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New-York tribune., 1909-11-10
MAY QUIT FRISCO ROAD.
Mr. Davidson Resignation as Presi-
dent Rumored

\. j. Davidson president OF the ST. Louis
San Francisco Railroad. resigned as
director OF the company at the annual
meeting held in St. Louis yesterday. and
{. Il. Gray. one OF the vice presidents Of
tho road. was elected to succeed him on
The board. Nathaniel Thayer also resigned
from the directorate. and was succeeded by
his son. = Y. r. Thsyer. Of Boston. Tho
other directors were rc-elected
Although leading directors 90 the com
many declined 20 comment on the resisna =
ton Of Mr.. Davidson, the inference I'm Wall
Street vas that lie would retire also as
president. and that Mr.. GRAY would succeed
lhm 90 head Of the company.
{ r. Grey has been connected With the
- Louis & San Francisco Railroad since
he was fifteen years old. first entering its
service al = telegraph operator in 1852. He
became clerk I'm the traffic department in
1886, commercial agent in 1857. division
freight agent in 1890 division superinten-
cent IN 1877, aud division superintendent OF
transportation. in charge Of the entire ser
vice OF the road. IN 1900
New-York tribune., 1909-11-10
SUGAR SETTLEMENT APPROVED
Trust Will Pay s2,ooo.ooO in Fennsyl-
vania Litigation

Fhiladsiphis, Nov. s.-The settlement Of
ihe sun OF the Pennsylvania Sugar REIN
Nhs Company against the American sussr
hehiing Company, as arranged by Re
ceiVer George IT. Earle. % the plaintin
company. received the sanction to-day Of
The Court of Common Pleas here. which
appointed him TO his place
The question OF how much of the money
10 bs received from the defendant com
rsny shall be PAID "a fees TO the thirty
attorneys interested was held under ad-
Nisement by the court, and will be an
nouncel later.
ihe SUIT was brought in the United States
District Court, in New York. and, accord
ing 10 The terms Of the compromise. the
so-called sugar trust will pay Mr.. Earle's
company $4,000 and return 20 the bond
holders OF the Pennsylysnia company the
$4,000 in bonds held as collateral for "A
loan extended to -Adolph Segal, the presi-
dent Of that company. All the tondhoIders
aSreeo TO the terms Of the settlement eN-
cept The trustees for Henry r. Wilson of
NeW \ ork. who wrote that they thought
The trust was getting OF too easily.
New-York tribune., 1909-11-10
OTHER LIVESTOCK MARKETS.

chicago. Ncv. 9-CArTLE-Receipts so0p
head sSssdy % strong steers. Ssolass 10.
s. -: calves. S3qSS 50, stockerS sra feeders.
- t9dS5 81 hogs Receipts. II Geo head
steady 10 strong. choice heavy. $ lOass IS.
choico ught. s. s5ass. packers. 81 aogss 10:
sHEEF- Receipts. 2OoOo. stsadv shsep' $50
East & Bufalo' " Sow Sow ~, s - IN,
bead STEADY prime steers 81 T5qS7 vEAI.S
i,cs ssesp,s l2S ts6cis asad active and 2Ss lower.
and steady, 20 Sc higher on heavy sIow
and stesdy On light heavy. IS 15QsS 3 rougi,s
:, 2oQSI 81 sHEEP and LAMBs-ReeeiPts.
st. .s nesd a's!, creep. s'eadS lanos. ior
Cincinnati. NOV. -CATTLE-Receipts 800
head stead: fair 70 sood shippers. s ssass -.
common. 81 55qs3 50 HOGS Receipts. = oco
s 10. common. s. T5a$T Is. sHEEP-R~csfpts.
$50 head: strong. t0QlSc higher s2ass 50.
Kansas Citv. Nov. 9.--CATTLE-Receint II.
COZ head. including iS0o southerns: steady .
strong. choies export and dressed beef steers.
g s.trs > = as ~ s,seEeTs s : a5s 9' r. "a Wes 3 =
ass. southern steers. s. 2jdSi 80. southern COWS.
a. SoGS3 -, native cows. S26Ss SO. native h~tf
S3asT HOGs- Receipts. II. oe0 head sisady -
s. higher top. 81 eS. bulk q sales. 81 eco
s. ~. heavy, s. so8<7 %, packers and butchers.
= ss " ~ nfn s.,s,s '' zoo Se,s "a 30 "a
10 higher lamh-- - 15qSI S5, yssriinss
s5dS5 3. wsthers. - e5GS5 -. ewes s. T53
- IS. stockers and feeders. 50 go s. p
Union s;icE Wards. Pittsburs Nov a--s-AT-
TIE-supply nshf steady. choice 50 s04$T
SHEEP-supriv fair. sfesfy on hep. hghsI
on ianhs. pr'r.e weth.rs. 50 SoqSs s.. culis sns
CALVFs. Ssass 50. HOGs--Recsipf tsir. a.
tive higher prime heavies. s. 2Sfss 81. n~if
Yorkerss. s. -59s1 20. aiss. s. 65cS5 -. roushs.
-
New-York tribune., 1909-11-10
LIVESTOCK MARKET.
Nerr York. Nov Q ~

