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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-04-25

the business which now extends into
every civilized country in the world.
and which in rush seasons employ be-
tween $4,000 and $4,000 men. women and
children. The average number of men
employed by the firm during late years
has been between 1900 and $4,000 Tho
pay roll for years past-the annual dis
tribution of wages--has not fallen be
low $4,000, 900. Employees. faithful TO
the trusts placed in their keeping, have
been rewarded by permanency of posi-
tion, advancement and increased sal
aries.
1t has been the policy of the house
to encourage every employc who
showed an aptitude for his work and
faithfulness to his duty. The senior
Armour never missed detail of his
business. and this quality has been
transmitted to J. ogden Armour, his
son. The elder knew his employees per-
sonally. lie has regulated them by AZ
informal civil service system which has
always advanced the ablest. He taught
them to deal with facts as they would
with dollars. To one of these employees
he is reported to have said once:
when I am done with work, George
remember this--that l have always
had great respect for facts II there
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send me a reporter with decent clothes
on?"
This particular reporter hrstlcd all
over.
Mr.. Armour" he said, 81 have been
at the stockyalds night and day for II
long time doing my duty to the people
who hire me, and have to wear these
clothes hadn't time to change them
when came in and I'm going back as
soon as I can"
Young man" said the packer, "you
know more than ! do" Then he gave
the young man an interview that could
not have been secured under less favor
able circumstances and also wrote his
managing editor a letter commenting
him.
How is it that you are late every
morning." said one of the firm to u
clerk who did not dream that his eX-
istence was known outside the pay
rolls "Well," he replied, when hn
gained his breath, Il am only few
minutes late"
That's Just it, That's why you arn
not a good man, You are lust a few
minutes too late in all the bright
things you do"
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ZACH CHANDLER's DISPATCH.

]. r. Work writes as follows to the
Saturday Evening Post: Il have seen
this statement before in the press, but
never over the signature Of Senator
w. T.. Chandler, of New Hampshire,
or from any one who had authority 10
speak for him. | heard the inside #
that campaign related to Assistant
Postmaster General Hazen in his Office
in the postotilce department, one af-
teTnOon by one who was close to Sena-
ter Xachariah Chandler. In that con-
Versation | heard the Hayes admin
isIraton and its ingratitude to Senator
Chandler portrayed in a masterful
manner, and incidentally "A famous dis
patch that was sent all over the cOun-
try by Zach Chandler, as chairman,
was referred to. The conversation so
impressed me that when | returned T.
my home, Lynchburg, I wrote To Hon,
ZaCharah Chandler under date of
April 6, 1877, inclosing an original tele-
gram. and asked him whether or not
he was its author. The telegram fol-
lows:
"'To j. T.. Work: Hayes has one
hundred and eighty-five votes and is
elected. (Signed) Chandler
I'm reply | received the following
autograph letter:
"'J. Birncy Work, esq. LynChburg,
Virginia.
Dear Sir: Your letter of the 9Th
ulto was duly received and should have
received earlier attention My dis
patch of November s, 1876 saying
Hayes has one hundred and eighty
five votes and is elected" was true
but had those words not been said
and said at that time Hayes would
never have occupied the presidential
chair.
But for the most indcfatigablc eX-
ertions and unyielding determination
that right should prevail, the Demo-
Gratis would have stolen a vote or a
state somewhere, and thrs given Til
den the presidency. Very truly yours
(SiSned) u. Chandler"
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little later they were out in the
open air, Anna walking with Spencer
and Mr.. ana Mrs. Jim going ahead, that
sized up the situation.
After hearing you this evening, ''
said Anna, softly Il think this is the
field you are fitted for"
There was a pause. They fell back a
little farther.
"Do you know" he asked abruptly.
what it is that has awakened me?'
No" she answered.
1T is love" he said.
He looked down at her. Her face was
averted.
"Do you know what brought me
down here, DO you know what carried
me through that speech tonight?"
NO" she softly murmured.
"You."
\ half hour later he stopped Mrs.
Jim as she excused herself to the two
men smoking i'm the library.
"One moment" he said. II want you
to know that ! had mentally promised
your scamp of a husband a sound
thrashing for the liberty he took with
my name tonight, but I've found he
blundered into doing me a favor. I'm
going to forgive him. I've even going
so far as to bless him" He held out
both hands. Congratulate me. dear
friends" he cried, with a radiant smile,
I'm very happy and very fortunate
man"
And then he told them about Anna
w. II. Rose, in Cleveland Plain Dealer
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were estimated at 81 100000. They have
undoubtedly increased since that time.
German scientists have been pleased to
visit this country and study the Ar
mour methods. Some times they learned
them and sometimes they did not, but
they always paid the compliment Of
saying that the Armour ways of hand
ling by-nroducts were unsurpassed in
the old world. AS a matter of fact the
by-product establishments of the Ar
mour plant i'm Chicago are far more
interesting for study, if one can get
into them, than the packing and cam
ming houses, great as they are.
STORIES AFLOAT.
There are good many stories atloat
of the Armours that will not bear veri-
fication; there are innumerable good
ones that ought to be true if they are
not. Most of these stories relate TO the
relations of the heads Of the house
with employees. 1t is said of the elder
Armour that he has always entertained
a prejudice against shirts made from
various colored materials and used for
summer wear. Their wear in the Ar
mour offices were frowned upon. Plain
white linen was approved. And out or
this the following story:
A son of an old friend OF the firm
was employed in the main office. He
came to his work one morning i'm n
loose highly colored flannel shirt.
During the morning the eyes Of the
senior member of the firm fell upon
this unfortunate shirt and they glist-
ened. The young man was quietly
called to his desk and an order handed
him for half dozen white shirts to be
secured at any haberdashers. He took
the hint and appeared in them there
after During the stockyards strike OF
1887 a newspaper reporter who had
been stationed at the packing houses
for several days came into the city
temporarily, dressed in his working
clothes He did not present the best
appearance i'm the world, but there was
an excuse for this, His city editor sent
him in haste to interview Mr. Armour
The latter looked at his soiled clothes
and rumDled appearance and then re-
marked:
Don't you think your paper could
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-04-25
The Best in the World.

