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WORKED THE BRAKES
The Veteran Firemen's AssOcia-
tiOn of California.
Brief Sketch of the Organization Some Of
the Old Boys Who Ran With the
Machine" in Days Long Ago.

The Veteran Firemen's Association Of
California held its first meeting on October
Is, 1887, and was permanently organized on
the evening of January 3, 1888.
The organization grew out of the visit to
this coast in September, 1897, of the Veteran
Firemen of New York with 104 men and
Cappa's Band of fifty pieces. This was the
grandest and most extensive excursion of
firemen to this Coast that had taken place
up to that time.
The organization has headquarters in the
second story of the Pioneer Building. on
Fourth street. The walls of the large read
ing and sitting room are covered with pic
lures of firemen, fire scenes, fire hats.
badges and relics of volunteer days, as are
also the walls of the adjoining rooms
The association now numbers over 400
members, and they are all old veterans who
ran with the machine" and worked the
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brakes in the long ago. The first parade of
the association was held on July 4. 1888.
Their banquet was held the same day.
Their first excursion was to Santa Cruz
with the Native Sons on September 7th.
Sth and 9th of the same year. Their second
parade was on Centennial day. April so,
1889. Their second excursion was by invi-
tation of the city officials of Santa Cruz to
that city on September Z, 8, 9 and 10, 1889.
They paraded in Vallejo in July, 1890.
September 5, 1890, they received the Vet
eran Firemen of Portland, Oregon. They
paraded in the torchIight procession on the
9th and the parade on the 9th and held
banquet.
On June 28th of this year they went to
Portland, Oregon, and were received most
royalty by the veterans and firemen of that
city. They paraded on the 4th Of July in
that city. They are now arranging an ex-
cursion to the East and Worlds Fair in 1898.
Their engine is a double decker-a hand
some one at that and was formerly the prop
erty of Young America Engine Company of
Sacramento. Any fireman who has served
in any regular volunteer IRE department is
eligible to membership. About thret-fourths
of the members were in the old departme Mt
of this city.
The President, John Fay, came to this
city in 1850 and was mem Der of Volunteer
Engine Company. No. Z, which was located
on Pine street, below Montgomery. Mr..
Fay ran with jefferson Engine Company,
No. 26 of New York City, but was too young
to become a member. He has resided in the
Second Ward for thirty-six years, and from
1868 to 1865 represented it in the Board IF
Supervisors. He takes a very active in
terest in the Veterans and predicts they VIII
90 az least 100 strong to Chicago.
Thomas Sawyer, the First Vice-President,
halls from New York, where he did his first
fire duty. and, though over go years old, he
is hale and hearty. He is ever genial and
courteous and always the life OF a COM
many. He was one of the founders of
Liberty Hose Company. No. q located on
Fourth street, near Mission. and its foreman.
He is exempt from that company. He has
been in the present department as corpora
tion-yard keeper ana fireman.
Henry Kohn, the Second Yice-President,
halls from Knckerboeker Engine Company,
No. 8, which was located on Sacramento
street, near SanSome. He afterward served
during the prosperous days of Virginia City
as member of the fire brigade of that city.
Henry Linthal was dashng member OF
Monumental Engine Company, No. 6. He
is the present attentive Recording Secre-
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Ihe St,aet Parade.

II was through no fault of theirs that the
Sells Brothers were delayed with their
grand street parade yesterday, and when at
last it started from Fourth and Townsend
streets at 2:15 o'clock in the afternoon
the patient and long suffering public
were more than satisfied with what they
saw in the way OF animals and magnificent
costumes. The cause Of the delay was the
neglect of the railroad company to send over
by ferry boat that section of the circus train
which contained the material for the street
show. The section not wanted Immediately
was first sent, then some trains of fruit
cars and then another section of the circus
train, which did not arrive on this side until
2 o'clock. However, everything was right
at last and everybody was satisfied.
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PERSONAL NOTES.

Mr.. and Mrs. c. Hurd of Stockton are at
the Grand.
Z. Gest of Reno is in town and is at the
California.
William Hanna Jr. of Gilroy is stopping
at the Grand.
j. II. Emhorn Of Santa Rosa is registered
at the California.
w. D. Peakes of Santa Cruz is at the
Hotel PleasantoD.
Hugh Corcoran of Stockton is among the
guests at the Baldwin.
james Y. Kelly of Santa Clara Is in the
city. He is at the Baldwin.
B. NJ. Babcock came down from San Jose
yesterday and is at the Grand.
DR.. j. ii. ballard Of Menlo Park regis
tered at the Baldwin yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fl. l.. Hutchinson have
taken apartments for the winter at the
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Mexioo,s Iudependence.