New York Nov . ipoa
BFEyES-Rsceipts. 81 ears OF 6sT head m
oludins IS ears for slaushterers ana for th-
market No trading In live cattle Fesiing
steady 70 strong Dressed beef selling fairly
well az ) q &C for native sides, with choice
POOL ana London cables quoted live cattle SELL
friserst6r ira "a r. sest - - ,cl. s i0i.o i psr ~
Receipts. inciudins lats arrivals
SutehsTs ana $50 for = the market veaIs IN
fair demand and steadv: grassers slow ard
trihs hrm Common % prime veals sold az 50
q 50 q per 100 10: choice selections as high
as 50 "a sSsss.rs ssss at g. = aess %. Western
steady az ga IL per n. with fancy carcasses
selling up 20 HAS, country dressed at sc 1Se.
Slles--S. Judd & Co. 81 veals i3T 10 aver
age az So per 100 ID; "a % io4 u. At So
rs Western calves. 2S9 -. a. "a 50. lol do.
J. G Curtis & Son 50 veals rs II. az ss.
Sc IS: IS 90. 1870 h. at s. q
b " Otis & co veaIs 100 n. a. 50 rs
u DO, lao u. az 50 IS. do. los ID. az 81.
Andrew siuIlen. ss vesls. ics n. at 81 IS;
srsssers. 2iI 10. az 50
SHEEP AND IAMB>-Receipts we're ~
tersrs and for the market sheep in light sup
ply and steady; lambs hrm. Common 20 prims
sheep sold az 81 50QS4 50 per 100 70: culls 81
s.. common 10 choic> lambs az S. s0GST 80. a
car Of selected West Virginia lambs az 81 80,
s9 sg7 7c g 1ss- amss $ %n''Gn =, s9ir ssi
with a fAw hog dressed exceeding quotations
sales-NewLon g Co D; 211 Ohio lambs. 81 N
average. az 81 S7is per loo n. 10 culls. "a n.
at S5: Is Ohio sheep. 81 n. at Sc 50
W r. Hume; t6I state lambs. "a n. at 81 80.
4 culs. 40 ~. n 81 50. ~ state sheep. ia N.
at So
a, 81 10. IS Ohio sheep and yearinss. 70 n a.
s. so
Fred Kratz 1s3 West Virginia lambs. ~
n. az 81 60 263 do. IS n. az S6 50: 81 do 80 ~
az So 50. West Virginia sheep. f0S N. az sa So
$ Ju1d & Go II state lambs. 81 n. az 81 10.
Z sheep tculsl. 20 IN. a. 81
HOGS-Receipts. 4 534 head. all Tor slauzh-
terers. Nothing doing IN live hogs Country
dressed hogs srssdy az 10is111c rer u. with q
few light pigs selling az I2lzc.
Saies tall late Mondays. sanders. 81 stsss
roughs a91 ib at 81 %
Newton a. Co. 50 Pennsylvania pigs. i0f n
a. - IS do. n 10 a. 81 so
II. II Hollis. 10 state hogs. ue u. ar 81 -.
New-York tribune., 1909-11-10

