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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-04-24

NJOTICE--T regular annual meeting Of the
N stockholders Of the COLUMBIA REA l.
ESTATE COMPANY will be held at the
Office Of the company, No. III south Fairfax
street, Alexandria, Va, on MONDAY, Nay
3. 1909, at 2 O'Clock p. m. for the election Of
officers and other business.
A.P. PARDON, President.
A.. JONES, Secretary.
anr13 2027.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-04-24
Office Of the
LANsTON MON0rYPE, MACHINE co..

LANsTON MONOrYPE MACHINE CO;
1921 Callowbill street,
Philadelphia, Pa. April IA. 1900.
THE annual meeting Of the stockholders Of
i the LANSTON MONOTYPE MACHINE
COMPANY will re held at the Office of
Francis l.. Smith, Efq., 1913 s. Royal Ct {,
Alsxsndris. Va, at twelve o'clock noon, on
THURSDAY. the 9th day Of May. 1909, for
the purpose Of electing BOsrd Of Directors
to serve for tie ensuing year and uansaetng
such other business as may properly come De
= t
:nsfer books will be closed on 4 pril'z4'h
Eelve o'clock noon, and will be reopened
on MAY 18th at ten O'Clock a. m.
By order Of the Board Of Directors.
w. ARTHUR sELLMAN, Secretary.
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The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-08-31
Worlds Visible Supply.
CIV the Associated Press,

L. LIZ 44CO0.J
New Orleans, Aug. 27.-Secretary
Hester's statement or the worlds visi-
BILE supply of cotton, issued today,
shows the total visible to be 1,935,565
against 2,032,845 last week and 1,71O,-
592 last year. OF this the total Of
American cotton is 1,445,569 against
1,506,945 last week and 966,546 last
year. and Of all other kinds, including
Egypt, Brazil, India, etc, 100000
against $4,000 last week and 744,046
last year.
Of the worlds visible supply Of cot
ton there is now afloat and held in
Great Britain and Continental Europe
1,431,000 against $4,000 last year; in
Egypt $1,000 against / 1000 last year;
in India POI, 600 against 100000 last
year and in the United States 253, 0
against 284, 900 last year.
Bremen stock revised by addition Of
$500 bales American.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-08-31
Reduce Passenger Rates on Public
Roads.

To sum up, we must have better
roads, and good roads really cost no
more than bad roads,. Mr.. w. f.
Marshall, formerly managing editor
Of the Progressive Farmer, put the
argument Tor good roads strongly
When he said hat m ought to
reduce the freight and passenger
rates on their m public high
ways as well as on our railway sys-
TENS. And an idea no less true and
no less pertinent is that of his With
which he close this editorial:
In oVerstrained, injured and worn
out teams; in working raInshackled
an wagons in loss Of time
it takes you to go to market and to
haul goods back from market; in de-
precated value of your land and
houses-in all these things, you are
paying already the price OF good
roads. Yes, you are paying for good
roads and using bad. Why not have
what you are paying for? Which
is more business-like, to pay for a
thing and have it. or pay for it and
not have it?"
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-08-31
SUGAR AND RICE REVIEW.
Dizziness Still Exists in the Sugar
Trade-Rice Still Marks Time.

