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Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-04-20
WILL DECIDE
CHAMPIONSHIP
Christ Church Cadets and
7. A. c. Play Tonight.
Rbectal TO the EVENING NEWS.

~Tottenyille, S. l.. April 20:-Just
to decide the championship of Staten
Island, speaking in the basketball
sense of the word, the Christ church
Cadets, of New Brighton. will pia5t
here tonight against the Totem
Vile a. G. in the final game of the
local season. These clubs are consid-
cred evenly matched, although to-
nights visitors tower head and
shoulders above their lighted Tot
tenville opponents. Manager Willis
Larkin and his bunch, however, are
confident of closing the home season
with Il victory. Dancing before and
after the game.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-04-20
ICE

Concrete and paving work. also
garden work, tree trimming and cut
ting; lowest prices. Write or call
Fred Christensen, 100 Fayettc street.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-04-20

cumstance. which IL too small to
make a Want Ad. worth while "a an
adjusting force u toe small to
worry about,
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-04-20
DING OF HI CLUBS.

AMERICAN LEAGUE.
At Observation-Disclosures. g.; Phila-
deiphia. o. Batter1es-Johnson and Aim
smith: Brown and Esan.
At Boston - Boston-New York games
postponed on account of wet grounds.
Detroit-Clevelsnd game postponed on
account of wet grounds.
st. Louis-Chicago game postponed On
account Of rain.
OF NIE IL Irpa
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-04-20
REPORTS NEW PASSENGER
AND FREIGHT LINE

REPORTS NEW PASSENGER
AND FREIGHT LINE
RESCMING SERVICE
LEA YES KEYPORV.
Week Days, 3 A. NJ.
Saturdays, s A. NJ. and 5 P. M.
Sundays, 8 and 1870 A. M. and
5 2. NJ.
LEAVES NEW AORK.
Ganesyoort Street,
Week Days, 4:30 P. NJ.
Saturdays, 1890 P. M.
Battery,
Week Days, 5:15 P. M.
Saturdays, 1880 and " P. NJ.
Sundays, 9:45 A. M, and 1880
and 7 P. VI.
The lrolley cars OF the Jersey Gem
trail Traction Company connect with
the boat at KeypCrt for New York.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-04-20

twirling line this season and are
willing to pay almost any price for
a star boXman. If Murphy could
land a pitcher like Rucker he figures
It would put his team in the running.
RuCker is the best southpaw pitcher
in the game today. Were he with a
first division club there is little
doubt that he would come pretty
near leading the National league
tWirlers in games won.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-04-20
HIGH ANNEX
DEFEAT SCHOOL NO. |
Special to the EVENING NEWS.

TottenVtlle, S. l.. AprI 20:-In a
game played on the Atlaltic oval in
TcttenYille. yesterday afternoon,
the Curtis high school annex of Tot
tenyille defeated the team of public
school No. /. of the same place, by
a score of IL to 8. Copeland and
Wightman were the battery for the
Curtis annex and McHose and Le-
name did the twirling and receiving
for the public school.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-04-20
Staten Island Rapid Transit.
FARM 10 NEW VnnE

One way ~
Hound Trip .......s. .06
30 Trip Ticket 1900
Monthly ..-....... 200
Timetable in Effect September 80. 1911.
TO NEW OuK
Leave Perth Amboy- Daily
$40, $40, 700. '7:2sr 1879, $500.
500. $50, $50 1910 a. M. 1915. 1850,
$50, $40, 4:25, 5:25. $40. 1857. 900.
1925, 1880 p. m,
Sundays and Holidays
6:15. 7:46. 8:46. 9:45, 10:46, 11:46 q, m,
17:46, 1:46, 3:05, 4:06, $40. 8:16. f:15.
9:16. 1000, 1870 p. m.
FROM NEW ORR
Leave New York Daily
a. m, 1890, 1880, 2:40, $40. 4;4e. sis,
$500, 5:45, C:15. $50, 700, 7:4o. 800.
1900. 11:so p. M 1890 a. m.
Sundays and Holidays
Noon. 100 400, 500, 4:sO, $3.50, 6, d
GEO. J. BROWN, N
General Traffic Aga ~
| Holiday nights only. -
o Express.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-04-20
BASEBALL.
-
Hs~Ef'
Results Of Games Played In National
and American League.

