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New-York tribune., 1921-02-25
I. II. 7. Monthly Report

Net corporate income of the Inter
borough Rapid Transit Company for
January amounted to S225,84l, COM
pared to $252,738 in the same north of
1920, according to a statement issued
yesterday. Net operating revenue was
$1,750,770, against $1,589 ,45O. For the
seven months ended January 81, net
corporate income amounted to S2,o08,-
COL, compared to s2,1731O in the cor
responding period of the preceding
year. Net operating revenue was s10,-
6S5,S67, against S10,614,456.
New-York tribune., 1921-02-25
- The French Gold Shipments

Gold imports from France in recent
weeks have approximated S20.000,O0O
and the movement is still under way
Advices from London of late have init
mated that the metal is being shipped
here to meet the City of Paris $50
100000 loan maturity on October 15
International bankers who are in touch
with French finance, regard these re-
say the French government is shipping
the metal for other uses and the mat
ter of meeting the City of Paris obli-
cation will not be taken up until
later
New-York tribune., 1921-02-25
U. S. Steel Stockholders

Recently Judge Gary said that the
number of United States Steel COM
mon stockholders on January 1 ex-
neoded $4,000. Now comes the an
nhuncement that there are more than
100000 common shareholders of the
i5orld's premier industrial steel en-
terprise On February II it was said
that the half-billion dollar issue was
average holdings being about 501a
shares. On December 81, 1916, the
number Of common stockholders on the
Steel Corporations books was only ST.
ron
New-York tribune., 1921-02-25
Further Retrenchment

Since September l last more than
$4,000 employees have been dropped
from the pay rolls of the railroads, and
it was said yesterday that the different
roads would continue to pursue a pol
icy of retrenchment until they felt
that they had reached the lowest limit
of working forces. When the roads
were turned back to private operation
in March, 1920, it was estimated that
the excess number of employees above
the amount required was 26l 700,
New-York tribune., 1921-02-25
French Commercial Discounts

The Bank os France assisted in the
merce during 1920 by increasing its
commercial discounts by about
1000, 100000 francs. Figures received
by the foreign information department
of the Bankers Trust Company indi-
cate that these discounts at the end Of
1920 amounted to 3,276,000,000 francs,
compared with 1,26S,000,00o at the
close of 1919. The balance of the
banks advances against securities in
creased in the same period from
1,451 100000 to 2,2O5. 100000 francs.
New-York tribune., 1921-02-25
Sears. Roebuck

Traders are still prone to take the
bear side of Sears, Roebuck despite the
drastic decline the stock has had dur
ing the past few months. This was
again demonstrated yesterday by a
fresh outhurst of weakness which car
ried the price down to 76, new low
for the last decade. Dispatches from
Chicago stated that February sales will
make no better comparison with 1920
than did January, but that officials re-
gard business as fair when viewed in
the light of other previous years 1t
was said that no, further financing is
contemplated at the present time.
New-York tribune., 1921-02-25
Stock Exchange Seals Higher

The~price of Stock Exchange mem
berships took sudden jump yester-
day when a seat sold for 100000,
against $4,000 the last previous sale.
Another seat sold for $98,OOO. The seat
that brought 100000 was sold to Den
mis- j, Pierce by N. L. Carpenter The
other was purchased by Lars S. Potter
from Laurent Oppenheim.
New-York tribune., 1921-02-25
Paris Market Steady

PARIS, Feb. 24.-Prices were steady
on the Bourse to-day. Three per cent
rentes, So francs 20 centimes. Ex-
change on London, 54 francs CEN
times. Five per cent loan, 80 francs
e5 centimes. The dollar was quoted
at Is francs s5 centimes.
New-York tribune., 1921-02-25
London Money Market

LONDON, Feb. 24.-Bar silver, s2d
per ounce; bar gold, 1865. Id Money,
per cent. Discount tates-Short bills,
7h@7A per cent; three months bills,
G 13-16067s per cent. Gold premiums
at Lisbon, 140
New-York tribune., 1921-02-25
The Dollar in Foreign Exchange

