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station at the regular afternoon function gathered to say goodby to him. Every body expressed the hope that he would re- turn soon, and he assured everybody, with rather more. than necessary emphasis, that he would After the train had pulled out he stood on the back platform and kept waving his hat as long as the town was in sight.
 It was on the morning of December IS that he entered the office of Snowden & Co. in Sioux City. Mr Snowden grasped his hand, pounded him on the shoulder with glee and drew him into his private office.
 '1 don't know how to thank you suffi- ciently, my boy" he said. T couldn't tell you in my letters all that I wanted to say We will make a profit of more than s20,OOO on those apples from Fayette and goodness knows that s20,000 will be mighty welcome. Every time I think Of what narrow escape we had from miss ing it, I shiver.
 Let me make a confession to you. We have not been any too prosperous the last couple of years and I was little fearful we would go to the wall. I was very angry when you did not leave Fay cite according to schedule and go into the Missouri valley. You know how I tele- graphed you, insistently and peremtorily. when I found you were not obeying or ders. I was angered beyond measure. We were paying your salary and you were
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BUSINESS IN THE PHILIPPINES Frank C. Carpenter

he could get no servants. The cocoa nuts bring in so much that the people will not work.
 Sugar and Tobacco
 The Filipinos are not satisfied with their tobacco trade with the United States. When the tariff was removed they eX- pected to swamp us with Manila cigars and to sell them at Havana prices. With that view they sent about 9o,0000O0 the first year, but the trouble was that they hurried the manufacture and in their haste used short filters and bad wrappers. As a result the cigars got bad name and there was no market for them. Some of them eventually went at less than fac- tory prices, and the exports the second year were reducted over two-thirds. They are now coming up. The Philippine to- bacco is excellent and in time it will have a great market here. Last year we took almost half of the exports, the number consumed being about s4ooo,ooo, and the value almost s2,0O000o.
 The Sugar Possibilities
 As to the sugar crop. that is greatly increasing, but it is still on the edge of it's beginning. Sugar can be grown throughout the archipelago, and 1t needs only good machinery and brains to bring up the crop.
 Take the Island of Negros. That alone has 100000 acres in sugar. which IS ap- proximately the same area as that of the sugar lands of the Hawaiian Islands. which bring in more than s5oo,- 0oO. 900 per annum. It is said that Ne eros might do that if 1t were property cultivated. The director of the bureau of a agriculture at Manila says the Negros land is as rich as that of Hawaii, but that one trouble is that the soil is too rich. The cane grows so fast that the grade of sugar is low. They are now
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they did for him things they never had done for anyone else in Fayette, He got them to furnish cars promptly. He joked with and jolled the fruit growers, and made such good friends with the packers that they worked faster to please him than they ever had for any other man with whom they had businesse Fayette got livelier than 1t ever had been in its history. The whole town turned out 10 see Johnson ship away a solid train load of apples. Even Mir Jenkins, who felt rather sorrowfu that he and the others did not participate more freely in the ben eft that came to the Ozark country as a result of the storm in the Missouri River Valley, felt a peasurable bit of excite ment over the general activity.
 Some of the fruit men were inclined to jump their contracts, but Johnson never game them a chance. He kept right after them. By mid-December every barrel of the 1860 he had bought after the receipt of that cipher telegram had been delivered to him. Then, rather reluctantly, he packed his belongings once more and pre-
 pared to depart He liked the OZarks, and could not quite understand why he felt so prejudiced against that beautiful section. Neither could he understand how Mrs Porter, who ran the boarding house, managed to set such a good table at sf week. He liked everything in town, and everybody In town liked him: The biggest delegation that ever went to the
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It had the greatest influx of apple buyers the town had ever known There were 15 or 20 of them. Where they all came from was q mystery 10 the inhabitants. They all wanted apples badly. They were willing to pay SIPS, $150, $1.7 D or even g barred for good fruit. They were cha grined when they discovered that John son had gathered in practically all that country thereabout had raised. So soon as they were satisfied that there was nothing for them to buy, most of them sought other fields. Meanwhile MT. Jene l1ins and the orchard men around Fayette had come to understand Johnson's big purchases. There had been a tremendous wndstorm throughout the Missouri river country. Nearly all the fruit had been blown off the trees. The crop in that great apple growing district was almost a total loss. The Ozark crop has escaped, and it was to the Ozark crop that the ap pie men suddenly had to turn for their supply.
