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The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-08-12
BALTIMORE G OHIO ROAD
GIVES OUT BIG CONTRACTS.

BALTIMORE. Aug. 12.-The Balti-
more & Ohio Railroad. in carrying out
the recently decided upon increase of
equipment, has closed contracts as fol-
lows: One thousand composite gon-
della cars. LOCO coke cars of 100000
pounds capacity and SEQ all-steel hop
rer cars. of like capacity. STANDARD
Steel Car Co. Butler. Pa; LOCO all-steel
c0kAcars. 1Gn.0 00 pounds capacity, Cam
hria steel Company, Johnstown, Pa;
45 passenger Coaches and five combined
passenger and baggage cars, American
Car & Foundry Company. Wilmington.
Del; 10 baggage cars, five cafe and
parlor cars. five all-steel postal cars,
Barney & Smith Car Company, Dayton,
Ohio. The Baltimore & Ohio also has
placed large orders for steel rails. Be
tween s6.o 900 and 1900, 900 are called
for in the contracts closed and those
pending will carry the total beyond
$40, 900, 0eo.
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-08-12
THE PRODUCE MARKET.

NEW YORK, Aug. R.-Butter-tirmer.
receipts, $500. Creamery specials, 27G27h
Official price 20; extras, 261a; third to first,
2GQt-6; process, common to special, 21Q24h;
western. factory, 20q211a.
c~leese-Steady, unchanged: receipts, 4,47S.
Eggs-Weak: receipts. Ii 49,. State, Penn
sSlvan'a and nearby selected, white, hem
merry. fancy. 30a32' western, extra, firsts,
23l2u25.
t~lour-Flrm; receipts, 1s,0S7: sales, 5000.
Quiet and unsettled.
Wheat-Receipts. 10, ECO. The return of
clear weather in northwest harvesting dis
tricts, and lower cables made wheat trader
hearish this morning and produced an early
decline If u to Is, followed by rallies with
corn. September, 1c63sa1o7; December, 1885
4l04, May. 1858.
Rye-Dull; No. ? western, new, IS, nomi-
nal. f. .. h. New York.
Cor1i-Rec, ipts, 10.l25. Opened easier OIL
rains. but recovered with the west. Sep.
tember, 7zH@72$4.
Beef-Steady.
I~ard-Birm. western. 11.65@11.75.
Sugar-Raw, firm: fair refining, 3.5Sa3. 81
centrifugal, 90 test. 4.0S@41l; molasses
sugar, 3.3a@3.36. Refined, steady, crushed,
SIS; powdered. Sos; grauulated, 495.
Petloleum-Steady: refined, all ports
S.2o0S.25.
Coffee-Steady; No. I Rio, 72s@71a; No.
Santos. 8.
Poultry-Western chickens, 16MlS; fowls,
16Q14; turkeys, IA. Dressed, steady; west
ern chickens, b~roilers. 14Q20; fowls,
1ol9q1619.
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-08-12
LESS BUOYANCY
IN FINAL TRADING
Market Closes Well Under Best
Prices, but Without Evil
dence of Weakness.

