Shiner Gazette. (Shiner, Tex.), Vol. 15, No. 37, Ed. 1, Thursday, April 9, 1908 Page: 2 of 8
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A Hint for Cry-
Baby Railroads
It is a melancholy admission
made by the president of a great
railroad in his annual report
that both political parties seem
minded to make the sins of the
railroads a leading issue in the
campaign It implies that the
issue is a very popular one
Probably not one voter in a
hundred is really sensible of any
injury to himself arising from
freight rates that are either too
high or discriminatory Who
buying a gallon of oil ever con-
siders that he might have got-
ten it a little cheaper if rebates
had not crushed competition
Who selling a steer or pig is
aware of the part played by
railroad charges in fixing the
price
Eailroad rates we mean
touch the great mass of the peo-
ple in an indirect way not in a-
way to arouse warm resent-
ment Generally the individuals
direct experience of railroad
rates is rather favorable He
pays a dollar to have a crate of
goods hauled a long distance or
goes on an excursion at a cent
and a half a mile
But if you start the subject of
railroads in almost any typical
gathering of common people you
at once begin to hear stories of
mean and arbitrary usage of
the package lost in transit
which the carrier would not set
tle for except at its own price
and its own sweet will of the
grumpy employe of the appeal
to reason which is met by a top
lofty and conclusive statement
that the companys rule is so
andso The railroad appears
to the average man as an all
powerful autocrat
If we were absolute king we
should try to be exceedingly po
lite to appear always the most
sweet tempered open and rea
sonable of beings Then we
could do our grafting in much
security
Paying he Military Piper
r fmi t fi i any
army to speak of The ranks
too meagre even with their pre-
scribed complement of men
are nowhere near full A cor-
porals guard oes duty for a
company a regiment is about as
numerous as a company should
be and the muster of a brigade1
could be held comfortably in a
town hall At long intervals
upon our vast coast line a big
gun or two frowns lonesomely
above antiquated and illman
ned battlements and we must
cherish our scanty ammunition
as a small boy does his last
bunch of fire crackers on a
Fourth of July afternoon
r Some military authorities it
ia true take a rather more
cheerful view yet our scanda
ldus bareness on the military
side is universally conceded
It must be so But we won-
der what has become of the
money In the eight years since
the close of the bpanishAmeri
canWar we have spent on the
War Department nearly a thou-
sand million dollars or over 80
per cent of our total War De-
< partment expenditures in the 28
years from 1869 to 1898 Ex-
cluding river and harbor im-
provements War Department
expenditures in the eight years
stilltop eight hundred millions
i Iri the last five years including
river and
harbor improvements
they amount to about twothirds
of the War Department expendi
tures of England
Tnis is a good deal of money
The eight hundred millions ex-
cluding river1 a nd harbor im
provements that has been spent
on the War Department in eight
years would have paid the cost
ofj instruction in all the public
Schools of the United States for
the five years 19015 At least
we shdiild have a corking good
military band to show for all
this
o
Did your der husband die in
testate
No sobbed the grieving
widoy ifrnvas liver trouble
Detroit IFreePress
Cotton Crop
Shortage
J A Taylor president of the
National Ginners Association
has issued a circular to the gin
ners in which he says
Your reports show that there
has been ginned 10852000 bales
up to February 26 And you es-
timate that there are yet 66000
bales to be ginned making a to
tal of 10918000 bales There
will be about 270000 bales of
linters and about 75000 bales
city crop making a total of ll
263000 bales the commercial
crop if it is marketted freely as
usually has been tor the past
two years
The indications are now that
there will be probably 100000
bales of linters carried over as
there is no demand for them It
is also apparent from your re-
ports that a large amount oi cot-
ton stored in warehouses will
15 cents will be carried over un-
less very much higher prices
prices come before September 1
This makes the shortage on the
crop over 2250000 bales com-
pared with last year The India
crop is now considered short 1
000000 bales so that the supply
from now until the new crop
comes on will be very short and
every bale will be needed So it
is up to the farmers who hold
the balance of the crop If they
