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New-York tribune., 1912-03-31
TENACITY OF LIFE.

"Not even the terrific temperature or the
smelters could kill the life that slumDered
in the rusty ore And life means CONSCIOUS
ness: not always consciousness OF the hu-
man type, although in certain cases
This vodka IS fine. isn't it" ana ne
drained his fifth glass.
Modern scientists should read very care
fully books Of old legends, writings on
vitcbcraft and daily newspapers. My theo-
ries on life are the result of many years
Investigations but my researches mish'
have led me into very different fields but
for two insignificant facts
when / was twenty-five years old went
TO spend the summer on farm IN Ger
many. One morning I was awakened by
the noise Of excited voices and hurrNlnS
steps. l thought of fire, put on some clothes
and was just leaving my room when sew
eraI men. preceded by child carrying
lantern, brought in lifeless body, terribly
disfgured and mangled in the most horri-
hIe manner. It was the body Of my host
the farmer.
"Johann Miller, an impressive siX-footer'
with long gray beard, left quite hoard
10 his wife and three sons TO divide up put
u was every ones opinion that his heirs
had earned every cent Of II and more Tor
Johann Miller was a terrible taskmaster'
pitiless driver Of men and beasts. Not
that he ever spared himself or imposed on
any one burdens which he himself Shirked'
"Everything had a worn and tired look
on the Miller farm. Every implement was
used until no one could remember ITS origin
al shape and size. Shovels and spades were
never replaced until the blade had peeh
worked off up 70 couple OF incheS lro"
the handle That summer his thrashlhg
machine had given him good deal OF
worry. After thirteen yeals of continuous
seryice il looked as though ii had stood for
dav the fire of machine gun. Every
part Of il had been broken and repaired
the steam motor wheezed and coughed ana
uounded and the fails shrieked and croaked
as though their bearings had not been oiled
in a hundred years.
New-York tribune., 1912-03-31
A VINDICTIVE CoFFERDAM.

Here" he said, what do you think OF
this? Allentown, Penn. one OF the FORE
most cofferdam experts in the country was
killed here To-Day He had been employed
here for six months as master mechanic
for the c. E. F. Company, which has the
contract for constructing the big bridge
over the Lehigh River at Lehigh Gap, sew
eral miles north of this city. The river az
the Gap is about forty feet deep, and great
trouble has been experienced In reaching
a rock bottom foundation.
ITO relieve the men at the lunch hour
Mr.. X took charge Of the machinery when
is clearing the coffcrdam. When the gang
returned Y was missing. and there was
New-York tribune., 1912-03-31
DEATH IS ELIMINATED
Flask OF Vodka Puts the Grim
Reaper to Flight.
AND LIFE IS EVERYWHERE
1nanimate Things May Rise at
Last and Smite Human Be-
ings Who Cypress Them.
By Andre Tridon.

