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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-02-01

and bring about the signing of .
treaty of peace for which the world
Is praying.
One effect of the war now IN
progress will be to emphasize the
Importance Of and intensity the in
terest in the great International
Peace conference projected by the
management of the Exposition Let
US hope that this war may be
recorded history before this congress
convenes. The horrors OF present
day warfare win then be fully APP
preciated and those directly affected
may be available with their experi-
encc and advice to assist in prepar-
ing a code of international law and
police powers and provide such other
recommendation as may be best
! fitted to insure lasting peace.
And when we look into the
future may we find the new cycle Of
brotherly love superseding the dis
cord Of today. May the settlement
of international strife by war, and
blood and suffering. and devastation
be supplanted by conference and no
gotiation and arbitration; then will
follow rest and peace and content
ment for the everlasting enjoyment
of mankind. As John G. Whittier
beautifully expressed it in his CEN
tennial hymn in 1876:
E.Oh. make Thou US thru centuries
fl long
IN peace secure, in justice strong,
Around our gift Of freedom draw
The safeguards AZ Thy Eightsoua
/ A. eesss /. 800 slyises saela
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-02-01

preceding the War Between the States.
IT took half i century OF agitation by
the abolitionists before the country
was ready to adopt their position. The
prohibition question has been agitated
fer about that length of time. and in
that agitation the prohibition party
has served an Important part, But
when the time came TO make slavery
a national issue, and fer a decisive
contest TO be fought the country
turned to orc of the two great polt-
teal parties of the day.
SO at the present time, il SIS pointed
out history may repeat itself, and The
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-02-01
BY r. n. HALE.


Vice President of the Panama-Pa-
cifc International Exposition, who
first suggested the holding Of the
grea; Exposition to celebrat. the
opening of the Panama Canal.
The follorcing splendid address.
expressing The keynot- of the great
Ponama-Pa Pacific International Err
position at San Francisco. zcaS de-
liuercd By Mr.. n. B. Hale, Piee-
president OF the exposition. or.
Hale is one of the notable public
men of Amer.ca and this copy Of
his address is Of deepest interest
and significance.
Universal Expeditions, Of which
tn, Panama Pacific International
Exposition is the fourth in the
United States, have always stood for
peace, In Philadelphia, in 1876. the
Honorable Joseph r. Hawley, Presi-
dent of the Centennial Exposition, In
his opening remarks said:
"From the association here of wei
come visitors from ell nations there
may result not alone great benefits
to invention, manufacture, agricui-
ture, trade and commerce, but also
stronger international friendship
and moro lasting peace"
Acquaintance softens prejudice
has been ringing in my ears ever
since those three words were utter
ed by foreign graduate Of one OF
our American universities IN a
speech delivered some years ago.
The learned stateman. Honorable
Elihu Root, voiced the same senti-
ment when about to leave the high
Office of Secretary of State in SUBJ
stantially these words: 1T were
impossible for any nation to be at
war If the people of the conflicting
countries understood each other"
Universal expositions soften preju-
dices, remove commercial antIpathiea
and settle political differences By
bringing the people Of ~ natipns
lnte 6aendlY infle1 {af ~
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-02-01

issue OF national prohibition be fought
out between the Democratic and the
Republican parties, one Of which viii
espouse # whole heartediy. the other
opposing it, Whenever there has baen
Is moral issue in American politics,
the people supporting IL have been
successful at the polls ultimately. This
Was the case with slavery, and the
prediction is made that 1t viii be the
case also with prohibition.
Democrats For tharnrians.
Curiously enough, the political fore
casters referred to--men who are
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-02-01

studying the situation. not as par
tizans. but simply TO find out what tia
futile unanimous IN the opinion that
II is the Democratic party that will
become the champion of prohibition.
and the Republican party that Will
oppose It. the final contest coming not
earlier than 1890 They admit. how
ever. the possibility that both parties
win favor prohibition when the time
Is ripe for a great national uprising.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-02-01

Departing Guest; "Out Of this sum
give each Of The walters ten sous and
Henri FIVE francs" Head Porter: but
Henri has just now entered our en-
pIovnent lie has not yet served you"
Guest. And therefore he * the only
enc who hasn't annoyed me. '-Heitore
Wcr
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-02-01
DISBURSEMENTS

