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Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1913-05-09
FERTILIZERS THAT
HELP and HINDER
Broadcasting and Narrowing in Be-
fore Planting-Analy ofBrands
in General Use in the County.

Several farmers and cattle
men, o. E.. Hopkins, Sam
Thompson and others, We're talk
ing the other day, about things
in general and fertilizers in
particular. One of them, who is
a successful corn grower, said
that he did not believe in broad
casting fertilizer, but in putting
it in the bottom of the row with
the corn. His objection to broad
casting was an entirely new one.
He said that fertilizer broadcast
was being continually moved
and stirred around and about by
the cultivators, and the corn
roots would not get it. The
plant-food in the fertilizer being
kept continually on the move
could not be Caught" by the
corn roots. This is a new obiec-
tion and argument. The question
is, does not the same objection
apply to stirring the ground at
all? The cultivator disturbs the
soil the same, whether there is
any fertilizer in it or not, and
the same objection could be
made against blowing ground in
which there is no fertilizer.
This intelligent farmer has evil
IDENTIFY not given this question
careful thought; q small amount
of fertilizer in the row will do
good in giving the corn a good
start, but in a short while the
corn roots or most of them, will
branch out between the rows,
and get clear beyond and out of
reach of the plant-food in the
bottom of the row, where the
most of the fertilizer will be
found. Broadcasting and har-
rowing in thoroughly before
planting is the custom of the
principal farmers.
Speaking of fertilizer it was
further said that the brand be-
ing used about here is 8-2-2,
200 lbs to the acre. This means
that on each acre there will be
about Is lbs phosphoric acid, a
lbs nitrogen and a lbs potash,
or 16 lbs in all on an acre. Take
l6 lbs of flour or meal or any
other substance, and scatter it
over an entire acre of land, and
there would not be enough of it
to be noticeable with micro
scope. Again, this fertilizer
costs, say, $25 ton. In a ton
there are 160 pounds of phos-
phoric acid, at Sc a pound, the
regular price, would be So; there
are 40 lbs of potash, at 5 cents,
this would be So; 40 lbs of
nitrogen, at 20c a lb, it would be
So, making the ton cost $18.
The other seven dollars, or
thereabouts, is the cost of mix
in, freight, profits to retailer,
etc. In this 1000 lbs of fertilizer
there are 16O lbs .phosphoric
acid, 80 lbs of potash and nitro
gen, making 240 lbs in all,
leaving 1850 lbs for "filler".
One of these days the farmers
will stop paying for sand and
dirt at a big price, and mix
their own fertilizers. They are
doing it now in hundreds of
places all over the country.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1913-05-09
more BONDS TO
FINISH The ROADS
Tip Top Citizen Advocates Another
Issue to Connect Up Caps Other
News Of That Community.

Tip Top, May 7.-Mr. John
Henry Davidson, an old and
respected citizen and an ex-Con-
federate soldier, died at the
home of j. R. Brown, his SON
in-law, near Tip Top last Sun
day morning and was buried at
Wittens Mills cemetery Monday
afternoon. Rev. Mr.. Spring con-
Quoted the ceremony. He is sur
vived by several children.
Rev. Messrs. Spring, Snuff
and w. N. Wagner are holding
revival services here.
Work is progressing on the
several roads in our community.
The finishing touches are being
put on the pike between SPRING
willie and st. Clair and the road
machinery is being moved from
st. Clair to the road between
Smoot's and Tip Top, which will
be macadamized just as fast as
possible. Work is being done on
the road from Bailey's to st.
Clair in Wright's Valley. This
is a narrow and bad piece of
road and needs work badly. The
people living between Tip Top
and Bailey will ask the board of
Supervisors to allow them to use
the money prorated to their
road to macadamize as far as it
will go, so as to fill the gap in
the two macadamized roads, the
one leading from Bailey to the
Fincastle pike, the other from
Tip Top west to Wittens Mills.
AS Tip Tops vote for bond
issue for good roads was almost
solid, it is now suggested by
some of the citizens here that
another bond issue be asked for.
Ut course any one mentioning
such thing will be cussed out
by some and still others will
cuss because there are SO many
gaps in the roads to fill out and
for which there is no money.
There is great need of m oney to
fill up these little gaps and con-
meet the roads so nearly COM
pleted. Other counties have
voted two and three bond issues
for road building and why not
Tazewell?
If the roads begun are not
finished up it would have been
wise not to have had any bond
issue at all. There are people
living now who will not need
any roads in few years, and
while time and life itself are
passing, why should not they
who have paid taxes and had to
use bad roads have the pleasure
of good roads for at least little
while? Let us think of this.
While the generation which is
coming on the stage of life's
great drama and who will be
whirled over modern roads in
future years, in all sorts of
machines, those who blazed out
the paths, who plowed, who
hauled rock, who split fence
rails, for the betterment of a
coming generation will be gone.
Another thought: How little,
how insignificant it appears for
one section of people to be op-
posing another in the building
up of a commonwealth. Why
not all strive together for the
betterment of one another in
everything pertaining to the
public welfare? We want roads,
better roads, is the cry.
McTeer Saunders
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1913-05-09
North TazeweH Council

