The Snyder Signal. (Snyder, Tex.), Vol. TWENTY-NINTH YEAR, Ed. 1 Friday, July 30, 1915 Page: 4 of 10
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OUR PUBLIC FORUM
i iff i
C. E. Schaff
On Railway Inveatmenta
Prwldenl Wll.nn recently relerrlnf to ir railroad
protikmi ild In part: "Hiey are Indl.pen.eole lo
our whole economic llfn and rullwar aerurltle. ere t
the r hurt of oiimI InvMlnirula lent and mill public
nd private br Individual and by Inatllullnm.
There la no other Inlereat o central to the bu.lneee wel-
fan ot lha country ai Ihia. No doubt 10 tin Hunt of Ibe
new dar with Ita new underataiidlnie the problem of the
rallroada will al.o ba niel ana aeau wnn m a iri .
candor and Jii.llce."
Wlien the flrpt cltlaen or in lana airci-" me imimrr
I (..... aillk h rail.
!nnce of uwleraTnr.nina anu wanna j. -
I roada. certainly Ilia Ainenran pinwinn cm
r-rr . .u- ..vni.t.n. r v. Rrhatr. orea deni or tne m. n. i.
rallwa companr. wh-n lo outline the r-l.'lon of the public to rail-
loada iDvealmanla. aald In fart:
"It mar b" aald that the railroad world la encumbered with a lot of
phantoma which Ht otili In the popular fancy for In.tunce. tiecaaao
there bate been a few eon ailed ra Iroad mannatea' whoae trnve ".mired
prominently In nnanc. many people bate come lo b-llee ll.nt the railroad
of the country are lamely owned hy a few rich men. Aa a matter of (act
othlaa could be further from the truth Out of the colonel eum of twenty
billion dollar of American railroad .acurltka le.a than five per cent la now
or aer ha. been. In the hand of the.e men who haie flaured prominently In
the newapaper headllneewhlre the orher M per cent la In the lianda of over
two million Inveatora. larite and amall who la many Inatanrae have pet the
mode.t eavlana of a life time Into Iheae aecurllle. In order that they mlaht
lay away a competency for old nee. When therefore the value of tlie.e
aecurltlea la depreeeed or perchance deatroyed. the hanl.hlp la a hundred-
fold treater upon Ihouaanda ot eyery day cltltena. than upon the handful of
mllllonalree od or bad. who hne (Inured prominently In railroad clrrlee.
Hundred of million of di Mara of the aiaela of our ireat life and Una
laauranoe coinpanlea. aalo bank. truat roinp.nlea. educational and llduclaty
Inalltullona are lov.aled In railroad bonda and the moment therefore that
the aoundne.a of lheo bond la called Into oue.llon the financial aollrtlty of
theee myriad In.tllutlon.- -dlrertr? eltertlm the welfare of million ot policy-
holder and bank depoeltor.-la uravely men.ced Inirlnat the la.t aeyeral
yeara. many million of ilullara reire.entln depierlaled valoca bare been
charged off the booka of concern like thuee enumrraled above. American
railroad have become a vital part uf the very woof and fabric of the nation.
Their continued elllcleniy la abaolulrly ee.enllal to Ilea amalleat community
In the land.
In blindly atrlalna at the railroad our blow fall not merely upon thou
andl who have committed no wrong but. In the la.t analy.le. upon oureelvee.
We .hould remember how Interdependent we have come to be In thl. mlehty
repttbllc of oura that each la In truth becoming more and more hie brother'a
keeper and that we need to act and think rlruitu.iiectly. le.t la our ml. taken
aeal wo deatroy tboae who like our.elvea need whatever of thla wurld'a
good the toll and aweat of year baa beuueethad to them "
!
AMONG TUB MKKCHANTg
Mra. Zula Coatea leave 8unday af-
ternoon for fit. Loula from thence to
Dukedom Tcnneaaea to vlalt her
daughter Mra. Welch. Ijlter Mra.
Coatea will return to St. Loula then
go to Chicago an on to New York
to buy fall and winter gooda for the
Coatea Mercantile Company
Federal Hevunue Inapector Arch
Wood la here from Han Antonio In-
pectltig the local drug atorea acta
of phy.lclana etc. So far an excel-
lent condition of affaire will be Un-
bodied In the report. He la an old
friend of P. V. ( lark the drugglal.
