Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-12-31
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1t has become known that it was
President Roosevelt who first suggest
ed that the Smithsonian Institution
take part with him in the African en-
terprise. The secretary of the inst
tuition received a letter from ROose-
welt last June. stating his intention of
hunting in Africa and offering TO give
the institution the results of his eN-
petition. provided it would send along
the necessary naturaliSts TO prepare
and ship the materials. The offer was
accepted and the funds have been
raised. presumably from private dona-
lions, some suspecting that Carnegie is
the interested party.
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Director of MINIS Leach reports that
S191, 23S. 37T in gold was coined during
the last fiscal year and S16.530,4II in
subsidiary silver. besides 81 ,946,O0S in
minor coinage. He estimates the pro-
duction of gold in this country to have
been S90. 49,. 100 in the calendar year
of 1907 and for the same period $751;
300. 700 in silver. The consumption of
gold in the industrial arts was $40
I21.0IO and of silver 100000 ounces.
The stock of gold in the world Jan.
/. 1908. is estimated to have been 81
014.6O0.0O0: silver coin. $500, 100000,
and the uncovered paper, S4,302, 800
600.
The Bureau of Statistics reports that
the last fiscal year broke all records
for exports of manufactures, their
value amounting to S36S, 100000, as
compared with $3.50. 100000 the preced
ing year. In 1908 40 per cent of our
manufactured exports went to Europe.
Copper led in value at $91,0OO,O00; re-
fined mineral oils came next. worth
$5J,000.000. and steel manufactures
third. worth S41.0000O0. Exports to
South America totaled ST2.00O,OO0. and
to other ports of North America $780,
100000. while S72 100000 worth were
sent to Asia. S4O.000.00O TO Oceanica
and S1OO0C,OOO to Africa.
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A decrease of nearly S1S,000.0O0 in
the internal revenue receipts of the
government for the last fiscal year IS
attributed by Commissioner Capers to
the prohibition movement, to the high
price of grain and to an agreement
among the distillers to limit the out
put. The production of distilled spirits
was 126,574.OO0 gallons. as compared
with 16S.574.OOO the year before. There
was a decrease in the production of de-
natured alcohol.
The feature of the last annual report
of Secretary of the Navy Metcalf is
the policy of naval concentration urged
by developing to their full capacity the
yards at New York. Philadelphia. Nor
folk. Puget Sound and Mare Island.
Especial attention is paid to the fresh
water basin at Philadelphia. as it is
the only place on the Atlantic coast
where battIeships can be held in re-
serve or laid up in fresh water.
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Notwithstanding the rule permitting
anyone to have a letter sent by special
delivery by merely affiXing 10 cents
worth of ordinary stamps. the Post Of
fec Department has just placed on sale
a new design of special delivery
stamp which is distinctive from ali
other stamps. 1t utilizes the olive
branch of peace and the cap of Mer-
curry to suggest dispatch.
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Following the ruling of the Patent
Office. which recently refused to regis
ter Il food label unless the name of the
maker were inserted after the word
guaranteed" the National Board of
Food and Drug Inspection has ordered
that labels must be printed hereafter
in accordance with that ruling. but old
labels now in hand may be used up.
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An official of the Navy Department
SAYS. there will be no division of the
battleship fleet of the United States
between the Pacific and Atlantic until
the total of our frst-class fighting
ships is so large that One-half of it
will be equal to all the battleships built
and building for Japan.
No apprehension is felt at the Navy
Department over the appearance OF
smallpox on the battleship Georgia OF
Admiral Sperry's battleship fleet. 1t
is said that only one case thus far has
been reported and every precaution has
been taken to prevent the spread of
the disease.
The resolution of the national rivers
and harbors convention calling for
bond issue of S50O.000,000, has stirred
up a lively discussion among govern
ment officials and members of Con
gress.
Secretary of the Treasury Cortelyou
has DppH OlleIttI lllt pAN'iNNhN' Va NAAN
Union Trust Company, one of the larg-
est financial concerns in New York.
Both the national conference of Gov
ernors and the Rivers and HarbOrs
Congress went on record in favor of IL
s5O.OOOOOO bond issue for the promo
tion of deep inland waterways or for
other works of equal Importance The
Governors conference also approved
the creation of a permanent commits
sion to look after such interests, and q
committee was named to prepare a bill
to he introduced in Congress. Speaker
Cannon remained non-conmittal.
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Secretary Wilson. of the Department
of Agriculture. has announced his de
cision in the bleached TOUR contrOver-
Sv holding that flour bleached with