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The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-12-14
COMMON COUNCIL


From Department. Of Public Works.
To the Ho rable the Common Council:
Gentlemen: There In a deficiency I'm
the appropriation for the Carbon Ave-
nue. Puzzle Sewer. Sec. I, and 1 would
reco mend the transfer OF $1,000 from
the surplus remaining In the 1903
Public Sew 4 Fund TO cover same.
Respectfully submitted.
j. j. HAARER.
Commissioner
BY Aid. Shapland:
Resolved. That the City Controller
be and Is hereby authorized and d.
rected to make the proper entries on
his books to effect the transfer OF
$1,000 from the surplus remaining In
the 1903 Public Sewer Fund 10 the
credit OF an appropriation in the 1910
Public Sewer Fun known as Carbon
Avenue Sewer, Sec. No. ].
Adopted az follows:
Yeas-Ald. Allan, Barnett, Burton.
ELLIS, Fcttwald, Garvey, Goeschel, Grind
les. Gutman. HARPER. koenig, Lempke.
ostrowski, owen. Reinhardl. Rosenthai
Rutter. Schultz, Shapland, Skrzyckl,
rheiser. Thompson, Tossy. Trevor. Yer
nor. Walsh. Watson, link, Zoeiler and
the President.--30
Nays-None.
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Claims and Accounts.

To the Honorable the Common Council:
Gentlemen Your Committee on
Claims and Accounts. to whom was re-
ferred the Controllers list CT approved
accounts Of Dec. IL. 1910 respectfully
report that we have examined the
same. and believing them to be cor
rect. recommend that they bs paid
from the proper FUNDS.
Respectfully submitted
JOHN GRINDI.EY,
JAMES VERNON,
GODFREY T'REIWALD
WIN. KOENIj.
r. VI. WATSON,
STEPHEN =. SKRZYCKI
Adopted as follows:
Yeas--Ald. Allan. Barnett Burton.
Fills. Freiwald. Garvey. Goeschei.
Grindley. Gutman, Harpfer, Heating,
Seet.etr--I-atafske7-- pst+v~-if.-t ,wrr.
Ecinhardt, Rosenthal, Rutter. Schultz.
Shapland. Skrzycki. Theisen. Thomp-
son. Tossy. Trevor. Vernon, Walsh
Watson. link, Zoeller and the Presi-
dent--31
Nays-Nons.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-12-14

To the Honorable the Common Council:
Gentlcmen-In compliance with a
resolution adopted by your Honorable
Body. october 22nd, 1907, | beg TO re-
port for the week ending with De
cembcr 10th. 1910 there were twenty
COO compla ints received at this office
and the garbage collection depot for
the non collection OF garbage and dead
animals or an average of three ard
two -siNths g 2-6) complaints per day
Respectfully submitted,
j. ~ AARER,
Commissioner
Referred to Commitlee on Health
and CITY Hospitals
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-12-14
Ways and Means.


To the Honorable the Common Council:
Gentlemen -- Your Committee on
Ways aud Means. IL whom was re-
fcrred the reports of the various city
Officers for the week eruinS December
10 1910. respectfully report that with
the chief accountant we have exam
ined the same, and believing them to
he correct, recommend their approval.
We also recommend approval of bond
and waiver filed by Messrs. Kaiser &
Schmidt
Respectfully tmit,ed.
WM. Il. SIIApLAND.
John UARIFER.
WALTER M TREVOR,
WIN. GUTMAN
AUG Schultz.
Accepted and adopted as follows:
leas-Ald Allan. Barnett, Burton,
ellis. Freiwald Garvey. Goeschel
Grindley, Gutman, Harpfer, Heating,
lyoenig, Lempke. Ostrowski. owen,
Ecinhardt. Rosenthal. Rutter, Schultz.
Shapland Skrzycki. Theisen. Thomp-
scr, Tossy. Trevor Vernon, Walsh.
Watson. link, Zoeller and the Presi-
dCnt--3l.
Nays-None.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-12-14

