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The San Francisco call., 1907-01-27
JANUARY 27, 1907
Gossip in Railway Circles

On one end is the interstate commerce
law. which in its operation practically
makes it impossible for railroads 70
compete; on the other is the Sherman
antitrust law, which forbids mergers
or combinations to prevent compete
ton"
Peter Harvey of the Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad is stiu worrying over
the withholding of his cars by the
Southern Pacific Harvey thinks that
the Southern Pacific has somewhere
between 400 and 500 cars belonging TO
his company. and despite all his repre-
sentations the Southern Pacific is in
no haste to return them Some. he al
leges, are in the repair shops at Sac
ramento, and when the Southern Pa
cifc took them they were brand-new.
He says that the Southern Pacific has
had the use of these cars since the IRE
and that 1T is now beginning to be-
lieve that it owns them.
The Santa Fe announces that COM
mencing today it will put back in ser
vice trains 8, 4, 3, 8, and s, while
trains Al and AZ viii be run only be-r
tween Stockton and Bay Point until
further notice. Trains 3, 4, and
are through trains, while and are
local. running between here and Ba-
kcISuetu Trains II anu n are run Do-
tween this city and Stockton.
". S. Palmer, general superintendent
of the northern division of the Southern
Pacific. has left for Sparks on an in
spectiOp trip
T. A. Graham, who represents the
Southern Pacific in Los Angeles, says
that the famous Yucaipe Valley has
been bought by some Los Angeles men,
who intend to cut up its 1900 acres
into ten and forty acre tracts and are
confident that they viii have 500 fami-
lies there within five years. Yucaipe
Valley is 1900 feet above Redlands and
the soil suitable for the cultivation OF
citrus and deciduous fruits.
E. L. Bliss, manager Of the Lake
Tahoe Railroad. and ]. D. Haley, gen
eraI superintendent, are making ar
rangements for big travel to the lake
during the coming season.
H C. Davenport of the Colorado
Midland is spending today at Byron
Springs
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-27
Roasting of Coffee in
Germany Is Exact

TN response to inquiries from the
United states concerning coffee
roasting methods in Germany. Con-
- sui General Frank Dillingham; of
Coburg writes:
Electricity is not generally used for
coffee roasting, and when used it is
only for 'reklame" purposes. Coffee
which is roasted by electricity does not
have a better flavor than that roasted
by other means. Electric heating has
been found to be much more expensive
than that by coal or gas, and has no
merit over either of the latter, the loss
from shrinkage being practically the
same by either process. say is TO 10
per cent, depending somewhat on the
coffee itself. have heard of no patent
ed German made electric coffee roast
ers, but there were a year ago, and
may be now. several of American manu-
facture in use in one or two of the
larger German cities, and ii was
claimed by the agent who introduced
them that they produced more deli
cate and aromatic flavor than could be
secured by the old process of roast
ing. but it is now claimed by connois-
seurs that that was not So
The taste of the coffee does not de-
pend upon the fuel used in roasting it.
but on the quality of the bean itself,
as we'll as the degree of roasting If
coffee when not quite ripe is over
roasted, even though it be of the finest
quality. it loses its delicious aroma and
assumes a bitter or burnt taste The
loss by shrinkage in roasting depends
upon the quality of the bean and the
degree and duration of roasting In
fact, the best or "heshy" bean shrinks
less while being roasted than a porous
bean does, and tie loss in weight is
greater when the bean is darkly
roasted than when lightly roasted
One of the largest coffee-roasting firms
in Germany informs me that if the ma
chimes for roasting are so constructed
that they burn evenly, empty quickly
and cool quickly, so that the bean does
not require further roasting, the re-
suits are always satisfactory, both as
to loss by shrinkage, cost of roasting
and quality of aroma, irrespective of
the kind of fuel used.
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-27

