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ton. But Mr. Ellison represents the
forellgn spinner* solely, ana it is a
habit with him to underestimate at
the beginning of each year and later on
be forced to Increase his figures in the
face of bare facts. The price of cotton
goods Is very high and advancing In
most lines monthly, in some cases
prices are higher than they have been
In twenty-five years. In the spring
of 1904 when cotton advanced to 17
cents per pound and every available
bale of cotton for sale at that time
was eagerly taken by the mills, the
manufacturers, Jobbers, and retailers
were loaded with goods which could
not bo sold that season. After con-
sumption of the 14,000.000 bale crop of
1904, we find the mills of the world
today with no goods on hand for sale'
but from six to eight months behind
with their orders, and the jobbing
trade In equally a bad condition.
labTP,
AAKE SIMPLY GUESSING
The Dallas News has a communica-
tion from Washington which declares
that all the republicans who are op-
posed to the Philippine tariff bill and
the joining of Arizona and New Mex-
ico Into cne state will join' with the
democrats and defeat the statehood
and Philippine tarlfT bills. This was a
mere suggestion on the part of the man
who sent'that message. Such a stand
on a series of bills worked out by a
republican caucus would put the bolt-
ing republicans in a very bad light be-
fore their people. Very few republican
Congressmen are ready to leave their
party to defeat two important party
measures. Republicans will oppose both
measures, but they will not go to the
democratic leaderB to organize a fight
on the two bills.
The News correspondent declares:
Terms of agreement which If per-
fected, may result In the defeat of
Jjoth the omnlbue statehood bill and
Philippine tariff bill are In process of
consideration between the insurgent
republicans and the democrats of the
^ouse. The republicans who are op-
posed to the admission of Arizona and
Few Mexico and the republicans who
axe opposed to a reduction on the
duties on Filipino sugar and tobacco
Jiave pooled their grievances and have
fought comfort of the democratic min-
ority. The Indications are that they
will be oomforted, and in the event
the speaker and the committee on rules
constituting the autocracy of whom
the republicans are wont to bow, will
fee humbled.
The Insurrection Is quite a formid-
able one. Sixty-five republicans when
the statehood convention was held be-
fore the meeting of congress, declared
themselves unalterably opposed to the
omnibus statehood bill. It is said the
band Of Insurgents has some acquisit-
ions since then, but even If It has not
there are probably enough republicans
to revolt against the tariff bill to make
the total nearly one hundred. Add to
this number the democratic minority.
Which though it favors the tariff bill
as a medium of Justice to the Filipinos,
yegards the effort to Impose Joint state-
hood on New Mexico and Arizona as
an outrage prompted by considerations
of low partisan politics, and one has
a majority, and when confronted by a
majority even the speaker and the
committee on rules are impotent.
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COTTON BULLS AND BEARS
The high price which cotton has
brought for most of the time during
the last two years has caused those in-
terested In lowering the price to flood
the country with literature to show
that the country has on hand more cot-
ton than usual and that as a conse-
quence the price of cotton should drop
but It refuses to drop. On the other
band the cotton growers organization
Is trying Just as hard to show that
there Is a heavy deficit and an In-
creased demand hence the price should
gtlll advance. The cotton growers as-
lociatlon points out the fact that the
people of the world need more cotton
.With each year and the fact that Japan
has gone to manufacturing cotton
foods which adds an entirely new
market for American raw material and
the fact that the usual surplus of man-
ufactured goods was exhausted at a
time when many factorlles were closed
ttown.
'WThlle It will be safe to discount
the statements of both of these inter-
ested organizations for this year the
cotton growers seen to have the best
of the argument as the price stays
up and their claims are backed by the
government reports.
