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The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1913-11-28
Shingles 10
Be Made

Thinner shingles will be manu-
factured4by the mills of Whatcom
county in the future. in order to
get out product that will compete
with the British Columbia mills,
now that the tariff has been remov-
ed on this class of building mater
lal. The thinner shingles will mean
that more shingles will be cut from
a log and the bundles will be light
er and the freight will therefore be
less. It is believed saving in both
material and freight charges will
put the product of the local mills
on a more equal basis with the Brit
ish Columbia mills.
The raw material is cheaper on
the Canadian side and the foreign
mills are by this means enabled to
put out a cheaper prouct than the
local mills under their old style.
The Commercial Single company
of Bellingham is leading in the
movement for thinner shingle.
I'VE will be able to furnish the
new grade when buying begins n
the spring" S. P. Johns. manager
of the company said. The question
Of changing the method Of manu-
featuring red cedar shingles has
been agitated for several years ana
now that the duty on Canadlan
shingles has been done away with
believe the proper time has arrived
| The grades Of lumber have been
changed often for good reasons, 9
why not shingles?
We become accustomed 70 cer'
| tain established grads and names g
staple commodities, il j. true. ant
lii i not easy . change The old cro
coutinued - Pase peus
-
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1913-11-28
Wants New National
Food Law

And now comes another onslaught
upon the natid4a pure food law.
which has horne the brunt of many
attacks since the date of enact
ment. A Washington dispatch, un-
der the date of November Is. says:
A conference between state pure
food commissioners and officials Of
the department Of agriculture here
last Thursday that the ferderal pure
food law was inadequate; that it
should be repealed and another sta
tute substituted Immediately. The
cheif point of attack was the section
which permits the use Of guaran-
tee label by manufacturers. This
was declared misleading to the pub {
lie and made it appear that the pro-
ducts were garantee by the govern
ment.
After the discussion committee
was appointed to urge congress to
pass new measures and also to pro-
vide a law to fix standards for all
foods and drugs.
Another committee will conferNfth
committee from the American Bar
association looking to- the uniform
ity Of federal and state was for the
enforcement of pure food laws.
That section Of the federal pure
food law regarding the use of color
ing matter and harmless exracts al
SO was condemned. It was Dointe d
out tnat this permission was made
the cloak of frauds which could not
always be reached under the penal
sections. In behalf off this section
it was declared necessary becase
the buying pubic demand he harm
T les compounds. It finally was de-
cided to urge new section which
would closely define what com
| pounds may be used.
A clearing house departmept Of
agriculture for information regard
1 ..
inc the enforcement Of pure food
and drug acts Va decided upon.
This office will Be used for d.
tributing 70 I'll state commiasioas
|information tending toward Tie
uniform enforcement Of state and
federal laws. and FOR the disseminatr
lion q infornatioo regarding fresl
I.proeeeatieae Z: i: = IS
1 - Cnno0S6n Hnm -
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1913-04-25
MUD CREEK PUPILS
ARE BEST SPELLERS

At the spelling contest held in
Roman last Saturday to decide
who should represent the north
end of the district at the cham
pionship match, to be held in St.
1gnatius some date in May,
every school was represented and
there was a large attendance
aside from those taking part in
the spelling.
The teachers of the different
schools were present to give
encouragement to their pupils
and a number of other pupils
aside from the contestants were
on hand to cheer their comrads.
Mrs. |. M. Brandjord and Prin-
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1913-04-25
BENEFIT DANCE
TOMORROW NIGHT

