H & . ft i f f i i"9 '. 1 1 . h1' 1 r i, ? C J W e 4 k ,1 Published Every Thursday by Tto HerM Publishing Company. K. A. riMdOK, P8, IiMlTU (J. Thomas, Pec. Jonx W. TnoMAg. Mr. JOHN V. THOMAS Editor J. B. KNIEST Associate Editor Entered at the postoDica at Alliance, Nebraska, tor transmission through the mails, as second-class matter. Subscription, fi.50 per year In advance. THURSDAY, DEC. jo, J909. Easy Examination for Census Enumerators The following information in regard to the examination for census enumerators, to bo held Feb. 5th, is sent out from Wash ington and forwarded to us by Jos. Pigman, Broken Bow, Nebr., census supervisor for this district. Persons wishing furth er information as to nlaco of ex amination, etc., should write to him at once. "Any person of good judg ment, who has received an ordi nary common school education, can readily and easily pass the test to bo given applicants for Census enumerators, on Satur day, Feb. 5th, the date finally set by U. S. Census Director, Durand, according to an an nouncement from the Census Bureau today. This will bo a comforting assurance to the sev eral hundred thousand who are believed to bo contemplating application for the places. It was emphatically stated at the bureau that the test will be an eminently reasonable and practical one, similar to that ap plied to applicants at the Twelfth Census. It will consist of fill ing out a sample schedule of population from a description, in narrative form, of typical families: and in the case of enumerators whoso work will be in tho rural districts, they will be called upon to fill out an ad ditional sample schedule of ag riculture, from information fur nished by the Census Bureau. "All persons, whether women or men, who may desire to be come Census enumerators must be citizens of the United States; residents of tho supervisor's dis trict for which they wish to be appointed; must not be less than 18 nor more than 70 years of age; must be physically ablo to do the work; must b6 trust worthy, honest and of good hab its; must have at least an ordin ary education and must be able to write plainly and with' reason able rapidity. "Those who can comply with these requirements are invited to put in their applications, as there will bo at least 08,000 enumerators' places to be filled by the middle of march in pre paration for tho enumeration beginning April 15th. Application forms, with full instructions for filling in, and ' complete information concern- ing the test and the method of appointment, can be secured by writing to the supervisor of cen sus for the supervisor's district in which tho applicant lives. All applications, properly filled in must be filed with tho super visors not later than January 25th as any received after that date cannot bo considered." Neighboring Notes Prom lluyunlTruuM.'rlpt: The mail carrier from Malinda to Angora was unable to make the trip back to Malinda on the 14th, and stayed with Mr. Blackstone until the day after. Alex Blackstone was down from the Angora neighborhood the first ot the ween ana says tncre is mucli more snow there than here. He may move his family down and send his children to school for the remainder of the win- ter. i'rura Bridgeport Nows-llluile: The home of G. W. Gentle, three or four miles northeast of Angora, was totally destroyed by fire last Saturday night, together with all its contents. Mr. Gentle had gone to Alliance that morning and Mrs. Gentle went away in the afternoon. No one was at home when the fire occured and it is not known how it happened. Mr. Gentle had an insurance policy in the Union Insurance Co., represented by Frank Crouch, coveriug this and other prop erty for $1,600. FrOia Sidney Telegraph: Mrs. O. B. Wood and little daugh ter of McCook, Nebraska arc visiting at the home of Professor V. R. Pato during the holidays. . Mrs. Wood and Mrs. Pate arc sisters Roy McAxlam placed some corn on exhibit at the corn show that attracted as much attention as the prize corn did, visitors from here stating that there was little, if any, .difference dis cernable between it and the ribbon decorated ears- Roy socurcd the seed from tho state agricultural college and gave it the conscientious care needed for the best results. The finished product iucontrovertibly demonstrates that western Nebraska need take a second scat for no corn state in the Union if her farmers will but give their seed and ground justice. Mrs, Monte Hargravcs and Mrs, E. C, McCleur gave dinner parties to friends Tuesday. "On with tho dance, let joy bo un confined," seemed to be tho watchword at the three dances in Alliance on Christmas night, the fire boys' dance at the city hall, tho grand ball of tho Swastika club in the opera house, and the dance In Marks' hall. Wo under stand that the attendance at the ball in tho opera house was by far