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Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1912-06-27

The most important industry in
Bedding, in fact the industry to
the promoters Of which the city
owes its very existence, is the silk
manufacturing institution Of Bel
ding Brothers & Company. No
other single factor has played as
prominent "A part in the upbuild-
ing of the town. No other group
Of men has been as loyal to Bel
ding, as active in promoting its
interests. and as optimistically
sure of its future as have the
Bedding Brothers. a story OF
Belding, unless woven around the
silk industry and It's local promot-
ers would be an anomoly, or to
use hackneyed simile, like Ham
let without the melancholy Dane.
Belongs Importance as silk
manufacturing center is the result
in part of a natural desire on the
mart of the Bedding brothers that
the town, bearing their family
name should prosper and grow,
and be an honor TO its name, and
in part to the natural advantages
and convenienceS Belongs loca-
ton and environments offered for
economical manufacture.
The Bedding brothers were born
silk manufacturers. When mere
boys, and farmer boys at that,
they first started in the silk bust
ness. They had moved to Michi-
gan from Massachusetts with
their father in 1858 and were liv-
ing on a farm about two miles
from the present center OF the
city
The two brothers who had come
with their father, A. n. and III. ii.
Bedding, were not enthusiastic
over life on the farm, and soon
commenced to quietly search for
some more congenial occupation.
After having lived on the farm
about two years, they sent east to
their older brother for some silk
thread to sell to the settlers in the
then sparcely populated territory
around Bedding, or Patterson's
Mills, as it was then known. The
father of the boys would take his
wagon and carry them about fiji
teen miles from home and leave
them there to work their way
back. They would walk home,
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1912-06-27

The work is then sent to the
weaving room.
The work or process Of entering
and reeding is only used when
The harness is worn out and new
one required, otherwise the new
warp is twisted upon the threads
of a previous warp.
The twister is given a harness
filled with short ends Of the old
warp which has been returned
from the looms. These short ends
are all that remain Of the last
warps. This new warp is spliced
on to the old by the twister, who
is twisting every single thread Of
the new warp to its correspond
ing one Of the old. The harness
is then passed upon the new warp
and the old cut off, the ends of
the new warp being tied in clus-
tiers to prevent being pulled
through the harness. These har-
nesSes can be used for the weaving
of several warps. The beam is
then sent TO the weaver.
In the weaving branch Of the
business are 900 looms operated
by young women. Here they turn
out from eleven to fourteen thous-
and yards Of silk fabric daily. The
output depends upon the width
and quality Of the goods made.
In addition TO the mill property
Bedding brothers have built and
III many instances sold to their
employees on easy payments
number Of modern houses, and
for the accommodation of their
girl employees, who are largely
drawn from the surrounding coun-
try, they have established two
first class boarding houses, "The
Ashfeld" and 1.-The Belrockton /"
with ample accommodations for
l25 people each. Both of the
boarding houses are substantially
constructed Of brick and sand
stone and are furnished with all
the modern conveniences. Every
room in the house is eXcellently
furnished, large and cheerily
homelike. The table is equal to
those Of the better class city
boarding houses and during the
summer is supplied with fresh
vegetables from adjoining gar
dens. Both room and board is
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1912-06-27

chinery is set in motion and the
thread is reeled off the bobbins
through the water upon the first
of the rollers around which it
passes and then upon the second.
The thread is thus stretched as
taut as a violin string and wound
with tremendous speed. From
these big rollers. which are about
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1912-02-22
IMMIGRATION SoUTHW


Baltimore American.
The meeting here on the eighth OF
last December Of Governors from
several Southern states and the heads
OF a number OF Southern tr%ansporta-
tion companies. at which gathering
the guessing of turning o desirable
immigration 10 the Southern states
was discussed. paved the way for
the second, moro widely representa-
tive conference. which Is 20 be held
here one week from next Tuesday
Under the direction of ; Davies
warfield, who presided at the pre-
vious meeting, a large number OF
invitations have been sent to state
and transportation officials and IN"
indications are that the Convention
thatNwin soon assemble will be rer-
r~esentative Of the entire Southern
area.
The remarks of several of the
Southern Governors, who talked az
the December conference. were 10 the
purpcrt that the South has urgen'
need for an immigration that Is
adaptable, and that can be- asslmt
Lid industrially. Some OF tho ex-
pr.iments In delivering immigrants
to the Southern States have not, how
ever. been Of mutual satisfaction TO
the now arrivals and the commune
tie In which they located. The
South needs chiefly am Immigrant.
that viii be adaptable AGRICULTURAL A..
and It is likely that, at the February
convention. @ permanent bureau will
be established. through which the
problem of immigration distribution
will be more heneficially handled
Among those who have accepted
invitations 20 attend the Baltimore
convention are The Virginia Commit
sioner of Neric' lt1re and Immier'-
ton aul the chief OF the lmmiera-
tion Department Of Missouri. Many
railroad officials connected with the
immigration departments of the road
will also be here. The conference
viii. there is reason to expect, result
in the working out OF a practical
scheme for influencing the trend OF
Immigration.
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1912-02-22
TIVE ALAMO HEROES
sen Antonlo Express.

