The Colville examiner. [volume] (Colville, Wash.) 1907-1948, 1911-01-14

not this state shall be left longer in the hands OF
the grand old party" which creates the so-called
prosperity, along with increasing debt and taxes.
When you pay your taxes next month, and have
read the proceedings of the legislature, you will
be able to determine for yourself.
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Men interested in the cultivation of logged-off
lands in the Inland Empire are contemplating re-
questing the railroads to make low rate on
powder, which is used extensively is destroying
stumps.
The men reason there are thousands of acres of
ogged-off land in the Inland Empire that is of a
quality which would make high grade of farm
land, but the expense of preparing it for cultiva-
ton is so great that but few persons are attempt
ing to make use of it.
At various times of the year the railroads make
reduced freight rate on breeding stock, cattle,
horses and hogs, as well as seed, and men inter-
ested in the of oggedof lands are of the opin-
ion the reduction in freight rates on powder would
do much to bring to cultivation many acres.
S~S
Washington has bright future and gives every
promise of becoming an important dairy and
butter state.
The rich western grasses, the fine alfalfa grown
in the southern part of the state, and other excel
lent forage crops, and the equable climate and
mild winters all contribute great natural advant-
ages for the production of dairy animals.
The principal need of the dairymen in
Washington and in fact, throughout the western
country is more education and higher grade cows.
They already betterng the class of their stock,
and the state agricultural colleges are instructing
the dairymen and the butter makers in getting the
best results.
Dairymen are taught how to feed and take care
of their cows, and the butter makers are in
structed in the sanitary handling of the milk and
methods to be used in getting the best butter from
the milk furnished to them by dairymen and milk
farmers.
There will soon be great growth in the butter
industry in the state of Washington, because the
opportunities are practically unlimited and the
people are taking hold of the business in the right
way. They realize the Importance of having high
grade stock, also the value of education afforded
by the agricultural and dairy schools and with
this in view they will succeed.
Some of the reasons why the cost of running the
government is increasing so fast, and why it would
really be possible for Senator Aldrch to save the
people lot of money if he would run the govern
ment as business man would run it, are revealed
in the report of Secretary of the Senate Bennett
for the fiscal year 1910.
Vice President James S. Sherman drew on the
people for $1,000 to maintain a touring car. He
kept track of every puncture during the year, and
saw to it that the people stood the damage. 1t
might be presumed that after the government had
presented the vice president with handsome car,
the man of the sunny disposition would at least
only charged the chaufeur's salary up to the peo-
pie, but permitted the taxpayers to reimburse him
for the auto drivers railroad fare back and forth
between Washington and Utica NJ Y, Mr. Sher-
mans home town. But this isn't ALL The vice
president made the people even pay for the
chauffeur's coat and pants.
Senator Simon Guggenheim of Colorado, 100
times millionaire and then some, had his daily
newspapers and all the kilograms for the year
charged up to the government.
Senator William Lorimer of Illinois apparently
had urgent business with man named Browne of
Ottawa, ILL.,. and charged the kilograms up to the
people. Lee Brown, who was charged with hav-
ing hand in bribing legislators to vote for Lori
mer, lives at Ottawa, ILL.,, and it is more than
barely possible that the two Brownies are one and
the same Oh, you Illinois statesman! Senator
Lorimer also did considerable telegraphing to the
Chicago beef barons-at the expense of the people.
The nature of the business is not revealed
The report intimates that when Senator Tom
Carter of Montana escorted the members of the
irrigation committee on a trip to the west to in
vestigate irrigation projects the party travelled
like kings, using private diners, drawing rooms,
and tipping the pOrters and attendants every
where with lavish hand d-always, of course, with
the peoples money. For a two days side trip in
three automobiles, from Casper, Wyo. to Path
finder Dam on Sept Z 1910 the Montana senator