the largest ot the three. E. D. Davis, a prominent business man of Sioux City, Iowa, who has extensive real estate interests in west ern Nebraska, was in Alliance a couple of days this week He has great confidence In the future of this country in agricultural development. In con versation with tho editor of Tho Herald ho expressed tho opinion that the silo is destined to become a great money maker for the farmers and ranchmen of .this country, as it has for, the farm ers farther cast and northeast. ELEVATOR FIRM SUED Suit Uegun In Pierce County Against Nye-Schnelder-Fowler Company. Plorce, Neb., Doc. 23. A caso of statewide Interest was tiled' hi tho county court ot Plorce county by Charles H. Stownrt, county attorney of tnlB county. Tho suit It. brought against tho Nyo-Schnold ..Fowler company of Fiemoht, that coiporntlon being charged In tho Informal Ion with violating tho anti-trust law of this Bt:ite. It Is alleged that this corpora thn, which has a branch grain and lumber office and yards at Hudur, In this county, has discriminated in prices of grain at that town when compared with tho prices paid at other places whero they have yards locnted, when tho quality of grain Is tho same as purchased on tho market at other places and due allowance has, been made for tho difference In actual cost of transportation. About a year ngo tho Farmers' Ele vutor company was organized at Ha dar and that Institution erected a fine tilcvator building during tho summer -imd started to do business this fall upon the opening of tho grain season As nearly ovory farmer surrounding that town took stock Jn tho new con cern, thoy naturally delivered their grain to tho now elevator, and tho in stitution did a thriving business from the start. It was then, Jt is allied, that tho Nyo-Schnejder-Fowler people began to discriminate, and put up the prices of grain from 5 to 8 cents per bushel over the regular markot price paid by the dealers In Surrounding towns. Tho independent oleyntor was forced to meet 'prices and up to tin present tlmo a merry war has beer going on. Lately tho stockholders be came tired of doing business at a loss and last week decided to close; down tho elevator, or at least accept grain only when it could be bought nt a' fall shipping margin. Tho Nye-Schnclde Fowler company, howpvqr, still keep up the high prices, and ns a conse qtience the Independents are doing no business to speak of. His Smokt. Mr FiJlt-1 sny. that's the worst to bncco 1 over smoked' Mrs Fiji! -Oh Georse. you're smoking my fancy silk I put it In your tobacco jnr to keep II safe A Pessimist. "A pessimist " wild 11 philosopher. "Is 0110 who. when In has the choice of two evils, chooses both and hangs shout wnl tint' for more!" How to Make Chop Suey When his sister came home from cooking school and usked htm If he hud ever heard a recipe for chop suey lie didn't like to admit there was any thing on earth that he did not know. He was Just 11 1 that age. Sw he bpar red for time by nsklui; what she waut ?d It for. It seems that the cooking school teacher had given them the question to Investigate for themselves. It was cue for which there were many answers, but the girl who produced the best recipe was to receive it little prize of some sort. Her big brother must lmvo found out how chop suey was made, she though!, during some of his trips to Chinatown, The brother then smiled a wicked smile and said he would write out the best and easiest recipe for chop huey In the world. Nest Morning he hand ed her mi envelope containing the in formation. She did not open It until her name was culled in Hie class. Then this Is what sho rend aloud, to consider arbitration under tho Erd the amazement of nil, horstdf Included: ! mau law, as requeued, because that "Recipe For Chop Suoy. Take n , statute Is n "tnklng and catchy propo bowl of nice, clean suey and then chop sltlan" which gives the employer tiill It." Chicago Tribune power to delay a decision from one THE STRIKE OF THE SWITCHMEN two Well-Known Correspondents Express Their Views. SEE FAILURE FOR THE MEN Willis J. Abbot and Roswell Field In vestigate Conditions for Different Papers and Practically Agree as to the Final Results and the the Reasons for Theso Results. Chicago, Dec. 12, 1909. The strike ot tho switchmen on the Northwest ern railroads still falls far short ot apparent strength or success. Two well-known newspaper correspond ents writing for papers of widely di vergent policies bavo reported that probabilities aro that tho railroads will be successful. Writing in the Chicago Dally News, Mr. Willis J. Abbot says: It Is not for mo to Judge tho rights or wrongs of the questions at issue. Tho claims and demands of the strik ers have been sot forth In other pub lications, but essentially they ask for certain advances In wages which may or may not bo just