r. x. Ryan. general passenger and
freight agent of the California North
western, is seriously i'll at St. Mary S
Hospital and his friends are alarmed
over his condition. Mrs. Ryan's death,
which occurred three days ago, has
had much to DO with aggravating his
illness. H. c. Whiting, purchasing
agent of the same road. is also .seri-
ously i'll.
There are about $50 carloads, or
$4,000 bales, of hops in the State, re-
marked railroad man who has been
on tour through the hop sections of
the State, "and the hop growers have
them stored away because they feel
confident that prices will be better in
few months. Hops are now selling
from to IL cents, according to quail
ity, and were at least cents higher
at this season last year. The bulk
of our hop crop is exported to Europe,
and as the market is short all over
the world there is every reason to
believe that there will be an improve
ment in prices. This is not the first
time that the growers have held on
to their hops, One time they kept
hops for five years and prices went
down steadily, and then the market
rose and a nice cleanup was made"
"One of the things that Interstate
Commerce Commissioner Lane will
consider when he comes to San Fran
cisco will be the so-calIed merger of
the Southern Pacific and the Union
Pacific and the consequent sitting OF
competition explained railroad man
yesterday. The attitude of the com
mission" he continued. 'in this matter
is rather peculiar, for the interstate
commerce act has done more TO stif1e
competition among railroads than any
mergers, pools or traffic agreements
could possibly accomplish. The law
provides that copies of all tariffs must
be filed with the commissioners and
that the tariffs must show in addition
to the rates the conditions thereof to
the minutest detail
Further than this, the law gives the
commission the power to order car
riers to establish joint rates. It can
order that all of the four or five trans
continental lines shall charge the same
rates between the same points
This condition is certainly not con-
ducive to competition. In my opinion
the Government in its attitude toward
the railroads is operating a seesaw.
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-27
Answers to Queries

LEAP YEAR-Y. c., city. Nineteen.
hundred and seven is not a leap year,
but 1908 will be.
TENTS AND BLANKETs-H. E. s.,
Alameda, Cal. The uuartermaster's de-
partment of the United States army
has charge of the tents and blankets
that have TO be distributed.
JURoRY-S. c., City, If you will ex-
plain what you mean by the question.
when did the jury go off patrol at
Santa Rosa after April IS. 1862 this
department will endeavor to answer.
LABOR-R L., City The question
asked as to a labor system is too in
definite to admit of an intelligent an
swer. Put your question in more def
mite form.
EMPLOYMENT Y. c., City. Any
OF the employment agencies in this
city will give you the information you
desire. This department does not ad-
vertise any private enterprise.
NATIONALITY. D., Alameda, Cal
To ascertain the nationality of the
prisoners now confined in the State
penitentiary at San Quentin address a
letter of inquiry to the Warden of that
institution.
MOVING PICTURES-A $. City.
Many of the pictures that are shown
as moving pictures are taken from
life by means of an apparatus that is
constantly moving and catches the pO-
sitions as they are presented before
the camera.
SURVEY. c.. City. If a surveyor
surveyed a piece of land and subse-
quently the city surveyor took meas
urement of the land adjoining and there
is a difference as to the lines that af-
feet your property you will have TO so
into court to settle the matter. as sur
veyors may differ. as do other people.
SKYE TERRIERS-S l., City The
breed of dogs you inquire about are
not so named because of any cOnnec-
tion with the sky. but are so named
because the original came from the
isle of Skye one OF the largest of the
Scottish Islands and most northerly Of
the Inner Hebrides. forming part Of
the county of Inverness.
POKER-Subscriber City The rule
of poker as to the draw is when
ready to draw the cards must be given
from the top of the pack. without it
having been either cut or shuffied since
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-27
In the Joke World

