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The Monte Vista journal., 1911-04-01
DYER COMPANY WORKING
AT FULL CAPACITY

w. ~. hoover ana b. r. Arndt,
respectively general manager and
Factory Superintendent for the
San Luis Valley Beet Sugar Com
pany arrived in Monte Vista
Thursday morning and have since
been busy inspecting, with Agri-
cultural Superintendent Wright,
the work that has been done, and
advising as to future steps.
The switch to factory site has
been two-thirds completed, and as
soon as it is built to destination,
Construction Superintendent Shep-
ard is ready to begin work on the
factory foundation. More grading
on the switch has teen necessary:
this has, to some extent, delayed
progress.
Seven carloads Of construction
material are now ON the sidetracks
and as many moro carloads of
sugar making apparatus are now
lying between Walsenburg and
Alamosa, to be delivered as soon
as there are facilities for handling
them.
A temporary office, for conven
fence of Mr.. Shepard, has been
built on the factory grounds. Two
bunk houses have also been erected
for accommodation Of workingmen
who will be unable to return to
town for the nights.
To determine the amount of
water available, wells are being
sunk. Indications point to a suffi-
Gent flow to supply the 100000
daily gallons for factory purposes.
Mr.. Hoover returned from the
east only . few days ago and re-
ports that eastern capitalists are
much interested in the San Luis
Valley Sugar Company. In Chi.
cago and Boston he found the en-
terprise was we'll known. Mr..
Hoover expects to return to Den.
yer tonight or tomorrow.
Mr.. Arndt will remain in Monte
Vista indefinitely, as operations
from now ON will demand his per.
sonal supervision. More sugar
machinery will be on the ground
in short time. The Dyer Com
pany's shops in Cleveland arc now
running to capacity, getting out
the equipment for the Monte Vista
plant. and large consignments, in
addition to those already on the
road, will be shipped Immediately
on order Mr.. Dyer is personally
interested in the Monte Vista en-
terprise and is putting forth bis
BEST efforts that the factory be
built with the least possible delay.
Besides this, his contract provides
for heavy penalty if the plant 10
not complete by October Is.
Frank L. King. Asst. Supt. In
suranoe Dept, X. Of p, was . Wis.
itor in Monte Vista last Friday
and added several new members TO
the Monte Vista section. Mr..
King takes pleasure in announcing
to the members OF the Insurance
department that dividend Of Is
% per cent will b. declared begin.
ming with January Of this year.
Those interested can secure fur.
Their information from J. @. Bush.
niger 1t bis store.
]. r. Brown. formerly . stock
ranch owner OF Greeley bot now Of
The Monte Vista journal., 1911-04-01
IRA J. BLOOMFIELD
One of Monte Vlsta's pioneer

One OF Monte Vlsta's pioneers
Gen. Ira j. Bloomfield passed to
the land of the great unknown last
Sunday, March 26, in the fullness
OF an extremely active life, without
an hours preceding illness, at the
age of II years.
The General had served his
country in the Civil war with dis
tinction, and was generally known
throughout the state as an attorney
Of marked ability.
He came to Monte Vista when
the town was in it's infancy and
followed its fortunes; taking the
bitter with the sweet. At the time
Of the fire which totally destroyed
the Bonner Mead block, in which
was housed the law library of Gen.
eral Bloomfield, he lost heavily.
but with marvellous courage, he
started again and in u short time
had nearly replaced the treasured
volumes Of code and precedent.
At the time Of his death, he was
largely interested in the seeding
Of . number Of quarter.section
which he owned. and the end Of
al was the last thing in his
thoughts.
Az a specinl mark Of respect, the
business houses were closed Fri
day during the funeral services.
The Monte Vista journal., 1911-04-01

X. B. Wallace is putting on
large frame addition 10 his resi-.
dence on Broadway.
The Monte Vista journal., 1911-04-01

Mrs. Joel Bccroft, who recently
moved to Monte Vista, is reported
ns being quite sick with plcurisy.
The Monte Vista journal., 1911-04-01

