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The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-03-17
EASTER BUYERS
FLOCK EAST on
BARGAINS HUNT
Merchants Associations Re.
duced Rates Bring Many
to New York.

NEW YORK, March 17.-There was
a rush of all classes of buyers of mer-
chandise to this city yesterday, due to
the Merchants Associations reduced
rates on the trunk lines from points
more han 100 miles distant. While the
influx was large for the first day, 1t
was expected that the numbers would
increase during the week. Buyers came
yesterday from the western part of this
state, from Pennsylvania, and a few
from st. Louis and Chicago. They
were principally on a still hunt for
wholesale bargains in millinery and gem
eral dressmaking supplies.
There was no evidence of hard times
among those who went to the Mer-
chants Association rooms to sign the
list of arrivals. They were as alert
and as optimistic as if there had been
no bank failures. They were on bust
ness bent, as usual.
Buyers say they are not here to
overload. They do not intend to buy
~speculatively. They came to purchase
the stock necessary to supply the de-
mand they are sure of. 1t was all very
we'll in other years to invest money in
stock that might be taken up by GUS
toners, but that won't do now.
This meant. of course, that the
wholesale houses here would not get as
much business as usual. but II of the
leading jobbers said that they preferred
it that way. The credits would be
safer. The examination into the re-
sources of the buyers, he said, was more
stringent than formerly. That was a
simple plan of protection against possi-
BILE loss through injudicious purchasing.
1T did not necessarily mean lard times.
The times were conservative, that was
all.
And with it all the general feeling
yesterday was that the business this
year in everything pertaining to the
dry goods trade would be equal TO the
average for the last five years.
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HI COTTON MARKET.

NEW YORK. March 17.-The cotton
market opened steady at a decline OF
1d4 points. and after some little irregu-
larlty sold about 2 to 5 points net lower
on active months in response to rather
easy cables, reports of rapid progress
with farm work i'm the Southwest, good
weather over the belt. fear of easier
spots, scattering liquidation and local
bear pressure. Business was quiet AMI
during the middle of the morninS
prices were a point or two no from
the lowest, although the undertone of
the market showed little Improvement.
Fluctuations we're within a range of
about 6 points during the entire morn
ing, and late in the forenoon the mar
ket was barely steady, prices at mid
day being 3 to 5 points net lower or at
practically the lowest point so far for
the day. Business continued very
quiet. and there was no special news
or feature.
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RAILROAD HEAD
RAILS AGAINST
LABOR UNIONS
President Stickney, of Defaulted
Chicago Great Western, Says
They Bankrupted His Road.

NEW YORK, March 17.-President A.
f.. Stickney, of the Chicago Great
Western Railway, who was yesterday
in conference with Robert Fleming.
chairman of the committee of British
holders of the e|ompany's debentures,
scored labor in pungent language in a
statement he prepared for the London
finance committee. Labor. he states,
played no small part in precipltating
the road into the hands of a receiver.
I'm attempting" he says, 10 apply a
remedy for the increased cost of main
tanning equipment the a cement dis
covered that it's shops and all its round
houses were in the grasp of local labor
unions, whose leaders not only disre-
garded the interests of the company,
but also disregarded the rules of their
own orders and set at defiance tho or
ders Of the chief officers of their own
national organizations to whom they
owed allegiance.
THE rate of wages of all the men
who are engaged in the maintenance
of equipment WAS increased in the au-
tumn of 1906 about 10 per cent. so this
increased scale of wages was In force
during the period under consideration,
and the cost of some articles of mate
rial used in repairs also increased.
Adding these two increases together
the total will account for only o small
part of the extraordinary increases of
expenses. Therefore, much the larger
part of the increased cost of mainte-
nance must be ascribed to the careless
ness of the trainmen in the handling
of trains and cars, already mentioned,
and to the general INSTRUMENTATION and
Reorganization of the forces employed
in making repairs. To such an extent
had this INSTRUMENTATION extended that
the minor superintendent, technically
called charge men, who directly over
see the work OF repairs, had been com
PEELED to join the unions and become
subordinate to union leaders. These
charge men had not hesitated to dis
obey the Instructions of the company's
superintendent, and in turn the work
men themselves had sometimes obeyed
the instructions of their own charge
men and sometimes had refused to
obey. each workman acting upon his
W judgment, doing such work as ne
chose to do, in such manner as he
thought best and at such times as suit
ed his whim or convenience. By his
means the cost of maintenance has
been largely increased without con-
ferring any benefits upon the work.
men, either in the nature of a reduc-
tion in the hours of service or the
amount of labor that they have per-
formed, or in increased compensation.
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AFTER BURBANK.

