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The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1910-05-10
(Ry the Associated Pres

Asheyille, May with SIS dele
gates, lay and clerical, and with six
bishops on the platform, the SIX
teenth qu~adrennial conference of the
M. E. church, South, opened here To-
day.
The main feature Of the program
today was the Episcopal address.
This address is really the report Of the
house Of bishops upon the condition
Of the church. together with such
recommendations as the bishops may
deem advisable.
A committee on moral II social
reform was named in place OF the one
on temperance and a committee on
general church relations in place of
that on colportage. Ii was explained
that these changes were in name only.
Bishop E. r. Hendrix, Of Kansas
City, IN making the Episcopal address
fatty opposed the demands of tho
women Of the church for Iaymrns
rights and representation in confer
ence. He said he demands were not
lin harmony with the churehs idea
of what was woman's place III tho
home and in society"
The address COmplimented women
for their deovtion to the church
Bishop Hendrix's address stated
that the Methodist denomination no"
numbered two million souls, the se'-
ond largest Protestant church i'm the
world. 1t gave their gains in III" last
four years as 207,754. At present,
over 1000 travelling and 1000 local
ministers are in service. Tn chlI'A
property is worth s75.000,0Q0. -Four
million was spent for church and I1l-
sonages during the last year.
The veto power in the bishop aot
their election for life were strongly
supported and any attempt to destroy
their owe OF limit their duties "l'
deprecated as q dangerous nH"%a'.9"
Greater energy in foreign hr'd~ @'N
recommended, and Africa Vas 4"-
clared the battle ground OF the t"rN-
tieth century. A decided stand >''
taken against innovations in N"'-I.P
such as silent Invocation II @ha-'.'7
of the Lords prayer
The movement to remove the '""'-
year time limit on preachers 7''
ice in a church was not approved III
would destroy the itinerant zlri'
upon which the church IS base" I'll
cording to the bishops.
Cooperation and division OF terri.
tory with the Northern Mrlno"''
church were endorsed.
Five additional bishops were Te''"-
Inended.
The afternoon session Va B"
voted to the meeting anu
ganization of the variouS S.5,'rs
ing committees. The Battery Ia'N
Hotel had set aside 'oo'".
tee rooms for them and lhrf 80
sions lasted we'll into the ef"h'"T'
Tonight at the Auditorium the VI
come to the Conference was e1i.n"I'
by DR.. T. n. Ivey, Of Raleigh. 'hr'.
was music and ~impromptu spec ~
by various delegates. TomoTro" 49,.
be devoted to the reports OF .7m"'-
tees
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1910-05-10
Chicago Cash Wheat

Chicago, III, May 7.-Cash: Close
wheat No. 2 red. 1.0511111 IL: No
3 red. 1.1101.15 II; No. 2 hard
IL IL 1.1e IL; Nd. 3 hard, 1850
lis.
Corn, No. .. 621s2 Il; No. . white.
90 666 L: No. 2 yellow, s3sas4: No.
), 81 062 No. 3 white, 81 J.. ~ IS IL.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1910-05-10
Naval Stores.

Wilmington, n. c., May 7.-Spirits
~turpentine steady, So 1-2; receipts,
10 casks.
Rosin, nothing doing; receipts IS
barrels.
Tar firm. zoe: receipts IL barrels.
Crude turpentine, firm. 500, 4.5o
and $50: receipts Is barrels.
New Orleans Exchange Closed.
New Orleans, May 7.-Business was
suspended on the local cotton ex-
change today owing to the death of
King Edward.
New Orleans, May Receipts rosin
SIS barrels. ~Turpentine so barrels. No
exports.
Savannah. Ga, May Spirits tur-
p%entine firm, 50 "a to 60: sales 173;
receipts 396; shipments sos; stock,
5,275.
Rosin firm, sales 1.178: receipts L.
Us; shipments 1882; stocks GOSH.
Quote: B, 4.S5; d, 4.15; E, 4.55; T,
40; G. 4.75; H, 40; I. 500; K, SO:
NJ, $50; N. SO; Wa. $50; WV, 5.95.
Charleston, S. c., May 7.-Turpen-
tine firm. ROsin :. Quote: D,
40 to 40; f. 445 to 49, -; F..
$50 to AS; CT, 40 to 4.72 IL; II,
$50 to 40: /, SEQ; K. SIS; NJ, $40;
~, SIS; Wg, SIS to $50; Wv, SOS
to sos.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1910-05-10
Nex York Produce.

