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The San Francisco call., 1908-05-24
CEMENT INDUSTRY
SHOWS EXPANSION
Production in 1907 Increased
"a Per Cent Over That
of Previous Year

WASHINGTON, May 23.-"The Ce-
ment Industry in the United States in
1907" by Edwin c. Eckel, published by
the United States geological survey as
an advance chapter from Mineral Re-
sources Of the United States, Calendar
Year 1907" is now announced by the
survey as ready for distribution.
A summary Of the facts relative to
the total cement production OF the
United States in 1907 was given to the
press on April 6. 1908. and the pa
per Just issued contains the de-
tails OF the statistics upon which that
summary. reproduced in the accompany
ing table, was based.
Total Production of Cement I'm the
United States in 1905 and 1907, by
Classes
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Double Votes on New Subscriptions to. Be Given in
The Calls $4,000 Contest This Week

Some of the men who are rapid
vote getters in The Calls COZ
test: w. c. Olsen of distric
A-6, Jack Bettencourt of A.
George r. Andrews of Fresno.
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AIDS WEAKER CONTESTANTS

This offer is the result OF the special
5000 ballot offer which was made ten
days ago. The stimulus of getting
double votes. produced such good re-
suits especially in aiding the weaker
contestants that 1t was decided to re-
peat it.
Many contestants felt aggrieved in
that they got only four of the required
five subscriptions and were unable TO
obtain one of the 5000 vote coupons.
They had worked hard, they said, and
to have been unable to secure the spe-
cial ballot when 1T was almost within
their grasp seemed almost an injustice.
This offer applies to every NEW sub
scription, whether for one month or 10
years You do not have to get five, as
in the last special offer. but If you
are wise you will get as many as you
can. Now is the time to use your
every energy In the getting Of votes.
The end of the contest is coming so
near that If you intend to win a prize
you will have little opportunity to work
at top speed unless you start at once to
put on the extra pressure. You must
use every minute of the three weeks
remaining and use it to advantage to
win.
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Beginning the best chance
o'clock will count for double the
subscription 5000 will
with the winners
Now
will be made
of
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-24

Company B. Fifth infantry. located
at San Jose. having been provided with
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-24

