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The Lamar register., 1912-05-22
ARKANSAS VALLEY AND SANTA.
FEE
"A History of Remarkable State
arm Raili,opd Growth and
Prosperity

The AtchiSOn. TOpeka q Sahta
Fe railway, through its Red Bal
news service, is giving publicity to
a compilation of data showing the
commercial and Industrial develop
ment of the territory served by
its lines. Colorado comes in for
nalf column of special mention.
in general, the bulletin says:
'The Great Southwest, the ter
ritory in which the Santa Fe op-
crates, is an empire in itself. rich
in all the natural resources that
go to make a prosperous country.
If the thirteen states in Santa
Fe territory were isolated from
the rest of the world, the inhab-
itants would lack neither necessi-
ties nor luxuries in all the time
to come, for in this section every
ching that mankind desires is pro-
duoed In abundance.
THE lines of the Santa Fe run
in Illinois. Iowa. Missouri. Kan
sas, Nebraska. Colorado. Oklahoma.
,fexas. Louisiana. New Mexico. Ari-
zona, Nevada and California. terri
tory in the course of development.
much of it in it's infancy. as 1t
were. 1t is the country to which
energetic young men and women
in the Overcrowded eastern states
have turned for homes. That ac-
counts in a measure for the phe-
nomenal increase in population and
the remarkable progress made on
Industrial and commercial lines in
the past few years.
THE fertility of the soil. the
rich mineral deposits. the vast for
ests and other natural resources
attract capital, because investment
in the southwest Is regarded safe.
While the growth of the country
has been rapid, the several states
have been comparatively free from
the evil effect of a boom The
growth has been steady and natur-
al. The progress made in every
line of Industrial activity has had
a substan antial basis. In other words
to use an American phrase in its
most literal sense. the southwest
lis there with the goods"
THE Atchison. Topeka Santa
Fe railway has been a pioneer in
the development of the territory
described. Starting in Kansas
when the Buffalo ran wild and
Indians were on the war path. the
Santa Fe pushed steadily west
ward and southward across the
plains and through mountains. to-
ward the Pacific ocean and the
Gulf of Mexico, and later eastward
of Missouri, Iowa and Illinois, In
through the more settled states
the direction of the Great Lakes.
Reaching the goals it sought. the
Santa Fe began spreading its net
work of rails into a system now
aggregating approximately H.
600 miles of lines which serve the
wealth yielding farms and ranches
of this vast empire of the south
west and the extensive mines. and
the growing cities which teen with
factories and the marts of trade.
Foresight Of the Builders
"In other words. the builders
of the Santa Fe. in selecting a
right of way through the virgin
territory of the southwest, fig-
ures that the way to get heavy
freight and passenger traffic was
to run the lines into places where
the most people would settle. and
where the most things would be
produced. and then give satisfac-
tory service.
n--.-a~n,,,anf nf CnldFsns1O
The Lamar register., 1912-05-22

