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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-05-17
BOOKS AND BOOKSELLERS.
81 Convention of the Booksellers Association
" Topics Of General Interest to All Bookish
Peope-Books as Merchandise

tribute was paid to the service ii rem
ders to the cause.
An appeal for less gambling IN
books. for stricter discrimination, first
of all, by the publisher in the accept
| ance Of manuscripts, and, after that,
| 10y the bookseller in his purchases OF
| books for sale, belongs as much TO the
| the book trade. AS a matter of fact,
! publishers, like theatrical managers,
are TO certain extent forced TO gam
BILE" 0he word is too strong in the
wares they sell, since, in reality. there
! is far greater unknown quantity in
the business than even the book or
the play itself, and that is public taste.
! The exalted attitude that is the pAb-
fishers duty to publish nothing out
literature is untenable. He is perfect
ly justified in supplying a demand for
mere reading matter, provided it be
! harmless. Even trash has its place,
so long as il serves the purpose of Civ
ing few hours surcease from the la
bors and worries of the daily round.
PERPLEXlTIES OF PUBLISHING.
Quite recently Mr.. Brett, of the Mac
milan Company discussed in The At
lantic Monthly" the inadequacy OF the
present methods of reaching the read
ing public. and the apparent imposs-
bility of devising a more effective sys-
tenn. None knows how large the po-
tential American reading public really
is, how great the proportion Of II that
is reached only by accident Books
have untraceable ways of travelling to
unexpected places into unexpected
hands, as every bookish person knows
who spends his summer vacations in
out of the-way places. He will find
books there whose very titles have re-
OF our book trade, and by their side he
will find "best-sellers" Of years ago.
and stray bits of real literature that
the centres have let die unrecogniZed.
These books are there by mere acct
dent, not small factor of which is the
length of what may be called their
physical" life. Books do not wear out.
like other commodities When they
have served their turn they are passed
on TO other hands; sold. perhaps. for
few cents, given away, or simply left
behind.
At the convention of the booksellers
just ended there was much talk of
overproduction from year to year; but
the mass Of this accumulation of sur
vivals during the last decade must be
incalcuabe Thus the publisher COM
petes with himself on increasingly un-
favorable terms. In a certain sense
there are no unstable" books. They
ultimately find their market, il only at
a fraction Of their original price. The
proposition. made some years ago, that
the publishers should, in self-protec-
ton. destroy their failures one. two or
three years after publication, was met
at the time with the valid objection
that the author has a right in the mat
ter. which must be consulted and re-
spected.
A timely word of protest was spoken
at this convention against the lack of
discrimination shown by some Of the
current writers Of books on that vitality
important subject, sex hygiene.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-05-17
CHARLES SCRIBNER'S SONS

digious quantity of extremely miscel-
laneous material. Besides the collec-
ton OF 5000 books there are no Few
or than n thousand "dossiers" OF man
uscripts. These are rich In unpuo-
lished souvenirs. not only of Loven-
FOULS special hero. Balzac. but or
George Sand. gautier, Sainte-B euVe,
Merimee. Dumas Pere, Maxine Du-
ramp and others.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-05-17
HISTORY.

r,,rxrx,r ENGLISH MEN AND WOMEN IN
nkpIS ,sooi5O. By Roger Boutet DE NOT
vel. TRANSLATED by q Herring; lus' saus
$40 90. xiii $50 Charles scriDher sons
Crowned by the French Aeadem Ers m re re-.
Tho work deals only with Anglo-riench r.
NV ne woi S,,rine the nineteenth century. the
nerIod when British influence was nios'
strongly felt in France -.
THE PHILIPPINE PROBLEM. isss- ,sISo 10y ny
lrs5a,icL Chamberlin. illustrated. LIMO pp'
~, 30 CBoston: Little. Brown & Col
An effort 10 give all that the studen Us .,
our Philippine problem need TO know Ior
mastery Of the subject upon all i's p'oa'
lines ,.,,
ALASKA. AN EMPIRE IN The as.rans H.
ins,rations and a map. sVo PIP Ax'h' Af''
,Dodd Mead COZ
rha .,orx NJ the last American West
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-05-17

