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The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1913-05-16

An IMPROVED ROAD IN ONE OF THE COTTON
10. t.' ~. STATES. II t.. = u
pense for road improvement. even II
such investment entailed an annual
interest and maintenance charge of
$1.O000OO to the community of cotton
states"
"There are certain direct economic
or money advantages which follow the
improvement Of public roads in every
community" says Acting Director Sar,
gent of the department in the bulletin.
'These advantages are probably most
apparent in the reduced cost of haul
ing.
Certain dependent or reflex ecOnom
ic advantages also arise In a commu
nifty where roads have been improved
The increase In the value of farm
lands is an example of the indirect
economic advantages of improved road
conditions. 1t should not be cOnsid
cred. however, that in presenting the
advantages of improved roads the d.
rect decrease in the cost Of hauling
and the Increase. in farm values are
entirely separate and Independent. The
farm increases in value partly because
the cost of hauling is decreased.
whatever methods are used to i'm.
prove a road. the improvement for
hauling purposes is due to three causes
the betterment Of the road surface
the reduction of the grade and the
shortening of the length. On such ar
improved road the time required to
haul given quantity of material q
given distance is reduced. The reduc
ton may be largely due to increased
speed Of hanling. to increased load OF
to both. 1t is Important to recognize
that for transportation purposes reduc
ton of time is equivalent to decrease
of the distance from the market cen
tiers. It IL easy to see, then, why the
increase Of farm values musr follow
improved roads. for their effect Is tC
bring the farms in sense nearer the
towns. The fact that on roads with
improved surfaces hauling becomes
largely independent of the season OF
the year or weather conditions means
another very considerable reduction ir
, hauling costs. II also means that many
of the limitations Of the number and
kind Of farm operations are immediate
ly removed"
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1913-05-16
COMMENCEMENT EXERCISES

Below is given the full list of pro-
grams for the next week and the re-
mainder of this week. All tn exer-
cises will be held in the High School
Auditorium and will start promptly
at $50 so as to assure all of an early
conclusion. The school opera is to
come on Thursday eve of this week,
the class Sermon on Sunday morning
at eleven o'clock. Most of the
churches are giving over their SER
vices to this occasion. DR.. Henry H.
Myers of New York City will deliver
the sermon and it will be a rare
treat from all accounts of the man
and his ability.
Tuesday evening will be given over
to the second sections of orations,
illustrated lecture and experiments
ton. This program will be along the
same lines as the one given on Wed
nesday of this week.
Thursday evening will be the
Eighth Grade Graduation exercises
and on Friday evening the regular
commencement exercises of the High
School. Rev. C. A. Edwards will
deliver the address.
An admission of ten cents will be
charged on Tuesday evening and
again on Friday evening to assist the
Seniors in paying the expenses OF
their programs.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1913-05-16
these young people better way Of
spending their afternoons.
NEW DAILY PAPER.

D. A Milligan of the Wendell r.
:igationst, was a Cooling visitor
Tuesday morning, Mr. Milligan is
making arrangements to launch .
daily paper at Twin Falls in assoc
iation with Mr.. Melvin of Shoshone.
Mr.. Milligan says that the new paper
will have full associated press news
service and that their intention is
to issue a paper on a par with any
of the Southern Idaho dailies Have
received flattering encouragement
from the business men and citizens Of
Twin Falls and feel assured that the
venture will be a success. LGooding
Gazatte. aE1lvEH a@sh .sIG
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1913-05-16
WIDE VERSUS MARROW TIRES.

In the road improvement discussion
the question Of the advantages of wide
tires as compared with narrow tires Is
always brought mp. Kings physics
of Agriculture" reports these differ
ences 10 draft:
On macadam streets, wide tire 20 per
cent less than narrow tire.
On gravel road, wide tire 24.1 per
cent less than narrow tire.
On dirt roads. dry. smooth, free from
dust. wide tire 1858 per cent less than
narrow tire.
On clay road. with mud deep and
drying on top and spongy beneath.
wide tire 50 to 81 per cent less than
narrow tire.
On mendOw. pasture. stubble, corn
ground and plowed ground from dry to
wet. wide tire II to 80 per cent LEES
than narrow tire. .g
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1913-05-16
WILL LOWER THE
COST OF LIVING
Great Economies Effected
Through Improved Roads.
BIG SAVING IN HAULAGE.
Cotton States Could Afford to Spend
100000 a Year on Highways, ,Ac-
eording to Government Bulletin-Poor
Roads Cost Them Twice That.

