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The Washington times., 1912-03-09
ONE HOUSE A DAY
SELLING RECORD
OF REALTY FIRM
Thirty-eight Residences Dis
posed of by Shannon
& LuchS.

The sales Of thirty-eight houses in the
past thirty-elght days iG the house,
selliTE record OF shannon & LuChs
announced today. Onc house a day, not
excepting Sundays and holidays. is the
way the record figures out. The houses
transferred have been taken chiefly by
home buyers, but some have gone to in
vestors. The properties are in a num-
ler nf sections of the city. though the
Spring road and Highview operations Of
Harry Wardman have figured most
prominently.
This real estate firm has just intro
duced an innovation in the method Of
selling some OF the Highview houses,
which have been sold faster than the
builder has been able to erect them.
The method consists In contracting in
advance OF building with the prospective
homcsecker. The exact style and To-
cation Of the house Is chosen, and, dur
ing the period Of constrn ction the buy
CT pays in small installments the
amount Of the initial cash deposit II
IS customary to pay in the purchase
! OF d house, So that when ne is ready
to occupy the house and the house is
| finished, there remainS NO further
cash payment TO make.
In effect, the plan puts the man who
IL figuring 20 buy or build a house for
himself. in the position of being able to
Of his finished home ana Lccome its
| owner in from two to SIX months with
out drawing at all upon his savings &C.
| count. The members of the firm explain
that this is possible in the case of this
lIighvicw operation, where 20 houses
ale L" be bull: before IL is complete
AMI where the exact plans for every
| house are laid out.
The Washington times., 1912-03-09

Curity and Trust Company ct al. trustees,
10 William Il. StansbuTy. lot II. square
1893, SO
Butterfeld's Second Addition to Congress
Heights-Joseph ~ Young to Thomas II.
and NettIe Martin. lots Is and 4S. square
6GO. $40
Barry FSrm-Joseph Allen ct uX. to Joseph
h. Neney. part lot %, square 1874, $500
Longneckers Addition to Congress Heights
William Woods to Lizzie NJ. Woods. lot 81,
square 4, $40.
Randle NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. savings and
Trust Company, trustee, TO William p.
Scharf, lot 40, square 5543, $40.
Randle Highlands-United States Realty Com
pany to u. T. McKeithlan. lots and 6.
Anacostia-Annle f. Edds to William G. Leh-
mann. part lot IA, $40.
Twinng City-Robcrt r. Bradbury ct 10
Robert G. Johnson lots Is, 1s. 20, square
5655 so.
Congress Hcights-Jonas A. Hobart ct ux. TO
Fred o. and Ethel NJ. Lentz, lot SO, square
J97l. $40.
Massachusetts Avenue Heights-American Sc
Curity and Trust Company ct AL trustees,
to Carl f. Mayer lot Is, square 2lOl, $40.
Massachusetts Avenue Heights-American
Security and Trust Company ct al. trustees,
to PerCival d. Emmert, lot 10, square 1888,
and lot o. square 1888, $40.
Hampton Park-Municipal Realty Company 10
Richard 3. and Ethel b. Jacobs, lot so,
Chllum Castle Observation-Disclosures Land
and Mortgage Company to John b. Hop
Sins; lots 81 and 6s. square 1889, SO.
Villa 'Park-Math. J. Duhr to Dave Huston
lot IS, square 1910, s., 600.
South Northumberland G. Brown ct ux
to Thomas c. Dryson, lots rs and n, square
5l55, SO
Chinum Castle Heights-washlngton Land
and Mortgage Company to Calvin S. Cra-
mcr lots 50 and TO- square 1888. $40.
First Addition to Washington Highlands
Charles G. Taylor to John Sullivan and
Helen NJ. Sullivan lots IS and 20, block
IS, SO
Wesley Hcights-Thomas f. wagsaman
trustee to katherine Z. Malone lots Z &c
II. block IL. S. Sis.
Wesley Heights-Thomas f. wagEaman
trustee, 10 Katherine f. Malone lots % tC
IS. 81 to 35, and 46, block IL; SO, $50 Same 10
same, lots Is TO 10, IS to 90 block II; 81. $50
Same 10 same, lots 81 to 81, block u
s.. 90i. 30.
Chevy Chase Grove-Fulton r. Gordon ct TX
10 Edgar r. Robey. lot 3, square 2Ol4
81, $50. -.
The Washington times., 1912-03-09

