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The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1915-07-23
THE CITY MANAGER PLAN.

"HE Enterprise is pleased to note that several men,
bers of the charter commission favor drafting the
d charter to provide for city manager.
The city manager plan applied municipal government
has too many things to recommend it to be dismissed
without careful consideration and in changing from
form of another to dismiss it without
full study whether it could be applied here
advantage would be mistake. Virginia may not be
ready for the city plan of ye
theless it that of the most progressive and
best governed cities in the country have adopted it with
marked in various forms. The disposition here
be to drop from consideration the ground
that the people would not endorse it, The people not
in the habit of arbitrarily rejecting progressive
mental methods especially if they informed upon them
The city manager plan of for this city is
that will bear much intelligent and serious discussion
than it has yet received.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1915-07-23
DIR. BRACKEN TO REMAIN,

~ R. H. M. BRACKEN of St. Paul is to remain with
the state board of health, despite the fact that
ports Of his resignation have been circulated and
that he offered resign in the event that his connection
with the board would in any way hamper its activities
AS head of the board of health Dr. Bracken has been
particularly conscientious official Placed in position
where time-server would have answered the purpose
Dr. Bracken has found real work to do To his efforts in
large is due the present excellent organization
of the state health board He has been unduly off,
cous but he has honestly consistently and always given
the state his very best effort Dr. Bracken's work has
accomplished much for this state and has him many
friends we'll. So energetic and enthusiastic state
servant who has behind him such fine record of achieve
en can easily be dispensed with and his many friends
over the state will be pleased to know he continue
in his present position.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1915-07-23
II. 8. STEEL EARNINGS
ON 6 PER CENT BASIS

Next week the United States Steel
Corporation will submit the June
quarterly report. Earnings OF $27,-
O00, 900 will be equivalent to ratio
of s per cent on the common stock.
Fixed charges and preferred divi-
dends for the three months were ap-
proximately $4,000, 900. In the March
quarter there was deficit after pay
ment of preferred dividends of S.
4O0, 900; in the previous quarter there
was a deficit of $5.600,000. Not since
the third quarter of 1913 (that ending
September 30) did the Stel Corpora
ton make so favorable showing as
to surplus as that now contemplated
for the June quarter. In that period
there was surplus Of $11, 3o0, 900 af-
ter payment of / ID per cent com
mon dividend.
None of the June quarters earn
ings are for distribution to common
shareholders at present, though there
are rumors of dividend resumption
in: 0ctohar.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1915-07-23
LABOR OPPOSED TO PROHIBITION.

"HE state federation of labor went on record at
Winona as being opposed to state national proh-
bition, except after it had been submitted vote
of the people in the municipality Nevertheless nobody
believes that the great body of the rank and file of
gained labor is opposed to either national pro-
hbition The resolution the Winona convention simply
indicates that those interested in exploiting the delegates
for the sake of making political capital have been
full We shall hear that labor opposed prohibition
and that it is therefore monstrous evil having drawn
forth this emphatic expression from the masses AS
matter of fact the question in which labor is slightly
interested far it's effects upon labor concerned
Labor may endorse resolutions like that it endorsed at
Wnona with little objection, but when labor gets the
booth to cast it's question of this kind is not
probable it will esteem such obligations highly.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1915-07-23
STILL HAS A PUNCH IN BOTH HANDS.

~ ERMANY still has punch in both hands. She has
the Russian army in the east groggy and hanging
~ to the ropes and it's complete disintegration
not far distant While she busy beating the Russians
yesterday along 800 miles her army the
found time deliver nine fierce attacks
French position where ground had been gained by the
allies the Heights Of Muenster Remarkable vitality
1t is still unbelievable that Germany win the worlds
with the odds against her apparent but it must
be admitted that Germany has been doing the unbelievable
things from the outset Strategic railroads defeated Rus
sias great army in the east Lack of munitions contributed
and doubt responsible for the general u in the fight
ing in the west. Germany is long way from beaten
matters stand today If her interior continue
hold up her hands is hard to where the will be
in year two, at this stage of the every
German victory merely farther the prospect of
early peace.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1915-07-23
LEST WE FORGET.

