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Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-04-13
Stocks FIRM ON
SHORT COVERING
Pressure Exerted Against Many
Issues at 0utset-Canadian
Pacific and 7. and 7. Up.
BY CHARLES w. STORM.

NEW YORK April ia number Of
issues were under pressure al the open
ing of the stock market to-day, but in
some instances price declines we're not
SO much the result of actual pressure as
to a complete absence OF demand. a
number of stocks made substantial
gains a fact attributed to the small
supply of those issueswhich rose Among
them were American Telephone and
Telegraph r. Northern Pacific "a, Gen
eral Motors IL, Great Northern pre-
ferred e, New York, New Haven and
Hartford 81. Canadian Pacific began
4 lower, but at the end of half an hour
had recorded and scored net gain OF =
New Haven, after holding Its advance
for few minutes, lost it and sold down
"A from Saturdays final
The pressure against United states
tSeel common. which set in SATURDAY
was still IN evidence. this issue decln-
ing Ga to SO The selling Of this stock
was inspired by the poor showing OF the
figures The copper stocks were heavy
Amalgamated began u higher, then i'm.
mediately lost its advance and scored
net decline Nevada Consolidated was
on y while Utah Copper also shaded
NJ Rumely made new low record
declining - to So. Reading gained
fractionally, as did Union Pact1c, but
the latter lost its advance upon the
Among the other declines were West;
inehouse "A. Erie "a, Brooklyn RAPID
Transit 4. Chesapeake and OHIO u,
Texas Company ].
The curb was Irregular.
There was no London market.
Nearly all stocks were lower IN me
last hour Steel sold at 80, against oU7e
at noon. while fractional losse from the
midday price range were scored by
Amalga mated Copper. Reading, Union
Pacific. Peoples Gas and New Haven
Canadian Pacific held firm around IVY
against 1874 at the opening. The tone
was heavy. .a a,-.,4u
The market closed dull. Governments
unchanged: other bonds steady
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-04-13
LIVE STOCK MARKET.


CHICAGO. April 1S.-Hogs- Receipts
$4,000 Market strong 20 Sc higher
Mixed and butchers, s.65m8.95; good
heavy. S65GS.90; rough heavy, $500
$40; light S.70@S.95; pigs, 6.75Qs.60;
cattle Receipts 10000 Market
steady to 1Oc higher Beeyess 7.2b@9.50,
and feeders, e,5oqS0O, Texans. s.4O9
$50 calves. 900dl0.50
sheep Receipts $4,000 Market 100
higher. Native and Western 4.25Gz10;
lambs, 5766825
sT. LOUIS. April 1s.--Cattle: Re-
eelpts.. 2,l0O, INCLUDING, % southerns;
az Is; cows and helfers s4250S.75
stockers and feeders s6009S 90; calves,
S6.OO01i co. Texas steers S5.75GS10;
cows and heifers. s460Q6 So
Hogs Receipts iO500 Market light
IN 90 higher Others BE- higher. Mixed
S. SBa895. good, Sss5ds 30; rough
ssI5@sS5; lights Sss5g pigs. 500
TRT5 bulks s.. S51S.9b
sheep Receipts 400 Market, 1e0
40 hissssg,, 3. 99sston $40 "a.
.shesrod. ts,Tk8Iy2A
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-04-13
Warrantu nAAAa

