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- "> ? ' SAYS MERGE ROADS INTO BIG SYSTEMS To be Operated Competitively Under Government Regulation FLAN EVOLVED BY TRAFFIC EXPERTS I Would Allow Earnings of No More Than Six Per Cent to Each Group. Washington?Private ownership and operation of railroads, merged into twenty or thirty great competing systems under the supervision of a fedoral transportation board, with a statutory rule of rate making assuring to the roads a net return of six per cent, was offered to the house commerce committee as. the plan of the national transportation conference. "Harry A. Wheeler of Chicago, former president of the Chamber of Com merce of the United States, who has assembled the conference explained the hearings had been held for six months at which roailroad men, labor union officials and bankers had been heard. The plan wolved was said to be a combination of the best features of plans already put forward with some new elements assembled into what the conference regarded as a i harmonious whole. Continued government operation un ti! remedial legislation is enacted was argued by the conference with the lim itation that such legislation should he enacted this year. With the return of the roads at a time when many I PAY A F/ Nobody wants anything when he buys from a mercha buy what he needs at fair pri IJ. Al 1116 oaw The year of 1919 finds a full line of staple good that are fair to our customei Give U< If you have not been trus a trial this year. DUSENBU Toddville, I Til farme I IS THE 1 |f ' Br SUPPLEMENT TO probably will be showing deficits, the 1 conference thought, there should be y made available by congress a mil road ] reserve fund of $500,000,000 adminis- ) tered by the proposed federal transportation board, for the stabilization i of the road's credit and to facilitate < the recommended consolidations. The | sum eventually would be returned to I the government. < Government guarantee of earnings I was not favored by the conference. I Instead it was urged that the inter- I state commerce commission be made ?ag???? ? I I responsible for rates and fares design j ed to yield the carriers in each designated traffic section not less than six per cent #upon the aggregate fair value of the property. Those roads earning more than six per cent would b1 required to put half the excess j into a company contingent fund until ! the fund amounted to six per cent of the full value of the company's property, the other half going to a general railroad contingent fund administered ib/ trustee appointed by government authority and maintained for the benefit of all railroads of the country. After any road's contingent fund I reached the six per cent requirement Jits annual contribution of excess earn ings to the general contingent fund would be increased to two thirds, the remaining one-third of this excess being retained by the company for distribution among stockholders or other lawful purposes. The general railroad contingent fund would be used to assure the six per cent return without entailing a government guarantee or unreasonable rates. It would be drawn upon by all roads of a designated traffic ' - 4 section vvnen in any year uiu net, ictum fell below six per cent and those roads would share in the distribution prorata to their gross earnings. The fund would be built up to $750,000,000 and any excess would be surrendered to the government to be used for providing lessening* cost of transportation to the public by reducing capital and investment accounts of the roads. Each of the consolidated companies would be required, under the plan, to \IR PRICE less than a fairly good article nt; and a customer wants to ces. ie Old Stand its at the same eld stand with Is which we offer at prices rs as well as to us. ; a Trial id\ng at Toddville before, give IRY & CO. s c le National ai rs and othe fei Wood's BEST VARIETY TC Cc " " THE HORR? HERALD, CONW Hive twelve directors, three of whom vculd be selectc<l by the federal trans portation board and one by the employees. j Finally it was urged thatra federal uransportation board or war finance jorporation be empowered to advance public funds, under adequate guarantees to certain individual roads whose :rcdit and financial operations it may l*o necessary in the public interest, temporarily to protect dduring the transition to normal stable condition*. CATTLEBiOATING j BY EATING GREENS With the approach of the season at which bloating of cattle frequently 1 C A ? ? 1 1 ! occurs, ure isureuu 01 Animai maustiy of the United States Department of Agriculture calls attention to the principal causes of the trouble and also the means by which it may be avoided. Many a cow has come to an untimely end because she become dis satisfied with the scanty feed to be j gathered from the closely crop-fed 1 pasture, broke down the fer^cc that surrounded a field containing a more luxuriant growth, and stuffed herself with the luscious, stolen greens, until she lost all desire for even another mouthful. Soon her troubles begin. Fermentation develops in the mass of'corn or clover, and gas forms that fills j the first stomach of the cow to its utmost capacity. How Fermentation Causes Death. The danger to the animal from acute bloating is not that the distend ed stomach may rupture, for such an accident is almost unknown. The pressure of the gas-distended stomach, however, exerts a dangerous pressure upon