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The copper era and Morenci leader., 1914-04-17

Mark Smith was given a well deserved ova- ton upon his arrival in Phoenix on Monday. This old democratic horse is one of the strong men of the Senate today.
The copper era and Morenci leader., 1914-04-17

Aspiring politicians for county offices this fall are mum oysters in the city campaign There's a reason.
The copper era and Morenci leader., 1914-04-17

A vote for P. Riley, for Mayor new bridges and better streets-both crying needs of Clifton.
The copper era and Morenci leader., 1914-04-17
Neus a.4NeOs
 From e'e Capitol %0rizooa

Ossued by Arizona News Bureau.)
 Within a week the Arizona State Taxpayers association, formed at a meeting of representative business men in Tucson, will open permanent
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1914-04-16

-, /, "a. A.. =. ..,s, ru,o
on Ap'n. ~ - 800 =" 80 ,,.,
Dereu on ,.e uoeHo' " n,''sas,, a.
NO. o.9' wherein ~, - -
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snarhe r"hs' N,nle ~, ~,
nuspahn 80 ,.osn'a', I'll 'o Dc :,
and husband IT, '"n"7 81. ara
Nppy anu husband "pp, sa,,
defenuants, anu s.'u pe.'ivn , ,ae,,a,,
phun.'n represen.s In. -" ,,"a "a
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The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1914-04-16
CITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION

A copy Of a portion OF the minutes
OF the meeting of the City Council OF
the City a. Lubhoos Texas, held the
28rd day OF Maac1, \. D.. 1914.
On mctIol Of MT McNnorter, sec
ondcd by SIR. Marln. the following
resolution was unanimously adopted
A resolution determining the ne.
,essity Ct assessing the coFttof i'm
proving port on q wiilds.-.<xCeet,
In the Cit 70 Lubbock - corfttc
ing arr p9u nc 90 SJfooA fes,
crete ss in fro6t-,e, N&
Numbers, a., p, IS. -, is. Z.
10. In Block No. 100; ~srd Lots
No. II. z and i3. IN Block No. 1876;
and Lots No ~, 70, 10, "a, IS. 10, n,
10, 10 and 20. In Block, No. 162A
against the owners q said property
and their property, and notice tpereof
and fixing the time and place for
such hearing; -
BE II Resolved. By the fity lCoun.
eli Of the City Of Lubbock, Teas.
Whereas The City Council / has
hcf eior hy resolution directe'il
the Improvement of "a portion Of WIZ
low street by the construction of
four.foot cuncrete sidewalks In front
ol and abutune lots numbered Elev.
en- 0l). Twelve O2). Thirteen tl3l
Fourteen go. Fifteen O5l. and Six
teen DG). In Block Number One Hun
drod Thirty O30l; and lots Numbers
Eleven an. Twelve O2l. Thirteen
Q3), in Block Numbered One Hun
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1914-04-16

% SAID improvements n the sum OF
five hundred. thirty ono aud fo-ioo
dollars 1854 iD). and that the amount
per front foot. which Il II proposed
10 asssaF against each parcel of prop
erty and rs owner ~ Ioioo dollars.
That the NAMES - the persons
Arms. corporations and estates own-
Ing property abutting said improve"
menta. The description Of their prop
orty and the total amount to be as.
sessed against each parcel Of prop
erty and lts owner, IA an follows
Owners Name-F ID. Young,
Block 1870. Lots n. ~. ~. ~ 10. front
feet. 1876: costs. 1890
Owners Named. L. Lindsay Bl'k
1870. lot i6, front feet. 1875; costs,
500 90.
Owners Name-Mrs. 5. X. Curtis,
Block lis. Lots II and ~: front feet
81: costs. 5000.
Owners Name-T. NJ Metcalf Blk
ii6, Lot -. front feet, &c; Costs,
$3.50.
Owners Name-O. r. Peebler. BIZ
iiG. Lots II. rs. 49, front feet rs;
costs, 5000.
Owners Name-W u. Powell. Blk
li6. Lots "a. IS. 10. go. front feet.
l0i; costs. $3.50.
Owners Name-lK. Carter, Block
1872. Lots II. ~. 10. IA, 10. 10. III
front feet. 1872; costs. sl23.2o.
Owners Name-A. y. Lewis. Bl'k
iG2. Lots rs, 10. 20; front feet. ~;
costs $3.50.
I. That the City Secretary OF the
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1914-04-16

