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Meat Market

Dressed beef is lower. Otherwise there are
no changes. but lower prices are expected
especially if the weather improves.
DRESSED MEATS
Siaughterers' rates TO dealers follows:
Beef-sls dS2ac per ID for steers, 615 0sc for
Veai-9c for large and 91s ollie for small
siutton-Wethers, 9lSG11c; ewes, 901Oc per
Lamb -12a12l4c per Ib; spring lamb. none
ueIs, Dressed Pork tper B)-1Oa11c for light aaf
81. d1Oc for heavy.
LIVESTOCK MARKET
The following quotations are for good sound
livestock delivered in San Francisco. gross
Csttle-Steers. No. 1, 5Ec: second quality.
42[c; third quality, 4c; cows and heifers, 4c for
No 1: second quality. 3i2c: third quality. 3cs
thin. 262Hc; bulls and stays, 213cs thin bulls,
taives-5c per Ib for light. 4lzc for medium
anS nsShseD%wethers. &c -0V 5sGee per d. ewes 5a5He
per ID.
8ogs@10O to 200 lbs. 6lsc; 200 to $50 lbs
e1Ic: $50 lbs and over. &c per ID; boars so
Sye0 'per cent stays 3OGl40 per cent and sows 10
no per cent or from above quotations.
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coffee of the better qualities has been more or
less neglected, while low grades, which are
scarce here, have scored a considerable advance
in price.
I'VE called attention in our last report TO the
Limitation of exports to which the government or
Sac Paulo is committed, i. e., 9,00O,o0u bags
during the present fiscal year, limit which
can only be exceeded by the payment OF an al
ditionai export tax of 20 per cent Inc exports port
| from that state amount to approximately SoOu,-
600 bags already, leaving an extremely small
quantity with which TO supply consuming mar
kets during the remaining nve months or the
current crop year. The contention Is mace now
! that consuming markets will run short or sup
plles DeIore the movement Oh tne new ciop SIS
IN Inc faet is overlooked, however. Ihat the
| shipments from Santos during the last Tour and
a half months to Europe and the United States
were enormous. amounting 10 ABOUT oiooVOo
bags, while the actual consumption, taken at
the very high figure OF 100000 bags per month";
has left oversupply of about 1,750, 600 bags
| reflected in part in the visible supply but more
largely in the invisible supply of Europe and the
United States. The visible supply In the United
States of Brazil alone, for the first time in
| three years. exceeds the four million bag
mark, and this despite the enormous deliveries
from port stocks in this country during the
last three months especially since December l..
The deliveries of all kinds during December and
January amounted to<1.6Is,000 bags, against
/ l,uo6,oO0 bags for the same two months last
| year and 1,3o9. 900 bags the year before last,
clearly Indicating that dealers in the interior
| are stocking up.
I'VE calculate on decrease in the worlds
visible supply for the current crop year Of not
more than about 900 bags. leaving July
/ l., !ooo. u visible supply III lne WVrlu OF,
! roughly speaking 13 400 600 bags OF this guam
tity the trade in Europe and the United States
will hold about 6,4O0.00O bags if the gov
ernment does not make sales in the interval
certainly indicating scarcity of the article.
With reference to the duty agitation. re-
/ peat what said in last report that the
enacting of SO unpopular measure would be, in
our opinion, the height of folly, especially as
| the Brazilian government. through their holdings,
would derive the main benefit of such a duty
and that the agitation having started early
would most likely result in considerable accu-
mutation of supplies in the United States long
ahead of time
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Erg Market in Nearby Countle.

