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Show '' ' -- . PREsa-BULteT- ; PAGE thj cop s5qj2 t50 kgsd - . J , I Facing a Big 1 Question ....... 5' f nPIIE success of any business enter-- prices are being made to meet the con- - B Is;. prise, either private or public, is ditions growing out of the war. dependent upon two prime .fac- - , The telephone business is governed tors ; First, it must fully serve the pur- - by the same economic principles, and is for which it was established. Sec- - . ' subject to the same conditions that in- - .ond,.t must produce adequate revenues. fluence private business-exc- ept that To be sufficient, the revenues must ts charges for service cannot be raised cover all the necessary expenses attend- - or lowered overnight, like, the price of ant upon the conduct of the business; ugar,. to correspond with fluctuating . they must cover the cost of upkeep of costs- - So that, while the costs of labor the and mat.eri1 entering into the operation property and must provide a rea- - sonable return and maintenance of our plant and busi- - upon the capital in- - ? vested ness increased tremendously, our '"'$'. j:4 - i revenues have remained practically un I , Any returns less than this will im- - changed. p 1 Pair the usefulness of the enterprise This condition has resulted in a def- - I 2 from the standpoint of its relation to icit in our net income of $1,334,062.02 I I the public, destroy its credit and finally at the end of 1917. The operation of I S the end must be financial disaster. our plant in Utah alone contributed to I Since the beginning of the war de- - this deficit 2H073.10, which amount, I I cided economic changes have taken if proportionate to the balance of our - p I place. Prices of commodities have in- - 09 000 ' 1 creased to meet the increased cost of . f I their production. Labor has been-- The big question which tve are fac- - . I forced to charge more for its service. mg ,s to w,pe out this deficit in order . to maintain the at a point of rea- - Is in order to adjust itself to the con- - sonab,e effideiicJ and at same tme stantly r.smg costs of life s necessities. maintain the financial integrity of the !? , So adjustments and readjustments of Company. & - , : J I The Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Co. I ! ' , IJ - - I he I rue Secret g I of Success 0 H thrift in all its phases, and principally J firit as applied to saving. A young Q man may have many friends, but he will inf none so steadfast, so constant, so Q Q ready to respond to his wants, so capable . g o pushing him ahead, as a little leather- - g r covered book with the name of a bank on Q g m Us cover. g 1 ; I BIB STATE II I SC.H. THOMPSON, President. 0 H. QUILLEN, Vice President. nj jjjj EARL RANDALL Cashier. . The Double Standard Oil & Gas Co. is the owner of I valuable oil leases in Kansas, Oklahoma and Wyoming, and has recently added a valuable lease in the new Electra-Burk-burn- ett oil field, Texas, with 8 producing wells, together with pumping plant, tanks and full equipment, connected with the pipe line, and selling oil. Price was $2.00, now $2.50, and expect soon to be getting $3.00 per barrel for this high grade oil. The Company is pushing drilling operations in this new field, as rapidly as possible. Stock is now selling at 10c a share. You can join us in an exceedingly profitable business enterprise, and in doing so, help increase the oil output, which means, help win the war. Write us for free map and further particulars. Special inducements to live, active salesmen. iiEiiii AND GAS COMPANY Boston Bldg., Phone Main 3937. Denver, Colo. I fll mY fl TllW" Alpha is not a Sffll rJ If i I I I il A Yh 11 substitute, not TJSpljiA i fc l Ml I f (f 11 an imitatio- n- V 7.1 . Um&vM it's a real drink. f V tl,Ht.wirf mmiKfr-- SERVE COLO dOMALCOHOUC '. t f iIMMMn!IIIHIlllMMMl ! ; Try some Alpha today-g- et: , mm'-- . acquainted with, the nation s best M" fli new drink. ' lm:' The delightful flavor- - of this' golden, mdlmM bubbly beverage will appeal to everybody 'MmMBW 1 ---it's the drink for all, at all times. Wwhy Is a Wonderful Drink i f H '($M "THE TEST IS IN THE TASTE" Alpha is a beverage of quality served I wheiever soft drinks are sold. Order a n- - roWio case for your home. k .S" AND NUTRITIOUS-- gt l Drink it with your meals serve it to p!