The trend in the foreign eHchange
market Yesterday was TO lower Levers,
and demand sterling, despite a raify tyoa. az
the close, was off ~ cents IT from III,
Wednesdays final quotatlon., I,, na'os 1ood ",
Continental centers followed 'ne ie"0
of sterling. :, o+her
xuorld financial centers were small, an
easier easier tendency being noted in many
oA Rates sa,s yesterday, the previous day
and year ago follow:
New-York tribune., 1921-02-25
Money and Credit

Call money loaned and renewed on
the Stock Exchange yesterday at Per
cent. This also was the CLOSING iat., 49,
hanks were approximately $11,ooo,ooo'
New-York tribune., 1921-02-25

Bank Clearings-Bank clearings at
New York yesterday were; Exchanges
se14,157,o22 balances, $55 'o86'lo9
silver-London, 32d; New York' sn
domestic bar, 99hc; foreign, ooc'
Mexican dollars, 4212c.
New-York tribune., 1921-02-25
Bid and Asked

Following are She closing bid and
asked quotations of stocks listed on the
Stock, Exchange in which there were
no transactions yesterday:
New-York tribune., 1921-02-25
EUROPE

Yester- Previous Year
,u,r pp1rA1N (par s4s6% SOW
psmasd sTslsd' ..... s.s5a5 ss7 ss77s s.ssh sss3$
Cables ........ 8.S6 SS'sotto Al 4
s. sS-day h215. bills $.s57s $s57s ss.siSS s.12%
,rpslNCE sy.NeCsE (psr ie.3 cents a franc)- NO
Demand ....... 77.os 7'iss 71s 7,0s 7,Ss
sEhefnM cheifs ipaari ia.s cents lranc>-7 3.
Demand ....''' 10 749 753
sWSfTTPz7EsRIANp STP7Hs (par io.s cents franq5-
ps%saa 9sp3s5 a....:.is5s is.5s 5S,59 5s.S9 1873 IS
ITALY (par 1913 cents lira)- .u
Demand ...'''' $'S$ $S$h S,SS75 S.SS S.4s
H0fIAND (par io.2 cents florin)-o
Demand .....,S4oS Sf'9O S49O SIX S,IS
german; SMilAsN ipar 2S.s cents mark>-- ~
Demand .....' 1.5s 5s iSS iSS ioS
A1GsfKiA GgHisfA Up, ipar EOS cents crewn)-..
,,6s csSss trar ss.s aeats ssS1 oroSn, ss9 ~
psn,aa psmana l7.ss :.:i73s l7.SS l7SS 17ss 17.ss
swspaN SRP5fS tpar ss.s cents orown)-
p psmsnd 91si '...ss.sS '..sssS ss4s ss4s 1sse 1sse
DSSMARX SM(AsRX ippaarr 26,s cents crown)-
Demand ........1s.oo 1s'1S SS 74'SS
SPAN 9a3lSS {par ar 'ls5 cents pess5e}- 5 ,7lo
Demand ....1$'S6 1$'Ss 1$Ss i7sS 14s0
poRPUGAL GsP7UJGe lpar ioSo5 cents an escndo!--
6sp1ss psmsnd 1S.9S 1875 iO55' los5 4s2S 4sGS
GREECE (par i9.s cents draehma>-oa-
Gsp2ss os@snd .:. ] 7ss 7.ss 7:s7 7:27 ll.so ll.sS
Poland IAiSi (par 2ss cents nark>-
Demand ....... .iSo ,1S sc
czReHo- Eseifoe -sIov;AKi1A 1par EOS o' cents a
| crown)---
p Demand mar .,..... 31ssoa 3soa 1.ss 11.ss i,as i.as
JuGo Htao-si -shAviiA tpasr 5o.s cents crown5-
! Demand .SSo .Ss .s. 'sSs
nGcaseAlN1A cselss jipar iss 'Ss Cents lea3 iS'o 'S'
Pseas. Psasaa ...::: : l.ss l.ss Isl ss i.ss 80
FfNLAND inar iss cents mark>-
Demand 9.... SS.lo $'3e $3e 4'9s 9s
FAR EAST
! CHINA Shanghai par lo6.Sa cents a
Demand ..,s7.os ss.ee 1890
c4iSH fnSlss iHons Kons par 'ss sss Cents s0
DEMAND aos .....,.s7s n.7s s7.oo
s1phN 1ssIs' ,s.r iss ss;9s esn1s yea} a}2a $500
esslss osas1a ..ssSs .sSs ssSs ssSs ssss ss'ss
INDIA (par sa.4 cents q rupee)-
Demand ....'..sy,eo s7'oo ss77'oeoo ssSo ssSo
sTRAiTs ssiss sEiTLEMsSrs {paS sos & Cents
dollaf1--
esnsad ess2ss .:...:.ss .:.....::.ss ss.ss ss.ss
THE AMERICAS
ARGENTINA (par 42,44 cents a paper
Demand .s5.i25 ss.l2S 4s.ss
Gables ..,..... 1886 S5.25 ~*S.75
BRAZIL tpar 32.+5 cents paper milreisl- =
Demand ..,....15.75 1876 26.l25
Gables .......l5.S75 1875 26.S75
PERU (par sass pound)-~
Checks ........ $50 $50 $50
ECUADOR (par .4s3o cents a sucrel--
CHILE sNe epar ss.S cents n,s a peso}-
URUGUAY tpar i03.a2 cents a peso)--
Checks ..,.....77.o0 1885
VENEZUELA (par 1ss cents boI,var)---
Checks ........ $40 5.75
Canadian Exchange-New York funds In
Montreal, IAN per cent premium: Mont
real funds In New York. i2% per cent dis
count
New-York tribune., 1921-02-25
Bank of England Statement

