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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-08-01
SPEEDY ACTION NECESSARY
sUAAoWs - AFRAID or POLITICAL
EFFECT o. PHILIPPrxE wAn.


WASHINGTON. July Ex-senator Bur-
rows. Of Michigan. in an interview With
foat reporter this afternoon. said.
e my Judgment that IL the war in
ne philippines = still In progress next
year. and the end Ii not then in sight. the
situation VIII be TO the Disadvantage OF
the Republican party. The only hope for
the party. and the country. might add.
In = speedy change OF conditions In
the Philippines Unleas the war In the
Philippines speedily ends. Will become
an important political factor and its con-
tfnuance will make the outlook for Re-
publican success uncertain. 10 say the
least II could have had my way. we
would have simply taken q coaiing sta
ton or base OF supplies Ia the island OF
Luxnn: we would not have paid q penny
10 Srain. and we would have our footho,d
In the East without the sacrifice OF IFS
and money. ! believe in finding new mar
kets for our people. We are the greatest
producers the world has known. and the
Orient doubtless offers Us a great oppor-
tunity- No one yet knows what possibili-
ties are to be afforded by China. which
seems now to be staggering TO her fall. IL
there b to be great development In thar
direction. certainly want the United
we must not overlook the fact that we
may run counter at any moment to Eng
land. France or Germany. and I believe
tina. England. now apparently 80 friendly.
win strike at US the moment we cross her
threshold. More than this. / say frankly
that u our participation In the Eastern
trade y to be purchased at the cost OF an
indefinite war In the Philippines. we will
pay large price for what We receive"
uaticn?.
The president IL acting wisely. In my
opinion, In endeayoring to restore peace
and order In the Philippines by sending an
increased army 10 assist Gen. Ot!s Il Is
TO be sincerely hoped that fresh troops
the United States. We must remember
however, that although we have now been
hghtinc some time. We have conquered y
territory only about nifty miles to the north
Of Manila and ffteen miles to the south,
q mere bagatelle compared with the Inn
additional troops cent 10 Gen. Otis cannot
restore peace, congress Will have 10 deal
with the problem. and ought 10 have, by
the fi-st OF December. some definite In
formation upon which TO act. For the pres
enf 1 hope the president viii continue
his efforts will be crowned with success.
Victory for the Republican party next year
VII he made more certain by the success
OF our arms In the Philippines"
You would not now abandon the Phil
ipp:nes7 suggested the reporter. :.
said the senator. I'VE cannot surrender
our ships 10 Aguinaldo and say TO him
tn ut he can murder our soldiers. Now that
we have commenced. the only thing we
can do Is TO end the conflict as soon xs
Of the disposition OF the islands or their
permanent retention rests with the people
and with congress
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ABERDEEN NEWS NOTES.
Lumber Trade Prosperous and Mills
Run ON Fell Time.

