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Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-07-08
Augusta W, G, T. U.
Opens Liquor Fight

AUGUSTA. July s.-Members Of
the local Woman's Christian Temper
ance Union made an attack last night
on local conditions before City Coun-
ell. Rev r. W. Thlot, pastor OF the
Curtis Baptist Church, their spokes-
man. arraiEned the fragrant violations
OF the prohibition law in Augusta
Council did not act on the matter
last night and II is expected to come
up at another meeting.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1913-12-18
RAPID PROGRESS
IN PORTO RICO
Under American Guidance Is
land Has Greatly Improved.
MANY NATIVES EDUCATED.

Interest Shown In Agriculture, and
Good Roads Are Corstructed-TeIe
graph and Telephones installed All
Over the Island - Fruit Industry
Grows-Schoos improved.
Washington.-Sin Uncle Sam as
sumed charge there has been wonder
full progress on the island OF Porto
Rico, notably in the dissipation of ig-
norance that prevailed under Spanish
rule, giving place to modern iutelli-
gence through the education received
in the American school, which has
spread all over the new territory ac-
quired by the United States CONNER
cially the island is one of the most
prosperous sections of the world, and
only more American capital and brains
are awaited to bring millicuS more out
of its soil resources
An extensive educational work is
done 10y the museums throughout Phil
adelphia and Pennsylvania, large col
lectiOnS of exhibits being sent out to
schools. TO get material for the school
exhibits and for the general exhibit in
the buildings of the museums in West
Philadelphia William l., Fisher was
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1913-12-18
EVERY 81 Cent VALUE
COST 81 IN NEW YORK
Price Of Food Due Largely to
Distribution Charge.

New York 1t costs just 80 cents
to distribute n dollars worth Of food in
this city The bureau of food supply
of the New York Association For I'm.
proving the Condition of the Poor has
been conducting n cost of living in
quiry and has made public Il report
showing that I'll cents represents the
cost of food on its arrival ut the ter
minal markets here. while the rest ui
the consumers dollar is divided hc
tween wholesaler and retailer in the
process of getting the food to the con
sumer's kitchen.
Every consumer" Bailey Il Bur"tt
who directed the inquiry. said -is
amazed at the constantly diminishing
quantity of food THAI his dollar brings
to him. and every producer Is equally
amazed ut the small proportion Of the
consumers dollar that finds its way
into his pockets"
The remedy. th" report asserts i; n
reorganization of the food distribution
system based on the result Of careful
experiments with the economic eli
cheney Of various methods Of retail dis
trihution These experiments. II Is set
forth, should be made by II group Of
individuals with no thought of profit
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1913-12-18

sent to Porto Rico, and he brought
home many things that will be placed
in the school exhibits and Il large
quantity of new specimens that will
be put on exhibition in the museums:
also Il great deal of material for lee
lures More articles of growth that
show the progress of the island are
still to be shipped to the museums
All the specimens Mr. Fisher brought
home and ordered shipped will do
much to advertise the new section OF
Uncle sans domain. declared the mu
seum's cmiSSary.
Where formerly the Spanish had
ruled the island for what they could
get out Of it, taxing the people to
the top limit and leaving them poor
and ignorant, Uncle Sam has made the
taxes much less. and all the people
are better Oft, with good schools all
over the island. II condition that fol
lowed the efforts of United States
Commissioner of Education Martin 6
BrumbauGh the present suprrintcnd
ent of the Philadelphia schools The
schools are now all over tine island ii
the cities and country districts and
new buildings where the Young may
be instructed are being erected in ev-
cry direction. When the United States
government took charge of Porto Rico
Spain transferred just one school
building In the country schools the
teachers are natives. and in the city
schools the supcrintendents and prin
cipalS are Americans with the ma ior
ity of the teachers native. the latter
having been taught at good norma
school at Rio Piedras The instruc-
ton in the schools is in Spanish up to
the fifth grade with lessons in Eng
fish. After that the instruction is i'm
English. with lessons in Spanish and
other languages In the lower grades
the textbooks are in Spanish. and ia
the higher grades they are in English
Mr.. Fisher stated that one great i'm
provement in Porto Rico has been in
road construction Up TO the time the
island came into the possession of this
country Spain had built only mill
tary road across the island for the
purpose Of moving the army It was
found by Mr.. Fisher that since lS9S
the road building under Uncle sam
had progressed 50 rapidly that now
there are over 1000 miles Of first class
macadam roads in Porto Rico, opening
up agricultural sections in all parts Of
the country There are about 400 miles
Of railroad as against a few scattered
pieces of railroad under Spanish rule
the present roads being connected up
into a trunk line that extends about
twothirds the distance around the is
land The telegraph and telephone
have been installed practically all over
the island
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1913-12-18
Gundry & Gray Co. CALLS
POLICE

