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The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-15
New York Money

New York, December 14.-Money on call steady, SGl315 per cent; ruling rate offered at Sss per cent; closing bid, per cent Time loans very dull; 60 and 90 days and six months, 404A per cent.
 Prime mercantile paper, 5d51a per cent; sterling exchange firm, with actual busi- ness in bankers bills at $4 .1O614. .S2. .25 for 6O-day bills and at s4.S5. 40 for de- mand; commercial bills, S4.S11AGD4. .S1a4 lbar silver, o41ac; Mexican dollars, 45c; / government and railroad bonds steady.
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New Orleans Cotton Futures.

New Orleans, December 14-Spot cotton firm, unchanged Sales on spot. BOG bales; to arrive, 2700. Low ordinary, Il 7-1Gc nominal; ordinary, 12Ac nominal; good ordinary, 13 11-1Gc; strict good ordi- nary, 14 1-16c; low midding, 14asc; strict low mlddling, 149sc; middling, 147sc; strict middling, 15c: good middling, 15lsc; strict good middling, 15 5-16c; midding fair, 15 9-16c; middling, fair to fair, 15 1o-l6c; fair, 16 5-16c. Receipts, 20,s5s; stock, 262,- 667
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LOCAL QUOTATIONS
Pig Iron
Local Cotton Market
Cotton Seed Product.

Corrected daily by Buckeye Cotton Oil
 Company.) oil. prime 40q4711c per gallon: meal. prime. 7lh per cent ammonia. s27 per net ton; hulls, sacked, $l1; hulls. loose, s9.
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The demand for these goods is exceed lngly strong, and a rush will be made for the fresh meats as soon as received
 There were no changes in quotations for yesterday.
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Dry Goods

New York, December 14.-Cotton goods rule very quiet with prices hold ing steady Underwear and hosiery for immediate delivery in better demand. Silks are tending higher Yarns are dull
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New Orleans Cotton Market

receipts. ssS1s; shipments, S9,691; sales, 6f54; stock, 517012.
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Treasury Statement

Washington, December 14.-At the be- ginning of business today the condition of the United States treasury was; Working balance in treasury offices. .sSS, ,12S in banks and Philippine treas ury, $S4,SS7,99i The total balance in gen eral fund was $S6,S9O,012. Ordinary receipts yesterday were s2,- 115,259, with disbursements of s2. 966 e69.
 The deficit to date this fiscal year is ss124020, as against $29,S26 45S at this time last year.
 These figures exclude Panama canal and public debt transactions.
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No Agents

Capital surplus and stockholders responsibility consut- ing deposors guarantee fund 900O0O00 This guarantee fund will after January 1st 1911 to OoOoOOO
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Ixansas City Grain

Kansas City, December 14.-Wheat fu- lures: December, 9O5sc sellers; July, 9O9a 90hc. Corn: December, 43ss@431sc sell CTS; May, 46a461sc bid July, 46&c sell CTS. Cash wheat unchanged to 16c high err No. 2 hard, 92@97c; No. red, SIC. Corn unchanged; No. mixed 43c; No. 2 white, 439441ac. Oats unchanged; No. ? white, 92Q34c; Mo- 2 mixed, 311kdS21ho.
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Cash quotations were as follows: Flour-Slow.
 Rye-No. 2, S11sc.
 Barley-Feed or mixing, 60@70c; fair to choice malting, S2dS619c. | Flad Seed-No. 1 southwestern, $2. 301A; No. 1 northwestern, $2.431A.
 Timothy seed, s10
 Clover, $15
 Mess Pork-Per barrel, 9.121ka19. .25. Lard-Per 100 pounds, SIC. .321s.
 Short Ribs Sides-Loose. 9.75d10. 9. Short Clear. Sides-Boxed, SIG. .25010. 371a Butter-Unsettled; creamerles, 23q29c; dalries, 21@25c.
 Eggs-Receipts, 1859; steady at mark cases included, 1914Q221zc; frsts, 3lc; prime firsts 33c.
 Cheese-Steady; daisies, 14Ac: twins, 14@144c; young Americas, 141a914Ac; long horns, 1416Q15c.
 Potatoes-Firm; choice to fancy, 4504Sc; fair to good, 3S042c.
 Poutry-Firm; turkeys, live lie: dressed. 2sc; fowls, live, 11kc; dressed, 12c springs, live, 10c; dressed, Pc.
 Veal-Steady, 50 to 60-pound weights, 9Q10c; 50 to S5-pound weights, 11G111kc; S5 to 110-pound weights, 12c.
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St. Louis Grain