Shortly after a new administration
took hold of a well-known Southern
railroad a great number of claims were
preferred against the company on ac-
count Of horses and cattle being killed
along the line in Kentucky. To make
matters worse, 1t appeared that every
animal killed however worthless it may
have been uefcre the accident. invari-
ably figured in the claims subsequently
presented as being of the best blood in
Kentucky.
One day, in conversation with one of
the roads attorneys, the president be-
came very much excited i'm referring to
the situation. do you know" he ex-
claimed. bringing down his fist on tho
desk. by way of emphasis, 81 have
reached the conclusion that nothing in
Kentucky so improves live stock as
crossing It with a locomotive .r-Mon-
treal Star.
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NEWS AND NOTES
FOR INVESTORS.

The American Smelling and Refining
Company has advanced lead to four
cents a pound. This is an advance of
one-fourth of a cent in the past week.
M%achinists on the Denver and Rio
| Grande Railroad have declared a strike.
The dividend for the current quarter
on the Crucible Steel Company has been
passed.
Louisville and Nashville Company has
sold 81, 000, 900 unified mortgage 4 per
cent. gold bonds of the issue of 1890, due
July, 1910.
During February and January or
ders for only twelve locomotives were
placed by the railroads of the country.
During the same period last year he
| equipment companies received orders
from the railroads for 912. Only 49S
new freight cars were ordered, as
compared with 70.92e contracted for
during January and February, 1906.
OF 152 railroads which have reported
for the full year Of 1907, the Pennsyl-
vania showed the largest gain in gross
earnings and Reading the largest gain
in net earnings.
In the eight months of this fiscal
year the exports from this country ex-
ceeded the imports by $500, $50 ZOO.
The first instalment of 20 per cent.
on the $4,000, 900 of new stock issued
by the Chicago Telephone Company
was paid yesterday.
Attorney General Jackson's attempt
to have the American Ice Company and
it's president. Wesley M. oler, indicted
for criminal conspiracy, was killed yes
terday by the special county grand jury,
which voted to dismiss the charge. The
vote was unanimous.
After a debate that took nearly the
entire session. the Senate at Washing
ton yesterday passed a resolution
adopted by Senator Tillman for an in
V%estigation of the conduct Of national
banks. and particularly New York
banks. in connection with furnishing
loans for speculative purposes and other
transactions. The investigation will be
conducted by the committee on nance.
John IT. Edwards. of Ohio, Assistant
Secretary of the Treasury. Will take
charge of the New Amsterdam National
Bank, of New York city, today rs
permanent receiver. In connection with
Mr.. Edwards appointment it became
known yesterday that there has been
preached a plan for the consolidation
of the New Amsterdam with two other
local institutions.
Official details regarding the Great
Northern iron ore properties made
public yesterday in the first annual re-
port for the fiscal year ended Decsnl-
her Z. 1907, show that the companiss
control by ownership iron lands In
Minnesota a~ggrcgating 65,o91. 40 acres.
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CITY ADVERTISEMENTS.


PESEINE AVENUE, JELLIFF AVENUE,
BADGER AVENUE. BELMONT AVENUE,
HILLSIDE AVENUE n JOHNSON AVE
NUE. OPENING.
Notice Is hereby given that the Commission
@rs heretofore appointed by the Mayor of the
sessnaent upon all the owners OF all the lands
and real estate in the city OF Newark peeu-
lerly benefited by any local Improvement In
the said city, in proportion as nearly as may
be TO the advantage each was deemed to have
acquired, have made an estimate and ASSESS
menf or BENEFITS conferred upon all the owners
Of ali The la~ds and real estate IN the city OF
Newark peculiarly benefited by each of the fol-
lowing improvements In said city, namely.
PESHINE AVENUE +
opening, from Watson avenue to Hawthorne
avenue;
JEbLIFF AVENUE
a%pening, from Watson avenue to Hawthorne
BADGER AVENUE.
opening, from Watson avenue to Hawthorne
BELMONT AVENUE
opening, from Watson avenue to Hawthorne
HILLSIDE AVENUE
opening, from Watson avenue to Hawthorne
JOHNSON AVENUE
opening, from Watson avenue to Hawthorne
avenue. and have filed their reports Of said
assessments for benefits In the office OF tho
clerk Of the Circuit Court or the county OF
Essex. and that the Judge OF said court has
liked Monday. the twenty-third day Of March.
1908, at 10 O'Clock In the forenoon, in tho Cir
cult Court room at the Court House, In the
city OF Newark, as the time and place OF
hearing any objections that may be made to
the said assessments,
Dated March Il, 1905.
FRANCIS CHILD. JR..
marriott City Attorney.
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MERELY PRACTISING.