johnson ct uX. convey same property 10
Henrietta S. Downing $40.
Petworth-George ]. Cummings, ct al to
Mark l.. and Cora 1. Whitney, lot 81. square
a. $40.
intermediary Wardman ct al 10 Annie
w. Tully, lot IS, square ZOO. $40.
lndolencc-C'h arles +. Wire ct uX. to Susie 4.
Brent. lot "a, square 1893. $40.
Washington Heiahts-Leah Corbin to Martin
McHugh, part lot A., block I. $40.
West Recommendation NJ. Henderson 10
block /. SO
1893 Eighteenth street northwcst-Elinor S.
Lewis ct al. to Theodore A. Hostetter, lot
A. block s, lnglcside, SO. james II. lib
bits. administrator, TO same, same prop
erty sol.
Pctw"rth-Isaac II. Bryant ct ux 10 Dwight
J. Particle. part block Il, SO.
lngleside-Wlliam \. Pierce eli ny. to Will
lam II. Spignul. lot ST. block :. SO.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Blair ct TO Joseph
T.. Eury lots 81 to 81, block &c. SO. Joseph
L. Bury conveys same property to Clarence
b. Hight. SO
Petworth- Robert /. Carr ct ux to Earl c.
Taguc. lot SIS, square 1880 So
PetwOrth-Evelyn G. Holmes to Harry Ward
man and Thomas =. Bones, lot 81 block
36. $40.
Rock creek Church road near Seventh street
rOad-Washington Land and Mortgage Com
pany to (. c. Merrill, lot of Padsworth,
$40.
Mount Pleasant and Pleasant PIains-Annie
T. Smith to Joseph a. Roth, lot l6, block
Rosedale-Georgc p. Bradley to Margaret E.
Brooke lot g, square 4531 $40.
Robbins AdditiOn-Mary +. Snapp ct viz
John w. to William A. Stoneburner, lot
IS. square 800, SO
Ingleside-Lewis e Breuninger ct ux TO
Luther f. and Annie J. schreIner, lot 80.
kalorama HeiEhts-Alico b. Morford to Ed
ward II; Everett lot ,, blocks. 800.
lG Drot Park-ielen q. Davis ct vir, Henry
~ to Angelina W. Grimke, lot IS block S,
The Washington times., 1912-03-09
District Tax Auction
Begins Next Tuesday

Arrangements were completed today
for the annual tax sale, which begins
Tuesday in the office of the Collector of
Taxes, c. Q. Rogers, and will continue
until March 10. All property advertised
for delinquent taxes, numbering approx
imately 5000 pieces, will be sold at auc-
ton in the order I'm which it appears in
Il printed pamphlet, copies of which may
be had on application to Collector
Rogers
The following order of sale will be
observed, beginning each day at 10
a m: Tuesday, Squares I to 625; We'd
nesday, squares GIG to l,257; Thursday,
squares l.25S to 2,5S3; Friday, squares
1854 TO 3523; Saturday, 1924 to 4265;
Monday, March IS, squares 4,2S4 to 5,573,
and Tuesday, March 10, square 5,576 and
property In the county.
No bids for property will be received
prior to the day set for its sale. The
collector is authorized to require from
any purchaser at the time of sale n
deposit sufficient. in his Judgment, 10
guarantee full settlement. which must
be made within five days of the last day
of the sale.
In case no bids are offered for any
particular piece OF property, it is pur-
chased by the District.
Owners whose real estate Is sold for
nunpayment OF taxes may redeem II
within two years from the date Of sale
upon payment Of the purChaSe-priCe, to-
TetheT with interest at the rate Of per
cent a month ana costs of advertising,
The Washington times., 1912-03-09
Suburban.
Potomac MISUNDERSTANDING Hct

