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A. H. S. STUDENTS
TO HELP FARMERS

The members of the agriculture
class of the Arvada high school wish
to inform the farmers in our COM
munity just what our course CON
sists of and what it is doing for US.
The agriculture course, known as
the Smith-Hughes course, was estab-
lished in our school last September,
and is course in agriculture backed
by the state and federal government.
This course, being new one in
our. school, necessarily meant that
we could not start out with all the
desirable room and equipment, yet
we are doing our best and hope, in
time, to have the best agriculture
high school in the state.
First, let US tell you little about
our course. 1t is a two-year course.
This first year we are studying ami
NAL husbandry, or, study of farm
animals, such as swine, cattle, horses,
sheep and poultry. Three periods
each day are given over to this study,
for which we receive two credits
toward graduation. Next year we
will take up the study of soils and
crops.
One hour each day, or six hours
each week, we spend in the shop,
working with objects or construc-
tions pertaining to our course. Farm
shop has been defined as teaching
the boy to do the ordinary repair
and construction work which arises
on the farm, with such tools and
equipment as the average farmer
may reasonably be expected to have
Most farm repair jobs may be classi-
fled under the following heads
Metal working, harness repairing
rope work, belt lacing, soldering and
wood work.
The remaining two periods each
day we spend in the recitation room
in the laboratory or in the field
where we study real, live animals.
Our Projects.
A project is a supervised farm
practice work, involving the applica.
ton of the important principles OF
animal production, and planned, or
ganized and conducted by boy or
his own home grounds.
The law requires that each one OF
us must carry on a project for Z
period Of at least six months. Al
the present time each one of US ha,
project, either of swine, poultry
cattle, sheep or horses, and We ART
required to feed and care for oul
animals, always keeping accurate ac
count of feeds, feed and man hour.
used in feeding and caring for them
When the project is ended and We
find we have made a profit, we will
think: Well, l succeeded that time
and l ought to be able to succeed
again. The secret Of this is, "Wher
you see the thing before you, yor
remember it." That's why we say
every boy should take some agricul
ture course during his schooling.
Announcement.
This is the period Of the year wher
farmers in the community are begin
ming to prepare for the spring plant
ing. To insure good crop and 9
plentiful yield at harvest time, al
seed should be tested. The agricul
ture class of the Arvada high schoo
is going to help in this way, and wish
to announce that any farmer living
in this community may have his seed
tested free of charge by bringing OF
sending same to the high school
building. Also any farmer who
wishes his cream, milk or skinned
milk tested for butterfat may leave
samples with the agriculture depart.
ment at the high school, and this will
be tested free Of charge.
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sey Pierre. Make, R.v

M -. .'efee is making quite a repu-
In. .ar ~ the splendid service he is
-" "e people of Arvada and
am IN handling their coal and
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Arvada Local News