SANTA CRUZ. Feb. 19.-Eggs will take an
other drop in the morning, when merchants will
pay 20c instead of 25c and sell at 25c. The sup
ply is increasing rapidly.
PETALUMA. Feb 19.-The hest offering in
Petaluma for eggs today 1910. The weather
is unfavorable for storing, though somewhat
warmer and drier.
SANTA ROSA, Feb 19-The local egg market
continues TO drop prices until today. on receipt
of the advfces from the San Francisco dairy ex
change the new quotations were lee per dozer
for choice and lie for seconds. Eggs have now
reached their minimum price under the contract
between the Sonoma county cooperative poultry
association and the SOnoma county fruit and
produce company, and this will hold the price fOl
the producers in this city, others will be
compelled to pay the same price or fail TO secure
eggs. The rainy weather viii prevent the stor
age of eggs for the present.
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New York Metal Market

NEW YORK, Feb. 19.-The London tin market
was decidedly lower today with spot at f127 12s
Cd and futures at f129 IS Cd. Locally the mar
ket was weak with spot at 27.50G2S. 25c.
Copper was lower in London also with spot
quoted at f57 and futures at EST los Sd. The
local market duh and lower with lake
quoted at 13@13.25c; eeetrolytic, 1850
II: :s71ac; casting. 12.621a @12. 75c.
Lead was shade higher in London, but the
local market was dull and unchanged at 3.9715 a
4.02kc
Spelter advanced TO f21 12s Cd in London Lo-
cally the market remained dull at 4. 4.S5d4 90c
Iron declined to AIS 4lad for Cleveland war
rants in London. Locally the market was un-
settled and prices were more or less un-
changed.
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Gosh GraIn and Pro,isions

CHICAGO. Feb. 19.-Cash quotations were as
follows; Flour firm. No. . rye. 76zc. Feed
or mixing barley, 631a fair TO choice
mailing, 6415 a Gee. Flax seed. No. 1 south
western, $1.6Oi2 No. / northwestern. S1.f01a
Timothy seed. Ss75. Glover, 50. Mess pork
per Dbl SIG. 75G16.S0. Lard. per 100 lbs. SO. 80
Short ribs. sides (loosel. $s.25MS.75; short clear
sides tboxed), SS212 G9121a.
GRAIN STATISTICS.
Total clearances of wheat and flour were equal
to 1SS.000 bushels. Exports for the week. as
shown by Bradstreet's. were equal TO .0Ot
bushels. Primary receipts were 600 bushels
compared with 81 900 bushels the corresponding
day year ago. Estimated receipts for tomor
Wheat. % cars; corn, $50 cars; oats 154
cars; hogs, 20 600 head
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Another advance in hay is noted. car OF
choice wheat sold yesterday at $24. 90 Receipts
were 429 tons. including SO ears. Feedstuns
ranged before
Bran-$2e. .5O@3O per ton for white and $3.50
Q29 for red
Middlings-S33. .50635.50 per ton.
Shorts-S31G32- 80 per ton.
oats for feed $40; mixed feed. $2S932 for
average lots; oileake meal, in 20 lots $3.50,
IN 10 ton lots $50, in ton lots SIS. 80. small
lots $40; cocoanut cake meal at mills. SO in
20 and 10 and $26.50 in ton lots, Jobblng S21;
corn meal, $37Q3S; cracked corn, S3S939;
mealfslfa, jobbing lots SIS. carload lots S24 per
ton.
Hay-Wheat. $20624; wheat and oat, S19G
23 tame oat, S19d23; volunteer wild cat. $3.50
92l.5o; alfalfa, S15919; stock, S1Tg1s50 per
Straw-Joa 75e per bale.
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Now York Money Market

NEW YORK. Feb. 19.-Money ON call. easy,
Is, ,62H per cent; ruling rate, per cent;
closing bid l per cent offered 90 aaTs psF cent cen to
%. ner cent. 90 days, 2% to 8 per cent; six
months per cent.
Prime mercantile paper ShG4 per cent,
moss in bankers' bills at 81 S505 614 S515 for 60
day bills and at 81 SIPS for demand
Commercial bills. 81 SAX @4.s41
Bar silver. 50s.c.
Mexican dollars, 44c.
Bonds~Governments steady; railroads, irregu-
lar
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NEW YORK. Feb 19.-Quarterly dividends OF
2l5 per cent on the common stock and per
cent on the preferred declared today by
the Union Pacific railroad company. The divi-
dends are unchanged from the last previous
quarter.
A quarterly dividend of 1 u per cent on the
common stock was today declared by the South
ern Pacific railroad company. This dividend
was unchanged from the last previous quarterly
dividend.
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Wheat and other Grain.


