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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-03-29
Spoils a Criminal Sensation.

CHICAGO, March 29-Dyer Scanlon, who
was reported to have sworn to have the
life Of his old-time pal, Mead. for having
cut him out in the affections Of Minnie
Crosby, says there is no truth in the re-
port; that he was somewhat cut up at
first, but is going to stay out of trouble
and will let Mead and his wife life in
peace He also declared his intention
hereafter to 1--we honestly
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-03-29
Sustain
Home Industry
On Tap everywhere.
Only Union labor employed.

The Rock Island Brewing Company, success
ors to George Wagner's Atlantic Brewery. 1.
Huber's City Brewery and RabIe 6, Stengers
Rock Island Brewery, as well as Julius Junge's
Bottling Works, has one of the most complete
Brewing establishments including Bottling de-
partment in the country. The product is the
very best. Beer is bottled at the brewery and
delivered to any part Of the tri-cities. and may
he ordered direct from the head Offices on No.
line avenue by Telephone.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-03-29
Forty. Nine Bu-lding. Burned.

ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla, March 29.-The
northwestern portion Of this city was
swept by fire yesterday, destroying forty
nine residences and business houses BE-
sides several smaller structures, ensailing
a loss OF $40, 600, with little insurance.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-03-29

for prompt action on the matter. NJ.
Bartlett. one OF the visitors, was asked il
the pending trouble between Great Brit
ian and Nicaragua would embarrass the
work or threaten United States interests
in the canal Not in the slightest" said
he. There is sure to be an amicable adj
ustment of that controversy"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-03-29
VIVA. Did Prot. Mayo Really Repors9
win No. Interfere With tn. Canal.

WASHINGTON. March 9-Warner Mil
Ter, Smith Weed. and others, of New
York, called on the president, Secretary
Gresham and Secretary Lamont in con.
lection with the apo ntment Of the COM
mission TO examine the Nicaragua canal,
Is provided for by congress. They argued
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-03-29

WASHINGTON, March 29.-Senor Mu-
ruaga, thr Spanish minister, has recent
ly advised The state department Of several
shipments Of arms and ammunition from
this country to the insurgents in Cuba.
These shipments are said to have been
made from Philadelphia, Perth Amboy.
n. j., and Savannah. Instructions were
given to have suspected points watched
and for the prosecution of parties engaged
in the business. The suspects, however,
have managed to eludc detection, and the
prosecuting officers have been unable thus
Tar to secure sufficient evidence to make
cases
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-03-29

WACO, Tex, March 2a-Thc state con-
vention of cotton growers Is in session
here with about 100 delegates in attend
ance. The subject to be considered BY
the delegates is the lew price Of cotton
and the cause thereof.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-03-29
Collapse Of . Malt House.

PlTTsBURG, March 29.-The five-story
malt house at Wainwright's brewery,
Thirty sixth street, collapsed. The weight
of the grain stored in the upper floors
caused the disaster. The loss will DO
sl5,O Every one in the building es-
capa1
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-03-29
The MARKETS.
New York Financial.
NEx York. March 8.

