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Federal Inquiry or
Railroad Strike?
Faced by demands from the conductors, engineers, firemen and brakemen
that would impose on the country an additional burden in transportation costs of
$100,000,000 a year, the railroads propose that this wage problem be settled by
reference to an impartial Federal tribunal.
With these employes, whose efficient service is acknowledged, the railroads
have no differences that could not be considered fairly and decided justly by such
a public body.
Railroads Urge Public Inquiry and Arbitration
The formal proposal of the railroads to the employes for the settlement of
the controversy is as follows:
‘‘Our conference* have demonstrated that we cannot hannoni/e our differences of opinion and that eventually the
matters m controversy must L>e pasted upon by other and disinterested agencies t herefore, we propose that your
proposals and the proposition ol the railways be disposed of by one or the other of the following methods:
1. Preferably by submission to the Interstate Commerce Commission, the only tribunal which, by reason of ita
accumulated information bearing ?n railway conditions and its control of the revenue of the railways, it in a posi
tion to consider and protect the rights and equities of all the interests affected, and to provide additional revenue
necessary to meet the added cost of operation in case your proposals are found by the Commission to be just and
reasonable, or. in the event the Inte rt.te Commerce Commission cannot, under existing laws, act in the pieintses,
that we jointly request Congress to take such action as may be necessary to enable the Commission to cout>dcr and
piuinptly dispose of the questions involved; nr t ,
i. By arbitration in accordance with the provisions of the Federal law” (The Newlands Act). v
Leaders Refuse Offer and Take Strike Vote
Leaders of the train service brotherhoods, at the joint conference held irrNew
York, June 1 -IS, refused the offer of the railroads to submit the issue to arbitration
or Federal review, and the employes are now voting on the question whether
authority shall be given these leaders to declare a nation-wide strike.
The Interstate Commerce Commission is proposed by the railroads as the
public body to which this issue ought to be referred for these reasons:
No other body with such an intimate knowi-dge
of railroad condition* ha* such an unquestioned posi
tion in the public confidence
The tates the railroads may charge the public for
tiansp'irtation are now largely fixed by this Govern
ment board
Out of every dollar received by the railroads from
the public nearly one-half is paid directly to the eui
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ployes as wages; and the money to pay increased wages
can come from no other source than the rates paid
by the public.
The Interstate Commerce Commission, with its cob*
trol over rates, is in a position to make a complete
investigation and render such decision as would pro
tect the interests of the railroad employes, the owners
of the railroads, and the public.
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A Question For the Public to Decide
The railroads feel that they have no right to grant a wage preferment of ,
$100,000,000 a year to these employes, now highly paid and constituting only
one fifth of all the employes, without a clear mandate from a public tribunalthat
shall determine the merits of the case after a review of all the facts. ^
The single issue before the country is “whether this controversy is to be settled by an
impartial Government inquiry or by industrial “warfare. • '
National Conference Committee of tl Railways ;
ELISHA LEE, Chairman
V K AI HttlUHT, Gtm'l Slanattr
Atlantic ('0.1*1 l.int Railroad.
L W BAl LiWIN, (j0u‘l Manaftr.
Cruiral of Ciorgiu Rjilauy.
C L BAULK), item'l Mmnagtr,
New York. New Haven A Hartford Railroad.
B H COAPM \N, VU4-tr0tld§ut.
S*.ulhe>n Halfway.
S t <X)T1 HH, (it*'/ M«a«|ir,
Wan*.!. Railway
P h CttOWLHY. 4itf. Vic*-Pr§ili$mt.
New Yuik Ctttiral Railway
G H FMFRSON. Gan'/ Man*—.
Great Northern Railway.
C. H. RWING. Gao'/ Maaafar,
Philadelphia A Keadiug Railway.
B. W GRICB. G»H‘tSu» Tnnsf..
Chcaapeaka A Ohio Railway.
A. S. GRR1G, Asti, la Rwivirt,
St. Louia A San Frarciaco Railroad.
C. W. KOUNS. Gan*/ M*nag*r,
Atchiaon. Topeka A Santa r a Ra;lwev.
H. W McMASTKP, $**’1 *f«arr.
Wheeling A Lake firie Railroad.
N. O. MAHBR. Si
Koilolk A W*»i.ro Railway. &
JAViS RUSSELL, Gn'l Mtmater, £
r livir A Rio Graada Railroad. ^
A. M. SCriOYRR. tuUtml IWJW.\
f.rtlylvn , Llosa W"‘«. N
W. * CEDDON.
H '.Hoard Air Liaa Railway. e
A. J. STONE, ViM-frmUtat.
C»i- Rai'road
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Growing Animals
on the Farm
Eight Studies In the Growing of
Our Cwn Live Stock.
EDITOR'S MOTE.
The Extension Division of the Uni
versity of Arkansas, in co-operation
with the United States Department of
Agriculture, will offer this year,
through this paper, a free correspond
ence course in "The Growing of Farm
Animals.” Preceding lessons may be
had on request. The additional les
son will be "Stock Farm Manage
ment.”
GROWING ANIMALS ON THE
FARM
No. 7, Sheep and Goat Raising.
By H. *C. Dvoraohsk, Professor of Ani
mal Husbandry. Tniverelty
of Arkansas
A recent report from the Bureau
of Animal Industry of the U. 6 De
partment of Agriculture shows that
the sheep Industry has been on the
decline during the last few years. The
prices paid for mutton lambs on the
markets during the last two years
would indicate that such must be trie
ease. Fat iambs have been selling
around 12 cents per pound this year,
and the demand seems to be greater
than the supply. Wool also shows an
tnorease over prices of, say, two years
a«o. We also find that goats shipped
from the Southwest to Kansas City
have found ready sale as mutton at
fair prices where they reached the
market in good condition. It would
seem that an lucreaae in production
of both sheep and goats might well
come from the South and the South
west.
