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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-01-29
GONE OUT or BUSINESS.
Cities Find That Individuals Can Run
Their Plants More Economically.

Clues Ftno that tnoividuais IAN nun
Their Plants More Economically.
The mayor OF Lowell. Ind. Is author
fly for the statement that the munich
pal electric light plant was sold early
IN September TO parties who Will In
stall new plant Apparently the city
plant had been allowed TO run down
until II was ready for the scrap heap.
In 1890 the citizens OF lie Roy, n.
Y, voted to purchase the electric light
plant After operating IL few months
the city took advantage OF q technical
ity and turned It over 10 the former
owners without having made any pay
ment to them. 1t is stated that while
run by the city the operating expenses
alone exceeded by go per cent the en-
tire cost Of lights under private man
agement.
In 1897 municipal electric light
plant was established at Mohawk. N.
Y, bonds for s21, 900 being issued in
payment therefor. By 1904 the author
tiles realized that It was costing too
much. the generating plant was smut
down, and contract was made with
company to supply current. take full
charge OF maintaining the street lights
and pump the water for the village.
This arrangement is said TO be salts
factory.
In 1893 Ballard. Wash, installed an
electric light plant at an initial cost OF
$4,000. which was doubtless increased
considerably during the ten years the
plant was operated by the city. In
1908 the plant was leased for fifty
years to a company which paid $500
for the lease and Its franchise and
agreed to do a certain amount OF
pumping for the city waterworks dur
Ing the continuance Of the lease. A
we'll informed citizen Of Seattle. to
which Ballard has recently been an
nexed, writes:
1.-THE reason that the city OF Ballard
sold its municipal lighting plant was
that the total income from this plant
equaled about 80 per cent OF the cost
OF operating It,"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-01-29
PROPOSALS..


Office Of Constructing Gus rfefmasteF. U. 8.
Army. Fort Washington, Nd. Jenusry 1,
IS s. Sealed proposals in iriplicate viii be
7, 10 s. for the cor struction Of macadam
roads at Fort Washington, Nd. Information
REGARDING plsrs and specifications may he on
tsinsd at this Office and intending bidders
will be furnished them upon depositing the
SUN Of $500 which will be refunded upon re-
turn Of same. Proposals must be marked
Proposals for Constructing Mscadsm Rosds
at Fort Washington. Nd" and addressed to
the Const ructing Qusrtermaster, IS. Army,
Fort Washington, Nd.
jsn s. 7. 8. 2. feb {. g.
Fort Myer. We January Is, 1908. Sealed
proposals in tripiieste will be received at the
Office I the Quertermaster. until II o'clock a.
m. February "a, 1903, and then opened, for the
contraction Of J SIT Field Oficers' Quarters,
Double Sets Lieutenants' Qasrtefs, 1 Bar.
rack. | Stable, Gun Shed and 1 Stable
Guard and shop. Certified check or surety
COmpany's guarantee for ten per cent Of the
amount mos sccompany each bid. Plans
aud specifications will be furnished on APP
plication to this Office and sre on file with the
following Depot Quartermaster, New York
and ST. Louis and Chief QuartemesteY, Chit
cago. deposit Of $40 for each set Of plans
must accompany request toinsure safe return.
The Government reserves the right 10 reject
any or ell bids Proposals should be in
doreed Proposals fo- Buildings" and ad-
dressed Captain B. B. Hyer. Constructing
Quartemaster.
ian23 "a. Is. n feb2f q
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-01-29
A ,1oaaihllitY.

Old Nancy Doane was noted for the
striking originality OF some Of her eI-
pressions. One day she was talking
about the utter lnanity Of another old
woman in the neighborhood. and she
said:
'T never see her beat She'll lop
down in a cheer. an there she'll set an
set an set, dom absolutely nothIni fer
hours an, hours. day after day. e'Pon
my soul, shd think she'd mideww
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-01-29
RAILROADS.
SOUTHERN. RAILWAY
Trains leave Union Station AlsxAndst
4. EGoet Iannsrz 10 flR

~~~"~---~~@~-
In Efeet January ~. 1865.
