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Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-02-01

Ducks-&m per dozen; geese. zoe
each; turkeys. I've weight. &C per pound
dressed. 12lxc.
I~ard-Cocnfry. 5G6c-
Lemons-S.W131.
Oranges-$2Ma275 per box.
Old RagsEszc Der pound
huney. ia comb. l0ul6c Fer pound
Potatoes-New, 6G65c per bushel.
PARSLEY -l5N20c per dozsn nuncnes.
sweet PotatoeS-Jersey fancy 1891
medium, $3.50 per barrel: Sis per DusheL
Green O~nsens-i2n1i5 per oozen.
Lettuce-I5 per bushei.
Onicns-6E160c per busnel: yellow Dam
veTs, 6Vc per bnshel; $3.50 per barrel.
IkaaisheS-0e per dozen.
CabbageZShtpped-1%G2c per pound.
SEQ per barrel.
Lines-$l.25 per crate.
bananaS-SlNoQl.15 per bunch.
Ceiery-Ssg&c per Dozen California, coo
per dozen.
( OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES per crate.
Bartlett P~cars-Sl.50 per busael.
Nuts-BraziL. SC per pound; English Wal
nuts, lie; pecans. l2c: almonds. lie: ~,
berts. lSc. walnuts. 4Qc per bushei.
Malaga Grapes-$0.D per keg.
Turnips5xI.S per barrel.
parsnlps-S2.M per barrel.
Cocoanuts-4Sc per dozen.
Tomatoes-S.25 per crate.
Bermuda 0ntons-S250 per crate.
Home grown spinach SIC per buShel.
kale, soc per bushel.
Strawberries-5ec per basket.
Cucumbers-S2-60 per Dozen
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-02-01
WARRANTS FOR ALL OF THEM.

Governor Taylor Has Arranged to
Arrest All Democratic Members of
the Legislature.
FRANKFORT, KY. January 81
Warrants have been made out for the
arrest of every Democratic member
of the Legislature. They were drawn
up last night in case they were need
ed in an emergency. No attempt has
been made to serve any of them and
n % arrests will be made unless the
Democrats persist in holding meetings
contrary to the orders of the State Of
ficials. The Court of Appeals to-day
decided that it would hold no sessions
in the capitol building as long as it is
guarded by militia. II any sessions is
held it will be in the residence of
Chief Justice Hazelrigg.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-02-01
DIED.

LANDER-At Benwood, w. Va. on Mon
day, January -. 1890. Mrs. Mary A. Lander,
in the 55th year OF her age.
HILDRTTHLOn Sunday evening Janu-
arv 2sth, at half-nast five. Miriam Shrlver.
daughter to r. NJ. and Mamie Russell Hi
dreth. in her thirteenth year.
M'KELvEY-On Thursday, January 9th,
1900. at 7:6 O'Clock =. m, VIM. +. Nickel
vey, in his And year.
BARRETTLOn Thursday, January 18th,
1900. at G:J) O'Clock a. m, Annie r., wife
of James II. Barrett, In her 5sth year.
WAGNER-At 10 o'clock Tnursday
morning. January q. 1900. John. son Of Guy
a.. and Mary Bankard Wagner, aged -
months.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-02-01
SENATOR SCOTT

Seems Likely to Continue in His
Seat-COmmittee Will Not Take
Evidence.
WASHINGTON, January 29.-The
protest against Senator Scott, of West
Virginia, occupying his seat in the
Senate probably will be decided soon
by the Senate committee on Privileges
and Elections in favor Of Senator
Scott. The committee decided to-day
not to take any more testimony in the
case because of its opposition to going
behind the action of the State Legisla-
ture in the matter of seating its mem
bers.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-02-01
DOMESTIC MARKETS.
February

