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Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1915-02-04
BY Peter Radford
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Lecturer National Farmers Union


"A broad campaign of publicity on
the subject of rural life is needed in
this state today to bring the problems
of the farmers to the forefront. The
city problems are blazoned upon the
front pages of the metropolitan dali
les and echoed in the country press,
but the troubles of the farmers are
seldom told. except by those who
seek to profit by the story, and the
glitter of the package ofttimes OBJ
scures the substance. A searching in
lvestigation into the needs of the
farmers will reveal many inherent de-
fleets in our economic system that can
sbe easily remedied when properly un-
derstood and Illuminated by the pow
or of the press.
The rural press, the pulpit and the
school are a trinity of powerful in
fiuences that the farmer must utilize
to their fullest capacity before he can
occupy commanding position in pub
lie affairs. These gigantic agencies are
organized In every rural community
and only await the patronage and CO.
operation Of the farmers to fully de-
velop their energy and usefulness.
They are local forces working for
the best interests of their respective
communities. Their work is TO build
and their object is to serve. They
prosper only through the development
and prosperity of the community.
Every farmer in this state should
subscribe for the local paper, as well
as farm periodicals and such other
publications as he may find profitable,
but he should by all means subscribe
for his local paper. and no home
should be without it. The local paper
is part Of the community life and the
editor understands the farmers prob
lens. 1t is the local press that will
study the local problems and through
Its columns deal with subjects of most
vital importance to local life of the
community.
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1915-02-04
Sunday Trains Discontinued

On Branch Lines N. O. Il st.
l.. Ry.
Effective Sunday, February III
1915, the N. q. q st. l.. Ry., WI
discontinue to operate Sundo>
Trains between the following
points:
MISUNDERSTANDING
>Tullahoma-Sparta
Decherd- Columbia
Decherd- Huntsville
Flora Fayetteville
Oowan.T Tracy City
The last Sunday Trains be-
ween these points were operated
Sunday, January 31st.
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1915-02-04
Stop That Cough-Now.

When you catch Cold, or begin
to Cough, the first thing to do is
to take DR.. Bells Pine Tar.
Honey. 1t penetrates the Innings
of the Throat and Lungs and
fights the Germs of the Disease,
giving quick relief and naturo |
healing. "Our whole family
depends on Plne-Tar-Honey for
Coughs and Celds," writes Mr..
E. Williams, Hamilton, Ohio.
1t always helps. 25c. at your
Druggist.
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1915-02-04
To Correspondents.

Coalmont, Gap, Beersheba
Spgs, and Harrican cane too late
for publication last week. Please
to mail your letters next time
so as to reach us not latter than
Wednesday morning to insure
publication the same week.
Many thanks for the letters and
please let US have your communi-
cations every week,
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1915-02-04
Colds Are Often Most Serious
Stop Possible Complications

The disregard of a Cold has
often brought many regret.
The fact of Sneezing, Coughing,
or a Fever should be warning
enough that your system need
immediate atteEtion. CnrtaInl,
Loss of Sleep is most serious
1t is warning given by Nature.
1t is mans duty to himself to
assist by doing his part. DR..
Kings New Discovery is based
on a scientific analysis of Colds
SOC. at your Druggist. Buy a
bottle to-day.
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1915-02-04
A Noble Task.

In too many instances the country
papers mimic the city press by Civ.
ing prominence to scandals, accidents
and political agitation. The new
rural civilization has placed upon the
rural press renewed responsibilities,
and enlarged possibilities for useful
ness. It cannot perform its mission
to agriculture by recording the frail-
ties, the mishaps and inordinate am
billions of humanity, or by filling its
columns with the echoes of the strug-
giles of busy streets, or by enchanting
stories Of city life which lure our
children from the farm.
1t has a higher and nobler task.
Too often the pages of the city dailies
bristle with the struggle of ambitious
men in their wild lust for power, and
many times the flames of personal
conflict scar the tender buds Of new
civilization and illuminate the path
way to destruction. The rural press
Is the governing power Of public senti-
ment and must hold steadfast to
principle and keep the ship of state
in the roadstead of progress. The
rural press can best serve the inter-
ests of the farmers by applying its
energies to the solution of problems
affecting the local community. It
must stem the mighty life current
that Is moving from the farm to the
cities. sweeping before 1t a thousand
boys and girls per day. 1t has to deal
with the fundamental problems of
civilization at their fountain head. Its
mission is to direct growth, teach eff
fciency and mold the intellectual life
of the country, placing before the pub
lie the daily problems Of the farmers
and giving first attention to the leg
islative, cooperative, educational and
social needs of the agricultural classes
within its respective community.
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1915-02-04
NOTICE.

