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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-08-08
ARE
NOW ARRIVING
FOR THE BIG BUSINESS MEMS
ASSOCIATION SESSION WHICH
BEGINS. A TWo.oAYS' SESSION.
HERE THIS EVENING.

At three o'clock this afternoon the
following delegates had registered At
the headquarters In the Masonic
Temple for the annual meeting OF the
Business Mems Association of West
Virginia, which convened here this
afternoon for a two days session;
James S. Paxton, r. w. Beatty and
oIin v. Neal, ,Parkersburg; George b.
Chorpcning, Clarksburg; r. NJ.
Douthat, Morgantown; L. NJ. Kuhn,
Monongah; c. G. Davis, Clarksburg;
q. L. Conner, Charleston; L. NJ, stralh
ley, Charleston; j. Chris Thomas
Charleston; George P, Umstead, New
MartlnsyIlle.
The Wheeling delegation, consisting
Of a dozen members, arrived in the
city shortly before two o'clock and
Immediately went to the Hotel Man
ley where they were taking lunch at
press time. Delegates from many
parts OF the state are arriving on
trains and by tomorrow there is OK
.Rected that there will be about 200
delegates in the city
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-08-08
] By
1--WE WIRE
ITALIAN WHILE AT WORK IS
ELEcTRocuTEp. 500 VOLTS
PASSES THROUGH HIS BODY.

Dominlck Tanto, who was scatter.
ing cinders along the Clarksburg and
Weston electric railway was killed
last evening about five o'clock. The
accident occurred about five hundred
feet south of the Old Fair Grounds at
Clarksburg
Tanto and seven other men were
shoyeling cinders from Baltimore
and Ohio car and Tanto with bar
about ten feet long touched feed
wire that was along the electric rail-
way. Five hundred volts went through
his body electrocuting him.
At the time Of the accident work
car No. 3 on the line Of the Clarks.
burg and Weston was passing the
point and was going at the rate Of
one mile an hour. Conductor Welch
was on the ground giving signals to
oMtorman S. A. Alexander. Alexan.
der was carefully watching his car
and told the men that we're shoveling
clnders to be very careful not to
touch the wire that II they did it
would kill them. In some manner
Tanto got the bar against the wire.
The Harrison county coroner was
called to the scene and made an In.
vestigation into the cause Of the death
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-08-08
GETS ANIPPEAL
LOCAL ATTORNEYS CARRY WILL
CASE TO SUPREME COURT,
VERDICT WAS SET ASIDE.

Attorneys Scott C. Lowe and Harry
Shaw have secured an appeal from the
Supreme Court in tile case OF David
Hayhurst and Others against Sarah
Jane Carpenter: This case was tried
at the last term OF tie Circuit Court,
and is over the will Of William Hay.
hurst, Mrs. Carpenter brought the
suit to set aside tile will. The Jury
decided in her fayoriSbut the Circuit
Court set aside the verdict and
granted new trial, The appeal Is
from tbe judgment Of Judge Mason
i'm setting aside the yetiiets TheseFls
considerable Interest IN the case. y
M. showalter and N, w. Ogden repre-
sented me other SIDE AZ the trial ii
Ills ejlrctiie Court The appeal WaH
ssfantedo August atR
e.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-08-08
HIGKNAN'5lIATH
TO 81 RBlBED.
BEAVER COUNTY WEE au RIDER
WHO DIED supDENL JUST BE-
FORE HOUR or lEcpTloN TO
BE TAKEN UP ,HN GRAND JURY.
sTRYcHNIhlE FouNp.
.[BY uniIed Preaa.l.

