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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-12-11
GOVERNMENT AID FOR
PRODUCE SHIPPERS.
Continued from Page ID

the track and leave the balance in the
field. 1t is argued that it would be more
profitable to the grower who had 200 tons
Of cabbage for example) to sell 80 tons
of it at $50 per ton than to ~consign all
of il to commission brokers and get $40
per ton. That is true; but it is deceptive
argument. 1t is little short of criminal
for us to allow an inadequate market
ing system to deprive the people of a
reasonable supply of health-giving traits
and vegetables.
That the consignment of fruits and
vegetables is ~odinarily due entirely to
the oft-repcated statement that the com
mission merchant renders false returns
and pockets the proceeds Of his sales.
That some foolish commission mer-
chants do this no one will undertake to
deny, but it would be foolish to assume
that, in a business in which thousands of
men are engaged and millions of capital
are invested, there are no honest men.
Nor can the lack Of profit be charged
to carelessness and dishonesty i'm pack
ing, for, If the growers can pack a small
crop III a manner that will command
large prices on track, it is unreasonable
to assume that they can not or will not
pack a large crop in a manner to com
mand good prices OH consignment. Again.
it is unreasonable to assume that lack
of transportation facilities and improper
handling by the railroads is responsible.
for, If the railroads can handle a sold
ear satisfactorily, it is unreasonable to
assume that they cannot handle a con-
signed car satisfactorily.
LACK OF PROPER DISTRIBUTION
The grcatset factor in the creation
OF the unsatisfactory conditions that
exist is a lack of pOper distribution. The
people do not have an opportunity of
buying at IA reasonable price the crops
we produce. This failure i'll the proper
distribution Of fruits and vegetables is
due to a lack Of information. No sane man
would deliberately cOnsign goods to a
market already supplied. Let any one
of the large cities have an over-supplv
and the market price will 90 lower in
every one of the others. for il is unncc-
essary then for the other cities TO draw
upon the field for supplies because the
overstOcked city. in an effort to unload.
cuts the price in competition with the
very shippers who sent in the Over-sup-
ply. The lack of accurate information
causes the growers to compete with them
selves, thus breaking their own market.
UNCLE SAM SHOIID Am FARNJrpS
There is a remedy. That remedy lies
IN federal aid. The national government
spends from fifteen to twenty-five mil
non dollars per annum, through its Dep
art1nent of Agriculture, in teaching the
Farmer how to prOdue. The Department
OF Agriculture should have a bureau
mat VIII teach the farmers how to sell.
II IL IS wise governmental policy TO in
crease production, and no denies it is,
IL is certainly good policy to aid the pro.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-12-11
RUTLEDGE CURIO STORE

A. E. Lesion and Son, Props.
Indian and Mexican Pottery, Blank.
cts. Opals, Carved leather goods, etc.
Fine Vera Cruz Cigars and the larg-
est assortment of post cards to select
from in the city.
H. MATAMOROS, TAM, MEXICO.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-12-11
X X r X X u X X y X X X X X y
Want ADS.
FOR SALE.
X X X X x ***x**#

OR SALE-86 acres OF land 4 1-2
miles southwest of Mercedes, Tex,
2 II south Of Llano Grande, Tex,
and 2 IL miles north Of the Rio
Grande River and IA mile from
the San Benito Interurban R. r.
now building; land lays along side
main canal and all can be easily
irrigated; canal and lateral all
ready built and plenty Of water
in the canal; As acres Of this land
is in a good state Of cultivation
and has been farmed for two years,
balance in timber and fenced for
pasture; the entire farm is fenced;
has good house; barns and out
buildings; the Improvements on
this place costs more than $50 an
acre this is one Of the best tracts
in the valley and the cheapest, it
will pay you to investigate. Price
$50 per acre. Also by the owner
of the Texas hotel, located at the
corner of 9th and St. Charles SITS,
with all furniture and fixtures,
price $4,000.
Also the one story flat at corner
Of 9th and Levee. Price $1,000.
Call or if interested write the owner.
j. FRANK TRIMBLE,
Brownsville. Texas.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-12-11
FOR RENT-Neatly furnished front
room. Apply 1117 Adams st.