Illackard llrothera are making n
apeclally of Htudctmlcv-r Ilugglea and
Wagon.. See their half page atlv. In
tmlay'a Signal.
Iloyri A Son grncnrlea are regu-
lar advertl.era and reatlera are ask-
ed lo In.pect their offering..
Townaenil Oldham A f'o. are de-
voting conalilernblo apace thla week
to the Haxon car for which thoy are
agent..
Wenninger A Son are great be
liever. In newepHper andvcrtl.lng. No-
tice their regular apace In the Slgnnl
on the In.t page.
OUR PUBLIC FORUM
Mm. Joe rat on In confined nl home
ori-atdnned from a anvern n)OHti1io
liltf hy one of the anhnnla nti
broiiK lit homo with hnr In Jop'b grip
on Hielr return from Minora! Well.
W1
E. P. Ripley
On Relation of Railroads and People.
The Iniluitrlnl UmUm of Itili nnitnn m tnlklni to
tti public far In fan ihrntiKh It)' mlmnm of ttili papr
Th timn hf-n If a . iirpuriulon lui'l ntiyihlng lo my
to thf iHnf thrv Ht-iit s liirri hhnl. wl.!-!"''11! 11 itiroun!
a lawyer or nipTctya-d a luhttvUi tn evttlj'ri It to tU .'rIh
laturt htn th nn ktiuf anil Hit.' t--"U lio tin art.
now in I kin ovi-r the tt-ur to tin mui wd'i plown.
Vhn lht Ifndlnie tmnlnt-Mff iim'ii of thin nnttnn ft
"back to (hi aoll" with thutr pmlilfiii ftrif ami iIupd
alon f III iiiapiar fur w)n mtn lui'lt Iimo rh othar'a
facta aril mull tlir la a tio'tn tliy cojiinit
Mr. K IV RtnlfV prai'Tii of the Kama rt Mallrnmt.
when aikad to gif hit vtewa In reference to rHatinna rltinK tvtfftrn the
railroad anl the public aaii) tn part :
'Trequantlr w h-ur maiemcntii to ih ffft tint ttii'w rrlatlona are
Improving that (lie era of rallruat halthii haa pior-il umi that puhlk aeml-
ant now (arora treat In a the ratlroaile fairly Aa yrt Hila rlianae In public
.wall men t If any aorta there be ke not fffertlve In niilie.
It la Irna that 10 tte leRtilatnrea of in aouihwiirn atatioa ilurli.K ih
paab wintar Uum were lawer unreaaonahl ai d iinreanonlna ! paaaeri
thaa uatwl but a eonaldeation of the taoellle bill Introduced ahowa (hat
tbei la attll ream for much dlaqulet cvrn thuuxh they were defeated br
mot or laee of a Majority.
Moreover 144 that the railroad have been harahly treated doca
aet aeen t prevail to the otfleea ef the mate Uailroad ( oriimleeiniia which
aeea to eberiah a aetten that their bnalneaa la not to act aa an arbitrator
betweea the raUreerfe and the people but which prorred on the theory that
the nllroaaa are able le take car of tbemaetvea and that their duly la to
aet aa attorn for ta peopl though la an doing they deny Juei)rt
te the rallroada. Il reeiilrea ao argument to deinontiret that the railroaiU
are eaUtled to Mttoe eqeally wltii other cltlaena and taspayera Thai thee
have aot received H aed are not m-elvlng it la perfeniy auarepnble nt
proof That thai have practically ao recouree In the nmrn hai aiao lo
4 tern is ed.
The dtaatlen therefore la that the pM.pl. throuah ihnir renreaentatlvre
tauat eleot whether the aervlrea of the rallroada hall h adequately rompro-
aated or ooi; and It require no fortune teller or amithMver to .iredirt that
la the long rua the aerv'oe will tab tb rlaaa that (a paid for and no bettor
The natual con pelt Hon between the rat truant and the natural deairn
to perfona flratlaa aertlre baa hi etofor rultrJ In gt-lut the pubih
much aiora than it wa wiiifng to pay for t'oiithiuailon of tbia will be
lapoaathl and an lawa however draatlr ran Ion arrompllih the luipoailble"
OUR PUBLIC FORUM
Mra. T. J. himtiler of TowIp'b Jiw-
clry nl ore spent thr week In Dallna
The KHrmer'a I'nlon Merciintfle
Conijiimy are offering aonn aperlnl
nuriiitforia In uromrlca. Heo their
adv. In the HIk rial.
