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Dresden enterprise and Sharon tribune. (Dresden, Tenn.) 1907-1997, 1915-10-15
COST OF ROAD IMPROVEMENT
Federal Roads Bill Shifts Part Of
Burden From Farmer to City Resi-
dent-Interestlng Figures.

That federal aid will shift part OF
the burden of road improvement from
the farmer to the city resident, is
clearly shown by the report Of the
joint congressional committee pre-
pared by Hon. Jonathan Bourne, Jr.,
chairman. Farmers will be particu-
larly interested in the figures present
ed
Bourne shows that since national
revenues are derived from indirect
taxes, contributions to national funds
are practically in proportion to pop
ulation. While census reports show
that less than half of the people reside
in cities of $500 or more, the fact
is that most residents of cities of q.
500 and less are in reality city resi-.
dents. Out Of 15,963,965 families, s.
689,S38 reside on farms. Of 38,167,336
persons engaged in gainful occupa-
lions, 12,659,203 are engaged in agri-
culture, forestry and animal hus'
Dresden enterprise and Sharon tribune. (Dresden, Tenn.) 1907-1997, 1915-10-15
MILEAGE OF OUR GOOD ROADS
Department Of Agriculture Gathering
information to Serve as Basis
for Estimating Value.

The United States department of ag-
riculture Is now gathering information
which, when complete, should not only
give the total mileage of public roads
iE the United States and their cost,
but should serve as a basis for esti-
mating the relative value of the diff
ferent kinds of highways. Some $4,000
sets OF inquiry blanks have already
been distributed through the state
highway commissions, and some Of
these are now beginning to come back
to the department. Each set consists
of four cards.
OF these the first asks for informa-
ton on the mileage of different classes
of roads in the county to which it is
sent The mileage does not include,
of course, streets in cities and towns.
The roads are divided into ten classes
as follows: Brick paved, concrete,
nlacadam with the addition of some
substance such as asphalt, oil, or tar,
Dresden enterprise and Sharon tribune. (Dresden, Tenn.) 1907-1997, 1915-10-15
INDIAN MOUND HAS STORY
ArcheoIogists Will Make Excavations
In Order to Study Lives of
Ancient Race.

Atlanta, Ga.-Dr. L. G. Hardman
went up to his Nacoochee Valley
farm recently, to superintend the
work preparatory to the excavation of
an Indian mound which possesses an
interesting history.
There, Nacoochee, an Indian prin-
cess, was buried, and tradition holds
a fascinating romance connected with
her life and death.
Psychologists, representing a New
York museum, will excavate the
mound in order to make a scientific
study of the lives Of the race which
once inhabited that section of the
country in the years ago.
The utensils used, their war para.
phernalia, and even the skeletons OF
the peoples buried there, will afford
interesting research work.
All the interesting excavations will
be carried to the New York museum,
and the mound will be rebuilt Just as
it stands today.
Dresden enterprise and Sharon tribune. (Dresden, Tenn.) 1907-1997, 1915-10-15
ADOPT CIVIL SERVICE LAWS
Provision Made for Appointment Of
Highway Employees In Accordance
With Merit System.

Six states, namely, Illinois, Ken
lucky, Massachusetts,, New Jersey,
New York and Wisconsin, now have
civil service laws providing for APP
pointing of highway engineers and en-
ployees in accordance with the merit
system.
A description of the system in effect
in each of the six states appears in
the Good Roads Year Book just issued
by the American Highway association
at Washington,
The summary of automobile legisla-
ton in all the states is Of timely in
terest in view of the fact that nearly
100000 automobiles were registered
in the United States during 1914, for
which more than $12,OO0,OOO in license
fees was paid.
Dresden enterprise and Sharon tribune. (Dresden, Tenn.) 1907-1997, 1915-10-15
A GREAT TENNESSEE ORCHARD.

(By Charles A. Keffer, Division Of Elk
tension, University of Tennessee.)
At Lansing, Morgan county, there
has been planted during the past three
years an orchard covering 400 acres OF
land, and the planting is only begun.
Thousands of peach trees came into
bearing this year, the owners estimat-
ing the crop at one-half bushel per
tree. ~
The trees are vigorous, with rich,
dark green Foliage and an abundance
Of new wood for next years crop. The
young apple trees could not look morn
promising. The whole orchard show
intelligent care: good pruning has
been done, giving to each tree strong
skeleton. Part of the orchard is in
cowpeas, to be plowed under as fer
tilizer; and hundred acres is in
strawberries which have been wei
cultivated. This is a commercial or
chard in which no shares are for sale;
and there is not an enterprise Of great
or promise in the South
Dresden enterprise and Sharon tribune. (Dresden, Tenn.) 1907-1997, 1915-10-15
MANAGEMENT OF THE BULL.
(By C. D. Lowe, Division of Extension,
University of Tennessee.)

