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The Columbus journal., 1906-11-14
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A008 .Do0eA, CALVIN - WuHDI
inG save tho cries a. the WugAnm
who INST felt the 1ooss sag beneatl
their Seee. 1ve secs3eo a ths eentral
wing Of the new $7sayeoo Bixby Aoesl
collapsed at S:3s Friday mosnfnG ear
rying nioe mea 10 dsaGh In u toas
Of tangled WTeekage. About lSo Or.
tisaAs and hboeee2 were scattered
through the structure at the momsaG
It fell. end Of these nearly 10 vsse
carried down n tie ruins.
Five bodies have been taken iron
the mass q debris IN The bassneat
and one q the injured died Ct IL
Long Beach hospital
Three other, bodies have boea b.
Gated IN The ruins. making nine IL
total known dead. Thirteen men q
The c~o0tractor's rolls are unAecountea
for and nine injured arc being cared
for at the hospitals. Nooesof The h
jured Win die.
Following h . list a The dead:
r. II. Perkins. coaerete Wogkef.
Long Beach.
Carlton Brashear. signal HIM. neir
Long Beach.
A. Bensenso, lAborer.
Albert Hartie. carpenter. Loag
Beach.
One unidenti6ed body.
L. n. Phillips. No. e5s Maple ave
nue.. Los Angeles. died Of injuries.
The missing:
n. johnson. E. Pa. p. Wanders.
= Jansen, A. D. Deshaser. L Lopes,
N. j. Wilson, 8. n. Norton. al labor
ers; A. Ions, Louis Zelker, C. John
son. g. Butoch. carpenters; r. E. Gun
ningham. plumber.
The new hotel IL built On the beach
and stands facing the ocean. To this
fact Contractor A. +. Spaulding At
tributes the disaster. claiming that
the fo0tings were insecure and weak
ened the structure.
John Austin, of the firm Of Austin
Z Brown, architects for the building.
ascribes the disaster to the prema-
ture removal Of the supports of the
concrete work on the fifth floor, a.
leging that the cement had been given
but three instead Of six weeks to
get"
Almost without exception. the men
contend that the building fell from the
top. carrying the lower floor with It
The Columbus journal., 1906-11-14
ADm'Ts CONTROL ~ sTANoARr
Waters-Pieres Manager Tells o. Re-
ports to No..e6 Broadway.


st. Louis-Hearing Of the deposit
lions Of the defense in the custer
suit Of Missouri against the Standard
Waters-Pierce and Republic Oil com
panies was resumed Friday. C. L.
Ackert, general manager of the
Waters-Pierce company. was again on.
the stand.
Mr.. Ackert admitted that the Stand
ard Oh company Of Indiana controls
the Waters-Pierce, the Republic and
the st. Louis, International Oil, com
panies, although the subsidiary COM
panies are active competitors for,
business in st. Louis. He admitted
that agreement had been made be-
tween the Waters-Pierce and the
Standard companies regarding Ger
tain territory that each company wal
to do business In. and told of the al
lotment Of the territories. He also
testified that the selling prices Of the
Waters-Pierce and other companies
were fixed by the Standard.
The Columbus journal., 1906-11-14
MlTI REBA1Me
MANY COUNTS IN. 0,lLs. VOTED
At MlRsaGApolis.
Federal Grand Jury 9sines In Eleven
indictments Ali>oins Refunds
,Wero Given.

Minneapolis, Minn.-Eleven indict-
ments were handed to Judge Lochren
in the United States district court at
4:10 p. m. Thursday, and they cover
the giving Of rebates BY certain rail-
roads and the receiving Of the same
by grain firms and Individuals. The
list Of corporations AGAINST which the
indictments were voted, - given out
by Assistant District Attorneys Ewart
and Dickis.s Who, hare had charge Of
the casee. we're - follows: a
The Great Northern Railroad com
pany.. four ,indictments and about Is
counts.
The Chicago. st. Paul. Minneapolis
O. Omaha railway. one Indictment and
80 counts. o
Wisconsin Osatra; railway, one in
dictment and II counts
Minneapolis Z st. Loulp railway,
one indictment and I'VE counts.
The indictments against; the rail-
roads charge the diving OF: rebates.
and under the head oe-seceiving re-
bates the following true hills we're re-
10
turnod:A yIfg.casrt
W.sP. Devereauxi company: Nc
CaullDinsmore Company 4fnneap0-
lis: Ames- Brooke company. q Duluth;
Duluth Milling company-
Some of the .sp1ctnc EharSes con
tanned in the indicfmenta asalnst the
Great Northern railway iWere two In
dictments for giving rebates to the
Spencer Grain company, ono for CIV
ing to the NcCaullD insznore. company
and for giving rebates TO the Spencer
Grain company. :
The Omaha railroad, the Wisconsin
Central. the Minneapolis Z st. Louis
were charged with favoring the Spen-
e Grain company. The companies
indicted who are not railroad compa-
MES are charged with. receiving re-
bates.
The Columbus journal., 1906-11-14
AELEoE FRAUD IN so,LeR TUBES


