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The San Francisco call., 1908-08-23

PROMPT PURCHASE
OF GOOD BARGAINS
Two important Sales Show the
Demand for Suitable
Property
One Lot, in Montgomery Street
and Another in Clay
Change Owners

Two important sales were made dur
ing the week by the firm of Harrigan,
weidenmuller & Rosenstirn, which
proves that when likely bargains are
offered there is no difficulty in secur-
ing purchasers.
One of these sales was for Charles
Josselyn, being the property in the
west line of Montgomery street. 50 feet
south of Washington. The lot is 30x
$3.50 and covered by a one story tenn
porary building occupied by an Italian
newspaper. The terms of the sale are
private.
The same firm sold for Henry Z.
Bothin to George J. Giannini the prop
erty in the south line of Clay street.
$40 feet * inches east of Drumm
street. The lot is 29:6x119:6 to Com
merciai street and will be improved
with a suitable building as soon as
the present ground lease expires. The
price was $50 600.
The San Francisco call., 1908-08-23
OFFICES RENT RAPIDLY
Success of Leasing Quarters in
Mechanics Bank Building

Lyon & Hoag. who have the renting
of the Mechanics savings bank build
ing, on the northeast corner Of Mar
ket and Mason streets. report steady
inquiry for leases for this building. II
is class a structure, eight stories
high, with heavy steel frame and con
crete floors. The lower floor contains
three stores, the corner one of which
the Mechanics bank is occupying.
There has been no expense spared on
the interior fittings. and the marble
was imported from Greece for the
counters and columns, and is known as
'skytos." Among those who have rent
ed Offices in this building are Jacobi
& Ferrari, who have leased three
rooms on the fifth floor; DR.. N Z. Coul-
son, two rooms on the second floor; j.
F. Twist, two rooms on the fifth hoori
H. NJ Owens. three rooms on the fourth
floor, and one room on the fifth floor
to the consul for the United States OF
Colombia. The entire upper floor has
ben leased to the city for the use OF
the city engineer.
The San Francisco call., 1908-08-23
.JOBBING TRADE
MAKES BIG GAIN
Bradstreet's and Dun's Reports
Show Big Distribution of Fall
and Winter Dry Goods
Prices of Lumber Strengthening
and Mills Prepare to Re-
sumo Operations

NEW YORK. Aug 22.-Bradstreet's
today says;
While conservatism still rules pur-
chasing, the number of buyers in lead
ing northern and western centers is
very large, and there is a distinct gain
in the jobbing distribution of fall
and winter dry goods, shoes. clothing,
hats and millinery. Optimism as TO
the future is noted and the practical
completing Of the grain harvest, espe-
cially Of spring wheat and the advance
Of the corn crop toward maturity
have made for an accentuation OF the
more confident feeling.
Among the leading industries the
most notable feature is the general
expansion in inquiry for lumber, with
prices showing a distinct hardening
and preparations making for the re-
sumption Of operations at mills in the
south, the northwest and on the Pa
ci7c coast. The features in the iron
and steel trades are the quietness in
pig iron and the improvement in the
demand for railroad supplies, such as
light track material and cars.
The San Francisco call., 1908-08-23
RAILWAY TRAVEL
Northwestern Pacific Railroad Co,
(SOUTHERN DIvIsIoN), AUGUST
1905. VIA SAUSAIITO

