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About The news-herald. (Plattsmouth, Neb.) 1909-1911 | View Entire Issue (May 10, 1909)
BIG AORIFIOE BALE HOW ON At Fan ge r' s Department Store. Good Roads A Vital Necessity State Engineer of Minnesota, Takes Advanced Ground on This Subject. An is well known, an axiom in busi ness affairs is that the consumer pays the freight; to the rait of products is u&kx the cost of transportation, and this cost i9 not borne by the producer, who simply adds it to the price to be retliied at the market; nor by the mid dlemen, on whose books it is entered only as a factor in the costjbut we who purchase thu.se products realize that we have paid not only a fair price for the product and a fair profit on the neces emry investment, but also an additional and sometimes an exorbitant sum for the delivery of that product to our hnuse or store. So we find that there are tbree parties interested to a great er or less extent in this proposition: Th producer, who adds it to the cost of production: the middleman, who adds it t the selling price, Retting his com munion on such charges as part of the net; and the consumor.who finally puys the entire bill. According to the stute census of 1905 we find that the urban o ulation com prises 51 per cent of the whole popula tion of the state, and on this portion of the imputation falls the greater cost of increased transportation due to a de- tains in this country, and they are, able fective system of highways. It has 1 on most of the roads of France, Gcr been shown that the average cost of ' many, England, and other European transportation over the primary high- countries to avail themselves of the ways of the state is appr.x'mately alvantageof hauling maxmum loads twenty-five cents per ton per mile, ' M,") days in the year. which cost cost might be reduced fully tj0 great j3 the burden laid upon the one-half by an improved system of j peopie 0f thj9 country by a bad road roads. It has been further shown that ; systom that the statement is now hard the consumption of native product haul- y doubted that the "ost to our whole ed over our roads to consumers in this people for transportation by wagon i3 state amouots to over 2,500 tons daily, ! no 4S9 than 500 million dollars annual hauled on an average of ten miles. i y more than it would be had we such a This means an annual outlay at the 8y8tem of highways as during the past cost of transportation ulone of $2 2'A-: f,fty vear, has been constructed and 750. Now if one-half of this can be saved by improving our avenues of transportation we would have a fund of over 1 million dollars annually, which the urban part, or 53 per cent of the population, could afford to contribute annually for good roads. To show the vast importance of this movement to the people I ask attention to a few statements of facts culled from the investigations made by those who have devoted many years in research along these lines. The average cost of transportation on our primary highways is twenty-five cents per ton per mile, and at that cost fully 95 per cent of tne product of wheat twelve mile?, from the field to the market, would cover the freightage from New York to Liver pool and back; but with this disadvant age that the wheat could only be moved on land when the roads were in good condition. It has been estimated that the farmers of Europe market their produce at one-third the cost that ob- 8 maintained throughout Continental Europe. It has often been said that the intel ligence of a people may be measured by the excellence of their highways. We cannot subscribe to this principle. The r ipid growth of our country, especially of the great West and of this state, durintr the oast fifty years has defied our best efforts to keep pace with its development. Even among nations with hundreds of years of history to look upon, with their magnificent system of highways, no such advance has been made in their highway systms as this nation has experienced duiing the past fiften or twenty years. At the Paris road convention held last year the gen eral opinion seemed to be that France, the nation of good roads, could teach us little or nothing new in road construc tion, and that the true secret of U e excellence of foreign highways con; i t ed not so much in their construction as A V t Piaao Bargain I At Herold's Book and Stationary Store A brand new $380.00 Cabinet Grand Piano for $280. Spot cash or bank able paper with payments adjusted, to suit convenience. A leading western piano manufacturer has consigned to us a new piano, everything first class, note de scription below. We ofTer it at MANUFACTURERS PRICES, saving you the usual agent's commission of $100.00. If you are in the market for a first class, guarranteed for 10 years, instrument HERE IS AN OPPORTUNITY TOJ-SAVE $100. This will be the only piano offered on these terms. f f t t t ? ? ? ? ? ? t f ? ? ? T ? ? ? ? ? T t T A Y I z ? t ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? T ? ? t ? ? ? ? t ? ? ? ? f t f ? Y Y ? t ? ? ? ? ? ? ? Y ? Y ? a. Borne Grocery I Essentials Unless you are careful your supply