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The Florence tribune., 1901-08-17
HEIGHT OF EDWARD VII.
TAa New King of Ensraad Is Rather
 Short Man, Says an Eng : ushmaa

II seems to be the general impress sion over here that the new king of England is large. heavily built sort of person." said an under-sized English man in one of the hotels recently to A Chicago Inter Ocean reporter. "The impression is gained from his photo graphs and from the pictures in the illustrated papers. which certainly would lead anyone to believe that Ed ward VII. was at any rate above the medium height. But he isn't.
 T don't know of any official record of bis majesty's height. but he must be shade under five feet five without his shoes. know this, because I stood be- side him for fsw minutes at state funeral. Now. my height is exactly s feet 4z4 inches, and noticed that he seemed exactly as tall, but as he was broader and much heavier than I, he seemed larger man.
 sThe fact surprised me. because had never seen him at short range before. wouldn't be so certain about it had not friend who stood behind me, and was as much surprised at the discovery ss I was. mentioned to me that he had noticed that I was ss big a man as my future king.
 "so. giving him the benefit of the doubt for quarter of an inch, that's his size-s feet 5, and the illustrations that depict him as standing nearly to the height of men of feet 10 or there abouts are either fixed up with desire to please him-though it has never been said that he was sensitive on the point --or with the idea of letting the world ct large believe that our royal person ages were just as big as those of any other country"
The Florence tribune., 1901-08-17
CASA eBAsDz REsznvoIR.

The reservoir of the Casa Grande Valley Canal company is the largest in the terri tory. It covers surface of 1900 acres, with an average depth of F feet, and contains about eight thousand million gallons of water. It is situated fifteen miles south west of Florence. A leyee of earth has been thrownup across depression in the plain 1l.OoO feet in length. 125 feet in width at the bottom and 2s feet in width at top, ? to 1 slope on each side, and an average height of e5 feet. The waste is regulated by cast iron pipes 3 feet in diameter, set in solid masonry, regulated by gates and tower. This reservoir cost $l50000, and supplies water for 6. GOO acres,
The Florence tribune., 1901-08-17
LOCAL TIME TABLE. Mountain Time.

For. time at other local stations call on Agent.
 Dining Station. CONNECTIONS. Jerome Junction with U. v. & P. Ky, for Jerome; P. & E. Junction with P. & K. R. R. for Huron and Mayer :; Mayer with stage to Grown King and other mining points; Prescott with stage lines for all the principal mining camps; Congress Junction with stage lines for Congress, Harqua Hala, Stanton and Yarnell; Hot springs junction aI with the C- 2, n. :. q st |. all-year-round health resort; Phoenix with the NJ &P. & s. R. V. R. R. for points on tho 5. P. system-
 H. P. AEEwALT, Gen. Pass. Agt.,
 Prescott, Arizona.
The Florence tribune., 1901-08-17
MeteoroIoaIcaI statlstIes.

The signal service of the general govern ment maintained a station at Florence from 1874 to lss2. The reports covering the period from July, 1880. to April, 1882 gives the foI- lowing statistics. which may be taken as q safe guide to the prevailing temperature given during the series of six years:
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The Florence tribune., 1901-08-17
A RAILROAD CENTER.

At present it contains a population of
 bout 1500. but with the completion of these
 railroads and the San Carlos reservoir no city in Arizona can approach it for natural advantages. and a large increase in popula- tion will follow. Florence is at an elevation of i4a2 feet above sea level, situated near the Giia river. twcnty-six miles northwest of the railroad station of Casa Grande, with which it is connected by hn elegantly equipped daily stage line. Going and com ing stages run by the old Casa Grande ruins and passengers are allowed short time to inspect them There are many handsome private residence in Florence. several brick stores, good hotel. an excellent graded school employing four teachers. churches,
 ecret societies. Commercial Club, two newspapers, and the handsomest court house in the Territory. Here is held the United States Court for the district composed of Gila. Graham and Pinal counties. The streets are lined with shade trees, which impart an air of com fort on the warmest days.
The Florence tribune., 1901-08-17
AN uxInHAB1rABLE DESERT