New YORK. March IS.
Money n cal easy at S2,s per nj Prime
rercan,ils paper 1854 per cent. Sterling
exch1 ngc quiet but steady. with actual bust
ness in bsaxers' bills at 1874 Q iSsis for de-
mand and 4sSGissil for sixty days; posted
rasrs isssG.So ami 4so9Isgs; commercial
bil so.i4 Uis.,..
Silver certificates, 64ii: sales 5000: bar sil.
yer. o;s.. Mexic Al doiia,s. 5,sa.
United States government bonds STEADY:
new as reg. 10 :: CO coupons, lsO.s: SIS reg.
Hob: SIS coupons, 1855; As reg. lll,4: AS
coupons. HE'S rs rss. 10; fac.fi; IS OF %.
lou.
Chicago Grain and Produce.
CHICAGO, March g.
Boari of Trade today: Wheat - March.
opened Size, closed sic: May. opened 55lsc.
closed SIS: July. opened 56I4c, closed 56'sc-
Corn-Narch. nominal, closet 45i4:; May.
opened 4iz.c. closed IGssc: July. opened 46ss-.
closed ifis Oais-May. opened 29Sac, closed
2s5sc: June. opened 2,,ac closed 2sss:: July.
opened sc. closed ~. rork-May, opened
sl2.5a closed Sl2.i5; July, opened Sl2.67y..
closed sis6,Is. Lard - May, opened $s.lo.
closed s7.0sls.
Produces: Butter-Extra creamery, 2oc yer
lib; extra TRY, lsc; fresh packing STOCK,
6l1c E.gs-Fresh stock, loss off, 1li1; per
doz. Live poultry Chickens, Sd1sisc per 10; tur-
keys, 11llc: ducks, l01ilc; geese, SL0,9hoO
per doz. Potatoes-Burbanks. fair to
choice. C.d.2c PER bu; Hebrons, %
675c: Peerless. IL 566c; mixed stock, 5sc.
Seed stock-Early Onio, SO a. Sweet pota-
toes-Illinois. common to choice, sL5lD2.5D
per biol Cranberries - Jerseys, 2ou1a3O-
per box Apples to choice S..5tJa.5
per Dbl Honey-White clover. lilo sections,
new stock, 1888 1lic: broken comb. l01lsc;
dark comb. poor packages, &c; strained Calf
fornia, 5L6c.
Chicago Live stock.
CHICAGO, March 2a
Live Stock Prices at the Union Stock
yards today ranged as follows: Hogs-Esti-
mated receipt. for the day 2oJDl: sales ranged
at $l7O04.7o pigs. S4.5j0tS5 light, Si.6i14.sj
rough packing, si65I mixsl. and $500
rs i,eavy packing and shipping lots.
Cattle - Estimated receipts for the day
l00I; quotations ranged at So.ajG6.&5 choice
to extra shipping steers. Sj3JLhSo goot to
choice 10, $3.50 6l;J fair to good. si2J1t.Sj
common to medium do. S+0o14.5b butchers
steers, $50 l13S) stocSers. S3SJ1i.S) feeders,
SL.56o3.s0 cows. S2.25 $500 heifers, S2.0JGL1j
bulls, SlO1a5.5J Texas steers, ali 81 5JiDaO
veal calves.
Sheep Estimated receipts for the day
l3 OC0; sales ranged at S,.75Gt.S0 westerns,
S2.5Oli.3J Texans, S..uU Ll00 natives, and 500
GJ.2o lambs
The Local Markets.
spAIS. ETC.
Nheat-s5c
CoYp-new, &c.
Date "a I29c.
Hsy--r-E,olby. $101s1I: upisud. S9lSlO;
Wild. SS0S10; slough $5G$7; baled. 50.
FRUIT AND VEGETABLES.
Potstoee-5OQ55c.
OGicue-Dc per bu.
PRODUCE.
Butter-Fair to choice, Ice; fresh cream
erv 20.
Eggs-Fresh, l0c-
Poultry-Chickens, &c; turkeys, &c.
LIVE STOCK.
Cattle Butchers ray for corn fed steers
496 cows and heifers. 3h04,; calves
SL05c.
Hogs-414hc
Sheep-3cGlsc
Spring lamb s3GS3 head.
Coal Soft. 10c.
Wood-S3. 50 per cord.
WOOL.
Wool-l3c rer pound.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-03-29

PEORIA, Ills, March 2s.-Ex-President
Benjamin Harrison is expected TO pass
two days this week at Spring Lake, ne.r
Peoria, with . party Of friends hunting
and 6shiu9
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-03-29
NO NEWS YET ABOUT WALLER.
John NJ. Laug,ton Files Some Papers will
the state Department.