New York, May 7.-Etour u and
without change. Spring patents $40
10 SIS: winter patents, 5.1o to so.
Rye flour steady.
Cornmeai steady.
Rye and barley nominal.
Wheat firm; No. 2 red, III noml-
nal elf; No. ] Northern. III "a,
AominaI, opening navigation. Options
closed 1-Sc. decline to 1-2c. advance;
May lis; July, 1.13 3-S; Sept, Ito
3-8.
Corn firm; No. ?. So 1-2 nominal.
elevator domestic basis Options closed
sed to 1-Sc. net higher. May
So IL: July u ID; Sept. II "a.
Oats. spot firm; mixed nominal; op-
tons closed nominal.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1910-05-10
RALEIGH COTTON YESTERDAY.

(Reported by Parker Bros. & Coz
RECEIPTS. II bales.
Good rniddling, IA SIS cents.
Strict middling, IA IL cents.
Mlddling. IA IA.
Low grades, ID to IA cents.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1910-05-10
Treasury Statement.

Washington, May THE condition
of the Treasury at the beginning Of
business today was as follows:
Trust Funds.
Gold coin =. -. ..sS51,32s,s6e
Silver dollars -. 4S9, 0s2.0O0
Silver dollars OF 1890 3.743,Oo0
Silver certificates out
standing :. 4ss, os2, 600
General Fund.
STANFORD silver dollars
in enera Fund. IS "2.S32,211
Current liabilities 105, 1854
Working ba lance in
Treasury Offices :. -. 20,124,345
In banks to credit OF
Treasurer Of the Z. s.. s~5,2o5,4ss
Subsidiary silver coin -. 2~1,513,790
Minor coin -. :. :. :. 1,103.72O
Total balance III Genera
Fund =. :. :. =. s1,os4,477
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1910-05-10
General Fund.
Baltimore Grain.

Baltimore, Md, May 7.-Wheat
frmer: spot contract 1.09.
Corn firmer: spot contract 81.
Oats steady: No. 2 white 48 10
- IL; No. , mixed As IL "a Al.
Rye dull; No. , western domestic
IS a 81
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1910-05-10

BptI NTT1.
Lard easy.
TaIlow quiet. ttf
Petroleum steady. .ttlE*
RoSin quiet. "a,
T~urpentine firm.
MolaSseS steady.
Raw sugar steady; refined
quiet.
Coffee market closed steady. one
point lower to five points higher. Sales
were reported of 14,700 bags. Spot
quiet; Rio No. 7, S 3-8c.; Santos, No.
4. 9 1t; mild quiet; Cordova, 9 IA
to IL ii.
Butter easy. prices unchanged.
Cheese steady; State skins common
5 1-2 to s IL.
Eggs steady; prices unchanged.
Potatoes steady and unchanged.
Cabhages weak. Virginia, per bar
rel, 1.25 to It's.
Freights and peanuts unchanged
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1910-09-09
Year Book of d. A. R. CHAPTER.

