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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-01-04
PROVISIONS
Chicago Provisions.

Chicago, Jan. 4.-Light offerings in provis-
ions brought better prices soon after the
opening. Hog receipts at the yards were
small but the market there was slow. Trade
in general was rather dull to start. May
pork opened TIC UP at $17.s5, and sold to
$17.40; May lard unchanged at 1896 and ad-
vanced SC and May ribs 21ac up at sS.S21a
and advanced to $685..
Close: Pork, January, 1855; May, s17.o71s;
July, $17377a; lard, January, $3.50; May,
$s.971k; July, $40: ribs January, SS05; May.
So 821h,
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New York Bank Statement.

New York, Jan. 4.-The statement of the
associated banks for the week ending to-day
stfws: Loans $685. SAG, $780, increase SILL $50, 400;
deposits 1926, 204 100, increase SIS, 1874 30o cir
culation $31 S74 200, increase $500; legal ten
ders, $74,257, 800, increase $2,267, 200; specie
$164, sos, $780, increase 81 190,600; reserves $685.
O66, 6O0 increase So, 457, 800; reserve required
s231, 55l OPS increase $3,SS3,575; surplus $7,n5,
875 decrease 1915 775
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ceipts were very light. May opened kc up
at $1611k, and sold steadily UP to $1.6o. Close:
s0Ac; No / northern, cash, 77Ac: to arrive,
77Ac; May, sO1ac; NO northern, 74Ac; No.
spring. 72Ac; oats, 467sc to 1886; rye, SS1ac;
barley, mailing 49@5Sc; fax, cash, $163; to
arrive, $l.631l; January, $1.6s; May $l:65;
corn, 64c. Car Inspection-Wheat, q; last
year, 10; oats, 1; flax, 5. Receipts-Wheat,
III 260 blu; oats, 2007 rye 2,605; barley, ,271 !;
fax, $3.50. ShipmentS-Whea 2,195 blu;
corn, Il, O36 blu; barley, 4,S12; fax, 29,046.
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New York Produce.

New York, Jan. 4.-Butter, receipts, s,o25
pkgs: firm; state dairy 1925; creamery; Is
151ac. Cheese, receipts, 1925 pkgs; firm :;
state full cream large fall made fancy. 101aG
l0%c; state full cream, small fall made fancy,
11A@111ac; late made best large, aAc; late
made best small, 1O@1oA. Eggs, receipts,
5,162 pkgs; strong; state and Pennsylvania,
1882; western at mark, 25@31c; southern at
mark 04NS0c
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Milwaukee Grain.

Milwaukee, Jan. 4-Flour-Five cents up.
Wheat-Hgher No. 1 northern, SO1ac; No. 2
northern, 7s@7sAc; May, s311s@s3Ac. Rye
Higher; No. 1, 661a@67c. Barley-Steady;
No. 2, 64c; sample, 55@63hc. Oats-Higher;
No: white, 4S1ac Corn-Higher; May, 67as
@671ac. -..
Wheat-Puts, s25sc; calls, s4ac.
Corn-Puts, 67h@67Ac bid; calls, 67Bc, SELL
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St. Louis Grain.

st. Louis, Jan. 4.-Wheat-Higher; No. 3
red cash, elevator. SS3sc; May, $3.50; July,
size. No. hard. 82@S41kc; No. 2, cash,
corn, higher, &c; May, 691a@695sc; July,
6S2sc. Oats-Higher; No. 2, cash, 4Sc; May,
4S8c; July, S91ac. No. 2 white, 5O@50Ac
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Liverpool Grain.

