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Wheat.

Cash quotations were as follows: Flour-Easy.
 Wheat-No 2. spring, s1 1091 IS; No. 8, $1 .04Q1. .12: No. ? red, s1 .16s4G1 IS. Corn-No. 2, 561s657; No. ? yellow, 60c. Oats-No. ?, 31A; No. white, 30lk@31st RyeNo. g. s011c.
 Barley-Good feeding, 3SG381sc; fair to choice malting, 41Q52c.
 Flax Seed-$1. .101s; No. 1 northwestern N.17.
 Timothy Seed-Prime. s2.65. Messr rork-Per barrel. $11.10d11 IS. I.ard-Per 100 lbs, $7.071h@7 10. Short Ribs-Sides, loose, $6.S71167 .121i. Short Clear Sides-Boxed, s7O097 121k. WIhiskey-Basis of high wines, $1.A. Clover-Contract grade, SIP
 On the produce exchange today the butter market was steady creamery, 160 24c; dairy. 41aG21c.
 Eggs-Firm; 171s@2O1a; firsts, PC; prime firsts, 24c; extras, 2Sc.
 Cheese-Steady; 10Aql1c.
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COTTON SOLD UP
 AT THE OPENING Wall Street Bear Pressure Then
 Caused Decline ANOTHER BULGE AT NOON The Difference Between the Low and High Prices for the Day Was
 Matter of Only About
 Points.
ANOTHER BULGE AT NOON

New York November 1o.-The cotton market opened steady at unchanged prices to A decline of ? points. Some de- mand from small shorts was evidently at tracted by the forecast calling for rain more or less generally over the best, and Immediately following the call prices sold up 2 or 3 points. But at the advance there was A renewal of Wall street bear pres sure. and a decline of about or points from the best. followed by another slight bulee toward midday as offerings were withdrawn, during which January sold at 9.90 and March at l0c, or a net ad- vance of about points. The close was steady as a result of room covering, with prices net 1 point lower to l point higher Sales were estimated at about 5000 bales. The difference between the low and high prices for the day was a matter of only about points. Port receipts for the day contrasted bullishly with last years fig ures and exports were again large bring ing the total for the season np to about 2,249, 465 bales against 1,S5l,725 bales last year.
 Estimated receipts of cotton at the ports today. 4s,511 bales against 494 46o last week, and 71,242 last year.
 For the week, sS5OoO bales against 4S6- 92O last week and 43l.O79 last year.
 Todays receipts at New Orleans f7156, against 1,216 last year, and at Houston, 1t, e26 against 2O,S54 last year.
 New York, November 1o-cotton dull; middling 1o1s; gross receipts si29; sales 1116; stock SS,S77; exports to the conti- nent 27O0.
 Total today: Net receipts 5s,5l1; exports to Great Britain 200S9; France 27S6; con tinent 11,563; Japan 11,2O1; Mexico 1900; stock 929155.
 Consolidated: Net receipts s12O5O ex- ports to Great Britain S4495; France 12,- 596 continent 55.695; Japan 1902; Mexico 1600
 Total since September 1: Net receipts 3,041,Ss2; exports to Great Britain 1,12l,- s59; France 264,t43; continent S14OS7; Ja- pan 210l; Mexico s401.
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Daily Statement.

Galveston-Easy; middling. 924; sales, 445; receipts, 19,311 stock, 205S76
 Mobile--Quiet; middling, 99s; receipts 3607 stock, 50,S43.
 Savannah--Quiet; middling, 9ss sales 23 receipts, 4201; stock, 161,6ls
 Charleston-Quiet; middling, 99-l6;; sales 800; receipts, 7S5; stock, S2,32S.
 Wilmington-Steady; middling, g 5-16; receipts. 1796; stock. 15,220.
 Norfolk-Receipts, 3i53; stock, 42'12s.
 Baltimore-Nominal; middling' 9.75; re- ceipts, 750; stock, 5724
 Boston-Quiet; middling, 10 15-l6; re- ceipts 30; gross, 6294.
 Phladelphia-Quiet; middling, 1O.4O; re- ceipts, 70; stock, 2757.
 St. Louis-Steady; middling 9%; sales, 4O; receipts 42S0; stock, 16,799-
 emphis-Cotton steady; middling, g. 11-16; receipts, 5O72; shipments 64l7; sales 2SoO stock, 101914.
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LluerpooI Cotton Market.

