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The sun., 1902-07-03
SOITHERN GIFTS VIEW LINES
which VIII Weuc~forth Form lts Caroline
DIVISION g. ". Nasiin R~tir~s

Tho Sru'hern Railway Company acquir~i
possession last Tuesday 81 four shor- lines
~ railroad. "hl-Hy IN South Carolina. which
have r-~cntly been consolidated under a
special act - the Legislature" - thai state
Th.-. rua.ls are the Asheville and Spar
tanburg. South Carolina and Georgia,
the Caroline Midland and the south Caro-
lima and G'-rrgla Extension. They com
prisa about Ia miles - line extending
from Marion. y = 20 Camden = { and
th"y will hereafter form 'he Southern Raj
wAv. carolina division
ono adynntagr uf -" acquisition will
b" 80 give ~" S.u'h"rr a direr' lin. from
A~l.Vili" To- Charleston Plans are under
wav al-o 20 rulld az ..,irrsiuu from Marion
y 4 'o JoiMS,u CIV. Tenn
Gsprga " Na-..' % director Of the South
arn RAILWAY Company and Tor several wears
assistant 10 the President. has s"ve'.si hi-
connection with that road and has ac-
ceptcd n business uN"r w he south and
vii removo from New York 90 Wayue,-
Vile y {
The sun., 1902-07-03
POLICY RAID War THE TOwBs
Three Prisoners Taken by Goddard society
Agents and Held for trial.

Goddard societv agents Yesterday after
noon raided an alleged policy shop AZ 81
Centre street, almost within stones
throw Of the Tomtts prison. taking thr,a
prisoners and q quantity 81 paraphernalia
Supt. McFarlans and Agent Brrhm"
arrested the alleged proprietor and an
other man. whom they say thev caught
in the at of writing policy slip
The former said he was Henry nshruN.
The Goddard men say his real name is Henry
A. Frost and that he j. the hacker OF ~"
game. The other man d"sCrit-d himself
as Harry Carleton. q vear-. of Newark
" j. A third man. who was seen 10 ua-s
some papers to Dlshrow. was ARRESTED hv
Agent keyea. who remained outside Ito
gave his name az sam Brown. 81 wars
old. ~ i2s Park row
The prisoners were taken direct 70 tho
Tomb. police court and held In sSnO hail
each for trial They waived examination.
The sun., 1902-07-03
TORE TP TRACKS m FORCE.
Cty's worsm~n Had 10 taiI Police TO Keep
Rosa's Wen from Interfering.

Sevrn months ago tho Municipal As
semhlv pas-..d r"-olu'lnn directing the
Brooklvn Heights Railroad Company 10
remove hluvk Of unused tracks ia Bush
stree, near Hamilton avenue. but the order
was ignored. Armed with an order from
tummls-Iun.r Rcdheld Assistant Engineer
r. J Fort # tho Bureau of Highways. and
a squad Of citv workmen. procecded 20
tear up tho tracks yesterday morning and
rarity -iIS--'i"d
pol~r aid had to tsn invoked as the rail
road employees tired to block tho work
hv standing upon thu tracks They ~ee
finally mad. 'o move Of. All the track
waS removed oNc"pt portion running out
from the car harm where car was placed
AZ a. - block ~" wsY Tho Ci'y'- men
would not remove 'hl- car a. tho railroad
claimrd 'ha place a. their property.
The sun., 1902-07-03

