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MONEY AND EXCHANGE.

CALL MONEY opened at 1st per cent:
highest. 2 per cent; lowest 1s> per cent; ;
closing, 11s per cent; renewal, ~ per cent
TINE MONEY was frmer, while de-
mand was light Rates, %. per cent for
sixty days, Sq314 per cent for ninety days.
S1903% per cent for four. FIVE and six
months.
MERCANTILE PAPER came into the
market with some freedom Rates. AQ4l&
per cent for sixty to ninety days Endorsed
bills receivable. as well as for choice four
and six months single names, and AZ per
cent for others.
CLEARING HOUSE STATEMENT
Exchanges. Ai2. 197949: balances. s25, 1O1. 667.
The Sub-Treasury was a creditor to the
extent OF si49S45.
SUB-TREASURY.- York banks lost
to the Sub-Treasury s2.lsSO0o. and lost
since last Friday $4,000.
DOMESTIC EXCHANGE Boston, par;
Savannah, buying l-l6c discount selling
par; San Francisco, 35c premium; Charles
ton. buying par, selling 1-l6c premium;
Chicago, exchange PC premium; San
Francisco 35c premium.
BANK CLEARINGS Boston, exchanges
S34,@C3, 13, balances $2,46s3l0.
SILVER MARKET Commercial price
or bar silver IN New York, 57Ac, UNI
quoted at 45c, unchanged. In London bar
silver was quoted Al % Lied. unchanged
FOREIGN EXCHANGE.-Th market
closed steady. Business during the day
was active. Cable and sight rates Lon
don-Cable, 4.S6l5; demand, 1880. Paris
Gable, 5lSA plus 1854: check, 5.1S% minus
la Berlin-Cable. 95is plus 49, check,
80 1-l6 plus i-32. Switzerland-Cable. 5.1S$,
plus 3-64. check, 5.1S4 minus 1-6i Holland
Gable, 40A plus 3-S2; check. 40A plus 1-32.
Belgium-C'a 5.2o5s minus 3-el; check.
5.2lA plus Lei Sixty and ninety day bills.
London bankers -Sxty days. 1885,
ninety days. 1880 London commercially
Sixty days. 1854; ninety days, 4s2i9.
Paris bankers sixty days, 5.2iL. ninety
days, 522j9 Paris (commerciaD-Sixty
days. 52l1. minus l-ls: ninety days, 5221s
minus l-l6. Berlin bankers sixty days,
9i:s: ninety days. 9i@s. Berlin CONNER
ciaD-Sixty days, 81 7-ls; ninety days.
- 1916 minus l-32.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-03-04

"The Army Of Achievement" IS an
article in the Sunday Magazine OF Tho
Tribune March on the boy and girl
AGRICULTURAL experts that have been
brought out by the formation OF corn
and canning clubs by the Department
OF Agriculture. William Harper Dean,
tho writer Of this one, had similar
article in the Sunday Magazine last
year; but there is more intimate
personal touch in this, showing further
developments IN this patcrnalistic pro-
ceeding on tho part OF the government
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c. & 0. FINANCING
Early Offering Of S30,000,000
Notes Expected.

An early announcement II expected
from tho Chesapeake g. Ohio Railway or
its bankers Of financing 20 take care o.
two note issues maturing next june. tho
largest Of which n fzjVo.co and tho
other p,D6,00o. Indications arc that the
company will not sell block OF bonds
Ar Wall strcet has believed but that an
issue Of notes Will be put out. instead.
n IN Understood that the financing VIII
take the form ~ "A 6ye-year per cent
note lsgue and that the amount will bc
approximately t1o1o.Do This would pro-
vide for the maturing notes. as well an
additional funds for Improvement
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AMERICAN BANK NOTE COMPANY