Liverpool. Jan. 4-Wheat, spot No. 2 red
western winter firm IS 2lkd: No: northern
spring steady, IS led. No. 1 California
steady, IS AID; futures quiet: March, Is SGD;
May, IS $3.50. Corn. spot quiet; American
mixed, new, IS Cd; American mixed, old, SIS
Tad; futures inactive; February, 5s sgd;
March, IS sgd; May, Is 3i4d.
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Consolsx and Quotations of American

Consols and Quotations of American
Securities.
London. Jan. 4.--Consols for money, 941s;
consols for account, 94as; Anaconda, 6A; At
Gibson, 82&; Atchison preferred 1861; Balti-
more & Ohio. 11O1k; Canadian Pacific, 11S1a;
Chesapeake & Ohio, 40; Chicago Great Wes-
tern, Pay Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul.
III; Denver & Rio Grande 46A; Denver &
Rio Grande preferred, 96:: Erie, 44la; Erie
81; Illinois Central. IA; Louisville & Nash
yille,s A or M issouri Kansas & Texas, 2714a
Missouri, Kansas Texas preferred, SIZE !;
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Hides, Pelts, Tallovv and Wool.

The Northern Hide and Fur company re-
view the market as follows: Hides have de-
clined in the last few days, in all 1ac per
pound. This is not at all surprising. Those
were surprised that the drop did not come
sooner. The kill of cattle during the month
just ended was about double that Of any pre-
exceptionally good demand for leather, a
heavier decline might well have been looked
for.
ronerta sSon Ul + iuss o are neavy ]
prices of 1920 per cent. So far, however,
the local market remains unchanged.
There Is q good demand for wool at QUO
tations. Sheep pelts are also in good re-
quest.
No changes in other lines
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St. Louis Live stock.

st. Louis, Jan. 4.-Cattle-Receipts, 700;
steady; beef steers, SO. 50G6.40; Texans, s.. SOC
$50; stockers and feeders, $4,000. so; cows
and heifers, $2@4.70.
Hogs-Receipts, 1000; strong; pigs, $3.50
6.25; packers, S.. 5000. 40; butchers, $6.35Q6.70
Sheep-Receipts, 700; unchanged.
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Chica&O Produce.

Chicago, Jan. 4.-Butter steady; creameries,
1924; dairies, 14@20 Cheese, steady; twins,
e7z@10c; daisies, 1oA @1e1zc; Young Americas,
101a@10Ac Eggs, firm; loss off, cases re-
turned, 24@25c. Dressed poultry. firm; tur-
keys, 8h@11c; chickens, 799c.
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Kansas City, Jan. .-Cattle-Receipts, 200;
unchanged.
Hogs-Receipts, 1000; SC higher; heavy,
s6.6O@675; packers, $6.25@6.6 5; medium, s6.15
$3.50; workers.. S.. 1905. 40; pigs, $4.50Q5.25.
Sheep-Receipts, 200: unchanged.
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THE FLOUR MARKET
Continued Tone of Quiet Steadiness
Demand Moderate

The market continues In quiet, steady tone,
with no especially new feature Demand is
moderate. Buyers are not disposed to antic-
pate wants Foreign markets remain very
much out Of line, and sales to 90 abroad arc
impossible the present basis:
shipments for the day were 55, 1877 brls.
FIRST patents are quoted $4,000 05; second
patents, $3.S5@3.95; first clears, S2S56295:
second clears, 50 80
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st-sts Grain Inspection.

Jan. 3.
Inspected n-Wheat-Cars-Great North
,ern-No. 1 northern, 81; No. 2 northern, 80
NO 3, II: rejected. /: no grade, IT..
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul-No.
northern, 4:< No. northern, II; No. g. 10;
rejected, 6; no grade, 10.
Minneapolis st. Louis-No. northern, 81
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Kansas City Grain.

Kansas City, Mo-, Jan. 4.-Wheat-May
s1%@s1%c; July, Sic; cash, No. hard, soc ;
No. red 88@91c; No. spring, 7914c. Corn
January, 67H@6Sc; May, 69S@69Ac; cash,
No. mixed, 711ao tos6Sc; No. white, 691sc
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following was the range of prices:
Duluth Grain.

Duluth, Mimi, JAM 4.-Wheat trading was
light. but the market had fair advance.
opening unchanged at Soc, selling up to SOKc
reacting to 80kc. Selling at 801hc to 8Oszo and
closing at 8O1sc, an advance of hc.. Cash
sales were very light, aggregating Is. 900 bu
at 3Ac under May for No. 1 northern Flax
was the feature OF the market, and had
another sharp bulge. with active trading. Re-
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South Omaha Live Stock.

