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The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-08-01
Baxter and Co.'s Cotton Letter.

New York. July S1.-Cotton opened 1
to Is points higher. Cables made a fair
showing. The early feature was the
report on the general average condi-
ton by the Journal of Commerce, in
dicating but is per cent. improve
ment over last month. This is accepted
as a good index of what we may expect
from Washington next week and the
general opiniorf\is that the figures from
that source are scarcely likely to prove
any greater than last August, which
were 50 per cent. Meanwhile Texas is
having too much rain and cry of boil
weevil damage is expected before a
great while. The month has failed to
influence sentiment against the bull
side of the market and without great
Improvement in August the market
cannot fail to do much better. Rain
reports came in during the morning,
especially from Texas, where the crop
was being damaged. Trading was on
a very small scale and the market was
in something of rut most of the day.
The issue of August notices was of no
importance whatever Gables were
quiet at unchanged to loss. Rain
was forecasted for North Carolina and
showers for the other states.
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NAVAL STORES.

Friday, July 81.
TURPENTINEs-The market opened
firm to-day at soc, with sales of $685.
and closed steady and unchanged with
out sales. The change in the tone of
the market is the first that has taken
place in weeks and was brought about
by the fact that buyers are neglect
ing the market. During the afternoon,
after the close of the markets bids
were made for spirits at 49Ac, but, so
far as could be learned. no sales were
made at this price. The week in the
spirit market has been an excellent
one, such a one as has rarely been
experienced in July; at no time did
the price go below SOC, and on sever
al occasions sales were made at an
advance of Nc, on that figure. The
receipts to-day were 1888 casks, and
the exports, 225.
ROSINS--The rosin market opened
firm with sales of 604 barrels, and
closed firm and unchanged without
further sales. 1t showed a marked
contrast to the spirit market in the
later afternoon for exporters were ac-
lively, after supplies and all the aft
ernoon receipts were cleaned up at quo
tation prices. During the week end
ing to-day there were two small de-
clines on lower grades, but even with
these losses the present prices paid
are much above those of the same
period last season. The receipts to-day
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-08-01
NEW ORLEANS COTTON MARKET.

New Orleans, July 31.-Cotton flu
lures quiet and steady: August, 1920
49, 4Oc; september 10. 77@10. 7Sc; Octo-
Der, 9.TS@9.79c; November 962@9.6 c;
December, 5000 &c; January, $500
9.63c; February, 9.62@9. SAC.
Spot cotton steady; sales, 325 bales;
delivered on contracts, 1000. Quota
lions unchanged.
Although this was the last day for
trading in July contracts the market
was quiet. Every one is specializing
on the nature of the government re-
port on condition of the crop to be is
sued Monday. At the opening there
was some hammering by the bears who
We're disposed to sell short on expected
bearish visible figures. Weather con-
ditlons were also at first regarded as
favorable, but reports of heavy rains
and consequent damages to the crop
had a bullish effect that helped to send
prices up again after the first decline.
The weather map showed beneficial
rains east of the Mississippi river. In
Southern and Central Texas to-day
heavy downpours were considered dam
aging, and more than Offset the bene-
fits of the rain in other portions. In
the trading to-day July and August
were neglected. September opened 2
points down at 10S2c. sold down to
10 76c then up to 10.S5c. October open
ed / point lower, sold down to 9.77c,
then UP to 9S5c. December opened
/ point lower at 9.62c, sold down to
9 5Sc, then UP to $3.50. Later in the
day prices eased off a few points. The
list at the close showed net losses on
August of points. September Z, Octo-
Der 5, and l to on the other months.
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passing of July, which expired with
only. one transaction, without being
mourned by. the trade. Interest now
centers in August, and its fluctuations
have been sufficiently erratic. The COM
parative calm of the new crop will be
welcomed when it alone is to be con-
sidered. Rains in Texas are thought
to be excessive, and prices are well
held. New Orleans has been a seller
of December. General business has
been limited, and the variation of prices
small. The trade is, however disin-
clined to take a positive stand for
lower prices, and still waits for q
clearer outlook. A few August no.
tees were circulated in the morning.
The spot market was quiet at 20
points decline
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Savannah Bank
and Trust Go.
AAPO mn
Capital, S35O,OOO.

