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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-12-09
NOTICE TO THE BONDHOLDERs

ohANGE COUNTY GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY,
of Middletown, n. Y.
having recently purchased the property of the
orange County Gas and Electric Company at
foreclosure sale, am about to reorganize said
Company.
All holders of bonds desiring to participate in
SAID reorganization may do upon deposting.
before December 10th, 1904. with the Fidelity
trust Company of Newark, New Jersey the
bonds they hold together with the sum of 800
Tor each 5000 in bonds. Upon the completion Of
the reorganization, each bondholder will receive
new bond for the same amount, bearing in
terest at the rate of per cent. in the new Com
pany, to be known as the Orange Lighting
company, together with stock in said Company
at the price Of so per cent. on par for cash de-
posted
Temporary receipts will be given by the Fidel-
fly Trust Company.
PHILIP N JACKSON
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-12-09
RECORDED MORTGAGES.

RosenthaL Charles NJ. to AIois GutwiIIy; 12oth-
ST. 8, 100 # Of Broadway; years. per
Lpnan Max. and another to Caroline Ray; Cam
non-st. " s. 1T5 # II of Broome-st; years D
shapiro. sinai. to Bradley currier Company:
Washington-ave. " corner 1s2d-st; 2 years.
Lowenfeid. Pincus. and another 70 American
Mortgage Company. T5th-st. 8. Ss5.11 II W Of
H 1Esnn' a. year ta sm per Sash9a Southern
Boulevard, S. 20 It S W OF 14sth-st; de-
Burger. Burger. Anthony. to James c Carney; Fo1-st.
W corner 16Tth-st; years. per cent
Company: 51st-st No 81 East; as per bond.
Hessnger. Emma. TO Mutual Life Insurance Com
pany; 9th-st No All to 421 East as per bond
Savings Bank; Avenue A. s. 5i-2 II OF I'D
Ketcham. Henry y /. 70 Central Realty Bond and
Trust Company; Lyman Place. 5. at
Arone. Giuseppe. to Pasquale de Cisco; Lyon
ave. S. 80 It Of Grace-ave. Westchester;
pate yfsfS Brothers to city Mortgage Company:
Morningside-ave. West. " corner 1iSth-st;
same to eity Mortrase Company; 114th-.t =
1855 II OF Riverside Drive; year, per cent.
BANK i iS;h-s No ST Eass ysaT - per
Rector etc All Angels Church TO Lawyers Ilue
Insurance Company; Slst-st. s. 100 II OF
West End-ave per bond. -.
Zodikow, Henriette 10 Grard Trust company
Msdison-st. No $50 to $780, Due November TO-
Same 10 Isaac Blurnberg; same property: prior
Bss 4O Soo5anT 10 state Realty Mort
gage Company: 1Osth-st 5, 100 II " or AM
year "a ANNIE gfe Sastaiss Washing
ton-sve ?. 1928 It OF Quarry ROAD
nsbgogsSi HasdaIena. to Equitable Life Assur-
ance Society; 166th-st. s. n5 = II " OF hose-
wheaton. Esther A. 10 Title Insurance Company
is4th-st Nos 457 Bnd 45e West; . years.
x per rf'I Henry to George RinFier CO.. s2a-st
$ s. 175 Il OF 1st-eve; years. per cent
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-12-09
TRADE III CHICAGO.

