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Semi-weekly herald., 1913-04-28
BUSINESS AND THE MONEY
MARK EFT.

Bankers in Chicago and other prin.
cipal reserve cities receive inquiries
every day concerning the money sit.
uation and outlook. The inquiries come
not only from country bankers but
from merchants and manufacturers
anxious to know whether conditions
warrant expansion or call for con-
traction in business plans. There ap-
pears to be general feeling that
while tasic conditions in the United
States are favorable, there is some
vague thing or other to be guarded
agaiast.
The fact that the questions are be-
ing asked and that business men are
giving careful consideration to the
future is hopeful sign. The best
way to head off business trouble is
to be on the lookout and prepare to
meet it. The reply given by bank
ers to the inquiries is that the pres
ent situation, particularly as it is
reflected in the money market, sug-
gests the advisability OF running
strong in cash resources and the dan
ger of overextension in any direction.
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-04-28

The Denver News is taking the Re-
publican to task because the Repub-
lican criticises the recent legislature
for extravaganza. The News tries
to make out that the Republican will
fully misrepresented the facts. The
News claims the legislature Topped
off a total of $4,000 in salaries, a
wonderful saving. If the taxpayers
desire to know the exact facts, the
Republican is right because the ses-
sion was extravagant. The looping
off of $4,000 in salaries was more
than offset by the Legislature re-
naming in session longer than nee
essary, much longer than any former
legislature, at an expense of probably
$1,000 day. While the members are
paid by the term, legislative employees
are paid for every day, week days
and Sundays, hence the 100 or more
legislative employees expense account
went on just the same and owing to
the length of the session the $4,000
Topped off in regular salaries was
more than made up. Again, some of
the $4,000 in salaries Topped off will
undoubtedly prove detrimental. The
repeal of the board of immigration
law is a blunder. True, without some
funds the high priced commissioner
and assistant were handicapped, but
the high priced commissioner could
have been cut out and the office placed
in charge. of an active secretary at
81 800 a year who could have been
made to earn the salary. Under the
Shafroth administration the commits
sioner drew.$3,60O year to do moth
ing, hence the squabble to obtain the
appointment; then there was an as
sistant at 81 300 and stenographer
when one man putting in eight hours
a day could have attended to the of
flee work. Thus we have a sample
of the penny wise and pound foolish.
The cost of printing freak bills in
troduced would have kept the board
going for years. But Of course the
members had to get in print at the
expense of the state. The fact re-
mains that taxes in one way or an
other will have to be increased to
meet the 100000 to 100000 appro-
priated over and above the regular
state income. The population and tax
able wealth has but slightly increased,
at the same time it is costing the
taxpayers one million dollars more a
year to conduct state affairs than un-
der the Buchtel administration. Shat
roth having started the expensive
game it is hard letting go.
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-04-28

attempt to further the interests of
the practical farmer. The institutions
We're founded TO promote scientific
investigation and experiment respec.-
ing the principles and applications %
agricultural SCIENCE" but the scope OF
the wcrh now extends far beyond the
boundaries of the farm. The lessons
Of this imposing movement in agri-
, cul.uial research and education are
manifold. The American experiment
stations have demonstrated the soil
darity cf the different sciences. Their
successes have taught the important
lesson that no one can fortell what
beneficial results may develope from
highly specialized researches, and
they nave fostered spirit of popular
interest in the progress of science
quite beyond anything that could have
Lcen expected two decades ago, when
empiricism still reigned supreme and
distrust of the utility of scientific
investigation was widespread. AS an
ILLUSTRATION of the value of this work
the Journal of the American Medical
! Association comments on the recent
report of the Wisconsin agricultural
experiment station, which now has
forty or more problems under investi-
cation, covering such questions as the
effect on nutrition of animals and mar
Of single plant ration, the min
eral needs of animals, the methods OF
ripen'ng cheese, the improvement Of
market milk and the causes and pre-
vention of animal disease. The quiet
modest labors and persistent patience
in the field and the laboratory OF
these untiring workers are doing as
much for the welfare of the, state as
are the efforts of those who shine con.
spicuously in the legislative halls
Pueblo Star Journal.
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-04-28