7o-7e Broad St. New York, March Sri' III,
A. the Annual Election OF this NoHpaR.
hold March 3rd, the following gentlemen WV
elected Directors for the ensuing year
p g. Lounsbury.
T.. &. Converse,
James y. Ford.
Charles A. Moore.
Warren L. Green.
VIM Nelson Cromwell
J. r. De lamar,
r. & Smithers,
John Mason Lit,is.
Andrew V. Stout,
Wallace Nesbitt
Alfred Jaretzh,
W. MURRAY crane,
Ambrose Mcneil
d. T. woodruff.
VIM. r. Corey
Chas r. Sabir. i,
Az tire subsequent meeting OF The soe..
Directors the following Officers were n,.~
pr.s,Sert Warren L. Gie1n
First Vice President, ....... ''',D r.
Manufacturing
VT. pr..,ssnts j. Claudet CSalesl
II. Victor keane LNes,.
Jose A. Mschado Canaan.
.Chss l. "
sscT.,arv' ''.'.'................. H. Dsnionn
Asst. Secretaries .......J. p. Tresiv.I. IT,
........Albort T. Schomp
Asst. 1reasurers .. --.,,rv
GEO. H. DANFOKIb' Sec'e
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1, Sales In
| 81 M
HILL ELECTED G. N. HEAD
Will Remain Chairman Of Di,
rectors, ex 0fficio.

ST. Paul. March 3.-Iouis ". Hi, chair
man OF the board OF directors OF the
Great Northern Railway, vas elected
president o. the company at a special
meeting Of the board Of directors held
this afternoon. He will retain the title OF
chairman OF the board ex of'lcio.
The resignation OF Carl r. Gray VINO
has accepted the presidency OF the west
ern Maryland, was accepted by the board
Mr.. GRAY will become active head OF the
Western Maryland on March 10.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-03-04
PRICES UNCERTAIN
IN LONDON CLOSE
Mexican Question Has Depressing
Influence-COnsOlS Decline
-RenteS Advance.

London. March 3.-Money was plentiful
here to-day but discounts were flrmer. as
the Continent bought the bulk Of the 49,
OOo, 900 gold available.
The continued liquidation TO meet calls
for new issues made British securities
weak on the Stock Exchange, consos fall
ing another quarter. Paris sold gold
mines and Rio Tintos issues. Tension over
the Mexican question caused further losses
In Mexican and American stocks. Brazil
fans were fiat. The market closed rather
uncertain. as Sir Edward Greys state
ment on the Mexican situation was not
available during business hours.
There was little movement in American
securities After early irregularity prices
hardened and closed rather undecided.
Money loaned at l94 to per cent
Consols sold ex dividend and closed =
lower at "a 1916 for money and 75ls for
account.
Gold premium at Madrid was $50,
against sos yesterday; at Lisbon. H. UNI
changed.
Paris. March 3.-Trading was inactive
on the Bourse to-day. The private rate
Of discount held at %. per cent.
Three per cent rentes closed 171a cen
times higher, at IS francs tx confines.
Exchange on London, % francs 2Ols
centimes, unchanged
Berlin. March 3.-The tone ~ the Boerse
was weak to-day. The private rate of dis
count was per cent. Exchange on Lon
don. 90 marks 43i2 pfennigs, down "a
pfennig.
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DIVIDEND NOTICES.
BETHLEHEM STEEL CORPORATION
Nnftce of Dividend on Preferred Stock.

The frst instalment OF / i.eo OF the Ave per
cent dividend which was declared upon the
rr.s.yred stock OF bethlehem steel Corpora
lion on January 10. 1914. will be payable
ON April J. 1914. 20 stockholders OF record
a. O'clock =. ". on March 49, 1914 The
.econd instalrnent OF the dividend VIII he
raysbI. on July 7. 1914 TO stockholders OF
record at 9 o'clock p. NJ. on June le. 1914;
mo third on october i 1914 70 stoekholds r.
fo1l. ana tho fourth on January . 1913, TO
s,oekhoiders OF record at o'clock p. NJ. on
Dseennber 10. 1914 Checks will be mailed.
Dated. March 1914, r
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Railroad Earnings.

