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The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1897-01-06
MANY COTTON MI
THIS STATE FAST FORGlN
lNnUSTRlOUSLY. i

The Record of a Tear-auct CAT
vested In all Kinds of Entefr
Figures -Ezcellenes'7
The preparation Of that portion s.
the annual report of the secretary OF
state which shows the numbe OF char,
ters issued to rew enterprises during
the past year, ending yesterday, was
completed last evening and It makes
= showing that indicates that South
Carolina is making rapid strides in
the matter OF industrial development.
Particularly indicative are the figures
showing the number OF cotton mills
started and the capital invested in
| them.
Il should be remembered that a
charter is not issued to a company
until 50 per cent. of the entire capital
has been subscribed and 30 per cent.
paid in.
The report shows that 131 compa
MES were chartered during the year,
of which q are cotton mills with a
capital stock Of 81, ,050,00 six cotton
oil mills with capital of $97, 900, and
113 other companies representing a
capital OF 81, GAG, ,7I0. The grand total
of all invested capital for this period
is s., 793, no. In addition to this some
Sc commissions have been issued for
which as yet no charters have been
granted.
Here is the list OF the companies
chartered, showing the location and
amount of capital invested 10 each:
Williamson Oil and Fertilizer CO.,
Williamson capital stock $50, 600.
Stewart Constructing CO., Colum.
bia; capital stock $40, 900.
Arcade Cotton Mills, Rock Hill ;
capital stock 100000.
The Orangeburg Mercantile associa-
ton, Orangeburg capital stock 50, 900.
Pee Dee Telephone CO.. Marion
capital stock $500.
Queen Investment co f., Charleston !;
capital stock S25, 200.
Acme Investment CO., Charleston,
capital stock $4,000.
Charleston Knitting Mills; capital
stock $4,000.
Cherokee Land CO., Gafney; CAPT
tai $4,000.
South Carolina Midland Co., Barn
well; capital $3.50, 900.
Hirsoh Tsrael
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1897-01-06

internally, will die; Stan
arm broken.
The bridge was a ponderot.
structure with an iron span OF
In the center and just at the
ming of the iron work traiu "a
had pulled the spikes nd rg
one of the rails. When the G
discovered this, as was eyideI
the position OF his throttle apZ
lever, he Immediately attem
stop. out was running at such
| of Speed as to carry down the
! Every evidence showed that tho
i,wrecker5 had been at work.
AS soon as news was received
| both the Louisville and Nashvili
Southern railroads sent cat
trains loaded with physicians
others, and everything possible
done for those who had been
nate enough to get out of reach
flames, which quickly consumed
the coaches and a part Of the br5
Many of the killed were complS
charred beyond recognition.
i The exact number who perisheo =
never be known, but it is tho
that it will reach IS.
To cap the climax, one Of the
trains which left here ran intgs
rear end Of the working
| which was stopped aboat $50 feet q
:.e bridge, and came near knock
in on top 6ii-the burning train.
In this accident the following "
Injured: Sam Eastis, Tlll Die; w
lam Rast, will die; Wood Campo
lleg broken; Charles Elston, Ieges ,
lily hurt; John Ri!tenberry, ankle b
ken.
| The scene at the wreck presente
most heart rending and sicken:
spectacle. The cars we're smashed
lsplinters on the rocks fully 100 +
below the track from which the tr
had been hurled. The groans OF
injured and lamentations of those v
crowded around were pitiable in
ovtra-oa
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1897-01-06