The year book of Brattleboro chapter.
Daughters OF the American Revolution.
which Is issued this week contains half
tone portrait of Mrs. Ruth Allen Smith
OF Putney, born June /. 1904. the Oldest
member of the Brattleboro chapter Mrs.
Smith is granddaughter Of Lieut..
Jonas Allen who fought at the battle of
Bunker Hill. The program for the year
begins with the meeting held July Il.
Bennington Day was observed Aug. IL.
and the rest of the program is as follows
Sept. IA, Colonial governors; Early His
tory OF Putney, Mrs. Plantz paper. Old
Newfane, Mrs. Lee Love: hostesses. Mrs.
Frank S. Harris and Mrs. Laura M.
Plantz. Oct. 4, chapter birthday. Old.
Fashioned Names; paper, Capt. Comfort
Starr and His Times. Mrs. Duane H.
Clement; Colonial Sewing Party hostess,
Mrs. William H. Bigelow. Nov. 16. Quo
tations from Old Church Hymns: paper.
Old Churches, Mrs. L. X. Fuller. The
members will wear costumes of the olden
time. The hostesses will be Mrs. J. Ed
win Lawrence and Mrs. Walter A. Gil
bert. Dec g.. Quotations from Washing
ton or Lincoln; paper, Military Roads,
Miss Mary p. Smith; hostess, Mrs. George
s; Dowley: The annual dues will be pay
able at this meeting. Jan. 3, 1911, Revo-
tuuoHaIs rolts1 paper, FOrC Br1dgeman,
Mrs. Frank W. Weeks; hostesses. Mrs,
Lyman T. Holden and Mrs. Wilfred +.
Root. Feb. %, Illustrated Reading.
Grandma's Attic Treasures; exhibition Of
relics; gentlemen guests. The place Of the
meeting and the hostess will be announced
later, March Z, children's day; exercises
by the little sons and daughters; chill
dren OF members guests; place of meeting
and hostess to be announced. April 19,
Lexington and Concord day; Marked His
torical places; paper, Paul Revere. Mrs.
J. l.. Stockwell; reading, Paul Revere's
Ride; hostess, Mrs. L. K Fuller. May
l6, reports from Continental Congress-;
Colonial music; hostesses, Mrs. Henry H.
Thompson, Mrs. Alfred Thompson, Miss
Genevieve Slate. June IA, Flag day. an
nual meeting and reports from the off
GERS; election of officers; hostess, Mrs.
Henry R. Brown
The chapter directory shows IS mem
bers and % nonresident members. Dur
ing 1909 and thus far this year the chap
ter has lost four members. Brattleboro
chapter has two of the state officers, Mrs.
Julius j. Estey, state vice-regent, and
Mrs. Frederic l. Swift, state secretary.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1910-09-09

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linsn l.usislrs slsalsp siils fhlna and al
Nsf The sirosIalluns AMI entertainment
astr Ia shafsr = Mr. William eastman
sud Me lIank -. Mofsr,
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1910-09-09
CHURCH NOTICES.

Center Congregational church. Rev
R. M. Houghton, minister. Sunday serv.
ices: 1880 a. m, divine worship by the
pastor; IL :45, Sunday school This (Fri.
day. evening at 7.45, devotional service,
subject; Gods Work and Ours, lisa. 80 ;
lib, Matt. % :1-3O.
Sunday morning service of First Church
OF Christ, Scientist, at 1045. Subject.
Substance. The Wednesday evening
testimonial meeting at 7.45. The reading
room is open Tuesday,, Thursday and
Saturday afternoons from 2 to 8 O'Clock.
All are welcome. Emerson building. Fl
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1910-09-09
PERSONALS.

George Chandler is visiting in West
Bedford Mass, this week.
Robert Il. Goodhue was called upon to
put in tune and accord the pianos at
Naulahka in preparation for the recital
given last week by Mrs. Holhrook and
Prof. Ernest Pirabo the noted pianist OF
Boston
Prof +. W. Goodhue. after having
spent the summer mainly in Brattleboro.
returned Wednesday to his duties in Col
gate university Leave of absence has
been granted him for the following year
beginning June, 1911 He expects to
spend 1t IN advanced work in his depart
ment at Cornell.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1910-09-09
PERSONALS