y no longer believe IN death the old
Russian chemist Menzbirosky said 10 us
one night. when we were serping with
HIN in HIS East Side rarret some vodka
he had Just received from the old country
Il only believe In life Life is everywhere; :;
few OF us, however, have been trained 10
detect its presence. Life Is much moro
than gosticulation, but we are so accuS-
toned to recognizing life only when it Is
coupled with visible action that we decree
many things dead because they seldom. II
ever indulge IN action.
81 will go even further, and state that
when one OF the so-called lifeless things
rouses itself to some action that betrays
consciousness, We fail to see it. We speak
Of a curious accident. of an uneXplainable
mystery. of a coincidence
What could seem more dead, for IN
stance, than this bit of metal?" And he
picked up from the floor of his laboratory
rusty iron nail. How much Ife would
you think there was in this little bit OF
mineral" And he pointed to a yellow
crystal dangling at the end Of thin wire
in a glass tube filed with liquid solu-
ton.
Both are alive. Both are sick just nov"
The mere fact that both can be cured ana
recover entirely from their sickness shows
that there is life in them. doesn't 1t? hct
us sCrape the rust off this nail and Keep
II at an even temperature Of about IS or %
degrees centigrade. and the forces Of decay
Will he checked.
Watch this crystal. | broke of Doth
ends with a hammer and | Clipped OF
two of its angles. In Il little while IT VIII
have grown head and a tail; Its angles
will be as perfect as before | mutiated IL
Now. can you tell me how much dlnerence
there IS between the regeneration OF muu
worm cut in halves by the gardener
spade and the regeneration Of this crystal :
Because surgical instruments exposed 10
a high temperature become sterilzed-that
is. freed from every bacterial growth they
NAV have carried-we accept the conclusion
that heat destroys life. But If you forco
one steel tube into another steel TUBE ana
after a year or so saw the coupie 'uoe
diametrlcally across, you will be unable 70
determine the line of cleavage between the
two original components. The living cells
of one tube will have grown together with
the cells of the other tube equally endowed
with life. even as animal or vegetable cells
are expected TO unite in tree grating or
hospital surgery.
New-York tribune., 1912-03-31
OTHER LIVESTOCK MARKETS.

chicago. March 30 -N'geip's. 200.
ann. hse,es s. I1aSS 80. Texas steers. - 3'H
~ -. Western s. 2Ou<d 20. stockors and Ted -
Crs s. anaSB 80. COWS and h"lfers. = 2oHS" 90
.I,os SK50dS0 HOGS Receipts. 1000, steady
+" a shade higher ,ham last nisht lsht $. "Sg S4
- 80 - soaS7 20. pig. s. 25HSI ~. bulk ot
sa,n LIS S. 75a>7 -. SHEEP Receipts 1000,
Sa"',', ", naive 81 35uNi -. Western 81 lodSd 20.
,,YrI,nes. s. 75aS7 lambs. native, s. i5aSI -,
NESs',tns ','tIy. March 30. CATTLE Receipts.
% ,T1 including leo Southcrus steady. dressed
~, and export steers s. loH$N -, mixed Go
Good sGaS7 Western. s. 15a<1 -; sto.kers aud
80 81 1895 80. southern. s. 'OdSI -
t,,n t,',,,h.rn COWS 81 50aS5 80; native. s3ds6 -
Ici,ers. - 75aS7. bulls, 50 e5aS3 -, calves, 81
Is - HOGI Receipts, 1000. quality lcN
as,r no.. lower. bulk Of -alcs - ao0S1 20.
h,a,,. g. - 7l.pS7 -. ua,k,re and butchers - ~
~ 10 lights. s. i0NS1 ~. piga. S5pS6 SHEEP
TRc'cipts. / 0op. steady. lamhs 81 ioa$N. year
ing, S. 5OuSt -. wethers. 81 5OQ>b 30, owes,
Sass rs: stoykers and hcters SASS 30
cincinnati March ." CATTLE Receipts.
ooi. steady. steers. - 5OdS7 35. hefrrs s. 50q
81 co. COWS. s.aS5 rs. calves steady AT 81 5oG
:, 30 HOGS Receipts, = lo2. 'plos higher.
T,'k.rs Sass -. st,cs, <laN common SONS
Ss4S7 So. pigs and lights s. -jaS7 % SHEEP
New-York tribune., 1912-03-31
LIVESTOCK MARKET.
Now York. March 80. 1912.
UEENES- Receipts. 1.765 head: cars on