the heart and lungs, with the result that animals dying j from acute hloatinir usually die of I strangulation through inahility to breathe with their compressed lung tissue. The stock owner should guard against the bloating of his cattle by every precaution at his command. Clover or other green vegetation, if j eaten when wet by dew or rain, seem to be especially liable to ferment before leaving the first stomach of the animal that has fed upon tbr m. Eating excessive amounts of middlings or corn meal will also cause bloating. It also occurs in cattle as a result of becoming choked. The principal cause, however, is overeating succulent green forag:, such as clover, green corn, or cabbage. Change Feed Gradually. To prevent bloating in cattle, the animals should be shifted by easy stages, from dry or scanty feed to | abundant and luxuriantly growing fodder. They may be allowed to feed from the good forage for only three-quarters of an hour on the rirst day they are given access ro such glazing. A full hour may be allowed on the second day, and by 'continued slow steps and graduady lengthened stay in the tempting feed, the danger of loss from bloating will be largely overcome. But in case the first evidence of a too protracted stay in the heavy gi ovvth of forage should be that the owner notices one of his animal* with sides distended, and perhaps even lifted above the level of the 'backbone, he must act quickly. Re I moval of the iras from the pauncl I will quickly bring relief. If a veter inarian is within reach he shook he summoned at once. If no surgeoi is available the owner should imme diately attempt to bring relief to hi nd State Agr rs to plant eding stock Purple To > PLANT. OURN1 AND LI] 3NWAY " *- ** ' * AY S. C.t AUGUST 7, 1919 i % Just In: Cc The! A NEW SANITi ANGE TRIMMII\ FURNISHED W LICIOUS AND F FOR YOUR WAI BOX OF WHITT YOURS F Horn animal. I Trocar and Method of Use. Many cattle owners keep a trocar and canula constantly on hand and* thoroughly understand its use. The trocar is a sharp-pointed rod provided with a metalic sheth or canula which leaves the point of the trocar exposed. The spot to be selected for insort.imr ?ho trocar is n noint ooual ly distant from the last rib, the hip bone, and the lateral bony projections from the spine in the region of the loins. Here a small cut about three-fourths of an inch long should be made through the skin with a small knife, and then the trocar with , canula attached may be pushed ' through the cut into the paunch. ! The trocar is then removed, allowing i the gas to escape through the canula. ? The canula should be retained in ; place so long as any gas escapes - through it. Sometimes several hours 1 are necessary, and the canula should - bo firmly tied in place. An attendi ant should remain near the animal, 1 if possible, so long as the canula - is in the paunch. s Medicines That Relieve Bloating. icultural De[ TURNIPS thi and family N I jj iciiuw i iW SEED ARE NO1 BERALLY. Drug ' -I" ? . N. I stalled foi >nvenienc .....AT.... rlorry Drug iRY WHITE ITALIAN MARBLE IG SODA FOUNTAIN, WHERE Y ITH ALL MODERN DRINKS TH, IEFRESHING. VISIT THE appy BpU^ G< MTS, AND DON'T FORGET TO MAN'S CANDY HOME WITH YOI I OR GLEAN AND PROMPT S I Drug Com[ "THE GROWING STORE" If the animal is not distressed by the bloating and the swelling of the body is not great, or'when the alarm- 1 ing conditions have been removed by < the use of the trocar, it is best to j resort to internal medicine to allay I the formation of gas. Two ounces of ] aromatic spirits of ammonia in 2 quarts of cold water should be given every half hour, or half an ounce of i chloride of lime dissolved in a pint of tepid water rmiy be given every half hour until the pressure of the bloating has been removed. A dose of purgative medicine is usually beneficial after the bloating has disappeared. For this purpose 1 pound of Glauber's salts will usually prove effective. Care should be used in the administration of fluid medicines. Take time. Do not hold the cow's head too high. Keeping the animal's head raised so that her nose is slightly higher than the level of her face will < 11 a v 1a yx it 4 /v <?? >#! 1 1 rvl* r III 1 4 1% /\ 1 1 i I n i . . M ctllUW IIt2I tu I>waiiuvv WIU1UUI lllVL'I, ference. i A farmer must be a business man before he can prosper. lartments ad s season, bi use. lutabaga WON SALE. PLA r CO. H r Your J I uo. WITH OR- 9 OU WILL BE ^ ' AT ARE DE TAKE THAT I FRVIHF. I i?i m^^mmy lany I SHOCK FOR COLONEL. * I |New York.?Secretary of War Ba- H cer introduced himself to one of his H oionels while awaiting President Wil # H ion's debarkation from the transport I George Washington in a manner that H probably will help the officer remem- H ber his chief for many a day. H Mr. Baker was chatting with a B group of reporters at the gangplank H when the colonel hurried forward H and giving the secretary a brusque H push, said. H "You can't stand here. You must H g< t behind the barrier with the rest. H This passage way must be kept "I happen to be the secretary of war," Mr. Baker answered in icy W tones, " and these gentlemen are my friends, who have been already with Hi the official party. 1 think we will ^ remain." H They did. The colonel, who grew LJ very red in the face, saluted and vje- ^ fl parted. fa * Q South Carolina needs an effective H dog control law to make the sheep H industry profitable. i H vise all I ith for I 1-1 NT EARLY r r~