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Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-12-31


OF the Southern States and with the Guit
OF Mexico. The mileage OF ths system
win be as follows:
Seaboard Airline System ..........i, 1850
Florida Central and Peninsular
system .'........ .......... .......... JD.ol
Georgia and Alabama System $500. $500
-
TOTAL .'........ ....'..... ..........25iy.u
The Chesapeake and Ohio.
The Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Cons
pany. with rs lines 10 Newport News.
Cid Point and Norfolk, on the east, To
Washington. on the north, TO Cincinnati
and Louisville, In the West, and along
James river. via Lynchburg 10 Cllfton
Forge. connecting there with tho main
line. Is a prominent factor in tho tralfio
and trade OF Richmond and Virginia. Tho
connections OF this great system place
Richmond IN close traffic arrangements
with the principal Atlantic seacoast mar
kets; with Europe. and with the vase
West
The year 1880 was a very prosperous
one for the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway
Company, the gross earnings from Janu-
airy Ist TO December 81. 1859 Estimating
November and Deccmbe), were Sl2,i67,-
S39o3. the largest in its history. The
increase shown In the annual report fon
the fiscal year ending June Soth. was
Sz2i.25210 over the preceding year. Tbs
increase for the six months, July ist 10
December "a. 1883, since the close OF the
fiscal year, Is $4,000 over the sane
months Of 1885,
INCREASE IN TONNAGE CAPACITY.
One notable feature in freight transports
tation Is the great Increase In the tom
mage capacity OF the freight cars. Tho
train-load OF Chesapeake and Ohio
freight trains has doubled. owing 10 this
Increase in train loads, the earnings OF
freight trains increased TO si.5 per mile
run.
The mileage OF the Chesapeake aud
Ohio railway is l.lii.s miles. ninety-eight
miles OF which is now double tracked.
and nfty-three additional miles OF doubsa
track are under construction.
The company having TWO lines from
Richmond 10 Clifton Forge and Isl miles
OF double track completed. or under con-
struction, practically makes a double
track from Richmond 20 the New riyer
coal district. thus greatly increasing tho
facilities for handling large trslfiic upon
the most crowded part OF the line. ADD
diti0ns are being made TO the freight
yards at Clifton Forge. Hinton. ana
IIandley. and new sidings are being con-
structed along tho main line 20 take care
OF the additional business.
NEW TRACK AND EQUIPMENT.
Forty-fys miles OF lce-pound and seyen-
ty~six miles of 75-pound steel rail- were
laid on the main line In 1870. making Z
total OF III miles OF ioo-pound and 75z
miles Of 75-pound steel rail in the track.
All wooden bridges and structures have
been replaced with stone and iron within
the past few years. making the phyllcAI
condition OF the Chesapeake and Ohio
railway equal 10 the increasing traffic.
The Chesapeake aud Ohio has ss5 loco
motives IN service. including fourtecu
new engines received during the year,
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no,.a : &c sonaINa TRAnn.

CONTINUED on SECOND PACED
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CONCLUDED ON SECOND rAon) Z
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-12-31

been eminontly satisfactory, and pros
porous from January until December The
warehouses where bright and dark to-
bacco is handled have done much
larger business than last year A great
stride forward has been made in the sale
of bright loose tobacco and thousands
Of pounds have been sold each week. Tho
sale of sun-cured tobacco on Change
has increased ever since 1896 and the
past year has been very good one for
commission men.
Every factory has been running at fun
blast, and the United States Tobacco
Company has been organized with bright
prospects. There has not been a failure
in the trade this year.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-12-31
Increases over 1858 $4,000 s 4Ol1, 525
prcuNOND FAILURES.

Totals for ls99.......ssl7o,5oo *5'17 2sS
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-12-31
A YEAR OF GREAT PROSPERITY.
Review of RiChmOnd'S Wonderful
Progress the Past Twelve Months.
NANY new AND GREAT ENTERPRISES.
Marked Development Along Railroad, Manufacturing,
Financial, and Other Lines.
MANUFACTURES SHOW A LARGE INCREASE.

