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The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-01-24
CAIRO MONUMENT co

DF H. III tEOi ~ M 50.
1t will he observed that under this
bid the responsibility Of determining
what the Cairo Monument Co.'S price
should be was thrown upon the com
mittee, which was at liberty to cut 1T
down from $3.50 to any price it might
consider REASONABLE" This the com
mittee did not feel that it could do
in justice to other bidders.
Mr. Huddleston's bid OF S495 was on
the size of monument outlined in the
specifications, which was feet by
? feet inches, by feet G inches
high without base The committee
increased the size to 4 feet inches
by feet, and 6 feet inches high
with IS inch base and 5-foot bedded
foundation, On this proposition Mr.
Huddlcstons bid was $685.. This viii
bring the monument to a total height
above the ground of ! feet s inches
the base to he a solid granite block
weighing three tons.
A photograph Of the monument has
been received and cut is in course
of being made to be printed in The
Bulletin in the near future
The committee is indebted to Hon.
NJ F Gilbert for drawing mp the con,
tract and bond, for the faithful per
Torrance of the work.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-01-24
For Health Officer,

1t is stated that the mayor has ap.
pointed Frank Fitzgerald as health
officer and street tax collector There
are three cases of smallpox in the
city which call for attention. Chief
Egan has been acting health officer,
but his time is taken up too much
with police affairs to permit him to
give proper attention to the health
department,
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-01-24
. SOCIAL oAND PERSONAL n

]. c. Turk and Ben Fraser of Wick
life were here yesterday calling on
friends.
f b. Blanchard Of Como, Mo. is
In the city for a few days transacting
business.
Miss Louise Philips of 317 seventh
street has recovered from brief
sickness.
Mai, f. w Halliday is here from
San Diego. Cal, for visit with rela-
lives and friends.
W. p Halliday has returned to
Memphis, Tenn, after business visit
in the city.
j. Herbert Grain of Marion, arrived
lin Cairo yesterday afternoon on a
business trip.
Miss Margaret Schulz of 291i Elm
street is confined to her home by a
serious Illness.
2. W. Bugg and l. G. Norwood of
,lick!iffe, were in the city last even
ing to attend the show.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. c. Brady and
daughter Of Bardwell. Ky, are spend
ing few days in the city.
Misses Dorothy and Beulah Davis
returned yesterday afternoon from a
visit to their parents of Tamms.
Mrs. James DeCrow of 527 Thirty
fourth street has been called to Cape
Girardeau, Mo-, her father being very
low.
Mr.. ami Mrs. Bannerman and
daughter returned yesterday afte>
noon ~ tNelE hNLAIe IN 5aehaOhs L SHlit
after visit to friends here.
Miss Catherine Carey, daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Edw Carey Of els TWEEN
ty-seyenth street. was operated on
Saturday for appendicitis and is get
ting along nicely.
Misses Mary and Alice Bugg re-
turned yesterday afternoon to their
home in Bardwell, KY after a visit
to Misses Miriam and Emma Carey Of
CTS Twenty-seyenth street,
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-01-24
Dinner Party.

Mrs. Homer L. Allen of 430 Tenth
street entertained yesterday after
noon with an elaborate four course
dinner for her son, Edward Allen, who
is making a hit in the juvenile part
OF THE Sunny Side of Broadway.
ii proved to be a delightful affair.
Those enjoying Mrs. Aliens hospi-
tality were: Mr.. ami Mrs Leo Nc
Daniel, Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond Hos
mer. MIR, Jesse Gross, Mr.. Voolfolk
and number of the members of the
company with which Mr., Allen is as.
sociated.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-01-24
Cairo Eous on the stane.

Ed Allen ana Sam Collins lid not
disapgoint their friends at the opera
mousse last nightin their parts in
The Sunny side OF Broadway" Com
pany Mr. Allen sang solo part
with a quartette chorus and Mr.. Col
Inns did his part in the chorus The
whole performance was good and was
duly appreciated by the audience.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-01-24
WEN A.
January n.