THE REDUCTION OF DOMESTIC FLIES.
Nv Edward Haford Ross, NJ II. {. 8 ,Ens
iandn l. II & r. GOndon). With iilustra-
tons svo, PIP viii. 1903 philadelphia; Inc
J. H. Lippincott Company
The object of the book is to bring TO PUBIC
notice the necessity for the reduction OF 40
nestle house flies.
- Curious Forms Its Wide Travels and lts
Notable Effects by Edwin G Martin Illus
trated i2mo. pp. VIII. PSI. (Harper Bros'
THE SOCIAL, CENTER. Edited by Edward
j. ward i2mo. PIP. H. SOD w. APp'e'
ton & co..
Tho idea OF making the schoohouse the
social and civic centre OF the neisnoor
hood is the basis OF this book II Is
volume In the National Municipal League
Series"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-05-17

for Young People Prepared by Ahce M s,
Natlock Griffith. with pen sketches by MA
paret Boroughs and other illustrations. lZmo
pp a. ga Henry Holt x Coz
Purposes to interest young people IN the
stars to furnish them with the most lh.eitL
estlnC OF the stories. myths and poems "rion
have grown No around the stars. and 10 give
simple directions for hunting out the con-
steliatlons and individual stars.
UARPER'S BOOK FOR YOUNG NATURAL
lists guide TO collecting ana preparing
specimens. with descriptions OF the me-
habits and haunts OF birds Insects. plants
etc By A HYATT Nerrll. Illustrated. svo,
m. xviii. 49,. Harper A Brosp
Uniform with the other volumes OF the
series "Harper's Practical Books for Boys.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-05-17

.Ns.f0nnfn dllHAoA
Inc nrican Booksellers Association
hs o. this city in the course OF the
hsl0 !" oek has proved of far WIDER
p'''sn' strictly commercial or profe !a
han interest. The addresses deiiV,
sOnA' the successive meetings ana
a'' ,, g that grew from them
'As curiously informing to the p ,oS .
vel. man. in that they threw hght
50 ''' chin upon the present state oil
rom W. and the reading habit in
Hs's.d states. Booksellers from all
me -" - the country attended, the pup
p'rs Us. we're represented. among the
isn' ,,r. so that the data drawn from
pea proceedings may be said to De
M Sr representative.
THE STATUS OF BOOKS.
,ha least suggestive to the lay
:" u.s the uncertainty displayed by
no. nose experts as TO the exact place
"a by books in our civilization 'he
n'' "books" meaning in this instance
W@O literature of knowledge, but
Nv ~, ., power" to qaote De Quincy
. Observation-Disclosures. Books II
oln' .os.arv Of life TO the few, are as yet
"xurv, and apparently an entirely su-
.-suous luxury, to the many In iac''
nnaars that no connection can De
'.. -. between the rise of the general
nations prosperity and an
Sod demand for books. what
u,s nossess point. indeed. In the
..,ts direction. The French book
W. W.. entered upon its most prosperous
'. Immediately after the Franco-Ier-
s - war. when every Frenchman was
-. .S and felt poor, and discovered tnat
c.,rg was the least expensive OF
.s-u-.ss which soon became the most
.ryossing OF pleasures. without limits
:, the satisfaction it can give. With
.. return of prosperity. the French
,ususbers and booksellers found that
asir business remained stationary, or,
:, hsst continued 10 grow but slowly.
uo,s extensive pleasures. once more
available lured at least a large part or
those converts TO the printed word from
heir new allegiance.
The bicycle, the automobile, outdoor
lie and sports. the theatre. the opera,
concerts all these have been blamed
IN turn. and collectively, for the unsat-
sfactory ogress Of the book trade.
Mr.. Alfred Harcourt. Of Henry Holt
Co. in his address on Books and
Their Competitors, gave still another
reason for the slow growth Of the read
ipg habit among us. for the preference
given by the majority Of us TO many
other pleasures Of life over reading
reason based on a well-known trait of
our national character. Reading" he
said in substance, lis a solitary pleas
me Americans are gregarious in tax
ng their pleasures. Hence the greater
attraction Tor them or the thedtTe, lhe
concert room and lecture hall-even of
the picture gallery"
Since we cannot begin war for the
sole purpose of teaching our people
the responsiveness Of books as lux
NY, and the rewards Of their compan-
onship once they have become neces-
sres Of life. other means must be
found TO spread the reading habit. 1t
was with this as one of its ends in
view that the American Booksellers
Association was formed. and it was
this end. and the means Of reaching
t. that were kept constantly in mind
at the convention which has just
clesed
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-05-17
JUVENILE.