Pittsburg. Pa - Indictments were
returned by the federal grand
Jury in this city Friday against
J. Jay Dunn. Charles +. Close and
Frank T. Emmett, officials and en-
ployes of the Shelby Steel Tube COM
pany, charging them with conspiracy
to defraud the government In eonnec-
ton with the boiler tubes furnished
for a number of battleships.
There are 80 specific counts against
the men and 1t is alleged the con
spiracy was in operation ' . period
from 1892 to January I. 1906. The in
further assert that the de-
tubes were placed In boilers
that were used ON II war vessels.
among them being the Louisiana. up
which President Roosevelt Is nov
making his trip to Panama
The Columbus journal., 1906-11-14
nenitsntlary sslfsussainina.

! Warden Beemer OF the state peni.
eeatiary b working on his biennial
report which WIN show this year the
state p~enitentiary to be self-sustain.
InG. At this tine in the special peni.
tsafiaEy labor fund there IL about
to7yOoo. the receipts from contract h
Sof Gna from the sale Of farm pro
lucts. This amount Of money. Warden
0oe0A aA. vim about pay the e1.
Dsaoos for tie next bienniun. This ID
Aboat What 10 VIM ask the legislature
- a~SDsopriata.
The Columbus journal., 1906-11-14
A number Of cases Of scarlet fever
re reported in Nemaha county.

"A mO OF CN0S8 Oh 8C0IJSI I0v03
are reported In Nemaha county.
The Lutheran organization win en-
deayor to build q church at Sunder.
land at q cost Of approximately $500.
For some time the project has beea
under consideration. and recently e
has been decided to make IN effort
to raise the necessary anount BY TIE
subscription of stock method. Whether
or not sufficient money can b raised
will no doubt depend upon the intef.
est that con b ;aWakened among tho
members II the church
d. r.. Gilman Of Sioux CITY. II, has
sued in federal coaFt 70 gain posses.
sion OF . farm in Knox county thu
state. now occupied By NJ. end MIA
William H. Butterneld. Gilman clai0s
that the property 10 his and that Il =
valued at 5000.
w. T. Allen, Who came 10 Beatrice
recently from Iowa 70 opea The andi-
forum with . vaudeville co0pany, hAs
disappeared and NO traco q hin en-
be found. He loased tAe roo0s upoa
his arrival b Boatrica. Ralmef & ca,
q WHOM 10 purchased furniture ~
carpee.1 took -possessioa a TIE gpodA
O&e--rzEr-
The Columbus journal., 1906-11-14

Last Widow Of . Soldier ~ tne Rev0-
lutionary war.
RUTLAND. VI. - Mrs. Esther Sum
ner DAMN, said to be the last surviv-
ing widow Of . soldier Of the Revolu-
tionary war, died at her homo in Ply
mouth Union. aged 80. She was mar
ried in 1885. when n years old. to
Noah Damon, who Was then q years
old. Damon served through the revo-
lutionary war. having ealisted in ITS.
The Columbus journal., 1906-11-14

