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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-03-28
OTHER GRAIN MARKETS

a dull week at slight decline The May :, option
Close sx'esa?9K dull May S s fs
s1.125s and closed weaker at sl:11A. Trading
vas limited: Receipts Wheat 81 ears ia, a.
12o, go bu: cioss~So. ! hard to arrive re;
May, 72%e; July, 7$c. Fis1.cash, si.esN; to
srriys. 81 :ie%; May, s1:l1A; July, s1ISM;
$fRtsmD CATS Sys MsS 5e
NEW YORK FLOUR AND GRAIN, March .:
ksestpts 1sisS by; sales; 900 600 bn; wheat lat
ness 70 France; May ~ @77Mc; July. 74.A@
5s@s elf. New York: No: western. 6oc f.o.b:
adoat. Corn-Receipts, $4,000 bu; sales. $4,000
and %as s ssaPg
MRs 30 oSS S J 1a. aas sbeS
steady; track white. 41@46c. : -:
May, 5os4c; July, 1890 ..-s- ,-3'
LIVERPOOL GRAIN, March as.-wheat spot,
dull: No, 2 red western winter, IS I'D; No:
Furtures ipactive; May, IS ND July, IS "a.
Corn---spot steady; American mixed new, Is
active; May, Is 2ssd; June, As IND; July Is
FIour-st. Louis fancy winter, quiet, SIS Sd.
MILWAUKEE, GRAIN. March 2s:-F1our:
Sd 1 Fut 49, ;sae; sss S2 MMe r. r.
steady; No. /, 51a @52c. Barley, steady; No. 2,
Coo; sample, 427s63c. Oats, steady; standard,
341a @35c.: Corn. May 1910 bid Puts, 43hc;
calls, 431a @43Mc. f.',..-... - .-,- :
TOLEDO GRAIN, March as-wheat active,
steady: cash, 1910; May. 749sc; Jnly, II Ac.
July, 43bc. Oats, dull, steady; March, 4 81 &c;
Max, ssc; July, soMs. Rye. 10; 2. Sc: sseG,
$685.: October, S5:4o prime timothy, SLIGO.
nominal; prime alsike, 81. so nominal.
KANSAS CITY GRAIN, March IS Close
wheat--May,. 64s@eMc; July: CO.'S @6oMc;
cash No. 2 hard, 6S@69c; No. 2 red. 89@72c.
Corn-April. 357s @35&c; May, 35M @35Ac;
July, 35% @35Nc; cash No. mixed 37h @3Sc;
No. white SOC. .Oats-No. 2 white, "a 1S7c.
ST. LOUIS GRAIN, March %. -C1ose-Wheat
Easy: No. red cash elevator. 67Mc; May,
67&c; July. 65h @65Mc: No. Q hard. 69@75c
SSc 5TfS. $40 6sf f affsi Ne sss@
$50; May, S21sc; July, ees4c; No. 9 white, Gee.
CHICAGO SEED AND COARSE GRAIN, March
western, sl1o; south sos; NAY. Sill
| Ill T.. Tmothy-March. So IS: Cloyer--March,
$40. 2JM12, so. Barley-Cash, 42M54c. ,.'F...l
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PROVISIONS

d Se 5.f 1s9 M session.
opening prices were barely steady, May. pork
being Unchanged at $1s with lard 2hc higher.
we're no features in the trading and little change
in prices.
s17.27H; September, $1e97H. Lard-May,,
$1o.o7h; July, $685.; September, So Ribs
May, 1886; July, s.; September, $3.50.
NEW YORK PROVISIONS, March 2s.-Beef-
Steady. Pork-Dull. Lard-Dull; prime wes-
tern steam, 10.45. '-. 7.---. -.
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STOCKS, BONDS,
GRAIN, PROVISIONS
4i2.4i5 Chamber Of cemmsHes,
MINNEAPOLIS.
New York and Chicago corzesponds.sss
Harris, Gates & Co..
Bartlett, Frazier & Co
Members-Au Exchanges.
Membsrs-An Exchanges.

