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The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-03-20

terfront and introducing on q large
scale the plan OF development that has
been working SO successfully in the
Bush terminal. The cost OF providing
the facilities necessary for the proper
handling of the city's commerce will
amount ultimately to hundreds of mill
lions OF dollars and 1t is estimated that
$500, 000, 900 will be necessary to pro-
vide for immediate needs.
A kissing gallery is the latest word
in railroad terminal building and ac-
cording to Chief Engineer Kittredge
of the Grand Central terminal the big
station nearing completion on Forty
second street is to fill this long felt
want. The railroad is not entirely UNI
selfish in its intention to provide the
thousands Of commuters and other
travellers with a specially designed os-
culatory hall since it is admitted that
at times Graeco- Roman work on the
the part of tempermental couples has
impeded traffic. In design and con-
struction everything has been done to
insure the success OF the innovation.
acoustics have been considered and the
gallery provided with soundproof walls
and roof. Some Of the rules which 1t
Is said will be posted in conspicuous
places are, however, Of such a nature
as TO cause some dissatisfaction.
For instance. those who meet by
chance In other parts Of the station
than the kissing gallery will be I'M
der the watchful eye Of attendants
who at the first sign Of an affectionate
embrace viii politely request that the
soul kiss parlors are the proper place
for that sort Of thing. There Is some
fear that in the case OF impetuous
young people this may lead to trouble.
An anxious inquiry by one commuter
as to whether married folks would
be compelled to live up to the high
standards Of Romeo and Juliet
room was relieved by the explanation
that a spot on the floor indicated the
space especially alloted to the per-
fornlance or perfunctory greetings for
the sake OF appearances. only. The
rules will also exclude outsiders, who
might, II the idea became popular, SO
fill UP the room that those legitimate
~ entitled to use it would be forced
out.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-03-20

The railway officials here who are
endeavoring to bring about a read
justment in the rates which they re-
ceive from the government for the
transportation of mails are pointing
to the testimony brought out before
the interstate commerce commission
in the express rate hearing as a proof
of their contention that on the present
basis of payment they are losing mil
lions of dollars annually in perform
ing this service The evidence sub.
mitted in the express case was to the
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-03-20
MUGGSY DROPS AK
ON THREE NECKS

Martin, Tex, March 2O.-Manager
McGraw of the New York National
league baseball club announced that
outfielder Harry Devore has been sold
to Galveston of the Texas league and
Quite. der Jacobson and Infielder Gar
dell to the Mobile club of the Southern
league. Other announcements are ex-
pected shortly.
Teddy and Ty.
what is the secret of your success -
/ asked the giddy pair n day.
"Come across with the tip-confess-
Slip me next to your grandstand
play,
Hoy do you stick so to the show
And they looked at me-both Teddy
and Ty-
with a crafty wink as they whispered
low:
"The batting eye."
How do you grab off so much space
Playing the first and sporting pages?
Crowding others out of the ace,
Booming on through the endless
ages?
Slip me next to the cards you play
Come across with the big reply
But this was all which they had to
say:
The batting eye"
Nashville Tennessean.
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effect that. in spite or the increases
made In recent years in the rates of
payment to the railways by the ex-
press companies, this business pays
them is per cent less on the bais of
car-foot miles than does the passen-
ger traffic which is generally admitted
to be unremunerative to the railways
as a whole. 1t is pointed out by the
railway men, however, that the mail
revenue is 10 per cent less than that
from express on the same basis, or 81
per cent less than the passenger re-
ceipts, Whatever the justice OF the
demand for a lowering Of express rates
to the public, they contend that this
demonstrates clearly the the soundness
Of their claims to a more equitable ad-
Justment OF the system Of payment for
mail transportation. While the post
office department has recognized this
claim as being sound in some cases at
least, it has made no effort thus far to
bring abiut a change.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-03-20
ADDITIONAL PROGRESSIVE FARGO FIRMS
Commercial Club Notes