Audubon Sc rortcrs Let
Nt'VUtJ. en-. ..r 81, Ntvc Jr..
field >reutury 81 ,M. y n;a N~>rcj.
alton Of Audubon Societies. addressed
q meeting Of bird lovers here ON the
value ot birds t. mauNiud
Mir Rice hcgan by explaining how
birds were made With marvellous sight.
muscles ot enormous strength hjGh
body temperature and With ability 10
move over great space Of country in 4
short interval For these reasons birds
were tilted to hc great air police. TOT
they could concentrate in small area.
Suhdur an insect outbreak aud return
to their appointed places with iutrcdi.
hlc SWlttucSS
The stark and terrible world of in
scots was described with vivid power
as mot only outnumhcrinG all othrr
kingdoms in nature, but actually cut
weighing men, mammals ot MI kinds
birds, fishes, reptiles, all taken 10
gCtNrr
How insects multiply aud spread
from country to country WAS told IN
detail \ monumental ease III point
WAS the entry of the Mexican cotton
boil WerNt into the United states
The WVrVi, a uativr ot Guatemala.
followed the cotton fields through Men
leo 10 the state Of Coahuia and ru.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1913-12-18
POVERTY NEAR GEM MINE.
AImshouse Property Adjoins Arkansas
Diamond Diggings

Murfrccsb0ro. Ark. Diamonds ana
poverty do not 20 hand in hand in
most parts Of the world but here in
Pike county, the home of the only dla
mond mines Of any size in the United
States. the greatest Of chnms are tie
county poor farm and the diamond
bearing property.
All that separates the county farm.
from the diamond property is an i'm
aginary line" on one side Of which T.,
supposed to be wealth. on the Othcl.
side poverty. But 10 Aunt Polly Coz
the only inmate Of the county farm
there is no wealth ana there is no line
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1913-12-18
MINERAL POINT, WISCONSIN

the close Of business day Of December 1913
pursuant to call by the Commissioner Of Banking:
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1913-12-18
MINERAL POINT OF TODAY
NOTES by THE DE MOCRNI'S
NEWS GATHERER.

Stores are open evening from now
until Christmas for the accommodation
of holiday shoppers.
Attorneys E. c. Fielder, j. j. Fielder
transacted business in Madison and
Chicago last week
Mrs j. E. Reinhart and daughter
Joan are visiting at the farm home of
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Steil
Mrs John Gorgen, ST. and Mrs.
Peter Meuer We're at Jonesdale last
Thursday to visit Mrs. Margaret Ley,
who is still seriously i'll.
Lawrence Stude left Monday of last
week for Winfield, Ill.,, where he has
employment helping to build a reservoir
70" the sanitarium there
Mrs. John Esch, and Mr.. and Mrs
John Finkelmyer ware visitor at Mad
ison last week
Mrs. Charles Fink of Truman visited
at the home of Mr. and Charles BAN
brough from Tuesday until Sunday
Mrs Peter Hander of Garrison, Grove,
visited her daughter Mrs. Nicholas
Stude here last week
Miss Lizzie Dunn returned Monday
from a visit at Madison and Mlwau-
kee
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. Lawrence
Grimm, Saturday. Dec. IL, son.
Mrs. Margaret Adams spent Tuesday
in Darlington.
Robert Stevens of Linden passed
through here Tuesday on his way to
Milwaukee.
Mr. and Mrs. William Stude left
Tuesday on "A trip to Chicago and
Winfield Ill.
Mr. and Mrs. Glen Vail are sitting
Madison relatives.
William Meuer of Dodgeville was an
over Sunday visitor here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Palen of
Dubuque arrived here Monday, to at
tend the golden wedding of their uncle
and aunt, Mr.. and Mrs. John p kieffer.
Maurice Tonkin is here from Escan-
aba, Mich, to spend the holidays with
his parents Mr.. and Mrs Benjamin
Tonl1in
Miss Eva Schmit returned Monday
from Dubuque, where she had been
taking treatment for her eyes.
Mrs. w. A. Jones and daughters are
spending few days in Chicago.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert O'Leary return
ed to Chicago Tuesday after several
months stay here. Mr.. O'Leary has
been bookkeeping for the Croft Cheese
Company.
Mr. and Mrs. n. w Jewell spent
Tuesday in Monroe,
Miss Bertha Paynter is visiting Mrs.
Howard Yaeger in Darlington.
Harry Light shipped sixteen head of
horses from this city to Boscobel on
Tuesday.
Miss Lillian Jeuck returned Monday
from Fremont, Neb., enroute she visit
ed at Sioux City, Waterloo, Lemars
and Marion Iowa
Miss Anna Esch arrived home Mon
day from several weeks visit at Ra-
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1913-12-18
PRINCE TO ENTER ARMY.
Charles OF Roumania to Complete
Military Training In Two Years.