On order of the Circuit Court Of Abenlarle and
of Education.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-02-01

Vice President of the Panama.Pa-
cific International Exposition, who
first suggested the holding Of the
grea; Exposition to celebrat. the
opening of the Panama Canal.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-02-01
srCt.RITITS nTTONGiNe TO NIIIIR FUN

Balance ia treasury Jaruary l9l5........,..,.
Charlevoix county herald., 1915-06-26

which can be grown in this latitude
which cannot be produced within our
boundaries. When we consider that
in 1900 Michigan was an UNEMPLOYED
wilderness, and only vaguely known
as the Great Northwest Territory. In
1905 it was made a territory, but as
late as 1880 the total population of
Michigan was only little more than
that of Muskegon today. In 1850 it
had increased to 1877 $50, or less than
the population of Detroit today. In
1900 there was 2,43O,989 enumerated,
or nearly 700 per cent increase in so
years.. In 1850 the records show that
4,385, 1897 acres of land had been taken
up By the farmers, but they do not
state how many were actually being
titled, but in 1900 this amount had in
creased to 1861 ,698 acres, of which
only 8,091,791 had ever been plowed,
Charlevoix county herald., 1915-06-26
GRAND RAPIDS, MICH.

ard of eggs shipped from any one
neighborhood, and with the standard
the price. The fancy trade is quite
willing to pay more for guaranteed
article and the extra cost of produc
ing the guaranteed article is more in
pains than in cash.
The plan outlined in the bulletin al
ready mentioned calls for the organi-
zation Of community egg circle
which should include as soon as pos
sible enough members to warrant the
employment of manager. Each
member agrees to gather his eggs
daily and in hot weather twice a day,
to keep them in a cold place, and to
deliver none that is more than seven
days old. No eggs are to be washed,
and the male bird is to be kept away
from the flock except during the mat
ing season.
The manager of the circle inspects,
grades, and markets as whole the
deliveries the members make to him.
Payment is made to the members in
proportion to the number of eggs Of
each grade that they deliver and the
prevailing market prices, less their
proportion of the necessary expenses.
The bulletin also gives suggestions for
convenient receipt forms which will
enable the members to check up their
payments with their deliveries.
Such system will enable the circle
to make arrangements for the deliv-
cry of regular supplies to the best and
most discriminating class of trade.
There is always a demand for guaran-
teed eggs on the part Of clubs, hotels,
restaurants, and even well-to-do pri-
vate families, but the individual farm
er rarely has sufficient output to en-
able him to make a contract with any
of these consumers, and the country
merchant has no means to guarantee
to the consumer the eggs that he buys
from individuals over whom he has no
Charlevoix county herald., 1915-06-26

northernmost link of the Dixie Trail,
the Michigan delegates returned
home last evening from the meeting
at Chattanooga with the promise of
the commissioners that not only the
West Michigan Pike route along Lake
Michigan would be included in the
great national highway, but the Huron
Highway from Mackinaw City to De-
troit as we'll.
"The inclusion of both routes came
as the climax of bitter fight between
the advocates of the Illinois route to
Chicago and the Ohio route through
Cincinnati, which was settled by the
adoption of both an eastern and a
western route, with the loop around
the shores of Michigan connecting the
termini of the conflicting routes.
Wanted State Left Out.
"The question Of the Kalamazoo
Grand Rapids route as opposed to the
Pike route along the Lake Michigan
shore did not arise at the meeting at
ALL" said Secretary Louis H. Conger
of the West Michigan Pike, who repre-
scented Muskegon at the Chattanooga
meeting. "Ohio and Illinois fought
bitterly to have Michigan left out of
consideration entirely and the entire
delegation fought shoulder to Shout
der against them, using as ammuni-
ton the briefs prepared by the Pike
association. Our opponents succeeded
in keeping Michigan out until the final
ten minutes of the three days session,
when President Philip Colgrove of the
State Good Roads Association got the
floor with an address which every
Chattanooga paper characterized as
the finest speech of the meeting.
Michigan was not asked to be present
at the executive session of the COM
missioners and when the compromise
including both Cincinnati and Chicago
was agreed upon, Michigan was ad.
Charlevoix county herald., 1915-06-26

