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The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-04-08
Kansas City Grain

Kansas City, April 7.,.Cash wheat steady No. 2 hard, S4d9lc; No. 2 red. S56S7c. Cash corn unchanged; No. white and mixed, 46c Oats steady: No. 2 white, 31k@321ac; No 2 mixed. 3063014c. Wheat futures: May 821sdS2Ac bid; July, s05s@ SOs4c bid; September, S1is@S1Ac bid. Corn futures: 46ssc; July 471sa47ssc sellers; September 4Sssc.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-04-08
Dry Goods

New York, April 7.-The cotton goods market was slightly frmer for the day and yarns were steadier with higher tendency. Trade is still of restricted volume. Raw wool values are unusual-s ly low. In jobbing circles business continues on very limited scale.
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Receipts: Rough 4o2e; millers, S726
 clean, none. Quotations. Rough, Hon duras, 175 at Sc; Japan, 1S0 at Sc. Clean, Honduras. S@4A Japan, 21s e , 1s ; Sales: Rough, Honduras, IS at z.soc
 Janan. at Pc. Clean, Honduras, SS2o ct 1%@ @4Ac; Japan, POI at 21 @2 13-l6c.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-04-08
Daily Cotton Movement

Galveston: Steady; middling, 141Ac; net receipts, 1891; gross receipts, 1891; sales, 712; stock, S1,5S5; exports to continent, SS52; coastwise, 5S7.
 New Orleans: Steady; middling, IA 7-16c net receipts, 32S6; sales 1400; stock, 106, France, 294; coastwise, s1.
 Mobile: Firm; middling, 14Ac; net re- ceipts, 113; gross receipts, IA; sales, 1400; stock. 12,341; exports coastwse, 1.
 Savannah: Steady midding. IA 5-16c net receipts, 423; gross receipts, 42S; sales, $50; stock, 4s,06o; exports to Great Britain, 221 coastwse. 1890. Charleston: Nominal; net receipts, s7; gross receipts. e; stock, 1S,954; exports coastwise, 21S
 Wilmington: Nominal; net receipts, ST; gross receipts, ST. stock, 4375. Norfolk: Steady; middling. 14 9-16c net receipts. 56I gross receipts, 567; sales, 16S; stock. 16O36; exports coastwise, 165. Baltimore: Nominal; middling, 14Ac; net receipts, 974; gross receipts, 974; stock 420S; exports to continent, S75. New York; Quiet; middling, 14.60c; net receipts, 54 gross receipts, 1902; stock 197,2S1; exports to continent 200; coast wise 646.
 Boston: Quiet; middling, 146Oc; net re- ceipts, 112; gross receipts, 112; stock, 7975; exports to Great Britain, r50.
 Philadelphia: Quiet; middling, 14S5c; stock, 2212
 Brunswick: Steady; stock, 2167; exports coastwise, 74S.
 Gulfport: Net receipts 2S; gross re- celpts, 2s; stock PIT. Total today at all ports: Net, 76O2; ex- ports to Great Britain, 2246; to France, 294: to continent, 9927: stock, 504,307. Consolidated, at all ports: Net 3S 0S3; exports to Great Britain, 9190; to France, S4t; to continent, 3649s; to Japan, 999. Total since September 1, at all ports Net 7,964,6S7; exports to Great Britain, 3039, ,167: to France. S5S, 325; to continent ?, 1895, ,564; to Japan, 140,640; to Mexico, 1725
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-04-08
Interior Movement

Houston: Steady; middling 141Ac; net receipts, 1017; gross receipts, 1017; shipments, 976; sales, SS; stock, 63331
 Augusta: Firm; middling. 145sc; net receipts, 17s; gross receipts. 452; ship ments, 476; sales, 399; stock, 42,349.
 Memphis: Steady; middling, 14&c; net receipts, 454; gross receipts, 965; ship ments, 20SS; sales 27,000; stock, 1S3. 40.
 St. Louis: Quiet; middling, 14%c; net receipts, 179; gross receipts, 651; ship ments. 42S; sales, 2; stock. 20,599.
 Cincinnati: Net receipts. 564; gross receipts, 564; shipments 16S stock. 20,- 942.
 Little Rock: Quiet middling, 14Ac; net receipts. 56; gross receipts, 56; shipments, ATT; stock, 24,129.
 Louisville: Firm; middling, 14%c; net receipts, 40; gross receipts, 40; ship ments, 15; sales, 115; stock, no.
 Total today: Net receipts, PASS; gross receipts, BAT; shipments. 5123; sales, 3304; stock, 304,S70.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-04-08
Live Stock Market