WHEELING, February ]. 1900.
There have been a number Of changes
in market conditions and quotations DUR
ing the past week. The warm weather
caused a decline in price Of eggs and pouI-
try and other articles brought into the
local market by farmers, but the tendency
in this direction has been Offset by the
subsequent cold weather. Cattle and hogs
are considerably higher. and there has been
a corresponding advance IT. provisions.
Sugars have advanced. The demand for
strawberries. tomatoes and cucumoers is
not strong. owing TO the fancy prices at
which they are held.
Prices quoted BY local jobbers this week
are given below:
Produce.
Caulsnow-r-aNya200 per dozen.
Butter-Creamery, G12Gc: choice eoun
try, lsnisc. country good, 10e. country,
Iixht. Zoe: butterihe. 16nfsc.
Eggs-2edAc per dozen. crld storage, 15W
16c.
Navy Beans-Hand picked. s2.3 per bu.
Cneese-Prime Ohio factory. 13i1l14c;
New York. 1s1zc: Limburger. 12c; sweit-
ger. 13ikc.
Pouitry-Oid live chickens & 75a3 o. ner
dozen; chickens. henz, per pound, 6izI7c:
spring chickens. y 0g3 20 per cczen per
pound, 6Isc.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-02-01
Special to the Register.

Special to the Register.
MIDDLEBOURNE, w. Va, January
a9.-The roads are too bad at present
to permit much activity in the oil bus
iaess. The jug field at present con
tains two drilling wells, four dry holes
and ten producing wells. The South
benn No. 5 Rymcc will reach the sand
tails week. The No. 4 Mason touched
tne Maxton sand Saturday and filled
and the production was increased 1t
Will be shot again Monday with a
Larger amount of explosive. The South
penn's Rymer No. 4 is a 30-barrel
we'll.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-02-01

Flour, dull. Wheat, frms No. 2 red.
73c- Corn, easier; No. 2 mixed. $40
34Ac. Oats, dull: No. 2 mixed. 251kc.
Rye quiet: S. so. Bulkmeats. irms
IS 671s. Bacon, firm; Sc so. Whiskey,
active; 81 2315. Butter, quiet. Sugar.
firm. Eggs, firm: higher. tic. Cheese.
steady.
TOLEDO. Ohio. January 31.-Wheat,
active. f~ractionally higher; No. 2 cash
ike; May. 1850 Corn, active for
May: No. 2 mixed. 73Ac. Oats, active:
No. 2 mixed, 23hc. Rye, dull; No. 2
cash. SIC Cloverseed, dull, steady;
prime cash, old, 81 80, January, new,
SIS so asked; March, SIS IS Asked No.
2 seed, 81 60. Oil, unchanged
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-02-01
Flour, Grain ana Feed.

Flour-Choice family -four, in wood.
$3.50: in paper, $40 per barrel; Mlnnchaha.
paper sacks, $50: Famous. IN sacks,
$3.50, Famous. IN wood. S3.15c; spring wheat
-four in tate sacks. l49 lbs, 500 per barrel;
PiIlsbury's Best. In wood and cotton, $3.50,
pilIsburyfs, IN paper, $40; God Coin. AGo
in cotton or WOOD; Gold Coin. IN paper and
jute. S4l5; Loyal, $500, In paper; $50 IN
wood. Reliance, In wood or cotton, $500:
paper. S3.S %; Winter wheat, Silver Lake, In
* paper. 1896; rye -four, in wood. sS7a
Wheat-Per bushel, 0)n65c, new and Old.
Corn-New, 406t45c.
oats-Western, out OF store. Boo. home,
30dS2c.
Feed-MIddIings. per ton, $500: bran.
Hay-No. i baled, $1i.oOGi2.0o: loose hay.
Si0NlQl100.
straw-Loose. $500; baled. S7.o0
C~hop-$lT.W per ton.
Oat F~eed-Si10 per ton.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-02-01

The Court of Appeals is indefinitely
adjourned this forenoon, refusing to
sit while the militia. is here. One rea-
son given for the Appellate Court adj
journing is the fact that letters were
received from Middle.sboro to-day stat
ing that Appellate Judges Hazelrigg
and Hobson were also to have been
killed yesterday.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-02-01
OIL NEWS.

