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Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-28
! MARYLAND

HAGERSTOWN, Md. Dec. 27.-Mrs.
Kate Carter, widow of Thomas Carter,
died at her home at Hancock. this county,
aged so years. Mrs. Carter was a MEM
ber of the Presbyterian church and is
survived by the following children Mrs.
Sadie Rollar. Shippensburg. Pa; Dr. d.
d. Carter, Woodstock, Va; Eugene Car
ter, Missouri; Miss Elizabeth Carter. at
home. Mrs. Carter was a sister of Robert
Bridges of Hancock
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-28

WALLA WALLA-Dealers have cut the
price of coal 81 ton and wood 81 to s1.5
cord.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-28

NORTH YAKIMA--Expensive gradual
ing exercises and secret societies in hig
schools were given jolt by the Yakim
County Teachers association. Pro
Dewey spoke strongly against them.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-28

ssnsa scsts % ~ ~ ssrona aca nae xoI pns npsss
raise. your hands above your head In
anguish.
The Leading Isady---zf. do the foot
lights WON'T strike my diamond rings.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-28
OHIO


CLEVELAND, Dec. 27.--Engineer Frank
Krag, so years old, OF Buffalo, though III
and faint, brought his fast Lake Shore
train safely into Collinwood yards. Then
he stepped from his cab and In few min
utes was dead.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES may pro-
duce longevity, but they do not prevent
paralysis, and Mrs. Ann Hulsizer Of West
Liberty. who gave apples the credit OF
preserving her through LOG years, Is now
the Victim OF paralysis of the throat. Mrs.
Hulsizer was born in, New Jersey, but
for several years has made her home with
her only living child at West Liberty.
William Angel, who was bitten on the
arm by horse recently, is in critical
condition from blood poisoning.
GALLIPOLI6 The towboat Alice
Brown, belonging to the River Coal com
pany Of Pittsburg, Pa, ran into the river
bank near Pomeroy, Ohio. and sunk five
coalboats containing 100000 bushels Of coal
which vas being transported.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-28

Rowland Ranteso the manager dis
deorf
Hriutus Bumleikh-NO; the 'nrs exit"
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-28

PORT TOWNSEND-The body of Gus
tave LIEN, fireman on the tug J. NJ Cole
man, was found in the bay. He was ac-
cidentally drowned.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-28
WASHINGTON

ABERDEEN, Wash, Dec. 27.-The coun-
Gil passed a resolution to fill the city's
tide flats at a cost of $500, 900.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-28

FREDERICK-Harry E. Humm, through
his counsel. Samuel A. Lewis, has filed
in court here bill for an absolute divorce
from his wife. Mrs. Helen Humm. They
were married In Baltimore October 20,
1902 The defendant resides In Baltimore
and the plaintiff resides near Frederick.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-28

CUMBERLAND-Joh R. Jordan. 80
years old, mayor of Bedford. Pa, elected
on the Republca ticket two years ago,
is dead. He was one # Bedford's most
prominent men. He was a son of the late
Samuel Jordan, was cashier of Hartley
& Co.'S bank at Bedford and leaves a
mother and two sisters.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-28

PROSSER-A tract Of $50 acres has been
purchased under the Sunnyside ditch for
a Norwegian colony. The land will be cut
into small orchard tracts and settled by
Norwegian families from the middle west
SEATTLE-The woman BARRIERS OF
Seattle have started movement for the
organization of a union. State labor
leaders indorse the movement.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-28

II you want to go east. c. Haydock
Agent Illinois Central r r.. lls w. 6th
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-28

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The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1907-02-15
JANEsvILLE, WIS.,, Feb. 13, 1907.