$21S-Westview Cemetery Associa =
ton to Azzie NJ. Fincher, lot S97, sec
| tion H. November TO- 1918.
$900-W. H Allen to Mrs. Thomas
Fahy, lot so by $50 feet, south side
Lena street, $50 feet west of Ashby
street, March 81
$S.100-J. T. Bryan to c. V. Cauth-
en-. No 76 Orleans street, 40 by $50
feet. December 20, 1910.
$1,000. d. Clements to John H
Boston, lot AZ by $40 feet. east side
Madison avenue, A feet south of Har-
din avenue. April 10.
$5,04S-E. II. Frederick to 7. E.
Adams, lot so by 200 feet, west side
Main street, 100 feet south OF Green
wood avenue. a pril 10, 1912.
$5.93s-Mrs Mary Ola Simmons to
e. H Frederick, same property. April
IS. 1912
S4,5S9-J. A. Dozier to Mrs Mary
Ola simmons. same property Sep
,ember 20, 1910.
$2.500-Mrs. Lula s. Nesbit TO Jas
*. Hines, lot s5 by 2s2 feet. Southeast
corner Thurmond and Walnut streets.
June IS, 1910.
S1O,2OO-M. L. Thrower to Hudson
Moore ct al, No. Ss Garnett street, So
by 1873 feet April II
$5O0-H. J, Austin to Mrs. A, F.
Noyes, No 81 Tennelle street, q by
SO feet. April. 1914
81 and other Property in Dawson,
Cav P. Glover to J. r Fowler
lot 1O5 by $50 feet or Montgomery
Ferry road and Allen road, 30 feet
from Boulevard April Il.
S350-HaroId Hirsch to Mrs Eliza
beth A. Turner, lot 35 by 200 feet,
southwest corner Eden and Lynes
avenues. July rs, 1912
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-04-13
ATLAMTAS, I've STOCK MARKET.


vision Company
Good TO choice steers, 1000 to 1900,
''; Good steers St, 500 to 1 900. IS. 25a7 90
Medium to good steers, 700 to $50, $3.50
1850
Good to choice beef cows 500 to 600.
IS 5O@625.
Good to choice hsifers, $50 to $50. S. 25
1625.
Medium to good heifers, $50 to $50.
81 so 6550,
The above represents ruling prices Of
good quality beef cattle Inferior grades
and dairy types selling lower.
Medium TO common steers, IL fat. 500
to 900. S5,50d6.50.
Mixed to common cows. II fat. 700 to
800. S4.30d550
Mixed common, SO 5O0450
Good butcher bulls, S42515.25
Good butcher hogs, l40 TO 100, $500
Prime hogs. $50 to 200. ss.7O98sO
Good butcher pigs, 100 TO l40 $500
Light pigs, so TO 100. $sOo8s5O.
Heavy and rough hogs, 200 to 300, S7.75
$3.50
Above quotations apply to oornfed
hogs, Mast and peanut fattened lie
TO &c under.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-04-13
Permits for Apartments.

Permits to build two apartment
houses were granted Monday by
Building Inspector Hays. w F. Rice
viii build a twelve-room apartment
at Nos 30S-310 Pulliam street at a
cost of $4,000. The building will be
of two stories.
H. c. Mckenzie will remodel a res
idence at No. 23O Washington street
into an apartment at cost of Sc, 700.
This also will have two stories. d, S.
Tenant will supervise the construc-
ton.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-04-13
BUILDING Permits.

s5,OOO-W. F. Rice, Nos. 305-81O
Pulliam street, twelve-room apart
ment. Day work.
$125-J f. Jeffares, No. SIS North
Ashby street, build porch. Day work.
$6,700-H C. Mckenzie, No. $50
Washington street alter and add to
house. Day work.
5000. L. Belcher, No. S54 East
Georgia avenue, add to house Day
work.
$370-Mrs R. F. Nesbit, No. As
Waddell street, make additions. Day
work.
$350-E. A. Morris, No. "a Bowman
street, repair fire damage. Day work
$150-J. w. Boone, No. IA North
Forsyth street, make alterations Day
work
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-04-13
GRAIN NOTES

B. w Snow says AT the present
time the green bug Is reported in lin
tied districts Of Oldahona, with the
statement that no damage has yet re-
suited. A week Of warm weather now
viii favor the Matching out of the para
site fly that destroyed the apps and
will quickly put an end TO their devel-
opnn ent.
q. W. Snow SAYS: "The suggestion
thar Argentina corn growers are com
PEELED to sell their corn, because the
wheat failure leaves them no wheat to
sell is far-fetched because wheat and
corn are not grown to any consider
able extent upon the same farms and
Argentina growers are selling their
corn just as they always DO, and with
a record breaking crop. the price Of
their corn is not much different than
a year ago when the crop was only Of
moderate volume, and II is bringing
them a satisfactory return"
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-04-13