Special to the Register.
MIDDLEBOURNE, w. ", January
25.-The Vince well is dry. A well
will be drilled on the Joseph Henderson
farm, which is between the Riggle No.
1 and Mason pool. The Mason Nc. 4
is a 10-barrel well in the Maxton sand.
The A%ttleberger No. 2 is a 15-barrel
we'll in the Keener.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-02-01
Live stock.

Cattle. Extra. 1000 TO 100. si.75a5N:
good, 900 TO 1900, $i50Nt75; good 500 TO
800. Sf.251t.J0; common COO 10 500, ~SS.50t4Vo;
bulls. S3.00q3T5.
Hoss-Exira. ~si.Soa4.9o; good. sl65QiSo;
common, S~i40Q4.60
Sheep-Extra. S3.TsdA00: good 350a3.T;
common s2.5OUS.o0; lambs, @.5oG6W.
Fresh C0ws-At $500.
CalVea-5 5GGt6EN.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-02-01
Minfng Stocks.
PRODUCE,

CHICAGO January 31.-The zero
weather ano a reported better export
inquiry were the main features in q
quiet wheat market to-day, May clos
ing A@Bc over yesterday. Corr
closed bc and oats a shade lower
Provisions at the close were 2k@7he
improved.
Cash quotations were as follows:
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-02-01
Oil Markets.

The Producers and Refners' quotations
for Pennsylvania and West Virginia were
s1.70.
NEW YORK, January ~s1.-Standard Oh
s5.16d5.IS-
OIL CITY, Pa, January 31--credit bal
ances Sl.6S. No sales or bids for certifi-
Gates. Shipments. I06, SIS barrels. average,
S. sss3 barrels. Runs, 10a.043 barrels aver
age. s6,0S2 barrels.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-02-01
Special to the Register.

Special TO the Register.
CADIZ, Ohio, January 31.-The well
drilled on the Friar farm, in the old
development, two miles east of town.
by the Cadiz Gas Company. is a good
gasser. But very little showing Of oil
was found.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-02-01
Circuit Court Opens.

Epecial to the Register.
POINT PLEASANT, w. Va, Janu-
airy Especial term of Circuit Court
begins here tomorrow, Judge Guthrie
on the bench.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-02-01
FINANCE and TRADE.

NEW YORK, January 31.-Money on
call easy at 2k per cent
Prime mercantile paper 4@5 per
cent.
Sterling exchange heavy with actual
business in bankers bills at $4.87A@
4.S7h for demand, and at $4.84@4.84A
for sixty days; posted rates S4.85 and
$4.S8@4.8S1a; commercial bills $4.83A
@483%.
Silver certificates 59k G601ac.
Bar silver 6GHc.
Mexican dollars 47Mc.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-02-01

Light Company plant, the finest in
the State.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-02-01
COURT ADJOURNs

ruaren Refuse to sit In Frankfort
1<ht1e the Militia Are In the
January a.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1900-10-27
FRANK \. CLOIDT.

Frank Y. ClOidt, one of the five Re-
publican nominees for Trustee OF the
Sanitary District of Chicago, served
one term as Alderman from the Fifth
Ward, made a good record In the City
Council, was freely indOrsed by the
Municipal Voters League, and refused
Il denomination when 1t was rendered
by u unanimous vote.
Mr.. ClOldt was born In Germany, In
1858, and came to Chicago in 1877, To-
eating at once In the Fifth Ward
where he has resided ever since. He
worked at his trade of blacksmith for
five years and then embarked In the
grocery business, in which he remained
until his election to the City Council
In 1897. He retired from business to
be able to give his undivided time to
the duties OF Alderman and look after
the affairs OF the ward he represented.
After his retirement from the council
he engaged In the insurance business
at 1876 La Sale street, and this Is his
business now.
During his term In the Council the
street railway question was prominent,
and he took a determined stand against
the traction companies, and on the side
OF the people. He voted against the
franchise renewal ordinances, and bit.
terly opposed the fifty-year clauses In
the Council and in committee. The
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1900-10-27
FARLiN O. BALL.