But he then stated that he could not
say how long he could stay. and he
feels now he must insist on being re-
ieved after March 4.
Declines Foreign Post.
The president urged him to accept
the Enthusiastically to France, but
Mr.. Hitchcock feels that he is entitled
to absolute rest and was obliged to re-
fuse the offer. The president went
carefully over with MI. Hitchcock the
choice Of . successor who could be
depended upon to carry IN with alb
s0lute fidelity the present policies Of
the department. and agreed with Mr..
Hitchcock that the best man to carry
ON the exceedingly onerous, difficult
and responsible work of the depart
ment was Mr.. James r. Garfield. at
present commissioner of corporations.
Mr.. Garfield has accordingly been mo-
titled that he will be appointed o.
March 4, when Mr.. Hitchcock retires.
Land Commissioner Resigns.
Commissioner Richards has informed
the president that in accordance with
his intention. expressed to Secretary
Hitchcock last May, he will resign.
his resignation to be effective March
4. This will complete eight years Of
service in the land Office. four years
as assistant commissioner. and four
years as commissioner. His success
sor has not yet been determined upon.
The assistant commissioner of cor
porations. Mr.. Herbert Knox Smith.
will succeed Mr.. Garfield as commits
sioner Of corporations.
Mr.. Smith has filled the position Of
assistant commissioner of corpora
lions since August Is. 1903. He was
appointed from Connecticut.
Moody to BE Supreme Justice.
The president Wednesday an
nounced the appointment Of Attorney
General William Henry Moody Of
Massachusetts, as justice of the SUI
preme court Of the United States. to
succeed Justice Henry Billings Brown.
who retired some time ago. Mr..
Moody has filed the ONCE Of attorney
general since July 1. 1904. Previous
to that time he had served for more
than two years as secretary of the
navy. He had also represented his
state in the ~fifty-fourth, fifty-ffth. hf-
ty-sixth and ifty-seventh congresses.
1t is generally expected that Mr..
Moody will retire from the depart
ment Of Justice the latter part Of De-
cember.
The Columbus journal., 1906-11-14

NEW YORK - Il Was de1nitely a.
talished. at Montelair, N. J.. that . Pct
buck deer killed Herbert Bradley. q
wealthy four exporter, whose dead
body was found o. the preserves 1t
his home there. Deputy County Ply
stefan Simmons Of Orange. found that
Mr.. Bradley's death We due primarily
t. the deer's ripping open a IN artery
In his hip. Tho hons Of the buck. the
largest one belonging 70 HI. Bradley
were found to be covered with blood.
The animal also attacked hin with tn
hoods.
The Columbus journal., 1906-11-14
MumsER OF LAND ENTRIES.

Increase foe Fiest Quarter W4s r.
WASHINGTON-The total number
of land entries for the frat quarter OF
the fiscal year 1907 was 53.62e. an in
crease of 2,3SS over the first quarter
rent fiscal year were $z.253.O03. an
of the fiscal year 1906. The total re-
ceipts for the Nrst quarter Of the cur
Increase Of $7S9.666 over the first
quarter Of the preceding year.
The Columbus journal., 1906-11-14
MPERIif6RbfRS
solosaao Angz.oqoQoM 20
b LiIIcxL X16oeiAI1oea
eonnITIe3 AE sueplEsal8


81. PET R&DU30 - A noeeHs
order ~ bssa hgued 1bsbB11lng -
djers az IN ralnD 10 beea0o Do4bees
Of polltjcal assoclnfloas a ~ pax0
-whatsosver. attsnA DolltieG1 0eetinO
or take part IN ag1ent1ua agn1nse u
goveenmenA vjolatioas ~ ~ oFdef
vim - severely punished.
ODE00A-An ~ e1setosa1 COMM
tees n this vtein1ey - IL Dsov1ness
have been s-uppeosssa 81 tAs1r ne
lions have ben transferred 10 u
town couneilA To agsan00sn0
made b thooo eoonitteeD 1Ayo beeo
cancelled and thsir e0cinl Dsseess have
been resolved mo- u walls q o.
- BY tAe Dealea Tee nsas8oeu ssea
are intended to provost 0s nAss q
the people ffum taking part II To
campaign for the election q members
tc the lower bose Of Parliament. have
produced . painful improosioo here
The studoato a Odessa univessaU
elected their electoral committee Win
Ii followtng pou: Social revoantion1se
candidatsss 713; social deDocsafA, TT;
lAborites. 113: eonstitntBona) demo
csafs. 1e7: sovssnneat ssDDoEeefs.
317; Z3oaists. 106.
According 10 adviees received hero
fro0 HkAterin0slAv and .K1oA1Dov 10
men were today ssat into exile for
minor political o1ensea. Local oover-
nors are dismisstng 00clals Tor refaD-
Ing 10 leave the ranks a he constitur
tional democratie party and aEo pro0r
ising promotion With the alternative
q banishneAt II he omcials Win at
taeA themselves to parties ffiendly 70
the government.
Tulsa deafeninG b0mh explo-
sion occurred On PethAnski street 1t
IN early hour~tAis morning While the
police were searching N ~unOecupaed
The noise Of the explosion was
audible for . great distance and tho
entire city was shaken. Three police
men wer killed and four wounded
The police discovered so0o revolu-
proclanations under . bed tn
one Of the rooms a the house. They
then went to . window and pulled
aside . curtain. There Was . cash q
blue fame, followed immediately by
the explosion. the force Of which va
% great that the body q . sergeant.
one Of the men killed. ~ hurled over
\ neighboring root. Tho whole upper
Of the hose fell In.
The Columbus journal., 1906-11-14
Taxes Of Executive Mansion.