JOSEPH d. WEED, President.
JOHN G. ROWLAND, Vice President.
WIN. f. McCAULEY, Cashier.
SAML. L. CLAY, Assistant Cashier.
A general banking and exchange
business transacted.
Savings Department, interest
computed quarterly.
Accounts of merchants, banks
and corporations solicited.
American xpress COmpany's let
ters of credit issued available in all
parts of the world.
Collections carefully made and
promptly accounted for.
Safety Deposit Boxes and Storage
Vaults for rent.
Correspondence invited.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-08-01

Hesters statement of the worlds wish
BILE supply of cotton issued to-day
shows the total visible to be 1857, 1923,
against 1,7S5.579 last week, and 1,765,655
last year. OF this the total of Ameri-
can cotton is SIS, 1923, against 900,579 last
week, and 1.O91.255 last year. and of
all other kinds including Egypt, Bra
I'll, India. etc., $4,000. against $4,000
last week and $4,000 last year.
OF the worlds visible supply of cot
ton there is now afoat and held in
Great Britain and Continental Europe.
$4,000, against 100000 last year, in
Egypt 10000, against $4,000 last year:
in India $4,000. against $4,000 last
year, and in the United States 284, 900,
against 2S1.000 last year.
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NAVAL STORES MOST ACTIVE.
COTTON DULL AND LIKELY TO STAY
so TILL RECEIPT NEW CROP.

rurnentine Closed Yesterday Steady
at .Oc-Cbange of Tone of Market
First in Weeks-Buyers show Dis
nositiOn to Neglect Spirits But
Arc Actively After ROsins-COttOn
Futures Close Unusually Active
Month-StOck Market Depressed,
But Dry Goods Firm Though Dull.
The Morning News Office.
Friday, July 81.
The past week in the markets has
heen one marked with considerable ac-
tivitv in certain lines and almost a
total absence of trade in others. In
rha naval stores markets conditions
have been most satisfactory, from a
factors standpoint. as both turpentine
and rosins have been in good demand
and at prices, especially as refers to
spirits, that have made the week one
of the best, for this season. in recent
wears. The business in resins, too,
though there were two days on which
they went off a little, was en- the whole
satisfactory and the week closed with
both these markets in a satisfactory
condition.
In cotton there has been almost no
business in either spot cotton or in
the +. o. b. department, though futures
have been unusually active and July
options have twice been forced above
former record prices. The stock mar
ket after several days of depression in
cident to failures of operators heavily
interested in railroad stocks finally
closed the week in an apathetic condi-
zion. In the dry goods market there
has been no increased demand and the
market continues dull though top notch
prices are being paid for goods bought
for immediate delivery. The other mar
kets closed the week fairly steady
and with no marked change.
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COTTON,

The spot cotton market for the week
closed firm and unchanged. Little
business was done in this department
or, for that matter, in (. o. b. either,
and none is anticipated pending the
marketing of the new crop. The re-
ceipts for the week were Ga bales up
land and no sea island.
The following were the official spot
quotations at the close of the market
at the Cotton Exchange to-day:
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DRY GOODS,

New York, July 31.-The dry goods
market shows no increase in demand
with buyers taking only what is neces-
sary for current needs. Where goods
are required Immediately top notch
prices are being paid, but in certain in
stances manufacturers are more will
ing to negotiate on goods which they
have held hoping for higher prices.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-08-01