Pursuant to an order of the
County Court, each person who
has in their possession any law
books, especially Shannon's Code
of 1896, the property of Grundv
County will please deliver them
to E. C, Shelton, County Court
Clerk at Altamont.
Respt,
W, s. Cain, Chm
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1915-02-04
The RURAL PRESS.

The Local Paper a Most Useful
Agency on the Farm-The Press,
Pulpit and School a Trinity of
Influence That Must Be
Utilized In Building
Agriculture.
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1915-02-04
From Idaho.

Editor Mrs. Gtuudy aud Friends !.
Having received requests
from friends to write a Little con-
corning Idaho, | shall thru the
Kindness of our editor write this
article.
After safe tour of four days
| arrived Decem Der u, at
small but beautiful and growing
northwestern town-himhe rly,
Idaho. 1t is useless to say that
| enjoyed the trip immensely.
As | have been here but a
short time, and have not felt
much cold nor seen a great deal
but snow, YOU must not expect
much news.
The soil here is lava therefore
very loose and fertile. Ten years
ago the Twin Falls tract was pre-
pared for irrigation, and since
then SURELY no section of country
has grown more rapidly and be-
come more beautiful. The land
is.divided into sections of $40
acres each. All roads run east
and west and north and south.
When speaking of the portion of
an article the people do not say
to the right or the left as we
rennesseans, but to the east or
west or north To illustrate, |
was in grocery and the clerk
said that barrel on the east, y
which was strong language to
me.
The soil produces oats, wheat,
barley, clover, alfalfa hay and
most all kinds of vegetables in
abundance. Not much corn is
raised because the seasons are
too short and the nights too cool
Alfalfa hay is the most useful
product to the farmers here. 1t
alone will keep hogs, sheep,
cattle and horses beautifully fat.
Chickens also eat 1T. | said to
friend everything can live on
alfalfa hay but the people and
they can live on it indirectly"
The climate is healthful as
there is but little rainfall,
the sun shines most every day.
The winters are cold, but they
are not so severe as the cold whit
ers in rainy sections. When you
learn that it is often 10 or 20
degrees below zero in Idaho you
SILVER, but at such times the
people do not stop working. The
first snow that falls in the whit.
ers can be seen until it smelts be-
fore the bright sunshiny days of
spring.
The schools here are good,
lasting nine months. One of
the best laws in the world name
Iy the compulsory school laws, is
in effect here, and it is surely
enforced.
The Methodist and Christian
churches are the only orthordox
churches in Kimberly and they
are dong efficient service.
Rabbits, sage chickens, ducks
and deer in the mountains are
among the game found here. |
saw on the Snake River several
hundred ducks at one time, but
| am loath to confess that | did
not kill but one.. You have to be
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1915-02-04

up to YOUR job to kill them.
Many fish are found in the
streams and rivers.
In conclusion permit me to say
that the Tennesseans here are
doing we'll. They are delighted
with the country.
MAoKEY Brown,
KIMBERLY IDAHO.
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1915-02-04
The Power Of Advertising.

The influence of advertising is clear
ly visible in the homes and habits of
the farmers, and the advertising col
umns of the press are making their
imprint upon the lives of our people.
The farmer possesses the things that
are best advertised.
The farmer is entitled to all the
advantages and deserves all the lux.
uries of life. We need more art, sci
ence and useful facilities on the
farms. and many homes and farms
are well balanced in this respect, but
the advertiser can render a service
by teaching the advantages Of modern
equipment throughout the columns of
the rural press.
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1915-02-04
The Farmers Payroll and How He
Meets It.