the close OF the week prices were 1j625c lower.
Most Of the decline was on the steer grades The
the bulk OF the lightweight and unfinished steers
selling from 81 to s425. In butcher stock the
ss and hefess from to sGa
and fair cows ranged from 81 to $3.50
cepts This caused priees to fail e and the
packers We're doing their best TO bring prices to
sold the ess q as wf bsn h ss
high point of last week. -
The few offered sold is@s5e higher tS aa1 last
saes o. III Ss n as Ds hosf s5:'ss
lbs bee1es lbs, 81 pe eoss.
stockers, 1,140 lbs. $4.35; S yearings. $50 lbs.
IS; yearlings, CAS- lbs, $3.50; yearlings, $50
CHICAGO LIVE STOCK, March 2s-cattle-
ers and feeders, s2.75@4.75; cows, s. 5o@4.eo
ss@47o; Texas fed steers, ss5o@4.7S1s:
aGgsR tssd ,a 1oo9o M9nasg ooo
s7.1o@7.4o: bulk Of sales, 81 So@74o.
sheepReceipts 1000 sheep o and lambs
to choice mixed, s4.5o@5.5o: western sheep,
So. 5O@I6.15: native lambs, $5.50@7.5 80; western
lambs. $5.50@7.30.
hogs 23,722; sheep, 4,s2s shipments-Cattls,
3, 749; hogs, 1914: shepe. 304
OMAHA LIVE STOCK, March 2s.-Cattls, re-
ceipts. 100; market nominaly steady: beef steers.
s4@5.25; cows and heifers, s3.25@4.25; stock.
ers and feeders, $3@l4.7O.-
Hogs receipts. $500; market strong. SC higher:
heavy, $1,000 :sS; pigs. se:5oa7 10.
Sheep. receipts. 200; market steady; sheep, SIS
$3.50; lambs, $575@7.25.
ST. LOUIS LIVE STOCK. March 2s-Catt1e
! receipts $50; market steady; beef steers. $3.50
$50; stockers and feeders, S2S0M4: IS: cows
and hefers, S2.25@5: Texans, S2.50@4.30.
Hogs. receipts. 5000 market steady to strong;
$7.25@7 30
Sheep: receipts. 800: market firm; sheep. s4.7o
| $3.50; lambs, S5.5O@74O.
KANSAS CITY LIVE STOCK, March 2s.-Cat-
tle-Receipts none; market :. gn odmg ed Beet
| and heifers, s1.7594.5o; stockers and feeders,
$3.75@4:45. Fl ogs-Receipts:: 1000: Market
| weak. Heavy, $7.30@7.45: packers. 81 200 SO:
workers., s7.1o@7:2o; pigs. S6.5o@6.95. Sheep
Receipts. Market nominal Sheep, IS. son
$50; lambs, S5-4o@gI-45.
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st. LOUIS LEAD, March 2s-Iead, firm,
s4.57h @4.6o. Spelter strong, $40.

The treasury department yesterday received
offers OF 3 and 4 per cent government issues for
refunding under Secretary Shaw's S0fer to the
amount Of $3.50, 600 5.s5ssE a;
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Railroads entering the yards reported receipts
for the day by loads as follows: Chicago Great
Western, 2; Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul. 4
Minneapolis & St. Louis 8; Chicago. st. Paul
Minneapolis & Omaha. 9: Great Northern, 5
Northern Pacific, l.; Chicago, Burlington
Quincy, !: total, Is:
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KANSAS CITY GRAIN. March rs Close
Wheat-May, 64N@e4Mc; July. Co.'s @6OMc;
cash No. 2 hard. 6S@6Sc; No. 2 red. e9@72c.
Gorn- ,Ap s5% @s5%s; May, 35M @s5Ac;
No. white, soc. .Oats-No. 2 white, 34h @37c.
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NEW YORK PRODUCE, March 2s.-Butter-
27c; extra creamery, 2ee; held cEeamsry, 800
% pRss full
cream, fancy small colored. fall made. 15c;
small white. fall made, 14&c; large colored,
Eggs-keceapts, 1880 pkga; firm; state and
Pennsylvania, l41a @15c; western, 14k @15c;
southern, lac; Kentucky, 141ac.
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ST. LOUIS GRAIN, March Is. -Close-Wheat
Easy: No. red cash elevator 67Mc; May,
67s4c; July. 65h @65%c: No. Q hard. coarse.
SSc july $40. Saf zfIsi No sss@
$50; May, S2bc; July, 29Ac; No. white, Gee.
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CHICAGO SEED AND COARSE GRAIN, March
2s.-Rye..May, 49N assoc. Fla5-Cash north
western, $1.1O; southwestern. 81 .OS: May, $1.11@
1.11h. Timothy-March. $685.. Cloyer-March,
$12. % @12.50.S Barley-Cash, 42@54c. E..'a
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WHY. THE GAVE HER UP. =
Yonkers Statesman.
Bacon-You say she has just got heI
third divorce? .5- 'tr..-.- &C. -.
Egbert-Yes. she is an enigma
THAT is why her husbands gave he's
up, I suppose" -.--..s = --...-s.-.
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TOLEDO GRAIN. March os.-Wheat. actiy

