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Semi-weekly herald., 1912-11-07

DENVER, Nov. 6.Avoting on ini-
tiated and referred bills and consti-
tutional amendments 80 far AZ the re-
turns have been canvassed, indicate
that probably most Of them carried in
Denyor county.
The statewide prohibition amend
ment has been defeated here by .
vote Of approximately 4 to /, the up
town and residential dsstricts oppos-
ing the measure with vigor equal to
that of the lower wards. Schools and
social center bill, which was opposed
by the teachers and board OF educa-
tion, is in doubt.
Judith Gap journal. [volume] (Judith Gap, Mont.) 1908-19??, 1912-03-29

The man who married his steno-
grapher under the impression that he
will be able to dictate to her forever
after is foolish. Chicago News.
Judith Gap journal. [volume] (Judith Gap, Mont.) 1908-19??, 1912-03-29
ARE THE PEOPLE FIT TO RULE.

The Journal this week reproduces
the salient points in Colonel Roosc-
velt's great campaign speech deliver
ed in New York recently?
Look it up, and read it carefully.
The same question is going to be
brought to your very door in the
campaign in Montana this summer.
Are the people tit to rule this great
state, or are we going to permit the
.Amalgamated Copper company to
keep on ruling it for us rs they have
done in the past?
The big company evidently con-
trolls both political parties in Mon
tana, and in order to stand chance
to rout the corporation from political
control the progressive republicans
and progressive democrats must get
together and make Il determined
tight.
They may not win this year, hut
keeping everlastingly ut it will bring
success.
Tie only political Issue to be
fought out in Montana this year is
whether the Amalgamated Copper
company or the common people are
going to run Montana politics.
Judith Gap journal. [volume] (Judith Gap, Mont.) 1908-19??, 1912-03-29

culatnG broadcast was the one pub
lial,v.l on the irs, page of last weeks
Journal.
The Journal is assembling facts and
figures that will he uncontrovertable
tina, we belirvewill prove every state
ment made in that circular.
1t will attempt to show how easy 1t
is IL make figures as produced ny
the liar!owton News Of last week
deceive and misiead.
Don't he carried off your feet by
statements made by the 1larlowton
boosters that the formation Of new
county. composed largely OF sand
dunes. cayu>e no,lntains, rimrocHs,
sage brusi, and grease wood, Will not
lie expensive TO us farmers who live
in the only agricultural portion OF
the proposed new county, a strip
along the Great Northern railroad.
and south Of the Little i is .
about one.fOurth Of the total area,
and the only portion OH which crops
can be raised successfully without
irrigation.
Always bear in mind who is advO-
eating county division and why-ant!
wait.
Judith Gap journal. [volume] (Judith Gap, Mont.) 1908-19??, 1912-03-29
ooop ROADS.

During he past two years the cOun-
tv has cNncn|ed 81. 695. 80 in building
roads and bridges in the Judith Gap
road dist ric.
What have we got to show for it?
With proper machinery furnished
by the county, tins amount of money
expended in contract work would
have been sufficient to build pixies for
many miles in all directions of Ju-
dit, Cap.
The primative methods employed in
road construction is an extravaganza
that should he done away with.
How long would it take to build ten
miles Of railroad grade with two or
three breaking plows and an old
scrappr?
That is what the road supervisor
has to work with in this end Of the
county. lie is told to hire teams and
mike roads and the county will pay
til" bills. There is no grade estab-
lishet, no tools with which to work,
and no limit to the amount of money
to 80 expended.
;>s;eh Il -go-lncky method OF
dong business would bankrupt
Rockefeller if allowed to continue
long.
What should be done, ii it is pos
sib,e, is to build county roads the
same rs railroad grades are made.
Have the county surveyor establish
the grades and give the amount Of
cubic ieet Of dirt to be removed in
every mile, and let the work out by
contract to the lowest bidder. The
business OF the supervisor should be
to overlook all the work and see that
specifications are complied with by
the contractors.
Or the county should buy Walk
ny road grader, which elevates the
dirt instead OF scraping it. and turn
it over 10 the supervisor with iustrnc-
tions to build Il certain number OF
miles vi road for Il certain amount of
money.
Tae farmer must have good roads
over which to haul his products to
market or his profits are cut down
and he is retarded thereby in making
needed improvements on his farm,
thus depriving the county OF addition
al revenues from taxation. With
good roads, the towns are benefited
in increased business from the cou,l-
try, the towns grow and make more
taxable property.
The county ultimately receives I,
direct benefit by good roads by Sc
curing additional taxable property:
the towns thrive and prosper, and the
farmers life in the country is mad.
more agreeable and his occupation
more profitable.
Then let lis have a larger levy fol-
the road and bridge fund. and spend
the money in II business-like manner
and good results are bound to be Sc
nurpl
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THE RESULT IN NORTH DAKOTA.

