Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 33, Number 173, 6 August 1908 — Page 4

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THE RICHMOND PALLADIUM AND STT2f-TELEGRAM, THURSDAY, AUGUST 6, 1903.

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REPUBLICAN TICKET.

NATIONAL TICKET. For President "WILLIAM HOWARD TAFT of Ohio, For Vice-President JAMES S. SHERMAN f New York.

STATE. Governor JAMES E. WATSON. Lieutenant Governor FREMONT C. GOODWINE. -Secretary of State FRED A. SIMS. Auditor of State JOHN C. BILLHEIMER. Treasurer of State OSCAR HADLEY. Attorney General JAMES BINGHAM. State Superintendent LAWRENCE McTURNAN. State Statistician J. L. PEETZ. Judge of Supreme Court QUINCY A, MYERS. Judge of Appellate Court DAVID MYERS. Reporter of Supreme Court GEORGE W. SELF. DISTRICT. Congress WILLIAM O. BARNARD. COUNTY. Joint Representative ALONZO M. GARDNER. Representative WALTER 8. RATLIFF. Circuit Judge HENRY C. FOX. Prosecuting AttorneyCHAS. L. LADD. Treasurer ALBERT ALBERTSONi Sheriff LINUS P. MEREDITH Coroner DR. A. L. BRAMKAMP. Surveyor ROBERT A. HOWARD Recorder WILL J. ROBBINS. Commissioner Eastern Dist. HOMER FARLOW. Commissioner Middle Dist. BARNEY H. LINDERMAN. Commissioner Western Dist ROBERT N. BEESON.

WAYNE TOWNSHIP. Trustee JAMES H. HOWARTH. Assessor CHARLES E. POTTER.

earn distance on an unimproved road. Nor Is this all. The government has estimated that the Improvement of highways would add $5,000,000,000 to the value of farm lands In the United States. It also finds that there are more than 2,000,000 miles of roads in this country which should be Improved. The average cost would be about $3,000 per mile (compare $1,237 In Wayne county.) That estimate means that for the investment of $6,000,000.000 the value of property would be increased $5,000,000,000 with a saving every year of $600,000,000. That is a good investment. To come nearer home to Indiana. Professor Lata, of Purdue, has some Interesting figures on the increased valuation of land caused by the Improvement of roads. By the means of sending out letters to farmers all over the state he found that the difference between good roads and bad roads amounts annually to 78 cents per acre on farms. The average estimated increase in the .selling price per acre would range Letween seven and nine dollars. These are figures which apply to our own state. We can only say that from all the best and competent sources of information at hand that the improvement of roads is the best investment any community can make leaving out the subject of monetary gain. But there are other things to be thought of, such as the use of the roads for pleasure; the use of the roads for mails; and more especially the little thought of use of the roads In time of war. In case of foreign invasion the mobilization of the army quickly might mean the saving of the country. It 13 much easier to put a railroad out of commission than to destroy miles and miles of macadam as hard as stone. We have no reason to doubt the figures given above, but even if they are not exactly in accordance with local conditions there is a lesson to be learned. It is the farmer who is the most interested in building good roads. This Is especially true In the matter

of those who are on the rural routes as mall can, bo brought to the farmer more quickly and more territory can be served. Every mile of Improved road means better service. There are seven hundred miles of improved road in Wayne county and there are seven hundred miles of rural free delivery in this county. We think thero Is some significance in the coincidence of these figures. We can conclude with no better words than those of Adam Smith In

ywis vveaiin or .Nations. uooa roads hy diminishing the cxpence of car

riage, put the remote parts of the coun

try more nearly upon a level with those in the neighborhood of a town. They are on that account the greatest of all improvements. They en courage the cultivation of tho remote.

which must always be the most expensive circle of the country- Though

they introduce some rival commodities into the market, they open many more markets to produce."

Let us have good roads by all means.

Welcome to our visitors on Saturday at the Good Roads Congress. Let Richmond show that hospitality and

enterprise are not lacking. Every

wideawake business man should be

there.

when it sang "What the Hell do we care for what the people say."

Surely most of us thought that the

beneficent act of the legislature which gave us that priceless institution had meant it to take notice of the affairs

and concerns of the people. We are not disposed to commend

one traction freight route rather than

another, but we do strenuously condemn the policy of the board in waiting to see what the people want and then saying that "it is too late." We are aware that no one seems disposed

to want freight cars run past their own premises nor yet to have the Glen disfigured. Most people want the merchants and shippers to be given traffic conveniences. But what does the board mean by Its attitude of five fingers to the nose toward the public? That is what we want to know. Of what use, more than a hole in a doughnut, is the board if it does not act at all times in the people's interest? They say they "can't find out what the people want." When they are informed, they say it is "too late." We are Inclined to think this is a condition of laziness, incompetence, or wilful pervesity. We don't care which it is, the board can pick out any adjective it chooses. We want less foolishness and more attention to business. We want some indication that the board Is not a social club and more signs that it is awake to the people's interest. We want a Board of Public Works and not a Board of Public Shirks.

WE, THE TAXPAYERS.

Owner of the Coop Who's in there? Quick WItted Rastus (softly) 'Tain't nobody in heah 'ceppln us chickens. Life.

The better positions a man boasts he could have if he wanted them never seem to materialize when he is out of work Atchison Globe.

