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Cash quotations were as follows Flour dull and steady. No. spring wheat, 641a6O 65hc; Mo- red, 6S@7Oc. No 2 corn, 371a6D S79sc; No. yellow. s71k6DS77sc. No. 2 oats, 2l%@22c; No. white, 24A@24Ac; No. 3 white, 23A@2424c. No. rye, 55c Good feed- ing barley, 361z@37c. Fair to choice malt ing, 39Q41c. No. 1 flax seed. s1.SO; No. northwestern, S1.S0. Prime timothy seed, g. 421s@2 .45. Mess pork, per barrel s10911 10. Lard, per 100 pounds, $6.60@6. 721a. Short ribs sides Qoose), $6. 3O9655. Dry salted shoulders (boxedD. 61s@624c. Short clear sides (boxed), s6.906D7. Whiskey, basis of high wines, s1.23. Sugars. cut loaf, un- changed. Clover contract grade, $750.
 On the provision exchange to-day, the butter market was steady; creamery, 15@p 191ac; dairy, 131a117c. Cheese, 73s5s9Ac. Eggs steady, freshN11c
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H. D. COTHRAN & GO.
Room 10, Alabama National Bank Building.
 Private leased wires to New York, New Orleans and Chicago.
 COTTON, STOCK AND GRAIN.

All nurchases and sales are made direct
 inc Exchange for which the order is given. 1,. Y,,tvre S Wardwell; Purnell, Hagaman & 70. New York; Fairchild & Hobson, New Orleans: Ware & Leland Chicago.
 References-First National Bank of Bir- ,ningham; First National Bank of Rome, Ga
 TELEPHONE No. 1145.
 Special attention given to orders over tele- phone and orders sent from out of the city. eitx.
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SSO.1O Round Trip to New York and
 Philadelphia,

Take Central of Georgia Railway and Ocean Steamship Co. to Republican Ma tionaI Convention. Tickets on sale June Il, 13, 14, 15 and IT; include meals and berth on steamer. For particulars, call on
 SOLON JACOBS,
 Commercial Agent 20l5 First Ave.
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Treasury Sta temen6

Washington, June 1.-Today's statement of the treasury balances in the general fund, exclusive of the $150,OOO, 900 gold re- serve in the division of redemption, shows Available cash balance, $145, 7SS, 529; gold $6S, ,-S57545.
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New York, June 1.-Cotton quiet total re- ceipts today, net 4,954 exports to Great Britain 1,435; to France, 9f; to the conti- nent, 303; stock, 256,240
 Consolidated: Net, 23, 244; exports to Graet Britain 16,796; to France, IF; to the con- tinent, 1919O.
 Total since September 1: Net, 6312, ,321 ex- ports to Great Britain, 2,135, 756; to France, 625; to the continent, 2,555 757.
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Concert by Memoli's Band at East Lake every Sunday afternoon, 3 to 6. Free.
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Metal Markets

New York; June 1.-Tin, 80; pig iron war rants weak and unsettled lake copper, s1675 lead ruled at $3.971a@4 .021s; spelter easy at $4. .45@$4.50; the brokers price for lead was $3.SO, and for copper, $16. 50Q$16.- 75
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LOCAL MARKETS,

Tocal Cotton Market Good middling, 9c. Middling, S7sc. Strict low middling, S5sc. Low middling, Sc.
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Liverpool Cotton Market

Liverpool June 1.-Cotton, quiet; prices l-32d lower; American middling, fair. D 5-l6d; good middling, 1-32d; middIing. 4.29-32' low middling, 4.25-32; good ordinary, 2l-92; ordinary 15-32. The sales of the day were 5000 bales, of which 300 were for speculation and export, and included ZOO American. Receipts, 5000 bales, all Ameri- can. Futures opened steady and closed very steady at the advance American middling, l. m. C.: June, 4.52 buyers; June- July, 4.50 sellers; July-August. AS buyers; August-September, 44l@4.42 buyers; Sep tember-October, 4.2S sellers, October-No- vember, 417@4.1S value; November Decem- Der, 4.14 value; December-January, 4.12 sellers; January-February, 410@411 buy CTS; February March, 411@4I sellers.
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Total Net Receipts