(SOSIA11hN DIt1S1ON), AUGUST 10
190s. VIA SAUsALITO
For sausalito, Mill Valley, san Rafael
-Daiiy-Every 30 minutes from ass 10 e.s5
every 80 minutes until T:a6 p. m; 800, 1875
on m sundays additional trips as follows: Io:15
HIS a. m. and 1918 1.15 D. N.
For Fairfnx-week days-6.45. 7:l5. s:fs
io:45 a. m; 2:4s. SAB. AIS. 4:45, 5:I5 So
D. m Sundays-S:45. 9.I5. 1913. 10:45, 1I:45
a. m is1, sa NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. me; fao. ali P u
SIS a. m daily Except sundays and e:4s
p m. daily for Lssunitas; Camp aeeker, Monte
SIS a. u. Sunday only for Point Reyes ana
polnss beyond 70 Cazadero-
5.I5 D. m. daily texcept sundays s:45 M
and 745 D. m. tsundsys oDlyl. for Point Reyes
and way stations. y
VIA TIBUR0N
FOR Tfburcn, BeIyedere and San Raf,.,
-7s5. 500, "e-1o, 1l.o0 = m; $50, $40. Sen
se:so .. ~. daily.
IN sundays addIticnal trips at f2.sn e.ao
p. for san ksraei f and p,nss1Emsdiate points.
Heaidsburs, Cleverdale. Ukiah. Willis. Sbe-..
v-ood- sebastopoi and way stations. e@
500 a. n. daily for Petaluma, SAINT. Ro.,
Glen Ellen. Camp Vacation and way stations so1a'
s:lo a. m, Sunday only. for Glen Ellen ana
WAY i1:oo Co., a. m daily for Petaluna. santa 10.
sns $50 s ,. N. daily for Petaluma. SAINT, r..
Healdsburg. cloverdsle, Uki2h. GuerneTille. Sc,
bastopol and way stations. -
$40 p. m. daily for Petaluma. Santa Rosa ana
" s $50 p IA daily for Glen Ellen and w.x .,,.
tfons
ized 70 ehecK baggage direct from residence
TICKET 0FFICE--.---.---.- Fs--v fs-rs1ss
GENERAL OFFICES - lanes Flood BuiIdiazz iIdiaz
The San Francisco call., 1908-08-23

vance in Belmont from s1.07 to s120
on a report that eight feet of $50 ore
had been struck in the winze on the
1850 foot level beyond the Mizpah
fault A third feature was an advance
in Combination Fraction from si20 to
$1.35 on a report that the bear pres
The San Francisco call., 1908-08-23

steel mills and some reduction of
stocks in furnace yards.
Extremely quiet conditions prevail
in the primary markets for cotton
goods Export trade is also dull, in
quiries from India and Red sea points
being at much lower prices than are
quoted The decline in supers has
made a resumption of demand from
China still more remote.
Hides are again very firm, large
sales Of western pack hides being made
at good prices.
The San Francisco call., 1908-08-23

The only features to mining stocks
last week were exhibited on Tuesday.
On that day a report that an eastern
syndicate had sent out an order for
10000 shares Of merger" stock sent
the price for that stock UP from S6.35
TO s6-7o- Another feature was an ad-
The San Francisco call., 1908-08-23

sure, which for some time had been
exerted upon the stock, had been with
drawn. The market was quiet the
rest of the week. The Comstocks were
featureless throughout the week.
The highest daily prices for stocks
during the week We're as follows.
The San Francisco call., 1908-08-23
OCEAN SHORE RAILWAY

Depot 18th and Mission sts.-Dafly except Sun
day-Leave sT:45a, 9:15a, lisp 5.5Dp. Ar
hoIidays-Leave: 7:55a, 9:15a. ss10.O0a. i0.40a.
1900 noon. 1:45p. 5:50p. s:15p- Arrive: 7s35a,
9ooa. II pa. lap. 5s55D. -5.o5p 5:a5p. 6;5ap.
The San Francisco call., 1908-08-23
PIG IRON SOLD AT
SPECIAL PRICES

Few special sales of pig iron have
been made at concessions from former
quotations. some merchant furnaces
seeking all the business offered, but
the gen eEaI level of prices is not altered
and there is a distinct Improvement in
demand Most recorded transactions
are for this years delivery, each week
bringing a little larger consumption at
The San Francisco call., 1908-08-23

The legislature of Massachusetts has
just increased the limit of work for
women and children in factories from
"a hours a week to Sc hours.
The San Francisco call., 1908-08-23
Tc Blq Combination EuctjOl Sale T