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d. q. q Andrfson has returned ii,'in
q tuo weeks siay q Pine aaihf > u"
aud AZ he htine Ia huiiana
Ms. Haffisf Harden tvsHmrt hsF lassl'
ton 10 q ! raiis store "Wednesday
after a tWe acrks taoa'ioi.
Mr. : n. E.istii and Mes Msf4 bon'
n.n e. 10 NuW Aufk neat "Wednesday 10
attend the miHunts oimningst
Mi.. If.ue ! German returned lssi
uiebt from a 10 dass' vacation spent 10
pu,lsnd nuflinFtun and brandon.
C,,,,,,,...,,s, Tr.ul Plumley II North
fla "a. : .e,s., ii Rev. and Mr. =. ".
f,tb.r Y 4 Fuo.t. over SUNDAY.
N, a n n1r,,,., aud q 4 Benson
-, - Ia,lsn1 Ssst.riay 10 attend the
Ru,iand ian m the interest. 81 the Valley
lar.
Pa, 81, d,.lo.s,.B on. az the
I'll -, y M. ,tgb, snil. while al
,he nienir a, central Park Monday after.
noon.
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s,.,,,,,,,,.ii III. ,,..k N,.t week she
s,e. 10 Wesimin.,er where she sill
teach
p.,,.h D., ,.,n,,,,J ~ n. home in
ps;asy H.. Red Ma, called
10 Cloy.rs,ille Tarsday by the death Of
relative.
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nue'nas ~ ~ - -, - 80,
ni'n W e""'fany ""' wv "'''
NJ. Ian. = Webster Of Detroit. Mich. |
and Mr. Mary King al Northiield. VT. |
are spendipg some time with their sister, |
Nh. Helen WYATT
-. - IT. co,,,.l;,s e RIlin,s
'ud Iss s,l AZ. i.',, T,asdsy ,ar ibei,
home in Washington after spending the
summer at liillcrcst.
Mr.. and Mr.. Frank d. Waite left sun. /
day for their home in spokane. Wash. /
after spending several weeks with rela /
iiyes in this section.
Charles II. Stone, a clerk in the war
department at Washington, has been a
guest Of Colonel and Mrs kittredge Has /
kins during the week.
Mrs Elnira RYDER Of Worcester. Mass
was called here saturday by the Sermons /
illness Of her brother. +. G. Warren. |
WHO'S. death occurred Wednesday
a. - A., NJ
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The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1910-09-09

Their GROWING FEED WI
make your hens grow ia, Li IT,
il to them a month gtis,
marketing, and they VIII y
more eggs and gain a PSG i.si
each in weight. Your eaIeS
ems should have i before 'ns IN
ali the time. We BON ~, ~
and recommend these iNus
E. Crosby & Co.. Bratusoaa
Renfrew & Gibson, W Bratteoai
johnson Bros, South ss,lA
w. G.. Ballou, NeT!I.
G. s. Mills, ToWlsa'a1
Write The Park & Pollard Co.
Canal St., Boston, Mass, fof ,n ~
Poultry Almanac - worth si"
but absolutely free, Aho Ky
them your poultry alive. s6e, ~
for pure.bred American ,s,Is.
pullets of 8 lbs. or more. hisne
prices on all other live poIus
Write them for quotation sn'''
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1910-09-09

nam county Associdtloh Vi paptio'
churches.
Mrs. H. S. Fisher and Mrs. F, H.
Spaulding, ST., have been spending week
Campbell.
Denton Smith who spent his vacation
with his parents. Mr. and Mrs. II. G.
Smith. has returned to Norwich Univer-
sity, Northfield.
@. J. Hale and Mrs. A. NJ Prouty ac..
companied by their cousin, Mrs, Samuel
Hudson of Hinsdale, are visiting IN
Frewsburg, n Y
A. ?. Eddy and family were over Sun
day guests of his brother, A. E. Eddy in
Stratton. His sister Miss Lura, accom-
panied them home.
Mrs. f. T. Miller entertained the
mothers and children of the cradle-roll
department of the Baptist Sunday school
Thursday afternoon.
Miss Olive Weatherhead went to Mon
tagle, Mass, Monday, to resume her
duties as teacher of domestic science in
the agricultural school.
Mrs. F. d. E. Stowe, who has spent
several weeks at Sunset lake, is to occupy
E. L. Hildreth's cottage on Ames hill for
the rest of the summer.
Miss Clara and Arthur Bailey have
returned to their home in, Brookfeld,
Mass, after weeks visit with their
aunt, Mrs. L. ii. Knapp.
Miss Bertha Rider, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. G. S. Rider. was presented with an
Estey upright piano Tuesday in honor OF
her 10Th birthday anniversary.
The game of bali which was to have
been played Saturday on the fair grounds
between Guilford and Knickerbocker Jrs.,
has been indefinitely postponed
Mrs. Frank Morgan of Woodmont,
Conn., and Mrs. Rose Shumway of Wash
ington, ID. c., are expected tomorrow for
"a weeks visit at Francis Lynde's
H. B. Perry and family have returned
from Ludlow where they visited Mrs.
Perry's parents. Mr. and Mrs c. H. Nor
gan The trip was made by automobile.
DR.. c. Ernest Clark and family go today
to visit in North Bennington en- route
to Detroit, Mich. where they will spend
about six months with Mrs. Clark's rela-
tives.
Miss Harriet Atkinson is spending the
week with relatives in Boston and vicin-
ity. She will go from there to Province
town, Mass, to assume school Huties
Sept. u.
Rev. E. ]. Lewis, DIR. and Mrs. G.
Ernest Clark and Miss II. N. Clark were
in Saxtons River Wednesday and Thurs
The San Francisco call., 1910-03-20