&ld Jfti your friends enjoy this sparkling, 3i delightful drink. ''ffc ALPHA BEVERAGE DEPARTMENT Chicago, Illinois EVANS ICE COMPANY, Distributors - Ask Your Dealer Bingham, Utah fMilium miuujiij i i. iiiiiu - tt iir iiij irrinTTiT-- imrp r-- rrw mi iwim ma win wuwp; j j. .n, jil.,,,-- , n x.rtf ujn mi i ri Lim'ihim ir in inirniili irr in nin r n n tm r 'miiW.iii uiTtH-r- .n,-- f imirr nmm rtiwmtiirffih tr TELL YOUR WIFE j CORNS LIFT OFF Doesn't hurt a bit to lift corns i or calluses off with j fingers I Not twinge of pain or soreneM before applying, .or afterwards. This may sound like a dream to corn-pestere-men and women who have been cutting, filing and wearing torturous plasters. Yes I Corns lift out and calluses peel off as if by magic, says this Cincinnati authority. A quarter ounce of freefone costs but a few cents at any drug store. Apply a few drops directly upon your tender corn or callus, and jnsUntly the sore-ness disappears; then shortly the corn or callus will be so loose that it lifts oft. Froczono dries instantly. It doesn't est, out the corn or callus, but just shrivels it up so it lifts away without even Irritating the surrounding Bkin. Women bIiouIu keep It on the dresser and never let a corn or callus ache twice. I OXFORD I (Formerly Budweiser) I Pocket Billiards I First Class Cafe, Modern Rooms in Connection. I Tobaccos, Cigars, Drinks, ! 499 MAIN STREET I J. W. MATTHEWS, Manager. I IMMENSE CROP S RAISED Oil RE-CLAIMED LANDS In 1917 the 29,000 farmers on .1.000,-00- 0 acres of land reclaimed by the service, department of r, wont over the tup with a crop valued at $50,000,000, according to the report of the bureau recently made to Secretary of the Interior Lane. The production capacity of the Amer-ican desert after irrigation is empha-sized when the results of the farmers are compared with those of the humid states. The 117 crop from reclaimed lands exceeds in total value by all the crops of Maine, as shown by the census reports of 1909. It is greater by $7,000,000 than the combined crops of New Hampshire and Vermont, and only $4,436,000 less than the total crop values of Massa-chusetts and Connecticut. The gross average of $!V0 per acre for crops grown on the government's irrigated farmes is remarkable when compared with similar statistics for all the farmes in the United States, the average yields of which in 1909 were only $16.30 per acre. Such re-turns should at least allay the appre-hension, if any now exists, that these farmers will not be sble to return the investment of money which has been made by the government in the con-struction of the irrigation systems. On several of these projects a single crop will suffice to return the entire investment . The summation of the activities of the service to date shows that work is under way on 30 projects, in 15 states. These projects embrace ap-proximately 3,112,656 acres, or 60,331 farms. Water is now available for 1,750,000 acres in 37,103 farms and the construction of the necessary works to reclaim the balance is proceeding us rapidly as the limited funds will permit. As fast as water can be made available for the public lands in these projects, the settlers flock to them and the demands are usually in excess of the. supply. Land hunger Is increas-ing with the rapidly rising price of farm lands, and the better prices for farm products. In view of this condi-tion and considering the Imperative need of an enormous Increase In food products, the importance of quickly extending the field of reclamation Is obvious. A brief rasume of the engineering" works to date is Illuminating. Since the organization of the service in 190" It has to Its credit many notable and worth while achievements. Several of the structures are monumental In character and rank with the greatest engineering works of the world " , engineers of the service have success-fully completed the highest masonry dam, the longest tunnel, and the most capacious reservoir for Irrigation ever built. . Across the desert they have ex-tended a canal system 10,313 miles long, In which whole rivers are car-ried and turned upon the thirsty land The huge reservoirs In the fastnesses of the mountains, with a combined capacity of 9,000,000 acre feet, hold back the destructive floods of many streams. Twenty-si- x miles of tunnels penetrate the mountains, and through two of these, two rivers are carried outside of