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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-10-11
STOCKS AND BONDS.

New York, Oct 10-Demand for stocks
was apathetic today and lett the market
vulnerable to very light selling. Some OF
this was palpably professional short sell
ing and there seemed to be a professional
contest in the late dealings. The party
of reaction centered their attack on
United States Steel preferred, forcing it
down to 2B@59 This stock sold at 5SA
last month, but otherwise never sold before
as low as todays price. The party favor
ing support in the market seemed most
active in Amalgamated Copper. That
stock resisted the general depression and
was marked up at one time IN over last
night.
There was some systematic buying also
of Chicago and Alton. The contest was
wholly professional and not based on any
news so far as known. London helped the
depression here somewhat and sold stocks
moderately Fears are entertained there
that next weeks Stock Exchange settle
ment may uncover some embarrassment.
The tone of the weekly trade reviews was
somewhat conservative and reflected the
state of doubt which has been caused by
the reduction in United States dividends.
and the decline in profits in the iron and
steel industries. The reports of weekly
bank clearings show sharp contractions
as whole, compared with the correspond
ing week of last year. But in the analy-
sis it is found that the decrease is wholly
due to shrinkage in New York, Boston
and Philadelphia, the four other leading
cities showing considerable increases. and
the average for all other Cities small
increase.
The market seemed encouraged by the
bank statement, and rallied momentarly.
The increase in cash was considerably
larger than expected. But the statement
is so much complicated by the larger OPP
erations of the National Bank Of Com
merce, and the Western National, as to
throw it out of balance. 1t is inferred
from the small loans exchange shat our
commercial borrowing has kept pretty
steady pace with the liquidation in the
stock market. The market closed easy
and quite active.
The total sales of stocks today were
232, 100 shares, including Atchison, $3.50:
Chesapeake and Ohio, 80; Chicago and
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BY BYRD s. BALDWIN
BROS,
AuCtiOneerS

Rare opportunity to purchase small
| truck farms in the direction of Norfolk 5
growth, and of the jamestown EXPOSE
ton grounds.
| By virtue of authority vested in us, we
will offer for sale at public auction, ON
the premises on Tuesday, the goth day of
property to-wit:
These certain tracts of land, embracing
about 46 acres at Lamberts Point on the
Norfolk AMI Atlantic Terminal Company's
electric railway, which runs entirely
through the tracts; lying north of the
lands of James II. Summons and w. j.
Vanderberry and south of the lands of W.
j. Robinson and Sinnadine Brothers, and
of the power house Of the Electric Railway
Company. Said tract being formerly own
ed by Weir and others, but lately known
as the TAFT and Holmes tracts These
tracts have been sub-dlvlded into eleven
tracts, numbered A to X, and containing
each from about to acres. At the sale
the several tracts will be offered sepa-
rately, and then the TAFT tract will be
offered as a whole, and the northern half,
and the southern half of the Holmes tract
will be offered as whole and the property
will be sold whichever way aggregates the
highest price.
This land lies northwest of Norfolk city,
about one mile from its corporate limits,
in the direction of the city's most rapid
growth.
BY the electric line, for five cent fare
the heart of the city is reached in ten or
fifteen minutes. The 8-inch water main
of the Norfolk County Water Company
following the line of the electric roads
right of way, runs entirely through the
tracts.
The land being in high state of cultiva-
ton, is suited for small truck farms, poul-
try raising or dairy, nurseries, green
houses and hot beds, etc, while its loca-
ton, in the direction of Norfolks growth,
vii make it of great value to be sub
divided into building lots, which the cleo
trio line and water main will readily make
available for dwellings,.
Plats of the property, with further par
| ticulars as to terms of sale and all other
information will be furnished by mail, or
at our office on application.
Free transportation from Norfolk will
be furnished those who attend the sale
by the car leaving the station of the Nor
! folk and Atlantic Terminal SewelPs Point
car at 80 q. m.
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Opening. Highest. Lowest. lClosins
ash quotations were as follows:

Cash quotations were as follows:
Flour steady; winter patents, $3.50; straights
spring specials $40; spring patents 5000. 40;
r r. 7s1z@so; corn, 40: 2, 500 No; 2 yellow,
4; oats No 81 No whit eca f NO White hae
ley. 4SSis fair to choice mating, 47@5S; fax
seed, No s4I; No northwestern ives, l ~;
ribs iiS sides (oosel, S25@S5O; dry salted shout
ders (boxed), 650@s.75; short clear sides
(boxed) 8.25@S.50; whiskey, basis of high
grade wines, l2i; clover, contract grades. n.30
NEW YORK PROVISIONS.
NEW YORK, Oct. l0-Flour-firm; winter
patents $3.90@4.30; Minnesota patents S4.7O@
400. 80
Rye four-steady fair to good s3.9O@33O
choice to fancy s2;90@3.25.
Buckwheat fiour-dull; Sl.sO@2.l5. ., -,
Corn--meal quiet; yellow western Sl.l0.
Rye-steady; No: 2western 6lH
Barley--dull; feeding 50; mailing 60;
wheat-easy, No. 2, 81; May, S27S; Sep
CornIsp S5ff steady; No. 2, say; May, 5O14sep-
tember, 521s: November. -; December 50.
3 3stsSied: family Mo 4ssi54o@ mess 5000
$50; beef hams 2l.50@24.00 packet l05O@ll.
Cut meats-easy; picked bellies 9A@ll,
picked shoulders 3@614; picked hams, 1l@l2.
easier; continent 100; compound 71s@7ss.
Pork--easy; family l9.00@l9.5O; short cleai
l4500l650 mess l3.7561l4.50.
Tallow-firm; city per package Az, country
4H@A.
Turpentine-steady, 501a@6O.
Rice-frm; domestic, fair to extra, 1906
Molasses~ firm; New Orleans, open kettle
good to choice, 31@42.
Coffee-spot, Rio flrm, No. invoice 5 GIG
mild firm, cordova Toll.
Sugar-raw, steady; fair refining %; molas
ses 49,, refined, quiet.
Butfer-frm; extra creamery 20, state dairy
l5@19.
Cheese-steady; state full cream small col
ored 1214, white fall made, l2A
Eggs-firm; state and Pennsylvania 25@2o
ern, I.25@l.57, Jersey sweets 2.0O@275.
Peanuts-steady; fancy hand-picked, 1906
domestic 3@412.
Cabbage-steady; domestic per 100 1906.
Freight to Liverpool zoe.
Cotton seed oil was dull but steady; prime
crude t. o. b. mills 20@3O, prime summer vel
low 1890, off summer yellow 81, prime white
As; prime winter yellow AZ, prime meal N0O@
N.50 nominal.
BALTIMORE PROVISIONS
BALTIMORE, Oct. 10-Flour quiet: winter
patents, S4.10614.40, spring satents $465@5.O,
Wheat-;strong S29A, Southern wheat by
Corn-firm; spot 5oN@5l, Southern white
corn 50@954.
Oats%steady; No. white 42@.
Rye-quiet; No. 2, 5S@H.
Butter-stronger;fan Imitation l7@lS fancy
creamery 20@2l.
Eggs-weak: fresh 22(D.
Cheese-hrm; Ia, large 1lH@1lI.
Sugar-frm; fine and coarse graduated
OH.
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MASONIC FAIR RATES.

Excursion rates to Raleigh, N. G. and
return from points within the State, in
Guiding Norfolk, Suffolk and Danville,
Va, on account of North Carolina Masonic
Fair, Raleigh, N. c., October 1224th..
1903.
The rates, rules and regulations herein
published are the separate rates. rules and
regulations of the Atlantic Coat Limo
Seaboard Air Line and Southern Rail.
way. from PORTS within the State, includ
ing Norfolk, Suffolk and Danville, Va,
to Raleigh, N. c., and return, account OF
the above occasion.
Rates: Passenger Tariff No. 1900 Tar
iff 2. "a.
The following rates will apply from
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]. d. Boushall, Manager, Raleigh, N. c.