Nun Oa lBMSs
Special Dkpa,c, to the observation-disclosures.
ABERDEEN. July 3i.--The lumber trade
Is very prosperous just now. No sooner
does q vessel loaded TO the water iine leave
the loading pier than others take its
place During the week just past ax ves-
set sail i with a full cargo ia. American.
the Wilson and the Anderson and Middle
ton mills are all running full capacity to
The Truckee Lumber Company, OF San
Francisco, has let the contract for the
construction OF a steam schooner to John
Lindstrom. OF this city. The new vessel
will be modelled after the recently launch
ed Aberdeen. The material has been or
dered and work will begin Immediately.
When launched II viii be christened the W.
III. Cruger.
Messrs Huber, 4 Hacket. Farnham q
Coates. u. Mc1symont ana b. Avertil hAvs
asked the city for site and 1900 As =
DO bonus for the ss.abshmsn. Of ssrmili
6ooD feet Of lumber daily. petition y
being circulated and the greater part Of
the cash has already beer secured. The
Bank of Montreal owns the site desired
and II is very probable that Il viii have
TO be purchased.
The Aberdeen city council has ordered
some much needed street improvements.
The personal tax Assessed against Aher-
deem by the county arsessor for this year
Reech Bros have secured the contract for
the erection OF the new electric power house
near Wilson's mill. Work will commence
at once
The North Aberdeen bridge which was
condemned over a.year ago and has been
an eye-sore TO the travelling public who
have had 10 submit TO the inconvenience
of a rowhoat ferry. ~ now being ssthstan-
tally repaired by Savage and Schofleid.
The ,a4 three days have been rather
muddy az 10 weather. Mist. rain. thunder
and lightning have contributed 10 the daily
programme. Average temperature s5 de-
greeS.
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- UoWaOn After Four
- nDeths % Havdship.
LA b G., July ai.-~A party that
49, - over the Edmonton trail four
AGo arrived at Dawson on
~ 43ef enduring terrible harslships.
~ prtvasions. The farty CONSIST.
rs. ~ 0ecree Dunn. Edward Miller.
CsfG. William Brownlow. James
~ - A.ries Fowler. Hugh Stevens
49, seM ever mA0e trip from the initial
r y. tae Neckenxle river to Dawson
81 seMiHary bearing OF william Reu-
- With the murder on Nav Il
6fenmef. fellow empioye al
- - NewsTy, was In progress
r. b. Veteran left on the 18TH.
~ s. 1oadafd win be tried for the
ssMes Frether on September I.
- e.s.s VWNk Deaths occurred at Daw-
r Sutsne iae week ending July IA: p.
- -. o Portland. Or. from In
r T,.ssssa $3.50 unm falling down a shaft
- 49, 49,. rs. 49, Joseph Beckie, Of Se-
- 100 yFenad fkver. r. Seaherw w.
- Little. If Caisfnrusa
81, - $500 consumption che was
rea,s 49, re steamer Ronanxa King
IL. rs,.ss end died On The wharf:
90, s s.sea q Tacoma. OF consumpfion'
saht Sfsastas 81 ths s,sa,,,,r x"ii -,
-. s ss 81 kis home Yesterday BIZ
- a.Eseif He Nh recover ~
49,. ~Avn council h4a .,e.,s,ct - 80,
n A ss.sssu - g Pablo highways, work
| nn ~ $1,000 Nsthcu, DELAY Already
- = mcss suescpfiasssl for the work.
- c.rss 1880 more has been riedg.d nv
VI = ccrs,. setAnsaal wagon roads
xuAx asssu 10 all tlc pr.ae.pal
aF0m iAwscn report tbs xa,sx-
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INSPECTING THE roRTirIcarioSs.


PORT TOWNSEND. Jaiy gi.-~Tosay the
triangular system ef Puget sound ferti-
sezf.ons embracing Marro~ss0ne point,
Admiralty bead and Point Wilson. have
been Inspected By "a party OF I.nstsd States
engineers composed 81 Col Morris, Capt
Harry Tayr@ and faEGt. Walker The
rsrtv visited did Fort Townsend near the
Read az Part Townsend BAY which sss
pssflasiy destroyed By Gre ssTeral years
age. and was fhsr abandoned bT he
troops The object ef fhs WISH Mss sos Tire
sss.rssa@n OF aSrarfa asng she ssaDufst Of re-
pairs necessary Ter the sEnas~ttsafe quar-
tesang Of a company 81 artillery. which
Will be sent ss sesen ss sSr repairs ags
rsssrsss.s4 which viii be snssss tine tH
8. ys~nst.sr Twa ether companies are "a
Re sent TO Admiralty and Iayrn~ssune for
temporary cnsy sss rf1fecf the property
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Several visitors From Abroad Will
De Among the Instructors.

Special Dispatch 10 the Post-Intell.gencer.
wHATCoM. July 3i.--The seventeenth
annual session of the Wnatcom County
Teachers Institute opened today under
charge OF Supf r. 3. Simpson. 1t Will
he continued five days. and the day ses-
sions viii be supplemented by evening
lectures.
Among the instructors are the names OF
I. n. Miller. editor of the Northwestern
Monthly. Lincoln, Neb.; f. +. Mathess
principal Of the New whatcom normal
school; A. b. coffey. professor OF peda-
Johnson ex-musscai instructor. Mansfield.
o.. public schools: r. n. Steele. professor
OF mathematics. Portland high school:
w. j. Meredith. superintendent OF King
county public schools; Frank W. Epis.
professor of science. New WhAteom state
normal school. Prof. John Hull. editor
Reveslie New Whatcom.
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MONTHLY BALANCE SHEET.
900, Rather More Thas
ExpeeteA.