The following is taken from a cir-
cular letter sent out by the cotton
(rowers association:
The present rate of consumption of
American cotton by the mills of the
world Is slightly in excess of one million
bales of raw cotton per month. It is
estimated, as a result of a careful in-
vestigation, that if the spinners can
secure the cotton and no international
troubles interfere with the present en-
ormous demands for cotton goods, fully
twelve million five hundred thousand
bales of American cotton would bo
equsumed between Sept. 1, 1905 and
Sgpt. 1, 1904. This unprecedented con-
sumption of American cotton Is due
principally to two causes, namely:
The Increasing demand for cotton
■toods by the Jobbing and retail trade
the civilised nations of the world,
And the abnormal Increase of new
pplrttiles within the past six months
In England, Japan and America. Siuce
July more than four million new spind-
les have been added to the milling in-
dustry of Manchester, England. The
tni\ls which were shut down
far sixteen weeks last year
account of strikes are now running
flight and day. These vital forces will
lUCessarlly dewiand at least one million
pales of cotton for consumption In 1906
;jrhiuh were notTequired In 1905. In
tfee couth flew mills are being built
and tk4 equipment of old mills doubled
h| oaoaoity wherever labor can be ae
TSniupiptidn is only limited now to
ft* iftfhil* capadlGTcf world °*"
g oh M\ ttm*. Mr. Klltspn, the
ih atfUfudian, estlmatt* con-
avion (Mffltho- next twelv# months
11.00?WO" Wales of American cot
FOR RAILWAY EQUIPMENT
The orders for rolling stock for
American steam railways In 1905 called
for the construction of 6,265 locomot-
ives, 3,289 passenger cars and 311,315
freight cars.
These orders represent an expendit-
ure of $93,955,000 for locomotives, $19,-
'21,000 for passenger cars, and $341,315,-
000 for freight cars or a total of $455,
094,000.
Expenditures for cars for use on
electric railways Increased the total to
$500,000,000.
le orders for locomotives In 1905
were the heaviest on record. The or-
ders for passenger cars were the heav-
iest on record. The orders for passen-
ger cars were the heaviest since 1902.
The orders for freight cars were not
only the heaviest on record but ex-
ceeded by 146,067 cars the construction
record of uny previous year, and by
204,754 cars the order of 1904.
The statistics cover only the orders
for American railways, but reports
from locomotive and car shops show
heavy orders for rolling stock from
abroad, particularly for locomotives.
These orders came from Japan and
Russia, as well as eastern Europe and
South America. The political disturb-
ances and strikes In Russia which have
resulted In the destruction of so much
rolling stock, will In due time lead to
heavier orders from that country.
REFORM AT COLLEGES
Hazing and the general riotous times
reported from most of the great col-
leges should be promptly corrected
or there will be such an outcry raised
against the institutions as to cause an
appreciable falling off In the attend-
ance. At most of these great
schools the boys are subjected
to all manner of temptations
to take part in disorderly conduct and
drinking contests are frequent.
Young men are practically compelled
to Join in these disorderly aud often
drunken orgies as to refuse is to be
classed as a freak and few people
have the courage to be thought to bo
freaks.
Parents who have sons to send to col-
lege can avoid the risks named by
sending them to the small colleges near
home. If the young man. after finish
ing a course in the smaller college
wishes to take a special course he can
then go to one of the great institutions
with less danger. The student would
be of maturer years and would have
some profession in view which would
keep him at work. He would not then
care to identify himself with the fool
ish boys who are trying with all their
might to prove they are bad.
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ALL WERE PROHIBITIONISTS
In reading the report of the hearing
before the house committee on prohlb
Itlons for Oklahoma It is impossible to
find a person who took part In that
discussion for and against prohibition,
who did not declare that he was
total abstainer. One roan said that he
had not tasted liquor for more than
thirty years, and had forgotten the
taste. From his remarks we Infer that
before that time he had taken a drink
as he said he had forgotten the taste
of liquors but In all other cases the
parties had never sipped wine, gulped
rotgut, or swilled beer. A most re-
markable lot of men. There were
few of the delegates who went to
Washington who would not deny that
they knew the smell and taste of the
proper article, but they did not go
before the committee on prohibition,
It Is possible they misunderstood the
purpose of the hearing before the com
mlttee.
However it can be stated with en
tire sincerity that that great commit
tee was made up of as fine a body
of men as ever went to Washington
from any state.
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ALL WILL COME
Some men argue that it would be
better to give a bonus to secure
big factory than to secure railroads.
It would be good policy to work for
factories and when we secure great
ones a portion of the money must be
secured hers. Railroads will make
easier to do that, hence the important
thing now Is to secure railroads,
the population increases wealth w!
accumulate. In the course of time
many persons who now have a great
amount of real estate will have less
realestat# but much hard cash to be
Invested In manufacturing Institutions.
Then will come a great cotton mill
and other great concerns.