6 In truth the most productive land on the globe, and that there is water in abundance
 bring every foot of it under cultivation. only waiting for the magic wand of capital to develop 1t. There Is no water-storage scheme on the Pacific coast that has one half the natural advantages and so few en gineering difficulties as the San Carlosreser voir. Here nature has built the abutments In ever-living rock, and all that is left for man to do is to put in the headgate, the bluffs which form the gorge being only separated by paltry 220 feet A country is drained through this narrow canyon 200 miles square, representing 40,0OO square miles, or larger than Maine and Massachu- setts combined. The rainfall Is sufficient to All the reservoir twice a year, and the land to be brought under cultivation Is praeti- cally limitless. This may read like fairy tale, but is Is every word true, and has been
 erihed time and again.
The Florence tribune., 1901-08-17
PRODUCES OF THE VALLEY.

Unlike the Salt river. the waters of she Gila are fresh and pure; the soil contains no alkali. is deep, rich gray ash. especial ly adapted to the growth of the prune, olive. almond peach, fig, pear, apricot and fruits of all kinds, which pay largely on the invest ment. It is also the natural home of alfalfa. which grows in the most prolific manner. The grape does exceptionally well in this valley, and wine and raisin culture is destin- sd to become prominent industry. Citrus fruits have been cultivated to limited ex- tent; there are a number of orange trees in the neighborhood of Florence which bear their golden fruit each year without pro- tection. and few date palm trees are also in full bearing. The season is from six weeks to two months earlier than Southern California, which gives fruit growers an appreciated advantage in
The Florence tribune., 1901-08-17

The heat as represented m the above table during the months of June. July and August is nothing like us unbearable as in the Eastern States. and death from
The Florence tribune., 1901-08-17
PROFESSIONAL CARDS

DIR. ANGEL MARTIN, lfYE AND EAR. Phoeaix, Arizona;
The Florence tribune., 1901-08-17
THE EARLY MARKETS.

The absence of fogs and nightly dews is Q formidable obstacle to the destructive and unsightly scale-bug. and the fruits of the valley arc all bright and clean. All the agri- cultural products of temperate and semi tropic zones are easily grown here. the long seasons giving succession of crops that double or treble the productive value f the land.
The Florence tribune., 1901-08-17
THE CASA CYANIDE VALLEY CANAL

is forty-three miles in length and covers COCO acres of land. about 1000 of which are under cultivation. It is so constructed that it can be easily enlarged and it's cap acity in- creased. A reservoir covering 1900 acres, having storage capacity of eight billion gall Ions, in the southeast corner of township 6, range 9, gives ample supply of water the year round to all farmers located below it. but those above suffer by a shortage of water during a few weeks in summer.
 It is proposed to remedy this by the con- struction of huge reservoir near San Carlos, which would store 2s1 .ssB acre-feet of water, capable of iI'rigating ll0.6sS acres of land. All of this land would be in the vicinity of Florence. The estimated cost of the dam is si, ,OsS. .926. This survey was made by order of Congress. for which $20.O0o was appropriated. Mir. J. D. Schuyler, of Los Angeles. the noted irrigation engineer, fully verifies Mir. Lippincott's report, and strong ly urges upon Congress the duty of con structing the work. A dam 200 feet in height, which Mir. Schuyler considers per- fectly feasible, would store 550000 acre-feet of water and the reservoir would have life of sixty-three years without dredging. The report says: "In the event of the construc- tion of this dam there will be built up in the valley of the Gila river where desert now exists, community of fully 40,00O souls and the creation of many million dollars of tax able wealth without permanent outlay on the part of the Government" A bill is now before Congress for the construction of the work, and there is little doubt of its passage when it's merits become known.
New-York tribune., 1901-10-18
TRADE IN CHICAGO.
& townsend. No. 40 Walls,