The sheep is serving its best purpose
as a sort of scavenger on the rarm,
keeping down weeds In pastures and
on (he farm in general. It is not
uncommon to sen well established pas
tures put under cultivation here in Ar
kansas for no other reason than that
noxious weeds had become so well
established that the more desirshte
grasses were crowded out. A few
sheep would have saved such pasture
and made mutton aifd4 wool in doing
so. The goat, on' the other hand, is
a< its best among the brush and
Briars with which our Osark hills are
abundantly covered. Whether one
writhes to put such land under cultiva
tion or into permanent pasture, the
first problem is the removal of the
underbrush.
While the sheep is generally con
sidered as a scavanger it is not best
to treat it as such and make it depend
upon what it can find in the way of
jyeeds for a living.
A few sheep will serve the triple
purpose of keeping the farm
cLeatf. of weeds, furnish mutton.
wFifoh 1s one of thd best sources
of meat supply for summer use,
and produces a fleece which at
present prices should show a neat
sum as a clear profit. The mutrou
value of the sheep would easily cover
cost of production. Fall lambs for
, the Christmas trade are possible in
this climate and their production
would add to profits.
The goat, especially the Angora, Is
essentially a browser, although after
being used for a time on brush it has
been found that they gradually take
to grass and neglect sprouts. Where
It is the desire to brush the land goats
should be used Instead of sheep.
Goats which have not been used too
long for sueh purposes should he se
lected as they have proven more de
structive to the underbrush than old
brushes especially if there Is any
grass growing on the land. One year
of brushing wtth goats Is not suffi
cient to clear the land completely as
new sprouts will shoot up from tne
root. Two and even three years are
necessary to kill brush completely. As
a producer of meat the goat is increas
ing In popularity. I.srge numbers of
goats have been killed and sold for
mutton in the past. The number ts
Increasing and It Is found that the
quality of the meat Is not Inferior to
mutton. In fact the claim Is made
that it Is superior to mutton, especial
ly when the goats are young and fat
tened on the sprouts. A game flavor
Is present which has lead to thp use
of the term “venison” to distinguish
it from mutton. The fleece from the
Angora has always commanded a
higher price per pound than wool.
This mohair, as It Is called, when of
good quality sells at several times the
price paid for wool. It is true, how
ever, that the weight of average
fleeces is less than that of wool
fleeces. As a producer of meat and
mohair, and as a valuable help in
brushing land, the Angora goat should
1 prove a profltab'e animal in a large
part of Arkansas.
The greatest drawback to the sheep
and goat raising seems to be tne
sheep-killing dog. Not that so many
are actually killed, but because the
fear of losses keeps many prospective
' breeders from going Into the business.
Bthtes where the Industries have pros
pered have enacted dog laws which
made the owner of the dog liable, or
at least made It possible to put such
dogs out of the way. Such a law has
a tendency to stimulate interest m
the venture as fear of losses is part
ly overcome, and loss can actually be
reduced.
It Is the opinion of some that dis
eases common to sheep and goats
would be more prevalent should tne
Industry be developed because of cli
matic conditions. The Industry has
not developed extensively enough to
■hew that such would or would not ho
tto cat a
RAILROAD TIME TABLE.
St. Louis, Iron Mountain & Southern
LITTLE ROCK 4 MONROE RY.
South
6:39 a. m
7:40 a. m.
Leaves
11:40 a. m.
North
2:27 p. m
.12:26 p.rft
Arrives *
12:15 p. m.
Huttig
Monroe
local. *
Huttig
St. Louis, Iron Mountain & Southern
FARMERV1LLE * SOUTHERN RY.
North South
6:01 a. m. Huttig 2:66 p. m
4:15 a. in..Farmerville.4:16 p. m
local, t
10:10 a.m. Huttig 2:26 p.m.
tArrives Monday, Wednesday, and Fri
day from Monroe and goes to Farmer
ville.
‘Arrives Tuesday, Thursday and Satur
day from Farmerville and goes to Mon
roe.
LODGE DIRECTORY.
ROWLAND LODGE No. 594 F. & A.
M.meets every second and fourth Satur
| day evenings at 7:30 o’clock. Visiting
Masons always welcome.
L. M. Despain, W. M.
C. A. Berry, Sec'y.
HOWARD CHAPTER. No. 122. R. A.
M.—meets every first and third Thurs
day evening at Masonic hall. Visiting
companions welcome.
L. G. Gibson, H. P.
D. F. Collett, Secy.
HUTTIG CHAPTER No. 320, Order of
| the Eastern Star, meets every first and
third Friday evening at 7:30 o’clock.
Visiting brothers and sisters welcome.
Mrs. J. A. Brignac, W. M.
Mrs. L. G. Gibson, Sec’y.
HUTTIG LODGE No. 348 1. O. O. F.
meets every Tuesday evening. Visiting
brethern cordially invited to attend.
W. E. Chadwick, N. G.
Harlan Sehon, Secy.
HUTTIG REBEKAH LODGE No. 66,
meets every Monday night at 7:30 o'clock
Visitors are invited.
Mrs. Lou Milstead, N. G.
Miss Murray Pilkinton, Secy.
SWEET BAY CAMP No. 41 1 W. O. W.
meets every first and third Saturday eve
nings. Visitors made welcome.
C. A. McCormick, C. C.
J. C. Bridges, Clerk.
Sweet Bay Circle No. 145, W. C..
meets every second and fourth Thursday
night at 7:30 o’clock. Visitors are cor
dially invited.
Mrs. W. R. Dickerson. Guardain.
Mrs, C. A. McCormick, Clerk.
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