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The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1911-12-15

Funny how you will see some peo'
pie watch one end of their business
and pay no attention to the other;
isn't it?
The Florida Citrus Exchange has
made no secret of it's prices, and has
made no secret of what good oranges,
properly packed, should bring since
the opening of the season. And yet
there seems to be only one dealer in
the state progressive enough to take
advantage of this information and
work on it.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1911-12-15

The Chicago man has been very
much interested in Florida oranges
since he began to read the Florida
Grower; interested enough to go out
among the retailers and jobbers in
South Water street and to make in
quries. He found that these dealers
were prejudiced against Florida or
anges on account of the condition of
the fruit in former years; that they
did not care to handle immature fruit,
and thatt hey claimed that Florida
oranges would not keep and that there
was on demand for them.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1911-12-15

=, - higher priced
Mrs. E; S; Neck yehaaydrally afraid of
a an eMueu xiof cheaper fruit that is
risor IiIs* around.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1911-12-15

The Exchange is pursuing in these
weekly letters the policy that it has
pursued for two years; that is, to
continue to endeavor, while it has
the strength, to hold the umbrella
over it's competitors, and also to in
form its uninformed competitors of
the values as they really are for cit
rus fruit. If its competitors, knowing
actual values, haven't the business
acumen, or the nerve to demand and
receive the price their goods are
worth, then the Exchange is helpless
to aid them, as while it can furnish
for them market conditions, and can
furnish for them actual values, it is
powerless to furnish either the desire
or the nerve to ask what they are
entitled to.
To those having oranges still re-
naming on the trees, We would say
that good oranges, smooth and well
colored and sweet, should bring you,
if sold for delivery within the next
fifteen days, $1.50 a box on the trees;
grapefruit $3.50 to $500 a box on the
trees; and as We are finding buyers
now sending agents all through the
state to pick up bargains from the
growers who are not posted, we give
this information free gratis, for moth
ing" so that, while you are not in a
position to benefit by the high prices
the Exchange is getting for its fruit,
you can be in a position to make the
buyers pay you for your fruit what
it is worth, and if they will pay you
what it is actually worth, they will
not be in a position to beat down the
markets all over the country, using
your fruit as a club with which to
sandbag your neighbor
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1911-12-15

Here is another quotation from
one of our Southern markets, the
agent deploring the fact that although
his customer was willing to pay fifty
cents box more than he was paying
other people, that our agent was
obliged to lose the orders for the fol
lowing reason:
For your information, beg to ad
wise, just saw a telegram confirming
car of oranges at $3.50, and 100
boxes Fancy Brights grapefruit $500
This sale was made by the Umatilla
Fruit company, Umatilla, Fla"
We make no charge for this adver,
tisement, as if the Umatilla Fruit
company can afford to sell its or
anges and grapefruit at this price
and make a profit on them, We feel
that it is only right that the general
buying public should know where to
go and get fruit that was really cheap.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1911-12-15
Here are some sales in the Balti.

Here are some sales in the Balti
more auction that are interesting:
Arrived by steam, total grapefruit
averaged $2.11 a box. Color greenish.
Oranges averaged 1892. Color good,
quality good. All sold for Arnold
Fruit company"
Wonder how the grower of these
oranges feels with grapefruit averag-
ing $211 at Baltimore, when his
neighbor in the Exchange is getting
for his grapefruit from $3.50 to $4.OG
a box f. o. b. packing house
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1911-12-15
shesp.Ralslnu countrl.s

Australia and the Argentina be-
tween them pasture one-third OF ali
the sheep in the world.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1911-12-15

| attended the meeting held at the
agricultural train here at Tampa last
week. I believe that this tour of the
Experiment Station men will do much
good for the Florida farmer, and j
wish that they could afford to have a
train out all the year around. Ger
tainly these book farmers talked
sense, and | believe that the audi
ence were with them, and that many
of them were set to thinking. | heard
one OF the professors talking about
elevating the home life and proposing
better food for the children. He stat
ed that the so-called hoOkworm was
not near as degenerating as continu-
ground corn; that the pork-fed child
was pale, understood and backward
i'll his studies. He urged the farmers
to go in for more vegetables the year
around instead of two months in the
year. He wanted them to provide
their families with more eggs, chick
ems, cream and butter He stated
that when he first came to Florida it
was as a sick man, and that his doc
tor told him to eat plenty of butter
and drink plenty of milk He stated
that for the first six months that he
was in this state he was with the
farmers altogether, that he went from
one community to another to study
the folks and to study conditions. lie
iokingly said that at every meal he
told his hosts what the doctor had
ordered for him, and stated as a fact
that in the whole six months he had
but two glasses of milk offered him
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1911-12-15