Alton, 1850: Erie, 1880; Louisville and
Nashville, 1900; Norfolk and Western, 100;
Reading, $780, Pennsylvania, 1880; st.
preferred, 1,4OO; Union Pacific, 22,190;
Amalgamated Copper, 40,O1O; Tennessee
Coal and Iron 1912; United States Steel,
1885 Steel preferred, $1,000.
The bond market has reflected the
growing ease in the money market in some
revival of investment demand for a good
grade of railroad bond.
United States rs and old AS declined
half per cent each from the closing bid
last week.
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A Short Peanut Crop.
Especial to News and Observ

Especial to News and Observer)
Suffolk, Va, Oct. l0.-The first bag of
new peanuts today was brought to the
Suffolk market.
According to President John King, of
the Suffolk Peanut Company, the yield
this year will be 60 per cent. of last years
and rs per cent. of an average crop. The
acreage is about 20 or 25 per cent. less
than the average. The principal cause for
the reduced acreage is the increased
acreage III cotton in some sections.
There now is practically no old stock in
the hands of the farmers.
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CABLES AND COLD
WEATHER FACTORS
Active Positions Rise Eight to
Twelve.
THEN DEMAND FALLS OFF
And the Final Prices for Cotton are Seven to Ten
Aboys---Demand for Stocks is Apa-
thetc-..Professonal Short
Selling,
THEN DEMAND FALLS OFF
CBy the Associated Press

New York, Oct. 10-The cotton market
opened strong at an advance of COIL
points on covering as a result of higher
cables and cold weather in the South,
including frosts at Fort Smith. The tenn
peratures were not considered low enough
to do any material damage aside from IN
terfering with late development, however,
and after advancing to a level about SAFE
points higher on the active positions de-
mand fell off and the market ruled uIiet
about 2 points off from the best.
The cotton market closed steady with
prices net 7@10 points higher
NEW YORK, Oct lO-Cotton spot closed
quiet; =. points higher middling upland, 800
gulf 9.S5: sales 100 bales.
Futures opened strong and closed
steady.
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OTHER COTTON MARKETS.
Receipt.
NAVAL STORES.

WILMINGTON, Oct. 10-Turpentine nothing
571a; receipts 81 casks.
Rosin-firm at 100, receipts 166 bbls.
Tar-firm, 1.SO; receipts IS bbls
Crude-firm, 2.25@3. SO@3S0; receipts IS bar
rels.
CHARLESTON, 10 Oct. -Turpentine nothing
inal 57L&, receipts $500, sales 80, exports -.
Quote A, B, C, IS5;D, 200 e, 80; F, Los; G, q
H,245; /, 2.64; X, 2S5; M, 2.95; N, sos; VIC, 800
WV, $40.
SAVANNAH Oct. 10-Turpentine firm,
5615: receipts IT, sales 40, exports 1853.
Rosin firm; receipts 2,676 sales .., exports
1928.
Quote A, B, c, 25I;D, 2.25; E, 295; F, $50; G.
2.55; H. 270; /, $40; K, 4l0 NJ, AIS; n, 4.S0; WG
4 40: WV 20,
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WEEKLY BANK STATEMENT.

New York, October 10.-The Statement
OF averages of the clearing house banks
OF this city for the week shows:
Loans, 1913, 101, 500, increase $19S,400. De
posts $780,, 615, 100. increase 100000. Cir
culation $45, 800, increase $4,000. lie
gal tenders $69.917 200, decrease $S45,500
Specie s171, 063.7O0, increase $3,5s5,S0O. Re
serve s2409S0, 900 increase $2,739 900.
Reserve required 1924 403, us, increase
s100.1?5.
Surplus $16,577,125, increase s2,639,625.
ExUnited States deposits $25, 794, $50
increase $2,654, $50.
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NEW ORLEANS COTTON.

