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Senator NeeIy's Death
Brings Flood Of 7 ributes

State Chairman John ID. Ho-
blitzell Is repeatedly the most
likely candidate for temporary
appointment by Gov. Under
Wood OF Senator Neely's seat.
/ A 45-year-old former business
man from Parkersburg. he
would serve, II appointed. I'M
I'll the successor for the two
remaining years Of Senator
Neely's term has been elected
and qualified.
Republican Senator Chapman
Revercomb. elected in 1856 TO
Ill out the unexpired term Of
the late Democratic Senator
Harley Kilgore. is seeking a
full six-year term. Senator
Neely's term. 10 which a sue
ceSSor will be elected in No
yember. expires in 1861.
Senator Nicely also was a
member of the Judiciary and
Labor Committees.
The legislators son. John c.
Nicely Of Arnold. Md. was at his
fathers bedside when death
came. The Senator had under
gone a prostate operation in
May. 1856. and fractured his
hip in November OF that year.
Gaunt and ailing. he rode TO
the Capitol by ambulance when
Congress reconvened January 4.
remaining for As minutes In a
wheel chair.
A veteran Of IS years service
in both the House and the Sem
ate. he chuckled 10 his old
friends:
There were those who count
ed me out last session. ! just
winked at them"
Saw 'New Fights"
He declared his intention TO
continue old fights and take
on some new ones"
In the new category. he
recognized the tension in this
session stemming from the
struggle of America ITO gain or
maintain intellectual. economic
and military superiority over
Russia" This. he maintained.
is the most important and
hardest fight the world has ever
seen.
He said he would rally sup
port for a 81 million authorize
ton for cancer research. In
1928. he had pushed through
the Senate the first bill ever
approved by either house re-
quiring the Federal Govern
ment to enter the war against
cancer.
One Of the Districts most
stalwart home-rule champions.
he said he would not give in
to the administration bill call
ing on the President TO appoint
a mayor. He said he would
continue one Of his oldest fights
for his own bill providing for
an elected mayor. assembly
and school board for WASH
ington.
johnson Voices Grief
Senate Democratic Leader
johnson Of Texas expressed
grief over the passing of Sena-
tor Nicely. whom he described as
having been "a vital force in
American public life for many
years" and "a fortnight and
outspoken man." as well as one
Of strength. warmth and
honor"
Chairman Paul NJ. Butler of
the Democratic National COM
mittee said Senator Neely's
death lends a brilliant and
fruitful career in public serv-
ice" The late Senator was
termed by Senator Morse. DEM
ocrat Of Oregon. as "one Of the
greatest liberals ever to sit in
the Senate" and "a constant
source OF political inspiration
to me personally"
Gov. Underwood declared he
had known Senator Nicely for
many years and whether We
agreed or disagreed with this,
PHILOSOPHERS. we all recognized
him as one Of West Virginia S
best-known political PERSONAL
tiles. All West Virginia mourns
his passing"
Senator Revercomb said he
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mao learned OF Lne ueaJn WIN
great personal sorrow" add
ing that hts colleagues LONG
distinguished career in public
life has been equaled by few
men. He was a noted and elo-
quent orator
Married In 1893
Senator Nicely was married In
1903 10 Miss Alberta Claire
Ramage Of Fsrmont. There
are three children, John c.. a
Baltimore Internal Revenue
employe: Alfred, a Fairmont
attorney. and Mrs. Corinne
Nicely Petit. Charleston. S. c.
He headed the 1882 crime
investigation which led TO the
appointment Of Robert v. Muir
ray as chief of police. and later
praised Chief Murray and his
men for anti-crime achieve
ments.
Senator Nicely was a stormy
petrol in West Virginia politics
from 1908. when he Jumped in
TO the political swim as Mayor
Of Fairnont. w. Va, and in
national affairs since 1918.
Early Eisenhower Critic
A spokesman for organized
labor he was a New Deal and
Fair Deal Democrat, and one of
President Eisenhower's earliest
and most vociferous critics.
He kicked over a Repub-
lican hornets nest with bitter
charges that President Eisen-
hower's churchgoinR was po-
liticaily motiyated. In the same
speech to CIO United Auto
Workers in Cleveland in 1855.
he attacked the Presidents
qualifica lions for Office and
objected to the time the Chief
Executive spent fishing ano
golfing.
Born in a log cabin in the
rugged hills Of Doddridge
County. w. Va. November 9.
1874. he was impressed early
in life oy speakers gifted In
oratory. He wanted 10 be like
that.
Spanish American War Vet
He never lost this urge while
running through an early ca
reer as farm boy. student. as
a seven-month veteran OF the
Spanish American War. school
teacher and for six months a
lawyer in private practice.
Ultimately. he became known
as a Bible-ouotine. poetry
reciting. emotional-type OF
orator who could reel of
strings Of classic names and
references. often TO the dismay
Of reporters and official stenog-
rapherS.
Mr.. Nicely started a remark
able up-and-down political ca
reer when he became Mayor of
Fairmont. AS dry he won that
contest by a mere so votes in a
prohibition contest that had
split both the city council and
the community. Thereafter ne
remained both personally and
politically dry.
From that small beginning
he moved on TO. be an official
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CONTINUED FROM FIfst rage
publicans would hold both West
Virginia seats which will be
at stake then.
West Virginia Republican
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Joseph C0wIer's Sons Offer You
Four Generations of
Uninterrupted Family
Ownership & Service

