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The sun. (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1905-1908, 1906-04-07
Naval Stores the Topic
Continued from Third Page)

This will not be pleasant surprise to
the "boys in the woods" who are not
accustomed to lose half million dollars
year, and may so ANNOY some of the
stockholders, that they will kick up a
row that will land the company into
liquidation or receivership.
Whenever member of the "gum
bunch" referred to this loss of beg
carly quarter of million, he always
sugar-coated the pill with the statement
that the operators could afford to lose so
triRing a sum rs this, because the adj.
vance in the price of naval stores, which
the formation of the Export had caused,
put into the pockets of the operators
many times the amount lost in the Ex-
port Company.
There is no doubt whatever that the
operators received several millions more
for their output last year than they ever
did before. A simple mathematical CAL
culation will demonstrate the truth of
this. Spirits advanced about cents n
gallon since March year ago, and rosin
advanced in proportion, but whether this
advance was entirely due to the forma-
ton of the Naval Stores Export Com
pany is question which gentlemen well
informed in naval stores matters are now
asking. Without going into this ques.
ton there is no escaping the fact that
the operators did not get the top prices
for their products. At the time turpen.
tine was quoted in Savannah at 70 cents,
under the agreement made between the
Export Company and the operators
spirits should have brought 10 cents in
Jacksonville, BUT NO ONE RECEIVED
THIS PRICE EXCEPT j. P. Williams
Co., who had written contract.
The Naval Stores Export Company
treated the price of 70 cents as a fc.
titious one, and notified the operators
that it was necessary to get the price
down to where the consumers would buy
When settlement was made with the
operators who had shipped their prod
ucts to Jacksonville expecting to get
this fancy price. 1T WAS ON THE
BASIS OF 90 CENTS FOR SPIRITS
II the agreement had been carried out to
the letter and settlement had been made
The sun. (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1905-1908, 1906-04-07
Twelfth Page
Some Matters
Set Right
CONTINUED from Fifth Pagel

AIRY OF ENGLAND, and produce the largest crops
Of grain OF any section of agricultural land in the
kingdom 1t s stated by economists that it is doubt
full If England could support the large population
she now has without the product of these lands.
Like other lands which have been reclaimed great
labor and expense has been required In the case of
the Fens Of England, more than 800 years have
elapsed since the first effort in drainage were made.
Ii not until 1920 that definite plans sufficiently
elaborate for the work required, were made by Sir
John Renne, and 100 years then elapsed before the
Fens became productive land to any great extent.
The difficulties encountered II gathered together in
q connected form would discourage any but the most
sanguine temperaments, yet today these lands are
essential to the WELFARE AND PROSPERITY OF
ENGLAND. l should mention in this connection
the fact that Sir William Dugdale, who was ut one
time engaged in the execution of the drains executed
in the Great Bedford level, published in 1852 book
containing description of the plans and work &C.
compished up to that date in the reclamation of the
Fens in England. In the latter part of the seven.
teenth century there was remarkable revival of in
terest In the improvement of the waste lands of Eng
land and interest In drainage became so widespread
to attract the attention Of every property
Of the kingdom. This great interest seems to have
led to the publishing OF a and revised edition
Of Dugdales work. entitled "The History of Drain
ing and Enhancing" which appeared in l772, and
Is the work from which all accounts of these stupen-
dous undertakings drawn.
The method employed in the drainage of the Fens
10 briefly as follows: The area is divided into dis
tricts Of from 5000 to 10000 acres, which are pro-
vided with large bitches which communicate with
sluceways built through the protecting dykes. Part
Of the water from the bitches Is discharged through
the suces by gravity at times of low tide, while the
remainder is lifted by pumps so that the required
depth of drainage is secured. These bitches
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April 7, 1906

