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The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1920-11-24
In The Listening Post
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river pours into the sea for distance
of hundreds of miles from its mouth.
Advised twice that their deliverance
from thirsty death was under them,
all around them, they had despaired
and pleaded for aid from afar off.
And they had ii at hand, to be pro-
cured by the mere dipping of their
buckets over the gunwales of their
boats.
The moral of the story as it applies
to us i'll Fitzgerald, especially, is per-
haps too plain to warrant elabora-
ton in this editorial While we here
are not really perisSing of financial
thirst, we are not getting the salts
faction we crave. We are frantically
signalling to the powers that be" to
pull business out of its present de-
preston, to send us Yresn water
across the intervening miles of briuy
OF course that assistance from affair
would be welcome. But it seems not
forthcoming
Let us drop our buckets where we
are" There are thousands OF dollars
burning in the pockets OF people in
this Central South Georgia section
Those dollars will be spent some
where this Holiday season We think
we have pretty we'll exhausted the
water supply" in our little boat of
the few squares miles OF territory
whose inhabitants customarily trade
in Fitzgerald, But we are in a YER
liable ocean of fresh territory. Many,
many thousands of dollars rat would
ordinarily be spent in the big cities
of Georgia and sent to the mail ord
houses from our Central South Geor-
gia section, can be brought into Fitz-
gerald ii we will drop our buckets
where we are"
How about It, Fitzgerald business
mens
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1920-11-24
DROP YOUR BUCKETS
WHERE YOU ARE"

AT the Chamber of Commerce Ban
quet last week Frank r. Reynolds
brought home most strikingly the
present situation right here at home
with an oft told but ever interesting
and thought-making story.
A life boat full of shipwrecked
sailors was floating on the broad At
lantic under the burning rays of a
tropic sun. For days they had been
without food and water. They were
near unto death. Suddenly a ship
was sighted. A famished sailor stag
gered TO his feet in the Prov of the
boat and wig-wagged to the ship,
We are perishing of thirst; send us
water quick" From the distant quar-
terdeck OF the ship came the answer
Drop your buckets where you are
The agony OF choking death that is
the penalty to one who vets a parched
throat with salty brine of the sea was
all too well known to the pcrishine
mariners. Again they signalled,
Send us water lest we die"
Again came the answc
across the billowing ocean, "Drop
your buckets where you are" Heart
sick and despairing at the seeming
cruelty OF those on the ship the sail
ors signalled once again, Water Tor
the love of God send us water" And
the third time came the answer
Drop your buckets where you are
q Then the sailors dropped a bucket
Unto the sea and with all their wan
ing strength drew it back, full oi
water. They tasted it. 1t was fresh
Then they realized that perhaps for
days they had been drifting, not in an
ocean current, but in the immense
flood Of fresh water the Amazon
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A. B. & A. CHANGES
SCHEDULES

Effective Sunday, November 28
A. B. & A. train No. IS for Atlanta
will leave Fitzgerald sos a. IN. in
stead Of $40 a. m. Train No. 3 for
Atlanta and Birmingham will leave
Fitzgerald 1901 a H. instead Of II Is
p. m. Train No 4 for Waycross and
Brunswick will leave Fitzgerald
$50 a. m. instead of $40 a. m. Train
No. "a for Thomasvile will leave
o:05 a. m. instead of 5:45 a. m
Train No. 81 from ThunasvlIe will
arrive Fitzgerald lis p. M instead
OF l2:55 p. m. Train No. 80 from
Thomasville will arrive 1880 p. III.
instead of Hos p. m.
dDec.4
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600 is prescription for Colds,
Fever and LaGrippe. It's the
most speedy remedy we know
(Adv.) W.Feb. 10
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A Thought for the Evening
A VERSE AND A VIGNETTE
ny Dan G.. Bickers
I'M THANKFUL THAT I'M THANKFUL
nv Dan G.. Bickers