DR.. Chapman returned from
Denver Tuesday after several days
spent in that city on business.
The Monte Vista journal., 1911-04-01
FaSSett'S Store News.
BY FAssETT's DEPARTMENT STORE

life eonseh the abundance
Der o chores he htod
The Monte Vista journal., 1911-04-01

Judge and Mrs. Marshall Of
Chama, N. NJ, on their way to
visit j. v. johnson Of Center, were
the guests OF MIR. Seth and family
Friday. Mrs. Marshall is "A sister
Of Mr.. johnson.
The Monte Vista journal., 1911-04-01

We tell you about Mary Jane in
our ad on the back page.
The Monte Vista journal., 1911-04-01

Around a store the above seems
more than true. "The number of
chores" that seem to be ours to do
appear to multiply each day.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-05
Battle of the Veto in England

The truce of the coronation is end ed and the battle of the veto has been resumed with accustomed vigor, and all know it is to be fought out in ac- cordance with the popular mandate aided no doubt by the compliance of the crown. King George has no de- sire at the outset of his reign to trample under feet two plain man. dates of the people. To do so would be to violate the spirit of the coun- try's constitution to say the least.
 The government says the bill passed by the house must be passed by the house of lords without amend ment, while the latter are at present endeavoring to inject into it some amendments. The desperate condition of the lords is felt on all hands, and the brightest men in that body are en- deavoring to save something from the wreck.
 When the lords have completed their amendments the bill will go back to the commons where it will speedily rejected. This constitutes deadlock, and the house of lords will either have to back out of their amendments, or else the premier will hasten to the King carrying list of 300 new liberal peers. All this his toric business is very apt to be brought to a focus and to settlement che way or the other before Septem Der comes again.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-05
THE CATTLEMEN,s "TRUsTv'

Inis H. Weed, In Success Magazine.
 Not so many years ago the cowboy had orders to keep his fingers on the trigger; today such actions savor of Wild West shows. Not so long ago the cattleman was vowing perdition to fences (and he meant iD today he is all for fencing Not so long ago it was every cowmar for himself; today it is join" Cooper ate," help push.'' Why the change Franklin's old saw gives the answer We must all hang together or we'll al The cattlemen were obliged to organize
 The cattlemen weer obliged to organize on national basis some eight years ag1 to get their business interests effectively represented in Congress-in other words to keep from being eaten alive, first by the transportation interests, then by the manufacturing interests, and finally by the sheepmen who, when profits in cattle took slump, sprang up on every hand like the mythical dragons teeth. The cowmen call themselves by the good mouth-filllng name of the American Ma. tional Live Stock association. All stock men are welcome, but the membership is made up chiefly of cattlemen, the sheep. men preferring to flock by themselves These men represent over $500, ,000,000 1T live stock, a source of gigantic power il an age when money is the ruling force-ii organized
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-05
Parcels Post Bill

| Senator Bourne is chairman of the Senate committee on postoffices and post roads, and he has introduced a satisfactory parcels post bill. He does not have any fear of the four big ex- press companies before his eyes, or of their tricky efforts to push forward the country merchant as an opponent of the reform. The country merchant would be benefited as a rule by par cells post, but so long as the four ex- press companies can use the country merchant to influence rural congress men so long will they get up state conventions of them paying their fare and hotel expenses while attending them. The Nashville convention of last winter was one of these insincere and selfish efforts of the express companies. a..
 The Bourne bill simply provides for the home folks the benefits of the for eign parcels post service of the United States. Parcels addressed to other countries may be sent through the mails up to Il pounds for 12 cents a the charge on a similar package ad- dress the charge is Is cents a pound and four pounds is the weight limit. This restriction is in nature of tariff duty for the benefit of the four big express companies. They established it and they are endeavoring to main- tain it. <
 At present the government is car rying a four pound package from Bir- mineham to Pekin for AS cents, while the chrage on a similra package ad- dressed to Bessemer would be GA cents. It will carry to Pekin pack ages up to Il pounds in weight while it will not carry to Bessemer pack age weighing over four pounds. Sena- tor Bourne's bill proposes to put the home people on the same postal foot ing that Congress has granted to the people in other lands.
 The parcels post would not hurt the country merchants a particle. It would give him better transportation of many articles at lower rates. He could supply customers in the cities with produce and he could have small orders for goods filled at low trans portation rates. The fear of mail order houses is largely imaginary.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-05
JAPANESE CRYsANTHEMUM