He was very complimentary, and
stated that both he and his wife anX-
iously awaited for each issue of the
paper. He was also complimentary re-
garding the fight that We have been
putting up to suppress green fruit
shipments and stated that many Of
his friends were waiting for the Flor
ida Citrus Exchange to put ripe and
well colored oranges into Chicago. He
stated that nearly every day his wife
would ring up the grocer and ask if
he had any of the Florida oranges
with the red mark on the box?
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1911-12-15


am sorry to learn that some of the
outside shippers are urging buyers not
to invest in oranges at this time, stat.
ing as a reason that they are sure to
be lower later. This may come from
shippers who have practically cleaned
up, and who want to hurt the sale of
later fruit. This can have no effect
however, and the law of supply and
demand will prevail, and if the Elk
change advertising works out as it is
expected it WILL there will be the de-
mand and consequent good prices.
-
The demand everywhere is good,
but buyers are STIMULATING that the
fruit must be well colored. The only
fly in the ointment is the fact that
small shippers are quoting low prices,
and while this may be on fruit that
is not colOred, it still has its effect
For instance, a jobber is in daily re-
ceipt of quotations from Florida all
the way from $1.40 to Sl.75 a box for
Seeding oranges. For all he knows,
the lower priced fruit is just as good
as the higher priced. He is willing
to pay a premium for Exchange fruit, |
but the difference in price is too wide |
II may be that he orders a car of the |
cheaper fruit on an inspection basis, |
and consequently rejects it. This car
then becomes a tramp and is hauled |
around for a time, the price getting
cheaper all the while. If no buyer
can be found for it ii finally winds up
in the auctions, and this accounts for
the 81 and 50 box sales we some
times see recorded. The dealer real
ICES that he would have been better
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1911-12-15
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City Happenings and :
Personal Mention. 3

E. M. Rugg of Barnes Cit.s- ,s,,,o, =,
visiting relatives in the % y eIio"ei ~, "

from m,S' an N, s aiis nat he came here
som a,s and that it was The
z - Edt induced him to come to
g. Cd.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-04-27
MICHIGAN HAS
STRONG BUNCH
WOLVERINES PICK MEMBERS OF
RELAY TEAM TO COMPETE
IN THE PENNSYLVANIA
GAMES.

Ann Arbor, April 27.-Michigan is
standing pat on the relay team that
represented it during the indoor seas
on. Craig, Ross, Half and Gamble
were the successful contestants in the
tryouts for the mile team that is to
run at Philadelphia on Saturday, and
the quartet is rated as powerful as the
one that landed second list year.
Ralph Craig, world beating Splinter,
finished well in the lead I'm the trials,
and while the time announced, 81 3-5,
was rather slow, the weather condi-
tons did not favor speed. Half, the
youngster of the four, ran great race
in the trials, beating Gamble and fin
ishing abreast of Ross. All of the men
have been Improving steadily and there
is little doubt that they will make a
much stronger showing in the open
than they did on indoor tracks. The
men are all big and powerful, runners
Of the type who are at their best on the
cinders on the full quarter mile route.
Last year the Wolverines lost be-
cause tney nau llltle HAIL. NetN'
on their team. He made great marks
indoors and in practice, but when he
came to the big race he was so buff
feted by the other runners that he
lost many yards that his team mates
could not regain. This year Half will
probably run first, and as he is pow
erful and game he is not likely to get
much the worst Of it in the crowd. He
learned his lessons in taking pound
ings last fall as a member Of the Vars
ity football squad.
Capt. Horner, who will make the
trip with the relay men to compete
in the weight events, won first in the
shot put and second in the discus
throw, and is expected to repeat If he
does not better the performance this
season. Kohler is also doing good
work with the weights and is likely
to do well enough to be taken east.
While this is his first year in the uni
versity freshmen are eligible for the
special events.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-04-27
INSURED AGAINST RAIN.
indianapolis Speedway Management
Wants To Play Safe.