North Tazewell citizens, in
mass meeting last night, nomi-
mated the following ticket for
municipal officers:
Mayor, w. l.. Britts. Council,
w. l.. Baker, Henry C. Peery,
jr., M. G. Williams, w. w. Peery,
j. Fl. Whitley, G. P. Beavers.
Recorder, l.. l.. Dickinson.
Treasurer, j. w. Whitley, Sar-
geant, ]. d. Gillenwaters.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1913-05-09
Hog Strayed or Stolen.

Mr.. C. S. Peery has lost a fine
hog-a large 2-year-old, black
Berkshire SOW, one of her ears
slightly torn, 3 small rings in
her nose, lately put in. The hog
has been missing since Monday
night last. Any information.will
be gladly received 10y Mr.. Peery,
and suitable reward given. Ad-
dress, North Tazewell.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1913-05-09
Road Men i'm Accident

Captain j. Il. Vines, superin-
tendent of the convict camp at
Liberty Hill, met with painful
accident on lower Main street
last Saturday, being thrown
from a wagon in which he was
hauling supplies to the camp.
The horse drawing the wagon
became scared at an automobile,
and in its efforts to run the
wagon was overturned and a
roller top desk thrown to the
ground and demolished. The
auto was being driven by Mr..
M. j. Hankins, who is always
careful and cautious, and the
accident is one of those un-
avoidable occurrences over
which there is no control and
which cannot be foreseen.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1913-05-09

j. W: Ball, the guard of the
state highway commission, who
accompanied the convicts, who
arrived here last Friday morn
ing, was able to return to Rich
mond Saturday night, after a
painful fall from a horse, which
was caused by fit of epilepsy.
The accident occurred in front
Of the residence on Main Street
of DR.. Isaac Peirce.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1913-05-09
Bank Run by Dunsmore Students
Mcdowell Recorder, Welch, w.

fd..
D. E. Brown, of Greenbrier
county, has accepted the position
of assistant cashier in the Nc
Dowell County National Bank.
This makes the entire force
in this bank pupils of Dunsmore
Business College. 1t can be, per-
haps, truthfully said that there
are more of the graduates of that
school holding important posi-
tions in this end of the state
than any school. A diploma
signed by Prof. j. G. Dunsmore
is taken as Il guarantee of
efficiency anywhere. CASTOR
Dunsmore is a West Virginian,
and was born and raised at
Sinks Grove, in Monroe county.
Mass Meeting This Afternoon
A meeting of citizens is called
for the courthouse at 8 pm. this
afternoon to name town coun-
Gil. 1t is necessary that the NOM
nations be made today, as the
time for naming the council has
about expired.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1913-05-09
Shawvers Mill Items

Shawvers Mill, May 7.-Rev.
w: S. Billiard preached an ex-
cellent sermon Sunday.
Mr.. Sam Sarver, of Tip Top,
was visiting relatives and
friends the latter part of last
week.
Mrs. Charlie Gregory is on the
sick list, but we hope she will
soon recover.
The little son of Ed Shawver
is visiting his grandmother,
Mrs. Alice Shawver, who has
been ill at her home for some
time.
Messrs. Walter. Leffel, Harris
Kinser and Miss Della Leffel
were calling on Miss Katie
Gillian last Sunday afternoon.
Miss May Lambert entertained
a number of friends last Sunday
evening; those present were
Miss Sallie Leffel and Messrs.
Grat Davis and William Shuttle
barger.
Mrs. j. P. Leffel is visiting
her daughter, Mrs. Gillespie, at
Grafton.
Mr.. Carl Walker and sisters,
Misses Hattie and Ethel, OF
Graham, are visiting relatives
and friends this week.
The Rebekah sisters were very
much pleased by a short visit
made by Miss Ada Leffel last
Saturday.
~ r and Mrs. Charlie Fox will
eable to move into theil
Y ! ! : :; ! : :
ce, which is beinne
Ser's place.
is spending 6
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1913-05-09
BOARD OF TRADE
NOW ORGANIZED
Club to Boost the Two Towns Has
Long List of Committeeman 10
Attend to Its Affairs.