For more than one hundred wears. Joseph
Gawler and his direct descendants of three
generations have dedicated themselves to the
highest ideals and principles Of funeral service.
Whether YOU pay only a modest price for
final arrangements or find yourself in a posi-.
ton Of being able to afford any figure. YOU
will find that the Cawler Family tradition Of
service without regard to price affords YOU
the comfort Of the finest tribute you could
pay to a loved one.
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With Regard to o
Gard of Thanks

Ven oiien . card sl ihanks u
The Ste. meets need vhieh cen
hordly be solved in any ethss say
Not Only y u Q areclous expression
Of gratitude 10 those Who hove seai
tlesai tributes but also cautiously
acknowledge the services end
kiadnessss 81 the manY 10 whom
. personnel note d Thanks eanaoi
wsll Be mo,lsd o. whose names
aAd eddreses ere not known
insertion d . cord 81 thanks
moy be eronsed b. telephone 10
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Nnurilirin

Lr snIsni EsNs ~, Ihi ~. SSsssllinf e
sunday, January ~. 1855. Tor
HENRY LEISH az Mount Lebanon
cemeteTy, $500 Rigss I'd. Hyatts-
vile. Nd. AL friends invited
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QIarn nf Uhanks

OLiss, MOSES. I. the wife OF MOSES
QLlSS, wish 10 thank my MANI
friends. church members and GO g.
woEksrs ioF me kinansss ek'endso
Mrs VIOLA D oLISS,
the late oEoRoE = Crows wishes
70 express their appreciation ano
gratitude tor the many expressions
CARDS ca s ana Other s sinenessss BESTOWED
upon them durins their recent be-
fiSSRNcE c. GROVES AND FAM
MORGAN. JOSEPHINE 1. We wish
many N 'i reIs,isss. friends ana Selsh:
hors for the norai. spiritual and
Cancer Fund contributions. numerous
acts Of kindness ana many othei
Expressions OF sympathy during oni
NAJ ALBERT MORGAN AND PAM.
lily, MRS JOSEPH LOCHTE AND
MRS DOROTHY VERHLE.
MAILS. WILBERT n. The family Of
the late wiLHERT Y; MAILS Slsn
minister ana friends Tor flowers,
CARDS. telegrans and expressions
Of sympathy during the illness and
death Of our i fHs "a FAMILY
the famiiy 81 the late Et.Mo Ply
TON Acknowledges with grateful
Appreciation 10 the pastors. the Rev
G. T. Murray. the Rev. G. Fields,
choir Of Vermont Avenue Baptist
friends for the beautiful noral TITO:
utes. cards. teiegtamS. cars and
ether kind expressions Of sympathy
extended 10 Us auring cur oerease-
MIS- MINNIE prYroN AND MRS
E1EANoR p. HOLMES.
YOUNG, LAWRENCE n. The family
OF LAWRENCE x YOUNG greatiy
ackncgledges and thank you fer your
kind eNpresaions OF sympathy
Mr.. AND MRS. WILLIAM x YOUNG
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MIN p. a Special com
munlcation OF Mygon ~
Parser todge, No 81. > A
A. NJ. Is called fof 7,it
b IN SgndAS January 10
1875. for the parLcse 81
conducting Masonic aery'
ices for oar ate hfoIneF
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FUNERAL DIRECTORS

