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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-11-21

fare OF tho State should be the maxim
governing the General Assembly In its
settlement OF this most important
problem.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-11-21
Voice of the People
Monument to Judge ingram.

To the Editor OF The Times Dispatch
Sir,--Nlay the sod rest lightly on tina
Vemains OF Judge Ingram, The lust
iuage the genial gentleman. the faith
Aui lriend! Loving tributes TO his
memory Will be PAID by the bench, tho
par. the pulpit ana the press, but mona
OF the hcraidod evidences of the high
esteem in which this manly man was
held win be freighted with the per.
rune OF more sincere ana tender af
iecti' than the sigha from hearts
aloIE the cool, sequestercd vale Of
NE. Truly the man was an ornament
TO the bench ind an uplifting mower to
civic and social life. He was one OF
tne tail sun-crowned men who live
above the fog in public act and priyata
thinking. think his taking of will
cause as deep general sorrow as could
mat OF any citizen OF our fair city.
but Inc keenest regret will be meas
urea by the estimate of him as n
ifiend for he was warm hearted, sym
pathetic solicitous. and as true to HE
friends US the needle 10 the pole. As
ms ms gust was consigned to Mother
oil the sentiment POLITICALLY expressed
There is no death! The stars 40 down
10 rise upon some Tairer shore,
!And bright In Heavens jeweled crown
They shine forever Inore!"
{ hope there will be a public memo
..iai service held IN connection with
| trust. 700. that monument TO his
memory VIII be erected In Washing
'on Square in South Richmond. for il
vas Manchester who gave him to us,
twin cities can be beautifully exemnlI
ned by the unity Of desire TO place
bronze statue OF this lamentcd ma :
lures nobleman in the park near his
and name 1t ingram Park
Richmond w. NJ. BICFERs
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-11-21
NO RENEWAL or THE SHOE CON
TRACT


Il want TO say to The Governor and
the people Of Virginia that the con-
tract for makinb shoes in the peni-
Tertiary should not be renewed" de-
clared Senator Thomas $. Martin at
the first session OF the American AS
ISOLATION for Highway Improvement
yesterday morning The people and
the press are in fun accord with this
position, which is that of all progress
sivc and enlightened CONFERENCE.-The
There Is general agreement that the
penitentiary should not furnish the
means OF personal profit to corpora
tons; all monetary profit coming from
convict labor to any one except the
State should be eliminated This can
never be done under any form Of
leasing convicts TO private interests.
That humane penal policy prevailing
in all advanced states demands that
the prisoners shall not stand in any re
lation to private persons but shall DO
employed By the State for the benefit
OF tho State under such conditions as
Will make for their health in i'm
prisonment ond their usefulness be-
yond prison walls after release.
The TimeB- Dispatch believes that
tho General Assembly eft its coming
session should not renew the Davis
shoe contract. but the Legislature
should go further and appropriate ali
convict labor for the purpose of road
Commonwealth. Road-making Is e
legitimate use Of State labor, and is
of practical benefit TO all the people In
reducing the cost OF transportation
and In generally promoting their pros
peri,y and well-be!ng; therefore any
thing that will expedite the building
Of good roads ie for the common wei
fare.
The convict labor of the state should
be divided into threo classes. Tho CON
victs constituting the nrat of these
classes, and constituting likewise
majority OF nil tho convicts, should
be put to work on the public roads OF
Virginia under some Systematic gen
ersl plan of highway construction and
maintenance. Tho second class, those
physically incapacitated for such labor,
Snouio DC Kept In the penitentiary at
is'eii'i'oiiu az such isht iator IA may
be suited TO their condition. The third
| class, consisting OF those convjcts
"-0So sei''eiiceS are LOT ire OF lone
Pei''"' shooid DC PUT 10 work eaca-
'"'il's ana c'ns"iNs EocF Tor use on
H'i''e '"iS 'iaSs "ouio ne
- u"''e que COIN iS'S
~ - "'u'p We ois"i" 10 pu' on
'e io''oilS
'''h prisoners there
= p'''i '''"'F LOT
'''o N"'o "''e'1
| 'o'7
''' sum
,a my
49,.
| ,.,..,,a. "'0N' SU'''
|
,,;,,s
| surn,y,ro ,,,r,a, g.
! while the others vo,Ia ,,a
the Highways The ro,d ua,or,aI
coula be supplied free 90 All .,,,zor.
or communities upo, their navm.nt
Of TRANSPORTATION. An oonvicts 90 sour,
I BODY would in this way ia kant NJ
work-and Keeping them at WORK ia
absolutely Indispensable for both their
physical and mental health In hi,
way sanow and sickening men could
be transformed into healthful and
mora sat,saoa snecim.ns NJ humanity,
| ''' 'S''e'' 'u' eo'''
! victs compete with honest labor, and
union labor is against such employ
rnent of the convicts Putting them
on tho roads WIN. in large measure. II
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-11-21

