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The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-04-22
Whx shoes Have Tonaues.

Every one that wears lace shoes
knows that there is a tongue of leather
under the place where the two sides Of
the shoe meet. but there is none in but
ton shoes. Probably very few persons
know that this is a comparatively mod
ern idea and is not FOR the purpose OF
keeping the laces from hurting the in
step, but is TO keep out rain and snow
There would be no discomfort if the
laces touched the sock. but no matter
how closely shoe may be laced up
there is always slight space which
would allow rain to reach the stocking
New York Sun.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-04-22
sALooNMEN CHANGE.

There will be a general shifting of
locations by q number of the local sa-
loonmen to whom licenses have been
granted. Louis PUGET will move from
his present stand near the carbarns to
the Kauth block taking the place now
occupied by Richard Callahan. Louis
Saam will move from the corner of
Lake and Quincy to the Exchange and
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-04-22
FUNERAL HELD TO-DAY.

Funeral services were conducted al
the Zerbal residence on quincy ST. ~
eight o'clock this morning by Rev. W.
Reid Cross. for the late Mrs. n. j. Hell
mart. The body was then taken to the
South shore depot and shipped to Mar
nuette for burial The funeral services
here were In charge Of the Holly Re'
bekahs. the Lady Maccabees and the
ROYAL Neighbors.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-04-22
BASEBALL AT DOLLAR BAY.

The office men at the Dollar Bay
smelling works. who won the cham
pionship of the Independent league last
season have re-organized their team
for 1912 and expect 10 make a runaway
race of IL to another championship
They have already begun practice. IL
IS probable that the machinists and
refiners will organize In a few days
and that n regular schedule of games
will be drawn up.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-04-22
Nntura Provides.

AS to the horror of death-this the
spectators may have But 1t is the
rarest phenomenon for him who Is
about to die to suffer" death. I'M
medlately death impends, the end is
almost Invariably benignant and peace
full. What, indeed, is there in all the
cosmos so composed and content as
the face of the dead?-Medical Record
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-04-22
S;obts lJnseen.

Smith Cat the clubD-Nes, by Jove,
there's very little you can teach me.
I've been everywhere. done everything
seen everything! The Scotch Member
Young man. did you ever have the
ID. Us? Smlth-D. It's! Great Scott
no! The Scotch Member-Then you've
seen nowt.--London Sketch.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-04-22
UNIVERSITY LECTURE.

This evening at the Hancock high
school assembly hall will be- given tue
first of the university extension lee
lures to he given during April. May
and June by members Of the faculty
of the University Of Michigan. the
sneaker will be Professor William ID.
Henderson on Modern Science ana
Some Twentieth Century snpersti-
tons"
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-04-22
DANCE ON WEDNESDAY.

Announcement has been made Of 6
dancing party to be given under thu
auspices of the Bachelor and Bachelor
Maids club OF Hubbell at Opals hal,
on Wednesday evening. The c. & H.
orchestra will furnish music for dane
ing and luncheon will be served. AS n
novel feature, the young men in charge
of the affair urge both the ladies and
Tentlemen who propose TO attend the
party. to proceed to the hall unat
tended.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-04-22
Reasoning BY Deduction.

A young English lady who was go
ing out to New Zealand to get married
went to dressmaker for her trous-
seau The dressmaker suggested a
warm material. The young lady ask
ed why, seeing that the climate of
New Zealand is beautifully mild one,
The dressmaker replied: 81 assure
you, madam. you are mistaken for
that is where the frozen meat comes
from"
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-04-22
HANCOCK sREvITIEs
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Subscriptions are being taken among
the merchants of the city for goods 10
he disposed OF at the fair OF the ST
.Ioseph's church to be held the latter
part OF August beginning on the -4tn
of the month and continuing uiu'
September 1. The results are being
found very satisfactory, and the fair is
expected To be one Of the best the
church has ever held.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-04-22
card of and write some natural read

card Off and write some natural read
ing sentences round the cipher words.
Any inquisitive person reading the
card when IL reaches your correspond
ent's house will find a message Of no
interest whatever. Only your CORE
spondent himself-or herself-can read
the real message, and that by placing
on the card blank card cut i'm exactly
the same way as your own.-Pearson's
Weekly.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-04-22
ONLY NINETEEN RESCUED.
Out Of Total OF Fifty. Firms o.
the titanic.

out Of the 81 Finlanders who werc
on the Titanic hound for the upper
peninsula and northern Minnesota.
where they intended 10 start farming.
only nineteen were rescued. The
names of the rescued are:
Hedvig rurkula. Anna Turja, John
Sandman. 1yyll Silfven. Naima Reck-
strom. Elm Hakkaralnen. Emo Ander-
son, Lama Honkan.n. August Abra-
hanson, Elmo Llndquist. Erick Jussila,
Julio Sranden, John NisSanen. Helga
ana Hildur iirvinen. Anna and WHO
Hamalalnem Martha Hilmnon. l.aina
IIeikkinen.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-04-22
A Queer Town.

