Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-09-26


Of mountain forest land in North Caro-
lima for $l2 per acre a profit Of $3.50 0oJ
Friday Mr. Vanderbilt bought tine land
% years ago at s. per acre. Purchasers
were North Carolina parties
| Receipts of cattle for the first eight
months of 1912 at the seven principal
| markets have been 100000 head less than
last year Receipts of hogs for same
period increased $4,000 over last year,
| despite the fact that there are nine per
! cent. fewer hogs in country than IL year
| ago.
The button strike at the Lehigh CPa)
Coal & Navigation company's mines has
a assumed serious proportions. About 5000
men are out. and but two collieries are
working. The strike is by union men.
who will not work nor let anybody work
because a few nOn-union men will not
wear union buttons.
| New York coal wholesalers say that
while SO far this year there is a short
age in coal production. 1t Is rapidly being
made good. They strongly deprecate the
idea of a famine and say that the price
Will not advance this winter. The pro-
lduction of anthracite for the first eight
months Of this year has been $685. 723
tons, against 45.645A4 tons for the same
period last year.
Milk producers have made concessions
| to farmers. and the danger of a milk
famine in Boston has been averted, Far
|
ran and have demanded 40 cents for the
hext six months The Fl. p. Hood com
pany has offered an average of IS cents
from October I and ~ cents during No
yember and December. 1t Is expected
other dealers will follow. Retail price vii
not be changed,
New York local steamship companies are
| in a serious middle as a result OF misun-
derstanding with the department of COM
| merce and labor respecting new lifebOat
rules with which they find it impossible &c
comply by September 30, The Central
| railroad Of New Jersey. which usually
| carries 1900 commuters by steamship to
and from Atlantic Highlands daily, gave
up it's service Sunday. Hudson river
boats are also affected
| Hamburg American line officials nave
told New York harhor line board that UNI
less permitted to lengthen their piers al
, Hoboken by 100 feet to accommodate their
rev boats, the company would remove tc
Boston The Hamburg line nearly decid-
ed to come to Boston and use Common.
wealth docks in April. 1911, at the sugges
ton OF President Mellen, but for some
reason the head office withdrew negotia
tions at the last moment. Port directors
are now working hard to bring the line tc
Boston.
A London cable to the New York Time.
states that amid obscurities and contra
dictions regarding the $5oooo,OOO loan tc
China. there has developed romance Of
finance In which the central figure is ar
American whose name was unknown
few days ago. He Is A. Wendell Jackson
who has practically succeeded in negotiat
ing s5O00O,0CO loan for China through
the London house of +. Birch. Crisp 4
CO., s2,OO,0c0 of which has already beer
paid over as the first installment. 1t still
remains to be seen. of course. whethe
China will stand by its negotiations OF
} yield to pressure of diplomacy from six
power group to cancel this loan.
When the need of household help comes
; suddenly, and Is really URGENT. tn
! wisest 'urse is to net only answer som