There is demand for American
windmills in EGYPT For tho first
supply. how would Joe Bailey, OF
Texas, do?
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-11-21

BY ths time the jury bog ia full
those hve sworn turymen in the Me-
Namare trial will probably DC ud-
dressed by the lawyers as "veuerabie
men who have como down to US from
former generations"
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-11-21
vIncINrA's MINERAL PRODUCTION

| Almost 100000 was the in
crease in the value of mineral pro.
ductions In Virginia for 1910 over
! l'V'' while the gain over 1908
amounted to nearly 100000. such
] Is the remarkable statement made in
Survey Bulletin No. 6. just issued by
the virginia Geological Survey. which
has co-operated with the Division Of
Mineral Resources of the United States
Geological Survey In collecting the
statistics OF tho production and valuo
| of the mineral resources of the Old
Dominion.
In digest OF this report prepared
. by DR. Thomas L. Watson, the distin-
suished state Geoloeist of Virginia, il
is made evident that the figures for
mineral production for 1910 are well
above the totals of most of the mate
rails recorded in previous years, espe-
ciaily in 1908 ana 1909. The increase
in production and value OF the min
eral products of this Commonwealth
In 1910 over that OF 1909 Is particu-
larry noticeable in most of the large
industries, such as coal and coke. iron
ore and pig-iron, stone. etc, and in
many of the smaller ones. The total
number of productive operations is
great, embracing variety of sub
iects The aggregate value of their
output IN 1910 amounted TO s22,755,l6I,
as compared with Sl7,ss3,s22 in 1905
ana Sl9,S35,G7O IN 1900
The quantities and values o. the
principal mineral products produced in
Virginia In 1910 were:
Product. Quantity. Value.
Gay productg..., 1850. l,SslIS1
Coal, short tons. e.5o7,997 5,s77,4sG
Coke. short tons. .l,493,665 2,72l,3S4
Copper pounds. b.402 $50
Gold, ounces. A2.s6 SIS
Granite .......... 1900. 5oS.1os
Iron ores, long
tons ........... eoa,a77 l.S45.lz4
Iron. pig. long tons 444,97s $40, 600
Lead, pounds. 19S,S5G $3.50
Lime, short tons. l&l,257 563,567
Limestone ....... ..... S7l,9o3
Manganese ores,
long tons.,. 1886 l7,soa
Alillstones $500. 5,27s
Mineral waters,
gallons 2,431,223 3oi,525
Pyrites. long tons 140,1o6 525,4s7
sand and gravel,
short tons. 800. 7s4.s2l 915.4ls
silver, ounces ~ ioS 50
Slate, equarcB.. 3l,7S7 14s,72L
Tale and soap-
stone. short tons 9590S 5lo,7SI
Zincc (spelter)
pounds ........1.5ss.l1s sB.75.
Other products. -. ... aiS.033
Total value ......... .s2,755.1s1
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-11-21

What's become o. tn ole tlmo ia
voritc that made fifteen ioaves o. real
bread ever Saturday jist as a matter
o course? .'Casionaliy n end seat hog
turns out Z be somobuddy that's only
Soin' square. but such cases err very
rare an widely scattered.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-11-21

Sonnef--To the NeTy Renaissance.
How hath our vision leaped since
F;den's crrsel
And Superstition shaved the human
mind:
Black Ignorance is doad! this homely
Shall add new harmoniea to thos'
behind.
Deep etched upon the page of Holy
Writ,
And TONERS epic lines, tar-splendors
shine:
Sweet Shakespeare speaks for ell In
language fit
To prove his patent Is a right divine.
Yet was their day but darkness. now
on wings
OF light we loose orions bands. and
see
The aplendors Of that Heaven which
knowledge brings
The past and present and what is-
to-be.
Yet mayest thou COMPASS sea and land
and fail,
II Faith shall dio of Pride naught can
avail.
EDMOND FoNTAINE
Charlottesville. January, 1e1L
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-11-21

