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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1923-03-08

1t is impossible for Blue Valley to
take the people of this part of Min
nssota who would like to know just
how we do business, around to the
Blue Valley Creameries and to our
general offices. We would like to do
so. We have never done business in
Minnesota. We realize that we are
strangers to Minnesota's farmers, and
we want them to know US.
So we are doing the next best thing
telling you all about ourselves. We
know that isn't at all the same as TAX
ing you to our plants and offices,
where we could show you our record
in figures; show you letters we get
every day from cream producers who
say Blue Valley pays them more
money than anybody else, and let you
see for yourself just how Blue VAL
ley conducts the enormous volume of
business entrusted to us by many
thousands of farmers.
We realize that these articles in
the Herald cannot give you as clear a
picture of the service Blue Valley
renders its great patronage, as would
a visit to a thousand farmers who
ship their cream to Blue Valley. You
would then realize the great difference
between dairy conditions in Mime
sofa and conditions under which most
Blue Valley shippers produce and
sell cream.
What Determines Prices
If you could actually see this diff
ference you would realize why Blue
Valley butterfat prices in those Sec
tons are the highest that can be
paid, even though they may be lower
at some points at some time of the
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1923-03-08

The Great Northern Railway also
has placed orders for 1000 new
freight cars, including box, automo-
bile, ore, refrigerator, and stock cars,
and these, too, are expected to be in
service by fall.
The twenty-eight passenger locemo-
tives of the mountain type are the
largest in the Northwest and they are
not exceeded in size by any ever
built. Engine and tender weigh
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1923-03-08
What Determines Prices
Why Difference in Minnesota Prices?

We have shown you in this articl,
just why and how different farming
conditions and difference in densit,
of cow population in different state!
affect butterfat prices to a greater de
gree than anything else, but thai
next in Importance comes the eff
cheney of the creamery, regardless o.
its type of ownership. Right here il
Minnesota are plenty of examples
The cooperative creamery system
for instance, is rendering the farmers
in certain parts Of Minnesota fine ser
vice. Statistics, however, fail to show
that the cooperative creamery sys.
tenn always and everywhere renders
that same service. Should that fact
condemn the cooperative system ?
Of course not!
The cooperative creamery no more
than any other creamery can pay high
prices where cows are few and the
farmers do not make dairying a bust
ness as they do in Stearns county.
If the price for butterfat, as com
pared with prices in Stearns county, is
the measure by which creamery sys-
tenn operating under different agri-
cultural conditions must be approved
or condemned-and that seems tn be
the attempt made in the case of Blue
Valley-how about the efficiency Of
the cooperative creamery system in
some of the counties right here in
Minnesota?
We quote from the 1921 creamery
statistics gathered and published bv
the State of Minnesota, all creameries
in the state being required by law to
make annual reports.
Would You Condemn Stearns County
Creameries?
In Stearns County, with 81 cooper
ative creameries, 8 private and CEN
trail plant, the price was 44.O1 cents.
In Mcleod County, with II cooper
ative and 2 central plants, according
to these stastics, the price was
1885 cents, almost 3 cents higher.
Must the cooperative creamery
system in Stearns County be con-
demned. because the average price
here was almost 3 cents less than in
Mcleod County or, still worse, over
8 1-3 cents less than in Carver County
which, with Is cooperative and 5
private creameries, paid 47.40 cents?
Of course not!
What Was The Matter?
On the other hand, does the show
ing of the cooperative creamery
system in the following counties con-
denim that system in the eyes of the
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1923-03-08
Some Fish Deadly

Some Fish Deadly.
No known land animal has naturally
,isonous flesh. There are however
e. eral fish whose flesh is deadly.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1923-03-08
s. New Locomotives
for Great Northern

New Rolling Stock, With Delivery of
1000 Additional Freight Cars to
Eliminate "Car Shortage
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1923-03-08

st. Paul, Mimi, March 14,-Thirty
new freight and % ne wpassenger To-
comotives have been ordered by the
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1923-03-08

