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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-09-25
COTTON MARKETS.

New York. September 2i.-Servousncss as
10 the probable action OF Washingt ton in tho
cotton futures tax matter reflected in
the extreme irreguiarlty and unsettled ruling
OF to-days cotton market. After opening
steady at an advance OF 3Gil points. with
several months making new high records
for the season, prices broke 20 points or more
under heavy general realizing or liquida-
ton. Possibly the better weather reports
IN the eastern belt and the Increasing east
crn belt receipts helped to inspire some
selling on tho decline. but the bulk Of the
liquidation or To precautionary realizing.
Side from this selling. there heavy sell
ms here By Liverpool during the early trad
ing. supposedly for tho purpose OF undoinG
old stradles. but various trade houses were
steady buyers on tho declines. and the de-
'mand from this source. combind with re-
newed covering caused a rally OF l0ala
points In tho late trading. Closing prices
were steady net unchanged to points low
or. Private cables attributed the big ad-
vance in Liverpool to shorts covering and
active Continental buying on bad crop ac-
counts from Texas, rumors OF builsh re-
port from London authority and also said
that exporters were buying near months in
the futures market here instead OF import
ing cotton from the South Prospects FOR
wet weather In the Western belt with lower
temperatures AMI tho official prediction for
frost in Northwest Oklahoma and the Tex
as panhandle. probably inspired come Of
tho buying here on the decline. which car
ricd December contracts on from lli2 to
ll.30
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and Southern Pacific 12. Fully $4,000
shares OF these issues were disposed
of. and foreign prices still ruled under
ours when tho market closed here. This
sudden turn brought selling for Boston
account. and a noted local trader was
credited with actual operations on the
bear side.
Rock Island Is Strong.
The market, however. was not con-
sistently weak. Reading maintained q
firm tone throughout, with only a frac-
tional decline at the close. The Rock
Island shares were strong. and the
bonds made a further recovery on
statements attributed to directors that
ii might be necessary to curtail nppro-
pria tons for bcttcrfnents and improve
mcntS
Canadian Pacific broke 1-2 points
on reports that tho London settlement
had disclosed a weak bull position in
this issue. New Haven rallied sharply
on an OVereXtended short position that
IS the finding OF increased difficulty
III borrowing stock. a sharp advance
in the new dcbenturc Gs carried the
price above 101. with buying orders for
100000 worth of bonds untitled at tho
close
Intcrboro Takes Action.
At the meeting al the lntcrhoro Rapid
dent OF the Farmers I.onn and Trust Com
pany: Edward r. Bacon and Daniel q. Reed
were elected directors. II is understood that
this is part OF the plan that will be later
followed b. the declaration of "a per cent
dividend on the preferred stock. The pro-
tests To these proceedings by weil-known
aGitator who objected to everything, even
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Ncw YORK. September ai-Flour-Nominal-
" steady. Whcat-Easy. No red, CSC: No.
northern, 9ii.c.. December. - 7-i6c. Corn
Easy export. Size. OatS-Spot easy.
Wool-Stcady. Hides and Leather Firm.
quiet. ENTHUSIASTICALLY. Sugar--Raw. quict
centrifusal, .357; Muscovado. s3.i7; refined.
unchanged. Cofec-Spot steady: Rio. No. :.
'i2c.; Santos No. !. l4i;c.: mild. quiet: Cor
dova- 12i2nl6c. nominal. Butter and Cheese
Unchanged. Potatocs-Steady. CabbaIes-
steady and unchanged. Pcanuts-Stcady and
unchanged. Frcights-Steady and unchaug-
cd.
Cottonsecd oil was barely steady carly un-
selling the decline Ia lard, but prices
armed up later on inquiry from Europe and
broadening domestic dcmund. Retincrs
We're sellers. presumably against crude pur-
chaSes. Closing prices Were lE3 points net
higher. Sales ld.ooo barrels. Prime crude.
SSa59i: do. summer yellow, spot ..o7n7.1o
do. winter yellow s.55 do. summer white.
$50: September. 7.05, October. 1O6. Novcmbcr
and December. s.99; January. 100; February.
I.09 March. 30. April as
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FOREIGN SALES
CAUSE DECLINE
Paris Turns Heavy Seller in
London Market and Causes
Sharp Declines.
COPPER AND STEEL FALL OFF
Market Not Consistently Weak,
and Reading and Rock Island
Show Strength.
COPPER AND STEEL FALL OFF

