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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-03-01
COTTON MARKETS.
NEW YORK.

NEW YORK, March 1.-The. cotton
market opened steady at an advance of
LAB points on covering inspired by expec-
tations of a quick settlement of the Eng
lish labor troubles and better Liverpool
cables than due on the New York close
of yesterday.
Offerings were light and the market
worked higher after the opening on bull
support and a little covering, with prices
during the middle of the morning about
to 8 points net higher. Private cables
continental buying and feeling that the
attitude Of the British government would
prevent any prolonged strike in the coal
mines.
The market was rather more alive late
In the forenoon, but seemed to be entirely
local, with prices ruling steady at a net
advance of Z or points on continued
support from trade sources and Wall
street bulls.
Spot quiet; middIing uplands. 1910
nominal.
Estimated receipts at all the ports to-
day, 5000 bales, against Jd38O last
week. and 1851 last year. For the
week, 10000 bales. against 3O7, 100 last
week. and LOG. 423 bales last year. To-
days receipts at New Orleans, 1870
bales, against 6165 bales last year; at
Galveston. 1884 bales, against $3.50 bales
last year. and at Houston. COLA bales.
against 3.516 bales last year.
The market continued very quiet during
the early afternoon and while prices
eased off or points from the best on
reported less favorable prospects for a
settlement Of the strike no general SELL
ing developed. with prices ruling some
4 to points net higher.
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LONDON MARKET.

LONDON, March 1.-American securi-
ties opened quiet and unchanged today.
Trading was light during the first hour
but prices declined and at noon the list
showed losses ranging from " to v.
Trading was limited till late in the day.
when the market improved on Wall street
support. The closing was steady.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-03-01
ARMY NAVY
Army Orders.

Col. Edward A. Millar is relived from
assignment to the I'd Field Artillery.
First Lieut.. James w. Riley, Field
Artillery, is assigned to the I'd Field
Artillery
Officers of the field artillery recently
promoted are assigned to regiments as
follows: Col. John Conklin, to the I'd
March, to the 9th Field Artillery; Mai
Albert j. Bowley, to the -th Field Artil-
lery; Capt William F. Morrison, to the
I'd Field Artillery. On completion of his
duties at Fort Sill, Okla. Col. Conklin
will join his regiment at Vancouver bar
racks, Wash.
The following changes in the Coast
Artillery Corps are ordered:
Capt. Albert G. Jenkins, from the S4th
Company to Fort Moultrie 8. c.. for
Capt. Edward L. Glasgow. from the
49th Company to the 166th Company.
Capt William F. Hase, from the 69th
Company to Fort H. G. Wright, N. T.,
for staff duty.
Capt. Gwynn R. Hancock. from the
156th Company to the 46th Company.
BY direction of the President, and upon
the application of Post Quartermaster
Sergt. Thomas NJ. Kite, that soldier will
be placed upon the retired list.
Capt Roy B. Harper, commissiary, will
proceed to Fort Riley, Kan, to take
course of instruction in the Training
School for Bakers and Cooks. and then
to Chicago. Ill. for duty.
is relieved from duty pertaining to the
organized militia, to take effect Septem-
Der 1. 1912, and will then proceed to join
his regiment.
the application of Post Commissary Sergt.
Richard F. Rumpff.' that soldier will be
placed upon the retired list.
Capt. William o. Smith, 7th Infantry. is
detailed for service in the quartermaster's
department. vice Capt. Thomas L. Smith,
who is assigned to the 18th Infantry.
Capt. Campbell e. Babcock is trans
ferred from the 18th Infantry to the 7th
Infantry.
Naval Orders.
Ensign A. q. Dibrell. from the Prairie,
granted leave one month.
p Midshipman w. l. Ainsworth. from the
Idaho to the Prairie.
C. e. Treibly has been appointed an
acting assistant surgeon.
Chaplain r. R. Hoes has been placed
upon the retired list
Chief Gunner w. 7. Baxter, from the
North Dakota to wait orders.
Gunner Michael Macdonald, from the
Vermont to wait orders.
Gunner John Roman. from the Louisiana
to wait orders.
Gunner william Eberlin. from the
Franklin to the louisiana
Gunner Frederick Petry. from the Han
cock to the Vermont.
Gunner d. F. Mulvfhill, from the Han
cock to the North Dakota.
Chief Machinist w. d. Sullivan, from
the Patapsco to the Newark, Guanta-
namo, Cuba.
Machinist Leroy Neil, to the Patapsco
Marine Corps Orders.
First. Lieut. II. NJ. Butler, two months
leave, with permission to leave the
United States.
Lieut.. Col. T. p. Kane. from marine
barracks, Norfolk, to command marine
barracks; Boston.
Lieut.. Col. l. 81. Moses, from marine
barracks. Boston, TO Philippine Islands.
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WEATHER
Fair Tonight, With. Temperature
About 20 Degrees: Saturday Fair.