We, the taxpayers of Richmond own a beautiful tract of land known as Glen Miller park. This park Is equaled by few and surpassed by none in natural beauty and grandeur. It has been the pride of our citizens for a quarter of a century, and has been held sacred as a haven of rest alike for rich and poor, for high and low. All have felt a sense of security and freedom from danger, whether roaming o'er the grounds or drinking from the sparkling fountains, and none have been so base as to wantonly mar it in the slightest degree. But a change cornea o'er the spirit of our dreams. A man came out of the smoke and grime of the manufacturing district and erected a residence on a street upon which there are street car tracks, and over which interurban cars, both passenger and freight had been operating for a considerable length of time. But from his seemingly exalted position a dislike was formed for tho freight car, and he decided it must take another route. Accordingly he in some manner prevailed upon the officials, and they through ignorance or other incapacity granted the traction company the right to build a freight line through this beautiful park, which if completed will not only forever mar its beauty, but will be a perpetual menace to the lives of all who venture there. I ask you fellow citizens, one and all, shall we submit to such an infamous outrage? TAXPAYER.

He The fortune teller described you exactly and. said that J should marry you. She Don't yon think it was a waste of money to consult him? He Why? She I could have told you the same thing if you had asked me.

We Spend 96 Hours To Make It Flaked foods can be made in one-fourth that time, but not a food like Mapl-Flake. Please read these facts for the children's sake. Tou want to know the food that is best for them.

THE GOOD ROADS MOVEMENT. All over the country the Good Roads movement has reached the stage where it met with popular approval.

Strange as it may seem the hardest

task has been to convince the very

ones who will be most benefited, that It will be to their advantage to have good roads. But now every one is waking up to the fact that the thing

is a paying Investment and not a lux

ury. Among those who are Interested

now are governors, legislators, both

state and national; manufacturers;

BaouTD&n residents; wneeimen; mo

torists; drivers and riders. The farm

er however is not only the most Inter

ested hut the most benefited.

The bureau of public roads in the

department of agriculture is doing

most valuable service not only in the

collection of data and statistics but

in the dissemination of literature on the subject of good roads. Not content with this, the bureau has sent out men who are authorities on the sub

ject to arouse Interest and to give information wherever the situation war rants it

The department of agriculture has

estimated that it costs farmers of this country over $950,000,000 to move

their products to points of shipment

every year. The average cost of haul

Ing in the south is $2.72 and in the

north $1.43. What makes the differ

ence? The difference in roads. The

cost of moving a ton per mile. Is es

timated to be about twenty-five cents

There is a great difference between

that and the railroad rates which are only about a half a cent for hauling

a ton the same distance. It takes

team of horses as much time and en.

ergy to haul three tons on an Improv- j ed read a Jt &oa to. haul. iMriM ih$ j

THE BOARD OF PUBLIC SHIRKS. We are wondering If the democratic tinge Imparted to the board of public works is not in some way akin to the attitude of the Denver convention

We spend six hoars in steamcooking our wheat. Then we cure it tor days, to partly digest it To turn part of the starch into dextrine. Then each separate berry is" flaked so thin that the full heat of our ovens can reach every atom. Then those thin flakes are toasted in a heat of 400 degrees.

So wheat must be cooked as we cook it. The process of 96 hours is essential. All flaked foods would be prepared in our way if the process was not so costly.

If you ate raw wheat you could not digest it. The granules of starch would not be separated. The digestive juices could not get to them. If wheat was half-cooked, half would be indigestible. Half would ferment and be wasted.

Then we cook our wheat in pure maple syrup. That is also expensive. But it makes the food enticing. Children like maple better than anything .else that is good for them. And we want them to like this food. So do you. For Mapl-Flake is, beyond all comparison, the venr best food they can eat

Mapl-Flake The Food That's All Food

Summer is not a good time for fad foods. These are the days for whole wheat. Wheat produces the maximum of nourishment and the mmitnora of heat It is the ideal food for hot weather. It should form at least one meal a day. But you want the wheat cooked as we cook it. You want the flavor we ghre k. So try Mapl-Flake. Order a package today. Let the food itself tell you how good it is. Let the children say how they like it

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IBfflrpiis ii Firifittire! This store will be turned topsy turvy with bargains. Bargains here, bargains there everywhere a bargain. Furniture will sell cheaper here on Good Road Congress Day than ever known before. So come to this store Saturday and get a bargain in anything you desire in our line. (GILBERT T. UNHAM 627-629 Main Street

IN A TOBACCO J CIGAR STORE AND GOOD ROADS DAY IN RICHMOND ! ALL COME ON SAT., AUGUST 8

FREE

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Free with each and every $1.00 purchase we will give free one of our 50cx AMERICAN KID PEN KNIFE. Hurry and get one of them. These knives are GIVEN ONLY ON GOOD ROADS DAY. Besides, we will allow an extra discount on all our Pipes for this Day Only; over 200 different styles to select from. BARGAINS IN SMOKING AND CHEWING !

SWEET CUBA Fine Cut, Saturday only, per lb SWEET MIST Fine Cut, per pound, Saturday only G. T. W. PLUG, Saturday, a bargain for only, per lb RED APPLE PLUG, a bargain to

40c 30c

anyone, for only per lb.

PATTERSON SEAL in one lb. baskets, cut plug, the best quality, only per lb MEERCHAM Smoking, granulated, highest perfection of tobacto, for only per lb NORTH CAROLINA Granulated Smoking Tobacco, Bargain Day, per sack

48c

40c

These prices will prevail SATURDAY. So come and get a knife free, besides these remarkable Bargains. Our (Brands off ood igars

American Kid 5c Tin Can 5c U. S. Mail 5c The Best 5c Cigars on the Market.

Amazon 10c La Perla Wc An Enjoyable Smoke A Smokers' Luxury-

All These and Many Other Good Things at the d. A. Fefltiinnian Bgao- Stiore 609 Main St., Richmond. Ind.

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