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The Greeley tribune., 1911-08-24
What 1t Costs Working Men to Live

What 1t Costs Working Men to Live
In "The Pilgrims Scrip Of The
American Magazine for September
there is an interesting Investigation
of the cost of living among work
ing men. In part. 1t says:
After searching analysis OF
the family budgets of three hundred
and sixteen working mems families
living in New York, DR.. Chaplin
says: An income under $500 is
not enough to permit the mainten-
ance of a normal standard. Whe-
ther an income between $500 and
5000 can be made to suffice is a
question to which our data do not
warrant dogmatic answer. An in
come OF 5000 or over probably per-
mits the maintenance OF a normal
standard, at least SO far as the phys
ical man Is concerned.
Studies in Homestead, Buffalo
and Baltimore confirm for these
cities the conclusions for New York
City. A family can, therefore, MAIN
tain efficiency on about SO day in
the leading eastern cities.
This statement is interesting,
but it can never be truly effective
until We learn how many men get
SO per day.
The most reliable average wage
data are furnished by Massachusetts
and New Jersey. Michigan Rhode
Island, New Hampshire and Penn
sylvania. A study of these shows
that the average wages OF all en-
ployees range, in the leading indus
tries, from $3.50 to $500 per year
seldom rising above the latter fig
ure except in industries like petrol
cum and malt liquors, for which
considerable skill is required and in
which males only are employed.
seldom falling below except in in
dustries like confectionery and
paper boxes. which EMPLOY ma
jority of women, and in which the
average annual earnings is Iess than
s4OO. 1858
In view of all of the evidence.
II Is fair to say that the adult male
wage workers in the industries of
that section of the United states w.
ing east Of the Rockies and north Of
the Mason and Dixon line receive a
tota leverage annual wage NJ about
$500; that this falls to 1900 In
some OF the industries emnIovin1
the largest numbers of persons. but
rises to 800 or even to s76O In
few highly skilled industries That
the average annual earnings of
adult females in the same araa I.
aooue sooo, with a very slight
range In the industries employing
'"i &c numbers or adult females."
The Greeley tribune., 1911-08-24
Safeguarding Students Morals

COlleSe as well as school authOr1-
ties are showing a restiessness un-
der the apparent conviction that all
is not well in the moral practices or
the ethical instruction within our
educational institutions. The Stand
ard (Chicago) calls attention to the
fact that one of our foremost uni
versities issues a confidential cir
cular to the parents and guardians
of its undergraduate students ask
ing their cooperation in securing
for the students of that institution
the most favorable conditions. It
further records that Leland STAN
ford university refuses admission to
the following classes OF students:
"Q Persons of mediocre ability
who give no positive promise Of be-
coming genuine students; (2) per-
sons OF good ability. but not mature
or serious minded, and not likely
to make good university students;
go persons of doubtful character
or frivolous disposition. whose in
terests are likely to be absorbed by
society, athletics. ETC.; 90 persons
who use intoxicating liquor"
That which lies implicit in the
action of Leland Stanford, as we'll
as the circular OF Wn1cn reference Ii
made, observes The Standard, ia
that there are certain dangers to
the students In our higher institu-
tions OF learning which should be
clearly recognized and against
which everything possible should
be done to protect them" The
Standard has this vision OF the
facts:
1T is evident that the tempta-
tions found in college do not differ
greatly from those faced in the
world outside. If the years spent in
college are peculiarly rerilous, 1t is
only because OF the susceptibility of
youth and the experimental nature
of all first attempts at self govern
ment. Among the unworthy, whe-
ther In college or out. we may find
two classes: the distinctly vicious
The Greeley tribune., 1911-08-24
ready to fight the Iiversion of water

ready to fight the -iversion of water
from their side.
Attorneys for the western slope
men claim that water cannot be
taken from one watershed to an
other. 1t Is said the government
will make its fight against the diver
sion on the grounds that prior FL
ings by western slope interests and
the reclamation service have been
made on the flow of the Grand.
The suit filed against the Inter
mountain company and the Water
Supply company last summer was
brought by the Grand Valley Irriga-
tion company, the Bluestone Ditch
company. the Mesa County Irriga-
ton district, the South Palisade
Heights Irrigation district. the
Grand Valley Water Users associa-
ton and various individuals.
The Greeley tribune., 1911-08-24
TI&R COLORADO EDITORIAL ISS0lNION
my AIN CoUNrRIE"