The commercial club has received
communication asking their support
for the Sulzer bill, which is now be-
fore congress-. This bill provides for
the Improvement of q diplomatic and
counselor service of the United States.
1t provides for the appointment of men
to this branch of the service without
regard to the utilization of candidates.
Efficiency being the only base for their
appointment and promotion. It pro-
vides for the keeping of efficient re-
cords for the members Of the service.
and no doubt the executive committee
of the club will indorse the bill.
The club received an extensive COM
munication from the United States
Motor Co., asking them to indorse the
project of having the Glidden Tour
classic of the American Motoring
events cross the country between the
twin cities and the north Pacific
coast this summer. It should be the
Yellowstone park-see America first
tour. The secretary iE taking the
matter UP and will do all he can to
AdN6 LtAc DOdIu VI BOFSA " SVAA NAS
tour this way. If we are able to Sc
cure it, it will be immensely valuable
to this state and will assist materially
in securing good roads throughout this
section of the country. The club was
asked to correspond with Congress-
man Fitzgerald and secretary of the
committee Of congress, who has charge
of the bill to provide funds for the
establishment of a tariff commission.
President Taft has asked for suf-
ficient funds for the continuation OF
the work, and believes that it will be
of the greatest Importance to the
country. This project is Endorsed by
eastern newspapers, such as The New
York Times, and a supreme effort is
being made to secure appropriation
from congress for its continuation.
The club will most likely coincide with
the request OF Secretary Wills Of the
present commission and do all they
can to assist in having congress re-
port ~favorably on the bill.
The auditorium project is the top
most conversation about the club
rooms this week, and it is the uni
versal opinion of the members that an
auditorium is something that Fargo
must, and will have, The matter is
now In the hands of a very competent
hut that tbev will work hard 10 bring
it to a successful end. AS soon as
Mayor Lowell reports on the matter
of issuing bonds, active work will be
begun by the committee.
The Town Criers department are
arranging for a debate, at their next
maatinp which win he of a special
Ian q.
Inlersse as me 1919 VIZ ~
Wihcn tts pe0pie - eAas on @te uee
~ Interested
r..; x,nor+;,s u,,,,
ADs va
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-03-20

The biggest plumbing job on record
was completed here this week. A re-
markable feature Of the operation.
aside from its size, was the fact that
it was accomplished by means of
electricity after ordinary methods had
failed. The six-inch Waterman con
Meeting Manhattan with North Broth
er island In the East river and fur
nishing the entire water supply for the
inhabitants of the island, on which are
located several city institutions, was
frozen solidly during the last cold
wave. With their only water supply
cut off there was great suffering
among the residents who had to OBJ
tain drinking water in kegs and bar
rels shipped from Manhattan, For
nearly two weeks workmen Of the
city's water supply department labored
to free the main by the accepted meth
cd of forcing live steam through the
pipe, but their progress was so slow
that 1t was estimated that another
fortnight at least would be required
to complete the work Meanwhile con-
ditions among the patients in the hos
pitfalls of the island became so alarm
ing that the health department began
the work or removing them to other
parts of the city. AT this juncture
some genius suggested the use of cleo
tricity for freeing the frozen water
main, on the theory that the resist
ance of the iron pipe to the passage Of
the current would generate sufficient
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-03-20
RACE OF RIVAL PORTS
INVOLVES S5OO,OOO,OO

PLANS or AMBITIOUS CITIES PRO WDNc FOR TREMENDOUS tx
PENDITuRE AROUSE NEW Yo Rk TO NEED OF DEFENDING CON-
G GALLERY TO BE FEATURE or
NEWEST RAILWAY TERMINAL-RAlLWAY MEN FIND CON-
ON REcoRp-ToM CAT MAY RIVAL HouN' DOG AS PREsIDEN-
TIAL MASCOT.
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Letter to
DR.. KiIIneF q Co.,
BipRbaustoo. N. Y.
Prove what Swamp-R Root win do for You

