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1 The VA! Author of "Cappy Ricks" CHAPTER XIII.?Continued. ?14? The visitor was accordingly admitted to the great man's presence and favored with an official handshake of ?rreat heartiness. "I've been hoping to have this pleasure for quite some time, Foundstone," Buck announced easily as he disposed of his hat and overcoat on an adjucent chair. Buck's alert blue eves ODened wide in sympathy "with his genial mouth, to deluge Mayor Poundstone with a smile that was friendly, guileless, confidential and singularly delightful. Mr. Ogilvy was a man possessed of tremendous personal magnetism when he chose to exert it. and that smile was ever the opening gun of his magnetic bombardment, for It was a smile that always had the effect of making the observer desire to behold It again?of disarming suspicion and establishing confidence. "Glad you did?mighty glad." the mayor cried heartily. "I have read your articles of incorporation, Mr. Ogilvy. You will recall that they were published in the Sequoia Sentinel. It strikes me?" "Then you know exactly what we purpose doing, and any further expla- j i nation would be superfluous," Buck j Interrupted amiably, glad to dispose of the matter so promptly. Again he favored the mayor with his bright smile, and the latter, now fully convinced that here was a young man of vast emprise whom it behooved him to receive In a whole-hearted and public-spirited manner, nodded vigorous approval. "Well, that being the case. Mr. Ogilvy," he continued, "what can we Sequoians do to make you happy?" "Why, to begin with, Mr. Poundstone, you might accept ray solemn assurances that despite the skepticism J which for some unknown reason appears to shroud our enterprise in the minds of some people, we have lncor "What Can We Sequoians Do to Make 1 You Happy?" porated a railroad company for the purpose of building a railroad. The only thing that can possibly interfere j with the project will be the declination of the city council to grant us a franchise to run our line through the city to tidewater. And I am glad to have your assurance that the city council will not drop a cold chisel In the cogs of the wheels of progress." Mr. Poundstone had given no such assurance, but for some reason he did not feel equal to the task of contradicting this pleasant fellow. Ogilvy continued: "At the proper time we s.iall apply for the franchise. It will Oion ho tlmo *?nniif?h to rlisrilSS it. In the meantime the N. C. O. plans a public dedicatory ceremony at the first breaking of ground, and I would be greatly honored, Mr. Mayor, If you would consent to turn the first shovelful of earth and deliver the address of welcome upon that occasion." The mayor swelled like a Thanksgiving turkey. "The honor will be mine," he corrected his visitor. "Thank yon so much. sir. Well, that's another worry off my mind." With the tact of a prime minister Buck then spoke of the magic effect the building of such a line would have upon the \ growth of Sequoia. Sequoia, he felt ^ convinced, was destined to become a city of at least a hundred thousand i Inhabitants; he rhapsodized over the progressive sp' it of the community j and with a wave of his hand studded | the waters of Humboldt bay with the 1 masts of the world's shipping. . Suddenly lie checked himself, glanced at his watch, apologized for consuming so much of His Honor's valuable time, expressed himself felicitated at knowing the Mayor, gracefully expressed his appreciation for the encouragement given his enterprise and departed. Half an hour later the Mayor's telephone-bell rang. Buck Ogilvy was on the line. "I beg your pardon for bothering you with iny affairs twice in the , same day Mr. Mayor," he announced depreeatingly. "but the fact is. a condt!.?? n>lc<m no/uwulhilou ! liuu JHia (Ui.nu MHU|| in v.? . the immediate employment of an attorney. The job Is not a very important one and almost any lawyer would do, ( but in view of the fact that we must, sooner or laler, employ an attorney to look after our Interests locally, it occurred to me that I might as well make ' the selection of a permanent attorney j now. I am a stranger In this cit7 Mr. ! I'oundstone. Would It be imposing on | your