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Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-06-30
OF MARKETS
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL
Stocks, Money, Exchange. Bonds, Grain,
Cotton, Provisions, Etc.

New York, June 29.-The stock mar
ket showed the effect of continued
profit-taking to-day. 1t was consider
ed foregone conclusion that this
should prove to be the case and most OF
the traders came 10 the board room
this morning bearish in sentiment.
IS The approach of triple holiday,
coupled with last weeks sharp add
vance in prices, was considered SUI
ticlent reason Tor II reaction. The lice
ly buying after the opening for Lon
don account seemed for time to re-
flute the position OF the bears, but later
IS in.fthe day, when this demand had
been satisfied and an announcement
was made Of Il s2,000.000 gold shipment
40 go out on Saturday. in spite of the
low price for sterling exchange, the
bears gained renewed confidence and
the market sagged away without much
interruption until the last.
.a The weekly statement OF the Bank of
England shows that the bank has sue
ceeded In increasing its stock of gold
only about 100000 during the week
while the demands upon it by the
money market, incident to the Stock
Exchange settlement. have resulted in
the meantime, In an expansion in its
loans OF over S26, 100000 The proper
Stion of reserve to liability is thus re-
.duced from 42.44 to 37.39 per cent. a
very striking change, in view of the
widely expressed .uneasiness in Eng
ianu, over the present low stage of the
banks gold reserve.
i The louel stock market. owing 10 the
sustaining effect of the buying for Lon
J don account, Jared pretty well, in spite
OF the undoubtedly heavy profit-talSing
incident to the approaching holiday. the
depressing effect Of the gold announce
ment. the furry in call money and n
growing apprehension that the dis
bursements of July dividends and in
sterest may not be reflected in the
money market for a considerable period
after JULY LIST.
The profit-taking was conspicuous in
New York Central and Manhattan The
forn1er SHOWS n net loss of point and
the latter nearly two points. CONSOLE
dated Gas rose ut one time five points.
on rumors of Il settlement of the local
gas rate war, but reacted again The
Industrials and specialties generally
We're heavy including Sugar, the To-
5bacco stocks and the city traction
stocks. Louisville, Norfolk and West
ern preferred, Rock Island. Atchison
preferred and Denver and Rio Grande
preferred were among the stocks which
Showed the best support.
The bond market was generally
strong, the Erie and Colorado and
Southern issues being prominent. To-
tai sales. par value. $2.650. 900.
! United States 2's and the IS advanced
Mand the SIS II in the bid price
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GRAIN. Hay AND RICE.