The moderate weather that has pre-
vailed of late has had tendency to
loosen all kinds of business that seemed
to have been frozen up by the cold spell
that prevailed the early part of the
month and among them so affected was
the leaf industry. While the receiving
end of this industry kept steadily NOV
ing in spite of the zero weather, the sell
ing and shipping end was most conspic-
uous by it's absence until this warm spell
struck town, and now this part of the
trade bids fair to continue at right
smart pace for some weeks to come.
Those that have shipped from this
market in week or so past we're A. N.
jones' two cars. J. A. Ryan, car of 1906
filters and S. Grundy, 2 cars of 1905 leaf.
Receiving is vet main factor in, the
trade here and if evidence would count
much it would seem that all the leaf
grown in Wisconsin was being unloaded
at this market, as it is daily scene to
see long professions of wagons loaded
with bundled leaf passing through the
city's streets, while at many Of the ware
houses cars standing filled to the brim
are being unloaded at pace that was
glorious to watch. The gangs at the
icehouses were no match for these to-
bacco handlers and it has been a fast
gait with the icemen.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1907-02-15
New York.
NEW YORK. Feb. 9. 1907.


February has not started very aus
piciously in the market. While there is
steadily some demand, large transactions
have failed to materialize. Although
the January output in the chief manu-
featuring district shows gratifying in .
crease over that of the first month of
last year, the impression seems to pre-
vail that somehow or other the present
limit OF prices will have to recede and it
seems owing to this impression no doubt,
that manufacturers have become less
prone to fill in than they did year ago
at this time. But as far as ascertainable
prices do not bulge and holders of stock
seem to be rather Indifferent whether
they clean it out now or later. Sales OF
Sumatra proceed freely. The news of
the burning up of $4,000 bales of Suma
ira of the new crop in transit TO Hol-
land will not tend to lowering of price
at the coming inscriptions, as this cargo
was probably intended for the offering
at the second inscription. The Havana
market has assumed more hopeful
spirit since the report of copious rains in
the tobacco growing districts has been
fully confirmed. There will at least
be a crop, and as surmised, fairly good
one, although it is too early as yet to
calculate as to it's extent The fact, how
ever is visible in our local market in
which Havana sales are now more fre-
quent occurrence than they have been
of late. journal.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1907-02-15
Connecticut Valley Tobacco Market.

A fair number of buyers are riding
around and now and then a crop is
picked up, but on the whole the market
is quiet. Some tobacco still remains in
first hands, but the cold dry weather is
unsuitable for buying for the reason
that the tobacco does not show up in
good form. A considerable number of
growers have decided to assort their
crops, rather than hold on to them and
be obliged to sell later in the season,
probably at reduced figures; consequent
ly there are number OF shops running
Independently OF the regular growers.
Prices remain about the same, but the
market is perhaps little weaker than
it was. In recent transactions the aver
age prices paid have been about Is and
Is cents in the bundle and 20sto % cents
assorted.
Our correspondents report as follows
Suffield, CT: II report the sale of three
crops of tobacco, one crop OF s acres at
1890 and two crops at Zoe, in the bun
die. Later, two sales Of tobacco, one
crop at 18c, in the bundle, and the other
at 15c in the bundle. One of our Suf-
field warehouses has closed, but all of
the other warehouses are running with
large force Of workmen" North Hat.
field, Mass: II have heard of but one
sale of tobacco the past week. Mr. E. B.
Dickinson has sold about IL acres of
hail cut at private terms. Cultivator.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1907-02-15
ho rocnltc ohtaipad bu tho pnnnC

The results obtained by the Pennsyl-
vania experiment station demonstrate in
the most convincing manner possible
that a remarkable advance has been
made in the production of high-grade
wrapper tobacco While the early ex.
periments were not very satisfactory,
those of the past two years at both sta
tions have been eminently so. From
rough, lustreless and comparatively in
elastic grade of Samaritan q Droduct has
been evolved which in all save one or
two minor particulars compares very
favorably with the imported Sumatran
article itself. The difficulty at first ex
perienced in growing leaf of sufficient
thinness, glossiness and strength has
been fully overcome, so that the efforts
made last season were devoted to the
production of leaf that was little
heavier in texture, and it is believed this
has been attained. The crop of 1906 has
not yet undergone fermentation, but the
indications are that the difficulty will be
overcome and the goods prove decidedly
the best so far grown. Lancaster New
Era,
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1907-02-15
AS result of three adventurous ex-

