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New-York tribune., 1909-10-05
PURCHASE AND EXCHANGE.

The Antique Furniture Exchange
1915 W. 2sTH ST. mr. B'wsy-
fam Is the enc antique shop where
eAUHE goods are sold on strictly com
NNHfR mission basis. The history or age
ESsA Of an article does not control the
90 price. We find bargains and are
IrTn pleased TO give bargains and by
Uu iii this method make business while
il others tell Us there Is no bust
ness. This Is the place to buy.
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PED "D"LINE.

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Cura~ao t 1laracaibo via Curacao
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For Ia Guayra Curacao * Nfaracaiho
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$ $ NIAEACAIBO ..-. sat, oct 30, noon
Pier n. adjoining WaN ST. Ferry. Broolllyn-
These steamers have superior acccmmodas-
rtons for passengers
BOULTpN. BLISS 4 DALLETF
General Managers s. Wall ST.
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upon 10 present the same within ten days
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and new one issued
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of the German Savings Bank In the city
of New NOrE corner 4Ih ave ana f4th ST..
issued 20 Arthur Ludemau. All persons are
cautioned against negotiating The same. II
not returned To the bank ON the 2Gth day
or October. 1893, a duplicate will be issued.
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of the German Savings Bank in the City
of New York corner 4th ave. 1nd ian r.,
issued 70 Herman Jacobsen All persons
are cautioned against negotiating the same
II not returned "a the bank on the lath
day Of October 1893. duplicate viii he Is
sued.
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of october. 1902 a duplicate Will be issued
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Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1909-04-08

spent in taking oral testimony of in
terested shippers.
The taking of testimony began
Tuesday morning about 10 o'clock
and at g o'clock in the afternoon the
entire testimony of the complaintants
was in, and the defendants began sub
hitting their testimony.
The complaintants swore six wit
nesses who without confusion related
a connected story from the building
of the railroad, its tariff system of
rate, origin and distribution of its
traffic, cost of its operation, it's earn
ings, its profits and its disbursements
of proceeds and steamship tonnage
The situation in Nevada was revealed
as clear as the MONDAY sun when the
complaintants closed their case. The
veteran lawyers for the defense
made no effort at oss-examination
of most of the witnesses. Instead
they could not refrain from express
sions of commentator at the COM
pleteness of the evidence, its order of
presentation and the celebrity of intro
duction. This expression of praise
extended to the examiner and his of
fetal staff who placed this case with
out an equal in the scope of clearness
of the evidence and the order of its
arrangement and presentation.
The defendants closed their side
of the controversy at noon on the
following day, the strongest points
they aimed to emphasize were de
fensive in contemplation of suits fol
reduction in east-bound rates from
California into Nevada by a showing
of the excessive cost of operation owe
the Sierras, a point strongly empha
sized by the compliments by witness
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1909-04-08

and exhibit which was thus corrob-
GRATED with exceeding satisfaction to
them.
The opinion expressed by the de-
PENDANT forces leads to the conclusion
that the principle applied by the in
terstate commerce commission in the
Spokane case will be extended to a
larger area and include a greater
number of articles. No doubt OBJ
truded itself in the minds of any that
an order of wholesale relief will be
extended in the case which means
that the stream of commerce will be
turned inward instead of outward.
The natural commercial centers of
the state will respond with vigor in
the fitness of unrestrained CONNER
cial freedom.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1909-04-08

holders. The history of this COM
pany would make pretty interesting
reading. The high on Tramp was in
1906, when it sold at $2.75. This was
in a om-quasi-hysterical period,
however, but we are informed that
in the decline from the high to the
low on the stock that some of the big
fellows have been able to take profits
several times. When Tramp sold at
$2.75 it was a prospect. pure and
simple; at cents-its present quota
tion-it is a mine! Within the past
five or six weeks five or six new leases
have been granted on the property,
and two weeks ago strike was made
which clearly demonstrated the ore
values of the property. The officers
are not interested in these develop
ments, mind you, not enough even to
hold an annual meeting. Their stock,
or what they have left, represent a
profit even at present quotations, and
it is up to the stockholders to look
out for themselves. The following in
Tramp is unusually large in the east,
and we are in position to announce
that movement is on foot or or
ganize committee of stockholders
which will endeavor to Gust some of
the present officers and get the COM
pany into live, progressive hands. We
are not able to announce anything
definite in this letter, as the move
ment is just taking form, but we
would be pleased to hear from stock
holders. The Tramp is an excellent
property and reorganization of the
property will mean a great deal to
the stockholders. At the mine heavy
development work is being done by
the leasers."
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1909-04-08

to make answers to the complaint and
defend the action. The commission
convened in regular session on the
days set down for the hearing, but
the railroads cited to appear entered
no defense.
Then in conformity with the law a
petition for reimbursement of trans
continental freight rates, west-bound,
equal to the coast rates was filed with
the interstate commerce commission
at Washington, D. c., reciting the
grievance and praying for relief.
The petition was drafted in the regu-
lar form then contenanced by the in
terstate commerce commission.
These preliminary steps having
been taken the step was to decide the
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1909-04-08
Especial to the Bonanza.)