5O5,OOO. The freight locomotives are
the Santa Fe type, and are the largest
road freight engines built. The en-
CINE and tender weigh 619,500 pounds.
The locomotives now are being built
for the Great Northern by the Bald
win Locomotive oWrks.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1923-03-08

AmetHy~.s o.o,.e .rves.
aAmethysts have the reputation of
aiming and soothing the nerves.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1923-03-08
Difference In Farming

They know that the farmers in
these counties do not dairy as do the
farmers around Sank Centre, but fol-
low other kinds of farming. They
know, too. that the cow population
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1923-03-08
Would You Condemn Stearns County
Creameries?
What Was The Matter?

- WHdC was Tie MdtCef!
On the other hand, does the show
ing of the cooperative creamery
system in the following counties con-
denim that system in the eyes of the
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-10-19
Jncle Sam Always Seeking New Foods

Anything that the people of other
countries find palatable and valuable
is seized upon with the idea that 1t
may be shipped into the United States,
or possibly grown here to the end
that we may have a variety as well as
an abundance of food, that the cost
of living may be reduced, and that
broad acres of u soil now u%nproduc-
tive may be titled with profit.
The bur artichoke has long been i'm
ported from southern Europe, and is
no novelty to those who are able to
have what they want when they want
it, but it is now rapidly becoming
available to those Of modest expendi-
lures as it is grown In California and
in the South.
From the tropics, where it is the
principal food staple Of millions of
people, there has been brought to us
a rival of the white potato-the
dasheen. In appearance 1t resembles
both the potato and the sugar beet,
and its food value Is obvious when 1t
is known that it contains half as much
protein and starch as white potato.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-10-19

and the difficulties of travel made it
often impossible for the mountain
mother to secure any physician. Some
times a sick mother or child had to
be carried over miles of rough road to
reach the nearest doctor.
Mothers and babies suffered from
the lack of medical help. Eighty-six
per cent Of the mothers who were
questioned ven through the period Of
pregnancy without any medical aid
whatever. The others received totally
inadequate care. Two-thirds were at
tended by physicians at childbirth,
but in q number of cases the doctor
did not arrive until after the baby
was born. S~eventy-seven per cent Of
the mothers who were attended by
physicians were not visited at ell
after the birth Of the baby. No ply
stefan was reported in attendance at
the deaths Of more than two-thirds of
the babies in the group studied who
died in their first year.
Few mothers knew the best way to
feed and care for children, not only
because they lacked medical advice,
but also because many of them could
not read or write. Practically all
mothers nursed their babies, but some
babies received solid food even dur
ing the first month.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-10-19

the railroads consultations compulsory.
In the Presidents Judgment the
most important phase Of the transpor-
tation problem is freight rates. Agri-
culture, he believes, is strangled TO a
degree by the excessive cost of trans
portation. In his opinion the same is
true of other products known as "com-
modities."
The President, it declared, has
become convinced that the railroads
cannot put horizontal rate reductions
into effect without losses which they
cannot stand. This seems to be true
particularly of those lines engaged in
moving heavy grain products from the
field to market and to export centers.
Also the President is convinced, it is
added, that the only means he knows
of assuring the investor in railroad
stocks and bonds a fair and contihu-
u return is so to group the lines as
to cut down operation expenses, over
head, and other OUTLAWS incident to the
existing. system.
All this, it is said. has placed Presi-
dent Coolidge squarely on the side of
railway consultations in principle.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-10-19
Babies in Backwoods Georgia County
moth
ers and babies, facing hard
ships Of mountaineering

