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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-05-02
A. GU. W. SESSION
State Convention Opened This
Morning in the Flow
City.
HELD IN INDUSTRIAL HALL
Welcomed by Mayor Olson and &. E.
Morgan-Change in Organization
VIII Meet Opposition.

The A. o. u. w. state convention
opened this morning at 9 O'Clock in
Moline. at the Industrial hal. Mayor
Andrew Olson, for the c.ty. and Il. f.
Morgan. for the Moline Business Mems
association, made addresses of wei
come to the $50 delegates attending
the convention. The Degree of Honor
the ladies' auxiliary to the \. o. u.
w, IS also in session, their meetings
being held at the Elks hall.
Provisions for the entertainment of
the delegates have been made by the
Business Mems association. The Mo
line clubs rooms have been opened
for the delegates headquarters, and
ali privileges OF. members are extend
ed TO the delegates. Arrangements
have been made to secure admission
to the government arsenal without the
special passes usually required. The
badge of the visitors will be recogniz.
ed by the guards. This evening a
grand entertainment is to be held. and
prominent members from the grand
lodge will make short addresses. Spe-
cial musical numbers VIII be provid-
ed by local talent of Moline.
Sessions Secret.
The sessions of the convention are
secret, and matters of great import
ance to the order are being discussed.
Among the changes proposed is the
abolishing of the state organization.
and making possible the utilization Of
local lodges direct with the grand
lodge. This VIII relieve the order of
the great expense of maintaining the
grand lodge. Strong opposition to this
plan is expected.
Among those who are N attendance
are: Grand Recorder c. z. Hitch.
Grand Representative John w. Yam {
tbs and Shelbyville, Past Grand Repre- !
sentatives Alfred Orendorff of Spring !
field and George F. Howard of Paris.
also Brig. Gen. Charles Brainerd of
Peoria.
The sessions will extend over two
days, and possibly three.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-05-02
LOCAL MARKET CONDITIONS.

Today's Quotations on Provisions, Live
Stock. Feed and Fuel.
Rock Island, May 2.-FOllowing are
the wholesale quotations in the local
market:
Provisions and Produce.
Butter-Creamery, 27cG29c; dairy,
22c.
Eggs-Fresh, 14@16c.
Lard-9c.
Live Poultry-Spring chickens SC
per pound hens Sc per pound, ducks
9010c, turkeys he.
egetables-Potatoes, 30c
Feed and Fuel.
Grain-Corn 42@43c, oats 32033c.
Forage hay $109$1O.50
prairie IS. straw $6G$7.
WOODLAND. per load. s4-5O6$5.0O.
COal-Lump, bushel, 13014c. slack,
per bushel, s to &C.
Live Stock
Cattle-Steers $3.006S5.Oo.
heifers $2.OOG$3.O0. calves 100000.
Hogs-Mixed and butchers. $500
1925.
Sheep YearIings or over 5000
5000; lambs $5.5Oq$7.Oo
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-05-02
leave TOMORROW
Islanders G to Open Schedule
Season With Senators
at Capital.
IN SHAPE TO WIN GAMES
Decatur Loses to Springfield and Dav
export Wins From Marshall
town Yesterday.

There will be no more professional
| baseball in Rock Island till May Il
when the opening game on the home
grounds with Springfield will formally
dedicate the Island City park
Tomorrow evening the local team
leaves for Springfield to open the sea
son with the champions Thursday. The
work Of yesterday. today and tomor-
row will put the edge on the Islanders
and Manager Mcconnell expects his
men to play winning ball from the
start. Carlisle will be back in the
game. Wanner is being given a thor
ough trial at second and the indica-
lions are now that he Will make good
Davenport Wins.
Davenport yesterday defeated Mar
shalltown of the Iowa State league by
the score of > to l. The score:
Davenport ...-1O1O O30O#-5 8 l
Marshalltown 0OOOOOO-1 :
Batteries-McGreevey and Nieman
Johnson and Blanford.
bloomington, .; Decatur. 2.
Bloomington, IL, May blooming
ton outplayed Decatur at every turn
yesterday. pounding Barry hard. while
both Moore and Kinsella were effective
and received good support. GOdwins
batting for a single and three doubles
was the feature. The score:
.20l2OO31 #-9 II
Decatur OO0O0OG1-2 5
Batteries-Moore Kinsella and Don
ovan; Barry and O'COnnor. Umpire
Weston.
Change UmpIreS in Three-Eye-
Bloomington, H., May Upon lie
ceiving the resignation of William /
Moran of Joliet as umpire in thC !
Three-Eye league. President Holland
appointed Frank Weston .
Of Pittsburg, formerly an umpire in /
he central league and noted as a .
pool expert.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-05-02
FARE WELLS SAID.
Two Hundred Members and
Friends of Y. M. c. A. Honor
Retiring Secretary.
RENDER PLEASING PROGRAM
Parting Address Delivered by Rev. D.
L. McNary and Mr.. keyser
Responds.