New York, June 1.-Following are the total net receipts of cotton at all ports since September, 1899:
 Galveston, 1692,772; New Orleans, 1792.- 302; Mobile, 1999S8; Savannah, 1,055,94 Charleston, 256,S12; Wilmington, 27S.516; Norfolk, 3Sl.771; Baltimore 9O,91S; New York, 104.197; Boston, 10S 149; Newport News, 16,S51; Philadelphia, 46,7S7; Bruns- wick, 92, 405; Pensacola, 126,S75; Port Arthur and Sabine Pass, 6S,O29. Total, 6,312,S21.
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Grand production of Mem oli's Mass, with Miss Norma Scholar as principal soloist, East Lake, 1unday night, June Sd, at 8:3O.
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Chicago Change

Chicago, June 1-Wheat yielded very stubbornly to the break up of the drouth in the northwest, and closed steady, July being 1sc under yesterday Corn closed 1sQ 14c higher, and oats shade down.
 Provisions closed heavy.
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The leading futures ranged as follows:
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Articles Iopened IIIighestI Lowest Closing
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fBy Private Wire to Murphy & Cop
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OFFICERS--N. P. Barker, President; Harding, Second Vice President; Tom O. Cashier.
 D1RECTORS-T. T. Hillman, B. M ert Jemison, Erskine Ramsay, T. H. M, 10. Barker, F. M. Jackson.
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the mill is sold through New York
agency.
When the mill. in 1871. passed from the
oncl Ed Richardson became Its president,
and remained until his death, early IN
1856. He was succeeded by his friend,
partner and right-hand bower. the late
Captain VIM. Oliver. who remained presl-
dent during the remainder of his life.
He was succeeded by John L. Richard
son and J. 5. Richardson, and at Mr. j. ).
Richardson's death last year, Mr.. X. l..
saunders, of Jackson, succeeded to the
presidency and WAS reelected at the
last annual meeting
All OF these gentlemen were men of
vast business interests, splendid business
talents, but none had any cotton mill
experience except Captain Oliver, and he
had none when he began his career at
the Wesspn Mills
1t is said that Captain Oliver made
large estate out OF his mill holdings and
employmrnts
If Mississippi had 200 Wesson Mills, her
1Op0,uOO bale crop and her wool harvest
would soon make her as rich as Massa
chuSettS, while to-day she barely repre-
sentS & per cent of the colossal wealth of
that state which turns TO Mississippi for
raw cotton and uses of her products 1900
miles away as much as she can buy, and
then turns TO the other southern states
to buy until her annual consumption
equals about | ,25O,00 bales.
But the work TO secure these 200 mills
is under way as will be seen by refer
ence TO the new mills being organized in
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ing stripes crashes and white and col
ored hosiery yarns. carpet warps, seine
twlnes etc, requiring 100 Bales Of cotton
monthly, or an annual consumption Of
about 5000 bales of cotton. The EN-
ployeS are. with very few exceptions. ma
tives of Clarke aud the surrounding
counties. mostly, however, from the i'm
mediate neigh5orhoad and nearly all the
foremen and skilled wJrkmen la the
mills are natives who have worked In
the mills from bOghOud and have been
promoted to these positions
The mills paid no dividends for the
first sixteen or seventeen years, the first
dividends being . per cent, paid in 1884.
The next two years We're very unfavor-
able for cotton manufacture, and no divl-
dends were paid. The second dividend
was 8 per cent and was paid in 1887. For
the next two years dividends Of per
cent were paid, when another depression
In the business came and no dividends
were paid 1890 and 1891: when in 1892
the mills paid a dividend of ) per cent
and have been paying S per cent dyi-
dends steadily since that time, reservi ing
any excess of profits for general deprecla-
ton and a working capital.
DIR. o. F. Cawthon, of Mobile, Ala,
was elected president Of the company
early in 1879, since which time he has
been active in the management Of the
mills. looking especially after the
finances. DR.. CawthOn began In the drug
business in Mobile when quite young
man and succeeded as no one else has in
that line Of business in Mobile. Having
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accumulated a large amount Of money he
retired from the drug business In about
1878 and began looking around for other
investments, when he became Interested
in the Stonewall Cotton Mills, having
purchased a large block of the capital
stock. He readily recognized the Import
ance and necessity OF putting the mills in
proper condition financially and me-
other mills, and he was the moving spirit
In all of the engagements Of the mills
which have resulted successfully and 10
the entire satisfaction of the stockhold-
ers. DIR. Cawthon was the pioneer in
the electric light business and also the
manufacture of artificial ice in Mobile.
in both of which ventures he was emil
nently successful. He also organized
railway system of Mobile and took the
active management of the same as presl-
dent and at once made great Improve
ments in the property and put II on
paying basis for the first time. All of his
