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It's Six Weeks More of Wjnter--Sun or No Sun!
By "HOP"
SEPCRTER
TUT. A r li k REPORTER ABILKHB TXXAM
ESSSEpg"WER&5 SAE SORT T3. hSLl WHUTSltt -lUFT sWHVOMAKE. jpiF OU ICMW HOW f
ga.xj-. . . fegT . ijgiws- .---i.!.--.
m
1
Farm and Community News
OFSPECIAL INTEREST TO FARMERS
NEW CHURCH FOR HERKEL
1
Want Ads
WIlFN L the inarU'i ror any chi
bicker uUtj' ee u- Ik fore you
Cecil (MiUders or John Aleei. I1
No. 757 9'
i hi -
lnitTY held of mules and horses for
H.tle. Will gtvo time on part of pur-
chusc. Money to right parties. Ad-
? or fibotJi J- N. Shepherd. Abl-
1. ne Texas. Jtoulo Four. ' Jt-S-Ct
.
COW OIVXEIW. Save xaur cream una
...nif ... ..Minf ii wtiii mtr mntni-
iMotit it with our motor
nr nervite. so ccnti a imiind for but-
. '..... ... . .. . ...
t.-rfftt. rir-h- Anything from i-pound
ui i.co' iiouimIh collected. N'ssley
.MKIIKKIj Texas. Feb. 1 Work ol
tearing down the Presbyterian l S
A. church has been begun prepara-
tory to creeling a new building. This S.iccinl to the Reporter.
new church house will not occupy the M UENT Texas Feb. 1. V
me or uie out nut win m on wait hi. niermomeier iiown to io mw morn .. ."' mv .......-- .i.uuu; miy iht rum i ' "' Vri ...
jitfit nouth of tho capt. Oliver rosl- ing and the sleet fee and snow of ""' ' 5:1000 to $4000 and eighty per cent fcl"dnJ1V'?1
. ... . . . . ..... . . .. . f A t."ni1ni lli t.t Atltlnt.fl ml lilhm . .. .. .. . . . r tm dllCIl II llCllI
donee it win lie oi orlclt veneer lUiu me past wovk remmus us Houtnern' "' "J -"" " oi anyimng over iuuu. nVfnpiii-i
i immUiiniM nifimhii-n .utitnii t.-iii miit m flint wo .m mil i fnr frnm Mm Ilicss Saturday I a mnii niirnlnt S.ri.0(10 tier vehr inaiiuiatiuri
much to the ntH'iirniico of this one frigid zone but old Sol Is shpwlng1. MS8 Nfln Hampton visited In Hal.M W0Uj thcroforo pay two per cent on m "La
of the umlu tr(..ui of the town bis smiling face of which e hnvo '; v ... . ... .. ' $1000. or $80 per year and others in Xlnst hem
r ".:v ? . " ' "h :.lu ' u .": Saturday and Sunday. l1" "'" L . uB. from this at the time but colonial pa-
crcamrr DimpMJi.too T.'7'rr :"t . .
I".-
V- M
-au-'ii
'-' y
-no llou)rrr fallen
h'uivAil frm .testis
rnuisTi.w
glrK Um
ht wrftT GoJ l- take
K-t th
RlrU
arjl'.lurtiiiUiinnnoiiwiii.UP'.'"- ' r. V""."":. .-. "-1.
Rlf I
rly jtr
nL Mothers )r
Ul
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lh to
ru
in
liu
cor
UOlirfl
Iho
ffnt. '. .....
Come
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FOR SAl i: Cheap or trade me acre granteil our bcltnol but thoro Is to lQ.Rnrn to thw kcIiooN and homes of Tex-
BouU ..indy Ktinl .lth I am iow-iJica moiuu changes in tho building nnd won8 will be dlscusKod. and 1 Uoiio that
fend good Mx roou Imuec Apply to C are needing another teacher for tho ymi ym encourage own urge your
11 C'ri'lgbtnn. Catm. Texas 12-I15t primary work which ought to b sup-.teachorn to attend the bobslons. Tho
..li.i .. . ........ iinnu'tmlirn iiiiil Inuiilrnttnii L'liltio:! bv
FOR SAl.E-My draft stallion "Hbcn
Full SAMv My draft stallion "Elicn
Holdon" Porcherou. which won first
. . ... ..... .. . i
prtzo nl Aulioiio Knir yeurs oio; ai-
no ono good Mlsiourl Jack 0 jours
old. weiKhi! UMi pounds In good
flesh. I'M. Urockmaii. Clyd. Tevas I
i-i I
1-7-It.