Hon. Charles a. Nichols.
City Clerk.
Dear Sir--We beg to acknowledge re-
ceipt of your notice OF the action of the
Common Council at the session OF De-
cember 9Th. 1910. relative to requests
for the installation OF arc lights. as FOL
lows:
BY Aid. owen:
That mast arm light be installed at
the intersection of John II. street ana
Owen avenue.
BY Aid. Konkel:
That mast arm light he installed on
Military avenue, between Mcmillan ave-
nue. and Toledo avenue.
We also beg TO advise you that the
same were noted and filed December 9th,
1910
Yours respectfully,
THE PUBLIC LIGHTING COMMITS
SION
r j. BOWLER.
Secretary.
Placed on file.
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From Department OF Public Works.

To the ITOnorab1e The Committee on
Streets.
Gentlemen-Attached herewith please
find "A blueprint OF the situation in
Vermont avenue, north OF Kirby and
south OF the railroad. | understand
this building has been located here for
some time and your committee Is re-
queSted 10 take such action In the
matter as you may deem proper
Respectfully submitted
J. j. HAARER.
Commissioner
Referred to Committee on Streets.
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E,or, Oh. peoar,ment Of Public Works

To the Honorable the Common Council:
Conference.-The Department OF Pub
lie Works. to whom was referred ths
netitions for lateral sewers as herein
below named. respectfully recommend
on sanitary grounds that the prayers
81 petitioners be grantee.
Lateral Sewer No. 2l'6. OF Snmuel
7 Hunter ct al for the construction
OF a lateral sewer In Dearborn road
from Fort street TO kaier avenue, and
IN alley east OF Gerrish avenue, south
OF Dearborn road.
Trust Co. for the construction OF a
lateral sewer IN the alleys in the
BLOCKS bounded by Dexter boulevard.
wildemere avenue. Whitney and Man
chester avenues.
Lateral sewer No. ana. or Eliza
beth C. Nooten ct al, for the construc-
tiou OF a lateral sewer I'm the alley In
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sses,; xsss.es: oss:sy,n
KoenG. kenket LsnlH9 ~
hardt. Roeenthal 1ltoc4
ehapland, Thoieeu. 3oo91s
Walsh, Watson. xosilss 81 ~ 49,
The Ordinance 49, - 49,
placed on the order - thjg1 90
Thasa usaA1n0 - 0B1onnnoo
The title to the Ordinance 49, soc1
third time. ~ \ W
The ordinanes was thsn rcd
Aid. 0utman moved that -. -
known 40 Sec. 3. and 80. 3 - ~. G|
which motion prevailed. l "
Aid. 0utn1an then moved TIE oAGo<|
ton Of the Ordinance with the 49, Il
ments. which motion was Lest - ~
lows: 81 lt'
Ysas-Aiu. Ellis. oasvsys 0ss.Iaeyy
Gutman. Koenig. Ostrowski. QWgq<
Rsinhardt. R.ttsr. Thomnson. Wei
Nays-Aid. Allan. BarSsts. Durssn,
Freiwaid 0osschsI, Harpfsr, XsotioG.
Konksi. Lsmpks. Rossnthal. ooouJ64
Trevor. vernon. link. zosii:r ana tI:
Aid Frsivald then moved that 90
portion OF the report Of the eomUDooo0
as does not pertain 20 the Ov01nA9oo ~
referred to the Committse on 49,
Utilities. which motion prsvailed.
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From Department Of Public Works.