Chicago, Oct. IT (speciaD-Argentas cables re.
ported the drouth there unbrokea and The whear
situation becoming serious. The news added about
sc to the price half OF which held. Seaboard
clearances were S74 900 bushels They increased the
buying. On the fractional swell the early buyers
took profits. A partial dip in prices followed. The
close was sc 10 1zc over Wednesday. December
opened at 7O14c. sold between 70c and 7o4sc and
closed at TO2sc sellers; the May closed at 7Ss.c.
Liverpool was up a fraction: Paris fraction lower
Primary receipts were LO6O0O0 bushels. compared
with S75OOO bushels last year; the Northwest had
623 cars. against $50 There was due weather every
where over the West; ideal for movement Tha
prediction for its continuance. The early buy
ing OF futures was led by Patten. Bartlett-Frazer
and by the seaboard: in the last half hour Patten
and some OF the other early buyers took profits.
The professional mood here keeps bulLsh, but the
outside trade is light. Shipping sales were 1cl60
bushels. The seaboard reported II loads Duluth
keeps relatively strong cash and continues To
repurchase from the seaboard wheat sold earlier
in the season for fall shipment
Corn acted like the wheaton, fraction early,
but closing 1sc 10 &c over the day previous. De-
cenber opened at 56ssc sold between 56sc and 5Ssc
sellers. and closed az 56lzc sellers. There II
here. against 567 last year; the estimate for
Friday 1S5 Gables were OF a fraction.
Primary receipts only 24 600 bushels, against
$4,000 bushels last year. CIearances were $500
bushels. The shipping business s-naI-50,00
bushels The seabOard reported ten loads. There
is a good demand for the yellow, but poor FOR the
mixed. corn. The Price Current said the husk-
ing was not changing the crop estimates.
Oats had early support from Patten- They kept
within a range OF 14c, and closed sc over Wednes-
day; December. S5I4c and 45ssc and the Nay, ST7se
and 37I2c. The cash demand for white clipped oats
is sharp. but the demand for mixed is slow. Re
ceipts were 1S9 cars. and the estimate FOR to-ror
row. 1S5- General speculative interest is low. Oats
are dependent entirely on corn. and not likely TO
advance unless corn does
FIaXseed was 1c to &c higher. with hardly any
speculative business. Receipts al the three points
were the same as last year 2+5 cars. The No.
Northwestern closed at 81 81: the No. Southwest
ern 81 so: October, 81 81; November. 81 Il.
Provisions were strong; pork Up 12l2c lard and
ribs up 1Oc. The strength was with hogs which
were &c TO 1Oc higher. There 500 less than
expected 20 600; the packing West for the week was
700OO less than a year ago.
New-York tribune., 1901-10-18
BONDS.
THE DAYS OPERATIONS IN STOCKS.
SEX dividend.