\ow York March 80. 1912
HEINES-RcrciptS 1,I6j head: ; cars on
90 ~ sales reported. feeling steady dressed
haaf uucnangcd to 9ul2i-c per 10 for native
sides .- ,., %, 90, Gala.
fa'r,ng weak. ordinary to fairly good N'aIs
sold n S>a So per TOO 10. no prime or choice
,e.~,d Indiana calves, 81 "a; city dressed
,S4Is easier at ia l5izc per lh. few choice
I6r. country dressed. steady at Il lfo. -
sales Nrrrs commission COMPANY IL
walls llS h average. $40 per 100 10. !, "3 10
O. . Indiana. - lb So 30
SHEEP AND LAMBS Receipts; 3%34 hesG
ol. cars on sale. sheep steady, lambs W,Ak,
ordinary rp prime sheep trW,sl sold al - ="
$50 per 100 10. ordinary 90 tdir lambs. - %" W
10 s. =. cul. s. % Dressed mutton Sl''"l
at 81. 5,llr per 10. dressed lambs. l. lie,
Few choiC, hog dressed do. ,c-
sales Eerrs commission C9md6S1ny ,o5 10,
Ruffalo lambs. ~ 10 average, - % per l"o
u,' ~ Ird.lna. - NJ. s. -. - clipped Buralo;
"a Ih 50 - 80 Indiana sheep. 10 TO- So 10
"NrPn,rs,n 4 co.: % Jersey lambs "a Ii,
s. -. q culls. g. lb, \" 90 80,
noes .p,c,tpts 349& head. y car on
s.ie' Fe,lns Hrm. Country dressed hoss H"-
SaIr."Korns commission 'ompanya !,
rcrTsylvInla hogs I53 lh average, 50 10 per
100 N. 20 pigs - lh. 81; rough. $50 'o. ," 30.
New-York tribune., 1912-03-31

the fywheel; the top Of his skull had been
blown of by fragment Of the exploded
cylinder.
"A frightful accident? Well, that is what
they called IT, Was II? ! for one refused
to admit the simple, obvious explanation
which no one doubted. An accident? No.
sir the machines revenge. And thanks
10 that weird experience my research work
has ever since been constantly brought to
bear on life and consciousness in the So
called inanimate things.
Simpson, won't you have another glass
OF vodka? tell YOU what an ignorant
world calls lifeless is as full OF life as you
and l. 1t thinks and feels as deeply as
you and !. Ii may react in a slower way
upon an outside stimulus but what differ
enCe does it make?
"A Sicilan may knife his best friend
upon very slight provocation. whereas you
may taunt an Indian yogi for year be-
fore he even gives any sign of noticing
you. Tease cat and out comes sharp
claw. ON the other hand, A driver may
torture the elephant intrusted 10 his care
for years and years. one day the huge
beast will gather its tormentor in its coiled
trunk. choke him senseless and then coolly
methodlcally trample the life out Of him.
Metals are slower in taking decisions
and in acting upon the decisions they take
than even yogis or elephants; they are
much slower but you must not he deceived
by their apparent apathy
why, your daily papers bring you al
most every morning conclusive evidence in
favor of my theory Take this morning $
paper: Elevator boy crushed by elevator.
An elevator boy was found early this
morning with his head crushed between the
floor Of the elevator and the upper part OF
the iron door frame Now, YOU go and in
quire from the janitor of that house. lne
chances are ninety-nine against one that he
will tell you this The boy handled the lift
very carelessly, in a slap and bang way
slamming doors switching the power on
and off with the brutal suddenness that
throws every mechanical device out OF gear
and inficts untold suffering on metallic
cells. one night the machine had its re
Venge."
Triumphantly Menzbirosky threw the
pa per away and poured himself another
glass of the Russian cordial. As the story
did not seem to have convinced us fully he
reached for few clippings on his desk.
New-York tribune., 1912-03-31

