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The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1903-02-20
BIG ORGAN ton
OF COAL OPERATORS
BOAT TRADE ASSOCIATION
TIC CONCERN CONTROL FLUCTUATIONS OF THE MARKETS.
Taxes IN sEvENryFTvE PER CENT west
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. EIEcrED MEETING AT
PHILADELPHIA.

Philadelphia, Feb. lS.--A largo num-
Der of bttuminous coal operators aliip-
p1ng to tidewnteF, met heru yesterday
and formed an association 70 be inown-
~ the Bituminous Coal Trade AssociI.
tinn. II Il said the new organixatlon
Representa- about Is per cent OF the OPP
orators In the Cleardeld, Cumberland,
Meyersdale. Flat Top. New River, Reach
Creek, and West Virginia ilelds L. n.
Lowell, Of New York, was elected presf-
dent, and H. & Glading. 1t ons time
secretary Of the independent anthracite
coal OPERATOR association. was made
SECRETARY. The object Of the new assc-
the specsintive market and regulate the
output 40 az to avoid n deficiency, or .
great excess of supply.
After organizing, nm executive commit
tee, which will be the governing body Of
the association. was elected. IL Is COM
posed of operators of tho various regians,
as follows:
Mitchell, George E. Scott and Col. !. h.
Noryell.
Cumberland D. w. waldbridc and
w. g. Sharp.
Meyersdalc--T. T. Boswell.
Flat Top-W. D. Bullitt aud Fl. J. Az
New Rivcr--t. r. circuit.
Beech Creek--A, G. Gates and W. D.
The representatives of the West vir-
ginin region have not yet been Sc
The executive committee, after It's orr
lccted,
ganization. held conference on the mat
ter Of car supply and a snb.ccmmsitkec
WIS nppointe dto look after thpt feature
of the trade.
Members of the new nssoeiati0n deny
that the organization was formed for the
rurreac Of Gxing and regulating prieen.f
The headquarters Of the association
viii he lctseted IN New York.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1903-02-20
FUND OF
$50. 600
FOR BISHOP PETRRKN VIII. Boz
RAISED By THE EPISc0PA-
LLAMS or WEST VIRGINIA.
Every Church in the Diocese Is Interest
ed IN This Very commendahle
Special Efforts
VIII Be Made Easter.

The Episcopalians of this state are
preparing to celebrate the twenty fifth
anniversary of the conservation of Bish-
OPP Peterkin, which occurs on May q,
Ascension day. 1t is to be made a gala
occasion.
The diocese of West Virginia win
make n united effort to raise perma-
nent endowment fund of $4,000 in honor
of the bishops twenty five years of SER
vice. The permanent fund ut the pres
ent time amounts to about 100000; so
that it will be necessary to rnise 500, 900
By Ascension day.
The members of the diocese hold Bish-
op PeterlSin in high regard and they IRE
DESTROYS of showing material apprecia-
tion Of his services, They have never
b.cn wanting in the loyalty to the ven
cradle bishop, and it is believed that on
this occasion they will step boldly to
the front as nsual. In many churches
there will lie special effort made Easter
Tor raising the proposed fund.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1903-02-20
CONTEST
BEGUN
FOR MEMBERSHIP OF THE Y. M. c.
A. "REDS" AND BLUES" AND
MARSHALLS APPOANTED.
Contest VIII Last Sixty Days and Ban
quet WIZ Be Given at the End to
The Victorious.

At IA meeting of tho Association. Tues
day nigh: a membership contest was in
aussirated. The present membership of
400 took sines to bc known as the .Rcdsv
and .1lues." The Reds viii lyc mar
shallcd By Mr.. d. NJ. Ogden and the OPP
position will be- headed 0y AR. James
Bowen. Mneh. enthusiasm was .nanifcst-
cd and the contest promises to lie an
interesting one. Each member 81 the
Association will be rntificst today by
letter as to his side in the contest and
WI receive a nnmbcr Of application
blanks. The contest is to last sixty DAYS
dating from February IL. and at the
close Of that time the vietoriJyts side
VIZ. DC banqnetesl at the expense OF their
PIGMENTS.
tie :. s>uc;r- '1pi.saf.n- - ~ i1tst il
present nIcn. bersliiis Us TIE cnioilnssnt of
LOCO With nthc next few wcr;-s.
Mr.. +. a. Yust. j. j. Mead and DR..
y. \. rects are the committee Of Judges
meeting SATURDAY evening at O'clock
ct the AsSocin ton Office 10 make an
official account OF the enIistnlents of
the week. The colors of the side In the
lead will be displayed Mt the association
rooms for the ensuing week
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1903-02-20
LEWIS
PROMOTED
vIcE-pREs1DENT OF UNITED NINE
WORKERS OF AMERICA AT
HEAD OF NATIONAL OR
GANIzATIoN.
Takes the Place Of President Mitchell
and win Act as President Next
Several weeks-