The following railroad reports for Janu'
ary were made public yesterday.
St Paul system. gross. s5s,.:odloo5 o.
crease s371OS5: net income, $50 -e5i IT.
N,s,onrI Paclec. rross. s4s74.s2l. decresse
$3.50 ~. net sf.2i7324 increase. siS--.
New York ontario s Western. 80, sfo ~.
SEAL 7oT: decrease. S67,4ls; net, SeeVs'i os'
crease $50 J52.
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RAILWAY srEEI-spKISG COMPANY

20 Church 81. New York. FebruaTy 70, Iblf,
A quarterly dividend OF ONE AID
pYF-OUARTERS PER CENT. 1tTe) has
tffr day been declared on the Preferred
STOCK OF this Company. payable nsrch Zoth'
1914. 10 stockhoiders OF record harch I'm
fafx ~ Mcssrs Harvey Fisk Sons, o.
1cdar street New York city.
Transfer Books Of the Preferred STOCK
will be closed on March 7th, ana reopeneu
or Mnrch 21st. 1914 -
RAILWAY sTEEL-sPRING COMPANY,
r. Mccormick. Treasurer.
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To Holders Of ~ q
JEFFERSON & CLEARFTELD COsb
IBON COMPANY
First Mortgage Sc Bonds

first Mortgage 90 Boho'
SINKING FUND NOTICE All.
No,ic. Is hereby given as provided N 20 20
Gle 3 OF the Indenture dated June 10 -,
securing the above bonds. that sealea "a
will be received up 10 j. NJ on nTgeS.cr
March IS. 1914, by the GUARANIf ihr "a
COMPANY of NEW YORK, AZ its once, ~
40 Broadway New York. for the salS s,eh
{, ss Trustee al the lowest price AZ Ns VIZ
such bonds shall be offered. not $3.50
1850 and accrued interest, OF SUM-. -, o,
tho above bonds 20 exhaust inc sun.,.s
Fifty-seven Thousand THREE hun nss,
Thirty Dollars and seventy-sf GEMS
3S0.16). - .rdousd
"O1s,. ,o- N. sale OF Jefferson & Clearh,..
Coal a iron Company Sc Bonds 20 sing 1,r'
FUND" and addressed 10 the ThOs'
PARTMENr. r,n coal &
JEFFERSON 4 CLEAktlELp
IRON co.
BY GEO. II. CLUNE. Tteass ,aii
Dates Rochester. n. Y. fcoTl.-. 49,
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American Telephone & Telegraph W

Convertible Four Per Cent Gold bono'
co,,on. from these bonds. payseis ="
,,.,r term. on March I, 1914. at the c'n''
or agency OF the Company in New i"'
IN Boston. will bs paid In New YORK os
Bankers Trust Company. "a Wall street
CD. MILNE. Treasure.
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American Telephone & Telegraph v
Az Tent Gold Doho'

COnvhtibIe Va Ter NeH' "V'"
Coupons from these bonds, paySO'
,h.,r t.rm, on March I. 1914, a. the o"..
or agency OF the Company In New YORK !"
in Boston. will be paid In New foiS "
Bankers Trust Company. 10 Wall street
q. ID. MILNE. treasure
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INACTIVE STOCKS.
London New York

The following table gives the closing
bid and asked prices for stocks which
are listed but which were not dealt in on
the Stock Exchange Tuesday:
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NOTICE

Notice i hereby given that ceri,hear, b
rhs Pittsburgh. Cincinnati. Chicaso =, -.
Ionls Railway Company, for ten snsfss h-su
capital stock dated January -. VIZ sSs ~
lNst o. destroyed and that she mas ' '"s A.
application for new cer'incste IN ,aIA
Mashington. u. C., febrNary l'tn, w.
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BOND SALES ON THE STOCK EXCHANGE
TUESDAY, MARCH 8, 1914

Trading York Stock Exchange Tuesday
s2e14ooO against $25s6OO
year ago. 1sfD sales $teaso
sto7o6eOoo in 1913.
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NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE
TUESDAY, MARCH 3, 1914.

