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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-07-01

tional steel coaches for regular serv-
ice.
Inquiry at the offices of other Chi
cago railroads developed that the man
ayers of none of these lines viii ask
for as extension of the order which re-
quires these steel postal ears.
There will be a few roads out of Chi
go that viii not be involved in this
act. as ost of them have sufficient steel
equipment to bring them within the
new statute. The Pennsylvania, Rock
Island. New York Central. Illinois Cen
trail Santa Fee, Northwestern and Chi
cago Great Western are roads that arc
using a great many steel cars. and all
of these report that they win be in po-
sition to protect the postal clerks in
line, with the requirements of the law.
Postal Car LAW.
The federal law prohibiting the use
of wooden postal cars in railroad trains
between steel cars or between an en- :
CINE and steel car also goes into effect
today, and tho principal roads centerinS
in the Calumet region have made prep
arations for complying without asking
for delay The law is intended to pre-
vent the increased danger to postal
car caused by placing the weaker wood
cars which are coming into increasing
use on many of the leading roads.
The Illinois Central. which has been
using many steel cars for some time.
recently ordered ninety -four additional.
including enough of the steel postal cars
to be used in all trains which include a
car of the new type. The Rock Island.
Northwestern, Great Western. an J
cic al ed
numbers OF the steel equipment. and
the Frisco will receive eighteen new
steel postal cars which will enable II
to comply with the statute at once.
The law requires either an all-steel
or a steel underframe car. but railroad
officials say the Specifications practical
lily require the all-steel type. which has
thus far proved itself practically non
Icollapsible as we'll as freproof
Buying steel Equipment.
Among the eastern roads the Penn
lsylvania and New York Central line.
talso have purchased an unusual amour
of steel equipment. In addition to tbs
postal cars, the Frisco is placing order
for ffty-one steel passenger cars to bt
used IN the st. Louis-New Orleans serv
ice in the fall which will give th'
Frisco % per cent of steel passenger
equipment. Twenty-eight large pass
enger locomotives are also to be ord
cred.
Preparations for moving during TIL
next three months about half billion
passengers, more than SO per cent o
the entire number carried last year. a.
being made by the railroads, II is est
mated. About 200 roads have concurre'
in special summer tariffs for journey,
east of theMississippi river. Thes
facts are brought out by the Pennsyl
vania in making arrangements for 1t
summer traffic, when the road expect
to handle about 9O.000,000 passenger
on the lines of its entire system.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-07-01
OBJECT OF CIVIC
BODY IS DEFINED
Next Meeting of East Chi
cago's New Civic League
Set for July 10.
Especial to THE TIMEs,D

East Chicago. Ind, July IA consti-
tuition and bylaws for the new Citi-
zons League recently organized in
East Chicago were presented and
adopted at a meeting held last night.
clause in the constitution defines quite
fully the objects of the organization
as follows: ITO promote civic morality
in the broadcast sense OF the word. to
assist the city officials in the enforce
ment of the laws and to interest citi-
zens at large without regard to par
ty affliation in securing clean and
strong municipal government"
meeting for the adoption of the
constitution and bylaws was held last
Monday in the city hall, but was brok-
en- up on account of the storm and yes
terday's meeting was an adjournment
of this. There were twenty-five present.
Z. S. Whitmer is chairman of the COM
mittee on constitution and bylaws,
which was reported last night. The
next meeting will take place Monday
evening, July 10. at the city hall
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the lighter finished prod
cts.
Effect of Gary Dinners

Effect of Gary Dinners.
The commissioner finds that competi-
ton. so far as prices are concerned, has
been modified by the policy OF CO.
operation inaugurated at the Gary
dinners about which so much has
been said before the congressional
steel investigating committee
The present valuation of the com
bine's tangible property is placed at
s1.1S7 100000 against s1.46s OO0, 900
outstanding securities, an increase of
about s4s7,000.00o in property. while
only about s66.o0o.ooo has been added
to polarization.
The advantage of controlling IS per
cent of the lake ores. on which the in
dustry is based, Is materially enhanced
by extensive control of rail transpor-
tation from the mines to the lakes In
his letter accompanying the report
Commissioner Smith says that in ca
pacity rather than in actual produc-
ton the corporation is materially
stronger than the production figures
indicate, and suggests that in case of
continued trade depression this
strength probably would show itself in
increased control.
Yesterdays report is the first of three
parts of findings by the bureau OF cor
| porations in an exhaustive inquiry into
| the steel industry.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-07-01
LIMIT COMPETITION.
STEEL TRUST OBJECT
Government Makes Charge
in United States Cor
poration Report.
LAKE ORE POSITION GOOD
Capitalized at $1,4O2, 900, O00-
Tangible Property Is Put at
$685., 0OO,0 900.
LAKE ORE POSITION GOOD