Indianapolis. Ind. FEB. ls.-vicc-
President Lewis. Of the C'nited aline
Workers, arrived here yesterday TO make
indianapolis his permanent headquarters.
In the future Vice President Lewis will
act as national chief over tI,e organiza-
ton.
President Mitchell will attend snunlr
Der Of state conventions during the next
six weeks. beginning with tho Illinois
state meeting at Springfield tbii week
Secretary Wilson was shown The re-
port from the anthracite district that
the miners had started to raise q $4,000
present for President Mitchell. He said:
Mitchell will not accept il. he has
already called or two movements such
A. this
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1903-02-20

OCCURRED AT ST. PAuL'c EPIss

weston. W. Va, Feb. 49, Especially
Today nf high noon in st. Paul's Episco.
n.II2 church here the marriage of Miss
Flora Bailey, daughter of Alr. and Mrs.
DouRins ~. Bailey, to Mr.. Dudley y
Britf o. Clarksburg, was most 1eauta-
fully though quietly soiemrazed. tne
REt. Alb. Grinnon, rector in charge, Of
titiafing.
Long before the appointed time the
church was filed with large and fash
fnn,<bIs audience. The chnncet and altar
were elaburately decorated with palms,
hotted plants and greencry, and with the
handsome guwning OF the women. made
q briHian effect. A delightful program
was rendered by the organist ana ON tne
Strains Of Lohengrin's wedding chorus
was softly chanted. and the ushers FOL.
lowed by the maid of honor advanced
down the center aisle. The groom and
his brother. Mr.. Benjamin Britt of Nor
folk. Va, who was the best man, met
the bride and her father Mt the chancel
steps. After the bethrothal the bride and
groom advanced to the altar, where the
Impressive service was read, Mt the con
cinsion of which the wedding pnrty left
the church TO the inspiring chords OF
Mendelisohn's wedding march and drove
to the home of the. bride, where n we'd
ding breakfast was served to only tho
members of the immediate families.
The ushers We're Mcssrs. Sydney Britt
OF Norfolk, Va, Arthur Dennis OF Mary
land, James w. Williams and Lynn 5.
Horner of ClnrlSshurg.
The brides gown wae q handsome
creation of white pannc crepe, made en-
train md trimmed in chiffon. lace and
pearls. She wore u full veil of tuiie fas-
tended with a spray of orange blossoms
and carried bride roses. Is
The main OF honr. Miss Estelle Lively
wore a beautiful gown of white chiffon.
trimmed effectively in mousseline and
lace. She were Il large picture hat of
fnlie and carried an arm bouquet of Il.
France roses.
Mr. and Mrs. Britt left later in the af-
teynoon for an extended trip IN the east,
and viii occupy their new home on South
Chestnut street in clarksburg some time
in the early spring.
Many. out Of town guests were pres
emit, among whom were Mrs. Flora Cam
den OF Parkersburg. Mr.. Arthur Dem
mis- Of Maryland. Mcssrs- benjamin and
Sydney Britt of Norfolk, Virginia.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1903-02-20
BITTEN
BY DOG
i. J E4A-fcIs, TIE gILsoNBURG
MERCHANT, SERIOUSLY IN
JURED ON RIGHT HAND.
Dog Plunged His Teeth Into the Mrn-
Der, Inaicting Seven Ugly In
cisions.