Liverpool, November 10.-Moderate busi- ness done in spot cotton; prices to 10 points lower; American middling fair, 5.72; good mlddling, 5.4S middling, 5.3O; low middling 5.26; good ordinary, 5.12; or dinary 4.96 The sales of the day were 1000 bales of which 300 were for specu- laton and export, and included 59OO Amer ican; receipts, 12,300 all American. Flu lures opened easy and closed very steady. American middling, zoe: November 531 November December. 5.29; December January, 5.27; January-February, 5.3; February-March, 5.33: MarchAprll 5.34; April-May, 5.36 May-June. 5.5; June July, 537; July-August, 5.3Z
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12,0OO, including 15O0 westerns; market steady to weak; good to prime steers s6.10Q7.00; poor to medium $3.75G5.90; stock CTS and feeders $2.1O@4O5; cows $1.75@4.50; heifers s1.75d5.5O; canners $1.S592.45; bulls $2.00@4.30; calves $S.5Oaz15 western steers $3.75@5.15.
 Hogs-Receipts 22O0O; steady to cents higher; mixed and butchers $495Q5.2O; good to choice mixed $510Q5.20; rough heavy $4s0649O; light $4.90G5.20; bulk of sales $495Q5IO.
 Sheep Receipts 12,OOo; market steady; lambs 10 cents higher; good to choice wethers $44Od4S5; fair to choice mixed $3.5O@4.25; western sheep $3.0O@490; native lambs $4.25Q6.25; western lambs $4.25Q6.0O.
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Cotton Seed OH.

New York November 10.-Cotton seed oil firm; prime crude nominal. Rosin quiet strained, common to good, $2Q2. 95 Turpentine easy, 53i6c.
 New Orleans. November 10.-Cotton seed oils firm; prime refined, in barrels, 261hc; off refined, in barrels. 25c; prime crude, loose, 211ac. Naval stores: Pitch, $2.25 per barrel pine tar, $475; coal tar, $S.5O Rosin. per barrel of 2SO pounds: A, B, c, s2521a; D. S2.5711; E, s2.6O; F, s2.65: G. g 2.7O; H, $2.75; I, $S.25; K, $3.7h; M, $4.25; N. $4.5O; VIC. S4.75; wv, $5.
 Memphis, November 10.--Cotton seed. delivered here. SIP; cotton seed oil, carload lots, prime crude, 2c; prime summer yell low, 24e; choice cooking summer yellow, less than carload lots, BOG; cotton seed meal, prime, $21. cotton seed cake. prime, Pic
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cothran & co,a Market Letter.

Another disappointing market. It did not decline much, it is true, but the dull ness was such that prices could not move either way. There was some pressure in certain quarters and an absence of buy ing.
 The operator that bought a block yes- terday sold out just before the close last night ne operation was not repeated today. It is very ragged and unsatis- factory market to have anything to do with. When it is down and looks like going lower every one gets short. Then in no time prices advance 10 or 15 points Shorts are afraid to sell at the advance and bulls turn in and buy thinking the rise has at last begun.
 The result of all this is a very weak market when it's down and a strong market when it's up and never making a blt of progress or profits for anybody.
 We see some make considerable anlma- tlon out of the increase in interior stocks. The actual facts in the case are that in terior stocks have just 50,000 bales more than two years ago. though the move ment to date Is just 600,000 bales over the movement of 1902.
 We fall to see where interior stocks have increased alarmingly. Tn fact it is surprising they have not increased more than they have. There is very short future market here and the course of prices will depend on the rightness or wrongness of those who are now so heavily committed to the side of lower prices.
 It is not certain yet that cotton is too high. In fact, we may have some very interesting times before long.
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The Coffee Market.

