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Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1916-11-17
SHEEP FLOCK IS PROFITABLE
Particularly Adapted to Rougher and
HiIIy Regions Where Much Land
is Going to Waste.

When you take into consideration
the prices that wool and mutton are
bringing at the present time it is easy
to see how any farm can support a
flock Of sheep and make a good profit
therefrom. In fact, 1t Is hard to see
how any farm In the rougher and more
hilly regions, where there is a great
deal Of waste land, can afford to do
without sheep.
Where a man will take the time and
put his attention to the job he can
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1916-11-17
Bets $5o6 TO SIS on Wilson.

Wilmington, Del, Nov. 10.-JohI
Malscalsca was so confident Of Presi
dent Wilson'S reelection that he pu
Up $500 against IS. on Mr.. Wilson's
winning.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1916-11-17
J. F. TANNEHILL J. T. MCNULTI
stanton va. Monterey va
REAL ESTATE

We have buyers timber
tracts and grazing landin Highland.
We have a large list of farms for sale
in Augusta, Rockbridge, Albermarl,
Orange, and adjoining Counties
Descriptions and information given
can be depended upon. For in
formation apply to
J F. McNULTY,
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1916-11-17
Notice to TrespasGerS

NUIICC 20 ICopdcnCio
No person is allowed to hunt or
trespass on NY lands lying the
Headwatcrs Of Jackson's River,
without written permission from
me. Signed, o. A. Stephenson
Oct. 80, 1916
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1916-11-17

Sick headaches CAUSED by 1t Disorders
Sbnach. Take Chamberlain Tablet
NJ d correct that and the headaches win
Bappear. For sale by all dealers.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-12-31
Omaha Street Railway Has
Best Year in Its History

So far as the volume of business
was concerned, last year was the best
in the history of the Omaha Street
Railway company, yet the net earn.
ines were but little ahead of those OF
the previous year. The net earnings
were hit pretty hard by the high cost
of everything entering into the con-
struction and operation. For instance,
copper, of which there is an immense
quantity used in overhead construc-
ton, advanced more than lOO per
cent, while steel rails and other types
of steel advanced more than - per
cent.
The advance in the prices paid tor
material held the net down, and 1t
was helped along by an increased
wage given the employees. However,
it was a good business year.
During the year, owing to the con-
troversy with the city council over
the time of expiration OF the com
pany franchise, no extensions OF lines
were made. However, reconstruction
work went along as usual and new
and heavier steel was laid on hive
miles of the system.
Twenty-Five new cars were built IN
The Omaha shops and put into service
during the year and a large number
of the old cars were overhauled; this
together with the reconstruction
work, running the expenditures up
close to 100000 for the year
Omaha daily bee., 1916-12-31
freight cars, which makes it impossi-
bic to make any heavy shipments out.
Extending It's Territory.

The Omaha market continues TO
extend its territory, reaching out in
every territory, and while it is being
extended for buying, it is extending as
rapidly for selling purposes.
Missouri valley wheat has world
wide reputation, and consequently
millers from other cities are coming
here and buying the grain to be
mixed with that grown iii their own
localities, paying high prices.
During the year the Omaha Grain
exchange moved into its own build
ing, an eight-story, freproof, modern
structure costing $2SO000, and located
at Nineteenth and Harvey streets.
The building is occupied chiefly by
grain and mill firms and companies
having to do with the grain business,
the exchange reserving the greater
portion OF the seventh and eighth
floors for Offices and the exchange
trading room.
Two new grain elevators are in
course of construction, the two having
combined capacity of close to 4,00O,
600 bushels and in addition, plans have
been drawn for at least two other
great warehouses that will be ready
for the handling OF the crop Of this
year
Omaha daily bee., 1916-12-31
RECORD YEAR IN
GRAIN BUSINESS
Seventy Eight Million Bushels
of Cereals Handled Through
the Omaha Exchange.
INCREASE IS ENORMOUS