'Nho is the Nestor of the bar here"
81 don't believe we have one. I've
never heard Of any such thing here
abouts"
what! No Nestor of the bar? Say,
what kind of town Is thisi'-Chicago
Record Herald.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-04-22
Hancock Department

Richard Callahan. IL Is stated will be
with him as bartender Herman Eur
cher will move into the present saam
place and Henry ullman will move
from the corner OF Elevation and
Quincy 10 the Hosking building on
Railroad avenue.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-04-22

Says one of the characters In a cur.
rent play, speaking of his wife whom
he wants to divorce: "She sees that
my meals are properly cooked. she
runs my house. she takes care that the
buttons are on my clothes, but does
that make her wife?" Nope. 1t
doesn't make her wife. II makes her
a jewel OF purest ray serene.--Phila-
delphia Inquirer.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-04-22
Gave a Respite.

The Doctor-How is the patient this
morning? The Patients Wife, think
he's better, but he seems TO be worry
ing about something. The Physician
Hum! Yes. Just tell him won't send
Il for month. That ought to freshen
him up some.--Chicago News.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-04-22

A lady said of Mrs. Calhoun Clay;
How can washerwoman Ike her
afford to dress so we'll? She didn't
use to-"
NO. know she didn't use to- an
other lady explained. but, you see,
her husband has left her - Exchange.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-04-22
PLAN SEASONS COURSE.

The executive committee of the
Lake Shore Entertainment course met
Saturday evening and selected the fol-
lowing officers:
President. Henry Fisher
Treasurer. Archie McKcrroll.
Secretary, Richard Nichols.
The committee has chosen the ly
ceum attractions to be brought here
this year, but as contracts have no,
yet been signed. no formal announce
ment will be made until later.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-04-22
Practical Point of visw.

The man watched his wife as she en-
tered the voting booth.
do you like TO see woman min
Cling with lot OF men at polling
placer" inquired bystander.
1T depends a great deal on the way
she votes,' said the husband, who was
n practical man.-Cleyeland Plain Deal
aV
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-04-22
The Nervous Patient.

you should take an ice cold plunge
every morning." said the physician.
"But, doctor. 1 have insomnia"
"The ice cold plunge will help TO
cure It."
mo, 1t won't. I'll lie awake all night
dreading it."-Washington Star.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-04-22
HEcLAs LEADING LEAGUE.

This evening the Firemon and En-
eineers viii meet ON the Kettenbell
bowling alleys In league match. The
Hecla team Is now leading the league
according 10 the following percentage
fable just made public:
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-04-22

Miss Gaddie- Enemies, are YOU!
Why. thought she loved you not long
ago. Miss Brlght-So she did. and she
loves mc not now.-Catholic Standard
aud Times.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-04-22
Los. Control

Reed-Did you hear about my neigh
Dor losing control of his automobiles
Greene--No. | didn't.
''Well. he did. The sheriff's got II
ow."-Yonkers Statesman.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-04-22
A Soft Answer.

Collector-Sir. this Is the two hun.
dred and fiftieth time 1 called on YOU
The Man-That's good score What's
the gamei-Chicago News.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-04-22

The tee grown in Burma is used
almost entirely for picking After
ward IL is eaten as a coudiment.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-04-22

The suffragettes breaking cf win
dows seems almost as foolish as the
colonlsts wasting good tea by throwing
IL into the Boston harboT.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-04-22

The effect Of seasoning wood is to
bring into the same space 10 per cent
more of the fibres as when the wood
was green.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-04-22

We lose the peace of years when we
hunt after the rapture of moments. +.
Bnlwer-Lytt0n.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-04-22

Chicago is the worlds greatest lum-
Der market.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-05-07
Houdans.

FOR "Faultless" Houdans; this
strain has been egg bred from trap,
them twenty one years fer great layers
white eggs These fowls are extremely
hardy; have neither comb nor waffle to
freeze and are the best all winter layers
in open front coops 'Faultless strain
Houdans have won every blue ribbon at
New York. Boston Chicago and Phila-
delpha shows for past six years: eggs
and stock sold on honor send 10c for the
largest Illustrated poultry catalogue ever
issued It tells you how to breed these
fowls, which average $50 eggs a year
apiece 1t tells Won how to net So 900 a
YEAR from 100 hens Z F. Maeavoy. sec
3-21-49
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-05-07
Real Estate For Sale.