St. Louis, December 14.-Wheat futures higher; December, 95c; May, 974e; July, 92Ssq92%c. Corn higher; December, 451&c; May, 4c. Oats higher; December, 32c {; May, S4c. Cash wheat higher; track No. red, 9Scq$1 .01; No. 2 hard, 94c@S1 .O2. Corn firm; track No. 2, 45c; No. white, 46Q461Ac. Oats steady; track No. ?, 311h0I 32c; No. white, 33Ac.
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Metal Market

New York, December 14.-Standard cop
 per weak; spot and December, s12.250
 R.3O; January, $12 .25GD12. .35; February. SIP .S0q12. 40; March, SIP. S5112. .45.
 London firm; spot, e56 12s Cd; futures,
 G57 Ss Sd. Arrivals reported at New
 York today, 795 tons. Custom house re-
 turns show exports of 10,394 tons so far
 this month. Lake, $1S@13.25; electrolytlc, < &12 .75@13; casting, $12. 2.5O@12. .75. N Tin quiet; spot, $3S. 45@SS. 65; December. HJanuary' February and March, s3S. .4O6l ' S.65. London steady; spot and futures. q 9175 17s Cd.
 Lead steady, $4. 45Q4.55 New York: s4 .37 ! Q44 East St. Louis. London e13 5s. Spelter easy, $5.75@5.S5 New York; $5. .55
 @665 East St. Louis. London spot, sz4. i. Iron, Cleveland warrants, 49s Sd. Lo- caliy iron was reported unsettled. No 1
 foundry, $1525@16.25; No. 2. s14. .75015 TX. | No. foundry southern and No. foundry 2 southern soft, $15.256D15. .75.
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Live Stock Market

2S,000; market, weak; beeves, S4. BOOT. Tex' as steers, $3. .9OQ5; western, &. .906l51 1S0. stockers, 8 25G5 45; cows and heifers
 $225@5.S5; calves, $7d9. 20.
 Hogs: Receipts, 5000; market, more &C., tice, strong to Dc higher than early. light s7.2o@7.55; mixed. s7 .2O@7 55; heavy
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New Orleans, December 14.-Cotton seed oil, prime refined, in barrels per pound, 720c; choice meal, per cent
 ammonia, per long ton, $29 choice cake,
 ner cent ammonia, per long ton,
 S2S25.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1910-10-21
WOMAN is ARRESTED
FOR LOS ANGELES CRIME

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 19.--Fol-
lowing the arrest of Mrs. Belle La
vim, living at Twenty-second and
Mission streets, on charge OF be-
ing a fugitive from justice, but in
reality In connection with the dyna-
hitting of the Los Angeles Times
building, the authorities today re-
fuse to say whether other arrests
will follow Immediately.
Mrs, LAWNS arrest took place last
night after Chief Seymour had lost
all patience at her apparently con-
Trajectory statements regarding the
actions OF "Smithy," the alleged dy-
namiter, who lived at the Twenty
second and Mission streets house.
Mrs. LAWN protested her innocence
vigorously before being placed
aboard the train for Los Angeles,
where her testimony will be taken
before the coroner.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1910-10-21
WELLMAN IS RESCUED
FROM HIS BIG AIRSHIP
BY United Press Leased Wire.

