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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1893-08-31

II You contemplate going to the
Worlds Fair in the near future wait
and join the Columbian chorus eXcn-
sion leaving here Sept. 9th. Special
accommodation have been provided.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1893-08-31

ANONYMOUS communications Will receive
no attention. Names must accompany nil
articles, not necessarily for publication hut
that we may know who are our contributors,
Communications, letters and teleRraphic
dispatches, Intended for publication, ehould
be hddressed 10 THE REYLEoroH and all com.
munications upon business, including re-
HIittances, Advertisements and orders
should be Addressed 20
THE REFLECTOR PUBLISHING 90.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1893-08-31

Gov Richards, of Montana, will not
convene the legislature in extra session
for the purpose of filling the vacancy
In the United States senate.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1893-08-31
RrCHARp wARne, Business Manager.

Entered for transmission through the Uni.
ted states Malls az second clnaa matter, At the
postofioe in Abilene, Dickinson county, Kan
a0n,
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1893-05-31
The Evils Of the Consignment Of
eriShableS.

The practice of shipping goods to dis
tant markets on consignment gives rise
to many complications and almost in
variably works to the disadvantage of
the shipper. This is particularly true
as regards perishable goods, such as
fruits and vegetables. Where the mar
ket is close to the point of production,
as for example, in the case of the truck
farms surrounding the great cities, the
producer is able to keep in sufficient
ly close touch with the market to enable
him to Judge OF its conditions and oppor-
tunities. But in the case of truck farm
ers and fruit growers in the South who
ship their produce to Northern markets
as fast as ready,the shipper does bust
ness largely in the dark and is obliged
to rely implicitly upon the honesty and
good judgment OF his consignee.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1893-05-31

to 2e5 good prices for it and to save
a good profit that these commission men
make right along from them.
MOREMAN; The small growers of Flor
ida cannot do that, and therefore we have
organized the Exchange to handle and
soil their fruit.
BEAN: | understand that the diff
Guilty with the small growers is to get
the buyers to come to them and buy their
fruit Now if the growers of the State
will reach the conclusion that they
ought perhaps to sell their fruit at home,
there will be large packing houses cs-
tablishcd at the central points at which
small men can sell their fruit at any time.
You know the rates are SO established
that it does not add to the cost Of aboX
of oranges to send it to Jacksonville to
be packed except the transportation OF
the empty crates back. Suppose that
there were dozen large packing houses
established at Jacksonville The freight
to Jacksonville on that unpackcd fruit
would be the same as it would on a
packed box Now d grower down in
Volusia county, Orange county or Lake
county, or any of the other counties
would take his crates and but them in
the car and send them to Jacksonville
and they would be received there and
packed and classified ina proper way.
This opens a doorway for the using up
of the small crops Of the country and in
fact the small man would be Just as we'll
off as the large one. He could take his
crates right to the train and they would
be taken to jacksonville or LeeSburg or
anywhere else and they would be packed.
Let the buyers have the confidence, and
the competition between the buyers will
give you the full market value of your
crop on the trees without any trouble or
expense or handling of the fruit They
buy the fruit from you on the trees and
take it off without any expense to you,
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1893-05-31


OF consignment with the large crop that
is before you don't you see that the buy
ers won't come? Let the action of this
society go to Indicate that you favor
consignment III any form, and that you
arc going to continue the old way OF buSs
mess and do you think the buyers will
come? How are we going to get those
people to change who insist upon selling
on consignment? 1t is matter Of edu-
cation | do not believe that there is u
grower in the country but who would be
convinced II he understood this matter.
Now there are several things that would
come out of it, In the northern portion
of the State we are liable to frOsts and in
the southern part We are not. If this
thing is so, the buyers would commence
at the northern part Of the State and
work south.
HAMLIN: So far as we are concerned
we think these plans that have been laid
before the people for so many years ear
nestly and efficiently, do not work rap
idly enough. They seem to be sort of
ideal plan, and if carried out would be a
good thing, and we have been waiting to
see if the growers would not get together
We believe, as tho majority Of people
believe, that the ideal way is to sell the
fruit on the trees, and wherever we have
been able to do 50 we have done it, but
the great difficulty is that the people all
around you Will keep shipping regardless
of price, They do not hold up the mar
ket in any sense of the word, and so
while we are trying to sell on the trees
we are Just. as much in competition as
when we consign. We have got discour-
aged about this. This year we will try
and reap the benefits Of either plan which
may prevail. We have practically
bought out a commission man who has
been in the market and knows the trade,
and we propose to sell our own fruit
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1893-05-31
II viii DESTROY

