The Chandler Tribune (Chandler, Okla.), Vol. 15, No. 3, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 11, 1915 Page: 3 of 8
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In at least 39 of our 48 states there
are peach interests of commercial im-
portance, according to a new Farmer’s
Bulletin (No. 631) of the department
cn “Growing Peaches.” This bulletin
is the first of three on the general
subject of peach growing, which will
treat of fundamental orchard opera-
tions. The questions of site, propoga
slope in some direction is to be pre-
ferred for orchard purposes, other
things being equal to one that is
level. One having a slope will usually
have better soil and atmospheric
drainage than a level area.
The new bulletin shows how tem-
perature is a limiting factor in peach
growing. It also explains the general
features of the propagation of peach
trees which should be understood by
peach growers, even though the aver-
tion, planting, tilage and soil fertility 1 * , «'v-
‘ 1 age peach grower is not concerned
arc treated in the fist bulletin no v ,? *, ... ,
hong issued. j dlrectly wlth the subject. The bulle-
tin ten proceeds to give details re-
in locating a peach as well as any Kardin(f the plantin(? and tilla(re of
other orchard othet advantages must the orchard> as well as an explana_
!:" Til Vr na!Ura. .um!" tion °f methods of maintaining fer-
tility of the soil. There are a num-
of elimate and sbil. If an orchard
is too remote from a shipping station,
too far away from a suitable market
or located where ice for refrigerator
cars can not be conveniently supplied
it may not be possible to grow
peaches there profitably.
Peaches may do well on a wide
range of soil types, including even
some of the moderately heavy clay
loams and clays. But whatever the
type, a soil must be thoroughly well
ber of figures illustrating the new
pamphlet which may be had by ap-
plication to the department.
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CLIPPED FROM THE CARNEY
ENTERPRISE.
Jed R. Page of Chandler was
Carney visitor the past week.
Carney can now boast of a garage,
drained to be suitable for peaches. \ The room under the Woodman Hall
They will not succeed on poorly drain-, ^aK keen fitted up for that purpose
ed soils. It follows that the heavy | and ’s *n charge of J. D. Roberts,
clay types which are so hard and im-
pervious that water does not percolate
through them readily are to be avoid-
ed as a rule. Moreover, a soil should
be moderately fertile. One very rich
in nitrogen is not to be desired as a
general rule, since it is likely to in-
duce an fexcessive growth of foliage.
On the other hand, the impression
which is somewhat common that a
Good Roads.
People who travel over the roads
poor, unfertile soil is “good enough! recently put in order by our roads
Joe Heinemann, the rustling mer-
chant, has returned to Chandler, leas-
ed a building and will open a depart-
ment store in June of dry goods,
clothing, etc. Heinemann is one of the
most successful business men of this
county.
for peaches,” is erroneous.
In districts in which alkali soils oc-
oversers, are profuse in their praise
of M. L. Edwards, overseer of the
cur, sites should be selected with a road southwest of town, Russ Good
view to avoiding them. While the
peach tree can be grown where there
is a limited amount of the alkali salts,
bary, overseer of the road east of
town and S. C. Green, overseer of
the road south of town. These roads
the cause, disaster if present in large. have all been recently wrked and
quantities. It is safer, therefore, to | are said to be among the best roads
avoid them as far as possible. j in the county and those who travel
As a general proposition, a site | ever them are proud of these over-
tliat. is elevated considerably above seers,
the surrounding area is to be pre- .
ferred for a peach orchard. Relative Part,CR who are taking leases on
elevation is generally of greater im- fa™8 south of t°'Y" have with
port,nee than actual elevation above food suc(*ss; They want a few more
1 t.i leases and then will make prepara-
i tions to sink test wells. There is
It is a well-recognized fact, though j every indication that there is oil here
one too often overlooked in selecting
sites for orchards, that cold air set-
tles to the lower levels. For this rea-
son it is often colder at the lower el-
evations than it is at higher points
in the same locality. This is what is
meant by “atmospheric drainage.”
