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The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-08-18

Copyright, 1907. by Frank G. Carpenter)
 Tanta 1907. T OR the past month l have been trav- cling through the farms of the Nile valley. l have visited many parts If the Delta cnd have taken run through the narrow strip which borders the river for several hundred miles above Cairo. I am writing these notes al Tanta, a city which lies about half way between Cairo and Alexandria and midway between the two branches Into which the Nile divides below Cairo and flows from there down into the Mediterranean sea. l am in re- zion where the tourist seldom stops, and of which the guide books make little ac- count l refer to the Delta, that great fan of land, which begins at Cairo and in a radius of about one hundred miles, reaches the Mediterranean sea at Alexan- dra and Port Said.
 Big Price for Farms.
 The Delta is the heart of Egypt. It contains the bulk of the population. It has the most land, the richest soil and the biggest crops 1t is more thiclly settled than any other part of the world' and 1t yields more to the acre than any other region on earth. It's farm lands are worth more than those of any other country, and they bring in a greater product The
  of $35 per acre, and that of lower Egypt amounts to much more. Some lands yield SO much that they are renting for $50 per acre, and there are instances where $lVO an acre is paid. Such lands bring two or three crops a year, and those who rent them know what they are doing. The renting value of the lands of Egypt In 1899 was over d hundred and ten million dollars, and the selling values Of the best lands now range all the way from two hundred to thousand dollars per acre.
 | see in today's newspapers an adVer- tisement of the Egyptian Lands company, announcing an issue of two and one-half million dollars worth of stock. The syn dicate says in it's prospectus that 1t eX- poets to buy 5000 acres of land at "the low rate of s200 per acre" and that by spending Sl50000 it can make the land worth S400 per acre within three years. Some of this land is now worth from $25O to SS0O per acre, and 1t Is renting for $2O per acre per annum. The tract lies fifty miles north of Cairo and is planted in cot ton, wheat and barley.
 Egypt Belongs to Egyptians.
 Such estates as the above do not often come into the market. The most of Egypt is in small farms, and there are thou sands of one acre or less. The cultivabe land all told. covers only little over six million acres.
 Indeed, 1t is not right to think of Egypt ns owned by foreigners SiX-seVenths or
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-08-18

a chance Tn judge listens to case fir days an decides it tn way he in tlnded to. Dye find tn larned coun- sel that's just been beat climin' up on tn bench an throwin' his arms around th' judge? Ye bet ye don't. He gath CTS his law books into his arms. gives th' magistrate look that means:
 There's an eliction next year an runs down tn hall to another judge. Tn other judge hears his kick an says he;
 I don't know anything about this here case except what we've whis- pered to me but I know me larned ccllague an I wudden't thrust him to
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-08-18

me enough? If agreeable I'd like to make it an even thirty millyons.' But he doesn't. He's like mesilf Him an me bows ao tn decisions iv tn coorts on'y if they bow first. l have great respect f'r tn joodicyary, IS fine a lot iv cross an indignant men as yell find anywhere. l have tn same re- spect f'r thim a., they have fir each other. But I niver bow to a decision iv judge onless, first, it's pleasant tn
 me, an second, other judges bow to it. Ye cant be too careful about what decisions ye bow to. decision that seems agreeable may turn out like an acquaintance ye scrape up at picnic.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-04-24
COPPER RANGE-LAWsON SUIT.
Damages Set at 100000, or Return of
10000 Shares of Stock Sought.