John NJ. Lapgston Files Some Papers with
the state Department..
WASHINGTON, March s9-Hon. John
NJ. Langston, who for years past has been
the counsel for ex -Consul John L. Waller,
of Kansas, was ut the state department
to ascertain if any news had been received
officially Of the reported sentence Of his
client to twenty years imprisonment in
Madagascar. Llngston thinks it is about
time that cable advices were received, but
in this he was disappointed, for nothing
had come to the department.
Certain documents and letters from
Waller bearing on the concession made to
him by the Hovas government, and which
necessarily must figure in the matter il it
is taken up by the state department, have
been filed in the department by Langston.
The refusal Of Waller to file n record of
the concession in the office of the French
regent in Madagascar, which no doubt has
been a source OF irritation to the authori-
ties of that country and probably In
spired the prosecution against him, Is
set forth in the document.
What Did Prof. Mayo Really Report9
WASHINGTON, March 29-Another tele-
gram respecting the reported cases OF
pleuro- pneumonia in Kansas was received
1t the agricultural department from In
spector w. s. Devoe, who investigated
The matter. He now says that Professor
y. ;. Mayo, of the state Agricultural
college. asserts that he (Nayo) did not re-
port the disease to be pieuro-pneu-
monia- The telegram added that the dis
ease was due to poor feed.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-03-29

Whel baby was sict. we gave her CastortA-
When she was Child. she cried for CastoriA
When she became Miss, she chung TO CastoriA
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1895-07-18
Fire at AlderbrOOk.

The old Alderbrook farm house, near
Doe Bay, Orcas island, belonging to G.
n. and O. II. Culver, was entirely des-
t1oyed by fire shortly before noon last
Thursday, with nearly all its contents.
No one was in the house at the time
and the fire was first discovered by
Mrs. Culver's sister, from her home
near by, but it was too late to do more
than save the furniture from one room,
all else was destroyed. The house was
a one story structure, very dry and 1t
burned like finder. A strong wind was
blowing and in fifteen or twenty min
utes there was nothing but a heap OF
ashes and a few blackened timbers to
indicate where the building had stood.
Miss Culver saved most of her wearing
apparel and personal effects but Mr..
and Mrs. Culver were not so fortunate.
The loss must amount to seven or eight
hundred dollars and there was no in
surance. fortunately the wind was
blowing away from the large new
house now under construction or that
might have burned also.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1895-07-18
AROUND THE CAMP FIRES.

Mr.. and Mrs Geo. Moore, Mrs. Beal-
er and daughter and Mr.. Curry, all of
Whatcom, have been camping for the
past week or ten days on Turn island
beach.
Messrs D. G.. Jenkins, Will D. Jenk-
ms Jr., Walter Slade, Howard Golden,
Dell G. Smith and Fred Woodward, all
of Whatcom, are camping on Crane ISL
and. The boys have several musical
instruments with them and are having
jolly good time as well as furnishing
music for the neigh bors near at hand.
Some thirty ladies and gentlemen
came up from Seattle about week ago
in Mr.. Coleman's steam lanuch and are
camping on Coleman's beach, Orcas
island Mr.. and Mrs. Coleman and
their son L. J. Coleman, Mr.. Dawson,
Mr. A. S. Burrell, Mr.. E. Burrell and
Mr.. f. d. Hammons, came up on the
Thompson, Monday, and joined their
merry party.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1895-07-18
The ThOmpSOn's Mail Route.

Judging from questions often asked
us we take it for granted that our mail
service is not clearly understood by
many of the residents of San Juan
en- them little regarding it. Some
time last fall, Thompson Bros, of our
mail steamer Lydia Thompson, asked
permission of the postal authorities to
carry all through mail from this county
to Seattle and not have to throw it off
at Port Townsend as had been the GUS
tom previously. This request was grant
ed and now, although the mail clerk
leaves the boat at Townsend, the up
sound and eastern mail pouches are
carried on in charge of Mr.. Thompson,
who has it delivered at the Seattle Of
flee, thereby practically giving us a
daily mail. Letters may be posted at
Whatcom, Fairhaven, or at any point
along the line of the coast roads, Oh the
steamers off days, and they will be sent
to Seattle and come here from there.
On the other hand, if we mail Seattle
or eastern letters on the day the boat
goes north they will be taken up and
will go by rail from Whatcom south
thereby giving Seattle mail about seven
hours earlier delivery and eastern mail
twenty-four hours. This is done by Mr..
Thompson purely as an accommodation
as he receives no compensation for the
Port Townsend-Seattles service and it
should be appreciated by us.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1895-07-18
LOPEZ ISLAND NEWS NOTES.