the Second infantry. located at Bakers
field, played a game OF baseball with
the Panama aggregation OF that city
last week and was beaten by a score OF
16 10 9
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1otGl eOo;oO-r<ts
Portland ..... 4s.7s5. 800 $50. .es2 551
PuzzoIan -.-... 557. .252 443, ,9ss
Total ..... 81. .23o. .s42 SIS. 900. .s51
The above figures show an increase
in 1907 of "a per cent in quantity and
II per cent in value, the smallest re-
corded in recent years.
The state figures given by Eckel show
little change in the rank of the great
producers in the last two years. Port
land cement was produced by "a plants
in 81 states, natural cement by 50
plants IN Il states and puzzolan or
Stag cement, by 10 plants in states.
PENNSYLVANIA IN LEAD
In the Portland cement branch OF
the industry Pennsylvania. with a pro-
duction of 2o,Ss3.s .s65 barrels, valued at
s19, ,69s, ,006, is still the leading state by
large margin New Jersey, with a
production of 4,41e,s9s. valued at s4,-
1855, is second; Indiana. with a pro-
duction OF 3,7S2s41 barrels, valued at
s4.757 $50. is third; Michigan is fourth.
with an output Of 3,572.66S barrels, val
ued at s4,3S4.731, and Kansas fifth. with
an output of 1855, ,925 barrels, valued at
s4,24o.35s.
These five states contribute almost
three-fourths of the total production,
and none OF the remaining states pro-
duced as much as 100000 barrels dur
ing the year. The concentration of
Portland cement plants in the SO called
Lehigh district OF Pennsylvania. with
its New Jersey continuation, continues.
Here 2i plants made over "a. 400. 900 bar
rels, or slightly more than half the
Portland cement pSpduced in the United
States in 1907.
A discussion of Portland cement and
the materials consumed in its manu-
facture was published by the survey in
Bulletin 243. but the demand for this
was so great that the edition was soon
exhausted, and the new and revised
edition now IN preparation will not be
ready for some time Eckel has in
cluded with his statistical report a
brief summary of the more important
facts relative to the raw materials
The geographic distribution of cement
materials in the United States is also
briefly discussed
INCREASE POSSIBLE OUTPUT
In view Of the oft repeated state
ment that the output of Portland ce-
ment in the United States is still far
behind the possible demand for the
product Eckers estimate Of the maxi
mum annual capacity of the cement
plants. based on statistics OF kilns and
kiln practice are most interesting The
number of kilns IN operation IN 1907
was SIS and 81 new kilns will be ready
some time in 1908
This gives a total of $50 kilns that
can be used If the cement trade be-
comes prosperous enough to justify It.
AS all of the new kilns are 100 feet or
more in length. and as many OF the old
kilns are being heightened, 1t seems en-
tirely safe to estimate that the aver
age possible output per kiln per year
is considerably over so, 900 barrels.
Assuming for convenience that this
average is now about $4,000 barrels per
kiln II will be possible TO make Port
land cement during the latter part Of
1908 at the rate Of 100000 barrels per
month, or 60.oo0.000 barrels per year.
In view Of the existing financial con-
ditions, however, it would appear prob
able that the cement production of 1908
Will not exceed that of 1907.
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in every new subscription you can get.
Go to overy one of those who have
ppeisea prom SEQ yeq M supscs,ptions on ann nvthing snpw
for you what they do now will be
doubly appreciated since it will count
twice as much toward your ultimate
success and will give you an excellent
chance to win the prize upon which you
have set your heart. This is the best
offer that has been made in the con-
test and there will be no better chance
TO improve your standing between now
and the end of the contest, which Is
only three weeks away.
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The band of the Fifth has decided
to play on Sundays during June at the
park without cost Steps have been
taken to secure full dress uniforms for
the band.
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FINE CHANCE TO WIN

One scholarship and one trip will be
awarded in each subdistrict, and 1t
looks now as though some contestants
lis especially true of the Alameda coun-
ty districts, in 10 of which the leader
has less than 10000 votes, giving some
energetic person who will enter now
an excellent chance to win, since 20, 900
votes is small handicap when one
considers that all new subscriptions
turned in this week will net double
the votes that they formerly have add
ed to the contestants total
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THREE HANDSOME CARS

Then there are three Model X Tour
ist cars. This is the finest popuIa
priced automobile on the market. L;
seats five passengers, and one of then
will be given, completely equipped
with tools and lamps, to the contestan
who stands highest in each of the three
subdistricts after the Winton car has
been awarded.
Thirty-one scholarships. valued as
high as $1,000. will be awarded in the
81 districts. These offer a chance for
education in every branch of human
endeayor and will be given according
to the standing of the contestants, the
one with most votes having first choice
of scholarships. Thirty-one vacation
outings also will be given, one In each
district. These trips are strictly first
class and will include first class rail-
way ticket, berth in a Pullman car,
meals in the diner and first class ac-
commodations at Hotel del Coronado,
with chance to see San Diego and Los
Angeles, the two most thriving cities
OF the southland. A conservative esti-
mate of the value of these outings
makes them worth more than 500
each.
New-York tribune., 1908-06-07