Farlin q. Ball. one OF the four judges
of the superior Court now up for re-.
election on the Republican ticket. was
born in Ohio in 1888. When he was still
u boy his parents removed TO Wiscou.
sin. where he spent his boyhood and
received his education. He flushed his
education at the State University at
Madison. Wis, graduating there in
1861.
immediately after his graduation he
enlisted In the Thirty.firs Wisconsin
Regiment for the Civil War. He was
elected first lieutenant of Company q.
and a year later was chosen captain
He remained with his regiment until
the close of his thrce-year term of en-.
listment. near the end of the war. and
was commissioned major just rs the
war closed. The last two years of his
service was under Gen. sherman. in-
Guiding the march to the sea.
Three days after he was mustered out
of the service Maj. Ball was ut work
studying law in Madison. and niue
months after his admission to the bar
the end Of his term he was reelected,
hut he resigned in the latter part of
1869 and came to Chicago. Until five
years ago he continued the practice of
his profession In this city. In addition to
looking after his interests In real estate
and banking. He was for several years
an officer Of the Chicago Bar Associa.
tion and the Chicago Law institute and
served as president Of both. Five years
ago he was elected to fill the vacancy
caused by the death Of Judge Blanke.
Two years before he was nominated by
his party. but was defeated. along With
Others on the ticket. He served four
years as the successor to Judge Blanke.
Two years ago the Legislature enacted
law extending the terms Of the four
judges Of the superior Court whose
terms expired in 1900 for one year. and
Judges Ball. Sears. Gary. and Kav.
anagh were thus given another year on
their terms and all are now up for re.
election.
Judge Ball Is u member Of the Grand
Army Of the Republic. a Mason. Knight
Templar. holding membership in "a.
lone Commandery at Oak Park. and
also belongs TO the Oak Park and Ham
ilton clubs. For the past 16 years he
has lived In Oak Park. He always has
been Il hard worker. When Il boy In
college he worked rs schooltcacher In
the winter time and in summer earned
money TO pay his tuition and board by
working i'm the harvest fields.
Judge Ball has two sons. Farlin II.
Ball. an attorney at 100 Washington
street. and sydney II. Ball. senior at
the Wisconsin state University, now
with the United States government
geological survey In Indian Territory.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1900-10-27
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AUGUST W. MILLER.

August W. Miller of the Cook County
1861. in Chicago. His father. Capt.
George NJ. Miller. was one of this city's
veteran police officers. having been a
member of the local force considerably
over a quarter of century. and his
mother. who. before her marriage. was
Miss Barbara Blettner. was also pi-
oneer resident of Chicago.
Mr.. Miller received his educa ton at
st. lgnatius' College and at the general
high school. following which he was
employed as entry clerk I'm the whole.
sale millinery house of Ascher. Barn.
ard Il Co. He remained with this cs.
tablishment for period of twenty one
years. rising through various positions
to that of general manager. which he
held at the time he severed his connec.
tion with the house in January, 1SDS.
He then became senior partner of the
wholesale millinery firm of Miller Il
Probst, 144 Wabash avenue. and still
continues as such. He Is also presl.
dent Of the Hicks Manufacturing Com.
pany.
Mr.. Miller has held hut one public
Office aside from that to which he II
now seeking reelection. In 1896 he
was elected alderman from the Tenth
Ward and In 1893 was reelected on his
record. The same year. when the new
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1900-10-27
JUDGE NATHANIEL q. SEARS.