Mortgaaes'
31,200-B. H. Messer to e. 8 Per
due, No as Hill street ~ by 100 feet.
April II.
s1,10S-Joseph l.. Smoak to Atlanta
Banking and Savings Company lot 46
by 100 feet, north side Of Virgil street,
254 feet east OF Ashland avenue.
April 7.
ss24-J. n. Harris 10 Atlanta Saw
ings Bank. lot 80 by 1872 feet, north
side Of Lake avenue 405 feet east OF
Sinclair avenue April II
Sss0-Mrs. r w Mullins to same,
lot 50 by 1850 feet, north side Of Tenth
street. 100 feet east OF Curran street,
April 3.
Administrators Deeds.
S6oo-H. g. H. Miller estate Cby al e
nninistrator) to T. L. Ambrose, lot 30
by 1875 feet east side ~ Howell street
being south hair OF lot ! Of Ball sub
division April ?.
To Execute order ~ Court ~ or
dinary-Mrs Eliza A. Cheshire toy
administrator to John F. Rusk 81 al,
2g3 acres on north line Of land lot AZ,
Seventeenth District; also 2s.3 acres
on south Hne or land lot IS. s22 feet
west Of west line Of To- s. Seventeenth
District April II.
To Execute order V COuTt-MrS,
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-04-13
Bank ClearingS in
U. S. for Past Week

Bank clearings in the United States
for the past week as reported to Brad
streets Journal. New York, aggregate
50 s5G. go 600, against S3,5O7 65l 900 last
week, and $3.07l.9O9,OOO in this week
last YEAR Canadian clearings aggre-
gate $l60 6560 600 as against $l42, 792, 600
last week and $i6S,SSO. 600 in this week
last year Following are the returns for
this week and last, with percentages
OF change from This wee& last year:
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-04-13
CHICAGO CASH QUOTATIONS.

CHICAGO, April 1S.-Wheat: No. ?
red, 93% 0941a No 3 red, 49, No 9 hard
winter, 93h; No. 3 hard winter, 911am
9l4 No / Northern spring, 941ad95 Z
No. 2 Northern spring, 9S1A @941A; No. 3
Corn: No 9, $50 No 5. 67a69 No
2 white, 6SA d6s1s; No. 3 yellow, 6714 a
So. No. a. s66671s; No, 4 yellow, $50
oats: No. 2 white 411h No. white,
ssls as9; No. 4 white, S715 1885,; stand
ard 393
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-04-13
oqIethorpe Boundary survsv,

G. l. Boyer, civil engineer In charge
of the survey department Of the
Charles P. Glover Realty Company,
has completed the boundary survey of
the Oglethorpe University grounds
and the laying off of the sites for the
main building and the bath house. He
viii prepare the grading plans this
week.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-04-13
FARMS FoF SALE.

EXCELLENT farm lands in kidder and
Mclean Counties, North Dakota
which we offer at $50 to $25 per acre, on
easy terms; most of these lands are To-
Gated along the Pingree- Wilton branch
Northern Pacific Railroad These are
barley, rye wheat and fax No safer
investment than North Dakota farm
lands. Bismarck Realty Co, Bismarck,
N Oak
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-04-13
AnsIey Auction Draws Crowd.

A large crowd was attracted by the
auction sale of lots in Oglethorpe
Parke by the Edwin P. Ansley Com
pany Monday afternoon. Steve john
ston was auctioneer, and many peo-
pie took advantage of the opportuni-
ty to buy lots in this desirable resi-
Gence section. Automobiles and spe-
cial cars took prospects out.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-04-13
ouiteIaim peeds.