being taken. Thousands Of residents OF the large
cities are learning that they can live In comfort
here all summon in their own homes. surrouhded ny
green lawns and shrubbery and within short rlde
of New York
OF hotels there is too great scarcity. Under
the new conditions there is bound 10 be hotel
boom Plans are out for two or three flne ocean
front hotels now each to cost not less than $780,
oOo and these would have been ready for guests
this summer had not the strngency OF last fall
caused their erection to be postponed Experienced
hotel men who have gone over the ground DO not
hesitate to proclaim Long Branch the ideal spot
on the coast for the erection of new hotels.
branch OF the hotel trade OF which the resort
enjoys practical monopoly on the Jersey coast Is
the many transient well summer VISITORS.
erbers arc clustered here along the shrewsbury
T3iver q number of roadhouses or resorts where
clan,hakes and shore dinners are the speciality
IIera hundreds of people from all along the jersey
.bora feast daily the shaded lawns ana piaZZaS
,erlooking the river The principal establishments
~. orices's (rnade famous by President Grahp'
WrsrsaIrs T,ort-au-Peck Hotel Nick Vests Green
cah,es and the Old Pleasure Bay House. such
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TO MAINE BY WATER.
Trips Through Long Island and
VineUord Sounds and on atlantic.

No more delightful trip can he taken than that
bv steamship from this port Down East to Maine
Especially enjoyable is it in the summer, when a
VOYAGE on the salt water affords delightful relief
from cftv streets and the heat land. The route
Of the Maine Steamship Company from New YORK
TO Portland offers many especially attractive feftI
ures The scenery of the East River, Long Island
Sound Vineyard Sound. Cape Cod and Portland
Harbor can be enjoyed by daylight. and embraces
much that is of especial interest to the traveller
There Is no need to recount to New Workers what
may be seen the way UP the East RIVER, oe
meath the three great bridges spanning IL, ana De-
tween the towers of the fourth with all OF the
Borough of Manhattan side and the bor-
oughs of Brooklyn and Queens on the other After
nassng between Fort Schuyler. on Throg's Neck,
and Fort Totten, Long Island, the SOUND IS
entered before nightfall but soon the hashng hgh'S
on many points and rocks signal safety, as Wen as
danger and the night be spent in sleep IN the
full assurance that there is a sleepless LOOKOUT
guarding from peril
When Vineyard Sound is reached day mas come
again and these interesting points are quickly
passed: East Chop. Cape Poge, Cross KIP Light
shin Sankaty Head. Handkerchief and Shoveltul
Iigb+ebins and Nonomoy Point. Then the ''Slue
of Pollock Rip is entered, emerging from which
the vessel is off Cape Cod, on the bosom OF the
broad Atlantic. 1t on the wave washed shore
Of Cape Cod that the Pilgrims landed from the
Mayfower before they crossed over TO Plymouth
Rock, TO make their permanent home IN It's VI
cinity.
From Cape Cod northward the course Of the
vessel bound for Portland passes Chatham, Maui
set and the famous Highland Light, the most east
ery point of Massachusetts, and then stretches
av,av to Thatcher's Island. Cape Ann, and past the
Isles of Shoals. which lie nine miles from the New
Hampshire coast and past lonely Boon Island. and
then the two lights on Cape Elizabeth are seen
and Portland Head and the Bug Light on the
breakwater at Portland Harbor passed and port
is reached The approach TO Portland from the
sea embraces many attractions to the tourist the
New-York tribune., 1908-06-07

,oiood IN the sport and there were classes lor
old and voung The Casino will open III tIle IeN'
Ton davs There are only two hotels at MOI
,,,outh Beach, the Club House and Green mn nm
Tennis is the popular outdoor sport at Nioiiiio
I,oh Tho cottsgers with few exceptions. nave
orrived and the Rumson Road is again nlleo Win
vehicles. 49,, -..u t
Ct Georges new church. built by the WldoW Oh
William F. Strong will be ready for dedlca'ioh oii
June q Bishop John Scarborough Will o1nclate.
seabrght has begun to plan water carilVal loi
Indenendence Day and automobile parade latel
in the summer In former years Seaorlghl anu
Runson were one Now they are distinct Dor
oughs Rumson having last year cut away from
Shrewsbury Township. The Rumson Road Is peihs
irnnroved and in a few days will be In perfect
condition for travel
Seabrieht Beach Club, where the cottagerS Oh
Rumson and Seabright battle in summer. IS al
ready open for the season. The Seabright CrlcKe'
CIub grounds and the golf club are OPEN Inc
active season. however. does not start before july
I AS usual matches of national Importance VIII
he decided on the Cricket Club grounds In August
The hotel season at Seabrfght will not open be-
fore the last week in June. The Octagon. PENN
s11Ia Seabright and Pannacis are the four places
whore the summer crowds gather Normandie- by
the-Sea to the south, IS popular.
New-York tribune., 1908-06-07

