The Alto Herald (Alto, Tex.), Vol. 10, No. 34, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 28, 1910 Page: 3 of 12
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B!G PACKERS WIN
COHEN OIL LOSES
ALDRICH'S CONCESSION MADE TO
SOUTH IS WHOLLY NUL-
LIFIED.
JUDGE FOWLER'S OPINION
Department of Agriculture Will Con-
tinue to Inspect Lard Substitute
at Heretofore Done.
Washington, July 20: The Depart-
ment of Agriculture Issued a state-
ment to the effect that the cotton
seed oil men have lost and the pack-
ers have won, in the matter of
whether the manufacturers of cotton
seed oil lard may use duty free oleo
sterln In the manufacture of their
product for American consumption.
Although former Attorney General
Moody, now on the Supreme bench,
had ruled that the lard substitute did
not come under the meat Inspection
law, Assistant Attorney General Fow-
ler of the present Administration
rules that it does, and therefore the
makers can not Import oleo stearin,
which the Aldrlch tariff made duty
free, because the manufacture of for-
eign oleo stearin Is not under inspec-
tion by the Department of Agricul-
ture. Thus the concession which
Senator Aldrich made to the cotton
Industry, after a hard light in tho
Senate, Is nullified by tho ruling
made by Assistant Attorney General
Fowler.
The following Is tho statement
which the Department ot Agriculture
sent out on this subject:
"Secretary Wilson's Meat Inspec-
tors will continue to Inspect lard sub-
stitute ami nol a pound of that ar-
ticle can go into interstate or foreign
commerce unless it bears the mark
'United States inspected and Passed.'
This is the gist of an opinion render-
ed by Judge Fowler, who is acting
as Attorney General during tho ab-
sence in Alaska of Mr. Wickorsham.
Judge Fowler in his opinion holds
that lard substitute, which is a cook-
ing compound made up of one-fifth
animal fat and four-ilfths cotton seed
oil. Is fairly within the definition of a
meat food product and must be In-
spected under tho meat inspection
law.
"Acting Secretary of Agriculture
Hays said: 'Tile opinion of tho At-
torney General confirms tho construc-
tion placed on the law by Secretary
Wilson. Wo havo inspected lard
substitute ever since the meat Inspec-
tion law was passed. We never had
any doubt about the matter, but some
■of the manufacturers of lard substi-
tute thought Inspection of their pro-
duct was not required."
HEAT KILLS MANY IN CITIES
Chicago and New York Suffer Great-
ly From Excessive Hu-
midity.
Chicago, 111.: Four deaths were
reported Monday as a result of tho
hottest weather of the season. Mon-
day1 was the hottest day In ten
years in (Chicago, but a lake breeze
later tempered the fierce heat some-
what, but thero were many prostra-
tions and general suffering. To add
to tho general discomfort all the
downtown streets are torn up for
new pavement and clouds of (lust
prevail at all times. The Infant Wel-
fare Committee reported it had 12,-
flOO babies under its care and that
800 of them were ill because of tho
lieat. The committee Is distributing
two tons of ice daily in homes where
people are unable to buy ice. The
hot wave seems to have settled over
all the Middle West and forecasters
say there is no relief in sight. Rigid
warnings have been posted over the
city by the health department regard-
ing food and drink during tho uu-
usual torrldlty.
New York: After a record rise to
degrees Monday, marking the hot-
test day of tho season, tho offl%il
mercury hovered above or not far be-
neath the SO degree mark all night,
standing at 79. Five deaths which
occurred in the last twenty-four hours
are attributed to heat. Thousands of
tenement dwellers, unable to stnnd
the heat during the night, fled to tho
parks for refuge. Reports from
Brooklyn hospitals next morning ad-
ded four to the list of dead from tho
effects of the torrid wave.
Country Life Meeting Date.
Guthrie, Ok.: E. D. Cameron,
State Superintendent of Public In-
struction and president of tho South-
west Country Life Association, has
announced that the annual meeting
scheduled to be held In Dallas August
tt and 10 would bo postponed until
during the Texas State Fair. Notice
of the postponement has been sent
to Dallas and the Fair management
will bo asked to suggest the dates
TEXAS NEWS
HAPPENINGS
The Controller at Austin has receiv
ed the estimate of the taxable values
of Bowie County, showing 113,000,000,
an Increase of $80,920 over last year.