NEW YORK. Oct. lS.-The dir
igible balloon America, headed for
Europe, was abandoned in the Allan
tic due east of Cape Hatteras, half
way to Bermuda late this afternoon.
Walter Wellman and his companions
aboard the airship were rescued by
the royal mail steamer Trent"
News of the rescue came by wire
less by Captain Downs of the trent
in message which read.
"A five o'clock this morning we
sighted Wellman's airship America
in distress. They signalled by the
Morse code that help was required.
After three hours OF maneuvering
with fresh winds, we picked up Well
man and the entire crew and the cat.
All are now safe aboard the Trent
and well. The America was aban-
doned in latitude S5.43 north; long
titude 6S.1S west"
The cat referred to was the Amer
ica's mascot, placed aboard by Mrs.
Vaniman, wife of the chief engineer
of the airship.
Captain Downs gave no other par
ticulars.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1910-10-21
GOVERNMENT ENGINEER MAKES
BOOSTER REPORT
DOUBLE THAT OF NIAGARA
Engineer Travels Thirteen Hundred
Miles Over Two States and
Telss of Possibilities

There is more water power GO
ing to waste in the Rogue river
power that can be economically de-
veloped-than there Is in Niagara
falls by more than two tines" said
w. Il Herring, district engineer of
the forest service, with offices at
Portland. Mr.. Herring has Just COM
pleted trip of 1400 miles on foot
and horseback through the noun
tains of Oregon. mostly In the south
ern portion Of the state. Similar
trips made during the past two sea-
sons in various parts of the two
states OF Oregon and Washington
qualify Mr.. Herring as the greatest
expert on the water power situation
In the two states that there is In
the country.
Continuing, Mr.. Herring said:
When ! speak of power, ! mean the
power that can be developed econ
omically, in commercial sense. |
do not mean the theoretical power
that can be figured regardless Of ex.
penditare. 1nere are at least 400.
600 horsepower that can be devel-
oped economically In the Rogue be.
tween its mouth and Prospect.
The power developed from the
falls at Niagara Is 10000 horse.
power, so You can see what great
resource Is lying at your doors prac
tically untouched. Besides that arc
numerous small units of three OF
four thousand horsepower that car
be developed In many places. dc
not take these into consideration In
estimating the power possibilities OF
the Rogue"
Mr.. Herring spent more than 0
month in the Slsklyou forest and
found that there are 1000 horse
power that can be developed In the
Illinois river at the falls in one prop
ostion alone.
The figures that Mr. Herring gives
are estimates and are estimated un.
der rather than over the actual pos
sibllltles.
Mr.. Herring comes TO Grants Pass
several times a year on official bust
ness for the forest service and no
ticed the progress being made In
the city and surrounding country
He was especially struck with the
spirit Of enterprise that installed q
system of cluster lights In n city thu
size of Grants Pass.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1910-10-21

Doctor Sweeny recent arrival
from Montana. Is so well pleased
with Grants Pass that he will locate
here and probably open an office for
the practice Of medicine In the near
future The doctor was n visitor to
this city last year and at that time
he looked over the city and made a
special inspection Of the Grants Pass
schools and the methods Of teaching
and finding that the Grants Pass
schools were among the best and
most up-to-date institutions OF learn
lng IN the state, he has returned here
with his wife and two daughters 10
reside permanently Dr. Swceny
was head physician Of the Modern
Woodmen of America IN Montana
for 10 years
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1910-10-21
NOTED DENTIST ASTONISHES
THE COURT
SAYS WIFE WAS WEAK
Chicago Man Is Mentioned as Friend
to Whom Wife Fled and Whom
She Said Could Support
BY United Press Leased Wire,


