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Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1913-05-30

The Amalgamated Association Of
Iron. Tin and Stoc' Wo, kers almost
doubled its membership the past
year.
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1913-05-30

The trade unions of NoW York
number more than ,ta. Uuu members
distributed liver 1iGa locals bur
INK the past fifteen years the gain
0a. equal 60 about 300 per cent
This army of workers forms. in O.
large measure. tbo bulk of The 0u-
tCll.gCut wealth producers of the
state o. they We're "a unit political
would bo "a great power.
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1913-05-30
Mortuary

IlMMEI--l q. Iimmor. aged forty
years. died yesterday morning at o.
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1913-05-30

an Want Ads must be accom-
panied by cash
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1913-08-01

AS Illustrated Edition setting forth the golden opportunities
n Davis the garden spot Louisiana the entire
borer the homeseeker and the capitalist his land
oh and refreshing showers Here avoids d of the North
- tho sy States devastating
M Middle Western States and the cyclon disturbances destu
d and property sections Of the country With the mde Of winters and
which days cooled gentle blowing the
MT few distant the annual Jefferson Davis Parish but
degrees while inches of rainfall uniformly throughout the
% crop failure unknown growing
% ten months year, permits such continued Of that there
day the year that the farmer trucker take something from his SOIL
supuy his own that Of others good compensation
This most delightful the Southland found such sabous and uta
that the death rate Jefferson Davis Parish among be found the
fd nfquen the death call here that parish County
65 square miles and nearly thousand population there but two hearses
establishments and these would into bankruptcy six months
out solely upon their financial support Here
losing youth and acquire without losing their charms
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1913-08-01
|l1drOus Welsh Country
IN Jefferson Davis Parish
a Rich ndPessssy Prosperous Porond jefferson Davis Parish
FIN g Gulf Coast Country efths Charming Creole StateRedunda in
@ slerl saubou In Climate, Scenleal Beautiful and Opuen in
rTHltv-i Brief APPRECIATION Of Its Charms and Chances

contribute of it's wealth to our Guil
Coast Ports.
Louisiana will then come to It's
own and the vast treasure in It's
storehouses of agricultural and min
eral wealth will be developed and
brought forth. For consequent
upon the completion of this giant
national enterprise the fame of the
peerless advantages of the Pelican
state will be heralded afar and thou
sands will flock thither to sieze that
opportunity which the gifted ingalls,
warned the world in words OF genius
but seldom knocked. And we of the
Welsh country, which is redundant IL
we'll nigh every resource, will partic
ipate to the full in this era of pros
perity.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1913-08-01

Men and women venty eighty who still active the
pursuit tot business pleasure, rarity here.
element nature joins IN an e1or
make the most ideal conditions possible mankind live and enjoy life
following enored by word and pictures some "
the opportunities the unlimited this locality offers " the men anu
women who are wise enough Here can be acquired
leans and bounds who brings his bride the sun's ae
of Jefferson toward making him hone "a Ills
father accumulate much the next tive years as MS worthy
sire did lifetime standing awaiting TOT Inc uos
man and poss himself both and nature
Issue cordial invitation come the wealth ndgent Parent mas
stored here =,
Both the Editor this Special Edition have spared neither % LABOR
nor mako this as an exact portrayal conditions incidentally of the men
who have ped develop them and printers do And as an
evidence Of our own the statements hereinafter contained we
make inquiry Of any or all the men whose "Ves " ~
:a discussed rno the truth auy statement contained for fuller
description upon their especial line Of work.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1913-08-01
farming in the Welsh country.

in the Welsh country.
Rice is great staple, its culture
furnishes the food supply OF fully
half the people of the world and It's
consumption is annually increasing.
II will abide. 1t ID basic industry
of this banner wealth producing sec
ton of Louisiana, but after all, II Is
Init a back ground for the small
farmer whom Welsh leans on ana
must look to as her hope to expand.
Nowhere in all the rich and al
Auent state Of Louisiana does the sun
stream down from the azure SKY Oh
c,oudless blue of the Creole state
mon a more fertile soil, or falref
section than the country tributary 10
the prosperous town of Welsh. Ano
nowhere in the Gulf Coast country
can productive lands be secured -
cheaply. The present prevailing price
Of virgin prairie land, with natura
drainage and ready for the piougn
share. is $4,000 an acre, sometime
a fraction more and sometimes li'tl
less, and anything that will grow
! the ground can be produced in 'n'
amply yields acreage in prolihc PR
| fusion.
The man of merger means, u
| moor man, who will come to this lal
| Of perpetual sunshine and palm
| salubrious climate, where outoo
| labor is a pleasure every day IN u
year, and purchase forty acres OF IA !,
:! and till and farm 1t with reasonal
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1913-08-01