Strength in the general market was helped by
sharp advances in Northern Pacific preferred.
Great Northern preferred and other high priced
issues, such as Chicago and Northwestern and
Delaware and Hudson. Revival Of activity in
the Northern Pacific and Great Northern shares
naturally created the belief that some develop
ment was pending in the Northwestern rail-
way situation but as far the days news
was concerned there was factor upon which
TO base an intelligent prediction or assumption
regarding the status Of affairs among the rail-
wavs named. II is true that announcement
was made Of the incorporation Of q new Bur
lington Company. The Street failed TO see, how
ever any particular significance in this de-
Veopment, and it was generally thought that
IL was nothing than piece Of legal ma
chinery for the purpose of solidifying the Bur
lington system. Various reports were heard
concerning different properties. including one
report that the Delaware and Hudson was TO be
partitioned in the interests Of the Erie and
-New-York Central. but there little founda-
ton for the days talk and gossip, especially for
the report just mentioned
Northern Pacific preferred sold above par,
Chicago and Northwestern advanced from 1877
TO 202 Delaware and Hudson sold as high as
40. Great Northern preferred as high as 1876
and ST. Paul high 1868. These move
ments were not accompanied by increased ac-
tivity IN the general list Commission houses
were not active factors in the trading and as
a rule transactions were made up OF profes-
sonal operations. Foreign houses sold a few
stocks the local Exchange while in the
European markets securities. with the excep-
ton of American issues, were weak. The Bank
of England made no change in it's minimum
discount rate, but open market rates were
firmer. In Paris and Berlin money was higher,
while exchange on London continued to rule
under the gold importing point Holdings Of the
Bank OF England increased in the week. the
proportion Of reserve to liability advancing
from Al week ago to 40 AT the same time
in 1900 the percentage was 43.2. The Bank Of
France made poor showing in its weekly
port, gold holdings declining S1,12OOO0, and
loans expanding over $15,0O0000.
In the foreign markets the copper shares were
denoralized, while on the local Exchange prices
were higher. The copper situation is puzzling,
and no two reports agree regarding the present
condition OF the market and the possibilities
Of the future. A report that the Amalgamated
company will reduce prices cannot be
firmed, but Europe continues TO believe that
there Will be collapse in American quotations
for the product Final changes in stocks were
not large except In a few shares and in a num-
Der Of issues net declines were made, Texas
and Pacific. Missouri Pacific and Kansas and
Texas furnishing noteworthy instances. Trad
theory that plans for a consolidation of the
various properties had been indefinitely post
poned.
New-York tribune., 1901-10-18
Outside SECURITIES

The outside security market yesterday was quiet
and irregular. although there was an exceptoual lIy
good demand for two issues Dominion
Securities were active and nearly IL points on
purchase of 1900 shares. International Salt
certncates were in fair demand and showed good
gains at the close. Mexican National issues were
quiet but steady the Is advanced a fraction 10
'S14 ana the 4lzs sold up 10 1918. American Can
issues were quiet and firm; the common sold I'D to
Z03s and the preferred S. Havana Commercial
was shade of. selling at 1875. There was good
demand for Standard Milling preferred which rose
points from the last sale, selling up to 30 The
copper shares were steady. Union advancing to
AZ. United Railway bonds sold at 50. There was
good demand for bank and trust company shares
bank or Commerce on sales OF 100 shares lost
points. selling from 1858 10 365 National Citv
Bank sold at $50 and First National at 745 There
was good demand for Standard Trust around $40
but no stock was offered. The market closed firm
and active
New-York tribune., 1901-10-18
FOREIGN BANK STATEMENTS.

London. Oct 1.-THE weekly statement OF the
Bank OF England shows the following changes:
Total reserve increased fl64,00o: circulation de-
f36OOOO: bullion decreased f1sl7s: other Sc
curities decreased f3s0; other deposits decreased
fS66oOoo public deposits increased Fl $4,000; notes
increased f3S 900: government securities de-
creased A5eo.o0o The proportion of the Bank of
Englanos reserve to liability is 4s per cent. Last
week it was E71S per cent Rate of discount nm
changed at per cent.
Paris. Oct 1.-THE weekly statement Of the Bank
OF France shows the following changes: Notes in
circulation increased 26O50Oo francs; treasury ac
counts current decreased Ss25.o0o francs: gold in
hand decreased 5,6OOOO francs: bills discountad an
creased 7e,45ooOo francs; silver hand decreased
8 725 600 francs.
Berlin Oct. 1.-THE weekly statement OF the
Imperial Bank Of Germany shows the following
eHailses' Casn IN hand increased 2s,4OoOoO marks;
treasury notes increased 600 marks. Other &C.
curities decreased 6332oOO marks notes in circIs
rion decreased 81. 10000 marks
New-York tribune., 1901-10-18