GOLDFIELD, April THE pre-
diction of the Tribune that the next
great movement in southern Nevada
would take the form of a real estate
boom, appears to be confirmed by the
reports from Las Vegas, where it is
said that John S. Cook and George
Wingfeld have taken an option on
the best part of the old townsite, and
propose making extensive improve
ments. The only drawback to the
success of Las Vegas has been the
fact that outside of the railroad COM
pany no one seemed to take any in
terest in that section.
If the Goldfield men succeed in
their plans they will invest plenty of
capital to insure improvements that
will render Las Vegas one of the most
attractive spots in the state, and a
rival to the beautiful Carson City.
Preliminary borings have shown the
existence of an almost unlimited
Quantity of water in the immediate
neighborhood that insures a cheap
and abundant supply for irrigation
and domestic purposes. The water is
the purest artesian.
The purchasers are reported to BIZ
ready to set out shade trees by the
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1909-04-08

TO REORGANIzE
TRAMP CON.

The following is of interest to the
stockholders of Tramp Consolidated
stock. 1t is taken from recent mar
ket letter of Fred Jones and COM
pany, New York:
"The annual meeting of the Tramp
Consolidated, which was to have
been held in Philadelphia Monday,
has been postponed indefinitely, we
understand, and we are inclined to
regard the entire affair as shameful
violation of the rights of the stock
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1909-04-08
WINGFIELD AND COOK
INVEST HEAVILY IN LAS
VEGAS REAL ESTATE
Will Plant Blocks With Shade Trees
and Will Have an Up-to-Date Resi-
dence District.

hundred and begin forthwith to in
stall pumping plant and reservoir
that will answer all purposes for
years to come,
The San Pedro railroad has large
force of graders and cement workers
busy in the advance work of the vast
shops that will be running within an
other year. This will give employ
ment to hundreds of artesians, and
when the shops are opened to the
railroad mechanics there will be a
lively demand for cottages and
homes of the better class. This is the
void that the Goldfield syndicate
hopes to fill in the quickest way.
In addition to the coming of the
railroad shops is the construction OF
a courthouse and county buildings for
the new county of Clark, the county
seat of which is at Las Vegas. The
promoters also have faith in the dis.
covery of oil at Indian Springs, in
the vicinity of Las Vegas, which
would make that town the chief dis
tributing center of southern Nevada
One of the recent changes has been tt
petition the postoffice department tt
consent to adopt the name of thu
town to Vegas, and thus avoid con
fiict and confusion through the ez.s
ltence of Las Vegas in New Mexico.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1909-04-08

best method for presentation of the
evidence whether by oral testimony
or by documentary exhibits. In view
of the vast area to be enumerated
and classified it was decided after
careful elaboration and review of the
Spokane cases, one by oral testimony
and the other by documentary evil
dence, that the case could be better
presented in a simplified form and
connected manner by documentary
evidence where in the quietness of
research and the careful testing of
each proposition the recital could be
woven into series of related facts
running continuously from the con-
struction of the railroad to the di-
vision of the profits of operation.
The routine work of the commits
sion demanded so much of the time
and thought of the members and it's
Office corps that undivided attention,
so necessary to matter of such i'm
portance, could not be given to the
preparation of the evidence; there
fore, it was decided to call to their
aid an expert of standing and repute
to assist in the work. The principle
involved was the same as in the Spo-
kane case and as the expert, Frank
H. McCune in charge of the prepare
ton of the evidence in that case had
achieved success his services were
secured. He was brought to Carson
City, where for months he co-operat-
ed with the commission in the task
of compiling evidence in proof of the
charge of discrimination.
The authority of the commission
was exercised in securing voluminous
traffic data from the records OF
the railroad company, unattainable
through any other body or source
that was essential to a complete ex
position of the origin and quantity Of
the traffic received at Reno, the city
chosen to demonstrate the discrimi
nation in disproof that such ship
ments were subject to water compe
tition, the basis of contention tina
defendants for the system of rate
complained of. Other information
: of railroad record was also secured
from officials of the company b,
authority of the commission.
Other data, the source of whicl
was unknown to those indirectly con
nected with transportation matter
was gathered from far and near an
interviewer by the experience
thought in charge in the story c
transportation wrongs.
Thus a mass of essential evidenc
= was compiled and with infinite deta
was arranged in so simplified forl
that it required no technical know
d edge of transportation matters
n read and understand nor tax the p;
e thence of the tribunal in adjudicatio
it in it's review.
d Assembled at the trial, or hearin
March 10Th, at Reno, were skilled a
a torneys opposing counsel for con
S plainants, together with the couns
/, for intervenors, could without a pie
h upon words be classed as veterans
n rate case hearings, as they had
lie times past sat in counsel or oppose
f. in court cases of this sort.
L The entire force of the defendan
l. and intervenors, including the exam
liner before whom the hearing VIZ
g had, had just closed a rate case
lie Phoenix, where four days had bee
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1909-04-08
Story of the Fight
AGAINST Back Haul
Charge OF ESpee