truth in the case is that there have al
ways been for the last three years buy
ers enough in the State of Florida to buy
the fruit crop and willing to buy it at
reasonable price. The difficulty has
been in my ncighbOrhOOd that the buyer
comes in and offers me 81 per box for my
fruit and the growers get scared right
away They think fruit must be high
and fruit must be scarce and then every
grower clippers up to $l.25, and if had
been offered 81 25 he would bounce up to
$3.50. There is not single grower in
my section but what says that IL buyer
comes in our section he is going to get
the fruit. | am willing to contract Tor
my fruit at any time that | think | am
getting reasonable and fair market
price for it, whatever it is.
BRADY: | referred to the home mar
ket as explained by Mr.. Bielby at our
last meeting. He said he was in favor
of it. My experience in Florida, l have
ers organize so that | would be willing to
90 into the home market | am always
afraid of any such proposition. Down
in our country this last fall we had up
this home markctquestion, and | thought
| discovered something wrong right
there. [ did not 90 into this movement
but great many of my neiShbors did.
They had home market at home and
an outlet on the commission plan in New
York City. They did not sell it at home
and the man in New York could not sell
it, and they had to be put in the very
line in which the Florida Fruit Exchange
had been using it.
BEAN: In the crop of lS01-92, they
seemed to estimate that of the four mil
lion boxes that went out of the State
that year nctted the growers an average
Of sixty cents on the trees. Now you
take the average of this estimate, and
the fact that fully so per cent. Of this
crop was sold on the trees (and so far as
|
box, and have known of them paying
up to $l.75. | know one party who paid
So. 10 F. O. b. and if the crop reaches
5000, 900 boxes this year, there would be
a million and half boxes that would
have been sold at not less than S1.25 per
box on the trees as against a million and
a half going out. last year at sixty cents
per box. Remember that only per
cent were sold last year, while this year
SO per cent. was sold. Now if by with
drawing As per cent of that amount
from the commission side you have in
creased your per cent. to 65 cents per
box hadn't you better withdraw it all?
Sit down and wait for the buyers, and
they will surely come to you. You have
only got to let it be understood that you
won't ship your fruit on consignment
and the best buyers in the country will
come. If you go back to your old method
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1893-05-31

If all mankind were honest to the
highest degree aud equally qualified as
to Judgment, business methods might
be simplified to an extent that would
give us ideal conditions. Unfortunately
we have not progressed so far in the
moral scale, and it is still necessary for
honest business men tn protect them
selves against those who are less scfu-
pulous. If every commission man who
sells fruit and truck for Southern shin
pers could be depended upon to consider
his constituents interests as his own.
the present system might be satisfactory
10 all concerned. But under existing
conditions the shipper is entirely at the
mercy OF his agent in the distant market,
and often finds himself out of pocket on
his shipments. We have in mind num-
erous instances of heavy loss that has
been occasioned to shippers by the care
lessness and dishonesty of commission
men, and we are glad to say that we
have knowledge of several cases in
which shippers have beaten dishonest
agents at their own game.
There is neither reason nor Justice in
the present system of handling Southern
fruits and vegetables, which forces the
producer to furnish all the capital, paw
all the expenses, take all the risks, and
if there be any loss stand it all. Be-
cause it requires no capital and no cred
it beyond office rent, the commission
business attracts men of small calibre
and limited integrity, who prey upon
shippers and give bad name to the
business. We do not wish to be under
stood as condemnjng commission men
as body, but we do desire to express
the conviction that the abuses which un-
scrupulous men are enabled to perpetrate
under existing methods are a warrant
for cOndemning the entire system of do
ing business at the shippers risk
and upon his capital. There are honest
men and large firms where dealings are
every way honest and reputable, but
they are the result of personal qualities,
and not the product of the system.
We are pleased to note tendency to
wards modified methods which promises
to be of benefit to the shippers. A good
many firms are now accepting goods at
the point of shipment instead of upon
arrival at their destination, and the risk is
thus more equally divided between the
producer and the seller, las it should be.
An increasing proportion of Florida fruit
and truck is being sold at the shipping
point to firms whose resp visibility be-
gins then and there, and cons derable
amount OF this seasons early vegetables
has been sold outright in the field In
every instance producers haye made
more money by doing this than by con-
signing to distant commission houses.
The more general this method becomes
the better satisfied all parties concerned
will be.-Manufacturers' Record.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1893-05-31