cago-5c discount Charleston-Buying. 1-isc dis
count: selling. 1-10c premium. Savannah-Buying,
1sc off; selling, par
s2i4.Ss756i balances. s9l62S03. observation-disclosures.
$24102,543; balances. s2.S7S.7& Philadelphia-Ex-
changes, SIS 79S 773; balances $2537673 Baltimore
Exchanges. $3.7438GS; balances. $396127. Chicago
Exchanges, $26, ,2s0. 433; balances, s17S7,495.
FOREIGN MONEY MARKET.-Cau money in
London, 1Ad15 per cent; open market discount rate
for short bills, 21sd24s per cent long bills. 2ssq22
per cent Berlin discount rate 2 per cent for three
months bills and per cent for short bills. Berlin
exchange on London, 20 marks SS pfennigs. Paris
exchange on London. % francs liz centimes Paris
discount rate, 24s per cent.
FOREIGN SECURITES.-British consols for
money, 80 116; for the account, 931 Spanish As in
London, 6Ss French rentes, 100 francs So centimes.
THE SILVER MARKET.-Bar silver, 5715c; Mex
lean silver dollars 45Ac. Bar silver in London
closed at 26 9-l6d.
GOLD PREMIUM-In Madrid, AZ. AZ Lisbon, 80. IS;
Buenos Ayres. 1870 50; Rome 2.2O.
GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS.-Customs receipts
reported from Washington. S670,6l1; internal reve-
receipts, $S04 06l miscellaneous receipts, $780,
76O; total receipts for the day $555 433; expendi
lures S,245OOO. Receipts for the month to date.
S27 14s 769; expenditures S24 100000; of re-
ceipts $25s 769 Receipts for tho fiscal TO date
S59 65S expenditures N4s,9 ,959S24 excess OF re-
ceipts s0,S3 SS4. .atOnal bank notes received for
redemption, s407,Ser
SUB-TREASURY. - The Sub-Treasury was a
debtor TO the Clearing House, s7oO04S.
New-York tribune., 1901-10-18

mon. Erie first preferred. Erie second preferred
Louisville and Nashville Manhattan. Missouri Pa
cihc, New-York Central, Peoples Gas. Reading
first preferred. Rock Island. ST. Paul. Southern
Railway preferred. Southern Pacific, Sugar, Ten
nessee Coal and Iron, Union Pacific common and
preferred United States Steel common and pre-
ferred United States Leather preferred. Wabash
preferred, and Western Union, ga per cent: Re-
public Steel common and preferred, Baltimore and
Ohio. and Atchison common and preferred. 8; Chi
cago Terminal, 2.
IRON AND STEEL-Archer Brown. of Rogers.
Brown & Co., says that steady business in iron
and steel is practically assured the coming year.
Some of the large companies have enough work on
hand TO keep their plants busy the whole of next
year. This is OF the locomotive builders and
the concerns engaged in manufacturing bridges
The manufacturing concerns are well supplied
with orders. Taking the situation whole, the
prospects hopeful
DELAWARE AND HUDSON.-Delaware and
Hudson strong feature. and the room traders
circulated story that the company was TO be d.
vided for the benefit of the Erie and New-York
Central. There is no reason to believe that there
is any truth in the All the hard coal shares
were strong. The companies are all making money.
and their prospects for the coming winter
promising.
TWIN CITY RAPID TRANSIT-Earnings OF the
Twin City Rapid Transit Company in September
showed a gain in gross of s36.742 and a gain in net
of $50 10 After charges, and preferred divi
dends there a surplus of s1O9,SS From Janu-
airy the surplus has increased s116,673, standing
at s61o45 after charges. taxes and preferred divi
dends
LIGHTER CURRENCY SHIPMENTS-New-York
banks shipped only $4,000 currency through the
Sub-Truseary yesterday. 1t went to New-Orleans.
The government paid out nothing in bond redemp-
ton. The recent heavy shipments of money to the
South were reflected in a heavier offering of cot
bills.
ST. LAWRENCE AND ADIRONDACK.-The St.
Lawrence and Adirondack has sent notice to the
Stock Exchange of the increase of its capital stock
from 1900 shares to $3.50 shares being increase
of $3.50 shares of 800 each.
FINANCE REALTY TRUST COMPANY.-The
Finance Realty Trust Company. with a capital of
S000000. has been Incorporated Its president is
Charles VI. Jesup, vce-president of the Securities
Company
New-York tribune., 1901-10-18
EXCHANGE OF CERTIFICATES