We believe Chamberlains Cough
Remedy is the best in the world. A
few weeks ago we suffered with Sc
we're cold and a troublesome cough.
and having read their advertisements
in our own and other papers, we pur-
chased a bottle to see how il would
affect us, 1t cured us before the bottle
was more than half used. 1t is the
best medicine out for colds and coughs.
The Herald, Andersonville. Ind. For
sale by all druggists Matthews Bros,
Wholesale and retail agents. ..
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were fewer theorists in the world there
would he more successes. Facts can
be discounted at any bank, but "A the
ory is rarely worth par. Stick to
facts"
They say that as one result of this
way of looking at business the Armour
house at any moment can furnish more
information as to the visible grain and
provision supply of any particular ma
ton in the world than the information
department of any existing government
can. The ramfications of the business
are such that its agents. scattered all
over the globe, can, on telegraphic call,
advise their principals of what the
conditions of the Argentine fields are,
what corn there is in Nebraska, how
many salable cattle on the ranges of
Kansas and Texas. what hogs are in
Iowa and Minnesota, what the wheat
supply from the Russian territory will
be, what provision supplies the Eng
lish, French or German armies will
need, what next years status of the
grain markets of the world will most
probably be.
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Another Mean Man.

"StimSon Is a mean man."
"Why Sog"
''Ile'S got way ot keeping his wife from
going through his pockets tor loose change"
"IIowS' that?'
''IIc spends it all before he gets home, ,"-Cleye.
land Plain Dealer.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-04-25

The Armour packing industry, with
its allied industries, now undergoing
incorporation, represents an annual
business of Sl00000,000 an estimated
wage disbursement of not less than
Sl0,0O0,00O per annum and the annual
killing and disposing of more than . =
100000 cattle, sheep and hogs. This
business was started by one man-Io-
scph j.. Armour brother Of Philip d.
Armour. The latter brought It to the
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-04-25
A Jingle File.

Convict-wcll, did IN guynor git me pardon
petition?
Wardcn--Ncs, and put il on Hlc.
Convict eagerly Say, tell him tO return me
petition il unavailable aud TO send de file along
wild t.-Chicago News.
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Extremes.

Along lifc's highway as man goes, r,
lie eager graspS, as others do,
At that which rarcst joy bcstows,
And finds delight in what is new.
Then, lust 10 make variety
In pleasures odd and curious mold,
lie likewise learns, as We may see,
To find delight in what is old
Chicago Record.
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SOME STATISTICS.