FOR SALE-By owner and occupant, nice
six-room cottage on large lot Good gar
den. barn, chicken houses and runs; beau
tful prfvet hedge; excellent well in back
porch, artesian water mains in the street.
Good neighbors; five and ten minute car
service: Just 20 minutes from Pryor street;
reason for selling, leaving the city Price.
81 $50 Call at "a Murray Hill avenue. n.
Kirkwood 27-6-5
DECATUR-One of the most charming
bungalows Imaginable; on high lot;
beautifully shaded large. Price, So, $50,
very easy terms w H. S Hamilton.
Decatur. Phone Decatur Alb 0-4-2
HOME FOR COLORED PEOPLE-10 pit lc
$50 CASH Balance like rent Phone Ivy
1881 61-7-5
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-05-07
Horses and Carriages.
FISH AND CRABS
SCARCE IN MOBILE BAY

MOBILE. ALA May 7-One result of
the recent heavy rains and foods along
the Gulf coast is a scarcity OF fish and
crabs Fresh water extends out into
the bax for 50 miles. driving fsh ana crabs
out of the usual fishing beds.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-05-07
Farm Lands For Sale.

HOMEsBEKERs OPPORTUNITY Buy
lands in Terrell county, southwest Geor-
gia, from US and we will loan you most
of the purchase money 800 acres level,
pebbly clay; mules; implements; well i'm
proved, S25 per acre 500 acres unmprov-
ed 800 acres cleared. 300 in heavy wood
land, $40 per acre. Adapted for pecan
grove This is a good investment Write
for free descriptive lists OF many good
farms for sale Irwin Loan & Investment
Co Dawson, Ga 4-6-24
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-05-07

FOR THE BEST S. c. Rhode Island Red
stock, baby chicks and eggs, write
Charley Dobbs, Gainesville, Ga, 1000
catalogs ready to be mailed FREE.
Write for one. S2731
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-05-07
AdU1ce
From
The
PoNltY
Doctor

to supply enough
so they can have full crops at roost-
ing time.
The scratch food varies with the
price of grains, but is approximately
equal parts Of cracked corn and wheat
Sometimes wheat screenings are subst-
tuted, or barley or oats added, but not
in large quantities At noon a dry
mash is fed which consists of equal
parts, by weight, of bran, middlings
corn meal and beef scrap.
Green food is supplied by feeding
beets and cababge. Grit and oyster
shells are before them at all times
Green bone is fed about twice week
during the winter. BY affording va
riety of food. plenty of fresh air and
good, clean water, one has gone long
way toward egg production.
About $500 chicks are raised each
year Their first feed is fine grit. Aft
err being removed to the hrooder, COM
1nercial chick food is scattered in the
litter of clover chaff in the brooder,
about twice a day. This chick food is
used until the chicks are large enough
to eat cracked corn and wheat. In adj
dition TO the chick food a mash con-
sisting of bran and raw egg is fed about
three times a day until the chicks are
four weeks old, when they are given
more in quantity at less frequent pc
RODS. The first week the mash con-
sists of bran and raw eggs the infer
tile and cracked eggs being thus dis
posed of The egg Is stirred in the
bran and is diluted with small amount
of water to make it crumbly. At the
end of the first week a small amount
of bone meal, corn meal, beef scrap
and powdered charcoal is added. The
amounts of these are gradually in
creased until at the end of four weeks
the mash consists of equal parts of
bran, middlings and corn meal and one
part consisting of beef scrap, bone meal
and charcoal.
Crumbly mashes are fed until the
chick has learned to use the hopper
AS soon as possible the chicks are re-
moved TO the range, preferably to an
orchard or edge of corn field, where
the chicks can have plenty of shade,
fresh, clean ground and access to in
sects. One can not overestimate the
| Importance of shade, and where artif1-
cial shade is necessary sunflowers are
hard to beat and they also furnish
considerable feed.
SAVE SCRAPS FOR THE FOWLS
Meat scraps from the house should
never be allowed to go to waste. The
poultry need meat foods and most
housewives have some scraps of meat
that are usually thrown away A good
plan is to have a pail or some other
receptacle in the kitchen into which
such scraps should be thrown Once
or twice a day the person who feeds
the fowls should gather this material
and mix 1t with the ground feeds that
are being used for the chickens. .
If a bone cutter is at hand, more
value will be secured from the scraps
If they are run through the cutter be-
| fore mixing with the food. In prepar-
ing the mixture the feed and scraps
should be stirred together with hot
water OF course. one must be careful
that the water is not so hot that 1t will
injure the fowls when they eat the food
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-05-07
Ducks.