For the District Of Columbia, fair to-
night; temperature about 20 degrees.
Saturday fair; light northwesterly winds
Marked high pressure with low tenn
peratures prevails east of the Rocky
mountains and opposite conditions to the
westward.
There were light SHOWS from the Ohio
valley eastward, little rain in Texas
and local rains and SHOWS west of the
Rocky mountains, but no general precipi-
tation.
With the exception of local rains along
the south Atlantic coast and in the east
gulf states. the weather will be fair to-
night and Saturday over the eastern half
of the country without decided tempera-
ture changes.
The winds along the New England coast
will be moderate westerly on the middle
Atlantic coast light to moderate west and
northwest; on the south Atlantic coast
moderate north and northeast; on the
east gulf coast moderate northeasterly.
Records for Twenty-Four Hours.
The following were the readings of
the thermometer and barometer at the
weather bureau for the twenty-four
hours beginning at pm. yesterday: =,
Observation-Disclosures pm, 80:
pm, 80; IL midnight, 30; today, 4
am, 20; am. 81; IL noon, 30; pm.
81. Maximum, 40, at pm. yesterday;
minimum, %. at am. today.
Temperature same date last year
Maximum, 40; minimum, %.
Barometer-Yesterday pm, 1921;
pm, 1928: IL midnight, 1928: today.
am. 30.31; am, 1896; IL noon,
30.44: pm, 1910.
Tide Tables.
Today-Low tide, 1925 am. and 1886
pm; high tide, 6:1O am. and 6:35 pm.
Tomorrow-Low tide, 1:2O am. and 1 "a
pm; high tide, 7:O6 am. and 7:3O pm.
The Sun and Moon.
Today-Sun rose 6:33 am; sun sets 5:5s
pm.
Tomorrow-Sun rises 6:31 am
Moon sets ga am. tomorrow.
The City Lights.
The city lights and naphtha lamps all
lighted by thirty minutes after sunset;
extinguishing begun one hour before sun
rise. All arc and incandescent lamps
lighted fifteen minutes after sunset and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-03-01

II you want work read the want cea-
umns Of The St&F.
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xEx dividend-Union Pacific COM, 2h:
Union Pacific pfd., 2: United States Steel
com, ~ General Electric, 2: Canadian
Pacific, pig; American Sugar & Refining
Company com, ~. and preferred Of
same stock ~: Chicago & Northwestern
CON-. IA Chicago & Northwestern pfd,
2. and Erie & Pittsburgh, N.
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Strength Shown at MIDDAY.

Greater breadth and activity developed
at midday. the movement embracing such
speculative leaders as had not partici-
pated in the early advance. Steel more
than recovered its dividend, and marked
strength was shown by such factors of
influence as Union Pacific and Reading.
Amalgamated Copper moved to a new
high record, and some specialties other
than those already named displayed con-
siderable strength.
Room sentiment was encouraged by to-
days demonstration of strength, which
included a wide variety of shares. Fully
two score of stocks registered advance
Of from I to points. Pool operations
were responsible in part for this showing,
but there was unquestionably better feel
ing produced by the recent Indifference Of
the market to various unfavorable fac
tons.
Close: Prime mercantile paper to AZ
per cent; sterling exchange easy, with
actual business in bankers bills at 4.S440
for 0O-day bills and at 4.S71O for demand.
Commercial bills, 4831s. Bar silver. 5SA.
Mexicon dollars, AZ. Government bonds
firm; railroad bonds firm.
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LIVERPOOL.

