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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-02-10

COLONEL THOMAS WHITEHEAD.
lIlo Commissioner OF Aguculture)
cultural Department. told The committee
t.at 10 wolil bee great inconvenience
90 l1tc the icrtIi1, rs auulyzcd at biachs-
bans. ior The reason that most OK those
who would submit samples Ate ln Eastern
virginia and richmond was tine most cone
Feuieui point Tor them.
Alter brief executive session the come
m.ttcc decided t0 report the bil with the
commentator that 81 PASS
ELECTORAL BOARDS
The Senate Committee ou Privileges ana
Elections Will meet Duo th. Senate cham-
Der Friday night 90 receive reCommen-
dauOus for members ot the electoral
boards of the cities and counties APE
IOin,mCnts are made every four years.
Ihc committee viii make zap the list OF
aIpcintoes, and after adoption by the
Senate they Will bc submitted 10 the
House for Concurrence.
There will. 30 is said be changes in The
personnel of % number oil the boards. 10
is expected that. as % rule, the recom-
mendauons of the local representatives,
will be adopted
Changes viii Doe made iu the electoral
board for Richmond. Tile members at
present are Colonel W. 3D. Palmer. Nil
w. j. Wcstwo9d and Mr.. u. T. Pemoer-
ton. There may Doe clean sweep as Inc
hichmond delegation is understood 10 be
in faV)' of chtnse ID could hrt De as
ctriained lait nleni VINO would hc icreln-
mendfd to succeed the gentlemen VINO
n1w constitute the board
EA PLO1EES LIABILITY ACT
The employers liability act is fixed as "a
special order boz the Senate to-day There
win be an interesting debate over 30. The
Committee ou Reads has reported adj
rersey upon tine act Senator Withers,
who is an advocate or ihe measure re-
turned to the city last evening Aiter "
few days absence Senator McliWalne.
who faNors the till was nof Do nis seat
Yesterday but is tNue.tcd TO Doe pre- cut
to-day
The him u.s. mot nNeIy fO pass the SEN
ata It's chances have been weakened by
making &c. rr9vis ors apply only 10 rail-
road .orpor4tfone. & gentleman who has
polled most OF the SENATOR says thQe is
ID decided minority AGAINST the bin.
rrr- rr-DcrSuIp CONTEST
TIN, .lu.rs to nominate 90 successor 10
fhe late Judge D.. IT, Guntcr VIII be held
carlr ncxt week Much interest is man
Tested in Oil. contest NJ Thomas H.
blackstone ana Afr. u. -. Brent OF Ac-
clmac. arrived 90 me Lexington. yes
tcrlay and 30 is said they are here 20 DO
whatever thcy can 90 help Judge Black
stone out The bar az Ne"pori News
has endorsed Mr. Barnes and Mr. r. q
HlcNiord ana Mr. D. -. O.. Brown OF
That City are here WORKING in the inter-
c-i 81. the senator
The blackstone people claim mar they
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-02-10

But the Commltte Failed TO Get Together
ia order to Consider Them.

The Committee on Ordinances failed 70
secure a. quorum last night. the chair
man. Mr Bloomberg, being the only MEN,
her present
4 meeting has been called TO take place
in room 40. II, city dlat, this afternoon
at $3.50 O'Clock. when IL Is expected a
quorum win De present.
Several important ordinances, including
one Go prevent Ovcrdrafis by committees
Of Council " fixing license on vendors
OF bankrupt fire stock. assignee aud
stock OF IKE nature" cas- % cleaning
chimneys." and prohibiting persons
from soliciting custom of other employ
ment within twenty yards OF hotel doors.
are 10 be considered
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-02-10

Edward Tucker was lined SO for heing
dlsofderly on trolley car. The evidence
showed that ne used strong language
and abused the conductor. \. ]. Tlnsley.
This thing OF being disorderly on street
ears has got Ga Dc broken M. said the
party az be imposed the hne.
The case against ,;eorsls. Dixon. the
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-02-10

