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The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1909-01-14
MARRIAGE RATE Is LOW
STATE BOARD OF VITAL STATS
TICS FILES REPORT.
Birth Rate Among Native Born Women
Declining More Rapidly Than Among
Foreign-Born Sisters.

MADISON, Wis, Jan. .-[Special.l
Although its figures are for the TWEEN
ty-one months ending on June 80, 1906,
the long delayed report of the state
board of vital statistics has just been
made public. The most interesting fea
lures of the document are the statistics
concerning births and marriages, which
are illumined by such paragraphs as the
following:
There is a vSry marked decline in our
marriage rate. When such condition mas
been discovered, the question that naturally
suggests itself Is this: DO people shlrk
the responsibility of married life, or Is 1t
an indication of luxury and NiceF
Since the birth rate among natiye-born
women of collaborating age appears to be
declining more rapidly than that OF foreign
women, our present marriage tendency APP
pears to be undesirable, in that constant
ly increasing per cent of our population Is
coming to be foreign or of foreign parent
age.
1t is declared in the report that the
failure of persons performing ceremonies
TO file the record with the local registrar
causes the figures regarding the mar
riage rate to be too low and the same
is true of births because of neglect of
the duty of filing certificates of births.
In the time mentioned there were -
III marriages, of which number 19,4OO
were contracted by persons of native
birth; 2OS9 of native groomS and foreign
brides; 34J1 of foreign men and native
women and 3O32 of foreign men and
women. The rate of marriage per year
varies from 22.6 in kenosha county, to
I.3 per cent. in Villas county.
One recommendation contained in the
report it is said, will be made the sub
iect of Il bin to be introduced at the
coming session of the Legislature The
board favors a law requiring that the
age and occupation of the contracting
parties be given on the certificate of
license and concludes:
Back of the mere classification of
these interesting facts lie the great So
cial tendencies which should be pointed
out. and if destructive to society would
adjust itself before great harm Is done"
Since the facts in the report were gath
cred the state has adopted a new and
comprehensive law for gathering Stats
tics of mortality, births and marriages,
under the state board of health.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1909-01-14
BOARD OF CONTROL
ASKS FOR BIG
APPROPRIATION
REPORT CALLS FOR $e91,700 TO
PLACE INSTITUTIONS IN GOOD
CONDITION..
SUBMITTED TO GOVERNOR.
Probable That Executive Will Shave
Estimate in Recommending
Appropriation.

MADISON, Wis. Jan. O. Special -
According to the statement which has
just been filed by the state board of con-
trol with Gov. Davidson. $G9l 100 special
appropriations would put the charitable
and penal institutions of the state in
the best of condition. 1t is not probable
that Gov. Davidson will recommend all
of these amounts, for there are some
items of expense which he may feel can
be delayed until later.
Enlarge Mendoza Asylum.
For the state hospital at Mendoza the
board recommends that IA plan be adopt
ed for the gradual enlargement of the
institution to Il capacity of 1000 or more
by the addition of separate buildings for
COnvalescing patients and violent ones
AS first step, the power house and coal
shed need reconstruction ut cost of
about $4,000 In addition to this
amount, $4,000 is needed for the neces-
sary reconstruction of the horse and cow
barns.
Home for Criminal Insane.
NJ the Oshkosh hospital. 100000 is
asked for to construct building to care
for the criminal insane Of the state. Two
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1909-01-14
CAST VOTES FOR TAFT.
Florian Lampert of Oshkosh Will Garry
Badger Vote to Electoral College
at Washington.

