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The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-07-04
Will the Congress
Sidetract Roads Bill

as exists is feeble, and half hearted.
Tariff legislation. currency reform,
canal tolls antitrust bills, are all
storm centers Of discussion, but how
ever important may be the policies ad-
Vocated by the party in power, they
are far removed from the direct inter-
ests Of the people, and in effect create
only targets for the fire Of the opposi-
ton. To neutralize the attack which
is sure to come, the party in power
should not overlook this golden chance
to win the affection and support Of the
country voters.
IF the democratic party passes this
opportunity up there will be many an
anxious moment for the stump speak
er when he tries to explain why, in all
the multitude of legislative enact
ments, good roads were overlooked.
1T is better to deal with the situa-
ton now from the standpoint Of good
politics thar to wait until after ad-
tournment, for then it may be that
"all the Kings horses n all the
Kings men can't put Humpty Dumpty
together again"
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AUTOS USED
FOR SOCIAL CALL

In the olden days when there vas a
call to be made on a duke or an earl
the post chaise numbered out and the
visit made in state. Even now the
kings and queens of Europe require
a coach-and-fOur to go from place to
place when they wish to be formal.
In democratic America, however, the
automobile is used on all occasions.
Society women a go down through
their calling list in a single afternoon,
while with the old methods of locomo-
ton is required continual effort to
keep up"
Business men too, realize the ad-
vantages of the automobile as an aid
to hurrY-up business deals. Churches
of every denomination are buying au-
tomobiles for their pastors to make
calls with and companies with large
corps OF statesmen are providing each
with an automobile and are saving
many thousands of dollars each year
by so doing.
One Of the strangest calls by auto
ever recorded was that made recently
by Bert Davis, a Los Angeles business
man on the great one time champion
Jim Jefferles. Mr.. Davis met Jefferies
one day and said to him, Il am COM
MS Jul W Cdll Sl yOu SOIlS udyI may
I come right up to the door with my
Cartercar?
Come ahead" said Big Jim, but 1
don't think you will get far"
lie was thinking of the immense
fight of forty one concrete steps which
leads to his home and naturally;
knowing how steep they are he did not
think any automobile could come up
them.
Soon after MI. Davis gathered to-
gether a party Of friends. and started
out to make the call. That their host
was unused to having his guests call
on him in this manner is shown by the
interest which he took in the ascent.
All the time the CarteTcar was slowly
mounting the steps Mr.. Jefferies stood
at the top awaiting them with a smile.
AS the gearless transmission car
neared the top of the long flight, Big
Jim remarked, II built those steps for
the exercise it would be to mount
them. but it looks now as if even l
would have to begin riding up"
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alton and the adoption of q program
which shall be quite specific in refer
ence to the attitude assumed by the
national government.
While at the outset there probably
will be a partnership of nation and
state in constructiOn-just as there has
been of state and county-the ultimate
plan will concern the nation entirely
with the mOst-used commercial roads
connecting with similar roads in ad-
joining states, for it should be noted
that the most advanced states have now
assumed the entire burden of the most
important ~1nter-cOunty roads connect
ing the commonwealth as a whole.
The nation is composed of state
units, which in their turn suhdiVide
into county and township units. In
scientifically distributing the cost Of a
comprehensive roads system, the ar
teries Of communication naturally sep
arate into township, county, state and
national highways.
1t a state will not qualify itself for
federal cooperation by establishing a
highway department., then it should be
compelled to aimlessly struggle with
the Dad problem until it shall have
done what experience has taught many
states must be done before any perma-
nent and systematic progress can be
accomplished. lneTS is nOEIunS I'M
reasonable in such an obligation; al
states will have met it in the compare
lively near future.
Roads rental is nothing more thar
the shadow and not the substance Of
national government participation il
highways progress. The thing pre-
sumably sought in the rental plan car
be most effectively performed through
the highway department of a state BY
giving assistance to a township for 1T
feeder roads for a specific sum pei
year per mile, if the township con
tributes a like amount.
New York and several other states
have found this plan to be the correc
one to follow, and it c~onvincingl!
proves thai this work should not con
Germ the central government. True /
is that the national source can help thu
state on other and more importan
road expenses, and thus enable tn,
state more properly to look after TIL
lesser avenues of communication of tn
county and township units.
~ " -F-E
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GOOD ROADS