The presidential preference pri.
mary held in North Dakota on Tues
day, March 10th, resulted in an over
whelming majority for LaFollette.
Anyone who has not watched the
politics OF that state for the past six
years would believe that the result
Of this election Indicates that lioose-
welt is unpopular there. Which is
not the ease. If nominated for presi-
dent Roosevelt will carry the state
with such All overwhelming majority
in November that lie will also carry
the entire republican state ticket to
victory with him.
The democrats in the state know
ing this voted almost sulihly for La
Toilette. The democrats everywhere
want Taft nominated at the Chicago
convention. They know that they
cannot defeat Roosevelt next NOvem-
Der If the colonel is the republican
candidate. They feel reasonably
sure they can defeat Taft il he is the
republican standard bearer. They
know that La Toilette stands no show
whatsoever to secure the nomination.
Cp to six years ago North Dakota
was ruled by the stalwart wing Of the
republican party, not wisely, perhaps,
but too well. TO break their firm
grasp on the politics Of the state, the
~ ~ y N,nf Vp,t,.>
about 40 per cent Of the population of
the state, made an alliance with the
democrats to do up the old gang, and
john Burke. a democrat, was elected
governor. The Scandi,ayians have
made up their minds that anything
politically that savOrs OF gangism
they are going to hit and hit hard.
The Roosevelt movement in North
Dakota WAS conceived by the stall
wart newspapers and supported by
the 'old guard to a man, and the
Scandinasians turned to LaFollette
and with the aid OF about $4,000 dem
ocrats gave the Wisconsin statesman
the big majority he got.
The result Of the Scandinavian vote
was Il rcbuke to the old gang, not Il
! slam at Roosevelt. They are all pro-
j; gressive republicans; land all of them
will vote for Roosevelt next Novem-
Der il he is the republican nominee.
| Ii Taft is the nominee and Il progress
siye democrat opposes him, the Seam
dinayian of North Dakota will
| go to the democrat, rs will several
hundred thousand other progressive
republicans all over the country WHO
are not Scandinayians.
And there YOU are
Judith Gap journal. [volume] (Judith Gap, Mont.) 1908-19??, 1912-03-29

Some men are always looking for
chance to earn money and some are
satisfied ii they merely get it.
Judith Gap journal. [volume] (Judith Gap, Mont.) 1908-19??, 1912-03-29