II WONDER" said the tall man in the
suit of faded black. "if 1 could interest
you in a new and cheap edition of the
works OF Anthony Trollope."
Il don't know answered the man
at the desk. Go ahead and let mo
hear what you have to say"
The book agent began at once.
Every student of literature knows.'
he said, that Anthony Trollope a
one of England's great novelists. 1t is
true, perhaps, that he wrote for a
limited class
And so on. for ten minutes.
mo-" said the man at the desk.
turning again to his work, you haven't
succeeded in interesting me a Bit
That's all right rejoined the tail
man in the suit of faded black, replac-
ing the sample volumes in his valise
with imperturbabie composure. Il
have Just started out canvassing with
these books, and | WAS only practising
on you Good aftcrnoon."-chicago
Tribune.
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II PRODUCE MARKET.

NEW YORK, March 17.-Flour-Re-
ceipts, 1898; sales, LOO. Dull and un
changed.
Wheat-Receipts, 1900; sales. 500, 900.
Owing to steady cables and fears of
cold weather West, wheat advanced
about 1ac this morning, with shorts
fair buyers, and not much for sale.
May, 1.03M@1.03 9-16.
Rye-Dull; No, 2 Western, S1@SS f. o.
b.. New York.
Corn-Receipts, 1925; sales none.
Beef-Steady.
Park-Steady; short. clear. $4,000
1900.
Lard-Steady; Western, 7.SO@7.9O.
Sugar-Raw, firm: fair refining, 1856;
centrifugal, 96 test, 4.06; molasses sugar,
S.31. Refined. steady; crushed, SO;
powdered, $40: granulated. 500.
Petroleum-Steady; refined, all ports.
S.7O@8.75.
Coffee-ouiet; No. Z Rio. 6M; No. A
Santos, SIS.
Molasses-ouiet; New Orleans, 2S@42.
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MARKET SHOWS
WEAKER TENDENCY
SIGNS EARLY
Trading Broad and Widely Dis
tributed at Opening, with
Lower Prices.

NEW YORK. March 17.-Openins
prices of stocks today showed slight
recessions, the larger being In Union
Pacific, st. Paul and Atchison. Amer
lean Ice advanced q. The dealings
were active and quite broadly dis
stributed.
IL a. m.-Liberal selling orders were
placed in the market and prices de-
cIined steadily until a large number of
active. stocks were quoted considerably
below Yesterdays closing figures. The
chief pressure centered on the West
ern group. especially the Hartman
. stocks General Electric sagged "a.
Union Pacific Is New York Central
and American Smelling IA and st.
Paul. Missouri Pacific. Denver and Rio
C;rande preferred. National Lead pre-
ferred and Corn Products preferred l.
Noon--The extension of tho decline
carried Reading, Delaware and Hudson,
: Great Northern preferred. Republic
Steel preferred and United States Rub
Der first preferred a point under last
night. st. Louis and San Francisco
second preferred IL and Pittsburg, G.,
c. and st. Louis liz. A rally followed
which placed Amalgamated Copper a
fraction over last night. United States
Reduction rose 21s, the preferred Al
with a reaction of 8, and Nashville.
Chattanooga and st. Louis s. Bonds
we're steady.
/ p. ma partial etback brought
prices down again to about the low
level of the morning. This decline
again resulted in a moderate distribu-
ton of new buying orders, aud there
wa a. moderate rally. in which Anal
Ramated Copper was conspicuous. Con-
solidated Gas lost 2% and Anlalga-
mated Copper and American Car pre-
Barred rose l..
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CHICAGO GRAIN MARKET.

CHICAGO. March 17.-There was
only a moderate trade in wheat today.
Tho market was firm. May opened a
shade to Ad% higher at 95h to ostz.
and sold up to 95&.
May corn opened a shade to 1smh
higher at 657s to Sc, and sold up to 6s}S
al.
May oats opened unchanged to "a
higher at 541s to 54A, and held within
that range.
May provisions opened quiet; pork a
shade to 71a610 higher at Il. 30@12.S71a;
lard unchanged to 2h lower at 7.9a1zD
7.95, and ribs unchanged at $50.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-03-17
CRIMINAL PROSECUTION
FOR RAILROAD OFFICIALS.

