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The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1908-04-30

MILWAUKEE. April 27.-Closc-w Wheat
Steady; No. l northern, on track, 1.1oul1l;
No. > northern, on track, lo7G1o9. Corn
Easier: No. on track, 654Gdc. Oats
Steady; standard, ODE: No. 3 white. on
track, 5oi2m52aic. Rarley-Dull; standard.
S5HS6c Rye-Strady; No. ! on track, sole
spring wheat patents. in wood. 5.20lli 10.
Straights. in wood. 49e05.2u; export pat
cnts, in sacks, 4.+oai,6u; first clears, in
sacks. 42pQ4.3O; rye, in wood, 4.2oa4. 10,
4.GOd4.IO
CUDAIY. Wis, April 27.-Rccclpts. tf7c
Market Toe lower. Common to good pack.
ing, 5.oou5,&5; good to choice butchers ana
heavy. I.3Ju5.GU: fair TO choice light JOOB
go; pigs and mixed light, 3.T51G5oD. Rep
rescntatiyc sales. j6 hogs, average 242 at
average 81 ut 10; G6 hogs, average 2S4 at
5.3j; II hogs, average 30 at 40; 60 hogs,
average 227 at 30; 81 hogs, average ~ at
900; - hogs, average l4i at 90; 81 hogs,
CHICAGO, III, April 7.-Cattlc-Rcccipts
about 10000: market generally Toe lower;
bccyeS, 45oGTl5; Texans, !. tuUJ.ou; west
erners, 4.Gud50p; >tockers nd feeders.
$4,000 TO; COWS and hcit.rs, 2.ioliG 70;
calves 45ou625. Hogs Il, oipts about
1860: market Zoe lower; light. 5.OJIt5lO;
5.UuuI.2U; pigs, Ilpd4SJ; bulk of sales,
5.+O05.50. Shcep-Recepts about 1000:
market to Ice lower; native, 4.Spa64O;
western, 4seu6.4o, yearlings. 6.5ourOo;
lambs, G.ooU760; western. Gopa7GO
81. LOUIS, Mo, April 27.-Cattlc-Rc-
ccipts. 2ooo; market steady; beef steers,
cows ana hcif"rs, a.25a6 y; Tcxas steers
10000 -: COWS and heifcrS. 1.711D4.oO.
HogS-keceipiS. ,'oo; market 10 TO loo low
%r ET ana .rSn 5n5 | st hon. R"cEGES @
S>hecp-RecriPp!S' do2u; ma marie steady; ma
IVA HISiS an W" AGriI y -Coto
hAHrAT ~ non "' AL''I ,o
it c'S & Stc"s 10 "G ,t 1Mrr ha
SiG 20: southern cows 275llI.75: native
cows and hcifcrs. &.56a5.35: storlcrs ana
00aGoo Hogs Rccripts, 5000; market ~
lower: bulk of sales. 3.55u54a. Shccp-Kc-
ccipts, 5000; wccE; muttons, 5OooG 70;
lambs, G.oou1.5o: range wethcrs, 5.ooa6.'3;
KANSAS CITY. Mo, April 27-Close--
Whoat-May. Ole July. size; September
1870; Cash: No. > hard o7clJ1oN; No 3,
CorI-Alay. GUl,c July, 5Sisc: September
5Gasc, cash: SO. = mixed G2l2ai#c; No 3,
G212c; No. white, t2i2r; No. 3. G2l4 4G2l4c-
Gufs-No = white 4SlhGl9lac: No > mixed
4Tss &C., "'''' - - - '''' -
CIIICNGo I'll April o7.-Closc-Wheat-
MAY. a7asr: IuIv. SSasc; Scrtcmhrr. Sj.sc-
corq-Alay. edae; July, d2i43Gtc24?sc; sep.
12lsc; July old. 45t4c July, 43lsc; SepttIn,
Der 3G7Ga27c. Pork-May, l2S5a12."7!a y;
July. l@17l@; September, l3.32ia, Lard
May, sooas.992ia; July, s,2g!ls by; Septrm.
September. 100 Ryc-Cas J. Sic Timothy
April, 10. Bdrloy-CasH, 10 tSGc. Glover
Nothing doing.
CHICAGO, IL. April 2I.-t,ash wheat
No. = red, 96A@994c: No. 3 red. 9i%D
97&c; No. > hard. 9GAca1M; 30. hard,
934culO2: No. spring, 9GA cH1.oJ; others
nothing doing, Corn-No. = and No. 3,
nothing doing. Oats-Nothing doing.
NEW YORK, April 27.-Whcat &C., May,
106l5: July 974c: September, o3c. Corn
Nav. 75I5c: July. 71&4c.
NiTNNEAporis MINI ,nrjI Of CIosc
WIZ VI I hnrrd "oik Ta NOR hon,
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1908-04-30
PRESIDENT OFFERS JOB,
immigration Commissioner Has Refusal
of Position as Assistant Secretary
of Commerce and Labor.