The occurrence of frost in low places
when there is none on elevated areas
is thus explained. For the same rea-
son peach buds are often winterkilled
or the blossoms are injured by frost
in the spring in low places when near
by orchards on higher elevations are
injured much less, or even escape en-
tirely.
Where an orchard occupies a site
that is adjacent to a large body of
water, the importance of a relatively
high elevation largely disappears. To
be a factor in the matter, however, a
body of water must be of sufficient
size and depth to have an appreciable
influence on the local climate. Be-
cause the water warms up in the
spring more slowly than the atmos-
phere, it acts in effect as a refrigera-
tor, making the temperature in its
immediate vicinity colder than it is at
points somewhat distant from it. For
this reason, vegetation within the zone
of this influence, advances more
slowly in the spring than it does out-
side of that zone. The tendency is
for the blossoming of peach trees
situated within the zone to be delayed
until after the season of spring frosts
is past.
In the fall frosts are delayed in a
similar manner, except that the large
body of water, having absorbed much
heat during the summer, cools off in
the fall more slowly than the atmos-
phere, and hence it tends to keep the
temperature within its zone of influ-
ence warmer than it would otherwise
he.
It is- because of these reasons that
peaches are grown with marked suc-
cess and injury to the crops by ad-
verse temperature conditions is con-
par. lively infrequent in the port; 1
of New York and the Province of
Ontario that border Lake Ontario;
Ohio along Lake Erie; in southwc- -
orn Michigan on Lake Michigan; r d
in some other districts which are 1-
jacent to large bodies of water. As
a rule, the zone of influence of boe'es
of water, such as those named is
rather narrow, usually not extending
back from the shore more than a f .w
miles.
but unless leases can be seebrd it may
be a long time before capitalists will
give this section any attention.
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THE MEMORY OF A CHILD.
How many of us ever stop to con-
sider that a child forms lasting im-
pressions from the little things of life
and its associations with its elders ?
How many of us pause to reflect
that the infantile brain is constantly
reaching out for that knowledge which
is to make or mar its future?
What are we doing to encourage
right thinking in the minds of the
little ones in our own midst, who in
time will shape the destiny of our
community ?
How many of us, absorbed in
weightier things, are even prone to
ignore the presence of the manly
little fellow who gives us a cheery
greeting on the street, whose sunny
countenance is at once clouded by our
seeming indifference and neglect?
Trivial things are impressed upon
the minds of the young. Incidents
are burned so indelibly into their
memory that often time itself can
never efface them.
One such comes to our mind as we
write these lines. It was of a small
boy who went to a nearby stream on
his first fishing trip—the epoch of his
life.
After hours of vain waiting for a
nibble he finally hocked a large suck-
er, and by dint of much worrying and
sweating and tugging succeeded in
getting it to dry land. But just as
success crowned his efforts and his
little heart was beating high with the
boy of exhibiting his catch to his
mother, a well known and influential
citizen of the town came along with
one small fish on his string. He
looked at the sucker, remarked thai
the two would make a fair meal, and
asked which one should take them
both—he or the child.
The boy gulped, hesitated, and then
handed over his fish—and went home
intears. And that one act of selfish-
ness on the part of a man has re-
maind green in the memory of tha!
boy for over thirty years. It will
never fade.
We of maturer years have min i
to be held accountable for, for the
memory of a child is often as long as
its life.
Think it over, brother, and give
I it more than a passing thought.
of his difficulties. His wife, at
home, made a poignant surmise as
to what he was thinking. Suddenly,
it occurred to her that here was a
chance for teamwork—an opportun-
ity to show what being a wife really
meant. She prepared a delicious lit-
tle dinner, she made her home as in-
viting as she could, and she arayed
herself in her most becoming dress.