The Christian Endeavor Society has
started a Statewide movement to sup
press moving pictures of elopmenta
and any kind of lovemaklng or spoon-
ing.
Lightning ignited a 55,000-barrel
tank of naptha In Port Arthur near the
Gulf Refinery Works and belonging to
that company. The tank was practi-
cally lull, a part of which was saved
In a city election In Cameron for
the purpose of determining whether
the city shall Issue bonds for the
amount of $l;i,000 for sewage pur-
poses, the majority of votes cast were
in favor of the lssuunce of bonds.
A new gas well came in at Petrolla,
on the tract owned by the Wichita
Brick and Tile Company. The flow
was struck at a depth of 1.500 feet,
and tho well is one of tho strongest in
the field.
Wagon wheat brought $1.05 on the
streets In Dallas this week. This is
the highest price paid this year. Flour
is as yet not affected by the further
advance.
The attendance and interest in the
Texas Baptist encampment in Lampas-
as has been increasing since the first
day and Is considered In every way tho
boBt encampment yet held.
The Department of Insurance and
Banking of Texas granted a license
for the current year to the Providence
Washington Insurance Company of
Providence, It. I.
The Abilene key rate for fire Insur-
ance Is to soon be reduced 9c, accord-
ing to tile statements of local Insur-
ance men, the cause being the instal-
lation of eight-inch water mains in
place of the six-inch ones which had
formerly been used to the fire plugs.
Armour & Co.'s Houston offices,
packing houses, smokehouse and sta-
bles caught fire from some unknown
cause shortly after I! o'clock Sunday
afternoon, and before the flames were
placed under control the entire rear
end and roof of tho brick building
were destroyed.
News from different parts of the
Smith county is to the effect that tho
boll weevil has appeared in consider-
able numbers and are doing damage
to cotton. Tho unusually warm
weather for the last few days, It is
said, will make it hard on the wee-
vils, and no serious results are appre-
hended. Circulars have bnen sent to
every point In the county, advocating
shallow and frequent plowing of cot-
ton.
F. M. Bralley, State Superintendent
of Public Instruction, in Austin, has
received a letter from J. C. McKln-
ney of Honey Grove relating the des-
truction by storm of the schoolhouso
and the church building In the I^one
Star community near that place. Mr.
McKinney, In the opnlon of Mr. Bral-
ley. makes a very wise suggestion,
which is that a law be enacted by the
Legislature requiring school trustees
throughout the State to take out fire
and tornado insurance for tho protec-
tion of the schoolhouses.
The Bureau of the Census on Cot-
ton Production has issued a bulletin
relating to the value of the cotton
crop of last year. It gives the value
on production In 1909 as about $N12,-
000,000. This is about one-half the
value of the corn crop, nearly $ 100,-
000,000 more than tho value of tho
wheat crop and twice the value of tho
oat. crop. The entire production of
gold in the world last year was about
1150,000,000, or slightly more than
half the value of the cotton. The cot-
ton production in tho entire world last
year was valued at about $1,000,000,-
000.
"Pure water ■ for Brownwood or
bust" Is what the City Council has
fully decided to do, and from the
present prospects tho pure water will
be filtered through tho fine gravel
beds along the bunks of the bayou'
before long and in sufficient quanti-
ties to supply the town for all wants
for years to come.
The Cleburne Board of Trade has au-
thorized the offer of $5 for the largest
watermelon raised In Johnson County.
The word has been spread among
farmers of the county and lively in-
terest is being manifested in the con-
test.
The record price for farm lands of
over 100 acres was reached a few
days ago for tho Granger vicinity,
when Dr. Charles C. Gldney bought of
W. A. Jackson 18G acres east of town
at $135 per acre.
The largest shipments of peaches
ever received in St. Louis within
twenty-four hours glutted the market
Monday. Besides 130 cars for through
trade, 100 cars were received for local
consumption, causing prices to drop
bedrock. The receipts consist al^
most entirely of Klbertas from Texas,
Georgia and Arkansas.
Farmers* Educational
and Co-Operative
Union of America
Matters / Especial Moment to
the Progressive Agriculturist
A cheerful liar makcth, a mad as-
sessor.
