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(Christian Science Monitor.
“Before spring comes,” said a re
cent telegram from Portland, Me.,
“cabbage will be selling at $100 a ton.
Wholesale dealers in produce are now
paying $80 a ton for this vegetable,
and even at that figure are not able to
get all they need.” Potatoes went up
to 70 cents a peck, in Boston the other
day. All sorts of garden produce is
at the top notch, because the supply
is now not because production last
spring and summer was not ample,
but because distribution, as usual, was
inadequate. In many of the agricul
tural states garden crops were left to
decay in the fields, because the price
offered in the season would not com
pensate the farmers for gathering
them. The price is often made low
by the commission and storage men
for the purpose of so discouraging
farmers and gardeners that they will
leave their vegetables in the ground.
The smaller the gathered crop the
easier it is to control and corner the
output.
Not long ago this newspaper called
attention to a vegetable shortage, and
consequent high prices for table ne
cessaries, throughout one of trie
greatest agricultural states in the
union, namely, Georgia. It was shown
that, in one corner of southern Geor
gia, vegetables enough could be raised
in a single season to supply more
than the whole state for a year. The
reason the farms of this corner are
not cultivated to their capacity is
that, after the vegetables are raised
and gathered, they are shut out from
trust-controlled markets, and are,
therefore, left on the hands of the
producer. The story of that Georgia
corner is typical of all the corners in
Georgia, save, perhaps, those in which
populous towns and cities, and, there
fore, accessible markets, are situated.
And what has happened in Georgia
for years, and is likely to continue to
happen as long as the transportation j
system of the United States is as i
crude as it is today, happens and will
continue to happen indefinitely in a
score or more of other agricultural
states.
The Farmers’ association of Louisi
ana, through its president, an import
ant planter, has just spoken on the
subject. This statemei.t should be
interesting to all wage and salary
earners. It runs in part:
vVe can produce for this section,
aiound Bogalusa, 25'.> bushels of sweet
potatoes per acre, grown principally
for feed. After growing the crop
along with some peanuts and chefas,
swine are turned into the field and al
lowed to fatten, after which we sell
the meat at 10 cents per pound, re
tail. If we could get 50 or 60 cents
a bushel for sweet potatoes we would
much prefer digging them. We also
produce around 150 bushels of Irish
potatoes to the acre. . . . If we
had some assurance of a just price for
our produce a large acreage would
be planted.
The president of the Farmers’ as
sociation of Louisiana had already at
tributed the high prices in the north
and the low prices in the south to dis'
honest middle dealing. He did not
place confidence in farmers’ combines.
He would rather have a law which
would guarantee open markets to all
producers. The commission man, he
held, should be a public servant. All
crops should be reported, and prices
should be determined by a govern
ment inspection department. The rail
roads should be brought into coopera
tion with the producer. This, like
many other plans, lacks completeness.
Yet it aims at the accomplishment of
something which many persons be
lieve attainable.
It is a substantial gain that people
everywhere are beginning to see that
not always more production, but bet
tei distribution, is the great need of
the country and the times.
SHAMROCK DINNER
An Irish bill-of-fare, enlivened by
Irish songs, Irish after-dinner stories
and a program of Irish sports, will be
provided at the Shamrock Dinner for
men only in the People’s church, Sat
urday from 5 to 8 o’clock. Come in
your working clothes. No starched
collars allowed. Fifty cents. 617
North Pole Bakery serves lunches
after the show. 567
Fine Job Prlntine at Times ontce j
AUTHOR-LECTURER ON
TRIP TO NORTHLAND
(Seattle P.-I.)
When the steamship Northwestern
departs for Alaskan points this morn
ing, among her passengers will be
George Edward Lewis, the author-lec
turer, better known to Alaskans as
i "Alaska Blacklock,” who is on his sev
enth annual trip to the northland for
material for his tours.
On this journey Mr. Lewis is accom
panied by his brother, J. L. Lewis, and
H. S. Jones, a motion picture operator,
who will film various scenes with
which the author-lecturer intends to
embelish his next tour of the states.
Mr. Lewis is the author of “Charms of
Alaska” and “Nick of the Woods,” the
latter being a story of the Michigan
lumber camps, both of which enjoy a
wide circulation.
