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The Socorro chieftain., 1904-03-26
Teams Wanted

Teams wanted to haul coal,
lumber and props to the Carthage
mines.
Address:
A. H. Huron,
San Antonio, N. M.
The Socorro chieftain., 1904-03-26
City Ordinance.

Be II ordained by the City Council Of
the City of Socorro, New Mexico, That
the following appropriations be and
are hereby made for the year ending
The Socorro chieftain., 1904-03-26
DemOcratIc TerrItorlal convention.

April 13 aud IA. Tickets on
sale April IL and 13 at $3.50 for
the round trip.
THos. JAoUEs,
Santa Fe Agt.
The Socorro chieftain., 1904-03-26

An assortment of fancy station
cry at The Chieftaiu Office.
The Socorro chieftain., 1904-03-26

Have your cards printed at The
chieftain Office,
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1904-02-26

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The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1904-02-26
WISCONSIN TOBACCO MARKET.
WIS.,. Feb

EDGERToN, WIS.,, Feb. 26. 1904.
The buying of the new crop has re-
ceived quite set back since receiving of
the purchases has commenced, owing to
the unusual amount of damage found in
the tobacco delivered at the warehouses
and while some riding continues, sales
are not very frequent and prices do not
improve. A few transactions coming to
notice are:
Lewis johnson, 15a at &c, no filters.
Jesse Utter, Sa at 7&1c.
John jacobson, 5a at 6&1c.
Carl Hanson, IA at &c.
A. Veum, 5a at 7&1c.
John j. Jepson, Sa at 5&1c.
John Robb, 311aa at 6, 4&1c.
C. III. Stark, 3a at 6&1c.
G. Dyer, IA at 51ac.
f. Broughtop, 5a at 41a&1c.
Myron Flint, "a at 41s&lc.
John Aspel, "a at 5&1c.
H. J. Flint, 3a at 4&1c.
We regret to learn that the receiving
of the new crop has been unsatisfactory
so far and deductions are made in very
many cases. Out of sixteen lots received
at Viroqua last week we understand that
but two of them were settled for at con-
tract price. The impression is growing
that if the early sales are accepted at
all, they must be delivered subject to
warehouse handling.
Only moderate business is recorded
in old leaf. G. Fl. Rumrill reports the
sale of 137cs OF 'O2 and 73cs of 1900 fol-
the week. The details of larger trans
action almost completed are not yet ob
tainable.
A couple more of the warehouses in
this market have begun the season s
work of asserting during the week but il
is doubtful if work can long continue
unless casing weather comes soon.
The freight blockade in eastern lines
has interfered with the shipments out Of
| storage of late. No tobacco for east ot
Chicago points has been received fol
some days past until Wednesday.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1904-02-26
MoRRIsoNvILLE, Feb. 12. 1904.

Tobacco purchases in this vicinity
during the past week we're as follows:
d. Robinson, ga at 7&1c; G. Jung, 3a
at 7&1c; A. Eggum, Aga at 7&1c; A.
Lamb barty, IA at 6&1c: Casper Gaddertz,
515a at 7&1c; Toilet Walle, 8a at 51155&lc:
FL. Watland, la at 6&1c; Nels Waleker
la at 6&lc; O. Erie, ga at 7&lc; Aug
Gritzmacher. IA at Z15&1c; Aug. Kur-
ash, "a at 6A&lc; John rolheine 715a
at 6&lc; Louis Kint, 21aa at 6&1c; M
Nicholson, 31aa at 7&1c.-Tribune.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1904-02-26
New York.
NVW EUENs
NEW YORK, Feb. 20, 1904.

