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The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1906-12-26
FOR RENT.

FOR RENT Nicely furnished front
ROOM, 215 w. Bird ST. 1861
WANTED Several sets of books
to keep, for business men. Will al
SO do collecting, etc. Terms rea
enable Address accountant, P. o.
Box 1911. 53t5*
house, nicely finished, with mod
ern conveniences, bath and cleo
trio light. Close in. Inquire at Rec
ord office.
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III INDUSTRY.

The following extract from Cover
nor Hagerman's report to the Secre-
tary of the Interior, emphasizes the
Importance of the sheep industry in
New Mexico:
From information I have received
from Mr.. George Arnot, of AlbuQuer-
que, and other men interested in the
sheep business, l find that the most
important industry in the Territory
of New Mexico for many years past
has been hat of sheep raising and
wool growing. The climate and natur
| al of the Territory have
been particularly adapted to this bu-
J siness.
On the 1st of January, 1906, the I'm
tied States Government reports show
| ed thai New Mexico had nearly 4,OOO,-
900 head of sheep within her borders.
| On a conservative estimate of value
these sheep were worth about $14,-
| 00O, 900. For the past W. years the
sheep business has probably been the
most valuable of any in the West.
| During the past two seasons the Ter
| ritory has been blest with abundant
moisture, which has produced an ex-
cellent stand of grama grass. This
| grass is the most nutritious known,
and nature cures it where it grows.
] The fact that New Mexico has been
prominently a sheep growing section
was demonstrated by the Spaniards
when they settled in this Territory
hundreds of years ago, as they brot
into the country large numbers of
| sheep of the Spanish Merino breed.
Great development has been made
in the last ten years in improving
the sheep il this Territory. Many
growers have gone to great expense
in shipping into the Territory h fin
est bred Merino and Rambouillet
bucks that could be found in the U.
S. AS a result of this breeding the
quality of the wool has been improv-
ed and New Mexico now produces, il
some sections, as fine a grade of wool
| Union. In the number of sheep New
| Mexico ranks third in the United
| States, being surpassed by Montana
and Wyoming only. AS sheep are rails
| ed in every State and Territory in the
Union, it can readily be seen 10Y i'm
portant this industry is in New Mexi-
co, when only two states contain more
sheep.
The sheep raisers entered the lamb
ing season in April IF 1906 with at
least 3.750,00O head of sheep. Fully
], 000, 900 head of old ewes and lambs
were shipped out of the Territory in
the fall of 1905. The spring of this
year was very favorable for Landing
as the ewes came thru the winter in
excellent shape and the growers re
ceived the largest percentage OF
lambs from their ewes that they ever
had IN any one yea. This average
amounted to something over 80 pei
cent for the entire Territory. In some
favored sections the percentage did
amount to 115 per cent. but IA no dis
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Classified ''Ad5.''
FOR SALE.

FOR SALE Land scrip.-W. G.
Skillmal. Aft
FOR SALE One rotary n drop
Austin we'll drilling machine. Phone
or write the Oasis Ranch. 29tf
FOR SALE:-Bowling alley, three
tracks, very cheap. Address Thorn
as Carson, Amarillo. Tex. Site.
FOR SALE II fine corn fed hogs,
six Duro Jersey gifts, bred to far
row next spring; so fine chickens.
Cal at Zealand Farm, 2k miles
southeast of Roswell.
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FOUND.
FOUND:

FOUND Small brown satchel. Own
er may sobtain same by calling at
this Office and paying for adj 53t2
FOUND A 1ady's gold watch On
Main street about week ago.
Owner can nave same by describ-
ing property and paying for this
ad. Inquire at 118 N. Pecos Ave.
54tf.
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800 acres of land near Roswell
with plenty OF water for irrigation.
Is or 20 acres bearing orchard. small.
house and some other improvements.
Valued at $50 per acre-Carlton &
Bell.
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The best and safest way to make
money is to invest in real estate. We
have some of the best bargains in
the Valley. See us.-Carlton & Bell.
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SCHOOL REPORT.
Report For Dexter Public School For
Month Ending December 81, 'o6