ups stpasrs out rnst rher-'s lit
us prsnt ta the Deal and . sesd p~s'
sf Damage 70 small tesnmissseo Wen
-...., a.. A.. ,,,,,,a.
~s =" ,. - - n.ld ,erv
strongly In pric. In III" Chicago market
Yesterday. IL op~nsd at "a c-n's' uh-
changed from Ni~~day's closinz quotation
ihls proN"o 70 - 'H- .-,''... -,
OF the uAy' &hn tn"'' Ss'
to 7sSt cents. with thu closing prlc" al 20.
GenaraIiy, however, the rising tendency
4, al. .r.in mark... l.-..d upnn rvport-
y, S ~. .rnr.hI. s.s,h., srp..rcd to hayr
hssn chrokrd owing To predictions of hotter
vsashsr and 90 . disposition among sp~'u-
lasive holders to take profits
John W o","- ~~ a. 70" on ornr~ .,,, o' na'',s ~
oefes Co- uh, rieteu M
John y. HArtts. hsad OF tho urn MI
HArris saad:
srbs opsrxssons OF Harris Gates h 90.
4, - 80 ,,,.,l,.. A.. l..,,s cond,,c,.d
IN ~ -"
from ChsnaG~ haVe not ps~a 'ner7
myusd fR soms ums and I can give no
6sesOas
M. ,~,,> <,~~n M. Arm
.
hAd "a ~ MI
S1ootoo 60nhnao a oofn. delivered 70 tnesn
In Chsnlo up0 July ouutructsA He would
.~S1,.r dsuv nor confirm the rurnor that his
.--n.. ...-<,,,.,,.,. q, a.. ,,.ihl.
~sT..S- -.
July ooso suVpy. Se''nci ~ouIn nc F
anything about the possible prohs of the
deal
IN u repUeed uat harrts, pstes u 20
are running what may amount prarficslly
to Q corner. was remarked by his
questionr.
Il Ihink should know ~ they wTe.
was Mr.. Harrtse reIoinder.
George II. Phillips. the Groom king.
who ought 70 know romething Z about corn
corner. having attempted TO run one
himsslf and met with disaster, said yes
tordAy:
The sun., 1902-07-03
WST RE 4 YREF HOLDER
To TAKE the Gr,u service Examination for
DrpIi,, TaN commissioner.

Henry Oyia'' tried 80 take tho civil
Srryi,, examination for Deputy Tax Com
missioner tut found hat he was asked to
swear ON 'h" application pap"r that h"
was -fr,..hold-r.' under Section 80 81
N. now Charter which saws
No person shall hr appointed - the o~'ce
~ N'I.lfy I4N cor. uIt.. .HuoT unless he shall
Ic - ~. fir.. h. f- appointed and shall have
boon FOR ~ l.av one '".r pTlor thereto, su
.l,s.r,r and ir."holdcr iu th" borough from
witch D." u appointed
Vi Oviait contemplate 80 proceeding
- '..-' thu. constitutional uf a law re-
curing such "A qualification uf an apph-
cant Tor piace IN the classified civil ser
The sun., 1902-07-03
DOES>'T THINK WILL FIGHT
View, of a Postal Oririai on the Rurnored
Litigation.

vi0a-presiden' Baker of the Postal Tele-
graph Company made 'hIs statement yes-
,"risv regarding IT." report that IN" Penn
syl,auia Railroad WAS h"stating 70 sign
'nc contract with hi- company 10y which
~. Western mon Telegraph company
D. fo H. ,upJlaut'd along the PENN ylvanIa
Lies ,a-t 80 PlttsburE
lave heard ab>olu'clv noih,ug 20 make
ne mink fhaf r-ur-NlNara viii refuse TO
.rgr d contract with U- The contract ha-
ls,u auIruN .d los Nu'u boards ot directors
and constitute. Mutual agreement |
have heard nothing definite with regard 20
litigation TO be- Instituted by Ne-'.rr mon
aud I 10 not b,h-.r ttat such lrtig,tIon WI
H.. -fIfutpd
The sun., 1902-07-03
Note. Prom Wall street.

sterling exchange rates were said yesterday
20 bc ~ practically 'rs gold ~ .pping point
There WAS OF" bidder ~ - for ioo shares
Of Panama Railroad stock 80 auction yest"T-
dty II was not learned wl-th-f the sto,k
was actually sold OF whether - was hid N hy
the oSu"T
Two seats on tho New York stock FS-
change have recently been sold for $500
.tCi
The new building % the New YORK stock
fNrhangr.' y = nov "tp-s- 81. VII I've open ~
pc'ohrr aui ''s' ~ tho tit'uhsr of com
fnsrCs IN NovsfH't.T
The sun., 1902-07-03
Iron stesmboa, co.'s Muiiea Dollar Mort.
gage Farrrlo>~tt.