I THBSH nnd eruna fi?cd erory day
at Farmers Warehouse. Wiley Tomer
l-25-tt
FOR S3ALB-I?iiriii 10Q ai'ri one mile
from Trent. Nothing down balance
yearly fori1' years: tl room houso well
clitorn umi tnnk; uo aeroa in cultlwi
tlcn. No .Johnson grasM. 20.00 poi
acre ISugone Dellogory. Abilene.
Texas. t-25-G.
HO(lSWanttHl to buy all your -fiU
hog. Hrmrr Harrlhon Phone 92o.
WANTED -Two horw. mules for
flvo or six iiiouttiH to work for the1'
faeil and cir. Would lake nnbrokon
stock and break them to work. Hu"
good nlank lot and good pasture..
Prank I$fit Wingato. Toxaa S-4-it
I 4ji i li ii null mn iilmuij ljuh
FOR SALT? Two good work horses
two work muleto on ea terms Cltl-
wiw SaUcJinl Itonk. 2-4-21
Then arc tla;gtt vhn uqinin 8ieak
moro loiuently than Bllenf.
-iw?wmtw mwiinniijwiw
'mm at
IGU At-ifH Hi) in iMiltivation 80 in pasture fenuod separate.
U004I three room houMi mulurgroimtl cistern well ami tank
$B 00 pe r awo H)0 eo&h balance 5 to 8 years 8 pur cent. 2
uul vyt of lueris on Buffalo Gap road 2 miles from Iberis
school. rt?aji giva possession at once
TKIS PRICE GOOD TILJL FEB. FIRST.
dno. G. Jackson
OVER MINTER'S STORE.
!EWS NOTES FROM THE
NUGENT NEIGHBORHOOD
Ith tho
nmt viipi-
i.ni . ..I....J m .. ."..j ..
wu. 1. 1 o pui.uim.iH .. u...ai- nnrkrliipr r.r stain- .. "". """.". " "T"X "' :.Jt'.r tiers which have just arrived In Hol
ing miii oi-icrs wno- liaven-t uie grip fo'7Vc horoStiiiunv. "ve Vrimlnuw "' .i i.V .tnw W ut It will be almost Itnpos-
hiive Jobs making fires or tending o m lucomo U.k and tho project b toydrl vo Jnpan-mad c good s from
the ''grlpperB." Sn niy S the Java market Swing to theor cheap-
Our Sunday hchool barely was rep- "l". i'lc" cashier of the Firl jet In the National Assembly but 1r u of low.nrlCt.d native
iiHciiivu ihhi auniuiy ami no prcncii Xiulonnl Hunk Hlted homu folks in u uu ""'K'"'" "" U'J "' "" labor In Japan. These cheap prices
.HS9ltK except at the Christian church. JK lcn li;h Oalllcaux the minister oriKllcupn Bteady rt.KUr demand
. bu h. C. Karnes and G. W. Woodson TCh US t held a of "nnnce ln V10 Clemcnceau cabinet the tch East lmcu for jn)!incflC
'hone had to face the norther to Anson Mon-- lori! R8t 'Wcck preseaited an ncomo tax urn m no
-i-u uay on court uusniess. t rt. . tnii.ii.nr nf riv.ti. fnllt?. tvniv
mall lamer his Job these days ana t . i'Iii1
our faithful old carrier has the syi'i''.riVc tv tuvvi nut ntl
palhy of us nil. even If he in Into somu " f;Vf.' Av lii'vrrnv nuvvir iu
times. -Al u - " '(bihJc
Meswrs. HnrKrovp and F. M. Arnold nVTnv rlvna . . An nH.-.tv'1"
Visited our sister town of Luedcrs " NTN r?.Xn"i eU' 'C " T 1 1 c
. coff n found flonllng on rt creek by
nast few ilavs.