South Omaha, Jan. 4.-Cattle-Receipts. 100;
nominally steady, unchanged.
Hogs-Receipts, 1890: 5@10c higher; heavy
$6.25@6.e0; mixed, Sc. 10@6.25; pigs, $4.5O@5. rs
Sheep-Receipts, 1000; steady, unchanged.
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Toledo Grain.

Toledo, Ohio, Jan. 4.-Wheat-Cash and
January, $3.50; May, $3.50. Corn-January,
e61ac; May, 6Sasc. Oats-January, 47c; May,
41ac. Glover Seed-January, $59712; March,
$6.05. ~
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Weeks Bank Clearings.

New York, Jan. 4.-The following table
compiled by Bradstreet, shows the bank clear.
ings at principal cities for the week ended
Jan. 2, with the percentage of increase and
decrease as compared with the corresponding
week last year:
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Killed by a Cancer

Special to The Journal.
Z Deadwood. s: D.. Jan. 4.-Hamlin Hedrick.
65 years old. died at the county hospital Of
cancer. He had been in the Black Hills
many years.
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Chicago Seed and Coarse Grains

Chicago, jan 4.-Flax-Cash northwestern,
$l.e5; southwestern, SLIGO; May $166. Rye
May, $3.50. Barley-Cash, 57@63c. Timothy
May, $500. Clover-March, 1915.
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Grain In Regular Local Elevators.
Wheat Movement.
Receipts. Shipments.

Jan. 4.
The following are the receipts and ship
ments at the principal primary wheat mar
ketS.
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Wheat Movement by Roads.

"Neat IHOVe1HeHC Uy 1NUaUs'
| Observation-Disclosures, 81 cars; Omaha, 81:
St. Louis 30; Great Northern. 1902: Burling-
ton, 3; 500, II; Northern Pacific, II.
Shipped-Milwaukee, Is cars Omaha, 2; St.
Louis, 3; Great Northern, l.: Great Western,
H.
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Puts and Calls.

1:S0 o'clock report:
Puts-May wheat. 7S5s@7sAc.
Calls-May wheat. SOC.
Curb-May wheat, 79Hc.
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New York Provisions.
Kansas City Live Stock.

New York, Jan. 4-Beef-Firm. Pork
Steady. Lard-Steady; prime western steam
80 20.
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Lead.

st. Louis, jan 4.-Lead-steady: 1895.
Spelter-Easier; $4.12k
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INVESTMENT GOSSIP


st. Paul earnings, fourth week December,
s.. 1853, 81. Last year, a,247,299. Increase.
$1O5. G7S
New York to Whallon: --latest advices from
London show great buQyancy in Steel stocks,
heavy buying on part of Germany and the
continent Feeling gains ground here there
is something behind the talk of possible
increased dividend on common.
New York to Watson: While setback in the
market causes disappointment, the views Of
spectators close to substantial interests sug-
gest that 1t is temporary, natural reaction in
the bull movement. and will be followed by a
renewal Of the strength noticeable since the
flow Of currency turned toward the east.
General realizing on stocks bought in the De-
cember depression, together with the collapse
of the trolley combine in Ohio, explains the
days decline, which resulted in a material
increase in the short interest. A good bank
statement is anticipated for the week to-day
foreshadowing 4 Fer cent money very soon.
Bankers say that this will certainly stimulate
the investment demand for securities and
greatly strengthen the speculative sentiment
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OSE FOR THE WEEK IN ALL GRAINS STRONG AND ACTTVE:

RANGE OF WHEAT PRICE IN MINNEAPOLIS
Open. Yesterday. Ysar Ago.
tn
May .7SA .7sA@9% .7sH@7S& 9A .S1a@7s9s as74Q7sz
.7s2 7sa
a
Duluth St Louis New York
lClose .....s $s3A Oh sSA = H7s
IClose yesterday !. Sh@7sM .s2k@82% 80 ,s77k@s77s s
CLOsI
No
No. l fax,$
No
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GENERAL PRODUCE
The Minneapolis Market.
Saturday. Jan. 4.

