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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 20, 1910
Page
4
N P Wheeler of Endeavor Pennsylvania declares candidacy for the Twenty eighth Congressional District seat. He states he will follow primary rules and will contest the June 4 1910 election date noting his address and date of notice November 29 1999.
The chair announces Frank M. Knapp of Warren as a candidate for State Senate subject to the Republican primary decision on June 4 1910. He seeks selection through the party’s 1910 procedures.
Joseph A. Schofield proposes Republican nomination for Assembly and seeks support for the June 4 1910 primaries in Warren Pa. Arthur W. Dennison also announces candidacy for Member of Assembly subject to June 4 1910 primaries.
The 1909 Bureau of Industrial Statistics review credits Pennsylvania with low per capita debt, high state and local assets, and strong public services. It notes statewide leadership in building and loan associations, farm crop value, railroad property, and public health institutions, while stressing no direct state tax and robust school funding. The article lauds forestry and highway investments as part of solid governance.
Read by York county man to Professor H A Surface State Zoologist Harrisburg. He explains that southern trees may carry yellows and die when moved to Pennsylvania but healthy trees can come from Pennsylvania nurseries. Guidance on pruning large apple limbs and cautions on oil emulsions follow with insect pest control details.
The excerpt asserts that people are as prosperous and happy as the State can make them, implying government measures determine welfare and contentment levels for citizens.
The piece extols President Taft’s conservation message stressing soil’s primacy among natural resources and urging government support for soil care. It calls for sustaining farmers, draining and improving soils, crop rotation, and research on dry and wet soils, with a pro‑farm stance against monopolies and support for Grangers.
Washing statistics show 1909 rubber imports reached 75 million dollars marking a record. Over half comes from Brazil with the Kongo as a major origin via England and Germany. No replanting, extracting methods threaten reserves, requiring swift regulation to avert a future rubber famine.
The National Association of Shoe Manufacturers adopted resolutions at their annual session urging a readjustment of values to move each line of shoes up one grade. If carried out, consumers would face about a 50 cent rise per pair. The association cannot fix prices arbitrarily but seeks higher value grades.
The article notes push to raise shoe prices from 2 to 2.50 dollars due to higher raw material costs. Resolutions argue current price cannot sustain quality, though manufacturers claim the rise is not certain. The national association of major footwear producers supports the trend.
Dun's Review notes robust trade activity with bank exchanges and railroad earnings up, New York clearings up 17.9 percent, and January railroad gains of 7.7 percent. Despite mixed reports across trades, most centers report healthy conditions. Exports lag 1909, imports exceed exports by 4.93 million, commercial failures total 8.88 million in January with 312 US cases and 36 in Canada.
The article reflects on 1909 as an agreeable year with no major wars or famines, noting a steady push for cleaner public life, conservation, and economic prudence. It highlights reforestation gains on the Austrian Karst since 1865 and cites Germany and France as leaders in forest legislation and restoration efforts.
The world recognizes forests value and acts to protect and reclaim them. Centuries of waste and ignorance left fertile regions near desolation, prompting new steps to conserve timber resources and restore degraded lands.
The week’s issued patents recognize Pennsylvania inventors including hot blast stove by K S Berry Pittsburg nut adjusting machine RE D Bright Philadelphia ignition apparatus sold builder’s jack sold J N Isenberg Lancaster mail bag catching and delivering device E R Johnson Marion talking machine W N Franzen Walton wire glass making machine A B Landis Waynesboro diamond tool grinding machines sold F G McPherson Beaver Falls motor tread C C Sadler Altoona sand applying device T J Stockdale Dubois stereoscope S Yager Crafton propeller.
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