NATIONAL LEAGUE.
At New York-New York. 6; Brooklyn,
T. Batteries Mathewson and Meyers;
Rucker. Sohardt and Erwin.
At NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., 9: Boston,
s. Batteries - Alexander and Graham;
Mattern, Donnelly. Dickson and King.
ChicaEo-Cincinnati and PIttsburgh-st
Louis games postponed on account Of
wet grounds.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-04-20

Brooklyn. April 2O:-Charley Eb-
bets, president of the Brooklyn base
ball club. is reported to have turned
down an offer of 100000 and a
couple Of players for his star left
hand pitcher. Nap Rucker. The Of
fer Is reported to have come from
Charley Murphy, owner of the Chi
cagO Nationals. 1t is well known
that the Cubs are very weak in the
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-04-20
ALMANAC FOR THE WEEK.

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The Washington herald., 1912-11-28
Oyster Industry.

They have more natural beds, they are
more fertile and productive. they are Of
higher and better quality. they are
pure The purity of the Virginia oyster
is known throughout the United States
and this is the essential reason for the
ever increasing demand for her product
The following is an extract from the
Oysterman and Fisherman: The possi-
bilities Of Virginia's natural water re-
sources are almost staggering to con-
template" and. again, from a census
OF the persons engaged in our fish and
that this vast industry supports other
branches of enterprises and feeds many
mouths TIL" wealth Of property in
terests ashore created and supported by
its returns gives much revenue to the
State in the way of land and personal
taxation, far exceeding the direct tax
accruing from the pursuit" From the
above article that partakes of the ma
ture of statistics, it is easily to con-
Clude that the oyster industry has
been as instrumental in the development
OF this State as any you care to men,
tion. The name Virginia is synonymous
with oyster. and both have gained a ma
tional reputation through their individual
and combined efforts. 1t is estimated
that fully 1900 people are employed in
this calling in this immediate vicinity
and at least 100000 invested in the
gathering and shipping. The oppor-
tunities for wealth producing are so
many in this section that only what ap-
pears to us as the principal ones are
mentioned, and these are dwelt upon
simply because of the old idea, that the
Southern people are a go-easy sort, like
unto the Olden times of two or more
decades.
The following extract. taken from the
Manufacturers Record of April Il, 1912,
shows what others think of this section:
THE strength of the position of Norfolk
Portsmouth with respect to the natural
advantages that count most in city build
ins is such that nothing in the entire
The Washington herald., 1912-11-28

and has developed a score OF other in
dustries, all mammoth affairs in them
selves and all directly and some wholly
dependent upon the truck farmers for a
living. Not only must the truck be
planted, cultivated, and shipped, but the
ground, which is required to produce
three and four crops each year. must be
fertilized. There are a dozen fertilizer
factories employing from 80 to 500 wage
earners, in the manufacturing zone de-
voted to the production of fertilizers
suited TO this soil. Some idea Of the
magnitude Of the business can be gath
cred from the fact that some of the
larger truck farmers patrOnize these fac
tories to the extent of $4,000 per year
Practically the whole year shipments Of
truck are being made. For instance,
kale and spinach begin TO move irr Octo-
Der and November and continue until
April, the quantity depending upon the
weather and market. Lettuce and rad
ishes are shipped in the fall and spring.
Strawberries begin to move the latter
part of April. and are shipped largely in
May. This years crop of strawberries
being the largest on record, including
the berries consumed at home, 15,OOO, 900
quarts is the estimated crop. Cabbages
are shipped in May and June, and later
varieties until the early part of July.
Irish potatoes are shipped during June
and July, the season closing during the
latter month. Cucumbers, grown under
glass, are shipped in the months Of April
and May, but the bulk of the crop
grown in the open fields is shipped the
latter part of June and in July and Au-
gust. Fan crops of peas and beans are
also grown and shipped in September,
October. and November; in fact, until
frost. Watermelons and citron go for
ward in large quantities in July and
August
The following are the figures covering
the crop Of 1912. which required nearly
100000 packages to ship these berries
The Washington herald., 1912-11-28