Congress is concerning itself more
with the roads subject than would ap-
pear on the surface. While the COM
promise measure, reported by it's com
mlttee on roads n passed in the
house Of representatives, has gone to d
ub-COmmittee on the Senate'S post
office and post roads committee, and
there reposes, it's provisions have at
tracted countrywide discussion.
Following the passage of the bill in
the house there came a most pronounce
ed editorial comment from the daily
and weekly press, concentrated princi-
pally upon the roads rental feature,
which would permit a piecemeal dis
~tributiOn of federal funds and produce
results SO tangible as to be negligible.
From the outset the American Auto
mobile association a been on record
as being opposed to this kind Of feder-
al cooperation, and naturally the as
ISOLATION has drawn the fire of Repre-
sentative ShacklefOrd of Missouri, who
stands as the principal spokesman for
the roads rental proposition. Hence it
was not surprising that he made an
attack on the floor Of the house against
various organizations which are op-
posed to his idea, and in specifically
mentioning the A. A.. A. he referred to
1t. as an association whose ramifica-
tons extend to every nook and corner
Of the great republic" Furthermore,
he charged that it was responsible for
scattering owe the land the expression
of pork barrel in connection with
roads legislation, and said that it con-
Quoted an editorial canning factory
in Washington and sought the con-
struction of peacock lanes over which
rich automobile owners hoped to strut
at the expense of the American peo-
pie"
On the opposite page Pres. John A.
Wilson has made a most complete an
swer to the S~hackleford outburst, and
has concisely set forth the attitude OF
the A. A. A. on this great subject.
In it's consideration of the bill the
senate undoubtedly will eliminate the
pork barrel and otherwise strength
en- the measure as a whole, even if il
doesn't bring forth a practically new
measure, for, be it known, the admin
istration itself realizes that this ques.
ton is one not to be answered hastily
nor entered upon without due deliber,
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PROPOSED ROUTE
OF WORLD RACE

