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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-09-27
THE CLUBS.
More About the Organization and
Membership of Topeka
Women's Club

The Ladies' Music club, which is
starting on its eleventh year, is a most
successful organization and is composed
of some of the best musical talent in
the city. The Ladies' Music Club quar-
tette, which is composed OIL Mrs. F. S.
Thomas Mrs. Frank Foster, Mrs. w. I.
Miller and Mrs. L. S. Ferry, is a we'll
known and popular quartette.
Last year most of the time was de-
voted to American composers, but this
year the programme is miscellaneous.
The club meets every two weeks at
spring public recital is given and two
or three times during the year evening
meetings are held to which the hus-
bands and a few friends of the mem
bers are invited.
The officers are: Mrs. J. w Hardt.
president; Mrs r. S. Thomas, vice
president; Miss Ellen Parkhurst, secre-
tary; Mrs. S. J. Hodgins, treasurer;
ing secretary, and Miss Ellen Parkhurst,
librarian.
The members of the club are Mrs.
Russell Barber, Miss Anna NJ. Parry,
Bundy, Miss Grace Campdoras, Miss
Irene Campdoras, Mrs. w. S. Charles,
Miss Ruth Collins, Mrs. F. E. Dietrich,
Mrs. L. S. Ferry, Mrs. Frank Foster,
Mrs J. w. Hardt, Mrs. S J. HOdgins,
Mrs F. P. MacLennan, Miss Mabel
Martin, Mrs. w. L Miller, Mrs. c. c.
Nicholson, Mrs. G. w. Parkhurst, Miss
Ellen EaTkhuISC. MISS E4Qla 6aTknuISl3
Mrs. l. A. Ryder, Mrs. F. S. Thomas,
Miss Gertrude Tracy, Mrs. F. E. Wear,
Mrs. Macferran, Mrs. Smith, Mrs ]. w
F. Hughes and Mrs. John Kleinhans.
The Western SOrOsis.
The Western Sorosis held a business
meeting Saturday afternoon at Unity
church, at which the annual election of
officers took place Mrs. Margaret Hill
McCarter, who has been the president
ever since the Sorosis started, over four
years ago, was reelected; the other Off
GERS are: Miss Effie Graham, first vice
president; Mrs. L D. Whittemore, sec
ond vice president; Mrs. Frank Mont
gomery, secretary, and Mrs J. C. Evans,
treasurer.
The club meets the last Friday of ev-
cry month and Unity church has been
chosen as the present place of meeting.
The course of study mapped out by
the Sorosis is not restricted to one or
two topics, but covers a wide scope OF
subjects. Their motto is, Not as
though I had already attained"
The memb ers of the Sorosis are: Miss
Zu Adams, Dr. Harriet Adams, Mrs
Richard Gundry. Mrs. NJ. L. Cham Der
lain Mrs. P. @. Chamberlain, Mrs. ]. Q.
Evans, Mrs. A. A. GODDARD, Mrs. G. A.
Huron, Mrs. NJ. NJ. Miller, Mrs. T. s
Lyon, Mrs. H. W. Roby, Mrs. L D.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-09-27
WHEELER STARTS SOUTH.
To Organize Six Regiments of Cavalry
for Cuba

