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The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-01-10
H. & h. Beer Co.'s Cotton Letter.

New Orleans, Jan. 9.-Liverpool adj
vles were more favorable than looked
for, and our market, in sympathy,
opend to points higher than We'd
nesday's closing, improving to adj
diuonal on expected bullish weekly
statistics. The interior town receipts
were more liberal than anticipated
and as spots were easier decline of
s to from the top was established
Near the close the bullish visible sup
ply figures occasioned an advance of
to from the bottom, making the
net gain 2 points over Wednesdays
quotations.
The amount brought into sight for
the week was 100000. against 367, 900
last year, and the aggregate marketed
from Sept. l to date is 1900 against
1,121,000 last year. The visible supply
of American during the week decreas-
ed $4,000, against an increase of %, 900
last year, and the total to date is g.
215,000, against 3,710,O00 last year The
feeling is extremely favorable to the
article in consequence of the strong
statistical position. 1t must be re-
membered, however, that last season,
up to this time, statistics were bear
ish, but ignored on the theory that the
crop was a very short one. This sea-
son, while the present figures are APP
parently bullish. it is contended by
many that there is more cotton held
in the interior than last year, and I'LL
timately the situation will be changed.
Up to date the spinners of the world
have taken 4,723,00O of American,
against 4,S36,0O0 last year. or $4,000 in
excess. A leading New York operator
is out this afternoon with a circular
saying his correspondents estimate
the amount to come forward hereafter
is 10 per cent. more than last year,
which would indicate a crop of H.
100000 to 100000. In our opinion
the future course of values will be
ruled principally by receipts. If they
are on a liberal scale, the market will
probably decline, or enhance further
if they continue light.
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HEsTER's WEEKLY STATEMENT.

New Orleans, Jan. 9.-Secretary
Hester's weekly cotton statement, is
sued to-day, shows for the nine days
of January a decrease under last year
of $4,000 and an increase over the
same period year before last of 49,
900.
For the 131 days of the season that
have elapsed the aggregate is ahead
of the same days last year $4,000 and
ahead of the same time year before
last 10000.
The amount brought into sight dur
ing the past week has been 1888, 406,
against $4,000 for the same seven days
last year, and 229.015 year before last.
The movement since Sept / shows
receipts at all United States ports to
be 5.242.9 0S. against 5,172.040 last year;
overland across the Mississippi, Ohio
and Potomac rivers to Northern mills
and Canada, 613746, against, e67, 048
last year; interior stocks in excess of
those held at the close of the COM
mercial year, 4SOs4s. against sol 1926
last year; Southern mill ta~ ngs, S72,-
500, against 7S1,114 last year.
The total movement since Sept. is
7.160,002, against 7,121, 1928 last year, and
6,S49,576 year before last.
Foreign exports for the week have
been 230,S06. against 223, 1853 last year,
making the total thus far for the sea-
son S,779,0S7, against 1850, 1872 last year.
The total takings of American mills,
North and South and Canada, thus far
for the season have been 201S, 113,
against 1,905,517 last year. The stocks
at the seaboard and the 20 leading
Southern interior centers have de-
creased during the week 4,S07 bales,
against an increase during the cor
responding period last season of 1870
Including stocks left over at ports
and interior towns from the last crop
and the number of bales brought into
sight thus far FER the new crop. the
supply to date I, 7,375,076 against L.
48l,015 for the same period last year
HEsTER's VISIBLE SUPPLY
~, o,se.... - "a 80. =. -
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Baxter & Co.'S, Cotton Letter.