Stale as the weather topic may be con
sidered it is nevertheless the all absorb
ing theme for the explanation of dull
trade at the present time. The unpre
cedented winter, unprecedented as well
| in it's severity as in it's duration, has put
nearly all business under ban of stag
| nation. People cannot get out to either
| buy or sell and even if sales are effected
goods cannot be delivered on account OF
the interruption of traffic. Consequent
| ly, buyers in the market are scarce and
even orders from the road representa-
| tives havebecome an uncertain quantity
But all these are distractions that could
| neither be forseen nor prevented and
they have to be accepted with resigna-
ton. Brighter things, however, are in
view as soon as the weather moderates
sufficiently to establish normal condi-
tions. There need not be the slightest
anxiety about the movement of stock on
hand as the stock is not sufficiently
large enough to last until the new crops
become marketable and the outlook of
the new crops both quantitatively and
qualitatively is anything but encourag-
ing. Most of the new crops are still on
the poles for lack of proper casing
weather, and where tobacco has been
taken down and put in bundles the re-
currence Of the colo spell has again
frozen up the leaves. With the near ap-
proach of the spring when the farm
hands will be needed more in the fields
than in the warehouses the apprehen-
sion becomes more general where to get
the labor from for asserting in districts
where the packer and not the grower
does the asserting. All these difficulties
presage a rather brisk demand for the
stock on hand, as soon as the country
gets relieved from the fetters of ice and
snow which have been holding it captive
so long.-Journal
Baldwinsvflle. N. Y.
Activity in the local market is not yet
in evidence, the severe weather and bad
roads making it difficult for the buyers
to do any riding. J. Wesley Morris of
Troy, Ohio, representing Louis Peters &
CO. of Detroit, is in the field and is re-
ported as having made several purchases
at from to 10 cents in the bundle.
Fulton-About hundred hands are
now employed at the American Cigar
Co.'s warehouse in this city. asserting
and packing tobacco. Considerable to-
bacco has been purchased and delivered
in this vicinity, but there are many crops
still in the hands of the growers. A
large amount has been purchased in the
southern part of the state which is being
shipped here for asserting. The high
est prices seem to he from 10 to IL cents
for the best crops. Some growers have
refused 10 cents.-Gazette.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1904-02-26
Farmers. Attention.

There will be mass meeting of Rock
county farmers at the Rink building in
the city of GAINESVILLE Saturday, Febru-
ary 9th, at 2 o'clock p. M. Contracts
will then be made to grow beets for the
GAINESVILLE Sugar Co. This is the million
dollar factory that will remove from
Dresden, Canada, to GAINESVILLE at once.
Every farmer interested ir the beet sugar
industry should attend this meeting.
By ORDER COMMITTEES.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1904-02-26
Connecticut Valley Tobacco Market.

The buyers have waited as long as
/ they could trust each other to stay away,
and they knew some of their number
would make sudden dash and COM
mence buying, and they finally all have
bought little, but it was way out in
Wisconsin or somewhere way off from
New York. They know that every
pound of good tobacco will be wanted.
Think OF tobacco buyer riding into
Cnu-L,J.I -. ..-.a.L A~~.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1904-02-26

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The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1904-02-26

The report of damage in the New Eng
land crop is also quite extensive and very
few of the early contracts are being ac-
cepted at the prices sold for in the fields.
The Homestead complains that buyers
are trying to purchase the best crops at
as low figures as possible that the poorer
crops may be gathered in later at small
prices, and in that way create standard
thSs growers find it hard to withstand.
Where very low prices are being offered,
many growers indicate that they will
have their crops assorted. 1t is likely
that more tobacco will be held by grow
ers thes year than ever before, A num-
Der of crops have been bought with the
understanding that they will be graded
and paid for at certain prices according
to the various grades. This method OF
purchasing the crop seems to be proving
generally satisfactory.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1904-02-26
NOTE BOOK SKETCHES.

The information reaches us that some
of the early purchases made in the field
in the Vernon county district are now
being received and the growers are
either compelled to stand big deduc-
tions from the contract price or haul
their tobacco home again. Crops that
were contracted for green in the fields at
from to Ii cents buyers are accepting
at from 5 to cents or rejecting entirely.
There is so large percentage OF shed
damage running through the crops that
buyers interested claim they are unable
to cut the original figure deep enough in
many instances to make themselves safe
in accepting the goods. This condition
of affairs causes but, little surprise, and
in fact is not much more than was ex-
pected. It has all along been feared the
wet harvest and imperfect curing season
would develop an unusual amount OF
damaged leaf, and for that reason the
more conservative buyers were unwill-
| ing to enter into contracts until the
quality of the crop could be more intel
ligently determined. Subsequent devel-
opments have proven that their position
was correct one. When the early con-
tracts were made for the delivery of
sound tobacco, the growers had no means
of knowing what kind of leaf they would
have on their hands three or four months
later, neither did they have reason to
expect that the purchaser would accept
| their crops unless they came up to the
contract requirements. Still it is both
humiliating and annoying to accept the
deductions now imposed. These Incl
dents, like those of 1900. emphasize what
has frequently been stated in these col
umns-that the time to sell the tobacco
crop is when it is cured and ready for
| thegmarket. The grower invites trouble
whenever he departs from this rule.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1904-02-26