Local spot was quiet ana ~ points higher ~
IL Csc for nliddlins upland AMI IA aoc for mid
ding Gulf. southern spot markets wers tee-
graphe1 as fellows: Mobile s-eady -, lower AZ
1870. sales, 100 bales Savannah nominal &c
higher ~ 14e sales. 700 bales Charleston frrr
ilc higher az 14c: sales. 100 bales Norfolk
steady. isc higher az lie. sales 636 bales EaItf-
more nominal unchanged a. Iassc Augusta
steady, 14c higher at liisc. sales Ill bales -
Louis quiet, lsc lover az l4ssc Little Rock
dull. unchanged az Ia. New Orleans steady
S-16c higher at IA J-16c. sales. 1890 bales
Memphis steady &c higher al 147sc sales 75s
bales. Galveston steady i.c higher az lsLxc
sales. 1246 bales. Houston steady. sse higher
az i4tsc. sales. TT5 ba'es-
Liverpool cable: spot quiet. sales g. ndO bales
speculation and export 5oD. American. S. 900 I'M
ports 2OO0. all American. middIinz upland
SD Futures opered Irregular az 2dj points
sdvance closed feverish sac points higher
November and November December. SD; De-
cember January. 7.35i2d: January February
3ad. FebruaTy-MaTch. . i0isd; March April.
a2ied: April-May, Tifi2d; May-June. 46i2d.
Iune-July 4Sds July-August T.44l2d. August
September. : 15d. SePtember-October. 6GTd. Oc-
tober-November. y. j4d
COFFEE-Quiet but stesdv. values made
moderate gains and closed a. net advance
of 10 10 points. sales were - 30 bags. Mar
kets abroad were steady. Havre after declining
i franc regained the lcss. ana Hamburg closed
ret unchanged 70 = pfenniE lower Tbs
Bra lillian markets we're nrm Rio showing
gain OF I25 refs. while santos was IS rsis
higher for No a. snI so Isis highar for No :.
spot STEADY. Rio No = Is'sc nominal con
tract prices follow
New-York tribune., 1909-11-10
DECISION IN AIRBRAKE SUIT.
Government Loses Test Case Against
Baltimore & Ohio.

Piitsburg' Nov. s.-Judge Orr. Of the
United States District Court, granted non
suit to-day in the case Of the government
against the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
wherein il was charged the railroad persist
&C IN running trains down steep grades
win an insufficient numper Of cars
equipped With air brakes
The case was the first of the sort ever
niaHsht by the government. and the deci-
Sioh settles the uncertainty which has al
Nays oeen IN the minds Of the Interstate
Commerce Commission as TO whether ce--
tan smbiguities might stand
The case VIII be taken to the limited
States Supreme Court for a final decision.
ano. II is said, after its disposition there =
re" act will be drafted. The present Law,
requires that - per cent Of the cars p,
connected ana controlled By air from IN.
engine.
New-York tribune., 1909-11-10
TO cURTAIL COTTON OUTPUT.
German Spinners Take Action to Check
Production of Yarn.

BerIin. Nov. 9.-The Association cf Ger
man Cotton Spinners issued d circular TO the
mills to-day, urging the curtailment of yarn
production as an absolute necessity. in order
to prevent further heavy rise in the price
Of raw cotton and the exhaustion OF supplies
toward the end of the cotton year. A GER
tain cuTtailment will occur IN January
through the enforcement of the new law re-
str.ctlng the hours OF labor for women in
factories. but the association regards this
inadequate 70 meet the requirements. The
spinners must also agree to a systematic
restriction of the production Of yarn similar
20 the method employed in the United
states. England and other countries
New-York tribune., 1909-11-10

