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comparative Cotton Statement.

New York, November 13.-F'or the week ending Friday, November IS: Net re- ceipts at all United States ports during week, 473,732; net receipts at all United States ports same week last year, 349,- 153: total receipts since September |, 3. .533. .955; total receipts to same date last wear. 2,624, ,29S; exports for the week, 2so,- S3O exports for same week last year. 327. .5s5: total exports since September l. 2.s24s4S; total exports same date last year. 1,s24,772; stock at all United States ports. s1O,7s9; stock at all United States ports same time last year. 77O, ,434; stock at all interior towns, 7O5,210; stock at all interior towns same time last year. 425,O74; stock at Liverpool same time last year, 573,oOO; stock of America afloat for Great Britain same time last year, 352, 2,0O0
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Weekly Interior Towns.

New York. November 1S.-Albany: Steady: middling, S3sc; receipts, l006' shipments, S2s; stock 32S2.
 Atlanta; Steady; middling, Sc; receipts, SOO5 shipments. 1926; stock, 15,04
 Brenham: Receipts, 295i shipments 2SS, stock, 1889.
 Charlotte: Steady; middling, Sc; re- ceipts, 1l97; shipments, 1197.
 Columbia; Receipts 3S0a; shipments. 1704; stock, 16,0OO.
 Columbus, Ga: Receipts, 33S0; ship ments, 2200 stock. 17SS6
 Columbus, Miss Receipts 2962; ship ments, 2316; stock, 1922
 Dallas Receipts 625S; shipments, 6766; stock, 5S22
 Greenville: Receipts, SIT; shipments, 3161; stock, 21, ,6l5.
 Greenwood, S. C.: Receipts. 1262; ship ments, GOA; sales 65S; stock, 7276.
 Little Rock: Steady; middling, S3sc receipts, 17,619; shipments, Il S92 stock 4S 422.
 Macon; Shipments, 2572: stock, 12. 4s5 Meridian: Steady: mddling. sac; re- eeipts, 3254; shipments, 447S; stock, 13,723 Montgomery: Receipts, 4S41; shipments 4511; stock, 3S,160.
 Nashville: Firm: middling s7sc; re- ceipts, 625S; shipments 4O43; sales, SS4; stock, 3256.
 Natchez: Receipts, 1914; shipments, s2s; stock, 14,12S.
 Newberry: Receipts 21si, shipments, 1150
 Raleigh: Weak; middllng, S7sc; receipts, 1150; shipments. 675; stock. 617
 Rome: Receipts, 73S; shipments, 1899; stock, 9759.
 Selma; Receipts, 25O6; shipments, 9955. stock, 55S9,
 Shreveport: Steady; middling, 9-16c; receipts, S994; shipments, 2i44 sales, 100; stock, 10,310.
 Vlckshurg: Receipts, 60i9; shipments. FITS; stock, 1,106
 Yazoo City: Receipts. 517o; shipments, S699; stock, 15.850.
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Flour, Meal nnd Feedstur.
Fruits and Produce.

Corrected daily by Douglas Bros.) Cabbage-Virginia, per lb, 214e. Onions-Red Globe, per ID, 2c. Turnips-Rutabagas per lb, 3c. Irish Potatoes-Fancy Michigan stock, bushel, Sl.
 Sweet Potatoes-Yams. per bushel. S2.00
 Pears-California, per crate, s3. Plums-California. per crate $2. Grapes-California Muscat, per crate. S2.00
 Grapes--Tokay. per crate. s2. stock, S-lb baskets, 21c.
 Concord Grages-Fancy Michigan stock Alb baskets, 17c.
 Apples-Fancy New York stock. bar Appies-choice Virginia. per barrel, S3.15
 Limes-Per hundred, $l.
 Pears-Cooking, per barrel. S3. Lemons-Fancy imported, per box. 366s, $4.50.
 Lemons-Choice. verdelli. 360s, box. s400.
 Bananas-Fancy. bunch Si to S1 50. Celery--Colorado, per crate, $3.50. Cranberries-Cape Cod, per box, $2.75. Cheese-Fancy full cream. per lb, l6c. Peanuts-Choice Virginia. per lb. 6hc.
 Peanuts-Chioce Virginia. per lb. 5hc. 5hc.
 Beans-Red kidney, per ID. 5c. Beans-Lima. per lb. 6hc. Eggs-Tennessee candled. per dozen, 25c Il Hens-Each, 30Q4Oc M Fryers-Each. 150 35c-
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Total Net Receipts.