The announcement that the Pana-
ma-Pacifc International exposition
had hung up $500, 600 in prizes has at
traCted world interest and many fam
OuS aViatOrs have announced them
selves as entrants. The race will
start in May, 1915, from the grounds
of the Panama-Pacifc International
exposition at San Francisco, and every
description of motor driven air craft
will be eligible.
Control points will be established at
convenient distances along the route.
A commission will be appointed by
the various nations and the personnel
will be decided by its requirements in
relation to photography, meteorology,
and military and naval science.
From San Francisco the route lies
across the United States to Cheyenne.
1000 miles; to Chicago, 1000 miles; to
New York, 1000 miles; to Belle isle,
1000 miles; to Cape Farewell Green
land)' owe Atlantic ocean, 60 miles;
to Reykjavik Gceland) $40 miles; to
~StOrnaway (Hebrides) over Atlantic
ocean, $40 miles; to London via Edin-
borough. $50 miles; to Paris, 300
miles; to Berlin, 500 miles; to War
saw, $50 miles; to st. Petersburg, 675
miles; to Moscow $50 miles; to To
MAX (Siberia) over steppes, 1900
miles: to Irkutak, 900 miles: to Har-
bin, 1900 miles; to V~ladivostok, 500
miles; to Kobe via KOren and Japan
sea, 500 miles; to Toxic, $50 miles; to
Broughton cape, $50 miles; to KAN
schatka, LOO miles; to East Cape over
Behring Straits. 800 miles; to Cape
Prince Of Wales, 30 miles; to Sitka
(Alaska), 1900 miles; to Vancouver
(B. c., 600 miles; to Seattle, $50
miles; to Panama Pacific In%ternation-
al exposition grounds. 1000 milas To.
tai %. $50 miles.
Six hundred and seventy miles is
the longest flight cross the open wat
er and as this distance has been more
than doubled in nonstop flights, its
advantages are obvious, and the
course may readily be patrolled.
The route above was proposed after
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booked will take care of this visible
supply and much more, so that the
metals industries, tin is enjoying the
only genuine activity.
The production of gold in the Trans
vaal for May was 100000 fine ounces
compared with 684,000 in April of this
year and 794. 900 in May a year ago. The
decline in gold production has been &C
companied by a corresponding decline
in average commodity prices. which
are lower today than they have been
since July, 1911.
Production Of coke in the Connells-
vile region is running about $780, 900
tons a week, a number of new furnaces
going in since the first of June. This,
taken with the fact that the output of
coke for 1913 broke all production rec
! OrdS. must be taken as a hopeful sign.
Last years coke output exceeded the
previous year by over SIT, 900, 900 in
value and it is not to be expected that
each succeeding year can break all
previous records. so that production
for this year will undoubtedly be
smaller than last.
The earnings Of all railroads for
April showed a decrease Of more than
3 per cent, while operating expenses
were decreased more than 4 per cent,
leaving a loss In net for the month of
only l per cent compared with April or
last year. The decrease in operating
expenses was largely accounted for,
however, by the unusual and tremen-
douS expenses occasioned last year
through floods in the central states.
Partial reports for May show a decline
in gross earnings as compared with the
previous May Of about 6 per cent. The
decline in gross is shown by nearly
| every principal road and is general
throughout the country.
The number of idle cars has contin-
ued to increase and the total number
idle on June 1 was 242.572. This, com
pared with $4,000 idle on Jan. 1 and
215.000 idle on Jan. 15, while a year
ago only $1,000 cars were idle. The
present idle statement includes 10000
box cars and So. 1000 coal cars. Sus-
pension of operations in a considerable
bituminous coal field explains the lack
of business in that line. The coming
grain crops will rapidly put the box
cars into service and then we can look
for a considerably better report or
railroad gross earnings. while teh net
showing will depend upon the freight
rate rulings which. ever If favorable
are coming too late to be of any ma
teriaI benefit to business generally. II
lit is to take the interstate commerce
commission several months to decide
each proposed change in freight rates
some new system must be devised OF
1.-THE patient may die while the doctors
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THAT congress will adjourn and go
into the fall elections without grasp
ing the opportunity to win overwhelm-
ing popular approval by the enactment
Of federal road legislation seems unbe-
lievable." is the comment of DR.. II. M.
Rowe of Baltimore, first vice president
and acting president of the American
Automobile association during the Eu-
ropean absence Of John A. Wilson of
Franklin, Pa.
"Rumors are af1oat, however, that
good roads legislation will be laid on
the table at this session of congress-,
through a declinatiOn on the part of
the senate committee on p~ostOfHces
and post roads to report the measure
which overwhelmingly came to it from
the house. If this is the case, the
democratic party is disregarding u
chance to achieve a brilliant strate-
gic advantage in the coming election.
1.-The voters in the rural districts are
almost unanimous in favor Of federal
aid to roads. They are expecting and
demanding such aid. Such opposition
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consult.
The number of shares traded on the
New York stock exchange in Nav was
4.72S,0 900 compared with 5,467,6OO a
year ago, the past month being the
smallest since November, 1913. Bond
sales for the month totaled $44, 900, 900,
however, compared with $42, 900, 900 a
year ago, although sales amounted to
$685. 900 in April of this year.
The average price of a selected LIST
OF bonds is exactly the same as on Jan,
l and a fraction higher than a wear
ago.. The average of a selected list Of
STOCKS taken as an index. is more than
two points above the quotations of a
year ago, although below the prices of
