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Daily Kennebec journal., 1911-04-18
DEFINITE MOVE FOR PEACE.
Insurrectos Plan Concentrations to Sc
cure Demands.

Washington. April 17.--Details Of an
important movement by the Mexican
revolutionists, designed to draw froa
the Mexican government some definite
expression with regard to the estab-
lishment of official peace negotiations.
became known here today. II was
learned that by concentrating almost
the entire insurgent army iii the state
OF Chihuahua under General Francisco
|. Madero, Jr. in the vicinity Of
Juarez, Mex, operations similar to
those witnessed at Aqua Prieta last
week. and which it is believed will
further involve the Federal govern
mcnt in an embarrassing situation
concerning the American border. were
in contemplation.
A pause in the move has been
brought about by Dr. Nasquez Gomez,
head of the rcvolutionist agency here,
but the insurgents in the field have
declared Il delay may be fatal and are
urging immediate action. The rebel
leaders, c0Ga2ant OF the informal ne
gotiations with the Mexican govern
ment in which Dr. Gomez has been
engaged likewise are said to have de-
| lerrod their attack on Juarez to learn
the outcome of his negotiations.
The insurgents have made represen-
| tauons to the Federal government that
| they have Il force of nearly 5000 men,
| l2r outnumberin% the Federal garrison
at Juarez, ana that the only alterna-
tive for General Navarro and his
| troops is To eVaeuate the city. It is
| not believed here that the Mexican
government will give Gen. Navarro
any instructions to abandon his well
| fortified position in Juarez. DR.. Gomez
has warned his colleagues, however,
I" proceed cautiously and likewise has
advised the Mexico city authorities
that timely action on peace proposals
would prevent heavy loss of life.
| The purpose of the Insurgents in
moving en- Juarez is to establish head
quarters there. They declare they
would not be unwilling, if in posses
Al"h "t Juarez, to consider peace pro-
posals.
III the meantime DR. Gomez is await
ing with murh anxiety a reply to his
| message OF last week to Francisco l.
| Ma"efo Jr., requesting definite in
:" Ueti"hS Tor peace proposals. lie has
ue''h aaflS' It h7t-tAn message was de-
/; ilNrl 9d hcieana!l2. to Atadero by 4
Tread in chihuahua city. Gomez in
'9"os 20 transmit the answer to MeXi-
Daily Kennebec journal., 1911-04-18
TROOPS AT Aqua PRlETA.
Report of Sunday Nights Disposition
of the Opposing Forces.

Aqua Prieta, Mex. April 17.-L.ast
night the disposition of the rebels and
Fcderals here was as follows:
In Aqua Prieta are the combined
forces under Commandant Balasaria
Garcia and Jefe Medina, numbering
about 1000. These are mounted. Just
to the rear of the Federal force of
1909 men. which was about three miles
south of Aqua Prieta, 1t nightfail,
was the Insurrecto command of An
tonic Garcia, numbering the rebels
claim, 600. Behind that force was a
column of 800 rebels mostly on foot,
under Giron, and still farther to the
rear the little army of Sonora Tai
amautoe and her two daughters, the
strength of which is not known. In
addition to these forces Juan Cabral
and his force of 800 which has been
west Of Aqua Prictu was last night
noted moving eastward. TIE passen-
gers and crew on the train arriving
in Douglas last night watched the
approach of the rebel band from the
Daily Kennebec journal., 1911-04-18
s15o,ooO FOR POOR STUDENTS.
One OF Requests OF Harriet E. Good
now CT Sterling, Mass.

Worcester, Mass, April T.-One hun
dred thousand dollars is given to Har-
ward, the income after the amount
reaches $l5O,000 to be used for assisting
worthy poor boys seeking college edu-
cation. under the terms of the will of
Harriet i. Goodnow Of Sterling which
was filed for probate here today This is
but one of many public bequests contain
ed in the document. Among the others
are: $4,000 to the American Unitarian
Association of Boston, and $4,000 each to
the New England Home for Little Wan
derers of Boston, Massachusetts Society
for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals,
Homeopathic hospital. Massachusetts
General hospital. New England Hospital
for Women and Children. st. Margaret $
hospital. all of Boston.
The will also makes private bequests to
the amount of $4,000
Daily Kennebec journal., 1911-04-18
MADERO. SR.. TO MEET SON.
lnsurrecto Leader Reported to BE at
Chihuahua.

