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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-03-09
Boston Forecast.

Boston. March 8.-Forecast for Bos-
ton and vicinity: Generally cloudy
possibly with occasional light showers
Friday generally fair Saturday; light
variable Winds.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-03-09

lust what action will be taken in the
case has not yet been decided. In an
interview with representative of the
Journal last evening. Attorney General
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-03-09
We Will Sign
Your Bond "

The Bankers Surety Company of
Cleveland, Ohio. having appointed me
as agent for Kennebec county, l am
now prepared to promptly furnish
Surety Bonds Of every description. In
formation as to rates and conditions
promptly furnished.
Elmer e. NeWbert, Agent
317 Water ST., Augusta.
Frank L. Dutton. Attorney.
Agents wanted for Kennebec county.
Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1906-08-15
CHEAPER LIGHT ....,,. 4 N: ,V
 SEEMS IN SIGHT
By An Unanimous Vote The Council
 Accepts The Merchant. Proposition, Subject to The Figures and Deductions
 OfSuperintendent Class Being Verified

enables us Co satisfy odrsalvss { yust i, what we can do.'' 1',s f, ., "
 Head wantedtts Answ. that should the petitioners pay in their money aad then the city be unable to fulfil its agreement, if the psrtie. would get back their money.
 Wilson pointed out that the city does not bind itself to anything under the arrangement. but that naturally tho city would not undertake the psojet unless the council was first convinced that it was feasible. - ='
 Brown raised the question as to tho consequences in case some of tAc- peti. tioncrs, after. paying the arst install. mcnt, should thereafter xfsil. to !, psy' the remainder of their subscriptions, and the mayor replied that the men who were on the .petitiss were just ss fs' sponsible as the city. ""
 "If we can save co per cent,v de- elsred Brown, "I would say go'st n." The mayor said that the object vas not so much to save the consumers 70 per cent as to create additional reveuus for the city. "; '
 The motion was then put to s'vote ana all answered "aye." e. tl'ii other D0stness. .
 At the previous session, the council passed an ordinance providing fov tho appointment of . city engineer. whose duties would be that of n plumbing h. ! spestor." Referring to this ordinance, ] Mayor 'Goldwater announced tAs sp. roiStm ment of Chas. c. Glsss to the ofAce so'xerve without additional compeubs. tioti. lie Sken' instructed Chief oS Police .Pfince to allow no one to ds6 up ths streets unless he had "a, tluMtp ers' license. '. '.,d, .. ao.u >o' . Permission 'was gvanttd 't6e'' ExBSs
 Day comniittee To siesi "mats aon't tAt 1 plaza walk for the 'bert6sc of fGr 1 nishihs wcahen and ckildfrh Nth a1n'r
 ~Tcher and Itmonsde free If thAifs.' '' After "aispasinr of me eIsct3ie light proposltioh the 'eouxtii' resumied 'wl . sitting ss bo6rd of ~edHsiikxtsaa. '''
Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1906-08-15
(Tson Tuesday . Daily.)


 By sA unanimous vote, the council voted last evening Co accept the pro- position of the merchants to advance the money necessary for the tiiy,to buy the equipment to deliver electricity. to the business district. ...
 Before . vote was taken the mattef wss thoroughly discussed in all ito phases, and the council, ss Ves, ,exPsat, ed, wisely ssfegusrded shs. saesiop by making it . conditios that the hsures of Superintendent Glass should he vsri- Aed by competent and disinterested au- thority. -
 The subject was .opssst hy Maydr 0oidwater stating that t1eh isd ,,ssn . great deal of street talk on the mat. ter, hut half of thoAe who .xantur. cd opinions were net fully informed a 10 what they were talking al,ont. Some persons thought thst sn agreement had already been made, instesd. of it being simply s propositiou thsa was. l,efere the city council. He called attention to the fact that couple of reports had bees submitted by Superintendent Glass, one showing the cost of operstiss . municipal lighting Ay~tetn, while tho other was . supplemented rsport. "No~ what are you going 10 do about itf" h' asked. ~+r"'r
 Belcher moved that the proposition of the petitioners be accepted, with th' proviso that the figures x. to the soa, of delivering the current Co the city b. arst verified. Wilson seconAed the mo tion.
 Brown asked why the city should en ter into a contract to supply the elee tFieity at les. than the present Ag ures.
 Wilson replied that the. city could q, 90 aud make money by it. <. Brown wss inclined to the opinioI that if s a per cent reduction wer' made. that the. electricity wouId be sol' at about cost.
 ''Thst ia just what this motion pvo vides for. explained the mayor. "I
Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1906-08-15

