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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-10-16

Scotch bankers buying Observation-Disclosures
indeed. Is in that disclosure. Scotch bankers
most conservative measurers OF vaIue in ~,
this wOrld-they who never vet acted yvi1hort
assurance that profit rs certain-fmpOrtant ax
ceptiouaily IS IL that they see now opport,,nft,-
in American investments. Over and over again
they have made tremendous profits here Re
call. but for example. what came 10 then,
through cooperation with John s Kennedy, Il,
the uphuilding and rounding out OF James J..
Hills Great Northern system--huudred per
cent. dividends returned to them again and
again.
Now. what is 1t that they are finding attrac-
tive in Louisville and Nashville
Two years ago this very month Wall street
was stirred by the disclosure that the Louisville
property was passing into the control Of the
Atlantic Coast Line corporation OF the At
lanti, Coast Line not very much was then known
i'm Wall Street-nct much save that with ultra
conservative management II was distributing
handsome dividends and Piing up substantial
SURPRISES. enjoying meanwhile the good viii OF
every patronzing interest throuEhout IT'S 4IOl
miles OF territory. Louisville and Nashvile's
acquisition doubled this mileage introducing
the Atlantic Coast Line into Chicago al the
North. New Orleans at the South with every
important intervening traffic producing point
available
This Atlantic Coast Line Louisville and Nash
Vile combination figured a long while for wall
Street sensation IL followed what the stock
Exchange wes pleased to regard as an amaz-
Ing accomplishment upon the part Of John w
Gates and intrepid associates. who practicable
overnight. had bought control OF Louisville an5
Nashville In the open market. They began AZ
1OI and at III they owned over 100000 OF the
G0oOO0 shares OF capital stock In Stock EN-
change annals this Is likely always to be ceIe-
hrated as conspicuous among the most brilliant
coups that have stirred Wall Street ana ma1s
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-10-16
NOMINATED EoR CONGRESS.

Cambridge. Mass Oct. 15-David C. Haskins. 5r..
OF this city was nominated tonight at the Demo-
cratic convention of the With Congress District
Pittsfeld Mass. Oct Estate Representative
Charles GiddinGs or Great Harrington. noHi-
mated here to-day as the Democratic candidate for
Congress in the LIST District.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-10-16
HEAVY REGISTRATION IN RocKLANr

IDY TELEGRAPH TO TIT TEIFUNEl
Nyack y. Y. oct. I5.-This Is the first day OF
registration throughout Rockland County. There Is
a marked increase over the number registered in
1900 In some OF the largest villages in the county
the registration Of the first day IS equal 90 that Of
hnth davs N any former year.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-10-16

history. Superficial observers have buristtnet
Il as a mere speculative performance that e
was distinctly different and superior &c any
such classification IS attested hy developed
facts muItitudinOus.
Louisville and Nashville's quotations SCARED
hurriedly at that time above 16O. operators OF
the Board discovering that Messrs. j. p. Morgan
& Co, in a quasi representative way. had az
quired control OF the Gates stock Up tn thar
time not one-eighth of one per cent os oven
acute students OF corporation affairs had apprs.
citation OF what actually the L0uisville and
Nashville property was, what 1t could be- rna6s
To be. what is was certainly destined to be- Az
100 the whole capital stock was bid for over ard
Over AUTHORIZATIONS ruling at that level when
announcement came that Mr. Morgan had con-
tracted TO deliver the conpany's control to the
Atlantic Coast Line 10 points lower
OF course we had the usual, vulgar sequel
Mr.. Morgan was hailed to court, Sanked into thu
witness stand ana insuited. His partners were
harried-G;eorge W. Perkins w1ckedest Of all
In a straightforward way Mr.. Morgan explained
that the entire transaction had appealed to him.
had had his approval and that he had directed
It's execution only in the interest Of the main
tenanee Of wholesome business conditions-that
his entire ambition had been the elimination Of
factors which otherwise might have created a
situation profitable 10 nobody and hurtfuI 10
investment interests generally. Cheap sneers and
innuendOes opposed his straightforward state
ment. but the Clearness of 1t and the honesty OF
it amply evident that even they who puv-
sued were glad forthwith TO abandon the cheap
politics OF their inspiration.
Upon Mr.. Perkins was fastened specifically the
oboquy OF having personally executed the deal
The towering juTists insisted that he confess
that he was sorry-which perkins being a hesi-
tating sOUD he did not consent TO do.
This was two years ago. And now looking
back at 1t. how pitifUI seems il all. Louisville
and Nashville then was earning per year SOS
COO.OO0. now the figures are $37O0OOOO. Then
/, it had net earnings per mile OF $500. and the
figures now per mile are 5000; then it had
fixed charges Of SG2OOGOO. while now its net
fixed charges are barely above $J.100OOO Where
is the paraIIe,2
Consider some OF the details: Two years q
progress bring these comparisons:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-10-16
The Financial World.

