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BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1907-11-29

CRONICA HIPICA
LAS CARRERAS Oh AVER

Despues de tanto anuncio para las
carreras de aver, Ia cosa result6, SIND
fra, por 10 menos de desagrado para
Ell numeroso p1blico, siempre vfctima
de engaflos, que concurrio aver
nuestro Hipodromo yer la tan sen.
sacional carrera del Campeonato
Alterado Ell orden de las carreras,
retirados unos caballos, incluidos
otros, rodaron por TERRA las mas es-
tudiadas combina clones del pdblico
que afronta las apuestas.
Y todo este nj una sola protesta
4 pesar del hondo desagrado que es-
calaba en- silencio Ell amino de las
multitudes.
Los caballos parecen tam bien cons.
pirados contra ell p1blico Els TN case
raro, pero veridico.
iSabe Dios hasta que punto llega
la inteligencia de estos mobiles cua-
drupedos para ponerse en- combina-
cion y perder 6 ganar cuando Sc les
antoja
Cadiz, Faraon, Lord, Llave de Orc
y Palma deb1an ganar aver, CANA
ron.
J1baro, lie encarecio mucho al jo-
key, que no 10 fustigase, y Relampa-
go, como Rayo es una antftesis; no es
Ell relampago fugaz. que precede al
rayo, cuando hasta Favarita, que es
otra antltesis, porque cualquiera su.
pone que una favorita no puede ser
macho, 10 deja a la saga como Ell peor
"chongo."
La carrera del campeonato, parece
va una cosa del otro mundo. Y que
hay que morir, para volver a nacer y
entonces verla, es otra verdad.
Aver la pista estaba tan mojada
como otrasVeces. No habla tango,
10 que habla era necesidad ds man
tener Ell entusiasmo del pdblico, CO.
mo motivo para las carrerreras del
primer domingo de Diciembre.
Y mientras esten en- los programmes,
"esas dos prominentes capacidades de
la pista' Perla Fina y Majestic, ell
entusiasmo no decae y el pdblico pa.
sa por todo 10 que Sc lie antoja los
seflores del hip6dromo.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1907-11-29
Vacunaci6n Official
AVIS0 AL PUBLIC0

Por la presente Sc hace p1blico pa
ra conocimiento de todos los vecinos
de San Juan y sus barrios, que el dfa
? de Diclembre proxirno, dara CO.
mlenzo una vacunacion domiciliaria,
obligatoria para todas aquellas per-
sonas que no hayan sido vacunadas
dentro de I'm periodic de siete- amos
que no hayan padecido de viruelas.
Ge acuerdo con la Ordenanza vigente
sobre vacunacion y revacunacion pa
ra los ha bitantes de esta Isla, apro-
bada por Ell Concejo Executive Ell dia
primero de Agosto de 1907, Sc hace
presente que la oposicion al cumpli.
mlento de las disposiciones de dicha
oTdenanza, sera castigada con una
multa de 100 dollars por la pri-
mera falta y de a 200 por la Sc
gunaa.
La oficina de Sanidad y Benefcen-
|cia, queda encargada de llevar 4 cabo
dicha vacunacion general.
francisco del Ialle Atsles
Alcalde.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1907-11-29
Varias noticias

Hoy fueron condenados en- la Corte
de Paz a pagar tres dollars de multa
cada uno Maria Figueroa y Eduardo
Rosali por estar en- los bancos del pa
SEQ de "Covadonga", las nueve y
treinta de la noche. Tambien fueron
arrestadas otras dos personals, las que
fueron hoy absuetas por resultar ca.
sadas. Liamamos Ia atenci6ns del Co.
ronel Hamill, sobre este servicio poll.
ciaco, pass 81 el objeto de clio es pro.
hibir que Sc ofenda la moral en- ell
referido Isitio, ell policia encargado de
referido servicio, no debe ser tan ex.
tricto en- ell cumplimiento de la orden
arrestando a personss inocentes que
no tienen conocimiento de 10 que ocu-
rre en- aquel recinto de recreo. La
ley ampara con perfecto darecho q to-
da persona que no va acometer actos
inmorales.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1907-11-29
Ell COrresponsal.