Eagle Pass. Tex. Francisco Madero,
Sr., today advanced or his way into
Mexico on Il peace mission To his
son, the Tnsurrecto leader. who is
said to b. in chihuahua, Malero
left here about midnight Saturday on
n special train furnished by the Mex
lean government. The special came
to the Eagle Pass side o. the river
and the difficulty OF the preceding day
Which had halted Maderp here. was
apologized for. 1t is stated that pass
ports were duly arranged for
1t was announced that the special
which came here would lie met at
Reata by another special train, sent
direct from Mexico City, with a party
which was expected to accompany
Madero to the peace conference. With
NaGero from here Went his son AL
fon5o and Rafael Hernandez, repre-
sentative Of the Mexican govern
mcnt
Daily Kennebec journal., 1911-04-18
WEST GARDNER.

About 80 neighbors and friends as
sisted in raising the new barn frame
last week on William Rces place.
where the building was destroyed by
lightning last summer. AT the moon
huur a lavish dinner was served. Airs.
Rice being assisted by Mrs. Helen
Fuller and daughter Blanche, and
Mrs. Forest Hartman
Miss Sarah Benson, Mrs Grace Roll
Inns and two children. visited last
week at Elijah Farr's.
Mrs. Alfred Wissman and daugh-
ter. Phyllis. arrived Sunday at 1.-THE
home of her father, \. w Fuller, from
Richmond, Va, where they have been
passing the winter. AR Wissman has
ccepted position in South Carolina
John Collins who has been employ
ed in Boston for the past year as an
electrical engineer will pass this weeI;
with his parents. Mr.. and Mrs. f.
:. Collins He will leave next Mon
day for Reno. New. where he will
be employed in a similar position. Mr..
Collins has always been popular
young man, and the good wishes of
a large circle of friends will go with
him to his new home in the far West
Miss Elizabeth Pond of Patten, who
was former teacher in the Washing
ton District, is the guest Of Mr.. and
Mrs. + s. Collins.
The Birthday Club of Washington
District met last week with Mrs John
Scott and the Whittier District Club
with Mrs. r. l.. Snowe
Miss Lenora Small is hume from
Gardiner, on a vacation
Mrs. Nerna Batchelder who has
been quite ill., is improving.
Roy De Fratus, who suffered Sc
we're attack OF tonsilitis AT his board
ing place in Gardiner last week, is
home for few days.
Miss Ella Batchelder Will leave this
week for Lyman, where SHE is to teach
this season
Mr.. and Mrs. Linwoosd Allen visited
last week at the home of Mrs. Aliens
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. w. S. Batchel-
der.
Forest Hartman has rented the
FRAY house on Highland avenue. for
merly known as the Stewart place.
ana VIII soon move there, from the
place he now occupies, which was
recently purchased by Samuel Mars
ton. who will take possession this
week.
Mrs Harry Spear and daughter,
Esther, passed Il portion of last week
at Elijah Fairs.
James T. Collins is absent in Ban
gor and Ellsworth on business.
"A party was given last week at J.
7. toilins in honor of the Sth birth
day OF their little dau"hter. N-iss
frances. A large number of her
Young friends were present and M,
passed pleasant afternoon.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1911-04-18

