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Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1857-01-17
STATE OF LOUISIANA.
Parish Of West Ese,iciana.


SEVENTH DISTRICT COURT.
lii matter of the Succession Of s. c. Cobb. deceased
Elizabeth f, Cobb, vs., James R. nevali Under Tutor
No 1921.
ylr virtue ofa commission "a me directed, in tie above
ID entitled succession. from the 7th District Court
II, ant for t1e parish OF West Feliciana. OF date the
3lst.. day OF December 1856, xii he offered for sale at
public auction TO the last aud highest bidder at the
residence OF Mrs. Elizabeth Z. Cobb, in this parish on
at II O'clock A. ", all the hereinafter described proper
tg. belonging TO the community existing between Mrs.
Elizabeth Z. Cobb and her deceased husban and 1oint-
" to said deceased, and TO said community to wit -
One tract of land or plantation. situated in the parish
Of West Baton Rouge, fronting on the Mississippi river,
bounded above by IL nds of The estate Of James Devail
deceased. below by lands OF John Buhsar and contain
ing a bout one hnn lred and tu acres; together with
the buildings and improvements thereon.
The following named slaves, TO wit:-Grayson negro
man aged AZ Friday negro man aged 27; Thomas ne
gro msn aged Is; Eli negro man aged %; Alex negro
man aged %; John negro man aged 81. William negro
man aged &c; Thornton negro man aged 81; Randall
negro man aged So; Kirk negro man aged e.: Fitzaiien
negro man aged ~: Little Bill boy aged Is; David ne
boy aged Is: Anderson boy aged 10; Aflsy negro wo-
man aged II: Amanda negro woman aged 81. Diana
infant child of Amanda. Polly girl aged IA; Sukey wo-
man aged 40; jim negro man aged Is; sarah Ann ne
gro woman aged u; Ellen girl ased 4; Mildred negro
woman aged g.; Lewis boy aged 10; Ann woman aged
So: Naria girl aged 10; Phil boy aged !; Rose woman
aged Al: Jack boy aged Is: Tryloia negro woman 81:
Mi1iv woman aged "a; Sally infant child of Mills.
Henry boy aged IA; Phebe woman aged Is. Jimmy Lind
girl aged 4; Little Nj ry woman aged IS; Fen boy aged
4; Ella girl aged 8; all said property (land and s.asesl
belonging to said community, and the fei owing named
slaves belonging jointly TO said community and the
separate estate to wit:--Ned negro man aged IS: Tom
Bail negro man aged u; Upton negro man>agei 81
Kitty negro woman aged 20; Sarah infant child Of
Kitty. A5ran, infant child Of Kitty, George negro boy
aged 9; Bowman boy aged 5; Dolly negro woman aged
81; Amy negro woman aged 81; Mary Platter negro
woman aged 81; Blind child of Mary Platter, Dana girl
aged 9; and iiiza girl aged 80; IS head OF Mules. one
horse. p head of cattle on the plantation aud farming
utensils &c. &c, t
Terms of sale--on a credit of one, two and three
years purchasers to furnish their notes with approved
bearing interest at the rate Of eight per cent
per annum from day of sale until paid with mortgage
and confession Of Judgement retained on the property
sold, until fall and final payment and al payable at the
ufice of tie Recorder Of this Parish.
Wv, POPE. shG.
West Baton Rouge jan 10th, 1851.
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Tar1f,yarc. Hardwarc ::

T aryisvarc ! Hardware ::
Having removed 10 the stand fofmerlv occupied
by Joshua Zeal, and having received large accessi0ns
TO my stock, | would sol cit persons ia Wan. II, Hard
ware. Wood and Willow ware, House Fnrnis Ing, M.
to give me = call before purchasing elsewhere
ian 5 M0NIAN 4 2CGUET, CAuruhle9k4
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s HERIFF'S S AL
STATE OF LOUISIANA.
PARISH OF WEST BATON ROUGE,