New York, November 10.-Spot Rio steady; No. invoice S1e; mild steady.
 Coffee futures opened steady and un- changed to points lower. But it soon developed that the market was attracting a good buying movement, with Wall street houses and with cotton exchange connec- tions leading, and later the ruling was firm. The close was firmer on smaller interior receipts at Brazilian points ex- pected for tomorrow at a net advance of points on the two near months, and 1OQ15 points on later positions. Sales 67,- 750 bags. December 700: January 7.10; March 7.30n7 35; May 7.456I7. 60; July 7.65m Z75; August 7.65; September 7.s0a7. 90; Oc- tober 7.S0Q7.9 .90
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Drv Goods Market.

New York, November 10.-Buying Is not material at first hands but sellers gener- ally appeared more satisfied, and the status of the dry goods market more healthy than for some time. An in- creased number of jobbing buyers is in town, but operations are still conserva- tive, and the buyer still contends he does not believe in the maintenance of prices. Jobbers report more business.
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The Metal Market.

New York, November 10.-Tin in Lon don 9131 17s Cd for spot and a1S1 los for futures. Locally lower at 28.S71ha29 05. Copper higher in London; spot e64 bs and futures e64 15s. Locally good oe- mand and firm. Lake 1400G14121k; elec- trolytic 14OO@14121k; casting 1375@14O0. Lead firm at e13 in London and firm in New York at 42094.50. Spelter little high CT in London at e24 2s Sd. Locally firm at 540d5.45. Iron closed at 51s Sd in Glasgow and 45s Sd in Middlesboro. Lo- cally iron firmer; No. northern foundry, No southern foundry and No. southern foundry soft 15.7591e.25; No. foundry northern 15.25@15.75.
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Money on Call.

New York, November 1o.-Money on call firm and higher, 2A@3 per cent; closing bid and offered, 8; time loans slightly flrmer; sixty and ninety days, 31s per cent; six months, 31a93A.
 Prime mercantile paper 4d4la per cent; sterling exchange firm, with actual busi- ness in bankers bills at 4s6 5004S6.55 for demand, and at 4S3 .65@4S3.75 for sixty days.
 Posted rates, 4841k and 4S7; commercial bil's, 4S31k. Bar silver, 5S14 Mexican dollars 4614. Government bonds steady; railroad bonds irregular.
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chicauo 'Chanue.

Chicago November 1O.-Improved de- mand from millers caused strength in wheat today. Compared with last nights figures: December wheat closed ss91ac up; May is up Ac; corn is down 1s@ssc; oats are off 9sq1s, and provisions 7h to 20c.
 The leading futures ranged as follows:
 Wheat Open. High. Low Close.
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Frisco System.
Southern Railway Co.
ecbed,,le m EHeet Nav e4 1eos


 1 Trains leave Birmingham as follows; e1o A m--No. &, for Atlanta, Washinea ton Baltimore, Philadelphia New York and the East Pulia ] man Drawing Room Sleeping
 Car, Birmingham to New l York.
 ene ?. ua--fSo 1s. for MoutsvsisO. Ana. 1 plesviIie. Selma and way sta- tione.
 nxfsg ?. m--No. SS, for Columbus. wese Point, Wlnona- Greenwood
 and Greenville; aiSo 6henield
 and Florence and North Ala
 bama points U0opm-H9o 16 new train, for Cordovss
 Oakman, Corona and way SeA~
 tions; also Blossburg. e,1J b. n.-fCo 22, for Anniston and wey
 tations: also Taiiadega- ] asS n vn-lCo m for Atlanta Jaclkson-
 vile and all Florida points; aaDo Charlotte. Richmond, r. washington, New York and F. tne East. Pullman Sisepins Car Birmingham to Jackzon- vile, also Birmingham ts
 Richmond, Va. UDEW M@-lGo U, for Cofunbus Wegt
 Point Winona. Greenwood and GreenviTle. Pullman Draw- ing Room Sleeping Car Htr- rninRham to Greenvilie. 1Dg1D R-As--zgo. a1, for Selma, Mobile and
 way stations. Pullman Draw
 fns Room Sleeping Car Bfrs
 nnfnaham to Mobile. '1ts3o psBs-ego, ps new train. for Atlanta.
 Anniston and way stationA
 Pullman Drawing Room Sleeping Car Pfrrnanshnm ta Atlanta aleeping car can hs 0ouupisd at Onion station ssae D. m
 w 0seA1fed infcrHAticm and saoepiaa lpeF Fsspyvntions apply passenger effioA ,AkgsS>g Hotel building, Telephone eis, q H. KAERlaoN, paz& pess. AzA
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Naval Stores.