II Will DeStOv HHH 4$ $S$ $%
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JackScoxav111e,
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1893-05-25

L'0R SALE.-A lot OF good young horses
II two greys, one roam, one bay, one black
and one black roadster. Horsemen are invited
TO inspect this stock, and II not suited can book
their orders Central hotel stable. M. II. Hun
scker, proprietor.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1893-05-25
ANOTHER SLOPE FLOODED.
A Colliery at Beaver Brook Drowned
Out by Small Creek of Water.


No. II slope at Beaver Brook, which
is known as the wet slope since its in
fancy, was the scene of a mighty torrent
of water few nights ago, and but for
the fact that it was the time when all
workmen were at home, a sorrowful tale
Of woe would be left to be divulged.
For some time past different parts of the
mine gave threatenings of fall, but by
the good support and careful manage
ment of the officials in charge it was
thought that it would be avoided.
Near morning on Saturday, after two
miners named Clemens and Boyle had
just passed through the gangway and up
the travelling way to the surface when
the heavy cave occurred in one of the
worked out breasts, taking down with
it large body of water from an over
running sulphur creek, and which pour
ed down continually until both pumps
were covered.
Pumpman John McFadden had mar
row escape, his light being extinguished
by the heavy gust of air that passed
through the ga gway after the cave.
The only remedy left was to make for
the slope, which was no easy task in
that gloomy location, and besides the
water was rising minutely at a terrible
rate.
He, however, succeeded in making his
way up the slope, and had it not been
for close acquaintance with the sur
roundings, he would have been left to
suffer the horrors of the rapidly gaining
waters.
New pumps were fitted up and the
water is now fast receding. Work will
be resumed in the course of a week.
| Speaker.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1893-05-25
Surprised While Stealing Ride.

Aman named Edward Fuller of Phila
delphia tried to steal ride ON a Penn
sylvania railroad passenger train from
the Broad street station, intending to
get off at a suburban station. Instead
Of getting on local train he boarded
the Cincinnati and st. Louis express,
getting between the tender and baggage
car. He could not jump off and was
sitting on the platform when the loco
motive scooped up water from the tank
between the rails. AS the tank in the
tender filled up it overfowed and almost
drowned Fuller, who to escape opened
the baggage car door and entered the
car, The huge volume of water poured
in after him and deluged the car, de-
stroying the contents of a number of
trunks. Fuller was arrested when the
train reached Harrisburg and is now in
Jail for malicious mischief Phila-
delphia Telegraph.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1893-05-25

LNOR SALE.-A house and lot on Centre
II street, Freeland; house, 32x23; lot 125x25.
For further particulars apply at this office.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1893-05-25
Effect of n Popular Song.

A shining light of the variety stage has
really come to play prominent part in
the social life of New York city. Some
time since vaudeville songstress named
Lottie ellison caught the fancy of the
metropolis with song entitled Daddy
Won't Buy Me Bowwow." The tune
full ditty is now heard in every drawing
room and at every musicale in New
York. The refrain has become a sort of
catchword and points half the bits of
repartee exchanged in the resorts and
rendezvous of fashionable folk. A
gloomy look or somber air invariably
brings forth the explanation that its
cause is due to the circumstance that
"daddy won't buy me bowwow."-
Exchange.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1893-05-25

T OST.-On Sunday evening" May %, between
IL Upper Lehigh and St AIMS church. a
silver breast pin with half-dime attached
Finder will please return 1t to Miss Kate Duffy,
Upper Lehigh.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1893-05-25
Another Authentic Portrait of Columbus.