Arrangements have been made
for benefit dance tomorrow
night in the Roman opera house
for the Roman base ball club.
Mr.. Edmondson has kindly do
mated the use of the hall for this
dance, and gave way one of
his regular nights in order to
give the boys every opportunity
of securing a good attendance
and to make all that is possible.
The object of this dance is to Sc
cure funds with which to buy
new uniforms as the old ones
were either burned or have be-
come to much worn for any fur
ther use this season.
The prospects are good for a
strong team here again this year,
and with some encouragement
and assistance the boys will get
out and make some entertain
ment for lovers of this great
national game living in Roman
and surrounding towns.
1t was expected that a mama
ger would be elected ere this but
it has been decided to wait until
tomorrow evening to perfect the
organization.
Several of the Roman business
men have signified a willingness
to assist with liberal donations
and the finances will be forth
coming. All seem disposed to
be as generous as Mr.. Edmond
son has been and with a little
boosting Roman will have a base
ball team again this year which
will be hard to beat. Come out
to the dance or buy a ticket and
help the cause.
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1913-04-25
ROMAN, N1SsOIIA COUNTY, MONTANA. APRIL 25.

Applicants should apply to Earl
D. Covell at the Flathead camp.
These men will be given steady
work all summer and if the ap-
preparation is secured that our
representatives in congress are
asking for, it will be for a longer
period.
Indications now are that there
will be plenty of work on the
Flathead this summer, as the
local reclamation officials are
anxious to make a good showing
and complete the work just as
rapidly as possible.
1t will make quite difference
in the amount of money in cir
culation to have all the reclama-
ton camps full handed and the
farmer and the merchant alike
will be benefited.
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1913-04-25

cipal Logan pronounced the
words and the winners were:
GRAMMER GRADE
LIST John Myers, Mud Creek.
End Marie Myers. '' E"
3rd Mable Hanson, Hillside.
INTERMEDIATE GRADE
1st Norbert Schmutzler, Mud creek
End Dorothy Spencer, Glacier View
3rd Cyrille Reeves, Grand View.
The best speller from the Ro-
nan School in the grammer grade
was Josephine Stafford and in
the intermediate grade Ralph
Rogers.
Goldie Irish of the Clairmont
School tied with Mable Hanson
for third place but lost out on
the tie, and Ruby Smith of Mud
creek tied with Cyrille Reeves,
and lost on the tie.
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1913-04-25
MONTANA BOYS AND GIRLS
INDUSTRIAL Department

The Montana State Fair, which
will be held in Helena, Septem-
ber 1927, 1913, will include a
Boys and Girls Industrial De-
partment.
One boy between twelve and
eighteen years of age will be ad-
mitted from each county on the
basis of winning first place in a
corn or potato-growing contest;
and one girl of like age from
each county who makes the best
corset cover, according to rules
accompanying.
The county champions will
compete at the state fair where
first, second and third prizes will
be offered in the boys classes
for both corn and potatoes, and
also in the girls classes for cor
set covers. These prizes will be
gold, silver and bronze medals.
The state fair board will pay
the cost of lodging and meals in
Helena during fair week, and
give free admission to the fair
to the successful competitors from
each county. The boys and girls
will be in charge of competent
and reliable men and women
while in Helena.
A school of stock judging
under competent instructors will
be conducted from nine to twelve
O'Clock each forenoon during the
week, using the live stock on ex-
hibition at the fair, to which the
boys winning the county prizes
will be admitted free.
A similar course Of instruction
in home science will be given
during the same hours to the
girls who have won like honors.
1t is expected that prizes suf-
fcient to cover cost Of transpor-
tation to Helena to the fair will
be offered to the successful boy
and girl in each county, and that
other prizes will be given to
those whose products approach
those of the winners of first
hOnors.
The prizes will be awarded by
judges selected by the county
superintendent of schools, at
such a time and place as she may
designate. The time should not
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1913-04-25

