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The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-02-18
GRAIN PRICES
ON DOWN GRADE
Every Option Sells Cheaper
Than at Any Previous Time
for the Crop.
SHORT SELLING ON BIG
SCALE DlSC0NCERTING
Final Tone on Chicago Board
of Trade Is Very Decided
ly Nervous.

CHICAGO. Feb. IA fresh low rec
ord for the season was made today in
the price OF wheat. Every option sold
cheaper than at any time previous Tor
the crop, Heavy general rains effectual-
ly breaking the drought In Kansas, Texas
why closing figures were lac to lbWlsc
under last night In corn the outcome
was a net loss of lm3c 10 ic. Oats fin
ished unchanged TO a shade of and pro-
visions at 2lc to 12lc advance
The wheat market had one sharp ad-
vance due to news from Washington that
the grain clause of the Scott anti-option
bill had been loft out. Talk of export
sales at Baltimore aided the rise. but the
offerings OF wheat hero following the
bulge were much larger than the pit
could readily digest. Short selling on n
big scale by leading speculator proved
especially dlsconcerting TO believers In
higher prices for the July delivery. Of
fetal figures from Washington showing
that last years wheat crop was 1000
900 bushels greater than the average ior
Ave years preceding counted mlschievous-
ly against values. The final tone was de-
cidedly nervous. May ranged from 9O1m
90sc to 92ac. closing lsc net lower al
90S@909c
Lack OF elevator room and poor cash
demand made corn weak. May iluctuatcd
between dS2c and i9ic. with the close
i0ic down AT iS2c. Cash corn was dull
No. yellow finished at 41lm4sc.
There was some tirmness in oats at one
time with wheat but the market after
ward settled back when other grain de-
clined. May varied from 2lt@3lsc tc
31Ec closing just the same as twenty
four hours before. at Size.
Offerings were none too plentiful in pro-
visions. Pork wound UP with final gain
OF &C TO 12Ac. lard dearer by 21c to 5c
and ribs at 5@7ic TO 7lc added cost.
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New York Produce,

NEW YORK. Feb. i7.-Quiet ana un
sortiad: receipts. 25.29i barrels; ship
menls 2tl5a barrels yo n,, o,,c.
elevator and 0ilc T. o. b. alloat: No
northern Duluth. sl.O75 t. o. b. anoat.
futures market-Aftcr an easier opening
today. due TO good rains IN the souinw"s';
exnort rrImors. IL was not well sustained
bowcvcr. and In the last hour broke
sharply under renewed beansh crop news;
rinsine AT Em1C net decline. May closed
ar 9T5c; July closed at 96c. Receipts,
a. 20O: shipments, 1900 bushels.
Hops and hidcs-Firm,
Petrolcum-Stcady
Eaw sugar. firm: muscovado. so test
lie; centrifugal. .96 test, 3.olc; molasses
sugar test 266c: refined. quiet.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-02-18
NOTICE OF SPECIAL TAX.

Notice is hereby given that special
tax for the purpose of extending the
sewer has beer, levied and confirmed
l5. 1911. respectively
Said special tax is levied upon the fol
lowing described real property, in Salt
a. plat b. Salt Lake City survey abut-
ting on both sides of Strong's court be-
tween Third South and Fourth South
Lake City, and Is due and payable In
five equal annual !nstallments beginning
February Is, 1912 Interest al the rate
OF per cent per annum on the whole
amount OF said tax shall be computed
from the date Of the approval of the
ordinance confirming the levy OF said
torcst at said rate on the whole amount
OF said tax unpaid shall he due and pay
able with each installment. II any In
paid on the date when same becomes
due then the whole amount OF the tax
unpaid at the time said insta!lment and
payable and VIII draw interest at the
rate Of per cent per annum until sale
OF the property assessed One or more
Of snid instalhnents in the order in
whole lax. may be paid without interest
at any time within thirty days after
ing tho levy Of the tax, and one or more
Of said nstalments in the order In
which they payable. or the whole
tax unpaid may be paid on the day any
installment is due by paying the amount
thereof and interest TO said day,
All special taxes arc payable at my
office, room 1O2, city and county build
| ing. Salt Lake City.
Dated at Salt Lake City, Utah. this
| 18th day OF February, 1911.
GIDEON SNYDER,
city Treasurer and Collector OF Special
Taxes.
Sewer extension No 2S6.
| First and fnal estimate. blooS
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-02-18
Bonds
Boston Wool Market.

