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Bisbee daily review., 1913-05-04
Reclamation Work It's Cost
And Generous Public Benefits

of raw land which eliminated aboIt
1911. The attraction Of the West has
been in the opportunity OF obtaining
free government land by homes, cad
entry, or OF cheap land by purchase.
The building or even the proposal ID
build brighton works has caused the
price to advance from little or nothing.
or say from $ per acre. up 70 so
or 100 per acre. For a time sales
we're made at these high prices, bat
at present such sales are rare. Many
of the private entafprises have he
come bankrupt or are practically IN.
solvent. largely because the lands are
not being utilized fer the production
OF crops to On extent sufficient 70 en-
able the owners to pay for the works.
In the meantime the interest charges
an cost Of maintenance and operation
have eatenup not only the prospective
profits but the investment itself
There is always considerable risk
in pioneering, aEd even though lands
may not be riga =, -, successfully
cropped for q time -lcrc las resulted
from excessive use Of water the de
struction by swapping or aIkali from
Is 10 80 per cent. Of the lands which
at first we're highly productive. In
short. there are certain dangers cen
nected with farming under irrigation,
SIS in any new business which are net
always taken into account by invest
ors who are OF thoroughly familiar
with the risks involved.
81 s.-
recognized that further agricultural
| development in the far vest must tie
I done. IL at all largely through cor
stFuction by the Government, because
Of the fact that the Government viii
it's present system can, and il, laiidilg
these works more economically tha1
! private capital as i is not require.
o pay the high rate o. Interest. nos
does it consider the proats Of ne
works. The cost Of the aoTts 6uiit
the Government has ranged irem z
per acre up 70 So per acre. and h1s
averaged something under SO per
acre.
Taking fifty or more OF the worEs
begun b. private capital during ms
time, the estimated COST has ranged
/ from $35 per acre up % 80. or an
average of little under So per acre.
This represents fairly well the diisr-
enee in cost, although the Goyernmea.
works are as a rule bui;t more per.
manently and with provision Tor .
more complete water supply
The returns on the Investment at
ready made may be measured in thca-
sands OF prosperous homes upon the
Hand and in thousands OF citizen voters
of the most desirable type. The lnaa.
eial returns are also not wholly dis
couraginE in that the inTestus a,
which has been made IL coming ba.K
although not as rapidly as has been
anticipated, because OF the fact fha.
much OF the land which has been re
lacimed has advanced in price 70 Z
degree that the owners have beer
tempted TO hold it for speculative par
poses: that is 70 say. the man who o.
tains a forty-acre homestead with tho
intent Of cultivating II. has discover
ed that he can make more money b
selling a reliEglIishment than be car
by cultivating the soil. He is at once
Bisbee daily review., 1913-05-04

Of Washington in letting the army
win the battles OF no import while
constantly retreating from intrenehed
positions. An army gaining nothing
by advancing through a devastated
country. where there is no noble prin-
ciple involved. where only the glory
OF a selfish leader is concerned. be
comes ripe for encouragement at a
crisis.
The Pathe production Is very i'm
pressive from the great bodies of
troops-they number many hundreds,
many from the present Russian I'm
perial Army-used in manoeuyers,
but the big object lesson it presents
are Of far superior importance The
French people, then in the midst Of
enlightenment and progress, delight
ing In philosophy, art and general cul-
ture, were less in favor OF war for
mere conquest and spoilation than any
others in Europe. but Napoleon was
supreme and his vanity was not salts
fed. Success had brought in it's
path seif-cCnceit, intolerance and that
reckless imitation which is quite ie-
strUctiye in the mistakes II causes rs
mere waste Of energy. France need
ed a tonic and got a big dose of It in
the Retreat From Moscow. Some ex-
traordinary getting, where Napoleon
watches the burning city from the
balcony Of the Kremlin. stimulates
the imagination.
The disastrous incursion of his
{ Grand Army seemed TO be at an end.
He was now told Moscow had been
! abandoned He made ready for his
customary ostentation as a triumph
art conqGercr. when the Notifying
{ news came that stragglers and fugi-
t'ves were burning the city.
We are given view of the Napol-
con looking through his glass and the
lurid spectacle that was brought with.
in his range OF vision. and the de
structon OF what he had come so far
and fought so bitterly to capture The
Russians handed Moscow to him in
derision, q heap Of ashes. Napoleon
LOSES his self control, trembles
looks fierce, fdgets repeats a lot OF
nervous gestures-he is beaten. Not
Z Napoleon, hut Opportunity and Cir
cumstances were the masters of hu
man destiny. Circumstances and Op
portunities had placed him at the
head OF a splendid nation, one thrub
bling with visor and high capabilitJ
and be had attained all the glory one
individual need ask for his persona
efforts,
Now he was reminded that he hai
Bisbee daily review., 1913-05-04
The Retreat
rom Moscou

