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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-02-06
MARKET is WEAK
AND UNSETTLED
Prices Reach New Low Level
for Movement
BIG BEAR CAUSES BREAK
Estimates the Amount of Cotton Gin
ned to February at 1o,271,ooo
sales-slieht Rally To-
ward the Close.
BIG BEAR CAUSES BREAK

New York. February 5.-The cotton mar
ket was very weak and unsettled with
prices reaching a new low level for the
movement and closing at net decline of
II to % points Sales for the day were
estimated at 100000 bales.
The market opened steady at unchanged
prices TO an advance of points in re-
Spouse to steady Liverpool cables and
reports of a good spot demand in the
English market. There were no buying
orders of consequence around the ring
however. and estimates for tomorrow
receipts and the market soon eased OIL
under room bear pressure, selling by
brokers supposed to represent the local
bear leader whose estimate of the amount
of cotton ginned to February 1 was ex-
pected at noon and scattering liquidation.
There was some support covering on q
scale down but the decline was not check
ed and shortly after the publication of
the private ginning reported referred to.
estimating tho amount ginned to Febru-
airy / at 1921 900 bales, the market broke
to 10 So for March and 1877 for May or
20 points net lower There was rally
of to points toward the close, but
the final tone was steady, the improve
ment seemed to be covering rather than
a renewal of bulls.
Receipts at the ports today, 2i,loS bales
against 1897 last week and 2O,G2 last
year. For the week (estimated) l2o'Voo
bales against 124947 last week and VI
last year. Today's receipts at New Or
leans, SOL bales against 6OS last year,
and at Houston, 6739 bales against 209l
last year
Futures opened and closed steady
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net loss during the day of about six
points. Spot sales good, 1000 bales, at
"a good advance.
The heavy liquidation and renewed Wig
or displayed by bears generally caused
a decided easing Off of prices In the New
Orleans market The support was almost
entirely lacking and what little buying
there was seemed to be the result OF
profit tal1ings by satisfied shorts. The
hammering of the New York market
by bears evidently was inspired by the
weakness in the foreign market The
fact that bulges seem to inspire an in
creased selling power instead Of any sup
port IN the shape Of buying orders de-
notes plainly that the backbone of bull
speculation for the present is dormant,
If not dead, and it becomes more evident
as the season for planting draws near
that statements as to the acreage and
progress in the condition of the fields
may be such that a continued depression
of values may ensue, provided the wealth
er remains as favorable as has been re-
Gently reported
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Liverpool Cotton Market.

