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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-02-01
WOMAN FAILS IN
A SUICIDE EFFORT
Neighbors Make Timely
Rescue of Mrs. Ross
Fenton.

After having written several notes
of farewell and forgiveness, Mrs, Ross
Fenton. 1SS Plummer avenue Ham
mond. attempted to commit suicide at
her home in the Mfllikan flats yester-
day afternoon by asphyxiation. Her
action is ascribed to desponaency
Writing a fond farewell to her hus-
band and sister, and asking that good
care be taken Of her little daughter,
she followed by a statement that she
could mot live this way any longer. /"
With everything planned and ready
Fenton turned on the gas and in
hailed the deadly fumes. Had 1t not
been for the timely arrival of Mrs.
Logdson short time later the trag-
edy might have proven fatal.
Timely Rescue Ii Made.
4 The unconscious woman was carried
out into the open air and by the time
the police and DIR. Young arrived she
had partly revived. After working on
her for a short time she regained con-
sciousness and was carried into the
residence. Today she is reported get
ting along asrwell as can be expected
TT Is evident that Mrs. Fenton had
contemplated committing suicide for
! sometime. as everything had beer
/ planned for her rash act. Attaching
a small rubber tube to the gas JET she
laid down on the bed, placing her head
between the iron bedposts, her head
s>resting on a chair, directly beneath
/ the escaping gas The first clue Of
her suicide was discovered by the odol
of escaping gas
/ Mrs. Fenton is tehs wife Of q. r. Fen.
tom. an enploye Of the Erie Railroad
Co. Her despondency Is thought tt
have been brought about by domesti,
and financial troubles
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-02-01
ASSASSIN STILL
AT LARGE


The unknown assassin who early
yesterday morning attempted to take
the life of Joseph Polito, a Hammond
grui tdealer residing at 7o2 South Hoh-
ffan street. is still at large, according
to the police who have found but few
clues of Importance.
The shooting occurred at 10 Plum
mer avenue at 11o Piummer avenue
while Polito was unloading some fruit
from wagon The assassin crept UP
to the wagon through the darkness
and leveling 30 -caIibre revolver at
Poiito. fred two shots.
One OF the: bullets took effect in
Polito's arm above the elbow. tear
ing the muscles In his arm. He re-
turned three shots at the fleeing figure,
but id not think any of the bullets
did any harm. The police are still
working on the case.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-02-01

Nearly million @rs worth of
building was in progress hammond
during the year 1919. accorusns to the
annual report, just made to the board
of public WORKS by E. e. Cole, the city
building Inspector.
Five hundred building permits were
isakzed. and in addition to these sixty
snkcial permits were granted.
Mr. Coles report: further shows that
fre escapes have been placed on the
Maine hotel building the Ruff building.
the White Store, and that contracts
have been let for fire escapes on the
Huehn building. the Long building. the
Groman- Muenich building and the. Iry-
ing school
4 summary OF the annual report is
as foIlows:
Value Of buildings, 1886, 40
No. Of building permits $40
Fees collected 3, ,05 81 Is
Special permits =. .s.-s... = so
Fees for special permits 1921 90
Accom- pany "a the annual report was
the last auartNrly report, which shows
that building activities have kept up
70 the close of the year A summary OF
this reporti is as follows:
No. building permits granted: Oc-
ftobers -; November 81; December, 80
& No special permits granted: October
-, November. g; December. 5.
Cost of buildings October. s13a379;
November s5s.26j:: December. s47.406
Fees Of building permits. October
s1s6: November. $s7. Derenber, $50.
Fees for special permits: October
SAB; sseyembers ss2s December. $2s.
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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-02-01