it, and 1t eap he done without increased hardship to the small mihs-owner and prospector, and without adverse effect on the general mining industry of our county, l have no opposition to raise. But if the plan of doing 1t involves the results l have mentioned, then it be. comes . very serious question. and one which you should consider with ex. treme care.
 An additional payment of tax. even if unjust, could he met by the United Verde company without driving it ont of business. Senator Clark, by delay. ing for a season the building of ons of his projected railroads, or by curtail. ing expenses in sows other way. coul.l easily, though perhaps unwiliinsly "dig up" the money to psy extra tase' on fhe United Verde mines.
 With the 1JO or more moderate and small miners in the county it would bs different. To many of them increased burdens would mean absolute conhses ton of their properties. They havc nov all they can do to meet these tsxes and many of them caanot do so. It i' for these men. and for Ysvapai's gen srsI interest l am ''vclsussriit here [, plead.
 have no specin interest in th' rnited Verde. That company bss n, ".irings" on me. And I believe l can, in behalf of Yavspai county safely promise you that when the oths' large individual mineral producers o1 the territory reach th" standard of min' assessments ibst the Unified vefde hs' furnished in the past, and espeeis'i, this year, ynvspai esn be relied upon if the conditions demand jt. to advance th. standard. npd that. too. withou erippling the general mining ipdur,r ', of the county. -,9
Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1906-08-15
PETITION DulsI1D Yon HucErtDa 5''' " ron AsINH.q h,i,'a'o' {

sevsra, days ago three attaehmenls and two liehs were placed iGulob upob the property of the Mount Union '',c', ,c',ons.oIi. s dated Mining company, and yestsrdsy the court heard the application of the petition of Eugene Greenwood Tor the appointment of receiver.
 The petitioner appeared in the espa. city of director, ptockholder, and ere. ditor of the company, and he alleged that under the present management it had cost 33 i.3 per cent more foot to sink 100 ft. than it hsd cost pes foct ,in sinking tAe 522 feet when he was man, sger of the property.
 The petition also recited that ,Whsn be retired from the position of manager be was "ppoisteds consulting sagsseer, but that he had never been eomsuifsA Attorney R. F.. Morrison represented the cDmpsny, and after bis svgurncut had been concluded. Judge Sloan de. nied the petition, stating that there hnd not been a sufficient showing made to justify the court in taking the pscr. srfy ont of the hands of the officers of the company and put lt into the hands of . receiver. especially ss there had been no allegations made of fraud os conspiracy.
 | Manager L'Engls of. th. company . stated nfier the adjournment of court, that the 522 feet of rhaff sunk sndeS the direction of Mir Greenwood was in comparatively easy formation. and that soon nftet he U'Englc) assumed charge. water eame into ibe shaft, and subsequently the'ore body vas eneoont. cred. It was because of these new snJ different conditions, h. srplained, tbs, the work became more expensive. n is underssoo1 tha, ,h6 snsSeiai sf fairs of the company ~ifif be asigh,. ehe'I oo' in few days, n. nc director. Sre men of wealth.
Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1906-08-15
ONLY TWO MoH1 .sHpa

After two pors trips to San Diego the coast limited train. which pns-sd through this city on rs~sasy spd Sat. uvdny evenings from PkSsnis fo San Diego, win De discontinued Ever since The t'ain has been prsssed into tcrvies i' has ressivsd . wsiI dsstrvsd rfssroa. sge, snd isss evening" ~s it pa..d thrssgh evssy s<st io tks 7hsougb pmr map was filled. F1 ''ffi7
Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1906-08-15