|
Report For Dexter Public School For
Month Ending December 81, 'o6
Pupils enrolled IS, averaged daily
attendance SO. Pupils present every
day.
Stanley Hair.
Thomas Caffal.
Eddie Goodrum.
Lester Walters.
Edward Menu
Peter Whitman.
Bryan Cazier.
Joe Cazier.
Virgil Goodrum.
Agnes Whitman.
Edith Garrett.
Orelia Caffal.
Roxie Walters.
Elan Walters.
Bessie Mem.
Leila Goodrum.
Katie Whitman.
Julia Cazier.
Theata Dutton.
Mamie Garrett.
Mabel Pope.
The Thanksgiving entertainment
added seventeen volumes to the lib
rary.
With many thanks to the patrons
for their part in helping to make h
school a success, we sincerely beg
you to continue to help the teachers
by sending the pupils regularly.
Yours ReSp't,
E. A. HOGG AND WIFE,
Teachers.
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Everything stops, except the Ros-
well Steam Laundry. We get your
clothes and return them the same
week. Phone 20. ATT.
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1906-01-31
RUMORES.

Sc asegura que el proyeeto de ley cam
biando Ell nombre de los asilos de Santurce,
tiene por objeto que los asiIos de referencia
pasen al control del departamento de edu-
caci6n una vez que funcionen como escue-
las industriales utilizar los fondos que
aquellos derivan para enviar j6venes los
Estados Unidos.
ST ESQ resultara cierto, pensamos q. es 4
la Legislature quien compete resolyerlo.
Todo el mundo ha visto como cosa fGtil
Ell cambio de nombres propuesto para los
Asilos. '1Que pigniica ESQ.," "-se pregun-
tan muchos; nadie ocurre el alcance
del proyecto.
De todos modos, 81 una nueva organiza-
ci6n sc proyecta, la Legislature deber6 le-
gislarla y va nos enteraremos de 10 que Sc
trata para apreciar las ventajas del cam
bio, no de nombres, sino de organization
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1906-01-31

En- ell cuartel general de la pOlicfa in
sular Sc ha recibido un telegrama del sar-
gento Jimenez, de Juana Diaz, manifes-
tando que anoche declar6se un incendio
en- un canaveral de la hacienda "Cristi-
ma" de los sefiores SerralIes creyendose
que el hecho haya sido intentional
En- Bayam6n ha sido arrestado Luis
Cabrera, por hurto.
-Anochc la compafifa "Martfnez Casa
do triunf0 en- la escena como siempre.
Aurora de Dicenta, es uu drama con-
movedor, hondamente real, cuya realidad
social Sc vic con intensidad indecible. La
compafifa triunfo en- toda Ia lfnea, no de-
cayendo nj por up instante ell espfritu de
los actores.
-Registro civil. Nacimientos: Saliva
dora Torres Morales Matrimonios: Ma
nuel Garcia CAlder6n Ceferina Cruz
Colon. Defunciones: Jacinta Beltr6n
Cruz, Rafael Ducret Santiago y Emilia
Rodriguez Pastrana
La Junta Escolar ha dispuesto el pa
go de los alquileres de casa los maestros
de San Juan.
Sc encuentran fondeados en- La isIa de
Culebra alrededor de ounce barcos de Ia
escUadra del Atlantico, entire ellos los me-
jorres acorazados.
-Esta noche mafiana llegar6 el CO.
rreo de los Estados Unidos.
En- los primeros dfas de Febrero Sc
cambiara ell itinerario de correos, en- yir-
tud de zanzibar Jas horas de salida lie
gada Ell ferroearril.
En- la calle de la Palma de Ca
yey, ahorc6se aver dentro de su habitci6n
la nina Ramona Dfaz, de II amos de edad,
muriendo instantaneamente.
Las bombillas ''Sterling Special" dis
tribuyen igualmente la luz en- todas direc-
clones, y por 10 tanto alumbran mas que
las otras. Unico dep6sito para la venta
en- Puerto Rico, Sociedad An6nima de Luz
Electrica, San Juan, P. R.
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Els necesario exigir que cada hostia tenga
grabado el nombre Digestive Mojarrieta
pero un solo estuche- produce mejor efecto2
que una docena de botellas de aqua mineral
8 de cualquier otro remedio. Ademas de
ser el Cnico curative radical, del estomago
Y del instestino, ell Digestive Mojarriet pu-
Tlfica los alimentos y los hace asimilabIes.
El legftimo Digestive Mojarrieta cura en-
un dla las indigestiones, en- un mes las dis
pepsirs gastralgias, en- tres meses las
mas graves emfermedades cr0nicas del es-
tonnage y del intestine. Esta universal
EOnte confirmado, en- forma sin igual, que
mef1cacia del Digestive Mojarrieta es YER
Ia deramente radical superior Ia de to-
das los otros remedies.
De ventR en- las pr1ncipales farmacias de
de Europa America.
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DEL Sc
nor lglesias con
haGen d a d D S.
de AreCibO.
PrOpietariOs J GOmercianteS intere-
sadOs en- que Sc cOnstruya Ia
CaFreteTa de LaTeS.
Sc ImRlms gran aetivIdad l las Ohras del tea
tro. Retreats los doningOs.
(De nstestrO cOrresponsaD