New York. september a4.-Fcr rea-
rors not clear ut this writing. Paris
turned = heavy seller III tho london
market to-day. and English houses of
fered stocks al sharp concessions that
caused declines in our market of from
one 10 two points in the leading inter
Tor copper metal OF over ! cent was
Followed by Il fall of IS of :. cent here
Private adNiccs Indicated that Paris
houses were FREQ sellers OF tho copper
shares. and London in turn sold in New
York .Amalgamated. Anaconda. Utah
arc chino. some 10000 shares in ALL
The selling pressure quickly extended
10 other issues. and Steel fell from
90 SIS to g. is. Union lost two points
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set Icy the forecast OF unsettled and rainy
weather for he western belt and tho cold
wave developing In tho Northwest. Private
messages from Liverpool said that tho nd :
vance there was due to importers buying
tho near months In tho contract market. At
the highest prices were Sql2 points up. Tho
suspense over the Clarke bin became too
much for the long side. and around the mid =
die or the morning liquidation on Il heavy
scale commenced. The pressure severe
enough To force the most active months 10
points under yesterdays last quotation.
Around noon prices made partial recovery.
There WAS little business In tho afternoon.
The close was steady at net dvance of pa {
points.
Spot cotton firm t-1Cc. up; middling, I3Isc.
Sales on the spot $40 bales and 625 to arrive.
Futures closed: September. 1913; October.
1884,: December. 1850; January, 1885, March.
1865: Muy.
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Old Dominion
rust Company
pital, 100000 Surplus, $1,000, 900
Capital, 100000
DIRECTORS:

n CAPEIToN BRAXTON. of the law
firm OF BraXton & Egglcston, and
general counsel for the r., T. & II.
Railroad. and Washington Southern
Hallway.
JONATHAN BRYAN. director Bank of
Commerce and 1rtGrs, director The
Times Dispatch go. :"
NJ c. BRANCH. of Thomas Branch &
Co. director Merchants National
". MEADE ADDISON. cashier First
National Bank director Virginia
state Insurance Co; director Cham
Der Of Commerce.
JOHN GARLAND POLLARD. Attorney
at Law
COL JNo =. PURCELL president
First National Bank
W; 5. RHoADs, vice -presidon, Miller &;
Rhoads. Inc, the largest Depart
ment Store in the South.
WILLIAM 7. REED, vicepresident
Chamber Of Commerce; president the
i.arus x Bro. Co. tobacco manufac-
tuners.
JOHN G. WALKER. president Life In
surance Company of Virginia; vice.
president Broad Street Bank
WILLIAM II. WHITE. president r.. f.
q j. Railroad: director Merchants
National Bank
The Strongest Trust Company
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Cotton. quiet; mddline. 1850: gross re
ccipts. $50 bales: stock. 2i,03i bales; export
Coastwise. $50 bales.
Total to-day AT all ports-Net receipts
b1.'oi bales; export 10 Great Britain. 20 500
bales; Ia the Continent. 1868 bales; to
Japan. l,5Jo bales; stock, 47s.129 bales
Consolidated at all ports--Net receipts
cie.6s2 bales: export to Great Britain. 81. 7s6
bales, Ia France. 1859 bales: to the Cont
nent, 62.34+ bales; to japan. 3.lT9 bales: to
Mexico. $50 bales.
Total since September / at all ports-Net
receipts. s9iSo3 bales: export to Grea,
Britain 1882 bales; to GRANGE. 1905 bales
to the Continent. :s1.4ts bales To Japan
93os bales; to Mexico. 3.Gs7 bales.
New orleans. September oi.-Thc cotton
market WAS moderately active early H. tho
day but after tho noon hour interest was
centred on tho tariff conference in Washing
ton and the fate OF the Clarke cotton future
tax bill. News from Washington brought out
no new developments. and the market adopt
ell waiting attitude.
ON tho opening the tone was steady and
prices were 4Ili points up on good cables
The weather map was more favorable than
for several days past. This held buying
down somewhat. hut was in measure on
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FRANK u. WILLIAMS. of T. -. Will
lains X 60, tobacco manufacturers.
II. T. LITCHFORp, vice president and
treasurer OF the company
l.. ~ SAUNDERS. JI;., capitalist: prcsi-
dent r. a. Saunders Sons Co
HENRY Il. cARSE. vice president Han
over National Bank New York.
l.. z. ADAMS, member of firm OF Pot
ter Choate X Prentice, Bankers and
Brokers. New York.
RICHARD l.. MORRIS. member of the
nrm OF kean. Taylor ~ Co. Bankers
and Brokers, New York.
HENRY l.. SCHMELZ, president
Schmelz Bros, Bankers. Newport
T.. = LAME. director and vice president
Norfolk National Bank; manager for
the receivers OF the ~, r.. * 4. Rail
road. Atlanta
JAMES II. pOOLEY, capitalist. direc-
tor G. X O. hallway CO.
w NJ. HABfISTON. president of the
company and chairman Board First
National Bank
FERGUS REID capitalist, cotton brok-
er. director Atlantic Life Insurance
Company. Scaboard Air Line Rail-
way Co, Virginia Railway and Power
Co
S y MORGAN. president Of tho Wiz
Sinia Carolina Chemical Company.
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RICHMOND HAY MARKET
CATTLE MARKETS.
RICHMOND LIVE STOCK MARKET.
tSales at Union Stock Yards.)