New York. Sept 27.-Major General
Wheeler, accompanied by his staff, all
in full uniform, arrived at the Wlnqs9 ?-
hotel last evening. General Wheeler is
on his way to Camp Wheeler, Hunts
willie. Ala, where he has been ordered
to take command and organize six reg
iments of cavalry for Cuban service.
or his plans General Wheeler said:
Tomorrow 1 shall probably call at the
army building. On Wednesday, shall
review the cadets at West Point,
hope to be able to get away from New
York for Huntsville not later than Fri
day. If nothing prevents me shall
stop over one day at Washington.
I have orders to organize six regi-
ments of cavalry to go to Cuba. The
Fifth cavalry is now at Huntsville; the
First cavalry has been ordered from
Camp Wikoff to relieve the Eighth in
Dakota, the Eighth to proceed to
Huntsville for preparation for Cuba; the
Ninth goes to Colorado to relieve the
Seventh. the latter going to Huntsville;
the Second, Sixth and Tenth, all at
Camp Wfkoff, have been ordered to
Huntsville, and Will move just as soon
as transportation can be arranged.
There are 5000 troops at Huntsville,
all volunteers except the Fifth cavalry.
We had %. 500 soldiers from Santiago
at Camp WikOff and 1000 from Texas
and other places. About 10000 of this
number found their way into the hOspit-
al at one time or another. The deaths
up to date are 263. OF the Santiago
troops fully three-fourth were i'll when
they reached MOntauk
About 100 men are reported daily to
the doctors, and about half that number
were considered sick enough to go into
the hospitals and were so ordered.
Notwithstanding these facts I be-
Heve MOntauk Point an ideal camping
place. and do not think the government
could have chosen a better place. We
would have had as much illness and
perhaps more, with greater mortality
If 1t had not been for the beautiful To-
canon Of the camp When was or
dered there I found few changes to
make, the chief defect being a lack of
nurses. I soon remedied this through
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the kindness of the Red Cross society
and kindred organizations.
When Camp WikOff was most pop
ulOus there were twenty-eight square
miles of tents. All the troops have been
have their orders to various places and
there remain without orders only the
Seventh infantry and the Second en-
gineer corps. Camp Wikoff will soon
pass into history"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-09-27

Whittemore, Miss Viola Troutman, Mrs.
w A McCarter. Mrs. L. NJ. Powell,
Mrs. J. D. Mcfarland, Mrs Frank
Montgomery, Mrs. o. L. Clarke, Miss
lean 4av. Miss Bessie Boughton, Miss
Caroline MaddOcks, Miss Elite Graharn'
Mrs J. r. Madison, Mrs. 1. +. carver
Mrs. Avery Turner, Mrs A. A. Rogers
Mrs G F. Meninger, Miss Laura Ew-
ing. Miss Anna Murphy, Miss Ida Eel
lars, Miss Leonore Doster, Mrs. L: IL
Crandell and Mrs. J. w. Butterheld.
The POrtia Club.
The Portfa club will hold it's first
meeting this fall, Thursday, october D.
and after that, every alternate Ihurs-
day at the homes of the members.
each meeting of the club IS devoted
TO one principal topic; one original pa
ner is read one of the members is ap-
I7Ointed to lead the discussion and the
something on the chosen subject. The
Drogram mapped out for this year is
miscellaneous and covers variety OF
subjects. The annual election of Off
GERS takes place in March. Inc pres
emf officers are: Mrs. D. Q. T1lotsOn,
president; Mrs. J. K. Frizell, vice presi-
dent; Mrs. James Sproat, secretary and
treasurer.
The club coIors are blue and yellow
and the flower, the portia pink.
The members of the club are: Mrs.
James c. Allison, Mrs. F. A. Botsford,
Mrs Carr. Mrs. G.. P. Corners, Mrs. W.
N. DAVIDSON, MIS-. Eli Il - ISI' MIS- ,
x F'rizelI, Mrs. B. F. McGiffin, Mrs. L.
NJ Powell, Mrs. w. b Roby, Mrs A.
q. Rosser, Mrs. James S. Sproat, Mrs.
Charles Startzman, Mrs. L. NJ Strick-
Ter. Mrs. D. c. Tillotson and Mrs. G. F.
Worley.
The Research Club.
The Research club is one of the newer
literary organizations as it is just start
ed on its second years work.
Last year most of the time was spent
in studying the history of the Neither
lands; this year they will take up the
study of English literature.
The first regular meeting this fall will
be held the first Monday in October; af-
ter that they will meet every Monday at
the homes of the members. At each
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-09-27
Guess He Wasn't Shot.

