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The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-20

Starts you NOW as a mem Der of the Christmas Phono- graph Cuban opportunity which, like Christmas. comes but once a year. and will last only a short time longer. Select any instrument you choose. defer the payments till 1924. as you use and en- joy the music it brings into your home.
 Come in any time soon play the records you like. Victor or Edison. in our fresh. newly remodeled hearing rooms--open eve nings beginning Thursday. for your convenience.
 BALCONY
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For the Home Down-filled comforts s. $13.79-size 72x84, cov- cred with heavy satine; blue or rose designs with match ing border. Lambs wool filled comforts. $l4.95- size 72x84; solid blue and rose lingette coverings. washable silk comforts. $8.o5 to $45-silk. satin or sateen; wool or down filled. Navajo blankets. $6.95-Indian designs. suit able for laprobes or couch covers. Bedspreads. $5.o5 to $25-novelties in cotton or silk; some with bolster cover. Breakfast cloth and napkins, $4.95 to $35< Bath towel sets, $l and $l.39.
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-Lovemsn, Joseph & Loeb
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LOVEMAN,J JOSEPH&LOEB

Open to anybody With good credit standing: pay as you use and enjoy your gifts; which may include Victrolas, Edison phono- graphs, Haviland china, glassware, kitchen cabi-
 Joseph & Loeb---
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-02-21
DAILY BUSINESS EDITORIAL
Our Traffic Proximity to Cuba-Golden Rules
 Developments
By RICHARD F. JOHNSTON

service without transfer
 the Southern railway brings the fore the proximity part Birmingham obber and manufacturers Perhaps of miscellaneous character Cuba this had sened its
 package from Atlanta where the less than will assembled Reaching tracks Havana for local rail yards We thus reach Cuba with fast package freight service Baltimore the self-same al-rail conditions.
 Birmingham has little business with Cuba outside of coal coke and mill products which go North and leaving Mobile for Cuba Isles product would be O a ship from New York Mobile
 shipments it is the while diversified products jobbers the direct trade with Cuba mis- merchandise comfortable outlet domestic will surely about from time to tme Business talk about the golden rule though doing founded the golden rule denial of the brbarous from which emerged
 picture of surveys s cunning
 
 dspung the kill and sometimes other jungle kings There by daily battle until the for existence
 zonng system golden applied ownership It the golden rule that his negbor would be treated It the simplest thing the the reasonable Society would fall the golden rule all down the line.
 It happy milestone the march of which marks the real fundamental of society," operation When will be that about the golden rule that in it's simplicity bearing public officials who make their objective from the tremendous comeback that
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NEW ORLEANS COTTON

NEW ORLEANS, Feb. 20-A buying movement based on the extreme strength of the spot situation. on claims on a broadening demand for cotton goods and the idea that the long interest would be in control of the liquidation of March on first notice day, for that position was responsible for rise to high levels for the season the near months in the cotton market today. March and May both made high levels, the former trading as high as 2s ssc pound and the latter high 2s s5c. Spots made new high levels, rising g points to 29c for middling. At the highest the trading months in the contract market 30 to 40 points up, and the close was 24 to 32 points up March closing at 2S soc.
 Early gains amounted to but 12 to 19 points and for considerable period they measured the greatest width of the up- ward fluctuations. Following first ad vances there were recessions of 10 points or so, but after mid-sesson the tone was much stronger A feature of the spot accounts of the day was found in tele- grams to local brokers from Dallas stat ing some shippers were having trouble getting together their March commit ments because of the sold-up state of the interior.
 In the afternoon the market became very active following the circulation Of optimistic expressions from France re- flectng the signing of the Lausanne treaty by Turkey. They had much
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FOREIGN BONDS fOn Curh Markef)
NEW HIGH RECORD FOR SEASON MADE BY COTTON TRADE