Pasajeros llegados en- Ell vapor Fl
ladelfia procedentes de New York:
Senoras N F M Mellis, Teresa Lo.
PEE, Anderson y Horace Elmer
Sefloritas Cornelia B. Jett, Maude L
ID Linsley y Elsa Springer. Sef1ores
J Adlson, E Alfonso, David Bellamo.
re, G E Believes, Luis F Byron, Ho.
race Byron, Thos r Currie, Chas w
Coe, L ] Coaro, w B Churchman ia
mes Duncan, Geo. w Jones, B Ale
xander, E T Bish, J de Casa blanca,
Rafael Dfaz, Jose Gonzalez, Robert
r Held, Walter w Keeney, VIM Kor-
Der Jr, Juan Luijano, Narciso Llauri,
Joseph Niessen. ] Rojas, Adolfo Me-
diua, Juan Negretti, Manuel Pereira
y Justine del Vale.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1907-11-29
NOMBRAMIENTOS

Esta maf1ana ha hrmado los ST
gulentes nom BRAN ientos Ell sef1or Ii
rector del Departamento Con solidado
don Silvestre Feijoo, para practicante
del Manicomio con el haber de 5000
por afio; don Miguel Torres, para
ago del mismo establecimiento con
$40; don Jacinto Diaz Cebollero pa.
ra albaf1il con $500, y don Rodolfo
Vlctoriano Marcano para carpintero
con $500, estos nombramientos ten
dram efecto desde el dia primero del
entrante mes y tomaran possession es-
tos sefIores mafIana 4 las nueve de
la misma.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1907-11-29
Distinguidos viajeros

En- el hermoso vapor "Catalu-
ia" han regresado esta manana,
de Espaia, la distinguida dana
dona Asuncion Texidor, viuda
de Canal, su hermana. la senori-
ia Polonia Texidor, el senior don
Nicolas Oyanguren y su bella
hija Margarita.
A todos, y de I'm modo espe-
cialisimo a la distinguida seno-
ra vluda de Canal, enviamos
nuestro mas cordial y respetuo-
so saludo de bienvenida.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1907-11-29
Los bohenios sc van
IN CULlIVAD0R DE LAS MISiS Y De Ia DITIAA BOTELLA

Uno de los ultimos represen-
tantes de la Bohemia, tan gen
tilmente descrita por Henri Muir
ger, acaba de morir en- esta ciu-
dad. Durante los momentos que
le dejaba desocupados su trabajo
de corrector de pruebas en- TN
periodico parisiense, ese bohe-
mio era poeta. Sc llamaba An
thyme L.aioei. Espiro sobre TN
banco del boulevard Poissonier
Desde diez aIlos no sc le conoc1a
otro domicilio que los subsuelos
de las imprentas. Dividia sus
ratios desocupados entire el Quito
de las Musas y el dc la Divina
Botella. Con unas poesias que
que no carecen de merito. el
desgraciado bohemio, ha dejado
unos doce cuentos ineditos.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1907-11-29
|Blancosy anariIIos
Ii voz DEL PoETa

Mr.. Rudyan Kipling dijo en- un dis
curse que la Colombia britannica debfa
resolver ell problema de II immigration
promoviendo la de los s1bditos brsta-
nicos, que muchos millares dc Gstos
esperaban la OCCASION de adoptar 81 ho-
gar canadense; que era tempo de es-
coger defnitivamente entire los esfuer-
EOS de la nativa raza una invasion
de razas cuyos instintos las separan
por millares de ellos, y que esta elec-
ci6n no debfa estar sujeta retardo.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1907-11-29
D. Pedro CastanO