MADISON. Wis, Jan. Ill Special
-WiSconsiu's thirteen presidential cleo
tors formally cast their vote this after
noon for William II. Taft and James
s sherman for President and vice presi-
dent respectively. W. c. Brumder Of
Milwaukee declined to be a candidate as
special messenger to carry the
vote to Washington and on the
first formal ballot Florian Lampert
of Oshkosh received eight votes, John
Danger Of La Crosse three and Brum-
der two. Lampert was declared elected.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1909-01-14
PRIEST IS STRICKEN.
Father John Sroka, La Crosse, Gets
Paralytic Stroke in Confessional
and Dies at Hospital

la CROSSE, Wis, Jan. Ill Spe
cial l-Stricken with paralysis while in
the confessional hearing the confession
Of a pcnitent member of his cougrega-
ton. Rev John Sroka, pastor Of the
largest Polish church in the diocese of
La Crosse. was picked up unconscious
and died at St. Francis hospital today,
aged is years.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1909-01-14
POPE BIDS IRELAND FAREWELL.
Expresses to Archbishop His Gratitude
for American Quake Fund

ROME. Jan. 1l.-Popc Plus yesterday
received Archbishop ireland in private
farewell audience Ills holiness expressed
to the archbishop lis admiration Of ana
gratitude to the American people for
the prominent part they are taking in
saving: America always is first" The
pontilf authorized Archbishop Ireland TO
convey the apostolic bcnedietiou to the
American people
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1909-01-14
WITNESSES WILL NOT TESTIFY.
Wife Of Adolph Vogel, Charged with Az
sault, Absent from Court.

CHIPPEWA FALLS, Wis, Jan. ..
"A novel situation developed here in
the case Of Adolph Nogel, arrested on
December 30 on n charge of assault with
intent to commit murder, as none of the
witnesses for the state will testify
AGAINST Nogcl, it has since been learned
that Nogcl, instead of being guilty of the
charge was the aggrleyed party aud may
hive cause ,o have those who made
complaint against him, arrested for as
saulting him. The compliments against
Vogcl claimed he had assaulted his wife
and children and threatened TO Kill them
aud had stood off, with his rifle, twenty
farmers who came to the rescue OF the
family. Mr.. Nogel, when arrested, had
bloody wounds on his head and tacc.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1909-01-14
ONEIDA INDIAN KILLED.
Circumstances Surrounding Death of
lanes Williams Point to
Murder

APPLETON. Wis. Jan. Ill Spe-
Williams, an Oneida In
dian. aged 10 years, was found dead in
his log cabin on the Oneida reservation
about six miles from Seymour Sunday
morning, and the circumstances are
such that an investigation is being made
by Supt. Hart of the reservation.
Williams was Il well-to-dO Indian.
There is suspicion that he was murdered.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1909-01-14
CHINA VERY SENSITIVE.
This Is the Reason Why Powers Did Not
Interfere in Disturbance Of "New
Policies"

WASHINGTON, ID. G.. Jan. O.
The prcdominating reason which has in
uuouccd the American ana British min
listers M l'ekin IN abandoning their PROF
cot for a protest by the powers against
any disturbance of the present policy OF
the Chinese government is believed here
10 he laraely thnt of dclicacy which the
governments interested have felt ia mp.
ueaeGuI the Chinese on this subject
II was difficult To anticipate how many
representations along this line might be
received for il Is realized that tie Chi
ucsc are sensitive on the question Of any
IutimutioHs which might convey the i'm
preston that they are not capable Of
managing affairs
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1909-01-14
SENATOR JEFF DAVIS is ILL.
Family Summoned from Arkansas to
Bedside in St. Louis Hotel.

ST. LOUIS. Mo. Jan. lO,-lnted
states senator jeff Davis, the fire eating
statesman from Arkansas, Is III in a
81. Louis hotel and his family has been
summoned The senator clnimS he IS
suffering from severe cold only, Ply
sicians say he is suRering from blood
poisoning, brought on by vaccination
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1909-01-14
Appropriations Asked
for State Institutions


