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The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1906-05-11
NATIONAL LEGISLATURE
Synopsis of the Proceedings in the
Senate and House of
Representatives.

Washington, May 5. = The senate
entered upon the consideration Of
amendments to the railroad rate bill
under the fifteen-minute rule, but made
little progress. Lodges provision bring
ing oil pipelines within the terms of
the bill was unanimously agreed to,
and includes pipe line across the
isthmus of Panama. A proposition to
exclude refrigerator cars from the re-
Quirements of the bill was defeated
An executive session was held. The
presidents message transmitting Gar
fields oil freight report was read. Adj
journed to Monday.
The house spent another day in con-
sideratiOn of the naval appropriation
bill the speeches in large measure be-
ing in support Of the bill and the "a, al
programme therein outlined. The pres i
dents message on the OIL investigation
was read and both sides of the house
fell over each other in their eagerness
to applaud it's sentiments. No business
of Importance was done.
Washington, May THE house COM
pleted general debate on the navy and
army appropriation bill, Johnson of
South Carolina and Bartholdt of Mis-
souri, spoke against an increase of the
of the navy, declaring that building
ships to use in war was not the way to
secure peace. Weeks of Massachusetts
defended the strong navy idea.
The senate was not in session.
Washington, May s. = The senate
spent the day on the rate bill, adopt
ing one amendment prohibiting the
granting of passes or rebates on pas
senger traffic, except as to persons
employed by the railway, officers, etc. !;
ministers of religion Or charity pa
tents.
The house did a lot of business aft
err applauding Speaker Cannon as he
came in, the day being the 10th an
niversary Of his birth. Williams of
Mississippi kept up his filibuster in
behalf Of the statehood bill, but a
quorum made the filibuster of no avail
Among the bills passed were the fol
lowing: Authorizing wharves, etc, in
Lake Michigan adjoining certain lands
in Lake county, Ind; to withhold for
sale a portion of the Fort Brady mill
tary reservation at Sault Ste. Marie,
Mich; to provide for the settlement of
the government claim beyond Michi-
gan for st. Mary's Falls ship canal
money
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1906-05-11
LAKE STRIKE SITUATION
Monthly Men at Buffalo Threaten
Strike-Action at Chicago.

Monthly Men at Buffalo Threaten
Strike-Action at Chicago.
Buffalo, May THE monthly men
in twenty-one of the local elevators
made to unload grain with non-union
men. The monthly men are employed
in separating the different kinds of
grain as it comes out of vessels hold,
and their work cannot be performed
by men unacquainted with the ma
chinery and location of the different
bins. The effort to start the grain
elevators, it is expected, will be a SUI
preme test of strength between the
unions and the lake carriers. The
strike of the ore handlers at the docks
Of the Buffalo Furnace company was
effectively broken by the employment
of non-union men.
Cleveland, O., May Vessel own
ers here state that they will put all
docks in operation today with what
ever union men are available, filling
the places of the others with non-un-
ion men.
Chicago, May THE ore carriers
are plying between South Chicago and
Lake Superior without trouble. This
is the result of action by the Illinois
steel mills, which has fitted UP a build
ing on the mill grounds as headquar-
tiers for non-union men who have been
employed to fill strikers places.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1906-05-11
When Solid Iron Floats.

Experiments show that if ball of
solid iron is lowered into a mass of
liquid iron by means Of a metal fork
the ball at first sinks to the bottom
with the fork. But in few seconds
it leaves the prongs and rises to the
surface, where it continues to float un-
til it melts. The rising is explained by
the expansion of the ball. due to heat
ing, whereby it becomes, bulk for bulk.
less dense than the molten metal.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1906-05-11
Nav Smash Insurance Trust.

New York, May S.-The scheme of
the insurance combine to raise rates
25 per cent. all over the country 20
make good their losses in San Fran
cisco may fail, the combine may be
broken up. and competition restored.
The Continental Fire Insurance COM
pany. one of the largest and strongest
in the United States, refuses to raise
its rates and has withdrawn from the
exchange trust. Other companies are
expected to follow it's lead.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1906-05-11
u. M. w. Concludes That Walk.
Out in the Hard Coal Re.
gion Is Not Safe.
ACCEPTANCE OF BAER's OFFER
Three Years More of the Anthracite
Commissions Award.
Soft Coal Operators Are Getting Busy
and Want Roosevelt to Inter-
yene - Situation on the
Great Lakes.