Cremat0rlum
]. William Lees Sons Co,
FUNERAL DIRECTORS
eth 81 and Mass Ave NE II 3.b2OC
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HObERt - Mn ILL., 0fCy
HOPPER. 4RTHga l. on SATURDAY.
Is 5sS Tor, Stevens en ar ms has HRfHuR
1 HOPPER beloved husband oi
Cora NJ Hopper and father OF Mrs
Grace Stevens. Mrs Esther Roberts,
n ~: ov ma DIsr' Jo, Mrs w. Naomi
survived By six grandehiidren' Friend:
Home, g5l Carroll s.. NV ,DarslnG
service, sil Ge hele on ,n Isssdsy
ROCK Creek Cemetery. 20
HOWELL. LENA n. on Saturday
January rs. ,less' at osorsetowr
HOWELL Of 1924 Jefferson 81 Av
sister Of Edna Buteess OF Wash.
e taSs.1Sn; p ana service. Su sss ,S o.
terment private
JACKsON. FRANK. on Thursday
January TO- 1855 FRANK JACKSON
q funeral later Advancement. b
JOINS, cmAHLEs. On Friday. Jsnu.
ST.l dHaR HES SdNEESs e q rs ci Hss
Jones. father OF VIRGINIA Massey
Ethel, James A. and Percy Keeling
Ne q also survived by four .srand-
children other relatives ana friends
The late Mr. Jones may be ylewed
at the Stewart Funeral Home, 80 u
q ne, from D m sunday TO 4 D m
Monday. January 30 Funeral anc
interment stanton, Va, 20
Kng, ELIzABEIR. OF ggo n 81 NV.
January 49,, 1893, wife OF the lat,
othy 2, Marshall, Marie A. schwat
and Charles B kals. Services ~
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ary -. 81 2 pm 1nterment Al.
iinston National Cemetery.
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SHAW. william 4, Members O
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1905, for the purpose 81
conducting Masonic burial service
for our late brother, WILLIAM II
9HAW Of Biveheld Lodge, No. IS
funeral services Il Inc 0aseh W.
neral Home. 473N baltimore ave
HyattsyilIs, Nd intsrment Fort Tin
cEciL H. HoIsINQER.
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JACK D. PERRELL seeY. 10
SHAW. WILLIAM HENRY The Of,
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60 brother. WILLIAM HENRY
Nv SHAW Funeral services
Home 473D BALTIMORE ave. ByattS,
Vile, Md, on Monday. January 20
GRACE MUIILNIx. w. N.
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CEMETERY LOTS

