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Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1902-12-16
Natural Sequels.

When the Kentucky oil produe-
ers concluded that they would walt
no longer for the transporting and
marketing branches of the business
to extend lines TO the new produc-
ton they had developed, particu'
larly In the region of Barbourville,
they called a meeting of the pro-
ducers Of the State, the purpose
being to provide independent means
for the transporting and marketing
of their oil. This, as it has caused
1t to be understood In other cases,
the Standard terms interfering
with our business" But the Ken
lucky operators were not called
down for their presumption in this
resrect. Soon after the issuance of
the call, and before the time fixed
for the holding of the convention,
it was announced that the Standard
had decided to extend Its pipe line
system from West Virginia to the
Kentucky fields.
A few months ago it was an
uounced that a movement was on
foot fer a pooling of a number of
producing interests at Chanute,
Kas., and establishing ..there re-.
fnery. Since then the Standard
has been stringing a pipe line from
Its refinery at Neodesha to the
Chanute field, from which 1t previ.
ously had been taking crude by
tank car shipments. This line, 1t
Is expected, will be completed dur
ing the present month, and will re-
lieve the congestion indicated In
the following from the Neodesha
Sun:
"The big $4,000 barrel tank of
the Standard OH company IS full
and unless arrangements are made
to transfer the oil by rail some in.
convenience may be caused the
producers. The pipe line now be-
ing laid by the Standard Oh com.
pauy from Chanute to Neodesha is
all done excepting a stretch of five
miles moth of Neodesha. where the
work is very difficult. It Is expect
ed that 1t will he two weeks before
the Inc is completed. In the mean.
time, unless some steps are taken
to transport the oil from Chanute
to Neodesha, the producers will be
obliged to store their oil as best
they can"
N. B.-"The Lord helps those
who helps themselves"
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1902-12-16
HOLIDAY TRADE BOOMING.
Ths United States Reports Holiday
s Business That Has Never Had
an Equal.

The holiday trade In general
throughout the United States has
never had an equal at this season
of the year. Postponed business Is
being rapidly made up,the railroads
are doing business 20 per cent.
greater than two years ago. and 7
per cent greater than last year.
The whole country Is apparently
established on a 1000, ,ooo, 900 a
week basis.
With the approach of the new
year and the stimulous to the
wholesale movements that set In
with the first influences of spring
trade, the outlook is for the best
year the country has ever seen.
The crop movement In the west
has scarcely begun. When 1t Is well
under way the earnings..on the west
ern railroads will be largely aug
mented. If the freight congestion
can be kept from interfering with
transportation the movement of the
grain to the markets should put
The west In an easier financial con-
dition that it has ever known.
Crops have been good for two or
three years In succession, with a
good demand abroad as we'll as at
home. and the live stock In markets
are able to absorb all offerings at
good figures. With such conditions
prevalent Christmas may be met
with the fullest assurance.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1902-12-16
Rush Wallace Home.

Rush Wallace, of Parkersburg,
who went to Oklahoma a few
months ago for the benefit Of his
health, arrived home Saturday
evening, and the difference his so.
iourn in the west has made In his
physical condition Is truly surpris-
ing. He looks better, feels better
and Is better In every sense of the
word, and bids fair 10 remain so,
Judging from his appearance.
The numerous friends In this
city of Mr.. Wallace will be much
pleased to learn he has regained his
health.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1902-12-16

The crossing at the B. & o de-
pot still remains in about as filthy
condition as Is possible for 1t to get
It resembles hog wallow more
than anything else we can compare
1t to, but the public Is forced tc
wade through 1t day after day in
order to reach the railroad station.
We suggest that the city anthori'
ties take action In this matter and
compel the B. & o. company to
construct crossing and keep 1t In
repair. This was the agreement, in
substance, when the city paved the
street to the depot.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1902-12-16
Messrs. WI. Abbott and !. ]

Messrs. W: F. Abbott and J. z.
Barnes left the city today for the
Texas oil field. These gentlemen
were, until very recently, In the
employe of the Carter OH company
and are practical oil deli workmen.
They have secured positions with
the Burt Oil company, which Is a
branch of the Standard.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1902-12-16

It Is stated that J. Pierpont
Morgan, while a student at the
English High school, In Boston,
took the mathematics prize for
three years in succession. He has
Incidentally been PICKING up few
things ever since.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1902-12-16

Miss O. Z. Blackburn, who has
been the charming guest of Miss
Bessie Marsh, of north Wells street,
left for her home at Bellaire, Ohio,
this afternoon.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1902-12-16

If our neighbors doan south
don't have a fine Christmas dinner
1t won't be on account of the
scarcity of coal.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1902-12-16
Election.

