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VOLUME 13, NUMBER
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SECURE A
REDLAND
Grapefruit Grove
Under our co-operative development plan
A Ilifh-las8 Guaranteed Investment
The great freezes in old citrus belt of Florida and California
are turning eyes of Citrus Fruit Growers to the famous
Redland District
Of Lower Dade County
The merits of this wonderful soil are tested. The mag
nificent, highly productive groves there tell the story
Let Us Show You
Grove Book and other particulars on request
Griffing Bros. Co.
Miami, Fla.
Reference, Dun s and Bradstreets. "Look us up"
Cut this out and send to us with your address
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FOR SALE
An Improved Texas Farm
I OFFER for Sale 240 acres of
land, three miles from Mission,
Texas, on the Rio Grande, 200
acres are cleared and under irriga
tion. The improvements, consist
ing of a $2500.00 house with
bams, fences, etc., have cost over
$5,000.00. Easy ternis will be
given on deferred payments. I
would not care to sell to anyone
unless purchaser makes a personal
examination of the property. Ap
ply to owner for price and terms.
W. J. Bryan, Lincoln,
GOVERNOR DUNNE'S SPEECH AT
NEBRASKA LEGISLATURE
(Continued from Pago 1.3.)
democratic senators, In the spirit of
compromise and fair play, and for
the purpose of ending the deadlock,
in an open address to the people, I
suggested that "the legislature solve
the situation by electing a democrat
fnr fhn Innfr form nnrl n Kimilitlnnn
for the short term. Even this reason
able solution has not commended it
self to our republican friends, and
the deadlock still continues. The
logic of the situation, however, is
strongly in favor of the democratic
position, and the ultimate outcome
must be that we shall secure the elec
tion of Colonel Lewis who received
the indorsement of the people upon
the advisory ballot', for the long term,
as a democrat, and possibly another
democrat, if the republicans persist
,u w pieauui umair metiious to
not accept a reasonable compromise.
Once the senatorial difficulty is re
moved, we shall proceed, pursuant to
the terms of the democratic platform,
In the effort to place upon the statute
books certain great reforms de
manded by the people of our state.
All of these reforms, I am glad to say,
have received the approval of Illinois
greatest and most talented son, the
adopted son of your state, our
Dresent SGcrfltnrv ef afofn TrMii.. t
Bryan. Indeed, most of them, I be
lieve were .first enunciated by this
distinguished leader of the demo
cratic party.
In our state we are demanding,
first the creation of a public utilities
commission which shall have power
by law to fix the character of the
service by all public utility companies
In the state of Illinois; secondly, to
fix the rates at which they shall be
sold to the public, and, thirdly, to
control the issuance of stocks and
bonds so as to protect on the one
side investors in these securlites
based upon fictitious capitalization
and water, and on the other side to
praP,tlct the People from charges
which may be made to secure returns
upon exaggerated and swollen capi
talization. The people of Illinois have become,
as the people of other states have be
come, wearv nf fh v.t , .
m , . " vw cauv-uuhs una in-
efficient service rendered by ereat
corporations. We are determined
that public utilities which have con
trol of many of the necessities of life
of the common people, shall furnish
their products in efficient form and
SL08?. rate8, We recSize that
corporations created by the state
must be subject to the control of the
wn'vtbat they ?ave no riSt arbi
trarily to fix prices and determine
upon the surface independent of the
thTpSbUcand dGCent requirements o!
Secondly, th0 people of Illinois
have determined that all cities i
municipalities, and it may bQ coun
ties shall be given the right to 0wn
es PByathiBthIr,0Wn S
ties. By this we do not mean thnf
necessarily they shall engage ?n the
ownership and operation of these
utilities, but they shall be given the
right so to do; after they hrt h!l
given this right they are Jd uX
and if private corporations, furnish
ing these utilities, act uniustlv X"
wards the people, e pSopffSufc
this enabling law shall be permitted
ties omcieutVanVoonTmS UtS":
shall bo permitted so to To , tt0y
vailed in our .tataSSrwS St
tlcularly in the cront .itli ' WT
have sought and aS?d Sc oS?
by the expenditure of threes
amount of salary that the candidal
would secure from the public during
the whole term of his office. This
state of affairs is a scandal and a
disgrace to the community and wo
are determined in the state of nu.
nois, that, first, there shall be a limi!
tation upon the amount of money ex
pended to a certain percentage of tho
salary to be paid, and recondly, that
all contributions to campaign 'funds
snan ue puonciy announced and all
expenditures stated to the public be
fore and after the holding of tho
election, and. that these public state
ments shall be made under oath
under the penalty of perjury and that
man who violates the provisions of
this law shall thereafter be ineligible
for public office.
The fourth great reform demanded
in our state is the abolition of our
state board of equalization which,
under our law, has exclusive Heiita
,to assess the taxation to be levied on
corporations, under our present law
this board Is elected, one being
selected from each congressional dis
trict every two years. The body is
cumbersome and constantly changing
In personnel as the result thereof. It
holds its sessions once a year for
about forty or fifty days practically
behind, closed doors The experience
of over twenty years, with this cum
bersome and unscientific body, has
resulted that year after year their
Exact Size of
Eur of
Pony Rice
Pop Corn
Best for homo
use; crisp, ten
der, delicious.
People without
teeth can eat It.
It melts in the
mouth like a
chocolate. Will
send large pack
age of seed this
variety of Pop
Corn, postpaid,
on receipt of 20c.
Stamps not
wanted. Writo
plain. Address,
J. B. Gardner
R. P. D. No. 40
GIrnrd, 111.
MINNESOTA
LAND
1$!$ sPFc'al bargains to offer before secdln
time. Uood Hod Iliver Valloy .Land In Minne
sota; open prairie. Rood soil, no stonp3, all tillnblo,
Kod water, well located. Prices $25 to JG0 per acre.
Agents and buyers writo ur for particulars.
John H. Boyd Land Co,,
Crookaton, Minnesota
SM$crHw$' flflwrttelttfl Dtpt,
BARGAINS In Virginia Lands. I have
-' two thousand acres for sale. Weil
watered and plenty of wood. Some
merchantable timber. Will &ell on
timo. Address, Mrs. C. R, Henley, 201
Denver Ave., Lynchburg. Va.
C1!1 LANDS Free wator, write
Dittomore and Schell, Oakdale, CaL
POUND -After $0 years, a positive
cure tor catarrh. Formula and full
directions sent for 11.00- J. D. Van
Voorhls, Grove? Hill, Ohio.
B we would sjye you a 40-acre farm
rreo, along onr line of railroad,
would you be willing to tell your
mends about our land opening? For
particulars address Mr J. B Clark,
ifS ,9"lm1I,8S,0per. Live Oak. Perry
Gulf Railroad Company. Box 156,
Live Oak. Florida. v y'
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I MADE $50,000 In flVe years with a
1 small Mall Order Businosa; sera
with $5. Send for free .booklet TelU
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