new cottages for male and female emf
ployes are needed and the estimated eX-
pense of this is $4,000 and $500 is
needed to put new floors in the wards.
At the school for the deaf the past
two years have been signalized by the
establishment of a high school Appro-
priations are asked for remodeling the
I'D manual training building as "A part of
the new girls dormitory at an estimated
expense of $1,000; for an additional
SrhoolhouSe $4,000; repairs for chapel,
$500; extension of boiler house and
new boiler. $500; extension of coal
shed. $1,000: remodeling boys dormito-y.
$1,000, additional forgcs, 5000 and
bovlinc alleys. $500. making a grand
total of So 900.
The report says that the school for
the hllnd mas had an eNceI.ent year; me ne
INSTITUTION lltttS ueS S,l.tr"t M"'h, S'vo,
!9Vi"l!oH "INli'GI' 800" oDn; HcN looi A"'
i'u"Slrl"i c, |1,,,''n5' "1Ooi icP4annS 70
poIcntS' , EIyV', new , oo"NS' Hooo, lev
Pldhos; %1"''' an" ne" I"uHuIS HacilIh-
cry Plpou'
INDUSTRIAL ochool CROWDED
At the boys industrial school the in
stitution is ovcrcrowded, "at the pres
cnt time having about fifty more than
there are proper accommodations for. ~
The board recommends two new durmi-
tories, $4,000; a creamery. $1,000: in
dustrial building, $4,000; extension Of
tunnel. $1,000; new walks, 800; ventilat-
Ing system for cottages, $1,000; tolc-
phone system, $500; grain sio $1,000,
and additions to COW barn and printing
office, $4,000. making tOta! of $4,000
for this school,
At the state prison at Waupun. the
success of the parole is commended. The
cells in the old building are too small
THE extension of the wall is absolutely
necessary on account of the crowded
condition of the prison yard.
About 100000 is needed for the CXt2n-
sion of the wall; $4,000 for completing
the Irvine plant. $4,000 for new cell
block and $1,000 for equippnc the
""lLvn PrIS"h' 'oIuI ni EIti,oo"'
New ochooi loI feepie MINDED.
st the Sparta public school additional
buildings are desired, new furniture,
telephone system, assembly hall and adj
ditionS to stock farm and stock, raising
the total for this one institution to
SlOSUO. Another home for the feeble
minded is needed and it is strongly
recommended that steps be taken at once
for the location and starting of another
institution of the kind not further than
fifty or sixty miles from Milwaukee,.
The present institution Mt ChipDeWa
Falls can care for 100 ana it is recon-.
uarlcI thar this institution he mado
No larger Tho only needs Of this i'm.
/ stitution are for It's completion, a hos
pitHi building to cost $4,000. school
. I,uyn 60 typ and GilAtD f,r . unrv
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1909-01-14
Home for Criminal Insane.

Nj the Oshkosh hospital. 100000 is
asked for to construct building to care
for the criminal insane of the state. Two
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1909-01-14

MADISON. Wis, IAN. s i Specinl. !
Moments suffrage will again b. agi.
1uu I'll thc University Of Wisconsin
Miss carolyn lcNo, secretary Of the
college Equal Suffrage association, viii
lpuE On thr equal suffrage movement
G.igr The members Of the college and
nmni chapters II the Equal Snifrag,
sosrialiou ana their friends, January 10
~ the home Of President {, X. Van
l.sg
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1909-01-14
tn Accent Laporter Ind) Call

IApORTE. Ind. Jan. Ill Special.
The First Baptist church of Michigan
City. Ind, united yesterday in voting a
cali to Rev Dr. G. w. Hobbs Of ntla-
van. Wis. to succeed Rev. j. Ii, Car
stems of Chicago who resigned the
charge. Or, Hobbs will accept the call.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1909-01-14
BADGER BANKS SOLID.
Depositors in State Banks Did Not Lose
a Cent During 1908, Says Com
missioner Bergh.