duction of crops of early commercial
truck. This prairie land is slightly
rolling and ridge dotted, affordlng
excellent drainage, and yet sufficient
ly level to be ideal for rice cultiva-
ton. to which use much OF it Is gen.
orally put, but it has been proven
that it also produces excellent crops
of corn, oats, cotton, sorghum, for
age crops, COW peas, sugar cane, etc.
Along the streams and bayous that
here abound is found red or choc-
olate alluvial soil capable of pro-
ducing prolifcally, indeed prodig-
iously, all the standard field crops,
commercial truck and most of the de-
ciduous and citrus fruits. And all OF
the prairie country around Welsh IS
is abundant in rich nutritive native
grasses and affords pasturage Tor
, thousands of head of cattle.
One of the factors aside from its
/ fertile and adaptable soil, that has
4 had much to do with building up the
y high repute of Welsh country is the
y fac that the neighboring farmers are
much more intelligent than the
average soil t'ller and they lend and
bend their intelligence to the cultiVa'
ton of their farms along approved
modern, scientific lines. they arr
;, mostly men of the north who mi
:, grated here ten of fifteen years ag'
and almost without exception the,
own their own homes.
There are, however, many success
full native farmers and 1T can D
= truthfully said of the Creole so
:. tiller that he best understands th
- value of diversification and ne
W scarcely ever without his vegetaDl
- truck match and piece of groun
he planted to forage crop and hence
he often found with larger purse tina
TX, his more extensive farmer nelghpo
~ Of this there is surety, that the
NO is always good living and oftlm
ro- tremendously large profits in RI
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1913-08-01

intelligence and industry, growing
corn, oats, sweet and irish potatoes
and vegetables has assured for his
future an easy livelihood and
competence or modest fortune for his
family. He should have as many
cattle as he can afford for on the
luxuriant growth OF native grasses
that here abound everywhere they
will fatten themselves for market
without dollar of expense for grain,
winter or summer.
The first year he should have few
hogs and increase their number as
his farming widens and expands.
The item of hogs and cattle should
never be overlooked for as above
truthfully told of, they afford GER
tain cash revenue at a minimum ex-
pense.
To him who will meet these but
lightly cumbersome conditions, sue
cess is certain as the sunshine that
follows night in country where ex-
istence is a pleasure and delight, a
climate unsurpassed, and indeed,
scarcely equalled in any other spot In
the round world.
Adjectives and cuperlatives add bu
; little to the strength of any statemen
, but it is difficult indeed for one WHIT
:, has tasted the delight of living AM
:. breathing in this fragrant scente'
= land where the "Sun eyer shine
- and flowers ever bloom" to refrai
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1913-08-01

The Louisiana Bureau OF Agrlcul-
ture a little late in submitting it's
statistical and crop report for 1917,
but the department thought it better
to postpone it until practically cor
rect data could be obtained. Every
parish responded to the commission
ere call except Iberville and La
fayette. According to the report the
following is the crop and resources
for the year:
S68,217 bales of cotton valued at
$1S,2OO,439
25.455,0S6 bushels of corn valued
at $15,O35,4S9
256,7706,740 pounds OF sugar val
ued at $10,5O7,942.
2S9,2S1 barrels of syrup and mo-
lasses, valued at s2,7S1,S1s.
4O6,S74,35O pounds of rough rice
valued at $3.50 5,9Vl.
439,S50 bushels of peanuts, valued
at $332,2O5.
2,94S,63O bushels of sweet pota
toes. valued at $1,251,542.
1,125,9OO bushels of irish potatoes
valued at $1,015,6l3.
322,S40 tons of hay valued d
$3,653,527.
$ 791,41O bushels of oats, valued a
n $432,47O.
20S,O5O boxes of oranges, value
at $25S,O25.
$4,000 pounds of tobacco, value
5 at $96,450.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1913-08-01


