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Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1906-10-11

r.. evil spirit Of the old Saxon
,,reI ,oon 20 revoluiioniIe the
Die industry
a ,h, middle ages. when the now
mine. q Schneeberg were op-
H. -a,ar miners we're not long
..... dat the silver was nearly
seated niih a strange mineral
l. , frequently replaced the pre-
p, 10. .,thcf Specimens Of this
we're turned over 90 the wise
o.. lusIom One and al pro
90 useless Thereafter. as ihey
l-l ue,r eyes fell on the con-
re.ran oi the silver they were
5 after. the miners. in con
rrI x kotoid That n 90 say.
10 ..l ,p.nt: for. like an evil
Hu I. d vas present only TO
bonn trouble.
We 4 to-day still call ,his
a..l s one OF the elements.
r .ge.lng Is now cobalt IL
J aar the middle Of the six
Century. many generations after
pop. q me metal had been gath
b their fathers, that even slight
aas discovered. Up 10 to-day
J have been limited when com
Eth other elements il IS still the
% oi m large measure. But,
bold good Of j, in the near
a number Of years have been
Il .r uy electric storage battery.
! baby know" said Thomas A.
r substance, recently IL has
sH o. build a battery iha, will
r 1mobie a hundred miles
having 20 be recharged. The
aa badiing until ! introduced
r. ,Hc battery cells. Now | be
'ta' have the battery all right,
ny problem remaining 90 be
90 order % make the battery prac
g.. me 10 find a way 70 get
'h.l,nt quantity and eheaply"
Doe. Nr Edison employ cobalt
sat.p' lie smilingly keeps the
n himself Bot. he says, II only
Fr The one problem now con
Dom that Of cheap supply--,hc
t battery will cut down the
weight OF the automobile BY
10. oi itself will greatly reduce
f fol. .hc machine. thus tending
q, % o. necessity instead OF the lux
Do nHN is Il will also increase
PEEL possibilities. Last, but not
DE .IiHmobilist will no longer be
i,ni 900 gasoline. the favorite mo
'"er Of to-day. or steam. Both
S"'lomble for obvious reasons.
p electricity none of these objec
can be raised; it is 4 noiseless.
fuel"
No. Edison's battery, il the
N Of. inventor in finding cobalt
"'., will bring about a revolu-
The electrical world as great as
0''h took place in the world Of
.''n Robert Fulton demonstrated
'"'N 'lcdin ner way from
p'ti even better than she could
he anne trip by sail.
Edison is now travelling about the
p enlclvoring 20 locate cobalt
'' lihclent quantity and purity
Pn 1t TO the point where his bat.
III" be practicable. Cobalt now
NY Two dollars a quarter pound.
DaY ago it was worth twenty.
"N more. A quarter of a pound
D." u1' about as much bulk as the
'"'un' OF iron. Mr.. Edison's bat
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WELD COUNTY FARMS.
Agricultural and Live Stock Statistics
for the Year.

Greeley.-After several weeks OK
careful gathering OF statistics concern
Ing the agricultural and stock interests
OF Weld county. secretary Lowe OF the
Greeley Commercial Club has complied
n report to be sent TO the State Com
mercial association. II shows that
I5O, 900 head of sheep are being fed In
the county this year. twenty-five per
cent. less than the number last year.
Cattle on the range and being fed are
estimated at ii.3O0. value $Ss6.OoO;
hogs 2,400. value $4,000: horses 15,-
600. value s9T5.000; and mules $50.
value $4,000.
There were 10000 acres planted to
wheat, which produced an average oil
forty bushels to the acre. 100000
bushels. value 100000; 10000 acres
hay. producing 100000 tons: potato
crop on 10000 acres, $500 carloads. or
2,375 900 sacks. or 142 500 tons: 1900
acres planted in fruit. but no figures
were obtained as to the value of the
fruit crop. Production of oats, barley
and corn is consumed in the county
and no figures were gathered.
There were $4,000 to 10000 acres oi
beets grown for the Eaton, Windsor
and Greeley sugar factories. with an
average OF twelve tons to the acre
making total OF 100000. bring
| $.,S00.000 to the growers. The three
factories will make 100000 sacks OF su
ger of 100 pounds each. The cost oi
! raising an acre OF beets Is generally
| estimated at s3s. and the profits $50
an acre. Robert Boyd had the high
est tonnage recorded, raising thirty
two tons on each OF fifteen acres.
1t is estimated that 1000 to 5000
acres in the county are being cult
waited by the Campbell system OF dr.,
farming. All these figures are con
servative. and the sheep and agricul
tural interests easily total $6.500,000 ai
the output this season.
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70 n INSTITUTED " COLORADO
q sourHGRN HALLWAY.
NEW ENGINEER APPOINTED
win Lay Track From Denver TO Louis
willie junction - Preparations to
Eisetrify Al Its Northern Colorado
taaA


