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The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1884-07-08

I: rSWe pronaty add to The picture gallery in our
sanEtnm sisiSing likeness of General Perry the
5Denocraic eAn'ihIa'c for Governor of Florida,
.,mt accord isa place side by side with that of
John G. C'H$le, o. Kentucky. OF such men
th6.S,iu'h is IpDnd To such HE Coming genera
tioIt4 look ~ sx+niplArs. Those of our friends
whi have :" y en- Inquired az to the personal APP
peasdhce ui "lis next Governor. satisfy them
aelrse by caiEIl@ NJ IA, Ne,cs office-RILTtkd
.Nc44s Il
1--WE were 43ad tn see Mr. Sanchez again be-
inreThis delmtti,re from Pala ka His modest
DEPARTMENT, asrmg altitude before the Conven-
tiontihe solidny of his county delegation, and
his generous With iraw al from the contest when
he t2alizrd rhd. n longer struggle would only be
fisFt tor The g.ke nt fighting, have made last
ing 4mpr..~sinh on he voters OF the District
ilis;E1anagers antagonlZcl no one, and his friends
shoWad thai h.; is second Ia none i'm those quail
jies (which bind us To each CONGRATULATED Neics.
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OlACTcuCc III idFOT Vi RAUlcalS Hl1, )1O
The intelligent reader will reflect that the above
nine counties under Stearns' administration paid
"ne-fourth of all the taxes in the State that the
whole taxable property of the State at that time
amounted to less than t33 100000, while it now
reaches considerably over $5O,OO0,OOO This in
crease in the value of property due principally to
the influx of immigrants. In other words, 81, 900
voters in 1870 paid identically the same number of
dollars into the State Treasury that SO 600 voters
now pay, so as matter OF fact the Democrats have
increased taxes, but endeavor to wheede the people
INTO the idea of reduction from the fact that the
burden of the taxes divided among nearly double
the number OF tax payers.-Ne~ Era.
We quote the above as specimen of
the style of facts " and argument which
Pope's personal organ furnishes its read
ers. In the same issue of the FLoR1DIAN
|. from which the Neac Era extracts as
\ above we printed some nonsensical
twaddle " in the way of figures showing
that the Reed and Stearns administrations
/ expended two hundred and forty thous-
and dollars more per annum than the adj
aministrations of Drew and Boxham.
As the Ne,o Era is printed not for in
telligent readers" but to mislead the ig-
norant, it boldly ventures the comparison
of democratic and radical salary accounts
given above. The very ignorant may
possibly not perceive that the excess of
{ 81 500 under democratic administration
is just the amount of pay of thirty-two
{ legislators, the last apportionment Of
I representation having increased their
number from IS to lO8.
| 1t seems a waste of ink to refer to the
l atsurdities of the last paragraph-about
T the $4,000 "voters" and the $4,000
k" noters," etc. Few readers can be 80
I stupid as not to know that if a given
amount of taxes he "divided among
nearly double the number of tax payers "
].these have to pay little more than half as
much individually. The real fact is that
"a lesser amount Of taxes is divided among
"a much larger number of tax payers than
sunder Reed and Stearns
I Editor Harrison Reed copies into his
sEloridd Journal this article we quote
:from the Ne,r Era, and it is with such
Sfalse and miserable stuff in his meu,k that
sthe radical candidate for Governor is
Eskipping about the State, endeavoring to
deceive the uniformed and thickheaded.
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EJa4ksoaville herald.l
FsIG IA MBOREE YEHre.n