ren and are now manned ny Ameri-
cans.
rms afternoon the rebels placed the
Federal loss at 200. They said their
| avn losses We're insignificant.
Vt o'clock the rebels appeared to
hay" r"pulsed tEe Federal forces at
every point. Ah"ut tits tinir three
mounted rehCl scouts dashed from the
south extremity % Aqua Prirta aud
| mace q wide dctour toward u" east
/ and north. They thus computed their
| area of cbSeryation at tn United
states line without drawing the fire Of
| t." government troops
This indicated that the rebels had
been successful in keeping tic r'.dvrals
from gaining access to t.dt locality
Immediately south of the international
Inc which would have made possible
a flank movement against A.;ua Prieta.
Nth every moment "t spite from
the lighting tn InSHtrr4tas dug In
ta"ir tr"rchcs.
Tl" United states guard at tho line
captured late today taioc stragglcrS
ir"Hl the rebel garrison. who lad
crossed into the United states.
colonel Skunk received a telegram
at o'clock saving that Coionel Sibley
ard Chief Of staff, Ni-lfois lad left t,E
P3So and would reach Douglas i'll tic
m7t"ln@.
How have the American people in
Douglas acted under the sjtuatioH"'
vas asked of Colonel skunk
Sp}cndidiN." answered Ill" colonel
'Tho@ are giving our patrols uo trouble
NHat"H"r and are ohcyjns al reggia-
ttenS u the letter.
The tirth uor-conIa.ant wounded to-
Gat in Douglas. Jesus ACautara. a
Mexicaa, was shot while near the cast
,rp limits al thr cit+. ,islt block;
II ~ Tie international line. His h.
Nas pierced by AIau.er bullet.
At Il" K. 4 cross hospital more sup
lliee uerr needed Paeafts we're post
ed ana notices were inserted in tn.
newspapers, calling on the Douglas
people 20 supply tbci2. The respunsc
among the citizens was immediate.
At : O'Clock the firing. except OF Il
dceH'lerg nature. had ceuSad to the
south of Aqua prieta.
\ force. thought to be Yuqtii Indians
craW led Forward from bush Ia bush cn
their bands and knees dulln" the att
e,noon and at 81 p VI. had approach
I'd to within .00 yards of the rebel
trenches. At this distance they shot
from lis horse a rebel captain COM
mandjng ere Of the squads in the
trenches,
Frank Williams, an American, was
standing i'm the very center Of the bus
mess quarter of Douglas late TO-DAY.
suddenly WINGED and fell to the street
He was wounded in the back by a
Mauser Tie wound may Prov fatal
His wife and children were standing
by him when ne was shot. The moment
that Williams was shot, 4 Mauser hui-
let struck tie front OF the city water
commissioner Office in 1lth street, l.
blocks from the International linz. The
hufet embedded itself IN tile prick
wall.
St'll another was added late today to
the list OF Americans shot III Douglas.
making S"V"n in all.
lie Is J"hh heith, Douglas iuhloer
camp tie was sh"t lhfohSh the leS
"illle IN hI2hlh street h'ne biocNS from
the Red Cross hospital.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1911-04-18

The question of the day; Shall
Mainc's Prehibitory Law BE Retain
ed will he ably presented Tuesday.
April IS. by Mrs EfTie NJ. Lambert Of
New York. National w. =. Z. /. lee
turer. The meeting will be held ut
o'clock in the First BAPTIST church.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1911-04-18
LOCAL NOTICE.

The party proving a legal claim to
tie soda fountain stored on my prem
ises. is requested to pay storage for
same and remove the same on or be
fore May l.. 1911. After that date the
article will be sold. Mrs. +. W. Moody.
april Il DIT
Daily Kennebec journal., 1911-04-18

Past Masters night will bo oipscrve3i
by Hcrmon Lodge. No. 81. +. and a.
NJ. Tuesday evening. The NJ. NJ. de-
gree VIII be worked on two candidates
BY a team composed of past masters
of the lodge. Refreshments Will hc
served after the work.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1911-04-18

Tic owner of the old horse seized
by tin humane officers Saturday sign
I'd oyer the animal and it was Killed
with no legal action being taken by
The cnurt.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1911-04-18

Fen Partridge returned Monday to
RoWdoin, after passing sunday at his
home in this city.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1911-04-18

All members of Heath Relief Corps
are requested to meet ut 1.30 j. NJ
Tuesday at the home of Mrs. Daniel
Greenleaf 10 attend IN body the fu-
neral OF the late Mrs. Charles +. Gray
Daily Kennebec journal., 1911-04-18

William Sawyer has returned from
NeN York. where he has been working
in Il paper mill.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1911-04-18

Mr. and Mrs. L. II. Gardiner return
ed Monday to Boston, after Il few
days stay at The Oalilands.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1911-04-18

The engagement has been announced
@f Or. Harold @. GiddinSs o. Boston,
son Of Dr. w. p. Giddings of this city.
and Miss Mildred Day Potter of Bos-
tDYl
Daily Kennebec journal., 1911-04-18

