Will Maupin's Weekly
EDITED AND PUBlAhE'j BY HIMSELF
ONE DOLLAR PER YEAR
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Entered at the postofflce. at Lincoln. Nebraska,
as second-class mall matter, under the Act of
tTKioss of Marah t. 1871.
WE APPRECIATE THIS
House of Representatives U. S., Washington, D. C, Aug.
7, 1912. Mr. Will Maupin, Lincoln, Nebr. My Dear Will:
I have just read your article on Collier's boost of Colorado.
It is the cleverest and best thing I have read in a long time.
I have just been reading your paper for a month now as
they failed to forward it to me from Fremont until recently.
I have planned to write you whenever I read one of the
issues of the Weekly to tell you of my appreciation of the
effective manner in which you are constantly boosting good,
old Nebraska.
I was also delighted with the plank in the democratic
platform pledging our members in the legislature to support
a publicity appropriation. I think that is one of the best
planks in the platform, and I hope that the next legislature
will appropriate a liberal sum for advertising the resources
of Nebraska, and that the next governor, whoever he may be,
will have the good sense to put the biggest and best booster
in charge of this fund.
The work of Congress is about over now and we are going
to start home within the next ten days, at least we are hoping
to. With best wishes to you, I am,
Your friend,
DAN V. STEPHENS.
LET THE PEOPLE KNOW.
This will not be Nebraska's best corn year not by a whole lot
but wouldn't it benefit Nebraska as a whole to let the world
know that this state's 1912 corn crop will be approximately 15
per cent of the world's total production of corn!
And this wasn't Nebraska's best wheat year, either, insofar as
weather conditions were concerned not by a whole lot. But
wouldn't it benefit Nebraska to have it known everywhere that
this state's 1912 wheat crop will approximate 7 per cent of the
republic's total production of wheat, and mighty near 2.5 per cent
of the world's total wheat production!
This has been a pretty good year for hay, wild and tame but
we have had better. Wouldn't it benefit Nebzraska to have it known
of all men that this state's 1912 hay crop, wild and tame, including
alfalfa, represents approximately 7.5 per cent of the total hay pro
duction of this republic !
If you think it would benefit Nebraska to have these facts
made known, why don't you help make them known!
DECLINED WITH THANKS.
The Dingbat Advertising Agency that isn't exactly its name
asked this newspaper for advertising rates. They were quoted.
Now comes the Dingbat Advertising agency Avith a lot of copy
which it wants run as "editorial matter,", for which it agrees to
pay the quoted rate.
Not yet or ever!
The matter in question is a series of attacks on Woodrow AVil
son. Not for ten times the quoted rate or ten times ten would
this newspaper publish the matter as "editorial." Not because it
is directed against Wilson, for it wouldn't be published that way if
it were directed at Taft, or Roosevelt, or Penrose, or Sinoot, or any
body, or anything lse. To date this editor has never sold his edi
torial columns for any purpose and. being considerably nearer 50
years of age than he is 45, he doesn't purpose beginning now. We'll
publish the stuff sent out by the Dingbat Advertising Agency at
the price quoted but it will have to be as an advertisement. Just
one day before we have to sell our editorial columns or our edi
torial opinions we'll discontinue publication.
But the stuff sent out by the Dingbat Advertising agency is be
ing printed according to directions in more than one newspaper
that comes to our exchange table.
ALL SHOULD BE PROUD OF NEBRASKA.
Like its editor Will Maupin's Weekly is always interesting
but the last issue is of unusual interest. It is the annual effort of
its optimistic owner. It sets forth the advantages of Nebraska
in a fashion that makes us proud that we were born and raised
in Nebraska and that we have had enough common sense to remain
here. Elsewhere we are printing Maupin's tribute to the Golden
Rod state; read it for it is a literary gem, then send the paper to
your back-east friends. Ord Journal.
"BILL" IS DOING HIS BEST.
Will Maupin's Weekly came out this week as a harvest spe
cial. There were twenty-eight pages of facts, figures and pictures
of interest to Nebraska people. Scattered through these well
printed pages were the ads of the states booster business firms.
The cover was printed on heavy white book paper with bright
red ink and was very attractive. Every article was written in
Maupin's usual happy boosting style. When it comes to showing
up the many advantages and resources of our great state it is quite
natural and easy to say "Let Bill Do It." Shaffer's Alma Record.