business ventures have resulted with
eminent success. He is at present presi-
dent of the Cawthon Cotton Mills and
the Estelle Cotton Mills, of Selma, Ala.
Also president of the CITY National Bank,
of Mobile. and one of, II not the largest.
real estate owners in the city Of Mobile.
Mr.. Thos. L. Wainwright Is secretary
and superintendent OF the Stonewall Cot
ton Mills and resides at Stonewan He
Is himself a product Of the mills, begin
ming. when about grown, under the In
structions of Mr.. w. Collier, who was at
the time superintendent of the mills and
who took a great interest in teaching
Mr.. wainwright the mechanical part OF
the cotton mill business. After being
under Mr.. Golfers tutelage for about
three years, Mr.. Wainwright was APP
pointed secretary and superintendent In
1873. and has been continuously In the
employ Of the company for over twenty
seven years, and managing the business
affairs for the past twenty-fow years,
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val Cotton Miiis.. located on the Mobile
ma ma ohiS Railroad at stOnewsll. Clarke
ot 4 dss. ,sd nGrts.s. va. placed on the
o. the property in 1871. when it
passed from the hands of its oriainaI
gWners. Books and associates, and was
wost IN Sy : syndicate composed al
was Formed Sy Mr.. VIM ai 81 H{ ,@II;ae
then OF st. Louis, but formerly q cotton
commission merchant of Mobile also. The
mliIs were operated until 1870 unpront-
aolyi some years losing money and some
yess showing a tri1lng gain. when dur
lns the year 1870 the owners expended q
considerable sum of money In throwing
GUY oId and putting In new machinery
and general improvements and better
sehu, resulting Ia q profitable business
Ior the years 1850 and 1881. With this
announcement 1t was decided to double
me hIe OF the mills 10 1882, which was
done By the expenditure Of SIS, 600. Of
Nnich $4,000 was paid In by the stock.
noiuers, while the balance was out OF
ne accumulated proTits Of the two pre-
Increased to s169. 900. After mis- enlarge.
ment OF the business, fair profits were
earned Tor several years, except for the
years 1888 and 1885, which was a period
OF oppression aud adversely In the cotton
nj business, when In 1889 1t was de-
clded 10 again enlarge the mills, which
was done by the expenditure OF about
sio,oOO and the capital stock increased TO
s-OO,oOO, the greater part Of which was
from the sale Of new stock, the balance
oeing taken out OF the profits OF THE
business. Following this second enlarge
ment, the business proved fairly prufit-
ablo and so satisfactory to the owners
that at their stockholders meeting held
IN May, 1929, II was unanimously agreed
70 open subscription books for 5000. 600
increased capital stock with which 10
Dulld new mill TO be designated as No
Z, 10 contain 10000 spindles and 800
looms, which was successfully carried out,
resulting In the building Of the new mill
known as No. 2, which was put in full
operation In Aug 1896, thus increasing
the capital stock to he present amount
OF $4,000 The new mill, however, cost
ABOUT $4,000 IL excess of the amount
raised by the sale of n-w stock, which
excess was taken out OF the accumulated
profits.
The Stonewall mills at present have an
equipment of about %. 600 spindes and
900 looms, and with their excess Of card
Ing and spinning machinery, produce
monthly In addition TO their production
or about 10000 yards OF the various
kinds OF cloth monthly. The mills en-
ploy about 40 people. In addition 10 the
mill buildings. all OF which are substan-
ual large brick structures. there is dye
house and four large warehouses for the
storage of cotton and manufactured
goods and about 200 neat cottages for the
accommodation of the employees, which
are let al a small rental only about sufii-
cient to amply cover the repairs and de-
probation Of the cottages. The products
OF the mills are brown cotton sheetings,
shrtinEs, drills, osnaburgs, ducks, avn
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domets, cottossdes and fancy cotton
Mill No. = 1. two stories, II. feet ~
dirion. being necesssry for the prepare
tIon OF wool, and to 1t 10 attached .
baIldlng In which the raw stock is dried
out after soing through the securing
the dyehouse deserves special mention.
This department Is fitted up with the
most LING royed dyeing machinery, with q
capacity for dyeing 1900 pounds Of raw
stock per day, In addition TO full equip
on an extensive scale.
Quite q number of auxiliary buildings
have been erected from time to time for
the storage Of stock aud for other pur.
poses. The largest of these being the cot
ton warehouse, with a storage capacity
for 5000 bales Of cotton.
The Mississippi Mills do their own re-
pair work. and have a machine shop and
carpenter shop fitted with machinery Tor
this purpose.
"Ali Of the buildings Of this immense
establishment were constructed with the
Wow Of meeting the requirements OF the
FIRE insurance companies, and with an
organized fire brigade of sixteen members
properly drilled, an Immense WorthlDr
ton automatic Underwriters pumping en-
CINE OF 1900 gallons per minute capacity,
the mills ftted throughout with the most
improved system of water supply and
automatic sprinklers for projection
aEainst Ore, 1t would seem that de-
structiye FIRE must be regarded as an In