Richmond. Va. September Il. 1913.
Report of the live stock market for the
week ending September %. 1918:
Rest steers. 13iasc.: medium To good. 6is1
ne: common to fair, 5isd Ghc.; best heifcrs.
7d7I.c.; medium to good. 5laa69.c. common
to fair. lhM5Mc.: best COWS. 5i2G6c. mt
dunn To good. iiaG5i4c.: common to fair. 3.2Gp
NC: best oxen. GN6sc.: medium to good.
5dCc. common to fair. 4I4Sic. heavy bulls,
50Gc.: light. +A@5c.; best calves. Siau9c.;
fair to good. 7asAc.; dicks. 546c. Cows and
calves, $25065.00 per head. Best hogs, &C.:
and stays. 6a7,ac.; best sheep. 4,aa5c.;
fair to good. 3l.G4Ac.; common to fair 2i2G
&c. best lambs 197i7c.; common to fair. So
6i2c.
New York September "a Beeves-Lower
Steers. s5.s5GSS5: bulls. s5G7oo: COWS. s3.25a
ESQ. Calvcs-Strons Neals. S9q13.5o; year
lings aud Grassers, s5q5.ee. Sheep and
I.ambs-Sheep steady; lambs lower. Sheep,
ss6i4.5o: lambs, s6Q76o. Hogs-Lower; state
hogs. s9.louS.5o.
Chicago. Ill, September 9i-iogs-Mo
Toe. lower. Bulk of sales. sS.l0aS.55; pigs
IS. 25lis 500. Cattle--Steady TO 16c lower. Cows
and heifers. s3.9ouS.55; calves. Ss.5oal2. 90.
Sheep-Actove, generally steady; lambs. $50
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CHICAG0 CRAII ,,ARKEr.

Chicago. ILL., September 23.-HuGe receipts
at Winnipeg and apparently unlimited guam
titles 10 follow, pulled down wheat prices
here to-day. notwithstanding previous i've
day decline. The market closed nervous,
isHi%c. 10 sc net lower. Corn finished i71
Sc off. oats unchanged TO a setback OF isn
&c. and provisions less expensive by 2i.1
81. To l.,3c.
Cash grain closed: Whtat-So. . red. ga
&c: 30. hard. s5i.HS7i.c.. No. northern.
S1a.Qh9c. No. spring, s6'.nssc. Corn-No. :.
Iii.T15c.; No. white, 1tI.GI5c.. No. = yellow.
~. q 15c. OatS--\o. = white i.I.u4.i.c
standard. +2u42t.c.
Leading futures ranged as follows:
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BOND LIST