A J. Russell,a brother-in-law Of Cap
tain w. M Hawkins, of the Atchison
company, Twenty-third Kansas regi-
ment, who was reported to have been
shot by one of his own men at Santi-
ago a few days ago, this morning re-
ceived a letter from Captain Hawkins
himself, in which he says nothing about
being shot, but on the contrary says he
is enjoying good health From this the
relatives of Captain Hawkins believe
that the report received from Lieuten-
ant McAdoo concerning the shooting IS
incorrect.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-09-27
VOICE FROM THE TOMB.
Charley Mitchell Cables a Challenges
to Tom Sharkev.

New York, Sept. 27.-Charley Mitchell
has cabled to the Police Gazette that he
would fight Tom Sharkey in England or
America for a purse and side stake. If
a mate his arranged it will probably take
place in New York, as it is Mitchelrs in
tention to accompany Dick Burge when
the latter comes across TO fight Kid La
vigne.
Mitchell was Burgess chief adviser when
the latter recently fought and defeated
Arthur Akers for the English welter-
weight championship.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-09-27
meeting at least one paper or essay is

meeting at least one paper or essay is
read.
The officers of the club are: Miss
Hambleton, president; Mrs. Harry Ash
by. vice president; Mrs George Craw-
ford. treasurer and Mrs. Charles Thorn
as, secretary. The other members are:
Mrs. Arthur Capper, Mrs. Herbert
Armstrong Mrs. w. n. West, Mrs. G.
B. Merriam, Mrs. Walter Noble, Mrs.
Theodore Hammatt, Miss Nellie Nc
Clintock, Miss Margaret Dudley, Miss
Susie Sweet, Miss Theresa Rossington
and Miss Mary Iakin.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-09-27

The Daughters of the King will meet
Thursday morning at 10 o'clock in the
Bethany college chapel; this meeting is
not parochial but diocesan, and dele
gates from all parts of the state are in
Vited to attend. Annual reports of the
different organizations will be read and
suitable addresses by the clergy and
some of the lady delegates will be
given.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-09-27
Our Wrap Dept.

Is now in shape for your inspection.
A little later in opening up than
some others, which by the way is
largely in our favor, we are abso-
lutely sure about the proper things
as to the very latest styles.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-09-27

Each member must take some part in
each meeting.
The members are: Mr.. and Mrs. c. F.
Spencer, DR.. and Mrs. A. H. Thompson.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. o. Garvey, Mr. and
Mrs Willis Gleed, Mr.. and Mrs. W. W.
Mills and Mr. and Mrs Dell Keizer
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-09-27
Ladies' Wrappers.

inspection, the very latest styles, the
newest materials, 58c and upwards.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-09-27
Our Neighborhood Club.

The two main objects of Our Neigh
borhood club are to review the popular
ma gaines of the day, thus keeping in
bring about a feeling of unity in the
neighborhood from having a common
interest.
The club meets the first and third
Wednesday of each month. The officers
are: Mrs c. D. Skinner, president; Miss
Nellie Lescher and Miss Mary Boswell.
The club members are: Mrs. G. D.
Skinner, Mrs. c. w. Kidder, Mrs. P. NJ.
Gilbert, Mrs. J. E. Hayden, Mrs. Q. @.
Trimmer, Mrs. G. H. Matthews, Mrs.
c. w. Kouns, Mrs. n. H. Reed, Mrs. J.
w. Barbee, Mrs. A. T. Robinson, Mrs
+ J. L. Callahan, Mrs. Lescher, Miss Mel
lie Lescher, Mrs. Herbert Hackney,
Mrs. J. f. Mcleod, Mrs. Sutherland,
Mrs. Marian AIulholland, Mrs. Grantier,
Mrs. s. NJ. Robinson, Mrs. J. S. Parkes,
Miss Lottie Maxwell, Miss Mary Bod
well, Mrs. Todd, Mrs. Lee Maxey, Mrs.
Sweet and Mrs Carr
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-09-27
Ladies' Silk Waists.
Hosiery. Hosiery.
Special. Special.