BOSTON. Feb. l7-Thc Commercial
Bulletin will say of the wool market to-
morrow:
Business In the Boston wool market
has shown little or no Improvement, and
the trade is more or less disturbed by
the many outside disturbing elements In
general business. as well as the unusual
and uncertain position of the New York
goods market.
There has been some trading in terri
tory woods this week on a moderate
scale and also fair demand for fleece
woods. but nothing more than tho retail
demand which has been In evidence for
the past month or so from a few mills.
The shipments OF wool from Boston 10
February l6 inclusive were 29,3l3. 09a
pounds. against 30.So7, I33 pounds for The
same period last year.
The receipts tn February 16. inclusive
were 81 500 n99 pounds. against 2S i59, Ill
pounds for the same period last year.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-02-18
Local Securities

John G. Cutler. Jr.. investment banker
and dealer in stocks and bonds. In his
weekly trade letter says;
Tho volume OF general business all
over the country Is fairly well main
taincd. II is reported that tho great iron
and steel industry shows more activity
as new orders are being received from
the railroads. Following the lead OF the
statement by the Hartman system that
$t5.000,000 would be spent In double
tracking its railroad lines, now comes
the news that the network of railroads
known as the Could system Will spend
100000 900 In double tracking Its lines.
This Is welcome news, as millions OF
dollars will he spent in Utah.
On Monday the entire state was COW
cred with heavy fall OF snow. so that
the water supply for the coming season
Is assured.
Tho Consolidated Wagon G. Machine
company held its stockholders meeting on
the 18th and the annual reports made
showed a substantial increase in bust
ness during the past year. The directors
cent dividend for the coming year, pay
able "a per cent quarterly.
Changes were made In tho officers
OF the Utah Implement Vehicle com
pany during the week. The Utah Idaho
and the Amalgamated Sugar companies
are making contracts with the farmers,
and preparing for an active campaign
the coming season. The money market is
becoming easier and collections are i'm
proving.
There have been a few changes noted
in prices OF local stocks during the
week"
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-02-18
ASSESSMENT NOTICE.
Rainbow Mining Company Of U

Rainbow Mining Company OF Utah.
Principal place of business. No. 81
South Main street. Salt Lake City,
UtalL
Notice Is hereby given that at q meet
ing Of the directors, held on the 2Ith day
of January, 1911. an assessment of cne-
eighth I'd cent per share was levied on
the capital stock OF the corporation, pny-
able on or before the 2oth day OF March.
1911 TO Ernest NJ. Fowler. secretary and
treasurer. at the office OF the company,
No 81 South Main street. salt Lake CITY.
Utah ANY stock upon which this as
scssrncnt may remain unpaid on tho 25th
day OF March. 1911. will be delinquent and
advertised for sale at public auction,
and unless payment Is made before. will
be sold on the goth day OF May. 1911. 10
pay the delinquent assessment, together
with the cost OF advertising and expense
OF snle. ERNEST NJ. FOWLER.
Secretary and Treasurer.
Office, No. 80 South Main Street salt
Lake City, Utah, \ bS6S
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-02-18
Evaporated Fruits.

NEW YORK, Feb. 17.-Evaporated ap-
spot, fancy. l2im12c; choice. HALLE;
prime. l0amllc; cold storage. S4ml0c.
Prunes-Firm: trading quiet with quo
tatlons ranging from &c for Califor-
Mas up TO 30-i0s and 9t6lllc for Orc
gons from SOS 10 30s.
Aprlcots-Dul. steady; choice. l3c: eX-
ira choice. 3al$1c; fancy. 132mlfc.
Pcaches-Barely steady owing to a
moro liberal movement from the coast
choice, 7tm73c; extra choice, 756Sfc;
fancy. S3m9c,
Raisins-Flrm. with light offerings from
the coast; loose muscateIs. 5im6tc; choice
TO fancy seeded, 6lm7c; seedlcss i2m
&c; London layers. Sl.40M1.i5.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-02-18
h GAINS IN
| ACTIVE ISSUES
k,iips in Wall Street Marked
Fa Series Of Ups and
Downs.
|sOuRI PACIFIC is
4 GIVEN MUCH ATTENTION
"A Recovery After Selling at
| ,uhstsntial Loss Early in
the Day.