Nuestro querido amigo, ha
regresado de Espana, en- el ira
satlantico "Cataluna".
Don Pedro Castano, de la
lmportante y acreditada frma
de esta plaza, sucesores de Men
dizabal, vuelve a San Juan des-
pues de pasar en- Ell seno de sus
familiares una regular tempo
rada.
Sea bienvenido q la bella ciu.
dad en- que tiene tantos amigos
y tan valiosaS relaCienes.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1907-11-29
HUELGA TUMULTUOSA
UN HERIDO

Por tele grama de San Lorenzo, re-
clbldo por Ell coronel de la Policla
lnsular, hemos sido informados que
en- aquella poblacion, Sc han levanta-
do en- huelga los tabaqueros, resul-
tando algunos cheques entire los del
movimiento y los que Sc resistieron
a abandonar Ell trabajo. Uno de es-
tos lltimos resulto herido de una pc
drada.
La policla ha hecho once arrestos.
Sc conf{a en- el restabl lee imiento
del orden.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1907-11-29

Ell joven don Agustin Felid, que Sc
encontraba preso en- la galera de suma-
rio de Ia carcel de San Juan anexa al
Preside Departsm entail ha sido puesto
en- libertad por haber prestado la fan.
ga sefIalada por ell sefior Fiscal en- la
causa que Sc lie sigue por la muerte
ocurrida en- la calle de Allen en- la
noche del 70 del corriente.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1907-11-29
Don Luis Sanchez Morales

Acompaflado de su distingui-
da esposa y de TN monisimo nj.
no, ha regresado de Espana
nuestro amigo don Luis SANCHEZ
Moralez, consejero del Ejecu
two.
Damos 4 los se1lores de San
|chez Moralez, nuesta afectuo
sisima bienvenida,
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1907-11-29

Hoy por encontrarse algo quebranta.
da de salud no ha asistido 4 su oficina
la seflorita Francisco Lopez. del De-
pertamen de Educaci6n. Celebramos
que recupere pronto a salud tan dis.
tinguida enferma,
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1907-11-29
Nota del dia

Aver han circulado, con in
sistencia, contlnuados rumores
que hablaban de noticias reci-
bidas en- San Juan, dando cuen
ia de la destituCion de Mr.. Post
Los runores no han sido con
firmados aun. No Sc sabe ST Ia
campana que esta vez han he
cho los conterraneos del alto
funcionario ha dadO los resul-
tados que esperan vivamerte y
que anuncian por anticipate.
Ell relevo del gobernador, en
la forma que 10 anunclan sus
adversarios, tiene un funda-
mento pueril. Los que 10 han
solicitado. los que 10 han pedi-
do, los que sc jactan de haberlC
logrado, dicen que ell goberna-
dor ha ofendido a los inspector
res, a los misioneros y algunos
funcionarios ameriCapos.
ESQ no puede ser motive
para una destitucion.
No una, muchas veces, hemos
escrito contra el gobernador
Post, es decir, contra sus aCtOs
censura bles, contra sus erradas
iniciativas de gobernante, con-
ira sus equivOcaCi ones lamen-
tables, en- contra del publico V
y el general interes.
Esto nos presta autoridad y
nos reconoce capacidad para 10
que vamos a decir.
Los funcionarios, 8 los misio-
neros, quienes sean los que sc
dicen ofendidos por las pala-
bras del gobernador, no deben
pretender que en- esa suscepti-
bilidad verdaderamente inexpli-
cable, pueda ser fundada la eau
sa de una destitucion tan i'm
pOrtante.
Los redentoristas de exporta-
Cl0n, cualquiera que sea el ca
racter que tengan de colonial
dores de cuerpos 8 de almas, no
deben aspirar a que un gober-
nador sea destituido porque no
haya querido hacer un mentido,
un menguado paneglrico de las
falsas grandezas de esos extra
nos cooperadores con que cuen-
ia en- Puerto Rico el proyecto
de la americaniZaCi0n.
La destitucion de I'm gober-
nante debe pedirse, fundandola
en- algo mas alto que TN rescue
NOR particularisimo, que en-
NADIA afecta a la maj cha del pals
Y que NADIA supone para los
puertorriquenos.
Momentos ha habido en- la
vida del funcionario que ahora
combaten sus paisanos, ocasio-
mes ha habidO y otras muchas
habra, ST Continua como es de
esperarse, ocupando Ell mas alto
puesto de la nagistratura colo
nial, sobraran oportunidades de
protestar contra el, de quejarse
de el, de ped1r algo parecido Q
identico a 10 que ahora Sc ha
perseguido con tan grande por-
fla.
Esos funcionarios, esos mi :
sioneros, han tenido, Sc les han
brindado ocasiones multiples
de velar por los intereses del
pals, atacando la continuation
en- la isla de ciertos y muy CO.
nocidos function arios.
Y no han hecho nada por la
colon1a.
No han querido escuchar min
guna de las protestas de los is
lenos, no Sc han asociado jamas
a nlnguna de las campa1las in
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1907-11-29

