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The Fort Peck press., 1935-09-05
Bids VIII be Opened

Bids will be opened in the local
U. S. Engineer Office for the follow
ing items from
Sept. 9 to II:
Cate Valves, Track Material, Pick
up Trucks. Cable Clips, Cheese,
Canned goods
Awards made the past week to-
tailed $7,965.42 for Expansion
joints, Fire extinguishers, Bearing
liners, Fence posts, gates. etc, Hy-
drafted lime. Conductor cable, Man.
hole cover baskets. Laundry Sup
plies, Laundry tags. Buttons and
shirt envelopes. Padding and atlas
cloth, Collar supports, Meat, Fresh
beef, Lard, Eggs 1929 SO, Fresh
cod. Halibut, Salmon, Saws and
canthook handles.
The X. Z. Engineers office con-
tracled Portland cement to Univ.
Atlas, $379, 1873 46; Construction of
r R. & Trestles to Spillway to Nor
rison & Knudson, Boise, s198, 672;
Gravel for R R. ballest, to Shelly.
St. P, So. 100; Gate valves for dred-
ges to Rogers Iron Works Co, Joplin
$4,268.
The Fort Peck press., 1935-09-05
NEW DEAL

Mr. & Mrs. Dee Stockton moved
their house to Wilson city where
they will make their home.
Tex Clark took a shipment Of
cattle to Chicago from his bottom
ranch.
R. Envoy visited his home near
Nashua over the week end.
Carl Thronsgard left last week
for North Oak. taking his grand
mother home.
Mr. and Mrs c. w. WhiSsennand
went on a 10 days vacation to
points in Idaho and western Mont.
The Fort Peck press., 1935-09-05
Attention, Billie Burke !

VIM. Burke of eWittt, Iowa. is
very low, little or no hopes for his
recovery. His son Billie was last
heard of at Fort Peck in June. He
was working on the dam. Ask the
other Montana papers to copy this
so it may reach him. We have
tried wires, letters and radio but to
no avail. Mother
Mrs VIM. Burke, Dewitt, Ia
The Fort Peck press., 1935-09-05
Tho Eartb's Motions

The earth has II principal me-
lions, as follows: Rotation on its aXt:
revolution about the sun, precision e
the eQuinoXes, motion around the ceS
ter Of gravity OF earth and noon, nu&'
ton, variation in the obliauity Of Il
ecliptic, variation IN the ecccntricit
motion of the pegihelion, planetary 10
turbations, motion of the sun ar"ni
the center of gravity of the Solar g.
tenn. the suns motion thfniIrI, sT'rca
The Fort Peck press., 1935-09-05

The Menominee Indians live on a
reservation In Wisconsin north OF
Green Bay. Their tribal name means
wild rice people" and they figured
largely In the annals Of Wisconsin his.
tory. They are timber Jndians-some
of the remaining white pine woods be-
lnpp m fhpu
The Fort Peck press., 1935-09-05
Auction
Saturday,Sep.7

Starting at | p. IN. sharp at Glasgow
Mack Dump Trucks, Ford Pickups,
Tools & Equipment for garage and
repair shop, Contractors Tools and
Equipment all sold to the highest
bidder. Fort Peck road, East of
bus depot. C. H. Fagerstrom, owner
A. G. Klemme, auctioneer
The Fort Peck press., 1935-09-05
ReoubIic of Andorra

The republic Of Andorra In the
Pyrenees, with a population barely
numbering 500. has enjoyed an au-
tonomous. existence since Charlemagne
granted 1t Its freedom in the Eighth
century.
The Fort Peck press., 1935-09-05

Boston's nickname, 1.-The HUB" IL
traceable to Hayfnarket square. in the
North End, from which no less than
nine streets lead away In every direc
ton. like the spokes Of a wheel. The
record number of streets leading from
the square include Washington, North
Washington, Merrimac, HaverhiH
Gross, Union, Canal. Blackstone and
Sudbury.
The Fort Peck press., 1935-09-05
WANT ADS
FOR SALE

FOR SALE
House 12x14, we'll finished in
side and furnished. One block So.
and one block West Lakeview
grocery. A bargain as must make
q quick sale.
Roy Snider
The Fort Peck press., 1935-09-05
Trade Ports FIy British Flag

The great trade ports Of Asia-Aden,
Bombay, Singapore. H~ongkong, Cal
cutta, Colombo and I,angoon-all fly
the British nsg. and curlously enough,
all these harbors amounted to very
little until the British came along and
DEVELOPED them.
The Fort Peck press., 1935-09-05
Tree-kangaroos Good Jumpers

The tree-kangaroos of northern Aus
tralia find getting down from their ar
boreal homes a much easier undertake
Ing than the ascent. They are clumsy
at climbing but think nothing at all Of
jumping from 40 to 60 feet to the
ground
The Fort Peck press., 1935-09-05
Imitation Eve.