uoauS LOST ! UoUp t"tCe rat
Good roads are an important factor
10 the reduction Of the cost Of living.
At least that is the theme Of the latest
farmers bulletin Of the department of
agriculture, which shows that the
benefit from improved highways does
not accrue only to Automobiles, but
also to the farmer and the shipper of
produce Of all kinds. For instance.
there are parts of the south. according
to the bulletin. In which the time re-
quired for hauling goods to market
has been reduced from twelve to two
days by the improvement Of the high
ways and a saving Of So day in driv-
er's pay alone thus has been effected,
Really good roads would save the cot
ton states of the south approximately
$2.OOOO0O annually in hauling charges.
according to the department, which
gives these figures to prove its conten-
ton:
'ln the cotton states Of the south
the average haul of cotton from the
farm to the shipping point is 1l.S
miles. The average load is about LOO
pounds-a little more than three bales
and the average cost is so cents per
bale. The cost of marketing the 1911
crop of 16.25O276 bales was $4,000.
900 If computed on the above basis.
To each bale of cotton there Is about
half ton Of cOttonseed. which was
hauled from the farm to the gin. and
then a large percentage of it hauled
again to the shipping point. The aver!
age cost Of hauling cottonseed In the
United States is So ton. The 1911
seed crop therefore cost $24.375.414 ia
haul. 80
'The Total cost Of hauling the cotton
crop in l9ll. including the seed. was
therefore $37,S71a5,634. Any system Of
road Improvement throughout this zone
which would reduce the annual haul.
ing charge $ per cent would effect q
saving fot S1,S6S.7S1 a year. From
these figures it would appear that II
would be good business to incur IN ex
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1913-05-16
ROAD maintenance
Keep the Improved Roads In Their
..r Present Condition.

Keep the Improved Roads In Their
-.., Present Condition.
The present year promises to be the
greatest in the history of the move
ment for the improvement Of the pub
lie roads of the United States, accord
ing to the reports received from all
parts Of the country. A joint commit.
tee of congress is engaged in an inves'
tigation of the feasibility of federal aid
in the construction, improvement and
maintenance of public highways. and
number of the state legislatures now in
session are considering good road leg
islation. In connection with the gen
eral impetus that the good road move
ment has recently had in all parts of
the country. the director of the office
of public roads says: .-
TOO much stress cannot be laid upon
the importance of maintenance In con-
nectiOn with the work of improving
the roads. The people in nearly all the
states are filed with enthusiasm for
road improvement and are spending
enormous sums Of money In the con-
struction of superb roads. and yet al
most without exception they are max
ing little provision to care for the
roads after they are built. This is true
not only in the various counties. but
under many Of our state highway de-
partments.
ITO maintain the roads in good con.
dition year after year requires con.
siderable annual outlay, but this out
lay il infinitely less than the loss
which must fall upon the people event
ually If they allow their roads to 60 to
utter ruin. The thing for all advocates
of good roads to do is to urge continu.
Gus. systematic maintenance and the
setting aside every year of an amount
per mile estimated by the engineer in
charge to I've sufficient for the proper
maintenance of the road-a course
which must make for economy and eff.
6ciency"
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1913-05-16
THE PATROL SYSTEM.
Great Success Of Government Test
Near Fort Myer.