LONDON, Feb. 24.-The weekly
Statement of the Bank Of England fol-
lows:
New-York tribune., 1921-02-25
Bank of France Statement

PARIS, Feb. 24.-The weekly state
'ment of the Bank of France shows the
following changes in francs:
New-York tribune., 1921-02-25

Advances to the state during the
week, 20o,oo0,oo0 francs.
New-York tribune., 1921-02-25

4. IA E.AF - VIE DaHR ) reserve
to liability is 14.99 per cent; last week
It was 1852 per cent. Rate of discount
per cent.
The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1921-06-16
Mental House Cleanind.

The majority Of people need a men
tai house cleaning. Mental filth and
scum never contribute to clean living.
Learn to tackle big problems and con.
tribute your mite to the worlds prog
ress. When the mind sees things in the
right perspective you can build. noble
structures on the concept. And as you
build the ideals will expand in scope,
taking breadth and altitude as the
mind dwells on "the worth while"
There has never been a greater chal-
lenge for men Of giant mind than now.
Yet SO often what CLOVIS in promise Is
little more than the effervescence Of
fetid ideals. Men need the clean life.
It offers nothing it cannot fulfill. The
progress Of it may be slow, but it rises
to heights never reached by men of
degraded mentality. You can reform
the past if you think and do right,
Step into the forefront and lead men
out Of the present unrest into clean,
noble living that will exalt the nation.
The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1921-06-16
FARM
LIVE STOCK
MUCH LOSS IN BEEF CATTLE
Average Price Per Head Dropped
From S4422 in 1919 to $31.41 in
1921-Hogs Also Drop.

prepared by the United States Depart
ment Of Agricultural
Beef cattle on farms lost in average
value per head from January !, 1919.
to JANUARY I, 1871, all that they
gained during the participation of the
United States in the World war ana
more than half as much again, accord
INK to the bureau of crop estimates,
United States Department OF AgrlcuE-
turp. The loss occurred mostly in 1870.
This has been established beyond doubt
Nv The recent annual rstigation OF
prices Of farn animals per head made
bv The bureau. The average price per
head. all ages, Of cattle other than
milk COWS was 1892 in 1917, S4l.G2 in
1919, and $3L4l in 1921. Ga January
|. last year, the farm price was S4.ol
below that of 1917, some months be-
fore this country declared war.
In the case Of swine on farms. the
average price per head, ait ages, de-
clincd in the two years l"l" and 1870,
IS per cent of the gain in 1917 and
1915 and tWo-thrhS Of the decline
Was in l12N.
From 1916 to 1919 the average farm
value of the product of corn per acre
increased from $2l.GI to S'S.14. The
corn crop Of 1870, taking The average
value of the product Of one acre. fell
to $-0.93, and this drop not only wiped
out the gain Of the preceding three
years but pcrceptibly exceeded it, The
The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1921-06-16
CHAPTER XII
The Helpless Wires

