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New-York tribune., 1910-02-18
GOLD COMES4ND GOES
South america Taking Much
of TeUO1c Metal.

The seeming anomaly of bank import
ing and exporting gold to South America
at the same time presented itself yester-
day. when the National Bank of Commerce
announced that il was importing $4,000
gold from Ecuador and at the same time
had engaged $50 600 of the metal for export
TO Argentina on Saturday. The transac-
tion was explained by Leopold Friedrich,
manager CT the foreign exchange depart
nlent of the National Bank of Commerce.
In Ecuador" he said, they could not
get enough exchange on New York to pay
for their purchases in the United States.
and. therefore. they had to ship gold.
II was impossible for them, owing TO
lack of facilities of communication. to send
this gold to Argentina and Brazil, where it
is really needed, while We, on the con-
trary, are in q position to ship gold direct
10 those points. and the rates Of exchange
are again at a level that permits Of such
shipments being made at a proft.
Mr. Friedrich added that on account Of
the large increase in business between Cen
traI and South America and this country
which had taken place lately the banks
here had begun TO become independent OF
the London market, so far as financing
these transactions was concerned. AS an
instance of this, he pointed out that not
long ago his hank put through direct. with
out the medium of London, a transaction in
the currency of a South American repub-
lie involving the equivalent of several
hundred thousand dollars IN United States
money
In addition TO the s5ooeoo gold engaged by
the National Bank of Commerce for ex-
port TO Argentina OF Saturday, $4,000
will he shipped to the same destination by
TWO other New York banks. the Merchants
National Bank having engaged so0o0o0 and
the Anglo-South American Bank $4,000.
making the total gold to be forwarded to
South America on Saturday 600.
Since January ] gold coin TO the amount
of s4,6ooeoo has been engaged for South
America
The $4,000 gold being imported from
Ecuador is the first engagement OF the
kind this year, but it is understood that
negotiations for the import of a larger
amount from the same country are now
pending.
New-York tribune., 1910-02-18
To ACT As HOLDER
4naconda's Grozcth Likely TO
BE End Of 4malgamated.

That the Anaconda Copper Mining Conn
pany, which at present is the big operating
company of the Amalgamsted Copper Com
pany, is about to become a holding cor
poraton appears from circular signed by
the president. B. B. Thayer. which has
just been sent to all the stockholders.
announcing the calling of special meet
ing for March % to vote upon the PROPOSE
ton to increase the capital stock of the
company from s3o.ooo.ooo, the present au-
thorized amount to si5oooo,0oo.
While the principal part of the circu-
lar is repetition of the official statement
that given out January %. when
the directors decided te increase the CAPT
talization, it discloses the fact that en-
larged powers are desired for the corpora
ton by which it can acquire and dispose
of the securities of other companies. On
this point the circular said:
It is also proposed to amend the articles
of Incorporation of the Anaconda copper
Mining Company 10 acquire. own. hold'
mortgage. pledge, lease. assign. transfer
otherwise dispose of shares OF the capt
tia stock of, or any bonds. securitles 5 o1
other evidences of Indebtedness created
by any other corporation or corporations,
wherever formed or organized. and TO exeIs
else all the rights, power and privileges ul
ownership, including the right TO vote upon
such stock. II is deemed by the bOaro Oh VI
rectors advisa BILE that this change ShouIu
be made in the articles OF incorporation -
the company as to extend the purposseS
for which it was formed. as stated III tlie
original articles. as II may AT any ua, r
become necessary or desirable IN tne toii
duct of the business and affairs OF .iie
company TO possess the power to acqulle'
own or hold the securities OF other COZ poi o.
tions above stated.
In copper circles this was taken 10 ilieaii
that the Anaconda company would ulti-
mateIy become the holding corporation lol
all the copper properties in the Butte ois-
trict now controlled by the Amalsamateo
Copper Company and others TO be acquired
and the belief was expressed that the lat
ter concern would cease to exist
II was pointed out In this connection that
while the Anaconda company had recent
" made application to the Stock Exchahse
TO have its shares transferred from the uh-
listed department to the regular llst, no
such reouest has come from the Amalga-
mated company although under a ruling
of the governing committee the unlisted de-
partment of the exchange IS TO De aooi-
fshed on April l. and unless the STOCK Is
transferred before then 1t Will cease W oo
traded i'm on the Stock Exchange
II is understood that all the subslolary
companies of the Amalgamated ooPper
COMPANY have appointed committees 10
confer with regard to the basis of sale or
tho nroperties to, or their conSoliod'lon
with the Anaconda Copper Mining COM
many. The circular does not speclncaliS
mention the companies that 1t is proposed
to take over. but they are said to incluoe'
in addition to the Amalgamated suosio-
iar,es all the Cole-Ryan properties In the
district.
New-York tribune., 1910-02-18
ARCADIAN COPPER DIssoLvEs.
Michigan Company Takes Place of New
Jersey Corporation.

