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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-08-27
MARINE INTELLIGENCE.
Local and General News of ships and
shipping.

A good start has been made on
the extension OF the wharf prop
erty which extends 80 feet west from
the foot of Whitaker street. Three rows
of piles ten feet apart have been driven
at the east end OF the property. After the
fourth row is started the contractors Will
have taken IN the forty-foot extension, to
which the owners are entitled, and viii
then carry the whole back the full length
of the property. From the start. which
has been made, it appears the work will
be finished IN the course OF the next two
weeks.
The bulge IN the wharves this extension
Will make viii form a sort of slip for the
Beaufort steamers, which tie up at the
adjoining dock. Il is understood the ex-
tensions TO which other wharf owners
between Bun and Barnard streets are en-
titled, VIII soon be laid off and the extern
sions made a an early day.
The British steamship Forest Brook
Capt. Putt, arrived yesterday from Rot
terdam, with cargo Of cement. 1t is
stated she viii return with general car
so.
The schooner S. P. Hitchcock, Capt
Sorensen. lumber laden for Perth Amboy
n. J., went TO sea yesterday.
The cargo of coal on the overdue schoon-
er Albert Schults, is TO the Herman Coal
and Wood Company. If the Schults has
unfortunately gone down, this will be the
second cargo within a few months this
company has lost.
Passengers by steamship Tallahassee
for New York. Aug. 2t-David Wessou
and wife. II Turnbull. Mrs. A. +. cal
kins A. Welsiger Major Ruthers. Miss
Eola Willis Mrs. N. Bostwick, j. =. Mer-
rill and wife, Miss Martha Mularky, John
Rourke. John Rourke Jr Miss Annie
O'Neil Miss Margaret O'Nenl,
Phil Henoohstein. j. w. Hener-
man, r. NJ. williamson, e. II. Hahn.
Catherine richards, Miss r. l.. Erwin.
Fred Williams. Alex Ryter. John Jones.
Passengers by steamship D. II. Miller
for Baltimore.-M l.. Johnson, Henry
Johnson. w NJ. Cunningham. Miss Bees
sic Coburn, j l.. Rankin, Miss Rankin,
George Gage and wife, Mrs. o. Donohue.
w. Il. Wales. IL. II. West c. T Nc
Kinzie. M A. Cowden. John w. Davis,
Mrs. NJ. l.. Wilson. (colored).
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Per steamship D. II. Miller for Balti-
more.-116 bales upland cotton, Si5 barrels
rosin. 10 barrels turpentlne. 1853 feet
lumber. 3 cars scrap iron. 123 barrels rosih
oil, % tons pig IRON. 80 casks clay, 45f pack
ages mdse. 1913 packages domestlea and
yarns, go bales hides and wool. 20 barrels
tar.
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Phnnes Of the Moon for August.

New moon, 9th, hours and . minutes,
morning; first quarter, 14th. hours, and
10 minutes, morning; fun moon, Goth, II
hours and minutes, evening; last quar-
ter, 9th, hours and IS minutes, evening.
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Steamship Decatur II. Miller Peters.
Baltimore.
steamship Tallahassee, Asklns, New
York.
Schooner S. p. Hitchcock. Sorensen,
Perth Amboy, ". J.
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New York. Aug 2e.-Muskmelons In
heavy supply mostly ordinary and poor
quality, and dragging at low and irregu-
lar prices.
Watermelons weak and lower Musk
melons, Colorado, per case, $l50a25O; do.
barrel 5Od75c.
Watermelons per carload, $l25ll2O0 do
Jersey. $75li1 90; do. Maryland. per 100, $f5
d2O; do, Jersey and Virginia, Ta12.
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STOCKS DRooPING TENDENCY.
Weakness Continued, But There
Were improvements.