Mother isn't at home. isn't she? Is
father?"
mo. daddie said he's not at home
either. and rats to everybody Ally
Sloper's Half Holiday.
Kindly Old Lady-Don't cry. my lit
tie man. You like going to school,
don't you?
Small Boy-Y-es; but I don't like
stoppin' there when 1 gets there
The Tattler.
she-would you rather walk or ride
there?
He-Well, I've been out in the motor
car so much lately that 1 think I'd
rather ride for change.-Puck.
Boarder-You can divide a turkey
with mathematical accuracy. Mrs.
Washington?
Mrs. shington-Dividing it is easy
enough. I wish I could multiply it
Brooklyn life.
Mother-What's the matter, olga
Olga-Pve christened my new black
cat Dante, and now cook says it's a
lady cat.
Mother-Never MIND call her An
The Widower-Ive always said that
if 1 married again ! should choose a
girl who is as good as she is beautiful
Miss Willing-Really this is verv
sudden, George; but 1 accept you. OF
course.-Pick Me Up.
Whats the matter, dear?" asked the
doctors wife. Are you worried about
Mr.. Poorley's case?"
Yes" replied the doctor.
And is there no hope?"
Very little. He says he doesn't ex-
pect TO leave enough to pay more than
one-third of my iIl."-Answers.
do you think the time will come
when there will be no money in poll
Il don't know" answered the other
TT won't be our fault if it doesn't We
have done the best we could to take
out all there was in it. Washington
Star.
Yes" said the struggling poets wife
''she asked me if the wife of a genius
has such hard time as she is gen
orally supposed to have"
And what did you tell her. dear?i
Il asked her how she supposed ]
knew anything about it."-Houston
Post.
Don't give that Englishman his
number until he drops his nickel in
said the chief operator in the tele-
phone exchange.
why. 1 think he did" ireplied the
new girl. Il heard something drop
''Oh, do be careful That was only
an h.T-Chicago News.
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-27
Extensions to Antwerp Harbor

clude two of the nine open basins 10
be constructed at right angles 20 the
canal and to the north Not having
heard from the Government any report
as to the beginning of the great IN
dertaking, the Antwerp Chamber of
commerce feared disastrous delays;
hence the petition made to the Minister
OF Finance. whose announcement has
fully satisfied the shipping interests
OF Antwerp as to the future of the
port The Minister of Finance further
states to 4. the Chamber of Commerce
that the entire canal, with its nine
basins, will be completed in ten years.
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-27
Capitalists of Kobe
Are Very Energetic
TICE CONSUL GENERAL E. G.
BABBITT reports from Yoko-
hama continued energy in Japan

V TICE CONSUL GENERAL E. G.
\ BABBITT reports from Yoko-
" hama continued energy in Japan
in floating new Industrial enter
prises. Among the newspaper items
forwarded the following are of spe-
cial interest to Americans.
1T has been agreed among the capi-
talists of Kobe to organize a cement
manufacturing company with Japan
ese and Chinese joint capital The
promoters are Woo Ching-don (nat-
uralized Japanese), Max Sui-Pan (nat-
uralized Japanese), Takigawa Benzo,
Kanematsu FusajirO, Matsukata Ko-
.jirO Kawanishi Seibei, all of Kobe, and
sYU Hsia-ching of Shanghai who has
important relations with the railway
industry in China 1t is proposed to
float the company with a capital OF
S25O.000, the output of the concern TO
be extended until 10000 casks of ce-
ment are delivered every month. to
keep pace with the growing demand
1t is generally admitted that the
dour- milling business in Manchuria is
very profitable one. 1t is now car
ried on by the Chinese by very primi-
tive methods; and as il is impossible
under present conditions to meet the
demand, the import of flour is RAPIDLY
increasing In view of this fact, capt.
talists in Toxic, Yokohama and other
places, including Hiranuma Enjiro, Abe
hosuka, FukusaWa MOmOsuke. Woo
Chin-don and others. are taking stems
TO form company to commence mill
ing IN Manchuria. The capital is fixed
at S50000e
owing to the remarkable increase
IN the demand for lead paint. the plant
OF the Japan Paint Company of Toxic
mas proved inadequate to execute the
orders received. The coIapanv has ra-
Gently commenced making varnish and
mas also discovered new process for
extracting lead from certain ore for
use as raw material in paint making
The board of directors has decided tog
double the s2500OO capital and to ex-
tend the Osaka factory
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-27