The arca6ian Copper Conpanv Of New
JERSEY was dissolved yesterday by vote Of
is shareholders. who are allowed TO ex-
change their holdings share for share for
stock of Z new corporation. TO ne known
&c the Arcadisn Copper Company of Mich
:gsn.
The old company had s3.75n eNo capital
stock. the par value Of the shares being
- It's properties Originally consisted of
aboUt four thousand acres in Upper Mchi-
gan, adjoining the Quincy and other well
knoRn mines In November, 1906, the stock
holders Voted 10 sell eight hundred acres TO
The Quincy Mining Company for $4,000,
which enabled the Arcadian TO clear off its
fostnE debt. Plans for reorganiza ton of
the company under the laws of Michigan
were reported several months ago 10 be
under consideration.
Ire Arcadian Copper Company was in
co-pors1eG n March. 1892. as successor TO
COMPANY Of she same name which had
bssn incorporated in Michigan in June of
the preceding wear. Sta ndard Oil interests
were prominent in the mana cement of the
Michigan company and were identified with
the New Jersey company a the outset. the
president being a 9. Burrage. OF Boston.
end among the directors being William
Rockefeller and the late Henry II. Rogers.
When the company took out its New Jer-
sev charter il Was widely reported that il
wss II become the holding company for
the COPPER com hinarion which Mr. Rogers
tnd his associates were known To be plan
nins. but that function was reserved for
the ANA lgamated Copper COMPANY. which
vas Incorporated al Trenton only month
is-er
New-York tribune., 1910-02-18
STATE CONTROLLERS LOSES.
Surrogate Refuses Reappraisement OF
Smith Estate.

Surrogate Thomas denied yesterday the
snnljcstion of the State Controller 10 have
tho estates of George Smith, of Chicago,
and lanes Henry Smith, known as Silent
smith, reappraised on the ground that
the executors had failed TO pay the state
a transfer tax on Sl.e6 ss1-
The Controller began the action as q
res,,I, of a suit Instituted i'll the Supreme
Court hy an executor of George Slnlth s
estate. the latter alleging that he had been
deprived of commissions amounting 10
more than S4ooo9o The testator appointed
as his executors his nephews, Sir George
4 rooper and James Henry Smith ana
Renian1in Nettleton Oskeshott. Oakeshott
said there was an agreement thaf ne was
ia receive his one-third share of the COM
missions without acting as executor
t,ooper and Smith refused 10 pay the
commission. and Oakeshott sued Inc oe-
fenc. was that the will of George Snlitii
had been prohated in London, and 'hat
the English laws did not allow comfiiis-
sions TO executors.
o.keebo,t said that the appraiser hau
<ae6uo,ed from the taxable value OF 'he
estate the 8. .9s5. 4s1 for executors cona''i,s-
esons which was the point on WHICH tue
State Controller proceeded
New-York tribune., 1910-02-18
OTHER LIVESTOCK MARKETS.

