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Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1906-03-01

j, f. Russell who with his little son
spent 2 weeks at Gulf Port, Mississip-
pi reports good time and says the
family of S. d. Thayer with whom
thew visited are in good health.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1906-03-01

Peter Nelson is busy sowing field
rye and grass for pasture over west of
the Rock Island Station which cannot
be done very often in this latitude.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1906-03-01

Chas. M. butcher, Esq, OF Iowa
City, who is partner of Judge Wade
at Iowa City was in town yesterday
looking up evidence in case for
which his firm are the attorneys.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1906-03-01

r. J. Gilchrist and Attorney Dutch
err of Iowa City who was here this
week on legal business had a good
time conversing about the events OF
their boyhood when they played
marbles and ball and went swimming
together. The former credits the
latter with having saved his life at
one time by fishing him out from
under the water.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1906-03-01

Mrs. j. j. Miller of Ute, Iowa, ar.
rived here Tuesday to visit her sister
Mrs. VIM. Cloughly. From here she
will go to Omaha to purchase stock
for her millinery store at home.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1906-03-01

The Catholic social held at the
Maccabee hall Monday evening was
attended by large company. After
a good supper had been served they
had an evening of social enjoyment
followed by dance by those who de-
sired to indulge in such amusement.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1906-03-01

The Library has parts "a and OF
the Railways in the U. S. in 1892.
Regulations of Inter State Commerce
Commissions"
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1906-03-01

F, ]. Henshall went down to Extra
Sunday night to assist in the music at
the farewell service at the Christian
church.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1906-03-01

Mrs. steele and daughter who have
been visiting Mrs. Hurd and their
other relatives here have returned TO
their home at Burlington.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1906-03-01

The members of the Gun Club OF
Audubon had a Shoot, Tuesday after
noon for the purpose of pleasure and
practice.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1906-03-01

A 800 No. 6 Remington typewriter
for sale at $50 if taken atonce. Nearly
new. C., z. Mertz Gray Iowa. 9w2
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1906-03-01

Mrs. Arthur Baker went to Man
ming Monday for a visit when she
will go to Missouri where they have
lOcatal
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1906-03-01
Calf for sale Ham. Webster.

w. c. Elliot drove to Guthrie Cen.
ter Tuesday, returning yesterday,
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1906-03-01

J. J. Quinby and wife went to sDes
Moines last Friday to visit relatives,
enjoy short outing and attend to
businesSl
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1906-03-01

The Chicken-pie social given at the
M. f. Church Thursday evening was
quite success, the net proceeds being
4 about $45.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1906-03-01

John w. Scott ESQ of Atlantic who
was an early settler of this county is in
Audubon today.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1906-03-01

Wall paper at bargain. See Frick
Drug Company. WV
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1906-03-01

Get tickets early for the play at the
Woodman Hall next Thursday. No
extra charge for reserved seats.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1906-03-01

Get your seats reserved at Jensen &
Christensen's Clothing Store.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1906-03-01

Mrs. Branson of Shenandoah has
been in town to organize the ladies
lodge of the United Workmen.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1906-03-01

Miss Norma Clifford OF Lewis came
up yesterday to take lessons in China
painting from Mrs. w. III. Cowles.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1906-03-01

Andrew Sorensen who was here
visiting Mr. Kevan returned home to-
day.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1906-03-01

Mr.. and Mrs A. Kleuver of Bray
ton were up yesterday.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1906-03-01

John Weighton went to Des Moines
Monday returning yesterday.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1906-03-01

Wall paper at bargain. See the
Prick Drug Company.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1906-03-01

Geo. Kellogg's little girl has been
sick for several days.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1906-03-01

See Ham Webster for cobs-Phone
so. 9-2
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1906-03-01

Wall paper at bargain. See Frick
Drug Company.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1906-03-01

Charlie Baird of Melville who has
been very sick is much better.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1906-03-01

The members of the Des Moines
Mothers Club have received invita-
IS to the home of Mrs. Isaac Hills
Saturday afternoon from to s to
Mrs. Representative Mott. The
rs of the club will be entertaine d
lncheon that day.-Register &
Ter.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1906-03-01

Father Nc Donald went to Omaha
Yesterday.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1906-03-01

The instrumental readings are from
Government standard instruments ex-
posed in the manner recommended by
the Chief of the Weather Bureau.
Yours respectfully,
GEO. K. KELLOGG,
Cooperative Observer.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1906-03-01
Fresh Jersey for sale. Ham Webster,

March comes inwith beautiful day.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1906-03-01
Climate and Crop Service.