Another large failure ia the leaf trade
IN which a settlement with the creditors
at 1915 per cent. by Louis Kuttnauer &
Sons of Detroit, has disturbing inhu-
'ence again in the Eastern markets, which
has already had it's confidence badly
shaken. We find among the list of cred
itors many firms who deal largely in
Wisconsin leaf, whose losses will amount
to quite large sums. The following have
accepted settlements: G.. Falk i Bro,
New York, $4,000; Meyer & Mendel-
sohn, New York, $4,000; Julius Marqusee,
New York, $4,000; Hamburger Bros. &
Co., New York, $500; A. Cohn & Co.,
New York, S2,7OO; G. H. Spitzner & Son,
New York, $780,; Elias Bach & Son.
New York, $1,000; Emanuel Hoffman,
& CO., New York, $4,000; Schroeder &
Arguimbau, New York, 81, 100; L. New
burger & Bro, Cincinnati, $4,000; /.
Latzar, Chicago, $4,000 Such failures
cannot but affect the credits of the East
ern tobacco trade.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1904-02-26

The Z. S. Tobacco Journal contends
that instead Of such legislation which is
being urged for the relief of Southern
tobacco growers, like the Gaines bill be-
fore congress, their trouble is simply one
of over production, and adds: Suppose
the Gaines Trimble bill passes ard every
tobacco grower becomes an exempt and
privileged manufacturer, will that raise
the price of his raw product? Absolutely
not. 1t will merely stimulate larger
production of leaf, driving at the same
time the legitimate consumer of it, the
farmers best and steady customers out
of the field. There is only one remedy
and the safest one at that, left to the to-
bacco grower to stimulate an advance on
the price OF his crop and that is to re-
strain his production. If he would not
produce more tobacco than can be ab-
sorbed, and better still, if the production
scould ever fall somewhere below the
actual needs, prices are sure to jump up
even beyond his boldest dreams and no
combination on earth could keep them
down. In the restriction of over produc-
tion and not the passage Of the Gaines
.Trimble bill lies the salvation of the to-
hacco grower.
The daily tribune., 1904-08-29
Pastor Leaves.

Rev. +. T. Kruger who has been
pastor Of the NJ. 4. church at this
place leaves this evening for Pueblo
to attend the annual conference at
Pueblo which convenes Wednesday.
Mr. krueger goes one day earlier to
meet the Itinerant club at . O'Clock
tomorrow morning Of which he il
one of the promoters. This club
WAS organized to aid the younger
ministers.
On Thursday Mr.. Kruger will
leave for Madison, 8. D.. where he
has secured call.
The Rev. Parker. who has been se.
cured for the church at this place IL
expected Wednesday with his family.
The daily tribune., 1904-08-29
Mr.. Argall's Thesis.

In the latest number of the Univer-
sity of Colorado 'Studies' appears
an article entitled "Smelter and Mill
Methods Of Analysis in Use in the
West" by Philip Fl. Argall. who re-
ceived the degree NJ. A. at the Uni.
versity Of Colorado last June. Mr..
Argall's thesis has received consider
able attention from mining men Of
the United States ~ we'll a. Of Mexico
and British Columbia. The article
embodies the experience Of a number
Of years Of practical work besides a
large amount of research work in the
laboratory, and describes many new
and valuable methods of treating
various classes of ore found In the
Wast
The daily tribune., 1904-08-29
CERTAINLY A MYSTERY.
Case OF Fred ]. Anderson Probably
q Murder.

A. J. Anderson Of Greenleaf.
Kansas. who arrived here Saturday
morning for the purpose Of trying 20
identify the body found neAr Florence
some two weeks ago ~ that Of his
brother. Fred J. Anderson, returned
to his home Sunday taking the cloth
ing and trinkets found on the body.
fully Satisfied they were those Of his
brother Fred.
He will have the remains sent back
home for interment.
Mr.. Anderson is fully convinced
that his brother WAS foully murdered.
The fact that he had considerable
money on his person when he reached
Colorado and good gold watch and
chain. all of which was missing. tends
to strengt hen that belief. The young
man also left money in the bank 1t
his home. He boots at the theory Of
suicide. There WAS no cause for sui
eide. The case is = mystery indeed.
The young man left home with the
intention Of going to his uncle's at
Golden He was delayed by . wash
out at Bellville. Kans.. on the hook
Island. and wrote home from that
pl ace; two letters were sent him at
Bellville. neither of which were re-
turned, thus indicating that he had
received them. Then he wrote his
parents on his arrival in Denver, that
was the last Of June, and the last they
ever heard Of him. His uncle at Col
den never saw or heard of him.
These facts would Indicate that he got
in with someone who persuaded him
to go with them to Cripple Greek and
finding that tho young man had some
money and gold watch took advant.
age Of him while asleep and murdered
him
The daily tribune., 1904-08-29
JOHN MITCHELL
STARTS WEST
Has Not Tried to Enlist
Roosevelt in Colorado Trouble
Deplores Condition of the Metal
Miners but they do not come under
His Jurisdiction and Therefore
Must Fight Own Battle.