New Orleans, Oct. 10.-Spots quiet but
firm; sales 1850 bales. including $3.50 to
arrive. Quotations unchanged
Futures were steady at the opening with
prices to points higher than the clos
ing of yesterday, the advance being at
'trlbuted to better Liverpool cables.
Prices were well sustained throughout
the half day session. There was some
covering by shorts as usual on Saturday
most of the speculative traders Directing
to carrying their holdings over till Mon
day. The conditions were almost feature
less and the fluctuations of the day did
not exceed 1 to points. the list at the
close. showing net gains of 6 to points
and within one or two points of the
opening level
NEW ORLEANS Oct lO-Cotton futures
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GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.

Chicago, Oct 10.-The critical situation
in the Far East between Russia and ia
pan, together with a good cash inquiry,
were the principal features in creating u
bullish sentiment in wheat today. Clos
ing prices were strong, with December up
34@H. December corn was 3-S@12 higher,
oats were 1901 IA and January provis-
ions closed from SOLO higher.
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NEW YORK MONEY.

nom. at Ia; closing 2@4 time money
easy 90 days, 5: 80 days, 81 six months
5A;. prime mercantile paper $685.; Sterilng
bills at 4S5.75@ $500, for demand, and at 81
for 30 day bills, posted rates 1880 4eI:
commercial bills 49,, bar silver 1914, Mexican
dollars 451s.
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:. A. Z. STOCKS AND BONDS.

BALTIMORE, Oct, 10-Seaboard Air Line
common, I2sS6L. preferred 2l@S
Bonds-fS 6734@6S
Atlantic Coast Uncommon ........."..; pref
erred . 80 No sales.
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RALEIGH COTTON MARKET.

Receipts Yesterday :. .. -. IL bales.
Prices :. :. =. =. 80 1-8 to 3-16
Receipts this week >. $3.50. 323 bales.
Same day last year :. :. 80. 120 bales.
Prices same day last year. 8 IA
The small offerings and local demand
caused the price to increase yesterday.
Outside markets are still low.
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What PROTECTION Means

throughout the Carolina with the
for $4,000 Annual the of expired
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NEW ORLEANS, Oct. 1O-Cotton futures
LIVERPOOL.

LIVERPOOL, Oct. 10, p. m.-COttOn spot
quiet, prices 2@8 points lower;
American niddling fair COS; good middling,
800; middling, 5.78; low middling, 5.54; good
day were 1900 bales, of which 800 were for
speculation and export and included 3,400 Am
erican. Receipts 2l00 bales, including all
American.
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ChaS. W. Barrett
ARCHITECT
RALEIGH, N. c.,
Publisher of
Colonial Southern Homes.

Colonial Southern Homes.
A 6x9 book of rs pages, showing large
number of ideal floor plans and designs
for Southern homes. Also churches pub
lie buildings and interiors. Price, hand
somely bound, $100.
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Rules and Regulations: Round trip
tickets restricted to continuous passage
in each direction will be sold October 18th
to 18TH, inclusive final limit October 26th.
1909
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and have this policy respectively 1893 and 1903 without increase
for annual cost of $3.50 $1,000
"OLD LEADS; COMPANIES FOLLOW.
death claims
ate during the las ten
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Of FINE FURNITURE all lnes
market largest
Philadelphia al out Is cent lower
hall dining furniture all
demand
ANTWERP OAK, special feature
careful attention
Evening journal., 1903-01-15
SKATERS ARE ROUGHLY HANDLED
Burly Guard Pushes Women and Chill
dren From Railway Cars at
BrandYWine Springs