A British naturalist has studied the
hinged circles resembling eyes that are
found In some moths, on beetle wings
and notably on the peacock's tail, and
he concludes that they are imitation
eyes to brighten enemies.
The Fort Peck press., 1935-09-05

Roy Arndt & Mr. Bailey of wheeler
mOtored to Hinsdale to attend the
dance sat. night. The Pres, editor
rode to Glasgow with them to at
tend the Revival meeting there.
The Fort Peck press., 1935-09-05

George w. Basye has opened a
portrait studio in the building for
merly occupied by Reide's Eats.
He is featuring special work and
prices for a few days to get &C.
quainted.
The Fort Peck press., 1935-09-05
EcuEGor

Ecuador takes its name from the
equator, across which 1t stretches;
much of the country is mountainous
and 1t enjoys a temperate and cool
climate except for the coast.
The Fort Peck press., 1935-09-05
Location of Boulder Dam

Boulder dam Is Il few miles east OF
the town Of Las Vegas, New, where
the Colorado river forms the boundary
line between the states of Arizona and
Nevada.
The Fort Peck press., 1935-09-05

Find Gold fiintcd 800 Years Ago
Rising from a historical background
Of pre-Civil war days, a fortune of
Spanish gold minted 800 years age was
discovered in southern Mississippi,
The Fort Peck press., 1935-09-05
City of l,lUU Years

A Bavarian city, Weissenburg, which
was founded when the Germans first
smashed through the Roman fortif-
cations, celebrated it's one t%hOusandth
seven hundredth birthday.
The Fort Peck press., 1935-09-05

We omitted last week TO mention
the visit of Mr. & Mrs Fred Upshaw
of Chinook at this office. They
delivered a load of those fine irri-
gated cabbageS enroute.
The Fort Peck press., 1935-09-05

Jud Tunkins says a ma that writes
political platforms sometimes reminds
linn of an ad writer with an unreliable
line Of merchandise.
The Fort Peck press., 1935-09-05

wealth may become so great" said
Hi Ho, the sage Of Chinatown. that
at last it may seem only a rosy of fg-
ures on a slip of paper"
The Fort Peck press., 1935-09-05
0 RENT

Log Cabin unfurnished at IL dollars
a mo. 8x l6, also sleeping-room at
So SO per week Inquire at Wheeler
Garbage office back of the Wheeler
Auto.
The Fort Peck press., 1935-09-05

David Aylor Of Wheeler who
broke his back Aug E by a fall from
retaining wall is doing fine in Glas-
gov Hospital
The Fort Peck press., 1935-09-05
Odd Desert Mice

Desert mice Of Texas give evidence
of Darwin's theory Of natural selec-
ton. They breed white on white sand
ind black on black lava
The Fort Peck press., 1935-09-05
Lily in New Environment

A rare species Of Amazon river Wa
ter lily, the Victoria Regia. has been
made to thrive under a 30O-watt cleo
trio light in a nursery In Ohio.
The Fort Peck press., 1935-09-05


