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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-02-17
Our Position Very Strong.

The general conclusion which must be
drawn from this analysis Of American
and European exports to the countries
which will be affected by the opening oi
the Panama Canal is that the position oi
the United States * "A peculiarly strong
one Even without the canal, without a
mercantile marine. without extensive
direct banking connections and in spite
of fneXperience Oh the whole a. an eN-
porter Of manufactured goods. America
is more than holding its own III most 81
the countries considered. In Central
America. Colombia. Mexico and the Phil
ippine Islands the advantages are such
that the canal will merely hasten ana
make more complete a condition OF COM
mercial supremacy which is already an
established fact In Bolivia, Chill. Ecua-
dor Peru. Australia. New Zealand. Japan
and 10 a certain extent In emma, the
canal will do much 10 remove "A handicap
Of distance under which American ports
on the Atlantic have labored In Compel
tition with Liverpool or HamturS
In the most unfavorable Of these mar
kcts." tie report concludes. in spite OF
the handicap the United states has in the
last fifteen years nearly held its own
and I'm several Of them It's position has
been considerably strengthened. II wien
the canal is opened American merchants
and manufacturers are ready 10 seize the
opportuuity presented TO them, we may
axpoct 10 sec great expansion oil Amer
can trade in the direction indicated
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-02-17
AID FOR RENT PAYERS
Exhibit in Union Square Shows
Burdens They Bear.

The New York Congestion Commit, &c
hopes TO deliver all rent payers. rich ana
poor. from the heavy burden Of landlord
ism. and To that end will open it's lower
rents exhibit to-day at noon. The speak
ers will be Mayor Gaynor. Raymond Y.
lngersoll. chairman OF the committee
Henry A. Salant and Michael Schaap.
Mr.. Salant. who is the Progressive Sen
ator from the 18th District. and Assem-
blyman SChaap are the authors OF the
Salant- Schaap bill now pending. when
aims 10 correct the evils shown in the
exhibit The proposed bill is similar 10
the Brooks sullivan measure of last year.
which failed to pass, and which provided
for a preferential tax on improved real
estate. The present bill has referendum
clause
The exhibit consists of allegoricai
groups. cartoons. maps and charts snow
ing or purporting TO show from various
angles evils resulting from New YORK
high rents The show is meant To appeal
not only 10 the poor tenement mouse
dweller. but TO all classes of rent payers
including the manufacturer and the man
who has an Office in a skyscraper.
The lower rents exhibit is at NO. -
Union Square, where several similar ca
bibits have been held in the past.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-02-17
Attacking Forces in Struggle.

Mr.. Hutchinson contends that In We"
of these statistics the real rivals IN the
battle forthe markets" are England. the
nted states and Germany. and that the
two last named are the attacking forces
IN the struggle.
After pointing out the trade conditions
in the three countries. the report says
Germany and the United states rep
resent The attacking forces In TINS strus
gle for markets Both are newcomers III
the deld and are trying TO get from Eng
land some OF the trade the latter hds
held so long az well as 10 Keep III iIoII
getting so large a share as formerly OF
the new business which Is deVelopiH1
year by year. The United States, II Is
true has long been grea' eNpOrteI,
but American exports have been cnleily
of raw materials and foodstufs. whicn
have teen sent to feed the factories ana
the labOTers OF England and Europe. IL
is only about fifteen years since point
was reached where growing nanulacl-
ures and population demanded so large a
share Of home-produced raw materials
and foodstuns that tine country was
forced 10 enter seriously INTO the at
tempt 20 market manufactures abroad IN
stead
The methods TO be employed In mar
keting finished manufactures are very dlt-
ferent from those required in selling vast
quantities of the more or less bulky ana
uniform products Of agriculture. IL takes
time and experience OF mistakes tn learn
these new methods and the small amount
of success which the country mas thus
far attained. and in so short time,
should not discourage American exporters
because OF its smallness. hut rather en-
courage them in the belief that they are
ant pupils
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-02-17
GREAT FIRE SHOW PLANNED
Madison Square Garden Chosen
for international Display.