other roads terminating on this harbor
to join in the expense and ownership,
which was done, and connection was
made with all the rail and water lines,
so that to-day nearly 1,OOO cars are ham
died in each twenty-four hours, and the
volume of business has grown to such
an extent that double tracking has been
found necessary. This joint ownership
of the belt line actually extended the
terminal facilities of every railroad COM
pany over the belt line rails, as the
switching charge was absorbed in the
through rate. Thus the railroads by
absorbing the switching charge made
the freight rate to and from points on
the belt line the same as the rates to
the terminals NJ the different lines.
The belt line naturally developed very
rapidly into an industrial railroad, and
at the present time owns and operates
along the water front and through the
manufacturing zone, besides the main
line, ten miles of sidings. besides five
and a half miles of sidings owned by
private industries, connecting with sid
ings at which carload shipments are re-
ceived and delivered. The Saturday
Evening Post says: NO doubt figures
are dull things. More humanity interest
ing-and to many minds more convincing
is the evidence that every winter trav-
eler to the South in late years finds un-
der his eyes, even though sunny weather
and the golf links were all he really
expected to find. He sees a land quick
with new Observation-Disclosures pro-
jects; fruit and vegetable farms con-
stantly edging farther into the swamp
and the palmetto: road building; new
structures going up in the towns Next
the golf links they are laying out an
addition. We don't know any part of
the country where the casual travel is
more impressed with a notion that the
people are doing things than in whole
sections of the South 1t may be truly
said that here is one of the most IA
vored garden spots in the country
Warmed by the waters of the Gulf
Stream, the climate here for miles inland
is capable of supporting the most deli
cate plant life for two-thirds of the
year, and hardfer forms from January un-
til December. This makes the mammoth
The Washington herald., 1912-11-28
by NJ. F. LEWIS.

- Portsmouth, Va. Nov. q.
Nesting almost on the southern shores
of the Hampton Roads basin. on the
mainland side of the Elizabeth River. the
wonderfully developing city Of Ports
mouth is rapidly coming into her own
From an old-fashioned town Of 1900 to
15.OO0 in population. and relying solely
upon the government navy yard for
means of livelihood, a recent visit shows
the marvellous strides made by this
hustling and thriving Industrial, agricul-
tural, and transportation center.
BY broad and effective work of the
commercial organizations the city has
been changed from a somnOlent factor
to a thriving pushing, energetic place OF
.,23S inhabitants, and is reaching out
for her share of the nations trade. She
is to-day leading all Virginia cities in
growth, and bids fair at no distant day
to become a tremendous factor in the
trade and commerce of the United States,
due to so many advantages and oppor-
tunities, which will be dwelt upon in this
article. The city takes rank as an indus
trial center by reason Of
The Washington herald., 1912-11-28
R0YSTER GUANo COMPANY.