Of new officers tonight In the
Masonic lodge In this city. Mem.
bers are requested to turn out.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1902-12-16

credit balances. but the pipe line
reports show that the November
credit balances were reduced some
$4,000 barrels, showing that dur
Ing that month the producers sold
that much more oil than they pro-
duced on the advancing market.
Producers should not be deceived
by the hattering comments Of
Standard kirelings in Standard sub
sidized papers.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1902-12-16

eNt~AS
Oil men who have so long been
contributing financial aid by proxy
to Chicago's educational institu.
tions have been disposed to kick at
times, both as to the extent of the
contributions levied upon them and
to the application of the same. But
they may be comforted by the work
which Is being done by Professor ].
Scott Clark, one of the educational
lights of that center of enlightening
absorption of good money from the
oil regions and elaewhere. He has
been contributing to the public
happiness In recent lectures by
setting forth that the American
citizen can keep a family In com.
fort and save money on a salary of
$500 year. Particularizlng he
says: :.,"Thess farm laborer who
makes his board, laundry and
$16o a year can save $Ico.
Housemaids who make a similar
amount can save as much. and
at the age of IS have enough to
keep them for the remainder of
their lives. 1t Is possible for the
ordinary able bodied man or woman
IS years old OF over, to earn 5000
a year, including board, lodging,
etc. 1t Is possible for single men
and women to live IN health and
dress decently, even In the largest
cities, for 5000 a year, and there
tore save $1oo a year. Ifone began
to save at IS one would have 81 900
at 28 If man at 28 marries
woman who Is willing to work and
save and both are reasonably pru
dent. they will need to fear no dead
lire at 49," He does not indicate
what proportion of their savings
they can afford to give or have
taken from them, In the meantime
for the maintenance of sundry pro-
fessors who would be more httingly
employed In the performance of
physical labor than In special part
Ing of their names and hair and In
nocking the aspirations of the
poor.-Gszette.
On Big Kuot run the Three Joes
OH company has shot It's No 5 on
the Elroy Wagner farm and has
increased Its production to 28o bar
rels day. Hall, Browse & Zahni-
ser have given their No, 3 on the
Weekley heirs farm tie same kind
of treatment and increased Its pro-
duction to 200 barrels day.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1902-12-16
OIL DEVELOPMENTS
THE OIL MARKET.