Boston. April 23.-The suit of the Copper
Range Consolidated Mining Company against
Albert c. Burrage. Thomas W. Lawson and
others. i'm which damages aggregating 100000
are asked. opened to-day in the MasSachu-
sets Supreme Court before Judge Loring. The
restoration by the defendants of 10000 shares Of
the stock of the company is named-as an alter
native of the damages claimed. The case will be
heard on it's merits.
II is alleged by the plaintiffs to the suit that
Albert &. Burrage. in violation of a contract
with Paine Webber & Co, Boston brokers. and
the Copper Range Consolidated Company,
wrongfuy sold 10000 shares of the company
stock. the contract having been made i'm con-
nection with the acquisition in 1903 of the Tri-
Mountain Mining Company by the Copper Range
Company, Burrage being stakeholder in the
TTi-Mountain company
Thomas w. Lawson and {. ID. Burrage, II IS
claimed by the plaintiffs. caused Albert {. Bur
rage violate the contract he had with Paine,
Webber & Co This they deny Albert {. Bur
rage denies any breach of contract. and claims
he was induced 10 enter II by misrepresenta-
lions. and that Paine. Weber Co. waived
their right requiring their consent 10 the dis
posal Of the shares.
Thomas W. Lawson is at present in Europe
but IL is understood that his deposition has
been taken for use at the trial.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-04-24
WESTERN RATE WAR ON IN EARNEST.
C. G. W., M. and St. L. and c.. B. and Q. Cut
Passenger Fares in Half.

Fares in the passenger rate war Ue'"een ~
Chicago Great Western and the MlhneapolS q
St Louis railways have been cut almost IN nan
the average reductions being from to ~ Genus d
mile Tho Chicago. Burlington quincy mas oeeh
drawn into the fight also. and has uhoeI' aAeh 10
defend itself by paying commissions
The Great Westerns rates were III ehect seVeiai
weeks before they were discovered by compe'nls
roads who at first supposed them to Apply Only
to theatrical parties others buying tickets III
blocks of 100 or more When it was found that
the rates applied to passenger traflc geheraly 81
forts were made TO induce A. B. Stckhey' Presl
dent of the Great Western. to Withdraw theh' ne
refused to do so. however. and the minneapolis q
St Louis thereupon cut its rates and made the
tickets good to bearer. All this gave scalpers
big opening. which they were not slow to take al
vantage of -, r..
The summer tourist business is giving the East,
ern lines trouble 1t is announced that the GfaIo
Trunk in connection with the Wabash, VIII make
a rate of one fare plus 50 TO New England points
and Canada from June TO September 80 Inc
usual reduction is only 20 per cent from taTiH.
Boston will be included in the reduction Whlch Is
unusual The reduction announced VIII De eIlect-
i've every day Canada. and on the tolio"ihS
days TO New England points July 3. lS' z, Is; Au,
gusI s. 10, %. "A; September 10. "A, - ana p 3IlU
possibly also during New England Home w eek
July % 10 August g other lines say they VIII meet
these reductions. though they fear IT WI! weaken
their arguments against 2-cent fares ~ is sa i
a lso thai the Grand Trunk. through Chicago. VIII
meet the Canadian Paciric's reductions IN lhhi-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-04-24
ATCH1soN PosTPONEs EXTENSIONS.
Most New Work Done, Says Fourth Vice
President w. B. Jansen.

The Atchison. Topeka & Santa Fe reports that
most of its important extension work in hand is
completed and that work of this character
viii he postponed for the present. The fourth
vice-presdent OF the road. ". B. Jansen, was
quoted in a special dispatch from Chicago yester-
day saying:
There will be extensions. None 10 speak
Of had been contemplated. Possibly might have
undertaken a few unimportant extensions had con-
ditions been favorable. Including these the re-
duction in appropriation might be estimated at
ST. 00,O00 more
improvements that planned consisted Of
double tracking. ballasting. reduction of grades.
permanent structures and so The double track
ing will receive first attention, Il other things
have suffer. Most OF II will he done the
Chicago division, and there Will be about two hun
dred miles double tracked
The most important item Of new work Is the New
Mexico Eastern extension. AbO Pass cutoff.
which linked together this month though the
project has to be smoothed out before the new
line be operated The facts about this I'm
portant element in transcontinental traffic
have been outlined more than once in The Wall
Street Journal" A short extension from Los An
geles TO Searchlight. New recently opened for
traffic, giving outlet for lumber. coal and ore
OF that section.
The Texas Legislature having passed the Santa
re Railroad consolidation bill over Governor Camp
bells the legal obstacle TO unifying AtchisOn
lines IN Texas preparatory to extending them into
a north and south and and west system is
removed
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-04-24
TRUST COMPANY LOANS.
Acknowledgement Jackson COntravenes Opin-
ion Of His Predecessor.