Liverpool. February 5-Closing spot
cotton. good business done; prices points
higher: American middling fair, 60; good
middling, G.15 middling, $50; low mid
ding, $50; good ordinary, $685. ordinary
80
The sales of the day were 1000 bales.
of which 1900 were for speculation and
export, and including 11,000 American Re-
ceipts, 1900 bales, including 1l,7O0 Amerl-
can. Futures opened steady and closed
easy American middling, &. o. c., Feb
ruary, 5.7s; February March, BIS; March
April, 5.S2; April-May. 5.S5; May-June,
5Ss; June-July, $50; July-August, 5.9l Au-
gusts September, $50; September October,
5.67.< October-November, $50; November
December, 5.07.
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that the mild winter has resulted in
large accumulation of stocks which would
lessen the harm to the corporations in
the trade from suspension of mining.
But strike of the dimensions threaten
ed would be too serious an influence on
general conditions to be ignored in
speculative situation which counts on an
unelouded prospect for sustaining prices
at an unusually high level. Speculation
was inclined evidently to halt or to pro-
coed with caution.
The failure of confirmation of the many
rumors of important deals proves trying
TO the speculation temper owing to very
large shares placed by such rumors in
the most aggressive advances of the re-
cent past. The prospects. Of the money
market also are regarded as not calcula-
ted to foster an active speculation. The
Inauguration of an outgo of gold is re-
tarded but is generally expected to occur
later and to reach considerable proper
lions. The small engagement today FOR
shipinent to South America is evidence Of
the control of gold supply in this mar
ket by foreign bankers, meantime the
credit requirements are expanding the
loan items of the banks and the influx
of cash from the interior is likely to be-
come less as the season advances. Sub
treasury operations also continue to make
large inroads on the supplies of the banks.
Weather conditions came in for consid-
Grafton. but were of rather mixed effect.
Snow covering for the winter wheat crop
is desirable but there We're fears that
the cold preceding the snow might injure
the plant Storm distractions would also
tend TO alter the ideal traffic conditions
for railroads, which have kept down OPP
Grating expenses. and resulted In the
strong showings of net earnings now COM
ing to hand The Wabash and the Harri-
man Pacifics made such showing today.
Attention is called to the fact that since
the first of the year new bond issues
have reached the sum of nearly 800, 600
of which nearly ssO,0o0,0o0 is railroad
issues. The demands thus Indicated on
CAPITAL throw light on the course OF the
loan item of the banks, the Hill roads
made ready Roadway against depression,
and the Hartman Paoifics We're helped
nv their December earnings and by the
renort that Union Pacific had acquired
control of Illinois Central. The recovery
in the general list was at no time COM
nlete and met with frequent reactions.
rhe closing tone was rather easy, but
rot much below the best point OF the
day. -. -.
Bonds were heavy. Total safes par
value ss.oSO 900. United states bonds were
all unchanged on call.
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Southern Railway Co.
Schedule In Effect July 90, 1905.

Schedule In Effect July 20, 1905.
Trains leave Birming ham as follows:
6:a5 a. m.-No. 3S, for Atlanta Washing
ton, Baltimore, Philadelphia
New York and the East Pull
man Drawing Room Sleeping
Car, Birmingham to New
York. Dining car, Birmins-
ham to Atlanta
$40 a. m,-No 10. for Montevalo. Ma
plesyille. Selma and way sta
tons
~ .2s n m.-No. 35,-for Columbus West
Point Winona, Greenwood
and Greenville; also Sheffield
ana Florence and North Ala
bama points.
$40 D. m.-No. Is. for Cordova. Oakman,
Corona and way stations: also
Blossburg.
5:45 a. m.-No. % for Admission. Helm and
way stations; also Rome, Ga.
$50 o. m.-No. 36 for Atlanta. Charlotte.
Richmond, Washington, New
York and the East. Pullman
Sleeping Car Birmingham to
Richmond, Va.
l:05 D. m.-Ho. "a. Admission, Atlanta and
way stations; also for Jack
sonville and all Florida points
also Talladega, Ala.
1920 D. m-No. 81, for Columbus. West
Point, Winona. Greenwood and
Greenville. Pullman Drawing
Room Sleeping Car Birming-
ham to Greenvi1le.
lO:35 D. m.-No. 21, for Selma, Mobile and
way stations. Pullman Draw
ing Loom Sleeping Car Bir-
mingham TO Mobile
II 80 .. m.--No. 9s, for Atlanta, Admission
and way stations. Pullman
Sleeping Car, Birmingham o
Atlanta. sleeping Car can be
occupied at Union station $3.50
p. m.
For detailed information and sleeping
car reservations apply passenger office.
Morris Hotel Building Telephone 1861
Bell and GIT Peoples
J. N. HARRISON. Dist. Pass. Agt.
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Metal Market.

New York, February 5.--Tin was lower
In London today; spot, 9166 lis Cd; flu
lures, 9165 1Os Locally unsettled but
quiet at s26g5@36.75. Copper unchanged
in London at ELS IS for spot and f76 los
for futures. Nominal locally at $l7.S719@
1880 for lake; electrolytic, S1775q1S.90;
casting. $l7.621s91s.oo. Lead unchanged at
e16 los in London and easier in the local
market at E6Od7.75.. Spelter lower at 928
SIS in London and unchanged In New York
at $6.10a6.20. Iron lower abroad with
standard foundry at 51s Cd and Cleveland
warrants at 52s 1isd. Locally quiet and
unchanged; No. foundry northern. $lS.75
d1935; No foundry northern, SIS. ESQ
1895; No foundry southern, $1S5Od1S. IS;
No. foundry southern, $17.75Q1S2o.
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Loveman 8 Cos Market Letter.