~~" ' S'a& ftatteiulak
AL TliA Republican County Convention dMs
Ebtnsfstup lis business yesterday until ls,s - no1
4hersiltpn But little interest was manjSs..a..ee
lbs deliberations except by those who v"s. 70
office The Convention passed resolutions ~ 40
|lsng to- denomination of Bisbee for Con-"
lird tie endorsement OF the Independent Rs.ssss,
/ hcan sficket for Governor and Leutenan, GSo
tern"f. THIS was in accordance with IN. Nv
gr ,nlsne previously fixed up by the bossss pro
fHol.ad, Judge Archibald, Pat McMurnv ~1
s"vcrNl Goore men OF this city, and J. a, .au
dug. i}t Madison addressed the Convention 'p
II Pose aud Bisbce were in the CITY ana |,
h!icr strikers at work. The opposition 70 p. VAC
~ a> Asr hid unier hushe but could he 80
Ep"n!the lips of many OF the sable aitendsn,.u
Qne ss,l"tcd man said just outside the de-. !:
itfc Convention hall that he didn't want az ~
| a'iHi'tS"i de ing, and ef he's gwine to vo,.
FORA Dmccrat for Governor, den give him as'
solsd, a0d no half way fellow like dat Pom vh .'e
'Manis nigger votes jest cause he cant 90, ~: o
avn ELAe Dimrcrat votes y"
l. 4 full Pope delegation was selected f., a..
| S'aicI Convention, Consisting Of Rev Joe L."
Ma, isrccn. r l.. Blown, W. r Garvin, Tbom',
Y. Gth,, George My, O. II. Payne, E. c. Sam.
mi 4 l. Moore. f.. Fortune, w NJ. Iedw;,a
IN CsWAnh,lt, g r. Bennett, William j"n"a'
(hr sns' ten are colprd and the four latter h;,s
! Ip.,fl. Tue delegates Ia Bisbees Convention as
| = Inn Holland, !. II Durkee, r. B. Arfhih.I
| = 1r;,ml'>on. sam Anderson, Robert Lewis
| II Srwar,. w T. Gavin, f. F. Griffin, Hayn.
| Spc tiDg W. A. Middleton. Joe Lee and r..
X: Scot Oh the above the first four an
| whiteanen.
Fo4r ~ Mr. BIsbec's delegates are Fe,s,.,
oiiic' .lr"licrs, and OF course they know wha,
| iti-Insss
| Frssn all that can be learned the conyen,;o,.
| y: the kxiIy IN other counties favor endorsins
| Pupc 81 'he Sale Convention ON the 24th ina
| and Nh HE. nliiceho want Bsbee renom'
4 iqatrd lrr Congress. Josiah r. Walls, the az
rsl"rrlt Congressman, "I Alachua county, is ais,
1 All a>nthnt ton Congressional horrors again bn !,
is ,ail HAT HI isle fac opponent has The us,de
| tK,,A s,n MIN, AMI ne viii stand no show a, tIs
I Dominating convention.
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Tht Pen-.col !


In i'>p'nft Ia u cal number of our promi-
helt ct''zr repair i III The office of F. C. Brent,
E~.i., ia> thursday nigh and organized, with 3
uuthb' r>hait at seventeen, company To be
Gnpwn ~ 4i@ Pensacola Light Horse Cavalry
An c,cSI't, ot 'ificer> resulted as follows: F..
6, B'.n', Ca;"an s. S. Harvey. First Leuten-
anF: u hickey, Second Lieutenant; W. H
iiA'ch'. >"r,s First Sergeant; l.. p. Knowles,
>,s.ond S~'.s'n'; ". l.. Bell Third Sergeant;
H. " Sinian,>. Flr>r orporal; John G. Weed,
=, t1'nd Cortill; ) B. Hutchinson, Third Cor
;,osM
a cmri' H. consisting ot The Captain, First
ana Scc"ni Iatalennni>, was appointed To confer
with The 4. authorities on The matter OF &c
2',nl rem n'N,t y committee of three was ap-
f'0itit"d - drpsi constitution and vet of bylaws.
\ am nii'e,9H 'nrts' Ia consider style OF uniform
was hI'p"i''':ti, an'l the meeting adjourned to be
c,lipd bv ihr. t'ap,ain.
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Nanandir Mirrorl
-, IL r lorida q DemVcrs acc sItns. ::


