The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-01-15

year 10 acres were planted ii TINS
crop. from which z 30 pounds Or cot
ton Lint were sold for 81 Over
/ two hundred acres were planted for
this year The raising Of Egyptian
cotton I'M different parts Of Arizona
|promises to be OF great Importance
to- the Indians because OF the new
industries 1t furnishes to them. The
wages earned BY the Papago Indians
during the cotton picking season will
materially help them to q higher plane
kpf living. " I. !: X
The Indian d &c is making every
effort to revive and increase all tlieI
native Industries OF the different
tribes. The most important OF these
is the weaving Of Navajo blankets
The improvements cf the sheep pro-
ylding the wool for these blanletsl
viii be OF material advantage to tliel
industry and will tend, to lessen the
cost of their production. The Nav
|ajo Indians derive over $700, 900 am
Inually from the sale Of their blans|
kets. The work Is all done by, thel
Women, chiefly during their spare
time. "A plan to lessen the produce
ton OF blankets Of an inferior quail
ity and to protect the public against
limitations has lately been devised |
II consists OF q linen tag and lead
seal which It attached to- blankets
purchased direct from Navajo In-l
dams. The lndians receive IS orI
more for each blanket in money orr
It's equivalent The tagging SYSTEM
EEis now being tried at the Noqui wes-I
tern Navajo and San Juan reserva-I
tons. II 1T proves successful, It will
Ebe EXTENDED to all the other Navajo
reservations.
During the year 1915. a thorough
Inventory will be made Of the TIMBER
Iresources of the Indians. The most
| important single Industrial enterprise
In the Indian service is Menonlfnee
Indian min at Neopit. Wisconsin. ON
1.-THE Mennonite reservation the stump
age Is not sold, but the government
manages all the phases Humber
from the time the tree
is cut until the finished product isl
placed IN the car ready for market.
puralg 1918, 81, 520.330 feet OF logs
Iwere delivered at the mill from which
4 81 900 600 feet of lumber were pro-.
dnced and 2S,179!511 feet sold. Much
valuable lumber exists In other res
lervations which has heretofore been
4 principally leased by corporations Of
white men This condition is to be
changed in the future. over 40 In
Il dian agency saw mills are now in OPP
\ GRAFTON. "a great interest is develop
i ing among the Indians In favor Of
building new houses from their own
y lumber. This will provide new in.
4 dustry for them, as well as better
and more sanitary home conditions.
II The mining and oil lands owned BY
the Indians are being conserved or
4 operated under the most adyantag-
I eous terms to the owners.
y One of the means by which Indian
lproduets are being brought into pub
A lie notice Is through the annual fairs
which have come into popularity with
a IN the last few years. These fairs are
\ held upon the different reservations
and are similar in scope to the coun-
4 ~ fairs of the white man. Prizes
are awarded for ali sorts. OF products
grown or manufactured by the In
dams and under proper conditions the
Il Indian fair can be made to supply a
great impetus in their Industrial de-
yelopment. In q few instances, how
ever, the fair has been the occasion
LOT too much dissipation. The dances
4 and games Of chance have caused SER
ious detriment to Individual Indians
SO that for 6 time the fair was In dis
favor But Commissioner Sells sees
Hin the properly managed fair an in
Il sriraticn to arouse the Indian to a
4 greater appreciation Of their oppor-
tuntties. He has written letter ID
the superintendent of the different
4 reservations stating the things which
II the fair should emphasize and the
I things to be avoided.
The price Of bread in Ecuador has
been greatly reduced by; the installing
I OF German bread-making machinery