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The herald., 1897-07-13
SANTA ANA

| SANTA ANA, July 12-(Regular Corre-
| spondence) County Superintendent Gree
| ley has received the fourth annual appor-
| tionment of state school funds for the year
ending July goth. The moneys are dis
| tributed according to the average daily
attendance in the various districts of the
county for the year ending July 1, 1896, upon
| the basis of Sc per capita. The amounts
are as follows: Alamitos, STA; Also, s42;
Anaheim, $1S4S; Balsa Grande, $685. Buena
Park, $192; Centralia, 1886; Chico, $120;
| Cypress s132; Delhi. s156; Diamond. sl56;
| Ell Modena, $780, FL Toro. STA; Fairview,
s96; Fullerton, $685. Garden Grove, $1116
La Habra, s42; Laguna, 1892; Magnolia, s216
Mountain View, 1872; Newhope. $780, New
port, $2O4; Newport Beach, s132; Ocean
View. $40; Olive. s342; Orange, $1626;
Orangethorpe, $240; Peralta, $l26; Placentia
1854; San Juan, $500; Santa Ana, s4560; Sill
verado $50; Trabuco, $685. Tustin, s1O92;
Westminster, $3.50; Yorba, s216.
| Alexander Adolphus Toppin failed to Sc
cure his freedom on a writ of habeas corpus
sued out by his attorney r. Y. Williams.
His case was up in the superior court this
morning, and the prisoner, who has al
| ready served four months of his term as
cook in the county jail, entered the court
room with a broad smile of anticipation.
But his smile was supplanted by dark
some frown when the judge denied his writ
| anu TeLudHueu HlIIl W tue CuStOuy VI the
sheriff. Toppin is gentleman Of pro-
| nounced color and is serving $50 days for
| open and notorious cohabitation with his
| sister-in-law.
| Manuel Fellows, charged with murder,
will be arraigned in the superior court on
July 2Sd.
| H. u. Osborne, formerly editor of the
| Los Angeles Express, was a visitor in
Santa Ana today.
| Miss Emma Moore has returned to this
! city after a years stay in Little Rock.
Ark, and will resume her former position
| in the public schools the coming term
| Judge Ballard goes to Los Angeles this
week to preside in Judge York's depart
ment of the superior court. In consequence
there will be no session of the court here
until next Friday, when the judge expects
| to return.
About 250 people witnessed the bicycle
races at Athletic park on Saturday. The
| time made was slow, but that the spec
| tators enjoyed the program was attested
by their generous applause whenever a
rider distinguished himself. The net pro-
ceeds of the meet were turned over to
Ernest Wood, who is suffering from in
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COMPTON

COMPTON, July 12.-(Regular Corre-
spondence.) With Catalina, seaside and
the mountains to visit our population is
very much reduced these warm days.
Union services were held by the churches
Sunday night. Dean Phillips of the South
ern California university, preached very
fine service.
w. M. Babb rejoices in the birth of a
daughter, while Mr.. A. B. Renfro has a
son.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. L. Morden of Canton,
Kan, have lately arrived and are stop
ping with Mrs. F. o. Rowley, a sister.
They intend to make this their home.
Died, on July s, of Diphtheria, Belle
Ridgeway, aged years.
DR.. Pratt reports a new girl at Walter
Legg's and one at B. Aberle's, both born
Friday, July 9. All doing well.
Miss Emily Buckham and Miss Edith
Collingridge are in San Francisco attend
ing the Endeavor convention.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. D. Lee started Monday
for London, Canada, for a visit to their
old home. They expect to be gone about
two months.
Saturday night was a great night for the
Foresters. twenty-five or thirty new mem
bers being added to their list.
DIR. Whaley, a former resident of Comp
ton, is visiting old friends. Everybody is
glad to see the old DOCTOR
| The Compton Enterprise changes hands
this week. A. A. Bryan retires. j. H
Bennett will continue the paper. The
gentleman has built up good local paper
| and deserve success.
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SAN BERNARDINO