~ OR fear the matter will escape attention until it is
too late to do anything about it, the Enterprise
the suggestion made in these columns short
time ago that Virginia should have exhibit at the St.
Louis county fair something Virginia has yet had
Certainly Virginia should lend it's effort make the annual
agricultural exhibit success, along with such commun
ties Floodwood, Bear River and Meadowands, which
have been class by themselves for several years. Vr
gna also has Of the most enthusiastic poultry fan
cers the Range owning birds that have made record
at the shows They will help make the Hbbng fair
attractive and there god prizes offered in the
poultry classes Furthermore every resident of Virginia
should resolve right to attend Hbbings fair this
year and make the very best Of the several fine
the St. Louis County Agricultural society has held in that
village. 81.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1915-07-23
SCARCITY OF STEEL.

PITTSBURGH, July 22.-Purchases
of fair tonnages of billets and sheet
bars by mill interests usually able to
produce enough semi-finished steel to
meet their own needs, have caused
here rather acute scarcity of such
material, especially open hearth. Sell
lers are asking $3.50 for open hearth
sheet bars, but no sales above $23 are
reported.
Forging billets of special analysis
have brought as high price as $29.
If galvanizing sheet departments OF
steel works become active again with
in a reasonable time, the shortage
of semi-finished steel material will
become more pronounced. Specifica'
tons to sheet mills are heavier and
prices reflect a moderate degree OF
strength.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1915-07-23
WINNING THE MALE MIND.
(St. Paul Dispatch.)

To withhold the vote from the female is to presume
superiority of intellectual timber the
of the male But there certain recorded instances
in which this bulwark of mentality has been known
collapse and the voting mind which has long dsdaned
the feeble Pickering enlightenment of the other has
seen illumination. -" -
The predominant element of suffragists in England
ago decided that the short cut mans
victions not through his head The mtans concluded
that man orderly coward and that the most efec
tive method of reaching that inner soul of his intellectual
superiority to intmidate and disarrange him. Un-
fortunately dstracting interfered, that the
world probably will know how the experiment would
have turned out.
The American woman is good natured as yet Perhaps
she does not want the ballot badly enough call into play
her mighty reserves for mighty she has. She
has shortcake and BURBERRY pie and grdde cakes She
has full knowledge of that direct gastronomc route
the masculine heart, and, you please to that far pin
nacle of his superior intellectually. When she has fully
decided she wants the ballot the will fall and in the
teeth of famine in grdde cakes the daectc resistance
of the masculine mind will melt away like the SHOWS of
lilac time
But certain sisters of the have chosen to
ticipate this day of Judgment young of Troy
N. Y, for instance rescued from drowning, and
when she had him in the boat instead Of claiming money
somebody's head for her reward she exacted the
Use Of his vote for the suffrage amendment to the state
constitution The fact that she did not hold him at oars
length and demand his promise before she dragged him
from the water sweet expression Of confidence in
the rational powers of her subject Such lessons in the
high of swayng the logical profundty of the
line mind will surely educate the struggling feminine to
the intellectual capacity of franchise she has attained
consent to its exercise
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1915-07-23
NO PENROSE, THANKS.
Fargo Forum.)

The Forum publishes very interesting political story
from Washington in this issue. The old guard of the
publican party getting busy Penrose and Crane, Curtis
and Hes have been holding conferences and it is freely
predicted that they going attempt to control the
national republican party.
If any such attempt is made it will be the greatest
political blunder of modern times Because Penrose
able to gain popular victory in boss ridden and boss
loving Pennsylvania need be thought that the
of the country will have anything to do with him his
despicable system.
Out here in the west Penrose is classed with Barnes of
New York. and the two names, Penrose and Barnes
practically synonymous with the political CRATER"
Both Penrose and Barnes cordially hated and their
political propaganda thoroughly despised in this part of
the country any attempt by Penrose to saddle himself
the republican party will simply insure tremendous
vote for the democrats.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1915-07-23
THE HANDSHAKE.
(From Detroit Free Press.