The Board of Trade completed
its organization last Thursday
night by the selection of various
committees, to serve until fur
ther notice, or until it has been
found that their purpose has
been served. The meeting, like
the previous ones, was well at
tended by the business and pro-
fessional men of the two towns.
Mr.. j. N. Harman, member
of the executive committee, re-
ported that valuable information,
bylaws, etc, such as are used
by organizations in other cities.
had been received, and the COM
mlttee was requested to formu-
late set of bylaws and
regulations for the Tazewell-
North Tazewell Board of Trade,
copying the laws used by other
boards where it was Thought
best to do 50.
MIR. Harman suggested a
scheme of assessment for use of
the finance committee, which
provided various amounts from
the different business concerns.
which idea was adopted by the
board.
The executive committee re-
ported the following standing
committees:
Publicity-W. G. O'Brien. C.
=. Beavers, w. b. Leslie.
Finance committee A. z.
Lit2, w. A. Scott, X. c.. Chap
man, *. ID. II. Harman, Wade
II. Peery, w. l.. Baker, j. ID.
Peery, C. j. Moss.
Reception committee-R. c..
Chapman, G.. II. Brown, DR.. M.
b. Crockett, Il. h. Whit, l.. A.
Tynes, j. w. Chapman, j. Frank
Bundy, II. G. Peery, Jr., j. w.
Whitley, j. Henry Peery, c. j.
Moss, M. }. Hankins, Geo. w.
st. Clair, Harry l.. Buston, w.
II. Witten.
Invitation W. A. Scott, John
G. O'Keetfe, II. G. Mccall, nj.
}. Hankins, j. b. Boyer, X. ID.
K. Harman, jeff Ward, j. S.
Bottimore, A. G. Russell, j. r.
Gildersleeve.
Refreshment and entertain
ment-J. A. Greever, X. p.
Copenhaver, Francis Kelly, John
d. Jackson, Will Ed Peery,
Wade III. Peery, C. Il. Peery.
Transpor t at on-W. G.
O'Brien, w. w. Peery and M.
II. Kiser.
General Committee John e.
Jackson, j j. N. Iiarman and j.
b. Boyer.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1913-05-09

At the meeting of the board
last night important business
was transacted. The date of the
banquet will be between the 1st
and 18th of June, and the spec
ial train will be run from En-
glish, w. Va, leaving there at
8 a. m., and returning leaving
Tazewe]l at 5 p. m.
A list Of bylaws was adopted,
and the matter Of incorporating
the board was referred back to
the executive committee for fur
ther consideration.
North Tazewell reported the
collection of a nice sum of mon
ey, and were commended by
treasurer Preston for their
promptness in collecting the
amount allotted that town.
The bylaws provide a men,
bership fee for charter members
of 81 per year, and all who enlist
before the meeting in June will
be considered charter members.
About forty members were en-
listed last night.
A committee on membership
composing ]. W. Whitley, M. II.
Kiser, Jno. e. Jackson and j. A.
Greever were appointed by Pres
ident Stras.
A committee on roads will be
appointed next meeting, the
committee to make efforts to
have the road between the towns
and to the cemetery built at
once.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1913-05-09

Find All County Happenings in the
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES ~
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-01-25

Chihuahua. and. to arrange direct con
nectlon with the Ell Paso station
1t had been planned to erect new
train sheds at the union station in
FL Paso, but this was temporarily
abandoned on the ground that there
We're so Few stormy days here that
weather conditions would not warrant
this expense.
Million Travellers n Year
1t is estimated that more than 1 OOO -
wv persons a year travel through Ell
Paso annually. Many of them sion
Many more of them VII stop in fu sIIi,e
tran nave in the past The best reason
for this is the new Pullman cOncessio1
granted to this city, through the ef-
forts of the traffic bureau of the cham
Der of commerce.
In future all Pullman passengers will
De granted the same StopOYer prfvil-
eyes on their Pullman tickets as they
are On the tickets purchased from tie
railways This viii give them an on
portunlty to see Ell Paso and to take
snort side trips into Mexico. Texas.
New Mexico and Arizona, off the main
line over which they are travelling. The
Santa Fe, the last to join. came in with
the other roads and extended the 10
DAY StopoYer privilege to its patrons
during the year just closed. This VIII
not continue on all roads entering FL
Paso It Is proposed by the Pearsons
10 build another railroad into the
Panhandle section, from Ell Paso.
through the Pecos valley of New Mex
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-01-25