BEAVER, Pa, Aug. i'pli investi'
cation Will made IN effort to de-.
termine how Charles Hickman. wife
murderer, secured POISON that result
ed in his death few hours before
the time set for his execution
District Attorney fcsonn today an
.nounced that the grand iuTy VIII be
asked to take action Beaver Valley
authorities hint that d conspiracy
was carried out to prevent The execu'
tion; demanding tosluioW how Hick-
man made good threats that he
would Never Hang slfychnina
was found at coroier's lnpHest which
ended last night
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-08-08
BURNED HORSES
JUDGE BLIZZARD LOSES FINE
STRING OF ELEVEN sTEEoS-
BELIEVED STABLES WERE FIR.
Ed.

PARKERsBURG, w. Va, Aug. s.
Eleven race horses belonging to the
string Of Judge Reese blizzard, for
mer United States District Attorney,
and two owned by the ., II. Shattuck
estate, the oal value Of which was
$S5,OOO, we're burned his morning
when one Of the stables at Shattuck
Park race track was destroyed. 1t
is believed by Judge Blizzard that un'
known tramps' charred bones will be
found in the ruins when they cool of,
He expressed the belief that tramps
stole into tho barn and slept in the
hayloft and set he barn on fire in
lighting a pip or cigarette,
All the horses were burned to death
while tied In the stalls, No insur'
ance was carried on the horses, The
total loss will reach $4,000.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-08-08
ASKS
CHURCH TO HELP
IN PEACE MOVEMENT IN MS
LOGICAL AND ELOQUENT Ao-
DRESS DELIVERED AT NOUN
TAIN LIKE PARK YESTERDAY. A

d. ID
MOUNTAIN LAKE PARK, Nd,
Aug. S.-President Taft travelled 400
miles through Maryland and West
Virginia yesterday by special train,
to appeal to the people of the United
States to use their moral influence to
have the senate ratify the British and
French arbitration treaties and the
treaties with Nicaragua and Hon.
duras. His appeal was made direct
to the Mountain Lake Park chautau-
qua Of the Methodist Episcopal church
but in it the President included the
rest of the national as well.
Il observe said the President,
"that there is some suggestion that
BY rafting this treaty, the senate
may in some way abdicate Its func-
tion of treaty.maklng. l confess my
SELF unable to perceive the substance
in such a point.
"To have these treaties not ratified
by the senate Of the United States,
or to have any hesitation and dis
cussion OF a serious character In re-
spect to them would halt the move
ment toward general peaceb which mas
made substantial advance in the last
ten years. To secure the ratification
Of the treaties, therefore, appeal must
he made to the moral sense OF the
nation and while that is not entirely
in keeping Of the churches, certainly
they may expect a powerful influence
in the promotion Of any effective IN
strumentality to secure permanent
peace.
Therefore invoke your aid as a
branch of the great Methodist church,
q. bring all the Influence you can
bring to secure the confirmation Of
lthe treaties now made, and of those
which may be made hereafter olln
similar tenor, with other countries !
This movement has attracted the at
tention not only Of England and Of
France. but Of all the countries Of
Europe and Of the Orient: It isnot-
too much to hope that there are a
number of others who will be willing
now to sign the same kind OF treaties
as those already, made, and that We
may ultimately have a network OF
such agreements making long strldes
toward universal peace"
Leaving the arbitration treaties be-.
hind, the President asked for the
same sort Of popular support Of the
treaties with Honduras and Mica.
ragua. Nsy
In making his plea for the central
American conventions, the President
highly praised former President
Roosevelt.
The President left Washington at s
O'Clock, accompanied by Senator Scott
over the Baltimore and Ohio. He.
spent Just an hour In Mountain Lake
Park, leaving for Washington at 8
o'clock.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-08-08
BY HIS FATHER WHICH BOUGHT
ABOUT eAcuTE PANIC cAusi
HIS SON TO sLAY PRETTY WIFE
SAYS PROSECUTORS.
GRAND IURY TO MEET MONDAY !
DEFENSE TO CLAIM THAT Al:
LEGGED MURDERER WOULD NOT.
HIVE HAD COUSIN TO PuR-I
CHASE GUN If HE COMMITTED
CRIME.
(By United Press.)

