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Imperial Valley press., 1920-11-16
Colorado river and five miles east Of

Colorado river and five miles east OF
Picacho.
In the northern part of Barren
mountain is the old Paymaster mine,
which was a producer from 1867 to
1880. Tailings from old dumps are
beng treated at present writing.
Marble
Extensive and valuable deposits Of
marble in Imperial county III Coyote
mountain.
These deposits are now being ex-
plotted by San Diego interests.
Gypsum
Gypsum occurs in Imperial county
mainly in an immense deposit some
three miles in length from the south
east to northwest, with an era OF
$50 acres, which occupies a valley,
among crystalline rocks, in the north
western edge of Fish Creek noun
tains. Some exposures Of the deposit
show an average thickness of a.
least 100 feet. 1t is reported to lie
the largest deposit of pure gypsum cn
the Pacific coast. With transporta-
tion facilities this deposit would be-
come Of great Importance, and is now
being developed by San Diego inter
ests.
Situated on the south slope of Coy
ctc mountain range is another large
deposit of gypsum. The deposit has
an average depth of eight feet, ard
reported to contain about $4,000 tons.
The deposit is located three miles
northwest of Coyote Wells.
1:etraIa,Iun
Much development work and drill
ing operations are being carried en-
throughout the county in development
Of the oil structures. Operators have
great hopes of developing new oil
field in the county.
Pumice
There are extensive pumice depos-
its near INLAND and Calapatria. and
large shipments of this material have
been made from Calapatria by Brand
& Stevens.
Sodium Su!phate
Recently some valuable deposits of
sodium sulphate have been found
near INLAND, in the Salton sea basins.
This promises to be prominent in
duatry, as there is an enormous de
mGnd for the material. These sodium
compounds nave replaced potassium
compounds, either wholly or in part,
N glass and soap making, in phoDg
T.. y, match rs,king and paper.
Salt
ENC sive deposits Of salt within
the Salton sea basin in Imperial
county.
From the foregoing brief notes, it
IS plainly evident that there is room
fer endeavor by any agency which
has the means and the desire to stim-
ulate mineral development in Imper-
ial county, and there are 81 other
counties in the state, every one of
which is more or less in a similar
position. As previously stated, it is
n2X sincere desire to carry on con-
z 2Nctive work along these lines, be-
Ginning Immediately. The mining
bureau will be able to accomplish
something. | am sure, but the extent
CT its work for the next two years
will depend absolutely upon the sup
port it may receive from the next
Imperial Valley press., 1920-11-16

Shipments Of deciduous fruit from
California this year are estimated by
shipping companies at $500 carloads.
The first conference Of high school
agricultural instructors of Northern
California is to be held some time this
month.
A large acreage of barley is being
planted in the Sutter Basin this fall,
mostly to the new heavy yielding va
rieties.
Canneries of Sacramento county are
said to be urging larger planting of
canning plums, particularly Yellow
Egg variety.
Sacramento and Placer county farm
bureaus have decided to increase their
annual dues to $5. -
Imperial Valley press., 1920-11-16

legislature, which means, in the last
analysis, the support of the people of
the state themselves.
Imperial Valley press., 1920-11-16
Fine Silks
Reduced
Sctins, MesSaIineS, TGffetdG
Crepe dc Chimes and
Ge0raptteS

Crepe de Chimes and
Ge0raetteS
S2.69 ana 1926 Silks at SI.95
SO IN. TAFFETA AND
Messaline satins and 40 in.
Georgettes and Crepe de
Chine now at $I.95. Most all
shades for street wear and
evening wear.
$3.50, 1886 Silks at S2.95
HERE IS A r f A /
VALUE! These high grade
first quality silks, satin mes
salines and extra heavy crepe
de chimes.
S4.25 Good Silks now S3.45
80 IN. DRESS SATINS
now at $3.45. A very good
quality. In street and eve
ming shades formerly S3.43
grade.
Imperial Valley press., 1920-11-16
Childrens Hose 35c pr.