The political situation, from an
agricultural standpoint, is serious,
and it is mainly from an agricul-
tural standpoint that The North
western Agriculturist views the
contest. No matter who is elected
that newspaper contends the result
will be free trade on agricultural
products, regardless of what will
be the tariff policy upon manufac-
lures. Canadian reciprocity is
merely a counterfeit name for free
trade on agriculture or free trade
on everything.
If we get free trade on agricul-
ture it will mean millions of dol
lars a year robbed from our farm
ers. and 1t will mean foreclosed
mortgages on land. and lowered
prices on crops, bringing financial
distress to the crop raisers. At
the same time this reduction on
farm prices will not help the wage
earners in the cities, for there will
still be a protective tariff under
reciprocity on flour and meat. as
well as upon everything else. 1t
Will not help the Canadian produc-
ers, for they are on an export bas-
'isnew5 asavrtn contsnust tso7 'bq ON
an export basis. under reciprocity.
American producers are now get
ting higher prices than the export
prices only because they are pro-
tected in their home market.
And it also contends that farm
ers will not be benefited by having
our manufactures put upon a free
trade basis, because as history
proves. that always results in re-
duction of profits on manufactur-
ing, and that will result in bank
ruptcy for some of the manufactur-
ers. half-time or idle mills for
others, and thousands of idle me-
chanics all over the land.
Mechanics without wages are
pour Cuotolhcio. ihCy cat AOs>o'
they half starve or wholly starve.
Statistics show that when wheat
sold for forty-five to fifty cents a
bushel in Cleveland's days. Amer
leans consumed only five and one
half bushels per capita in a year;
now when it sells for 81 bushel
they consume seven bushels. When
potatoes sold for eight to twelve
cents a bushel thousands of peo-
pie were starving; now when po-
tatoes are worth ten times that
much. the people, being prosperous,
have full meals. Hence the les
son is obvious that farmers are
interested in the prosperity of
wage-earners. just as city people are
interested in protection of farmers
prosperity. Neither class can ig-
more the prosperity of the other.
There is a lot of horse sense as
well as sound logic substantiated
by the truth of history in the fore
going. But the trouble is the
most of the people have short men,
ories and instead of treasuring up
the lessons of experience, they lis
ten to the warblings of senseless
spelIbinders and political agitators.
Then they sigh for a change. In
1S90-92 the country was at the
high tide of prosperity. Everything
was booming. But the agitator was
not satisfied. He sounded the slo-
gan of clover tariff and reduced
cost of living" The people listened
The result was tariff smashing, bus
mess stagnation, financial disaster
and idle shops and bankruptcy. The
people got all they wanted in three
years aand in 1896 they could not
get to the polls fast enough to re-
store protection and prosperity.
History is likely to repeat itself,
The Lamar register., 1912-05-22

Gorge of the Rocky Mountains. mid
| way between the 1O5th and 106th
degrees of longitude. eastward to
the 102d degree. and on into Kan
sas. The northern limit of this
fertile valley is the 39th degree OF
the 37th degree.
1.-THE? small farm is the rule
in the Arkansas valley of Colorado.
= forty acre tract is the average
size. All these farms are under
irrigation.
THE total area which may be
irrigated from the Arkansas river
and it's tributaries and by canals
nd reservoirs is 459.99S acres. The
area now under irrigation is 345.-
SIP acres.
THE Arkansas valley is the
greatest melon region in the world
Seed from Rocky Ford cantaloupe,
and the Kleckly watermelons is
shipped to all parts of the globe.
Cereals. grain. sugar beets. alfal-
ia, fruit and vegetables of the
finest quality also are grown in
abundance.
Cattle, hogs and sheep are pro-
duced and fattened in the Arkan-
sas valley for the markets. The
barley-fed pork of the valley is
famous throughout America.
1.-The Santa Fe railway follows
the river the entire length of the
valley. having two lines from Hol-
ly to Swink. a distance of one hund-
red miles. The largest city in the
valley is Pueblo. with a population
of 44.395.
Half million sheep are ship
ped into the Arkansas valley every
year to be wintered.
in 1910. 47.564 cars OF freight
originated In the Arkansas valley
of Colorado at stations on the Sam
ia Fe railway. consisting of wheat.
corn. oats. horses. mules. cattle.
sheep. hogs. hay. straw. potatoes.
fruit. melons, garden truck. coal,
sugar, cement. clay. iron. coke. gyp-
sum. beet pulp. sand. wool. flour.
and numerous other products.
"The population of Colorado. ac.
cording to the census report 1910.
is 799,O24. an increase of 4S per
cent in ten years. The approxi-
mate land area of the state is
66.341.12O acres. The area in
farms is 13.532,113 acres. an in
crease of AZ per cent In ten years.
The value of all farm property
in Colorado is $491. .471.S06. an
increase of 205.2 per cent since
1900. The value of land alone is
1862. 2.s22.2O5. an increase of 3O1 6
per cent in ten years. In 1910
Colorado produced for the market
$7O.161.344 worth of live stock
and poultry; 22.322.32S bushels of
cereals; 2.241.566 tons of hay
and forage, and IL 1.78O.674 bushels
of potatoes and sundry crops.
Colorado. according to the gov
ernment census. has 1906 factories
with a capital of $1O7.663. 500. ant
an annual product valued at more
than 900. The coal pro-
ductiOn is from ten million to
twelve million tons annually. The
United States geological survey es-
Inmates that Colorado's supply of
unmined coal is 371.533. 900 900
tons. Colorado produces annually
more than 100000 barrels of petro-
leum. The petroleum area of the
states is 200 square miles. Colo
rado also has found some natural
gas. with Indications of extensive
fields. Colorado produces annual
ly 100000 tons of lead. 200 tons
of zinc. 10000 feet of lumber,
100000 tons of cement. 400. 900
tons of sand. 100000 tons of clay,
$50 900 900 worth Of gold. $5.OOO.-
900 worth of silver. 100000 tons
of iron, 5000, 900 pounds of wool
and 1,25O,OOO yards of stone.''
The Lamar register., 1912-05-22