STOCK MARKET

The feature of the stock market yesterday
was the sharp rise in the principal Comstocks.
led by Mexican which rolled UP long list OF
sales. The rise due TO the face of the east
crosscut on the 2, 100 foot level of the Mexican
mine being all in quartz of favorable charac
drift from the winze station on the 2,4o0 foot
level of the Ophr also reported to show
much improvement. The importance of this de-
velopment lies chiefly in the fact that 1t oc-
Cured on the 400 foot level Of the Com
stock and is therefore encouraging for deeper
from 81 40 as Fridays close TO S1.60. closing
81. As; Mexican from 81. 81 TO 81 OF. clos
ing at 81 So Con. Virginia rose from 81 81 to
ST 90 closing at 81 81, the of the list being
more less higher.
In the southern Nevadas Combination Fraction
ure Of 46c against 52c on FRIDAY. Belmont ad-
vanced from 50 81 to 81 so, and Tonopah of Ne
vada from 81 Is to 81 %. The other stocks in
this group were about the same
In local securities there continued activity
in Associated oil at about previous prices, while
mia wine higher at s35. IS and City Electric
also at S55.
The wabash oil dividend of 1c was paid
the 10th.
OIL stocks ex dividend yesterday were West
Coast preferred 50. and Columbia, 1c.
George E. Fetters, for the last two years
assistant superintendent of the Yellow Jacket,
Crown Point and Belcher mines, has voluntarily
rendered his resignation, to take effect April 1.
The East Richmond oil company has levied an
assessment Of &c. delinquent May 2.
1t is definitely asserted that the offer of
property came from the Standard oil company.
1t is rumored that price OF $5,000,OO0 has been
placed on the property and that bid of $780,
600 has been made.
The San Francisco call., 1910-03-20
CHICAGO BOARD of TRADE
Future Grain and Provisions

CHICAGO, March 19.-Wheat prices responded
readily to weather reports today, declining on
early news of rains in the southwestern wheat
country and ralIying when contradiction of these
statements came 10 the fore. May closed X az
4c up and July sc off. Liquidation governed
corn. and much the same process was observed
in the oats pit the closing tone in each being
hrIn Provisions were rather easier.
Reports of rain in southwestern wheat fields
caused sharp decline in the opening prices of
wheat. Later adyices that the rains were un-
important helped 10 precipitate a rally in which
the prices for May gained decidedly. July at
its best time was fractionaly lower than its
previous close and finished Sc off at 81 O6% 6e
l.O612, after having dropped to $1.057 and risen
to SlO65s. September moved between $1.03A
and $1.045s and closed shade off at $1.04&s
M1.0412 while May closed B@Ac up at
$1;129s @i,121a its high point,
Heavy selling pressure at the outset gave a
weak tone to the corn market and prices sank
from 1sc to sc. During the final half of the
session there much buying back of early
depleted lines. All the futures worked back to
practically Yesterdays close, May moving up
from 81 lac to 62c. There little demand for
cash corn and prices dropped from 12c to 1c. No.
3 yellow sold at 59l5912c. The close in futures
was firm, with May 1s MAc lower at 61%c.
Oats were easy early. May sold up from
a3Ac to 437sc, the other futures following it
closely. The close was firm, with May un-
changed at 4312 a 1850
Provisions We're easy all day The close was
steady. Final figures for the May. products
were: Pork, S25.75, zoe off; lard. S1410, 2kc
lower: ribs, $13721a, 216c up.
The leading futures ranged follows:
Articles Open. High. Low. Close
The San Francisco call., 1910-03-20
weekly Rank statement

