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The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1912-08-08

Mrs D. E. Reck is spending several
weeks with her sister at Arnold's
Park, Iowa.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1912-08-08

Glen Waters went to Montana
Tuesday on a business trip.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-02-25
Farmers md Farmers.

I guess have on my table forty
letters. more or less, concerning the
lime grinding bill now before the Legis,-
lature. All of them are from farmers
or friends OF farmers, and all advocate
the passage of the bill and ali the
writers want big force of convicts
tut to work grinding lime for agricul-
tural purposes. Well. I guess lime is
q good thing on the farm and J guess
the average farmer needs all the help
he can get but somehow am getting
an idea that there is little too much
being asked of this Legislature Vir-
ginia farmers are getting to be in n
right good condition to take care OF
themselves, and II looks to me as il
they will he prouder of themselves. IL
they work out their own salvation and
not rely too much upon State help. The
Commonwealth is doing great deal
to help the farmers out. as much rs
ought to be expected. Tho question is.
arc the farmers taking advantage OF
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-02-25
.FRU|T-G R OVERS
. IN OIL D VIRGINIA
They Plan to Pull Together for
Mutual Benefit and Help
Each Other.
VERY STRONG ORGANIZATION
Careful Grading OF Fruit and
Honest Packing Are Funda-
mcntals to Success
ny CLARENCE w. MooMAw.

Staunton, Va. February 24.--Ovcr
two years ago Virginia fruit growers
responded to the spirit OF cooperation
which in recent years has rapidly
spread over the fruit sections of the
United States. Some Of the leading
lights in the industry organized the
Shenandoah Valley Fruit Growers AS
ISOLATION, which operated tor the first
time during the season of 1910. In it's
first year II faced the unusual Difficult
ties that such an organization must
continually face and overcome. but
through the perseverance OF It's Of
flccrs an enviable record was made
In the way OF lettering market con-
ditions for q large number OF growers,
and 1t was conceded the association
meant AT least 80 cents u barrel more
than It's members would have received
ii, as formerly. they had been COM
PEELED 10 sell to the speculator. AS II
result of its record in 1919, the mem
bership increased and spread to Sec
tons outside the Shenandoah Valley,
SO that last spring It's corporate name
was changed to Virginia Fruit Growers,
incorporated, with otnccs at stanton.
During the season just passed the
new association has shipped apples
for growers in thirteen counties TO
points Of destination 1000 miles apart.
and it's members. In the main. conccdr
the organization has saved them around
81 barrel.
This Is large saving and must bo
accepted as splendid record for an
organization operating for only its
second year in u territory where or
chards are widely scattered, and operat-
ing in n way that has meant revolu-
tiou in the entire Industry
Objections to Old Methods.
Under the old system. the growers
were accustomed to sell their apples
IN the orchards delivered on the pack
ing tables. and they were compelled to
accept the operators price. Further
more, the growers were not identified
In the markets with their fruit, there
by losing the profits of the reputation
that should accrue to them from the
production OF fine fruit. Again. It
rarely occurred that packages of ap-
pies thus shipped by the operators bore
anything that would Identify the fruit
with Virginia.
Fine Virginia .llbemarlc rippin
York Imperial. Wincsap and other red
varieties which grow 10 perfection in
the Old Dominion. were sold In foreign
and distant American markets. bring
ing a iine reputation and excellent pro-
fits to the operators. but only ordinary
profit to tho grower and little reputa-
ton to the State for excellent apples.
1t is known to be a fact that the Alhe-
marie Pippin has been sold in tho
foreign markets as Hudson Rivcr New
town Pippin.
Under such conditions there were
those who considered 1t high time for
Virginia growers to go. operate in the
work of proper advertising and proper
distribution. The organization above
referred to was the naturalization OF
CONTINUED on Second Page)
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-02-25
THIRTY YEARS OF
SOUTHERN GROWTH
Some Facts and Figures Gath
cred From the Very Best
OF Authority.
MANUFACTURERS RECORD
In Celebration OF Thirtieth Birth
day Great Journal Tells
Splendid Story.

