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The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-01-06

Yes, maybe va qciu en- maybe yu lcoh't."
sudden disgust seized him as he pulled
the faded overalls from his tired limbs,
and he kicked them aside in contempt.
I'm done with yu," be said "l'll
wear my good clothes after thct con
yention, I'll hey W to know" he add
cd in apology.
He blew out the light and stretched
comfortably out on the shuck bed
4 soft beam Of moonlight came
through the window and threw a broad
band across the bare floor \ murmur
of voices rose from the front step, and
a girl said. ooh. Tomr' ont at the
barn the boys were talking. The mans
eyes closed YEARLY. He was asleep,
dreaming Of the morrow.
A faint CLEAN of light shone gray In
the east. 1t woke the chickens out in
the old crab tree. and a rooster crowed
noisily. The lamplight beamed from
the kitchen of the old farmhouse. and
the dishes ratified. A door opened. and
a man came out. He yawned slccpily
as the cool morning air struck bis
face.
TT show en- be muttered and
passed on down the path to the barn.
Liz. oh. Liz. git upr' The voice from
the house reached the man feeding at
the barn. and he smiled as be thought
of the night before. shes sleepy.
reckon" be said and began TO whistle.
He harnessed the colts and left then
eating.
Breakfast" called a voice at h'
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-01-06
The
Candid ate
BY WILLIAM r. BROGAN
~-4-,A-~
Copyright, 1904, BY William +. Brogan
BY WILLIAM r. BROGAN

QUIET peace settled over th'
old farm rs the glow fadet
IUN from the he, west est : 81 single a1e,s sta
and 4 few belated chickens stood abou
on the fence looking longingly for |
roost in the old crab tree. The boys
were feeding 1T the barn. A spas
modic breeze bore their voices nov
and then to the old man washing neal
the Kitchen door. The dishes ratified
noisily inside, where his wife was get
ting supper.
The boys finished and came slowly
up the path 10 where the old man stood
wiping his face on dirty towel. lie
saw them as they paused and turned
to speak.
Boys" he said, the conventions
tomorrow, en- yu'll hey tn finish thet
south piece alone"
They had begun washing and did not
reply, He hung the towel on a nail and
sat down on the steps. He was tired,
and the heavy piow shoes hurt his feet.
He took them Off and rested his head in
his hands The shriIl voice of il girl
reused him
"Supper's ready" she said.
The boys wiped on the dirty towel
and went in The man followed, rolling
back the sweat clinging sleeves of his
faded shirt and opening il at the neck.
They ate in silence, the murSy, dull
light of the coal oil lamp waverlng IN,
steadily i'll each breath of air. 1t
smarted the dust sore eyes OF the man,
and he blinked sleepily. once only he
spoke, but even then the WEAKNESS in
his voice belied the railery of the
words
Liz he said, "yur dressed up.
Must be eXpeetin' company" The girl
blushed guilty, and the boys laughed
He finished eating and leaned heavily
on the table his hands shading the
smarting eyes The boys got up and
went out to milk. The man still sat
On. hair asleep. his tired brain dream
ing Of the morrow. Liz began clearing
the table, and the dishes ratified She
must hurry Tom was coming
Coin to town in the mornn'P 1t
was his wife who spoke And the
mans dream vanished
Yes. guess III hey to; It's conven-
ton day, you know"
There were outward conviction and
a quiet trace of anxiety in his voice as
he went on, 'I'll be nominated fer sher.
iff. too, afore git back"
Yes. maybe yu viii en- maybe WI
won't"
The sarcasm in the woman's words
aroused the man.
"Oh, course WI think wi know. but w
don't. Ill tell yu right now the trou-
bic with the dogoned party is they
never had sure nuff farmer like me
on til ticket 1t jlst takes a Teller like
me tn git III country vote. Them town
feIlers knows it, fer I've talked tn 'em.
They said tn same thing. Course III
be nominated"
She did not reply, and they sat for
awhile in silence. broken only by the
rattle of LIS dishes. At length he
rose.
Guess Ill turn in. he said. Il want
III start early"
I'm show 'emW he muttercd as he
climbed the narrow stairs to his room
above.
1t was hot there, and the voices Of
the boys came through the open win
dow. lie lit the lamp and sat down
upon the bed. out in front the gate
and the sound Of steps rose
from the gravel pathway. The dishes
ceased their rattle. Tom had come
The man got up and began to I'M
dress. 'I'll show EN- be muttered. A
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-01-06
Wants EvarYhodY To sing