Lines.
Denver.-The Denver Republican
says that changes In the operating de-
partment OF the Colorado a Southern
have jus, been made whereby CHIEF
Engineer II. W. Cowan In promoted 10
be superintendent Of maintenance from
the northern terminus OF the system In
Wyoming to Galveston, Texas. includ-
Ing the new roads recently absorbed py
the Colorado n Southern: also the mp
pointment OF Engineer Vincent. for
merly OF Fort Worth, as assistant chicf
engineer. Further. this VIII bring
about the creation OF new position
entireiy-that OF electrical engineer.
which Will be filled by q. J. Hartman.
superintendent of the electrical de-
partment OF the Cripple Creek Short
Line. including the High and Low lines
Mt Cripple Creek.
These changes have been made neo-
essary by the consolidation OF the va
rious short roads recently acquired by
he C. a. s.. and by the work OF cleo
srification which will be begun immc-
diately. Contracts will be let the first
OF next month for the grading OF the
new Denver a Intcrurban road. an
electric line under the control OF the
c. 4 s. between Denver and Louis
Vile junction, from where the track
OF the c. a. $. viii be used on TO
Boulder, while work on the new street
railway for Fort Collins. which is TO
be operated In conjunction with the
electric line from Denver to Boulder
will be begun the first OF January.
I'VE have decided TO commence
work on the clectrihcation OF the
northern Colorado line Immediately,
said Mr.. Cowan yesterday. and Tor
that purpose decided to take Mr..
Hartman over this month. lie viii
commence Immediately where we
have been getting ready for bids on
the grading of the new line from Den
yer to Louisville Junction. IL Is our
purpose to electrify all the northern
Colorado lines as rapidly as advisable
and as we can arrange for men ana
equipment. The electrical engineer
ing department is TO be separate from
that of the regular engineering depart.
ment of the road. and will be confined
largely to the construction work IN
northern Colorado.
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Fort Collins Sugar Factory.

Denver.-A Fort Collins dispatch Of
the 11th inst. says: Beet growers in
this factory district are practically
through digging the years crop, but
there are thousands OF tons yet to be
delivered to the factory. Owing to the
unprecedented storms in October and
November the farmers have had a long
hard pull gathering the crop and the
work has cost them thousands OF dol
lars more than usual, owing to bad
roads for hauling and the high prices
paid for labor. The railroad company
has already delivered more than 1900
carloads Of beets to the local factory,
in addition to thousands OF tons which
have been hauled by teams, and 1t Is
estimated that there are at least 1000
tons to come. The third and last pay
ment for beet growers this season 90.
ours next Saturday, when 1t is ex.
pected between 100000 and $500 900
Will be paid to the growers. The No
vember payment amounted to about
100000.
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Exeeuslonsr saved wsseh.