(By C. D. Lowe, Division of Extension,
University of Tennessee.)
The ownership of the best bulls in
the world would be disastrous to Ten
nessee farmers, if they persist in the
present methods of the majority in
handling them.
1t is more often the rule than the
exception to see creditable bulls run
ming in pastures with from Is to 100
females. Such practices can not be
too harshly condemned. The results
are too we'll known to be recorded;
however, the tendency to end such a
system is not evident.
Young bulls are ruined for breeding,
really before they have chance to
show their worth, and older bulls are
given an opportunity to show traits
termed "roguishness" that end in their
consignment to the block before their
real period of usefulness is ended
There is no good reason why the serv-
ice of a good bull can not be doubled
or tripled over that usually obtained,
by properly conserving his powers and
using him in different herds or COM
munities, when such is necessary to
prevent inbreeding.
There is only one proper place for a
bull and that is in a properly con
structed and arranged lot or paddock
where there is water, shade, aid room
for exercise. OF course pasture is de-
sirable, but if it is necessary to feed
the bull the year around, it will be a
paying proposition when the useful
ness of really good bull is at stake
Arrangements can easily be made to
facilitate the introduction into the lot
of females for breeding, by the plac.
ing of gates-allow only one complete
service, as experience has shown that
it is as sure as /. dozen.
If the ball is at al vicious, it is ad.
visable to have a strong wire running
overhead the length of his enclosure
On this wire place an iron ring, to
which tie a wire or rope connecting
with ring in the bulls nose. BY this
method there is no interference with
exercise and it will not be necessary
10 unfasten the bull for service.
Dresden enterprise and Sharon tribune. (Dresden, Tenn.) 1907-1997, 1915-10-15
WOMAN WORKS IN TROUSERS
Attired Like Man, Miss Frances
Cadero of Pennsylvania Runs
76-Acre Farm.

ConnelIsville, Pa.-Perry township
has woman who goes about her work
in a genuine mannish way. She is
Miss Frances Cadero, aged twenty.
Alone she manages 76-acre farm, in
GLIDING the care of six horses and sew
eral cows.
This spring she put out ten acres
of corn and several acres of oats.
Along with this she "broke" two
colts.
Her father ill, her mother unable
to look after the farm, and her broth
ers all away, she shouldered the bur-
den of managing the farm.
She began three years ago. She dis
cards woman's apparel and wears
trousers in the field and in the barn,
She has grown strong and healthy.
Dresden enterprise and Sharon tribune. (Dresden, Tenn.) 1907-1997, 1915-10-15
Now is the Most Convenient
Time of the Year For
Such Work
SELECT HIGH DRY GROUND
Plans for Building Barns, siIos and
Milk Houses Will Be Fur
nished Free.
(By c. A. Hutton, Division of Exten.
sion, University Of Tennessee.)

/
The late summer and fall months is
an excellent time for building barns
and milk houses. Farm work is less
pressing and the work can be more
conveniently done at this season than
in cold weather, This is especially
true with regard to the building of
dairy barns, since the cows can be
MIXED in the barn lot for few days
If it should be necessary to remove the
old barn to make room for new one.
Again, it is difficult to put down con-
crete successfully during cold weather.
One Of the first things to consider is
the general type of the barn whether
any farm live stock except COWS are
to be kept in the barn, and the num-
Der of animals to be cared for The
best plan is to have the dairy herd in
q barn by itself, as there is less con-
fusion, the danger of loss from fire is
reduced, and it can be kept more sani-
tary. Where the dairy herd is small
and only few horses and other live
stock are kept general purpose barn
may be used, in which all of the live
stock are housed. 1t is good plan to
store hay above the COWS, provided
tight ceiling is provided. Nothing but
a self-supporting roof shouldsbe used.
This increases the hay capacity; there
are no posts in the way of the hay; it
makes a more durable roof, works
much better than a straight roof, and
costs practically the same. Bank barns
arc usually unsatisfactory in the South.
They are poorly lighted and poorly
ventilated.
Select convenient location on high,
dry ground, easily accessible to fields,
water and other buildings. Never
build dairy barn less than 30 feet
wide nor more than So feet Less than
this width is inconvenient, and more
than SO feet is useless and unnecessary
expense. Never put in more than two
rows of COWS. If horses or other live
stock are to be sheltered in the same
barn, put them in one end OF the barn
away from the COWS, rather than to
one side of the co wstalls, as this
would shut off light and ventilation.
The COWS may face in or face out,
but it is usually considered best to
have them face out. They get the fresh
air as soon as it enters the barn, and
this is the handiest arrangement for
milking and cleaning out the barn. Put
in at least four square feet of window
space for each COW. Concrete makes
the most sanitary floor and is cheap
est in the end. A stall for an average
size Jersey COW should be 3 feet 6
inches wide by feet inches long.
Barn plans, blue prints and advice
about the construction of modern dairy
barns, silos and milk houses will be
furnished free to farmers Of the State
who will write to tie Dairy Specialist,
Division of Extension, University OF
Tennessee.
Dresden enterprise and Sharon tribune. (Dresden, Tenn.) 1907-1997, 1915-10-15