January Il.
Dr., Frank Smith OF Cypress, visited
Vienna friends this week
c. Hall. the Big Four Railroad
agent al Carmi, hal business in this
city Wednesday
Mrs. Amos Compton OF Mound City.
is a guest Of her parents. Mr.. and
Mrs. Mark Whiteaker.
F. r. Woede and Guy KlykendalI
visited St Louis the first Of the week.
Miss Matte FrizzeIl is guest Of
her grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs. s. D..
Poor, in Metropolis.
Mrs. J. B. Heaton Of New Barn
sides, was a guest Of Mrs. Minnie
Duyer Tuesday.
Ed. Simpson attended the funeral
of his aunt at Nit. Pleasant Wednes
Jay.
Miss Mabel Galeener left Monday
for Oklahoma City Okla. 10 visit the
family of her brother Claude.
c. w. Murrie of Simpson. and Dr.
Thomas MORGAN Of GoreviIle, were
business visitors in Vienna this week.
W. D. Deans and Mrs. S. K Deans
of Cypress. were Vienna shoppers
Wednesday.
Mrs, Elmer Sperlin OF Karnac. is a
guest Of her father. John c. MacFey
Mrs. "A Newton has returned to her
home in Grand Cham after a brief
visit with Vienna friends.
Mrs, r A. Hundley and two chill.
dren are visiting relatives in Tunnel
Hill this week
Rev E. Wiggle attended n commit
tee meeting in Morld City Tuesday
to assist in preparing a program for
the Congregational Association meet.
ing to be held at Mounds in March.
Julian Bramble, editor of the Gore
vile Record, had business here this
week
II W, Y BRADLEY visited his parents in
Cypress Sunday.
Messrs. r. w Alsbrook. Frank
White, James Taylor, Charles Booster
and A, B. Alsbrook OF New Burnsides
transacted business in Vienna Tues.
| day.
Little Emma Morgan has been sick
this week with measles.
Miss Faith Burnett is much inn.
proved and will be able to be out in
a few days
h w Whitenburg has been sick
since sunday
There is no Improvement in the
bcEtsh Of Mrs. O. Il. Morgan.
Vienna now has two meat martris'
Mcssfs, NJ, Hawkins aud G huffman
hatc started one in the south room of
the now Beal building.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Price have re.
turned from Creal Springs. where they
attended the funeral of the latters
.urcle, Lon Perry.
\ number of Vienna citizens at
tended the stock sale of ". ".
Reeves AZ New mrnsides on Friday.
Miss Nall Perkins very pleasantly
entertained the members of the Black
Cat Club Tuesday evening.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-01-24
PERSONAL. MENTION.

r. Brewer of Diehlstadt, Mo, is in
the city ON business.
Charles Axeley of Matthews, Mo,
was in the city yesterday.
j. w. Phillips has returned from a
trip to Indiana points.
r. Ehrenfeldt of Clinton, Ky, is in
the city buying from the johbers,
C. NJ. Ellis will return today from
a business trip to points in Missouri.
L. E. Haybarger has returned from
IN extended trip to. southern points.
James I. Stafford of Carbonate,
was in Cairo yesterday on pleasure
sent.
Will Bankstou spent yesterday
afternoon with relatives Of MIL
Creek
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-01-24

The Lotus Club met at the home Of
Miss Nellie l. Gray Friday evening.
The Egyptian Club met with Mr.
land Mrs Robert Mccall Thursday
evening
The second quarterly meeting Of
the NJ. =. church will be held Sunday
morning There will be sacramento
services, Rev. Cummins, district SUI
perintendent. will preach.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-01-24

There are fourteen columns OF
solid reading matter in this paper re-
'ating to street Improvement bonds
etc. and six or eight more to come
of the same sort 1t is the prepare
zion Of this which has taken much
of the time for several weeks past Of
Special Attorney Leek.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-01-24

Services were held yesterday after
noon at st, Patrick's church over the
remains of John Coyle. brother Of
MIS-. James Neehan, who died in
Tacoma, Wash, Jan Is, The funeral
was largely attended. A special train
from Fourteenth street conveyed the
funeral party to Vile Ridge
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-01-24
Had Fine Service.