indianapolis, Ind. April 27.-Will
you bet $4,000 to 100000 that 1t will
rain next Decoration day? This is
what the indianapolis Motor Speedway
Is willing to post as n wager with one
Of the worlds greatest insurance COM
panies. that the time honored cutom
of the weather man will be carried out
and rain will come on the day of the
500 -mile international sweepstakes
race at the big brick track when 40 OF
the fastest cars in the world. manned
by the greatest drivers. will compete
for about $4,000 in gold.
The proposition that the Indianapolis
Motor Speedway company has made to
representatives of a famous English
insurance company which takes these
risks is that it is willing to pay $4,000
II rain does not come, providing the
insurance company will pay 100000 II
wet weather prevails sufficiently TO
prevent the great international classic
This is the first time in the history Of
automobile racing that such a wager
has been attempted or insurance
against rain has been considered as
factor in a race meet. but the magni-
tude of the coming Memorial day event
prompted the Speedway to consider the
probable loss in event weather was UNI
favorable. There is only one Insurance
company known which will attempt
such risk and that is Lloyd's of Lon
don.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-04-27
SPORTING NEWS OF THE WORLD
1esEzzlsz1z.ss

should put up a rafting good fight
when they step into the ring Of the
Drexel Athletic Club here tomorrow
night for the scheduled ten-round
bout. Both fighters completed their
work of preparation today and the re-
ports from their respective quarters
indicate that they are in fine fettle
for the battle. Neither will have any
difficulty in making 1873 pounds, which
is the weight limit agreed upon. The
contest is attracting much attention
and the club management expects large
and other places to witness the fight.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-04-27
Says STREAMS
ARE STILL HIGH
DEPUTY GAME WARDEN JOHN r
MACDONALD MAKES CON-
MENT ON OPENING OF
THE SEASON..

According to John T. Macdonald,
deputy game warden for this district.
the streams in many places through
out the copper country are still quite
high and the outlook for the opening
Of the trout season next Monday is
not very propitious. However, Mr..
Macdonald states that in open places,
the fishing should be attended by some
success as the snow adjoining the
streams disappeared some time ago
and the water has returned to its nor
nal channel In the wooded country
the snow is still a foot or more deep
and the streams probably will be high
for several weeks to come.
Deputy MacDonalds duties have
multiplied rapidly during the last few
weeks, as the date of the open season
approaches. No open violations have
been discovered despite the fact that
the fishermen are becoming impa-
tent.
Mr.. Macdonald is of the opinion
that a number Of song birds have been
Illegally killed i'm the copper country
during the past few years and he is
prepared to take active steps to pro-
tect them in the future. Several ar
rests have already been made at the
instance OF Mr.. Macdonald and other
arrests may be expected If the vio-
lators do not desist. There seems to
be absolutely no reason for killing
the song birds except for the pleasure
Of killing as they have no food value
and In many instances are not espe-
clally desirable for their plumage. The
state laws protest the song birds and
Deputy Macdonald is determined ia
see that they are enforced.
Several large consignments of fish
Try are expected in the copper coun-
Try this spring, the Keweenaw rod and
gun CLUB having applications for about
10000 and like number will be Sc
cured by the members of the Ho-On-
kee and the c. & II. clubs. These will
De planted in the streams and lakes
Oh The copper country. The copper
country sportsmen will not plant the
Try as early this year as in other years
as It Is believed better results are Sc
cured when the fry are planted in the
warmer weather and a greater percen
lage of them live. While most of the
Try received here will be brook trout,
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-04-27
OLD RESIDENT PASSES.
Fracture Of Leg is Fatal to Old Copper
Country Man.