on the .... day OF . A. w.,
49,: Pearl Rippy. who was married
10 $. o. Rippy ON the day OF ....,
A. d., .....: that these we're the
only children born TO the said VIM.
Parks. and that the wife OF said VIM.
Parks departed this life prior 10 the
death OF VIM. Parks.
Plaintiff prays that he have iudg
ment for the title and possession
OF said land and premises above de-
scribed and that writ OF restitution
issue, and for his rents. damages and
costs of suit. and for such other re-
lief 10 which he may be entitled.
Herein fail not. but have before
said court, at lis next regular term
this writ. with your return thereon
showing how you have executed the
same.
Given under my hand and the seal
OF said court. at office in Lubbock.
Texas. this 18th day Of April, A. d..
1914, j. A. WILSON. Clerk.
tSEAI) by G. r. STUBBS,
Oi.aD Deputy.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1914-04-16
THE STATE OF TEXAS
To the sheriff or any Constable o

~ Aut CutftI vi ahe ROHfthui' VI
Lubbock County Greeting:
You are hereby commanded 20 sum
mon John Parks and G. G.. or Char.
lie Parks. by Making publication OF
this citation once In each week for
four successive weeks previous to
the return day hereof. IN some news
paper published In your county. "
there be a newspaper published
therein. but n not, then In any news.
paper published IN the 72nd Judicial
District but " there ne no newspai
per published IN said judicial district.
then In u newspaper published IN
the nearest district 90 said judicial
district, 10 appear at the next r.ru.
lar term OF the District Court Of Lub-
book county. 10 be holden az the court
b. use thereof. IN Lubbock, Texas on
the ith Monday IN May. A D. 1914.
the safhebeing the 25th day OF May. 1914.
then and there 20 answer petition
fled In said court on the 18th day
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1914-04-16

and.
Whereas. The CITY Council has
finally determined to assess the cost
OF said Improvement against The own
ers Of the said abutting property and
their properly
Il. That IL is fina de rmined
hereby 10 assess the d said i'm
provernent against ths lwnsig Of the
property abutting up D sail street
ard their DR. p-. ete.a p7ofid q.
That a aca.l..- -. t SVEN De
fore the CITY Council to the owners
Of said abutting property. their attor-
neys or agents IN hearing shall
be- held in the neil Chamber in
the City OF Lui 70 Texas, on the
lin day OF My. =. d.. 1914. at :
O'Clock D. m. and shall continue from
time 10 time and day 10 day until
a. persons Interested In said prop
ety shall be fully heard. AZ which
tine the owners OF said properly or
~ person interested therein shall
~ entitled b a hearing as TO the
bknefits OF said improvements to
,Nelr property, or as 10 any invalidi-
N or regularity with reference 10
<Ill VI 4N " AAAN NAtA't
nb,iter or objection connected with
IN said proceedings. and AT which hear.
ing said owners or any other person
interested IN said property. may pro
duCe evidence IN support Of any OBJ
ieciions.
.. That after said hearing. said
Council viii by ordinance assess
against the owners Of said property
and their property such sums as shall
be determined 20 be just and eqnit.
able. and that said assessment will
be made In accordance with the front
foot plan and rfe. as the frontings
N each owner Is 10 the whole front
Ing 10 be improved; provided. n the
said rule or plan shall be- determined
In any case % be- unjust or incluit
abie. then the Council win adopt
such rule uf superintendent as shall
te just and equitable having IN view
the benefits b each owner and bur
dens pGpOsed lrOn them. provided,
laa' no assessment shah be made
against any owner or his property IN
excess OF the benefits 10 said prop
eriy in tho enhavced value thereof
by reason cf said improvement.
3 That the total estimated costs
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1914-04-16