NEW YORK, Aug. 12.-The stock
market opened with excited trading
and at wide advances in many stocks.
There were running sales in the prin-
prices of a fraction. Union Pacific
jumped liz to 20s12 on sales of 5000
shares and then sold at 2Os&. In United
States Steel the first sales were 10000
shares at 7sA and 1874. compared with
1915 last night. Southern Pacific sold
at 137b and 1877, compared with 1865
last night, and Great Northern pre-
ferred at 157% and 1874, compared with
1561s last night. Louisville and Nash
vile rose 49,, Union Pacific preferred
and Great Northern Ore certificates IA.
II o'clock-Profit-taking sales began
Immediately, but the reaction was gen.
orally limited to fractions. There were
isolated points of strength which did
not nave any general influence. Penn
sylvania, Cor instance, going higher In
the face of the general selling. Federal
Mining and Pennsylvania advanced
lA, American Beet Sugar Ia and ILL
nois Central, Western Maryland, Peo-
pies Gas and Westinghouse Electric
1. shortly before II o'clock there was
a brisk rise in Union Pacific to 20SM,
but the rest of the list did not respond.
Noon.@The Hartman Pacific took
up an aggressive advance again. Union
Pacific rising to 210A and Southern Pa
cilc to 1873. louisville & Nashville
broke abruptly half point between sales
to Ia under last night and Atlantic
Coast Line 1. Missouri Pacific, Chesa-
peake & Ohio, Canadian Pacific, Amer
can Sugar and Central Leather gained
l to IA, Northwestern liz and L. S.
Rubber rs. Many important stocks
were merely steady. Colorado and
Southern American Can preferred,
Pressed Steel Ca, am American Ice lost
/. Bonds were steady.
1 o'elock.-Large amounts of stocks
were fed to the market when Union
Pacific crossed 210, and the stock re-
acted almost a point and dragged dow
the rest of the leaders. Subsequent
heavy buying of Union Pacific pre-
ferred, Illinois Central and Reading
served to steady the list. Union Pacific
ItCONtftd W -lVf phN d6oiAA WIN OAh+
Reading moved up to 166. which was
ia above yesterdays closing. Metal
stocks were weak, Pressed Car yielding
2. the preferred Ia, American Car pre-
ferred IA and American Smelling and
Amalgamated Copper a fraction. Union
Pacific preferred got up 4 points and
Illinois Central Az.
3 o'clock-The market closed unset
tied and irregular. Union Pacific was
run up again to 209M and New York
Centrals advance reached 2. These
points of strength were taken advan-
tage of to unload stocks.
Reading, Erie, American Locomotive
and American Cotton Oil broke to l be-
low last night. International Paper
preferred IA and Tennessee Copper Us.
A considerable list of prominent stocks
old a fraction lower than yesterdays
close. Hasty short covering made con-
fused fluctuations after the break.
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-08-12
COURT DECISION GIVEN In
ATHERTON COMPANY CASE.

PATERSON, Aug. 1.-THE litigation
in the matter of the Atherton Machine
Company has resulted in about an even
break, SO far as the case was decided
yesterday by Viee-Chancellor Steven
son. The application of Frederick Ath-
erton to have a receiver appointed to
take charge of the plant was denied,
but the court ordered an injunction re-
straining Mrs. Emma E. Anterior from
receiving the $50 a week or any moneys
from the funds or assets until further
order of the court, except the payment
of dividends.
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-08-12
PROSPERITY WAVE
SWEEPS COUNTRY
Westinghouse Company Has so
Much Money that 1t Can Pay
OF Accumulated Dividends.

The Westinghouse Electric and
Mani Featuring Company, although only
about eight months out of the receiv-
ers' hands, is in sue a prosperous con
dition and is doing such a tremendous
business, 1t is learned that it will soon
pay OFF the accumulated dividends on
its first preferred stock. amounting at
the present time to 1914 per cent. and
resume the quarterly disbursements Oh
this issue, at the rate of I per cent. a
year., which have been discontinued
since October. 1907. There is approx
imately $4.o09. COB of his stock out
standing, which not only carries cumu-
iative dividends of I per cent. a year
but has the right to participate equally
with other stock after the same y'ssll
have received I per cent. 1t also :
Joys priority as to assets.
The fact that the Westinghouse COM
pany is In a position to pay off the
back dividends and resume the quar-
terly payments on it's first preferred
stock is regarded in financial circles
not only as remarkable evidence of the
rapid rehabilitation of the company
stree the reeeivership but of he great
improvement that has taken place In
the last year in business and Industrial
conditions throughout the country.
According to representatives of the
company, its earnings are now the
greatest in its history. amounting last
month to the record breaking figure OF
80. 900, 900. Orders are pouring in, and it
is expected that the present month will
show even greater earning capacity,
and the outlookaf for the future, 1t Is
said, could hardly be brighter.
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-08-12

the l 1000. 900 mark before the end Of
August. There are 25o,0 600 mel employed
in the different mills in the Pittsburg
district, and there IS room for 25,099
more If the mill owners can find the
prope kind of labor. Coke laborers
are ESPECIALLY scarce. As an evidence
of the foodtide of prosperity the banks
which supply the larger payrolls for the
Industries have requested the mill own
ers to give them several days notice
before paydays of the amount of money
they will require.
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-08-12
CLOTHING SHOPS RUSHED.

EGG HARBOR CITY. Aug. -
Owing to the scarcity of skilled labor,
many of the local clothing factories are
working overtime. Some factories are
crowded with orders which are to be
completed within a certain time, and all
the experienced labor that can be
secured has found ernrlrvmr NJ.
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-08-12
THE LONDON MARKET.

LONDON. Aug. 12.-At the opening OF
the stock market here today American
securities were from Is TO a point over last
nights New York closing. Yesterdays
strength in Wall Street was reflected by
the whole list, and under the lead of the
Hartman issues United States Steel and
Atchison values continued to advance. AT
noon the tore WIS strong with prices from
u tn.2 points over par ty.
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-08-12
ORDERS FOR IRON
AND STEEL RECEIVED.

