The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-10-17

mas still more than two months away
it Is now certain that s75.OO0,OO0 will
have been spent for toys in this city
before the arrival OF Dec. rs. thus
making New York BY far the largest
toy market Ia the world. OF course
| not all these toys will be used for
gifts in this city or even I'm this coun-
try A great part of them will be
distributed all over the world. At
present heavy shipments are going TO
| India for sale during the Dunbar that
is the browning Of King George " as
emperor OF India. Few persons real
lie that most OF our metal toys are
made from the trimmings from tin
cans and other metals. Nevertheless
this il the case. New York makes
six times as many toys of sheet tin
4 and iron and steel and pewter as
London and Paris, and this Is mainly
| because the manufacturing zone of
this city makes IN oil and varnish
cans and other products Of sheet tin
and iron and steel and speIter more
than is made by all the plants In Great
Britain, and the trimmings form the
tin and other sheet metal works sup
ply material for toys at prices with
which no foreign nation can compete.
Similarly manufacturers OF wooden
toys have taken to building factories
In the numbering regions where much
Of the refuse of the saw mills makes
fine stock for the toy makers and can
be obtained at prices with which Eu-
ropean makers cannot compete. The
magnitude Of the rag doll industry is
also enormous, One woman who
started herself three years ago now
employs 800 girls and women In their
production and ships them all over the
world. Altogether this year will
mark distribution of toys undream-
ed Of generation ago.
Given fair weather the greatest
sporting event which this city has
ever known will begin this afternoon
with the first game between the giants
and the athletics for the baseball SUI
premacy of the world. The outpour-
ing Of enthusiasts will easily exceed
any previous attendance for any event
In this city. Nearly $4,000 persons
will be on hand to see the first ball
pitched and 1t is expected that the adj
mission taken for the afternoon will
be well over 100000 Were 1t not
that so, 900 persons are all that can be
accommodated at the ball park 1t is
believed that the attendance would be
more than twice that number That
81, 000, 900 is conservative estimate
for the amount which will be expend-
ed In connection with these games,
particularly should it become neces-
sary to play ell seven, Is evidenced
by the fact that at least 100000 has
already been wagered on the result.
Probably another 100000 will be put
up before the end OF the series. Should
| all seven games be played a most con-
servative stimate places the probable
attendance at 100000 and the total
box office receipts at nearly 100000.
Another $4,000 viii go for railroad
fares. hotel bills, and entertainment
from the pockets Of out OF town fans.
Nearly six miles Of cars will be neces-
sary to get the audience to the
grounds for the first game. Taking
them to the grounds will be compare
lively easy, since the period Of their
arrival will stretch over at least
twenty -four hours before the game,
many waiting In line all night to be
sure of seats. When 1t comes to leav-
Ing. however. the whole $4,000 will go
at once and thousands Of suppers will
have been cold for hours all over the
city before the crowd gets home.
New York is at present entertain
the national champion In the art of
keeping the cost of living down In the
person of s. T.. Farnsworth OF Chica-
go. According to the iten1ized re-
port of his expenses which he sub
mitted as a part of his testimony be-
fore the cost OF living commission at
indianapolis hisexpenses for year
totalled only sS2.33. a figure so low as
to entitle him to first place. Mr.
Farnsworth is not here to show how
il was done, however, but to advocate
a ulan for the relief Of farmers with
unsold crops On their hands. When
Brazil succeeded In borrowing $780,
coo. 900 to hold an enormous surplus
OF coffee Farnsworth was heard from
first and ever since then when the
limelight revealed him he has been
cheerfullv advocating clearing house
system BY which unsold crops could
be available as cash. Ills plan is that
farmers should convey to q clearing
house bank" their growing crops and
make this credit at the bank subject
to check The financing Of the cotton
crop ia to be accomplished In a man
ner similar to the one Farnsworth so
long has urged for the relief Of the
general farmer from the exactions OF
the middlemen and the fluctuations
Of speculative markets. Each cot
tom grower may deposit his cotton In
AN a.
GENT until he can sell his cotton at
0fteen cents per pound. Farnswortil's
plan goes further In making possible
the checking against values OF grow
ing crops held by Clearing house
bank. cooperative buying to be done
bv central concern on checks Of
these same county banks.
that New York. il the blue laws as
thew actually stand on the statute
books at present were enforced would
make early New England Sundays
seem exciting Ii one surprising result
OF the efrort now going on 70 deter
mine whether flying II 20 be CLASSIFIED
| az sport, q pastirae or scientific
| demonstration. a merry war has
been raging over this point since the
promoters OF recent flying meet
| held competitions for prizes on sun
| day and charged admissions The
| church forces immediately began =
crusade to prevent such hights. The
law specifically prohibits on Sunday
public games Or contests 70 which an
an admission iii charged and on this
point the clergy took their stand. The
promoters pointed ont that the Law
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