For the week ending Feb. 27, 1906,
at Audubon, Iowa.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-09-23

Hardware Company said that his
firm couldn't buy metals, tin roof
ing, galvanized and sheet iron and
similar stuff in bulk in Washington.
Neither could they buy harness or
saddlery. He would rather buy in
Washington, Mr.. Ware said, al
though the freight rate from Lynch
burg and Richmond is a trifle lower.
Mr.. Ware suggested a somewhat
greater activity in the Washington
drummers in his line He agreed
that Washington has many CONNER
cia1 advantages in handling the Vir-
ginia trade, and said that he would
like to see the Greater City get the
business. Other Orange merchants
talked along practically the same
lines.
1t didn't take me long to find out
that a very unsatisfactory condition
prevails in Charlottesville. Mer-
chants, almost without exception,
claim that, while they can get freight
from Baltimore in from twelve to
fifteen hours, it takes from three to
ten days to come from Washington.
Furthermore, they claim that the
Southern railway might do vastly
better by them.
M. T. Martin, chairman of the To-
cal chamber Of commerce and the
leading hardware merchant of the
town. said that the present freight
conditions precluded the possibility
of doing business with Washington.
He cofnplimented Washington in
the highest terms for its present &C
tivity, but suggested that an effort
be made to secure increased freight
facilities before much work was
done in an advertising line. Mr..
Martin frequently places orders in
Pittsburg, and gets his goods from
there quicker than he can from
Washington.
Johnson & Price, druggists, buy
from Baltimore, Richmond and
Lynchburg because of freight diff
culties with Washington. Mr.. John
son told me he could have goods
shipped from Baltimore in the even
ing by freight and have them on the
sidewalk in front of his store the
following morning. When he placed
orders in Washington he never knew
when to expect the goods. He now
purchases paper from R. P. An
drews and tobacco from the Wash
ington Tobacco Company, but he
cannot secure drug supplies there
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to any old kind of a proposition,
provided conditions are equal in the
matter of freight rates and prices.
c. Z. Nash, hardware, buys his
nails, wire and heavy hardware in
Alexandria, because there is diff
ference of 7 cents in the freight rate,
operating against Washington. Mr..
Nash buys a little shelf hardware
from F. P. May & Co. every now
and then, but most of his stuff in
this line comes from St. Louis,
where a lower price f. o. b. Manas-
sas is made-a price lower, in fact,
thar f. o. b. Washington or Balti-
more.
St. Louis seems to be taking a
whole lot of notice in this direction,
particularly in tools. Mr.. Nash
complained of the freight service.
from Washington. lie also had had
trouble of late with delay shipments.
A couple OF months ago he ordered
a big piece of plate glass from
Washington, and sat around wait
ing for it to arrive He sat around
twenty-one days. But Mr.. Nash is
another patient SOUL. and even after
this experience talked enthusiastic
ally OF the Greater Washington
movement, declaring he would be
perfectly willing to buy everything
in Washington, providing it were
shown to him that that city could
take care of his business as satisfac-
torily as Baltimore. In his opin-
ion Washington, with better freight
service, complete lines of jobbing
houses and more energetic, compre-
hensive and glad hand drumming,
would capture all the trade in this
part OF the south.
S. T. Weir, who keeps a hardware
and general furnishing store, an
nounced very promptly, when /
asked him about his idea of the
Greater Washington movement, that
he was looking for the best goods
for the lowest price, and that sweet
sentiment didn't count one two three
with him. He claimed that Wash
ington lines were not complete, and
that such Washington drummers
that did happen around always land
ed in town at the wrong time. He
suggested that all the good people
Of Washington get together to fix
freight rates and general service and
go after business. He didn't seem
to think that there would be a whole
lot of trouble in getting it.
Mrs J. B. Adamson, millinery,
buys in Baltimore because Wash
ington has no millinery jobbing
house. Mrs. Adamson prefers
Washington, and would buy there
four times a year if the city could
supply her stock. She mentioned
that freight rates were higher from
Washington than from Baltimore.
But I'll be blessed if | could figure
it out, and it may be simple case
OF overcharge. Those things stir up
a fuss sometimes.
w. c. Austin, who keeps a har-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-09-23