Receipts 24s: strong at s2at 90 "'O'
strong AZ SASS %; spring lambs. S'a>IGG
Fast Buffalo. March 3O-CATI ILb--hece
125 stcadv NEALS Receipts, 800; acu'e eno ssn
81 lower 1T SjdS9 80 HOGS-Receip,s,, o:g9 o.s ..
active and 5d lOc higher: heavy and mSsI; mS.z e -
ass 40. Workers. 81 900ss 80; pigs, 81 5odf' -,
rougbs 81 f54S7 2J stays. S5ns6; dairles' - -
s. 25 SHEEP AND LAMBS Receipts @"'''
active and steady; unchanged.
IBy Telegraph 10 The Tribune
St. Louis March 30 -CATTLE-Recelpsi o., oI,
market SLOW and prices weak; demand nsht
sales unimportant HOGs-Recspts. 4Joo' g goon
grades steady: all others weak; hoice lae'I sIa
20 heavy weights 81 S50S-. bulk of ssies Ng
e. 10: hackers 81 4OdST ~; best lights, =. 81 @
81 75 fair DO 81 750ST -; best pigs. 50 sods, %
fair little pigs, s. 2jmSG. SHEEP None PEI
bare. demand large At strong prices lss %;
81 5OaSs. ycariings. s. 2JaS6 80. sheep s5os6 a.
New-York tribune., 1912-03-31
THE MILLER THRASHED.

"Tbe first farmers 20 reach old Miller
ground Deheld weird scene of
destruction The front axle Of the engine
u,as broken. and the engine had lurched
foruard Ike wornout horse fallen on
both knees. the cylinder had exploded. the
cyu,beeI was gone and tangled In tho
wreck Of the nals hled the body OF old
Miller thrasheI like sheaf Of wheat and
mined 10 the wrecAage by the weight Of
New-York tribune., 1912-03-31
CHICAGO GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.

Chicago. March 30 Forage grain today
SCARED above even the record breaking hlgh plcrTs
leaders pressed the buying and compelled tne
covering OF important short lines. In the Nay
optlon corn went to the extraordinary nSuie OF
75c bushel and oats 20 Sc The close tor
both cereals was within &c Of tho TOP, a net 40
vance OF itd7sc for corn and "A &c tor oas
LOG products too, showed a rise, % ti2c, Du'
wheat a decline Of i4T'.c. Range of prices:
New-York tribune., 1912-03-31
KNEW CHICAGO.

Going to get out here and stretch your
Iepso' asked the travelling man or MS 'oIl-
ranior. as the train stopped. -
What place IS it, inquired the ot"e''
NO, had one leg stretched here once
-YOnkerS Statesman.
New-York tribune., 1912-03-31
PROVISIONS Moderately actiy," and n

IKIlN TNINTNN
, ''T,'orrrE hy small receipts OF live hogs and
y.,,.rc,L I'm corn PORK Firm. mess. 1900
10 10. family. 2oa2lr. short clear 10 I34 Is ?5r
REEF Mess. l3joglir: family l".'nG .n''
rFEF iINMS-grict. 2Na-o 80 DRESSED
noes Si,adv: bacous 1oi,4I0'-c. pigs, llc.
'i-,r MEATS Picked bellies quiet. H'-Gll 'st.
pi H. Il Lanr- ,rm IlHHl2r TALLOW-QuioC
lneraI Gi.,. city. Go. country. 5a.a6Ac LARD
stead. Middle West o.Sja995r city quiet
at. 100. LARD Refined steady. South
-.'rirs fn So. continent 10 25c, Brazil kegs
If &c.. compound. 7d5sr. SFEARINE Oloo.
,aaI1.. city lard, loigGllc.
O., fir opening following the big advance on tho
i,t, .ur6 ON Friday, and. while there wa, pront
.t,liug on M, advance. prices CLOSED 40 net
cain ~ > q, lG points Lnca. contract prices,
Sum Nestcr
New-York tribune., 1912-03-31
PREDATORY DOGS AND MEN.