David Starr Jordan, president OF the
Stanford University, Is the author of
the following poem, dedicated TO equal
suffrage:
There once was u lady Of note
VINO vowed she'd do nothing but vote.
so by night and by day
Sho kept on her way.
And at last got the enemy's goat"
If it's limerlcks the suffragists want
they ought to call on Woodrow Wilson.
Ito is very fond Of this form OF poesy.
and enjoys each new limerick with
great zest. At Princeton last winter
he showed a Richmond newspaper man
with great glee n new limerick book
just added 20 his library.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-11-21
To a Grent Poet.

Hear him. singing in the twilight.
Mourning the lost Lenore:
Singing divinely. as the nrelight
Falls across tho oaken floor.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-11-21

Love. and Faith. and Hope were his
In that Kingdom by the sea-
The Spirit willing, the Flesh was veal
Poor, weak humanity.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-11-21

There is no death, The stars go dow,
TO rise upon some Tairer shore.
And bright In Heavens jeweled crown
They shine forever InoreI"
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-11-21

Lo his voice, In measured cadence
Az the angel ISRAELI.
Singing to men the notes OF Heayon
From the earthly He'll.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1911-11-22
The Special Session.

Ihe V1llmaf tribune publishes an
article from the Hon. Charles E..
Johnson, our worthy representative,
which will be read with interest. Mr.
Johnson is in position to know all
about the makeup of the present
legislature. No member did more
conscientious work to guard the in
terests Of his constituents. We car
we'll understand how Mr.. johnson
feels about again going up against
that bunch. The Willmar Tribune
does not apologize for any Of the
shortcomings Of the legislature, no,
is it responsible by reason of support
given for any Of the members who
voted for the reactionary element
We know the legislature is a bad one
but it is the only one we have.
The state is facing crisis. Its
laws governing it's common carriers
have been set aside, by one Fedora
court, and there is danger, as Mr.
johnson says, that the highest court
will sustain the decision. The re-
representatives. of the people should
meet as protest if nothing more
Why was Minnesota, of all north.
western states, selected as the state
in which the rate law should be at
tackled? Because the corporations
think they have absolute control of
the government of the state. If the
interests desire special session
pray what will prevent one from be-
ing called? They are afraid Of a
special session, because they fear
that they cannot control the mem
bers on the eve of an important cleo
ton without causing political up
heaval.
Increase the railroad taxes to an
adequate amount make it 10 per
cent if that is equitable-and abol-
ish discrimination in rates. There
can be no question that the railroads
can be forced to make the same rate
to all, whatever that rate might be.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1911-11-22


The railroads do not seem to find
much fault with the raising of the
gross earnings tax. That looks a little
suspicious. Perhaps they have the no.
ton that if their taxes are raised they
will be permitted to charge as much for
carrying passengers and freight as they
wish. 1t is however of more import
ance to the people at large that the
rates be reduced than that the taxes of
the railroads be rehabilitation Wes-
tern Guard. "
Raising the rate of taxation to that
which other interests pay will not des-
troy the States right to control rates.
AS it is now, the railroads charge what
they please and pay less taxes than 9TH
er people. The railroads know this as
we'll as anyone They think there is no
immediate danger because they depend
upon Gov. Eberhart not calling spec
ial session of the legislature. Should
the Governor act, you will hear from
the railroads, and so will the solons
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1911-11-22