Send to DR.. Kilmer & Co. Bingham
ton, N. Y. for a sample bottle. It viii
convince anyone. You viii also receive
a booklet Of valuable information,
telling all about the kidneys and blad-
der. When writing, be sure and mem
ton The Fargo Daily Forum. Regular
fifty cent and one-dollar size bottles
for sale at all drug stores.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-03-20

That the Thomas cat may takes its
place alongside the houn' dawg as a
presidential candidates mascot and
emblem of hope is the possibility that
has arisen here this week. Mayor
Gaynor, whose presidential boom has
reached the dignity Of having an Of
fetal headquarters, instead of discuss
ing the referendum or the recall Of
judges, has rushed into print with a
spirited defence Of the gentleman cat
against those who would restrain his
freedom to give nightly concerts on
metropolitan back fences. In a letter
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-03-20

heat to melt the ice. The experiment
was tried, a current of 900 amperes
was forced through the pipes and in
two days the main Yves free Of ice and
water and flowing through as usual.
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ed charities: / 70 4 IN na.s NO. 10 Etgntl
street SOUTH, unUue GA, Heslaence I34l
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uNDERTAKER.
AND LICENSED EMkALMEH, FUNERAE
~snunlIas. j, b. Rice, 8 South Broadway
Offce south OF M0ody's ntore.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1912-12-18
ScaIded Child Dies.

Little Florence Dillev, who on
Wednesday evening Of last week was
scalded with hot dish water, died on
the Friday following at 5 o'clock a.
m. Her little head was the most Sc
verely scalded, in fact it was fairly
cooked, and her death may be looked
upon as a blessing by her parents.
She was born Dec. II, 1911, and died
Dec. 6, 1912. She was a bright,
sweet-faced little girl and was loved
very dearly by her parents. It was
their only child, and the sympathy of
all is extended to- them in their be-
reavement.
The funeral was held at the Pres
byterian church on Monday after
noon and was conducted by Rev. Eas-
ly. The remains were laid away at
Oak Hill cemetery.
The following from St. Cloud were
in attendance at the funeral: Mrs.
James Dilley, Walter Dilley and FAM
lily, John Casey and family, and Mrs.
Biendra, mother of Mrs. Jack Dilley.
New London Times.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1912-12-18

margin Of net profit. Again we get
back to the individual as the basis.
Beef, steer, or hogs, or dairy COW
it is net profit from the individ ual an
imal that figures out success or fail
ure to the farmer in the end.
And the number than can be car
ed for depends largely upon the man.
On the big dairy farms it is usual
for one man to milk about fifteen
COWS. Such men work from eight to
ten hours per day, feeding, grooming
and caring for their stock. Usually
there is a barn man, a feeder and the
mixers. In addition to these, if the
business is large there are regular
field hands. On one such farm con-
sisting of 231 acres there are eight
men kept the year round and as high
as fifteen men employed in the alfal-
ia and corn harvesting season. An
other all-dairy farm Of 1900 acres
employs from As to IS men the year
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1912-12-18

and the calls Of outside business low
er the maximum ability of man and
team making twenty acres Of blowing
and one hundred acres of harvesting
very good weekly work. Carrying out
this line of figuring little farther the
season work of man and four horse
team on strictly grain farm is from
200 to $50 acres taking one year with
another. If this carries the ordinary
line Of stock-three or four COWS, a
half dozen head Of young cattle, a
few hogs, and the usual flock Of
chickens, >>cared for after the usual
slip shod manner Of the all-grain
farmer, the hay land and pasture ne
cessary will cover the remainder Of
the half section.
Then as grain unit, 800 acres Of
land is about right-neither so small
as to make the power and machinery
acre-charge too heavy, nor so large
as to lead to waste in the methods
of tillage employed.
THE EXTREME LIMIT OF SIZE.
1t is easy to see that if we are to
expand the all-grain farm econom-
ically, we must add to it another half
section, and then another, and so on
up to the limit of managerial ability
of the owner, measuring roughly by
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1912-12-18