SI- " -Munroo has been In An-
s since lust Thursday ana she ex-
' " ."' ""' "" "-.
imptu in rntnrii n nrl7. winner of the
l'l rlur h Prize winner m i
now oru .ui to m. i wa uSu uj
I!lV.tB0J a"d owlaul !lul Mimvellnnri I CTTCD Tfl TUC
' v- " : -.
now but ilio com weauier mis pru
lli.. nil l iiiu tuiu ""'"! """ i.u-
vented mniijf- buyers from coming to
town.
Monies Denton nnd Karnes are
J"ll .iiiiv .ujuu uw .w-
f ri II inilll Ull illlHl'K " MlH4Hiu-
rl.
i.
I'rofs. r T. Cunningham our conn
.l..i.iii.liiit .lu(lnrl niir unTinill
iv siiiu-rlnteiident. visited our school
lrtAv V Fort lwt wt-eic and found It In good work-
in ni . . iihw ....i -u.
Hlg CUIIUIIIUII i imuiHivu um w "
i.... ti.n. ltw i-riiiitltlfin SHOD wns
nlieil ni once.
Tho Uaptist Sunday
Tho uaptist suuuay dciiuui wh
meet and reorganise next Sunday It
. . . t.i.. .....I ..11 ..l.n
school
will
the woutner is invorauie au um
wjsi to go into n reorganisation nro
rc(.u.Kted to be there.
-
Eye Comfort and Eye Beauty
are not ulways gifts of nature.
Defective eyes rob you tf both.
Hnth aro consorved by using
scientifically fitted glasses
our kind.
At homo after tho lGth.
Shall we call'
A. C. WHITE Opt. D.
Ask YourNolghbor."
ti.n.n ii78 J" ilrsJ'oplar tit.
T. STEWART
DENTIST
Rooms C and S Alexander rjul'ding.
Over McI-ernoro-Bass
1-riu.nr.o
TTfffc W Reaidonce 191
a Bargain
j0nJ-)j-KjWfjTlrrffJVXri
afT i f l.v.amw'V Jt
Ir!coJtmlt4(rfo ileasos Qfr
atm'Q&ftbm 2 Ralril UyWldlnB
t IV p
CLYDE PERSONAL ITEMS
u. I.. 1 . .. in... ti..n.Kt
0.f mi in iiiu iw'liumi.
(IjYUK Tex. Ken. .-ur. imi
iry Horry and Kd Glover of Hnlril weo
In f'lyje on tlUHlness Saturday.
rs. J. I' Hampton who has uecn
to Halrd Monday to pcy taxes.
'use as a boat while tho water was
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1(nvv rninH
'"-" raum. . 4
'UfCIl LCNLft IU MIL
AUSTIN Tex. l-eb. 2 -Emma E.
Pirlo President of the Home Econom-
ics Association of Texas has addtuh.-.-
ij mi? loiiiiwing open u-ii"i iu ii".-
'superlnteudenta of Schools under date
l - w n .
nf .rnmlnrv !t1 1
"During tho Homo Economics Week
at the Cnlverhlty beginning Februar
m ............. nf li.v i.uii vltnl tmnnrt
association and dIsciiRIou with other
assoqiauon nun msiim-iuii wn mv..-.
ju tho same lino or work will far out
l.l....v .1... ....... I. Inbii. nf llli.n 1 1.11
imiancv um oc..(...t i ... -
bcIioo! boardh and superintendents ot
several of tho larger cities of tho state
'liuvo suspendeil their cIiiphi-k and the
lir.noi.tni .i.iff tun. attended In a body
toaeblm; btaff hat. attended In a body
for the last two yoars.
"Tho subject of Home Economics is
new in the school curriculum nnd has
not been standardized as have the
other branches. Tho Hoiiib Econom-
ics Association in cooperation with
tho University has made a good bogln-
iiine in ii HiiL'L'ostlvo course outlined
In bulletin :i2U but the development of
this course and Its adaptation u wem
conditions can only como through tho
.A..no.1 umi llan..L.cfnna nf thflSf WllO
'nro doing the work. Tho teacherB of
home economics being so few in num-
ber hae no opportunity for discuss-
ing utmnini nrnhlems with other teach
era of this subject nolther have they
tbo ndvantago of lectures at nomo oy
those who can speak with authority on
this topic. The Home Economics Week
affords thh opportunity.