NOW is the time to set White
Runner duck eggs, and Rem
dotte Farm is the place to get
the best. $1,000 eggs the next
two weeks for $500. Rendotte
Farm, P. 0. Box 300, Atlanta,
Ga. 4-24-16
INDIAN RUNNER DUCKS.
HAVE eight ducks and three brakes,
beauties, which | will ship to the. first
person who sends me check for SIT 50. r
W. Miner. Covington, Ca 5-6-23
HAVE A LIMITED number Of select
ducks and brakes for sale; standard
fawn also Penciled fawnt order now;
supply limited, they are now laying Mod
Of OuaIftv'' 4-2S-7
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-05-07
Poultry, Pet and Live Stock
Plymouth Rocks.

TEN TRIOS White Rocks 81 So not culls;
breeders of prize-winning stock c. o:
HarWen, Atlanta 5-6-6
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-05-07
Mattresses Renovated.

r------~-----1----~-------
WE MAKE OVER old mattresses: also
furnish new ticking. best work give US
a trial Acme Mattress Company, Jack
$40
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-05-07
ATLANTA QUOTATIONS.
May 7, 1872.
fcorrecteo nv MccuIlourn arosl

: tCorrected by MCCULLOUGH Bros.D
: Eggs-Fresh selected. no guineas
: or dirties. 19G20c; miscellaneous,
. 1Sq19c; guineas and dirties, 14615c.
. 12hG15c; ducks ii iO@f2Rc: geese. s
: q &c; hens, 13d14c; ROSTERS, 8Q 10c;
= broilers, 30Q35c each. owing to size;
. fries. 30035c each.
: Dressed, per pound: Turkeys, Is
. 12hc; hens, 16@17c; fries, 22924c;
: ROSTERS, 10Q11c
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-05-07
Miscellaneous Poultry.

FOR THE BEST White Orrington stock
baby chicks and eggs write Charley
Dobbs, Gainesville, Ga. 1000 catalogs
ready to be mailed free. Write for one.
3-27- 80
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-05-07
For ACKNOWLEDGEMENT.

WILL. EXCHANGE room and board close
IN on Capitol avenue for motorcycle or
ladies' diamond ring Small cash pay
ment Box 759, care Georgian 4-27-1s
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-05-07
Wvandottes.

THE FAMOUS REGAL strain of White
Wyandottes For the balance of the
season we win furnish eggs at half price;
81 50 per fifteen Regal Wyandotte Yard,
230 Oglethorpe avenue, Atlanta. 2-1-1
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-05-07
Mattresses overhauled.

BEST work. reasonable prices; new ticks
If desired Give us a trial New Jack
son-Orr Company Both phones 4-22-4
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-05-07
GAN ST.

METHOD. OF FEEDING AT NIGH
GAN STATE COLLEGE.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-05-07
Wanted Miscellaneous.

WANTED-We pay highest cash prices
on household goods, pianos and office
furniture. Cash advanced on consign..
meelts. SprinGers Auction House, Is
South Pryor-st Bell phone Main 1926.
4-lo.l0
WE PAY HIGHEST cash prices for
household goods. pianos and office fur
niture. Cash advanced on eonsignments,
Central Auction Company. y East Mitch
ell-st Bell phone Main PAPA s26-2s
] Buy mems old clothes and shoes
Drop a card / Book 80 Bell st 81 IA
DROP 4 CARD-Will bring cash for old
clothes and shoes The Vestaire. 166
Decatur street S-7-e
WANTED-To purchase two copies Of The
Atlanta Constitution OF Nov ID. 1911
L.. care Georgian 43-I5
WANTED-To purchase two copies Of The
Atlanta Journal Of Dec. 3, 1910 l., care
Georgian. -
BEST CASH PRICES for furniture
household goods and office furniture
Pembroke sales &c, l48 S. Pryor street
Bel phone Main 1877 4-5-25
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-05-07
Tailoring, Altering, Cleaning and
Pressing.