SIXTH DISTRICT COURT.
Pierre Granger vs.. No. 1859 IOvinsii Hebert.
I1i VIRTUE Of . writ off "a, to me directed in the
llhhove entitled suit, of date the 25th Of October
1886, from the the 9th District Court, in and fer said
Parish and state, will DC offered for sale at public AUG
ton, to the last and highest bidder. in front of the
Court House of this Parish. on Saturday the I'd dav
title and interest of the defendant. Ioy;nski Hebert,
in and to the undiged Fourth Of 4 certain Sugar
house with a horse mill, sugar kettles and all It's ap
paratns, situated on the plantation efTTeviiieI Landry,
n this parish, to pay and satisfy said writ Of execn
ton.
Terms Of saie-cash.
WI. WHITE I. s.,
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sT0.T<TT AMONG SOUTHERN Hill rem
Vi 1t = estimated that IN the Southern state,
Ilorr chiiirea are carried of By WORMS, and the d.
eases arising from them. than nv ai other malaare-
combined. Post 7norteTn examinations III the rnunr
toe frequently reveal the terribIe ravasa- Of these in.
sfiiaas enemies Of Aealh and life. II i. therefore.
only an act Of common philanthropy to recommend.
with al earnestaesr, 4 preparation Ike Einer's Can
allan Sesmtfage. which has proved In MANY thou
anis af cases, an immediate safe and radical care
Tor every kind Of yermicular diseases.
w. Be particular and remember the Fame : : Win
ers Canadian Nermituge,' This is the only article
that can be depended on. Remember this.
For sale, wholesale ani retail. IN New Orleans. hy
J. NRlGHf& Co, Sole preprietorS,
y and Isl Chartr.s Street.
Sold in Baton Rouge by ali the Hrugg1s.s.
jan 8 Ind.
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ETAT DE La LOUISIANA.
Puroisse d'Ouest Baton RoE ye.
CoUR Dr. ssxNs DISTRICT.

coTR Dc sixME DISTRICT.
Dams I'aiaire de Ia Succession de Sarah Richardson,
decede. Mo- 555.
I'm VERTU d'uue commision a moi aidressa, dane
LfaGaire eiatessns, ia la Eour aa 6me District dams
ct pour Ia dite Paroisse ct Etat, en- da te lie 81 De -em
hre. 1855 il sera offart en- rente ~pubiiaue aa plus Of
frant ct dernier enenerrisseur a Ia residence de Steph-
en- Winter, dams eette Parasse. ToGs les ~pEeariete
ciapres deer1tes arpartsnant a Ia ditte .Seecession-
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STATE OF LOUISIANA,
PARISH OF WEST BATON ROr5cE

SIXTH DISTRIcT COURT
In matter Of the Succession of Hiram Noyes. dseeas.
ed. No. 500.
WhEREAs, c. Yale, Jacob Piper, applied to- the
w Clerk Of this parish for letters OF Administra-
ton in the above succession.
Notice j. hereby gIgen that an legal opposition TO
the appointment nfsaid applicants, must be fled in
the niiee OF The said CLERK within tendaTs from tbs
publication hereof.
R. HEBEKT, Dep. Clerk.
Clerks Office, this 10th Jaay. 1857.
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ETAT DE La LOUISIANA
ParOtsse G'Ouest baton Rouge.

couR DC sIyIEaE gIsfrs1cr JuDrc1AIgs.
Dams i'sffaEe de Ia succession de Hiram Moves. d.
cede. No. 5o6-
TTENDU xHe G, Yale 4 Co. ct Jacob piper ont
IA fate application pour Administration dams Ia
dite succession
AVIS et par ces presfntas donne que toute cpposi-
ton legale a la nornina ton aes dites aprlican.s ssr,
fat au Bu.eau du Greffer de la diie Conr. dams dir
lours de cette puElica lion, r HEBKRp. Dap, Grief
Bureau dn Grefiisr &c l0rae Jour de Jonyier 1857
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STATE OF LOUISIANA.
Parish of Vest Baton Rouge.