The committee having in charge the ar
rangements for celebration Of the eighty
first anniversary of Mexco's independence
has completed its work. The festivities will
commence at 7:3o o'clock this evening with
a parade, starting from Broadway and
Powell street, along Broadway TO Mont
gomery avenue 10 Kearny, thence to Odd
Fellows Hall on Market street. Arriving
here the parade will be dismissed and liter
airy exercises will complete the festivities.
The programme is varied one, opening
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Lost Sons and Husband.

Mayor Sanderson has received letters Of
inquiry concerning the efollowing-named per-
sons:
John Edmunds who left Philadelphia one year
ago on the steamer Seattle. He was in the
Marine Hospital in December. His wife wishes
Information concerning him.
Lewis Clark Stanton, who served In Battery E.
First Artillery, at Vancouver, tn 1888 when he
was boarding at 100 Powell street. His mother
wishes the Information.
John j. UBrien, born iu Buffalo, n. Y. pareDts'
Names Patrick and Mary 0Brien. He left for
San francisco about one year ago. His mother
desires Information OF his Whereabouts.
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Citizens Alliance.

The Citizens Alliance Of the CITY and
county of San Francisco, consisting of three
delegates from each subdivision In the city,
elected permanent officers last evening as
follows: President, j. A. johnson: Vice
President j. A. Williams Secretary, George
ID. Gillispe; Treasurer, Calvin Ewing;
Door-keeper, E. Lick; Executive Committee
Calvin Ewing. W. A. Bushnell, J. A.
Williams, w. N. Slocum, Barnaby Dough-
erty and the President of the alliance. The
headquarters Of the alliance Is in the Ig-
natlus Building, on Market street.
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Unitarian CIub El.et;on

The Unitarian Club gave its annual din
ner Monday night at the California Hotel.
President Horace Davis of the club pre-
sided. About 100 members sat down to the
banquet A number of interesting speeches
were made. Officers for the ensuing wear
were elected as follows: Frank j. Symmes,
President; Charles A. Murdoch, First Vice
President; A. L. Buckingham, Treasurer;
Sheldon !. Kellogg, Secretary; S. C. Bige-
low, B. F. Dnnhan, A. E. Moody and
George E. Plummer, Executive Committee.
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PnrlIamentarx CIuh.

The Young Ireland Parliamentary Club
will send no delegation I'll the Chicago Con-
vention of the Irish National League of
America, called for the 1st and ID of
October. This course was decided upon at
a meeting last evening at K. r. B. Hall.
The members have little faith in the pro-
posed Chicago meeting and declared it can
do nothing to heal the discussions in Irish
politics. They further assert that the Irish
cause vas never before in such discourag-
ing condition as now
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Italian CelebratIor

The Italian colony will celebrate on Sun
day. at Woodward's Gardens, the entry of
the Italian troops in Rome. This celebra-
tion will be under the auspices of the Carl
baldi Guard. There will also be in the
m6rning, through the principal streets. a
procession, in which many other organiza-
lions will participate
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The Jury Believed Her.

Blanche Henry was tried before Judge
Lawler and jury. yesterday, for having
taken shot at a Chinaman named Lee
Mon. She was in her Sacramento-street
den on the night of the shooting and
claimed that she believed he was burglar,
highbinders having entered her place some
nights before and robbed her. The Jury
acquitted her.
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Fall Into the Raw.

Charles Jacobs, young peddler. who
stated that he had no particular place to
sleep, fell into the bay last night at Lom-
bard-strest Wharf. He was rescued and
taken to the Receiving Hospital. where he
pretended that he did not know how he had
fallen into the water.
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tary. The Financial Secretary. Gus POhl-
mann, was member of Eureka Hose, No.
4, located on Gesry street, near Mason.
Colonel Daniel Norcross, the Treasurer,
The Executive Committee consists of John
c. Wade of Broderick. No. l.; C. j. Reilly,
Crescent, No. 10; Chris Bunker, Pacific,
No. s; II. j. Burns and George Pidgeon.
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Fell From a Car.

James Foster, steward on an English
ship, fell off Market-strect cable-car, op-
pnsite Grant avenue. last night and cut his
scalp, which was dressed at the Receiving
Hospital Foster was badly shaken up BY
his fall, and tainted in the hospital
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Stole a silk Dress.