Today I'm thankful that I'm thankful! It's a grace
a gilt peculiarly desirable
Just 10 be thankful i'll all seasons any place,
Sincerely and ntclIigent grateful deep in heart.
The gift of grateuness and gratitude:
1t is a talent given larger measure,
To all i'll its potentialliy; endowed
With grace of full appreciation keen that what
My to be adversely is but revealed
"a blessing. Have you but the rudiments alone
OF this gift of thankulness? Know: 1t is sealed
Unto your happiness Count it your own,
Your richest treasure and develop it by exercise
And cultivation careful! ! thankful that
Be thankful; It's mental attitude 20 prize
A fine philosophy of life and living for the
1t holds within its content faith AMI hope and charity,
The trinity of virtues all supreme, these three
Faith in myself my brother and in God, and in
The ultimate ere coming of the Right that conquers Sin;
Hope for the best here, now tomorrow everywhere;
Charity for all ii gives vision clear and rare
To find the blessings day about the commonplace
Aye, i'll the the thing call misfortune that shall be
In its workings for my higher good; gives
An inward inspiration real gaeulness which gift grace
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1920-11-24

Mrs. ]. c. Smith of Ocilla was
shopping in ctr city Monday.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1920-11-24
REV. TYSON RETURNED
BY M. E. CONFERENCE

Rev, |. P. Tyson, the eloquent and
popular pastor of the Central Method
list Episcopal church, was returned to
his present pulpit for another year by
the annual church conference at Moul-
trie. Many expressions of gratifi-
cation have been made that Rev. Ty-
son and his family will continue to
make their home here during 1921.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1920-11-24
THE ACT THAT GREW INTO A HABIT

There who, when he received Blessing
Grateful
Again he was blessed and again Grateful
And after time he fixed firmly his nature the Habit of Graf
itude
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1920-11-24
MANON INFANT DIES
IN LAWRENCEVILLE

The many friends of Clyde L.
Manon will be saadened to learn of
the death in LaWfencevile Tuesday
afternoon of his infant son at the
home of Mrs. Manon's parents. Mr..
Mahof, who had been in Fitzgerald
for the last two weeks, has gone to
the side of the grief stricken mother
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1920-11-24
Foot. Ball
Thanksgiving
McPhaul Institute
Of Sylvester
Fitzgerald High
GAME CALLED $3.50
Admission IS & Csc
Tickets on Sale at National
Drug Co.
Tickets on Sale at National
Drug Co.

All Alumni-ae come cut and
root for the home team. Let's
put the old time pep in the game
and give the grand old cheer,
boys" as the purple and gold hits
the line
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1920-04-30
I'm. 40 bushels wheat, 1000 lbs. feed

corn, 40 bushels wheat, 1000 lbs. fe-d
corn-oats.
1870 Gilbert Boe-State Bank Of
Nashua-1h tons hay.
SO Vead McQuigg-Mont. e. Oak
Grain Company-2500 lbs. feed oats
88 Vead McQuigg-Farmers Pro:
duce Company bushels flax, 1000
lbs. feed oats.
8S Vead McQuigg--Lee Brothers
Nashua bushels corn.
1876 T. D. White-Farmers Produce
Company-50 bushels oats, 6 bushels
corn, Is bushels flax, $500 lbs. feed
oats.
1911 H. A.. Newkirk-Mont. & Oak.
Grain Co.-5h bushels flax, 45 bushels
wheat, 1000 lbs. feed oats.
1911 H. A. Newkirk-State Bank of
Nashua-One ton hay.
1872 Royce Biddle-Farmers Produce
Company-3O bushels oats, 5 bushels
flax, 80 bushels wheat, $500 lbs. feed
oats.
1886 Mary A. Smith-Farmers Pro
duce Company-45 bushels oats, GO
bushels wheat.
1879 R. G. Mahugh-Farmers Pro-
duce Company-23 bushels oats, 9
bushels flax, 20 bushels wheat, 1000
lbs. feed oats.
1879 R. G. Mahugh-State Bank Of
Nashua-1h tons hay.
354 August Knauff-Smith-Tyne
Company-3O bushels oats, As bushels
wheat, 10 bushels flax, l ton hay.
371 Carl j. Sandvig, First National
Bank of Baylor-8 bushels flax, 34O0
lbs. feed corn-oats.
372 Lee Chouinard-First National
Bank of Baylor-25 bushels oats. "
bushel corn, 10 bushel flax, 1000 lbs.
feed oats, 25 bushels wheat.
1878 Phillip Maas-Fst National Blk.
of Baylor-38 bushels oats, 10 bushels
flax, 20 bushels wheat, 3400 lbs. feed
oats.
374 G. C. Matchette-First National
Bank of Baylor-20 bushels flax, 216O
lbs. feed corn-oats.
375 Howard w. Field-First Nation
al Bank of Baylor-25 bushels flax.
At........o'clock p. m. Board of Coun-
ty Commissioners of Valley county adj
journed until 10 o'clock a. m. Satur-
day, April 18th, 1920.
PETER A. WEST,
Attest: Chairman.
C. w. Kampfer, Clerk.
At 10 o'clock a. m. Saturday, April
18th, 1920, board of county commits
sioners of Valley county, Montana,
resumed pursuant to adjournment of
April 10th, 1920. All members Of the
board and clerk present.
Minutes of previous meeting read
and approved as read.
The board proceeded to pass on and
allow the following applications on
Fund:
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COMMISSIONERS
PROCEEDINGS
Continued from page 81