dreI ror,v-siv Dlfl. aud IDts Num-.
sa,.a .iaysn diI Twalve U91. Thip
,aan nan Eo,r,aan 1n Fiftean
~, stx,.sn Gee Seventeen Gf
ri,.b,aa, ~, nineteen uA aAd
T,santy ,so, in RIoc,, Nnu,serl, orr
iinndrsa siv,v'two 1so Tanlt the
I,isi'oI 80, ~ tnhhaef "a same
,r ''-'''' 100 IN ln.r ~ H. IN
api ~ $500 ~ V'sn"I StEsal pec.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1914-04-16

~ oT'o\
The shapwa,m Sunday school is
in the rack for the piano which is
to be siveP away at Ran1ns and
we wiz apl< eciate the innytnce and
votes Of all who viii giv us their
assistance. windy IeayS the votes
with Jno p. rSsMcr mail to the
Secretary 90 the sunday school.
KATY BELLE cRUMP. Sec.
shaiowatr~, Tex.
--f~-----------
Don't fay n et-~ome hand-scicct.
ed, pwa11 NS seed and reerisa
from d}iaranteed pure Phone
sis. Graves / Mcwhorter. tsl-iu
Go to church. April isth.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1914-04-16

Go to church. April isth.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1914-07-09

Rear Admiral Dewey, president of the General Board of the Navy, whosis
in poo health, is stopping at the Oriental Hotel, Manhattan Beach, N. y,
where, with Mrs Dewey, he will spend part of the summer. Although unable
to walk without assistance, his legs botheing him. the hereof Manila Bay 10
ION the mend" in the words of.his physcian, and hopes during his stay near
the ocean to be entirely restored to his euaomarysh health. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1914-07-09
GIVEN WEAPON
USED ON r. r,
REVOLVER WITH WHICH JOHN
SCHRANk SHOT HIM PRESENT.
ED TO MAN WHO SAVED
HIM,

New York City-The revolver with
which John Schrank shot Theodore
Roosevelt, October IA, 1912, in Mil
waukee, Wis, is nov in possession of
Elbert e. Martin, advertising manag-
er OF, the Vanderbilt Hotel. 1t was
MIR. Martin who sprapg at Schrank
and bore him to the ground before
he could fire another shot. Judge A.
G. Backus, following the decision of
a medical commission that Schrank
was insane, decided that Mr.. Roose-
velt ought to have the revolver. He
therefore gave it to Mr.. Martin when
the latter was in Milwaukee in
March. MIR. Roosevelt, on Saturday,
it became known yesterday, reversed
the decision of Judge Backus, declar-
ing that the man to have the weapon
is Mr.. Martin. The chitf Bull Moose
thereupon gave the revolver to him
after he had taken a good look at
it.
Judge Backus looks upon the re-
volver as ready money. He told Mr..
Martin that he had received offers of
as much as $1,000 for the weapon. 1t
is an interesting relic to Mr.. Martin,
but there's no telling what he would
do if somebody chaneed to some "a
long with a good offer for the revol-
YER. NM ~ .ffbf VII tpH.a If.t ifiA.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1914-07-09
GO. P. HAS
BIG CLAIM
COMMITTEE SAYS CONTROL OF
HOUSE WILL BE LOST TO
DEMOCRATS. nf