Potomac Heights-Potomac Heights Land
Company to W. L. and Bertha d. Suddarth
lots ,. 4. S. square 1449. $40.
Connecticut avenue addition to Cleveland
Park-Walter J. Fahy ct uX. to Rudolph ]
ana Anna NJ. Wig. part 500.
Wisconsin Avenue Park 49, Capital Realty
Company 10 Rankin II. Rice. lots II. 10.
Deanwood Heghts-JOseph Weaver ct ux to
Robinson white, lot Is, block IS $40
SherwoOd's Addition to observation-disclosures NJ.
square Ala, SO
Longnecker's Addition to Congress Heights
Henry NJ. Sothoron ct LIZ. to Joseph A.
Roth, lot II, block 6, SO. Joseph A. Roth
conveys same property to Henry NJ. and
Sarah c. Sothoron. SO
Sauls Addition-Fohe g. Brinley ct uX. to
Thomas Y: and Minnie L. Conway, lot 81,
square 2S0S, $40.
Stony Hill Conclusion and Bailey's Purchase
National Capital Hebrew Cemetery AS
ISOLATION to National Capital Lodge, No.
4S2, Independent Order Birth Abraham, lots
36 to Al. $40
woodridge-Olaf r. Peterson ct ux. TO Albert
NJ. Albrechtsen, lots Is and %, block g.. $40.
Girls Portion-John G. Dunscombe to Harry
NJ. Latham. lot 10. $40
| SITS Philip and Jacob-Richard Harper ct
uX. to Alfred Ray, oart, $40.
| Chain Bridge road-Alfred Ray ct Tx. ia
Richard Harper, right OF way over part OF
two tracts. 81.
| Realty Corporation TO George W. and Kath-
crime l.. Kernodle. lots 2. 10. II. 10. and
| part lot 10. square 272O, $40.
| Garfield HeiGhts-Wilham II. Lewis. jr.. et
ux. to Matilda and Samuel Taylor. lot g.
square 5S47. SO
Whitehaven SITS. Philip and Jacob-FranceI
| NJ. Miller ct viz Benjamin, Ella E Brown
ing ct vir. Theo f. Elizabeth J. Bane
and Elizabeth ]. Maddox; make partition OF
part Of said tract, each taking particular
| parcel $40.
Michigan Avenue Addition-Charles H. Nor
gan, trustee to Leonard Furry. lots l. 80
! 81 and &C. block $3.50, $40
National Highlands-Wilber w. Bill ct ux
| TO Ada II. MaClean and Lilly II. MaClean
! lots a. Is and 76. square 1864, SO.
Massachusetts Avenue Heights-AmeTican Sc
The Washington times., 1912-03-09
Citizens Bank to
Have New Building

Two pieces Of g street property figure
day, the four-story building at 1421 and
the thrce-story building at 1928 G street
northwest. The first building has been
leased for term Of eleven Years by the
Citizens Savings Bank, which will have
possession of the property on Monday.
A committee of directors has been
appointed to consult architects with 4
view to having plans drawn at once for
the entire remodcllng of the building.
The front is to be changed and tho
first floor remodeled into modern
banking room, which will be occupied
by the bank. which Is now located in
the Fond building. IT Is expected that
building occupied by the bank OIL
June /. II adjoins the Home Life build
irg. which the bank purchased several
months ago.
Inasmuch as the Pennsylvania rail-
road has a lease on the first f.our of the
lattes' building. which mas yet about
and viii remodel the adjoining building
until u can occupy the quarters now
used by the railroad which is Consid-
cred enc CT the most valuable in the
city.
The other property is to be sold ut
auction next v c,inesdav The building
is a new one, and was built to improve
The lot fer the Elizabeth r. Shoemaker
estate. Its sale at public auction will
be watched with interest as indicative
of values in the immediate neighbor-
hood
The Washington times., 1912-03-09
Dickerson ct al to Mary V. Dickerson, tw,
ninths' interest in lot s. square 335, So
Northeast.