To the Honorable the Common Council:
Cent EN-: Owins 10 an error In
compiling the cost of paving Fort
btreet Sec. - from the east line OF
Elsmere avenue TO the west curb line
OF Woodmere avenue on the north. IL
W. Il be necessary TO rescind the action
taken December the 9th. 1910, by your
ht -orable body
Respectfully submitted,
!. j. HAARER.
Commi ssioner
BY Aid. Goeschel:
Resolved. That the resolution adopt
ed by ,ae Common Council Tuesday,
December 6th, 1910. In reference to
accepting the paving OF Fort street
Sec. l. be, and the same Is hereby re-
scinded
\ Adopted as follows:
Yeas-Ald. Allan. Barnett Burton.
Ellis. Freiwald. Gervey, Goeschel Grind
ley. Gu'man HARPER. Koenig. Lempke.
Ostrowski, Owen. Renhardt. Rosenthal,
Rutter, Schultz, Shapland. Skrzycki.
Theisen. Thompson Tossy. Trevor. Yer
nor. Walsh. Watson. link. Zoeller and
the Pres.dont.-30.
Nays-NCne.
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To the Honorable the Common Council:
Gcntlemen--l have to repor. that
count on Tue books OF the Boar OF
Poor Commissioners entitled House of
Correction Fund" and lind as follows:
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KespectiuIIy, etc.
j. j. HAARER.

following:
Where's. II appears from n commune
cation from the Department OF Public
Works that thu paving as per contract
confirmed the 30tE day OF August 1910.
on Watson street from the east line Of
Dequ.ndre street to the west line Of
Chene street has been fully completed:
and
Whereas Said street has been exam
incd by the Department OF Public
Works, and the paving OF said street has
been iour'. To have been done in ac-
cordance with the contract and specifica-
tions for the same. therefore
Resolved. First. That the said paving
within the limits above mentioned be,
and is hereby accepted
Resolved. Second That the City Con-
troller he, and IL hereby authorized To
draw his warrant on the city Treasurer
In payment OF the intersections. etc.. OF
said Watson street To the amount OF
s,SS22, the Same being the full amount
due me contractors from the city for
paving said Intersections. etc, and for
the sum OF SIS ct. the same being the
cost OF advertising. blanks, and inspec-
tors salary.
Resolved Third. That the City Control
Ter be- and he is ne rcby directed 10 pre-
pare street paving bonds for parts |. 2 :
and If said asses sment rolls in accord
ancc wi Ii theeprCViSions Of Secs. ~ and
~ OF Chapter / OF the Charter of the
city of Detroit. as amended by an Act OF
the LEGISLATURE approved June 9Th, 1901.
such bone to bear interest at the rate
of four per cent per annum
Adopted as follows:
~ Ycas--Ald Allan. Barnett. Burton.
Ellis, FreIwald. Garvey, Goeschel. Grind
ley. Gutnlan. HARPER. Koenig, Lempke.
Ostrow ski. owen Renhardt. Rosenthal.
Rutter. Schultz. Shapland. SkrzyclIi.
Theisen. Thompson Tossy, Trevor. Yer
nor, Welsh. Watson, link. Zoeller and
the Prcsident.-3C.
Nuys-NOuc.
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Watson. link. zoeiisr and the PrSst-
dent-3l
Nays-None
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From Department of Public Works.

Conference.-The Department OF Pub
Tic Works recommends the cancella-
ton OF sidewalk assessment bill No.
A26. 40 far az il relates To -. l.. W-l1G
r. OF east 256 so It : side OF Wight
street between Adair and Leib streets,
on account OF error. new roll viii
be transmitted TO the city Treasurer.
Respectfully submitted.
j j. HAARER.
sn.rrnr1 Aiss IL
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Balance In Central Savings
Respectfully submitted,
EDWARD BULLOCK,
Chief Accountant.
Accepted adm placed on file.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-12-14

Aid Gutman moved TO take frem dec
table an Ordinances. known - ths
Building Code" laid over DEE. ., lo1oa
Aid Allan then moved thai the ordl.S|
nance be laid on the table. vhichf
motion prevailed.
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Respectfully submitted.
j. j. HAARER.

BY Aid Goeschcl
Resolved. That the City Treasurer
be, and is hereby directed to canoe.
80 much OF sidewalk assessment bill
No 43f as relates to -. l.. No. 30 and
\ T. Mt Elliott between Harper ard
strong, amounting to s2S2 SO and S9.Cc,
respectively. on account Of an error.
New bills will be transmitted to the
City Treasurer covering the error.
Adopted as follows
Yeas--Ald Allan. Barnett. Burton.
ellis. F'reiwald Garvey. Goeschel.
Grindley. Gutman. HARPER, Heating.
Koenis. Lempke. ostrowski. owen.
Ueinberdt. Rosenthal. Rutter, schultz.
Shspland. Skrzycki. Theisen. Thomp-
son Tossy. Trevor. Vernon. Walsh.
Watson. link, Zoeller and the Presi-
dept--31
Nays-None
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From Department of public Works.