About 200 people were present last
evening at the Y NJ. c. A. social and
| reception for the Young Peoples so
cieties of the churches. The fact that
yesterday was May day was recogniz-
ed, and each guest was given a pansy.
and handed a souvenir program. bear
ing the representation of a pansy on
the front 1t contained the program
of the evening, and words to several
songs which were sung during the
evening
The program opened with a song by
the B. Y. Z. L. male quartet. which
rendered Weston's Chimes" The
quartet responded TO the applause with
a medley. G. II. Cornell rendered
Sunlight and Shadow" and respond
ed with an encore. The antOniOphone
solo. by c. S. Walker. of Davenport,
was one of the interesting features OF
the evening. \ song by the b. Y. p. t.
quartet, was followed by the song.
Der the Down so Free" by the dou-
BILE quartet of the Y. NJ c. A male
chorus.
Farewell Address.
Rev. d. l.. McNary. pastor of the
United Presbyterian church, made q
short farewell address TO Mr.. and Mrs
j. II. Keyser, who departed today for
Decatur, where Mr.. Keyser enters the
department of the Y. NJ. c. A,
where he was when called TO the posi-
ton of general secretary in Rock Isl
and. Rev McNary said that one rea
son for the gathering of the evening
60 = h. % eri,r 4
Mrs. Keyser a send off, and as a tok-
en- of appreciation, official and person
al, for his work in Rock Island, Mr..
Kcyser was presented with a beautiful
picture. entitled 1.-TWO Happy Fami.i
les" The picture is large one and
has a neat black frame. decorated with
geld. In closing his remarks, Rev.
McNary voiced the good wishes of all
for Mr.. Keyser's success in his new
field of work The picture was the
gift of members of the association.
Mr.. KeysCr in a few words appro-
pr ately responded to the address by
Rev. McNary. ana thanked the people
of the city for their kindly regard for
him and Mrs. Keyser.
MIR. Mcdonald Heard.
When l.. l.. Mcdonald, the new sec
rotary, arose to make an announce
ment. the audience called for a speech,
and was not satisfied until Mr.. Nc
Donald made a short talk He spoke
Of the difficulties of his position as sec
and asked for the support OF
the members of the young peoples So
cieties in the association work. The y
new secretary was cordially greeted |
On all sides, and received the hearty |
of his many friends.
Following the program the company
formed in two lines, and lead by Z. {.
Earl and Otto Muenster, promenaded
he gymnasium Refreshments were
served. and social games INDUCED in
he gymnasium for an hour.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-05-02

cifc COS, B. & o. 1868. Atchison com
mon 85H, c., NJ. & st. P. 173. Copper
S1%. y. Y. Central 1441@. L. & n.
1471S. Reading common 939s. Canadian
Pacific 1917, B. r. T. 615s, U. S. Steel
preferred 1O112. U. S. Steel common
80. Penna 1888. Missouri Pacific 9S1e,
Union Pacific 121A, Coal and Iron Sc.
Erie common 427s. Wabash preferred
421k, c. & G. w. 207s. Illinois Central
1G1. Car Foundry 357s. Republic Steel
preferred 1872. Republic Steel COM
mon 10.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-05-02
A Disastrous Calamity.