"Originally the production of ore
was the principal industry of Colo
RADIO but in the last few years
agriculture has taken first place
in value. This is due to the de-
yelopment by irrigation of the Ar
kansas valley. which extends from
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1912-11-01
SOLDIER BOYS GO
'POSSUM H NTING
WILLoUGHBY JACKSON AND HIS
FAITHFUL TOWSER ASSIST
IN GETTING GAME.

The boys at the Military Academy,
under the care of Col. Hardy and
Capt. Martin, went out Friday h:ght
en- masse on regular old time pos
sum hunt, with the old time result OF
bringing 'em in. They were accom-
panied by Willoughby Jackson with
his faithful 'possum dog, and in spite
of the soldiers and the chaperones he
managed to locate three of the fes
tive persimmon lovers, high and fa'
in the trees, which were captured
The soldiers are today enjoying
royal 'possum feast.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1912-11-01

should be placed in the ballot boxes
locked and transmitted to the chair
man at Columbia, not later t1an
noon on Monday succeeding the
election.
The judges, clerks and other ON
Gals may be sworn by any justice
of the peace of the county. OF II no
Justice of the peace is present ut the
time of the opening of the polls
the officer appointed to hold the
election may swear the judges and
one of the judges may then admin
lister the oath to the other election
officials.
Poll books, tally sheets and bal
lots for the election will be da.'ver
ed to the officers thereof on Monday
Nov. 4. at the court house in Column
bia by the chairman Of the election
commission. No ballots or othel
paraphernalia of the election viii b'
sent out before that date.
This October %, 1912.
BY JAMES II. KANNON, Chairman
JOHN B. BROOKS.
=. JOSEPH H. COURTNEY, Secretary
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1912-11-01
WESTERN UNION
AGAINST L. & n.
ARGUMENTS IN
THE, CASE HEARD IN FED
ERAL COURT.

LOUISVILLE, KY, Oct 2S.- The
first step IN what promises to he a
long legal battle between the Western
Union Telegraph Company and the
Louisville & Nashville Railroad was
taken in the federal court this morn
ing before Judge VI alter Evans, when
counsel assembled to argue some pre-
liminary matters as TO the pleadings.
The controversy grows out OF de-
cision of the l.. & n. road to install
it's own telegraph system. ne west
ern Union came into court with a
suit for an Injunction to prevent the
railroad from removing its poles rom
along the railroad right of way, alleg
ing that such step would be an IN
fringement of contract rights.
The matter came up before Judge
Evans Thursday in the form of de
murrer filed by the L. & N. 70 Ger
tain portions of the original petition
of the Western Union. Col. Henry
l.. Stone, Helm Bruce and Jud I
Claud Waller, of Nashville, were pres
ent for the L. & N, while Judge A z
Richards and Judge A. P. Humphre!
appeared for the Western Union Co
The argument was confined largel!
to the pleadings and to an effort t
dispose of various preliminary mat
tiers, preparatory to getting the rea
issues before the court.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1912-11-01
LAND SALE
J. ". Foster, ct al.