Made of best long staple cotton
A REAL VALUE, HEELS and toes are
triple spliced TO insure long wear. Your op
portunity to buy real good stocking at a
lower price.
Imperial Valley press., 1920-11-16
$:3 $2:35 5a'n Pure E: Silk s.. 9!5

LADIES PURE SILK HOSIERY. Re
inforced heel and toe. Elastic top now at
the new low price $1.95. In Black, Cordo-
van and White
Dziennik Chicagoski. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1890-1971, 1920-12-17
HOOVER. A M 1R-
~LANDCZYKOM.

Nowy York, 17go grudnia. -
Wczoraj wieczorem I rozpocze'
ciem kampanii .AmcrykanSkle-
90 Komitetu Ratunkowcgo", c.
lem zcbrania $35,OOO,OJO ma g}o
dine dzieci W Europe. Hoover,
personal---very. tegoz komltetu'
Original formalna proSbe cd or
ganizacyi The Ancient Order
OF Hibernians', azeby pewna
sumo Z tych pieniedzy przezna-
czyI ma gNodne dzieci W lrlan-
dyi. Podobna proSbc otrzyma}a
r6wniez organizacya ,,Rycerzy
Kolumba'. ktorej p. Hoover po-
radzil, azeby przeprowadzifa ba-
DANA, czy tcz rzeczywiScie po-
.trzebna jest pomoc ola dzlccl
irlandzkich.
Dziennik Chicagoski. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1890-1971, 1920-12-17
PCTFyIONCWANIE SIZE


Washington, II grudnia. -
Wedle miesiecznego ~ogioszone-
go raportu prz:z statystyczne
biuro piracy w Stosunku do
pazdziernika, ruch przemys}o-
wy W liStopadzie znacznie sic
zmniejszyi. Oto. jak wykazuje
~powyzszy rapport, n~ajbardziej
zmniejszyf sic ruch W przemy-
sic sukienniczym: cd pazdzier-
nika do oStatnich dni zostalo wy
dalonych Z piracy II Procent TO-
botnik0w krawieckich. zajetych
w fabrykach gotowych ubran,
1915 procent wydalonych robo-
tnikow Z fabryk wyrobu sukien
welnianych, III proccnt wyda-
lonych robotnikow Z fabryk wy
robu ponczoch / skarpetek. Ii
czba robotnikow automobile
wych zmniejszyla sic o liz pro
cent. w innych galeziach pre-
myslu liczba robotnikow zmniej
szyla sic. jak nastepuje: w pre-
mySle wyprawy skor o rs pro-
cent, w przemy$le wyrobu obo-
via o "a procent. o 4.S procent
W przemySle baweinianym, O s.
procent W przemySIe jedwabni-
Gym, So procent W przemy-
Sic zelaznym i stalowym, o rs
procent w przemySle paplero-
wynn. Podniosi sic "a to procent
Dziennik Chicagoski. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1890-1971, 1920-12-17
KOLEJ w REKACH
,~,RECEIVERA."

Chattanooga, Tenn, II CRU
dnia. - LIMA kolejowa The
Tennessee. Alabama and Geor-
gia Railroad, zostala wczoraj
oddana w rece ,.receivera", czego
dokonano "a wnieSieniem W
tym celu aplikacyi ma rece fede-
ralnego sedziego Sanforda, a W
Knoxville, przez generalnego "a
rzadce kompanii B. Smitha.
,.Receivercm' zostai mianowa-
ny prezes kompanii c. Hicks.
w aplikacyi podano, IL kompa-
MIA stale traciia Cd East jej "a
loZenia.
Dziennik Chicagoski. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1890-1971, 1920-12-17

centa, czyli - re obecnie SPREE
daia one go pc 8 centow funt.
Nowy York, 17go .grudnia. -
Cena kurzych jaj zachodnich
.zaznaczyla sic tn wczoraj znizka
cd 5 do 8 centow ma tuzinie, czy
Ii - re obecnie sprzedawane sd
hurtownie cd u do Is cent6w "a
tuzin. Ia ostatni tydzien hurto-
VIVA cena jaj spadia tn o Is cen
tow ma tuzinie.
Dziennik Chicagoski. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1890-1971, 1920-12-17