1t is a disastrous calamity. when you
lose your health, because Indigestion
and constipation have Slapped it away.
Prompt relief can be had in Dr. King s
New Life Pills. They build up your
digestive organs, and cure headache,
dizziness, collie, constipation, etc. Guar
anteed at Hartz & Ullemeyer's drug
store; % cents.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-05-02

New York, May 2.-President Pull
liam of the National Baseball league
announces the following contracts and
releases: Contract-With Boston,
Victor G. Willis. Releases-By Chica-
go. Otto Williams, to New Orleans; NJ.
F. Mitchell to Portland Pacific Coast
league), and Arthur L. Pencil to Colo
RADIO Springs; by st. Louis, John But
Ter. to Kansas City; by Cincinnati, Ar
thur Hoelskoetter to Denver.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-05-02

p. F. Lynch the umpire left this af-
ternoon for Bloomington where he re-
ports to President Holland of the
league for Instructions
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-05-02

Everyone is pleased with the Island
eTS' new uniforms.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-05-02
YESTERDAYS RESULTS.

!
| AMERICAN LEAGUE.
Detroit. o; ST. Louis. 6.
Philadelphia 4; Washington, 3.
Boston. 4 New York, 3 IL innings
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
Cincinnati. 0; Chicago, 6.
Boston. =; New York, s.
St. Louis, l; Pittsburg. 2.
Brooklyn, 2; Philadelphia, t.
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION
Indianapolis, 5: Minneapolis. 4.
Toledo, 3; St. Paul. 6.
Louisville. 6; Kansas City, 9.
Columbus. ,; Milwaukee. g.
CENTRAL LEAGUE
Terre Haute. 3; South Bend, 4; 1G
innings
Evansville, 4; Grand Rapids, 3; 10
innings.
Dayton, 3; Springfield, l.
Wheeling, 0; Fort Wayne. l.
WESTERN LEAGUE.
St. Joseph, l; Sioux City. ).
Denver, 3 Omaha, l.
Colorado Springs. 3; Des Moines, G.
SOUTHERN LEAGUE.
Memphis, II; Shreveport, IL; Is inn
ings
Montgomery. .; Nashville, 4; IL inn
ings.
Atlanta, ); Birmingham. /.
Everyone is pleased with the Island
eTS' new uniforms.
p. F. Lynch the umpire left this af
ternoon for Bloomington where he re-
ports to President Holland of the
league for instructions.
Catcher Wedig has been sent home.
but viii be given another trial next
season. Manager Mcconnell think:
;he boy has the making of a first rate
baCkstop. but he is young and needs
experience.
The three Iowa members of the
league. Davenport Dubuque and Cedar
Rapids have their teams trimmed
down to the maximum, and are ready
fer business.
Guy Dickey, the former Rock Island
FIRST baseman, yesterday made an err
-or that enabled Minneapolis to tie the
core with Indianapolis and then in
he tenth with two out he made the hit
hat won the game. At the end of the
linth he mixed in n scrap with Jones
If the visiting team. Pretty strenuous
'or Dickey.
Peachy Graham is now playing right
feld for Minneapolis.
There has already been one change
m the staff of umpires in the Three
Gye league If we could hear now that
President Holland had clipped Milan's
wings, everybody would be satisfied of
fair start.
There will be five towns in the i
Henry county baseball league, GaNa, |
Woodruff. Bishop Hill, Orion and Cam
bridge, and the opening game will take
place in Woodruff May when Bishop |
Hill will play Woodruff for the open
ng game of the season. Each team
will play 16 games, eight at home and |
Eight away Each team presented a |
list of ball players at the meeting and
team must be selected from this list
Turing the entire season and no out
ide player can be used in any of the
James that the to follow. G. H. Hunt
vas chosen vice president of the
eague.
New-York tribune., 1905-04-15
OUTSIDE SECURITIES.

The market for outside securities was active and
broad almost from the opening, with many impor-
tant advances resulting. Occasional slight reac-
tions set in at times but they were unimportant-
The feature OF the day the enormous trading
in Northern Securities Opening at an advance OF
IL per cent it moved sharply upward with little
interruption 6sa per cent to 1875. sale was made
a match order at $50 United Copper was bid UP
sharply on various unconfirmed reports. The COM
mon rose per cent and the preferred over per
cent. International Salt. which has been depressed
during the past week. bid up IA per cent.
Bethlehem Steel common rose ia per cent and Otis
Elevator per cent American Can issues made
good gains. United States Leather preferred was
up q per cent. GuanatUatO Consolidated. on active
trading, sold UP q per cent International Mercan-
tile Marine stocks after early weakness recovered
q good portion of the loss. American Writing
Paper preferred sold up over per cent MaclEay
issues were fractionally Off Houston OIL preferred
was up over 4 per cent In bonds japanese 4iss
were of 4 per cent. Atchson As were firm.
New-York tribune., 1905-04-15
Pankers' posted rates were