The above indicates that thes labor
market of the region may be supplied
by woman. Mrs. Steenberg has long
owned real estate in the city of Ham
mond and is greatly interested in its
future.
IT is Mrs. Steenherg's opinion that the
cities of the region can take sadvan-
tagef of the surplus of idle men in
Chicago to build up good working
forces.
The letter is printed with the ex-
spectation that any of the Hammond
manufacturers. or other employers of
labor. wul take advantage Of the op-
portunity to get more men.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-02-01
N, c, WRECK PER|[S
LIVES OF TRA|NMEN

the crossing just as the heavy Ameri-
can express train happened along. The
latter train consisted of fourteen exc
press cars and one mail car.
LIFTED BACK TO RAILS.
AS the express train went into the
crossing the switch engine was thrown
from the tracks by the automatic de-
rail. 1t WAS going at fair rate OF
speed. and the impetus carried 1t sew
eral yards on the ties. Finally tho
wheels struck a frog, lifting 1t back
On the rails. and 1t crashed full speed
into the express tram engine.
The switch engine was practically
demolished and the heavy express train
engine thrown into the ditch.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-02-01
GARY GETS
HAMMOND s
HIS. HON0RS
Declamatory and Musical
Contests to Be Held in the
Magic City; Association in
Meeting Considers Text
Book Bill.

There was a meeting OF the Lake
County High School association in
Hammond this morning which resulted
in taking the high school declamatory
contest. which has been held in HAM
mond for the past ten years to Gary.
The reason for the change is that
the association can save $100 on hall
rent. The contest will be held in the
auditorium. in the Emerson school
building. and will not cost the asso-
citation anything.
Whether or not the contest will re-.
ceive the large patronage that it has
always had in Hammond remains to be
seen. The date of the contest is to be
April 90. The date of the next meet
ing Of the High School association is
to be May s.
Another radical move that was made
was to do away with the preliminary
defamation contest. Heretofore there
has been preliminary contest in which
the declaimers in each school qualified
for the big contest that was made an
annual affair at the time of each grad
uation season
Consider Uniform Text Books.
This year all of the contestants are
to be heard in the final contest The
girls are to be heard in the afternoon
and the boys in the evening. The
choral contest will be held in the
evening as usual.
The principals of the Lake County
High school association. who are really
the guiding spirits In planning for
Ithese contests, made selection OF 900
pieces which the declaimers may choose
= NJ 49,
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-02-01
REAL ESTATE QUIET.

The real estate market In Hammond
is rot very active at the present. time.
After the boom of last week conlpara-
tive quiet has prevailed. Gost1fn, Meyn
Co report the sale OF lot and a
half son Highland street, >. s.. Black
mum n Co. and william Hastings have
no sales to report All Of the dealers
report that the number or fn6ufries lp
dicates2 an active market In tife eprink.
Oscar P1ageman nd a man ~ :: the
naena OF Halsex have secured offfees ii
the Rtmbach building ands expert to "a
intosthe real estate business.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-02-01
MYSTERY
TO
SHOOTING
Well Known East Chicago
Man Victim of Bullet
Fired by Mysterious
Stranger, Whom Police
Ara unabla "a Ckt - 2yz,

5 Mystery axtacheI what loo,ts axe
an attempted Assdna ffdn. but shieh NAY
have been merely accfdenta1.
While the police and others ara tfy-
Ing to solve the: mystery, =. Drill. who
10 In charge. OF the instalIation of the
electrical apparatus at the p. y. y sI.
bridge over the canal in East Chicago.
is reeling or himself occastonal1y to
make sure that he - really a1iye.
Mr.. Drill came 30 close to being kilf-
ed by rife ball yesterday afternoon
at about o'clock that he would not
for considerable come 80 close again,
until he. Is quite prepared to die HAN
1t not been that he stopped over. thS
very second that he did. he would To-
day have been corpse. with ttli4t
through his body. As 1t was the bGl1'
which crashed through, ) windo3v % s
posite him, glanced across his neck ann
buried itself In the window opposi<6'
him. In the tower in which he was ~
work, S.. e. ~ s !;
The strangespArt OF the circurhstg1 IL
is that two men, Alderman yifuXS-o
Burns and Contractor CroweII M:
former OF whom is employedS byk ~;
county as inspector of the sx61 -
bridge work which is being done slenn
side the Ell e. d. bridge, and the latter
the contractQt on thes5ob. Witnessed the
shooting. They saw man abeut y
- Al Il
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-02-01
.BR- -R-R. REAL COLD
WAVE FINALLY
HITS REGION
Blizzard Sends the Mercury
Down and Hera1ds
Zero Weather.