N OAKLAND, WEDNESDAY. August 26. at II
a. NJ j big teams. harness and sand wagons
II general business rigs tcomplefe). suitable for
grocery. dairy. peddlins. camping. express, gen
eT2l delivery; head roadsters. family and saddle
horses. - head cheap work plugs, 81 vehicles.
So sets single and double harness Good oDp.,r-
tunity TO buyers from l 10 a carload All
horses guaranteed will be hitched after sale.
tiOneer
The San Francisco call., 1908-08-23
IMPROVEMENT PROMISES
PER

NEW YORK. Aug. Pr C. Dun
& Co.'S weekly review Of trade says:
Trade and industrial activity con-
tinue 70 expand, Improvement being of
a conservative nature that promises
permanency. There is little disposition
TO anticipate the future, but current
distribution is larger and mercantile
collections are more prompt. There is
some complaint among wholesale dry
goods jobbers that the big auction
sales detracted from regular business,
but the general situation was greatly
improved by the distribution Of those
accommodations, and many retailers
have remained TO supplement their
purchases. In manufacturing lines the
iron and steel industry is steadily add
ing TO output and shoe shops are re-
ceiving substantial contracts. although
producers are handicapped by the per-
sistent strength Of hides and leather.
The San Francisco call., 1908-08-23
CITY TO SUE FOR THE
REMOVAL OF DEBRIS
Property Owners Given Until
September 1 to Pay for the
Services Rendered

In communication addressed to the
board of supervisors by City Attorney
Long. the board is informed that the
matter of collections alleged to be due
the city from owners of property for
services for clearing debris from side
walks, etc. is in his hands, and that
the property owners have been given
until September l TO pay for the serv-
ices. otherwise suits will be COM
menced.
The city attorney advised the super
visors as TO the status of the action
for the recovery of naturalization fees
collected by the county clerk. He said
that complaints in two sections had
been duly served and that demurrers
had been interposed by all of the de-
PENDANTS.
The city attorney also filed with the
board his written opinion in regard to
the standing of William Mooser as
consulting architect for the construc-
tion OF the city and county hospital un-
der the bond issue The authorities
are merely cited in the opinion filed
yesterday, an oral opinion having been
delivered several days ago
The San Francisco call., 1908-08-23
SALES

Another consignment OF good oil round work
horses. balance of the OUTFIT that We sold faSf
Iuesday- These are right from pasture and all
IN good condition and have never been worked
with shoes on. therefore all have good feet and
are not stin, sore nor lame from hard work on
the streets Can be seen Sunday Monday mad
luesday az our sales pavilion, corner 14th and
Valencia sts- Auction sale Tuesdar ATrrSe a5
at l p N. Western Horse Market
E. STEWART & co.
Auctieneers and Live Stock Dealers
The San Francisco call., 1908-08-23
. & &
AT AUCTION

"ednesday, Aug. 26, 19OS. at 467 Va
iencia ST. Near 18th. L o'clock D. M.
We VIII sell 80 head OF horses consisting Of
business and work horses. also > fine saddle
horses and lot Of harness, and . fast road
hofses. one PAGER and trotter- Parties are forced
10 seu on account of depression OF business
A. II. SCOFIELD. Llvestoek Anetioneer
The San Francisco call., 1908-08-23
FEWER BUSINESS FAILURES
FOR WEEK

Business failures in the United
States for the week ending August 20
number 236, against 249 last week, 15s
in the like week OF 1907. 155 in 1906
15s in 1905 and 1S5 in 1904. Canadian
failures for the same period number
80. which compares with 81 last week
land ls in the corresponding week
Of 1907.
Wheat, including -four. exports from
the United States and Canada for the
week ending August 20, aggregate
5,9oT779 bushels. against 3.760.272 last
week and 4,565,347 this week last year
For the eight weeks ending August
20 this year the exports are 22772S4s
bushels. against 22.476,54O in the cor
responding period last year.
Corn exports for the week are a.
376 bushels, against 3S,9I7 last week
and 1.120.546 in 1907.
For the eight weeks ending August
20. the corn exports are 414.0S2 bushels,
against 1l,S25.5o5 in the same period
last year"
The San Francisco call., 1908-08-23
SOUTHERN MARKETS SLOW
TO RECUPERATE