~ oNSUL GENERAL H. W. DIED
ERICH relates the progress of the
work in connection with the ex-
- tension of the port of Antwerp
in the following report:
The Belgian Minister OF Finance, in
response to a petition made by the
Antwerp Chamber of Commerce, has
made an announcement TO the effect
that within four years three -lnd
third miles of quays will be added 10
the present quay system. This will be
acquired by cutting the proposed now
canal for a distance that would in
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-27
NOTE AND COMMENT

Publicity the best antdote for kind dupiciycorpor
ate, legislative or individual
Chaplain Darling prays for the Senate California with
open firmly the bill which his 81
So per prayer.
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-27

DATE LINE-H. P. r.. Angel Island,
and A. L. B., Linden, Cal In October.
1884, there was a conference Of scien-
lists in Washington, ID. c.. to consider
the question of establishing an inter
national date line-that is a uniform
meridian, from which all nations of the
world might reckon longitude. At this
conference delegates were present from
an civilized countries excepting Bel
glum and Germany. Tne prime merid-
ian in use by Great Britain and all her
dependent colonies, by the United States
and all the South American countries,
is that of Greenwich, England France.
however. still uses the meridian OF
Paris; Spain reckOns from San Fer
nando, Denmark from COpenha gen,
while Germany and Eastern Europe
follow the ancient geographers in fix
ing the meridian at FerrO, the most
westerly Of the Canary Islands. Any
one OF these standards of longitude is
as good as any other il all nations
would agree to use it, but the general
adoption of Greenwich would necessi-
tate the least change Of any. The
weight of favor in that conference
inclined to the choice of that meridian.
but the French stood out Obstinately
against cOnferring such a dignity upon
the great British observatory. Since
they could not have Paris, they de-
sired neutral meridian-that of the
Azores. Bering Strait or that OF Ptol-
emy, the meridian Of the ancient as
trOnOmers, whose restored use has
been advocated by the French Acad-
emy. So the conference disbanded
without fixing upon an international
line for dating their longitude, for
though the majority would have pre-
ferred the generally accepted meridian
of Greenwich, they did not wish to
offend the prejudices of France by in
sisting upon it.
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-27

Townsend's Cal. glacs fruits and can
dies at Emporium. Post and Van Ness.
lzoO Sutter ST. and 120S and 1920 Va
Aeneia st
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-27

delay, they operate plumber their
ing fellow-citizens with mpunty.
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-27

the deal. The player to the left-the
age-has the first say. A player can
draw any number of cards he wants
from one to five. after discarding from
his original hand the cards he does not
want The dealer discards and helps
himself in his turn, announcing the
number of cards he takes"
AREA. S., City. The area Of San
Francisco is fOrty-siX square miles.
that of Philadelphia 129h and that Of
New York City proper. before it be-
came Greater New York was 461k :
Greater New York's area is 326st
square miles. The greatest area of any
city in the United States, that is with
out annexation, is New OrIeans-196
square miles
The Washington herald., 1907-03-17
NEW YORK MONEY.