] workers on Fl. Peck dam. fghtinI
for victory over great natural forc'
! of Missouri river by placing larges
earth-fll dam ever attempted, is
at maximum efficiency by ample
supplies of good food from com.
missary & mess halls. The demand
for feeding this vast army of work
!, ers is met by modern equipment
in mess halls, cold storage plant
bakery. dairy & commissary ware
house.
During Aug. govt messes in bar
RACKS area, employees hotel, wo-
mems dormitories, & hospital were
supplied with $4,000 N ID loaves
of white bread. 1000 loaves whole
wheat bread and 5000 pies from
the bakery. The ice plant deliver
ed to its many customers turnout
whole project 100000 lbs. of high
Equality artificial ice during July
The following deliveries we're
reported by the Cold Storage Plant
for last ten days of Aug. No. l
steer beef, 1888 lbs, veal LOIS
lbs, pork loins 484 lbs, pork legs
800 lbs, spare ribs 374 lbs, pork
sausage 1O3 lbs; smoked ham 737
lbs, bacon 1864 lbs, lunch meats
554 lbs, boiled ham $50 lbs, fish
1882 lbs, chicken 835 lbs, butter
1916 lbs, eggs An cases, icecream
200 gals. milk $50 gals, potatoes
9,400 lbs.
Miscellaneous supplies of liver,
corned beef, mutton, frankfurters.
lard, cheese, olive oil. cas- ge,car-
rots, celery, lettuce, rutabagas, pars
nips, green peppers, parsley orange
lemons, apples. grapefruit, dried &
fresh onions, evaporated milk, ra-
dishes & fresh tomatoes we're also
delivered Deliveries wena to govt
mess balls in blocks 80, Al and As
the employees hotel, womens dorm
the hospital, the towboat JohnOrd-
way, Addison Miller Co. and the
Olympic Commissary Co.
The Commissarv warehouse re-
ports that during hot weather u
million Waxed paper drinking cups
were sent out each month, mostly
to various stations on the job. Flour
to mess halls & bakery amounts
to about 300 98-lb sacks per month
and sugar about 120 lO0-lb sacks.
The variety of items stocked in
warehouse is truly surprising. A
trip thru the building will reveal
such items as pepper, sweeping
paper sacks, coffee. crax,
powder, fly spray and olive
oil. Quantities of soap and other
material are available for keeping
men equipment clean. There are {
liquid hand soap, powdered hand I
'oar, securing powder, 2 kinds of 7
aundry soap, floating bath soap, {
We, mechanics baud soap, sink {
cleanser, toilet cleansers, deodor- ,
ants, brooms and furniture polish I
valuable in stock. q
From this it can be seen that '
his great construction project in {
EASTERN Montana is drawing on c
he best provisio rs the country al
ords to keep the workers clean, well
ed and c%ontented. Ample recrea. 6
ional facilities are available in
luding movies & all kinds of ath-
etc equipment. :
'ILOT TUNNELS ARE ENLARGED
Mason & Walsh Co are continu- s.
NJ with the top heading method of S
nlargment in No. A tunnel. Enlare- d
nent operations on all 4 diversion r
Innels are being conducted from &
portals, following along pilot C
lnnels previously excavated. il
The crews in No. 1 tunnel have t
cen making best progress and are o
ow in a distance Of 365 feet, Steel C
,rms are in place for a standard t.
2 # section of the invert or base j
,ction of the concrete lining, and
The Fort Peck press., 1935-09-05

Miss Marvel Points of Red Stone
visited the Gordon Browning home
here recently.
The Fort Peck press., 1935-09-05
Wood That Does Not Rot

Guebracho wood, grown in Argeu-
tina, does not rot, thus being practg-
cally everlasting.
The Fort Peck press., 1935-09-05

The Abyssinian sand terrier has
webbed feet, Is hairless and looks like
4 large rat, but is really a dog.
The Fort Peck press., 1935-09-05
A Peace-Time Army of 6,718 Workers are on the River
BIRTHS

DR. Mark of Wheeler accOmpan-
led the stork Aug. 20 to Wilson
a suburb of Lakeview, & presented
Mr. & Mrs Geo. Delmas with a on
Id daughter. Mr.. Delmas is en-
plOyed at the Fort Peck dam.
Born-TO Mr. Mrs Merle Martin
OF Wheeler a boy on Aug. 20. Moth
er & child are doing well and dad
is practicing saying papa" down
the rain barrel.
The Fort Peck press., 1935-09-05
BoAts Light and Swift

Natives of the Aleutian islands,
Alaska, used to make sealskin boats
SO light that a seven-yeor-old boy could
carry n and so swift that birds
could not leave them behind"
The Fort Peck press., 1935-09-05
Glaciers Slowly Recedino

1t will only take the glaciers Of
Mount Rainier national park a few
thousand years to disappear corn-
pletely If their present rate Of Ice re-
cession continues. scientists say.
The Fort Peck press., 1935-09-05
Wheeler