LNCOLN-Taxes amounting to $500
are due on the executive mansion, and
s0m0 one has to pay, either the state
CT DE Thompson. The county taxing
anthorities have discovered the taxes
for ths year 1899 have not been paid.
"a representative Of d. e. Thompson
said the building was sold to the
state before April 1, 1889. and there
fore he taxes are not due from Mr..
Thondeon. The mateer has been re-
lefreA 20 the Board Of Public Lands
and DulldfngA.
The Columbus journal., 1906-11-14

Laredo. Tex. - Four Texas ran
gers sent to Rio Grande City to
quiet turbulent political conditions
there and investigate the a~ssassina-
ton of District Judge WEIGH. which
occurred the night before the cleo
ton, were ambushed by q body OF
armed Mexicans between Fordyce
and Rio Grande City late Thursday
night. The rangers were asleep in
camp when awakened by q volley OF
shots from the darkness. A pitched
battle ensued and four of the attack
ing party were killed. one fatally
wounded and two captured. The
rangers escaped unscathed.
Gov. Lanthan ordered a company
of cavalry to Starr county. and . spe-
cial train is now carrying the troops
on q fast run.
The Columbus journal., 1906-11-14

A reputation from Governor Deneen
Of Illinois for Adolph Engler W. hon
ored by Governor Mickey. Engler -
the man taken from . Rock Island
train at Fairbury, o. the theory that
he was Leonard Leopold. the murder
suspect. He Vac able to prove his
identity: but Ii wanted In Chicago for
another alleged crime.
The Columbus journal., 1906-11-14

KANSAS CITY. M0-United State.
Senators Clark u Wyo0ing. Long of
Kansas, BE1ndeeee a Conneeticut
Teller Of Colorado and Clark az Mr..
tAna, The fun senate co0nittee a n.
dian a9Airs, arrived here today feu~
their respective homes and held n
informal MEETING. Tho eomuath.e
WIN meet formally toOog1uv. A a..
Doslow night Vim deDast Ibr vInat.
10 BEGIN their in~vestenGipna a -
tess vieal to ln1isA Hsss11ssy. a,aG
V1oeA 1eg10lot1un = nhINv .-~
The Columbus journal., 1906-11-14
CONGRESSIONAL o I


Second District.
Hitchcock and Kennedy ran . close
race in Douglas county for congress.
the latter carrying the county by Is.
district Sarpy and Washington.
Hitchcock secured . majority Of over
zoo. giving him the election BY . mn
5ority Of $50.
The Columbus journal., 1906-11-14

Fire in New York Tenement Proves
Fatal 70 Five.

New York.-ln . IRE in an East
Side five-story tenement house ON
Madison street Thursday night . Wo-
man and her four children YER sulIo-
Gated.
The family. named Cinsberg. occup-
pied apartments on IN upper -four and
their escape was cut OF by the smoke
and flames In the lower part of the
building.
More than so women were taken
down the fire escapes by 1iremen- The
fire In the lower floors had filled the
halls and stairways with smoke and
cut on the means Of escape. All OF
them were taken down f1re escapes
and ladders by the firemen. who then
searched the halls and upper apart
The Columbus journal., 1906-11-14
New Congressman Kills Man.

Baton Rouge, La Democratic
Congressman-elect Judge George r.
Favret, Wednesday evening shot
and instantly killed his lifelong asso-
ciate and former sch00lmate. DR.. H. H.
Aldrich. one Of the best known citi-
seus OF Baton Rouge. While hundreds
Of persons were neal the scene Of the
shooting none knew what happened
between the two men. Judge Favrot
refused to talk beyond letting It be
known that the matter was q private
quarrel.
The Columbus journal., 1906-11-14
To sss, Roads tor license Fees.