the crown prince Of Koumania will Ell
ter the German army on Jan. as
lieutenant In the First Foot guards al
Potsdan 20 complete his military cdn
cation
tn" prince. who is twenty years old,
Is 10 remain with the regiment we
wears. King Charles Of RoumanIa. whn
IS Hohcnzollern prince and WAS bora
ut Sigmarin2en Germany. always ha~
had high opinion Of the German mill
tary system
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1913-12-18

cine with her sister Mrs. Peter Xenueu
and other relatives
Miss Carrie Norman returned 10 Mil,
waukee last Thursday.
Dandelions i'll full bloom in Decem
Der are rarity in this section in De
cember, but Mrs. Peter Opie picked
some near her home ON the fourteenth
of the month.
"All those interested in Business
Education, bookkeeping and Short
hand, will be pleased to know that the
Winter Term of the &C" College of
Madison, Wisconsin, will open Janu-
AIRY 5th, 1914. Large catalog free.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1913-12-18
SMALLPOX AFTER WEDDING.
Bride, Bridegroom, Bridesmaid and
Some of the Guests TT.

Some Of the Guests IT.
Harrisburg. Pa Mr and Mrs. Fred
Bedford county, who We're recently
married, are sick with smallpox The
bridesmaid 1T The Wrddju& Miss luiu
GrcenWalt, and some of the guests also
have the diseHSc and the remainder of
the thirty persons nj the marriage
feast are under quarantine
According To reports received ut the
department OF health the bride and
her sister had smallpox when the we'd
ding took place. Since the wedding
day several eases have appeared. aud
state health officers have been round
ing UP suspects
The Caucasian., 1913-12-25
Fruits and Nuts.

ApPLES-Per bbl. $5.0Oa5.50; per
box $i.75a2.50.
4 ORANGES-Cal. S3.O0a3.25; Louis
lana and Florida S3.25a3.50.
LEMONS box $500a5.50.
WALNUTS-Per lb. i7t-2a22c.
ALMONDS-Per ID. 2Oc.
PEANUTS Raw hand picked per
lb. 7i-2c; roasted tc higher.
RAISINS- box Si.85.
C0COANUTS-Per 100 $3.50.
BRAZIL NUTS-per lb. i8c.
PECANS- lb. i5ai6c.
CELERY--per dozen $i.00.
The Caucasian., 1913-12-25
Notice for publication-No. OloO7.

Department of the Interior, =. S.
Land Office at Baton Rouge, La,
Nov. i8. i9i3.-Notice is hereby
given that Monroe Phil of Forbing,
Louisiana, who, on Oct. 3, 1910,
made Homestead Entry No. 04007 for
north half of southeast quarter OF
section Is, township i6 north, range
i3 west, Louisiana meridian, ha-
filed notice OF intention to make
three-year proof to establish claim
to the land above described, before
the United States Commissioner a
Shreveport, La, on the 26th day of
December 1913. Claimant names as
witnesses Henry Wilson of Forbing
Ia. Green Collins of Forbing, La.
Dave Sheppard of Forbing, La, and
Antney Jackson Of Forbing, La.
JOHN F. NUTTALL,
Register
Caucasian, Shreveport, La, Nov. 20
The Caucasian., 1913-12-25