 Buying 15,OO0 or 16,ooo barrels of apples is a much simpler operation than getting the fruit delivered in good shape, espe- cially when there has been a sudden and surprising advance in value Probably Johnson would have had much more difficult task if he had not been such a good natured, pleasant, entertaining young man. He got after the railroad people, and somehow managed them 50
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PAPER MAKING
Substances Used in Process in Va
 riOus Parts of World

From Tit-Bits.
 While there is nothing like linen for paper making, many other things will serve as substitutes. For instance, pat ents have been issued in various coun- tries for the manufacture of paper from barley oats, rice. Indian corn, peas. beans alfalfa, ramie, pine needles, sugar cane refuse, jute, moss, seaweed, tobacco, lichens, the leaves and bark of trees beets, potatoes and otheE.equally strange things In most cases the price of man. ufaeture is excessive when we consider the quality of the product. The great bulk of our paper-not the best, but that most commonly used-is made, as most people know, Of the wood of certain coniI- erous trees, chiefly spruce and larch
 Paper can be made from nearly any thing, and nearly anything can be made from paper.
 With compressed paper are made wheels rails, cannon. horseshoes polish CTS for gems. bycycles. and asphaltcd tubes for gas or electric wires.
 With wood pulp and zinc sulphate there has been an attempt In Berlin to make artificial bricks for paving. Alter sup jecting them to pressure of 200 tons pSr cubic centimeter, they are baked for 4s hours. Tn similar fashion are made roof ing tiles and water pipes. Telegraph poies made of rolled sheets of paper are hollow lighter than wood, and resist weather well.
 In Japan they make of paper, clothing window frames lanterns. umbrellas, handkerchiefs. artificial leather, etc. III the United States, and even in Germany they make paper barrels. vases and milk bottles.
 straw hats may now be bought intc
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Ozark man lost. This was rather sad state of affairs for Mr. Jenkins. Most of the apple men owed money to MT. Jen- kins's bank. If Mr. Jenkins couldn't find some way by which the orchard men could get real money for their crops their accounts would not be paid
 What the banker said was true. It also was true that Jenkins held mortgages on most of the farms for many miles around He was a shrewd, calculating old fellow, who hated to let go of a dollar. There were only two persons who were credited with knowing how to handle him. They were his wife and daughter
 Although the rate at the boarding house was only s4 week Johnson did not suffer He had q good room, the fare was excellent and the hill country was charming. He went out the next day to look over the crops. The apples were beautiful. He bought 100 barrels at one orchard, 200 at another and 100 at third Before week had passed he had pur- chased 10 car loads of 160 barrels each, and got most of the fruit at sl a barrel. He telegraphed to Sioux City reporting his purchases and announced that as soon as deliveries were made and he had ar ranged the shipments he would return to the home office.
 The principal diversion in Fayette in the afternoon was the arrival of 5the train from St. Louis. fair share of the male population and a large section of tte female element gathered at the station to witness the arrival and departure of pas sengers. Having good deal of idle time on his hands, MT. Johnson took part In the daily show. The day before he was to return he was at the station as usual. MT. Jenkins was there, too, and was somewhat excited His wife and daughter, who had been away on visit were re- turning and the family coach was there to receive them.
 Johnson was standing alongside the banker when the ladies stepped from the train Naturally he was introduced to them Tt was at Mrs. Jenkins's sugges- ton that he rode back up town With them to his boarding house.s
 MT. Johnson did not leave on the neX. day. as he had planned. Neither did he leave on the day following. MT. Jenkins, who met him in the street. hemmed once or twice as a man will when he has an unpleasant remark to make, and then in- formed the apple buyer that as their bus mess was at an end MT. Jenkins was no longer responsible for Mr. Johnsons bill at the boarding house.