OUR LITTLE ROMAN COUSIN or R hUN q,
R Rome 'I nv lula barrow Comics. illustrated
by John Goss l2mo. PIP. xiv lS' 'Dos'on :
l.. c. Page Col
In THE Little Cousins Of Long AGO Sc
ries."
rur sr.ps AND THEIR STORIES. A Book
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-05-17
The Land of the
Spirit
Is the First Book of Fiction in
Four Years
BY
TuOkhhC Mel COM phEE
THOMAS NELSON PAGE

Expectations rise high at the an
nouncement of book by Thomas
Nelson Page, but never too high and
often not high enough. This one
contains some OF the most rehned
products of his delightful sentiment
and humor. Several Of the stories
"The Shepherd Who Watched by
Night" The Strangers Pew, The
Bigot," and THE Stable OF the Inn
are characterized by a strong and
sincere spiritual quality. The Old
Planters" THE Trick Doctor" etc.
are others of those colorful pictures
of Southern life. in whose painting
none can equal Mr.. Page.
Charnngly illustrated
$40 net; by mail D.52
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-05-17
GUIDE BOOKS.

PARIS AND ENvIRoNs with Routes ,rssei h,Gi'
= nndon 10 Paris a handbook Tor r aN 49, a
~, al Rsedcker With fourteen maps an'
fortvNtwo plans. Eighteenth revised eu'''1 ~
limo. pp liv. $50. Appendix Up '''
charles Scribners Sons)
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-05-17
ESSAYS

THE PATHos OF DISTANCE. Book - Lea a
Thousand and one Momeh's. scrib,
ner's Sons)
papers on modern art and literature
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-05-17

The expressions of the book-re-
viewers and the rapidity with which
the first edition of 100000 copies has
been disposed Of, point Enthusiastically
to the fact that "The Heart Of the
Hills" is John Fox's finest novel and
his greatest success.
Like THE Trail Of the Lonesome
Pine" it deals largely with those
crude people of the Kentucky noun
tains, in whose makeup there is
something of the Homeric; for in the
rigor OF their half-wild life, revenge.
cunning, love, courage, hate, coward
ice, stand forth naked.
But this book is more closely con-
nected with the outside world; the
two intertwined love stories OF the
girl and sboy Of the mountains and
the other girl and boy OF the low
lands are influenced by such actual
incidents as the murder OF Governor
Goebel, the raids of the night
riders" etc.
Illustrated by F. c. Yobn
U.35 net: by mad $40
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-05-17
MISCELLANY OUS.

habit diet. rest. baths. exercise. etc. in their
relation 10 heart trouble.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-05-17
FRANCES NIMMO GREENE

The plot arises from this situation:
John Marshall. the best specimen IN
type of the self-willed, clear-sighted
financier, comes into rugged noun
tain.rimmed valley to get possession
Of it. so that he can food it for COM
mercial purposes. His plan to dis
possess the natives is discovered by
girlish mountain school-teacher-
Mary Elizabeth-after he has fallen
deeply in love with her and she with
him. His struggle with the savage
mountaineers is henceforth compli-
Gated by her opposition, and it be-
comes a question of choice between
love and ambition for him, between
love and duty for her.
SI.35 net: by mail N.H
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-05-17
M EOICAL.