ta1 chief tEtil0F Tor the ('nfngg
l1roa,, rorsolidated MINING 80 rho
llr.,1 pbaIps-puG"c concern Az IA.
anI tis faaIih were driva, ont
,rbr American soldiers exposaa To-
thr ti,n b,haycd with their customary
en,Iraor md ,onlness. At . o'.inct,
l,bry ;.Ina. maintained their uositions
la,o,, ,nr Ua.. Thousands of snrrta-
lf.r. ,,...,.,,d the housetons farther
iba..l5 and ,i.tr.i the streets comm.
4 >i.l AZ the battle-ground.
| At -&"f- A. d the firing was can
lf;ur5fn,- nm tEc i,,i"ral machines were
IhosrI r. n.or, uud appeared tn h,. ont
Ior commission.
,,.,.. t..5..,..t ,...,.i,ino ,r,,,,, 80.
o,.;a.r..,l-,= ri,.,5 m the centar ar ,ho
tt,.t-,.'r ,.,..-.- " ia tbo sr,,.l,>,,.., ~,
,.,,,. n..... ..a#.5 ev,c,,,ad fon IN,
-. .a.......... .-.,Itbvas+ ,,,,1 III,
na., IN. machine guns v-n,,id IN.
r,,sl,,l f,r,.arJ ANA fired u,-t;l hot
,b,r 49,. ..,.l.;s.r.. womb clneo ..,,d
Ib,rI ,,,. Tfr. -v.l.la the e,1ne coalcd
.,-....
,...,...'} ..,.-,4,, w we, "%."'
-, " -. - e','
-, ~. ..,,,.t,i,, ..,,,' Wv l'Do'
| . -, t.l..., ,..,..,,...,l an, -, 49,,
-. - ,,-+..,..g '''
! i'h' i'' ia, H.
At 'o ect"eH IL" Fedcrals rushed
| an Hgtf column I" men To this point.
| They cross" thi"ASA the short brush
| aP ii'" - f...'' '''''"' i"'i'-'i'~ ~ uli
| sp'es}. rs theN me within t1e hr-
| iHS r;-a%" - TIE rebel ranks they
| drJpned li&t I" lie ground and fired
| II t.t'- reh'l tf"aehcs. Here tAe bat
| IL i..@-d with ijiN. I'll" bull, t. r&kr
all tie &i'u" between aqua br't.'st
ana t"C IH!raadfl"ndl Inc ar'i also
a larger z'He la i'"uSla&. Tins So.
tiph + Il .'ds "h.h territory ana t'7t
t"A@itntiE itItihE bullets which ktc'-
ed 9P l.ttf SeHSeeS ot dust, gave TN
Wh"ie 9i>tiI.t the appearance ~
shoE1n@ ground.
Vt l93o the lhthS ceaset III" rebels
Stiil ht'd every position which they
oCeIp!e" At the beginning "i tn" bat
tic. lEcN immediately began digging
4 new ilhe "i trenches within 100 feet
81 the international line running d!-
agonallE to the American boundary
Mrs. Alice tattlIt. tha America n
Daily Kennebec journal., 1911-04-18

Bridge Officers Mari and 'frott have
been named as special officers by the
Randolph town officers for the bridge
and Mr.. Mari as special officer for
Randolph.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1911-04-18

Regular meeting Tuesday evening
oi Heath Relief Corps. The flag girls
are requested To meet at f.45 O'Clock
for drill before the meeting.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1911-04-18

