The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-03-01
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STATE AS NEWS #PURyEYoR
rhe novel project Of creating public
news station conducted by state PAL pa {. q
officials, for use Of the general PUBIC, Is
Contained in bill recently introduced
=, -" , re California Legislature by Senator
shortr,dge, formerly editor Of the san
Ice "Mercury.'5 reporter at $3,Ooo q
ve,,r and two assistants at $lbOO a year
"a ex1,ected to operate a central wire less
.tation* on top OF. the State Ca pitol ana
send out the news to- all VINO ASH,
charging only the cost Of TRANSMISSION l '
T,hl4'T BEEF MERGER PLANNED M. s9i
II was the talk in Chicago. Monday.
that plans were practically completed Iot
the merging OF the firms comprising me
Beef Trust and their incorporation TO
. securities company about April LIST.
While the combination ostensibly Is to be
formed to meet a s3o.000,000 obligation
incurred In the purchase OF seVerA!
smaller independent concerns, It IS ex,
pected that 1t will be extended to control
1 The n1eat.5trade of *the world. = lct!on
with the Federal courts is to oet nVolued
|.bsGa{ise iofs5 Judge Grossoup's decision
aratnst the packing house combination.
The headquarters of the combination VIII
he = I Chicago, and IT Is thought Its capt.
tai will be about $50. 600. co.,
MDXICO BARS STEEL TRUST,
The Mexican Government has decided to
make another advance in duties on Inns
ported steel In order to shut out the
steel trust and protect the big steel plant
lust opened at Monterey. An offer for
tho plant recently made by the steel trust
was refused. # Z
LARGEST LINER MAKES PORT.
l{iThe White Star liner Cedric, the largest
steamship ever constructed, arrived IN
New York February goth. after her
maiden trip through gales and high seas
She was pronounced steady as "a rock.
nnd none OF the passengers was aeasick.
The Cedric's tonnage Is 81 and her
displac ement $1,000 tons
STRUCK OIL IN IRELAND. .rsi
The discovery Of oil near Dublin. which
experts pronounce of good quality, has
aroused great interest. z "A cop1ous flow
has continued since tho find wa2->nade.
and 1t Is thought that the bogland
throughout ireland may be similarly pro-
ductive.
AN EGG-LAYING CONTEST.
Twenty-one OF tho best hens in this
country sailed from San Francisco last
week to engage In an egg-laying5 contest
with Australian hens, which Will con-
paid by the Australian Government, which
will buy the six best at sos apiece. The
Others will be sold there at public auc-
ton. The contest was arranged by the
editor Of Commercial Poultry. of CHI
cago, and the Secretary Of New South
Wales Poultry Association.
WIRELESS COMPANY FORMED.
Articles OF Incorporation were filed at
Camden, NJ j., Tuesday by the Inter-
national, Wireless telegraph Company,
which has capital of 81 500, 900. It pro-
49, on fpo oil mt
this country for wireless improvements.
apparatus. etc. VI.
COMMERCIAL NOTES,
A Cincinnati official of the Methodist
Book concern confirmed the report. that
the publication branches Of Cincinpati
and New York are to DC consolidated
in some small western town. No action
can be taken until after the next con-
ference In 1904.
100000 FOR VOLCANO.
4 1t is reported that an American syn-
dicate has bought the Pepocatapetl vol
icano in Mexico for 5000, 0o0, and will ops
crate Its large sulphur deposits on an OK
tensiye scale. The Standard OIL Com
pany is snid to DO Interested.
STOCK EXCHANGE >sUsPENsToN.
The Governors of tho New York Stock
Exchange Tuesday Suspended Camille
Wodenfeld for one year because Of his
connection with the Peter Power suit
against the Northern Pacific Railroad
Company. Weidenfeld Immediately en-
tered damage suit for $4,000 against
Secretary Mcclure for the Exchange who
made the complaint.
sTEBL WORKS FOR TENNESSEE.
Plttsburg capitalists have purchased
1900 acres of the rich iron land in Ten
nessee and will make an initial invest
ment of IS, 900 to develop the property.
a complete iron plant will ba erected.