev. as It is customary
to construct, It was sound simpler to
conduct the irrigation flow directly
through the precip'ous cliffs in tun.
mel three miles long
Col William +. Cody of Wild WeJt
fame was the first man to see the pos
sibilitles of irrigatlng the fertile val
ley that stretches out Fellow the rocky
gorge of the Shoshone river. His
works have been super seded by thosa
of the government, however. whiell
contemplate the reclaim mltion of 1872 900
acres.
The extension of lateral canals has
proceeded with the construction of the
dam, the area brought under irrlga-
tion being extended ae the flood pen.
ned up in the storage reservoir has in
creased. At the present time some
10000 acres have been brought under
cultivation and after the expected
opening of $4,000 acres more there
still will be a lie s.sa TO be made
arabic by the extension of bitches
Four promising towns nave been es
tablished In the environs OF the Sho
sbone project-Cody, Powell, Ralston
and Garland. Powell Is one OF tine
governments model" towns, whose
city plnnning has gone fe- anead OF
settlement.
Development of community life or
the board acres is expe cted to be
one future accomplishment. while the
fertility of the soil assures a popula
tion OF we,l-to-do and contented citi
zens.
Semi-weekly herald., 1910-02-07

Why do men, honest in tie ordinary
walks of life, consider It their duty
TO plunder The public tea sury when
elected to office? This iH not the rule,
but occaaionally we have Il combina-
ton of men who will soenl the peo-
pies money with a lavish Land with
out regard TO law or eceicy, when
they would no more think oi spending
their own money the same way than
they would think of fly ing. Is it a
disease?
Semi-weekly herald., 1910-02-07
SAYINGS oE sAeEs.

From swearing men easily slide into
perjury.
Time rlpens all things. No man is
born wise.-Cervantes.
Do not grudge to pick out treas
ures from an earthen pot.-Herbert.
Kindness is the golden chain by
which society is bound together
Goethe.
Semi-weekly herald., 1910-02-07

dispatch from Los Angeles says
that more than 300 of the women liv-
ing in that city have fooled their hus'
bands by getting babies out of a nurs-
cry and taking them home. where
they have been palmed off as the
progeny OF the men who have been
clamoring for offspring. There must
be a good many men in Los Angeles
who never hang around home if they
can help II.
Semi-weekly herald., 1910-02-07

Can il be possible. The morn ng
PAPER comes out and says Durango was
rot in proper sanitary condition wi en-
winter set in This is what I he
Herald has contended light along.
Streets and alleys have been neglect
ell because of no money. The clei n
up ordinance has not been enforced
as it should. And this reminds us
that the combine members of the city
council who have been Projecting the
democrat at expense of taxpayers, pay
ini; graft prices, could have saved
sufficient money from printing alone
to have placed Durango in first-clasa
SOLITARY condition. The money lille.
gdlly spent in paying political debts
and graft would have accomplished
wor ders. And it must lie grinding to
the aldermanic combine to be accused
by their organ of neglecting the streets
and alleys and indirectly held respon.
sible for smallpox and ether contagi-
Gus diseases by their failure to make
Durango clean city. It's sad out
true.
Semi-weekly herald., 1910-02-07

A Cleveland schoolmh'am when she
was attackyed by a highwayman threw
him into snow bank and then jump
ed on him. This is n splendid asgu.
ment for the cleaning of sidewalks.
II the sidewalk had not been cleaned
there might have been no STOW bank
into which the highwayman could
have been thrown
Semi-weekly herald., 1910-02-07

If Edison has at last succeeded in
periecting storage battery which will
be powerful enough and economical
enough to make II advisable .or peo
pie to dispense with the unfortunate
horses that are being continually
bruised and battered and crippled on
slippery pavems nts there will be a
good reason fof everybody to take q
fresh grip on good cheer.
Semi-weekly herald., 1910-02-07
STOCKHOLDERS MEETING.

The annual meeting of the Florida
at tile Durango board OF trade rooms
on Saturday. Feb. 12. 1910. at 1 o'clock
for the purpose of electing officers for
the ensuing year and transacting any
other business that may come before
the meeting.
e. p. SCHALLES, President.
FRANK WRIDE, Secretary.
Semi-weekly herald., 1910-02-07

Durango will grow when the South.
ern Pacific passes through the town
with train loads of coal for California.
One year after the advent of the road
there will be ten men employed in
our coal mines where there is one
at the present time.
Semi-weekly herald., 1910-02-07

Durangos future depends largely on
railroad enterprises. 1t is well known
that big railroad companies are i'm.
portant factors in side-tracking town
or making Il.
Semi-weekly herald., 1910-02-07