He may be rich for all know,
He may be clever in his way;
A dozen men may come and go
To do his bidding, day by day;
He may be really on the square,
Perhaps for what is fine he stands;
To know him better don't care
Since we shook hands,
His fingers barely closed in mine,
He didn't look me in the eye;
He did not give pressure fine,
But in my hand he let his lie
AS dead and cold as any fish
That's long been washed upon the sands;
To know him further I've no wish
Since we shook hands.
like the good old hearty grip
From men who look me in the face
And clasp my hand in fellowship.
They are the men that embrace,
I'm glad to pass the others by,
And join with that true-hearted band
That looks brother in the eye
And grasps his hand.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1915-07-23
AMERICAN CAR & FOUNDRY
PUTS WORKS INTO SHAPE

The American Car & Foundry Co.
has announced that 2,1O0 of the 5000
box cars it is to build for the Russian
government will be made at its plant
in Madison, ILL.,, and that work on the
cars will be started about Sept. l.
Workmen have started to put the
necessary machinery in order, and the
only delay will be that required to get
the material on hand and the neces-
sary number of skilled laborers. The
plant has a capacity for turning out
so cars day, and employs 5000 men
when working full time.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1915-07-23
VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL COLLEGES.
(Red Wing Republican,

(Red Wing Republican,
II anyone doubts the efficient service rendered the
states by their agricultural colleges and experiment sta
tons they have only to read the reports Of what these
institutions doing and the interest they arousing
in progressive methods Of farming among the farmers
More than thirty thousand farmers of South Dakota wrote
the agricultural college of that state last year for in
formation concerning certain problems connected with
farm life and given the best information available by
the professors This the best proof of along
agricultural lines. When the farmers awake to the
advantage in improved methods they all know where they
get expert advice and the advantage Of following it
has been clearly demonstrated IN increased crops.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1915-07-23
SOLDIERS open
OLD GRAVES
(BY ASSOCIATED PREss.,.

81 BERLIN, July 22.-The passion Of
the anthropologists for prehistoric
research survives even in the face of
death on a modern battlefield, as is
shown in reports from the front. Some
of the German anthropologists in the
army which met the French near
scissors discovered thirty-one graves
ef Celtic origin, dating from the fourth
or fifth century B. c., while digging
entertainments. The ancient graves
were uncovered thoroughly and some
unusually fine pottery, bracelets,
points, and other things were
found with the skeletons.
On the Island of Sylt. off the coast
of Schleswig- Holstein, some other SOL
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS made the dis
covery of mound which, when open
ed up, contained objects believed to
date as far back as 5000 B. c.
Prof. Morritz, of Posen, who has
since been killed in the war, also turn
ed over to the Koenigsberg Archaeo-
logical society number of relics that
were dug up in the eastern theatre of
the war, some of them dating back to
the time of the Vikings. In Russia a
skeleton on the breast of which lay a
stone Ratchet, was uncovered.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1915-07-23
THE AGE OF SPEED.
(St. Louis Globe-Democrat.)

One of the ambitions of men has been to initiate the
flight of bird They have far surpassed it in swiftness
and endurance current item relates that homng pigeons
Texas had broken the record of their tribe making
average Of fortyone miles hour for distance of
over 500 miles. Abotu the time automobile test
Chicago averaged 100 miles hour Evidently the
machine barely skinned the ground and may almost be
said to have flown Flying machines, old dream of the
centuries, accomplished fact military bureaus hav
ing taken the lead in their development They like
Birds exceed them in rapid motion, and through evou
tons beyond the range of the feathered sort.
locomotive has travelled at the rate of 120 miles
hour Motor boats have covered fortyve miles hour
and each year shows advance in their speed Aeropanes
have worked flight of nearly 100 miles hour and
altitude of six miles, Birds far ouclassed that
they longer be said be in the running for records
1t long seemed that human air flight too battling
problem to be solved in practical sense, but at
length with rush. No limitations to what
may become now be It may in time be the
choicest method Of travel For simple Of motion is
the most agreeable swiftness already is greater
than was expected
is said that war legislates. 1t certainly stimulates
invention with intensity not at other times Napo
Icons most important rule of action celebrity The
world appreciates speed in its various FORMS and the
progress made in it is wonderful.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1915-07-23
LARRY MCLEAN OUT:
OTHER PLAYER CHANGES

