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means well; it Is trying to improve iocal
conditions. but is meeting with failure.
| think the proposal to postpone discus
sion on the budget a very good one,
that will give US an opportunity to get
together and 90 into the details OF 1t so
that we can act for the benefit OF all con
cerned. | have lived all my life in this
island and it breaks my heart to see 1t
90 as it is going today. There is talk
about having a civil government for this
island. if We get a civil form Of govern
ment where are we going to get The
money to maintain such 9 government!
We cannot cultivate our lands because
we have no labor, and we cannot bring
in Porto Rican laborers TO work under
English speaking managers because they
Go not understand the English langu-
ace. 1t is of no use for one man to 20
to WASHINGTON and tell his story, and
then another go up and tell his story, let
US get together and agree on something
tangible and get the Government inter-
ested for it is only in that way we are
able to get good results. From 1888 to 1917
the Firm | represented IN TINS island
imported more than two hundred thou
sand dollars yearly and that helped TO
keep the island up. What are cond'-
t0ns today? Efforts are being made TO
ruin the island. Gentlemen of the Coun-
Gil. if the sugar business is killed on this
island you and / viii suffer.
3rd Member for Frederiksted Country
District (AndeY8en) remarked: MIR. Chair
man. | am sure the Honorable Member
who has just addressed the House means
well; there is something he says to which
feel / want to make a remark, but mas
much rs discussion or the budget is
closed | will postpone my remarks unit!
next meeting.
2ud Member for Chrjstiansted Country
District lJQcksoH) remarked: Mr.. Chair
man. ! want to say Something to the
Honorable lst Member for Frederlksted
Country District (BjGckU00d(. In the
first place the Gentleman must realize
that we are living in anew age, an age in
which The world has undergone a series
of chan :es. Since the World War all
countries, every litt@ spot in the world is
affected by the slaughter IN Europe and
has brought about conditions which we
cannot account for here in St. Cr0'X
His complaint seems to be that we
haven't got labor; that is a very sore
point TO touch upon. for we cannot begin
to discuss labor conditions on pr|eS2ntc0r-
ditions. We have to 80 to The background
and come up 10 what it is at present, and
that would necessItate a very long and
painful discussion. Facts are facts. The
desire to bring in alien labor is not a
, 1926-09-29
DINGS
OF THE
COLONIAL COUNCIL
or ST. CIR ok.
CCoaijaped from ycsterdau's AOis

lCOHijQned from yesteldGYS AUiS
At the resumption Bird Member for
rIedeuksted Country District (Andcr-
84H} moved that fun ther discussion on
The budget be postponed until after the
Municipal Committee sends in its re-
port.
The motion uas seconded by End
Member for Fredeliksted Country Dis
trlct (FIemiag) and put to the vote with
the result mat Il members voted for;
nIne against.
Tie ChaU men r, narked: The budget
viii come Up al The reXI meeting on con
,, uatIOn OF Isl discussion.
1st Member Tor trederiksted Country
Dis riot tBjachUooo) remarked: Mr..
Cnaun an Before lst discussion on the
buCg;t IS ctstdI want 10 make a few
remal Ks. II seems 10 ne that all sober
nil dec men who have their lfe's inter
e here lhink it uect osaIy to 90 through
the budget carefully. When you take
in,o consideration that We have a budget
, 1926-09-29
Publication,

THE annual general repairs CT the
! public roads, begin on the LIST
October, and shall be completed by
3Ist January 1927.
Road-holders are requested to
carry out the repairs in manner pre-
scribed in Ordinance. All bitches
md caIVerts must be cleaned, holes
in road filed, walls and bridges re-
paired where necessary, trees trim
ed which oVer-hang the road and
the road way grayeled All dead
trees must be cut down, and all
debris removed off road. No large
stones must be permitted to remain
where %grayoIng has been done.
EDGAR w. MEYER
Chairman, Road Commission
st. Croix, V. L., Sept. 9th 1927.
, 1926-09-29