There were about 200 in attend
ance at the Southern Methodist
church service last evening and the
service was exceptionally interesting
Rev Throgmorton' subject was "Ye
Are The Salt of The Earth, preach
ing an impressive sermon. Good
music was a feature.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-01-24
DELEGATES Named.

The Retail Merchants Association
has named delegates to represent it
at the meeting of the state association
here next month as follows: George
T. Carnes, John Sanders. John Grea-
ney and Nj B. Huette Alternates-
John Fry. Selden Fisher, w. A.
Spence z, W. Thielecke.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-01-24

Greenwood, Ind. THURSDAY. She was
called THE Mother of Greenwood
where she, with her husband estab-
lished the world-famed Polk Canned
goods.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-01-24

She floor w / I h 0 ut
nv heart lluttering
and | could not even
receive q letter.
Every month | had
suclla bearing'down
sensation. as If the
lower parts would
fall out. Lydia L.
Pinkhan's Fegeta-
bic Compound has
done my nerves q
great deal of good
and has alsorelie we'd
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-01-24
Banks 20 Merse,

There is Il report in Paducah that
the First National and Globe banks
are to merge about Feb. -. Official
permission from the secretary of the
treasury is said to be on the way
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-01-24

Did you know You could purchase
ollar bands with worked button
goles Ia them at any laundry In.
stead Of making new collar hands for
mo worn ones on shirts. order some
IL the right number. cut off the old
s,nes and replace with nsw.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-01-24
CITY NEWS in BRIEF
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asss-A----s-,-~----.s ss,s---a=l--A-- ---s.s--s-'
Ice Still Runninu.

Huge flows of ice continued to pass
out Of the Ohio all of yesterday but
they were so scattered that there was
mo trouble avoiding them.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-01-24
Boys Club.

III The Boys Club of the First Presby-
terrain church will meet Tuesday even
ing in the church parlors at which
time there will be an initiation OF new
members. The club IS organizing 4
basket ball team.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-01-24
ACKNOWLEDGMENT
SEVEN FIRMS COMMENDED FOE
PRIVILEGE OF ERECTING
PELLY MEMORIAL.
Stone Will Stand Nearly Eight Feet
High Ey Amended Specified.
tons Agreed to With
Contractor.

SeTen bids were received by the
Anna Pclly Monument Committee and
opened Saturday. and as stated yes,
torlay morning that OF c. S. Hud.
Gcston, Of the Centralia Monument
Co., was the lowest and best. The
bids were as follows.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-01-24
MORE
PINkIiAu
CURES
Added to the Long List due
TO This Famous Remedy.

Oronogo, Mo-" was simplya ner-
Eons wreck | cnnId NOT walk aer0Sl
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-01-24
EAGLES MEET TONIGHT.

All members Of the Fraternal Order
of Eagles are requested to meet to-
night Monday Initiation aud other
business.
c. S. M'CANN.
Worthy President
Il. A.. HATCHER. Worthy Secretary,
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-01-24
Chaperones.

