The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1913-03-04
DAMASCUS.
Damascus. March 3

JuDlidnC over I06 way matters IN
their line are shaping. They think
the day is not far distant when they
will have controlling power in nam
ing the price of their lacteal product.
Members of the M. e. church held
their annual reunion in the church
on Thursday evening last. The
weather conditions prevented many
from attending who otherwise would
had the weather been favorable.
Riparian dwellers are not disturb
ed in feelings over the icy conditions
of the Delaware this spring as it
looks now as though it will let them
off easy.
We have two reliable noon-day
marks here in this neck-o'-woods."
One is the Honesdale gong and the
other is the Standard Oil gong. This
latter is located at their pumping sta
tion at a point between Cochecton
and SINNERS Falls, where the crude
petroleum is forced up over the
mountain. Both these gongs receive
the time over the wire, but the gong
here has stopped sounding before the
Honesdale sound has reached here.
But this may be accounted for by the
sound from Honesdale having farther
to travel. AS sound waves are COM
puted to travel 10SS.4 feet per sec
ond this would consume approXi-
mately about one minute in time for
these sound waves to travel to this
point in the Delaware valley, from
Honesdale.
The game laws will never be as it
should be so long as it discriminates
against freeholders hunting upon
their own possessions at will These
farmers pay a tax upon this land be-
sides the purchase money, and then,
the idea of a few men called "law-
makers" saying you must not shoot
anything upon that property of yours
only as we dictate to you. Is not that
putting it pretty strong for a free
and united country? Then, too, in
the matter of fishing. No law should
dictate to man from propagating
fish in private waters and using them
at will any more than he should be
restricted from rearing and using
domesticated fowls or animals.
If you intend to plant some fruit
trees this spring and especially on
clay bottom, try dynamite. About
one-third of stick to each hole will
give you satisfying results. If the
hard pan be very thick and you want
to break 1T deep, use more dynamite.
With this explosive most of the force
is downward. If you are planting
on very wet ground by using a strong
force, and breaking up the hard pan
to a greater depth it makes an under
drainage. To get the best results the
dynamiting should be done in the
fall to let the frost act on the pull
verified particles of hard pan or clay
After the explosion is made some
manure ought to be spread over the
top. Before ready to set the trees
these holes ought to be opened up to
the sun and left while to warm up
Try this plan.
Milk producers around Galilee are
just now gratified over the prospect
of having another milk establish
ment opened at that place at once.
There have been, many ups and
downs in the milk business at that
place since the first advent of a but
ter factory there. The last few years
in the management there put on the
cap shelf. Farmers lost heavily by
company failures. Valentine Scheid-
ell, one of the members of the late
firm operating there opened up again
at the old stand last April. But con-
fidence in him had been so badly
shaken up that his patronage was
small. The milk that formerly went
to Galilee, went to Hankins, CALI
coon, Cochecton and Milanville
Borden's sent teams to Galilee for
the milk but charged ten cents can
for drawing it to their plant in Co.
checton. This reduced the profit to
the producer. Messrs. Jotfer and
Perlham, New York City gentlemen,
have looked the situation over at
Galilee and have decided to establish
manufacturing plant there. They
are negotiating for the Scheidal
building. If they can buy this the
building will receive a general over
hauling. Concrete floors will take
the place of the wood floor and all
other Improvements on the same line.
If this building can not be bought
satisfactorily they have options on
the old cheese factory formerly own
ed and operated by the late George
Abraham, now the property of
Ernest White. The two buildings
are only few rods apart. We un-
derstand that the intention of the
above Messrs. Joffer and Perlham
are to manufacture all the milk at
their plant in Galilee either in but
ter, cheese or cream, or into all of
these products. They will contract
with the farmers twice a year fixing
a price then for the succeeding six
months and make payments to the
farmers every fifteen days or semi
monthly This is one good feature
as letting it run a month makes the
farmer wait too long for his money
for the product he delivers. The pro-
ject is likely to be beneficial to the
place as business has not been fairly
active for the past year. More peo-
pie will go there with milk and that
means more trade for the merchants.
When the wheels of. industry hum all
concerned wear broader smiles. That
means something.
(From Another correspondent
Howard Keesler of Rutledgedale,
who is the mail carrier between
Rutledgedale and Damascus, had a
very narrow escape from death while