BY Staff Correspondent
Telegraf. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1909-1951, 1935-08-30

nycn ODtlZ1 - V male chV1l1 J1Z
uvedla Gurli i Stepana do jine-
no brlohu, kde prodlevala ona
nestastnice.
: "V brlohu tom, jenz byl mno
hem horst nez Curtin, shledali
zenu hnede pleti.
"Stepan a CURL s~patrivse il
byli nemalo prekvapeni, nebot
poznali nj onu mulatku, KITE
ra objevila Sc ma Birgersborgu
v okamziku, kdyz skonaval Fal
~kenstern.
"Po nekolika otazkach, KITE
re il CURL pTedlozila, poznali
oba, re zena tato je Esther,
kterou jiz tax dlouho hledali.
"Bylat opet nabyla smysln,
ale nyn1 trpela prsn1m nedu-
hem = stepan odvezl ODE osvo
bozene do Londyna.
"Matthesova radost, re ma
lezl opet CURL, nemela mezf.
Llbaje neustale ruce jeff, volal
jake u vytrzen1:
"Nyn1 Dude smazano me pro-
vinen1, jehoz dopustil jsem Sc
zavrazdiv Felixe, verneho PISA
vaseho. Nyn1 mohu spokojen
vratit Sc k ditkam svym, nebot
vykonal jsem opet jednou v Ii
vote SVEN skutek dobry."
"Gurli, ktera S nezvratnou
silou dusevn1 snasela zlomysl-
most mrzke Smithove i bezna-
dejnost sveho osudu tonic
vezen1, byla skoro zdrcena,
kdyz uslysela, re Allon pracu-
je k tomu, ably S nj byl rowe
den. Nechtela vratit Sc do
svedska, dokud by zakonem ne
byl rozpoutan svazek, jimz po-
sud byla sloucena S Allonem."
"Zaroven byla Esther velmi
chorobna a proto bylo to dosta-
tecnou zaminkou pro CURL, a.
by dele v cizine prodlela; a
skutecne pc nekolik nedel byla
Esther v nebezpecf zivota.
Kdyz Sc zdravf jejf ponekud
zlepsilo, byla posud tax slaba,
re pc kolik nedel nemohla ami
mluviti, a proto trvalo dlouho,
neil byla S to, ably vypravova-
la CURL osudy sveho zivota."
XIV.
"To nejmoudrejS1 re vseho,
CO jsem slysela, bylo, re CURL
konecne rozhodla sc ma tom, a.
by provedeno bylo rozvedenf
manzelstvf" prohodila teta Ka-
tefina, kdyz Walter umlkl.
"Bylo by to velmi mrzute, kdy-
by byla cinila nejake prekaz-
KY"
9th mGj svedek", prevzala
CURL zamyslene slovo, "oba-
VAN Sc, re jsem snad opet jake
vzdy soudila pTekvapene, ne
chavaj1c vesti Sc urazenou sa-
molibosti, zvlast kdyz nyni Sc
dovfdam, re Allon teprv pax,
kdy dodali mu napodobene PISA
nj me, odhodlal Sc Ike kroku to-
mu. Ma omluvu svou muslin a.
lie doloziti, kterak jsem mela
podezren1, re Allon O mem u
nesenf vedel a snad i k tomu
svolil. Nyn1 jsem ale pTesved-
cena, re tomu mi tax, a proto
zacaste tanulo mi ma mysli, ja-
kobych nebyla jednala sprave-
dive, re jsem nevratila Sc do
Svedska a nezadala ma mem wy
svetlenf."
"Larifari!" pravila teta Ka-
terina netrpelive, "bylo by ii
snad milejsf, abys toho nicemu
opet mela ma krku, a trpelive
davala Sc Jim niciti. o ne =
ne, jest to zcela v poTadku, Re
Beata i on sami nyn1 snedi, co
81 nadrobili, to muslin T1ci."
CURL vrast1c cello pTerusila
stafenu slovy:
"Nemluvme o Allonovi, on
chybil, ia vsak take. Bylo by
krutou nespravedlnost1, kdyby-
chom celou vinu nestest1 chteli
uvalovati ma jeho bedra. Pro-
sim tebe, teto, necin urazlive u
sudky O Allonovi, Dude mi to
ddkazem tveho pTatelstvf."
"Ne, ne mohu take inject;
ale bfdnym nicemou zGstane
piece, ano byl Jim vzdy, to mu-
sim r1ci."
Amen" podotkl Walter S
potutelnym 1smevem, ga nyn1,
mila teto, zbyva mi vypravova-
ii jeste, kterak osud svedl PAM
TeverinOvOu s naSl CURL. Pre-
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1935-06-07
KELLY PETILLO AT LANGHORNE
SPEEDWAY