Henry Scorton as long as he stood
with the combine commissioners. Refs
ter and Tovrea, was all right. out
when he could not stand thei' raw
work any longer and determined to
stand for the interests of tie people,
he became target for abase-of the
combine county attorney and the La.
per engaged in robbing The county.
Semi-weekly herald., 1910-02-07

The Herald does not believe the
judges of the state can be purchased
in behalf of grating. AT least we will
have to be shown.
Semi-weekly herald., 1910-02-07

Durangoites must pull together en-
the railroad proposition. Now is the
accepted time to lay the foundation
for a greater Durango.
Semi-weekly herald., 1910-02-07

The Herald again reiterates that the
Democratic combine of the city coun-
Gil is paying outrageous prices for
printing-far above legal rates.
Semi-weekly herald., 1910-02-07

The Herald is not wasting sympathy
on the Joy riders" 1t is better for
them to be killed than that they
should kill innocent pedestrians.
Semi-weekly herald., 1910-02-07

Durango needs literature for the
homeseeker. but boom literature is
of little benefit 1t does not reach
the right people.
Semi-weekly herald., 1910-02-07

The Pueblo Chieftain is about right
regarding government seeds. It's a
big expense with trifling benefits.
Semi-weekly herald., 1910-02-07

The Shafroth administr alton is pre-
pairing a statement showing the work
done by each department of the state
government and the expense of run
ming the same. In almost every case
the comparison between the pres en-.
Ill the late Republican adminis.ra
t.cns makes very flattei ing showing
10. the present Democratic oftici lls
dtweNe er, we will prepa'e 'e our own
staten ents.-Denver Dem )crat.
And the Democrat is lot the only
paper that will draw its own con:lu
sions. The Shafroth aGministratlo lor
must do something to fool the people
Semi-weekly herald., 1910-02-07

AS is well known, The Herald Is
absolutely opposed to minors frequent
ing pool rooms. Owners of such places
should exercise the greatest care in
keeping boys out of their place of
business. In this connection parents
should lend their cooperation. Par
ents are largely to blame for their
children running wild. 1t is but right
TO give credit to pool room proprie-
tors who are tr, ing to obey the law
and exerting best efforts to keep boys
and among this lumber is S. II. Mas
ters who says he heartily concurs with
Herald views AM TO this end desires
that parents who know their boys to
be visiting pool rooms to send him
their names and describe them as well.
Many boys insist they have the per.
mission Of theh parents, other mis-.
states their ages, while others slip In
the back way and when put out
| make the-r appe enance at times when
Mr.. Masters Is lot on the watch. For
such boys the same law should apply
as applies to the proprietor-they
should be arrested and fined. A few
arrests of this kind would put stop
10 imposing on men who want to obey
the law. Now The Herald asks that
parents. mothers, furnish Mr.. Masters
list of their boys who are patron.
izing pool rooms, along with their
ages. etc, aud they viii find Mr.. Mas
ters cooperating with them. He does
not want the boys around but when
| they insist on being OF age and their
parents endorsing their action he is
up against 1t. Mr.. Masters promises
The Herald to cooperate with parents
in stopping the evil.
Semi-weekly herald., 1910-02-07

The various ditch enterprises under
way in La Plata county will great.
" increase the farming population.
Semi-weekly herald., 1910-02-07

Mr.. and Mrs. r. IL. Chase of Sill.
verton were through passenger to Den
yer this morning. MIR. Chase is fore
man of the Silvo rton Standard They
will visit in the capital city for a
month. If Mrs Chase's health i'm.
proves she will remain until early
summer Mr.. Chase will return to
Silyerton.
Semi-weekly herald., 1910-02-07

public office is the fight OF The Her
aid.
Semi-weekly herald., 1910-02-07

Durango banking facilities are being
enlarged 10 care for increasing bust.
ness.
Semi-weekly herald., 1910-02-07

The county superintendent reports
that so far in the physical examir a
ton OF children under the new law,
every child's parents has complied
with the requirements. No case has
been referred either to the Hu name
society or the county commissioners.
This statement is surprising when we
recall that there are number OF
Mexican children in the county.
Semi-weekly herald., 1910-02-07