A baby blizzard. Sitting snow as fine
as any desert sandstorrn, blew into the
Calumet region from the northwest
yesterday afternoon, closely chased by
zero weather that is expected to be on
hand to bid every Chicagoan the time
of day bright and early this morning.
The advance guard of the cold wave
was here last night for at midnight It
was only five degrees above zero and
the mercury was steadily. sinking. The
forecaster said 1t was a real cold wave
at last and he spoke as If it was a
real triumph.
This morning on some. thermometers
the mercury registered --2 and "a
zero.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-02-01
Engine Derailed.

A switch engine ran OFF the track al
the entrance to the Erie yards In Ham
mond this morning. Owing to the fact
that the main line track was not block
ed the derailment did not cause any
great fnconvenience. The engine was
not tlrned over and was pulled back
onto the track by another engine. No
one Was hurt
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-02-01
Latest News

Leo Wolf, of the firm of Kaufman & Wolf today
awarded contract for the construction of five onestoy
buildings to be used stores Calumet avenue
Sibey street Architect J. Hutton drew the plans for
the buildings which will add considerably to the looks Of
Calumet aeIue business thoroughfare VIM. Pep
perdne will put up the buildings and expects start right
away on them
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-02-01

Square Deal Automobile Co, 160 Fay
cite St. Hammond. Lake county rep
resentative OF Premiere Moline and
Studebaker cars and service trucks.
H. G. Friederichs also buys and sells
second handscars. Phone -15 54.-Ady.1-3
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-02-01

~ UurSUHEs HsssfHHsts
Complying with the request OF: Soltcf-
tor General Bullitt. the United States
supreme court has ordered the federal
court of southern New York to try at
once the case against James YPatton,
Eugene G.. Scales, Frank b. Hayne and
William P. Brown. indicted on al charge
of conspiracy to corner cottop. The
lower court originally held that1the In
dfctment did not state an ofrepse und er
the Sherman anti-trust law, but this
ruling was reversed by the higher
tribunal
Solidttor General Bu1litt.s vTdsh to
the fact that. the statute Of Limitations
will run before long. and IL tlt& fndict-
merlt is held bad on points not 0oucern-
| ing the construction of the &herman
antitrust law 1t will be necessary tc
bring new Indictments. -
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-02-01
Is Quite Ill.

Otto Dnelke sr., father OF City Clerk
Otto Duelke of Hammond, was able to
be up and around again this morning,
after having been laidlSup ct his home
with heart Trouble. During the past
two years Mr. Duelke has had several
severe ATTACKS. =
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-02-01

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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-02-01
WEATHER.

FAIR AND COLDER
TODAY: SUNDAY FAIR
AND COLD.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-02-17

will not go south for several days.
Jake Stahl has arranged for the
Red Sox battery men to report at
Hot Springs, Ark, March 2.
March 9 is reporting day for the
rest of the players.
Hendrix, Carey, Miller and
Byrne, four Pirates who are fig
ured to carry the brunt of the bat
tie this year, have not signed
their contracts, and Fred Clarke
is worried. The Pittsburgh boss
has arranged to meet the four dis
gruntled guys this week.
Luther McCarty quit the stage
in Pittsburgh yesterday. The
heavyweight champion said he
would rather fight than act. He
should prove it by taking on Jess
Willard OF Bombardier Wells.
Jimmy Murphy and Tommy
Gary, lightweights, have been
matched for ten rounds at Peoria
a week from tonight.
iris Speaker and Manager
Stahl of the Red Sox met here
yesterday, and the star outhelder
signed a 1913 contract.
The Oklahoma State Intercol-
legiate A A. has adopted rule
allowing college men to play
summer baseball without having
their amateur standing affected.
Illinois fight enthusiasts should
follow the lead of Wisconsin and
arrange an exhibition bout for
legislators, who will pass on the
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-02-17