-Foliowingschedule figures published
only a. information, and are not guaranteed.
s:a3 A. M.-Dsily=-Local for Wsrrsnsoa.
paaville and way stations.
s:2s A. M.--Daily--Locsl for Hsrnsonburs
CIT 4 M.-Daily-U. 8. Fast Nall Fra
class coaches and drsvins'room sleeper ior
New Orleans. Dining car service.
d:27 r. N Daily-Washington and Fiorids
limited. eleepina cars between New YORK ana
Jacksonville. Through asst-clase coache-
between Warrington and yacksonviils.
Dining car service between Washington ara
jacksonville. Sleeper New York and As-
gusts. Tourist 10 'llfornis tri-weekly.
4:32 P. H-Week Days--Lccsl for Har'
riscnburz and way stations On Manassas
Sis P. M.-DsiIy Local for warrsntou
and Charlottesville.
1907 P. M, No. ss-Daily-Eew York and
Augusta Express. Through coaches ana
sleepen 10 Charlotte, Columbia and Augusta.
Sleeper 10 Aiken. DINING car service "a
carte.
io:s2 p. H.-Daily-washington and Chst-
lenoosa Limited (vls Lynchburg). Firt
slass coach and sleeping car 10 Roanoke
Knoxville, Chattanooga and Memphis. Sleep
OF W D2tullusAhlu ouu ArSH Oflcdlst W ocH-
ington to Roanoke. Dining car service.
1i:l7P. M.-Daily--New York and New
Orleans Limited. ALI Pullman train, club
and observation cars to New Orleans. Sleep
ers TO Asheville, Atlanta, Birmingham and
New Orleans. Dining car service.
Through trains from the south arrive at Al
exandis 7:i8, 8:28 and 8:48 A. NJ. and
s:12, e:lS, e.43 and HIS p. M. daily. Hsr-
riscnbarg 1903 P. N. week days and 9as
P. n. daily. From Charlottesville 7:bS A. N.
TRAINS ON BLUEMONT BRANCH.
Leave Alexandria CIV. 40. Station) SIT A
NJ, and s;16 P. N. week days for
Bluemont 6:S6 P. N. for Leesburg 9:2i A
N. and 6:l6 p. N. on Sundays only for Blue
mont. n
For detailed schedule figures, tickets, Pail
man reservation, etc., apply TO
WILLIAM @. LEHEW. Union Tckes
Agent, Alexandris, Va.
G. b. ACKERT, Vice Pres. and Gen. Mgr
8. 81. HARDWICK, Pass. Traf. Mgr.
". b. TAYLQE, Gen. Passenger Agent.
LIS. BROWN, General Agent.
Washington. ID. @.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-01-29
WIse CounseI From the south.

81 want to give some valuable advice 70
thase who suffer with lame back and kidney
trouble" says j. r. Blsnkenship, OF Beck,
Teun. 81 have proved to an absolute GER
tainty that Electric BitteH VIII p0sinyely
cure this distressing condition. The nzl
bottle gave me great relief and eftef taxing =
few more bottles was completely cured, 70
completely that II becomes Q pleasure 70
rusrantee Al All Ding stores. Price SOC.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-01-29
Whv suffer from RheumntIsu,

Do you know that rheumatic pains can
be relieved If you. doubt this just try
Que application of Chanhsrlsin,s Pain
Balm. 1t viii make rest and sleep pos
sible, AID that ceftsiHly means 8 great
deal to any one afflicted with sheuma-
tism. For ssIeby w. T. Creighton and
Richard Gibson.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-01-29
Washington, Alexandria 4
Mt. Vernon Railway.

For Washington, from corner Prince and
Royal streets. week days, at $40, $40. $40
6S6, e45. 7o0, 40. 100, 7sS, 80, S0o.
s q ss s2S :, s E, !, s & !, 49, 90 /,
50, . 10. . IS, 3 80, 50. 10, %, 5 10, 4 90.