The Rev,A. LLOYD, II 81. Addresses
Llrfiineharn, believes shat SINGING II
church ii left too :nucl fo the choir
the members OF which be now pro.
poses to distribute among the conere
aaFion, whore their example viii en-
colfraea those sitting near
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-01-06
KIDNAPPED GIRLS
Concluded from First pages

Two British, one American two Jap
anese. one Austrian and one German
warship were hurried to Shanghai
and landed troops The riOting was
stopped, and armed patrols were
marching in the streets when the
liner sailed from Japan.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-01-06
ALL BODIES RECOVERED.

Roanoke ". Va. Jan 5-The bodies
of all the twenty-three miners killed
in a gas explosion in the Cooper coal
mine at Coidale, W Va, yesterday
have been recovered.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-01-06
SOUTHERN DIVISION

rHE ONLY DIRECT LINE TO MEMFHU
NASHVILLE, CHATTANOOGA, AT.
LANTA, JACK SON VILE. sA-
VANNAH, VICKsBURq
and JACKSONVILLE
500 y. IA. ''1he Dixie Flyer usmpnt
nashville snd Jacksonville.
$40 .. N. Memphis and Me- Orls- J'--''
ID via AemHhis. arriving In Esmphis a. s:4'
=. n. and New Orleans Sis o. N.
$50 a. m. Psducah and ouisslE-
1911 D. m, daily. Memphis Ard Na~ o-lsaf
zsat = sil srriFins in MeTnphfs 81 s = n a.
SeW Orleans 81 $40 q NJ.
1:tI ?. m, daily, Nashville, ChsiAEOo rSAnS
Atiants.
$50 pm. Memphis spa Sew Ofisaus spscis
srriFe IN Hsmohis ct u e .. n, E@@ Oriesf
Il 81 = 81.
6.t5 n -. P>hussh .ad o1ls vile.
AE~E OF tnrUaEn EICEets- siespius car e0a5n
nodatfonE and further Information spplg q
Illinois Central PASSENGER stsffou- Cairo, III.
B. ". Gross, Tit. Agt.
g. q. HATCH. q. PA
A. HAN son. Passenger Traffic Manager.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-01-06
- - - studsn...

While some Cambridge students
nere pulling down q fence for fun
the owner OF the fence entered 50
warmly INTO the humorousness ct the
occasion lis to empty a bucket Of hot
tar over one of The festive under
graduates.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-01-06
Longest Bridge.

The longest bridge in the world Is
that crossing the Danube at Czarna-
voda. with length of II. 705 feet: fol.
lowed next by the Galveston bay
bridge in Texas. with II 1917 feet. The
Firth of Forth bridge. near Queen
spring, in Scotland, ranks eighth. and
the Brooklyn bridge ninth.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-01-06
.eiTANL.lMESs a..
DON'T THROW YOUR
HEEL AWAY.

Ii Is not necessary. CUBAN
PIPE CRATES (DISCS) were
invented so that you could get
benefit and flavor of every
grain of your tobacco.
You are no longer obliged to
suck into the mouth nicotine
mixture and thus suffer the dis
comforts of tobacco hearts,
burning or irritation OF the tom
que. spending one-half of your
time unclogging your pipe stem
getting ready 20 smoke The
CUBAN DISC is a FILTER and
permits only smoke to pass
through the stem.
One Of The TWO sizes Of discs
will fit Your iayorite pipe or
anybody elses.
. Plain Cboth sizes) worth
Csc for ................1 100
| Silyer-plated, worth 25c
Tor ....t........-... $3.50. LOG
Gold-plated, worth soc
Tor ..,.....,.......,. 15c
If your dealer cannot supply
You send to the
CUB An DISC COMPANY,
Worcester, Mass.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-01-06
ILLINOIS CENTRAL
Corrected to December 10, 1905.
THE FAST MAIL ROUTE.
Shortest and Quickest Route 70
ST. Louis & Chicago



