Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 33, Number 155, 19 July 1908 — Page 4

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THE RICHMONb PALLADIUM AND SUN-TELEGRAM, SUNDAY. JULY 19, 1908.

THE RICHMOND PALLADIUM AND SUN-TELEGRAM.

Palladium Printing Co., Publishers. Office North 9th and A Streets. RICHMOND, INDIANA. PRICE Per Copy, Dally 2o Psr Copy, Sunday 3c Per Week, Daily and Sunday 10c IN ADVANCE One Year 5 00 Entered at Richmond. Ind.. Postofflce As Second Class Mail Matter. REPUBLICAN TICKET. NATIONAL TICKET. For President WILLIAM HOWARD TAFT of Ohio. For Vice-President JAMES S. SHERMAN of New York. ' . . kvl STATE. Governor 1 " JAMES E. WATSON. Lieutenant Governor FREMONT C. GOODWINS. Secretary of State FRED A. SIMS. Auditor of State JOHN C. BILLHEIMER. Treasurer of State OSCAR HADLEY. i Attorney Genen JAMES BINGHAM. State Superintendent LAWRENCE McTURNAN. -State Statisticiam J. L. PEETZ. Jud of Supreme Court QUINCY A. MYERS. -Jdge of Appellate Court DAVID MYERS. v-Htporter of Suprema Court GEORGE W. SELF. DISTRICT. Congress WILLIAM O. BARNARD. COUNTY. Joint Representative ALONZO M. GARDNER. Representative WALTER S. RATLIFF. Circuit Judge HENRY C. FOX. Prosecuting Attorney CHAS L. LADD. Treasurer ALBERT ALBERTSON. Sheriff LINUS P. MEREDITH. Coroner DR. A. L. BRAMKAMP. Surveyor , ROBERT A. HOWARD. Recorder i WILL J. ROBBINS Commissioner Eastern Dlst.HOMER FARLOW. ' Commissioner Middle Dist.BARNEY II. LINDERMAN. Commissioner Western DlstROBERT N. BEESON. WAYNE TOWNSHIP. Trustee JAMES H. HOWARTH. Assessor CHARLES E. POTTER. THE RETURNING PROSPERITY. Not long ago the "Nation" remarked that the acute watchers in the najtional election would not busy themselves without compiling problematic electoral votes, but would devote ' themselves to the study of the financial and industrial situation. It also ' Intimated that in event of a return to ' work of many men and of good crops there would be a splendid republican victory. Otherwise the contest would be very close. There can be no general prosperity Jn this country witnout good crops and good prices for the same. Hence it is specially gratifying to quote that the Tribune of New York calculates that the farm products in 1008 will reach the value of $8,000,000,000. This will eclipse that of 1000, which was $3,764,000,000. "Big crops have always meant good times, and they will mean the same this year." J. W. OJsave. the president of the nat: . .sociation of manufacturers, ua that "Re-employment days are becoming general. St. Louis had one on June. 13,000 persons were put to work. On a far larger scale the Pittsburg district had one July 6 when every plant of the U. S. Steel corporation, the largest concern In the world of its field resumed opera tions. The other shops of that corpor tion all over the country will be run ning by August 1." It is the same thing all over the country. The great crops will fill the freight cars. The money derived therefrom will on the part of the farmers be expended on machinery and that of the railroads in many other indus tries, for the railroads are the largest buyers and customers in the country. Tho extremely contented atmos

phere, for there are .really few strikes and labor dissension in the land is a most excellent sign. The increased prosperity of the country will no doubt help the election of Taft. But the election of Taft will undoubtedly increase the prosperity of the country.