Judgment pf foreclosure and sale was
granted hy Suprcm" Court Justice Gaynor
Yesterday IN 'hr suit uf Alien 4 Washing
ton a. trustee. against the Iron Stca ubnat
Cnmpany III" amount of the mort gag
j. sisnep tn" company - i-ing r~or-
yauiyrd bv n crmmitt." cpmp1-cd of Mr..
Washington. Samuel l. Noolrr'ou and
Cashier B,cku- of tho National Cty Rank
The sun., 1902-07-03
New Orleans Railway 90. Increases Its
tapitAI stock 10 ssO, nm .OOO

TRLSroN. July The New orlean.
Railway C"mIany filed an amended charter
IN IN. Secretary of S'at"- "i'c- to-day
increasing ts capital stock from $3.50 go
,o HOvDOp Th. cert ihca'c IL signed by
all the s'p"khold"rs and from this II ap-
Jrars that ~ gs6 shares ARE held collec-
lively by & : Farchild. T. Clarence Jones
and J Iye,il" Hess
The sun., 1902-07-03
FARMER DRAWS CITY'S RENTS
discovery mat Ousts ES.>ssemhlymsn
Meyer From an Uptown Boathouse.

Dock Commissioner Hawkes. savs that
an aged Connecticut farmer named James
PETERS has for years he"n collec,ing rental
for property NJ IN. foot of Fast Eighty
fourth str,-'t which belongs 20 th" civ
PeHers owns tho ahu'tng property On IA"
south side ~ kiehty-fourth strcct l. was
originally part Of the old Livingston farm.
Some years ago Egltv-fourih str,-'' Na-
opened bv the city. and the rivot front ~
the foot of the street came into fhr ,i'N'-
possession. Fourteen years ago : h'' 'Vgu.''
Boat Club built a house pu th" riv'r bank
on III. street line. and while IN" ci'v au-
thoriiies sluml"T.d took ~ lease from
PETERS
Last Nav PoNers instead - rencwtng
the lease 60 the Cygnct club let no property
20 ex-As-amblvman Never, who owns "A
nearby resort known a. the L,h-ior Pot
Members of the Cygn"t club were angry
and stirred things w until II Cam" out that
the city was tho landlord
The sinking Fund has now granted tho
Cvgnet club a new lease, and the CITY will
sue PETERS for tho back rent
The sun., 1902-07-03
NATIONAL BsNk or q. s.
New Name Chosen for Hide and Leather
Capital to he IS .0OO. ono.

II was announced Yesterday that the name
Of the Hide and leather National Rank.
control of which recrntly r,as-.si Ia Thomas
r. Ryan and aescciAtae. has ts-.n changed
IN the National BAnk 81 the tnited States
In New York. The capital Of tho hank il
expected To be increased 20 s5.Go.OOo or
moro a. soon as the formalities are com
plcted and q President selected
The sun., 1902-07-03
American Gar and Foundry 10,
New Nork. June "a, isI.
"a m mon Sapttal stock dividend No

Al a meeting % the Rosrd ~ Directors held th's
day u wsS resolved th., dividend OF oNf HAII
PER CENT n - on tho common capital stock Of
IN. company Ne declared and paid on Friday,
Aus /. iva. Al the once % ,he Guaranty Trust
COMPANY of New Work, No a. tedsf street New
YORK civ stockholders ~ f~rotd A. the close
Of husinr>s on July 40. 49,! Transfer books will
close Thursday. juiv 10. 1919. sud t~op-n Sstuf-
day, Aug :. 1902
The sun., 1902-07-03
at, >a,ionai New S,o~h Read,

The Comptroller of the Currency has
given authority TO the National civ Rank
o. Increase it, stock from siS.oco.Up TO
s,SOnoOD and th" hank l. nov rrAdy to
issue IT. now -tpUk
The sun., 1902-07-03
LANDLORD row FOLEY.
To Have . New BiG Tenement ~ James
Siip and south street Plans pricd.