A corps of surveyors are now
working on the big fiat between
Roman and Dixon. 1t is said
these men are giving out the in
formation that they are survey
ing for a telephone line, but it is
generally supposed this is a sub
terfuge, as telephone lines are
generally run along public high
ways instead of straight across
the country.
1t has been stated several
times in letters to the CONNER
cial club at Roman by President
Elliott of the Northern Pacific,
that a survey would be started
at an early date this spring from
Dixon to Roman and this is un-
doubtedly the men at work. The
information given out heretofore
was that an investigation would
be made as to the most prac-
ticable route, and the location
definitely settled this summer.
Should this be the intention of
the men now in the field it would
do a great deal toward restoring
confidence in the ultimate build
ing of the road and also in the
future of the towns which are
striving to build. Roman will
undoubtedly rejoice in any news
calculated to definitely settle the
mooted question as to where the
road intends to build. Let us
hope the information will be
given out soon.
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1913-04-25
Indians May Get Money

Senator Walsh is making an
effort to have the 81, $50. 600 now
in the United States treasury or
on deposit in Montana banks, to
the credit Of the different tribes,
distributed to Montana Indians,
many of whom are in destitute
circumstances. The amounts due
each Montana tribe are as fol-
lows: Blackfeet, $289, 060, Crows
81, 06l, 600; Flatheads, STAT, 600;
Fort Belknap, So, 800; Fort Peck,
$40, 600; Tongue River, $62, 800.
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1913-04-25
EVANS IS OPTIMISTIC
OVER SECURING FUNDS

The Pioneer received a letter
from Congressman John M.
Evans the other day in which
that gentleman stated that he
was assured of a liberal appro-
priation for the summers work
on the reclamation project now
under construction on the Flat
head. He says that an effort
will be made by Senator Walsh
to increase the amount in the
senate to $5OO,00O and has no
hesitation in saying that he be-
lieves $40O, 600 will be given us.
Should the amount be pared to
$4OO, 600 that will be enough to
keep the work going all this
year and will complete many
sections now partially finished
and furnish water to many sec
tions which are in need of this
insurance.
Local officials say that were
they given $400,OOO this year,
$500, 600 next year and 5000, 600
the next year that the work
would have proceeded so we'll
that an accurate estimate might
be made as to what the ultimate
cost of the entire project would
be. This of itself would be of
incalcuable benefit to every one
on the reservation. 1t would
then be possible to approximate
the cost per acre and investors
would not be so timid in buying
as at present where they have
no means Of ascertaining what
the land will finally cost them.
This would be better than at
present, but the Pioneer hopes
that the entire cost of the pro-
ject will be borne by the govern
ment and paid for out of a river
and harbor appropriations as has
been stated in these columns
many times heretofore.
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1913-04-25
COMMENCE BUYING CREAM

the prosperous kind to be found
in all such communities. The
dairy farmer is the best paid of
any in the world.
In this connection it is we'll to
state that the chicken and egg
business is becoming quite an
item to be estimated here even
now. The dairy and chicken
business goes so we'll together
that it really is a combined in
dustry. The hen is becoming a
revenue producer here very fast
as will be noticed when it is said
that the Big Store received in
one day last week 785 dozen
eggs, and is shipping every day
or two case after case to diff
ferent parts Of the country. So
far this year this same store has
taken in 1896 dozen eggs and
2174 pounds of butter. The total
amount paid for butter and eggs
since Jan. l. 1913, is 81, 66S. 10,
and for hay and grain since the
same date 81, 543.51. This shows
what is being done now and no
organized effort to promote the
industries has ever been at
tempted.
One feature about this cream
buying venture is the advantage
the local merchant gains over
the old way of handling the
dairy product. 1t saves the mer-
chant all losses occasioned by
getting overstocked with butter
and also the trouble of handling
the same. This buying of butter
has always been source Of loss
to merchants and with the
farmer receiving cash for his
product the merchant receives
cash for what he has to sell, TAX
ing the barter and trade feature
away from a business which
should always be on a cash basis.
The buying of cream will be a
benefit to both the producer and
the merchant and the consumer
is assured of receiving a much
better grade Of butter the year
around than by being compelled
to purchase all kinds of butter,
some of which is not always of
the best.
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1913-04-25
new PLAN TO DEVELOP
UNCLAIMED LAND IN West