WHAT HEART PATIENTS SHOULD KNOW
AND DO. by ]. H. Honan, VI. ID. l2mo, PIP.
\. e0t Dodd. Mead < Coz
Gives general and special advice. treats Of
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-12-19
WILL HELP SOME,

When you make your usual call have
you ever thought to take along d
pound of our home made candies? The
ladies all like them, and they help to
make the call enjoyable. If you don t
believe it, try a pound next call. We
have boxed chocolates that are delici-
ous.-A f. Miller, 80 Main St. Phone
and mail orders filed with dispatch
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-12-19
ONE OF THE GOOD THINGS

bout ostcopathy is that the benefits
the patient ordinarily do not cease
18th the treatment. The purpose of
he treatment is to adjust the machin-
ry of the body, hence it follows
aturally, just in proportion as the
djustmcnt has been successfully ae-
omplished. that the machinery will
IN propcrly.-Dr. Wheeler, 10 Crosby
Block
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-12-19
THE REAL THING.

You can have q whole railroad sys-
tenn at home if you like, to amusc the
little folks. We have a wonderful dis
play of Ives mechanical and electric
miniature railroad - engines, cars,
track, bridges and tunnels that are the
cal things. Several different size sets
from one dollar to ten. This is the
Grand Central Depot for holiday
goods. CLAMP & Jones. y Main street.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-12-19
Sporting, NeWs
CAPT. TOMMY GUIHEEN
AT TOP OF THE LIST
Best Second Bascmm and One of the
Heaviest HitS-rs i'll New York
New jersey League
New Jersey League

The official batting averages of the
New \ ork and New jersey baseball
league, recently made public, show that
Tommy Guihcen OF Brattlebc TO. cap
tain and manager of The DanbuIy CLUB,
cook very high rank lie played in %
games and battcd for a percentage Of
$40, holding tenth place among all tn
men Of the league. He participated in
more games than any Cf the men whose
averages were above $40. He swatted
the bail for 81 TWO base hits Two
triples and six home runs. He made
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-12-19
COME HERE.

We want to show you some useful
things that make mighty good Christ
mas gifts, for the ladies as we'll as
the gentlemen. Manicure sets and sew
ing sets in leather cases, carving sets,
scissors, pocket knives, safety and reg
ular razors. Most of these goods are
from the celebrated house of Wlss.
You will find our prices modest. Come
and take a look.-Mellen Hardware Co,
Main ST
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-12-19
IT'S OUR BUSINESS.

We have modern equipped machine
shop in charge Of expert engineers
who are ready to build model ma
chinery of every description, tools apd
parts and general repairs of machinery,
engines. automobiles, etc Will give
you estimates on application and as
sure you perfect satisfaction Ma
tional Automatic Machine Co. Brattie-
horo Vt
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-12-19
THE HAT

For dress is white hat. Fur trimmed
lats are also very much in vogue this
winter. | have a large and well select
d stock of hats and all sorts of pref
things to trim them with. My
tore has ~ reputation for fair deal
NJ and right prices. - Mrs. G. II.
smith,
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-12-19
NOT COMMON PLACE.

We exercise study and care in select
ing our stock to have it ditferent-out
of the ordinary. Our display Of wrist
watches for the ladies includes thise
cased in solid gold and silver. They
are very attractive. An exquisite line
OF ivory toilet articles, monogramed if
You like, and silver sets in numerous
design s.-Nanghan & Burnett, - Main
street
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-12-19
MADE IN BRATTLEBoRo.

When YOU 90 to buy presents for the
hildren remember that the toy wag
ms, carts, shoo-llics and other toy fur
iturc are made here at homo and are
or sale ut Emerson & Son's Wilcox IS,
}rattlcbOro News Co.. and Fenton s.
When YOU buy a home product You
lelp in more ways than ones. A.
smith Mfg. Co., Brattleboro.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-12-19
LIGHT YOUR LIGHT.