WASHINGTON. u. c., April II
President Roosevelt has offered the posi-
ton Of assistant secretary Of commerce
and labor to William Il. Wheeler Of Cali
foruia. This position will be made vacant
tomorrow when Lawrence o. Murray
will assume his new duties rs comptrol-
Ter Of the currency. Mr.. Wheeler is now
"A member of the immigration commits
sion. He will announce his decision
uaXf week
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STATE SHlVERS
IN SPRING BLAST
FIERCE STORM FROM THE SOUTH
HITS WISCONSIN WITH HUR-
RICANE VELOCITY.
HEAVY SNOWFALL REPORTED
Milwaukee Turns Up Her Coat Collar
to the Wintry Currents
OF All.
NORTHEASTER ON LAKE SUPERIOR


MANlNETTE. WIS, April -'.-lSpe
cial. l-Early this morning storm OF
almost hurricane velocity from the north
east swept ovor This mart of the coun-
tr,. ,o;nt. .,t,I. Io,,,,.o ia shin
'E' 'o'"s cohS'u'r""'' "",''"7 9"t
ping ana other property. III Squut1e' ;
iowa the home Of the local fishermen m, !,
' 'nr ""''1 Is -FOUR ~ i've ,, I n7,. ho,ts
' 5"SoH"' p'"'H "'lN I.' en-
were wrecked and the people dr4Neh iui
ther uptown by the water which Hooded
their homes. Cows. pigs and chickens
perished
s-. pooh
-, noat LanaS On oea'"
me noat Sylya ~ aHchof IN me river
was drlFen high ANA Dry on the De3cIi II
y reported that the schooner NOD i.oE
IS ashore near Cedar RIVER. W res "is
down ana the telephone ana Telegraph
service RYE, IS impaired.
inches. and was Jrfynn mn The chnnnrl
hy the wind int4. liz territory known as
the Big Slouab mgErn.s if n ncrfect lake
c
Nol'heaSIef Oh oLPsl4ol'
ASHLAND US. April 2T.-I Spe-
ciaI.I-A heavy uurlhuasicr set in sun
day evening increasing in fury until To-
day the wind rcarurd "A velocity of nearly
sixty miles an huur. Heavy snow ac-
companies the wind. piing drifts foot
or more in 1epth Ii is the worst biz
gard of the winter If any vessels were
caught our on Lake superior. tney art
~ ~ tlnNe dahgef' i9' SgaS are iuil,iS
h in'7t lliah theE u'd uu''"E any sun III
i"N' Se''o"'
INV" . : N''O.
E En- W Is Ap!i -''ILl'pr
eiui.l-l ms city ana VICINITY tou'l rM,
1911, oiie ~ '"' ,,,t n'ae ,v''
snow is damp and the wind not high,
however prevents it from interfering
win trathc.
EAU CLAIRE, WIS, April 2'.-lSp"-
ciaLI-A heavy snow storm has con
tlnued here since = o'clock TINS morn
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Debate on Appropriation Measure Is
Limited SO That Action May
BE Taken.

WASIIlNGTON. y. c., April II
The Senate met at II o'clock today and
under unanimous consent, prepared to
vote on the naval appropriation bill be
fore adjournment today. Debate on Scna-
Tor Piles amendment providing for the
construction of four battlcShips. as re-
quired by President Roosevelt. instead Of
two Us authorized by the House and ap-
proved by the Senate committee on naval
affairs. was begun immediately after the
approval of the journal. Under the con
sent agreement speeches were to be un-
limited until 4 O'Clock, after which ten
minutes each was allowed.
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TRESTLE is BLOWN AWAY.
Twelve Persons Killed in Storm at Nc
Callum, Miss.