BETWEEN SAVANNAH AND TY-
BEE.
Trains arrive at and depart from
aypee depot, Randolph street, foot OF
Standard Doth meridian) time, one
hour slower than Savannah city time.
LEAVE SAVANNAH.
Week Days-5:45 am, 900 am, 2:S0 .
m, AIS pm, 600 pm, 7:40 pm.
Sundays-7:25 am, 600 am, HOO am,
ESQ pm, Ais pm, 900 pm. TAO pm.
LEAVE TYBEE.
Week Days-5:00 am, 700 am, 1856 a
m, 500 pm, $50 pm, 800 pm.
Sundays 100 am, S:15 am, 9:55 am,
11:5O am. 500 pm, $50 pm, 800 pm.
only.
Connections made at terminal points
with all trains Northwest, West and
Southwest.
"A' Trains leaving Savannah at $40
a. m. and arriving Savannah 6:1O p. m.
do not make connection for or from
Augusta on Sundays.
Sleeping cars on night trains between
Savannah and Augusta, Macon, At
lanta, Columbus, Ga, and Birnins-
ham, Ala.
Parlor cars on day trains between
Savannah, Macon and Atlanta.
For complete information, schedules.
rates and connections, apply to 81,
w. G. BREWER, City Ticket and
Passenger Agent, 1O7 Bull street, or
w. r. MCINTYRE, Depot Ticket
Agent.
]. c. HALLE, Gen. Pass. Agent.
F. ]. ROBINSON. Asst. Genl Pass.
Agent.
W. A. wINBURN. Vice President
and Traffic Manager
THEO. d. KLINE, General Supt.
Savannah, Ga.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-08-01
SEA ISLAND COTTON.

The market for sea island cotton
Closed dull. There was some inquiry
ana few sales, but on the whole spin
ners show a decided Discrimination to
pay the prices demanded which they
.ohsider should be lower because OF
we waning season. Sales Of 2lI bales
we're made of which 1872 were shipped.
ne basis of prices remains unchanged,
anu are about as follows:
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-08-01

Ddlly COTTON Market
lveston-Steady; middling. II; net
receipts, Is; gross, 10; sales, 2; stock,
1888. Exports-Continent GO.
Norfolk-Steady; middling, 12h;
gross receipts, 1O6; stock. 95. Exports
COastwise, Sc.
Baltimore-Nominal; middling, 1917;
net receipts, 154; gross, 225; stock, 200.
Exports-Coastwise, 500.
Boston-Quiet; middling, 13.45; net
receipts, 20; gross, 29.
Wilmington-Nominal; stock, 2S7.
hiladelphia-Quiet; middling, ID;
net receipts, SO; gross, 1870; stock, 4SO.:
Savannah Firm; middling, 1873;
sales 4: stock, $780,
New Orleans-Quiet; middling. 13A;
net receipts, So; gross, 81; sales, S25;
stock, 40944. Exports-Coastwise A.
JS5.
Mobile-Nominal; stock, 494.
*Memphis-Quiet; middling. II 15-16;
net receipts, 8; gross. 5; sales, SO;
stock, 1920
ugusta-Nominal; middling, 10;
net receipts, 1; gross, /; stock, 442.
arleston-Nominal; stock, 125. Ex-
ports-Coastwise, 3.
*Cincinnati-Quiet; middling, IL;
stock, 7,76S.
Louisville CWeekly)-Firm; mid
ding. 13h net receipts, 20; gross, 20;
sales, "a.
st. Louis-Quiet; middling, 12h; net
receipts, Z; gross, 1O4; sales, 3; stock
'Houston-Quiet; middling, -; net
receipts %; gross, 90; stock, 1859.
New York-Quiet; middling, 12.75;
gross receipts. 2,570; sales, 10,1OO; stock
ISL, 495.
Total To-day, at All Seaports-Net,
zS9 continent, So; stock, 209,7S0.
Consolidated, at All Seaports-Net,
1916; Great Britain, 500; continent, l.
$50.
Total Since Sept /, at All seaports-
Net 7,691,9S3; Great Britain. 2,777 $40;
france, 777,324; continent, 2,S1o,6oS; JaT
pan, 1856 ,1SS.
Not included in totals.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-08-01
LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET.