TOLEDO GRAIN, March 2s.-Wheat. active,
~ steady; cash, 7sAe; May: 7A2sc; J1ly, liz:
July, 4SBc. Oats, dull, steady; March. 81 hc;
May, ssc; July, SoMe., Rye No. 2. S3c; Seed,
$685.: October, s5.40: prime timothy, $i.eO,
nominal; prime aIsIke. $50 nominal. 80.
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THEY WERE ENVloUs.

Pittsburg Dispatch. -
There once was a maiden in Fla,
Who had no fall hat, so she ba.
Little old bonnet;
Men dotted uponnet.
But girls said she couldn't look hA-
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EASY In TENDENCY
A Week Of Level Prices in Cattle
and Hogs With Occasional
Minor Declines.
Sheep on the Contrary Have Been
Strong and Higher All
the Week. 2

South st. Paul, Mimi, March 2s.-Cattle-Cat-
tie receipts this week total about 1850 head,
compared with 1922 last week and $500 in the
corresponding week last year. Receipts of calves
this week total about .'25, compared with 1 313
last week and 1853 last week and 1883 the
corresponding week last year. For killing steers
tne market Is closing on about 10c to 15c lower
basis than at the close of the week previous, in
sympathy With declines elsewhere. Good beeves
nave sold up to $40 this week, few scat
ter1ng head as $4.50. Nothing strictly choice
mas Deen received The market on butcher stock
mas been steady all week with the close of the
week previous, with the demand strong for
everything above the shelly Gamer class,
Butcher and bologna bulls have been OF a slow
dull sale. prices barely steady with last week.
veal calves have sold stronger, mostly 25c higher
at the close Good stockers and feeders have
been In demand and prices this class have
ruled lOc to 15c higher than at last week s
close, with the better grade of 800 to S00-lb
cattle selling to the best advantage. Common
in value compared with last week. Good mich
cows and forward sprfngers were In demand at
fully steady prices, while common kinds contin-
ued dull at last weeks rates. f. j. ...- ~
Hogs-There was moderate marketing Of
hogs here this week, receipts totaling about H.
900, compared with 1926 the week previous
and 1882 the like week last year. In spite
Of the fact that the aggregate marketing at
the various market centers has been moderate
values have receded somewhat from ruling prices
at last weeks close. If no quotable changes
|
cline from Saturday of last week. The range
of prices is narrowing and the most of the de-
cline this week has been the better class of
| hogs. The bulk Friday sold from s7.1o to
s7.15, against $40 to 1928 on Saturday Of
| last week and $6.46 to s6.55 the corresponding
| Saturday OF last year. Average quality was
poor the fore part of the week, but has been
fairly good SINCE
+ Sheep--Receipts of sheep here this week total
about 6,450, compared with 1,702 last week and
| 1885 the same week last year. Trade has
| been strong and active and the close Of the
week finds values at the high point of the season.
Mutton grades selling fully 15c to Csc high
er than week ago. Sales during the week
have included choice shorn wethers of local
feeding at Sc and ewes in fleece have sold as
high $5.75, with several punches of good
| kinds at $3.50. Lambs, while having shown no
quotaole advance, selling strong at last
weeks prices, and the demand is good. Very
! little trade has been done in stock and feeding
circles. There is a good demand for good grades
but common thin stuff finds very slow outlet.
| Estimated receipts at the Union Stockyards to-
day: Cattle, so; calves, 25; hogs, LOO; cars,
% ."
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NEW YORK FLOUR AND GRAIN. March q