Jan. /.
Building operations in eighty prin-
cipal cities for May totaled $4,000. 900.
being exactly the same as the figures
OF a year ago. This is the first month
Of 1914 In which building operations
have equaled those of 1918, the total
for these eighty cities for the first five
months of he yea being $500, 900, 900
compared with 1926, 600, 900 for the
same period last year.
We have not a the usual number
Of crop scares this season but the cot
ton crop in the southwest is in very
poor condition and the crop will be
Slnal tnlS year, following a small crop
of poor quality last year in that Sec
ton. Crops generally are in excellent
condition and there is a good promise
of crops of $4,000, 900 bushels of win
ter wheat; 100000 900 bushels Of spring
wheat; 1,150,O 600, 900 bushels of oats;
2,900,000,O00 bushels of corn; 200, O00,-
600 bushe Of barley; AZ, 200, 900 BUSH
els OF ry n probably IL, 400, 900 bales
or cotton. These prospects, taken with
just as good indications for the small
er crops and the fruit and vegetables,
mean That with the possible exception
OF 1912, he total crop output of this
country will this year set a new mark
in quantity, but the total amount re-
ceived by the farmers must be some-
what less than they received last year
Tor their smaller crops because Of the
considerable decline in average conn
modify prices. Prices are still high
enough and If anything will silence the
pessimists, this crop promise should do
it effectually.
AS stated last month, business will
move along slowly but more steadily
from now until the first of September.
after which a real Improvement will be
IN evidence, although no sensational
business boom should be expected
crops will be good, business will be-
better and the supply of money is slf-
fcient to take care of all legitimate
needs. RESPECTFULLY submitted.
The First National Bank.
4La Isl E8 .E E. Z4 H| RA4N
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though such adjournment comes in
midsummer. This year, the business
improvement cannot be strong until
the early fall. The winter wheat harv-
est will start things moving and this,
followed by other crops which promise
to be good. will put a large amount Of
money into the hands Of the farmers
and they as a rule know where to
spend it to the best advantage. With
ample money to move the crops and
with ample cars in which to haul
them, it is expected that this year
crop moving will not be a hardship
but a pleasure and a business booster.
During May, the clearings of banks
in the principal. cities were about ST.
100000 less than for May, 1913, a de-
cline Of 7 per cent. Three-fourths of
this decline was shown in New York
City, the falling off for he country
outside of New York City being less
than 4 per cent. Nearly all Of the
principal cities showed a decrease In
clearings for the month.
Dividend and interest payments for
July will total $268.00 $1,000 compared
with $259,0O0. 900 a year ago.. Divi-
dends will probably be 100000 less
and interest payments about $12,000,-
600 more than in July, 1913.
While business failures in May were
larger than in any previous May. the
total number Of failures were less than
for any earlier month in 1914. Fail
ures were larger on the average and
the total liabilities, therefore. wero
S24, 900, 900 compared with $17,000,000
a year ago. The failure situation has
improved steadily since the first Of the
year.
Merchandise exports for April
amounted to 1852, 100000 compared
with $2o0, 100000 a year ago. Imports
were $173, 900, 900 compared with $146,-
100000 a year ago, leaving u excess
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of imports or unfavorable balance of
trade at about $4,000, 900 for the
month. Gold movement was in our
favor to the amount Of about $4,000, 900
in spite of the fact that we have ship
ped abroad more than $65, 100000 so
far this year. For the first four
months of 1914, the gold movement
was in our favor to the amount Of &c.
600, 600. The heavy exports of gold
have not distributed our situation m
the least nor have they affected our
markets. Our principal decline being
in cattle and meat.
Although wool imports have improv-
ed materially since the remova Of the
tariff and for the first three months of
this year exceeded the same period of
last yea by so per cent, the price of
| wool has not been affected adversely.
Wool prices, both at home and abroad,
have continued to increase. Here we
have a clear example of an average
supply, the tariff removed and the
price increased, which indicates that
a reduced tariff does not always mean
reduced price. There are other factors
which must be taken into conSidera-
ton.
The production of pig iron for. May
totaled 2,09S,000 tons compared with
2,270,000 tons in April and 2,S22,000 for
May a ear ago. The steel works
furnaces materially reduced their out
put, which accounted for the decline
Of about 5000 ton per day compared
with the previous month and brought
the output down to about the Decem-
Der showing.
The untitled tonnage Of the steel COR
poration at the close of May was only
3,998,000 tons compared with 6,324,00O
tons asyear ago. Orders received dur
ing May amounted to only about 49,
900 tons per day and shipments were
made at the rate of nearly 10000 tons
per day.
For the month of May copper pro-
duction amounted to 142,0 600, 00C
pounds compared with 141,0 900 for
the same month last yea and 152,O00,-
900 for April, 1914. AS deliveries
amounted to only 12S, 1000, 900 pounds
the visible supply increased to a.
600, 900 pounds in this country and
157,000,000 pounds for the world. A
further decline in the price Of electro
lytic copper was recorded and copper
first time since 1911. 1t
has been quoted below IA cents
for the first time since 1911. It
is safe to say it will not be quoted be-
low ID cents for a very long period
The visible supply of ti@ was in.
creased by 2,415 tons during the month
and on the first of this month totaled
1882 TONS Heavy orders already
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A Text for the American,