lRy TELEGRAPH 10 THE TRIsUHEl
Nn'ezgo, Dec. s-Wheat was again weak for about
"a hour to-day. and after that the flow of long
Nssat stopped, and even the short sellers thought
- OF looking about to where they were.
e.nour ceased selling and began buying again
~ ne crowd followed. At the close December
.t'ee' showed &c net gain ane May an advance OF
rs set the latter left of at 2sc above the lowest
-e-sss OF the early decline. Corn was in good de-
.l1ao and somewhat higher-December sc and
%sy &c up Oats for May were nc better. Pro
is'ons were heavy, and tendency Of prices down
zte- Pork lost from i5c to 2Oc lard PIC and
- &C. Sales were reported made here for ship
Iaeni Of 10000 bushels of corn and New-Yorl re-
S1eo sales for export OF loads of wheat 25 loads
:. eeEn and $500 bushels Of oats
-saness was net OF large scale after the first
80. neavy selling then having exhausted the
possly neid long wheat and the shorts having ap-
eek Nay wheat declined to 81 os before OF cI,o one
so e .oecame noticeable December SOLD rom
= nay was from Osls 70 s. liza closing at 81 i
a. s.qq.hg III corn vas fairly generous scale
s1s1 the market the whole was rm Decembsr
rH vas particularly hard TO biv wheD sq Is
~ $3.50. ouI the trading in that delivery was small
better feen nso free vent for the oppression Of
wee T. Local receipts we're sa3 cars 2l4 OF Which,
we're a. a es,s OF no; Estimates for to-nor-
keiss ishMtst t91zc ard the close was z6c After
tsc Nav issas rs ssse and i4.c. and low as
oons s RED steady A fairly active trade was
ezssy FInft.,s.ass some covering by local shorts
& Country offerings continue iisbf nth. harrow lr1a,
r5rraE INJECTED IN and 81 cars estimated for to-
sTssacs e Ae higher December Closing elg ws
Nay oaasA6 AsSnssl was z6sSc end the lowest 2sSLc
NC a The TOD, S63zc. The lowest was
nssifzysrd selling caused losses in the rrov.,o
i. 2 &c csdahy was Po ~ o sustaining declines Of
s-D1usls were small in comparisons
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-12-09
AUCTION SALES YESTERDAY.

End-ave, l5xs5 sty brk dwg h: " q Thorn trus
agt A Lyon ct al; a McIAushn. atty; ABRAHAM
Benedict ref amt due $16676 co; etc SS0 70
the plaintiff for $500 Jerome-ave about COZ II s
Woodawn I'd lso6xooo to old woodiawn rd x2s5x about
400 sty frame Motel vacant Edwin Neil agt George
Muller ct al n Ronayne. atty: Mark GOLDBERG rel.
amt due $40 19i %; taxes 49, no. plot Of lots at
cor WoodlaWn rd and 213th-st (proposedl. 70 ) l.
Frank and J Martin for 222S: plot OF lots at :
cor DeFaln-avs ana 2lsh-st TO Henry HunngKe ahu
Dreyer for 500 plot l00xi00. at " cor pehalo
ave and 21sh-st to Ernest for ST. 4So plot IoOS
100. at e cor Jsrorne-ave and 213th-st 10 = l. ~ >
Frank and coett CO for 81. 100; plot s5xsoox rIeg
at Jefonne-ave ana 21Sth-st TO Henry Hunneke
Cor Sc 275 plot 105x1l5x rreg n W cor Woodlawn I'd
and 2lsth-s 70 HssnFy Hunneke for $1,000, and iot
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-12-09
THE BRONX BUILDING PLANS.

Morris-ave. $ 22t It OF Issth-st: two two
story and attic frame dwelling houses. Pollok
architect $4,000
Morris-ave. W 3, 451 IL n OF 196th-st; two two
story and attic frame dwelling houses. 20.l0x
4sdy. = architect $4,000
1sSth-st, south OF Bond Place: story
and attic dwelling house, 2S-9x5S IT;
architect -. 5000
Maron-ave 5. 10 IT OF Iesd-st; three two
story and attic brick dwelling houses, 20.fx
30 IT each: Anthony p Meizel owner; An
thony F a Schmtt, architect .-.........-. e2.50o
Batnbrfdge-ave, s. 81 IT OF 19Sd-st. three
two story brick dwelling houses. 90 4x5O II
a schmtt owner .....,1.... 22S0o
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-12-09
AUCTION SALE 100000.
Sprague Estate Up-Largest Deal of Kind
in Brooklyn.