Wheat-Chicago advanced 1%c The San
Francisco market ruled firm at Thursdays ad-
vance. with strong demand, especially for Rus
sian red.
Broomhalrs Argentine agent cabled that Ar
gentine would have exportable surplus of 92.-
100000 bushels. against his earlier estimate of
l04 100000 bushels.
California club, $1s5@1.95; do milling, 81 90
az; California white Australian, S1e5@205;
lower grades of California, $1.6501. so; northern
2o5; northern red, SisoaI.s5; Russian red. D.
S1.s0@1.S5; turkey red; 81 @1.95 per Genital.
FUTURES
1890 a. m. Session
May-s1.92 asked.
p. m. Session
Barley-Prices ranged about the same, with a
CASH BARLEY
Good to choice feed, spot, $l.40@1 .421a: COM
mon to fair $1.35@1.3S& per ctl; brewing and
shipping, s145@1.47h; chevalier, Sl.57k@
1924.
10:30 a. Session
Nav s1ss ops9 sI Hisa sss 81 LSs ssi Sc GlSss sss.
December -. l. 30 1.20 1.20 1.20
p. m. Session
December-No sales: 81. 20 bid 81 21 asked
Oats-Quotations for white and red are higher
again, with the former especially strong.
White, $1.s5@2; gray, nominai red, recleaned.
for seed. $1.90@1.95; feed lots, $1.S0@1.9Q for
good and S1.7OG1.77H for common black 81 65
Corn-Arrival Of 500 ctls of western the
largest arrivals of this description for time
the quotations. The market continues firm.
California small round yellow, sLS0@1 So;
large yellow, nominal western states yellow,
sacked. sI.6o@1.65; in bulk, San Francisco track,
tian. 81 SO per ctl for white.
Rye-Scarce and firm at $1.s0@1.S So per ctl.
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New York Mining Stocks
BOSTON Stocks and BONDS
THE coppER STocKs

BOSTON. Feb. 19.-Another reduction of &c
developed in the price of copper metal induced
further liquidation in the copper list, but those
issues closely identified with the Calumet and
effect that amicsble settlement of the litiga-
tion in which the latter has been involved is
likely in the future. The market as IL
whole, however. displayed the effects Of heavy
selling pressure and the buying for the most
part was attributed to the demand of the short
interest. Reduced metal prices have not at
tracted a very good demand from consuming in
terests and until the same becomes steadier the
share list viii undoubtedly continue to sag.
The regular dividend was declared Utah
Consolidated.
COPPER CLOSE
TIE following list is furnished by E. T. Hut
-. 4 L-nls sElr..in c+-oo
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THE COFFEE MARKET
Statistical Position of the Market Re.
viewed by Well known
Authority

The New York circular Of Henry Ntrdinger
& Co. says Of coffee:
Since our last report of the 18th Nit the
upward tendency OF values on our exchsnge has
continued with the usual occasional reactions
This movement Is. however. confined fG nearby
positions, having for its basis the Limitation
OF exports from Santos and the possibility Of an
import duty in this country. Far of options
have responded bnt very gingerly, and actual.
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WASHINGTON, Feb. 19.-Todays statement
OF the treasury balances in the general fund, ex-
elusive of the $3.50 600, 900 gold reserve, shows
Available cash balance. $40, $40, 499; gold coin
and bullion, $S3, 3,567 2T5; gold certificates, 81,
S2l go
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Beans and seeds

Prices for beans stand the same with a fairly
active and steady market
Beans lper ctl)-Bayo, S3.1OG325 pea. 81. %
G4.35 pink. 81 5062.65; red, S45O65; black
eye, S3G315; limas. $3.T5@390; red kidneys,
$3-2 1880; cranberry beans S3.25@3.5O; Gar
yanzas, $2@2.50 for small. $250d3 for medium
and $3.25@4 for large; horse beans, $1.75GI. 80.
Seeds-BrOwn mustard, 81; yellow mustard.
nominal; haxseed. $3G3.5O carload lots: canary.
&c; alfalfa 161I7c; rape cleaned. 2121sc; tim
othy. nominal; hemp, 4@4Hc; millet. 3@31ac
per 10; broom corn seed, $3.50 per ton.
Dried Peas-Green are quoted at s.. IS per ctl
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MISCELLANEOUS MARKETS
Naval stores-Turpentine and Rosin