The Carson News gives the follow
iA story of the recent terminal rate
SAg before the Nevada railroad
cd omission at Reno:
The initial effort to secure adjust
ment to a reasonable rate on west
bound transcontinental traffic was a
faulty petition which ended with dis
missal of the complaint.
Afterwards the railroad commits
sion of Nevada took up the matter
and conforming to it's rules invited a
complaint from business men of Reno
which was made in official form. The
Southern Pacific company, against
whom the complaint was made, was
cited to appear before the commits
sion at it's trial room in Carson City,
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1909-02-26

incoming new tobacco to busy them
selves with might as well have shut up
shop. What little trading was done by
anybody was in small lots to cigar man
ufacturers, who are still buying in a
hand-to-mouth fashion, as they have
been doing for many months. The only
firm reported as having got rid of what
in these days of dullness would be called
a lot of goods is Seisel & Tole, who re-
Gently sold 400 cases of 1907 Prices on
old goods show no change, even if trade
is dull
The cigar industry is fiat, just as it
has been for, 10! these many weeks,
and the outlook is not encouraging.
Only few sales of 1908 tobacco are
reported for the week, probably be-
cause there are not great many crops
left to be sold A sale now and then
will be made until all still unsold is in
the packers hands New Era.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1909-02-26
WISCONSIN TOBACCO MARKET.
EDGERTON, WIS.,, Feb. 26. 1905.

|
The buying movement shows no signs
of lapsing. While the aggregate sales
may not quite reach those of some of
the previous ones, buyers are still
actively engaged in riding the growing
districts and readily taking over crops
that can be secured at the going fig
ures, and in some instances raising the
offerings for the unsold better grades.
There is no doubt the remaining frac-
tion of the crop is being taken over
very rapidly and few weeks more
seems likely to see it very closely gath
cred in. The following sales have come
to notice:
Silverewood & Hill, 1Oa at 81c.
John Bickle, ga at &c.
Lars Erickson, 10a at &c.
E. Hoveland, 10a at 84c.
M. TOrgerSon, ga at 93c.
K Olson, 83a at &c.
D. p. Devine, Ga at &c.
Lester Fessenden, la at 73&3c.
H. FL. Hawkinson, 18a at TIC.
VIM. Stravoldson, 10a at 7c.
c. J. Lawrence, Ia at &c.
Joe Beckley, Ia at 7c.
Edwin Erickson, Ga at &c.
Seth Stockton, Ia at 7c.
J. Onsrud, ga at 6ac.
John Walters, IA at 7c.
Jacob Schuler, 5a at 61c.
A few out of town buyers have Wis
tied the local markets during the week,
inspecting samples of old leaf, but we
do not learn of any large transactions
being effected.
The new crop is being delivered at
receiving points about as rapidly as
the demands of warehouse handling
call for and is fast being put into cases
or shipped out of the state in bundles.
The shipments out of storage reach
662 cases and 10 car loads of bundles
from this market to all points for the
week. Since last report 20 cars have
been received here from outside points.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1909-02-26
New England.

There was some Improvement III
prices during the week, with a fairly
active leaf tobacco market. Slightly
improved bids were received by grow
ers holding light wrapper, which are
scarce. Tobacco growers now are con-
centrating their attention upon the ex-
periments which the United States de-
partment of Agriculture is making with
a view of making the annual crop worth
more in dollars and cents.
Our correspondents report as follows:
North Bradley, Mass: Tobacco nearly
all sold. I report the following sales
recently: George M. Crafts, 15a at 13c
in bundle; H. E. Hibhard, 5a at 113c in
bundle; A. Grabin, 14a at TIC assorted,
filters out" Feeding Hills, Mass:
Tobacco is nearly all sold in this VI
cinity at prices ranging from 8 to 123c,
but very much of it remains to be de-
livered. Three car loads were shipped
from here last week to the American
Tobacco Co. in Virginia; three more car
loads will be shipped this week. The
farmers talk discouragingly about rals-
ing tobacco, but as far as / know there
will be about the usual acreage set out
this year to try it once more North
Hatfield, Mass. Il report the sale by
John Slatterly of acres of tobacco IN
bundle to John Decker of South Deer
field, Mass. Mr.. Swift recently re-
moved from the sweater ITO cases, re-
filling the room with the same number
of cases. Mr. Swift is storing 100 cases
of sweat goods at his warehouse for
Isaac Meyer of New York. He is in
hopes to fill the sweating rooms once
more this spring, as it will be neces-
sary for him to partly fill it from his
own sorting. But very few lots remain
unsold in this vicinity. - Cultivator.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1909-02-26
Pennsylvania.