81 80: family. sI4es14 90: psskst. sl25r
81. 30: extra India nsss. $50 SegS2l BEE Bs,ES
hAMs-egist ss3gs2A ,sn DRESSED e HmSS ,.,S n
like. t40 10. t1tsc. PIGS. 1f%c CUT MEATS
= Picked oellies steady smoking, u Q ILL.,
hams 10 ns SIC; ssssd-. II II i.i aise TAiLow EFirus
sity, ems: country. 81 fG',e LARD Essy ssy
r.sned sssady. sui south Arnerica. 1as5c: Con,
t,nest. Is50c. Brszn kegs. 1899. cOM-
a,s GoCNsas,Trn ,s 1oa hoSe ,s s'eAFins STEADY
ous&I.ixsEE uncfsngsd. PETROLEUM N
Refined st~sdy snd unchanged
HICE-Msrket arm az former prices Dsa
graphs new crop movement 70 date az foiiows
rssrcs in SACKS: Reesipts-Io date. s'0,sae' $50.
s4. sss las, year 5aS.soo
MOLAsSEs AND sYRrPs-SyrUps Arm ana
unsnanssd: nnolasses STEADY a. formrr prices
rTicvs unchanged London market for beet
ses1r VAS steady and unchanged 70 sd
hisher November was quoted az It's sA 2,
with December AZ us 1oisd and May a. Us
2i.d Raw sugar here steady but IN
charged. Centrifugal ss test. : soc Masco-
test. $500 An unusual statistical position
- presented by the figures from Cues For
nrst hands az the six Principsl ports Of me
,,-,. "a sna there were no recsiRss anu no sS
present figures in tons. follows.
This week Last week 10os f9o1
STOCK l.eoo l,oop s.5.oQu
-COPPER-Standard easier. spot
closing az - 60ef II. zoe; November l2sli = sp
~ Zoe; December ~ ie. T5d12- a5c. January at
l.: ssq y sSe February at Y G isc. ard March
az t-"S1ldt1c. London steady, spot Is, Us 81.
tutures at fSo p Cd sales Included $40 tons
SpGt and 2 500 tons futures local dealers alots
Lake at l3u1825c Eiectroiytic at L. 0l@c,
casting at ~ Tsa1e sTisc. TIN easier. spot clos
Ing at So6O43o 81 nc; November a. 5O.5I iaq
sob-isc. and December at 81. 05q3o12 -. Ion
don hrm. spot ff39 IS 81 and futures al
tl4l rs g. LEAD drmer. spot f0n .. fSs New
YORK and at % all i+.S0c East 81. Louis Lon
don lower. at sI2 It's "a. SpelteT dull and
nominal spot 6.iQc ASKED New YogS and s 23c
East st Louis. London unchanged a. EaS 5s
IRON steady. No I. foundry Northern quoted
at SIC SOg10. Pig iron certificates unchanged
NAVAL >TORE>-SPirits turpentine quiet
and unchanged Rosin rrm and unchanged
Tar steady az former prices.
hiuE>-Common dry firm but unchanged
LkAtHkk-Hemiock sole and union rru.
Toledo. Nov o. CLOVERSEED - Cash.
- "a. November. s. 7Tis December. s. s. ],
March, 50 e5 TIMOTHY-Prtme. ~ 50 Al
SlhE--Prime. 81 s.: November. 81 So Dccem-
Der. s. 90 March. So %.
New-York tribune., 1909-11-10

been crgauizsd 20 protect the rights Of
bondholders. comprising James y. Wollsce.
chairman: william A. Read and F. VI
Baker. As the bonds are not represented
IN the pending suit. their security may be
impaired unless the bondholdsFS unite 20
protect their interests. Holders OF bonds
are asked 10 deposit them with the Central
trust Company OF New York under agree
Ineut. copies Of which may be obtained
from the depositary. or from + X Movie.
secretary OF the committee No. = Nassau
street The counsel for the conlmittee are
Joline. Larkin & Rathbone.
MENICAN ROAD RESUMES DIVI-
DENDS.-Ihe Mexican Northern Railway
Company has declared semi-annual divi-
dend or per cent. payable on November
~ The company has made no dividend
oiSnnrssments since 1873. when an annual
dividend Of ~ per cent was paid.
New-York tribune., 1909-11-10
p. 2. r. BONDS CONVERTIBLE.