plain macadam, gravel, shell, other
hard surfaced roads, sand and clay
mixture properly graded and drained,
ordinary earth roads properly con-
structed. and, finally, unimproved
roads.
The second card asks for informa-
ton in regard to the tax rate for the
roads and the amount of work and
money expended on them.
The third blank is concerned with
the names of local road officials, and
the fourth with facts in regard to the
bond issues and the indebtedness of
the counties for their road systems.
AS there are approximately 5000
counties in the United States, in
many of which the mileage has never
even been estimated, it is hardly prob
able that this preliminary survey will
be exact. The department, however,
will be able to detect any excessively
inaccurate reports for the road mile
age per square mile of territory does
not vary excessively. Except in desert
or undeveloped country less than half
q mile of public road to every square
mile of territory is rare, while, in the
most thickly populated rural sections
the maximum is no more than two and
One-half or three miles. Thus, in
France, there is an average for the en-
tire country of 1.76 to a square mile.
In Italy, however, this has fallen to
.86, possibly on account of the noun
famous character of much of the PENN
sula and of Sicily and Sardinia.
In America the average is approx
mately 80 miles, which, in view OF the
feet that much of the country is
sparsely settled seems unduly high. An
explanation, however, is to be found in
the fact that in many states the law
provides that each section line shall
be q public road. Thus, for example,
there are in the state Of Iowa alone
more than 100000 miles of legal high
ways, manifestly a much larger mile
age than is required by traffic.
When the information in regard TO
the existing roads which the depart
ment is now seeking is complete, it is
the intention to continue the inquiry
year after year in order to ascertain
the durability and economy of the va
rious kinds Of highways. The data
thus collected should be useful to road
engineers all over the country and
it is hoped that county agents and
others interested in improvement OF
agriculture will do their best to facili-
tate the collection of the desired in
formation.
Dresden enterprise and Sharon tribune. (Dresden, Tenn.) 1907-1997, 1915-10-15
WHERE FAT PAYS
(By G. D. Lowe, Division Of Extension,
University of Tennessee.)

University of TENNESSEE
In beef production, if fat is sold at
fat (tallow) prices, it is costing to PROV
duce from three to four times what Is
received for it.
The deposits of fat in cattle about
the intestines and kidneys, also that
existing as patches" or "gobs" direct
ly under the skin, is always stripped
off and sold as tallow. The problem
then is to secure a carcass wherein the
minimum amount of fat is sold as
such.
Fat that is intermingled with the
muscle Abers, forming the "marbled"
appearance so desirable in steak or
roast, and that spread in uniform
covering beneath the skin, sells at the
highest price obtainable for the choic-
est cuts of the carcass.
The quality of steaks and roasts de-
ponds upon the proper admixture OF
fat between the lean fbers, this gov
erning its juiciness, tenderness, and
flavor.
Dairy bred and scrub steers have
the tendency to place relatively more
fat within the body cavity than do the
beef breeds, and while their gross
gains may at times equal those of the
latter class, such increases usually do
not pay cost of production. The rem
edy then for this proposition Of pro-
dueing fat at loss, is to handle only
that class Of cattle that by nature tend
to deposit their fat where it can be
sold at a price in excess Of that Of pro-
duction; then by studying the food
needs of such animal and applying
them to its feeding, we will be enabled
to produce the maximum amount OF
the highest class of beef at the lowest
cost.
A combination of intelligent breed
ing and careful feeding will solve the
question Of profitable beef production
on Tennessee farms.
Dresden enterprise and Sharon tribune. (Dresden, Tenn.) 1907-1997, 1915-10-15
AT 81 LIKES HARVESTING
Kansas Man Rides on the Rods to
Reach Farm Job Prom
ised Him.