CHAIN, ia an - ltlCE.
CORN-Whitc corn. from store. 47c
from store. Csc; mixed oats. Soc
MILL FEED-Market steady: bran. per
ton. $500. middlinss $50 per ton
H.AY-No. Timothy hay, ear lots. $ii.O0
Gu.5O: ton lots. Sli. so: mixed hay, car
lots $500: ton lots. $3.50.
MiLLED KlCE-As TO Grades-5ls to
ROUGH RICE-65di7sc per bushel.
PEANUTS AND PEAS.
pEANUTS--Market firm; fancy. 3ac
strictly prime. S'Sc.; prime. 3Hsc.; com
pIEAsGBlackeye nominal; black. 9oc.
per bushel.
COUNTRY PRODUCE.
POULTRY-Livc. steady: chickens. old
t.27N soc. spring chickens. small. steady,
at l2,1al5c.; large. 2oQ25c.; ducks. mud,
EGGS Quiet. at 12c. per dozen
HuTrEH-Goo country. Hole.
COUNTRY HAMS steady sm,thneld.
fancy. lSUl5c.. Virginia country. l04l2iec
good North Carolina. Io6tl2i.c.
POTATOES Southern new 81 .5oIi rs per
barrel Northern. white. s2.@a2.2S per bag
new sweets. llayman. !cc.G$l.O0 per bar
rel; yellow. SiGtGll.25.
NEW PEAS-75c. per basket
CUCUMBERs-; Coarse.
SNAPS--5Ud75c. per basket.
-sl.5Ga2 60 per crate.
ONIONS-s2.75 per bag.
BERMUDA 500 per box.
TOAIAT OES-Sl. 75G200 per box.
SQUASH-50c. per basket.
FRUITS.
MELONS-sio to SIS per hundred.
CANTEI. OF rs 80 per barrel.
RLACKBERRTES- per quart
WHORTLEBER8Il c5- Sd,9c. per quart
ApPLES-Northern. S5.ool6.00 per 3ar-
rel.
ES-Nonc.
IIMES-sl00 per basket.
PINE APPLES-l0Ii2c.
BANANAS-Pcr bunch zoe. fsl.50
COCOANUTS-lQ1 TO bag, $500.
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argued that the soil would rapidly. alb
sorb the moisture, being peculiarly
adapted to this purpose, and that in
an average season the plants suffered
moro from drought than superb
bundance of rain. Bulls late in the day
were quite jubllant. and worked ener-
seticaily in an effort To regain some or
the lost ground, during the past ten
days. The close was steady with prices
net unchanged to points higher.
New York. June 29.-Cotton steady:
middling, 61-lGc.; net receipts. $50
baies; gross, !,s24 bales; sales. 1.4O4
bales: stock. 1888 bales.
Total to-day: Net receipts, 1924
bales; exports to Continent, 1850 bales
stock, 52S,I62 bales.
Total since September list: Net re-
ceipts, S,232.S22 bales; exports to Great
Britains S,Sl9.933 bales; TO France. no.
296 bales; to the Continent. 2,695 $50
bales.
New York, June 29-Cotton futures
opened steady, at the decline. June,
5.4a; July, SAT; August. 5.5l; Septem-
Der, 5.5l; October. 5.57; November. SOL
December, $50: January. 5.7l; Febyu-
airy. 5.7l March. SIC; May, 5.S4
Futures closed steady. June nominal;
July. SAC; August SOL; September.
$50: October. 5.52: November, 5.66; De-
cember, 80; January. SIS: February,
SIS; March. 5.Sl: APRIL ISL: May. SIS.
spot cotton steady; unchanged. Sales,
1,4c4 bales.
NEW ORLEANS COTTON MARKET.
New Orleans. June 29.-Cotton flu
lures quiet and steady; July, 5.4SQ5,5O;
August. 5.35@5.36; September. 5.34Q5.35:
October, 5.3iM5.35; November, $3.50
5.3I December, 5.40Gl5.41; January, s. 70
@5.45; February. 5.47@5.4S: March. 551
Q5.52; April, 5.5i bid; May, 5.57 bid.
LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET.
Liverpool. June 29.-4 p. M.-Cotton
spot good business done. Prices I'M
changed. American middling. 5-16d.
The sales of the day were 10000 bales.
of which 900 were for speculation and
export, and included IL 600 American.
Receipts. ! 900 bales. including $500
bales American. Futures opened quiet,
with moderate demand. and closed
quiet; American mddling:
June. l5-64d. seller; June and Jaly.
3 15-6id. seller: July and August, IA
6f03 15-64d seller: August and Septem-
Der. 14-6id. seller: September and Oc-
tober. 36id. buyer: October and No
vember. 12-6id. buyer: November and
December. 11-Gi63 12-6td. seller: De-
cember and January. 11-6iM3 12-6id.
seller; January and February. 8 11-G4M
2 12-6id. seller: February and March,
12-6id. buyer; March and April. 3 13-
6+d. seller; April and May, 3 l3-C403 IA
Gid. buyer.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-06-30
CALIFORNIA ORANGEs-Mcssina 81. so:
seedlings. s3.0oaS3.35; navels, si.0oQtI50 per
GROCERIES