PITTsBURG, Aug. 1.-THE sale Of
two large tonnages of bessemer pig iron
by the merchant furnaces in the valleys
iron market. The Republic Iron and
steel Company has contracted for 1900
tons of bessemer at SIS valleys. and the
Youngstown Sheet Tube Company
bought 10000 IONS and Is negotiating
for 5000 TONS more. The Jones and
Laughlin Steel Company is induiring
for $4,000 tons, 10, 300 of bessemer and
10, 000>of basic.
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-08-12
INCORPORATED IN HUDSON.

JERSEY CITY. Aug. 1.-THE Pacific
C~@1 Company filed articles of incor-
poration yesterday with the county
clerk. The capital Is $3.50 and the par
value of the shares is s10'. The in
corporators are William Wickham
Hoffman and Max Tachna, of New
York, and Richard +. Tully. OF this
city. The office is at Is Exchange place,
his city.
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-08-12
WALL STREET NOTES.

A lively speculative movement in the
stock market today followed the brisk
upward movement at the close last
night. During the first hour Union
Pacific SOLD near 209, and Southern
Pacific. Louisville & Nashville, United
States Steel and Pennsylvania were
prominent Prices were advanced in
London as a preliminary to the opening
here. Runors that an Increase in the
Union Pacific dividend had been de-
termined on, that Louisville & Nash
vilee was to distribute a stock bonus
to stockholders and that arrangements
for placing a large stock issue abroad
had ben made, accompanied the ac-
tiyity. Proft-taking sales We're so
heavy on the advance as to stagger the
market and induced reactions within
an hour of the opening.
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-08-12
COAL OPERATORS BAND FOR FIGHT

PI-TSEURG, Aug. 12.-Coal opera
tors owning property along the Gou d
lines running into Pittsburg, represent
ing an investment of about 100000 0.
at a meeting yesterday organized wi h
a view of continuing their fight asains
transportation companies which are
charged with discrimination and in
competency.
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-08-12
COUNTY cOmMITTEE VACANCIES

ELIZABETH. AIS. Thames H..
Mclaughlin. Richard Cavanagh and
George Goger were elected TO the Union
County Democratic Committee at three
special primary elections In the Second
and Third wards here last night.
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-08-12
THE COTTON MARKET.

NEW YORK. Aug. 12-The cotton mar
ket opened steady at an advance Of 9
points on better cables than expected. dry
weather In the southwest aud bull support.
Later the marke, vas rendered very
nervous and Irregular by aggressive bear
pressure and prices eased off to within ? or
3 points of last nights close. At the end
of the first hour values advanced to the
opening level on renewed buying.
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-08-12
RELATIVES WANT $4,000.

MAYS LANDING. Aug. 12-Rela-
lives OF, Frederick w. Settler. motor
cyclist and athlete, u was killed on
the Lummis Causeway crossing of the
West Jersey and Seashore Electric
railroad, have brought suit against he
railroad for s2o,0 100.
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-08-12
THE pRvzH.WINNERs.

Many children were smart enough to
find the correct answer to last Thurs
days retyus puzzle, which was stall.
The 0 following children were award
ed the prizes:
MARIE sNABLE. aged 8. s75 Ogden
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-08-12
Luscious Peaches and Pears
in the Local Market
Missouri Fruit Supplants Jersey
Supply and Dry Spell
Raises Price.

place of Jersey peaches In the local
market. as the latter are not likely to
be much in evidence this season. owing
to the dry weather recently. The Mis-
souri, fruit, however, is of excellent
quality, but the price is a little higher
than State fruit would be at this sea-
son.
Fine Bartlett pears are selling at u
cents a box.
The prices of other foodstuffs remain
as they were.
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-08-12

2 o'clock.-Prices tool an abrupt
downward urn when the rise in Union
Pacific and Reading terminated. These
stocks went back ~ and ~ respective-
ly, n there were a number of other
active stocks that were quoted below
yesterdays final prices. New York
Central was exceptionally strong and
moved up a point. Amalgamated Cop
per sagged 1.
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-08-12
NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE.

