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Frssh Meats and risA.


Fresh meats Veal, small. s@slci
large, 5@6e; park, oi@7h beef
bulls. 2@s.c; cows, 3i@4ic, lambs
s@gc.
0ystsrs--shoaiwater bay, pr gallon
s22s, per sack, ss.75 set, Olympia, per
sack. 1885, Eastern tsnspianted sl.eo
par 100 Ibs.
clams-f -fIardsheIl. per box. 500; razor
clans, t2lo0 per box.
Fisk--Crabs, per dozen, $780, Shoal.
water bay oysters, per sack s4.oe, gal.
Ion. sees; halibut, oici black
0ii bass. per n. l2 i.2ci herring. sci
founders, Sc, catfish, Sci Holsters. per
n, i2 i.ec, silver smelt, O.; shrimp,
lcc, perch. Sci sturgeon, Sci silverside,
O., sea trout. i2 l-2o; black bass. goo
ase, yaquina chinook salmon, &C.;
Grain bag-CalcuttA and domestic
&c.
woOl-vslley. ssegT i.ae, Eastern
Oregon. is@2oc.
Tailow-Prims, per ID. s9s SC, No.
Q and grease. 2@2 l.sc.
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ESQ, bananas, DC pr b. pineapple.
si.5ols5. psr dozen.
Potatoes Per sack. 0o@s0eI car lots
country, jobber.' price. 7o@9oci PEI
100 Ibs.., turnips 7s@poc saekI cab
bages. per pound. lici celery, dozen
500 o5c, onions, 7b@sl, In country
jobbsrs prices, sl@sl.2SI eucumbers
box, SOC, beets si per sacks carrots 7sci
per sack, garlic. locl egg plant, ioc pei
pound, sweet potatoes, $l.sSaseoOi red
peppers. 2oc poundl hoihouse lettuce
si.5o per box. California vegetables
Green beans 20c hi green peas, lssci
sprouts. sci raaishss, csc dozen bunchss,
Chile peppers. aoc h., tomatoes, sl.Ii
box, bead lettuce. Csc doz.I ariichokes,
ibc dosen, cabbage. s2.ooi eaulifowef
slgs per doreni celery, s2.75@3 crate
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Latest Quotations In the Portland
Markets.
Complete Market Reports Corrected Each
Day Giving the Wholesale Prices Of
Commodities. Farm Produce and vsgs.
tablsa

PORTLAND. Feb. g. Fat cattle ar'
coming In plcntiiully, and no adyanc'
in beef steers Ia looked for within y
or 30 days. according 10 Wholesale
dealer. In livestock
II, costs a, least ~ per cent TO handle
produce consigned TO us,- one firm re-
ports, "and the only way we can save
Ourselves Is TO reduce the returns "a
tho proper figure when sending cheeks
10 our shippers,
AT the same time. II We were q
charge shippers 10 per cent iar selling
their stuff. they would quit ssndIns Us
goods and would favor other Arms which
ferresen, that they do business on
per cent basis. but who really take the
difference of when they send theiI
checks 10 the shippers"
Smelt Are Piensiful.
Columbia River smslt are arriving
freely and prices aN down to a point
that admits Of little further reduction
Tho hsh arc seooped up into dip.ne,'
By the boatload on the Cowliz River
AMI are sent In ioo.pound boxes b,
steamer daily.
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THE MILWAUKEE