New York, May Sat the anthra-
cite miners scale committee and the
derstanding was arrived at for the ex-
tension Of the strike commission
awards for another three years and
the companies have agreed to replace
in their former positions all men ex-
cept those who have committed acts
of violence.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1906-05-11
Her Regret.

Marjorie had been given some hard
peppermint candies, and after holding
one in her mouth for few minutes she
ran to her mother and cried, ooh,
mother, l swallowed that candy"
Never mind" said her mother; sit
will not hurt you"
eyes, | know" said Marjorie, but
lost the use of it"-Youth's Companion
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1906-05-11
Diagnosis.

II regret to say" remarked the young
physician, ''that you have peristaltic
neurilemma. The symptoms are I'M
miStakabIe'
Dear mew exclaimed the astonished
patient. what in the world is peri
static neurilemma, doctor?'
cit is, sir, the disease from which you
are suffering" answered the young M.
D. haughtily.-Chicag News.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1906-05-11

n i V e rsary. It
was q notable
occasion, made
so by the pres
ence of PreSi-
dent Roosevelt
and almost ev-
cry official Of
note in Wash
ington, and 9th
ers from out
side cities who
called to extend
their congratu-
la tons. All the
members of the
cabinet now in
VIZ "a E, I, !: "a, oy4C,,,
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1906-05-11
POINTS OF GARFIELD'S REPORT
Says His Facts Have Been Verified in
Every Feasible Way.

Commissioner Garfield, at the outset
of his report, says the facts present
ed have been verified in every feasible
way. After giving a review of the
extent of the business of the Standard
Oil he says that company ayers that
it has in location of refneries and pipe
lines natural advantages which are the
result of foresight and energy, and
which are it's own. Garfield says that
these very advantages are the result of
the unjust determinations of which
complaint is made.
He says that fair profit on refined
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1906-05-11
Rhode Island Only Slightly Damaged

Norfolk, Va, May S.-The battleship
Rhode Island, which went ashore on
York spit Saturday while on the way
from Boston to the York river target
grounds, and was f1oated later by the
cruiser Minneapolis and the naval tugs
Hercules, Mohawk and Wahneta and
Uncas, is believed to be only slightly
damaged, as she struck on mud bot
~
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1906-05-11
Walsh Held to. Grand Jury.

Chicago, May 4.--John r. Walsh,
former railroad owner AID president
of the Chicago National bank. waived
a hearing before United States Com
missioner Mark A. FoOte, and was
bound over to the federal grand jury
under $4,000 bonds. He must answer
the charge of making a false report
to the comptroller of the currency.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1906-05-11

the members of the supreme court, with
a large contingent of both houses, be-
sides heads of the various bureaus of the
executive departments, and prominent
residents, found time during the even
ing to come in and shake the speak
er's hand and to wish him many hap
DIV returns of the day.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1906-05-11

o. the week as the result of the sign
ing Of the scale by number of mine
owners. The striking miners in the
county have received their first bene-
fits, $4,000 being paid out for one
xuaal-
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1906-05-11
Receiver for Insurance Company.

Chicago, May IA petition for
receiver for the Traders Fire Insur-
ance company was filed in the circuit
Judge Mack and Byron l.. Smith, pres
ident of the Northern Trust company,
was appointed receiver.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1906-05-11
Sugar Rebaters Indicted.

New York, May 7.-Seven indict-
ments charging giving and receiving
rebates have been returned by the fed
eral grand jury in New York against
the New York Central and Hudson
river railroad, the American Sugar Re-
and subsidiary CORPORATIONS.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1906-05-11
Miners Return to Work.

Bellaire, O., May S.-Twenty-fve
hundred miners returned to work in
the mines in Belmont county as the
result Of the signing of the scale. 1t
is estimated that there will be at least
1000 more miners at work by the end
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1906-05-11
Miners Refuse Arbitration.