SO dozen Ladies' Seamless Hose,
very fine MacO yarn, stainless black,
I216C per pair.
IS dozen Ladies' Hose, full regular
made, double sole. high spIiced heel.
full 40 guage fine, worth soc, at 2Ic.
ITEMS half Hose in all the different
grades. both plain and fancy, in cot
ton, merinO and all W DOL, at FIRST
COST.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-09-27
Dressing Saques.

All wool EiderdoWn Dressing
Saques, coIors white, cardinal, blue,
grey, ETC., CSC upwards.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-09-27
The Conversation Club.

The Conversation club is a small
club of mixed membership and was or
ganfzed two years ago by Mr.. and Mrs.
Dell Keizer 1t is without officers and
without a course of study but despite
that fact much deep thinking goes on
and many are the weighty subjects dis
cussed.
They meet once a week and the mem
bers each take their turn in presiding
at the meetings. The topics of CONVEX
sation are limited to current events and
any subject of interest may be utilized.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-09-27
Items Of Interest.

White fannels at all prices, s1zc
up.
Shifting fannels, best makes, Csc
up.
Boys Cassimeres at1ess than cost.
We are disseminating this line.
Finest yard wide brown muslin,
3%c.
Indigo blue Calico, standard quail
ity, 3Ac.
Comfort Calico, large line, 315c.
1212c Linen ToweIing, special, 10c
1Oc Linen Toweling, special, TIC
All Linen Toweling, 41ac up.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-09-27
POLICE NOTES.

Last night was a busy period for the
police force. The book this morning
shows sc inmates. Six of these were
vags who were arrested on suspicion
and will be held until after the Fes-
tival or driven out of the city. Several
are plain drunks.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-09-27
OMAHA EXPOSITION.

Fast Train Via Santa Fe.
Leaves Topeka ass a. m, and arrives
in Omaha at noon.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-09-27
Underwear.

Children's Merino Underwear, sc
for size 16; rise &c a size
ChiIdren's heavy heeced Under
wear 1Oc for size IS; rise Sc a size.
Ladies' Underwear, fall and win
ter weight, soft f1eeced back, 19c-
Mems and Boys fall and winter
Underwear.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-09-27

George Baker runs a little ''pIace" at
422 Kansas avenue. Last night the po-
lice found him dispensing beer and
whisky to a large crowd while a num-
Der of others were investing their mon
ey on a wheel of fortune which was
running in the same room under the
guidance of E. G. Hardy. The two men,
the wheel and what was left of two
kegs of beer and several jugs of whisky
now rest at the police station.
J. W. Ewing was caught by the pO-
lice riding his bicycle on the sidewalk.
1t will cost him one dollar.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-09-27

The disOrderly house of Ada Foster,
at the corner of Crane and Monroe, was
raided by the police last night. Mrs.
Foster as keeper of the house and two
women inmates were taken to the sta
ton. H. Neddo was also arrested by
the police at the same place charged
with running a joint. Five men who
were present at the time were also ar
rested. All of the parties were fined
$25 and will have a hearing this after
noon.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-09-27
TablingS.