aThs Pioneer Limited" Sc. Paul 70 Chi.
esgo. short Line" Omaha to
Chicago. Southwest Limited Eansa,
City to Chicago.
No trains In the service Of aic raj
road In the world that equals In equip
mept that Of the Chicago, Milwaukee a
st. Paul Ry. They own and operate
their own sleeping and dining cars on al
their trains and give their pations an
excellence Of service not obtainable else.
where.
Berths on their sleepers are longer,
higher and wider than In similar cars on
any other line. They protect their trains
by the Block system.
Connections made with all trans-con
tinental lines In Union DepOta.
Her tales Dansk, Svensk og Norsk
Hisr wird deutsch gesproohea.
II. 8. Rowe, General Agent Portland
Oregon. - Third Street. corner Aldsr,
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wheat-wall walla, Ilici Valley
7llc, bluestem, Tslci rel, 0scl.
oat.-whI,s. sssI gray, ss7.
Barlsy--I,rswlng. ts3.so@aaI feed
ss9sS, rolled. s2aesa
Hay-vailsy timothy. sn-Giii Fast
srn Oregon. sisso9iIl clover. ts.soe
0, cheat. s7.5o@s, alfalfa, $40.
Misunderstanding, se5@soi chop
sip, bran. sisGis, shorts, seo@9l.
Fiour--IIard whea, patent. ASI
-svslght, sa05Gti graham, ss,iSi rye
sS, whole wheat -four sil Valley -four
ss.65@spo, Dakota, so.6o@7.a5i Fast
cru rye. $40, pillsbury. so.so@Iisi
Corvallis, $50.
Corn-whols. sesi cracked. SO pei
ton. 81
Rys-si.Bo per ewl
Buekwha at sl25o per ton.
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Like crystals fair Of morning dew,
Your complexion now can be,
II you win take this good advice,
And drink Rocky Mountain Tea,
Frank Hart, druggist.
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SCAR sack basis--Goldcn c., $685.
extra G, $3.50, powdered, $3.50; patent
cube. $685. cane, ID. O.. $780, fruit sue'
ar, $50, bot sugar, s4.ooi barels, cws
ioe, kegs. cwt.. asci boxes. ewt.. SOC I'd.
vance over sack basis. less ie lb. II paid
for 10 IS days. Il
salt--Balss Of 7b.es. bale. $780, bales
Of CO.'S. bale, tl.oo, bales Of to'<s,
balss, ti.oo, bales Of ls-ios. bale. sl.co;
hag., sos. fns. ton. tii.co, bags. 80 lbs..
genuine Liverpool, ton. slT.ooI bsgs. 90
M. . ground, zoos. Ton, s7.ooi r. 8. V.
|P., 20 o Ii. cartons. t2.ssi r. 8. v. r.
"a s.lb. cartons. sl.T5i Liverpool lump,
ton. $3.50.
Rice-Imperial japan, No, I. 1885,
Southern, Japss. bici broken. iiei head,
fancy. 7, head. choice. eic.
Coifee-M Mocha, 24@2scl Java, fancy,
goaee, Java. good. 2o@2ai Java, ord
nary. 1890, Costa Riea. fancy. 1890;
Costa Rioa, good li@lsi Arbuckles, iohc
per 70. Lion, lOlc per lbi Columbia coi'
fee, iai, Salvador. ll@lSc.
Provisions Hams, to size leiei hams,
picnic, Sc, bacon, regular. ilici bacon
breakfast, lsaislci dry salt sides, lies
hacks. dry salt. lie.
-walnuts, No. I soft shell, l3ie;
No. I, hard shell. lsej Chile, isci al
monds, ioe, iilbcrts. ii@loi Brazilsr
i4c, pecsn.. isi@i5ci hickory, Sci vir'
ginia peanuts. 7@Tiei Jumbo Virginia
peanuts. sc, Japanese peanuts, sl@ec'
chssnnts, Italian. laci cocoanuts, dorsn,
75@ SOC, new almonds. l5@i6c.
Flgs-whitc. H., 8 i.s@cci black. 0
@Ie.
Beans Small white, &c, large white
slc, pink. 2 7.sej bayou, I S'aei Limas,
IS Use, Mexican cd. osc.
Picked goods Picked pigs' feet, l.2'
barrels. $500, i.a.barrsls. R.IsI is'lb
kits. sl.asi picked trips. i.s'barels.
ssooi l.t.barrels. s2.7cl iS'lb. kiis'
si2S, picked pigs tongues, l.s'barrels'
$500, i.4.bsrrcts. $500, lb.lb. kits,
also, picked lambs tongues, i'2.bsr'
rels, 5000, i-&'barrels. $780, i5.lb, kits,
sa.Ts.
Lard Kettlefenderedi Ticrces, lOlci
tubs, 10 6.sc, sos, 10 5.sci 9Os, u 3-tci
los, lie, 6s, 0 5.sc; Standard pnrci
Tierccs. 0 i.4e; tubs, . 7'sci So, . I'sei
zoe, Q 5.sc; lo., loci 5s, l0l'sc, Com
pounds Tierces, Ol.sci tubs, 0 s'ic;
los, I l.iei IS, ! s.se.
Sausage Portland ham, 10 i'ec per Ib.i
minced ham. loci summer, choice dry,
II l.ec; bologna, long, 8 l.ec; wiener
wrst, Sci liver, bci PORK, eci blood, DC;
aeadcheese, IL lie, bologna sausage,
link, 4 i.es.
RaisIns--I.oose Muscateis, S.crown.
7 l.2c, a.crown, q l-ec; blcaehed seed
less sultanas. 7@lsc, unblcached seed
less su,tana, 0 s.aei London layers, g.
crown, whole boxes Of 90 lbs, sl.sSi 2
crown, sl.7S.
Dried Fruit Apples, evapomied, lsse
per h., sundried. sacks or boxes, none;
apricots ll@lsii peaches, loGilci
pears, lo0le lees Prunes, Italian, ga
Q l.9c, French, l.2ei hgs, Cal. blacks
8 s.4c, do, white, nonej Smyrna, eOci
Fard. dates. oeI plums, pitted. &c.
Cereal foods-Rolled oats, cream, 90
ID. sacks, $780, lower grade, 5000
90 p5; oatmeal. steel cut, 50.lb. sacks, o.
a. A. M -. "A
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Fruits and Vegetables.