Total increase .. .. .tS07, ,41' .O0
 Raises which have been ordered by the county board of equalization will bring tctai mines and improvements m,sessment to s little over t3,OO0. 0.OOO. %.
 Graham county 's total assessment of mines snd Improvements for the year 1906 is sa,5sO, 900. or.about IS per cent grcster tlss Ysvspsi's totsL,
 In 1905 Graham's production was % per sept grestsr thaa Ysvapd's E. Thus, on the basis of assessment spd predoetiss, Graham and Yavnpai arc nearly eqssi, with. the sdvsntags slightly in favor of Yavapsi ss to ter ritorisl tax paid.
 In the Grsham county mines s>sess' ment, which l have analysed very carefully, ] Asd . condition which might hsve b-en easily overlooked in . casual investigation. and which to my. hisd preeludes the possibility of using if ht all ss s standard for favs psi eouhty's avsessment.
 Grshsm couptys 1908 assessment shsws listed c2l pstsnted mines. ~ these l3t, Of GO per cent of the whale ssmbes, gre in the sssessnsnts of the three large copper producing somps sies Of the county. How many of the balance Of thsse claims may be in the producing sisss lave not the inforna tios ,to enable ne te kaow.
 The fact. however, that 6o per cent of all thcse claims belong to wealthy owners, who voluntarily listed them s' the Rgarss showo is the aa~ssAssts, ii evi,lssce to me, ,asd sheuld be ts you that ihsss claims hsve ct least the vsi lues. given thsm. and that theis vslus' tiops shosld, sot bs sssd' e stssdard wAers sosditioss arc .sstissly di9sFest ], os tlss ysss's yssspss county 'as
Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1906-08-15
"oivsn 1 Lecture.

An er'.oidisr named Topping Va. arrested "p Sunday ssenios on the ar. rival If the southboond on ihe charge of selling jsweiry a, Jerome Junetion without Hatass. He was' rtI-ass.l from custody es,s,dsy. f>"" '''f'
Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1906-08-15

N
 Graham produced 25 per cent more than ysvapai and returned for sssess. ment on mines 52 per cent. less; hence ratio of 2.Go to in favor of Yava. pai.
 Gila produced 5s per cent of what favapai did, and gave mine assess. ment 22 per cent of Yavapni's; hence a ratio of 2.71 to l in favor of Yavapai.
 The figures I have so far presented are analyses from the report of Gov. Brodie for 1904, and of Gov. Kibbey for 1905, ns to assessments, and from the report of the U. <. Geological Survey. from Horace J. Stevens, pub fisher of the Copper Handbook, and from other reliable sources of informa. tion, as to pproduction for 19O4 and 1905.
 These figures, gentlemen, should. re-. move from your minds all doubt ss to Yavapsi's positios auong the mining counties of the territory, up to and including 1905, ss . contributor from the mines to the territorial treasury. They should also weigh with you in favor of Yavspsi's small and strug. sling mine owsess, and in favor of Va. vspai's mining interests generally, in the event that conditions to which your attention will be called in some of the county mines assessments for 1906 may look better to you thsn the Yava. pei mines assessment for this year.
 Circumstances point to the Graham county shines assessment as the stand. ard fof this years adjustment of mines assessments of the territory by this board We of Yavspsi have no objection to this assessment as . stand. ard, if it is used with fairness and without prejudice. and with full COD. siderntion of all the conditions and civ- cu'nstsnces surrounding it, and Va vapai . assessmeht, Too.
 The Graham county. assessment oi mines and mine Improvements is . re- mrkabIe one for the valuation 1t GOV CTS, but it k more remarkable for ths increase whirh .it shows over 1905 which h nearly 200 per cent, proving as the sgur-s l have presented prove that tho, ,neeessity existed for such sr increase. It may be that & portion of this increase is rsstitutional. If 70, i, would be unfair tc usc that portion ir the eonpo~ition of the stanSlard, agains, Ysv"psi. whics has no restitution t' make.
 T csusot p~~s this assessment with but ccmplisncntihs " ffiend Birdao the cf6cieut, honest, and fearless ss sevsor of Graham county, on it's full ness and ecmpaSteness. want to say tso, that from the information l have ! am sasi~ded that it is not Mir. Bird Do's fsust that Graham county wsite> until the Slrventh hour to take . plae, slcpeside of Yavapsi as a taxpayer ., its mines. Tbe experience thr' tenche~ inst the county sssesror pro poses and the county board of equaiiya tion disposes, kss also been mine, an, l lDow how it is. f
 0nAsm ana Yavapai-A Comvarisou
 The Yavapai county mines as-e~snen fm 1906 is ss follows:
 Valuation of patented
 mines .... ....... .$l ,Jss ,352 O Valuation of Improvements I,2sl ,6sa.O
 Total ..-,., .....,. .As,sS@ ,036.O 1ucrense on yuines ovey 1QOS hA.1 g2g O
Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1906-08-15

