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The Washington herald., 1913-02-01

After closing the accounts for the year,
the profit and loss surplus of the Wash
inGtOn Railway and Electric Company
on January l. 1918, is sl.032,5l6.Oj.
Comparisons.
There has reen so much argument pro
and con thai comparisons AZ this time
may not he out of place.
The increase in The gross operating
revenue of the Washington Railway and
Electric Company for 1872 was SSH. I.SnS.59,
as compared with 1885, increase for the
Capital Traction Company.
Thc Washington Railway and Electric
Company charged off for maintenance OF
track, equipment, &c, in 1872 Si24, j9G; the
capital Traction Company S1J:.C23
The net income of the Washington
Railway and Electric Company, after
fixed charges, &C, was S1025, ,730: of the
Capital Traction Company, S,767,125.
The surplus of the Washington Pail
v.Oy and Electric Company, after paying
S6S5.0l1 in dividends for 1872, was S2ll,
937.Ij .-nu there was distributed of this in
various ways. charging off. &c, as shown
in statement. S21S.l2 81. leavin; a net in
crease surplus for 1872 ~ sl2S,Sl2.il.
which. added to surplus or hand, gave
the net surplus IF the company at the
close of 1872 as s1.O3e, ,5l6O5
The Capital Traction Company. after
paving SiGufuUD uiNlOen'lS, ndu SURPLUS
Of si7.125 ~, Surrlds az the beginning Of
the year. SS0.4i6 Sc, making net surplus
Cf Sl27,512 Is. from which was deducted
HS.67IjG leaving a net surplus at the
close Of the year Of SS,S9S19
Capital Traction Statistics.
The pamphlet report of the Capital
Traction Company is at hand, from
which much interesting information may
be deducted
The company operated 51.SS6 miles of
single track during the year. The totsl
car mileage of all city lines is 7,4iS.OOo.
There was an increase of Sc. 600 in fixed
charges, due to interest on bonds issued
in December, 1911.
One hundred and fifty pay-within cars
ordered in 1910 have been put in opera
tion. The sum of sg5.0o0 was charged
off and credited to depreciation reserve.
Injuries and damages cost the COM
pany the large sum of $500, but was
less than in 1911.
1t cost s15S,1S9 for power, Sc, 449 for ad-
vertising, $fl,56S for conducting transpor-
tation. and S534.595 for operation of cars:
salaries and miscellaneous items totaled
s10a.946; taxes. $I13,95S; interest. S2S1, 900.
The equipment is now IA cars motors,
&c, of which fourteen are obsolete.
The group Of cars known as the Navy
The Washington herald., 1913-02-01
NEW YORK PRODUCE

New York. Jan. S.-MILLFEED- Weaker: trade
Is slow. Spring bran. 23.25: standard middIiuss
Ez5; Western red dog 2S75: winter wheat in 100
H. sacks to arrive, $50: city bran. in bulk GOO
RfE-Quiet: offerings light Western, To- arrive.
is valued at about 7Zls. c. l. f.. TRACK, and state
at 7s.
hfE FLoUR-DealinSs moderate: prices are
steady. Good to choice. 36oai00 in barrels
BUCkWHE!Sr FIOUR-Steady: inquiry Inactive
Choice nominal at 225a235 for 100 lbs
CoRNMEAI.-Steady; demand moderate. Kiln
dried, new. for export. 3I0a3l5: coarye meal in
bags. 1.G for old and Ll2all6 for new
HAf-Receipts, $50 tens; steady: demand inactive
No. timothy. Los; standard. L01; No. . s2isas5
No. ). 75asc
sTRAW-Receipts. none: steady; supply is light
Long rye. Loo Oats straw is duh ard value doubt
full. possibly 60s65
PoRk-steady: transactions moderate Mess. 1900
ai9. 90: family. ZooaZsso.
BEEF-Steady; supplies light and trade quiet
Packet, gcoa2sco: family. q i01a25oc
LARD-weaker; moderate DEALING Prime West
ern. lo.5: refined continent, loss: South American
IL 50; refined Brazilian in kegs IL %; beef stearine
"a: lard stcaTine inactive; New York. l2IE.
The Washington herald., 1913-02-01
NEW YORK MONEY.