Malaga grapes $500 per Dbl.
Apples--Green, 7Sc@sl.7S.
Pears-sl.0o@l.bo a box.
Grape Frult-s30O@s,50 crate.
Hucklsberries--1c per ID.
Cranberries-sl4 per barrel.
Tropical fruits--Lemons, fancy '
choice, $3.50 per boxi oranges, "
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Produce.

Batter Fancy creamery, sba2'se lbi
city creamery, ooGa2lci dairy laa@
lie, store, lli@lScl Eastern creamery
ESQ 27lc, bu,tcr.fat, 2e@3lc.
Cheese Young American, lOci Ore
gon full cream. l5c
fggs-Fresh Oregon mneh, 2Sc'
Eastern eggs, eOc.
Poultry-old roos,er.. oi@lOci hens
l2@islc, Spring, ls@l2lcI broilers
ie@l2i dressed chickens, l5h@l4ei
gce.e, live. 9@loci dressed. iah@laici
turkeys live. lt@ll5ci dressed. lo@iIcl
ducks, old, l2@isci Spring ducks, lS@
ioc, pigeons per dozen, S@l2oi
squads, s9@2.So,
Honey--Dark, iob@llei amh'-' '2@
isc, fancy white, l4@l5e.
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Lixessaek Market.

cattle-ncst steer. t3.eoB3.s5, cow
s3O0@325, calves, s300@4.75.
Sheep ss@s2s; lambs, $5s5.s0
s--ss7s@6.25; light hogs, csc
5.25.
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wild Gams.

Jack rabbits, s2@2.so dozen.
Sugar, sack basis is-Goldea e, s5.o3i
Arizona republican., 1906-11-11

YOU HAVE A FINE VOICE .RITe GOOSE tIJCR OELIGED coop DAE"
Albuquerque evening citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1906-03-01
Brazil Constructing Immense
HydrO.EIeCtriC Plant For
Her Capital.
ORBER is VERY IMPORTANT
Suit to Gust School Inspectors Be.
cause the Funds We're
EmbezZled.

New York. March 1.-The Rio ia
metro Tramway, Light and Power com
pany, in which New Workers are con
siderably interested, has placed CON
tracts here for the initial equipment
of a 100000 horsepower hydro-electric
plant to be built about S5 miles from
Rio Janeiro for generating electric
energy to be transmitted to the Brazi.
Liam capital. The plant is to be equip
ped with machinery capable of devel
opingA $4,000 horsepower 1t is the
most important order ever awarded in
this country for electrical equipment
to be shipped to South America, the
Germans and British having hitherto
executed almost all the big electrical
work in that part of the world.
The Rio Janiero company is con,
trolled by interests Identical with
those controlling the Sac Paulo Tram
way. Light and Power company, the
Mexican Light and Power company
the Trinidad Electric company and the
Havana Central Railway company and
the Havana Electric company. These
companies represent an aggregate in
vestment of nearly $l00,000,000 The
present plans will involve an expendi
ture # more than $25,O00, 1000 Among
these interested in the enterprise are
Sir William Van Horne f. S. Piersor
and William l.. Bull.
Albuquerque evening citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1906-03-01
NAVY DEPARTMENT WELL
SATISFIED WITH DRY DOCK.