Her husband returned, not to a dis-
heveled and sobbing woman, to a neg-
lected house and a drama of disaster,
but to a home where everything
spoke of resolution, of continuity of
expectation. The fire on his hearth,
his simple, well-coobed dinner, the
courageous eyes of his attractive
wife, restored him to a true sense of
values. He was able, amid all his
confusion of purpose and torment of
realization, to see his failure as only
a retrievable episode in his life. He
is now a successful manufacturer, his
debts are paid, and he has a happy
home with a son and a daughter in
it. He was saved from being a suicide
by the fact that a woman was sports-
manlige at the right moment. Not a
band thing to think about in these
days when unaccustomed poverty is
bringing dismay to thousands.—-Col-
lier’s weekly.
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ROYAL ARCH RESOLUTION.
Whereas, Companion Peter L. Ulam
has traveled the rough and rugged
road, crossed Jordan and entered the
Purple Vail:
Be It Resolved; by Chandler Chap-
ter No. 51 R. A. M. that in token of
our sorrow at the loss of our Com-
panion, we publish to the world a
testimony of mourning; that we have
lost one from our midst, who was
ever faithful to the high conceptions
of honor and fortitude, and was ever
enlisted in the welfare of his fellow-
man; that we commend his example
as worthy of emulation by all who
are traveling the rugged road of life,
and while we mourn his loss we can
cheerfully bow to the will of the
Grand High Priest, knowing that our
deceased Companion will by benefit
of the Signet of the Great Master be
admitted to the Sanctuary and rest
from his labors.
Adopted at the regular convocation
this 3rd day of March 1915.
H. C. BRUNT,
F. E. BARBER,
J. J. DAVIS,
Committee
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LIVING ON OTHER PEOPLE’S
MONEY.
The slope or exposure of a site is 1 ---GT---
the point of the compass toward wi >h ^ ^ BUSINESS Oh BEING A \\ II 1
the land inclines. A question v ry j A woman ha~Ttold us of what
rnnimnn v n«L-rwl i« k nm ic . ....
commonly asked is, “What slope is
best?” It is one that admits of
she did the night her young husband
" found himself bankrupt. His factory
direct answer. No one slope » pref- ■ waB closed> he had lost a„ he owned
erable under all conditions and in all' _plua a ROod deal more_and, as he
regions. In fact, the influence which looUed at it< )ife was about at an
a particular exposure may have in the end. He reflected that hp had taken
success of an orchard is probably his wife from a happy and charmin(f
much overemphasized in the popular homei and that he had br0U(fbt dis.
m'nd' grace and poverty on her. It occur-
As a rule, it is doubtless safe to red to him that a well-placed bullet
assume that a site having a moderate might be the best all-round solution
How many people in this commun-
ity are living on their own money ?
If the question was put to each
person individually he unquestion-
ably would answer that he is living
on his own funds. And he doubtless
would be entirely sincere in his state-
ment.
But are we really living on our own
money ?
Let’s dig down under the surface
and see what we find.
For the sake of argument we will
asume that you are running an ac-
count with the grocer, and the butcher
and possibly other merchants.
You pay, of course, but peihaps
you make settlement only every sixty
or ninety days. Some even pay their
bills only twice a year.
Now was it your money that paid
the wholesaler for the goods you arc
using and for which you have not
paid, or was it the merchant’s?
And if it was the merchant’s and
you have not paid him, is it your
money you are living on until settle-
ment day, or is it his?
We contend that fully one-half the
people are living from day to day on
other people’s money, and by doing
so they are themselves directly con-
tributing to the present high cost of
living.
Now control your rising anger for
? moment, and we will humbly en-
deavor to show you why you are keep-
ing prices up.
The average mercantile stock costs
several thousands of dollars, and it
must be paid for in cash or the mer-
"hant must obtain a line of credit
from the wholesaler. And when he
buys his goods on credit he pays a
higher price for them.