Should present conditions in money
obtain in September, when the banks
are called upon to meet the demand
for funds to market the crops, they
would be alarming. They are not
alarming now because there is time
for preparation.
The expectation of $50,O00,000 in
gold from New York to South Amer
lea and various European centers since
the first of the year greatly restricted
credits in this country. The credits
of Europe have been even more con-
tracted by the boarding of sums es-
timated to aggregate between $780,
100000 and $500, 100000 since the out
break of the Balkan war. A settle
ment of that war appears to be the
most potential source of relief to the
money markets of the world. 1t would
restore to circulation boarded funds
and probably would permit this coun-
try to take back from Europe much
OF it's gold.
Meantime the larger banks are be-
ing solely tried to meet the require
ments of their borrowing customers
and at the same time maintain proper
cash reserves. The money rate in
Chicago is virtually 6 per cent, which
| is unusual for this season. While
present conditions last, however, bank.
ers may be expected to employ such 9
brake on business as high interest
rates afford.-Record Herald
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-04-28
SPRAYING EQUIPMENT NEEDED
TO KEEP THE WORMS DOWN.

The Herald is pleased to give space
TO second article in the lntermoun-
tain Fruit journal and Western Farm
er by George p Welsdon, deputy state
entomologist. 1t is well worth read
ing. Even the city individual with a
dozen or two of trees must look after
spraying:
A gasoline power sprayer is the
most efficient machine for orchard
work. While it is possible to control
certain insects just as well with the
cheaper barrel pumps, it always re-
quires much more labor, and in some
cases the efficiency is not great
enough to bring about complete con-
troll. With the proper sprayer pres
sure of 200 pounds can be maintained.
Such pressure, while not absolutely
necessary, is desirable when one is
spraying for codling moth, woolly
aphis, as well as other insects.
The gasoline power sprayer must
not, however, be rated as machine
possessing the power to do efficient
work unless in the hands of careful
workers. Often the very fact that it
does throw great volume of liquid
makes its users careless. Work can be
easily sighted with the best gaso-
line sprayers ever manufactured. On
the other hand, the poor pressure and
small volume of liquid from the COM
mon hand-power sprayers are in them
selves factors which tend to instil
carefulness into those who are do
ing the spraying. In some cases this
extreme carefulness may compensate
partly, at least, for the possession of
the greater power of efficiency in
the gasoline outfits.
Spray Rods
The spray rod is a portion of the
equipment which is absolutely neces-
sary in orchard work. Thorough
spraying of large trees is next to
impossible without the use of rods.
These should be at least six feet in
length, but better eight to ten feet.
Most of the rods are of bamboo with
a brass tube inside. One end of this
tube is threaded for nozzle and the
other for hose connection. In or
'chard work hose sufficiently long
$50 that the spray man may walk en-
'tirely. around tree and spray from
every direction with ease is desira-
BILE.
The writer has often seen in our
best fruit sections such poor equip
ment used in certain orchards that
thorough work was next to impossi-
BILE. The use of short hose, while
a handicap in itself, may be overcome
by driving close to the rows and
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-04-28

From Kansas newspaper: ave
attended church few days ago ami
Listened to good sermon. We also
enjoyed the singing and stood up with
the brothers and sisters as they sang
tfat good hymn, "Shall We Know
Each Other There?" While it was
being sung we looked about us and
counted thirty members in the con-
cregation who did not speak to each
otner on the street and elsewhere.
The thought occurred to us why they
should know each other there when
they seemingly didn't know each
ether here"
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-04-28
of the rest of the world and the Amer