haNe been siS.n ils orc 'of the news
papers published Qp the City "f
Shreveport 9or thirts go days pre-
ceding said meeting, ana Gy written
notice 20 each stockholder mailed 90
him ot bis last 0ostoffics address.
Che capital stoe,e of ehls corpora
ton may G" increased "r ofinsln-
ishe,S in SccordaNc" WitIs tho. Jaws
of the state of Louisiana.
Xhus eione an6 signed iD shs Town
of Noorinssport, eiaddo PARRISH, state
% Gouislan0, olo the oias, month and
year first above written. HamelS, on
9eec. 2Sss. 1913. in Che presence oil H.
=. Weston anH 8. s. VilIinghast,
competent Witnesses, who AereuntO
siSn dhsir names. together With SAID
appearers ana me, notary, after obue
reading of Tho Nholao
,. E.. GROOM, NooriHgs0"rt. Ia. 80
SHARES. $4,000.
sBs. g4GGY00E GRoa0N BREW
ERo .AuthorizeS 6S m.o 4. D. Brew
or SSospri8lse6e"e'o g.ao 30 sloares
$4,000.
NBs. pgbVooS CBaoeeM siMG1S
Shreveport, 80, 30 sharo's. se.00eRl
81. o.. SIMEON. indis4usllS end &c
authorize, ms @ifoo Shreveport 10.
D sharos. s50000
MRS. W1SA GROOM WILLIAMS
Shreveport, La, 80 shares. se!S0N00
=. %. WILLIAMS, inSi> iai'l t!ia % d
t.O authorize snS wife, Shreveport
Ia. . shares, s50O00
u. O.. R6sBAUe:H, by 2. T.. Groom
Mooringsport, La, 20 shares, $1,000
YHOS. O.. BARRETT, shSess0or:
La. 90 shares. $1,000
&. b. GROOM, Nooringspors. La.
. shares. $4,000.
". Y. VULLOS. MooringsQort
La shares, s2OO.0O.
CALVIN :. GROOM, Mooringsport
Ya.. Z share, $4,000
4. q. LOICks, per .. &. Barres
agent. Mooringspors, Va. D shares
$4,000.
DICK GYNDSES, Mooringspost
6.a., 5 shares, S5000O.
JOHN a. WALDEN, MocEinssporf
Va, . share, $4,000.
H. H. CHICHESTER, MooriNgs'
port, ga, 0 share, $4,000.
WILLIAM sCROGGIS. MocriNss
port. La, Q share, $4,000.
O.. g. JEYER, MooriNssp0Ss. La.,
share. 10000
4 CHARLES O.. s'Mse Moosingsgoso
&C., Q share, 10000
50. 0. STEVENS. @oorsnsspsesQ
&c.. Q share, $4,000.
| Mass MATTE STROUD, By ]. q
GROOM, No0rinsspore. &c., Q share
ss0NOO.
o.. S0GREE, sioseSepepr20 g.ao
shares, e5OO0@
\ Attest:
u. =. WESTON.
A. :. VILL4NSHAST.
B. a. LEONARD.
Notary Public a9s and for Gaddo Par.
isb Louisiana.
state of Gouisians, Parish Of Cad
do: Nasing examined che foregoing
act of incorporation and charter N1
| the Bank of Nooringsport, and find
ing the same 90 have been drawn il
cOnformits 20 the Constitution an(
laws of the state of Louisiana,
hereby approve the same. Done ant
signed bs me, officially on this the
22nd day of December 4. D. 1913.
W. A. MABRY,
District Attorney First Judicial Dis
trict of the State of Louisiana
] also join in the approval Of this
charter. WIN. L. YOUNG,
State Examiner of State Banks
| Endorsed: Filed and recorded Dec
%, 1913. S. 0. WILLIAMS,
Deputy Clerk and ex-Of1icio Deput.
| Recorder.
State of Louisiana, Parish Of Cad
do: | hereby certify that the above
and foregoing is true and correct
copy of the original act, as the same
now appears on file and of record il
my office. Given under my hand an(
seal of office this 22nd day Of De
| cember 1913. SO. WILLIAMS,
Deput. Clerk and eS-0fficio Deput.
! Recorder. Dec. 23
The Caucasian., 1913-12-25
Flour and Me&e

FLOUR-High patent $500; sec
ond patent s5.75; extra fancy $780,
common $500; sacks 10c less.
MEAL-Standard 24-lb sacks 44c,
cream meal l9c; cream meal III
wood $4.25.
GRITSrPer barrel S4.5o.
The Caucasian., 1913-12-25
Chickens and Eggs.

CHICKENS doz.: Hens $3.50
fryers $500; broilers $4.00.
TURKEYS-Per lib. i5c.
COCKS, guinears and culls $500.
DUCKS-Per dozen $500.
EGGS dozen 35c.
The Caucasian., 1913-12-25
Dairy Products.

BUTTER-Gountry good to choice
Csc; fancy creamery 35c; one-pound
bricks 33c.
CHEESE-Daisy, per lb. IS t-2c.
The Caucasian., 1913-12-25
FeedStufS.