-.t't-r - INT NJ r. .ff Z. =
Washington, d. C.--The drift of
public sentiment is against the
Democratic party and Republicans
will win in the House in the Novem-
Der election, according to the Repub-
lican congressional committee. Sci
Official figures OF, recent. elections,
primaries and registrations in diff
ferent sections OF the county, made
public, by the committee. show Re-
publican gains and corresponding
Democratic and Progressive losses.
The committee makes this state
ment:
"a careful analysis of these figures
shows Enthusiastically the trend of
political sentiment from Maine to
California. The swing back to Re
publican victory is on.
The figures show that the condi-
ton that resulted in the, election OF
Wilson is wiped out and that the re
adjustment has been favorable to
the Republican party in every in
stance. The total vote in primaries
and congressional elections was, In
most cases, less than that in the
presidential election two years ago.
but even in these instances the Re-
publlcans gained.
'Ins the Seventh district of New
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1914-07-09
TRIES TO SLIDE
DOWN MOUNTAIN
A CHICAGO RAILROAD CLERK.
PROBABLY WILL DIE AS RE
SUIT or rIKE'S PEAK AD-
VENTURE.

Denver, Colo.-L. j. Kunzer, of
376S West Twelfth street, Chicago,
lies at the point of death in a hos
pital at Colorado Springs, a martyr
to adventure.
Kunzer, who is a railroad clerk,
came west a few days ago for his va
cation. Last Friday he declared it
possible to slide on a toboggan from
peak on the cog railway track. He
had taken the railway to the sum
nit with a number of friends. They
tried TO dissuade him, but he was
persistent.
BY Sunday he had completed a
sled with %grooved runners to fit the
rails on which he expected to slide
into Manitau, a distance of nine
miles.
Kunzer had failed to take into con-
sideration the dangers of the sudden
curves in the cog railway. He plac-
ed himself upon his i%mprovised sled
and started.
About two miles from the summit
| the sled ran off the track at a sharp
| curve. Kunzer might still have saw
ed himself had he realized his i'm
mediate danger.
At this point the right of way is
rather vide. The sled ran into what
appeared to be a high embankment.
| Evidently Kunzer had considered this
snow covered barrier would halt his
headlong plunge.
The bank, however, proved to be
only light snow which covered a deep
ravine. Into the ravine Kunzer and
his sled hurtled.
Acquaintances who had followed
| him on foot found him unconscious
| seventy-feet below the roadbed.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1914-07-09

eral months, before he recovers his
mental faculties. The ball when it
came in contact with his head struck
with such force that it injured the
brain, causing a %blood-clot to be
formed. This has left him in a con-
dition similar to being stunned, and
although he is recovering as rapidly
as possibly he has not yet recovered
his mental faculties and also is I'M
able to speak. That he was not
instantly killed by the force of the
blow is considered little less than a
miracle by the physicians who have
been called into the case.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1914-07-09
FOR MORE PAY
FOR TEACHERS
n. Il. \. tCQMlllrTYEE WILL RE
COMMEND THIS AND ALSO
PENSIONS FOR TEACHERS

St. Paul, Minn.-Interest among
educators today centered in a report
which will be made at the general
session by the National Educational
Associations standing committee on
teachers salaries, and tenure of Of
flee pensions. The meeting of the
committee was h.ld with Joseph
Swain, president of the association in
the chair.
The committee recommends action
to increase salaries and to secure
laws for tenure of office teachers
pensions in every state. 1t is pro-
bable that the final report Will take
a stand strongly III favor of woman
suffrage. President Swain, head OF
the body, is committed to that aim,
and is expected TO make al effort
to get the conventions approval.
One of the most notable social
center movements and extensions OF
high school aetivit 3 i~naugusatcd in
the middl7 west, was outlined by
Principal Thomas j. NfeCorIlack oil
the Township nigh school oi LaSalle.
Peru, Ill. The institution was or
ganized under The Illinois township
nigh SCltCUl ld We, COllbililIiS an t!N
features of a junior college for the
urban and rural community, with
avoidance of the m~ultitudinous dis
conances between cultural and voca-
tional education now perturbing tbs
minds of advanced educators. '
In the four buildings which con
stitute this unique plant" said Nc
Cormack, mot only is instruction
given in all practical and cultural
lines. including subjects so far re
moved from Il another as agricul-
ture, art and technical music, bui
also private donations by T. w. Mat
thiessen have permitted the constTu-
ction of two buildings that contri-
butte both 10 the educational facili-
ties of the SCHOOL and subserve dis
tinetly civic and recreational pur-
poses for the community."
These two buildings, Mccormack
explained, are a social center, hysenic
institute with bacteriqlcgical ans
pathological laboratories, With train.
ed medical experts; and a milk eta.
ton, with a trained nurse, and elias:
room, for the instruction of girls il
the care of babies, and the genera.
hygiene of the household. j. .- -
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1914-07-09
Stops Neuraigia-Kills. Rain