ward movement of the rebels toward
Aqua Frieta. however. was STEADY.
Many Lad fallen ON both sides
| At o'clock an automobile carrying
United states Marshal Overlook, init
"a states Secret Service Agent Thorn
as and The Associated Press CORES
pondcnt passed through the guard
line on the American side to the inter
national line. The hail OF bullets at this
moment drove the party to the shelter
If the United states custom house, but
the building was in direct line with the
heavy Hring from the southeast. one
bullet struck the automobile. Others
dug up the ground on ali sides and
there was - continuous WAiZ "f u"
leadyn missiles overhead. It was to"
dangero3s a post and the olSerH lnS
party retired across the line To fourth
street.
suddenly and for some unexplained
reason the Federal machine guns We're
! sjipnCea. The riff. fire, however, kept
M without iutrrmiSsion. 1t was ttu-
| uIr-ut that The rebel sharpsh0Otcrs
| Nera concentrating fire on the machine
| gun operators and were slowly picking
! them of. Time and again TIN, suns
| aupcarcd to be unnamed.
~ II, ,,,r,.I- an boiIr .,,3d . .i,.ar-
| ,a,. ..rt,r ~. ba,ti.. ,,,an.5 tho ,,,.
| o,,i,,o ,nr, ,,a,o min in artion .,nd
| ,,.nrn ,,aIsino rho rrbnI r,si,inn ~,
| ban, si,Ins. ~, p,l c,.,., ,.,,,,,-
t.ers ernssed tho tnr,l4r and were M
on ,b, 6o1d -, mis- bonr Dr shine
or pisls-. ,-a.= ,,i,f snroc.oo ar rho
| volunteers Eyery surgeon in pauelas
and many from Risbe,4 we're b,inp
hrrtabt 10 the line 10 attend the
wounded uomoo ANA iris eyuress
,rair willingness to act as nurses
If vas certain tIat= the list of killed
,Dd ,,,i,rjnd would II. ,,.,,,- b.,,.,.
TIL. fire fr=,f, the rebel trenches was
II ,,-;,,o its effect on tho rinbt wing
nf ,I,, I,nd.,,I rn,ca and tn.sa NJ
tioas,e y.rre driven h,el; In faIlin~
bach however tf1cy swung around
to tne east and north far enough 10
conn. into rnntacf vim the reber.
Ito =, H. .r.,,,i,,.. ,,h;,b h,a t,,,,
Iuo tn rra,.o,,t a I,rt f5nI, ,,,o,.or,ent
uoro a be.,,.v La5,, az rnbaI. ,v,e
nostnd 20 ,,rc,.an, tbn t-.dor,1s ,,,,i,,
ing the American line. As the fire
,oI-.f,o, fro,,, -,.,,t,,r,.i,,,,.,,... 49,.
rpbaI buI}ptS e;nad ,,FruSS Io Iiup into
Tho southeast section of l,ousl,s and
-. s.,l,,,,i t,,il,1i,,,
AZ tho Eadorals felI hacl, rho r,ha,
chief nishna forward
his mon and with others coning m
tn eunnnrt tbom contir,,.d :, onq,gc
Tho ratirirg r,adoro1 ,i.rht ,,.i,,, ~.
tiri,,, o,o,,7- -fointnr t1,,, Ea,7a,,,i.
retired on tiis o,,arter
Eo,Iowinp This n,oven,.n+ ,ba fra
s1aclenod "a tho s,,,tbeoe+ MI ~
came onnorcn+ tb,+ tbo CO. a.+3.i.
tho Eodarols bad boor . r.iI,,,,
far ,s could h., 1oarno,l ~ L9,,ia,o,
bad about 1eao NO., s+,ooc,,,,I ;rlf,,li,,a-
2no ,,o,.a1,,, ,,p,,a,. C,,,,,,,,a,7',,,+ p,,.n,,
,biac of tbo prr.I,s. g., C,,,,o,,, m,
rabaIc sbo,,,1 ,o,,,, ,,fes o,.,r,,,i,,a+;,,
tbr,roro,,. tha 1,ot+In 60.
of ,.,,t,,,a ,,os -,,,,.,,ll,1 .,a,..,1;9 ~ -
,,lobo ,,,ora 49,, 80, ,I -
t;o,,al li,a .,,d ,.,,,.= .,.o,,,i, -, t,,i,a
;r,. i, tho a,,tsl,i,t. of 80, T,,i,..
bad IL, e,,,,aa 80 - ,,.,;t;,,.
int ,c.;o,,
one b,,1Io. ro.,,a t,,.a,,.,z A.,
nf an A,n,r;ao, .,.oo,,o, o.. ~, ~
Daily Kennebec journal., 1911-04-18

Subscriptions We're received Monday
in Gardiner for the Children's hos
rital at Beanc's drug store. r. II.
Gardiner gave so and C. II. Beane 81.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1911-04-18

Miss Edna Gouden is at home from
WaNcrley, Mass, and her sister, Mrs.
J. +. Norton, is also here from Farm
ingtou.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1911-04-18

Mr.. and Mrs George II. Dal" of
Farmn"dale left Monday for 4 visit
of two weeks in Boston.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1911-04-18

\ son was born Monday morning to
the vile of Harry A. Jones Of High
land avenue.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1911-04-18
GARDINER.

Mrs. Harriet Sewall went Monday
10 Medford. Mass, for d visit.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1911-04-18

Miss Marion Longfellow. who has
been the guest of friends here, left
Monday for Portland.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1911-04-18

The Gardiner w. c. r. L. VIII meet
Wednesday afternoon with Mrs. l.. II.
Clarke CobboSsec avenue.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1911-05-19
ALBERT eILcHRIsT, PIONEER