A tin.). hty will be ri'lehrntecl nt
lIcrrnli'iKh li.inorrow. Thiil la n llvi-
Inmi li In Unit i Hy.
LOST MIik k Hortte Mute 1 1
litindx hlk-h. iiiilirniMli'd wclcht ahotn
Htm Hut Mny Imvi' aome burne
marka oh he im 'noke. Itrward for
liiforiiiiitlon or return of mule. K II
IhinltH. 'I'
I Mr and Mra. W W. Nelaon. Hr
left Thurxday nftfrnoon on a health
Keeking lour to Mot Hprliifca and other
I
polnta In Arkannaa.
MeltitNllM .ulllary
The laaitlM of the MethoiHnl Alls-
alimnry Amlllary rtijoyed an open
meetliiK lant Monday July 2th with
Mra J K. Htcphena.
After an hour of needlework and
Norlal rlmt a dellcloua Ire rourao waa
nerved
The' hotittna waa aHxIated by Mei-
.Union Fullllove. Catrn and t'oueh.
The pnntram for Monday. Auguat
3nd. la na followa:
MiialnfKa.
Parliamentary Drill.
Htrlptnre Mra. W. H. Johnaon
The VlrKlnla K. Johnunn Home
Mr-. I K Hinllh
The Apiieal to the Mlaalonary 8o-
iletv Mra W M Curry
Hiipt of Pilhllrlly
Hon. Elihu Root
Cn Womin'i Sphera v
The auction of Woman Puff re a ao Ueu before
i-w J1 the Amer.oan people Teel.e atatea have adopted It.
Pv ' tiwC? rur nwn IBlB oU U(Mn 11 1k n 11 " t01-l7
'-IT uigeil that It bv.-nm a platfurm demand of the national
y polli ral partita. It t therefore Cie privilege and th duty
I of ary .oier to Bl.:dy carefully this anl)et non aiiiuu
Itoot. In d.cu-lnf tbia queation before the l eaatlttiiioBai
.v ntlon nf Nw York recently aald In part:
"I i r.Dfio.M to ihp arantina ef auffrag to women.
bera iae I llle that It would b a loaa to mnii. to all
women a:id to every woman; and birmi-e I bvllevo It
Ihk! would b- an Inlury to the State and to every wan and every
ouTan to tb fiat It would b ueeleat to argue thla tf the riaM of euffrage
ro a nateral r fht If it rr a nataral rlaht. then women nmiia n'-
Ihounh the heavina fall Itut tf there be any one thing a-itled In the long
eieeuaal.0 of tt u pchiet. It ! that aaffrage to not a aalural rtgbt. but U
J-nply a neana ef ovrnment. ond the aole ine-llnn to be diacio )
whether rverum". by the ennrfe of men and women will be better gov-
aaaint than by the amflrin: if men alone
Into my Judeuirnt ir tft.-w enu-i no etement of tbe Inferiority o
oniao h ) not that woman ta Inrmrr to mnn but It la that woman la
dltTarent from man: that In tl-e dl:rlbutlon of per. of rapeettlet. of
gualiUta. our Maker baa rreateo irai. a.lai.ted to ih p.rforuiaor of ertaio
fwarUona In the erunoiny of cjidt and aoifty aud woniaa adaP' lo h
Dorfortniofe of otli.r furi'tUM'i
Woinnn rolea tinj-iy by h -w.t and noble .pUn-m e of her rhateref
Nt woman Into tit ar:io of (enflxt and he alnn-!u- tieh rret weap-ma
whlfh enntrui t) world ard l W.. Into h-r hund. f-i l-l nervl-.v
for atrlff. wapo0a with v. hlrh fhe la unfamiliar a: wr-kth -hf I unable to
wield Woman lo etri-V btnn.r hard. h'l.. unlnta'e. nMutl.. " "r
renovrd from that gentle cr-atur i whom we all owe ali' KU'"' aad to
whom we rrnfem fubruup'on thr- heaven ta ren.oved from the nh
The whole a tenr vt giennient ta lh ariem-e of pro'-rt'tif lite art