MILWAUKEE, GRAIN, March 2s.-F1our.
steady. Wheat steady, close No: 1 northern, 4
Lid. Puts, 72bc; calls. 72M @i2Nc. Rye.
steady; No. 1, 511a @52c. Barley, steady; No. 2,
Soe; sample 427s5se Oats steady; sta4 9da1
calls, 43h @43Mc. f'.'0-. [-.... - .*.- ri, :
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North Western consolidated Is. 1875 !: Chicago,
Rock Island & Pacific As. 1o5ss; Cleveland, Gin
cinnati Chicago & ST. Louis general As 1OOA;
Chicago Terminal As, s2A; Colorado s; Southern
As, S9A; Denver & Rio Grande As, 9S1a; Erie,
prior lien As, 81; Erie general u.s.. So Fort
, Worth & Denver City frsts, 10; Hooking Vel q.
Louisville & Nashville united As. 90M; Mexican
Central 4s, 77A bid; Mexican Central 1st inc.,
25A Minneapolis & st. Louis As, 100; Missouri,
Kansas & Texas As, 99A; Missouri, Kansas &
Texas DDS, SOA bid; New York Central general
3hs, 102h; New Jersey Central general 5s,
1904; Northern Pacific As. 102N; Northern
Pacific 3s. 72A Norfolk & Western consol e,
99k; Reading General As, 81; St.
Louis s Iron Mountain consol IS, ia
St. Louis s SOUTHWESTERN hrsts, ss,M; St, Louis
s Southwestern seconds. 81 bid: San Antonio 4
Arkansas Pass As, So; Southern Pacific 4s, 49,
Southern Railway SIS, .116A Texas & Pacific
firsts: 1151a; Toledo st. Louis 8 Western. 4s,
converted 4s 1915; Wabash frsts, III; Wabash
seconds, LOG: Wabash Deb 3. $50; West Shore
As, 1101a; Wheeling & Lake Erie as. 80 bid;
Wisconsin Central 4s: s1A; Consolidated lob
bcco IS, 50; Colorado Fuel IS, 862; Pennsy1
81 IS; Manhattan, 1O3Jk. ~ 5SE T,.as r
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DAILY CLOSING PRICES.
DAILY WHEAT MOVEMENT

The following are the receipts and shipme1
at the principal primary wheat markets:
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STATE GRAIN INSPECTION, MARCH 81.
Cras inspected in-Wheat--g
Great Northern-No. hard, 3; No. 1 northern
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W9TERS RECEDING.

Special to the Ocala Banner
Jacksonville, May 14.-At this hour,
8 o'clock, the waters have receded
from the city and the work of repair
ing the damages wrought by the I'M
precedented flood OF Wednesday
morning has begun.
While trains are not running on
all the lines Of railroad leading to the
city, several trains have been gotten
out to South Florida points today,
thus partly relieving the congested
situation in the railroad, express and
pOstOffice business.
1t is estimated that the loss to the
city in damaged streets will reach
over $4,000. The city engineer had
out last night over hundred Ian.
terms as danger signals at various
breaks in the streets ard reports OF
dangerous holes came into the office
so rapidly that they could not all be
looked after. Several teams were
driven into holes and drowned.
Bridges over the usually small
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streams were washed away entirely
but temporary ones are being put in
as rapidly as possible.
}. w. White, Chairman of the
oaard OF county commissioners. Saws
that the damages to the bridges and
roads in the country will reach fully
50, 200.
In the suburbs, Springfield and
falrheld, the entire supplies of wood
yards We're washed away. The citv
WaterwOrks sustained a considerable
loss from the floating away Of LARGE
quantities of wood. Several cottages
In fairheld were completely wrecked
oy having their foundations washed
out. Inc Marine Hospital was FLOOD.
ed nearl y up to the first floor.
The city was IN total darkness last
night on account of the water putting
out the fires in the furnaces at the
electric plant, and the superintendent
does not think that the machinery
can be gotten in shape 10 run before
late tomorrow friday. In the
meantime, oil lamps and candles are
at a premium. Many in the flooded
district We're completely in the dark
last night as they could not get ont 10
procure lamps.
Inc water In many homes had to
he strained before it could ha usad 40
the supply reservoir was overlooked
by the food waters.
Railroads are the heaviest losers
and i'll the yards here il will cost at
least $4,000 to repair the damage.
The tracks have all been raised from
their positions, and it will REQUIRE a
large force of men and a great deal of
material to repair the damage.
There Is considerable loss TO mer-
chandise in the stores and warehouses
as well as freight in the yards. There
are number if houses washed awav
ana great many undermined.
The most conservative estimates
places the damage at 100000 in the
city, and 1t will be fully that N ucb in
the country.
The basement OF the Windsor hotel
was flooded, but few hours pump
ing 10y one of the city's fire engines
put it in good shape again
One of the discomf0rts suffered bv
the business men was their inAhilitv
to get their mails, on account of there
! being no regular schedules on the
railroads.
Passengers for the north were TODAY
being sent to Palatka via the East
! Coast railroad, then over the Georgia
. Southern d Florida to Macon, Ga.
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Whist Club Entertainment.