Most successful revival services ar
being held m H0ge- Memorial church. IN
they will continue al this week and nest
Rev. Dr. Van Houten Is the greacf er
and re- IS very much ENCOURAGED az the
results OF his lahors. Many. requests have
been made for PRAYER. and Oh Iuesday
there was one conversion.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-02-10

OF mischief by breaking into peoples
kitchens and carrying away many porta-
Bile articles Some stolen property WAS
recovered. The TWO negroes VII! be before
Justice John this morning.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-02-10

Detective Gibson ana Or1cer Amos
made an important capture yesterday AZ
ssrqoon ~ sAns.r. shira iiic aars i."fi
R.se sad john Viii. sas.l.r lso 'opns
negro thieves VINO have oeen doing !pt
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-02-10
clnv Nrrl Aeiires.

The monthly meeting OF the Clay Ward
Actives will be held Saturday night SEN
aior Barksdale and Delegate Pitcher have
accented invitations to attend
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-02-10
For the shrrlGrlty.

Mr. r. G. FOXES one o. the members
OF ,te Hnrsc o. Delegates from this city
n,. sn.esassa s'msr. rardAlqte foF
IA. e.cr!sfaus q Richmond.
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Two
Mrs. Elizabeth spnnord nnd Mrs. Ann u. Alex.
nnder zach CcIebrntes Mcr IOOth lslrthdnI.

Mrs. Elizabeth spRnord nnd Mrs. Ann VI. Alex.
nnder Each Celebrates Her Iooth lsirthdny.
B~INGuAMToN, Jan. 22.--Mrs. Elizabeth Spaf-
ford Of Union, nino miles from this city, cole
bratcd her Tooth birthday to-day with a family
reunion in which n number of her children,
grandchildren, great and grcat-great-grani-
children participated. In tho afternoon. from 3
to 5 O'Clock, she received all of tho people who
desired to call upon her at n public reception.
Mrs. Spafford is still fairly vigorous. can sec and
hear we'll, and thoroughly enjoys three good
meals n day. She waits on herself and is up and
dressed every morning so MS to eat hor breakfast
before daylight. Sho is the oldest of q family
of twelve children. and is the only ono now
living. Sho was born in Amsterdam, N. Y, bub
in her childhood won't to Otscgo county. where
she lived until seven years ago. Before she was
1s she was married to William Spafford. and
lived with him for sixty-two years. until he
died. twenty years ago. All Of that time they
lived on the same farm. where she continued to
live for thirteen years after her husband 8 death.
All that time, except, the first few years. when
they lived in q log cabin. they lived in the Same
Only four Of her nine children are still living.
They are four daughter =. aged . go, 73, 6s and o.
mother was 102 years old.
SCHENECTADY, Jan. 22:-Mrs. Ann II. Alcxan-
day in West Charlton. Saratoga county. She
was born in Salem, Conn, Jan. %. 1888. The
nephew, w. j. Hayes. and a eoodly number OF
friends and relatives paid their respects to tho
aged woman. who is in excellent health and
spirits. Her father. Henry Hayes, camc to Gal
way in 1906. Mrs. Alexander says that sho re-
members well that journey. which was
made IN n sleigh drawn by an OK
team, with their only cow tied behind. From
Charlton to Galway they had to find their way
by means of marked trees. tho country being
then one vast forest. At Galway her father
moved his family into q log house That he built.
which had no windows. the only light coming
down through the CHIMNEY ODenlnp, Mrs, Alex
andcr's husband. John Alexander of Galway.
died in 1885. aged 81. They had no children.
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Connrmrd by the senate.