The Sand Farmer has been very
busy man for the last few months,
preparing for the gathering of men
from all over the country, who in
spected the Sand Farm, June 4th.
AS the Sand Farmer has been trav
cling around the state, he has been
pleased to have many speak to him
who have read the stores that have
been published in this paper, or who
have heard of the Sand Farm, and he
is only beginning to realize how many
have been interested in his stories.
While waiting in depot in a little
town in Northern Michigan few days
ago, a man and his wife came in, and
after minutes hesitation the hus
band said: "Why Mother, this is the
Sand Farmer | know him by his
picture in the paper" and sure enough
it was the Sand Farmer, and he was
glad to meet those who had become
more or less familiar with Sam, Little
Pete, and other members of the Sand
Farm household.
So many have requested more news
from the Sand Farm that corners
will have to be cut somewhere in the
days work to write story now and
then, and now that the Sand Farm
has taken on larger work, and may
in the near future be turned into a
school to teach practical agriculture,
it may be of interest to some to get
glimpse of the work that is being
done.
The Sand Farmer is not much of
an orator, but there may be some facts
in his speech at the Occidental Hotel
which will be of interest to those who
were not present, and later on more
will be said about this meeting.
Gentlemen Of the Grand Rapids Asso-
citation of Commerce, Friends and
Neighbors:
This morning you saw few of the
many que tions l have asked of the
Michigan sand lands during the last
eleven years, and trust you have
been able to read the answers. You
have noticed that where certain plant
foods have been added these lands
have responded in marvellous way.
You have noticed that where the hard
pan exists nothing grows, and where
it has been broken up by subsoiling
bountiful crops follow. You have seen
that one plant food is not substitute
for another, and that it is necessary
for us to combine the ten plant foods
in their proper proportions, to pro-
duce crops; but you have not seen,
and can never know the hours of
Charlevoix county herald., 1915-06-26

be over the Rocky mountain states as
this week begins, the center of the
storm area reaching the Mississippi
valley about the 9Th and eastern
states about the middle of the week.
General showers and thunder storms
are expected on the advance side of
the storm, but no heavy rains are ex-
pected from the Lake region and east
ward about the 9th and 7th. A heat
wave will probably precede these
storms.
Cooler weather will drop down upon
the lake region and western states
about Thursday the 9Th, with gener-
ally fair weather along the Atlantic
coast about Friday the 9th. There
is, however, a tendency for widely
scattered thunder showers in this re-
gion.
AS this week comes to a close the
weather is expected to be cloudy over
the Missouri valley with normal tenn
peratures and possibly misty cOndi-
tons over the Great Lakes and north
Atlantic coast. Throughout the west
ern states, including Rocky mountain
region, upper Missouri valley, Arkan
sas valley and Texas, the tempera-
lures will be rising high. This will be
due to the storm action expected to
appear upon the western coast of the
United States about Saturday the
10th.
Charlevoix county herald., 1915-06-26

study, nor the money l have expend
ed, to discover facts which may now
appear to you as simple as standing
an egg on it's end, but it has required
much patience and persistence to con-
tinue in work which seemed the ut
most folly to the majority, and an i'm
possibility to the few who desired
that some means might be discovered
which would lead to the development
of the 100000 of acres of land in
our state.
have demonstrated to my own sat
isfaction, at least, that there is not
an acre of land in our state which
cannot be made to produce some kind
of crop at profit. We have great
variety of soils. They will require
different treatment. And we also
have a large number of crops which
can be raised and used for human
food.
You may ask what has ever urged
me on in doing this work, and now
that l feel that the work / began has
been accomplished, and that l have
at least blazed the trial which future
generations may transform into roy
al highway, and find profit where l
found labor and expense, l wish to
give you a glimpse into the future
of this state, which is bound to be-
come one of the greatest states in the
Union.
am no prophet, but we can judge
the future by the past, and while we
may not be able to tell all that is to
come, we can gain very accurate and
conservative idea. Geographically
Michigan has the most ideal situation
of any state on the North American
continent. Bounded on three sides by
large bodies of water, she can never
suffer for moisture as long as the
Great Lakes abide. Her atmosphere
is tempered by these lakes, so that
she can never know the extremes of
temperature, such as Texas, with the
awful northers, which bring Arctic
conditions almost without warning,
where the tropics few hours before
existed. In winter we are warmer
than Wisconsin, and in summer cooler.
With the increased congestion in
traffic at Chicago is bound to come the
development of combination of boat
and rail from the northwest, across
Michigan, to the east, or an all-rail
along the Northern Peninsula, then
south through Michigan and Canada,
to Buffalo and New York.
Our soils are as varied as the sands
! of the sea, and there is hardly crop
Charlevoix county herald., 1915-06-26
Monthly Summary.