 The travelling representative of Snow den & Co., barely smiled at this announce ment He had telegraphed to Sioux City that he desired to stay in Fayette few days longer, and had not been altogether pleased when he received a reply ordering him to Missouri river town. For the first time since he had been on the road he disobeyed orders. Once more he got a message from his employers, and then he telegraphed them, saying that he was particularly anxious to remain in Fayette a little longer. Then came rather per emtory message saying he was losing val uable time and he must proceed to tho Missouri river town without delay. Once more he asked to be allowed to remain, and after waiting several days for re-
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YTt isn't pleasant 10 have a stranger
 peeping over your shoulder at any A time It is especially unpleasant if the peeper has long whislers and you have no particular liking for that kind of scenery. No sooner had Harrison John ton, travelling representative of the house d Snowden & Co., of Sioux City, la, fin- isaled writing his name on the register of the Palace hotel of Fayette, in the Ozarks of Missouri than he turned suddenly and anHrily and asked the gentleman behind him what he was so inqulsitive about.
 ~You have come down here to buy ap- pies, haven't you?" said the man who had been looking over Johnson's shoulder.
 ''Yes. How does it concern you?"
 .'Well. I've been expecting you" said the Fayette man. '1m sorry you've reg istered because the hotel is rather expen- sive and as I'm going 10 pay for your keep while you are here I'd rather have you to go to boarding house"
 Johnson looked at the Fayette man in astonishment.
 May l inquire who you are?'' he asked.
 Why, yes,' ask the Ozark man. I'm Mir. Jenkins. president of the Merchants bank. I had some correspondence with Snowden & Co, and they promised to send you down here if l would pay your ex- penses. We've spent enough already and we don't want to spend any more than we have to- so if you'll just pick up your grip now I'll take you to a boarding house."
 This was a new experience for Harrison Johnson. He had been in Michigan buy ing peaches when he got orders to go to the Ozark mountains, but he had heard enough from other travellers to prejudice him He did not know whether to be an- gry or amused at MT. Jenkins, who seemed fearful that if he remained in the hotel many minutes 1t might prove costly.
 We had better be going said Jenkins.
 The clerk had passed out some mall that had arrived for the travelling representa- two of Snowden & Co.,, and Johnson fn- sisted on reading his correspondence be- fore leaving the hotel. He soothed the banker while he waited by suggesting ho have a smoke. The best cigar that there was in the case of the Palace Hotel was an Ozark Perfecto, price cents. The banker smoked while Mir Johnson read. MT. Johnson did not want to take any chances In MT Johnsons mail there WAS a letter of credit. This he handed over to the banker. There was also letter tell ing him that the house had. at the solici- tation of MT. Jenkins, agreed to buy 10 car loads of apples at Fayette if quality and prices were right.
 Any charge for signing my name on the register?" asked Johnson of the clerk a5 he gave his own perfecto to that gen t1fTan
 .44o." said the clerk smilngly as he 4aHsA away at that choice cigar.
 On ne way up to the boarding house fr ssnlxins explained in detail why he saa anxious to have an apple buyer come ta Feettc. That section of the Ozarlxs falsd a lot of apples. he said. and for 5f years they had been shipping them .o commission merchants. Sometimes they got a little money In return, but not often. It usually was a case of heads the commission man won, and tails the
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southern Luzon, into Batangas, Tayabas, and other provinces. The Visayan islands are being opened up by the Philippine Railway company, several roads being under construction In Cebu and Panay Roads have also been planned for the Island of Negros.