New York. March l6.-Money -on call to-day was
quoted nominally at 10 per cent During the week
loans have ranged between 25 and 81 per cent,
averaging about 10. There was stTingency in the
market most nf the week Mondays range was
81 and Ji5 per ornt; Tuesday. and "a; We'd
nesday Is and &; Thursday. 3 and 6, and Fridsy,
Is aud 81.
Time money sharply this week, reaching 6
per cent Thursday for thirty and sixty days
loans az and per cent fer longer terms. The
demand exceeded the supply. Rates: per cent for
thirty days 7zas for sixty days. 63.a7 for all longer
maturities from ninety days u six months
The attitude # brokers' during the short session
to-day liberal. six months money beng
offered at 6ia per cent
Mercantile paper this week. because Of the pre-
vailing money conditions vas very duh. Some at
trsctiFe paper was offered tentatively but the sen
tment Of dealers opposed 10 RADICAL concessions
IN rates for the view Of efecting sales
Foreign exchange market opened steady with steF-
ling cables quoted lSS5a4 s. demand sterling a.
As9l5a4s320 and six day bills At A7siza47s5s
The market dun during the FIRST half hour.
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Chicago. March l5.-CATTLE-R Receipts. 400: esti-
mated for Monday q 900, market steady; IN
changed.
HOGS-Receipts l.ooJ; estimated for Monday
&C. &000 market 5al0c lower. Light. 6.55a6s5: roughs
6.5aa66a mixed. 66la6.S); heavy. 670a6.S9. pigs
6.90aG59
sHEEP-Receipts. I0o0; estimated COR Monday
. 0oo market steady unchanged
New York. March lC.-r'ATTLE-Reeeip 40 All
consigned direct for slsughterer STEADY. dressed
beef quiet and barely , ly. at 7a9 per 10.
CALNE NES-Reeeipts 81 all for slsughte.ers STEADY
CITY dressed Ieals steady. at 6aI3lz ler b. country
dIfssed at sal2
SHEEP AND LAMBS Receipts, l.75a sheen
nearly nominal lambs selling more freely and fun
steady: all sold. Few common were sold az 400.
common to prime lambs 7.00aS To- no strictly
choice here; Culls, $50.
HOGS-Receipts 15c); al fer slaughterers. exeept
s. head No sales reported before change: nopol-
nally lower on Buffalo advances
The Washington herald., 1907-03-17
COTTON MARKET.

Quotations furnished by Dick Bros. & Co. mem
bers of the New York and New Orleans Cotton ex
changes 1872 II street northwest
New York March l6.-rhe cotton market was
somewhat reactiouaTy under the influence Of disap-
pointing cables caused hy q bcaFish construction
placed on the weekend fEuFeS Tie market OPENED
5 o. 6 points lower. and sold 0f % 5 points
further. hut rallied 10 about the opening figures
The hlying of May was rather heavy and CON
sidered of good character. Trading was quiet as
many operators are waiting f0r the publication OF
the census figures 0u cotton Einned for the SEASON
which Wiil be given out next wednesday. SpinneFs
taking were 900 bales against - 00 bales last
year. and visible supply decreased about 45.0D9.
against S.. 900 Jas; year.
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A FRAUD-LOOk OUT ron HIM.

ANY solicitor who comes TO you
with n prize scheme, representing
himself, directly OF indirectly, 40
he connected with this newspaper,
The Washington Herald, II "A fraud
and an imPostOr, bent upon swim
ding you. he on the lookout for
him and turn him over 10 the
nnIira.
The Washington herald., 1907-03-17
WASHINGTON CATTLE MARKET.

CATTLE-Extra. per e@t. 525a550; butcher, 4.Ooa
4-50: common. 250a300; rough. I.5oa2 %.
HOGS-Fer cwt.. gross 5.25i ordinary 6.5oa7.oa
SHEEP-Clippcd 409aA50; common 200a20
LA4IBS-SpTing, choice. per 10. 15al6 choice. ~:
medium. 6a7.
CALVES-Prime. per b. 7sas; medium. sasis
common 4a5; grass. 4ai1a.
COWS-Prisne. fresh, each. 40O0a50G); common
s9.0la50oo; old and dry. So0ala00.
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NEW YORK BANK STATEMENT.