e. Roach, ct al.
In the Comfy Court of Maury Coun-
ty, Tennessee.
Pursuant to a decree entered i'll u
above styled cause at the October
Tenn, 1912, of the County Court OF
Maury County, Tennessee, will on
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 10th, 1912,
at 10 o'clock (noon) at the court
louise door In Columbia, Tennessee,
sell to the highest and best bidder
The following described tract or par
eel of land. Situated in the eighth
civil district of Maury county, Ten
ressee, and bounded as follows:
On the North by the lands Of John
SEP and Mayberry Bros, East b. Co
mer Kinzer and Radcliffe heirs, South
Thy Sims and Brinn, and on the West
by the Mt. Pleasant and Williamsport
road. Containing 100 acres, more or
less.
This land has a fine lot of timber
on it.
Terms of Sale.
! Said tract of land will be sold for
, one-third cash on day Of sale, the re-
mainder on a credit of one and two
years. Notes bearing interest from
date of sale, and lien retained on
said land, also personal security will
be required of the purchaser, to Sc
cure payment of the purchase money
notes
! Oct. 25th, 1912.
HI. w. THOMAS, Clerk.
w. B. GORDON, Atty. 25l4t
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1912-11-01
LAND SALE
]. w. Basham ct al

Fred Mckee ct al
In the County Court of Maury Coun-
ty, Tennessee.
Pursuant to a decree entered in
the above styled cause at the Octo-
Der Term, 1912, of the County Court
of Maury county, Tennessee, | will on
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 1912,
at IL o'clock tnoon) at the Court
House door in Columbia, Tennessee
sell to the highest and best bidder the
following described tract or parcel
of land. Situated in the Second Civil
District of Maury county, Tenn, and
bounded as follows:
On the North by Mrs. E. ]. Davis
East by F. J. Haley and Carriers
Creek, South by Hammond estate anc
William Johnson, and West by Buc
Murphy. Containing about 40 acres
more or less.
TERMS OF SALE.
Said tract of land will be sold fo
one-third cash on day of sale, and the
remainder on a credit of twelve ant
twenty-four months Notes bearing
interest from day Of sale and = lieI
retained Oh said land to secure pay
ment of the purchase money notes.
This Oct. 10Th, 1912.
H. w. THOMAS, Clerk.
]. H. DINING, Atty. 1874
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1912-11-01