When Bobby KeIso shot his news at
us we all maze a quick break for
the dispatcher's Office, the boss in the
lead. Durgin, the night dispatcher,
had been alone on the train desk, and
the only other operators on duty were
the car-record man and the young fell
low who acted as a relief on the COM
mercial wire. When we got there,
we found that Tarbell had happened
TO be in the Office when Durgin blew
IN. He was sitting in at the train
KEY, trying to get Grow Gulch, the
one intermediate wire station between
the two trains that had failed to get
their "meet" orders, and this was the
first I knew that he really was the
expert telegraph operator that his
nay.roll description said he was.
Durgin looked like tortured ghost.
He was thin. dark man with sort
Of scattering beard and limp black
hair; one Of the clearest-headed dis
patchers in the bunch, and the very
last man, you'd say, to get ratified in
a tangle.up. Yet here he was, hunched
in q chair at the car-record table In
tho corner. a staring-eyed, pallid-
faced wreck, with the sweat standing
ii big drops on his forehead and his
hands shaking as if he had the palsy.
Morris, the relief man, gave US the
particulars, such as they were, speak
inc in a hushed voice as If he was
afraid Of breaking in on Tarbelrs
STEADY rafting Of the key in the Grow
Guich station call.
The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1921-06-16
FARM DOG IS ALSO PUREB2ED
Ohio Farmer Keeps Registered Cattle
and Ho9s-Pouitry Entirely
Of Pure Breeding.

OF 81 head Of live stock on an Ohio
farm, 80 are purebred, according to
the owner, who is cooperating with
the United States Department Of Agri-
culture in the bettfr-sires movement.
His statement of the pure breeding Is
verified by two other live stock own
erS.
A registered : Aberdeen Angus bull
and a registered Duroc-Jersey boar are
kept. One grade Angus COW and four
croSsbred mares are the only stock
not purebred. The poultry are en-
tirely Barred Plymouth Rocks of pure
breeding. The farm dog, q beagle, is
also purebred.
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Had About Given Up HOPE.

A certain Dorm0nt mother had Oc.
casion to scold her tive-year-oId son,
the tad taking the call-down very much
to heart. After the operation was
completed, son disappeared. His fail
ure to reappear caused the mother to
worry and she began looking about
to locate the culprit. In the bathroom
she found him. There he was, with
the door closed, talking to himself.
Johnny" the mother heard him
say, you are bad boy. You are a
very, very bad boy. You are too bad
for this family and ought to be taken
away. You are a disgrace; you are a
son-of-a-gun."
That was enough for the mother.
Soon there was a hugging match, and
sonnie was assured that he was none
of the things he had been calling him
self. Still, it took some time to con-
vince him.-Pittsburgh Dispatch.
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twelve, and Five's time at Crow Gulch
was ten-eighteen. The Crow GnIch
operator had just six minutes in which
to get his mule and cover the rough
mile down the gulch.
There vas nothing to do but wait,
and the waiting was savage. Tarhell
had a nerve of iron, but | could see
his hand shake as 1t lay on the glass
topped table. The boss was cool
enough outwardly, but | knew that in
his brain there was a heart-breaking
picture Of those two fast passenger
trains rushing together in the night
among the hills with no hint Qf warn.
Ing to help them save themselves. Mr..
Van Britt couldn't keep still. He had
his hands damned in the side pockets
of his coat and was pacing back and
forth in the little space between the
train desk and the counter railing.
At the different tables in the room
the saunders were clicking away as
II nothing were happening or due to
happen, and above the SCATTERING din
The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1921-06-16
Hiuh Price Paid for Violin.