came the licking by Richie.
Though Wolgast was not knock
ed out in that battle, losing on a
foul, he was beaten, and the
knowledge of it may sap his con-
hdence.
Both Murphy and Wolgast are
fighting for chance at the title.
If Ad wins Richie cannot refuse
him a return match. And if Muir
ply wins he will get something
he has been after ever since he en-
tered the fight game, a real
chance in a championship match.
From photographs of the two
fighters, Murphy appears to be
the more rugged at the present
time. He is a battler of the Cruel
ling type, after the fashion Of Bat
Nelson, though never able to take
as much punishment. But he has
plenty of stamina. This was plain
ly shown when he fought Packey
Mcfarland in Frisco, Thanks
giving Day, 1911. Mcfarland had
a big lead in the early rounds, but
Murphy bored in, and at the fin
ish was fresher than the ChiCa-
goan. The decision went against
him on points, but there was an
impression at the ringside that in
a longer bout Packey would have
been put to sleep.
Bobby Mclean, international
skating champion, won the mile
and haIf-mile races on the ice at
Garfield Park yesterday. He had
a thirty-yard lead in the two-mile
race, but fell on the last lap and
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1913-01-07
Los propietarios
Y el DR.. Lippit
Continuation de la 2da. plana. }

Ell Tribunal Supreme en- la Senten-
cia de 19 de diciembre 1ltimo, resuelve
como va sc ha manifestado, que nunca
sc podria exigir a los duenos de casas
que pllsieran ell patio a prueba de ratas
colocando todo alrededor al nivel del
piso de la segunda planta un saliente
de zine de dos pies de ancho incrusta-
do en- la pared por donde deben pasar
todos los tubos de desague, los alambres
de luz, etc, pOr que tai reforma no esta
autorizada por ell Reglamento de SAM
dad mum. 3, respecto de las casas edi-
ficios va construidos
La Sandal desacata esa resolution del
Tribunal Supreme, pues con fecha 26
de Diciembre ultimo dirigi0 al Sr. Blan-
co la orden siguiente: ''Poniendo las
provisiones de modo que no sean acce-
sibles las ratas, 'protejiendo los tubos
de desagiie y alambres de la luz electrical
con un saliente de zine de dos pies de
anchO incrustado en- la pared.
Ese Gkase Qe fllnda la Direction de
Sanidad Ell los preceptos del Reglamento
de Sanidad n1mero 3, es decir, en- ell
mismo Reglamento que ha examinado Y
tenido a su vista ell Tribunal Supreme
para dictar SUI sentencia citada. resoI-
viendo que no Sc puede exigir la cons
truccion de "un saliente de zine de dos
pies de ancho incrustado en- la pared
y empleados p1blicos que nj siquiera
saben interpreter y aplicar sin equivo-
carse los Reglamentos rddactados por la
Junta Inslllar Idle Sanidad. que no Sc
consideran obligadOs a respetar las deci-
stones de los tribunales de Justicia. cons
tituyen un verdadero peligro para la CO.
munidad en- que ejercen slls cargos tie
ne que sllfrir las consecuencias de sus
HeSaciertOs.
La Direction de Sanidad inspira un
terror panico como 10 demuestra ell hecho
siguiente:
Una sonora, ausente Ell Europa, di0
.pCder para adninistrar sus casas en- San
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1913-01-07