Now Is the time to push the terminal
proposition. The city needs ths roads
now and they can be ascured without
mucb difficulty, but If ths work
dslaysd it may be Impoaslblo to get
any railroad to extend their lines
to aecurs a new system. The great
MEREl.Y A SUGGESTION.
If Fnclo Sum oould In some way utiliie the Congressional eloquence In thin Panama affair, tlicfc would ixl
enough wind power to blow tlie canal through.
railroad companies are coming to un-
derstandings as to the division of ter-
ritory. Secure the roads while it is
possible.
Few Oklahomans have considered
that the cotton crop of Oklahoma p'ene
equals the output of all the gold mines
of California, that Oklahoma's wheat
crop Is twice that of the gold of the
western state to say nothing of the
mighty crops of potatoes, kafflr, oats,
coru, broom corn, hay and the livestock
turned off each year.
The democrats of the two territories
love to tell of the differences In the
ranks of the republicans but more
than one knife handle was seen last
night and the blades will be covered
with gore In less than a year.
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That breeze Sunday night and Mon-
day morning was caused by the dem-
ocrats of the two territories getting up
steam for the Jackson Day banquet
Monday night.
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Yesterday's cold snap suggests that
winter will be here before long and
that people should make preparations
for cold weather.
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END OF RAILROAD BUILDING.
It long has been the custom of peo-
ple to use every endeavor to securc
railroads and after they are secured
domagogues are sure to come along
to urge a fight on the roads. Now,
this city needs four or five more rail-
roads and it is to be hoped the dem-
agogues may be kept in the back-
ground until after these roads are
secured. Oklahoma and Indian Terri-
tory have but Utile more than half
as many miles of railroads as Kansas
and should have fully as many miles.
Everything indicates an era of rail-
road building end it would be a mis-
fortune to the two territories if agi-
tators should so alarm railroad men
that but little work along this line
should be done. In the midst of all
this rate talk and suggestions of gov-
ernmental ownership there is danger
that cranks may arise who have no
conception of what real reformers
want and by wild and rabid demands
cause af sensation of building.
Moat roads are constructed by pro-
moters and these promoters must se-
cure money and to secure the money
the capitalists must feel assured that
there will be no ruinous legislation.
The moment that It becomes evident
that legislation was to become oppres-
sive It would become Impossible to
secure money with which to construct
railroads.
The very danger that wo may have
a legislature before long which would
p.ttempt to smash the roads rather
than regulate them Is one of the very
best reasons why the people of this
territory, end particularly of this city,
should use every legitimate means for
inducing companies to extend their
lines and new coinpanlies to construct
new ones.
One other reason why our people
should encourage railroad building Is
the fact that the roads of the country
are being combined into a few great
companies. When this process of unit-
ing roads has been completed building
will be greatly restricted. Every road
secured now is a positive advantage
because conditions will soon be such
aa to dlacourage the construction of
new roads. Our terminal proposition
must ba pushed with vigor and four
new roeda secured without delay.
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Farmers from every section of the
country say that wheat never looked
finer. Tha crop Is sure to pais the
winter In great shape. ^
AGRICULTURE FIRST REQUISITE.
Thoughtless people aro prone to de-
clare that agriculture Is a poor basis on
which to found a oity. This Is a very
great mistake as agriculture Is the
very best possible thing on which to
build a city. The amount of money
secured from our stundard crops make
the products of the mines look insig-
nificant. The production of the crops
of Oklahoma produce a vast sum of
money, and give employment to a
mighty army of men. Most of the in-
land cities of the United States grew
because of the agricultural advantages
enjoyed by the country surrounding
them. It will be many years before the
output of the coal mines of the Indian
Territory will not be insignificant when
compared with the products of the
farms of that section. To be sure there
must be manufacturing but factories
always come when the cities grow to
any considerable size.
The cotton crop of Oklahoma and In-
dian Territory will this year run close
to 600,000 bales and the crop is worth
perhaps $35,000,000 and In three or four
>eurs the state will yield « million
bales which will be worth fifty or sixty
mMlion dollars. This would be more
than the value of the coal output In
any state west of Pennsylvania. Re-
member this is for one crop only and
not the most vaduable. To be sure the
great state of Oklahoma will havo
coal in vast quantities which, Joined
with her great agricultural advantages
will cause towns and cities to boom.