..ra.a.-ar.~s exist only on the outskirts
O. .o desert and al the termini Of the
caravan routes For once the towns and
vi lace. are left behind the desert has no
terror. t.r th, traveller who may safely
D.smr there iu the open. But near to
g.. o..,..g farms the prowling dogs alone
v... render such q course hazardous
o.. and predatory natives would probably
pay unlimited visits TO the camp. Thus
every town or village Of any pTetensions
boasts frs khan. although today most OF
t...a Eus'-w inns all" In state of plciu-
l.-.as ,.a. a..dauou.
so more curious institution survives in
tl- commercial age than these free lodg-
!.- ...... Of $50, c.angoless East Apart
from '. companies OF merchants who reg
-.a.. r. many of the ancient african and
Persian caravan routes, the ccascless
s.,.u Of tine Hail iusurcs a regular ana
'.'g-.. patronage 10 the caravansaries
situated ...a tao many roads to Mecca. II
S. '-H... of the Musenlman character that
t. ...a.t ua- been made To turn these
E.r .rfa business concerns. Even II
tr. .. -ims were exempt, the proit
O. H derived from merchant caravans
'n-. ha considerable.
h.' such l- not the Oriental idea. Hos
I.'..... atI but extinct throughout the more
advanced Western states S. stiu to-day q
dom ...n. .a.'. or if you VIII saving
'.. . f.. East To ta' caraNansary al
......riuea and hcSgar alike are vel
'... s' '- .a.t.r SO man may complain
q .'- .n,r comforts. lor tncre is none, re-
'a hear. a1 w.u shall be turned
i.. . au.p.'au.n toors-for they stand
',". 90 .a. HoIl-Loudon Globe
New-York tribune., 1912-03-31
Sc ED PRICES.

Toledo, March O-CLOVERsEED-B Bushei,
prine and March. Sl2 20. April. Sl1 80. october.
S. q7i5; No 2 Sf2 25dsl2 -; No ?, $l2 l0asl2 -:
rejected. Sll s0aSl3: n z, S9Gsll 80. AlStkE
Prime $40 80; March. Si2 20. TIMOTHY
Prime and March 50 95: september s. -.
New-York tribune., 1912-03-31

centrIfusal. 9s test 1860: muscovado 50 test
3 Sic, and molasses sugar, 80 test, 3.olc. III ~
London, beet sugar was duh and Ia l0"oi
March and April, lis esd; May Us ''7u'
New-York tribune., 1912-03-31

mig IRON ,..Iuratr.. aud prices were nominal
MOiAS-L> MD SlKl - Quiet ard un-
changed
NNNN STORES spirits Wrpcntue weak
and lower. a. 5lc. with indifferent demand
Eos.u and tar quiet and unchanged.
OH --LiugrCd steady at the advance ot fri-
.It, V,nuad petroleum unchanged.
RICE ndE and 'arN active. At ful
Pc s,GAH Refined noG. nu, price. we're un-
changed. nu. lltuultf,d. o. biaon 1nr uc'. lrss
. ~! cent. Raw wus duh dnd unchanged. .
New-York tribune., 1912-03-31

SUNDAYS NEW-YoRk TRIBUNE
Mailed anywhere in the United States
or 81 so year.
New-York tribune., 1912-03-31
INTERIOR RECEIPTS
CLEARANC

FLOUR AND MEAi-Flour lnactiEe, ,e. " VIZ -6i
buvers Indifferent. spring patents s. 4Oa$o ,o'
i winter straishts s. 458$4 80: winter PatenNts, Is
81 7OdS4 90: spring clears. 81 oIg$i %; eArH 80
winter. So s5q$3 90; 10 2, 50 Io0$3 80, Nan
tas straghts. s. soq$i %; fancy spring patents
81 456 So So RYE FLOUR-steady: far TO- gooi'
s. S5d$i a5 choi.e to fsncy $5q$5 20 T3TN-
Stealy. fine white and yellow 81 651Sl to'
coarse, 81 5jdSl 80. FEEDmWe stern stern Spite. i9I
$40 90 standard middling, SD, flour 90 s9L /,
TcG dog $52 %. city bran, SIS 80 bulk $50 SsS6S KS
nidJlins S@OaS32 30: red dog, S33; honliny HIop
S2a6S8O bulk, $50 2Og$3l 20 sacks ollmeaL
$50 80. e.,.,hI.
COTTON Higher yesterday on unfaForaoIe
weather predictions a more favorable view oi
Labor conditions and reports Of continued hrn
nos in The suot situation. Realizing restricted
advances. but there was no aggressive selling ana
the market closed very steady, within point or
two of the top, and some 5Gs points aooNe the
closing figures Of Friday. Reviews oi me dI!
Goods trad, indicated A falling of IN the demand
for cotton goods toward the end Of the week, but
ran River reported sales estimated at 5OO"'v
picCcs against 50 coo last year, while mil cur
iaiItnort I'm that centre was estimated al oHll
20 OJO pieces aGai9st 1900 last year. Spo1
gyiat aud : points higher. at lo.SOc for middlnS
unland southern spot markets were unchanged.
Local contract prices, 49,.
New-York tribune., 1912-03-31