-WENTIETH- CENTURY moth
ers and babies, facing hard
ships of Seventeenth-century
pioneer life, are described in a
report on Maternity and Infant Care
in a Mountain County in Georgia."
made public by the United States De-
partment Of Labor through the chill
dren's bureau.
The Georgia county surveyed by the
bureau lies in the s~outhern-most ex-
tension of the Blue Ridge mountain
belt. Its people are American by
birth and descent. Because of the
mountainous character of the district
and the lack of good roads, their
homes are isolated and often almost
inaccessible, and they have not shared
In the development of the rest of their
state and nation. Some homes visited
could not be reached even by wagon
and had to be sought out by trail over
mountains and through streams. A
few mothers and fathers were visited
who had not been to nearby villages
in years; some had never seen a
train.
The county had almost no public
health 1t contained no hos
pital; none of the nearby Georgia
counties had hospitals. There were
only seven physicians in the county
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-10-19
Washable Paper

Many possible uses suggest them
selves for a special paper recently pro-
duced and patented by a japanese in
ventor. The paper is said to be rea-
sonably strong and can be crumpled up
and washed with soap and water. So
durable is this paper that it can be
used as a covering for umbrellas and,
when soiled, can be easily cleansed at
home. AS a wrapping paper, it could
be used over and over, being washed
when soiled. 1t is said that the product
can be made at a reasonable price. It
has a texture somewhat like cloth, and
is not to be confused with oiled paper.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-10-19
u. S. Chemists Seek Biological Stain.

way stains Of various colors are used
by physicians to show up tubercie
bacilli, pneumonia bacteria and vel
low fever parasites.
In diagnosing most contagious dis
eases of which the bacteria are known,
stains play an important part. Bota-
nists use the biological stains, too, for
plant study. Tissues Of a plant are
brought into vivid relief by the dyes,
the result being somewhat reminiscent
Of the green veinings In carnations
which are produced by putting the
stems into green ink. biologists, path
ologists, in fact almost all "ologists''
in science, use stains.
The aim Is to establish standards and
wrtif the mHnuTacvurers' cooperation
to label standard stains. So far one
dye has been certified as standardized
goods. This Is methylene blue, one Of
the most used stains for diphtheria
and various common bacteria. Az
there are from $50 to 200 stains iD
scientific use, 1t can be seen that the
work Of Standardization By the gov
ernment has just begun.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-10-19
WaS1ire3fOYN
SiS3G1i91pfS
President Is Studying Wheat Situation

suggestions for legislation which have
been advocated as panaceas for the
farmers ills.
President Coolidge authorized the
announcement that regional confer
ences would be arranged in agricul-
tural sections in order that the needs
of different groups of farmers might
be separately considered.
1t has been made known that the
administration does not favor price
fixing legislation or proposals for the
establishment Of government corpora
tons to buy and sell wheat.
Many suggestions are being made to
the President. For example, a dele
cation of a dozen farmers and bankers
from the Minneapolis federal reserve
district urged that a special session Of
congress be called to enact legislation
for relief Of wheat growers through
revival of the United States Grain cor
poration. The delegation further asked
that a reduction in freight rates on
wheat and flour be made. At the Pres
ident's request Secretaries Wallace
and Hoover and Managing Director
Meyer Of the War Finance corpora
ton attended the conference.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-10-19
RAPID PROGRESS IN THE AIR
Recent Strides Made in Aeronautics
Has Been Almost Bewildering
in Extent and Variety.

Recent progress in ~aeronautics has
been almost bewildering in its extent
and variety. The worlds speed record
now stands at nearly 245 miles per
hour. Awe-inspiring endurance records
and a nonstop coast-to-coast flight, are
likewise to the credit of our army air
service.
Engines IN full-power tests are now
expected to run $50 hours continuous
ly. elders remain aloft for many hours
with nothing but air currents and the
skill of their pilots to sustain them.
Helicopters have risen vertically. how
cred over a given point, made complete
circuits in horizontal flight. Airplanes
have been attached TO dirigibles while
both types of aircraft were in rapid
flight. Metal is displacing wood in the
construction Of airplanes. Pilotless
planes carry out complicated evolu-
tionS.-Scientific American.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-10-19