What is said to have been the largest auction sale
OF important property ever held in Brooklyn was
that In the Real Estate Exchange. in Montague
ST.. at noon Yesterday when the realty holdings OF
the late Colonel n. T. Sprague went for a total
amount approximating 100000. AS most OF the
parcels situated in the vicinity OF the Flatbush
ave. station OF the Long Island Railroad and the
site OF the terminal OF the rapid transit tunnel now
being built, there was lively bidding.
The most important parcel was that at Flatbush
Fourth and Atlantic ayes. now occupied by the
Sprague National Bank, the City Savings Bank
and real estate office. 1t is assessed for $s4I
and brings in a yearly rental of &7,S6i. Ezra d.
Bushnell got the property for S2E1.000. Mr.. Bush
nell said 1t was TO be held for speculative pur-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-12-09
cRIMMINs OWNS BIG UPTowN PLOT

with the purchase in the last few days of ten
lots In e-hundred-and-eleyenth and one lot
N Cathedral Parkway, between Amsterdam-ave
ana broadway, John D. Crimmins has a plot of
thirty-one lots in the block bounded by Cathedral
PARKWAY, ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Broadway
The property has a frontage of $50 feet in Cathe-
oral Parkway and a frontage of 325 feet in One
hundred-and- eleventh-st. This is Of the larg-
est areas held south of Columbia University by one
person. -
In his recent purchases Mr.. Crimmns was repre-
sented by the Title Insurance Company. of New
YORK and the sellers by Bernard Smyth & Sons.
Inc property is opposite the Cathedral OF ST
John the Divine and the Academy Of Design.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-12-09
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.

'fiS c II VS. 500 It Of ArnsteTdaa-ave I4lix
srs a9sr and Nd sos 500
Company to Edward TSnSan Nominal
'" IN ST. No 5Is West, 25xIO05 Katie Brtton -,
ton ...l-As .s.~.. 70 A-''e Nominal
ana Ma'@ 70 David steekler mortgage. $4,000; ,oo
so iod. FdI RoaisysTd 20 Of l4ath't 5ex
eg ESa5wsgd Higgins TO Annie Bradley; mort
ssthst, No Is West 25xIoCi1 Moritz weisshofr
Issaa Mannheimef morSgags D $4,000
l25ths ioo 'S az Broa @RTsas9 ssi65I
Aio's Gutwiitg and wife 70 Charles w Rosen-> -,,,
L3 l4 ss,o q hitosl;.ayss S sS
mortgage $500 pe.sen 70 Nominal
Ward 6 Sf M11r ecg s a 10000
se Is pnss $50 f. Of a. m t Ss1y s
and anotheS mortgage. s25 500 Q and 80, 100
100 II Harry alsiz - a 70 MogsOmery Rossn 100
r2 sfFE mo'gae ieS Se%; of Shave 25xso IL
Charles se,i IL al to Frederick Hummei; 100
Lillian Le BSron to C Gertrude de- windsor
9e11; Joshua s!lvArstein to Israel Lebowitz; az
l5st6-s{, SIS $ $50 # " Of Aleerdanl-ave 100!
and anoth ii' moft 11t SIS 500: 100
sweeney to Katie Mccormsck -'Aoo Nominal
Same property; Katie Mccormack to Grace -
l13th-st s. 4 v q Annsterdan-av ts.. los *
and another; mortgage ssh COO; and 100
Rankin to Esther ana Wheaton, Sa oo-t' Nominal
Same property; Esther A Wheaton to Israel Lebo- -.
WITT; mortgage, $4,000 and. 100
Same property; Israel Lebowitz to Ritter Realty -
Company; mortgage $4,000; and. 100
st Neholas-ave. n e corner 145th-st. 4s5xI1O;
Fairfield Realty Company TO Edward Far
rsl mortgage, S100 900: and. ...-...-...... 100
135th-st. s. 2066 II OF willis-ave. 25x10o;
Alos Palm to Ottille Palm .......,-..-..--.. Gift
Washington-av $. 1925 It OF Quarry Road.
5Ox15O; Annie Matthies TO Ferdinand Marx; -
mortgage, So GEO. and ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 100
155th-st, 175 fl OF Broadway, 50x99.i1
Max Marx to Anna L Outwater; mortgage.
$4,000 Nominal
15Sth-st, s. 1911 Il Of Union-ave 50x1O0x
IRREGULAR; John Rendsn to Esther Eisenberg: -
mortgage 81 100: 9 Observation-Disclosures. 100
sTth-st. No 1924 West. 2Ox1G0 s. Jacob Klingenstein
to Edward P Floyd-Jonss; mortgage. S1S. 600;
=. =.
st Ncholas-ave, n 145tl-st 4s.5x110;
Charles Buck to Fairchild Realty Company: -
mortgage. 100000; and lOo
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-12-09
Financial.
Financial.
100000
Cleveland & Pittsburgh Railroad Company Special
Guaranteed ~ Betterment Stock.
Shares of the par value of $50 each.