New York, November 13.-The following are the total net receipts of cotton at all ports since September 1 Galveston 1885, 5s5, New Orleans 5s1 9S7, Mobile 134,57O, Sa- yannah 733 225, Charleston 105,096' Will mington 210,O14. Norfolk 199.117, Baltimore 22,541, New York 6s, Boston 3O94, New port News 454 Philadelphia S94, San Fran cisco 6SO. Brunswick S6,21S, Port Town send 54S4, Pensacola 36464. Port Arthur and Sabine Pass II ,246, Jacksonville 11,Sol El Paso Tex, 50. minor ports 9906; total B. 553 955 bales.
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Interior Movement.

Houston-Quiet; middling, Sc; net re- ceipts. 1S,955; gross receipts. 1S,955 shipments, 1S,S1S; sales, 2l9S; stock, 113,S07.
 Augusta-Quiet; middling. 91-16c, net receipts, 1887; gross receipts 2147; shipments, 620; sales, 624; stock, S4,260.
 Memphis-Steady; middling. 9bc, net receipts, 6766; gross receipts. Ill., 469 shipments, 625s; sales, 32O0; stock, 146.517.
 St. Louis-Steady; middling 91sc net receipts, 1273: gross receipts, 5460, shipments, 5427; sales, ETA; stock, 22,- 551.
 Cincinnati-Net receipts. 1545 gross receipts, 1545; shipments, S70; stock 14,S56.
 Louisville-Firm middling, 9ssc; net receipts 445; gross receipts, 445; ship ments, SS sales, 557; stock, 1900.
 Little Rock-Steady; middling, s%c;
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Livernool Cotton Market.

Liverpool, Novemb CT 13-Cotton spots in fair demand; prices points higher, American middling fair. 5.53d; good middling. slid; middling, 5.05d, low mlddling, 4.S5d; good ordinary, 434d; ordinary, 395d. The sales of the day were 1000 bales, of which 400 were for speculation and export and included 5000 American. Receipts, 13,000 bales, including Il 600 American
 Futures opened steady and closed easy; November 4.79d November-De- cember, 4.69d December January, 4.67d January February, 4.661ad; February March 4.67d; March April, 5.67 1ad, , April May, 4.6Sd; MayJune, 4.6s hd, June-July, 4.69d; July-August. 4.67 hdi August September, 4.61hd September October, 4.56d October November, 4.52d.
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Coffee Market.

New York, November 1S.-Coffee futures closed steady in tone but at net decline of to 10 points Sales were reported of 27,5O0 bags, including November and December at 6.25c, March and May at 5.20c; July at 5.20@ 5.25c; September at 5.20c, and October at 5.25c.
 Spot quiet; Rio No. T, hc; Santos No. A. Sc. Mild dull; Cordova, g IA O l2 Ac.
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New Orleans Cotton Market.

New Orleans, November 13.-Spot cot ton quiet and steady today at unchanged quotations Middling, 87sc; sales on the spot were 2150 bales; to arrive 1S00
 Futures opened steady at an advance of to points. First prices were about the highest of the day for Liverpool, after coming in about as expected, developed a weak tone and this market declined in sympathy Longs also sold out because of the expectation of bearish weekend figures. Under the selling prices feel off until they stood 5 to points below the level of yesterdays closing No sup port was offered and the market closed at practically the lowest of the day. At the close the market was steady and prices showed g net decline of to 8 points.
 n-Im
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sterling exchange steady with actual bus mess in bankers bills at $4.S3. 7Oa4. .S3. 80 for 6O-day bills, and at $4.S5.S5 for de- mand; commercial bills, A.SSA44. .S31a. Bar silver. 49Bc. Mexican dollars. 45c. Government bonds steady; railroad bonds strong.
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Naval Stores.

Savannah, November B.-Turpentine firm, 3SAc; sales, 1137; receipts, 11SS; ship ments, 1151. Resin firm; sales, 2s4S; re- ceipts, 25SS; shipments, 3373I stock, l46,- 451. Quote: B, D, E, $2.s5; F, G, s2,so; H. $3. .45; l, s4; K, s4.sO; M, SS.S5; N, $o.so; VIC, $6. S5; wv, $6.40.
 Wilmington, N C., November 1S-Spirits turpentine steady, BIC; receipts, 4s casks Rosin steady, s2.6O; receipts, SsS. Tar firm, s2 receipts. sl. Crude turpentine nrm' SIP, s2 25 and s2. 70; receipts. 40. Charleston, N. O., November Blur pentine firm. S7%c. Rosin firm; sales, 800 barrels. Quote: A. B, c, $275@2So; D, s2. .75@2 80; E, $2.75Q2.So F, $2.soQ2.S5; G. s2. .sO6D2. .S5; II, $3. .35; I, $3.90; K, $4s0; M, s5. .25; N $5. 80; VIC. $65; wv, $6.So.
 New Orleans, November 13.-Receipts' 216 barrels rosin;l turpentine, g barrels. Exports for New York, 519 barrels rosn; turpentine, 500 barrels.
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LOCAL PROVISIONS.
New Cotton.

