The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-03-15
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MONTANA GOLD, STRIKE. II
III an old bed Of the Missouri River
near Helena, Mont. and near Confederate
Gulch, where an acre Of sand produced
81, 600 600 In gold n8rich collaborating sand
has just been discovered. also containing
snpphires and rubes. aa
MASSACHUSETTS, FOR MERGERS.
With the object OF safeguarding both
consumers and Investors and In con-
formty with the announced policy to-
ward its public service corporation, the
Massa chusctts Board OF Gas and Electric
Light Commissioners has recommended
the consolidation OF all the gas COM;
parics OF Boston. s y
FURNITURE MEN COMBINE.
THE Furniture Association OF America,
Including nearly thousand concerns
from all over the country with an. ag-
gregate OF $50 10000 or capital, was or
ga,,ized ut New York Monday A ma
planned for July next. w. L.. shearcr
of Boston, was elected president. gi
DOUBLE MAGAZINE LINOTYPE.
A double ma gazinc 4. linotype machine
Just placed on the market enables the
operator to set complicated advertising
maj tier and any ordinary book page with
out rising from the Keyboard. n It con-
tans 800 characters which may be Sc
lccted or assorted at will and to change
space the operator has but to press
= button. gt4 Ef Ais8 III
IRON IN ALASKA. .i
Tacoma, Washington, where extensive
furnace and rolling mills are to be es-
tabllshed, Is excited over the discovery
Of vast iron deposits on Prince Of Wales
Island, Southwestern Alaska. .t
IDAHO {IRRIGATIoN8PROJ ECT.
Contracts have been let for the irri-
CATION OF 10000 acres In the Snake
River district of Southern Idaho at q
cost OF s50oo.ooO under the provisions
of the Carey act The main canal Will
be SO feet wide at the bottom. y
PLANNING GREATER GEORGIA.
In an open letter to the progressive COM
munities OF Georgia, the committee OF
what Us known as the Greater Assocla-
ton outlines an elaborate plan 1or IN e
| advertisement Of Georgia's resources and
advantages, both agricultural and manu-
featuring. Each community wishing to
share in the movement Is requested to
contribute funds In proportion to Its pop
ulation, the larger cities paying 81 500 ana
from that down to 800 The money Is 70
he used In printing and circulating book
lets of different Industries at various
points, and In the use of desirable adver-
Using mediums It Is a federated move
ment I'M which all of the 90 900 people
of the State are asked to take part.
SOUTHERN. PACIFIC FIGHT ON.
A contest between James r. Keene re-
presenting minority pool OF Southern
Pacific stock, and e. II. Hartman and
fellow directors of the Union Pacific, who
hold a controlling interest in the South
ern Pacific, definitely begun Wednesday.
when Keene sent out requests for proxies
OF the latter road and charged Hartman
with acknowledgement of It, The minority
holders have urgently demanded dlvi-
dend In view of the southern racine 3
enormous traffic.
TO FOUND Ignite INDUSTRY.
The presence OF director OF the Wash
burn Pillsbury mills at Magdeburg, Ger
many, at this time has a distinct news
value TO the American people because the
object of his visit is the purchase or ma
chinery for an extensive brlquette plant
at Bismarck. N D, This IS probably the
beginning of q very large American IN.
d,lstry. as It is known that thousands OF
square miles of Ignite underl1e the Da-
.kotas and Montana, while another belt ex-
tends from Florida to Texas. Inc manu-
facture OF briquettes may also solve the
problem OF somkeless fuel for cities.
a s., 100000 STORE BUILDING. .
RI was announced at Philadelphia We'd
nesday that John Wanamaker's original
department store was to be rebuilt as o
twelve story-structure, costing 600
and having ASH acres floor spa &c. 4 en- e;S
meets to have the distinction, Of being the
largest store in the world.
p. r. r.. STOCK INCREASE.
Tho stockholders of the Pennsylvania
Railroad have voted an increase OF $3.50.
100000 in capital stock, making total
OF s4o0, 100000 This is In pursuance OF
plans for extensive improvements already
announced by President Cassatt.
MERCIAII# NOTES.
Tho private banking house OF Boughton,
Ford and Company, at Burton. ONO
failed for moro than $l.0o0 900 With only
5000, 900 assets. Depositors charge fraud. 4
95 The dry-goods commission firm OF Dres-
ser and Company OF New York ASSIGNED
with $1,25o,OoO liabilities and 100000 ac-
tual assets.