1882 q. m. DAILY Chicago Vpstibule Limited
arriving in Chicago at II go a. m connecting
with af ernoon t'ains for all points east and
north.
2s20 a. IN. Daily 81. Louis Slight Llrultsr
arriving in ST. Louis 81 1908 q m, oonnectini
At Union Station for al points vest. Hleepins
cars omen At 9;45 p m.
$40 a. m, Chicago Daylight EKpreen
except Sunday, makes sll stops between Oxirs
and Chicago, arriving Ia Chicago st $50 p. n
$40 a. M. st. Louis Morning Express
Except Sunday, arriving 10 Ct. Louis At ii;s
making all stops.
II;15 a. N. ~. Louis Fast Nail, srri'
ing In II. Louis st 60 .. m.
II.15 a. IN. Chicago Mld-dsg Special
striving in Chicago, 81 p. m.
2s35p. m. Daily ~. Louis Limited, sr.
wing ia 81. Lo1is st 05 p. N, connecting
Union Station for ansas City, Omaha, Den
FeY, San Francisco and AL pointB west
2:35 D. m. Afternoon Express for Odtn
EfiiaEhsm, Nation, Tol0ua, Champaign, Chi
$40
: go o. N. Thebes Accommodation,
T.Op y. m. Chicago ana Eastern FL.
lress arriving IN Chicago Al 30 ;. M lndiau
.polis T:25 Cincinnati. 20 q. M, Buffalo, 8.y
= m. New York 1850 q. Sleeping cars
Chicago,
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-01-06

WANTED men lor cutoff saw,
men for rip Jaw. for hardwood. Dimen
8 on mill. White labor. Missouri. Ap
ply Halliday, lf-12 this morning.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-01-06

paeeouuapc For New Xo-k and eastars
Z dSStngeTS cities should bear in mind
that the III n0is Csntrsl IS the quiptest route
BIZ many hours, leaving Cairo ar 1900 ?. m. and
arriving in New Y y at 80 The second day.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-01-06

On next Monday night January 8
the doors of the opera house will be
thrown open for a weeks engagement
of the favorite Harris. Parkinson Stock
company. who during the past three
seasons have won an enyiable reputa-
ton with our theatre goers. Mr. Har
ris, of Cairo's Own Stock company
whose clever acting and pleasing per
sonalities have won a host OF admirers
in Cairo is with the company and he
says thar his company this season IL
the strongest he has ever brought tc
the opera house. The opening play
selected is the scenic melo-drama
Slaves of the Orient fer which an
entire scenic and electrical production
is carried. Among tnls seasons plays
offered by this company are many
plays that have never before been
offered at popular prices and it was
by the clever management Of Mr.. Har
RS that he has secured these produc
tons that have a big city reputation
to back them mp are offered to our
theatre goers. The specialties and
most expensive OF any carried by a
popular priced company today Mr.
Harris in speaking Of his company
this season remarked: My company
this year is costing me too much
and in order to make the success
financially we have enjoyed in the
past it will Be necessary TO play to
packed houses almo-f nightly. But
am sure from past experience that my
new efforts will be as successful as
any in the past, that is. trying to pro
duCe the be.t and better elias Of plays
al popular prices" No doubt a S. r
o. house will greet This company Mon
day night and also repeat their for
m"r successes Of the past three sea
sons Ladies free Monday
Considering tie Kane. ShIpman aud
Coivin production Of when Knight
hood Wa In Flower which viii b.
at the opera house soon. "a a whole.
with it, gorgeous scenery. magnificent
costumes and cast which includes
some Of the best actors and actresses
Of the day. it Is safe 10 say that il
viii draw enc Of the biggest crowds
Of the season TO the theatre on the
night Of its presentation.
Worth seeing. The vivid mine ex-
| pl5sion in Slaves Of the Mines
which even blasa managers have pro
nounced the most thrilling scenic
effect they ever Witnessed. Worth
hearing: The zingine. dancing and
other high class sperialties intro
duced in The play. and forming part Of
| IFS story. Worth Attending. The per
Torrance Of Slaves Of the Nine a.
the opera house Thursday, January
lis
Los Angeles herald., 1906-03-24
MISSIONARY SOCIETY
HOLDS ANNUAL ELECTION
MRS. r. w. CLELLAND CHOSEN
FOR PRESIDENT
Presbyterian Auxiliary Selects Success
sor to Mrs. Mary T. Minor, Who
Had Served Continuously for Eight
cen Years