FORT LINcoLN--f srypt. most de-
so. syn. ;1S shsi $40 week
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Rinaldi Funeral Home
FUNERAL DIRECTORS
Veterans Burial Allowance Sib0
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WILLIAM q. Classy. sscs, III
METfs. ALICE MAI. on wsdnes.
day January ! 8. 1898. 81 Arlngtan
Hospltal. ALICE MAE AETTS Of
1850 North Fairfax DR. Arlington.
Va beloved Wde Of Russell Gofdsn
Iey. slater Of Mrs Marie Z Rus
sell, Mrs. Adsnne Hall Cornelius
Tucker and William LANGLEY xtep-
dRughter q Leo Langley frisnas
ray call 81 the Ives puneral Home,
where funeral services vii be held
on MoncAy, January "a. ~ $50
pa fntsFment Arlington National
cemGtery ~
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EL6IN. ALICE ROwrNA snse cRAYl.

on SATURDAY. Janaafy Is 1865 Al
her rksldeacs. SstQ r ~ NV ALICE
ROwENA ELoIK tnee QRAYl.
mother q Miss Elizabeth wArdiaw
Eigin. sister Of Mrs II A Yost Of
Pittsburgh. Pa Services 81 the
8 X Hines Co. Funeral Home. ss0i
lfth 81 NV, on Monday jana-
ary -. a. le noon epaFk!ng Ia
rillfinAl Infernant Iillaa Okln
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1958-10-14
Double Check

While BabsOn Is trying to evalu-
ate the gold content of Africa we
might as well stand still until the
report comes in. Spending as we
have here, there can't be too much
In America TO date He surmises
if we enter into real inflation-as If
We amt already in the bowl In a
big way. What more can we have
Of this inflation2 That's Babson
discusses Africa. Hope he dOcsn 7
get his information from John Fos-
ter Dulles who sees all and knows
all II there is any gold in Africa
he should know because that's the
way ne went with the black satchel
Well, why not investigate Alaska
There was lot OF valuable stuff
there until it joined the Union. We
always overlook what's IN our Own
back yard
1t may be noted that woman is
now placed at her greatest disad
NdliidEf. ndfi van " dfCi idot'i lildt
sound small wonder there arc
50 many discouraged people
Often wondered if our Yugoslas
gamble viii ever pay of and wha'
Will the winning be Either VIC VIII
~ Josip Broz Tito took Dulles fol
more than billion dollars in our
money Had VIZ thought 4 man witt
a billion Is not tied ID Moscow nol
Washington he's free to do as any
Communist would DO under the cir-
cumstanccS We make en- and lose
en-
Thanks FOR reading
Yours
j Marvin Brown
PS- Our next President viii be d
man not General
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John Temple Graves
Texas Still Longer Than Alaska