an impetus has been given the business by the
growth of motoring that, large as were the accom-
modatons last summer they often proved made
ollate so great We're the crowds
This summer, in consequence, there is an addl-
ton to the is-the $4,000 Leland Park the Colonial
home of the Lelands, of hotel fame. in Atlantic
avenue, which, with its grounds of twenty acres
has been improved and beautifed by Joseph n.
Flanagan.
The racing and other fair features are relied on
TO postpone the regular mid-August climax Of the
season into September. Preparations have been
made for the first annual Long Branch dog show
the first week in August. Robert NJ. Guggenheim.
of New York, is the president of the new kennel
club This show will Immediately follow the horse
show.
The third annual flower show will probably take
place a week before the horse show and the an
nual society circus soon after. gigantic river
carnival. including yacht and motor boat racing,
aquatic athletic contests, illuminated marine pa
rade, pyrotechnic displays and other features, is
planned for another week.
In facilities for sports there IS nothing lacking.
The beach slopes gently from the bluff, that
bathing is considered to be nowhere in the coun-
try more perfect and safer Then two great salt
water pools the beach, where good bathing
New-York tribune., 1908-06-07
AT SOUTH TLBERON.
Branch,

South Flberon is Il growing cottage colony. New
cottages costing more than 100000 are being COM
pleted New villas being finished for Jacob
Rothschild and Henry Goldman. The South Elber-
on summer folk include such well known people
as Newman Erb Hamilton F. Kean. United States
Senator Simon Guggenheim, S. J. Bach, Leo Speyer.
Henry SegInan. Arthur Upper. Edward Hilson.
Philip Goldsmith. D. NJ. Minzeshemer and Harry
Loucheim.
r. ]. Greenhut. the owner Of the Norwood Park
Casino site, expects to beautify the ground during
the year by the erection of fine country estate.
Seabright and Monmouth Beach are beginning to
be lively. A feature OF summer life at Monmouth
is the entertainments given at the Country Club.
Last year roller skating was popular Everybody
New-York tribune., 1908-06-07

many islands and the beautiful bay combining TO
make panorama of especial charm. In the city
of Portland there many things to interest the
visitor and in the immediate vicinity are many
places well worth visit.
The ocean voyage 10 Portland can also be made
a part of the journey to the White Mountains.
with their many scenic attractions, to Bar Harbor
with its wealth OF beauty and beauty of wealth. to
Portland Springs. the Rangeley Lakes and other
delightful regions of the Pine Tree State. into
New Brunswick. Nova Scotia. Cape Breton. or even
Newfoundland and Labrador. Many excursion trips
have been arranged In connection with the Port
lard Line OF the Maine Steamship Company to all
the desirable places along the Down East coast
and the interior lake and mountain region, that
the convenience of the traveller is served in every
possible way
New-York tribune., 1908-06-07

practically rebuilt. The Wellington Inn. formerly
the Pennsylvania Club. is under new management
The Hollywood and the Elberon look forward to
busy season. The Elberon is already open Inc
Hollywood will make a feature OF garden parties
There are now along the entire beach front only
three hotels, and capitalists are nego-
tiating for these. A grand readjustment of condi-
tions is in progress. The resort long an eXclu-
sive cottage colony, is becoming cosmopolitan
There is big theatre in the citys park and
another on the ocean front opposite Brighton ave-
nue. in addition to the 4-oo0-seat open-ar theatre
at Pleasure Bay. The city is providing all
amusements for the many as well as the luxurles
for the few.
Still Long Branch retains its prominence as a
cottage resort Despite the general industrial de-
preston cottages renting more brlskly TINS
season than ever The pick of the thousands that
are for lease, furnished, for the summer Is last
New-York tribune., 1908-06-07
A TWELVE-ACRE PARK.