Big Tom Foley. the Tammany leader
Of the Second district is accumulating
. little rial estate. Plans werr filssi with
the Building Bureau yesterday for new
-iH-story tenen.fi, e. fent front and aS
fest high. To be built for him en- tho north
east corner of James slip and Spuih s'r,S.t
II will house twenty five families and viii
cost 1<5 100.
The sun., 1902-07-03

MlnNnan.r IL.

| wspsHsosv Ilit
There vss lf,l- shifting - sr.--. ,,.,.
in'sr--' in q numh-r - -'o..ss to-,iav tt,.
resulted IN higher pric.s fpr 'hos.. ,,,,
! r-c~'v"d fresh attention Tho r-maini.r
- the hst ~as, a. rule. strong In svr.
paihy The favorable d.v-lopm-nts w.r.
more satisfactory weather condition. 4,
N" West the et~-ll.nt showing Of a..
Prnn~ylvania Railroad Company for NAV
and the report ~ the United States s,.-.i
Corporation for N" six months ending
Jun" NJ. ~hich wa- not mad. pu biz un
al after th" clo-s ~ bu-inss- YESTERDAY
Rumor- that the dividend upon I0u!sv,u.
aud Nashville will be Increased ~ the rat.
of per cent when action il taken regard
ING the matter next week stimulated sp---l.
lation In thai stock tha, resulted IN a ne,
advance Of p. points. though ~. nn.l
pricc Vas nearly point below The b--,
figures recorded ~ tho railway .tock.
1t was second only 10 Missouri Pacific -,
re-p~c, to activity Missouri Pacific .olt
ex the -"mIannual divid.nd - ., r.r
cent and declined fractiuraliv on profit
taking The two stocks mentioned ver.
the only one. IN m" railway l,,r m which
the transsc'ion- er~-sied iocn share.
'"'' "'tf''' ''N'' h''N ~ IN" tctA
transactions
The excellent showing 81 earnings mads
10y the PENNSYLVANIA Railroad was Attrthu.
ted largely TO the increa sed movement
% bituminous coal caused by the strike
OF the miners IN the anthracite rcsion
II was inferr.d that the Baltimore A Ohio
company Is being similarly benefited hv
that strike, and moderate purchase ~
0 -, - Il
u net adNanc" - u. per cent The local
traction stocks. though dealt in on a snA'l
scale. were strong In tho early dealings
but subsequently reacted of tho usually
lees active issues chicago Northwestern
was exceptionally strong In ~" industrial
group Sugar Refining was the prceniinen'
feature, leading the entire list IN re-p@o'
to activity II enjoyed maximum al
vance of nearly points. and retained
about half OF u a, the Close. notwithstand-
ing some fairly heavy selling In the lat"
trading III" United States Steel stocks
Responded fra''iohalIy '" the SATISFACTORY
showing Of earnings for the last six months
and the declaration of the usual quarterly
dividends upon both classes 81 stock.
There was also an Improvement in tho
market for Amslsamated Copper. The
Pool IN '"'orsho tue' "nNahceu 'he pr,ce
of that stock nearly points
The dealings IN bonds We're compare
lively hsh', with the heaviest ransac-
uons IN Atchison genera >e' 'hicaSo Bur
hng'oh ana quincy )o.ht "a 'oiorado ruei
con'rrtoie as' 'on-ondated ioha"co e.
Missouri hAhSas ana lehe' NJ LOUIS
pNs'oh reiuhuhs e. Northefh rsc'no
ISSUES .hoh rac'"o co"Ve'uo" Ann
west SHORE suAht"ed >-' Inc uahs
sections In the isst named 'houSh nov iTge'
were the heaviest IN some 'ih", oh hsh'
transactions StAnu1o Hop~ ana i~ine o.
advanced poih'' making 'o'ai recovery
OF points rom the low prc" OF last ~eek
In the OUTSIDE market ths hotewo7hV
dealings wrre IN DistiInns OF Amerca new
ia deliverable ~hen Issued .. 90 United
states S'eei new o. orc'"e 0otiSn'oa'en
The sun., 1902-07-03
Union Dime Savings Institution