Mrs. r. w. Clelland, who had served
as first vice president of the Woman's s
Home and Foreign Missionary society
of the Los Angeles presbytery for sew
eral years, was yesterday elected preSi-
dent to succeed the late Mrs. Mary II.
Minor, who died in January. Mrs.
Minor had been president of the organi
zation eighteen years.
The closing sessions of the twenty
third annual meeting were held yes
terday, the morning session closing
with the election of officers, as fol-
lows:
President, Mrs. r. w. Cleland: vice
presidents, Mines. l.. b. Hamilton, j.,
NJ. McPherron, n. NJ. Hisey, Mary A.
Rankin, G.. h. Rider and Misses Sara
l.. Bingham and Anna Chapman; re-
cording secretary, Mrs. M. M. Harris.
Secretaries: Home, Mrs. NJ. w. Crowell
freedman, Mrs. Fred l.. Hanna; for
eign, Mrs. F. NJ. Wheelan; Christian
EndeaVor, Mrs George Bradbeer; sun
day school, Mrs. II. A. Newell, inter-
mediate, juniors and bands. Mrs. S.
NJ. MCGEE; baby bands, Mrs. F.. r.
Jeffrey; literature, Miss Meta Marquis;
box Mrs. H. B. Gage; press work, Mrs.
Carl Johnson; young ladies' interme-
diate, Mrs. d. b. Broal. Treasurer, Mps.
F. M. Dimmick; young peoples treas
urer, Miss Bertha Baberes; chairman
Spanish work. Mrs. j. d. Henderson;
chairman Chinese work, Mrs. j. w.
Harris; district superintendents. Mrs.
S. V. Maxwell. Mrs. G. X. Phillips, Miss
Ida Sheats and Mrs. e. p. Baker.
Addresses and reports were made by
Mrs. A. G. Fessenden. Mrs. j. D. Gibbs,
Mrs. George Bradbeer, Mrs II. A. New
ell, Mrs. Maxfeld, Mrs. Quick, Mrs.
Phillips, Mrs. NJ. w. Crowell, Miss
Chase, Mrs. Frank Whelan and Dr..
Katherine Myers.
At the afternoon session Mrs. Frank
Whelan spoke on the Chinese school
work. followed by short addresses by
missionaries. Ralph Smith spoke on
the work of having the Bible printed
in foreign languages: Mrs. DR.. Griggs
on the new mission medical school at
Peking, of which her husband has
charge; Miss White on her experiences
in Utah among the Mormons; Mrs.
Hargrave on work in Venzuela; Miss
Chase on her work among the Hooper
Indians and Mrs. Barry on mission
work in China.
Mrs. Dimmicll made. financial state
ment. which was followed by a con-
secration and communion service con-
Quoted by Rev. Hugh X. Walker, which
closed the session.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-03-24

gives it most imposing position and
commands an unobstructed view of the
bay of San Francisco as well as of the
entire city.
For the past two years the hotel has
been under construction. Several times
questions have arisen as to whether
the hotel will be used as an apart
ment house and cater to an exclusive
patronage of the Golden Gate city, or
as hotel at the service of the highest
class of travel.
Several months ago it was decided
that the Fairmont will be a hotel for
the highest class of tourists, and in the
the entire city of San Francisco has
expressed it's approval.
Mrs. Oerichs, since her arrival in
Los Angeles, has expressed herself as
pleased with Los Angeles. She gladly
joins the optimistic men of the country
and declares that there is a wonderful
future for Los Angeles. She will re-
main here several days, after which
she will return to San Francisco.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-03-24
WHERE CARS SHOULD STOP