NJ. Cheek N. Glenn. clerks, Al
bert Rina A. Warren; receiver, T.
J. Ddvali; assistant registrar, A.. O..
Williams; marshal, Jim Warren
Neapolis,-Judges, J. H. Gardner
]. M. Coleman, L. r. Foster; clerks,
Jim Kinnard, Clair Thompson; re-
ceiver, T. z. Smith; assistant regist-
rar, J. W. Armstead; marshall. Wash
Bolten.
District No. 4.
Caldwelrs Store,-Judges, d. K.
Minor, J. s. Allen, Sam Daimw2od;
clerks. J. Il. Hardison, Chas. Baker;
receiver, J. F. Evans; assistant reg
istrar. Ollie Crawford; marshall, W.
IT. Mitchell.
Leftwich,- Judges, g. w. Tin0le,
lW. J. Hardison, G. w. Craig; clerks
Calvin frame, H. j. Harrison, Jr.;
receiver, J. P. Harris; assistant reg
istrar, A. J. Hardison; marshall, X
e. Davis.
| Rock Spring, Judges, Jim Meath
erly, J. w. Lamar, w. F. scott
: clerks, ]. w. Jones, Will Gordon; re
ceiver, E. NIB. REEVES; assistant
registrar, T. N. Primm; marshall. P
C. Dooley.
I
, Park Station,-Judges, A. ]. Rob
, erts, w. A. Denham, Geo. w. Parks
clerks, B. F. Agnew, ]. w. Patters
I son: receiver, J. R. McKibbon; as
: sistant registrar. John White; mai
9 shall, w. e. White.
j, District No. 5.
e Observation-Disclosures, Arthur Murphy
Ia. r. Thomas, D. w. c. Smith
clerks, J. w.. Mitchell, 8. G. Jones
1, receiver, R. b. Green; assistant rel
}, Iistrar, ]. L. Kannon; marshall, Edga
:; Voss. ys
I'll Culleoka,-Judges, Phineas Mu
!, ply, C. s. Williamson, W. E. Ballal
liant; clerks, F. B. Wilkes, A. 3. Kal
T. non: receiver, Hicks Richardson, a
!; sistant registrar, Jerry Holt; MAJ
|; shall, Bruce Malone.
1t District No. 6.
J. Bigbyville,-Judges, Robert Thu
man, Joseph Benderman, N. e. Du'
* clerks, T. H. Medley, Chas. Thomas
); receiver, ]. w. B. Thomas; assista
,: registrar, ]. B Fender; marshall,
IT. e. Henderson.
P. southport,-Judges, J. M. TIL
Imam, J. M. Elliott w. Y. Vile
10, clerks, F. NJ. Murphy, W. e. Faris
rs, receiver, J. B. Lowell, assistant re
n; listrar, James seagraves; marsha
e. =. I. Howard.
J. SCOTS Mills,-Judges, Tom Sws
L.. w. Berderman, Ben Hunter:
ceiyer, Roy Lusk; clerks, Fl
m Beckum, ]. u. McMuray; assists
To-; registrar, Jim Scott, marshall, e
re- Scott.
eg- Enterprise Judges, John Danie!,
F. {. Nelson, George Douglass: cler
Sam McCc .D:ck, ]. 5 'ie d; req
c. e.. Hugh D igiass; ASSISTANT ref
Cd. tr,, Cal S..,r ems; marshal. RIB
Il. English.
B. District No. 7.
lily. Mount ant-Juds"s Hell
OBJ Dickson, F. M. Ricketts,, c. d. II
er; der: clerks, Will Nails, J. B. Howa
as; receiver, w. A. Irwin; assistant
ant istrar, C. C. Ross; marshal, 4
Z. Johnson.
Sandy Hook-Judges, A. N. Pu
In. H. Wright, w. F. Chapni
ap- clerks, Will Workman, T. M. Cord
ks, receiver, Tom Chapman; assist
re- registrar, Phil Peyton; marshal,
eg- Williams.
Z. District No. 8.
Saw Dust,-Judges, Dave Gr
no. mitt, A. N. Sergeant, L. Fl. N
ON berry; clerks, Will Dame, W
re- Linn: receiver, ]. w. Foster; ass
ISL ant registrar, Esom Klnzer; n
u SHALL B. F. Mcbride.
Stephensons-J Judges Bob w
A. er, D. F. Fulton, W. T. Fl
son; clerks, Haywood Stephenson,
w. Dobbins; receiver, ]. E. Hie
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1912-11-01
FAIR EXCHANGE
a New Back fer an Old One--How
A Resident Made a Bad
Back Strong.