TUESDAY, MARCH g. 1914
100 s8sUo
year January 1914 to oae ''
In
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Notice IL hereby given that tho Annual
Meetinx OF the stockholders OF The American
Tobaeco Company. ana an election for Direo-
tors thereof. will be held at the once OF the
Company ct 10 First Street. Jersey City,
y j. et eleven o'clock in tho forenoon OF
"wednesday. March iIth 1914.
The Preferred and Common Stock transfer
books were closed from ~ o'clock noon. Feb
rusry i4th, 1914. and will be reopened at 10
A. NJ March 18th. 1914.
JOSIAH T. WILCOX. Secretary.
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t3ila VARIOUS maturIties, l9.s- N. .fFut50 basis
coupons interchangeable. tRcgistored. .Cou-
pons {Rcgistered and coupon.
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NEW YORK CITY BONDS.

FURNISHED by ". ~ Coler & Co. No. ~ Cedar
street,
(Accrued interest TO be added
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FOREIGN BONDS.

Uurnshed by zimmerman g. Forshay, No >
wall street,
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TOBACCO STOCKS.

Quotations furnished 10y l.. L. Winkelman
Co. No ~ Broad strcet)
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FINANCIAL MEETINGS.


II00ETT 4 MYERS TOBACCO COMPANY.
NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING.
The Annual Meeting OF the stockholders OF
IIrrstt q Myers Tobacco Company. for the
.lecttoo OF Directors for the ensuing year, and
The transaction OF such other business es may
properly como before tho meeting. will be held
Exchanre Place, Jersey City y. j.. at ii
O'Clock A. M. on Monday. March 9th. 1914.
z II. THURSTON. Secretary.
st Y.yufa No. February 9th 1914.
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SHORT TERN NOTES.

(Maturing l9H-'lS)
FURNISHED by Swartwout & Appenzellar No
Al Pine strect)
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PUBLIC UTILITY SECURITIES.

FURNISHED by II. T. Mcconnell a. Co. No %
Pine nircety
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RAILROAD EQUIPMENT BONDS
AND CAR TRUSTS.
maturing 191i-'27)

I NMHlUTIHB wv -iD
| ! FURNISHED by SwaItwout & Appenzellar No.
| a. Pine street,
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-12-10
kEWSPAPERMEN WILL meet
E. j. Stackpole, of Harrisburg "Tele-
graph" President of the Penn
sylvania Associated Dailies
By Associated Press,

Philadelphia, Dec. 10.-An import
ant meeting of members of the Penn
sylvania Associated Dalies will be
held at the Manufacturers Club here,
tomorrow to plan for the annual meet
ing of the organization in February
and to outline legislative program of
matters of interest to newspapermen
all over the State. The meeting was
called by ]. H. Zerby, of the Potts
vile Republican," former president
OF the Pennsylvania Editorial Associa-
ton, and acting president of the exc
cutive committee of the Pennsylvania
Associated Dailies. This organization
now includes 100 of the leading dailies
of the State covering more than half
the counties.
+. J. Stackpole, of the ''Telegrarh, f"
Harrisburg, is president of the asso-
citation.
To-morrow's meeting will begin at
noon at which there will be a discus
sion of matters relating to the welfare
of the newspaper profession. A lun-
cheon will follow Immediately after
the business meeting. Newspapermen
representing Philadelphia, Chester,
York, Harrisburg, Pittsburgh, Brad
ford, Williamsport, Scranton, Easton,
Reading and Pottsville dailies, are ex-
pected to be present.
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JAIL Rates TO CITY CUT
County No Longer Will Charge Full
Day for Prisoners Who Are Fed
for Fraction of Day

The cost of maintenance in the Dau.
phin county prison of the violators of
city ordinances will, in the future, be
paid for by the city on the basis of the
number of days and fractions of days
spent by prisoners in the Jail.
The County Commissioners late yes
terday decided to abolish the "per
day" system and in case in which
prisoner receives but one meal in a
day-that is when he leaves the penal
institution after breakfast or enters
just before supper,-the city will be
charged ten cents for that one meal in
stead of 32.49 cents for a full day 8
meals as was the custom heretofore.
This modification in the system of
charging will mean saving of hun
dreds of dollars annually to the city.
Heretofore if man entered the prison
before Saturday midnight and departed
Monday afternoon the city was charged
9S cents, or for three full days. In
such eases, in the future, no charge
will be made for Saturday night, the
full day will be claimed for Sunday
and changes for only two meals on
Monday will be made.
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MANY WHITE WYANDOT1ES
feature POULTRY SHOW
National Association Holds Annual
Meeting in This City-Judges Com
plete Their Work To-day-The
Awards Will Be Made Tomorrow