X street northeast, between Fifth and Sixth
streets-Heman r. Howenstein TO Annie
L. Robey, lot %, square S3l. SO.
Tennessee avenue northeast. between b and
c streets-Barton Vandenburg ct ux. TO
John NJ. Forte, lot II. square l03 $40
Fourteenth and ID streets northeast-Cora IS.
Decide CT al, trustees, TO Harry a. Kite
original lot square 1892 s. S4: ,,...
Florida avenue and Seventh street northeast
H. Bradley WaVidsOn and Luther B. Frs
toe. trustees. to Frank G. Davidson. lots
A. and 46, square $50. 81, 300. Frank j. Da-
wilson to Elizabeth Walbridge and Ance g.
w. Briggs, lots IS 30, IS, "a, 70, ~, ~, 49,
a, q, a. Il, IS. square $50. $40
Ninth and G streets northcast-Joseph Nj
Carmody to Francis s Carnody. lot - and
part lot ~. square 93S. SO
Fifteenth street northeast. between y ana
r streets-Iao d. Miner ct uX. to Ami"
f Mcqueen. lot Il, square 1859. $40 An
ME +. Mcqueen Conveys game property Ia
Leo ID. and Edith A. Miner, $40
East Capitol street northeast, between !ehlH
and Eleventh streets-Leo d. Miner ct uN.
to Annie T.. Mcqueen, part lot 3, square
967 $40 Annie +. Mcqueen conveys same
property to Leo D. and Edith A. Miner, $40
500 and $50 Eighth street NOTWITHSTANDING
l. Bradley to J. Harold Mcdowell. lots A.
and A. square 500. SO. J. II. Mcdowell
conveys same property to Marie E. Bradley
and Mary @. Whtlock. $40
street northeast. between Firth ana SlNtH
streets-Mary S. Fuller to Harry w. Park
err, LOT Al. square S35. $40
Ninth street northeast. between + and {
strcets-George w. Barkman ct uX to Jo-
semi L. Martin, lot II, square 939, $40.
Iackson alley northeast between North Cap
itol and First strcets-Annie NJ. Johnson ct
viz Albert. to Martin J. Shechy lot 81
square ST. sl25. =,
Seventh street northeast. between A and
streets-Frank C. Let's ct al. trustees. tc
THORNTON Carusi. lot ~. square 496, and lo
10 block Q. lie Droit Park. $40
The Washington times., 1912-03-09
Near-Urban.

Mount Pleasant and Pleasant Plains-W
Wallace Chiswell ct al. to Mary L. NC
Donough, lot %, block 10, $40.
Observation-Disclosures r. Suddarth ct ux. TO
Potomac Heights Land Company lot S.
square S, SO,
Fairview Heights-Emelie h. MiChler 70
Charles e. Glover. lots 10 and II, block I,
SO.
MERIDIAN Hnl-Amherst Realty Corporation
lie DrOit Park-HeTman r.. HOwenstein ct uN.
to Alice NJ. FTitts. lot lSl, block l.. $40.
Washington Heights-James W. Blackburn
ct al. administrators to Leah COrbin, part
lot Al, block 7. SO.
lie DrOit Park-James Howard ct uX. to John
w. Brauner, trustee, lots g. IS, &c. block
Is. $40.
Ingieslde- Elizabeth Walbridge ct al. t.
Charles H. Davidson, lots ? to II, block 10
and lots to 10, block n, SO.
| Ianier Heights-William Il. LipsComb ct uN,
To Jennie T. futile, lots ?l6, 2l7, and 309
SO
Efhngham plaCc--William L. Pollard to Will
lam A. Hin and Frank c. Let's, trustees
lots "a, 25 80 81, and q, block n. $40
| Indolence-Charles +. Wire ct uX. to Charles
II. and Annie L. Reilly, lot SO, square 2599
$40
| Petworth--Jacob S. Gruver ct ux tu Nora T.
and Charles F. Windham, lot 81, squar
323a $40
| 1910 KaloTama Avenue-Harry $. Calvert. re-
ceivcr, to Hayden Johnson, lot g. squar,
| EOS, Washington Heights. $500. Hayden
The Washington times., 1912-03-09
Realty Firm Sells
Three Residences

The sales Of three residences are re-
ported today by Harry v. Bouie & Co.
William E. Conradis purchased yha new
eight-rocm house at 3Ol7 Thirteenth
street northwest for 1920. This is one
of row of ten just built at Columbia
road by l.. e. Rreuninger, and is the
ninth to be sold. The house at SOG was
sold to John P. Welcker for 5000.
Mrs. Henrietta B. Heisken bought
from Turton, Rogers & Co.. the nina.
room dwelling at zoe Twenty-seventh
street northwest for $3.50. 1t is one OF
a row now being completed by these
builders.
The Washington times., 1912-03-09
Southeast.