Chicago, April 7.--Cattle: Receipts 2O0O; steady. Reeves. s5.25 @6.90: Texas
 steers. $4.50@5.75; western steers, $4.90
 @59o; stocKers, $4@475; cows and heifers. $2.7066; calves, $5@7.
 Hogs: Receipts. 17,OO0; weak at early
 advance. Light, $6.50@6.90; mixed. s6.so @6s0; heavy. $6.1o@6.60; rough, $s.1o Qs.so; good to choice heavy. $s.so
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-04-08
Weekly Interior Cotton Towns

New York, April 7.-Albany: Steady;
 middling, 14Ssc; shipments, 46; stock, 7s5.
 Athens: Receipts, 515; shipments, 925;
 stock, 6752.
 Atlanta: Receipts, S25; shipments, 40; stock, 10,366. Brenham: Steady; midding, 14%c; re-
 ceipts, 15; shipments, 65; stock. 2021. Charlotte: Receipts, 442; shipments, 442 Columbia: Receipts, 14o4 shipments, 1883; stock. 19,S19 Columbus. Ga: Firm mddling, 14hc
 receipts, 147; shipments 570 sales, 510: stock, 9705. Columbus, Miss. Receipts, 115 ship
 ments, 229: stock, 1885 Eufaula: Receipts. B; shipments, 73; stock, 2326.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-04-08
Coffee Market

New York, April 7.-The market for coffee futures opened steady at a de- cline of 4@5 points under renewed liquidation and reports of still lower ui rm offers from Brazil.
 The market rallied slightly, during the middle of the. day on coverings for over the weekend or a little sup port from leading bulls, but weak ened again in the late trading as the clos ing cables were disappointing and 1t was seen that there was aggressive buying. The close was easy at net decline of to 14 points. Sales, 51,500 bags. April May and June, 9.50c; July, 9S2c; August, 9.S1c; September, 9.70c; October, 9.50c; November. 9.54c; De ccmber and January. 9.50c; February, 951c; March, 9.53c.
 Havre was net unchanged to A low or Hamburg closed H a 1h pig. lower. Rio 250 reis lower at SIX S.75; Santos 100 reis lower, As 6 SIX $50; Is sX 900. Receipts at the two Brazilian ports 1000 bags against 12,000 last year. Jun diahy receipts 1900 bags against $500 last year. New York warehouse de- liveries yesterday 6766 against 6500 bags last year. t
 Spot unsettled; Rio No. 2, 12c San. tos No. A. 1Sc; mild, dull; Cordova 13& Q15ac nominal.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-04-08
New Steel Train, Bir- mingham AL
 lanta Special

Leave Birmingham s:30 a. m, after breakfast. Luncheon Atlanta D. m. Din ner New York the following afternoon. Dining car service la carte
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-04-08
Birmingham and Atlanta Special
 The SeabOard'S
 New All Steel

Electrically lighted train leaves Bir- mingham s:3o a. m. for Atlanta, Washing ton and New York.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-04-08
Brought into sight
Brought into sight
 thus far for sea

seOn ...,........ 10,9S3,312 0,404,255 Deduct 11.206 bales from receipts for the season
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-04-08
Weekly Cotton stntistics.

