| Show HEAD OF department OF GOOD ROADS HERE STATES THAT THE CANYON ROAD IS THE BEST HE HAS SEEN IN THE WEST takes sides with commissioner wilson as to one improvement J W abbott head of the department of good roads in department of agriculture was in the city this afternoon arid made a trip the can von with county wilon mr abbott was very highly pleased with the lip and elates aliat liat the roud I 1 the best ho ha awn in tile west considering the width and the country through which the road iio elated that he had one criticism to offer and that waa allowing the wate to run down the middle of the road this is a matter eibner wilson has repeatedly taken up with the board boston sept 22 the american woolen company has declared a regular quarterly dividend of one and per cent on the preferred stock berlin sept 22 an system of targets that firo with blank cart lidgen upon a airing line using reel cartridges was tested today on tha drill grounds of the queen elizabeth regiment grenadier guards the targets which are shaped like the bodies abild heads of men armed with machine guns and artillery appear and disappear at the will of the commanding officer on touching a button in electrical connection with the targets the broj lem of the firing line ii to make as hits as possible on theeo which arc irregularly visible and at thi same time simulate the condition of actual war by keeping up a liot blank cartridge fire upon the ere alia apparatus which was invented by first ii expensive as it uses much but in tho opinion of the numero iii high present alic trial arc admirably adapted to instill composure in the line |