WASHINGTON. March 17.-criminal
prosecution. it is indicated officially.
viii be instituted against certain Off
cials Of the Chesapeake and Ohio Rail-
way Company and certain favored ship
pers BY that line on account Of what is
asserted to have been illegal practiscs
relative to Interstate shipments.
Il appears from the findings Of the
Interstate Commerce Commission that
the Chesapeake n Ohio favored GER
tain grain and packing house shippers.
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FEAR A SOFT COAL STRIKE.

CHICAGO, March 17.-Coal IN great
quantities is being stored by the rail-
roads and by dealers in Chicago who
have contracts for supplying big estab-
lishments. owing to the possibility of a
strike among the bituminous miners in
the next three months. Some of the
railroads are stated to be already in a
position where the immediate calling of
a strike would not embarrass them.
While the other roads soon will be in an
equally good position.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-03-17
ALARM FOR PUNcTURED TIRES.

A new alarm to warn motorists OF a
punctured tire consists of a bell and
plunger attachment fastened to u
spoke of the wheel. The moment the
tire begins to get soft the plunger
strikes the ground at every revolution
Of the wheel and so rings the bell
Popular Mechanics.
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COTTON MILLS REDUCE WAGES.

NORWICH, Conn, March 17.-Notices
of a 10 per cent. reduction in wages at
the cotton mills of the Shetucket Com
pany and the Falls Company were
posted yesterday. the reduction to take
effect next week. In all about 1900
hands are affected.
HOLYOKE, Mass, March 17.-Notices
of a 10 per cent. reduction in the wages
of 1.400 operatives. to take effect March
30. were posted in the Lyman Mills,
Holyoke's principal cotton mill, yes
terday
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GRAIN INSPECTION BILL.

WASHINGTON, March 1.-THE
Grain Dealers National Association, in
session here yesterday adopted a reso-
luton p%etitionlng Congress to appoint
a commission ito investigate the grain
trade, IN respect to the first handling
from the farmer, its transportation, the
handling at terminal markets, the eX-
port of grain and kindred matters"
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NEW CORPORATIONS.

The North Jersey Realty and Inn
provement Company had it's articles of
Incorporation recorded in the county
clerks Office today Capital stock. $780,
900; paid up. 81, 500; incorporators. John
Hitler, jr,, Samuel S. Ruth and Charles
Il. Reiss: registered office, 1855 Market
street.
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NOTICE TO READERS.

THE STAR will be pleased to
publish any information regard
ing any Inactive general aud
local securities not quoted In
these columns. as we'll as any
other negotiable paper now on
L , markets OF the world. Ly adj
dressing the
FINANCIAL EDITOR
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Newark. n. T., March a. 1905.
CITY or NEWARK.
BOARD
COMMISSIONERS.

NOTICE TO
Sealed proposals will be received between 1915
and $3.50 p. M. and opened A. the last named
hour. en- Thursday, March 26th. 1908, at a pub
lie meeting Of tho Roard Of Street and Water
Commissioners. 1T the city Hall. Newark. n.
j., for the erection and completion of a tNo-
story brick stable With storage rooms. Offices
and dwelling on premises known AZ Nos. 34S to
a54 dnclusivel South Eighth street, Newark.
n. J.
Proposals must be accompanied by the con
sent in writing OF two snre.ies Presidents OF
Essex County. New Jersey. or of a surety
company authorized TO do business in New
Jersey, who shalt qualify as to their RESPONSE
bility IN the fun amount Of tho proposal and
agree TO become suretles for the faithful per-
Eormsnce Of the contract II awarded.
The proposals must be indorsed on the out
aide With the name OF the bidder and the
work proposed to be done.
Tho Board reserves the right TO reject any
and an bids IL it considers It In its interest
to do so.
Plans and specifications for the proposed
building may be seen and blank forms for
proposals obtained at the office OF Herman
kreitler, architect. No. as Clinton street. New
ark, n. J A deposit Of five dollars ($5.0) ia
required from bidders for plans taken from
aftice which deposih Will be refunded when
the plans are returned.
u direction OF the Board.
MORRIS n. SHERRERD.
raIef EnEineer Beard Of Street and Water
COMMISSIONER. n~aris-st
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SAME PRICES FOR GEMS.
Companies Controlling Diamond
Product Say No Reduction.