Sev.ewsd hy Louis Reeves Harrison.
rank this production as superior
20 mOEi % its kind for excellent
reasons. A historic event Of trench
aoas interest and significance is re-
consuGete5 il IS moi beiittled b.
some petty intrigue having nc hear
ing on tee real Issue the scenes de-
picted are veritabie pictures, base
on the conceptions OF a famous RVS
sian battle painter "Nerestcbagume
the scenes are laid on the exact To-
cations where the events Occurrea
every detail is so carefully worked
ont that the production viii some
day be ranked among the classics OF
moving pictures and the final effec
is a powerful one. the story end
ing as It did the selfish anI useless
campaign.
Russia was the only uBconG lered
country OF importance on the oontia-
ent when Napoleon assembled sue
an army as never before in the hi-
tory and moved on Moscow with con
tidence that he would soon lie dict
ating terms OF peace in the old Rus
sian capital as in Berlin and Vienna;
but he encountered for the first TIM
a man who had taken a lesson from
our OwB Washington in tactics. those
Of conducting mastery retreat before
a superior force 10 draw the enemy
away from their source Of supplies
and stretch their line Of communities
ton to the serious detriment OF the
main body Just as Mashington
avoided risking the fate Of our cause
ppoD a battle where the chances were
all against him SO Alexander retreat
ed. He closely. followed the policy
Bisbee daily review., 1913-05-04

We suppose the fools. who started
Tie talk about an advisory election in
connection with the appointment Of a
federal judge in Arizona have dropped
Il. as We hear no more about it.
President Wilson, with the advice Of
Arizona's senators and with informa.
ton from other sources, il lie desires
il, can be safely trusted to name an
efficient and honest judge for ArizOsia
Bisbee daily review., 1913-05-04
FIXING ADVERTISING
RATES BY LAW.

1t would seem that the members of
the legislature think they have found
way to get even with and punish
the newspapers OF the state who have.
without exception been speaking out
Rain and telling the truth about the
extravaganza and other short coming
Of the law makers. They have Gu;
me price which the statelaBd counties
ray pay for legal advertising from q
eerts to % cents per inch. But We
u.ink this attempt to deprive the
press al iust and fair compensation
Bisbee daily review., 1913-05-04

for work required for them by the
state will fail in its result, SO far as
in any way raising the public esti
nation of the majority of the mem
bers of the first Arizona legislature.
who have provided an army of OH
GERS. commissions, boards, inspectors.
etc, at princely salaries and them
Gnlves continued in session for more
than six months when reasonable dui-
sence would have completed the en-,
tire work in sixty DAYS.
There are few good men in the
legislature. but The fact remains tia,
10 other legislature ever contained so
many nondeseripts and nonentitieg,
.~ho regard as their most sacred duty
TO play the lickspittIe and toady 10
tie progressive" state administration.
The Prescott Courier thus comments
cI the action of the legislative pin
heads in trying to deprive the news
papers of reasonable and just pay for
their work:
Now that Arizona soIons are try.
ing to place the price of printing over
che whole state at price which. PCS
SILLY. only the Phoenix papers can
meet and make expenses, why not
also fix a blanket price for the whole
state on brickwork. legal fees, the
Irice of drugs, and all other commodi.
ties or things which the state needs
c. which public service requires. Yes,
~ all means gentlemen, Iegislate in
favor of the large cities. where. ow.
iae to the large volume Of business
and more favorable local conditions,
work may be done at a lower margin
tl.an It can be done in localities where
men have a keen struggle 70 put the
wheels OF progress in motion.
Now. men who are business men.
and who know enough about business
to conduct some sort of a business.
Know that a blanket minimum rate on
printing or anything else cannot be
made TO work justly in any country
taat is, 70 make a whole state do
printing or anything else at q price at
which il may possibly be done in the
most populous locality or the largest
business center. The only way in
which this matter can be handled just
~ and with business sagacity is TO
uiake a maximum rate at which the
outside or isolated people may be able
TO do business. and there is 10 fear
net what the printers win get under
the maximum rate when they can, es-
peciaIly the Phoenix printers.
Certainly, the blanket legal rate
should be placed at the maximum and
not the minimum level, and this legal
rate simply requires that not more
tItan this shall be charged. as mucn
Ices as the traffic affords can be
charged, and generally is. The Courier
books will show that about SO per cen!
OF this legal printing Is loss for the
reason that unless the conditions are
right to get the money it cannot be
gotten. Al newspaper people know
ihis to be fact"
Bisbee daily review., 1913-05-04
GOVERNOR HUNT
IN FOOLISH FIGHT.