Weekly Cotton Statistics. New York, April 7.-The follow ing statistics on the movement of cot. ton for the week ending Friday, April T. were compiled by the New
 York cotton exchange: WEEKLY MOVEMENT Via.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-04-08

New Orleans Rice Market
 New Orleans, April 1.-The rice mar ket was quiet and steady today with little trading in the rough grades.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-04-08
LOCAL SECURITIES

ToI1aI snIes for the day, 729 50O shares.
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New York Cotton Futures
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-10-30
COPPER COUNTRY
Is BEST, HE SAYS
saKRis SlLVOLA COMPARES THIs
DISTRICT WITS sEskETCH.
EVAN MH1cH HE
VISITED.


a2sris silFola has returre5 f-a-. "a
TWO weeks business u.p 90 the Sas.
Saiett "an District ia canala. Wtls
ii--s-nE itat district from q farmlns
I',-li % F-e". ~ silrola states u Is
-'ssti-l-4--} g youns mans country. lf-
iefiae Acf-rt1ges to 7-a-1s men Who
can WITHSTAND harcs-.ps l1 The making
- farms enc homes
B-t atter CLOSE onserra1o- 81 all
Things --ere- zft ny SlTola. = tsrs
cone -7 -le eens1se1 thar TIE es-pe-
country Is E'l6 enough f5r me. ans ]
Ha1ll ua- settle p mar rfsrr.e- ~ --.,.
'i.-t
H. slEa.a visited yorktown y4rr-
2ard. and other sm-l farming COM
nl1riles in that section. ans while q,
vineyard met yr-r. Jacob. "a. and
William E-aiuan. brothers. former
residents 90 Calumet who left hes. sir
.-'s ago u make q home in the can
-i-iaes- and whose father
Dis ssh resident .or
--t t"anE men IRE doing
" ---y Rave a section and
nan OF -aA1 near vineyard. not all
'rf --l--'4ilen. to"e'er. from which
.-s raised about 5000 bushels ~
's us summer. and about $500
"'i.a ~ rN The brothers are going
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-10-30
GRANT WILL PRESIDE.
Regent Of U. Of ~. Chairman Of State
Sunday School Meeting.

Judge John r. Grant y Maniqtee.
/ regent Of the University % Michigan.
win preside az the nfty-nrst annual
convention o. the Michigan Sunday
School association. 10 be held IN Bay
City. Mich. Nov Z, 2 and 3.
The convention viii be attended by
from 1.4O0 10 1900 delegates. including
prominent Sunday school speakers
from various parts Of the country.
The aim 81 this years convention is
10 bring about a higher standard Of
social purity In Michigan. also the
elimination Of the attending evils OF
the saloons.
The convention opens Wednesday
morning at the First Baptist church
and the meeting Of the state execu-
tive committee in the Presbyterian
church. Mrs. George Pratt, Of De-
tr0it, VIII speak on the subject, I'm
portance Of the First Seven Years Of
q Chfld's Life"
The Wednesday afternoon sessions
viii be held in the Baptist and Pres
byterian churches starting at II
O'Clock There Vill be an address on
The Rural Church" by Rev. David
Howell. Lansing. with congress on
organized Sunday school work 10 be
conducted by Rev. Franklin McEl- |
fresh. Pm. D., Chicago, international |
superintendent teacher training. At
4:30 there viii be a conference of pas
tors and Sunday scvhool superintend-
ents. conducted by Vice President
Leslie c. Lawrence, Of the Wayne
County Sunday School association, De-
trOit
The association will award a $100l
prize for the best temperance declama-
tion composition to be competed for
by Sunday school scholars under the |
age Of 20 years.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-10-30