consideration if T asked you to recommend such a person?" "Why, not at all, not at all! De- . lighted to help you, Mr. Ogllvy. Let i me see now. Cadmau & Banes, with i \ \ LLEY ofthe ( By PETER B. KYNE offices In the Knights of Pythias Tetn- v pie, would he just the people, although li there is Rodney McKendrlek, in meii Chamber of Commerce building?a splendid fellow, Mr. Ogilvy, and most t desirable. And if I may be pardoned a h dash of paternal ego, there Is my son li Henry Poundstone. junior. While h Henry Is a young man, his career in the law has heen most gratifying, al- " though he hasn't had as broad an ex- V perience as the others I mentioned, and t perhaps j'our choice had better lie be- p tween Cadman & Banes and Rodney r McKendrick." o "Thank you a thousand times," Mr. n Ogilvy murmured, and hung up. "We t thought so. Buck, we thought so," he I soliloquized. "Yes, Cadman & Banes or Rodney McKendrick may do, but t Lord have mercy on the corporate soul of the N. C. O. if I fail to retain Henry \ Poundstone, junior. What a wise plan s it is to look up the relatives of a k public official! Well! Forward, men, b follow me?to Henry's office." y Henry Poundstone, junior, proved to t be the sole inhabitant of one rather r hare office in the Cardigan block. Buck e had fully resolved to give him a re- 1 talner of a thousand dollars, or even more, If he asked for it, but after one c look at Henry he cut the appropria- t tion to two hundred and fifty dollars, f Young Mr. Poundstone was blonde and t frail, with large round spectacles, rah- r bit teeth, and the swiftly receding chin i of the terrapin. Moreover, he was in j such a flutter of anticipation over the b arrival of a client that Buck deduced e two things?to-wlt, that the Mayor f had telephoned Henry he was apt to t have a client, and that as a result of E this miracle. Henry was in no fit state to discuss the sordid subject of fees ^ and retainers. Ergo, Mr. Ogiivy ae- t elded to obviate such discussion now f or In the future. He handec Henry a ^ check for two hundred and fifty dol- ( lars, which he wrote out on the spot, v and with his bright winning smile re- t marked: "Now, Mr. Poundstone, we j will proceed to business. That retain- j er Isn't a large one, I admit, but neither Is the Job T have for you today. Later, If need of your services on a larger ^ scale should develop, we shall of course * expect to make a new arrangement r whereby you. will receive the customary j retainer of all of our corporation at- ( torneys. I trust that is satisfactory." , "Eminently so," gasped the young ( disciple of Blackstone. v "Very well, then; let us proceed to i business." Buck removed from a small t lrnttifTi.tinr, ft hnlr nf tfigahtotfriaMw documents. "I have here," he an- {( nounced, "agreements from landowners along the proposed right of way of the w N. C. 0. to give to that company, on Q demand, within one year from date, jj. satisfactory deeds covering rights of ^ way which nre minutely described In R] the said agreements. I wish the deeds p prepared for signing and recording at the earliest possible moment." "You shall have them at this' time tj to-morrow," Henry promised. The head of Henry Poundstone, junior, was held high for the first time _ since he had flung/ his modest shingle to the breezes of Sequoia six months bt 'ore, and there was an unaccustom- . ed gleam of importance in his pale eyes as he rushed Into his father's office in the city hall. "By jinks, Dad," he exulted. "I've p hooked a fish at last?and he a whop- ^ per. Head this," and he thrust a yel- 1 low telegraph-form under the Mayor's nose. The latter adjusted his glasses and rend: y "Imperative building operations com- e mence immediately. Local skepticism ^ injurious and delays dangerous. We t< must show good faith to our New York ^ friends. J. P. M. insists upon know- y lng promptly where we stand with Sequoia city council. See them im- ^ mediately and secure temporary franchise, if possible, to enable us to cross Water street at B street and build out Front street. If your judgment indi cates no hold-up on permanent franchise, commence active operations immediately upon acquisition of permanent franchise. "HOCKLEY." This telegram, as the Mayor