=. IL r lorida a DemOcrs stc sItns- !:
We OK casionally see in some Blame repaol,c,ses
sheet Fl orida set down rs prob bly, o. possibly y
republic an State in the Novem Ter election Il
We low of no basis for sue / an nplnioa, Nv
cept tn, fact of the election II Mr. Bisbee ,E'
Congress in the last congress onal election 'g
the fail are OF democratic voters Il" go 10 sirs
tos. Florida is and must he II iem%:rA ti1 'sie,
because il is a Southern State 9Th prrpon>ies-,
snce of white population. 4
The census OF 1880 shows tina Their. were 'i'cS
in FlQri la 142 COS of the white acea ,am>t i26t
O9O Of ,lored, giving prepon ieran,e ut 1G,3iS
OF the white race. This fact Hone would liz
n.onstra that Florida had argc icmrcntiS
majority. the white people AS a rule folin, I'D
dsmOcra .ic ticket and tn color d people tn, tes
publican ticket But we are aware that a I'd.
eral imp ession prevails that Tho new settlers. III
the Stae are mostly from the N ,rlh, nd r,I'utf
liCans. i
This is great error. The ensus OF 1850
shows The nativity of The white Pr oplc oi Fnrcla
to be as f. Iowa out OF "A white tC lni of IA 1at
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Total natl 5es of Southern States

Total natl 1es of Southern States .... 1876. ~
One hun ired and twenty-sx thous mt W."
hunCrcd an twenty i've, and bori III Nprihcss
States only $3.50 persons, or allow ng ORE vrr:9
to five perst rs, the number oi vol OF N;orl.,$
ern birth VIZ uld be 1876 only
The proportions of new settler, during t!c;
last four years would probably b. ab /, sag
same as to nativity. The number Il rcr- III ~,
FlOrCa n 1880 born in Southern : alrs II >ilt'
Of Florida was Al ,544 against $3.50 u ra ;6
Northern Sta es, showing that of ii inn sier (:
ton into the i'tate about 80 per CEN hal ror:e
from the Sou h, and only 20 per cen t. from ICE
North. Or, other words, tour times ltosG
Southern mcll came TO Flordt thai Nor h, r
men.
II this proportion has cont nur an W. h;',uN'
OF no reason u the contrary, HE pr p,ilio'. t."
white popuati IN in Florida muei nos h., WV.
much larger tn IN in 1890. ana know III in..t-
that the incre2. e has been principally at viii -,
people Bctwe IN 1870 and 1880 the "! il, pt,n !
lation OF the ST. te increased from 90 0l, +" ~
695; the coore from 81 $50 to 126 $50 thr i..r
centage If incr Ease OF white POPULATE w. n,.t
about so per Ger T., and of the cnorcd ahnut Rs.
per cent. Of the whole number OF col. icl pop
ulation in 1880 right-tenihs we're loca;el M Ten
counties
1t is therefore quite clear that Floritt has Il
State by virtue of its large exccs, OF viii p'spu-
lation ove- color,d, even allowing that he c, l.
Ored vote is all RI publican
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Palatka Herald. |

PalatkA Herald.
For Governor hoist at our masthead tsc
name of Gen. Edward 4 Perry. ri Pensacola, A
gentleman WHO in tie language ot Judge I'ais-
banks, of the Fernal dina M,Tcr comes RON
the people and has a clear record rs a man aisi
a citizen; is highly esteemed for his pa,rojsnl
his intelligence and his integrity" In oui last
issue we pred ctcd his nomination. Gen | errA
is every inch u man. and will b,. the Govern " u
the people and the whole people. white anh
black. and not of Clique or faction. Not ont
word has been said gansl him by the critics,
his record Is clear al Il he is Il high minded, lons
orable gentleman. lie will make a good iov.
ernor, the record OF whose admins ration wi,
stand the les; of all time. VI. III. Mabrv ESqs
OF Sumter county, who is on the ticket tor lieu;
tenant Governor, is lawyer AMI prominent i'm
his profession and stands we'll with the pc pple
was also n IN .mb"r If the last legislature The.
party will unite n"n and give him hearty
support. Now that the campaign i open ct ~
all buckle on the armor and 90 torlh To vi tory
Let the chwor | he that of Nelson ut the
battle of Trafalgar. Florida (noi Engln,n- "EN-
pccls every man Ia do his duty"
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Written for thu FLoRIpIAN.l
A SONNET.
SUGGESTED nv THE VIEW PROM PORT BROOKS. o
TAMPA BAT.