pick re strony rzady Stanow
Zjednoczonych."
Bill posia kinga, o ktorym
wspomina de Vayera, przewidu-
ie, re W przeciagu jednego TO
ku rad filipinski ia wezwanic
pr~ezydenta Stan6w Zjednoczo-
nych, zbierzc sic ma konwencye.
ktora uiozy konstytucye Fill
pin. Bill ten zostanic ~odesfany do
komitetu Izby dla spraw insular
nych, kt6ry prawdopodobnle
przystapi natychmiast do rozpa-
trzenia sprawy.
Washington, II grudnia. -
Komitet porzadku Izby Poslow
przedlozyl wczoraj 1zbie bill po-
Dziennik Chicagoski. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1890-1971, 1920-12-17

morrow i hodowc6w bydia, kto-
rzy obecnie znacznie cierpia z
powodu nadmiernego importu z
zagranicy bydia rogatego i ME
rogatego, posel Young z North
Dakoty, wniosi wczoraj w Izbie
Poslow bill, majacy ma celu, "a
miast zamkniecia granic ola inn
portu naiozenie grubych Gel ma
import bydia, zboza i innych
piodow ziemnych z zagranicy,
ma przeciag dwunastu miesiecy.
Bill posia YOunga przewiduje po
bieranie cha cd importowanego
bydla, cd S. do $3.50 "a sztuke,
cd swim $3.50 "a sztuke, cd koni
Dziennik Chicagoski. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1890-1971, 1920-12-17

robotnikow zajetych w przemy-
slach: wegla miekkiego o SO
procent, wyrobu cygar, o 81
procent i budowniczym o is
procent.
Milwaukee, Wis, II grudnia.
Wedle raportu og}oszonego tn
przez superintendent rzadowe-
go biura piracy H. Lipperta, O.
bccnie znajduje sic w tenn mic
$cie poniedzy $4,000 a 10000 70
botnik6w be- zajecia, a ma kazda
jedna posade, jest pc siedmiu a
plikantOW.
Dziennik Chicagoski. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1890-1971, 1920-12-17

i mui6w $50 "a sztuke, oraz 50
procent podatku ponad wartoSc
$50 danego stworzenia, cd o.
wiec zaS, cd $3.50 do $3.50 "a
sztuke. Cd zboza maxi clio wy
padaioby jak nastepuje: cd bu-
szla pszenicy so centow, cd ma
HI pszennej 50 procent jej war
to$ci, cd buszla ~jeczmienia i ku-
kurydzy 80 centow, Cd stu fun
tow maxi kukurydzianej so CEN
tow, Cd funta ryzu 2 do 3 GEN.
tow ! + d
Dziennik Chicagoski. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1890-1971, 1920-12-17

sia Madden'a, rekomendujac go
do przyjecia, azeby ustapie-
MEM z .czynnej s}uzby generafa-
Dziennik Chicagoski. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1890-1971, 1920-12-17
FUNT CUKRU Pc OSM


Nowy York, 17go %grudnia. -
Dwie t~utejsze rafinerye cukru,
a mianowicie The Federal Re-
filming Co." ! ,,Arbuckle Bro
Tiers" oglosi}y tu wczoraj DIAL
sze znizke ceny cukru o cwierc
Dziennik Chicagoski. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1890-1971, 1920-12-17

rnaiora Crowdcr'a, pasunieto tc-
COZ do rangi gcncraf-poruczni-
ka.
Dziennik Chicagoski. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1890-1971, 1920-12-17
KRAJONE'