Obras de utilidad practica recibi-
das 1ltimamente en- Ell BoLETIN Ell
polvorista practice Crfa de peces
de aqua dulce Fabrication de La
albdmina El aqua y sus aplicacio-
mes; Manual del herrero y cerraje-
ro Manual del fogonero y maqui-
nista; El jardinero moderno; Cria lu-
crativa del cerdo; Parques, jardines y
flores; Fotocinemo grabador, Wade
mecum del Veterinario, etc, etc.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1907-11-29

Obras completas ilustradas de Guv
de Maupassant: Los Domingos de
un burgues en- Paris, Anton, Ell Sc
nor Paret, Las Hermanas Rondolf.
FL doncel de Ia Sefiora Husson, Rollo
de Manteca, Glaros de Luna, El Hor-
Ia, Cuentos del dia y de Ia noche, Ell
viejo Million, La mano izquierda, Ell
Ruhonero. De veRta on el EOI.ETIN.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1907-11-29

Seg1n inforlnes adquridos en- la off.
Gina del Auditor de Puerto Rico, este
distinguido funcionario acompafiad ado de
su sbella esposa, embarcsra mafiana
en- Nueva York con rumbo 4 este puer-
to abordo del vapor s.San Iuan".
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1907-11-29
LAMENTABLE SUCESOll
UNA NINA PERICB AIosADA

Ell microbes aparecio ahogada, en-
un arroyo, del barrio Cruces de Mo-
ca, la nina Luisa Ramirez.
Ell Juez acompafiado de TN cabo
policia, Sc constituy6 en- Ell lugar del
suceso, dando comienzo 4 las dill
gencias propias del case.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1907-11-29

Con cinco dollars de mults, ha sido
hoy castigado ell individuo Francisco
Rios, quien promovio un escandalo en-
la calle Rafael Cordero.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1907-11-29

Anoche en- ell barrio de Puerta de
TERRA, promovi6 un fuerte escandalo
ell idividno Conrado Sierra. por lo
que amaneci6 hoy EN- la carcel mu-
nicipal
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1907-11-29

Aver ha regresado de los Estados
Unidos Mr.. Lindsey, Jefe de la Divi-
sion de Construction de Edifcios Es-
colares.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1907-11-29

En- la Corte Municipal lie fue Sc
nalada la cantidad de So 600 como fan.
ga, siendo rebajada a 1000 por ell fis.
cal seflor Torres Grau.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1907-11-29

FL muchacho Juan Cruz, fue hoy
condenado a sufrir dos dias de carcel
por Jugar pelota en- la plaza de sSan
Francisco"
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-02-12
4 GOOD EXAMPLE.

In saloons in Atlantic City this order is posted: NO discussion of the Thaw case Is allowed in this saloon"
 A very good order, and in this order the saloons are ahead of the clubs and many other places that are supposed to be ahead of the saloons. If every man and woman in the country would make like order for themselves and enforce it strictly it would be good thing. Of course everybody has oer- tain right to think and talk, but that right can be much better exercised than by thinking and talking about one of the vilest cases that has come to pub lie notice in this country. The Atlantic City saloons have set 8 good example, It ought to be generally initiated.
 The President wants the papers that print the full disgusting particulars" of the case kept out of the mails. They ought to be, if they can be.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-02-12
4 LARGE CHANGE IN ARIZONA.