OMITTED STATES OFFICE OF PUBLIC ROADS
congress approved March 3. 1898. max
ing appropriation Of $4,000 for the de-
partnent Of agriculture. The clause
relating to this work provided that the
secretary Of agriculture should make
inquiries in regard to systems Of road
management throughout the United
Suites. make Investigations IN regard
to the best methods Of road making,
prepare publications. on this subject
aud assist agricultural colleges and ex-
pertinent stations in disseminating in
formation.
Since 1899 the total amount appro-
priated for the office Of public roads is
$St4.S0O. and since It's establishment
the office has issued 40 bulletins IS
circulars. . farmers bulletins, p year
book reprints and IS annual reports.
total Of 1S3 publications
The office has directed the constrne
ton Of about 346 object lessons and
experimental roads, illustrating macad-
am. bituminous macadnm. brick. gray
81. sand clay. she'll and earth construc-
ton. The approximate expenditure on
these object lessons and experimental
roads by local authorities has been
5000. TO-. and the subsequent road work
due directly to the object lesson roads
represents expenditures running we'll
up into millions. Lectures and person.
al advice by engineers and experts have
constituted prominent feature Of the
work Of the office since its establish
mcnt. The road material laboratory
was installed i'll December. 1900, and
from that time to July !. 1911, about
$3.50 samples Of road material have
been received from practically every
state in the Union and tested to deter
mine their character and value for road
building.
| A Photographic laboratory was in.
stalled in January. 1909, ind has now
complete outfit. This was the direct
result Of a great need for illustrated
lectures The office has now Il collec-
tion of about 6.00o negatives and about
1000 slides. many OF which have been
colored. These illustrate all phases Of
road work.
Experiments have been conducted
with oils. tars. rock asphalt and vari-
Gus preparations for the purpose OF
preventing dust and preserving mac
adam roads from destruction under
modern traffic conditions. The office
has conducted Investigations to deter
mine the feasibility Of the sand-clay
method Of road building in the south
ern states as well MS in the prairie
states. and this method OF construction
has been found to be quite practicable.
especially in the south.
A study Of the construction Of roads.
Of natural soils by treatment with as
phaltic oils. has been made and was
published in circular No. 90. The office
l. conducting Investigations on the use
Of Stag us a road material and the
Improvement Of sand roads in PARIS of
the country where clay IL not acccssi
BILE. Practical efforts have been made
toward bringing about the more geaer
al use OF the split log drag in the main
tenance Of earth roads
One of the unique and striking
exhibits at the AMska-Y Yukon. Pacific
exposition consisted of :: series Of min.
istnre models illustrating every known
tyne of improved road AID the various
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Great Northern Time Table.

No. 43.-For Great Falls, Spo-
kane, Seattle and all points
north. northwest and in Cam
ada. northumberland 10: 10 Il. m.
No. 4A.-for Kansas City, st.
Louis, Chicago and eastern
and southeastern points. AIS y. nj. .
No. AZ and A on the division from
Great Falls to Billings stop only ut
Broadview, Judith Gap, Stanford and
Belt.
No. 24l.-F0r Great Falls and in
termediate points. 1927 p. N
No 2l2.-F For Billings and inter-
mediate points. a m
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road building devices. such a. rollers
and crushers. in actual operation.
This exhibit was designed and prepar-
ed by the odice. AID since the expoyi-
ton closed similar exhibits have been
shown in many parts Of the United
States. partly through the medium Of
exnositions and partly by meat s Of ex-
hibit trains operated by several rail.
roads. Lecturers and demonstrators
accompany these exhibits. making then
in reality schools Of instruction in road
building.
Graduates in engineering are aP-
pointed from colleges each year after
4 competitive examination. aud are
given thorough training while render
ing practical services to the govern
ment. In this way an efficient corps Of
engineers Is being butt, up. which will
aid the Development OF road building
along proper lines, both during ana
after their connection with the gov
eminent. This work was begun IN the
fiscal year 1905.
Investigations into the decomposition
water have led to important discover
les with reference to increasing the &C.
menting value Of road materials. The
investigation into the corrosion Of iron
and steel culvevts has brought out i'm
portant results. The generally accept
ed theories regarding the rusting Of
iron have been demonstrated to be in.
u -
by treating the surface Of the iron
with a strong oxidizing agent the rust
ing can be Inhibited.
In May. 1907. the Office insugurateA
project designed to introduce the
best possible systems Of construction.
maintenance and administration OF
roads in the various counties. Under
this plan engineers are assigned to
make thorough investigation OH all
phases Of the road work Of the county
to which they are assigned, and pre-
pare exhaustive reports giving plans.
estimates and recommendations.
The number OF the employees of the
ONCE has increased from one on July
!. 1893. to 1871 on July l. 1911. The
present dlp.Vi'F:HtlcH OI the once ~
$1G0. 72O. out Ut which $500 il paid
for rent. leaving Sla7.ooO to pay the
salaries Of these 157 employees. as well
as travelling expenses. the purchase OF
equipment and supplies. and the usual
:; running expenses.
The most thorough and systematic
methods Of organization have been in
troduccd into the administrator Of the
office. and the great library on all
phases Of road work is the best in the
western hemisphere. and the library Is
being added to constantly.
The policy of the office in recent
years has been t. cooperate with the
officials in charge Of road work in the
various states as closely as possible
and the cndcavor is being made so t.
correlatc road work in each state by
voluntary cooperation as to constitute
one great movement along uniform
lines and make the progress and meth
DDS Of each state known to every otlcI
I state through the medium of the office
In furtheraice Of this object compre
hensive investigation was begun il
Judith Gap journal. [volume] (Judith Gap, Mont.) 1908-19??, 1912-03-29