a. }. Francis, Of wiIsonbury. was Sc
riously bitten by dog "Wednesday
mornir:, ut his store. He has n lnrce
Niastadcn bull dog. weighing possibly
$50 pounds. The dog had gore from
home to the store and after PLAYING with
him for a while in front OF the store.
Mr.. Francis ordered him to return home.
He did not obey and mis- master doubled
up one Of mis- lists and shook II Mt him.
The dog resented this BY grabbing the
fat and plunged his teeth into the
hand, inilicting seven Ugly inci<ions. Mr..
Francis came To the city at once snd
submitted 10 medical treatment Of the
member and wears Il all bandaged mp
now. 1t is his right hand. I'hs dog MAS
not mad AID no uncasincss is felt Us 10
hy'rophobia ensuing.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1903-02-20
HUNTER LOST IN
MOUNT AIN FASTNESS

around in a dazed condition. It was no.
tieed that he has been acting queer for
man no attention was paid TO It. A
few days ago he dressed himself In l,iS
hunting suit and. taking his shotgun, re-
marked that he was going hunting. He
did not return at evening. But when
morning dawncd and he had not mp
peared the alarm was given and hall
Of Elk Garden turned out to look for
the missing man, and n systematic
search was instituted. Every piece
of that part Of the AIlcghc1E NOUN
sin was gcpc over. but without suc-
ocss. II is supposed that he. has be-
come temporarily insane and while ia
that condition has either lain down IN
some hollow or crevassc and died from
exhaustion or crawled into one OF thc
numerous caves in that vicinity. lie
was q member of the Odd Fellows and
The lodge has ofTercdra reward for infof-
nation leading to the recovery OF i,is
body. either dead or alive.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1903-02-20
OIL FIELDS
SMALL WELLS ARE RESULTS OF
DEVELOPMENTS THE PAST
DAY OR so.
stray sand ON Talkington Farm in Fol-
SOM District Shows Up Wen.

On The east side of the Folsom dis
tFict, in Harrison county, Treat and
{ Crawford and the South Penn Oil Com
panv have completed No. ) ON the
Aeciia TnIkinpton farm and has a To-
barrel panIper. No on the same
farm i showing some oil at 30 feet in
the stsp The South Penn Company
Shot ia tc1. VOL ~ I've =. II. vice
fassiI (. e. sr>S.s. s.n..
In the same district the South Penn
has drilled It's No. 4 ON the BlaclSshire
Wells & Company tract into the Big
fninn sand, but hrs not reached the
pay. The same company is drilling
No. a6 on the same tract.
In the lower end of the Folsom dis
tyict in Wctzel county, Miller Bros.
have completed No. Z on the \. j..
II. liington farm and have 90-barrel
producer IN the Gordon sand.
In the Salem district the South Penn
OIL Company has shot is No. Ion the
Michael Murray farm and will not have
better than an S-barrci pumper in the
Gordon.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1903-02-20
CHESS CLUB ORGANIZED
At the Y. NJ. C. A. ana Tournament is
Scheduled.

Clarksburg has caught the chess pop
nlarity fever, and several tournament
are being scheduled. Twenty-Five play
ers are enrolled in clnb Mt the u II.
z. A. II win bc handicap chess tour
nan.cnt OF four classes made as Ms fol-
iows: First class. Prof. $ +. Stwartz-
Soutllall. Ed i-nutenstein, W. II. PIER
.on. Second class. T. B. GLENN. ,. O. n.
IsdIer, X. b. Johnston. x W. clcn.ni. G..
r Conneii. Third class. r. II. Rhodes.
l. Rhodes. George Lockwood. John
Riley, Mr.. Batten. SSott Riley. and a.
~. Stonehousc. Fourth class. J. Hartli-
nan cosslell. y. Caeobs, d. W. jacobs.
Milkie Cohen. The clubs have adopted
ment viii be watched with great inter
est.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1903-02-20
-DrcK. cR1ss ACQUITTED
OF the Charge of Attempt to Commit
Rape on Minnie Mcdispaugh

-Dicssr criss was tried this morning
in Squire Gordon's court on the charge
( OF having attempted to commit rape ON
minnie AIodispangh last Friday night
rs she and her sisters were going home
from church. The trial WAS quite SEN
tntirnai. The evidence for the prose-
chtion wns of shady character and not
nstfiicient 10 flx such crime upon him.
The magistrate dismissed the warrant
ssafnxt him and he was released from
custody.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1903-02-20
AGED WOMAN SICK.
Mrs Rachael Wilson, Of Quiet Den, Lies
Very Low and May Not Live.