ness, Galveston. New Orleans. and Mo-
bile. $50; NOrfolk-Portsmouth. s15; other
ports mentioned. none. For pilotage. bar
and harbor. Galveston, Mobile and PEN
sacOla. each Sl53; New Orleans. $40; Sa-
vannah, NS6; Charleston. Sl9i; Norfolk.
sl@7. PIIotage. harbor. Galveston. New
| Orleans. Mobile, Norfolk Portsmouth.
each. SO: Pensacola. 8: other ports mem
| toned, none. For towage, Galveston,
$780, New Orleans, $50: Mobile. $575: PEN
| sacola, 81: Savannah. So; Charleston.
s.: orfolk-Portsmouth. SIS flor docking
| steamer). For shed Of tarpauIin hire,
Galveston, 800; New Orleans Cmoney goes
to State or municipal boards, so; Mo-
bile, So: Savannah, $50: Norfolk Ports
| mouth. Charleston, and Pensacola. moth
ing. For stevedoring. Galveston, $500
Ccost at Galveston. l6 cents per bale or
5000 for cargo; at New Orleans. Is cents
per bale. or 5000 for cargo; Mo-
bile. $50; Pensacola. 5000; Savannah,
mouth, $500. Boat hire. Galveston and
Mobile, each $50: Savannah and Charles
ton, each s.: Norfolk. Pensacola. and
New Orleans. nothing. For advertising
crew. Galveston. Mobile Pensacola. New
Orleans. Charleston, each Sc: Savannah,
81; Norfolk Portsmouth. nothing.
Total port expenses = New Orleans.
s6.Sll.
Total port expenses. Galveston. $3.50.
Total port eXpenses-Mobile. S14O.
Totu rOrt eKpenses-PensacOla, S5,9O5.
Total port eXpenses-Savannah. s, ,295
Total port eXpenses-Charleston 81, 4Ss
Total port expenses - Norfolk-Ports-
mouth, $3.Of5.
The prices of bunker coal at these ports
Is treated also by the experts mentioned
above, with the following result: Gal
weston. s.: New Orleans, S.25: Mobile
S2.95; Pensacola, 50: Savannah, sLJO;
Charleston. $3.50: Norfolk Portsmouth,
*2.95. incidentally, it is stated. that
neither OF the other ports mentioned can
supply coal anywhere equal in quality to
that procurable here. Back of the land
The Washington herald., 1912-11-28

catalogue seems wanting. The great
land-locked harbor here is probably not
surpassed by any other in the world in
point of approaches from various sides.
of accessibility from many markets. or
of safety for vessels seeking anchorage.
1t is at the place where the Chesapeake
Bay, richest Of inland seas meets the
Atlantic Ocean; where the James River
and the Elizabeth and the Nansemond
bring their fresh water to pour into the
salt and their boats Of lighter draft to
transfer thelr cargOes to those whose
roads lie up and down along the eastern
coast, and through the waters of all the
charted seas Again: The railroads
bring Norfolk Portsmouth into such in
innate relation with the resources of
cnal and iron and timber with which the
nearby territory of the Virginias and
North Carolina abound that il seems
certain that this must become the 10
cation of nest OF manufacturing plants
Of one kind or another that will make It
one Of the busiest of the country's COM
Eunities. Nor is this yet all. The rich
lands of Tidewater. Va, lie so close
around, so conveniently near, as to make
this, the greatest shipping for truck in
the United States, and millions Of dol
lars are brought here each year to pay
for the truck shipped from this port to
the many markets Of the country.
There is disposition here to set on foot
some plan for the establishment of nIapts
to manufacture the high-grade woods Sc
cured from Cuba. Honduras. Mexico, and
other countries to the south. the trans
portation facilities for bringing the tim
Der in and shipping the product out. to.
gether with cheap laoor and cheap manu-
featuring sites. being urged as the basis
for a successful business"
The Washington herald., 1912-11-28
Port of
NOrfOK-POrtSmOuth.

which has the distinction. according 10
published figures, of being the. cheapest
loading port of all the Middle and South
Atlantic and Gulf ports OF the United
States. These figures were carefully
prepared by experts for the large trans
portation interests, and cover the port
charges of a steamer taking on 500
bales of cotton. with draft of 2jIs feet
For entrance, clearance. tonnage. and
consular fees, same at all ports; for
boarding officers and inspection fees, Gal
weston, New Orleans, Mobile. 81; Nor
folk-Portsmouth, 50; Pensacola, Savan.
nah and Charleston. none; for Quaran-
tine fees. Galveston, $50: none at other
ports treated Of: For wharfage, New Or
leans, 1924 (money goes to State of Louis
lanai; Norfolk-Portsmouth. $3I5 money
goes to railways owning wharf: at other
ports mentioned, no wharfage is charged.
Harbor fees. New Orleans $40: Mobile,
so: Pensacola, so; Savannah, Sl5;
Charleston, $l2: Norfolk and Galveston.
none. For surveyors certificate of readi-
The Washington herald., 1912-11-28
PORTSMOUTH COTTON OIL REFINING CORPORATION

