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WOODRUFF CO. NEWS.
PUBLISHED THOHSDAY OF 1ACH WB«K AT
McCROBY. ARKANSAS.
WALTER W RANEY, Editor.
Entered at the Post-Office at MoCrory
Arkansas, as Seoond-Class mail.matter.
June llth, 1908.
SUBSCRIPTION RATES.
One Year, in advance. *1.00
RAILWAY PHOBIA’S END
It must be obvious to any reflect
ing mind thatJudgeMcPLersons de
cision in the Missouri rate cases is
the beginning of the end of iuseu
sate and hurtful legislation that has
been enacted in many States in the
past two years—legislation de
siged to force euor rnous reductions
in freight rates, already the lowest
in the world, and to substitute a 2
cent passenger rate for a 3-eent
rate, in the teeth of overwhelming
proof adduced in court that not one
of the great railway systems operat
ing west of theMississippiRiver was
earning expenses on its trans-Miss
issippi passenger business at the
3-cent rate. Under the circumstances
it was inevitable that the courts
would find the 2 cent rate confisca
tory and the wholesale reductions
in freight tariffs unreasonable.
As a consequence, the courts will
undo the unconstitutional work of
the legislatures and state railway
commissions as fast as the cases are
heard, and the only tangible results
of all this frenzied legsislation will
be a tremendous burden of expense
bills which the tax payers will have
to bear, including not only the sal
aries and expenses of legislatures
and commissions which have wasted
time, but many thousands of dollars
besides, for other foolish and fruit
less efforts in the same direction,
as, for example, the $120,000 which
the legislature of Kansas wants
to spend, or the $25,000 a year
which Governor Stubbs recom
mends, for a physical valuation of
the railroads in that state to be used
as a ba«is for establishing railway
rates. The Supreme Court of the U
nited States has plainly intimated,
if not actually declared, in Judge
Brewer's decision last year, that a
physical va1 nation is not a con
trolling factor in determining the
fairness of a rate, but that a num
ber of other features of the subject,
must be taken into consideration in
reaching such a conclusion. As a
matter of course it will throw out
all such cases, in which the physi
cal valuation has been used accord
ing to the idea which is sought to
be enforced in Kansas, and the tax
pavers will pav the costs as usual, j
Instead of this suicidal policy of j
railwavphobia. which if it could be
enforced would lav prostrate the j
prosperity and paralyze the devel- !
opment of the West, it would seem
high time for sane and sober
thought to prevail, and for the
progressive business men of Miss
ouri, Kansas and other states to get
together as those of Oklahoma
have recently done, through a state
federation of commercial bodies to
resist the disastrous leadership of
ambitious, self-seeking dema
gogues, whose only object is to se
cure fat political jobs and high of
fices for themselves by playing up
on the prejudices of the unthinking
masses against railroads and all
great combinations of capital. By
co-operating in this manner the
busiuess men of Oklahoma suc
ceeded in defeating the machine
candidate for speaker of the legis
lature and electing a conservative,
broad-minded farmer was pledged
to appoint committees which would
encourage the building of railroads
and the investment of capital in
many enterprises which the state
sorely needs to develop its rich nat
ural resources. A united effort
should be made along this line by
the enlightened business men of
this Southwestern territory before
it is too late—before this region,
by nafure boundlessly rich and fer
tile, becomes known among men
who have money to invest as the
Bad Lands of commercial and in
dustrial enterprise. This effort is
particularly needed at this time
from the fact which was pointed out
the other day by the New York
Times in an able editorial, that our
neighbors, Canada and Mexico, are
pledging large sums for railway
construction, and in the notdistant
future their wheat growers and cat
tle raisers will be shipping the pro
ducts of their immensely fertile
lands along these new railways to
market ahead of the American pro
ducer. who will find himself dis
tanced in the competition on ac
count of the dwarfed development
of transportation facilities. The
government of Alberta guaranteed
$27,500,000 in railway bonds the
other day for roads to be built by
Kansas capitalists and other lines,
and Manitoba and other Canadian
provinces are pursuing the same en
lightened policy. As matters stand,
not a single American railroad is
spending a dollar beyond present
contracts for new construction work
while American capitalists who
have been driven out of this country
by hostile legislation are being en
couraged to invest millions in rail
way building for our commercial
rival. The situation is grave and
calls imperatively for early reme
dial action. If the present stagna
tion in railroad development con
tinues for a few years more, it will
not require a prophet’s vision to
see what will happen to the farm
ers, merchants and manufacturers
of tnis country.—Kansas City Jour
nal. March, 12, 1909.