EneFo 30.-
Ell domingo celebr6 81 sefior Santiago
Iglesias una importante entreyista, en- los
salones del Casino, con varios sefiores ha-
eendados, quedando de acuerdo con res
pecto 81 jornal de los peones en- las hacien-
das otros particulares. El sefior Igle-
sias di6 cuenta mas tarde en- un meeting,
& los interesados, de las buenas gestiones
practicadas.
Aver tarde Sc celebr6 una reunion en-
esta Alcaldfa la que asistieron varios se-
flores propietarios y comerciantes con el
fin de ponerse de acuerdo para trabajar
cerca del gobierno fin de que Sc lleve
Was de hecho 81 proyecto de carretera de
Arecibo q Lares que tanta importancia
reviste para ambas poblaciones.
"A las obras de este teatro Sc les da
gran actividad 4 fin de que Be terminen &
Ia mayor brevedad para que pueda venir
Ia Compania dramdtica de la sefiora Mar
tinez Casado, que tantos deseos tiene este
p1blico de admiraT en- las nuevas cbras que
pone en- escena.
Pronto serd un hecho las retreats los
domingos en- esta plaza, pues el Munich
pio subvenciona la banda escolar con 25
pesos mensuales con otro tanto que pue-
da recaudarse entire el comercio , particu-
lares podremos disfrutar de este atracti-
yo.
-"El Duende," peri6dico local en-
prende una buena campafia fin de que
los sefoTes del Concejo Municipal, vean
de resolver el problema de aumento de
luz electrica del aqua del acueducto, dos
cosas muy importantes Sc prestan q una
seria meditation, pues en- dia no lejano
ocasionarian un serio conhicto.
Mas vale precaver que remediar.
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La PATRONA De mANATI.
FIsstas puramsnts rsIIglOsas. .-Otrss notlcIas.
Ode nuestrO cOrrespOn8aI ST.. Yaldss.)

Ode maestro cOrrc8ponsal Sr. Naldss)
Enero 26.-Las festas que vienen ha-
ciendose en- honor de la Candelaria, patro-
ma de este pueblo, son puramente religio-
sas el venerable parroeo sefior Llauger,
apesar de sus afios y de sus quebrantos no
descansa en- su delicado cometido. Las
novenas So estan hacienda con la mayor
pompa solemnidad con numerosa asisten-
cia de fieles. Bien por nuestro respectable
parroco.
Han salido para San Juan los apre-
ciables sefiores Ramirez, Moran, C6rdova,
Suro, Vazquez Colon Cortes.
-Hemos tenido Ell gusto de saludar al
selor Morfi, eompetente maestro de CiaIes,
que accidentalmente Sc hallaba en- esta DO
blaci6n.
Con motive dc la huelga de torcedo-
res habida en- Bayam6n numerosos opera
rios han regresado en- ell dfa de aver sus
respectivos hogares.
Ell ilustrado DR.. Blazquez, ha rotor
nado de San Juan. Tambien Ell rico ha-
cendado don Francisco Brunet
-Ha dejado de existir en- la vecina
Rep6blica de Santo Domingo la respectable
dana dofia Francisca Martinez de Davila,
madre polftica de nuestro particular ami
go don Clemente Ramirez q guien le en-
viamos al igual de su apreciabIe familia, Ell
testimonio de nuestra condolences.
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MAQUINAS De COSER.