Savannah, November 10-Turpentine firm, 5Oc; receipts, SIS; shipments, 35; sales, 301. Resin firm; receipts, 1172 sales, 1642. Quote: A, B, C, s2521a; D. $2.571k; E, $2 .621s; F, $2.671s; c, s2.721z; H, $2. 771k; I, $3.25; K, $3.75; M, 1885, N. $4.50; window glass, s4.75; water white, $5.
 Charleston, November 10.-Turpentine and rosin, nothing doing.
 Wilmington, November 10-Spirits tur- pentine steady 4911c; receipts. 35 casks. Rosin, nothing doing; receipts. S6. Tar firm, $1 60; receipts, 62. Crude turpentine firm, s2.9O, s3.sO and s9.S5; receipts, 99
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clearinns and Exchanne.

Memphis November 1O-clearings, s1, ,72O,- 210; balances, $123,S44
 New Orleans, November 10.-C1earings, $4.9O1,2S New York exchange bank. par; commercial paper, $1 per 5000 discount.
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Treasury Statement.

Washington, November 10.-Todays treasury balances, exclusive of the gold reserve, show: Available cash balances. $144 423,SO6; gold, $S5 70O,594.
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VIruInIa.caroIIna Chemical co.

New York, November 10.-Virglnia-C Car olna Chemical company sales, 400; close, 39; do preferred sales, 500; close, Ill.
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RAILWAY SCHEDULES

Showing the arrival and departure ez passenger trains at the union stauon' Birmingham:
 Orrective November !, 12.o1 a. n)
 LouIavlIie and Nashville Railroad
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United States old As, coupon. ....lo o6M Southern Railway 5s.. ...............Il9H2 Mobile and Ohio ct 4s.............. e6I4
 Central of Georgia 2nd inc.......... 72ka
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 regular schedule points north of Hatties- burg. but will not stop at any point south of Hattiesburg except Mante. At Jackson-Close connection made with Illinois Central trains, Yazoo and Missis- sippi Valley trains, and Alabama and Vicksburg trains for Memphis. St. Louis, Chicago and Cincinnati and all other northern and northeastern points. At Hattiesburg-Close connection made with New Orleans and Northeastern trains, Mississippi Central P. & L. R.l trains and Mobile. Jackson ard Kansas City trains.
 At Gulfport--Close connection made with Louisville and Nashville trains. Parlo- car between Jackson and Suil- port trains Nos. 3 and | For further information apply to
 &. D. BOYLSTON,
 General Passenger Agent.
 Gulfport. Miss
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Seahnard Alr IIne

Baltimore, November 10.-Seaboard Air Line, common. 17A; do preferred, 33q33A. Coast Line, common, 143A91441z
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BIRMINGHAM AND ATLANTIC R. R. i

BIRMINGHAM AND ATLANTIC R. R. Read Down. Read Up. No No No. 2. No. L m nm. am. pm. 7;2 6:OO Ly. .Talladega. Ar 1010 1:4S s:35 s:52 Lv. ..Per City. ..Lv $50 e:3o s;6s 1O:O5 Ar. .Bir' r'gham. .LT c:10 b;5 Close connections made at Talladega ,vith Eastern of ibama to Pyr,ton. Trains Nos. N and ss daily. All others daily except Sunday.
 ]. F. FLEETWOOD. c. P. A. John C. Soley, General Manager.
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New Orelans, November 10 Cotton easy: sales, $500; ordinary, S-lf I or dinary, S1a; low middling, 9b lling' 11-16; good ordinary. 97s; mde fair 109s Receipts, 17,506; stock, 315'Ol2
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Gulf and Ship Island Railroad Go.

Through Gulfport-M Sleeper.
 Lv. Gulfp't $50 pm Ar. Memps TAO am Ly. Memp's Ii 200 pm Ar. Gulfp't zoo am Two trains daily each way between Jackson and Gulfport. hree trains daily eacn way between Hattiesburg and Gulf
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New York Cotton Futures.
New orleans Cotton Market.

