The Courant from Cottonwood Falls, Kansas • 7

STONE SAYS IT'S BRYAN ON THE FIRST BALLOT meetings on May 9 at villages and towns where there are no local organizations. The subject might well be discussed along the following lines: "First Cultivations," "Deep or Shal In the opinion of Senator Stone of Missouri there is nothing to it but TWIN CITY NATURAL GAS CELEBRATION low Cultivation," "Two Row "Number of "How Many Cultivators," "Advantages and Dangers of Late Cultivations" "Break ing Middles in August." The ground Bryan. He predicts that Bryan will be nominated on the first ballot, If not by acclamation, and that the two-thirds rule will be abrogated by the Denver convention either before or after the nomination is made. During the past week Fred Lynch, campaign manager for Governor Johnson of Minnesota, after circulating among the Democrats leaders of con has been prepared, the seed selected and will be plowed by May 9, and hence cultivation is the one great ques tion, the only method now open to farmers whereby they may help to change the state record from twenty-two bushels per acre. Why not have a meeting on May 9 at every trading point in Kansas? Why not have TOO lorn Cultivation meetings on that day? Requests have been sent out to the officers of the 191 Institutes and it Is hoped that every farmer In Kansas gress, made some bold predictions in regard to the Denver convention.

He asserted that Bryan would have less than a majority of votes on the first ballot; that a big majority of delegates would go to the convention un-instructed; and that Governor Johnson's chances for the nomination were just as good as Bryans. To offset the effect of Lynch's prediction, Senator Stone made some figures which show that Bryan will go into the convention with a positive strength of 640 votes, or only twenty-six short of two- will talk "Corn Cultivation" on May 9 at one of these "experienced THE COST OF BUILDING A CREAM DRY, During the past few years there nave ueen hunt in the United States several thousand creameries, many of which heve been successful from tie start, while others have failed after a iew months operation, and some were never even started. au investigation ot the creamery business In several States by tlie Unite States Department of Agriculture has shown that the cause of tutinv of the failures was due to the lack of a suffl number of cows, which si ouM thirds, not counting a single doubtful vote. The 640 sure Bryun votes, according to Senator Stone, will come from these states and territories: Alabama, 22; Arkansas, 18; California, 20; Colorado, 10; Florida, 10; Georgia, 26; Ida ho, Illinois, 54; Indiana, 30; Iowa, 26; Kansas, 20; Kentucky, 26; Louisiana, 18; Mississippi, 20; Missouri, 36; Montana, Nebraska, 16; Nevada, North Carolina, 24; North Dakota, Ohio, 46; Oregon, South Carolina, 18; South Dakota, Tennetsee, 24; Texas, 36; Utah, Virginia, 24; Waal ington 10; Wisconsin, 26; Wyoming, Oklahoma, 14; Arizona, New Mexico 6. He places these states in the sure anti-Bryan column: Delaware, Minnesota, 22; New Jersey, 24; New York, 78; total, 130.

The Doubtful votes, according to his figures, come from these states and territories: Conneticut, 12; Maine, 12; Maryland, 16; Massachusetts, 32; not be less than 400, and that others failed because of improper orpanlza-zatlon, In the ca3e of cooperative creameries, and excessive cost of building and equipment. Many cream erles have cost about twice their i dual worth, and were not of the type stilted to the locality in which they were built. The cost of a building about 28 by 48 feet will vary from $800 to $1,400 dependent upon the locality, the construction, and the cost of material tnd labor. Such a building usually con Michigan, 28; New Hampshire, Ver sists or a main work room, encine and boiler room (including tmom for refrigerator machlne(, coal room, refrigerator, store room, and office. Machinery for a hand-separator plant consisting of 15-horsepower boiler, 10- horsepower engine, combination churn with a capacity of 600 pounds of butler and other necessary apparatus, will cost approximately $1,200.

Machinery for whole-milk plant will cost about $1,850. This equipment will hnndle from 1,000 to 1,200 pounds of butter per day. If a refrigerating machine is included the cost will be from $600 to $1,000 more. mont, West Virginia 14; Hawaii, Alaska, Porto Rico, District of Columbia, total, 154. Of the doubtful states Senator Stone claims Bryan's chances are the best in Conneticut.Michlgan.Wtst Virginia the territories and District of Columbia with an aggregate vote of 84.