Madison, Wis-Attorney General
Sturdevant Thursday announced that
he would bring suit against the Bur-
lington. the Illinois Central and the
Green Bay and Western railroads to
collect hack license fees. The suits
are in line with suits prosecuted
against other roads and the time ex-
tends back 20 years in cases.
The Columbus journal., 1906-11-14

London.-King Edward Friday cele-
brated his sixty-ifth birthday quietly
at Sandringham Friday. surrounded
by his family. He Is in excellent
health. Many congratulatory mes
sages reached his majesty.
The Columbus journal., 1906-11-14

Greenville. O.-Conduct0r James
Wilson and Grin Risen, . trainman.
we're killed and three others injured
as q result Of . collision between .
freight and q wreck train on the Gin
cinnati Northern railroad at RossburE.
The Columbus journal., 1906-11-14
OFFICIAL RETURNS N KANSAS


TOPEKA. KAS-Compsete 0fE0ial re-
turns from n~inety-six 0ut a los coun+
ties. received at 3 o'e)oek to0ight, give
Governor r ". Hoeh . plurality q
1000 votes over Wiliam A. Harris.
democrat. The nine counties still out
are all small o1sAI bot probably bring
Governor Hoch's plurality down to
2 900 or less.
The democratic campaign managers
now concede the election Of H0ch. but
claim that his plurality h considerably
kss than 1000.
The Columbus journal., 1906-11-14
n.rahan t.eads Illinois Central

6So008 U1S0SD0sS CeuS1SSs
New York. = By the election
Wednesday Of J. T. Harahan as presi-
dent Of the Illinois Central Railroad
company. to succeed S~tuyvesant Fish.
It n believed that E. II. Hartman has
1t last reelized the fulnllment Of his
plan to conth0l . railroad kae from the
Atlantic to the Pacific oceans.
The Columbus journal., 1906-11-14
Former Governors wife Dead.

st. Louis. Mrs. Esther A. Stan
ard. wife Of former Gov. E. O.
Stanard. died of neuralgia Of the
heart at her home here Wednesday.
Mrs. Stanard was q years Of age and
although she had been III for some
time, her death came Unexpectedly.
The Columbus journal., 1906-11-14

w 'sososOs sS~ O"OSs
CHICAGO. T. HarahAn. Who sue.
ceeded Stuyvesant Fish - president
Of the Illinois Central Railroad com
pany, returned from New York and
assumed active control of tie system.
going at once to his once and attack
ing q mass Of accumulated CORES.
poodence. MI. Harahan set aside
doubts concerning the future Of the
road by stating emphatically that
there would be No change Of policy.
The Columbus journal., 1906-11-14
Wadea To lHis Death.

Monticello. Hinn.-Theodore Moch-
ell, aged s5. wealthy farmer near
here, left his home Thursday morning
and deliberately waded out into the
IMississippi river. t0sa point beyond
his depth and was drowned
The Columbus journal., 1906-11-14

Illinois Central 0fseiai Dead.
Chicago.-John Colvin yelling. vice
PRESIDENT Of the Illinois Central and
that capacity director Of itsaccount-
Aopastmeat sinee 1874. diodFfidAy
The Columbus journal., 1906-11-14
Goes Insane; s,ashes Moth

Goes Insane; Slashes Mother.
Appleton. Wis.-George Homer.
butcher. became suddenly insane FIJI
day and began to kill q number Of
chickens running in the yard. His
mother attempted to interfere and he
attacked her with q butcher knife.
The Columbus journal., 1906-11-14
Banker Killed in Auto Wreck.

Des Moines, Ia.-Henry Dewitt. As
sistant cashier Of the Bank Of Sully.
a small town east Of here. was in
stantly killed. and Frank Sherman.
cashier, will probably die - the n
suit of an automobile accident.
The Columbus journal., 1906-11-14
aobber. Commit Murder.

Robbers CoNnTnt W0eoes.
Louisville.-Mrs. John Etley. wife
of q factory employee and the mother
of six children. was found in bed
Thursday with her throat cut and
skull fractured. Coroner Kelly believes
the motive for murder was robbery.
The Columbus journal., 1906-11-14

London-Sir William Treloar's
term OF Office a lord mayor OF Lon
don was inaugurated Friday with the
time-honored pageant. but the usual
eaudy. symbolical cars ere eliminat-
ed from the procession.
The Columbus journal., 1906-11-14
Pr,wce Albert % Rule Congo.