box.
GROCERIES.
FLouR-Market strong; spring wheat.
patent, si.c0; winter wheat patent, $4,000
ter wheat, best straight $3.50; winter
wheat, choice straight. 1910; winter wheat,
family, $3.50; winter wheat. fair to good
MEAfs-Per bag 100 lbs. sl.os; 80 lib.
L SonF ialse !% Choice ava Rio. 4g 5il &C.,
primo, do; lo@lohe;; fair. do. S&asisc.
c9mmSn do 1M go i;,ii oro.n, ,,,. 49, ;,
full cream, 10S4c.
SUGAR-Market very firm at the ad-
vance. Out of town prices dependent on
Loaf. $40: Patent Cubes. 5.73; Powdered.
Graduated. 5.co STANDARD Granulated.
SO; American 4. $40. CentenniaI'A. SO:
California 4. sol: Franklin Il. 4.9S: Key
stone B. l;sl; American b. !.s5; Centen-
NAL b, ATS. Cal forEia b Alb: Franklin
Extra c. 46s Keystone Extra C. AGO:
American Extra &. IA: Centennial Extra
G. AS. California Extra c. 4.4S; Frank
svRUps AND MoLAssEs = Mark.;
hrmee q; the advance syrup. good 70
Porto 0T Rico aom2se yFIn asgs
Cuban. none: New Orleans. fair TO choice
is to So: common. IL TO II.
PROVISIONS.
BULK MEATs-Market steady strong:
rib sides s5,l5a525: bellies eastern, 57.0
oac.; bellies. western, 5asW5tsc.
HAMS-Sugar cured. 11Ii1!kc.
DRY SALTED JOWLES@c
PORK PBATES-iIIc.
MESS PORK-Old SS.75.
HAM PORK-Pcr barrel $1,000.
LARD-Pure butchers. In tierces, 6K9
6iac.; compound tierces. FAC. So-lb tubs.
and 50-lb. tins. lac. more.
WOOL AND HIDES.
wOOL-Unwnshed. Isc.: bulky. ) to 7c.
less: washed wool 25c.: black. l2tic. to lsc.
HIDES-G. s.. 7is: green. 6&: dry mt.
IA; drv salt liz: damaged z.
SALT FISH
HERRING-New North Carolina cut In
Eastern barrels. $500: Potomac, gross.
S2s5: mullets. l0O-lb. kegs, 3355; spots; 100
Id. kegs, 1915; mackcrel, fat No. ?, $1,000.
FRESH FISH.
Spots. per pound. &C.: croakers,. per
pound &c. Taylors, per pound. &c; large
rock per pound, l2l2c.: pan rock. per
pound. 1O0l2c.; shad. none.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-06-30
SHIPPING REPORT.
Foreign aud wiso.
June Goth, 1899.
ARRIVED.


ARRIVED.
Span. stmp. Bonita. Arana. Punta
Gorda to coal.
Br. stmp Wordsworth. Eagan, Car
diff. to load.
Schr. Sallie Purnell Beswick, Beswick.
New York, light
CLEARED.
Span. stmp. Bonita, Arana. Birken-
lead, coaled.
SAILED.
Br. stmp. Breckfeld. Jeffells. Rotter-
dam.
Br. stmp. Sir Garnet wolseley. Law
err. Lynn Docks.
Schr. Laura L. Sprague. Wixon.
Lynn.
schr. Beulahland. Knowles. Balti-
more.
schr. John B. Prescott. Crowley. Bos-
ton.
Schr Massachusetts. French. New
York.
Tug Columbia. 8 barges. Philadel-
phia-
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Eggs steady; State ana Pennsylvania,
15@151ac.; Western fresh, l4h@l5c.;
Southern, 9@l1c. Cotton seed oil
steady; prime crude, 2t1ac.; do yellow
2G@26tac Resin quiet. Spot coffee
Rio steady; mild steady. Sugar
Raw barely steady; fair refining. DC;
Centrifugal, Sc test, 4isc.. molasses SUI
gar. Sssc.; refined quiet, No. 10, acc.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-06-30
NAVAL STORES

Charleston. $. c. june 29.-Turpen-
tine firm at %5c. Rosin firm and un-
changed.
Wilmington. N c.. June 2o-spirits
turpentne opened steady and closed
duh at Soc. and 35Ac. Rosin quiet.
SOC. and 95c. Crude turpentine firm.
81 .35 81. 90 and s.. 10. Tar firm. 81 go
Savannah. Ca. June 29.-Spirits tur-
pentine market firm, S6Ec. Rosin firm
and unchanged.
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CHICAGO MARKET.
" heat, Cor