WASHINGTON. July A.--The monthly
statement Of the government receipts and
expenditures. which will be issued tomor-
row, show deficit for July Of about 81
Sls 600. which n slightly in excess OF the
estimates made by the officials one month
ago
The total receipts for the month VIII ne
about tsSO54. ~ ~ follows.
From Internal revenue. ~. ~ ia: Gus
toms. 3i6.s7l. ~. miscellaneous. q. 7oO2za
The expenditures will amount to &6.S5S,-
90. Internal revenue will show an m
crease Of about 3I.0o0.00e. For July. is9s.
the total receipts were 5a.s41. lM. The ex-
penditures during the same month we're
"a. 2sAS7S. showing a deffcit OF about 90.
e.oo0 During that month the expendi-
lures on account OF the war alone were
about SIS $4,000. which amount has been
reduced To about sfa. 300o06 for the month
just closing. II tn expected that the ex-
penditures during the month Of August
VIII be quite heavy. on account Of the
payments TO returning volunteers and the
cost OF eQuipping and sending out others.
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In the party are Alfred q. Vanderbilt. son
Of Cornelius Vanderbilt. Douglas Cocn-
rane the weli-known football player, who
recently graduated from Harvard: William
p. burden. also OF Harvard, and Ernest
Iseitn. Of Columbia university. nephew OF
c. Oliver lselin, part owner Of the yacht
Columbia. which will meet the Shamrock
in September. They intend visiting the
4 ailippines and Siberia. and will hnish
with q hunting tour through Abysssnia- II
the programme IL carried out as arranged.
the party will be away from the United
states for fourteen months. While here
Vanderbilt remarked that he thought of
buying a summer residence at Bann. as
the weather there In summer Was much
cooler than anywhere in the states.
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PARADISE VALLEY CLEAR or SNOW
II Z. New Possible to Wait the Fs-
mous Resort on Raiuter's Ftaak.

Special psspa'ch 90 the fass-inteilsEsncer-
TACOMA. july si.-Rsports from Para
disc valley. on the south STORE OF Mount
Rainier are 10 the effect that the snow
has been going remarkably sast fer thu
East ten days and the valley Is new AZ
sfs best
\ party returning from TIE PARK fnis
afs.rngsss report tn. ;ran from f.anErntr~
xYysnsx In satssi condition. and good
number az people at Camp Ingrahsm, Ia
the park.
eas haoAe4f for It's first trip soGay. hgt
tho tourists were 40 fsw shAs y Fighter
rig vas seat up with them A geEi
marty II already booked for nsxt week.
and the prospects are that large num-
ter 90 Measure seekers will visit tAs
park in August.
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CONDENSED DISPATCHES.

A national hank h ~ BE- established III HaxsolEiu.
with q capital u Sse.sdD Tas doors spea isis l.
The Hns residence a. Mrs. usrr ChYnr~tfh, -
Esiernass. CAL. vssnsd II ss1ssue. hurs~d Aaa*
dAg.
A threshsng nsehtas snxsne sxpiozed BID
Prairie. Mssn,, killing six men snd ssrssnsly iur
ssssnf tsa ssAess.
A iisss eagsae ran isse shs sssd ~ q fr~sxnt
tFaia ~ DwnnascA. ArfssssA. srd En&snsw Ntt<sA
AND Brakeman CenssAhss rsrs ktfisd
IN. state department u ssr&risat ~ the d<iAs
~ Minister Heater IN t~rsztiux TIE esss -
Y. ". RifAsras, tts AFHsrsexn sssisen vAo d.
r<ssed ~ biz miniax esnsesssaus and sxp<sled fsua
fsHas<nns3A
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Izis SECOND AVENUE.

factory progress OF the telegraph me TO
DAWSON. II u completed and working well
from Little Salmon to Bennett. II win De
In Seiktrk on August Is. and by October
is Dawson will be reached
kondike Commissioner Ogilvte reckons
that the output this year VIII be q little
short OF $4,000 co That g an enormous
sum. but he knows the amount OF roy alties
that have come In. OF course. il is a fact
that very large amount OF the money
coming TO the government will be evaded
and nothing under $500 pays any tax.
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TACOMA.s WATER SUPPLY.
M~esinx Of the Council to Consider
Pians for improving Syatcm.

Special Dispatch 20 the Fost-Inteiligen esr
TACOMA. July sl.-Tcmorrow evening
a special meeting of the city council, In
committee OF the whole. will be held TO
take up the question of an additional
water supply.
The president supply is from Clover
creek a small stream on the prairie
south OF rho city. which is barely sur
Hcienf for the present needs of the city.
and in the dry season sometimes runs
short
Plans have been made for taking water
from half dozen mountain streams. az
we'll as from Mapiewood springs. on land
owned by the city near PfsSallGr. IL is
proposed to- decide on one 81 the pro-
posed sources of supply and commence
work ax soon as practicable on - SYSTEM
to utilize the new supply.
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OLYMPIA. July M.-The house Journals
o. the sast session viii be ready for dis
trfbution by the state secretary In a few
days. Each member and employee OF the
legislature and the state officials are en-
tsled to copies ne remaining journala
plus 10 per cent.
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DOYLE REMAINS IN JAIL.
Denver Millionaire Unable % Secure
Release Thros9h Habeas
CMrUua