Albany. April 2S.-Attorney General jackson op-
posed she opinion Of his predecessor. ex-Artorney
General Mayer, on the subject OF trust company
loans, in letter addressed to-day TO the state
Superintendent Of Banks. Charles H. Keep who
asked him recently whether loan 10 a firm or CO.
partnership q which director or officer OF a trus;
company was a member would come within the
application Of Subdivision Il Section is Of tho
State Banking law which provides that no loan
exceeding one-tenth of its capital stock shall be
shade BY any such corporation. directly or indi-
rectly, 20 any director officer thereof and such
loan 10 such director officer shall not be made
without the consent OF majority Of the directors
Attorney General Jackson says:
II tho words directly or indirectly mean ANY,
fnng al an they are certainly plain and broah
enough 70 extend the statutory restriction 10 A
81 which director officer of a trust coupanY
s member. Each partner is individually ia le
clone would furnish TO the director or oe.icer as
strong a motive for excessive loan of trust
FUNDS 20 re nIIn as would inspire such loan to
ulfnselt lnolfiouslly IN either case a trustee is
placed in position OF conflict between fndivdusl
tntenest an. oihcial duty which public policy and
Our laws, designed TO safeguard the stability Of
financial institutions; are frequently shown To be
inadequate 'ino, snch as they are, they should be
effect intended.
am aware that my opnion is al variance witt,
that OF former Attorney General Mayer, given your
department on December B. 1906. wherein q IiIs-
sincsion Is sought 10 be made between partneT-
81 bad faith and the restriction OF the statute lin
tted 70 q case where q partnership is a mere de-
s1ershp, IS really made the sole credit Of the
Individual who Is a director
The statute makes such distinction and the
application OF such rule would be impractIca Bio
y the loan 10 the copsrtnership IS a direct or az
Of good faith In the formation Of the partnership
or 81 the quality OF the security is immaterai.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-04-24
CASH QUOTATIONS.
GENERAL MARKET REPORT.

York April % 1907.
COFFEE-There quite active business in the
coffee market nearly half Of which done in the
last hour. Some Wall Street people seemed to he
selling out their holdings Of May. and in cases
were buying back the later months Important trade
interests werc buying the months and there was
demand for late months which seemed TO come from
Europe although Europe was also thought 10 be seller
Of positions. The business accomplished with
much change in prices. and the underOne of the
marke: generally steady. The opening un
changed points higher. and market closed steady.
net unchanged 10 points higher Sales fo- the day
reported Of about $1,000 bags of which IS 600
bags were exchanges. The opening about In lire
partial \ franc but outside influences appeared To cl'
little figure in the local market which the time being
busy CALCULATING probabilities with reference 10 May
contracts May still commands premium thr late
months when under normal conditions the late months
should command carrying charge May and this
would be proof positive that the May longs do
not wish 10 avoid tenders but rather make that
all the available coffee IN the local stock shall be de
ltvered them by hedged interest The first
notice day IS Friday BRAZILIAN conditions appear 70
be unchanged Rio unchanged according yester
days cables reporting the market Monday and Santos
80 res higher. Receipts continue heavy. running
about four times thu normal figures fo this time Of
according recen, dispatches from Rio. The market
for spot coffee quiet with quotations tho basis
OF GAc for Rio No :.
The OF contract prices In the open market to
daV
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-04-24