Washington. July 1.-The long-ex-
pected and much-discussed report from
the bureau of corporations the
United States Steel corporation. recent
ly submitted to President Taft. was
made public here last night.
Signed by Herbert Knox Smith. COM
missioner OF corporations. the report
makes no recommendations and is al
most wholly narrative In form. Mr.
Smith declares that restriction of com
petition was q prime object OF the or
Eanizers of the steel corporation. or
so-called trust"
Capitalized at s1.4o2. 900. 900. the cor
poration. he asserts, had tangible prop
erty worth only $685.. 100000 BY a
constant reinvestment of earnings.
however. the report points out. much of
the water in the company has been
eliminated
Buys Ore Properties.
The steel corporation now owns rs
per cent OF the lake ores. having re-
Gently concentrated its efforts to Sc
curing these properties. On this point
the report says:
Indeed. in so far as the steel cor
poration's position in the entire iron
and steel industries is of monopolistic
character. it is chiefly through its con-
troll of ore holdings and the transpor-
tation OF ore"
Discussing in detail how the i'm
pending struggle of the giants" was
averted almost over night by the form
alton of the great combination of COM
binations. taking in $50 subsidiary
companies. controlling so per cent OF
the total crude and finished steel pro-
duction of the country, the report says:
Until 1898 the bulk of the business
was among a very considerable number
of concerns. There was sharp compe-
tition. modified by frequent pools OF
greater or less duration and effective
ness"
Era of Combinations.
Then came an era of great combina-
tions. the report continues, with CAPT
talization ranging from S3O,0O0,O0O tc
100000, goo. mergers of many smaller
companies. which instead of eliminat-
ing competition threatened to bring
price cutting on larger scale thar
ever before. In 1S99-1900 there were
three great comprehensive Carnegie
company, Federal Steel and Nationa
Steel-dominating the production OF
crude and semi-finished products ant
six concerns-the American Steel anc
Wire. American Tin Plate, American
Steel Hoop. American Sheet Steel. Ma.
tional Tube and American Bridge
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-07-01
Ball Game TODAY.

Today the Chicago office of the Illi-
nois Steel company will clash with the
indiana Steel company nine on the
steel company diamond.
Tomorrow 1T Will be the local steel
workers against the Johnny Coulon
Athletics of Chicago. The lineup fol-
lows:
Gary Works-Copeland. If: Martin,
1b; Kelley, 3b; Jones, CT; Burgwald. SIS;
Scott. rf; Crane. 2b; Wilkins, c; Dia-
mon or Crosier. p.
Ath1etics-Coulon. RI: Christensen
IS; Walsh, c; Cavanaugh, II; Bartel. 2bi
Jurdensen. CT: Johnson. 3b; Grimburg
lib; Schultz or Hicks. p.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-07-01
FRISCO LINES PUT
ON STEEL MAIL CARS

President Winchell of the Frisco
lines, announces that no ore wooden
mail cars will be used in trains of that
system, in which there is a steel car.
This is good news to the Calumet steel
belt. There was delivered to the Frisco
lines yesterday eighteen steel postal
cars of the latest design that Will al
low the company to comply with the
new law. The Frisco will ask for no
extension of time and besides the mai
cars will soon have a number OF auu-
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-07-01
EAST GARY.

Mrs. Alma Meier was a Gary shopper
Friday.
Miss Ruth Emblem of Chicago is the
guest of the Misses Linda and Edna
Peterson.
Miss Christine Malmstone is visiting
with friends at Michigan City.
Mrs A Larson and her mother, Mrs
j. Mangnieson of Oshkosh Neb., are
visiting at the home of the former S
Brother, j. o. Johnson.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-07-01

was done in the judicial and legislative
world. Aftor many years of uncertain )
ty. public corporations know their
legal status. Managers arc now well
aware whether their stewardships are
lawful or unlawful. The decisions rend-
cred by the United States Supreme
Court in the Standard con and the
American Tobacco cases have clarified
the situation.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-07-01