LIVERPOOL. March CLOSING: Cot
ton-Spot quiet; prices 5 points higher.
American middling. fair, 655: good mid
ding. II; middiing. SCI. low middling.
3.6l: good ordinary. J.23; ordinary, 4.97.
The sales of the day were 600 bales, of
which 500 were for speculation and ex-
port, and included 800 American. Re
ceipts. $4,000 bales. including 80 500
American. Futures opened steady and
closed very steady, March, 5.71: March
April, 5.71; April-May. 572: May-June,
5.73; June-July. 5.73; July-August, 5.72h
August-September, 5.69: September-Oc-
tober, 566: October November, 5.64; No
vefnber-December. 562k: December-Jan
uary. 5.6212; January February, 5.62Is;
February-March, 5.635; March-April,
5.641z.
The following are the weekly cotton
statistics:
Imports. all kinds, 134.OOO bales; i'm
ports. American. 100000 bales; stock. all
kinds. 1.lO2,OOO bales; stock, American,
$4,000 bales: American forwarded, $4,000
bales; total exports, 27,1J0 bales.
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CHICAGO.

CHICAGO, March 1.-Excitement over
higher cables and small Argentine ship
ments jerked prices upward today in
wheat. Traders in general were surprised
that the corrected figures on American
farm reserves had practically no influ-
ence in stopping an advance at Liver
pool, where buying was reported as hav-
ing been stimulated as a result of a re-
markable falling off in supplies. Open
ing prices were Mas to Nal higher. May
started at 1.O2A to 1.O3, a gain Of y to
*, and rose rapidly to 1.O3h.
There was q lively trade in corn. with
big houses among the most conspicuous
buyers. Smaller receipts and q forecast
of unsettled weather. as well as wheat
strength had decidedly bullish effect
May opened Y to " up, at COS to 69N
and climbed to 7O&.
In the oats pit scantiness of offerings
and the firmness Of other grains gave the
market firm tone. May started haA to
u higher, at 527s to 52Na53. and assembled
to 53A.
Provisions displayed little weakness
at first owing to heavy receipts Of hogs,
but the buying fever in grain acted as
more than an offset later. Initial sales
were 2h lower to 121a up. with May de-
liveries 152h for pork, 9th for lard
and S.621s for ribs.
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Strike Compromise Expected.

Further covering of shorts was in
duced by unconfirmed cables from Lon
don announcing an adjournment of the
coal conference until next Tuesday In
financial circles this was accepted as
pointing to a compromise in that situa-
ton. The rise in General Electric and
Sears Roebuck was attended by rumors
of increased or extra dividends for
those stocks.
Material gains were restricted to the
less active or more secure issues, none of
the market leaders extending their rise to
q full point during the early session
Losses Of to 4 points were made by
Colorado and Southern second preferred,
Westinghouse Electric first preferred
Virginia Iron. Nashville. Chattanooga and
st. Louis, and others of that group. OF
the standard railway stocks, Louisville
and Nashville and Atlantic Coast Line
were conspicuously strong Bonds were
steady.
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The City Lights.

The city lights and naphtha lamps all
lighted by thirty minutes after sunset;
extinguishing begun one hour before sun
rise. All arc and incandescent lamps
lighted fifteen minutes after sunset and
extinguished forty-five minutes before
sunrise.
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NEW YORK CURB PRICES.

Quotations furnished By W. b. Hibbo & o..
members New York Stock Exchange.
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GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.
NEW YORK.

