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Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1900-08-11

In order to find the true answer 10 this
question daughter Of prominent McNi
can planter tried the following eynsr;
ment:
This young lady drove nail in N,
wall some distance from the tendril OF !,
morning glory plant. The tendril began
at once TO grow toward the nail Tor
nall was shifted; the tendril shifted lis
course ''
Finally, cord was hung nm N tar,,,
the tendril and it shifted It's coirse
toward the cord, and left the nail which
1t had five times persisted in following
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1900-08-11
Sand for Human Beings.

Sand for human being has been rec.
commended by a doctor What we all
need. according to his theory, is grit
real grit that is furnished by the silica in
the sand. To get that we must swallow
little clean sand every day with our
meals. The presence of the grit will as
sist in the grinding process. and cur food,
instead of distressing us. will nourish us
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1900-08-11
The Oldest Crown in Europc.

Humbert's death at Monza was near
a. shrine to which all his life he had
shown patriotic devotion. 1t is the iron
crown. the oldest in Europe. The King
often recited the history Of the crown
and is said to have seer it more fire.
Quently than any person in modern
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1900-08-11
Chinese News Renrers.

According - the ancient practice OF
Oriental monarchs the Chinese Emperor
rewards those who bring him good news.
and Furnishes those who bring bad news.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1900-08-11

Most of the business houses in Mezi-
co are closed for an hour and half in
the middle of the day.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-10-12
Funeral of Mr.. Hallett.

The funeral of the lamented Cap
tain Benjamin A. Hallett, who died at
Mt Olive Sunday morning at 1:30
O'Clock, too place yesterday morning
at 10 O'Clock at the First Presbyterian
church. The services were conducted
by the Rev. Edward E. Lane and there
was a large attendance of relatives and
riends. The hymns were tenderly
sung by the regular h consisting of
Mrs. w. L. Latta, Mrs. r.. G.. Woody,
MIR. C. H. Cooper, and Mr.. H. K.
Holden. Miss Anna Sprunt was or
ganist. The hymns sung were abide
With Me" and ASLEEP in Jesus"
From the church the remains were
borne to Oakdale cemetery and sor-
rowfully deposited in the tomb. Hand
some flowers were aid upon the grave
as tributes to h emo of the de-
ceased.
The p~allbearers were as follows:
Honorary, Colonel VIM. j.. DeROSSet,
and Mr.. James Sprunt; active, Messrs.
Henry Savage, T.. C. Lewis, C.. H.
Robinson, w. H. Alderman, j. c.
Morrison, and Preston Cumming.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-10-12
YOUTSEYS CRITICAL CONDITION
In Condition All Day-Per-
n Insanity Not Unlikely

Georgetown, KY, October 10-Henry
Youtsey has remained in a comatose
condition all day; whether that is due
to the opiates administered to quiet
him last night cannot De ascertained.
He has answered no questions address
ed to him by his nearest relatives and
physicians, but once or twice during
b day he held UP his hands and ex-
claimed: There is no blood on my
hands-there is no man blood on my
hands"
He has kept his eyes closed all day
and they are still slightly crossed, as
if drawn and set by the CONFUSION he
had last night. The only nourishmen:
he has taken vas a glass of milk which
was almost forced Town his throat by
the physicians.
DIR. Carrick says he is in an extreme
ly critical condition. which may take a
sudden change for the better or worse
at any moment, and if for the worse
Youtsey will be. permanently insane.
He has o been taken to the jury room
in the court house yet, as dire I'D by
Judge Cantrill this morning, out may
be Ike there early tomorrow il there
is no change for h worse in his coz
d~itionstonight.
Judge Cantrill said this morning that
the trial would certainly proceed, but
tomorrow the judge may abandon his
purpose. Youtsey's attorneys think he
simply had Mysteries last night brought
on by the severe strain and long con-
inement and that he will recover in .
day or two.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-10-12