NEW YORK, March 17.-The officers
Of the Diamond Cutters Association of
America say diamonds are not going 10
be cheap, despite the threatened war "
prices abroad.
CablegraIns from the De Beers and
Premier companies, which produce 81
per cent. of all the diamonds now sold,
received yesterday, declare that they in-
tend to maintain the old prices.
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REAL ESTATE.
TRANSFERS

NEW ARk.
Foster NJ. VOORHEES, (receiver of
Public Savings and Loan ASSN
to Minnie v. Wilbur, e s Row
land st, cor of a line at right
angles to Belleville av fr W s of
same, 423, # n fir Bloomfield
av, S W cor land Alexander
Eagles ct al, 24x100. SIC
Sarah A. Berry to Mayor and
Common Council of City of
Newark. e S Prospect st, 167 #
fir S $ Ferry st, 17x61............ 500
John Gaidosz to Stewart Linds-
ley, $ W cor Elm and Penning-
ton SITS, 109x250.. ...............
Clarence w. Goold to Florence .
Cahill, property of Amasa A.
Goold, decd, Oh Pennington
ST i
Angelo r. Bianhi to Antonio Pace,
n 7th av, 80 IT W fir Stone st,
30x100 soc
James M. Burns to James E. Far
rington, e S Oxford st, 200 TT S |
FIR Passaic av, 17x100.
Nicola P~ucciariello to Donate
Chiriano, II S Lafayette st, 70 TT
fir w s Adams st, 26x100. ........
Donate Chiriano to Teresa Puc-
ciariello, n s Lafayette st, 70 it
FIR W 5 Adams st. 26x1o0. ........
Hattie Schoef1er and hus. to
George j. Schindel. W s Burnet
st, IS it II fr land Orlando J..
Clark, 2Sx92.
TOWNSHIPS.
Breckenridge & Tichenor (Inc.)
to Charles IT. Seaman, Irving
ton, $ $ Berkshire pl. 100 It e fir
Mt. Vernon av, 50x100. ..........
Emily Breckenridge (ind and as
eXtx and trus, etc) to Breaken-
ridge & Tichenor Gnc.). Irving
ton. S S Berkshire pl. 100 fl Q fr
Mt. Vernon av. 50x100. ..........
Isabella Wlldrick Swain to Will
lam A. Jones, Irvington, e S
Cummings st. 206 It fr II S Clin-
ton av, LOOKED ................
Tunis Garrabrant to George II.
Haines, Bloomfield. cor Myers
land, n W cor land James L.
Gutchies, 4 oh ) CHI 81 l...........
Letitia Smyth and hus to William
A. Mclaughlin. e. Orange, o
e s Amherst st and n s Cen
trail av, 56x1i9.
Catherine NJ. Shawger and hus
to Belle Keller, E. Orange, e S
of the Parkway, 70 It s FIR New
ST, SoXll0
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nm pLATE mills RESUME WORK.

PTTTSBURG. March t7,-Ten of the
twenty hot Mills of the American Sheet
and Tin Plate Company at South
Sharon. Pa. were placed in operation to-
day, affording employment to 500 men.
The Sharon Hoop Mill will resume to-
morrow, employing 1000 men.
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m THEN THEY 5

pretty summer girl,
And mine is too said the hand
fortunes together ."-Lippincott's.
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KNEW WHAT WAS COMING.

Wife-Well, l declare. Here's an old
school friend of mine who has just
made a fortune.
H~usband-All right, my dear, Go
ahead. Tell me that You might have
married him.-Detroit Free Press.
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THOSE COAST WINTER RESaRTS.

'Hunph!' calculated the Japanese
official, I'VE could land an army in
California within twenty daysi'
True" replied another dignitary,
but could we keep it there long? rye
read that living expenses there average
twenty dollars a day."-Judge.
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BONDS
SUCCESSFUL BALTIMORE STOCK SALE

BALTIMORE. Md. March 1T-The
ST. 100000 4 per cent. Baltimore City
stock, for which bids were opened yes
to-day at the City Hall. was oversub-
seribcd nine times. rho highest bid was
los and the lowest successful bid 1o1.o51
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CONTRADICTORY.

= Pat-oin tell yez, Moike, phwat we.
want In politics is good min.
Mike-Yis, an begorra, we want EN-
bad.-Boston Transcript.
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The following is a list of the local
securities, With quotations by EISELE
Il KING, members New York and Phil
sdelphia Stock Exchanges:
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NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE.

Following are the quotations of the
days prices. as furnished trough
Byrne & Mcdonnell. members of the
New York Stock Exchange:
Omen High. Low.
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Your wife is arx-
iouS about it and you
should give this BUSH
ness your immediate
attention. We refer
to the matter of your
getting a Mutual Ben
eft policy of life insur-
ance. Do not put it
off another minute.
You h a e already
waited too long. Day
& Cornish, General
Agents, Union Bldg.