Bank Glentana-2O bushels oats, II
bushels flax, 20 bushels wheat, gas
and oil to the amount of $84.0O.
$50 Catherine Schulte-Farmers
State Bank Glentana-25 bushels oats
10 bushels flax, 20 bushels wheat
24OO lbs. feed oats, l ton hay.
351 Charles L. Goodrich, Farmers
State Bank, Glentana-40 bushels
wheat, 10 bushels flax, 1000 lbs. feed
oats, IL tons hay.
1852 Harry Fulbrook-First National
Bank Opheim-20 bushels oats, Is
bushels flax, 20 bushels wheat, 1900
lbs. feed oats.
"a J. A. Hedine-Iver Anderson,
Nashua-10 bushels flax.
"a J. A. Hedine-Farmers Produce
Company-10 bushels oats.
"a J. A. Hedine-State Bank of
Nashua bushels corn, oil and gas,
$3.50.
212 Joseph Catella-Farmers Pro-
duce Company-45 bushels oats, 45
bushels wheat, 1900 lbs. feed oats, one
ton hay.
2O8 Ferd. L. Schneider-Farmers
Produce Company-21 bushels oats, 5
bushels flax, IS bushels wheat, 1000
lbs. feed oats, IL tons hay.
21O Gregory Phelan-Mont. & Oak.
Grain Company-15 bushels oats. 5
bushels flax, As bushels wheat, 1000
lbs. feed corn-oats, l ton hay.
1913 Samuel E. Robert-Farmers
Produce Company-30 bushels oats, IS
bushels wheat, 1000 lbs. feed oats.
1913 Samuel E. Roberts-State Bank
of Nashua bushels corn, one ton
hay.
Sc Tony Pavlosky-Farmers Pro-
duce Company-15OO lbs. feed oats.
sc Tony Pavlosky-H. H. Bissell,
Nashua-4O bushels oats, so bushels
wheat.
2O3 William Dykstra-Farmers
Produce ~Company-35 bushels oats,
/ bushel corn, 30 bushels wheat, 1000
lbs. feed oats, 1 ton hay.
206 M. M. observation-disclosures
Produce ~Company-25 bushels oats,
25 bushels wheat, 500 lbs. feed oats.
206 M. M. neutrality-suspicious.
Transfer Company-1500 lbs. feed
oats, gas to the amount Of $500.
FOG M. NJ. Boerchinger-State Bank
of Nashua-1R bushels corn.
100 Gilbert Boe-Farmers Produce
Company-25 bushels oats, ~ bushels
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Co.-32 bushels wheat.