N.DoEonczerIe ze scr. lei.J
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-04-24
on the return of these s42 farms,

on the return of these S42 farms,
says:
1.-The cost almost co-incides with the
price actually received for the crop in
question, namely, about 20 cents
II the actual cost of production
and the actual selling price were prac-
tically the same how is it possible for
the Department of Agriculture to
claim as it does that the cotton farm
ers had a prosperous year in 1918,
when it admits. that their cotton was
sold at the cost Of production? The
1918 crop was produced from mater
ial, contracted for 1917 and at the
wages then prevailing. This was be-
fore the great advance in materials
and labor, which made the crop of
1919 cost very much more than the
crop Of 1918. So great has been the
| increase in wages and materials that
if we We're to accept as correct the
Department of Agriculture's estimate
Of % cents per pound as the cost OF
cotton production for 1918, the cost
for this year will probably be at least
SO per cent higher, which would very
nearly tally with the claims Of many
cotton authorities throughout the
South, who have given far more study
to the cost of production than has the
Department Of Agriculture. But it is
! at least some satisfaction, late i'll the
day as it is, to know that the Depart
ment of Agriculture has admitted aa
much as it has now made public, to
the effect that the cotton crop Of 1918
cost as much as the price at which it
was sold not, of course, including the
value of the seed. AS a matter Of fact
the average cost of production that
year must have very greatly exceed
ed the estimate of the Department,
for the average yield on the farms Sc
lected was far greater than the av-
erage for the entire South.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-04-24

Redpath Chautauqua on "The Mod
ern Unrest"
This lecture is to a great extent a
study of bolsheyism and what it aims
to accomplish.
Mr.. McGibeny has given much time
to the investigation Of bolshevism, not
only abroad bnt( in America as well.
His experiences in Washington in
tracking down-th national society of
anarchists revealed important events
of present-day history.
Besides being lecturer Of unusual
ability, Mr.. McGibeny has also re
ceived marked recognition as writ
er. The Ladies Home Journal is car
rying each month story by him, IL
lustrated in color, and a new Nc
Gibeny novel. Bullet Proof" has just
been published.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-04-24
AUTOMOBILES Must STOP.

Columbia, April 1.-THE following
is the text of an act adopted at the re-
cent session Of the Legislature, which
is of special interest to all automobil-
lists:
An act to. make it unlawful for any
person driving a motor vehicle which
strikes any person to fail to stop and
render assistance, and the failure to
stop is prima facie evidence Of neg1i-.
gence in any suit against any person
in such motor vehicle.
Section /. Be it enacted by the
General Assembly Of the State Of
South Carolina, every person driving
a motor vehicle, which strikes Or hits
any person or another vehicla
shall stop such motor vehicle at once.
and render such assistance as he or
she can, and shall, upon request give
his or her name and postoffice ad-
dress and the license number Of his
motor vehicle.
Section O. Any person violating
The provisions of this act shall be
guilty of misdemeanor and upon
conviction shall be fined not more.
than $500 or imprisonment not more
than one year or both"
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-04-24
THE COST OF COTTON
Department. Of Agriculture Tardily
Confirms Statement That Cotton
Has Been Sold at Less Than
Production Cost.