ton. GEORGETOWN; capital $4,000.
Lancaster and Chester Railway CO.,
capital $4,000
Kerrison Dry Goods CO., Charleston,
capital $40,00O
\ The Southern Well Fixture co.,
spartanbure; capital S1,00G.
Iohn c. Ferguson CO., Charleston
Gtal 81, 0Q0.
9TH Carolina Braiding CO., Che.
Apital $50, 600.
lachuela club, Garnet; cap
capital $35, 600.
Spartanburg Fertilizer CO., capital
$4,000.
The Citizens Fire insurance. CO.,
Columbia capital 5000, ,00C.
Farmers Prize House CO., Florence;
capital 81, $50
! Arkwright Mills, Spartanbarg cap,
ital 100000.
Saluda Land and Improvement CO.,
capital 81, 900.
The Coastwise Steamboat co., Char.
lestoD capital 81, 900.
North and South Island and AMMAN
dale Telephone CO., capital one thou
sand dollars.
Carolina Broom and Manufacturing
CO., Charleston; capital Eve thousand
dollars.
Kathwood Manufacturing co., AK.
en- county; capital fifteen thousand
dollars.
Home Telephone CO., Greenviile; !;
capital four thousand dollars.
Plumer Water Elevator CO.. Colum-
bia: capital fifteen thousand dollars.
Beaufort water works; capital ten
thousand dollars.
Charleston Shoe Manufacturing CO.,
capital twenty-five thousand dollars.
Simpsonville Oil Manufacturing CO.,
capital ten thousand dollars.
Steadman Lumber CO., capital five
thousand dollars.
Benjamin Adams CO.. Charleston
capital FIVE thousand dollars.
Carolina Telephone Exchange CO.,
Aiken; capital oae thousand dollars.
Florence Mercantile association
capital one thousand dollars.
Sumter Tobacco Board of Trade,
capital sixty dollars.
BIacksburg Cotton Mill CO., capital
fifty thousand dollars.
The Greers' Cotton Seed OIL and
Fertilizer co., capital twelve thousand
dollars.
Helms Furniture co., Charleston:
capital FIVE thousand dol1ssr-7'
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Jrence Drug CO.. capital $4,000.


Drug co., capital 81, 900.
Hope Building and Loan assocla,
ton, Charleston; capital $3.50, 900.
Carolina Mutual Telephone and
Telegraph CO., Charleston; capital
$50, 900.
Mutual Advertising co Charleston; ];
capital $1,000.
Spartan Grocery co., Spartanburg;
capital IS, 600.
Fairfield Cotton Mills; capital $685.
900.
Ingleside Supply CO., Columbia;
capita o., 00G.
Guardian Building and Loan asso-
citation, Charleston; capital s15O, 600
Hickory Grove and Lockhart Shoals
Transportation CO., Blacksburg; capt.
tai $4,000.
W. F. Googe co., Aliendale; capital
$4,000.
Newberry Grocery CO., capital ST.
1000.
Beverly Granite co Easley; capital
$4,000.
Carter Merchandise co., Westmin.
ster; capital $25, 900.
Spartanburg Iron Works, capital
$50, 900.
Sumter Manufacturing CO., capital
S100,000
Anderson Mattress and Spring Bed
, &C., capitaii 81, 800.
Winnsboro Bank, capital $50, 900.
Abbeville Telephone co., capital
$1,000.
Darlington Mercantile CO., capital
5000.
Barnwell and Blackville Telephone
Exchange co., capital $500.
Anderson County Telephone CO.,
The Barnwell Oil Mill, capital $2o,.
900.
Produce Exchange OF Charleston.
capital 50, 500.
The Southern Cotton CO., Charles
ton, capital $1,000.
The Greenwood Telephone and Elec
trio Light co., capital 1900.
The Ducker & Bultman CO., Sum
ter; capital S12, 900.
The Commercial Bank OF Newberry
capital $50, 900.
Manchester Cotton Mills, Rock Hill,
capital $500, 900.
Dreifus & Co., Greenville; capital
$4,000.
Florence Prize House CO., capita.
$1,000.
Carolina Bond and Investment CO..
Columbia; capital s., 900.
Charleston Mattress and Woodwart
Manufacturing CO., capital $4,000.
Mallard Lumber co. (Ilmlted)
| GreenvilIe; capital $50, coo.
The Jonesville Knitting mills; capl
tai $1,000.
| Cudworth Harness and Saddlery
CO., Charleston capital $1,000.
The Rock Hill Athletic association
capital 81, 800.
The Anderson Fire and Mutual Lif'
Insurance CO.
The Sun Co., Charleston, capita
$4,000.
Waccaman y line OF steamers, capita
| SIS, 900.
The Farmers Warehouse CO., Harts
vile; capital $3, 800.
The Southern Lumber aud Fruit co.
| Charleston capital $5 600
Clinton Telephone co, capital 81, co
Mercantile B. & L. association
Charleston; capital $3.50, 900.
Clinton Cotton Mills, capital $50 0OJ
PEOPLES {. & l.. association, Roc
Hill capital $50, 600.
Columbia and Eau Claire Electri
Railway CO., capital $50, GOO.
Pudding Swamp Tobacco Ware
: house CO., Sumter; capital $4,000.
, Sumter Cotton OIL and Fertilizer co
capital 5000
!, Pythian Hall CO., Charleston; cap
tai SIS 900.
Enterprise Cotton Mills, Orange
burg; capital $50, ,000-
, Cheraw Loan and improvement co
: capital 10000.
Monetta Mills, Lando, Chester CO
capital $50, 900.
Orangeburg Insurance Agency
: Eess6aw BailSnAand Loan asst
s citation, caF-Va. $50, 0Cn.
S Charleston water wo><s, capt;
e $500, eco.
e Clarendon Tobacco Warehouse 2n
: Supply CO., capital $1,000.
!. Charleston Fire and Marine Insu
: ance CO., capital $2o9, GEO.
Home Building and Loan aSsocl!
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1897-01-06
A TERRIBLE WRECK.
THIRTY PERSONS PERISH NEAR BIZ
MiNGHAM. ALABAMA.
4 Rail Was Removed b5 wreckers and the
Train Plunged q Hundred Feet ThroSa@
Trestle--A Second Accidenr.