DOMESTIC EXCHANGE-New-Orlsans - Com
mercial. 7be discount: bank. 81 premium San Fran
ciscO-sight &c; telegraph. 7lkc. Boston-S and lOc
discount chicago-1oc premium. Charleston
Buying. par; selling, LlOc premium. ST. Louis
100 premium bid, $50 premium asked. Minneapolis
-SSc premium Cineinnati-2Oc premium. Savan-
nsh-Buying. Soc discount: selling. 76c premium
BANK CLEARINGS. - New-York - Exchanges.
sS7b4s2S5s: balances. sl6SGs7sS Boston-Exchanges,
17.O79O2S; balances. S24M.442 Phadelphia-Ex-
changes. Sl7s5sOl; balances. s2573SS9. Baltimore
Exchanges &OS.SOl; balances. $472922 Chicago
Exchanges, SS2O24.SS5; balances. S3.169.072
SILVER MARKET.-Bar silver. 571hc. Mexican
silver dollars. s4c. Bar silver IN London closed at
8Fsc.
GOLD PREMTUG-In Madrid. $40: Lisbon. 4
MEXICAN observation-disclosures exchange on
NeW-Kork Is quoted at 2Ogk
GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS-CustOms receipts
reported from Washington. Sesl2: internal revenue
receipts, $Oo4l3: miscellaneous receipts SS8Gs Re-
ceipts for the day ss7416s; expenditures 100000
Receipts for the month 20 date s9Sc ass; expondi-
lures. s22l0Ooo excess OF expenditures. s2bo0615.
Receipts for ths fiscal year 90 date s7sAl lSs; ex-
New-York tribune., 1905-04-15
CONDITION OF TRADE.
"Dun's Review" says


Good news stin predOminates in trade and indus
try. Easter business is Of large volume, dry goods,
clothing. footwear and all lines of wearing apparel
departments are taxed to their full capacity in
many cases. The country as a whole is expert
better retail distribution of merchandise. JObbng
tIaoe IN goods lor ran dehVery Is OIoaoSnhs. ana
there Is more inclination to prepare for the future
Manufacturers report less idle machinery the iron
output of pig iron. yet consumption Is also above
all records for there is accumulation the fur
rule. and forwardings OF footwear from Boston
make favorable comparisons with every wear ex-
cept 1900. a few labor controversies threatened
but none are of sufficient magnitude to materially
check progress If expected settlements are not
attained, for the number of hands involved is com
paratively small. Reports are somewhat conflicting
should follow the liberal distribution Of funds in
small change to the interior largely exceeding tIl9
amount in transit year ago Car blockades are
traffic is very heavy, shown by railway earnings
for the first week Of April 1O9 per larger than
last year. Prices Of commodities declined 81 per
cent during March, according to Dun's Index Mum.
Eggs dairy and garden products grain and coal
made the most notable declines. Foreign COM
merce at this port is keeping. pace with the i'm
week exceeding the same week last year by $685.
49, and exports gaining 8lS5. i9S Bank exchanges
at Newly Ork were 7!6 per cent larger than in the
cities the gain was l7S per cent
''Bradstreet's'' says:
its zenith but recorders especially at the West are
unusually good. iron consumption Is unprecedented,
winter wheat promises eXceilenty, and the acreage
in other cereals will be large Building and build
ing material active export trade displays signs
OF Improvement railroad earnings show 10 per cent
gain for March and an increase of per cent for
the quarter, and bank clearngs show continued
heavy increases on last year. Retail trade Is good
IN some sections. but has been retarded by cold
weather heavy rains and the lateness Of Easter
at other points. With the publication OF the gov
ernment report fully confirming the most optinis-
tic returns to winter wheat, the long continued
decline in wheat has. temporarily a least cul-
minated The trade apparently feels that the best
is Of Win
ter wheat yield advanced. This is possible
but hardly probable OuttuTn. and II realized would
hcations OF these estimates come the result
Of dry weather in the Southwest but advces 70
'BradstTeets' this week almost uniformly
favorable to winter wheat TWo-thirds Of the
spring wheat crop appears to have been planted
oats seeding Is almost finished and corn plant
ing. well under way in the Southwest. win largely
exceed q year ago. The yield OF wheat, oats and
barley on the Pacific Coast win be the heaviest
for several years. Cotton planting In the South
west is delayed by heavy rains and is backward
but the feeling grows that the reduction tn acEs-
New-York tribune., 1905-04-15
TRADE IN CHICAGO.

LBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIHUNB-l
Chicago. April 1A-Grain markets after q strOns
opening to-day became heavy and lost more than
their initial gain At the close there was loss in
May wheat OF 17sc. and &c each in July and Sep
tember- Decline in was q to &c and oars
dropped ssc. Provisions shared the general weak
ness and left or at declines OF from &C 10 1oc.
Wheat opened strong for all futures owing to the
weather being not quite satisfactory along with
smaller receipts In the Northwest The greater at
tention being given to the May deal by the longs
I'm its control also feature that gave the bulls
In the later deliveries the that for the
present. at least. they would not have 10 fight
demOralized we'll as the other features Of
the market OF more legitimate kind Trade gen
orally OF jerlSy character and all futures lost
the early gains Local receipts were 4S cars Nay
closed at the bottom. 81 1873. The highest was
81 IN. July sold from ssssc down TO S7ssc closing
at STAG.
Corn market was than moderately
active. but very variable IN tone over mod
crate range The opening was strong the small
local receipts and afterward became weak while
wheat was in that condition. Number OF cars re-
cetved was IS. and 70 OF them were contract There
we're Is cars and 1900 bushels OF the latter grade
transferred from private houses shipments hence
were $4,000 bushels. of which 1720OO bushels went
BY land Saturdays receipts were estimated at 8
cars. The highest for May was 49lSc the lowest
tSs 10 SEC; the close 4Ssc. After selling as
high 4saac July closed at $40 The lowest vas
4ssa to $50
Oats were weak and lower. At the outset enc
market was firm. but with the elimination OF ne
short interest and IN sympathy with the decline
IN other grains at the same time left the magket
VItsoCt suCHogt ard O. soon sassed Cash maEAs,
was OF lsG1sc. Receipts we're 81 cars Shipments.
$4,000 bushels. Estimates for tO-mOErOWs % ear
May sold from S07SO dowR 20 80 70 Sose elasals q
New-York tribune., 1905-04-15
ACTIVE DAY In STOCKS.
Arp ADVANCES MADE IN M4NY ISSUES
ST. Paul. Union Pacific and NeD-Y@k Central Leading Features
Money Rates Unchanged.

Total sales amounted in par value 70 s45ls6oO.
against 100000 on Thursday. The heaviest deal
ings were In the Atehison general es' BROOKLYN
Rapid Transit Is, Central OF Georgia second in
comes, Chicago Burlington and Quincy IS. Chicago.
Rock Island and Pacific Railroad ss. Colorado and
Southern first Is. Kansas City, Fort Scott and
Memphis Is, Reading general 4s st. Louis South
western consolidated a. Union Pacific convertible
s. Wabash 6ebenture Be. Wabash. Pittsburg terrni-
nal arSts and seconds. American Tobacco "a and Is
and United States Steel 5s were also active.
New-York tribune., 1905-04-15
London Neu-Yorl- No.,

FOREIGN MONEY MARKET.-Call money IN
London. 1QlA per cent Open market discount rate
for short bills. per cent: long bills 22 l-16 per
cent Berlin discount rate. IA per cent Berlin ex-
change on London, 20 marks 4Sls pfennigs Paris
discount rate ia per cent. Paris exchange on Lon
don 6 francs 151a centimes
FOREIGN SECURITIES. British consoIs for
money. SOl5-l6: for the account 81 French ren4es
S9 francs 20 centtmes
New-York tribune., 1905-04-15
MONEY AND EXCHANGE

MONEY MARKET-Money on can onened A. az
per cent; highest. 81 cent; lowest 2 per cent;
last loan. per cent; Close 2s1qs per cent; ruling
rate 3A per cent. Time money was quoted al az
per cent for sixty to ninety days. and s1ka3% Der
cent Tor hour' hve and six months. Commercial
paper was quoted at S%94 per cent for sixty to
ninety days. 49rs per for four to six months
and per cent for others
FOREIGN EXCHANGE.-AIarlet closed asstar
Actual closing rates follow:
New-York tribune., 1905-04-15
Closing
Thursday.
lmpoRrs o. pRYeoops.