New York, Jan. eff the reports of
large amount of cotton yet to be
picked are worthy of serious considera-
ton, it is strange that the market is
not hammered by the people sending
or receiving such reports. For instance,
some houses pretend to have advices
of unheard of quantities yet to be pick
ed, while the foreign element also pre-
tend to believe that the amount to
come on the market between now and
March l will prove great surprise to
the trade. The same parties are also
trying to belittle the ginners' reports.
indicating that there is little to come
forward, but fail to show wherein
their own reports are in any way reli-
able. 1t seems that sentiment is being
governed in the main by current re-
ceipts. and those continue to favor long
operations. Throes of prosperity has
yet to reach its climax, and trade con-
ditions are improving everywhere to
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The Morning News Office,
Friday. Ian. 9.

kets.
The Morning News Office,
Friday, Jan. 9.
The cotton markets closed steady,
with the feeling still bullish, though
with more hesitation apparent from
day to day. IL is the current impress
sion that until the market declines
some traders will feel a ibackwardness
about buying Notwithstanding their
Lullish inclination. They feel that the
market is due a reaction from the re-
cent gains, and until there is a reac-
ton hesitation may be looked for ac-
cording to most observers. The local
spot market closed steady, with the
demand satisfactory.
The naval stores market is moving
upward, and has been doing so
throughout the week. Turpentine clos
ed firm to-day at 54Ac, with about all
the offerings in factors hands taken.
The position of turpentine from sta
tistical standpoint is the best, and the
trade do not look for any recessions
as long as present conditions prevail.
Resins closed firm at the advance with
the demand good. The wholesale mar
kets closed steady, and in the main
unchanged. Resume of the markets as
follows:
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NEW ORLEANS COTTON MARKET.