Wheat. Corn. Oats, Provisions. Lari. short
lis Etc.
Chicago. June 29.-lIeavy additions
to stocks in the Northwest was Il phase
of the situation in wheat to-day that
caused it to weaken after u considera
bic show of strength. September clos
ed at a decline of 3sc. compared with
yesterday. Everything else on the floor
WAS lower, corn declining HQasc.; oats
closing a shade lower and provisions
2H45c. lower.
Tho loading futures ranged as foiloYa:
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TRUCK MARKET.
(By Telegraph to virginian-Pllot)
NEW YORK. 4

New York. June 29.-Potatoes firm;
Southern flrsts s2.OoW3 %; do, seconds,
75c. dgSl so. Cabbage steady; al kinds,
$l.g0@4. co per barrel crate.
New York June 29.-Musllmelons
show q wide range in quality and val
ue: demand for desirable grades only.
Watermelons favor the buyer Musk
melons. Charleston, per basket, I5c.@
20: do Florida. per crate, Sl.OOQ2.00;
dc inferior. 50QI5c.; watermelons, car
load. sl25Q2eo; do per one hundred,
$lOM25.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-06-30
BALTIMORE GRAIN MARKET.
Baltimore, June 29.--Flour dull and

unchanged
Wheat dull; No. red. spot and
month. 75@75ilc.; July. 75A@75Ec.;
August, 765s@ 767sc.; September. 7Sc.
asked; Southern by sample. 7Om7Gc.
Corn weak; spot. month and July.
3SA M3Sasc.; August, SS% di2Slac.; Sep
tember. 3SM03SAc.; Southern white,
4l1A@i2c.
Oats steady: No white. 32hg32%c
Rye firm; No. . nearby 57hc
Sugar strong and unchanged.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-06-30
PROVIDENCE, r.. I.

PROVIDENCE, r.. T.
Quotations from VIM. S. Sweet &
Son):
Potatoes. s3.25@35O.
Cabbage. sl.0o,
Apples, sl,25@l.5o per basket.
Beans. 81 00@l.2a.
Yellow Squash, soc. ds1 90 per basket.
Culles, Sl.0o@1.25 per basket.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-06-30
NORFOLK MARKETS
for Grain. iiaJ, Groceries. ProglslOls
SC.

QuOtntfonsat Wholesale Priros. I'M
less other ise stated, aud prices arc
subject 30 DuctuatiOn In uInrkot.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-06-30
ALBEMARLD AND CHESAPEAKE
CANAL.
NORTH ROITND


Stmr. Manistee, towing, North Caro-
lima TO Norfolk.
Barge Carolina. lumber North Caro-
lima to Baltimore.
Barge Reliance. lumber. North Caro-
lima to Baltimore.
Stmr. w. Il. Rogers. merchandise.
North Carolina to Norfolk.
SOUTHBOUND.
Stmr. Juniper. light. Norfolk to North
Carolina.
Stmr. Spring Garden. light. Norfolk
to North Carolina.
The barge Thos. p. Shelton is from
railway to coal pier to load for Provi-
dence.
The tug Katie is on Graves Railway
for repairs and the ferry steamer EllZ-
abeth is at the same railway TO have
her boiler. lately condemned. put in
thorough repairs or replaced, as may
be needed.
y picture of the Massachusetts, was
taken yesterday before she sailed.
AT FOREIGN PORTS.
Genoa. June 2S.-Arrived: Trevillan
New Orleans. via Norfolk.
Gerstemunde. June 90. - Arrived
Crest. Pensacola.
Hamburg, June 29.-Arrived: Mo-
hume. Norfolk.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-06-30
Quotations from Pape & Deyo:
Potatoes, $3.50 to $500.
BOSTON. MASS,

BOSTON. MASS.
Quotations from j. D., Meade & COD
Potato market higher. at S3.25q3.5o.
Beans. so
Cabbage, $3.50.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-06-30
BYRD. BALDWIN & co,
RENTAL AGENTS. ROOMS ~ AND3s
MADbENGrON BUILDING.
GRANNY STREET.