40. 430, ABS, 4 30, 40, 5 20. $50, 645.
500. s 10. $50, $50. no, z 80. 800. $50.
0 90. Q 30. 10 90, 10 80, IL 10 and II Sep. m.
Sundsys-7Oo. $40. 10, 900, $50, 10 10
70. 70, : 90. q 20. 40, 500, SO. SO. 400.
4 20, 4 40, s 90, 5 20, 40. 6 90, 20, 40, 90,
100, 40, 800. $50. 900. $50. 1000. 1880
and IL 10 p. m.
FOR MOUNT VERNON.
Leave Alexandria for Mount Vernon, weeb
days, 8 As, $50, 832, 025. IL rs q. m, IL So,
I35, 226. $50. 4SS. 8 IS, 705 and SO
p. m.
sundays-7 90, eS9, 10 Al, II 40 q. m, II 40
I 40. 40 8 40, Al, 7 05. s 46 and 10 Is .. m
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-01-29
Evan WoNo.

Hs-DarIing, don't you know that IT
is uniucky to postpone wedding'
she-I can't help that. Ny dressn,ak-
er is ill. and I'm afraid 1t would be
moro unlucky IL were to go and get
married before having all the clothes
want made while my father Is stu
willing to pay for them.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-01-29
MEETINGS.

THE regular annual meeting II the stock
l holders Of the MERCANTILE RAIL
WAY BUILDING AND LOAN AsSOCIA'
TON Of Alexandria, Va, viii be held FEB
RUARY 6, 1908, ct 10 a.. m, ct the once o.
the association, corner Prince AID Fairfax
streets. LEWIS hOOrf
ian22 III Secretary.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-01-29
III. p,lv,Iss..

Mrs. Crimsonbeak-This paper says
a normal man breathes 100000 times
In the course Of one day Mr.. Grim
sonbesk-Yes, ny dear; that Is his
privilege while the women are talk
ing.-Exchanae{ = E
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-01-29

NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETIEG-Ths
~ annual meeting Of the stoe kholdefs o.
the WASHINGTON, ALEXANDRIA, AND
MOUNT VERNON RAILWAY COMPANf
will be held at $50 o'clock p. m. TUESDAY.
February II, 1913, at the ofhee OF the
company, in Mount Vernon. Va.
JOHN w. PITTOCK,
t.,0gta eeofetarT
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-01-29
Posted.

One good thing about marrying a
widow Is that she doesn't expect 30
much Of you in the way Of being good
and talented and noble. somervlie
Journal,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-01-29
Washington Southern Ry

Schedule In effect January 8, 1903.
Trains leave Union Station for Washingfoa
and points north at o. ano 9 08 Q. M, IL Oh
2 "a, 807, 23, and II SO p. m, week days. :.
Sundsys-e 0S 9. m. 20l, $50. 9aS and
1888 p. m.
For Fredericksburg, Richmond and points
sos (local), and ~ p. M, week days.
undays43 81, 8 a, and IL n 9. m. 4 On.
6fe (Iocal), and o47p. N.
Accommodation for Fredericksburg at -
9. m. week days.
NOTE Time of arrivals ard departure
and connections not guaranteed.
CIV. CULP, w. p. TAYLOB.
GEM Supt. Traf. Mgr.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-01-29

THE annusl meeting Of the stockholders It
the VIRGINIA SAFE DEPO- 1T AND
TRUST CORPORATION will ts held at the
banking house Of aid corporation on MON
DAY, February 10th, 1919, at IL o'clock
noon, for the election Of directors and for
such other buainess a may properly eone be-
c. J. RIxEY, Prssidsut.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-01-29

"You arc quite a legal gentleman
aren't your said q barrister to wit
aess at westminster county court.
mo" replied the man; Il work fol
my uvins."-London Mall.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-01-29

DsWitt's Csrbolissd Witch HszsI sslye
il especially recommended for piles. Sold BY
W. +, crsishtsn.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-01-29

KeDnedv's laxative Cough Syrup acts
upon the bow els and thereby drives the cold
out Of the system. II contains no opistes,i,
or S cbiIdreu. 70 Sold BY " F. Creighton.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-01-29

Reductions in RAISr ms and CURRANTs.