III Of human destinies /,
love and fortune on my foot
Is wait;
passing by palace, mart and
bel, soon or late,
sk unbidden once at every gate.
svlng wake, If feasting rise be-
b turn away;
those who follow me reach
" state
lh desire, and conquer evel5
aFs death;
but those who doubt or hes
enned 70 failure, penury aud
ne in vain and uselessly i'm
lasr not and return no more
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1913-08-01

Els east has become over populat-
|lhd nag ceased to expand. The
slar Of immigration which for
aah q century pointed to the
Fes has we'll nigh forever set.
remains but one last west, the
southwest of the Gulf Coast
ag which Is calling to the cap
u lts opulence of opportunity
als and profitable investment; to
aeneseeker in its alluring ad-
yes for the easy requirement OF
Priceless boon of which the i'm.
y Payne so endearingly sang
y everyone 1t is calling in it,
s'ag charm of salubrious eli
aha scenic beauty. It's gian
saliles dwarf into insignificanc'
d siies Of development on eithe
as Father of Waters.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1913-08-01
| louisiana Products Over
$200,000,000 Annually
Practically EW Product Of America Produced Here Commercial Quantities. he
DEVELOPMENT Just in Its Can Feed and cohe Halt the United
States poy Titled with Climate upasM Awhe-s Future POSI-
Utilities Are Beyond the Comprehension Of the Most Optimistic

981 carloads of vegetables, ship
ped, valued at $263,9SO.
COS carloads of strawberries, ship q
ped, valued at $5S2,050.
12,516,400 barrels of oil, valued
at $9,3S7,3OO.
475,000 tons of sulphur, valued at
$9,5OO,OOO.
100000 tons of salt, valued at
$1,OOO,OOO.
4,246,775 gallons of milk, valued
at $1,293,925.
1893 carloads of cattle shipped, val
ued at $44S,76O.
1923 carloads of hogs, shipped, val
ded at $77,S3O.
3,944,316,7S6 feet of lumber, val
ued at $39,962,135.
Output of 159 other factories, val
ped at $15,O67, 900.
Output of Fl canning factories,
valued at $392,100.
Total, $140,314,591.
The above are the products of the
farms, factories and mines exclusive
; of the two parishes which failed to
send their data, and from New
t Orleans, which g yer included in
the country statistics Stock, food,
t dairy products, vegetables, melons,
fruits, cotton seed with Its by-pro-
d ducts, (oil, hulls and meaD and
seed of lespedeza are not included In
d the above statement, but which will
aggregate fully $227,15O, 900.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1913-08-01

The Gulf Coast Country, as gen. J
orally understood, Is stretch OF land
SO to rs miles in width running par
allel with the meanderings OF the
Gulf Coast shore line and comprised
OF the counties of Chambers, Jeffer-
son, Newton, Hardin and Orange In
Texas, and Cameron, Calcasleu,
Beauregard, Jefferson Davis, Vernon
land Allen parishes in Louisiana.
Almost in the exact east to west geo.
graphical center of this fertile, Ia
yored of nature section lies the par
ish of Jefferson Davis, which leads
almost every other parish of the
, state in the production of agrlcul-
tural products and in many otner
regards.
t While 1t is impossible to give ex-
e act statistics of the crop values Oh
r Jefferson Davis parish alone, for the
wear 1912, as the parish at that time
was a part of Calcasieu parish. the
senaration having existed only since
: January /, 1913, the agricultural sta-
) tistics of Calcasieu as whoie viii
enable one to form a pretty goou
,dao of what Jefferson Davis parish
J, share will approximate, when It is re-
. membered that this parish contains
! not only by far the richest, but aise
. the largest acreage of tillabie ianus
- ,f anv Of the new parishes createe
ont of Calcasieu, In fact, PRAGUE
: a,ly every acre of this parish Is amen
liable to the pillow, while but smai
portion comparatively. OF either .
!. the other parishes is at the preseh
= fine being cultivated. According =
the annual report of the State pe
% nartment Of Agriculture, for the yea
1919 Calcasieu parish is creaiee
an with:
on 5oo acres of cotton, producin
ESQ bales, ooa
- ooO acres of corn, producing 2So
re- ooo bushels, worth $14s,6oo.Oo.
all 500 acres of sugar cane produc'll
nal s45, 900 worth Of syrup. %.
ills 100000 acres Of rice, producer
will $4,000 900 pounds of rice.
ing 1a5 acres Of peanuts, worth s0'0O
to 5000 acres of sweet potatoes pr
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1913-08-01

ss'AlaAa is one of the greatest
y 5ae glorious galaxy of the
Her farm lands are the
Producers of the staples that
saa flourish the human fam
aas ranks fifth among the oil
aAg states. She has the
" sulphur mines of the world,
gig ahounds in many regions,
Y precious metals and those
% the arts and industries,
more nayigable streams
sssat freight rate Jewellers sc
y successful commerce
s. otaef state and she has, II
sVast country at least,
unsurpassed in healthfulnes'
sail1y by the ozone of thu
ssa shores of golden Califor
sae balmy breezes that fal
ass Of far famed Florida.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1913-08-01