Manufacturers Record, BaItimore)
For year or more there has been
an impression that the L. S. Depart
ment of Agriculture had compiled a
report as to the actual cost OF cotton
production, but that some influence
was sufficiently great to keep the facts
from being given to the public
Whether correct or not, there
would seem to be some basis for the
belief thus held, since the Departm ent
Of Agriculture has just issued a re-
port on the cost Of cotton compiled
for the crop Of 1918. Had the facts
which are now made public officially
been known when they We're compil-
ed there would never have been any
their efforts to secure fair price for
cotton during the last two years AS
q matter OF fact very large part of
the cotton crop o: 1918 and 1919 was
sold much below the figures which the
Department of Agriculture officially
gives as the actual cost Of production
in 1918 The cotton bear gamblers,
the misinformed men like Randall n.
Durfee, Governor Allen and others,
some honestly misinforlned, some sell
fishly nlisinformedfi have been de-
nouncing the South for the price of
cotton when the National Government
had in it's possession the actual figures
which proved that the cost of cotton
production was below the selling price
for large part Of the time during
which the South has been thus so
vigorously berated.
The question may very naturally
and very properly be asked Why
were not these figures promptly given
to the public year and half ago
Why were they held in allegiance and
the cotton producers made to suffer a
tremendous loss because they found 1t
impossible to convince the public OF
the truth of their reports as to the
cost Of cotton production while the
Government had the figures in its pos
session. but withheld them from the
public until March "a. 1920. although
they were gathered in the spring of
1919. a year ago.
The Government figures are not en-
tirely fair to the cotton growers. even
as they stand. But based on the ac-
tual returns from 842 farms scatter
ed over the South, from South Caro-
lima to Texas, it was shown that the
average cost on these farms was 2s
cents per pound for lint cotton. But
these farms gave very much high
er average than the net yield for the
entire South. In this report the aver
age yield of S42 farms selected is
given at 227 pounds of lint cotton pei
acre, but as a matter of fact the av-
erage yield of the entire South in
1918 was only 1853 pounds per acre
Where the yields were high the cost
per pound was comparatively low
and where the yield was light cost was
high. is the statement of the Depart
ment: but that is a fact which is SO
we'll known that it hardly needed pub
lication.
The Department, basing its estimate
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-04-24

and the water supply I am in favor
of doing so, even if the city has not
the cash at the time in bank to pay
for same, by borrowing the necessary
funds until the funds are in hand. l
am not one OF those who think it wis
dom to have poorly equipped fire
department and an insufficient water
supply for fire protection rather than
to borrow the money and buy the
equipment, and increase the water
supply IF this be poor business and
reckless financing then I am in favor
of poor business and reckless finan-
cling as distinguished from good busi-
mes and conservative financing.
Yours truly.
L. D. Jennings.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-04-24
1CITY'S F4NAN-
Gal CONDITION
Jennings Makes State.
af Blended aud Other
ebt edness and Out
Zines His Policy
! Daily Item.
April 81, 1920.

ice in your paper of April 10Th
financial condition of the City
le5er is such that in the selec-
a Successor to Councilman
care should be taken to elect a
man who is a conservative fl
eier. The obligations that the City
Hncil has assumed are greater than
asity has ever before known, and.
hife the situation is not desperate it
Tor careful and judicial manage
81 do not know from what source
81 derived your information upon
6ich the above statement was based,
10 ! Win give, you the financial status
the city, and then the people can
5ges for themselves.
The .eitys total bonded Indebtedness
ss454.75o. The note Indebtedness
R285 500. making a total indebted
'ss es s74I. .250 The city has a sink
8 fund deposited in bank of SAL
|7.57. This snbstracted from the to-
ndebtedness leaves a Balance Of
ndad and note Indebtedness Of 7oo,-
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-04-24