I: Extra creamery butter, Arm;
(: extra dairy. steady. Strictly fresh
/: eggs, higher. Dressed hens, higher;
/: spring chickens, higher; fancy tur-
: keys, higher. Potatoes, steady. APP
/: pies, steady. Fancy country dressed
!: veal, higher. New oranges. easy.
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f.s.t4..s.i!.
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i: PERSONAL POINTS. !.
=. !.


Dr Nicholson, of Sheriff., is in the
city today.
Mr.. T. II. Savage, of Little Rock. is
in the city.
Mrs. F. Guy Fulk, of Little Rock,
is in the city.
Judge J. /. Bond, OF Monticello, is
in the city today.
Mr.. r. H. Maroney, of Little Rock,
is a visitor in the city.
Mr.. w. c.. Key of Little Rock, is a
late arrival in the city.
Mr.. C. M. Philpot and son are
spending the day at Tucker.
Mrs L. Eilbott, OF Altheimer. is
shopping in the city today.
Mr.. l.. C. Casteller. of Little Rock,
is registered at the Trulock.
Mr. James W. Gattling went down
the Valley road this morning.
Mr. w. o. Douglass went to Tillar
this morning on a business trip.
Mr. w. T. Richmond. of Arkadel-
phia, is a guest of the Trulock.
Col B. D. Williams. of Little Rock,
is a guest of friends in the city,,
Mr.. John w. Tucker. of Tucker,
was an arrival in the city today
Mr.. Frank Isaacs arrived in the
city to visit his wife and relatives.
Mrs. Arthur H. Kaufman left Mon
day to visit relatives at Tomberlin.
Mr.. S. Y. T. Knox. Jr. left Monday
for Batesville, Ark. to re-enter col
lege
Miss Gussie Moore left Tuesday for
Little Rock to enter Maddox semln-
ary.
Mr.. Hamp Hall returned from
business trip up the Valley road this
morning.
Mrs. G.. H. Bolinger and son have
returned from Colorado. where they
have been spending the summer.
Mr.. and Mrs. R. H. M. Mills and
Mrs. F.. E. Renfrow returned Mon
day afternoon from Potash Sulphur
Springs where they spent se1era1
days.
Mr.. Jack O'Keiff left Monday. after
spending several days in the city.
Mr.. O'Keiff contemplates returning
here at an early late and engaging
in the restaurant business.
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THE PLACE THAT is COMING TO
THE FRONT.

John E. Wells, the ever popular
caterer has made his new place re-
sort for the best and finest trade in
this city. The reason for this is. that
besides his congenialty. he keeps
nothing but the very best goods in his
line. His specialties are the famous
"Old Sam Clay Sour Mash" of '93
and the we'll known "Atherton Rye"
of 1894 These goods he obtains di-
rect from the United States bonded
warehouses of Kentucky. He pur-
chased this month the last lot of TWEEN
tyfive barrels of this nine.summers'
old Sam Clay. all there was remaining
on the market. These goods are high
ly recommended for family and mo
dicinal purposes on account of th If
absolute purity.
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Daily Graphic.
SIXTH and CHESTNUT SCHOOL
3O2 w. SIXTH AVENUE.
Kinderea rten and Grades /, 2, 3,

3o2 w. SIXTH AVENUE.
Kindergarten and Grades /, 2, 3, 4,
S, 6 and 7.
Miss Callic Jones. Mrs. NJ. {. Jones
and Miss Mcbride Will reopen their
private school on Monday, September
22. The assistants are Miss Marion
Larche, Miss Nellie Sallee and Miss
Joe Angel.
Mr.. Mcneil will continue to give
instruction in vocal music.
A special enlargement this year Will
he made in the Kindergarten depart
nent
Children four years of age do excel
lent kindergarten work
Elocution is taught in grades 4 3. .
and Z.
An excellent school library is among
the new attractions.
Certificates from this school admit
to the public school without entrance
examination.
Pupils are requested TO assemble at
their school at 9 a. M, Friday, Sep
tember 10. Old phone, sos.
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DISSOLUTION NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given that the iirm
of Burks & Koonce. doing business
under the name of the GloA,. Printing
company. has this day hlz-l dissolved
by mutual consent, NJ Burks retir-
bilities Of the firr, Ind having author
ity to collect and receipt for all
amounts due said company.
j. P. BURkS,
293 D. G.. KOONCE.
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Miss Callie Jones. Mrs. NJ. c. Jones
and Miss Mcbride will reopen their
private school Monday, September %.
The assistants are Miss Marion
Larche Miss Nellie Sallee and Miss
Joe Angell Mr. NcNeill will con
tinue his work as director of vocal
music. The pupils are requested to
assemble at their school. 302 West
Sixth avenue, at O'Clock, Friday
morning. September 10.
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LOCAL AND OTHERWISE.