WASHINGTON. Jan. 22.-The Senate to-day
confirmed these nominations:
James Longstroet OF Georgia. to be Commissioner
OF Railroads.
George w. Dickinson OF New York. Consul at AGA,
pulco, and Robert Butler Malone OF virginia. Consul
at Nueyo Laredo. Mexico.
Edwin A. Harishan. Assistant Appraiser OF Mer-
chundise at New York.
Michael Gleason. Postmaster at Carthage. \. Y.
&. Wesley Thomas. to he Collector OF Customs for
the district OF Philadelphia.
81. Clair A. MulhOlland. to be Pension Agent at
Philadelphia.
Gen. Longstrect's nomination was only con-
Armed by a yea and nay vote after a sharp dis
cussion lasting an hour and u half. Senator Vest
made the principal speech in opposition, his
main objection being based upon LonRstrcets
record during the reconstruction period. Sena'
tors Caffery and Berry also opposed. conhrma.
ton. The vote was 80 In tho affirmative and 10
in the negative.
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sR1aGs TO BE Il CABINET OFFICER.
Tho Governor OF New Jeraey Nominated for
Acknowledgement

~
Att~orney-Generai.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 22.-Tho President to-
day nominated Gov. John w. Griggs of New
Jersey to be Acknowledgement.
John w. Griggs was BORN in Newton, Sussex
county, n. ]. He Is AZ years old. He graduated
from Lafayette College in 1868. He studied
law in the office of Robert Hamilton in Trenton,
n. j., and afterward went to Paterson and fin
ished his course in the Office Of Socrates Tuttle.
He was admitted to the bar in 1871 and be-
came q member of the firm of futile IL Griggs.
The partnership continued until 1880. His
rise in the profession of the law was rapid, and
he was acknowledged ono of the leaders Of the
bar of New Jersey in u few years. He was
elected to the State Assembly in 1875. and in
his first term assisted in revising the laws of the
State in accordance with amendments to the
Constitution adopted the previous year. Most
of the important general Law were intrusted
solely to him for revision. He was reelected
and became the head of the Law Committee.
He was defeated in 1873. when the Republican
later he was made counsel to the various
boards In Passaic county and of the city OF Pat,
erson. He served three terms as City Counsel
of Paterson. In 1882 he was elected to tho
State Senate and was reelected In 1885. lie
was President OF the Senate for two years and
which tried and impeached Patrick Laverty.
He retired from politics In 1883 and devoted all
his time to practicing law until ls3,, when Gar-
rot A. Hobart began his campaign for the Vice.
Presidential nomination. Mr.. Griggs was
asked by Mr.. Hobart to become a candidate for
Governor of Now Jersey. The state had not
had a Republican Governor since 1869. The
| nomination looked to he mn empty honor. Mr..
Griggs agreed to acceptsit. however, and after
determination he went in to win. and did win
by one OF the largest majorities. ever received
by a candidate for Governor OF New Jersey.
His term as Governor would not have expired
These nominations were also sent to the
Senate:
selah Merrill, Consul OF the United States al Jerusa-
lem. Syria.
district OF Philadelphia, Pa; Domingo n. Pappy, for
the district OF st. Augustine. Fla
John i. Horr TO he Marshal and John Pagan to be
Attorney OF the United States for the Northern Dis
| trlct OF Florida.
81. Clair A. Mulhoiland to be pension agent at
Henry s.. Cbubb. Receiver OF Public Moneys. and
| Walter S. Robinson. Register OF the Land once at
Gainesville, Fla.
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Washington Notes.

WASHINGTON. Jan. 22.-Mr. Meikeljohn act
ing Secretary of War, to-day took final action
in tho cases OF the cadets at the Military Acad-
envy who were found deficient In studies at tho
recent semi-annual examination. Ten third
class men and twenty-five fourth class men
are discharged. four third class men are turned
back to the fourth class. and one cadet In the
class, subject to examination in the studies In
which he was deficient.
The Treasury Department has awarded the
dredging and filling therefor In connection with
the new immigrant station Mt Ellis Island to
Warren Roosevelt of III Beaver street, New
York. The contract price Is 10. .O46,S6. and The
work is to be completed within 100 working
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-01-23
Torpedo Boat Foote breaks Ono or Mer Fro
pelIer Shafts.