drews, and that he always got good
stuff, good treatment and right
prices. But he buys all OF his drugs
from Baltimore, because he has a
bigger stock from which to select
and much better service. Mr.. Shan
non seemed to think that Washing
ton could get all OF this drug bust
ness, provided that it was gone alter
in earnest. Mr.. Shannon said he
didn't remember ever having seen a
drug salesman from Washington i'll
Manassas.
Il used to buy my goods in
Washington" said Mr. L. Z. Beach
ley, Manassas confectioner. But, y
he continued, about two years ago
| noticed that | was being poorly
treated, and that the jobbing house
with which | was dealing was lack
ing in cordiality and did not appear
to be interested in its customers. y
Mr.. Beachley buys his groceries from
the Semmes-Kelly Company. and if
there is candy man in Washington
who will treat him nicely he will buy
his candy there That's what Mr..
Beachley says himself, and he GER
tainly ought to know.
In fact, Mr.. Beachley is enthusi-
astic over the Greater Washington
movement, and would like to help
things along. But he is getting
mighty little encouragement. Re-
Gently he ordered a bill OF goods
from a Washington jobbing house,
which the house promptly shipped
on September 6. The goods reached
Mr.. Bcachley last Wednesday, Sep
TENDER 10, The fact that this cheer
ful experience didn't frost all the
Greater Washington enthusiasm out
OF Mr.. Beachley's soul is due to that
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ington. is already demonstrated. l
found many merchants in each town
awaiting our arrival, and after they
had looked over the displays | fol
lowed some OF them to their places
OF business and made specific in
quiries. On the whole, | found
sort OF general desire to trade in
Washington-things being equal so
far as shipment facilities and treat
ment were concerned. In Manassas,
of the thirteen merchants | chatted
with. none bought exclusively in
Washington. The big general store
OF the place buys all its stuff in Bal
timore, the principal reason being
that Washington has no factory or
iobbing house ior mems and wom-
ems clothing.
Mr.. Hvnson. OF Hynson & Co.,
the firm to which | have reference,
believes that a jobber in this line in
Washington could compete with the
manufacturer in Baltimore. Here
tofore Mr.. Iivnson has bought all
his dry goods in Baltimore, and he
nearly fell over from surprise when
Mr.. Eskridge OF Guy, Curren &
Company quoted him the same
prices on certain goods that the
manufacturers had given. Mr.. Hyn-
son said that hereafter he would
buy this line in Washington. The
poor freight service in the past, to-
gcther with higher rates. were also
mentioned by Mr.. Hyson as the
reason why he had been~buying in
other cities than Washington.
found that Mr.. Crigler of the
dry goods firm OF Camper & Crigler
was enthusiastic over the OppOrtuni-
ties available to Washington in the
commercial field OF the south. He
explained to me very frankly that
most OF his goods had heretofore
been bought in Baltimore, although
he had to 90 through Washington
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in the capital. Consequently when
he goes to Baltimore to buy drugs
he often places orders for tobacco,
and consequently Washington loses
the business. Mr.. Johnson strongly
favors Washington. and would like
to be able to do business there more
extensively. But, as he remarks
with shrug. 1T isn't my fault
Louis A. Brown, druggist, lived
in Washington once upon time,
and that home, sweet home feeling
makes him anxious to buy there.
But the freight facilities are SO lack
ing that he can't even let himself
think of it. He can buy goods in
Philadelphia and get them quicker
than from Washington.
Other merchants in various lines
corroborated the above expressions.
The crockery dealers claim that no
Washington house ever came after
business, but agreed that it would
do no good to try to get any sort Of
business until better freight facili-
ties were assured.
There's the situation. 4 might say
with more truth-there's the trou-
Bile.
| might write a great deal in a
general way that would show that |
possess vast amount OF enthusiasm
and a fine stock of optimism. This
would be all right in its way, and
would not eXaggerate in any degree
the feeling that prevails on board
the Greater Washington Special.
Time alone will tell the story of
the success OF the specials mission.
We have been out only two days,
and it is too early in the game to
make. any accurate predictions.
There is not single man of the
party who does not believe that a
great deal will be accomplished by
the Greater Washington Specials
tour of the territory contiguous to
Washington.
When the special left Washington
missionary work" was the main
thing thought of. The travelling
statesmen on board came to me be-
fore we had reached Alexandria to
tell me that they approved in every
particular OF The Stars idea of pub
licity for Greater Washington
through the medium of the exposi-
ton special; that they would do
their level best to spread the propa-
ganda of commercial center in
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-09-23