SAN BERNARDINO, July 12.-(Regular
Correspondence What may develop into
big case was called up in the superior
court this morning. The case was that of
the county of San Bernardno VS.. The
Southern Pacific for $1S,000 The case was
called and the demurrer to the complaint
was overruled and the first step was a
victory for the county. The defense must
now either appeal from the decision, file
an answer or allow the county judgment
by default. The case grows out of the
Needles school district. Bonds, which
were issued to the amount of $4,000 and
the same sold to the Oakland bank of
savings. There was a tax levy to pay in
terest and as a great deal of the Southern
Pacific property is in the district it
amounted to considerable. This they re-
fused to pay and from '92 to '96 it aggre-
gated somewhere near $500. The bank
has Joined with the county in making the
fight. The grounds upon which the rail-
road demurred was that the county has
no right to levy taxes on railroads. Mr..
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SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
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For June the port record of arrivals
at San Pedro was as follows: Steamers.
%; schooners, Is; barkentines, 6; barks,
1. They brought to this side of the har-
Dor II, ia 900 feet of lumber 2500 barrels
of lime, 1000 ties and 1S9 tons of mer-
chandise. On the East Side there were
2,377 900 feet of lumber, $500 ties and 4SS
tons of merchandise.
A fine two-story brick block will be
built at Los Alamitos by j. c. Ord, for
merly of Irasburg.
William de Valle's baby, at Visalia,
swallowed a screw, but suffered no Sc
rious effects.
Fred Steinman died suddenly at Visa
liza, June 27, under circumstances so SUI
picious that the body was exhumed yes
terday for the purpose of making an
investigation.
The 16-months-ol daughter of W. B.
Rice of Lemon Cove was drowned by
falling into an irrigating ditch.
THE Presbyterian church at Santa
Monica has just received eight new
members.
The circulation of the Santa Monica
public library for June was 2249, gain
of over 400 over June, 1896. Just 1761
of the calls were for fiction.
The ladies of the Winter Card club of
San Diego got up surprise party last
week. Wasn't it a little unreasonable ::
The Bakersfield school trustees have
reelected all the old teachers and added
Miss Eugenia Huffaker to the staff.
The Echo is holding a ''most popular
preachers contest, and at last accounts
Rev. ]. M. Baxter of Kern was 700 votes
ahead of all competitors.
San Luis Obspo is having a run of
something that resembles la grippe.
"A Gospel Temperance union with twen-
ty-five members has been established at
Goleta. F. E. Kellogg is president
The Santa Barbara Jail has been emp
ty for month, and business in the courts
is very dull. Happy Santa Barbara!
The San Bernardino Times-Index notes
no little building activity in that city
at present.
The San Diego county horticultural
convention will be held at San Diego to-
day, July 13.
Tonight the Webster Debating society
of San Bernadino and the Y, M C. A.
Debating society of Redlands will dis
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The fruit dryers are unable to- obtain
sufficient help to cut and prepare for drying
the enormous apricot crop, and unless at
least 200 cutters are obtained soon there
will be great loss to fruit men and. growers.
s. B. Reeder was kicked by horse last
evening and quite severely hurt. A great
cash was cut in his forehead.
A large number of Christian Endeavorers
visited Redlands today and took drive
over the heights.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank p Meserve left yes
terday for San Francisco, from where they
go to Honolulu Mr.. Meserve has been
one of Redlands' most enterprising and
highly respected citizens, and 1t is hoped
that he will return. Mr.. and Mrs. Meserve
will make an extended tour it being their
intention to visit the old world in the hopes
that travel and change of climate will bene-
fit Mrs. Meserve's health.
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LINES OF TRAVEL
PACIFIC COAST STEAMSHIP co.