The annual payroll of agriculture
approximates $4,000, 100000. A por-
ton Of the amount is shifted to for
eign countries in exports, but the
total payroll of industries working for
the farmer divides substantially as
follows: Railroads, s1,252, 900, 000:l
manufacturers, 1895, 100000; mining,
$655,000,000; banks, 100000, 900;
mercantile $3,500,00O 900. and a heavy
miscellaneous payroll constitutes the
remainder.
1t takes the corn crop, the most
valuable in agriculture, which sold
last year for 1882, 100000, to pay off
the employees of the railroads; the
money derived from our annua. sales
of livestock of approximately $4,000
100000, the yearly cotton crop, valued
at $920,000,000; the wheat crop,
which is worth 500, 100000, and the
oat crop, that is worth $4,000, 900,
are required to meet the annual pay
roll of the manufacturers. The
money derived from the remaining
staple crops is used in meeting the
payroll of the bankers, merchants,
etc. After these obligations are paid,
the farmer has only a few punches Of
vegetables, some fruit and poultry
which he can sell and call the pro.
ceeds his own.
When the farmer pays off his help
he has very little left and to meet
these tremendous payrolls he has
been forced to mortgage homes, work
women in the field and increase the
hours of his labor. We are, there
fore, compelled to call upon all in
dustries dependent upon the farmers
for subsistence to retrench in their
expenditures and to cut off all I'M
necessary expenses. This course is
absolutely necessary in order to avoid
a reduction in wages, and We want,
If possible, to retain the present wage
scale paid railroad and all other in
dustrial employees.
We will devote this article to
discussion Of unnecessary expenses
and whether required by law or per.
mitted by the arrangements Of the
concerns, Is wholly immaterial. We
want all waste labor and extrava-
gance, of whatever character, cut out.
We will mention the full crew bill as
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1915-02-04
Change of Schedule
Tracy City Branch
N. O. g. st. L. Ry.
N. @. & st. L. Ry.

Effective Sunday, Jan. 10, 1915, the
schedule of Train No. 122 which runs
from Tracy City to Cowan, will be
made 30 minutes earlier. New Schedule
as follows:
Leave Tracy City 1000 a. m. Daily
Leave Monteagle 1915 a. IN. Except
Leave Sewanee 10 80 a. IN. Sunday
Arrive Cowan II 100 a. m.
Train No. III will run Daily Except
Sundays. Train No. 1913 will run dali,
including Sundays Cowan to Tracy City
and Daily except Sunday Tracy City to
Coalmont.
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1915-02-04

The farmers are In need of personal
leadership. They have political lead
ers, but they need local industrial
community and educational leaders.
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1915-02-04
LOCAL and PERSONAL
Happenings of Interest About
Our City.

Trade at home.
Sunshiny days we hope have
come to stay.
Mr.. g. B. Alder, of Whitwell,
was here on business last week.
Moving, seems to be the order of
the day in Tracy City.
Mr.. H. c. Smith, Sewanee, was
here Saturday.
Mr.. T. w. Jacobs, of Coalmont,
was here last Friday.
Mr.. J. 7. Brannan was up from
Monteagle, Friday.
Mr.. D. H. Henniuger, of Jasper,
was here Saturday.
Mr., H. ]. Bowers was in Nash
vile last week.
Mrs. A. c. Alexander is on the
sick list this week.
Mr.. A. c. Alexander was at
Cowan Wednesday on business.
Attys. Thos. King and J. D.
Fults were in Nashville Friday.
Mr.. Joe H. Sanders, of Murfrees-
boro, was here Tuesday.
Mr.. F. w. Leland, with the Sc
quatchie Handle Works, Sequatchie,
was here Tuesday night.
Mrs. E. @. Werner and son,
Mr.. Kennerly, Werner, are in
Nashville.
Mr.. M. c. Hicks, with the N,
c. & St. L. Ry., was here Tues
day night.
Mrs. I. H. Holmes, Tracy City,
has our thanks for payment on
' subscription.
Mr., Snow paid us another visit
Tuesday He seems to be quite
frequent visitor this winter.
County Superintendent Odis
Lusk aud, Mr.. Lockhart, of Alta
mont, were in Tracy City one day
last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. Cawthon, of
Tullahon1a, were here last We'd
nesday at the funeral and burial Of
Mr.. L. B. Woodward.
DR.. L. M. Hines is out again
after confinement of about two
weeks. All are glad to see the
doctor back at his post of duties.
The meeting at Hoge's Chapel
the past week has been drawing
great crowds from Tracy City.
Many conversions have been re-
ported.
FOR SALE-Two mich COWS.
One with a calf one month old and
the other about week old. APP
ply to
VICTOR FURRY.
Mr.. R. M. Crick has sold his in
terest in the SILICA Roofing Com
pany, Mr.. w. r. Geary buying
same and succeeding him as man
ager.
Mr.. F. c. Abraham, recently of
Pittsburg, Ca, has bought out J.
7, Hickerson's barber shop and
good will. Mr.. Hickerson will for
the present take much needed
rest on account of his health.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. L. Brown from
out on r. F; d. No. l, were here
Friday While here Mr.. Brown
drop US the ''kale seed'' and
hence, Mrs. Grnndy will make
her weekly visits to his home.
Thank you, brother.
Mr.. Melvine Roberts has resign
ed his position at the City Drug
Store and has accepted position at
the postofice. Already, Melvine,
looks as wise as an owl and makes
himself useful as we'll as ornament
al Mr.. "Rube" Bell, the retiring
clerk, will go soon to. Chatta
nooga where he has a position.
Success to you 'Rube," no matter
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1915-02-04
PAYROLL. Of
MET
BY FARMER
WANTS NO "DEADHEADS" ON
LIST OF EMPLOYEES.
A GALL UPON THE LAW MAKERS
TO PREVENT USELESS TAX
UPON AGRICULTURE.
BY Peter Radford
Lecturer National Farmers Union