talk about. Every man within the
sound of my voice knows that this def
cit can never be scovered by revenues
raised in this island. Our main crop is
sugar and all other crops are considered
as side crops, the day we stop making
sugar here the island is going to stop
producing revenues. The only thing |
blame our Government FOR is the aIpli-
cation of prohibition here which has
stopped the working Of our stills Of
course this has been explained on sever
al occasions. This coming here and
]squabbIing over personalities is a dis
grace to our nation and the flag. Another
thing | blame the Government for is the
shortage of labor. A great numUer of
the population of this island is migrating.
Why are they migrating? 1t is because
since 1921 most Of the cane producing
estates are being turned out into stock
estates. was asked sometime ago 10
get up some statistics for the Govern
ment, | took the sugar estates that have
been turned out of cultivation and found
that the to al acreage was about II, 800
acres. Had this number Of acreage
been under cultivation it would not be
necessary for the people of this island TO
90 elsewhere in search Of a livelihood.
People of over forty years old are mi
grating to cold climates. Ihal's rialcu-
IOus. The hospitality Of these Danish
West Indian Islands is proVerbial |
know OF 10 place on earth where the
hospitality of the people exceeds that of
ST. Thomas and St. CrOix. If you OrI
were sent on a Commission to different
PARTS of the world to look into the hard
ships of the people and to devise
means whereby they could be helped and
were Wined and dined with a big spread
such as has been done here, we were
bound to get a wrong impression. Ii We
continue as we are now going on this
island is bound to go to RUN. | am not
the one to say anything against the De-
partment Of Education, but | find that
we are educating every boy and every
girl and as a result we have no field la
borers. The importation of foreign labor
should not be stopped. 1t is just as inn
possible to meet the deficit on the budget
as il is to stop THE sun from rising 10
the morning. The cost Of administering
this island formerly was about Que hun.
dred and fifty thousand dollars and
from 1885 to 1911 the sugar crop in
creased steadily, but since 1912. it has
been decreasing and has kept on de-
creasing to this day. ] do not believe
theirs is a sugar producing country
in the world with the ; n e
area that has imported the number OF
working machineyies that we have i'm
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-04-18

chHrd in the world and the fruit pro-
duced to excel in every way that grown
in other communities. 1t is a common
sight to see grapefruit weighing better
than three pounds hanging from the trees
In this orchard and there is an instance
Of record where 81 Of the luscious fruit
we're picked from single branch Of one
Of the trees.
The packing Of grapefruit is generally
construed to run from 80 to 100 to the
standard crate, yet it is an hourly occur
renee, during the shipping season, on the
La Bonita farm to find fruit that cannot
be packed more than % 10 the crate. The
high favor OF La Bonita fruit; its nation
wide demand; its enormous size, and lus-
ciOus flavor is flattering tribute to the
Lower Rio Grande Valley as n citrus
growing community and one Of which the
entire state Of Texas is justly proud.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-04-18

rhc Retail Druggists will meet and in
Jan" the Retail Hardware. Men will as
scmbI'. All these groups will be- repre-
s'ni"d at the general "onvntion in
August. The Texas Laundry owners,
also had three day conference here in
January. The Lumbcrman's Associ4-
ton will meet here in April and the
STATE Master Plumbers will meet hece
in July. Certainly 4 comprehensive list
Of business groups which find in San
Antonio the ideal common ground on
which to meet to lay their plans and
coordinate their efforts in the develop
ment Of our portion Of this great state.
The Trade Extension Department Of
the Chamber Of Commerce welcomes the
opportunity to extend TO these business
men the hand Of cooperation and helpful
ness Of the manufacturing, Wholesale and
banking interests Of our city. To work
with them and for them is our plan
and it is our ambition that We may
make our efforts so effective that for
all time to come TO the merchants in the
great empire generally referred to a,
South Texas" will continue TO look 10
San Antonio as their commercial clear-
ing house and their market.
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ed by their usr Of this city not only -
a market but ais" as the ideal place
wherein they may most conveniently
meet and discuss the problems peculiar
to their particular business and plan Cor
their b"ttermont and growth. This Sc
tivity has been steadily increasing Tor
years. Brief mention is made only Of
those Of 1926.
In February general merchants" met
in San Antonio for a week in conference
on matters pertaining to the retailing Uf
merchandise, planning better business
methods in order to keep abreast Of the
times. They came from an area ex-
tending four hundred miles from East
to West and six hundred miles from
North to South. A permanent organi-
cation was formed at that time to hold
scmi-annual meetings in San Antonio for
education purposes. In the area repre-
sented at the meeting, there are more
than 10000 business firms, the major
portion of whom are expected 10 parti-
cipate in the activities of this organiZa-
ton and paFtakc Of its benefits. They
will meet again in August. On the 22nd
Of March the AutOmotive Merchants will
be in session, attendance at this writing
being estimated at 1000. On April 22nd,
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Many Conventions Scheduled to Meet Here
in 0
0
COmmec OganizaN