Those of our readers who have seen the open legalized gambling in Arizona will be interested in the fact that the other day the territorial legislators passed and the governor signed bill that prohibits public gambling any where in Arizona after April 1, this year, under pains and penalties The vote in the council was 23 to O. In the unreformed past the revenue from gambling house licenses was turned into the territorial school fund. Last year it amounted to $67O0O. The Ari- zona Republican tells us that dozen years ago the position of the gamblers seemed impregnable, and their over throw is a triumph of business sense rather than of moral sensibility. They have been soaring away capital and immigration There is no anger against the gamblers" says our Phoenix con- temporary. There will be certain sympathy with large class of citizens, many of them good, law-abiding and progressive citizens, who have grown up in a bad business and invested it with a certain responsibility to which gambling seldom attains. But perhaps in doing so they made it more men ace to society"
 With the old-fashioned cowboy and the old-fashioned gambler gone Ari- zona wont be as picturesquely interest ing as it has been, but it will be better, and by and by it will be wholly wor- thy member of the union of States And not, please notice, a joint-member.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-02-12
CONVENIENT.

Mrs Flanagan-"I want a pair of shoes for my boy" Salesman-"F French kid, ma'am?' Mrs. Flana aSan-"No sir Irish kind Bxchange.
 Teacher-Johnny, can you tell me what hypocrite is?
 Johnny-Yes, ma'am. It's a boy what comes to school with smile on his face, Philadelphia Inquirer.
 Deacon Clovertop-" How are you get tin on with your incubator?"
 Farmer Meddergrass- Why the dern thing laint laid an egg since got it. Philadelphia Record.
 Well meaning Humanitarian Why are you beating the poor donkey in that way?" Coster (with whitening scorn)- An a bloomia' lot O good it 'ud do beaten the car.-eh?'-Puneh. There is no rose without a thorn,
 No falsehood that is true. But even these things may yet be born
 Before Burbank gets through,
 Chicago Record-Herald.
 "What's the matter with your eye sight, anyhow? That's a five. not a q"
 Excuse mel always make that mis- take. You see, I used to be clerk in a ladies shoe store, "-Cleveland Leader.
 Gladys-I am going to buy an auto mobile, and I want you to go along and helD me select one.
 Cousin Jack-Not for me, little girl. Why, I even wouldn't pick you out a husband. Puck.
 No" snapped the sharp-faced wom- an at the door, q ain't got no food fur you an I ain't got no old cloes. Now, git!! Lady" replied Harvard Hasben, q could repay you well. Give me a square meal and I'll give you a few les sons in grammar. Philadelphia Press.
 Banker He's quite an enthusiast since he has gone in for rife practice in the National Guard, but he's worry ing a good deal because he's so small.
 Ascuu-Afraid he'll never get to be an expert rnarksman. eh? Bunker-Not at all. He's afraid there won't be room enough on him for all the medals he's going to win.-Phila- delphia Press.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-02-12

ern part of New Hampshire, and to more or less isolated parts of Eastern Connecticut and Southwestern Maine. It was not until last year that the National Government came to the rescue of Massachusetts in it's fight against the gypsy moth, although Con- gress in 1905 made a small appropri- ation for this purpose. Work is now in progress under this appropriation in various parts of New England.
 The gypsy moth has been found in Massachusetts in 13S cities and towns which represent an area of about 2,400 square miles. The most seriously in fested section is a group of about 20 towns just north of Boston. Within this territory almost every tree is more or less infested. Thousands of fruit trees and shade trees have been killed by this pest; in the woodlands one can easily find blocks of from to 50 acres in which almost every tree is dead. During the past summer several thousand acres of these wood lands were entirely denuded of foliage.
 Observations extending over num- Der of years show that birds have great importance as enemies of the gypsy moth. The fact that the insect spread comparatively slowly in the vii cinity of Medford is probably to be ac- counted for in part by the fact that inesctivorous birds were much more numerous in that part of Massachu- setts then than they have been since. Not only have the English sparrows | (which feed but rarely upon the gypsy moth) driven away many of the other birds, but pot hunters from Boston and from the manufacturing towns about Boston have destroyed great numbers of insectivorous birds. The caterpillars are preyed upon by the cukoos, the Baltimore oriole, the yellow throated vireo, and the blue jay. The moths, when they emerge
 are eaten by many other birds.-Cor- respondence N. Y. Evening Post
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-02-12
THE cATERp111ERs GOT OUT.
A Professor Had Them in Net, and
Now They Cover the Land.