WASHINGTON. Jan. 22.-The torpedo boat
Foote put into Port Royal. 8. c., this morning.
crippled by the breaking off of her starboard
propeller shaft. The Footo was on her way to
Join tho torpedo boat fotilla in the Gulf Of
Mexico, and had gone south from Norfolk by
the inside route. Orders were sent Immediately
by the Navy Department for the disabled craft
mediate shipment from Baltimore to that place
OF a propeller shaft Of the torpedo boat Rodgers.
under repairs there. were also sent; The Foote
peiier. Accidents of this character are expected
TO happen to torpedo boats. owing to their deli
sending the fotilla on u long voyage was to
develop their weaknesses in order that they
might be remedied.
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+. do Forest simmons has sold for tho Democrat
estate to Mark ArnheIm. No. 81 East FIFTY seventh
street, II four.stOry brownstone dwelling. on lot
23x twostory dining room cxtension xlOO.
Pen 4 SntPnin nayS sold f9 5, Mrs. s,l Ee9eS : Ghiids to
brownstone dwelling. on lot .OxlO2,2
A. Hennessey No. 22B East Ninth street. a fourstory
dat house. 20x0U, for Oh 900.
lots on the west side OF Ciareniont avenue, near Ciar.
mont place. adjoining property already owned by
No. 2es Fast Third street. a ~si1.story tenement
house. ~. 9xIO q. has been sold for S26,hO0:
Frank A. Seitz has purchased six lots on Fifth ave-
nue.. at the northeast corner OF ilfth street.
Francis 7. schnusg has sold TO Meyer Hellman Nos.
40 and 40 East l0lst street, two iive' story HAT houses.
each 25x75xlOO. In part payment Mr.. Schnugg takes
six lots on the northeast corner OF First avenue. and
Nineteenth street: Just, bought, 10y Mr.. Heilman from
Mrs. q. Davis. Dir, Schnugg also has sold TO Amelia
G. schafer Nos. vs5 and M Columbus avenue. two
he takes No. 422 West Finy.sevcnth street.
This Marx.Ernst syndicate has sold to John J. Ellis
the Mot, sOxlOO, on the north side OF lh9th street,
I2Ofeet west OF Amsterdam avenue, and also the lot.
25xl00, on the. south side OF lOOth street. 40 teet
west OF Amsterdam avenue.
{ John r. Dun 4 Co. have sold for John W. Homer to
Paul Halpin the plot. ooxioo, on me north SIDE or
Miss iIo!tn X. Russell has sold TO Isaac Mayer tho
plot ioOIilo; on the southwest corner OF li7th
John Il. sIurk has sold to Thomas Monahsn Nos.
houses ON plots 56xiOO, In part payment q given
the Mo, {. 7KlO5, at the southwest corner OF Second
smith a stewart have sold for Frederick schenck
his properly at westGury, l.. l.. to Robert l.. stevens
lawson Hobbs have sold for James Livingston
for cash. from the plans. the seven story ~treproof
apartment house. northwest corner Eighty sixth
street. Central Park West. 100 feet on the avenue
and 80 feet On the street. to an investor; terms pri'
waite.
In BROOKLYN Leonard Moody has sold for John II.
Griebe 10 Bridget DOnOhue for $1,000 No. 1858 Ful'
ton street. u fuurstOry brick apartment house, win
store, g2xGGx 400; also for William II. Reynolds 20
Thomas Alton, No, 3l5 Park place. Il three-siory AMI
basement brownst0nc house, 2OHloO, for a',Dhn;
JAMES Il, Ross & Co. harr S9li Tor vincent u. "a
marche t. Simon Y. ltothschilh No. .il HANCOCK
street. b.twern Marcy and Tompkins avenues. aioMr
Bhn1OO-
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Dem, N. w advocating Intervention BY tho
United States TO drive Spain out OF the island.
Mr.. King (Don., UTAH defended the action Of
the Cuban insurgents in shooting Col. Ruiz, and
said that the proceedings Of the. court-martial
sentencing him 10 death fully justified II. 1t
was the duty of tho United States. he asserted.
by reason of tho policy of more than half q cen.
fury, to insist upon the freedom of Cuba.
Tho committee rose ut d:45 o'clock. speaker
Reed announced that Mr.. Hurley of Now York
had been appointed to tll tho vacancy In the
Naval Committee accustomed by tho resignation
OF MIR. Wilson Of New York, and the House I'D.
iOurned.
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REARMING OUR WARsHIPS.
Rapid-Fire Guns Arc Being Substituted FER
sIow-Fire RInes NJ Rapidly az Possible.