Pennsylvania
the Clelanda
The Pennsylvania
t therfro
the
o etemen Stock
erube
change in the vidend
~ - - KUHN, LOEB & CO.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-12-09
BUYS WEST SIDE PLOT.
Realty Firm Gets Parcel adjoining
the ChatszCorth.

[. J. Phillips & Co. have sold for Joseph Ham
ershlag to the Johnson Kahn Company plot, FOX
IV2 feet in Seventy-second-st adjoining on the east
the Chatsworth apartment house. The buyer Is
the owner and builder of the apartment house.
j. Clarence Davies sold yesterday to the Central
Realty Bond and Trust Company S91 lots compris-
5Is the blocks between Prospect-ave.. Southern
d-seyentythirdst, for various institutions. for
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-12-09
EXCELLENT PRICES AT AUCTION SALE

Excellent prices were realized Yesterday at the
auction sale Of the Muller Hotel property on the
east Side OF Jerome-ave., just south Of Woodlawn
Cemetery. The property offered In separate
parcels. with the understanding that unless the
JotaI realized should reach 1880 the sales would
o oS es4SeIied and the parcels offered again. The
was the auctioneer
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-12-09
UNUSUALLY SMALL STRIP FOR SALE

Thomas Capek & Co. offered for sale yesterday
one OF the smallest strips of land on Manhattan
Island The dimensions of the strip are inches
oy "a feet The lot fronts in Avenue A 554 feet
norm OF East Seventieth-st The owner of the
lot mas held the strip by original bargain and
sac deed toT number of years He lately has de-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-12-09
TWO WEST SIDE APARTMENTS SOLD

Two large apartment houses on the West Side
were sold yesterday.
Jacob Herb sold to the Palisades Realty Com
pany No. sSS West End-ave., southeast corner OF
Observation-Disclosures a five story apartment
house, plot 50.1Ix100 feet
The West Side Construction Company sold to
RaVitch Brothers q six story elevator apartment
house in course OF construction. on the south side
OF Nnetythird-st 167 feet east of Riverside Drive
on a plot 50x144 feet, -
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-12-09
MANHATTAN BUILDING PLANS.

ATHEIST No 4s West: for a seven story brick
of1ce building 22x9S II: tho Botolph Com
pany owner; II Z Hartwell. architect.
9d-aye and i17th-S.. cor; for two six
story brick fathouses 50x5I.1I II K irreg:
Berger. owner; . F Pelham, architect
eIst-st 3 5 500 1t . OF 3d-ave: for two six
story brick iathouses and stores 50xSI-S II:
a Rothstein and another. owners: Horen-
burger & Straub. architects .,....-.--.---..
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-12-09
TO IMPROVE ST. NIcHoLAs-AvE. pARcg,

snowber & Co. have sold to a builder plot of q
little over four lots the side OF ST. Nicholas
ave-. opposite ne-hundred- land hfty-fourth-s The
buyer will improve the site.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-12-09
BUILDING LOAN CONTRACTS.