of gro ceries,, plain and fancy is likely to run low. Look over your larder and see if there isn't something you need. Then come or phone us what you want, it will pay you, because of quality and promptness ofdelivery.no less than on account of prices. We are specially well stocked with a fine assortment of everything in our line. We give below a small list of staple and fancy groceries which you would do well to look over. V ? Y t T ? ? t V t Y ? v f Y 1 qt. bottle Hawkeye mixed pickles ..fcwC Snider's salad dressing 1 pt bottle &C 1 qt jar pure fruit jam, as- sorted kinds wC E. C. Corn Flakes 3 boxes for fcwC 1 package Quaker Puffed Jft Rice IOC 1 package Quaker Wheat Berries Bulk crackers fl per lb oC Brick or Limburger cheese, - - per lb C 40 bars Haskins . soap yl Fels Naptha soap per box uC Grandpa's Wonder Soap 3 bars for ZsC 1 pint bottle n bluing lUC New Lima Bean?, 0 3 lbs. lor 25C 3 lbs. best Japanese rice 25C 4 lbs. best Scotch oc peas 25C Y t v t ? V t V IfflKWffgBiiMOYi ,rMBIIIHiniitgBitiJmH L M. SoennicKsea f v ; in their admirable system of mainten I ance. It would be difficult to invent or con struct any piece of mechanism which ! on completion might be turned over to j the operator with the assurance that it ! would run forever without futher j thought or care, but such a policy, un ! wise and expensive though it may be, seems to govern us in our road systems and wc find a lamentable lack of auth i ority in our laws for their proper care i and maintenance. NETZOW CABINET GRAND PIANO. Terfect scale, drawn on most scientific principles; latest patent repeating action, extra heavy felt hammers; exposed pin block; extra heavy three quarter iron plate; very best German imported tuning pins and piano wire; patent muffler attach ment with nickel plated muffler rail, best quality spruce in sounding board; ivoryjlkeys. CASE Verj artistic and double-veneered inside and oit, with maple veneer on interior; oval .panel, with ndsome3t of curviugs. Warranted 10 years. Height. 4 ft 9 in; width 5 ft 2 3-8 in; depth 2 ft 3 in ? : t Y f t f t ? Y Wc have learned that all civilized nations having a suitable highway sys tem have obtained it through the co operation and under the supervision of the government, and we have profited by this knowledge in applying the prin ciple of state aid. We have also learn ed that their excellence is due to their methods of repair under government supervision, and it behooves us to be guided by their experience in this most essential part ot tne general pian. : Herold's Book and Stationery Store Dealers in all kinds of Musical Merchandise, Violin, Guitar, Banjo and Mandolin strings and parts. All late sheet music, vocal and instrumental, on sale. i ? ? Notice to Creditors. ,l&k,: - I" County Court. In the matter of the estate of Zerah Wilbur Cole, dcrh!ed. Notice in hereby aiven that the creditor of Mid dcreaticd will meet the Administrator of aaid mtate. before me. County Juilireof Caiu County, Nebraska, at the County Court room in 1'lattn mouth, in said County, on the 31st day of May, liNRt. and on tho 1st day of December, 110), at 10 o'clock A. M., each day, for the purpwe of pre senting their claims fur examination, adjuntmcnt and allowance. Six month arc allowed for tho creditors of said deceased to present their claims, and one year for the Administrator to settle said estate, from the 31st day of May. lWi'J. Witness my hand and seal of said County Court, at riattxmoulh, Nebraska, this Will day of April. 1 Allen J. Pkkwon. 9'-S Seal County Judge. Wanted: One young man and one woman. A movement is under organize a physical culture club in th 8 city, to be conducted along clean-cut, high-class lines. It is especially de signed for business men and profes sional people, whose duties prevent them from getting the necessary exer cise to maintain at.u preserve their vitality at its best. The club will be open to all persons of good character who desire to improve their physical well-being. To assist in the work of organization one young man and one young women are needed (a married couple would do nicely.) Those of excellent character who would like to assist in this im portant work, with full remuneration for their time, are requested to write U3 at once. Please give your age, oc cupation and references. All com munications will be held confidential. Write us now, please, and address as follows: Lock Box 454, Omaha, Neb. Advertised Letter List. Remaining uncalled for in the post office at riattsmouth, Neb., May 10, 1909. L. II. Brown, James Conn, George Davrc, Geo. Halmes, J. J. Hoffman, Henry W. Loyd, L. J. Marquardt, M. D. Stewart, Miss Tillie Halmes, Miss Mary Hayes, Miss Kitty Jcsen. These letters will be sent to tho dead letter office May 21, 1909, if not delivered before. In calling for the above please say "advertised" giving date of list. C. H. Smith, V. M. Henry Pfeiffer, of the Pfeiffer ( hem young j ioal Company of Philadelphia, was the way'o guest of the Gering family the past week. SALESMAN Best commission ofTer on earth. New-all retailers sample ' coat pocket. 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