Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-05-30

from reports received by the officials
of the Lewis and Clark exposition, the
dedication on Thursday will be hon
ored by an array Of notable men such
as has never before gathered In any
city of the Pacific northwest. First, OF
course, will be Vice President Fair
banks, who comes as the representa-
tive Of President Roosevelt. Then
there will be a number Of senators
and other public men, and governors,
with their gayly caparisoned stans,
are coming from several Of the neigh
boring states. Everything will be In
readiness when Thursday, the day OF
dedication, opens. The railroads re-
port that thousands of visitors are
coming, and from the present outlook
the city will have a forceful lesson on
the need Of hotel accommodations dur
ing the ensuing six months.
New York Tribune: The American
consul at Rome says that recent sta
tistics published In France estimate the
total tonnage of the worlds merchant
marine at S2,s42.000, and the number
of vessels at 24,S53, about equally d.
vided between steam and sail. The
tonnage Of the former, however, Is
much the larger. being about 3O,OOO,OOO'
against 6,500,00O for sailing vessels.
While the building Of big and bigger
ships has been a feature Of the busi-
ness for the last quarter Of a century,
the greater part of the worlds goods
is still carried by vessels Of moderate
tonnage. The number of ships or
more than 10000 tons Is only eighty
nine. England leads In tonnage with
5000, 900, America follows with $780,
900, Germany and France having each
about half as much. The list dwindles
down along the line Of the other mari
time countries, reaching its minimum
In Argentina, which has about $4,000
tons.
-Thebes, Illinois, May 25: The new
railroad bridge crossing the Mississip-
pi river was formally opened today,
1t is owned and will be used by the
Illinois Central. Chicago and Eastern
Illinois, Missouri Pacific, Iron Noun
tain and st. Louis and Southwestern
roads. It cost three million dollars.
II has a double track and five spans,
each 521 feet, excepting the middle
span, which is GIT feet. The total
length, including the approaches, Is
S,S17 feet. The bridge was tested today
by running twenty eight Of the largest
locomotives, which, with the tenders,
coal and water, had an estimated
weight OF eight million four hundred
thousand pounds, probably the heav-
les, load ever put on a structure TIE
ceremonies were attended by proml-
nent officials Of all the roads, with
their guests, who came by special
trains from Chicago and ST. Louis.
Governor Folk Of Missouri made the
principal speech. The bridge Is the
most important connection for south
ern and southwestern traffic.
London, May 26: Japan has been
showing great activity Of late in buy
ing up second hand merchant steam
ers, and she is still in the market for
more. 1t is evident that the Japanese
are looking forward to great revival
in their trade as soon as the war Is
over, and shipowners who have their
vessels in the east have considerable
expectations. But apart from that the
Japanese are inquiring through their
agents In London and elsewhere for
suitable vessels chiefly iron steamers
of 1000 to 5000 tons burden, built in
the eighties, which, being rather be-
low the standard for European trade
can be picked up cheap. Many such
have changed hands this year, and
the present month in particular has
seen quite q number Of old tramp
steamers transferred to Japan. The
disposal Of these steamers Is Kidding
the western freight markets Of good
deal of old tonnage which can very
readily be spared, and will, II 1t goes
on at the present rate, produce a de-
mand for new boats which will be very
welcome to American and European
shipbuilders.
william E. Curtis in a New York
letter to Chicago Record Herald: The
highest price ever paid for land in this
country was $1,350,000 for a lot eighty
five feet square, now occupied by the
American Surety company's building,
at the corner Of Broadway and Pine
LOT 0OE7 q
square foot, which is at the rate Of
$11, 100000 an acre. An even higher
price, $400 a square foot, Is asked for
the southeast corner of Broadway and
ground In America, which Is at the
rate Of $17,40s,0O0 an acre. There
have been two or three sales of prop
erty In London at a higher price, but
fore it may be considered the most
costly section of Gods footstool. The
New York club recently sold It's build
ing at the corner of Thirty-fifth street
and Fifth avenue for 100000, and will
build a new, modern house on the
north side of Forty-third street be-
tween Fifth and Madison avenues. The
club paid $242,0O4 for the property In
1887. I am told that this Is the high
est price ever paid for uptown prop
erty, although the point of land be-
tween Broadway and Fifth avenue at
Twenty fourth street, now occupied by
a drug store, Is held at a higher fig
ure. The New York club lot Is 80 by
100 feet, with a surface of 5000 square
feet, which is about $50 square foot.
- Secretary Hester's weekly cotton
statement issued last Friday shows for
the 26 days Of May an increase over
last year of $1,000 bales, and an in
crease over the same period year be-
fore last OF $4,000. For the 26S days
Of the season that have elapsed, the
aggregate is ahead of the same days
of last year 2,497,000 bales and ahead
Of the same days year before last l.
$4,000 bales. The amount brought in
to sight during the past week has been
146,629 bales. against 47,S54 for the
same seven days last year and 1902