WE do French dry cleaning, pressing and
altering also suits made TO order. c
Holt, the Tailor, South Forsyth street
4-11-53
METROPOLITAN PRESSING CLUB, 2s0
Edgewood. Pressing by the month Call
Atlanta 1884 I-25-49
CLEANING, pressing ano repairing neat
~ done at 226 Houston st. Atlanta 4ls1
3-21-10
BROOKWOOD DRY CLEANING AND
PRESSING COMPANY.
w Peachtree and Fourteenth streets.
Ladies and Gentiemen's fine garments
cleaned. pressed. altered and repaired
wv b3s6 4-10-25
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-05-07
R. 1. Reds.

" H. AbCStS'
BABY CHICKS from high class S. G.
Rhode Island Reds, Csc each, in lots
of ten or more. Charley Dobbs, Gaines
vile, Ga. S-27-2s
SINGLE COMB REDS are leading in the
biggest egg laying contest in progress
in America today. Our Reds lay with the
best and are wonders in size, color and
shape. Cock birds all from best Thomp-
kins eggs. So a setting; reasonable fer
tility guaranteed. P. Whiting, care Geor-
gian 3-z9-I
QUALITY REDS. J. I Hosford, East
Point. Ga. 4-2o-3l
ROSE COME Rhode Island Reds; won at
Southern international and Georgia
shows. Eggs. 50 and So per fifteen. T. L.
Wright, 649 Highland ave. Atlanta: :,
2-1-A
GALATIANS famous Reds always win.
They viii win for you in the strongest
shows Send for mating list and photos
of Ideal Reds. Stock and eggs for sale;
Callahan & Son. East Point Ga. 1920
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-05-07

Trains marked thus co run daily. er.
cept Sunday.
other trains rln daily. Central time
City Ticket Office. No / Peachtree St
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-05-07
Cows

49,
FOR SALE-Eight fresh milk cows. ISL
Decatur street 5-7-25
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-05-07
I ROOM COTTAGE, OAK
LAND AVE.

So, 25O-NEAR GEORGIA AVE You can
get this nice IL story house. with all
conveniences. for above low price, on
terms of $500 cash and S35 per month.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-05-07

FOR Sal E-Sixty- foot lot. close in on
Webster street Decatur's widest ebert
ed street q 500 Fletcher Pearson 422
Att Nat Bank Bldg. l0S-4-5
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-05-07

The method OF
feeding the laying
stock is very sim
pie and effective.
A scratch food is
gwen morning and
night in a heavy
straw litter, thus
compelling t h g
hens to exercise.
Practically twice
as much is fed at
night as in the
morning, the aim
being to keep the
birds active dur
ing the day and
to supply enough
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-05-07

EGGS-Indian Runner duck eggs heavy
laying prize winning strains; white eggs,
81 so per setting; tinted eggs, 81 per set
33-4-
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-05-07
Automobiles.

FOR SALE CHEAP-Two tops for Hup
car; best leather and all curtains com
plete. Never used For bargain, write W.
a. Matheson q Co. Toccna. Ga 4l9-4f
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1912-10-03
TRUTH ABOUT THE TRUST.
Expected Economics From conbina'
ton" Do Not Materialixs.
Louis D. Brandeis in collier's.l

Louis D. Brandeis in Collier'sl
Leaders OF the new third term) party
aAgue that industrial monopolies should
be legaIized lest we lose the efficiency
OF large scale production and distribu-
tion. No argument could be more mis-
heading.
II may be safely asserted that in
America there Is no line OF business in
which all or most concerns or plants
must be concentrated In order TO at
tain the size Of greatest efficiency, for,
while a business may be too small TO
be efficient, efficiency does not grow I'm
definitely with increasing size. What
the most efficient size is can be learned
definitely only by experience. The
unit or greatest efficiency Is reached
when the disadvantages OF size coun-
terbalance the advantages. The unit
of greatest efficiency is exceeded when
the disadvantages of size outweigh the
advantages. The history OF American
trusts makes this clear. That history
shows:
First-No conspicuous American trust
owes it's existence to the desire for In
creased efficiency. Expected econo-
miles from combination" figure largely
In promoters prospectuses, but they
have never been compelling motive
In the formation Of any trust. On the
contrary, the purpose OF combining has
often been to curb efficiency or even 70
preserve inef1ciency, thus frustrating
the natural law OF survival of the fit
test.
Second.-No conspicuously profitable
trust owes its profits largely to supe-
rior efficiency. Some trusts have been
very efficient, as have some independ-
ent concerns, but conspicuous profits
have been secured mainly through con-
troll of the market, through the power
Of monopoly to fix prices, through this
exercise of the taxing power.
Third.-No conspicuous trust has been
efficient enough to maintain long as
against the independents its proportion
of the business Of the country without
continuing to buy up from time to
time its successful competitors