Pyrethrum indicum is a wild, peren- nial plant, with numerous branches reaching to a height of three or four feet, writes Consul General Sammons from Yok ohama. The leaves are small but like others of the chrysanthe emum family. they are oval in shape and deeply serrated. The flowers, of a vel Jewish color, bloom in late autumn; they are composite, those on the outside be- ing pointed. tongue shape, while those in the center are tube shape. The fruit (seed) is smooth.
 The plant is known In Japan as "abu- ragiku," which means "oil chrysanthe- num-" but nothing is known of the oil extracted from this plant or its seed Some years ago there appeared in the market kikuabura, or chrysanthemun oil, but it was a kind of camelia oil mixed with perfume, and was intended for use in ladies' hairdressing. I am unable to locate the manufacturer or dealer of this so-called chrysanthemum oil. and it seems to have disappeared from the market.
 The vegetable oils made and well known in Japan are sesame, Torreva nufifera, beech, peanut, mustard, rape seed, perilla, Elaeo- cocoa cordata Ophalotaxus drupeacea, camellia, tea seed, hempseed, spurgewort, sumac and oil of wild Paulownia imperialis Inuuiries were made of numerous dealers in these oils concerning chry- santhemum oil, but none seemed to know of it.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-05
HOW TO KILL THE GOOSE

From Success Magazine.
 St. Louis barbers have come to the conclusion that the tipping system has greatly increased the number of men who shave themselves and has brought about a serious condition in the barber s trade. It is not at all unlikely that this Is true. Neither would it be surprising to learn that many men take street cars to avoid the tip extortions of the cabmen, that people choose those restaurants If they can find them, in which boys are not hired to stand at the door and exact dimes for hat checking; that travellers de- liberately choose day coaches where they are safe from tip-hungry porters--in short, that there Is a general peevishness about paying twice for everything one gets.
 Various nationalities react differently to the shock of an exorbitant charge. Your Frenchman protests yolubly on the spot; i; your German invokes the wrath of a pa- ternal government; your Englishman labels himself "rate-payer' and writes letters to the Times. If the barbers under stand things correctly, the American pre- fers absent treatment.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-05
Condition of the Growing Crop

The condition of the cotton crop on June 25 has in past years ranged all the way from 72 per cent of normal in 1907 to 92.5 per cent in 1896. The crop is put this year on June 25 at S8.2 per cent of normal. The aver age of the past ten years has been 80 per cent. High as the figures of the department of agriculture for the present season are yet the trade ex- pected still higher ones.
 These figures point to a crop of nearly 14,5O0,00O bales, as against the record crop of 1904 when 13,- 679, 1854 bales were grown in this coun- try. A prediction of crop in the early days of July is, however, ex- ceedingly uncertain, for the crop has to face the dangers of August and September. No safe, sure prediction of the outcome before October is pos sible. All that can be said is that present conditions point to big crop grown on approximately 34,000,000 acres. A high condition on a large acreage induces hopefulness at least. The crop report did not materially change prices in New Orleans, and contracts in the new-crop months were advanced little in New York.
 The condition of the Alabama crop Is estimated by the government to have stood on June 25 at 93 per cent of normal, as against ten year average of 79 per cent. Georgia's s crop is reported at 94 per cent. The two states present the best percent age in the cotton belt proper. A crop of 1,6OO,OO0 bales is possible in Ala bama this year, as against 1,470,OOO bales grown in 1904. The crop of 1904 is the states biggest crop. The acreage is larger this year than it was in 1904, and Alabama may indeed be preparing to supply naked world this year with record crop.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-05
Good Music in Capitol Park