New York, Aug. 27.-The interest
in the sugar market the past week
has conferred about the fate OF two
cargoes Of Javas, which, arriving un-
sold at the Delaware breakwater en-
tered the category Of distressed"
raws, to use a trade term. Refiners
always play "possum" when sugars
are mourning demurrage, realizing that
owners as a rule prefer to make con-
cessions rather than add to the ex-
pense and risk of storing. The sale
Of the shipment supposedly on a 400
cent basis meant a five point reaction
in the raw market, but this did not
cause worriment, as the rise had pro-
ceeded too far considering the dullness
in refined sugar. The recent advance
to 4.90 cents net for standard gran
ulated, at which all interests now hold
firm, brought in several weeks sup
ply Of contracts, but nothing like the
rush expected in some circles. The
Withdrawals of distributors indicate a
normal consumption, but the big pre-
serving demand is noticeable for it's
absence. Brokers point out that fruit
crops this year are irregular and prices
high, peaches for instance selling at
a level where the thrifty housewife
will not or cannot touch them. It is
this disappointing factor Of lack of
active demand for the manufactured
product which makes refiners loath to
climb for raWs. Meetings. at the four
ports are estimated at $4,000 tons,
which mean that five weeks supply
exists or sufficient to carry elmer
over until October first. The Cuban
movement is practically over, receipts
Of sugar at the principal ports the
Iast week being only 1000 tons and
the stocks on the islands being re-
duced to a point where there is COM
paratively little available for-this coun-
try. Enough Javas or European beet
sugars will be picked up to exc out
stocks until our cane crop is avail
able, reports from Louisiana being
promising.
Rice Still Marks Time.
Rice is still marking time here. the
wholesale grocers, as a rule, content
ing themselves with new crop arri-
vals, which are bought in advance or
AXE from the dock. AS the supply
is getting larger on incoming steamers,
prices have declined lac. brokers
and dealers taking no chances of be-
ing hung up with any surplus, since
they realize that eventually the active
movement of Honduras will cause
further recession. The distributing
trade is tickle and once it gets it's
taste Of new rice shuts up like a
clam pending satisfactory concessions.
Old crop rice is bought in a routine
way, there being continued liquidation
Of Japans by local firms, who mis-
Judged the situation and are now taxi
ing their losses rather than chance
carrying over into a bumper crop.
Reports here from the Southwest are
favorable as a rule, but local circles
are still afraid that the unexpected
may happen in the shape of heavy
rains. |
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-08-31
THE FARMER AND MECHANIC

1913: Southern mill takings (estlmat-
ed, this year $4,000, last year, A.
356; gain of stock at interior towns.
this year, -; last year, $50; brought
into sight for the week, this year,
S8,S41, last year, S3,O61.
Total crop movement:
Port receipts, this a 9,948,190;
last year, 8,533,213; overland to mills
and Canada, this ear, ~1,29S,140, last
year, 858,023; Southern mill taknigs
(estimated), this year. ~2,465,0 last
year, 2%,O20.356; stock at interior towns
in excess of September 1, this year,
last year., 30,371; brought into
sight thus far for season, this ear,
13,711,330; last year, 11,441,963
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-08-31
DRIFT OF COTTON PRICES
HAVE BEEN MOSTLY UPWARD
Reports all Have a BuLish Tendency-Many Crop Reports Are
ACKNOWLEDGMENT Heat and Shedding Reponed-Pre-
dicted That National Gi1ners' Report Will be Strongly Bulfsh-
Condition of Crops Expected TO Be 64-Tkade Conditions are

heavy buying for Memphis account.
In addition to more bad crop news
from the Southwest pessimistic ad-
vices were also received from the
South Atlantic States. Temperatures
advanced again in Texas, Oklahoma
and Arkansas, and the rain fall again
became insignificant. The National
Ginners' report finally appeared Civ
ing a condition of 64.4. Latest esti-
mates on the Government report put
it at 81 per cent. Prominent spot
houses continued their buying.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-08-31

all my life, and we didn't considar =.
worth much of anything for farrnin.
purposes Mr.. Cooper is somethir5o
of a hog raiser, too. He has seven+v,
five head now, and this year he h..
already sold 5000 worth of fine Berk-
shire pigs.
In this section timber and turpe,-
tine have been the chief sources If
income for the people. These things
are rapidly passing away, and the
people are finding that the once des-
pissed sandy loan soil will make hna
crops when properly handled. Autrv-
vile is a great dewberry shipping
point. I was told that it was a busv
place in June when the crop was at
its height. The passing of the long
leaf pine forests mean that timber and
t%urpentine must go, but his loss can
be compensated for by progressive
farming.
Forty Years Experience.
I took dinner with Mr.. J. E. Boy
cite, near Six Runs, in the Pinev
Grove section. He has bee. living at
the same place and farming the same
fields for forty years. He said he
had never bought a grain Or corn or
pound Of meat for his own use. What
a record! There is an old saying about
staying at home and living at the
same place." Mr.. Boyette has Ger
tainfy done this. f all our farmers
were of this class there would he no
t~rainloads Of hay and grain and ship
stuff coming into our State. and North
Carolina would not me MIXED TO. the
benefit Of the far West.
Some Corn.
Mr.. Jim burlington and Mr.. Frank
Howard (son of E~vander), of the Sa-
lemburg section, have the finest corn
[ have seen anywhere. Mr.. TurIinp-
ton plants his with a wide middle and
a narrow one and with two rows Of
peas in the wide middle. h corn
is very close in the drill, and 7 uD-
derstood that it is estimated tina it
will maxi more than 100 bushels to
the acre. I saw it from the road, and
it was "a sight" Mr.. burlington is a
fine farmer. He has waterworks and
sewerage in his house, the water be-
ing supplied by a windmill.
/ went through Mr.. Towards corn
He has three acres of the Biggs Pro
life variety. His rows are two acres
G40 yards) long, and he counted $40
ears to the row. It tawes % OF the
rows to make an acre, and if the row
counted is an average he will get more
than 1900 ears of corn to the acre.
Counting $50 ears 70 the bushel. ne
will get more than 100 bushels to the
acre.
On these three acres he put "a
wagon-1oads Of barnyard manure and
$50 worth of commercial fertilizers.
He said hat the fodder and hay would
about pay for the cultivation. This is
some farming.
There are thousands of acres of just
land in that section still I'M
cleared. It will some day be a verit-
able paradise Of farms.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-08-31
Comparative Cotton Statement.