A apo alypNe of beauty thrilled
My soul a. forth cast my eyes where lay
SO calm tn waters OF the beauteous bay.
Twas eve, tide, when every wind was stilled,
And all the West with radiant clouds was filed
The site aereon stood spoke Of the day
When &c man in glad triumph would slay
The innoc mt and fair, But here God wied
That this no re shall be. and as the scene
Gave unto me, while there stood, new
Development W thin. said. And 90
When all Hfe's dangers here have been
Securely past the soul a rest
And beautiful In higher realms shall know
JUNE lp. lSSA. H. NogL Felix IL.
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slARR lac KS AND DEATHS.
MARRIAtfKa-

IAt1sensacola1air. Lag. Jacoby and Miss Hattie
flohets. Nj
AtiFitusville, Iapt I. H. Ever on and Miss Gar
RE Aiaire.
AtiWiison, Mr.. A. ID. Wilson and Miss Lee A..
Colll4k
At Banferd, Mr.! c. II. Campbell and Miss T. Belle
pryRh n
E ~ DEATHS.
. AtsKey Westa Mr. Geo. W. Ferguson; Mr. "m'
=. AT BRISTOL, MI H. H. Oxendne.
AT live Oak, Nm H. Bird.
AT i&aufinyioa{ Mrs Margaret Fells.
In ksAmba aphnty. Mr.. Alex. surgi
AT 1lhe Level Miss Florence Carlton
At Enraville, Mr. John ID. Wood
In Shwannee eOnnty, Mr.. William MchT.
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paiatka Herald.


- I've meeting Of the State Convention in
Fn-;tt ola did good in more respects than one
\ llrtr number had never been through tho
S'a'r, ani knew buI comparatively little OF the
sup r..sr sdvant iges of Middle and West Florid,
Mny ner" surprised to see The rolling hills and
gf-,n ael'is, especially around the capital. The
ci1,I,~ Evidenced The strength OF the soil and the
gene beauty al The country through The Mid
dlf ARG West in contrast IL the East and South
was an agreeable surprise TO he ST. Johns river
r, iGe r. One OF the Putnam delegates. yen.
tlemsnTn superior intelligence, SAID that suA,
cunHirY W uid soon become paradise of prn-
periiv; }llat nothing could prevent its full settle
mFn' when once made known lis adAplabi,y
anil variety to all products The exchange of
iratern Il feeling helped To unite in strong bonds
the rNtrme sccrions Each became better ac-
iquIintr& and realized perhaps more than ever
the ned esity OF community of interest and
brotherhood Take it all in all it was a most
ENJOYABLE occasion, and resulted in The nomna-
ti"i Of pure and patriotic gentleman for our
next O. vtrn0r
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4The Gainesville Advocate will be pub
l'|led daily on and after the 18th instant.
will be after the pattern of that model
y ii provincial daily" the Palatka Neaos,
skdi we wish it much success.
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Kansas City ITaes: II Blaine succeeds in
annexng Cuim at cost of $500, 900 600. by all
means Steve Dorseg should he made the first
Governor.
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Cincinnati Enquirer The 'indeI endents
ought TO buy lslard pie and lemon and 20
on a picnic.
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Now these facts from the record show thxt eight
o. Denecrasc rule cost the people OF these nine
iSr r ors under the Repuolicans and II we compare
tsa1 we will see the E
These figures and the comments thereon were
not intended to influence Intelligent people, for the
fAlacy TO al enlightened mind is self evident at tue
nrst glance They we're intended only for that class
OF persons who take only one paper-the FLORID-
IAN-and swear by II under all circumstances. II
the organ desires TO show that taxes have been re-
dnced, why does 1t not cease its nonsen-ical twad-
die about the number OF mills assessed and give the
total sums collected annually by each aiministra-
ton! should he do his figures and comments
would be about az follows: Tue Radicals collected
annually out of the hard earnings of the dear people
salaries follows:
For Governor. ......................& $500
For Secretary of State Observation-Disclosures. 1900
For Comptroller Observation-Disclosures. 1900
For Treasurer. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 1000
For Attorney General Observation-Disclosures. 1000
For Commissioner of Lands and immigration 1900
For Adjutant General Observation-Disclosures. 1900
For superintendent of Public Schools 1000
For three Supreme Court Judges, "a s. OOO.. 5000
For seven Circuit Court Judges (d T., 500. 1880
For seven state Attorneys. a $1,000. ..... 1000
For 70 Legislators, 60 days at $6 per day. 1850
Total as, 800
The Democrats reduced taxes BY collecting an
Enaly for salaries as follows:
For Governor .....................&3 $500
For Secretary of State. ............. 1000
For Comptroller. Observation-Disclosures. 1000
For Treasurer. Observation-Disclosures. 1900
For Attorney General. Observation-Disclosures. 1000
For Commissioner of Lands and immigration 1900
For Adjutant- General Observation-Disclosures. 1000
For Superintendent of Public Schools. 1000
For three Supreme Court Judges, "a 5000. 1900
For seven Circuit Court Judges, a 81 500. Ii, 500
For seven State Attorneys, al 81 QUO. 1000
For l08 Legislators, so days at &c per day 81 $50
Total $50 $50
Under Republican rule. Observation-Disclosures. $500
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1884-09-22
A FATAL ROW.
Some Circus ShOwmen and Citizens Have
Free Fight at Burroak, Kansas.

