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The Brunswick times-call. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1900-1902, 1901-08-02
UNITED STATES or AMERICA, SOUTHERN
plsTRiur OF GEORGIA, EASTERN Dl-
VISION.

VISION:
Under and 10y virtue ~ an order Of the Hon
Alfred j. ClOvJtt referee in Bankruptcy. made
and dated nc Rruusw ick. Georgia this day. the
undersigned. a. NJ. Haywood, tru tee lu s,lug-
ruptcy fuI j. ii. ScarlCtt, bankrupt, VIII sea
before the United states custom House. st The
corner OF Newcastle and Gloueeste streets. tn
Brunswick, Georgia. between The hours OF M
O'Clock IN {, e morning and al 3 0rlrcl in the
afternoon on the lrsi ruesduy fin Il bain.z tae
9Th day Of Au@ust laul tEe follow rc effA.1
real estate De ongiug tp said ~ltH.. .t.
bankrupt, namely. The iva tt,..s. ~Ur ..i.. IS
OF land situated In the tale 0t titas3, s,.lI ~
of q yun and she city II BruuAWiek thereon.
aud in the portion OF said city known as -Old
Town, each described follows to say;
ttst. That tract OF td fronting East upon
ming back West with uniform Width gQ feet 10
Grant street and being the portion Of Old IOWA
lot in said city ae shown ON tue map thereof
number 100, having these c0Crs IS auJ distances
Commencing At point on the West lime ut
Newcastle street 63 feet North OF Queen square.
aud running thence Nouh 56 feet. and Bheuce
at right angles West 10 feet to Grant street.
nc right angles has- 20 feet to she initial point.
This property is centrally located, D. q splendid
Investment, since the hutidlug has been upon
it 10 has never Tor twelve years sen t'uIut Irss,
viii always ray at lcast7 per cent net. The
titles are perfect
second. And the Northern oue-haH or O'a
Town lot 393 IN said city as fully shown upon
Eaidwius Map Of Bruaswick This Tot is
teaAtltHlly located IN the residence portion nl
tue city. The terms % sale Wlu he cash; tua
purchasers paying for titlrs
july the 2ltb, 1901
A. NJ. HAY W0Ou
trustee ln Bankruptcy
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All hail the B g. B.

All aboard for Savannah, via the
B. &B.
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Experienced mllliner deeires posi
ton as trimmer for fall season. Ad.
dress " care ~ THE office.
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Brunswick, Ga,
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Notice is hereby given 90 on creditors OF the
rstateof George H. Pitcher, late Of said county
uVteAscd, tu rcudCr IA an account uf their de-
4u1pds 90 me within the time prescribed by
law, properly made out. Aud all persons
indebted 10 said deceased are hereby requested
go make Immediate payment 20 tho under
tIlucd This 0rst dag 90 August, 1901.
LEVI COL pSMlTH, Administrator
ou thH estate OF George J., Pitcher deceased.
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NOTICE TO raE puRLI !.

| have today sold the Jersey Dairy to
Mr.. f. G. Scott, Who will continue the
bu ,iness at tho same place. thank
my friends and the public generally for
the liberal patronage given and ask
that 1t be continued under Mr.. SCOTS
ownership. Respectfully,
Avian b. Rowe.
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July3ist, 1901

TO the Pubic:
TIE business Of tho Jersey Dairy will
be continued BY me under ny personal
SUPERVISION; shall oudoevor TO furnish
the hest proouot possible, and my motto
will be clsspltnees, purity end quality,
Tie tauous "C}over Hul" butter is
handled IN wagons daily ask the
patronage OF the public generally.
i. q. Scott.
Telephlle aumbsr los.
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Editor Perham fails to send us his
valuable Waycross Herald lately.
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Mems tar shoes $ cost at B.ler's
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1901-04-11
Burlington Route
GREAT TRAINS.