RICHMOND, Va, Aug. S-Prosecu'
tIon in the Boattle murder case learn
ed today that Henry Clay Eoattie, Jr.,
was in state Of acute panic when he
killed his young wife. The prosecu-
tion now views case that Beattie fear
ed that his banker father, from which
source his spending money came
would be told by the wife Of hus-
bands crueltles and lnadelities.
Theory has decided upon Offset pos
sibility of the defense in cOntending
that il Beattle had crafty planned
the murder that he would not have
purchased the shot gun such way that
ownership could be easily Traced
Three or four witnesses will be ex-
amlned by the grand jury Monday, &C
cording to the counsel for the pros
ecution.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-08-08
PICK TEAM
WHO WILL REPRESENT STATE
AT NATIONAL SHOOT AT CAMP
PERRY IN FALL.

cuART .EsT0N w Va. Aug. g.
M. 1tta.s1S, s.ata sboot v.s @ comnietea a,
Iliarn,ooJ ile ssot1 sat,,rdov @ @ and the lIst a
Aias"oyu aIs W, Say, sd ibo ' team and viii
ta"se WI WIZ yWaSt Hia v'rSInio tJ a. the Ma.
leprgsehs t,aS, ,aot esI ~ ~ Sa1d st Gamn Perry
tba % later mart Of this month have
!; tne 'a.te. patg 49, ~ ,dintont Sr9 ssneraI,s
psen @ sent s 49, ~ i,,e -, obaroa sSo ~ he shoot
enics ny s.ose ~ vss, saIaotad 81 III Sor tSs
vi sae lil'een esa iieh ~ setuS S,Soro ore altsr
tean Dut 1nlee E,,rse paalv.Hot D. m1S hoe ssvon @
lases >. tns saas IT'S psaIsnant 5sS seven Win
a,s a.S ~ s.Sns Sha ardnsnca denartment
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-08-08
TWO MEN HELD
FOR Grand JURY
ALLEGED TO HAVE INTERFERED
WITH OPERATION OF STREET
GAR sETpss ssEEf sFtiTs CITY AND
EVANSVILLE.

In the case of the State vs.. Jack
Wilson, Leslie Allen and A. NJ Brum.
age tried before Justice E., s. Amos
yesterday afternoon both defendants
we're held for the grand jury. These
men were charged with interfering
with the operation of street car on
the Barnsyille line on Saturday night.
There was a fight on the car and
when the conductor and motorman
put the offenders off they pulled the
trolley from the wire and would not
let the crew take the car on. For a
time It looked as If the car wouicnI
get to Evansville but finally the crew
got started.
A. NJ. Brumage was fined one dollar
and costs for swearing, His offense
was committed at the time Of the dis
turbance on the street car.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-08-08
No EXCURSION.
THIS EVENING
/. O. Woodward Has Too Big ! Load
Of Freight to Reach the City
In Time for pown-River Trip.

The l. C. Woodward has too much
Of a load Of freight to reach this city
in time tonight to make the, usual
weekly down.river trip. Since the
work on the Buckhannon and North.
epn has started the local steamer has
all that it can carry. There are mum.
erous landings where shipments are
unloaded and to handle the big cargo
requires great deal Of time,
The excursions had grown very
popular and the people will miss the
trip very much.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-08-08
OFFICIAL VISIT
SAMUEL MONTGOMERY, GRAND.
CHANCELLOR, VISITING THE
KNIGHTS OF PYTHlAS AND
Y PYTHlAN SISTERS.