Weakness Continued. But There
Were improvements.
New York, Aug. 26.-The market opened
with yesterdays dropping tendency still in
force, and the weakness was not entirely
overcome during the short session, all
though there were Improvements. The
London exchange was closed for a holiday,
leaving some uncertainty as to the specu-
lauve sentiment of that center, which was
depressed yesterday. Added to this was
a weak tone in sugar and a new crop of
rumors of a new phase of the war in the
sugar trade. The new stocks of the Re
public Steal Company, dealt in on the eN-
change for the first time yesterday. show
ed a Discrimination to maintain the price
established for them yesterday, and Nor
folk and Western, ard Northern Pacific
Railroad group showed a reactionary ten
dency. Consolidated Gas dropped an ex-
ueme AZ points; Brooklyn Transit was
heavy, and there were Other less import
ant points of weakness.
In the second hour Of the session the
traders manifested a disposition to cover
short contracts, apparently in the fear
that the unfavora Bile character of the
bank statement had been exaggerated, as
proved to be the case. Renewed demand
from the shorts forced up Consolidated
Gas an extreme "a points Mobile and
Ohio gained about g. and Northern Pa
cifc rallied over 1 point Great Western
preferred gained g. Louisville, Chicago
and Eastern Illinois, ST. Paul and Duluth
and the Tobacco stocks / point or over.
Sugar advanced an extreme "a and be-
came very feverish, serving to unsettle
the market. The recovery in the general
list, however. he'd for the most part. A
feature was the movement In number of
Insignificant stocks including Peoria and
Eastern, Kanawha and Michigan, Keokuk
ard Des Moines and Colorado Coal De-
velopment Company. In view of the
forced liquidation In Brooklyn Transit
early In the week, the extension of credits
to the amount of S9056, co., shown by the
bank statement came a surprise The
decrease in cash proved to be less than
s., 900 Geo. whereas the known movements
of money indicated that it would be 50. 500.
Co., The decline in the surplus is, there
fore. largely due to increase Of reserve re-
quirements by reason of the loan expan-
sion. Viewed apart from the previous ex-
aggerated estimates, the return is weak
The changes are impossible Of explanation
from any transactions known to the pub
lie.
Activity increased in the bond market
during the week. but gains have been con
fined to speculative issues. United States
new As declined q. old As registered 4 and
the 5s Il in the bid price.
The total Gales Of stocks to-day were
20S. 800 shares. including Atchison prefer
red, 1892; Chicago Great Western, 600;
Norfolk and Yves ern, 5.195; Missouri Pa
cific, $3.50; Southern Pacific, 9225; Union
Pacific, 1921; Union Pacific preferred
5000; American Tobacco, 6,O2o; Brooklyn
Rapid Transit, 754O; Sugar, 1890.
tee
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tash quOtaIlons We're as follows: Flour.
firm; winter patents, $350Q36O; straights,
So 20d3.90 spring specials, $42O; spring pat
eets. $3.4013.7O; straights $2.sOQ3.25; ba-
kers' $l.9002.60; No. 9 spring wheat, 7Oat n
ne; No 2 red. 731ac; No. 2 corn, 32156D
SIC: No. yellow corn, 32Ac No 2 oats.
21a@21Ac; No. 2 white, 23c; No. 3 white,
22G23c; No rye. 54655hc; No fax seed,
$1.17la; Northwestern, $1.1Sd11S1s: prime
timothy seed $2.20d2.45; mess pork, per
barrel S7.55Q830; lard, per 100 pounds,
IS O7taGi5. 20; short ribs sides Qoose), "a $50
S 25; dry sailed shoulders (boxedJ, 59sG15Mc;
short clear sides (boxed), s5.5Oa5. 80; Wits
ky, dlstliers finished goods, per gal
lon. Sl26; .ugar, cut loaf 6.02c: granu-
lated, 550c: butter, steady; creams, 16d2Oc;
diaries, 13017c; cheese, firm at 915Q1Oc;
eggs firm; fresh, l21zc.
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Schooner c. c. Wehrum, Cavilier, New
York for Port Royal, Aug. q, so miles off
Delaware Capes; all well.
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Savannah Almanac.
Sun rises at 5:37 and sets at GOT.