Joseph Lang, the public executioner
of Vienna, wears heavy gold watch
chain and massive watch, which In
held securely In his pocket by thief
proof hook. Both the chain and the
hook withstood the attack Of I pick
pocket who endeavored to relieve the
hangman of his treasure IN ! crcwd1h
street Of THE Austrian capital receutlys
The thief was captured, md ~
wAtch. On which ~ gr9wscmo ffooord
Sof ~ ownarS olIc1al aesav1ty y -,
6xAxs1, ~ ssvs1 " u at
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FRANCHISE susrA'Nl'
Denver Gas and Electric :
Wins In Court

Denver.-Judge Peter ,,oo 4
Tuesday swept the last !! piUp ~, =
der the quo warranto sui Tiseij ~
test Hs, the the Denver Gas and s'ss lss's'
,ss, uamv's @ title to the twen!y,,y.i :. 4.
eSise' pSns which i on the face cs',.G,,s.s q q
,nr mas electors SECTORS at the muni'''
held on May 18TH; :, IN. 4
Tor a. the eD Light company;. w. ,as;s1 80
ruled tnat any voter ot.eslrassmsat{ su I
erty subject to asss,ss asst Z saulI
assessed or not, was :. "a
paying elector," .ss ana ,r,sncniik' I
tilted to vote on Ine 7. ~ dell
iess for the distllct snd !
ceed with the case rastsi
Stidrer. so stated e it18
STATS state. therefore = rs:sss :.sspssi
gave gave nS., Court. judge !
ptsys ptsiy entered iSas@ssasss is,sssss T.
co%paag CON prepared BY ths -
corporation.
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Would ssve seensrx.

Colorado Springs, Colorado.
Ing that the defendant company II
about to destroy the scenic beauty Of
Cascade canon in Manitou by its pro
3ected pipe lines and reservoirs for
power purposes, and that his owner
ship in the canon entities him to IN
element q right 70 the grandeur and
beauty therein, Lesnder A. Bigger. Oe
Hutchinson, Kansas, has nled Guit II
|fAew pnlted States Dlefrict Court -
|| y d !
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charges ApalA

chicago. The q ~ ss.is
which to hurl nuhs isl ~
~ into eternity
nsiius Shes. pf%s
Drct srhood g
wso tsstiss.da, !.
80 ~ deps !! y
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cOLORlD0'I
vlANs or srArs e.,
AssociAr,oN ::
DAILY LECTURES h =

c.,. ''Jses N
ooIe'.do's Rssssrs., -s
and stsrsoptleea rr,..
sHsy rhou..nd o,,'..
Raised.
i'enver.-Plans for say,,,,.
RAD. .ado and her maxnlasss, =.
ties for investment. on . =.
oe'ore attempted. have bs,.
oy tho Colorado State Con-,
sociation.
rhe FIRST step will be 10 -.
"eaaqaarters to a larger suu ~
trally located building a, ~, }.
MIA street.
Inc total floor space to B.
Is s.ioo feet. The frou, 49,.
De the Offices Of the a.,o.,,,...
' p"o''ci'y bureau. All ~
and printed matter which ~
alton has now. over $50 hoo,,'
pamphlets. will be attr,.i,,.
played for the visitor. farth.,
the room. The exhibit Of cc,..'.|
sources which will be Ipcres.s n
rapidly, will find a place IN n
OF the publicity depar,mea,
feature TO be added 10 thIx 49,.
VIII be revolving cabinets d 4.
photographs procurable oi ~
scenery. buildings. farms. r,s,s~
rigation enterprises. etc
The greatest OF all the ner -
however. is to be an audI,o,iu. p
cupy the rear portion Of the -
II liz planned TO have this -
iitted up with upholstered n
and other comforts to a,trset n ;
itor. In this auditorium, as h r
commercial headquarters ia -
geles, ILLUSTRATED lectures o. o.
Will be delivered twice daily |, r
ternoon and evening. BY m
oughly acquainted with the CO.
here. The lecture course ~
early in January.
Every stranger with Denvat ,
will be invited to attend ~
lures. New guests at the vsria
tells will find In their mail boz q
morning n handsomely ensrasst1
callin. their attention to ihe O.
State Commercial Association, a
Ing them n pressing insiutin d
tend one or more Of the Lecture
learn something Of Interest sbeul
wonderful state.
John 7. burns, secretary d q
sociation. has been making ID :
months a close study Of the $50
advertising methods used By q
cial associations on the Psfik
In drawing attention to the ~
OF those states.
In April next II is proposed Y
n series OF special Lectures b. &
takers on the different features
state and the cities. These z
will include mining. irrisafa
sugar. agriculture. dry farming
for beautifying the cities ina
etc. Under this series will ~
lectures on the special advas1
a place for Investment, Of Dsav
orado Springs. Cripple Creek
Greeley. Grand Junction, Gf
Fort Collins. Leadville. Calo
Durango. and. in fact. every ~
and mining camp In the state.
will also be series Of lectures
resources of the various counil
very best views that can o
be used ON the scenes. lM
will also put in a superb eo''.
maps OF the various counues'
and otherwise. -...
The department OF sta'issn
commercial association :
great progress gathering rs..
tistics from the various couhu
homes to have the figures CO...
carly I'm the new year. IneE
most valuable adjunct 70 70 ~ ~
tons fund OF information a'S
RADIO. .so ssa0
essary to boost Colorado o. =,
orate scale is well under :, n
is expected that the fund - -
snffcient proportions to san. -.
ceeding on the lines above
without much delay.
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spanish Custom In Decay.