Deductons fToD Abevo osnssocI
 Yavapsi's misss ssssssment in iSo@ vas <s per seAt grestss thsn the con hined mises assetsmeuts of Coehise, sralAn,' ssd Gua tssstiss, wAile tse 'oseined n6pstsb psslattion Of ''ths
Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1906-08-15
COMPARISON OF F.:..... .. ;:
 MINE VALUATIONS
Assessor Sullivan Cite. Figure. To The Territorial Board to Show That Yava- pals Assessment Should Be Made The Standard For Other Counties.

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Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1906-08-15

WWh UhIteH NeTue " "NnHtT" IpT averages in 1906, Detroit Copper Co. l. 5s per cent, .Asizoss- Copper Co, aS psr cent; old Dominios Copper Go. ss J,~r cent, shnsnon Copper Co., ls pes csst; Calumet and Arixons, 10 pss cent; and csppsr Queen Mining O., Q per cent s si'S 'tg, DC. : 1T tAis board is aot satisfied w<thsthis yssS's sssess~st vsisssion Of che Uu'ted vsvas Copper ssmpsny V properties. end h h is ysvs sf lie psokrAs ts rsi~v
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-05-31
NOTABLE CAREER ENDS
IN Mr.. DAYI7T' S DEATH
fYv Associated Press.)


DUBLIN, May 30.-A notable career
closed tonight. when. after q long and
painful illness, Michael Davitt died
peacefully and painlessly at y O'Clock.
Mrs. Davitt, who had been In constant
attendance on her husband until u few
days ago. when she herself was taken
III, lies PROSTATE In the same hospital,
too weak to leave her room. She has not
yet been informed OF her husbands death.
II is stated that Mr.. Davitt left writ
ten message. but II SO its purport has not
TRANSFERRED. q
Il The greatest sympathy has been dis
played by all classes OF society during
MIR. Davitt's Illness To-day the hospital
was besieged with anxious inquirers.
After rally last night Mr.. Davitt was
able to speak to those at his bedside,
but soon showed that he was losing
ground.
Mr.. Davitt retired from the represen-
tatlon OF South Mayo in Parliament in
1899, but to the last took q keen interest
In the politics Of his country.
Death was due to blood poisoning
which followed two operations for recaris
OF the jawbone, and spread SO rapidly
that all efforts to stay its course were
sunnvailing.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-05-31
VIRGINIA
BRIEFS.

WINcHEST Err. YA..N May $o.-In the
Clarke County Circuit Court this after
nom at Berryvile a jury found ono thons.
and dollars damages In the suit y o.
FOLK and Western Railway. Maupin WIS
k xiii on tho railroad near White Post Q
year ago and suit was broNsh n,o Tor t Hn
INJURED lil9rS to certain evidence. which Is be-
ing considered by the court
GFATIIAM, YA.-Moro than % per cent.
Of the tobacco crop was planted Mon.
Veil. The season has been excellent,
sE.uRAY, V.A.--At moor, paper was place.
on record in the clerks office Of Fa *
county whereby sShn u thS eo ana
w. ts a agree 10 separate from the bonds o.
Wyedlock, and parties to tho articles OF
agreement are mldale-aged and have been
married for some tlmt,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-05-31
TENNESSEE DEMOCRATS.
Convention Harm onious Yester-
day, But May Have Outbreak.

