Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-08-28
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HarrinRn is sBcshinssto obta;r
in order tor naaxafact.ire steeeI ~
western lines instead Of being ob,isas
to purchase in the Eastern marLs.
that the Stceel Corporation is cas,,a
covetous eyes on the property ~
finally that the company is on -
point of passing from the Gop,d !. 0
minion to the Standard Oil Interest,"
.Chicago-George Patten, who has &
turned from Europe, is radical re-.
on wheat, and says Europe will TAI.
our wheat only on her own terms. Pu.'
STA has big crop and will market !,
freely. The lowest estimates on r..
exports are 100000 bushels weekly n.
September, October and November
Chicago Railroads are in the hoe.
condition ever to handle the larye.,
crops ever raised, but severe car short
age is inevitable. The percentage !,
return of empties is smaller than owe.
before because of industrial revival
II. l.. Horton & Co.-Trade repor,.
continue to speak most optimistical,r
of the iron and steel business. claim
ing that the mills cannot keep I'D thai.
orders in spite of the large production
Evidences are accommodating that tn
car shortage will be serious.
Butte, Mont.-Butte Coalition is ON
gagged in building 300 additional locker,
This is taken to be indicative ,ba,
Coalition is preparing for much lare.
er production, and it is understood
that a number of additional miner,
will be put to work.
James j. Hill, in speaking for I'll.
American settler at the Canadian Cmhl
in Winnipeg, last Wednesday. said
Don't be afraid you won't get peoplsl
but don't try to get people who ri
have to be recivlized." Mr.. Hill az
serted that one out of every five pey
sons born in Canada now lives in thd
United states but that Canada is RAJ
idly getting back it's population, az
hundreds of land seekers are now CON-
ing In from the western states with
from $4,000 to $4,000 each. These Amer
lean settlers would make as much
progress in one year, he stated. as a
European would in 10 years.
n. Y.-Edward H. Hartman kept
close to the big house on the top q
the Ramapo hills yesterday. He got
out once or twice for walk in the liz
tie ambulatory which extends from the
second story of the house and is i'm
mediately accessible from his rooms
John Hays Hammond will leave
Monday for business trip to Arizona
He plans to join the Taft touring party
in Salt Lake City late next month.
N. Y.-The average price of 20 active
stocks at close Thursday was 12ll
decline 2.57, compared with Wednes-
days close. A year ago the averagsl
was 10S.G7.
cago-prices of livestock coz
tinue to advance, especially hogs AM
cattle. Last weeks average for hogI
was $7.79 a hundred, the week befonI
$7.66 and year ago 1858. The high
est previous average for correSpond.I
ing week was s7O5 in 1902. Losses bf|
disease and high-priced feed have beaI
largely responsible. Cattle prices adj
vanced to $3.50 from 500 the week bel
fore and 5000 last year.
n. Notwithstanding that ACTIVITY
in the steel industry over the last fevl
months has reached large proportional
and prices have been advanced to sone|
extent. orders at present are becoming
So insistent that manufacturers look
for further increase in prices in the|
near future.