More than 1000 people were skating
upon the lake at Brandywine Springs
Park last night. It was an ideal night
for the sport. 1t was not too cold, and
bright as day. While the skating is
good. the lack of cars furnished by the
Peoples railway takes away much of
the pleasure. Several people had to
wait for an hour or more before they
could get in the city after coming of
the ice, and then the cars were 30
crowded that comfort was impossible.
Many complaints were heard about
the officer at the park. He is supposed
to be there for the protection of pa
irons of the line. but instead his ac-
tions OF last night were the reverse, as
several women can testify.
Most of those who go to the park are
people of refinement and many were
the remarks heard about the actions OF
the officer who. when a ear was more
crowded than he thought necessary,
would push himself upon the platform
and force women and children off the
car.
On the car leaving the park at IL
O'Clock, he and the motorman pushed
several women from the platform. They
fell upon the ground. One of them had
a badly hurt knee as a consequence.
Evening journal., 1903-01-15
Milkman Fined
DRANK LAUDANUM TO END LIFE
Samuel Rutter Tries to Commit
Suicide While Under Influence
cf Liquor

While in au int0xicHted o0mlEtion
Samuel REUTER-. 10 years old. tried to
end his life on Saturday night by TAX
ms iaudanum. but after the effects
wore of he claimed he did not know
what he was doing.
On Saturday night he went to Allas
bands drug store. in South Whining
ton, and purchased a bottle of lauda-
mum, and went to visit his sister, Mrs.
Price, at Third and Tatnall streets.
while there he drank the drug, and
when the empty bottle was found the
sister telephoned to several physicians,
but could find none OF them at home.
and she administered emetics. which
saved his life.
He was removed TO the home Of his
father. in Apple street. in South Will
mington, where he is recovering.
He was married short time ago.
and his father told him he would have
to find a home fer himself and wife.
This is supposed to have been the mo-
tive which caused the young man TO
try self-desoruction-
Evening journal., 1903-01-15
NO COAL FOR POOR in SIGHT
Fuel Expected to Arrive Last Week
Has Failed to Materia.ize

The city has as yet received no coal
from the Philadelphia and Reading
Coal and Iron Company for distribu-
tion among the poor OF Wilmington. al
though il was said a week ago that the
fuel would arrive within day OF two.
When seen this morning by a re-
porter, Mayor Fisher said he had no
idea when the coal would arrive. and
appeared TO be at loss to explain the
failure of the corporation to deliver the
fuel as it promised to do
Evening journal., 1903-01-15
OFFER DISCUSSED HERE
Wilmington Leaders Have Opinions
But Will Not Talk for Publication

The proposition of the twenty-one
Democratic members of the 1.egisla-
ture to combine with six Regular Re-
lpublicans for the purpose of electing
one anti-Addicks Republican United
States senator for the four-year term.
a Democrat senator for the txO-year
term, was much discussed among the
local politicians today. While the ma
jority of the people are of the opinion
that such a proposition will never ma
terialize, and treat it as a joke, while
there are others who take a diqerent
view of the matter. This latter class
claim that it would weaken Addicks'
forces and would be a good way to
get rid of the Gasman.
"a number of prominent Regular Re
publicans were interviewed ON the sub
ject and they refused to be quoted.
One of them said he considered the
statement as issued by the twenty-one
Democrats both threatening and die
torial. He added that in the state
ment they as much as say that the
Regulars are not honest if they do not
accept it.
willard Salisbury WAS also seen,
but refused to talk. Mr.. Salisbury
said, however, that aM the Democrats
wanted was the voters assistants law
repealed and the short-term senator.
Evening journal., 1903-01-15
BIDS FOR PARK
LOAN RECEIVED
Bonds Awarded to the Will
mington Savings Fund
Society