Mrs. Creed Collins OF Pennsb0ro passs
ed through here yesterday, en- route e.,
mother, Mrs. Rachael Wilson who ~
quite i'll. Mrs. Wilson Is very aged and
her recovery is very doubtful, She has
quite n host Of friends and feIAtivep. Who
arc much paiued 10 learn Of her Illness
lhcy all hope that she may recover and
lie given new lease of lie. Mrs: WI
son Is n relative Of Col. Ben Wilson, de-
ceased.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1903-02-20

lInfrxy savage. of Marietta. will come
4s2lhfs city ard locate II Is his inten-
ffqR 10 bald and operate cigar fac.
teff. employing several men. He i nm
<zPaFienced tobaccenist and will put in
an MP to-dnte outfit
AfARRiED AT WALLACE.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1903-02-20

1 ~. Joseph /. Arnctt and Mrs. Ln-
.afa Kemper, daughter of John Rob-
g s1n, were married at Wallace Tuesday.
Ale marriage license was issued the
mat before at 10 o'clock by Deputy
nsty Clerk ]; Hornor Davis.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1903-02-20
Mr.. SUFFER- WENT ON A HUNTING
TRIP AND FAILS TO RE-
TURN HOME.
MOUNTAINS ARE BEING SEARCHED
FOR HIM IN vAIN.-oDD FELL
Lows OFFER REWARD
FOR HIS REcovEY.
May Have Ded of Exhaustion or Be
Come Observation-Disclosures
Greatly Aroused Over His
Absence.

Elkins. W. Va, Feb. Somewhere
in tne mountain businesses around Elk
Garden. n small mining town on the
West Virginia Central railruod, Il man
by the name OF +. G. Suffer IS wandering
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1903-02-20
DEED RECORDED.

Tie following deed was recorded to.
day;
Milton Davis to +. NJ. Asheraft, Int,
Salem.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1903-02-20
CIGAR FACTORY

win Be Built and Operated Here BY
1obaeeOaist from Marietta.
New-York tribune., 1903-03-26

DOMESTIC EXCHANGE. - New-Orleans - Com
nercial. 25c discount: bank. 81 premium. San Fran
cisco-Sight. 1211c; telegraph, 15c Boston-S@1Oc
discount Charleston-Buying. 1-16c premium; SELL
ing. &c premium. Chicago-Par. Cincinnat-Be-
tween banks. 60c discount; over the counter, SOC
premium SayAnnah-Buying. 50c; selling, 76c per
$1,000
BANK CLEARTNGs. - New-York - Exchanges,
$zu1D,2E1; balances. $s3o2,4S2. 5oston-Exchanges
S2oiAS,4S7: balances. $s17.Ss1 Chicago-Exchanges,
81 $500; balances $2osS,S4o Fhiladelphis-Ex-
changes Hs,7z52So: balances. $1.sa2.&A Baltimore
Exchanges. 9A23.Ss6: balances, $4SS1s4
FOREIGN MONEY MARKET.-Cau money in
London. sl5q4 per cent Open market discount
rate for short bills, 3u-lsG5% per cent: long bills,
S5t6s LIS per cent Berlin discount rate per
cent for three months bills aud per cent for short
bills. Berlin exchange London % marks 6ol1
pfennigs. Paris discount rate. per cent Paris
exchange on London. . fr&ncs I6,t centines
FOREIGN SECURITIES. - British consols for
money, 5-1ec; for account, SO8sc. French rentes,
% francs IS cenumes.
THE SILVER MARKET.-RaF silver CSC;
Mexican silver dollars S14c. Bar silver in LONDON
closed 2 7-I6d.
GOLD PREMIUM.-In Madrid $40; Lisbon. Is:
Buenos Ayres, 1870
GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS Customs receipts
reported from Washington. S7s2,loe; internal reve-
receipts, 2ss so; miscellaneous receipts S& s4
Receipts for the day. a-soo.Ss1; expenditures, ST.
10000. Receipts for the month to date, Ss9 Ss417:
New-York tribune., 1903-03-26
OUTSIDE SECURITIES.