"Students of economics everywhere
linvn rr.nio to reuliZO that tllO hOUlO is
not only the corner stone of society
morally but that upon the homes ot
Texas more efficient in me great worn
ihv h!'B in ilo ts the object of the
Homo Economies Association and in
f.ii-lhnrniirn nf tills olllect. WO OSK OU
.. .-.. tpnehor of tllO SUDJOCt 10
tp help oery teacher at tho subject to
)mf 10 H-omB uCouoinlC9 Weok at
tno I'nivorsuy
UNION
PAINLESS
DENTISTS
guaranteed Dantai Work at Reas-
onable Prises Examination Free.
Hours to 6 Daily. Sunday by ap-
pointment Rloard Building Cor-
ner South First and Chestnut Sts.
Phone 40S-
r..l..l...- ..ll.nt.t wnn.ln la
good deal like giving a receipt for never forget them. May God's rich-
money without signing your name to est blessings be upon them all.
It. . im MRS. W. C HOOSEJR and Children
FRENCH INCOME TAX
LAW EFFECTIVE IN 1916
PARIS Fob. 2. (Correspondence
of tho Associated Press). The French
(HAiMn ..... Inti unnitiiil tn Iklltr 1 1ll A
11IU11I1U 1.41A lij Hn.-M II ... .IIIIJ .r.l-if
iiKnr iiuit-n liintt flfLv venrs iIIhcurrIoii
of such n project will take effect this
year. Under the terms of the now
measure every person living In Franco
whether n citizen or foreigner must by Japan or tho rich emerald glr-
tinv two hop cent t on the tftvnbln die" the great Island group filtuatud
! .1 r i.i i..... ...... xr it .. .. .
Ilirilllll 111 Ills llin.llli- ii Ik iiiiiuiuiixi iw
nar-1511100 or over. The tnxnblp portion
8 twenty per cent of Incomes of .$!-
Iooo to S2.000 a year: forty nor cent
0f tneomes raimlnu from $2000 to
I iii.uiujui. it who jwpovu uf ".w uv-iiu-
(ties after two yearB discussion but
held up in tho Senate it was Blip-
I posed to have died of Inanition and
Its resurrection wns an ncciuenu
liarics jjumoni minister oi uiiuucu
mtliiiH t ufitintltAti fi Wllttl nf t1fi
F lull l II IO v""" uimimii
J012. . Ho not only lougnt uio prov.-
slon in tno um exempunB io
31UH 111 IIIU Mm civ.i.'""H " "
bonds from any eventual income tax
. . .... .1... .n..-M.MAMi-
liontlK from
UUt inSlSlCIl lliai lu wjuiiuui!m
brim- nrcHKuro to bear unon tho Sen-
ate to act upon tho Incomo tax bill
passed by tho chamber. Tho result
wns tho fall of tho Rurthou ministry
and the advent. of the DoumerKuo cab-
Inet. with Callleaux as minister or
!".'.: rri.i' ... niiiimi immn.il.
iuiiiiii.1.. i.i.D """
a S a greal d al of sinco and
numerous modifications by tho Sou-
aTlnally passed it through both
boluses In July mil to iuko eneci
tnniinrv 1st. 1915. Tho war adjourn-
ed its application until January 1st
luic. . .
.MLfsia
niifi mil ikiiii mu niiii iiim ikiuiiiiiuvi -
on account ot tho difficulties of ap
plication ot tno law wniiu nu iuuhj is
nnvnrv nril llintllllZOd UU(I WUIIO -J DUr
cent of the fortune of France is tied
up by tho Gorman occupation oi sev-
eral departments. Tho chamber in-
eiu...i imnii tlin law taking effect on
January ist 15)10 however while the
privilege or payment at any juuo "
foro the end of tho wur. Tho Senate
refused. The Chamber insisted and
Rlbot for political reasons urged the
Scnato to cede.
The principal oWectionB to mu in-
como tax ns proposed by Callleaux
were to the Inquisitorial features ot
it it provided thut every person with
.. ...... no nr r. ono francs or more
H 1VIVIMIV u "-.-
should mako a declaration of the to
tal amount of his revenue ano w
case tho declaration might bo consld-
.i o.icnininna iiv tho tax denartmont
inspector's wero to bo allowed to ox-
amlno the porsouB privaiu ""
The first modification was the elimi-
nation of the right of the tax depart-
ment to look Into Uie tax payer b pri-
vate atfalrB. Tbo tax as originally
proposed was a substitution for all
...i. .iiror.i tnYpg. xitch as the Ini-
posltlon on doors and windows tho
taxes upon personal jiiuh;
taxes upon rentals. Ab adopted the
Income tax is additional to all oth-
ers. CATHEDRAL MAY COLLAPSE.
mvnnv! uvii i.AEain the atten
lieu of the' public has been called to
Kn iimim- of r. i'aul'a Cathedral
collapsing through "senile decay" and
an appeal for tunas 3 mauo oy iu
Iiean to hasten tne repairs.