GREELEY SQUARE. NEW YORK.
Interest three and one-half per cent.
from Ss Co 5000. Credited July LIST. pay
able July 18th or any time later
Money deposited on or before July
10th draws interest from the frsr.
CHARLES =. SPRAGCE. President
FRANCIS VI LyAKE. Treasurer.
WILLIAM O. Ross. SECRETART
The sun., 1902-07-03
r"MnoN STuCK bin iDfNp No'5

7
Tn. director. tsy, this day declared quarterly
dividend ~ ONf PfR CENT upon the Common
Stoes payable sept ~, 1907 At the ornre Of the
COMPANY = broadway. New York city. to stock
le:
Ths common stock transfer hooks will he closed
from /? o'clook noon sept q tso,, until 10 4. NJ 4.
oct g. 'sr - -
The sun., 1902-07-03
DIVIDENDS AND INTHRnsT.
American Tar and Eosndry Co.
Nrw York June "a ieU7
Preferred capital stock.
niytAeuA M IN

Ata m s~,ine Of ihs RoATd Of Directors. held this
day, WAS f,solN~d that dividend of ONF AND
THRIVE " ARTiVS PER CfNT on the preferred
capital stock Of the company b, DECLARED and paid
on ffiday Avg I. is1 Al fhe once Of the Guaranty
Trust Company % New Work. No as Cedar street
New Nork t1ty 'p stockholders of Trcord ~ the
Close OF business on JulJ 10 is2 Transfer books
WI close rhursday. july 10 1901. aud reopsn on
Saturday Aus !. iSc
The sun., 1902-07-03
,oethee Attschm~nt Against >. Over.
ton Paine.

Transcripts 81 a judgment from Kings
county was fil~i her. yesterday against
! Overton Paine for s. .S1S ~ favor uf
Eugene III. Buck.
The sun., 1902-07-03
President C.s..,t G-,. . Vacation.

The dire'torS ~ the Pennsylvania Rail
road have formally granted President 4 J.
Cas~stt . vacation from july rs To- sept I
!, 10 exp~ctcd that he will spend The greater
part of tho time with his family a, Bar
Harbor, Me
The sun., 1902-07-03
New yor. stock Exchange sales. Ju,y .

vsTrrp STATES ASp srArh soNps nv tLpsi'
Gu of NeI ss ...................,..'. ee /.
,lo.tSo rHIc ~ or UNITED srAIss sosDs
bt4 Agkss ma A,h~s
~ CSs
,sp lo-s iost. 1875 ,l3I. 100,
uS,Sc L ~
1881 Io7a los. 1923 .i3It i3e ,
L : =, y 5 -.
Is~ - 100 loe'. ipo' loo 100
L SN a = &c.
IsS - OeL lo7', iso' loo 100
rS.f TS1ossr
Is7 ZOE. 10. is?'DC, l2t -
: q.
Io' 1893. lio.
The sun., 1902-07-03
Ix1rRN AnoNAI sILNER COMPANY