and about which there Is comparatively little contro versy. It is a boHoub fact that in this strike It is not so much the demand for an Increase that has put tho 13 railroads In opposition to tho strikers, as it is tho indirect effort to obtain much larger pay by exacting double wages for Sundays, holidays and other times when tho worklngman should not bo expected to work. Roughly speaking, tho Switchmen's union, through Us president, asked for cortaln concessions which In the end would mean an advanco of about 40 per cent, over tho scalo of 190G. Crude ly speaking, tho railroads refuse to have anything to do with the proposi tion. Tho leaders of tho union assort ed, for example, that a man who worked Sundays and holidays was en' titled to doublo tlmo. The managers ot the railroads answered by saying that thoy carried freight and passen gers Sundays and holidays and wero not paid double for it. Tho labor leaders demanded that It a man worked 15 minutes over tho luncheon hour he be allowed pay for an hour. Tho railroad officials answered that this would mean an increase of at least 25 per cent, in pay and that it might mean that many men would take pains to be delayed so that they would bo credited with tho 15 minutes extra work. The issuo is not clear, but with long experience, and knowledge of labor troubles, It does seem to me that lr) this contest tho labor organlzatlops are somewhat at a disadvantage. They have tholr defense, ot course. Tho railroads are laying stress on the tact that tho labor organizations refused to accept arbitration. The attorney for the strikers, who happens to be mayor of St. PftuL defends this atti tude by asserting that' if Hie striking employes did submit to arbitration un der the Erdman act they would bo In volved In litigation for two years, dur ing which timo they could not hope for an Increase in wages or any im provement in their condition. Whatever may be the. motive or merits ot the case, the fact re mains, that the strike Is virtually over. The railroad managers assert the fight has been won. .They insist that thoy can conduct the business of their roads without interruption, even though the .Switchmen's union should continue its warfare. Mr. Qruber of the Northern Pacific and Air. Slado, ot the Great Northern profess the ut most confidence in the outcome. , That they have won, If they have, ia the result ot the folly of the men in striking at, tho wrong moment and do ing It In such a way as to estrange and antagonize public sentiment. Whatever the attorney for the unions may say and however accurate his in terpretations ot the law, It is a fact that this Is virtually the first strike of large proportions in which the strikers have rejected both arbitra tion and mediation. That Is to be tho action for them to live down. Thoy have allowed the railroads an oppor tunity to place themselves before the public as the proponents of arbitra tion. A Hearst Investigator. Mr. Roswell Field of tho Chicago Examiner, following Mr. Abbot a week later, summed up his conclu sions ns follows: If you ask F. T. Hawloy, Internation al president of the Switchmen's union, ke will tell you that tho strike Is In Us infancy, and that the strikers will surely win. If you confer with J. H. Heek, secretary of the Jobbers' nnd Manufacturers' association of St. Paul, you will be told that while con ditions are not yet normal there Is comparatively little delay for ship pers. If you talk to President Hill of the Great Northern or Vice-President Slado of tho Northern Pacific, you will learn that tho backbone of the strike Is shattered beyond mending, and thnt tho 3tt liters aro hopelessly defeated. Mr Hawley explained these mat ters at geat length. He declared that the men welcomed mediation and ev - en arbitration, but thoy refused to to two years, even when the first cTe clslon is favorable jto the switchmen or other contestants. The Switchmen's Side. In this thestrlkors'' acted by advices of tholr" counsel, Mayor D, W. Lawler of St. Paul, whose, sympathies havo been with them 'officially as woll as through attorneyship, though Mr. Hawley explains with great pride that so peaceful have been tho switchmen in their contentions that not a symp tom of violence." or lawlessness has been exhibited. "Why, If the success of the strike is so evident, should he go to Cincinnati tonight to consult with Mr. Gomp ers?" I asked.i Ho admitted with a smllo that he was going to' boo Mr. Gompora, but ho declined to give tho reason ot tho Journey. The supposition hereabouts Is that ho expects, the aid of tho Fed eration of Labor to bolster up tho cause, which apparently does not in Its accomplishments bear out Mr. Hawloy's sangulno statements. What Mr. Field Concludes. I am sorry for tho Bake of polite ness to say that my own. investiga tions do not benr out this statement. In