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Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1913-03-08

+. g. TlCkNOR,
Chairman.
Mountain Home, Idaho, Fob. IL. 1918.
The Board OF Trustees Of the VII
lage of Mountain Home, Idaho, met ID
special called session.
The following members were pre-
sent: 3. G.. Ticknor, John F. Gaines,
J. Is. Stanfield and F. e. Austin.
The meeting was held for the pur-
pose Of passing upon Ordinance No.
1871 and to do such other business as
may come regularly before the Board.
Ordinance No. 131 being an Ordin-
ance providing for the holding OF an
election in the Village OF Mountain
Home, Gilmore County, Idaho. for the
purpose of submitting to the quail
fled electors who are tax payers
thereof the question OF THE lS-
sUANCE OF MUNICIPAL COUPON
BONDS of said Village, in the total
amount Of Thirty-five Thousand Dol
lars. for the following purposes, to-
witt: To provide the funds necessary
to pay the costs Of the laying, con-
structing, equipment and maintenance
of complete system OF sewers ana
drains for the said Village Of Noun
tain Home, and for purchasing q
site and right Of way for sewage
disposal and other purposes and the
installation Of sewer mains and
branches and manholes. and for all
other purposes connected with the IN
stallation and construction OF COM
plete and adequate sewer and drain
age system for the said village OF
Mountain Home; and to provide Tor
the collection of an annual tax upon
all taxable property within the VII
lage OF Mountain Home, Idaho, SUI
ficient to pay the interest on sucn
bonds. as 1t falls due, and to create
and constitute a sinking fund for the
payment Of the principal thereof
| within twenty years from the time
Of the issuance Of the same az they
become due.
It was moved by Stanfield and Sc
conded by Gaines that rules be sus-
pended and that Ordinance No. 131
Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1913-03-08
PROCEEDINGS OF
VILLAGE TRUSTEES

Mountain Home, Idaho. Feb. 8 1918.
The Board Of Trustees Of the VII
lage Of Mountain Home. Idaho, met
in regular session.
The following members were pre-
sent: F. G. Ticknor, John f. Gaines,
+. e. Austin and J. B. Stanfleld.
The following proceedings were had
to-wit:
Minutes Of last regular meeting
were read and approved.
The following claims against the
Village being on file were taken up,
examined, duly considered and allow
ed and the clerk was instructed to
draw warrants on the several funds
in payment of the same.
GENERAL FUND
O. Il. Norell, salary. ). ISIS 90
H. A. Beach, salary. =. :. 30 90
Joe Wilson, care Of fire en-
CINE, etc.. >. :. =. oV
w. L. Harvey, salary. :. :. rs 90
M. S. T. & T. Co., phone
services. :. >. =. ;. >. ;. D w
o. Il. Norell. recording four
deeds and stamps. :. ;. :. s 90
Beaver River Power Co., flash
light batteries. >. :. ;. :. so
H. w. Tanner, marshal's sal
ary.. :. ;. :. ;. :. ;. ;. Is 90
Fay Back, hauling fire engine
W llTe.. - Wv
George Jacobson, printing and
stationary. :. -. 10
Lars Rasmussen, janitors sal
ary.. Az w
Ike Eckstein, refund Of liquor
license. :. -. :. oV w
STREET FUND
r. M. Wheeler, hauling gra-
VEL. - w
D. M. Stolz, com. salary. ;. IS 90
George Smith, blowing snow. 80
WATER FUND
X. X. McHenry, service con-
nection labor. :. >. !. ). ~ WI
DR.. F. S. Hawley. city water
test, express. :. :. :. :. 10
G. S. & T. F.. w. Pr. Co,
light and power. :. :. :. IL 20
w. A. Ross, Supt's. salary. SO 80
0. e. Norell, water collectors
Motion by Stanfield and seconded
by Austin that Mrs. Eleanore Glenn
be appointed Registrar for the VII
lage election to be held April LIST,
1918.
The roll being called all members
present voted yes"
Whereupon the chairman declared
the molten carried.
Motion by Austin and seconded by
Stanfield that the Fire Department
be authorized, to erect and construct
such appliances as necessary for
draining and drying fire hose.
The roll being called all members
present voted Yes
Whereupon the chairman declared
the motion carried.
Upon motion duly made, seconded
and carried the Board adjourned.
Attest:
o. e. NORELL.
Clerk.
Approved:
FIG. TICKNOR,
Chairman.
Mountain Home, Idaho, Fob. IL, 1918.
The Board of Trustees OF the VII
Iogo ~ Maintain Hnma Idaho met III
Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1913-03-08
NOTICE OF SPECIAL ELECTION