Wichita, Kan.-Peter Coughlin is
hard at work in the harvest fields,
despite his ninety-one years, and likes
it. He so wrote to w. M. Woods,
superintendent of the Sedgwick
County Home here, after reaching
Great Bend where a job had been
promised him.
Coughlin has a son in Tonkawa,
Okla, but refuses to accept aid from
him. The old man assumed the name
of Joseph Munson to save his relatives
from humiliation. d
A week ago he went from here to
Great Bend on the 'rods" Of Mis-
souri, Pacific freight.
Dresden enterprise and Sharon tribune. (Dresden, Tenn.) 1907-1997, 1915-10-15
Tramp TolIed Heavily.

volga, S. D.-William Corcoran, a
local market gardener, hired a tramp
to cut the weeds and grass around
his plot Of ground yesterday while
Corcoran gave his attention to duties
elsewhere. When no returned he
found that the tramp, in an excess of
zeal, had cut down not only the grass
sad weeds, but also the potato plants,
thus destroying the crop.
Dresden enterprise and Sharon tribune. (Dresden, Tenn.) 1907-1997, 1915-10-15
"Friskedv Muncle Cop.

Muncie, Ind. - The nerviest pick
pocket is the one who recently, in
broad daylight, ''frisked" the pockets
Of the superintendent of police, Will.
lam A. McIlvaine, of his annual pass
to the county fair. The touch" was
made while the chief was in central
police headquarters. and became
known when DR.. Fred L. Bunch asked
Chief McIlvaine for the use of the
pass during the afternoon.
Dresden enterprise and Sharon tribune. (Dresden, Tenn.) 1907-1997, 1915-10-15
Wide Tires to Stay.

The wide-tired wagon has come to
stay. On our common earth roads
and in the field so per cent more
load can be pulled on wide-tired
wagon than on one with narrow tires;
then, again, the wide tires help in
packing the road, while the marrow
tires make the ruts.
Dresden enterprise and Sharon tribune. (Dresden, Tenn.) 1907-1997, 1915-10-15

SKY Line DrIVe--Ohe OF MOSE TlC'
turesque and Spectacular Roads In
West--It Is Built Along the Top of
a Ridge 300 Feet Above Canon City,
Colo.
bandry. Other statistics also show
that only about one-third Of the total
population is rural.
Therefore, it is clear that under
federal aid about two-thirds of the
national fund would be contributed by
city residents while all of it would
be spent for improvement of rural
roads.
1T should be remarked in this con-
nection," says the report, that al
though the burden Of national partic-
ipation in highway improvement
would fall most heavily upon city resi-
dents, yet inhabitants of cities have
been among the most active advocates
Of federal participation in highway
construction and maintenance. While
the merchant, the manufacturer, the
professional man, and the wage earn
er of the city are only indirectly in
terested, they appreciate the value of
good roads to the community and rec
ognize the indirect benefit they will
enjoy"
The report, printed as house docu-
ment 1910, contains the most extern
sive collection of data on good roads
ever gathered in one volume. Any
person desiring copy should write
to his senator or congressman.
Dresden enterprise and Sharon tribune. (Dresden, Tenn.) 1907-1997, 1915-10-15
as5-pax Road Club Maxims.

Waste no time wishing. Work
brings quicker results.
Many bad roads are only good road
material wrongly arranged.
We must live with the dirt road, so
make it as good as possible.
In many localities the big, fat dol
lar that goes into the collectors Office
in the fall looks like thirty cents"
when met on the road next spring.
Dresden enterprise and Sharon tribune. (Dresden, Tenn.) 1907-1997, 1915-10-15
should Not erumbIe.

The dairyman, whose products are
particularly perishable, should be the
last man on earth to gramble about
paying money for road Improvement
Dresden enterprise and Sharon tribune. (Dresden, Tenn.) 1907-1997, 1915-10-15
shnrtens the DISTANCE.

There is nothing that shortens the
distance between the farm and the
market as much as good roads. It's
the greatest economy the farmers can
have.
Dresden enterprise and Sharon tribune. (Dresden, Tenn.) 1907-1997, 1915-10-15
Stop Production.