For rrly the dowry Of every peas
ant garl in Spain included set Of
linen sheets. On account Of the In
creased cost OF linen, this branch Of
irade has dwindled down to an insig-
nflcnnt figure.
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Special Message the Re-
J, suit of Chief Execu-
/ tive's Recent Visit.
MUCH GOOD WORK DONE

Progress Made Under American Ad-
ministration Is Pointed to with
Pride-last Year the Most Pros
porous the Island Has Ever Known
Congress Urged to Confer Full
. American Citizenship Upon the
Porto Ricans-~ould Have All In
suIar Governments Placed In One
Bureau.
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stock The dividend will be payable
January 1st, and will amount to about
IS share. a total Of $375,000 being
rePdy for distribution. The presant Of
fc,rs of the company were reelected
by the directors.
At Greeley on the Sd inst. a meeting
Of farmers, produce shippers. and rep
resentatives Of the Greeley Commercial
club petitioned to the Union Pacific for
more freight cars to move 1000 car
loads OF potatoes and other vegetables
now hung up" for want Of Transports.
tion. The movement to build an cleo
trio railroad line to Denver was
strongly endorsed.
Alderman Frank p. Lennon, Republi.
can candidate for sheriff Of Pueblo
county last fall, includes the following
list Of election expense items: paid
the Grafters' club 800; for churches,
grab bags. lotteries. ETC.. 1880; for
workers who worked, $50; for workers
who didn't work, $50; two jugs OF
good cheer that made the recipients
50 cheerful that they forgot To vote,
The Stats Teacherss Asso6iaAlpp VAN
meet II Denver the 3okh, 17th md 2otn
| of DecenbeFs This aaSociafxda " ~.
coming 90 o& the laxgo1 u n11I
yhe neneorehip ythl6 yscf IA
1setly Up tlp :. q /, n ~
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DehInd On Rsnt.

Behind on RenL
4 .1hey ~ poor shiftsr n tsn years
naon6 a. IL 0me.T s
sStd ~ not ssus. I'm III land-
1 - 4 tneW - 3uat ~ na06t1s
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1906-05-25
Mass Meeting Held.