Train Plunged Hundred Feet ThroSa1s
Trestle--A Second Accident:
BIRMINGHAM, Dec. 27.-One of
most disastrous wrecks in the histo
OF Southern railroads happened
miles south of here this morning
1850 o'clock, in which % persons W.
killed outright and 10 others iniure
two of whom will die.
The III fated train was Louisvi
and Nashville accommodation, whiS
ruGs from here to blocktou, distaZ
Of 40 miles. The train left here ~
$50 IN charge Of Engineer Frank
| White and Conductor a. ?. Connect.
-Four miles north Of Blockton, the
entire train made up an engine, bag
gage and .wo passenger coacNS,
crashed through the bridge 70G~rA
long and 120 feet high, into the Caha.
ba river. a rail had been removed
from the track and when the engine
struck this, $50 feet of the bridge gave
way and went down with the train.
Immediately the wreck took fire. the
water being only about three Eseet
deep, and before sufficient help could
be secured, the unfortunate passen>
gers and trainmen who were pinion-
ed under the debris were burned to
death in sightof other unfortunates.
Some Of the passengers, not so bad
~ hurt, managed to crawl out and do
all they could in assisting others, oat
! with little avail. The dead are:
Fank White, engineer, OF Birming-
ham.
George Carney, fagman, OF Birm-
ingham.
A. P. Connell, conductor, of Birn-
ingham. -
Tom Streetor, colored porter, of
Birmingham.
Jordon Powell, wife and eight chill
dren, of Blocton.
Mrs. Henry Ranberry and two chill
dren, of Birmingham.
James Boiling, express messenger,
of Guthrie, Ky.
L. W. Martin, Brookwood,
Bruce Phillips, Blockton.
S. w. Tibbs and wife, Camb! g
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1897-01-06
The Plague In bombay.

BONBAY, Dec. 2S.-The health sta
tis,ics show that up to today there
have beer :. .G94 cases and ], ,594 deaths
from the bubonic plague, which !:
epif emic in this city. People are
sti!. fleeing from the city, but the
ola rue continues 10 increase. Mar
tia. law is threatened upon the na
t;;4es falling to obey the sanitary reg
ula lions to the letter.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1897-01-06
Some r:ore Prosperity.