Nathaniel {. Sears, Republican nom.
inee for reelection to the Superior
bench OF Cook County. Is ut present pre-.
siding Justice Of the Appellate Court Of
Illinois and member OF the Appellate
Court from the First District.
Judge Sears was born ut Gallipolis.
Ohio. In 1854, and was educated at FL
gin Academy. Knox College. Amherst
College. and In Berlin University. and
other German universities. He received
degrees Of A. o and A. NJ. from Am.
herst College, and degree Of LID.
from Northwestern University. In 1873
he was admitted to the Illinois bar. He
prncticed his profession successfully
for fifteen years before the Cook Coun.
~ and Illinois courts, and was nOmin.
ated and elected Judge Of the Superior
Court In 1893. In 1907 he was appointed
Justice Of the Appellate Court. and this
year he was reappointed to the same 20.
sitlon.
In 1907 Judge Sears was nominated
for Mayor by the Republican City Con.
vention. and made one Of the historic
campaigns Of Chicago that year. He
was defeated by Mayor Harrison. who
had the assistance OF three Independent
candidates, Washington Hesing, John
Maynard Harlan and ]. Irving Pearce.
Judge Sears Is son Of Amos q. and
Susan 4. Sears. Both Of his parents
are still living and reside with him at
:4G5 Kenmore avenue.
Judge Sears has been an active Re-
publican since his college days, hut his
service on the bench In Cook County
has been entirely without partisan
talnt. His record as iurlst is cOnsid.
cred one of the best in Chicago, and his
prominence and the confidence In his
ability and wisdom are attested by the
fact that he has twice been appointed
Justice Of the Appellate Court by his
low-judges, and now sits as presld-
Ing justice In that court.
Judge Sears has been prominent In
the public affairs Of interest To all Chi. |
cago and his denomination for Judge
of the superior Court was made this !
year without the slightest opposition.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1900-10-27
JOHN 4. COOKE.

Attorneys at the bar Of the Cook
County courts are preparing a circular
letter TO the public indOrsing the record
Of John A. Cooke, clerk Of the Circuit
Court. who Is standing for reelection.
During the last year of Mr.. Cookies
term l1,2S7 suits have been begun In
the courts under his jurisdiction. and In
the same time upward Of 1900 suits
have been disposed OF. During the
same period more than 100000 In trust
funds has been paid out by the office
TO widows and orphans and 1000 poor
persons unable to pay costs have been
provided with the necessary means to
enable them to fight for their rights In
the courts.
During the past year there has been
received In fees $l25,OOO and clerk
Cooke has paid over to the county treas
urer over and above all expenses for
the maintenance OF the Office 100000.
An effort has been made. ana sue
cessfully, to make the office a business
institution, and attorneys say no com
plaint has ever been made by citizens
of inattcntIOn or discOurtcsy on the
part of employees of the office.
Mr.. Cooke Is Chicago product. He
was born here In 1868 and for six years
served his ward, the Seventh, as alder
man. lie Is at present a member of
the Republican County Central and En-
ecutive Committees from that ward.
During the last city campaign Mr..
Cooke was chairman of the committee
on halls and speakers and for several
years he has been closely identified
with the Republican organization.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1900-10-27
JOHN H. HANBER0.

John j. Hanberg. Republican nominee
for President Of the County Board and
head Of the ticket for county commits.
sioners. has been repeatedly hOnoretl
with elections to Offices Of trust by the
people Of Hyde Park and South Chi.
cago. the section Of the city In which
he has lived for many years. Mr.. Han.
berg came to Chicago In 1877, from
his birthplace. Flensburg. Schleswig.
Holstein. For five years he lived Oh
the North side. and then lie removed
to South Chicago. where he engaged
In the crockery business, and where
he still lives and has his business In.
tercsts.
His business has expanded until Il
Is now general merchandise store.
His partner Is 4. NJ. Crandall.
For many years Mr.. Hanberg was
n member of the South Chicago school
board. ana he served as secretary un-
I'll the town was annexed to Chicago
ana the board Of education was merged
with the city board. Both positions
were honorary. Mr.. Hanberg per.
sonally kept up such a persistent ef.
fort that South Chicago's residents
were able to secure a high school In
that section Of the city.
Blk years ngo he was elected collec.
tor for the town Of Hyde Park, and
he was reelected three times, In spite
Of determined refusals to stand for
the third or fourth nominations.
Mr.. Hanberg has been an active par.
ticipant In Republican affairs In his
ward for many years and 10 now coun.
~ central committeeman. He began
life In Chicago without a dollar and
ny hard work. energy. and natural abil.
ity has become leader among men
In business and political life. He
speaks English, German and scandi.
navian, and is popular with the peo.
pie he has represented In the Repub.
llcan party organization and in OH.
clal life. He is a Mason, Knight
Templar. Knight Of Pythias, and n
member Of the Plattdeutsche guild.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1900-10-27
ROBERT N. SiMOM.