Production must cease when the
transportation costs eat up the profits.
Dresden enterprise and Sharon tribune. (Dresden, Tenn.) 1907-1997, 1915-10-15

A new photograph of the Princess
Euxodia (left) and her equally attrac-
tive sister the Princess Nadejda
(right) as they appeared in the gar
den of their fathers palace at So
fla, Bulgaria. The Princess Eu'
doxia was born in 1898 and her sis
ter was born the year following, They
have two brothers, Crown Prince
Boris now twenty-one years old, and
Prince Cyril, born in 1899. Their
mother, now dead, was Maria Louise,
daughter of Duke Robert of Parma.
Their stepmcther was the Princess
Eleonore Of ReussKostritz, who dis
tinguished herself with her Red Cross
work in the Russo-Japanese war.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-06-23
A marriage license was this afternoon

issued by County Clerk Gehhar to II.
j. Hickerson, aged %, and Miss lone
Pearl Fisher, aged %, both of this city
and former students of tne Willamette
university, The marriage is scheduled
to take place this evening at the home
of the brides parents, Mr.. and Mrs
William Fisher, of l75 South Four.
teenth street.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-06-23
HALDER ON TRIAL.

Baker, Or, June 23.-Charged with
holding up the Rainbow stage near
here recently, when $1,000 in gold bul.
lion was secured, william IIalder went
ON trial today.
Mollie Burget, Joe Carlson and Ed
Mccoy, involved with Halder will re-
ceive separate trails at the conclusion
of the present one.
The bullion stolen was later recov.
cred from cache where it had been
secreted by the robbers.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-06-23

Already arrangements have been
made with five bands to appear in the
parade Friday morning. Word was re-.
eSeiVed this morning from the Mt. Angel
band, stating they were making ar.
irangements to come The other bands
are the Salem Military, p, Il. & Il. and
Ryg Chemawo, and Salem Boys band.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-06-23
The Cherry fair committee, F. O.

The Cherry fair committee, F. G..
Deckabach, chairman, met this morn
ing and discussed program Of special
sports. The committee will cooperate
with Watt Shipp for special motorcycle
races to be held at the Fairgrounds Sat
urday, July 3. Arrangements are being
made also with the sports committee
for a fivemile relay race to be neld
each day Of the fair. The young men
taking part in the relay race are those
who expected to take part in the Port.
land relay race. The boys are in fine
condition, and hope to make credit.
able showing.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-06-23

Arthur Wilson, secretary of the Cher
ri0ns, today received two checks, $25
and $50, from the Rose Festival asso.
citation Of Portland, being the two
awards to the Chemans for the first
and second prize awarded to the best
drilled organization taking part in the
Rose Festival parade.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-06-23
Oregon Bank Report
Shows Gains In Loans
and In Deposits Also

Washington, June %. - A gain of
nearly three quarters of a million
dollars in loans and discounts and
one of one and three.quarters millions
in deposits are principal features of
the report of Oregon national banks
on May l, the last call, as compared
with their condition on March 4, the
last previous call. The report covers
all of the 81 national banks in Oregon
outside of Portland, which is u reserve
city. The comparison by leading Items
is as follows:
May Loans and discounts, $24,-
41S,776.SS; demand deposits, $23,-
$4,000; time deposits, $6,O27,.
632.52; specie, $2,222, ,301.90; total re.
sources, $42,535,93S,4S; percentage of
total reserve, 1913.
March - Loans and discounts,
$23,6T, ,2l251; overdrafts, $45,64S.35;
demand deposits, $2l ,6S5, ,90SS9; time
deposits, $6,226, 74O.S2; specie, $2,3l9,,
40250; total resources, $4l,370, ,66s.05;
percentage of total reserve, 24,s3.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-06-23

fered to the merchants for decorating
their stores during the Cherry fair.
This committee is composed of u G.
Shipley, Herman Barr and Fred S. BY.
non, chairman.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-06-23

The ladies having charge of the baby
show parade in the Cherry fair are
swamped with inquiries from anxious
mothers who wish to do what they can
to make the parade success. The
ladies who have been appointed on this
committee by Joseph II. Albert have
had experience in baby shows and will
be glad to give information and sug.
gestions. Another meeting of this com.
mittee will meet with Mr., Albert Fri.
day evening at 1880 in the auditorium
of the library.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-06-23

the boat, A landing wharf and chute
was built this spring by the Hunt Bros.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-06-23

Dana II. Allen was last evening pro.
noted to first sergeant of company NJ,
o. n, g., vice Perry Riegelmon, who is
in California.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-06-23

A big show with special vaudeville at
the Oregon tonight.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-06-23

Cherry fair. Up until noon today, the
following votes had been cast: Miss
Ruth Fugate, IS; Miss Cary Howard,
10; Miss Barbara Steiner, "a; Miss
Priscilla Fleming, s; Miss Anna Yantis,
6; Mrs Walter l.. Tooze, 2; Miss Mabel
Dove, 9.