NJ L.
500 CRANKY, 5000.
Ito Falkland. $3.50.
STORES.
Water, 1884.
3s1 Church. 5000.
337 Church. 5000.
So Bank, 5000.
IS Comm ercial. SIS.
800 CRANKY. $500.
3l4 CRANKY, 5000.
OFFICES.
Warehouse and Of
fees cor. Water
and Fayette. $3.50
io5 CRANKY. SIS 90.
eli Main, $40 each.
West Building, cor.
Main and Church.
Haddington Build
ing, cor. CRANKY
and City Hall ave-
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". p. SNOW & CO.,
Real Estate Agents, 236 Main 81

New room house, Camp ave, Atlantic
City Ward.
Lots corner Th.rty-hrst street and
Lewillan avenue. Park Place. Cheap and
on easy terms
10 Lot and House and Lot near High
land avenue. Rrambleton. Price. $1,000.
Easy terms. -,
House and Lots in Riverside Park:
easy payments. jclS-tf
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-06-30

Quotations from S. Tourtelot x Coz {:
Potatoes, 50. 0oG03 so.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-06-30

NtSII tIU0Ns-I IJIiH W Il Z I'7IIUWS.
Flour steady: No. spring wheat,
73Mc.; No 3 spring wheat 7l@73%c.;
No. , red 73aic.; No. corn. Sic; No.
2 oats. 26M26Ac.; No. 3 white. 25@29c.;
No. > rye, 62c.; No. . barley. 29Mc.; No.
/ flax seed. sl.O3. new. Sl.OG1i. 06is:
mess pork. per Dbl, 81 20; lard
per 100 lbs. Si.92i.@5. 02is; short ribs
sides, tloose). 81 55GI+ So dry sailed
shoulders. (boXcd), 5M5Ac.: short clear
sides. Cboxcd s.. 00M5.1 0 whiskey. dis
tillers' flushed goods, 81. %: sugars, cut
loaf. unchanged.
On the Produce Exchange to-day the
butter market was firm; creameries.
13i@etlSc.; dairies. 1lGl5i2c.; cheese
firm. SiAM9Ac.
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BOND MARKET.
New York. June %. 1899.
NEW YORK MONEY MARKET.

New York, June 29-Money on call
firm at 2la@6 per cent; last loan at 6
per cent. Prime mercantile paper. so
81 per cent. Sterling exchange heavy
with actual business In bankers bills
at 4 .S7l2@l.SI& for demand and at
4.S5iA@4.S5A for sixty days Posted
rates. 4.S6@l.S7 and l.Ssq4 50. Com
mercial bills. 4.S5A Bar silver. coz
Mexican dollars. iSla. Government
bonds strong state bonds inactive;
railroad bonds strong.
New York. June 29-The total sales
, cf sfnek to-day were 4S9. 300 shares.
New York. June 2s.-Standard Oil.
4.60@4.63.
NEW YORK PRODUCE MARKET
& New York. June 29.-Flour moderate
1y active and steady, closing quiet at
B unchanged prices. Rye -four steady
g Corn meal. steady. Rye dull. Wheat
Spot steady; No. . red. Slasc. Corn
SPOT steady and fairly active; No. @.
S40Ac. Oats-Spot steady; No. 8 white,
S.BlHc. Beef firm. Cut meats
Arm. Pork firm. Lard easy;
western steamed. $3.50; refined
\ steady Butter firm: Western cream
,ssry. 15M@1S1Ac.: State dairy. 13eQI7c.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-06-30

Quotations from Bennett, Rand &
Coz:
Potatoes. 49, 25@s.5
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-09-21