Awards will be made tomorrow in
the second annual poultry show now in
progress in the Chestnut street audi
torium, judges completing their work
in the various classes this afternoon.
The exhibits are more numerous this
year and a much better class of birds
are on hand.
National Importance attached to the
local show which was featured by the
annual meeting of the National White
Wyandotte Association. The Harris
burg show will take its place as one of
the big ones in the country, and many
birds that have attracted national at
tention will be shown here in succeed
ing years.
There are many White Wyandottes
at this years show, this class of bird
making up major part of the exhibit
Most of the birds from other States are
in this class.
The association last night discussed
plans for the advancement of the poul-
try industry and elected the following
officers for the coming year:
President, A. ]. Gies, Delmar, n. Y;
vice president, John S. Martin, Port
Dover Canada; secretary treasurer. S.
G. Babble, New Cumberland; execu.
tive committee, L. ]. Demberger, Stu.
artsville, Indiana; w. H. Biddle, Ia.
coma, Washington; Darlington Jones,
Buntyn, Tennessee; A. J. Fell West
Point, Pa; F.. B. Williams, Nauga-
tuck, Connecticut; J. w. Andrews, of
Dighton, Massachusetts, presided.
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late war news SUMMARY
Continued From First Page

continued from E1rst rage.
and Gneisenau and the smaller cruiser
Leipzig, but 1t was intimated at Toxic
that the warships which avenged Eng
land for the loss of the Good Hope and
Monmouth, were all British vessels. So
far as is known to the naval authori-
ties at Toxic, the Japanese squadron
sent to the South Pacific did not take
part in the engagement. 1t is also
said at Toxic that the British squadron
was reinforced recently by the addi-
tion of several big gun ships, so that
presumably the German warships were
opposed by stronger enemy.
The latest report concerning the
condition of Emperor william was that
he was unable to leave his bed and
that his fever had not decreased.
There is not official confirmation, how
ever, of reports that the Emperor is
suffering from pneumonia.
The German armies in the west have
been stirred to renewed activity by the
offensive movement of the allies as is
shown not only by their sharp attacks
in Flanders, but by their attempted ad-
vance in the department of Disc which
the French war Office says was repuls-
ed. Ypres and Furness are again re-
ported under heavy bombardment by
the Germans.
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Preparedness FOR war
IS Denounced BY BRYAN

Richmond, Va, Dec. 10.-Prepared
ness for war as means of preventing
armed conflict was denounced here last
night by Secretary of State Bryan, ad.
dressing the annual convention of the
Federal Council of the Churches of
Christ in America.
eff preparedness prevented war
there would be no war in Europe, for
they were prepared" said Secretary
Bryan. "They had been preparing for
a long time. The fallacy is exposed.
Preparedness may help you if you get
into war, but it will not keep you
out.
More than that, preparedness al
most with absolute certainty will lead
you into war because you cannot pre-
pare for war unless you either are
afraid of somebody, or hate somebody
The people will not bear the burden of
taxation. You cannot make them bend
their backs to the load unless you can
make them believe it is necessary. To
make them believe it is necessary YOU
have to have somebody to whom you
can point to and say: IF you don It
get ready they will catch you unpre-
pared. -
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Sees NO RIFT IN THE CLOUDS
The Weather Man Says the Rain and
Snow VIII Continue without
Abatement Tomorrow