NEW YORK, July 22.-Larry Nc
Lean, the veteran catcher fthe New
York Nationals, who was serving a
60-day suspension for misconduct in
St. Louis, was Internationally re-
leased yesterday by President Hemp
stead.
1t was stated that Mclean was re-
leased so Manager McGraw could play
Darlington, an outfielder of Brown
university, who joined the team few
days ago, but was unable to get in the
game because Of the player limit.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1915-07-23
MORE CHEERFULNESS
IN PIG IRON MARKET

CINCINNATI, July 22.-The pig
iron market at this center is showing
more cheerfulness, at least from a
local viewpoint, than at any time since
early spring. Shipments on contracts
are much improved and this is lead
ing pig iron sellers to hope for better
things at no far distant day. A local
foundry has purchased $500 tons of
foundry iron grades and some fair
inquiries are tentatively before the
market.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1915-07-23
RECEIVER ASKED FOR
CHICAGO STEEL PRO-
DUCTS COMPANY

The Continental Commercial Trust
& Savings bank, Chicago, has filed
suit seeking to foreclose=-on the
property Of the Chicago Steel Products
Co., 1925 Elston avenue, and also ask
ing for a receiver. The plaintiff holds
$193, 900 in bonds of the Steel Prod
ucts company, on which, it is charged
interest payment has been defaulted.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1915-07-23
SHIPBUILDERS, BUSY, -
COULD NOT DO WORK

NEW YORK, July 22.-The Ocean
Steamship Co., which recently sub
mitted specifications to eastern ship
builders for the construction of two
freight and passenger vessels, has
withdrawn these proposals temporar-
lily, it is reported. The reason for
this, it is understood, is because the
shipbuilders are unable to guarantee
the building of the vessels except at
an extended future date.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1915-07-23
GRANITE CITY MILLS
RESUME UNEXPECTEDLY

Announcement Of the re-opening of
the tin and steel mills Of the National
Enameling & Stamping Co., at Gran
tie City, ILL.,, has been made for Mon
day. The tin mills closed 10 days
ago, and the steel mills closed last
week. It was expected that the plants
would remain closed all summer, but
good orders are said to have been
received Unexpectedly, causing the re-
sumption.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1915-07-23
MAKE SPEARS
FOR RUSSIANS

The Snead & Co. Iron Works, Jer-
sey City, has an order for $4,000
spears, which are to equip Russian
soldiers. The spears are Is IL feet
long, are being made in two pieces
and easily can be joined together or
taken apart. The plant is operating
night and day with 200 extra hands.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1915-07-23
MILL RUNS FULL TIME.

The C. Pardee Works, Inc, Perth
Amboy, N. j., now is running it, steel
mill on full time again after exper-
fencing dull times for more than q
year. The open hearth furnaces
again have been fired.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1915-07-23
RUNNING AT CAPACITY.

Every department Of the Pennsyl-
vania Steel Co., the rolling mills and
steel mill of the Central Iron & Steel
Co., all branches of the Harrisburg
Pipe & Pipe Bending Co., which has
opened it's new machine shop, and
the Lelance and Grosjean tin plate
works are running at capacity.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1915-07-23
STEEL PLANT
FORCE GROWS
Nearly 1,100 Men Are Now EN-
pl0yed on Construction
Work.