DAVID JAYNE HILL. At last the humble and meek has been exalted. We wonder if every diplomat will not wish himself protested or at least kicked down the back steps of the German foreign office before he takes his place as ambassador to the court of the German empire. At least the secretary of foreign affairs might be bribed to run over him in an automobile as a preliminary step to his acceptance. But they merely pro tested Hill because he was not a mil lionaire. All the German population seems to be doing its best for David, millions or no millions. The Kaiser received him with particular "empressement." The Kaiser shut his left eyelid in a wink and society followed suit. And now comes journalism eager to get on the band wagon. ,,Persoenlichkeiten," the dignified German "Town Topic," which only deals with such men as Von Bulow, Clemenceau, Tolstoy and the Emperor of Austria, devotes an entire number to America's David in its twenty second issue. The Pmperial William himself was number twentyone. What a delicate compliment, intimating that in Germany Mr. Hill comes next to the Kaiser. But what field for criticism if he had come In the next issue. Amid thirty six pages of eulogy we can only present a few speciment in regard to the "History of European Diplomacy" which is Mr. Hill's masterpiece it says: "In grandeur of conception and breadth of historical outlook no work hitherto published in England or America can compare with it." But this is not all, it praises Mr. Hill as being a most profound student of diplomacy and one who has for his preeminent trait a magnificent display of "world-philosophy." Truly there have been times not long ago when Mr. Hill needed all the varieties of philosphy to make him entirely comfortable in mind. Goliath is dead long live David. INSURANCE AGAINST BRYAN. All of Hughes' horses and all of Hughes men can't keep the New York er from betting again on the national election. A business man (for it's strictly business) wanted to be in sured against the possibility of Bry an's being elected. So he went to Lloyd's, the people who will insure you on anything, even to your wife's hav ing twins. They decided that it was 4 to 1 against Bryan. And they are keen observers and reputable business men. The demand was so great that the odds immediately rose to al most 6 to 1. No one will deny that this is an original way of evading the New York law against betting of any descrip tion. It will be interesting to see the results in the race track betting. The policy, or P. P. I. as it is called, will not be prosecuted for the contract is made in London. So far no insurance has been issued against the election of Taft nor has any been applied for. That Is rather suggestive. FRIDAY NOT ALWAYS A BAD HOODOO DAY. Chicago, 111., July 18. Friday, the day on which Bryan's nomination was completed by the Denver convention, despite the stopped clock, may be unlucky for those who are condemned to hang, but opinion seems divided as to its being a "hoodoo day" and a search of history reveals many Fridays as days of triumph. The Pilgrims landed safely on Plymouth rock on a Friday December 20, 1620, which was lucky for their descendants; the British surrendered at Yorktown on a Friday October 19, 1781, which was unlucky for the British. Columbus set out in the Pinta, the Nina and Santa Maria on his voyage on a memorable Friday August 1, 1492 and it was on a Friday also that he got his first glimpse of land, October 12, 1492, ap event which was more fortunate for us than for him, it proved. Columbu3 also landed on his second voyage on a Friday, November 22, 1493 and on Friday, January 13, 1494, he discovered the coast of North America. George Washington was born on a Friday, a fact to which Bryan and Kern, nominated on that day, will be able to "point with pride." None of them could have helped it. "Friday is the luckiest day in the week," declared an astrologer who explained his theory by saying "The day is ruled by Venus." Many others, who were superstitious, shook their heads. EXPENSE BURDENSOME. Wholesale Houses Wish Tariff on Baggage .Reduced. New York, July IS. Wholesale houses find that their annual expenses for excess baggage are becoming burdensome, one firm having to pay $60,000 annually. They have initiated a movement for a reduction of the present tariff, especially in Indiana and Michigan. The minimum is now 15 cents in the latter state and 25 cents in the first named and on July 1 It Is to be advanced five cents in Michigan.

BY HIS OWN HAND INDIAN HAS EPIASSED GREAT FORTUNE

It is Estimated That Lon Hill, of the little town of Harlingen, Texas, By the Labors of His Own Hands and Keen Foresight, Has Now $6,000,000. He Saw Golden Opportunity where others were blind, And Transformed the Valley of the Lower Rio Grande.