New Orleans, November 10-Spot cot ton in fair demand. Sales 5S00 bales, in- clu1ing HOO to arrive. Futures opened quiet but steady with prices to points up, with an apparently firm undertone notwithstanding lower Liverpool and ideal weather map. There was a fairly good business done; the fluctuations were nu- merous, but confined to very narrow lim- its. December opened 1 point up at 967 declined to 9.64, advanced to 972 and finally receded to 969. The market closed firm with net gains of 3 points on all points except February, which gained points.
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New Orleans, November 10.-Cotton fu- lures steady; November o.64d9 66; De cember, 9.G969.70; January, 9.77M9 79; Feb ruary, 9.6309.S4; March, 9.94d995; April, 99d1Oe; May, 10. 0.06d10.07.
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Live Stock Market.

Chicago, November 1o.-cattIe-Receipts
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TOMBiGBEE 6 NORTHERN BY. co. Passenger Schedule Effective December
 1, 1904 Train No. L Train No. Lv. 500 a. m. ... Fairford.... Ar. 7:45 q. un- Ar. 6:25 a. m .....Calvert..... Lv. 7:20 a. n. Train No. &
 Lv. 800 D. m ....Fairford.... Ar. 800 D. m Ar. S:25 D. m- .Calvert.... Lv. S:35 D. m Tombigbee and Northern trains con- meet with all Southern Railway trains to and from Birmingham every day lD the week including SundayA For other information apply to
 JOHN T. COCHRANE.
 General Manager.
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ss,s4s,524.ss

ING, PRESIDENT.
 ]. H. BARR, Vice-President. 4. R. FORSYTH, Assistant Cashier. F. Moore, E. N. Tutwller, w. s. Brown, F. D. Nabers, :. H. Motion, Robert assinger, Walker Percy, F. M. Jackson,
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LOCAL MARKETS.
Local Cotton Market.
Local Iron Market.

Ala. Consolidated, com.......... 1T 20
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The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-10-10
Money Well Invested

Thirteen Of December, 1901, fourteen
honest laboring men and women q,
Eureka, Cal, organized the California
Cooperative Medical company. cant
talized at $1,OOO,O0O fifty Thousand
shares at $50 each; all are equal: can
hold but one share. Purposes of this
company: To maintain offices. hos.
pitfalls and sanitariums, employ nhv-
sicians to treat, cure and keep their
members and little ones we'll; to main
tain laboratories, stores and depots n
manufacture, advertise and sell me5;-
cine. Dividends have averaged over
50 month from sales of "Oil of Fdarn
and Sweet Spirits of Eden" inexpan-
sive cures for rheumatism, kidney
stomach and nervous troubles: sold NV
best druggists; the company has now
nearly 1000 members; shares have adj
vanced to $50 and will rise again soon
On payment of one dollar down ana
one dollar for "a consecutive weeks tho
company will issue one paid-up share
InclOse full name, nationality, birth
place, age, height, with price of share
to DR.. j. L. kElLETT, Pres. and Gen
Mgr, 457 9th ST., Oakland. Cal.
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DEMOCRATS WHCCP 1T UP
Maryland Campaign Will be Opened
Tonight-Davis Will Speak.