country, but are at best only passahly good
in fair weather. Outside of the Soldiers
II ONE drives there is today no superla-
read as those that make European high
way travel delightful The governments
in junction to the farmers to study this
problem for their profit would have a
tar deeper significance if 1t could point to
the District and truthfully declare that
each one of the roads leading to or running
around i; within the federal Jurisdiction is
a model of excellence. 1t would not be
long before the residents of the two ada
cent states would be so impressed by the
difference between their local highways
public sentiment would be created among
them for the institution of similar condi-
tons beyond the District lines. 1t is in
this way that reforms spread The force
of example is powerful factor, and prac-
ticable object lesson in smooth hauling and
easy driving once afforded in the District
might soon spread its influence far into the
adjacent states, and thence in increasing
ratio throughout the country. The Com
miSSionerS have good grounds for a strong
presentation Of he matter to Congress in
their next annual report. using the Ben
ming fire text. and pointing to the De-
partment of Agriculture's work as an in
SEPARATION, while the government officers in
charge Of the conduit could effectively CO.
operate in this effort to give the District
the best system of country roads in the
world.
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times triple transfer is unavoidable. The
remedy for the complications would seem
to be to institute a new system of issuing
the transfers. The passenger should be
given his transfer when he pays his fare.
BY making his intended route clear to the
conductor the latter can give him trans
fer which will entitle him to the proper
consideration on the next car he boards,
and so on along the line. Special forms OF
transfer slips could easily be provided for
through runs involving combinations OF
lines. In the haste of the issuance of
transfers when a car reaches or approaches
n junction conductors cannot remember IN
dividuals and the passengers, on the other
hand. have no time to argue with obdurate
and suspicious conductors The passenger,
If entitled at all to the privilege of
through ride, should not be put to annoy
ance to secure it. The process of giving
the transfers when the fare is collected
may take little more time and the COM
pany may claim that it would prove i'm
practicable on crowded cars when the con-
tiuctors are hard pressed even to gather in
the cash and tickets. The remedy for such
4 condition is to provide more cars, thus
reducing the crowdings and relieving the
burden on each conductor, already too
heavy
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4 Change in Parade Plans.

Although the inspira ton of the change in
the Dewey reception plans which involves
a division of the parade features was a
desire to prevent The chance Of accidents
Monday night through the frightening of
horses by the fireworks, at the same time
the public will incidentally be benefited in
another direction and the attractiveness of
the celebration will be enhanced Accord
ing to the amended program there will be a
strong civic parade Monday night, estf-
mated to contain upward of ten thousand
marchers and wheelers. This procession.
the fireworks and the decorations, will
afford entertainment for the throngs gath
cred to participate through welcome cheers
in the greeting to the admiral. The trans
fer of the military features to Tuesday S
escort when the admiral proceeds to the
Capitol will materially increase the attrac-
tiveness Of that item Of the reception. The
original plan was to give Admiral Dewey
an escort composed outside of the few
officials and committeeman in carriages,
exclusively of mounted men, the governors
of the states officers of the army and
militia and citizens. The addition of the
military will not detract in the least from
the symbolic character of this cavalcade.
the unusual aggregation of norsemen. rep
resenting the nation, the states and the
national capital.
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4 Local Good Roads Problem.

A fire occurred the other morning at
Bennins which 1t is believed would have
been much less destructive had the road
leading To that suburb been in better con-
dition. permitting quicker transit for the
steamers Ii happens that the present bad
condition of this road is due largely TO GER
tain works which have recently been I'M
dertaken along its line. which should result
in the end in its permanent and material
improvement. Nevertheless this case calls
attention strongly once more to the fact
that the country roads in the vicinity
OF Washington are poor specimens of
country highways. The city itself enjoys
the reputation Of having the finest streets
on this continent. The same reputation
ought 70 pertain to the entire District The
science of road-making has now been ad-
Nanced to such a stage of perfection that
smooth, hard durable hauling surfaces are
easily attainable In any region and even
among the steepest hills practicable thor
oughfares can be secured without excessive
cost and can be economically maintained
The Department of Agriculture is conduct
Ing a most praiseworthy propaganda to
educate the farmers of the country I'D to
q keener appreciation of the value of good
roads 1t would be eminently proper If at
the nations capital an effort were made to
put the principles thus promulgated into
practical effect by constructing ideal roads
and keeping them in first-class condition in
all seasons. The government already owns
one road which has heretofore been known
as a fine thOroughfare. 1t Is now, how
ever. very much out of repair. being so ex-
tensively used because 1t is almost the only
really good road in this neighborhood, that
the cost of maintenance is too high for the
annual appropriation. Were there other
roads like IT travel would soon seek them,
thus making 1t easier for the authorities to
keep the Conduit road In strict repair The
road constituting an extension of 18th
street is very good. but its approach is
marred by steep hills. which lessen It's at
Effectiveness to bicyclists and drivers. On
the southern side of the city, across the
branch. the roads lead into a beautiful