LOCAL Briefs
%%++++ts++%.+&+t

Frei Larson has returned from Z
risil 10 his hOmestead az Toivala-
JOHN Pantun returned % Duluth las
evening afier a hrsef visit in Calumet
John Malnar and Matthew Chop
ieft saturday far SidnaU. 70 spend a
feu days hunting
George 2. Miller q the Glass Block
store company. has left Tor Duluth on
sturr business IMP
Mrs A Kali0 the Flfih street IN
certaker. returned yesterday from a
snort business trip 70 NewberTy.
John Pullman and party have return
"a from a hunting t-ip % Madison Gap
and other points in Keweenaw county.
They got a deer and several partridges.
The death occurred Saturday az
tcrncon q the -month-0id child Of.
Mr. and Mrs. John Raulau q oak
street. yellow Jacket The funeral.
took place this afternoon.
The three months son q Mr.
and Mrs. w4liam Il Miumann n
Rockland street. died yesterday. The
funeral took place this afternoon. with I
.nterment in Lake View cemetery
The Inter-Se Social club is planning
-r giving a dance in the Light Guard 4
Armory. the latter part n November.
Special features are 20 BE- introduced. /
Music viii be furnished by the &. e. II. /
'rchestrs-
The remains q The late John Ekman
= Pine street, arrived in Calumet yes
erday morning from Newberry. and \
ril be inferred In Lake View ceme-
cry this afternoon. Services will first
.e held al the Finnish Apostolic
hurch. Pine street Rev. a. L. Heide-
mann officiating.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-10-30
is BEST CONAN PLAY.
Get Rich Quick WaIlingford' Here
Wednesday EVENING.

49, '''N'i Sb'Sh
Wednesday Evening.
what a fool an honest man Is for
being n crook" This speech delivered
by the promoter of shady financial
deals near the finish of the fourth act
Of Get Rich Quick Wallingford." fur
nishcd the key to the plot OF this ex-
ceedingly busy" play and gives, bet
ter than any other line i'm this breezy
comedy, the idea which Geo. NJ. Cohan
had i'm mind when he
made over the Walllngford tales for
the stage.
Get Rich Quick Wallingford" will
be the Offering at the Calumet theater
Wednesday evening.
1t is, If the dlctum Of many theater
goers is to be accepted, the liveliest
Of the many brisk plays Geo. II. Conan
has offered to the amusement world.
II is a play with what has been called
an up-lift motif and. while it is far
removed from that class Of stage offer
ings described as preachy points
moral most obvious.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-10-30
GEORGE DAMEREL
HEADS COMP ANY
ACTOR OF MERRY WIDOW
WALTZ FAME COMING TO
cALUM IN THE
HEART BREAKERS"

". ". Decker IN advance Of ~Th,
Heart Breakers" the most recent ol
musical comedy hits. is in Calumet
today arranging Tor the presentation
q the attraction al the Calumet thea
ter on Nov. 6.
Mr.. Decker states tha, the show win
be pat on by big drst-class company.
headed by George Damerel Of Merry
Widow waltz Game. and that two car
loads Of scenery are carried.
The story Of the Heart Breakers"
deals with the adventures o. q band Of
bold young blades. whose avowed pur-
pose In life is the kissing Of girls. Al
this delicate art these ambitious youths
are adopts. and they are well yersed
between the nice distinctions OF the
kiss caressing and the kiss compass
sionate. and the peck conjugal.
They progress debonairly on their
mad osculatOry conquest until they at
tempt % exercise their fatal fascina-
tons upon an ingenious maiden. who.
in the play is known simply as The
Girl played by Miss Ruth PEBBLES
This alluring lassie has been brought
up by her father in ignorance Of mas
-uline attentions. and she is moreover
most jealously guarded by her watch
-ul parent. In desperation. the hap
less heart breakers disguise themselves
and enter the old genuemau's castle as
servants. in order 10 be near their in
imorata. They are. however. dis
raught BY jealousy Of one another. and |
many complications set it.
Eventually, none the less. the Master |
Heart Breaker, George Damerel, pur- |
'ues The Girl 10 a mountain fastness. !
ucceeds In captivating the coy crea-
ure's heart, and at the cost Of imml- /
tent marriage clears the blemish from |
he Heart Breakers record.
Mort II. Singer. under whose man (
cement the Heart Breakers" VIII D.
cen. has spared neither time nor ex- 1.
ense 10 make this one Of the most
laborate productions ever sent from
he Princess Theater. Among the song
its are Some Golden Day" Honolulu
Ioney Lou" Somewhere She's Flirt-
ig With Someone" and Two To Du-
lth."
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-10-30
UNION THANKSGIVING.
Meeting Tomorrow to Decide Where
Service Will Be Held.