South Lima.-.........1 o.
White House-.-1.2I
fundamentally
Barbansville.e6
Summerset,9S
Lecv...- ...e6
Ragland.s5
The Standard Oil company, In
co operation with the coal barons,
has advanced the price of kerosene
one cent per gallon. That company
earned only $4,000, 900 this year.
Notices were sent to wholesalers
yesterday, and the advance will
add $3,5oo,ooo to the Standards S
income before spring. The price
of oil has been advanced three
cents per gallon since the use of oil
stoves was necessitated by the coal
strike.
Thirty.one cents advance In the
price for credit balances on the face
seems quite generous raise but
with the Standard OIL company Co.
and the independent refners ad.
vancing the price for refined oil
one and two cents per gallon at a
jump and making several jumps,
the allowance given to Dan O'Day's
bumpers fades into insignifcance.
From tank wagons refined oil Is
being sold at IS to IS cents per gal.
lon according to locality and the
degree OF tlndependent" competl-
tion met with. There's nothing gen.
erous and nothing commensurate
with conditions In theStandard's al
lowance to Dan O'Day's bumpers
of an advance of 81 cents per
barrel. 1t has been nearly or quite
20 years since total stocks of oil
were In the same low ccnditian as
now. There Is no limit to the
avarice and greed of the Standard
Oil Company In It's power to de.
mand the highest prices for refined
oils, and In this they are closely
followed by independent refners
whose profits are enormous but
who closely follows the Standards
allowance:for credit balances.
One cent a gallon advance in the
price for refined oil means an In
crease In profit of 5ocents per bar,
rel and assuming that before this
advance there was a very large
margin of profit 1t may readily be
understood that 81 cents advance
In crude credit balances Is nothing
to 60 crazy over. A crude barrel
Is measured at az gallons a refined
barrel at SO gallons.
Conditions are such that oil
should be much higher and the
prices now quoted should have
been allowed Dan O'Days bumpers
many months ago. Prices will be
put just high enough to hatter the
producers into the belief that they
can beat the Standard at Its own
game by increasing their drilling
operations. Experience never
teaches the oil producer anything.
He Is the wise one and blows his
money on cinch In the shape of
what he imaglns Is sure territory to
drill. After the territory Is
drilled he usually works years to
pay off the debts incurred and
winds up with the tailings of his
cynch territory as the results of his
Efforts to beat the Standard at their
own game. The newspaper boom
of Kentucky should be taken with
much salt. If there Is cinch In
Kentucky territory the Standard
are In the business themselves and
are not usually given to extending
invitations TO the rabble to help
them divide the profits. Just now
1t Is apparent that the Standard
needs more oil than they are capa'
BILE of producing themselves and
they hope by advancing prices for
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1902-12-16

Broader and Better than
Ever Before.
We have surpassed every
previous effort in the matter of
Holiday displays. Stock was
never before so complete and as
attractive as they are at the pres
ent time. The store itself never
looked SO bright and beautifulin
honor of the glorious Yuletide
festivities. Every show case,
every counter, every table, is
cleaning with the most attrac.
tive things that the worlds most
nimble fingers have produced.
Let the following detailed
description hint of things.
You'll Profit ImmenSly by Trading
Here.
Silk Hose for Ladies. Gentlemen and
Children.
Fine dress goods and silks.
Over 900 new umbrellas from $1.oo to
$500
Statuary.
Silverware for table.
Clocks OF all kinds
Jewellery.
Stationery.
Collar and cuff boxes.
Fancy toilet cases
Fine mirrors.
Silk and linen handkerchiefs for ladies
and gentlemen:
Mems and ladies' neckwear
Ladies' aprons,
Handsome table linens.
Fine towels.
Beautiful Battepbury scarfs and squares.
Hemstitched table cloths with napkins
to match.
Fancy made up cushions.
large line of new rugs.
Ladies hand bags and fine purses.
Perfumes.
Fus.
Kid and gof gloves.
Gold pens.
Jewel cases.
Albums.
Fancy garters.
Travelling sets.
SlS1uS
Photograph frames. Lounging robes.
Bibles. Shaving sets. Muf1ers.
Smoking sets.
Music rolls, Hand made shawls,
Ladies' suits. Fur coats,
Mems fine shirts
Mems fancy,
suspenders
Ladies' silk wrappers, Ink stands,
Silk petty coats, Duggets Books
of poems,
Fancy silks for waists.
Lifa's Gibsons calendars. Vases,
Writing desks, Belts. Pictures.
Fancy pipe racks, Manicure sets,
Come and see rs
E,@1~ q
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1902-09-19
Grad ded Sc h ooI.