strong ya9 to Ice higher; steers 8 75@ S.; cows.
s. So ssjfsE h. 60 socRsFs 4oq sG and n feeders
81 20 n s. IS HOGS-Receipts, 24.o strong;
choice heavy 50 500 50 50 90 %" 6g'chG6 hG6ice 81 gb nc
60 % a so -: packing SO 20 50 30; pigs. ss 90
a 50 10 bulk of sales, 50 u q 80 go SHEEP
-Receipts: 900; stesdS 70 60 strong; str sheep
s. 25@ Ss so
Cincinnati. Feb. 17-CATTLE = Receipts.
us. active and strong 1o@ 15c higher; fair 70
good shippers. 81 IS Sc 80; common. 81 500
s. 30 HOGS-Receipts, 1850; active 2oc
higher; BUTCHERS al and shipPePs 80 80 50 40 40:
S. str2ss' 2s. s. % " % 10 ''"''S ''"S' % ''0
kansas city. Feb. 17.-CATTLE-Receipts
600 including o5 Southerns: steady to 1oc
higher choice export and dressed Or s beef steers
s5H s. 90: southern 81 IS So so; cows. s. S. -;
stiys ~ s. ga earcs 9sfeEs s. &C oqts
csfpts. 5000: 5q15c higher: TOP go 10: bulk
Of sales 50 50 o.: @ M heayy S6 M So@ So TO- pack
ss o.: pigs 81 406sS 10. SHBEP-Receipts.
5000: 1o9 l5c higher; lambs ss45gss; year
* 80 a SO 20; stockers and feeders. s4G So.
Fast Buffalo Feb. 11-CATTLE-Fairly ac-
tive and shade easier; prime steers. Sc Goa
81 YEALs-Reeeipts, 125 active and 25c
nl1iis nlsn and ioa 2oc higher: heavy SO S5G
50 30: mixed. 50 So 50 45; Workers and pigs.
g 4og s. A. rSiEhE sHhEp s@Sss s. aartes
ss,2'7 a s IS. 'O"'' a''''s anu 7 'z"'0'' - .
Pi.tsburE: Feb. 1z-cATTLE-suPely light:
sHFEP- sFfFFEP supply light prime wethers' S. 500
s.: culls and common $3as4; lambs ss0
S 90; veal calves. s1oa$1o 50. HoGs-Re
end light YoFkers; 80 8o@ss e5; pigs. 50 so.
roughs, SIS 500 SIS go.
New-York tribune., 1910-02-18
{. & O. EXPANSION.
parWng Reports as to Its
Hooking VaHeu Plans.

me report that the Chesapeake & ONO
hali"ay company was negotiating for tile
oohurol or the Hooking Valley Hallway
COMPANY With the object Of including that
ROAD IN the Haw1ey system. with which IL
"ouio connect at Toledo. and, through us
controlled line the Kanawha & Michigan
at ohafieston, ". Va was said yesterday
ny one director of the Chesapeake & ONO
TO be well founded and by another to be
without foundation
In June, 1858. a2s2 shares of the common
stock of the Hooking Valley out OF the
total llo.ooo shares were acquired by five
railways. the Panhandle taking two-siXths
and the Chesa peake & Ohio. the Baltimore
& Ohio. the Erie and the Lake Shore each
one-sixth
The Chesapeake &, Ohio director confirm
Ing the report that his company was plan
ming to take over the Hooking Valley was
quoted as saying that its negotiations with
the four roads associated with it in the
ownership of the s9242 shares of Hooking
Valley. to the end of acquiring their hold
ings. were rapidly approaching consumna-
ton. The Hooking Valley road. he con-
tinued would carry the Chesap peake K
ohio's coal 10 the lakes at Toledo, with a
haul one hundred miles shorter than that of
Hamilton & Dayton
Incidentally he was quoted as adding,
we shall sooner or later acquire the Chi
cago Cincinnati & Louisville, which will
give us n entrance into Chicago We shall
not bid for the property at foreclosure. but
wait until the present parties in control
have lifted the receivershp and cleared I'D
its affairs"
The directors of the Chesapeake & Ohio
met in this city yesterday and declared the
regular quarterly dividend of per cent on
the common stock. They also approved q
proposition for expending 100000 for i'm
provements and betterments during the
current calendar year. the work TO include
double tracking. laying Of sidetracks and
enlargement of terminal facilities. Frank
Trunlbull, chairman of the board said after
the meeting that this expenditure would
involve no new financing, as the company
had ample funds in hand for meeting It.
New-York tribune., 1910-02-18
FOREIGN FINANCIAL.