Mr.. and Mrs. David S Lansden Oh
G31 Twenty seventh street will en-
terrain the Chaperones tomorrow
evening.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-01-24

With Without
Base Base
J. F. scholtz, Evansville ala $50
J. E. Williamson, Padu-
cab ........ ,...... -
\. = jennings, Memphis C72 So
Cairo Monument Co,
Cairo -. .........,.. $50
c. S. Huddleston, Cen
tralia ,,...... ... A95 100
c. s. Huddleston, Cen
tralia, it larger - 595 585
Norris Bros, Anna, ILL., GS3 Go
Ernest Wunderlich,
Joliet, I'll. ....., GEO so
(The bids on lettering were all the
same, Is cents for each letter.,
On its face the bid of ]. F. Scholtz
seems to be the lowest; but the COM
mittee found that the bid was based
on specifications for a monument one
foot smaller than was called for
The bid of J, r Williamson of Pa,
ducah was so much at random that
the committee could not CON
slider it.
The other bids were all higher than
that OF Mr.. Huddleston;, as indicated
by the figures. The Cairo Monument
Co.'S bid was susceptible of being low
cred at the option of the committee
but the committee did not feel that
this would be fair The bid read as
follows;
Cairo, Jan 10. 1910.
To the Pelly Monument Committee,
Cairo, I'll
Beg to submit price on monument
as follows:
For monument including bottom
base, lettering, etc, complete in Gene
terry per specifications, for $3.50, do
mating to fund the difference between
this price and a price that viii he
considered reasonable
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-01-24
HICKORY STOVE WOOD $3.50.

zig load, stove size, delivered. Both
phones Clark.Danforth Handle Co.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-01-24
Church Supper.

The ladies of the First PRESBYTERIAN
church viii give a supper Thursday
evening.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-01-24

Have the BulletIn on your break
asst table every morning.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-01-24
"A Expert view.

ssiekrr III horn every minute n
Ana when he hcgins to pose as n
--ss N.f. ~s-,~
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-01-24

j. c. Turk and Ben Fraser of Wick
life were here yesterday calling o.
friends.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-01-24

F b. Blanchard of Como, Mo, Is
In the city for a few days transactins
business.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-02-05
LIVED IN HOUSE FULL
OF ANCIENT HEIRLOOMS
Death Of Miss Thankful Morse Of
New Bedford, Mass, at the
Age of 1O1 Years.

Special Dispatch 10 The Star.
NEW BEDFORD, Mass. February So
Miss Thankful Morse, one of the Oldest
residents OF New Bedford. is dead at he's
home on Linden street, aged 1O1 years.
four months. Miss Morse celebrated he'd
one hundredth birthday September 81 J,
1903. and. despite her unusual age, was at
that time in possession of her faculties
and fairly strong. She had made heA
home for many years with Joseph Burt q
nephew.
The house in which Miss Morse had red
sided up to the time of her death waA
purchased by her nearly sixty-fve yeara
ago, and Is one Of the Oldest in that seed
ton OF the city. She kept within 1t all
Of the heirlooms and furnishings which,
came to her from her ancestors, and
from top to bottom the house was repletd
with furnishings Of half a century ago. /
Miss Morse was the last Of a family OF
six children, and for the last fifteen Oh
twenty years she was the only living
member of her family and of the circle %
friends who served as her companions
and acauaintances during the first eighty
years Of her life. !
Practically her entire life was lived
either in New Bedford or its Immediate
vicinity.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-02-05
COMET HIDDEN BY SUN
SOON VISIBLE EXCEPT FOR
CLOSENESS TO HIGH LIGHT.
Can Be Seen Before Dawn After
Conjunction on Its Way Out
Into Space Again.

During February and March Halley's
comet will become brighter and brighter
as it comes nearer to the earth's orbit
eye were 1t not coming nearer into line
with the sun all the time.
The comet is farther away than the
sun, and will come in conjunction with
the sun March %. At the time of con-
junction the comet will be about g de-
grees north of the sun.
After conjunction it will come rapidly
out of the morning twilight and soon
become visible to the naked eye toward
rise each morning. Its course among
the stars during the month Of March
will extend. only little way to the
west. as at that time these stars will be
invisible In the twilight.
The near approach Of Halley's comet
to the planet Venus as 1t comes on its
way from perihelion, an interesting fea-
ture of it's passage into our system, has
heretofore been unnoticed, it is said.
In fact, the comet will approach as near
to Venus as it does to the earth. The
distance Of the planet from the pro-
longed radius vectOr OF the comet is
probably too great to involve 1t in the
tail, and the appearance of the comet as
seen from Venus. il there should be
any one there to see it, would be a
magnificent spectacle.
Prof. +. E. Barnard has photographed
the comet with the Bruce telescope, and
finds on the photograph a very faint
tail imposition, angle 69 degrees, with
a length Of 10 degrees. The tail as
Photographed is very slender and straight
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-02-05
Millions of
Lives Lost
An Awful Toll Collected by
Consumption. Many Un=
necessary Deaths from
This Disease.