There is nothing that viii attract
attention like light. An electric
ign is the modern way to advertise
Are YOU among the live ones? Think
his over and let US know where our
representatives. can tell you all about
electric sign Twin State Gas &
Icttric Co
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-12-19
THE CHOICEST LINES

OF candies in attractive packages we
have on display and they are all for
sale We shall dispose of immense
quantities between now and Christ
mas so the earlier you come the
wider range will you have from which
to make your choice. - W. T, Root,
DRUGGIST
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-12-19

One pint of gasoline VIII make two
hundred cubic feet of an explosive
mixture about seven times more pow
erful than gunpowder.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-12-19
Sporting Notes.

Hereafter a horse will not be given
= record mark for winning heat ur.
less the same horse eventually wins the
race.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-01-03

claim Of the right I drink at discre-
ton was n not suitable to be pressed
In the interest of those who ride be-
hind the engineers, who have rot the
right to risk the lives Of others. In
less polite phrase the claim Of lecomc-
tive engineers to indulge 1T discretion
10 preposterous, and vet the public
opinion OF railway riders and u%nionists
in this country .olerates a more dam
gerous fault. Our railway admins
traitors do not venture TO enforce dis
cipline about signals. The official who
precipitates a strike on that issue may
or may not be sustained by his SUI
periors. The easier way. and perhaps
az matters stand the better way.
is to appeal to the unions to discipline
the members whom they protect when
others discipline them.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-01-03
SKIING THE WINTER
SPORT FOR DWEr.
LERS OF COLD CHIMES
Icontinued from Page 81

IRON Page 81
n mao the newspapers stoppod s,o.-;-.
ras.ures OF the slider in fha ai roM!!ls
,he eane from lronwood. a'' IMAM
t1or, 'tI'ort OF Il 152 foot lean h.. 49,,
narnnv , .ps II n Of ISL feet hv
%;:eur. In ihc connecting as an ami
did Kelley also. 'ee'' Out Tell as
europe saw her first ski ,or-,..
~ lS;s ON the HusehyN nj hill 1n
49, e'nnestred Of Eau Claire. We a.
the m n"s a resident Of Norway. Won
made on ,.,h ne worlds record was
srsvik leaped l6S feet IN In slSrua
way. E!Verum, Nor
Thirty United State. ski c,,,. .,.,
~ n National Ski Association
|Mumnmilnasaa with clubs at S,ouEhton.
! Eau Claire. ss;ni. Chippewa Falls.
rndta; Wis: Chicago and 49, n: AZ
,n n;; %Nirs!nia. Fergus Fails. s.. PAM
~ss"4crnins. Mich. The associa:;.,n
n N.Y. ~ membership OF 1900 members
Ss, "n',lSn'h that Of the Norwee:an
nrc held IL IN Norway. Tournaments
ne es Wisconsin. Michigan and ill
nos. nj which PROFESSIONALS ama,e,r:
prizes. ~" FaIuanie
h'rn"y Rsiley. a scv.,essed Irish.
AVA n""' So!eraine, MINI. won the
Am.riina !, sK,ins shampionship q.
lhr"" successive years Inv a.fae.n.
n,l competitors in the annual nation
meet; Francis kcmpe won ina VA.
,.oTs t"nrnamen, a, chirrew,
, Mus 1m WI and for the nrs: time III
Mac n',,"rE y! skiing in America
in nv ,n" PROFESSIONS! championship
man. american. Because there arc no
occasional events IN Europe. Een,U,
s""'" ais" tack onto his ;;tie .ha nov
nmr worlds professional chamnicn..'
,n'S lia'isen Non :hr little back for
Ill.,. in 1872. "''' :" N'H'
WHAT ~"r"Aahiy is one ~ IN. mos,
"arinE i"";s on Skis is performed nv
s"hn H"dd "f pu,uth ana AxeI Hen.
"'''hsni' "' Chicago, both Of whom
s"''an,"o I" make 4 GS-fuo, leap and
IT, ".",'"," s"m"rsaul, On skis for $50
Amnnr,." "':n'" /" " ANY ski hill in
ii'r.a,", Melvin Msndrickson. The
lcuncd ~, W. raw Claire. Mis-, nI.
=, .hirpe"a Falls, Wis. in l9ii, nu;-
%T..,m.,nH n"tli tn" amateur and ~--
,,""''""' 'hhmpinn, and winning his
nnt,,n,"n WIN more points than the
TnH sr",, possibilities .. cever,n.
matte IN IN. must ,,m.m,,. cross
r".m'ry rum, "hirh Ia Of Ia.
,"a".ar events Vt thu national ski
,""' h"'n"nt, Tho race wSs m,3r over
IN ~, ana valley AZ Chippewa Fans in
'u,, wv me r"n,,rkaN," time cr -
ana "a seconds.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-01-03
@s @92E2. @E|