NEW YORK, March 1.-Flour-Firm
and nominally higher.
Wheat-as the result of higher cables,
smaller northwest receipts, light Ar
west markets, wheat sold up a cent
early, shorts and commission houses be-
ing anxious buyers May. 1.06ka1:O e7s.
Pork-Steady; family, 1S.50a19.5O.
Beef-Steady.
Lard-Steady.
Raw sugar-Nominal; muscovado, 81
test, AT: centrifugal Sc test, 4.67; mo-
lasses. 80 test, 392.
Refined sugar-Quiet.
PetrOleum-Steady.
Molasses-Steady.
Hay-Steady.
HidesISteady.
Leather-Firm.
Butter-Steady and unchanged Re-
ceilts. 4,1A packages.
Cheese-Firm: receipts. 1880 boxes;
state, whole milk. held specials, white.
1S; do, colored, 17s4a1S.
Eggs-Barely steady and unchanged.
Receipts. 15.45S cases.
Poultry-Live, steady. Western chick
ems, 1s; fowls, 1511za16; turkeys, IS. Dress
ed, quiet. Western chickens, 121.al5;
fowls. 12A; turkeys. 12a21.
BALTIMORE.
Special Dispa tch to The Star.
BALTIMORE. Md, March 1.-Wheat-
Dull and higher; spot contract, 1.OOA
spot No. red western, 1.OO1s; March,
1.OOA: May, LOLA; steamer No. . red,
97A; exports. %. 7O4 bushels.
COrn-Firmer: spot contract. 7Oss
March, 7Ots; April, 71aa71&; steamer
mixed, 67A; receipts, 90,972 bushels; ex-
ports. "a $50 bushels.
Oats-Firmer; No. white. 5Sa5S11s
standard white. 571sa5S; No. white, STA
57A; receipts, 1862 bushels.
Rye-Dull; No. 2 western domestic, Loo
asked: receipts, 1,O98 bushels.
Hay-Firm: No. l timothy, unchanged;
No. 1 clover mixed, unchanged.
Grain freights-Quiet; steam to Liver
pool, per bushel, unchanged; Cork for or
ders. per quarter, unchanged.
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SALES TODAY.
IL am. l04,8OO l2m... l72,4OO
lpm... Nl,9O 2p.m.. 345,4OO
CALL MONEY.
Call Money. 90 2H 20 ~
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READING WEAKEST STOCK
Decline of Nearly Half a Point
Scored Against the Coaler.
FAVORITE ISSUES SUPPORTED
Active List Rallies Briskly, Though
No Large Gains Are Recorded.
Southern Rails Strong.

NEW YORK, March 1.-The specialties
were the principal features at the open
ing Of the stock market today. General
Electric. American Sugar and Sears Roe
buck made early gains of half point to
q point. Interborough-Metr pre-
ferred was up half a point, with sub
stantial advance for Westinghouse.
Union Pacific and United States Steel
common, both of which sold ex-
dividend. made small fractional gains.
Reading was the weakest of the active
stocks. with decline of "a.
Business expanded into various prop
critics that do not usually figure promi
nently in the dealings. Favorite stocks
were well supported, and few issues
which were heavy at the outset rallied
briskly. especially Reading, which
touched 155. Local traction issues were
unusually active and higher prices pre-
vailed. American Car advanced 1. Gen
eral Electric and Sears Roebuck 33s.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-04-07

say: There's face that has niver been seen in
tn councils iv TIL party befure. Let's nommy-
nate him. An they wud
=" 1t looks to me, Hinnissy, as though this was
gon to be campaign iv idjacation, an me frind
Professor Wilson is tn first scholar to step up an
get tn ruddynnts. A polytckal idjacaton is
like tn kind l got whin was boy in Ireland.
1t begins with lickin' an ends with lickin, an
there ARE few coorses iv tn same in between.
Professor Wilson was prisidint iv Princeton COL
lege, dye mind, which is boordin' school in TIL
state iv Moo Jarsey where young Presbyteryans
are taught infant damnation, fut-ball, an other
gntlemanly accomplishments, as Hogan says.
Th' last | heerd about it Andrew Carnaygie had
give it lake which is almost as deep as
Andrew Carnaygie himself, an had his name
painted on it.
Well, wan v tn jootes iv Professor Wilson
was f'r to tache tn la-ads at Princeton about
pollyticks. He was tn pollytickal shark iv this
university. He knew more about pollyticks thin
tn professor iv botany or zoolophony or amy
other mitnber iv tn faculty. Ivry mornin' he'd
stand at tn dure iv tn schoohouse an ring TIL
bell, an whin tn happy youngsters gathered he
wud letcher thin. Childher,' he wud say, TIL
subjick v this nornns fletcher is Th' Iliction iv
a President" 1t is very simple. Tn convintions
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-04-07