Correspondence of the Messenger.)
Enfield, N. c., October 10.
Rev. Mr.. Daley, of Weldon. is con-
Quoting a two-weeks' revival in the
NJ. E.. church here assisted by it's pas
tor, Rev. r. L. Davis. Large congre-
cations assemble and much interest
is manifested.
The Atlatic Coast Line authorities
are giving Enfield more consideration
by increasing the capacity of our side
tracks. They have also about COM
pleted a handsome office for their
agent and are doubling the size of
their waiting rooms, both white and
colored.
Awhile man by the name of Boon
was accidentally killed on the railroad
track last night
Two negroes were wounded in a lit
tie knock-down-and-drag-out fight
over in Dumping town last night
all quiet on the swamp this morning.
Our stemmeries and prizeries are
being rushed just now, and tobacco is
rolling in from the counties of Hall
fax, Martin, EdgecOmbe and Nash.
An old resident III that he saw for
ty new men from a distance on our
market ast Friday. Two reasons are
assigned for this; n on account OF
our u~p-to-date capacious tobacco ma
chinery with cash to a for it, and
the other is that the business men OF
the town ave put their hands into
their pockets to improve the bridges
and county roads leading into Enfield
The Bank of Enfield yesterday re-
ceived on deposit more thar three
times as much as it's capital stock
Since it's last statement to the corpo,
ration commission, September 5th
1 Innao;tr xrn innrnoc sod in thirty 6aUs
from $4,000 to $50, 900. This is account.
ed for by cotton bringing 10 cents an(
upwards and tobacco averaging
cents to IL cents, some of it bringing
as high as 80 cents.
Boyd's warehouse is Offering five
premiums at the Weldon fair for mer
itorious tobacco sold on their foo
prior to fair week. This is an incen
tive and stimulates the farmer.
All the candidates have admirer'
mere but Carr seems to be in the leat
for the senate.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-10-12
ENGINE WENT WILD
A Accident at the Marion
Cotton Mills.

The Florence Times of Tuesday says:
A rather serious, and a peculiar acct
dent happened Monday in the cotton
mills at Marion. 1t is remarkable that
there were no casualties.
Fire broke out in the picking room
of the mills and while the operatives
were trying to put that out it started
in the engine room. The big belt which
pulled all the machinery caught fire
and was quickly burned in two. This
too the resistance off of the engine,
and with 200 pounds pressure on the
boiler the big wheel flew round like
mad. The engine room was full of
smoke and fire and nobody could get
at the engine to shut il down.. In a
few minutes the governor belt to the
engine burned in two and the engine
went wild.
In almost no time the rapid whirl
of the wheel had made it fly into hun
dreds Of pieces, which were shot like
a charge of grape-shet from q big gun
through the building. tearing of the
entire roof and bursting a il in the
side of the engine room a clear as If
IL had been cut out with tools. The
engine itself was thrown entirely on
its base. Pieces of the big driver went
as far as a hundred yards.
1t was an exciting time, but NOBODY
was hurt.
The insignificant fire which started
the trouble was soon quenched. The
damage from this cause was not great.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-10-12
Arrested for Reckless Shooting

Frequent complaints have been made
OF the intolerable conduct of parties
passing through the village at the Del
|gado mill. Last Sunday some drunken
negroes went along the turnpike shoot
ing pistols and both annoying and
frightening the people. A pistol was
fired so close to a mans face that the
powder burned him and bullets came
very nearly hitting several people.
Some Of the missiles hit the operatives
houses.
When informed about this conduct,
Sheriff Walter G.. MacRae set about to
|get hold of h guilty parties. Yester-
day Deputy Sheriffs George w. Mills,
R. E. Daniels and D. A. Rowan arrest
ed three negroes on warrants charging
them with the shooting. They We're
Tom Fair, William Ready, and Will
liam Jordan. The parties were given a
hearing before Justice MCGOWAN. He
discharged Fair and Jordan, but bound
Ready over to the criminal as it
was shown that he fired the pistol. He
gave a bond of $25 for his appearance
for trial on the charge of sdu and
battery with a deadly weapon
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-10-12
The Government Crop Report