St-John c. Baldwin TO Wight &
Co. lot 95 by $40 feet, southeast cor
ner Hardin avenue and Madison
street April 4.
No Consideration Given-Wig &
co. to j. d. Clements. same property
April g.
S65-Cement Stone and Tile Com
pany to J. r. Lane, lot 100 by $50
feet, north side Simpson street, 100
feet west OF Oliver street. April 8.
sS5-Pine Mountain Granite Com
pauy 10 same. same property April s.
s5-J. d. Wood to T. F. Adams, lot
so by 200 feet, west side Main street
100 feet south OF Greenwood avenue
April 1914
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-04-13

General forecast until p. m. Tues
Georgia Fair tonight; Tuesday fair.
slightly warmer
Virginia Fair tonight probably fros
in me extreme southwest portion Tues
day: fair and slightly warmer in the
interior
night: Tuesday fair slightly warmer
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-04-13
REAL ESTATE FOR SALE.
TO YOU.

IMPORTANT TO YOU.
Fill your lungs with pure
air at night and the down
town dirt, dust and smoke
will not hurt YOU during
the day. a home in
PEACHTREE HEIGHTS
gives Won pure air, shade
trees and plenty Of room.
Costs no more and just as
quick to town. Trolley ev-
cry ten minutes.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-04-13
New DeKalb Maps to
Help Realty Owners

a wall map, soil and geological
maps, and an atlas of land lot maps
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-04-13
TOO LATE FOR CLASSIFICATION.
LODGE NOTICES.

NOTICE.
The Degree Team of Fulton Lodge.
No. 80, l. o. O. r, has accepted an in
vitation to confer the Third Degree
upon number of candidates in the
hall Of Capital Lodge, corner Alabama
and Broad streets. on Tuesday night.
April IA. and special invitation is
hereby extended TO all members Of Full
ton and sister lodges to be present and
We also urge the members of Capital
Lodge to be on hand
+. r. WARE, Noble Grand.
O. r. PENN. Secretary.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-04-13
RANGE IN NEW YORK FUTuReS.
HOLIDAY IN LIVERPOOL.

NEW YORK. April 13.-The Liverpool
Cotton Exchange is closed to-day on
account Of Easter Monday holiday
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-04-13

Not included In totals because con-
tanning other items than clearings.
MADE up on new basis, mot included
in totals; comparisons incomplete. sLast
weeks
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-04-13

rosephthaI I.ouchheim g. Co. we
expect recessions from present prices
Shearson. Hammin & Co I'VE advo-
cate the long side Of new crop months.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-04-13
PRIMARY MOVEMENT.

VISIBLE SUPPLY CHANGES.
Following shows the visible supply
changes of grain for the week:
Wheat, decrease, 1861 900 bushels.
Corn, decrease, l266,000 bushels.
oats, decrease, $4,000 bushels.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-04-13
THE WEATHER.


WASHINGTON, April 10. Fair
weather win prevail tonight and Tues
day over the eastern half OF the coun-
try with generally rising temperatures
cold tonight in New York and New
England
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-04-13

Loan Deeds.
81 william Haynes 20 Fred r
Ttndorme. lot As by 1870 feet north
side az sydney street. 24l feet east Of
LOOMS street April N
s9sS4 Mrs. Cornena a DozIer %
Scriven Dozier. No. ~ Washington
street. 30 by 140 feet April ].
.200-Howard r Moss TO Mrs
Mary y. Forester, lot 100 by 2S2 feet
on central Railroad right OF way n
land lot 80. Fourteenth District, ad
joining Samuel Hope, April 10
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-04-13

NEW YORK. April 10 The meta
market was steady to-day STANDARD
copper spot to January i3754 1880.
srsfter. t35. Lead 3f5a3s5, tin, $3.50
3710.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-04-13

CHICAGO, April 13-The early losses
in grain were nearly all recovered,
wheat closing only q traction under the
highest of the day.
Corn was heavy all day and showed
losses.
oats had an easy undertone.
Provisions were dun and steady,
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-04-13

Adina r. Rusk Cby administrator tc
same same property April H.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-04-13
COARSE GRAINS LED.
GENERAL DECLINE
Corn Of l-8c to | 5-8c, Oats Off
1l-9c to | lac, Wheat 3-8c
TO SAC Of,
ST. LOUIS Cash QUOTATIONS..