There will be a meeting of the past
ors of the Calumet churches at the
Y. NJ. G. A. tomorrow afternoon at
o'clock for the purpose Of determin.
Ing where the union Thanksgiving SER
vices will be held. Several invitations
probably will be received and the past
ors Will make an effort to select a
church which is centrally located. It
has been customary for several years
TO hold INSTRUMENTATION union SER
vices in Calumet and the same plan
VIII be followed this year. Speakers
VIII be selected at the meeting to-
morrow and the program for the ser
wee placed in the hands Of a com
mittee.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-10-30
TUBERCULOSIS CONVENTION.

The fifth annual convention OF the
Michigan State association for tho
prevention and Relief OF Tuberculosis
VIII be held in Memorial hall. Ann Ar
Dor Nov 3. Routine business will be
disposed of in the morning ani IL
1890 luncheon will be served at the
Michigan Union club DR.. Arthur
scott Warthin. Miss Ethel NJ. McCor-
mick and DIR. Robert ]. Dixon, socre-
tary OF the state board Of health. will
speak In the afternoon. ii
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-10-30
DEATH or AGED RESIDENT.

Lassi Pietala aged 81. an old and
respected resident OF Centennial
Heights, died yesterday. He is sur
vived by a widow and two sons and
two daughters. The funeral took place
this afternoon, jointly with the Elk
man obsequies at the Finnish Apostolic
church on Pine street. Rev. A. L. Held
emann officiating Interment was in
Lake View cemetery. Tho decedcnt
was one Of the oldest Calumet resi-
dents.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-10-30
The Rent sheepskin.

The president Of college near Bos.
ton tells me that he received today a
letter, the writer Of which, a graduate.
asked for a second diploma. He said
that he had been engaged but that
he and the lady Of his choice had a
falling out. The lady showed her dis.
pleasure by tearing his diploma into
bits, Il am afraid" said the presi.
dent. "he will have to go through life
minus his diploma, but with a certified
copy. Boston Record.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-10-30
is A GREAT MOVEMENT.

Rev. u. ID. Stalker pastor of the
First Presbyterian church who arrived
home Saturday from Detroit, attend
ed several Of the meetings of the Men
and Religion Forward Movement" held
in that city last week. Dir. Stalker Is
much impressed with the efforts which
are being made to arouse greater in
terest in religious matters among the
men and states that great strides were
made at the Detroit gathering.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-10-30
THIS is GOING SOME

That Copper City is growing by
leaps and bounds, is evidenced by the
fact that during the past summer Con-
tractor Ulseth, the founder Of that
thriving burg, erected thirty-five new
residences there, and during the past
few weeks has disposed OF several OF
them. He viii build more new homes
there next summer.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-10-30
POULTRY ASSN. MEETING.

The next regular meeting Of the L.
=. Poultry association will be held one
week from Thursday evening in the
Y NJ. c. a. assembly room. The Off
GERS are negotiating for a hall for ex-
hibition purposes during the month of
January and expect to be in a position
to state what hall has been secured.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-10-30
LITTLE NEW coMERS.

The following births were recorded
to Township Clerk George Martin this
morning: Son 10 Mr.. and Mrs. Char
lie Heliste Of Ridge street; daughter
10 Mr. and Mrs. Oini Ylisto Of WOlver-
inc; daughter Of Mr. and Mrs. Ber-
nard Carlson, Copper City; son to Mr..
and Mrs. Isaac Petaya Of Wolverine;
and a daughter TO Mr.. and Mrs Will
lam Lebeau Of Copper City.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-10-30
DIES OF DlPHrHERlA.