The back aches at times with q
dali. indescribable feeling, making
you weaiy and restless; piercing
pains shoot across The region VI the
Kidneys, anG again the lolns are go
lame to stoop is agony. No usa TO
rub or apply plaster to the back II
the kidneys are weak. Follow the
example of this Columbia citizen.
s. l.. Pinion, 81 S. 18th St, Colum
bia, Tenn, says: We have USED
Deans Kidney Pills and they have
been so satisfactory that we endorse
them. had a weak back and my
kidneys were badly disordered
Doan's Kidney pills, which l obtain
"a at Adams G. Martins Drug Store
(now H. B. Adams Drug Store,
soon restored me to good health
Another member of my family whit
suffered from hackache and kidney
trouble used Doan's Kidney Pill
with satisfactory results"
For sale by all dealers. Price s.
cents. Foster-Milburn Co.. Buffalo
New York, sole agents for the On
tied States
Remember the name-Doan's- AM
take no other. II
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1912-11-01
SPECULATE ON
SIZE OF VOTE
BELIEVED THAT THE COUNTY
WILL POLL ABOUT FOUR
THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED.

Political wiseacres have already
commenced to figure on the size OF
the vote to be cast in Maury county
on Nov. 5, guesses vary all the way
from 1000 to $500. The former is
probably too small and the latter Is
certainly too high. The heaviest vote
in recent years In this county In a
general election was cast In Novem'
Der 1910 and the total was 4,401. Last
August when there was warm con
test in every district for justice Of
the peace the total was only 1920
It is safe to say that the vote next
month will not go more than 4,50(
and this seems to be very conserva
tive estimate.
There are approximately S,OO'
names on the registration lists but
large number of these are unquestion
ably Implications. that, however,
a matter difficult to determine. Blu
the list of registered voters is a
ways very much larger than the vot
that is cast at the election.
It is generally conceded that tn
lcolored vote will be larger than
was two years ago as it usually II
creases in a presidential election
but the number of colored voters rel
listered in the Columbia or ninth di
ltrict is less than it was two veal
lago by almost one hundred. 1t is
little heavier though at Mt. Pleasan
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1912-11-01
No CAMPAIGN FUND
FOR THIS STATE
c CHAIRMAN SANDERS DENIES RE
PORT THAT FIFTY THOUS.
AND is COMING.

Special TO The Herald.
NASHVILLE, Tenn, Oct 25.-sen-
ator Newell Sanders made emphatic
denial OF statement published IN
the Nashville Democrat this morning
that tt republican national commit
tee hal sent fifty thousand dollars
to Tennessee. He adds that though
the story is wholly untrue, that get
ting money froa the national con
mittee would be very decent eonpar-
ed with getting a slush fund from the
whisky interests as the regulars do.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1912-11-01
GRAHAM PLEASED
WITH The SCHOOLS
THE COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT
FINDS THEY ARE DOING GOOD
WORK THIS TERM.

County superintendent John F.
Graham has spent the greater part
Of the past week inspecting the
schools. At every school where he
visited he found that the attendance
was satisfactory, in many places bet
ter than it was last year. lie is 'ery
much pleased with the outlook for an
unusually profitable term in the coun
ty
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1912-11-01
OF INTEREST
TO HORSEME {. N
kEENE SELLS A STRING OF
MARES AT AN uNPREcEDENT-
ED PRICE TO GOULD.

James r. Keene, the noted horse
man, has just sold to George j. Gould
his remaining five thoroughbred
brood mares at the unprecedented
price Of $4,000. Ten thousand dol
lars is the best average ever for
mares. These mares will be sent to
France where Gould is very extern
sively engaged in racing
THE DEMONS OF THE SWAMP
are mosquitoes AS they sting they
put deadly malaria germs in the
blood. Then follow the icy chils
and the fires of fever. The appetite
flies and the strength fails; also ma
laria often paves the way for deadly
typhoid. But Electric Bitters XIII
and cast cast out the malaria germs
from the blood; give you a fine ap'
petite and renew your strength
after long suffering" wrote VIM
F'retwell, of Lucama, N. c., three
bottles drove all the malaria from
my system, and Is've had good health
ever since" Best for all stomach
liver and kidney ills. SOC at VOL
BRIDGE co.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1912-11-01

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