SHENANDOAH, Pa, Dec. 2S.-Notjce
was postcc .:a!l the Philadelphia and
Reading Coal and Iron Company col
iIieries here ard ia the vicinity, num-
Serinc 20, and also at number Of IN
diyidHal collieries. that work would
be suspended fer the week after tues
dav evening until Monday, January
/, This throws 20,G0Q men and boys
cut Of employment.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1897-01-06
| ita ats. and we welcome good substan

ita ats. and We welcome good sUoStan-
tial citizens.
There is no room, however, il
South Carolina for unpatriotic pauper
immigrants. We are American, pre-
serving cur individuality and institu.
tions, and believing in the rule OF the
majority and equal rights to all
South Carolina will survive and
prosper on her natural resources, and
by the ;ndefatigable energy of her
people. while those to whom she now
pays tribute will languish and decay.
We wish the Union happy and
prosperous New Year.
JOIN GARY EVANS, Governor.
FLANAGAN A FiENO.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1897-01-06
Re C.rsrIIl VIII Your Lam ps.

PROVIDENCE, r. L., Dec. 2S.-George
Kierchmauu2 and his wife were burned
to death in their home at Johnston
today. The building was partially
CONSUMED by the FIRE which resulted
from the explosion Of 4 lamp.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1897-01-06
EXECUTIVE CHAMBER,

COLUMBIA, >. o., Dec. II.
Editor Manufacturers Record:
Ii would be impossible for me to
give your readers IN 1000 words an
idea of the material resources or the
industrial and business progress and
prospects of South Carolina.
So rapid has been her industrial
progress for the past six years that q
book could be easily filed with the
enumeration of the numerous and va
ried industries. The results of the
war and the severer results Of the Il
,nancial policy of the national govern
ment have not been without their et,
fects upon our people and the material
development of our industries. They
have taught US to practice economy,
live at home and build up our own
industries.
South Carolina is more favored m
her topography aud climate thaa any
other State in the Union, and It IS due
to these influences more than ady
other, that her industries have pros
pered while those of her sister States
have languished. The State has been
divided by nature into three distinct
sections, with natural boundaries:
l. The hill, or up country, as 1t IS
familiarly known, begins at the Blue
Ridge mountains and continues to the
sand ridge extending across the State
from Aiken to Chesterfield counties.
This section abounds in mineral de
pcsits, iron, gold and silver and lime
stone being found to the most protita-
ole extent. It's water powers are sut-
6cient to turn the wheels OF the facio.
ries of the world. The streams come
bounding from the mountains, and
the fall is so great that dams are un-
necessary in most instances. The cost
for maintenance per horsepower is
less than $50 This section has gone
forward naturally with more wonder
full strides than the rest of the State,
and it may be rraly designated as the
manufacturing section OF the State.
Cotton manufacturing is our princi-
pal industry, and there is not facto-
ry in TIE section that has not paid
dividends ranging from S to 80 per.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1897-01-06
1sm Confer Wi;n Foreign Rsmetallists.

WAsH1SGToN, Dec. 31.-Senator
Wolcott Of Colorado, the chairman OF
the special Senate committee to ar.
range fora bimetalIic conference OF
the nations OF the world, is going
abroad to confer with European bl-
metallistson the subject. The pur
poses Of MS visit are known and ap-
proved by Presidentelect Mckinley,
and bis trip is made at the request OF
his associa .es Of the Senatorial com
m;ttee. The attention OF the Senator
was called 10 The Canton O., dispatch
published today that he was going
abroad for lae purpose stated and that
be would go with the endorsement Of
President-elect Mckinley and was en-
powered in measure to represent his
views. The Senator was not n pc
siion to discuss IN detail the state
mentS III tie dispatch. he Gid sag,
however, ii reply 10 questions. that Il
vas true that ne was going to Europe
early in January at the request OF his
associates On he Republican caucus
committee Tor consultation with En'
slish binetaIlist. lie added that
there weeeataer matters concerning
his mission in the interests OF blmetai-
ism which he preferred not 10 talk
about. il was evident that The Sena
!or deoreciated The publication OF any
statement concerning the errand Upon
which he is about TO depart. Mr.
Wolcott was asked If the purpose ot
MS visit were known by Major Nc
kirley and approved by him, and he
answered that lhey were, bu! wher
pressed Tor particulars declared tina
he would prefer not to discss-ths
question further. The Senator viii ht
os 1.J until soma time in Eebrpary
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1897-01-06
EAR OF PROGRESS.
VANS REVIEWS PRESENTATION
OR A TRADE JOURNAL.