Born, to Mr. and Mrs Oscar Nc
kenzie. a son.
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. j. W.
Buchanan, a son.
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. Mack Laws,
a son; weight 10 pounds
Lest you forget I tell it yeti.
B. Coon, successor to Culpepper
-Burpee's garden and farm seeds at
Coon's drug store. 210 Main street
-Ren Stewart, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. AL. J. Stewart, is seriously sick,
-Coon's drug store has all the pop
ular brands of cigars. 210 Main street.
Don't forget Coons drug store
when you have prescriptions to fill
210 Main street.
For sale-Oliver typewriter for
sale cheap Used three weeks. APP
ply at White Star Laundry.
Mr.. Finance Otter is in the city.
He will manage the new shoe store to
be opened here about October |.
"A passenger car occupied with
laborers from st. Louis, bound for
Louisiana. passed through the city
this morning
"A small blaze at Jerry Williams
barbershop last night necesstated a
run by the fire department. No dam
age was done.
See John Dellmon about gravel
roofs. He is prepared to give all ord
ers prompt attention, and your pat
ronage is solicited.
-Wanted-Three canyassers solic-
iting orders for pianos and organs
Good .oney to right mo-. See q
Mayer, 412 Main street, at Joe Ser
mathis
Mr.. w. H. Bennett, a prominent
cotton factor of Little Rock. has ar
rived in the city and will represent
Ziba Bennett and company. He has
leased the Voss home on West Fifth
avenue.
Madam Ripple has taken apart
ments at 318 West Fifth avenue to ac-
eommodate the many who wish to
consult her Hours a. NJ. to 5 p. M,
and Z to p. IN. Charges SO cents
TO 50 Satisfactory or no charges.
Wanted, at once. ten timber cut
ters. fifteen brakemen to work on
overhead skidder, fifteen trackmen,
six lumber stackers. and twenty
laborers Apply ia or address Me
meyer & Darragh Lumber company,
JoDoc | aniciapa
Mr. II. M. Vaughn, of Little
Rock, formerly connected with NJ. M.
Cohn e Co. of that city, has accept
ed a position with Mr. Isaac Dreyfus,
at the Big Store" and will have
charge of the dress goods depart,
pent.
The Pine Bluff Light and
Water company claims cleanliness,
economy and more heat for coke
over any other fuel and refer to their
customers for its endorsement for
open CRATES, furnaces and coke stoves.
Du1ins September, 81 a ton at the
cas- works
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Notice.

Owing to the fact that | have just
bought the Pine Bluff News Co. I beg
the Indulgence of the public until |
can get the business Strengthened out,
after which it is my intention to give
the public the very best service in
every particular. W F. BAUM.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-09-16

The one great virtue of surnetts
Vanilla Extract is purity. 1t is real
vanilla extract and nothing but vanil-
Ia extract. always use Burnett's).
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Georqe Darby DISCHARGED

George Darby. arrested Sunday on
a charge Of assault with intent to
Stewart's court for lack OF prosecu-
tion.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-09-16
POLICE COURT.

Ed Mitchell, coored, drunk and
down, So.
Fred Harrison, colored, disturbing
the peace. IS.
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NEW CORPORATIONS.