With the Omaha Grain Exchange
it was a record year, the receipts OF
wheat, corn, oats, rye and barley ag-
gregating 7S,lO5,100 bushels, for
which, less carrying and other
charges, S79,277,7ll went to the farm
ers of Omaha trade territory. The
figures of 1915 show the receipts to
have been 50,5l6,000 bushels, fetch
ing around $48,000,000
In the matter of receipts, the near
est approach to last year was during
1914, when, all told, they reached Co.
464, 100 bushels.
During 1916 the railroads brought
to the Omaha elevators total OF
5o,034 cars and hauled away to the
seaboard, the outside mills, the feed
ing lots and to other consumers,
$500 carloads of grain. The differ
ence between the shipments in and
out and the grain converted into food
stuffs and sent to nearby feed lots
represents ,the quantity now in stor-
age in Omaha elevators.
Shipments In and Out.
The following tables show the car
load shipments, by months, in and
out of Omaha during the last year.
They are:
Omaha daily bee., 1916-12-31
OVER TWO MILLION
IN NEW INDUSTRIES
Banner Year for Omaha's Com
mercial Expansion-Great
Prospects Directly Ahead.
ONE THOUSAND WORKERS

Fully 100 per cent more capital was
invested in new industries in Omaha
this year than in 1915. This is exclu-
sive of the new ventures in retail bust
ness and includes only the list OF new
factories, distributing agencies, and
branch houses.
The names OF the new concerns
Omaha has gained during the year,
the amount OF capital invested. and
the number OF persons employed, has
been compiled by the industrial COM
mittee of the Commercial club. which
committee has been especially active
during the last year in seeking to in
terest new industries in Omaha's ad-
vautages as a location for their bust
ness. In many cases when new com
panies were looking for favorable
location, or when old established COM
panies were looking for a western city
of good railroad facilities in which
to establish branch, it has been only
necessary for this committee to lay
Omsha's advantages clearly before
the company in order to win de-
cision in favor of this city as the per-
mancnt location.
The capital invested in new indus
tries of this kind in Omaha this year
aggregated $2,329700, against $780,
800 last year.
The new industries during the year
brought 927 employees, while those
last year brought 40
Sixty-seven was the number OF new
industries launched this year, against
fifty-six last year.
Following is the list as recorded by
the industrial committee:
Omaha daily bee., 1916-12-31
Eighteen Million Is IS
Omaha'S Bonded Debt

Omahs's bonded indebtedness is
$l8,698, 1873. divided as follows: -4u
Municipal, $8,40jl8S; water, 81 $780,
900; school, $2,795000. 81
The Water board expects to de,
stroy S5O0,000 OF its own bonds dur
ing the first OF the year. The city
government redeemed 10000 in bonds
during the year and added $250,0OO to
the Indebtedness. 81
Omaha daily bee., 1916-12-31
SmeIter Output Increases
Seven Million Dollars

The 1916 output of the Omaha
plant OF the American Smelling and
Refining company was worth nearly
100000 more than that of 1915.
The year was one of the best ever
experienced by the Omaha plant, the
value OF the entire output having
been $4,000, 2792S, as against $50
113,5l0.09 for the previous year,
The greatest increase in value III
any one OF the smelter products was
in lead During 1915 the Omaha plant
handled 32l ,792.488 pounds, valued at
$15,760,143.1S Last year the lead out
put amounted to 29A4lo.9o4 pounds,
worth $20.O20,35559. The increased
value this year is not charged up TO
the high cost of living, but rather to
the demand coming from the warning
countries of Europe.
The following shows the quantity
of the smelter output during 1915 and
Omaha daily bee., 1916-12-31

Figures of the Grain exchange show
that the average price paid for wheat
on the Omaha market was $3.50; corn,
70 cents; oats, As cents; rye, $1.l5, and
barley, 81 per bushel.
By reason of the war in Europe
prices on all kinds of grain were high
during the year and probably this had
to do with the heavy receipts.
At the present time the Omaha ele-
vators are filled to bursting, but the
holding of the millions of bushels of
grain is because of the shortage of
Omaha daily bee., 1916-12-31
POSTOFFICE HAS
A SPLENDID YEAR
Wonderful Gains Reflect the
Growth of Business of Gate
City of the West.
ALL BRANCHES INCREASE