DAY, Ebut 4Ady law $3.50 '. $500
(By Associated Press.)
NASHVILLE, TENN, May 30.-Appar-
emily sobered from It's riot OF yesterday.
tho Democratic State convention was
more harmonious to- day. There is, how
ever, justification for the fear that storm
may break again, when the COMMITTEES on
Credentials is heard from, which may be
late tomorrow. Two reports aro being
freely predicted tonight. in which case
(: battle royal on the floor OF the conven-
ton is assured. The committee sat
until late tonight without completing its
work of considering the various contests.
which Will be resumed in the morning.
4 Meanwhile the convention Is, SO to speak,
holding its hands. Tho convention ef-
fectcd It's temporary organization Without
n hitch this morning. James c. Bradford,
of Nashville, having been selected as
presiding officer by the conference COM
ulittee named by the three gubernntorial
ca candidates. Tho announcement of the
se:ecton was received with cheers and
Mr.. Bradford's brief speech aroused much
en- thusiasm,
The vast hall of the lyman Auditorium
vas packed almost TO suffocaton to-
night to hear Governor 'Bob'' Taylor,
who aroused his hearers to high pitch
OF enthusiasm. At tho conclusion OF
Governor Taylors speech, the convention
adjourned until 10 A. NJ. tomorrow.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-05-31
i GRADING FAIR GROUNDS.
Contracts Have Started Work
and Will Rush It.

The grading at tho new STATE Fair
Grounds by Phillips and Airport was be-
sun yesterday morning. The contra citing
1irm has about fifty men al work and a
largo number OF teams engaged. and tho
work is to be rushed to completion with
all possible speed, The firm is out after
more men, and the number will be m
creased as fast as they may be secured.
There is comparatively little grading
to be done. but there is great deal Of
underground to DO removed, fences to put
Plans forsthe exhibition buildings Will
be submitted, It IS expected, for the In
spection of the bidders by the end of next
week.. lumber for the buildings ana
It Is expected that within q few days
there will DO 400 men at work getting
everything In shape for the State Fair,
Is going on very smoothly, and there Is
every prospect for a grand opening Of this
new State institution.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-05-31
BRITISH NAVY MAY
LOSE THE M0N| N IA; |.
Big Battlesl,ip Runs on the Rocks
at Lundy Island and May
Not Be Floated.
fpv Associated Press.)

LONDON, May Silt is feared the
British navy will lose one Of It's pest
vessels the nrst-class battleship Mon
tagu, which struck on the rocks a. Lullay
island IN the fog Of Wednesday, and,
according to latest reports received at
Devonport at midnight. is not likely to
be relocated. Naval experts say thnt
to attempt to renoat the Montagu under under
present conditions will mean her disap-
pearance In thirty tathoms OF water,
g., danger OF overturning. If possible, an
attempt viii be made to patch up the
vessel before any effort Is undertaken to
float her off.
Little is as yet known as to what
happened when the vessel struck. Al
the members Of the crew were saved, but
several Of the men had limbs broken or
were otherwise injured. It Is reported
that something in the nature Of panic
took place when the Montagu struck.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-05-31
STEAMBOATS,.

Leave Richmond every evening foot Ash L
street, at I r., NJ, stopping mt Newport NaWes
on route Fare, $3.50 ono way. st. 70 round trlp.
Including stateroom berth; meals. SOC, eAchs,s
Street Cars to Steamers wharf. ss5;
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-05-31
ATTEMPT ON Life OF
GENERAL AL|KHAN0FF
Eight Bombs Thrown, and He is
Severely 1njured-Many
People Killed.
(By Associated press.3