New York Jan. 3L-CalI money opened "a. per
cent high j. low, 2i3 renewals "a; close, 2s; rr-
ing rate "a.
Time money market is somewhat frmer in tone
but business is very dull. There Is not heavy in
qUIiry for funds
Rates are 81 per cent for sixty days 3sai for
ninety days. ~ for four months and 4aFs for five
and six months.
Commercial paper remains unchanged at r4a5 per
cent for the best names. London discounts q. I,er
cent, unchanged; Paris discounts. 5s per cent un-
changed; Berlin discounts. ~ per cent, of y per
The Washington herald., 1913-02-01
COTTON STATISTICS.

Furnished by n. L. Carpenter & Co.
New York. Jan. 81.
Receipts MiddlingS
The Washington herald., 1913-02-01
OUTSIDE SECURITY NOTES.

New York. JAN 5l.-Thc trading the outs,d.
securities market tn-,lav Cnly fairly artiVr and
irregular. The volume Of dealings small United
Cigar Starcs sold dividend to-day. nearly all of
which covered Standard Oil of New Jersey
quite weak the decision affecting Standard
Oil pipe lines. which put down common
carriers. Metal shares were quiet and Irregular
The Washington herald., 1913-02-01
GOOD INCREASE
IN NET Income
For 1912 Washington Rail
way Shows $34l,937
Surplus.
APPROVED BY AUDIT CO.
Some Interesting Comparisons-Loeal
Stocks-WaI Street Market.
Gossip of Day.
APPROVED BY AUDIT co.
BY I. a. FLEMING.

The annual report of the Washington
Railway and Electric Company for the
calendar year 1917 should be a source of
gratification to every shareholder.
1t gives most emphatic refutation to
the reports that the company had not
earned its dividends on common and pre-
ferred stock.
1t shows an increase of S17i S22.51 in net
income, after fixed charges, operating eX-
penses. and taxes; a gross increase from
operating revenue of 1911, S.59 over the
1911 figures, and net surplus after Oper-
atinE expenses, and per cent on the
common and per cent on the preferred,
OF S5iI,g57.55.
The direct charge was made in develop
ments connected with opposition to the
Washington Utilities Company that the
Washington Railway and Electric Com
pany had not earned dividends. but had
paid them with intent to initiate the
value of its stock.
Thesr charges now look foolish in the
face of the annual report.
They melt into thin air on the thorough
fun approval of the following statement
by the American Audit Company. of New
York. under the great seal of the cor
pOratiOn.
Moreover. the Washington Railway Com
pany. without the Potomac Electric Com
Uanys assistance. contributed over 30 per
cent. or sI61.oOO to the s3I1. .SOS.59 gross
increase.
The Washington Railway and Electric
Company distributed Sl9,lZ3 to employees in
Il profit-sharinS plan. it wrote of So
5i3-A in depreciation of equipment. dis
mantled other equipment $3.50. abandoned
street lighting equipment valued at sl6,-
Nl.lN. put SS4. 100 to sinking fund require
ments. and i'll various ways distributed
S2l5,32l of the S3il $50 years net surplus
after dividends.
At the close of the year the net surplus
account of the corporation stood at
81 G39, ,5l6.O5.
The full report OF the corporation and
its subsidiary companies follows:
Income Account for 1912.
\ summary of the results from the
operation OF all companies after eXClud-
ing all off-setting transactions, is as fol-
lows:
The Washington herald., 1913-02-01
Credited To profit and les............... s2ssl. 4

After closing the accounts for the year.
the profit and loss surplus of the Wash
inEton Railway and Electric Company
on January l. 1918. is s1.032.516.O5.
The Washington herald., 1913-02-01
CHICAGO GRAIN MARKET.

Paris will erect a statue to the famous
chemist. Berthalet. near the laboratory
where he spent his later years.
The Washington herald., 1913-02-01
WEEKLY BANK CLEARINGS.

New York, Jan. 3l.-Bsnk cIcsrings in the United
STATES for the week ended January % aggregate
s. 2ss $1,000. against $50 SIS 900 last week and
s. I67 39.OO0 in this week last year Following
the returns for this week with percentage II
change from this week last wear:
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1913-07-10
Fruit and Vegetable.

Anty Septic is the pear trees kindest
relative She should always be on
band when pruning out blighted
branches Let her wipe the knife aft
or every cut Corrosive sublimate is
her best alias.
Where the bodies of fruit trees are
lowered with whitewash composed OF
lime and soft soap with little crude
carbolic acid added. there is less dan
ger of injury from rabbits, sunscald
and insect pests that may attack the
bark
Allow the ashes to cool before using
them as fertilizer for grapevines;
then don't put them right up against
the vines In fact. II is best to dig a
shallow trench a few inches away from
the roots of the vines and place the
ashes in that.
The ground for radishes should con-
tain a large amount of rotten manure
and should be made thoroughly nne
before drilling the seed. Planting may
be done any time after the ground Is
ready. covering the seed with about
one-half inch of soil. 1t is easy to
SOW too much seed. thus making !,
necessary to tlhn.-American Agricul
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1913-07-10
HARROW AFTER PLANTING.
Iowa Authority Has Found II Pays to
Treat Corn Soil That Way.