Madison Square Garden has been de-
cided upon as the meeting place for the
forty-frst annual convention OF the In
teruationoi Association OF Fire Engineers
f. he held the first week in September
The Garden will be used also for the
exhibit OF fire apparatus from the United
states. Canada and Europe The fro
chiefs of London. Paris. Berlin. Vienna
ana a dozen or more other large Euro
pean cities will each be asked 10 send
TO the convention their most approved
piece of automobile apparatus, in charge
Of n company OF hremen. In the Garden
arena II Is proposed To have competitive
tests u determine the superiority of the
various fire engines and hook and ladder
apparatus. The exhibitors OF the VISITING
companies aud Of The New York iiremeD
will be placed on balcony tiers, as In the
recent automobile show
There are about eight hundred meir-
beers In the Information al ssooiation OF
Fire Engineers. Most of them will be ac-
companiec by their families Among the
various amusements provided Cor the ire
chiefs ard tfeir friends will he a trip 20
Consy Island and drill By the city 3
fleet VI ire boats
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-02-17
LEGAL NOTICE.

IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE UNITED
STATES FOR THE DISTRICT OF UTAH
United states Of America. complainant VI.
the Union Pacific Railroad Company; the ore
gon Short Line Railroad Company; the OresJH
Railroad Navigation Company; the San
Pedro. Los Angeles & Salt Lake Railroad Cor
pany. the Atchson, Topeka a Santa re Raj
Northern Pacific Railway Company GTeff
Northern Railway Compsny; the Farmers
Loan x Trust Company. Jacob u. Schid. ono
n. Kahn: James Stillman; Henry q. Frick.
william A. Clark and Robert :. Loyett. A.
trustee defendants Notice Pursuant 10 IN
order of the United states District Court Tor
the District OF Utah. made In the above en-
titled cause. notice is hereby given that q
plan for the disposition OF the stock OF the
Southern Pacific Company owned 10y defendants
Union Pacific Railroad Company and Oregon
Short Line Railroad Company which plan also
provides for the sale 10 the Union Pacific Rail
road Company by the southern Pacific Com
panv OF the stock owned by Il In the Contra.
Pacific Railway Company, and the cancellation
of the lease OF the Central Pacific Railway q
the Southern Pacific Company. and other mat
tiers and copy OF an agreement ernbodyinz
the details OF said plan duly executed BY the
parties thereto. and petition for the approval
OF said Jlan, have been filed with the cert
OF the said Court at salt Lake city. Utah. an
that the matter has been set down for hear
ing on written points before the said court u
the court room Of the United states Circuit
Court OF Appeals az 81. Louis. Missouri, at ~
o clock a. m. the 24th day of February.
1913
UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY.
OREGON SHORT LINE RAILROAD CON-
PANY. BY A. l.. MoHLER. PresidSoA
Salt Lake CITY Utah. February Y. 1915
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-02-17
FACTORY DESTROYED BY FIRE
Nearby Houses in Bronx Also Threat
ened by Morning Blaze.

The factory Of the Hollow Ice Manu-
featuring Company at Mills Lane and
Boston Road. The Bronx. was destroyed
by fire early Yesterday morning. Several
frame houses in the vicinity were threat
cned. and the home of Joseph Cassara,
on Boston Road. Immediately adjoining
the factory, was badly damaged. The
total loss was more than $1,000.
Patrolman Otto Bruins. in passing the
factory At o'cloca. noticed smoke pour
ing from the roof and turned in an alarm.
The nearest nrehouse Is three miles away,
and when the iiremen arrived the build
Ing was doomed and the ''assara home
was burning.
Connning their efforts To Keep the blaze
from spreading the iiremen played
streams of water on all the nearby
houses. The factory burned for about
two hours and the illumination could be
seen for miles.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-02-17

perceived. nearly all of them having
peen abandoned.
AS an instance of the stagnation Il
may be mentioned that French rent :
crossed yesterday at exactly the same
inquire recorded for the close Of the pre-
vious week.
me Mexican revolution caused a far
ther. although not remarkable. decline
IN Mexican banks and Mexican mining
securities. The reason for this, ~
given by expert financiers. is that the
Parls market is now so narrow and in
active and that stocks are being held
almost exclusively by large capitalists
for the long pull, that there are no
actual dealings and consequently no
room for heavy slumps in prices.
Meanwhile the amount of accumulat-
ed unemployed capital awaiting sound
investment is enormous. probably CO
ceeding all former records, but owing
TO the prevailing lack of confidence III
the European situation everybody Says
Wait and see.
\ singular feature of the market -
the firmness and advance of Turkish
unified per cents, which rule around
ST
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-02-17
VIII Do Much to Remove the
Handicap of Distance from
Purchasing Countries.
ENGLAND IN FIRST PLACE
Sells 40 Per Cent, to Our %
Per Cent, of Total Bought
by Nations in
Question.