note that in Mr. Elliotts opinion it would be very
difficult for the people of Great Britain to get along
without the grain that is produced upon TINS re-
claimed land and that the English people owe much
of their present prosperity and happiness to this one
enterprise that has proven such greaU DiessnS 7"
them.
The problem that confronts is very different.
The land much of it % feet above level and with
the water on top of that-a plain matter OF digging
bitches or channels through which the water may
flow unobstructed to the sea-no pumping to be
done. The character of digging is OF the simplest
kind Most of the excavations will be through pure
muck that can be almost as easily handled with
uredge as could pail of water be handled by man
in bailing out lighter.
You will remember that the Times Union advo-
Gated using the Indian War Claims Fund for the pur-
pose of draining the Florida Everglades 1t also,
after calling attention editOrlally to the approval
by President Roosevelt of the Act authorizing the
Agricultural Department to drain, reclaim and lrr-
gate lands in the West, suggested that some OF the
money be diverted from the West to the purpose of
retaining the wet lands in Florida that were suta
BILE to the production of sugarcane. The Department
of Agriculture is willing and anxious to aid in the
reclamation of the Florida Everglades. Only two
weeks ago THE SUN printed letter written to me
by the Hon. James Wilson, Secretary of Agriculture,
in which he said that he would do anything he could
THAI coupled with the letter here printed, from Mr.
c. G. Elliott, the engineer in charge OF that branch
of the Department of Agriculture which does the
work OF draining and retaining and lrrgatlng iands
in the United States, should indicate clearly to your
mind that what the Times-Union pleaded for then
has now become reality, but now that help is with
in reach it opposes the project What has come
over the spirit that controls that newspaper that it
should now oppose what it advocated them The
people should not be trhed with. THE PEOPLE
WILL NOT PERMIT THEMSELVES TO BE TRI-
FLED WITH if they are only aware of the fact That
an attempt of that kind is being made. / leave
tuis matter with them. The Everglades belong to
them. Half million of acres of it will produce a
crop annually more valuable than the present an
na assessment of all the real and personal property
in the State.
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Heavy Sentences for
Amti-Militarists

Paris.-The head of the anti-milita-
rists, Herve, was sentenced to four years
imprisonment, three others to three, one
to two years, three to fifteen months,
six to one year, and ten to six months
imprisonment, besides a fine of 100
francs each. These sentences promise
to embarrass the Government much
longer than it cares to-, and the excite
ment in public and press, particularly
workingmen's circles, is taking O dan
gerOus turn. The sentence is pretty
generally regarded "as preposterously
inane." 81 protest against so stupid
a sentence" cried a hundred voices
when the Judge delivered same. The
State Attorney who procured it through
his sentimental appeal to the patriotic
feelings OF the jurors, is roundly abused
and charged with deliberate falsehoods,
to,wit: He said that no French army
officer had ever commanded his troops
to fire upon laborers, again that there
was no class distinction in France; third,
that anti-militarism was q crime against
the State, and that opposition against
the army existed only in few minor
states, such as Spain, Holland and
Switzerland.
The following passages in the anti
militarlsts' manifesto prompted the SEN
tence: when as soldiers YOU are ordered
to shoot upon men, women and children
lhghting for bread-shoot, but not vour
brethren, but the dastards who order
you. When ordered to march to defend
the money-bags at home against the
moneey-bags on the other side of the
irontler-do not march, for Won are
asked to fight against your brethren and
your own better interests. Every war
is crime. The order to 90 n war
ought 10 be responded to by a general
strike and instruction.
On May 1906, the workmen Of tho
world will arrange a demonstrat; 10, ' 4o
show that they are no longer will;na 70
work more than eight hours a dav The
army viii be ordered to drown this man.
Hesitation in the blood of workmen Sol Sol.
diers of France, workmen, refuse 70 n I
and spy, refuse to carry arms S
against your brethren now, on Nav
and forever" va NAY -
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THE SUN

through the more level portions have fall of from
TWO TO SIX INCHES per mile, and in many Sec
tions are level. The water from the hills which
naturally flows into these lands is intercepted by
bitches and carried in a special canal to the sea.
From the fact that the reclamation of these lands
has extended over such great length of tme it is
impossible to form an adequate conclusion to the
amount OF money and labor that has been expended
in bringing them to their present condition.
l may be pardoned If I venture the statement
that many of the popular press accounts of the
achievements OF drainage overdrawn and more
highly colored than is justified by the facts at hand
1t is natural that the salutary results obtained
should impress the observer and writer and make
much more attractive story than account of tire
difficulties and experiences which have attended the
bringing about of these results. The drainage of any
large area of land is stupendous undertaking which
should be considered most carefully from the be-
ginning.
Since beginning this letter have realized that
| could touch only few of the points relating to
drainage improvements which might interest you in
the undertaking you now have on hand None of
the works have described have been accomplished
without the expenditure of much labor and money,
and the time required in their execution has in some
instances been long. 1t is light work. yet under
the conditions have described 1t has proved to BE
ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT WHICH CAN
ENGAGE THE ATTENTION OF ANY COMMON.
WEALTH OR STATE. Sincerity yours,
G. G. ELLIOTT
Engineer in Charge of Irrigation and Drainage In
vestigations.
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A careful consideration of the letter will cause
everyone to realize the difference between the stupen
dous undertakings described by Mr. Elliott, which
finally successful, and the simple problem that
confronts the people of Florida in draining the
Florida Everglades. Take up one of the other prob
lens that he writes about, concerning the reclama-
ton OF the Fens in England, territory of 100000
acres, almost one-third the of the Florida Ever
glades, a large portion of it below the tidewater
level The water has been fenced out with dykes
and dams, great pumps have been installed and are
used constantly to pump the water into the sea- and
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THE JHPRNESE
ART EXHIBIT
WILL BE OPEN TODAY AND SALE
BEGINS WEDNESDAY, MORNING
AT 1o:ao O'CLOCK.