stick together and hold a few
thousand bales off the market
until July 11 feel very sure that
they will be paid for their
trouble
The trade has been rather
poor but is improving right
along and if it continues to im-
prove it will not be long until
the spinners will have to run on
full time So far the weather
has been favorable for farm
work in Texas and Oklahoma
But in the other States there has
been too much rain and very lit-
tle farm work has been done If
the weather does not improve in
that section soon it means an
other late crop On my recent
trip to Texas and Louisiana I
found the weather has been Very
favorable to theboll wevils and
they have c oem through in good
shape and chancps are very
much against even an average
crop in the weevil districts of
Texas and Oklahoma Louisiana
Arkansas and Mississippi
This is our last report for this
season and I thank you all for
your promptness and correct
ness in reporting this season I
feel very proud of your years
work and especially our report
on the total crop on November
1 Our estimate was 11123000
bales not including linters On
December 1 it was 10662000
bales and now it seems that both
figures are very close to the ac-
tual crop I feel very sure that
we shall be able to do even better
than this next year as I have
more confidence in the system
now
Berlin iimperor William recalled
all qxpesslons of disapproval of the
appointment of Dr David Jayne Hill
as Ambassador to Germany ta suc-
ceed Charlemagne Tower
Toklo The Emperor of Japan
has beBtowod upon the late Durham
W Stevens advisor of Korean Coun
cil the decoration of the Grand Rls >
tag Sun the highest order In Japan
The Japanese Government will pay
75000 and the Korean Government
25000 to the falmly of the mur-
dered diplomat
Mngdalcna Bay The target prac
tice of the sixteen American battle-
ships has come to a close This will
be followed by recoaltng cleaning
and painting the ships preparatory to
their visit to California ports
London John E Redmond the
Nationalist leader succeeded In pass-
ing a resolution In the House of Com-
mons declaring home rule for Ire-
land the only solution of the prob-
lem
t
St Petersburg The Russian Gov-
ernment is pomewhat disturbed by
the attitude of Fred D Fisher Amer-
ican Consul at Harbin in declining to
recognize Russian supremacy in Man-
churia and maintaining the open door
policy for Manchuria
City of Mexico President Diaz
flellvered his annual message to the
Mexican Congress on April 1 He
states that the country is prosperuos
and at peace with the world and that
coaling station privileges have been
granted to the United States at Mag
Ualena Bay for three years
Read
made
Mosquito
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90lnch gauzoj 3100
100inch gauzj 105
90inch washgauzo 150
100Inch wash gauze 200
110Inch wash gauze 250
UIPORTE BOBBINETS
9
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Coarse mesh A 340
Fair mesh 100 J
Finer mesh 150
Finer mesh 500 g
Finest meshf 050
Fine mesh d dible thread 00
rOIINCH
Coarse mesh 100
Fair mesh < 500
Finer mesh 1 000
Finer mesh 700
Finest mesh 1 800
Fine mesh double thread 800f
Fine mesh
Finer mesh
Finest mesh
12 INCH
Fine mesh double thread 000
wood
30401
7ooB
8501
LMES
Half canopy bed 100
Half canopy iron bed 100
BARS AND FRAMES COSITLETE
90inch gauze 2i
100inch gauzo yJ50
90lnch wash gauze 250
li0inch wash gauzo 350
90Inch Coarse Bobblnet 8140
108inch Coarse Bobblnet 500
90inch Medium Bobblnet 000
108inch Medium Bobblnet 700
90inch extra fine Bobblnet 700
lOSinchextra fine Bobblnet800
I HANGING BARS AND FRAMES
With nil attachments complete
AMERICAN NETS
72Inch cord not wood
frame 100
90lnch gauze net wood
or Iron frame 140
90Inch wash gauze net
wood or Iron frame 200
100inch wash gauze not
wood or Iron frame 250
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FREIGHT PREPAD5
On all orders of 500 or more ac-
companied by cash It this paper
Is mentioned
FRANKLINS
MOSQUITO BAR FACTORY
619 Trayis Cor Capitol Ave
HOUSTON TEXAS
Do you want anything In the way of
John Dooro Plows or Iplelmonts Molina Flying Dutchman Implements
Studebakors or Fish Bros Wagons International Harvesting Maohines
Gosollno Engines and Sawing Outfits Russel Graders and Ditchers
rioasoWrlto us or See us
South Texas Implement Transfer Co
Wood Willow 6035 Preston St HOUSTON TEXAS
A serviceable guaranteed top Buggy gor 01900
South Texas Distributors for International John Doore andjMoline Lines
DROMGOOLE BROS
flllD Dl AM To 8el1 you watenes ni1 Jewelry on easy payments
UUI1 iLHW not only savs you money but enables you to bur