Lecturer National Farmers Union
The farmer is the paymaster of
industry and as such he must meet
the nations payroll. When industry
pays its bill 1t must make a sight
draft upon agriculture for the amount,
which the farmer is compelled to
honor without protest This check
drawn upon agriculture may travel to
and fro over the highways of COM
merce; may build cities; girdle the
globe with bands of steel; may search
hidden treasures in the earth or
traverse the skies, but in the end it
will rest upon the soil. No dollar
will remain suspended in midair; it is
as certain to seek the earth's surface
as an apple that falls from tree,
When a farmer buys a pillow he pays
the man who mined the metal, the
woodman who felled the tree, the
manufacturer who assembled the raw
material and shaped it into an ar
ticle OF usefulness, the railroad that
transported 1t and the dealer who
sold him the goods. He pays the
wages of labor and capital employed
in the transaction as we'll as pays
for the tools. machinery, buildings,
etc, used in the construction of the
commodity and the same applies to
all articles of use and diet of him.
self and those engaged In the SUBJ
sidiary lines OF industry.
There is no payroll in civilization
that does not rest upon the back
of the farmer. He must pay the bills
all of them.
The total value of the nations
annual agricultural products Is around
$12,0O0,OO0,OOO, and it is safe to esti-
mate that IS cents on every dollar
goes to meeting the expenses of sub.
sidiary industries. The farmer does
mot work more than thirty, minutes
per day for himself; the remaining
thirteen hours of the days toll he
devotes to meeting the payroll of the
hired hands of agriculture. such las
the manufacturer, railroad, CONNER.
cial and other servants.
Weekly journal-miner., 1915-04-21
EIGHT LOSE THEIR
 LIVES WHEN DAM BREAKS


 HOLBROOK, April 15.-Torrent' rom the melting snow on the White mountains overwhelmed two reservoir dams on the Little Colorado river near St. Johns last night and today drowned eight persons, damaged property to the extent of at least SSOo,OoO and left more than 3O,OOC acres Of an irrigation project to the eXlgency of dry farming until new dams are built.
 weakened by burrowing gophers, a oO-toot earthen dam at Lyman, 12 miles south of St. Johns first gave way. Here five Mexicans and three grandchildren of Mrs. Rachael Berry, a member of the state legislature, lost their lives. MT. and Mrs. Ellis Palmer, the parents of the children were at a dance at St. Johns when the dam broke. They had left the children in charge of Mexican wo- man, who was drowned with them.
 Rushing northward the huge wall of water passed through the town of St. Johns and submerged sections of 1t to a depth of three feet. The Hunt dam next went out and tonight the water raced into the village of Wood ruff. Ample warning was given here.
Weekly journal-miner., 1915-04-21
RAISE QUESTION AS
 TO VALIDITY OF BONDS
(From Saturdays Dally.)

Purchasers of the new court house bonds, the Union Trust Company, of Chicago, in letter received by the board of supervisors yesterday say that pending an investigation of the bond procedure of the board as to its
 legality nothing further in the way of forwarding the purchase price can be accomplished.
 The board after accepting the Chi cago company's bid in the early part of March mailed a transcript of the proceedings for issuing the Prescott & Arizona Central railroad bonds of $250,O00 and for building the new court house. In its letter the Union Trust Company declares that its GUS toners have raised the question of the validity of the bonds which has been referred to its attorneys, Wood & Oakley, of Chicago, and until their opinion is received no further move can be made. The attorneys answer is expected in a few days.
Weekly journal-miner., 1915-04-21
HORSE THIEF CAUGHT
 AFTER LONG CHASE
(From Saturdays Daily.)