After the Gazette press hour
last night a mass meeting was to
be held at the city nall to discuss
the matter of cleaning up the
city.
At meeting held Tuesday
night committee was appointed
from each OF the following or
ganizations: the Citizens League,
Coffee Club, city council and
Village Improvement Society.
These committees were supposed
to work up the matter and to at
tend the mass meeting last night
to join in formulating plans foi
the cleanup. The council has
declared next Monday a legal
holiday, and all business houses,
schools and the college are sup
posed to close for at least a half
a day and join in the task OF
beautifying the city by a thorough
"housecleaning" process.
At the meeting Tuesday night
a smelling committee" COM
posed of leading ladies of the city,
was appointed, and it is the duty
Of this committee to investigate
conditions in alleys and back
yards where an accumulation of
trash, dirt or filth of any sort has
been left, and to report such
matters to the proper authorities.
Property owners will be notified
to clean up their premises, and it
will be the business of those in
authority to see that such orders
are obeyed Immediately.
This meeting is certainly a
step in the right direction. and
everyone should lend bis or her
aid to the task of turning the old
town upside down next Monday
and giving it a complete over
hauling. The go,d to result
from the project is so plainly dis
cernible that even the school boy
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1906-05-25
Proclamation.

Whereas, The Village Improve
ment Society of Corvallis and
the Benton County Citizens
League have requested the City
of Corvallis to name a day to be
set apart by the citizens of said
City to be devoted to cleaning up
the streets, public grounds, lawns
and yards within the corporate
limits of said City; and
Whereas, by unanimous vote Of
the City Council, it was resolved
at a meeting, MAY 2Ist, that
Monday, the 2Sth day of May,
be set apart as such a day for
cleaning up said City. By
authority ofsaid Council I here
by designate Monday, the 2Sth
day of May, 1906, as Cleaning
Up Day, and request all autheri-
ties and citizens OF the town to
devote this day to cleaning up
and beautifying the City.
ALEX RENNIE,
Pres. City Council.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1906-05-25
Annual County Institute.

Beginning Wednesday morn
ing, June 9th. the annual county
institute for Benton county will
be held in this city. The ses-
sions will be conducted in the
public school building, and many
of the ablest educators in the
state are scheduled to take part
in the work. Among those are
B. F. Mulkey, Miss Katherine
Sloan, E, D. Ressler, J. H.
Ackerman and others.
In the Methodist Episcopal
church, Wednesday evening,
June 9th, an excellent musical
and literary program will be rem
dered. Among those appearing
on the program are Mavor A. J.
Johnson, Miss Lulu Spangler,
President B. F. Mulkey, Mrs. E.
H. Belkuap, Sup't. Ackerman,
Miss Johnson, of Philomath, and
the Philonath quartette.
The public is invited to help
make the occasion successful by
attending.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1906-05-25
Benton Boy Suicides.

Despondent from continued
ill-health, and worn by sleep
less night of sickness, Johnny
Beal, Benton county boy,
drowned himself ia the Villa.
mette river at Albany Saturday
night or early Sunday Morning.
Mr.. Beal was i'll Friday night
and did not sleep. Saturday
morning he decided to go for a
walk, but the day passed and he
did not return. Search was
begun, aud Sunday his coat and
hat were found on the bank of
the Willamette, and in the hat a
note was placed which read,
'.Good-by; l love you all, J. D.
Beal" The river was dragged
and the body recovered block
below the place where the hat
was found.
The funeral occurred in Albany
at 400 p. m. Monday and inter-
ment in an Albany cemetery.
Johnny Beal was a son of Will
liam A. Beal, who is re-
spe table rancher of the vicinity
of Wells, residing about eight
miles north of Corvallis. De-
ceased was born in Benton county
28 years ago, and four years ago,
on the same date of his burial
May 21-he was married to Miss
Jennie Robbins, daughter in
another well-known Benton
county family. Deceased and
his family had resided some years
in Albany.
Mr.. Beal was a quiet, steady
young man, and was respected
by everyone. He had been in
i'll health for some time and it is
possible that worry and ill-health
had caused temporary insanity,
during which the young man
took his life.
There is widespread sympa-
thy for the bereaved family which,
besides the widow and one little
child, includes the father, w. A.
Beal, a brother, Gene Beal. and
a married sister in Washington.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1906-05-25
Relics of Old Times.