with lrrlga-
ton Co.. by engineer and machinlst,
12-vears filling first place i'll 1000 ii.
p. plant. Have tools and indicating
instruments. Reference furnished. AID
dress Y care Herald Office.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-12-11
FRISCO TIME B

Modern-Clean Comfortable Thor
oughly renovated furnished rooms.
The Tourist, phone 2O3, (under new
management. All convenienees, hot,
and cold baths. Coffee served in
rooms. free between 1880 and $3.50
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-12-11

FOR RENT-Large furnished room.
Southeast side Of building, up
stairs. Suitable for two persons
il desired. References asked and
given. Apply to Mrs. J. T. Craig,
912 Adams street.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-12-11
MCGEE TOMATO

1900 bushels to the acre. The mar
vel Of this generation. VIII you
please send me your address for full
particulars?
M. C. MCGEE, SAN MARCOS, TEX.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-12-11

FOR SALE-White Leghorn and Indian
runner Duck eggs. Mrs. Billingsley. 1w.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1912-12-18

Following our usual custom
at Christmas time we will not
publish any paper next week
We DO this in order to give our
employees few days rest, and
get the office in good shape for
the new year. our next issue
will Toe ON January LIST. aud we
hope to make the Post the best
paper ueNt year i'm it's history
and If our friends Will only
stand by US we will do it. The
Post has always leon consider
ed one of the best week.-Mrs. i'm
the state, and we have always
been proud of il, knowing that
II is published in one of the
very best towns, not only in
the state, but in the entire
south, "a town that lis already
the metropolis of one of the
richest sections in all the coun-
try.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1912-12-18
ADDalaClia Items

Coeburn spent Friday observing
the work of the faculty and
student body of the Appalachia
High School. He was pleased
to find the work of the school
going on smoothly with mini
mum of friction.
Mrs. Garrison and Miss Memo
Vineyard were shopping in APP
palachia the last of the week.
a marriage which was quite
surprise to the friends Of the
contracting parties was that of
Miss Nettie Senter, the popular
assistant in the millinery de
partment of Ford q Mcconnell
at this place, and l.. p. Witt,
travelling salesman for the Vir-
ginia Wholesale Company, of
Appalachia. The young cou-
pie went over to Bristol Thurs
day accompanied by "Mutt"
Carruthers, and were quitely
married in the parlors of the
Hotel Bristol by Rev. Kistler,
of the First Presbyterian
Church, of Bristol. Mr.. and
Mrs. Witt left Immediately for
MIR Wits home near Lynch
burg where they will spend the
Christmas holidays, returning
TO Appalachia about the first of
tho year.
Miss Mary Warren, who has
had charge of Ford & McCon-
nell's millinery department for
the past two seasons, left Wed
nesday for Eagle Rock, Va,
where she will visit friends
during the holidays, returning
to Appalachiu early in March
for the Spring Season.
Mrs. Harvey Meade and Mrs.
i. Holbrooks were down from
Norton shopping Monday.
The Christmas display in the
Appalachia stores is especially
pleasing this season.
Vernoy Tate, of Coeburn, has
accepted a position with Ford
a Mcconnell through the rush
of the holiday season.
Mrs. NJ. }. Holly had as her
guest Monday a d Tuesday
Mrs. j l.. Dickinson, Of Men
dota.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wort Allen, of
Dryden, spent Monday in APP
palachia shopping.
Mrs. j ". Guntner and four
of her five attractive small
daughters, Margaret, Elizabeth
Ruth and Rebeccn, spent Sat
urday and Sunday with rela
tiyes in Bristol.
Prof. Burton, Principal of
the Wise High School, and
Prof Ira Warner, Principal Of
theEast stone Gap High School,
were Appalachia visitors Satur-
day
Prof S. j. Montgomery.
Principal of the Toms Creek
High School, spent Monday OBJ
serving the cholastic work in
/ he East stone Gap High
School
Little Miss Marion Holly eel l.
ebrated her fifth birthday at
/ the home of her grandmother.
Mrs. NJ j . Holly, at this place
on last Friday. The guests
We're: Elizabeth and Wilma
Crizer, Paris Sullivan, Mary
Breeding. Sarah Mouser II d
Julia Sarver. Mrs. Holly and
Mrs Bolts served refreshments,
consisting of cake, candy. nuts
I and raisins. Marion recei we'd
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1912-12-18