Parish or " est Baton Rouge,
SIXTH JUDICIAL. DISTRICT Court
Wylie 4 Egana, rs. No 1853. Frame A. Woods 4 VIM.
II. neltingbara vs. No, 1895, Frame A. Woods.
DY WRITE of two writs Of Il, ia. to me directed in
Dthe above e4.ttied suits. tn. first above stated Of
"a te the DIST and the other the 2sth day Of October
1886, from the 6th tiistrict Court in and for SAID par
lsh and state, viii he offered for sale at public auction
TO the last aud highest bidder, on the premises in this
parish on
Saturday the st., day Of February 1857.
at IL clock A.. ". all the r1ght, title and interest OF
the defendant, FRA me 4. Woods, in and TO "A certain
tract Of land established ss 4 sugar Plantation, sit d.
atsi In this parish and measuring four arpents in
front On the Mississippi River by A depth Of forty ar
rents behind, bounded above by lands now or hereto
fore belonging 10 jerome Hehert and below by lands
of Jean Do!rof4, together with all tile building and i'm
prcTeIuents thereon and appartenances tilereuntu be
longing.
S~EGuNn-3nd also the following sIares attached TO
aud employed in the cultivation Of said plantation.
viz Mary a negress, aged 80 years: Mary Ann a re
gress. aged -; Bill a negro aged 40: Nike q negro
aged ~; Atiif d negress, aged ~ Eliza a negrass.
aged 81 Anderson d negro, aged IS; Jessy a mulato
aged e: Francois a negro, aged is Little Mary a
iieGress, aged Il Alfred a negro, aged Ia Little joe
4 negro aged u Yellow Mary. aged "a: Little joan
a negro. aged Il: Lydia q negress, aged Is: Jack a
negro, aged ii Satban a negro, aged II; Ellen q ne
gress aged 5si Raaheai 4 negress aged3l; Jonny a ne
aged 9.
Topaz and satisfy said writs Of execution.
Terms Of s-le-on q credit of twelve months pur
bearing eight per cent interest from its date until paid
mortgage retained upon the property sold.
WM. WHITE. n.S..
West Eaton Rouge. IAN. 10th. 1857.
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4 esEiciue Chests.
VI An assortment OF different sizes, superior quail.
ATTY. on hand AND for sale by
jan 3 H T. WA1nILL.
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MONDAY. Ist;, day of FEBRUARY. .s5.

10 VIA lot 81 gFonnd situated in fAas parish, III
four hnndre3 and sfyty ieet from The Ipree, meaaur-
ing one hunaFei and .inety feet front hs a de, IA ot
one h3frnifesi AMI etyhry-fv feet. bounded bcio. and
back b. lands Of lanes Il. iievail. ahove by lands a
James 4. nevall, and those Of Richard Markham. and
% front ty lot hereinafter described, with the build
ings and improvements thereon.
SEIUSi-Anether lot also situated in this Iaris.,
measuring ~fftE-tso feet front 70 the pablo road with
the de pth Of four hundred and sixty I've feet, bound
ed above by lots af Stephen Winter. and hereinafter
described belo. BY 2 strip Of .snd fifteen feet wide
belonging to lot above described, with the building
and Improvement thsrenn.
T~fliRn-another lot also situate in this paris1,
measuring sisty-eieht feet front to the puatic road
with the depth Of four hundred ami ffty two fee
called the Ceatsr lot bounded shove by lot OF
stephen Winter. and heretofore described by the
second ahove described lot, ard m the rear By first
above described lot, with the buildings and improve
ments thereon.
f~UURTH-Apd another 10. also situated in t;a.s
parish, measuring sixty feet front, BY threc hundred
and eighty seTen feet il depth, bounded above hv lot
Of WA, Markham, below b. said described let. or
center, and back by first described lot, or tract, with
the buildings and improvements.
A Let o. n1oveabfes :Sc.
Terms OF SALE THE fnnvea5le effects to be sold
for cash. The lots aud buildings 10 be saii payable
oae-third cash. and The txo remaining thiris pa Fable
chasers 10 furnish their notes endorsed 70 she salts
faction Of the tutor, hearing eight per cent. interest
per annura from date until paid, payable at tie chsce
of the Recorder OF this parish. with S,ae.iaf raertgaga
and eonfcssion Of iadgnient retained on Land uutil full
and final PM rneat,
y, y. POPE, Sheriff,
West Baton Rouge Jan. 10th. 1857.
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a. W. N.

ARCHITECT AND BUILDER.
BATON ROUGE. LA.
YtTII. EXECUTE in a faithfulan worxuanfTke man
~ aeT. ali co.tgfacts Tor baiidiac or ether work in
hts line, which may te cenfded 10 him.
Orders addressed to him through the Pos.ofice. w Il
receive prompt attention.
feb. l4ta IS
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S i.


VAIt1SH UF w.
faxTH JUDICIAL
{. IL. Brooks VS.. No, ~
BY yirf ae Of a writ of ii ia. l. =.
titled cause, of date the 26th da,
from Jno. F. kccaa's Court for the 4Tr-. ~
Baton Rouge, viii be offered for sale at public xuctIo,,
to the last and highest bidder, in frsnt of the :coust
House of this parish On
Saturday thc 9TH, day OF February 1857.
at II O'Clock a. =. all the right, title and interest oil
the defendant, Ulysse Braussard ia and to the success
sion Of his deceased father Dominique Broussard.
1erma Of sale-en a credit Of twelve months pur
chasers to furnish his bond with good personal seeuri-
ty bearing interest at the rate a.--per AMIN fron
date until paid. VIM. WHITE b s.
West Baton Rouge Jan. 10th, 1857.
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4 FULL assortment Of the CELEBRATED Buck Cock
IA ING STOVES J. PIPER Il co.
mar 20
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EAT DE LA LOUISIANA.
ParcfsSe d'Ouest Baton Rouge.