The Chicago Inter-Ocean published
an editorial a few days ago for the
purpose of calling attention to the pro-
duction of coal in that state, and we
hereby reproduce the editorial for the
purpose of calling attention to the
corn crop of the statu of Illinois and
to give our people an opportunity to
compare the value of Just one of Ok-
lahoma's crops with the products of
the mines of the world:
The output of the 990 coal mines in
Illnois in 1905 was 37,183.874 tons. This
had a value at the mines of $52,428.'K)0.
There was a net Increase during the
year of fifty-eight of the number of
mines operated, and an increase of
4,456 in the number of men employed.
The coal Industry of Illinois develop-
ed since I860 (when the output of all
the mines was 568.000 tons) has a value
to the state of $52,000,000 annually. The
annual value of the corn crop of Illin-
ois is $184,000,000. The product of Il-
linois coal fields and the output of Il-
linois coal mines are worth every year
$186,000,000.
This plain statement of fact does not
seem as striking as to say that the
gold mines of California and Alaska
and the gold and silver mines of Col-
orado and Nevada an- of Inestimable
value to the nation. But as a matter
of fact the annual value of the Califor-
nia gold product Is $16,104,000; of Col-
orado. $22,540,000; of Alaska. $8,614,000;
total value of the gold product In the
three state* $47,258,000, or $5,000,000
loss than the value of one year's out-
put of the coal mines of Illinois.
The annual gold product of the
United States Is worth $78,591,000 and
the annual sliver product Is worth
$29,322,000 representing a total value
of $102,931,000. This Is $32,000,000 less
than what the Illinois farmers receive
every year for their corn.
The six gri-at gold producing count-
ries In the world are th" United States,
Mexico, Canada (The Klondike). South
Africa, Australia, and Russia. The an-
nual output in South Africa Is $67,998,-
100 and In Australa $K9,219.100. The corn
crop and the coal output In Illlnol
1904 or In 1906 exceeded the
SACREDNESS OF CONTRACT.
President Frank N. Cleeton, president
of the local Typographical Union, has
announced that there will be no strike
here for the eight-hour day. He gives
as the reason that "while many of the
shops here would be willing to accept
the eight-hour dsy, yet in wjven of
them the local union has contracts call-
ing for a nine-hour day. These do not
expire until October 1, 1907, and we
intend to stand by them. To seek
change in the others would be unfair."
The above from the Kansas City
Journal shows such a high stand on the
part of the unions of that city as to
merit special commendation. That
contract was not binding In law be
cause the union has no legal existence
but these men recognized the moral
obligation going with their contracts
and refused to break with their em-
ployers even If the demand for a short
er day was general. If all parties,
workmen and employers, would but act
on the sume high motives strikes would
be things of the past. All differences
would be settled amicably. All troubles
would then be discussed and both sides
\&uld accept the reasonable. It too
often happens that there Is no discus
aion but the employers on one side
without explanation announce a cut in
wages or Increase in time or the em-
ployees meet, formulate a demand for
advance In wages present this to em
ployers as an ultimatum. These things
are usually done In the worst posslbli
spirit. Such cases as this at Kansas
City Is a welcome relief from the ordl
nary disregurd for contracts or the
rights of others.
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OUR WISE MERCHANTS.
The retail merchants of this city
have a committee to Investigate a
advertising propositions and as a r
suit this is no longer a rich field for
fakirs. Scheme after scheme has been
turned down within the last few weeks.
These retail merchants have once more
resolved to stand loyally by the news-
papers of the city and In doing this
they are but considering their own In-
terests. No other means of advertising
even approximates the newspaj>er as a
means of getting the merchant's story
to the people. Today the special sales
and especially low prices quoted are
discussed In every family every night
in the week.
These merchants also know that It
is necessary to the Welfare of the city
♦ hat there bo two strong papers tf
push the city as a whole and they
know that papers cannot be strong un-
less the merchants patronize them. Th«
papers of the city are truly thankful
to the retail merchants for their loyal
support and wo promise to push for
the metropolis of the state every day
In the week and do all In our power
to prevent a dollar being sent out of
the city for goods which can be bought
here.
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There are people who express fears
because some few political bums and
butinakys are over active in politics
and make loud clalma as to what they
are going to recclve at the hands of
the party managers. There Is no occa-
sion for fear. This county will never
be humiliated by having any fool or
even a bore appointed to office. These
CilVK THEM DEAF 1 Alt.