Some Of the characteristics of
the savage remain with the
civilized man. The man who
skins his friends can probably
trace his ancestry back to some
Indian who scalped mis- enemies.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1912-12-18

The man who whispers down
n well about the goods he has to
sell, won't gather in as many
dollars rs the man who climbs
n tree and hollers.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1912-12-18
The Coal Trade
Reports as to General Condi-
ton of Business Most Graft
flying.

We have the most gratifying
report ms to- the condition OF
general business. 1t is no long
er appropriate to talk of i'm.
proving conditions for the i'm
provemcnt is now here in full
force and effect. business roll
ing along on high plane of
activity. There is some talk of
tight money having repress-
I'VE effect on certain forms of
speculation, notably stocks. but
this is in itself "a good sign and
so far as its restrictive inilu-
ence is concerned is benifical.
Money is scarce because it is be-
ing used in commerce and
manufacture and if its scarcity
hampers stock speculation that
is beneficial, for all too often
that is but the prelude Of a
crash The foreign war clouds
are somewhat at less omious
than they were and while some
conjue up political difficulties
at home we think that the re-
suits of prospective policies by
the new administration are over
estimated So long as each
congressman is anxious to
serve the interest OF his district
1t is not likely that radical
tariff measure VIII be passed
for each and all OF them know
that it is only by pledging their
support to other members that
recognition can be had for their
own wishes. This is the old
process Of logrolling. 1t has
always prevented radical
changes in the past and prob
ally will in the future. Coal
Trade Journal.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1912-12-18
QUIET WEDDING.

y wedding of much interest
took place here ON last Thurs
day afternoon at two O'Clock
when Miss Sarah Ann Long be.
came the bride of Mr.. Fred
Law, % wealthy planter Of
South Carolina.
The ceremony was performed
10y Rev j. Is. Craft, pastor Of
the Baptist Church, assisted by
Rev j NJ. Smith, pastor Of the
Presby terrain Church at this
place, and was witnessed only
by few close friends of the
family.
Little William Long carried
the ring on a silver tray.
The bride wore a blue tailor
ed suit with hat and gloves to
match aud carried n beautiful
bouquet of white roses and as
paragus fern. She is the second
daughter of Mr.. aud Mrs. G.. @.
Long, of this place, and is a
very attractive and accomplish
ed young lady and graduate
of the Farmville State Normal.
Mr. aud Mrs. Law left on the
Virginia aud Southwestern al
three O'Clock for Darlington,
South Carolina, where they will
make their home
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1912-12-18

Always speak n good word
for your town. 1t costs you
nothing and shows that you
have the interests of the com
munity in which you live at
heart.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1912-12-18

Observe the beautiful picture
OF Big Stone Gaps fine Federal
building on the first page of
the Post this week. No town
in the south has a more impos-
ing public building than this,
and every man. woman and
child in the town is truly proud
of it.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1912-12-18

The person who always scat
ters sunshine along his or her
way need have little fear of the
day of judgment.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1912-12-18

The things you did yesterday
do not relieve you of your du-
ties of today any morethan the
thinga you plan to do tomorrow
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1912-12-18

Ohio led all the Statee in the
production of clay products and
grindstones in 1911, according
to the United States Geologi.
cal Survey.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1912-12-18

A book agent will tell you
you are too smart to be fooled
and then go ahead and prove
himself liar.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1912-12-18

West Virginia led all States
in the production of natural
gas in 1911, according to the
United States Geological Sur
vey.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1912-12-18