E--sH BURLINGTON NORTHERS PA.
pvs. kzPHEss-- Kansas City Or Den
-.- 1g Puget sound. Portland. Mon.
.GrErE, Washington and the entire
rar-sruest. Daily through train- ~
-fzEenrF. chair cars. tourist and stand.
EN- e.sseper. and dining cars.
Na Morning train, Kansas
ECg ra Nebraska, Denver and Pacific
-azsr- vie scenic Colorado. Weekly
,zECr01ia excursions personally con-
fcc-ssf.
E,f. - Latest night train, Kansas
JCF ga Denver. night train for Ne
r-n-1s Omaha 81. Paul
Mlf 81 Noon train, kansa, CITY
. rs CIn11ha. So Paul. through -leepers
No 80 Famous Chicago Eli; din
ur s1t buffet library Gers, chair cars
aud -fsepers.
M lt-st. Louis Fast Night E1-
eTtfs
49, e. fast morning train east.
N-te for descriptive matter, rates
$40 Information.
l.. j BRICKER, T. p. A.,
-23 Main St.. Kansas City, Mo
u. ". WAKELEY, G p. A,
81. Louis
HOWARD ELLIOTT,
cseueral Manager, St Joseph, No
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Caught dreadful Cold.

Marion Kooke, manager for T. NJ.
Thompson, large importer OF fine
millinery at 1855 Milwaukee avenue,
Chicago, says; VDuring the late
severe weather caught a dreadful
cold, which kept me awake at night
and made me unfit to attend my work
during the day. One OF my milliners
was taking Chamberlain Cough
Remedy for a severe cold at that
time, which seemed to relieve her so
quickly that 1 bought some for my
self. It acted like magic and be-
gan to improve at once. am now
entirely we'll and feel very pleased to
acknowledge its merits "
For sale by City Drug Store and F.
j. Ramsey.
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Congressman John Sharp Williams
OF Mississippi tells the story Of a man
who was discovered Trailing" a
dead dog with hickory club. Asked
why he was thus performing, he re-
piled: 81 wish to teach him that
there is punishment after death.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1901-04-11
DR.. ]. W. SMITH,

"What kind of pictures are you
going to paint for the dining room?"
asked the wealthy Chicagoan OF the
artist. ANY subject you choose 30
replied the artist. But having had
some experience, he hastily added;
"But 1 must absolutely draw tho line
on paintings OF beef on the hoof and
still-life studies in canned truck
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1901-04-11
LEON.


Special Correspondence.
Leon, April ,-We bad the worst
sand storm last Friday we have ever
seen. Il was almost impossible for
one 70 get out Of doors Young
corn. oats and garden stun was bad
ly damaged by the high wind and
dying sand. Some think corn viii
have TO be planted over on account
oft.
Rev. Sam Jones, a Baptist preach
er Of Oklahoma, is holding a meeting
here this week. He is very snthusi-
astic in his work and seems 90 eNer-
else great faith and will perhaps DO
considerable good a great revival
Of religion is badly needed in Leon,
10 be sure
Rev. J. G. Forkner OF this place
filed the pulpit sunday in the place
OF W. Il. Buroh and preached a
good sermon to large congregation.
It being Easter, it was expected he
.uld preach an Easter sermon, but
be preached funeral discourse OF
old Mrs. Washington, who died
few weeks ago.
Two wagon loads OF fat hogs were
carried to Marietta today by Dick
Tanaferro.
Leon is booming" Nearly every
one is using whitewash quite extern
-iveiy, whitewashing their houses.
Oar new marshal seems 20 be on
the alert, and has took in" two or
three Of the boisterous boys already.
That is Just what all towns need, are
officers who will ho their duty, friend
or foe.
We understand that some boys
came to Leon from near Pike last
Saturday with a view Of having come
fun, but when they got a good look
at the big fat .?lmarshal they changed
their mind, and left town quietly.
That's right boys keep quiet when
you come to town. We have a
sweater" here as well as officers.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1901-04-11

Moore's Piiuies are guarantee d
cure for all forms Of Malaria, Ague,
Chills and fever, Swamp Fever, Ma
larisl Fever, Bilious Fever, Jaundice,
Biliousuess, fetid breath and a tired =,
listless feeling. They cure Rheuma-
tism and the lassitude following blood
poison produced from malarial pois-
oning. No Quinine. No Arsenic,
Acids or Iron Do not ruin stomach
or teeth. Entirely tasteless. Price
SOC per box. DIR. @. o. Moore Co,
No. $40 North Main Street, st. Louis,
Mo. Sold by W b. Frame, City
Drug Store.
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\ cheap remedy for coughs and C, de
is all right, but you want something
that will relieve and cure the more
severe and dangerous results of
throat and lung troubles. What
shall you do? Go to warmer and
regular climate? Yes, il possible; /;
if not possible for you, then in either
case take the only remedy that has
been introduced in all civilized
countries with success IN severe
throat and lung troubles, "Bos-
chee's German syrup" Z not only
heals and stimulates the tissues to
destroy the germ disease, but allays
Inflammation, causes easy expector.
alton, gives a good nights rest, and
cures the patient. Try one bottle
Recommended many years by all
druggists in me world. Get Green g
Prize Almanac. City Drug Store,
Ardmore and Madill.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1901-04-11
\ Clear Complexion