Sen Antonio Express.
In San Fernando Cathedral lie the
remains OF the heroes who fell In
the Alamo \ find Of great interest
Just AZ this time is the record re-
posing I'm a scrap book that has been
kept for MANY wears by Ernest
Rische. 10. River Avenue. II Is a
copy OF a letter from General Seguin
to General II. p. Bee regarding the
burial place Of the remains of Travis.
Bowie. Crockett and their men Mr.
Rische says:
The Alameda mentioned IN the
correspondence was what is now call
ed East Commerce street. The name
should never have been changed. The
Alameda commenced al the old ditch
next to St. Joseph's Church aud ran
east. The Post House IS now The
Springfield House, corne Of Rusk
and East Commerce streets
The scraphook contains the fol-
lowing clipping;
The remains Of those who died
for Texas rest in the cathedral
with all the facts and cirCum.
stances that have been secured and
collected either by "reminiscences or
documentary proofs, contemporary
history is strangely silent on one inn
portant point, and the present gen.
GRAFTON are ignorant as TO the place
in which the remains OF the men who
laid down their lives IN the Alamo
we're deposited. Many have been un-
der the impression that the Alameda.
where now the post house stands.
was used as a temporary cemetery.
but OF this there was no certainty.
Col. Juan S%eguin. who commanded
a company Of MeXicans in the battle
Of San Jacinto, and who. after the
dispersion OF Santa Anna's army was
ordered with increased authority and
rank 10 the command OF San Antonio
de Bexar. has settled the question In
a recent letter, the translation OF
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1912-02-22
. \ LITTLE STORY
x q " "''''l''

Nav" said the fat man emphat-
ically. as he spat disgustedly az an
unoffending terrier. whom tate hdu-
pened to decree should pass by at
the unfortunate moment of the rot
uud ones eXpectoration. Nav he
reiterated. shaking his head glOomily
al what he seemed to think the pros
pectiye inevitable result Of too much
progress There amt no use. he
said, IN cleanin these here side
walks off this away. when folks can
just as well take a little pain an
they won't fall down on the lie
Why. he continued, everybody got
out this mornin' an shoveled snow
an worked like Sam Hill gettin' the
sidewalks clean. an this evenin' the
sun comes out an melts 1t anyway
Besides, If folks was careful they
wouldn't fall. Now. look at me. !
walk along, and pay attention to
where I'm going. stead of rubberin'
at everything | see, an ] don't fan.
The short, slender man sighed. The
subject evidently was not new TO him,
nor the speaker. We'll. I'm a-goin'
home" said the fat man.
But what was this? As he step
ped across the walk. still growling
over his fancied wrongs, his foot ir
an unguarded moment struck az q
precarious angle on a fragment Of
ice lettering. staggering, clutching
in vain at the air, his bulky frame
slammed down in ponderous wei DIT
upon the offending sidewalks.
why In heck some ornery folks
lets snow stay on their walks Is
more'n | kin Sec" he muttercd, as
he lifted himself laboriously TO his
feet and limping moved away.
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1912-02-22
RAILROAD COMPETITION.

Saturday Evening Post.
The Railway Age calculates that
the railroads spend sS50.OOO a year
10 maintain their city ticket offices
IN Kansas City, ST. Louis AMI Chi.
caeo, and that by maintaining ono
joint ticket office In each OF those
cities. they could save hall OF that
sum-which would pay the interest
on some $1,000. 900 In railroad
bonds. Much the same condition Is
found In nearly all our larger cities.
There are anywhere from half q d02-
en- 10 a score o. separate ticket Of.
fiCes that might he combined into
one joint office at "a large saving iu
rent and clerk-hire. That the one
Joint office would be- far more con-
yenient for travellers is seli-eyidert
More costly. probably, than the tick
81 offices are the separate staiis of
freight solicitors. II the roads were
permitted 10 pool, there could bee o
large saving here. with no harm or
Inconvenience 10 the public. The
roads spend q good deal OF money
10 maintain the shell Of competition
after the meat has been extracted
for they all charge the same rates
and gives about the same service
Whatever this cost NAV be. travellers
and shippers. Of course, foo. the bin.
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1912-02-22