There was scarcely any trading in outside stocks
The market continued heavy with a frrther
shrinkage in values for the more important shares
Dealings continued fall of from the low totals
Of the past week and In only instance was
there any sign of activity exhibited. Northern
Securities at the opening declined 4 per cent
the last price. but i'm tho subsequent trading
a rally was made and a recovery followed to
slightly above the opening figures. At the close
renewed selling appeared. which depressed the
price the lowest for the day. United States Steel
6s while not active Tuesday declined
The copper shares extremely dull and some
what easier tho further reduction in the price
Of this metal. Transactions in this department
showed a marked falling off from the recent
averages. Seven hundred United States Light and
Heating sold at 8. 100 American Barrel and Pack
age sold at 5412 and 100 American De Forest Wire
less sold 111sd1G34.
New-York tribune., 1903-03-26
MONEY AND EXCHANGE.

MONEY MARKETING transfer OF funds to
Chicago from this city recently is attributed to
demand that centre for bills of small denomi-
nations incidental to the activity in general bust
ness. The outward movement Of money to Boston
and other New-England points is due to the ap
proach Of the April settlements The banks lost
Tuesday to the Sub-Treasury $40 900, making
the loss since last Friday 1888 OG0 This compares
with a loss in the time week ago of 49,,
O00 The Sub-Treasury had credit at the Clearing
House yesterday morning for $ST 747. This is due
to the falling on in government disbursements at
this centre for pensions. The $4,000 in gold coin
TO be shipped to-day to South America will OBJ
viousIy appear only partially in Saturdays bank
statement, but must be figured in addition to the
loss by the banks Qf any) shown in the Sub-Treas-
ury statement Friday In the routine of that
institution such operations, where gold certificates
deposited in return for gold coin are treated
simply exchanges Some good judges of the
monetary situation express the opinion that, bar
ought to work fairly easy after about the middle
of April until about August l. AS to what may
expected after that period no one appears to be
willing to hazard forecast but 1t Is expected that
money will be In good demand. Quoted rates fol-
low Money on call opened at So per cent; highest
per cent; lowest. per cent; last loan, cent
closed at per cent; ruling rate. 81 cent. Time
money was quoted at 5lp54 per cent for sixty to
ninety days and 5435h per cent for longer periods
Commercial paper quoted at 51Zq6 per cent for
sixty to ninety days indorsed bills, 5%G6 per cent
for choice four six months and 615 per cent for
others.
FOREIGN EXCHANGE.-Market closed weak.
closing rates follow:
New-York tribune., 1903-03-26

10 shares Broadway safe Deposit Company 9 go
100 shares National bsnK u rsoh
20 shares Eour,h tSao nsrg ~ The Psnuhc 100
81 ON Newburx Dutcheas and Connecticut Railroad
T~'O fou,nsuy income bonds; "a shares EewburB:
TpIfchess nd Connecticut Railroad, preferTedS%S66
shares limited states Casualty Company %
~ shaIrs h ITnited Stsfes CASUALTY 1874
SAOO Commercial rabI Company Z gold
bonds due 2307, Registered: interest January. -
AprJI July and October. .......--........-- 70
10 shares title Guarantee and Trust Company t91
50 National Park Bank 80 ~
shares Fourth National Bark ZSo
10 National Bank Of Commerce. .5V' q
New-York tribune., 1903-03-26
SECURITIES AT AUCTION.

The following securities were sold yesterday at
auction at the Nsw-York Real Estate salesroom
by Adrian H Muller & Son:
1aS shares National Broadway Bank 100,
Merchants Exchange National Bank. 1905
30 shares American Exchange National Bank. 265
10 shares Bank OF NeH-York N b. A......-... SS0As
Fulton National Bank
g. 600 state of North Caro:ina per bonds due
s. 600 Austin and Northwestern Railroad first mort
sry and July losS
common OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 10
New-York tribune., 1903-03-26
THE DAYS OPERATIONS IN BONDS.
GOVERNMENT BoNDs-Market firm Fina