fact, It has seemed to mo that tho Btrlkers aro lacking In public support. It ia true that thoro Is sympathy, as thero always is sympathy, for men as a body who aro supposed to havo been Influenced against good judg ment. If tho railroads are worrying over tho strike situation thero aro no Indi cations of It in tho general offices. Their strongest point lies in tho precipitate action of the switchmen in calling the strike beforo the arrival of tho selected mediators and they havo made the most of It. Undoubtedly this was a gravo error In Its effect on popular opinion, though tho strikers refuso to regard It as such and believe that sentiment, which always has a friendly Bhlver for tho man out in tho cold, will turn to their advantage." In his message to congress Presi dent Taft spoke with some forco In his criticism of tho law's delay in the courts of the United States. Perhaps tho striking employes of the thirteen roads in the northwestern states havo some reason for complaint on this ground. If they had submitted to ar bitration they could not continue the strlko during tho pendency of arbitra tion except after giving a notice of 30 days to the employing corporations. But neither could the railroad com pany discharge Its employes while tho arbitration proceedings wero under way except; .by giving a notice for a like period in advance. The men aro very Insistent upon tho absolute just ice of tholr cause, and they assert that in refusing to submit to arbitration they havo simply guarded themselves against being forced to work at the present rates for so long a time as tho railroad attorneys might be able to delay tho final adjudication of the matters at Issue. Perhaps It might bo thought that on tho principle that half a loaf Is better than no bread they might have accepted the arbitration, even though thoy might be compelled to serve so long a time under tho pres ent rate of wages. There does seem some injustice in tho so-called Erd man law. If It permits tho employing corporation to enjoy all tho dilatory advantages that the courts can afford the final decision ought to award the employes the wages, whether greater or less, for the whole period while the question was in litigation. Some day tho question may-arise on the desire of a railroad ' company to reduce wages'.' 'Thgti'tlfaf moment does como the employes' may light for delay. Just at present it is switchmen who want wages raised, and naturally they do not wish delay. Perhaps out of the present struggle may come an amendment of the act that will make it satisfactory alike to employer and employe. UP TO COLORADO. Do Her Representatives Want Cheaper Tourlat Rates or Wider Adver tising by the Railroads? 7" A statement Jias been Issued on be half of the rail wy regarding. the qon ventlon which Gov. Shaforth ot Colo rado has called - to secure a round trip rate ot $25 ior tourists from Chi cago to Colorado next season. The position of the railways Is that $30 for a round trip from Chicago to Colorado points is the lowest rate that can reasonably be made with a guar antee of good service. A $25 rate would not bring a single additional tourist to Colorado, for those who will pay $25 will pay $30. Tho extra fivo dollars enables the railways adequate ly to advertise the resorts of Colorado. It Is stated that about 110,000 tourists took advantage of tho $30 rato to Colorado last summer, paying to tho railways an aggregate of $3,300,000 In fares. Of this $325,000, or about ten per cent, was spent In advertising Colorado alone. The live roads run ning Into tho state spent 50 cents a head for every man, woman and child In It to advertise Its resources and at tractions. It is estimated that each tourist spends an average of $100 in the state. On this basis about three times ns much was spent within the state as for round trip tickets. It Is estimated that of those who visited that state at least 60,000 came by reason of tho advertising given to it by the railways. It Is stated that should a fight for a cheaper rate bo pushed to the extreme the railways would naturally feel that the people ot Colorado do not appreciate what has j been done for them and tho roads j might withdraw some of the favors j now enjoyed. Voice of Experience. I havo lived long enough In this world to know that there Is good In everything. Lord Shaftesbury. BIG HORN BASIN OPED TO USE Rich Territory In Wyoming Made Available for Farming. (I. S. SPENDS $6,750,000 While the Burlington Road has Al ready Spent Half of a $10,000,000 Appropriation for a Road Through a Valley Notable for Fertility and Beauty. Did it over occur to you that money Bpent largely for mercenary reasons frequently results in greater good In tho uplifting of mankind than the same amount of money expended for purely charitable purposes? asks O. L. Dlckeson In the National