which IS as follows:
Laredo de Tamauliras Mexico.
March 20. 1859 General u. y Bee.
san Antonio. Dear Sir-ln reply 10
your inquiries in behalf OF the Alamo
Monument Association. / authorize
YOU 10 state that the deal OF the
Alamo we're burned by order Of Gen.
Santa Anna and when ! took COM
mand Of that city after the battle OF
San Iacinto I collected together the
charred and small fractions OF the
bodies that we're scattered around,
placed them in an urn. and depos-
tied It in a grave which ! had dug
inside Of the cathedral OF san Fer.
nando on the Main Plaza Of san An
tonic. In front OF the altar, close 70
the railing and near the steps, wher,
they now are Respectfully.
Juan Y SEGUlN
The foregoing epistle is especial.
Is interesting. and the descendants
Of the men Of the Alamo will now
probably for the first time. have tho
consolation OF knowing that IN,
ashes Of their heroes are resting Ia d
consecrated place. and the time-hon.
ored, battle-scarred cathedral will b,
dearer to the hearts of every TeVar
from the fact that under q sacred
roof rest the remains of those Z,
whom patriotism and %undaunted spir
II Texas owes all the prosperity sh,
/ enjoys today"
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1912-02-22
WHEN MAN-O- WAR
CROSSES EQUATOR

When a man-o' war crosses the
line and in these days Cf dread
norghts and Atlantic fleets and Pa
cific fleets and European stations
ETC.. she doesn't very often DO it
the ceremony of the oowiug aboard
of Neptune is usually the feature OF
the cruise.
When a ship is 10 cross the eQua-
tor preparations are made for DAYS
ahead and the actors in the nautical
extravaganza are no less CAREFUL,
drilled in their parts than the play
ers in q Broadway musical show.
The appurtenances and properties
which some southern-bound ships
carry are indeed no less ponderous
and expensive than the scenery Of
many a road company.
There is, 10 begin with. the COS
tuning of the company. Nowadays
Neptme's character means some
thing more than the trident and the
rope warn whiskers of the simpler
DAYS of the old windiammers. His
submarine majesty is gotten mp in a
rir that would do no discredit 10 n
stage comedian.
Naturally. the whole performance
HINGES on the barber. for II is he
who holds the center OF the STAGE
as the chief ceremony Of the oCCa-
sion of crossing the line depends ON
The shaving Of an the landsmen.
Let ms 10 the scene OF the cere-
mony In the first place IL has to
ne. In the nature Of things. a hot day.
for the sun IS directly overhead and
It's rays stream down on the decks
until the tar boils ont between the
planks in sizzling bubbles.
Early In the morning by orders
OF the skipper. q staging has been
rugged over the bow just above tho
forward torpedo tube and Neptune
and his train. concealed hy the avn
inc Of the ganrway 90 the head. have
crawled through the hawse pipes and
are ready. An observation is taken
from the bridge. The ship Is in the
latitude represented by zero A blast
from the whistle announces the fact
and King Neptune and his crew climb
literally over the bow 10 the fore
castle.
For the next hour the captain Of
that ship keeps to his cabin and re-
lnquishes his command King Nep-
tune Is IN sole charge.
While his majesty is making n
speech Of welcome. his aids are
searching the ship for hidden lands
men. No place Of hiding is neglect
ed Men ere pulled out from coal
hunktrs. from under boat covers.
from the fighting tops and every
where else they may have hidden and
are marshaled on the forecas;le.
Meanwhile. on that deck a spare
sail has been triced Up TO the avn
ing stanchions and filled from a fire
hose with water In the middle OF
this very respectable pond a staging
is erected and on II. by his chair,
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1912-02-22
BASEBALL VOTES


Frank Schultz has been speH'in
the winter in Chicago writing poetry
about the Cubs.
Gossip has II that Manager Ne
Graw. OF the Giants, Is TO give "Hucs
RAYMOND another chance
Holvoke, Mass. will have a tear
in the Connecticut league ncyt season
taking the place Of Waterbury
II looks as " ravy lores win hov.
4 regular job with the Detroit Ti-cr
now that Del Drake has been relos,.
cd.
Pitcher william Yerkes o hr0tne-
" Roston's Steve Yerkes. has stoned
with the Brockion club 81 tlt N.
England league
Umpire Bin Brennan should
lhle 10 take care NJ himself # art
llayor stars the rough' stuff ne,
'elsnn. Bill Is SPENDING the winter
months touring the country with
Mike Gibbons the new star in the
pugilistic world.
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1912-02-22