The manufacturers Record, OF Balti.
more. one OF The finest industrial
journals of all the country. celebrated
its thirtieth anniversary last week by
Issuing an immense supplement, or part
TWO, of its regular edition. in the which
general review of Industrial advance.
inent in the South within the past thir-
! ~ years was shown forth. Column at
; ter column of detail it took TO tell
this interesting story of thirty years
OF Southern growth, but the following
summary is all that my pages will find
room for. and this summary very well
| covers tho whole thing:
Many as were the difficulties with
which the South was confronted as II
advanced toward it's present position
OF PROSPERITY. they served two main
purposes Instead OF battling courage
and energy, they were really spurs TO
greater endeavor and persistence. and,
viewed in retrospect, they emphasize
the definite achievements OF the South
since 1850.
In the past thirty-two years. with
Is population increasing in number
b. l4,A3i.975. the South has
Added S,06S,oOO. 600 to its capital In
vested in manufacturing
Increased the value of its farm lands
and their improvements by S6,75S,91o-
200 and the area of its Improved form
acreage by 72,G06.S@5 acres.
Cut 35.,7"l,OoO.0 ZOO feet of lumber.
Harvesting AMI Marketing
Harvested S0,5N3.936,000 bushels Of
leading grains. of which 24,4S5.3o9, 600
We're corn. 5,Ofo.25S.o00 oats and 2,94S,-
$4,000 wheat in addition to ALI the
i rice grown in the country, now averag
ing from 100000 to 10000, 900 bushels
a year.
Marketed 2sS.5ss,439 bales OF cotton,
increasing the annual production from
5.76l,252 bales to l2.l2o,095 bales in
the season ended August 81. 1911. and
I to more than l0.000,o0c bales in tile
present season
Addod Sa3..0O,00D to the capital in
vested In cottonseed-on mills
Made 83.l6S,o0O tons of pig iron and
1+0, 100000 tons of coke.
Mined f,523,000,000 tons Of coal
Dug 121.3O0,0Oo tons OF iron ore.
Sold 37.700.000 tons OF It's pebble and
rock phosphate.
Produced 715,oO0.0o0 barrels of petrol
cum.
1ncrea sed its capital In the textile in.
dustry by s27iO0oO0o, rcprcsentinc 10.
6i?,SSe more spndles and 21i.l32 more
looms than IL had In 1850, which are
using l,0S1,256l56 more pounds of raw
cotton now than than.
Swelled the resources of its national
banks by s1.7sl.1oo.16s. their capital by
S1S2,9si.92o and their individual de-
posits by sSsi,So3,os7. with individual
deposits In other of its financial in
stitutions increasing the same time 10y
,'Sl.oG6,6o".i5S, a total Increase OF such
deposits in all banks OF sl,95c.909.4ia,
Constructed 6i,O3' miles of railroad
IL addition to double tracking several
thousand miles.
Spent $l,oOO,OoO,Ooo upon It's common
schools.
| Sent through its ports TO foreign
Continued on third pagc.J
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-02-25
A Judge who Thought So.

Referring 10 the above, I we'll re-
member old Judge John NJ. Cloud. of
North Carolina. He was a diamond in
tho rough man who knew law, and
n lot of 1t. and lie had his way of en-
pounding II in the rough. On his way
once TO circuit county court in his
jurisdiction he took the wrong road
and went forty or more miles out OF
the way. When finally he got to the
scat of government i'll that county and
opened his court ho instructed his
grand jury to indict the county offici-
ais for not having UP sign boards at
all the crossroads for the guidance of
travellers. ] don't think any of the
officials had any fines 90 pay nor any
Jail terms to serve, but they took the
hint. and that county has been famous
ever since for the LUMINOSITY inform
ing character of it's sign boards on all
OF its roads. Judge Cloud has been
dead quarter of 4 Gentry. but his sign
boards still live in Caswell county, n.
C.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-02-25