High water at Tybee to-day 1900 a m.
and 1884 p. m. High water at Savannah
one hour later.
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Pilot charts and all photographic In
formation Will be furnished masters OF
vessels free OF charge in United States
photographic Office In custom house. Cap
tains are requested to call at the Office.
Reports of wrecks and derellcts received
for transmission to the navy department.
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Advices from Boston are to the effect
that Handkerchief lghtshlp No. has
been taken to New Bedford for repairs.
and relief lightship No. 8 put on the sta
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Per Central Of Georgia Railway, Aug &c.
$50 bales cotton.
Per Georgia and Alabama Railway Aug
26 .-158 bales cotton.
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GRAN. rnovIsIoNs. ETC.

New York Aug 26-FIour inactive and
nominally 5010c lower to sell: winter pat
ents, So 6003 90. Rye flour firm; good to
prime S2.95a3.l5. Corn meal dull; yellow
Western, 72n73c. Rye steady; No. ., Size.
Barley quiet: feeding SSiaM40iac: mailing
4Sn 55c. Barley malt dun
Wheat-Spot weak; No. ? red. 76asc: OPP
tons opened weak al lac decline and sold
off all the morning under bright spring
wheat news, lower cablos liquidation and
extension of short accounts: closed weak
at l1sc net decline; May closed Sic; Sep
tember closed 75Bc; December closed 7Sc
Corn-Spot weak No 2. 395sc; options
opened easy at &c decline. with wheat.
and was influenced later by liquidation
and fine crop accounts; May closed 3jiAc:
August closed 3S9Ic; September closed 3Sc.
oats-Spot dun; No. 2, 26Ac options
duh
Cotton seed oil steady; yellow. 26c.
Petroleum firm; refined New York, 81 80:
Philadelphia and Baltimore, S.75; do In
bulk, $685..
Rice dun; domestic. fair to extra, $50
H4c; Japan. 4StW53sc. Butter Steady; West
ern creamery. 17d2lc; state dairy, 15d19c,
Cheese firmer. Eggs steady
Potatoes quiet; fair to prime, 81. GOAL %;
fancy white, $l.50ql Go; Southern sweets,
%O0al25. Cabbage quiet; Long Island
SSOGa40 per 100 Cotton, to Liverpool. by
steam, 3Oc.
Coffee-Optlons opened steady at I'M
changed prices and varied scarcely 3
points all through the session. Considera-
bic trading to close out old September
deals were engaged In, but, aside from
the speculation, was meager. The cable
news produced little or no effect, and
statistical changes lacked influence; clos
ed steady, points lower to 5 higher
sales. $1,000, including September, 35c;
October 40c; spot Rio dun and nominal
No. invoice, 5Ssc; No. jobbng, 6Ikc;
mild, dun but steady; Cordova. 9lhdl1c
Sugar-Raw, quiet and unchanged; fair
refining, 3 l5-16c; centrifugal, 96-test, 4lkc
molasses sugar 3 13-l6c; refined quiet !;
standard A, 5 Lied; granulated, 5-l6d
Chicago, Aug. 8.-Wheat was weak all
day TO-DAY and closed at a decline of itsc
for both December and September The
Northwest was a large seller and the de-
mand was too light to absorb the offerings
The weak cash market was also a factor
Corn declined 9sq1ac for September but
closed only a shade lower for the other
months. Oats declined 1sd14c and provi-
sions 5G71ac.
The leading futures ranged as follows:
Opening Highest. Lowest Closing
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shipping Memoranda.

Steamer loretta. Chadwick, Button
j. II. Judkns. Manager.
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avail Stores Statement
Spirits. Rosln.