stands Neptune's barber. One by one
the landsmen are taken 70 the bar
Der. who coats them with an hides
cribahle lather ard shayes them.
They are then dropped through a
trap into the water and after the
bears and mermaids waiting below
have finished with them. n there Is
anything left. they are presented With
the certificate of the order OF deep
sea sailors and made free Of the fe.-
lOwship of the sea.
They have crossed the line. earned
their sea legs and they may roll and
swagger as much.as they please.
The following account of the rites
performed on crossing the line Is
taken from the official records OF
the United States battleship Mon
tana:
The L. s. 5 Montana. bound from
Port Of Spain. Trinidad, for Buenos
Aires, Argentina. passed into tho
equatorial domain on the evening OF
April 2S. 1919
Upon entering the boundary a
bright lookout. assisted by search
, lights. was kept and Davy Jones.
secretary to his majesty. Neptunus
Rex. hailed the ship and boarded AZ
seven bells to inform the officials
that on the morrow Neptune, with his
royal party. would come on board 20
initiate the %landlubbers into the mys-
terry Of his domain and incidentally
Dayy brought the official mail from
his majesty. consisting Of s%uhpoenas
for an landlubhcrs to appear for mi
tiation.
The ROYAL court went into session
for the trial Of all officers on yariods
charges which appear elsewhere AMI
this boing finished the first tank vic.
tim was brought into court. scnlenc'
ed by the judge. given a PIN hy tho
doctor, mouth attended by the den.
fist. lathered by the BARRIERS cats.
then placed IN the automatic chair
for q shave with the electrically
charged razor on the completion OF
which the victim was tipped into the
tank and washed clean Of all land
lubber' habits.
Much amusement was afforded "a
tho spectators during the initiation
of more than SEQ men. In addition
10 the tank, Incarceration In the sew
eral spudlockers. together with i'm.
prisonment In an especially well con.
structcd set Of stock with o variation
Of masthead lookout, solo singin-
and PLAYING. etc, served 10 cause nc
end Of laughter and general enjoy
ment.
The parade formed on the quarter
deck prior 10 Neptune taking CHARGE
was very amusing and we'll done u
Is perhaps safe TO say that many ,
ship has entered the royal domain
without as much success with Kin
Neptune as the L. s. s Montana
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1912-02-22
EXAMINATIONS UNDER
CINU SERVICE RULE

Vrhe Civil Service Commission an
nounccs the following examinations
In amarillo. March l5-i4,
assistant tmalel. teacher tma'e
and femalel. Industrial teacher
tmale) Sn Philippine service.
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1912-02-22

shape the institution faced a total
failure Johnson. with his own funds
ard his financial influence. saved
the bank from rrin. tie loaned lots
&C money where people were worthy
and needed a business start. And
hut few-if any can be found n all
ever broke their trust Johnson
knew men and knew when they coull
make good and they did.
Helped West Texas.
J. G. Murphy. one OF his closes,
friends. SAYS that Willis Johnson has
done more for West Texas than any
other one man In that section.
His most dominant characters
tie Is good horse sense" saic Muir
ply, good habits. Temperance IN |
conservatism. AS a sheriff he was 4
good officer OF the law and for ten
years he KEEP. the country free from
criminals, and there have been fen
since.
There was nothing hka tie gun
man with him. He never used a gun
to arrest a had inan as Il vas some
tines used by officers In those DAYS
lie was popular in society in his
vcrnger days aud never failed to do
his part toward building up tho
town"
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1912-02-22
MILLIONAIRE STARTED
SK|NN|NG bUFFAlOES