Atlantic Coast Line LIST Observation-Disclosures. -
Atlantic Coast Limc-L. and " is...... Soi.
\. g. L. conv. As Gin Baltimore. asked .ra
Brooklyn Rapid Transit 4s................ ssi2
Chesapeake and Ohio conv. +i.s........ 80
Liggett and Myers bs Odd ............... 81
LiGEctt and Myers Is (bld) .............. Ilsls
Lorillard Company Observation-Disclosures. 96i.
Lorillard Company IS (bid) ............... ISL.
Norfolk and Western conv. 47s Did. 1881.
Scaboard Air Line stamped is tasked). 81
Seaboard Air Line adj. IS (bid) 1910. -
Southern Railway Observation-Disclosures. 15iS
Southern Railway Observation-Disclosures. 1914.
United States steel end 6s............... iooia
United States registered Is. 1870 1bid).. o6s.
United States registered g. 1915 tb!d,.. 1923:
United States Panama So (bid) .......... 99i.
Virginia Brown Bros. ctfs. Did ........ ~
Virginia Car. Chem. LIST bs Odd ........ :ii4
Va. Ry. and Power Co. 5s (asked) 800. -
Wabash deb. is............................. b2Ts
Wabash Pitts. Term. lst 4s................ iSS.
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Wilmington. n. e. September 24.--Spirits
Turpentine-Steady at s1Mc.; receipts 10
casks. Rosin-Steady at 1888; receipts ~ bar
Crude TurpentineFirm at s21i3.oo; receipts
II barrels.
Savannah Ga. September H-Turpentine-
Easior at 3s,aQi3SMc.: sales l63 casks; re-
ceipts 1913 casks shipments 10 casks; stock
2s.955 casks. Itosin--Weak; sales 1851 bar
rels; receipts 344S barrels; shipments 5.40l
barrels; stock 167.07O barrels. Quote: a, b,
G, ID, S3.67zQ3.7o.
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,lcs. Stock.
A M sn

sales. Stock.
Allis-Chalmers .........
Allis- Chalmers. pfd. $50.
$4,000 -Amalgamated Copper
Am. Ayr. Chem. com.
800 Amer. Beet Sugar. com.
S.lo0 American Can
500 American Can, pfd.
500 American Car and Fdry.
American Cotton Oil. -.
Amer. Hide and Lea. pr.
100 American Linsecd OIL
$50 American Locomotive :.
Amer. Malt Co. pfd. =.
$500 American Smelling
100 American Snuff. com.
american Sugar .....
700 Amer. Tel. and Tel. Co.
geo American Tobacco. com.
100 American Tobacco. pfd.
l,5c0 Anaconda Copper -. -.
$500 Atchison
100 Atlantic Coast Line. =.
a. G. l.. of Connecticut.
1900 Baltimore and OHIO. =.
100 Bethlehem steel Co, com
400 Bethlehem steel Co, pfd
6.lOo British-Amer. lob. Co.
1880 Brooklyn Rapid Transit.
500 Central Leather, com.
4,735 Canadian Pacific .......
California Petroleum -.
1000 Chesapeake and Ohio.
Chicago Great Western.
Chi. Great West, pfd.
1900 Chi. Mil. and st. Paul.
10 Crucible Steel Cor, com.
Cructblc Steel. pfG. -.
900 Colorado Fuel and Iron.
Colorado and Southern.
500 Consolidate Gas 1900.
500 Corn Products. com. :.
Den. and Rio Gran. com
$500 Erie
500 Erie. list ptd. ........
Lei. Min. and SIN. pfd.
500 General Electric ....
Geo. w. flelmc Tob. Co.
LOCO Great Northern. pfd -.
loo Great Northern Ore cts.
SOC Illinois Central $3.50.
l,l3p lntsrCo:o-M Met. ........
100 interhoro- Met. pfd 80.
200 Int. Harvester. com. 80.
Int. Mcr. Marine, com.
Int. Paper .........
Int Iplper MD
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MISCELLANEOUS MARKETS..
DRY GOODS MARKET.

