COMMERCIAL CLUBS
-CAN BE MADE IMPORTANT FAC
TORS IN TOWN BUILDING.
BEST FIELD FOR THEIR WORK
Their Efforts Should Be Put Forth to
Keep the Dollars in the Home
Town —Protecting Busi
ness Interests.
During the past few yeurs there has
toeen more than ordinan activity in
the organization of so-called commer
cial clubs, business men's leagues and
similar associations in the agricultural
•sections of the country Some had
mushroom growth, and like some flow
ers, bloomed and blosson.ed, withered
and decayed in an hour. Others strug
gled along indifferently and succeeded
in spending much of the people's
money without assisting the town to
greatness, while a very few succeeded
in doing things that were of benefit
to the community.
There is little use in trying to make
a suit of clothes for a man out of a
pattern of cloth that has only suffi
•cient goods for a child's suit. There
is little use in trying to build up a
.great town in a locality v here there is
not the material to sustain it, and
where there are only resources for the
support of a hamlet. Towns of im
portance exist only where there are
certain natural advantages, resources
that can be utilized in manufacturing,
territory sufficiently large to command
•extensive trade, or some other favor
able condition. In the west nv.uufac
turing must by the economy of things
be confined to such lines as can be
advantageously produced In manufac
turing there are many factors. There
must be considered the cost of fuel,
the raw material, the labor and highly
important are the transportation facil
ities.
One of the noticeable things about
•commercial clubs is the optimistic
tendencies of their members. Business
men of a strictly agricultural town will
form an association. Perhaps the
leaders are interested in the real es
tate business. They want the town to
boom. Some of them may have a few
acres of land worthless unless for a
site. Meetings are held,
plans are made for the bringing in of
some manufacturing plant that per
haps may give employment to half a
•dozen or a dozen hands. Correspond
ence is started with a viow of getting
some outsider interested. The right
man, apparently, makes his appear
ance. He wants a bonus of a few
thousand dollars. His proposition is
seriously considered. The subscription
paper is passed around, the amount
■secured, and the real estate man sells
his "factory" site at a good price. The
factory is started. It runs about a
year and there is a vacant factory
building for rent, or for sale. How
many towns in the southwest have had
this experience? ,
Even had the enterprise been a suc
cess, it remains that there is a field
more productive of good for the town
that the"club" overlooked. Say that a
factory be started in a small town. It
anay give employment to a dozen men.
The pay roll amounts to S:SO a day. The
output of the concern may reach a
total of from $25,000 to 135,000 a year.
"Every little helps," and all other
things in harmony this adds to the
importance of the place. But let us
do a iittle "estimating." Suppose that
there is about the town a territory of
150 square miles. Suppose that each
square mile represents four families—
farmers' families. This would make
>6OO families who should do their trad
ing in the town. The reports of the
bureau of statistics of the United
States department of labor and com
merce, assures us that the average ex
penditure of the farmer each year for
all the supplies he requires in the way
of agricultural machinery, carriages,
wagons, clothing, and food, is $627.
Careful estimates of the amount of the
farmers' trade that goes to the mail
order house and is in other ways di
verted from his home town, shows that
it is more than 25 per cent, of all he
spends. Thus we find that from the
territory of the town there is annually
diverted in trade the nice sum of more
than $79,000. This amount goes from
the town, ceases to be a factor in its
upbuilding. It means that every day
the town loses about $132 in trade.
Now would it not be much better if
the commercial club took up the mat
ter of devising means of protecting the
business interests of the enterprises in
th(? mercantile lines already estab
lished, than to bring in a new enter
prise of uncertain success? Is not the
itrade of the farmers and the people of
fthe town equally as beneficial as the
•wages paid to the few men that the
factory might employ? Does not $79,-
000 in trade more than equal the out
put and the general accruing to the
.wealth of the town by the factory?
It is evident that there Is a wide
Held for commercial club effort in the
keeping in the town the dollars that
are earned and devising means of pro
tecting trade.
Courage in Daily Life.
Bravery helps to make a nation
cafe. A nation of cowards, however
prosperous, cannot be a great nation.
Men and women who dare fling them
selves against great odds for the sake
of their convictions; who do not
shrink from crying out against any
evi! that may menace the purity of
the government; who will, if need be,
sever all political, social and financial
ties for love of country—these are the
heroes to which a nation resorts in
her hoar of need.
UNITY OF INTERESTS.
Relationship of Resident* of Rural
Communities to the Home Town.