NEW YORK, Feb. 20.-The cotton market showed renewed firmness today with prices making new high records for the season. After sell ing at 2S.S7 early May eased off to 2S.7S, under realizing but later sold up to 29.23 or 42 points net higher, 2 cents a pound above the lowp rice touched at the beginning of the month and IS points higher than the previous high price of January 24. March also made a new high record selling at 28.94 and the close was within or points of the best on these positions with the general market closing firm net 20 to 37 points higher.
 The market opened steady 3 to 10 points higher on over night buying orders and very bulish overnight spot advices from the south. Liver pool was hardly up to expectations and private cables reported a very small trade demand there. but the New York market soon showed net advances of 15 to Is points on the old crop and to 8 points on new. crop deliveries. There was some sell ing of the later months on reports of favorable weather In the south and considerable realizing developed in the old crop deliveries as prices approached the 29-cent level for May contracts. This caused reactions Of some Is or 20 points from the best
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but the market firmed up again dur- ing the early afternoon on reports that trade interests were buying near months on the dip, and that the spot basis was generally firmer in the south.
 When early sellers attempted to cover, they evidently found very few contracts offerings, and stop orders were reached above the 2s- cent level for May deliveries. New crop months followed the advance rather slowly, but sold up to 26.25 for Ooctobe or 33 points net higner. and all months except July made new high records for the season. Exports for the daN were 6,202 bales making 3,549,170 so far this season. Port receipts 13,574. United States ports stocks 791,0S4.
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SUGAR

NEW YORK, Feb. 20.-Raw sugar was unchanged as far as nearby Cubas were concerned with holders still asking 5A c cost and freight. equal to 7.o3c for cen trifugal. There were sales of 10000 bags of Porto Ricos. February March shipment, at 6.9oc for centrifugai 69.50o bags of Philippine Islands, April May shipment, at 7Qf.0Sc for centrifugal. and 10000 bags of Cubas, March loading, at 5.10c f. O. b. Cuba.
 Raw sugars were less active and price changes were irregular. The opening was points lower to points net higher, but offerings appeared to be well absorbed and prices advanced, May selling to 544c and July to 5.58c. or 13 to IA points above the previous close. In the afternoon prices eased off and were finally to points net higher. Closing: March, 5.20c; May, 5.37e; July. 650e, September. 5.64c.
 Refined unchanged at S.25@S3Oc for fine granulated. Refined futures nominal.
 STEEL
 NEW YORK, Feb. 2o.--steel prices un- changed.
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Members New York Stock Exchange. New Orleans Cotton Exchange, New York Pro- duce Exchange, Associated Members Liverpool Cotton Association. Orders licited for the purchase and sale of Cotton and Cotton Seed Oil for future delivery. Special attention and liberal terms given for consignment of spot cotton for de- livery.
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BUTTER MARKET

CHICAGO, Feb. 20,-The butter mar ket was easy today with light demand and light stocks. Butter of 92 score was well cleaned up, while lower scores were harder to move. Lots of sS and 89 scores remained unsold aside from good demand for cars of S9 and 90 score cen tralized for delivery on February con- tracts.
 Closing prices. fresh butter: ST score, 47c; Ss score. 4Sc: s9 score. 4shc: 90 score, b0e; 91 score, 51c: 92 score. 52c.
 Centralized lots, no sales.
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SPOT COTTON

NEW YORK, Feb. 2o.-spot cotton ad- vanced. Middlfng 29c.
 NEW ORLEANS, Feb. 2o.-Spot cotton firm; points higher Sales the spot. 1,225; to arrive. 4s5. Low middling. 2s.25c; mlddling 29c; good midding. 29.5oc. Re- ceipts, 4.6Ss; stock, 16S,146.
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NEW YORK, Feb. 20.-Foreign ex- changes irregular. Quotations in cents Great Britain, demand. s4.71A: cables S4.71H: 60-day bills banks, $4.69; France. demand. 6.0sh; cables. sos; Italy, 4.ss and 4.s3h; Belgium, 5.s5 and 5.s6h Germany, .O04S and .o043A Holland, 3e. 66 and 39.69; Norway. 1850: Sweden 26.67 Denmark. 1928; Switzerland, 1890; Spain. 15.5s: Greece,1.14 Poland. OOPS; Czecho- slovakia, 296: Argentine, 37.25; Brazil, 11.62; Montreal, 9s%.
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COTTONSEED or.