II you want a steel engraved
picture that will never deterio-
ate in value get one of Uncle
Sans new $4,000 bills.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1912-12-18

Language was made to con
ceol thought" Some people
are keeping a lot of things to
Themselves.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1912-12-18

The bond election will be on
the 3ist OF December. Help
make the majority as big as
possible.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1912-12-18

The jar n man receives when
he steps on banana peeling
usually breaks one of the com
mandmente.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1912-12-18

Every man has an inalienable
right TO work, but some do not
insist on exercising all their
prerogatives.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1912-12-18

We feel like Offering prize
to the aviator who will sore
above the high cost OF living
and drop a bomb on it.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1912-12-18

Don't forget the good roads
election on December 3lst, and
don't fail to vote for the bond
issue.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1912-12-18

About the only difference be-
tween job and a position is in
the amount of work.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1912-12-18

When you want honest ad-
wise do not go to partisan.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1912-12-18

a student OF human nature
never reaches the post gradu-
ate course.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1912-12-18

Louisiana was the greatest
producer Of sulphur in 1911, &C.
cording TO the United States
Geological Survey.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1912-12-18

Patronize home industry.
Convert the heathens at home
first.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1912-12-18

About time you were getting
those New Year resolutions
ready,
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1912-12-18

One week from today until
Christmas.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1912-12-18

Leap yenr is nearly over. but
1t seems there will be plenty of
girls left for the man who
hasn't been asked.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1912-12-18

Some people are made unhap-
by by learning that there are
others just as happy IA they
are.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1912-12-18

SUBSCRIBERS are earnestly re-
quested to observe the date
printed on their address slips,
which will keep them ut all
times posted as to the date
of the expiration of their sub
scription. Prompt and timely
attention TO this request will
save all parties n great deal of
ANNOYANCE.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1912-12-18

w $. Moore, representing ID.
b. Ryland a Company, the
Lynchburg jewelers., will be in
Bristol, at Bristol Typewriter
Company. for the entire month
of December, with his beauti-
full Christmas stock, which is
new and the best he has ever
shown. He requests your or.
ders and call from you when.
IN Bristol adv. 5O-5l
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1912-12-18

The cultivation of fruit in
Wise County can be made a
very profitable industry if il is
only given proper attention
by our people. This section is
especially adapted to fruit
growing, and although there is
already large number of small
orchards just beginning to bear
there is not enough of them to
justify the fruit being marketed
to good advantage, and other
orchards should b e planted.
There is, however, a local
market in this county that will
consume ali the fruit raised
here for many years to come if
there was some way OF Keeping
il until it was consumed by the
local market. What is needed
right here il some professional
fruit growers with orchards
large enough to Justify the fruit
being marketed to advantage.
Until this comes local people
will have to provide some way
of putting the fruit on the
market or Keeping 1t until it
can be consumed by the local
demand. Within the next few
years numerous small orchards
in this section will come into
bearing, aud we believe now is
the beginning of the develop
ment of II fruit section unsur-
passed in the south.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1912-12-18

Miss Fanny Bass, the popular
proprietrcss of tho Stonoga
Hotel. was in town last Thurs.
day attending the Methodist
bazaar.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1912-12-18

Mr.. f G. Fuller, of Big Moe
casin, showed us fourteen ears
of corn that grew in one shuck.
The ears We're we'll developed
MIR. Fuller says he does not
know whether ii is Wilson corn
or whether it represents the
abundant years preceding the
famine.-Gate City Herald.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1912-12-18

Entered accorii,c :, postal regulations
At the pos,-oince at Big Stone Gap as sec
erd-class matter.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1912-12-18

~,
.'e' VI ''' ''o'''o az " "'''"s
'oi'
a gathering of Good Roads
advocates, which will be of
special interest to the people of
this county, will be held in
Bristol, Tenn, on January %,
1913, when the question of the
building of the old Wilderness
Road from Bristol, Tenn, to
Lexington, Ky. will be discuss
ed. AS we understand it an
effect VIII be made to secure
Government assistaucein build
ing TINS thoroughiare,and plans
VIII be made at this meeting to
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1912-12-18