New York, March 30, 1912.
N-WHEAT-Market was against hold-
crs Prices at the close were q n "a lower,
and IL was thought that If II had not Oeen
for the stimulating influence Of the strength
IN coarse grains prices would nave gone 10
A still lower level Gables were firm, with
reports OF active covering abroad on small
American shipments and firm offers from
Argentina, but aside from holding the nerket
comparatively steady at the opening the ioL-
clgn news had ltu" or no influence. Casl, ash
demand was very unfayorablc, and there was
little or no improvement in the flour trace.
Exporters were out Of the market as lar ds
American wheat was concerned, ana WhHe
there said to be good business IN Nam
tobd, tor opening OF navigation, the yer! ldls'
stocks in Canada indicated heavy selling press
ure, and reports from Minneapolis SAID thht a
big line Of Canadian wheat had recently oeeh
consigned 10 that market, duty pald, 10 pe
sold in the open market Total interior It
ceipts for the week were 2266oOO bushels
against 2,37l 900 the previous week and 2,Ito'-
400 last year. 30 red, here - oo't' 'teNa
tor export basis, and 81 0sL, ( o anoat'
No I Northern Duluth. 81 1915, b ahoAt'
opening navigation CORN-StronS ana hlgh
or, with prices makig new hlgh te'oruS UL loi
the season. Tho May position IN 'hieago @ @sold
at TJc. the frst time this heure mas D'eh
touched since the close of May In l'o' mere
was active speculation, with the market sum
uIatd by continued strength in the cash posi-
tion and reports of active buying in the Soutn-
western markets for Southern and soutnWest-
ern account Gables were firm and Broom
baIl' estimated tho eXportahle surplus IN Ar
centina at 165 100000 bushels. Interior re-
CENTS for me week were %""',V'o OIsme!s'
against S.7i4O00 the previous week ana o,'sl,
coo las, year Closing prices were . q \ nel
higher Export corn here, 1h'2c I aHoal,
OATS-Firm in sympathy with corn. INFERIOR
receipts for the week were 3129.OOO Dushels'
against . 2.SJ4.OOO the previous week ald -,t'p',
Onn Inst year Cash oats steady; standard
white GOlec in elevator; No :, 6oi2ci 40 .
soc: 40 !. 59%c; natural and Whlte cnpp"Toa,
GunG3c on track RYE-Flrm; 10 g"C
nominal. f Buffalo. BARLEY-Steady'
mailing, 81 25G$1 IS. Q Buffalo
New-York tribune., 1912-03-31
EXPORTS.
CASH QUOTATIONS.
GENERAL MARKET REPORT.

export. T o . anoat.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-03-26
BOND G MORTGAGE CO. REPORT