A Quaker marriage certificate
bearing the date 1890, and deed
executed in the year of 1877,
were exhibited at the Gazette
office Wednesday by ]. w.
Woods, of this city. The papers
are yellow with age and are torn
from folding, but the writing is
clear and plain. The parties
named in the Quaker certificate
are William Marshall and De-
borah Bills, grandparents of Mrs.
J. w. Woods. The marriage
vows were announced in a series
of monthly meetings of the
Quaker denomination, aud the
consent of the parents was OBJ
tanned. After a given number of
announcements by law required,
the marriage was announced by
the clerk of the meeting as hav-
ing taken place and the infor-
nation was handed to the clerk
of the court and by him recorded.
No minister and no ceremony
were necessary in these mar
riages, but the names OF 80 wit
nesses appear on the certificate.
The marriage occurred at Deep
river, county of Surry, North
Carolina.
The deed is a transfer of land
to the same William Marshall,
and is we'll preserved.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1906-05-25
Fred c. Peil, the Next Sheriff.

Republicans are to be con-
graduated on having such a
worthy man for their candidate
for sheriff. His clean private
life, his successful business life
is winning him friends and votes
every day. A prominent repub-
licau of the county recently said,
"Why should single republican
vote against Fred G. Peil? He
is just as good if not a betrer
bookkeeper, just as good pen
man, just as good an Office man,
just as clean man, just as able
a man, just as good citizen of
the county, is interested as much
in the future welfare of the
county as his honorable op-
pouent. We are not against
Mr.. Burnett because he is not a
good fellow and a good citizen.
We oppose him because, the re-
publican candidate, Fred c. Peil,
is just as worthy, just as compe-
tent; because he is a republican,
and this is a republican county.
With a manequally as competent,
efficient, clean and able, we
believe it is the duty of every re-
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1906-05-25

or girl can readily see it, an,
these will no doubt be glad te
assist to the limit of their
strength.
Get your scythes, shovels,
rakes, hoes and wheelbarrows il
readiness, and be up with the
lark Monday morning to aid in
making Corvallis one of the clean.
est, as it is already one of the
prettiest towns, in the William.
cite Vallev.
Should the Gazette be off the
press in time tor this article to be
read locally Thursday night, lei
every such reader make it a point
to attend the mass meeting at
the city hall.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1906-05-25
New Enterprise for Corvallis.

Tuesday afternoon an organiza-
ton was effected of the Corvallis
Ice and Butter Company and
steps were taken to incorporate.
The incorporators are B. D.
Arnold, Guy Seeley, John
Creson and others and the enter
prise springs out of the old Cor
wallis ice company. The cap
ital stock is quoted at $40, ooo
and the company embraces some
we'll known local capitalists.
New and up-so-date ma
chinerv for the plant has been
ordered, and the firm expects to
be ready to receive cream for
butter making by June 1st.
The concern will occupy the
old ice house, in the south part
of town.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1906-05-25
A Merited Tribute.

If anyone interested in Benton
county and the development of
its resources would take as active
part in advertising it individ-
ually as they could, the results
| would be remarkable. While
many talk of Benton, the Cor
Wallis Citizens League does more
than talk. The League is one
of the most progressive organiza-
tions of the sort in Oregon or
any other state, and its adver-
tising has done wonders for Ben
ton county. In order to demon
strate what the League is doing
abroad, the following letter from
H. A. Hinman, from the depart
ment of science, New York Mil
itary academy, and addressed to
John F. Allen, secretary OF the
League, is given publicity:
I ain in receipt of your letter
of the 24th ult and alsol of sew
eral others recently regarding the
state of Oregon and have read
them with much interest. I
have secured a position in the
West but it is in Belmont, Cali
fornia, aud so am no longer on
the.lists looking for some place
to settle. 1 admire the energy
and system with which you go
about letting us know of your
advantages and wish to thank
you and all of those interested in
what you have done for me. l
wanted to come to Oregon but
am we'll pleased to get on the
coast at all and maybe in later
years the fates will will it that
I fud as good a position in your
state as I have secured in Cali
fornia.