NEW YORK, Fep. 20.-cottonseed oil ruled quiet within narrow price limits. Commission houses had May and July for sale, but support from a refiner here pre- vented any material decline. March closed points higher. due to covering of shorts, while later months were 1 to points net lower. Sales of 15.7OO barrels. Prime
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crude, 1oc. sales; prime summer yellow, spot lie, bid March. 11.1lc; May. 11.Ssc; July, 11.54c, all bid.
 PORT MOVEMENT
 New Orleans: Middling, 29c; receipts, 4.6ss: exports. 5,15O; sales 1,75o; stock, 1ss.14s.
 Galveston. Mtddling. 2a.2oc; receipts, 5,s22; sales 1;24s; stoek os .2 2Ss;ls2. s,r .s. savannah: MiddIing. 2s.25c: receipts. 12ss; sales 6s7 stock stoek 5S3. SS2o!; Stock 4ao42 Wilmington: Middling, soc: receipts, 75S stock, 19.911.
 Norfot effs cifS Mldd9s sf1sk GsS receipts 1ss sales, a,s1o stock, lO1,SI1.
 Baltimore: Stock, 2.269, o,.. Philad deipRia Stock. 5,74s. ..o. New 1o YoTk; Middlins, 2sc; exports 22O; Nine Miner ports stock s'ss s74 s,Dts Total for week: Receipts, 4s,61s; ex- ports, s,2O2; stock, 7s1 s25.
 Totai for season: Receipts. 4s22,s17: exports, 3,460,462.
 INTERIOR MOVEMENT Houston: Midding, 29.15c; receipts, 2.71e; shipments. 6,262; sales, 1,soo' stock. Memphis: Midding. 2sc; receipts, s.341; shipments. 5,s70; sales, $500; stock l2S,- Augusta: Middling, e.1sc; receipts, s,osl: shipments, $50; sales, 61o; stock 59.632.
 St. Louis: Middling. 2s.75c;; receipts. Atlanta: Mlddling, 29 45c.
 Little Rock. Middling, 2S SSc; receipts, 351; sales. 56 stock, 453S4.
 Dallas Middling, 2s s5c; sales 4ss. ,e Montgomery: Middling, 2sc; sales, 10. Total today: Receipts 10,i63; ship ments, 13,292; stock. 45T ,407.
 LIVERPOOL COTTON LIVERPOOL. Feb. 20.-spot cotton was quiet prices steady. Good middling, 1s.2od; fully middling, 16.1Od; middlins' 1sd; low middling 15.75d; good ordinary. 16.25d; ordinary, 14.e5d. Sales of 5000 bales, including 3,400 American. Receipts of 1000 bales, including $500 American. Futures closed quiet but steady; February, 15.59d. March. 15.54d; May. 15.42d; July, |15.21d; October, 14.06d; December, ls.74d; January, 13.64d.
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DRY GOODS MARKET

NEW YORK. February 20--Cotton goods markets were quieter today with prices firm. Yarns were quiet. Heavy wool goods sold well. and many worsted lines were taken more freely. Fancy and nov city silks sold we'll. Burlaps were steady. Jobbers reported a continued steady de- mand from retailers.
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NAVAL STORES
TunautirA

SAVANNAH, Ga, Feb. 2o-Turpentine firm, s1.f6; sales, A; receipts. IT; ship ments. 194 stock. 6.166 Rosn firm; sales 3s2; receipts. ITS; stock. ss.2ss. Quote; B. D. F. r, c, H. I, $5; K, S520; Nj, s5.40; IN s5.75: VIC, $6.15; wv, ss.s0.
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,7ru, yopr Tah oo