Miss Abbie MunTOe, ve-y charm
iugly entertained the married Ladies
Whist Club "Wednesday afternoon at
the home of Mr.. Allen Munroe on
OnOndagO hill.
Sixteen guests were present and the
whist games were greatly enjoyed.
quite novelty was introduced in the
prizes, each guest carrying prize aud
each receiving one. The lady MAX
ing the highest score WAS allowed 20
select a prize first and 50 on down.
The choosing of the prizes proved
very interesting. Miss Minnie Cams
10y made the highest score and Mrs.
G.. l.. Gamsby, the second highest.
Miss Emily StoteSbury will be the
hostess of the club next week.
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The ocsIs EIks to Organize Today
WARMING SPECIAL,

"The premature cInudhurst i'm Jack
sOnville instead Of Ocala a. we had
planned il, necessitaIes the postpone
ment of festivities, goat riding, hurd-
ling and sack races until tomorrow
night.
"Our goats are swimming around
ia Jacksonville and Baldwin and We
fear that il will be wet riding when
they finally arrive; meanwhile We
are keeping the good stuff on ice"
THE COMMITTEE.
The above notice was sIgnaled from
the observation lookout" yesterday
to every prospective" and "has
been" member of the proposed new
lodge i'm Ocsla.
The menu has been "salted" aud
packed away in cold storage and
everything will come off according
To schedule tonight.
The following message was received
yesterday from the Jacksonville team,
composed of abOnt fifteen, who will
assist in the installation If the Ocala
lodge: Cant get out Of jacksonville
today. Will be down on SeatUsrd
tomorrow"
Besides the Jacksonville coming ent
Elks will pour in today from Pensa-
cola, Fernandina and Tampa.
The POSTMASTER of the occasion,
Mr.. H. \. Ford, and Messr-. X. =.
Hali and \. S..AnCk-rson are up the
road stuck" and can't get down.
Among the herd" from abroad
who will arrive today, viii be b. &.
Tunison, district deputy, G.. r. r.,
Pensacola; q. d. Ackerly and W. ID.
Barnett, jacksonville; J. q. McCiflin,
Fernandina
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Special to The Ocala Banner.
Jacksonville, May 13.-JacksOn-
vile and vicinity was visited by a
cloud burst Tuesday night, and as a
consequence the eutlre western por-
ton of the city is now under water.
The water is from three to five feet
deep on Bay street west of Bridge,
and naptha launches are doing duty
up and down the street, charging
regular fares to and from the Union
depot. The railroad yards are all
under water and no trains are run
ming i'm from the W est or south.
a number of fine residences in the
submerged part of town have had
their foundations washed out, and
many families have been driven from
their homes to higher ground.
The greatest damage will probably
be suffered 10y the wholesale men
whose warehouses are all situated in
the flooded district along the river and
railroad tracks, as thousands OF dol
lars worth of all kinds OF merchan-
disc are now under water. At this
time even an estimate of the damage
done cannot be made.
The Bridge street viaduct which
spans the railroad tracks has been
declared unsafe and traffic on same
has been forbidden.
All business is suspended and it is
not thought that any trains will ar
rive or leave for at least two days.
Railroad men claim that So, 900 is p
small estimate of the cost for repair
ing the damsges to the tracks in the
yards, besides every line running into
the city is more or less washed out in
all direcsiOns.
Block after block of new brick paw
ing which had just been completed is
now a wreck, and the cost of this to
the city will be large item.
Reports from the country west of
the city say that great deal of live
stock has been drowned.
At Baldwin on the SeabOard Air
Line railroad the water is several feet
deep around the depot, the highest
part Of the town.
Washouts on the Atlantic Coast
Line railroad below Green Cove
Springs prevented their trains from
than Palatka. This line is now send
ing lis south Florida passengers to a
point north of the city via Waycross,
ia
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Cures When Doctors Fail.