observed, had been filed at San Francisco subsequent to Ogi Ivy's visit to him that afternoon. "Ah-h-h!" breathed His Honor. "That * accounts for his failure to bring the matter up at our Interview. Upon his return to the hotel he found this telegram?and got busy at once. By Jupiter, this looks like business. ' p Henry, how did you come into posses- ' ^ sion of this telegram?" I ^ "It must have been mixed up in the i g documents Ogiivy left with me. I found it on my desk when I was sort- ! g ing out the papers, and in my capacity ^ of attorney for the X. C. O. I had no I , hesitancy In reading it." { "\yell, I do declare! Wonder who > ?< " 11 muMr.t i->. "Hockley doesn't matter," young i Henry declared triumphantly, "nl- I though I'd het a hat lie's one of those r heavy-weight Wall street fellows and j one of J. I'. M's vice-presidents, probably. J. I'. M., of course, is the man behind." 1 "Who the devil is J. P. M?" Henry smiled tolerantly upon his u Ignorant parent. "Well, how may J. >' I'ierpont Morgan do for a guess?" he n queried. "Hell's hells and panther-tracks!" n Mayor Poundstone started as if snake- e bitten. "I should say you have hooked a big fish. Hoy, you've landed a b whale! Did Ogllvy say anything about I future business?" "lie did. Said If T proved satisfac- n tory, he would probably take me on c and pay the customary retainer given s all of their corporation attorneys." " "Well, by golly, he'd better take you R on! I hud c notion that chap Ogllvy n HANTS > Copyright bj Peter B. Kjnaa i'as smart enough to know which sid< lis broad Is buttered on and who doei he buttering." "If I could guarantee Mr. Ogilvi lint temporary franchise mentioned ii lis telegram, It might help me to ge a right with J. P. M. at the start,' Is hopeful suggested. "Guarantee It!" his father shouted Guarantee It! Well I should snicker Wll just show J. P. M. and his crowt h..t they mude no mistake when the: Icked you as their Sequoia legal rep esentative. I'll call a special meetlnj f that little old city council of min< nd jam that temporary franchise hrough while you'd be saying 'Jacl (ohlnsnn I' " He carefully made a copy of th< elegram "H-m !" he grunted. "Wants to cros: Vater street at B and build out Fron treet. Well, I dare say nobody wil ;Ick over the traces at that. Nothlnj >ut warehouses and lumber-dryim ards along there, anyhow. Still conn o think of it, Pennington will probahl; alse a howl about sparks from th< ngines of the N. C. O. setting hi: umber piles afire." "He'll be dead against It." Henry de lared. "I know, because at the Wed lesday meeting of the Lumber Manu acturers' association the subject o he N. C. O. came up and Pennlngtoi nade a talk against It. He said thi C. C. O. ought to be discouraged. I t was In legitimate enterprise, whlcl le doubted, because the most feaslbl ind natural rcute for a road would h rom Wllllts. Mendocino county, nortl o Sequoia. I toll you he's dead se ignlnst It." "Then wo won't tell him anythlni ibout It, Henry. We'll just pull ol his special session of the council am brget to Invite the reporters; afte he Job has been put over, Pennlngtoi an come around ahd howl all h vants. We're not letting a chance Ilk his slip by us without grabbing landful of the tall-feathers, Henrj S'o, sir^-not If we know It." "You bet!" said Henry earnestly. At eleven-thirty Thursday morning roung Heury Poundstone, having wort id the greater part of the prevlou light preparing tbe deeds, dellvore >oth deeds and franchise to Buc )gllvy at Ihe letter's hotel. It wa vith difficulty that the latter coul lonceal his tremendous amazemen vhen Henry casually handed him th ranchlse. True, he had slipped tha 'ake telegram among the contracts a indest hope, at the time he conceived ' UAn*. le Drilliaut JUea, wu umi ncmj ould show the telegram to his fathei nd thus Inculcate In the old gentlelan a friendly feeling toward the N* . 