Robert NJ. Simon, who IL the Repub.
llcan candidate for Recorder Of Deeds
for Cook County. was born on the
North Side, Feb. II. 1894. OF German
parents, who came TO Chicago In 1S47.
Mr.. Simon Ii thorough Chicago prod.
uct and all his life has been Identified
with the business interests OF the city.
He was educated In the public schools
OF Lake View and graduated from the
Lake View High School In the class
Of 1883.
In 1896 Mr.. Simon was elected Re-
cOrder Of Deeds, and during his present
term Of office he has lnaugurated many
improvements In the business methods
which We're In vogue In the various
departments OF the Office, and the real
estate dealers, attorneys ana the gen.
eral public. who have daily dealings
with the office, have given his admin.
istration their hearty approval.
Early In 1900 the TOrpns law was
adopted In Cook County and was i'm.
meditely put In successful operation by
Mr.. Simon, who under the law bc.
came Registrar Of Titles. At the April
meeting OF the Chicago Real Estate
Board the following resolution was
unanimously adopted:
"Whereas. the Hon. Robert NJ. Simon.
Registrar of Titles OF Cook County, by
reason OF the clean, thorough. and busi.
ness'like manner In which he has
opened, manned and put into active
operation the Registrars office under
the TOrrens law. has become entitled
to the cOmmendatlOn Of the land own.
ers OF Cook County, he II therefore.
Resolved, That the Real Estate
Board OF Chicago In grateful recogni.
tlOn Of his services hereby thanks Mr..
Simon for carrying out 80 satisfactorily
the work Of simplifying titles com.
menced by the Board nearly ten years
ago"
Mr.. SlmOn's administration as n
whole, both as Recorder Of Deeds ana
Registrar Of Titles. Is considered 10
have been clean, efficient aud thorough.
ana the attorneys and property own.
ers Interested have not been slow IN
recognizing and expressing their an.
proval OF II.
Mr.. simon lives at 25GI North Ash.
land avenue. and Is a member Of the
Chicago Athletic, Hamilton and Raw.
enswood Clubs.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1900-10-27

overhead trolley ordinance Of the Gen.
eral Electric Company he also opposed
with his vote, and in every other way
possible. These stands brought him
a strong Endorsement from the Municl.
pal Voters League, and the convention
In his ward demanded his consent to
make race for second term, but he
persistcntly refused II and retired. His
first election was remarkable in that
Mayor Harrison carried the Fifth
Ward by 3.176 votes, and Mr.. Cloldt
was elected on the Republican ticket
by 4S0 votes. In that election only n
few Republican Aldermen were re-.
turned.
Mr.. Cloidt always has been Repub-
lican, and has been interested in the
active work of the party for many
years. He was delegate for the first
time seventeen years ago. He was Sc.
lected In the present campaign for
Drainage Trustee because Of his
strength among the German. Americans
of Cook County, and was nominated
without seeking the place--in fact. he
Knew nothing Of the nomination until
after It had been made.
The drainage canal runs through his
ward, and at that point It's Importance
Is supreme. He has been active in
working for Its completion as an Alder.
man and an influential citizen. and the
people Of that section of the city are
vitally Interested In It. He has pledged
himself to work for the final compile.
tion OF the channel at the earliest pos.
slblc date. for nm economical and hon.
est administration Of the affairs of the
Board. and also to do everything DOS.
sible toward making the canal a navig.
able channel to the Mississippi, with
Federal assistance.