RAILROAD BONDs.-Market weak. Total saies
amounted IN par value to ,1EOoO against a6655 500
on Tuesday The heaviest dealings were IN the
Atchison general 4s Atlantic Coast Line e. Ten
rial of Georgia second incomes, Chicago bufhnS-
ton and Quincy <s Chicago. Rock Island ana "a
cffc 4s Erie general IS. Manhattan g. Me41cah 81
Central aus and first incomes Northern PacInc 81
Oregon Short Line 4s Pennsyvania eonver.ioiT
Pacific first and convertible 4s and Wabash oe-
bepture Bs. Colorado Fuel and Iron convetupie %
and Consolidated Tobacco Is were also active
New-York tribune., 1903-03-26

-.,..,.a. sss sas ooe; excess Of expenditures &
& r. Ss cs,tS for the year TO date $14 SssSS ~
S.yeeS. 2S2 Si 5ss excess of receipts $ -
l9i Nationai bank notes rece'V0o 'o'
SiYR:TREAsURY-The su6-TTeasnFS Treas was ''e0
Itor to the Clearing House SI7i4o.
New-York tribune., 1903-03-26
AMERICAN SECURITIES ABROAD.
IN N.u-Ynrk NeE-York

London. March %. p. n.-The early market ior
American securities was weak closing al reco'-
eriea Final prices follow:
New-York tribune., 1903-03-26

GUARANTEED STOCKS.
Quotations furnished by Josera Walker Sons. No
Broad-stl
New-York tribune., 1903-03-26
INACTIVE STOCKS.

Furnished by William E Ntchol, & Co. No. IS war-st3
New-York tribune., 1903-03-26

Int Int
rate period. Bid. Ask d.
New-York tribune., 1903-03-26
Gold Shipments South 4meaBh ConsO Dech"e ana hec00S
Call Money at 5 81 Per Cent.
STOCKS.

Closing prices yesterday of the principal active
securities and net changes from Tuesdays quo
New-York tribune., 1903-03-26
pAr1RoAD AND OTHER STOCKS.

Actual ssles---l--ClostnE-
hares Omen High Low. Fin. Bid. Ask
New-York tribune., 1903-03-26
BANK STOCKS.

Reportsd BY Clinton Gnssrt No. wai-po
New-York tribune., 1903-03-26
GAS COMPANIES.

F Nichols & Co. Nc. Is wan-'f)
New-York tribune., 1903-03-26

Ass.l1s Total sales for the day, "UnIisted.
New-York tribune., 1903-03-26

Furnished hy William r. NICE
Bid. Asked.
New-York tribune., 1903-03-26

FERRY COMPANIES.
FURNISHED by William f. Nichols Co.. No IS wall-st)
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1903-07-01
THE MINNESOTA" COMPLETED.

sells are each $50 feet long and have
gross tonnage of about 81 900 tons, and
an extreme load displacement of about
$4,000 tons. The amount of steel which
will be put into these ships will aggre-
gate $4,000 tons. Each vessel will have
a cellular or double bottom extending
the whole length of the ship, sodivided
into compartments that the sinking
of the ship is an impossibility, and
these compartments can be used to bal
last the ship by filling with water, OK
they can be used to carry an extra
supply of fresh water for the boilers.
Five continuous decks run from stem
to stern, giving over five acres of space
for the carrying of freight. Each ship
can carry over 900, 900 bushels of wheat.
And that you may more clearly under
stand what these figures mean, let us
load on freight cars this cargo Of
grain. Putting 10000 pounds on each
car of 36-foot length it would take q
train nearly seven miles long. To
transport full mixed cargo for one
of these vessels would require fully
1850 ordinary railway freight and pas
senger cars. or 125 trains of 20 cars
each. Two hundred thousand barrels
of -four which, if placed end to end,
would cover distance of 100 miles,
could be slowed away upon the decks
of each of these ships. In fact, they
will carry double the cargo Of any
ocean steamer in existence, and six
times as much as any shipnow blowing
the waters of the Pacific.
These vast cargoes will be handled
entirely by 3s electric winces of the
most improved type. In fact, these
vessels are the only vessels that handle
their cargo by electric power, and it is
| interesting to note that all auxiliaries
in these vessels including practically