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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1913-10-21

long distance from the base Of sup
plies. the miserable living accommoda.
tons in Colon and Panama, where
there were no sewers, no water and
unpaved streets, into which were
thrown all refuse and garbage, and the
vexatious red tape that surrounded all
government enterprises. made a situa-
Hon that weaklings no sooner touched
than they returned precipitately to the
United States.
To take care Of the increasing num-
Der of workers that every ship was
bringing to the canal zone was the
most pressing problem. The interest
of the whole world had been stmu-
lated by the rejuvenation Of the canal
project by the Americans. with the re-
suit that restless spirits everywhere
began bending their steps toward Pan.
anna. Men Of excellent character In
the United States also came, attracted
by the pay and the romantic nature OF
the undertaking
The houses left by the French were
inhabited by natives or buried in the
jungle growth. They necessarily were
run down, but could be made habitable
once the carpenters and lumber to do
the work were ut hand. These, how
ever, like everything else, were 1000
miles away with spider web Of red
tape over them that paralyzed speedy
movement. In his year Of service Mr..
Wallace repaired 357 Of these houses
and built forty-eight new ones. still
leaving the problem Of housing en-
ployees unsolved. During that time
more than 1000 workers came to the
canal zone. but the migration back to
the United States or adjacent islands
and countries was heavy.
Colonel Gorgas had urged the prompt
sanitation of Colon and Panama, and
early In the American occupation the
construction Of sewers, waterworks
and paved streets was begun. The
Americans advanced the money for
these improvements on plan Of taxes
that at the end Of fifty years from
their completion will repay the United
States and turn them over to the re-
spective cities.
One Of the dredges left by the
French was found to be, after twenty
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1913-10-21

years, in excellent condition and was
put to work In Colon harbor. The
twenty miles Of track in the Culebra
cut occasioned derailments and wrecks
with exasperating frequency until re-
laid with heavier rails, and this mile
age was increased by an addition OF
fifteen miles during the first year. Ma
chine shops existed ut Colon. Mata-
chin and Gorgona, where, when the
Jungle had been cut away, facilities
were found for repairing machinery
and rolling stock.
+ Mr.. Wallace made his headquarters
in Panama In building that formerly
had been occupied by the French d.
rector general. The disbursing officer.
sanitary officer, engineering parties
and clerical forces were centered In
Panama. but site for an American
administrative town was selected at
the foot Of Ancon hill. just outside OF
Panama.
French towns ut Culebra, Empire and
Gorgona were rehabllitated and sys-
TENS of sewers and waterworks begun.
There were settlements at Matachin.
Bas Obispo and Colon. Accommoda-
tions were of the crudest description.
Powder boxes served for morris chairs,
furniture was scanty and Of ancient
design, tropical insects made life mis-
cry, servants were worse than indif-
ferent, there were no baths, no running
water In the houses. and that, which
was used sometimes was caught from
roofs on which the buZZards roasted.
the native foods had to be eaten. and
ice was luxury that only occasional
" could be obtained from the railroad
ice factory ut Colon.
Each ship that brought workers to
the canal zone invariably carried the
same or others back. Yet percentage
stuck and accepted the undesirable
conditions gracefully. A few had VI
! sion enough to see that our great gov
ernment would rectify everything If
only given time. Others realized that
the canal never would be built II the
workers expected soft conditions right
at the start. and they accepted their
sacrifices of comfort as national ne
| cessity.
Mr.. Wallace came from highly or
ganized railroad system to an abso-
lutely unorganized enterprise 1000
miles from the base Of supplies. Gov
ernmept red tape to such a man was
exasperatlng to the last degree. 1t was
necessary for the government to ad-
vertise for bids. and this constituted
| the principal delay in securing orders;
but, barring that procedure. It has not
been shown that q private contractor
could have placed machinery and sup
plies on the ground with much greater
celerty than the government
The overriding idea was to make q
showing. President Roosevelt himself
had set the pace for quick results.
| Congressman who were expected to
vote for canal appropriations frequent
ly could not be impressed that the
project was worth while II the dirt
was not flying. Mr.. Wallace therefore
concentrated energies on excavation
work that more profitably could have
been spent on PREPARATIONS. he got
out TAI, GA yards in his year, credit
able showing with the equipment ut
hand, The first steam shovel was In
stalled on Nov. II, 1904, and was No.
I01, of the seventy ton class. 1t is
still In use in the canal. On Dec. 2.
1904, the second steam shovel was
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1913-10-21
Efficiency on the Farm.