In turn you buy your goods from
the merchant on credit, and he in
if Ifdeferse must add still an nd-
Vtior'i! ,‘safchy” prefit. In ether
words, he must charge more than a
ca:-:li price in order to protect himself
from the certainty of loss consequent
upon slow collections, bad debts and
other, annoyances.
Thus two “safety” profits are added
n the original selling price of the ar-
ticle.
I)o you see how it works—how the
price is boosted?
If every customer paid spot cash
for his goods the merchant in turn
could do the same with the whole-
saler, thereby securing from the lat-
ter a discount for cash of
7£ to 10 per cent.
And then the merchant himself
would not be required to add the
“safety profit” to his good, which
would mean another substantia! re-
duction in th' price of the article, and
all because of the simple expediency
of handing the cash over the counter.
Now doesn’t it look as though this
practice of living on other people’s
money is costing us considerably more
than we are justified in paying for
such a doubtful privilege?
It might require some slight incon-
venience and a little temporary re-
trenchment in order to change over
to a cash system, but if a merchant
made you a flat offer of a fifteen or
twenty per cent discount for cash
you would jump at the opportunity.
Doesn’t it appear to be to the ad-
vantage of everybody in this com-
munity to wipe out the baneful credit
system and buy and sell for cash?
It certainly looks that way to us
How does it appear to you?
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The third annual meeting of the
Stroud Pioneers Association was held
at the St. Louis hotel Saturday Feb.
27th. The hotel was gaily decorated
for the occasion and at 8:30 the folks
began to come in despite the showers
that threatened. The crowd was hard-
ly as large as was expected owing
to the inclemency of the weather but
everyone there was jolly and appeared
to enjoy the evening to the fullest
capacity. The old as well as the young
joined in the dances which lasted un-
til twelve o’clock. At 10:30 the ban-
quet room was opened and light re-
freshments were served. All say they
had a great time. The following of-
ficers were elected for the ensuing
year:
Lee Patrick, President; W. F. Par-
doe, Secy.; D. V. Burton, Treas.—
Stroud Democrat.
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STABLE WAS ALIVE
WITH BLACK SX A hi ES
Blackwell, Okla.. March 6.—The
first snake story of the season comes
from the Kaw Indian country, east
of Blackwell. It is told by Israel
Waterman and the unusual part of
the story is that it is apparently cor-
rect, for Waterman is known to his
neighbors to be a truthful man gen-
erally and in addition had the snakes
to prove his assertions. Waterman
says he went to his place at dawn a
few days ago and reached into a bug-
gy to obtain a hitch strap (hat was
beneath a fur robe. His hand came
into contact with something cold which
caused him to instantly investigate.
The result was that he saw by means
of the light from his lantern, the
great gleaming eyes of a hugh black-
snake.
The reptile seemed apathetic and he
had little trouble in killing it with a
club; it measured six feet and two
inches long. Then on going into the
stall where the family driving horse
was kept he found her shivering with
fright and in spite of the cool air she
was sweating and her eyes showed
great terror.
Waterman investigated further and
found the manger fairly alive with a
squirming mass of snakes, all much
smaller, however, than the one found
in the buggy. They gave battle when
he attacked them with a pitchfork.
However, he killed thirteen and is of
the opinion that three or four escaped
One in attempting flight wrapped it-
self around Waterman’s leg and
struck at him viciously but did no
harm.
In the adjoining stall was a big
gray mule and about its feel were
five or six snakes, similar to those
in the manger, but the mule was
quietly munching hay. Waterman
killed the snakes also and then pro-
ceeded to the house for his breakfast.
He thinks the snakes were hibernating
near the barn and the warm weather
and thawing ground caused them to
<hink spring had arrived.
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TO THE VOTERS OF THE CITY OF
CHANDLER.
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Add the Bell Telephone
To Your Sales-force
A* an energetic, thrifty, untiring inloman, there's
nothing to equal the Bell Telephone.