We sim have a naturally expanding market
Criticasters OF amusing sort continue. however.
in bitter opposition. They who for months have
been denouncing the market as a frost, now IA
ment IT as a frenzy. And the truth-the whole
simple truths that not one development shows
other than is absolutely normal-moderate-
Yes. of course. we are likely. off and on. to
have reactions. Nothing strange about that.
nothing new in any markets growth, nothing
that IS other than satisfactory. actually helpful
In the market. too. are some stocks already too
high; but the list generally Is .stiT fairly
crammed with bargains.
Crop scare forgotten. money scares extin-
guished-tha security market dn the hands Of
investors) Is rejecting merely a new good times
era-and. incidentally. pena!izing pessinism.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-10-16

Important transactions are occurring daily
wherein the great financial institutions Of the
country are adding 70 their holdings ot high
class investment securities-a significant illus
tration OF this appearing in the purchase this
week OF substantial block OF the ST Louis and
San Francisco certificates issued against depos-
tied Chicago and Eastern Illinois stock The
buyer IS one OF the great trust companies. rep
resenting doubtless an estate interest attracted
by the assured large yield the stock being below
$50 with 10 per cent. dividends guaranteed under
a contract which provides an eventual payment
OF $3.50 for each participating share. Such ideal
investments for the uItra-cOnservative investor
are not nowadays abundant.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-10-16
Decrease.

Gross and net earnings each average gain Of
practically 30 per cent But of paramount TN
portance Is the actual decrease shown IN net
charges. Unparalleled is a railroad whose gross
earnings foot Up approximately $S',Oj00tN
showing enlargement Of SiG.500OOO N seven
years. should be able 70 make such record and
show at the same time net annual obligatory
disbursements reduced S5O0ONO.
One more comparison, and OF surprising merit:
IT. 1907 II took % per cent. OF Louisville ard
Nashville's gross earnings to meet these net
charges. For 1902 this has been brought down
to 10 per cent; but during the TWO years OF the
Atlantic Coast Line control the proportion has
been even further reduced, the 1904 figure stand
Ing at only 12 per cent In 1897 no dividend
was paid. and yet the surplus was 10 more than
S9T91S1. The dividend was S2S75O00 in 1902,
and the surplus was 81. S50307 but in 1904 the
dividend reached S3.OOOO0O and the surplus
SS6SS III
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-10-16

RECAPITUIATION
Boroughs 1900 1901. 1902. 1905. 1904.
The Bronx e2sle ssss4 5z4es sIos 'loS4ss
Brooklyn ol,S4S 52.22S 34.l12 4904S 03SJS
Queens 1863 1892 1895 900 S.6S2
Richmond $500. 3.44S 1895 1910 S.2s2 $3.50
New-York city. .16117s 3s9 ss21O ls5ezs 1882
1.-TWO election districts missing.
TOTALS OF TWO DAYS REGISTRATION.
Boroushs 1900 1901 1902 1903. 1904
Tas Eron& GAG s4s 2l9 b4s 1eo 5a4 IsLEQ4 24753s
IsrooEIvn Ts2 1875 sa4 IG6 197 IO5OlO
Queens ..... is I66 1924 I23a3 1880 2094S
Richmond sos 500 0.5l2 6osS 0.24O
0' York 81 412soe s7ssso 2soeas sOo2ls 4s44s
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-10-16