AnOtner authtntiC Ol
An alleged discovery at Naples of "a
beautiful authentic portrait by Titan
of Christopher Columbus has caused a
great sensation there. Our correspond
ent writes: The full length life size por-
trait was shown to me by Signor Gamma
vina, the antiquarian, who purchased it
from Count Aldobrandi at Bologna. The
whole, with the exception of the face
and hands, had been coarsely painted
over. This extraneous coat being re-
moved, the figure in the uniform of a
Spanish admiral was revealed.
The pose and coloring are very quiet
the face is that of man with hair just
turninggray; theeyesare blue, thoughtful
and even sad; the mouth is firmly cut
and he wears pointed, short blond beard
and mustache. On the tapering fingers
are three massive rings. The canvas i:
Of peculiar twilled kind. Signor Can
navina possesses documents which voucl
for the authenticity of the picture. 1t il
to be sent for exhibition to Chicago
London News.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1893-05-25

NHARTER NOTICE.-Notice is hereby given
" that an application will be made to the
day, the nineteenth day of June, A. d. 1893, by
Eckley b. Coke, Alexander B. Coke, Eckley b.
Coke, Jr., Henry b. Coke and Il. B. Ely, under
Pennsylvania, entitled ian act to provide for
the incorporation and regulation of certain
corporations" approved April 20, 1874, and the
tended corporation TO be called THE Coke Iron
Manufacturing Company"
The character and object whereof is the
manufacture of iron or steel, or both, or of any
other metal, of any article of commerce
from metal or wood or both, and for these pur-
poses to have, possess and enjoy all the rights,
benefits and privileges of the said act of assem-
bly, and its supplements.
S. p. Wolverton, Solicitor.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1893-05-25

TOR SALE.-A well-built dwelling, with
II stable and lot. on Washington street,
between South and Luzerne. Apply to John
Yannes, opera house building Freeland.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1893-05-25

CHARTER NOTICE-Notce is hereby given
~ that an application will be made to the
governor of the state of Pennsylvania on Mon
day, the nineteenth day of June, A. d. 1S93 by
Eckley B. Coke, Alexander B. Coke, Eckley Ii.
Coke, Jr., Henry B. Coke and E. b. Ely, under
the act of assembly of the commonwealth of
Pennsylvania, entitled IAN act to provide for
the incorporation and regulation of certain
corporations approved April %. 1874, and the
supplements thereto, for the charter of an in
tended corporation to be called Coke Brothers
and Company, Incorporated"
The charter and object whereof is the mining
preparing, shipping and selling of coal and for
these purposes to have, possess and enjoy all
the rights, benefits and privileges of the said
act OF assembly and its supplements.
s, 7, WOlyertpn, Solicitor,
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1893-05-25
Ready For the EclIpse.

The total eclipse of the sun, to occur
in April, will, it is generally supposed,
be one of the longest in duration of the
present century. Extensive preparations
are being made all over the world for its
observation. One English party goes to
Bathurst, Africa, and one to Pernam-
huco Brazil; the Bureau des Longitudes,
Paris, sends an expedition to Africa;
Harvard college observatory will be rep
resented at Arequipa, Peru, and the Lick
observatory at station in Chill. A
number of other Americans will prob
ably follow.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1893-05-25
CHARTER NoTICE.-Notice is hereby give

rHARTER NOTICE.-Notice is hereby given
~ that an application will be made to the
governor of the state of Pennsylvania on Mon
day, the nineteenth day of June, A. d. 1893, by
Eckley B. Coke, Alexander b. Coke, Eckley Is.
Coke Jr., Henry B. Coke and Il. B. Ely, under
the act of assembly of the commonwealth of
Pennsylvania, entitled IAN act to provide for
the incorporation and regulation of certain
corporations approved April %, 1874 and the
supplements thereto for the charter of an in
tended corporation to be called 1.-The Drifton
Water Company"
The character and object whereof is the
supply of water to the public at the townships
of Halle and Foster, in the county of Luzerne,
and to such persons, partnerships and corpora
tions residing therein and adjacent thereto as
may desire the same, and for these purposes to
have, possess and enjoy all the rights, benefits
and privileges OF the said act of assembly and
its supplements. s. 7. WOlvertOn, solicitor.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1893-05-25
CHARTER NoTICE,-Notice is hereby given