Terre Haute, Ind, May S.-A COM
municatiOn from John Mitchell has
been received by Phil Penna, of the In
diana Bituminous Operators associa-
ton. which says that the proposal of
the operators to arbitrate has been re-
ioctn6
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1906-05-11
Famous Chess Player Dead.

ST. Louis, May S.-MaX Judd, of ma
tional reputation as chess player,
died suddenly in his room ait the Month
cello hotel from angina pectoris.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1906-05-11
SPEAKER IS 70 YEARS OLD
ception by His Colleagues of
the House.

Washington. May S.-Speaker Can
non was the guest at reception Civ
en- him at the Arlington hotel by his
colleagues in the house of representa-
tives in honor of his 10th birthday an
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1906-05-11
BOTH

One disease of thinness in
children is scrofula; in adults,
consumption. Both have poor
blood both need more fat.
These diseases thrive on lean
ness. Fat is the best means of
overcoming them; cod liver oil
makes the best and healthiest
fat and
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-06-24
who came TO the 4 Brand ION to- cuperate
n tier a spell or Illness. IS apldly gain

NH 70 came to the Brandon tor cuperateE
after spell OF illness. is rapid " re So M
ing his strength 3i n K, " Us, gf5
56 Miss Katharine Robinson lis en- teri IN
Ing a house party at the BRANDON. 1er
guests are Misses Imogen lddick, & MAJ
Chalmers, IA Elsie Parrish, Jettis Scott
Margaret and Carrie Nv ad dey. s l8 55i5
The opening dance Of the sea son b y s
celebrated with much spirit and fjolli ty.
fTTS Many additions to the already delight
5ful company will arrive in q few days 8s
n. Among the guests now re istered v are
M. B. anghorne, RI hmond as MIS- IT'S
r.. NJ Langhorne, r. edmond. va.; Mrs 81
Mrs. Marion H. Langhorne Alameda
Cal; Mrs. James IT, rutherford and
daughter, Richmond, Y al; n Mrs. A. G.
Taylor: and family, Nashvi lie, Tenn. NJ rs.ii
Raleigh e., Minor and family. University
OF Virginia Mr., and Mrs. e. =. Mel J.
philadelphia, Pa; Pr ofessor8 r. FL IA
man, East Liverpool, o.: Mr. James =.
Cotton, uniontown Pa;a W.aH Page and
WIFE city; Mr. and Mrs, Al HI i: futile
University OF Virginia Mr., and Mrs. r.
II. Meade and family. Richmond. Vat
Mrs. j. r. A. Hobson and family, a t.
3lanta, Ca; Mr. and Mrs. @. f. Blnford,
Alliance, Ohio; DR.. James 4B. McCaw,5
Richmond, Va; Mrs. D. H. Maury and
son, PEORIA Ill; Mr.. ". r. johnson and
Miss Mary j Onnson, w es ~ lIlld WI
fT, IA. Johnson and wife, Salem. Va;
Mr.. and Mrs. j Preston Carson and
family. Richmond, Vat Mr. r. g. Porter
and wife, Belona, Va; Mrs. Christopher
sTompk!ns, Richmond, & Va; Miss Mary
Tompkins Richmond. Va; Mr.. 8. !. D.S
Fox and wife, Front Royal, Va; A Miss
Margaret B. Waddey. Richmond N-a.:
Miss Elsie r. PARRISH. Richmond, Va;
Miss Imogen Rlddick, Richmond, Va;
Miss Carrie Waddey, Richmond. Va;
Miss Mary = Chalmers, Richmond, Va;
Miss katherine Robinson, Richmond, Va;
Miss Jellis McC. Scott. N Richmond Va;
Mr.. childrey Scott, Richmond, va.i NJ.
c. NJ. Carroll. Charlottesville. Va, Mr.
h John w. Pyle, Baltimore, Md. [; Miss Anna
s. futile, University Of virstnia; Mr..
~. r. A. Hobson, Atlanta, Ga; Mr.. r. c.
Minor, University OF Virginia. William
d. canfeld. Philadelphia, Pal Mr.. =. M,
Z Clements Baltimore. Md; Mr.. H. L.
Bristow, Richmond. Va; Mrs. H. B. 4
Jones' st. Louis, Mo-; Mr.. 8, F. slbert,
Cincinnati Ohio; Miss Bessie Daniel.
fCharlestown, W. Va; NJ, a. IIidy, Ralti-
more, Md; NJ. y. Fulton, Front Royal,
Va; Harry B., Redding, Pittshurg. Pa,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-06-24
IRlCHMONDERs ARE PA " ] / !
son Celebrated With Much
Especial to The Times Dispatch,