West Eaton Rouge Jan. "a. 1857,
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STATE OF LOUISIANA.
Parish Of West Baton Rouge.

SIXTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT corRT
In matter Of the Succession Of SARAH RICHARDSON de-
ceased. Wife u STEVEN WINTER. No. 55a.
DI VIRTUE IF a commission 10 me directed /, the
ID above entitled succession from the 9Th District
Court, IL end for said parish and State. Of date. The
3lSt dag of December, 1856, viii be offered for sale at
pah!ic auction IL the isst and highest bidder at the
residence 81 stephen Winter, in this parish, ali the
herinaiter described property belonging to said sue
ceSsion on
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West Baton Rouge Jan, 10th. 1857.
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NUFAcTURING AT THE SoUTH-It has been
maintained by northern journals and capitalists
that manufactures could not possibly thrive at
the south, and, strange to say, not few south
erners have lent credulous ear to the state
ment, without taking the trouble 10 investigate
the matter. If they had turned to the census
report for 1850, they would have readily dis
covered the error of their hasty conclusions, and
that manufactures cannot only thrive, but that
they can flourish, at the south. The statistical
returns in the census report prove that the to-
tai value OF cotton goods manufactured, in $40,
in Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massa-
chusetts and Connecticut, was 1924, 95,O89;
same authority demonstrates, in 1850, the total
amount in the New England States to have
reached 1856, 1913, O58, and in the southern
States, 1885, 835. There is a vast difference
in the amount of capital invested in manufac-
lures in the New England States over that en-
ployed for the same purposes in the southern
States: but the foregoing figures show US, that
while for the New England States the increase
for ten years was only about eleven millions,
here at the south it was between FIVE and six
millions. In other words, while the increase in
the. New England States was forty-fve per
cent, the increase in the southern States was
one hundred and sixty six per cent. In 1910,
the manufactured products of New England
were eight times larger than those of the south
ern States; but in 1850 they were only four
times greater. Yet we have been gravely in
formed over and over again that manufactures
could not succeed at the south. We give be-
low, for the benefit of those who wish to be
well informed in regard to the prosperity ofthe
south, statement of the value of fabrics man
ufactured from cotton in five of the southern
and the five New England States, from 1910
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These facts prove the success which has at
tended the introduction of manufactures at the
south, has been such as to lead to their rapid
increase. The day is not far distant when the
south will not only produce all the raw mate
rial, but also spin and weave nearly all the cot
ton fabrics used in the Union,
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The river has risen about foot since our
last, and from the continued heavy rains we
may anticipate further rise. The Reub White
reports 81 feet water on the falls. The White
is the only boat up since our last. The Jos.
Holden is now due.
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AMERICAN CONVENTION.
gg- The Americans of Caddo parish will
hold convention at GREENWOOD, on SATUR-
DAY, 9Th August next, for the purpose ofnom-
mating a, candidate for the legislature, and the
transaction of other business.
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THE HARMONIOUS. AT mass meeting
of the democrats of the parish of St. Tamma-
ny, held at Covington, on the 18th ult, the
following resolution was unanimously adopted:
"Resolved, That The democracy Of. this pa
IRISH ought not, and sciU got, support 7. G. Da-
wilson, the pretended nominee for congress in
this district. That we do not consider r. G.
Davidson the nominee of the party, as he did
not receive the number of votes necessary to a
nomination.
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It is feared that the rains of Saturday night,
Sunday, Monday and yesterday, will prove in
furious to the cotton crop. Our planters now
require dry, clear weather.
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Interesting Letters