We are going to make CLOSE
MARGIN PRICES on TABLINGS.
You may want a new one; it won't
cost you but a trif1e. Then a new
cloth will make one feel more at
ease with our guests during Festi-
val week.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-09-27

Items intended for this column should
be left at the Kimban Pig. Co., before IL
o'clock in the morning.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1898-12-09
Franklin's 'sJOshua Toast"

A correspondent asks us, What was
Benjamin Franklin's famous "Joshua
toast? The story has been told before
but will bear repetition.
Franklin was dining with small
party of distinguished gentleman,
when one OF them said "Here are
three nationalities represented: 1 am
French, and my friend here is Eng
l;sh, and Mr. Franklin is an American.
Let each one propose toast"
Itwas agreed to, and the English
mans turn came first. He arose, and,
in the tone of Britain bold, said
"Here's to Great Britain, the sun that
gives light to all nations of the eartli."
The Frenehman was rather taken
aback at this, but he proposed: "Here
is to France. the moon whose magic
rays move the tides of the world"
Franklin then arose, with an air of
quaint modesty, and said: Here's to
our beloved George Washington, the
Joshua of America, who commanded
the sun and moon to stand still-and
they obeyed."
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The Rev. Irl l.. Hicks

Annual Almanac and monthly paper,
WORD AND WORKS, are now known
from sea to sea. We are pleased to
call the attention of our readers to the
Almanac for 1899, now ready. Tt is
splendidly printed and illustrated book
of 1l6 pages and the storm forecasts
and diagrams and astronomical and
scientific matter are superior to any
thing that has ever been seen before
in 25 cent book. His monthly Jour
nal, WORD AND Works, is one of the
best literary, home and scientific mag
azines in the country, besides contain
ing his monthly storm forecasts with
The subscription price
of Word AND WORKS is LOO per year
and a copy of Hicks Almanac is sent
as premium to every yearly subscrib-
er. Single copies of WORD AND
Works, 10 cents. Price of Almanac
alone, % cents. Send your order to
WORD AND Works PUB. Co., 2201 Lo-
Gust street, st. Louis, Mo.
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Buy Goods At Home.

Hon. T. X. Schoonmaker, in his re-
cent a ddIess, in Ilustlating the wis
dom of Ii Hung Chang related the in
cident of his conversation with the
present czar of Russia. The czar had
been buying guns and armor plate of
the Krupps of Germany, and urged as
his excuse that he could get from
them better guns for less money than
anywhere else.
"But that is not the first principle
OF trade replied Ii Hung Chang.
every dollar You send to Germany
strengthens that government and puts
it in a better condition to ROB you of
territory. Those dollars will some day
be hurled back in the form of bullets"
AS it is with international trade, so
1t is with local. trade.
So far as possible, every dollar earn
ed in Tacoma should be spent in Ia
coma. Your own wages should help
pay the wages of some other Tacoma
man or woman. Indirectly it will as
surely return to you as that water will
seek its level. The more you buy of
your groceryman the better stock he
can afford to keep and the narrower
will become his margin of profit.
Every suit of clothes or dress pattern
bought outside of Tacoma has tend
ency to increase the price of the goods
your neighbor buys.
In some of the smaller cities one is
sometime compelled to go to other
markets to secure what he needs, but
it is not so in Tacoma, which is uni
versally recognized as being the best
retail city in the state. 1t has better
stores, and goods are sold at as low
prices as anywhere else, and in many
cases much lower
The merchants Of Tacoma are gen
orally men of high character and of
financial responsibility. They are
home-owners and interested directly
in the prosperity of the city. If for
no other reason than the selfish one of
promoting your own interests, they
should he ustained.-Ledger.
|
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Increased use Of Copper.