Washington, d. c., March There
is considerable satisfaction among the
officials of the Navy Department over
the reports of the safe arrival of the
Dewey dry dock off the Canary
Islands. Ii was not expected that
there would be any difficulty en-
countered by the expedition, for 1t
was known that the weather condi-
tions were reasonably good, the trip
of the dock having been timed by the
photographers, so as to take advant-
age of the fair winds across the At
lantic. 1t Is now realized, however,
that those who estimated the time
to be made by the expedition gave
the dock too much credit for speed.
The builders of the structure had in
sisted that under the best conditions
the expedition could not make greater
speed than ninety miles a day on the
average, making no allowances for
the accidents to the hawsers and the
transfer of the stores. i'he officials
of the Navy Department maintained
that the Dewey would be able to
travel considerably faster. Some Of
ficers have been predicting that the
structure could not make the trip,
and 1t was realized that the mobility
of the dry dock would go a long way
toward supporting the theory of the
strategic usefulness of the dock and
assisting the plan to obtain an ap-
propriation for another in the pres
ent session of congress.
Albuquerque evening citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1906-03-01
IMMIGRANTS FROM ACROSS
THE WATER FOR CANADA

Winnipeg, Man, March 1.-The To-
cal officers of the Salvation Army are
busy making preparations for the
large body of immigrants who will! ar
rive here from England during the
coming summer. About $500 British
people will be brought west directly
under the care of the army, and tie
first steamer, with part of thC<e i'm
migrants, started from England today.
This is an undertaking of the Saliva
tion Army, prompted by the double
intention of relieving the situation in
Great Britain, caused by the existence
OF a large number of unemployed in
the large cities of Great Britain, and
10 supply much needed help to the
farmers and businessmen in the
west of Canada. OF the $500 to come
20 Winnipeg, it is expected that about
1900 will be located in Manitoba
while the rest will go TO Saskatche-
wan The Salvation Army does not
intend to bring the paupers and the
scum of the British population to this
country, and deals only with hard
working and willing people who may
he temporarily out Of employment OF
wish 10 better their condition
Albuquerque evening citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1906-03-01
DR.. THOMAS MADE TRIAL
BUT COULDN'T GET IN

New York, March 1.-The American
entries for the balloon race for the
Bennett cup, to be held in France this
year, are closed and, instead of three
contestants, as originally planned, the
United States will only be represented
by two contestants. Lieutenant Frank
S. Lahm, United States army, and M.
Santos-DumOnt, now in France, both
experienced aeronauts, have been Sc
lected. DR.. Julian p. Thomas, an en-
thusiactic member of the Aero club of
America, made q determined effort to
become the third American representa-.
tive in the race, but his entry was de-
clined by Messrs. Post and Bishop, the
members of the committee on Ameri
can entries. DR.. Thomas offered TO
have a balloon of $4,000 cubic feet
built for the race and was exceedingly
anxious to be selected, but his entry
was rejected after careful considera
ton on the ground that there would
not be enough time for DIR. Thomas
to get in practice and ready for the
race, as he is not an experienced aero
naut
Albuquerque evening citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1906-03-01

New York, March ALI Wall
street is feverishly watching The bat
tie for control of the great Illinois
Central railroad Standard Oils rail
road general is leading the fight on
Stuyyesant Fish, for many years pres
ident IF the road. Fish Is fighting des-
perately, but there is danger that he
will lose. The war is for revenge
because Fish. an investigator of Mu
tual Life. baked at the plans of the
Standard Oil party. headed by II. II.
Rogers, to gobble up the insurance
concern.
1t is claimed by some of Hartman s
lieutenants that he really now con
trolls the Illinois Central through hold
ing a majority of the capital stock,
as well as a majority of the board OF
directors. II is learned. however, that
Hartman and his associates really
hold but 100000 shares Of Illinois Cen
tral. which Is oneFhird of the out
standing capital. The Illinois Cen
lral has always been a Fish family
railroad and its stock has been very
widely distributed. principally in
the middle west, among small holders.
For a long time past Hartman has
been known to be reaching out for
Illinois stock holdings wherever they
appear. One big firm of brokers has
a standing order TO accumulate these
securities for this interest. Ffsh's
friends declare that his fighting capae.
ity had been very much underesti
mated W. II, Truesdale. president
Albuquerque evening citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1906-03-01
MOST REMARKABLE COW
IN THE WHOLE WORLD