Plunkett farrell -McRae of Hope,
Hampstead county, capital stock, S75,-
O00. of which $4,000 has been sub
Scribcd.
Middlefork Mining and Develop
ment company. limited, of Mountain
Home, Bay er county, and Potomac,
Vermillion county. Ill; capital stock,
500 900. Of which $4,000 has been
subscribed.
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LRngdOn Cheves LigOn.
AikpD Inurnal and PavIaw

In the death OF Langdon Cheves Ligon Al.
ken sustains a great loss. He was preemi.
pently good citizen. In every walk Of life
he did bis duty as he saw IL, but especially
SHOULD be placed on record his work In the
beautfying OF our streets and parks. He WAS
work he found around him and not aspire to
do great things that be felt were beyond his
ability or strength. He had little taste for
political life and though he was often ap-
reached for the use OF b ts name on local tick
ets he uniformly declined to run for office OF
ken improvement Society be took great In
Ierest In the work OF civic improvement and
the result OF his personal labors is to be seen
on every hand. His love OF flowers develop.
ed late In life and he became greatly In terest-
ed In raising roses and chrysanthrm ums, in
the latter achieving considerable success. He
encouraged all by word and example to i'm
prove the beauty OF their premises and the
parks In 'front.' by planting trees and shrub
hery, and laying out walks: his labors in this
direction will be an undying monument 10
hR memory.
Mere words cannot but fall to express the
PERSONAL loss We feel In tho death OF Mr. Lyon.
He was more to US than Il co-partner: we
ever look ed on him as a true friend and coun.
intercourse there was never any friction OF
unpleasantness. He was ways eonsiderate
and helpful; on gloomy days when every.
thing seemed to 20 wrong in the office his
cherry laugh would do much TO brighten
things. AS printer his hand never lost Its
cunning and when the work Of the printing
department was behind hand his coat would
come off and he would pitch In to the work a.
II he enjoyed the change OF duties.
He will be greatly missed, and bis family
and relatives have the deepest sympathy o
this community.
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BURDEN OF BAD ROADS.
Vast Expense They Annually PIac
on the Farmer.

Vast Expense They Annually Place
on the Farmer.
In a country as large as that in
which we live, with the greater part Of
its producing regions widely separated
from the markets which they serve,
the matter CT transportation Is one Of
vast Importance, writes Hon. Martin
Dodge in Forum. This applies particu-
larly to our agricultural products; for,
while great portion both of our man.
ufactured output and Of our farm
growth must be moved long distances
by rail or water before reaching a mar
ket, practically all Of the latter must
also be transported for greater or less
distances over the public highways.
The question Of marketing these agri-
cultural products, amounting in the
United States to $1,OOO,OOO,O00 annual
ly, on terms that the dealer can afford
to pay and the grower to accept, often
reduces itself to question Of cheap
and quick delivery; in other words, to-
a question of economical transporta-
ton. -. ......-'
AS far as the railways and steamship
lines are concerned, this problem has
been dealt with very intelligently and
satisfactorily. Skill and money have
been applied without stint to the pro-
vision Of enlarged means Of convey.
ance, improved ways and increased
power. These influences, under the
stress Of strong competition, have re-
duced long distance freight rates to q
reasonable level +. g. ..'.. ....!
There is one phase of this transporta-
ton problem, however, which has ap-
preached no satisfactory solution. That
is the matter of wagon road haul. AS
has already been said, while the great
er part Of our farm products travels by
steamship, canal or railway for a ,por-
ton Of the journey to market, virtually
all of them are conveyed for some dis
tance over the public highways 1t Is
unfortunate that this Is often the most
expensive part Of their journey. 1t has
been shown by mathematical demon
stration that it costs more to move
bushel of wheat or q ton Of hay ten
miles over the average country roads
Of the United States than to transport
the same burden 500 miles by railway
or 1000 miles by steamship. It has
happened many times in different parts
Of the country that farmers have let
crops 60 to waste because the cost Of
hauling them to the nearest market or
railway shipping point over wretched
and Ill kept roads amounted to more
than could be realized for, them after
ward; whereas, If good roads ON which
heavy loads could be hauled had been
at hand, the same crops. could have
been marketed at q small profit to the
producer, while the economic gain re-
sulting from their application to useful
purposes would have been very consid-
erable. = O..