AS result of three adventurous ex-
plorations to Asia, Prof. N. E. Hansen,
agricultural explorer for the United
States department of agriculture. an
nounces that in all probability he has
discovered that alfalfa can be grown as
far north as man can live. Should the
experiments which he will carry on
throughout the United States in the
next year prove this theory true, it will
be great boon to the agriculturalist of
this country, for in its value as a food
product alfalfa is to the animal what
meat is to man. Prof. Hansen arrived
in this country from his journey on Jan.
2 With him he brought seed of the
alfalfa picked from the wild plants on
the Siberian st6ppes. Besides this. he
brought back seed of several varieties of
tap-rooted Siberian clover and timothy,
which has proven to be great hay for
fattening stock, and barrel OF Russian
potatoes used in making alcohol. These
tubers grow in dry ground and are
heavy yielders, and experiments will he
made to ascertain IL they can be grown
with success in this country.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1907-02-15
Big Tobacco Fire,

The Day aud Night tobacco factory
at Cincinnati, controlled by the trust,
was the scene of disastrous fire early
Sunday morning. The building was
completely gutted and the origin of the
fire is mystery, the firemen and the
police department. being unable to un-
derstand how it started, and the officials
of the company are as much in the dark
as to an explanation.
The confagration ragged for about six
hours. The bitter weather was severe
handicap. Masses of ice formed on the
ruins almost as fast as the water was
poured on and the hose lines froze fast
and stiff.
The factory was a five-story brick
building, with frontage of IS feet by
$50 feet deep. 1t has been the head
quarters of the newly organized merged
company which took in the plants of the
"Red Devil" "Sea Lion" and "Red
Horse" The factory had capacity for
turning out about $4,000 pounds of to-
bacco day and employed about l25
people.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1907-02-15
WISCONSIN TOBACCO MARKET.
EDaKRToN, WIS. Feb. 15, 1907.

As the delivery of the tobacco crop
proceeds it becomes more in evidence
that good many dealers are nowhere
near as anxious for tobacco as they were
six months ago, when the contracts were
executed. Whether justified or not the
fact remains they are becoming more
critical in receiving, more deductions
are asked for and reflections becoming
more plentiful. A whole string of crops
in the vicinity of Rock river we're reject
ed one day this week and repurchased
the day following at about cents less
than the contract price. Taking all
things into consideration the conditions
do not speak we'll for the most pleasant
relations between buyer and seller dur
ing the marketing of the remainder Of
the crop. These are the facts and we
can conceive of no good reason for sup
pressing them. A couple of recent sales
coming to notice are; P. G. Maxson, Ia
at 10d53c and Joe Mccain, 5a at Sc.
Receiving is, however, going forward,
but the scarcity of cars at delivery
points has interfered somewhat in the
movement.
Warehouse handling is progressing
and few of the smaller packers begin
to see the end of their work for the sea-
son. Twenty-Five cars have been receiv
ed at this market from outlying points
during the week. Nothing new has de-
veloped in the market for old leaf
The shipments out of storage reach 20
car loads, 947cs, for the week to all
points from this market.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1907-02-15
MIAMIsBURG, O., Feb. Z, 1907.

The weather has been cold and stormy
the first week in February, which has
prevented great rush in tobacco deliv-
cry. However, number of farmers
have hauled in their crops and delivered
them to the buyers. The last of the
month will witness the big movement,
as buyers generally are not anxious for
deliveries until about March 1st, espec-
tally if the present winter weather con-
tinues. BY March 10Th it is safe to say
that the tobacco will all be delivered
this year, as but little delay in stripping
has occurred. News.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1907-02-15
L0DC8Rt0r.
LANCASTER, Pa, Feb. 5, 1907.

LANCASTER, Pa, Feb. 3, 1yU7.
Some of our leading leaf tobacco deal
ers express the belief that recent esti-
mates of the amount of 1905 tobacco
available in this market for trading pur-
poses are too high, being convinced that
not over five thousand cases are avail
able. Recent transactions have been on
a small scale mostly. though Seisel d
Tole have lately sold lot Of goods to
New York parties. 1t is not known what
this firm received. but the prevailing
prices OF recent sales have been around
l8 cents marked weight and around %
cents actusl weight. As the prices paid
for 1906 tobaccowere just fair, the open
ing prices, to IL cents, and later rum
ming up to about l3 cents pound, the
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1907-02-15
NEW YORK, FEB. 6, 1907