NrTidrn, C0nn-, Nsy =. lp1I
kts -n-eting o' The Naard OF directors held tris
tsv a 1uNricrly dividend 80 ono ussl pr ccut
vps .Irela rcd ~ tho Preferred stock of this
psny ny Able July lsp, to stockholdsrs Of r-ord
Nun~ "a 1877 Tho Transfer hooks of Preferred
Stn~k VII he closed June t. al n,Ion N reopened
a, tcn u c,~k \ NJ. July :. iso2.
Ch...t> vtl be mailed
GPpR.F npCKwFti S,cr,,.rv
The sun., 1902-07-03

ISNENTipN dnproNsmsnu In typevrtterS
20 he sold, inv eator DOT having meana 70 nle the
ssoes, BRANThAi. chsrissteabaus. benin.
The sun., 1902-07-03

when Neu &c Away
s. ST L Tis n, Ss,s SsH nd ss'H hks.. ksa HSs
The sun., 1902-07-03

TO rur STOCKHOLDERS or THE ALLIANCE
REALTY tpNPANN
4 dividend hA, been d~~lar red out Of the esrnin -
Of this com psny ~ one and one half per cent
ul.- gfs,u the capital stock 81 this Company.
pai .h~ iul, rs. 10 st0ckholders of r-,ord on
Jul, 10 lssg
Inc tran,f-r books of the Company Win be closed
on July ~ and rvinsin closed un' July Ia
~ order - 'hs bosrd ~ Directors
rREnk X SotTHACK PreSiden,
CHAS " LtNDSl.FN. SECRETARY.
The sun., 1902-07-03

the FRANKLIN SAVINGS BANK,
ess and ess r'ghtn Ave. corner s,d ~.
EIGHTy.FOCRTU
sEn ANNUAL DIVIDEND.
On and amer July a. ieo7. interest st the rate Of
THREE AND ONE HALf per cent: per Annum VII
be paid 10 the depoSitors entitled thereto on ell
sun.s Of % TO cpo Money deposited on or before
lle io,h Of July will draw interest from the lat
Aank open daily from 10 A ~ TO and Mon .
DAY from TO sP n. holidays eieep'Sd Closes
st ~ on Saturday
A. TURNER. Prestasst
wM. G. CONEIIN. seerSary.
T8E Rank FOR sAvINGS.
- fouuh Avenue. New York.
THE BOARD or rRt' SrREs HAVE DECIAilED
Interest under the provisions of the By laws foT TIE
sin months ending june - as follows
~ the rate OF ~, PER CENT per anuum on AZ
sums of tS and upwards not exceeding ouo. pay
able nn and after the .isi day of July
Inc Interest II carried 81 once to the credit 81
depositors principal % the l., ot July. where 10
stan rs exactly a. q deposit
II stl be entered on the paSshooks a. any time
when required on and AFTER tle 1lst inst.
MHRRirT rRiNBLE Prssidsns
ROBERT = HOLT SECRETARY.
The sun., 1902-07-03
GATES CROWD hold UP CORN.
Mk.HARRIs ~ HiNks MID kNow
~ CoRNsR Vas SHEtD

Net Css.municati,e hias vh'i-
ups Sipasrs out nas rher-'s lit
ne pvsnt In the Deal and Sesd Oval
sf Damage 70 small Gensntssisn Wen.
New-York tribune., 1902-12-21