Washington. Feb. 16-Sixteen countries
which will be affected by the opening OF
the Panama Canal imported S1l7,9oo,"0
worth Of merchandise during the five
years 1911 OF this amour, the United
States furnished only IS per cent. while
England sold 40 per cent of the total.
These facts are contained in a detailed
report on the relation OF the Panama
Canal to foreign trade competition by
Lincoln Hutchinson. commercial agent.
Just given out by the Department Of
Commerce and Labor
Mr. Hutchinson shows that the import
ing countries which will be affected by
the opening N the canal are chill. Boz
livia. Peru. Ecuador. Colombia. Costa
Rica. Nicaragua. Honduras. Salvador
Guatemala. Mexico. New Zealand. Aus
tralia. China. Japan and the Philippine
Islands
The only European countries when
send any considerable quantity OF exports
10 any of these .ands Are the United
Kingdom. Germany. France, Belgium
Italy. Spain and Russia, and they Win
tho United States. are the only ones
which can be said to be in any marked
degree competitors for the trade. says
Mr. Hutchinson.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-02-17
EFFECT OF BALKAN WAR.

In the issue OF The Bache Review.
February Is. an interesting paragraph Is
devoted to the Balkan war situation, from
which the following IL taken:
We have said repeatedly in the last
few weeks that the cause of depression
and unsettlement which are widely APP
parent everywhere is due to the existence
of the Balkan war situation. This Is true
a TO the financial situation. mainly De
cause Of the large boarding of gold which
has taken place. To withdraw from the
worlds basic capital anywhere from $40
900 0cl To SC Oo0CO in gold Is 10 produce
an acute impression upon the movements
not only OF all exchanges but of all busi-
ness operations. The effect of the war
upon trade abroad has also been marked.
and this is perhaps most obvious over
here In the situation In copper. Consum-
crs abroad some time ago began 10 adopt
tine hand-to-moutn policy, ana, While
stocks are low. this is continued. The
same prevails here and the price or the
metal has had to recognize this situation
bv reductions. The settlement of the war
would bring to an end this attitude OF
consumcrs and the industry would regain
its proper position.
with Europe in such condition as at
present. the Mexican trouble assumes IN
creased importance as disquietinS cir
cumstance. Tho President has wisely
nlared upon Congress the responsibility
az aggressive action. This should have d
SOLDERING effect upon the swarmlng law
makers and Investigators at the capital
If they would organize and lead an army
of politicians to Mexico TO settle matters
there. they would he conscious OF doing
something for the country's good. when
would be- far less detrimental To progress
than their incessant troubling of the leg
,-.l.- q. M h,,uir,nac ~ FL era -
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-02-17
THE PRINT CLOTH MARKET.

lbs Telegraph TO The Tribune
Fall River Mass. Feb. l6,-The print
cloth markets were rather quiet last
week. and II is estimated by brokers here
that the sales will reach about i'0.@
pieces Prices were generally well main
tanned. and manufacturers assumed the
position of not letting their goods go be
low market prices, and II IL noted that
i'm some ms. ances current quotations are
completely ignored and new prices sug-
gested. this being true as regards Ssie-
inch. Gix6i. j1j wards to the pound. This
STYLE is hello Ia New York markets around
5i,c per ward. while the market quotation
in New England is slice. but manufact-
urers Will not dispose Of any goods below
-@sc Per yard.
The wide end oi the market has been
strong. and buyers who are in need OF
Goods are Otter compelled To pay higher
prices than they had expected 10. ard
such - condition mas lent strength TO the
market. In the matter of 3sis-inch. 6ix06.
81 verbs to the pornd, % Is generally
bid. but mills will not sell bciow 5,sc per
yard Other Instances could be cited 10
show the tenor of the market. Narrow
goods are somewhat quiet.
4 digest OF opinions heard from mill
treasurers and agents indicate that the
current year will be fairly prosperous
one. more 80 than 1911 and 1912. and ii is
believed that as the year proceeds the
cloth markets will show expansion and
prices will go higher. Tariff talk and
other external disturbances will not have
unusual effect on business, IL Is said. and
with these conditions eliminated business
ought TO b. productive OF profit The cot
ron warn markets were fairly active last
week. and IL was noticed that spinners
have been q little more considerable VI the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-02-17
MONTGOMERY WARD STOCK
Public Offering of $4,000, 900
Preferred Now Being Made.