distance of Il miles. At Douglas
AriZ, a $4,000 passenger station is in
course of construction. At Tucson a
station. Yards roundhouse and ma
chine shops are in course of cOnstruc-
ton, all being of reinforced concrete
and costing over $4,000. The COM
pany is to erect a Y. NJ c. A building
these, to cost $780, 000 The station at
Tucson is to cost S55, 900.
The width of the rOadbed on the new
Tucson extension varies from 20 to so
feet. Rails Of IS pounds are used and
the average cost per mile for the 65
miles Of construction was $44, 600. A
score of concrete bridges were built a
total length of 1900 track feet.
There are three steel bridges on the
line. One CT these is 500 feet long, an
other 2O6 feet and the longest $50 feet
Santa Fe improvements.
The AtchisOn, Topeka & Santa Fe
railroad company built a new platform
at the joint warehouse, one at its own
freight station, and built several miles
of track between FL Paso and the state
line.
While the American roads have been
prospecting in FL Paso, both the Next
can Central ard the Mexico North West
ern have been kept busy most of the
time during the past year repairing
bridges that have been burned and re-
placing tracks that have been torn up
by rebel bands throughout the state of
Chihuahua. However, the North West
ern found time early in the year to
complete its main line to the city of
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-01-25
Shrubs and Trees Are Easily
Grown In Ell Paso; Yards Are Pretty

viii be shaded. from the afternoon sun
If they are to do their best. Their rich
green leaveS-they make delicious sal
ad-and their bright blossoms of manv
colOrs, delight the eye through much OF
the year If planted in February or
March. they viii bloom from April until
the frost fills them The dwarf, or the
running varieties, do equally well. but
the running varieties produce more To-
liage.
Poppies should be planted away from
the wind as much as possible; in the
middle Of the summer, the real hot
weather VIII Wither the stalks and
sometimes burn them. but they are an
early bIOOmer and have generally done
their duty BY that time anyhow. They
should be planted thick and carefully
thinned out as they begin to grow
Matter OF Irrigation.
Any Of the flowers mentioned as be-
ing especially adapted to their region,
will do well. however if planted ac-
cOrding to directions on the packages
and given enough water. Water is the
important thing after the soil beds are
prepared Flowers should seldom be
Spr1nkled-never in the sun-but irri-
gated. The hose should be laid in the
ped running a fair stream Of ter,
and allowed to flood the bed The ir-
r1gatlng should be done in the evenings
or afternoon after the sun has got
rather low. The ground should be well
broken and stirred after each Wettfng.
AS Tor lawns. bluegrass and clover
do well here, and Bermuda grass, once
1t gets a start, can hardly be killed, but
even Bermuda refuses to grow If neg
lected, and it must be frequently
trimmed and vel watered. SprfnkIing
IS best for the grass, and it is better II
done after night
Treating Roses.
The only difference in treating roses
from treating other flowers, is that the
soil bed for the roses should be deeper,
richer and Oftener fortified than for
other flowers.
The soil in all flower beds should be
stirred often and the weeds kept
out The soil is likely to pack
from the irrigation and interiors with
the growth of the plants if not stirred
frequently with hand garden tools.
Pansies and sweet peas are, perhaps,
not as easy TO grow as other plants,
There IS an insect that sometimes at
tacks the sweet peas and, owing to
Continued on next page.1
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-01-25
Irrigation and Proper Amount of Care Will Soon Convert
Barren Yard Into a Perfect Garden of Beauty-Al-
most Any Flower Will Grow Here Some of
Those That Are the Best Suited

I'll PASO, in the center of a great
= region called desert by unin-
formed fasteners, presents in
the spring and summer months a
beautiful setting of flowers and shrub
berry. parks and parked streets. This
is largely due TO the spirit of civic
pride, and love for the beautiful, accen-
tuated, perhaps, by the barren sur
roundings save in the Immediately ad-
Joining valleys.
FL Paso has a park system valued
at over 100000 at present land
values, under the care of an expert, and
the parks are the pride of every
citizen. FL PasO IS fast developing the
parking idea for the residential streets
and already has two such thorough
fares. under the care of the city park
department that are show places for
visitors and a comfort to residents
Downtown, there are five parks, all
beautifully kept, and in every suburb
there is a park, dedicated to the city,
while the municipality owns Washing
ton park, pleasure resort IN the
southeastern edge Of the city of 50
baseball, racing and similar purposes.
Many beautiful Yards.
FL PasO's yards are source of much
pride also. There is much rivalry also
among neighbOrs in the Identification
of yards, giving pleasure to the owner
and at once enhancing the value OF
their property and proving to the world
OF visitors that FL Paso can grow any
thing that will grow anywhere with
water and soil
A few years ago it was thought
necessary to cart Up river soil from
the valley to make a yard that would
produce flowers. but experiments have
proved this unnecessary. Soil rich
enough to grow any sort of a plant,
from the most delicate to the most
hardy, can be made of a mixture of ma
nure with the ordinary dirt or caliche
found in any yard in town, the gravel
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-01-25