Juan stls barrios un respectable in
tachable caballero, que hace muchos amos
c0nsagra STU tempo a la administration
de flncas urbanas. La Sanidad, sin lle-
mar los requisites legales, dispuso ell Gle
rre Gle varlas casas de dicha seilOra. al
tratar un familiar de la misma de inter
poner el recurso de INDUCTION, no pudo
llevar su prop0sito Was de hecho, por-
que no fue possible consegllir que ell ad-
mlnlstrador de referencia autorizase con
su firma la instancia correspondence.
En- estado de excitaci6n nerviosa. dijo
Renuncio al poder; n6mbrese otro apo
6lerddo pues por NADIA nj por nadie estoy
dlspuesto pOneme en- oposici6n la
Samdad, pOrque temo Sc me causen gra-
YES perJuicios, como administrator de
gran ntmero de fincas urbanas de San
Juan. A este administrator y los de-
mas tan complacientes con la Sanidad
lie han ohIigado tambien a ejecutar en-
las casas que administra las obras que
ell Tribunal Supreme ACADIA de califcar
de ilegales.
\ estes administrators de sllyo com
placiente con Ia Sanidad, tenlan. hasta
ciertO punto, raz0n como 10 comprueba
10 ocurrllo al senior Blaneo.
La Sanj>'ad orden6 primero al senior
Blanco la ejecuci6n de obras suyas cuya
realiz&ciGn importaria varios scientos
de pesos
Ell Tribunal Supreme resolvi6 que di-
cho senior no estaba obligado a hacer las
obras dispuestas porque eran ilegales.
y ahora Sc lie ordena en- termino de siete
dias la ejecuoi0n de otras obras, tambien
ilegales; pero de dificil irrealizablp
eJeclcl0n, cuyo costo ascender1a "miles
de pesos
En- los espiritus apocados los proce-
dlmientos die la tranca big ~Sticg,) da
resultados seguros. Sc someten a dis
gustos sin protestar de una. disposi-
clon Illegal por tenor que 81 presen-
tan resistencia Sc intente contra ellos
otra soluci6n mas perjudicial, como ha
ocurrido al senior Blanco por haber de.
fendido su derecho conseguido lie ha
gan justicia. Las obras exigidas por L;
Sanidad que ell Tribunal Supreme hs
calificado de ilegales han sido va ejecu
tadas a expensas de muchos miles de
pesos por centenares de personals que NJ
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1913-01-07

Sc atreven provocar las iras de La Sani-
dad.
En- la Direction de Sanidad no hace
falta quien sepa manejar la tranca big
Stick sino qlien sepa interpreter
aplicar sin equivocarse los Reglamentos
publlcados por la Junta Superior de Sa-
nidad, y ejercer con discretion, inteli-
gencla, tacto, moderation serenidad de
Jnlcio tan e!evado cargo, sin demostrar
oontral ledad, como la sucedido EN- ell
oas0 del scilor Blanco, cuando ell mas alto
Tribunal del pals les seiiala slls errores
~ lie pone la cartilla Ell la mano para
que procuren EN- 10 successive no cOmeter
equivocaciones tan grandes.
como ell Director de Sani1ad DR.
Llppltt, ha demostrado con los hechos
apuntados que carece de Ia capacida1
necesara (brains) para desempenar ST.
'ometldo sin causarle perjuicios enor-
mes la sufrida clase contribuyente del
pans que lie paga para que lie haga FL
olen, pero no para que lie maltrate afro
pelle en- sus intereses sin cOnsideracio-
nes de ning1n genera, la Liga de Pro
)letarlos de fncas urbanas de San Juan.
por las razones expuestas, solicita del
Poder Moderator, sea del Gobernador
de Puerto Rico, la Clestituci6n del EXPIRE
sado senior Lippitt como medida de bien
publico
~
Muy respetuosamente.
(Firmado) ARTURO GUERRA:
Presidente.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1913-01-07
Cine Tres Banderas

Esta noche Sc eNhibira en- este Cine la
preclosa cinta titulada ''El Principe
loco, que tanto gust6 la noche de su
estreno.
Mahana Sc estrenara la hermosa pe-
llcula Baseball" que representa- Ell
desafio entire los Clubs Pittsburg Y De-
trolt, desafio Ell ell que Sc dispute el
campeOnato de 1911.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1913-01-07
Sc ALQUILA

Una habitaci6n para persona sola o
matrinonio sin hijos, con sin comida.
Informaran Tetuan, 2, bajos.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1913-01-07
AR7|cULOS De FANb
PAPEL CARBON MARCIA IDEAL"
DE CARTER. RI IS 7
,.'