Grain Co.-32 bushels wheat.
378 Andrew Hislop-First National
Bank Hinsdale-320 lbs. oats, 10 bush
els flax, 20 bushels wheat, 1900 lbs.
feed oats, n ton hay.
379 Nelson G. Wright-First Ma
tional Bank Hinsdale-13OO lbs. oats,
5 bushels corn, 100 lbs. alfalfa, 1900
lbs. feed oats.
$50 Joe Moran-First National Blk.
Hinsdale-45 bushels oats, 1-3rd bush
ell corn, 7 bushels flax, 300 lbs. feed
oats, " ton hay.
436 c. D: Swingle-Glasgow Flour
Mill Co.-40 bushels wheat.
436 C. D. Swingle-Equity Coop.
Assn.-15 bushels flax, 1000 lbs. feed
oats.
4S4 Pat Maloney-First National
Bank Hinsdale-20 bushels flax, 80
bushels wheat, oil and gas to the amt
of SOS.
400 A. E. Observation-Disclosures
Powell-16R bushels oats.
486 John Chelman-First National
Bank Hinsdale-30 bushels oats, 40
bushels wheat, 1000 lbs. feed oats.
486 H. w. Riddle-First National
Bank Hinsdale-15 bushels wheat, 1000
lDos 1CCu OdlS.
583 David Black-Frst National
Bank Hinsdale-25OO lbs. oats, 1000
lbs. feed oats.
662 Anna Erickson-J. A. Wilson,
Glasgow-10 bushels wheat.
662 Anna Observation-Disclosures
Brothers-hay to the amount of $45.
515 Alex Kittleson-Harold P. Har-
mon-700 lbs. hay.
515 Alex Kittleson-Equity Coop.
Assn.-3O bushels flax, 1000 lbs. feed
oats. hay $22.
1876 j. l.. Byer-Mont. & Oak. Grain
500. e0F"-0"'s 10 M amount o.
1875 J. L. Byer-Adams Brothers
667 Mrs. NJ. E. Adams-Glasgow
National Bank-25 bushels wheat.
667 Mrs. M. E. Adams-Farmers
State Bank Glentana-19 bushels flax
CAB John N. Tangen-Mont. & Oak
Grain Colo bushels oats, durum
wheat to the amount of $54.75.
66S J.. L. Barr-Mont. & Oak. Grain
Co.-30 bushels oats, 20 bushels flax
1400 lbs. feed oats.
668 j. L. Barr-Markle Transfer Co
1000 lbs. feed corn.
1896 G. j. Jackson-Equity Coop
Assn.-ground feed to the amount OF
$3.50.
637 Nels Observation-Disclosures Oh
Coil and gas amount of $3.50.
40 William Peters-Adams Bros
2 bushels corn.
AZ William Peters-Mont. & Oak
Grain Co.-9O0 lbs. feed oats.
a John N. Tangen-Equity Coop
Assn.-2OOO lbs. feed oats, " ton hay
669 M. G. Hanson-Farmers State
Bank Glentana-15 bushels flax.
5S4 John j. Kerr-First Nationa,
Bank Hinsdale-l bushel corn, s bush.
els flax, 2O00 lbs. feed oats, one tor
hay.
5S5 T. M. Ault, Sr.-First National
Bank Hinsdale-20 bushels wheat
$500 lbs. feed corn-oats.
. Alexander Brandt-Farmers
Produce Co.-27 bushels oats, 40 bush.
els wheat, 5000 lbs. feed oats.
8 D.. G. Hinamon-Farmers Pro.
duce Co.-4O bushels wheat. 34OO lbs
feed oats.
635 A. L. Dennis-Markle Transfer
Co.-16OO lbs. feed oats.
$50 Arne Raade-Markle Transfer
Goo bushels oats, 1000 lbs. feeo
corn-oats, l ton hay.
673 M. NJ. Burger-The Continental
Oil Coil and gas amount of $40.
672 Claude Burger-The Continen.
tai Oil Cool and gas amount OF
$44.65.
651 Nicholas W. Delperdang-Glas-
gov Flour Mill Co.-4O bushels OF
wheat.
651 Nicholas w. Delperdang-Con.
%tinental Oil Co.-3OO gallons kero-
sene.
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5S7 Fred Nott-First National Blk.
Hinsdale-20OO lbs. oats, 6 bushel corn,
1000 lbs. feed oats, oil and gas to the
amount of $40.
357 A. S. Day-Valley County Bank
Hinsdale-2 bushels corn, 10 bushels
flax. 80 bushels wheat, 1000 lbs. feed
corn-oats.
359 Gustave Novy-Valley County
Bank Hinsdale-11O0 lbs. oats, / BUSH
ell corn, 5 bushels flax, 80 bushels