MOBILE. Ala, April 25.-Rcport@ re-
coIvcd here today say That at McCalIum,
Miss. on the Mobile. Jackson x Kan
sas City railroad, probably twelve per
sons were killed and several injured in
Yesterdays storm. The McCalum treStlc
and 100 feet of track were blown off,
nothing being left of the trestle but the
piliuE.
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LINER ST. PAUL KILLED rs.
British Admiral Issues List of Collision
Victims.
PORTSMOUTH England, April 81

PORTSMOUTH, England, April 81
Twent eight men are dead as Il result
of the sinking of the British cruiser
Gladiator by the American line steam
ship St. Paul off the Isle of Wight
Saturday. The admiral commanding the
station here has issued the following list
of victims: drowned bodies recovered,
Cowdrcy, first writer: Widgery and Sic
bcrres, stewards: injured. two seamcu,
since died in Golden Hill hospital. Six
injured in hospital. Missing, Lieut.. VIII
liam G.. l.. Graves, five petty officers and
seventeen scamen and stokcrs.'
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1908-04-30
MILWAUKEE HAY MARKET

Choico timothy hay, 1IOOUl425; No.
timothy hay. 1909 1880; No. timothy
hay, l1.o0ui2oo; clover and mixed, 1909
II 80; choice Kansas and Nebraska prairie.
9.5ONIo.0O; NJ. l prairie. S.5O490O No.
. prairie. 7.50aS0O; Wisconsin marsh
feeding. 7o0u750; packing hay. 5.5oa6o0:
rye, straw, 12jlt7,5o; oats straw, Goo4G.2 70
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STORM TOUCHES TENNESSEE.
Blows Down Houses md Several Per
sons Suffer Injury.

CLEVELAND, Tenn, April pa
tornado last night nine miles east blew
down five houses and barns Eight per
SONS are reported injured and one killed.
Among those badly hurt are Sam Fur
Ton, John Hancock and Mrs Tobo
Gaiuu~.
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DAVIDSON MOI BADLY HURT.
Governor Suffers Painful Injury, but
viii Attend White House Meeting.

VIII EVTTH" WHIlV IIVN7V NtVVIIHS'
MADISON Wis. April I'll Spe-
cial, l-Goy. davidson suffered fail
which, it has been feared, resulted in
fracture of ihc forearm but his ply
stefan said t,t morning that it was not
altogether certain that bone had been
tried To brusE his fall with his arm.
which was seriously hurt. He said this
morning thul he was positive the injury
would mot hethar him to such an extent
rs 10 cause his absence from the con
ference Of thr governors ut the white
house next month
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BOLT STRIKES SCHOOL.
Three Pupils at Fairmont, Mont, Seri-
ouSly Injured by Lightning.

FAiRMONT. MINI. April %
Lightning struck the schoolhouse in the
Chcey,r district, ten miles south Of this
CITY. yesterday while the building was
occupied by sixteen small children. Three
oS tine pupils were seriously injured aud
clothing was torn from the bodies of the
children and they were terribly burned.
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RAILWAY RAISES LOAN.
Iowa Company Borrows 100000 to
Extend Its Lines

WATERLOO. Ia, April 27.-In or
der 10 extend its lines ia this city and
the surrounding territory, the Waterloo,
Cedar Fails and Northern Railway com
pany has just negotiated a loan of ST.
100000
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NIIEEI'-MNFkNI Is sTNNUN. common ["
fair, 3.5Da 40; good TO choice, 4.I50J.5u;
lambs, common to fair, 5.OO4J.1j; choice,
G.ooUIOo.
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GREAT MAJORITY OF CASUALTIES
IN CYCLONE AMONG POORER
CLASS OF BLACKS.
SEVERAL STATES ARE SWEPT,
Tornado Lasting Twelve Hours Assail-
Score of Towns and Hundreds Lose
Their Lives or Property.
FEW HOMES ARE LEFT STANDING.
BULLETIN.