Sloan's Liniment gives instant re-
lief from Neuralgia or ,Sciatica. 1t
goes. straight to the painfG1GBart-
Soothes the. Nerves and--stess- the
Pain. 1t is also good for Rheuma-
tism. Sore throat, chest pains and
Sprains. You don't need to rub-it
penetrates. Mr.. j. r. Swingef,, Lou
%isville, KY, writes 81 suffered with
quite "a scyere'i Neuralgia Headache
for four months without any relief.
/ used SIosn's Imminent for two or
three nights and 7 haven't suffered
with my head since" Get a bottle
to-day. Keep in the house all the
time fortpains and all hurts. 25c,
soc and s1.00, at your Druggist.
Bucklen's Arnica Salye for all
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1914-07-09

Jersey the total. vote in the congress
sional election fell away 40 per cent,
yet the Republican gain was SO per
cent over 1912.
I'm the Second district of Iowa
the decrease in the total vote, COM
pared with 1912, was So per cent,
yet the Republican gain was 81 pei
cent.
I'm the senatorial primary in
Pennsylvania the total vote was 49
per cent less than the total vote in
the presidential. election two years
ago, but the Republican gain was II
per cent.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1914-07-09

Miss Winnie Crouch, of Artesian,
a deaconess of the Methodist church,
has arrived at the camp and has en-
as one of the active workers.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1914-07-09

Dynamite, believed TO have been
made into a bomb by Arthur Caron,
of !. w. w. notoaiety. exploded on an
upper floor of a double. decker seven
story tenement at No. 1.626 Lexington
avenue, New York. w%recking the build
Ing. killing Caron and at least two
others, injuring many and driving hun
dreds of tenants in panic to the streets.
Tie police identified Caron as this man
WHO had been arrested in Tarsytown
during the demonstrations against the
.Eoekefellers and also declared the eyi
denee showed that Caron had beer
making Il bomb When he was blown VI
pAn lac building.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1914-07-09

NTH Two.P1EcE SKIRT. THREE-oUAR
TER OR LONG SLEEVES.
Here is a gown that can be, made from
ak, from linen or from Cotton. II givet
the effect of a tunie with breadth over thu
hips in the simplest possible way. TIKI
Yklrt consists Of just twospieces and it i
the clever arrangement Of the tuck and q
the draperythat give the tunic Suggestion
The blouse issiu the japanese style thai
means no labortfor thcaxnakng and thu
flaling collar is very generally becoming
Striped crepesyoile is the material thai
makes this dress-with white. taffeta USED
for the chemisette and collar. There Y
|searcely a fashionable-riatesial adapted
ltoyhe season that could not be utilized
fTafeta is really ideal for q gown Of thu
lsort for s = cool. linen eponge make
up beautifully In this way and the crep
wolfe illustrated Is most successful.
For the medium size. the dress will re
taquire 6E yds. Of materially i, ~ yds. 3eo
or a. in. wide, with e I'd. ~ in. wide fo
the collar and cuffs. The width Of tn
skirt at the lower edge is 1 I'd. and II in.
The pattern a777 is cut in sizes from 8
10 a inches bust measure. It will b
ailed to any address BY tho Fashio
observation-disclosures on recdps {
A.N&
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1914-07-09
BADLY HURT BY BALL
STRIKING ON HIS HEAD

Presho, S. D.-Ernest Hellekson,
a Lyman county young man, who
some days ago was struck in the
head by a ball while a spectator at
a ball game, yet is in a semi-uncon-
scious condition and it may be sew
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1914-07-09