Washington. October 10.-Following is
the monthly report OF the condition OF
the cotton crop. issued by the depart
ment of agriculture:
The monthly report OF the statisti-
clan OF the department or agriculture
shows the average condition OF cotton
on October LIST to have been 81. as
compared with 6S.2 last month; ga
on October /, 1899. 1874 ut the CORE
spending late in 1898 and 71.6 the mean
average of October for the last ten
years.
With the exception Of North Carolina
and Tennessee, where there is no ap-
preciable change in the condition of
the crop. there has been a decline dur
ing September throughout the whole
of the cotton states east of the Missis-
sippi river This decline amounts To =
points in Virginia, Georgia and Ala
bama: 3 in South Carolina. 4 I'm Mis-
sissippi and s in Florida. louisiana also
shows a decline of 4 points. On the
other hand there has been sufficient
improvement in northern Texas to
make the general average of that state
l point higher than last month. and
there is also an improvement of l point
in Oklahoma, 5 points in Indian Terri
tory II 4 points in Missouri. The
crop in Arkansas is about holding it's
own.
The average for the different states
is Is follows: Virginia II: North Car
olina "a; South Carolina 81: Geor-
gia 81; Florida 63: Alabama 81:
Mississippi 56; louisiana 66; Texas 7S:
Arkansas So: Tennessee Ga: Mis-
souri, 6S; Oklahoma 70: Indian Ter
ritcry n
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-10-12
NuptialS
correspondence Of The Messenger.)
Weldon, N. c., October 10.

correspondence Of The Messenger.)
Weldon, N. c., October 10.
Mr.. George H. Cole, head bookkeeper
for the Enfield Lumber Company, was
united in marriage at Halifax at high
noon today to Miss Kate Ousby, the &C
compllshed daughter Of MI. J.. L.
Ousby.
The ceremony took place in the
Granville Street Methodist Episcopal
church in the presence of a. large as
semblage of interested spectators. Rev.
Mr.. Davis, pastor of the church, off
ciating.
The church was most artiStically
decorated for the happy event, and the
bridal party entered to the ~enlivening
strains of selections from Loehingrin.
Mr.. J. L. Ousby, Jr., and Mr.. Henry
LichfOrt, of Raleigh, were the ushers.
The bride entered with her sister,
Mrs. w. H. Blacknall, of Raleigh, and
Mr.. Cole came in with Mr.. Blacknall.
Mr.. West and Miss Urlie Daniel were
the other attendants.
Immediately after the a
Inner was served and then the happy
pair were driven to Weldon where they
o the Seaboard Air Line train for an
extended northern tour, followed by
the best wishes of numerous friends.
Preparations are in progress for the
great fair to be held here on the 30th
inst. to November End.
Mayor T. L. Emry is this week attend
ing the Greensboro fair.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-10-12
EASTERN BAPTIST ASSOCIATION
IL Met with the Mt. Olive Church Yes
terday-Delegates From the Will
mington Churches = Good Reports
From the Churches of This City

The Eastern Baptist Association met
yesterday with the Baptist church at
Mt. Olive.
The Rev. r. II. Herring and Mr.. NJ.
L Curtis, Of Southside Baptist church,
went up yesterday morning to repre-
sent that congregation
The Rev. J. II. Hildreth and the Rev.
L E. Boney, of this city, are also in
attendance.
The Rev. J w. Cobb, travelling agent
for the North Carolina Baptist, was in
the city on his way to the association.
The delegates elected to represent the
First Baptist church were DIR. c. T.
Halves and Messrs. r. NJ. Wescott and
Z. E. Blake. DIR. Halves went up last
night, and so did the Rev. r H. Hew-
lett, pastor of the Masonboro group OF
churches.
The Rev. DIR. Blackwell, Of the First
Baptist church, intended to attend the
association, but he was prevented by
sickness in his congregation.
The First Baptist church of this city
will send up a good report, among
other things being the gratifying state
ment that the baptisms for the year
have been thirty-fve, the greatest
number for many years.
Brooklyn Baptist church will report
that it's new house Of worship has been
completed and nearly all the expense
of its construction been met. South
side Baptist church will report larger
collections for missionary work han
ever before.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-10-12
death OF MRS. EMMA M,xAcHERN
She Passed Away Yesterday Morning
at $50 O'clock-She Never Rallied
From the Attack of Paralysis Which
Frustrated Her Last Friday