earth in prospect wasn't one Deepen
dent on atomic aWfulness and re-
qulring upkcep Of that aWfulness at
the present awful rate of expcndl-
lures therefor creating thus not
only Il Peace Of Atomic AWiuuesS
but also a Prosperity Of Atomic Az
funess
1t does seem though as one gen
tlcman remarked. that ii Tile Lord
has been gracious enough to give
us this prospect Of peace and pros
perity on earth He might have been
more aesthetic about it,
Another gentleman thought You
couldn't have any enduring sort d
prosperity based on something Sd
unproductive and wastehll as ma
tional defense billions. But still
another said providing the nccessi
ties Of life could never be called
'unproductive and Wasteful anC
that certainly protection from I'M
Russians and the Red Chinese N II
most literal measure a NECESSITY
OF life. =
All this began with the Galveston
flood. proving again what q flaot
that was, my fellow citizens. VIVA
additional trains Of thought nigh
have followed mention Of this area
other great disaster-the Texa!
City explosion.
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cation of citizenship that should be
regarded with deepest concern for
one never knows what transccndcnt
n.oh'en tH 4 atop In II ears
ahnNf
nteNt 3N a-e nH1h'antg NV nr
lr ti NMAH6N and n rfe-
es e an NnNcmhsr 4
tch h nHnle that ihe 1eXi
r w afa roas al certain he
h.te HOS nh naat M peace
IN history Because thls IN such
Il ciAclal period congressional ac-
ton will have an extraordinary Ct
feet On the nations future and
also, inevitably, on the future Of
the world.
II is for this reason that conSerVa-
tive members Of Congress Of both
parties-are urging. with greater
emphasis than ever before. that the
voters make real study Of the
campaign issues so that they Will
cast their ballots In the light OF the
nations highest welfare.
Why greater care than Is custo-
mary should be exercised in select
ing Senators and Representatives
for the next Congress Is explained
clearly by one OF the leading con
servatives Senator GoldWater r
ArizD
II believe" he says. that the
coming 86th Congress is faced witt
probably as great a challenge as
any Congress Of the United States
ever will be faced with namely. tt
face up TO its responsibilities to The
American people in two genera
areas first, the area of financia
soundness. and, second. the area Q
proper labor legislation.
lit is very easy to swim with tht
stream. but it IS hard to 20 agains
it. and the stream we are in toda,
is not healthy one for the Uni,ec
States.
lit is not healthy from a financla
STANDPOINT because we arc destroy
ing the economic soundneSs Q
America and il is not healthy from
a moral standpoint when we ALLOW
government protection to tho Bccks
the dos. the Reuthcrs and tn
Hoffas to permit them 70 opcrat
as they do ii this country
Next year men are going 70 b
called Oh 10 be men and TO Stant
( up in Congress and vote not VIII
an eye toward pcrpetuating them
selves In office. but with an eye Il
perpctuating the American Consti
tGtional Republic. It's freedoms ant
our free enterprise system
A coalition Of conservative RI
publicans and southern Democrat.
/ succeeded IN the recent Congress II
stopping some OF the legislative pro
posals pushed BY the New-Fail
Dealers. But what Will happen X
this legislation in the next Congress
if the ranks Of labor supported New
Fair Dealers are substantially in
creased? This question Is causinf
real concern To the conservatives
In the session of Congress- tha
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NO COMMENT
By JAMES W. DoUTHAT

Just ended. it was estimated that
approximately 1870 House members
"a majority Is 2l8) and 40 Senators
IA majority Is 49, usually could be
counted on 10 support labOr's po-
siilon on legislation As a result.
re earchers have been unable to
'9.l single piece OF major legls-
'1' ~ opposed by labor that has
hon passed during the two most
recent sessions Of Congress.
organized labor now Is Waging an
Y Il out campaign In an effort to OBJ
tain an actual majority Of Senators
ana Representatives who will vote
down the line for labor's legislative
program
| Needless to say. the more New
Fair Dealers there are In the next
/ Congress the more likelihood there
Is Of enactment Of major part o.
all Of the AFL-CIO program.
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gave the cement company a much
needed shipping point. A grand
daughter of mine who paid $40 an
acre for 1000 acres has been Of
fered 500 an acre for that land
because it borders a lake. Many
land owners in Florida have been
willing to pay $500 an acre for
small strips to enable their cattle
to get to water The builder of a
motel on the coast Of Massachu-
sets has paid $4,000 for Ian d
which the seller had bought for only
81 900.
The builder Of a supermarket has
paid fabulous price for the land
between a main highway and a
lake which is surrounded by nu-
merous cottages. This location en-
ables the supermarket to serve
people who come in motor boats as
well as those who come in auto
mobiles. A New England lime com
pany recently paid high price for
some shore property in order to
get access TO the water. In addition
to the above instances. there are
cases where the land itself aside
from its location. has become valu-
able due to the discovery of gravel.
lime, bauxite. or other minerals
yes and for timber.
Importance Of Dredging
Much money has been made by
dredging swamp and other now
useless land. The value Of dredg-
ing has not yet been recognized in
most states other than Florida. Il
S usually most profitable to dredge
swampland which is I'M
it for building A dredger SCOOP or
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a sucker" takes dirt from the
edge Of the river or creek an d
throws it up onto the marshland,
making beautiful building site. In
many cases. this dredging al S o
makes small harbor or marina
out of useless bed of water.
Every state probably has hundreds
OF such opportunities which are now
neglected. Such waterfront would
be in addition to the natural water
fronts. of which. as have pre-
viously stated, there will never be
more than exists now. The dredg-
ing OF lakes and rivers would prob
ably not add more than 10 per cent
to the existing waterfronts which
are now disable.
Land which some day will be
needed for watershed purposes
could become very valuable. AS the
population increases, as industries
grow, and as people become more
accustomed to comforts, the de-
mand for water will increase every
where. This will apply not only to
cities, but also to small towns. In
many cases. the municipal water
supply depends upon reservoirs
with their surrounding watersheds.
Ihese watersheds must constantly
become more valuable. Even those
cities which drill wells for their
water supplies are find
ing that wells drilled near existing
fresh water bodies are the most
prolific. OF course. my reference
mere applies only to rivers and
lakes.-not to sea water, which is
salty.
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Far as the breeze can bear
the pillows foam.
Survey our empire and be
hold our home.