New Orleans, Jan. 9.-The spot cot
ton market was very quiet to-day.
Quotations reduced 1-16c.
The contract market under the in
fuencee of favorable cables opened to
Z points up, and after the first call,
gained 3 points additional. Thereafter
sentiment changed somewhat, and
prices fiuctuated few points in either
direction, but was lightly of downward
trend, the board at the closing showing
net gains Of points on January, and
2 to points on the other positions.
Trading was light.
New Orleans, Jan. 9.-Cotton futures
barely steady: January, S.51c; Febru-
airy, S.56@S, 5Sc; March, S.62@S. 63c;
April. S.6S@8. zoe; May, S.740S. 75c;
June, S.79@S-S1c; July, S.S5@S. sec; Au-
gust, S.50@S. SIC.
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New York, Jan. 9.-Our market open
ed with sales of January at 1850 and
after selling at S.5Sc, ruled at $3.50 at
1 p. m. On the surface the markets
present the appearance of being heav-
lily long waiting for new buyers to
relieve the present holders. Sentiment
is everywhere bullish on the strong
statistical position and the light re-
ceipts. Certainly no one can deny if
the movement foreshadows the crop
higher prices will rule. This is the
feeling here and the only sellers are
the longs who from time to time be-
come restless at the lack of animation
under bullish conditions. Liverpool was
effected to-day by the selling against
purchases here as arbitrage brokers
were buyers from the start. Some sell
irg was traceable to all street opera
tors who are believed to have taken
the short side. This selling caused the
decline after the estimates were pub
lished. Januarys were pressed for sale
all day. The market rallied at the
close on the reduction in the visible
supply. A higher Liverpool is affected
tomorrow. The spot market was quiet
and unchanged
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ter's statement of the worlds visible
supply of cotton, issued to-day, shows
the total visible to be 3.941.412 bales.
against 1926, 428 last week and 4,44S, 462
last year. OF this the total of Ameri-
can cotton is 3.275,412 bales. against
3,251, 42S last week and 3,710,46 last
year; and of all other kinds, including
Egypt. Brazil, India. etc. 726,000 bales,
against $4,000 last week and 73S,0O0
last year.
OF the worlds visible supply of cot
ton there is now afioat and held in
Great Britain and Continental Europe
1871, 900 bales, against 1927, 900 last
year; in Egypt, $4,000 bales, against
229, 900 last year; in India, $4,000 bales.
against 254,000 last year, and in the
United States 1,6O5, 900 bales, against L.
900 last year.
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Galveston-Firm; middling. Ills;
net receipts, 1882; gross, IL 1882; sales,
l441; stock, 314353. Exports-Conti-
nent, 1924.
Norfolk-steady; middling, s5s; net
receipts, 274S; gross, 2,74S; sales, 306:
stock, 42,061. Exports-Coastwise, O.
499; continent, 200; France, 400.
altimore-Nominal; middling, 81;
net receipts, 1920; gross, $500; stock,
954I. Exports-Great Britain, 5,141;
continent, 3,05O
Boston-Quiet; middling, $50; net
receipts, 1888; gross, AIS. Exports
Great Britain, 3043.
Wilmngton-Firm: middling, 81;
net receipts, S46; gross, S46: sales, SO;
stock 1881. Exports-Coastwise, Sc.
Philadelphia-Quiet middling, 9.15;
net receipts. 276; gross, 276; stock, 81
Savannah-Steady; middling, 7-16;
net receipts, 5.2SS; gross, 5,28S; sales,
300; stock, 1885, 436. Exports-Coast-
wise, 1888; continent, 1,311.
New Orleans-Steady; middIing, So:
net receipts, 1854; gross, 1854; sales,
200; stock, S93,S19. Exports-Coast-
wise. 3,176.
Mobile-Dull; middling, 7-16: net
receipts. 1871; sross, 1871; sales, so;
stock S5,102.
SMemphis-Quiet: middling, 81; net
receipts, 2,S15; gross, 4,130; sales, 1900;
stock, S6,967.
~Augusta-Steady; middling, 8 Ills;
net receipts, 4SS; gross, $50; sales, sos;
stock, 56,65S.
Charleston-Steady; middling, Sss;
met receipts, 1,020; gross, 1920; sales,
400.
FCincinnati-Quiet; middling, S% net
receipts, $50; gross, $50; stock, 1902.
Louisville-Firm; middling, S5s; net
receipts, Ali; gross, All; sales, 305;
stock, 1926.
st. Louis-Steady; middling, So;
2S,O92. 'O' e' >'
'Houston-Steady; middling, 11-16:
d ne sso receipts, 1886; gross, 1926; sales,
1913; stock, 1906.
New York-Quiet; middling, $50;
net receipts, 1888; gross, 11,409; sales,
400; stock, 169.O21. Exports-Great
britain, lob; continent, 6,961.
Newport News-Net receipts, 300;
sross' 300; stock, 1888. Exports-Coast-
wise, TO-
Port Townsend-Net receipts, 27S4;
Gross, 2,7S4. Exports-Continent, O.
10 Total To-day, at All Seaports-Net,
11oo,ouSo; Great Britain, 9,02S; France, A.
NO; continent, 2S,330; stock, 1,065,7 1877.
os Consolidated, at All Seaports-Net,
5oS 10 10; Great Britain. 92,S31; France,
-9955; continent, 104, $780,
Lotal Since Sept. /, at All Seaports-
net net 9'2l9,421; Great Britain, 1,617, SAT;
france, 450,356; continent, 1885,
MOI included in totals.
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Trains arrive Savannah as follows:
No. 49, daily, from New York. Wash
ington. Richmond and Cincinnati, $40
a. m.
No. 80. daily from New York and
Washington. 3:05 p. m.
No. 80, daily. from all points west
via Jesup, IL 20 a m.
No. "a. daily. from all points west'
via Jesup, 1880 p. m.
An trains arrive and depart from
THROUGH CAR SERVICE. ETC.
Trains 80 and "a. NEW YORK
AND FLORIDA EXPRESS, vesti-
buled limited trains, with Pullman
Drawing-room Sleeping Cars between
Savannah and New York. Connect at
Washington with Colonial Express for
Boston, Pullman Sleeping Cars be-
tween Charlotte and Richmond and
Charlotte and Norfolk. Dining Cars
serve all meals between Savannah and
New York.
Trains gS and "a connect at Jesup
with through Pullman Drawing room
Sleeping Cars operated from and to
KANSAS City via birmingham, and
from and to Cincinnati via Chatta-
nooga.
Trains 20 ana 80, THE WASHING
TON AND FLORIDA LIMITED.
Pullman Drawing-room Sleeping CaFs
between Savannah and New York.
Dining Cars serve all meals between
Savannah and Washington. Also
Pullman Drawing-room Sleeping Cars
between Savannah and Cincinnati,
through Asheyille and THE Land OF
the Sky"
For Information as to rates. sched-
ules, etc., apply 10
C. H. ACKERT. G, M, Washing
ton, d. G..
s. H. HARDwIcK. G. p. A.. Wash
ington, ID. c.
W. ii. TAYLoE. A. G, p. A.. Allan
Ia Ga.
r. c. BLATTNER, Depot Tickle.
| Agent, Union Depot, Savannah. Ga.
e. G.. THOMSON, C. P. & T. A., Sa-
vannah. Ga. 141 Bull street. Phones
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FINANCIAL.
JANUARY INVESTMENTS.