we've made all tn mateeryal about ourselves that
tn Republicans need Fl their campaign. 'Tis
not till about week befure tn iiction that tn
nearest frind iv tn candydate we nommynated
can speak kind wurrud f'r him befure tn polls
without bein arristed as an ACCESSORY
Beln' a man iv large property, I've often
thought iv CROWN side whiskers an iinin' tn
Republicans. But about iliction time / go back
where belong, an / wud no more think iv not
bein' Dnnmycrat thin l wud v not gon to a
fire. Thrue it is that tn Republican party has
cheered up good deal through tn efforts iv me
trind Iiddy Rosenfelt. It's no longer tn seepin'
powdher wanst it was He's tore off most iv tn
side whiskers firm tn party an smashed nanny
iv tn stovepipe hats. But aven noble sperrit
like that can't make Dimmycrat party out iv
tn Republican party. It's diff rent proposition
We're two diff rent kinds iv people Republicans
have always been Republicans an Dinmycrats
Dimmycrats, an they always will be. Thanks be
fr that If | wasn't SO far along in life I'd adopt
an raise a Dnnycrat candydate iv ME own
wuddent lave annywan see him. I'd lock him in
back room an shove his food in through a hole
in tn wall. l wudden't proJooce him till tn con-
vintion met, an thin I'd bring him out with
mask on Whin all tn other candydates had
been killed off I'd unveil him an tn la-ads wud
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-04-07

nonlmynate prsidintial ilictors who are voted f'r
be tn people, Th' ilictors meet an choose tn
prisidint. That's all there is to it. Th' black
smiths that are in pollyticks don't know this
Me idee is to go straight to TIL prisidintal iic
tors, charm thin with me manner, an hand
around tn see-gars AS it is now, nobody pays
amy attintion to thin. Th' result is they ar-re
becomin' irritated an wud gladly break party
lines an vote f'r good man. Th class is dis
missed f'r tn day.
Well, afther awhile he begun to say to him
silf: What's tn use whn know all this mesilf
iv tachin' it to stoneheaded little boys? I'll take
me discoveries into practical pollytcks an put
tn comether on some iv these longshoremen that
ARE r-runnin' tn game An he did. An now
he's a candydate fr prisidint, an I'll bet he
wishes he'd stayed on tn banks iv brawlin' Lake
Andy, He'd no more thin got acrost tn Hudson
river thin things began to happen to him. 1t
was discovered that he had thried to pry off
piece iv change firm fund f'r retired professors
an his fellow thrustees handed him his hat. A
disguised reporther was in tn room at tn time,
l have no doubt, because none iv tn thrustees
wud make this here touch public, iv coorse. Thin
an intimate frind who happened to be iv a
dif'rent pollytickal faith firm tn professor
thought it was such good joke that TIL pro-
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1912-09-26
An Enxptian Qelicacy.

Every country has its own little deli
cacies, and Egypt is famous for its
kabobs The kabob is broiled meat
but is broiled in so ridiculous fash
ion as to be really funny. The ped
dler uses a little charcoal furnace
something like that in use by our plum
bers In it he keeps up small but
hot fire. Attached to the side OF the
furnace are a lot Of iron skewers
When a customer approaches the hawk
er takes a small piece of meat. mutton
or goat, the latter being the most pop
ular, cuts it with sharp knife into
long ribbon. winds it around the skew
er and places it upon the charcoal nre
Some of the drippings are collected
and, with little salt and spice. make
pleasant sauce for the kabob when 1t Is
done
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1912-09-26
What Not to Lend.