wheat, 1000 lbs. feed oats, l ton hay.
$50 Oliver Nelson-Valley County
Bank Hinsdale-1O bushels oats, 10
bushels flax, 40 bushels wheat.
361 Jerry Novy-Valley County
Bank Hinsdale-2000 lbs. oats, S BUSH
ell flax, 1000 lbs. feed oats, " ton hay.
! 1862 Hjalmar Luukkaonen-Valley
County Bank Hinsdale-5O0 bushels
oats. 30 bushels wheat, 1000 lbs. feed
oats, " ton hay.
1863 Maria Kari-Valley County Blk.
Hinsdale-65 bushels oats, / ton hay.
1854 L.. F. Morley-Valley County
Bank Hinsdale-3000 lbs. feed corn
oats.
365 Anna Chester-Valley County
Bank Hinsdale-11 bushels oats, 7
bushels corn, 1000 lbs. feed oats, n
ton hay.
366 Jonas Koski--Valley County Blk.
Hinsdale-10 bushels oats, 10 bushels
wheat, 1000 lbs. feed oats.
Hinsdale-9 bushels flax, 1000 lbs.
feed oats.
1853 Herman ~Boala-Valley County
Bank Hinsdale-2O bushels oats, 1
bushel corn, 40 bushels wheat.
1863 Robert Walsh-Valley County
Bank Hinsdale-3O bushels oats, 1
bushel corn, 80 bushels wheat, 1000
lbs. feed corn.
37O Ed e. Johnson-Valley County
Bank Hinsdale-3 bushels corn, 1000
lbs. feed oats, 1 ton hay.
289 John Pehan-Pioneer State Blk.
Glentana, Al bushels oats, 20 bushels
speltz, 1900 lbs. feed oats.
644 David A. Kyle-Glasgow Flour
Mill Co.-42h bushels wheat.
644 David A. Kyle-Adams Bros
476 Jack Hanus-David Watson,
Vandalia-57 bushels oats.
29O Francis E. Hart-Pioneer State
Bank ~Glentana-45 bushels oats, 20
bushels flax, 1000 lbs. feed oats.
291 Winford M. Hall-Pioneer State
Bank Glentana-4O bushels oats, Is
bushels wheat, $500 lbs. feed oats, one
ton hay.
1872 Frank A. Pehan-Pioneer State
Bank Glentana-4O bushels oats, 43
bushels wheat, 1000 lbs. feed oats.
637 Nels Erickson-Mont. & Oak.
Grain Colo bushels oats, 20 BUSH
els flax.
sos Austin Hesh-Mont. & Oak.
Grain Colo bushels corn, 1000 lbs.
feed oats.
1853 w. L. Rimel-Adams Brothers
bushels flax.
GAP Karen & Oline Johnson-Mar-
kle Transfer Co.-10O0 lbs. feed oats,
657 z. j.. Foust-w. A. selden,
Glasgow-15 bushels wheat.
GAL John Peterson-John O'Neill,
Glasgow-25 bushels wheat.
GAL John Peterson-E. d. Cole,
Glasgow-8 bushels flax.
At ... o'clock p. m. board of coun-
ty commissioners of Valley County,
Montana, adjourned until Monday,
April 10th, 1920.
PETER A. WEST,
Attest: Chairman.
C. W. Kampfer, Clerk.
At 10 o'clock a. m. Monday, April
10Th, 1920, board of county commits
sioners Of Valley county, Montana, re-
sumed pursuant to adjournment of
April 18th, 1920. All members of
the board and clerk present.
Minutes of previous meeting read
and approved as read.
The board proceeded to pass on and
allow the following Relief Applica-
tons:
BIT Axel Faraasen-First National
Bank Hinsdale-10O0 lbs. feed corn
oats.
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674 Mike Cupa-Rocco Peryci-35
bushels wheat.
674 Mike Cupa-W. A. Selden-25
bushels wheat.
674 Mike Cupa-Mont. & Oak. Grain
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1872 bushels flax.
$50 Tom M. Ault, Jr.-First Ma
tional Bank Hinsdale-500 lbs. oats,
Is bushels wheat, 1000 lbs. feed oats.
588 w. F. Pischel-First National
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Co.-10O0 lbs. feed oats.
GIG Roy A. Baker-Farmers State
Bank Glentana-15 bushels oats, as
bushels wheat, gas and oil, 1920.
678 S. J. Finley-Jenkins, Baylor
The mirror., 1920-12-09