1oS street southeast-Theodore n. Gil to
John NJ. Curran, lot &c. square 1913, $40
Thirteenth street southeast, between A and
r streets-Charles E. Morris ct uX. TO Fred
erich r Morris, part lots and 40, square
1913, $40. O..
n street southeast. between First and Sec
ond streets-CarTe Goldenberg eli W.
samuel to Lille II. and Jeannette Coheh'
part lot L. square 74S so.
SeTenteenth and streets southeast-Henry
c. Freitag to John H. Nolan, lots u to S4'
square 1889 $40
Twelfth and X streets southeast-Mary f.
Gibbs Ell al to William d. Sullivan. lot
"a square 900; $40 Mary f. Gibbs TO same
lots % 23 % to 20, square 996, $40
ms + street southeast-James II. Douns ct
ux. to James c. and Eta B. Day. lot H.
square 1856, SO.
The Washington times., 1912-03-09
James O'Donnell
Buys Fourteen Houses

James O'Donnell has purchased from
Harry Wardman fourteen of the row of
three-story dwellings on Ingleside Ter
race running west from Eighteenth
street northwest. The houses were
built by Mr. Wardman a few years
ago, and contain ten rooms each. While
the price of the sale to Mr.. ODonnell
is not disclosed, the houses were built
to sell for $3.50 each, and a number of
them were sold at that price.
The Washington times., 1912-03-09
Southwest.

514 Second street southwest-Michael J. Col
ho-t trustee. ct al, to Benjamin F. Hail
storks, lot 90 square $50, $1,000.
water street southwest. between T and I
streets-John G. Slater ct ux. 10 Joseph
@ street southwest between Twelfth and
Thirteenth streets-Augusta =. Motz to CO.
rhine 7. Warng, part original lot l. square
900, $40
First and V streets southwest-JOhn G. Slater
ct ux to Joseph Grocn. original lot o.
square $50, SO.
and-a-half streets-Francis Leonard ia
James A. Toomey, lots 80 to sc, square $685.
The Washington times., 1912-03-09
Where Building Increased.

Building in New York. PhIadeIphia.
and Boston took a remarkable step
forward. In New York there was an
increase Of lis per cent: in Philadelphia,
Ct per cent, ami IN Boston, 723 Other
striking increases were shown by De-
troit, 90: Buffalo, 4Ol: Rochester. us.
and Louisville 1913. The South showed
great strides. as Indicated by the fol-
lowing increases: Memphis. II; Chat
Los Angeles. 113: San Diego. liz, Oak
land. Is: Stockton, IS.
THE table is not without decreases"
says Construction News, but they are
crcases for so long that brief respite
is in 4 sense Il relief 1t means that they
are catching their second breath and
will go on to better things than they
have ever known"
The Washington times., 1912-03-09
THE MEN AND WOMEN
Who Enjoy the Choicest Products of t
Worlds Commerce.
knowledge of What 10 Best More Importan
Than Wealth Without It.

1t must be apparent to every one that qualities
of the highest order are necessary to enable the
best of the products of modern commerce to
attain to universal acceptance. However loudly
heralded, they may not hope for worldwide pre-
eminence unless they meet with the general
approval, not of individuals only, but of the many
who have the happy faculty of selecting and en-
joying the choicest products. Their commenda-
ton, consequently, becomes important to others,
since to meet the requirements of the we'll in
formed of all countries the methods of manu-
facture must be of the most perfect order and
the combination the most excellent of its kind.
After thirty years of general usage, Syrup of
Figs and Elixir of SIENNA is everywhere accepted
as the best of family laxatives Its quality is
due not only to the excellence of the laxative
and carminative principles of plants known to
act most benefcially on the system, but also to
the method of manufacture of the California Fig
Syrup Co., which ensures that uniformity and
purity essential in a remedy intended for family
use. 1t cleanses and sweetens the system eff
fectualy. when laxative is needed, without
any unpleasant after effects. To get the bene-
fetal effects of Syrup of Figs and Elixir of
SIENNA, buy of your druggist the genuine only, the
full name of the Company California Fig Syrup
Co.-printed on the front of every package; one
size only, price, 30 cents per bottle.
The Washington times., 1912-03-09
Norman & Robinson
New Real Estate Firm

S. r. Norman and N. r. Robinson,
until recently connected with a large
real estate firm of this city, have form
ed a new real estate corporation under
the name of Norman & Robinson. They
will open their offices on the Fifteenth
street side of the new Woodward build
ing on Tuesday morning. Mr.. Norman
is president, and Mr.. Robinson secretary
and treasurer of the new company. The
company purposes to do a general real
estate business
The Washington times., 1912-03-09
Deakin to Lecture.