Best Seeded RaisiLs, lie. Best Cleaned
currants, Zoe. Fer sale by
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-01-29

Reductions in Tomatoes. 5 cans Nanticokes
z5s. 9. 4 W. Tons,ots lie each.
J. Q. N1LBU1E.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-01-29

Afull lin~ Of good BRooMs sSr ssIs low
=. VII nfTFFs
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-01-29

PURE vTNEGzR and SPICES for pieE
ing Fl. sale by j. e.. hfbBHkN.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-01-29

NEW PRUNE5 and EvAP0RATED
PEACHES Just received By
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-01-29

NEW MACKEREL.-Nes. i, 2. 5 Mack
rel. received today, JanuAryS, sby
49, J. c. ALLBURN,.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-01-29
FOUNDERS AND MAOHINIsTs.

1000 pounds new mountain dark BUCK
WHEA Tjust- received by
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-03-20
FIND BIDWELLSGUILTY.
Famous Promoters of "Cold Motor" Com
pany May Go to Prison-Related
to Bidwells in England.

CHICAGO. Ill, March 16.-Old Ben
son Bdwell and his son, Charles +. Bid
well, president and secretary of the Bid
we'll Electric company, were convicted
by Il jury in Judge Chetlain's court Sat
urday evening, Of obtaining money by
means of 4 confidence game. For this
felony. both men are liable to Il sentence
Of from one TO ten years.
The Indictment contained two counts,
one charging obtaining money under
false pretenses, punishable by Il fine OF
$1,000 or imprisonment of one year in
the house of correction, the other charg-
ing practice of the confidence game, for
which a maximum punishment of ten
years Imprisonment may be inflicted.
The company'S advertisements made
the most eXtravagant claims for the cold
motor, represented they were being man
Ufactured in great quantities, but that
the company had orders for years ahead
that it had been demonstrated that the
motors were a success. and that millions
soon would be paid i'll dividends to the
stockholders.
Benson BidwelI came to Chicago in the
fall of 1905 without enough money to
pay his personal expenses. He was the
brother of the notorious Bidwell broth
ers who defrauded the Bank of England
of $5.000OOO. He claimed to be the in
ventOr of the trolley car, the electric fan,
the railway car telephone, the water
generator. and last and greatest of all,
the cold motor"
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-03-20
LATEST MARKET REPORTS
MILWAUKEE, MARCH 16.
EGG AND DAIRY MARKETS

MlLWAUkEE-BUTTE - Easy; Elgin
price Of extra creamery is 29c; local price,
extra creamery is 29c; prints. Soc; frsts,
25Q26c: seconds, 22a23c; process, 2&Q034c;
dairy, fancy. BE; lines. 20Q2lc; fresh roll,
10000; packing stock. 1Sc.
tHEESE-Steady: American full cream
new make, twins. 12l2113c: Young Amer,
icas, 13Q13l2c; daisies, 13l2614c; longhorns.
make, lie; fancy brick. l1i2ql2c: low
grades. Zoe; imported Swiss. pc; block, 13c;
round Swiss. 14Q15c.
EGGS-Markct is steady; demand good NJ
recent decline. The produce boards official
ark"t for strictly fresh laid as received,
cases returned, lac; seconds and checks,
Iuc Receipts, 1869 cases: Saturday, I5o
Steady: daisies ia,a@I5 5S% wins Vim, "i $50
l312c; Young Americas, 13leU t3S4r.
Steady; crcamcrieS. 22a2Sc; dnirirs, 20G
26c. Eggs-Weak ut mark. eases included,
lac.