NEW YORK, Feb. 20.-Copper strong; electrolytic, spot and futures, 1sG1eAc. Tin easy; spot and futures 42.7bc Iron steady; prices unchanged. Lead steady: spot, ss@S.25c. Zinc firm: East St. Louis, spot and nearby delivery. 7.35@7.4oc. An tmony, spot 712c.
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NEW YORK BONDS

NEW YORK, Feb. 2O.--Followins are to- days high. low and closing prices of bonds on the New York Stock Exchange, and the total sales of each bond:
 RafIwnv and MiaeeIfauAouM
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inue 10 Mark Up Prices in New V
NEW YORK STOCKS

NEW YORK. Feb. 2o.-Following arc today's sales. high. low and closing prices of stocks listed on the New York Stock Exchange:
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IRIGH p0TATnEe

CHICAGO. Feb. 20.--Potatoes steady; receipts 36 cars: Wisconsin sacked round whites, $1W1.I0 cwt: Minnesota sacked round whites. $1.10 cwt.: North Dakota sacked Red River ohios. best. $1.25 owt.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-02-21
NEW ORLEANS COTTON FUTURES

influence in favor of values as any other feature of the session.
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NEW ORLEANS. Feb. 2o.-Cotton fu- lures closed steady at new advance of "A to 22 pointa
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NEW YORK MONEY

NEW YORK, Feb 20,-Call money was firm: high. per cent: low A per cent: ruling rate, "A per cent; closing bid, per cent offered at 5N per cent; last loan 5 per cent; call loans against acceptances "A per cent. Time loans firm; mixed col lateral, 60-90 days. per cent; four-six months per cent prime commercial pa per, A @4Z per cent.
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NEW YORK CURB
Industrials

NEW YORK, Feb. 2o.-Transactions on the New York Curb Market today were as follows:
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CITIES SERVICE QUOTATIONS
COFFFF MARRIED

NEW YORK, Feb. 20.-Coffee futures dation or realizing inspired by reports of slightly easier Rio offers and an active spot demand. The market opened to IS points lower and active months were 17 to 24 points off The close was few points up from the lowest, but showed a net decline of f2 to 10 points Estimated sales 49,250 bags Closing: March, 1210c May 11.55c; July. 10.s5c; September. 10c December 9.66c.
 Spot coffee quiet and nominally un- changed. Cost and freight offers included Santos ss and bs, part bourbon. at 15@ 15. s5c, and Rio Is at 1240 @12 45c. Amer ican credit.
 The early cable from Brazil reported no change in the Rio exchange rate. with the Rio market 125 to 175 reis lower and Sam tos 50 to 100 reis lower. special Rio cable showed decline of 10 reis in the dollar buying rate this morning. and a further decline of 150 to 176 reis in the Rio market. Rio cleared 9.10o bags for Brazilian port receipts, Se, ooo: Jundiahy receipts, 21,00o.
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PORT MOVEMENT

crude, 1oc. sales: prime summer yellow. spot, lie, bid; March. 11.11c; May. 11.ssc; July, 11.54c, all bid.
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Hubbard Bros. & Co.

RAW SILK NEW YORK, Feb. 20.--Raw silk was un- changed.
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FOREIGN BAR SILVER
roRFIGN EXCHANGEs

NEW YORK, Feb. 20.-Foreign bar yer, 64Bc; Mexican dollars, 47bc.
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LONDON MONEY

LONDON, Feb. 20.-Bar silver. 80 of1-1sd per ounce. Money, 2 per cent. Discount rates: Short bills, 27-16Q2 h per cent; three -months bills, 7-16 per cent.
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NEW YORK COTTON FUTURES

NEW YORK. Feb. 2o.-cotton futures
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Financial.