Good hard oil makes an easy run-
ning wagon.
A portable forge Is a time and
money saver.
When a man talks to you about bad
luck, he probably means bad- manage-
ment.
Some silly people are like peas In a
tin pan. Tho less there Ib In them,
the more noise they make.
A strong labor vote always does a
lot of good—It Instructs the politician
in the way he should go.
We cannot all own everything for
running our work, but we need not
become a common nuisance by being
a common borrower.
Pride Is not the only thing that goes
before a fall. Some people get bo
reckless that any old thing goes, even
other people's money.
The man who contents himself with
the thought, "I am not as bad off as
my neighbor and things might be
worse," will always be a slave to his
fear.
It Is poor economy to buy cheap
binder twine. A single break will
cost more in time lost thnn a ball
that cost twice as much as the cheap
stuff.
An eastern professor wants to
make boxing more general In our col-
leges. Some day some man with a
"hunch" Is going to suggest that our
schools devote a portion of their time
to real study.
A government report says that
sparrows may be killed In their nests,
poisoned, snared, or shot. Strange
how some of these scientists are find-
ing out things the farmer has known
these many years!
LIVING IN CO-OPHRATIVE AGE
Thousands of Ways in Which Farmer
Can Be Benefited by Forming
Local Organizations.
We are living In an age of co-opera-
tion and It is beneliclal so long as Its
legitimate functions are adhered to.
All trades and professions are more
inclined to the co-operative Idea than
farming and thero Is where the knight
of the soli makes a mistake. There
are a thousand ways In which farm-
ers can be benefited by forming local
co-operative associations, concerning a
given territory, and holding meetings
at stipulated times, not too far apart,
says Farm and Orchard. The farmer
is penny wise and pound foolish who
is not willing to leave his field a half
day occasionally to mingle and ex-
change ideas with his fellows.
Smith, Jones and Brown each needs
a harvester. Three machines can be
bought proportionately cheaper than
one and the transportation charges
will also be less. Each may have for
sale a small crop of wheat. The quan-
tity owned by one is not sufficient to
Justify looking for the best market
advantages, but put the three crops to-
gether and they can bo marketed
Jointly to the benefit of all three and
with no more effort than would be re-
quired to dispose of tho holdings of
one. The same holds good In the pur-
chase of all kinds of seeds, fertilizers,
live stock and farm Implements of all
kinds, as well as In tho marketing of
everything produced on the farm.
There are different pieces of ma-
chinery that might be owned and used
Jointly by farmers and In that way
represent but a small outlay by each.
There Is no subject In which farm-
SCIENCE TO HELP FARMERS
ers and rural dwellers generally
should be more Interested than In the
construction and maintenance of good
roads. Take a road over which one
ton <Iy can be hauled to market with
a two-horse team. Improve It so as to
be able to haul two tons with the
same team, and, the distance to mar-
ket has been reduced by one-half. Tho
extra tax required for road Improve-
ment Is a mere bagatelle compared to
tho advantages the good roads will
afford.
The feeders of public roads are pri-
vate roads, and several farmers may
often use and enjoy the same private
right of way and keep It in repair at
their joint expense. Aside from all
the considerations sounding In dol-
lars and cents, it Is tho pleasure of so-
cial Intercourse and personal friend-
ship resulting from It in ihe country
In the coming together of men for
one common purpose. The selfish,
narrow-minded Individual who wants
to live entirely to himself and for
himself Is a curae to himself, and to
the wholo human family.
PLANS FOR HANDLING GRAIN
Farmers' Union In Washington and
Panhandle of Idaho to Sell
Crop Through Agents.
One of tho moBt Important moves to
be made by the Farmers' Educational
and Co-operative union during tho
present year, according to State Presi-
dent I,. C. Crow, is the districting of
tho warehouses owned or leased by
the union in the grand Jurisdiction,
which comprises Washington and the
Panhandle of Idaho.
The Idea Is to form five or six dis-
tricts, with a central selling agency In
each district, the agency to be lo-
cated in the commercial center of the
district. The centrnl agency In each
district will be In close touch with
the coast agency, and tho manager of
each warehouse in the district will In
turn be kept advised of conditions of
the grain market through the central
agency.
The central agcncies in the five or
six districts will have control ot' the
entire warehouse system of the union.