NEW YORK. March 19.-The statement of
clearing house banks for the week shows that
the banks hold 50 44s 424 more than the e reqdie
ments of the % per cent reserve rule ms Is a
decrease of s557 a25 in the proportona'e po casn
The statement follows zoo
Deposits, ST. 012 700; decrease, e6a w.
Circulation, SAT .92s 700; decrease, S1o2 6oo o.
Legal tender, $63 AZ 300; decrease & tdo
Reserve, $319, 702, 600; decrease. 81, oS9 ooo
s., ,Os1, ,675
Ex United States deposits, $9sS4.o2o' oe-
crease, S53s, ,225.
The percentage of actual reserve OF the Clear
ing house banks today was 26.24.
The statement of banks and trust companies
of greater New York not reporting to the clear
loans 81, i59, ,3s4 500; increase. So, 75o, 100.
Specie S126. .915, 500; decrease, ST35, 200
Legal tenders. $40, ,595, 500; decrease. So, ,ooo.
Total deposits, $1,229.742,ooo decrease
50. 52s, 600.
The Financier will say The statement of the
weekly averages issued by the New YORK clear,
ing house banks and the statement OF actuas
conditions of the banks as made at the close OF
the week ending March 10 showed very Wloe hnu
almost irreconcilable differences.
In the statement Of averages the changes Wele
unimportant, the result indicating an increase
of $55T. .325 in surplus reserves, that item stanu
ing at 50, 449, 42o. The actual condition STATE @
ment. however. disclosed decrease o. sso'sot;;
500 in loans, increase OF S2,O0U,OoO III cdsn
and a decrease Of $40, ,S11 400 in deposits
The gain in cash and the lessened reserve re.
quirements on deposits accounted for an lncrease en-
of 81. 223 $50 in surplus reserve. bringing lnat
item up to $14 949, ESQ, or about double What
was reported in the previous week The loans
were not shifted to the trust companies ana out,
side state banks, for these institutions reported
on Saturday, an increase of only So, 156, 100 IN
loan commitments. The heavy bond offerings FOR
complications particularly, foreshadow an inter
esting statement for the last week in March.
The San Francisco call., 1910-03-20
Pacific Northwest

J. S. Baehe & Co. of New York say:
The unbounded resources and optimism of the
west, and especially the Pacific northwest, have
served TO counteract adverse sentiment We have
received this week from a carefully observing
correspondent in that section, In reply to our in
qury. the following: As to prospects In this
section viii say that the situation is apparently
unclouded at present than at any time dur
ing the last two years. Our basic Industries are
lumber and agriculture. In neither has there
been an overexpansion of credit. Merchants as a
rule owe less than usual. Uncertainty as to
tariff changes caused hesitation in lumber and
other lines for a year so. Merchants re-
duced stocks and liquidated Indebtedness gen.
orally last year. Millmen now report ready
market at higher prices for their products
Farmers are rich and seaSonabie rains and lots
of snow this winter have insured q big crop
next summer. Fruit prospect is as yet unin-
paired. immigration from the middle west con-
tinues undated There has been less specula-
ton in mines and real estate than for any like
period for years. There is absolutely nothing
visible in the situation to indicate the possibility
OF a trade reaction. Our population is compare
lively sparse and everybody has been making
money and saving it. OF course a country wide
impairment of credit would extend to us, too
But there is nothing to add fuel TO it in the un-
DERIVING conditions in the Pacific northwest -