ATLANTA, Ga, April 25.-The latest
estimate of the dead in fridays tornado
in the Cult states places the dead at not
less than 500.
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Alabama aau been IltHItd aNHF'
The roruadop~ lasted altogether about
Twelve hours. striking one town after the
Other from before daylight on Friday
Until miIaftcrno-u
Trains Bring in Injured.
Many hours after they struck. trains
bearing nearly 700 injured came crawl
inc cautiously out of the tornado dis
,ricf~ leaving behind them one town.
Puryis, Miss. utterly demolished, i've
other, practically blown away and nj
teen little villages III more or less acute
stages Of ruin With these wounded
came the details of one Of the worst
wind disasters in the history Of the quit
states.
First Of all it became known that ne
-roeS cumpri scd most OF the dead, tAat
the picturesque darby cabins, noted Tor
their Nimsy. happy -u-.ucEy construction,
had been converted by the wind INTO
wholesale death traps.
Blacks Crushed IN Cabins
I, was IN the fail OF these cabins
which went down almost without warn
any that most ut TIE negro deaths 90
CURED. These always ONercroWGed cab
ius also furnished most OF the BABY
wounded.
The identified white dead early today
numbered fprty-two.
In addition, il was reported that four
white, lad been killed at McCalIum.
Miss. which would bring the white death
list UD L. forty-s.N. The numbtr 81
negroes killed was between 100 ana l'o.
Towns That Suffered.
The town, which suffered the worst
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CROKER EXPECTS
RACING TROPHIES
AMERICAN TURF KING HOPES TO
CATCH MORE ENGLISH
PRIZES.
SORE ABOUT GAMBLING BILL.
Gov Hughes Is Criticised for Seeking to
Penalize a Pleasure Giving
Pastime.
AMERICA NEEDS A LONG REST.

DUBLIN, April 2T.-Richard Croker
has strong hopes of adding this year the
"one thousand guineas' ut Newmarket
and THE Oaks" at Epson TO. his previ-
Gus victories on the British turf He de
MED reports that the most promising of
his string had wintered badly and that
the prospects of his stable for the com
ing season We're gloomy.
Horses in Fine Trim.
The mare, Rhodes, which was seen to
advantage AZ a 2-year-oid, is said to
have come through the winter in good
shape, and. barring accident. Mr..
Croker thinks she viii be in the first
flight for the two classics, the thousand
guincaS and the Oaks. Last years Derby
winner, Drby, also has quite recovered
from the injury which defeated him for
the Atlantic stakes last year. He will re-
appear at the Epson meeting. where
MIR. Croker also VIII he represented by
the 2-yoar-old Alabama, an untried
half sister of the Derby winner. i'll winch
he mas great hopes.
Mr.. Hughes a Gambler
Mr.. Croker declined to discuss prcsi-
dental possibilities in the United
States except III the case Of Mr. Hughes.
whose endorsement by the New York
state convention lie said he considered
only Il compliment from his own state
Mr.. Hughes action in reference to
the gambling bill should injure his pros
poets as politician he said. why
cannot such men keep out of that rut?
Is not all life il gamble! Are not Mr.
Hughes politics a gamble? But they
select the part of the gamble that's
,,lA civ MI
to peualize it
What America needs" Mr. Croker
said, in conclusion, is II quiet period
The country wants rest for long
time under some statesman like William
Mckinley.
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HANITOWOC
WORK OF CONGRESS.
Senate.

ton he wore on the lapel Of his coat and
insisting that he had no prejudice against
as comrades senator Warner of Missouri
in the Senate ON the 21st declared his con-
viction that the town OF Brownsville Texas,
had been shot up by negro soldiers sot lhe
Twouty-hfth infantry in 1906 Without
concluding his remarks, MIR Warner gave
way for the naval appropriation bill, "hlch
adopted making the 20 per cent. increase 10
the pay Of officers apply to those retired as
well as on The active list The Senat" thrn
entered into long discussion OF the iuECy
OF sending The naval tiOtilla around the
world The senate adopted tho conference
report on the Indian appropriation BIZ ana
at 4:5J p. m. adjourned.
The Brownsville affair and tho naval ap-
preparation bill occupied the entire time OF
the Senate on the 22ud. Senator Warner
missouri continued his remarks on thc
discharge Of the negro soldiers. lie viii
resume tomorrow. The naval bill was read
through, with the exception Of the section
relating to battle ships, which win pEombiy
lead To an interesting ulsnNs>I"u to'H"'
row. Mr., Hale announced taat he "oAld
propose ala amendment appropIiaNuS 81
npOtsD IL begin construction On .Er new
battle ships, SO that there might b" no De
law I'm that work, and there is no doubt
that the amount VIII De- added senator
Warner read statements from ~. secretary
Of war and the chief Of stan dls'iaImlu-
any purpose OF securing regular army OF
lS5.pu men.
A. the Senate was about o. cou.IUdp COR
sldrration of the naval appropriation b!ui
on the 2irQ senator Plies OF Na~ula- On
proposed an amendment increasing from
two 90 four the number ~ new tali.o
ships 10 BE- authorized A. 0oF"rt. ~'ua-
tors desired 90 speak uu THE amendments
the further Consideration ~ tAe h.H Was
postponed until tomorrow. Al ..l. ElH.' at
In the naval bin was adopted HlpgulllA'iaE
ST.puu.u tn begin construction uH .ha vs."
bgrrIr shIuS authorized. An am udmeHt go
remove the restriction of IN, purchase 'l
materials for the construction az the hu'itt
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MILWAUKEE, STOcKYARDs REPORT