correspondent from Athena RE
county, who seems to be suffering some
what with hob-nail liver, writes 10
thc industrial editor as follows:
We Firginians need to study eco
nomics and learn how wealth is PRO
duced. as the newspaper dehni;ion of
that thing called prosperity" is very
vague and misleading Some think
that prosperity consists of. and is IL :
pendent on certain mems "looseninE
IT on their capital and Investing IL in
the commerce and trade OF the State
Cor in certain speculative enterprises.
as in realestate.
hold that the need of capital to
develop Virginia is greatly exagscrat-
cd
There are three factors involved in
the production OF wealth--land. labor
and capital. OF the three factors, capt
tai is the least important, though ii is
a great aid to labor. In labors work
OH land.
Virginia has the finest land and To-
cation in the world The term land
includes farm land. factory sites. dwell.
Ing sites. mineral land. timber land and
also fisheries.
Virginia also has fine crops of chill
dren. and though some of them are
mighty lazy. still IL We just could keen
them in Virginia (and educate lneml
then. with the help Of negroes, we
would soon have enough labor to great
~ multiply the production of food and
other needs of life. In an agricultural
State much can be done on little capi-
tai, provided that the land Is not
monopolized, and labor denied access
to the use of it; that is, can use it
without paying exorbitant rent.
So l submit that the great problem,
with us to-day is TO keep our own
boys and girls in Virginia, and to
educate them. Few people are aware
of how many have gone West or North
(snd are now doing iD. When land
values rise. production stops. and capt.
tai seeks investment at lower values
elsewhere. and wages and interest fall
as rent goes up.
or course, no legal enactment can
control the natural economic rise in
land values, as 1t is but the mirrow
which shows the growth of a commun
ity. but II the community does not PAT
hp tile tax assessments in due proper
ton to this growth in values. the re.
suit is that rent absorbs an undue por.
ton of the wages Of labor and interest
of capital. Hence our present condi-
ton. Both labor and capital are GO
ing where land Is assessed at Its full
value for taxes.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-02-25
Politics and Business.

y p. H." of Pulaski, writes: II
want to offer suggestion to the effect
that the less the Legislature monkeys
with the industrial situation OF Vir-
gina the better it will be- ] hear
there are various bills before the law
makers relative to industrial develop
ment. among them one by Senator
from a mountain county. proposing to
abolish the United Agricultural Board
and leaving all OF Its good work to
the Office of the Commissioner OF Agri-
culture. The commissioner has about
all he can do as matters now stand and
/ think 1t would be cruel to impose
more dntics upon him. Anyhow the
United Agricultural Board. with its
demonstration and educational work
has been doing some big things FOR
virginia. Let's keep 1t going. l hear
Continued on third pase.)
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-02-25
Many people attend.
By FRANK &. WUODSON.
Industrial Editor.

This column Is open to contributors
who have something to say OF n suS-
Scstire nature aud who arc willing 10
make hints and suESes ions looking 10
The better development of the good old
States of Virginia. West Virginia and
North CaroIlnH. nud whn Gun hold their
suggestions down In amy Issue To
from 100 200 words. such com
municntion", addressed 10 the Indus
trial Editor, will receive prompt nt-
tentIon.
"A Commercial Traveller" writes the
Industrial Section as follows: Il wish
10 offer a suggestion. which If it has
tho desired effect, will be a great com
fort to travellers iii Virginia. that is.
such OF them as have hit the country
roads. To the folks who live in the
country and know every hy-path and
hog path like child knows the alpha
bet. road signs cut no figure, but to
the stranger within the gates the alb
stnoo of them are harmful. 1t would
not cost the counties very much to have
a sign board put up at every cross
road and every fork in the road to let
the traveller know which road to take
when he gets there. The old fashioned
sign board seems to be obsolete in
the Virginia country districts. Ny sug-
gestion is that they lie revived. These
signs are an Invaluable aid TO the
stranger in the territory. Let's have
them in Virginia.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-02-25
VIEWS AND NEAR VIEWS:
HINTS AND SUGGESTIONS
Sign Boards and things Farmers and the Lime
BlI-Man With Liver-Hint to Statesmen
Figures That May Lie-Various Hints
FL m Many People
A Wall From way Back.

all Of the good things they have in
Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-02-19

No matter whether u Is 20 plan for
the dynamltlng OF steel bridges, news
paper buildlnss or whether II is mere
~ 70 get shade the better IN a
horse trade or real estate deal, be-
ware Of the dictagraph.
with the use Of the dictagraph as
a means for collecting evidence on
which TO try to convict the labor lead
crs indicted recently at Indianapolis,
the familiar old quotation that the
very wallis have ears" takes on deeper
Significance.
Following the trend Of affairs gem
orally. we presume that the next con-
tractor to make hit In the skyscrap-
or business Will be the fellow who Is
able TO advertise his offices as strict
~ "dictagraph proof
II something like that does not
happen. what Is going to become OF
some OF our foremost institutions
Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-02-19
ARAP Enn CITnNIEN.