"Live and let live." is a policy that
has come down through the ages and
is an expression of the Golden Rule
only in different words. There is in
born in man a desire for self-preserva
tion. It is a law of life, and to this
desire can be attributed that which is
considered selfishness within us. Sav
age man has little regard for the
rights and properties of others. He
lacks the sense of equity and justice
and is guided solely by the brutal in
stincts. Intelligent man realizes that
all his fellow creatures are entitled
to the same rights he would enjoy
himself. Therefore where the Chris
tian spirit is found, there can be look
ed for such equity aB gives all an
equal chance to gain a livelihood and
to enjoy the products of their labor.
There should be the greatest har
mony among the citizens of every
community. The Interest of all the
classes comprising a city or a district
should be considered identical. It has
been noted that the most prosperous
towns have been built up by har
monious and united effort of all the
people composing it. In these days
wuen there are evils to combat, when
oppressive trusts exist that are fac
tors in unequal distribution of wealth,
it is all important that the masses in
each and every community unite and
work in harmony 'or the protection
and betterment of local conditions. It
it to be regretted that in many agri
cultural communities there is a lack
of harmony between what is called
the business interests and the produc
ers of crops. Different reasons may
be advanced for this condition, but the
most common cause is a misunder
standing on the part of the citizens
as to the relationhip that should ex
ist between them. It is wrong for
the teachings that go forth that the
farmers' interests are different from
those of the merchant, or that the
merchants' interests differ from
farmers' of the community. It
is also an erroneous idea the
town is alone for the townspeople
and the country districts for the farm
er. Is it not true that the merchant
is dependent upon the farmer for his
support? And it is equally true that
the town is an important thing to the
farmer. It is a convenience to him
and he is as deeply interested in all
that pertains to it, to its advancement
and the betterment of its public insti
tutions, its streets, its parks and all,
as are the people who reside within
the town. The merchants should real
ize how important the farmer is to
them, and the farmer should be
brought to a realization that the town
is for him as well as for those who re
side within its limits, and, that the
less antagonism between the resi
dents on the farms and the residents
of the town the better It will be for
the whole community. There is a
unity of interests that cannot be
ignored, and there is a common field
wherein all can work for mutual bene
fit.
GET-RICH-QUICK GAMES.
Government Investigating the Opera
tors of Bucket Shops That Do
Business Through the Mails.
In times of prosperity there are al
ways chances for the grafter. During
the past ten years has been the era
of the get-rich-quick man. No sooner
does one scheme play out than an
other takes its place. Thanks to the
ever diligent postal inspectors, and an
unrelenting government, the schemers
are not so plentiful as a few years ago.
For some years a number of supposed
legitimate grain and stock brokers
thrived in both eastern and western
cities. These were active in soliciting
through the mails, and through local
offices the business of small investors.
The millions of money gained from
the unsuspecting people will never be
known.' In New York, Chicago, St.
Louis and other cities large an«l ex
pensively conducted offices were main
tained. Once the government got on
the right trail, there were irregulari
ties discovered that resulted in fraud
orders being issued against a number
of the concerns. The end is not yet,
and the work of extermination will be
kept up till there is none in operation.
Buying stocks in a fair market is a
risky business, but when there are
schemers to stack the cards against
the investor, there is not a ghost of a
show. Many a bank clerk and busi
ness man can trace his downfall to
speculating in the bucket shops.
Deadly Common Plants.
The things that give the most pleas
ure in life frequently can also cause
the greatest pain. Among flowers, for
instance, the beautiful snowdrop, the
hyacinth, jonquil and narcissus are
all poisonous, and to eat the smallest
part of the root of either of them
would produce fatal results, while the
juices of the leaves will cause violent
vomiting.
The berries of the yew tree have
killed many people, and the opium
obtained from poppies has also
claimed its victims. Lady's slipper
and lily of the valley are both danger
ous, and if the blossoms of crocus are
chewed they will cause vomiting.
Flowers from bulbous roots, however,
seem to be the most dangerous, and it
might not be out of place to dealers
in these to label them with a cross
bones and mark them poison.
Cigarettes and Conscience.
The man who limits himself to cig
arettes shows a smallness of mind.
He seems smitten with some hidden
conscience that feels it is not right
to smoke; but he smothers it, and
with great bravado determines to be
a devil of a dog, and take a cigarette
—Grata.
CAMERON COUNTY PRESS, THURSDAY, JULY 11, 1907.
BADJECORD
Made by Gothamites on
Independence Day.
MANY FATALITIES.
The Number of fires, Arrests and
Accidents of Various Kinds was
the Largest Ever Known.
New York. lndependence day,
ushered in with much noise, went
out last night in a blaze of pyrotech
nics, the most imposing that New
Yorkers have witnessed. A deafening
roar maintained throughout the day
by the burning of millions of dollars'
worth of powder, gave way after
nightfall to the exhibitions of tire
work experts who lighted the skies
with effects of surpassing beauty.