Owing to adverse weather conditions,
there is dearth of activity in the local
market. No transactions of Importance
have been reported in domestic types.
Sumatra-,A slight picking has. been
going on, but such stock as has been
taken recently went to manufacturers
whose need for goods was urgent.
Havana from Cuba this week
is In an encouraging strain. Rain has
fallen all over the tobacco-growing Sec
tions and the prospects for moderately
fair quantity of good tobacco have been
vastly helped Leaf.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1907-02-15
packers are making fair profits on tina
yaar'c pooEspnc

packers are making fair profits on that
years packings.
A few sales Of the new crop not under
contract, probably Is per cent of the en-
tire crop, are being reported, the prices
ranging from Ia to Is cents. The buyers
are riding the country in the hope of
picking up crops at what they consider
a reasonable figure, IA cents, but they
are not gathering in many such crops.
BY reason of the big prices at which the
1906 crop was sold, the packers believe
next seasons acreage of tobacco will be
considerably increased.
The cigar industry appears to be
stitfening up, and some Of the manu-
facturers are looking for another boom.
Few, if any, factories are idle.--New
Era.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1907-02-15

The writer does not propose to go in
to an analysis of the figures except to
say that some of the items are charged
too high, as almost any tobacco grower
will recognize. What we desire to say is
that if the same style OF expense hgur-
ing be made against crop OF corn, sugar
beets, grain or any other farm product
the average farmer would find he was
conducting the farm business at loss.
The fact of the matter is the farmer sel
dom takes into account the rent OF land,
insurance, taxes, etc., or the cost of fer
tilizers, which are large items in making
up the above total. Hence we still
maintain that our estimate of $40 per
acre is very nearly what it actually costs
the average grower to produce the to-
bacco crop in this state.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1907-02-15

Married man to work on farm.
House furnished. Good wages. Inquire
at this office. 1ltf
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1907-02-15

NOTE BOOK SKETCHES

The impression seems to be gaining
ground not only in Wisconsin but in
other cigar leaf states, that too much
money has been paid for the 1906 tobac-
co crop, or rather that the contract price
was too high. An Ohio man is fair
enough to admit it, for in communica
tion to local paper he says:
Gentlemen, let's be fair between men
and take off our hats and acknowledge
that too much money has been paid for
1906 tobacco. Buyers are to blame for
this. They bump the prices from one
half to one cent per pound per day in
the excitement of buying. Farmers took
these prices. Now, who is to blame?''
Certainly not the grower who signed
the contracts largely under protest. If
the deductions now being asked for
quite generally are made solely for this
reason no one will blame him for the
s'holler'' he put up when docking is
proposed. There is no Disgusting the
fact that much of the tobacco brought
to delivery points is not up to contract
requirements and a deduction for the
imperfections is not unreasonable. But
this fact need not justify cut deeper
than the conditions would warrant by
any means. After all the trouble at
tending the delivery of this crop is over,
one lesson will have been pretty we'll
learned by both dealer and packer that
buving tobacco in the field is hazard
Gus business. II the experiences of the
season will keep this vividly before the
minds of all in the future, it will accom-
plish lasting good to all parties con-
cerned.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1907-02-15

A good deal of discussion has been go
ing on the past few weeks regarding the
cost of growing tobacco in this state,
prompted by statement made in this
column that 1T was generally conceded
did not exceed $40 per acre" Here is
table of figures said to be prepared by
an experienced grower:
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1907-02-15

Packers are experiencing no small in
convenience of late owing to the inabil-
ity of the railways to supply cars for
their shipments from delivery points
along their lines. The custom has u.s.
ually been to notify the railway agents
that a certain number of cars will be
needed at station named, several days
in advance of the date fixed for delivery
in that locality. Crops have then been
ordered in at the receiving points with
the expectation that caps would be in
readiness to receive the tobacco at the
specified time. Several instances have
occurred where the dealers have found
the farmers on hand with their tobacco
but no cars to put it in. 1t is not only a
great annoyance to the dealer, but exas-
perating to the growers after bringing
their crops in, often times several miles,
to find the delivery baked through the
failure of the carrying company to pro-
vide means for shipment. Ii the rail
ways are short of rolling stock and un
able to supply the demand for cars, they
should notify the packers in time so that
delivery dates could be delayed. But
when the tobacco men reach small sta
tion with no convenience for storage to
find 25 to so farmers awaiting with no
chance to unload, the air is often blue.
Of course it is busy time for the rail
ways in the tobacco growing sections,
but much of this trouble could be avoid
ed if these matters we're properly man.
aged.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-04-07
Proposals.