AT the first athletic meeting of the
season, which was held Tuesday after
noon, the following officers were elected
for the year: President, Harry Cush-
man, vice-presdent, Cyrus Norton !;
secretary and treasurer. Dugald Stewart.
An executive committee of three was
also elected, consisting of Harry Cush-
man. Cyrus Norton and George Duff.
Harry Youtt was elected captain and
Harold Deane manager of the foot ball
team.
The first foot ball practise of the
season occurred on the campus Wednes-
day afternoon, and considering that it
was the first practice of the season there
was large number of candidates present.
The sophomore class organized last
week Friday and elected the following
officers President, Isaac Hagar; treas
urer and secretary, Miss Emily Noland.
A vice-president was not elected as no
one wished to fill the office. There were
only few at the meeting which would
| indicate very small 1905 class.
A change of books has been made in
the beginners Latin class, English liter
ature class, and in the German class.
The change in the German book was
necessary on account of the course of
German being heightened year.
Gordon McQulvey visited the school
Friday afternoon.
Owing to so much class scrapping over
colOrs in the high school last year, it
has been necessary to limit colors to the
junior and senior classes. The juniors
have gold and white.
Miss Smith and Miss Derby entered
the high school Monday morning.
T.. new books arrived Monday and
were distributed among the scholars
during the morning.
Miss Farnham entered upon her duties
Tuesday morning after snort absence.
Miss Waugh, who resigned her
position as teacher in the graded school
last fall and went into business, acted as
teacher in No. 3, on Monday, during the
absence of Miss Maude Farnham.
Miss Cecil Childs and Miss Greene
visited school Wednesday forenoon.
Miss Belle Moore returned to school
Monday after a short absence.
There will be spelling contest in the
high school this afternoon in place of
the last period of lessons.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1902-09-19
At the Opera House

Many of our citizens are looking for
ward to the entertainment to be given at
the opera house on the 2Gth instant by
Will Carleton, under the auspices of the
ladies of the Baptist church, with anXl-
ETY.. Mr.. Carleton's eminent talents are
so well known that he needs no word of
commendation, but our citizens should
feel themselves under such obligations
to the ladies who will afford them so
rich treat as to fill the hall to over
flowing. The net proceeds are for the
benefit of the church fund.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1902-09-19
Official Vote of County.

The official vote of Addison county for
the offices of senator and county COM
missioner, as audited by County Clerk
Wainwright, is as follows: Senators,
Carlton w. Sprague. Waltham, rep.
2612; Robert Cartmell, Middlebury, rep.
1854; James F. Donahue, Vergennes,
DEM, 24S; Charles B. Kendall, Shore
ham, dem, 2i7. Scattering, %. For
county commissioner, Edward j. Mat
hews, Middlebury, rep, 2690; Arthur E.
Cushman, Lincoln, dem, 239. In the
town of Addison not one democratic vote
was cast for either of the above candi-
dates of that party. The three towns of
Goshen, Orwell and Waltham, each gave
the democratic ticket one vote. Middle
bury gave 1t the largest vote of any town
in the county, 80.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1902-09-19
c. E. County Conve ntion.

The fall meeting of the Addison County
Union of the Young Peoples Societies of
Christian Endeavor will take place at the
Congregational church in Cornwall, Sat
urday, Sept. y, beginning at 10 o'clock
q. m.
The convention will have special inter-
est from the fact that Rev. j. F. Cowan,
ID. D., of Boston. associate editor of the
"Christian Endeavor World a Christian
Endeavor specialist of national fame,
will be present as speaker. 1t is eX-
pected that DR.. Cowan will deliver an
address and later in the session conduct
a "school of me thods.' for the practical
assistance of societies that may have
problems.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1902-09-19
Death of Patient Sufferer.

Mrs. Revilla. wife of James NJ. Tracy
of West Cornwall, died on Tuesday even
ing last Deceased had been in failing
health for several years from a compli-
cation of ailments and for the past four
weeks her life had been despaired of al
most daily. Mrs. Tracy was about IS
years of age and was lady of excellent
character, a good neighbor and bore her
Affections with Christian fortitude and
resignation. She is survived by her hus-
band and an only child, Mrs. X. II.
Smith of Dorchester, Mass who tender
ly soothed the dear patient in her last
days upon earth. The funeral will be
held at the family residence this friday
morning and the interment will be in
the new cemetery at West Cornwall.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1902-09-19
Col. Stouqhton Dead.

Col. Homer r. Stoughton of Barre,
superintendent of the Barre branch of
the Central Vermont railway, dropped
dead at Otsego, Mich, Sept. Is, aged G6
years. He was veteran of the civil
war and was taken prisoner. He mar
rled Miss c. A. Atwood of Ripton who,
with seven children. survives him. He
moved to Barre in December, 1892, hav-
ing previously resided in Randolph and
South Royalton. He had also lived In
Oberlin, o., and in Alabama "A period of
eight years.
Col. Stoughton had been in poor health
for several months past and went West
IN the hope of receiving benefit there.
He was genial, approachable man and
had many friends in Vermont who will
regret his DEATH His wife was born on
the old Atwood homestead in Ripton,
now the site of Bread Loaf Inn and she
and her husband are well known in this
county.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1902-09-19
LOCAL MATTERS.
Rev. c. r. w. Scott, Dead.