See Dr. Cope, Dentist, at the
Waverly hotel, next Tuesday. He
will be prepared to do any and all
kinds of dental work. Give him a
call.
Residence ’Phone Stable ’Phone
Number 30 Number 26
H. n. ALBRITTON
PROPRIETOR
COMMERCIAL LIVERY BARN
Home trade especially solicited.
&
FORTUNE FOUNDED ON PIES
Welshman Rose to High Financial Po
sition from Exceedingly Humble
Beginnings.
How a poor English boy who
never learned to read or write until
the day of his death rose from a
humble pie-vender to be a successful
financier and left a competency es
timated at $5,000,000 is shown by a
study of the life of the late Solomon
Andrews, who recently died at Car
diff, Wales, at the age of 73 years.
As a lad he began his first business
venture by hawking tarts and pies
which he had baked. This humble
beginning led to other enterprises,
until he finally owned tramways in
many Welsh towns; omnibus lines
in Cardiff, London, Plymouth,
Portsmouth and Manchester; a
coach-building factory, cab-yard,
furniture-removing establishment,
restaurants, 30 coffee houses, confec
tionery shops, print shops, groceries,
mines and quarries in North Wales,
landed property, half of the town of
Barmouth and the larger part of
Pwllheli.—Harper’s Weekly.
CURE FOR PNEUMONIA.
Hot onionB, according to a French
physician, are said to be a sure cure
for pneumonia. The remedy is as
follows: Take six or ten onions, ac
cording to size, and chop fine, put in
a large pan over a fire, then add the
same quantity of rye meal and vine
gar enough to make a thick paste.
In the meanwhile stir it thoroughly,
letting it simmer for five or ten min
utes. Then put in a cotton bag
large enough to cover the lungs and
apply to chest as hot as patient can
bear. In about ten minutes apply
another, and thus continue by re
heating the poultices, and in a few
hours the patient will be out of dan
ger. This simple remedy has never
failed to cure this too often fatal
malady. Usually three or four ap
plications will be sufficient.
KNEW HI8 PAPA.
Mother—Young man, what will your
father say when he sees you have
broken the diningroom windows?
Young Man—I would hate like thun
der to repeat it before you.
TO PHOTOGRAPH LIGHTNING.
The best way to hold the camera
to photograph lightning, says the
Scientific American, is to place it
close to the body, tilting it somewhat
upward so as to get as much of the
skv in the picture as possible, and
swinging the body from side to side.
The time and angle of the swing
can be regulated with a little prac
tice so as to be fairly accurate. With
the utmost care, however, the ele
ment of luck enters into the work
to a considerable degree, and the
game is one of patience and per
severance.
THE SCANDAL MONGER.
Terrible Child—Will you please
play something for me on the violin,
Mr. Jones?
Jones—But I don’t know how,
Bobby.
T. C.—Oh, yes, you do, Mr. Jones.
I heard mamma say you played sec
ond fiddle to Mrs. Jones.
NOT FORGOTTEN.
Miss Gushing—Why, how do you
do, dear ? I didn’t think you would
remember me. It’s a whole year
since we met.
Miss Cutter—I didn’t recall your
face at first, but I remembered your
dress.
COMMON AILMENT.
Giles—Peckem has a bad case of
matrimonial dyspepsia.