Miss Hazel Graves was home from
Boulder over the weekend. ~
Terrence White, Jr., was up from
Byers the latter part of last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Il. O. Graves attend
ed the auto show in Denver last week.
Miss Hazel Garlick has been i'll
with the grippe, but is able to be out
Miss Mabel Ralston of GoldenssIls-
tied Sunday at the home of her.Aunt,
Mrs. R. 0. Graves.
L. G. Elliott is not improving from
his recent attack of the flu as fast
as might be hoped for.
Lawrence .Baglin, former Arvada
boy, died in Denver last Thursday
and was buried in Crown Hill ceme-
terry.
Chris johnson has moved his ce-
ment outfit to DR.. Loberg's residence,
where he is going to put in some side
walks.
Fremont grange will give dance
Saturday night. The "Jazzy Girl''
band from Denver will furnish the
music.
J. W. St. Clair, superintendent Of
the Midwest tire factory, is ex-
pected home this week from Cali
fOrnia.
Miss Nellie Goodlett was down
from Pine, where she is teaching
school, to spend the weekend with
home folks.
Miss Kathleene Bergman is teach
ing school at Guy Hill. She came
down Friday to spend the weekend
with her parents.
Miss Dorothy Graves charmingly
played piano solo at recital given
by her music teacher in Denver
Thursday evening.
Chris Johnson is getting ready to
build q five-room house for Mr.
Duffy at the corner of Wadsworth
and College avenues.
Mrs. Evangeline Cummings, county
superintendent of schools, attended
an educational convention at Boulder
the latter part of last week.
T. S. Knapp has leased Fred A
Knights farm northwest of Arvada
to John J. Thompson, who has beer
living near Arapahoe station.
Trf
Newt Olson is having cement side
walks laid around his office. These
walks take the place Of old walks,
which were not on the new grade.
Mrs. Grant Griffith received 4
large bunch of roses and sweet pea.
from Mr.. Griffith and her daughter
Myrtle, who are at Los Lunas, n. NJ
The sacred cantata priest and
King" was rendered at the Method
list church Sunday evening under the
leaership of w. c. Hampton, the
choir leader.
Prof. Drake, former superintend-
ert of the Arvada schools but now
superintendent of the schools ut
Canon City, was here the past week,
visiting old friends.
Mrs. II. NJ. Shaffer served 9 O'Clock
breakfast to the following ladies
Tuesday morning: Mesdames Davis
Bobb, Newton, Allen, Williams, Mar
tin, Paxon and Seidel.
Fred G. Secrcst, who is superin-
tendent of schools at Fleming, Colo,
was here to spend the weekend with
home folks. He had been attending
a convention at Boulder.
j. II. Lower was in Arvada for
almost five minutes Monday morn
ing. He is so busy Matching out
Rhode Island Reds that he don't have
any time to loaf around town these
days.
Walter p. Smith & Son, the Ar
vada realtors. have rented the Will
liam Lane property on West Grand
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Visitors From Colorado Springs

DR.. Trenary and family Of Colo
rado Springs spent Easter Sunday
with the Gordon Hooper family.
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hs Easter ca.tata

sss Easter CAotata
L.'ter cantata given by the
u. chorus At the Presby-
,enurch, under the leadership
~. "eober, was a quite pleas
~. rain'nent , and brought forth
.. zeal OF praise for our splen-
community choir.
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Miss Fannie Peterson had her tom
sils removed Tuesday.
Budd Bergman is spending his
spring vacation at Guy Hill.
Mrs. j. L. Hiatt and children are
at Caddoa for weeks visit.
Earl Cradle will return home from
school at Fort Collins Friday.
Harry NJ. Garlick of Denver paid
Arvada a visit Sunday morning.
Pauline Leichnic has moved into
Mrs. Barth's property on West First
street.
c. S. Edwards of Denver spent
Easter with his daughter, Mrs. c. f.
Shoop.
Shirley Pass has been confined to
her home for the past week with the
grippe.
George Campbell is sporting new
Stevens silent six. This is certainly
a classy car.
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. II. Garlick Of
Denver drove out Sunday to visit
relatives here.
The Arvada Parent Teacher asso-
citation will meet Wednesday, April
II, at 3 p. m.
Roy Plack has been working up
Coal creek, but has been at home the
past few days.
W. r. Bennett returned to his
work at the Leyden mine after an ILL.,
ness of two months.
Mrs. Lethbridge went through n
very serious operation at Mercy hos
pital Saturday afternoon.
Some ladies from Denver were en-
tertained at the home of J. r. White
ION Easter Sunday at dipAeE.
Miss Kathrine Lucock Of Frederick
a niece of Mrs. Oliver Evans, is
spending a few days in Avrada.
NJ. E. Murcer is putting in som,
partitions in the basement of MIR
Hughes house on West Second street
Mr.. and Mrs. S. A. Noyes ant
family of Littleton spent Sundn,
afternoon visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Gu
Meyer.
w. J. Baird Of New Jersey il
spending few weeks with his uncle
J. d. Pickens, of South Grave,
avenue.
T. II. Bennett, who was operated
on last week, is getting along nicely
and is expected to be home some tim,
this week.
Mrs. o. W. Cannon had her tonsil
removed Tuesday evening. She hn'
quite a serious time, but is gettint
along very nicely now.
Mrs. Clara Garland and daughter
and Miss Alice Light Of Greeley spcn,
Saturday and Sunday with Mrs. Gar.
lands sister, Mrs. X. r. Rodda.
The drive put on by the Salvation
Army in Arvnda last Saturday was
fairly successful. These people put
the money where /, does the most
good, and they deserve hearty sup
port.
The Odd Fellows gave n nice party
at their hall Saturday evening Of
last week. Refreshments were served
and the evening was spent in playing
cards and enjoying n nicely arranged
program.
George Scott should be appointed
landscape gardner for the town Of
Arvada. He has worked the old rub
bish heap back of the Hall block over
and is turning the bnck yards into
flower gardens.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. W. Kaler, Mr.. and
Mrs. v. X. Kaler and baby, Mr.. and
Mrs. r. E. McWhorter and baby, Mrs.
X. E. Eckley, Miss Oren Kaler and
Miss Mary McMillen were guests At
the home Of Mr.. and Mrs. W. II.
Kaler on Easter Sunday.
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Miss Ruby Busby has received
word from her parents, who were
called to Nebraska last week by the
illness OF both Mr.. Busby's father and
Mrs. Busby's father Both old gen
tlemen are not getting along any
better.
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PORkERS ADVANCE
25 TO s. CENTS
Price Of 1926 Paid for One
Load of Hampshires,