Feedstuffs.
CORN-Per bushel $i.OO.
OATS-Per bushel SOC.
BRAN-Per 90-lb sack Si.2o.
CHOPS-Per sack ST .55.
HAY-per ton: Arkansas Si5.On;
timothy S240O; alfalfa $500; Mexl-
can native alfalfa $500.
The Caucasian., 1913-12-25

In the First Judicial District Court
for Grand Jury Term Beginning
December 80, 1918.
4 Sample, Arthur
Graves NJ. A. / Douglas. J. S.
2 Garner, 0. G. Brown, H. B.
4 Whited, Bowman
8 George, J. T. i Morris. Allen
4 Roos, Armand 4 Gray, B. Dec.
i Jenkins, John 4 1igner, l.. f..
i Schliepake, Oscar
4 Elston, J. w. 6 Alfred, Oscar
4 Hutchinson. John
) Flournoy. Lucien
I Jordan. C.. NJ. s knight, Matt
I Noorhies, W. F.
J. b. ARBIS,
LEVI COOPER,
+. II. GOSMAN.
F. \. LEONARD.
&. MONCURE.
jury Commissioners
4. :. HARDIN.
Ch.ef nepu't Clerk and ev-oflcie
MS CpHui-siar"r
Aftest
SAM ". MASON.
=. r. r-1..l ,s.s.,-s
A true Copy,
A.. BARDIN,
nEs.f Z s...,s... ssfnsk
The Caucasian., 1913-12-25
Or. T. e sliea

Office in the Cooper ksnlldlns' Dr.
Allen is a graduate of hDth schools
and carries a full line of homeopG-
thic remedies. SpecSa! attentsoD to
chronic diseases.
The Caucasian., 1913-12-25
SUGAR and MOlasses.

SUGAR-Standard granulated per
400 lbs. $l.75; choice Y. c. S4.OO.
MOLASSES-Per gal.: Choice SOC;
prime 32c; common 25c; pure sugar
house 45c.
The Caucasian., 1913-12-25
HUMPHREYS

These remedies are scientifically and
carefully prepared prescriptions; used for
many year1 by DR.. Humphreys in his private
practios. and for nearly sixty years By the
people With satisfaction.
Medical Book mailed free.
The Caucasian., 1913-12-25
Coffee.

COFFEE-Per h.: Fair Is t-2c
medium i4i-2c; better grades 2Oc.
The Caucasian., 1913-12-25
PROVISION MARkEg
Ouotations Carefully ResissS and
Corrected.
Hoo Produces.

BACON-Clear rib sides i4c; dry
salt 13c.
HAMS-per Id. 19c.
LARD-per h.: Tierce compound
6 lac pure lard lac.
The Caucasian., 1913-12-25
ROOT CREATED 4
LIVE DISCUSSION
Stopped Presidential Yak By
Saying Re Is Zoo DID,
EVIDENCE Of POPULARITY,

garas Munnber es Bills Introduced
Providing For Road Improvement
show That Congressman Wans Leg
isIa.ion-Thomas Sries Unique 6esh9
sd % Getting Bill Before House9
The Caucasian., 1913-12-25

Plan cas,paisn en 1916 the Keynote os
Mhictp Wit Probably Be "hard
Times-Expece rhaS Action Reduoe
eng Southern Representation 90 Gene
ventione will Be PepuIaso
The Caucasian., 1913-12-25
ESculents.

CABBAGE-Per lb. 2 3-4a3c.
ONIONS-Per lb. 3a3 f-4c.
POTATOES-Per bushel: Colora-
do $iO5; Minnesota Si.00.
NAVY BEANS-Per lb. SC.
The Caucasian., 1913-12-25
list Of JuIOrN

In the First judicial District Court
for Grand Jury Term Beginning
December 80, 1918.
The Caucasian., 1913-12-25
ARHIE Nv

This Act IF Evaporation nav b.
s,s@gia.-sy aas. 81 cr altered wtih
she assent Of Ro-sillris E~3 sE
amount Of lhe attire captlai STOCK
represented Al asHefaI tiee'ih~ -
the sseekhnlsesl sayened for that
The Caucasian., 1913-12-25
Too PstsrnaIissie.