First Presbyterinn church, south
Holman street.
Rev. A. II. Hoffman, pastor.
Mrs. L. A. Minard. organist-
Miss Harriet Ferris, choir director.
Sunday school at 9:45 a. m
w A Stout, superintendent.
Mrs. Cynthia Sohi. superintendent of
the primary department.
Preaching service. 10:45 a. m.
Invocation.
Responsive reading.
Hymn.
Scripture Reading.
Prayer.
Hymn.
Announcements.
Anthem: Observation-Disclosures
Sermon theme: The Supreme Cues
ton"
Ladies' quartet-Mrs. Saylors, Mrs.
Minard. Miss Elliott and Miss Ferris.
Evening service at 1880 p. m.
Theme: Independence Day Sermon"
Patriotic music.
Prayer meeting Wednesday evening.
Pine street Presbyte rinn Church.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-07-01
BOARD VISITS GARY

Members of the Lake county board
of review are in Gary today looking
over the field. Every year the board
pays an annual visit, but its inspec-
lions always result in approval of
Township Assessor John MacFadden's
work.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-07-01
Where to Worship
etings--
at Various Hammond Churches
tn. First Methodist r


The First Methodist EpfscoDal
church, Russell street
Rev. w. +. Switzer, pastor; residence,
lit Russell street
Sunday school at 9:45 a m.
Public orship and communion service
at 1880 a. m. Rev George r. Streeter
and r. w. Mayes Martin will conduct
the morning worship and officiate in
the observance of the Lords supper.
The Monroe street Sunday school
at 2:30 p. IN. Rev. william Newton
will preach in the evening.
The Gibson Sunday school at $3.50
p. m.
Epworth League at $40 p. m.
No evening church service.
The official board of the church will
meet Monday evening. July 8, at 8
o'clock
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-07-01

sunday school at 10 a. m. Mrs c,,
bingham. superintendent
Adult Bible class meeting AZ the
nome OF Mr.. and Mrs. maritime.
Junior Endeavor at 2:s0 n. M NJ
IWeedell. superintendent
evening service at 7:45 -,
Cross" Va ehe
Special music
cordial invitation is extended IN.
public to be present.
st. Paul's Lutheran Church. g en-
ton street. Rev. Theo. Claus. pastor.
German service at 10 a. m
oI Paufs Lutheran League Thursday
evening"
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-07-01

eupJect OF the lesson sermon.
GOD"
services at II o'clock in the Masonic
temple. in Muenich court
sunday school following the services.
A testimonial meeting is held on
Wednesday evening, at O'Clock.
A Christian Science reading room =.
maintained by this society in room No
IA. Rimbach building where the Rfble
and authorized Christian Science liter
ature may be found. Visitors are well
come.
most cordial invitation is extended
TO all.
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st. ss-esh.. Catholic Church. rev.

ST. ss-esh's Catholic Church. Rev.
II. NJ Plaster. pastor
First mass low) at a. m
High mass at 1915 a. m
Catechetical instruction at 3 p. m
Devotion and benediction.
German and English sermons re-
spectively. at tho low and high mass
every FIRST and fourth Sunday of tire
month. Vice verse on all other Su y
lays.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-07-01
Friedens Evangelical Church. Corner

Fricdens Evangelical Church, Corner
Sohi street and Indiana avenue.
Rev. P. Well. pastor; residence. zss
Indiana avenue. Phone 4514.
Morning services In German.
Sunday school at $50.
Public worship and sermon by the
pastor at 1890 a. m.
English services
Public worship and lecture by the
pastor
The friends and the public are invit-
ed to attend
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-07-01
BAPTIST Church.

BAPTIST Church.
Sunday school at 10 a. m.
Rev. c. ]. Coulter will preach at both
the II o'clock and at the s o'clock
evening services.
Morning subject: "A Reason for the
Hope
Evening subject: The Refiner's
FiIt
A~Ys P. NJ meeting at .. m.
iast n hammond mission at $3.50 D. m.
fraye1 meeting on Wednesday even
ing at t:so p. m.
All who wish to worship with us
viii be welcome to any. or all of these
services.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-07-01