II people could only understand that systemic
cataYrh in an internal disease that external ap-
plications cannot cure, they would not need to
bs warned 50 often about this malady. which
when neglected. paves the way oftentimes Tor
consumption. at the cost of millions of lives
every year. Yet catarrh may be cured. II the
right treatment is employed.
Catarrh Is caused by a general diseased state
of the system which leads commonly to annoying
and perhaps serious local conditions. which may
prove fertile breeding ground for germs of
consumption. External remedies give but tenn
porary ease.
The only way TO successfully treat catarrh Is
by employing a medicine which is absorbed and
carried by the blood 10 all parts of the system,
SO that the mucous membrane or internal lining
of the body is toned up and made capable OF re-
sisting the infection of consumption and other
diseases.
We have remedy prepared from the prescrip-
tion OF a physician who for thirty years studied
and made catarrh a specially, and whose record
was patient restored to health in every case
where his treatment followed prescribed.
That remedy is Rexau Mucu-Tone We are SO
positive that it will completely overcome ca
tarrh In all It's various forms, whether acute
or chronic. that promise to return every
penny paid us for the medicine in every case
where it fails for any reason does not sat
isfy the
We want you 10 try Rexali Mucu Tone our
recommendation and guarantee. We are right
here where you live. and sou do not contract
any obligation or risk when YOU try Rexall Mucu-
Tone ON guarantee. We have Rexall Mucu-
Tone I'm two sizes, 30 cents and 81 90 Very
often the taking of one 50eent bottle Is suf-
hcient to make marked Impression upon the
case. OF course In chronic longer treat
ment Is necessary. The average In such In
stances is three $1.0O bottles. Remember you
can obtain Rexall Remedies in Washington only
at our stores.--The Re,au Stores-O' DonneL 9
Pharmacies, 9o4 f st. nv, sd and NJ SITS. N. ",
Sd and Pa. ave. Sc, sd and SITS. NV.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-02-05
GIVES ANNUAL BANQUET.
Patent Law Association Entertains
at Rauscher's.

The annual banquet of the Patent Law
Association of Washington was given last
night at Rauscher's. More than seventy
five members attended.
Before the banquet there was bust
ness meeting. at which the bill before
Congress providing for a court of ap-
peals to decide patent questions was in
dorsed Several of those who spoke ia
vored legislation placing the burden of
protection of inventions upon the govern
ment instead of the inventor.
President William II. Finckel was toast
master. Guests of honor were Commits
sioner f. b. Moore, Justice Robb of the
Court of Appeals. Representatives Nor
rison and Wilson and Senator Brown OF
the committee on patents. Neither Sen
ator Brown nor the representatives would
commit themselves to future legisla-
ton.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-02-05
.CONFESSES HIS CRIMES.
GEORGIA NEGRO TELLS HOW
HE MURDERED THREE WOMEN.
Entered House in Savannah to Rob
and Slew Victims With Hammer
When Presence Was Detected.