The Titnes-Journal has often pointed
out that the democrats of the territory
constantly strive to create strife lti
the ranks of the republicans of the
territory and too often these trouble
breeders have been successful* The
following from the Wichita Eagle
shows that outsiders have noted the
tendency of republicans to listen to the
gossip of the democratic trouble mak-
ers:
Guthrie's Democratic evening paper
keeps up its light on the men who
now or formerly held stock in the
Sanitarum. I. . He G. Niblat k Is one
of the best politicians among the Dem-
ocratic leaders of Oklahoma. Logan
ounty and Guthrie are both strongly
Republican, but with the assistance of
vey Olds. Mr. Nlblack made the
people of Guthrie fend of I*ogan coun-
ty bellevo that negroes wcro about
to capture the city and the county
unless the Republican party was de-
lated. This grand old party was de-
feated In the city and county, and
of the. results was t« make Les-
G. Nlblack stato senator.
w tln Guthrje Leader seems de-
termined to "rib up" a fight between
the Flynn and McGulre factions of
the Republican party In Oklahoma. It
will have to be conceded that Leslie
G. Nlblack would be playing good pol-
i If he succeeds. A light in the
Republican camp will mean Oklahoma
Democratic, and probably Mr. Nibli
for delegate to congress to succeed H.
S. McGulre, unless Jesse Dunn. Bill
Cross. Frank McGulre or Hoy Hoff-
man would butt in and reap the har-
vest produced by the seeds of dlssen
slon sown by the Guthrie editor.
r. Nlblack did not have to explain
how the election of Republicans to
office In Logan county and la the city
of Guthrie would turn everything over
to the negroes. It was enough to raise
the cry of a race war while the
ored people were peaceably picking the
cotton. The cry is now raised that
le of the Republican leaders own
k In the Sanitarium. ' There Is no
attempt to show that there Is any-
thing wrong la the Sanitarium. The
offense consists in owning the stock.
Every Democrat who comes to Wichita
from Oklahoma confidently Informs
his friends here that the Republicans
are scrapping and that Oklahoma will
Democratic at the next election,
that prediction comes true Nlblack will
be the real Togo of the Democratic
crowd. Anybody will be able to dls
oovcr the Rojestvenskys of the Repub-
lican party of Oklahoma.
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RIGHT MUST PREVAIL.
lie \
Believing that right will prevail, we
are confident that an enabling act will
pass the two houses of congress mak
Ing It possible for Oklahoma and In
dlan Territory to enter the Union of
States. If the people of these two
territories were of foreign birth and
unable to talk the language of the
country, there would be nothing at ran go
In the government's making us
through a long probationary period to
prepare for statehood, but the people
of these territories are almost exclu-
sively from other states and of Atnerl
can birth. Their Americanism cannot
be honestly questioned. If the terri-
tory had but recently been conquered
from some foreign land the loyalty of
the people might be questioned an
congress could reasonably give time for
the people to Americanize, but In no
section of this wide land can there bo
found a more Intensely patriotic class
of people than the citizen* of these twi
territories.
If the territories lay within the great
American desert where the possibilities
for advancement are limited and fifty
years from now this might be found to
be a rotten burrough without resources
enough to support people sufficient to
entitle the state to ono congressman,
congress should move slowly but the
territories lie within the richest sec-
tion of America.
If the two territories were thinly pop-
ulated so that a congressman and two
senators would give them representa-
tion in the councils of the nation out
of proportion to the number of people
living within their limits, congress
ould be Justified in delaying action
until we could show sufficient popula-
j. but the two territories are us
densely populated as half the stHtcs in
the Union and would on a basis of
population be entitled to eight con-
gressmen and no section of America Is
growing so rapidly. With all condl-
lons In our favor and every congress-
man and senator admitting these facts,
we do not believe It possible for con-
gress to allow Oklahoma to remain a
territory longer because there are
Greasers in New Mexico and because
people are few and far between In the
mountuln territories.
w vrciiiNt; for sk.ns.
fellows aro making n<
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Not s remote corner
rltory of Oklahoma h
back In any partlcuh
alue of | ship In every county
the South African and Australian scold
producta in the same years. The Klon-
dike mines of Canada send out ea-. h
year $1* *84.000 In gold. The output of
the Illinois coal mines last year was
worth nearly three times :is much ae
the Klondike.i output of gold.