 Improving the Ports
 great deal of work is going on in bet tering the water transportation of the Philippines, and the shipping has greatly increased. There are now more than 15i steamers engaged in the coasting trade; and there are 400 or 800 sailing vessels and boats which ply from island to island. Modern methods of handling freight have been introduced, and seagoing vessels can load and unload with safety at moderate expense The harbors have been deepened, and ships drawing 30 feet can now come into Manila. A new cus- tom house has been built there and a great deal has been spent on the harbor.
 Lighthouses have been erected along most of the coasts throughout the island When we took possession there were only 27 lights in operation. There are now 1S9 and in addition 53 beacons and l26 buoys The waterways of the interior have also been dredged, and many of the rivers and creeks which were unused in the past freight.
 Postal Savings Banks
 As to the postal and telegraph services. they have been thoroughly reorganzed All the chief cities have a free delivery, and there are now in operation in the neighborhood of 600 post offices, connect
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not giving service to us. At last in des- peration I determined to go out and loo:S after the Missouri valley territory myself. When l went to the station ] was so in censed that I wrote a telegram discharg- ing you. Something impelled me to tear up the message and I did so. Then when I got to St. Joe I ran into that storm. When I got out into sthe country I saw the nature of the damage. and when learned that the whole valley had sui fered, sent that cipher message to you. It is lucky you staid in Fayette and it is lucky I went to St. Joe. We have had a great run of luck all around and I have determined on a way of celebrating it. What do you think about coming into the firm?" on
 Johnson smiled enigmaticaliy.
 "Partnerships seem to be coming my way, he said to Nf Snowden. "Old man Jenkins has oodles of money. Hs doesn't know it, but I am going into part nership with him.
 "What!' exclaimed Snowden.
 "Yes,' said Johnson, I'm going to mar. " his daughter When I met her at thu train that day decided to stay in Fay ette I didn't care if I lost my job witt you for-wel, you know how it is whei you meet the only girl in the world. Tha' may have been an ill wind in the Missour Valley, but it has blown me into two part nerships.
 Copyright, 1912, by Richard Spillane)
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-18
Can't Stand Prosperity
m Ieslie,s Weekly

From l1eSlles WSehs'
 Dit it ever occur to the reader tha some menacan't stand prosperity Recal the story Of Coal oil Jimmy who, ii the height of the petroleum excitement il Pennsylvania, suddenly found himself en riched by the discovery of valuable oi wells on his farm. He scattered hi wealth like drunken sailor. Now, il poverty. he laments the days of his folly
 While Coal Oil Jimmy" was throwini his riches to the wind Mir. Rockefeller Mr. Archbold, MT. Flagler and their as sociates. who laid the foundations of tn greatest oil corporation in the worie were struggling to obtain a foothold I business. Where is 'Coal oil Jimmy" an, where are the Standard Oil workers tq day? Which has given to the youth 4 the country the better example? Whid has done more for the welfare of tho pee pie and upbuildtng of our tndustfies1
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ed with which are 2sS postal savings banks. These banks were established be- fore we began to have them in the United States, and their depositp. are fast approaching $l,000,000. They have now 13,G00 separate accounts, and the number of depositors Is increasing. During the past year I2 new banks were estab- lished.
 Telegraphs and Telephones
 As to the telegraph, its lines are every where. There are more than 400 stations with 5000 miles of wire, and the rates are lower than those of the United States. The foreign cable service has ben increased, and, one can now send messages over different lines to all parts of the world There are seven wireless stations on the islands.
 All of these public works are supported by the people themselves, and not by the United States. As far as I can learn, outside the army, the islands are prac- tioally paying their own expenses, which Germany, England or Holland, all of whom try to run colonies, would say. Is mighty good work
 How Business Rooms
 Much of my information regarding the present business situation comes from MT, c. R. Elliot, the secretary of com merce He is also a member of the Philip pine commission at Manila. He says that business jumped since the markets of the United States were thrown open to the island products. That was about two years ago, at which time our imports from there amounted to only little more than seven millions and our exports to
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which enters not an atom of straw. They are made of narrow paper strips, dyed yellow. Artificial sponges are made o| cellulose or paper puip. Mir. Calviez hal taken out a patent for paper thread td be used in sewing shoes, and Chardon nets artificial silk is made on q basis o| paper pulp.