Iowa Authority Has Found II Pays to
Treat Corn Soil That Way.
If one could be sure of having just
the right kind of weather during the
time he is putting in and taking care
Of his corn crop 1t would not be DIFF
fcult matter to be scientifically exact
in the methods adopted. When our
labor, however. Is punctuated by fire.
Quent rains many plans are bound to
miscarry, says the Iowa Homestead.
In general way. however. It IL
practicable to do tremendous amount
Of weed destruction before 1t Is time
to use the cultivators. From the
standpoint Of sound agricultural prac-
tice it Is rank heresy to put corn in a
soil where weeds have already started.
II that is done no amount of skillful
labor will ever head them of. particu-
larly in the corn hills. We have
preached in season and out Of season
about the necessity Of thoroughly disk
ing or narrowing the soil just before
planting, and we have no hesitation
about repeating that advice.
But that Is not enough. because the
best opportunity under average cir
cumstances that Is afforded during the
whole season to destroy weeds is after
the crop Is planted and before It
terminates. Two or three borrowings
just as the corn Is ready to shoot
through the surface soil will often
give the weeds such check that they
can never compete with the corn. and
because Of this we believe most SIN
cerely that one can afford to plant
part of his acreage somewhat late
rather than to miss the opportunity OF
giving proper attention to what Is
planted early While we appreciate as
much as any man the necessity of get
ting the crop in in good time, yet on
the other hand a few days delay In
planting does not always mean thai
the crop will be that many days late
In ripening Bear in mind that the
, soil is warming up all the time anC
extra tillage on the surface the more
rapidly lIberates fertility, so that thu
crop when 1t is planted comes mor'
quickly and more strongly
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1913-07-10
CIucks and Crows.

When fattening an old men OF an. -.
fowl that is apt to be tough 1eeo ~ ~
br.od soaked in vinegar TOT aoou' 81,
daSs before killing, and the meat VIII
be tender. uhorollv
LAYING hens should be req hpeiai',
dnring cold days. for they neeu noe
on,y the usual quantity OF leeo ~, ~
nanufocture eggs, but an extra sup .n
NV to counterfeit the elfectS Vi Wv
cold. 40 noultrv
.nnso he cleaned ont "iteief ~ ..;no
winter than in summer. Tor u, u"' and
o m'i weather the house is shut UP "a a n q
tbo o,.es are confined thus ''ie'''''0
a. l.u.,rr from disease.
Keen On cullinr If there n Is u oO, no a
., NL hird in me dock thai Is j., n bo
Wooded get ril If ii. Th' n,a" KEEN
n'i' weed oot the drone@ ana ,,.h N'Y y
VIII ,ne worker, is The man WHO l.
o e,,,o,,ina good hu,ineaS prlhcipie''
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1913-07-10

In winter the water for washing and
also the brine for sailing should not be
below a temperature of 30 degrees t.
With regard to the quantity of water
to use, sufficient water should be placed
in the churn to float thoroughly all the
butter grains contained therein. The
butter will require two or three wash
ings in order to remove most of the
cheesy matter, which, If allowed to re
main in the butter, causes the finished
article to become bad When the water
is quite clear and free from milklness
on being withdrawn from the churn
the butter should be sufficiently
washed While being careful to wash
the butter thoroughly, do not overwash
it or the color and flavor will be spoiled.
American Cultivator.
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1913-07-10
THE LITTLE
PAY
BY c. c. BOWSFIELD