Now York, September @t.-Cotton yarn
markets are much hrmer and higher to-day.
DENNIS have been advanced nc. yard.
Brown and bleached cottons were advanced
without notice on several lines. Worsted
warns for sweater coats werc in active call.
Jobbcrs showed steady demand for many
staples for quick delivery.
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at -.
STATE SECURITIES Bid Asked
Virginia Is, Old. G. and r.. 1872. SO go
Va. Centuries. :-3, e. and r.. 1921. S.ix $50
RAILROAD BONDS.
\. g. l.. X. r. Con Tr. D. Ca. ~ 49,
y. =. J.. X. Il. Conv. Debs as 1899 % -
.. and -. Gen'l NJ. 4las. 1852. 81 "
Georgia, Sou. and Fla. i9i5.... l62 "
Georgia and Ala. Con. IS. 1915. lOe -.
Scahoard Air Line As 1850. ....... s. "
Scaboard Adjustment b. 1af?..... - "
Southern hallway LIST ~. l33i..... lOs "
50. Ry. Dew. and q. NJ. is. 1856 . - $3.50
Western y. c. lst 6s, e.. Ill.,. 100 -.
STREET RS. STOCKS. Par
Va. Ry. and Power co. pfd ..... 100 Gal.
Va. lty. and Power Co com. 100 So. Sn.
RAILROAD STOCKS. Bid Asked
Atlantic Coast Line conn.,. 100 l2i go
chesapeake and Ohio. ...........100 57ia -.
Norfolk and Western 100 los =.
Scaboard Air Line pfd..........l00 IS go
Scaboard Air Line commonwealth Is go
Southern Railway pfd...........io 100 so -.
Southern Railway CONF. 100 23L, .
BANK AND TRUST co. STOCKS.
American National Bank....... 100 -. 22o
Broad street Bank ................ Is -. GO
Richmond Bank and Trust CO.. "a o3ia 95
Virginia Trust Company........ 100 IFS
West End NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 20 A a.
MlSCEl i.ANEON:-
Car. Chem. pfd. p. c.....Ioo 20 100
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LOCAL MARKET QUOTATIONS..

FURNISHED by Levy Commission Co. Com
mission Merchants. Richmond. Va.)
Richmond. Va. September "a. 1913.
ACTUAL WHOLESALE QUOTATIONS or
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Now York. September 24.-Money on call
firm at :i2@3 per cent; ruling rate, ); closing
2'2d2s.. Time loans, firm; sixty days. H.a
Va ninety days. fra4'.; six months. oI,5i2.
Prime mercantile paper, 5stu6 per cent.
Sterling exchange easy at si.Sa for sixty days
aud S.Sa65 for demand. Commercial bills
NNa.. Bar silver. slS. Mexican dollars. -.
Government bonds heavy; railroad bonds ir-
regular.
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the quorum. were passed over without no.
tee
fected values. aside from the nervousness
In Paris. attributed to fresh outbreaks in
rates in London. Berlin markets were quiet
with preparations under way for the Octo
Banks Gain Gosh.
Locally the banks gained cash from tho
Subtreasury. and it is predicted that before
very long there Will be large inflow from
the interior when the banks will have re-
ceived their government deposits and seek
to pay of their obligations here.
Southern Pacific collateral trust a. ad-
vanccd sharply on rumors thst tho govern
Pacific from Southern Pacific. In the event
OF n government victory these bonds having
Central Pacific stock behind them would be
cents SOLD at &C. the low point touched In
July.
Balkans May Have Effect
Should heavy selling for foreign account
continue, lower range of prices for the
international issues may he expected. a
renewal of active hostilities In the Balkans
would undoubtedly disturb all financial mar
kets.
II to-day's alarm should prove EroundIess
q sharp recovery would be in order Fortu-
netcly the open specialized account In New
York Is considered small Money is abnor,
best OF all Union Pacific and Reading as
sets are still intact.
New York. September si-Bearish scnti-
mcnt again was In the ascendency to-day.
and the stock market received another set
back. The great markets Of Europe were
unsettled ny fears OF renew disturbances
in the Balkans and by uneasiness over the
monetary situation. London disposed OF
about 20. 900 shares on balance. largely Union
Pacific. steel and Amalgamated. Berlin sold
Canadian Pacific.
In the home market most stress laid
on untavorahle reports OF conditions in the
steel AND copper industries. The sharp
break in tho London copper metal market
was followed by reports of price shading
here which. however, denied.
Many OF the standard shares forced
down point or with slight improve
nent on short covering in the last hour.
New Haven developed exceptional strength.
Bonds were irregular. Southern Pacific
collateral IS were strong. being influenced
10y reports that the government would bring
suit to separate Central Pacific and Southern
Pacific.
Total sales OF bonds. par value, 100000
United States IS declined !. call and rex
istercd bonds sold at no. compared with ~
"n the preceding sale. Total sales were 900
500 shares.
New York. September 24-Money on call
firm at ei203 per cent; ruling rate, 3; closing
2'2d2s.. Time loans, firm; sixty days. p.q
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RICHMOND STOCK MARKEr.