Charleston. S. c., Aug 26.-Turpentine
market nothing doing. Rosin firm, IN
changed sales none.
Wilmington, N. c., Aug. 26-Spir!ts tur-
penline nothing doing; rece pts 1876 casks.
ROsin firm, 80 and Csc; receipts, 4O7. Crude
turpentine firm, s. 70 and $2.70 receipts,
81 Tar steady, 81 .30 receipts, S66.
New York Aug. 26-Rosin quiet and
easy; strained common, S1.271aqL30. Tur-
peutine easy, 4S12Q49c.
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AUSTIN II. MYREs.
% broadway, New York CITY.
STOCK n-rru,

On margin on 1-I8th cOmmIssion
southern securities a speciality on "A
commission. Cipher code furnished.
Member Consolidated stock Ex-
change.
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GalVeston-Firm; middling, SIS: net re-
ceipts, 1865; gross, 1865; sales, $40; stock,
3t059
New Orleans-Steady: middling, 15-16;
nat receipts, SOL; gross, S51; sales, $50; stock,
l-2303,
MobAe-Quiet; midd1ng, 55s; net receipts.
III. gross, 70, sales, 10; stock, $3.50
Charleston-Firm; middling, u-16; net
receipts, 34O gross, $40; stock, 6,0S5.
Numington-Steady; middling, 51s; net
receipts, 100; gross, 100; stock, 1851.
Norfolk-Steady; middling, 6ls; net re-
cepts. 81 i; gross, 81; sales, ,; stock, 2,197
Baltimore-Nominal; middling, 6i2; net
receipts, 439; gross, 49, stock, S375.
New York-Quiet; middling, 81; net le-
oepts ;; gross, 3,210; sa les, 5l9; stock, 49,
49,
Boston-Quiet; middling, Ga; net re
Cepts. AZ; gross, AZ.
PMladelphia-Quiet; middling, 6la; net re-
cepts. Z; gross, Z; stock, 7195.
Daily Movements at Interior Towns
AugulsS Steady; middling, 1916; net
receipts, 1427; gross, /, 427 sales 6i9; stock,
Sg43
Nemphis-Firm; middIing, 1916; net re
cepts So; gross, 800; sales, $50; stock, 3d.
67.
ST. Louis-steady; middllng, 6; net re
cepts, 80; gross, 400; stock, 65,504.
Cncinnati-Dull; middiing 54; net Re
ceipts 2i6; gross, 246; stock, S652.
ilONSlOn-f Illls UiOuliuS US, HSt lS-
ceipts, 1882; gross, 5,592; sales, n; stock,
262S.
Louisvle-Steady;m iddlng. g.
Exports of Cotton This Day
Galveston-Coastwise So
New Orleans-To France, 1854; coast
wise. 80
Charles on-Coastwise so.
New York-To the continent, 76S.
Total foreign exports from all ports this
day To Great Britain, 6S2; TO the con-
uHent, 4,172
Total foreign exports from all ports thus
far this week: To Great Britain, 6S2; to
the continent, 4l72
Total foreign exports since Sept. l, 1898;
To Great Britain, 3,50S, Ash; to France, 1885,
aij; 70 the continent, 2S53,306
Liverpool, Aug. 26, 1 p. m.-Cotton, spot
business very limited and prices 1-52 /
higher; American middling fair, 4lsd; gCol
middIng 1850; middlng, Sled;
low mlddling, S3sd; good ordinary,
Sled; ordinary, Sd. The sales
OF the day were 5000 bales, of which 0
We're for speculation and export, and in
GUIDED 2,20O American; receipts, loo, al
American.
Futures opened steady and closed steady.
american middling low midding clause
august, $500 buyers; August Septemb r.
dla5.52d; September October, 3.29Q&3)d
Sc lers; October November, 327632Sd buy
tI- November-December, 3.27d sellers;
ber-January 3.26Q3.27d buyers; Jan
luF-February 3.26Q3. I'D buyers; Febru-
a'N-Aarch, 327d buyers; March-April, $3.50
sAefs; April-May, S.2S03.29d sellers; May
gg-A' 32Sd buyers; June-July, $29Q3.3 d
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SQY0DlQl BODk Z trust Ga
CAPITAL, $3.50, 900.