MADISON, Wis, Jan. G.-Not de-
poSitor in a state bank in Wisconsin lost
a cent by reason of tie failure of any
such institution during 1908, says State
Banking Commissioner iergh in his an
nual report flied with GOV. Davidson late
Thursday. The total resources and IL
abilities of all banks in Wisconsin
amount 10 S2S3. 13OGSS, an increase Of
S6.411 .S63 over the preceding year.
The tIust companies increased their re
sources and liabilities from S1O.2O3,3.1
to SO s3o94G. There are IA state
banks, three mutual savings banks ana
twtlyc trust companies in Wisconsin.
4 comparison of the consolidated bank
statements of November -, 1908, with
similar consolidation Of Il year ago,
shows a slight increase in the principal
items of resources and liabilities, to-wit;
TARIE g
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1909-01-14
Police Find Revolver.

The police investigated the case. ana
found Il johnny Jones" hat and u
caliber revolver, on the lak" shore near
Oakdale avenue and sheridan road. The
hat bore a band from a Milwaukee firm
of hatters
Upon the discovery of the revolver,
with ono empty chamber the hat and
evidences of a struggle, the Chicago pp-
lice pronounced the case to hc one of at
tempted murder No money or valuabIes
were found upon Campbell when he was
enarched AZ the hOsntal.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1909-01-14
GIRLS RUSH FROM
THIRD FLOOR OF
BURNING FACTORY
EMPLOYEES OF JOHNSMANVILLE
COMPANY FORCED TO MAKE
RAPID EXIT.
EMPLOYEES PURSE is SAVED.
Timekeper Braves Death to Recover
Young Woman's Mnney-Loss
Not Over $500.
DEPARTMENT DOES GOOD WORK

MILWAUKEE, Wis, Jan. 8, 1909
The explosion of a halt-gallon can OF
rubber cement in the third floor of fac
tory so. = If the II. W. John-Manvil!e
company in Third street, near Fowler.
Mt $50 O'Clock this morning. started n
fire in the fourstory brick structure that
threatened for a time to destroy the
building. Prompt work Of the fire de.
partmcnt with five streams of water
playing on the flames saved it and con.
siderable Of the contents. however. The
loss according TO an estimate OF thl"t
Thomas clancy will not exceed 5000.
OF this 5000 covers the damage to the
building.
\ sensational feature of the fir" was
the escape of nnc girls who were NJ
work in the burning structure.
Hard Fire to Fight.
Tho blaze was an awkward one to
fight. fumes If gas and dru~" smoke
from the burning material manufactured
on the third floor making it difficult t.
reach its seat.
The can If cement which caused the
fire was lift standing over night and l.
though, to have generated gas. When
one 'l lH'' N'Ntl- WIZ Nilh'.tl Nlbl l'i "
move the can this morning the agitation
stirred the mixture and it exploded di.
rcctly IN front of him, Dropping to
tho floor the workman escaped the mix
turc. but i'm moment thc gas spread
through the big room where nearly forty
employees work, including III" nine girls
Boy Saves Girls Savings,
The woodwork overhead. including the
ceiling supports Of massive timherS. was
soon ahlazc and the smoke was sitting
Most of the wOrkmcn succeeded in SciZ
iug their wardrobe and all escaped safe.
~.
-Four pockctbooks were left in the ward.
robe 10y the frightened girls and some of
the workmcn rescued three of these
Later. Miss Bertha Slayin discovered
that her pockctboob was still in IN,
burning building. Her savings were il
the purse and she burst into tears.
Noting her distress. q modern cavalier
John DUR. iimckeepcr. offered To rescue
the money. Without hat or coat he
rushed back into the sitting smoke RAJ
up the two flights Of stairs to the thirt
floor whore the fire was blazing tierccly
and CROPPED for th" purse. lie found il
0lrrndy on fire and when he proudly re-
turned it TO its fair owner. one corner
was burned completely off. but the con
tents We're safe. \ smile rewarded hin
for his risk. Blackcucl features and
clothes were the results of the timokcep
crs daring effort
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1909-01-14
A, h. CAMPBELL
FATALLY SHOT
At CHICAGO
STUMBLES INTO GARAGE WITH
BULLET WOUND AND SKULL
FRACTURED.
CRIES "MY WIFE IS HERE"
Police Find Hat and Revolver and Are
Mystified by Attempted Muir
der or Suicide
WAS A SHOE CLERK IN THIS CITY.
CRIES any WIFE IS HERE"
WAS A SHOE CLERK IN THIS CITY,
BULLETIN.