COTTON-The cotton market less active to-day
prices ruled little under the closing figures %
the previous day The close steady AZ net decline
% 10 points. Sales estimated a - bales
The opening steady a. decline ~ 20 points In
10 lower cables.
. % points D. during session
liquidation little selling a
The % tho positions h- hulgA
weekly report of the Weather Bureau sustaining
factors. general belt followed
by predictions FOR faiT end weather In The Western
belt and the market showed fc raylug There
"A slight improvement toward on covering
Advtces Memphis reported large sales ~
low grades had made the recently
advances o: from &c 20 - iu the price
reported that about b0o0 bales this
purchased by New York dealer who many local traders
believe wanted the for delivery
Another circulating the erect that
Of Tho Memphis entirely a grad.
deliver local contracts and the local Ciassl-
fcation committee e. rejecting proportion ~ The
being received from the South The weather map
showed more or less general rains IN the south
ately heavy In eastern and
plants ching much from south
Atlantic sections but the forecast for
weather tho Southwest.
The range Of contract prices IN the local market
tfaZ --ag "a 'g.rz
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-04-24
LIVESTOCK MARKET.

New York. April %. 1907.
BEEVES-Receipts 1OI or 1879 head.
direct slaughterers and the rest
for Wednesdays market. No trading to-day, feeling
steady for all Dressed beef fairly active and
selling at TsC 9Iac n for ordinary 10 choice
Latest cable adVices from London and
Liverpool quoted live cattle selling at l1tac 10 12%C
weight. refrigerator beef at DC per 10
Exports to-day eos beeves. % sheep and 1850
quarters OF beef; the Oceanic to Liverpool
take 1900 quarters Of beef. equally divided
between the Swift and Morris beef companies
CALVES-Recelptsw 1919 head including % head
for market. Feeling steady; no sales reported
city dressed veais in good demand at SC TO l2c per
70 country dressed at &c TO 9iac.
SHEEP AND I.AAiBS-ReceiptS were L cars. or
head all consigned direct slaughterers Seven
oneha!f Of clipped lambs left over yesterday
were sale Sheep nominally steady lambs in poor
demand and weak TO shade lower No transactions
up late hour. Dressed mutton steady at DC to
1Iiac per N: dressed lambs slow at 12iac to 14iAC
carcass city dressed at 81 to 81
ing a the market No sales reported; feeling
firm to a shade higher Country sdressed hogs
changed.
sales Call late yesterday)-TObin & shannon: 12T
Virginia hogs 1T9 70 at So 20 100 70 13I
81 90 131 do. 101 N, 81 20; 10 state
do 1874 n, a 81 90 do 29O ~, at 81 20; rouEhs
800 10 at So % q 34J 10 SO 30
roughs 800 10. Sc %.
Andrew Mullen: "a state hogs. $50 10. az 81 %; 1
rough. 500 n. at SO % = do 29J n. at SO.
G. Curtis q Son; IS state hogs. las 10. at 81 25
3 rOughs. 267 10. at SO %
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-04-24
BUSINESS TROUBLES
The following petitions in bankruptcy were filed
yesterday with the clerk OF the United States Dis
trict Court:

The following petitions in bankruptcy were filed
yesterday with the clerk the United States Dis
trict Court:
Solomon Geilich, real estate broker, No II Mas
sau street. involuntary petition by creditors with
claims as follows: Michael Heinrichs 81 CE. Jecoh
schwartz geo; John Simmons Company 81 647
transfer OF valuable worth $4,000 and Drefer-
entiai payments Of 5000 alleged Charles /.
Srookheirn was appointed receiver, with bond of
Amos McCreery, plumbing Tannersville n Y
voluntary petition showing debts of 1888 and
assets OF $5,SSL The principal creditors are John
Leach TannerEville, $500 secured by realty mort
gage; George +. Campbell, Tannersville S765; Tan
hers National Bank, Tannersville, 800 The assets
900; stock in trade, 800; horses and wagons $40
ana accounts, $50.
J. B. c. Rinehart appointed receiver OF the
business OF Harry F. Fischer. voluntary bankrupt
wholesale liquor dealer OF No. 344 Bowery with a
bond OF 5000
Schedules of the Calvert Cloth Company show
debts Of $500 and assets of $500 The PRINCIPAL
creators are H. NJ Morris, Baltimore 81 800: Stone
Bros. Cleveland, 2,30s; E s. Parkhurst 81 Co
Gloyersyllle, n Y, A.ST The assets consist Of
more factory, 1900: stock in New York Civ 81 O0
and accounts (about) 800 - "-'0''
Schedules Of the G. and S. Corset COMPANY show
dents OF SI.45 and assets Of S. 40 The princinaI
e9ealtor Is the Pacific Bank. New York CITY $500
l ecured by indorsed notes. The assets consist III
cash on hand SO: stock in trade S45OO; machinerv
Ana hSIures. $500 and accounts. 800
O, ne snerln received an attachment yesterday for
sS,Is9 against property OF John r. Wiimot Of Eng
lahq, "a favor OF Harry r. Lounsbury, jr due on
| Supreme Court. i' VI 'e
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-04-24
OTHER MARKErs-BY TgLEeRAPH.