Two years ngo the sum of $350000
was asked by tbo cathedral preserva
naa udivcu uj iuw ....- -. -
Hon board and or mis oniy auwui.
1150000 htta been ao far bubscrlbed.?
It was. then stated by tho examining
engineers that the original arcnueci
the groat Wren naa ceeu very opur-
inir in his use of materials. The con
utant Jarring of the building by motor
bus and otuer neavy irauie uu w
course not been anticipated.
t inn or thanks.
We wish to tbauk our friends
nniL'iiiinrs uahtor. doctor and the
nurse who so faithfully did her duty.
durlne the Illness and death of my
rtlt...t.nn.l Mill) llll flltllPr Wfi COIl
JAPAN TO EXTEND TRADE
TO DUTCH EAST INDIA
AMHTRlinAM. Xotherlnniln. Foli
(Correspondence of The Associated
tlrnoli . Tn tifitintin mm tilnrtil ill nvt.'in
ivon. .... .t.ut vviiiiuvt vim .......
rIoii in tho Dutch East India nrchl
polngo Is n subject on which many
colonial Hollanders hold strotig
views. They fear ii pacific penetrattc
liiKi In tlin mitlth nf tlu I'lill.lltlllU'q.
" - -- -- - -- 7
i"U'ri irum j)" ": "
"asi inuian ruiumos in um u nvv
years lme more than doubled and
" amount w ennv upon o.vuu.wv"
ese hovo alieady secttrod
nn manv branehcB of
d goods on tho Java mar-
Hpontuneous boycotting
arose some tlmo ago
Much was expected
.The war In Kurope una ocneiiueu
jihlUC!( trade considerably. Japanese
imJuiCS( for instnncc. are imported in
lnrK0 nmntitlc8 now that the price of
uUf0pean tnntches has risen and di-
verv is uncertain Fears arc ex
..til CI...1 .!.. .('ri ftttfrtrtrk frnn.
Ith the bet
population of
poorer classes of
patronize .lap
cannot afford to
European goud.
vi t j uttittj wvw ." -.. - -
m inaioi are . .. B i . ---
i"-' " ....r ..-. .
nose exporter havo not bpen Blow in
..ii.rf li. fm'ni-iililii nitiinrtiinftlp!
uio war iuj ""'"?' "".."..'..
ih'imii) ii ..w...v .. v--
that hnvo presented themiiclvca
Tho Japanese trrido used to lo. nftU
Btlll Is largely In tho 1 hands of t.hlucao
middlemen; but of late ninny pi.ruiy
Wnose utorcs ; have W
j " v.nu..v... v....-..
tlio lutest ndvlces miiuy ilg European
Imnnrlliiir ImllHCH lire OildCV-OWtlR.
owVng to tho nnsett. d cndltloun In
Eiiropo. to make tho r pPos III 01 w to.
cure by openlnB XSoVJlZ
---
" .
lUTrnrnTiun nniinco
n tn to i mu nuuito
ON COTTON PRODUCTION
Thn Iiliri'llll of tllO CeilBUB Of the V.
nnnnrtment of Commerce. In the
cotton ginning report for January Just
Issued reveals somo very interesting
figures.
Pnllnn rnnsumod durllllT the UlOUtll
of December 1015 amounted to 554.-
725 bales. Consuming esiauiisumenis
had on hand December 31 1.857.CG.1
bales while 5.191.18S bales were n
public storage and tt compreBsea. Act
ual consuming spinuiea in oporauuu
for the month waB 31724095. During
December 1915 558319 running bales
of domestic cotton was exported nnd
43679 bales of foreign cotton waa Im-
ported FINALLY PENETRATE SAND
The ill cr sand stratum at the Fox
well was finally drilled through late
Tuesday afternoon. What waa at first
taken to be a heavy limestone forma-
tion turned out to be a thin layer ot
shale
Cnderrlmming for tne lowering oi
the casing occupied the crew Wed-
nesday morning.
l'ASTUOAKD SOUS AKE lT8ED.-
PAItlS. Feb. 1 Pastboard sous and
pieces Tepresenting demonstrations up
to five fraucB aro being used in some
of the rcoupled cities owing to the
scarcity of small change. The paste-
boards are many different colors and
hiinac ammra rmind ntflnnn1. nval
louuci. .!.. ....... Vw .
ano. aiamona-Bnapeu.