SAVANNAH, Feb. 19--Turpentine nominal,
Ale: sales. 5o8; receipts, 113; shipments, $40
Rosin, firm; sales. 1.545; receipts, s37; ship
ments, 1.1S2; stock. 16I, ,123. Quotations: B.
So; D, s3.021s; f, S3.o5; F, sS.071s G, s3.10;
II. $40; /. s.. 60; X, S4.S5; NJ, 5.60 n, $6.1O;
WG, $3.50; WV, $6.35.
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Flour and Farinaceous Goods

The hour market rules frm IN sympathy with
wheat.
Flour-Caifornia family extras, $6G6. 60 net
without discount; bakers extras, $666- 25; su.
perhne. 81. S0M5.10; Oregon and Washington.
per Dbl, $4.75d5 for family. bakers and patents
and S4.5O64.75 for cut on; Kansas patents
So 40@6.5 so: do straight, $6.20d6.SO; Dakota pat
ents nominal.
Farinaceous Goods-Prices in packages. net
cash. no discount. are as follows: Graham -four
1925 per 100 lbs; rye hour. $3.50: rye meal
So. 40; rice -four 81; meal. s3-25: extra
cream do 1915; oat meal $4-75; oat groats
S4.75; hominy s3. 60@4; buckwheat flour. 81 rs:
whole wheat -four. $3.50: rolled oats. bbls. So. .25
as in sacks $475@6.75; extra cream do, $3.50
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necidnous nnd Citrus Ernifa

Nothing of Importance happened to relieve the
monotony OF the market for fresh fruits yester-
day. As far local trading concerned, the
market running alcng in the same old
groove, and although the weather was favorable
for Improvement In the buying movement retail
tradesmen were Indifferent about taking more
than absolutely necessary for current require
ments. Stocks OF everything on the list were
more than sufficient for market needs, but the
general tone Of strength, despite the
dulIness of trade. The shipping movement in
apples was brisk. four of storage stock
being forwarded 10 eastern points
Apples (per box)-Fancy four tier belldowers.
90cG$1; Newtown pippins. $1.25@L5O for four
tier and S1.75 for three tier; common to choice,
60@s5c.
Pears-winter Nellis. s1.25@1.5O per box;
cooking varieties, 50G75c.
Citrus Fruits (per boxl-Navel oranges. S2G
$50 for fancy. $l75@2 for choice and Sl-5O@
LIS for standard; tangerines. $1.259t.T5; grape
fruit, $3Q3.50 for seedless; lemons, 81. I543 for
fancy, $292.50 for choice and $1.250L50 for
standard: lines $6.50G7
Tropical Fruits-Bananas. 81 fl1-5O per bunch
for Hawaiian and 81. .50G3.50 for Central Ameri-
can; pineapples. $2@3 per Dozen
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Bank CIearings

NEW YORK, Feb. 19.-Bradstreets bank
clearings report for the week ending February
Is shows an aggregate OF 81 494, lo2 oVO. as
against 81 500 sac, 900 last week and S2,l65,-
SIS GOO in the corresponding week last year Ihe
following is a list Of the cities:
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Provisions

Cured Meats-Bacon. s to 10 lbs, f6tsc; 10 to
IL lbs 151zc; light medium, lie. medium. lac: :
bellies. IA to 16 lbs. 151ac; sugar cured 6 to- 5
lbs 1sc; 8. to 10 lbs, 171sc; 10 to IL lbs 1615c:
fancy sugar cured, 2lc per ID; English cured
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Dried Fruits, Raisin.. Nuts and Honey