ATCHIsoN, Kan. Sept. 2l.
A serious row occurred between the citi.
zeDs of Burroak, jewell county, and show
belonging to Orton's circus, Friday evening,
in which one man was killed and several
wounded. The disturbance was raised by a
drunken citizen named Elliott and a general
fight ensued. Elliott was arrested and the
circus took their effects to the train. The
crowd followed them and Just as the mayor
had restored order a man name Evans ap-
peared at the depot with a double barrelled
shot gun and fired into the train. At this
momont the train pulled out and the circus
fired volley at the crowd, instantly killing
j. Longnecker and mortally woundng Mayor
Marr and slightly wounding a boy. Long
had not taken part in the row. He leaves a
widow and six children. Orton's circus is
the same that was in the terrible affair at
Greedy some time ago. 1t was billed for
Washington yesterday and thither some 100
Burroak people went by a special train TO
arrest the murderers. Great excitement ex-
lists at Burroak.
A special from Washington says that I6
circus men were arrested there yesterday
forenoon by the sheriff of Jewell county. They
were taken to Greenleaf bv the sheriff OF
Washington county. At Z in the evening
100 men arrived there from Burroak and at
last accounts 800 men were at the depot
awaiting developements while the circus was
performing up town. Burroak people de-
manded the arrest of Orton and his son. The
crowd was orderly.
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HARDSHIPS AT SEA.
A Vessel Run Into During Storm and
is Wrecked-Oue Man Washed
Overheard.

NEW YORK, Sept. 81.
Steamship Cienfuegos from Cienfuegos
reports Sept. Is, lat. BOIL, long. 75.40
fell in with the schooner J. J. Taylor from
Fernandina for Laguaya, lumber laden, dis
masted and waterlogged; took off the captain
and three men Zone having been washed over
board), and brought them to New York
& Capt. Mumford of the Taylor reports :
Saturday, Sept. IL, encountered hurrycane,
during which we were able to keep steerage
way on the vessel and keep her free by lash
ing the man to the wheel and the rest of the
crew to the pumps until Monday. the 18th,
when at A. M. was run into by three
masted schooner. She struck us amidships
and cut us dawn below the water line, caus-
ing our vessel to fill is less than two hours /;
cut away the masts to prevent her from turn
ing over, and threw the anchors and chains
overheard forward. Philip Graham, a sea
man, was washed overheard and lost; lay in
this condition with very heavy seas passing z
over us till the 18th without food or fresh
water; at 6 z. M. the 18th was taken of by
the steamship Cienfuegos.
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MAINE DISPATCHES.
HON. F. B. HAYES.
Died At HIS Home in Lexiagton Friday
Morning.
BOsToS, Sept, 20.