possible event.
'-The mills are so extensive as to require
lfteen boilers of q combined capacity OF
400 horse power. Five COrliss engines,
ranging from IS to T0O-horse power, three
slide valve engines from 20 10 4O-borse
power, and three vertical engines, TO
15-horse power, the combined capacity
being 1850 horse power.
The mills own q sufficient number OF
dwellings for the accommodation OF all
| their operatives There being about 2Ss
dwellings In all owned by the company
The landed property OF these mills
consists Of 5000 acres.
Tho officers are: X. L. Saunders, presi-
| dent, and Walter Oliver superintendent;
j. s. Rea secretary and treasurer
The mills have 1000 operatives with Q
pay roll OF $4,000 every two weeks, or ap-
| proximating $500. 900 annually.
There is considerable new work being
| organized now, 10 include an addition for
| picker house, 80 new looms, new carding
| equipment, new 4J-horse power engine.
The mills manufacture colored goods
exclusively. but in great variety, lnclud-
| ing fine cashmere for pants and suitings.
| d5mets and ladies' dress goods, jeans,
| doeskins. tweeds, hosiery, fannels, chew
OTIS. ginghams, paids, checks, stripes,
| hickory.
1t has a shoddy plant, and a ropemak
| ing equipment.
The mills consume about 5000 bales OF
4 goods manufactured converts cheap
| raw material Into a merchandise worth
| three to five times a greater value, testl
| flying to the power of the spindle and
| the loom when under good management
| 10 create local wealth. The output Of
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ern mill managers. Mr.. VAIN wright is a
native Mississippian, having been born
in Mississippi, but raised principally In
Alabama. He has had immediate charge
OF the engagements OF the original mill
and the planning and building of the new
Of its kind and embraces every modern
improvement and convenience known in
cotton mill construction. Mr.. VAIN
wright has three sons, two of whom are
off at school, the eldest having finished
at school. went to Lowell, Mass, where
he took a course In the Lowell Textile
School. after which he went to work in
the Lowell Machine Shops, Lowell, Mass,
which are the largest builders of cotton
sisted in the building of the various ma
chimes used In cotton nils, and after
wards assisted In erecting and starting
the machinery In the mills where 1t was
sold. During his younger days he worked
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during which time he has made frequent
visits 10 the cotton machinery building
shops and the cotton mills In the east
for the purpose Of gaining inf0rms ton in
this business. lie Is one of the few
combnation cotton mill men who under
stand both the mechanical or manufac-
turing department, and the business de-
partment. He has charge OF both depart
ments. managing the manufacturing de-
partment and doing all the buying Of ma
chinery, cotton and other materials, and
selling Of the products. This comSlua-
ton ts rarely found among southern mill
men. but Is more common with the east
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that state, a list of which is supplied
elsewhere.
Mr.. Saunders, the president, Is well
known business man of the capitol city
Of Mississippi, and Is esteemed for his
business qualities and high character.
Mr.. Rea. the secretary and treasurer,
is the product of the mill and has been
there In some capacity practically all of
his life, and started as farm boy.
Mr.. Walter Oliver has not been with
the mill many years, but is an expert and
has worked in other good mills, including
some Canadian mills.
AS an evidence of the high grade of
goods made at this mill, the following is
clipped from the Southern Trade Record,
OF Cincinnati:
FINEST LINE OF "DOMETS."
The Southern Trade Records offer Of
free investigation aud report on any bust
ness subject of interest TO its subscribers
has lately brought many requests for
recommendation OF the concern manufac-
of flannelettes. In order that We might
be able to mako a satisfactory and rell-
able report, and realizing the Importance
of our recommendation, we took more
than usual care In looking up the matter,
securing the services of thoroughly reli-
able experts in this line who possess
high reputation for prooity and knowl-
edge OF the requirements OF this class OF
goods. After careful and exhaustive
examination of the products of the vari-
Gus mills, their verdict was unanimously
in favor OF the flannelettos manufactured
by the Mississippi Mills, Wesson, Miss.
This concerns product was found supe-
rior in texture and colorlng to any other
and we feel entirely safe In recommend
ing their goods to all who are looking for
the best. Their cottonades, etc. are also
conceded to be unsurpassed for quality
and hncness Of finish. No manufacturer
or other interested party was consulted
in this investiga ton: consequently the re-
port We make is free from all bias ana
NJ ha uph
superior merit and value of the 'Missis-
sippi" goods. as determined by rigid
comparative tests. and examinations. The
Record has the largest circulation OF any
believe that its success has been due
principally to the publication Of these
The Pacific commercial advertiser., 1900-12-20
he WAS 100 KIND.
Joe Akana Wrote Love Letters In
! Another Mans Name.