The Pennsylvania Railroad Company has
issued a notice calling attention 10 the
fact that the clause requiring thirty davs'
notice for conversion OF its 1902 convertible
bonds was rescinded about a year ago.
There has been some misunderstanding as
10 whether this issue OF bonds could he
converted into stock participating in the
present allotment The company an
nounced yesterday that such can be done
II The bonds are presented for conversion
before the close Of business on November
l. The Pennsylvania Railroad Offices i'm
Philadelphia New York and London will
receive the bonds
New-York tribune., 1909-11-10
ELY CENTRAL sLUMPs AGAIN
more than $4,000 Shares Thrown on
the Curb Market.

The weakness Of Ely Central. the mining
stock which has been extensively boomed
h. curb brokerage house. was again the
festure Of Tho outside market yesterday. II
sol5 down 10 ]. q decline of 1916 point
from the closing price on Monday. when il
slumped from - % llz- Later yesterday
r. rallied 20 . and closed al J lis, net
loss Of 4. point for the day.
lie desire 10 sell was even greater than
New-York tribune., 1909-11-10
TUTTLE MAY RETIRE.
New Haven Believes That Mellen Will
Succeed Him.

Boston. Nov. s.-Only routine business
was transacted to-day at the meeting of
the directors of the Boston e Maine Rail
ROAD company. although il was expected
that executive officers for the coming year
would be chosen. The directors will meet
again week from today. At the close
OF to-dsys meeting It was reported unof-
helaily that thcius Tuttle would retire
rom the presidency Of the road and accept
an executive otfloe which would relieve him
OF many burdens of management Inquiry
al President Tuttle's office failed 70 obtain
either confirmation or a denial Of this re-
port
New-York tribune., 1909-11-10

New Haven. Nov. 9.-In railroad circles
here. on the assumption that President
Lucius Tuttls OF the Boston & Maine will
retire as head OF the road. it is confidently
believed that his successor will be Presi-
dent Mellen Of the New York New Haven
and Hartford Railroad. II has been under
stood for some time that President Mellen
has been favored as President Tuttle's sue
cessor by the directors of both roads. on
the theory that with both Of the railroa d
systems merged responsibility ought not TO
be divided The announcement Of the
change is looked for within 2 few DAYS
New-York tribune., 1909-11-10

- - 'soAcaN' over se.eoo shares being thrown
~ ,- 'he market by frightened holders. \
number q the se.ling orders came
In "nt-of-town holders. some Of whom
Ia ai'i1ouitv In making deliveries and will
r'r,o.1-aF ntaFy losers from the big sIump IN
New-York tribune., 1909-11-10

g.. tOi iiioN-Frlce increment was the biggest
ioI ths season. more than half OF the recAnt
Iossss oelng recovered January contrasts sold
az lib1c, and May at IA 9ae ccups-inr vitb
It.u-o ann l4S2e AZ the previous close ana
WIN lSs5e and l4-19c al III. low point Of Mon
gay ms represented q recovery OF from
20 70 30 points from the low and en- advance
rom the closing hs1res OF Monday night The
close was only a little off from the best and
<'eb- points The .ocal market opened nrrn a.
an advance OF 10QlS points on ne active
the opening. but generally the market Showed
a very steady ton. and gradually became
stronger. with the biggest demand ana great
est excitement setting in after O. 'cloc< Jan
uary closed at l4.62c and Nav al n sc bid
were 3 s. lower 70 Ssc higher the market re
porting late in the day being generally frsm
50 hiSher Local dealers say the greatest
the highest records Of the season from MANY
OF their interior correspondents in the vay OF
follow: f+09
New-York tribune., 1909-11-10