The war cloud that hovers over the
state capitol, involving in its com
pass and taking up and turning about
in its convolutions the governor and
the supreme court, like other clouds,
has silver lining. This is that we
should not pay so much attention to
how it is done or who did it, but
should keep our eyes fixed on the
main point-this being the need to
do it.
Everybody knows that our judicial
system is bound up, tortured, tangled
and twisted with technicalities.
The governor says, Lets do away
with them" and offers a suggestion
for doing so.
Judge Hooker of the supreme court
says "That is not the way to do it,
and offers his suggestion.
It pleases me to be able to say that
Governor Gilchrist has the call this
time He first suggested the doing
away with technicalities. He may
not have offered the right way, but
he did take the initiative which, afte}
all, is the important thing-thf
means being a matter of threshina
out of details.
Judge Hooker says that Governed
Gilchrist's way is all wrong, and gOef
back into history and across the AT
lantic for his remedy.
At the same time that JudgI
Hooker presents his remedy, whic4
appeals to me as being the real one
he cites the fact that the judicial sysl
tenn we are working under now hal
been wrong and for forty years dis
carded in England.
Yet this same judge, and the 9th
ers who have preceded him, AM
who are with him now, have neve
said a word about it before.
They have been working under il
wrestling with it, trying to make
fit. They have endeavored to adjl
dictate under it, to interpret it, havI
been harassed, narrowed and con
pletely outdone by it, and until not
they have never come forward wit
suggestion that it should be chang
ed.
1t remained for Governor Gilchrid
to make the suggestion, borrowing
the idea in his turn from somebod
else, which is what we all do.
To him should be attached til
credit of doing away with technical
ties, if this much-to-be-desired, lonl
looked-for and patiently-awaited u
form shall be accomplished in Flor
ida jurisprudence.-Dixie.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1911-05-19

Speaking of bright women and good
wives the following compliment is Civ
en- to Dolly Madison" who instituted
the fine social life at Washington,
which has since been kept up through
all administrations. The item fol-
lows: Among the first ladies of the
land, Dolly Madison has always re-
tanned very warm place in the
hearts of the people, not from any
great work she accomplished, but be-
cause she represents the purest and
best type of of American womanhood.
Her life was SO exemplary. and her
devotion to her husband was so char
acteristic of the ideals that we have
set as to what good helpmate should
be, that Americans are generally apt
to mention Dolly Madison as an exem-
plification of the noble wife and wo-
man."
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1911-05-19

Editor Harris of the Ocala Banner
claims that his paper fathered the
railroad commission idea in Florida
Our recollection is that the old Pen
sacola Commercial, edited by that
Wolfe, father of Judge Emmett Wolfe,
was, if not the first, the most vigor-
Gus advocate of commission in this
state. The writer of this article was
in line with Mr.. Wolfe. Mr.. Wolfe
remarked to the writer: Your paper
and mine are the only papers in the
state fighting for the establishment
of railroad commission "-Apalach-
icola Times.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1911-05-19


PROF. On a car. Here IS a specimen
of cabbage rates. Lockport, n. Y,
to st. Louis, about 700 miles, the rate
is Csc. per 100; Gainesville, Fla, to
St. Louis, about 900 miles, 6319c.;
Charleston 5212c. Charleston, with
the same haul as Gainesville, has an
advantage of 11c., or $50 car. The
argument put up for Lockport is that
the cabbage is old and good keeper,
yet Charleston and Gainesville have
the same early cabbage, and should
have at least the same freight rate.
Here is another example: To Gin
cinnati, $50 miles, Charleston rate
46c., while Gainesville, distance S65
about the same distance, Charleston
rate 64c., with 75c for Gainesville
Even to Atlanta, Charleston has a
rate of SOC. against 45c for Gaines
vile, much longer haul. But the
most disastrous discrimination comes
with the rate to New York and Phil
adelphia. To New York Charleston
has rate of Acc. against 75c. for
Gainesville; Philadelphia, Charleston
Acc, with 73c. for Gainesville. This
would not be so astounding were it
not that Texas common points have
rate to New York of Soc, or just
sc. over Gainesville, and the distance
is more than double. To Pittsburg,
Texas points have a cabbage rate of
&C., against 73c. for Florida Texas
has rate to ST. Louis of 45c."
In rough way, between $50 and
800 cars of cabbage went out from
the Gainesville section this season.
All of it rolled in ventilated cars. The
losses were fierce, many not getting
even the cost of crates. 1t costs over
SO cents to put a crate of cabbage to
the station, allowing half of that sum
for the crate material and the other
half for cutting and packing. That
leaves the grower entirely out of the
deal. Under 75c. per crate there is
absolutely nothing for the grower.
When shipping stopped, not half of
the crop had been cut, so that the
losses even from the ungathered crop
hit the growers heavy blow