Irrigation Journal. Here aro two great powers, tho government and a huge railroad system contributing for one great pur pose. Tho government's Investment ol nearly $7,000,000 is made ten years in advance of the time they expect the prlncipnl to bo returned, and without the consideration of Interest on the investment; one-half of tho railroad's Investment of $10,000,000 has been spent several years In advanco with out any return, even of Interest, and tho other half $5,000,000 will soon havo been spent with advanco knowl edge that no relurnB from tho Invest ment will accrue for years to come. Yet the people In whose behalf the two Investments are mado may take ad vantage of tho condition thus created and Immediately reallzo Independence nnd profitable returns as a result of the vast sums expended by these two great powers. Out In Wyoming, along tho lino of railroad running south from Toluca, Mont, skirted on the west by the Ab eoraka range ot tho Rockies, on tho east by the Big Horn mountains and thick with arteries of rapid rivers, notably tho Shoshone, Grey Bull and Big Horn, Ho 1,413,000 acres of as fertile soil as there is to be found In the United States to-day. This won derful valley, called the Big Horn basin, located near tho main north west line of tho Burlington railroad, and traversed by a branch line of the same system, has, up to a few short years ago been practically unknown to the outside world savo for the casual tourist making a side trip to Cody, the home of "Buffalo Bill," or to the town the Thermopolls, seeking the highly curative waters of tho Big Horn hot springs. A New Awakening. The Big Horn basin, however, hos taken a new lease of life and bids fair 0 become one of the most productive sections of the United States within a remarkably short period. This sudden enterprise in the basin country Is awakening to the fact that this vast area of supposedly arid land can be successfully and profitably farmed by means of Irrigation. Several years ago, with the buffalo .hunter, the Indian and the cowboy as the chief In habitants, the Burlington road's con fidence In the future of the country caused the building of a branch line Into the basin, which has invested In round numbers over $5,000,000, which has not, because of the sparsely settled communities, paid interest on the In vestment The farrer living there has always been able to I'nd a local mar ket for all of his products at profitable prices. Now, however, comes a now era of development, which b'ds fair, In a few years, to mark progress in farming, mining and commercial enterprise, surpassing the most sanguine hopes of the early settlers. Coal In abundance of high quality underlies the whole region; copper, sulphur, oil and nat ural gas have been found, and the industry incident to the discovery of these minerals Is fast taking on a high state of development. The govern ment has, by an act of congress, ap propriated $50,000,000 In the United States for irrigation, $6,750,000 of which, or 13.5 per cent, of tho total appropriation, has been allotted to one enterprise up the Shoshone river for supplying water to 150,000 acres, at one time thought to be arid land In a valley forming part of the basin coun try. Nine miles west of Cody at the end of tho government wagon road, In.the narrows of the Shoshone river, whose waters have, year after year, flowed swiftly yet Idly by land worth mil lions of dollars, there Is now nearlng completion the highest dam In tho world. Yes, 48 feet higher than the Flatlron building In New York city. Lying 85 feet below the rlvor surface the dam runs to a height of 328 feet. It is 108 feet in thickness at the base with a maximum width of 205 feet, and mado of solid concrete, 80,000 bar rels of cement and 90,000 tonB of gran Ite having been used In its construc tion. The work has been under way more than two years. Making a Monster Lake. The temporary Intnke tunnel divert ing the flow of the river so that the dam could bo built, will be closed, and the flood waters of tho Shoshone will then be backed up one branch of the river 5 miles nnd another branch about seven miles, to bo dealt out at will Into the farmer's hrigatlng ditches by menns of a tunnel, bored 3 miles through the mountain. The Importance of the project can Ecarco ly be appreciated without n trip to the dam acr6ss the country It Is to Irri gate. When completed It will store 456.000 acre-feet of water or enough wa ter to cover 456,000 acres of land one foot deep. The artificial lake It will form will be ten miles square, with nn average depth of 70 feet Imagine, If you please, storing enough water by means of a dam to moro than cover the state of Rhode Island one foot deep and you have It Undo Sam'a faith In tho basin country is such that he has put up $6,750,000 In advance, and proclaimed to the settlers