The farmers all report hay a short
crop owing to the dry weather.
Mrs. Blake visited with friends at
Sportsman lake, few days last week.
Miss Susie Lee, of Friday Harbor,
visited with friends on Lopez the past
week.
Miss Emily Brown, who has been at
school at Tacoma, returned home last
week.
George Lee, of Mount Lehman, B. c..
spent few days with friends on Lopez
last week.
Mrs. Stedslin's sabbath school class
enjoyed a picnic at canoe island on
Wednesday.
Miss Annie Warner, who has been at
Seattle the past eight months returned
home on Tuesday. ANON
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1895-07-18
PERSONAL MENTION.

Father Fay arrived in the Harbor
yesterday.
Mr.. Hans Lee, of Griswold, made us
a pleasant call yesterday.
Mr.. Harry p Nichols, of Seattle, Is
visiting his brother at Olga.
John Lawson, of Waldron island,
was over from there yesterday.
Mr.. ]. A. Gould, returned MONDAY
from business trip to Seattle.
Mr.. Theo. Peiser, our photographer,
went to Seattle Tuesday on business.
Mrs. Newton Jones and children are
visiting with friends on Lopez island.
Mr. r. P. Newhall, of Newhail, went
to Seattle, Saturday on the thompson
Uncle Job Seamans was passenger
ON MONDAYS steamer for Roche Har-
Dor.
r IT Vernon, of Stuart's island was
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1895-07-18
BLAKELY ISLAND NEWS ITEMS.
THATCHER POSTOFFCE


Mrs. Kate HI. Spencer has received
her appointment as postmistress at
Thatcher, w. H. Coffett having resign
ed.
Thatcher is the name of our postoffice
and is just opposite Port Stanley, on
| the mail route from Anacortes to Fri
day Harbor.
| Charlie Williams has the best orch
ard, J. c. Burns, the best fruit garden
and J. H. Straub, the best mich cows
on the island.
THE ISLANDER comes to this office
welcome visitor. All are pleased with
its makeup, editorial ability and gen.
eral good appearance.
John Parberry is improving his place
on the south end of the island. He has
beautiful location for a residence in
fair sight of Anacortes.
Rev. Mr.. Badger, Episcopal minister
of Anacortes, will preach in the grove
near the Columbia mill, on next Sab
bath, at II O'Clock, a. NJ, July q.
The Katie Thomas, Capt. Graignic in
command, came sailing into Spencer's
Bay, on Monday last, and loaded at the
mill wharf with fish boxes for Waldron
island.
Messrs McKernan and Mckenzie,
after several months absence, have re-
turned to their farms. They are now
in a tug of war with weeds, and trying
to jump out of the way of snakes.
Cold and warm baths are all the 90
this season. Those who prefer the cold
go to the front and leap into the salt
water. Those who prefer the warm
step to the rear and jump into the lake
A sunday school is held in the grove
near by Spencer's saw mill, and public
preaching every two weeks at the same
place at IL O'Clock, a. m. Rev. Isaac
hiliOii VIII oCCupy CllC pulplo lCAC QUIZ
day, July ii.
A fine bull belonging to Capt. J. G..
Burns, came home one day last week
full of gunshOt wounds. AS this ami
NAL was known as very gentle one it
is hard to imagine the motive for such
dastardly deed.
A convenient and pleasant camping
ground has been prepared on the water
front of Mr.. Straubs place by DR..
Smith, of Anacortes. A lively time is
expected in that locality for the next
two months. About forty persons are
expected to camp there.
Our school taught by Miss Mary Par
kinson, of Sumas, will close this month.
This has been decidedly the most sue
cessful and satisfactory school term ever
taught in this district. The people were
fortunate in securing the services of
such an estimable and thorough teach
er. 1t is regretted much that the
school funds will not allow a longer
term at present. Xxx
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1895-07-18
Rev. Evolution Whaleback.