Fruits-Evaporated apples. 5s4 d6Ac; apricots
7Q1Oc; fancy moorpark. 1915 q13c; peaches. "a
41hc for standards, 5@6c for choice and 6ise for
fancy: pears. 46Sc; pitted plums. 7Qsc; neeta-
rines 566e; figs. Pa G4c; prunes 4 Size basis,
2iz @2Hc, with 1c premium for 4Os-
Raisius-C -C1usters-None left London layers
2 crown. 50c; 3 crown, 81; seeded, 4441sc; seed
less, 282Ac: Thompson's seedless. 3Ac Tor IN
3atc for 4 crown. &c for crown and 21sc for
crown.
Nuts-AImonds. nonpareils, liz @l2c; XXI,
1O5h ollie; ne plus ultra, Zoe; Drake. 913c; Ian
guedocs S1h 69c: hardshells, safe Walnuts-
e15c per ID for No. softshells, 6e FOR NO do.
Chestnuts. s01Oc per Ib for Italian; flberts.
1215 614c; pecans. 15011c.
Honey-Water white. comb 1315c; white. IL q
12c; light amber, 1061015c; dark amber. 991Oc
water white, extracted. nominal; white, TGScs
light amber, 61@7c; dark amber and eandied.
41a@55c per ID.
for dark.
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Hay and Feedstuffs

pearl barley. $40; split peas. boxes, $3.50
6.25 per 100 lbs
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NJ rnrL stock List

E. F. Hutton & Co, 40 California street.
members CT the New York stock exchange, fur
uish The following list Of bond and stock sales
yesterday:
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Coud,tIon Of the Trensury

short bills is 2ss @2Ia per cent and for three
months bills 214 @2as per cent.
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More Gold for Buenos Aires

NEW YORK Feb. 19.-Heidelbach, Ickle
heimer Co. today engaged S700,0o0 in gold
for Buenos Aires.
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Family Retail Market

After a. long period OF high prices eggs are
again selling at normal quotations, naving
dropped 15c a dozen since last week Inc pest
are now selling at SOC and they should De lower,
II anything. before long Butter ana cneese
stand exactly the same as quoted last week and
several changes Will be noted In prices Tor
products OF field and farm. asparagus snd
rhubarb being lower while tender garden vege-
tables are still scarce and dear
Fish. poultry and meats have changed ouI
little since last week. Wild ducks are our or
the market, the season having expired with
the 18th.
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LOCAL MARKETS
San Francisco Money Market
Lonn,. Excbanee and silver

Silver and Hongkong exchange were sc lower
Other local rates remained unchanged
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Foreign Futures
St I.oui. wool Norket
London Hon market

ST. LOUIS, Feb. 19.-Market firm. Territory
and western mediums, 1sd22c; fine mediums
15@17c; fine, 12@14c.
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VEGETABLES
FRUITS AND NUTS

Alligtr Pears, ea.2j0S5
Apples -...---... 3tl 3
Bananas, doZ -.20fL30
Figs. dried, lb. 6Gt 5
Grapefruit. dz. .T5celS1
Lemons, dOz ....15eJ2J
Lines, dOz ....1O01J
Nuts. pound
Almonds aD17 95
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Minneapolis FIax

LIVERPOOL, Feb. 19.-Hops in London, Pa
cifc coast, steady, f2 5s and e3.
Minneapolis Flax Market
MINNEAPOLIS Feb. 19.-Flax closed at
S1.672a.
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COPPER CLOSE

TIE following list is furnished by z. f. Hut
ton Co, 4e0 California street, San Fran
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london CIosinr Stock.

Bar silver-Quiet: 23ssd per ounce.
Noney-i% az per cent.
The rate Of discount in the open market for
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Oranges. doz ....5OQ6O
Pears. ID ....... 5Q 3
PineappIes. each- .25@40
Raisins, 10 .-....-41V
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-02-06

The news comes from Mexico of the
finding of the petrifed body of a giant
fully Is feet in height. 1t was about
time for the petrified giant to turn up
field for that industry. 1t is far enough
away So that the inuuisitive scientists
of the big universities will not be med
ding around and there is something
In the Aztec ruins and monuments
suggestive of giants in the days of
their building. The Mexican giant
should be cordially welcomed and SCOT
fers promptly silcnced.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-02-06
Shipping 1000 Houses to Italy.