DENVER. July aI--fn the United States
circuit court today Judge Haiiet denied
the petition for writ OF habeas corpus
from James ~ Doyle. the millionaire mime
county tai on account of hix refusal 10
surrender judgment Of gseeoW gained In
court at Council Bluffs. Iowa against sssx
former partner. James Burns. In dehance
Of an Injunction issued by the district
court OF Colorado Springs. poyle's atfor-
ney entered an appeal.
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HARVESTING HAS COMMENCED.
Crop In whisman County Turns Oct
Ne Well ~ Last Year

Special Dispatch % the Posf-lnfelligencsr
COIFAx, July si.-~Harvess Ii actively
IN progress In Whitman county A num-
Der Of headers are running about Endi-
colt. and about half the wheat about
Hay station has been cut and stacked.
In the western part Of the county many
OF the grain sields have been allowed 10
volunteer and will yield from fifteen 10
twenty bushels an acre A volunteer
crop ts a very profitable one. as the only
expense f. for cutting and fhreshiag.
Wu.ar Wilkensan. on Union Fiat, nj
teen usiex Nsouthwest o! Gosfax. wtH De-
ri. cutting his fail-sown wheat on We'd
r,esdAy He says he has 30 acres that
will average thirty five bushels an acre.
and 20 aces Of spring wheat Just az
rood He believes the average yield
throughout his section will be as coed as
last year.
The weather during the past few days
has been perfect for grain. Al cries
Of damage fo the crop have ceased.
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SpecI-i pispatch TO the observation-disclosures
EI.f.ENSBURG. July 5l.--whiie affict-
ed with numps. his fever being very
high, Charles Davis. young Swede. left
his home and brothers. and as soon as
he was missed q search was instituted
for him. TX was kept IN all one dav
without result. Last night he was found
dead In a small creek about mue from
his home II ss not known whether he
drowned himself In his deiirium or
plunged into the cold water and was
killed by the shock. He was n farm
hand.
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state Lihra-y Not Morea Yef

OLYMPIA. July 31.--It was expected
the state library would be located In its
new quarters or the ground floor OF the
McKenny block BY August /. but owing
TO unavoidable DELAY In the construction
OF the shelving and fixtures the hooks
VIII not be moved before fhe middle OF
the month.
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FIGHTING ON NEGRos.
! Company OF the stxth Infantry De-
feats q Hand OF Rebels.

MANILA, July 31.-A company OF the
Sixth infantry commanded by Capt. Simp-
son has had an encounter at Bahalynos,
on the west coast Of the Islands of Negroes
with a rebel force. The latter lost eighteen
men killed. There were no casualties on
the American side.
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DEWEY WILL SAIL TODAY.
The Olympia Takes Coal. Prepara-
tory 10 Leaving Trieste
fnp flAnmA

TRIESTE. July 31.-Admiral Dewey
spent the day at the Hotel de Ia Vile
while his flagship. the Olympia. was being
coaled. He will return TO the ship tomor-
row and expects to sal In the afternoon.
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Special Dispatch "a the observation-disclosures.
COt.vIf.LE. July Si.-~J. X Meeker,
against whom charge az burglary hung.
he having broken into the store of Gard
ner a Baker and stolen quantity Of
cutlery and a watch. was before Judge
Richardson and pleaded guilty 10 the
charge. Maeker was sentenced TO serve
two years in the penitensiary
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Special rs~patch 70 she prsf-insslssgsrcsr.
ssssf.rAx ggzfx xf--Tha sehooi clerks
annual r~ssoxs Shows ~N sraaes children
in Ssnysax Srhgei erroiinaens last year
was so ard average attendance 49, Ee-
dies a e.s..1ea s~bg 81 So -. tho district
ewes "a - and has 3. - II the Treasury.
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OLYMPIA, July af.--The state treas
urer has issued a cali for state warrants
Nos ~. Sc 20 " 7ss. inclusive. on the gem
erai fund and Nos. 2.75l TO $50 inclusive.
on the military. amounting In all to
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c.rxer. VIII He Iuyited.