Viewed from its brighter side, the
holiday was truly glorious. A smiling
sun and moderate temperature
brought tens of thousands to the
beaches, the parks and amusement re
sorts and everywhere there was
noise and fun making.
In the background the police and
hospital surgeons went grimly about
their work of removing the dead and
ministering to the wounded. Last
night the police were reckoning the
cost in casualties of the day's cele
bration. At a late hour the list waa
not complete, but it was known that
this celebration had cost seven lives,
that a half dozen persons were dying
and that hundreds of others were be
ing treated at the hospitals for in
juries ranging from slight burns, with
the possibility of tetanus develop
ments, to bullet wounds and lost
limbs. Of the dead three died in pre
mature celebrations.
At midnight the police figures show
ed the following totals:
Dead, 7.
Probably fatally injured, 6.
Hospital cases 423, not including
dispensary cases.
Fires, 1,116.
Arrests for carrying weapons, 428.
These totals probably constitute j
Compared with last year
x ire were yesterday twice as many
fli i, though with smaller losses, 100 1
moi accidents and about 100 more
arrests.
HE JUST WALKED AWAY.
An American Millionaire Escapes
from the Custody of a Canadian
Sheriff.
Toronto, Ont.—Herman Bartels,
the millionaire brewer of Syra
cuse, N. Y., who has been fighting ex
tradition to the United States on a
charge of perjury, escaped from cus
tody in Osgood hall and is still at
large. The hearing came up before
Judge Wells at Welland and an order
for extradition was granted. On
habeas corpus the order was appealed
to the higher court and the matter
came up Thursday before Justice Rid
dell at Osgood Hall. Bartels, in cus
tody of Sheriff Smith, of Welland, and
an American detective, had been an
interested auditor of the proceedings.
While the sheriff was otherwise en
gaged for a moment, Bartels dipped
quietly away.
As soon as the escape was noticed }
the sheriff gave the alarm. Every |
corridor and corner was searched, j
Not a spot in the hall escaped scru- !
tiny. But Bartels was not found.
Two Fighters Were Drowned.
Uti'ca, N. Y. —While celebrating j
the Fourth at Yorkville, a
number of Poles began fighting, with j
the result that two are dead. The
fight started in a saloon and the men \
were ejected by the proprietor. Hos- j
tilities were resumed on the canal |
bank, where two of the party, Joseph j
Geskoski and Joseph Szeczelk, aged |
23 and 24 respectively, were knocked
into the water and drowned. Another j
of the fighters, Tony Milinosski, was j
thrown into the canal, but was saved ;
and is suffering from serious knife j
wounds. The police arrested 12 men. i
Shortage Puzzles Officials.
Boston, Mass. —It became known '
Thursday tliat> $3,000 disappeared in i
some mysterious manner from the i
United States sub-treasury here early |
in June. The shortage was discover- j
ed by the treasury officials in Wash
ington in checking up a package of
$370,000 in bills sent from Boston on
June 7. One of the puzzling features
of the case is the small size of the
amount taken.
Two Killed, Five Injured.
Cedar Rapids, la. Two men
were killed and five injured
Thursday by an explosion of giant
powder. The seven men with others
were riding to a picnic up the river
and had four pounds of the explosive
in the boat, to be used ill celebrating
the Fourth. One of those killed threw
a cigarette on the top of the can con
taining the powder, the explosion fol
lowing instantly.
Storms Killed 15 People.
St. Paul, Minn.—lt is believed at
least 15 lives were lost in the storms
which swept over western Wisconsin
Wednesday night. Numerous other
persons were injured and much dam
age to farm property and dwellings is
reported.
Burns Defeats Squires.
San Francisco, Cal.—Bill Squires,
the much heralded champion of Aus
tralia, succumbed to the blow of a Ca
nadian list at Colma on Thursday ai
ter he had been in the ring two mil,
utes with Tommy Burns.
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WAS HUNTED DOWN.
SEARCH FOR JOHN D. RICKEPEL
LER ENDS AT PITTSFI ELD,
MASS.
A Deputy United States Marshal Suc
ceeds in Serving a Subpena Call
ing the Oil King to Appear
in Court.
Pittsfleld, Mass.—After a search
lasting nearly two weeks, in
which representatives of the United
States marshals of Chicago. Cleve
land, New York and Boston have been
endeavoring to serve upon John D.
Rockefeller, head of the Standard Oil
Co., a subpena Issued by Judge Lan
dUi, of the federal court at Chicago,
Mr. Rockefeller was located in this
city Wednesday and personal service
made upon him by Deputy United
States Marshal Charles L. Frink, of
North Adams.