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This week Will probably determine
to some extent the opposition which
is to he brought against the statehood
bill. It Is hoped that bills may be pre-
sented by the committees and this
would speedily bring from factions ex-
presesions of demands which will for-
shadow the opposition to various feat-
ures of the measures. The people will
know whether Senator Foraker will
push his amendment to separate Arl-
i(i:\cn-<;i itM \N WAR!
It would seem that the hi,
lowing the Russo-Japanese \
havo a tendency to make natu
from the awful curse of a mo|
but tlio very discussion of
ot create a desire for confllotsj^
many and France aro on* e more >u (frit
point of open rupture. Germany's
war god seems to be afraid that
may die without having l«d troop® tot
battle or of riding a war stec 1 «t the |
head of troops going Into - imp or
dh dress parade. He Is trying to pre-
voke a quarrel with France and Y
France Is prepared for war the chaX
lenge will be accepted. Fran has!
n In post*' l'-n of M >: • for y--urs|
l suddenly Germany breaks in upon
scene with a proposition that thud
intry must bo consul'- 1 whan Mor#
o is under discussion. The Fi*-mv4
.-I i tills . uin pt lot l>ut at V, j
positive demand of Germany that mj*
was allowed to send a delegate
a conferonce to discuss France's rlgi
In Morocco. This It would s.vin
fatal to France's claim to the <-\*
luslve control of the African state, jg
If Germany has a right to force her«UT
Self Into the council to settle this que*. ,
tIon. then Germany has a right to
help settle the whole matter. This \ro
predict must be granted Germany or
ill be war. France relies on th«
help of Great Hritain but their hone* y
111 undoubtedly b£ rudely shattenjL^
England will give plenty of moral sup
port but her navy will not bl« i kada
rman ports. Even If England should
join France she could not prevent
German ftrinles from marching of
Paris. If France does not f*el herseli
strong enough to cope with Germany
then France will back down
and allow the German war g* d to enter
upon a course designed to make Mor-
occo German property. The reallzalb*"
«>< those dreams of peace held by son
of the people seem far from any pt>'
slide realization.
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IIK.lt SCHOOLS FOIl MJi.
The high school and its r*l<it4on
other schools supported by the puhl
Is receiving a vast amount of at tan t lot
from the educators of the territory be-
cause of Prof. Vaught's paper, road
Enid recsntly. The fact that hundre-
of pupils In every portion of the ter
rltory are doing simply preparatory
work or work which should be done In
high schools proves that boys ami girls
everywhere are deprived of the advan-
tages of high school courses at 1 are
seeking this Information in th* slate
institutions. If every young <■: hi an l
every young woman In every county In
the territory were given the advtnt;.g'
of u high school free < f cost the stand-
ing of those who go to I lot ttt.ii • in-
stitutions proper would be mu< h hi*li-
cr and the work done would be bet ti r
and more in line with the purpose for
which the state schools were instituted.
Hut some will say that It Is pos-
sible to give te all the advant.14 s <•
the high school without ptep. « atoi 1 '
departments to the state lusHtutlonsE
This is a mistake as an arrangement*
ran be made whereby every youi<* ma iV
and every young woman even in coun-
try districts can attend a hM' school
near home at no cost to student for
tuition.
The territory should pass law stat-
ing that any and all village an l city
schools of the territory shall b- tilth
schools when the schools adopt i pre-
scribed course of study anfl employ
competent teachers to give insi- 1 ti« o
and the law should provide p splls
living In districts which cannot carry
a high school course but who
finished the common school
should be admitted to any school 01 the
county which does curry the high
school course and the distri -t <*mryh <
the high school course should au-
thorized to collect tuition from th • dis-
trict sending the pupils. • la
should state the maximum price to he
(barged for tuition. If such • low
w ere pussed every young ma ti and
young woman In the territory >uiil at-
tend high school in his or h'*r own
county and there would be no * sense
for preparatory departments to tin?
state Institutions. Such ai arrange-
ment would work for the g« • I >< all
concerned. H would give .<11 • * * I ed-
ucational advantages. It wotti-l o sne
real high schools In every .ounty n' I
the young people who would ilei.d
tlie town high schools would * Id eft*-
clency to those schools. None ♦ «! tto-
very best and most ambitious wou'-l
attend the town high school an I tin-
Industry and earnestness would •■tap'"*
the town students to do bettet wwk
Such a law was recently passed by
ths legislature of Ohio and the t '*ul «
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vote
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