To tho Honorable the Common Council;
Conference.-The Department or Pub
lie Works recommends the cancella-
ton OF assessment for construction OF
cement sidewalks on T.. Mt Elliott
avenue. between Strong and Harper
avenues. on account OF nm error and
herewith transmits the proper resolu-
ton
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-12-14

Yeas-AId Milan, Barnett Burtoa
Fills. Freiwald. Garvey, Gocschel
Grindley. Gutman. HARPER Heating
Noenig. Lempke, ostrowski. owen
I,einhardt. Rosenthal. Rutter. schultz
Shapland Skrzycki. Theisen, Thomp-
son Tossy, Trevor. Vernon. Walsh
Watson. link. zoeller and the Presi-
dent--31
Nays--None
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From Department of Public Works.
J.. j. HAARER.
Commissioner

TO the Honorable the Common Council:
Gentlsmcn-The Department OF Pub
tic Works respectfully reports that the
paving Of Watson street under the con-
tract confirmed the 3Oth day OF August.
1910, IL fully completed from the east
of Chene street
The pavement is of cedar on concrete
and has been examined by the Depart
ment ot Public Works. and found To be
In accordance with the contract and
specifications for the same.
There Is due the contractors for paving
snid street as follows.
Tor intersections. etc .....$ 79S -
For cost OF advertising blanks
-ffr--rrr CtrriS yItary Is no
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REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.

Referred to Committee on Liquor Res
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BY Ala Gneschel.

Resolved. That. the City Treasurer,
be, and is hereby directed 10 cancel
so much OF sidewalk assessment bill
of sheet 426 so far as 1t relates to 8.
L. W 156 IT, of r.. $3.50 IT., :. Wight
street, between Adair and Leib streets.
amounting to sl4.52 on account of
error A new bill will be transmitted
to the city Treasurer
Aid. Heating entered and took his
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FIFTH WARD.

BY Aid. Rosenthal:
Resolved That the Department Of
Public Works be. and 10 hereby directed
ITO cause crosswalk to be constructed at
the intersection Of Cameron and Hague
avenues. the Same having been removed
by boys during the last election.
Adopted.
BY Aid. Rosenthal:
Resolved. That permission be. and IL
hereby granted to Sam Wollenberg OF
S2s Winder street, to peddle without o.
license for Q period OF three months from
the date OF adoption hereof
Referred to Committee on Licenses. y
nvnIy0VIy WApn
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From the Department of Public Works

Referred TO Committee on Streets.
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From Public Lighting Commission.

Referred to Committee on Parks and
Rouleyards
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-02-25
HEN LAYING CONTEST.
Event Will Open National Poultry Sta
ton in Mexico, Mo.

Mexico, Mo. Feb. 25-An egg-laying
contest, the first ever held in this
country. with more than a thousand
hens from the United States and Eur
ope in competition at the start will
open a national poultry experiment
station in Mexico next fall.
T. E. Quissenberry. secretary of the
state poultry board. was in the city
yesterday and departed for St. Louis
this afternoon to perfect arrangements
Tor the station. AS soon as the wealth
er modifies, a big egg and poultry
plant, with a capacity of 5000 to 5000
or possibly up to 10000 laying hens
year, win be established on suitable
ground near this city. ]. H. SWindler
of this city will have charge of both
experiment station and poultry house.
In speaking of these he said:
THE poultry experiment station es
tablished here will have the support of
the national government and will be
under direct assistance from the agri
cultural department of Washington, D.
G. The state board of agriculture will
also be one of the interested parties
as well as the state poultry board.
From time to time men from Cornell
university. Michigan Agricultural col
lege. Connecticut Agricultural college
and other leading poultry departments
of the United States will visit the sta
ton to lecture and conduct the work
Early next fall a national egg-laying
contest will be started at the station
which will include the best laying
strains of all breeds in the whole
United States. This event will be of
international as we'll as national inter
est.
The hens will be shipped, trapnested
end records kept of every egg and the
condition of each hen every day. 1t will
last six months or a year. Such a
contest vas held in Australia few
years ago and birds from all over the
world were entered. 1t astonished the
" ord to learn that such an enormous
egg production was possible
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-02-25
Great Gathering of Laymen Con-
sidered Unqualified Success.
Topeka Churches Vote $4,000
to Foreign Missions.
THE CLOSING SESSION.
Three Thousand People Present
for This Meeting.
George Sherwood Eddy Calls for
Men for Front.