Ra With her wealth and re-
resource is calling to all
When the Panama canal
'sa the white winged sails
hleree Of all nations will
soushern shores, coming
naEts of all the earth to
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1913-08-01


Close to the center of this prolific
ally productive parish lies the win
some, wondrously resourceful, plen-
teously prosperous, climatically
ideal and scenically charming town
of Welsh, in the country tributary to
which are the richest lands of rarely
rich Jefferson Davis parish. me
coastal prairies surrounding the
town of Welsh have a rich, dark
deem sand loan soil of great fertility
underlaid with clay, and well suited
for general farming, for growing
semi-tropical fruits and for the pro
4
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1913-08-01
lucing 100000 bushels, worth $685.

1ucing 100000 bushels, worth $780,
900.
$50 acres of Irish potatoes, pro-
ducing a crop worth $20,OO0.O0.
1850 acres of hay, yielding &c.
500 tons, worth $320,000.00.
5000 acres of oats, yielding an av-
erage of 40 bushels per acre.
10000 boxes of oranges.
700 acres of truck gardens.
$4,000 horses.
$500 mules.
$4,000 hogs.
46,7O0 sheep.
$4,000 head of cattle.
Every crop of Importance pro-
duced in the South, with the excep-
ton of hemp and tobacco, was rep
resented in this parish, and pract-c-
ally every crop produced in the
northern states, except wheat, is
grown in paying quantities here.
There is no question but that witt
proper care, Jefferson Davis parish
could surpass any parish or count
in the United States, in the diyersit,
and extent of her crops.
Add to all these advantages, an eS
ceptionally mild and salubrious eli
mate, where the roses bloom in jar
uary and the cooling sea breeze ten
pers the heat of summer, and 20
have Jefferson Davis parish the EIDE
of America.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-10-23
AUTO AND BOY COLLIDE.
Lad ON bicycle Hurled through Air
aud Left Leg Broken.

Montpelier. oct. l9-Wilbur Clark. the
l3-year-old son Of Mr.. and Mrs Augustus
Clark. colorcd. sustained a serious frac-
ture of the left leg in n collision between
the bicycle he was riding and an auto
mobile on the Barre road this morning.
The youth was thrown several feet in
the air, when the front wheel of his
bicycle struck the radiator of the auto
mobile. He landed with great force on
top of the hood of the machine only to
fall into the roadway and directly under
the rear Wheels which passed over his
legs.
The occupants of the machine, which
bore license number 3,276 We're two men
and two women. They lifted the lad into
| their auto and took him to the car barn.
| Doctor Hunt later removed the hoy to
| Heaton hospital in his own machine after
binding the legs in a spint
/ Clark was riding down the steep hill
a few rods southeast of the barn when
the automobile approached. coming in the
direction of this city. Both the driver
and the boy became confused. The heavy
! machine struck the bicycle with great
force Clark was catapulted through the
| air.
License number $40 is held by J. l..
Andrews of Fairle- for 10 horsepower
! Studebaker car
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-10-23
MRS. PANKHURST
ALLOWED TO LAND
President Wilson Intervenes in
Behalf of the Militant Suf-
fragette Leader.
DEPORTATION ORDER REVOKED
Her Purpose Is to Preach Mill
fancy in This Countryside
poets to Leave NOvem-
Der 2S.
DEPORTATION ORDER REVOKED