At Roubalx. Tourcolng. Roncy and
Croix the mouey Is guaranteed by the
municipality ana gooa oniy tor use in
transactions vitn mercnants ot tne
tnu-n where the money is issued At
Lille the pasteboard sous were Issued
by the Hank oi uije.
The city of Valenciennes Issues a
nnw denomination of small change in
the form of a four sous piece (20 cent
imes guaranteed Dy me communes ot
the arrondlssement and redeemable
four months after the conclusion ot
peace.
The traveler wants full fare at ho-
tels but he doesn't objsct to half
far on raiirotdi.
GEO. L. PAXTON
J. 0. SHELTON
JOE F. GARRISON
E. CHANDLER
DATE DEMOCRATIC
PRIMARY JULY 22
AlMJl'MENTS AH TO BATE FOB Mf.
.1IARY SETTLED HY OLANCE
AT LAW II00KH.
There has been considerable dis
cussion of tho date of the Democratic
primary In July somo contending that
July 22nd will be the dato and otUorfl.They wero Joe T. Ferry of tho Ed. S.
claiming that It will bo July 29th. Ilughca-Co Dodge and Studobakcr
A glance at the stntutOB shows thnt
the fourth Saturday In July la tho date Electric Co. Ford and Chalmers deal-
sqt for the primary. Thus It will fall ers; Hubert Tolcr of Tolor and Petty
on July 22nd thla year and not on Paige Maxwell and Mitchell dealers.
July 29th. "The automobile show was rcmnr-
As tho law nays tho fourth Satur-'hnblo
day In July It would bo impossible
for the dnto to fall later than July
otii.
DALLAS; REPORT ISSUED
a nrniimi
i ".iV"
Spcclnl to Tho Roportor
WASHINGTON Feb. 2
nnry statement of tho general results
of the census of manufacturers for
Dallas Toxub ha3 been IbsucU by Di-
rector Sam. L. Rogers of tho Iiurcau
ot the Census Department of Com-
merce It consists of a summary
comparing the figures for 1909 and
1914 by totals prepared under tho di
rection of Mr William M. Stcunrt chief
statistician for manufactures.
The population of Dallas at the cen
sus of 1910 wob 92104 and it la esti
mated that it waB 112000 on July 1
1914. Tho BtatlstiCB represent tho cs
tabllshments located within tho corpo-
rate limits of the city.
Tho summary shows a considerable
Incroaso at tho ccnauB of 1914 as com-
pared with that for 1909. In tho order
of their importance from a percentage
standpoint Uie Increases for tho sever-
al Items rank aa follows: Proprietors
and firm members 48.C per ccntj num-
ber ot establishments 34.4 per cent.
wages 33.1 per cent; capital 32.8 per
cent: salaries. 16.4 per cent; materi
als 15.3 per cent; value of products
15.2 per cent; primary horaopower
11.3 per cent; wage earners 8.2 per
cent; and salaried employees 75 per
cent.
I The capital invested aa reported tn
1914 waH $23488000 a gain of?5800.-
000 or 32.8 per cont. over $17088000
In 1900 The average capital per es-
tablishment was approximately 157000
tn 1914 and $58000 in 1909 In this
connection it Bhould be stated that the
Inquiry contained in the census sched-
ulo calls tor the total amount ot cap
ital both owned and borrowed invest
ed in tho business but excludes the
value of rented property plant or
equipment which waB employed In the
conduct of manufacturing enterprises
.In the final bulletins and reports the
rental paid for such property will be
shown separately.