Stamp sales and other postal re
ceipts, which are taken as a good In
dex to city's growth, were the
largest in the history of the Omaha
postofhce. as is seen by the annual
report of Postmaster Tanning. IRE
mendous increases are shown i'll the
stamp sales, in the money orders paid
and issued and in every other depart
mcnt of the work. al
THE year 1916 was certainly a
most gratifying one" said Post
master Tanning. "Our gains have
been steady and reflect the substan.
tial growth of Omaha's prosperity.
A remarkable fact about the report
is the noticeable increase over 1918
in the money order department, not.
withstanding that very little business
was done with foreign countries. In
1915 the total money order business
was Sill O7s,o05 while for 1916 it was
Sll,556, 1913 or an increase of $4SO,oSS
Postal Receipts Grow.
Postal receipts at this Office m 1915
were $200,7S2 greater than they were
in 1915, or gain of little more
than IS per cent. In 1915 postal re-
ceipts were greater by $l04 $3.50 than
they were in 1914. NJ.
The postal savings business, al
though showing only nine more de-
positors than in 1915, had an increase
of $7l,84o over the corresponding
period of 1915, e.
In 1916 about 5000 pieces Of letter
mail were posted every hour during
the SOS days, or an average of lS5
pieces for every minute of the year
This is an increase of about ~ per
cent over the year 1918
The estimated number of letters
mailed in the Omaha postoffcc in
1916 was 7O,000,0O0, while the same
for 1915 was but 100000. "
There are 200 clerks and ia car
riers, serving about 100000 patrons.
1t is estimated that the ia carriers
cover approximately forty square
miles daily.
Parcel Post Packages.
The yearly statistics show that L.
100000 parcel post packages were de-
liyered in the city in 1916 and it is es-
timated that over 100000 parcels
were mailed out of Omaha, making
the estimated total handled 3,400,0Oo
parcels. -.
There are now nine stations which
receive and dispatch mail in addition
to the main Office. They are the
Union Depot postal station, South
Side station. Stock Yards branch,
Benson branch, Ames Avenue station,
Walnut Hill station, and Stations 4,
B and {. az
Business for Year. ' ~.
Statistics of the years business
Omaha daily bee., 1916-12-31
Receipts More, Expenses
Less in Recorders Office

Receipts increased and expenses
decreased in the office of Harry
Pearce, register of deeds, according
to the annual report Of the business
transacted during the last year. The
total consideration OF deeds-$l4,430,-
621, 9S-for 1916 is not a fair criterion.
as S12,1l7,l1S.l4 was obtained during
the existence OF the federal revenue
law which expired September 8.
After that time the deeds were mostly
for Isl and other considerations"
Comparative figures for 1916 and the
nrevious wear are as follows:
Omaha daily bee., 1916-12-31
Building Operations
Show Big Gain for 1916
Building operations for ten years
Electric Wiring Here
Shows Great Growth

City Electrician Curran reports the
following operations Of his depart
ment during the year;
Permits for inside wiring, 2.946. pole per-
mits, 26; jOurbnyrnon wirrmrn's permits, 107;
motion pictur" operators permits, 5b; In
candescent lamps Installed. 5000; lnspec-
tions made S761: fees collected, 1857.
There was a substantial increase in
the business of the department
Omaha daily bee., 1916-12-31

MRS. Calder speaks Of spread that
costs a thousand dollars or more lit
tie dinner"
YES, and did you ever notice the fara-
way look In Mr., Gadder's eyes sometimes
when she makes a statement like that"
NO. What do you suppose 1t indicates p
''I guess he's thinking OF the time when
he was glad to get cup Of coffee and a
dish OF beans for his dinner "-Birmin CHAM
Age erald.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-12-31
Many More Chattel Mortgages,
Filed in the Year Just Closed

Chattel mortgages, contracts and
leases filed in the office of County
Clerk Dewey in 1916 amounted to
$18,327 1908, as compared with $l3,-
1882 7o0.48, as compared with $751;,
statement shows the record mortgage
Indebtedness for the last wear:
Number. Amount
Filed .............. 6,921 s1S,3:7.7s0.4S
Satisfied ...... 1,43I S29,ssS7s
Omaha daily bee., 1916-12-31
RETAIL BUSINESS
GROWS BY BOUNDS
Increase of twenty-five Per
Cent Is Noted in Most Lines
of the Trade.
JEWELLERS HAVE FINE YEAR

The volume of retail business in the
city shot ahead of last year by per-
haps rs per cent, as nearly as it can
be estimated by some of the leading
retailers of the city. This is the esti-
mate given by the large department
stores, and it is known that in some
lines the percentage ran even ahead
of that.
The drug business ran up well in
volume, particularly on account OF the
war prices which prevailed on a large
assortment OF chemicals and other ar
ticles handled in drug stores. The in
creased cost of merchandise in many
lines is said to be one of the reasons
for the big showing in dollars and
cents made by the volume of business
this year, although it is pointed out,
too, that the trade was heavy, owing
to the general prosperity prevailing in
this section
Omaha daily bee., 1916-12-31
Shoe Business Heavy.