ropT Feb. IA day. OF ner-
|sT lo.nsairled trading on the stock
q s0d um,ted in material recoveries
|o1rF is, the effects OF yesterday $
4 |Cse li,ont liun The market sold on
.tg Tnnine quickly rallied, declined
|ns opensHgnc gncriod of dullness and late
y anti avanced a second time, the
lee cH .1or fair gains for most OF the
~ lsu larvous state the market gave
Z " N,,oy, ne IN reports of the serious
auenI leading flnancier than would
- the case had sentiment been
r." rtdcnt but these reports met
q ut Un denial, and stocks with
= Feap5 5nancIcr is Identified were
~ W. s,roncest in the list AT the
rrf n,.a,ng ue was an especial object OF
sS n save way before a rather vio-
- ssp'auoht s in the afternoon, but
y n thc general recovery.
~ 6u,, ~ Pacific once more was singled
.,iention BY reason or It's er-
After selling at a suostan-
!, made full recovery. II was
- y Tnnofhcially that huge eNpendi :
s n he made by the new con-
s t,,srests. Foreign markets were
~ by the political tension be-
sussIa and China. and Russian Sc
-. Se1ined on the Paris bourse. The
"a hank OF Germany reported a fur
s;stion of $1,000. 600 TO It's cash
"a with a gain Of sll.VoO,0oo IN
-. werc steady Total sales. par
ts rg2,000. United States govern
u souds were unchanged on call.
Closing Stock List.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-02-18
NOTICE OF SALE.

Notice is hereby given that the under
signed receiver OF the Louvre Catering
and Cafe company, corporation. under
and by virtue OF an order issued out OF
the Third district court IN and for Salt
Lake county. state Of Utah. Will receive
erty OF said Louvre Catering and Cafe
company. consisting of tables. chairs
tableware. silverware. kitchen utensils
ranges, Ice and refrigerating plant and
all other dinlng-room and kitchen fur
n!ture. and fixtures. now located in the
In Salt Lake City. Utah. together with
the lease of said company. covering the
said basement and which lease extends
20 November 80. 1914. and also. together
with the outstanding book accounts
wines. liquors, cigars. tobaccos. groceries.
meats and other supplies owned by said
company and located in said building.
to be sold In bulk and bids to cover the
whole thereof. All book accounts. wines.
other supplies to be based upon the
actual inventory as of the date OF sale.
That said bids be accompanied by GER
bid. All bids to be in the hands OF the
undersigned. on or before the 23d day
Of February 1911. The undersigned re-
serves the right to accept or reject any
and all bids. subject to the approval Of
said court.
a more complete description of said
property and terms OF said lease may be
at the Louvre Catering and Cafe COM
pany corner Second South and State
streets. Salt Lake City, Utah.
Dated February 9Th. A. D. 1911,
GEORGE F. BUSCH.
Receiver.
leo
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-02-18
SILVER GOES HIGHER
At HOME AND ABROAD
Copper Quiet, With Electro
lytic Selling at $12.37 1-2 to
$12.62 1-2 in New York.
: PRICES OF METALS
IN NEW YORK MARKETS
!

NEW. YORK. Feb. lT.-standard cop
per; quiet; spot, February, March. April
spot, s5i los Sd, futures. G55 SIS Sd.
Arrivals reported at New York today.
l4O tons. Customs house returns show
exports OF 10000 tons so far this month,
Lake copper. s12 62t@l2.s7s; electrolytic.
Si2.$72@l2.62l: casting. sl2.00@12.50. 4.
Tin. unsettled: spot and February.
SAL .5o@42 25 May. sio25@ii50. London,
firm; spot, 6 Gl90; futures. s1s6 los.
Lead. dull, s4.4s@4.50 New York. sa.25
m43O East St Louis. London. El2
ISIS Sd.
Spelter, dull. s5.5O@5.so New York. $3.50
@o.46 East 81. Louis. London, s23 IS Cd
lron-Cleveland warrants. f9s load In
London. Locally iron was steady; No. /
foundry northern, S15,50@l6.25. No. .
foundry northern. Sl5,25@l6.00; No. /
foundry southern and No. l foundry
southern soft Sis 52bm1575
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-02-18
Chicago.