LONDON, Oct. 20.-Dr. H. II.
Crippen took the witness stand in
his own defense this afternoon to
answer to charge of having MUIR
dered his wife, Belle Elmore- Crippen,
for the love of his typist, Miss Ethel
Claire LeNeve.
Crippen indicated that he would
seek to prove that his wife is not
dead, but that she fled to America
to join Bruce Miller, a Chicago
friend.
81 knew my wife was friendly with
Miller and often upbraided her for
not corresponding with him. In
1904, Cora, which is Mrs. Crippen's
right name, admitted her fondness
for Miller and ceased cohabitlng
with her and from that time our re-
lations were strained.
Repeatedly she threatened to
leave me, saying that she would go
to America to join Miller. The last
time I saw her was January 81 of
this year, and | believe she fled to
America.
"Intan effort to avoid a scandal
| concocted a story that she had
gone to America to attend to priv
ate business for me in California
and that while en- route she had died
and was incinerated in America,
simply could not face my friends and
admit my wife had deserted me.
Monday night before she left !
wrote a letter in her name to the
Music Hall Ladies' guild, resignlng
from her position as treasurer. Mrs
Martinetti came out to dinner and
my wife abused me for not paying
them more attention, saying: This
Is the finish; | will stand II no long.
er. shall leave tomorrow and you
will not hear from me again
Before this she told me the man
she would go to would be better able
to support her
81 went to the office next morn
ing and returning home between five
and six o'clock, found she had gone
| wrote to the guild that she had
gone. also told my friends the
same thing. Afterward told them
she was dead. don't remember
saying where che died"
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1910-10-21
ENTHUSIASTIC MEETING
HELD AT PR0V0LT

The little hamlet of Provolt, at
the mouth OF Williams creek, was
the scene of n very enthusiastic gath
ering last Sunday Nine automobiles
and several livery rigs from Grants
Pass went out loaded with business
men and their wives and were met
at the church by nearly all the resi-
dents in the vicinity of Provolt. AZ
ter several spirited songs an address
was delivered by Mrs. M. G. Find
ley, of Grants Pass who presented
the mothers view Of the temperance
question. The way she handled her
subject showed that she was thor
oughly familiar with the question
and she presented 1t in very log
ical and convincing manner.
The principal address of the day
was delivered by the Reverend Mr.
Brooke, of Grants Pass, and a more
mastery and forceful address has
not been heard in this part OF the
country He treated his subject
from every view point, laying special
stress upon the economic and moral
features Of the temperance question
Hi.. talk was received with great In
terest and many concentrations were
Ia ard at It's close.
NJ. Lovelace, candidate for sher-
irf, and L. E. Blanchard were seen in
the crowd md were called upon for a
few remarks, Both Of them spoke
briefly on the subject Of good citizen.
ship and expressed themselves In
Lcnrty sympathy with the move
ment.
Altogether the meeting was one OF
the most enthusiastic held In Jose
phine county in connection with the
campaign for better things.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1910-10-21
STORY WRITER
LIKES THE PASS

Dennis II stoyull the Grants Pass
author, has been very busy the past
year. during which time he has writ.
ten 40 short stories, besides a mum.
her OF illustrated articles which
have appeared In Gunter's Magazine,
the Housekeepcr. Mothers Magazine.
Recreation aud The American Week
ly His story. "The Secret Of the
Mani Kambum" in the August short
story contest Of the American Week
ly won first prize A novelette,,
"Plotters Of the Royal Four" by Mr.
Stoyall appeared IN the Top Notch
Magazine of New York. October 10.
lie has also just completed longer
novel for this magazine, besides n
number Of short stores with south.
ern Oregon settings. and principally
romances and adventures Of the
mines Though he has No business
interests IN Grants Pass. Mr. stovall
prefers ~ make his home here fol
'he simple reason that II is Nm,
placc 10 live and q man IN his posi-
lion can eet more genuine lnsplra
'lon 10 The square yard In Josephine
"orutS With its evergreen noun
'alvs and splendid scenery. than en-,
other spot ON earth
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1910-10-21
P0ULTRYMEN PLANNING
FOR AN ORGANIZATION

