The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1911-10-19
ACRE OF LAND Will
SUPPORT FAMILY
Especial to the Silver State.)

.
is small colony of people who call
themselves the little Landers,' and
who are trying to demonstrate the
truth of this claim. The manager of
this colony, Josiah Poeton, has come
forward with the suggestion that as
prominent feature of the Panama Cal
ifornia International exposition, there
be series of one-acre farms intensive
ly cultivated, will support family
BILE in irrigated farming under the
best conditions Although not the origi-
nator of the idea, Mr.. Poeton calls at
tention to the necessity of taking up
this plan with enthusiasm and in time
to have fruit trees bearing before the
gates of the exposition open. He has
been trying out theories, and he be-
lieves that the practical demonstration
of Zone acre enough would serve
to show the world what can be done
under right conditions toward reduc-
ing the cost of living and helping per-
sons of small means to become indie
pendent.
Washington Applauds.
Watching the progress of Col. D. G..
Collier and G.. Grosvenor Dave through
the south, the friends of the managing
director of the Southern Commercial
congress and Of the director general
of the Panama California Internation-
al exposition, have felt their spirits
rise within them at the splendid sue
cess of that tour, and the enthusiastic
elimination of it in the All-South
congress at Memphis, on the 9th in
stant. What wonder, then, that they
got together and agreed to give din
ner to Messrs. Dave and Collier, when
those enthusiasts got back to the capi-
tai? 1t was a spontaneous apprecia-
tion of their achievement in awaken
in the south to its opportunity. A def
mite agreement has been formed to
unite in boosting the southern route
to the exposition. and the exposition
will profit as well as the south from
the combined efforts of all to make
the plan a success. Director General
Collier and Managing Director Dave,
have been in receipt of many con-
gratulations for the success of their
brilliant joint idea.
Fruit Men Seek Justice.
| Perhaps the most important court
decision of the fall session, thus far,
was the granting of an injunction by
the court of commerce to prevent the
interstate commerce commission from
putting into effect the former rate of
81 per hundred pounds, applicable to
all points. on California lemons.
The railroads made this rate in 1902.
to save many lemon growers from
ruin, as they could not pay the $115
< Payne Aldrich bill gave an increase
hundred pounds. the railroads at once
! br ,rb 10 ko h. old
figure of $1l5. and the fruit growers.
angered at this attempt to rob them
of the benefit congress sought to give,
brought case before the interstate
commerce commission and won. Their
the railroads got an order for a tenn
porary injunction, and the commerce
court has Just Overruled it's rival the
interstate commerce commission, but
granted the latter permission to re-
open the case This will be done as
soon as possible.
After having met and temporarily
defeated determined attempt to re-
move all tariff duties from lemons at
the extra session of congress, the lemon
growers were particularly worried at
this action of the commerce court. Not
only the fruit men, but all shippers
are interested in this decision, as it
seems to put the commerce court on
record as being in closer sympathy
with the carriers than with the ship
pers, especially as the opinion was bas-
ed on a false issue, according to the
commission, and not on the real argu-
ments advanced for holding the 81
rate adequate.
Legal Congestion.
Whether it is because litigants are
becoming more opulent and so able to
pay for litigation, or whether it is for
some other reason the supreme court
of the United States is becoming so
clogged with business that it is difficult
to get decisions within the lifetime of
! litigants. The creation of new courts
to help care for this press of business,
does not seem to give any appreciable
relief
Doctoring the Trees.
Many persons passing through the
capitol and White house grounds of
late, have been led to wonder at the
actions of men who were cutting away
at the trunks of the trees; digging out
hollows in them, boring holes and chip
ping away as if they were doing some
queer kind of cabinet work. They
were carpentering or doetoring up dis
eased trees, cutting out the diseased
wood, cleansing the cavities and filing
them with cement. It's an improved
and apparently a very effective pro-
cess, and many historic trees will live
longer and be a continued joy to the
people because of it.
Business Management.
That business management was need
ed in the navy department was made
evident when the news became public
that there was a discrepancy in the ac-
than three million dollars in the ac-
counts of the Washington navy yard.
Probably this is only apparent, and
merely the result of bad bookkeeping
but it requires an explanation and at
the same time it emphasizes the ad.
vantage of having a real business man
at the head of the navy department
for Secretary Never seems to have the
ability to grasp big problems and find
remedies for them.
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