New York, Aug. 27.-For the week
ending Friday. August 81:
Net receipts at all u. S. ports during
week 1860; net receipts at all U. S.
ports same week last year 7o,o7S; total
receipts sine September LIST $3.50, 976;
total receipts to same date last year
S,5O0,075; exports for the week 24,082;
exports for same week last year 50,-
8e2; total exports since September LIST
8,297,561; total exports same date last
year 7,355,402; stock at all United
States ports 1885,; stock at all Uni
ted States ports same time last year
174.044; stock at all interior towns
76.09S; stock at all interior towns,
same time last year 1864; stock at
Liverpool $4,000; stock at Liverpool
same time last year 382, 900; stock Of
American afloat for Great Britain
same time last year $4,000.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-08-31
Cotton Receipts.
(By the Associated Press. !

Iby tne ASSOc1ated PreSS.)
New York, Aug. 27.-The following
are the total net receipts of cotton
at all ports since September list:
Galveston 3,638,616; New Orleans
2,0e0,429; Mobile 392,155; Savannah
1,5O5,970; Charleston %2O9,917: Will
mington 41O,SS7; Norfolk 593,24e:
Baltimore 0 1.O96; New York 1886;
Boston 19,34S; Newport News 1875:
Philadelphia 6,84S; San Francisco
S2,52S; Brunswick 324,922; Port
Townsend 1913; Pensacola 164,7OS:
Portland. Ore, 500; Port Trthur and
Sabine Pass 153,485; Jacksonville 3d.
S45; Eagle Pass, Texas, 1,O75; Ell
Paso, Texas, 1874; Laredo, Texas A.
73& Gulfport 2O,221; Georgetown q
649; Texas City 1894; minor ports
1850; total, %9,96O,976 bales.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-08-31
Liverpool Weekly Cotton.
(By the Associated Press

Wy IIC |ASoUCIdttU fTtSS.J
Liverpool, Aug. 27.-FolloWing are
the weekly cotton statistics: Total
sales, all kinds, $4,000 bales; total
sales, American, $1,000 bales; English
spinners' takings, $4,000 bales; total
exports, 10000 bales; imports OF all
kinds, $4,000 bales; imports, Ameri.
cam, 1000 bales; stock, all kinds,
$4,000 bales; stock, American, 1884,
600 bales; quantity afloat all kinds,
41,00O bales; quantity afloat, Ameri-
can, 10000 bales; total sales on spec
ulation 200 bales; total sales to ex-
pOrterS, 1900 bales.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-08-31
FARMING IN

Mr.. John A. Oats Writes of a Re-
cent Trip Through the County of
Sampson.
{John A. Oats in Fayetteville Index.)
Last week I made a trip through
Sampson county, and was delighted
to see the fine crops OF corn and cot
ton. The first night I spent with my
longtime friend, L.. NJ. Cooper, Of
Autryville, merchant and farmer. He
is proving what can be done on sandy
land. Last year he made nine bales
Of cotton on eight acres Of land. I
was telling Clerk Of the Court Seasons,
of Sampson, about this. He said:
why, I have known that land for
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-08-31
A Stop, a Fraud. a Subterfuoe

Near beer is a mere sion. > fraIII.
a subterfHge. Little of it exists nE-
cept in imagination, and less is sold.
There is opportunity to W. the the
sale of near beer under the present
laws where the community or OH
that are inclined to prevent she sale
Of Intoxicating drinks.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-08-31
Movement of Cotton.
(By the Associated Press.)