SHOOK his head and said: NO, ! am
&c: wo!thy.''"
The mayer - g French town had.
il. accordance with :.e regulations.
20 make o.: q passpc., fey . r!c.
and highly respectable lady Q. MS
sclua:nsaace. who. a spite Of q sigh,
Disagreement. was very y2in Of ne:
personal appearance HIS native pc.
!itenexs prompted him to gloss over
the defect. ard. after a moments re-
necsson. he wrote among the items G.
personal description: Eyes dark.
beautiful. tender expressive. ~, one
Of them missing"
After midnight On some @! the sub
urban trolley runs Of Newark. y J..
the NO Smoking" rule Is "a dead ie,-
te:. There are 20 wornen aboard &c
ot:ec: and the conduc:o: w!nks the
other eye Ahcu, l:3e the other Morn
ing 4 een,lernaniy stranger GOT on q
car toward the cad o. the journey
He Vas smoking \ cigar. AID said &c
che conductor:
AZ! RICH; Cor ne TO smoke nov.
hc', IT."
sorry. Cap replied the knieh, G:
the heiirope. but you ain, s'FoseJ , o
Rules e ely strict"
Well" SAID the traveller. Some
hcdy has been smoking here can
smell IL. And look q: those eiea.
and cigarette Au;ts OF the aeor
Where did they come from
Aw," explained TIE coaoue.o.
Them vas !ess b. gus that didn't
aSk."
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-01-03
TO USE THE
CANAL N AUGUST
Opening Will Not be
Until 1915 However-Will
Be lowed Through.

Washington. D. c.. Jan. s.-While
Colonel Goethals. who returned to
Washington with President Taf,'s par.
~. is confident ships Will pass through
the Panama canal next August. it is
not the intention of the government to
open the water way TO the navigation
of the world until Jan. /. 1913. \
mains 20 be done. as there are some
thing like 100000 cubic yards Of
stone and earth to be removed. It is
estimated. however. that the force Of
10000 men. with hundreds Of steam
shcvelt. can remoSe it in the next
three months. constituting the dry
season. There remains much work 20
be, done on the locks and dams,
t Believe Chief Mistaken.
Among we'll informed officials in the
sone Colonel Goetha!s is said to be
too optimistic AZ TO getting the canal
ready for the first experimental trip
Goetl!ais has done 50 many wonder
full things and IS in such intimate
touch With all che work that doubters
are willing to admit that the distin-
guished army engineer ought to know
Better than they Go what may be eX-
.peeted.
The two French companies which
cava,ed more than 100000 cubic
Yards. but ,le American engineers
found only about 100000 o Of this
useful. Waen excavation is completed
the total taken out will have been
isS.0c0.o@o cubic yards.
The ceraen, and iron work at .he
locks IS progressing iaroraaiy. the
president found. ard he inspected this
work with deep interest.
TWO OF the great iron lock gates
already are iii place and were moved
for the president. swing 9 cut from
the places alone h cemcn, walls with
tn. ease Q: light machinery. These