BORON TRANS CAUCAs1A, May 80.
An attempt was made on the life OF Gem
eral Aliltianoff Goverror-General Of
Kutais, last night as he was about to
take train for Tiflis. The general ar
rived at tho station surrounded by an
escort Of Cossacks. when eight bombs
were thrown at him, five Of which ex-
ploded in the midst. OF the party seri-
o,lsly wounding AlikIa,noff, a member OF
his staff, and killing Two Cossacks. The
remainder OF the Cossacks fred indis-
crirnlnately into the crowd killing many
persons. In addition the Cossacks burned
to tho ground buildings In the vicinity
into which the people had fled.
The condition OF General Alikhanoff is
serious, his liver having been pierced.
Court-Martial of Admirals.
my Associated Press.)
ST. PETERSBURG, May 3o.-Thc trials
by court. martial OF Admtrals Ncgobatotr,t
C;rigor,efr and Smirnofr and subordinate
llnwounded naval officers for surrender
inp to the Japanese in the battle OF the
Sea OF japan, will begin in June, me
accused officers are liable to the death
penalty.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-05-31
WARN SINCLAIR
LIZ { IN DANGER.
He is Not Alarmed at tile Threats
and Says Ncill-Reynolds Re-
ports Must Be Published.
CONDITIONS ARE HoRRlBl L !,
Dr.. Mines So Declares and Tells
How Packers influenced Att
t'1oritics to Sidctrack Him.

ESPECIAL to The Times-Dlspatch.) s
NEW YORK, May 3o-Upton SINCLAIR
to-day received letters warning him that
his life Is In danger because Of his cam
paign for tho publication Of the Neill-
Reynolds report on the condition Of the
slaughtcr-houses In this city and CHI
cage.
while am apprcciatiye OF the In
tcrcst OF my friends In my welfare,
I mn not alarmed at the threats" said
Mr.. Sinclair to-day. "1'llis crusade
must 20 on and the Neil report must
he placed in the hands OF the public.
The packers cannot brighten me-
Conditions Are Horrible.
Dr.. John c. Mines. of Chicago,
veterinary surgeon since 1879, adppointcd
in 1896 as meat inspector in the Federal
Bureau OF Animal Industry, arrived In
New York to-day. Dr. Mines was I'M
der the direction Of DR.. o. Il. Dyson,
inspector, who has since resigned ana
Is in the employ OF the packers as "ad-
WISER in inspection matters
Dr.. Wooden was his assistant. DR..
Wooden Is nephew Of DIR. Salmon,
chief OF the bureau. The first duty as
signed to DR.. Mines was the inspection
OF hogs IN the Armour plant.
There he saw things that Mortified him
and which he has told to Com missioners
NELL and Reynolds. DR.. Mines went from
Kansas City, his first post, to Leaven.
worth thence 10 Waterloo, Iowa, and
from there to Chicago. At each post he
had trouble with assistants because Of
political influence.
Railing to induce mo to relax my
methods OF inspection" said DR.. Mines,
"thc packers finally made complaint to
Mr. Salmon. who detailed DR.. Morris
Wooden, OF tho Chicago force. to visit
Waterloo.
n was then instructed by letter from
Washington to conform to Dr.. Woodens
methods.
Negligence Beyond Description.
There can be no cxaggeration OF con-
ditions In Chicago. The negligence OF
inspectors is beyond description. They
come and go as they see lit. found
that scores and scores OF hogs called
Grips and slows were killed after reg
ular hours and without any inspection
whatever at the time OF killing. All
sheep butchcrcd were labelled U. S., In
spcctcd.' without an iota Of inspection,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-05-31
WILL WELCOME INSPECTION,
SAY THE BIG PACKERS
nv Associated Prcss.)

CHICAGO. May S0.-1nstead OF oppos-
Ing government inspection and sanitary
regulation Of meat-packlng plants, as
contemplated by the Beveridge bill Chi
tcago meat packers declare that they will
welcomes such legislation. although 1t Is
contended that the larger houses are now
sanitary!
Official sta tements were made today
by Armour and Company, Nelson. Nor
ris and Company, Swift and Company.
and the National Packing Company. de-
clnrlng that these four concerns were In
favor 81 any inspection or regulation
that would c-:d improvement to the meat
packing Industry.