Relatively the best reports as TO
jobbing trade distribution come from
the southwest and the states west Of
the Mississippi out Of the Rockies
Southern markets are slower TO feel
the impetus OF prospective good crop
yields and the strike in the Alabama
coal fields seriously affects trade in
and near by Birmingham. Collections
show signs of Improvement, especially
where the early crop movement has
begun, but there are number of re-
ports of tagging settlements, and pay
ments as whole are not yet UP TO
normal
Eastern shoe manufacturers are
turning tout more shoes than a few
weeks ago. but shipments are still
behind last year by % per cent for the
week and 81 per cent for the season.
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CLOSING QUOTATIONS
CALIFORNIA
Bid Ask
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The San Francisco call., 1908-08-23

tI.OOp Sacramento River sssansrs......- tII.sOp
Ihon Transfer Company agents collect bagg8gs snd
checks on trains Of Southern Pacic and deliver %
residence They authorized 70 check baggage drssl
from residence
Tor Morning. Rfor Aftrnooa.
fSrnd.v sxreDte6 tSundAy onlB
Monday only.
The Prescott daily news., 1908-03-16

Carl Vickers spent yesterday visiting in Emmet.
 The Hatley Yard or Mill will fill your bill for rough lumber promptly.
 Miss Mildred McRae returned Saturday evening from d pleas ant visit to friends in TeXar- kama
 The Prescott Hardware Co.,. will cut and lay good grades of Linoleum in you home for fifty cents a square yard. Plenty of patterns for your selection.
 Opera House tonight. Most fascinating and int e res tin g vaudeville S h o W and moving pictures. An evening of pleas ure for young and old. Wives bring your husbands. Admission 25 cents. Children 15.
 Herbert Began, who has been spending the past three years in Old Mexico, came home Saturday night and will remain here a couple of months with his par ents. His numerous friends were highly glad to see him.
 Quite a number of the friends of Rev. J. H. Barkwell, of Ft Smith went out to the Cumber. land Presbyterian church yes terday morning and evening and heard him deliver two interest ing discourses. Rev. Barkwel was formerlypa ofthe church here and made hundreds o1 friends during his stay who are always glad of the opportunity to hear him preach.
The Prescott daily news., 1908-03-16
l. o C A l. N E w $

Lime for Sale-Apply to H. NJ. Stewart.
 For Floorcoverirgs, see Pres colt Hardware Co.
 Mrs.Louis Suckle left today on a visit to TeXarkana.
 Miss Sallie Moore is visiting friends at Emmet today.
 For Sale-Fine Plymouth eggs, setting 13.-J. Lindell Lee.
 w. L. Miller returned Satur- day night from a business trip to Mena.
 Hon. Thos. c. McRae returned Saturday night from business trip to Little Rock.
 We ice our fountain the year around.
 Geo. J. Terry & Go. We have just received car of sash and doors full and com. plete assortment Mcdaniel Hardware Go.
 Otis Cantley, special agent of the Iron Mountain, with head quarters at Wynne, spent yes terday with his family here.
 Mr. and Mrs. Chas. F. Wing field and Mr. Ernest and Miss Kate Wingtield, of Hope came UT Saturday evening and spent yes terday with friends and relatives in this city.
The Prescott daily news., 1908-03-16
IN OUR NEW BUILDING

D. B. Thompson, of Hope, $ pent a few hours in Prescott yester- day morning with his mother, who is staying awhile here.
 J. R. Marsh has moved his family into the res d n c @ property of Mrs. Annie Thomp- son, on Christian Ridge, recently vacated by k. B. Moore
 1esterday was a beautiful spring day and our people after attending the churches in the morning spent the afternoon in drives and promenades over the city, noting with interest the wonderful improvements of the past few months.
 Adam Beak, of Bellevue, Iowa. arrived Sunday to take a post. tion at the Palace Barber Shop. The opening of a branch shop at the Park Hotel made the em- ployment of another tonsorial artist necessary. This makes three young men from this Iowa city to take up their abode in Prescott within the last few months.
The Prescott daily news., 1908-03-16