83$ Especial to The Times Dispatch.)S 34gss4 &
BASIC CITY. v a., June q. This popu-
liar hotel was scheduled to open June 3D.,
but at the urgent solicitation OF guests
the season was advanced a week. Though
the season Is yet6inIits infancy, quite q
charming coterie Of we'll known people
Is gathered here. 5
Richmond has always been partial to
the Brandon; Pennsylvania, Chic, Ten
nessee, Georgia and even california are
all we'll represented, s
4 Among the first charming guests Of the
season are Mrs. Matte Langhorne and
Miss Marion Langhorne, Of Alameda,
Cali and Miss EN-. 4Langhorne, Of Rich
mond. This party adds greatly TO the
social life Of the place by their delightful
musical talents and many distinc tive per-
sonal charms. N I.sI ~ tt8
III Mr. and Mrs. j. r. "A. Hobson, Of At:
Slanta, Ca, are guests OF the Brandon
Mrs Hobson, nee Annie L.. Canln, was
a bell and beauty In the younger set OF
Richmond. 5I5
Among the interesting and attractive
4n1atrons at the Brandon are Mrs. James
T. Rs rutherford, with her lovely little
daughter; Mrs. Joseph Preston Carson,
Mrs, r.. n, Meade, all OF Richmond; Mrs.
Raleigh G, Minor, Of the University OF
Virginia; Professor and Mrs Tuttle,f.of
the University, are also among the
guests OF the Brandon. DR.. y. B. Nc.
Cav OF Richmond, IL universally beloved
4 by all the regular hab!tues OF the place.
Mr.. and Mrs. r, g. Porter, Of Belona,
Va, are charming guests OF the Bran..
don; also Mr.. and Mrs, o. F. Binford,
4 OF Alliance, Ohio.
Mrs. Dabney Maury and her bright little
son HAYS left for q visit to New York,
but viii return to the Brandon In July,
Mrs. Christopher Tompkins and Miss
Mary Tonlpkins are recent attractive
guests,
Mrs, "A, G. Taylor, OF Nashville. Tenn,
with her interesting family, are spending
the early season here, Little Miss v!r.
ginia Taylor Is quite an accomplished
musician,
Mr., Richard H.. Meade. Of Richmond.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-06-24
BUILDING A$ToWN.
Mining Companies Preparing for
Extensive Operations.

Especial to The Times 2! spatch.)
n CRAB ORCHARD. LEE COUNTY, A,
June 2s,-W, Ntahaffy, the saw mill con-
ira tor for the Keokee Mining Company
here. has commenced saving the lur94'
Der for the buildings 81 the large mining
town soon to so up here sS
worn on the coke ovens y progressing
e. pidly The company ID having an extra
telephone line built from Impoden, Il mtn-
ing town Up here. and II Will reach MT.
Nv. s. Palmer'a and r, &. Pierre n
office this week ,9t5 Ss .ss6
81 Every kind Of business Z adyancln Y
rapidly hare, !.
Grading on the railroad ~ bsing. pushed
az fast e. psactt Ice blN rs IA '3'
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-06-24
VIII N Be ready to- suppl all rs eds 4 e.
da,yFor two. q Special ctlons are being