CHICAGO, H., Jan. s.-Arthur H.
Campbell died at the AleXin hospital at
8:29 this afternoon without regaining
consciousness.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1909-01-14

,
MILWAUKEE WIS, Jan. = l'N.'.
Arthur II. CampurH, son of NlIhah
Cs,nnhaII n former shoe dealer on Wis
-. ..nog, lios In , hnsri,,I In Cbira-
coAS4H s'''''' i'S )" q .r,
90 win "uIel "oLh" ~ CIV
and fractured skull Inc P"I'', are
puzzled to know whether the injuries
were inflicted in an attempted murder
an attempt at suicide, or by accident.
,, l"ini3"cH I,lT- ,9t, o.ii,Ie as.ruuc
lTt, ~ - ,;,,', and .frr uutieriu "A
tHuiSu"! '''"'"-' ~ ,,,,,,.,.,,l,,..-
Re" words 'e" 60 '''e
UtterS Only Few WORDS.
His uoIf.h Garments dusty and blood
stained his face red with the flow FROM
Two d,nn worud. ia the head, His hat
cone and his speech a mere humble, 1h"
nan presented a startling spectacle aus Hr
appcared before the chauffeur in the gar
orn
EN- ,,ifo i. lrra." was one # the rry
coborcut sentence, which the chauffeur
caurht.
He was taken ta AicNian Brothers hos
mimi
Police Find Revolver
..,.I ala. ,..,.. and
me PoLlg' !i Inv ',Sl 49," h,, and , M.
1"unH 1"n"H! ""., l.I., .bnr. pn.Ir
CaIo,i i'N"',,4' ', ..ta,Iar r,ad Tho
oakaale avenue ann SUI , 'IiG,' Gr,,
nat pore 4 ""H' from d
o. II" wv =, 1:.,..,...r,. ~ tho rovoIyar.
,,.i,b Pon 'H o,,,,,t, nl,amhnr The hat aud
evidences Of a struggle, the Chicago pp-
lice pronounced the case to hc one of at
temnted murder No money or valuables
wore found upon Campbell when he was
searched at the hospital
Uorr,r Questions Him.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1909-01-14
BOOSTS NORTHERN
WISCONSIN LANDS
STATE IMMIGRATION COMMITS
SIONER A. D. CAMPBELL FILES
REPORT WITH GOVERNOR.
MUCH UN0CCUPiED LAND.
About 100000 Acres Not Now Under
Cultivation, the Value of Which
VIII Be $3OO,oOo,ooO.
WOULD KEEP SETTLERS IN STATE.

MADISON. Wis, Jan. ST Special
The necessity for complete develop
ment Of northern Wisconsin is cmpha-
sized in the report of Secretary \. ID.
Campbell of the state immigration com
mission, which was filed with the gov
crnOr tOday
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1909-01-14