The Tribune the other day con.
tanned an item to the effect that q
former Greeley man who went to
California q few years ago to farm
had sold his holdings in the Golden
state and was returning to Weld
county because, as he put 1t, II can
make more money on so acres In
Weld county than l can on a quarter
section here"
Mr.. Lucas experience is that OF
many, many others who have been
lured away by the seeming taller,
sweeter grass in the other mans
pasture. Weld county has its draw.
backs. Plenty OF them. Grasshop-
pers. bugs. blight, hail. short water.
early and late frosts, low prices
when the yield is big, and small
crop when the prices are right,
scarcity of help, high cost Of living
and doing Observation-Disclosures have
the other places. Nobody has left
this state and found . paradise else
where. Some have gone away and
succeeded who have for various rea-
sons made failures here. They nave
not been many. however. And those
who rave gone, even though they
may have succeeded somewhat bet
ter in their new homes, have found
the same series of drawbacks to
fight. 1t may not have been the
potato bues it may have been the
San Jose scale, or some other un-
familiar insect pest that had to be
met and conquered. The severity
of . Colorado winter may have been
more than Offset by the rain and
fogs Of Florida or Oregon. The
same combination Of big crops and
profitless prices and a tiptop market
with nothing to sell is found every
where on the globe. It's the way of
the world, and the Lords method
of keeping man from vecoming SO
puffed up. with his own greatness
that there would be no getting along
with him even in heaven.
Conditions are hard enough here,
we know. The difference between
income and OutgO seems pitifully
small, even with the closest econ
omy. 1t is difficult to get ahead. to
make more than enough for every.
day needs. A change of location
may not better matters, though, and
unless it he from considerations of
health, which are justification for
any move whatsoever, 1t may he the
height OF lolly to pick up bal and
baggage and fit to another cline, OF
whose drawbacks little or nothing
is known.
Sometimes q trip from the home
town OF the home community Is the
best sort of remedy lOr unrest and
dissatisfaction with industrial con-
ditiOns here, even If that trip must,
for want of means. be made in a
@sside-dOOr Pullman. A heft Of
the other fellows burden frequently
makes US more reconciled to our
own.
The Greeley tribune., 1911-08-24
U. S. FIGHTS
BIG BORE
FOR WATER
GOVERNMENT SERVES NOTICE
1T WILL INTERFERE
FEARS EFFECT ON HIGH LINE
Grand River Water Users Protest
Against Henrylyn Project anu
Similar Irrigation Schemes
Now Under Way

The United States will take a
hand. 1t is said, in the matter OF
diyerting water from the Grand
river watershed to the eastern slope.
This is being done at present by
the Water Supply and Storage COM
papy of Fort Collins, and is contem-
plated on a much larger scale for
the .ienrylyn and other reservoir
projects now under way on the
eastern slope.
The diversion of a large volume
of water from the Grand might en-
danger the Grand valley project OF
the government, known as the High
Line ditlh, is the contention.
Ethelbert Ward, deputy United
States district attorney, who is in
charge of all the water questions in
which the government is interested
in this district, has received WORD
from the department OF justice at
Washington to file suggestions and
notices in the district court at Sui
phur Springs to the effect that the
government Is interested in the sub
ject of water diversion.
Official Warning Served
This is the first step taken by
the government in such cases and
serves as a warning that 1t will pro-
tect it's interests. If work is begun
to divert water in an amount which
will endanger the government pro-
ject. the government will then stop
the work.
There are several schemes to take
water from the Grand river and
bring 1t to northern and eastern
Colorado. The most noted of these
is the Henrylyn project, which pro-
poses to bore the Rocky mountains
and furnish water to its big reser-
voir and ditch system.
There is now suit pending to
prevent the diversion of water from
one watershed to another in the dis
trict court at Sulphur Springs and
this is the one in which tine govern
ment will intervene.
Water Rights Attacked
The suit was brought by water
users of the western slope who have
prior filings upon the Grand. 1t is
brought against the Intermountain
Water company and the Water Sup
ply and Storage company, northern
Colorado concerns, which are al
ready taking water from the Grand
in an open ditch which crosses a
low pass west of Fort Collins.
The volume carried by this ditch
from the tributaries of the Grand is
1o0 feet per second.
The same companies have
scheme to bore the range and divert
1000 cubic feet of water per second,
and If this is attempted the govern
ment will stop the work.
Government engineers have in
vestigated the water supply of the
Grand, and, while they have made
no official report, 1t is said unoffic-
tally that 1900 cubic feet per sec
ond from the Grand would be
enough to injure the Grand valley
project.
Two Filings on Grand
The 1ntermountain company has
two filings ON the Grand. one for
700 feet per secind and one for 500
feet per second. When 1t became
known the Grand was to be tapped
for eastern slope water users excite
ment became intense on the western
slope.
Feeling is at a very high mark
there over this question and the |
water users Of the western slope are
The Greeley tribune., 1911-08-24
wins MaA