Y IuHNCIHEt
 Days total sales. 1.o7s,coo shares. Twenty industrials averaged toS.b6, net gain. 60.
 High 1923, 10s5o; low. ss.ss. Twenty railroads averaged so.1T; net gain, 37.
 High 1923. so,17; low. s4.6s.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1923-04-13
Flowers are Profitable

One OF our neighbors has a large
garden Of carnations. began for her
own enjoyment. then having a call for
them from out OF town places. increas-
ed the size OF her beds and has been
so successful that She has acquired d
reputation and as fast as hers come
to maturity they are called for to be
sent even to distant places. In one
week during the month OF January.
she cut 1870 blossoms and is now cut
ting al least 600 each alternate week.
Let no one suppose these grow OF
themselves. or do not need attention.
When I have bought al home beauti-
ful carnations and have wondered at
the length OF their stems. did not
she has to spend hours
each day picking the blossoms and
leaves from the stock that the stems
may be greater in length and crowned
with one magnificent flower. The
climate and soil of this section seems
10 be adapted for such things. On an
other place there are several glass
iouses or Conservatives which are
devoted to the cultivation OF cucumb- |
rs. being shipped from here to the /
,ast. In the same locality there ar
lso several nurseries but not like ours
Il the Boise Valley; these are for the
ropogation oranges. lemons. avoca-
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1923-04-13

dos. cypress and other evergreens and
grapes. but only few OF the varie-
ties with which we are familiar.
Keen for Beans
have been particularly attracted
BY the immense number OF acres
bearing beans. which are said 20 he
OF the variety known as the Kentucky
Wonder, a string bean very prolific
and very rich. 1t is said that there
are between zoo and 500 acres plant
ed to them in this immediate section.
There are also now immense fields
OF sweet corn several inches in'heigh-
III: squash in blossom and OF these
there are now from 50 TO loo acres;
potatoes planted in October or Nov
ember between so and 100 acres: peas
also planted about the same time have
long ,since been harvested and the
ground replarted for some other crop.
il is a common remark that people
who come here and stay awhile and
then return to their homes are almost
sure to come back again. so that now
YOU are accosted with this statement.
why go back. why not stay now that
YOU are here" and as ! have before
written there is a goodly number OF
our Boise Valley people in this region
in this very place. making their homes
and others that are contemplating do !
ing so.
These giant Eucalyptus trees which
we're set out about IS years ago are
natives OF Australia and have this pc
as. most. of our. readers
know, they do not annually shed
heir leaves but do shed their bark.
md at the present writing are nearly
ARE of their last years bark which
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1923-04-13

ed history Of another kind. Il is told
that this was one OF the underground
stations. or a rout by which Cinnamon
contrary 10 the Law. were smuggled
across the line from Mexico. into
our Country. reminding men Of my
age Of similar things in the East 90
help runaway slaves ~ the DAYS be
fore the Civil war.
This locality consists Of series
OF rides parallel to the sea with rich
land and oil between them and IN re-
cent years. fine water system. the
only thing needed to make It a sue
cessful farming region. was installed.
taking water from the San Luis Rey
River 20 series OF storage reservoirs
20 furnish the summer supply. Sctil-
crs began to come and It reminds
one Of what could be seen IN the late
9gs in our lower Boise River Valley:
single men in claim shacks scattered
al about. many OF these homes are
quite small. Others are larger and
comfortable Tor family use. !; has
seemed since arrived here the middle
1f January. that they arose like mush-
rooms over night. am told that
Turing the past year there have pro-
ably been about Is new houses (
.rarfcd
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1923-04-13
OBSERVER Gets
NEW VIEWPOINT
Of CALIFORNIA
Writes Entertainingly of
Southern CHM a t e;
Farm Features Appeal
to Former Valley Man