Better country schools. better high
ways, better sanitary methods on the
farm, better methods of marketing
farm products, and a better system of
AGRICULTURAL finance. All this will bring
the American back to the land and
make the JOY of living incompatible
with that of crowded cities. These are
the greatest Of all rural needs, and
none of the category is more urgent
than good roads; their establishment
is a long step towards a prosperity
that is only dormant in many a region
today where the population merely
exists.
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DEPARTMENT "E=''
" H : .OCK
AUTO COMPANY
FARGO. I'll. OAK.
Lights On All Vehicles.

Once more in the New York Iegisla-
ture an effort will be made to. pass a
statute requiring all vehicles to carry
tights at night. On several occasions
this measure has met with chloroform-
ing in the committee and has never
emerged for q test vote,
Both New Jersey and Massachusetts
have laws requiring all vehicles to
carry lights, and while the statute has
no been thoroughly observed by horse
drawn vehicles in the two states, the
fact remain that in case of accident
the burden of proof would be placed
upon the owner of the unlighted vehi-
cla4 -
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FORD CARS BOOM
ACROSS The POND

Detroit, Mich, July 4-P. L. D. Perry,
general manager of the Ford Motor
company in England, and H. P. White,
at Paris, arrived recently on a visit to
the parent plant at Detroit. The Eu-
ropean officials primary object was to
hold a conference with Henry Ford and
other executives in connection with
Ford business on the other side Of the
Atlantic.
Asked regarding the motor industry
in England, Mr.. Perry said it could
hardly be in a more fourishing condi-
unprecedented trade boom for the last
three years. Work has been very
plentiful and many people have been
making money. This, perhaps, has
benefited our business more than any
other one thing, for the Ford plant is
increasing its output more rapidly thai
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COMING SPEED BATTLES.

July 3-4-Road races, Tacoma, Wash.
July 4-300-mile race, Sioux City, Ia.
July 4-French grand prix, Lyons.
July 4-Track races, Providence, r.
July 17-1S-speedway races, Seattle,
Wash.
July 1926 Belgium grand prix road
races.
July lie Mans cyclecar grand
priX race.
Aug. 2-9-six-day cyclecar reliability
in French Alps.
Aug. 16-Coupe Internationale; light
car race, lie Mans.
Aug. 17-Grand prix of France, LIE
Mans.
Aug. 21-22-Road races, Elgin, Ill.
Sept. 5-Track meet, Milwaukee, Wis.
Sept. 6-7-Italian grand prix.
Sept. 7-Track races, Providence, R.
Sept. 9-Road race, Corona Beach,
Cal.
Sept. 9-speedway, Pomona, Cal.
Sept. 14-Track races, Milwaukee.
Oct. 2-3-Track races, Oklahoma
City.
Oct. 2-3-Track races, Trenton.
Standardization hill climb, Paris.
Nov. 8-11-Track races, Shreveport,
La.
November-EI Paso-Phoenix road
race,
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Never Touched Wrench,

The tour from Los Angeles, Cal. to
Reno, New, a distance of $50 miles
n crossing a mountain range en-
route. without even a puncture to mar
the pleasure of the trip. is the ex-
p%erience of Mr.. and Mrs. ]. r. Rabin-
son, of Los Angeles. The trip was
made in a Studebaker six" landau
roadster. During the trip Mr.. Robin
son never touched a wrench.
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the careful consideration of many
famous aviators. Siberia is the most
dreaded leg of the route by those who
do not realize that Siberia between
the months of May and August pos
sesses a temperate climate.
Additional prizes will be offered for
the aviators making the best time be-
tween the different central points, SO
that even if accident prevents an en-
trant in the race from completing the
tour he may yet recompense himself
for the expense incidental to starting.