Japan has been rightly called the Yam
kee nation of the east" inasmuche as the
island kingdom, since its opening to
civilization by Commodore Perry and his
American fleet bearing the communication
to the Emperor from President Fillmore
which resulted in the treaty between Ja-
pan and America in 1854, the land of the
chrysanthemum has forged to the front
in leaps and bounds and is now one of
the most aggressive of the younger ma
tons in commercial sense.
To that end the Japanese government,
represented by Y. Hashimoto, commissions
er, and r. Kumeno and r. Mizutani. as
sociates. made gorgeous display at the
Portland exhibition which stood out in
marked contrast to the displays offered by
the older countries.
AT the close of the fair the Japanese
government authorized its commissioners
to ship its exhibit in its entirety to diff
ferent parts of America for the purpose
of illustrating to the art lovers of this
country the progress and attachments of
Japan.
Associate Commissioner T. Mizutani ar
rived in Birmingham the past week and
brought with him several carloads of ar
ticles representing the Japanese exhibit
at Portland The exhibit has been placed
on display at 1911 First avenue, where the
exhibition will open this morning Mr.
Mizutani, who is also president of the
Mikado Art company, will be assisted at
the local exhibition by several of his
countrymen, whose experience in this line
make them thoroughly suitaed to the work
of showing and explaining details of the
different articles on show at headQuar-
tiers. $50
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EFFORTS MADE TO STOP
THE CHINESE BOYCOTT

discontinuance of the Bertillon system or
Identification.
Another amendment of the regulations
recommended by the commission is a re-
quirement that the administrative Off
GERS should advise Chinese persons, either
laborers or of the exempted classes, be-
fore their departure from the United
States upon the conditions under wfiich
they will be admitted to return. Upon
this point the officers are directed to use
special care. so that no Chinese person
who has a right to reside in this country
shall be allowed to depart therefrom UNI
der a mistaken impression that he viii
be certainly readmitted.
Provisions are also made for notifica-
ton of Chinese persons who have been
denied admission at the ports of entry
of their right to appeal from such denial
to the secretary, such notice being re-
quired under the regula tions to the Chi
nese in their own tongue. and the fur
Their precaution being taken to notify the
Chinese consul that, if there be such an
officer at the port of entry of the adj
verse action of the officers at such port
in the case of any Chinese person. so
that any immigration officers should have
the opportunity, should he deem any such
order necessary, to notify the commission.
or otherwise interest himself in behalf of
his countrymen
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Washington, February 5.-secretary
Metcalf of the department of commerce
and labor today took most important ac-
tion which is expected to considerably
ameliorate the friction between this coun-
try and China, and perhaps cause the
abandonment of the anti-American boy
colt, when he approved the report of the
special committee composed of Assistant
Secretary Murray, Solicitor Sims and
Richard Campbell Of the bureau of inn
migration providing ror a radical revi-
sion of the existing regulations under
which Chinese may enter and reside in
the United States. The commissions re-
port touches by way either of excision or
amendment twenty-four of the existing
regulations. all of the changes being
made in the direction of liberalization.
Besides certain alterations that promise
to avoid delay in landing Chinese who
apply for admission, other alterations
have been made where possible with
view to avoiding any action that would
seem offensive. provided that the object
intended by such regulations could be ac-
complished otherwise. AS an Illustration
of this, the committee recommended the
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SPRING GAMES TO
BEGIN NEXT WEEK
WINTER SERIES OF Y. M. C. A.
CLOSED YEsTERDAY-eLAsSES
ARE INCREASING RAPIDLY-THE
FINAL STANDING OF THE TEAMS