The big Armour houses at the Union
stOCkyards have not regarded it as eX-
traOrdinary to dispose Of 500 900 steers
and 100000 hogs in a single year, not
taking into account all the other food
producing animals handled during the
same period by the branch houses. A
New York mathematician demon
strated once that all the animals dis
posed of i'm the Armour Chicago plant
in "A single year would. if laid out In
continuous row, reach in a straight
line across the continent from the At
lantc to the Pacific. The year which
he used for his calculation there an
average of thirteen animals'a minute
disposed of during all the working
hours. This is the magnitude of the
business built up. without taking into
account the more than 5000 railroad
cars operated, the fifty acres of plant
ground controlled, the storage houses
with 10000 ton capacity, the six
large grain elevators with a capacity
exceeding 900 bushels, the vessels
on the lakes, the miles of railroad con-
cerned i'm the financial advance of the
house. The Chicago public has never
appreciated that in the development Of
by-products the Armour house was
the pioneer in a field now yielding
thousands of dollars profit to packers
and large sum in wag:s to labor.
UTILIZING WASTE.
The Armours. their chemists the
young men ambitious to succeed In
their employ, discovered that the steer
contained for the gain of the CONNER
cial world far more than mere flesh
1t was not so many years after 1866
that the men of the Armour plant be-
gan making suggestions that there
was an enormous waste in the slaugh-
ter houses. Blood trickled away into
the sewers, immense quantities of fat
escaped, bones were thrown uDOn a
refuse heap, hides were carelessly
treated, and, in a word, profits We're
given to the sewers that might we'll be
saved for the strong lockers Of the
firm. One of the first moves made 20
prevent this waste was to utilize the
blood of the slaughtered animals for
buttons. Then came the building of a
felt factory to which the tails We're
sent. Blood was also sold to the sugar
refineries, and bones We're converted
into handles and ornaments. Hoofs
were carefully cherished, and the pro-
cess of saving every part of the steer
carried so far that nothing escapes
commercial use today but the gastric
juice. The chemists are experimenting
upon that even now with a view 10
making a profit from it, 1t was in the
Armour plants that the experiments
with all the by-prOducts We're carried
on and brought to successful issue.
The ArmOurs became glue manufac-
turers, felt dealers, button makers,
horn and hoof traders. lard dealers,
hide sellers and so on through the list.
Any of the Armour men that had an
idea as To how to make a new use OF
| any part of an animal was encouraged
TO develop it,
But four years ago the Armour
profits from by-products (per annum)
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WARM WEATHER WARE

ust received a very choice new Sc
lection of dainty cool Wash Fabrics, all
new faces The very proper things at
the proper prices.
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KILLS EACH YEAR
OVER TWO MILLION
IMMENSE SCOPE OF PIONEER
PACKING COMPANY.
Genesis of the Immense Establish
ment Presided over by P. D. Ar
mour-A Chapter of Interest in the
Dramatic History of American In
/ d,acfru

From the Chicago Timcs-lIcrald.
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MAGNITUDE OF BUSINESS.

r. ID. Armour nor his two sons, into
whose hands much of the active con-
troll OF the business passed in later
years, has never been inclined to say
much publicly about the magnitude Of
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1900-10-03