The Topeka convention of the Lay
mems Missionary movement has closed.
Now that the fiery oratory in regard TO
evangelizing the entire world in this
generation has ceased and all is quiet
it can be seen that the agitation in
Topeka will not be merely flight OF
religious enthusiasm, which will die out
by the time the convention speakers
have gone far on the course which IS
mapped out for them.
Churches of Topeka at the various
rallies which were held
from 1890 to 8 o'clock yesterday.
pledged themselves to increase by
nearly three times their subscriptions
for foreign missions during the ensuing
year. Apparently the Presbyterian
church was especially inspired by mis-
sionary zeal as that denomination
heads the list in respect to the amount
of pledges, having agreed to send four
times the sum to the field this year that
1t sent during 1909.- The pledge list fol-
lows:
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-02-25
TODAY'S MARKET REPORTS.

Chicago. Feb. 25.-WHEAT-Early trad
ing in the wheat pit was on a down grade
5sc lower Influential concerns headed
the selling and were followed by pit trad
ers. Buying was scattered. The fluctua-
between 81. 1914 dl.1sss to s1.1sss, its opening
range, which was AQssc to CSC lower than
yesterdays close.
The market continued to drag through
the first half of the session but in the
last. hour advanced sharply on general
forced shorts to scramble for cover. The
principal activity was in the distant fu-
W Sqtg EsSnng up ~ IRON SIM to
jump from $1.O0az to $103ss. May advanced
more sedately, going from $1.131s to $1.14s4.
though the closing minutes with prices
near the higher point Final figures for
closed iss@1alc over We yesterday; Close at
$1O7N.
CORN-In the corn pit opening figures
was fair demand and in the first hour
the decline had been recovered, May 60
tug up az 81 the to oS Se fu
figures for May were 66c to 65%c, I'M
changed to nc down
affair all day, with fluctuations in mar
row limits. May held between 65asc and
little tuf fbs fnisb IN gaye
May closing a shade lower.
OATSTrade was about evenly bal
ing from shade lower to sahde higher.
In the first hour there was small fluctua-
ton, May advancing nc to 4714c, gain
figures of the May delivery were 471sc to
47@471sc unchanged to a shade down.
PROFESSIONALISM offerings and
good demand induced an initial advance
of from SC to 121zc in provision prices.
The market continued strong and in the
first hour added from PIC to SC to the
original figures, May pork climbing to
$23.95. Opening prices for May: Pork,
So. 9215; lard, 81. 921a; ribs, s12.571a.
RYE-Cash: S0@S1c: May. Soc.
BARLEY-Cash: 63G72c.
TIMOTHY-March, $4O5
CLOVER-March, $13. so.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-02-25
Looking Down ON YiIdiz

OF all villainous roads, those outside
of Skutari are the most depraved They
are not roads at all, but just washes
and wallows and bitches and stone
gullies. I have seen bad roads in Vir-
ginia, roads surveyed by George Wash
ington, roads never touched since. but
they were dream of luxury as COM
pared with these of Turkey. Our car
riages beloved and bobbed and pitched
and bumped themselves until 1 got out
and walked to keep from being famed
for life.
And then the houses-the villas 1 nj
expected to see; dear me. how can l
picture those cheap. ugly. implanted,
over decorated architectural crimes ?
They are wooden and belong to the jig
saw period gone mad. They suggested
an owner who has been too busy saying
money for home to acquire any taste.
who has spent his savings for lumber
and trimmings, and had nothing. left
for paint. Still he managed to reserve
enough to put iron bars on his windows
that is, on part of the house, the
house. the harem-every man becoming
his own iailer, as it were. l remarked:
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-02-25
DIAMOND TEAM GREAT.
Former Kansas Woman Heads Bill at
Novelty Theater.