one of the Strangcst cargOcS ever
| that in the hold of the naval supply
| ship Eva which left New York this
week for Italy. This cargo was made
up Of 500 portable houses for the earth
quake victims at Messna, houses made
| cut Of a part of the money appropria- :
ted by Congress for the relief of the
r,houake victims. Similar shipments
i'll be made shortly in other vessels
ard in all 20G0 complete houses will be
sent from this country to Sicily and the
ncighhoring Italian shores. They are
email, to be sure, but they will easily
persons and so the 2000 of them will
shelter at least 10000 people during the
long period which must elapse before
more spacious and substantial build
ings can be erected in place of those
overthrown by the earthquake. With
these houses there also goes crew of
first class American carpenters and the
houses are SO constructed that the
whole 800 can be erected IN n few days
after the cargo is landed. This is a
most practical form of assistance and
those in charge of the work are to be
commended upon the promptness with
which they have acted.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-02-06

Dispatches from Panama have been
c'oIucntly silcrt as to the gaStronomiC
"details regarding Prcsdent-elect Taft's
visit. Presumably he has been a dcvo-
tee Of the simple life as a means of re-
Cupcrating from the Georgia and South
Carolina hospitality which he ran up
against before sailing and as a means
Of preparation for that which he vii!
strike in Louisiana and Texas upon his
return
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-02-06

The death of Miss Martha Finley
brings to mind the series OF "Elsio'
books which once occupied SO promi-
nent place in Sunday school libraries
and in Juvenile fiction generally. These
appeared 20 years ago and although
Miss Finleys intentions were undoubt-
eddy good it can hardly be denied that
in Elsie Dinsmore" was created the
most odious child in fiction, an impos-
sible and snivelling little prig. Happi-
ly, writers for children dropped that
type long ago and have learned how to
reach children, and how to entertain
them and help them, by portraying
real young people with human impuls-
es and characteristics.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-02-06
On the Trail of the Trusts.

| Are things being done to the trusts
Of the bad trusts which realize that
times have changed in recent years.
Some of those big fines have not been
paid, to be sure, but there are likely to
be still further delays before the pay
ments are made, if indeed they are
ever made at ALL But there are other
ways in which the trusts are being
crowded by national Legislation and fed
eral court decisions. For instance, the
ruled that illegal trusts are outlaws
without any privileges. This decision
was given in connection with a case
against the Continental Wall Paper
Company, commonly known as the wall
paper trust, which was attempting to
collect debt of $56, 900. The defendant
proved that the company had obtained
d, a virtual monopoly in it's trade, fixing
prices 80 per cent. above what would
| have pic III q Colll lCllllNC ma ACt
and refusing to sell him except after a
signed agreement to maintain the arti-
fetal price. The supreme court decides
that this trust, being formed in viola
| ton Of law, cannot ask the law to help
| it; if pirate disposes of his loot, on
credit, the court will not help him to
collect his bills.
The big trust is a pretty helpless
monster when it cannot collect it's bills
and this decision, which will be far
reaching in it's consequences, is an elo-
fuent reputation of the attacks which
| demagogues and dictators have been
making against our federal courts. An
other recent decision of this same high
| tribunal gave New York City relief
| from cXorbitant gas rates and within
| few days the great sum of $4,000, 600
| VIII be distributed to the gas consum-
rs of that city which they had over
paid in their gas bills during the last
few years While the S0-cent Legislation
was being fought out in the courts
Thus arc the scales of justice held true
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-02-06

The attempt to make hero out of
Jack Einns was hopeless failure. He
Is not made of the stuff that figured
so prominently in the makeup of Hob
son. For instance. during his brief
stay in New York before sailing for
England n mob of young women got
i'll kissing him, whereupon he broke
away with the remark, CAV. this is
worse than the wreck, Won't some
body give me a cigarette?"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-02-06
LincoIn's Letter to a Mother.

Amid all the public documents and
utterances Of the great Lincoln, there is
nothing which more strikingly illus
trates The mans rare qualities of heart
than that letter which he wrote in the
closing days OF the war to a Boston
woman whose five sons had died while
fighting under the nag of the Union.
From time to time this letter has been
printed and the prominence given it in
connection with this centennial obser-
vance is certain to make it more widely
read and appreciated. AS a gem of lit
erary excellence it is not inferior to the
famous Gettysburg address itself and
in its solicitude, its tenderness and it's
comprehcnsiveness there are few
things in English literature which can
be compared with Il. Here is the let
ter.