Included IN the ocean front improvements is a
1e-zcre park where concerts Will be held during
the season beginning July 4, when Schmidts
..Bard White and Cold will give outdoor con-
oerts afternoons and evenings. The new conVen-
ton hall or Casino. where theatrical performances
will be given during the season. and the Casino
annex are also included in the expenditure OF
s5eoooo.
The late-John Hoey, Norman l. Munro and Nate
Salisbury each in turn helped TO make Long
Branch famous. Mr.. Hoey gave Long Brahch
HOLLYWOOD which has attracted a select class OF
oottagers for years Mr. Munro founded NORWOOD
Park another select cottage colony, while MT
Salisbury whose one ambition was to live to see
che ocean front restored, gave the Reservation cot
tage circle
Long Branch has many cottage colonies besides
sbe three named. There is Eberon where Presi-
ae-+ Garfield died. West End is another cottage
district Here ere the summer homes of such well
tnoxn men as General 7. T Eckertp Anthony N
BRADY and Jacob Rothschild North Long Branch
&c another cottage colony, better known as the
Actors Colony Pleasure Bay, by the Shrews-
t.,rv where the clambakes are enjoyed, is a
-,o-n,lar Mace while Branchport, further up the
f-iver contains many pretty summer homes. Long
ys-e,ch proper the heart Of the business centre
80 .cores OF streets where many handsome sum-
- homes are occupied by wealthy New Workers.
New-York tribune., 1908-06-07
OPENING OF COTTAGE SEASON.

,rr,a cottage season Of Long Branch opened 'his
- ca there has been such an outpourins OF
-,-,e- so5ourners that the resort has put on 'os
summer attire at least two weeks aheaU Vi "s'
year. - -. lang Branch
.a.rs something The renting Of all the summer
.ileA-ls - -+als ranging from $500 10 5000 means
4be distrfbution of thousands OF ooilafs ih'o '-'
various channels OF trade ..,
1. r,rsncb has promising card OF attrac-
60 Gov the coming season. Added TO the es'aO
l,sbed list. the horse show the water carnlVaI sa
~, society circus the three which attract are .ie
frxt annual fair OF the Monmouth county gil
-. ro,nsl r.luh The flower show, whlch mas
.s- feature for the last two seasons must not Do
otxeS
New-York tribune., 1908-06-07

eran turfman, who spent small fortune in build
ing a shooting box and establishing the famous
Glover Leaf traps, where, for many years the
Grand American Handicap was shot annually at
tracing marksmen from all parts of the country.
The prize list for the annual horse show is in the
course of preparation. This year is the fourteenth
exhibition. The show will be held the last week in
July at Hollywood Park.
Outdoor sports, golf, tennis polo and yachting
will have many devotees. The new clubhouse of
the Rumson Polo Club opened this week for
the season. The two Shrewsbury clubs and the
Meadow Yacht Club will take care of the re-
sattas especially the last named, which hods
weekly regattas beginning July and continuing
until labor Day.
New-York tribune., 1908-06-07

may be enjoyed by those who cannot buffet the
waves or whose physical condition will not permit
them to bathe in the surf. is a great advantage
There is also still water bathing IN the lakes and
in the Shrewsbury River.
All AQUATIC sports. such as yachting canoeing
and motor boating in the summer and ice yacht
ing and skating in the winter time. are popular on
the Shrewsbury.
A comparatively recent thing is the development
of the commuter colony here. The hundreds OF
reon1a now, who all through the winter make their
homes here and make daily trips 10 and from their
places of business in New York and elsewhere in
the METROPOLITAN find it very beneficial The
combination of all country with all city advan-
tages attracts them.
This class is RAPIDLY increasing So much that
the year round population of the city increased 81
per cent in the five years between 1900 and 1906
and much moro rapidly since then. In the last
New-York tribune., 1908-06-07
SPECIAL ATTRACTIONS.