London, Feb II. - Consols closed un-
changed at 50 for money and 50 1-16 for
account Anaconda was L higher at f1014;
Canadian, q higher, at 1864; Grand Trunk,
unchanged at a.
Money was in light demand. and dis
count rates We're quiet and easy.
Although business was not large on the
most directions Gilt-edged securities were
helped by the good bank statement. home
rails continued as investment favorlteS
and Rhodesan mines were active and
dearer on French support. Good traffic re-
ports benefited trunk lines, while Mexican
rails improved on dividend rumors.
American securities opened steady and a
fraction above parity During the first
hour the market advanced under the lead
of United States Steel. Atchison. Topeka
6, Santa Fe and Southern Pacific. Prices
remained firm on covering orders until the
afternoon, when New York accepted the
higher level and advanced values again
Realizations later caused recessions from
the best and the market closed steady.
Call money in London. 1914 per cent
open market discount rate for short bills
Berlin discount rate, per cent; Paris dis
count rate. 212 per cent; Paris exchange
on London, % francs IS centimes: Berlin
exchange on London, 20 marks 4512 pfen-
nigs. Bar gold, rs cd. American eagles,
76s 4d.
Paris, Feb. 17.-Three per cent rentes
closed centimes lower at 9S francs 80
centimes. Prices were firm on the Bourse.
Berlin, Feb. 17-Prices improved mod
eratey on the Boerse.
New-York tribune., 1910-02-18
TRAIN pIsPATcHING BY PHONE.

The Boston G. Maine Railroad has taken
s,nps TO equip two new divisions of its line
with telephone equipment for train dis
matching. one Of these extends from Con
co,d " H. tn White River Junction, VT.
distance OF seventy miles. and the other
from concord to Woodsville. y. II. ninety
1--WE miles or the first of these divisions
$ dispatcher is located at Concord. and
on ,he other al Woodsvile. The Boston &
Maine began its telephone train dispatch
90, circuit In September, 1909. between
Boston and Fitchburg, Mass orders have
been placed with the Western Electric
company for complete telephone and selec-
tor equipment on the two new divisions.
New-York tribune., 1910-02-18
GRAIN COMES NEXT
Cotton Inquiry Ends-B"rfe-
son .4ftacks Exchanges.

D.shs,r4on Feb. 1.-THE infestisailon
,s transactions in futures on exchanges aiio
,oar6s Of trade. which has been Ploceeuiis
before the House Committee on Agriculture
.u,,ne, tonight from the cotton exchanges
:, +l,e grain markets. Both sioes on tiie
,,,es.ion Of the proposed legislation TO anol-
,sh s-ec,,latfve operations or the New hork
,-o,-on EXCHANGE closed to-day, and to-
,,,n-rov delegates from the gram noa'os OF
,~,,;caso Philadelphia. Duluth and Mime
-. nj, exrrees their opposition 10 the
pending bills.
-r,,a Ven. York Stock Exchange and the
.....,,.o 49,, traffic were cited by L. Man
s.7hap,>, : member Of the New York Cot
- r,-obsnge. as instances where the in
.e,-.-ce Of the law could overstep its
bounds in certain particulars. He por-
.-sz-s5 ,l7s exchange as generally without
blemish
rarresentative Burleson. Of Texas. de
.,,r.7 +rs+ the exchange in comparison with
,.ci,or sbors wss as Monte Carlo and its
,or1ef-e and record Of suicides 90 the game
of ~-ars the picksninnies play in the back
alleys.
tze arraignsd what he called confessions
=. .he exchange itself" and said New York
e,s c4ased 90 be a spot market. When
z3.,,esentatiye Cocks. Of New York, asked,
a-7-rs-e i there ? spot market them" Mr..
R,,~lAsoo replied that il was In the South.
Tl1e PRODUCERS and spinners. he insisted.
,e~e united in the demand that the incubus
n. the exchange he removed.
He declared thar the low grades and the
.'o,-srs.~ the refuse grades mostly. were
sent. 20 the New York warehouses. that the
COTTON exchange mad not performed its
function Of bringing the producers and the
euinners togeihe-. and referred facetiously
% the members Of the exchange ''n1er-
chants ! Win not say gamblers
The consumption Of cotton would continue
eve~ i the New York and New Orleans ex-
changes were abolished. and re declared
thst bread riots would follow in Manches-
ter If the spindles there were stopped. Asked
e he would hold the New York Cotton Ex-
change responsible for such riots. he sar-
I, responsible for anything.
at is the only commercial body in the
word. save two" he said. that can arbi-
-rsrily bv committee repeal the law Of
supply and demand"
The producers and spinners, he urged,
have z right 10 expect Congress 10 lift from
their shoulders the burden Of the exchange.
whose representatives in the branch ex-
changes" in Texas had been dragged from
their confines and shut out Of the state.
There are more creeping. flying, boring
insects preying on cotton than on any other
plant in the world he said. rs II posi-
bic that you are going 10 leave this tender
plant 70 the n1ercies Of the worst pests OF
aH, the bulls and the bears7"
New-York tribune., 1910-02-18