Following are the quotations of the
days prices, as furnished through
Byrne q Mcdonnell, members of the
New York Stock Exchange:
Omen High LOW Close.
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-08-12
INDUSTRIAL PAYROLL IS
NOW 100000 DAILY,

PITTSBuRG, Aug. 12.-Pittsburg's in
dustrlal payroll has reached $500, 900 a
day. with the prospect that II VII touch
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-08-12
WHAT WORD Is ILLUSTRATED HERE?

n r ERE are. two pictures illustrating a word of seven letters. Can you guess
what the word Is? The two pic tures show different meanings of the
- anne word. After you have fou nd the answer fill out the coupon and
send it to Uncle Jack. Evening STAR, Newark. n. j.
The two girls n two boys who end in the neatest correct answers AN
have their choice of a fe baseball q JOY Of paints q rood book-a penknfe
Of any n OF several very fascinating games. If the writing is not legibe
the coupon will be rejected. Uncle Jack will publish he picture of any prize
winner who carest to send him a photos graph. Png-pong and tfntype pictures
n be used
Only children under 10 years ofa age are eligible to compete Be sur to
place a twocents stamp on III envelope. to avoid delay al he postomee. The
names of the prize-winners will be announced in the Evening STAR on
Thursday August 49,
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-08-12

Preliminary estimates of the business
of the United States Steel Corporation
during the current quarter give earn.
ings as high as $36, 600, 600, out of which
a l per cent. dividend on the common
stock could be paid and leave a sur
plus of more thar s11 900. coo, after pro-
viding for al charges. Shipments of
steel will probably be about 2,700, 900
tons and a large increase in untitled
tonnage is also forecasted.
At a special meeting of the stock
holders of the International Steam
Pump Company, in Jersey City today,
it was unanimously voted to authorize
an issue of s12, 900, 900 first mortgage 90
year bonds.
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-08-12
PRICES OF BONDS.

The following quotations were fur
nished by Post & Flagg:
Open. High. Low. Close
New-York tribune., 1909-10-24
q. T.. RY4N'S PET RAILWAY.
ypartenburg, S. c., VII Celebrate
Lines Completion This Week.

Tapping a wonderfully rich coal field
built at enormous cost on account of engint~n =
ing difficulties the Carolina. Clinchfield & Ohio
Railroad the completion of which from Dante,
Va. to Spartanburg, s. c.. will be observed by
a celebration in the latter city on October ~, is
one of the greatest little railroads in the United
States AS tha Virginian railroad built under
like difficulties and with d similar purpose, was
the uet project of the lat ASH. II. Rogers, this
line is the faVorite enterprise of Thomas F.
RYAN. The road has been rried over and
through the Blue Ridge Mountains, rising from
800 feet to more than 5000 feet above sea
level within a few miles, and yet maintains
maximum grade of one-half of l per cent. a
single engine can pull a train of sixty heavily
loaded freight cars a rarely beautiful noun
lan region is travcrsed by the railroad.
Nerve science and millions were needed to put
ne line through. 1t has already cost above
S.uOG00O0 and its total length is about two
hundred miles. George L. Carter president OF
sibilities of the Clinchfeld coal fields and OBJ
tanned an option on three hundred thousand
acres Of the bituminous deposits before he
sought interest capital in the enterprise. The
New York money kings did not see any profit
in such an investment. Mr. Carter brought for
ward more surveys and reports AT last Thomas
F. Ryan formed syndicate to build the road
and Mr.. Carter had money as fast as he could
use it. For four years he has been almost
shovelling money into the rocky Businesses of
the Blue Ridge, boring ths hills and bridging
the valleys. The sections easy of construction
after being surveyed, were left undisturbed.
These were left to wait while the hard jobs were
New-York tribune., 1909-10-24

Grove, and on her arrival discovered that her
watch a small affair. was missing She thought
1t had probably dropped on the thick soft din
ing room rug. so she wired 70 the maid AZ hane.
Let me know il you find any thing Oh rug
in dining room
"A few days later she got from the maid a
letter saying:
Dear madam: / was 10 let You know il I
round anything on the dining room rug This
Is what 1 found this morning: Three cham
payne eorks. eighteen cigar butts five cigarette
ends. four blue chips thirty-six burnt matches
and enc pink satin slipper
New-York tribune., 1909-10-24

When the panic came along two years ago
construction work was suspended practically
everywhere except on this railroad and the Pan
ANA Canal. Uncle Sam continued to dig the
canal and Mr.. Carter to assault the great chain
of tunnels, seventeen of them within eighteen
New-York tribune., 1909-10-24
THEN SHE HURRIED BACH.