Meats. Rib bellies, 11Q11.73c. D. S. clear bellies, II E @12hc. D. S. extra short ribs, 10.60c. D. s. fat backs, 9.S5c. Smoked clear bellies, 12Bc; fancy. 14c.
 Hams. smoked. 12@1SHc. Califor- mia. Sc.
 Bacon, fancy 1shc; medium, 16c. Lard, leaf, 10Ac compound, 7%c. Pork loins, 12c. spare ribs, S1Rc. Ham butts, lie: Boston butts. 10hc. Shoulders, 9Rc. Brains, Sc. beef livers 6c. Pork sausage, Size.
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Dry Goods,

New York. November 13-A very large business is being done in cotton
 goods in the primary market. Cotton yarns are also being bought freely and prices are higher. The jobbipg trade is now doing a normal trade for this period of the year The local wool marke has been fairly active on carpet wools and very active on pulled wools.
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New Orleans Cotton Futures.
 Open. High. Low. Close

New Orleans, November 19.-Cotton spots were quiet and steady. Low or dinary, 4ss nominal; ordinary, 57 1-16c nominal; good ordinary, 67sc low mid ding, SAC; middling, S7sc: good mid ding. 91sc; middling fair, Slice; fair, 10 5-16c nominal. Receipts, 14,Ol7; stock, 229 937
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net receipts. 2641: gross receipts, 2641i shipments, 29S7: stock, 4S,422.
 Total today-Net receipts, 33.312, gross receipts, 42,662; shipments. S5.- O1S; sales, 6903; stock 4S0.713.
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NATIONAL BANK
OF BIRMINGHAM, ALA.

The Cash and Exchange held by the First National Bank of Birmingham September 3rd 908 e date of the last state the Compoe amounted than 40 per cent of the total cash and exchange held by all other National Banks in the State at that time.
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Local Staple Groceries. (Correeted dairy by Franklin. Stiles &
 Franklin.)

Apples-3-lb cans. per dozen. soc.
 Axle Gr>ase-S dozen to case. DiA- mond. s1.aj Mica. $S.25.
 Baked Beans-3 dozen 3-lb cans to Mitchell. 95c Bull Head. s0c dozen case. per dozen. Palace Car. $l.50: 2-ib cans to case, per dozen. Campbells to case, per dozen. Van Camp, soc.
 Taking Powder-Per case, Good Luck.
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Treasury Statement.

Washington, November 13-Today's g statement of the treasury balances in the general fund shows: Available cash bal ance s162. .243.S39; gold coin and bullion, s34, ,6S2; gold certificates, sSS,011 69o.
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Southern Railways 7::3U morning train now the popular route to Atlanta. Chair, par Tor and broiler buffet cars. Sleep late and go by the South ern.
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Cotton Seed Oil.

New York, November 13.-Cotton seed oil firm; prime crude. 3OA@3O1sc.
 New Orleans, November 13.-Cotton seed oil prime refined, in barrels, per pound, 5 20c.
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Bonds.
Money on Call.

New York, November 13.-Money on call easy, 11aQ2 per cent; ruling rate, closing bid. 1s4; offered at 2; time loans easier; 60 days, SA@S1a; 90 days, 311; six months, S%@4.
 Prime mercantile paper, 4@4h per cent;
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Southern railway, the only afternoon train to Washington, Philadelphia and New York. Through sleeper with dining car service unexcelled.
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If in doubt asa 10 illustrations for your ad, see The Gawk.
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sales for he
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New York Cotton Futures.
 Open. High. Low. Close. |
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LOCAL STOCKS 6 BONDS
Local Iron Market.
Local Securities.

Corrected by Otto Marx &. Co.,. Brown
 Marx Building.)
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New York, November 13.-The follow ing statistics on the movement of cot ton for the week ending Friday, No vember IS, were compiled by the New York cotton exchanges:
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The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1908-04-24
Our Common Protector.