FIOUR AND MEAL-Flour quiet. but steady
carly. on the frmness in wheat put buyers d N
cessions were nseessary 70 effect sales PIrng ing
81 e5; extra No winter. 81 7oG s.: No = 81 9gee
$ 6 Kansas streghs ss 81 1ogs ssSss % o. 6Tcm Bs Zoo
N N Il nominal UCKWHEAT-NominaI. RYE
EioURFir sT e good s aSqst 4S sno5T
kiln l dried dried. So % BAGMEAIFinss, white and
yellow. ST 55asl 60 coarse 81 43gsl . 50 9EiEg PEEp
our 5gs2e * RED ass sSs IN ssosSs sssss mIt SIy
6Tine 6Tan: s. IS g. 5ass q s96 5oassi
honliny chop. s27 so in bulk. SIS 20 in sacks
PROVISIONS Moderately active and higher
on the strength in the hog situation. At the
close the market was steady on , further r,n
gained Is 10 - points. Hogs sold at 50 40
in chicago. which it is claimed is the highest
Firm; mess s39 fspIly SIS sss So s1a she6t e6
fami,y' fna,a ness sts 3 $3.50 sse 50 BEEF HAMS
steadv: se4a $50. DRESSED HoGS-Strong;
5soons 12ae 3as 1sG Sss 3D. 1se le CUT Ut NJ %EATs
Pickled bellies arm: smoking. 1915: 10 lb.
Isl. I81ac; IL ib. l3t a la13e II M - @
sisa6v. citv. s4c; country. eis &C. LARD
strong middle West. y % g ,%oSc' io CITY; lSc
Tsi,neo Tss sne Brszil kegs 131oc. COMPOUND
Firm: e13 99t.c. sTEAR1NE-Firm' oleo. II
q 15c; city lard i" &c
sUcAR-Refned steady as a result OF the
s,iseninF in raws with business fairly good
Snr,a Gamers taking orders at 495c net. less
~ cent cash for fine granulated. Raw
c1oeed hrm: centrifugal. 90 test quoted az
90c: muscovado 50 test. n0c ana molasses
sugar s., test 8 10 3.45c This advance was
tohlfshed on a sale OF CuoaS, prompt snip
,oert at . 2T-32c. basis 90 test, cost and
frsisbt EQUAL 20 roc duty paid The Lon
Iiber Win FEBRUARY at 12s Sad. April at
I2s I'D ana MAY at 13s Sad
RICF-Firrn. with good sales movement
- nrir,.rv points and fairly good business
here
~ nE ,,,tr-ss Closing at 12SI1z G13c London
staedv: spot $50: futures. t3' lis cd Lake
conner here Is s. "a a 1887 1ac electrolytie
1337ia a 10 62isc; casting. l31S1e els 81 &c
TIN irregular; spot. 32.25 n 32 ooc; February
"a 30 a "a 45c March. d. D. 2om @ 80 Zsci April
az . a IS 4oc May, 30 q - ,,oc London
frr, at an advance; spot. f132 IS; futures
fi5s IT'S LEAD dull: spot. 4. 400 4.55c New
vi i 2o1j4o East st Louis London
Io.i horh, - 80 IS SPELTER weak spot. : 40
MGf5r New YORK $50 a. 530c East st Louis
,%ondoo unchanead at f2% IS IRON was
iowrr at sis Sd in the English market
Locally change
MOLAsSES AND sYRUrs-Firm. but quiet
am NsVNe sToRES-spirits turpentine was
d1JI and barely steady Rosin was steady:
OJIS-Iinseed oil unchanged Refined pc
,rCIauur steady AZ recent prices.
COTTONSEED OII1-Flrner; at the close
Eehrusrv was unchanged and other positions y
- noints higher. Sales for the day, 100
bbls Local contract prices
New-York tribune., 1910-02-18
FOREIGN MARKETS.