Now In the face OF these UnappTOaChed as-
ures give consideration TO this fact-that cut
of current earnings Louisville and Nashville Tor
wears ana years and years has been appropriat-
ing funds for physical improvement beyond
every record known in American railway admin
istration. 1t is within bounds 70 estimate--aA'
/ do not hesitate personally 70 quote the figures
that from 1890 10 1904 there has been expena-
cd upon the betterIuent or Louisville and Nasa-
Vile Railroad an average beyond S3.O00toO PEI
wear (over S42.OOOOOO out Of current earnings
charges against operating expenses which ~
other railroad IN this whole country would Aas'
dared so to enter. Take the Pensacola impio''
ments terminals. docks profitable new mls'S"
costing more than S6.O0OOOO; terminals ana lr
lated improvements in Cincinnati costing 90
O0OOOO more-and so throughout the whole l'-
There are students OF the Louisville Sitval'"
who insist upon a comparison with the Chiess-
Milwaukee and 81. Paul system.-and u W0~s-
be difficult 70 Ind more conservative sl'uA@~-@
While St Paul earns less than Is per cent w.
it's capital stock trather excellent figures ~
the-bye) LOuisytue earns 10 per cent WINE =
Paul had in 1897 gross earnings equivalent y
81. SEQ per mile. Louisville and Nashville earnsu
So. 100 per mile. Louisville and Nashville earns
20 per cent. more on its capital than St. EAu-
Louisville aud Nashville's treasury assets -
IS per cent of IT'S capital stock while ST. F'u.S
are less than ~ per cent And Louisviiie am
Nashville (rot counting the so and - per 49,
ecrip dividends which subordinate properties -
the Nashville and Chattanooga are ABOUT u
declare) is setting aside for surplus per S0N-
over 100 per cent beyond the dividend II pays
Throughout tbs week local traction shaFe'
have been conspicuous. Metropolitan 49,
jobbery opponents confront new losses -
BROOKLYN Rapid Transit touches figures Hlsne,
than known for long time. In Brooklyn i'.p- -
Transit values the one sure measurement - -
this: What would Brooklyn Rapid IfaNs.-
worth owned BY the Pennsylvania haiifo-''s
vanced by Pennsylvania Railroad HlalaS 49,.
Pennsylvania direction never yet mean. a..
thing less than dividends established aae ',r'
dends maintained Il. ALA" q
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-10-16

one development OF the week shows in activity
through the Industrial list. All the iron and
steel stocks are advantaged by the return of in
vestment sense to measurement Of United States
steel Corporation values. Incidentally. appre-
citation begins 70 appear OF the extraordinary
record OF the Distiilers Corporation. where after
payment Of 1 per cent. there shows surplus
which ON the company's present business is ap-
proxmIting additional per cent. or Course
no property so situated can long have it's stock
seilins where 1t Yields over u per cent. upon
market value
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-10-16

When Messrs j. P. Morgan s Co arranged to
deliver the control OF Louisville and Nashville to
the Atlantic Coast Line Co. they had before
them the figures Of the year 1901, and these
figures were as follows compared with the ns-
ures for the year Just ended:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-10-16
surnlus 81 ". s. 80 Sa6ssllI 81. Sc. Sd

Nearly six and one-quarteT million dollars ars
the addition TO gross earnings in two years. with
two millions 70 net Let the late years outcome
be placed against that Tor 1897. and the changes
are impressive,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-10-16

one notable significant advance OF the week
shows in Mexican Central. The controllers OF this
property now thoroughly safe guarded have
unprecedented opportunities FOR the profitable
operation OF their great system. Mexican Cen
trail securities have been depressed unduIy. Nov
they benefit through Astounding helpful factors
Mexican progress makes figures never before
approached and-best of ALA stable monetary
system begins TO operate. Mexican Central
stock now selling around IL may look cheap az
twice the price.
Answering an inquiry to whether Europe
is vet beginning to show any interest I'm
Americas improved security market situation
one OF the very foremost hnarciers of Wall
Street said yesterday to me:
Take this from personal experience purchase ~
ioto shares ~ Canadian Pacific this an order
for much close the ,-r,-
t2T 1900 sn2rss OF LonSvile ana Nashville former
All going to London while half IousviIIo A.
for Scotch bankers hitherto interested in that ro
eIty. We Will all Is VLIe sv'o.,-,,
awake --Nls'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-10-16
REGISTRATION UP THE STATE.