That was pretty hard rap Judge
Moran took at New York clubmen
the other day when be granted "a di-
vorce TO "a fair petitioner who came
before his court at Reno. OF ann goo
ing 90 grant your decree" said Judge
Moran. "aud ! don't want you 20
marry another New York olubman.
They are unfit material for husbands
ana tWo-thirds of the cases heard in
my court. I mean those cases In which
the evidence and allegations are Of
an objectionable nature, are cases in
which some prominent Ncw YORK
clubman has been the defendant"
The arruigumeut IS scalhlng one
and In the event OF revelations which
have been made in famous SCANDALS
from time 90 umr was Justified. u
doesn't however, make much differ
once what ciiy clubman comes from,
80 far as moral status is concerned.
The average man who has nothing to
do but loaf around % clubhouse BE-
more than opt 90 make an unsatis-
factory husband
Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-02-19
NEARING TIE GROWN.

While China has completely Grad
leated her monarchy and instituted
what she hopes will prove a repuhB-
can form OF government. we are not
surprised that Premier yuan shl Kai
already Is sick and tired OF his posi-
ton as president and is anxious TO
resign.
Wearing the crown IN the good old
days when crowns were IN style was
considered an uneasy job for a royal
head. but in these days Of six powers.
modern battleships. dismcmborment
Of nations and high and international
finance We can sympathize fully with
the late premier.
a republic in name only is not
much better than a monarchy-par-
ticularly when the money rate Is 50
high.
Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-02-19

During the last year over three
hundred million i-ccnt pieces. in
tended as payment for stamps, postal
cards and money orders. were collect
ed by the rural carriers from small
boxes In which they had been depos-
tied. Rural boxes are not safes, ana
quite considerable amount was ex-
tractod by persons who are not fear
fui of the federal government.
Postmaster General Hitchcock sent
out warning recently 10 those who
receive their mail through rural car
riers that they should deposit no
more coins In their boxes. If they
must buy stamps and money orders
hereafter they should go 10 the post
master or consult personally the car
rier on their route.
And the remarkable part OF the
above is that there were few thefts
and those generally committed by
children, who did not understand tho
gravity OF the offcnse. However few
people would like 10 go around loaded
down with three million pennies
Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-02-19

The awakening OF Chna's four
hundred millions 60 democratic ma
tlonailty, aftcr centuries Of torpor
that has made oriental letharay pros
verbal. fixes the year 1919 ss one
OF the most important IN all history.
Viewed both as 60 othnology and
numbers. It's like has no parallel In
the records ~ man. II is 80 monu-
mental an event that It's potential im-
portance viii be fully realized only
in the perspective that time viii pro-
vide
WIN the republic endure u there
are in the race the seeds TO rcvltalige
g.. what will be the effect OF the stu
pcndous new Homogeneous power On
the present racial adjustment? As 90
the first question. the wonderful pa-
tienco Of the Chinese may answer
people who could wait three hundred
years for the opportune moment to
strike or the shackles Of hated for
oign control are likely 20 give the
new form Of government time TO
work out It's destiny There IL absent
the mercuriel character OF. let us say,
the Latin-Amoricans
There are other attributes of sue
cess china has never lacked indlvld-
ual genius In statecraft ard business
even IN the years OF It's drowsiest ma
tionality. Its sun Vat Sens and WI
Ting Fangs are types OF abundant
constructive virility. II has long had
in the city OF Toxic alone 5000 Chi
nose students yearly. and In America
and Europe thousands more schools
ing themselves In the modern arts OF
the east. Within the past decade
newspapers have sprung up all over
the country. and they have learned
their power.
Such people can probably be
counted on 60 make a success OF de-
mocracy. And n they succeed. what
viii they do TO other races? That
may depend on how the others hold
up under the onervating effects OF
wealth. Luxury is working a visible
deterioration In the Caucaston fab
rie History is a record OF race sue
ceeding race IN dominance. Is this
Chinaman destined 20 be the domi
nant factor In new cycle of civiliza
ti0n !? -'ef Tr 7~"'"
Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-02-19
PECOS TEACHERS TO
MEET At CLOVIS
Sessions Which Were to Have
Been Held There During
Christmas Week Will Con-
vene This Month.