Chicago April observation-disclosures. about 500 head:
steady, but slow: To prime
SIS 50; cows SS 25dS5 heIfers s3GSS So bulls 81 900
calves. 81 mass sockers feeders sass
HOGS-Receipts about 900 head market strong &c
higher: choice prime heavy SO 65Gs6 TO- medium
heavy. Sc 6Oa$6 O butchers weights So 69S6 J2
prime SO 659S0 6TS packing So 2O9S6 60 pigs
celps 14OOO head. market for sheep Zoe lower
lambs steady sheep. 50 206$T IS; yearnss s. 2GS5 T5
Ianbs. SO T50SS so
East Buffalo April 23.-CATTI4Tc firm; prime steers.
50 T59lS6 rs. VEALS-ReceiPts. 100 head active and
ateady. HOCsSReceipts. 2GO0 head fairly active AMI
l0m15c higher; heavy ST 95NST mixed Workers
81 95Gs7 To- pigs 50 9OS7 sOughs S6S6 TO- staes 81 30
asa SHEEP AND I4AAfBS-Receipts 10000 head; sheen
slow lambs active and 1Oc higher; lambs s. HOSI 60
Cincinnati April 2fIOCS active: butchers and ship
psrs So 75GSG 1Tss; SO $3.50 90 CATTLE SLOW
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-04-24
mseNum Road INDEPENDENT OF c. & s

The Colorado & Southern Railway Companv's
controlling interests some months ago made sur
Eeys for a lire connecting the northern terminus
Of the system with the proposed Pacific Coast ex-
sension OF the Chicago Milwaukee & ST. Paul. Il
was suggested then that the Colorado & Southern
DER. Last week. when announcement was made OF
fhe organization Of the Colorado. Texas & Mexico
Railway Company. with share capital of s75.oO0-
20 and with an equal amount Of general mortgage
bonds 10 brd = line from MeSico 10 the Canadian
border. there was disposition in some circles to
pssOcate this proposition with that OF the Colorado
q Southern n n iearn~a. however. that the So
called Nagnum rOnd is IN 40 way connected with
lie plans CT the Colorado & Southern.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-04-24
EUROPEAN PRODUCE MARKET

AAEerpool. April 23-Ciosnr-WFfF sDo, s.o,s,.
"a o p MeSssIn; winter Is 2&d: No California
80 steady American mixed new IS "a do Old
NJ [1t9res quiet; Msy Is cad; July As "a septern
re- IS 0tec bEEt-Extra India mess AMI Sc "a
FoltA-FTime mess: Western. duh. SOS ca HANS
DIS HOPS pa
&C oosst stSSey e 1908 l5s PFAs~canadian
sIeady os "a PETROLEUM steady 6ssd IT OTTS
Winter patent steady. 28s 81 BACON-Ionq cIesr ma
eles isht y 70 "a ~ steady. Sis: long clear rddss
=, - hTn Sc 81 shoyt rib, le "a ~ quiet SOS ed
tufheTard cut y 10 30 10. sos: clear beIes "a n
10 10 qqiet SIS, SHOULDERS Square II TO Il NJ
lean refined 81 pals quiet ass CFIFsFSE de-,
nnest white quiet eSS Canadian finest coored oniet SIS
IAl4ilOt-tr1Ine city da. eis ID TT-RPFNTrTS
ne g.lel rs "a LtNsEED OH. quiet. rs. RoSIS-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-04-24
sosToN WOOL MARKET.