actly by fasting and prayer but by
patient effort, constant attention, and
good business Judgment. About the
only thing scarcer than the COW that
can produce 5000 pounds Of four per
cent milk per year is the farmer who
can produce the COW. And until we
get more farmers who are capable
of doino the trick we go slow on ad-
vising the small farm. For the av-
erage man Of the present generation
and it's lack Of training there is more
money in a quarter section half de-
veloped than he could get out Of 80
acres. The time has not arrived for
that intensive agriculture that has
made Holland and Denmark great.
AS a general proposition we lack the
business ability to use our acres as
we'll as they use theirs. But the
time is here when we must carefully
study these matters Of farm size and
the cost Of production, with the very
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1912-12-18

soil, and becomes a manufacturer,
and the real size of his plant is meas
ured not by its extent but by it's an
nual net revenue. While the acreage
basis of size still remains, the dairy
or stock farmer must give first thot
to the question of net profit per an
imal and the number that he can
properly care for. He must look at
the field work as incidental to this
profit, and at increased per-acre yield
as lowering the cost of production Of
stock or dairy products as the case
may be.
NEW ITEMS TO RECKON WITH.
The over head charges of farming
under the new system will increase.
Besides labor, teams, machinery, and
acreage, there is now added build
ings, fences and stock. TO offset
this burden Of investment the in
crease must be constant throughout
the year, and it must show a good
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1912-12-18

through. In the first case we have
one man to every 80 acres or less,
and in the second one to every 40
acres. Here we have at least a strong
hint that the half section farm can
be split four ways and still give
something for hired hands to do.
Perhaps the ITO COW farm is about
the one-man unit Of size best adapt
ed to our present conditions.
DANGER FROM TOO SMALL FARM
At the same time it should be
clearly understood that the cutting
down Of farm acreage has neril Of
it's own. It takes brains to make a
living on an eighty acres Of land. It
can be done, and a comfortable pro-
fit can be laid aside, but one must
have 80-bushel oat land, 3-ton clov-
er land, and 300 to 400 pound butter
fat COWS to help him or he is not 60
ing to make the living he ought to
make. And these things come not ex-
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1912-12-18
Moving Real Estate.

William Olson and Co. were very
busy last week closing up the follow
ing deals: The Great Northern Hotel
at New London which has been own
ed and conducted by Nels Guam for
many years was sold to S. Mack of
Tracy, MINI. The Erick Holster
building and lot, New London, was
sold to Frank Rose. The Gust Ris-
tram property on the west shore of
Green Lake to Andrew Olson; And
rias Olson's 80 acre farm in town Of
Green Lake to ANUS johnson. The
Emily Holm 80 acre farm in town of
New London to John Nilsson. An IL
acre timber lot on north side Of Green
Lake, owned by John Okerson to Pet
er A. Jagerson. The latter intends to
erect a building on the place in the
near future.-Green Lake Breeze. -
Henry Hesse, a Melville farmer
was driving into Bird Island Tuesday
forenoon and in crossing the rail-
road track half mile east of the
depot was struck by work train.
The train was backing down the
track at the time to get over the east
switch and it appears Mr.. Hesse did
not realize his danger until it was too
late. Being muffled up it is thought
he did not see the train back down
until it was upon him. The car struck
the horses, knocking them off the
track and killing one instantly, and
injuring the other so that he had to
be killed. Mr.. Hesse was thrown
some distance and a part Of the wao-
on was thrown on him. He was pick
| ed up by the train crew and taken in
to Bird Island and both the local doc
tors were summoned. He appeared to-
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1912-12-18
WHAT SIZE SHOULD FARMS BE?
Address by Hugh J. Hughes, Editor Farm, Stock &
Home, Before the West Central Minnesota
Development Association Meeting,
Willmar, Dec. Is, 1912.