place OF the residential dream that
the average southerner has OF the
national capital, but that they did
not expect to sell enough goods to
pay for their meals during their alb
sence from Washington.
And now, after only two OF the
twenty-three days scheduled for the
Greater Washington Special have
been covered, not a man among
these travelling agents but has come
to me positively bubbling with en-
thuSlasm and optimism to tell of
the orders he has taken, the new
business he has secured. the mer-
chants he has got in touch with and
the plans he has made for covering
this territory in the future.
In short, there has been the big
gest kind of reaction, and not the
least encouraging feature of this is
the fact that it has occurred after
the first two DAYS of travel. and that
through territory covered and re-
covered from Baltimore and viewed
before the start as the most unprom-
lSlng section for business purposes
OF the entire schedule.
But it is about time to get down
to business. | am going to tell now
something of the side issue OF the
trlp--actual orders taken-to indi-
cate why this reaction from pes
slmlSm to optimism has occurred.
MIR. Cross, the Golden & Co. rep
resentative, has taken thirty-one or
ders since leaving Washington, the
volume OF figures in business
amounting to considerably over
ST, 900. Most OF this was entirely
new business, and business of the
sort that will stick.
Il think this TRIP is going to re-
suit in the greatest boost a CITY ever
had, said Mr.. Cross to ME TODAY.
Every salesman on the train has
been more than ordinarily success
full through territory that should
logically be the poorest of the trip.
If the tour of The Stars Special is
followed up as it should be bv our
Jobblng houses there is, to my mind.
absolutely no telling just what bust
ness Washington may get in this
territory. | am frank to say that
before we left Washington | didn't
believe that any OF lis would do much
business. In fact, | didn't look upon
the trip in that light. | realized that
primarily the trip was missionary
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he patronized Alexandria for bulk
goods, but bought some fancy goods
from the Semmes-kelley Company.
He carries large stock OF crockery,
but buys it in Baltimore, and men
toned that no Washington house
was after this business Mr.. Thomas
has been in business twenty years,
and, according to his own statement,
has never so much as seen a Wash
ington drummer in any other than
the fancy grocery line. He would
rather buy in Washington, he said,
If only because he could run up to
Washington in the morning, make
his selections, see his order filled,
and return to Culpeper in the even
ing.
At Orange, Va, the third stop of
the special, L. S. Ricketts,, drugs
and stationery, told me that he
bought his stationery from the R. P.
Andrews Company, but went to Bal
timore for his drugs. He told the
same story that heard in Culpeper,
with poor freight service as the chief
complaint.
Mr.. Ware of the Ware-Watts
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-09-23

$3.eo.GO mark.
Five years ago the Craddock- Terry Conn
pany began the manufacture of shoes
against the advice of many friends who
believed that they would be unable to COM
pete with the New England manufacturers.
Its success in this new field has been UNI
precedented. From the very beginning the
orders for their own manufactured goods
were ahead of the supply. an embarrass-
ment from which increased labor and the
use of every BILE foot of space in
their big factory has not been able to re-
leve them.
This firm has recently built an annex to
Its southland factory which will double its
former capacity. and this addition, together
with the new factory in West Lynchburg,
Increases the output very materially and
will enable the firm, for the time at least,
to keep up with the demand.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-09-23

