The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1912-03-21

tanned Jag acres: In 1910 Il coataiAo1
l3S acres. The improved acreage. AoW'
ever. has incrSsssd l5.2 per cent. -
much faster TIM the total farm sere'
age and somewhat faster thaA IL
total number Of farms.
The expenditures for farm lAbos
jumped from 1857 600 600 in 1900 T.
$50 10000 in 1910. and the expeo0-
tureS for fertilizers advanced from
$4,000. 600 In 1900 to Sl14.OOO. 900 n
1910.
the MoTHERs' coNGREse
Better parents. better babies. better
country, is the slogan Of the National
Mothers' Congress, holding its an
nusl meeting at Dallas, Tex. March
2l-23. 1t is the object of this organi-
cation to instruct mothers in the prop
er care Of infants. in ventilation and
moral training. A country wide cam
paign of child welfare has been start
I'd by the congress to further this
work.
One OF the aims Of the organization
is to lengthen the school terms Of all
boys and girls Of the United States.
Tentative plans agreed upon by the
executive committee In Philadelphia
awaited indorsemsnt by the Dallas
convention.
MANY EYES ON CANAL
Consular reports to tho state depart
ment at Washington show that almost
every maritime nation worth while II
making preparations for sharing in
the trade benefits Of the Panama ca
nal Only a short time ago 1t was au-
thoritatively reported that the canal
was four-fifths completed and will GER
tainly be ready for use some time in
1914. The time for the establishment
Of bases or ports Of call proves. there
fore. to be much shorter than many
foreign governments had anticipated.
and the undertaking Of finding such
ports or In making advantageous -
lecuons commenced with a rush.
ut has been announced" writes
Consul Julius. d. Dreher from Port
Antonio, that the French government
has sent a commission to the West In
dies to select port in Guadeloups or
Martinique to be made port Of call
for French ships that Will pass
through the Panama canal"
Mr.. Dreher is firmly convinced that
a large proportion Of the worlds ocean
traffic will soon be carried in ships
that will pass through West Indian
waters, and says that any reasonable
study Of the reduction in sea distances
to be brought about by the opening Of
the Panama canal will be sufficient TO-
prove 1t.
He further says:
There will then be from New York
to all American Pacific ports north Of
the Panama canal a uniform reduction
of S,415 miles and to such ports south
of the canal uniform reduction Of
about 5000 miles"
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BUSINESS CONGRESS
President Taft was requested to invite
kAC SoAAACANA0A AdllOAS VI kAO ~OEAN
to participate in the fifth international
congress Of chambers Of commerce and
commercial and industrial associations
in Boston. Sept "a to %, in joint res
olution introduced In congress by Ssn-
ator Lodge Of Massachusetts,. An ap-
preparation Of 100000 was asked for
convention expenses and to provide for
4 tour of the United States by the for
eign delegates.
A NEW AMBASSADOR
Edwin Vernon Morgan, the present
United States ambassador to Brazil,
has had long experience in the dip
lomatic service. At the time Of his
promotion he was minister to Portu.
gal. he succeeded the late Irving B.
Dudley a. representative at Rio de
Janeiro.
Ambassador Morgan IL 4 native Of
Aurora. N. Y. and Is forty year,
old. After graduating from Harvard