Over 100 New Plants and Increase of So, 100000 in
Sales-Our Jobbers Do WeIl-TobaCco Market
Healthy-Grain and PrOduce-Immense Increase
in Bank Clearances-Activty in All Directions.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-12-31

increase OF over st,OO0,oOo in Sales
Present Conditions Excellent.
Complied by James II. Witty. the I'M
proved Mercantile Agency-Copyrighted)
The Jobblng Trade statistics for 1899 are
the most favorable for ten years past
Reports from the Richmond merchants
tend TO show that the favorable turn in
the tide OF trade was felt earlier during
me YEAR in these branches than ia the
manufacturing lines, quite number OK
estimates of increases in volume or ousl-
ness commencing with the turn OF the
wear. However, the most progress ana
.-reatest gains were made during the last
half of the year In the iron, paper, ana
many other branches prices OF commool-
ties ruled higher than for some years
and with the increased business volumes
naturally grew much larger.
The jobbing trade of Richmond sum
holds the entire South and Southwest
while some houses extend 70 other sec
fions. The close scrutiny Of credits has
continued. and with fewer failures,
urodts promise 10 be larger than for some
wears past. There has also been a. snort
euiuo. I'D by most Of the trade in the Ola
evsten OF long datngs. which has proved
,erv beneficial and it now looks Ike TINS
method OF dealing viii soon be thlng
of the past. The increases In business
varies from 10 20 80 per cent, and thers
appears every indication that greater pro-
gress will continue during the coming
year. There IS likely TO be number OF
NV firms and some changes AFTER the
tnrn of the year. one large grocery
house already putting in stock and get
ting ready for business. The exhibit Tor
tbe year shows sales Of S35.777,2 90, gain
~ over four millions Of dollars, while the
Genital enployed has also increased over
a., quarter OF million dollars. The de-
tails are shown in the subjoined table,
Glass. Capital IN AnnuaI
Articis ar Kind. Business. Sales.
Grocers snd liquors. 5000 Slz'yo1VV
Dry goods and notions. 10000 80 ~
Boots and shoes......-- no'Vp $500
Provisions ............... Soy'vp $500
Fancy groceries, TOBACCO 4sov' $1,000
Drugs and licorice...... 4So'OO LOO 10
Hardware and agricul- 10000.
tural implements ..... 3loVO loo l'V
Railway and plumbers o,,oo,
supplies ..........--..... %i0'v9' $1,000
Coal and wOOd..........- o-jvH OO''V
Stoves. tim, china, and
earthcnWare ..-........ @vv'VV' 0''''VV
O-a' 5000 G4s, 125
Hats, caps, and clothing lo1'Vp 5000 90 ~
Hay, seed, and nursery. zo@oV 1900 1900
Hides and leather ...... A''VoV o'''-''
Books, stationery. and o,,
paper .........-.''''..'.. A'iDS"
Sewing machines and 1000
typewriters -............ hv'VV 7-'''0'
Sporting, bicycle, and
rubber goods .....-..... 'oVlP oiV'i0o
Pianos and organs ana ,o,
musical instruments. s2vV 1870
Wood and willow-ware. t.'.J I.e'y-V
Carpets and upholstery 500 lV'-o'
Millinery and straw 800.
goods .............s'.s... o'V'' '|@N
Totals for 1850. ..s, 500 SIS. III. 2sS
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IUCTCIsTI II77
The clearances by months Ike tne
other branches OF business. snow that
the most gains were made the last hsii
Of the year. The month OF September
was the largest month. when the ciear-
ances almost amounted 70 eighteen NIL
lions OF dollar5-
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-12-31

The failures in Richmond he past year
were very Insignificant, and less tnah they
have been for ten years, there peihs Oh
record only some six cases IN ali amount
,,g n less than $4,000. TIE most OF
.bem were small groceries, and one OF
tbe failures. the largest. was a little
outside OF the regular line OF business.
RICHMOND. CIEARANCES.
The oasis., 1899-08-26
CRIPPLE GREEK IS IN IT.

The First Automobile in the "Greatest"
 Arrived Yesterday.
 Yesterday morning an automobile addressed to k. Wolff was unloaded from the cars and taken to the office of Mir Wolff, the well known real es- sate dealer, where it was set up.
 The vehicle, which is gasoline motor, was built at Kokomo, Ind. at d cost of sl 300, and is expected to develop a speed of fifteen miles per hour
 This morning Mir. Wolff expects to make a trial trip with his new horse less carriage. and If his expectations gre realized he will at once make an effort to increase his already large business. As he expressed it. "Jim- mic will now get much needed rest, and no city in the state can claim any advantage over Cripple Creek district on thorough np-to-dateness. ."-Cripple Creek Times.
The oasis., 1899-08-26
Bob" i,urdette.