0. not unmixed with pleasurable ntlclpatlons of the day when Henrj oundstone junior, should be one ol ie most highly prized members of the >gal staff of a public-service corporaon. , , When he could control his emotions, [r. Ogllvy gazed approvingly upon [enry Poundstone. "Mr. Poundstone.i e said solemnly, "I have met some leteorle young attorneys in my day ut you're the first genuine comet 1 nve seen In the legal firmament. Dc r> mlnrl tolllncr mo pyhpHv how von rocured thl.s franchise?and why you rocured it without explicit orders rora me?" Henry did his best to look puzzled, "Why," he said, "you left that tele ram with rne, and I concluded thai ou regarded It as self-explanatory 01 Ise had forpotten to mention It. 1 new you were busy, and I didn't wanl j bother you with details, so I jusl ent ahead and filled that order for or. Anything wrong about that?" "Cerrainly not. It's perfectly wonerful. But how did you put It over?' Henry smirked. "My dnd's the engl eer," he said bluntly. "If thirty days 1 "You're the First Genuine Comet." in't enough time, see me and I'll gel on thirty days mere. And in the leantime nobody knows a thins aboul Ills little deal. I figured Colonel PenIngton miuht try to block you at thai rossing, so I?" Buck Ogilvy extended his liand ir enediction and let it drop on Henrj 'oundstone's thin shoulder. "My dear Poundstone," he said ear estly, "I am not a man to forgel lever work. At the proper time I hall?" He smiled his radiant smile You understand, of course, that I an peaking for myself and can make yoi 10 firm promises. However?" Hi .smiled again. "All I htove to say i that you'll do!" ? "Thank you," said penry Pound stone, Jr. "Thank you sver so much. * * An experience extend ng bver a ver; active business career <t thirty year had convinced Col. Sett 'Pennington o the futility o? wrnckinj: his brains li vain speculation ov sr mysteries When. therefore, the Ni rthern Califor nia Oregon railroad wmmenced ti encroach on the Colom l's tlnae-apprc priation for sleep, he realized tba I there was but one wt y In whidh t ' j ^pnsen-e his rest an^ that was b; , engaging to fathom tl e mystery fo . j him a specialist In tin unraveling o mysteries. In times go e by, the Cole f nel had found a certd y national d? j tective agency an extaemelv efflcien t Aid to well-known commercial agec . cles, and to these tried and true sut ordinates he turned & [ for explicl and satisfying infoririqifoh anent tli i vo.tv.om Coiifnrnln Olffrafe! , iwxw.v... j The Information forthcoming fror . Dun's and Bradstree^^yns vague am unsatisfying. NeltfihF^f these tw , commercial agencies c3o!d (ascertali I anything of Interest regarding th ^ finances of the N. C. 0. For the pre? ^ ent the corporation had no office. It destinies In San Francisco beln; g guarded by a well-known attorney wh had declined to make any statemen regarding the company but promise' ? one at an early date. The board o directors consisted of this attorney his two assistants, his stenographei * and Mr. Buchanan Ogllvy. The com J pany had been Incorporated for flv ^ million dollars, divided Into five mil v lion shares of par value of one dolla ' each, apd live shar?had been sub s scribed! ' I"It looks fishy t^B," the Colone commented to his i^Bnger, "and I'r more than ever It's a schem ' of that Trlnldad^Ppfwood Timbe company to start a timber boom am 1 unload. And that Is something th p Laguna Grande Lnmber cqmpany t|oe not view with favor, for the reosoi !l that one Of these bright days thos n Trinidad people will come to thel p senses and sell cheap to us. However to be sure Is to he satisfied. Tele 4 phone the San Francisco office to hav the detective agency that handled th c longshoremen's strike Joty for us seni T a couple of their best operatives ui ^ on the next steamer, with Instruction r to report to me on arrival'' n When the operatives reported, th e Colonel's orders were brief and ex e pllclt. "I want "to know all abont i a man named Bnchanan Ogllvy, who I r' up North somewhere procuring right of way for the Northern NCallforni Oregon railroad. Find him. Get u] >< with him in the morning and pnt hir to bed at night Report to me dally. 