The Company's elegant steamers SAINTS
Rosa and Corona leave Redondo at II q
m. and Port Los Angeles at 2:30 p m for
San Francisco via Santa Barbara and Port
Hartford. July g. 7, IL, 10. 49, %. q. 81.
August 4, 8, 12, 16, 20. "a. %, September !,
5, 8, 13, II, q, 25, 20. Leave Port Los Ange-
les at a. m. and Redondo at II a. m. for
San Diego July 1, 5, 9, 13. II, 81, 25, 20.
August 2, 6, 10, IA, IS, %, 26 80, September 3,
Z. II, Is, 10, 23, 27. The Corona calls also at
Newport. Cars connect via Redondo leave
Santa Fe depot at 9:45 a. m. or from Re-
dondo Ry. depot at $3.50 a. m.
Cars connect via Port Los Angeles leave
S. p r. r. depot at l: :35 p. m. for steamers
north bound.
The steamers Eureka and Coos Bay 1eave
San Pedro and East San Pedro for San
Francisco via Ventura, Carpenteria. San
ia Barbara, Gaviota, Port Hartford, Cay
ucos, San Simeon, Monterey and Santa
Cruz at $50 p m. July 4, s, IL, 16, 20. "a. 28.
August l, 5. 9. 49, II, 21, 25, 20, September 2.
Is, 10, IA, IS, %, 26, 80. Cars connect with
steamers via San Pedro leave s. P. r. r.
(Arcade depot at 5:03 p m. and Terminal
Ry depot at $40 p. m. The Company re-
serves right to change, without previous
notice, steamers, sailing dates and hours
of sailing.
w. Paris, Agt., 124 W. Second St.. Los
Angeles.
GooDAnL, PERKINS & CO.. General
Agts., S. F.
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NORWALK

NORWALK. July 12.-(Regular Corre-
spondence.) Last Saturday was pay day
at the Star Creamery and over s45OO was
paid out for milk delivered during the
month of June. They are handling about
$4,000 pounds daily.
Jay Dilley has gone on a vacation trip
to the mountains in Ventura county
w. Thompson takes his place as en-
gneer at the creamery during his absence
delightful farewell party was given to
Miss Tessie Swigart last Friday evening
at her parents home. About fifty young
people were present. Miss Tessie will
leave on Thursday, the 18th, for Frank
fort, Germany. where she will spend a
year in study.
DR.. Casten has opened dental parlors
in the Merchant building.
Frank Sproul has been elected teacher
at the New River school.
Mrs. A. j. Swinge is visiting at Long
Beach
Mr. Thomas Davis and family are camp
ing at Long Beach for a few weeks
DR.. Baxter Todd of Los Angeles was
the guest of Rev. and Mrs. DeKay for
several days last week.
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ORANGE

ORANGE, July 12.-(Regular Correspon-
dence.) Henri F. Gardiner, who has given
considerable attention to walnut growing
in this county, in March budded number
of soft-shell walnuts upon Missouri black
walnut roots, which experiment has de-
veloped two rather remarkable features.
The first is that although these buds were
put in this spring still some of them are
bearing one or more walnuts. The other
is the size of the leaves. Some of the
larger ones measure 21sx2 feet, while a
single leaflet measured 13x10A inches. The
nuts are of immense size. single speci-
men, which is said to be fair sample of
the bulk of the nuts borne, measures Tx
6k inches in circumference.
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cuss the following question at San Ber-
nardino: Resolved, That the right of
suffrage should not be extended to wo-
men" The affirmative will be support
ed by Messrs. Cryer and Libby of Red
lands and the negative by Messrs. Bled-
soc and Duckworth of San Bernardino.
The Lima Bean association holds its
annual meeting al Montalvo today, July
18th.
The young folks at Santa Barbara are
much given to straw rides O. moonlight
nights.
Owing to a regulation Of the board of
supervisors of Santa Barbara county,
the state law allowing deer hunting after
July 18th will not go into effect, and nc
deer can be killed until August 1st, the
season closing September 14th.
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more selling liquor in violation of the
ordinance and 1t is to be hoped that nc
will be shown.
WEDDING RECEPTION
The Salvation army people are arrang-
ing to give public reception to the happy
couple who were married in the barracks
in Pasadena last week. Captain Ruth
Hart and Captain Ada Wier, two army
lasses who recently arrived from San
Francisco, will conduct the meeting. Dur
ing the evening light refreshments will be
served, at which the newly married couple
Sergeant and Mrs. Clark, nee Cody, will
preside.
BREvITIEs
Night Watchman Wright whose beat
is along Orange Grove avenue, reports ar
attempt to rob the residence of H. M. Lutz
last night. The family are away from
home. He thought he saw light in the
house during the night, and it was found
later that the screens are cut in severa
places.
Miss Marion Armstrong entertained 6
few friends at dinner Saturday evening
at her home in Altadena and the yount
people participated in bicycle ride.
The Merchants Protective association
concluded a business meeting this evening
with a social smoker held in the board o
trade rooms.
PERSONAL
Henry M. Greene of the firm of Green
IL Greene, architects, was able to ente
upon the duties of his office today, afte
an Illness of two weeks.
Miss Zue Ernesting jerks of Madison
S. D., has come to make Pasadena he
home with her uncle, Ernest Garfield. OIL
Eureka street.
Prof. A. l.. Hamilton and family lef
| today for six weeks stay at Long Beach
Miss Stella Patterson of Council Bluffs
spent yesterday with Rev. N. H. G. Fife
She is with party of thirty tourists.
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SANTA MONICA