The misguided kindness of one Joe
Akana landed him in court yesterday
afternoon on a charge of embezzlement-
Joe explained the motives for his action
Mt great length for the edification of
Judge Wilcox.
According to his story he has two
friends. pair of lovers Of the Portu-
guese nationality. He acted as mes
senger between the two, and when the
ardor of the lady began to subside. Joe
could not bear to observe the dlSap-
pointment OF his friend, so he forged
letters of the proper warmth ana al
lection, signing the lady's name. inci-
dentany he also collected SIS hack fare
for the lady.
The day OF reckoning came when the
letters were discovered To be faxed,
and, strange to say. Joe's motives were
doubted. The young man In the case
who IS bus driver, swore out war
rant charging the intercessor with EN-
bezzlement. The police entertain TN
theory that Joe had a money-maklnt
bee In his bonnet. but Joe insists tina
Al Is not so and swears everlasting
,faithfulness TO his friends.
The Pacific commercial advertiser., 1900-12-20
FINANCES OF THE
HEALTH BOARD
DR.. Emerson Wants Plague
Repnt Sent TN To
Washington. y

DIR. Emerson made motion at the
Board of Health meeting yesterday
that an expert be hired to go over the
books in order to stra ghten
the Boards finances out and see wnere
1t stood at present.
Dr. Emerson also thought that the
report OF the Board Of Health of its
work during the plague should be made
up and sent on to Washington for the
use of Congressman so tnat any ap-
propriatioLs contemplated by Congress
to cover the expenses mace Dy tht
Board during the p.ague would d
made intelngentiy. IL was stated tha
Or. w Ood. the former Board Cf Heaitf
president. was at work upon sucn
report.
| Attorney General Dole read his com
nittee report upon the request OF TN
Isuperintendent OF the Insane Asylum
to lease some of the taro lands OF tn
asylum In such a manner that fund
would be derived from them. Mr. Dol
reported adversely to the petition.
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The last official report 81. es 141 pub
lie schools In Hawaii. employing oi4
teachers ard having 11,436 pupils.
these are supplemented by large and
excellent private acknowledgements
IL number. employing 200 teachers,
with 4.054 pupils enrolled. Or these
1900 and more students about 5,O0J
are Haeaiians, and nearly 5000 frac-
tional HaW aiians. The Portuguese
come next with nearly 1000, AID then
the Chinese and japanese, with over
1000 each. Then coma the American
children, 600 strong. Nine national
ties are tabulated, and the stragg. .ei
from all corne of>the world are pbac
ed under the heading. 'other foreign
eTs. kaAias It,y Journal.
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MYsTEHY or VALE.
Bedy Of child Found on the Beach At
Kakasko Yesterday.