L. Erie stole valuable silk dress from
Gee Wo Ovens bazaar. at 313 VFarrell
street last night He was pursued, caught
and locked up at thu new City Hall Station
for petty larceny.
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with Mexican hymn. Hon. Jose v Gndoy
will deliver an Grafton in Spanish. and Hon.
A. B. Treadwel will give a discourse in
English. There will be violin solos, duets,
Sengs and reci.atous
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MECHANICS, INSTITUTE.
To-Day WIN Be Floral Day-cash Prem

iums offered.
The Directors of the Mechan les Institute
held their usual monthly meeting last night
in the Directors chambers at the Pavilion.
Superintendent Graves reported on the
condition of the exhibition in detail, and
that everything is progressing satisfactorily.
The total daily expense is S432 81.
The complaint Of Miss Honigsberg, of
1916 O'Farreil street, that she deposited two
cloaks in the cloak-room and only had one
returned was referred to a committee to in
vestigate. President Kerr stated that the
rule Of the board had always been not to
a ccept more than one cloak fer each check,
and henceforth that rule will be enforced.
The Superintendent was instructed to post
up notices accordingly.
1t was announced that the first OF the six
floral displays win take place to-day and
continue until Tomorrow night. The second
will be on Monday aud Tuesday afternoon
and evening; third, Thursday, the oath.
The following cash premiums will be
awarded: First prize, SIS; second. $50 !;
third. $40; fourth. $40; fifth, $15; sixth,
$40.
President Kerr stated that tonight during
the intervals between the band music, the
Golden West. quartet will sing Dancing
Ger the Waves" and "Good Night"
The programme for the afternoon and
evening concerts at the Mechanics Fair
to-day will be as follows:
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AFTERNooN.


]. March, "Lncky Number. ................ Hubbard
2. Grand overture. "Ludoyic". ....,....... Herold
3. operate selection, "Reminiscences Gou-
nod Godfrey
4. Gavotte, "Fairest OF the Fair". .........B Bach
8. Patrol, ''0wis Out all Night" Ascher
8. Grand overture. miners Dream" ...... keersen
z. Operate selection, "Attia" a"............ Verdi
o. SoiO watson
L. KlotZ.
8. Medley selection. wiegand
10. GalOp "Hurrah for Our Side' ..... Sehlepegreu
EVENING MUSIC.
j. Coronation march, .Folks-Klange'. .Keerschmer
2. Grand overture. "Morning Noon and Night
IN vienna ....,..........:.,..:..- Suppe
3. Operatic selection, "Erminie". Jacoboski
L. Solo Tor cornet net...................,H H. Schmidt
Jessie Millar.
8. "Rhapsodie Hongro rose" e".......,,,....,,.,.Liszt
8. Grand overture, "william TeIli' Rossini
z. Quartet for trombOnes. 'Glnger Champagne
Messrs. Delany. Tobin, Gutman and wright
g. operate selection, 'Boccaco" ...,,..... Suppe
u Ndfotte Don s.....- watson
TO- Galop, champagne" .Lumbye
Director OF Music, Charles II. Casassa.
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Try this Oil and you will
use no other.
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.

OFFfCE OF THE BOARD OF STATE HARBOR
" Commissioners 10 California street, San Fran
cisco, CAL, September Is. 1891.
Sealed proposals bids will be received at this
oifce at or prior to o'clock NJ. on THURSDAY,
September IT, 1891. for furnishing the materials
and paving aud relaylng portions of East street,
between Jackson street and the Berkeley Ferry,
with best baSalt blocks, In accordance with the
plans and Specifications prepared therefor by the
Chief Engineer. and adopted by the Board Septem-
Der IL. 1891.
No. bid will be received unless it is made
blank form furnished from this office and is accom-
panied by certified cheek for $3.50, payable TO the
order OF the Secretary Of the Board guarantee
the part OF the successful bidder that he will,
within six days after the acceptance OF his Did,
enter into a written contract TO do said work &C
cording to the plans and specifications adopted by
the Board September H. 1884, and VIII also execute
and file with this Board good and sufficient bond.
to be approved by said Board, In such sum as t
shall direct and conditioned for the faithful per-
formance OF such contract; will said bid be con-
sdered by this Board unless delivered to the Secre-
tary or to the Assistant Secretary the office OF the
Secretary, at prior to O'CLOCK p. NJ. on THURS
DAY. September II, 1891, at which place the bids
win be opened.
The Board reserves the right TO reject any or all
bids deemed for the best interests OF the State.
Bidders invited to be present at the opening
OF the bids. @. +. BASSETf,
CHARLES o. ALEXANDER
W. ii. BROWN,
Board of State Harbor Commissioners.
MARsDEN MANSON, Chief Engineer
j. J. KEEGAS, Secretary. sepl5 st
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The hands of the big clock in the Morgue
now pointed to the hour of O'clock and so
minutes and some of the jurors looked very
weary. One exclaimed: 'Say, Mr.. Coroner.
took the bint and granted a recess. When
the inquest was resumed at s O'Clock in the
evening another large crowd was present at
the taking Of the testimony.
The first witness called was James
Folsom street. On tue night of the shoot
ing he was standing on tie northwest cor
ner Of Folsom and Fifth streets and heard
three shots fired, but did not see the flashes.
Afterward he saw a man running up Fol-
som street toward Fourth. The man wore
a large oyercoat. Shortly afterward Officers
Allen and Bodie came Iunning along after
the fleeing man and soon overlook him.
Creighton did not lose sight of the running
man until he was in the custody of the pur-
suing officers. He thought it was from five
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GERMANs A. cOLoNlsrs.