Judith Gap, measher county. Montana. To-
Gated In the center Of the largest and nost
prolific winter wheat region in the world, Is
on the Great Northern aed Milwaukee rail.
roads, 1893 miles ives: Of st. Pau, us miles
southwest Of Butte, the greatest mining camp
on earth; l20 miles east Vi Urea. Falls, the
Pittsburx Of the west; ~ mics vest OF BIZ
l1ngs. the sugar beet city: and :Dq5 niles east
81 Seattle. the key to the Orient.
Judith Gap journal. [volume] (Judith Gap, Mont.) 1908-19??, 1912-03-29
SOMETHING ABOUT the KNOCKERS.

Last weeks llarlOwtOn News de-
votes considerable space to n
reply to an imaginary circular sup
posed to be circulated by the Judith
Gap commercial club opposing county
division
The only circular gotten out by the
Judith Gap commercial club and cir
Judith Gap journal. [volume] (Judith Gap, Mont.) 1908-19??, 1912-03-29

lantl,ropist.
Born New
port. r. L.,
April 1,17so;
died Ben
niug;on, VT,
Oct. ,, 1912.
duateA
from lIav-
ward. taught
r ~ !. + w n
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wears, studied divinity and was
0rdainc in 1908. 1t was not un-
til 1910 that h. brauched out into
Unitarian doctrine. He was not
militant abol;tionist, but preach
ed and wrote against slavery.
Judith Gap journal. [volume] (Judith Gap, Mont.) 1908-19??, 1912-03-29

SECTION OF THE BlTUNINOCs LABORATORY
OFFICE OF PUBLIC ROADS.
1904 10 ascertain the mileage of i'm
proved and uuimproved roads. the char
acter Of Improvement. the amounts cx-
pended. rates Of levy and sources Of
eevenue in every county in the United
States. This work was finished In
June. 1907. and the results were pub.
lished in the form of bulletin, which
shows that there are over o.15O.OOO
miles Of road In the United States, OF
which only ia per cent were improv-
ed in 1904. and that the expenditure in
money and labor for that year was
nearly $00.O00.000 This bulletin com.
peises the first complete data ever 40.
sembled on this subject.
Judith Gap journal. [volume] (Judith Gap, Mont.) 1908-19??, 1912-03-29

TN March. 1898. a petition was pre-
scented to congress asking that a
road depnrtm ent similar to the
agricultural department be found
ed at Warrington for the purpose Of
promoting construction and mainte-
nance Of roads and for teaching stu
dents so that they might become skilled
road engineers and to est1 biish q per-
manent exhibit Of sections Of road H.
Illustrating various methods Of construc-
ton and the best road materials and
machinery. This petition was signed
by the governors OF many Of the states.
including Governor Mckinley of Ohio.
by cha mEers o. com merce and univer-
stiles and was Endorsed by resolutions
OF legislatures.
The Office Of road inquiry was estab-
lished under authority Of an act Of
Judith Gap journal. [volume] (Judith Gap, Mont.) 1908-19??, 1912-03-29
THE HALL OF FAME.