Accounts of banks merchants. corpora
lions and individuals solicited.
Savings Department, interest paid
quarterly.
Safety Boxes and Storage Vaults for
rent.
Collections made on oil points at rea-
sonable rates.
Drafts sold on all the chief cities of the
world.
Correspondence invited.
JOSEPH d. WEED, President
JOHN c. ROWLAND. Vice President
w. G. CANN, Cashier.
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Weather conditions and reported ad-
vances in New y ork brought a general rise
in cotton today. Good middling went up
from 6 10 6 lie cents, middhng from 81 to
1916 cents, low middling from SIS to
a SIG cents good ordinary from AS to
I1-l6 cents, and ordinary from a. 10
Sic cents.
The following were the official spot quo
taHons. at the close of the market, at the
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-08-27

The cargo of coal on the overdue schoon-
er Albert Schults. is TO the Herman Coal
and Wood Company. If the Schults has
unfortunately gone down, this will be the
second cargo within a few months this
company has lost.
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The schooner S. p. Hitchcock, Capt.
Sorensen. lumber laden for Perth Amboy.
N J., went to sea yesterday.
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The British steamship Forest Brook.
Capt. Putt, arrived yesterday from Rot
terdam, with IA cargo Of cement. II IS
stated she will return with a general car
so.
Gilpin observer., 1899-07-20
MAGNIFICENT LAzINEss.
A Now Orleans Tramp Holds the Record
for Ease.

A Now Orleans Tramp Holds the Record
for Ease.
At about noon a fat and healthy
looking, but phenomenally tattered,
tramp sat furtively doing on a bench
in Lafayette square, says the New Or
leans Times-Democrat. The nearby
tablet Of the goedetic survey an
nounced that he was in exactly lati-
tude 20 degrees Sc minutes 50 seconds
and longitude 80 degrees minutes 9
seconds. but the fact disturbed him
not. Leaning back luxuriously, he ap-
peared to be bursting from every seam
of his dilapidated attire, and as he
passed in and out OF cat maps he
nodded solemnly, like porcelain man
DARN. His legs were crossed and his
suspended foot was ircased in a shoe
from which most OF the forward por-
tion OF the sole was missing, exposing
his bare and dirty toes from below. 1t
was held to his foot by string tied
around his instep; in fact, he was lit
orally "on his uppers," circumstance
which bothered him as little as the
goedetic tablet. Presently, in one uf
his waking intervals. he espied half
smoked cigar stump lying on the pave
ment about a yard from the bench.
For moment he surveyed 1t calmly.
dispassionately, almost judicially.
Then he executed a remarkable STRAIT
egic movement. Without stirring the
upper portion OF his body, he slowly
uncrossed his legs, lowered his foot
accurately and deliberately over the
treasure trove, gripped it in convul-
sive clutch OF his toes, reversed the
motion, raised his foot. carrying with
1t the stump. crossed his legs, Ian
guidly stretched forth his hand and
secured his prize. A equity clubman,
who was out for constitutional and
who had watched the proceeding from
another bench, was lost In admiration.
claimed to a friend. There Is some
thing magnificent, almost supernatural
in such laziness as that! He has ele-
waited 1t to an art. to a--but, hold. It
would be q thousand pities II he were
disturbed for match. / must offer
him one" The gouty cInbman arose
with difficulty, hobbled down the walk.
and. drawing a silver match-case from
his pocket, extended 1t with u polite
bow. The tramp manifested no sur
prise. but slowly extracted n match
and ignited the stump. "T'anks," he
murmured, and closed his eyes. He Is
superb" said the clubman when he
rcjoined hiA friend; "he Is n record
breaker! He is the LATEST man In the
world!"
Gilpin observer., 1899-07-20
A Zulu BRIDEGROOM.