Mankato, Mimi, March blue
Earth county boasts of the most re-
markahle COW in the world. She Is a
Guernsey named Yeksa Sunbeam, and
bred by the late w ID. Richardson, of
Garden City. A record was kept of
her achievements In the milk and but
ter line during the year 1905. She
produces 1000 pounds of butter, or al
most her own weight, which is not
quite 200 pounds.
The test was made under the super
vision of the Wisconsin experimental
station. and showed that the COW gave
14q2O8 pounds IF milk during the
year. from which S57.15 pounds of but
ter fat was obtained, making an aver
&c Of 574 per cent. The highest
Guernsey records before this were
made by the Imperial Rosie with A.
G33 pounds Of milk, and Imperial Prin-
cess Rhea, 1859 pounds OF butter fat.
So the Blue Earth county Sunbeam is
PSI pounds ahead Of any other COW
f her breed in milk and Stag pounds
over the highest record in butter fat.
Yfksa Sunbeam was nine and one
half years old at the beginning of the
Years test. She is large, rather spare.
yet carrying plenty of flesh, and in no
way showing any strain from her
work.
Albuquerque evening citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1906-03-01
LESSONS FROM CENTURY
OF INCORPORATED LIFE

of Williamsport. John Moore erected
the second building which was also a
public house and called the White
mouse. The first brick building was
erected by Andrew Tullock in 1893
and 1t Is still standing on Front street.
below Market. The first store was
opened in 1901 by William Wilson.
Andrew ID. Hepburn was the second
merchant who opened a store I'm the
new town. There was no drug store
until Henry Lenhard opened one In
l6l5. Peter Vanderbilt was the iirst
blacksmith and on August 12. 1893
me first postohice was established al
Williamsport with Samuel Grler as
postmaster.
In 1904 The first court house was
built on the present site. In 1914 an
academy was opened in the building
on West Third street. near West
street, which is still standing. The
rev. Samuel Henderson. pastor of toe
LycOming Presbyterian church was
the principal, and Thomas Grier. his
assistant. The first newspaper. the
Lycoming Gazette" was established
In 1901 by William f. Buyers. n
young printer from Sunbury. In 1869
it became the Gazette and Bulletin" /"
AZ the time of he incorporation there
were only sixty taxables In the new
borough, against GO0O in the present
year. The first tax duplicate showed
total taxation OF $S6.7O against the
present sum of Sl6.299.O7. In 1899
he saw mill. known as the big
Natermill,' was erected at the foot of
Hepburn street and the river damned
and doomed and this formed the
foundation for Williamsport' greatest
Industry. 1t soon became the Saw
dust city and the greatest ,am0er
market east of Chicago. The highwa.
ter mark in the lumber business was
reached in 1889, when more than 3OO-
100000 feet of logs were RATED out OF
the big boom. The flood Of 1889 broke
the b-om and sent the logs down the
bay. Since that time the lumber in
dusry has steadily declined until to-
day there are only two mills left in
operation.
Albuquerque evening citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1906-03-01
Hearst Petitions That AT.
tOrney General Pros
ecute Mergers.
LAWYER SAYS IS ALLOWABLE
Member Of McCurdy Party
Hits Reporter as They
Go TO Ship.
A TEXAS BANK CLOSES DOORS

Albany, March 1.-Attorney General
Mayer announced to-day that he had
Hearst, demanding that the attorney
begin proceedings to annul the cnarter
of the Inter-Borough Metropolitan
Holding company, under which merg-
er the New York Traction company is
intended to be affected. The attorney
general holds that the proposed merg'
er will constitute a monopoly of the
present elevated, surface and subway
systems in Manhattan and Bronz. but
that such a monopoly in street transit
Is permissible under the state laws.
Albuquerque evening citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1906-03-01
STANDARD OIL AFTER
ANOTHER RAILROAD