Holders of subscription certificates issued by the
Mercantile Trust Company behalf of the ST.
Louis and San Francisco Railroad Company for
bonds and stock trust certificates of the Kansas
City Fort Scott and Memphis Railway Company
may exchange them and after October II for the
securities to which they entitled. No script
Will be issued, but holders of fractional amounts
may sell or buy such amounts as may be neces-
sary 10 entitle them 10 entire bond an entire
nan,
New-York tribune., 1901-10-18

RAILROAD BONDS-Market generally strong.
Total sales amounted IN par value to s1,727. 500.
against s., 800 Wednesday The heaviest deal
ings were IN the Atchson general As Baltimore
and Ohio gold A. Baltimore and Ohio Southwestern
division Ses), Chicago and Alton 312s Chicago Bur
hngton and Quincy as. Erie prior lien and general
Is. Mexican Central LIST incomes. Northern Pacific
ss, ST. Louis Southwestern lists. San Antonio and
Arkansas Pass As, Southern Pacific IS. Union Pacific
convertible 4s and Wabash debenture Bs
New-York tribune., 1901-10-18
financial
THE TEXAS s Pacific RAILWAY co.
TO THE HOLDERS OF
First rlOrtgage
Eastern Division Bonds
OF TIE
Texas and Pacific Railway Co.,
DATED nAY 18th, 1878.

The holders OF the following Texas & Pacific Railway
Company. First Mortgage Eastern Division bonds secuea
by mortgage dated 18th day OF May. A D lS1o a'
hereby notified 20 present them TO the Mercantile Trust
Company. No 12O Broadway New York CITY FOR payae'
par value the having been designated oy lot 0r
redemption in accordance with the terms eIeatias NV
Sinking Fund OF the Mortgage-
The holders OF the bonds so designated until
OF the interest payment. March 1s w.
to present same for redemption the par value
thereof and If presented by that date the n'efs
on he me VIM
New-York tribune., 1901-10-18
STOCKS GENERALLY FIRM.
TRADING AGAIN LIGHT.
MONEY MARKET CONDITIoNs-FOREIG
FINANCIAL POSITION.

Closing prices yesterday Of the principal ac-
tive securities and net changes from Wednes-
days quotations were:
New-York tribune., 1901-10-18
AMERICAN SECURITIES ABROAD

London. Oct. II. p. m-The market for Aneri-
can securities was generally firm. closing higher
Final prices follow:
New-York tribune., 1901-10-18
FORT WORTH, TEXAS, BONDS.

Holders OF Fort Worth. Texas. City bohu'
any issue are requested 10 communicate 'seer
tary BoudhOlders Committee" care NEW lO-
SECURITY x TRUST CO. 10 Wall street, New t0l.
Holders who desire to take advantage OF the IN
action OF the BondhoIders' Committee should at ones
posit unpaid coupons with Secretary OF the I
mittee. ,.,,
New-York tribune., 1901-10-18

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received at their Uptown Once. No I2+2 bfo,ss-
north 31st-st. O'Clock p.
nents received at the following branch oniceS al
office rates until : O'Clock viz 90 cti
cor 2S1-st 1S2 6th-ave.. l2th-st Macy $ is
and 14th-st. I42 Columbus-ave West 6ot Syt
42d-st. near 6th-ave 90 East 14th-st; 2oI sss
42ds. between 9TH and sth 15S East +tts'
3d-ave.. between 10th and T7th sts. O26 9daVs sT
6lst-st 1TOS 1st-ave-. s9t-st: 500 ITso.' =.
63o 3d-ave.. 4lst-st: 5S4 Sd ave. 10 bieeSAS
SIS Bleecker-st