 The use of paper in industry may h} indefinitely extended. It is employed td make imitation porcelain. for bullet s| shoes, billiard table cloth, sails for boats boards for building. impermeable bags fol cement and powdered substances boatI and vessels for water. There has eve1 been made paper stove. which is said t| have stood the fire we'll Cellulose ma be used to prepare a waterproof coating that may be applied like paint. Whili houses have been built of paper; in Nor| way there is a church. holding 100O perl sons. built entirely of 1t. even to the bel fry.
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trying to exhaust the soil by planting ried with the cane.
 As it is now, there Is but little good machinery in the sugar industry. Thers are small mills and small plantations One province in Luzon has 400 sugaj growers, who cultivate altogether 37, 900 acres. They make only about two1 thirds of a ton of sugar to the acre evaporating the juice in old castiror kettles set in furnace and fired witt tn, refuse of the cane.
 The total sugar exports of the isl lands last year were valued at only little more than $7,000,000.
 Improving the Farming
 What is needed more than anything else in the Philippines is scientific agri culture. There is no richer soil in thd world and none so badly farmed by semi civilized people, The government has been trying to improve the agricul tural conditions and if is gradually bet tering them. The insular government has department of agriculture which has been connected with the bureau oj education. It has a college in thd province of I.aguna, two miles from Lod Banosa. which is now entering upon itd second year There is bureau of agri culture which has its experiment sta tions and farming and gardening ia now being taught in all the schools There are government agricultural farms, where they are experimenting d with new rice machines, new blows and other farm tools, and where they ard also carrying on stock breeding and the study of methods to prevent cattl4 diseases.
 The bureau of education publishes ar| agricutural magazine in English and Spanish, and this gives advice as td improved agriculture and information Il as to the raising of all sorts of crops|
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-11-15

important position held by credit
men In national affairs. Credit men,
he said. could make or break bust
ness. Confidence, he declared. should
be the keynote and the present pros
perity would continue.
Addressing the association for the
third time Mr.. Cattrell, who has
quite a reputation as an author,
brought with him the greetings of
Mayor B~lankenburg, of Philadelphia.
Mr.. Cattrell resented the common
assertion that Philadelphia is a
sleepy town, and declared that 1--WE
do a little bit in our sleep over
there No force could be better
relied upon to maintain the prosper
ity of the country than the credit
men, the speaker asserted.
Mr.. Adams spoke of the opening
of the Panama canal and the effect
1t would have on the business of the
country. Mr.. Burrows, the final
speaker, discussed the needs of one
cent postage.
A pleasant feature of the dinner
was the presentation of a large cut
glass vase to Mr.. Burnett, who after
serving as president of the associa-
ton for the past two years is to re-
tire shortly. The presentation was
made by Irving C. Brown. vice-presi-
dent of the association, in behalf oil
the officers of the association.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-11-15
400 AT CREDIT
MEMS BANQUET
President Curtis R. Burnett
Speaks of Power Welded
by Association.
ITS MEMBERS CAN
MAKE OR BREAK BUSINESS
Philadelphia Mayor Sends
Greetings and Assurance That
His City Is Not Asleep"


Members and guests of the New
ark Association of Credit Men. num-
bering in all more than 400. attended
the sixth annual dinner of the asso-
citation at Krueger's Auditorium last
night. The auditorium was taste
fully decorated in blue and white,
the colors of the National Associa-
ton of Credit Men.
Addresses were made by Edward
James Cattrell, chief of the bureau
of contracts and statistics, of Phila-
delphia; Franklin Adams, editor OF
the Pan-American Bulletin, of
Washington, and Charles w. Bur-
rows, of Cleveland, president of the
National One-Cent Letter Postage
Association. Following the speak
ing there was a vaudeville entertain
ment consisting of four acts.
President Curtis r. Burnett. who
acted as postmaster, spoke of the