sIoW-Fire RIhes as RnpIdIy az FossibIe.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 22.-Secretary Long said
to-day that some newspapers had erroneously
interpreted Assistant Secretary Roosevelt's let.
ter about the need of better guns on the cruiser
Chicago into an admission that the United
States were doing nothing to improve the char
aoter of tho armament on their ships. The
Navy Department, Mr.. Long said, was keeping
thoroughly abreast of the times in naval prog
ress. and our ships were the equal of any In the
world.
paratively old vessels, and 1t was necessary to
give them weapons of a more modern character
than those they have had. AS evidence that the
conversion of slow-fire rifles into tho rapid-fre
variety was progressing rapidly, the Secretary
pointed to the last report of the Chief of Ord
nance, which showed that the guns of mum
Der of ships, the Atlanta, Charleston, Newark,
and others. had been changed.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-01-23
Hudson River urldGe Hill.

WASHINGTON, Jan. GA bill introduced to-
day by Representative Prince OF Illinois author
ICES the National Hudson River Bridge Com
pany to build q bridge across tho Hudson be-
tween the city Of New York and New Jersey.
The central span Is TO have a minimum height. of
The bridge must be approved by the Secretary of
War and submitted to him within three years.
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Union Pacific Money TO Ne Paid Into the
Treasury.

WARRINGTON. Jan. 22.-The banks having de-
posts on account OF the sale OF the Union Pacific
Railroad will DO called on on Wednesday next
TO pay into tho Treasury 10 por cent. of the
amount of such deposits. The remainder of
these moneys held by the banks Will. be drawn
on as required by the Treasury in nino install
ments, each amounting to about 81, zoo. 900.
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New York INDIAN. Under tho Ralne. Law.

WASHINGTON. Jan. GA bill was passed in
the House to-day placing the Cattaraugus and
Seneca Indian Reservations in New York under
the operations OF the Raines Liquor law and
giving the State courts and officials jurisdic-
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worthington Whitehouse. who led the cotillon
at tho dance given on Friday night BY Mrs.
Ogden Mills. and on the preceding night at tho
Cutting dance, will lead again tomorrow night
AT Mrs. HenryT. SlOane's. On this occasion his
hostess viii BIO his partner. and the iAYors given
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-01-23

Mrs. James A. Burden will give hor first
dance on Tuesday night for a long period, dur
ing which sho has been in mourning for her
brother, Richard Irwin. Mrs. Burden will have
her daughter-in-law Mrs. James A. Burden.
Jr., and her sister, Mrs. Griswold Gray. to assist
winter in New York for several seasons, being
now devoted to Paris.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1898-04-25

stand its weakness. They have in the
United States, in England, in Germa-
ny, and in France, seen and studied
strong methods of government, and
they hope for a strong central gov
eminent instead of the intangible
thing which is ruled at Pekin, by a
set of ignorant mandarins.
1t has taken long time for the
party of progress to make any head
way in China, and even this revolu-
ton which is foreshadowed in the Chi.
ma Mail, may prove abortive, but there
can be no doubt that the leaven is at
work, and that Southern China, at
least, is being permeated with the
new ideas, and will be ready to back
them by force.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1898-04-25
CHINA.