Miles—How’s that?
Giles—His wife doesn’t agree
with him.
A SYMPTOM.
“Getting old, isn’t he?”
“I guess so. He’s getting so he
wears the same style of whiskers all
f he year round.”
RESOLUTIONS OF COTTON ASSO
CIATION.
Pawed at the Memphis Convention,
November 10.
Moved that a permanent committee
ot three be appointed by the chair
having power to fill vacancies therein,
whose duties it shall be to secure all
available state organization, and
individual aid they can approve for
the purposes below stated, and at
their discretion to merge with simi
lar committees from other organisa
tions.
They shall establish headquarters
and adopt such form of organization
and such rules as may be required
to canvass each cotton growing coun
try in the South.
They shall procure pledges from the
cotton farmer that they will produce
sufficient food and feed or something
other than cotton to exchange these
necessities, publishing their names in
their respective counties or otherwise
as they deem best.
They shall procure ail possible aid
from the State and National Agricul
tural Institutions to aid our people
in correctly and profitably utilizing
every unit of human energy in the
South.
They shall collect and disseminate
available information and statistics
that will further and protect our cot
ton Interests on which depends our
social and economic welfare.
They shall encourage the dealings
in spot cotton instead of future con
tracts. if for no other reason than
because low rates of interest, insur
ance and warehousing will enable the
purchaser to carry approximately as
much spot cotton as future contracts
thereby stimulating Instead of depres
sing the price of spot sotton.
They shall from time to time recom
mend to cotton growers such concert
of action as in their opinion will re
sult in the common good.
This committee of three shall sub
mit to this meeting plans for making
this work effective.
Report of Committee Following Reso
lution*.
We, your committee apointed to
perfect an organization for the pur
pose of procuring pledges and other
matters pertaining to cotton interest
as well as plans for making this work
effective, submit the following report
and suggestions related to this work:
It 1b apparent that financial sup
port to carry forward this work is Im
mediately necessary. We are convinc
ed that if this matter is properly
brought before our people there will
be true loyal sons of the South who
will consider it a pleasure and a priv
ilege to thu3 aid in this vital under
taking.
Therefore, we recommend that those
present at this meeting are hereby
requested to make such liberal con
tributions to this cause that it will
be a credit to this meeting and an
example worthy of being followed.
The press of the South is herby
requested to lend their valuable ser
vices In giving publicity to these
needs.
Each paper In the South Is urged to
at once Institute a campaign to raise
money to sustain this movement. We
also recommend the chair appoint a
committee of three from each cotton
state to act with and under instruc
tions from this committee to solicit
aid and otherwise develop in sympathy
with this task.
We also request our board of direc
tors to aid this work with Buch flnan
cial support as may be available ot
needed to insure efficiency of this Im
portant campaign.
Dry Rot of Com.
The so-called “dry-rot” of ear corn
which has long been recognised, owes
Its name to the manner in which the
ear is affected In the field. In general
the husks tend to turn prematurely
yellow to sooty, and the ear becomes
partially or wholly shriveled and
much decreased In weight.
Sometimes the ears remain upright
with the husks closely adhering to
them. In other cases the shanks are
weakened and the affected ears hang
limp from their attachment, or the dls.
eased condition may not be detect
ed until the husk is removed.
The loss from rot In Illinois alone
in 1906 was not lees than $6,000,000
and last year about $2,000,000.
The disease perpetuates Itself ovor
winter on the old diseased ear* or
stalks. All diseased ears should be
picked out and burned. In addition
to this. In fields where any consider
able amount of disease has been found
the stalks should also have the atten
tion, whatever crop is to follow.
Something may be gained by care
fully plowing them under and leaving
them well covered, but burning may
be required even If this Is otherwise
had procedure. Such a field should
not be replanted to com for at least
two years.—T. I. Burrtll, Chief In Bot
any. Illinois College of Agriculture.
