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About Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930 | View Entire Issue (March 23, 1905)
THE VALEN u E UuftA i I. M. RICE , i iditor and Propr. Entered at the postoffice at Valentine , Cherry county , Nebr. . as Second Class Matter. < < ' v' TERMS : Subscription $1.00 per year in advance ; SI 50 when not paid in advance. Display Advertising 1 inch single column luc per issue or $6.00 a year. Local Notices , Obituaries , Lodge Resolutions and Socials for revenue 5c per line per issue. Brands- ! inches-$4.00 per year in advance ; additional space $3 00 per year ; engrave blocks extra $1 00 each. 10 per cent additional to above rates if over 6 months in arrears Parties living outside Cherry county are requested to pay in advance. Notices of losses of stock free to brand advertisers. THURSDAY , MARCH 23 , 1905. The cow and the separator are to solve the problem of the Sand Hills , and the sooner these com bined forces begin to operate , the sooner will the problem be solved. "Western Rancher. Capital ! "If I only had capital , " we head a young man say , as he pufl- ed away at a 10 cent cigar , "I Tvould do something. " "If I only had capital , " said an other , as he walked away from a dram-shop where he had just paid ten cents for a drink , I would go into business. " The same remark might have been heard from the young maa loafing on the street corner. Young man with the cigar , you are smok ing away your capital. You from the dram shop are drinking yours and destroying your body at the same time ; and you upon the street corner are w.i4ing yours inJ idleness and forming bad habits. Dimes make dollars. Time is money. Don't wait for a fortune to begin with. If you had § 10,000 a year and spent it all you would be poor still. Our men of power and influence did not start with fortunes. You , t < o , can make your mark , if you \ \ ill. But you I I must stop spending your money for what you don't need , and squandering your time in idle ness. Ex. Hazing , A friend sends us the following : "Henry Frank , at the Metropo litan Independent Church , in Car negie Lyceum , yesterday alluded to recent college hazing outrages , calling them instances of "Mod ern Barbarism in Civilization. " He said in part : Hazing is the only prevalent curse of our American universi ties. But perhaps never has haz ing been carried to such extreme cruelties and savage barbarism as in California. A young man , af ter having been maltreated in many ways , none of which seem ed to gratify the atrocious appe tites of the callow barbarians who tortured him , was finally subjected to the electrical chairhis body strip ped and strapped to the cruel device that would have done to Torque- mada , and kept there for several hours while swift currents of elec tricity were sent rushing through his frame , from which he was re leased only after his limbs had be come totally paralyzed. He was left a confirmed cripple for life. What avails it that the criminals will be prosecuted at law ? That cannot restore to the ill-fated stu dent the use of his limbs or the normal poise of his shattered mind. If punishment was ever justified , 'none too severe could be conceived for these civilized monsters who pose as students of refined arts. " Ainsworth Star-Journal. Garfield Reports On The Beef Trust , The Beef Trust inquiry is a thing of the past. "The Big Six" has been found by the highest authority net to be over capital ized and to be selling dressed meats at a small gross profit. The investigation also discloses that there is a very active competition ail along the lino and that in 1903 the packers known as the "Beef Trust" only slaughtered 45 per cent of the cattle of the country. It is fnnnd however that "The Big Six" slaughtered 98 per cent of the cattle killed in Chicago , Kan sas City , Omaha , St. Louis , St. Joseph , Fort Worth , Sioux City and St. Pau ] , as well as a large per cent in all the large eastern cities. There seems to be no find ing as to the trust restraining or controlling trade. It may be pos sible that the bureau of commerce may not be able to find a conspir acy in restraint of trade. It may be that the packers are selling dressed meat at a small gross pro fit , but it will take a higher au thority than the mo t honorable commission to convince the people that § 3 cattle and 16 cent beef are coincident with unrestrained trade and legitimate profits. It is found that this combination slaughtered in 1903 , 5,521,000 head of ca'tte and that they mado a profit , above : the by-products of 99cents ahead. Ninety-nine cents a head woul 1 bring to them a clear profit of § 5- 467,770. The by-products accord ing to many statements by the packers v ; ill