DULUTH, July 21.-Nearly 100
men are now employed on construction
work of the Minnesota steel plant
and the Universal Portland Cement
company, according to the latest re-
liable information to be secured from
officials of the companies. OF this
number there were 925 on the pay
roll Saturday at the Steel company
and nearly $50 employed at the CO.
ment plant.
It is claimed that at least another
100 men will be on the pay rolls of the
Steel company before Aug. l. Every
man who can conveniently be put to
work is being given employment.
While there are only few men put
to work each day, the number is grad
ually increasing as the work is being
pushed.
Since the Inauguration of Sunday
work as we'll as overtime evenings, the
Northern Pacific railroad has increas-
ed the number of coaches carried for
taking the men to the plant The first
train to be operated for the working
men on Sundays left Duluth on the
regular week day schedule Sunday
morning and ran to New Duluth. The
train carried nine coaches.
Steel is being erected at the steel
plant by crew Of thirty men at pres.
ent. Several bricklayers have been
put on, and work at this point is pro
crossing normally.
There is no scarcity of men, it is
claimed. Every day a large number
apply at the various gates or make
applications to the foremen. Most Of
the men seeking employment are
those who have been attracted to thu
city because of the resumption Of con
struction work.
; At Morgan Park a large crew Of
men is at work completing the con
struction of streets and sidewalks, ant
in other ways making the village al
attractive spot for the employees t.
live in. The connection with the cit,
streets will be completed within an
other month, so that heavier traffi
to the city may be carried on.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1915-07-23
BEGIN BETTER WORKING
SCHEDULES THIS WEEK

READING, PA.,- July 22.-The
Reading Iron Co. is beginning to feel
the impetus Of coming prosperity and
the various plants, with one exception,
viii be starts Oh sffnll time this veek.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1915-07-23
News Of the Iron and Steel Trade

These include Obey street and Ninth
street works, sheet mills and blooming
forge. The tube works will operate
at about 80 per cent. The Blandon
rolling mill also will start next Mon
day after having been closed for re-
pairs.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1915-07-23

GERMAN STEEL PRODUCTION
The production of steel in Germany
continues to increase. The average
daily output in August, 1914, was
1901 tons, and it steadily increased
until it reached 42,181 in April, in
which month the total production was
], OF, 834z tons.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1915-07-23
IRON and STEEL ]
STOCKS JUMP / | UP ]
Burst of Enthusiasm In Wall
Street Over Trades Prospects =
War Orders Cause. 49,:
(By IRA n, STEEL)

Wy ANA MD HEAI
The Stock market rise, which was
Interrupted SO abruptly when the Lus-
itania was torpedoed May 7, was re-
sumed in full force last week. Spec
ulation on the New York stock ex-
change was confined almost entirely
to industrials, the average price of
which rose above the average price
of the statistical railroad stocks for
the first time since this record has
been compiled. The white magic Of
the name "war orders" possessed the
market, 40 per cent of the trading
being in the stocks of a dozen COM
panies identified with war order bust
ness. These stocks were even more
violently active than they were in
April. In five days Of the week Beth.
lehem Steel advanced % points, Cruel
BILE Steel %, General Motors 80, and
various others large amounts to prices
never before quoted for them. Beth.
lehem Steel reached an altitude OF
191, General Motors 100 and Crucible
Steel 81, in each case new high
record.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1915-07-23

Improvement in iron and steel and
another great harvest mean better
business for the railroads and both
mean betterment in general trade
here at home. We have been run
ming along rather Historically on the
strength of war orders, meantime
showing little gain in home demand
for staple commodities. At last there
seems evidence Of broad start all
along the line, beginning at the logical
starting point with agricultural pros
perity and broadening into basic met
ais. Furthermore, the "soft pedal"
seems to have been put upon the gov
ornamental agitation against business,
and American initiative and enterprise
have a chance, irrespective of the tenn
porary advantages in our neighbours
needs. Wall streets enthusiasm in
advancing the entire list of steel and
equipment stocks from to rs points
in the past six days is comprehens-
ible.