- bic feature this season, aside from the hoi SO
IL 10, ;. the fair at F1Ikwood Park The mile
.-s~ has been put in shape for the horsenen. me
tssr was organized last fall through The enoIls o..
- Poars of Trade Mayor Charles o. McF a' auDIi
&c nresident, NJ. S. Kahn, secretary ana ,n-.s
= rra-,scl, treasurer. The association mas p!ail"o
- son zoo iu trottins and pacing purses In ao-
s.,'n. ,o those for runners. and there VIII Do a
racs ace open to Monmouth County horse owners. EN-
80 80 o., +,a four special purses closed this week
tn. fair association has leased klk"ooo N u
walter and Frederick Le"1sohn' anu - '-,saa -o
" 49, a.. Feasibility OF purchasing the premises
-. r5s,. was developed by Philip DAILY, the vet
New-York tribune., 1908-06-07
IMPROVEMENTS TO HOTELS.

MANY improvements have been made to the
summer hotels The Hotel Pannaci, which opened
early in April has been entertaining many summer
folks It is the first Of the big summer hotels to
open. The Tallahassee. which opened last sum-
rner for the first time has been changed by the
erection of a. porch on the Ocean avenue entrance.
IT will reopen in another week. The West End
cottages across the way. will open in another
week. The Scarboro has been improved at cost
of several thousand dollars and the old Atlantic
New-York tribune., 1908-06-07
A LIMITED LUXURY.

Two Irishmen Were discussing the phenomenon of
sleep. SAID one, U hear as wan thin poethry
lads calls II bald natures hair reshtoorer.
''Y1s, assented the other; "shlapes a grand lux
ury. It's a pity man cant kape awake long
enough to inJy II. Jst whin he's thinkin' phat a
folne long ehnooze he'll be hovin'. begorra, it's
New-York tribune., 1908-06-07

eight years the permanent residents have doubled
I'm number. And the beginning has only been made.
The first Of next year the running time between
here and New York will. with the completion of
the Pennsylvania Railroads Hudson tunnels, be
reduced to forty-fve minutes. That mean only
one thing-unparaeled development for Long
Branch,
New-York tribune., 1908-06-07
LONG BRANCH'S NEW
ERA OF PROSPERITY
NPROVEMENTS TO OCEAN
FRONT.
Jubilee Day Planned to Celebrate
Improvements Costing Half
MiIIon-Cottage Sea-
son Opened.

Long Branch, ~. J. June CspeciaD-With the
opening OF the season Of 1905 Long Branch
the pioneer Of New Jersey watering resorts enters
on q new era Of prosperity. Newcomers speak of
Il as the New Long Branch" The New Long
New-York tribune., 1908-06-07

Branch that stretch Of front extending
from the cottage section known s West End TO
Sea View avenue, distance Of nearly two miles
Visitors foreign countries pronounce it the peer
Of anything they have seen in their travels.
The drive sixty feet in width. with the ex-
ception of the strip in front Of Ocean Park. where
II is hundred feet. is situated directly the
bluf, and at high tide the waves dash against the
buIkhead The driveway started in the fall Of
1904 VIII be completed within the three weeks,
when that part Of Ocean avenue between North
and South Broadway will be thrown open TO the
public. "A Jubilee day. is being arranged for the
celebration of the completion OF the ocean front
.rnprovements, which have cost the city $4,000