Each agency wlH"tTTtve control of the
j warehouses in its territory, while the
I heads of agencies wljl form a board
I of directors.
Where the loc'als do not, or cannot.
I own or operate a warehouse the mem-
bers will store their grain in the old
line houses'and mark it, reporting to
their local secretary as to the amount
stored, who, In turn, reports to the
central agency in the district.
The warehouse business, as handled
by the union during the last year, has
been successful beyond expectation
and has saved the farmers no little
money. Much of the grain held until
prlves advanced was held In union
warehouses and under advice of lead-
ers In the union, who were keeping
in close touch with conditions through
the agency on the coast.
Strawberry Rows.
Experiments made at the Pennsyl-
vania experiment station show that
hill strawberries are not larger and
better formed than those grown in
matted rows, provided the matted
row 1b a narrow one. Both hills and
wide matted rows produced fruit some-
what Inferior to that from narrow
matted rows. It Is quite evident that
different soil conditions and culture
methods, especially In the matter of
manuring, would change these results
somewhat more favorably to the hill
system.
Plan That May Revolutionize Farming
Methods in Genesee Valley In
Western New York.
Several farmers of western New
York are considering a plan that has
been suggested to them by one of
their sons who is attending the Cor-
nell agrlcultuial school. The plan con-
sists In a number of farmers who re-
side not too far apart forming an as-
sociation and hiring an expert scien-
tific farmer who could Intelligently di-
rect tho farming operations of the
members, analyze the different boIIb
and determine what they lack and the
crops best suited to tho land. Instruct
the members In the preparation of the
different formulas for spraying frees
and growing crops and the proper time
to Bpray, and in the proper selection
of different seeds for planting.
The farms In that vicinity will not
average m over 100 acres and In
the rough < of the plan It was fig-
ured that li iwenty farmers could be
enrolled who would be willing to pay
1130 a year each, a first-class man
Cultivate Rose Bushes.
When the ross hushes aro In the
soil and have started growth; cive
them good, clean cultivation during
the summer to keep the surface soil
worked fine with a rake, or mulch the
boII with lawn clippings or other litter
to hold moisture in the soli and to
kep the roots of the bushes cool.
could be secured and he would hava
but slightly over 2,000 acres to super-
vise, with no manual labor to do. With
tho superintendent loccted nt somo
central farm where he could ho acces-
sible on the telephone and with some
fairly rapid means of conveyance tho
plan looks feasible and may revolu-
tionize farming methods in the Gene-
see valley.
Effects of Salt.
One of the effects of the use of salt
on land Is to Increase the capacity of
the soil for retaining moisture. About
one bnrrel per acre has been known
to benefit grass during periods of
drought. Kalnlt contains a largo
proportion of salt, as well as about
twelve per cent, of potash, and may b«
used In preference.
Waste of Manure.
The Agricultural department figures
out that the annual waste of barnyard
mauure on American farm*, aggre-
gates $125,000,000.
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I felt as though
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The most successful remedy in this
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HAVE.TO WAIT.
"You ought to take some quinino for
that cold."
"I'm sorry, old man, but there are
ninety-eight cures ahead of yours."
A Knowing Girl.
When young Lord Stanleigh came
to visit an American family, tho mis-
tress told the servants that In ad-
dressing him they should always say
"Your Grace." When the young gen-
tleman one morning met one of the
pretty house servants in the hallway
and told her that, she was so attrac-
tive looking he thought he would klsa
her, she demurely replied, clasping
her hands on her bosom and looking
up Into Ills face with a beatific ex-
pression, "O Lord, for this blessing
we are about to receive, we thank
thee."—Llppincott's.
Comparing Notes.
Mrs. Newly—My little Bobbie Is re-
markably strong; lie Is only four
years old, but ho can raise his high
chair with one hand!
Mr. Spoodler—Oh, that's nothing:
In the apartment house where I try to
do my sleeping there's a baby that's
only four months old, and that child
can raise the roof with no hand at all.
There's vitality, snap and "go"
In a breakfast of
Grape-Nuts
and cream.
Why?
Because nature stores up
In wheat and barley
The Potassium Phosphate
In such form as to
Nourish brain and nerves.
The food expert who originated
Grape-Nuts
Retained this valuable
Element in the food.
"There's a Reason"
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