One of the results of the fair Is
the revival Of the movement to or
ganize society of poultry fanciers.
The showing at the fair of stand
ard-bred fowls was such as to give
an impetus to the poultry business
in the country. 1t demonstrated that
the county of Josephine has some of
the best poultry stock In the coun-
try and that the county is especi-
ally adapted to the production of
poultry products.
Among some of the chicken enthu-
siasts Of the city and county are
John Summers, r. r. Cheshire. K.
l., Newman, c. r. Brechtblll, f. s.
veatch, A. H. Blasting, Cramer
brothers, w. |. Goodman, Mrs. G.
A. Ruth,
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1910-10-21

LONDON, Oct. 20.-The defense
OF DR.. Hawley II Crlppen, charged
with the murder Of his actross-wife,
Belle Elmore-Crlppen, began today
in Old Bailey court. Almost the first
point adduced by BarrIster Tobin,
Crlppen's counsel, was intended to
show that Crippen and Ethel Claire
LeNeve voluntarily gave themselves
in to the hands OF the authorities at
Quebec Tobln declared that Grip
pen refused all efforts TO be snug
gled ashore with the cargo. which
the quartermaster Of the vessel pro-
posed
Crippen was aware he was being
watched, Tobln said, and was al
vlsed Of the contents OF every wire
less message that came TO or eman'
ated from the ship.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1910-10-21

G. b. Briscow, who has spent the
summer visiting his daughter, Mrs
Russell, at DesMoines, Wash, has
returned to his home here He says
he Is glad to get back to decent
climate again, because II has been
raining In that state for the past
month.
s. NJ Reynolds the Pullman car
porter charged with attempt to as
sault little Miss Josephine Moss.
pleaded guilty at Roseburg and will
be sentenced TO prison,
G. T.. Buchholt and family arrived
here this week from Watertown, s.
d., and have rented house In town,
whore they viii live while looking
over the farming district adjacent to
Grants Pass. with view TO purchas-
Ing n home and residing permanent
ly In this part of Oregon Mr.. Buch-
holt Is a brother OF +. G. Buchholt.
bookkeeper for the Rogue River Val
ley Fruit and Produce association.
who has resided here for the past
two years. So far as he has seen
the country surrounding Grants Pass
he Is well pleased with the farming
possibilities OF this section.
The funeral services OF Ludger
Guennette, who died suddenly on
Saturday afternoon from heart
trouble, were held Monday morning
at the Catholic church interment be-
ing made In the Granite Hill ccmo-
terry Mr. Guennette vas 5S years.
seven months and four days old, and
had been In Grants Pass only few
hours when he was so suddenly
stricken with his last Illness. He
came here with his family from
Shirley, Mass, Saturday afternoon
and is mourned by his wife, three
sons and two daughters
Mrs. j. p. Martin went to Rose
burg Wednesday ecenng TO visit
with her daughter, Mrs. o. d. Nc
Alllster, for several days.
The infant daughter Of Mr. and
Mrs Callie x, I'M died at Williams
Sunday October Q and was buried
at the Williams cemetery on Mon
dny. October TO-
Mrs Frod Williams returned We'd
nesdaY evening from Medtord, whore
she has been spending few days
with her parents.
A rear end collision occurred In
the railroad yards Tuesday morning
at about $3.50. August Goettsche.
engineer IN charge Of engine No
22j was headed south switching on
the house track and was backing mp
near the water tank when engine
, No 22l with Engineer Zimmerman
IN charge and hunnlng south crashed
into the rear end OF engine 225,
smashing II SO badly that II will have
I TO 20 TO tho shops for repairs. The
L whistle was blown and the engineer
o and fireman Jumped. No ono was
injured.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1910-10-21
BLACK IN LOS ANGELES

LOS ANGELES. oct 2O.- Gener-
al John G. Black, chairman Of the
ciyll service commission and former
chief Of the pension bureau, is in
Los Angeles today on his first OFT
clal trip here.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1910-10-21

resolution Of confidence was passed.
with instructions 10 the president
and secretary TO put the matter In
official form and present the same
20 Mr.. Williams. The meeting from
flrst to last was highly satisfactory
20 pll present and thero was every
evidence that this part of the Rogue
-lver valley would boo n'aced under
IRRIGATION ln the near fiture.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1910-10-21
RACE POSTPONED