An impression was abroad early that the
report of amount ginned TO February |
which Mr.. Price promised to publish at
noon today would be bullish and confirm
the recent census report of the amount
remaining to be ginned. The heavy buy
ing ON Saturday by people close to Mr.
Price was accepted as an Indication OF a
bullish ginners. There was a great sur
prise therefore and a general disposition
to ignore it when a rumor began to cir
culate that his report would show TO-
2il .o0o bales ginned to February l.
This would mean 275.O00 ginned during
the fifteen days from January 16 to Feb
rualy l, which was more than the amount
ginned during the first half of January
and also considerably in excess of census
estimates of only 250S54 left to be ginned
for the balance of the season. Although
the figures were not given out here until
noon, they were wired to southern cor
respondents an hour and a half earlier
which accounts for the rumor circulated.
In this instance, the rumor proved to be
absolutely correct and although it was
thought to have been discounted by the
early decline OF 20 points the market was
called upon to sustain another additional
decline of 10 points.
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Interior Movement.

Houston-Easy; middling 10 1916; net re-
ceipts $780, gross receipts 6aS; shipments
s6l7: sales. 100; stock S4,54s.
Augusta-Quiet; middling llts; net re-
ceints COS: gross receipts sos; shipments
s52: sales 233; stock S4,9S1.
acknowledgement; middling 10 1916; net
recelpts 1923: gross receipts 62i3; ship
ments GAS: sales 1890; stock 1851.
st. Louis-Qulet mlddling 111s; net re-
ceipts so: gross receipts 7lS; shipments
90; stock 427O5.
Cincinnati-Net receipts 44; gross re-
ceipts 434 shipments ISL; stock 14,9W.
I,ouisyille-Firm middling 1l9s
Total today: Net receipts 1l35l; gross
receipts 473l; shipments 1865; sales 2l33
stock 346, S65.
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Cash quotations were as toilows'
Flour-Dull and easy.
Wheat-No. 2 spring. s4dSoc; No. 3, 4sU
sac; No. 2 red, S5Ps@S6ssc.
Gorn-No 2. 42c; No. 2 yellow, 42g421ac.
oat.-No. 2, soAc No. white, slA@
321ac: No. white, 29AQ31Rc.
Rye--No. 2, Coo.
Barley-Good fielding, ss@sslac; fair to
choice mating, dS@Soc
Flax Seed-No. l, $40; No north
western, $l.16.
Timothy Seed-Prime. $685..
Mess Pork-Per barrel $14 40dtl4.4o
Lard-Per 100 pounds, S.6Oq7 .621a.
Short Rib sides-Loose, $7.70Q7 80
Short Clear Sdes-Boxed. 81. l6aS 20.
Whisky-Basis of high wines, Sl.29
Clover-Contract grade, $3.50.
On the produce exchange today the but
ter market was firm; creamery, 1S@26c;
dairy, 1SM23c.
Eggs-Firmer, 15@16c firsts, 16lsc primo
frsts, 171ac; extras, 19lse
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Peanuts-Fancy. per pound. &c; No. 2,

Peanuts-Fancy. per pound. &c; No. q
s cents.
Sweet Potatoes--Yellow yams. S5c.
Cranberries-Per crate SAL
Celery-Per dozen, Zoe; per crate, $4.25.
Cabbage--2c per pound; new crop Flor
ida cabbage, 81 per crate.
Egg plant $500 per crate.
I.ettuce-New crop. per crate. $50.
Potaoes-Irish potatoes 90n9oc.
Tennessee Second Crop Triumpa Seed
Potatoes, per Blu. S.10.
Turkeys. dressed. 1Sl20c; on foot. "a
@15c.
Eggs-Per dozen, fresh, lSc; candled
stock, zoe; cold storage, 15c
Hens-35@40c; chickens large. 25430c;
medium. 2OQ25.
Butter-Fresh. s910c; renovated, 23c;
creamery. 30c.
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Coffee Market.