WashinEtou, D. c., Mares 3. 1901
SEALED PROPOSALS VIII be received by
THE WASHINGTON GAS LIGHT CON-
PANT, at its Office, No as 10th st. NV.
this city. on or before the 18TH DAY or
APRIL 1897, at y O'CLOCK NOON. for the
following supply Of Anthracite and Gas Goals
for the year beginning April y. 1901. and
ending April /. 1905.
Sc 90 gross tons OF best &-inch screened
Gas Coal, TO be delivered (. o. b. aioagside
our wharf al 18th and @ SITS. this city as
required BY the Company.
For East Station Gas Works during the
year named above.
q. 600 gross tons OF best Z-iach screened
Gas Coal 90 be delivered Z Q. b. cars on
tracks IN our yard al 18th and NJ sts Sc .
this city. in such quantities s needed
ANTHRACITE BROKEN COAL
20 coo gross tons Of Anthracite broken coal
to be delivered as needed. T. O. b alonRsidss
cur wharf at 26tn and G SITS, this city: also
6,oo0 tons OF Anthracite broken coal 10 be
delivered as needed on our tracks, r o. b.
cars at East Station. 18th and ~ SITS, Sc,
this city.
All OF the above-uamed Goals - be gross
tonnage OF 2.2f0 pCVnds
Contractors for any OF the Goals enumeras &c
above Will be required to give ample Sc
euFfty 70 the Gas Company FOR faithful fIl-
hllnlenT OF contract.
The Gas Company reserves the right Z,
reject any OF all bids
All proposals shall be sealed and addressed
TO the Washin gtOn Gas Light Company. End
marked Proposals for Goa.
WASHINGTON GAS LIGHT COMPANY.
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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-04-07
Snail Coaehlng club parade.

After a considerable amount, OF hesi-
tation. the Coaching Club has decided
10 hold its annual parade, and accord
ing to present arrangements II win take
place on Saturday. May H. Instead OF
the usual route through the park after
luncheon at the Metropolitan Club, It
win start in the morning. and 90 UP
Riverside Drive to the Claremont, where
luncheon viii be served. As usual, It
Will be under the direction of its presi-
dent, Col William jay. But many IA
miIiar faces and well known drags will
be missing from the ranks. Among those
who will be looked for in vain will be
James Henry Smith. whose remains wiil
reach New York from Japan a few days
before the parade. In which he always
took such a conspicuous part. while
another Of the absent ones vii be Alfred
q. Vanderbilt, who is is England in con-
nection with the International Horse
Show at the London Olympia iE june.
It is doubtful, indeed, whether there will
be more than a dozen drags IN line.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-04-07
DISMISSED ONES
ARE INDIGNANT

The discharge Of six mail bag repair
shop employees IN addition TO the forty
ore dismissed 81 March. as stated In
The Times yesterday, has caused quite
a furore in these quarters and many OF
those still retained are making use OF
the query made famous by Hartman
Where do I stand2"
Some Of those dismissed state there
are more bags than ever 10 repair ana
that Of those dismissed many ara ole
employees who have been in the service
for forty years. who have been pushed
aside in their old age to make places
for younger men.
Quite a numbee who have been forced
out are veterans, some of the Indian
and many of the civil war, while more
than thirty of the first batch to 90 out
are said 20 be women who have grown
ola in the service, and who have no
means Of SUPPORT It is vehemently de-
MED that thoSe who were discharged
were incompetents IA any sense OF the
word. II have been at the work ever
since the civil war" said one. at is
rather late for a committee TO come 70
the conclusion that I do not know my
business.
Others maintain a rather sullen ST
lence, but is apparent that consider
able feeling exists among their friends.