"HE PRESIDENT is convinced that
a solution OF the railroad prob
EN- lies in consolidation of the
transportation companies of
he country into a limited number of
regional systems.
The President, 1t is declared, be-
lieves in the consolidated plan as a
cure for railroad ills, first, because il
will make possible material reductions
in commodity rates, a reduction which
he regards as necessary. He believes,
further, hat consolidation will assure
security holders a fair return and
promise greater efficiency in transpor-
tation.
The convictions of the President be-
came known following a conference
with Nathan Amster, president of the
City National Railroad league of Bos-
ton. The President and Mr.. Amster
are old friends. According to informa-
ton obtained after the conference, the
President outlined for the first time
his attitude toward railroad mergers
under the terms of the transportation
act. He did not, however, make known
whether he believed congress should
amend the Cummins-Esch act to make
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-10-19

~ MALL but important is a branch
Of the dye industry, which gets
~ very little space in the public
prints-the manufacture Of BIZ
illogical stains. The bureau of chem
istry is working on the standardiza-
tion of these stains In cooperation
with the commission for standardiza-
tion Of biological stains. The subject
il Of great interest to science.
Since bacteria which cause disease
were first identified scientists have
studied them under the microscope.
In their natural state the tiny organ-
isms in a culture or drop Of blood
may NJ make a distinct picture even
when magnified. So the bacteria are
ce,~s-c ay.s.
Just as wool will take one kind of
dye and cotton will not, so certain bac-
terra will take up a given kind Of dye
while other bacteria in the same cul-
ture remain unaffected. II a culture OF
a person with sore throat Ii placed on
a slide and stained with the proper
blue dye the d%iphtheria germs turn
blue Il any are there. In the same
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-10-19

of exchange between Europe and the
United States of plants Of all kinds,
especially new and important species.
Bartram was probably the first in the
pes iS.s,s saec-ssruf
experiments in hybridization. His
sons, John and William. continued
his garden. For many years 1t was
the largest and best collection of trees
and shrubs In the States. He is COM
memorated in "Bartramia," a genus of
mosses. and In "Bartram's oak" The
garden is a unique spot in the United
States.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-10-19
Many Eaua In Fish

Goldfish are a most important food
product, and when dried and salted
are shipped all over the world. says
Nature Magazine. II Is fortunate that
they are n or the most productive
fishes. A Goldfish weighing about twen-
ty pounds has, roughly speaking, near
ly 100000 eggs.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-10-19
Bartram the Botanist

John Bartram was y Quaker farmer
Nsr~ .~~-os,- fne~s ~~ss>s asa s.~."ss. $685.
he was almost twenty-five years old.
In 172S he established the first botanic
garden in the United States at King
sesslng on the Schaylkill river, which,
together with his house, built In 1871,
with stone hewn by his WI hands, is
happily preserved today as part Of
the park system OF Philadelphia. For
many years he was the chief medium
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-10-19

~V WASHINGTON. - President
NN/ Coolidge is giving serious
attention to the agricultural
situation and is seeking to
extend relief to the farmers. The
President had one suggestion, which
secretary OF Agriculture Wallace also
has been considering as emergency re-
lief to wheat farmers and that Is for
them to turn some Of their wheat
lands over to the other crops, particu-
larry to flax and sugar, which the
United States imports in great guam
titles.
President Coolidge let it be known
that he thought such a shift would be
wise In view Of the slump in the
wheat market and the fact that Eu-
rope has a large wheat production
and will import 200, 900 bushels
less than in previous years.
While the President and his advis-
ers will give serious consideration to
emergency relief, they are more deep
ly interested in a policy which will
restore agriculture on Sound economic
lines" and it seems unlikely that the
administration will include in that
formulation of such a policy many
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-10-19


fried, made into fritters,
baked or lyonnaised, and that is a
delectable salad when served with
either French or m~ayonnaise dressing?
Moreover, it is a vegetable that, al
though shipped rs early as october,
Its keeping qualities make it season
able as late as March.
Such is the chayote. known in New
Orleans among the Creoles as mirli-
ton. 1t has been brought into this
country from Mexico and the West
Indies, and already is fairly familiar
to people throughout the South, and is
finding its way to northern and west
ern markets.
1t is but one of the numerous new
foods that the government is constant
ly introducing to the people of the
United States. Among his many and
varied activities, Uncle Sam sends
out agricultural explorers into the far
and near of the earth to
search for fruits and vegetables that
he may introduce to his home folks.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-10-19
ShoIes' Prediction.