The volume in the shoe business
it is estimated, ran well over rs per
cent increase above last year because
of the almost phenomenal increase in
the cost of shoes during the year.
The jewelry business showed re-
markable growth This is the one line
of business that is said to be the most
accurately indicative Of the condition
of the country as regards prosperity
or otherwise. jewelers. point out that
people will not buy jewelry when they
haven't money to buy potatoes. They
point out that theirs is the business
which must look to the surplus money
in the pockets of the people. Some OF
the jewelers. declare this was the best
year they have had in thirty years
Omaha daily bee., 1916-12-31
OMAHA LIVE STOCK
INDUSTRY IS HUGE
New Marks Are Set by South
Side Yards in Receipts
of Stock.
CATTLE AND HOGS MORE

Once more the live stock receipts
in the Union Stock Yards at Omaha
mad. ,sv b;oh record Some s7s
n,. nv" ''e ~ =:
~ more ANIMALS were received IN
the yards during the year 'hah were
received mere last year ,oo mn
Inc catt'e receipts ran Eo9'ooo
"' r. " H.. ,", roco;n,s 90, A7s nm ahead
of last wear, The sheep receipts fell
of to the extent of about $4,000.
The receipts in horses fell off A.
los.
Ter, TL;r5e Y;IJsd u>o~
Omaha daily bee., 1916-12-31
ON aha Manufacturing for Year
1916 Totals $268, O57,H5

The following figures on the volume
of manufacturing in Omaha during
the year were compiled by the bureau
OF publicity after a careful survey in
volving accurate reports made to the
bureau from the books OF the plants
engaged in the various lines here men
i,
Omaha daily bee., 1916-12-31
WEALTH ACCRUES
TO LOAN COMPANIES
Building Associations Will
Give Depositors Even Big
ger Dividends This Year.
ALL CUTTING A MELON

With total assets aggregating be-
tween $3e,OOO,OoO and $+0,000,000 the
eight building and loan, or savings
and loan associations of Omaha, clos
ing their books for the last half of
1915 are today prepared to pay in
dividends to their depositors the sum
of $S00,700
This is 50 per cent more than the
companies paid in dividends the first
OF last year,
Checks are now made out in favor
OF the depositors covering the divi-
bends due them, and when the doors
open Tuesday morning the tellers will
begin to hand out to the long line Of
depositors waiting in the lobby the
splendid earnings of these companies
for the half year. The associations
respectively will pay in round num-
Omaha daily bee., 1916-12-31
More Than One Hundred
Scales Condemned in Year

Amos p. Scruggs, Inspector of
weights and measures, reports the
following activities Of his office dur
Omaha daily bee., 1916-12-31

hdnkeTs SAVINGS " Loan y loiVuV
Conservative Savings Loan...,,. $4,000
Nebraska Savings & Loan. ...,..... $4,000
Occidental Building & Loan ....... l75,000
Omaha Loan & Building ........... 2l5,OoO
Prudential Savings 4 Loan .....,,,, 1850
State Savings 4 Loan ....,......,. 1900
Commercial Savings & Loan. ....... $4,000
Total for half year........... $500. 700
In this table the figures of the Oc
cidental are given for the half year,
as that is the basis on which the 9TH
Of companies work, though the Occi.
dental pays dividends quarterly In
reality, the Occidental has already
paid $4,000 of this for the third quar-
ter OF the year, and has now only
100000 to pay for the last quarter.
Glad To Do 1t.
The Conservative, which reduced its
dividend rate, and paid but per cent
last July, now announces that it will
pay 6 per cent again for the latter
half of the year. 1--WE have earned it,
and are verv glad to pa it, SAID
President Gilmore.
The Conseiy alive now has assets
totaling $l2,750,000, which is an In
crease of about $l,750,00O in assets
for the year. This company now has
some 100000 loaned on first mort
cages in the agricultural section of
the state. Only one and half years
ago this association launched out in
the farm loan business to find an out
let for the enormous assets that were
accommodating.
Most of the associations arc this
year paying the per cent rate. al
though some of them say they cannot
promise in advance what they will
pay the coming year.
Six Per Cent.
The Omaha Loan & Building asso-
citation is paying at the rate OF 81
per cent for this half year, though IT
paid E per cent for the first half. Ihis
makes total rate for the year 534
per cent.
The Prudential enjoyed an increase
in assets of some $4,000. This COM
pany is paying 6 per cent, and an
nounces that it will continue to pay
that rate in the new year.
The Commercial also announces
that the E per cent rate will be mann
tanned.
The State Savings & Loan associa-
ton enjoyed healthy increase in as
sets during the year, the increase be-
ing something like $4,000.
The assets of the Bankers Saw
ings & Loan association have reached
the half million mark, and the con
Germ is this half year paying Sl9,JOo
dividends.
The Nebraska Savings & Loan now
has assets totaling $l,200,0OO, which
is a sound increase over the assets
of year ago.
The Omaha Loan & Building asso-
citation enjoyed an increase in assets
of fully $l,500000 during the year,
Omaha daily bee., 1916-12-31
City Clerks Receipts for 20, 20.
Year Total Twenty Thousand