10000 State of Georgia Az Per Cent.
Bonds, due 1915.
5000 State of Georgia 81 Per Cent.
Bonds, due 1882
5000 State of Georgia 81 Per Cent.
Bonds, due 1893.
5000 State of Georgia 3k Per Cent.
Bonds, 1884.
1000 State of Alabama &C" Bonds,
due 1906.
10000 City of Augusta Per Cent.
Bonds, due 1888.
5000 City of Augusta Per Cent.
Bonds, due 1906
10000 City of Augusta, Az Per Cent
Bonds, due 1923.
5000 City of Augusta Per Cent.
Bonds. due 1921
5000 City of Augusta 5 Per Cent.
Bonds, due 1913.
1000 City of Macon Per Cent.
Bonds,N due 1910.
5000 City of Dalton 5 Per Cent.
Bonds, due 1915
10000 City of Albany s Per Cent
Bonds. due 1912 to 1917.
1900 Atlanta and West Point Rail-
road Co. Debentures.
Georgia Railroad and Banking Co
Stock.
Augusta and Savannah Railroad Co.
Stock.
Southwestern Railroad Co. Stock, etc.
List with prices on application to
JOHN w. DICKEY,
Stock and Bond Broker. Augusta. Ca
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LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET.

Liverpool, Jan. 9.-Spot. in moderate
demands; prices points higher
American middling fair, 5.34d; good
middling, 4.90d; middling, Ard; low
middling, 4.60d good ordinary, 44Sd;
ordinary, 4.S6d. The sales of the day
were 5000 bales, of which 500 were
for speculation and export, and in
Guided $500 American. Receipts 2,1O0
bales, all American.
Futures opened firm and closed
easy; American middling, good ordi-
nary clause: January, 465d; Janu-
ary-February, 4.65d; February March,
4.65d; March-April, 4.65d; April May,
4.65@466d; May-June, 4666467d;
June-July, 4.66@4.67d; July-August,
4.66@467d;; August-Septembe 4.60d;
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES, 4.46d; October-No
vember, 1850.
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such an extent that people who are
cautious prefer to interpose in opposi-
ton to a higher level of prices. A fur
Their hardening tendency was shown in
the early market. New Orleans was
buying some. and the fact that Liver
pool stocks lost 100000 from last year
attracted attention The insight
movement was $4,000, against $40, 900
last year. Cables easy at an advance.
better demand for cloths was shown
at Manchester; German houses bought
here
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COTTON FUTURES AT NEW YORK.

New York, Jan. 9.-Cotton futures
opened firm. January, S.67c; Febru-
airy, S.63c; March, S.7Oc; April, $3.50;
May, S.71c; June, offered, S.72c; July,
sic; August, offered, $500.
Futures closed very steady. Janu-
airy, S.57c; February, $3.50; March,
S65c: April, S.64c; May. S.66c; June,
S64c; July, $780, August, S.4Sc; Sep
TENDER, S10c.
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A. 3. BAXTER & CO., INC.

Successors to Murphy & 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.
Offices in principal cities throughout
the South. Write for our market man
ual and book containing instruction
for traders.
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NAVAL STORES.