Several ways Of approach at this
question occur to any one who makes
a business of farming. I am speak
ing of it in the sense of what man
may reasonably expect to handle
alone and with the best results as to
profit.
1t follows that from this stand
point you have a one, two, three or
many unit farm, just in proportion to
the ability of the owner or directing
head to manage men and to make
their work profitable. And there can
be little question but that the tend
ency today is in the direction of larg-
er farms made up of single units. For
example, if a tractor can be so used
as to do the work Of three four-horse
teams, it establishes a new unit of
side and a new standard of efficiency.
But traction farming is today a mat
ter of the future with us, rather than
Of the present. Our unit of size is
fixed by the day. Whether conditions
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1912-12-18

possible solution that on the one
hand we shall see great farms man
aged at a low acre cost, furnishing
the bulk Of the cash crop supplies
of the market, and on the other
greatly increased numbers Of dairy
and stock farms, smaller than our
present average in point Of acreage,
much greater than our farms today
in point Of net profit and the home
comfort that comes from business
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1912-12-18

the standard Of the seeding and har-
vest efficiency Of one four-horse team |
working as steadily as ordinary field
conditions warrant.
When an au-grain farmer uses
much less than this amount Of land
he has idle time and teams and ma
chinery to account for. When he
owns more he usually skins the land
or has an idle acreage that stands as
"a liability against his business
long time investment which in the
ajority Of cases, he cannot afford
to carry. In either case he faces an
increased cost per acre Of production
which he cannot afford, and which
will in the end send him along with
his machinery to the scrap heap.
NO IDLE LAND NOR EQUIPMENT.
This is saying in other words, that
a great many Of our farms need cut
ting down in size if the profits are
to be increased. Sometimes the rule
will work the other way. But in eth
er case the man who gives his atten-
ton to the business side of the prob
lem will see that there must be a bal
ance between acres and teams and
machinery such that each shall do
their largest practical amount of
work. Then, and not until then, can
steady profits be made by grain farm
ing.
|WhY FARM HOURS ARE LONG.
At this time we are in the position
of the small boy with the cake and
the apples. We have resolved to eat
them both. We are trying to put
stock or dairy farms on top Of our
grain acreage. We forget that we
must carry double burden of lab
or. We have kicked the prairie
schooner COW on the shin and made
her 'hist overv after the rest Of the
chores were done, and still imagine
we can do the same with the twenty
COWS we are now milking. AS a re-
suit we are accused by the city chaps
an eighteen-hour day; our boys and
girls get tired Of the everlasting lab
or grind and 60 down town to clerk
at $50 a month and board taken out !;
and the hired man is as scarce and
labor shy as the grouse are scarce
and the gun shy after the opening of
the season.
| What is the matter? Simply that
we have not taken into account a
new unit of farm size-"eow-man eff
|ficiency" we might call it for want
of a better term-the number of
COWS or other stock that one man
can most proftably care for.
FACTORY VS.. MINE.
The COW is another kind Of ma
chine than the binder, more perfect,
and more delicate. In order to make
her profitable, her care must be made
a part Of the days work and not
shifted off to the flag end Of chore
time. This means a reshaping Of all
the farm plans. The field work must
be cut down the acreage must be
changed to suit the new cash-pro-
ducer's appetite. The grain farmer
must give up his dream Of getting
rich at grain farming and look for
standard of size that is not acres,
but net profits per COW. In other
words he ceases to be a miner of the
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1912-12-18

Mike Kuntz, "a years Of age, Of
New Germany, Carver county, chose
the suicidal route on Thursday Of last
week by drinking a vial Of carbolic
acid. From the message which he
left before his death indicates the
young man had become respondent
over a love affair and brooded over
the lost affections of his sweetheart
until his mind became unbalanced.-
Olivia Times.