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Newspaper
Shiner Gazette
Location
Shiner, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 09, 1908
Page
2
An annual report from a major railroad president notes both parties will feature railroads as a campaign issue. The piece argues most voters are unaware of harm from high or discriminatory freight rates and recalls common complaints of lost parcels and stubborn carrier behavior. It contends railroads seem an autocratic power in ordinary life.
The piece laments a skeletal army well short of its full strength and aging fortifications. It notes eight years after the Spanish American War the War Department spent nearly a billion dollars, and eight hundred million would have funded public school instruction for 1901 to 1905. A Detroit Free Press quote echoes tragedy of war and loss.
J A Taylor president of the National Ginners Association warns gins that total cotton including lint and city crop may reach 11 263 000 bales if marketed freely. He notes a 2 250 000 bale short vs last year and predicts continued stress from linters overhang and weather impacts on Texas Oklahoma and the deep south.
A buyer sees a list of items including fine mesh fabrics priced at 3.40, 4.00, and 4.50 dollars and notes finer double thread mesh. Other entries show a half canopy wood bed at 9.00 dollars and a half canopy iron bed at 1.00 dollar, with related prices such as 6.40 and 7.00 dollars.
Berlin recalls disapproval of Dr. David Jayne Hill as ambassador to Germany succeeding Charlemagne Tower. Japan awards late Durham W. Stevens Grand Rising Sun. Korea to receive 25 000 with US 75 000 to family. British and Irish move toward home rule. Russian concerns over Manchuria policy. Diaz reports prosperity and US coaling rights at Magdalena Bay.
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