Liverpool. Feb. 17-WHEAT-spot- dull:
futures inactive; March. SIS 2Ss d May, SIS So !;
July, IS 1I19d. CORN-spot quiet; new Amer
lean mixed Northern. rs 6l,d; old. 5s So. /;
futures dull March. IS 6Ss d. PEAS-Cana
dian. rs 6i2d. FLOUR-Winter patents, S2s
Sd HOPS in London Pacific Coastl. f6@ s6
los BEEF-Extra India mess zoos. PORK
Prime mess Western. 105s. HAMS-Short cut
COS cd. BACON-Cumberland cut 68s; short
rib 6Ts; long clear middles. light. els: heavy
Sos: short clear backs, 65s Cd: clear bellies
67s Sd. SHOULDERS-Square. SIS cd. LARD
Prime Western terces. 65s sd; American
refined. pals. SOS ed. EESE-Canadian
finest white. 6is sd colored. aos TALLOW-
Prime city, &3s od. TURPENTINE-Spirits
42s ROSTN-Common. los 4t7d. PETRO-
IEUM-Rehned. Tiad. LINSEED OIL. S4s.
London Feb. 1I-SUCAR-Raw centrifu-
gal. 13s ~ d; muscovado. 12s I'd: beet, Feb
ruary. 13s -. d IINSEED-C'alcutta April
June. SOS Cd, i.1NSEED OIL. S2s Io-d
SPERM OIL. f2S PETROLEJTM-A American
refined. 6isd; spirits, I'd. TURPENTINE-
spirits 42s. ROSIN-American strained. los
ad fine. lis I'd.
Montreal. Feb. 1T-CHEESE--Firn west
erns. l2i. i@i4c: Easterns. IL u lee.
New-York tribune., 1910-02-18
PHONE STOCK GOES QUICKLY.
Most Of the Mackay Holdings Already
Sold, It Is Said.

According n dispatches from Boston yes
e-dsy. The banking syndicate which re-
eentlt took over the Nackay Companies
holdings of American Telephone and Tele-
gam stock, amounting 10 s2.oeo shares.
has already disposed Of more than IS per
osHt % ne stock. through the market and
10y private sale, 10 a large number Of in
NestorS throughout the country.
The reported action Of the syndicate in
dspos'ng Of the stock was regarded In
Wall Street a. a refutation Of the rumcrs
That the sale Of the securities 30 the SYM
cloate hy the Mackay Companies was
merely q subteIfuge 20 conform TO the
Spirit cut not 10 the letter of the anti
tust law.
Ihs amount the Msckay Companies re
oeiVsd FOR It's telephone stock is understood
70 have been. approximately, sl2,eeeeee.
Enicb n viii be able TO use TO advantage
IN its own telegraph and cable business.
New-York tribune., 1910-02-18
EUROPE BUYING OUR STOCKS.
Enormous Purchases of American Sc
curitieS Indicated.

That European investors have been heavy
purchasers OF American stocks recently
is indicated In the heavy shipments of Sc
curities abroad Estimates place the total
shipments in the last sixty days at from
500, eco to 200,OG0,ooo
One brokerage firm that does large for
eign business reports shipments in the last
two months of s2oOO0.OoO worth of Ameri-
can securities, another house reports Sl0,
100000 and a third close to sS.0OO. 600.
The stocks going abroad. il is said are
nearly all high grade dividend payers.
Steel common predominating According to
one firm 100000 shares of this stock have
been sent to Europe since the middle of
December. Other leading stocks that have
figured heavily in the movement are Union
Pacific, Atchison, Great Northern, South
ern Pacilc, Pennsylvania and Chesapeake
G Ohio.
New-York tribune., 1910-02-18
STRIKE MEDIATION RENEWED.
Now Believed That Sympathetic Build

There was a belief Yesterday that, in
spite of the decision Of a number of the
unions in the building trades to strike in
sympathy if called in support of the
striking steamftters, the threatened walk
out may be averted.
Through outside agencies there has been
a renewal of the efforts at arbitration. and
a conference was held at the Wool Ex
change Building, No. $50 West Broadway,
Yesterday between the trade arbitration
board of the strikers and the board of
directors of the employers association
II was said that the officers of the en-
ployers' association would not agree to
this conference until they received re-
quest from the strikers. This request
was made.
Nothing was done except to talk matters
over but another conference Will he held
between now and next Wednesday.