MOHtuly summary.
The first ten days of the month will
average cooler than normal in many
sections of the United States, notably
the north-central part with rainy
weather about the middle of the dec
ade. Temperatures will warm up
about the middle of the month, the
air become drier and the days fair,
but possibly with cool nights, espe-
cially during the beginning of the
third decade. These conditions will
last, in general way, to the end of
the month, when the general trend of
the temperature will be slightly down.
ward. The weather for the month
does not offer anything eventful, rain
fall being normal or slightly below in
most sections, many pleasant days
and temperature above the normal
reading in many parts after the mid
die of the month.
July 4th to 10th.
The great day of the year, indie
pendence day, falls on Sunday this
year, which probably mean celebra-
tions will be held on the 5th. The
weather for either day is not expected
to be particularly good in Lake re-
gion, Ohio valley and states farther
to the east, inasmuch as the sky is ex-
pected to be cloudy with possible rain.
Temperatures will be rising due to the
oncoming storm which is expected to
Charlevoix county herald., 1915-06-26
GOOD ROADS DEPARTMENT
CONDUCTED BY
Michigan State
Good Roads Association
p. T. COIprOye. President. HASTINGS. MiChjpan.
Hastings, Michigan.

mitted with loop extending from
South Bend up along the Pike to
Mackinaw City and back along Lake
Huron through Bay City to Detroit.
The Grand Rapids route had no data
or brief prepared and was ignored
in the final decision of the Commits
sion.
Against Ignoring Michigan.
"South Bend, Indianapolis and
Louisville stayed by us to the last, and
it was probably the personal influence
of Carl Fisher of indianapolis, the
originator and promoter Of the whole
Dixie Highway proposition, which
swung the tide. He absolutely refused
to allow Michigan to be ignored, and
when it became evident that the Gin
cinnati route was too powerful to be
ignored, compromise was arranged
splitting the route north of Chatta-
nooga into two sections. The eastern
route adopted was from Chattanooga
to Cincinnati via Knoxville, around
the eastern pass through the Cumber-
land mountains, while the western
route swings around the western end
of the mountains to Nashville and
Louisville, thence north to Indianapo-
lis and Chicago, Michigan links the
two ends of the route"
More than three thousand delegates
were present at the meeting, which
opened Wednesday and closed Satur-
day night. Hundreds of delegates
were present from the various con-
fiicting routes, Cincinnati sending two
special train loads. There were bands
with many delegations and Chattanoo-
ga had one of the liveliest battles
since the war.
Orators of national fame presented
the claims of the rival routes, but at
the conclusion of three days of ora
tory, the brief address of Commits
sioner Colgrove swept the entire as
semblage off its feet, and brought
Michigan into the limelight. The
Michigan delegation was made up of
President Philip T. Colgrove of the
Michigan Good Roads Association, and
Vice President Frank Hamilton of the
West Michigan Pike, who were the
commissioners appointed by Governor
Ferris; Secretary w. X. Plumb of the
Grand Rapids Chamber of Commerce;
Dallas Boudeman and William M.
Bryant, of Kalamazoo; Secretary John
l. Gibson of the West Michigan De-
velopment Bureau, Secretary Con-
ger of the Pike, representing
Muskegon; j. c. Cady, of Benton Har-
Dor Chamber of Commerce, and Will
lam Cleary, of st. Joseph. The last
three named, with Mr.. Hamilton of
Traverse City, represented the Pike
association.
Charlevoix county herald., 1915-06-26

valued at more than 5000, 200, 000-a
sum equal to the value of the hay or
wheat crop-the Importance of re-
ducing this loss is obvious.
The individual farmer too often re-
CARDS his eggs mere by-product to
which it is hardly worth his while to
devote himself seriously; in conse-
quence he is inclined both to neglect
his poultry and to gather his eggs
whenever he happens to have spare
moment or two. In consequence the
output of his poultry yard is not only
small to begin with, but large pro-
portion of it has begun to spoil before
it reaches the hands of the country
merchants. They usually buy the eggs
on cease count" paying the same price
for good, bad, and Indifferent. The
large markets, however, do not pay
the same price and reject many alto
gether; in consequence the price per
egg to the farmer is made sufficiently
low to provide a safe margin and to
cover the loss on eggs of poor quality.
These conditions have been so firm
ly established by long usage that the
individual can do little to alter them
unaided. Community cooperation,
however, can quickly raise the stand
Charlevoix county herald., 1915-06-26