IT is not the purpose Of The Daily
Item to engage in a long-winded con-
! troversy with Mayor Jennings res
pectinS the financial status of the City
Of Sumter For his information, or
rather to satisfy his expressed curios-
| ity on the point. it can be stated that
the facts upon which the assertion
was made that the City Of Sumter has
assumed greater obligations than ever
before and that the situation calls for
careful management, were obtained
from the books of the city. and 1t is
maintained that the somewhat detail
ed statement given above by the May
or Substantiates the assertion, as any
one who will take the trouble to an
alyze the figures for himself will be
forced to conclude.
The phase of the situation that we
regarded as serious is the fact that the
city is large borrower from the
banks, using the unsold bonds as Sc
curity. which bonds have remained
unsoid for months after they should
have been sold, and that there ap-
pears to be great difficulty in finding
a buyer. In the meanwhile the city
is paying a higher rate Of interest to
the banks than the bonds would
bear; that the money was, borrowed
from the banks on short term notes.
with the promise to pay them at ma
turity. which promises has not been
kept, for the reason that a buyer for
the bonds has not been found Until
the bonds are sold and the money
borrowed from the banks is repaid.
the borrowing ability of the city will
be necessarily curtailed and addition
al funds to meet obligations assumed
ior the lighting plant and other ex-
penses will be difficult to obtain.
A subsidiary phase of the situation
that also seems to verge upon the
serious is the large financial obliga-
;tion that the city has assumed in an
ticipation Of the collection Of taxes
an amount so great that Mayor Jen-
nings himself estimates that at least
two years. Under favorable conditions
will be required to liquidate it. AS
we understand the law. the city is
permitted to anticipate one years in
come from taxes. out not for long
er tel,n. BY Mayor Jennings own
admission the income Of the city for
at least two years is pledged ito the
limit and there is little if any mar
gin. even on the most liberal estimate.
for extra ordinary expenses or i'm
nrovementS that future conditions
may render absolutely essential TO the
well-being Of the community.
If this is not situation that calls
for financial ability and conservatism
we do not know a condition that
would call for the exercise Of those
qualities. That was all that was in
tended or implied by the assertion
that Mayor Jennings uses as text,
and which he seems to regard as u re-
Election upon, or at the least, an at
tack, by the implication upon his ad-
ministration and his policies in the
conduct Of the city's affairs. Taking
it on the whole we have endorsed the
policy of the city administration. al
though in matters Of detail it would
be easy to find ground for criticism.
but having no wish to play the fault
finder we have not heretofore, nor will
we now. criticize matters of mere ad-
1ninistrative detail that we have re-
garded as ill-advised.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-04-24
CHERAw BEsTs SUMTER.

Cheraw, April 16-Cheraw High
School defeated Sumter High to the
tune Of Is to ,. The feature Of tht
game. was tho excellent fielding o.
Donald Mateson. Batteries: Cheraw
Graham and McPherson Sumter
Rris shtwell, Chandler and Wheeler
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-04-24
FRIENDLY TO
GERMANY
England and Italy Wanted Them
at San Reno Conference

Paris. April 22-(Havas)-The San
Reno correspondent of the Matin
saws that Premiers Lloyd George and
Nitt suggested that Germany ne III
vitcd 10 take part in the discussions
here bnr finally yielded on objections
by Premier Milerand.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-04-24

The selection Of the successor Of
Councilman Booth should not be left
10 a hap-hazard guess. The manage
ment of the business affairs Of the
city call for the services of the ablest
and most public spirited citizens that
the town affords
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-04-24


the article referred to herein. which
was printed in your paper of the 18th,
tseerns to reflect upon City Council
when it says. THE financial condition
of the City Of Sumter is such that II
1.-THE selection Of a successor to Coun-
Gilman Booth should be taken to elect
Il strong man who is a conservative
hnancier." 1t is. therefore. necessary
to write at length in order that the
people may be given the facts as to
the city's financial condition and how
the government has been maintained
Sand it's present financial condition to-
day. because it will be seen if tho
bonds authorized to be sold had been
sold in the city. instead of owing for
any current obligations would have
/ in the treasury ss6.6S7.5f. which
4 would be enough to pay all expenses
in connection with the lighting plant
that viii be due until the machinery
is erected and in operation. which will!
be some eight Or ten months in the
future.
AS to the fire equipment recently
purchased. I beg to- say that the fire
department was absolutely without
necessary fire equipment and. in my
opinion, it was absolutely necessary tn
buy the new fire truck. In my judg-
ment it is also necessary to increase
our water supply at the station in or
der to have better fire protection. and
I hope that the new Councilman who
: may be elected will be broad enough
to see the necessity Of increasing the
water supply When it becomes nee
essary to Increase the fire sqnipmen,
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-04-24
MAKING COTTON
WORTH MORE,
Closer Relations Between Pro
ducer and Consumer Good fo'
Both

Boston. April 22.-Closer relations
between grower and spinner would
increase the value OF cotton a billion
dollars to the grower and insure a
better product for the spinner. S. NJ
Cottrell told ting National Associa tion
OF Cotton Manufacturers.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-04-24

Washington. April l6.-Enactment
Of legislation authorizing The War De-
partment TO dispose OF its surplus
supply of nitrate of soda. in order t:
relieve the shortage of fertilizers, Waa