Grand Rapids Herald-Review Newspaper, May 31, 1911, Page 4

FAGE FOUR 7 i GRAND RAPIDS HERALD-REVIEW WEDNESDAY, MAY 31, 1911. ———_—_— Grand Rapids Weraiss"Review Published Every Wednesday By E. C. KILEY. TWO DOLLARS A YEAR IN ADVANCE @ntered at the Postoffice at Grand Rapids, Minnesota, as Second Class Matter. ————————————Oes Official Paper of Itasca County =D? 09 AWAY WITH THE LAW. The Nashwauk Herald, in an article which severely censures Sher- iff Riley, for doing his duty, pro- tests against law enforcement and states the sheriff fell into a pit dug for him by clever Grand Rapids pol- iticians. If doing his plain duty and living up to his oath of office is falling into a pit, then Tom Riley has done so, but the fact remains that the complaints concerning Nash- wavk’s saloons were sent from that place and not from Grand Rapids, and, further, outside the sheriff, his two deputies and the county attor- no one knew that a raid would be One thing is very evident, however, and that is the fact that Tom Riley is not controlled by his iends the moral suppert of every man in the ney, made. and he should have who believes in law enforce- The Nashwauk Herald is nly not in this class. ouuty WHY A STATE SENATE? J. Adam Bede has opinions on ev- and does not hesitate to give them This is what he says in a’ late-issue of his Budget on the status’ of: the «state erything, expression. senate: “Much has been said because the Minnesota legislature came near passing a bill limiting the number of senators from any one county. And now that the subject has been re- ferred to the people, there will be more talk. Those urging the legis- jation hold that the senators from the cities can be handled in a _ solid body and thus influence legislation fsr more than the same number of country senators from scattered con- stituencies. Also that the cities de- mand most of the legislation for the ig interests; and, further, that there are fewer house Owners among the city voters and therefore less re- sponsibility for political action. Be- sides, it is said, that the city in- terests can more readily muster an effective lobby. “The original purpose of a senate, or second legislative body, was not so much that its several members should represent respective districts, as that the body as a whole should | be a safegurad against crude or hasty legislation. This end would be attained whether that body con- sisted of ten or a hundred and ten membe and if they were real broad-minded men it wouldn’t matter part of the state they came what represented and from. The people are by the members of the house; but for the fear that the house of might get careless ited, we wouldn’t have any senate at all. In many respects it would be better to have a_ single house on which all responsibility should rest, requiring perhaps that all bills should be passed a second time ofter one or more days had in- tervened. However, so long as we have a senate, it is not probable that the basis of population will be abandoned in determining its member. ship.” representatives or A Busy Store. The sale which has been going on at A. H. Wick’s Curiosity store since Friday morning has drawn people from far and wide and a majority of the time the crowd is so large it is difficult to gain admittance. Mr. Wick intends going out of business and placed his stock in the hands ef the Flick Sales Co., of Minneapo- lis, of which G, Ehlen is sales con- ductor. This firm has a reputation all over the northwest for conducting sales just as advertised and the manner in which the stock has dis- M’GUIRE ON WAYS OF CLEARING LAND (Continued from page one.) commonly practiced. Dynamite prop- erly placed under a stifmp will blow it completely out of the ground and break it up into pieces, so that it can readily be piled and burned. The amount of dynamite required will vary with the size and kind of a stump, the number of years it has been cut, and with the kind and con- dition of soil. When dynamite can be bought by the farmer at wholesale price, the method of blasting is probably the cheapest, easiest and quickest way to remove stumps. With a cheap explosive and a general knowledge of its use among the farmers, the great problem of clearing land would be practically solved. The Price of Dynamite. Dynamite is a product which the business men of Northeastern Min- nesota should grant the farmers the privilege of buying at cost, for the more dynamite the farmer can get for the money he has to expend for it, the more land he can clear, and it is the cleared land— land under the plow, that will make the most business for Northeastern, Minneso- ta. Through a cooperation movement for cheaper dynamite, started a year ago, more land was cleared up in different communities by the farmers who cooperated in buying dynamite, than was cleared up in the five years previous. What Dynamite Can Be Bought For at Wholesale. The Producers’ Cooperative Market Association of Duluth, a farmers organization, has made it possible to buy cheaper dynamite than ever be- fore. This association buy¥*dynainite by the car load and! ships“it-to the farmers in 200 ib, lots of miore at the following prices, F.,O, B. Duluth. 