Prjneo Alb0Ft @ Rule Congo.
Brussels.-Prince Albert OF F1and-
ers, nephew of King Leopold. was FRI
day oficially declared the successor
of the king as sovereign of the Congo
independent state. This puts IN end
to the controversy.
The Columbus journal., 1906-11-14

odesea Nwooiano on - MiN0o.
OdeooA-The eouft-mArdal which
has beea trying the aSitatoro indicted
foe instiestinG . revolt q the garrison
a O6ossa Thnrsaay sentenced two of
thsm. Lsado aDA Ro1tsovSky. to b
11ansooetea - 0boslA
The Columbus journal., 1906-11-14
Pottery Piant 0estrexed.

Columbus. GA $4,000 fire visit
ed the plant Of the Columbus Pottery
company, located at Chaseland. de-
stroying the front half Of the build
ing. The blaze originated in . new
kiln ON the outside of the building.
The Columbus journal., 1906-11-14
American Volcano Active.

Trinidad. Col. - Mount Culebra.
which is located 40 miles west
Of Trinidad. II reported in . state q
eruptjoa, smoke and vapor eaA b
seen Issuing fro0 the mountain.
The Columbus journal., 1906-11-14
Prohibit camblina IN Panama.

Panama.-The national assembly
Thursday unanimously approved .
bill prohibiting gambling In the repub-
lie. 1t will now be signed BY Presi-
dent Amado.. and gambling On the
isthmus will become . thing Of Tie
paSt.
The Columbus journal., 1906-11-14

CooSSso6 OSWUo1sGO0s
Chicaeo-H0ry W. Herring. former
cashier Of the Milwaukee Avenue State
bank, pleaded guilty to forgery and
embezzlement In Judge Pinckney's
court Monday afternoon and was sen
tauced to the penitentiaSy.
The Columbus journal., 1906-11-14

OU00OUSO& OWoDD y" Ssssssos
Canton.-A eonflaSration on the
river side opposite the European quar-
tar on the Island suburb Of Shannon.
Thursday destroyed over 500 houses.
including an the restaurants. brothels
and gambling housed.
The Columbus journal., 1906-11-14

AK LES BAlNS - The balloon MI
limo, which was sent mp from the MI
Ian international exposition, has ar
rived here after having Travelled over
Mount Blanc.
The Columbus journal., 1906-11-14

Totals ....l6SSS l4303 lSOso Ss17
Hitchcock and Phelps counties miss
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-09-06
FRENCH IN WESTERN AFRICA.
Hope to Find Hitherto Unknown Nav.
igable Waterway.

Paris, Sept. 6.-It was officially an
nounced today that Captain Lenfant
the French explorer, is about to leave
on another expedition to West Africa
in order to discover, IL possible. a nav
igable waterway connecting Lake
Chad with the coast of the Atlantic.
In his former expedition of 1904,
Captain Lenfant ascertained that ID
through waterway existed along the
Niger, the Benue, the Mayo-Kebbi. the
Logone, and the Shari, but he was un-
able to follow it from beginning to
end by boat, as the Mayo-Kebbi was
found to be obstructed by rapids,
round which 1t was necessary to trav-
ell by land.
His discovery. however, enabled the
French government to abandon the
difficult and costly Congo-Ubangi-
Fort de Possel route for conveying
sipplies to the troops on the lower
Shari in favor of route from Forca-
dos at the mouth of the Niger, along
that river, the Benu, and the Mayo
Kebbe to Lere, from which point
beasts OF burden are employed as far
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-09-06
SUGAR BEET PRODUCTION.
Total Acreage in the United States l.
3O7 1854 Acrcs.

The recent report to congress of
Special Agent Charles F. Saylor pre-
sents some interesting facts as to the
present status of this industry. Fifty
two beet sugar factories were in op-
Grafton, five were standing idle. and
l2 were being constructed for opera
ton this year. The factories last year
had 4 total capacity for slicing 4H500
tons Of 5eets daily.
In the acreage planted and sugar
manufactured Colorado leads having
harvested $1,000 acres and manufac-
tured 900 tons of sugar. Michigan
came second in acreage with 1900
acres. but third in sugar with 66 900
tons. California grew $1,000 acres
asd produced 10000 tons of sugar.
The next states in order were re-
spectively Utah, Idaho, Nebraska and
Wisconsin, with a total of 1000 acres
and $4,000 tons of sugar. Other states
grew 1000 acres of beets, producing
about 1900 tons of sugar, or a total
| for the United States of 307,364 acres
with a production of 312,92O tons Of
\ sugar.