FLOUR AND MEAI-FLOUR quiet. Sprins
- a. winter patents. IS 81 q s. s.. spring
clears 81 20 a s4 -; extra No winter. 81 50d
strsishts 81 : = s. Il BECkWHEAT FLOUR
pull AZ s. 80 nominal. per loo n RYE
III FTOT-T2--Srsadv Fair 20 Sood. s. 20 q 81 ..
choies 10 fancy 81 g0Gs4 80. CORNME Al
steedv kim dried s. 15 BAG MEAL
stead. Pine white ard yellow. ~ J0n e. 81.
coarse 81 486S1 ~ FEEp-cuist. Western
sprirs So A9gS23 50, standard middling
sa2 - SOS ~: nour % s2S So. rcd dog
S3f 10. cit- brar s2S buls SEA - sacks. MID.
ANS Se2 "a s3I. red dog So 6J. ho-ufnv
chor. S-T % bulk, - 20 SACKS. otLNsAL-
S54 80
COTTUNsFTp ou~-Less active but Et.ed-
a. a nsr sdvanrs of % Il points, Local con-
New-York tribune., 1909-11-10
STEEL WAGES INCREASED.
Bethlehem and Reading Companies
Announce Advances. -

Bsthehen. Penn. Nov. 9.-The wages Of
several thousand employees OF the Bethlehem,
Steel Company will be restored 70 the scale
a. NogGe before the 1907 depression. accord
ing 20 an announcement made by Charles
A schwab. president Of the COMPANY
In general. the increase viii amount -
]" per cent, and Will affect employees IN the
machine shops. foundries. blast furnace de-
pertinent and labor department
New-York tribune., 1909-11-10

Reading. Penn, NOV. 9.--The Reading
Iron Company has posted notices in its
mills that new schedule of wages. affect
ins nearly two Thousand men. will go into
effect on November p. Puddlers are 10
be increased from 81 70 81 so ton. There
viii be increases in all departments. eSre-
oiallv among the laborers.
New-York tribune., 1909-11-10
SAN FRANCISCO MINING STOCKS

san Francisco. Nov 9.-The official clos
ing quotations for mining stocks to-day
were as follows.
New-York tribune., 1909-11-10
BOSTON CURB STOCKS.

FURNISHED b. J. Thomas Reinhsrd' No IS
Froad street. New York, and 40. 81 Devon
shire street. Boston,
New-York tribune., 1909-11-10
EXPORTS.
CASH QUOTATIONS.
GENERAL MARKET REPORT.

ASKED. Nominal to arrive. .NomlnaL
New-York tribune., 1909-11-10
BOSTON STOCKS.

,-,r,ishsd by 4 l. psy Co. No a. wan
street,
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-08-17
ALEXANDER GRANT,
NEWARK LAWYER,
DIES SUDDENLY
Expires in Broad Street Resi-
dence While Preparing
for Breakfast.
WELL KNOWN ALSO AS
REAL ESTATE EXPERT
Prominent in Financial Circles
and LeaIng Member of
Essex County Bar.

Alexander Grant, well-known New.
ark lawyer, 90 years old, died suddenly
early today from apoplexy in his home
999 Broad street. His office was at 73s
Broad street.
Mr.. Grant was we'll known in local
financial circles, and his advice on real
estate matters was particularly sought
by large banking institutions. He had
been counsel for the Franklin Savings
Institution since 1895
He was a member of ST. Johns
Lodge, f. and A. NJ. and Newark City
Council No. 494, Royal Arcanum He
never sought political office, although
often approached to do so.
Mr.. Grant was the son of the late
Alexander Grant, at one time pioneer
in the dry goods business in this city
and one of the organizers of the Essex
County National Bank Grant street
was named after his father. He
was educated in the Newark Academy
and in Harvard College, and after en-
gaging in business for several years
with his father studied law and was
admitted to the bar in this State as an
attorney in November, 1882, and as a
counselor at law in November, 1885. He
was memper of the American Bar
Association and one of the organizers
of the Lawyers Club of this city, of
which he was one of the early presi-
dents.
Mr.. Grant belonged to St. Barnabas
Episcopal Church, of Roseville. He is
survived by his widow, who was Miss
Christine Ure, sister of William A. Ure,
at one time owner of the Sunday Call,
and by two brothers and two sisters
who are Joseph W. Grant, of East
Orange, and DIR. Frederick H. Grant, of
New York city, and Miss Susan W.
Grant, of this city. and Mrs. Living
ston Fewsmith. of Ohio.
Funeral will be held at his late resi-
dence on Thursday.
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-08-17
DEATH,
CREW RESCUED
Heroic Life-savers Take Eight
Ashore in Frail Boats Off
Long Beach.

