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Newspaper
Jacksons Hole Courier
Location
Jackson, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Sep 08, 1921
Page
7
U S Department of Agriculture specialists warn shippers against overcrowding freight cars as stock prices and freight rates tempt cutting margins. They urge strict limits to prevent injuries or deaths, noting losses rise with heat and rough handling during transit.
Historical guidance warns that live stock can suffocate on unloading docks and in crowded cars especially in heat. It stresses segregation by species, strong partitions, and ensuring space so large animals do not trample smaller ones, to reduce losses during long shipments.
Missouri man D Ward King of Malland explains a king split log drag. Two halves of a split log set front to front, 80 inches apart on reinforced stakes. A solid platform for the driver, a wire hitch, and a steel tire or worn share form the road grader.
A five ton truck averaged 11.78 mpg on concrete and 6.78 mpg on earth roads across seven road types. Driving 8 000 miles yearly with 4 000 miles on poor roads would raise fuel costs by 40 to 50 dollars versus all concrete, plus increased wear and comfort costs on tires and springs.
Eleven principal crops produced a yearly average hauling total of 84 800 000 gonn for country roads from 1015 to 1910, about 27 tons per 100 acres harvested. USDA estimates show Illinois leading in crop haulage with 8 855 000 tons for the United States. Kansas follows with over 4 402 000 tons, while Wisconsin, Indiana, Ohio and Texas also move several million tons. Road conditions greatly affect costs in this vast haulage.
A toll road project in New Jersey moved forward as a developer secured a four mile stretch for construction. The deal, valued at about 1000000 dollars, funds construction and marks a major advance on the Toll Road corridor.
Fragmentary entry mentions Mate and La, with no clear event, people, or place identifiable in the readable lines. No verifiable facts or dates present to summarize into a proper news item.
A dramatic poem by William K. Conway questions whether workers gains will bring true equality or merely reorder oppression. It recalls Atlas bearing burdens and asks if Labor will wield power to create a just world or perpetuate imbalance.
The American Federation of Labor outlines its economic platform. Highlights include eight hour workdays for public and private sectors, abolition of wage slavery and sweatshops, public utilities municipal ownership, sanitary inspections, employer liability for injuries, nationalization of telegraph and telephone, anti child labor laws, and woman suffrage. It supports free education, opposition to injunction abuse, and robust public finance with anti manipulation safeguards.
Editorial warns against viewing labor as disposable and predicts continued industrial strife. It argues that labor’s influence in industry and government will grow only if it remembers that might does not equate to right and warns of dangers facing organized labor from within.
The article argues workers must withhold labor to gain fair wages and conditions, stating no wage earner can wield power alone and collective action is needed to pressure employers for fair terms.
An editorial excerpt discusses workers bearing burdens, the clash of selfish motives with communal good, and the need for responsible leadership. It argues that labor should balance self interest with the broader prosperity, urging forbearance and concern for the common good to maintain broad support.
In a Boston trial a witness who is a lawyer’s friend faced cross examination. The lawyer pressed the question Can you be trusted with a secret, probing years of acquaintance and the witness’s age to test credibility.
A cryptic note discusses Willie Pa and a padded cell reference. The text mentions Willie San Francis Chronicle and a cautionary tone about family members Ritter and mother.
A fragment from the Louisville Con key Journal notes a quirky street description with misspellings and a poetic cadence. The lines suggest a play on words about the street’s condition and a reference to lover’s lane.
Misunderstood remarks attributed to Jud Tunking suggest he is unfairly blamed for being quarrelsome, while he argues his efforts at repartee are weak and misread.
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