BosTos, Sept. 20.
AT TOUR o'clock Saturday morning intelli-
gence was received from Lexington, of the
death of Hon. Francis B. Hayes He was a
native of Maine, born in South Berwick, Oct.
1913. His father, Judge William A. HAYES,
was one Of the leading citizens of that town.
Mr. Hayes was trained at Phillips academy,
Exeter, and afterwards at Harvard where he
graduated in she class of '39.
He did much important work in connection
with the Old Colony railroad, and was direc-
tor in that corporation and also in the North
ern Concord, Boston & Albany, Boston &
Maine, Atlantic & Pacific and ST. Louis &
San Francisco railroads. Mr.. Hayes has been
liberal giver to public and private charities,
and for educational purposes in his native
town. He has taken deep interest in Berwick
Academy, one of the oldest educational insti-
tutions in Maine, and through his efforts the
present beautiful academy building was built
He founded for the academy a scholars ship to
collegiate education and was also instrumental
IN procuring other scholarships for the same
purpose. He was appointed by Mr.. Chandler,
the founder of the Chandler Scientific School
of Dartmouth College, visitor to that institu-
ton. the financial management of which, has
been intrusted to him. Mr.. Hayes has also
given generously to Phillips Academy in Ex-
eter. In politics. MIR. Hayes has been promin-
emily identified with the republican party and
was a member of the Lower House in the
Legislature of 1873, and of the Senate in 1874.
Ten days ago he was nominated for Congress
by the republicans of the fifth district.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1884-09-22
DASTARDLY WORK.
Repeated Attempts by IncendIaries to
Destroy Portion of Cleveland,
Ohio, by Fire.
CIEvELANn- Sent. 2l

CLEVELAND, Sept. 81.
The scenes at the great fire two weeks ago
were repeated today on a smaller scale. The
Ere was thought at the time to have originated
by accident, but today's occurrence led to the
belief that it may have been of inCendisry
origin. Fire broke out this noon in Monroe
Bros. & Co.'S lumber yards on the upper flats
and destroyed large amount of property
including two million feet of lumber. When
the flames were fairly under control, dense
smoke was seen pouring from the inside of
the firms dry house. There was no fire out
side of the building and no wind to blow
sparks from the large fire, and II vas un-
doubtedly the work of incendiaries. The
second fire was extnguished with loss of
about $4,000. Between three and four
O'Clock in the afternoon, when the fire de-
partment were about to go home, thick
smoke as if from coal oil suddenly poured
fromsthe inside of the dry shed in Brown,
Strong & Co.'s lumber yard, some distance
from the yard of Monroe Bros & Co. The
fact that two suspicious looking men were
seen watching this fire without moving to
give an alarm, strengthens the theory of
incendiarism.
When this last fire broke out and it became
certain that incendiaries we're at work, word
was sent to neighbOring towns for help and
engines came from Akron, Painesville, San
dusky, Elyra and Ashtabuls. At 8 this even
ing the fire is under control, and no further
danger is apprehended. Monroe Bros. G. Co. s
loss is estimated at $50, 900; insurance $780,
600. Brown, Strong & Co. s loss is estimated
at from $780, 900 to 10 900; insurance about
the same.
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ELECTRIC LIGHT.
The American Electric and Illuminating
Company Showing a Marked linz
Improvement.
Special to the Kennebec Journal.

Special to the Kennebec Journal.
BosroN, Sept. 81.
In its financial article today the Boston
Sunday Globe says:
At the auction sales yesterday the preferred
stock OF the American Electric and Illumin-
ating Co. showed a marked improvement
over recent quotations, selling up to 81 or
only % cents per share below its par value.
1t is understood that the company is gaining
rapidly in financial strength as well as in the
volume of its business.
The new sub companies, which the Ameri-
can have established in various parts of New
England, in which they are largely interested
are all doing an exceedingly profitable bust
ness, which is being rapidly increased by the
addition of new dynamo machines and lamps
The company has been very fortunate in Sc
curing the most prominent capitalists and
business men as directors and managers of
the different local companies as will be seen
BY referring to the new illustrated catalogue
which the managers have just issued. A
careful perusal of this new work on electric
ity will not only be very interesting to any
one taking an interest in the subject but will
serve TO give the general public much vslu-
able information regarding the history and
progress of one of the most successful cleo
trical companies ever organized in this
country. People who are today selling their
stock at less than par value will, we believe,
very soon regret having done it.