Minnesota is a great state. She
has some magnificent distances.
Starting from Willmar, which in the
early days was considered so near
ly in the center Of the state that the
State Capitol lands were located
near there for that reason, we trav-
elled 200 miles due north to Red
Lake. And then we were not near the
north boundary at that. Indeed, we
might have gone straight north 102
miles farther across lake and land
and still been in almost
as far as the Iowa line is south from
Willmar. East from Red Lake we
might travel $50 miles in a straight
line and still be in Minnesota; west
ward over a hundred miles before
striking North Dakota line. You
might travel along the 95th merid-
ian, which marks the eastern bound
airy of Willmar township, from the
Iowa line to a point north of Lake
Of the Woods, for distance of 4O8
miles within the State of Minnesota.
What vast empire! Minnesota has
about the same area as England,
Scotland and Wales combined, with
their forty million population. She
has ten times the area of the State
of Massachusetts, and if as densely
populated would have over thirty
million people. The resources of the
state have not been more than
scratched as yet. True, there has
been proAigate waste of it's timber
resources, as we'll as of the soil fer
tility of the prairie counties. There
are differences of opinion as to the
wisdom Of the wholesale destruction
Of the forests into order to create an
immediate profit for lumbermen. But
the lumber was used in the building
vf cities and farm homes throughout
the prairie states, which would have
been difficult without cheap lumber.
Even more profligate was the des-
truction of the hardwood forests by
the early settlers in "The Big Woods
where the great trees were felled and
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1911-11-22

An analysis Of the recent vote in
New Jersey does not bear out the
newspaper reports that the defeat OF
democratic legislators showed that
Gov. Wilson has lost ground in his
home state. Those defeated were the
representatives Of the Democratic
machine which Gov. Wilson's rebukes
had made odious. His friends, who
were on the ticket, were elected.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1911-11-22
NORTHWARD BOUND
THE MARCH OF EMPIRE
A Few Editorial Observations Relating to a
Recent Trip TO Northern Minnesota.

burned in order to clear the ground
for fields. Could these settlers have
foreseen that in fifty years their
woods would have been worth minis
Of money, probably larger areas
would have been spared, but how
many could have waited so long for
returns? But now these woods are
gone and prosperous farm homes dot
the landscape where formerly grew
the dense sugar bush. What took
place west Of Minneapolis in the
hardwood belt forty years ago is be-
ing repeated on a larger scale in
Northern Minnesota.
In the present race for cheap farm
lands, the axe of the lumberman has
hardly completed it's work before the
real estate man brings in home-seek-
ers to invest in the cut-over lands to
begin the more lasting work Of clear
ing fields for the production of an
nual crops. The transient camp of
the lumber-jack as he mercilessly
moves northward in his harvest of
mighty forests of century growth is
replaced by the settlers cabins and
the little country school houses. The
rapid streams where formerly the
log-driver piled his perilous vocation
and wrestled with log-jams and
freshets are now the leads for num-
erous growing villages and cities,
which have harnessed the waters and
force them to furnish power and
light giving current. The logging
railroad is qualifying as common
carrier, and oftentimes the train
which brings out the logs takes in the
settler with his cars of equipment
and stock. Along these roads here
and there are the embryo trading
posts which in the not distant future
will be transformed into beautiful
villages and towns as centers Of the
development Of the agricultural re-
sources Of the country. It is mighty
transformation epoch, worthy Of de-
piction by the master hands Of his
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1911-11-22
Railroads Discriminate Against the
Country.

Nearly every day instances devel-
op which show that as soon as the
railroads have a free hand in the
matter Of rates they start to dis
criminate. All dollars may be alike
but all dollars do not look alike to
the railroad manager.
The mail that brings to US the in
formation that there will be two
cent rate on Minnesota roads to the
big land show in the Twin Cities next
month, also brings the information
that the same roads have decided to
make a straight three cent rate for
all holiday travel.
The land show travel is to the cit
les. The holiday travel is very larg-
ly from the cities to the country.
1t has been the custom for many
years to grant holiday rates at
Christmas time to enable the people
to visit at the old home, to make it
possible for teachers and students to
spend vacations at home and for the
people generally to make the holiday
calls that add SO much to the joy Of
living.
None of that this year, however,
say the railroad managers who are
supreme now that the law has been
set aside. Of course the mileage
book class can make the trips at two
cents but the ordinary run of the
people whose pleasures are few and
to whom the annual home visit at hoG-
day time is the big event Of the year
they will have to plank down fifty
per cent more for the SAME service
or give up the visit.-Long Prairie
Leader.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1911-11-22