The publishers appear to be devOt- ing much of their energy improving the Magazine Section of the Los An geles Sunday Times. An arrange ment with the world-famous humorist and lecturer, Robert J Burdette, to write regularly full page iu the magazine is the latest feature added to this, the most universally read literary publication in the southwest. Mir. Burdette's opening budgets, al- ready published, show all of his old time yigor, his inimitable humor and bis soahd philosophy
The oasis., 1899-08-26

The latest novelty out is visiting card put up in books, with handsome aluminium case. When you want a card is is torn out. leaving short stub in the case. The cards are per forated at the stub. making it easy to tear When book is used the stubs are slipped out of the case an an- other inserted. The case is neat, compact and protects the cards. You can get them at THE OASIS office. Call for samples.
The oasis., 1899-08-26
Independent Order of Foresters.

On Monday evening last, the 2lst inst, new court of this well known order was instituted in the Masonic hall by Wm. R Uber, deputy supreme chief ranger The following named were installed as officers: Court deputy, Wm. Schuckmann; chief ranger, Charles K Perkins; vice chief ranger, F. l.. Kiel; past chief ranger, H. K Chenoweth; physicians, W F. Chenoweth, M. D. and H. s. Seyey, Nj. D: recording secretary, J. H. Politzer; financial secretary, s. Fred Noon; treasurer, Maurice Breen; ora tor, Hugh G. Ott; senior woodward, ". M. Murray; junior woodward, Pc dro L. Soto; senior beadle, Milo Bo. hall; junior beadle, D. T. Rees; trus- tess, J. L. Stambaugh, D. Velasco; finance committee, w. M. Murray, w. J. Newman; reporter, K. D. Miller.
The oasis., 1899-08-26
New school Bond Election.


 Owing to a technicallity in the pay ment of the school bonds for Nogales school district, as voted some time ago. 1t has been deemed necessary to call new election. As provided in the former election cali the bonds are to be paid in ten years annual pay ments. The bonds were to issue in denominations of one thousand dol lars each. Payment in that way ne- cessitated in splitting of bonds. To 0byiate that, bonds are tO be issued in denominations of six hundred dollars and one thousand dollars each When matured one bond of each denomina- tion can he paid annually, without splitting To make everything legal new election is ordered on Septem Der 18th, of which notice appears else where. The bonds are sold and the new election is to place everything straight
The oasis., 1899-08-26

Rev. J. M. Yinglirg, pastor of the Bedford Street Methodist church at Cumberland Md says: "It affords me much pleasure 10 recommend Chamberlain's Coiic, Cholera, and Diarrhoea Remedy l have used it and know others wh9 have done go. ! have never kr0wn 1t to fail It is a sure cute when taken in time. D Fot sale by ! " Mix & Co.
The oasis., 1899-08-26
NOTICE or ELECTION.

WHEREAS petition has been presented to the undersigned by majority of the heads of families in Nogales School District No. 1, of Santa Cruz County. Arizona. asking that an election be held to submit to the taxpay- CTS of said district the matter of issuing bonds of said district for the purpose Of rais- ing money to build schoolhouse, supplying the same with furniture and the necessary apparatus and improving the grounds about the same. wherefore notice is hereby given that an election for the said purp' ses will be held on Monday the eighteenth day of Sep tember, A. n. 1899 at the office of R. Mix on Railroad Avenue. In the Town of Nogales, Arizona, at which place the polls will be open from 9 o'clock a. m. until o'clock D. m., which election will be conducted by F. J. Duffy inspector and B. 0. Walker and W. II Randall judges thereof.
 The aggregate amount of the bonds to be issued to be sixteen thousand dollars tsi6.O00.0ol to be divided into bonds of the denominations of one thousand dollars lsl,00O.OO and six hundred dollars ,soOOoO,l those of one thou aud dollars tS1,l 00O0l to be numbered by even numbers, and those of six hundred dollars $500 CO., to be numbered by odd numbers, and be made payable one of each denomination in each year of payment. so that the yearly payment will include six teen hundred dollars SLIGO CO., or one bond of each denomination. The bonds to bear interest at the rate of six 6l per cent per an- mum, and to run for term of twenty years from the date of their issue. one tenth 1-10) of tn whole amount of said bonds to be paid in ten years from the date of issue, and one tenth u-l0i of the amount annually thereafter.
 H. K. CHENOwETH. Clerk
 A. A. DOHEkTY.
 J. B. MIX.
 MORALES, August s5th, 1899
The oasis., 1899-08-26
Agent for New Home Sewing Mo-
chimes and Supplies.
MORALES, August sSth, 1899

Diamond setting; jewelry made to order; D ain and fancy engraving, the most intri- cate watches repaired and made good as new. I have one of the most expert work men in the west connected with my estDh- iisment. and nm prepared 10 do anything in my line promptly and a- well IS can be done In New York. ag-Gieat reduction in the price cf all goods until the Christmas seasor
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-04-04
DIED..