Evangelical Emmanuel Church, sibIey
street.
Rev. NJ. C. Hoefer. pastor. $50 sibley
street, phone 1854.
Bible school at 9 a. m
Divine service at 1918 a. M
Patriotic service at 7;45 p. m, con-
Quoted in English.
Quarterly congregational meeting at
2:30 p. m.
Ladies' Aid business session Monday
evening at 1880 o'clock
Tuesday. July 4th. annual picnic at
Douglas park. All friends are cordially
invited to attend.
Choir rehearsal Thursday at m.
On account of the picnic the Young
Peoples meeting will be postponed un-
til the following Tuesday evening, July
IL, at 1880 o'clock
The public is cordially invited to all
services.
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Pentecostal Church of the Naxarenes
Calumet and Michigan avenues
Rev. w. u. Fugate. pastor.
Sunday school at 9:45 a. m
Congreg ational meeting at IL q m
and 1880 D. m.
Mid-week services
Prayer meeting Wednesday evening
at 1880 p m.
Bible study Friday evening at 7:3o
p. m
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Pine street Presbyterian Church.
Rev. Graham Fuller. pastor.
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zionb German NJ. e. Church, 2SS Tru.
NV avenue. Residence, $50 Truman
avenue Rev. J. Belnert. pastor.
Sunday school at $3.50 a. m.
Preaching service at 1896 a. m
Epworth League at 6:45 p. m
Evening services at 1880 p.
Wednesday evening at prayer
meetips
The ladies' Aid society meetings are
held on the last Thursday of the month.
Choir practice. Friday evening. At
2. m
The people of the city are cordially
invited to share in this service.
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Christian Church. Corner Calumet av-
enue and Summer street.
c. J. Sharp. minister: residence eze
Summer street Phone 345'
Sunday meetings:
Orchestra at GAS a. m
Babe school at 10 a. m
Communion and preaching services
1T IL . M
Junior Endeavor at J.
intermediate Endeavor at p. m
Christian Endeavor at $50 p. m
Baptismal and evangelistic servics
at 1880 D. m.
Special music at all services
Monday evening at p. m Sarneio
club. alternate Mondays.
Tuesday office day at the church
Tuesday evening at 1880 choir prac-
tice, Mr. Leaning. leader.
Wednesday afternoon. Deborah Ala
society at the church.
Wednesday evening. at 1880. mid
week seryies, Bible study and board
meeting
Thursday afternoon Martha Ala So
ciety at the csurch-
Thursday evening social evening
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ST. Paurs Episcopal Charch, II RIM
bach ayeuue

bach avenue.
Rev. Charles Albert Smith, 81 Rim.
zach avenue Tel 1864
Third Sunday after Trinity.
The only service tomorrow will ha
holy communion with sermon at e.so
First Congregation Church.
There Will be no morning service.
sabbath school at $3.50 D. m.
The Rev. ~ J. Cameron will preach
at 7:30 p. m
All are invited to attend these serv-
ices.
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Washington Harvesting Bumper Crop
Continued from page ID

the East; indeed it may surprise some
Western agriculturalists, but WILDLY
Island is recognized to yield more
bushels of wheat to the acre than is
known In any other part of the world.
Little or no spring wheat is grown
here.
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GRANDVlEW.