New York. oct 20 Mrs. Emmeline
Pankhurst. the English militant sulfra-
gette leader, landed AT one O'Clock this
afternoon from Ellis Island. where she
had been detained since last Saturday by
the immigration authorities She had
been ordered dcpOrted as an undesirable
nlien, but President Wilson and Secre-
1ary of Labor Wilson interviewed on her
appeal from this decision and to-day in
structcd Anthony Caminetti. commits
sioner-gcncral Of Immigration, to release
her on her own rccognizancc and with
out bond Mrs. pankhurst now will be
able to carry out her contemplated lee
tire tour in this country She expects
10 sail FOR Europe November IS.
1t was hard to imagine that the slight
" built. rray-haircd little woman who
stepped ashore from the ferryboat at the
Battery was the same person that for
several years had caused the British
government So much trouble by reason
OF her militant tactics in behalf of wom-
an suffrage, or her incitatons to
militancy for "thc cause Also her
tranquil Countcnancc and brightness of
eye gave no indication that she had gone
through the ordcas Of six prolonged
hunger strikes to obtain her release from
prison sentences, impo~>d for Illegal acts
committed in England in her cndcavorS
to gain votes for women.
GOES TO MRS. BELMONTS.
shortly after she landed Mrs pHnk-
hurst was taken in an automobile tn
the residence Of Mrs. O. II. Z. Belmont
where she had luncheon and tonight
she was dined at the Aldinc club by
the Woman's Political Union. She was
highly eIatci over her release.
"Thc American people did it, it is
their will" she said her face beam
ing with smiles what will the Eng
lish say"
Then she paid her respects tartly t,
Reginald McKenna, the British home
secretary, charactcrizing him as 9Th,
chief torturcr for England She sale
it was not her purpose to preach mill.
fancy i'm this country, but that she
would confine herself to an exposition
of the treatment accorded the suffra
ecttcs I'm England
Mrs. Pankhurst was the recipient O
demonstration unique in the annal!
of Ellis Island as she was leaving tn,
immigration station. Men and women
employees ran to points of vantage
from which to view the militant lea 1
er, and the board of special inquir,
adjourned its cases 50 the members o
the board ana the immigrants Nigh
see her as she trudged with stead,
step ana head erect toward the ferry
BOAT and the freedom of the country
The management of Ma iisOn Squar,
Garden announced this afternoon tina
in Difference to Mrs. Pankhurst's de-
sire to get a good rest, the mass meet
ing she was to have addressed to
night had been postponed till Wed
nesdaS night.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-10-23
TWO VERDICTS IN 4 DAY.
Unusual Record Made by Juri.s In
Rutland County Court.

Rutland, oct 2l--rwo verdicts in one
day was the unusual record maintained
in Rutland county court to-day. In the
case Of State Vs William Perrott, who
was ch1r9cd with stealing "A watch from
Charles Dimmick, the jury this morning
brought in verdict of guilty of petit
larceny. There are two other similar
charges hanging over the man here and
one AT Bethel
In the case of State VS.. James Jeffra of
Pawlet. burglary, the trial of which was
begun NJ ten O'Clock this morning the
jury at three o'clock found the respondent
guilty, He broke into the Keefe market
at Pawlet ana stole canned goods. C. V.
Paulin was counsel for both respondents
and States Attorney r.. l.. Stafford prose-
cutcd
Peter Jackabous Of West Rutland was
arraigned to-day on an indictment charg-
ing him with the murder of Joseph Stall
kus by stabbing during drunken brawl
at West Rutland August :. 1913, He
pleaded not guilty and was sent to jail to
await trial,
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-10-23
RUTLAND X. r. MEETING.
Minority Stockholders Voted Down on
Motion for an Adjournment.

Rutland. oct. 2l.--Thc annual meeting
Of the stockholders of the Rutland Rail
road company was held to-day at twelve
O'Clock, noon, in the office of General
Manager George T. Jarvis. Approx
mately 5000 shares were represented
Tompkins &. Dclevan of New York.
representing about II 600 shares, appeared
before the meeting and asked for an ad-
journment until some time in November,
but this was defeated by a vote of about
1900 to Hoo. Several resolutions intro
duced by the same stockholders were de-
feated by like vote
Directors were elected as follows:
William skinner, T. Dewitt Cuyler and
| Howard Elliott of New Haven, VIM. q
Brown, j. Perpont Morgan, William
Roc kefeller James Sullman. VIM. H.
Newman. George +. Baker, VIM. X Van
derbilt, Jr.. Of New York city w
Seward Webb of Sheburne and PerciVal
w. Clement ana Edmund r. Morse of
this city.
! The inspectors for the next election
were chosen as follows: Chas, H. HarIi-
son Chas IT, West and f. j. EatoY.
Thes" officials acted at the meeting to-