LA RAPIDA va lleg6-Otras 500 ma
quinas de coser marca ''La Rapida," una
de las meiores que Sc fabrican en- los Esta-
dos Unidos acaban de recibirse en- ell popu-
lar establecimiento "La Gloria" frente
Ia plaza principal y Sc proponen venderlas
precios baratfsimos al contado pla-
zoB con garantfa hay mas de mil maqui-
mas de estas en- uso nj una sola ha salido
mala. Importadores exclusives para toda
Ia isla Arrivi HeTmanos
Pidan cupones por cada 25 centavos.
En- eata imprenta 90 vende papel de pc
ri6dico yieio 4 800 ouintaI.
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EI fOtOgrafO MoSCiOni.

Ell habil fot6grafo sefior Moscioni, esta-
blecido en- la plaza BaIdorioty, nos ha OBJ
sequiado con varias instantaneas tomadas
en- los entierros de las malogradas nifias
Aurorita Saldana y Dalila Palmer
En- esas fotografias, admfrase exacta
reproduction de los memories detalles ocu-
rridos en- dichos piados,s actos Es un
trabajo hecho con precision limpieza, que
acredita la competencia del fot6grafo Mos
cioni.
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DEsAPARECIDO.-De los pastos de
la fnca qne posee en- Hato Rey don Fran
cisco Hernandez, ha desaparecido IN caba-
llo de coche, color alazano, como de seis y
medias cuartas de alzada, un lucero en- la
frente, con senales dc mataduras en- los
lomos y lados de la barriga, cuyo animal
es de la propiedad de Mr.. F. B. Hatch.
Ell que de raz6n de dicho animal, & su
dueno al senior Hernandez sera gratif-
cado espIendidamente.
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Juzgado de Paz de San Juan.
JuiclOs de hoy,

Isabel Pizarro, por proferir frases obsce-
mas y escandalizar en- la via pdblica en-
estado de embriaguez, $40.
Isaac Iruleta, por expender pan llevado
sin cubrir, 81 de multa.
Federico Santi, por ester en- la plaza de
armas muy aligerado de ropas S. de null
ia.
Juana Hernandez Jacinto Masonet,
por escandalo en- rina $5 de multa.
Higinio Allende, por cargar % y me-
dio qqs en- un carrro de dos ruedas tirado
por dos caballos So.
Juan Bta. Diaz, por escandalo en- el
circo 81.
Edgar Lane, por escandalo en- estado
de embriaguez $5.
Absueltos, Nepomuceno Ramirez acusa-
do de iDfringir ordenanza municipal.
Han sido denunciados por tener los "a
guanes de sus casas abiertos sin luz, du-
rante la noche, Joaquin Portilla, Martin
Reyes, Manuel Solfas, Julian Bengochea,
Gregorio Dimas y Manuel B. de Pefia.
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EstadOS UaidOS de America.
Ell PTsSidGnte de los EStadOS SIS.
UnldOS.
SeueriGao Lecaroz & In
cibamu y Manuel Lee
corOs q Echevarrfo, CO.
mo iquidadores de Le-
cGrOz & Cio.,
Den'o"dantes EMPLAzAMIENTO.
Ver8Gs
Sucesi6a de ManqteE de
Jestts GOnz6Eez q Co
lon.
DemandGdo.
EMPLAzAMIEMTO.
Ell PUEBLO DE PUERTO RICO
"A lss personals ignoradas de la Succession
de DON MANUEL DE JESUS
GONZALEZ Y COLON, sus here
deros causa-habientes quien su de-
recho representa-