New York, Aug. 27.-The following
Statistics on the movement Of cotton
for the week ending August 9th, were
compiled by the New York Cotton
Exchanges:
Weekly movement:
Port receipts, lis year., 34,7O9; last
year, 71,498; overland to mills and
Canada, this year, 4,132, last year.
New-York tribune., 1909-03-30
EI.KIN.S MIKES PROTEST
Thinks Nc7C England Too Prom'-
nent IN Tariff Framing.
IF-om The Tribune Bureau ]

washington March Ex-senator Elkins, Of West
Virginia broke the routine Of to-day's session Of
the Senate by making sharp attack on the Re
publican leaders for, he charged, giving New
England too prominent d part in the framing OF
the new tariff bill 10y the selection Of three Sen
ators from section for places on the Finance
Committee. Senator Bacon, Of the leaders on
The Democratic side, responded TO M ElAinss ap-
peal by introducing resolution that all hearings
before the Finance Committee be open to both
ma ioritv and minority Senators on the committee
and that any member Of the committee be permit
1ed 10 cross-exarnnz witnesses. on objection BY
Mr Hale this resolution went over until Thurs
day
There was the utmost good feeling throughout Mr.
F,lkins's speech to-day. The Democrats seemed to
be highly amused at the efforts Of the West Nir-
rinia Senator, who IS a high protectonst. to STR
I'D rhe minority party demand its rights against
New England We want show IN the South,
said Senator EIkins, waving his hand toward the
Democratic side. Il want to object when New
England attempts TO cruelty the South and delay
its progress.
The trouble to-day brought on when Sen
aror Hale introduced a resolution 10 prevent the
consideration Of all business, except the census
bill until the tariff bill out Of the way In
explaining this resolution, which went over until
Thursday Mr. Hale said the Finance Committee
was holding daily hearings. The Senate adjourned
st 2yo5 o. m until Thursday
New-York tribune., 1909-03-30
GARY on METAL DUTIES.
Finance Committee Hears Experts
on Iron and Steel.


Washington. March 2s.-E II. Gary, chairman OF
The board OF directors Of the United States Steel
Corporation. was called before the Republican
members of the Senate Finance Committee to-day
TO give expert testimony concerning the various
paragraphs IN the iron and steel schedule Of the
Payne biz. Various otner men prominent in the
iron stcei industry present at the meeting
on invitation Of individual members Of the commit
tee Other witnesses included three general ap-
praisers from the Port Of New York and the eX-
perts in the customs service at New York who are
most familiar with the metals schedule.
The principal for calling Judge Gary was
to get accurate information to whether the
changes recommended in the House bill were in
their proper proportion
While the examination Of Judge Gary took place
in executive session, it is understood that he told
the committee that of the rates recommended
in the Payne bill could be cut still further and
that others should be increased In other words. he
criticised the relation OF rates in the metals sched-
ule proposed by the House committee.
Others present at to-day's meeting of The commit
tee included Willis L. King, Of the Jones < Laugh
lin company, Of Pittsburg 5. VI. Felton, president
of the Pennsylvania Steel Company; President
Stackhouse Of the Cambria Iron and Steel Company
and Charles Bailey, OF the Reliance TUBE company
New-York tribune., 1909-03-30
BIG CUSTOM SEIZURE
TWO "SLEEPERS" FOUND.
Plot to Smuggle in French Dresses
Valued at $50 900 UncoUered.