This added to the sure Bryan vote would make a total of 724 votes or 58 more than enough to nominate under the two-thirds rule. "So many contradictory statements have been made in regard to the Penn sylvanla delegation that it is uncertalr where" It he. "Still I think the chances are that Pennsylvania will stand with New York. Without those states Bryan will have more than two-thirds of the votes. I also predict that the two-thirds rule will be abrogated either before or after the nomination is made, regardless of the known Bryan vote when the convention assembles.

The rule ought to be abrogated. It is a foolish rule and does not have the approval of public sentiment." CORN CULTIVATION DAY. The total cost of a creamery would therefore vary from $2,000 for a simple hand-separator plant without artificial refrigeration, where labor and materia are cheap to $4,250 for a whole-milk plant including artificial refrigeration refrigeration, where labor and material AT Cottonwood Falls and Strong City has been Postponed on acconnt of the bad weather and by the reqnest of the people from different parts of the state. William Allen White says the number from Em poria will be twice as large as planned. Thursday flay 14 a.

The department of Agriculture Is prepared to furnish Information for the proper organization, of creameries and cheese factories, and upon reuuest will supply plan for creamery. Corre spondence should be addressed to the Dairy Division, United States Department of Agriculture, Washington. D. Robert Myers was down from Elm- dale Saturday. Bob Carr was In from Matfleld to Born, Sunday to Mr.

and Mrs. Glein If the weather remains favorable practically all Kansas farmers will have finished planting corn by May 9, and the Farmers' Institute Department, K. S. A. C.

suggests that all farmers' institute in Kansas take two hours, 2 to 4, Saturday afternoon, May 9, for the doscusslon of "Corn Cultivation." This will be the last meeting day. Whitlock a boy. D. J. White was in Emporia Tues Wm.

Gregory was in Wichita the day afternoon. first of the week. D. O. Roth of Saffordvllle was Jim Watson returned Friday from until October and the subject the most his short visit in Missouri.

among the Saturday visitors. important and timely that could be Ralph Jones reports one and one-half considered by Kansas farmers. There inches of rainfall Sunday night. are now 191 regularly organized farm era' Institutes in Kansas, 100 county John Airhart and family are moving to the Cartter ranch this week. Messrs.

H. L. and Fenner Hunt left Monday for Excelsior Springs in the hope that it may benefit their health. Chas. Coe and wife are the happy parents of a girl born Monday.

organizations and 91 local institutes It is hoped that every county president will also arrange for several special I. O. Talkington of Clement was among the crowd in the city Saturday it FflflD taaBi MIbb. Carrie Browning came home last Wednesday from a three weeks 1 LEE BAKING POWDER Makes All Your vlBlt at Florence and Cedar Point. Geo.

Yeager of Rock Creek and Seward Baker of Matfleld were transacting business In the city today. Herbert Coleman, Will Gregory and Ralph Jones made a flying trip to Elmdale Saturday night but took time Lumber for All purposes County treasurer paid out $22 for wolf scalps last week to J. B. Jackson $6. Fred Piper $6 and Fred Mur their return th doch.

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If you need anything, let us quote you. Tom Long afcd wife went to Plymouth Saturday. Tom will return in a few days, but Mrs. Long will visit a couple of weeks with relatives and friends. Ed Golay and wife of Elmdale was here several days last week visiting Wm.

Evans and wife. Mr. and Mis. Golay were Just returning from their wedding trip of three weeks In Kansas City and Burllngaiue. Mr.

and Mrs. O. M. Taylor and sou Mr. and Mrs.

Jim Taylor and two children and Mrs. Don Smith all of Herrlngton and Mr. Lieu Taylor and daughter of Wilslo, Mrs. Mary Johnson and (laughter of Emporia, and Walter Harrison of Herington came in Tuesday eveniug and visited with the Ed Hudson, Wm. Blurtou and Ira Smith families returning ,.0 their homes this afternoon.

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