The death occurred at Laurium last
evening of william Armstrong, aged
Sc years, father of Mrs. Harry II. In
gersoll. Mr.. Armstrong was one of the
pioneer residents of the copper coun-
try. having made his residence at
L'Anse for n number OF years. Last
Januarp, ne sustained broken leg in
a fall, and a general breakdown of his
health followed. he being unable to
survive the shock.
The decedent came TO the copper
country from lower Canada about Is
years ago and lived at LAnse until
twelve years ago when he took up his
residence with his daughter Mrs. In
gersoll of I.aurium. The following
children Survive him, Mrs. Harry It
Ingersoll. Laurium; L. ID. Armstrong
Milwaukee; John Armstrong of Buff
falo: Michael of louisiana; George
of Spokane: Mrs. Sarah Boyle, of
Ulysses, Idaho; Mrs. Charles Johnson
Of Petrolia, Ontario; Will, of Van
couver, British Columbia, and Mrs
George blackwell of Australia
Funeral services will be held tomor-
row afternoon at LAnse, the funeral
party leaving Calumet tomorrow
morning.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-04-27
"BIDDY" IN CHAMP CLASS.
Laurium Hon Lays Egg Weighing
Quarter OF Pound.

A few days ago upper peninsula
farmers and chicken 1hnciers were
startled by the announcement that a
White Plymouth Rock hen owned by
Duncan McGregor of Sault Ste. Marie
laid an egg measuring Sh inches In
circumference one way and 6h inches
the other way. and the owner imme-
diately set up claim to the cham
pionship In behalf of his hen. Sault
ste. Marie is no longer entitled to his
honor, however, for II remained for
Iaurium "biddy" to eclipse the record
made by McGregor's hen.
Yesterday. n Buff Orpington hen
owned by Henry Trythall OF 327 Os-
ceoia street, Laurium laid an egg
which measured exactly sh inches In
circumference the long way and sE
inches the other way. When placed
on the scales the egg weighed more
than one-folrth OF a pound. Mr.. Try
thall Is Justly proud of his hen.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-04-27
NEW YORK MEN ON EVERY TEAM.

New York, April 27.-One Of the Of
ficials Of the New York American
baseball team has discovered that there
is former New York American on
every team i'm the league this year
Chicago has Pat Dougherty; Detroit
Moriarity; St. Louis. Powell, Lake
Hoffman. Austin and Laporte: Wash
ington, Elberfield, Hughes and Conroy;
Philadelphia, Thomas; Boston, Engle
and Klenow, and Cleveland, Manager
Mcguire.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-04-27
PLANS ARE BEING DRAWN.

Plans for the construction of n bun
galow at Twin Lakes for Calumet
sportsmen are being prepared by Ar
chitect f. w. Hessenmueller, formerly
Of Caulmet but now of Duluth. The
site for the building has already been
secured and much of the timber for lis
construction Is on the ground. The
building win have one large room
equipped with an open fireplace. hunks
and other conveniences. 1t will be
fronted by a veranda eight feet deep.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-04-27
LkURIuM BRIEFS.
+ ***+.** /. .*%++* 4

Clerk Martin Prisk Jr. was a bust
ness visitor at Houghton yesterday.
Twenty candidates will be
initiated at the regular meeting of the
Modern brotherhood this evening
Members of St. Anthony's court, C.
O. F.. will leave the Laurium bank hall
at 1880 o'clock Sunday morning to at
ttend services at the st. Anthony's
church.
Thomas Lobb of Boundary street
underwent an operation at the C. & II
be improving.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-04-27
COUNCIL MEETS TONIGHT.

An adjourned statutory meeting OF
the Laurium council will be held to-
night for the purpose of acting on sew
eral applications for liquor licenses
which have been presented since the
last meeting and to approve bonds
which are presented by the saloonists.
Other matters probably will be con-
sidered at this time and an interesting
meeting is expected.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-04-27
SPORTING EDITORS NOTES.

Great Britain won the class match
and permanent possession of the
Newnes trophy.
Joe Cantillon has signed an Indian
named Chase other noted Indians in
the leagues are Chief Bender, Bugs
Raymond and RUDE Waddell.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-04-27
+ 1. r = 1. (. :. !. 1. !. I. 8. I. j. !. I. + :.
g. HOUSEHOLD HINTS :
Hand Embroidery.