" York 9' 4l2sae s7sssO 2soeas sOo2ls 4a447'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-10-16

Nsx-yorh city. 1ol.i7s ls0aaa 0s.2io l'''7s l7'10a
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-10-16

And now summarize these sNVIeI0I -I'I-'9 .
UreS:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-10-16

TOTALS OF TWO DAYS REGIsTRATI
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-10-16

1875. 1871 Changes
Gross ear'gs. 500 So NS S36 943 T93 1851 IS
Orer'ng exp's 13.s4021S 25.141.54S 1892 SO
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-10-16
Improve

These figures-eNtraordinary as they oe-are
be considered. however beside the toho"lhs'
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-08-02

There has been considerable discus
sion concerning the chivalry of ancient
times, particularly the Elizabethan
age and there has likewise been no
little talk about the lack of chvalry
shown in the present age, but the
following incident, which happened in
New York, will bear out the folly of
these accusations" said ]. b. McWil-
liams, of New York according to the
Milwaukee Sentinel.
"A tall, straight young man and a
girl who looked as though she had
just stepped out of a love story i'll
lustration of magazine, stood to-
gether under canopy in front of the
Central terminal after a heavy rain
storm. They were waiting for a car,
he watching the crowd pick it's way
over the wet streets, she wofully gaz-
ing at the muddy crossings.
" 'EXtry pOpers! EXrry, mister?'
shouted a knight of the newspaper
brigade, pushing late edition up into
his face.
g" NO, sonny, I guess not said he,
smiling. But hold on minute. Do
you want 10 earn a quarter
" Sure, l do said the urchin, with
I'm in de business for?"
We'll, take ten of them and spread
them out to the car track.
when the car came along he turn
ed to the girl. who hadn't quite COM
pretended the meaning, and with a
little gesture bowed her to the path
way.
She blushed and smiled as she
daintily picked her way over the paper
to the car.
'HulIy geeH said the boy.
Il think that Raleigh did not have
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-08-02
THE HODGES TRAGEDY.

The coroner's inquest on the fearful
Hodges tragedy near Statesboro has
been temporarily postponed 1t is
not likely that the inquiry when
once begun will be long drawn
out, Enough has apparently been
already developed to point the
way to the guilty parties and a YER
dict will no doubt be quickly arrived
at. From what has appeared in the
public prints it seems the crime was
one of the kind that is likely to occur
in any community where there may
chance to be evil-hearted men ready
to kill in order to get possession of
money. Such crimes are not peculiar
to the South. They occur in the North,
East and West as well, and as fire.
time ago in Chicago three desperate
white men, who had made robbery and
murder a profession, were hanged.
Desperadoes are not bound by geo.
graphical divisions They are found,
and feared and hated, everywhere.
Meanwhile it is hoped and expected
that the people of Bulloch county and
the town of Statesboro will continue
to exercise that patience, fortitude and
respect for law that has characterized
them so far in connection with the
matter. The law is at work and it
can be depended upon to avenge the
outrage
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-08-02
A Ely as Manaeer.

a fly is responsible for one of my
trips" said A. D. Martin of Cincin-
natl during a conversation last night
in the lobby of the Gait House, says
the Louisville Courier Journal. He is
a travelling man. and. with other trav-
cling men, was exchanging queer 'ex-
periences, and when it came Mr.. Mar
tins turn he made the singular state
nlent that = fly had caused him good
fortune at one time.
1.-The old man for whom 1 work
ed some years ago had a unique way
of making out towns TO which his
drummers We're sent. He would take
a map and select the towns which he
thought were good, solely by the size
of the dot which represented the town
If the dot was large he imagined that
the town was large, but if he could
not see the dot without a microscope
he had an idea ii was not worth look
ing at. Well, one day | was given
out my assignments ana was told to
go to a small town in Kentucky, of
which l had never heard. l could not
imagine why l was sent there as
knew it was not on a railroad, and
was rather uncertain how it was to
be reached.
Il landed finally and found a town
that was a rather healthy looking
place which seemed bad for my bus
mess, as YOU know I sell coffis. but
] looked up the undertaken and much
to my surprise | sold a big bill of
goods. The town was right in the
middle of the feud district, and just
the day before I reached there the
feudists had had battle and several
had been killed. The fighting had
been pretty general for some days,
and as the undertaken was a friend
of both factions he did all the bus
mess and had run out of collins by
the time l arrived I sold him a nice
bill and for year after that l went
there three times and sold a bill each
time.
when 7 went back into the head
office I found out why 1 had been
sent to that town. A fly had alghted
on the map at that particular point
and had left large speck which the
old man had Interpreted as being
the printed mark of the towns To-
cation "
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-08-02
index 10 NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