Prices for pork on foot advanced
sharply in trading at the local live
stock exchange today, the upturn
carrying the top for one load of Hamp-
shires to $S.25, with the bulk of the
selected light hogs selling generally
at $8.10@S.15. The advance in the
general market was quotably 25@35c.
the heaviest advance being found in
the mixed classes, which sold be-
tween SO and $50. Heavy hogs
found the same lack of demand that
has characterized trading for the past
week and were sold only under diff,
Guilty and at prices ranging from SIPS
to $3.50. The bulk Of the days re-
ceipts of 5000, inclusive Of 1856 hold
overs, moved between $3.50 and SSs10.
The cattle market was 10015o
lower on the bulk of sales. only a
few loads of prime steers and heifers
managing to bring anything like
steady prices. A few steers of the
finished variety sold at $11, or Csc
lower than last weeks top while
prime heifers were off like amount
at SO. Receipts. 1900
Prices for veal declined generally
a half dollar to top of S11, with
a few odd calves bringing s11 so and
the bulk from s1O011. Receipts, 500
Trading in the sheep and lamb mar
ket was at steady quotations. with
lambs selling down from $14 and sheep
down from Sc. Receipts, 500.
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Births

John and Lora Turk. 1910 n. Missouri
Walter and Blanche Rhoads. 1445 s. East
Leo and Helen stoley. SIT S Missouri
Charles and Myrtle Cowden, 1885 Linden
Albert and Mabel Saba 152 w. Sixteenth
Charles and Edith Rouls, 1912 N. Parker.
Oran and Edna Wilson, 1543 Hoyt
Donald and Margaret Pope, Clark Blakes'
lee Hospital.
Chris and Bertha Kirkoff 1899 Sumner.
W. G. AMI Della Patterson, 1888 W. Mich
igan.
Lauren and Thelma Jackson, 25O7 Belle
fontaine.
Carl and Ava Rahke. Methodist Hospital.
Herbert and Ephemia Jennings. Metho-
Paul and Dorcas Fifer, Methodist Hospital
Thomas and Marian Keene. Methodist
Albert and Bessie Ferguson. APT E.
Louisiana.
Alexander and Nancy Tweeney. 500 Brad
shaw.
Mathew and Mabel womacl, city hospital.
Hubert and Annette Eatherly. city hos
pital.
william and Willie Thomas. city hospital.
Charles and Leone Fowler, city hospital
Joe and Sarah Schiller, city hospital
Frank and Anna Moore. city hospltai.
Richard and Mabel Baker. city hospital
Tine and Ethel Dickinson, Methodist Hos
pital
Claude and Sophia Smith, 3Os s. sher-
Walter and Florence Petersen, 225 w.
william and Mary Brydon. Al S. Euclid,
Harry and Rose Markus, 74e N. Riley.
Walter and Ethel weddle, 5S25 Brook
r. Robert and Dora Hatcher. 1888 Alvord
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Other Livestock
BIZ United FtnnnoIa