What is generally considered the best
musical act ever seen at the Novelty
theater, is that of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Diamond, who are at that theater this
week. Mrs. Diamond is a Kansas girl.
She lived in Wichita during her child
hood. The Diamond team leads the bill.
There are saxaphones-and saxa-
phones. ranging all the way from the
kind Won Doodle used to play in the
Burgomaster, to extremes in both di-
rections The kind used by Mrs Dia-
mond is soprano saxaphone, and with
it she makes more real music than one
is justified of expecting of a prirna
donna. Mr.. Diamond plays a harp both
as solo, and duet with Mrs. Diamond
and is high class musician. Part of
his act is dance, in which he fur
nishes his own music from a harp car
ried on his shoulder.
Beatrice Diamond is the daughter of
Mrs. Linnie G. Sanford, of Wichita,
who is also a musician of note and
leaves soon to join a, ladies' orchestra
in the east. Mother and daughter
Travelled together for some time in high
class musical acts. Twelve years ago
Miss Beatrice met and married Mr.
Diamond. Since their marriage they
have been playing in the principal
country is brief They began the cir
cult in California during the winter.
and are playing across the continent
but in July will return to Europe under
three year contract. Musical acts IN
their class are better appreciated there
than in this country
The wardrobe of Mrs. Diamond is
about the limit. Women who desire 10
see real Worth and Paquin gowns.
ranging in price from $500 to 81 500, may
crafty the desire by witnessing Mrs.
Diamonds act.
Last week the Diamonds played
Wichita, where friends who knew Mrs.
Diamond as a child. turned out and
gave them a reception which was the
Wichita society event of the week.
Mr.. Diamond was in Topeka 16 years
ago, with his harp act, and performed
at the Crawford opera house. He is an
italian by birth, and an Englishman nv
adoption When he and Mrs. Diamond
came to America on this tour. they left
their two children in an English school.
and brought only a three pound fuzzy
dog, which is alleged to be worth lots
of money and looks like a window mon.
Aside from the fact that Beatrice
Diamond is a handsome woman. and
has the most elegant wardrobe ever
found in company with Topeka
vaudeville act. her looks and clothes
are not the whole show. Her perform
ance on the short saxaphone and Mr.
Diamonds handling of the harp are the
real features of their act.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-02-25
UNCLE SAM LEADS.
Greatest Exporter of Tobacco in the
World.

Washington, Feb. 25.-United States
leads the world as an exporter of to-
bacco and is the second leading mar
according to statistics of the depart
ment of commerce and labor.
Last year the United States supplied
$41,OO0,0OO in a total of approximate
" $150,000,00O worth of tobacco and
international markets. More than a
billion dollars worth of tobacco and
manufactures of tobacco have passed
through the ports of the United States
since 1890. the value of the exports
in that period having aggregated 646
million and the imports into the
United States 3S6 million dollars.
These figures are exclusive of trade
passing between this country and its
non-contiguous territories which
showed in 1909 alone cigars and other
tobacco brought in from Porto Rico
valued at $5.75O,OOO and shipments of
tobacco to Alaska. Hawaii and Porto
Rico valued at nearly two million
dollars.
Second to the United States in ex-
portation of tobacco last year was
Cuba, which shipped 81 II million dol
lars worth: the Dutch East Indies
ranked third with % million dollars
and the United Kingdom fourth. with
z million dollars worth.
Germany and the United States are
the worlds leading markets. the for
mer importing s5 million dollars worth
last year, and the United States 80
million dollars worth, of which 26 mill
lion dollars worth was raw material
The tobacco crop of the United
States in 1898 was 71S million pounds,
valued at "a million dollars