When the American liner New York cleared from
Pier Is for Southampton on Saturday and the as
charging inspectors of the Surveyors staff checkeu
off the ships manifest and their discharge book OF
the baggage and cargo remaining on the pier tiiey
found two large trunks. which they supposed hau
been brought to port week ago the steamer
that had just sailed.
While examining the trunks they did not know
that within them had been packed 10S princess
gowns and thirty lace and silk waists, OF a total
value of about $4,000.
Benjamin Waring and William Jackson, the IN
spectors who discovered the trunks telephoned 10
Deputy Surveyor Bishop that they had found a
pair of sleepers" and Mr.. Bishop ordered the
trunks sent to the appraisers stores sleeper
is used by the customs officials to define unclaimed
and unmarked baggage left the pier TO be
snuSgIed outside the customs lines when oppor-
tunity permits.
The two trunks remained m the appraisers
stores Sunday, and yesterday morning, when
they were broken open. the examiners were sur
prised to find them full of costly French gowns
and waists 1t turned TO be the largest
sleeper" seizure in the history Of the port
Expert appraisers who had been called IN to as
sist in fixing a value the goods expressed
astonishnlent when told that the array OF waists
and gowns had come from two trunks After the
examination the inspectors made an effort to put
them back in the trunks but without success
When the trunks were repacked to their capacity
there remained over dozen dresses that the IN
spectors could not squeeze into the "seepers
Written on the small tags attached to each gar
ment were letters numbers and marks which
meant nothing to the average inspector. but
was said that through these several customs
officials familiar with the import business would be
able find the person to whom the goods had
been consigned.
1t said yesterday by official in touch with
the smuggling cases uncovered recently in connec-
ton with the American Line steamers that within
a few days the persons interested in getting the
'seepers' this country. well q the firm to
which the goods had been sent, would be SUM-
moned before the United States Attorney.
John NJ. Bishop. Deputy Surveyor Of Customs in
charge Of the third division assisted by Deputy
Surveyors Mckeon, Conrow. Tierney and Harris,
has waged war against the sleeper" method Of
smuggling for than four years, beginning at
the time the system first boldly introduced
They have made many seizures Of trunks left on
the piers and have dragged others from the holds
OF ships. Their vigilance and frequent seizures
held the illegal traffic down fairly well until this
wear
New-York tribune., 1909-03-30
EDW WARDSACTIVE AGAIN
LITTER REFUSE HANDLERS
City Scozcs Used, He Says, by Con-
troctors-Hopes to Sdre S4OO.O0O.

William, II Edwards Commissioner OF Street
Cleaning announced a plan yesterday whereby ne
purposes TO save the city from S50Ooo to SHo''"
annually Heretofore the city has been in the
habit Of carving on It's scoys trade refuse and
duu,ping II in one of its twenty dumping grounds
Mr. Edwards hereafter will decline TO permit the
,itv scovs to carry this refuse at the expense OF
the CITY and intends try force the contractors
whose duty il to remove il from the factories
=. bora this refuse put private scows and
d,n,ned at their own and not at the citys ex-
pense. ., ~,
The cost Of this dumping to the city SAID MI
Edwards last night has been in the past approx
r,o+eIv 800 600 issued orders to-day TO the men
=; ,barya of the city scows that hereafter they
must refuse 20 accept trade refuse brought 70 them
b,y contractors | believe 1 am perfectly JuSuned
ir the position have taken and II my Dellel Is
correct the result of this order will be an immense
annual saving
rrbe system heretofore has been for manu-
facturers to let contracts for the removal OF the
refuse from their factories The contractor IN turn
,,,,I5 5un1p il on city scows. thereby saving him
self the cost Of paying private concerns f0r carry
ing this refuse either out to sea- or TO one OF the
citv's numerous dumping grounds
From the estimate prepared in the once oil the
Commissioner of Street Cleaning 1t would appear
that the cost the city for doing work lot "hleh
Commissioner Edwards says the private contractors
sbould nav amounted approximately. on the aver
age TO 80 cents cubic yard
Section 53l OF the city charter says:
Tho law REQUIRES the Commissioner TO remove or
otberVise dispose of often as the pubic heaIth
ord the of may require aShes' street
sTeenings garbage and other like refuse and rso-
bish.
The definition of trade refuse. which is ac-
ce,ted nv the Department of Street Cleaning Is
"Trade refuse is refuse produced and thrown OUT
IN various processes of commerce and nnahCIACI-
ure." -,
The Street Cleaning Department holds that' ac-
cordinp to this definition trade refuse is not IN
cIuded in Section 5S4 and that consequently the city
&c under no obligations to transport this refuse
to dumping grounds its own scows Upon TINS
rround Mr. Edwards issued orders to the men
an charge of his scows refuse to accept trade
refuse
That this order will create CONSERVATION ana
hitter opposition the part OF both mahuIaet-
urers and contractors is expected by the Depart
rnent of Street Cleaning Speaking about TINS
pbase of the case an official of the department
said last night:
THE effect Of the Commissioners order must be
obvious II will mean the loss practically or s.
cents a cubic yard the men who contract to re-
move this trade refuse The result will be, In all
probability that the contractors themselves viii
demand higher prices for removing the refuse than
have hitherto been asked OF the manufacturers This