The winter series of games in the inter-
mediate section of the boys department.
of the Young Mems Christian association
closed yesterday. The regular spring
series of games will begin next Monday
afternoon at O'Clock
The games which have been played dur
ing the past six weeks at the association
gymnasium have been full Of interest and
preparation. Many players have been de-
veloped into careful, skillful and con-
sistent basketball enthusiasts. The games
have been notably free of rough, hard or
unclean sport.
As developer of mental, physical and
moral attachments the game has proven
to be one of the best attractions now in
use. 1t requires quick, accurate throwing,
scientific team work and practice to be-
come proficient In it.
The vs. were captained by Evans
Hening, who had as his team mates,
Bradley. White, Wldsmith, Earle, Crane
and Bowling.
The MS" under Captain Bridges were
Sloss, Stewart, Reynolds. Stobert, Snow
and Cox
The "Cs'' with Captain Barrow were
Perdue, Moore, Robbins, Thomas, Light
ner and Chambers.
The "As" were led by Captain Beathea
and were composed of the following play
ers: Davis, Zwald, Major, Bains, Smith
and Copeland.
The final standing Of the teams is as
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ON THE RACE TRACK
At Fair Grounds.

New Orleans. February 5.-Ine Morris
Bate pair-Mutable and Susanna-were
favorites in the 2-year-olds race at the
Fair Grounds today, but neither reached
the front and finished respectively second
and third to Jardinere, on whom Radtke
had the mount, his first race here. Lieber
was the only other beaten favorite and
he had no excuses. The weat tier was
clear and the track fast
First race six furlongs 100
o. Martini, to >. won; Pity, 103 tAnder-
SOM, u to 1. second; Uncle Henry, l04
(Perrine), 20 to l. third. Time, ia.
Second race Maioen 2-year-old hllies'
three Observation-Disclosures 116 Radtke),
Is to /, won Mutable. H. (McGee), 10 z,
second: Susanna, 112 CBelD, to ?, third.
Time, 0:36.
Third race. one mile-Little Scout, 1l6
CMcIntyre), TO s. won; Footllghts IA
vorite 106 (SewelD, 10 to !, second; Mac
Beth, 113 livingston, 10 to l. third Time,
1:41%.
Fourth race. six furlongs-F'lrst Prem
ium, 100 (SewelD. IS TO 3, won; Lleber.
11S (W. Robbins), to 3, second; Ihlrd
Alarm, Jos a. Smith, to ?, third. Time,
113 40
Fifth race. selling, one mile and half
Merry Pioneer. 104 CSewelD, to 10, won;
Brilliant 81 Radtke), to l, seconds
Roderick 1O6 (Perrne), 30 to l, thlrd.
Time, 2.37
sixth race. selling mile and 20 yards
Captain Bob, 127 q. Martini, IL to TO- won
Marvin Neal, 10 (Freeman), to ], sec
ond: Mahogany, log ~. Hoffman,, 20 to J.
third Time, IA is.
Fair Grounds Entries.
First race. six furlongs. selling-F'lavig-
nv. Sweet Favor 1Oi Grove Center, lG}'
O G. Parke Proteus, Loretta II, lO5;
Swell Girl 100; Young Safer, 10
Second race, three and one-half fur
longs. purse, two year olds-Bitter MISS
NAV Gilmore Dorothy M. l0l: Friction,
w. A. German. l.aunfal lo4i Helmuth
Creole Girl Budapest, Dr. Sharper l0fi
Dry Dollar. Retlaw. Minis Daughter llo'
Baleshed, 1l3; Bemay. ll5.
Third race, five and one-half furlongs
purse-Cousin Kate. "a. DeuX Temps, Pro
fame, DR. Coffey 96: stoner Hill, B Volt
age. 1906; John II. Kirby l0S; Marchtoness
10: Escutcheon. Colonel White. Ram
Horn, 10; Vanness, Platter, liz; Enyer-
ite 49,
Fourth race, mile. and seventy yards
selling-Bitter Hand. 30; Nine, SO; Char
lie Thompson. 100: Rather Royal 1Oi; Hya-
cinth, 102 Whpporwill Auromaster lOi
conjurer, 1O7; Mr.. Jack, loS' }. p. May
berry. 100; Tribes Hill, ll2
Fifth race, mile, enthusiastically Belle
"a: Ruth w, %: Harry Scott. Deimore
81: Shenandoah, 9S; Colonist' 1ol; Phoebus
1O5; belinda. lO6, Atwood, ITO; Joe Les
SER los; Bravery, 100.
Sixth race, mile, sellng-Peggy sS; De
ponds, Lady Free Knight 9S; Semper vi
wax, 1oO schoolmate. lo2; Dapple Gold
log; Celebration, Water Pansey, Glen Gal
LIANT 107. I,atheron. Ill
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REPORT MADE ON
RAILROAD MERGER
Rates are Better Maintained
Under Present Arrangement
DATA IN HANDS OF HOUSE
Commerce Commission Declines to Elk
press opinion as to Whether Act
of Congress Has Been
Violated.
DATA IN HANDS OF HOUSE