used with an assurance of pood 70
suits. Late varieties are recommend
eo Tor localities where frost is likely
W appear after the 18th of April
Freezing weather after fruit trees
nave biossomed is pretty sure To kill
the entire crop. The late varieties of
apples and cherries are more apt to
escape frost in the budding period
thah the early kinds. Experience in
the last ten years shows that the dan
ger Is nearly all in the spring.
Artificial heating Of an orchard ia
possible If sudden cold snap comes
at critical time. Heaters for this
purpose can be bought, or smudge
nres can be kept going for a day or
two until the danger is over. have
raised the temperature of an orchard
10 degrees by slow fires and saved a
cherry crop
There are good reasons for recon.
mending the gradual development of
an orchard. 1t is we'll to test soil,
methods of handling and quality of
young trees. prefer level land, 90
that Ice and icy water may be held
around the roots Of matured trees in
the spring. This holds back the bud
ding until danger from frost is over
Young trees ought to be protected
from this ice and chilly water by 9
thick coat Of manure. Roots obtain 6
better hold and trees are stronger OF
level land than on slope. l would
not place the orchard in a low place
however. A good depth of loan Is de
sirable, and 1t may be sandy, but no
gravelly.
With all these things to study ant
in view Of the fact that there is n,
income for few years, l would ga,
1t was unwise to make the entire in
vestment for an orchard and do all tn
work in one season. There are man
features that yield a profit the frs
year, and these need attention fror
the first, although they do not pay bel
ter than fruit in the long run.
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1913-07-10
Make Your Trees New.

Tree renovation is now In order. 1t
pays wonderfully when properly done.
Tue hrst thing is to remove the dead
branches. then the interfering ones
ane suckers and the water sprouts
'heh next scrape off and burn the
'oush bark to kill the insects. Finally
,a'h' all wounds larger than one-hal'
'heh with white lead and il.-Ameri
can Agricnnirist.
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1913-07-10
IT ACTS LIKE MAGIC.
Use Of Manure Spreadsr Has = Won.
derful Effect Upon Fertility.

Use OF manure 0PFouo0V "VV~
dsrfui Effect Upon Fertility.
saw today a man pitching into q
manure spreader stable manure from
large pile in the field where 1t had lain
until 1t was partially rotted and where
It had been stirred several times with
forks. l was interested. says a writer
in Green Fruit Grower. and waited for
the man to load his wheeled spreader
drawn by two horses and saw him pass
up and down through the field several
times. This manure spreading machine
Is modern device
1t spreads the manure more evenly
than any man can do the work, no
matter how careful or experienced he
may be. There was scarcely an inch OF
soil on the field that was not covered
with a slight spread of manure, the
! machine covering about eight feet In
width each time it crossed the field.
1 But it would seem impossible that
such slight covering OF manure
should have, as 1t does, such marvellous
effect upon the soil. This fertilizer
really acts like magic. 1t is not alone
the fertility which the manure con-
tains which benefits the land. The ma
nure helps us to set at work bacteria In
the soil, thus in measure inoculates
the soil with helpful creatures that
continue their work Further than this,
the manure tends to loosen the soil and
to make 1t crumble easily under the
plow and harrow.
The successful farmer Of the past has
made the accumulation. protection and
application Of stable manure specia
study The poor, improvident farmer
allows half the value of his stable ma
nure to waste by heating or by being
leached by heavy storms, as may bt
seen by the colored streams of water
running away from his barnyard.
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1913-07-10
MAKING
FARM

- SHOULD like to make it clear TO
farmers in general. but more par
+,cularly to owners of small tracts
Of land, that the fruit interest is
.,ofullv neglected in number OF
...,os It seems like throwing away
nav No branch of farming is east
= ~ more profitable than fruit raising
r. Is a feature that belongs especially
- tho little farm, but l wish to ask
.o,re Of the grain growers Of the coun-
- II they have ever compared the
screaee value Of corn or wheat with
that Of apples.
II they have not taken the trouble to
!. an II would be well to give the sub
~. . little attention. Fruit cannot
90 the place of grain, but it can add
.-oat deal to the farmers income with
81 interfering with his general work.
IN q tract Of twenty to forty acres
mare ought to be Ave acres Of large
emit Apples pay best Of all. The
.,oo n quite reliable, and prices almost
..,ariably are sufficient to return a
..t,sfactory profit. With quotations as
.h.v have been for several years the
.,chardist can stand a partial failure
now and again.
Two men will do the necessary prun-
inc in a Eve acre orchard in one week
.vsrv fall and the spraying In one week
N the spring. The picking Is usually
dome by the buyers. They know how
n classify and pack better than the
t.rmer does. Before severe frosts Sci
m the owner should give a couple OF
DAYS to mulching the orchard. Thi'
amount of work is triding compared
10 that required in raising a crop O.
main. In an average season five acre
Al fruit will return a profit of from
$1,000 to $1,000.
In northern ATTITUDES spring plantin,
n trees is best. Any one who Is lack
ing in experience should not plan
more than an acre, or about 100 trees
In season. Two-year-old trees can b.
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1913-07-10
WHEN YOU MARKET BEEF.
Some of the Things the Stock Raiser
Ouuht to Bear In Mind.