The friends IVORY "
spth sSt y Work Ss viii 4 Be GsII!
,,Psadias ,1,.a i I5.s s''.,S soys1al Ga a u
srr Miss n.S3 Work has i ssss,e sei
cn%seh sn'1rsa and 6as i',s s..d Ssaid
She's She is Tie dsasbl,ss.. fsp! ls. |
Josiah Work ana 9d's'
Gre Greeley With 'a Ss. ~
poets to visit II Grsa,. rsI 5
The Greeley tribune., 1911-08-24
Foreign Iah, :,

Fort Lupton, Aus1
hrst time the two c,|
have hired foreign ,.J
over Zoe Japs, uss1
lans at work at tbs j
have pitched their y
and expect to rams]
the season.
The Greeley tribune., 1911-08-24

and immoral, and the trifiers. The
first destroy themselves and endan-
ger all who come near them. Inc
members of the second class are
like warts, not dangerous. but un-
desirable. The young man who en-
ters college only to join the fast
set. who drinks and carouses and
gives free rein to lust, is not only
spoiled himself. but becomes
spoiler. 1t sometimes happens that
such a man is a brilliant student,
but his intellectual ability but
makes greater his power for evil.
Many a student who does not go
the pace fails to get anything OF
value out Of the college course. He
simply has fooled away his oppor-
tunities. II may be society or ath.
letics, or this, or that; anything will
be his undoing whicn seduces him
from diligent pursuit Of his studies.
There can be no doubt that
drinking and licentiousness are real
and grave evils in many noted in
stitutions of higher learning, but we
do not care to discuss these evils at
present. We do, however. wish to
protest against the tendency to
frivol which is such a marked feat
ure ill the life OF many of our col
leges and universities. Fraternities
and sororities and functions have
legitimate place in the life OF these
institutions, but when a young man
or young woman becomes SO hewitt
ched by these things as to have lit
tie time and less thought for the
serious work of the school. 1t is time
for radical, restraining measures.
We know of good. clean. attractive
young people now in college who
are fooling way golden opportuni-
ties; who, unless they make a radi-
cal change, will come out OF col
lege knowing little more than when
they entered, and with flabbiness
of mind that prophesies OF failure
in life
The question Of ethical instruc-
ton in our schools is receiving in
creasing attention. Nothing, says
The Churchman New York., has
more impressed US during the edu-
cational year just passed than the
increasing interest int is hardly
too much to say the Increasing
anxiety about-ethics in educa-
tion." The signs are widely appar-
ent:
Books on the subject multiply.
1t takes an ever larger part in dis
cussion at educational conventions.
1t has even been the theme of a
great international conference That
more must be done for the upbuild-
ing OF character in all plans for
education on a national scale is gen.
orally recognized. None Of the So
lutions yet devised, whether in Ger
many. with its frankly confessional
distinctions. in England, with its
board school religion. supplement
ed by grants in aid of confessional
schools, in France. with the at
tempted exclusion Of any religious
sanctions from a systematic ethical
course. or in America, with the un-
bending insistence on the separation
of church and state. has altogether
satisfied those who have the inter-
ests of the rising generation at
heart. Each country seems more
disposed to '"ell upon the short
of it's neighbors tnan to see
in their example any helpful sug-
gestion for the solution of its own
ficulty."-Literary Digest
The Greeley tribune., 1911-08-24
Former LAlptOnites Hera - W.

Fort Lupton. Aug. 22.NMrs. Ira
MeOiave Me-, and children. who formerly
hved here. have returned for a
mohtn visit with her parents. Mr..
ana MRS. G. G. Phillips. Mrs Nc.
CIave now lives on large sheen
ranch near Twin Falls, Ida They
1eeo 100000 sheep oD the rsnch
The Greeley tribune., 1911-08-24
New Building at I.s.,,.