NEW YORK, Aug. Height men.
including the captain of the three
masted schooner Arlington, of Boston.
were rescued from their perilous posi-
ton on the bowsprit of that craft,
stranded on sand bar off Long Beach,
Long Island. today. Life-savers from
the shore effected the rescue with life
lines. One man, who had put out from
the vessel on life-raff drifted out of
sight towards Sandy Hook, but was
later washed ashore alone.
The schooner went ashore before day.
light. Her decks were swept by the
breaking seas and the crew of eight
men took refuge on the bowsprit, while
the Long Beach life-saving crew tried
vainly to shoot line over the vessel OF
to launch their surf boat.
After waiting on the beach until
nearly 10 o'clock the life-savers made
another desperate effort and succeeded
in launching their lifeboat through the
surf. After that the rescue of the crew
Of the stranded schooner was easily ac-
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-08-17
ALMOST RECORD
RAIN A G0DSENO
Is Big Boon for PastureIands and
Will Relieve Milk
Shortage.

The forecast for tomorrow is fair.
The heavy rain of the last IS hours
is over.
Since the downpour began at S.:45
Sunday night a near record for the
month of August has been set, the
present rainfall for this season of the
year being exceeded only by 10 by the
rainfall last August. Since Sunday
night the total rainfall has been 5.33 and
for the twenty-four hours between mid
night Sunday and the last midnight we
have had UP to date it was 4.53 On
August 25, 1908, rain started at D. IN.
and when it had completed its circuit at
$3.50 O'Clock the following evening a rec
ord for August of 5.S3 inches had been
hung up.
In New York all records of rainfall for
August, as kept by the New York
Weather Bureau were broken by the
steady downpour from a. m. yesterday
until 5 a. m. today. In those twenty
four hours 504 inches of rain fell, and
during the storm which was still rag
ing this morning total of 5.4 inches
fell. The greatest velocity of the wind
was Ss miles an hour.
This rain, although coming a little
late in the season for many things
which it might have helped a great
deal. will revive the pastures and re-
lieve the shortage of milk with which
the dairy farmers have been contend
ing with. It is hailed on all sides with
the greatest JOY. If the weather comes
through according to the forecast, the
rain will end this evening.
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-08-17
AMERICANS SHARE
IN CHINESE LOAN

PEKIN. Aug. 17-American parti-
eipation in the Hankow- SEE -Chuen rail-
road loan was definitely settled at the
offices of the foreign board TO-DAY by
Henry P. Fletcher, the American
charge d'anaires, and Liam Tun- Yen.
president of the board The loan is 70
be increased 27,500,00O to $4,000, 600, and
of this latter amount American bankers
are TO be one-quarter, the other three
quarters going to British. French and
German interests.
Americans viii have equal opportuni-
ty 70 supply material for both the SEE
Chuen and the Canton lines and the
branches: they viii appoint subordinate
engineers, and they will have also one
half of all futrue loans of the See
Chuen railroad and its branches, with
the corresponding advantages
The settlement prevents actual Amer
lean Investment in the abandoned
Hankow-Canton line, but it is the
opinion here that American capital
has been placed on an equality with
other capital in China.