POR Ell PRESENTE, Sc notifca &
ustedea que Sc ha presentado en- la Ofcina
del Secretario de la Corto de Distrito del
Distrito Judicial de AguadilIa, Puerto
Rico, la demanda del actor antes citada,
On la que Sc solicita la Corte dicte SEN
tencia contra la SUCCESSION demandada, por
la suma de MIL OCHENTA Y NUEVE
dollars OCdO centavos, prOducto de ca
pital 6 intereses devengados hasta 81 de
Octubre tiltimo, con mas los que de esa fe-
cha Sc devenguen, procedenteS de dos pa
cares favor orden de la Mercantil
LECAROZ e. COMPANIA.
Y Sc NOTIFICA & ustedes que de no
comparecer & contestar dicha demanda
dentrO de los diez dfas despues de notifca-
da, ii Ia notification Sc hiciere en- ell Dis
trito = dentro de los veinte dfas, 81 Sc hi
ciere fuera del Distrito, pero en- Is Isla de
Puerto Rico, dentro de los cuarenta dfas
81 GO hiciera en- otra parte; los demandan-
tes podran obtener un fallo su favor por
ell importe de la cantidad reclamada, cos
tas desembolsos.
Y para su publication en- Ell perfodico
''La Correspondence de Puerto Rico"
que Sc edita en- San Juan, una vez por Sc
mana, durante seis Bemanas de orden
del Hon. Arturo Aponte, Juez de la Cor
te de Distrito del Distrito Judicial de
Aguadilla, P. R. ibro el presente que fir
mo y sello con 81 de la Corte, en- Ia Gu
dad de Aguadilla, 25 de Enero de mil
novecientos seis.
Es Abogado de los demandantes, don
Simon Large Aquilu6.
Jose BasOra q Mestre
Soorokar rin
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SeTOdtas enfermas en- BarceIOneta.
EI senior MarchsssI sufrlO fusrtss qusmadarad
on Ia central ''PIazueIa. /"
Ode maestro correspomsaz. J

Enero 3d.
Contindan enfermas las encantadoras
sehoritas Maria Forteza Tet6 Rivero,
hallandose esta Ultima de alguna grave
dad.
-El joven don Adolfo Marchessi ha-
landoHe en- trabajos de Ia Central Plaque
la sufri6 fuertes quemaduras en- las ma
mes y otras parties con el triple efecto.
FL incidente ocurri6 las IL de Ia mo-
che, hora en- que fu6 llamado Ell doctor
Cordero para asistir al anfermo.
-Ha llegado precip ipitadamente esta
poblaci6n ell apreciable joven don Enrique
Gimenez. de Ia Carolina.
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lei ''Hotel Helvetia" situado en- una
de las casas mas frescas de la ciudad,
presta sus numerosos hu@spedes, las me-
lores comodidades, buena mesa, buenas
habitaciones, mejores camas y un excelente
gerYicio. Cruz q, San Juan, P. R
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Ell gobernador tiene 81 proyecto de
enviar & los Estados Unidos una copia
del 6ltimo grupo hecho de los jefes Of
ciales de Ia policfa insular. Mu6strase sa-
tisfecho del conjunto que estima tan bueno
como ell de cualquier Otro pais.
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Sc VENDE en- 280O pesos la casa
ntimero 81 de la calle del Sol, Ia que tiene
I'M tribute de $40O. Informaran en- el nd.
nero 81 de la misma Gale. 80 v. r.
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Presentes los senores Post, Grahame,
Attorney u Barbosa, Mr. FaIkner, 81 Sr.
Tesorero, DR.. del Vale, Diaz Navarro.
Doa . I;a1 Ista
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-05-23
Individuality In Dress.

