The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1902-07-16

Allcl NonoulldllOu ouHudy evening
with the four state mine inspectors
summoned to Johnstown, Pa, to
make a thorough inspection of
the rolling mill mine of the Cambria
Steel company, James L. Roderick,
chief OK the state bureau of mining
inspection, dictated q notice to Gen.
eral Manager C. S. Price of the Cam.
bria Steel company granting formal
permission to resume operation Mon.
day morning in all sections of the mine
except Klondike.
John Seher and Yasante Sibolia
died at the Cambria General hospital
Sunday morning. These deaths raise
the total fatalities to ia.
All the churches of Johnstown paid
more or less attention in their morn.
ing services to the disaster. Collec
tions were taken mp for the benefit
of the families of the poorer victims.
Special masses were said in the Cath.
Ollie churches The afternoon was de-
voted 10 funerals.
According to the most reliable data
there are Ga widows and 13S children
OF this number there are five widows
and IS children living in the old coun.
try. Five Of the widows are brides
of few months and eight widows and
q children are survivors of American
employees of the mine who are num-
berod among the dead.
There are a number of the dead
foreigners who were comparatively
new comers to the country and to
Johnstown who are believed to have
wives and children in the old country
and who were expecting 60 have them
come over here when they had earned
sufficient money to pay for their pas
sage.
Some of the young men who were
unmarried were also known to be the
sole support of mothers and sisters
who could well be numbered among
the helpless enough to be looked after.
Encouraging Crop Reports.
Preliminary returns to the stats.
tician of the United States depart
ment of agriculture on the acreage
of corn planted indicate an in
crease of about 3.52O,OOO acres, or 80
per cent on the area harvest last year.
The average condition of the growing
crop on July was SIS, as compared
with S1.3 July l, 1901, and a 10-year
average of S9.2. The condition in IL
linois was 81, in Iowa and Nebraska
and Indiana 90, in Kansas and Ok
lahoma 80, in Missouri 1O2.
The average condition of winter
wheat improved during June nine
tenths of | per cent, standing on July
! at II, or l1.3 points below the con-
dition on July l, 1901, and "a points
below the 10.year average.
The average condition of spring
wheat declined 3 points during June,
standing at 92.4 on July /, as COM
pared with 95.G on July 1, 1901. and
a 10-year average of S5.S.
The condition of spring and winter
wheat combined on July was S29,
as compared with oil on July 1,
1901.
The amount of wheat remaining In
the hands of farmers on July l is es-
timated at about 52,44O,0O0 bushels.
or Z per cent Of the crop of last year.
The average condition of the oat
crop on July was 92,1. as compared
with SS.7 on July /, 1901, and a 10
year average of S7.3.
The average condition of barley is
)9.7 against 91.3 on July 1, 1901, and
a 10-year average of S71. In New
York Improvement amounting to 1
point is noted The present average
in every important state is
above the 10-years' average.
The average condition of winter
rye is 91.2. as compared with 1886 on
July 1, 1901, and a 1O-year average
of S9.2, as compared with 1876 on
July |. 1901, and a 1O-year average Of
S9.2.
New York shows conditions four
points below its 10-year average.
The acreage of potatoes is 3.5 per
cent, or about 100000 acres, greater
than that of last year The average
Of potatoes on July was
D2.9. as compared with S7.4 on July !
1, 1901, and a lO-year average of 92.3.
New York shows conditions one
point below such average.
Reports of the hay crop are very ia
yorable. an improvement in condition |
being noted during June in nearly |
aycry important hay producing state. |
The rains Of the past two months have !
been very beneficial to pastures, and |
their present condition is excellent, |
nearly every important state reporting |
a condition considerably above the |
10-year average.
While there has been a general de-
cline in the condition Of apples and |
peaches MS compared with last month, |
reports # those fruits from almost
every important state indicate that |
more than all average crop Of each of |
them will he harvested.
The condition Of grapes is very good |
and it is quite probable that the crop |
will be as large as that Of any ordin.
arily good year.
Corn Higher Than Wheat.
Corn Is worth more than wheat |
at Chicago For ten days it has
q price SO high it sets all
board of trade ideas topsy-turyey. In
80 years such a relation has only |
twice occurred. and neither time did |
Il last longer than few minutes. The |
situation Is one of the wonders Of the !
modern commercial world.
The corner in corn that Is now draw. !