Langhorne, Pa, June 5.-Youth-
full Kelly Petillo, current monarch of
the Indianapolis speed trails, will
make his first invasion of the East;
Sunday, June 16, whenNRalph Hank
inson presents his second blast of
auto race madness at Langhorne
Speedway.
Hankinson, who travelled to In
dianapolis for the express purpose of
Turing money winners back East, to-
day assigned Petillo to the foremost
position in his June 10th starting
cast.
Other Hoosier winners to heed the
summons of Hankinson are Chef
Gardner, who finished in seventh
place, and Doc Mackenzie, bearded
youth from Eddington, who landed
ninth position.
1t will be the second time in as
many years that the silver-thatched
impressario of auto racing has secur-
ed first call on an Indianapolis vic
tor. In 1894, it was Wild Bill Cum
mings who came East after garnering
the lions share of Indianapolis
laurels.
Petillo, who halls from Los An
geles, Cal, erased the old Speedway
mark of Cummings in averaging
| 106240 miles per hour. Then his
speed was notably retarded by the
appearance of the yellow flag during
the last 80 laps.
Gardner, 1888 champion of the
mid-western Three-A domain, re-
turns to familiar scenes at Lang
horne. He opened the season in i'm
pressive manner by winning a feature
race at Toledo, Ohio, several weeks
ago, Like Petillo, Gardner is resi-
dent of California, at Long Beach.
The name of Mackenzie is well
known to the race-minded of the
Eastern sector. Doc finished second
to the late Johnny Harmon in the
Langhorne inaugural after annexing
the Silver Anniversary Sweepstakes
at Reading, April %.
By virtue of his early season con-
quests, the Edding.on blackboard
tops all corners in the current East
ern A. A. A. and Hankinson circuit
title races. He also won the featur-
ed tilt at Milwaukee. Wis. several
weeks ago.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1935-06-07
MYSTIC SHRINE BROADCAST

News of the worlds most colorful
convention, The Annual Conclave of
the Ancient Arabic Order, Mobiles of
the Mystic Shrine, will be carried to
the crowd of 100000 people in
Washington next week over the
worlds most modern public address
and amplification system. This am
plication system, furnished to the
Shriners through the courtesy of
General Motors, will be divided into
thirteen segments so that any one or
all of the segments may be pressed
into use at the same time.
In addition to keeping up a con-
tinuous running comment on general
events, the amplification system will
be used to broadcast the divine SER
vices on the morning of Sunday,
June 8, the Shrine Regatta on the
Potomac that afternoon, using a
mike" on the Coast Guard Cutter
Apache, the open ceremonial meeting
on Tuesday through means of a wire
into the National Theater, and the
Ceremonial Banquet Tuesday night
through a microphone from the
Willard Hotel.
There are three great parades
scheduled. The escort parade of the
uniformed bodies will be held Tues
day morning, June IL, the night
parade of the uniformed bodies, al
ways a fantastic and colorful event.
on Wednesday night, June IL, and
the Monster Night Pageant, staged
on the largest portable stages ever
assembled and which will be viewed
by President Roosevelt from his seat
in the Pavilion of Omar" built in
front of the White House. All these
events will be described over the
amplification system.
In addition to furnishing the am
plication system, General Motors has
generously furnished $50 new cars,
including Chevrolets, Pontiacs, Odds
mobiles. Bucks, LaSalles and Cadil-
laos. for the use of the officials and
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1935-06-07
WATCHING AND WAITING
Evangelist John Moses Baker
Baltimore. Maryland

She lives, there has been no break in
her life;
Only gone onward, my dear, good
wife.
All the sweet memories, all the old
love,
Still are with her in that Home
above.
They think about us on tina. other
shore,
Where sickness and death can come
no more.
Peaceful, happy, joyful and bright,
Holier, happier in her new life.
Watching and waiting all the day
In company with all of the glorified
throng.
Singing the song of the Lamb that
was slain
On Calvary's Cross, but lives again.
Soon we shall come to know 1t all,
When we answer at last the Boat
mans call.
Safe in His arms cross over the tide,
And come at last to the other shore.
| am certain that wife, crowding
nearest the shore,
Will welcome me Home as in days
of yore.
Heaven will recognize her right,
AS she greets and caresses with face
shining bright.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1935-06-07
EXTERNAL WORLD OF JOY
Evangelist John Moses Baker
Baltimore. Maryland