The question arises, If cotton certifi
cates Issued upon ootton stored In a
great warehouse at New Orleans
would be considered safe and would
offer a good Investment for eaplt&l,
why are not certificates issued by lo
cal warehouses on the same cotton
Just as good?
Dwight Wheeler, a genius of Middle
burg. Conn., boldly claims that be has
solved the potato and Is now growing
a tri-bred variety, which requires no
cooking and grows on vines like the
tomato. Maybe!
W. B. FAKES
LUMBER.
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IN MEMORIUn.
After an illness of eight days,
Wille E. Dallas, aged 20 years, sou
of Mr. and Mrs. J. Dallas, died
Thursday morning, March, 18,
1909, about 6:30 o’clock, of pneu
monia, in this city.
The end was as peacful as the
close of a summer day, when day
light fades into night with increas
ing lovliness.
Will was a good, honest, young
man and while he had been in Mc
Crory only a little over a year he
had, by his courteous treatment
and obliging manners, gathered
around him a host of friends. He
was at all times thoroughly alive to
his father’s business of which he
was in charge.
The deceased was the only child
and his death has cast a sad gloom
over the bereaved family. He was a
member of the Woodmen of the
World and the Farmers Union, and
a member never loved his lodges
more than did Will.
The funeral services were held at
the grave in the Fakes’ Chapel cem
etery north of McCrory Friday
morning at 11 o’clock, under the au
spices of Gum Wood Camp, No.
108, W. O. W., assisted by Rev. J.
R. Nelson, pastor of the Methodist
church. Some 200 sorrowing friends
and relatives, of whom more than
50 were his brother soverigns of
the W. O. W., were present to pay
a farewell triDute to the departed
one. After the services were over
kind friends completely covered the
newly made grave with beautiful
ferns and flowers.
Among the hosts of friends ex
tending their heartfelt sympathies
to the bereaved family, the NEWS
desires to be included.
BUSINESS.
The man of business is strictly
business. He understands busi
ness ; be talks business; be does
business; be does not meddle in
other people’s business. If he needs
a shave, he goes to the City Shav
ing Parlor, which is our business.
James L. Stoker, Proprietor.
Misses Ida Tarpley, Myrtle
Wood, Nell Braaeale, Ethel John
son and Willie Monroe, of this
city, were in Augusta last week,
attending the Woodruff County
Teacher’s Institute.The young la
dies took second grade examina
tions and we are glad to note
that they have already received
their certificates.
Read the News.
Subscribe now for the News.
Mrs. W. B. Angus attended the
Institute which was held in Augas
ta last week.
Dr. Cope, Dentist, of Augusta,
will be in MeCrory Tuesday, for a
| few days, at the Waverly hotel.
See him about your teeth.
Let Dr. Cope, Dentist, of An*
gusta, do that dental work that you.
have been needing. He will be at
the Waverly hotel in this city,
Tuesday, for a few days.
Special attention is called this
week to the advertisement of the
MeCrory Mercantile Company.
This firm is one of the most enter*
prising in eastern Arkansas, al
ways handling a complete and ex
tensive stock in all lines. We would
especially recommend them to our
readers. Read their ad and see the
great bargains that they are offer
ing.
This week, we greet our reader*
with a ten page paper, the largest
ever published in Woodruff Coun
ty before. If you think we are do
ing our part for MeCrory and
Woodruff County, tell your friend*
of our efforts, and ask them to sub
scribe. We will appreciate the fa
vor, and if you don’t believe we
are the LARGEST and BEST, just
compare ours with the other pro
ducts. We are shooting high, and
if we keep up our present gait,
with a little more patronage from
our people, success is ours.
You Read the
Other Fellow’s Ad
You are reading this one.
That should convince you
that advertising in these
columns is a profitable
| proposition; that it will
bring business to your
store. The fact that the
other fellow advertises is
probably the reason he is
I getting more business than
is falling to you. Would s
it not be well to give the
other fellow a chance
To Read Your Ad.
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