1t Is probable that very few people In
Washington realize that the CraddockTer
ry Company Is the largest shoe house in
the south. extremely prominent in the
manufacturing world and valuable in
growth and development of the shoe indus
try of the south.
1t was positive revelation to find within
sixty miles of Charlottesville shoe factories
employing thousands of native help, using
the most modern and upto-date machinery
and turning out a quantity of goods not ex-
celled by the product of any establishment
north or south, east or west, and certainly
not over seas.
The stranger who knows nothing about
the technical points of the business of
making shoes cannot visit the Craddock-
Terry plants in Lynchburg without being
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RAILROAD STATION AT cULPEpER, VA

gentleman's Job-like patience and
not to the transportation facilities.
Thirteen days on the way from
Washington to Manassas seems like
a nightmare. A three months old
baby with a broken leg could walk
the distance in less time than that.
Mr.. Weir of Weir & Co., operat-
ing a general store, buys his hard
ware from F. P. May and his sta
tionery from R. P Andrews. But,
Just the same, he doesn't think that
Washington has been presenting
very satisfactory proposition to
Manassas merchants. Mr.. Weir
buys his shoes in Cincinnati and
Boston and his millinery and dry
goods in Baltimore. But he is open
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-09-23

should, he thought, mean closer
trade relations.
w. c. Wagner mentioned rather
tartly that he would buy a good
deal of furniture and household
goods in Washington if any Wash
ington firm would come after the
business and appear appreciative
when it did get an order. Mr.. Wag-
ener remarked that the Baltimore
houses are all the time extending
the glad hand and getting the bust
ness in his line. He thought pro-
gressive furniture jobber would do
we'll in this section of the country.
Mr.. Shannon, the druggist at
Manassas. told me that he bought
all OF his stationery from R. P. An
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impressed in the one fact that business sys-
tenn. machinery, skilled labor. general
misunderstanding from the purchase of
the leather to the shipment of the finished
product is made to serve the one great
purpose of the firm, to have their name
stand for honesty, good values and a
square deal. 1t can be seen in the quality
of the raw material the style of workman
ship. in the rigid inspection of the manufac-
tured goods, in the class of workmen en-
ployed and the treatment accorded them
and in the increasing recognition of the
merits of their goods.
This firm started seventeen years ago as
a wholesale jobbing house. The first years
sales were something over 10000. Every
year since then has shown a marked in
crease in the business. the sales last year
being $2.4JS.911G2. 1t is predicted that the
business for present year VIII reach the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-09-23

when he PM in his orders, and later
the goods had to be shipped back
through Washington in order to
get to Manassas. The close proxim-
ity OF Manassas TO Washington
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1906-07-24
SKIPPED ON WATER.
Shells From Hampton Roads Fly Over
TO Willoughby Point.

Washington. July 24.-An extra
ordinary and almost unpreceden' ed
combination of weather conditions,
making for the extreme flight of pro-
jectile, is the explanation officially
given by Col Potts. late in command
of the artillery post at Fortress Mon
roe for the agitation and excitement
caused the inhabitants OF the summer
resort at WElough'by Point recently.
The place is directly across Hamp-
ton Roads, from the fort and hereto
fore there had been much gun prac-
tice, but the inhabitants of the pace
had never known shefls to drop into
their resort as they did on that par
ticular occasion. Col. Potts report
to the war department was that the
day was absolutely calm and the wa
ter as smooth as a sheet of glass, so
that when the projectiles struck the
surface at the end of the ordinary
flight and should have disappeared be-
meath the waves the ricochetted as a
small boy slips a tone over the water
until they reached the beach.
Col. Potts says that there was no
occasion for the alarm experienced
because the projectiles were practical
~ spent" and moreover the shells
were unloaded