El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-07-05
ARE
BECOMING
5G53GE
Rapidly Increasing Demand
Greatly Exceeds the Sup
ply in America.
BUILDS FINE HOME
FOR COLONY OF CATS

leans Is threatened by the discovery
made here this week that the country IS
face to face with a peanut famine. Al
though the production OF peanuts IN the
United States has increased more rapidly
in the past ten years than that OF any
other crop except sugar beets and nee,
while impOrtatiOns from foreign coun-
tries have more than doubled, demand
has Outrun supply to such an extent
that wholesale prices have risen to over
10 cents a pound for the Spanish prod
uct within the present month
Two main causes are gwen by whole
sale dealers to account Tor the great ad-
vance in the consumption OF peanuts
One of these Is the great increase IN
their use in the manufacture OF 1Ood
products; the other IS the multiplication
of amusement parks and automatic vend-
inq machines. 1t Is pointed out that a
single large concern engaged IN the man
UfactIre of peanut butter uses as nigh
as $50 carloads of nuts IN the course
of a season and that this IS a demand
that has grown up entirely within the
past few years. Over 100000 bushels
of peanuts are produced yearly in the
United States, which Is equivalent TO
upward of 2OOO,0O0000 five cent sacks,
but It is predicted. IN view of the pres
ent situation that these sacks must be-
come smaller in capacity OF higher IN
price. Thus viii another burden be added
to the high cost Of living.
Value of a Great Newspaper.
A knotty problem placed before the
law officers OF the state OF New York
is that of determining the proper valua-
ton TO be placed upon the good viii OF
a metropolitan newspaper. The question
arose in appraising the estate Of the
late Joseph Pulitzer, proprietor OF the
New York World and the st. Louis Post
Dispatch. Expert opinion was sought IN
order to settle the question but the Opin-
ion Of the experts varied widely
c. NJ Palmer, a newspaper broker
placed the value of the World at S5.0OO,
600, while Frank A MUnsey, publisher
of several magazines and newspapers
fixed his estimate at Just double this
the New York Times. declared that the
personality of the man behind an IN
fluential newspaper was its most val
liable asset and that the death of the
man whose name was closely linked with
1t In the public mind made 1t extremely
difficult to appraise the good viii value
remaining. The value of an Associated
Press franchise IN New York was esti-
mated by the experts at from 100000
to 100000. The net result of the in
quiry thus far seemed to be that news
papers defy ordinary standards of val
nation.
Dutch Governors Memory HOnored.
One of the early Dutch governors Of
New York was hOnOred this week by
having a statue erected to his memory
Tor what he probably considered at the
time as one of the least important acts
OF his official career. The name of this
worthy colonial ruler was Jacob Leisler,
and the act that led to his immortaliZl-
ton IN bronze was the purchase in 1858
OF 5000 acres of land on the site of the
present city of New Rochelle, the mOst
famous of New YOrk's suburbs, which a
popular comedian has made known ey-
erywhere as As minutes from Broad
way.
The land was purchased to provide
homes Tor a colony of HugenOt refugees
from La Rochelle, France, who promptly
named their new home after The one
that they had left behind IN the old
world As an illustration of the ad-
vance in realty values since the colonial
period 1t Is interesting to note that the
price paid for the land was $4,000 and
~one fat calf annually to be presented
to the descendants Of the original owner
out the lat calf, Is probably $500, 100000.
Builds Mansion for Cats.
A mansion that would be pointed out
with pride IN many American cOmmun-
tiles IS being erected here by a New
York society woman for the exclusive
occupancy of her favorite cate. Fifteen
thousand dollars Is to be the cost of
this feline palace, aside from the value
of the ground on which it viii stand.
II viii contain every up to date i'm
prOvement including electric lights, a
fully equipped kitchen, a kittens nUr-
sery, tiled bathrooms, and a handsome
reception room Tor visitors. FireDrOOf
construction Is to be employed. and the
building when completed viii house a
family OF % of the bluest of blue blood
cat aristOcrats In the entire country.
The owner of this remarkable home is
Mrs Clifford B. Harmon. wife of a New
York business man who has gained some
lame as an amateur aviator.
Size Supplants Speed.
The arrival and departure of the giant
liner Imperator has called attention in
a striking manner to the change that has
taken place in recent years in the aim
and spirit OF ocean commerce. For
merly the aim In the building of great
liners was all for speed. Now it Is size,
stability and safety.
1t Is now three years since the present
transatlantic record was established and
shipping experts predict that this record
viii stand for a long time to come On
the other hand. the size of the Atlantic
liners Is constantly increasing and their
comforts and safety appliances are being
multiplied The tonnage of the Imper-
ator, Tor example. Is nearly double that
OF the biggest steamship afloat a dozen
years ago Not only Is the tendency
OF the times away from the dangerous
speed mania of former years. but it IS
pointed out here that there is a rapidly
growing movement toward the establish
ment Of greater spirit of cooperation
among the great shipping interests of
the world If the various conferences
made up of representatives of the Lead
ing interests in various shipping fields
receive official approval as seems pos
slble as a result of recent investigations,