~ Jnffed Ff1dNot1t
CHICAGO. July l7.-,Hogs-Receipts. IS
900. market 15@25c higher top. IS bulk,
medium. s715@s; light, s7Gs light
lights. S075 n 1895 heavy packing, smooth,
So q $50; packing sows, rough, 1915 40:
killing pigs. $3.50 q 7.4O. Cattle-Receipts
10000 market very slow; better grades
beef steers yearlings and beef cows and
heifers about steady; lower grades uneveniy
weak to 25c lover; killing quality rather
plain; yearlings numerous. early top ma
tured steers. s11.50; best long yearlings,
Sill: bulls. 10 a 15c lower vealers 25c low
or. Sheep-Receipts. 10000; market desir-
able fat lambs 25c lower; culls and sheep
steady; top western lambs, s1490: natives.
and handyweight ewes $6G6,25; light
weights. upward TO 81; heavies downward
CLEVELAND, July 7-Hogs-Receipts.
800 market, 15c to Csc higher; workers.
$3.50 mixed. SS.40; medium, So 40: pigs
$3.50 foughs, $3.50; stagsS s4 Cattle
choice bulls, s79s.50; good gto choice
81 a $50; good TO choice cowe. So a 9; fair
to good cows, 50 a o: common cows, So a 3
mixers sSSS35 a rs sheep and ls ami =
top, s13
EAST BUFFALO, July 17.--Cattle--Re-
ceipts, 225; Market active, steady; ship
ping steers, s1oQ11.35 butcher grades. So
q 9.25; cows, S2.50@7 Calves-Receipts,
400; market active, soc higher; Gull TO
choice. 81 q 1880 Sheep and lambs-Re-
ceipts, 600; market active and steady;
yearlings SOC lower; choice lambs, $14 "a
Is; Gull TO choice, S9@13.50; yearlings.
81 611.50; sheep, S3@S50 Hogs-Re-
ceipts, 400; market active 25c higher;
Workers, S7.75@5 g; pigs, S7.75; mixed, So 40
$3.50; heavies So % q $40: rouEhs, So so
@6; stays, S4.5O@5.
EAST ST. LOUIS July 17.--Cattle--Re
ceipts. $500; Gamers and cutters. $3.50 "a
3.25; calves, .s1O.25 @1O5O. Hogs-Re-
coipts, 10000; market Is @20c higher
heavy. $1,000 ORB medium, 81 90 @790;
lights. $7.65@s; light lights, $7@s; pack
ing sows, $1,000 $50; pigs. $7.25@7 2. 80 I;
bulk. S7.75@ 795. Sheep-Receipts,' 8, 900 /;
market steady; ewes, SAGE; Gamers and
cutters, 81 Ga wool lambs, $12 @1375.
CINCINNATI. July misunderstanding
@10. Calves-Market, soc lower; extras,
50 oil. Hogs-Receipts $500; market,
26c higher good or choice packers, So
Sheep-Receipts, 3 900; market strong; ex-
tras, $406. Lambs-Market, steady: fafr
to good. $14@14.50.
PITTSBURGH. July Il. Cattle-Re-
II 60 good, so 500 1928; fair, 81 @S.50;
veal calves. S12013. Sheep and lambs
Receipts light market slow prime wethers,
S7.25 Z. 80; good. $65017; fair mixed.
$o@6; lambs. ST @14.50. Hogs-Receipts.
IL. 200; market higher: prime heavy, 81 .S5
a s; mediums $S.50@S sos: heavy workers..
sS6.5 q 8.65; light workers. 1925 @S65;
pigs, S77o@ s; roughs, $5.50G6; stays, So.
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Cash Grain

INDIANAPOLIS. July 17.-Total. receipts
for the dav. 50 cars.
Grain prices quoted +. 0. b. basis Al y C
to New York The bids for car lots Of grain
and hay at the call Of the Indianapolis
Board OF Trade were:
Whcat-Through billed; easier; No. red.
80 a 90c
C0rn-Strong No white. 50 a SAC; No.
3 white. 81 a S3c; No , yellow. 81 a. 80 u c;
No. 3 yellow. 81 y n 81 4 c: No 2 mixed,
so n 81 Il c: No. mixed, 70 y a soc.
Oats-Steady; No 2 white. 81 y a 80 X C;
No. white. 81 a 3Sc.
Hay-Firm; No l timothy. $50 n 20. 50;
No. 2 timothy, $40 a 1850: No. l light
clover mixed. SIS 1850; No clover hay,
S1750Q1S.
inspection
cars: No. 3 red. cars; No. red, car.
Corn-No 2 white. Is cars; No. white,
car: No. 2 yellow, IL cars; No. 3 yellow, 1
car: No. mixed. 1 car. Total, 80 cars.
Oats-No. white, 3 cars; No. 3 white,
3 cars. Total 6 cars.
CHICAGO. July 17.-wheat-No. 1 red.
90 Z c: No 2. 99c: No 8. eS15e Corn
No 1 yellow. IS y a soc: No. 2, So u a $50:
No 8. So 4 a IS Il c; No. l mixed. SO z G.:
No 9, s535 a s63c: No; white, g Z c;
white. 80 8 a 42e; No; 4. @39he Bar,
$500 $50. Clover-S15 @17.50.
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h, MARRIAGE Licenses