Washington, February 5.-President
Roosevelt today transmitted to the House
the following submitted to him by the
interstate commerce commission In re-
Spouse to a resolution regarding the al
legged combination of the Pennsylvania
Railroad company and certain other roads
named therein in violation of the anti
trust law
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At CITY Park.

New Orleans. February 5.-La Vernta's
sensational performance in the first race
was the feature at City Park today. The
nly ran all over the track swerving to
right and left. swung wide ON the turns
and finally, in the stretch, bolted to the
outside fence Obert finally Strengthened
her out and in hard drive she out
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dent. Joseph Wood; third vice president
j. j. Turner; fourth vice president, E. B.
Taylor.
Officers of the Philadelphia, Baltimore
and Washington-Preside A. ]. Cassatt
first vice president John p. Greene; Sec
ond vice president Charles e. Pugh; third
vice president, S. M Provost; fourth vice
president Samuel Rea; fifth vice presi-
dent, John b. Thayer; sixth vice presi-
dent, Henry Tatnall
Officers of the Northern Central-Presi-
dent A. j. Cassatt; first vice president,
John p. Greene; second vice president
Charles g. Pugh; third vice president
S. M. Provost; fourth vice president,
Samuel Rea; fifth vice president, John
b. Thayer
Officers of the Baltimore and Ohio
President, Oscar G. Murray; first vice
president. George r. Randolph; second
vice president Hugh l.. &ond, Jr: third
vice president. G. l.. Potter; fourth vice
president J. V. Meal.
Officers of the Norfolk and Western
President, L.. E. Johnson; vice president,
William G. Mcdowell.
Officers Chesapeake and Ohio-President
George w. Stevens, vice president, De-
catur Axtell.
The report then gives the Boards of
Directors of the seven companies, the
same names appearing in nearly all of
the bodies, and continues:
Rates Are Better Maintained.
From the general knowledge and infor-
nation the further statement is warrant
ed that since the acquisition by the
Pennsylvania Railroad company, and the
companies controlled by it, of the stock
of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad COM
pany, the Norfolk and Western Railroad
company and the Chesapeake and Ohio
Railroad company as above set forth,
the published rates of the several named
have been better maintained and in some
| instances advanced. and that there's APP
pears to be less competition in rates be-
tween these lines than was formerly the
! case; but this is also true of competitive
/ rates generally in other parts of the
| country.
! AS to whether the facts hereinbefore
stated show or tend to show a violation
of the act of Congress referred, to in the
resolution, the commission expresses no
| opinion as 1t is charged with no duty in
! connection with that enactment and has
no authority to determine a question
! arising hereunder
| All of which is respectfully submitted
MARTIN A. KNAPP, Chairman.
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Republic Declares Dividend.

New York, February 5.-The Republic
Iron and Steel company today declared
the regular quarterly dividend of ia per
cent on its preferred stock and an extra
2 per cent on account of accumulated I'M
paid dividends Both are payable April 2.
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The spring series will be chosen Mon
day, February u, under different captains
and different aggregations of players.
Every intermediate member of the asso-
citation is entitled to become a member
of any of the new teams. A full attend
ance of the membership is desired for the
choosing next Monday afternoon.
The gymnasium work Of the associa-
tion is appealing to a large number of
the boys of the city The classes are In
creasing each week and much interest as
we'll as benefit and profitable work is
done among them. The large reading and
game rooms make the department very
attractive to the boy who cares to be-
come stronger in mind. body and infu-
ence.