of the rest of the world and the Amer
ican standard
If the wool business cannot be con-
Quoted at a profit it will go to Aus
tralia, and wit can not save it,
II the sugar refneries cannot show
profit the business will go else
where, and wit cannot save it.
If the farmer cannot sell his prod
uct at price that will give him a
fair return for his time, and living
wage for his help, it would appear
that foreign product. will take its
place, and wit cannot save him.
If protection is removed from lead
and zinc, SO that the mines cannot
be operated at profit, it would seem
that the lead and zinc mines of Spain,
with their peon labor, would close
down the industry here, in spite of
wit
IF industries cannot compete, with
out reducing the scale of wages-and
american manhood rebels at lowering
the standards Of living to the intol-
| cradle conditions recognized to be in
be obvious that somebody will be out
o. work, and if there is no work there
can be no revenue, and il is difficult
| to figure out the satisfaction that will
spread over the face of a workman
| who pauses at the window of a gro.
Gerry store to contemplate a sign in
sugar bowl, formerly 6 cents, now
5 H." or clothing store where 3
tag records the economic fact, "this
suit formerly $17, now $780," witt
no money in his pocket for either, anC
no prospect of getting it there.
Colorado is rich in resources but
needing money to exploit those re
sources, and the outlook to get it moi
alluring with every one of her chiei
industries marked for slaughter, ant
part of her delegation in congress
standing cheerfully by, knife in hand
ready to sacrifice the states future
in order to satisfy life long theor
list that the cost of living is too high
| It is true there may be no none,
to take advantage Of these bargains
but the assassination is worth whil'
because it demonstrates a theory.
The special message to congress:
contained at least one interesting par
adox, "let us not destroy" and yet il
the face of protests from many con
spicuous men in his party, that sucl
would be the result, the president say
this is the slate and it must g
through
The most striking comment on thu
Wilson policy of free trade comes
from the European press, as they hav'
sufficient sagacity to see that the bar
ricrs that have stood for the protec
ton of American labor will be lower
ed thus freely admitting them to th
industrial field of America withou
reciprocal obligations.
| This party of destruction will doubt
less experience the consolation o
pleasing competitive Europe eve,
though the machinery of government
is set running against our own citi
zens, for whom, it would seem, th
| functions of government were cal
culated to protect.
Just how many such jolts the stat
can stand time will have to answer
as the lesson is not likely to be alb
sorbed.
FRED d. STANLEY.
Alamosa, Colo, April II, 1913.
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-04-28

Twelve thousand dollars of state
funds added to similar amount con-
tributed by La Plata county will do
much towards placing the main east
and west and north and south roads
across the county in good shape.
Twenty-four thousand dollars judi
ciously spent will go quite ways
and will also furnish employment to
large number of La Plata county
workmen.
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-04-28

The question whether college edu-
cation pays in business has been agi-
tating Boston of late. Merchants and
manufacturers have been interviewed.
and the concensus of opinion seems
to be that so far as business success
is concerned the years at college are
for the majority of students pure
waste
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-04-28
SCIENCE AND THE AGRICULTURE.
AL EXPERIMENT STATIONS

1t is only about twenty-five years
since congress passed the Hatch act
founding the system of agricultural
experiment stations in this country.
The annual federal grant to each stat,
is now $4,000, to which the states
themselves have in many cases add
oJ. Those less familiar with the
work otter think Of It solely as ar
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-04-28

II want to engage as a chauffeur a
man who besides driving the car will
wash the dishes, scrub the kitchen
floor. sweep the hall and clean win
dows," said Wichita woman to a
young man who had answered her ad-
vertisement. at isn't motor car
driver you are seeking then, madam
you are looking for a porter said
the driver.
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-04-28

One feature of the proposed ma
tional income tax is that the salaries
of all public officials from the presi-
dent down to county officials who re-
ccive more than $4,000 are exempt
from the tax; but there would likely
be just az many candidates without
this inducement.
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-04-28