Mrs. Frank Chiassou, Patterson, La.
writes June Sth, 1901: Il had
malaria fever i'm very bad form, was
treated 10y doctors, but as soon as l
stopped taking their medicine the
fever would return. | used a sample
bottle of Herbine, found it helped me.
Then bought two bottles, which COM
pletely cured ME. | feel grateful TO
you for furnishing such a splendid
medicine, and honestly recommend it
To those suffrraing from malaria as il
will surely cure them" Herbine, soc
"A bottle at the Autobiography Drug
Store. IN
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0CeLA AND THE FOURTH.
important Meeting of the Board Of
Trade Wedn esday Night.

fEoOc ulBnN.
An important meeting of the Board
of Trade was held Wednesday night
at its rooms in the city hall.
In the absence of President Ford,
Nice-President Harris presided.
A proposition WAS made by the
Florida Meat Packing Company for
the Board of Trade TO join with it in
giving big barbecue III this city Oh
the Fourth of July.
The secreJ AIRY WAS instructed TO mott
fly the company that the members
OF the board as individuals
would be pleased TO lend il
every possible assistance in its laudi-
ble enterprise, and regretted that the
board could not do 50 in its official
capacity.
The next subject discussed was the
celebration of the Fourth under the
auspices of the board "a has hereto
fore been the custom. Ii was pro-
posed 10 have celebration on the 3rd
and 4th, and for this purpose COM
mittee consisting of Messrs. NJ. Fishel,
=. \. STANDBY and &. l.. Bittenger
was r"OOInted To confer with the
Railroad officials and see if the roads
would hot put on the rates in time TO
have the celebration on the 3rd. The
committee is To report at an adjourned
meeting OF the board to be held on
Monday night June LIST.
The matter of holding the state
fair IN Ocala was also discussed and
and several shares of stock of the
State Fair Association were SUBJ
scribed for in the name of ii. a. Ford,
president of the Ocala Board of Trade,
and the secretary was instructed
To confer with President Gaitsklll
aud make ali necessary arrangements
TO have Ocala represented AT the
| next meeting of the Stale Fair Assoc
citation.
DIR. Otto Grothe. Ocala's well
known chemist, met with the board
and proposed that ii should request
/ our representatives in the Legislature
| 10 prepare bill authorizing the gov
ernOr of the state to appoint COM
mission composed of C0mpetent per-
sons 10 make test experiments to see
| if the watermelon or potato yam
could not be made TO take the place
| of the sugar beet and be made "a
J profitable industry along said lines,
as has the sugar beet in Germany.
DIR. GrOthe stated that under scien-
titic experiments the sugar content in
| the sugar beet has been increased
! from D 10 Is per cent. and he believed
that under similar experiments the
sugar content in the watermelon could
| be increased a. largely. He was
thanked for bringing the matter be-
| fore the board ami for his exposition
of the subject. HIS views were endOr-
sed 10y the Board of Trade and the
/ Secretary Was Instructed to ask our
members of the legislature To prepare
a bill embodying DIR. Grothe's views
and Try and have the same adopted.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1903-05-15
Doings in the Legislature.

The house proposes To cut down the
appropriation for the building of 4
governors mansion from $4,000 TO
$1,000.
The Tisnn liquor bill has been killed.
The bill To legalize the acts of nOta-
ries up TO April l, 1903, has been pass
Ell.
The house passed the forestry bill
prepared 10y the committee on forestry
regulating the boxing and cutting OF
trees. This bill meets the approval OF
the turpentiue operators Of the state,
who were given a hearing before the
committee.