The funds of the Music Study club were reinforced by The Age-Herald's s shirt sale, and hereafter Nappi's band will play in Capitol park every night except that of Saturday and every Sunday afternoon
 These free concerts in the warm outdoor season are credit, first to the Music Study club, and through it to the entire city. All progressive cities furnish delightful, enjoyable music to all who will listen to the strains of a good band, and Greater Birmingham should certainly main tain concerts for the thousands who fill Capitol park whenever there is music there.
 The excellent effects of good music need not be restated in these columns. It brings relief to the weary. It lifts up every soul; it is joy without al- Joy. If need be let us have more shirt sales-anything in fact that is honest in order to aid the Music Study club in its efforts to furnish the people with music to the end of the hot season.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-05

sons go to the park with their friends and family and seem to forget altogether that there is a heavy expense attached to all this for the lessee who relies upon the patronage given the many amuse- ment concessions for a fair compensation on all the enterprise. and no not spend anything.
 T have found it very refreshing out ing for an hour or two to take the street car ride to East Lake and enjoy the pret- ty prospect there of water. trees and six either stretched upon the grass or. re- clining in the comfortable chairs in the pavilion, listening to the shout of happy children as they took the dips of the scenic or were whrled into great romp on the roulette wheel.
 M II. Newsome, the lessee, has had q marked success with his refined picture shows and playhouses, having entertained thousands of women and children with out the slightest criticism as to the class of entertainment offered and he leased East Lake hoping to still further add to the pleasure of the people. Manager Murphy hopes to make East Lake so at tractive and pleasant for the people of Birmingham that it will not be necessary to take the children away from the city for outings
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-05

vised schedules of the Payne tariff, and the standpatters stand ready to defeat any and all schedules, and the President stands ready to veto all but the reciprocity bill on the ground that his double-back-action tariff board his not reported. There are no greater standpatters in the country than the President and his tariff board.
 The democrats have their pro- gramme. The insurgents have one also, and the standpatters and the President have the tariff board up their sleeves. It is idle to say that any agreement is possible in situa- tion made up of such diverse ele- ments. Congress will probably finger on close to the first Monday in De- cember.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-05
Early Adjournment Not Probable

No Aldrich controls the Senate. No man does for that matter, and where insurgents as well as standpatters, progressives as well as progress ives have to be dealt with in the Sen ate it will be seen that any agreement upon definite programme with a view to an early adjournment is a mere dream. All are playing politics with 1912 moving nearer day by day. It is really becoming very near. Every state is being canvassed, and every step taken is taken with strict ref erence to next years campaign.
 Chairman Underwood and his .asso- ciates stand ready to present more re-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-05

tie house so that they might spend the whole time of their stay in Zurich with me, as their visit was mainly on my account n-
 We spent the month of September to- gether most pleasantly. In the mean while I completed the libretto of Iris tan and Isolde" and at the same time Hans made me a fair copy of each act. read it over act by act to my two friends, until at last I was able to get them all together for a private reading. which made deep impression on tho few intimate friends who composed the audi ence. As Frau Wesendonck appeared to be particularly moved by the last act, I said consolingly that one ought not to grieve over it, as, under any circum- stances in a matter so.grave things gen- orally turned out in this way. and Cos ina heartily agreed.
 We also had a good deal of music to- gether, as in Bulow I had at last found the right man to play Klindworth's atro- cious arrangement of my "Nibelungen'' scores But the two acts of siegfried," which had only been written down as rough drafts, were mastered by Hans with such consummate skill that he could play them as if they had really been arranged for the piano.
 As usual, I took all the singing parts; sometimes we had a few listeners, among whom Mime. Willie was the most promis- ing. Cosima listened silently with her head bowed; if pressed for an expression of opinion she began to cry. gs
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-05
CUTTING SARCASM
From the Milwaukee Sentinel.