CATTLE Market is slow: butch
crs' steers good to choice, 5.7JuG.75: me
dunn to good, 4.JUlJ.5O; heifers medium to
good. 45o1t5.JO: common to fair. 3.5Udl %:
cows, good to choice. 4.50uj.25 %: fair to
good. 325lt+.UN: Gamers 1.75u2 %; cutters
2.JuU3oo; bulls good to choice. IotlV4 80;
bologna bulls common to fair 325Il3T5
feeders. @1HJ.oO; st0ckers, 32Ja4.uO
Demand for mixers and springers limited
10 Few choice cows ut 5J.Otu 400; common
sold fur Gamers.
The cattle market was slow with no re-
ceiptS, while calves and sheep were steady
with no consignmcntS In either market.
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SEED MARKETS.
MARKETS BY TELEGRAPH.

Timothy, 275Q3.75; clover, 15.ooqlToo
Tolpdo-April, 80.
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liarEF Gilmore. manager Of Packy
Mcfarland ha- received an offer Of n
$4,000 purse for ruc Irish lad to fight
Joe Cans Oh July 1 However. Gilmore
declined the aIcr, as he has no wish to
gut Packy against Cans at this time.
He declared last night that he would
accept match win Battling Nelson
for that date. and if Pucky won hc
would take on Cans on Labor day Gil.
more further says he much prefers a
limited round contest with the Dane.
Danny Goodman, the fast little feather
weight Of Chicago Knocked ont Walter
Quincy of New York in the eighth round
al the main bout ~ Waukegau, III. The
bout. which was scheduled for ten
pounds was hard fought all the way and
was anybody's mp to the eighth. III The
semi wind-up Jack O'fonuell knocked
Eut Peter Sayoas ii tie third round.
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No. Ave. Price.
l...... 40 $500
GAINES
No. Ave. Price. No.
1...... 40 $500 3d..

lIOGS-JM1oc lower; mixed and butchers,
5.3oGI 555: packers, jocu5.&1: light, 5000
go pigs 4.25ui.S 50.
The 10 cent slump experienced in tins
market saturday repeated today when
prices, dropped another peg, the general de
cline being from ! to 10 cents under the
weeks closing figures Although the run
here was only small one, the market here
followed suit with Chicago, where heavy
run WAS received today. The market there
opened slow and weak and finished about
~ cents lower. Most sales by local dealers
were made from 5.45 to $50, Mixed and
butchers stuff was quoted from go To
5.55, with light next at go to $50.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-02-13
VENICE READY TO
RECEIVE VISIT RS
PLANS BIG TIME FOR N. A. r. A
.sIGHTsEERs
EIeven-Year-Old President of Minia-
ture Offers Delegates Free Trip.
Other Amusements Also
to Be Free