VIII 3ibe ready to supply all reeds 4 q
4 laySor two Special attraction are being
constantly added 4 for the ent ertainment
{of ladies and children. "a .S Si}
Il Tie new; erland will be opened ,
In few days, rs nd = umer ousa 4, @ Their at
fractions are soon to be read Y. Il $gss
Mr. Gorge e. GuvernatorS and his wife
have charge OF the terminal Hotel and
have itEjnxed 81 n q fine style, fferlng aa
menu Is satisfy the most fast It'd ous appe-f
title and rooms free from flies and mos
tquitoes. cool and well furnished.
MA The Beach VI Park Hotel Is Is In rye
Gof Mr.. and Mrs. GEORGE q. Il Guvernator..
K Mrs. " Guvernator8 for twenty ears had
hotel al Atlantic City and 8 he knows "
"a The y bar room at the rear Of the
Beach Park Hotel has been en- tirely res
moved from the hotel ss Ss ss
$ Private parties Of twenty or! more have s''
delightful isuppers SERVED Of short notlc
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-06-24

fggFfNT y.
1 II, Arters Tor the women's Christian TEN.
nerance Union, OF n Norfolk, during theil
annual outing Quite an aborateE spread
was given the ladies and their fr 4 nu %
y on the lower paviuo Ion OF The q sine, con.
slsting mainly OF seat Gods siS E53t
n Miss Isabelle Peacock. OF the Geology
j cal Survey In Washingto Is spending
the month OF June with Mrs. F'ickells e. a
the Cape. .S3s I'd: ttsslS VI
Among the players at the normal card
parties that form part Sof the. entertain
6ments at the Queen Anne are Mr.. and
I Mrs. ] .s5i B. Hoover. Judge D. Tucker
Brooke and Mrs Brooke, Miss Patti War ar.
rem, Mr. H. Blount Hunter, and. Mr. and
Mrs. ". H Hazard /" 6O5 Ne Is the game
used, and II has become 50 pop,,la Z : :
the participants have developed v an ex-
pertness which makes II highly interest
Ing. MA & I'll y, X
Dr.. and Mrs J.tgA. Robinson, Of Nor
folk. and the Misses Ellen and Louise
Robinson are at their cottage at The
& Cape for the summer 5i5
EGs Mr.. Kenneth 3 r. Cobb and Mfr. Moore,
OF Richmond. have been keeping bache-
slor's hall at the Kronk Cottage at the
Cape for the past week. NIessrs. Cobb
and Moore are preparing the house for
the reception OF party. which will Join
them later on. z q RS saa5 b s5
Mrs. r. T. Kramer Of Norfolk. has
opened her cottage at the Beach for the
summer. H. NJ 81 5lg 44iS II
9 Virginia people now registered at the
Princess Anne. otel are ,Wister$'i Head.
OF Lynchburg; J. W. Harriss, Il. .5 N.
Booth and wife, e. T, Lamb, w 8. Bat
"A tie Jr.,fo. B, Bidweli, ". OF Portsroouth
w P. Taylor, r. 8. Nottingham. Mary
a.. nottingham, r. Brown and wife,
.. e. FIewett, T. p. Thompson, Mrs. Nell
lie F.. Gaubert, b. "A. Davis, W. ". Ebel,
Jacob Ebel, J. F R Knowles, A. Grahan.
and III T. iMarsten, OF Richmond; Mrs,
sLucian Cooke, Miss Mary stuart locke.
Miss Jane Cooke, Mr.. Willis Cobb Hasan,
Lucian TX Cooke, Charles Francis Cooke,
Julian H. Rutherford, OF Roanoke; MISS
Elise Miller, OF the University o! Svyr.
.ginia; G.. M, Grooch, OF Lynchburg; =
Victor and WIFE OF Lyme hburg; g. g.
Sine, Fly. Oliver, OF suffolk; NJ. ",
Hill ana wife. OF YAlexandria;{G.} NJ. aTay.
Slor T, a, Williams. George a, Frick,
Robert Marlin aud wife. Miss Ellen
Miller, TIA. sommers. ana w. w. Terry.
OF Norfolk. 81 n. 81 70 & s.
The Postal Telegraph Company has {es-
the Arlington Cottage, for the use OF
the guests and, the public generally. Viz
ainia guests on the lArlington's register
are Mrs. H. M Nelson Coleman Nelson,
Katherine Nelson, elisabeth Nelson,
Charles Nelson, OF Roan6ksT Mrs Jacobs.
Mrs Falls, o, Denny and wife, cav,
Place, q. v. Garner and wife, Of Nor
folk;S MIS-, ". G.. Saunders, Ashville BurK-
lin and wife, D. z, I, KEEPS and wife. Har-
rIss Hart, ]. D, Elan, Mr.. ana Mrs.
5Ncrneet, +, OF Richmond; Edward O.R.s,
Scott, G. g. Preston and wife, ana Miss
tP. Nixon, OF Ashland, " !.{
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-06-24
BEACH Il: PARK READY
FOR THE: MULTITUDE u | !:
A New Dancing Pavilion to Be
Built-The Hotel Very Al
Attractive. A
Especial to The Times-Dlspa tch,,