Liverpool, July 31.-Cotton spot mod
crate business done: prices points
lower; American middling fair, 7.O6d;
good middling, 6Sid; middling, $500;
low middling, 6.34d; good ordinary,
6.0Sd; ordinary, 5.SSd. The sales of
the day were 5000 bales, of which 500
were for speculation and export, and
included 4,700 American; receipts, H.
900 bales. including 1880, American.
Futures opened steady and closed
quiet; American middling, good ordi-
nary clause: August, 6.32d; August
September, 6.27d; September October,
5Sld; October November, 5.42d: No
vember- December, 5. 32@5.3Sd; Decem-
ber-January. 5.27@5. Esd; January-Feb-
ruary, 5.26G5.27 February March,
5 .26d; March-April, 5.25Q5 POD.
Hubbard Bros. q Co.'s Cotton Letter.
New York, July 31.-Our market
opened with sales of January at 9.S0c,
oslo (closed 977c), and after selling at
9.76@9. 77c,' ruled at 9.77c at l p. m.
The feature of the day has been he
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A. 3. BAXTER & CO. INC.

successors to Murphy 4 Co.,
Board of Trade Building. Savannah.
Private leased wires direct to New
York, Chicago and New Orleans.
COTTON, STOCKS AND GRAIN.
New York Office, No. 81 Broadway.
Offlces IN principal cities throughout
the South: Write for our market man
ual and book containing instruction
for traders.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-08-01

sales OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 211 1872
G .Ap1rts - '''''.'."......... 1872 SIS
Receipts (season) ........76,S51 55,O31
Receipts, season (net) ......747O2 55,O31
Charleston, S. c., July 31.-Sea is
iand cotton: Receipts none: exports
none; sales none: stock, A bags.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-08-01
JOHN C. BUTLER,

Sash, Blinds. Doors,
Paints, Oils, Glass,
Lime, Cements, Plaster,
20 Congress Street, West.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-08-01
wEEKLY COTTON REPORTS.

Receipts Ports Last Week-The fol.
lowing table shows receipts at all u
s. ports for the past week and this
corresponding week last year:
Week Ending July 81
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-08-01

New York, July 91.-Cotton: Spot
closed quiet, 70 points lower: middling
uplands, 12.75c; middling gulf, 13.OOc;
sales 49, 100 bales.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-08-01

HARRIS, CAFES & CO.
MEMBERS

MEMBERS:
NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE.
SEW YORK COTTON EXCHANGE.
new YORK PRODUCE EXCHANGE
CHICAGO STOCK EXCHANGE.
CHICAGO BOARD OF TRADE,
NEW YORK COFFEE EXCHANGE.
COTTON DEPARTMENT 10 wan ST.
orders solicited for Future Deliveries.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-08-01

Brought into sight
thus far for season 10,74S,S 1855 10,473, 800
Receipts Ports This Season. The fol-
lowing table shows the receipts at all
United States ports since Sept. l, 1902
and for same time last year:
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-08-01

New York, July 31.-The following
statistics on the movement of cotton
for the week ending July 81, were COM
piled by the New York Cotton Ex-
change:
This Last
Weekly Movement year. year
Port receipts ....... 1887 1884
Overland to mills
and Canada ..... 6S 1887
Southern mill taxi
ings (estimatedl E. 5000 24,245
Brought into sight
for the week ... 10,455 47,156
Total Crop Movement
Port receipts ....... 1885,, 626 1885, 231
Overland to mills
and Canada .... 1,067, 229 1861, 1923
Southern mill talk
ings (estimated) :. 1,9S9,000 1876, 100
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WORLDS VISIBLE SUPPLY.
New Orleans, July 2i.-Seeretary
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-08-01
TRADE And FINANCE

WEEK. IN LOCAL MARKET; HAS
pEEN MOST SATISFACTORY ONE.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-08-01
SPOT COTTON AT NEW YORK.