SAVANNAH, Ca, February 5.-By his
own stolid confession Bingham Bryan. a
negro. Is the man who, December 8,
killed three white women. Mrs. Eliza.
Gribble, aged seventy; Mrs. Carrie OH
lander. her daughter, and Mrs. Maggie
Hunter, in their home in Perry street, I'M
the heart of Savannah.
The negro Is a prisoner in Chatham
county jail here, and has been in GUS.
tody since he was arrested December II
for minor crime. The negros story tale
lies to the minutest details with appear@
ances about the house OF the murders
after the dead women were found His
story, simple but terrible. follows as he
told 1t. He declares his motive in enter.
Ing Mrs. Grtbble's home was robberya
only.
Bryan said:
II was working around the Grihble
house. cutting wood. 1 picked up a ham,
mer in the little house in the yard and
hid it in the bosom of my shirt. Then 4
went in the back room and went to work.
on trunk. l was trying to pry the
trunk open and 1t made some noise. The
old lady grabbed me from behind and
shook me pretty hard. I took the hams
mer and gave her a lick on the side OF.
the face. The first HEX did not knock he1'
down and gave her a second lick
Then the second one came up, thu;
younger one, and grabbed me at tha
door in the back Of the hall and I gave
her a lick with my fist Then hit her e.
lick with the hammer on the side of the.
head, but 1t did not kill her.
II heard q noise at the front door like.
some one wanted to come in. I tried to-
keep her from coming in, but she pushed
the door open and came in. She grabbed
hold OF me; took her by the throat and
choked her with one hand Then / gave
her a lick with the hammer. but did not
kill her. She was alive when left
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-02-05
AT NATIONAL UNION FAIR.
Special Program of Entertainment
Carried Out This Afternoon.

Many school children and some ia
theirs and mothers are visiting the Ma
tional Union fair in the old Masonic Tenn
pie this afternoon at the only matinee of
the bazaar. A special program of en-
tertainment is being carried out, it in
Guiding songs by the Buck sisters. fancy
dancing by Miss Selma Sellinger and
music by Miss Ethel NJ. Jones.
Tonight will mark the close of the fair.
1t has been called bargain night" by
the fair managers, many Of the ex-
hibits admired during the fair will go at
auction.
Last night was observed as National
Union night" and in the throng which
flowed up and down the aisles of the fair
were the head officers of the organization
In the District, officers and members of
practically all of the twenty-nine coun-
ellis in this Jurisdiction. 1t was a rally
of the entire strength Of the order in the
National Capital.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-02-05
LOUIS E. ATKINSON DEAD.
Served Five Terms in Congress
From Pennsylvania.

MIFFLIN. Pa. February 5.-Formep
Representative Louis E. Atkinson who
was elected to Congress In 1882. and
served for five terms, died at his hong
here today He was siXty-nine years
old, a veteran Of the civil war, and at
one time judge in the county courts.
Mr. Atkinson was born in Delaware
township. this State, in 1S41. After study.
ing in Airy View and Milnwood
academies he entered the University of
New York as q medical student. graduS
ating in 1881. At the outbreak of the
civil war he entered the medical departs
ment OF the United States Army. and
served as surgeon in the 1st Pennsylvania
Reserve Cavalry and the lSSth Pennsyl{
vania Infantry. After the war he studied
law, and was admitted to the bar IN
1870. He was elected to the Forty-eighth
Congress as a republican. and was reS
elected four times. resuming the practicd
of law at the close of the Fifty-secon6
Congress.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-02-05
BIG CANAL CONTRACT.
William J. Oliver to Build ESQ
Steel Dump Cars.

Secretary Dickinson has awarded two
large contracts In connection with the
construction of the Panama canal. One
is to William j. Oliver Of Knoxville.
Tenn, for $50 steel dump cars, OF nine
teen cubic yards capacity, at $1.434 each,
a total Of $35s.5OO. Two hundred OF the
cars are to be used in hauling material
from Culebra cut to Gatun dam, and
fifty will be used in sand and rock service
in the Pacific division.
The other contract is with Maurice
Rosenthal of New York for the purchase
Of all the abandoned French and Ameri-
can scrap iron and steel sent from the
isthmus to New York, at the rate of
$3.50 per short ton.