The Florida star., 1905-06-02


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Three PATENTS Sraatsd 20 Nicola Tss-
Ia In 1s1s On which great parf % ne
workd's eseesrteaI business h based en-
plred May l. These pasents were heia
- the .wssf<Egheuse Electric and
Misunderstanding eompany and by the
GeaeraI Eiectric company. Tkey were
TIE bread application Of fhe use of al
fernsttng mater currents Nanufactur.
ers are expectea new 20 begin proinc-
Ing fhs Tesla machines
Aasshsr Empirs Exs~sss-
The New York CentraFs new nine
hour train between New York and Buff
faBo, known as the -Secoad Empire"
made IN first trip May Is ON time. This
train enables business men as far as
Buffalo 90 do business IN New York
and get home The same day.
- Miles In - Minutes
The special train on the Reading rail-
road between Camden and Atlantic
City made the distance OF afty-fuur
miles In forty-three minutes May 10.
new record for that distance The train
carried members Of the railway CON
sress.
Profits 81 Rubber Trust
The annual report Of the United
States Rubber company discioses net
profits for the year amounting TO $3.-
56I ,g22 This Is more than double the
net profits os the preceding year. II II
basel on net sales amounting TO S32.-
f31.2i0.- During the year the price Of
crude rubber has advanced steadily
and the company has added TO It's Ia
eilities for procuring the material Inde-
pendently. President Colt says that the
Proht sharing plan for employees has
proved most successful
a New Theatrical syndieats.
Representatives OF fifteen theatrical
stock companies In large cities have
met at New York TO organize an asso-
citation OF theatrical stock company
managers. IL aims To include all of the
permanently IOcated companies in the
cities represented ana To establish a
circuit OF theaters round which compa
mics may move. remaining Que week in
each city. Each company will play In
each house on the percentage plan OF
shares to the company and the house.
The profits Of the house will be- pooled
and divided among the members Of the
association at the close OF the year
Headquarters will he established n
New York The organizers diSClaim
any intention TO exclude other compa-
niles, hut say that they will take In any
Creditable performers who wish to en-
ter. A similar organization Is now IN
force In the vaudeville iseld
City Offers TO Buy Railway.
Mayor Johnson OF Cleveland al
nOuncrd on May l6 that thu city would
pay SIS share for the 23i.Us0 shares
Of the Cleveland Electric Railway
company ia the name Of a holding
company controlled 10y the city. This.
he said. Was all the city would pay.
Failure os 5 Per Cen. Bank.
The Cooperative Savings society ~
Stamford. Conn. which securel many
depOsl;ors by the offer of . per cent III
tercst. went into the hands Of q re-
ceIyer on May Is.
China 20 Boycott Us.
The Shanghai (Chiual chamber Of
commerce has decided 10 lead an an
organized boycott Of American goods
and manufactures until the Unite,i
States makes some concessions a. To
its policy OF Chinese exclusion. AhSo-
lutte freedom To enter and leave this
country Is not demanded. and the ex
clustOn of coolies II favored 10y the
Chinese merchants. What they want
is q modification Of the law such as
will permit respectable and well To- do
ChlRameG To enter the United States
under the same conditions which gov
eru other foreign travellers. Thousands
of Chinese merchants have signed an
agreement not TO purchase any arti-
cleS OF foreign manufacture until u is
e1as.ined closely. aud agree rO reject
any article of American trademark
Raih~sy csasrsss en RatsA
Since the nnal session Of the interua-
thOnAi railway congress At Washing
too about so foreign delegates have
been touring the country on four sT.e-
cial trains a. the guests % the AmeFi-
can Railway association The 0fSclal
conclusions OF the
~ cORgress Included
declaration that
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freight rates shoui
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ku cost ef service ami
tE chArsoi without ar
| bstrary discFtmina
<&E>l tsoH- It was AlsS
agreed that aDtO-
WaJic signaling ~
SECRETARY SHAW recognized as The
most suitable means % prOterI.nS
trains In view OF recent iunprov enasntS