Futures opened steady and closed
barely steady.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-08-01

strained, COHlInOh W bSpN1 PA'VV' -
pentine quiet, 52@52hc.
Charleston, s. c., July S1.-Turpen-
fine steady, 4slzc; sales $50. Resins
steady. A, b, c, d. $1.5O; Il, $l.55; F,
81. go: q. $780, II, 500 /, $3.50; X, 1915;
M. s2.s5; N, 1895; w. G., $40; w. W.,
$40 Sales 400 barrels.
vJilnoineton. N. c., July 31.-Tur-
nentine nothing doing; receipts, 10.
Rosin, nothing doing; receipts, 237.
Crude turpentine firm, N.75@3.25; re-
ceipts, 1871 Tar. firm, Sl.65; receipts,
II.
New Orleans. July 31.-Receipts, ros-
in, 200. turpentine. 80. Exports Liver
pool. rosin, 500; turpentine, 100
For Additional Markets see Bage 8.
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were 1886 barrels, and the exports
76S barrels. Prices as follows:
SPIRITS To-day day. year ear
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Atlantic CoastLine Railroad Co.

EFFECTIVE MAY "a, 1908.
9th Meridian Time-one Hour Slower Than City Time.
The San Francisco call., 1903-09-11
BIG GALE VISITS
UNITED KINGDOM
Enormous Damage Is
Done and Great Loss
Of Life Is Feared.
Heavy Floods Are Reported
in Wales and Snow
Falls in Scotland

LONDON, Sept. 10.-A terrific gale has
sprung UP all over the United Kingdom
Within ten hours the barometer fell one
inch; the wind blew at a force of sew
enty miles an hour and torrential rain
has fallen.
All the telegraph systems were disor-
ganized for several hours and communi-
cation with Ireland and the United States
was interrupted. Enormous damage has
been done TO property in the interior and
along the sea front, especially at the sea-
side resorts.
Hundreds of vessels are running to
shelter, and it is feared that there will
be serious casualties Heavy floods are
reported from Wales and snow is falling
on the Gramoian Hills in Scotland. Sew
eral vessels are reported ashore.
Excitement prevails at Dover in con-
sequence Of the report that two wrecks
have occurred, one on the Goodwin Sands
and the other at Dungenness
At late hour lifeboat was seen ap-
preaching Dover with a shipwrecked crew
and an immense crowd is waiting for its
arrival.
The San Francisco call., 1903-09-11
REPORT GETS CONFIRMATION.
New York Advices Seem to Implicate
Sunerintendent Richa rdson.

NEW YORK, Sept. 10.-At least one, If
not two, business men in this city who
have been identified with the sale of sup
plies to the Postoffice Department will be
placed under arrest tomorrow as a re-
suit of their indictment in Washington in
connection with postoffice scandals. Two
postoffice inspectors arrived In this city
at nine o'clock tonight, having come here
with certified copies of indictments found
by the Grand Jury in Washington. The
inspectors had with them also warrants
that had been issued when the Grand
Jury filed the bill.
These inspectors had been preceded here
early in the day by Postoffice Inspectors
Whalen of San Francisco and Birdseye
of Boston, who had been sent here from
Washington with a certified copy of the
indictment against George w. Beavers
and others, in which it is alleged they
were charged with conspiracy. The in
spectors also had a warrant for Beavers
arrest Beavers will surrender to-day.
Postoffice Inspector A. E. Holmes of
Cincinnati, with Inspector McGee, has
been obtaining the evidence pertaining to
four-year contracts between the Govern
ment and the International Time Record
ing Company formerly Bundy's COM
pany)
The report from Washington to the ef-
feet that d. W Richardson, General Su-
perintendent of the postoffice at San Fran
cisco, has been indicted is not positively
confirmed in advance of the Grand Jury's
report. There have been rumors for
weeks that he was implicated. In fact it
was no secret that he had invented a let
ter box device and his company had dealt
with the Government in their sale
August w. Machen, one of the dismissed
officials now under indictment, sought to
connect Congressman Loud of California
with the companys interests, though it
was clearly shown to the satisfaction of
the postoffice officials that Loud's only in
terest was an unselfish one and that he
had, as many Congresmen are in the hab-
it of doing, sought to secure an early ad-
justment of a claim of the letter box COM
pany against the Postoffice Department.
A later dispatch from Washington SAYS:
"Dr. Eugene d. Scheble of Toledo, o.,
was one of those indicted with August w,
Machen in connection with contracts made
in 1901 for four years supply of steel street
mail boxes. A man in San Francisco
was another of those indicted. The charge
against him was conspiracy, although de-
tails cannot be learned here. United
States District Attorney Beach is still
Withholding the names of these indicted" !"
The San Francisco call., 1903-09-11
Flames Destroy Mining Camp.