NEW YORK, March 6.-Buttcr-Irrcgu-
lar; receipts. +626; creamery specials 3gc
extras, 2Sc: third to first @4ti2Tl.r: held
third 10 specials, 2SGGt29c: state dairy. com
mon IL fair. 2oU24r: process SECOND tc
special, lNU23c: western factory, first he:
Imitation creamery. first. H2T2:}r. Cheese
flrm: receipts; "G9: full cream. special
l6l4c; state fun cream small colorra fancy
l5&iC; do white fancy, lie: do large cuIurrd
and white fancy, 13a4c do good TO prime. 1t
0l5i4C; do late October and \ovtmr,.t.
made, l3i2@l4I2c: 30 winter luldr. l26rl&r.
do compton to fair. 1Oulllgc: Skins. l0Iic
EggS-Ncak; receipts. lSh1I: state lruu-
Sylvania and nearby fancy, selected. white.
lHc; good 10 choice, 1T0tS'2c; brown and
mixed early, lie; first, 1IlcU iGigr: western
and southern first. 15l2U15Ac: seconds, log
l5i4c.
ELGIN BUTTER MARKET
ELGlN, H.. March l6-I Special. l-Euttci
Market firm at pc. Output Tor This dis
TlCt for week i%5,G9O pounds.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-03-20
SCENT LANGUAGE PLOT.
German Financial Circles Pessimistic
Over Proposed Drastic Action on
Dealing in Futures

BERLIN, March 16.-For several days
past the stock market has shown evil
dences of pessimism as a result of the
action taken by the Reichstag committee
in the matter of dealing in futures. This
committee, which has charge of the gov
ernment's stock exchange bill, has struck
out the principal reform proposed by the
government and has adopted, against
persons specializing on time, 2 much
more stringent para graph than is con-
tanned in the present law. The commit
tee proposes to punish with a maximum
imprisonment of five years and fine of
$500, all persons negotiating or making
time bargins without being registered.
The prevailing opinion in financial cir
Giles is that the action of this committee
is mere political device intended to bring
pressure on the Radicals to accept the
wording of a paragraph in the new as
sociatiOn's bill which provides that all
meetings must be conducted in the Ger
man language.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-03-20
DEATH FOR GILLETTE
GOV. HUGHES WILL NOT INTER.
FERE WITH VERDICT OF JURY.
MurdereTs Mother Said to Be on Her
Way to Albany to Ask for
Respite.

ALBANY, \. Y, March 1G-6oy.
Hughes will not interfere in any way
with the execution in the week beginning
March 30 of the death sentence upon
Chester Gillette of Cortland. convicted OF
the murder of Grace, or Billy" Brown
IF South Otseic, Chenango county, at
Big Moose lake in the Adirondacks liz
July, 1906, and now i'll the death cells
at Auburn prison.
The governor would not talk about the
matter for publication this afternoon.
but it may be stated with entire conf
dence that he has carefully read not only
the unanimous opinion of the court OF
appeals, affirming Gillette's conviction.
but also the evidence in the case. and en-
tertalns no doubt of Gilette's guilt.
1t was reported today that Gillette S
mother was on her way here TO appeal
to Gov. Hughes to save her son life.
Nothing had been heard from her at the
executive chamber at / p. III.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-03-20
JAP SHIP IS RELEASED
CHINA ADMITS BREACH OF INTER
NATIONAL LAW
Officers Who Lowered Mikado's Flag Will
BE Punished-Demurrage to
Be Paid.

HONG KONG. March 16.-The Jap
anese steamer Tatsu Maru which was
seized by China in February on the al
legation that she was conveying arms
and ammunition to the Chinese revolu-
tiOnSts. has been released.
The full terms of the case. which
has been settled, are as follows:
First-China agrees to punish the officers
who lowered the Japanese flag on the Tatsu
Maru and 10 send warship to the place
where the vessel was seized to fire Il salute
as the Japanese flag is rehOsited.
Second-The Tatsu Maru to be released.
Thrd-China will purchase the arms and
ammunition seized.
Fourth-China will punish the officers who
committed this breach against international
usage.
tIfth-Thc viceroy of Canton will settle
the amount of demurrage for the retention
of the steamer after consultation with the
Japanese consul, and. finally, Japan agrees
to exercise extra vigilance against her sub
jPctS in tie matter of smuggling arms into
China.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-03-20
KING GAVE UP LETTER
EDWARD FURNISHES NEWSPAPER
WITH TWEEDMOUTH STORY.