NEW YORK oct 90 Tho pro.
posed race between Jack johnson
and Barney Oldfleld. which was 90
hayo been rpn today, WAS postponed
on account Of rain.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1910-10-21
O'CONNOR VISITS

VICTORIA. 3. G.. oct 90 #. p.
O'connor, NJ r., journalist, author
and parllamcntarlan, arrived here
late yesterday from Vancouver
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1910-10-21

ST LOUIS. oct co. Freight
houses Of the Chicago a. Alton rail-
road md of the Baltimore a. Ohio
were destroyed by fire today.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1910-10-21

NEW YORK. oct 90. THE
Glauts.lllghlanders game scheduled
for today, was postponed on account
of rain.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1910-10-21

The Josephiue Irrigation and
Power company held an adjourned
meeting on Wednesday afternoon at
the First National bank and dis
cussed the matter Of irrigation in all
its phases and especially the present
conditions p. A. Williams, the man
ager of the Rogue River Irrigation
and Power company, who has a con-
tract with the company to so on and
complete the irrigation system, was
i'm town and asked TO be heard, lie
was invited to attend the meeting
and being called upon gave q detail
ed statement as to his visit to Chic
ago in the interest of his company.
He reported that his chances we're
encouraging Of securing the neces-
sary funds TO go on with the work
His statement was along the same
line given in his interview IN yes
terday's Courier and In addition ask
ed that he be given further time to
complete his negotiations by furn-
ishing the necessary data TO the
banking house in Chicago. II went
on to say that II the examination
was made by the expert. which the
investors proposed to send here ne
feels satisfied that the capital VIII
20 forthcoming He also felt sure
that they would find conditions as
has been reported 10 them. He ASK
Cd tho moral support Of the COM
rany and also that Of tho commn''
pv Af'er carefrl inve7''ga'ion
o, tNa osri % the directors y "a'
aaciaei thnt Mr. Williams be given
the additional time asked for and
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1910-10-21
IRRIGATION MAN MAKES
COMPLETE STATEMENT
READY FOR BUSINESS NOW
Tells of Negotiations with Minority
Stockholders in Chicago and
of Offers He Made

p. A. Williams, president of the
Rogue River Valley Power and Irri-
cation company, arrived in Grants
Pass Wednesday, When interview
ed by representative of The
Courier as to the status of the irri-
cation question, he had the follow
ing to say:
Il am to meet with the directors
of the Josephine County Irrigation
and Power company this afternoon
and the matter will depend largely
uron the action they take. l have
made arrangements to finance the
project, provided | have the unanim-
Gus backing of the people of the val
ley
Porter, Fishback and Company
have agreed to finance the PROPOSE
tion on two conditions. These are
that we can show clear abstract to
the land and right to the water
One of the greatest engineers in the
country, Edmond T. Perkins, form
erly one of the chiefs of the reclama-
tion service, has been engaged to
make these Investigations. Mr.. Per-
wins is in Chicago awaiting a tele-
graphic request to come to Grants
Pass. He is confident that the en-
gineering data the company has Sc
cured viii be approved by him.
Our negotiations with the min
ority stockholders simmered down
to this; We offered the minority
stockholders $25,00O toward repair
ing the dam of the Golden Drift, pro-
viding the stockholders raised what
ever sum above that necessary for
this purpose. The second PROPOSE
tion was that the interests Of both
sides should be placed in the hands
Of holding companies and that en-
gineers and attorneys be named by
both interests to make final valua-
tions and arrange other details. An
other proposition was that the bond
holders should be included in what
ever arrangements were made so
that there would be no hitch in the
proceedings on their account. These
offers were not considered by the
Sanders interests OF all
1--WE are willing to do everything
in our power to secure irrigation for
next season. provided that we have
the cooperation Of all interests"