Monte Vista journal and Monte Vista graphic-reporter., 1924-03-07


A 50 Million Dollar Bryan.
Our Rum Running Problem.
To Mayor of Cities:
Go to Jacksonville. Florida-this
is written In that city-call on
Mayor Alsop, and learn about
Jacksonville's municipality owned
electric light and power plant.
There is no cheap water power
in Jacksonville-oil 10 used. at q
cost equivalent to $3.50 q ton for
coal. But the people Of Jackson
willie buy their current At a price
lower than anywhere In the United
States. except. perhaps. Seattle. So
says John H. Perry. whose news
paper. the Jacksonville Journal.
prints this column.
Selling at . low cost, the people
Of Jacksonville make . profit Of
three-quarters Of . million on their
plant. They are building an addi-
tion to the plant costing eleven hun
dred thousand dollars. and their
taxes are low.
Henry Ford. who will shock the
nerves Of big financiers as quickly
As he would chop off the head OF
leghorn hen. has recently star
tied gentlemen that manufacture
fertilizers here.
The Ford agent at jacksonville
got word that so many carloads Of
sulphate of ammonia In bags ready
for distribution to farmers would
presently arrive and they must sell
II.
Shipments came and have con-
tinued. Jacksonville understands
that Ford's ammonia suiphate Is =
by-product Of his COKE plants. What
interests the farmers Ia the fact that
Ford sells his fertilizer. OF the
highest grade. So 4 ton below the
market price.
Apparently Ford is trying his
hand at cheap fertilixer without
waiting for Muscle Shoals.
Not too much. not too little.'
said Aristotle.
Even in religious emotion. excess
IL 4 mistake. and broodinE leads
to trouble. Frank Mcdowell got
II into his head that he had COM
mitted the objectionable sin.
The idea stayed and by way OF
"expiation," he killed his two sis
ters. burning them MS they lay asleep
In their beds. That also preyed on
his mind and added to his religious
worries. So. by way Of further
"expistion" he shot his mother and
father TO death.
Such religious haiiacination.
were not unusual In the old days
They drove men and women into
the desert where they lived In filth
and semi-starvntion imagining tha,
such conduct pleased the Lord.
II didn't occur to them to ask
Why the Lord had provided . fer.
tile earth and clean water II II
pleaaed Him To see hermits dirty
and hungry.
Many have seen the holy mau
OF Bcnares." . dsluded pagan. sit.
ting on . sharp spikes. aid accept.
Ing little contributions. oonunced
that Il pleased his particular God
10 see him sitting there.
The calming down Of our reli.
gioas emotions 10 = most Important
forward step In civilization. Men
begin 10 realise that the mysteri.
Gus Power above gave ua this beau.
tiful planet. that ". might take
care Of II like faithful gardeners and
find happiness In tho process. leav.
Ing the hereafter to u higher judg.
ment.
viii the State of Florida accept
or reject fifty million dollars worth
Of free Advertising!
II Florida s.nds William Jen.
nings Bryan to the National Demo.
cratic Convention he will 10 a. his
own expense and Florida will gst
frsc Of charge In all ncwspap psss In
the United States advertising q
couid not bc bought for nifty or Z
hundred million dollars.
II Florida allows herself 70 b
1ecssved By political Gcnti~nsa vha