this district $50 cars of hay, forty
cars of potatoes and seventy five cars
of fruit. The indications now are
that fully the same amount of hay
and potatoes will be grown this year
and 40 per cent as many apples. Mr..
Armstrong, who has estimated for the
Washington Fruit Distributing Com
pany all the orchards from Ellensburg
to the Palouse country, says that
those in this vicinity show more near
ly normal yield than any other sec
ton visited.
EDMONDS.
In this district there is about per
cent more acreage under fruit and
garden truck this year than last.
This years crop will be only about
so per cent of last years. The de-
crease cannot be attributed to the
hot weather, which has been benefit
rather than otherwise.
RIDGEFIELD.
There is an increase in the fruit
acreage in this vicinity of possibly 5
per cent in county. The crop will
probably be about the same as last
year. The prune crop is not quite as
large, but of better quality. The
late hot weather has done no damage
to fruits. 1t has been good thing
for hay, which is in rine condition.
There is so little wheat raised here
that it is difficult to make any report
on it.
Fruits and vegetables are raised
principally. The potato crop is good
and early crops are being harvested
now.
LA CONNER.
The fruit acreage in this section is
about the same as last year. While
the soil and climatic conditions are
favorable for fruit raising, yet thus
far it has been only a side issue with
the farmers.
The speciality in the crop line of
the farmers of the famous La Conner
flats is oats and hay. There is less
acreage in hay this year than 1910,
but the 1911 oat acreage is greater
than obtained last year. The hay
field this year will run about three
and one half tons per acre, as against
four tons last year. The hay crop
for this district will amount to about
IL, 900 tons, or about 20 per cent short
of last year.
Last years. oat crop for Skagit
county Appropriated 900, 900 sacks,
or l, sOO 900 bushels. This year it will
go about 48O. 900 sacks, or l, 44O, 900
bushel. The recent hot weather and
an unusually late and backward spring
are the principal reasons for the
shortage in this seasons crop.
PIE ELL.
The acreage of fruit, hay and grain
are approximately the same as last
year.
The wheat and oat crops are about
as good as usual and will 60 about
fifty bushels for wheat and seventy
five bushels for oats.
COLVLLLE.
Fruit: The cherry crop has practi-
cally gone, but was over an average
crop. The increase in acreage over
last year is about IL per cent.
ISSACUAH.
The farmers generally do not take
much interest in their fruit trees,
for When the question was asked,
"How much have you made on your
trees the last year, the answer in
variably was "the stuff just rotted
on the ground.'
Hay is making four tons to the
acre. The dry weather has not,
neither will it affect these in any
way, as they are almost assured now.
The potato crop will only be about
two-thirds crop this year. The
vines are doing we'll, are green and
thrifty and the potatoes in the hills
are larger than last year. There will
not be so many in hill. At present
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known In any other part of the world.
Little or no spring wheat is grown
here.
TOPPENISH.
The principal crops raised on the
Yakima reservation are alfalfa hay
and potatoes.
The best estimates for alfalfa place
the acreage at 30, 600 and the probable
yield at 200, 900 tons, the largest crop
ever harvested.
The estimate on potatoes is 400 cars.
Estimates for other products are not
available.
BELLINGHAM.
Whatcom county is harvesting the
biggest crop of hay in its history and
ten days more of clear weather will
see every ton of it safely housed.
This years. crop, it is estimated by
farmers and persons familiar with
present and past conditions, exceeds
lbs per cent of the years average.
River bottom lands are averaging
more than five tons per acre, while
upland red soil is producing an
average of three tons per acre. Some
sales of the seasons hay have been
reported, prices remaining about the
$40 mark. The majority of ranchers
of the county, however, are steadily
refusing to sell, waiting until the east
sides price shall have been fixed.
Oats are in excellent condition and
are exceeding a 100 per cent crop.
Estimates gathered from ranchers in
several districts of the county place
the WELD at 100 bushels per acre for
uplands and 125 for bottom lands.
Potatoes promise an average crop,
with the certainty that the crop will
exceed the average if rain should
fall in any quantity within the next
two weeks. On the other hand,
ranchers say that a continuation or
the present hot weather will reduce
the potato crop to below 100 per
cent crop, with little hope that later
paintings will reach an average ma
turity.
KENNEWICK.
Although the earlier fruits in the
Columbia river section were damaged
by the spri ng frosts the orchard yields
this wear will exceed the estimates
made during the blossoming season.
Kennewick' strawberry crop of TO-,
600 crates was marketed at an average
of So crate. The earlier varieties
of peaches have beer on the market
several days.
The melon acreage is more than
double that of last year, it being
estimated that 200 cars of melons will
be shipped from Kennewick next
month.
All past records in hay product on
will be broken this year, with an
alfalfa crop totalling between 20, 600
and %, 900 tons. In many fields the
years average will be ten tons per
acre, while the average for the entire
valley will easily be seven tons.
CHARLESTON.
The crop estimate for Asotin county,
while rough, yet conservative, is as
follows:
Fruit-The acreage is about the
same. The percentage of crop per
acre is 40 per cent peaches; 70 per
cent cherries; 20 per cent apples; 8
per cent plums and prunes; per
cent pears; per cent aprlcots and
per cent small fruits.
The percentage Of crops last year is
Cherries about the same; peaches
80 per cent; apples, 30 per cent;
pears better than last year; plums
and prunes same as last year; small
fruit 80 per cent. The late weather
had no effect on the fruits except the
small fruits.
Winter wheat-The acreage is 49,,
500. The yield was thirty bushels per
acre and the total estimate is 800, 600
bushels. The recent hot weather had
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TOPPENISH.

The principal crops raised on the
Yakima reservation are alfalfa hay
and potatoes.
The best estimates for alfalfa place
the acreage at 30, 900 and the probable
yield at 200, 900 tons, the largest crop
ever harvested.
The estimate on potatoes is 400 cars.
Estimates for other products are not
available.