in its economic development and frown
on its ruthless exploitation ut tn
hands of the Spectator. They are Ivt
boomers and have never made any at
tempt TO create boom condition
which might be followed by a collapse
with consequent heavy losses TO the I'M
wise investor Their aim has been and
is. to build the facilities Of San Antonio
in direct proportion to the needs Of its
trade area. Their measure of faith at
present is firmly evidenced by the bust
ness building program now in progress.
The Auditorium, just completed is
credit 10 any city Of any size any
where. Beautiful in conception in keep.
ing with the romantic traditions of the
city. permanent in construction cmbla-
NAUTICAL Of the firm foundation on which
our rity's growth is based, cOmmodious
in siz" and designed with a clear vision
and understanding Of the purpose it is
10 serve as the Community House" for
the cultural. and commercial assemblies
Of an empire. -Four hotels Of major
proportions from twelve to twenty
stories are definitely announced, con-
struction being under way on one. Two
thcatcr buildings costing in excess of
Sl,OOOOOO each are under way, one 10
be completed within sixty days Many
new office buildings are nearing com
pletion, others in process of construc-
ton, others being financed New build
ings Of importance for factories, whole
sale houses and banking institutions to
take care Of expansion are Of almost
daily occurrence.
All highways lead TO San Antonio
and each year sees hundreds of miles
Of hard surfaced roads reaching out fur
Their and further and bringing closer to
San Antonio, the cities and towns Of our
trade area. 1t is but matter Of a very
short time indeed when one may go and
come by auto anywhere in this country,
any time regardless Of weather cOndi-
ton. Millions Of dollars are being in
vested wisely in this particular utility,
making for the delight and comfort of
our citizens and visitors, and assuring
economy in transportation. That the
merchants in this vast trade area are
prompt in their recognition Of the value
and -r.irr ~ thcsr far.Itics Is attest
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-04-18
Fruits Win Ribbons

n Z. SNAYELY, owner OF the fam
Gus La Bonita Fruit Farm and
Nursery at Harlingen, is the
proud posscssor of several blue ribbons
that fruit grown on his farm has cap
tured when placed in competition with.
similar product Of Florida and Califor-
MIA.
During the past two years, Mr.. Shave
ly has entered seven exhibits from his
farm in contest with those from other
states and in each instance has come off
with high hOnors. The first year he took
four blue and two red ribbons and the
second year drew a perfect score with
five blue and two red ribbon prizes. In
state contests Mr.. SnayeIy's fruit has
garnered as many as % prizes in one
year.
The Ia Bonita Orchard IS reputed TO
BE- the finest and most prolific citrus or
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it affords for cntertainm"nt pur.
poses for people of San Antonio
and surrounding country, the audi
toFium indicates the measure Of our
commercial expansion.
~ AN ANTONIO is the commercial
center Of i wonderful trade area.
~ The magnificence Of this vision
oil our future growth and development
is measured only by the depth Of under
standing and breadth Of vision Of those
who mediate on the pretcntiuus city
We now are, the vast area Of country
depending upon Us as their commercial
clearing house; the immensely o. pos
Eible production in this area and the
insignificant proportion that is As yet be
ing utilized Millions Of people will in
the immediate. future. find in this area,
the land Of their dreams. writes {. {.
Wolfe, secretary Of the Trade Extension
Bureau. Hundreds Of thousands Of
homes will spring uD whore now the
mesquite and cactus hold sway. Agi-
culture IN all us IOfuls' nOTIlCpllhIf If
infinite variety, market gardening, petro-
leum development, irrigation and water
power projects, coal and iron deposits,
pottery clays. etc, constitute the pro-
gy>lm Of alluremcnt offered by this fav-
orod section to the homcseekcr, the in-
,rsior and the developer.
Men Of small means here find orpor-
tanity to build their homes. Men Of
financial resources find unparalleled OPP
portunity to invest their money in the
basic industries that are far removed
from the speculative enterprises, and
ycr assure bouutiful returns on the
ei"rgy and money invested.
This IRA IF development is here. 1t is
now in progress and gaining momentum
every hour. Such a program Of ac:i-
witty demands center where those in
tcrcstcd in its promotion and expansion
may mcrt and coordinate their activity.
San Antonio is "tha center" Ply si"alIy,
because If its l~"ati"n in the gcograp PHI
cal center Of this vast area Of por'ntiai
d"yelopmour Logically because the bust
n.,s, men # San An.oui, know this area
bitter than IA, D;hrr group Of men,
T,:I.z, is. true worth and ar" Interested
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In keeping with the progress of
the times, aside from the facility
it affords for entertainment pur.
poses for people of San Antonio
and surrounding country, the audi
toFium indicates the measure Of our
commercial expansion.
Evening star., 1926-06-06
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Sash Curtains, 85c pair. Dainty
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The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1926-08-20
WASHINGTON GOSSIP