Joseph P. Sherer told a humorous "experience' while automobile riding" which, he said, illustrates the sarcasm which a woman is capable of when oc- casion demands. A
 "We were going along at an awful speed" he said. T didn't see the dog, but I heard his 'ki-ki, so I ordered the chauffeur to stop. Going back, we found an irate lady standing over her dead dog-one of the ugliest dogs you ever saw.
 1 "She met us with tirade of remarks | telling us In no uncertain terms what she thought of us and automobiles in general, finishing up by calling us the murderers of her dog. It was then tha. thought I would pacify her.
 Madam said. I will replace your dog
 | sir she said in a freezing tone n, voice, you flatter yourself"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-05
REMEMBER ME

By William MackWortn TIdeu In Seville, when the feast was long, And lips and lutes grew free. At Inez's feet, amid the throng, A masquer bent his knee; And still the burden of his song
 was, Sweet, remember me! "Remember me in shine and shower, In sorrow and in glee; When summer breathes upon the flower, When winter blasts the tree; When there are dances in the bower,
 Or sails upon the sea. Remember me beneath far skies
 On foreign lawn or lea; When others worship those wild eyes
 Which l no more may see; When others wake the meloules
 Of which I mar the key. Remember me! my heart will claim
 No love, no trust from thee; Remember me, though doubt and. blamO Linked with the record be: Remember me-with scorn or shame But yet. remember me.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-05
BURNETT LAUDs UNDERWOOD

From the Montgomery Advertiser
 Oscar Underwood has developed into 8 wonderful leader. He is daily aston ishing the republicans and they recog- nize in him the most dangerous parlia- mentary opponent who has faced them in Congress in recent years" said Con- gressman John l.. Burnett at the Ex- change hotel Wednesday night. Repre- sentative Burnett came direct from Wash ington to Montgomery to attend the waterways meeting, the special purpose of which is to take care of the improve ments on the Coosa river. Mir. Burnett is veteran worker in the interest of the various Coosa river projects
 "No safe prophecy can be made as to when Congress will adjourn. The House is standing by its compact programme of constructive legislation which it adopt ed in caucus. Most of this legislation has been passed and is now before the Senate The House just now is marking those beneficial bills we have sent over. Our tariff experts are now at work on the proposed revision of the cotton sched- ules in our tariff laws. When the bill is ready it will be quickly passed and sent over to the Senate. In the meanwhile we meet one day and adjourn over two.
 "The republicans are doing all they can to have additional legislation up be- fore the House to embarrass the demo- crats. But Underwood and his lieutenants have succeeded in defeating every move of the republicans to this end. They have been especially anxious to get up that federal pension bill carrying an ap- proprlation of s45,OOO.0oo. bill we southern democrats do not want passed"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-05
The Growth of Birmingham

The first time I saw Birmingham was in 1885," said George F. Herndon of Kentucky. "As I recall the young city, it looked just little better than a mining town with a population of 5000 or 10000. It seemed to be growing very fast then. In fact the rapidity of its development throughout that decade was evidenced by census figures. In 1880, the first time that Birmingham appeared In the census, its population was just a little over 5000. In 1890 its population was little over 26,000. But in 1885 1t was poor looking town, and notwithstanding the enthusiastic proph- cts that I found here I never dreamed that 1t would ever attain in my day its present greatness.
 T came here several times in the sos, and no city in the country felt the hard times more than did this city Bir- mingham began to pick up in 1S96-97, and when I was here in 1902, the last time before now, Birmingham was mak- ing big strides. and it's strides in the last eight or nine years have been won derful indeed.
 This is one of the handsomest cities in the country, and know of few cities that have such beautiful residence sec tions. The last census gave Birming- ham @ population between 132,000 and 133,000. Its present population is, would say, fully 10000. 1t will not be surprising If the census of 1920 credits Birmingham with population of BOO. .O0O"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-05
Not Much Luck Fishing

There has been but small amount of luck during the past two weeks for fisher men," said man who takes much in- terest in the sport.
 'In the first place. June is not a good month for game fishing, and then there were days of downpour, muddying the running streams, and yet the still waters were too clear. Then the thunderstorms affect trout. driving them to deep water.
 There are some very fine fishing streams in St. Clair Blount, Talladega and Calhoun counties that parties are planning to visit during July and August. One party is going IS miles from the rail- road into Cherokee county to fish in Ter rapin creek, a mountain-fed stream noted for it's large game fish and freedom from the dynamiter, that curse of vandalism in destroying fish"