The rain, light snow and disagree
able drizzle which has kept up since 10
O'Clock Saturday night shows no pros
pect of disappearing tonight or to-
morrow, and unsettled weather is again
forecasted for Harrisburg. There is no
likelihood of a change in temperature
and for twenty-four hours more iden-
tical weather will continue.
1t is the longest period of unsettled
weather this city has experienced for
some years, The shallow depression
which took the pace of Sundays de-
structive storm was to-day central off
Cape Hatteras. Its influence is felt as
far west as the Mississippi valley.
While there has hardly been min
ute in the last twentyfour hours with
out rain or snow, instruments at the 10
cal office of the Weather Bureau this
morning showed that the rainfall for
that time was but .04 of an inch. No
material changes will occur in the river
stages as a result. The temperature
showed little variation yesterday, the
lowest being 80 degrees and the high
est "a.
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RETIRED BRAKEMAN dies
Philip x. Meloy, Resident of the Sew
enth Ward for Quarter of Con-
tury, Expires

Philip X. Meloy. 70 years old, 639
Harris street, retired freight brake
man for the. Pennsylvania Railroad
Company, and a resident Of the Seventh
ward for the last quarter of a century,
died in the Harrisburg Hospital this
morning at $50 oclock of complica-
tion of diseases. He was admitted to
that institution November 80 for treat
ment for a fracture of the right leg
above the knee, the result of fall re-
ceived at his home.
Besides his widow he leaves eight
children, Mrs. John III. Wieand, Mrs.
j. P. PRESLEY, Mrs. Lewis Morris, Mrs.
Forest Smith, John 'B., William, Charles
and Elmer.
Funeral services will be held on Mon
day afternoon at clock at the home
of his son-in-law, John II. Wieand, 639
Harris street, with whom he has made
his home for the last several years. The
services will be conducted by the Rev.
A. M. Stamets, pastor of Augsburg Lu-
theran church. Burial will be in East
Harrisburg cemetery.
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PROTESTS OF Commuters
Pennsy Statistician Tells Public Serv.
ice Commission Business Grew But
Return in Money Was Lower
Bu Associated PreSa.

Philadelphia, Dec. 10.-The Penn
sylvania Public Service Commission re.
sumed its hearing here to-day into the
complaint of commuters of the Penn,
sylvania, Baltimore and Ohio and the
Reading Railway Companies who have
protested against an increase in
suburban fares.
f. j. Fell, Jr. statistician of the ac.
counting department of the Pennsylva.
MIA railroad, presented figures to the
commission which were intended to
show that the railroad did more busi.
ness in the year ending June 80, 1914,
than in any other year of it's history
except in the year ending June 80
1918, but the percentage return in
money was the lowest in fifteen years.
The railroad company contended that
the increases were justifiaIble.
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|START TO REBUILD
EDISON'S PLANT
Continued From First Page.


name. The several buildings house his
companies which make monographs
moving picture films and other things
of his invention.
The fire started early in the evening
by an explosion in the film room OF
one of the largest of the seventeen or
eighteen buildings which constitute the
Edison plant. Explosions of chemicals
and other substances used in film max,
ing and other work, followed each
other rapidly and the flames spread
from one building to another.
Engines From Many Cities
Before 10 O'Clock three of the larg
est buildings had been destroyed, and
at that time the loss was estimated al
$2,0OO,000. Half a dozen fire com
panies from this, city, the entire fire
department of West Orange, East Or
ange, South Orange, Bloomfield, Mont
clair and other suburban towns were
called into service and worked hard to
save at least a portion of the plant
but at 11.15 o'clock, the fire was no
where under control.
OF the 4,500 men and women EN-
ployed in the plant, all escaped unin
jured, as far as could be learned, ex
cept one man, who is reported missing
Several fremen were hurt in fighting
the flames, which had gained uncon
trollable headway before the first ap
paratus arrived.
Mr.. Edison was more concerned over
his laboratory and record rooms which
were contained in separate building
than anything else. Up to late houl
the efforts of the fire fighters to save
that portion of the plant had been sue
cessful. In that building were also
many valuable papers and other thing:
concerned with the many Edison inven
tions.
Mr.. Edison's home is opposite the
big plant, but was in no danger from
the fire. The blaze was a spectacula,
one and drew thousands of persons fol
radius of 25 miles. The fire fighters
were handicapped because of the lack
of water.