Lasalle' Aug. 22,-The founda-
uon ior another new store building
mas been laid on Union avenme
James Stewart is erectine the
building which is said to ha leased
for a new store. oe ieaSeu
The Greeley tribune., 1911-08-24

Roy Clymer OF LaSalle is Ill with
quinsy and Is In Greeley for treat
ment.
The Delta independent., 1911-06-30
(Paonia Progressive. }

Lawyer c. NJ. Stone and Harry
Baxter were visitors at the county
seat the first of the week where
the former was engaged in hand
ling law suit.
Mrs. II. l.. Hussong, Mrs. Bertha
Eaves, Misses Winnie Wheeler and
Elsie Wannemaker went over to
Greeley Monday morning to attend
Normal for few weeks.
Frank Waller came up from Delta
Wednesday evening to. assist his
partner, J. B. Rhonemus in the
construction of the city reservoir
for which they have the contract
and on which work began Tuesday
We are in receipt of an invita-
ton to attend the graduating ex-
ercises of the nurses at st. Lukes
hospital, Denver, which will take
place on Thursday evening, June 30
Miss AZa Wyman, eldest daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Wyman of
this city is one of the graduates
and steps out to take up life's
duties with high honors. Her mind
and heart are in her work and she
has been exceptionally successful
during her course of training at
the hospital. Paonia has reason to
be proud OF her young people.
The Delta independent., 1911-06-30
CRAWFORD.
ICrawford Chronicle.l

lCraWfOIu CHrOnicleI
l.. A Crisler left here for the
east Monday, where he goes on bus
mess.
o. r. Sanderson and son pur-
chased the Livesay Meat Market
this week
r. T. Fluke returned home last
Tuesday from Washington, where
he has been the past two weeks on
business.
A big shipment of cattle from
Utah will arrive here sometime
this week there being something
over 1000 head which will help to
stock the range. Those purchasing
are S. b. Hartman. w. J. Reid. ID.
w. Mcintyre, G. l.. Tracy. A. w.
Morrow will also ship in bunch
from Utah in the near future.
A big water spout washed out
the Drexel and G. w. Goodwin
bridges last Sunday and the rains
were the heaviest ever noted in
this territory. Several automobile
parties who were out for picnic
were tied up between where the
two bridges went out and were
put to some inconvenience, but 1t
is estimated that the rains did
several thousand dollars worth of
good in the Crawford and Maher
country.
The Delta independent., 1911-06-30
WHAT DELTA COUNTY
PAPERS ARE SAYING

is appreciated in our folorn con-
dition, but it is not near SO sub
stantial as pie.
John Sipma was down Monday
and informed us that the Fruit
land mesa country was visited by
heavy rain Sunday, that filled
up the bitches and small reservoirs.
Mr.. Sipma says the big reservoir
will be completed to hold 200 acre
feet of water this year.
The new steel bridge over the
Leroux Creek west of town is com
pleted and is a good one. The floor
is of cement covered with dirt and
will last as long as time almost.
The grading to the bridge will be
finished soon. The bridge is now
being used by the public.
The Delta independent., 1911-06-30
HOTCHKISS.

James b. Pearce, Secretary of
State, came in last Friday evening
and spent most of the week here.
Mike Bryan is carrying his left
arm in sling this week, having
broken it while working in rock on
the coal road.
AT the last meeting of the council
permit was granted +. ID. Will
loughby to move the old restaurant
building to the lots just north of
the First National bank. This is
done to make room for the new
bank building which will be con-
structed this summer. Work is
expected to begin on the new build
ing about the first of July.
The Delta independent., 1911-06-30
CEDAREbGE.
country.
tCedaredge Champion. ]

A son arrived at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. Henry Stolte last Thurs
day. All doing nicely.
Chas. G.. States returned Tues
day from Denver where he has
been taking special course at
the Denver University.
c. II. Dillon returned Tuesday
from Los Angeles, California, where
he has been looking after the well
fare of Hazel Kaufman, who so
narrowly escaped death in the
auto accident in which her parents
and brother were killed. Mr.. Dill
lon reports that Hazel is recovering
rapidly and will not even carry
marks of the accident, although she
was badly injured.
Last Sunday the Methodists of
Cedaredge decided to erect new
church here which will be a credit
to the congregation as well as
the town. They have set the limit
Of cost at $4,000 but expect the
structure to cost very close to
that amount. Plans have been
drawn by architects from Colorado
Springs and are said to be excep-
tionally well adapted to the needs
here.
Arnold Rowbotham has been
signally honored by being awarded
the Perkins scholarship for the ex-
cellent work done at the university
at Colorado Springs. This honor
is sought by all students and it
requires exceptional ability to Sc
cure this scholarship. Besides the
honor it carries a value of $500
or 5000 each for the remaining two
years course. Arnold is an in
dustrious student and this recog
milton will be a great help to
him.
The Delta independent., 1911-06-30
PAONIA.
IPaonia Booster.1