An announcement Of a public Offering
Of < ooGo OF Montgomery Ward n Coz
INCORPORATED. per cent cumulative pre-
f.rr.d stock has been made by Lee, fiig-
einsou 4 co. and Kissel. kinnicutt \ 60.
This IS the FIRST time in the history OF
this concern. which Is the Oldest mail
order house iu the world and one OF the
LARGEST two. that any securities have Deen
offered 10 the public The business oi
the company H. carried on In every state
Of the Union. Canada and many other
parts OF the world
In 1872 Montgomery ward 4 90. estab-
lished the first mail order or catalogue
house IN this country. Their operations
have always been confined exclusively
To this business. they handle all classes
of merchandise. except perishabIe ar
ticlcs and sell directly to the consumers
bv means Of catalogues. These cata-
logucs. which are elaborate and attract
i've illustrated books. give the price oil
every article. Millions Of copies are dis
tributed Customers can buy from cata-
logues exactly what they want, whether
il Toe hardware. furniture agricultural i'm
plements or clothing shoes. etc. For the
fiscal year ended December 81. 1912. the
gross sales reached the highest point
recorded. more than t35000,"0. The net
profits in 1912 were $2,3i7 6O5 II. The net
profits for the four years 1879 TO 1917 in
creased each year and averaged over
81. 125OC1 per annum In view Of the fact
that this growth has covered a period OF
forty years and that millions OF dollars
have been expended IN advertising and
I'm distributing catalogues and that hun
dreds of thousands of customers have
dealt with the company al their lives, it
is clear that their goodwill and lists of
customers are of great value.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-02-17
OFFERS S75O,OOO FOR PIER
Hamburg American Line Makes Lease
Tender to City.

Dock Commissioner Tomkins has for
warded to the Sinking Fund Commission
for approval a lease by the Hamburg
American Steamship Company OF the pier
AZ $50 street. South Brooklyn.
Tie lease Is to bo FOR ten years. al a
rental Of $1,000 "A year. with privilege OF
renewal for two terms of five years each
the rental for the renewal terms To be
determined by arbitration. The city H.
to pay for some improvements To the pier
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-02-17

1911. as above, with the two preceding
five-year periods We shall find that III
every one Of these countries ana eIoups
of countries there IL steady grown vi
purchasing power. with the single eXcep-
ton OF China. In the latters case tile
decline i'm recent years Is reauii! az
counted for by the present crisis through
which that country has been passing anu
the initiation OF its imports during tne
Russo-Japanese war. which mace pur
chases abnormally large during the sec
ond period. lg)2l@6.
The chief competitors for TINS iaIse anu
incroasing trade are as has already been
mentioned, the United States, the Lhlleu
Kingdom and Germany. WIN fLaiice,
Spain. Italy. Belgium and RUSSIA playIiI
"A more or less important role IN resaIu,
to certain parts OF il. OF the eranu lotd'
trade of S1l720OG0 the United kln2don
holds nearly one-half 4s per cent?; ana
the United States comes second with y
per cent Germany makes a poor thiru,
with less than one-half az much a. tile
United States D3 per cent?, while FRANCE
holds only 81 per cent OF the total
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-02-17
PARIS B0URSE WAITING
wearing Of War Clouds Pro-
: duces Great Activity.

raris, Feb. lG.-"Wait and see IS
s'ne watchword on the Bourse. the
market for the moment is strictly pro-
) s"onal, the Specializing public mold
'"s aloof to such an extent that on Inc
f"'hightly settlement yesterday there
vas Practically nothing TO settle, and
VIC declaration ~ options passed un-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-02-17

feelings OF BUYERS as regards prices and
have yielded IN some instnces.
The quotations are: 8-inch. 64xei. &c,
nominal; 2s-inch. 64x60. 37sc, nominal; %
inch, Gix6O 3%c; 27-inch. 56x5e. 3hc; q
inch, 56x52. Slsc; 3Sls-inch, tix64, 55-l6ca
5@sc: 39-inch. G8x72, &C..
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-02-17
CARPET ClEANlN @.

NEW YORK CARPET CLEANING WORKS
Oldest, Largest, Most Modern
FINE RUGS WOVEN FROM OLD CARPETS
Prices Reasonable Send for Circular.
Tel ICa2-4sps Bryant +3f-4S9 West Ash ST.
CAREFUL CARPET CLEANING CO.-Cleans
by compressed air, steam, hand On on floor
1858 Broadway. All East <Sth st. CoE
BRANDT. Tel. I32-3sth.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-02-17
AUCTION SALES.