and stones picked ont and thrown away
or used for bedding the flowers It is
positively unnecessary to haul rich soil
into the yard for purposes Of growing
flowers and fruits.
All Plants Grow Well.
Roses, hOneysuckIe, Virginia creeper,
chrysanthemums, viOletS, hOllyhOcks,
sweet peas. fOurOclOcks, nasturtiums,
cannas, flags. dahlias, pansies, larkspur,
peoples and cosmos grow exceeding ly
well in FL PasO. The Virginia ereeper
as a vine for pOrches and arbOrs is a
prolific grower here and, like the hon
eysuckle and ivy, does not die down to
the roots each year, but only the ten
teTest tendrils are killed by the cold
In the spring the vines remain and they
readily bud and soon cover their old
space with green These vines VIII
grow 10 and Is feet in a season and
finally become so prolific that a prun-
ing knife is necessary.
HOneySuckle does not grow quite so
fast but it grows here as rapidly as
anywhere and the perfume is as sweet
Chrysanthemums, If given the proper
attention. do as well here as in the most
favored flower regions Of the world
set-F'ebrUary is the best month for
thiS-they produce fine specimens II
debudded during the summer, they
produce fewer, but larger blossoms
Gamma Lilies Grow Well.
The Gamma lily, one of the prettiest Of
where if given plenty of water, par
tcularly about a hydrant, and a freeze
during the winter does not kill the
plant. but it is best to dig them up
and throw the bulbs in the wOodshed or
basement during the winter, as they
must be separated each spring anyhow,
to get the best results.
Nasturtiums. the flowers that have
largely helped to make California IA
nous as the land of blossoms, do splen-
didly IN this climate. but should be
planted alongside a fence where they
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-01-25

q -A-N reductions were secured
N in the matter Of freight rates of
benefit to FL Paso merchants
and jobbers during 1912.
A reduction of the freight rate mas
been secured from producing points to
81 Paso, of five cents per cwt- on
cheese In car lots. The carriers have
been very reluctant to make any re-
ductlon of the rate on this commodity,
and while this concession is not all
that is desired yet is is of some value
10 Jobbing interests and is all that can
De expected at this time in view of
the fact that the interstate commerce
commission declined to make any re-
ducuons whatever, in the former rate.
Another reduction Of material benefit
to the same class Of wholesale inter-
ests IS that on canned salmon from
Puget Sound shipping points. The re-
ductiOn is Is cents per cwt on ship
ments originating at Seattle and even
greater reductions on shipments from
other points.
East Bound Import Rates.
Effective August 70, 1912, the east
pound import rates applying on triffic
originating in the orient were made to
apply 10 TINS city. These rates cover
many commodities such as MATING
spices, furniture, japanese goods, etc,
and with the growth of FL Paso as a
wholesale center become Of Increasing
Importance.
The larger reductions have been n
out bound rates. and there is a more
productive field for present and future
results in out bound than in bound ad-
justments as FL Paso is really on the
defensive in several instances. rather
than offensive, so far as~the latter rates
are concerned This may be the con-
dition for some little time in the fu-
tUre.
Class Rates Reduced.
Within the current year there has
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-01-25
To Globe

TO aIu IN inCreasIng Inc output OF
new and important manufacturing in
dustry in the city, a revision of the
iron cuiVerfs IN noints in M NV Mexico
on the Santa Fe. which enable the Ell
PaSo enterprise to successfully bid for
rapidly increasing business, almost to
the Colorado state line, as well as east
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-01-25

Continued on next page)
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-01-25

u EANY reductions were secured
nv in the matter Of freight rates Of
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-01-25
ans ~ PHONE-

The ordinary cost of a Want Ad in
the FL PasO Herald is 20 cents. It
reaches an average of about 10000
readers each issue.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-01-25

In the city of Juarez, which is fur
nished light and power by the FL Paso
company, there are so street arc lamps
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-01-25
Appeal for SuppOdf,
ri Poso,s EIectrie Signs,

There are 80 electric signs with 10 366
lights having 4464 candle power. Last
year there were but 60 signs IN use