Did you ever think that the govern
ment is a great obliterator of prize
schemes, premium games, adulterated
foods, etc.? It surely is, and the time
is not far off when it will take hand
in the methods of selling goods, and
let it be hoped cut out such schemes
as coupons and the premiums in gen.
eral. Fraud one way Is just as bad as
fraud some other way. The lottery
principle involves the plan of making
a great majority contribute toward the
payment of sums to a mighty small
minority. The average premium
scheme works with more certainty. It
means that all the users of goods with
which premiums are given must con-
tribute towards paying for prizes
which only about 30 or 40 per cent. of
the users Of the goods receive. There
are two ways Of heading OF the
premium deal: One is to educate the
merchants and the consumers to the
truth that the premium racket is a
plan that works against their inter-
ests, and the other is to have the gov
eminent prohibit the plan. The for
mer is a hard proposition to handle,
and perhaps the latter is equally so,
but it is more certain and would be
more effective.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1908-04-24
An End MISSING.

An Irishman who served on board
q man-of-war was selected by one of
the officers to haul in towline of con-
siderable length that was towing over
the taffrail. After pulling in 40 or SO
fathoms, which had put his patience
severely to proof, as we'll as every
muscle of his arms, he muttered to
himself:
Surely it's as long as to-day and to.
morrow. It's good weeks work for
any five in the ship. Bad luck to the
leg or the arm it'll leave at last. What,
more of it yet? Och, murder! The
says mighty deep, to be sure!"
After continuing in a similar strain
and conceiving there was little prob
ability of the completion of his labor.
he suddenly stopped short, and, ad.
dressing the officer of the watch, ex.
claimed: bad manners to me, sir, If
I don't think somebody's cut off the
other end of it!"-The Pathfinder.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1908-04-24

sblsd ma conplail Il 3 Ia ND
scolded 90 much that his aunt, Who
sat In hammock near BY, could ret1l
strain herself no longer. Going up to
the lad she asked. hying : hand on his
shoulder: 1893 .* ~. "a.
James, why do you try to break
that colt of yours ~ p Il 4 ..> wv Is.
The boy looked up IN surprise.
why, want him to be good for
something 49, .sz5.., {. 81 Il 7
But he likes his own" she Oh.
jected. why shouldn't he have it?''
James stared hard at his aunt, then
answered: III sz7.zlf :.
I'D like to know the good Of I horse
that always has his own way!"
= AS for working" the aunt con-
tinued, Il should think there was time
enough for that when he gets to be
an old horse"
Why, don't you sec. II; he doesn't
learn when he's = colt James be-
gan. Then he stopped, grew red in
the face and looked at his aunt ap-
pealingly. -. .~-': -
? "Oh-oh!" he stammered. IL SEQ
what you are driving at, aunt, and I
guess you're right. I'm not even as
good rs my colt. I'm an ass; but I'll
try to mend my temper"
And the aunt heard no more com.
planning.
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Experience No Educator.

Some years ago St. Louis get-rich-
quick concern failed for more than
100000. Hundreds of it's patrons lost
heavily. Some who paid into the
game as high as $500 believed they
could pull out by patronizing like con-
Germs. The man who conducted the
fraud turned over to another man who
had just started q new game the list
of his patrons. Letters were sent out
stating that by a small investment the
new concern could make the patrons
of the old one winners. Hundreds
sent in their money. Like the other
investment, the cash went into the
hands of the schemer to remain there.
An end was put to the game by the
postoffice department. It pays to pat
ronize home institutions of every class
And kind that you know to be lexiti-
mate. Steer clear Of the schemers
Who. have something extraordinary to
06er you. -
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In But Not Out.

Many devices and traps are used to
catch them, but none is more simple
or efficient than the one shown in this
illustration. A pit is dug in the
ground along a rabbit-run and two
pieces Of board, swinging on a pivot,
placed over it. AS the rabbit strikes
the board it inclines and pitches him
into the pit, swinging back into posi-
ton again by the weight at the other
end. These traps, which are large
enough to hold 100 rabbits, are in
common use, are made by the whole.
sale and sold by hardware and imple-
ment dealers generally.
Other death-dealing devices for ex-
terminating the rabbits are the poison
carts, which sell for about 500 eachl
and fumigators, costing $50, for pump
ing deadly gas into the traps.
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Evidence Of Careiessness

