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BORLAND BLAMES THE SPECULATORS 



DEPRESENTATIVE W. P. BORLAND of Kan- 

 l\ sas City, Mo., takes an odd view of the Federal 

 Reclamation financial difficulties, following his trip 

 over the projects. He is quoted in a newspaper as 

 follows : 



"The United States will be fortunate if it gets 

 back $75,000,000 of the $113,000,000 expended in the 

 irrigation projects. Speculators gobbled up the best 

 irrigation projects and financed them themselves, 

 leaving the United States to finance those which 

 the speculators knew wouldn't prove profitable to 

 them without the assistance of the money of the 

 United States government. 



"The speculator so provided for his protection 

 that he is paid first and the United States is left 

 to hold the bag if things go wrong, as they have in 

 some projects. The speculator either must have his 

 money or the settler is put off the land. Delega- 

 tions of citizens from the irrigated regions visit 

 Washington annually in behalf of the 'poor settler' 

 being fleeced by the speculators, a plea being made 

 to defer payments due the Federal government for 

 the water rights. 



"Those extensions have been given with great 

 liberality, and while the speculators have got their 

 money and are safe, the United States government 

 has received only a few millions of its $113,000,000 

 invested." 



GOULDS CO. CHANGES 



The Goulds Manufacturing Company, of Seneca 

 Falls, N. Y., manufacturers of pumps, announces 

 that its sales organization is now being directed by 

 R. E. Hall, former manager of the Boston office, 

 and W. E. Dickey, former manager of the New 

 York office, both of whom are vice-presidents of the 

 company. A. H. Whiteside, former sales manager, 

 has resigned. 



Mr. Hall, who is now located at Seneca Falls, 

 has charge of the general work of the department, 

 and in addition looks after the business in all the 

 Northern, Central West and North Pacific Coast 

 states, including the territories of the Boston, Sen- 

 eca Falls and Chicago offices. The export business 

 is also under Mr. Hall's supervision. 



Mr. Dickey has charge of all business in South- 

 ern, Southwestern and Southern Pacific Coast states, 

 including the territories of the New York, Pitts- 

 burgh, Atlanta and Houston offices. He will con- 

 tinue to make his headquarters in New York. 



W. H. . Hopper, who has been with the com- 

 pany for more than twenty years, succeeds Mr. 

 Dickey as New York manager. C. W. Fulton, for- 

 merly works manager, has been appointed manager 

 of the Boston office. 



A Pittsburgh office, under the management of 

 H. H. Henderson, who has been representing the 

 company in Northern West Virginia and South- 

 eastern Ohio, has been opened. E. C. Wayne, from 

 the main office at Seneca Falls, has been appointed 

 assistant manager. 



SINGLE TAX AIDS DISTRICTS 



Starting with the Modesto district, four Cali- 

 fornia irrigation districts have been conducting an 

 experiment in single tax as applied to district 

 revenues. 



The latest to adopt this method was the Turlock 

 district, in which the farmers voted for the new sys- 

 tem in a proportion of nine to one. Oakdale and 

 South San Joaquin had already taken the step. 



Modesto started in 1887 to tax improvements as 

 well as land, but found that this penalized the farmer 

 who improved his land, planted orchards and erected 

 buildings. At the same time, absentee land owners 

 who held large tracts out of use, were lightly taxed 

 and made large amounts in speculation. 



TAKES CARE OF HORSES' FEET 



The care of a horse's feet should commence 

 when he is a colt ; that is, before he is weaned. Un- 

 trimmed hoofs usually grow long and uneven, and 

 a crooked foot, or worse, a crooked leg, is the result. 

 Failure to regulate the length and bearing of the 

 foot may make a straight leg crooked or a crooked 

 leg worse, while intelligent care during the growing 

 period can gradually improve a leg that is crooked 

 at birth. When picking up a colt's foot, teach him to 

 stand on three legs and not depend on the one hold- 

 ing up his foot for the fourth point of support. The 

 handling of a colt's feet begins with the near front 

 foot. Tie a rope around the pastern, grasp the rope 

 close to the foot, push gently against the shoulder, 

 and quickly lift the foot. The lifting of the foot 

 must be simultaneous with the weight shifting to 

 the other feet. Gentle the foot and leg and let it 

 down. Repeat several times and then trim and level 

 the hoof. 



To raise a hind foot, put on a rope as on the 

 front foot and draw the foot forward. To put a 

 rope on the hind foot of a wild horse, tie up a front 

 foot, have the assistant hold his hand over the eye 

 on the same side as the foot to be lifted, or take the 

 headstall in one hand, the tail in the other, and whirl 

 the horse until he becomes dizzy. While irr this 

 condition he may be handled with safety. Lift the 

 foot forward two or three times and gentle it. As 

 soon as the horse gives in carry the foot backward 

 into a shoeing position and trim the hoof. 



To handle the feet of a horse that will not stand 

 still, or that kicks, a halter twitch is a great aid. 

 This twitch is easily applied and needs only the 

 ordinary halter and tie rope. Pass the rope over 

 the horse's head just behind the ears; raise the upper 

 lip and put the rope across the gums above the 

 teeth ; run the rope through the loop made by pass- 

 ing the rope over the horse's head. The rope should 

 be tight from the halter ring, over the head under 

 the loop, and through the loop. A few good pulls 

 on this rope should make the horse stand quietly. 