and vegetables in, the value being esti-
mated at sI4OOO.OOO:
Spinach. G52. .75S barrels.
kalc. 43S.329 barrels.
Radish, S2il barrels.
Radish. ll2.s02 baskets.
Peas. 81, ,36I baskets.
Lettuce 57.i20 baskets
Berries, 22l.SS crates
Cabbage. 3SO,Sl barrels
Beets. G.429 barrels and boxes.
CuCumbers. 1886 baskets
CuCumbers, 6S,97 barrels
Beans. S94.J4S baskets
Beans. S65 barrels.
Apples. 7,53S barrels
WateTmClOns, 32LS35.
CantelOupe. 1880 packages
Potatoes 0rish). l.CS1.65l barrels.
Tomatoes. S9Jl crates
Squash. 5.Oe6 barrels.
Eggplants. T,lIS crates.
Asparagus, 3,G7S boxes
Sweet potatoes. sS,145 barrels
Mixed fruits. 2779 packages.
Parsley, l.lS2 Packages.
Turnips, LOO barrels.
CauliflOwer. 5,2i2 baskets.
Onions. l1.263 baskets.
CARROTS, 2l5 barrels.
Peppers, 1881 barrels
Pears, 1870 barrels
Figs, 1i3 boxes
Corn CgreenD. SO barrels
Leeks, SS barrels
Rups CgreenD, 10 barrels.
Cherries. % packages.
Speaking Of the trucking Industry. II In
OF more than passing interest to know
that the South. in five years, has added
100000 acres. or % per cent to its cot
ton area, and its agricultural products
have increased in the case of one State
alone s2o0,OOo,OOO in the past ten years:
in fact. the value OF the South's crops
have more than doubled in the same
period. This wave of increase is what
makes big Southern towns. and one of
the main outlets of this vast business is
the
The Washington herald., 1912-11-28
The Southland.

Ihe Industrial regeneration of the
South is news to the world, and the de-
velopment that is going on is truly
wonderful. Witness this amazing ar
ray Of figures. The South is yielding
annually:
s2r675.Oo0,o00 from its factories
$3.50, 100000 from its farms
S4OO, 900 from its forests
5000, 100000 from its mines
$4,000. 100000 of cotton and cotton
seed.
100000, 900 OF grain
S1s0,OOO, 900 of live stock.
$17J,OOO.oO0 dairy products
sl50,00O,OOO of fruits and vegetables.
S75.oOOOOO of tobacco.
*50.OO0.000 of sugar products.
s65o.OOO, 900 of exports
5000. 10000 feet Of lumber.
l,25o.OOO.OOO pounds or cotton goods.
9O,OOO.OOO tons of coal.
SO.000,0OO barrels of petroleum
s.5O0.OOO tons of coke
100000 tons of iron ore.
100000 tons of pig iron.
2,S75.OoO tons OF phosphate rock.
100000 tons of sulphur. &c.
The South has
10000 population
81, 10000 acres Of wooded area
70,0O0 miles Of railroads.
S@,no.co0,oo0 invested in manufacturing
SO cotton mills
rs blast furnaces
SO cotton seed oil mills
$1,000 10000 tons of coal
5,0n-00o horsepower in streams.
S50,OOO.0oO acres of farm lands
Sl.tOo.Oo0OOO bank deposits
SO6,SI7 square miles of land area.
$50 miles OF coast line.
1890 miles of inland waterways
100000 spindIes
5000 looms
1880 lumber mills
20 leading minerals.
10.OOO,OO0,0Oo tons of iron ore.
!,OooOoo hydro-electric power
5000, 900 head of live stock.
S2LOJo, COO,OOO of property values
"lAh SUN COHullIOIlS dS lneSt before
us we do not hesitate to say that the
progress of the South as measured by the
of gain has been more rapid
than other sections of the country, and
in this great progress. the tidewater
section of Virginia must be taken into
account when speaking Of wonderful de-
We are indebted to the leading busi-
ness organizations of Portsmouth uhe
Portsmouth Business Mems Association
for many courteses and much valuable
OF this wonderfully growing
section. The publicity work of this as-
soCiation has been one of the greatest
factors in the community's progress, by
letting the world know of the opportuni-
ties and then helping those interested
in getting in touch with them.
The Washington herald., 1912-11-28
Trucking Industry.