IN FOOLISH FIGHT.
Governor Hunt has not an inch Of
ground to stand or in his wild de-
sire TO fasten on Arizona an anti-eap-
iial punishment Law. Every fact OF
statistics and logic Is against him.
Not state in the union without cap
ital punishment has s commendable
record on the question Of crime. Anti
capital statutes are an invitation TO
crime Criminals flock to such places
like files to a molasses barrel. So
e.ety in such states has inadequate
protection. Criminal expenses ara
higher. Murder and rapIne run wild
with delight. Hardened criminals
who could not be reformed during a
life of a thousand years by ali the
reforming agencies known to God OF
man make such states ,heir hanging
out place. Burglars, pickpockets, bank
and train robbers, confidence men,
ard all classes OF criminals whose bus
mess has connected with It the pos
sibility OF murder, select such states
in which TO operate, and with these
criminals come the more petty Grim
inal classes, because in states where
capital punishment does not exist 9th
er criminal laws, as a rule. are more
lax and violation OF law is less ham
rered.
Il is . maxkish sympathy which
subjects society to the outrages Of
hardened rnurderers, criminals and
thugs. There is no justification either
in moral. civil, or spiritual statutes
for 1t. Experience has taught the
world that it is crime against So
ciety to maintain lax laws with ref
e-ence to the taking Of human life.
In states where capital punishment
is IN vogue juries are more careful,
as a rule, 10 take into consideration
all the mitigating circumstances and
render exact Justice to accused mur-
Gerers. There ia less mob vioience
and greater respect for Law. Many
states have within the recent past
changed their anti-capital punishment
statutes in favor OF legal executions.
based on the experience Of years. The
temper of Arizona people on the sab
.ect is plain. and it seems strange
that Governor Hunt cannot read the
handwriting on he wall.
Arizona Las 8 law now giving a Jury
in a murder case the right 10 substi-
iute life Imprisonment fer the death
penalty where conviction is for muir
der in the first degree. This iaW
makes it certain that no man will be
condemned TO death where there J:
a possible mitigating circumstance
connected with the crime. Jurors. IN
der this law. will never pronounc'
the death sentence unless it is rich
~ deserved. We see evidence Of this
IN the fact OF the failure OF Gov
ernor Hunt, VINO mas reprieved tbs
nrurderers now under sentence O
death, 70 even intimate tina they arr
under unjust sentence or that there Il
possible doubt as 70 punishment beinf
fully warranted under the laws o
Arizona.
Bisbee daily review., 1913-05-04

states progress isujeyn
states progressive junior senator
PRODUCED a check for several hundred
Fiened by John j. Birdno, the Graham
Bisbee daily review., 1913-05-04

senator Henry Ashurst had very
close call in Washington a few days
ago from being victimized by bunco
artist. lie called or the senator,
Gaining to be from Arizona and aft
sr an hour III praise OF the great pro
eressive state Of Arizona and The
Bisbee daily review., 1913-05-04

much money in the bank. Investiga-
ton showed that the check was
bogus. In the meantime the would-be
bunco artist had skipped
Bisbee daily review., 1913-05-04

county editor. He would have got
the senator's cash had not it dawneo
on the senator's secretary that no
arizona editor was likely TO have so
Bisbee daily review., 1913-05-04

spoiled as a farmer and becomes an
amateur real estate Spectator.
Jackson County journal. (Sylva, N.C.) 19??-19??, 1913-02-21
Y. W an1aclz.
Corner Spring and Depot Streets
Notice..

whereas. the undersigned is the owner
and holder Of tax certificate in the fol-
lowing; words aud figures
state Of North Carolina, jackson
Comfy, |, J, W. Buchanan, Sheriff
the Comfy Of Jackson in the state C
North Carolina, do hereby certify tina:
the following described real estate in
said comfy and state to-wit: Property
(listed( Of Sam Hix heirs in Webster
towns zip. jackson County North Caro-
lima, and listed as fellows:
Beginning on Spanish oak. +. @.
Loves corner. On top of the ridge be.
tween said Winnie Hix and J. C.
Loves aud runs thence w. 54 poles
to black oak, J. C. Loves corner;
Jackson County journal. (Sylva, N.C.) 19??-19??, 1913-02-21
FRIDAY FEBRUARY, 81, 1913
FREIGHT RATES.