SANTA MONICA, July 12.-(Regular
Correspondence The yacht Asthore, with
her owners and several guests aboard, re-
turned yesterday from trip to San Pedro
They left last Wednesday, making the trip
of some fifty miles in six hours and twenty
minutes, proving the trim little craft q
speedy sailer. Those of the party were
Mrs. Annie Bancroft, Worth Bancroft
Walter Folsom, Rol Sheckles and Guy Vim
yard.
1sadore Polaski and a party of eleven
from Los Angeles spent the day on the
beach yesterday, lunching at the Holbor-
row.
A S. Steinberger who, with his family
has been a guest at the Arcadia for some
time suggested the starting of a sub
scription list for the benefit of the poor
mother who lost her son in the surf yester-
day afternoon. The hearts of the guests OF
the hotel responded and $1OO was sub
scribed.
Messrs. James Cambell, sr. and jr., came
down on Saturday afternoon from Pasa-
dena to spend a week or so.
Abbot Kinney, wife and two children left
on Saturday for San Francisco, where Mr.
Kinney goes to attend a meeting of the
Yosemite commission, after which they
will leave for the Yosemite valley, to re-
main a couple of weeks.
The surf in the neighborhood of whe~e
young Fowler lost his life yesterday after
noon was we'll dragged with nets today, but
no trace of the body was found. A reward
of S25 Is offered for it's recovery by John
Fowler. brother of the deceased.
Mrs. F. H. Cole of Denver Col, who has
been a guest at the Clayton for some time
past, is entertaining her niece, Miss Jessie
Hale of Denver.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. A. Alvord entertained
a few friends at their cosy home on Second
street couple of afternoons ago. The
hostess served very dainty tea. The
guests were: Mr.. and Mrs. Barrett East
man. Mr.. and Mrs. G. L. Waring, Mrs
Harry Gorham, Miss Hamilton and Mr.
Goodwin.
The Baroness Hickey entertained al
hearts Saturday evening at the Casino
where she is a guest. An elaborate supper
was served in the dining room. Her guests
were: Mrs. G. Wiley Wells, Mrs. ]. Erwin
Hoy, Mrs. F. G. Ryan, Mrs. James Bett-
ner, Mrs. Upham and the Misses Roberts
and Corson.
Miss Ella Fay of Los Angeles spent yes.
terday on the beach.
Miss Jessie Walters Of Los Angeles was
a guest at the Clayton yesterday and to-
day.
C. NJ Howell and family came down from
Pasadena Saturday to spend the balance
of the summer, and are occupying their
South Side cottage.
Dr. and Mrs ]. S. Owens and little
daughter, Katherine, of Los Angeles
moved down on Saturday to occupy their
South Side cottage the balance of the sum-
mer.
Mr.. Charles f. Roberts, M. D., of Flag
staff, Arz. has taken the Hammond cot
tage on Fourth street for the season.
c. A. Massey and w. South and theil
families arrived on Saturday from Phoe-
nix. and will spend the summer in Mrs
Burns cottage in the Bandni tract
Miss Jo Hansen of Los Angeles is the
guest of Miss Dora Scolard.
Miss Matte Bates and Mr.. Tom Bates Of
Kansas are visiting their cousin, Mrs. F.
l.. Moore of Sixth street.
The herald., 1897-07-13
Stole Buggy Robes