8, Reports yielded the Colonel nothln, ^ until the. first, day of Buck's returi b to Sequoia, when the following writ 8 ten report caused the Colonel 'to si ^ up and take notice. It was beaded lt "Report of Operative No. 41," and 1 tread: i "Ogllvy In his room until ~)2 o'dod rect to omce or uarcngan iieuwoo; [ Lumber company. Ogllvy remained lr Cardigan's private office hall an hour spent another half hour conversing ' with young lady In general office | Young lady a brunette: 0. then re | turned to Hotel Sequoia, where h? wrote several letters In writing room 1 At 3 p. m. called to telephone. Ai 3:02 p. m. left hurriedly for Cardigar Redwood Ltfmber company's office ' Entered private office without waiting 1 to be announced. Emerged at 3:12 walking slowly and in deep thought ( At 3:24 entered the telephone build ' ing and placed a long-distance call He asked , for the Cardigan Redwoo< ? Lumber company in San Francisco. 1 "Concluded his conversation at 3:31 1 and proceeded to the city hall, enter 1 ing the mayor's office at 3:43 anc emerging at 4:10. He then returnet to the Hotel Sequoia and sat In th< ' lobby until handed a telegram at 4:40 : whereupon he entered the teleplioni booth and talked to someone, emerg Ing at 4:43 to go to his room. H< : returned at 4:46 and hurried to th< : law office of Henry Poundstone, Jr. in the Cardigan block. He was witl Poundstone until 4:59, when he re turned leisurely to_iIj?j3otel Sequoia ' carrying a small leather gjrip. H< also had this grip when he enterei i Poundstone's office. "Arrived at the hotel at 5:03 anc went to his room. At 8:45 he enterei i a public automobile in front of th< hotel and was driven to No. 846 Ein street. The brunette young lady wh< j works In the Cardigan Redwood Lum . ber company's office emerged present ly and entered the car, which thei proceeded to No. 38 Redwood boule ! vard, where the brunette young lad: alighted and entered the house. Shi ** 1 ' ? ??* eliom aaanmnnnlor returned ut seven uv.\.vui[/uiu\,? by a young lady whom she introduce! to O. All throe were then driven t< the Canton restaurant at 432 Thin street. At 7:15 Bryce Cardigan en tered the restaurant and was eseortet by the waiter to the table occupiet by O. and party. "At fl :30 entire party left restauran and entered a Napier car driven by i balf-breed Indian whom the secorn young lady hailed as George. 0. am the brunette young lady were droppei at S4C Elm street while Cardigan ant the other young lady proceeded di . roetly to No. 38 Itedwood boulevard After aiding the lady to alight, CardI I gan talked with her a few minutes a , the gate, then hade ner good-night. "Upon returning to Hotel Sequoia found O. in hotel bar. Saw him tt bed at 10 sharp." Needless to relate, this report hat a most amazing effect upon Colone , Bennington, and when at length hi ! could recover his mental equilibrium he set about quite calmly to analyzi the report, with the result that hi promptly arrived at the following con elusion: i (1) Ills niece Shirley Sumner was ' not to be trusted In so far as youn) Bryce Cardigan was concerned. De spite her assumption of hostility to t ward the fellow since that memorabh I day in Pennigton's woods, the Colone . I was now fully convinced that she ha< i i made her peace with him and hni i been the recipient of his secret atten i I tious right along. 8 (2) The N. C. 0. was still a mystery, but a mystery In which Bryce I- Cardigan torn interested. Moreover, " he was anxious to aid the N. C. O. in every way possible. However, the y Colonel could understand this. Cardis pan would aid anything that might f possibly tend to lift the Cardigan q lumber Interest? out from under the i. Iron heel of Colonel Pennington. (3) The N. C. O. was going to make o a mighty bluff, even to the,extent of - applying for a franchise to run over t the city streets of Sequoia. Hence o Ogllvy's visit to Mayor Poundstone? y doubtless on the advice of Bryce Carr dignn. f (4) Ogilvy had carried a small e leather bag to and from Henry I'ound> stone's office. That bag was readily t explained. It had contained a bribe i- In gold coin and young Henry had e been selected as the go-between. That t e ~ i ( ^ r^Ti '? "You Kill Heem Yourself, Boss." e meant that Mayor Poundstone had e agreed to deliver the franchise?for J a consideration. Ogllvy had called p first on the mayor to arrange the des tails; then he had called on the mayor's son to complete the transace tion. (5) If a frrnchise had been arranged for and the bribe already des iivered, that meant the prompt and H unadtartlsed commencement of opera ations. Yes, the N. C. 0. was going 1 r> to carry