In that eternal world of joy,
Beyond the swelling tide,
Peace passing all understanding,
There we shall forever abide.
In that eternal world of joy,
There are pleasures forever more
We will join with our love one wait
ing
On that bright and golden shore
Our fellowship on earth below,
Most beautiful and sweet;
What will it be in Heaven,
When around Gods throne we
meet?
How beautiful must that city be;
The glory of God is there,
And the light of His love shines for
ever;
How blessed that glory to share
Everlasting Kingdom of our Lord,
While endless ages roll,
In that Eternal world of joy,
The homeland of the soul.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1935-06-07
WOOLENS EASY TO WASH If
PRECAUTIONS ARE TAKEN

Wooden materials are just as easy
to wash as any other fabric If cor
rect methods are used, according to
Miss Helen Shelby, clothing special
list for the University of Maryland
Extension Service. She says that in
spite of the fact that many people
have encountered discouraging re-
suits from attempting to clean
blankets and wooden garments at
home, very satisfactory results may
be secured, particularly If the ma
terial is not rubbed. Rubbing will
cause the material to shrink, she
says.
According to Miss Shelby the best
method for washing any wooden ma
terial is to plunge it into tub of
heavy, lukewarm suds. Suds for
washing woolens, it is explained,
should be from two to three times
heavier than those used in cleaning
any other material.
AIL6T LuG udLCIldl has oOdhOO Aux
several minutes it is put through
wringer, adjusted to the thickness of
the particular garment or blanket.
The material is then put back in the
suds, run through the wringer sew
eral times, and the entire process re-
peated in fresh water and suds. The
second lot of suds should not be as
heavy as the first, and following the
second washing, the material should
be rinsed twice in water of the same
temperature as the suds.
Miss Shelby emphasizes the fact
that wooden material will give up
dirt readily but should not be rubbed.
In drying, the garment should be
spread GU: on bath towel or sheet,
upon which an outline of the particu-
lar garment has previously been
made. This will aid in bringing the
material back into shape. In addi-
tion, the nap of blankets should be
brushed to restore their fufiness.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1935-06-07
CHEVROLET PRODUCTION Al
PEAK SCHEDULES
All,

Production of Chevrolet passenger
cars and trucks will continue at peak
schedules throughout June, and
probably considerably longer, w. e.
Holler, vice president and general
sales manager of the Chevrolet Motor
Company, announced this week, fol-
lowing his return from a coast to
coast trip through the territory,
where he discussed with dealers and
the wholesale organization in the
field, the outlook for the next 80
days.
June output projections, Mr.. Hol-
Ter said, are higher than in June of
last year, and full capacity of the
manufacturing units and the COM
pany's 10 assembly plants will be
required to carry out the program.
This assures a wide spread of en-
ployment at a period when produc-
ton normally begins to taper off. He
added that 1t is the company's hope
to maintain sales at such level as
to repeat the unprecedented achieve
ment of last year, when Chevrolet
sales in the second six months
eclipsed those in the first.
Several factors noted in the field
justify optimistic predictions" said
Mr.. Holler. "In the first place,
Chevrolet dealers have on hand
large bank of orders, which the
plants are now working hard to fill.
Deliveries are coming through much
more promptly, and this fact is
naturally having favorable effect on
the number of orders received.
More than a dozen executives
from Detroit are now out in the ter
ritory, addressing Chevrolet whole
sale and retail personnel in all parts
of the country. They are in constant
touch with us, and the reports they
have relayed in all point to continu-
alton of business at or near its pres
ent peak.
'In the final analysis, the improve
ment can be traced clear back to the
farm, which of course is funda-
mental in any picture Of national
prosperity. Farm income in most
sections of the United States has
shown a substantial gain over 1898
and 1894. The outlook for business
from farmers would be good even
without the addition of the govern
ment benefit moneys which have been
pouring into rural sections.
For the first time in several
years, the farmer is in position to
rehabilitate himself. Federal aid il
helping him to improve his home and
his buildings. Higher prices for bis
produce-with hardly single item
excepted-are leaving him something
over and above his actual living re-
quirements, for investment in the
commodities he needs. And the
supplemental income derived from
government sources is enabling him
to include such major items as farm
implements, cars, and trucks, in the
list of urgently needed articles he
can now afford to buy.