My suspected fellow sinners, de text
dis ebenin am in desc yer words. Oar
am kink in de rope. Now I amt a
gwine ter tell yo all whar yo find dat
text but I tell yo dis yer fer sure, yo
gwine ter fine heaps OBJ uder good
things in de good book fore yo fine dat
ar text. Now we all know dat dar am
a heap OBJ things what we don't under
stand an when we looks ober de whole
shootin match, we's boun ter gree wild
de sam singer an de contortionist, dat
dars kink in de rope. Wen we see er
man watts got heaps OBJ dis worls dry
goods an owns lans and houses and
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1895-07-18

heaps OBJ uder tings an who goes plum
slap ahead mindin his own business,
den youse gwine ter hear bout a dozen
udder fellers wat set roun i'm de shade
wearing out de basement ob der trousa-
looms an trim dar jaws tryin ter sustain
de equalabraham oh de COLE reserb an
demonitiZe dar beer checks on de dis
parity ob Is to l, shCutin an spoutin
bout dar bein a kink in de rope. When
[ sees dat poo little pinicl1y Luckybone
Swift, goin roun sawin wood an dom
odd jobs to spOte his wife, six chillern
an his ole mudder, when he look fit ter
drap inter his grave, an den see dat
big ornery Goosberry Clinker, wat
weigh mighty nigh go pounds. stout
as nox on ken do de biggest days wuk
OBJ eny man in de toun, layin roun
Trilby Johnsing,s saloon watching out
fer some one ter treat, er goblin stale
beer outin de empty kugs, while his
pc sickly wife have ter russle up de
grub fer de famblv, washin an scrubin.
| jes nacherly bound ter glib my tester
ment ter de fac dat dars a kink i'm de
rope Now den, what did dot pole say
bout er man wantin but little in dis yo
luminus spear. Wy Teller niggers if
dat pole were Twin ter day and would
go a little furder inter de tenacity oh
de trusts an shyandikates what bound
ter hab de reconciliation OBJ de gold re-
serb at de disparity OBJ Is to an de fire
an unlimited issue ob per cent bonds
you'd see him hole up bofe his hans an
swar dat dar was q kink in de rope.
When we sees de kentry goin to de
dawgs wild incomes gOin down an debts
a pilin up wild a shortage in de cash
box at Washington, an de pile OBJ bonds
GROWN bigger in Wall street, den 70
kin bet 70 bottom dollar dat dar's big
kink in de rope+sOme whar. Brud-
der Dynamo Bilgewater will now pass
de plate, under de watchful care OBJ
Deacon Hardbake, while de quir sing
dat good ole sam, dars res fer de tired.
REV. WHALEBACK. !
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1895-07-18

Last June Dick Crawford brought his
twelve months child, suffering from
infantile diarrh9a, to me. 1t had been
weaned at four months old and had al
ways been sickly. 1 gave it the usual
treatment in such cases but without bene-
fit. The child kept growing thinner until
it weighed but little more than when born,
or perhaps ten pounds. I then started the
father to giving Chamberlain's Collie,
Cholera and DiarrhNa Remedy. Before
one bottle of the % cent size had been used
a marked Improvement was seen and its
continued use cured the child. Its weak
ness and puny constitution disappeared
and it's father and myself believe the
child's life was saved by this Remedy.
J. T. MARROW, NJ. D. Tamaroa, Ill. For
sale by all druggists.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1895-07-18