of this section far-famed and a
distinct wealth producer. The job
of feeding the cities constitutes in
this wonderful agricultural region
the greatest single industry it pos
sesses The figures are simply start
ling. The trucking industry of which
Portsmouth is the center is the greatest
industry in the world without question,
The Washington herald., 1912-11-28

Deep water adjacent to rail transporta-
ton is natures offering to the commerce
Of the world and commodious and
cheap dockage is the offering OF the har-
Dor of Norfolk Portsmouth. Thirty-five-
foot channel, 500 feet wide to the ocean
and with water-borne shipments already
totaling in excess of $50, ,OOO, co. annually
is what this port has to present to the
business world to-day. and the pOssibili-
ties of the future can be cOnjeCtured.
Virginia stands in a different position
from most States as regards the
The Washington herald., 1912-11-28
the Heart Of One Of the Souh Greatest Manufacturing and
Agricultural Sections-Why the South Grows --

the western side is the great productive
country with unriyaled climate, with
growing population and ever-incressing
agricultural, possibilities which insures
the future greatness Of Portsmouth. The
commerce of a port or of harbOr grows
with the production of the tributary
country. Population makes commerce,
and population comes only with the pos
sibilities of successful agriculture and
successful manufacture. Such is the for
tune OF this section. as may be gathered
from the following figures OF the great
traffic through this port during the past
year:
The Washington herald., 1912-11-28
Transportation.

facilities, as the eight railroad and
make the transportation feature, both
for rates and dispatch. the best on the
Atlantic Seaboard. The following are
the rail systems reaching the manufac-
turing zone and the miles of road oper-
ated by each:
The Washington herald., 1912-11-28

Up to quite a recent period all freight
Interchange was made by barge, but
Mr.. Alexander ]. Cassatt, then president
Of the Pennsylvania system of roads.
conceived the idea Of constructing a belt
line railroad. and prevailed upon the
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-04-22
State Politics

John j. Carton of Flint is likely I,
be the next man to shy his caster int
the Michigan gubernatorial ring.
II am thinking seriously OF becom
ing a candidate for the republican
nomination for governor" said MIR
Carton recently.
IL is stated by Mr. Cartons close
advisers that he is not only debatins
the matter but that he has practically
decided TO get into the race TO con.
test with Messrs. Musselman'and Mar
tindale. already entered.
Mr.. Carton has served as speaker
of the house Of representatives ant
as president of the constitutional con.
vention.
AIR. Carton has been considerinl
entering the race for some time. Tn,
announcement OF T.. VI. Kelley thai
he will not be n candidate has don,
much toward deciding Mr.. Carton {,
get into the field.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-04-22
this DATE IN HISTORY"

lS62-Royal Societ yof England in
corporated
1707-Henry Fielding. early English
novelist born. Died Oct. s, 1854.
1724-Immanuel Kant famous meta
physician, born. Died in 1894
l794-Pittsburgh Incorporated as a
borough. e"
1S06-Admiral Villeneuve, Nelson's
antagonist at Trafalgar, committed
suicide while a prisoner in England.
1S01-Aaron Durr's, trial for treason
began.
ls63-Wiliam r. Blake. famous CO.
median died in Boston. Born i'm Hall
fax, y. s., ia 1905. s
1SS9.-Oklahoma opened TO settle
ment by proclamation of the president
1911-AIcNamara brothers arrested
in Indianapolis for dynamiting the Los
Angeles Times building.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-04-22
NOT "a YELLOW As1sa.n

Col. John Jacob Aston was not Just
the man whom popular sentiment
would have selected as one having In
him the stuff OF which winners Of Car
negie hero medals are made. a pro.
phetic view Of the Titanic tragedy
might have pictured him rather as
wringing his hands in panic and cry
ing "A boat, boat, my millions for a
boat"
But popular sentiment was wrong
about Astor. There were heroes in
plenty aboard the Titanic-most OF
them, az wo now see, men who all
their lives had been heroes incosnito.
for lack OF the occasion that proves the
quality. The survivors Of the disaster
unite in pointing TO the millionaire
New Yorker as in bearing and service
10 the weak and helpless amcng the