its monumental bluff to the a point of building a mile of track ? through town. . . . No?no. they s wouldn't spend that much money on a a bluff; they wouldn't bribe Poundstone unless the road was meant And was . t It a common carrier, after all? ' >: ; The trail was growing hot; the t Colonel mopped his brow and concentrated farther. If the N. C. O. wap It telly going to start operations, In or, : tifato movelts materia^ Sao m the I tlonb it would have to cut his (the | , Colonel's) tracks somewhere on Water | street Damnation! That was It. \ I They were trying to slip one over on < him. They were planning to g6t a | . Jump-crossing in before he should "i > awake to the situation; they were j planning, too, to have the city cdun- < t ell slip through the ^franchise when i , nobody was looking, and once the | crossing should be In, they could laugh < j at Colonel Pennington! I t "The scoundrels!" he murmured, i "I'm on to them! Cardigan is play- ] . ing the game with them. That's why ] . he bought those rails from the old < I Laurel Creek spur! Oh, what a i blithering idiot I have been! How- i > ever, It's not too late yet. Pound- < . stone Is coming over to dinner Thurs- 1 I day night, and I'll wring the swine 1 dry before be leaves the house. And | > as for those rails Cardigan managed ; to hornswoggle me out of?" > He seized the telephone and fairly . shouted to his exchange operator to ; get his woods foreman, Jules Ron? deau, on the line. , "That you. Rondeau?" he shouted ] j when the big French Canadian re- ( . sponded. "Pennington talking. What , has young Cardigan done about those ( ? rails I sold him from 'the abandoned , 1 spur up Laurel creek?" "He have two flat-caw upon ze spur I now. Dose woodsgnng of hees she , j tear up dose rails from ze head of ze j , spur and load In ze flat-cars." j "See to It, Rondeau, that they do ^ not leave until I give the word. Un- , * A 1" ihaw tho otrlfoh.on. I aersrana r it'll mnu mc ohuvh . cine is in the shop for repairs or is ' j busy at other work?anything that ' . will .stall hiin off and delay delivery." : "Suppose Bryce Cardlgnn, he comes ? around and say, 'Whjr?'" Rondeau j queried cautiously, j "Kill him," the Colonel retorted > coolly. "It strikes me you and the j Black Minorca are rather slow playing even with young Cardigan." j Rondeau grunted. "I theenk mebbe j so you kill heem yourself, boss," be replied enigmatically, and hung up. I f (TO BE CONTINUED.) . Tobacco Not Wasted Now. . In former times all 'tobacco confls. cated by the English cistorns author- ' . lties was destroyed by burning in a furnace called the king s pipe. Now- j adnys all such tobacco, its well as that ' which Is returned as unusable for " smoking, is sold to manufacturing chemists, who turn it Into sheep dip. Insecticides for the use of gardeners, and the like. > Common Fault. * "King Charles I was not: a man 1 who knew how to meet a'a emergency, 1 ? , ?? i was he? "No; he lost his head at the crlti3 cal moment." , - ??? Not Pwre Reading Matter. "Kow to lie when asleep," runs a I 5 newspaper headline. The spnce would * be better tilled persuading people t< * tell the truth while awake.?Bostoi '* Transcript. ? ( Daily Thought. , 1 Not what has happened to myseh , 1 today, but what has happened to otberi * through me?that should be nv ,, thought i , ROADS STAND TRUCK TRAVEL Comprehensive Experiments and Testa Now Being Made by Bureau of Public Roads. State hlphway departments -are vitally interested in the successful outcnmo nf mtnr.i-ohonelvo BrnorlmontD and tests now being made by the bureau of public roads of the United States department of agriculture. One state engineer recently declared that millions of dollars In his state are involved in the proper design of road surfaces, which make up one of the problems being Investigated by the federal engineers. The coming Into general use of the heavy motor truck has practically revolutionized the science of road building. Big new problems came when loads weighing 10 to 15 tons took the place of vehicles that placed a weight of one-fourth as much or less. The roads built ten years ago were constructed before this fact could be real^1; I' ' Constructing. Road 8ectlons for Impact Tests. Ized?which