dvantases--Writes an Account of
as 6een and Is Now Being Done
sth Carolina.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1897-01-06
TOO MUCH LUMBER.

SEATTLE. Wash, Dec. 29.-Ths =.
Z. Stetson and Post Saw Mill conlpa-
nv closed down its plant yesterday,
thro wing 20 men out OF e1 ployne !.
The over rproduction CT Lumber, 70
gether wiz. the recent failures OF cas-
tern banks sliecting number OF wes-
tern lumber firms, caused the suspen-
sion.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1897-01-06
PROSPERITY INOEED.
ANOTHER BIG CHICAGO CONCERN
GOES UP.

Three Banks Fsii.. Good Example OF the
Prosperity the Country is Experiencmg---
Millions Involved In Failures.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1897-01-06

GLOWING is an advance sheet
e Manufacturers Record for
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1897-01-06

The Record of Tear-auch caf
vested in all Kinds of Entefrsl
Figures Given -Ezcellene>S!
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1897-01-06
Gold Bs

EAsToN, Pa, |
8otton MIlS of
7dsy s3d will /
a&etaitely. II
sae Dlills might
Il May, 1897. !
--S&z--,
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1897-01-06
TWO IN MINNEAPOLIS.

MINNEAPOLIS, Min, Dec. 29.-The
Columbia National bahk, whose presi-
dent is Charles hitttleson, ex.State
treasurer, and whose cashier IS Josepb
Bobletter, aiso an eS-State ,1=aSQrer,
failed to open its doors this morning,
and Georse NJ. Coffin, deputy comp,
troller of the currency, who happen
ed to be in the city, took charge.
Cashier Bobletter said that the. Sa5
bilities, not including the Cd
sock, ETC., and including SsSsS
deposits, amounted to
said that he had no -
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1897-01-06

Eog has - not
IEs $ery like
M eonly tenn
y,of the bank
Cling to Mr..
81 can be paid
short time,
r within two
ers the liaoil-
g assets $780,
sSl4. 500 is real
Pme city de-
! money and
+. The bank
!, a. G. Hau-
aty treasurer;
Z. Johusc n;
discounts are
are S54S, 600
00,000. The
failure Of the
.nston hanks
.urry st nearly
I the city. The
Farmers and
argest savings
vest. with de-
0. This bank
.fe. 1t stood a
lys during the
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1897-01-06

CINCINNATI, Dsc. 29.-Aretitios was
fled last evening by members of the
we'll known firm of Duhme s. o.,
jewellers, tor dissolution and re-
ceiver for the firm. They say Ehe
company is insolvent and unabls to
meet maturing debts.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1897-01-06

was; stated, won,
t,w " olcott on \
! De able 10 so on
) gagem9lts.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1897-01-06
A ROANOKE BANK SUsPESDs.