CHICAGO. Feb. l7.-Csttle-Receipt IS
estimated at Ia 900: market slow. Beeves.
SS,60Gs.sO; Texas steers. Si.25@5.5o;
western steers. s4.50@5,70; stockers and
feeders sS S065.S0: cows and heifers,
s9,G5G5.75: calves. $7.6om9.o0.
Hogs-Reccipts estimated at $4,000
market steady to shade higher Light
S705m7.45: rough. $7.O5mI20; good "a
rboice heavy. S7.2Om7.i5: pigs. S7.401
7.7O bulk OF sales, s725@7io ,ooo.
sheep-Receipts estimated a., tgVUi tg ~
GD4,T0; western, s30Oml-Io; .yeariinGs IS
Sl75@5.6O lambs. native. Sf,9ogb'W
mestern 81. 6.00MG.5O.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-02-18
Kansas City.

KANSAS CITY, Feb. 17.-Csttle-Re
ceipts. 1000: market steady. Native steers
s. 40m6.T0: native cows and hcitcrs, S@.O'
1850; stockers and feeders. $4.50M5.S0
bulls $4.25m6.25: calves, Si5OMS.2A
western steers, s5.2546.25. western cows
$3.2JN5.00.
Uogs-Receipts. $500: market strong 6c
higher Bulk S7.20m7.i0: heavy, S715m
7.3O; packers and butchers. $7.20@7,A0
lights. s730@7.4j
Sheep-Receipts. 2oOl; market strong tc
lOc higher. Muttons. $4,000 $50. lambs
s530M6l5: fed Wethers and yearlings
s4.25m525, fed western ewes. si.00@is30
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-02-18
Omaha.
ON 4 IL A

OMAHA. Feb. MISUNDERSTANDING,
1000; steady. Native steors. si.SOm6.SO;
cows and heifers. $3.25@i5o: western
crs. s3OOm4.S5: Gamers, S2.S5@3,65;
stockers and feeders, S$.50@5.S0; calves,
S4.o0@S.0o: bulls, stays etc; Sioog 10
Uogs-Receipis $500: market &c higher,
Hoavy, S6S5GG7-10; mixed. S6.s5m7 .05
light. s71Omf20; pigs. $6.6om1oO; bulk.
S6.95mT10.
Sheep-Receipts, 220O; market strong 10
1n,. higher Yearlngs, si.50N5.00: weth
ers. S3.7594.35; ewes. SS.6o@ i.55. lambs,
So 25G16 90,
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-02-18
Flax Oats and Rye.

MINNEAPOLIS. Feb. 17,-Corn-No.
yellow. 42b@iSc.
Oots-No white. 2ol a 30c
Rye-No. .. 71mi1sc,
Flax closed at S2.I03
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-02-18
e.affan Fntures Finn.

NEW YORK. Feb hs l,MG1fee adva1ee of i"sagis smis
closed l'ish snl.s 81, $50 bags. February and
p2,il,sb. pInrcb 10. csc; May, june and July
o io.ase: December and JannarTy; Rio No '9Se 1gc
spos No 4, 1asc; mild coffee. nominal
c'ordnva. 13i@l59c.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-02-18
RANGE, OF THE LEADING FUTURE
CASH OTOTATIONS.

Cash quotations were as follows: Flour.
easy; winter patents, lowest OF the sea
son; No. rye. S23c; feed or mixing bar
ley. 65M75c: fair to choice mailing, $50
csc; flax seed, No. l southwestern, $2.6ll
No. l northwestern. $2,74.: timothy seed,
Sl0.50. clover. Sli.S5: mess pork. per
barrel. s2O.00G21.0o; lard, per 100 pounds,
S927Am9.3Q; short ribs, sides toose)
S9.25@9.I5: short clear sides (ooXed),
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-02-18
JAMES A. POLLOCK & CO.
Bankers and Brokers,
333-335 South Main St.
SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH
New Felt Building.