About a month ago, ]. S. Dennison of
Downey avenue lost two buggy robes
which were stolen from his carriage
Yesterday morning while driving in
East Los Angeles he recognized one of
the robes in William Bentley's carriage
He stopped and inquired where the robe
came from. Bentley had bought 1t from
two colored boys named Ed Humphreys
and Simms, who live in the Happy Val
ley section The boys have bad repu-
tation and will probably be arrested for
petty larceny.
The herald., 1897-07-13
REDLANDS

REDLANDS, July 12.-(Regular Corre-
spondence.) The teachers of the Redlands
Lugonia and Grafton union high school
have been appointed for the coming year,
and are as follows: Lewis B. Avery, prin-
cipal; Watson Nicholson, English: Miss
Katherine Fall Latin c. A. Richmond,
mathematics; Miss Henrietta Brewer,
Greek and history; Miss Florence Cush-
man, German, French and drawing.
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SAN BERNRRDINO COUNTY

Dunno. of the firm of Dunno & McPike, of
San Francisco. is helping the district at
torney, while Judge Sterry is for the rail-
road.
The board of directors of the Farmers
Exchange bank met today and declared a
semi-annual dividend of per cent.
Arthur w. Davidson, aged 36 years, re-
siding at Rialto, died last evening OF
pneumonia.
The board of equalization will probably
raise the assessment to about $40O, ,0OO On
next Wednesday the matter will be before
the board for consideration.
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CLEARWATER

CLEARWATER, July 12-(Regular Cor
respondence.) j. o. Blakely's son-in-law.
Mr. Fredericks, is building a large house
on the old ranch and adding other improve
ments to the place. Several car loads of
lumber go into this structure
The foundations of the new creamery
are down and the superstructure is being
put on, and soon it will be an accomplished
fact.
A. ]. Staley's daughter is sick with
typhoid fever
Walter Carter has symptoms of appen-
dicitis.
Our ladies have done themselves proud
as neighbors and nurses for A. A. Caval-
lier.
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ORANGE COUNTY

juries sustained in an accident at the track
two months ago.
Linn L. Shaw, proprietor of the Orange
County Herald, has gone to San Juan hot
springs for a vacation of two weeks
Misses Hattie and Lucille Andrews of San
Diego are visiting friends in this city.
A marriage license was granted today to
William H. McGruder aged AZ. and Mary
E. THORNLEY,, aged Al, both residents of Los
Angeles.
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Stockholders Meeting

NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN THAT A.
meeting of the stockholders of the Main-
street and Agricultural Park Railroad
Company will be held at the offices of the
company in the Rogers block. No. 217 New
High street. rooms II and is, in the City OF
Los Angeles, California. on Monday, tho
26th day of July A. d. 1897. for the purpose
of electing board of directors for the en-
The polls will be open at 1900 m. ana
close at 800 o'clock p. m.
EDGAR E. LEFEBRE,
26 Secretary.
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6QTHEFN &! $FE6iHEs

tomorrow to join her husband at Catalina.
Mrs. ]. H. Owens and granddaughter
have gone to the beach for short stay.
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European Plan.

HOTEL GREEN--J. H. Holmes. manager.
Pasadena.
HOTEL METROPOLITAN Catalina ISL
and.
HOTEL ARCADIA-Santa Monica, q.
Rheinhart proprietor.
HOTEL HOLLENBECK-sprin and seo-
ond streets. Los Angeles.
HOTEL RAMONA-Spring and Third
streets. Los Angeles.
ABBoTSFoRD INN-Corner Eighth and
Hope streets, Los Angeles.
HOTEL PoRTLAND-444 South Sprins
street. Los Angeles.
HOTEL BRUNSWICK-Santa Ana; Amer
lean and European plan.
Cochrane, proprietor.
THE ROWELL-Main and Ninth streets.
Riverside; E. ]. Davis, proprietor.
HOTEL CARLToN-1s to 27 East Colo
rado street. Pasadena
HOTEL LAvALoN-AvALON. Santa Cata-
lima Island.
HOTEL BREwSTER-J. E. O'Brlen, pro-
prietor: Fourth and sts.. San Diego.
HOTEL BELLEVUE TERRACE-Ccr-
ner Sixth and Pearl sts.; F. A. Urban.
proprietor.
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way company.
Los Angeles depot: Corner Of Grand ave-
nue. and Jefferson street.
Leave Leave
Los Angeles Redondo for
for Redondo. Los Angeles.
$40 am. Sun. only 700 am. Sun. only
9:30 am. daily 800 am daily
10:45 am. Sun. only $3.50 am. Sun. only
1870 pm. daily Hoo am. daily
$50 pm. daily Ais pm. daily
700 pm. Sun. only 5:45 pm. Sun. only
Take Grand avenue electric cars or Main
street and Agricultural Park cars.
L. ]. PERRY. Superintendent
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GRAND HOTELS. F. THORN. Manassl