Is late years the idea has prevailed
among German Statesmen that II
would be a good thing Tor Fathetland
To establish a system Of colonies NJ do
Tendencies In foreign climos. For this
purpose liberal subsidies were granted
by the government, although Be
msrcs was never an enthusiast Ia the
scheme. The contention was that The
trade and Influence Of Germany could
be thus extended, 20 that Ia ilme she
would become the rival of Great
Britain.
Tue dispatches few days ago stated
that the colonial system a. established
was considered by the Imperial Coun.
ell In Berlin, and found to DO working
most unsatisfactory. There are three
oolinics la Africa which are costing
yearly overs2 800, 900 and no tangible
results visible.
The failure shows the shortsightei.
ness Of German politicians In matters
Of colonization. They hnoled them.
selvcsadopiing the English system,
when they were plrsnins an opposite
course. English colonies are no longer
feeders or sources n revenue 10 the cru-
trail nation. They are all selt.suppori.
Ing with the exception Of two or three.
They all possess autonomy more or less.
rhp tXo iarppst -ffaunIa and Ans.
tralia-are independent Of Great
Britain, commercially. II l. true that
at one time England diI establish col.
onlrs with the view adopted by the
Germans, but she abandoned the idea
offollowing up that system long ago.
rhc schemes now being considered by
British snd Colonial statesmen arc fed.
Grafton or separation.
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WEEKLY TRADE REVIEW.

DuN 4 Co., In their report Tor the
week ending October -, 1891, cay that
owing TO the closunoas % the elections
business In stock. "a rather slow. hut
Industry Rs whole throughout the
county Is improving. Collections are
easier everywhere, and money Il mJre
plentiful.
At Boston wool IL steady, with sales
Of 2,7is,OOO pounds at unchanged
prices. Al Hartford wool l. quiet.
whra! has fallen q. cents, with 10.
cript- A. the West OF $4,000 bushels
In four days, aud exports Of i,2jO,0JO
bushels. Corn IL scarce, and ~ cents
higher for spot, and oats cents
higher. Cotton receipt, exceed those
Of the same week last year by 5000
bales, and the price fell a sixteenth,
with sales Of $4,000 bales In New
York.
The stock market Il heslta,ing. II
was depressed somewhat ON Thuuday
because Of sales from Paris aud
Europe. The Bank Of England lost
during the week $1,000, 900 gold. The
treasury In New York has put out, In.
Guiding new treasury notes, $780,
900 more than It has taken
In daring the week. Tho
merchandise exports for the past
two weeks have exceeded those OF the
corresponding weeks las, year, while
imports fall FAR below those Of year
ago, 20 that the balance Of trad, In pro-
ducts strongly hvon continued Inn
ports Of gold.
For the week mentioned the mum.
Dor Of failures reported 10 the United
States WAS 2O7 and In Canada forty.
two. For the corresponding week last
year the figures were 700 for theUnlted
states and twenty-five Tor Canada.
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TENNESSEE MOBOcRACY.