& ecial to The Herald.
VENICE, Feb. -. Arrangements
are being made for the outing which
the National Association of Railway
Agents will celebrate at Venice Tues
day afternoon, February IS. Repre-
sentatives of the association are ex-
pected to arrive In Los Angeles Febru-
airy IA, and it is announced that 140 of
the railroad men will come to this
beach the following Tuesday.
The hospitality of the city is to be
extended to the visitors and bathing,
bowling and other of the beach amuse-
ments will be rendered free.
One feature which will be of special
interest to the visiting railroad agents
will be the miniature railway. Through
the courtesy of Carleton Kinney, the
11-year-old president of the miniature
railroad company, the guests will be
taken over the line for a view of the
surrounding country.
1t is planned also to hold the official
annual inspection of the railroad on
that day, provided Innes Kinney the
chief engineer of the raod, who is at
Arrowhead springs for his health, re-
turn to his home in time to take
charge of the inspection.
In welcome Of the visitors a COM
mittee of prominent citizens will meet
and conduct them about the city. The
men who will form this committee will
will be headed by Carleton Kinney and
are David Evans. r. A. Phillips, ]. d.
Simpson, w. A. Rennie and H. r.
Hanna
Los Angeles herald., 1908-02-13

Special to The Herald
LONG BEACH, Feb. 12.-The Mer-
chants and Manufacturers association
last night adopted a resolution petit
tioning the city council to vote for mu-
nicipaI ownership of water works.
Charles Corbaley, agent for the At
lantic, Gulf & Pacific company, which
built the pier, today told the public
works committee that his company mad
constructed the pier according to spe-
cifications and that it would not rem
edy defects which may be found to
exist at present. The board will prob
ably decide to drive piling at points
where the pier has been weakened.
AS usual on Lincoln's birthday. men,
bers of the G. A. r. visited the various
schools today and gave patriotic adj
dresses. They weer assigned as fol-
lows: East Fourth J. L. Bingham;
Atlantic, C. S. Hazeltine; Burnett, j.
e. Carlin; Alamitos, r. H. Chittenden;
high school, Barney Brown; Pine, HI.
Palmer; Daisy, Mrs. 1. L. Dunn and
Samuel Merrill; Eleventh, T. w. Lin
coin; Alamitos Heights, Mrs. j. w.
Patterson and DR.. l.. A. Perez; Ter
ninal, George Hoxworth. Mrs. 1. l..
Dunn presented the Daisy avenue
school with a portrait of Lincoln.
Will Shea, II years old, who ran
away two years ago from his home in
Oklahoma City. where his father, DR..
Fl. H. Shea, is wealthy physician, is
in Jail here. Chief Williams has writ
ten to the boys father.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-02-13
LOOK FOR SITE TO
ERECT BIG HOTEL
SANTA FE MEN AT VENICE PLAN
LARGE STRUCTURE
Eastern Capitalists Regard Growing
Beach Resort Favorabiy and
May Put Up 100000
Building There
Special to The Herald.

Special to The Herald.
VENICE, Feb. 12.-Many eastern
capitalists are looking favorably upon
Venice as the choice location for a
magnificent hotel, which will cater
principally to eastern tourists. A num-
Der of offers have been made to the
Abbot Kinney company for the site
and foundation at the corner of Ocean
Front and Windward avenue, which
originally were intended for q large
hotel.
Yesterday Venice was visited by
George Leis, travelling immigration
agent of the Santa Fe Railroad COM
pany, and his son, Edmund r. Leis,
travelling agent of the station adVer-
Using department of the Santa Fe
company. Both men are well known
throughout the United States among
railroad men, and their visit here
yesterday was made with the view OF
looking up a good hotel site in the in
terests of eastern capitalists whom
they represent.
Two propositions were favorably con-
sidered One was the purchase of the
Ocean Front site, where the foundation
for a large hotel has been built. A fea-
ture of this site which appealed
strongly to the two Santa Fe men was
the advantage WLlCH idlSA SOuAu W aie"~
of enlarging the original building by
extending the structure out over the
ocean. much in the same manner that
the ship hotel Cabrillo is constructed.
Also Favor Knoll
The second choice of the two men
was the slightly knoll where the Ocean
Park Country club house is now To-
Gated. This is one of the choicest
building sites in the beach city and
would prove an ideal location for the
erection of such hotel.
In speaking of the purpose of his
visit here Mr.. Leis, ST., said:
''Venice certainly is an ideal place
for a large tourist hotel. The plan of
the capitalists whom l represent is to
expend about 100000 in the project.
Later as the growth of the city and
business would warrant they would
enlarge the structure, eventually con-
verting it into one of the most magni-
ficent buildings and hostelries of its
kind in the country"