"The tyranny of style as far as men go
is largely a thing of the past" remarked
a man yesterday.
II have noticed in New York around
the Waldorf-Astoria, where you see the
best dressed people In the country, that
simplicity and individuality in the matter
of dress is the order of the day. | re-
member the time when a man there would
be conspicuous if he didn't get himself
up like the prevailing fashion plate of the
season. Now they have broken loose
from this custom and go on the principle
that they have as much right to set the
style as some other fellow.
"They didn't dare do that, however, in
Ward McAllister's day, for it would have
meant social accommodation. His
death was like the granting of a sort of
sartorial magma eharta. 1t is curious
what an important factor the mere matter
of taste in dress used to be in the lives
of the socially great from Beau Brummel
down to Harry Lehr who is said to have
won particular favor and recognition from
Mrs. Astor by suggesting that a red rose
would greatly heighten the artistic effect
of her gown"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-05-23
Cotton ACREAGE,

The Southern Cotton association, of
Richard Cheatham is secretary, says
the acreage of 1906 is 1929 acres
more than that of 1905. Latham, Alex
ander G. Co., New York firm, has re-
ceived 34S2 replies from bankers, mer-
chants and responsible planters, and
its conclusions from those replies are
that the present crop is larger by $685.
ass acres. Splitting the difference, We
this is as good an estimate as can be
secured at least until the government
report is issued in the first week of
June. That will cover the planting
up to May rs.
While President Harvie Jordan re-
ports increased acreages in Missis-
sippi, Georgia and Tennessee, he says
the acreage in Alabama has been de-
CredSeu. ne puts Tue pldHtluS III Aid-
bama this year at 3;691,97s acres, as
against 1851, 61S acres in 1868 de-
crease of $3.50 acres. This would
mean a decrease of about 10000 bales
in the crop. But it is exceedingly inn
probable that Alabama has decreased
her acreage while the acreages of the
states on the north, east and west have
been increased.
The acreage and condition report of
the government should be awaited be-
fore accepting figures of decrease in
this state. 1t is generally conceded
that replanting has made good all in
juries done to the crop by the frosts
in the first week of the present month,
and that the crop as a whole is in a
condition of high cultivation.
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Federal Quarantine.

Altogether regardless of the fact that
the hot season has actually been be-
gun-regardless, too, Of the health of
the south, if not of the country, Con
gress is still wrangling over the terms
of the quarantine bill. The question
of states rights has become involved
in the bill, chiefly on account of Judge
Richardson's amendment providing for
federal supervision in times of yellow
fever epidemics over interstate as well
as foreign commerce--over Interstate
railroads as well as ships from the sea.
There is no reason in the world why
anyone should oppose the Richardson
amendment. The constitution vests
the control of interstate and foreign
commerce in the general government,
and the mosquito shows that when the
marine hospital service places man
on a railway car it is safe to carry him
TO his destination. No man can un-
aided by a female mosquito transmit
yellow fever This is fact as well
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-05-23
Bills OF Ladinq. q

President Harding Of the First Ma
tional bank of Birmingham discussed
yesterday before the Alabama Bank
er's association, sitting at Admission, a
subject that touches every county, al
most every farm, in this state. It is
printed elsewhere in The Age-Herald,
and it deserves a careful reading on
the part of every man.
1t relates to the use of bills of lad
ing as collateral by the banks. The
courts of Mississippi, Alabama and
North Carolina have set up a rule that
Is distinctly repudiated by the courts
of the United States, as well as by the
courts of all the other states. This
new rule makes the bank that pays a
draft drawn with a bill of lading at
tached a guarantor of the quantity and
quality of the goods covered by it, put
ting the bank, in other words, in the
shoes of the shipper.
This is contrary to well-settled com
mercial usage, which simply regards
the draft and its bill of lading as 9
key to unlock the car loaded with tht
goods-nothing more. If the present
ruling of the supreme court of Alabama
be maintained, the banks of this state
cannot afford to handle bills of lading
and the business of the state will have
to be done on cash basis. The extent
of the trouble, inconvenience and dis
organization that would follow can be
better imagined than described. The
Haas case in which the Alabama de
cision was rendered in December, 1903
turned on a demurrer. and that case
is about to come up again in the SUI
preme court of this state on its mer
its. Upon the coming decision hangs
the fate of $100,000,O00 of drafts. will
bills for lading attached which are
handled annually by the banks of this
state. The Age-Herald bespeaks a
careful reading Of President Harding's
address in order that the question in
volved may be fully understood by its
readers.