Those Who Have Seen Correspondence
Declare That Kaiser Meant
Nothing.

BERLIN. March IA lively CORE
spondence has been in progress between
members of the English and German
courts since the fact became public that
Emperor William senG a personal letter
10 Lord Tweedmouth, first lord of the
British admiralty in February, supposed
ly concerning the British naval esti-
mates. Through this channel news has
reached the German court that it was
King Edward himself who permitted the
information about Emperor Williams
letter to be communicated to the London
Times.
Unwillingness to publish his majesty S
communication and Lord Iweedmouth' S
reply was expressed on the English side
because, as was intimated at the time,
to do SO might embarrasS Lord Tweed
mouth. For this reason the Emperor
did not give his consent for publication.
Copies of the letters in question, how
ever. have been shown to various per-
sons who are able to say, as a result
of their own reading, that the letter of
Emperor William contained nothing that
could be construed into interference with
the naval plans of Great Britain.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-03-20
TO PROBE GRAIN TRADE.
Congress to Appoint Commission
inspection Bill Opposed.

WASHINGTON, d. G., March 10
The Grain Dealers National association
today adopted resolution pe1itioning
Congress to appoint Il commission ito
investigate the grain trade, il respect to
the first handling from the farmer, its
transportation, the handling at terminal
markets. the export OF grain and kin
dred matters"
\ committee from the association APP
peared before the House committee on
interstate and foreign commerce ana OPP
posed the grain inspection bill introduced
by Representative Gronna of North Da-
kOta.
George \. Wells of Des MONIES, sccre-
tary of the Iowa Grain Dealers associa-
ton, j. G. Merrill of the Chicago board
of trade and Eli Bernays of New York.
an exporter. condemned the measure as
impracticable and asserted that the pres
ent methods of inspection by states and
board officials are satisfactory.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-03-20
FARM HELP IS WANTED.
Farmers League Appeals to Unemployed
of Cities for Work in
Country.

LANCASTER, Pa, March 16.-So
badly do the farmers of this country re-
quire help on the farms that the Farm
ers' league of Lancaster county has is
sued an appeal to the unemployed Of
city and town to go the country for
work, and an appeal has been sent to the
bureau of labor and immigration 1t
Washington asking that able-bodied EN-
migrants be directed to this county.
PITTSBURG, Pa, March 16.-Ten
of the twenty hot mills Of the American
Sheet and Tin Plate company, at South
Sharon, Pa, were placed in operation
today. affording employment to 900 men
The Sharon Hoop mill will resume TO-
morrow, employing 1000 men.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-03-20
BROKERS PAID THEIR FINES.
History of Case Recalls Conviction OF
Thomas and Taggart.

KANSAS CITY. Mo, March 16.-The
four packing companies mentioned in the
Washington dispatch were convicted in
the United States district court of re-
ceiving concessions on export shipments
of packing house products and fined by
Judge Smith Mcpherson here on June
-, 1906. At the same time the Chicago,
Burlington & Quincy Railroad company
was fined $4,000 for granting conces-
sions and George l.. Thomas of New
York, freight broker and l.. B. Tag
CART, his clerk. were fined and given jail
sentences for conspiring to receive con
cessiOns from railroads. Recently Thom-
as and Taggart threw themselves on the
mercy of the court and Judge McPher-
son withdrew the jail sentence. the de
PENDANTS paying their fines and being re
leas ed.
The packing companies were convicted
of receiving concessions in having ac-
copied Il rate of % cents hundred
pounds on export shipments from the
Burlington road. together with connect
ing lines between the Mississippi river
and New York. when the published tar
iff was 81 cents and the Burlington was
convicted of granting these concessions.
In the case of Thomas and Taggart it
was shown they secured concessions from
numerous railroads for various wholesale
dry goods firms if the Mississippi valley.