pay for the cost of slaughtering and give a profit to the business. The problem is one of so much hidden and unknown evidence that not even the com merce commission could get at the ezact facts. The prices of cattle , and meat at the block , should not be at greater variance under our system of economical handling , than they were years ago when the greatest lack of economy prevail ed. The inquiry of the commis sion will deceive nobody. The people have too often been treated to white washes and they will con tinue to investigate for themselves the same as though no investiga tion had been made. Western Rancher. THE BEEF TRUST , Sioux City Journal. If Commissioner Garfield's re- port means anything it means that the biff packers are acquitted of the charge of gouging extortionate profits out of the consumers and the producers. There is no de nying that the public will be sur- prised at this result. However , it is not likely that Commissioner Garfield's good faith will be ques tioned. The complete report will come in for searching anylsis. Houx Ci y Jo mill The beef trust points with pride to the Garfield report and rattles its hoofs in the face of the com- mon carriers. Norfolk , Neb. , News. The beef trust is then really a very large hearted and philan thropic trust. It is impossible to conceive of another combination of capitalists who wouldslaughter beef for the people and only ask a ( profit of 99 cents for the job. f , ri ] < i..Si > iitiii3i. I. It is not affirmed in so many I words that the ' " k'big six" have a been conducting their business in f the interest of the public welfare , ' but is clear that there is a doubt r in the mind of the commissioner 1 as to whether they have worked to t the contrary. If they are not satc isfied with the report they are r hard to please. It will , however , t be disappointing to the country , r se * ( * ilfea prop < l < iifA ti'U tin -jM'i > a- ol LUC combine hdv < ; made the cost of living higher. Every- one knows that fact who wants to ( know it and the tame and excus- . ing document just considered will not change the settled conviction of the country. i _ , : Kansas City Journal. i How prone man is to err. Here the American people with practi cal unanimity have been imagin ing all these years that they were being systematically robbed by the packers combine ; they even pointed to their altitudinous butch ers' bills as proof of it. Although . the packers assured them repeat edly that this was a mistake and that they ( the packers ) were in re ality philanthropists seeking to do the most good to the greatest num ber , yet the belief still prevailed that consumers were paying SO cents for 40 cent steaks and giving up good coin for other cuts in the same ratio. But Air. Garfield , secretary of the bureau of commerce and in dustryhas happily straightened all this out and showed the people that they were wrong very , very wrong. He bearded the octupus in his lair and wrenched from him with great effort figures and facts proving conclusively that if it' were not for a few by-products the packers would be losing a round number of dollars on every animal slaughtered. As it is they manage to squeeze out only 30 cents' profits or t'lereubouts ' on a 850 steer , and if they happen t < > pay a woo small fraction of a cent ; too much for the animal they come out behind. So we see that instead of the beef trust being a greedy combi nation formed to rob the cattle dealer at one end arid the consum er at the other it is simply a hu mane society organized to force down prices to the consumer and encourage the live stock industry by paying dealers more than their animate are worth. Instead of railing at the altruistic packers the public should praise them unstint edly and raise popular subscrip tions to aid them in their good work. Just how consumers were en abled , before the trust was form ed , to buy all kinds of meats much cheaper while the cattle and sheep and hog growers were receiving better rates for their products is neither here nor there ; let the dead past bury its dead.Yetire living in the active , costly present and dealing with conditions as we find them. Nor is it pertinent to in quire how the big packers have nrurjgf-u to pile up vast fortunes while occupying their tiixe in serv ing the public for nothing. Only ; unreasonable carpers will think of these things when they might be instructively ; reading Mr. Gar- \ field's report. The important fact , officially certified , is that the beef trust is our kind and gentle friend and that we should be bad off in deed without its kindly adminis , trations. Long live the benevolent beef . trust , and long may the era of low cattle ( and high steaks continue to alleviate human suffering and bless mankind. ] The report of Secretary Garfield of the bureau of commerce and labor ] on the beef trust will be re ceived with general approval. 