L
Efficiency is the keynote of success fol
the farmer of this age. The develop
ment in all lines of business has been
tremendous in the last 25 years. Vast
shops and mills have grown from small
beginnings. Great armies of laborers op.
crate these mills and factories. Incompre-
hensive amounts of manufactured prod
ucts are prepared aud distributed to
the consumer. An army of men Is en-
gagged in transporting these finished
products. Transportation and distribu-
ton of the food supplies necessary to
the life and existence of the worlds Ia
borers require another vast army of
people.
None of those engaged in manufac-
ture, in construction, in transportation
or in distribution contribute to the
worlds supply of food. All these labor
ers and their families demand their food
supplies from the farmer. Not only is
the life of the world sustained by the
farmer but unfigured values in raw prod
ucts are required from the farmer to
supply the laborers of the world with
work. Thus the business of farming IL
greater and of more Importance than all
others combined.
The owners and managers of all enter
prises not engaged in growing food sup
plies are continually on the watch for
some way to lower the cost of produc-
ton and marketing. No manufacturer
or transportation man hesitates TO in-
stall new machine or change his meth
cd of business whenever new machiue
ur method will increase his output or
'ower his cost of operation. Great busi-
ness enterprises employ experts to
study the business, from the production
to the marketing.
Why should not the farmer, who must
feed the world, and must supply the raw
products 10 the manufacturers, study bis
business? We must study our cropping
systems, our dairy methods, the trans
portation aud distribution and the mar
kets where our products are sold to the
consumer.
We must become more efficient in our
farm work. Efficiency and success are
synonymous in the business world; and
success means greater production at
less expense and more economical dis
posal of the product. The greatest
amount OF work accomplished with the
least effort is efficiency. The more effi
cient We become in our work the greater
will be our production and the lower our
cost Of operation.
The same methods of business man.
agement employed by the great business
enterprises Of the world are applicable 10
our farm operations, and when applied
will lower the cost of production, and
enable us to distribute our product at
less expense aud to market at better ad-
vantage. 1t will bring greater efficiency
to our work, and will mean greater sue
cess in our life, better citizenship for our
state and nation, and larger profits for
our pock etbooks.-C. r. Leland, Assist
aut Dairy Instructor, Maine Department
of Agriculture.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1913-10-21
The Americans
In Panama
Story of the Panama Canal
From Start to Finish
By WILLIAM R. SCOTT
Published by the statler Publish
Ing company. sol Fifth avenue.
New York city.
Copyright. 1912 and 1913. by William
r. Scott
By WILLIAM R. SCOTT
CONTINUED


The item of largest value to the
United States as estimated in the re-
port was the excavation of 20.90S. .00O
cubic yards. valued at S25.3S9,240
This mainly was In the Culebrn cut
Next in Importance was the Panama
railroad and subsidiary trackage In the
canal zone. and the remainder was for
quarters. hospitals, storehouscs, ma
chine shops. canal equipment. steam
ships. land. etc.
Much of the mechanical eQu!pmen;
and whole villages Of houses used by
the French employees were covered
with dense growth Of jungle after
years Of idleness. but the machinery
had been oiled and painted carefully
before abandonment and so was pre-
served In good condition when the
Americans came Had not the French
buildings been available and capable
of being speedily repaired for use the
early American employees would have
suffered more hardships than they did
or these buildi,"s the Americans re-
paired and used 1886. their value be
ing estimated Mt $1.S79.2O3S0.
Construction work was carried on
the first year Of American occupation
largely with old French equipment.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1913-10-21

offices, recreation clubhouses. church
es-in short, duplicating on a scale
suitable to the canal zone the civiliza-
ton of the United States.
BY June, 1906, the end OF his nrst
wear as chief engineer. Mr.. Stevens
had made a remarkable showing I'D
every phase Of the work. There were
thirty-nine steam shovels at WORK as
against nine In 1905. The WORKING
force had increased to 23,9Ol, OF whom
a.2e4 were Americans. But as show
ing how closely his efforts were con-
centrated on preparatory work the TO-
tai excavation for the year was only
1,499, 9,562 yards, the highest figures FOR
one month being in March, 1906 when
239.17S yards were removed.
fro BE CONTINUED
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1913-10-21
Dairy Notes.