Samuel Montgomery, grand chancel'
or, of the knights OF Pythias Of West
Virginia will be at Pythlan Hall TO.
night at $3.50 o'clock at the meeting
Of the Pythian Sisters Lodge No. s.
Any knight desiring to attend the
meeting viii be cordially welcomed;
Before coming To PVT thian Hall Chan
celior Mont tgomery win visit calcial ~
slaEIoa Iaodgsl R r. lEst SartI.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-08-08
TlG3l
Being ROYALTY ENTERTAINED
IN CAPITAL CITY BY NATIONAL
+ oFFIciALs-GoEs TO eALTl-
MORE TOMORROW.
fBy united Press), \

WASHINGTON, Aug S-Admirat
Togo was quite at home today. when
he visited the naval gun factory at
the Washington navy yard, and is
being entertained by Assistant Sec.
retary Of State Huntington Wilson
this afternoon
Tonight he will be the guestof Act.
ing Secretary of the Navy Winthrop
followed by reception Of the Army
and Navy club. He leaves tomorrow
for Baltimore.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-08-08
INFLNT DEAD.
CHESTER R., SON OF MR.. AND
MRS. D. R. MULLEN, DIES OF
3 CHOLERA lINFANTuM.

Chester r., the infant son Of Mr..
and Mrs. d. R, Mullen, died this morn
ing at about seven o'clock at the home
of his parents on Market street, after
AN illness ofseyeral days wlthscholera
Slnfantum The child was fifteen
months OF age. The remains will be
taken to Mt Holly Springs Pa, this
evening where interment VIII be
made Jlndettaiser Pred Jslkins has
charge ot theytpnerld aTraageFpelt
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-08-08
ATTEMPTS SgglE
MABEL WEAVER SHOOTS 9ER.
SELF. AT COOKS 5osPiTA -
WILL RECOVER. e

Last night between nine and ten
O'Clock, Mrs. Mabel Eeayet wife Of
James Weaver attempte % end her
life by the bullet foite She shot
twice but only one ban took enecl en-
terlng her body above The right
breast.
She was removed TO Cook hpsiptal
where she is resting well Her
chances for getting well are Very en-
couraging.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-08-08
RIKE
STILL ON AT ENGLAND saiPPiNts
PORTS y LIVERPOOL DOCKS
PILED HIGH WITH FREIGHT. /.
(By United Press)

LONDON Aug. 8.-With freight at
two of the biggest shipping ports is
completely tied up and England in
the grip of a strike. Liverpool docks
are piled high with freight while s.
900 railway freight handlers are on a
strike.
AT London there are 1870 ships wait
ing to be loaded. Thlrtyave thou
sand teamsters are out and police re-
serves watching closely the situation,
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-08-08
SHOT WELL
TOP OIL COMPANY TRIES
TO lNcREksE'T5E FLOW OF NO,
q ON LAM5ERT's RUN,

To-day at noon the White Top OIL
Company, shot its well No. 4 on Lam
bert's run, This we'll had been drilled
in for several weeks but had never
been finished. The well filled up q
15O feet Of oil and run over about ten
barrels per day.
This is the fourth producer that the
company lad down: All Of the wells
are making a good showing.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-08-08
FORT ON THE
on HUNDRE COLLARS

THIS rs THE EST MATE MADE BY
COUNCIL THIS MORNING FOR
THE TAXES OF lsii--VALUA-
TIoN OF R0PERTY rs si2,soo,.
| oo7.ss.
Council met at eight O'clock this
morning and made the climates for
the levy oitaxes for the year Of 1911.
In the absence 6f CLERK Miller, who IS
at his home nursing q bad case Of
rheumatism, J. y. Powell acted as
clerk
The estimate Of the lew Tor the
year Is thlrty-liye cents on llle one
hundred dollars for the regular as
sessment aud ten cents on the ono
hundred dollars to take upiold orders
prior to 1908.
There issonle moro Unable prop
erty in the city for The year Of 1911
than there was for the year 1910.
There was a very noticeable drop IN
the amount Of property returned by
the board Of public works tcr city tax
alton.
For comparative study 81 valua-
tions for the two years The following
figures will be found irteIes ting. For
1910 the amount Of real estate was
5000, 800; personal pf1peTty $685.,
$50; board Of public works sslS-
667.25, making q totnl ci 2,2f5.-
047.25. For 1910 the value OF aaaDle
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-08-08
NEW EDITOR FOR
THE pIsPATcH.NEWs