Irving Berlin, author of My Wife's Gore to
the Country said at recent dinner III New
York:
"A true happening was the inspiration cf this
song.
I'm July a Brooklyn woman set out for ocean
New-York tribune., 1909-10-24

was found that it would not admit the required
grade This was promptly abandoned.
1t is not far from the line of the road that
George w. Vanderbilt laid out his Biltmore
estate. at cost of s1OOOOOO. The altitude of
the region is the greatest in the East, and the
New-York tribune., 1909-10-24

tackled, such as the long fills, tunnels and cuts.
MANY tunnels were built, including two almost
mile each in length. One of them is said TO
have cost $j00,OO0 while for miles in the noun
tains the road cost as much as 100000 a mile.
New-York tribune., 1909-10-24

miles distance costing S2JGOOO mile. The re-
suit of the lavish use of money is model rail-
road. The low grade was arbitrarily main
tanned. regardless of cost At times vast sums
were lost in construction work done before il
New-York tribune., 1909-10-24
THE WILDERNESS

scenery is hardly surpassed anywhere IN the
world Ultimately the railroad wH. be
link in a trunk line from the Great Lakes To- the
south Atlantic seabOard
New-York tribune., 1909-10-24

llNNVIlLE FALLS, NORTH CARO-
LIMA.
A fine waterfall for producing cleo
trio power near the line of the
c., c. & o.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1909-05-06
The eeat lleenae unlt

The Randolph Herald and News, il
commenting upon the fact that IL To.
county option bill had passed thers
would have been but one wet county in
the state, says It would much prefer 3
state vote each year to settle the question
OF whether liquor should be sold any.
where In the state-or not. II the MAORI
~ favored it then allow the towns voting
for i to sell. II does not think that the
idea OF local option Is carried out when a
license place in one town sells to all wi no
come along as that has a tendency to de-
feat the vote in a nearby town.
This Is not bad idea and yet would it
be local option to give one community a
chance to register its choice on the license
question only II the aggregate vote Of the
state allowed it'll II a town wanted Ii
cense badly il would not only have TO
work for II within its own borders but 1t
would have to butt into other parts OF the
state, the same as some anti-liquor organ
izations do now, to bring about results.
Montpelier Journal.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1909-05-06

The goth annual session OF the grand
lodge of Vermont, New England Order OF
Protection, was held in Bennington last
week.
According to the report OF the grand
secretary, there are now in the state 26
lodges, with total membership Of 3l3e.
Two new lodges, at Stowe and Randolph.
were organized in the past year and the
gain in membership has been 436.
The following officers were elected -
Grand warden, e. A Bngbee OF Barre
vice grand warden, E. c. Davis Of Brat
tleboro; grand secretary, II. A. Bartlett
Of st. Johnsbury; grand treasurer. n. q.
Davis Of Burlington; grand chaplain.
Mrs M. E. Heath of st. Johnsbury;
grand guide, F. f. Hooker of Barre:
grand guardian, Mrs. 7. j. McCutcheon
OF Northfield; grand sentinel, Mrs. Jo-
hanna Kelton of Montpelier; trustees.
L A. Bullock of Mortified, F. II. Fereu-
son OF Bennington and Mrs. ID. p. Ring
OF Montpelier; chairman finance commit
tee, II. X. Hill Of Burlington; chairman
laws committee, G. T. s. Pierce OF Yer.
gennes; chairman, committee on appeals.
e E. Sargent Of st. Johnsbury; chairman
COMMITTEES on credentials, Miss Mabel
Mcleod OF Grsniteville.
Supreme Warden Frederick T. Peabody
OF Melrose. Mass, Supreme Vice Warden
Frank A. Rice OF Cambridge, Mass, su-
preme Secretary Daniel NJ. Fry of Somer-
vile, Mass, and Supreme Treasurer John
V. sanborn Of Newport, R. l., were in at
tendance.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1909-05-06

In the death Of John L. Bacon, who
died suddenly while in the prime OF life.
the state loses a man who will be missed.
de was successful because he was cana
Ole business man and be was public spir-
hed enough and unselfsh enough to ex-
pend bis abilities for that which was for
the state or town be lived in and not for
himself. He had a sound mind and the
manners OF q gentleman, both Of which
contributed to his value as a legislator.
II was relief to hear him speak because
ne never spoke unless he had something
to say and when he had finished what be
had to say he never said anything more.
There was spirit of fairness manifested
In al bis battles before the legislature.
he never took undue advantage but
pushed his point il it were possible
straight from the shoulder and in broad
daylight. He is the first member OF the
body which made him president OF them
all to die and he will long be remembered
and mourned by them all. John L. Ba-
con was q vital part of everything in
which be engaged.-Montpelier Journal.