1z7th-st and Ciermont-st. cor, slx15o u:
the City Mortgage Company loans TO Charles
lI5th-st and Morntn gside-ave- " cor look
104 IT the City Mortgage Company loans 10
Palermo Brothers e .
11Ath-st s. 210.6 II e of Riverside Drive. 75x
fOO.I1 the City Mortgage Company loans TO
Palermo Brothers
1f4rb-st s = 1855 n q Of Riverside Drive:
the CITY Mortgage Company loans to Pa
= ..s = e . . e .
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-12-09
MoFFATT ESTATE SELLS BLOCK FRONT.

J. Clarence Davies has sold for the Mofratt estate
the block front on the south side of Kinesbridge
ROAD from Hughes TO Belmont ave.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-12-09
AMERICAN CAN COMPANY
QUARTERLY DIVIDEND OLE ONE AND

oNE-QUARTER PER CENT, has this day been de-
ciared upon Preferred OF this Conipany nav
able on January 1906 Stockholders Of record at the
close OF business The ttanSfer boos
closed the Preferred Stock from Dec Goth TO
Jan lst, Inclusive Checks will be mailed - -
December 9th. 1904 r. H IsAoN. Secretary
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-12-09
OFFICE OF COUNTY CONTROLLER.
OF ALLEGHENY COUNTY.

OFFICE OF COUNTY CONTROLLER,
OF ALLEGHENY COUNTY.
---1- - = Plttshurg, Pa Nov. 18th 1904.
NOTICE TO HOLDERS OF BONDS OF THE
County of Allegheny. Pennsylvania
me Sinking Fund Commissioners Of he County of
Aeg9eny state OF Pennsylvania by of authority
.eeIeo IN uern by act OF Assembly
a D. 1858 do hereby notify holders OF ATI,EHENY
CCUkTf COMPROMISE BONDS that on and after Janu-
s AIRY lst d lSGS bonds numbered and dated fol-
IA. ~ us $50. ISL 1856 7S7 7Ss 7Sa and 700 AND
REGISTERED COMPROMISE BONDS Nos. 654 65j and
o0o all bearing date of January LIST. 1885
January LIST 1913 will be PAID together interest 20
January list 1908. presentation the
County Controller at Pittsburg. Pa at which TINA all
REUBEN MILLER,
JAS. J. DONNELI.
P J. CUNNINGHAM,
Sinking Fund Commissioners.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-12-09
MANHArTAN RAILWAY COMPANY

MANHATTAN RAILWAY COMPANY
IETERBOROUGH RAPID TRANSIT COMPANY Lessee
EIGHTY-THIRD QUARTERLY DIVIDEND
No. 195 Broadway. New York December 2 1904
A QUARTERLY DIVIDEND OF ONE AND
oNE-HALF PER CENT. on the capital stock Of the
Manhattan Railway Company the quarter ending Do
eeTber 81, 1903. AND AN ADDITIoNAL DIVIDEND OF
ending 81 1904 have been declared in
compliance with the OF the lease Manhattan
Railway Company the PETERBOROUGH Rapid Transit
Company, payable at this Office and Tuesday
January 3d. 1906 The books closed on
Friday, December 9th. three o'clock p. M, re-
opened Thursday, December 22d o'clock A. NJ.
D. ". McWILLIAMs, Treasurer.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-12-09