TUCSON. Ariz., Sept. 10.-A prospector
arriving from Cochise brings the news of
q disastrous fire which swept the Peabody
mining camp in the Dragon Mountains
on Tuesday. The hoisting plant and
works of the mining company, the bunk
houses. boarding houses, stores and near
" everything inflammable in the camp
was destroyed. The mine was being
worked for gold and silver and the camp
vas a prosperous one. The inhabitants
of the camp had no facility to fight the
fire and were powerles against the flames.
Many had to fee to save their own lives.
The San Francisco call., 1903-09-11
BERLIN COURT AWARDS
SON TO THE FATHER
Count Minotti to Have Custody
Pending Trial of Divorce Suit
Against Agnes Sorma,

BERLIN. Sept. 10.-The Berlin court
before which the suit for divorce was
brought some time ago by Count Minotti,
formerly Of the Italian diplomatic service,
against Agnes Sorma, the most noted ac-
tress of the German stage. accusing her
of misconduct with Harry Walden. who
created the part Of Prince Karl Heinze,
in "Old Heidelberg" has issued an order
pending the hearing of the case that the
Count shall have the custody Of his 12-
year-old son and has forbidden the
mother who is still in the sanitarium,
where she was taken about four months
ago, 10 see the boy.
Agnes Sorma was wealthy when she
married Count Minotti. but ii is alleged
that he lost most of her fortune by gam
bling 1t is said that the actress will
never reappear on the stage, as her
health is completely broken.
The San Francisco call., 1903-09-11
PENSION COMMISSIONERS
MAKES ANNUAL REPoR'
Present Roll Is Drawing Up Exceed
ingly Close to the Mil
Hon Tine

WASHINGTON, Sept. 1O.-The annual
report Of Commissioner of Pensions Ware
places the total number of pensioners
now on the rolls at 996,545 of which 725.-
S56 are soldiers and 267 ,1S9 are widows and
dependents.
Five of the pensioners are on the roll
on account of the war of the revolution
1116 on account of the war of 1872. 47S4 on
account OF the Indian wars and 1854 on
account of the Mexican war.
The average annual value OF each pen
sion is now s133. The total annual value
of the Spanish war pension roll has
reached 81, ,765,310.
The San Francisco call., 1903-09-11
A:sAA
OGDEN is ABLE TO CARE
FOR ALL THE DELEGATES
Reported Lack of Accommodations
for Members of Irrigation Con-
PresS Is Denied

OGDEN, Utah. Sept. 1O.-The following
telegram from Governor Pardee of Cali
fornia was received at the headquarters
of the National Irrigation Congress,
which convenes in this city next week:
SACRAMENTO Cal. Sept. I0.-Rsported
here that California delegates will be unable
TO find gcod accommodations in Ogden. Is this
so?
The committee having the matter in
charge emphatically denies that there will
be any lack of good accommodations for
delegates and visitors, and the following
reply was sent to Governor Pardee:
OGDEN. Utah. Sept. 1O-Report is wrong
The citizens OF Ogden will see that every dele
gate is made comfortable.
WILLIS T. BEARDSLEY, Secretary.
The San Francisco call., 1903-09-11
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from various quarters that 1 have been
heavy stockholder in the Postal Development
and Improvement Company. l have never seen
fit to deny them before. feeling that the books
of the company would afford the best proof.
But now ] will say that never. either directly
indirectly. have l ever owned a cents worth
Of shares in that concern