By LAURENCE TODD

WASHINGTON.-(FP) - Thr e e
frateTnal delegates from the Interna-
tiOnal Metal Trades Federation, whose
headquarters are in Bern, Switzer-
land, are about to visit the United
States to bring an appeal to the Metal
Trades department Of the American
Federation of Labor that it join the
European federation of workers in
that industry. The delegates a e
Conrad Ilg, general secretary; Sec
rotary Brownie, of the Amalgamat-
ed Society CT Engineers-British rep
resentative in the Bern federation
and President Diesmann Of the Ger
man Metal Workers Union.
These men are going to lay before
the convention of the Metal Trades
department, in Detroit just preced-
ing the convention of the A. F. Of L..
their arguments for American partici-
patton in worldwide federation of the
workers in the metal industry. They
have been in correspondence with the
Berre of the department, on this is
sue, for some years. Nothing has
come Of the discussion. The Inter-
national Association of Machinists,
comprising WIdJ was IOE many years
the largest single organization in the
metal trades in this country, also cor
responded with Secretary Ilg, and on
one occasion President Johnston of
the Machinists proposed to 4lg that
the metal workers take steps to in
duce ell governments to turn their
arsenals and navy yards into plants
for the production cf things useful
to humanity.
Landing in New York on Sept. Is,
the visitors will be met by Arthur
Holder former editor of the Machin-
lists Journal and legislative agent of
the A. F. of l., who has been as
Stoned to them as secretary, and by
William Schoenberg of Chicago, gen
eral organizer for the Machinists,
who viii act as Interpreter for Herr
Dise~oarn. They will visit big in
dUStrial plants in Schenectady. the
PITTSBURGH district, Cleveland. Chica-
90 and Detroit. studing American in
dustrial conditions affecting the pro-
duction of electrical equipment, steel,
engines, general metal manufactures
the conyentiCr OF the Metal Trades
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1926-08-20
at the principal markets.

at the principal markets.
An oats crop of 1911, $4,000 bush
els, or about 2OO,OOO,OOO bushels less
than last year is now indicated. The
stocks of cats on farms August 1
amounted to nearly 100000 BUSH
els which is an unusually large guam
tity and has been exceeded only in
two years-1916 and 1921. Stocks in
the markets are also large and while
early threshing returns indicate only
fair quality and rather light weights,
the prospect Of an adequate supply
was weakening factor in the mar
ket.
The rye crop improved slightly dur
ing July but indicated a production
of 41,870,000 bushels, about 26,OOO,-
600 bushels below the 5-year average.
With rather poor prospects OF any
Improvement IN export demand, how
ever, the rye market has ruled weak.
The light current receipts have been
readily absorbed by the mills and
shipper, but prices made further de
clines during the week.
The condition of barley 69.8 percent
was the lowest August 1 condition
reported since 1911 and indicated a
crop Of about 191,00O,O0O bushels.
This would be abut 26,0O0,O0O bushels
smaller than last years crop. Stocks
on farms August 1, totaled nearly
100000 bushels, or nearly twice
the amount on farm August 1, 1925
While prices declined Slightly, the
cash demand was more active and
offerings were readily taken. New
crop barley from the central western
states ashOwed good quality generally
and was in good demand from malt
sters. Pacific coast markets were
not materially changed. European
markets also showed but little change,
superior California barley being quot
ed at the close of the week at Lon
don at 1.87 per 100 pounds elf.
The flax crop deteriorated consid
erably during July and the cOndi-
ton during August was 65.2 percent
of normal compared with 70 percent
on July 1. A crop of about 10000
600 bushels is now indicated, or about
100000 bushels less than last year.
The domestic market held firm and
cash offerings were in good demand.
Crushing operations at Minneapolis
were reported to be slightly increas-
ed during the week. A few cars of
new Minnesota flax were received and
were of very good quality and rela-
lively free from weeds. Argentine
prices advanced slightly, seed for the
September delivery being quoted at
the close of the week at Buenos
Aires at $L821a. Shipments from
Argentine were smaller but there was
an increase of about 100000 bushels
in the visible supply in that country.
About 100000 bushels were reported
shipped to the United States during
the week.