PARKERsBURG w, Va Aug. 81
1t Is understood that Judge g. B,
Smith is 10 be the new editor Of the
eDisnat News. succeeding W. p.
PedIgo 1ls tha dosltipI, the duties
(which de- ia e. assume tpnight.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-08-08
POPE RIls. IERIILL
NO NOTICEABLE IMP We N ElaT
To.DAY--sELpoM SMILES AND
HAS HAD MANY sihlI1Nc
SPELLS.
(By united Ptess)'

ROME, Aug, s. There isSuo notice
able improvement to-day IA the con-
dition OF Pope PINK X He has bad
more faintins spells than haye been
made public adm Is great depressed,
seldom smiling.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-08-08
GATES HAS "A TURN
s For The WORSE TO-DAY
(By United Press.

PARIS. Aug. s.=-John w. Gates had
turn for the worse this morning Hlss
heart Is very weaksahd has great dls
stress this afternoon with congestion
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-08-08
TL!yEIjIIly2|IS1''

eheraIly fair tonight and Wednes'
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-08-08

sabsIrIbe e thaI IwsgL YIEgInIla.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-08-04
STEEL OUTLOOK GOOD
$4,000 TONS BOOKED
Some Producers Expect In
crease in Pace in the
Fall Months.

New York Aug. s-The Iron Age
today says:
The tenor of reports from steel sell
ing and producing centers is still ia
vorable. With no lines showing mark
ed activity in new demand production
goes on at a god rate and some pro-
ducers have courage enough to look
not only for a continuance of the pace
reached in the second half of July but
event for an increase in the fall
months.
For the present week the steel cor
porati scheduled rs per cent of its
mot capacity for operation, and for
part of the last week produced $4,000
gross tons of steel ingots a day This
is at yearly rate of 100000 tons,
whereas the record production or tne
corporation was 14,179. 900 tons in 1910,
The pig iron production of two
large Independent companies has in
creased, and the steel corporation cor
tinues to operate about two-thirds Of
its blast furnace capacity. 1t has be an
drawing upon its pig iron stocks lately
at rate which points to the blowing
in of few more furnaces if specifica-
tions keep up as in the last fortnight.
THE Ensley and Chicago district rail
mills have booked 26,0o0 tons of rails
in the last week, the two alrgest lots
being $500 and 5000 tons.
Wrought iron pipe and wire have
been the two laggard lines of late, but
the former gives a better account ;.
itself this week.
An Indiana wire company is in the
market for 10000 to $4,000 tons of rod
billets for delivery over the next six
months.
THE foundry pig iron market is
more active at Buffalo. and Chicag go re-
ports several good contracts for
| foundry and malleable irons
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-08-04
AM. STEEL
FOUNDR|ES
MAY BUILD
Mammoth Steel Mill Exer-
cises Right of Option on
16-Acre Tract on Canal;
Land Will Double Site;
New Buildings Planned.
Especial to THE TIMEs.)