A very fine violin by Antonius
Stradivari, known in the musical
world as the Muir Mackenzie Strad,"
was sold for f1,7OO at Messrs Puttick
and Simpsons. Dated 1894, the
"Strad" is in excellent preservation.
Purchased from Mr.. Harrison about
1896 by Lady Muir Mackenzie. it was
presented to Sir John Muir Macken.
zie, and thus derived its modern title.
This instrument was Of the longer
and earlier type, writes a Daily
Chronicle representative, and Lord
Harrington sold one for 1850. The
highest price paid for a "Strad" Of
the "grand pattern" was $4,000, In
1911.
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MIR. Van Britt sat down and crossed
his solid little legs.
IF / had, I shouldn't be losing sleep
at the rate of five or six hours
night" he rasped.
There's one thing that we haven't
tried" the boss shot back. "Weye
Deen advertising it as bad luck, keep
Ing our own suspicious to ourselves
and letting the men believe what they
pleased. Well change all that.
want you to call your trainmen in as
fast as you can get at them. Tell
them-from me, if you want tO-that
there isn't any bad luck about it;
That the enemies Of this management
are making an organized raid on the
property itself for the purpose of put
ting US out of the fight. Tell them
the whole story, if you want to: how
we're trying our best to make spoon
out of spoiled horn, and how there
IS an army Of grafters and wreckers
in this state which is doing its worst
to knock us out Of the box.
"lf you give the force something
tangible to lay hold of, it will work
the needed miracle. It is only the
mysterious that terrifas. Railroad en-
ployes, as y whole, are perfectly in
telligent human beings, open to con-
yicti0n. The management which doesn't
profit by that fact Is lame. If you do
this and appeal to the loyalty of the
men, you will make a private detec-
tive out of every man in the train
service, and every one of them keen
to be the first to catch the wreckers.
You can add a bit of a reward for
that, if you like, and I'll pay 1t out
Of my own bank account"
For a full minute our captive mil
lionaire didn't say word. Then he
grinned like a sood-natured little
Chinese god.
"Who gave you this idea Of taking
the payroll into your confidence, Gra-
ham, he asked softly.
For the first time in all the weeks
and months I'd been knowing bin, the
boss lodged; lodged just like any of
US might.
1--WE been talking to Major Ken
drick," he said. HE is a wise old
man, Upton, and he hears a good many
things that don't get printed in the
newspapers"
I could see that this excuse didn't
fool Mr.. Van Britt for single in
slant, and there was look in his
eve that I couldn't quite understand.
Neither could make much out of what
he said.
"We'll 60 into that a little deeper
some day, Graham-after this epilep-
tic attack has been fought off. This
idea-which you confess isn't your
OWLS a pretty shrewd one, and !
shouldn't wonder if it would work,
If we can get 1t in motion before the
hoodoo breaks US wide open. And, as
YOU say, the accusation is justifiable,
even if we can't prove up against the
Hatch outfit. That turned-over rail in
PetrOlite Canyon, for example, might
have been helped along by"
It was Kelso, Mr.. Van Britts stem
ographer, smashed in with the inter-
ruption He was in his shirt-sleeves,
as if he'd just got up from his type
writer, and he rushed in with his
mouth open and his eyes like saucers'
"They-they want you in the dis
Watchers Office" he painted, jerking
the words out at Mr.. Van Britt. Dur
gin has let Number Five get by for a
head-ender with the Flyer and he's
gone crazy"
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on and saying that he'd put Four and
Five together on The single track"
There was Silence for u little time,
and when the boss said, "lo You
think You would recognize the MAN
in the Snuf-cnlorpd oVerc0at. If You
should see him ayaIn?'
Yes, might; if he had ON the
same coat and hat"
"That viii ito, then. Keep this ling
to yourself, aud il the newspaper peo-
pie come after you, send them to Mr..
Van Britt or TO me"
After Morris had gone, Mr., Van Britt
shook his head sort OF sHvaGp}y.
It's HI, Graham" he ripped out,
bouncing to his feet and beginning to
tramp up and down the room. "Io
think that these devils would take the
chance of numbering a lot of totally
innocent people to Gain their end.
What are you going TO DO about IT.:
Il don't know yet, Upton, but |
am going to do something. This state
of affairs can't 20 on. The simplest
thing is for me to throw up the job
and let the Short Line drop back into
the Old rut. I'm not sure that 1t
wouldn't save a good many lives III
the end if | should do 1t. And yet 1t
seems such a cowar'lly thing to do
to resign under fire"
Mr.. Van Britt had his hand on the
door-knoh, aud what he said made
me warm to my tinger-tips.
"We're all standing by you, Ora
ham; al, you Understandable the last
man and the last ditch. And you're
not going to pitch it up; you're 60
ing to stay until you have thrown the
harpoon into these higl>hinders, clear
w to the htchings. That's my pro-
phecy. The troubles over for tonight,
and you'd better 20 up TO the hotel
and turn in. There is another DAY
coming. or if there isn't it won't make
any difference to any of us. Good
night"
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"YoWo BETTER NOTIFY THE UNoER7AKERsn