MABIS-On Saturday afternoon, April l,
1899, at 3:45 p. m. Milton B. Mabis, in his
36th year.
Funeral from his late resi- ience on Twen-
tieth street, Tuesday, April 4th, 1899, at 8
O. clock p. m. Friends are invited to at
tend. Interment private.
DAMM-At the residence of her son-in-
law, e. r. Metzner, Louisa, relct of the
late John Henry Damn, in the S6th year
of her age.
Funeral services at No. PIG Eoff street
Tuesday afternoon at o'clock. Friends of
the family are respectfully invited to at
tend. Interment private.
COOK-At Pittsburg.. Pa, Saturday,
April 1st, 1899, at 4:30 o'clock P: m, Mrs.
Kate Steger Cook, wife of William Cook,
N the 31st year of her age.
Funeral services will take place at the
residence of her mother, Mrs. E. R. Dye,
No 1918 Market street, Tuesday, April 4th,
1899, at o'clock p. m. Friends of the fam
lily invited to attend Interment in PENN
sula cemetery.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-04-04
THE EE COUNCIL.
OF 11oundsvilIe Held it, Fiass lIsstius Law
Night.

OF 1Ioundsvills Held it, Eiast meeting Last
Night.
Last evening the first meeting Of the
new Moundsville City Council was
held.
The bond of Marshal G. w. Miller, in
$1,000, was approved. The ex-Marshal
was given so days in which to collect
delinquent taxes, and will be retained
ON the police force for that length of
time, after which he will be succeeded
by Charles Potts. Charles Stillwell
was chosen an officer to go on duty
at once, and the salary was fixed at
S45 per month.
Edward Nangle was chosen Street
Commissioner.
The election of Fire Chief McCleary
by the various companies was ratified.
The salaries of the Mayor and City
Clerk were fixed at $500 per annum,
each.
The price of labor was fixed the same
as last year.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-04-04

lieve, Il the liehf d lie Fresidentss
uniform decision n such cases ii the
past. that Alser at this late day IS to
be kicked out Of the Mckinley cabinet
simply on account of proven unfitness
The President stands by his friends
and political aids and the worse they
are, it seems, the closer he sticks to
them. This is an admirable trait APP
piled to friendship in the abstract, but
applied to the public service it is like
ly to work sad havoc with it, as AL
gerism is calculated to disorganize and
ruin the discipline and esprit de corps
of the army.
We will believe that Alger is to go
when we see his resignation in black
and white.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-04-04

New York is becoming quite Chicago.
John c. Sheehan says the people should
maintain their right to the rapid tran
sit tunnel if they have to use ropes
on the persons who are trying to give
it away. Does this forecast a move
such as Mayor Harrison of Chicago re-
Gently made when the populace of that
village by the lake prepared to move
on the Board of Alderman with ropes
nicely fitted with aboses?
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-04-04

Things in Council are again squint-
ing in the direction o. Increased taxes.
1t was recommended last night by the
Committee on Lights and the Gas
Board, jointly, that Council levy a
sufficient tax" to pay interest, to en-
able the annual cost of the electric
light plant (s21, O00) to be charge on
the general city treasury, thus reliev-
ing the gas works to that extent, and
that, as a sop thrown to gas consum-
ers, the net price of gas be reduced to
60c, instead of 75c The fact is that
with deficit of $2,941 an overdraft of
$3,804.60, the cost of new machinery
needed $4,000 and proposed increase
of wages that will add to the expense
$4,910.S4 making a total of SIG, 1914
called for, the gas works is about
stalled once more. Other depart
ments of the city are clamoring for i'm
ments that will bring the total up to
about $4,000. Hence, we are con-
fronted with another increase in taxes
as a result of the rule of the city hall
crowd.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-04-04

lion.
In pursuance Of this fearfully and
wonderfully formed opinion the Board
of Commissioners met yesterday and
with the two votes of the President
breaking the tie, not only qualified
that factions set of county officials,
but went ahead and passed the appro-
priation bill for the year.
important work was done with only
half the board preseHt-not quorum
for even the genius of the Prosecuting
Attorney can not make five a quorum
of ten.
II we are not sadly mistaken, the end
of this is not yet, unless the sane off,
Gals and citizens of Ohio county are
content to allow the county's important
affairs, involving the disbursement Of
the peoples money, to be conducted on
the opera bouffe plan.
Seriously, the Prosecuting Attorneys
decision is not sanctioned by any rules
ever recognized in any legal legislative
body in the world and is as illegal as
it is manifestly ridiculous. 1t would
not stand a moment in the courts and
should be at once set aside before fur
Their mischief is done and the affairs Of
the county are hopelesesly involved.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-04-04
STATE BOARD