TnE mobocrAilc spirit IL s,ill on the
rampage Ia Tennessee. There has
been trouble In that State for months.
THIS latest piece of lswlessness on a
large scale was refpolrst.d NJ Brice-
Vile, where mob Of miners liberated
80 convicts and burned the ttockade
whore they were lodged. This h the
means taken by the populace to solve
the convict LABOR question. with this
disposition In considerable proportion
II the work people, AMI large mum.
her Of convicted criminals turned
lolle upon society, the status
% tennessee l. likely 10 90 from very
bad to much woue. But what olsu
could be- expected In a State whcr. u
masked mob could, with IMMUNITY +,
break into house where Innocent
people were peacefully PREPARING TO
engage Ia the worship n God and,
without tho slightest cause, butcher
them? Ia this fashion Elders John n.
Gibbs aud w. $. Berry from Utah, aud
Martin Condor and J. Il. Hudson, Of
Lewis County, Tennessee, were brut.
ally murdered, while Mrs. Condor was
shot aud 70 severely wounded by the
same gang as 10 DO malmed for
life. This terrible tragedy occurred on
the morning Of Sunday, Angus, 10Th,
issi Not one " the perpetrators u
the horrible deed were ever brought TO
Justice. 'Now tho officers Of the State
are having their hands full, as tho re-.
suit OF mobocracy, which they encour.
gead by failure TO punish those who
took part In one u the most cold
FLOODED and bsrhatous massacre- oi
Innocent people ON record. Tennessee
does not seem to be- near tho ord Of her
troubles, a. the lawie.a element Ia the
present controversy arc evidently
gaining ground.
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have kicked against 1t on personal
grounds-and the result has been
corresponding excessive work on TIE
streets.
II lsihe new arrivals who need look
Ing after by the friends Of right anu
who would be watched by the registrar
" they were no, wanted In support OF
the Liberal" ticket. Lnboters are
coming In every day with a roll oi
blankets, aud SOME fellows who are
not laborers and who have neither
blankets nor funds. They will doubt
less be found, II traced, In q short
time In the public employ, pledged to
vote Tor the "Libcnl" candidates In
Febuaty. The six months residence
In tho Territory required by law VIII
be no obstacle In their way unless de-
tcctei and exposed.
IL IL evident % the aslnte observer
mat the same Tactics are IN motion A.
have been used In the Liberal" IN
tcrest on former occasions Money Is
belng collected. \ good deal OF quiet
work Is being done aud weak pisces
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A SUGGESTION ABOUT POTATOES.

THE potato crop throughout Utah IA
unuauAlly heavy this year, aud the
absence Of an out.ide market 10 which
the tuber. can be prohlably shipped,
renders them a drug In this reg ion, the
Quest varieties being delivered at the
homes Of the purchasers nj not more
than thirty cents, and In some IN.
stances as low Gs twenty cents per
bushel.
Il has happened upou several occa.
sions In the past In tho spring, when
the potatoes could not be- longer Kept
Ia the winter pit without sprouting,
that they have been sold as low as ten
cents per bushol aud even Offered
gratisto any person who would haul
thum away, hut they never sold Mt
such ruinously low price, at this sea.
sou Of the year before, and It Is a shame
that they should. They certainly
never should be lower than fiity cents
per bushel. BESIDES be ing unusually
'hNAH Wv lfNHhNHNH AhA' var
are most excellent Ia quality. A
sample tuber taken from a 10 I'D brought
to the city by Brother Samuel L..
Howard, Of South Jordan, only lacked
four ounces Of Weighing four pounds,
aud was solid throug bout, smooth
skinned and free from pro,ubpraucss.
In view Of the abundance ~ potatoes
now Ia this region aud the difficulty oi
selling thom at any price, would II not
nc good scheme TOR some individual
or company 10 establish starch lac.
tory anu use up the roots Ia the manu-.
ncluro u that necessary aud import.
ant product, for which the residents Of
this Territory send thousands of dol.
lars to other places annually II
we ARE correctly informed, no great
amount Of capital would be required to
establish an Industry OF this Kind, ami
the process OF manufacture IL 10 simple
aud tao chances Tor selling the product
at profitable rate 50 certain that there
certainly ought to be persons In IN,
community willing TO iuvvst In tn,
enterprise from desire T. make
money, II not from the more praise
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worthy motive ~ utilizing that which
might otherwise he wasted aud enrich
ing the Territory by keeping money
here that would be certain otherwise
IN % ahrnaI.
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TACK IT ON THE wall.

Get the best not the cheapest Confne your pur-
chases to such goods as your experience and judg-
ment tell you are of the finest quality. No mer-
chant can build up profitable business by selling
inferior goods When undesirable goods accumulate
reliable articles at reasonable prices Serve your
customers with DR.. Prices Delicious Flavoring
Extracts as they never fail to please In million
homes for more than quarter of century they
have given satisfaction
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Dr.. Gmmmcr, m Episcopal clergy.
man OF Baltimore, ut a hospital dedi-
cation, slil TINT the Christian religion
was the only one which cared for sick,
aged, aud orphans. a Hebrew Rabbi,
who followed, said that whoever do.
MED To jew consideration Tor orphans
Wa either a hg1t or fanatic, DE-.
Grmner arose 10 explain by saying
that IN dii not iucluio Jews IA hls
non.OhristIan category.
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Lcss than % per cent OF the freight
trade OF this country Is carried on by
chin dying The starr and SLrInes.