ID W91T OEl A AER f Eas7zn 3

FALL. RIVER LINE. via Newport and Fall River.
Leave Pier 49, N. r.. foot Of Warren ST; weekdays
only at 500 p NJ. Steamers PURITAN ana PILGRIM.
Orchestra each.
NORWICH LINE. vie New London Leave Ptsr 40,
n n foot Of (1erkson St weekdays only at 500 p. NJ
Steamers NEW HAMPSHIRE and CHESTER w,
NEW HAVEN LINE, for New Haven. Hartford Spring
field and the North Pier 20, T. a., loot OF Peck
Slip weekdays only at 800 p NJ. Steamer RICHARD
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-12-09
DROPOSALS FOR GUN CARRIAGES

= ordnanee once, War Dept. washington p; G.
received here until noon JAN. 1905 ana then publicly
opened for euopying Ord. Dept. u. S. Army with 20
si-nch disappearing Carriages. model OF nsorma
tion furnished upon application Brig Gen WILLIAM
CROKER. Chief Of ord.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-12-09
Chicago Great Western Railway Go.

Chicago Great Western Railway Co
THE 25TH SEA1I-ANNUAL PAYMENT OF
= So per share interest the per cent Debsnture
Of the Chicago Great Western Railway Company
made according the pertaining n
stock on 18th of January 1905 10 the holdsrs
Of on the last day OF December. 800
The transfer books OF the per cent Debentra ,.oo
from the close OF
ID day of January, 1905. -"
Checks will be mailed stockholders.
BY order Of the RoardSof Directors.
r. C. WIGHT SECRETARY
Dated ST. Paul. Mimi. Dec. g. 1904
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-12-09
OTTARTERAIA STER'S OFFICE. 5

- WHITEHALL ST. NEW YORK CITY. Dec. 10
1904-Sealed Proposals. IN triplcae. viii be received
here until / O'Clock A. Sany o. 1900 for f;snShins
and delivering al New aefk' y y Seattle NssSl ga
$3.50 tons OF Hay Blank proposals. ard for bidding
this ONCE. Proposals must be enclosed
envelopes marked Proposals. FoEage 70 be
opened Jany o. 1905 and addressed to G. s BINGHAM
Major ana or ~. Y. 5. y. Depot or. Mr..
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-12-09
BOSTON STOCKS.
PHILADELPHIA STOCKS.

Furnished by Charles d Barney & Co. No % BroAa-st
Seg-xori and No 10 South Fourth-st. Phladslahia)
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-12-09
Proposals.

SEALED PROPOSALS IN DUPLICATE
~ will be received at the Office Of the Commissioner Of
Immigration. Ellis Island n. T., until 2S0 oeloek P m
December IS. 1904 and then opened for instaihng
Village Fire Alarm System on that island Parts1ars
had upon application . MILAN WILLIAMS, Commits
sioner OF Iningration F'l's FSisnd. n. y
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-12-09
GAS SECURITIES.

-. -, Tnonsas Reinhardt No. IS Wall-st)
HulniEneo % s ~ Asta5 Bid Asked
BIC Asss'i' - r n p q co
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-12-09

$4,000
10000
$4,000
az nnN
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-12-09
School agencies.

AMERICAN And FOREIGN TEACHERS AGENCY
supplies Professors Teachers Tutors GoyernsAses etc..
Colleges. Schools and Families Apply 10
Mrs. N. ]. YoUNG-FULToN. % Union Squars
The Republican journal., 1904-08-25
STATE LIBRARY FIGURES
Some Comparisons Between
1892 und1oO5 Which viii
Interest the Voter.