Douglas Jerrold. the celebrated wit.
said: There are three things that no
man but fool lends or. having lent.
is not in the most helpless state OF
mental crassitude If he ever hopes to
get back again. These three things
are books. money and umbrellas. |
believe a certain fiction of the law as
sumes a remedy against the borrower,
but l know of no case in which any
man, being sufficiently bastard to glib
bet his reputation as plaintiff in such
a suit, ever fairly succeeded against
the wholesome prejudices Of society.
Umbrellas may be 'hedged about by
cobweb statutes. | will not swear that
it is not So There may be laws that
make such things property. but l am
sure that the kissing contempt, the
loud mouthed indignation. Of all civ
ilized society would sibilate and roar
at the bloodless poltroon who should
engage law on his side to obtain for
him the restitution of lent umbrella.
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1912-09-26

Charles Dewey Hilles. who as chair
man of the Republican national com
mittee will conduct Mr. Taft's cam
paign, has been secretary to the pres
ident since April of last year. MI,
Hilles was the unanimous choice OF
the organization committee Of the ma
tional committee. 1t is believed that
the new national chairman will be able
to conciliate the progressives of the
west. Notwithstanding his fight be-
fore the convention on behalf of the
president the relations of Mr.. Hilles
with the progressive wing of the party
were friendly, and he enjoys their per-
sonal esteem.
The rise of Mr.. Hilles has been al
most spectacular. He was born in
Belmont county, O., forty five years
ago. and most of his life has been
spent in academic pursuits, In 1888
he was appointed secretary to the SUI
perintendent of the Boys Industrial
school at Lancaster, o. Subsequently
he served two years in newspaper
work and in 1900 was appointed SUI
perintendent Of the Boys Industrial
school
He resigned in 1902 to become super
intendent Of the New York Juvenile
asylum. He became assistant secre-
tary Of the treasury in 1909. His ap-
pointment was due to his reputation as
an executive officer and organizer In
congress, but was absolutely unknown
to Republican leaders until April 4,
1911. when he was appointed secretary
to the president
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1912-09-26
CIVIC IMPROVEMENT PLANS.
Marked Growth of Sentiment In Favor
of Better Communities.

Marked Growth Of Sentiment In Favor
of Better Communities.
At the fourth national conference on
city planning held recently at Boston it
was brought out that civic beauty
plans calling for an expenditure Of
hundreds of millions Of dollars have
been drawn for seventy or more Of the
cities of the United States. Some of
these plans are being actually worked
out, while others are still on paper,
but the growth of sentiment in favor
of better and handsomer cities is strong
beyond dispute.
Nearly half the people Of the United
States now live in cities. and the tend
ency Of men to make their homes in
urban areas is more and more marked.
Standards and ideals of living have
risen. The argument that an ugly city
is unnecessary and that civic beauty is
good from the fiscal as well as the aes-
thetic view has made converts by the
million.
Washington has played a conspicu-
DdIL Ill TIC w WI VI POOA1N
sentiment as to what may be done in
making a great town attractive as
living place, but to hold its premier
ship as a beauty city Washington can
not stand still. Washington, Boston,
New York, Chicago, ST. Louis. Cleve-
land and Philadelphia constitute prob
ably the leading group of cities with
gigantic improvement plans. New
Haven has a civic center plan. Balti-
more has plans for a greater park
system. Kansas City is seeking to
transform itself, and Buffalo, Detroit.
Providence and Springfield, Mass. pro-
pose to make over areas that have
come to be considered unsightly.
Cincinnati, Denver. Milwaukee, San
Diego Wilmington. Columbia. Chatta-
nooga, Savannah, Harrisburg, Hartford
and scores Of other cities have i'm
provement plans requiring vast ex-
penditure Of money, and in the case
of a very large proportion of these
cities the work of putting the plans
into execution has already been en-
tered upon.