Far as the breeze can pear,
the pillows foam.
Survey our empire and be
hold our home.
Galveston Newly sensitive to size
since the Alaska embarrassment,
Texas Is using the tip to tip inca
sure or, rather. the railroad people
are A so-called pivot" map on
which the state may be swung
around the compass on pivot al
its eastern tip In Texarkana shows
that the distance from Texarkana to
FL Paso Is greater than the distance
to Chicago and almost exactly equal
the distance to Jacksonville, Fla,
and Columbia, 8. G.
But, alas. Californias tip to tip
southeast TO northwest is about 100
miles longer.
| But how long will 1t be before we
are able to think Of Alaska as
really state? III spite OF the Act
of Congress. the separation, the dis
lance. the Sigh population, the fed
eralization. the narrow economy
all make the new status hard 10
credit, and especially when you are
in the State Of Everything, to wit
Texas, which has been supplanted
as Number One in geographical
size.
A question from the audience
last night II forget what 1t was
ended up as an interesting all
around gree m c that Wethc
Americans are actually far more
out of door people than our pioneer
ing forefathers were When the con
tributed examples were in, our new
"outdoorness included
Automobile travel
Air travel
Athletics
De-centralized industry
Suburbanism
Boat mindednesS
Spacc-mlndedneSs
Military life under the draft
II was wandering questio
period Mention Of the terrible Gal
weston flood of 1900 and subseGucn
measures which make impossibl
another such disaster brought argu
ment Oh whether measures take
after The terrible national deprcs
sion Of 1929 made equally impos
contentious that war spending. no
slble repetition Of that This led
tho New Deal, had brought us ~
Of that depression and saved u
from all subsequent ones. lncludin
one We might otherwise be havin
right new, and that genuine peac
on earth with accompanying Iii
armament would bring the Wor'
depression IN history
And this in turn led to argument
over whether the only peace 3
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Babson Again Discusses The Best Investment

En- Route to Africa, Oct O. My
recent column on the value OF
waterfront property stirred up SO
much interest that l have written
two more columns on the subject
SO as to have them published while
/ am out on the ocean surrounded
by ocean 'front.' Let me repeat,
however, that waterfront property
refers not only to land bordering
the ocean, but also to land border
ing rivers. lakes, and other water
bodies where you can enjoy an out
board motor This property which
will be more valuable ten years,
thirty years. fifty years, or a hun
dred years from now There will
be little more natural waterfront
than now exist.
This is the surest way an investor
can make money with real security
assuming he is able to take care
Of the taxes on said land OF
course, the taxes can usually be
added to the original cost SO that
the investor gets his tax money
back when he sells the property. 1t.
however, is better if he can rent
the land, or cut wood from it, or
otherwise get income from it each
year to pay the taxes A good tax
accountant or tax lawyer will show
you how you can also set the
property up SO that Uncle Sam
will pay all or half of these taxes!
Illustrations Of Possible Profits
A correspondent who paid 1900
for some land has recently been
able to sell the same to cement
company for Sl50,00O This property