The city clerk reports the following
receipts OF his Office from licenses dur
..,sx lQlE. "
Omaha daily bee., 1916-12-31
Il ...,28,50S 1898 9,4o6 971 81
Bushels and Dollars.

The following shows the quantity
in bushels of each kind of grain re-
ceived at the Omaha elevators during
the wear and the value OF the same:
Omaha daily bee., 1916-12-31

Persistence Is the Cardinal Virtue
in Advertising.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-12-31
Clearings by Years.

The following comparative state
ment shows tho great gains made by
Omaha bank Clcarings this wear:
Omaha daily bee., 1916-12-31
Totals. .7e,, 1855 9.ssoss5 i.s4a.5c 5i,ss5

OTHER srATIsTIcs-ls16.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-12-31

sDistIibuting agency brunch house cs-
tsbilshcd with only nominal local capital in
veetmeut.
''AdditioHs 10 established Omaha
h1ugfs,.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-12-31

No. Men
htunIpvOfl
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1916-03-01
THE DUE WEST RAILROAD.

Mr.. A. Selden Kennedy, cashier of
the Bank of Due West and as good
a citizen as a man can find in several
days journey, was a visitor to the
city yesterday, having run up to
spend his holiday with his sister, Mrs.
Brice. Mr.. Kennedy is one Of the
men who helped to make Due West
the good town it is. He reports that
the colleges there are having a good
year and that the Donalds and Due
West railroad is still observing the
Sabbath.
BY the way, we suppose this rail
road is probably the only one in the
country whose charter provides that
no trains shall ever be operated Owe
it on Sunday-or the Sabbath as all
good Associated Reformed Presbyte-
rians say. The late Capt. Billy Smith,
for years and years conductor on the
Columbia and Greenville railroad,
used to holleI out on Sundays when
the C. & G. trains were arriving at
Donalds the junction of the Due West
railroad: "Donalds, Donalds, juno
ton for Due West, but you can't get
there today over the Due West rail-
road for that train has gone to Sun
day School, Spartanburg Journal.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1916-03-01

candidates travelling around the state
attacking other peoples records, ere
ating Juror and excitement from
which no good can come.
The needs of the people and OF
the state is what should control those
in charge of the conventions, county
and state, and we trust that some
arrangement will be made by which
the people of the state may hear each
and every candidate on his merits,
and that each and everyone will have
an opportunity to make known to the
people the things which he stands
for, and the principles which he ad-
~vocates, and that the people after
hearing them all may make a decis-
ion on merit and nothing else.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1916-03-01
GOVERNMENT WHITEWASH

Clemson College, Feb. 26.-At this
season when many farmers have
whitewashing of one kind or an
other to do, they will be interested
in the following directions for max
ing what is known as "Government
Building Whitewash."
Stake one-half bushel fresh lime
with boiling water, covering it to
keep in the steam. Strain liquid
through a fine sieve and add seven
pounds of fine salt, previously dis
solved in warm water; three
pounds of ground rice, boiled to a
thin paste and stirred in, boiling
hot; one-half pound bolted gilders
whiting; one pound white glue,
soaked first in cold water until swol-
len, then carefully melted over fire.
To this mixture add five gallons Of
hot water and let it stand covered
q few days.
A pint of the whitewash will serve
to cover nearly a square yard. 1t
is very white and will last well when
used on outside jobs.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1916-03-01
TOP DRESS SMALL GRAIN.

Clemson College, Feb. 90 Far,
mers who desire to get the best re.
suits from their oats and wheat
should make preparations to apply
a top dressing of nitrate of soda to
them at the proper time, advises
Clemson College. Nitrate of soda
is especially desirable as a top-dress-
er because of its ready availability.
On poor land that has not been
well fortified, oats should receive
part of the nitrate of soda applica-
ton early in March and the remain
der of it just as the oats begin to
boot or joint. On good land, where
fertilization is ample, the entire ap-
plication may be made when the oats
are beginning to joint. Wheat should
receive the same treatment.