East Chicago. Aug. 4.-The Ameri-
can Steel Foundries company has mott
fed John A. Chapman and William
Jenkins. who hold title for the McCor-
mick estate to a large tract adjoining
their plant, that they will exercise
their right Of option sixteen acres of
land back of the plant which is in
cluded in the Mccormick tract. The
land is located on the canal and turn
ing basin.
The fact that the steel company is
DESTROYS of closing on the sixteen
acres, together with the fact that
about a year ago they bought ar addi-
tional twelve acres, making IS acres in
all, and thereby almost doubling their
site. leads to the conclusion that the
firm is contemplating something big
in the way of improvements.
The twelve acres purchased a year
go is between the plant and Michigan
avenue and was a part of the Albert
Erskiue tract. The option now under
reconsideration was secured eight years
|ago while the land to which it refers
was owend by the East Chicago COM
pany
land can be purchased under the terms
of the option, is not given out but it
lis understood that 1t is a great deal
less than would prevail without the
option.
Col linn. chief engineer of the de-
partment of the lakes for the govern
ment has made his report the har-
Dor as to the reconstruction and
strengthening out of the piers and the
building of breakwaters. While the
report is not made public it is believed
lit viii be favorable. as Col. Yin SEEM
ed to be favorably impressed with the
proposition.
IF the recommendation is for Nlese
improvements and is acted upon by the
government, the benefits to India ma
Harbor and all users of the canal and
the harbor now and in future. cannot
be over-estimated
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-08-04
EAST CHICAGO INDIANA HARB0R
''SOME CITY. BELIEVE ME-

ing which increased buying on the part
of railroads and similar interests re-
Gently brought out continues to exist
This firmer undertone is particularly
noticeable in the pig iron market AL
though southern iron may still be
bought on a basis of $40, birmingham.
this price is not 50 general as it had
been.
In finished steel lines the tonnage for
the week. while not so large as the
week preceding, was of character to
give support to the belief that there
Will be steady growth in consump-
ton requirements during the remand
er of the year.
Rail orders did not amount TO 5000
tons. while the building and structural
steel contracts call for less than 5000
tons of steel, as compared to about co.
600 the week before. The weeks aver
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-08-04
INLAND STEEL
MAKES REPORT
Good Year Is Shown De-
spite Cut in Price.

Stockholders of the Inland Steel com
pany held their annual meeting and
received the report of the operations
of the company, showing that the net
profits for the year. after deductions
for depreciations and for the exhaus-
ton of minerals, were s1,59s,624. Pre-
vious to this meeting. the directors met
and declared dividend of s1.75 a
share to stockholders of record Aug.
10. The dividend is payable Sept 1.
The financial statement for the year
ending June 80, 1911, is as follows:
Net earnings from operations
after deducting s714.452 for
maintenance and repairs of
plants .S1,79S437
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-08-04

SEND THE TIMES TO YOUR
FRIEND. 800 LETTERS FROM HOME
EACH YEAR
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-08-04
WAR ON HIGH PRICES
Indianapolis Citizens Com
plain Vendors Have Com
bined to Raise Cost.

Indianapolis Ind. Aug. 5.-Prices for
vegetables and meats at the groceries
and city market are three times as
high as in average seasons. Complaints
are so numerous that Mayor Shank
yesterday appointed committee of
citizens to investigate the costs to
dealers and to the people. and report
some method of relieving conditions.
"Heads or Farmers.
Inferior potatoes are selling for 81 a
peck tomatoes at 10 cents a pound and
apples al so cents a peck. The mark
eters and grocers buy from farmers at
less than one-fourth of these prices.
Investigation by the mayor shows lnai
the marketers and grocers watch for
farmers wagons and buy their produce
at wholesale thus cutting the house
holders out of the opportunity of buy
ing direct from the producer
Complaints from all classes have
reached the city officials. who rent the
market stands to vendors. and it is be-
iieved that a combination has been
formed among the latter to keep prices
up to the highest notch.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-08-04

age was maintained by specifications
against plate and structural contracts.
There are evidence of increase in
the melt of both malleable and gray
iron foundries. Closing of agricultural
implement contracts for the year is
responsible for this awakening &C
tivity.
Stocks of sheets are low in the hands
or both 1obhers and manufacturers,
Judging from the insistent demand for
prompt shipment.
Aside from some buying that is evil
IDENTIFY for speculative purposes, the old
material market shows little change
in the quiet conditions that have mark
ed it for osme time Present indica-
lions are that there will be no prospect
of hikher prices for several weeks.
steel bar contracts on the books of
| the leading manufacturers are reported