Hand Embroidery.
When making pieces of hand en-
broidery try adding a mark of your
own. Small cross stitch designs are
pretty and not too noticeable
Il understand you speak French like
Il native"
mo" replied the student, 1--WE got
the grammar and the accent down
pretty fine. But it's hard to learn the
gestures. "-Washington Star.
Laundry Bag Help.
A sailors bag of white canvas makes
an excellent laundry bag for a boys
room. Besides being strong and wash
able. it will prove attractive to the
boy and an inducement to keep his
room shipshape.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-04-27
BEECHAM'S
PILLS

n nelp naturally from within. They
stoe the system and enable your
Nosalach, liver and bowels to work as
nature intended.
o,,,aLy few doses and see how
AND Iiy you will be rid of impurities.
will now your blood and your looks
ma pe benefited. Thoroughly tried
anu proved good this family remedy is
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-04-27
Your
Good Looks

should should be a source of pride to you.
ALLOW skin, pimples, blotches and
11.uPtons call for immediate attention.
:, ~ should be your aim to get rid Of
'nese dlsilguring signs of impure blood
NJ quickly, certainly, inexpensively.
W. no outward application will purify
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-04-27

it is expected that large number of
black bass and other species will be
planted later in the season.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-04-27
American League.

r. r.. Z.
Boston 49,. ..4tO12OOOx-1t IS 5
New York 80. 1O11O0410- II
Batteries-Cicotte, Hall and Carri-
gan; Abels, Crockett and Blair, Walsh.
r. II Il.
Philadelphia ...O0OO511Ox-7 6 /
washington .OOOOOOOO2-2 6 3
Batteries - Bender and Thomas;
Groom and street.
Detroit 800. ,.1O040O40x-9 IA I
Cleveland 60. .3O1O2OOOO-6 10 I
Batteries -Willett, Works and STAN
age; Yingling, Mitchell and Land.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-04-27

1t is already practically assured that
the residents OF Red Jacket will CO.
operate with those of Laurium and
help to make the carnival and Fourth
of July celebration a big success. A
meeting probably will be held soon to
arrange local features, prominent
among which will be the biggest ply
rotechnical display ever shown in the
copper country. The Fourth of July
parade this year will be augmented by
the street demonstration of the Pat
terson company, which in itself is said
to be a very creditable turn out. Other
local arrangements such as the en-
gaging of bands will be cared for and
there is little doubt that Laurium's
celebration will eclipse anything of
the kind ever attempted here before.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-04-27
Lauriium Department
CARNIVAL BOOSTERS ARE
EXPECTED TO ARRIVE SOON

Representatives of the Patterson
Amusement company are expected to
arrive In Laurium within the next few
weeks to direct the preliminary ar
arrangements for the appearance of that
company here and to take charge of
the advertising. Arrangements will
be pushed rapidly as the time is short
| in which to make preparations.
This will be the first visit of the Pat
terson Amusement company to the
copper country and its advent is await
ed with much interest The company
carries eighteen special shows besides
three free attractions. which are said
to excel anything ever attempted along
this line before. The park is already
being placed in condition for the
shows and no effort will be spared to
make the carnival a successful ven
| ture.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-04-27
kelLv-THoMpsoN BOUT.
Crack Midleweiehts 20 Meet at Ra-
cine, Wis. Tomorrow.

Racine. Wis, April Elf physical
condition counts for anything "Cyclone
Johnny" Thompson and Hugo Kelly
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-04-27
American League.
YESTERDAYS GAMES.
National League.

IL. II. -.
Cincinnati .. .OO1O3OO4O- . 4
Chicago -. ..1O2G34OO0-1O 10 /
Batteries-McQuillan Fromnie and
Mclean; Reulbach, Richie, Brown and
King, Archer.
r II u.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-04-27
American Association.

ST. Paul ?; Indianapolis /.
Milwaukee s; Columbus Z.
Kansas City 6: Louisville IL.
Minneapolis 10; Toledo 9.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-04-27

st. Louis -. ..OO1OOOCOO-1 2
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-04-27
Michigan Defeats oIivet.

Ann Arbor. Mich, April 27.-Uni-
versity Of Michigan IS; Olivet 4.