The friends Of Mrs. Emma McEach-
lern were panied yesterday to learn that
she passed away at $50 a. m. al her
residence, 80 South Sixth street On
Friday morning she was in her usual
health but later in the day had a
stroke Of paralysis which rendered her
unconscious. She continued in a semi
Unconscious state until her death, hav-
ling never rallied sufficiently to enable
her loved ones to hope for her recovery.
All of her children were with her when
she was called away. The two sons
who were absent from the city, Mr..
John ID. McEachern , OF Jacksonville
Fla, and Mr.. Edward c. McEachern,
a student at the State university, were
photographed for and both arrived here
on Tuesday.
Mrs. McEachern vas in the 65th year
of her age. She was born in New
Hanover county, n was the daughter
of the late Mr.. David and Mrs. Emma
lGarrell. She was married February
I22, 1854, to Mr.. John s. McEachern,
who died some years ago. Six sons
survive them-Mr. John D. McEachern,
of Jacksonville, Fla, Mr.. Duncan Nc
Eachern, chairman of the board OF
lcounty commissioners of New Hanover
county, and Messrs. Neil M. McEach-
ern, Alex. o. McEachern. William H
McEachern, and Edward G. McEach-
fern, the five last named bets residents
lof Wilmington The bereaved family
have a wide circle of friends who deep
lily sumpathize with them in the loss OF
an a~ffectionate mother. Mrs. McEach-
Iern was a faithful member Of the
First Baptist church, n h funeral
will take place at the church this af-
ternoon at 8 o'clock. The interment
will be made in Bellevue cemetery.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-10-12
MARKETS BY TELEGRAPH.