The daughter of Zulu in comfort
able circumstances does not leave her
fathers kraal without much pomp and
many queer rites. which doubtless are
hold by her people In high estimation.
1t may be noted, too, that the marriage
customs Of these dusky Africans are
subject to innumerable variations,
each tribe having its own peculiari-
ties. Hairdressing, by the way, Is an
important feature both to the bride
and bridegroom. and the attention
paid to the coiffure of the pair would
shame the performance OF West end
hairdresser who arranges brides
locks and fastens the orange blossom
chaplet. A cone-shaped erection, for
instance. is the lawful coiffure of n
Zulu wife, and this cannot be legally
worn till the marriage rites are duly
completed. Save for the all-important
cone, the head of Zulu bride is close
ly shaved, an assegai being used for
the purpose; whilst, as soon as a
youth is of marriageable age. his
head is shorn to leave a ring round
the scalp, and then literally besmear-
ed with fat and ochre, without which
unguents no Zulu would feel fittingly
decorated for his bride. When the
bridegroom m-elect has been shorn of all
his hair save the wool on the crown.
which Is trained in circular shape
and some four inches In diameter. n
ring is sewn to this. of gum and char
coal; in this the Zulu thrusts long
snuff spoons, needles, and small utility
articles. and is very proud OF his ring.
which is the badge OF manhood
From "Cassell's Magazine" for March.
Gilpin observer., 1899-07-20
FOR YOUR INFORMATION.

The Baltimore & Ohio directory is
~ strong one. as can be seen by the
following short business history of
each director:
William Solomon of New York has
been connected with the banking house
Of Speyer & Co. for many years and
is regarded as one of the foremost A.
nanciers in the country and has had
charge OF the reorganization for the
managers. Jacob H. Schiff is we'll
known member Of the firm of Kuhn,
Loeb G. Co.. of New York. bankers and
hnanciers, director of the Union Pa
cific Railroad, Of the National City
Bank Of New York and of other large
financial institutions. James ]. Hill
is well known as president Of the
Great Northern Railroad and is re-
garded as one of the most successful
railroad operators and financiers In the
country. Edward r. Bacon is presi-
dent of the Baltimore & Ohio South
Western Railway and was chairman of
the subcommittee on reorganization
which proposed and carried out the
plan of reorganization Of the Balti-
more & Ohio Railroad. He is direc-
tor of the Farmers Loan and Trust
Co. of New York, and for a long time
has been identified with the Baltimore
II Ohio Railroad as one of those inter
ested in the property. Louis Fitzger-
aid of New York is president of the
Mercantile Trust Company and has
long been interested in the Baltimore
& Ohio Railroad and is chairman of the
reorganization committee. Norman B.
Ream Of Chicago represents his own
and the interests Of Marshall Field, P.
d. Armour and their associates, who
have large interests in the property,
and is also identified with many Of the
largest financial and commercial in
stitutions in the northwest. James
StiHnan is president of the City Ma
uonal Bank of New York, is closely
identified with tho Standard Oil inter-
ests, is director IN the Chicago and
North Western, and the Missouri Kan
sas and Texas Railroad, also director
in many of the largest financial insti-
tutions in New York. Edward H. Har-
riman Of New York is the new presi-
dent of the Chicago and Alton Railroad
and chairman of the executive COM
mittee of the Union Pacific Railroad
and chairman of the Illinois Central.
J. Kennedy Tod is the head Of the New
York banking firm of j. Kennedy Tod
& Co. and is a director in the Great
Northern Railroad and is connected
with many large financial institutions.
Charles Steele is member Of the New
York law firm Of Seward, Guthrie and
Steele which has acted as the counsel
OF the reorganization syndicate. Alex
ander Brown is the head of the firm of
Alexander Brown & Co. Of Baltimore,
and connected with Brown Bros. 4 Co.
of New York and London and is a
financier of distinguished ability. H.
Clay Pierce Of St. Louis Is associated
with the Standard Oil interests and IL
leading business man in his city and
is associated with large financial in
stitutions. H. Crawford Black and
John V. L. Findlay are we'll known
Harylanders. being appointed to the
BOARD by the governor representing the
states interest In the Baltimore q
Ohio Railroad.