:(ert) and tho p:romt of hppna In lb ditue ditttiMitlnn of
K''4.r. the t-oiy and the right of iTlctor rete with the male. It la ao
tVo::;:mut naturr. it la ao with nieo. and 1. fur one. ail! neter ronat to
part eith the divine rirhl of ptoterii-g r. y wife my da-i-r'er. the woion
horn I lot -. and th wonin wltotu I rwpert. Ptrrrietna thr tilrthriabt of n an
aud pl.if. that high eiity to tho eh and nfrvrii-t- h.in.1 of th'e rt-nlgoed
by Uod to t pr leeted rather tt an lo eraaa In lh etfrii warfare nf gevern-
inrnt. In my Judgment thla h.ijr oiovcii.eiit artu a frutu a la'ar runcepttcja
Cf tb- duty and of ih rt-ht of t.n'h men and v..'ii.n
Tim lltn l. ill nver Mrm t;a tl.r i:r of d-'m-reitlnn betvrriO ttl
f:inrt -a of lh two cin will be tiiekeo dwn t bl' it to b fla pt 1
oo;.;y I belietc t'lat It la an att u pt to tura bakard upon tl.a II'. of
aoiiai devriopnn nt. ard thnl If tin rtcp aver he taen. ve go riiun tiarh
ward on the mar- h trv.tr da a higher a Bottler ad a tmn-r riillit-t'lun whlh
nuet be fuuud but a the cunfuaioo but la th Hi ier diuVrenuaiiuo of Ua
O. .. 0. - ao
Almost Like a
Facc-to-Face
Chat
Mr fonr had pone to
a disiot.l city on btit.incs
to be away fnr several
Jjys arJ hdd left his wife
on the farm with no com.
p-inton except a mal)
Lh.l 1.
But she was not lone
aorre. lor each day her
hu;.ind called up fur a
few ir.nutes' cliat by
Lonr; Distance Bell Tele-
phone. H.ve you a Telephone
eornetted to the liell
System?
to-mterri TeL & IH (a.
13-a-w
Did You Stop toThink
That the Saxon "Six" at $850
Is a World Beater
For those who want a touring car this five pas-
senger six cylinder Saxon is truly an exceptional
value. In size and specifications it is to be compar-
ed with cars selling at $1350 or more. This Saxon
Six at $850 is the best value on the market.
WHAT HTAKTKH IH IIKTTKR Til AN A OKAY DAVIS.
WHAT I.KIIITER IH tlKTTKK THAN A GRAY A IIAVIS.
WHAT CAIillUHKTOK IH HKTTKIt THAN A BAYFIELD.
WHAT KINITION SY8TKM 18 IIKTTKR THAN TIIK ATWATEH-KKNT.
WHAT CLUTCH IS HRTTKRTH AN A MIILTIPLR DISC CLCTCH.
H HATHKAKINOS ARK MKTTKR THAN "HYATT."
WHAT AXI.K IS HKTTKK THAN A "FULL FLOATING."
WHAT TUP ISIIKTTER THAN A MOHAIII ONK MAN TOP.
WHAT WINDSHIELD IH IIR1TKR THAN A CLEAR VIHION VENTILATING WINDSHIELD.
WHAT SPRINGS ARK IIETTER THAN THE CANTILEVER.
I )u you know of a ' KOtIR" or "SIX ' anllinic Iimh than $12iK) that embodies more
liiitli cIiihh fcntiirea tlmn tlinn the Snxon "81X"nt $-".
lis 1 1 li inch wlieellmse 1 (renter tlian on any other "SIX" below $1200. Only one
car helow ?l Jul) has af (fencroim Inside width of lonm aii seat and none has more. Rid-
Inu coinfort sieadineHM on the rnnd - are further provided by Its cantilever type nprinKH.
You owe it to vonntelf to see this wonderful car before placing an order. It contains
many unexpected feature every one of them tried and proved. And the price too in
unexpected ?iii.
Here is a high class handsome car with high
class equipment throughout such as found only on
cars that range in price from $1250 up.