After accepting service, Mr. Rocke
jfeller explained that he had not been
jendeavoring to dodge service, but that
ihe did not know exactly what was
wanted of him.
Early in the day Deputy Marshals
Frink and James Ruhl, the latter of
'the Boston office, visited Taconlc
farm, but Parmalee Prentice told
them that his father-in-law was not
j there. The officers professed to be
satisfied with the statement and de-
I parted, remarking that they had no
; search warrant which would permit
| them togo through the house.
Deputy Ruhl boarded the train for
Boston and Frink went to his home in
North Adams, about 25 miles from
this city. Later Frink decided to pay
another visit to the farm and he re
turned to Pittsfield and drove out
there in the afternoon. Me proceeded
fhrough the wooded driveway into the
open space in front of the house and
recognized \ Rockefeller sitting on
the piazza. The deputy passed the
subpena to the oil man, explaining at
the same time that Mr. Rockefeller's
presence in the federal court at Chi
cago 011 July 6 was demanded.
Mr. Rockefeller accepted service
with a smile, shook hands with the
deputy and expressed pleasure at
meeting him. He invited the officer
to sit on the piazza and re«st, which in
vitation was accepted. Mr. Rocke
i feller referred to the newspaper
I -stories that have been printed about
hirn recently and ridicule.' the idea
that he had been surrolv l ed by
armed guards, or that, the .aconic
farm estate had been equipped with
! a searchlight.
Ihe federal court in Chicago de
sires Mr. Rockefeller's presence so
that he can be interrogated regarding
j the affairs of the Standard Oil Com
i pany of Indiana, against which pro
ceedings have' been instituted by the
authorities.
SOLDIERS RIOTED.
Militiamen from Kentucky and South
i Carolina Ran Amuck at the James
town Exposition.
Norfolk, Va.—Five hundred sol
diers of the Second South Carolina
Norfolk, Va., July 4.—Five hundred
soldiers of the Second South Carolina
and First Kentucky regiments in
camp at the Jamestown exposition
[grounds last night ran amuck there,
'interfered with concessionaries, at
tempted to take possession of several
shows on"the "Warpath" and when
the Powhattan guards intervened a
riot followed, several men being in
jured.
The Injured include: Joseph Bra
sher, Company G, Kentucky regiment,
probable fracture of skull from blow
with blackjack; Powhattan Guard
Preas, elbow cut, fingers of right hand
dislocated and face beaten; Capt. Car
penter, of Powhattan guard, struck in
the breast with stone. Adjutant Gar
wood, Guard Kennedy and several
others suffered slight wounds.
Earlier in the night some of the
soldiers who had been drinking be
came disorderly and were repeatedly
cautioned by the guards. Later, when
their number had increased to about
300, they threw aside all restraint and
proceeded to do the Warpath, ignor
ing doorkeepers, declining to pay ad
mission fees Jwid refusing to leave the
buildings when ordered out. The
Temple of Mirth, Beauty Show and
Streets of Cairo were the principal
sufferers. At the last named place 13
Powhattan guards attempted to re
store order, but were forced to use
their sabres to beat the men back.
Capt. Carpenter and Adjutant Gar
wood at the head of the guards suc
ceeded in ejecting the men, but the
soldiers soon returned. Their number
had been increased to 300. They again
attempted to take diarge of the
shows, refusing to be disciplined.
C. C. Hastings, of Company H, Ken
tucky, and J. Tompkins, of Company
D, South Carolina, were arrested as
the ringleaders of the rioting. The
arrests caused a demonstration and
with drawn sabres the guards were
forced to fight their way through the
massed soldiers to the guard camp.
The soldiers hurled rocks into the
enclosure. Capt. Carpenter and Ad
jutant Garwood were struck. Guard
Preas, who saw the man who threw
the rock that hit Carpenter, arrested
the assailant, whose infuriated friends
attacked Preas, beat him and rescued
his prisoner. The rescue was not ef
fected, however, until after the pris
oner, Brasher, had been blackjacked
by the guard.
Bank Teller Steals $96,000.
New York.—A reward of $2,500
was offered Wednesday by a
surety company for the capture of
Chester B. Runyan, paying teller of
the Windsor Trust Co., who, it is
charged, on Saturday walked out of
the trust company's office with sDfi,-
317 of the bank's money stuffed in his
dress stilt case.
Race with Train Ended in Death.
Petoskey, Mich.—W. W. Johnson,
a wealthy lumber man, wac
killed Wednesday while racing a traia
with his automobile
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