the section they will invest there.
The remains OF Hcnry Schlue.sr
were shipped TO Farm.ngton this morn
ing, his wife acoou panying them. A
delegation of Eagles escorted the re-
mains to the depot
%
T. + Bates, who used to drive the
stage between Durango and Farming
ton before the railroad was built.
came in from the east last night and
went down to Aztec this morning.
MIR. and MN. Tingley Avery, who
have bee'. in Durango on shopping
expedition, returned to La Plata City
this morning. MIR Avery Is the for.
tunato leasoe Of the Unexpected group
of mnes which is producing such val.
uable ore.
Superintendent and Mrs ]. S. Spear
and wife cane in from Fort Lewis
last night. This morning Mrs. Spear
went to Pennington to chaperon some
Indian children 10 the Fort Lewis In.
dian school Superintendent Spear re
turned home.
The conoensus of opinion is that
the severely cold weather is over and
that spring will tenant the remainder
of the winter calendar. There Is one
never to be mistaken sign lacking
as yet not one boy has been seen on
stills.
William Pleper arrived from River,
side lasi night The journey from ST
Louis to Durango proved too strenu
Gus for MIS- Pieper She has been
confined to her room at the Palace
with illness since Wednesday even
ing.
The funeral of DIR. c. ~ Potts was
held at the family residence on Third
avenue at 2 o'clock this afternoon
the Rev. Mr. Doggett officiating There
was large attendance of the friend.
of the DECEASED who were deslrou'
OF paying their last tribute to tn,
dead. Large delegations Of Eks
Woodmen aud knights OF Pyihias wer,
present, tha former order havin,
charge of the services at the grave
The casket was covered with floweri
and set pieces. A long line of car
riages ao ocompanied the funeral part!
10 Greenmnunt cemetery where tht
remains were consigned to Mothe
Earth.
Semi-weekly herald., 1910-02-07

Henry Schlue;eT of Pennington died
at Mercy hospital at o'clock this
morning. Death was due to compli-
cation of diseases. He has not en-
ioyed good hepleh since last summer
but his condition was not considered
serious until about two weeks ago. A
few days ago ne came up from Farm.
mgton and entered Mercy hospital, his
wife accompanying him. Henry Schlue.
ter was born in Germany forty years
ago. He came 10 America when he
was about Is years OF age. lie has
been a resident of Colorado since 1893
For several years he was engaged In
business in sill, erton and Telluride
Three years ago he purchased fine
ranch one mile from Pennington
where the family have since made
their home. Mr. Schlueter was highly
esteemed by his many acquaintances
He was kind and loving father, a
devoted husband and loyal friend
May the Divine Comforter tighten the
burden of the wife and little daughter
who are left to mourn his loss. The
remains are at the Goodman under
taking parlors. Tomorrow they are
to be sent TO Pennington where in
terment viii take place.
Semi-weekly herald., 1910-02-07

The remains of Hcnry Schlue.sr
were shipped TO Farm.ngton this morn
ing, his wife accou panyins them A
delegation of Eagles escorted the re-
mains to the depot.
Semi-weekly herald., 1910-02-07

Mrs. L. Johnson of Colorado Springs
was n passenger to Cedar Hill this
morning where the family will make
their home. Mr.. Johnson recently pur-
chased real estate Interests there
Semi-weekly herald., 1910-02-07

NJ. X. Conroy. the well known dairy
man. departed for Manhattan. Kans.
this morning for visit with his aged
mother.
Semi-weekly herald., 1910-02-07

Mr.. and Mrs. J. Il. Mickey and fam
lily of Rye, Pueblo county. arrived on
last nights eastern and continued their
Semi-weekly herald., 1910-02-07

T. F. Bates. who used to drive the
stage between pvfango and Farming
ton before the railroad was built,
came in from the east last night and
went down to Aztec this morning.
Semi-weekly herald., 1910-02-07
(From Thursdays Daiiy.J

Il. S Porter, Silverton contractor,
passed through to Denver this morn;
ing.
Semi-weekly herald., 1910-02-07
(From Fridays Daily.)

Rev. Father Callahan returned from
Donver last night where he attended
Rev Father Malone's silver jubilee.
Semi-weekly herald., 1910-02-07

Mr. and Mrs. r. +. Coots returned
last evening from Cedar Hin where
they have been looking around for
several days. They like the country
SO much that they expect 10 locate at
Cedar Hill, and will probably return
in about two weeks icy were guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. Crowl lis over night,
the two ladies being sisters, This
morning Mr. and Mrs. Coots departed
for Colorado Springs TO wind mp their
affairs in their former home town.
We are pleased to know they like this
section. We think it is the only spot
on earth.
Semi-weekly herald., 1910-02-07

Charles Griffith. the Florida mesa
ranchman, spent the night in town,
returning home tnis ilo-@@ing. Mr..
Griffith told The Herald he woui,.
write soon"
Semi-weekly herald., 1910-02-07

Bob Sullivan, who is interested
in the Sunset Lumber company, came
up from the mill last night Mr.. Sui
livan says that heir business is very
prosperous. In TACT they are getting
so many orders they find it impossl-
bic TO fill them.
Semi-weekly herald., 1910-02-07

journey to Mancos this morning where
they have rented ranch. II thes like
the section they will invest p.ere.