Secretary Lane has under con-
sideratlon a proposal that the
unclaimed lands of the west be
turned over to the department
of agriculture for settlement and
development as soon as the engi-
neering works are finished by
the reclamation service.
At a recent conference with
reclamation service engineers
and G. M. Bailey Of Oregon, who
went to Washington to present
the proposal, the secretary was
told that settlement on the re-
claimed lands could be largely
increased and their usefulness
greatly extended by a plan of
supervision to compel their culti-
walton in the spirit Of the law.
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1913-04-25
WATER USERS MAY
STATE GRIEVANCES

If there is anything radically
wrong with the reclamation SER
vice and if there is foundation
for innumerable complaints on
file against the manner in which
the national reclamation law is
being inforced, Secretary Lane
wants to know it and know it
Immediately. To that end he
will hold series of conferences at
his office beginning May /, which
will be attended by officials of
the reclamation service and by
representatives of water users
associations on each government
project. Invitations to attend
this conference were sent Oh.
last Saturday and each water
users association is requested to
send at least one representative
to Washington by May l. At a
conference Secretary Lane will
go into the situation on every
government project and where
settlers have complaints to make
through their delegate sent to
Washington, the secretary will
then and there confront reclama-
tion officials with the charges
and determine whether or not
the complaints are justified.
Each delegate at the confer
ence will have full opportunity
to present his statement and if
he has complaints to lodge will
be given time to present his case
and have it answered by the rec
lamation officials. After both
sides, each in the presence of
the other, have been heard, Sec
retary Lane will determine
whether or not the reclamation
service has been at fault, and if
in the wrong, will direct correc-
tiOn of the acts cOmnlained of.
In this way, the secretary, by
getting at the facts, hopes to
put an end to the widespread
complaints, which have become
chronic on many projects, by
changing government methods,
where the reclamation service is
shown to be in error or by ex-
ploding complaints, where they
cannot be substantiated. 1t is
Secretary Lanes purpose, here
after, to deal direct with the
water users, thinking thereby
to produce harmony between the
government and settlers on it's
various projects. Western sena-
tors and representatives will be
invited to these conferences and
will have full opportunity to pre-
sent any facts they deem peril
nent.
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1913-04-25
SURVEYORS IN THE FIELD

be more than four nor less than
one week prior to the state fair.
Wherever practicable the county
fair may be designated and its
judges appointed to decide these
awards.
The county superintendent of
schools may divide her county
into convenient districts, each
under the direction Of a teacher
designated to have charge Of an
exhibition in that district, the
winners of the district prizes to
compete for county honors under
direction of the county superin-
tendent.
Numbers should be substituted
for names on all exhibits, and g.
record of the number given to
each against the name of its
producer kept by the teacher or
superintendent in charge, so
that the judges may not be sub
ject to the accusation of favorit-
ism in making awards.
Yellowstone, Rosebud, Custer,
Dawson, Musselshell and Big
Horn counties are designated
corn counties. In these, boys
will grow and exhibit corn. In
all other counties potatoes will
be the crop for the contest.
F. S. COOLEY, Bozeman,
Superintendent of Boys and
Girls Contests.
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1913-04-25
New Omaha Rates

The inter state commerce COM
mission recently held that on
grain shipped from Montana
points, Omaha was entitled to
and should enjoy the same rates
as are maintained contempora-
neously from the same points of
origin to Minneapolis. The rail-
roads were ordered to establish
through routes and joint rates
on grain from Montana to Onla-
ha.
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1913-04-25

E. F. Tabor of the Flathead
project, was in Roman a short
time Saturday last, returning to
st. 1gnatius after a trip of in
spection over the northern Sec
tions of the work,
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1913-04-25