Yesterday afternoon about . O'Clock
the body Of a male child was found
by Chief Engineer OF Sewers l.. ".
Wallace, between two piles on the
beach In the Kakaako district, on the
Waikiki side OF the outfall. The body
was In state OF decomposition. eyi-
IDENTIFY having been washed ashore by
the high tide on Tuesday night.
Captain A. A. Fox was sent out by
High Sheriff Brown and the waif was
taken to the morgue, where post
mortem examination was held by Drs
]. 8 Pratt and N. b. Emerson.
At the inquest held last night D.
Pratt stated that the child was still
born. Its nationality could not be de
termined on account OF decomposition
/ Nothing could be- learned as T.
where the child had been cast into th'
water, or as to the parties who wer'
responsible. The coroner's jury re
turned a verdict of still birth.
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HOSPITAL Fer INouRABLIs.
Will Draw the Plans for 1T
In Near Future,

The Hospital for Insurables will re-
ceive fresh encouragement by the pres
ence OF Alexander Young, who was in
In having such an institu-
ton proposed for Honolulu. The mat
ter will be placed in the hands of Arch
itect Traphagen shortly and upon the
arrival of w. G.. Irwin. Mr.. Young will
take up the matter with him and en-
deavor TO bring the whole proposition
TO a focus.
Mr.. Young's gift to the proposed hos
pitai was $4,000, and other subscrip-
tions OF similar amounts have been
vouched for. The buildings are esti-
mated 10 cost about 100000 and Will be
constructed In n manner adapted to th'
climate Of the Islands. They VIII ais'
be divided for the needs Of Honoiu
iu's cosmopolitan populace.
The Pacific commercial advertiser., 1900-12-20
NOTICE.

NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN
that THE ENTERPRISE MILL CO.,
LTD. of Honolulu, has discontinued
the planning mill business. The Com
pany Office is now located at the Ma
goon building, room IL. All persons
owing accounts to said company will
kindly settle the same promptly. 573l