Fred H Frosch. 20, 562 Highland Ave-:
Geraldine Jones, IS. 1918 W. Twenty-aghth
St.
Bernice Policy. 10. 1925 N. Oxford st.
Robert Griffin. 80, e10 W. Vermont st.
Mary Dew. is, 610 W. Vermont st.
Harry Cook, 81. 145e Fletcher Ave; Nora
Johnson SO. Edgewood.
Elmer Ulldich, %. 81 S. Tuxedo St
Irene Sippel. 22 "a s. Tuxedo St.
Charles Cowles. 81. 1928 n. Illinois St ;
Freda Elicit, Is. S45 ". Twenty seventh st.
Benjamin Smith 23. 773 w. Twenty fifth
St.; Lulu Homes. rs. 210 ". Sixteenth st.
Theodore Hester, FL. 716 johnson ST.;
Lydia smith, le e7o Cotton s..
Esther sehergens. 81. 5os y DAVIDSON ST.
Grace Meredith. Is, 2S15 \ Gale St.
Victor J. Reible. %. ESQ W. Twenty Sew
enth ST.; Thelms Steinkamp. 81, 2616 E
Charles Noon, 27, 2s5e N, Pennsylvania
St.; Clara Leukhardt. %. 2001 Sheldon St.
Lewis H Noble AZ. 3S14 N. Capitol Ave.
Mary Chopper, 40. All n. Delaware St.
William T. flasher, 35 $50 n Elder Ave;
Robert e. Griffin, 81. SIT ". Twenty
Sixth ST.; Dorothy Bailey, IT. 1908 Talbot
St.
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CORN LEADS ALL
GRAINS UPWARD
Wheat Responds to Broader
Oemand-0atS Slow,

By United Financial
CHICAGO, July 17.-Grain prices
closed higher on the Chicago Board
Of Trade today.
Wheat prices responded to broader
demand and buying by spectators and
advanced substantially in the latter
part Of the session. Most Of the
strength, however, was a reflection of
a strong corn market.
Corn was the market leader. carry
ing both wheat and oats to higher
values. Reports of hot, dry weather
over the southwestern section of the
belt, with scattered advices Of dam
age. gave the trade a strong bullish
tone.
Dat prices followed along quietly
in the wake Of corn and wheat. scor-
ing fractional gains and closing about
at the days peak.
= Provisions closed strong and higher
in sympathy with hogs.
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BuiIdinu Permits

George Carr. addition, 403S 2. Thirtieth,
W F. Brad. dwelling. 222 N fremont.
F. NJ Bartholomew & Son. dwelling. 4s44
Carrollton. $500.
L. Russell Newgent. double. SO N. Brook
VILE SIS. 700.
So 800.
o. F. Silver. addition. 1927 River. $500.
Mabel e. Rose. double 976 Clifton, 50 600
s. P. Beeman. garage, 2o21 Laurel, S275-
william Hueber, garage, 1925 3. Wash
Civic Realty Company. dwelling. 1880 E.
Eighteenth, $3.50.
Bert Hail, double. 2os6 m Keystone,
Magic Smith. garage. $50 S. Mount, $500.
E. W. Banner, repair. 55s N. fremont
50 i 500 :, Reach garage 1855 s Meridian
Sam Levi, garage. 1887 Ruckle, $500.
s726
CHARLES Peters. garage. ass N. Mount
Thomas A De Falcs. garage $3.50 Byram
Fred L. Blan.on. dwelling. 81 N. Berwick.
Hayes N. Stiles, garage. s15s Northwest
4. 3. Conn. garage, SIS Frank, s2o0.
J. A. Shaw. dwelling. 754 N. Arlington,
Ruth B. Jones. addition. 2175 Parker.
$3.50.
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CURB MARKET BECOMES
DULL IN LATE TRADING
Durant Motors Attracts Attention by
Six-Point Advance.