Mr. Lewis announces an itinerary
that will require seven months of trav
el in the northland. The party will
start at Cordova and will journey to
Chitina, Fairbanks, Fort Gibbon, into
the Koyukuk region, thence to the
Kuskokwim and to Nome. Later they
will reach St. Michael, and expect to
return to Seward by way of Fair
banks and the Alaska Northern rail
way, the government road now under
construction. Pictures of these opera
tions together with scenes in the rein
deer camps of the northern borders of
the Arctic circles will form a large
portion of the motion picture films to
be obtained. He is at the New Rich
mond.
J. E. WILSON GETS
CERTIFICATE ELECTION
(Valdez Prospector)
James E. Wilson, the democratic
candidate for road commissioner for
the Third division, has received his
certificate of election from the can
vassing board, and has taken the oath
of office. Mr. Wilson has had a wide
experience in freighting throughout
this section of Alaska, and his famili
arity with the needs of the division ,
in the matter of road work renders
him particularly competent to per
form the duties of the office. Mr.
Wilson is now engaged on a 200-ton
freighting contract for the Ruther
ford Mining company, taking machin
ery and supplies to the mine and
bringing back a quantity of concen
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And Get Results From the Big Development Work
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This Summer.
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Hours 10 to 10.
ROOM 2, MASONIC BUILDING
;rates. He expects to finish the con
tact within a week.
NOTICE !
Direct from factory to Anchorage
>ver the trail—Wheat Straw cigarette
japers. Robarts. 599
For a Solo game come to Peterson’s.
C Me Felix wants everybody to
greet the cheechaco with a costume of
ready-made Stein Bloch’s ready-made
suit. None but the best. Felix Brown
& Co. 613
Read The Daiiy limes anit be an
Anchorage booster.
AN ADVERTISEMENT BY THE
HARMONY THEATRE
dt CHANGE OF POLICY ■<
FROM THIS DAY ON the Harmony Theatre becomes a newer and greater Harmony.
AFTER MONTHS of patient negotiation we have secured service contracts for a long period
for the choicest and costliest feature productions in from five to nine reels with prominent
and high-salaried stars, pictures produced by such companies as Paramount, Mutual, Fox,
World and Bluebird.
THIS STEP was made necessary by the improvement in public taste and the fact that we are
convinced that you are tired of seeing mediocre pictures hurriedly produced by players of
obscure reputation.
THE STANDARD that we are setting is shown in this week’s program. Note the names of
the plays and the companies producing them.
HERE ARE some of the stars who will appear in plays that we have here NOW: Lillian Gish,
Mae Marsh, Dorothy Gish, Bessie Barriseale, Mignon Anderson, Signe Auen, Blanch For
syth, Gladys Hulette, Wallace Reid, Hobart Bosworth, and many others of equal note.
WITH THE ARRIVAL of the first boats we are receiving a Grand piano of unsurpassed tone
and quality which will be presided over by a pianist whose musical ability will be equal to
the quality of our pictures.
ON SHEER STRENGTH of merit we ask for your patronage.
THE HARMONY THEATRE
By R. E. McDONALl), Mgr.
ROCKSTEADY PICTURES PERFECTLY PROJECTED
TONIGHT—SATURDAY
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MUTUAL MASTERPICTURE
MARGARITA FISHER
IN '
“THE LONESOME HEART.”
A Pathetic Comedy-Drama of a Poor Little Or
phan—Full of Smiles and Tears.
CARNEGIE MUSEUM EXPEDITION
ALASKA SIBERIAN ANIMALS.
First Installment.
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SUNDAY AND MONDAY
THOS. H. INCE PICTURE
“THE MAN FROM OREGON’’
With
CLARA WILLIAMS AND
HOWARD HICKMAN
A Drama of Social Life at Washington Portray
ing in Vivid Senes the Schemes of Po
litical Land Sharks.
SELIG TRIBUNE NEWS.
TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY.
MUTUAL INCE PICTURE.
“THE CUP OF LIFE.”
A FOUR REEL DRAMA STARRING
Well, Just Look at the Cast:
BESSIE BARRISCALE ENID MARKEY
CHARLES RAY FRANK BORZAGE
ARTHUR MAUD J. BARNEY SHERRY
LOUIS GLAUM HARRY G. KEENAN
HOWARD HICKMAN JEROME STORM
These Stars Are All in This One Picture.
SECOND INSTALLMENT
CARNEGIE MUSEUM EXPEDITION
ALASKA SIBERIAN ANIMALS.
THURSDAY AND FRIDAY
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PARAMOUNT PICTURE
Morosco Presents
LOIS MEREDITH IN
“HELP WANTED.”
The Natinnal Success
A powerful human interest story of how some
business men would like to treat their stenogra