We'll. what do yen think Of thatr
II was an Old time southern member
eI ths hSNs~ whu shade she rwrn#rN
ana ~ referred ta . bill tlaat had heeA
Insruasrea Fsraia.ftng the eaFryinx ef
Hr~aFus The man whe EntreSurea
ssss Mssa Mm@~s s.a@@ . mn~& ta tie
inaas@ SIS nF eaaa@. tFee1 SfweTka4
y azs = 80 sspr So hB~ peepl~ teank
aazeag Fss ssghs T. fsss srse Il ss~exss
~ rsnsNNs ssf ~~m go 4 aasts' sxxHA*
fassasF
The Caucasian., 1913-12-25
ARTICLE XIII.

Whoever this corporation shall
be disslved its affairs shall be
liquidahd by one or more persons,
not exceeding three (3), to be ap-
pointed It general meeting to be
ccnyenedby publication for thirty
(30) daysin a newspaper published
in the Cit of Shreveport, La, and
a majority of stock voting at such
election shll be requisite to elect.
The liquihiors as appointed shall
remain in dee until the affairs and
business a the corporation shall
have been f1ly liquidated. In ease
of death orresienation of one or
more of said huidalors the vacancy
shall be hll.s by the remaining
The Caucasian., 1913-12-25
ARTICLE XI.
ARTICLE XII.

This corporation shall have and
enjg succession by its corporate
name for a period of ninety-nine
(99)years from the date of this act.
Butmay be dissolved by a vote of
thre-fourths ga in amount of
stocI represented at general
meeting of stockholders duly and
legalh called and convened for that
nurnNp
The Caucasian., 1913-12-25
ARTICLE VII.

WITH thp exception of the first
board 81 directors naEned I'm ths
preceding article. the board of d.
reesers oE thls corporation shall b.
Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1913-06-13
TO ORGANIZE OEM|NC
CREDIT ASSOCIATION
Ed 1. Pennington viii Call Meeting
OF Merchants to Talk Over
Plans In Near Future
WILL BENEFIT BUSINESS HERE
Those Who Have investigated Sys.
TEN Declare City Can Save
Money from Dodgers

The Graphic IN u recent issue men,
toned the fact that the establish
ment of local credit association for
Deming was being considered and
Deming business men will be- glad to
learn that the matter has so far pro-
gressed that Edward Pennington will,
within short time, invite merchants
and business men TO attend meet
ing and consider the plan proposed.
THE ILLINOIS PLAN
In l2S cities and towns of Illinois
the local credit association, formed
upon the plan to be shown by Mr..
Pennington, acts as n clearing house
for information regarding bad debt
ors, bearing the same relation to the
local merchant and professional man
that the Bradstreet and Dun COM
mercial agencies do to the jobber and
wholesaler, and have been found to
circumvenl the professional bill
dodger at his own game.
TIE BILL DODGER
Upon the information furnished to
the secretary by the members Of the
association the man who refuses to
pay his bill in one store of the town
finds it impossible to obtain credit
from another dealer, because his rec
ord is known to all local dealers. If
he moves to another part Of the State
his situation is no easier, for the first
question asked by member Of the
association in getting facts upon
which to base credit is ''Where did
YOU live lasti" The customers rec
ord forwarded from his former place
Of residence immediately checks his
attempt to live at the expense of 9TH
ers. The association thereby saves
its members from loss, and auto
matically locates the debtor for the
benefit Of his creditors.
REFUSING CREDIT
Every member, under the Illinois
plan, pledges himself to extend credit
to no one on the delinQuen, list of
the association, and this, when
known and understood by the public,
is said to have had the effect of max
ing customers more careful about
meeting monthly payments promptly.
The system as used has enabled
dealers to reduce prices to cash and
prompt pay customers. The Graphic
will refer to the matter again when
the working plan has been considered
bv the business interests of the city.
Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1913-06-13
|. G. FISHER OF CHICAGO
IS NOW IN the CITY

L. G. Fisher of Chicago, vice pres.
ident of the Rio Mimbres Irrigation
Company. is in the city inspecting
the development work now in prog
ress on the Spalding- Fisher tract
northwest Of here. Mr.. Fisher has
been coming to Deming for the past
twenty years, but he smilingly ad-
mits that never has the prosperity
and progress of this section so ap-
pealed to him as at present. Mr..
Fisher is the original booster Of the
Valley of the Sunken River and it
was his forethought which secured
so large n tract Of the best land IN
the valley for future development,
apd he is credited with the initia.
tive in obtaining the funds for turn
ing the tract into small, we'll devel-
oped and productive farms to satis-
fy the ever growing land hunger Of
the American people.