through the medium of the reclamation act to take this land, and ho will allow them ton years in which to pay for it with perpetual water rights without inter est The amount required for pay ment of the land Is $5.60 per acre the first year of settlement. While the government has done much, private enterprise is not found wanting. The government has so carefully safe guarded the settlers' water rights that investment in private landB may bo made with tho assurance of safety of supply, and tho price and terms on which the land may be secured are not dissimilar throughout tho whole region. Already private capital has manifested Itself In similar Irrigating as well as dry-farming projects, and all through the section towns have sprung up as If by magic, with homes of bungalow architecture, churches and schools everywhere dotting the country, proclaiming in silent but un mistakable terms tho enterprise of the inhabitants. THE RAILWAY WAGE QUESTION VICE-PRESIDENT OF THE BUR LINGTON DISCUSSES SUBJECT. In the End the Public Must Pay Must Be Settled by Managers and Employes. "If the Increase asked by the en glnemen and trainmen on all railroads west as well as east of Chicago la granted tho people will pay for It." The foregoing statement is said to have been made by Daniel Wlllard, second vice-president of the Chicago, Burlington & Qulncy railroad in an interview with a representative oZ a Qulncy newspapers recently. Mr. Wlllard was asked regarding the present and future outlook of the rail road situation. His reply wbb that business was increasing right along, and the future seemed good. After expressing himself concerning the re vival in business, Mr. Wlllard added that this question of an increase In wages of tho englnemen and trainmen on the railroads must be met soon, as it has been announced that conferences will be held In the near future to con sider the general request that has been made by englnemen's and trainmen's organizations west, as well as east of Chicago. These men say that what they are required to buy costs more, and for that reason they must have more for their work. Of course there has got to be a limit to such demands from railroads, as well as from other corporations, for railroads are required to pay more for what they buy than they have been doing. . Present Railway Expenditures Un usually High. Continuing, Mr. Wlllard stated that "In 1907 when the country reached a high mar It In business prosperity the railroad employes were granted an In crease that seemed to be the limit even for those prosperous days Then came tho 18 months of depression when the railroads were hit about as hard as any lino of business, but In spite of this depression wages were not re duced, and now when tho railroads seem to be recovering a little of their lost ground, they are renuenteri in nrf. I vance the compensation of a largo number of their employes above even the scale of prosperous days of 1907. This last request comes at a time when the earnings are not nearly suf ficient to take care of the large sums needed for Improvements and better ments and to buy material we must pay more than we have done for some time. Our road recently purchased 50 new engines, which cost $2,000 apiece more than former purchases." An element which causes the railroad management to exercise more care Is tho legislation which has been enacted, which necessitates the rail roads spending more money In the operation of trains and the conduct of general railroading. These things must all be figured Into tho final cost and with any big Increase must come higher rates of freleht and thin mmm i the people pay for such increases. MEDIATION ON EASTERN ROAD Illinois Central Telegraphers and the Road to Settle Differences Amicably. Mediation has been called for by the Joint action of the officers of the Illinois Central railroad and the Or der of Railroad Telegraphers. By the time this Is printed Chairman Knapp of tho Interstate commerce commis sion and Commissioner of Labor Neill will be in Chicago to listen to the arguments of both sides. Tho teleg raphers asked for an increase 'in wages and tho right to make sched ules for telephone operators who are said to be rapidly taking the places of telegrnphors. This is one Btep toward the ulti mate submission of wage disputes to mediation as prescribed by the Erd man Act It Is not n small step. The Ordor of Railroad Telegraphers has for example 60.000 members. They are naturally, because of their occu pation, men of standing and of Influ ence and their action will In all prob ability insuro like methods of peace ful settlement ot labor troubles to nearly 350,000 men in allied callings. The hearings beforo Commissioners ICnapp and Nolll will be watched with groat InteroBt by all who are interest ed in the amicable settlement of la bor difficulties. . ' H V