By Caskie g. Burch Il Co.
stock and Bond Brokers. lel5 l.. Main Street.
EiChmond, Va, september Il. 1918
SALES AT BOARD
Virginia Hallway and Power Co. com.--Io
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Virginia Building and Loan co..loo =,

Quotations for interest-payinR bonds
at price to which interest must bc added.
Income bonds and certificates of indebted
uu Nat
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NEW YORK rRODUCE MARKEr.

MAIkIN EFT CONDITIONS.
The market is very active all produce.
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Cotton futures closed steady;

Spot cotton quiet: mtddling uplands, 10
middliIg gulf. 1885.
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Richmond. Va, September -. 1919
oLESALE QUOTATIONS On CHANGE
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1913-01-09
BREAKS A COLD IN
A few HOURS..PAPE'S
FIRST DOSE PAFE'S COLD COM.
POUND RELIEVES ALL
GRIPPE MISERY.

After the very first dose Of "Pape's
Cold Compound you distinctly fee
the cold breaking and all the disagree
able grippe symptoms leaving.
1t is a positive fact that a dose OF
Pape's Cold Compound taken every
two hours until three consecutive
doses are taken will cure Grippe or
break up the most severe cold, either
in the head, chest, back, stomach or
limbs.
1t promptly ends the most miserable
headache, dullness, head and nose
stuffed up, feverishness, sneezing,
sore throat, running of the nose, nue.
GUS i catarrhal discharges, soreness,
stiffness and rheumatic twinges.
Take this wonderful Compound
with the knowledge that there is
nothing else in the world which will
cure your cold or end Grippe misery
as promptly and witout any other as
sistance or bad after-effects as q %
cent package OF Pape's Cold Com
pound, which any druggist can supply
lit contains no quinine-be sure you
get what you ask for-accept no sub
stitute-behngs in every home. Tastes
nice-acts gently.-(Adv)
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1913-01-09
Two TELEGRAPH
Lines WORKING
10 Addition to Western Union
the 500 Line Conducts The
Postal
Commissioners are at Valley
City for Hearing Over high
Line Troubles

A good many Of the visitors and
members OF the legislature i'll the city
seem to have forgotten that Bismarck
is blessed with two lines of telegraph,
the Western Union and the 500 or
Postal, and as a result some extra ex-
pense has been incurred which need
not have been had this knowledge been
general.
"A complaint was filed at the Office OF
the state railroad commissioners be-
cause a party sent a message over the
Western Union to 4 near point on the
500 and had to pay the long haul
whereas had he filed the message with
the 500 line he would have had to pay
but one-third the rate, the point of
destination being but a, short distance
via that route. lnasmuch as the West
ern Union had to send the message a
long way around the tariff was neces-
sarily a great deal more.
If a party were to send a message
over the 500 line to a near point reach
ed by the Western Union the same
higher charge would obtain, so stran-
gers in the city can best conserve their
pocketbooks by bearing in mind that
two lines Of telegraph come into the
Capital City and by investigating, which