Editors South Observation-Disclosures: You will con
fer favor the undersigned, and am sure on this
community generally, by publishing in your paper tht
accompanying letters-one from Coone Ward TO DR.
are as the prpor of the letters indicate in t.
note which wrote to DR.. Taylor l have no author
ity for giving them publicity; but feel that it will no
be breach of confidence to do so. They are highly
interesting, and evince kind and liberal feeling to
wards the best'interests Of Shreveport.
DIR. Taylors letter will be answered in few days
Respectfully, W. W. GEORGE
Shreveport, La, July 30, 1857.
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We solicit attention to the interesting letters
publishing in another column. They will be
found worthy both Of perusal and careful con-
sidpratjon
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Discomfort and trouble appear to be blowing
in the camp of the democracy of this parish
Many members of the party residing in the
country are dissatisfied with the action Of the
convention held at this place, on the 25th ult.,
and demand that another shall be called.
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KASsAs.-The St. Louis Republican learns that
seven companies of u S. dragons, under command
of lieutenant colonel Cooke, occupied the town of
Lawrence on the 10th July, under orders Of cover
nor Walker. .
A dispatch to the st. Loais Republican, dated
Lawrence, July 18th, says, the people here receive
governor Walkers proclamation with dersion. The
city government has not as yet passed any acts or
done any business, and collision need be feared
unless Walker brings it on.
The State convention finished it's session at Tope-
ka yesterday Marcus j. Parrott was nominated as
representative in congress. The convention was the
largest delegate convention ever assembled in Kan
sas, and the utmost unanimify and enthusiasm pre-
vailed The Topeka constitution and State govern
ment We're unanimously sustained The constitution
is to be resubmtted to the people at the August
election A set of strong resolutions were unani-
mously adopted.
The census returns show from 90 900 to 80 900 yo
tiers in the territory.
General Lane has been Instructed to thoroughly
organise the free State throughout the territory
IN order to protect the ballot boxes at the coming
election q
-S-~-~---~--~-----o.1--
cononforthas been reelected president Of Mexico
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MARSHALL, TEXAS, July IS, 1857
DIR. Iaylor-Slr: In reply to your note, have to
inform you that director of the Texas Western
railroad company, (now the Southern Pacific railroad
company met DR.. Young, in company with several
of our directors the eve of his removal from this
place. Welnformed him that were anxious to enter
into some definite arrangement for the connection of orr
road with that from Shreveport at the Stattline as
we'll as the terms to beagreed in regard to fregh
and the time for the completion of his road to the line
so that we could be able to avail ourselves of the fac
tiles 1t would afford for Transporting our supplies
terias, cars, etc. We stated to him that it was sine
qua non with us, for him to have his road completed
from Shreveport to the Statene by certain time or
we would forfeit chartered ghts unless we run TO
the lake, which we did not wish to do. He replied
that he had authority from the directors of the
Vicksburg, Shreveport and Texas railroad company
to act in the premises but that he could get the power
whenever he convinced of ability to build our
road, of which fact, l suppose he has not vet been
satlshed-if he ever wished to form connection
Yes! the Doctor did visit Austin, with view Of
getting charter passed to build railroad through
Texas He drew up the charter, and placed it in the
hands of the hon. W. t. Scott to push through the leg
slature He named himself as one Of the
IN said charter but Mr. Scott did not present it to the
legislature.
The Doctor did every thing in his power to create
diversity OF sentiment among people in the coun-
ty, BY having survey made from the louisiana line
to JetefSoa-pretending to them that he would con-
meet with and continue his road by that place
He also stated to and to Major Blanch that he had
sounded the river in the night, some two miles below
Shreveport, and found it only fifteen feet deep, and
quite That at this point Red River would be
brdged for the railroad would make onlya temporary
stop at Shreveport when completed must present
an unbroken run to the Mississippi My own opinion
then was, it is now that the Doctor endeavor-
to preoent any connection Of roads, so that he
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We learn by the Mansfield papers that the
sickness, or epidemic, which for some weeks
lowered over that place, has disappeared, and
the citizens are now enjoying good health
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The diving bell working on the wreck ofthe
St. Charles has succeeded in recovering the
two engines, doctor, and three boilers, together
with large portion Of the cargo on board the
boat at the time she sunk. Capt. List immedi-
ately sold the engines to Mr. I. W. Jones, and
the doctor to captain Robert Graham.
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A GREAT SMoKER-In speaking of the charge
of heavy embezzlements brought against Col.
Haraszthy, meter and refner of the U. States
branch mint in California, and his unaccounta-
bility for the deficiency. the Alta California
humorously says: 1.-The wastage at the mint
is immense, owing to the badly constructed
chimneys and flues. A large amount of fine
gold dust escapes and is lodged in the chimney
and upon the roof Of the mint and the adjoining
houses, The sweepings from the roofs of Da-
Wilson's building amounted to 800 ounces
Eleven hundred and eighty ounces were col
lected from the chimney after two and half
months work. Rather an expensive smoker
it would require all the surplus revenue in the
public treasury to keep that chimney supplied
twelve months. But the gist of the joke is,
that all gold dust and precious metals is melted
in small stone or black lead crucibles
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might profit by our misfortune and obtain charter
for himself and associates without consulting the true
interests of his company.
Ifmy conclusions wrong, all of US We're IN the
wrong for such the opinion of our board at the
time Yours truly W. r. D. WARD.