30 per cent dynamite $10.50 per 100 pounds. 40 per cent dynamite, $11 per 100 pounds. * 50 per cent dynamite, $12 per 100 pounds. 60 per cent dynamite, $13 per 100 pounds. Fuse, $4.65 per 1,000 feet. Caps, $6.65 per 1,000. These prices are for _ cash and check must accompany order. From a number of carefully con- ducted experiments on the Experi- ment farm, covering three years and in which over a ton of dynamite has been used, results strongly indicate thaf 30 per cent dynamite is just as effective for blowing out stumps, pound for pound as the higher per centages. On a _ very loose soil the higher grades may be more _ef- fective but not on the ordinary sandy loam and clay soils. For breaking rock the high grade explo- sive is best. The Amount of Dynamite to Use. The amount of dynamite required to blow out a stump varies with the size and kind: of a stump, the age of the stump, and the kind and condition of soil. A green stump requires nearly double the amount of dynamite to remove that would be required after the same stump had stood a_ few years. For this reason it is advisable to use the land for pasture for a time after the timber has been re- moved before attempting to remove the stumps. A New Explosive. There is. a new explosive being put upon the market known as Vi’rite that is some cheaper than dynamite and has a few other advantages in its favor. It has been tried on the Experiment farm and found to give quite satisfactory results when used the same season it is manufactured. It’s stability is not positively known ;however from the experiments con- ducted thus far but it is recommend- ed as worthy of trial. A Few Pointers in the Use of Dyna- mite. Dynamite gives the best results when placed directly underneath the center of the stump and as deep in the ground below the bottom of the stump as the stump is inches wide in diameter. If the dynamite is placed in too shallow a hole it will split the stump and the force of the explosion will pass off into the air without lifting the pieces out. Placed deep in the ground, it gets under the roots and has the stump started out of the ground before splitting it. For mak- ing the holes under the stumps there are a number of tools that may be used, separately or in combination; the auger, bar, post-hole digger and spade: For a soil where there are no stones the auger. gives best re- sults. The auger used is a two inch ecarpenter’s auger with a shank lengthened to five feet. The other tools may be used to advantage un- appeared under the onslaughts of ba-gain hunters is ample proof that they have lived up to their word. der various conditions. In placing the dynamité under the stump it should be placed as nearly r. E. A. Silberstein Of the Silberstein @ Bond Company, Duluth - Will Be in Grand Rapids, on FRIDAY, JUNE 2, 1911 At the Pokegama Hotel, 8:30 A.M, to 2 P.M. WITH AN EXCLUSIVE AND HIGH CLASS LINE OF Linen Suits, Linen Lingerie and Wash Dresses Cailored Coats, Shirts and Waists AT VERY REASONABLE PRICES The Women of Grand Rapids are cordially invited to inspect this showing, whether intending to purchase or merely to become acquainted with the prevailing modes DL ORLISTAT OAT OAD OAS OAS OAT PICA AL NAL ANAL AL OS under the center as possible. By splitting the paper on the cartridges, they may. be compressed at the bot- tom of the hole and in this way bet- ter centered. When more than 3 cartridges are used, it may be neces- dary to blow what is.known as © a pocket under the stump. This is done by exploding about one fourth of a stick of dynamite in the bottom cf the hole. In a sandy soil more dynamite is required than in @ clay soil. Dynamite gives better results in a damp or wet soil than when the soil is dry. The more firmly the earth is com- pressed and tamped over the dyna- mite the better the result. | ELEVENTH ANNUAL COMMENCEMENT (Continued from page one.) Predican:ent.’” The proceeds of this | play will be used to defray the ex-) penses of pubiishing the high school annval. On Friday morning at 10:30 o’clock | wil! ovcur the Class Day exercises. | These exercises will be in charge of the class and will be of much inter- | est to all. No charge will be made. | On Friday evening, William [ler] Crane, former superintendent of the | Maisballtown, Iowa, schools will | give the commencement address. Mr. Crane is an able speaker, one who| has a message worth hearing. MANUFACTURES ~ IN MINNESOTA (Continued from page one) operated by a person, partnership, corporation, or other owner, located in the same town or city, and for which one set of books of account is kept. The reports were taken forr the calendar year ending December 31, 1909, wherever the system of book- Keeping permitted figures for that period to be secured, but in case the fiscal year of an establishment dif- fered from the calendar year a re port of its operations was obtained for the fiscal period falling most largely within 1909. The Rates of Increase. The summary for the state shows increases in all the items at the census