Corn-No. 2. ......,..........70l a
Oats-No, .............,....i
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-04-13

COTTON MARKET DEMONS.

NEW YORK, ApfiI l5-Comm ercIl
bar silver. 5s4c; Mexican dollars, 451s
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-04-13
CHICAGO cARLoTs.

Following are receipts for Monday and
estimated receipts for Tuesday:
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-04-13
HOME SEEK
Frs AND INVESTORS

CAN secure valuable information on
Florida crops climate, soil. schools,
etc Many business openings and some
dress Secretary, Chamber of Commerce,
Lake Worth Palm Beach County
Florida.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-04-13

FOR EXCHANGE-W have a valuable
income proposition paying a good div
idend on $50 900 investment, located in
one Of the best towns in North Geor-
gia, to offer in exchange for good farm
ing land or mercantile business. What
have you to trade on? John r. Young
& Co. Cartersville. Ga.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-04-13
FARMS FOR SALE,


165 ACRES Of f1rst-class land. one and
one-half miles from Grovania, 9. S,
and +. Railway. Houston County. Geor-
gia $50 per acre. Terms. 0. II. Cab
aniss, Fourth National Bank Bldg, Ma
con. Ga
FOR SALE-1OO acres Brazos bottom
land, near Rosenberg; 15 acres in cul-
tivation, balance timber; price and
terms easonable. Address owner, Geo.
f. Mailman. Rosenberg, Texas.
/ 800 ACRES in Houston County, Geor-
gia, convenient to railroads, churches
and schools, located in best part OF the
county. Lies well and well improved.
G. l. Dure. Fort Valley, Ga.
24S ACRES Of land, waterpower. mill.
sawrnil. engine. boiler ana machinery,
store with $4,000 stock of goods, fine
dwelling and other improvements. Rail
road station and at junction Of pike
roads; for $4,000. John P. Davis,
agent. Rome. Ga.
APPLE ana chicken farms in the heart
of the fruit section of North Georgia
For list OF cheap farms v-ite
W. NJ. SCOTT & CO.,
a1o-212 Gould Building. Atlanta.
More than 50 years active experience.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-04-13

FOR SALE-At bargain and reasonable
terms, 20 900 acres, located in South
Alabama, especially desirable for citrus
fruit growing as well as general farm
ing. Address Fl II. Wefel, Jr., owner,
Mobile Ala
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-04-13
M M SCOTT & 90.
FARMS ron SALE or EXCHANGE.

210-212 Gould Buildlng, Auanta.
More than 50 years active experience
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-06-08
REPAIRING THE STREETS.
-

p-W-<HE PEOPLE along Noble avenue want
 1 that street paved. The administration has hauled some crushed stone onto it, chucxea. it into the worst of the holes, run roller over. the stone and there the stuff lies, scattered ovar the surface of the road an injury to traffic and an soffense to the eye.
 Two trolley tracks run through the center of the street, and no repairs have been trade between the tracks.
 The policy seems to be to exempt the com pany from putting the highway between it's tracks into shape.
 This is not a new policy When Fairfield avenue was paved, from the railroad viaduct to the Fairfield line, the company was permitted to put a cheap nacadam filling between it's rails. while the taxpayers laid for themselves an expensive bituminous macadam pavement
 Now the law isand the statute is exceed- |ingly plain-that the trolley monopoly may be quiEed to repair between it's tracks and two feet outside, whenever the city repairs, and that it must lay the same kind and quality of pave ment the city laysif the city desires it.
 If the city neglects to enforce the statute, if it conniyes with the monopoly against it's own people, Of course the street railways will be relieved of this important duty, just as they have been relieved
 It is time for the people of Bridgeport to ask themselves how much longer they will tolerate such fragrant favoritism, of a kind so costly and injurious to themselves and so des- tructive of respect for law and order.
 There are more kinds of anarchy than the anarchy of violence That disobedience to law by which powerful corporations make money at the expense of the public, in failing to perform their public duties, by reason Of the friendship of public servants for then is not the least of the perils which may disturb the mind of one who loves the commonwealth, and believes in the equality of all men before the laws.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-06-08
LABOR NOT A. COMMODITY