is one of the reasons why many "permanent" roads have proved to be Impermanent j One of tbe testing experiments being made by the federal bureau involves the use of a 49-section roadway In the Arlington farm, owned by the department of agriculture. Each section was built from a different type of material, or with a different method of construction. The same use is given to each section, so that eventually the type of construction best suited to heavy traffic will prove itself. TREE PUNTING BY ROADSIDE i I Shade la Great Help In Keeping Pav? ment in Prime Condition? . - v . Beauty la Added. . There la a newly discovered benefit In tree planting by the roadside. It has been leuped of late that the nl'iaA.' ui pmfflu1 Jiluvfe* iAf .nnrrtftUU. trees is a great aid in keeping the pavement in prime condition. The authorities tell us that during the hot lays of summer Improved roadbeds are injured by the direct rays of the sun I and that the partial shade of trees] planted by the roadside enables the j cement or other pavements to stand nuch longer unimpaired. Roadside trees will far more than pay for them? selves by assisting In preserving good roads. Then there 'Is the beauty of shade trees, and If fruit trees are | planted think of the abundance of peach, plum, pear, cherry, apple and uther fruit trees growing by the roadside which in the aggregate' would amount to millions of dollars If generally planted through the fruit growing sections of the United States. URGE CHANGE IN ROAD RULES British Columbia Favors Alteration to Encourage Motorists From Other Section*. Changes in the highway regulations How in force In British Columbia are being urged by local automobile and trade associations as a means of inducing motorists from other parts of Canada, and from the United States, to travel In the province. The present rules, which differ considerably from those followed elsewhere on the continent, are declared to deteT tourists from Including the region In their Itineraries. Legislation Intended to remedy this condition Is being considered by provincial government officials. INCONSISTENCY IN FARMING Roadside Often Neglected by Farmer Who Is Provided With Most Modern Equipment. I Often a farm Is seen provided x with the best of equipment, good fences, fine premises and well painted buildings, yet the roadside Is wholly neglected. Such Inconsistency Is like putting a dirty foliar on a clean shirt. DEPENDENT ON GOOD ROADS Many Farm Crops Must Be Hauled Some Distance to Railroad Stations and Markets. Farming Is essentially dependent on the condition of country roads; for j whatever Is not produced on the farm I must be hauled to the farm, and many crops of the farm must he hauled away to the railroad stations nud iowil markets. __________ * GOOD HIGHWAYS LOWER COST Mud-Tax and Hill-Climbing Tolla Arc Estimated to Amount to 18 Cents a Mile. Good roads reduce the cost of transportation. To haul a ton over good roads costs 7 cents a mile; over ordinary country roads, 25 cents a mile. Mud-tax and hill-climbing tolls, therefore, set the farmer back 18 cents a mile. FAST Sim OF Mf / ' ? 1 _ 4 Four Strong.Banks and a great Trust Company gives The City High Rank Among -inancial Stronghold? Hartaville.?Hartsville is growing rapidly. Homes go up almost within a night. Several ready to build. Houses are springing up with lightening like rapidity. It is apparent that the hur- 1 ried demand for homes has inspired ] the use of the ready to build patterns. J ,?vEven with these, the demand can not be supplied. Several new stores, nice modern structures, will soou be built in Harts' ville. Great piles of brick, lumber and sand are assembled at different point] on thp main streets. Residences are being moved from one time domicile sections to give place for business houses. Work on the Bank of Hartsville and the Trust Company of South Carolina is progressing nicely. Excavations ' for underground vaults are being made. A new front and tile floors will be put in. In fact, when completed these financial institutions will do credit to a large city. A new bank is being organized hero with a capital of $100,000. The stock has already been oversubscribed and a trimming down process will probably take