The cost of hit trips depend solely on the distance
which he covers—and you know in advance just what
those costs will be. He will speed across the county,
state or map as readily as to the other tide of town.
To over seventy thousand places he pays his vis-
its, covering every inch of the country, settling mat-
ters conclusively and satisfactorily, the most economi-
caI, live and steady force in any business.
When You Telephone, Smile!
’ 'L •
Pioneer Telephone
and Telegraph Company
The
Union National Bank
Twenty One Years Old, September 22d, 191,1.
Capital & Surplus, $00,000.00
Money to .Loan;
Collecting.
Genei’al Banking;
See us about your sale; the notes taken at our risk
Officers and Directors:
Ed L- Conklin J. B. Charles Roy Hoffman
Lee Patrick H. C. Brunt E- G. Keegan
No Better Bank Anywhere
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♦♦♦+++S» •8~M**M* * ***
I hereby announce myself as a can-
didate for Mayor at the coming: city |
election, and in so doing* I believe I
fully realize the duties and respon-1
sibilities of the office and I will hold
up the high standard of the position.
If I am elected Mayor I will stand
at all times for a better Chandler, for
a clean city and for the encourage-
ment of all organizations which have
for their aim the making of Chandler
a better place in which to live.
I believe that all laws and ordin-
ances should he enforced and that the
Mayor should he informed as to all;
city affairs; should be in attendance
it all meetings of the city council and
be prepared to give the council cor-1
rcct and positive information regard-1
ing the city government, the condition !
of finances, and the advisability of
necessary legislation.
I believe that expenses should he
reduced to the minimum and that the
affairs of the city should be con-
ducted on a business basis.
I have my ideas of the duties of
Mayor and I will not shirk the re-
sponsibilities of the office; and if I
am elected you will find me working
for Chandler and her citizens in try-
possibly' ing to promote good government, and
the making of Chandler a better place
in which to live by making clean san-
itary and beautiful.
I will appreciate your support,
Sincerely,
THOS. S. HARRIS.
YOUNG MAN-YOUNG WOMAN
What salary are you earning? Have you the prospect
of earning more next year, and will that more be enough?
I am interested, to know whether or not you are satisfied
with your present position.
Every week we receive a number of inquiries from busi-
ness men in this and other cities in the state, asking for
good stenographers, good bookkeepers. We are unable to
fill more than half the requests received. Business firms
willing to pay $75 to $125 per month for stenographers and
bookkeepers have difficulty in finding young men to fill
these positions.
Many young fellows doing work of the hardest sort
that gives little prospect of advancement, could but for one
thing—INCENTIVE—improve their place in life. It takes
some Time. Effort and Desire to secure knowledge that will
increase your earning power, but look at the rewards.
A number of the most prominent men in business today
were stenographers—some were bookkeepers. They fitted
themselves when they were your age for the work they are
doing today. To the young man or woman, who is not earn-
ing a satisfactory salary; who is willing to devote a little
time to study, this is the person I want to enter my school.
Write me about yourself—what you want to do. If you are
anxious to secure the knowledge that will fit you for a posi-
tion that will give you the opportunity to earn more money,
I will provide that place. I will tell you how long it will take
and how little it will cost. Write to me personally. I want
to help YOU.
JOHN M. HILL,
Care Hill’s Business College, Oklahoma, Okla.
FARM LOANS 3
I am the ONLY person in the county doing an Eastern uj
Money Farm Loan Business in his own name.
I pass on the security, make my own examinations, fur-
nish the money myselt to close the loans, and close them at
once upon execution and delivery of mortgage papers to me.
Why not deal direct with a home man and avoid the
usual delay of getting a loan through some local agent rep-
resenting a company out of the county or state?
Think I can interest you? Call or write for terms and
particulars.
ALBERT E. ROSS
Over Union National Bank.
Chandler, Okla.
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