New York, Ang 20 President John
Mitchell of the United Mine Work
ers of America left here this afternoon
for the west. his destination not be-
ing known. He denies that he has
tried to interest President Roosevelt 8
good offices to bring about q settle
ment Of the Cripple Greek labor
though he greatly depiured the con-
ditions in the Cripple Greek district.
the affairs of the metal miners WAS
not in our jurisd diotion.
The daily tribune., 1904-08-29
Automobile Kills Three.

Blinded by dust from the machine
Of A. O. Webb Of Toledo. Barney Old.
the worlds fair automobile speed
contest Saturday and crashing through
the outer fence of the course, killed
John Scott. q watonman employed at
the park. and an old soldier, and in.
hicted injuries upon Nathan Mont
gomery, negro, from whloh he died.
Oldfeld was painfully injured and his
machine completely demolished.
The daily tribune., 1904-08-29

The Afternoon Ladies Physical cul-
ture class has been changed from Mon
day and Thursday to Tuesday and Fri
day afternoons at 2:30, also the even
ing class at 1870 p m at NJ. E..
church. The pupils of both classes
will be entertained by Mr. and Mrs.
Louis Lepper iu fencing exhibition.
All the ladies are invited to come and
spend pleasant hour with US. Ali
members please be present
The daily tribune., 1904-08-29
STOESSEL SAYS CAN'T
HOLD PORT ARTHUR
St. Petersburg Admits the Loss o
Etzeshan Fort at Port Arthur
Which Gives japanese Key to
the Doomed City.

Gen. huropstkin's southern line for
two hours The Russians outpos:s
gave in. The japanese renewed the
attack and the RussiAnse retired. The
Japanese advance WAS made with mar
velous rapidity despite the heavy
losses and almost impAssAble roads.
An Ting, Russian fort i2 milos
from Liao Yang was seized At early
dA~ to day by the Japanese. The
Russians left in great haste, and left
behind great quantities of valuable
stores which the Japs have secured.
Tang Hay Eng. II miles southeast
also succum bed to the Japanese in
fAntry fire. The Russians are trying
to concentrate at Lao Yang. but tho
swiftness Of the Japanese and the con-
diticns under foot and the weather
handicaps them.
Japa nese scouts report the Russians
in thirteen divisions, OF zoe, 900 men.
In an attack on the Russians at Yao
Lagpsy one Of the Russian battalIons
lost every officer.
The fighting Is being done under
conditions disadvantageous to both
aidaa
The daily tribune., 1904-08-29
Republican County Convention.

The republican oC-nty convention
is called to meet in Canon City Thurs
day. September 9Th to place full
county ticket in the field. There are
numerous candidates in the field. and
it is said besides all the old officers
who want to be renominated that
Canon will furnish mort Of the tim
Der for the several offices. 1t is said
that Canon is willing to let Florence
name the candidate for coroner.
The daily tribune., 1904-08-29
Petroleum Civilization.
Chapter III.
BEGINNING TO LEARN.

BEGINNING TO LEARN.
Everyone knows the story of the
discovery Of oil for 1t has been told
to the ends of the earth and in all
languages. The first we'll produced
at the rate Of thirty barrels per day
for sometime. The oil was found in
coarse gravel lying on the bedrock
this gravel WAS capped BY = layer
OF clay which prevented the oil from
escaping; 1t had worked up from the
sand rock 48O feet below. and WAS
caught and held in the grAvel between
the bedrock and the clay above.
The discovery started the "oil craze
which has not stopped yet and shows
no signs Of stopping. Once started. i.
did not take long to produoe more oil
than the world knew what to do
with. Heresw . new product of
unlimited possibilities and uses. To
all Appearences lnexhaustable; =
source Of untold wealth pouring out Of
the earth, but what to do with it,
How to utilizs itf How to produce
and manufacture 1t safely and eco
nomically? How best to distri bute
its products to the world? were ques-
81,
some of them are still unanswered;
rather hiss 1t come about that settling
one question usually opens several
others still more difficult. Oil burns.
and 30 far 81 any one can see it is q
prolific source Of burning questions in
more than ons sense. Every oil field
on earth is hot place If it is good for
anything.
But to go back to the time oil was
struck in Drake No. L." In that
little oil derrick was few tools. the
whole outfit probably did not weigh
o'cA Atooo Pouhu5 oAu tuo WoAl Wh1
only SO feet deep. From that small
beginning has come all of the tre-
mendous oil business as it is today
and when we remem Ser that this has
all been accomplished in 48 years by
q people that absolutely knew nothing
about the business when it started.
our imagination staagers; never any
thing like it in the world before. To
accomplish all this evidently some
one had to get busy" and 70 they
did-from the halt dozen men in the
derrick that eventful day, August %
1858 to August 2s 1904, when millions
With the same frey energy Of brain
and muscle are still busy working
on this mighty problem Of petroleum
which dazzles the world. But then
this is America and this il the way
Americans do thinss.'
In the next chapter will b shown
. few details Of how the business Wa
learned in the hard school Of sxper-
iencs.
The daily tribune., 1904-08-29