We are reasonably sure that the
ladies who constitute the Woman's
party of Illinois are not in favor of
abolishing marriage or even of max
ing divorce as easy as getting out of
a club for nonpayment of dues. Most
of them, as matter of fact, con-
tinue strongly to believe in husbands.
Further explanations should not be
necessary.
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-04-28

The California legislature has pro.
hibited the representation by the
movies" of pictures of young wmoer
whose skirts are agitated by the
wind. This is good as far as it goes
but some suggest that it would have
heen simpler to pass law prohibit
ing the vial from blowing.
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-04-28

Senator Thomas and most members
of the congressional delegation, are
for party against state interests. The
party has narrowed down to President
Wilson who is debating what shall
be on the free list and Colorado will
be the hardest hit of all states. Come
home and let Wilson go it his best.
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-04-28

Having publicly and with unneces-
sary loudness called Speaker McKin-
ley Of Illinois, wart and dirty lit
tie shrimp, Hon. Lee O'Neil Browne
probably feels that his craftsmanship
has again been vindicated, at least
temporarily.
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-04-28

People used to go to restaurant
for food, says disgusted Broadway
chef; they now go there for a bite to
eat with theatrical performance and
a dash of Barnum and Bailey on the
side. But if some proprietor were to
try the experiment of serving real
food without noise, he might discover
that people have taste for it even
now
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-04-28

A negro who ran for president Of
the United States in 1904 has accept
ed janitorship in the Illinois house
which shows that running for office
does not necessarily make an inflated
fool of man.
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-04-28

Myriads of caterpillars upon the
railway tracks in Texas are interfer-
ing with the operation of trains down
there. Also with the progress of the
atrical troupes that are endeavoring
to walk back to dear old Broadway.
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-04-28

This is the season of the year when
fruit growers must begin to think
about spraying. The article by the
assistant state entomologist should
b. read carefully and then preserved
for future reference.
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-04-28

Legislators of the bathroom variety
are hereby warned that a self-record-
ing dictogrnph, capable of recording
conversations and even whispers on
photographic cylinder, has now bee
invented
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-04-28

Texas wants the Standard Oil com
pany to pay $1OO,OO0,O0O for alleged
violations of the antitrust statutes
of that state. Apparently Texas does
not want "but little here below"
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-04-28

theatrical managers say they are
afraid to produce anything new be-
cause nearly everything they try is
interfered with by the police. The
cabaret people, on the other hand
60 on valiantly assuming all the risks
that may be necessary.
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-04-28

Lieutenant Governor O'Hara of IL
linois, will be long remembered as
the only lieutenant governor who got
much advertising out of it beyond
the confines of his own commonwealth.
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-04-28

Mrs. William T. Hall, president of
the Chicago collegiate bureau of oc-
cupation, makes the announcement
that college-bred girls will soon be
doing the work in the Kitchens of
wealthy people. Why limit this joy to
the wealthy?
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-04-28

The son of a Missouri millionaire
has given up life of luxury to be-
come Methodist preacher. An en-
couraging thing about the case is that
it doesn't seem to have made the
young mans father mad.
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-04-28

A Swedish prince is likely to oc-
cupy the throne of Albania, the new
Balkan state If any other Swedish
princes are looking for trouble, they
are referred to Mexico.
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-04-28

Among other things you may have
observed that President Wilson isn't
allowing Secretary Bryan to usurp the
total candlepower of the we'll known
Washington spotlight, as many ex-
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-04-28

Chicago is to have s3O,oO0,000 gas
plant. 1t will no doubt be glorious
gas plant, but reduction in the gas
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-04-28

When we see portraits of men and
women who break up homes and cause
tragedies we find it impossible in
about nine cases out of ten to i'm
agine how they could ever have fall
en- in love, one with another.
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-04-28

J. p. Morgan 4 Co. have establish
ed a publicity department and hired
an editor to run il for salary of
$4,000 a year. A large number of
editors are busy hoping the Morgan
experiment will be so successful that
other concerns all over the country
will insist on having good publicity
departments.
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-04-28