Bids for the $4,000 park loan were
Opened at 10 o'clock today in the office
.of City Treasurer Feaster. Sinking
Fund Commissioners Charles C. Rurtz.
Alfred B. Moore and Peter J. Ford. and
James Kane anu Chares =. Blaine. OF
the Finance Committee Of City Council
were present.
Two bids were received from Boston,
Mass; two from Cleveland, o.. and two
from New York. but were consider
ably lower than the premiums offered
by local bidders. The highest bid was
that of the Wilmington Savings Fund
Society, followed closely by the Eqm-
table Guarantee and Trust Company.
The bid Of the former was S7.25 per
hundred for the entire amount, while
the premium offered by the Equitable
Comany vas $3.50.
After " brief conference the bonds
were awarded to the Saving Fund So
ciety. The bidders follow:
Equitable Guarantee and Trust Com
pany, $1O65k; Scott e. Co.. $1O1k: Will
mington Savings FUND Society, sl0725;
II. l.. Evans. s10S%; Dennison, Prior
& c., of Boston, Mass, $10150; n w.
Harris & Co. of New York. s102.193;
w. j. Hayes & Sons. Of Cleveland. o.,
S897: premium on entire amount; L..
II. Rollins & Sons. of Boston, Mass.
s1O25.56, for entire amount; f. H.
Fuller & Co.. $1O51, for entire amount
and Dick & Co, Of New York, s104.111.
Evening journal., 1903-01-15
ICE IN RIVER DOTHERS BOATMEN
Floating Ice Has Changed Location
of BuoYs and Makes Traffic
Dangerous

The ice has loosened in the river, and
the Brandywine and Christiana navi-
cation is even more dangerous now
than at any time. The ice floes have
changed the location OF the buoys.
dragging them from their positions
and navigators are experiencing much
difficulty in locating the channel The
ice is over two inches thick, and when
it strikes the small craft they tremble
from stern to stern. The rapid current
in the river causes the large cakes to
lstr-ike the boats with tremendous force.
Evening journal., 1903-01-15
A. 0. U. W. INSTALLATION
Officers OF Vulcan Lodge No. % In
stalled Last Night

The following officers of Vulcan
Lodge, No. %, Ancient Order Of United
Workmen, OF Marshallton, were In
stalled last night: Past Master Work
man, Walter Smith; master workman
NJ. |. Samuel; foreman, H. b. Devon
shire; overseer. Walter Hobson; guide
y. b. Blast; recorder. James Clark
'tinancier b. O. Groves; receiver. G. G..
Dempsey; inside watchman. J. NJ. Kel-
ley; outside watchman, Elmer Wright.
The installation party consisted of the
following grand officers: DR.. J. Willard
Crossan, II. l.. Dilworth and J. Albert
Oliver.
The grand Officers on Friday night
will attend a public installation OF the
Officers Of Centre Lodge, at Centre
willie.
Evening journal., 1903-01-15
.OIL STOVE CAUSES ANOTHER FIRE
Was Overturned Last Night and Mrs.
Casperson Had Marrow Escape
From Death

An oil stove caused a fire at the
home OF Edward Casperson. No. 610
West Ninth street, about s o'clock last
evening that entailed about $500 dam
age, covered by 5000 insurance.
Mrs. Casperson started to move tho
stove when the catch became fastened
in her apron. overtwning the stove. the
oil splashing upon her dress ignited it.
but it was extinguished before serious
damage was done.
A kerosene lamp in the home OF
Charles Ford. No. $40 West Twenty
ninth street overturned about 10 o'clock
on Tuesday night. causing a slight fire.
Harry Applegate was badly burned
about the hands and, arms in extin-
gushing the flames. No serious dam
age was done by the fire.
Evening journal., 1903-01-15
WILL DUES BE lNCREASED2
some Members OF Board Of Trade Op
pose Plan Others Favor II

Secretary Daniel Taylor, Of the Board
of Trade, has received communication
from a number Of the members, in re
gard to the proposition to increase the
dues from IS to $40. AT the last meet
ing of the board the matter was dis
cussed and the secretary instructed to
write TO all members and ask their
views on the matter
Secretary Taylor stated this morning
that he had received replies from about
half of the members. A large number
OF these favor the plan, and others op-
pose II. Those who oppose IL claim
that mre members can be secured II the
the dues are not increased
Evening journal., 1903-01-15
Scarcity OF Engines

There is scarcity Of motive power
on the Pennsylvania railroad at this
place, and the congestion of the local
yards is responsible for this fact. Sew
eral engines, both road and shiiters.
have been ordered. but 1t will be some
time before they arrive. Two crews
were waiting at the roundhouse this
morning for engines, one shifting and