an increase, based upon the actual
earning Of the railroads. Then again
other issues have been proposed to
be taken up in such extra session,
for instance, the Distance tariff
measure. We believe this one Of the
most beneficial bills that could poss-s
IDLY have been enacted into law in
this State. It would give to every.
village and city, in the State an equal
chance with the Twin Cities to COM
pete for the establishing Of factories
and other industrial ventures, which
are now almost wholly taken up by
the Twin Cities on account Of the
discriminating rates in effect at the
present time. But, Mr.. Editor, even
this measure was put to test by the
present body, the House barely pass
ed the measure, the sedate Senate
having defeated the measure not on
ly at the last session, but at two Of
the preceding sessions. So it seems
to us, that no matter from what point
of view we take up this question Of
an extra session, it looks to us as
hopeless case, as far as the enacting
Of any beneficial laws are concerned
by this body Of Legislators.
Mr.. Editor, we believe, however,
that the time is fast approaching,
when the people will enighten them
selves as to what their representa-
tives are doing and by whom they are
dominated while in the law chambers.
Time will come when their pledges to
the people must be redeemed, and re-
deemed very soon..
| Thanking you for the space taken,
l am sincerely,
C. E. JOHNSON.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1911-11-22
Saved Many From Death.

W. L. Mock, Of Mock, Ark, be-
ieves he has saved many lives in his
Is years Of experience in the drug
business. "What I always like to
do" he writes, lis to recommend DR..
Kings New Discovery for weak, sore
lungs, hard colds, hoarseness, OBJ
stinate coughs, Ia grippe, Group, as
thma or other bronchial affection.
for l feel sure that a number Of my
neighbors are alive and well today
because they took my advice to use
it. honestly believe its the best
throat and lung medicine that's
made" Easy to prove he's right.
Get a trial bottle free, or regular Soc
or $1.00 bottle. Guaranteed by Carl
son Bros.
-
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1911-11-22

. 5-= s & : = - - ( =
Make the big cities pay high rates as
well as the country. With nucleus
of such members as Mr.. Johnson, a
special session would be worth all it
cost for the agitation Of public ques-
ton it would compel on the eve Of the
political conventions. A state wide
primary might be squeezed thru, that
would put the state machine out Of
business.
Those are reasons which we believe
justify the calling for an extra sess-
ion. We don't expect to see one call
ed for those very reasons. 1920
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1911-11-22
THINKS A SPECIAL SEES ~. .
SION WOULD BE FUTiL E
Hon. C. E. Johnson Gives His Char.
acterization of the Legisla-
ture of 1911.

d.. Atwater, Nov. 18, 1911.
Editor Willmar Tribune
In your issue Of Nov. Is, you ad-
vance the belief through an editorial
the practicability Of calling an extra
session Of the Legislature for the
purpose Of enacting into law meas
ure that would increase the gross
earning tax of the Railroads, over
and above the present rate of taxa
ton.
The proposition may be, we'll and
good, providing some means or meth
DDS could be applied to insure OF
guarantee to the people Of this State
that such law could be enacted, if
the Legislature should be called in
extra session. The State certainly
needs the revenue. Still we are in a
position, through past experiences, to
doubt the ACCESSIBILITY Of calling an
extra session, with the present men,
bership in control. Also, we must
consider a great many other mat
tiers, in connection with this PROPOSE
ton. This would be, as all other
sessions are, a great expense to the
State. With the same membership,
so divided, and, not to mention the
friction existing between two dis
tinct factions, which factions are
equally determined not to yield one
to the other upon any one issue in
volved in controversy before such
body, and especially question
touching upon the revenues Of a
great corporation, from past expert
ences, we have no confidence in that
body enacting any just law or set Of
laws as they have already been test
ed and found wanting.
In looking over the history Of the
last regular session, we find a just
reason, why the people should lay
a grievance at the door Of their re-
representatives., for there has probably
never been in the history Of the State
Of Minnesota, Legislature that has
accomplished less, than this last Leg
islature accomplished, a majority
membership that were so determined
to defeat and annihilate every good
measure introduced as this majority
membership were. True there were
several important laws enacted which
reflects good deal of credit upon
that body, yet they were measures
that did not conflict with interests Of
the great corporations, hence they
passed almost without opposition, as
for instance the good roads bill and
the consolidated school bill, and sew
eral others. s=
The membership Of the last or
present body Of Legislators are div
ided and we might say extremely so,
not on. account Of party lines, or pre-
judice, but on issues that involve the
question Of better and more econ