TWO very fine postage stamp collections will
be sold az the Collectors club. ~ Parb
Place. on February ~ and 30, at D. III
Walter : Scott, auctoneer
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-02-17
Business Grows Rapidly.

The report continues:
During the live years 1890 isil' theSt
eight countries exported To the slAlecn
nnrchasing countries mentioned iner
na ,djse to the average value of s1l7.2n-
1dn n"r annum This Is very considGr-
able business and it is Increasing rap' 'diS
If We compare the iive-year perlod I'"'-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-02-17
STORAGE NOTICES.
THE HAEGER STORAGE WAREHOUSE Co.

New York. Feb IL 1918.
To Arthur Ashby, Eliza Blanket, Percy -.
Bostic. Eliza Brennan. Emily Brown. Mary
Brown. Robert h. Carter or Chas. sullivan.
John Casey Mrs J. r. CLARK. Mary Cochrane.
Walter II. Crosby, Patrick Cunningham. John
Fleming, Evelina Freeman, Joseph Granville.
Mrs G. y. Griffin, James Henderson James
f. Johnson. Jane or Hattie Kelly. L. L.
Leavenworth. Harry r. Mccain. Annie Nc
Miss Mckenzie, Nellie Moore. Cassie Mulligan.
Carrie Norris. John Nunney. Isabella y.
o Brlen, John Fay Palmer. Harris Par, julia
y. Ryer VIM. Scales. Daniel Scott. Mrs.
segaux. Allen l.. Smidt. Kettle Smith. Marshall
Smith or Ludwig Baumann Co. Diane Soule
deceased, a, soule, VIM. Southern, Emma
storey. Ella Sullivan, Nina sullivan. Mrs. W
j. Tresise, Chas. T. yandlver. Ellz. Written
dale. Pattie Woods. Annie Wright. Henry Berg
Thos. Dorney: You and each OF you are hereby
notified that the time for the payment OF our
lien upon the property hereinafter described
having expired, after due notice thereof had
been given you, will cause such property, 70
wit, household goods, pers nal effects ana fner-
chandise stored In The Haeger Storage We're
house 90. warehouses. New York City by you,
or In your name (or In which you may have an
INTEREST,", to he sold at public auction eecoro
ing to the statute in such case made and pro
vided. at the warehouse. 800 West 3tth 81,
New York City, Monday, March Sd, 1918, at
1890 a. m, and II the sale thereof Is not com
Melted on said date. the sale will be continued
al the same place on every Monday thereaftei,
beginning AT 1890 a m. and continuing until
all the GOous are sOiu
THE HAECER STORAGE WAREHOUSE co
Annie c. Haeger. Treasurer
THE FOLLOWING PERSONS ARE HERE
by notified that their household effects
now on storage will be sold at Public Auc
ton Tuesday. Feb. 18th. 1918. and II sals Is
not completed on said date the sale will be
continued each succeeding Tuesday until
sold at Timmins storage Warehouses, 25T
to 267 West 117th ST. n. Y. City. at 1890
A. Al. In default OF payment ot stornge
charges that are over one year due according
to laws governing storage Warehouses JOHN
j. TIMMINS
DANIEL Il. KENNEDY Auctioneer.
Mrs. Shelter. &. s clarendon, DR.. Clunard
Mrs. VI. Kenny. Dr. jennings. Mrs J. H.
Pagan, Mrs. Abbie Wolf. Mlss A. DE Luce
Miss j. r. James, ". Jarvis, Katy Rosman,
W ID. Weeks. Alfred Wolf Miss De Long
Mrs. s. Lewis Rudolph Marks. Mrs VI. g
Geer. Miss wilkins, j. " Hyams, Geo e
French. Mr.. Phillips. 5. Miller AR. Gutman
DIR. A. A. Richardson, NJ. T. James. Mrs. T.
Gregory, Peter Stefeson. Ed. Hume, Mrs. W.
Heydt. II. Lehman. Hugo Heyman. Mrs. g.
J. Brandt, T. Dinkelspeii. Jane Henderson.
l. Kesner, Mrs. NJ Hanlon. e. +. Taylor. W.
J. Jones' 4. l.. Stacey, Chas. Kendall. Mrs
l.. Goode. Sam W Gibbs Mrs spooner Mrs
Wolfe. O. c. Phelps. Mr.. Steinbock. Mrs
John Love. $. + Tenny Henry Earl Glbbs,
Miss Anna Cordial. Mrs. ID. Brown. Mrs "
Brewer, r. Sptz
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TYpEWRIrtNo ANc TYPeWRITeO0

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