From the latest Chinese papers it
appears that not only is China threat
ened with ACKNOWLEDGMENT from
abroad, but that a resolution is in
prospect as well. In October of 1895
a revolution had been planned in
South China, but it was badly organ
lied and when it was attempted to
seize Canton the affair collapsed, and
there was general cutting off of
heads in the best Chinese style. But
though the movement was crushed
the spirit of revolution still remained
and it is said that the signs of it are
now apparent. in the Yangtse Kiang
Valley.
In this movement are many Chinese
who have been educated abroad. 1t
is impossible for such men to view
the etfete despotism at Pekin with
anything but contempt. They see for
themselves the corruption of the gov
eminent. They thoroughly under
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1898-04-25
STREET RAILWAYS.

committee appointed by Govern
or Wolcott of Massachusetts has been
making an exhaustive study of the
relations between street railway com
panies and municipalities, and the
results are of interest wherever street
railways are operated. To arrive at
results two of the committee visited
twenty towns in the United States
Francis Adams, went to Europe. The
conclusions of the committee are en-
bodied in two bills to be presented to
the Massachusetts Legislature. One
deals with the taxing of street raj
way corporations, the other provides
for the municipal ownership of tracks
in preference to private ownership or
municipal operation.
AS the street railway system here
is on the point of being discussed IN
the Hawaiian Legislature it may not
be amiss to quote from the Spring.
field Republican the four main recon-
mendations which the committee
makes. They run as follows:
81. That the corporation tax now
collected by the State on the excess
of the share value of a company above
the value of the real property be dis
tributed to the cities and towns con-
tanning the trackage of said company
in proportion to the mileage in each,
instead of as now, to the localities
where the stock of the company is
owned and held.
SO. That where dividend payments
go above per cent the street rail
way companies be required to pay in
to the state treasury sum equal to
the excess except where a company
has failed to earn an average of 6 per
cent year from the time of its in
corporation.
SO. That a franchise tax additional
to that now imposed in the manner
noted in the first paragraph above be
levied on the gross earnings of the
companies, the rate varying from 2
| per cent, where gross receipts per
mile of track operated shall amount
to $1,000 or less "A year. to per cent,
where such receipts amount to $685.
coo mile or more.
II. That cities and towns be per-
mitted to buy in existing street rail
way track at the cost to replace it,
and to construct new track or extern
sions as the public convenience may
dictate, the local government thereaf-
ter to maintain the way as it main
tains other parts of the streets, and
to be compensated therefor by the
railway company using the tracks in
sum fixed by mutual agreement or
by referee for periods of seven
years"
The fourth section is by far the
most important. 1t is one of the
steps toward stronger control. 1t
gives the public the ownership of the
street car tracks, but it does not call
for their operation by the public; it
is point which might well be consid-
cred here.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1898-04-25
McHnerny's Shoe Store
FORT STREET. HONOLULU.
A Strong Testimonial.
Hamakua Plantation,
Paauilo, Hawaii, H. 1.
Mr.. j. g. Spencer,
Pacific Hardware Company,
Honolulu, H. I.

DEAR SIR: Tie Secretary Disc Plow I purchased
from you giving satisfaction. We using to plow
under crop Of upns They three feet high and very
thick Your pillow turns them completely under at the
time blowing the land fourteen inches deep.
feel satisfied that with this pillow the draft for the
quantity and depth Of work six to eight That is with
the old pillow, do the work. it takes eight good mues
with your pillow it takes only SIX and they less tired at
night
Please send another pillow by the first schooner leav-
ing for this
You at liberty to this in any way you may
fit. Yours truly,
A. LIDGATE.
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Sectional
Pipe Covering

for Steam Pipes.
1t comes in four sizes:
l, u, 2, and p inch,
which are the sizes of
steam pipes in general
use.
A test has been made
Ly one of the prominent
sugar plantation engineers
and permission given us
to publish comparisons
with other Pipe Cover
ing, which speaks for
itself.
The trial was made by
putting Asbestos, Scotch
Compound, and our