Correspondents, Members New York,
Philadelphia, Denver, San Francisco
and Boston Stock Exchanges, Chicago
Board of Trade and New York Cotton
Exchange,
Private wires to all the world.
Orders executed in any market.
Listed stocks carried on liberal terms
Orders in Utah mining and CONNER
cial stocks given special attention,
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-02-18
Chicago Produce.

1,rn Eeb 1T.-Butter steady.
&C Cm1ca,Go nCsaner,es 17@2slc; oairiies, 16@22c,,
Tac,Sdsd SssfD'1 .@is.s rss
iiidddmtjGlc: prime flrsts. steady, ,o,a
lo5Ib loG5Ibaose. Daisies. 125@125c: twins. l2a9
90. Young Americas. l4AWl5c.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-02-18
GRAIN STATISTICS.

Total cloarances OF wheat and flour
were equal TO 900 bushels. Exports
for the week as shown by Bradstreets S,
were equal to 2.lS0.921 bushels. Pri-
mary receipts were 423 900 bushels, COM
pared with 4s2 900 bushels the CORE
spending day year ago. Estimated re-
celpts for tomorrow. Wheat. IL cars:
corn. 167 care; oats. l9o cars; hogs, 49,
head.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-02-18
LIVESTOCK QUOTATIONS..
South st, Joseph.
Special to The Tribune.

Special to The Tribune.
SOUTH ST. JOSEPH, Mo. Feb. IL
Sheep-Recepts, 500. Market prospects
steady. Lambs, S5.75m6.10; yearlIngs
s4.75@5.25; wethers, Si.l5M4.60: ewes
S4.00mi.35.
Cattle-Receipts. 800. Market pros
poets. steady. Steers S5.25m6.50; cows
and heifers. S3.5O@6.eo Gamers. s3.oO@
3.75: stockers and feeders. S4.0o@5.75.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-02-18
st, Louis Wool.

ST. LOUIS. Feb. s7.-Wool-Un-
changed; medium grades. combing and
clothing, 2Obm23c. light 0nc. 17m19c;
heavy fine, 15mlIc: tub washed. 2o@S3c
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-02-18
Money Market.

! NEW YORK. Feb. l7.-Close:
Prime mercantile paper. 4@4l per cent;
sterling eTshaEnss SanEsTs bIa r' at T''e aS
i 1s ss sor sixty-day bills and at si.Se.oO
yor nn,,r,arcial bills. I4S2s@4S3h.
|, Bar silver, S2kc- a.,
G:nvernment bonds steady; railroad
bonds. steady. - ,o,d,. o0,p5 ner cent:
ruling rate, "a per cent oiefe' a' p''
ceTi Time loans. easier; for sixty days, .
ner cent; for ninety days. S@"2 per cent
fnr ak months. 81 per cent
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-02-18
Rradstreet's Bank Clearings.

N1Ew YORK, Feb. i7.-Bradstreet 8
AZ clearings report for the week ending
eIbruary 16, shows an ageTegato OF
!. dos .sO2 Oo0 as against S@.%o4.o9l wv a5 III
e week last year. Tho following Is ii
~ 4 NJ the cities.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-02-18
s Ior thc day. l5S.G00 sharcg-

VIE UhY. E3A.6U0 Shares.
VA Huaas xSN Pictures Finisnsa.
~ snnni. Elnis 70 aa. Salt Lake
pa rSnt Ss Eo.. Ut Maio street Ex,
a s south ahd Msia Storage company
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-04-22
Late Risina Birds,

A pair of singing birds had been ad.
vertised for sale.
THE property of Il late rising fami.
ly," the dealer stated
Il wound up with that clause" he
said, 80 possible purchasers would
not be scared off by the prospect of
an unearthly chattering at s o'clock in
the morning. Birds can be trained TO
keep any kind of hours. II they are
brought up by family of nighthawks
they learn to go to bed at midnight
and get up at 0 a. M, along with the
rest of the folks, but If they are tuck
ed in right away after supper they
wake up the neighborhood at cor
respondlngly early hour the next morn
Ing, 1t is advisable for any person
who is likely to lie abed until noon to
inquire into the early training of a
bird before buying"-New York Sun.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-04-22
American Golf.

