The National tribune., 1883-04-19


-e-ea ia square feet Of the maia buildings OF Che
worlds great industrial exhibitions:
London. ls5i-.........-. ....-..-..--.--- .s,sSt
-Ncw YORK, lS,so...'- = o'l
Paris. lt-D3.---.---.-. ot,.',f
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Vienna. 75-.ff'
l.onaan. 1850
Philadelphia: e2@J
Atlanta issi int,g2J
5Onthern Exposition a. Louisville, Ey-.... CO 500
1t thus appears that tie n,aia building Of the
Southern Exposition VIII b. !aecr t-Ian tae
main buildiag al Vienna IL lSi5, at Paris II
1855 and So, and New York IN 1853, while IL
Is smaller only than tbs man buildings - the
two Le..den exIos,tjoas I'D t.le Centennial
Exposition at PHILADELPHIA in lsl6. At the
TIVE Paris cNfoSiti8lts tic GsIexcs r8a the total
area. ~ To slightly ovcF one million square
feet and al Philade' P9aia tie machinery annex
covered over eight hundred thousand square
feet and the ether GuacNes iuCTcascl tie area
20 greater dimensions than ever attempted be-
fore, and probably greater than VIII be n
tempted for many years 10 come. At Atlanta
sn ISL the anncXes incr ased the totai area
10 about eight acres The Southern Exposition
has already projected anncXes for saw-Inills,
horticultural displays, aad art exhibitions that
will increase the t0s&l area by many thousands
0fsquare feet
A dispatch from Miles City, Montana, says:
"The headquarters OF the Tongue and Yellow
stone River cattle ranges are situated here,
and the Government has been petitoGed for
the privilege Of establishing st0cbyards on the
Fort keogh military reservation, Tor which
favorable recommendation has been secured
from the aataarities OF the post. The large
dressing and curing cstablishm mt Of Branden-
burg a Aetiaskin is already shipping dressed
beef 10 the East. The Northern Pacific Rail
road Company, by It's refrigerator car supern-
tendent Charles Sleeper, is also encouraging
the pressed beef business. Ten cars are already
engaged in the traffic. ana the number viii be
incre2sod to two hundred or more 10 meet the
demand whenever Mr. Gushing. superintendent
Of the motive power and machinery, observes
the need Ct new cars. Thousands Ct tons of ice
have been put up at Miles City buildings,
GleDdiye and other shipping points on the
line, aad also at points in transit. These re-
frigcrat0r CATS VIII be utilized on their west
bound trips to transfer butter, eggs fruits and
other pe-isha5ae goods to consumers at the
front. When the road shall have been COM
pleted. salmon VIII be shipped 10 the Eastern
markets frosa The Columbia BIZ this system.
The following information concerning the
direct shipment OF American wheat from Da-
kota TO Leith and Glasgow has been received
at the Department Of State from Consul Leon
ard, of Lcith. he says: An interesting fact
ia connection with the importation OF American
sshe2t into this country has come to my knowl
edge l.. C. Porter, OF hIaOaa, MInn-, has
made contracts with John Jackson q Co. TO
supply them Tsth wheat at Leitii aud Glasgow,
and the gram 10 FL the first order IS no1y in
sra1slt- TIE noticeable fact in this trans sction
e that the wheat is BOUGHT direct.z from the
sarlners by Mr. Porter at his warehouses It
F1rcgs Places m Dakota, on the line Of the
Chicago and Northwestern Railroad, and
sAifpd directly and without contact With other
Slaaat through 10 GlasCow thus giving The
ogyer the certainty Of securing a s2acif AID
asiierza grc3e .; iIaFd spring wheat without
aaRlizizlre With other grades. This is, so far
rs know, the FIRST instance il which the de-
1VeTy OF grain has been maze so directly from
he 1aT.aer Ia Dako-a 10 tAe consumer Is I'd
-ope WHO in THIS case, are not less thaa $500
miles apart"
The decision in the lower court as to 6ivi-
lends On Si5,091900 of Western Union Teic-
graph stock being calculated 10 embarrass
innocent stockholders, Jay Gould has deter
mined 10 assume the personal responsibility of
paying The dividends on al Of the stock out Of
AIS own funds, amounting TO over 81 40 900
The following Is his announcement to that
effect:
In view Of The serious inconveEiences TO MANY
persons from malicious ad yezs;ious suits a2niast
a1e A.cFfeTn InlSa Telegraph C0mperr ! have
,fTsnaod with tic Mercantile Trust Company 10
acss-ilee b 81 stoefl0i@ers Of tae Western Union
lres1as3a company ca and after April y, I5sS the
Alcslal nf tile-r dividends payable April l6 1913.
1rc the asst-l.aeEt to at tie Office OF the said
nust nls-Ts OF tiaer right to receive the same
Es be arranged Tor III Inc same manner
jar GOULD.
The successful cultivation Of oranges and
lemons in Florida is causing reduction in the
quantity Of those fruits imported from foreign
countries and bids fair ere long 10 render fur
thcr importation unneeass2Ty ard improbable.
a writer IN TIE New fcrk foCTaat 81 C0mlaerce
sn the fruit trade predicts that the product of
The orange groves Of Florida in a single decade
wall be sufficient 10 supply the whole United
States with an abundance Of fine oranges
About 100000 boxes and barrels Of oranges
&e7e shipped TO Aeg York this season fram
Florida and found ready market and about
eoJ9 boxes 5nd barrels Of oranges were dis
tributea through the West, South and South
Scst from the same source The trade IN West
1nala oranges Tic past year proved both IN
satisfactory and improbable.
The California Immigration Association Is
inaneuratsag a new plan throughout the States
Of the West whore the severe winters have a
tendency 10 induce farmers OF means 10 seek
homes IN warmer ciines. Their efforts are
being seconded by the railroad companies. who
have made concessions IN fares and as an in
u1ceInent 1Or The organization OF couapanies to
start from given centre such as Council
Bluffs and Denver, the association has made
arrangements To have the improved IMMIGRANT
CARS furnished with carpets and curtains, MAX
ing them very comfortable for the overland
trip.
4dFiees from the esttle-raisine section Of the
Southwest indicate uGusual ACTIVITY ia .ura.
pairing for market Some $4,000 head ara
ready fOr shipment CT drive In Arkansas. ard
fi.at State is expected 10 furnish 5000 head
Of these cattle ia fine condition and they
viii be taken 70 the Indian TERRITORY or Texas
where they I7lll form part OF the season drive
Buyers have already gathered several thousand
head IN Northern Louisiana, which will be sent
into Texas Prices throughout the whole cat.
tic region arc high, ycarii1gs ranging from So
TO SD, and Older ones in proportion.
The Baltimore and Chic Railroad Companv
has siie2 sor record in The Superior Court q
Baltimore mortgage deed TO scclre tic nav.
mcnt OF e., 09eG53 worth Of bonds issued ia
deiray the cost OF The construction and eGuip
ment Of its new line between Baltimore and
Philadelphia. The bonds have been issued Il
Brown. Shipley q Co., OF London They ar;
for goo caeh, are dated April 2, and bear in
terest at a. per cent. The bonds are 10 IuI
nntsl April !, 1888.
John II. Parnell. a brother Of the famous
Irish leader OF that name OWNS one Of Ii,
largest peach farms ia The world Ii Is situated
Ehont six miles below West Point Ga. Their
arc I25.0j9 peach trees in IT. besides a larr,
number or other kinds Of fruit trees The,
cover over 700 acres. 3ir. Parncli has planted
ESQ acres OF young tTccs THIS gear and report
his business paying cne. This yosr's crol