Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-09-19

2. 100000 bushels in excess Of last
years which was 177.i0e.o00 bushels.
Grand Trunk engineers are survey
ing three possible routes to Boston IN
Newton and WATERFOWL.
Premiums paid IN Boston for fire In.
surance for the first six months this
year amounted to $2.44s.550.
The Saskatchewan department Of agri-
culture estimates the yield Of all grains at
Ten million dollars will be spent in the
Pittsburg district on two tunnels through
hils south Of the city, which will open up
q great tract Of land for residences and
manufacturing sites.
The French government IL preparing to
manufacture porcelain teeth at Sevres.
the national institution founded by Louis
XIV
]. p. Morgan at Newport, In reply to
the question which Of the candidates for
presidency he favored. Is said to have ro-
piled: II am still on the fence"
British shipping trade Is experiencing ar
unprecedented boom Demand for cargo
steamers Is beyond the supply and rates
are steadily advancing.
The Hamburg. American line now adver.
t!ses air trips from Berlin in the same
manner as It announces its steamship
sailngs. Zeppelin dirisibles are used.
A peach orchard at Macon. Ga, will
o25. 900 fruit-bearing trees. has been delib
erately destroyed. and the land will be re
planted with cotton with the idea OF get
ting an increased profit.
In honor Of the celebration next veal
OF the 18th anniversary Of the Kaisers &C
cession to the throne. new coins. both II
gold and silver. will be struck.
Argentina Is preparing for an elaborate
celebration OF the centenary Of her frs
constitutional assembly. which met a
Buenos Ayres, January 81. 1918.
The new battleship Pennsylvania vii
have 26 flve-inch guns, a powerful ser
! ondary battery will support twelve ~
inch rifles. and her speed Is expecte
to be % knots an hour.
| The 1912 tobacco crop is estimate
at $4,000. 900 pounds or the third lar
eest ever raised. The largest was i
1909 with over 1000, oOo.o pounds
Congressman Jefferson NJ. Levy. own
or of Monticello, former home q
Thomas Jefferson. has employed
press agent to assist IN his fgh
against the proposal to have the gov
eminent purchase the place.
The yacht Corsair. for which j.
Morgan paid over 100000. costs hir
100000 yearly to maintain. Abou
$50 steam yachts owned by New York
ars cost In the neishborho of $4,000
each per year to run.
Tight hose so impedei the circula
ton Of the blood in the lower lint
OF a Philadelphia young woman this
amputation OF both limbs below tt
hospital. Her name was refused /
surgeons.
Frank A. Munsey now owns II
; Boston journal. New York Press. Ba
3 timore News. Evening Times of Phil'
? delphia and the Washington Times.
Robert X. Maclea. a tarin expert. says
the New York World that Canadian ma
ufactursrs thrive on protective tariff
. II l-2 to % per cent, whereas the avera
4 duty collected in the 1911 fiscal year OF d
United States was IS ga per cent.
= The French department Of agricultu
= estimates the French wheat crop at 81
g 0OO.D0 bushels. The yield per acre
o about 20 bushels, which Is above the
year average. The rye crop Is estimat
). at IS. 459, 600 bushels.
II The German government will consid
y the question OF cheaper direct cable rat
n to the United States. which It Is expect
= will eliminate alleged coloring OF Germ
e news In the United States In conseauen
', of its transmission through London.
i The Pennsylvania railroad has declin
the offer Of mediation by Judge Kna
and Commissioner Neill in it's controver
{. with its telegraphers. declaring there
no change In the situation since its rep,
to the commerce court in 1879.
~ Newton, Mass. residents protest agail
10 the Grand Trunk building It's new 70
a which. according to surveys. would bis
~ tho municipality and cross valuable pre-
"A erty. They claim statute has been
a. fringed and the road cannot enter B
in ton via Newton.
n A New Orleans special says the Am
as lean Sugar company has protested in
cases Of alleged fraudulent entries
te sugar at that port. One hundred and M
at two doubtful entries were discover
by which are said to entitle the governm
81 to a considerable sum.
ID. Sir Mantagu Allan. one OF the lead
r. directors OF the Allan line OF steamshi
ch established and controlled for so ms
years by members OF the family,
ms announced his retirement from the IN
tn agement of the company Its operat
will now be left In the hands OF II,
on and Andrew Allan.
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St II is announced at republican he
ed quarters In New York that 5000 !
IN cards mailed 10 editors of republi
newspapers throughout the country
ed acertain their attitude have ELECTED p
III tive assurances from ANT that they We