Is a sign OF good health, which is
quickly obtained by the use of REX
TEA. Ii purities The blood, regulates
the kidneys and liver and cures con-
stipation. All druggists are author
lied TO refund the money in any case
where Rex Tea fails TO do what is
claimed for 1t. Price 25c per package.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1901-04-11
PRopUcE MARKET.

The following are the prevailing
quotations on the local market, and
will be changed daily as the market
nnrfuafRa.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1901-04-11

Blessings in disguise are all right
in their way, but the trouble is they
are often 40 successfully disguised
that we fail to recognize them.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1901-04-11

An ounce Of prevention is worth q
pound Of cure, and a bottle Of Bal
lard's Horehound Syrup used in time
is worth a STAFF Of pLy s.cisi ith a
drug store or two included. Price
25 and 80 cents. W. b. Frame, City
Drug Store.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1901-04-11

The modest man has everything to
gain and the arrogant man every
thing to lose; for modesty has always
TO deal with generosity and arro-
gance with envy.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1901-04-11

About one half of mans life is
devoted to rectifying the mistakes
OF the other half.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1901-04-11

Those famous little pills, DeWitt's
Little Early Risers, will remove all
impurities from your system, cleanse
your bowels, make them regular.
City Drug Store, w. b. Frame, prop.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1901-04-11

Philadelphia Record: "They tell
me your Schuykill is filed with all
sorts Of germs" remarked the man
from New York. Nonsense" re-
torted the Philsdelphisn. "No self.
respecting germ would go near it {"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1901-04-11

Habitual constipation is the door
through which many OF the serious
ills of the body are admitted. The
occasional use Of Prickly Ash Bit
ters will remove and cure this dis
tressing condition. W. B. Frame.
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The Falrest OTTER ever Made.

To any one suffering with dyspep-
sia, indigestion, sour stomach OF
heartburn; Take Rex Dyspepsia
Tablets. All druggists are author
lied by the manufacturers 10 refund
the monev in any case thev fail TO
cure. Price SOC per package. Re-
member the name, REX DYSPEPSIA
TABLETs
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1901-04-11

Ambition causes fool to Jump at
the moon and fall in the mud.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1901-04-11

The trouble with a great number
OF social reformers," says the Mana
yunk Philosopher, 'is that they
don't seem 10 realize that reform,
like charity, begins at home"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1901-04-11

Last winter ! was confined to my
bed with a very bad cold on the
lungs. Nothing gave me relief
Finally my wife bought a bottle Of
One Minute Cough Cure that effected
speedy cure. cannot speak too
highly OF that excellent remedy. -
Mr.. T X Housaman, Manatswney,
Pa. W. b. Frame, Uity Drug Store
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1901-04-11

The poor fellow whose body had
slowly ossified, and who, for thirty
six years, fingered on in his human
tenement OF stone, is having some
pretty hard iokes made about him.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1901-04-11
OUR MARKETS.
Prices and Quotations on Live Stock
and Produce.
LIVE STOCK RHPoRr

LIVE STOCK KEPoRT
By DeFreese 4 Harting.
CATTLE.
Three year old steers ......s2j to $50
Two year old Steers rs.......Sl7 to $40
Ysarlings s........... ........sl0 to S12
Cows and Calves to S35
HORSES.
Good Horses are In demand and
bring good prices. Fancy drivers
and saddlers flnd ready sale. Prices
ranging from $50 up.
HOGS.
The Hog market is steady and
strong, prices varying according to
weights and condition.
Fat Hogs-l00 to 1926 pounds, per
hundred, 81 to rs.
Heavier hogs range from 81 % to
- 80 per hundred.
stock hogs, ranging from 90 pounds
up, find a ready sale and bring good
prices. Prices ranging from 50 SO 10
81 per hundred.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1901-04-11