Graham Norcross railroad
s are moned Sand Creek siding with young lady, sea Macae
cousin Malse Ann Unseen
which special carried off, recognizes the car as that
hn Chadwick financial magnae whom meet at Portal CITY,
and Dod Chadwick The Norcross the management
pioneer Short Line which IS in the hands SPECTATORS
president Of the line
Portal City, Dodds
M Rufus Hatch and Gusave Hencke Portal City fnnce ia when
w. admit completely Chadwks Kidnapping being keep
,aick from attending meeting Of directors reorganze the Pioneer
@ line would eopardze their curb the monopoly con-
Hatch ncke! the Red corporation Norcross forms the
zn Storage and Warehouse company He begins deep
t Dodd but
m Nocro does not know disappears;
| has that resigned and Jimmy sleut suspects
% short Lire refusing to give place Dmue has
F charge as Jimmie emssary Of the Red
NOcross he
Tower the Ross charge He thereby drives
At the home
Dis @ # strange man whom recognizes as Howard
rngwood nephew President Dunt0n series of wrecks impossible
Oun n" carse alarm the Boss
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broad principle that the public had a
right TO be given all the facts in q
railroad disaster, Mr.. NorcroSs was
just telling me to call up the Noun
taneer Office when TarLtll, calmly
linking time reports upon the train
sheet flung down his zen and Snatched
at his key to "break' the chatterins
SOunder.
Mr.. Van Britt had come upstairs
| again, and he and the boss were both
standing over Tarhell when the "G-S"
break cleared the wire. Instantly there
came a quick cali, "G-S" "G-S' fol-
lowed by the signature, 'B-J for
BauXite Junction. Tarhell answered.
and then we all heard what Rauxite
had to say:
"PuSher overlook Number -Four three
miles west of Sand Creek and has
brought her back here. What orders
for herr
Somebody groaned, "Oh, thank God -
and Mr.. Van Britt dropped into a
chair as if he had been hit by a can
non ball. Only the boss kept his head,
calling out sharply to Disbrow to break
off on the doctors list and to hurry
and stop kirgan from getting away
with the wrecking train.
When it was all over and Tarbell
had been given charge of the dis
patching while q hurry call was sent
out for the night relief man, Donohuc,
to come down and take the train desk,
there was little committee meeting
in the general managers Office, with
the boss in the chair, and Mr.. Van
Britt sitting in for the other member
"Of course, you've drawn your own
conclusions, Upton the boss began
when he had asked me to shut the
door.
81 guess sO,' was the grave re,
ioinder. "I'm afraid t is only too
plain that Durgn was hired to do It.
What became Of the money!
81 have it here" said the boss. and
he took the bloOd-money bank-rO1l
from his pocket and removed the rub
Der band. count it, Jimmie" he or
dered, passing it to me.
ran through the bunch. It was
in twenties and ff1ies, and there was
an even thousand dollars.
"rhat is the price of a mans life
said Mr.. Van Britt, soberly, and then
The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1921-06-16
TREES THRIVE IN ODD LAND
Hillside, Corners and Waste StrIps
Can Be Made Quite Useful In
Growing Timber.

BY planting hillsides. odd corners
on the farm where a road or rail-
road has cut it off and places where
erosion has been had, good return
on such an investment can be gotten.
If land is subject to overflow cotton
wood will grow and It will In a short
time furnish desirable rough lumber.
Soft woods make excellent fence
posts when treated with crroSote and
have been found to last over ten years
which makes them desirable from the
standpoint Of cost.