Great Success Of Government Test
Near Fort Myer.
The office Of public roads Of the de
partmeDt of agriculture has been max
ing experiments on an Eight mile
stretch of road in Virginia to demon
strate the results that may be obtained
on country earth roads by continuous
work under patrol system. A patrol.
man was employed to furnish horse.
cart and small tools. and he was sup
piled with a road drag built Of plank
and required to furnish two horses to
drag the road whenever it was in suit
able condition for dragging. usually
following each rain.
The entire eight miles of road are we'll
Travelled. and there is considerable
heavy teaming over parts Of it. The
United States cavalry stationed at Fort
Myer frequently passes over portion
and batteries Of artillery also use the
road mt intervals. A traffic census for
three days last March showed the fol-
lowing daily average Of teams travel
ing over the road: Loaded one horse
wagons. fifteen: unloaded one horse
wagons. fifty-eight: loaded two horse
wagons. thirty-eight: unloaded two
horse wagons. forty-nine: loaded four
horse wagons. nine: nnloaded four
horse wagons. four: saddle horses.
nipoty-civ md major rIlna HINTS Onn
The patrOlman was paid $50 a month
and 81, "a day extra whenever he used
two horses to drag the road. His pres
ence was required on the road from 6
a. m. until 4:30 p. M. with one-half
hour allowed for lunch. l.. -
The average cost of dragging last
year was .S16.11 per mile for six and
a half months. which is at the rate of
$29.74 mile for the first year Of
twenty-four draggings, or approximate
ly $1.25 per mile for each dragging Of
three round trips
The use of the road drag has greatly
improved the daily condition Of the
road and rendered it smooth and COM
Portable for travel for a, greatly in
creased number of days in bad weather.
The department expects to continue
the experiment this year. for 1t Is al
ready apparent that the entire eight
miles of road will show remarkable
improvement under the systematic
work of the partolman.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1913-05-16
SAFETY FIRST FOR THE PUBLIC
Pocatello Tribune.

hO SoLOIy rAot pIO6Id"Luc ptfc
promoted by the Oregon Short Line,
is not only eliciting the heartiest in
terest among the railroad people at
large, but it is project in which the
public is beginning to feel the great
est interest, for the organization in
itself is as thoroughly beneficial to
the people as it could be to the rail-
road. =, '
Safety First" means just what it
says. 1t is the paramount issue in
present moment railroad operation
Primarily it means the working out
of all problems and suggestions that
will accord safety to the travelling
public, which naturally, will end with
safety for the transportation line.
During the past two days in Poca-
tello the Safety First committee of
the Idaho and Montana divisions have
been in session, and many matters of
interest have been discussed and rec
concentrations for improvement have
been made along every line.
The first meeting was held by the
Montana division committee, in the
rooms of the Y. M. c. A., building and
officials and representatives from ev-
cry department, including the mana
gerial, engineering, maintenance,
right of way, station and yard ends
of the business.
The regular monthly meeting of
the Montana division Safety committe
was held in the club rooms of the
railroad Y. M. c. A. at Pocatelo
May 18th at 2 p. m. About fifteen
members of the committee were pres
ent besides several outsiders.
H. A. Roberts acted as temporary
chairman.
Several matters which had been up
for discussion at previous meetings
were first brought up and disposed of
Twenty-Five new recommendation
mostly from employees, were received
during the past month, and were act
ed upon. Among them were the foil
owing, Running board on pilot of
motor car, running boards for freight
trucking, station light, Silver Bow
trespassing in Butte yard, lathe gear
wheels, Lima shops, handling of ex-
plosives, school children using cross
ing at Lima, haystacks near right of
way, culyert for Days spur, board
for Vanderbilt tenders, cutting cars at
Butte west of N. P, car shack, safe
ty chains on rear of cabooses, live
stock attendants riding on top Of
freight trains company buildings near
track with doors opening toward
track, coal house at Melrose, regula-
ting speed of trains, obstruction Of
view of enginemen, Lavon, need for
repair track at Idaho Falls, high wat
er in Beaver creek, torpedoes at Dill
on headlights on rear of helper en-
gines, Dubois, teams driven on plat
forms, Moore, Idaho, headlights, o.
S L., large tree nine telegraph poles
west M. P. 367, blizzard lamps on
locomotives, covering for bride rod
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1913-05-16
DEATH OF MRS. MARY BURNS

Mrs. Mary Burns who lived Just
above the Grove City Cemetery de-
parted this life Thursday, May 7th
at the age Of sixty years, She had
been i'll for couple of years proceed
ing her demise, and death was not
unexpected. lr
The funeral was conducted from
the Cathloic Church of this city on
Saturday, Father Fuchs taking
charge Of the service. She leaves two
children, Patrick Burns and Mrs. NJ.
e. Jacobson Of Blackfoot.
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The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1913-05-16
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS


Maintenance, maintenance and
maintenance. Your road will go
to pieces without il.
II the estimate is too low, then
don't bid on the job. Keep away
and save your money.
The improvement of road
enIarges the opportunity OF
those engaged in any kind of
business contiguous to It.
Better roads should be the slo-
gan in every community.
Get busy with your legislature
for better road laws.
Every state should have a we'll
organized road association.
. . . a - a a q q n a q a . n q q
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1913-05-16
SOUTHERN IDAHO PARADISE FOR
DAIRYMAN.
Statesman.

Il see no reason why southern Ida
no should not become one of the
greatest dairying districts in the
world because of the admirable eli
mate, the abundance and character
of the feed and the purity of the
water"
In this one sentence F. H. Scribner
gave his opinion of this great indus
try that is receiving so much atten-
tion from the farmers of this section
just now. Mr. Scribner is in a posi-
tion to know. He is one of the ex-
perts in the dairy division of the bu-
reau of animal industry of the ma
tional government and has just spent
two weeks making a thousand inves-
tigation of the dairy conditions in
southern Idaho. especially in the
Twin Falls country.
Mr.. Scribner lives at Rosendale,
Wis, where he has one of the finest
herds of Jersey cows in the country
His COW, Loretta D." pure bred
registered Jersey, carried off the
sweepstakes over all breeds and over
the entire world at the st. Louis ex-
position.
Having made such success with
his own herd, the agricultural depart
ment of the federal government in
duced him to devote portion of his
time to supervision over dairying in
the middle west. He has been doing
this for some years past and is now
making his first visit to Idaho.
Accompanied by Mr.. Rineheart OF
the University of Idaho, Mr.. ScribneI
reached Boise Monday evening He
made hurried trip through a por-
ton of Canyon county Tuesday and
in the evening left for Moscow From
there he will go on to Portland, Seat.
tie and San Francisco before return.
ing to the east.
Cow Testing Associations.
My special work." Mr.. Scribner
said, lis along the line of organic
ing cow testing associations among
the farmers. We find where the farm
ers do the work themselves under
conditions with which they are fam
iliar the results are secured. This IL
proving by experience to be the best
movement of the day in the improve
ment of the dairy business.
Here in Idaho the industry is In
it's infancy. | am surprised to learn
the state has made no appropriations
for the encouragement of dairying
such as it has for the horticultural
interests. You are producing alfal
ia here and shipping it to Wisconsin
there we feed it to cows, transform
it into butter and ship this butter Out
to Idaho to be sold at profit. You
can produce milk and butter just al
cheap and of Just high quality here
in Idaho as anywhere in the United
States.
II find you have some good cows
out here-just as good as you will
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The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1913-05-16
SCHOOL PROGRAMME
1H SCHOOL AUDITORIUM

HIGH SCHOOL AUDITORIUM
Wednesday, May 18th -. Orations
Thursday, May 18th, Princess Bonnie
Sunday, May IS a. M, Class Sermon
Tuesday, May goth ..... Orations
Thurs, May 22nd., 9Th Grade Elk
ercises
Friday, May 23rd., Commencement
Exercises.
All evening Programs begin at $3.50
Sunday Service begins at 1900 a. m
TOO MUCH ROUGH NECKS.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1913-05-16
FOR SALE.

HORSE FOR SALE:-Bay Gelding
years old, weight 1900 pounds
for sale for cash only. Forest Trego,
Blackfoot. r. F. D. 4 43tf.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1913-05-16

FOR SALE early new
Mahogany cace-$200 below cost.
c. R. Clute. 13-tf.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-09-11
GIRL BITTEN RY DOG.
six.Ycar. Old Ripley Girl Suffers Ser
ious Injuries Tuesday.