By United Financial
NEW YORK, July 17.-After a
fairly good opening today the curb
market settled back and in the alb
sence of any important news turned
dull in the later trading
Abou tthe only issue to attract espe-
cial notice was Durant Motors, which
experienced a wide swing. getting to
so, points above the previous close.
In the oils, South Penn OIL cold
down points to, 1875. but Maracaibo
and Mammoth were steady to firm in
the face of general sagging off In
that class of stocks.
A cut in Wooster crude oil of 10
cents. a barrel went unnoticed as far
as the petroleum shares were con-
cerned.
The late afternoon was marked by
strength in some of the miscellaneous
securities, a gain to 9B occurring In
Hudson and Manhattan common. 81
multaneously with sale in the pre-
ferred at AZ. This IS the first time
the latter has sold In three weeks
and the price represented a 3 point
gain.
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Deaths

Jacob Hahn. A, Ills Reisner, angina
pectoris. -
Elizabeth NJ Minnick, L. 2035 Roosevelt
bro1cho pneumonid.
Anna L. Mousty. 81. 1879 E. Market
sarcoma.
Laura B. Greenslade 81. 2136 W. Morris,
cerebral 5hemorThage.
Maggie Downs. 81. 527 w. Sixteenth,
chronisc myocraditis.
Emily l. Raglan. SO, Deaconess Hospital
acute dilatation of heart.
Anna Mabel Dorsch, rs, City Hospital
pulmonary tuberculosis
Rosa NJ. Hull, 5S. 1892 u E. Washington,
chr onic myocarditis.
Richard Townely Osborn So. 500 N. JET
ferson cerebral apoplexy.
Bert Watson. 3S. II n Hamilton, pull
monary tuberculosis.
Henry Miller Al 2442 Hovey, pulmonary
tuberculosis
Lola Esther Edwards. 81. 2214 Arsenal
pulmonary tuberculosis.
Howard Alexander Proctor. months, 516
W. st. Clair. acute bronchitis.
Infant Cumnllns. hours, 253 N. Miley,
premature birth.
william Brown. 81. City Hospital. per
nicious aneni5.
Sarah t. Wolfe. "A, Methodist Hospital.
influenza.
George Pieczko. IL months, $40 n Con-
cord cholera infantum
George Sheets. Is. City HOSPITAL. chronic
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j. S. TIRE MAKERS
SEEK NEW SOURCE
OF CRUDE RUBBER
Government Experts InveSti-
gate Possible Locations
for Huge Plantations,
By Times Special

By Times Special
WASHINGTON, July17-Hn another
year American tire manufacturers,
anxious to escape payment Of con-
stantly increasing tribute to British
crude rubber suppl ymonopohsts, win
know whether it is feasible nom "A
sound business standpoint for them
to invest millions of dollars in new
rubber plantations in South, in Cen.
trail America and in the Philippines.
Three exhaustive Federal inquiries
will lsoon get under way in an ecort
to find new American sources of crude
rubber supply. Department OF Com
merce experts are sailing for South
America for a survey of the Amazon
valley, the Orinoco valley, Central
America, southern Mexico and the
Philippines.
Department of Commerce crude rub
Der experts now are en- route to south
ern India, Ceylon, British Malaga and
the Dutch East Indies to make
study of all phases of rubber produc-
ton.
The department is acting under s=r
thority of Congress, which appropr1aC-
ed $4,000 for the purpose.
Officials know that from physical
standpoint rubber can be raised in ev-
cry country to be investigated, but
they want to know whether economic
conditions in these countries will JUS
tify attempts to cultivate rubber on
scientific plantation basis.
Secretary Hoovre's experts also win
inquire into labor, transportation, po-
litical and taxation conditions. Agri-
cultural experts will include in their
survey a study of trees and their pro-
ductivity. soil conditions, which plants
can be successfully grown under plan
tation conditions and diseases to which
rubber plants are subject.