New York, February 5.--Spot Rio and
No. invoice nomnally unchanged.
Futures opened steady at decline OF
5 to 10 points under rather heavier pri-
mary receipts, somewhat disappointing
European cables, and European selling or
ders. There was active switching from
near to late months and comparatively
little fresh demand during the early ses-
sion, but prices held pretty steady around
the initial level and in the late afternoon
improved somewhat on buying for the
account of Wall street bulls. The close
was steady, net unchanged to points
lower Sales were reported of 15l,7oO bags,
including February, 100; March, 7.O0@7.o5;
May, 1901 .25; June, 7.S5: July. 7.40; Sep
TENDER, 76O@7.65; october, f.65Q77O; De-
cember, 7.So6l7S5; January, 7.sb@T.s0.
OF the sales reported, about $4,000 bags
consisted of switches.
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Abercrombie & Co.'S Market Letter.

The publishing by a prominent New
York operator a statement today showing
2iS,O00 bales ginned from January 16 TO
February 1, against 100000 estimated by
the census department for the balance
of the season. or 2, coo more In two weeks
than the government allowed for the bal
ance of the season, had a very depressing
effect upon values today. as did the heavy
receipts at all ports and at inland towns.
The total amount ginned to February
was placed at 1921 900 bales, against
s's9S, goo reported glnned to January 10. by
the census department IN other words.
the trade is made to believe that there
was about as much cotton glnned during
the last two months of January. 273OO0
bales, as there had been ginned in the
two first weeks Of the new year. 27e. 900
bales Private cables were sent to LIVER
poolslast Friday night foreeasting a SUBJ
stantial reaction and it was generally ex-
pected that the report of the bear leader
would be framed on the above lines.
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Money on Call.

New York. February 5.-Money on cal
easv, highest "A per cent; lowest, 31h;
ruling rate, A. last loan, 4; closing pa ana
offered at 4; time loans steady; sixty ana
ninety days, and six months, AZ per cent.
Prime mercantile paper 4isqoA; steriins
Ia nlxers, hills at 4s7 .2oa4s7 .25 for demand
and at 4ss. 75d4ss. 50 for sixty day bills;
posted rates 4S41km4sS; commercial bills
1885,; bar silver. 65ia Mexican dol
lars. 5OA. Government bonds and rail-
road bonds steady.
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Nav ORLEANS cotton Market.

New Orleans, February 5.-Spot cotton
quiet and somewhat easier. Sales. lSVo
bales. including 800 to arrive. Quotations
reduced &c; middling, 1os4c.
Futures opened steady, with prices I'M
changed to points down. The undertone
of the market was distinctly weak ana
decline act in soon after the first CALI
which continued to the end of the session.
The bull side apparently had no friends,
and the bears, following the lead of New
York, hammered prices from the start to
finish. The market closed weak at the
bottom. with net losses of "a to 35 points.
he,u Qrleana Chiffon Euturea.
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Gilbert & cIsy's Market Letter,

The Liverpool market showed an adj
vance about as expected upon the open
ing of the American markets and de-
cidedly easier tone becoming MANIFEST
later in the day and closed at bare
loss of one point over Saturday and a
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Naval Stores.