Charles p. Taft, Of Cincinna-
ii, brother of the President, led
the contributors to the Repub
lican campaign fund with $3.50
600, according to the final state
ment of the Republican Nation
al committee filed with the
clerk of the house at Washing
ton.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1912-12-18


Entered accoriu: :, postal regulations
at the pos,-oince at Big Stone Gap as sec
end-class matter.
SUBSCRIBERS are earnestly re-
quested to observe the date
printed on their address slips,
which will keep them Mt all
times posted as to the date
of the expiration of their sub
scription. Prompt and timely
attention TO this request will
save all parties great deal Of
ANNOYANCE.
When you want honest ad-
wise do not 60 to partisan.
a student OF human nature
never reaches the post gradu-
ate course.
One week from today until
Christmas
About time you were getting
those New Year resolutions
ready,
Patronize home industry.
Convert the heathens at home
first.
More trees are cut down at
Christmas time than are plant
cd on Arbor Day.
About the only difference be-
tween a job and a position is in
the amount of work.
Don't forget the good roads
election on December 3lst, and
don't fail to vote for the bond
issue.
Some people are made unhap-
by by learning that there are
others just as happy IA they
are.
Louisiana was the greatest
producer Of sulphur in 1911, &C
cording to the United States
Geological Survey.
We feel like Offering prize
to the aviator who will sore
above the high cost OF living
and drop bomb on ii.
Language was made to con
ceol thought" Some people
are keeping a lot of things to
Themselves.
it iat u man ltOClNtH w itH
he steps on a banana peeliug
usually breaks one of the com
mandments.
West Virginia led all States
in the production of natural
gas in 1911, according to the
United States Geological Sur
vey.
Ohio led all the Statee in the
production of clay products and
grindstones in 1911, according
to the United States Geologi.
cal Survey.
The bond election will be on
the 3lst OF December. Help
make the majority as big as
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1912-08-14

And it is intelligence on the
one hand and ignorance on the
other that make one fertile
farm in neighborhood aud O
poor one right beside it. When
any tract of land becomes poor
'er through cultivation than Ii
was in les natural state, that
land has been badly treated.
We talk Of restoring land to it's
virgin fertility;" but over
"new-grounds" ma y be and
should be so handled that they
will grow larger crops ten or a
hundred years from now than
at present. The lands of the
South can, by good farming, be
made to produce twice, three
times, five times, as much as at
present. Five times our aver
age yields, would only mean
about IS bushels of corn or $50
pound of lint cotton to the acre;
and both these yields, look
small when compared with
what dozens of mere boys have
done.
No, we do not know what the
old farm might be worth, and
it's cheaper, too, to build up
the old farm you own than TO
go West, and buy one some
body else owns or go into n
town business you know moth
ing about. Nor can you find "a
finer work than To help those
acres of yours to realize their
hidden possibilities, Raleigh,
N. O., Progressive Farmer.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1912-08-14
Big Development In Ken
lucky.

The Kentucky Coal ~ Timber
DevelopmentICompany is plan
ming big enterprise for Ken
lucky and Il. s. McCrath of
Chicago wires the Manufacture
ers Record az follows:
Cruisers and engineers just
oil the property, 90 details de-
pending on reports and blue
prints are not yet worked out
Developments cover about co.
900 acres, including about 100
miles of standard gauge stand
ard-construction railway, mod
ern mines logging railways and
mill; Investment, approximate
ly So, 900, 600; interested parties,
ID. III. Sill of New York, G. ID.
Warren, president of Traders
Bank Toronto Canada. an d
others"
James w. Sewall, Old Town,
Maine, writes the Manufacture
Record that, under his direc-
ton, the Appleton 81 Sewall
Company of New York has
completed explorations for tim
her estimates on $4,000 acres of
the Kentucky company's prop
erty. The lands acre in Breath
lit and Knott counties.