Dairying is a cash business. Milk,
butter and cheese are always cash prod,
ucts, and the dsiryman need not wait
several months for returns from his ef-
forts. The COW pays for her board every
day, If she is the right kind. And the
up-to-date dairyman doesn't care to keep
any but the right kind.
In driving cows never hurry them
when their udders are full of milk, or
when they are heavy in calf, as they
may be seriously injured.
Salt is salt, but there are some grades
much better than others. 1t never pays
to use poor salt in a good grade of but
ter. The best grade may cost little
more money but 1t Is the cheapest in the
long run. Get dairy salt.
Without doubt cows inherit the tend
ency to give large or small quantities OF
milk, but the quantity may be varied
some " hat by the treatment given.
Iu the management Of cows there
should be as little excitement as possible
and every effort should be made to milk,
feed, water and clean the cows at fixed
and regular times. Regularity 10 every.
tuluk COuuto III Wiz
Keep the COW up in flesh and up in
production. Feed is high, but 80 are
milk and butter. 1t Is not wise OF
course to make COW butcher fat, but 1t
is certainly unwise to allow her to grow
poor 30 that her vitality is lowered and
her production restricted.
Entirely destroy the old rusty cans
and pals or else use them for some
other purpose than holding sweet milk
and cream.
1t costs little moro to produce clean
milk and cream than 1t does to produce
the other kind and not many people
want the other kind. 1t is true that
there is market for 1t but at .
much lower figure.
Dirty spots on the outside Of the milk
or cream cans may not get into the con.
tents, but they are an excellent record OF
the producer's methods used 10 the
dairy. Keep the cans clean, outside and
in.
The best profit in dairying for the
farmer comes from the production OF
strictly first. class butter for private Gus
toners. II you are making this kind oi
an article it will be no trouble to secure
tho customers il you will look around 9
little.
One of the most important principles
to keep iu mind in raising calf Is clean
illness. The quarters should be kept IL
a sanitary condition, and all utensill
should be kept thoroughly cleaned. Un
clean utensils in which the milk Is giver
has produced many a case of scouri
which eventually resulted in the deatt
of the calf.
Have dry comfortable quarters for the
use of the calves In stormy weather. Il
does not pay to leave little calves on
where they will be exposed to cold
blasts. A chilled calf il usually . sioi
calf. ,.s
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1913-10-21
CHAPTER VIII.
Tho Canal Under Stevens.

a MOTHER notable figure In the
IA railroad world had been chosen
IA chief engineer Of the Panama
a canal. John F. Stevens In
1903 was general manager OF the
Great Northern Railroad company, ana
of his selection as chief engineer
James ]. Hill said that II the whole
country bad been ransacked no better
man could he found.
It Is not possible to estimate the mis-
chief that might have resulted II the
selection of u successor to Mr.. Wallace
had been long delayed His salary
was to be $4,000 annually. or 5000
more than that paid to Mr.. Wallace.
He was fucing a situation In Panama
that justified the figure.
The yellow fever epidemic was SUI
uncontrolled. An invoice OF the sit'in-
tiop as left by Mr.. Wallace showed
that consIdera BILE pioneer work had
been done. but the housing. feeding
and general preparations for the com
fort Of employees were unsolved prob
lens.
Mr. Stevens arrived at Colon on July
n. 1905. AS n railroad man his eye
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1913-10-21

erected, No. POI. OF the ninety-1ve ton
class. BY June, 1905, there were nine
steam shovels at work. and the last
French excavator was abandoned on
June 18. 1905, the day Mr.. Wallace left
the canal zone as chief engineer.
All engines, cars, steam shovels and
other large equipment had to be
brought to the isthmus knocked
down" This work, with the repair
work and original steel and iron con-
struction work, required boilermakers.
mechanics. blacksmiths and machine
shop workers of all kinds. Recruiting
offices were opened In the principal
American cities to engage them. and
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1913-10-21

A writer in the Tribune Farmer
speaks Of using quack grass roots which
have been raked or narrowed out of the
land to fill up hollows and depressions
in the farm. A better and safer way
would be to dump them in the hog yard
to fll up deprsssions in the swine. Hogs
are fond of quack roots. Indeed, We
have found them to be the most efficient
of all forces for cleaning this pest out Of
land. Fence In . lot Of hogs on quack
patch and they will soon eItirpate every
root.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1913-10-21
A Difference In Value.