No more foolish notion has struck
the city council in a long time than
its idea to compel the trolley cars to
stop on the near" side of street cross
ings. And that's saying good deal,
for city councils are prone to foolish
acts.
There are many arguments against
this proposed reform" and not seri-
Gus one in favor of it. 1t merely en-
hances danger and causes confusion.
People for decades have been trained
to board cars on the far" crossing. 1t
is the natural place to do so. A car
approaching and crossing an intersect-
ing thoroughfare at a slow speed, we'll
under control, causes less apprehension
and less lodging than does one facing
a street and threatening to start at
any instant; the latter simply ties up
traffic completely until it does start,
while the former interrupts it only a
moment.
car stopping on the far" side flanks
the crosswalks and affords easy access
in bad weather; one on the near
crossing compels passengers to wade
through the mud or board the front
which is the dangerous end. Trainmen
too, will be prone to run too far, and
thus block the cross street while the
car is stopped.
Finally-and strongest reason of all
custom justifies the far crossing
stoppage; the rule prevails everywhere
Los Angeles entertains continually a
great throng of visitors, and endless
confusion, bad temper. and delay would
be caused if they were compelled tC
learn a new rule here from the one
to which they are accustomed. Sar
Francisco has the near" crossing
habit. Toronto is about the only other
city which is guilty of it, And the way
strangers "bless" the Fog Citys ideas
on this is evidence enough to condemn
it once and for all in Los Angeles.
Other cities have tried this rule, some
even have made laws to enforce it;
but they have quickly come to their
senses and have passed bills against it.
Once tried it has almost universally
proved failure, Why should Los An
geles not profit by the experiences OF
others and save trouble?
Los Angeles herald., 1906-03-24

Mrs. Herman Oelrichs, one of Cali
fornia's best known women million
aires, who is at present building what
will be one of the finest hotels in the
world located at the head of Clay
street hill in San Francisco, arrived
in Los Angeles late Thursday night
and took apartments at the Hotel
Alexandria.
For many years Mrs. Oelrichs has
been one of the most prominent women
inthe making of California, and has
been prominently connected with sew
eral of it's greatest enterprises. She
is active in the many business
interests with which she is connected.
The Fairmont hotel, which is rapidly
nearing completion in San Francisco
and of which Mrs. Oelrichs is the own
er, it is said, when finished, will be
one of the finest in the world.
The hotel will be constructed
throughout of the finest marble, and
it's situation at the apex of the steep
est hill in the northern metropolis
Los Angeles herald., 1906-03-24
RAILWAY WORLD
RAILROADS AVOID SPEED WAR
THIS YEAR
Decision Has Been Reached Whereby
Reweighing of Mail Bags Goes on
Without the Usual Contest.
General News
BY Associated Press.

CHICAGO. March 23.-For the first
time in the history of the railway mail
service the government reweighing OF
the mails in the western district is
unaccompanied by strenuous COMPETE
ton by the railroads for the transcon-
tinental carrying contracts.
This remarkable condition has been
brought about by an agreement among
transcontinental lines which is as bus
inesslike as it is unique. Before the
agreement was reached, however, all
roads and combinations of roads be-
tween Chicago and the Pacific coast
were engaged in a speed war and were
prepared with new schedules to inaug-
urate the greatest competitive blddlng
for the mails that had ever taken
place in the west.
Time had been cut to Los Angeles
and to San Francisco by twenty-four
hours, so far as the delivery of the
mails was concerned, and further speed
was to be attempted, when suddenly
all trains were restored to their former
schedules and all strife ceased. A little
later there was a slight rearrangement
of train service, and the matter was
dropped Now, all lines leading to Los
Angeles have common time, as do all
lines leading to San Francisco.
Contrary to opinion in some quarters,
among the roads with respect to the
carrying of transcOntinental mails. The
companies have simply agreed to dis
continue costly and senseless strife
for contracts and have decided to main
tain their train service in the best
way to accommodate their passenger
traffic and to let the mails go where
they would naturally go. At present
the Burlington-U Union Pacific Southern
Pacific route is the largest in trans
continental mail carrying. so far as
the San Francisco service is concerned,
and this is the largest part of the bus
mess. The Southern California mails
are diveded between the Santa Fe, the
Rock Island Southern Pacific and the
lines from Chicago to Omaha, plus the
Union Pacific.
The annual mail earnings of the
transcontlnental roads which make up
the various routes are as follows:
Burlington Chicago to Omaha....S $50 ,S37
Union Pacific, Omaha to Ogden. l,52o,S6o
Southern Pacific, Ogden to San .., ,o-
Francisco ..................'...'' cI-'pggI.
Rock Island, Chicago to Ell Paso.. $40
Southern Pacific, Ell Paso to coast. i,lo4
Santa Fe, Chicago to Los Angeles. l. o34, II?
Northwestern, Chicago to Omaha. 4i',iN
Los Angeles herald., 1906-03-24