= NO wonder a young man looks
all broke up when his best girl throws
.:iui uuwu.
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Mrs. j. B. Hall died at her home in
Martin Township last Sunday, after q
long and painful illness with cancer.
Her remains were inferred at First
Creek Church Monday afternoon. She
was about IS years old, and most ex-
cellent woman, whose death is deeply
deplOred by many friends and relatives.
James Richie, who lives about six
miles north of this city, was arrested
and lodged in Jail here last Saturday
night by Deputy Sheriff Moss, of
Walhalla. He is charged with stealing
horse in Franklin County, Ca, re-
Gently. An officer from Georgia is ex-
pected to come for the prisoner to- day.
The State Fair will be held in CO.
lumbia Oct. 9th to Nov. End, inclusive.
The premium list shows an increase in
both the number and value of premi-
ums. The Society offers $1,000 for the
best County display-s400. $500, 5000
and 800. Anderson County should
arrange at Gmce &c secure one OF these
prizes.
Last Monday evening the Evening
Literary Club was reorganized at Mr..
}. A. Brooks residence 1y the election
of the following. officers: President,
Prof. T. G.. Walton; Vice. President,
aiias Mamie Harkness; Secretary and
Treasurer, Miss Fannie Watkins. Sew
eral new members were added to the
roll of mem ahesah!!r:.
The cattle cf Mr.. f. c. Marett are
dying in his pasture on his plantation,
on Tugaloo river, near Fair Play, from
a disease which has been pronounced
"Texas tick fever" The disease broke
out there the first Of last week and Mr.
Marett has already lost several COWS.
Prof. G. E. Nesom, Veterinarian of
Clemson College, was over there last
Friday, and, after n thorough examina-
tion, pronounced the complaint to be
the "Texas tick fever,n or "red MUIR
rain.y as fOrmerlv known i. .h:s- :.s:.,
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Local News.
WEDNESDAY, OCT. 3, 1900.
TIE COTTON MAaKEr.
Corrected weekly by Brown. ossorne . Co

Strict Good Middling-1Os.
Good Middlins-1n
Strict Middling-9t.
Middlin9-94.
Stained Cotton-7to g.
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Mr.. Marett aas about fifty fine cattle
In his herd, and he is using every pre-
caution to prevent tho spread of the
disease IFdihalia Courier.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-09-14
TO-NIGHT'S RACES.
Benefit to McEachren and Charlie Mil
ler-Hunter vs.. Caldwell.

Benefit to McEachren and Charlie Mil
ler-Hunter VS.. Caldwell
There were no races at the coliseum
last night owing to the serious injury
of some of the riders that were hurt
at the races Tuesday evening The
men We're not in very good trim last
night nd yenterday afternoon it
was deemed advisable in order that
they might be in good condition this
evening, to postpone the events until
tonight The races this evening will
be in the nature of a benefit to the
plucky riders Archie McE,achren and
Charlie Miller, who were so badly used
up after the disaster of Tuesday. Mil
Ter is still in the hospital and his in
jurieS are so that he will be confined
there for day or so. McEachren has
q very much swollen head and wears
big bandage on his forehead He feels
much better than he did Wednesday
and will give an exhibition at the track
this evening In view of the fact that
the accident has proved so costly and
painful to the well known riders, the
management think 1t no more than
right that a benefit meet be given them
eS oiie way VI SHpWltS tue dppTScla-
ton in which the riders are held. A
large sum of money will have to be
expended on the wrecked motor be-
longing to Miller and the one owned
by McEachren is being put in shape
so that it will be in readiness for this
evenings racing, That one, too, was
smashed in a most frightful manner.
The six days race has been called off,
but tonight there will be some sport
at the coliseum well worth going a
long way to see. Besides an exhibition
by McEachren there Will be a fifteen
Hunter and Fred Caldwell of Hartford
The race will be for blood as the con-
testants are the bitterest of rivals The
men are very evenly matched and one
of the best races ever seen at the COLI
scum will doubtless come off. Aside
from this there will be some amateur
and professional sprint races that alone
will be worth the price of admission.
Dyer and NeWkirk, the other victims of
the accident, will also be seen at the
track tonight
Next Thursday night Jimmy Michael
will be seen at the coliseum and will
ride a twenty-hve-mie paced race with
some good man, the selection to be
made later, Harry Caldwell Walthour
Ray Duer and Arthur Ross will be
Michaels opponents. The season tick
cts for the six days race viii be good
for to-nights riding.
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BACK FROM COSTA RIGA.