terday. IhlS run II IS oSIieFeo WAS
caused by the resignation OF Cashier
Davenport and his departure for West
Virginia on Sunday. The resigna-
lion was rendered on the 18th, but did
not go into effect until the Goth and
for some reason the matter was kept
from ne general public for week or
mere.
Mr.. Davenport had been in the EN-.
ploy of the bank for some years, and
his books on settlement were correct
IN every particular. When it was
known thai he had resigned, the peo-
pie became uneasy and the run fol-
lowed. The total liabilities of the
bank amount to about $50, 600 and the
estimated assets exceed this oy about
$50, 0OO. The amount due depositcrS
according to The statement Of the
banks condition published last Satur-
day was SCI. 5S7, but it is believed thai
st least $I2 ,0Q0 Of this sum was with,
drawn in the run OF yesterday. The
capital stock of the bank is $500, 900
and as at least IS per cent. Of the stock
is held by men Of large means they
are believed to be able to meet ali La
bilities and pay depositors in full.
This is the feeling among business
men hare and it IS safe 10 say the sus-
pension, has caused but little excite,
ment- 2ank Examiner Sands is ex-
pec:ed nere tsmorrow from Wasting
ton.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1897-10-09
Council Proceedings.

The decision of Judge Ninje IN the
health commissioner contest, in which
the appointment OF DR.. Specht was de-
clared not to have been ratified by the
council, was followed last Tuesday night
by his reappointment by the mayor and
his endorsement by the council, as also
tho reappuintment and endorsement of
School Commissioners Manwaring and
Abraham, and the rejection of Mr..
Hard as school commissioner for Ward
five
The board of public works reported
that all the foremen but three had been
dismissed, and also that 1900 feet of
lumber WAS necessary to repair defec-
tive sidewalks.
1t was decided to receive 81, 10 80 in
full of all claims for taxes against the
Eastern Minnesota railroad.
The report of the committee appoint
ed to look after matters pertaining to
new fire hall in the East end reported
that only one bid for the entire Job had
been received, that of Hauguer < Co.,
for s.. S92 After some discussion the
report and recommendation of the com
mittee was adopted.
The tax commissioner matter was laid
over for another week.
Aid Long offered the following reso-
luton, which was unanimously adopted
" Resolved that in order to make pos
sible and facilitate the extending of
time of payments of special taxes I'M
der the provisions of chapter Isl OF the
laws of 1897, ali certificates Of sales of
lands for non-pavment of taxes. which
include Il tax for special mprovements
and now owned and held individually,
should, SO far as possible, be exchanged
for certificates now held by the county
which includes no special tax; also that
the county board be requested TO bring
about the change as soon as possible
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1897-10-09
CLOCGH DECLINES,

The East End postotf fight assumed
a new phase this week when it was
announced on "Wednesday morning that
Hon. Scion II. Cough, who was recent
ly recommended by Congressman Jen-
kins and appointed by President Nc
kinley, had declined to qualify and
take possession. Mr.. Ciough, When
asked the reason of his refusal, was
very retlcent, stating, in substance, that
be had no particular reasons to give ex-
cept that it suited his own views to de-
cline, as he was getting well along in
years and did not care to take upon
himself the responsibilities incident to
an acceptance of the office.
1t was given out that Congressman
jenkins had refused to consider any of
the former candidates of whom there
were five, g. F. Wilson, w. G.. Cole
man, W. b. Perry, S. +. Tubbs and Al.
Soderlund. Judge Clough admits hay
ing asked for the appointment of Fred
S. Thompson, and Tuesday evening
when the turn affairs had taken leaked
out, the friends of Mr.. Thompson at
once prepared petitions which were
circulated "Wednesday morning. The
petitions were largely signed by all
classes of citizens. The new move came
as quite a surprise to most of our citizens
and for short time there was consider
able talk Of a renewal of the fight on
the part OF one or two of the old candi-
dates, but as the list of signatures TO
Mr.. Thompson petition grew the feel
ing Of opposition abated, and the almost
unanimous opinion seemed to be that
his appointment would be the most
satisfactory that could De made.
Mr.. Fred Smith Thompson came to
Superior in April, 1890, accepting a po-
sition as mailing clerk in the Superior
office under the late j. Lutte. Christie,
Postmaster at that time, and has done
service as clerk and deputy continuous
" since that time to the entire salts
faction of the public.