Prescott Hardware Company s Spring showing of Art Squares excelS any ever made in Pres colt.
 D. F. Andrews came down from Malvern Saturday night and spent Sunday with his fam fly.
 Opera House tonight. Funny acts and up.tC- date specialties, moving pictures. Don't miss this, an evening of pleasure. Ad- mission 25 cents. Children 15 cents.
 The young people will enjoy a moonlight picnic tonight at Main Spring. Something like dozen couples are arranging to go and it is needless to say that they will enjoy the evening.
 Mrs. o. l.. Dunaway on last evening entertained at a private dinner at the Miller Hotel a few of her friends, which was enjoy ed. Those attending were Mrs. W. w. Teal and Misses Dorothy Brigs, Grace Teal and Minnie Scanlin.
The Prescott daily news., 1908-03-16

March Events.

 19.-ChOir practice at the M. E.
 Church at 7:30 D. m. 23--City Council meets. 24-Fortnight!y Club meets with
 Mrs. Dan Pittman. p Democratic Primary. p to 29-Traveling Art Exhibit for benefit of Public School Library. 26-Self Culture Club meets with Mrs. Geo. J. Terry. 27-Dr. Hartzog lectures at the Opera House.
Bisbee daily review., 1908-02-06
TAX raE DOTS.

Five hundred American maidens have married more or less decorated Europeans. We are speaking of rich American women. and they were mostly young girls They married for the most part men with pedigrees and titles. h is reckoned that with these brides there have gone across the waters over s2oO.OOO.ooo
 Some one suggests ievying tax of 25 per cent on dowers going out of the country which produced the wealth. We are for, the tax heart and soul If we had done this thing heretofore the government would have received over s5o,OOo.eoo With that might have been built half a score of battleships. and if we noa had feet so much larger there would be no warlike bluster aimed at us on the part of any government be meath the stars.
 As to these marriages. not all of them have been unhappy Marrying European is like marrying one of our own people. Marrying man of noble birth is not very different from marrying one whose family tree is a mere scrawny bush. All depends on the man Chamberlain married an American and she had better blood in her veins than he. The alliance has been most happy The Curzons got along fairly well in spite of the i'm perial and imperious lords title. Sc with many others.
 On the other hand. we have few Thaws and some Coreys in our own land who are "bit of color" al though they are not titled.
 By the way. it. must be conceded that the title doas not furnish ground for priori presumption that there may be something wrong. The man with long pedigree should be looked into more carefully from the person al point of view to ascertain if he is a man as well as a nobleman. Do ing nothing beyond having a good time" does not develop mind or mus cle, character or morals. But then we have some uncoroneted "loafers" in America.--Los Angeles Times.
Bisbee daily review., 1908-02-06

Make all banks safe" is a good campaign cry, and it will prove an ef- fective one if the republican leaders prefer to follow the advice of the big banks and ignore the interests of the depositors.-commoner.
Bisbee daily review., 1908-02-06
MAKE ALL
 BANKS SAFE.