AISOSNN'-J
John McNaughton was a visit
or to Delta Tuesday of this week.
w. R. Vance of Grand Valley,
came to Paonia June Is, to be
with his sister and family during
the loss of his nephew, Lawson
Carter
Mrs. W. NJ Erickson, sister OF
Alta Beezley, arrived Wednesday
evening from Grand Junction. Mr..
Erickson is working for the Coop
Ihone people here and will make
this their home.
j. B. Miller and wife went to
Monday. John says everything is
prosperous in that locality and
that there is much rivalry be-
tween the two prospective railways
as to which will complete their
line first.
Tuesday evening while the editor
was crossing the street he came
lear being run down by an auto
mobile moving at something less
than sixty miles an hour, but by
frantically signalling the driver
managed to get out of the way and
as the machine slowed down in the
next block he discovered the driver
was his old friend, A. l.. Craig.
as the quill pusher approached he
was surprised to find the tonneau
OF the car filled with ten cent
cigars. Invited to partake, and
inquiring the wherefore it was
learned that it was boy, born
June goth and weighed Sh pounds.
OF course it was the editors turn
to become illustrated and he apollo
gized for being angry at the excit-
ed autoist, and FASTENED back to
work, wishing neighbor Craig many
happy returns of the day.
The Delta independent., 1911-06-30
North Fork Times. ]

Mr.. and Mrs. ID. l.. Ives went
to Salida Tuesday, where Mrs.
Ives will be treated by DR.. Cochem
at the Red Cross hospital.
Words of pity regarding the
Times man being SO lonesome comes
to our ears quite often during the
absence of our better half. This
The Delta independent., 1911-06-30

what brilliant marriage!"
said the genial lady. "He is worth
several millions and she will in
herit at least billion"
would you call that a marri-
age" inquired Miss Cayenne, "or
a merger?"
The Marshall republican., 1911-04-14
Ten New Rock Roads

Sedalia, Mo-, April 3.-The Pettis
County Court late this afternoon
ordered a special election Tues
day, May 10, to vote upon the pro
position OF isuing 100000 in bonds
for the purpose OF constructing
ten rock roads radiating In all
directions from Sedalia. A COM
mittee OF six was named to select
two men in each township in the
county to select the most avail
able routes.
Mr.. Hill, state highway engineer,
told Mr.. Carroll, secretary OF the
Boosters Club, today that Pettis
Is the first county in the state to
call a special election in the in
terest OF rock roads. He believes
that II the taxpayers r enlight-
ened as they should be the pro-
position will carry on May i6, and
II will be the entering wedge to-
ward statewide road Improvement.
The Marshall republican., 1911-04-14
Woman's 9-Hour Measure
Signed

Jefferson City, Mo-, April The
woman's nine-hour bill by Senator
Thomas T.. Kinney OF st. Luis re-
ceived the approval OF Gov. Had
ley today. He also signed the bill
by Senator Casey prohibiting the
assignment of unearned wages,
and another measure by Senator
Kinney making the child labor
law applicable to all cities OF 5000
and over.
In view OF the fact that the
woman's nine-hour bill and the
Casey bill against the assignment
OF wages were fought by business
interests affected the governor at
tached to each bill a short mes
sage setting forth his reasons for
approving them. With reference
to the woman's nine hour law, he
said:
A vigorous protest was made
the representatives OF mercantile
establishments, and particularly de
partment stores, throughout the
state, against the bin. II is claim
ed that to limit the hours of la
Dor OF women employed in such
stores to nine hours each day
would, during certain periods OF
the year, seriously interfere with
the conduct of such establish
ments and result in Inconvenience
to the public.
The Marshall republican., 1911-04-14
SALINE VALLEY

Joe r. Giger OF Glasgow was
here Sunday.
Misses Mary Olendorff and Ora
S~nitzmeyer were guests Of Miss
Lenore Taylor Sunday EVENING"
Farm work was delayed much,
due to the rains of last week.
Grass and oats are coming up
nicely.
Mrs. II. Flockman was a guest
Of friends near Gillian last Thurs
day.
Louis Barninghns is delivering
his crop OF orn to Harmony sta
ton this week at coo per blu. This
corn is of a st. Charles white varL
iety and will be used as seed corn.
The marriage of Miss Edith
Huff of near Gillian to John
Dougherty Of Higbee came as a
surprise to Miss Edith's many
friends here. Miss Huff Is well
known here, having taught two
successful terms of school In this
vicinity. Her many friends here
join us in wishing her a happy
voyage over the yes OF life.