The State of Maine is putting more
money into its library to-day than it
did in 1882 and the people of Maine will
smile when the democracy intimates
that it would be better to return to the
old days. In 1882 the travelling library
was unknown, but since its establish
mant in 1899 up to the first of the pres
ent year, 344 travelling Libraries have
carried the best books that are printed
to TOWNS WHICH NEVER BEFORE
ENJOYED LIBRARY PRIVILEGES.
These travelling libraries have recorded
Is, 600 book loans-one-tenth the total
incubation of the State.
The State library is to-day doing ten
times the work that it did in 1882 and in
1903 it added to the permanent coIlec-
tions of the library more than ten times
the number and value of books which
were added in 1882.
In 1882, 799 books were added to the
state library. In 1908, 1885 books were
ADDED The cost per book in proportion
to the appropriation IN 1882 was 81 06
and in 1903 it was but SIPS. This
shows a saving OF SO cents per volume
which in 1903 would have amounted to
Sc, $3.50.
In 1882 there were estimated to be
40 900 books in the State library At the
close of business in 1908 there were S.
900 books. 1t is estimated that in 1882
the State library distributed 1000 public
documents. In 1918 the records show
that the number of documents sent out
was 10000, In 1882 the State library did
no. furnish a reference book to any
citizen of the State. In 1909 it loaned
5000 volumes. In 1882 the State library
ca1alogued no books. In 1903, 1886 books
were catalogued. In 1903 the library
useG 66.944 catalogue and special cards.
as against none in 1882 The State IL
brary is estimated to nave sent out 600
bundles in 1882. In 1903 the records
show that 5546 bundles were sent out.
The total appropriation for the library
in 1882 was $3.50 In 1903 the total ap-
preparations for the library amounted
to s10.12S. That is an increase of sS.S18
Have the people of Maine received value
for value? Ask the small towns which
have the best reading matter brought to
their doors by the travelling library Go
to the nearest public library and ask
the librarian what the State library is
doing for the towns which have a pub
lie library. Do these things and then
see if YOU will accept the democracy
invitation to go back to the way things
were in 1882
The Republican journal., 1904-08-25
ABOLISH FEE SYSTEM
Republican Legislature Set the
Abolition Machipery Co.
ing in 1908.

II we were to believe all that we read
IN the personal organ Of the democratic
candidate for Governor of Maine we
should believe that democratic agitation
PRIOR TO the republican State convention
at Bangor was responsible for the inser-
tloE OF plank in the republican plat
form declaring for an abolition of the
Zee system. But in this case-as in the
otners-the Maine democracy is trying
10 make the people believe something
which isn't so. and which the democrats
themselves know isn't So 1t is interest
ing to get at the exact facts in regard
to this matter of the fee system and see
Wnether 1t was democratic agitation in
the spring of 1904 which led to the inSer-
tion OF that anti-fee plank. Let us go
PACK, II you WILL to the official report Of
tne seventy-frst Legislature. Let us
open the book at page 294 and we shall
find that on motion Of Representative
weeks OF Fairfield. republican leader
or the House, the following order was
introduced and passed.
), ordered, the Senate concurring.
mat special joint committee Of
three on the part of the House and
such as the Senate may Join be ap-
pointed to inquire into the amount
81 compensation received by all
state and county officials whose SAL
ares are determinable by the Legis-
"a tuie. SAID committee is hereby au-
tnor1zed to sit during any recess and
after the adjournment Of the special
session. with full power to employ a
sfenographer, summon. administer
oaths to, and examine witnesses, call
Tor books and papers, and in general
10 obtain all necessary Information
upon which may be based legis-
lative action looking towards equal
RATION of salaries and COMPLETE
ABOLITION OF THE FEE SYS-
TEN; and report in writing,
which report shall be filed with the
clerk of the House not later than
December LIST. 1904, and be referred
to the next Legislature without fur
ther action thereon"
Under that order a commission was
appointed which has been at work
throughout the time since The adjourn
lnent of the Legislature and the COM
missions report will be filed the coming
November.
That order received its passage In a
republican Legislature and shows how
the republican party stood long before
the democracy awoke., The republican
party declared through It's chosen repre-
sentatives at that time in favor Of the
"COMPLETE ABOLITION OF THE
FEE SYSTEM" The republican State
convention at Bangor simple reafdrmed
position already taken.