Raynham Townshend and Stuart
HIotchkiss Had a Fine Time There
Raynham Townshend son of Captain
Charles II Townshend, and Henry
Stuart Hotchkiss, son of Henry L.
Hotchkiss, president of the L. Candee
Rubber company, of this city, returned
yesterday from a seven weeks trip in
Costa Rica whore they have had a
most interesting and enjoyable time
among the historic places in that coun-
try Mr. Townshend and Mr.. Hotch-
kiss graduated from the Sheffield Scien-
tiflc school with the class of 1900 and
shortly after graduation left for the
south with Keith Smith, whose father
is interested in the immense farms of
the United Fruit company of Guapiles
where the young gentlemen made their
headquarters while In Central America.
Mr.. ToWnshend returned to New Haven
last night, while Mr.. HotchlSiss went
direct from Boston to the camp of Mr..
and Mrs. Henry L. Hotchktss in the
Adirondacks. The young men left Ja-
maica on September A on the banana
steamer Of the United Fruit company,
Costa Rica and vicinity Mr., Townshend
and Nj. Iotch>iss report that they
greatly enjoyed themselves riding
about the country on horseback and
becoming acquainted with the people
who are of a very genial disposition,
Among the many relics that they
brought home with them We're two
solid gold idols hundreds of years old
that the natives used to wear around
their necks to drive away the devil
The charms were dug from an old
grave and are considered very valu-
able. Many pieces of crockery and old
pottery were brought back to New Ha-
ven and will doubtless prove of great
interest to the many friends of the
young travellers. MI. Townshend will
go to the Hotchkiss camp this after
noon, where he will remain until the
opening of college.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-09-14
NAMED THE PLAY.
Mrs. Tracy 3. Warren's Suggestion Of {
Title

Mrs Tracy B. Warren's Suggestion Of a
Title
Mrs. Warren, wife of Colonel Tracy
B. Warren of Bridgeport, both former
" of New Haven, was yesterday morn
ing Yeatly surprised and not a little
pleased at receiving the following let
ter, dated New York. September -:
My Dear Mrs MISUNDERSTANDING it
will be of interest for you to know that
as a result of our pleasant chat of re-
cent occurrence ] have taken advantage
of the little suggestion you made and
am going to give my new play the title
The Belle of Bridgeport Titles, you
know, have something to do with the
success of plays. When they are eu-
phonious they are more easily remem-
bered, and thus are of value to their
owner. After considering a great num-
Der yours appealed to me as being the
best so | am going to use 1t, and wish
to thank you for your happy sugges-
ton. Yours most cordially,
MAY IRWIN"
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u. S. Department of Agriculture.
New Haven, Conn.,, Sept. ID, 1900.
All observations taken at p. M, Goth Me-
ridian Time.)
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Brief Mention.
High water to-day, 2:54 p. m.
Bargains in shoes at Howarth Bros

High water to-day, 2:54 p. M
Bargains in shoes at Howarth Bros.
Professor Tracy Peck of Yale, who is
at Block Island, is expected home next
Monday
Mr.. and Mrs Frank Peet and children
of Kent spent last week with friends in
this city.
DR.. John F. Barnett of West Haven
has gone to Lake Champlain for a
much needed rest. He will be away
about two weeks
leopold Napel who has been absent
a from this city for fourteen years, was
in town yesterday visiting old friends.
Mr.. Napel is travelling man and has
Travelled much over this country.
M. Frank Stanley of 20 Bishop street,
proprietor of the Church street haber-
dasher store, arrived home yesterday
with his family from Cosey Beach.
where they have spent the summer.
The regular meeting of the board Of
park commissioners which was to be
held tonight has been postponed one
week as a number of the members are
out of town and would not be able to
attend this evening.
Mrs Colt, wife of Simon Colt, en-
gineer at the Anthony optical works on
Day street who has been visiting at
the west shore has returned home af-
ter a pleasant two weeks vacation.
Her children accompanied her.
J. F. C. Robinson, formerly teacher
In the Hillhouse high school, made a
flying visit to Mr.. and Mrs Malcolm
Booth of Dwight street yesterday. He
sails with his wife Thursday for Leip-
sic, where he will continue his studies.
Mr.. and Mrs. Moss Gompertz of this
city will leave in a few days for a
two weeks outing to be spent in the
Catskills. Mrs. Gompertz has just re-
covered from a severe attack of typhoid
fever. She was attended during her ILL
ness by DR. Louis Gompertz.
At 6:15 o'clock yesterday morning
still alarm was sent to Engine house
10, which called the fremen to the
house at 131 Fillmore street, owned by
John Keyer, and occupied by Francis
Young The fire was started by the ex-
plositno of a kerosene lamp; damage
slight.
Bridgeport has been designated as the
place for the annual field day of the
connecticut brigade, Uniformed Knights
of Pythias, in orders issued yesterday
by Brigadier-General r. A. Chapman,
commander which will be held Wednes-
day, October II. A parade Of the entire
brigade al IL o'clock and prize drill in
which all of the companies of the state
will participate will be the features of
the day.