Special Dispatch TO the Post-Intelligencer.
CHICAGO. July SLIT has been deter
mined to invite Admiral Cervera. of the
Spanish navy. to attend the ceremony of
the laying Of the cornerstone OF the new
Federal building October 3. The conn
nittee has reason To believe he will ae-
cent.
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PRIZE MONEY.


half ana fer All the Men VIE
Served In HIS Fleet Duri.g the
Destrnetioa 81 Spanish Vessels.
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EnItasments for the PHILIPPINES.
WASHINGTON July 3i--Eniia ment3
today for the Philippines were sS7. maxi ;
Ing total OF 1851.
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vASt-tlfFyrR. r. C.. Essy sl.-h u &
Empress Of FrsAla s2iaess this afternoon Fer
YskanasssA asse Naxskpnx. sss SArg-ed a
DISTINGUISHED pxN&nx fSs
TIE Vanderbilt parry % Young s.ssexe
wradunse1 Who Are On = tour rcHn1 the
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snecsaf Ipsxrafch 10 the IA9sf-fntelllgefscSr
TACOMA Juty 81 Burglars entered
the residence af Gideon Frazier. former
sergeant ~ paiies ~ this CITY. ne~ s~asssfs
in he x4D@rsur court siarta& the a6s@nce
If she faaAisv az camp rs@r Springfield.
ara ransacseza the pssce. taking Whist
rsssssey' they eosssd End In the house. but
ssatst2g mare
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IN NJ CeanA Trsnk.
ExaGIHEAEA July HIP. n. Arthur.
<Ef q the Brotherhood Of Loco
e Ia Brotherhood Of I.ocOf1o-
y NMu, haye arrived here, and.
4 eoo4osenee With the chairman OF
IL and firemen.s grievance
satisfactory adjustment or
llo49 Il df1pute with the Grand
W va arranged. The new
1ee6ebH b etvsn out n . few
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r,xf.r.R sfsaNs "a fs-EAN nrA.

EXCURSIONS To OCEAN REACH
Excursion rates. Seattle 10 westror-.
GSu Saturdays TO Mondays other days.
Mm Delightful bathing Great family
resort. Apply Northern Pacific ticket o..
nee for particulars.
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MANILA. July M.-The United States
transport Grant sailed for the United
States today having on hoard 4si men OF
the Idaho regiment. SO OF the North Da-
kota regiment. IA Of the Wyoming regi-
tneut.
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Have she ps-I sent TO ycsr camping q j.
syexs Nc extra charge for mating.
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A STUDY OF
THE CURRENTS
Valuable Data Gathered by tho
photographic Office.

wAatfINuTO%. n e. Aug IA
The naval photographic office has
Just received vaiuahlr Information
respecting ocean currents through
the medium II floating bottles. cast
overheard b steamships and Freos-
cred 30 passing vessels. witch report
the exact points at which the bottles
are picked az Frequently the BOTTLES
are picked M and again tossed uvfr+
board. after tho latitude au1 ianEi.
iuas and the number - the bottle
have been noted 80 that TIE afsfcs IN
Washington may know the direction
taken by the hottie since pot Into the
SEA 1r last sighted rs SOME vessel
In this way the direction u has drift.
Cd and the strength u tho current
can be accurately estimated. There
are Some recent returns that show
that bottles have Hnatsd thousands
81 mites. Aut one has a record -
covering e4e1 Males In - days rhe
bottle vas tossed overheard from the
steamship Fuerst Bismarck m May
/. lsgs. about lt1 miles southeast n
Cape Race. and recovered on August
/. In the vicinity = GiuekHtadt "a The
Eibe The distance between the two
points. following the route through
the English channel. il about = 100
miles gIvinK - miles as the lowest
possible estimate - the daily aver
age velocity With which the bottle
Travelled eastward.
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one Of the corporations which re-.
GENTLY nlcd rs papers. was the
Puget sound uyulcr-lied company.
As contained In the articles. the OBJ
lvets " this corporation are To
propagate. cultivate ana a. sell
oysters The capital stock OF
the company ia $500 poo and u g. be-
ing nuanccd by the Seattle AmerI-
can Investment company The stps X
has mostly been taken by English
Investors The company has seeur-
81. 500 acres - oyster land uu Hood
canal. ana the work - preparing tJ
for cultivation aud planting the uYa-
ter seed II beinE pushed rapidly
Twenty nye aervs - oyster he,in
have already been planted. and a
force 81 men under the direction -
eupt J " Alexander arr at work
preparing more Fround Tor the re-
erption - the spat H-1tember L.
one u the months In which apat eau
BE- planted successfully. and the eum-
pany expects 60 have several new
beds hy then
4 Eoud bed % oysters yields from
90 % 2. 90 sacks per aerr ruscl
sound oysters have always sald at
9 30 per sack but this price has re-
gently advanced 70 500 per aaeh
ON this basis. very little haurins viii
show the immense profits In the bus
inrsn There r. a growing demand
Tor Puget sound oysters In all mar