Harlingen, Tex., July IS. The richest Indian in the world is Lon Hill of Harlingen. His wealth is conservatively estimated at $6,000,000. He owns more than 300,000 acres of the best land in the Rio Grande valley. Every foot of it can be irrigated. At the rate which other land in this section of the same character is selling $20 per acre for this 300,000 acres would not be an excessive figure. Hill is a full-blooded Choctaw. He is proud of his Indian blood, and a stranger is not long in his presence before the fact is made known bv Hill that he is an Indian. His looks tell the tale without words on his part. "This Indian has been able to take care of himself,' he will say. "I never received anything from the government and I am not expecting anything." This is true. Hill never shared in any way of the allotments in Indian Territory. He has been making his way alone and unaided ever since he was a boy. The most marvelous thing about the great fortune which Hill now possesses is that he has accumulated all of it during the last six years. He was living in Brownsville, twenty-five miles below here, a little more than six years ago. That was before a railroad had been built into this region. It was then 160 miles to the nearest railroad outlet to the outside world. Hill says that when he arrived In Brownsville he was worse than broke, financially speaking. He did not have any money and his debts amounted to $200. He had been practicing law at Heeville, Tex., and it did not bring him any great amount of money. He had made a good reputation as a lawyer in southwest Texas, but the fees he got were small. He had seen north and middle Texas develop and he believed the time was not far distant when the valley of the lower Rio Grande would be transformed from its primitive wilderness of chaparral into cultivated farms and gardens. Dissatisfied with his progress at the bar, he determined to turn his attention to the land, and he prepared to take advantage of such opportunities as cropped up when the inevitable inrush of investors and home-seekers came. He left Beeville and moved to Brownsville. He was without funds, but he had friends and was possessed of an abundance of capital in the way of energy and native shrewdness. He knew that all that was needed to make the semi-tropical region pulsate with the life of progress and development was direct railroad connection with the markets of the country. When Hill took up his abode in Brownsville he found the town in that state of somnolence which is typical of Mexican border places. Opportunities for money-making were on every hand, but no one had the energy and foresight to grasp them. Situated upon one of the main streets was a threestory brick hotel building which had long been vacant. The windows of the upper story were gone and for many years it had been the abiding place for bats. The Indian went to the owner of the building and proposed to lease it for a term of years. His offer was quickly accepted and the monthly rental was fixed at a figure so low as to be ridiculous in the light of subsequent events. Hill got hold of enough money to renovate and repair the building, and, placing it in charge of competent parties, it was opened as a hotel. For several weeks the only patrons were Hill and one or two of his friends. The awakening came, and there has not been a day during the last two years that this very same hotel has not been crowded to its utmost capacity with guests. When he had got well settled in the border town Hill began the work of Interesting capital to build a railroad to the place. He enlisted the efforts of wealthy land owners in the project and a party of them, accompanied by Hill went to St. Louis to lay the scheme before men of finance of that city. It was the original intention to submit the proposition to the chief officials of the Missouri, Kansas & Texas railroad company, which was at that time building into San Antonio and was headed in the direction of the lower Rio Grande region. It happened that B. F. Yoakum, now chairman of the executive committee of the Rock Island and 'Frisco systems was personally known to Hill and other members of his party, and they naturaly thought it would be a good plan to get his advice before calling on the Missouri, Kansas & Texas people. They called on Mr. Yoakum at the general offices of the 'Frisco in St. Louis and laid their plans before him. Yoakum surprised the committee by telling them that they need go no further; that he was perfectly familiar with the resources and requirements of the region which wa3 so badly lacking in transportation facilities, and that he would enlist the necessary capital and build the road. The committee returned to Texas without taking up the matter with the Missouri, Kansas & Texas officials. Possessed of this knowledge of the practical certainty of the building of the road, Hill began to secure options upon the rich valley land adjacent to Brownsville. The land was covered with a dense growth of brush and small trees, and the owners did not think it would ever be of any value. For a few hundred dollars they were glad to give options on thousands of acres, and when they put the purchase price at from $1 to $1.50 per acre they thought they were robbing the prospective purchaser. Despite the fact that he agreed with them that $1 or $1.50 an acre was an exorbitant price. Hill continued to get options for all the valley land he could obtain. When the clans for building tie rail-j