Los ANGELES - A contrast
Letters from Maine and COnncsiicui
tcll OF deep snow and ice. cold wealth
er and lack of coal. word from Caid-
well tells OF the uncommon winter
you have enjoyed. much like what we
have been experiencing al this point,
90 miles South OF Los Angeles and
some 30 North OF San Diego. less
than 50 North Of the Mexican Border.
with day after day OF sunshine. The
only snow seen is on the distant noun
tain tops only touch OF frost a
few mornings in January; chimneyless
houses, only oil heaters in them: and
on the table day after day. fresh veg
etables OF all kinds from the gardens;
luscious oranges and a few strawber-
ries out OF the garden. the number in
crcasing steadily.
Besides the climatic conditions this |
is an interesting locality; from the
Mexican Border. as my readers well
know. there is string OF old Catholic
Franciscan Missions. and around
them there Ringers many reminders
OF rhe Medieval past. and IT was my
good fortune to visit the Ramona
Cottage in San Diego. the story OF
which was told by Helen HUNK Jack
son in book OF that name. The house
and grounds which is called the
Marriage Place" is a unique and at
iractive spot. Here also there are
things OF interest young as this settle
ment is.
II is known as Carlsbad. The !
railroad station, however. is Carl :
because there was another station n
known as Carlsbad" in Arizona on =,
the Santa Fe line and therefore they 4
shortened the name here to prevent 6
confusion of the localities. 7
Boom in 1884 Il
Soon after Los Angeles begun to p
be known in the Country there was o
a string of settlements all the way h
South including this place | am told n
that in 1884 there was what might Il
be called a Boom. There still re- /,
mains several big houses with cup $
nloas and much adornment. The roads ;,
are lined by great Eucalyptus trees p
some OF them from Is to % feet in =,
height, and Cypress and pine. but a +,
ack of water caused failure in farm 6,
ing. siagnation followed; as a IA
business proposition it was a failure. ?,
'ut for many years those into whose a,
lands the land came did a sort OF :,
Try farming. very largely the cultiva- fe
ion of barley. There is also whisper IL
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1923-04-13
HELP 20 BOYS BUY CALVES

Twenty Teton county boys are be-
ing financed for the purchase OF cal
YES by an arrangement made with
business men OF the county by ID. p.
Murray. district club agent of the ex-
tension division, and County Agent d.
L. Fourt Each by will buy one pure
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1923-04-13

bred calf or two high-grade calves
Purchasers OF the grade caive, ,o-.
to enter one cali in an auction 81,
in about a year. the returns from -.
sale to be applied on the original no..
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1923-04-13
How They Came

n has been interesting TO me to
note the quality. characteristics and
source from which these new settlers
have come. Near my sons home is
a man, wife. two children and mother
who took their auto last year in a
South Dakota town. crossed the
country. came to Boise and as they
described their course know they
passed thru Middleton and so passed
the corner OF my homestead. on to
Parma and then thru Oregon TO
Washington then took the Pacific
Coast Highway and came South.
stopping here and there. seeking 4
suitable location. and finally arrived
in Carlsbad where they cast anchor.
bought land. erected a house and are
identifying themselves with the hes;
things of the community. Another
case reminds one OF that bunch OF
who had their home at
NO>MCu from - 10 isNVs one SuNn I,
he son of a Presbyterian Minister
now approaching middle life. has been
true to form as an American From
iersman. He said to me. 81 know our
country from Hudsons Bay to the
Panama Canal and at last have found
he spot where | desire to perman-
ntly locate. He has been a cultivator
II flowers. and il is delight to visit 4
lis little place; the coy home on
ms four acre tract. surrounded with
he most beautiful flowers in their
arge varied coloring: Gala Lilies
ONE OF the blossoms OF which were
n your Presbyterian Church on East
r morning. compose quarter acre
cultivated not for the blossoms but
or the bulbs. they being shipped
all over our country. A
lrge tract OF sweet peas from which
normous quantities have been picked
nd sold. and other beautiful flowers
everal parallel beds from four to FIVE
eet wide ard two and three rods in
myth OF varieties that were entirely