Rev. George r. w. Scott, d. D., Pb.
D., whose death is reported at Berlin.
Sept. II, was graduate of Middlebury
College In 1864. He was Congrega-
tionalist, and was born at Pittsburg,
April II, 1912. He studied for the min
istry at Middlebury and Andover. His
first charge was on Chambers street,
Boston, whence he went to Newport, n.
H. His next charge was the Rollstone
Congregational Church, Fitchburg. Af-
ter a number of years he went to Europe
for study and settled in Berlin, where he
became acquainted with many of the
leading German professors of theology
He remained in Berlin about seven years
and received the degree of Ph. ID. from
Berlin University. On returning to this
country he supplied the pulpit of the First
Congregational Church of Leominister
from 1891 to 1896. He went to Newton,
Mass, about 1897 where he has since
lived.
He was a writer of considerable note,
among his books being "The Italian
Renaissance of Today" the result of per-
sonal study professor Park of Andover,
Memoir of the Greatest American The
ologlan Since Jonathan Edwards"
He had been honored many times by
his denomination as delegate to various
bodies. He had been delegate to the
Evangelical Alliance at Florence, Italy.
He was member of the executive com
mittee of the Home Missionary Society,
a corporate member of the American
Board and member of the American
Historical Society, New England IIistor-
Archaeological Society and the Tuesday
Club.
With his wife, he left Newton in the
spring to represent the national council
at the centenary celebration of the John
Robinson Memorial Church at Gansboro,
Eng DR.. Scott was about tifty-nine
years old. He is survived by his widow
and two sons.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1902-09-19
College N ote S.

College opened Thursday with twenty
five seniors, twenty. three juniors, thirty
sophomores, and thirty freshmen in
attendance. The freshman class is
composed of fourteen men and sixteen
women. This number is expected to
be largely increased in a few days.
Nearly all the three upper classes are
back for the year, very few having
dropped out.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1902-09-19

Contributions for the rummage sale, to
be given by the ladies of st. Stephens
church next month are solicited. Any
member of the church will be glad to
receive articles designed for this pur-
pose, aud acknowledgment will be
made by the committee.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1902-09-19

ENOsBURG FALLS, Sept. 15.-There is
a firm tone to the butter market this
week and an advance of one to two
cents per pound has been scored on fine
fresh made stock. We quote tub at 100
zoe; boxes, 20@2lc; prints, 2lc. Eggs
firm at 23c; fancy brown, 24W25c per
doz. The live hog market is reported
firm at Gi@G4c; lamb, 34@4tc live W.T.
$40 per head; milch cows, S35@$45.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1902-09-19
Vermont Produce Market.

BRIsToL, Sept. l6.-Saturday, market
day, prices ruled as follows: Dairy
butter, Il to 10 cents pound; eggs, 20
cents dozen; hides, cents pound |;
calf skins, 80 TO - cents each; potatoes,
40 to 30 cents bushel; ginseng, So a
pound.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1902-09-19

MIDDLEBURY, Sept. lG.-There was a
small Offering of butter at the markets
Monday, market day, and dairy butter
brought from lG to Is cents and sepa-
rator Il to 10 cents. Eggs are still In
good demand and strictly fresh laid
bring 81 to % cents per dozen.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1902-09-19

There Will be a reunion of the old llth
Vermont at the National encampment at
Washington. ID. c Oct. G, Z, and s. Go
or send letters to A. S. Feury, Swanton,
VT.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1902-09-19

ST. ALBANs, Sept. l7.-Creamery but
ter brought, 23c; dairy separator, fancy
boxes and prints. u to 22c; dairy sepa-
rator tubs, solid packed, zoe; dairy selec-
tions, lSc; dairy any grade, Ice.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-06-27
1904

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An Jobbers and Retailers.