only child of the family is lad Of thirteen VINO
like George Godoy, was born on February -
His name is Alfonso Washington and he Is
hopng with all his boyish heart that il viii be
8 white Christmas. which means snow fights ana
sleds- As IL all Catholic countries. Christmas
Eve in Peru is fast day. Everybody attends
the midnight mass. and when il Is over the
streets are filed with rejoicing The occasion
is called sNoche Bueno,' which means good
night" not in the sense of farewell, but TO
express what Americans would cali jolly time
The Pezet household also has its manger. and
the children visit it with lighted candles. TO
ask blessing in the name OF the Holy Child.
The most picturesque child III the diplomatic
corps, now that Choa Chou is not here. Is the
baby son Of the charge d'affaires Of the Chinese
Legation and Nine. Shen Tung. This small
Oriental has varied the American habit which
the diplomatic boys have acquired, and was
born on the Fourth Of July. His name, which Is
much too large for his size just now begins with
Washington The young son OF the recent
Chinese Minister, Mr.. WI. was known . his
Hlayrnates as Chow Chow" He saw the humor
OF the title and always greeted il with his
fathers ever suave smile Choa Chou enjoyed
Christmas trees ana stuffed stockings as thor
oughly as any small Christian in the land. and
doubtless Washington Shen Tung viii be equally
pleased to follow in his footsteps, once he can
walk without his nurse
Young Kwai, of the legation, married al
American girl and their small children are
Rernun Eliza beth Addison and Gertrude, ana
Hiu celebrate Christmas Just as other AIilerl-
can children Go. They speak no language but
tEai- rno1her's wear American clothes, go 10
church and Sunday school and attend city IN
stitutions- ,
The children Of social Washington who know
only of the Santa Claus who travels from lne
North Pole in his reindeer sleigh, would De
ss1onished if they knew the gulses the SAM
+elLae On when he visits the little people Of the
diplomatic corpS-
New-York tribune., 1902-12-21

the machine air in the other. and each stroke
of the piston draws air through big pipes from
the tanks with which II is connected.
The operation of the machine causes
tremendous suction through the shaped heads
attached to the pipes the floors above ana
by this force the dirt Is drawn into a three
inch smooth joiuted pipe running the entire
height Of the building and called a riser
The lofty building has two suction pipes.
Down the pire the dirt is drawn into the first
of the big thirty inch cylinders in The suo-celiar-
Inside this tank there is another smaller one
the top Of which is connected by a big curVln6
pipe with the bottom of the other big thirty inch
tank This second big tank IS one-quarter h-led
with water and the space above the water IS
a vacuum As :he dirt laden air from the floors
above comes down through the pipe II Is
sucked into the first of the big tanks which Is
known as the dry separator. There the heavy
particles of dirt are propelled the bottom OF the
big tank while the smaller and lighter particles
find their way into the smaller inside tank,
thence through the pipe 20 the second big tank
where they pass into the water. This water mas
previously been treated with disinfectants ana
all the germs are killed
After the cleaning. traps Il the bottoms OF
both tanks are opened py operation oil
New-York tribune., 1902-12-21
SWEEPING \ RUG WITH THE NEW AIR BROOM

Look" and lifting the 7 shaped nozzle from
the floor he pointed i slit a sixteenth OF an
inch wide running the entire length Of the
head through which the dust and microbes
We're being whsked away at the rate OF forty
knots an hour. Different styles Of heads, all
fitting the same pipe. were shown some
were narrow some were wide, much wider
than the ordinary broom: some with rollers
and some without attached to
brushIike device for cleaning ceilings, and
through them all the dirt was hicked away in
the twinkle Of an eye.
oh bless you yes: il is much cheaper than the
old style OF cleaning" said the man in charge
that Is Tor such a building this. and 1t Is
so much quicker he added
But come down stairs. and he led the way
to the sub-cellar Of the big building, in the
bowels Of the earth. where the engines were
purring away in an atmosphere rivaling that OF
the equator. over in corner ne pointed
to d small machine fianked by TWO big cylinders
which act as separators, separating the dust
from the air.
The air drawing machine for that is the
name Of The device that Is supplanting the
broom and th. feather duster in modern busl-
ness blocks. is not such a complicated affair
Built low. with d cylinder at either end and
heavy hywheeI on one side it is very common
place looking machine. The machine is operated
by steam furnished from the plant heating the
building in which it is installed, and the
cost Of running it is Of course small oelhs
only the EXPENSE of a few pounds OF steam
daily in the few hours the machine is in opera
ton. There is steam in one OF the cylinders on