an engagement or wedding ring or a standard watch at a lower price than
you can get same In your town You dont need much money to do buai
uoss with us a small paymont down and a 100 or so per week will max
you the possessor of anything you may desire In the Jewelry line Our
selection of wedding rings watches engagement rings and many othti
articles of jewelry Is most complete
WRITE US and let us send you a selection package and prloes
that you can choose what you want
Ill 12 W Houston St San Antonio Texas
TROST BROS
On S P and M K T Ry Tracks
ISO Lamar St San Antonio Texas
Hay a d Grain
Wire phone or write un
when in need of anything in the feed
line Our prices are always right
on shelled corn ear corn oats bran
chops cane seed choice hay otc If
you want to Bell any of the above ask
us for bids
TEXAS LINIMENT
For Rhrumatlsm Sprains All Aches
and Pains Good for Stock Kills
Screw Worms 25 cents a bottle
For sale by dealers
Ed C Jungkind San Antonio Texas
THE OLD RELIABLE 1AHDRY TAMS
art known HI orr b mtmUrr t >
but and ohoap Bt Tank ont Mrkt M
tbomand of Farmtra aad Stockman oca
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GEO MANDRY
Cot Austin HaySta San Aatacts Vaa
FISH
All persons fond of fish will be
benefited by writing for our fish trap
proposition Enjoy fish all the year
round Reasonable prices Agents
make big commissions For full par-
ticulars address C H Allday Co
Atlanta Texas
LUE
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We operate the only Conttinu
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in the state
Houston Blue Print Go
Drawing Materials and
Engineering Instruments
601 Fannin St Acxtlin 3o
Send us yonr tracings
Busy Best Business School
Big
Shoulder high above others Un
rivaled in Texas Unsurpassed any-
where Has a National reputation
for thoroughness and completeness
Gives far superior training in Short-
hand Typewriting Bookkeeping
Banking Office draining Teleg-
raphy Penmanship English
Branches and Spanish Open all
Bummer No vacation Write now
for elegant free catalog Address
ALAMO CITY COMMERCIAL AND
BUSINESS COLLEGE
Shafer Downey Proprietors
San Antonio Tcvas
The Marvel
Lighting
System
The most perfect
system of gasoline
lighting on the mar-
ket
The light of qual-
ity economy and
simplicity Approv-
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and Texas Board of
Fire underwriters
Writs lor Catalog Pilcei
Marvel Light and
Supply Company
520 Travis St Houston Tex
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San Antonio Tex
This Coupon
Good for 100 with any order
amounting to 300 and over
utnil May 1st 1908
Write for prices describing
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Firstclass private institution
for treatment of Medical
Surgical Obstetrical and
Chronic Cases
1706 Main St 501 Main St
Houston Tex
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Two young thoroughbred stallions
one 3 and one 4 years old both over
10 hands high and perfectly sound
Also three or four thoroughbred
fillies 3 and 4 years old These are
very fine animals and will be sold
cheap For further particulars ad-
dress BERMUDA VALLEY FAUM
Box 72 Schulenburg Texas
Situation
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l by the farmers beBt
helper
THE EACO
FARM TELEPHONE
Write today to Dept E
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The house of your satisfaction
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What
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Reccommcndcd by
all Leading Phy-
sicians
The
Crescent
Filter
Best on the
Market and in
reachof all
Write Us
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J E H H FISHER Owners
113 Congress Ave Houston Texas
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cure rheumatism malaria stomach
kidney blood skin and female dis-
orders best equipped bath house and
sanitarium in the South splendid
boarding accommodations special
rates on railroads For particulars
write THE HOT WELLS SANITA-
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FOR SALE At a sacrifice 6000 gin
outfit for 2500 only gin in railroad
town J W ONeal Devine Tex
BEST and Earliest Sweet Potato
grown Write for prices It O Ward
WRITE us for wholesale prices on
coal delivered any point in Texas
prompt shipments SEEOER COAL
CO Dallas Tex
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Habermacher, J. C. Shiner Gazette. (Shiner, Tex.), Vol. 15, No. 37, Ed. 1, Thursday, April 9, 1908, newspaper, April 9, 1908; Shiner, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth111749/m1/2/: accessed April 28, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; .