WEST POINT, VA. June y 23-Each.
day brings cars crowded with excursion.
lists to Beach Park. The ma gnihcent
new skating rink Is the greatest attrac-i
ton this season, II is one OF the largest
and longest known and Is IN every re-
spect up-to-date. Night and day the
click Of the skates, with an occasional
bump and thud for emphasis, keeps time
to the splendid music rendered by tho
Imperial Orchestra, composed almost en-
{tirelyti OF ladies', " ss., ~
The music Ia considered by many to-
be the best in the history Of Beach Park.
AS the new skating rink was built on
the site OF the old dancing pavilion. q
new dancing pavilion tis 10 DO built and
would already be ready, but for the
delay In getting the special lumber
needed for the heavy sills. IA
The dancing pavilion WIZ be Joined e
ira can furnish music for both at the
same time, 4, 4, ],
FINE nav bath houses are building ana
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-06-24

There are quit e IA host EN- loves andS
the finest order Ss gua s. teed tl,sSI
grounds and in The bu lding E1yeryt ling
has been arranged for the comic "a B
ladies' and children. III
Mr.. George 3. ~ Guverna tor ta 81 been
at work since M arch relative \ q having
! regatta here this L sea son. 81 n
leave Saturday for Bal for flr1S55
Their conference It'll boa " clubs and
hopes now to have the regatta AUG
g4th. # tSs
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-06-24
i 4 NJ Z, ~ q 81 II q ~ lh4llllt
Alternatives.

THE little maid stood with N her fast1..ssss
Sonable mother beside TIL sea,
Why do the waves dance. Mama 2, es
she asked 4 INV III "
55 "Hust !" he mother viii spered hey
cannot play Bridge. O. ok. IL
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1906-09-21
THE SUEZ CANAL.
Hard to Build, Costly to Maintain.
but Well Worth II All

Hard to Build, Costly to Maintain.
but Well Worth 1t All.
The creation Of the wheat exnort
trade Of India was directly due to the.
opening Of the Suez canal route to En-.
rope. Before than time, says the
Technical World, all attempts success
fully to ship wheat by way of the
Cape OF Good Hope had failed, because
OF heating during the long voyage and
the loss from weevils in the cargo.
During the first year of operation Of
Suez canal 4S6 vessels aggregating 1885,
oOO tons, passed through It. At the
present time the number is about 1000
ships, with a tonnage Of about TO-
100000.
The magnitude of these figures he
comes apparent when it is considered
that the foreign tonnage entering the
port OF New York is less than 9OOO.-
600 year.
Measured by value, the Importance
OF the Suez canal traffic becomes much
larger, the imports and exports of In
Ola alone which pass through it being
nearly one-quarter of the value of the
total foreign trade of the United
States.
The building of the Suez canal was
triumph Of organization. At times
no fewer than $4,000 laborers were
employed, and all the adjuncts of a.
permanent community had to be pro-
vided by the constructing company.
Ihe cost of maintenance of the canal
is necessarily high, on account of the
drift of sand from the Nile at Port
Said, which has constantly to he
dredged away. The operating expenses
are also heavy, the great traffic inyoly-
Ing considerable cost for pilotage. AL
together, the annual expense for main
tenance and operation is at the present
time about $1,4O0,0O0, or approximate.
ly $4,000 per mile.
About thirteen hours are reuuired IN
go through the Suez canal by ordinary
steamer. BY system of landinr
marks and electric light buoys. nav,oa.
ton by night is made as safe as hv
day, and each vessel In motion is re.
quired to supplement the stationary
lighting system by having on boord
and In operation lighting apparatus
to illuminate its passage through. Yes.
sells without an apparatus of their own
may hire the necessary refecto-s, nm.
on entering the canal and return them
on leaving.