Campbell of the state Immigration com
mission, which was filed with the gov
ernor today.
Great Natural Resources.
There are probably 100000 acres
of unoccuped agricultural lands in the
northern half of the state says Mr.
Campbell. AN increase in value Of $50
an acre would add S3Oo.0OO,UOn to the
states valuation. a tax of onc-halt OF l
per cent. on this increased valuation
would amount to $1,J0O0Oo, and the
above is but fraction Of the increased
wealth to come from the development
of the northern counties.
The water powers, which abound on
every northern river, will, if electric
transmission 10 other states is avoided,
result in building cities aud towns in our
own state and furnishing them with eN'
tenslXe manufactures and other sources
of wealth. In fact, it IS probable tllal
the value of our northern water powers,
when fully developed. will prove an i'll
calculable benefit to the state and be rap,
idly advanced by its early agricultural
development.
There prevails in both the older and
ulltNtIDpcu ppIllplS ol tue H'"'' va
deposits of building and ornamental
stone which will some day add wonder
fully to the Industrial activity and wealth
of the state. That there are deposits or
material for the manufacture of 1ort,
land cement is also practically certain
Much Advertising Done.
The report opens with discussion Oh
the work accomplished by advertising
the state to homeseekers. There have
been published up to the present time
1900 copies of an English pamphlet eA-
planning Wisconsin's resources ana OPP
nortunities: 10000 each in Norwegian
German, Polish and Bohemian, and loo'-
600 of various other leaflets. There have
been distributed 30 900 copies OF the map
Of Wisconsin. ,.,,
Mr.. Campbell declares an effort mas
been made to get the people VINO "eIt
about to leave Wisconsin TO take up
western lands to take up the unoccupleu
lands in Wisconsin. The commission
spent S65OS71, or S49l,2S less than the
appropriation, in the eleven months emo
ing on June 80, 1905, and the report de-
cares an increase III the appropriation
would insure more effective campalSh'
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1909-01-14
Liquor Men Line Up.

The liquor forces are lined up strong
ly against these measures and are like
wise centering their efforts on the county
option bill. Both sides are keenly alive
to the situation. Judging from present
indications the liquor interests are plan
ming to show their hand as early in the
contest as the beginning of the prelimin-
AIRY organization of the Legislature.
However the Legislature may dispose
of the county option bill during the com
ing session, the anti-saloon league feels
safe, in saying that the people of the
state will keep the measure before the
Legislature until it becomes a law"
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tn resources S4s3, laoGSS /" S-Id,1 lN,N-l,'I
In his report Commissioner HcrSh
makes several recommendations 10 the
Legislature for safeguarding banking III
st!tutIpu~.
The copper era., 1909-08-19
Arizona Bankers Convention.

It has been practically decided to hold the annual convention of the Arizona Bankers association during the third week in November. The convention will be held this year in Globe. It is quite probable that an invitation will be extended to some of the prominent California bankers to be present to deliver addresses.
 The Association will take up a number of important financial prob lens and there will be general dis cussion of banking matters.
 NJ. J. Cunningham, who is one of the leading bankers of Bisbee is president of the Association. Last year J. NJ. Ormsby held this office. It is the custom of the bankers to select new officials each year and also to choose a new meeting place for each convention.
The copper era., 1909-08-19
Deals in Real Estate.

MT. E. L. TIdwell last week sold to A. L. Gravely of Morenci what is known as the "Brown Ranch, :" located at the box canyon eight miles up the river from Solomonville and the first ranch under the irrigating canals of the valley. This ranch is so located that it makes desirable for both farming and the raising of stock. MT. Gravely bought it for an invest ment and will lease it out for the coming year.
 This week deal was consummated whereby Grant Robbins, of the Sol omon Commercial Co.,, secured what is known as the Geo. Gamble residence and ten acres of ground adjoining the town on the south, for consideration of S2,5O0 including half share of San Jose canal stock from Miss Lillie J. Bishop. MT. Robbins transferred his residence property on Bowie avenue at $500 as part of the consideration. The Bishop agency was instrumental in closing these deals.-Bulletin.
The copper era., 1909-08-19
Uniform Rank K. of p.

A uniform rank of Knights of Py- thias is among the possibilities and that at an early date. E. s Kirk patrick is in receipt of tender of an appointment authorizing him to com plete the work at Yuma and follow the good work by placing a battalion in the field in this domain. This of fer comes from the head of the works, Major General Arthur J. Stobbart. The tender carries with it commits sion of Colonel and attaches him to the staff of the General. He has ac- cepted the appointment and will be- gin active preparation as soon as the commission arrives. There was once an organization of the kind here and it is hoped that its revival will place new life in one of the very best of lodges ever inaugurated. At other points in the Territory the uniform rank has been dormant for some years, and these old bodies will re- ceive much of the time of MT. Kirk patrick, as well as the newer lodges which have never entered that line of work. Enterprise.