New York, October 10.-Money on call
firmer at 2@4 per cent. Last loan 8 per
cent. Prime mercantile paper sac per
cent. Sterling exchange weak with
actual business in bankers bills at
4.S3% for demand and at 4.79A for sixty
days. Posted rates 4.S1@4.S1k and
4.S5Q4.S5k; commercial bills at 4.79k@
4.SO; silver certificates 63B@64%; bar
silver 63%; Mexican dollars sou. Gov
eminent bonds irregular; state bonds
weak; railroad bonds irregular.
COTTON.
Liverpool, October 10 D.. m.-Cot-
ton: Quiet; prices easy; American
middling fair 6 25-32d. The sales of
the day were 5000 bales. of which 500
were for speculation and export and in
cluded 5,400 American. Receipts 1000
bales, all American.
Futures opened quiet and closed easy.
American midling L. NJ. c.: October
5 56-64d buyers; October and November
5 42-64d buyers: November and DeceIn-
Der 5 S6-64d@5 37-64d buyers; December
and January 5 34-64d sellers: January
n February 5 31-64d buyers; Feb
and March 5 29-64d buyers;
March and April 5 27-64d sellers; April
and May 5 25-64d@5 26-64d sellers; May
and June 5 24-64d buyers; June and
July 5 22-64d@ 5 23-64d sellers; July
n August 5 21-64d sellers: August
and September 5 15-64d value.
FORT RECEIPTS.
Galveston firm at 10c; net receipts
1923 bales.
Norfolk steady at 1O%c; net receipts
1885 bales.
Baltimore nominal at 10%c.
Boston quiet at lie; net receipts 222
bales.
Wilmington firm at 1OAc; net receipts
2,249 bales.
Philadelphia quiet at II 1-1ec;~net re-
ceipts 305 bales.
Savannah easy at 10c; net receipts
10, PAP bales.
New Orleans quiet 1T 10 1-16c; net re-
ceipts 25,447 bales.
Mobile easy at 10Mc; net receipts l.
745 bales.
Memphis steady at 10Ac; net receipts
2,805 bales.
Augusta quiet at 1oMc; net receipts
Charleston steady at 10c; net receipts
Cincinnati quiet at 1ohc; net receipts
743 bales.
Louisville firm at 10%c.
ST. Louis quiet at 10 5-16c; net re-
ceipts 1882 bales.
Houston firm at 10c; net receipts H.
494 bales.
THE NEW YORK MARKET.
New York, October 10.-Cotton quiet
at 10 .13-16c; stock 34.547 bales.
Total today-Net receipts S., 69s
bales; exports to- Great Britain 81, O13
bales: continent 10.403 bales; stock &c.,
261 bales
Consolidated = Net receipts 2za, pa
bales; exports to Great Britain 133, 9Ss
bales; France 8,400 bales; continent g.
377 bales.
Total since September Met re-
ceipts I,1O0,S64 bales; exports to Great
Britain 326,570 bales: France IS, 757
bales; continent 233. S79 bales.
Futures close steady at the decline.
October 1910; November 9S5; Deem
Der 9.7S; January 9.75; February 9.75;
March 9.76: April 9.75: May 9.76; June
9.73; July 9.6S; August $50.
Spot cotton closed quiet at 3-16c de-
cline. Middling uplands 10 13-16c; mid
ding gulf IL 1-16c: sales none.
SPAIN AND PROVISION MARKET
Chicago. October 10.-The leading fu-
lures ranged - follows:
open. High. Low. cio~
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-10-12
Laid at Rest In OakdaIe

The services for the burial of the
dead We're aid yesterday afternoon at
3 O'Clock over Mrs. Mittie Windley, be-
loved wife of Mr.. j. Robert Windley,
who passed away Monday morning.
The solemn services took place at the
residence 9O2 North Fourth street and
were conducted by the Rev. Robert
Strange, ID. d., rector of st. James
Episcopal church. There was a large
attendance of sympathizing friends
and a large concourse followed the re-
mains to Oakdale cemetery where they
were laid to rest. The floral tributes
laid upon the grave were numerous
and beautiful. The pallbearers were
Messrs. Arson Alligood, E. B. Burk-
heimer, Tom Powers, Julius Taylor,
B.. C. Moore, and r. H. Pickett.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-10-12
Tobacco and Rice Crops.

Washington, October 10-The month
ly crop report Of the department OF
agriculture says:
In the condition Of tobacco there
has been a decline of 1 point is Ken
lucky, 2 points in North Carolina and
3 points in Virginia, Maryland and
Missouri, Ohio and Wisconsin report
an improvement of 3 and 4 points re-
s~pectively, while in Tennessee and
Pennsylvania there is no appreciable
change.
A decline in the condition in rice Is
everywhere reported, but in Louisi-
ena, h state of principal production.
the condition is still exceptionally
high, being 100 o. 13 points above the
average.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-10-12
Establishing Agencies

The Messenger some time g an
nounced that Messrs. Armour & Co., of
Chicago, ~proprietorS of the Armour
Fertilizer Works, would make Whining
ton a distributing point for their fer
t~ilizers. Mr.. J. G.. Everett, formerly
of Norfolk, who is to be the manager
here for this branch of the business
of Messrs. Armour & Co., a arrived
with his family and they are domiciled
at $40 South Third street.
Last night, Nh. Everett left for a trip
up the Wilmington and Weldon rail-
road for the purpose of establishing
agencies for his fertilizers. The COM
pan has made arrangements with the
Wilmington Compress and Warehouse
Company to store in bulk a large
quantity of fertilizers. The goods will
soon begin to arrive here, n will be
distributed from this place to the
agencies throughout this state and
South Carolina.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-10-12
Mr.. Woolley,s Campaign