Dirty show windows are evidence OF
lack of thrift and Indifference, II not
indicative of filth and laziness. To
properly take care of the windows, it
takes little time. But this time Is
we'll spent. Some clerk may develop
much talent for this class of work, and
the average young man who takes any
interest in the store can easily learn
to care for the window displays. Some
who have original ideas, and who have
been given a chance to cultivate them,
have proved great trade-makers for
their employers. Not long ago one
clerk who conceived the idea Of ma.
king pork-product display, did such
good Job that it attracted the atten-
ton of a packing house concern and
he was hired to go from town to town
with one Of the cracker-jack statesmen
and arrange displays for leading GUS
toners. There is never anything lost
except perhaps little of the inclina.
ton to be careless in having windows
OF the grocery well looked after.
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Two 15-year-old Maiden boys, T.
Clayton White, son of DR.. Walter H.
White of Perkins avenue, and H. Le-
land Ryder, son of Frederick T. Ryder
of Converse avenue. have invented a
miniature elevated railway which is
noiseless and more speedy than the
cars of the third-ra!l variety, says the
Boston Herald.
The road has been built in the base.
ment of young Whites home, and has
Is feet of track. It has three cars and
a small engine. Everything connected
with the railway, even to the cars, was
built by the two youngsters.
The power is received from a large
generator which White built. Young
White in speaking about his invention
said:
Il really believe that have better
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One on the Pompous Peer.

The late Lord Richie was not re-
nowned as a wit, but few years ago
he scored against pompous peer who
resented the inclusion of middle
class commoner in the cabinet. They
met at an official dinner, given on
the eve of the opening of parliament,
and when they were introduced the
peer regarded Mr.. Richie supercili-
ously, and quite irrelevantly intro
duced the subject of the sugar trade,
in which Mr. Richie was commercial
ly interested. -
quite an interesting business"
said the peer, playing with his eye
glass.
Every interesting" the minister as
scented.
How much sugar goes to the
pound, Mr.. Ritchie?" inquired the
peer, with slow, insolent smile.
"A pound Of sugar and pound Of
oakum weigh exactly the same, my
lord" replied Mr.. Richie: .....
The peer turned away with an
angry flush. One Of his relatives had
recently been convicted Of fraud. p
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OUR COUNTRY PRESS.
-
Il . Making Progress and 10 impor.
,*z' tant to Wide-AWals Advertiser. =

Close estimates show that adver.
Using in country papers has increased
fully 20 per cent. the past i've years.
This shows that the merchants are
realizing how important it is to ad-
vertise, and also shows that there is
merit in the right kind Of use of print
ers' ink, or there would be q decrease
instead of continual increase. There
can be no doubt that the inroads of
the mail order houses into trade in
different parts Of the country have
aroused merchants to the necessity of
more extensive advertising. -
One of the things that has NO doubt
stimulated advertising ia, the practice
Of many manufacturers, supplying deal
ers with electrotypes and ready pre-
pared advertising. There can be no
doubt the trade papers have been i'm
portant mediums: in the matter of in
fluencing merchants to do more and
better advertising. It matters not how
the change has been wrought, but it is
q fact that advertising patronage of
the country newspaper publishers has
been increased about 20 per cent. in
five years. This means that the mer-
chants are getting their eyes open,
and are on the right path for the pro-
lection of their interests.
Now IL the time to start at work
on spring and summer advertising.
There will be a heavy trade the CON-
ing seasons. The people have abund-
ance of ready cash and they are
anxious to spend some Of It for things
that they want. The live merchant is
going to get his share Of it.
He is going to get just little more
if he sets out right and does a little
judicious advertising. When we say
little we mean that he must use lib
eral space and fill it with the right
kind of ideas, of attention attractors.
Start in early. Take time in studying
out just what you want. You should
have ideas that are worth trying out,
some opinions in regard to goods that
you carry and want to shove. When
you have carefully weighed the mat
ter, take your printer into your con-
fidence and tell. him that he must do
his best to get the ideas in the right
kind of shape. Too often good adver-
tisements fall fiat because the print
or has no knowledge or lacks the
means of setting UP an attractive ad-
vertisement. It will pay the liberal
advertiser to adopt the methods the
great concerns in the cities follow.
Have a certain style of type to use
exclusively in your advertising II
the printer is too poor to get it for
you, it might be a good investment for
you to secure it yourself and for your
sole use. It will be different from the
others, and the people will notice it.
It will be kind of advertising trade
mark for you.
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system for small road than the Bos.
ton Elevated Company has. My cars
are practically noiseless and do not
make the rumbling sound that can be
heard on the Boston L. structure. OF
course road built like this on a
large scale would be dangerous to the
public If not carefully guarded on &C.
count Of the two tracks being charged"
White and Ryder are both pupils in
the Belmont grammar school, The for
mer is president of the concern known
as the White & Ryder Railway CON-
pany, while the latter is general maa.
ager.
White and Ryder began constructing
the road over six months ago, and now
everything is completed and stands in
spection. The boys also. came into
prominence some time ago when they
invented small steamboat.