New Orleans. February 5.-Naval stores
steady; pitch. s2.25; pine tar, s4.75; coal
tar. 50. IS. Rosn, per barrel of $50 pounds
A, b, c. ss.47ls; d, 70 80; Z, $3.55; y, $3.50;
@. 1866; II. sS.s71s; ], $40: +, $40: NJ.
IS .35: n. S.s5; window glass, $3.50; water
white. s6l5. Turpentine firm. 65lac.
Savannah. February 5.--Turpentine firm,
65s4c; sales. III; receipts. 1873; shipments
400. Rosin firm sales 1874; receipts 1882;
shipments, 493f; stock. 6e.1Se. Quote: A,
B. G, d, Il. s3.E; F, $3.50; g, $3.50, H.
81. so; ]. "a. 40; X, IS. 10 NJ. $50; N. 1875;
window glass, s6O5; water white, S5.I5.
Wilmington. N. C.. February 6.-Tur-
pentine and rosin nothing doing; receipts
366. Tar firm, s1.SO; receipts 2so. Crude
turpentine firm, $3.50, s4.5oa4.5O. Receipts
AL
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New orleans Cotton Futures.

New Orleans, February 5.--Cotton quiet;
Sales, 1900; ordinary. Lie; good ordi-
nary 9asc; low middling 1ol4c; middling
10s.c: good middlng, 111sc; middling fair,
II 7-16c; receipts. 6191; stock, 3161l1.
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Chicago Change.

Chicago, February 5.--Weekly statistics
of a bearish character caused decline
i'm the local wheat market today. At the
close wheat for May delivery was off
s1o1s4c. Corn was down 1sc. Oats showed
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clearinas and Exchanae.

New Orleans, February 5.-Clearings, 81
IA. s57. New York exchange 81 per $1,000
premium; commercial 25Q50c per $1,000 dis
count
Memphis. February 5.-Clearings, ST.
Oo2, TT; balances, s119.17S.
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Treasury statement.

Washington, February 5-Today's treas
urv balances, exclusive of the gold re-
serve. shows: Available cash balance Sl4s
57s ,s14; gold, s76,44600O.
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Dry Goods.

New York, February 5.-The situation
in the dry goods market today showed
Improvement at second hands, with
large number of retail buyers>in town. Al
first hands buyers were more or less con-
sentative about the future. There was
talk OF export buying in certain quar-
tiers.
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Cotton Seed on.

Memphis. February 5--Cotton seed oil,
prime crude, 251kc1s prime summer yellow.
2S1ac; prime meal, s26a26. 80; prime cake
s2612G.50.
New York, February 5-Cotton seed oil
irregular. prime crude. T. o. b., mills, do
yellow. 311sM32. Petroleum quiet Rosin
steady: strained common TO good. $3.50
L. Turpentine quiet. es1zq69c asked.
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Local Stable orocerles.

sugar-Granulated. SC: Y. c.. lac.
Flour-Fancy patent, So; standard
patent. S.; straight. $3.50
Coffee-Green. 11Q13c: Arbuckle's. SIS .55;
Porto Rico. sl5.55.
Meat-Dry sailed ribs. &c; dry salted
rib bellies, S1sc; extra clear, &c; hams,
fancy. 1Sihc; mediums, 12lac; bacon bellies,
11Hc; California hams. exc.
Iard-Leaf S5sc; compound lard. 61ae
Molasses-Centrifugal 30m35c: sugar
house. 4Oc Georgia cane, 35c.
Beans-Navy s2.25 per bushei; hand
picked Lima, 7c
Grits-s2 pounds. s1.65.
Meal-"Jim Dandy" s.12.
birmingham macaroni, &c.
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seahoard All Line.

Baltimore, February 5-Seaboard Air
Line common and preferred. nothing
doing.
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Feed Stuff.

Feed Stuff.
corn-No. mixed or white. or
bushel sacks, &C.
0ats-No. 2 mixed, 4oc; No. 2 white, 4sc:
white clip, 45c.
pure wheat brand. 10 or 100, s24
Cotton seed feed meal. IA: prime. va
Corn chops, sl15.
Corn hearts. H.10
shorts 100 pounds. s24.
Hulls. sack. 30l35c
uav-Choice timothy $3.50; No. tlmo-
,bv sl6 so; Johnson grass. s12; clover. SIS
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Fruits and Produce.