WILLIAM El.I.ERY CHAN
NING-Units rian preacher, au-
thorNnd phi
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thence south 81 degrees. east 6i6 IL
varas 10 the dividing lire between
Shares IL and a.; thence north ; de-
grccss, 57 minutes east. with said
dividing line. between shares M
and ~. to ne center 81 the
Resaca dc los Fresnos; thence down
said resaca with thc center line these
u and following It's mcanders in a
general no~rtheasteriy direction 20
the intersection of said center line
by the dividing line between Shares
Nos. 20 and 30 of said partition.
thence east crossing Shares Nos. 90.
IN and 32 of said partition. 40 west
line 81 the uena Vista Grant; thence
IN a southerly direction IN the divid-
ing line between said Bucna Vista
Grant and said partition share No.
80. ID the northwest corner III the
Santa Isabel Grant; thence ia an
eastern direction with dividin CLINE
between Buena Vista and Santa Isa-
bel Grants 10 the T.aguna Madre:
thence down the shore of
.Laguna Madrc. following the
shore 81 Laguna Madre. following the
bends. inlets and projections Of said
shore line in a general s~ontherly
direction 10 the southeast c0rne Of
the Laguna Vista Tract. same being
a divided portion Of the Santa NSabcl
Grant; thence IN a general wester-
~ direction with the south boundary
line OF the said Laguna Vista Tract
TO the southwest corner or said
tract on the east line 81 said Is
piritu Saato Grant; thence in r
southern direction with the east lire
Of the Espiritu Sant0 Great 10 IT,
intersection by drainage ditch No.
2 as surveyed and located for Gamer
on County Drainage District No. N:
thence up the said drainage ditch
No. . with It's bends and mcaders
IN a general northwestern direction
ard crossing the Tule Lake 20
point where said drainage ditch II
i~nfersected BY the dividing line D..
tween Share Nos. T. and II or rhs
Partition ~ said Espiritu Santt
Grant: thence in a sontherly dircc'
tion with the dividing line between
said Shares Nos. H. and IL TO IN,
I Intersection OF said dividing line
BY the Resaca Rancho Niej0; Themes
! up the Resaca Rancho NicI0 wits
its meanders following the cente
line thereof. 20 the Intersection o
said center line ~ the dividing lin
between Shares Nos. "a ard ~ o.
the partition 81 said Espiritu Sants
Grant: thence in 4 SOutherls direc
ton with the dividing line Of sal
Shares Nos. IA and II 70 drainag
ditch No. / OF said Cameron County
Drainage District No. 4:
thence i'm n western direction with
the said drainage ditch No. I 20
the dividing line between Shares Nos.
III and 10 Of said partition OF the
Espirltu Santo Grant; thence in a
southern direction following the
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said dividing limo between Partition
shares Nos. ~ and IA " the F.
piriiu Santo Grant aud The 1rojcc-
ton ~ extension thereof 10 the M
t~erscction of said NStanled OF pro-
icctcdIin by nc Rh Gfarde Arora
tlAnce with the low. water mark Of
the Tho crande River UP said river
with rs meandcrs 10 the place ~
beginning.
All the lands situated within the
general boundaries Of the proposed
irrigation district as herainbcforC
defined. ar 40 be included in and X
be subject 10 the government and
control q the said irrigation dis
trict.
Excepting. however. from cut OF
the lands embraced i'm said b0undar-
leg. a parcel o. 2072 acres III and out
Of Partition Share No. H. Of the Is
piritu Santo Grant, and extending
from the Fresnos Resara south for
quantity, and embracing the fun
width Or said Share -. and being 4
part of the lands owned ~ the San
ncnito Land and Water Company out
Of said share. The said parcel ~ ~
072 acres Is wholly excluded from
this district.
All the lands situated within Tx
boundaries Of the proposed irriga-
ton district a. above set out. are
situated I'm the County Of Cameron
IN the State I Texas.
nv.
All the lands included within the
boundaries or the proposed irriEa.
ton district AZ above - out ar.
within those portions a the STATE
Of Texas IN which. BY reason of IT..
sufficient rainfall and also by rea.
son Of the irreEularlty of the rain.
fall. irrigation is beneficial for agri
cultural purposes.
All OF the said lands are suscep
tiblc Of irrigation fr0~ a common
source. namely. the source hercinaf
after st out. and by the same sys
tenn on works. as hereinafter dos
scrihcd. and all or them will be bene
flied and greatly increased IN yaluI
and pr0ductivencss Nv the construc
ton, maintenance and operation q
the same system Or irrigation work
intended ID be adopted. applied an
used for the irrigation OF the land
within the proposed district.
NJ.
The aggregate number OF owner
and holders of tile or vidences q
title to the lands situated and i'm
Guided Within the boundaries OF th
proposed irrigation district a. herein
before set out. II approximately l2l
and the aggregate value Or the land
included within the boundaries (
said proposed district. according I
the county assessment rolls for I'll
year Immediately preceding the film
f this petition IL approximate
s432.9l1.45 10.
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