ST las copias al carbon de st1s cartas
no son claras, 81 los n1meros 6, rs ~ 8
copiados no resultan claros, es casi me-
jor que no las sacase.
Copias de papel carbon inferior, al
frotarse nnas otras Ell slls archives Sc
emborronan y Sc hacen inteligibles, no
durando mucho.
Por fortuna, Ell la famosa marca
Ideal de papeles carbon de Car.
ter Sc combina economic Y calidad. Ca.
da hoja copiara de $50 225 cartas; v
con la marca "Gossamer' hasta veinte
copias, todas claras, de una sola irnpre.
sion.
De venta en 81 BOLETIN MERCAN.
TIL.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1913-01-07


Sc espera que los viajcros los Esta-
dos Unidos visiten la Exhibicion de
Puerto Rico-New York, k,-5a. Avenida,
NO. 569. Esmerada atenci6n. Facili-
lldades y ventajas. LIE convene zanzibar
lmpreslones con Mr.. Mortimer Remine-
ton-Gerente.
lgualmente So lie tratara en- ei nu
reau de information, San Francisco St
No. 30, San Juan. ST desea exponer IN
propaganda algdn articulo Sc le con.
,edera local sufciente.
G. +. Correa,
Jefe del Bureau de Information
New-York tribune., 1913-05-25
GAIN IN IMPORTS
increase of 81 Per Cent at This
Port Last Year.

A comparative statement OF the gam
made BY the various ports OF the u
States in imports and exports IN 'he 'ei'
wears ending with 1912. has been prepared
lby the statistical division OF the bureau
of Foreign and Domestic Commerce OF the
Merchants Association.
This statement shows that imports
the mort Of New York increased aUou' 90
per cent and that exports increaseu ~
per cent. The imports In lsz were s''i, 'd,
oooo while in 1912 they were sioo''''V,VID.
The exports in 1902 were s4e3Vo'o"' anu 49,
1872 they were $ss60oo,ooo.
The inonorts OF the Atlantic ports IN
creased about 50 per cent IN the
while those Of the northern poroei po. -
increased lOo per cent. those OF 'he "el..e
ports 12O per cent northern poFoer p''
about 10 per cent A.
TIL, Increase in exports from the Az
lantlc ports was about 80 per cent
the Pacific ports 50 per cent iioii
Gulf norris lIs per cent, and from '',e
no,,hs,r horder ports about 22o per cent
on IN. total import trade OF the Ohl'eu
s,a,.s IN 1902 the Atlantic ports mao 0 %
per cent. While III lol- N"~' eHL
per cent. The Atlantic porus 600
per cent Of the total export trace III '''"
and only 54i4 per cent in 1872 .,o
The comparisons show the more tApa tsa
DEVELOPMENT of the other ports OF IA
country during the decade as compare
with the Atlantic ports T., TN.
Philadelphia showed an increase
ports and a slight decline in exports.
Baltimore slightly increased i's 'i''pO
and made a larger gain in exports.
Newport News showed loss IN oo'"
imports and exports. a,d
Savannah increased in both imports '"
exports oa
OF the Gulf ports. New Orleans sno~s1 ou
a heavy increase in both imports anu
ports, and Galveston increased rapiuls noo -, -
both. her exports rising from ss''''''
1902 to Ssss. 600 in 1912. Galveston ho"
ranks second TO New York In exports
On the Pacific Coast. San Francisco anu
Puget Sound both made large increa's
IN their export and import trade.
The increase of the northern porue'