of the Lackawanna railroad, Is lined
up against Fish. Though 1t is said
that great influence was brought t.
bear upon Thomas f, Ryan. he de
clined to take part in the railroad
war.
The suggestion is made that II. n.
Rogers interest In the warfare has
something to do with his antagonism
for his arch enemy. Thomas w. Law
son of Boston. Lawson, as the holder
# a large number of insurance policy
holders proxies, has made strenuous
efforts TO get Stuyyesant Fish 10 ac-
cept the chairmanship of a proxy
holding committee. Fish refused on
a number OF occasions, hut he made
IL clear that he was favOrahly dis
posed to Lawson's cause. " Harri-
man succeeds IN wrestling control of
the Illinois Central from Fish, the
grear Union Pacific line from the Pa
cifc TO Omaha will be carried into
Chicago, and a connecting link be
given north and south with Chicago
and New Orleans, connecting the
Southern Pacific The story that a
merger between the Union Pacific and
Illinois Central. vita Hartman as
president, was contemplated, was de
MED some weeks ago. The Illinois
Central railroad operates through the
states of Illinois, Indiana, Wisconsin
Iowa, Minnt sofa, South Dakota, Ken
lucky, Tennessee, Louisiana, Missis
| ippi and Alabama, and has a tota!
mileage OF ABA. It's outstanding cap
] ital is s95, 900 600,
Albuquerque evening citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1906-03-01
DoLLIVER ARGUES FOR
RAILWAY RATE Bill [

Washington, March IA large aud
fence greet ed Senator Dolliver in the
senate today when he spoke on ,he
Dolliver-Hepburn rate bill. His was
the first speech made in support of the
bill.
Senator Dolliver began his speech at
1890 Immediately after the routine
business had been completed. The
senator outlined the bill, pointing out
wherein it amends the existing inter
state commerce law, saying that after
all the changes are comparatively few.
Instead of undermining the law, the
bill fortifies it," he said, and he de-
clared that If the present law had
been treated with the reverence and
sanctity which it deserves, the Ameri'
can people would have approached the
subject in frame of mind very diff
ferent from that which now prevails.
He said that the railroads are un-
able to protect themselves against
the fragrant abuses of the private car
companies uIder Section / of the
present law. He has not favored the
abolition of these cars, but he did
not believe that these car companies
could be regulated by holding respon-
sible the railroad companies using
them. Dolliver declared he did not
expect a protracted vendetta between
the railroads and the business com
munity, believing that when the law
shall be enacted it will be observed
by carrier and shipper alike. Refer
ring to the rebate question, he said
that he did not agree with either For
aker or Bacon that such secret prac-
tices have been abandoned, He did
not believe the Elkins bill adequate
for protection against these practices
The difficulty about rebates is not
in furnishing violations" he said, "but
in discovering them, and we have un-
dertaken to amend the law so as tC
cover that defect"
Albuquerque evening citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1906-03-01

Williamsport. Pa. March 1.-On
March l. 1906, just 100 years ago TO-
day, the struggling village wherein
was the county seat" of Lycoming,
was incorporated by act of the legis.
lature as the Borough of Williams,
port; by like enactment sixty years
later it became a city. The centen.
NAL of the corporate existence or Wal.
Transport will be properly celebrated
by the citizens of the old town today
Many people from Lycoming county
and other parts of the state are here
to take part in the celebration, which
will be of a public character. There
VIII be parade symbolzing the
growth and development of the city
during the 100 years of its existence,
large meeting with addresses and
music and in the evening large
banquet and ball
The history of Williamsport dates
back to the early beginnings of Lycom-
ing county. Soon after the act IF
assembly creating the new county OF
Lycoming, in the spring Of 1895, Mich
ael Ross, owner of the tract called
- Slildt SECURED lne services or
William Ellis and Joseph Williams,
noted surveyors OF the time, 10 lay
out on the north bank Of the charm
ing West Branch town. which he
named Williamsport and which he
proposed to make the county seat.
Ross had TWO rivals. who also laid
out towns in elise proximity 10 the
proposed Williamsport and which they
named Jaysburg and Newberry. Both
these towns now form part of vii.
Transport. There was considerable
rivalry between the three towns for
a while as each aspired TO become
the county seat, but Williamsport
finally won tne victory.
James Russell built the first house
in the new town, corner East Third
and Mulberry streets II was long
famous as the Russell inn. The first
courts We're held there and il was d
pioneer landmark down TO its destruc
tion by the big fire of 1871 Here was
born William Russell, the first native