The matter of freight rate dis
elimination is one of the most i'm
portant that is subjected to the con
sideration of the present General
Assembly. 1t is stated by Mr..
Chief Justice Walter Clark, who has
made a study of the problems, that,
The discrimination of freight rates
against North Carolina takes out Of
the state $12,000,OO0 annually
Just think of what this means
to us. The people of North Caro-
lima are being virtually robbed OF
one million dollars a month by the
railroads arbitrarily and unjustly
changing our people higher freigh
rates than they do those of other
states.
The members OF the General AS
sembly have been intrusted witt
the settlement of all these matters
by the people and we believe tina
they will prove themselves 70 .hy
Of the trust by enacting laws tina
will Immediately and effectually
put an end to all such injustice t
the people of North Carolina.
Jackson County journal. (Sylva, N.C.) 19??-19??, 1913-02-21
Health And Corset.

In these days VIC have'begun
to make health our first consid-
GRAFTON. The DAYS of folly and
superstition along the line of
health and comfort are over and
a new day has dawned. For a
number of years the medical fra
ternity has condemned the cor
set as one of the greatest menan-
ces to the health and vitality of
womanhood- Bull at last a solll-
ton has been found. SPIRELLA
OFFSET, is one that is not only
not placed with others as being
detrimental to health, but cad
ing physicians commend and ap-
prove it. The SDirella Corset,
LOOKS WELL FITS RIGHT. and
is a HEALTH BUILDER,
Buy a SPIRELLA CORSET
from Mrs. THEO. BUCH-
A NAN at her home in Syla
Jackson County journal. (Sylva, N.C.) 19??-19??, 1913-02-21
THE ROAD DRAG.

In the various road bills that are
being presented to the legislature,
there should be a clause in every
one requiring that the King drag"
or some other drag, be used on
roads at stated intervals-either
after every rain or at regular times
This should apply especially to the
sand-ciay roads. It would be a
a very inexpensive way Of main
tanning the roads, If it were only
theory che could understand why
these dra5s are not more used, but
it has been demonstrated time and
again that the use Of the drag alone
will keep every good road in shape;
that it will not only keep improved
roads in repair but generally will
make good road out OF a bad one.
To be sure it 10; ks rather far
fetched for the legislature t. de ign
ate how the roads shoul be work
&c but it seems we cannot get the
DIRE used any other way. Wanting
in this respect, the road bill prepar-
ed by ]. w. Haynes otherwise looks
effective, and should be enacted.
Especially timely are the provisions
for road maintG nance, the permits
sion to let the commissioners con-
struct any kind of improved roads
they wish, the employment of g
road engineer for all his time who
shall have oversight of the district
supervisors, and the auditing system
Road affairs have been conducted
too loosely heretofore Gazettt
News.
Jackson County journal. (Sylva, N.C.) 19??-19??, 1913-02-21
WAY TO BUILD ROADS.

The Duplin Enterprise is making
a vigorous fight for good roads and
a sensible and worthy one. The
taxable property of the county is
100000 and the Enterprise asks,
viii you tell us how to make our
taxable property $10,000,00O next
year?" The answer to the question
is easy. 1t is to improve the roads.
If anybody doubts this, let him ira
vel along the roads in Durham and
Guilford and Mecklenburg and Ale-
nance and other counties, which
have been at work building roads
for some years, and he will find
Jackson County journal. (Sylva, N.C.) 19??-19??, 1913-02-21