The followiiiK Mi'Kntm jH nn (x t (liiplin.lv nf tho tHr-Knim rrt'civcd Uy the Snxon
Motor Co. of Detroit Mirli. and in .tidf rxpliiniut y:
POSTAL TELEGRAPH COMMERCIAL CABLES
Charles H. MacKay President
Telegram
274 Ny gl 59 645pm
Cp New York July 10 1915
Saxon Motor Co. of Detroit
Detroit Mich.
Saxon Six won hill . climb at Stamford today . Hiil seven
eights mile long fifteen to eighteen per oent grade. - Saxon
time one mln. two and one fifth see Stanley stealer one min
four one tenth seo . Bui ok one min. ten three fifths sec. Mercer
one mln. six one fifth seo. Ford one min. twenty seo . Saxon
raadster one min. thirteen seo . Ft W. R0DGERS
Townsend-Oldham & Co.
On the buiy aide of the square
SNYDER TEXAS
( IMP M'HIM.N
j Nt lit Mil. rx VOTI-:
A Kim ii rlrrtlon lit M t t'tnifi
Hrinft lt Hut unlit r inking for n
' tt fane in Kip m hool Ins to Sin-
Kim l.-f-aH- nii.l Hi- rule rmi.iliiH
tli MUM' rrnnltni U thf fliN'tloti
n-iiirn" whirl wcrr K for the d"
.renin ntnl In vnti-i K.Hnt.
j Trip l liHrtii
I Mr and Mm. Jim Kill. Mr. am!
Mm Jim l.orkhnrt. Mr nt Mr. i 1
NorrlK. Mr and Mr J M HolllnK
Mr and Mr w. A. Warn-n.
WiN .ll. Ituflia Mll'hrll. tinn
WllM.n. w-nt In a lo.ly tn tialtrati-n
I in t S uunl ir and rHurni-! home
Tn-rhiv Jim Kill aiyw t:''
m.T" nil ovrr thr ''T and h-
UT r to ttnaii out nn
I Aftr MHMHtlne trn daya with thflr
parpiitn Mr. and Mra. W. T. Cole
man. J. I. Not ley and wlfn and two
tioya and L. H. t'oleman and wlfr
left Wfdnrtiday noon in tht-ir auiox
for their n'ppwllve ho men Par In and
Tt-iarkana.
MIm l.ouiiiR Darby of AMW'ni I-
thv iu-t 'f Mlu lo nun Forirr.
MlMI H
r.:l.H
! nili'tiN
the pourfa dr.-lMon H thai n- k-r
will die in Hif flrrtrir rhalr todi-
innlc Hther tiovrrnor WhltniflB
rnaf.lrnt Wllaoa InO rvrtKB.
Mi.rr Kirn i'fwrlrn
County Attorney V. W.
V.-
vrpt.Tilar tironitht lo tho Hiirtial of-
ttre atnill limb of a pi'ii'll tree
' nntainlni flffn Wfll il- Inprd
pr-rtirn annnjfd In a amall hir.
fir. Thry wt-re itron in llie IIowpII
;.rlurd iiiiil hme tMrn IrrScati-d
Mm I.. J Mi-hoi of Pillrta th
"lint nf Mm. Wtlki and Mm. Dantl
Comtitlrmlil rain Ml In the Putun
and WmI part of Srurry cnnnty yei
irrday afternoon and iam night:
Excursion Rates
Via
Wichita Kalla. Tmaa Acrount
Tfjaa Ktal. (ounrll of Carpc-nKra.
mu.t Jnil lo ih I15 lioimd inn
ilrkcl. on aalr July 31 and Au. l.i.
I.liull until AliIUll Sth tnr
IS 6".
O.llaa. T. ta. Acroutit Morch...
MiH.tliiir Kali .crlo. n rtiricati. plan.
s 'irii.t anil s''tmttT at one and can
hlrd fare. (n to all poraona.
Th Hanta Fe will norrli. sian.
dard Drawttiir lloeim HprDira frnm
San-twati-r lo Im Anrfl. a. Julr th.
on train No ail. wih on. dar .tni.
over at Orand Tanyon. Plar. onr
rraerratlona wllh tb. Border aient.
J. M. RODdEna Airent.
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