Whites Cream Vermifuge not only
effectually destroys worms, it also
increases the appetite, aids assimil-
alton and transforms a frail infant
into one of robust health. Price 25
cents, w. b. Frame, City Drug
SIore
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1901-04-11
DR.. K. K. CHIVERs,
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON.

once IN CrucC ing, once hour
from 10 to ~ a. m. and q TO sp. m.
Residence Phone lOs. once phone -
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1901-04-11

We understand that some boys
came 70 Leon from near Pike last
Saturday with view OF having come
fun, bnt when they got good look
at the big fat .?l ?lmarshsl they changed
their mind, and left town quietly.
That's right boys keep quiet when
you come to town. We have a
sweater" here as we'll as officers.
The Best Remedy for Rheumatism.
QUICK RELIEF FROM PAIN.
AL who use Chamberlain Pain
Balm for rheumatism are delighted
with the quick relief from pain
which it affords. When speaking Of
this Mr.. d. y Sinks of Troy, Ohio,
says: "Some time ago / had
severe attack of rheumatism in my
arm and shoulder. l tried numerous
remedies but got no relief until !
was recommended by Messrs. Geo.
F. Parsons q Co, druggists Of this
place, 10 try Chamberlain Pain
Balm. They recommended it 20
highly that bought bottle | was
soon relieved of Gil pain. | have
since recommended this liniment to
many of my friends, who agree with
me that it is the best remedy for
muscular rheumatism in the market. 4"
For sale by City Drug store and F. ].
Ramsey.
BY the beautiful law of supply and
demand in the continued rise Of
Kentucky whisky the more it goes up
the less goes down.
Most women with female weakness
suffer droadfully from piles in ad-
| dition to their other pains. They
may be cured by using Tabler's
Buckeye Pile Ointment. Price so
cents in bottles, tubes rs cents. w.
B. Frame, City Drug Store.
Doctors assert, according to a
medical contemporary, that one
should never ruu. Somebody says
the Chicago Journal, ought to send
a marked copy to VIM. j. Bryan.
Nearly every person needs tonic
medicine at this time of year to
brace up and invigorate the nervous
system, 70 cleanse the bowels, liver
aud kidneys. Herbine is the best
and safest remedy 70 do this, as it
will cure constipation, regulate the
liver and enrich the blood. Price
so cents. W. B, Frame, City Drug
Store.
It used to be that young woman
would read the last chapter Of a
novel then the book, Now she reads
the last chapter and goes to see the
dramatization.
Neuralgia pains, rheumatism, lum-
bago and sciactic pains, yield to the
penetrating influence Of Ballard g
Snow Liuiment. Price, 25 cents, W,
b Frame, City Drug Store.
Boston calls a man or woman who
sells goods behind a counter, a
"salesperson." The term has A.
ready appeared there in various dis
play advertisements and want ADDS.
"With one bottle Beggs' Cherry
| Cough Syrup my cough and soreness
entirely diappea Ernest Whip
pie, Davenport, 40. Guaranteed to
cure all throat and lung troubles
has never failed try Il. w. b. Frame
City Drug Store
Daughter, dont's you think some
times that you are swiully extrava-
CAN'T" Mamma, OF course | ann |
have 30, Hhi't Z 50 a cent
left psr- .r' me oney,"
You viii lne If o. try to
cure 'Ef -. ~ d..p. sia by
starving su.f. ruaju. makes
it worse when you do eat heartily.
You al 'yo neod plenty OF good food
prope' .g5stsc. Kodol Dyspepsia
Cure q result OF years of scien-
tif, . ,earch for something that
would q yest not only some elements
OF n 4 b., very kind. And it is
ne that will do il. W,
Drug Store.
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Don't Be Funny.

1t does not pay. II you have a
good thing, tell it right out. Don't
use false means to attrsct attention.
We say right out" and mean ii,
too, that DR., Caldwell's Syrup Pep
sin will cure every case of stomach
trouble. 1t will stop any pain caused
by indigestion; it knocks sick head
ache by attacking the cause of the
complaint and aids you to digest
your food, nc matter what you eat.
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PHYSICIANS.
walter Hardy.
Res Phone -.
HARDY & Mcr
PHYSICIANS AND SURGEONS.

once hours; 10 70 "a q, m. 70 p. IN, Anc
TO gp. m. SundAyb 10 TO N .. m. and 20
p. m. once Phone ia. once over Ramsey
drug store corner Main and CaddO streets.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1901-04-11