THE Evolution of Electric Elevators
will be the subject of a talk by E. w.
Deakin, manager of the Otis Elevator
Company. before the Engineering So
cIety of the George Washington Univer-
sity tonight at o'clock in the lecture
hall of the George Washington medical
school. The talk will be illustrated by
a number of lantern slides.
The Washington times., 1912-03-09
To Give Song of Nations.

Spanish Italian, Irish. and English
scenes are embraced in the program of
scrgs and dances OF the nations which
Will be presented tonight ut the Eastern
High School. Each of the four scenes
is made up of one or more dances and
folk song The dances and songs
were arranged by Miss -Alys Bentley.
Miss Athey will be at the plano.
The Washington times., 1912-03-09
WASHINGTON TENTH
IN CITY BUILDING
LIST FOR FEBRUARY
Capital Well Maintains Its
Place as Growing
Municipality.

Washington stands tenth among the
cities of the country in point of value
of new building begun during the month
of February. Although showing de-
crease of 4 per cent for the month as
compared with the corresponding month
of 1911. the Capital Uaintains well its
average position as a growing city.
The building situation in the country
as a whole shows decided advance
over the amount commenced in Feb
ruary a year ago, despite the fact that
everywhere the past month has been
the coolest February known to the in
dustry. The figures for the country
as whole show an increase of "A per
cent.
The Washington times., 1912-03-09
Reports From 81 Cities.

Official reports from sixty-seven cities
to Construction News show that during
the month just closed permits were
taken out for the construction of 1906
buildings, involving a total investment
of $47,550,2l7, against 13,435 buildings,
aggregatng in cost $38 1857. for the
corresponding month a year ago, a de-
crease of $50 buildings and an increase
of $9,250,260. The figures for the leading
cities are as follows:
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-03-08
SWEETHEARTS % YEARS
AGO MEET AND HITCH UP

SEATTLE. Wash, March s.-A ro-
nance that had it's inception in Union,
Neb,, a quarter of century ago, cui'
minated here when Henry X. wis
chief clerk at the Great Northern
docks. and Harriet Pollard Barnum oil
Union. Neb., were married at the
home of the brides sister, Mrs. Har-
vey E. Shotwell, No 302 Tenth-ave'
north
In the % years intervening since
they first met. both the bride and
bridegroom were married and bereft
OF their partners.
The bride confessed that little Ga
She think when she left her home
last summer 10 visit Alaska with her
father 81 years old, that she would
meet and marry Mr.. Wills IN Seattle
Upon her return from Alaska the
afterward bride was persuaded 10 re
main as the guest of her sister, Mrs
Shotwell She again met Mr.. wis
and the old acquaintance was re-
newed.
The bride is a member OF we'll
known Nebraska family which nas
figured in the history of that state
since 1855.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-03-08
GLASGOW WILL PROBE
COAL TIE-UP IN TOLEDO

LANSING, Mich. March S.-Judg-
ing from the reports that have been
received during the past week. Chair
man c. l.. Glasgow, of the, state rail
road commission, thinks the coal
situation is somewhat better in the
state and the efforts of the state rail
road commission have not been with
out good effect
However, he is determined to in
yestigate the report that thousands
of cars OF coal consigned TO Michi-
gan shippers are tied in the yards at
Toledo. Reports from that city are
10 effect that the railroads are I'M
able TO handle the rush OF traffic.
Chairman Glasgow says one Of the
experts in the employ of the commits
sion will be sent TO Toledo, Saturday,
for the purpose OF making an investi-
CATION.
We have been informed" said he,
that the transportation companies
are hauling all the freight possible
but am from Missouri and will have
to be shown.
The size of the train crews hand.
ling the coal and the power of tie
engines will be carefully noted and II
conditions are not such as reported
by the companies the matter will be
taken up with the interstate COIN
merce commission Our Michigan In
dustries must not be crippled because
OF carelessness on the part OF the
railroads"