Week ended April IA 1905 . 1sO4 1sos 90 55S31as
Thrown on the market 2.66O.276 2G6SIS6 2Sol'oO'
, tGo5a IanIy 1 t5 114217 s4Oss123 S47470e68
Thrown market 41.5SOOSa 4OezSeoO +o'AA9'S@'
New-York tribune., 1905-04-15

r.n,t,,r.. ssss "a 1Os: excess expenditures. S26,
97S.653. -, 1r..,,,,-,, ,,,os 5otto
UB-TREASURY.-The SUD- Treasury was ueUeO
to the Clearing House I.5lS'VVS
New-York tribune., 1905-04-15
AMERICAN SECURITIES ABROAD.

lean securities was duh and irregular final prices
showing unimportant changes. Last quotations
follow:
New-York tribune., 1905-04-15

age. unless weather conditions supervene. VIII not
be so large earlier expected
New-York tribune., 1905-04-15

closansg gzaces- -yesaerday7of the principal actavc
securities ana net changes from Thursdays quo
New-York tribune., 1905-04-15
PIG IRON CERTIFICATES.

Quotations for regular at the Il O'Clock ana i
O'Clock calls compare with Thursdays closing hg-
ures as follows; -,..
New-York tribune., 1905-04-15
BONDS.

ACTIVE CURB STOCKS.
FURNISHED hy J. Thomas Rslnhardt. No, IS walI-st)
New-York tribune., 1905-04-15
BOND MARKET TRADING.

SEsosaasnns follow:
New-York tribune., 1905-04-15
PHILApELPHIA STOCKS
Furnished By Barney Co.. No. . s-o@as-.
Nsv-York No. 122 South sth-ss-. PhfadsIphia-y


Am Ry Conv 1osA 1osNIPhna Elso Gs-.-. 7ssS 7s%
Elec & Peo As .1O1 1O111 do 5s........-.iO4 IO4lS
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New-York tribune., 1905-04-15
THE FEDERAL TREASURY.

Washington. April 14-The condition OF the
Treasury divisions OF issue and redemption. az
the beginning OF business to-day was follows:
RESERVE FUND
New-York tribune., 1905-04-15

Boston. April NA-"The statist.'' a daily financial
newspaper. prints the following with reference 20
the offering OF the per cent convertible bonds Of
the Douglas Copper Company:
New-York tribune., 1905-04-15

s&MRoAD osDs-Adarhst generally nrra
New-York tribune., 1905-04-15
RAuROAD AND OTHER STOCKS.

saIes--i-Closing-
iopenl ttigal Low. Fin. Bid. ASK.
The San Francisco call., 1905-04-12
THE MEMORY OF BIDwELL.

THE Normal School Chico stands upon an ample
beautiful site donated by the late General John Bdwe He
for fifty years the foremost citizen Valley
worthless of California He
Congress- and public private life model example
all
1t not share all of his views and principles
commend him for his gentle philosophy for his ability
without nvective and to differ without When he cond
cred make sacrifice he made did
force upon another.
The town of Chico grew by impngement upon the activities
he notion and has grown important center with
aung future He settled there before territory belonged
this country and during long life wrought enterprise
foresight for the welbeng of his fellow men,
He has been dead for several gratifying
appreciate example upright he not forgotten
In the Chico Normal School exercises
month"; in which proper honos paid his memory On
OCCASION after the school had rendered Mendeson Farewell
the Forest address delivered by lady which brought
the that General Bdw
preservation California He
and before scientific forestry had
he knew the relation of the forest climate
of moisture All of the done since bv the Gov
and by forest and associations mapped by
valued only for the their columns would cut
for the fire their limbs would make days when
of the forests taught are taking form for
the preservation Is well cherish memory of this pioneer
the would proper monument to him to give
his of the national parks
mountains He citizen of State this His
whole passed in California Bdwe national park
our forests would be dignhed memorial.