1t 1 Everyone , knows that the prices of t beef since 1902 have been much 1 higher than before that year and 1 1e the assumption was that the beef e trust was making an unusual pro- 1 fit. Thi < 5 assumption was aided by t complaints from the cattle growt ers that they were compelled to t sell their live stock for as little as c be.fore the advance in dressed a beef. Now comes Mr. Garfield and shows that the six big packing c firms , commosly designated as a "the beef trust7 made a profit of c only 2 per cent , and that they i handled a little less than half of ; the dressed meat product of the , country. That outcome is the \ more agreeable because it was clear e that Mr. Garfield was disposed to E make out a case against the trust e * . - - -a | We have just received a full line of the celebrated a ! JOHN DEERE 1 * g t 4I consisting of Plows , both riding and walking I 66 / " " * f j * j 66 66 66 Cultivators Harrows , Disks , etc ? etc , I ! have three different ] ma"kes of riding Cultivators | and also carry in stock Lister Carriages suitable for convert- | ing any steel beam walking lister or plow into a riding iis- \ ter or a riding plow. ' R - ? - . . it' there were any facts to justify { it. Some of the sensational papers _ ! have even quoted the president as telling Attorney General Moody to "put the packers in jail" if pos sible. Well , so far as revealed there are not any facts to put any body iu jail. World-lU-rakt. A number of farmers in the southern part of Hall and the north eastern part of Adams counties have organized a local union of the American Society of Equity , an organization of farmers , the ob ject of which is mutual protection to all classes of producers. O. B. Shafer , a resident of this county ( Hall county * but whose address is Hasting , was elected president ; Burt Mutt , Hastings , secretary , and A. A. Stone , Hanson , treas urer. The union has a member ship of twenty-five farmers. In explaining the objects of the as sociation , President Shafer said : "We do not demand the world with all there is therein.Ve do ask cost of production , with a reasonable profit. We are the only class that docs not ? et a price upon its labor. We buy at the other fellow's price and sell at what the other fellow chooses to oiFer. We propose to hold our produce on the farms , in granaries and in cribs , until the demand is such .as will gradually absorb oiv products ] at a price which will bring 1 the farmer the cost of pro duction. ( Under the present con ditions the large elevator compan ies i and boards of trade manipulate prices 1 in such a manner as to cause both the producers and consumers to suffer and make millions of dol lars which should rightfully be long to consumer and producer , equally divided. We do not pro pose to antagonize other great in terests , such as the Standard Oil trust , the National Harvester trust , the packing trust and the railroad combine. The prices they make are added to our cost. " Mr. Shafer is trying to organize other unions in other parts of Hall and Adams counties and the plan of the Towa farmers' organization is followed to a large extent. The Catholics will build a con vent at Chadron costing $10,000. expecting to lay the foundation next fall and have the school open ed in September 1900. Experience has proven that r , the JOHN DEEKE goods are the best in the market , and by buying two car loads we are enabled to make you very close prices , Our friei-ds are * invited s to call and inspect the goods. stop your LungIrritation , relieve your Sore Throat and drive cut your Chronic Cold , with the only cer tain , and strictly scientific , Cure for Coughs and Colds : Iks W V& ? a E a- Almost ta "Our little daughter was given up by two physicians with consumption of the throat , and we were almost in despair , when on ? druggist recommended Dr. King's New Discovery. After taking four bottles she was perfectly cured and has had no throat trouble since. " GEQ. A. EYLER , Cumberland , Md. Prise , se asid TR3&L GUARANTEED AMD SOLD SV HENEY TAYLOR. GKAXT BOYEPt. TAYLOR s" Contractors and Builders , Carpentering. All kinds of wood work done to order. Stock tanks made in all sizes SfgnVork shop in Charbonneau's blacksmith shop. VALENTINE - - NEBRASKA. New Styles in Ladies Fancy Shirt Waist Patterns , * ' DEALER IN Dry Goods g Notions CAN7DIES AND FRESH FRUIT TOBACCOS AND CIGARS Special Prices on Winter Underwear and Hosiery. OLD POSTOFFICE BUILDING. VALENTINE , NEBR. ELECTRIC LIGHTS. RATES REASONABLE. The Donoher Hotel , R. L , HALL , Propr , Valentine , , - , Nebraska , ISfO. 21. SAMPLE KOOMV