Certainly you are IN good luck as a
golfer II you go-to America ut all, for
they are gloriously hospitable in that
land, and. so far as-I could see. the
idea that some have here-that the
Americans notion of the object of
playing game is purely to win it,
not to enjoy the playing-is perfectly
mistaken. never had the impression
more strongly anywhere of being in
the company of men who were play
ing the game for pleasure. not for the
mere sake Of winning the match. But
then 1t is certainly true, as l heard one
Of their judges Il mean legal judge.
though he was judge of golf. tool
say in an after dinner speech that it
Is "the cleanest sport in America
Horace Hutchinson in London Tele
graph.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-04-22

lie second voyage Of discovery
l73o-A pullic library founded II new
Yorl.
1876 The Chilean warship Aar!s
Helena arrived at EdgartowHr
Mass. the first ever to visit the
United States.
tS5G-The last publication OF the pahu
Of marriage in Massachusetts. 1t
wa the case of a black man who
6-clar(l his intention to marry
C. white woman,
tS64-Tla governors of Ohio, Indiana
Illinois. Iowa and Wisconsin
met in Washington to tender
President Lincoln 100000 100
day zen for the Potomac cam
paign. i
President Grant vetoed tie tag
nous senate bill to increase the :
paper circulation of the couN-
try by $lOO,OOO,oOO.
19O3-Provincial government pro-
claimed in the Dominion repub-
lie.
19O4-Contract for the transfer of the
Panama Canal property to the
United States was signed at
Paris.
1909-Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman,
eX-premier of Great Britain died.
19lo-Fanly Of Mark Twain flooded
with letters and kilograms of
coincidence following his death
the day before.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-04-22

neer as the rest, nearly twenty times
as much cooperage stock, and all Of
the naval store.'
me forests of the Appalachian
region, which are mostly upon land
not suited for agriculture, now furnish
he said, about so per cent of our entire
hardwood supply, but with the opening
up Of new regions and the introduction
OF scientific methods of forest manage
ment which should follow the creation
OF new national forests, should perma-
nently supply at least IS per cent for
the future.
Mr.. Ellis declared no wood-using
industry had done more toward it's own
determination and the destruction of
its source of supply than the industry
of producing naval stores. After cit
ing how the old methods of collecting
the rosin had aided in destroying the
southern pine forests, he explained
method of placing a cup ON the tree to
catch the rosin. Trees thus treated
produce 30 per cent more rosin and
batter rosin, he said; are not so easily
wind thrown, or so susceptible to fire,
and finally when the trees are bled
to death are fit for the making of good
lumber The introduction of this new
method, he said, has been the saliva.
llon Of the naval stores industry and
Of the beautiful pine forests which
nave long been the pride of Dixie
land"
Vital as are the benefits of protect
ing the forests in the East and West
from the ravages of fire and other
needless waste, 'they will follow" con-
tinued Mr.. Ellis, "only as incidental
to the primary purpose for which
which these forests in the Appalach-
ians are 10 be created, which is the
protection of the navigable streams"
Water for power and navigation, he
said, is rapidly becoming more impor-
tant to us. With our wonderfully in
creasing commerce, the decrease in
fuel supply, and the marvellous strides
being made in electricity, water is
rapidly becoming the greatest source
of power.
Mills, he said, have been installed
on streams, and many of them have
been compelled to install coal engines
or even to shut down because the
streams have been so irregular, be-
cause of flood or low water. These
conditions can be traced largely. he
said, to the deforestation of the slopes
at the heads of the rivers.
DO we love the children of our gen.
eration?" asked Mr.. Ellis, in conclud-
ing. Then remember that they will
love theirs and so to the end of time,
and let that love be something more
than mere sentiment. Let it result in
a wise frugality and an abatement of
the greed and vandalism which has
already gone so far toward despoiling
our fair land. Take upon your own
shoulders some Of the responsibility of
conserving what is left. The work is
primarily one for the educator, and
the educator should begin In the
school,"