yaos,or AprI 2s-The wool market continues S 1ts
,, h,,Si,oss ~ the week has confined 70 ri co.y-i
Consumers their current 7'snt necsss
disposed operate against ulaA.
80, y Sresf CHANGE Is expected until the new
Sins ~ arrive in quantity The uiarhst - f1-
leading domestic Quotatous
lows. 4hio and Pennsylvania ale 49, ,SrvVashe1
y 32T39,. No l. 30f140cs No 2. Seaee $50
sTS7c. unu1erchantahIe 20c half olooa quarter
34c: three-eighths blood. unWashed - a.
No. InyrasbaI. S2G93c deaine. WasneQ ~. qaFezc
Isfne unWashed soc Michlgan-fine ulN9s ,~d Ms
Jeaine fnwashed 2T02Sc Kentucky lnltt.t, -o-rtirs
soi-i-t,oushne three-elshths blood, s,v, tws.ss
quarter blood 3i0s3c. Texas (scoulsG oes-S'-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-04-24

and easv. fair 10 good shippers g 7S9SS ~ .sa5
Sc 5OGSS so SHEEP strong 8 1egSS q "i'0
Kansas CITY April 23.-CATTIE .Fteeeipts us activss
market steady 70
cboice export and dressed beef steers - x. ockss
t s56S5 -. Western fed steers - SOUTH
sou saSS 81 Southern s. 6oq$ ~, 9stiv,
ern cows 81 25QS& 40. native cows - %SsfSs S4SsT
Hoes Receipts. 14O0O. market 94tec 49, 500
49, e. S5sS Is. heavy 50 5OGSO So pacAsiso rSa
81 ,,nS ~ 5Og7sg 5Tis sri EEP-IteCeipts SUI
81 steady: lambs Sass 20; ewes AMI e;e< fad
e. "a western fed yearlings. 50 14>o 49,. ~,
sbseD S 5O0S6 40: stockers and feeders. SseS"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-04-24
MAY CUT OFF MINNESOTA PASSES.

st. Paul. April 23-The joint legislative commit
tee free passes this afternoon agreed to recon-
mend bill providing that all free privileges
railroads. telegraph and telephone lines be pro-
hibited after December g. 1857.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-04-24
UNCLE SAM OIL co. REcEIvERsHlP.

Kansas City. No, April 81. c. o. Morse the re-
ceiver Of the Uncle Sam oil Company took charge
OF the affairs at the cOmpanys general Offices in
Kansas city, Kan. to-day Mr.. Morse will later
inspect the company property in Southern Kansas
and Indian Territory.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-04-24
BROOKLYN WANTS SIDEWAYS QUICKLY.

meeting Of Brooklyn citizens was held in the
Dfhce Of Frank A. HutsOR. No. 10 Nassau street
yesterday afternoon. TO devise TO further
che construction Of subways in Brooklyn paracu-
aaTly the tri-borough route. Resolutions were
adopted and II was decided TO hold another meet
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-04-24
RAISE OIL TRUSTS ASSESSMENT.

Topeka. Kan. April 23.-The State Board Of
Railroad Assessors to-day raised the assessed val
uation of the Standard oil Companys property in
Kansas 20 per cent over the value returned by the
company. which S3.727.OO
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-04-24
TOLEDO TERMINAL SALE MAY %.

Toledo. April 23--The federal court here to-
day fixed Mag % the date of the sale of the
Toledo Railway and Terminal Company This gives
the Morgan interests about fve weeks in which To
arrange a private SALE and there are reasons 10
believe this will be accomplished.