For Worth. Tex Feb. 2l.- To be
the first millionaire In town. noted
for its self-made millioaaires. Is a
great honor. But 10 have laid the
Foundation for a million or more by
skinnine buffalo hides at S25 per
month Is O FAR greater distinction.
That The life history in a nut
shell Of j. Willis Johnson. cattleman
of san Angelo. a member OF the
state Livestock Sanitary board.
We was a lad OF fourteen back Ia
Tennessee when Horace Greeley was
adyisinc men 10 go west. lie went
west. BE has made a million donars
or more Tie owns three OF the bik-
pest ranches in Texas, is ore of the
best knovnranClme n In the south.
west and IS a member Of the State
Livestock board by appointment %
I Governor Colquitt.
Three Tamous branches.
Mr. Johnson is owner OF the Door
Key" Crows Nest" and Fair
, Grounds ranches in west Texas.
He first went to Kansas, then TO
the Panhandle with buffalo hunters
He tells Of getting his first wages
in the country surrounding Fort FL
lott whore he made SIS per month
skinniuc bpffaloes. lie went 10 San
Angelo In 1874 and has remained
there since Before he went 70 the
Concuo country he had gained know.
edge OF tbe cattle business and white
a yorue man was made hide and ami.
nal Inspector.
San ANGELO was only a tow OF a
few hundred neople ~ that time. The
county seat was Ben Ficklin and Fort
Concho the military rost Just across
the Con,ho river, comprised most of
San ANGELO.
Johnson was rot long IN hecomlng
one Of the leading citlzens.' II,
know how TO earn a dollar: he knew
how 20 spend a dollar and knew how
10 save II.
Elected Sheriff.
Before he was sheriff he met ]. C
Murphy who came to that country by
stage from Abilene. He loaned Muir.
ply 81 coo TO start a newspaper
Murphy ard W 4. Guthrie started
the paper and when Johnson,
friends importuned him TO become q
candidate for sheriff. Murphy gol
ont and worked and elected him, and
paid back the $1,000. kept on with
the newspaper. made 1t a power
In the coumunitv and accumulated a
fortune for himself
Other men in San Angelo owe thel.
success 10 ]. Willis Johnson, for h.
helped them when they were worthy
- was always doing IL. AZ one time
when a bank cashier killed himsel.
and the accounts were in such bad
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1912-02-22
TELEPHONES.

First Morning Newspaper in the
Amarillo Country Covers the Pan
handle OF Texas, Eastern New Mexico.
Southern Colorado and Western Ok
lahoma from twelve TO twenty-four
hours in advance OF Denver, Dallas.
rort Worth. and Oklahoma City and
ether papers carrying Geographic dis-
patches.
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1912-02-22
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Entered as second-class matter at
the postofflce at Amarillo. Texas,
under the act OF March 3, 1879.
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1912-02-22

Salaries for these positions range
from $1,000 to $4,000 and particu-
lars Of the examinations may be had
at the Amarillo postoffice.
Try a Want Al in The Daily News
It $ got the world beat for results
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Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1912-02-14
AN EVENING IN INDIA

,rbi, ovorInc NJ 7,2o o,cl,ck Can
,raI INT, parisb tIouso with ali us
occ,,nanrs viii ho transicrred nv wire
lass ox,r,ss IN ,ho ramors Torrlc
City nj uodur, in snu,hor, I,di,
rhore viii ho fo,ud conyennd a
or,nn o,. nissinporics doIog,tos of tho
thron ,morican po,rd Nissinrs-No-
ratbI uadrro aud CoyIop Roy Will
liam a palIautyne. NJ n dmnerson-
otcJ hv pror r. q CnIIniG or Raburi
will nrosIdo THO othor dologates wifi
ha Roy pohert A ,mmc n n IN +.
WitbIupton. ESD or Ahmcdnnrnr
FRANK Van Alien n II Dr I n
GuI,ck Of Mnduro Rev ! p ZONES,
n n uIop Nv "a castle, n, p,sr-
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1912-02-14
Cable News
-. -
REPUBLIC IS
ESTABLISHED


WASHINGTON, ID. G., Feb. l3.-Thc
state Department was today notified
that china has formally adopted the
tito Of the Chingwa Republic. under
which 1t viii take it, place among ma
tiDus
The official notification was made by
the Chinese minister to the United
States, representing the provisional
government. and included notice of the
passing of the imperial dynasty pend
ing the fusion Of the distinct forms of
provisional government now existing.
Chinese Consuls in the United states
have been instructed to continue In
their office and perform their duties In
a provisional way.
President Sun Vat Sen IL at the head
of affairs in South China, while Yuan
.Shih Kai. late premier, stands In sim
liar relation to the affairs of North
China. The masses in China are in
different as to the respective claims o.
the two men ON the presidency ,..
NANElNG. Fob. l3.-Prcsidtnt Sun
Vat Sen and his cabinet today sent II
message to the assembly requesting
that they he relieved from the duties
of their office aud that the assembly
elect president for the entire rcpub-
lie. Yuan Shih Kai Is recommended.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1912-02-14
CIED.

NEIh.--Tcbruary 10, 9:i5 y. M, Il,
Queens Hospital, Mrs. John NELL
wife of John NELL. l35 Merchant
street. Funeral at O'Clock this aft
crnoon from the residence Of r. D.
Turner, $40 Vineyard street. Friends
and acquaintance of the deceased
invited to attend.