Some of the Things the Stock Raiser
Ought to Bear In Mind.
Every farmer who feeds or handles
cattle for the market should take some
reliable daily farm paper. which has
good complete market report, and
keep posted on the market. He ought
to know the type of cattle he has and
In what class they belong, so that he
can intelligently interpret the market
reports. He should also know ut what
time of the year his cattle are most In
demand
From study of monthly prices on
the Chicago market over a period ex-
tending from 1899 to 1909 G. ii. Dacy
drew the following conclusions:
OF the various grades Of beef cattle
prime steers fuctuate the least and
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1913-07-10
A PRIME HEREFORD.

A PRIME HEREFORD.
present the most conservative ratio be-
tween demand and supply.
The most desirable weight for prime
steers Is about 1900 pounds. and the
preferable age is two and half years
The most favorable period at which
10 market prime beef is during June
and December. although there Is de-
mand for 1t throughout the year.
All grades below prime fuctuate
widely. They are influenced visibly
oy dry weather. competition from oth-
VI grades, the high price Of feed and an
overstocked market
Butcher stock is most in demand
uuring the spring months.
stockers and feeders bring the high
est prices during February. March anc
Aprll.-Buletin University of Wisconsin
agricultural Experiment Station.
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1913-07-10
HANDY BOX FOR SIZED CORN.
TFrom the Iowa Homestead

a GOOD box that he made and Is using
ond finds II TO be very convenient TO
take off the wagon box and put on.
All that is needed are one buggy ure
ond six nails to nail irons to the seed
hox for any ordinary sized box hoid-
ing a sack of corn. The irons must De
nailed ON the box, and then the ooA
can be lifted off and set away wnile
using the wagon for other work In,
steod of wiring it or mailing to the
wagon box. .o.rts
for the iron hold the box on the s.ep
Of tbe wagon and measure the Gus,
tanca from the inside of the step
arnund the box to the top of the wag'
IN hox allowing about three inches az
both ends for hook and projecting al
the bottom.
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1913-07-10
A WISE OLD WRITER.

Coiumella. in the first century
A. d.. wrote: No one gifted with
common sense will ever permit
himself to be persuaded that our
earth has grown old. as man
grows old The sterility of our
fields is 10 be imputed to our do
lngs because we hand over the
cultivation OF them to the unrea-
soning management Of ignorant
and unskillful slaves" Columel-
la also recommended the grow
ing of alfalfa and vetches. COM
mending their virtues In the
highest terms
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1913-07-10
WHY FIELDS WASH.

Because OF the lack Of humus
fields wash, and the running off
of the water carries off the top
soil. There are parts of America
in which fields are worn out not
because crops have exhausted
the fertility. but because the
fertile surface soil has been car
ried OFT by washing. Humus
acts as a binder.
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1913-07-10

tue parrei IT very heavy narreis are
tD oe handled the handle should be six
tp twelve inches longer. SO AS to get
extra leverage when lifting. Orange
Judd Farmer
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1913-07-10
Man Save a Horse or Two.

Keep the icy spots covered in yards
and paddocks where young, unshod
horse stock and brood mares run loose
in the daytime A thin coating of sand.
gravel. coal ashes or loan Will answer
the purpose. and even the manure from
the stable is better than nothing
American CultivatOr
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1913-07-10

When many barrels are to be up
ended the device shown herewith Will
save backache and finger strain. In
Guiding the six inch hand grip. the
handle shown above the barrel is about
two feet long. Just below the hand
grip a metal hook about an inch wide
is fastened. This fits over the chine
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1913-07-10
WORTH MORE THAN CROPS.

What about the modern con-
yeniences for the house? Has
the wife facilities for making
her burden easier as she takes
on the passing years? Remem-
Der that a woman's strength and
energy are the most sacred asset
of the farm and that you will
be sorry when they are worn
, out.-Farm Journal.
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1913-07-10
CONVENIENT BARREL HANDLE.

of the barrel At the lower end ID
wooden crosspiece followed on the In
ner side so as to fit the curvature OF
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1913-07-10

Homemade Contrivance That Is Cheap
ly Made and Easy to Use.
George Martz of Buena Vista coun-
ty. Ga, a correspondent of the Iowa
Homestead. says that he is in favor OF
picking seed corn while picking to crib
and he thinks that better quality
and sounder ear can be picked. lie
sends the accompanying sketch Of
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1913-07-10
BOX FOR SEED CORN.

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