I Cost of Materials
I The cost ot materials used ln 1914
!was $19569000 as against $10.9GG.OOO
in 1909 an increase of $2603000 cr
15.S per cent. The average cost of ma-
tnrfnU nnr eHfaliHahiHimt tn 1914 was
approximately $48000 and $56000 In
1909. In addition to the component
materials which enter into the prod-
ucts of the establishment for the ceu -
sua year there are Included the cost
'of fuel mill supplies and rent ot
power and heat The coBt of mate -
rials however does not includo un
used materials and supplies bought
either for speculation or for use dur-
Ing a subsequent period.
j The census Inquiry does not include include amounts received for work
'amounts paid for miscellaneous ex- done on materials furnished by ottiers.
penses. 6uch as rent of office royal-. Salaries and Wage.
ties. Insurance ordinary repairs ad-' The salarfes and wages la 19 14
vertlslng. traveling expenses or al- amounted to $5539000 and to $4435-
lowanc for depreciation. 000 in 1909 Uie increase beiug -
Value oi Products. 164.000. or 26.3 per cent
The value ot products In 19H wa? lu 1914 the number of salaried effl-
!$3l.059.000 and $26959000 iu 1909. the ployees was 1602 as compared wUtt
increase being $4100000. or 15.2 per 1.49Q in 1909 making an Increase ot
cent. The average per establishment 112 or IJa jer ceat.
In 1914 was approximately $76000 and The average number of wa far-
$88000 in 1909- rs in 1914 was 5.2S2 and 4.8S2 la 1W
Th valu ot products xFrat tiie lacras being 400 or 9 et
President
Vice-President
Cashier
Assistant Cashier
AUT0MD8ILE MEN
3Ii:SHIIS. I'EKJtY FlfLWILKlt AM)
TOLER St'ENT WEEK AT Cliff-
" CAGO AND OTHER CITIES
The three Abilene automobile men
who wont to Chicago to attend tho
big uutotnobllo show have returned.
dealora: Will Fulwller of the Fulwllor
and tho entire trip was ono of
tho plcasnntest of imy llfo sold Mr.
Perry. "Studobakcr had a gold chas-
I Bis that wnB valued ut $20000 and
uji 0tilCr companies had splendid ex-
jiuuiin." .ir. I'crry vibucu tno atuuo-
I baker factories at South Dend and
ho Dodf-' factories at Detroit mak-
ing a flying visit over into Canada
"What seemed to bo worrying tho
factories wns not In making sales but
In making enough cars to supply the
demand" said Mr. Fulwllor. "Tho
Krowth of tho automobile Industry
has been surprising nnd tho Chicago
show brought this homo to us In a way
that wan Impressive." Ho visited tho
Ford nnd Chalmers factorlos ot De-
troit and declared tho trip a success
rrom every angle.
Mr. Tolor visited the Maxwell and
Paige fnctorioa and made a brief visit
into Canada. Ho was out of town
WodnoBday and could not bo Inter
viewed.
Tho Texanu went to tho nutomobllo
show on a npcclnl train and wore en-
tertained in Kansas City en route.
ALBUQUERQUE GETS
READY EOR CATTLEMEN
ALDL'QUERQUE Feb. 1. No effort
or expense is being spared by the
Commercial Club ot this city in its
preparations for tho conention ot tho
Panhandlo & Southwestern Cattle
men's Association which meets hers
March 7. 8 and 9th. A perfect organ-
ization has been perfected to accom-
modate and entertain the cattlemen ot
tho west and southwest on tho occas-
ion of the moat Important convention
ever secured for thU city.
It Is expected that the vlBllorB wi'l
number 8000 and preparations are be-
ing made to caro for thi6 numbtr.
The city will throw open Ita doors and
will entertain the stockmen and their
families with balls receptions smok-
ers barbecues and with a cowboy
band and quartette which latter will
be permanent Albuquerque features
on all occasions whero cattlemen
meet.
The Panhandlo Association has
come to be one of the most import-
ant stockmen's organizations in the
west and the conventions are becom-
ing larger each year. Albuquerque
secured the convention at El Paso
last March after- a strenuous tight
'with Araarlllo. The latter city will
be otter the meeting again this year
and will have as opponents Ft. Worth
Jand Oklahoma City.
"""T'
their selling value or price at the
plants as actually turned out oy tno
Nalrt.lAa itnrfniv illA nilQtm VMr and
does uot necessarily Uavo any rela-
tion to the amount of sales for that
year. The values under Oils head also
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