President Wilson's custom of de-
livering his own messages may also
have tendency to make them short
er, which would help some.
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-04-28

Burning cubist artists in effigy may
satisfy some people, but burning the
stuff that the cubists paint might be
more effective in relieving the strain.
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-04-28

Bryan and Champ Clark claim to
have buried the hatchet, but it is be-
lieved small kitten would have no
trouble in digging it up.
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-04-28
$14,10O.9


Colorado produces more beet sugar
than California, its payment to farm
ers in 1912 having been $12,000,00O.
New York Journal of Commerce in
recent editorial said: "Remov,l Of
the sugar duties will be sacrifice oe
ShG,000,000 year or more in gov
ernment revenue and it is doubtful
whether it will result in any benefit
to consumers, while it will cause trou-
hle by abolishing the discrimination
in favor of our own sugar-producin,g
possessions 1t is not unlike
ly that domestic consumers may even
be worse off for while
This 1.-THE present sugar duty) is an
entirly defensible revenue duty and
ought to be retained as such on the
principle avowed by the tariff revision
party"
New Orleans Item said: ''If sugar
is put on the free list, at least fifty
million dollars of property values rep
resented in sugar houses and in su-
gar machinery will be absolutely de-
stroyed in southern Louisiana. This
is the capital which represents the
greater part of the accumulated labor
of the sugar people of southern Louisi-
ana But the question which
arises in the mind of every thought
full man in Louisiana is: What will
become of the people who live in the
congested sugar districts of south
Louisiana? Here is question of
right and wrong"
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-04-28

If it weren't for the women, most
of the agents would go out of busi-
ness, but it would be hard to get along
without the women.
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-04-28

A widow was elected mayor of Tyro,
Kas., last week, but no scheme of the
taxation of the bachelors in that town
has as yet been proposed
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-04-28

Tyro, Kansas, has woman mayor
and council, also you might never
have heard of Tyro, Kansas. There
are various ways of advertising.
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-04-28

One nice thing about the weather
bureau is that you can call it short
and ugly names without having to
fight about it.
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-04-28

Durango should put her best foot
forward. No use worrying about The
future. It's the present we must look
after
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-04-28

Our august federal supreme court
has been asked to decide if a chicken,
strayed to neighboring yard is a
wild bird,
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-04-28

There doesn't seem to be a chance to
hang Doc Hyde, but his standing as
family physician may be slightly
impaired.
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-04-28
A QUESTION OF RIGHT AND
WRONG.

California is one of the leading
sugar producing states of the Union.
There are eleven beet sugar factories
in the state. During the year 1912,
according to figures carefully COM
piled by the Pacific Slope Beet Sugar
association, 112,003 acres of Califor-
mia land were planted to sugar beets.
From this area 1,037 ,455 tons of sugar
beets were harvested, out of which
337 100000 pounds of sugar were
manufactured. The investment in the
beet sugar industry in California, rep
resented by factories, land and equip
ment, is $19,904,S23. The following
total shows the annual distribution
to general industry in California by
the beet sugar industry, based on ac-
tual results in 1912, and indicates that
a Yearly loss of over $14,000,000 will
be inflicted upon the people of the
state by the adoption of free sugar
bill.
Expenditures of beet sugar fac
tories, 1912:
T'ot haate (cbou,;pr III,
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-04-28

used to go about making noise like
q yellow peril.
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-04-28

The Japanese problem is again
looming 10 large II il hard to explain
~ silsnce Of the Hon. Hobson, who
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-04-28

spraying first from the one side, and
then from the other; but the use of
short rods three feet long or less, and
even in extreme cases no rod at all,
is a practice that is responsible for
wormy apples, poor crops and loss
Of money. The only excuse for their
use may be found in the fact that they
aro more convenient to handle, and the
lazy man finds his work less labori-
Gus. Spraying, if done well, is not
lazy mans job, and he who would
try it make it such is apt to have
poor success.