road had progresed sufficiently far, Yoakum and his associates engaged Hill to contract for the purchase of vast tracts of land for them. He was well paid for this work and was able to purchase outright the many thousands of acres upon which he had secured options to purchase on tis account. Then he got busy buying stuff all along the proposed line of the raod and at the proposed town sites. The building of the railroad was begun and as each mile of track was completed, the land adjacent and extending back for several miles came into demand for farming purposes, and its value doubled, trebled and quadrupled in a 'short space of time. Meantime Hill was buying more land and loading himself up with options to purchase still more. The land which ho had bought for $1 and $1.30 an acre went to per r.cre before the road had reached Brownsville. When the line was finished end the influx of investors and homeseekers began land values mounted higher and higher. The poor Indian became the biggest man in all the country 'round. He seemed to own everything that was worth owning. When Hill found that horses got too slow and the passenger train did not run at all times to suit him, he purchased an automobile the first one ever brought to the lower Rio Grande region. His landed possessions extend all the way from the international boundary stream to beyond Harlingen for several miles. It is twentyfive miles from Harlingen to Brownsville. When this town was laid out Hill established his home there. He maintains an office at Brownsville, and the daily trips between the two points arc made by him in his automobile. It is said that he has broken all automobile records of fast running in his journeys betwen his office end that the times these records have been broken are almost innumerable. When he heard of a tract of laud that could perhaps be bought chcr.p. the automobile was made to carry him to the owner with all possible speed. Quickly closing the deal he would be back in his office and attending to other business before investors who had intended to make the purchase had got fairly started on the trip to see the owner. Hill is just now completing a system of Irrigating canals and ditches to irrigate 40,000 acres of his land. The main canal is more than twentyfive miles long and runs from the Rio Grande to a point a short distance east of Harlingen. More than twenty-five miles of laterals are being built. All of this land is to be planted in sugar cane. Three large sugar mills, all of which will be located upon this land, are to be erected to care for the cane crop when the land is placed in cultivation. Hill is already an extensive grower of sugar cane upon other land which he owns. Sugar

Cane in the Rio Grande Valley grows to a height of twelve feet, and tests show that each stock yields 1 1-3 pounds of sugar. The cane does not have to be replanted except every eight or nine years. Each acre produces an an average sixty tons of cane each season. The cane is worth about $4 per ton. One acre of cane will make about 12,000 pounds of sugar, worth about 4 cents per pound. In addition to his vast landed holdings, Hill owns the townsite of Harlingtpn. This place is situated at the junction of the main line of the St. Louis, Brownsville & Mexico Railroad and its branch line which runs to Sam Fordyce. His enormous wealth is not speculative or "on paper." He has the land and other property to show for it. His va6t holdings are in his own name and he has paid for them. The wlldness of this region when he first located here appealed to his Indian nature, and he took the greatest delight in leading the primitive life of his tribe. He still spends practically all of his time in the open air, traveling from one landed possession to another. His integrity as a man gaves him the highest standing among the business element of the border region. He is plain and unpretentious in dress and speech. He is absolutely fearless, as has been proven on several occasions when he came into contact with desperate border characters during his residence in this region. Hill is married. He is devoted to his wife and children. He has surrounded them with all the comforts that is possible to obtain in a place of this size. They occupy "a modest but comfortable home. When asked concerning his early life, Hill said: "I punched cattle in Indian Territory when a young man. I saw the need of education and had acquired a fairly good knowledge from books when I entered the University of Texas. I was 27 years old when I began to study law. I went through the University of Texas and graduated In the law department of the University of Virginia." The knowledge of law which Hill obtained in his study and practice of the profession has stood him rn good stead in some of his business transactions down here, and he has never regretted that he once belonged to that element of citizenship. He is 49 years old. He has made an enormous fortune in less than six years, and the chances are that he will have added to it very greatly before he has passed the prime of life. PRODUCTION SHORT. Pittsburg, July 18. The production of tin plate during this year was about 750,000 boxes short of the output during the first three -months of last year, while the second quarter was fully up to last year and the third quarter, it is claimed, will make up for the first quarter's loss. The year's total will probably succeed last year's output