It is charged that as state senator Mr. Morehead voted for the
Sunday baseball bill. He did. The bill passed, showing that a
majority of the legislature favored it. Aldrich vetoed it. But not
because he was opposed to Sunday baseball. Not at all. He agreed
to sign a bill legalizing Sunday baseball provided it be so drawn as
to permit local option on the question. Ahd he might even have
signed the bill as passed had some of its most ardent supporters
PSrced to also vote and work for a few pet schemes the governor
had up his sleeve.
When You're in a Hiirry
you'll find that we can save you a lot
of time buying clothes; that's one of
the advantages of ready-made gar
ments; doesn't take long to get a fit
and a style you want.
But saving time is only part of the advantages:
saving money is another part of it; and getting a
reliable guarantee of fit and satisfaction another.
Hart, Shaffner & Marx and
Hirsh-Wickwire
make our fine clothes; they cost less and are
better than the made-to-measure kind you'll get
$18.00 to $40.00f
Exceptional Values
$15, $20 and $25
Drop in ahd see how you like your
self in the New Fall Stetsons,
Schoeble and Dun lap Hats.
ARMSTRONG CLOTHING CO.
GOQD CLOTHES MERCHANTS
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WESTERN NEBRASKA.
If the western portion of this state has been regarded as an
uninviting and unprofitable region for the agriculturist it must now
be cleared of this reputation. The crop record of this section for
the present year will not be excelled, either as to quality or rela
tive quantity, by any other portion of Nebraska, and among the
western counties Cheyenne occupies a prominent place. Never
before has this section been so productive as in the present year
and never has the average quality of the products been higher.
There is no better soil anywhere in the state than in the western
counties and with the abundant moisture they received during the
growing season it has been conclusively demonstrated that here is
a region where the farmer who understands his business will get
satisfactory returns for his investment and labor. The development
of Western Nebraska has been slow, but there is reason to believe
it will be more rapid from now on, because of a better knowledge
of the claims of this section to consideration. There are exceptional
opportunities for those of moderate means who desire a homestead.
The industrious and thrifty man who knows how fo farm judicious
ly and economically will find nowhere better chances for the safe
and profitable investment than in western Nebraska and it is gratify
ing to note that many are finding this out and taking advantage
of it. It is not an unsafe prediction that within the next ten years
the western portion of this state will have nearly or quite double
its present population and will very materially increase the
quantity of its products. Sidney Telegraph.
NEBRASKA IS THE BEST.
In an interview with John N. Dryden, who has just returned
from the western coast where he has visited for the past month, a
few tips were dropped that might be of benefit to the dissatisfied
people of Nebraska, some of whom would like to go west and grow
rich quick from some of the alluring schemes set forth by western
agents.
Mr. Dryden cited the instance of a former Nebraska man who
at the present time is running a fruit farm in the North Yakima
country which is the highest developed fruit section in the United
States. This man had gone to the west six years ago and paid
$100 per acre for 50 acres of raw land which he immediately placed
under cultivation and set out to fruit trees. These trees have not
commenced to bear yet and in speaking of it the owner stated
that if he could sell today he would have to get at the very lowest
$1,000 per acre for his farm. He has lost a great deal of money on
his dream, that of making lots of money, and is now very sick of
his deal. lie pointed out. another instance of how a greenhorn
gets stung in that country when he told the story of a neighbor
who had purchased, at a price probably not less than $1,500 per
acre, a large apple orchard. It came time for the disposing of the
fruit, when the neighbor discovered that there was no market for
his" product on account of having instead of a standard variety of
apples as he supposed a badly mixed lot of fruit for which the
shippers would pay absolutely nothing.
Mr. Dryden says people talk about hard tunes in Nebraska but
if they were to visit Se'attle or any of the northwest territory they
would find that times were just twice as bad as here at home.
On his trip home he says that he never saw a richer looking
garden spot than that in the northwestern and southern parts of
Nebraska and that all the people of this state must do is to put
their heads together and stand up for their state. Kearney Hub.
THE WORK HE IS DODtfG.
The 9th Annual Harvest number of Will Maupin's Weekly
graced our exchange table on Tuesday and we couldn't go to work
until we had read the sunny editorials on Nebraska, her resources,
manufacturies and her advantages He is doing a work for the
state which cannot be reckoned in dollars and ents. Naponee
Herald.
Nebraska democracy offers the voters a ticket made up of
men who are progressive and capable, and a platform that deals
with live issues instead of dead ones. It goes before the people on
a r,ecord of past performances, not upon a plea for another oppor
tunity to make good. '
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Our state is rich in natural resources not yet developed,
a condition due to the lack of public knowledge of such
wealth. We therefore, favor a liberal appropriation by the
legislature for the purpose of giving publicity to the state's
resources. From the Nebraska Democratic Platform.