visitor in the Harbor the first of the
week.
Capt Harry Boline's mother arrived
yesterday and his brother and sister q
few days ago.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. A. Richards, of Port
Townsend, are visiting with Mr.. anu
Mrs. Walker of this place.
Mrs. McLaren, of Seattle, who has
been visiting friends here for the past
week returned home Tuesday.
Mrs. Robert McLachlan, of Deer
Harbor, made Mr.. and Mrs. A. H. Sill
ter short visit the past week.
Mr.. John Mcmillan, of Roche Har-
Dor, returned on the Thompson, Mon
day, from a short bushes trip to Ia
coma.
Mr.. and Mrs. Willis and son Bruce,
of Olga, visited town, Tuesday. They
came over in Bruce's racing yacht,
Brenda.
Mrs. II. j. Cresswell, of Shaw island
was noted among the Thompson's pas
sengers, Tuesday. She was on her way
to Seattle.
Mr. w. J. Mclean, who has been
visiting his parents AND sister at Orcas
Island for few days past left for the
east Monday.
Miss Flora Sutherland and two lady
friends whose names we did not learn,
from East Sound, visited the county
seat, Tuesday.
Master Matthew Coghlan, of the San
Juan Lime Kiln Times, at Cowers lime
works, was welcome visitor at this
office, Tuesday.
Mrs. G. A. Hill and son Victor, of
Seattle, who have been visiting with
Mr.. and Mrs. G. B. briggs for a short
time have returned home.
Miss Inez Bailey, of Mt. Vernon,
came to Shaw island on the Thompson
Tuesday. She is to be the quest of
Miss Ruth Dickson, for the summer.
Mr.. Henry Fry Jr., of East Sound,
who has been in Seattle on business for
few days past, was homeward bound
passenger on the Thompson, Monday.
Col. John McCraken, Mrs James
McCraken and her son Peter, of Port
land, Oregon, will spend a few weeks
at Roche Harbor, as the guests of Mr.
and Mrs. John S. Mcmillan.
Mr.. A. J. PaXson is paying his many
friends on San Juan short visits now
a-days, using as a mode of conveyance
his new bicycle which he is breaking
in, or rather, the wheel is breaking AL
vie in.
Mrs. P. L. Gordon, of California,
was passenger on Fridays steamer
for Roche HarbOr. She comes to make
her son, Lieutenant Cordon,a visit.
She is now stopping at the home of Mr..
and Mrs c. E. Hackett, of this place.
F. E. Harper, of East Sound, was a
passenger on the Thompson, Tuesday,
for Seattle. He has some Seattle capital
lists interested in a project for the con-
struction of large fruit canery and
dryer at East Sound. 1t is certainly a
most excellent point for capital to be
invested in that way and we hope to
see Mr.. Harper's plan win.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1895-07-18
EAST SOUND NURSERY
FOR SALE!
.rATE OFEICERS.

% Inc me Fast Sound Nursery, consisting
~ e. -'3 acres of land; 10 acres cleared and
n relteu; 700, tive-year-old, fruit trees, in
IbLvnara;a one-story, 14x24 it., frame
muse; about 1000 feet of water front;
inv i1oOo " trees, l, 2 and years old, consist
AZ .! apples, prune, pear, cherry, etc.
t; ilso oooo currant and gooseberry cut
nnsS' All stock free from insects and
a. good condition. Good local trade
SG "a, hrst-class reputation.
Fa nnis Nursery is situated II miles from
East East Sound, Orcas Island. will sell
bIo eaP, Tor cash, or will trade for young
or rO o"T cows, of any breed. Address
=. n. Van SAINT, East Sound, Wash.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1895-07-18
StayeIesS Barrels Adopted.

We take the following clipping from
The Kendrick Times, of June 28th, of
Latah county, Idaho:
"Last Saturday we attended the reg
ular meeting of the POtlatch Horticul-
tural Association, and found the MEM
bers actively engaged in discussing the
comparative merits of barrels and boxes
as shipping packages. The question
was considered from two main stand
points-safety and economy.
All of the fruit from this vicinity has
heretofore been shipped in boxes and
the results have been very unsatisfac-
at the meeting it would appear that all
of the disastrous consequences formerly
experienced may be eliminated by sub
shutting barrels.
In the first place the perfect arch
form of the barrel adapts it to resist
pressure, hence no external blow can
possibly injure the contents, unless it be
sufficiently great to crush the stave,
which would be very rare Occurance.
The arch form also presents another
very important advantage inasmuch as
barrels cannot be packed so closely to-
gether that circulation of air would
be precluded.
A barrel contains as much as three of
the regular sized apple boxes and
weighs when empty only as much as
two, thus there is a saving of One-third
to the grower, which means also saw
ing in freight of about nine cents on
every barrel. Both time and nails to
the extent of about two-thirds are saved
in manufacturing the packages, by u.s.
ing barrels instead of boxes.
After brief recapitulation of the adj
vantages to be derived from the use of
barrels, the society unanimously adopt
ed the patent two-stave barrels, manu-
featured by the Staveless Barrel Co.,
Roche Harbor, Wash Mr.. John S Nc
MILAN, a representative of the company
was present, and gave many excellent
points to the society, relative to the
method of handling fruit.