Friday, Jan. g.
SPIRITS-The turpentine market
closed firm at SAC, with the demand
good. Factors reported that they had
disposed of their offerings without diff
ficulty.
ROSIN-The rosin market closed
firm, at the prices below. The demand
was good Prices for the day and the
day previous as follows:
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COTTON.

Spot cotton closed steady, with the
demand from exporters good. In the
o. b. market the demand was fair,
with basis good middling, sac.
The following were the official spot
quotations at the close of the market
at the Cotton Exchange to-day:
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IN Southern
ON Railway.

Trains arrive and depart Savannah
ny sOth meridian time-one hour slow
er than city time.
Schedule Effective Nov. 80, 1902
To THE NORTH AND EAST.
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New York, Jan. 9.-Rosln, Hrm.
Turpentine, firm.
Charleston, Jan. 9.-Turpentine firm,
sac; sales, so casks. Rosin firm; sales,
200 barrels; B, c, ID, 81. 40: E, 81 So
Wilmington, Jan. 9.---Spirfts turpen-
tine firm, 54hc: receipts, 30 casks.
Rosin firm, 81 40@1 As; receipts, 5.
Crude turpentine firm. $3.50. to $40;
receipts, IL. Tar firm, s1.6O; receipts,
133,
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DRY GOODS.

Manchester Jan. 9.--Cloths firm with
a fair demand. Yarns firm, but not
active
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Effective Sunday, Nov %.
Leave Savannah daily 400 p, m.
Arrive Statesboro, 6:15 p. m.
Leave Statesboro, 700 a. m.
Arrive Savannah, 9:15 a. m.
Another train, connecting at Cuyler,
leaves Savannah 700 a. m., arrive
Statesboro, 10 a. m. Leave Statesboro
4 p. M, arrive Savannah $3.50 p. m.
Shortest and Quickest Route
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THE WEEKS MOVEMENT.

New York, Jan. 9.-The following sta
tistics on the movement of cotton for
the week ending Jan. 9, We're compiled
by the New York Cotton Exchange:
This Last
Weekly Movement year. year.
Port receipts ............271.94 6 2S5, 4S2
Overland to mills and
Canada =. .............. 5s,s42 4s,417
Southern mill takings les
timated) :. ............ $1,000 5O,245
Stock at interior towns,
loss :. ................... 1858 12,34S
-
Brought into sight for the
week ......-.......... 004, 9U0 Joy, ly6
Total Crop Movement
Port receipts .......... 5,240,66 5,213, $3.50
Overland TO mills and
Canada =. ...-........ ol4,S63 622, 127
Southern mill takings
(estimateD :. ...... $4,000 S4S, 655
Stock at interior towns
in excess of Sept. 1. 417,461 81, 113
Brought into sight
thus far for season. 4, 1925 7,195, 534
Crop movement is for 1871 days this
year, against 1872 last year.
Receipts at United States ports from
Sept. /, 1902, to Jan. 8, 1908:
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Charleston, Jan. 9.-Sea island cot
ton: Receipts, 4O6; exports, sos; sales,
406; stock, 272.
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Receipts and Exports.

larket, steady; sales, ~.
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HESTER's VISIBLE SUPPLY.
New Orleans, Jan. 9.--secretary Hes
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OF MARKETS
OF GENERAL TRADE
DURING THE PAST WEEK.
COTTON FUTURES GO UPWARD.
rURPENTINE FIRM AND IN DEMAND
AT SAGE.

FACTORS Report the Offerings Well
Cleaned Up at the Market-ROsins
Firm-LOcaI and TeIegraphic Mar
kets.
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Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Co.