The aeFeu-year-old son Of Mr. and
Alrs. Sampson Rosenberg Of wolverine.
died 'his morning ~ diphtheria. The
Funeral took place this afternoon. with
.rirment iH Lake View cemetery.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-10-30

Something All Have Noticed.
The only people with whom II Is
JOY to sit silent, arc the people with
whom it is at Joy to talk.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-10-30

are just taking the furniture out f.,
drive"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-09-15
Efficient Service Requires
Sufficient Facilities

To meet these requirements it is
essential not only that there be at all
times sufficient cable facilities, under
one control, but that they should be
operated INTERCHANGEABLE with each
other and in close physical connec-
ton with land lines as one system.
Ample spare facilities are necessary
to provide agains, the very frequent
cable interruptions.
Neither the Western Union nor any
one Of the companies OF the Western
Union group has, independently of the
others, facilities enough to handle
the business which at times any one
company might be called upon to take
care OF, because Of some particular
rush of business, or because Of some
cable interruption. Nor could any one
company furnish all the direct circuits
necessary for efficient service, al
though the combined facilities Of
these companies are ample If they
could be used supplementary to each
other and INTERCHANGEABLE.
AS il is, each company operates its
own cables through separate and dis
tinet Offices and under separate and
distinct management. All interchange
OF business is by actual transfer Of the
business from one company to the
other, with the consequent delay and
interruption of a service in which
seconds are Valuable.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-09-15
REPUBLICANS DIVIDED
AlmOst as Many For la Toilette as
For Taft.

Spring Lake, N. j.. Sept 1S.-When
not discussing questions of legislation
in their formal conference here, the
Governors, who are in convention
here, get together in little groups Of
ten ald talk politics-not their own
personal politics, but the prospects
for next years Presidential campaign.
IL is rarely that they have such an
opportunity to sound each other out
on sentiment all over the Union, and
evidently they appreciate it.
On the Democratic side it seems to
be pretty we'll agreed that up to date
the race for the nomination is be-
tween Gov. Wilson OF New Jersey
and Gov Harmon of Ohio, who are
frequently together and were seated
side by side in some of the many
photographs for which the Governors
have posed.
AS between the two there seems to
be no clear-cut line of sentiment, and
most of the other Democratic Cover
nors will be equally well satisfied if
either of them is selected as the
partys standard bearer.
IL is on the Republican side that
real differences of opinion exists for
it is there that the party has already
divided into regulars and insurgents,
and the contest is on between Taft
and La Toilette.
There are thirteen Republican Gov
errors here, and they are almost
equally divided between the two can
didates. Gov Hadley of Missouri ex-
poets to have the delegates from that
State for himself, and he says Mis-
souri, will also have a favorite son in
the Democratic convention in the per
son of Champ Clark.
Gov. Bass of New Hampshire is
not ready to declare himself for eth
er Taft or LaFollette. OF the re-
naming eleven these are for Taft:
Tener of Pennsylvania, Glasscock OF
West Virginia, Wilson of Kentucky
Hay of Washington, and Pothier OF
Rhode Island.
These are for La Toilette. MCCOY
ern of Wisconsin. Carey Of Wyoming
Wesley of South Dakota, Stubs OF
Kansas, and Aldrich of Nebraska
Gov. Hay of Washington said today
that although his State is among
those known as progressive, and the
people believe warmly in policies ad
vocated by La Toilette. he believed
Tfat would get the delegates. This
he said, was due to the popularity Of
reciprocity and enthusiasm for the
peace treaties.
Gov. Stubs of Kansas, on the 9th
er hand, said reciprocity would dc
much to prevent Taft from getting
the delegates from his State.
Kansas is more progressive thar
ever" he said, land we have only JUS
started. Our delegates will be fol
La Toilette"
Gov. Stubs said the great demand
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-09-15
Efficiency Increased,
Waste Prevented

The proposed arrangement between
the Western Union, the Anglo Amer
lean and the Direct u. S. companies
will bring the eight cables Of the three
companies under one operating con-
troll. The consequent increase in
effectiveness and economy will place
the Western Union in a position to
offer certain advantages in cable
service not now enjoyed by the public.
The other way open to enable
the Western Union to make such i'm
provements and introduce such new
services as it proposes to do, would
be to lay new cables. This would
seem TO be the height Of folly.
Duplication of the existing trans
Atlantic cable facilities at a cost Of
many millions, when there are more
than ample facilities for all business,
would put an unnecessary financial
burden upon an already fully burdened
business and would probably postpone
the reduction OF rates or introduction
of new services.