7 emons-Per box, extra fancy, E.5VV
400
Florida oranges, s2,50mS; tanCerines.
s4a5: grape fruit, s3.5oa4.5o
Anples-Northern grown, per barrel
fancy, s5l5.50. - 49,
Tomatoes-Per crate, S2.Oou2 30.
Limes-Per 100. SIS.
Bananas-Per bunch, fancy stock. 7ocg
s125 bunch.
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Showing the arrival and departure OF
passenger trains at the Union station. Birs
mingham:
effective November 10. 1s06.)
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oespoat- >..s Inc.

NTTINF
Richmond :. $40 pm Richmond 6:ss arr
Richmond LEO PM Richmond :. 2:fo pm
All trains run by central time. Trains
marked thus ~ are daily except Sunday.
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Contra ,. ~eofs eaiirosd.
-rt-H from Depaff to-
Savannah ....9:5O pm Macon ......7:Oo am
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Tempting Things on the Floor Below

Children s Christmas cups and
saucers from Is cents TO $3.50.
This handsome line is shown for
the first time.
Berry and salad sets-$1 90 to
$50. Cake sets from $1.00 to
$3.50. Salad bowls, % cents TO
$1,000. These are especially nice
for Christmas gifts.
Cut glass-large and new assort-
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ment at reduction OF 20 per cent
-one-ffth less.
Copper nickel plated cha6ng
dishes. $500 to $1,000. Carving
sets, 30 cents to $50. Nut picks,
p cents set.
Fancy clocks, $1OO to $1,000.
Jewel cases, 70 cents to $50
Beautiful line of vases. 10 cents
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-12-07

Have you seen the pony and cart?
You are likely 10 win il,
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-12-07

You can have the Christmas fur laid
aside.
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to $25,00-a range that will en-
able YOU to find just what you
want and at a price lower than
elsewhere offered
100-piecc set-Seyen patterns of
johnson Bros English porcelain,
$3.50. This is quite a Christmas
bargain.
Complete line of house-furnishing
sets.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1906-12-12

and the same be enforced it is am
easy method whereby the states of
the north. south and west may ef-
Iectuate the election of United States
senators by a direct vote of the peo.
pie. even though the eastern sena.
tors are powerful enough to defeat
any proposed amendment TO the CON
stitutiou OF the United States. This
measure moreover win go a long ways
toward the necessity for gerrymander.
ing legislative districts. aud viii elm.
mate the corrupt partisan legislation
the result of partisan gervmander,
and will give to each state represen-
tatiyes in the United States senate
who are tor the peoples interest and
destroy the practice of buying leeis-
laures in order TO elect great corro
rate advocates as has so often been
done IN the past I confidently eX.
pect that my measure will be adopted
by the Oklahoma constitutional con.
vention, and | expect To. see the var
ious northern. southern and western
states amend their constitutions ana
adopt some such provision
Article five of the constitution of
the United states makes it necessary
for twosthirds of both houses Of cong
ress to submit on propose amendments
to that constitution or two-thirds OF
the several states and that such pro
POSED amendment shall be ratified by
the legislatures OF threef0urhs of the
several states either by convcn. i@n
called ior that purpose or by the leg
islaturcs uf that number of staUes
Hence It is almost imPracticable tc
amend The constitution of TIC Urted
States, and until tho people got con.
troll of the United states senate they
will be unable ever TO gcr two-thiTds
of that body 10 submit a9y amend.
mont If my measure can prevail
ere long the people will at least have
control OF the senate al! can submit
necessary amcndmc ats, such as lin
iting the tern of federal j'dgcs To a
reasonable term of years, correcting
provisions relative to taxation and
other necessary reforms .n The Eer
est o. the public as against corpo
rate greed and grlft. Give us a ma
iority % the members 0f the United
states senate who represent the peo
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