LANCASTER, PA, Feb. is, 1909.
The past week was as listless in the
local leaf tobacco market as it was pos
sible to be, and the packers who had no
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1909-02-26
NOTE BOOK SKETCHES

It begins to look like clean up as
far as the 1908 crop goes. When the
buying movement has progressed far
enough so that three-quarters or more
of the crop has passed out of growers
hands the natural inclination of those
who control large holdings is to desire
to see the balance of it taken over SO
that no late comers into the market
will be able to secure, packings at less
cost than those who already own it.
This is plain business proposition and
is no doubt carried out more frequently
than most people are aware of. In any
event last seasons crop is SO well
bought up now that the present move
ment need not continue so very much
longer before it will be as closely gath
cred in as it was a year ago or the av-
erage season when it is believed to be
practically cleaned up. There is never
a time but what there is 10 per cent or
more of every crop remaining unsold
after the close of an active buying
campaign. A certain percent of grow
ers are confirmed holders of tobacco
whatever the prevailing prices. Even
in the 1906 crop when an extra effort
was made to secure every available
crop, there were good many thousand
cases left in country hands, much to
the surprise of everyone. That there
is always some tobacco to be found in
the country of every growing state is a.
statement often made and very nearly
true.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1909-02-26

Il Now that the crop is SO nearly taken
over some reasonably accurate figures
might be compiled tending to show
about what proportion of the crop is
likely to eventually reach market to
supply the binder needs of the cigar
manufacturing industry. Between a.
few large concerns who buy direct and
pack their binder stock and the Ameri-
can Tobacco Co. which has taken enor-
nous quantities of the lower grades,
the great bulk Of the crop has so far
been absorbed. The purely local pack
ers have not figured very extensively
In the deal nor but few of the larger
operators who seek to supply the gen
eral market with Wisconsin binders SO
the amount of the '08 tobacco likely to
reach market for the needs of the in
dependent manufacturers must be way
below the normal yield of this state.
Only fraction of the '07 crop went to
supply the binder needs of the market
and of the '08 scarcely more can be
confidently expected for supply to
draw from. If the cigar manufacture
ing trade ever gets back towards it's
normal business and begins to want
stock again it is very likely some day
to wake up and become somewhat puz-
zled to know where it's binder stock is
to come from. There has been so little
incentive for dealers to buy their usual
stocks in advance of immediate de-
mands since the 1906 misfortune that
holdings of all leaf are much below
that generally carried by country pack
ers, fact the trade will fully realize
sooner or later.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1909-02-26

An echo from the reign of terror in
the southern tobacco field in an import
ant decision of the courts has just been
handed down. In the Appellate court
of Kentucky the decision of the Cald-
we'll county circuit court in the cases of
the insurance companies against the
Imperial Tobacco Co. of Kentucky was
reversed, it being held that the COM
panies do not have to pay the insurance
on tobacco and factory destroyed at
Princeton by night riders on the night
of November Both or December /, 1906.
According to the finding of the court,
the fire was caused by riot which,
under the conditions of their policies
relieves the insurance companies of all
liability. A riot is defined to be when
three or more persons assemble to ter
rorize, intimidate and destroy prop
erty" The decision is regarded as one
of the most important that has ever
been rendered in the Appellate court
and it is thought that it will go far to
solve the tobacco troubles of the state.
The court stated that If there had been
any doubt regarding the provisions OF
the policies the benefit of that doubt
would have been given the insured.
This opinion, handed down by the Ap-
pellate court, is bound to affect many
similar suits now pending IN the state
and federal courts.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1909-02-26

The American consul in Cuba has fur
nished the state department with figures
showing the average cost of raising to-
bacco in the Santa Clara district. One
acre of land produces 900 pounds of to-
bacco costing zoe Spanish silver per
pound. The Spanish dollar is equiva-
lent to Sc cents Of our money. Add to
this the cost of preparing for market
and the total is given at 1851 cents per
pound. The present market price for
Havana is about $50 per bale.