After a chase of 150 miles from
 Phoenix over the desert and up
 through the Black Canyon, Sheriff Adams and Deputy Murphy of Mari copa county captured Dolores Sala- gar, an ex-convict, who stole horse and buggy at Phoenix. The capture was made at CoTdes, where Salazar had stopped after making the trip from Phoenix in a buggy rented from Charley Curley's stables in that city.
 The Maricopa county sheriff and his deputy brought their prisoner to the county jail over last night and will take him south to Phoenix this morn ing in their machine. They came north to escape returning over bad roads which they encountered in their chase after the fugitive.
 Salazar representing himself as a Sheepman, going out on the desert to look over some sheep, rented horse and buggy from Curley Wednesday morning saying that he would return that evening. Evening arrived and the supposed sheepman had no re- turned and Curley became suspicious and notified the authorities. Sheriff Adams on hearing the description of Salazar recognized him as a former criminal whom he had arrested for for gery and who had served about 200 days in the penitentiary at one time The sheriff, his deputy and Curley started out after Salazar. Curley re turned to Phoenix with his property and the sheriff and deputy with the prisoner came north on roundabout return trip to Phoenix to escape bad roads.
 Sheriff Adams while at the local sheriff's office declared that boot leggers in his territory are giving him a great deal of trouble saying that he had captured about 5000 worth of booze just recently.
Weekly journal-miner., 1915-04-21

The shaft on the Western is being strengthened as a preliminary to sink ing a depth of 400 feet and cross cutting to the Tom Reed and parallel ing veins. The company has an ample development fund, has ordered a powerful plant of machinery and will drive the shaft downward as rapidly as air-drills and powder can break the ground.
 United Eastern.
 In the United Eastern mine-the first property to the northwest of the Tom Reed to find pay ore in the con tinuation of the Tom Reed ore zone -the-e is exposed above the 46O-foot level an ore tonnage of an estimated value of $2,OOOOOO. The company is continuing shaft sinking and other development work until such time as it has established milling facilities of its own. Thereafter reduction of ore will be added to the company's activities.
 On the 460-foot level in the Eastern there is an ore body 40 feet wide that breaks high grade milling from foot wall to hanging wall. The break across g feet of this ore is $71 per ton. The same ore body is opened on the 300-foot level, is continuous between the two levels and is known to prevail above the 300-foot point. The shaft at this time has depth of 560 feet and at that point a station has been cut preparatory to again to and through the ore. Before work Is started on this level, however, the shaft will be sunk an additional 25 feet for stump purposes.
 It is expected the cross-cut will tap the ore not later than May 1st.
Weekly journal-miner., 1915-04-21
AUTO ACCIDENT
 FATAL TO MISS STANLEY
(From Fridays Daily.)

While passing through Prescott on Wednesday afternoon for the liar cuvar range of mountains, where he has mining interests, George L. Stan Icy impartcd the sad information oi he death of his only daughter, Miss Estelle Stanley, which occurred at St. Louis, March 30, in an auto accident.
 The young lady had stepped from the car and her foot striking a ban ma pceling she fell to the ground. On arising she turned around and made a jocular remark to girl friends, md at that moment an auto came Thizzing by. She was struck on the tight side of the body. Her injuries were not considered as serious until he following afternoon, when par Ilysis developed, and death occurred he next day. Miss Stanley was aged but IS years, and with her mother and other relatives had spent two summer seasons in this city for her health, which was fully restored
Weekly journal-miner., 1915-04-21
ANGEL CITY TO DECK
 HERSELF IN BLOOMS

LOS ANGELES, April 15-A floral pageant planned to surpass anything of the sort ever held in California will be the May celebration of the City of Los Angeles.
 Every city in the southern part of the state will contribute its choicest blossoms.
 A mighty pageant depicting the his tory of California from the founding of the first Spanish mission will open the nine days fiesta. A magnificent electrical pageant representing the coming of the spring flowers will be given at night and in the afternoons, beginning May 1, the greatest dis play of western sports since the real thing of '49 will be programmed.
 The floral parade will be Monday, May 3. The hot house blossoms of millionaries will be gathered with the modest wild flowers that are in their zenith at this time of the year.
 The elaborate entertainment fea- ture is in honor of the thousands of visitors to the California expositions who are invading Los Angeles. The specctacles are under the direction of general committee of 175 promin- en citizens representing the entire county.