The House, by it's action on the
six months school term bill, Tues
day night, proved itself to be a
party of patriotic and progressive
men. The right of equity boys
and girls to be given the same edu-
cational advantages as those Of the
towns and of other States is indis-
ut BILE. The fact that the future
OF the state depends upon the de-
development Of its most valuable
asset, the coming generation, most
of whom live in the rural districts
has been appreciated by the mem
berS Of the house. Now the people
look to the Senate, believing that
they, too, will see the situation as
it exists and will show themselves
worthy Of the trust that has been
given them, by acting with the
House and making six months the
minimum school term in North
Carolina. The passage of this act
is one of the most important and
most progressive steps that has
been made in North Carolina in
many years. If the Senate sees fit
to made this bill law, and we be-
lieve it will, no longer can the world
point the finger Of scorn at North
Carolina's shame, at being at the
bottom Of the list next to half breed
New Mexico, in the education Of
her children.
Jackson County journal. (Sylva, N.C.) 19??-19??, 1913-02-21

thece S. 80 poles to a black gum on
top of the ridge on which the be-
ginning is; thence down with the
said ridge N. 62 degrees E. go poles
to the beginning containing 4 IA
acres more or less.
Second Tract Beginning near the
top of knob at a black oak and
runs S. 50 degrees W. IA poels from
Winnie Hix's black gum corner
thence N. so DEGREES E. with the
line Of w. R. Buchanan Grant No
1877. 70 poles to locust on a ridde
in J. C. Loves line; thence w. 2e
poles to a hickory in line Of said
grant: thence s, 40 de6rees w. -
poles to small black oak on TOP Of
the rno,r+ain hetwenn title Savan-
nah and East Fork Savannah;
thence with the ton of said noun
tain s. G9 dedrees F. ~ poles to :
| lar6e nine; thence G. 20 dedrees F.
% poles to Spanish oak: thence 6
27 degrees F. An poles to a hlacE-
oak on ton Of knob. thence F. =
poles tothe beginning containing 1f9
acres more or Ices. including that
portion Of Grant No. 1877 east OF
mountain.
YVES on the 9Th dow of Nav 1919
d,1lv sold nv me in the manner nro-
vided by law for the delinnnent
taxes for the year 1911 thereon
amountind to three and 27-1O0 dol
ars including interest and nenaltv
thereon end the cost allowed nv
law to I. G.. Love for the said SIM
Of e2.27 heind the highest and best
bidder for the same.
And I further certify that unless
redemption is made Of said real rs
tate in the manner nrovidad bv lev
the said ]. G.. Love his heirs anf
ASSIGNS will he entitle to :
decd therefor on and af
ter the 7+h dav Of Mav A. n. 1919
or c.'rro->1or of this certificate. 7,
Witness whereof have herernto 60
my hand this 9th dav Of Nav, 1911,
!. W. BUCHANAN. Sheriff.
Whereas. af+or ailioent innu;r,
10 one oor ha found in the noseee
: sion O. sold nronnrtv and nnnn Hill
dent ir~',irv tho narenn in who's
name the said lend vuae taved n
listed cannot be found in Jackso
county.
Now know al men ond partic,1
] rly Winnie Hiv wife Of Sam I'll,
deceased, Marv Watson and h,,e
r hand, -- Watson. and Char]i
: Hiv. heirs at low nf Sam Hix dc
lceaeed tho+ the undersigned MI,
n chased sold land On the 9Th dav q
Nav 1919, ID that the same is de
+ scrihed as above and that the sal
!: was made for DELINQUENT taxes n
n theSam H:x heirs For the wear 1o1 I
v that tho time If rodarontiOn will q,
+ nire on the 9Th 1919. and if tn
y Some is not redeemed On or hnfor
thot do+e os 10 ~er,,irn1 bv Low # !;
:. tho D''r2reo oe tho undersigned t.
take deed thereto.
This tho Let. dow Ton,,arv 1911:
;. J. c. LOVE, Purchaser.
Jackson County journal. (Sylva, N.C.) 19??-19??, 1913-02-21

This is the time of the year when
mothers feel very much concerned
over the frequent colds contfac ted
by their children, and have t.bund-
ant reason for it as every cold
weakens the lungs, lowers the vita
lity and paves the way for the
more serious diseases that so often
follow. Chamberlain Cough Rene
dy is famous for its cures, and is
pleasant and safe to take. For sale
by ALL DEALERS.
Jackson County journal. (Sylva, N.C.) 19??-19??, 1913-02-21
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Jackson County journal. (Sylva, N.C.) 19??-19??, 1913-02-21

We received quite an interesting
letter from Soco, signed Blue Eyes
We are sorry that we must With
hold this letter this week but if the
writer will send in her name we
will be sad to publish it next week.