Just Smiles

A WORD FROM JOOSH WISE. "Many a light is hid under a bushel ter keep from bein' blown out." Chicago Journal. PROSPERITY. It's a coming! It's a coming, It is floating in the air. One can see it here and there. Men are working, wheels are turning, Chimneys once more pour smoke out From the factory fires brisk burning. And there's bustle all about. Baltimore American. DON'T BELIEVE IT! When you hear a rich man saying that his money is a care. That h'd rather be a pauper than a multimillionaire. Don't believe what he is stating. He is just prevaricating And does not deserve the pity he demands. You would 6ee him darkly scrowling And could hear him sadly howling. If hf had to earn his living with his hands. Chicago Record-Herald AGRICULTURAL. Being so well informed upon both politics and agriculture, will Mr. Bryan please tell whether taking a straw vote can be classed as an agricultural pursuit? Chicago Journal. WEATHERY. Accordin' to the prophets that are runnin' of the sky. We'll likely have some weather in the middle of July; An' I'm telling all the singers that a thinkful hymn I'll raise When August lights his fires an' the world is on the blaze. Atlanta Constitution. FIGURES. There's nothing that proves how careless a man is about figures like the way he can get old enough to be his elder sister's grandfather if they live long enough. New York Press. EXCELLENT. Sometimes an old bachelor thinks no one would have him, but there are lots of excellent spinsters who are not so awfully particular. Chicago News. GUNNERY. You can't always tell when a gun is loaded, but you generally know when a man is. New York Times. FEELING. A man may feel that he is standing up for his rights when he keeps his seat in a crowded car. Philadelphia Ledger. DOOMED. When Prohibition has a pull And with our daily lives is linked, Sea serpents once so plentiful May be regarded as extinct. Washington Star, POOR DISCIPLINE. "Did your father catch you smoking cigarettes?" asked the bad boy. "Yes, he did," answered the youngster with the injured air. "What did he do?" "He took them away from me and smoked them himself." Washington Star. NO AIRSHIP FOR HIM. "No, suh," said Brother Dickey, "dey kin make all de a'rships dey wants ter make, an' rise an' roll in "um dees lak' dey wants ter, but yer's one sinner what's gwine ter steer cl'ar er'um so's you bo'n! W'en my time come ter fly de Lawd'll furnish de wings, an' even then I'll be all de time 'fraid dat satan'll strike a match an' set fire ter 'um 'fore I'm half-way ter heaven!" Atlanta Constitution. COULD KEEP ONE SECRET. "Can you be trusted with a secret?" he asked. The woman drew herself up proudly. "You have known me for 10 years, haven't you?" she replied. "Yes." "Do you know how old I am?" Philadelphia Public Ledger. PIONEER WORKERS. This Is One of the Bodies Formed by Women's Clubs. Boston, July 18. One of the results of the biennial meeting of woman's clubs, was the formation of a society to be known as the Pioneer Workers of the General Federation of America, the members to be taken from those who were affiliated with the council of the General Federation prior to 1900. Mrs. William Tod Helmuth, one of the founders of the General Federation, and honorary president of the New York state federation Is presi dent of the new organization, the motto of which is "For Auld Lang Syne." Meetings are to be held annually. The other officers are Mrs. Lydia Mumford of Philadelphia, first vice-president; Mrs. CP. Barnes of Louisville, second vice-president; Mrs. Alice I. Reede of Boston, corresponding secretary; Mrs. Emma A. Fox of Detroit, recording secretary; Mrs. Watkins of Chicago, treasurer; Mrs. Mary G. Lockwood of Washington, historian. A father and a son Involved themselves by marriage in a curiously tangled relationship. The son chose an elderly widow, and the father married her daughter. A child was bora to each couple. The difficult question at once arose, What relationship was one child to the other? FURNITURE PACKED For Shipping or Storage DUNHAM'S 4 Furniture Store 627-629 Main St.

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