'Jess" Willard is anxious to figl.
johnson. ':Jess' fights somewhat in
the johnson way. He stands off and
waits, and II he's stuag he hits oEe
astonishing wallop before hedroTs pacA
Oh the defensive again. Besause OF
his great size and strength wizard
might have a chance. But it Would ne
a slow fight. with neither wiling 40
lead and both waiting for the othefsto
leave an opening. Willard has beer
Improving so much during the last
few months That he may show enough
championship form soon to get hiin u
match With the champion,
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1914-07-09
PEOPLE COME I'M
FOR CAMP MEETING
DRIVE iyEOM ALL DIRECTIONS TO
KOiagN ESS ASSOCIATION, in
A3 ~ CAMP AT RIVERSIDE

Attendance has continued good at
the camp meeting of the South Dako-
ia Holiness association at the River
side grove, east of Mitchell. Over %
tents are being used for the accom-
mediation of visitors and this week
promises to be an Interesting one.
Rev, @. H.. Babeock Of Los Ang-
.eles, arrived from ST. Paul this NOR
ming and Immediately took up his
Mork-sas the chief evangelist OF the
camp meeting. Yesterday morning
Rev. j. E. Newell, of Hamilton, Col,
preached on 1.-THE Olive Branch."'
Two strong sermons were given in
the afternoon and evening by Miss
LuarasM. Terrell, of University Park,
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1914-07-09

the action of the board were George
Duncan, X. o. Stakke, l.. II. Pier,
A. N. Carlisle. w. t. Briggs, E. T..
Stevens and A. B. Sims. The ON
missioners who CAME down were ~
N. -.
Wilds and Henry Meyers.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1914-07-09
Ilfata IIlH1T'M 1HT

shy a.ssiIu Az sIsa, I
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1914-07-09

Four of the members of the San
born county board of commissioners
came down this morning to attend a
hearing before Judge Frank B.
Smith, in an appeal filed by. seven
taxpayers of the county to prevent
the execution of a contract given the
Iowa Bridge company for construct
ing about 100000 worth of bridges
and culverts during the coming year.
Counsel for the appellants dismissed
the appeal without prejudice, indi.
eating that it may come up for trial
again. The %protestants against
Evening star., 1914-12-12
THE BUILDING OUTLOOK.
Business Prospects as Seen by Archi.
tects Throughout Country.

Rarely, If ever, has there been a time
when the future in the building indus
try has been SO difficult to scan as
during the past few weeks and months
| says the American Contractor Rarely.
If ever, have the prospects been so
tantalizing, now promising a splendid
expansion, now shadowed by the dark
est clouds of incredulity Rarely, If
ever, has the interest in this question
been SO keen among architects. en-
gineers. contractors and builders.
If architects and contractors are the
more directly interested, a vastly larger
class of the American people are vital
ly concerned, for there is in the coun-
try no industry, save agriculture In its
entirety. that equals in Importance that
of construction work. Building per-
nits issued in New York city this year
will be about S15O,000,O0O. At the same
average throughout the country the
total building of the country would
building permits in Chicago for the
year will reach about s90.O0O,0OO. On
that basis the total for the country
would be $4.5o0.o0o.00O. The active
somewhere near s40.oO0.O00. At cor
responding rate the building for the
entire country would reach close to
So, 600, 900, 900
Ihe per capita construction work in
the rural districts is doubtless less
than in the towns and cities, but the
majority of the American people now
live in towns and cities, and the growth
of the smaller municipalities in the
great majority of instances equals or
exceeds that of the larger cities. It
would, perhaps. be extremely conser-
vative to estimate the total building
of the country in excess of $4,000, ,000,-
600 annually, or approximately 800 for
| ASf
of the building cost consists of labor.
And memberng that the average
family income throughout the country
is scarcely $500, the building indus
try looms up as of commanding impor-
tance-a degree of Importance not gem
orally appreciated. 1t represents about
20 per cent of the total expenditures of
the people.