The meeting Of the Pccos valley
Teachers association, which was To
have been hold Christmas, but be-
cause OF contagious diseases and cold
weather WIS deferred. VIII he held
on February 90 and IS Many Of our
schools viii teach Washington birth
day aud dismiss Friday. February g.
Tor the association,
Among the leading educators to DE
present al this meeting aro.bT. G. NJ
Light. silver CITY; superintendent Al
win n. White. Santa Pc; Or. Frank II.
Roberts. Las Vegas. superintendent
Taylor. Doming and superintendent
r. q. Cousins Much good has been
accomplished by the pocog Valley as
sociation and much enthusiasm ana
interest 81 expected az this meeting
The Mothers club of the valley is
expected 20 hold its first Mothers
club federation at Clovis during tho
above mentioned Gates. The decihm-
atory contest will also be a new IN
tercsi,ng feature OF the association
Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-02-19
WHITE OAKS SHOWS
RICH IN GOLD
Old Timer Mining Man and
PrOspectOr Visits FL PasO
and Talks Interestingly OF
Prospects in District.

Chrint Yoagor, veteran mining
man. who has mined In nearly every
camp IN the Rocky mountains from
Crede and Gnpin county Colorado,
southwark to Bland, Lordaburg, the
Jicarillas In New Mexico, ana is now
enHaeod Ia mining In White oaks
gold camp IN New Mexico, Is In the
city for the purpose OF arranging Tor
the installation ~ hoist on the loO-
foot SHAFT on the silver Hili- Miners
Cabin mines which he and associ-
etes have been developing for more
than a year and half. Mr.. Neager
says that large bodies OF gold bear
ing ore have been opened up In these
properties.
In the same camp the Wild Cat
Mining and Leasing conf any which
is operatinv the North Homestake and
the south Homcs,aNe mines Is con-
slant producor and shipper OF gold
bullion. This company "a installing
an electric power plant at the coal
mines some two miles east OF their
mines and viii transmit power TO the
twentv-stamp mill az the mines, Tho
old Abe mine is also In constant OPP
GRAFTON. It's twenty stamp mill run
night night and day
There are other prospects bcing
opened up iu the same section, ana
I'm the opinion OF Ycager, White OAKS
will soon rank as one OF the biggest
gold producers In the entire south
west. The old Abe has the deepest
workings Of any mines In New Mex
ico. Tho ore Is oxidizod and free
mining down 10 the greatest depth
which Is more than 1909 feet. some
marvelously gich shoots have been en-
countored in the North and souti
fomestakc and also the lower grade
5res are treated by the cyanide pro
lcCsf
Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-02-19
THE APOLOGY - ACCEPTED.

CFrom the san Diego Herald.l
some weeks ago the Herald,
through the Gullhiity of "a reporter
published some inaccurate statements
concerning Albuquerque. n. NJ. and
Las Cruces Of the same state. the
Herald has Just received through tn"
clipping bureau the replies Of the en-
terprislng papers ~ those cities which
deliberately mps san Diego az UNI
Justly as those cities were misrePre-
scented Ian tho Herald story
The Herald pleads guilty 20 having
published an inaccurate statement
about the two cities. but Il was not
done with malice. ana would not nave
occurred had IL reached the notice OF
the editor before lts publication. Any
tirne the people of Albuquerque or
Las Cruces wish TO use the columns
Of The Herald for setting forth the re-
sources and possibilities Of their sec
tions space is at their disposal
Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-02-19

there may be some theoretical reasons
for the objection Of the suffragiai
ana the disapproval Of the minister,
there can be nothing worth pos,pon-
Ing wedding over.
There are only two kinds of we'd
dings nowadays. one b. wcdding
where bride and groom are too BLISS
fully happy to care a cuss what the
marriage ceremony contains 30 q
makes them man ana wife IN the
eyes OF their God and OF the law;
the other kind Ia OF tho Reno variety
and at times seems almost superflu-
GUS.