Hostetler & johnson this week
moved the building formerly used
by c. Doris as a boarding house
from the Smead addition to the
lot just east of the Hainebach
building, where an addition will
be built to it and the entire build
ing used as a restaurant and
sleeping rooms.
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1913-04-25

what is expected will develop in
10 the greatest industry the res
ervation has ever yet or even
will experience. 1t marks an
era for Roman which those who
have advocated dairying for the
farmer have long hoped for.
During the past week Mr..
Scearce has been able to COM
t,lete arrangements whereby he
can dispose of all the cream he
can buy, and for the present this
will be the plan pursued. 1t is
1he intention to ultimately estab-
1ish a creamery in Roman, or just
IS soon as there is sufficient COWS
N the country to warrant such
an investment. In the mean
time the highest market price
will be paid for cream and the
armer will be paid in cash for
every pound he may bring to the
store. Mr.. Scearce desires the
Pioneer to state that he will not
expect or demand any farmer
selling him cream to trade out
.>1e cents worth of the same un-
'ass he finds it to his advantage
10 do so. The cream will be
strictly cash, being paid for on
he next delivery after the first
is received. The plan is to take
:. test and issue a check for the
amount as soon as it can be de-
,ermined what amount of butter
at is contained in the delivery.
A farmer comes to town with a
uan of cream today and in a day
~ SO he brings in another can
and receives check for the can
delivered previously and so on
throughout the year. Most
creameries pay on the 18th of
ZACH month and this leaves the
creamery ahead of the farmer in
some instances As days, but here
re will get his money at each de-
Every.
There can be no disputing the
question that the dairy business
'G.ill become the best paying
business the farmers Of this val
ley can engage in. Every con-
tlition is favorable, and with
such profits as can be made it is
Slre to receive attention from
men who do know the value of
the industry. 1t may be that
nanny of those who are now en-
4aged in farming on the Flat
lead will be slow to buy the
COWS and engage in the business
nut that does not mean that
others will not do so. The busi-
>,ess is profitable and men of
sections of the country where
carrying is the chief source of
revenue will not be slow in dis
covering the opportunities which
the Flathead offers in this res
pect.
In talking with farmers on
this subject many of them say
the labor is too confining and the
help TO milk the COWS not avail
able; declaring that hired men
cannot be secured who will do
the milking. That may be the
situation at present but there
are men who will do such work
and when there is a demand for
their labor here they will be
Slad 10 engage themselves Tor
the work.
1t is understood that Hon. A.
J.. Brewer stands committed to
promise to ship in at least 200
head of first class milk cows dur.
ing the early summer, which
cows will be for sale to farmers
who wish to engage in the busi-
ness of producing cream. This
will be a nucleus from which the
business will grow and a few
short years will find the country
we'll stocked with dairy cows of
a high order and the farmers Of
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1913-04-25
RECLAMATION SERVICE De.
S|RES 40 MEN FOR WORK

The reclamation service wants
carpenters and 40 laborers at
)nce for steady work all summer.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-06-28

otherwise and be so much worse 7 Would
you not say that it was his duty to do
his best to prevent it and if it were
done in spite Of him he would not be
respOnsible3 Anything is either right
or wrong, and if it is wrong we have
no excuse for allowing it.
Can your second editorial, "Spectac.
ular But Useless" you take Governor
West to task for raiding the redlight
district at The Dalles and aim to show
that conditions are worse now than be.
people can not be made good by law.
Then why have any lawl Why Jail
robbers and murderers7 You can not
make them good by law! Why not let
them rest in peace as you would the
women in the redlight district. You
say these women are on the primrose
path to hell, and yet you would keep
them there, for as you argue, they will
SN s'hNiO uhJ way nave bttH III your
paper where you say that it is the duty
Of any officer to enforce all laws,
whether they suit him or not, and yet
you blame Governor West for perform.
ing his sworn duty. Other officers had
neglected their duty and it was up to
the governor to act which he did, and
he deserves the commendation Of every
good citizen.
Another phase of the situation is
this: Taking for granted that these
women are beyond redemption. What
about the coming generation, is it not
our duty to protect these from falling
into these dens of infamyl But it is
useless to argue much further. Vice in