of 1909, as compared with that of 1904. These are exhibited, | in percentage order, as follows: Number of salaried officials and clerks, 56 per cent; capital, 49 per cent; salaries and wages, 40 per cent; primary horsepower, 35 per cent; cost of materials used, 34 per cent; value of products, 33 per cent; value added by manufacture, 31 per cent; miscellaneous expenses, 29 per cent; average number of wage earn- ers employed during the year, per cent; and number of establish- ments, 17 per cent. There were 5,562 manufacturing es- tablishments in 1909, and 4,756 in 1904; an increase of 806, of 17 per cent. The capital invested, as reported in 1909, was $275,416,000, a gain. of $90,513,000, or 49 per cent, over $184,- 903,000 in 1904. The average cap- ital per establishment was approxi- mately $50,000 in 1909, and $3,000 in 1904. In this connection it should be stated that in the census sched- ule the inquiry concerning capita] invested calls for the total amount both owned and borrowed and _ in- vested in the business, but does rot include the value of rented prop- erty, plant, or equipment which was eraployed in the conduct of manufac- turing enterprises. In the final bul- letins and reports there will be a separate statement of the rental paid for such property. The cost of materials used was $281,622,000 in 1909, as against $210,- 554,000 in 1904; an increase of $71,068,000, or 34 per cent. The av- erage cost of materials per establish- 1909, and 44,000 in 1904. In addition to the component materials which enter into the products of the estab- lishment for the census year there are included fuel, rent of power and hea* and mill supplies The cost of materials, however, does not in- clade unused materials and supplies bought either for speculation or for use during a subsequent period. Value of Products. The value of products was $409,- 420,000 in 1909, and $307,858,000 in 1904; an increase of $101,562,000, or | 83 per cent. The average per estab- jlsiament was approximately $74,000 in 1909, and $65,000 in 1904. The value of products represents the product as actually turned out jbyr the factories during the census year and does not necessari- ly have any relation to the amount of sales for that year. The values under this head also include the amount received for work done on materials furnished by others. Values Added by Manufacture. ‘The value added by manufacture was $127,798,000 in 1909, and $97,- 304,000 in 1904, an increase of $30,- 494,000, or 31 per cent. It formed 81 per cent of the total value of products in 1909, and 32 per cent in 1904. It represents the difference between the cost of materials used and the value of products after the manufactureing processes have been expended upon them. The miscellaneous expenses ‘amouit ed to $31,517,000 in 1909 and $24,494,- 000 in 1904, an increase of $7,023,000, or 29 per cent. The average per es- tablishment was approximately $6,000 in 1909 and $5,000 in 1904. Miscel- laneous expenses include rent of fac- tory or works, taxes, and amount paid for contract work, and these ment was approximately $51,000 in} ivems, as well as such office and 22 other expenses as can not be else- where classified, will appear separate- ly in the final reports. The salaries and wages amounted to $62,922,000 in 1909, and $44,876,000 in 1904, an increase of $18,046,000, or 40 per cent. The number of salaried officials and clerks was 14,263 in 1909, and 9,141 in 1904, an increase of 5,122 cv 56 per cent. The average number of wage earn- crs employed during the year was 84,768 in 1909, and 69,636 in 1904, an increase of 15,132, or 22 per cent. The primary horsepower was 297,- 870, in) 1909, and 220,934 in 1904, an increase of 76,736, or 35 per cent. The average horsepower per estab- lishment, considering all establsih- ments, was approximately 54 horse- power in 1909, and 46 in 1904. Summary for Steam Laundries. The preliminary totals for steam laundries of Minnesota in 1909 are not included in the foregoing table, as the Thirteenth Census was the first at which they were canvassed. They are here given separately, as follows: Number of establishments, 158; capital, $1,821,000; cost of ma- terials used, $514,000; salaries and wages, $1,343000; miscellaneous ex- penses, $365,000; value of products, $2,856,500; number of salaried offi- cials and clerks, 235; and average number of wage earners employed during the year, 2,916. Closed Saturday Afternoon. We, the undersigned, do hereby agree to close our offices and , re- spective places of business at one o’clock, p. m., on all Saturdays from the 15th day of May, 1911, to the 15th day of September, 1911. M. A. Spang, County Auditor. Glen Strader, County Treasurer. T. T. Riley, County Sheriff. I. D. Rassmussen, Clerk of Court. Clarence B. Webster, Judge of Pro- bate. R. A. MeOuat, County Attorney. John A. Brown, County Surveyor. E. J. McGowan, Register of Deeds. Robert H. Bailey, Justice of Peace. Frank F. Price, Attorney at Law. H. E. Graffam, Real Estate and Insurance. Kremer & King, Abstractors. 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