Semi-weekly herald., 1909-04-01


serves. but 1t is estimated that the
monetary total has been Increased al
least so per cent In the last sixteen
; years.
Deserted by former friends. scoffed
at by old neIghbors and scorned by
all. Miss Helen Gladys Emery. who
Is giving up all she holds dear to
marry Japanese, practically was
hooted out OF her home town Only
her mother. whose love Is stronger
: than rnce prejudice. stands by her In
this hour OF trouble. With her mother
the girl started Friday afternoon from
: their country home at Corte Madeira.
Their nelghbors closed their windows
MS the two women departed. declining
TO look upon what they considered
the disgrace Of an old and respected
family. but there was mob In front
of the house which held no such scru,
pies. The crowd. hooting and Jeering.
followed the women to the station,
and they finally escaped into their
train amid boots, yeils and catcalls
and shower OF tin cans. old shoes
and rice.
Senator Guggenheim denies having
made a statemsnt. which appeared in
several papers. that the reduction OF
duties on lead bullion as contemplated
In the Payne bill would not affect or
injure the mining interests OF Colo.
rado. "On the contrary" says the
senator. Il am In favor OF the pres.
ent duties on coal. coke, sugar, mar.
bic, starch, lead bullion, pig lead,
hides and wool, and any other product
of Colorado that is protected under
the Dingley law; and in addition to
this am opposed TO the provision In
the Payne bill permitting the importa.
tion of 100000 tons of Philippine sugar
free OF duty. and | shall do all that In
me lies TO eliminate that feature from
the bill when II reaches the senate.
| We have growing Industries in nil
the above mentioned articles, and at
| this time we especially Feed the help
and protection that the present tariff
gives us. ! believe In conservative
| revision of the tariff, but not In the
elimination or reduction OF duties on
those articles upon which the welfare
OF my own state Is involved What
disposition win be finally made an to
| the duties on the articles | have men.
| toned |, Of course, can not predict,
but my individual efforts shall be d.
rected toward retaining the present
rates and protection afforded US"
We import about 10000 900 punches
of bananas into this country every
year. which is an average OF half a
bunch to every mnn, woman and child
In the United States. At least 80
| and probably SIS per cent OF the ba
nanas are imported. transported and
| sold by the United Fruit company, bet
ter known as the banana trust"
whose offices are 131 State street, Bos.
ton. and whose directors are chiefly
Massachusetts millionaires. This com,
pany produces It's own fruit upon It's
own land, has It's own agencies at
all the commercial centers OF the coun.
try for Its distribution. and does its
own transportation In It's own ships
either built at IFS expense or charter
ed for n term Of years. These ships
make regular voyages to and from
Central America, the Spanish Main
Cuba and Jamaica, where the trust
has its plantations widely scattered In
nine different countries. 30 that 0
revolution or a war cannot interfere
with It's trade or cut off its sources Of
supply The largest number of ba
nanas are handled at New Orleans;
| then New York, Baltimore. Mobile,
Philadelphia and Boston are the chief
ports OF entry In the order mention.
| The banana trust has a capital OF $21,
32S.300 In stock and $G.652.000 In
bonds. with surplus of sl0.036, ,449.
and other property. which makes the
total assets. with unpaid dividends.
$352l5.178. 1t paid regular divi.
dend of 81 ,581.484, and an extra divi-
dend OF 81 1.040. 900 in 1908.