world where sorrow and care seem to
be banished and where every human
being seems to realize that the best
life after all is found right next to
Natures heart.
The reason the Swiss excel in these
winter sports is due to the gymnastic
training they receive at school. Long
before the Swiss boy is old enough for
military training he has also learned
to do all the manual exercises and to
60 through much of the drill that
afterward fits him to be soldier.
He has therefore built up a sturdy
physic and he is able to perform many
thrilling feats on the ice and snow.
The mirror., 1920-12-09
Candian Furs

Canada is now exporting to other
countries, according to Dominion gov
ernment figures, $14,000,000 worth
of furs and skins in the course of
year. The value of furs and skins ex-
ported during the fiscal year 1919-2O
was $13,737,621. OF these, $9,743,-
464 worth went to the United States,
$3,763,955 to Great Britain and
$230,2O2 to other countries.
Some extent of the values to which
these exports have risen can be OBJ
tanned from the fact that the skins in
1917 was but $15,837,383. During
the month of March, 1919, the value
of these exports was $1,000, ,704, as
compared with ST ,420, l68 in the cor
responding month in 1918. 1t has
been estimated that 80 per cent of the
silver foxes of the world come from
Canada.
For nearly four centuries Canada
has been one of the largest and most
productive fields of the fur trade, and
it is impossible to estimate the num-
Der or the value of the costly pelts
taken from the traps of the Dominion
in this period. Yet until quite re-
Gently the fur trade was hardly or
ganized on business basis, and be-
yond the trapping and taking of the
furs the various phases of the in
dustry passed out of Canadian hands.
Traders bought from the trappers and
then the raw materials went to the
large foreign markets.
There has gradually dawned a
realization of the money lost in this
way, however, and in future Canada
will market her own furs and Mon
treal will become one of the most inn
portant fur markets of the globe. For
years London, St. Louis and New
York have been the selling centers to
which Canadian furs have travelled,
and St. Louis has been the worlds
premier fur mart. The auction at
Montreal will be conduted by large
company capitalized at $5,O00,0O0.
and will be largely cooperative in ma
ture. 1t is the intention to hold three
auctions year.
The opening of a Canadian fur
market is a natural development of
the artificial breeding and fur ranch
ing. This industry is fairly general
throughout Canada, and in Prince
Edward Island the industry, which
has been in operation for more than
80 years, has assumed very important
proportions. In 1914 there were in
the island no fewer than ESQ fox
ranches, with nearly 1900 foxes.-Ex
The mirror., 1920-12-09
THE GASOLINE SHORTAGE
By Mr.. E. W. L.

n URING the past few months
- the gasoline shortage has caused
considerable inconvenience and
alarm throughout the country, though
how near our oil wells are to meet
with exhaustion is vital problem to
be reckoned with.
1t is a familiar prophecy that our
oil wells can not last indefinitely, and
when it is suggested, with seeming
authority, that they will last but
twenty years, l contend that we are
confronted with forecast that OBJ
viously presents serious menace, not
only to our own generation, but prob
ably to those in the future as well.
To supply the steadily mounting
demands in the future, will become
more and more difficult, and the only
possible solution that l can forsee, is
that the various substitutes, which
are gradually coming into use, can be
produced in unlimited quantities, but,
as most of these are obtained from
the same raw material, from which
the gasoline is taken, they, by no
means, solve the problem, nor en-
courage the prospects of the solution.
However there are oil fields, in fact
many, that in the form of seepages
give unmistakable evidence of what
awaits the penetration of the drill,
and there are probably other fields
that, according to data given by the
Geogolists, give absolutely no surface
indications of what may be hidden be-
meath, but as no man can prophesy
the possibilities of the future, we can
only be hopeful and await the pros
poets that the future may reveal.
Perhaps you have never given the
significance, of this oil thought, but
it has played an important part in
progressing our modern civilization
to what it is today. 1t would be abb
surd to attempt to numerate here the
various and odd conveniences that the
gas propelled motors have brought
about. For instance, consider the fact
that today four men can accomplish
the work in farming that previously
required twenty men and twice as
many horses, this alone is an incom-
parable achievement, eliminating con-
siderable expense, and a wonderful
saving of time.
The industrial life of every nation
today depends greatly upon the pro-
duct of this oil to manipulate the
vehicles of transportation, by land
sea and air, as well as great percen-
tage of the machinery engaged in
supplying the manufactured products
which satisfy the needs of modern
civilization.
Power produced by gasoline motors
may in time completely give way to
that of electricity, due to the exhaus-
ton of the oil wells, and when you
consider the fact that we have in wal
ter power today fifty million horses
going to waste for the lack of har-
ness, it seems evident, that in time we
shall not be dependant upon our oil
product for power. Our present
daily consumption of gasoline is given
at thirteen million gallons, while the
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