The editors of this paper get out INTO
the country occasionally and talk with
the farmers, look over their cows and
compare values. Recently We took q
trip of this kind with q professor OF
dairying from another state. He was
buying cows and it didn't take US long
to discover that he knew what he was
looking for. Two or three farmers who
thought, we don't know what they
thought, but anyway they didn't think
much of any one wearing the name OF
"professor." There are farmers who
still have the idea that mau without
COW dung on his shoes and blisters on
his hands isn't practical. These farmers
sized the professor ss an "easy mark, "
but when he picked out their best COWS
without the slightest hesitation they
squirmed out of the hole into which they
had so nicely dropped with some plausi-
BILE excuse that saved the day for them.
One man claiming to have fine grades
wauted SIS a head for them. The pro-
fessor said, ~ wouldn't give him $50 for
the best in the bunch"
Another man was very modest In his
claim for his cows. We looked them
over and the man was asked how much.
He said: "Sl00 head" "Pll take
them," said the professor.
Now what was the difference between
these two herds? No difference in soil,
climate, feed, that could be raised, or
any other natural condition. One lot,
scorned at $50, the other snapped up at
a hundred. All were grades. Ono herd
would eat as much and take as much
barn room as the other. Each farmer
had the same kind of market for milk
and butterfar.
The difference was difference in
men. The same thing that, the world
over, makes for failure or success. The
man with the S50.cow couldn't afford to
buy good bull. The man with the
Sl0O O-cows couldn't afford to own poor
bull.
The S50.man never stopped to think q
good, hard think in his life. The 500
man got double the amount of butterfat
to sell to the creamery, got double the
price for his surplus stock and thou
sand times the satisfaction from his
work. His bull was worth perhaps $500,
the other mans was worth not over $50,
vet this man couldn't afford to buy
good bull. There are lots of $50 men,
but there is rising generation of 500
men who are looking to the future aud
who have learned the difference In val
ues.-Hoard's Dairyman.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1913-10-21
Oxford,s Apple Associations.

Nv. H. Conant, Hebron. In Maine Rural Life)
Fruit growing Is becoming one OF the
leading Industries in Oxford County.
Many farmers are taking up orcharding
in progressive way and arc surely get
ting results.
There is no question but Oxford coun-
ty offers great possibilities In growing
fruit Of quality and fine color, on ac-
count of natural conditions, such as ele-
vation, air and water drainage as we'll as
soil that is adapted to fruit culture. AS
yet, very few growers realize the posi-
bilities in growing fancy fruit under
practical and scientific methods in or.
chard management. However, We are
fortunate in having Mr.. George A.
Yeaton as a county demonstrators in or
charding under the direction OF the
Maine College of Agriculture, whose ou-
siness it is to take these improved meth.
ods out to the grower and apply them;
and in this way demonstrate that fine
fruit can be economically grown, and 1t
can be readily seen that the object les
sons set upon these demonstration farms
will be Of great value to the oichardists
of the county.
There are three cooperative market
ing associations in the county doing
good work in trying to solve some OF the
marketing problems. The Oxford Bears
Fruit Growers association, the oldest In
the county, has not only made study
OF growing good fruit, but has made
study of market conditions both home
and abroad, believing that to market
fruit sensibly, the growers should trst
know what the market demands, then
supply that demand with clean, honest
ly graded and marked barrel of apples
under the association brand and label al
the least possible cost. The results OBJ.
tanned thus far have been highly salts
factory.
The Norway Fruit Growers associa-
ton, organized in 1912, is located in one
of the best fruit sections of the county,
and the members are working along the
same lines.
The Indian Head Fruit Growers asso-
citation at Hebron, Maine, has recently
orgarized and will establish standard
grade of fruit under their association
brand. This means better fruit for
Maine, also a better reputation for
Maine fruit in the markets of the world.