place. The bank will be named the Merchants and Planters bank of Hartsville. Scores of subnUntoM mil n niimhftr of business men have subscribed for stock. No person Is allowed to take more than $2,500, and, in fact, small subscriptions of from $100 to $500 have been sought more than large amounts. The bank will be ready for business probably about the first of September and will promote still further Hartavilles financial advantages. The town will, therefore, very soon have four strong banks, and this added to the big $300,000 Trust Company of South Carolina, places Hartsville in the class of cities, of 10,000 and more inhabitants as to bankfe and financial strongholds. Gaffney.?Advices have been receivedby the relatives pf two young Cherokee county soldiers who died in France that they will arrive in New York city on July 8, and will at once , be brought to Gaffney for reinterment. The names of the soldiers are Edward : Collins and Arthur Edwards. Greenville/?Greenville county's political pot a-boillng. Political meetings, all of which, to date hafe been featured by warm exchange 'of words, are being held almost nightly in various sections of the county, and candidate* galore arw getting good oratorical training for the final lap in August. If these meetings are an index,, a hot osae- ( palgn is in store this summer*. York.?General apathy describe* %0-attlfude this year, of the aremto .jj&wBtml county menta hare been made for a number / of county officers and In some tostances active campal&is are fchderwav. the political aspirants encounter little sentiment^ other than otter indifference. "The voters are ready to discuss business, crops baseball, anything but politic," remarked one candidate today: Mention that subject and they will hurry away from you." Greenville.?The first kitchen distillery which has yet come to light is the city of Greenville was seized when a police sergeant and a federal officer raided the home of Tom Benson, negro, near the heart of the city and near a residential section. A two gallon stove pot, on which was an inverted one gallon bucket, a few feet of pipe, part of which probably borrowed from a gas heater was colled to make a condenser, formed the simple makeup of the still. Officers say it has a capacity of three or four gallons daily. Columbia.?C. L. Brooks, prominent Richland county planter, brought a aumber of perfectly good cotton, blooms to the city just to show his friends in Columbia how far his cotton is in advanee of other people's. Mr. Brooks says he has plenty of the blooms and that bis cotton Is extremely good for this time of the y^ar, coor siderlng the size of the crop in gen?eral. I Calhoun Is Liberal Giver St. Matthews.?At a meeting of the Calhoun county branch of the American Cotton association here, and through a local canvass Immediately j subsequent to the meeting, $5,570 per year for three years (a total of $17,250) was pledged as sustaining memj hership fees as this county's contribution toward the financing of the national association. Although this amount exceeds what was considered I to be about the county's quorta It is certain that the amount will be greatly Increased. Kershaw to Vote on Bonds Camden.?The county board of commissioners met in special session to canvass a petition asking that an election be ordered to vote upon the question of issuing bonds in the sum of $400,000 for better roads. The commission decided to order the election. At the same meeting W. Lennox Klrk, land of this city was appointed road Mo -nnntv Kershaw CUft IHCCI LKJi kuiu . county's legislative delegation at the last session caused a bill to be passed abolishing the office of supervisor and having a road engineer instead. Great Day at Great Falls Great Falls?Plans are now being ! effected by the Republic Cotton Mills for a great day here on Saturday, July 3, which will be a holiday with the mills here, and the day devoted to pleasure of all kinds. The features of the day will be all kinds of running races, and many other amusements in 1 the way of contests, with prizes for e3ch winner. There will also be two h"crames. Doubtless the most enjoyable part of the program for the day w 11 he the picnic dinner given by the Republic Cotton mills. \