The annual meeting % the stockholders
Of tho Bond and Mortgage Guarantee Com
pauy was hold yesterday. The report sub
mitttd 10 the stockholders showed gross
earnings for the fiscal year ended February
% Of Sl.4aO,7Ss. OF which a95 was re-
ceivcd from premiums. The net profits for
tn" year amounted 10 S1,ls7o00, an increase
If SIS. ON over the preceding year During
tho wear the company issued 5,ll9 policies
guaranteeing mortgages totalling on
on properties valued by the company Al S",-
"A 900. 54i mortgages aggregating S2a57.-
800 matured and we're extended for further
definite periods with the holders. and $50
rclicIes were cancelled b. the payment of
mortgages and others reduced for an aggre-
cate amount OF s2T,i5soo1. The company
had outstanding At IN" end OF the year
30 s5s mortgages for S212. 5000. The interest
collections on these MORTGAGES amounted 70
g. 90: 600 during the year. Two hundred and
seyeutv-seven suits were ordered 10 fore
close guaranteed mort cages during the year
amounting to 81 $4,000 or these col. repro
snrting 81 5000 were settled before the
properties went 10 sale.
The assets OF tho company at the end nj
tho year were given as S,s5l.9o3, During
tbe wear OC0 in dividends was paid and
the sum Of S5S7.s22 was added TO undivided
Profits. The total surplus and undivided
rrofits at the close Of the fiscal yeai
amounted 10 g. 769, 667
II WAS announced that the executive com
r,ittee had recommended an increase In the
quarterly dividend from 9 to 6ig per cent
nayabIc MAY II.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-03-26

rnTTONsETD OIIl-QuIct, With small prlre
.aoges closing AT unchanged 10 3 points net
iouer Local contract prices
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-03-26
TAXlCAB MERGER RATIFIED
N. Y, Transportation Go. viii
Stick to It's Omnibus Business.

The stockholders Of the New York Trans
portation COMPANY. at q special meeting
yesterday, ratified recommendation OF
the directors for the sale If the company :
taximeter cab and electric vehicle business
and plant 10 the Connecticut Cab Company,
it's chief competitor in the taXicab field ~
this city. The New York Transportation
Company has for 2 dozen years controlled
the Fifth Avenue Coach Company. owning
the Fifth avenue omnibus line. and its
operat tons IN future will be confined 1rin-
cipaiIv to the development Of this line.
The New York Transportation Company
owns the green taxicabs, Of which 1T has
about six hundred i'm operation. It's main
office and garage are at Eighth avenue
and l9th street and IL has suh-stations in
East 18th street and West J0'h street. ana
cab stands At eleven hotels, clubs and rail
way stations.
The Connecticut cab Company. operating
the yellow taxicabs has thirteen stations
at clubs, hotels and restaurants. Its Of
fees and garage are at so. n West sd
street, and It has branches ~ No ~ West
SD street and No ~ East Solh street
An officer of tho Connecticut company
said yesterday that his company had boon
DESTROYS of selling out it's business but
had found no purchaser. and therefore had
decided to make an offer for the taNicab
business and plant Of ;h" New York Trans
portation Company, I'm the belief that by Il
combination the cost Of operation could
he reduced so materially as to afford a
prospect 81 proftabl" return. The p~i""
at which IN" New York company closed
ont its taXicah interests was not all
uounced, but was said 20 be a low one.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-03-26
ASK DELAY IN SEWERAGE SUIT
Illness Of Special Commissioner Cuts
Time for Taking Testimony.

ON account Of the illness Of Special Com
missioner James y. Maher. appointed by
the Supreme Court Of the United states 10
hear the evidence In the suit brought by
the state OF New York against the Passaic
Valley Sewerage Commission. this state VIII
ask that the time allowed 1t for tho taking
Of TESTIMONY he extended 70 October /. 1912.
Under the present order its time expires this
week The new motion viii he argued be
fore the Supreme Court on April s. accord
lug 10 the notice filed with that body last
Tuesday.
After setting forth the limited time which
New York has had for tho taking Of test
mony and the vast amount Of scientific
matter still to be presented in legal form,
the motion asks That this state have from
MAY Ia October 7, exclusive Of July and
August. n nut in the rest Of IT'S case. Il
Us suggested that the defendants have from
then until February !. 1917, 20 take testi-
mcny. and that the following two months
be given 70 New York for rehuttal