EFFECTIVE JAN. T. 1903.
Trains operated by goth Meridian Time-One Hour s
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Receipts at all ports for week end
ing Jan. 8, and same week last year:
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Continued on Eighth Page.
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"Daily. Except Sunday.
Connections made at terminal points
with all trains Northwest, West and
Southwest. -..l.
Sleeping cars on night trains between
Savannah and Augusta, Macon, At
lanta, Columbus, Ca. and Birming-
ham, Ala.
Parlor cars on day. trains between
Savannah, Macon and Atlanta.
For complete information, schedules,
rates and connections, apply to
w. G. BREWER, City Ticket and
Passenger Agent, 107 Bull street, or
W. R. MCINTYRE, Depot Ticket
Agent.
]. c. HALLE, Gen. Pass. Agent.
r. J. ROBINSON, Asst. GenI Pass.
Agent.
THEo. D. KLINE. General supt.
Savannah. Ga.
w. A. WINBURN. Vice President and
Traffic Manager.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1903-03-10

session, and each time that he has
taken the floor he has known that
meant the closest attention.
Senator Jones, of Arkansas, came
to the front during the consideration
of the Wilson-G German tariff bill on
account of his knowledge of business
details and his&ac in dealing with
men, and he has easily held his place
as a~party leader since that time. He
has been chairman of the Democratic
conference since the retirement of
Senator Turpie, and because of the
fact that he is chairman of the Dem
o~cratic national committee, has been
regarded much of the time as the
official head of the party in the Sen
ate and in the country at large. The
retirement of Vest and the two
Joneses will make three vacancies
on the Finance Committee and also
cause vacancies on many other i'm
portant committees.
Of the seven Democratic Senators
who retire four are succeeded by Re
publicans and of the six Republicans
who go out four are succeeded by
Democrats. All the changes in favor
of Republicans are in the Northwest
and three of those in favor of the
Democrats are in the Southern or
border States.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1903-03-10
Another Effort to Confirm Crum.

Washington, March 5.-The Pres
ident sent to the Senate to-day the
nomination of W. D. Crum, colored.
to be Collector of the Port of
Charleston, S. @. This is the second
nomination of Crum, the Senate, at
the session just closed having failed
to confirm him.
The nomination of Dr.. Crum was
reported adversely by the Senate
Commerce Committee of the Fifty
seventh Congress. His re-nomina-
ton will be referred to the same COM
mlttee, but owing to changes in the
personnel of the committee the Pres
1dent expects a favorable report upon
it. 1t is understood to be the Presi-
dents intention not to exercise spe-
c1al influence to secure favorable ac-
ton on the nomination. In the event
of its rejection by the Senate it is
unlikely that the appointment will
be renewed. It is simply the desire
of the President to have a vote of
the Senate on the nomination. He
thinks the appointee is entitled to
that.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1903-03-10
Our Washington Letter.
Editor of The Progressive Farmer :

Editor of The Progressive Farmer:
The passing of the Fifty-seventh
Congress was attended with no blaze
of glory. Worn with the fatigue of
a long night session, Senators gath
cred in the Senate chamber slowly
on the morning of the 4th of March.
The President and his Cabinet came
to the capitol, the former occupying
the presidents room" and signing
belated measures as fast as they were
brought to him, the members of the
Cabinet taking seats upon the floor
of the Senate. All necessary legisla-
ton had been completed the night
before and the concluding hours of
the Congress we're chiefly occupied
with a speech by Senator Mason,
facetiously referred to by Senator
Hoar as the "swan-song of the Sena-
tor from Illinois," There was no
turning back of the clock and pre-
cisely at u o'clock the gavel fell in
both houses.
For a session dominated through
out by a prolonged flibuster on the
Statehood bill in the Senate and,
during the latter part, by a flibuster
on the part of the Democrats in the
House, a remarkably large amount
of Legislation was accomplished.
A new department of the govern
ment has been established.
An immigration bill, a codifcation
of all the laws Previously enacted,
has been passed.
Certain antitrust laws have been
placed on the statutes-laws, which
whether they accomplish their pur-
pose or not, received the practically
unanimous support of both parties
and the marked approval of the Pres
ident.
Bills reOrganizing the regular
army and the militia have been ap-
proved.
A bill revising the currency sys-
tenn of the Philippines is now a law.
These are only the more important