NHARTER NOTICE.-Noticei is hereby given
~ that an application will be made to the
governor of the state of Pennsylvania on Mon
day, the nineteenth day of June, a. D. 1893, by
Eckley b. Coke, Alexander b. Coke, Eckley b.
Coke, Jr., Henry B. Coke and f. D. Ely, under
the act of assembly of the commonwealth of
PENNSYLVANIA, entitled IAN act to provide for
the incorporation and regulation of certain
corporations approved April 20, 1874, and the
supplements thereto, for the charter of an in
tended corporation to be called "The Beaver
Meadow Water Company
The character and object whereof is the
supply of water to the public at the township
of Banks in the county of Carbon and to such
persons, partnerships and corporations residing
therein and adjacent thereto as may desire the
same, and for these purposes to have possess
and enjoy all the rights, benefits and privileges
of the said act of assembly and its supplements.
S. p. Wolverton, Solicitor.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1893-05-25

CHARTER NOTICE-Notice is hereby given
~ that an application will be made to the
governor of the state of Pennsylvania on Mon
day, the nineteenth day of June, A. ID. 1888 by
Eckley B. Coke, Alexander B. Coke, Eckley B..
Coke, Jr., Henry B. Coke and Il. Is. Ely, under
the act of assembly of the commonwealth of
pennsylvania, entitled IAN act to provide for
the incorporation and regulation of certain
corporations" approved April %, 1874, and the
supplements thereto, for the charter of an in
tended corporation to be called "The Tom
hicken Water Company"
The character and object whereof is the
supply of water to the public at the township
of Blackcreek, in the county of Luzerpe, and to
such persons, partnerships and corporations
residing therein and adjacent thereto us may
desire the same, and for these purposes to
have, possess and enjoy all the rights, benefits
and privileges of the said act of assembly and
its supplements. s. 7. Wolverton, Solicitor.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1893-05-25

Farmers in Marin county, CAL, are
complaining of weed which the COWS
eat and which gives peculiar taste to
the milk, so much so that in some dis
tricts the milk is unpalatable.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1893-06-16

Too much stress cannot be laid upon the great ad-
vantage to the tgrower of being in early locality
In most it makes the difference between success
and failure The industrious orchardst of Capay Valley
may rest assured that he will derive all the benefits gained
by the first fruit shipments Of the season. and that 20
of this rich land when the trees are in bearing will
yield handsome and assured income.
The Capay Valley Land Company has agent re-
siding in the valley whose duty show the various
tracts to land seekers.
-Four townsites have been laid out in different points
in the valley, viz Esparto Cadenasso, Gunda and
Rumsey. Town lots may now be purchased at reason
able prices and easy terms
The enterprsng and aourshng town of Esparto is
situated at the lower end Of the valley and SIPS
worth Of substantial buildings have already been erected
including fine fourstory brick hotel two large brick
blocks and waterworks with pipes laid in the Streets
The town has a postofhce school-house and weekly
paper and the fine railroad depot contains telegraph
and express offices.
Postoffces have also been established at Gunda and
Rumsey This latter place. situated the head Of the
valley, is the present terminus of the railroad The COM
Portable little hotel makes excellent quarters for hunters
as well as andseekers.
The advantages enjoyed by the settler in Capay Val
ley may be thus concsely summed up:
soil of great fertility yielding bountully of every
crop.
soil and climate which will ripen all kinds of fruit and
vegetables earlier than anywhere else in the State
climate perfectly adapted to the curing Of ras1s and
drying OF rnt without the aid Of artificial evaporators
location that central and close to markets Railroad
communication which enables shipments to be made
quickly and cheaply. Lands which sold cheaper and
on better terms than anywhere else in the State.