Not more than half the money usu-,
ally spent in building new churches
will go into such enterprises this sum-
mer. Of about $4OO, 100000 the Am
erican people yearly contribute to re-
ligious causes, between $30,OO0,O00
and $4O,OOO,OOO are expended for new
buildings. This year it is estimated
that not more than $40, 100000 will be
so used.
Charlevoix county herald., 1915-06-26

been published by the
U. S. Department of
Agriculture. 1t is es-
timated that under the
pre- S e t haphazard
methods of gathering
and marketing eggs
nearly 8 per cent of
the country's output
is a total loss. Since
the annual production
of poultry and eggs in
tha IIn;tad States ic
Charlevoix county herald., 1915-06-26

will encourage the producer to devote
more time and care to his stock, better
hens will be kept, they will be kept in
better condition, and in consequence
there will be more eggs as well as bet
ter ones to market.
Charlevoix county herald., 1915-06-26

THE EMMETT LUMBER COM
PANY of Cecil, Mich, have nearly
completed it's lumber operations, offers
for sale between 1000 and 5000 acres
of cut-over land, running from Cecil
Bay, eight miles west of Mackinaw
City, on the Straits of Mackinac, to-
ward Carp Lake, on the Grand Rapids
& Indiana r. r.
Charlevoix county herald., 1915-06-26
Another Western Michigan
Opportunity

Cecil, the headquarters of the lum-
Der company, has about 40 families,
the males of which are employees of
the company. There is a daily mail
which is delivered to all homes on the
tract of land. There are good roads,
telephone communication, and good
schools.
For the purpose of further settling
Charlevoix county herald., 1915-06-26

From this land has been cut by the
Emmett Lumber Company nearly all
the timber of commercial value, but
plenty of second growth remains to
furnish all the material settler may
need for fencing, for building his
home and outhouses and fuel.
The climate is remarkably healthy,
and in winter is tempered by the prox-
unity of Lake Michigan. For stock
or sheep raising, for crops of all kinds
the land cannot be excelled in the
State Of Michigan. The settlers now
in there who have cleared and are
clearing their farms are honest, in
dustrious, happy and prosperous.
Charlevoix county herald., 1915-06-26

control Cooperative marketing also
enables the eggs to be put up in at
tractive cartons, which can be turned
into valuable mediums of advertising
and reduces the expense of shipments.
The increased returns, furthermore,
Charlevoix county herald., 1915-06-26

or only AZ per cent of the land taken
up by the farmers was actually being
titled.
In 1850 the value of the manufac-
tured products was $2,464,392 but in
the year 1900 it had grown to 1884,
O,52O, or an increase of $500 per
cent.
Charlevoix county herald., 1915-06-26

There is spur of the Grand Rapids
& Indiana R. r. reaching from Carp
Lake to the mills at Cecil, over which
the household effects, implements and
stock of settlers can be shipped direct
to the land they may purchase, and
which, when the. settlement of this
district is complete, will form a
branch of the Grand Rapids G. Indiana
over which passenger trains will run
at stated periods.
Charlevoix county herald., 1915-06-26

venture and much
has been Incorrect
ly reported. You
have the advant-
age of getting it
first handed.
The Muskegon
Chronicle in its is
sue of May Gath,
gives a very cor
rect report of the
proceedings. l t
says:
Carrying their
point after a des-
perate fight for
recognition as the
Charlevoix county herald., 1915-06-26
p. T. C0Igrove, President.

Hastings-Wc promised you last
week to tell you something about the
Dixie Highway in Michigan in our
next article. Much has been said by
the press about this most important
Charlevoix county herald., 1915-06-26
OUR POUL
ERNEST q. BLETT

A cooperative plan to reduce the
enormous waste now caused by the
careless marketing of eggs is outlined
in Farmers Bulletin Csc "The Com
munity Egg Circle" which has just