The Name young man who was
hanged at Fort Smith, Ark, last
week but exemplihed the fact that
you must go away from home to get
the moose.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1901-04-11

II used to be that young woman
would read the last chapter OF
novel then the book, Now she reads
the last chapter and Ross to see the
dramatization.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1901-04-11

BY the beautiful law of supply and
demand in the continued rise OF
Kentucky whisky the more it goes up
the less goes down.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1901-04-11

Never tell a star that he played his
part well. He objects to the word
part, he thinks he is the whole show
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81 strongly recommend BegRs'
Cherry Cough syrup; 1t cured me Of
throat trouble OF many years.
standing - Mrs. j. Brennan, Rife,
Colo. Cures coughs, colds, asthma
bronchitis, la grippe, pneumonia,
whooping-cough, Group and con-
sumption. W. b. Frame City Drug
Store
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1901-04-11
DRAIN.
PRODUCE

Chickens, per doz
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Most women with female weakness
suffer droadfully from piles in adj
dition to their other pains, They
may be cured by using Tabler's
Buckeye Pile Ointment. Price so
cents in bottles, tubes rs cents. W.
B. Frame, City Drug Store.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1901-04-11

Nearly every person needs tonic
medicine at this time of year TO
brace up and invigorate the nervous
system, 70 cleanse the bowels, liver
aud kidneys. Herbine is the best
and safest remedy 20 do this, as it
will cure constipation, regulate the
liver and enrich the blood. Price
so cents. W. b, Frame, City Drug
Store.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1901-04-11

81 had piles so bad l could get no
rest nor find a cure until | tried De-
Wits Witch Hazel Salye. After
using 1t once, l forgot / ever had
anything like piles" +. c. Boice,
Somers Point, n. Y Look out for
limitations. Be sure you ask for De-
Wits. City Drug Store, w. b,
Frame, prop.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1901-04-11

Doctors assert, according 10 a
medical contemporary, that one
should never ruu. Somebody says
the Chicago Journal, ought to send
a marked copy to VIM. j Bryan.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1901-04-11

Neuralgia pains, rheumatism, lum-
bago and sciactic pains, yield to the
penetrating Influence Of Ballard's
Snow Liuimept. Price, 25 cents. W.
b Frame, City Drug Store.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1901-04-11

Don risk the little ones lifei
Group is dangerous disease Mrs. Il
Gregg, Dundee, Kansr rsays;-"My
little daughter had been troubled with
Group since she was three months
old: Beggs Cherry Cough Syrup
cured her" Children like H. Guar
anteed by. W, b. Frame, City Drug
store,
The way Chicago is complaining
about its thick drinking water would
indicate that the stories told about
its inhabitants scant knowledge OF
the use of knife and fork are not a
bit overdrawn.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1901-04-11
PROFESSIONAL CARDS.

SURVEYS AND PLATs MADE.
Plans. estimates and Specifications
furnished
German Building, Ar1mOre, l. T.
New-York tribune., 1901-10-13

preaching Oakland from the north the line
crosses an arm of San Francisco Bay known AS
CarquineZ Straits which is half a mile or more
wide. There it was necessary to carry the ca
bles either under the water we'll above it, and
neering News" believes that the span of cable
at this point is the longest in the world
Along most of the route between the three
power houses which generate the current and
Oakland the wires are carried poles l:,, feet
apart. In few NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. not over
half a dozen-the interval is one thousand feet
The crossing at Sacramento River is ona of
these But the distance between the supportino
towers on either shore of Carauinez Straits is
4,42I feet, or more than four-nfths of = mile
The towers of the Brooklyn Brids,. are only
l.GOO feet apart. Multiply these figures by three
and you vii! have span but little larger than
that in the vicinity of Oakland
Over good part of the line aluminium is em
ployed to convey the current, but near the sea
coast copper is used. because aluminium cor
rOdes under the influence of damn salt air Tba
cables over Carquinez Straits are made from
they should be stout enough to carry their own
weight well as to transmit the electric Cur
rent. The material selected is called plough
steel and possesses remarkably high tensile
strength $4,000 pounds to the square inch AS
the cables are seven-eighths of an inch in diam
eter. it would take strain of 90 900 pounds 10
break one. There are four such cables and at
the lowest part they are POS feet above the
water. This is about fifty feet more clearance
than that of the Brooklyn Bridge