Chicago, October 9.-John G.. Woolley,
prohibition nominee for president who
has just returned from a nine day
trip through the south on a special
train this evening made the following
statement:
"The meetings in Indiana have been
the greatest of the series SO far in
comparison to former meetings in this
state. The popularity of our work in
Indiana is that We seem to draw our
converts about evenly from the two ole
parties.
1.-The trip of the special train in
creases daily in interest. Our heaviest
work begins tonight at the Chicago
meeting. On the eastern trip we will
hold nearly double as many meetings
a day as we did on the western and
southern trips"
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-10-12
Baden Gets First Prize for Bright
Warmers.

Mr.. Oscar L. Clark, of Clarkton, one
of Biaden county's leading merchants
and most enterprising citizens, was in
the city yesterday making business
calls.
By the way, MI. Clark received the
first prize for bright wrapper tobacco
last week at the Danville carnival or
tobacco show. The carnival was a
weeks show of 25-pouHd lots of to-
bacco exhibited by farmers from all
Of the country. His tobacco
sold for s1.02 per pound, besides the
$50 premium hat he received, making
twenty-seVen pounds of tobacco net
him s76.46, or nearly So per pound. This
is proof that the lands around Clarkton
are not only equal but ahead of all
h sections for fine tobacco.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-10-12

MI. S. S. Holt, of ~Smithfield, was
here yesterday.
Ex-Sheriff j. w. Spicer, of OnSlOw, is
here making business calls.
Mr.. R. L. DeVane, of Red Springs,
was in the city on business yesterday.
Mr.. E. j. Cherry, of Parmele, was
the visitors in the city yester-
day.
MesSrS. j. w. Harrellson and J.. w.
|Joyner, of Clarendon, were here on
business yesterday.
Mr.. j. r. Barden, of Warsaw, was
in the city yesterday, to close an en-
with Mr.. JOS. H. Waters as
a trveling representative for his whole
sale grocery establishment.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-10-12
Back From Detroit

Mr.. and Mrs. H. d. Burkheimer and
little Miss Elizabeth B~urkheimer ar
rived home yesterday from Detroit,
Mich, where Mr.. Burkheimer went as
a delegate to the annual convention
OF the United States Railway Mail
Service Benefit Association. Mrs. Burk-
heimer accompanied him as reporter
for he" Railway Mail" the official or
gan OF h association. While in De
troit they visited the Rev. c.. L. Ar
mold, former rector Of st. PauTs Epis-
copal church, in this city. He is now
rector of st. Stephens, Detroit, and Is
very popular in that city. In the alb
sence OF the mayor of the city he was
invited to deliver the welcome address
before the railway mail slerks.
Mr.. and Mrs. Burkheimer returned
by way of the great lakes. Pittsburg,
Baltimore and Washington.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-10-12
The Strawberry Crop

Mr.. c. N. Sparkman, of Rocky Point,
was in the city yesterday. He says the
recent rains have enabled the straw
berry growers to set their plants out
and notwithstanding the fact that
they are late the plants are looking
we'll. They should have been planted in
August, " h drought was SO sever
that it looked at one time that they
would never have the opportunity to
get the planting out in time.
Mr.. Sparkman says the acreage
planted will be about the same as thai
OF last year.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-10-12
The Armor Plate Question.

Washington. October 10@Secretary
Long had another conference today
with the representatives OF the Beth
lehem and Carnegie Steel Companies
respecting the placing of contracts
for SIS, 000. 900 worth of plate
for the navy. The conference lasted
nearly an hour While IL was incon-
elusive In its results. the parties TO
IL were each and all under the impress
sion that they had succeeded In get
ting nearer to one another while, as
far as III navy department is con-
cerned. Ii is believed that there Is
now 10 longer the necessity confront
ing ii Of building an armor plant.