Christopher l.. ShOIes. inventor of
the first typewriter to be commercially
successful. is said to nave predicted
that his invention would prove one of
the greatest factors in the emancipa-
ton of women, by enabling them more
easily to earn a living.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-10-19
cuticura soothes Itching Scalp.

CutIcura Soothes itching Scalp.
On retiring gently rub spots of lam
druff and itching with Cuticura Oint-
ment. Next morning shampoo with
C%uticura Soap and hot water. Make
them TOUR everyday toilet preparations
and have a clear skin and soft, white
Observation-Disclosures.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-10-19
That provid.e .ba T;na

That Provides the Time.
X-Could you spare the time for an
hours talk?
Y-Certainly. My wife has just told
me she'll be ready in a minute.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-10-19
Blow Your Own Horn

One may wait a reasonable length
Of time for some n to praise him,
then. II nobody does, he blows his own
horn.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-10-19
An Agreement at Last,

An Agreement at Last.
81 hear that you and your wife are
going to get a divorce"
Eyes, and it's the first time we've
ever agreed on anything"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-10-19

Many a man has persisted in trying
to collect the living he thought the
world owed him.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-10-19

Wv THAT would you think Of a
AA/ vegetable that may be used
for soup, stuffed, stewed,
friad nnodo into friftorr
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-10-19
Coolidge Is for Railroad Consolidation

"HE President is convinced that
a solution OF the railroad prob
lem lies in consolidation of the
The Record-courier. [volume] (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1904-current, 1923-06-08
MAY IMPROVE
SOUTH ROAD

Assistant State Engineer 10y was
in Minden Tuesday and conferred with
the board of county commissioners re-
lative to proposed Improvement of the
highway leading to Smith Valley. At
the conclusion of the discussion, Mr..
10y agreed to inspect the road and
will arrive tomorrow, and in company
with John Heimsoth, the road over.
seer, will make trip over the Well
ington road.
While no definite steps have been
taken, 1t is believed that the confer
ence held Tuesday will result in the
improvement of this heavy Travelled
road. The state highway department
has been urged to complete the pro-
posed project between Carter Station
and the Mountain House, as we'll as
giving additional assistance which is
badly needed to make the highway
passable at all times of the year.
At this time the Douglas county
road building outfit is at work improv-
ing the highway this side of the Hoye
bridge. The road in Hoye canyon,
which is in bad condition, will also
be improved.
The Record-courier. [volume] (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1904-current, 1923-06-08
FISHERMEN ARE
THOUGHTLESS

A number of specific instances
where fishermen have left gates open,
allowing cattle to enter alfalfa fields
and also where fences have been torn
down, have been brought to, the at
tention of the officers of the Douglas
county sportsman's club.
1t is indeed unfortunate that fisher
men, who are allowed to enter fields
and farms without the need of per-
mission or fear of molestation, will
SO far forget the privileges extended
them to destroy property, or bring
crop damage by leaving gates open.
At this particular time several farmers
feel inclined to deny fishermen the
right to enter their fields and to some
extent have been urged to postpone
such action until further damage re-
suits.
1t is now up to the fishermen to
redeem themselves by respecting prop
erty rights when entering farms along
the Carson river. Unless this is done
they will be denied the right of en-
tering many ranches, and those guilty
as we'll as others, will necessarily suf-
fer.
1t has also been brought to the at
tention Of the officers of the club
that few have been violating the law
respecting the limit Of catch. Their
names have been furnished to the
club and unless the practice stops,
1t is likely warrants will be issued for
their arrest Others are enjoying the
right to fish without securing license
and they also are warned that 1t is
cheaper to buy a license than pay a
court fine or possibly spend few days
in jail.