Senator Foraker has withdrawn his
amendment to the joint statehood bill
providing for the submission of the
question to a vote of the people, but
the senate instructed its conferees to
adhere to the bill as it passed the sem
ate, emitting Arizona and New Mexico.
There are grave apprehensions, how
ever, that there may be enough polit-
icaI pressure brought to bear against
the senate conferees to compel an
agreement in favor of the house bill.
The measure is now at another critical
stage and Justice once more trembles
in the balance.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-03-24
MAYOR PRO TEN IN QUANDARY
Does Not Know What to Do About
That Prize Fight Or
dinance

Theodore Summerland, mayor pro
tenn, yesterday received the ordinance
from the city clerk, passed by the
council last Monday, fixing the limits
in which prize fights may be held. The
lurid-vested executive freely admits
that he is "up against it,
Now what shall 1 do?" he plaintive-
ly asked of several of the members of
his cabinet yesterday. "If l veto this
ordinance the council will pass it over
my veto and my temporary reign will
be given a black eye. 1 cannot sign
il for 1 have twice voted against it in
the council and / am opposed to all
prize fights. What shall L do?"
He was advised to hold the ordinance
for the full ten days allowed by the
law without taking any action what
sCever and at the expiration of that
time it will become a law. Before the
ten days have passed Mayor McAleer
will proba bly, be back in the chair, and
in accordance with his former action
will probably veto the measure. The
council has so arranged it, however,
that but six votes are necessary to pass
it regardless of his veto and this num-
ber of the council favor the measure
0%%
Owing to the rush of business the
Talk o. Phone department of the South
ern California Music company will be
onen Wednesday and Saturday evenings
for the accommodation of Herald sub
scriberS.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-03-24

Governor Gooding of Idaho assures
the world that the accused. officials of
the Western Federation of Miners will
be given a fair and an impartial trial.
In an address to labor unions he even
goes so far as to extend an invitation
to the various unions to send dele
cation to Boise, where he will allow
them to meet Steve Adams, who made
a confession, and hear the story of
Harry Orchard, the principal accuser.
"The state of Idaho" says the governor,
"has a, fair name to preserve, and as
governor 1 will do all in my power to
preserve it," More than this could not
be asked of any public officer. -
Los Angeles herald., 1906-03-24
Mrs. q. F. Yoakum Is Called East

Mrs b. F. Yoakum, wife of the chair
man of the executive committee of the
Rock Island and Frisco systems, who
has been visiting in Los Angeles with
a party of friends, has been called to
her husbands bedside in Chicago,
where he is confined by an attack of
appendicitis.
Mr.. Yoakum was operated upon
Thursday and yesterdays telegraph re-
ports state that his physicians say he
will soon recover. Mr.. Yoakum intend
ed to visit Los Angeles this winter
and accompany Mrs. Yoakum east but
has had to change his plans on ac-
count of this illness.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-03-24

the present force. The story is con.
firmed by r. w. Peintzelman, local
superintendent of the Southern Pa
cifc shop system. who says the work
will be entered upon as soon as pos
sible and carried through to compile
tion without delay.
He declares that the result will give
to the Southern Pacific company at
Sacramento one of the finest manu-
featuring plants in the United States,
equipped with the most modern me-
charical appliances in all departments.