BALTIMORE, Md. oct 10.-The
democrats of Baltimore hold the big
meeting Of their campaign in the Lyric
theater tonight. Vice presidential Can
didate Henry G. Davis. will be present
and Senator German will preside over
the meeting. The speakers are to in
clude Senator John w. Daniels Of Vir-
ginia. former Senator David B. Hill of
New York and former Senator William
Pinkey Whyte, of Maryland.
Tomorrow morning Messrs. Davis.
Hill, Daniel and Whyte will start for
their tour of West Virginia. This trip
is expected to consume two weeks, and
will include meetings at Wheeling.
Grafton, Parkersburg. Clarksburg.
Piedmont, Charleston, Huntington and
the other chief cities and towns of the
state. On some occasions the party will
be divided. and again the whole four
will meet and speak at the same place.
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against a commission which, if created
bv the republican party would have
been appointed by Mr.. Mead himself.
At the time the vote was taken GOV,
Mcbride had been eliminated, ana hau
haen instructed one of his supporters
70 second Mr.. Mead's nomination. and
Mr., Meals nomination had been agreed
upon and announced in all the daily
neWspapers of the state. From the way
he voted the delegation appointed pv
him it is apparent that he is opposed
to a commission appointed by hlmseH'
and removable at his will, for fear that
they will not do justice alike to the
producer and to the common carriers.
Made His Own Record.
Mr.. Meads record was made by him.
self. 1t is written in the political his
tory of Washington. It's logic is I'M
mistakable. Throughout his pubic
life he has trained with the railroad
forces, and even in the present cam
paign he declines to discuss openly and
frankly with the voters the question
of legislative railroad legislation.
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act would be the return Of a platform
opposing railroad legislation. This is
exactly what occurred. Mr.. Howard
and his committee brought in a plat
form containing this declarations:
The republican party of Whatcom
county deprecates any agitation or
legislation that may tend to retard or
embarrass the completion of the (B.
3. & B. CO railroad now in active
course of construction; and to that
end we are opposed to the passage of
either an elective or an appointive rail-
way commission bill
In the absence of any direct express
sion from Mr. Mead of his views on
this question the best the voters of the
state can do is to take this as the ex-
preston of his position And it is a
dresses that he is advancing the same
logic against railroad Legislation this
year that his platform committee ad-
vanced in 1902. In his speeches in this
campaign he has repeatedly expressed
the fear of a campaign for a railroad
construction of railroads.
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Mead Favored the Merqer.

delegates.
Mead Favored the Merger.
The convention even went further
than this and refused to adopt reso-
luton favoring the suit upon the
Northern Securities merger, an action
for which the republican party in the
nation is just now taking a great deal
of credit. To quote from the account
of the convention published in the P
|. of Aug. "a:
'Another fight was precipitated by
the introduction of an amendment by
a. L. Black, who sought to have the
governors policy with reference to
the merger Endorsed. The amendment
was debated at length and overWhelm-
ingly defeated"
Judge Turner Opposed the Merger.
Judge George Turner. while mem
Der of the United States senate rend-
cred the republican administration val
liable advice in the suit brought to dis
solve the merger and advised Cover
nor Rogers on the subject in a letter
dated Washington, Dec. ., 1902. il
which he said:
Il wish to state that this combine is
clear violation of the act of con-
gress approved July ?. 1902, known a.
the Sherman anti trust law"
And again:
Now these railroad companies hay,
done the identical thing forbidden by
the last provision (of the state con
stitutiom. Being competing lines the,
| have consolidated their stock, and the,
state
Which public policy Judge Turne
aided to promulgate in the state con.
| stitutiOn.
Merger Is the ISSUE
We have the word of Mr.. Mead him
| self that the merger question is an is
sue in the present campaign. In hi
! speech at Northport on the evenins
of Sept 80. referred to it and the p.
|. in reporting his remarks in it's is
sue Of the following day said:
He said that the real issue befor,
! the people is the combination Of tn,
great transcontinental interests which
! the merger decision frustrated"
On this issue, which Mr.. Mead APP
pears to think SO important, now tina
/ the policy has been established. the tw,
| candidates have taken exactly opposit,
! sides.
Again Opposes Commission.
Again in 1904 the railroad commits
sion issue was raised in the primaries
in Whatcom county between A. E
Mead and A. L. Black, congressional
candidates, Mr.. Mead being selected
as the native son candidate of tn,
anti-commission and railroad lobb.
forces And again the lobby forces wo1
out and again Mr.. Mead appointed tn
| delegation to the state convention OF
| the direct authority of the convention
But this year no platform declaration
on this question was adopted and h
was left free to appoint men from
both sides. What he actually did wa.
to appoint a delegation of anti-com
mission men headed by J. j. Donovan
general manager of the B. B. & B. C
railroad, as chairman, and including
| two well-known railroad attorneys.
| Opposed to Mead Commission,
This delegation voted in the stat
convention not only against an ap
pointive railroad commission, blu