rorfNo Sf%F Es
 Mr, James B. Forgan. the promi, nent Chicago banker, has unintention- ally given the advocates of the guar anteed bank d slogan which htey will be quick to utilize. He says that he is opposed to the guarantee of bank deposits because it would make all banks safe. and just as good as anoth- CT and for thatfreason man would 90 to any bank with his money" He claims that it would reduce all bank ers'to the same level and there would ha. absolutely no reason why anyone should not drop into the first bank he came to to deposit his money. Why shculd not all banks be safe? Is 1t nore important that the big banks should have an advantage over the little ones than that the depositors and the business community should be protected from the bank failures? :? It is difficult to conceive of more selfish argument than that which Mir Forgan presents, and no one can be expected to endorse his argument without putting the interest of the big banker above the welfare of the com munlty and the country at large. The time is a little incpportune for Mir. Forgan to speak so lightly of the in terests of the depositor It Is only a little while ago that the big banks as well as the smaller ones had to suspend payment on checks, and the Chicago banks even were issuing cashiers checks. Why not look at the question from the standpoint of the depositor for awhile and give him a voice in the determination of our banking policy. Mir. Forgan says that the stockholders who supply the cap ital are liable for double the amount of the capital subscribed and that they have been accustomed to get for supplying this guaranty to depos- itors all the profits that can be made in the business" Sometimes, how ever, the hundred per cent liability is not sufficient to protect depositors. and after the stockholders have SC cured "all the profits that can be made in the business" they leave the depositors to hold the bag, but the end of this one-sided bank policy is near at hand. The bankers did more than they expected to do when they stopped payment on checks-they taught depositors the need of better guarantees. and now the depositors in the various states and in the nation are insisting that banks shall be made so good that a man will not have to spend his time watching the officials or lose sleep for fear his deposit may disappear.
 Make all banks safe" is good campaign cry, and it will prove an ef-  fective one if the republican leaders prefer to follow the advice of the big banks and ignore the interests of the deFositors.- -Commoner.
Bisbee daily review., 1908-02-06
< HINT TO THG WISE

|
 WISE
 Governor Curry and other promi- nent citizens of New Mexico have re- turned home from Washington after ascertaining from Speaker Cannon that there was no hope of statehood for New Mexico at the present session of congress. The promise is held out to the New Mexicans however. that there is a possibility Of statehood at the short session We rise to re- mark that New Mexico will not be granted statehood at the short ses- sion. or at any other session. unless Arizona is admitted at the same time and place. The proper way for New l Mexico to obtain statehood is to make a united effort with Arizona for the admission of both territories. The democrats of the house and senate will insist that Arizona must come in- to the union at the same time New Mexico is admitted. and Arizona is not without her friends in congress. New Mexico should abandon the idea of slipping into the union and leaving Arizona in territorial bondage. State hood for Arizona and New Mexico will be more quickly secured by united enort of both territories. A strong pull together should be a guarantee of statehood in the immediate future mot for New Mexico alone, but for both Arizona and New Mexico.
Bisbee daily review., 1908-02-06

It will be necessary for Roosevelt to conc again wita another denial of bis candidacy for the pres.s ucy. All along the line there are ho declare that the recent vitriolic mes sage was nothing more nor less than a bid for the nomination.
Bisbee daily review., 1908-02-06

Roosevelt has put his party up against fits old friends-the trusts. But no one need to expect that the republican party will stay put. The republican campaign sack will be filled from the same old sources as before, if it is filled at all.
Bisbee daily review., 1908-02-06

From present indications the demo crats of Wisconsin will be the first to name their delegates-at-Iarge 10 the Denver convention. The Wisconsin convention has been called to meet at Milwaukee, February 13.
Bisbee daily review., 1908-02-06

The recent illness of Horace Boies recalls to the older politicians how nearly the Iowa governor came to be nominated for president by the demo crats in 1896.
Bisbee daily review., 1908-02-06
convention at Parkersburg next April.

Missouri republicans will be among the first to select their delegates-at- large to the national convention. The state convention is to be held at St. Louis near the end of February, and is expected to instruct for Taft.
Bisbee daily review., 1908-02-06
POLITICS AND POLITICIANS

Governor Folk of Missouri expects to begin his active campaign this week for the seat of United States Senator William J. Stone.
Bisbee daily review., 1908-02-06

Herman Ridder, who is making speeches throughout tn e country against Bryan, is the editor of the New York Staats Zeitung and head of what is known in New York city poll tics as the Battle-Ground" Mir Ridder, on occasion, has banded the Germans of New York city together and wield