Loans 81 Os3. .57s 500: decrease. sl3.3so.9o0
Deposits. s. 003 9i5 40; decrease. Sl5.slfso0.
Circulation. ST., ,562. 500; decrease, s7la.O09
Legal tenders. SO So 800; decrease. Ss95. 900.
Specie. SiS3 i5i400: decrease. S. .o02 800.
Reserse. SZ54.03l.7 100 decrease. 3 s97. 80
Required. SIG 9aS 600; decrease. S3.g7s,s7j.
Surplus. S3.033. 100: increase. sos. .375.
Ex. L. 5. dep. S6.673 $50: increase sl.6a7. SIS.
The surplus Of the banks is S5.053, 100. agaius,
5 49, rs last year and S5,I5i,I 10 two years ago.
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WASHINGTON STOCK MARKET.

sales-Rcgilsr call. z O'Clock noon.
Washington Railway and Electric pfd., IS at s.,
5 Al g. IS al g. Is al g
3iCTgcnthaler. 10 a. aS1s.
Greene Copper. 100 at r..
Mitchell Mining 100 al IS 80 at a.
After caI-U. 5 coupon. per cent. $50 at 1861.
Washington Railway and Electric con, 100 at
s7zs 100 az s7is 100 at 37N.
Washington Railway and Electric pfd, 80 al g,
% at s.
Capital Traction. 10 at liZ7s.
The following arc the closing prices on yesterday
Stock Exchange:
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Ncw Acrs, March le-N HEAI-Neaker- No l,
Northern Duluth. 20 arrive, 75c ever May T. O. b.:
No. /. Northern Manitoba, ssiz. f. o. b.. No p
Northern Manitoba. s6is. r o. b.. No. , red E O.
h.. s3; No. ,. hard, Z. o. D.. &c over May; Nc l.
macaroni, opening navigation. s.. {. o. b.: Nc. p
macaroni. opening navigation, IA. Exporters took
four loads
CORN-LowcT- No. .. elevator 55'4: No > 52f
f. o. b.; No. >. yellow. ga No ?, E. o. b. April.
52a No. . white, 53i2. f. b. Exporters took nine
loads.
OATS-DCmand pGH. Elevator prices: No .
white so'z No. 3. white, 80; No. >, mixed, 4s,s
The prices for futures follow:
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SO that everything might be in readiness
by the time they got through with one
of their other favorites to demonstrate
what good. healthy short interest in
Amalgamated could be used for.
The bun crowd in Reading whooped up
their speciality In old-time fashion, and.
what is more they attracted a fair-sized
following. for the street has come TO
realize that there is solid value in this
stock, even If the dividend rate at present
is not at all sufficient to yield a fair re-
turn on the investment.
Not >the least interesting of the days
rumors was a report cabled from London
to one of the Wall street news agencies
that the English branch OF the Rothsehild
family and their Immediate followers had
bought a considerable amount Of Ameri-
can stocks on the recent slump.
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PRICE CHANGES FOR THE YEAR.

Following are the bid prices of the
principal securities listed on the Wash
ington Stock Exchange yesterday and
on the corresponding date a year ago.
GAS BONDS.
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Glenn Ad,erfi.fn.

Clean Advertisfng-The Washing
ingtOn Herald does not exploit
fakirs. Merchants who patronage
this newspaper will find themselves
IN good company. It's advertising
columns are kept clean.
The Washington herald., 1907-03-17

Total sales on the Washington Stock
Exchange for the week ended March
16 Furnished by Griffin. Halstead & Co,
brokers, members Washington Stock Ex-
change 1874 + street northvesO:
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New York.
New Orleans.
spot Markets.

Receipts Galveston. H.7s7- Mobile 7s9: Savannah
800. Charleston. s; Norfolk. I.S20; Boston. 2,g5;
Houston ISIS
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NEW YORK STOCK MARKET.

Quotations furnished by Charles G. Gates & Co..
members New York STOCK Exchange. Munssy building
saIeS 10 noon on.... $50, 400
Total sales .sSs. 400
Call moneys H., 21=, low, z14y close, 21z.
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CURB MARKET.

Quotations are furnished by T. r. Chapman &
Co, members New York Stock Exchange. G. Bowie
Chinman. manager, l99L sigset northHe.i.