Meetings - Confederate Veterans
Association; Alec Temple, A. A. Q. N.
NJ. s; Excelsior Lodge No. s, X. of p.
Special Notices Dissolution Notice,
Carson, Abrahams e Co; Auction
Sale. Youmans K Demmond; Bids
Wanted for Winter Uniforms. Police
Department; Notice to Superior Court
Jurors.
Business Notices-Buy a Tire Now,
G. w. Thomas; Soft Shell Crabs. SOM
mers' Cafe; White Stone Lithia Wa
ter, A. M. & C. w. West; Diamonds,
r. VanKeuren & Co.
Mems Summer Clothing and Fur
nishings-B. H. Levy, Bro. & co.
To-day VIII Be a Great One-At Ho-
tel Tybee.
Mix That's Absolutely Pure-Vale
Royal Dairy.
Idle Money-The Chatham Bank.
Rockdale Butter-The Delmonico Co.
My Personal Attention-Red Cross
Laundry.
Ginger Alchemy Solomon & Son.
Am Made to Burn-Pete Daley.
DR.. BUYERS Buchu Gin-Henry Sol
ONION & Son.
Fancy New York Cabbage-W. D.
Simkins & Co.
Worlds Fair Vistors-Denver and
Rio Grande Railroad.
Warburines Are Sure-Rowlinski,
Druggist.
Wheels of Superior Manufacture
Lattimore's.
New Seeds. T. Shuptrine.
To Washington and Retun-South-
ern Railway.
Hot Georgia Laun-
dry.
Schools and Colleges-University of
Georgia.
Auction observation-disclosures Sale,
Youmans & Demmond, Auctioneers.
Two Good Things-The Solomons Co.
Medical-Herpicide; Pinkham Rem
edy Peruna; Swamp Root.
Cheap Column Advertisements-Hel
Wanted, Employment Wanted; For
Rent; For Sale; Lost; Personal; Mis-
cellaneous.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-08-02

It is extremely difficult to get cor
rect news of The operation of the Rus
sian and japanese armies. Dispatches
received to-day are contradicted to-
morrow. This is because the corre-
spondents have to depend so largely
on rumors.
Two things seem to be clear, name
in upon Port Arthur and are also
driving Gen. Kuropatkin towards Har-
bin. 1t is practically certain that he
win not be able to render the gar
rison at Port Arthur assistance. He
will have as much as he can do to
defend himself against the Japanese
armies operating against him. The
port Arthur garrison therefore will
have TO depend upon its own resources.
That the place is strongly fortified
there dsn't any doubt. Unless the
Japanese, can find weak place in
its defenses they will have a long and
costly struggle to capture it. There
are about $4,000 soldiers in the works,
which are so skifuily constructed
that Port Arthur has been called the
"Gibralter of the East" and, that too,
with much show of justice.
The japanese have this in their
favor, namely, the lack of supplies
within the fort Nobody seems to
know how well the place is provision
ed. There have been reports that the
soldiers were on short rations, and that
the citizens were on the verge of
starvation. Clearly these reports were
fabrcations. Still, the food supply
must be running low because the place
has now been besieged for months,
and there are many mouths to feed.
Since Russia has been unable to
end the siege on the land side, may
she not be planning to end it from
the sea? The reported coming of the
Baltic fleet seems to mean that. ia
pan, however, knows about that fleet,
and that is one of the reasons prob
able she is pushing the siege of Port
Arthur with such vigOr. There ought
to be stirring news from both Port
Arthur and the scenes of the defensive
operations of Gen. Kuropatkin with
in few days.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-08-02
Personal.

Mother Eddy. the head of the
Christian Science Church, is "a years
old. She showed herself in a car
riage, at the recent visitation in Con-
cord, looking like a woman of not
more than 20 years. She dresses in
white.
Jan Kubelik, the noted violinist, in
dignantly denies that he has changed
his name to Polgar. He says Shakes
peare may have been right as tC
What's in a name?" but that he him
self prefers to stick to the one that
he got from his parents.
Bar Harbor has many of the for
eign diplomats this season. Count Cas-
SIM Of Russia, Baron Hengelmuller of
Germany and NJ. Brun of Holland are
prominent among the distinguished
visitors. Formerly Manchester-by-th the
Sea, Mass. used to hold these repre-
sentatives pretty close during the sum-
mer season.