their own drainage basins. The surplus and waste waters are dis-posed of by means of drains and ditches having a length of 1,247 miles. The volume of the dams is 13,258,-72- 9 cubic yards, and the excavations of rock and earth for canals and foun-dations reach the enormous total of ilo4.Ol6.449 cubic yards, or about 60 per cent of the tota yardage of the Panama canal. In the construction of the several Ir-rigation systems it was npcessary to dig 391 wells having a total depth of more than six and one-hal- f miles More than 13,000 bridges and culverts of steel, concrete and wood were con-structed, which eud to end would ex-tend 74 miles. Canni structures of wood and concrete number more than 83.000. Pipe lines and flumes long enough to reach from New York to Washington and back again are now In place. The service has built and operated miles of standard guege railway, 2.871 miles of telephone, and 412 miles of transmission lines, in order to be-gin construction on many of the Im-portant works it was necessary to build 932 miles of wagon roads. The power plans of the service have developed 4S 093 horsepower, which Is utilized In construct ion and haed to many municipalities and Individuals. More than 1,200 buildings of all sorts have boen ereeled for the accommoda-tion of the employes tnd for other pur-poses. During the period of engineer-ing work the service has laid out and established eleven townsites. several o h are today thriving business centers. George Herbert Knowlden, died in Los Angeles Thursday evening. He was about 44 years of age and at one time lived in Provo, and will be remember-ed here by the older residents of the city. i R. E. KNOWLDEN'S BROTHER DIES IN CALIFORNIA R. E3. Knowlden received a wire a few days ago stating that his brother. as a part substitute for wheat In bak-ing bread, biscuits, muffins, etc. And now that the food administra-tion is calling our particular attention to the advantages of rice as an article of diet, housekeepers are looking for new recipes to try In their kitchens. A LITTLE STORY ABOUT RICE Rice from " time Immemorial has been cultivated in India and China. In fact, it is considered a native of China, having been 'used there several thousand years B. C It Is the most prolific of all crops. In our own country It is grown through the South, particularly in South Carolina, Louisi-ana and Georgia. Rice is principally a farinaceous food, and therefore requires to be combined with a fatty and nitrogen-ous subxtance, such as milk, to satisfy the requirements of the system. Rice may be cooked in many ways. And you will find in families where a daily dish of rice is served, much less bread Is eaten. Not only are there many delicious ways of preparing rice as an inviting, individual dish, but the left-ove- r rice may be used to delightful advantage Most Powerful of Snakes. One of the moat difficult reptiles to capture is the regal python, also a na-tive of India, that giant snake that measures as long s 30 feet In extreme cases. This Immense constrictor had In Its wonderful volls the strength to crush nn ox. A 10-fo- tython could kiioot Its head forward, strike a big man tn the chest, fell him, and crush him bone from bone and the pythons , caught by the snake mnu ere twlct and sometimes three times as long. PALMYRIA TELEPHONE FILES ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION The Capitalization Is $25,000 The Palmyrla Telephone and Elec-tric 'Light Company nas filed articles of Incorporation with the county clerk. The corporation will engage In build-ing, operating and owning long dis-tance and local telephone lines and electric light and power lines. The capital stock is $2)5,000. Of this 125 shares is designated as electric light stock and Is of the par value of $150 a share; and 125 shares is designated as telephone stock, and Is of the par value of $50 a share. The directors are !L. P Thomas, iM. Boardsgaard, Craetus Hansen, Ed IM. Banks and P. P. Thomas. L. P. Thomas Is the president, and Vm. IL Nielsen, sec-retary. Simplest of Cments. Condensed milk applied to the edges of pieces of broken china will keep the srtlcle os Intact as the majority of ce ments on the market todny, says the discoverer He adds that he has mend ed saucers that have withstood wash-ings in hot water, and has mended a telescope lens of fairly large size with this unique cement |