A Professor Had Them in a Net, and
 Now They Cover the Land
 Prof. Leopold Trouvelot in 1869, was connected with the astronomical observatory at Harvard University, and, for his pleasure and interest, was engaged at odd times in the study of wild silkworms, with the idea that a species of commercial value might be found. He imported different silk spining caterpillars in different states of existence, and among others, eggs clusters of, the gypsy moth.
 He lived at Medford, Mass. and raised caterpillars on scrub in his dooryard, inclosing them with net. During a gale the net was torn and the insects scattered. He searched for them and destroyed those found; he also gave notice of the probable escape of the species, but the affair was soon forgotten. For many years the insect was not noticed by the peo- pie of Medford, and it probably in- creased very slowly. It is supposed l that it was gradually accommodating itself to the climate, and it is known that the neighborhood. abounded with insectivorous birds and that adjoining wood lots were frequently burned over. | Eventually the insect became notice- able, and by the summer of 1889, had multiplied to such an extent as to be- come notorious pest
 The town of Medford raised a sum of money to fight the insect, and in I the spring of 1890, the State appro- priated $25O0O, an additional $25,OO0 being appropriated early in June Other appropriations followed from year to year. with gradually increas- ing amounts. The last appropriation was expended in 1899, and the Legis- lature refused to vote further sums for 1900 and the following years In 1905, the appropriations were renew ed, and the work has since been car ried on under well founded State law.
 The area of it's devastation is now extended to the eastern part of Massa- chusetts, Rhode Island, to the south
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-02-12

Smith. He learned the trade of a car penter in that town and was employed in Bristol for a number of years, com ing here in 1868. Several of his children were born here. About thirty years ago went south and remained there. His wife died about twenty years ago and he has since made his home with his daughter, Mrs. D. s. Mcclellan at Bainbridge.
 He Is suvived by several children, and his brother here.
 MT. Riggs was in the south at the time of the opening of the Civil war and enlisted in the Confederate army. He was in Hoods army when it was annihilated by General Thomas and was taken prisoner, and held in an Ohio prison until the end of the war.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-02-12
4 SHRINKAGE IN BUILDING.

When John D. Rockefeller quietly re- marked that after the first of January some shrinkages would become appar- ent he didn't get the credit for his sa- gacity that he has since got. It is worth notice that in its summary pf building statistics for January, 1907, as compared with January, 1906, Construc- tion News shows that there has been a decrease of 16 per cent. in the 39 cities of its tables, beginning with New York and ending with Davenport, Iowa. The decrease is, however, not a general de- crease, but is especially owing to the great falling off in New York, where the estimated value of buildings for which permits were taken out in Jan- uary, 1906, was $16, 424,O40, while the January, 1907, estimates were only $S,- 454,2tS, a falling off closely approximat- ing 50 per cent. It is also to be con- sidered that 1906 was a record breaking year, and that, outside of New York, with a decrease of AS per cent, Cleve- land with a decrease of 53 per cent, Pittsburg with a decrease pf 75 per cent, and Louisville with a decrease of 54 per cent, the increases were healthy in volume and give evidence that the decrease shown is due to To- cal situations, and is not to be taken as halt in progress.
 With the winter wheat prospect as good as 1t is there is no need of any Encouragement yet.