The Sunday school Of St. Albans
church will have q picnic ON the
lawn of Mrs Milliken Third street
and Pixies Peak avenue, Thursday
afternoon. The children and friends
are requested to meet at the church
at 2 o'colck sharp.
The daily tribune., 1904-08-29
Ask your barber for Wis Vitae hair
tonic. the very best in the market. tt
$4,000 for 1oc.

II the Chamber of Commerce sell
q million copies Of Missing Link"
puzzle someone will get ten
Thousand dollars for loo. Puzzle
now on sale at Chicago and st. Louis
and arrangements are being made to
place 1t in the fair grounds. In ad-
ditlon to this grand prize there will
be Thousand solution prizes Of 80. 90
each. Il
The daily tribune., 1904-08-29
No Sign of Settlement.

Fall River, Mass, Aug. 29-The
26. 600 men, women and children who
compose the Textile Walkers union
began the sixth week of DE strike for
what they term living wages There
is no sign Of a settlement. The
strike has cost $500. 600 so far
The daily tribune., 1904-08-29

WANTED-All kinds Of scrap iron.
Western Iron and Metal Co., NJ. Bloom
burg, Office next door to Whites
feed store. II
The daily tribune., 1904-08-29
Oldfield's Injuries Slight.

st. Lonis, Aug 80 Barney Old
field whose racing auto killed two
men yesterday, is resting easy this
morning. He has no internal injur.
les. His lip was split. chest bruised
And ankle sprained. He says he will
never enter another contest.
The daily tribune., 1904-08-29
Watermelon Day.

$l.75 to Rocky Ford and return
September Sth. via the Santa Fe.
Excursion train leaves Florence 7:25.
a m. Returning leaves Rocky Ford
5 20 p. IN. same day.
A. G.. Palmer, Agent.
The daily tribune., 1904-08-29
Business Stagnation.

st Petersburg. Aug. 29-Great un-
easInsss prevails here in business
circles and many runs on provincial
banks have lately occurred.
The daily tribune., 1904-08-29

London. Aug. ga battle is now
raging south Of Lao Yang which
promises to be historic at least. At
6 .. m. the Japanese artillery shelled
The daily tribune., 1904-08-29
Notice.

AL. book amounts due the Florence
Palace Pharmacy must be paid at once.
S9tf F. A. Gillespie.
The daily tribune., 1904-08-29

Our shirt waist sale will put " of
your money in your pocket. You II
not need it il you buy Of us.
tt The Boston Store.
The daily tribune., 1904-08-29

Paris. Aug. ga dispatch from
st. Petersburg says that the Russian
military authorities admit the capture
Of Itzeshan fort and other points DOM
mating the greater part Of the inter
ior of Port Arthur, 10 that the posi-
tions taken could not be reached ex-
cspt by hand to hand encounter
The Japanese are mounting heavy
siege guns at this place.
General Stoessel has notified Cen
erAl Kuropatkin that it will be I'M
possible for him to hold Port Arthur
much longer.
The daily tribune., 1904-08-29

Lao Yang. Aug. 29-The Russians
retired from AnshAnshan yesterday
after = fight which commenced on the
NOR ming Of Aug 90 and continued in
desultory manner all day ana night
Arrangements for = battle had been
completed by night time. when the
order to retils WAS given ON account
of the situation to the east.
The order was received with disap-
pointment by the troops The retire.
ment was made in an orderly manner.
The plain between Anshanshan
and Hal Oheng WAS covered with jap
Apese troops who burned the bridge
and shelled the railway station after
the Russian retirement.
The daily tribune., 1904-08-29

The latest popular sheet music al
half price, Souvenir Music Co. Il
The daily tribune., 1904-08-29

$500 Waist only q 90 .. The Bos-
ton. u
The daily tribune., 1904-08-29

never enter another contest.