OF Examining Physicians will Meet at Odd
Fellows Hall.
The State Board of examining ply
sicians will hold their annual meeting
in this city at the Odd Fellows hall
this morning at nine o'cock. The
board is composed of seven of the lead
ing physicians throughout the State.
Four of that number arrived in the city
yesterday and are registered at the
Stamm. They are Drs. r. G. Davis
and A. G. Starbuck, of Fair Creek; w.
E. Smith, Powelltown, and e. r.
Sparks, of Carmelton. The meeting
may continue several days.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-04-04
THE GAR OUTCOME.

The deadlock in the Board of Com
missioners has finally been broken by
the opinion of the Prosecuting Attor-
ney that the President of the Board
has two votes-one as a member and
another to break a tie vote!
This makes the President of the Ohio
County Board of Commissioners the
biggest man in the country, for there
is no other American citizen similarly
endowed with the privilege of casting
two ballots. Even Car Reed, who has
hitherto held the palm as the greatest
oneman legislative power in the world
side the President of our Board of
Commissioners. Car Reed has pre-
sumed to count the hats and coats of
members in the cloak rooms as men,
bers present and he has had his own
sweet will in opposition to the will or
the majority of the body over which he
presided and has done other things
that have startled the country as high
handed and establishing a dangerous
precedent under which popular rights
were in danger of extinguishment, but
Car Reed never went so far as to
claim that even he had two votes, that
is, one as a member of Congress repre-
senting his district in Maine and an
other as presiding officer Of the House
of Representatives to break tie, as
the Prosecuting Attorney of Ohio
county has decided the President of
the Ohio County Board of Commission
ers has. This ruling is likely to cause
the Car of Congress to turn as green
as his native pine forests with bitter
envy and regret that he had overlook
ed so important a good thing as cloth
ing himself with two votes when he
created his Czarship.
There is no end to the wonders of
the Prosecuting Attorneys ruling. 1t
gives a body with but ten members
eleven votes and makes either half of
the body that may get together SUI
preme in its deliberations, since with
the presiding officer those five mem
hers have six votes-a uuorum-and
may transact any business they please
without the consent of the other half
of the board Hence, in case of a tie
between the two political parties the
half that got together first would or
ganize and elect all the officers, for
with the double vote of the President
it would have quorum of the Board.
Of course this is calculated to create
complications because the other half
would have the same right to elect a
President, whose double vote
would give that side, also. a
quorum. Thus, we would have in case
of political tie in the Board, two dis
tinct Boards of Commissioners. each
under the Prosecuting Attorneys rul-
ing with an alleged quorum and entit-
led to elect county officers and
transact the business of the county,
And the one Board would be Just as
legal as the other and its selections as
fully entitled to hold office as the other
set of officials chosen by the other half
Of the Board.
OF course, this would lead to some
slight complications which would result
in putting the affairs of the county into
the hands of the courts and few other
trifiing mixes, but it would add spice
and variety to the proceedings of the
board, or boards, which have been
sadly lacking during the dreary dead
lock. Indeed. there is no limit to the
delightful surprises that are liable to
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-04-04

If Marconi is right in believing that
his system of wireless telegraphy can
be used to span the ocean, it is lucky
we have been able to hold out thus far
against the efforts of the Pacific cable
lobby. Instead of laying an expensive
cable under the Pacific we may talk
across to Asia by the wireless method.
Thus the discovery may knock in the
head a gigantic job.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-04-04

Let us hope that the senseless Fill
pino war is, as the cable tells us, near
an end and that our gallant volunteer
about bound for home and friends
Maybe when the Filipinos learn that
the Americans wont eat them they will
return to their burned and abandoned
villages and peace.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-04-04

After washing once with Fels-
Naptha soap, you would not
60 back to common soap for
ST a week.
Your grocer has it: SC. Hyou
don't agree, he returns your
money.
Teb CO, uakess, Phiiadslphia.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-04-04

Cleo de Merode it is said. had a mar
row escape from marrying the Duke
of Manchester. 1t is barely possible
the gay dock may rise to point of
order and raise the question as to
whose escape it really was.