The report that John d. Rockefeller
is investing heavily in copper PROPOSE
tions is no doubt true. Mr.. Rockefel-
ler has an eve TO business, and knows
OF nothln which promises better re-
suits than copper While the use of
this material has increased almost be-
yond belief in this country the increase
of exports of copper, raw and manu-
factured has been greater than that in
any other article.
In the past 80 years our exports of
ircn and steel increased from S,OOO,-
coo to over $70,OOO,O0O, or nearly 900
per cent. Exports of copper, raw and
manufactured, in 1868 amounted to
S479 ,4SS, while in 1898 they we're $780,
1S0,S72, aud the demand, especially
for manufactures, is rapidly increas-
ing.
Washington, it is safe to say. will in
the near future produce more copper
than any state in the Union. The
mountains Of the Puget Sound country
are filed with immense deposits which
give a higher average percentage than
is known in any other section. All
that is needed is money for develop
ment and the Michigan peninsula and
Montana will have to take back seats
as copper producers.
1t is a noteworthy fact that the
stock of copper mining companies ad-
vanced in price since January l, from
five to seventy-fye per cent. A COM
parasive table of the value of pTomi-
nent copper mines which in 1891 was
rated at little over 500 OOOO,O ,OOO,
shows in 1898 the same mines to lie
worth over S172; ;O00, 600, lesides the
immense dividends most of them have
paid since the earlier date.-Ledger.
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to bronchitis from bronchitis to pneu-
monia from pneumonia to permanently
weakened lungs, and from that to dread
consumption itself.
The time to cure consumption is before it
gets a start. Take Dr. Pierce's Golden
Medical Discovery on the first appearance
of cough or cold, and you will never have
hemorrhage or tubercle. The Discovery"
is the greatest health builder in the world
It first straightens out all digestive disor-
ders, and aids the body in ridding itself of
poisonous effete matter It tones up the
stomach, invigorates the liver and in con-
nection with Dr. Pierce's Pellets keeps the
bowels open and regular. Don't let an un-
scrupulous medicine dealer foist some
substitute when you want DR.. Pierce's
medicines. Assert your rights-get what
you ask for, and be well.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1898-12-09
Big Increase lis i'm Sight.

The Pacific Lumber Trade Journal,
just out, says:
"The prospects for next year in the
lumber trade of the Pacific coast never
looked brighter than they do at this
writing. Copious rains have fallen in
California, assuring a bounteous crop
of cereals; fir prices haye advanced in
San Francisco, the redwood men are
obtaining better returns for their lum-
Der than formerly, and stocks of lum-
Der of nearly all kinds are from % to
33 percent lower than one year ago.
"The foreign cargo trade promises
good results next year. Reports from
Australia indicate heavier consump-
ton than In several years, due to a
depletion of stocks and marked re-
vival in business conditions.
"China will also be a promising
field next year, due entirely to the
Russian railroad, which is building
through Manchuria. The principal
demand, Of course, will be for railroad
timbers, but under the influence of the
railroad we may look for market in
the near future for building material.
1t is said that already, where the Rus
slams have taken camp and put up
substantial frame buildings, they have
found imitators in the Chinese. The
next few years will make history in
the Orient. The accession of the
| Philippines will not at first do much
for the lumbermen of the coast, but
new blood is progressive and will de-
yelop the resources, which will have
its influence on the sales of lumber.
| Japan will not take any more lumber
than usual, and Hawaii but little more
than its usual quota, but new capital
will come in after while and the
products of that territory will be fur
ther developed.
"The South American countries
ought to be good buyers, but no one
can say for certain that they will.
The lumber shipments to Alaska ought
to be larger than this year, on account
of railroad communication, and the
certainty of the permanence of the
gold fields and new discoveries. Eu-
rope will take about its usual quota.
The cargo shipments to California
onght to increase greatly.
/ Next in Importance is the Eastern
trade So far the shipments of lum-
ber and shingles exceed those of last
year by large margin. Indications
point to a still further increase in lum-
Der shipments next year, and there is
no reason why shingle shipments
should not increase in spite of the
unstable market the present year. Fir
lumber is gaining ground everywhere
in the East, as superior wood for car
building, bridge, railroad, flooring, sid
ing, etc cedar has stood the test and
is gaining ground, while the spruce
and larch lumber demand is rapidly
increasing. Red cedar shingles are all
right, aud the only remedy needed is a
close study OF conditions by manufac-
turers, carefulness in manufacture,
prompt shipments and in many cases
business methods. Indications are
| that the rail trade next year will even
exceed this year, which to date exceeds
that of any year in the history of the
business"