Cor. Market and Montgomery sts.,
San Francisco.
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DIRECTORY OF CALIFORNIA Ho-
~ TELS.
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LOS ANGELES AND REDoNDo. RAIL-

General Passenger Agent.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-02-20
publi.bern' Dinner.

| New York, February 19.-The eleventh
annual dinner of the American Nowspa-
per Publishers association was held at
the Hoffman house tonight. There were
$50 members present. Charles w. Knapp
OF the St Louis Republic. who is presi-
dent OF the association. presided. The
following toasts were responded to;
American Journalism" General Charles
III. Taylor; The Newspaper as Il Political
Census Taker," Victor T.. Lawson, Chicago
"Recent Phases OF Newspaper Publica-
don" Stephen O'Meara, Boston; The
paper Maker and the Publisher Hugh j.
Chisholm, Portland. Me. Struggling as "A
Fine Art" Phil r. Dodge; Press News
Service" Melville Il. Stone: Newspaper
Independence" Harrison Gray OTIS. Los
Angeles. Cal.
IL was decided at the meeting today that
the publishers should incorporate at an
early date for the purpose OF waging war
against INSCRIPTIONS advertisers.
The American Newspaper Publishers as
ISOLATION. which has been In session Tor
several days at the Hoffman House. held
its annual election of officers today, the re-
suit follows;
President. Charles w Knapp OF the ST.
Louis Republic. vice president. Butler OF
the Buffalo News; secretary. William g.
Bryant Of the Brooklyn Times; treasurer,
Herbert c. Gunnison Of the Brooklyn Ea-
gle; executive committee. NJ. A, MaCrea
OF the Cincinnati Post s II. Kaufman OF
the Washington Star. Frederick Driscoll Of
the ST. Paul Pioneer Press. Charles II
Taylor. Jr.. OF the Boston Globe. W. X.
Seip OF the Plttsburg Times and News.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-02-20

way of explanation said that the dstribu-
hon of Tie stock of the Uusted States
rubber company was mede by the bank
ers, but the corporation aa "A whole had
no knowledge of the matter.
II know, however" he said chat the
stock was distributed on the basis of pre-
ierrei on Il tangible basis and common
stock for trade marks, patents. etc"
TO what extent was the stock water
edI was asked.
Ihere was no water In the stock. The
Flint.
SOW. Mr. Flint. Is it not the purpose
az the promoters of this combine 10
change I from Legitimate concern to "a
W I'll street. speculahon2'
MIR. Flint. without answering the ques-
tlon dlreetiy. "a no specific rule can be
appiied 10 industr,es OF tho nature of the
tmllcl Si0teS Rubber company
Tho cha rinan read figures showing an
increase OF - 20 40 per cent On prices Of
rubber goods since lsp2, which Mr.. Flint
Ncrined, The chairman then asked: How
can the prices be lower when the prices
You give us are higher"
I5ecause the discount to tohbers was
higher bcfore the opganizai on of the
Co1pAny"
This answer was received with laughter.
iiow many men have been DISCHARGED
since your orga n-zatlon?"
Ntl 81. poslNNc.y we manufactured
as many goods as we could self but
"wiihs - toe recent depression IN trade
We could not run as fully MS we wished
rs tina; the best answer you can g:ve2"
~ ce. SIR