TNHE DEMOCRATIC HOUSE exempted la 1 For and farmers unions from the pro visions of the trust laws simply because the House refused to consider human brawn and brain in the same class with steel rails and coal oil
 That was the proposition stated very sim-. ply The bills aim to prevent restraint of trade n oil, steel and other commodities But the House would not include with these the trade in labor The opponents of the exemption argued that labor is 8 commodity essentially the same as oil and steel But those who took the hu- lnanitarian view of the subj refused to re- gard labor as 8 commodity at all.
 Labor is something different than a steel rail. Tn rail there is bound up no mans well fare. But in the labor of the millions there is included the hopes and happiness of the mil lions who toll and those who depend on the toilers.
 Therefore the House has said to the wage. workers-Do what you will with your labor. It is yours, and your happiness depends upon the way you dispose of it. Bargain as you. choose with it. Use all lawful and honorable means for obtaining. good price for that labor and no law will descend upon you onthe ground that you are acting in restraint of trade
 The debate on the proposition was highly interesting. 1t served to bring out as never be- fore the difference between labor and commo- dities. Representative Hanalin of Missouri said:
 Surely the ought to distinction between
 
 not to De put the auction block and knocked off to the highest bidder caattel be-
 The only reason why trusts and combinations declared Illegal IS they organized and ated for the of effectively exploit ing the pepe by taking Of their necessities surnerss well the purchase which have to for the material tect the selling price of article it's and cle This protects the labor and in that the Democratic fulfls another pledge made in it's platforrn.''
 Representative Lewis, of Maryland, called the amendment the magna charta of labor. He said:
 Some honest people inclined to think that this section species of class Legislation. They commit considering labor cornmodit distinction between labor and barrel of g
 Tabor is commodity labor under institutions property either before the Under prcpertsy iI shalF7ala peirgs has forever ceased
 sVSkdIe bafre1 oil commodity it is commodity before the court it is nodity before the Iegislat1re- The legal attribute Ieona1nodfty property; citizenship. A different principle cology justice apply subjects they before Congress before the The that applicable property justly Iappled to the man.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-06-08
TODAY'S BIRTHDAY PARTY
La Verendrve,s 0IInst.


 The first white man to attempt to reach the western sea- by crossing the North American continent was Sleur Gaultier de Varennes de Ia Ve- rendrye, whose expedition left Mon treal 1S3 years ago today, June 8. l7S1. With half a hundred companions including his three young sons, the daring Frenchman set out from the fort at Montreal, and plunged into the wilderness, intent upon discover ing that narrow sea. which was sup posed to separate America and China. During the months and years that followed La Verendrye anG his gall lant sons triumphed over a multi tude of obstacles. Some of his men were massacred by hostile Indians, others fell victims to disease, expo sure and accident, and mutinies were frequent. After many hardships Lake Winnipeg was reached by La Veren- drye who was disappointed in finding it a large sbory of fresh water; instead of teen years of effort the expedition was turned back by the impenetrable mountain fastnesses, but although the main mission failed, La VeRendrye was the first white man to5reach5 the banks of the Upper Missouri and Saskatchewan rivers and to traverse what are now the prosperous prov inces of Manitoba, and Saskatchawan. It was not until 1793 that Alexander Mackenzie, a Scotchman, penetrated the Rockies and reached the shores of lthe Pacific