Nable. tie -year-old daughter %
Mr., and Mrs Edward Hanley of RIP
lev. suffered serious INJURIES Tuesday
afternoon about $50 when she was
seriously bitten by a bull dog.
The bull dog is "A pet animal. the
property of her father Mr.. Hahley
was playing with the dog in the 'front.'
ward when his little daughter came
around the corner Of the house. Sh"
turned and started to run and the dog
- playful animal, took after her Inc
father thought nothing Of this untll ne
heard his daughter scream. lie thch
hurried after her and found that the
dog had sunk it's fangs in the child
left cheek.
Drs. Conrad and Turner were sum-
moned and dressed the childs hurts
She was able 10 explain that the dog
had a pair of sore ears and in playihs
with it as il ran after her she touched
one of them. She tripped ana Tell ahV
the dog bounced upon ner. she VIII
be confined 10 her bed for several Gays
by the accident but her injuries are
not REGARDED as serious.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-09-11
SCHOOL BOARD HEARS POETRY
Secretary Lewis Of Flint Comments
in Verse on Fashions.

Flint Mich, Sept. IL BackWaru'
turn backward, OH time, in your
flight. give us girl whose skirts are
not tight: give us a girl whose charms
many or few, are not exposed by TOO
much peek -a-boo; give us girl, no
matter what age, who won't use the
streets as a vaudeville stage; give us
- girl not too sharply in view; dress
her i'm skirts that the sun cant SHINE
through
The unusual staid deliberations oil
the school board were broken up We'd
nesday evening when the foregoing
communication was read by Secretary
Lewis. vote of appreciation was
extended To Mr.. Lewis and while the
discussion that followed seemed To
intimate that the AFFECTION OF 'he
girls was in inverse Sfoportions to the
amount of apparel they wore the
opinion was that it depended alto-
eether upon the girl. The 'pome
WAS referred To the committee Oh
teachers with power to act.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-09-11
Hancock Department
BUSINESS HERE
IN GOOD SHAPE
But Two Merchants in County
Threatened With Failure

The Portage Lake Business Mems
association met here last evening in
regular monthly meeting. No definite
public action was taken but the mer-
chants carefully canvassed the situa-
ton, and formulated a definite plan
Of action for the members OF the asso.
citation during the next few months.
\ general curtailment of credit was
ordered al a meeting held in August
and II undoubtedly has saved many
from financial difficulties. The report
last evening was of course not made
public but it is understood to show
that but two establishments in tho
county are Ia any daneer-of going t.
the wall as a result of the strike. and
that both of these have more than
am even chance of pulling through
safely
The strike has not hurt merchants
who refused credit in all doubtful
caser. Secretary Davis reported this
morning, ana these are ia no danger OF
failing.
\ general desire of the members OF
the association to adopt Il uniform
policy aud to stand by one another
during the next few months was evil
dcnt at the meeting. The association
| IN this manner can undoubtedly a,
much toward restoring conditions her,
and il is expected that will play .
prominent part in Houghton county
commercial circles during the next few
months
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-09-11
MRS. rHAW DEFENDANT
IN $4,000 CIVIL ACTION

New York. Sept. l1.--John u, Glea-
son, one of the lawyers who defend
ed Harry X. Thaw for the killing OF
Stanford White, filed a suit in the
federal court against Mrs. Mary Cope
~ Thaw. mother of his former client,
in which he asks Judgment for $4,000,
with interest since June, 1907. In the
complaint Gleason tells of having been
retained by Thaw as counsel in lsO6
and alleges that Mrs. Thaw agreed tn
pay i'm her own behalf "A part of her
sons defense.
Gleason says he performed services
worth $4,000 and made disbursements
Of $1O.1i5 and declares he received
$4,000 and from the bankrupt estate
of Harry X Thaw he has since re-
ceived $500, leaving $4,000 unpaid.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-09-11
REV. IMMoNEN ARRIVES HERE
Will Direct Suomi Colleges Affairs
During Coming Year.

Rev. 1. Immonen, the new business
manager of the Suomi college. has ar
rived here and assumed his new duties
Rev. Immonen is "A graduate oi the
college himself and his arrival here as
manager is most pleasing to the menu
bers of the faculty under whom ne
studied.
An enrolment of 100 is anticipate
this year. So far sixty students are
actually on the ground, about twenty
more have written. declaring that theN
will he here soon. More ale expected
from various parts of the copper couh
try as sOor as the strike Is settled ms
theological department viii not open
until next week when DE- Nikahoei
is expected home from Europe