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NEW YORK.

NEW YORK. August 25.-Eutter-
Steady; receipts. 1851 pounds. Cream
ery. extras t92 score). &c: creamery
(higher scoring), 261aa27; firsts, 24a
a51s; seconds 221aa23ik.
Eggs-Firm; receipts, 1929 cases
Fresh gathered, extras, 26a27: extra
firsts, 24a251s flrsts, 22ha23la; sec
onds, 2la22; nearby hennery, whites
fine to fancy. 34a35; nearby hennery
browns, 27a30.
Cheese So, ste adler. i receipts, a.ess
white and colored, specials, l3a13A
do, average fancy. 12A.
Live poultry-Unsettled Western
chickens, broilers, 20 asked: fowls, II
asked; dressed, dull; prices unchanged
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CHICAGO LIVE STOCK.

CHICAGO. August 25-Hogs-Re-
ceipts, 10000: higher; bulk 6.55a745
light. 7.2Oa7.90: mixed, 6.45a7.S5: heavy.
625a7.4O; rough. 6.25a6.40; pigs, 7.OOa
500
Cattle Receipts, 1000 slow
steady Beeves, 6.O0a10.00: cows and
heifers. 3.10aS.75: Texas steers, 6A0a
$50: western steers, 6.65aS.S5: calves,
S50a12.25.
tive, 56oaG.25: western, 5.S5a6 So
yearlings, 6.3Ga7.3o; lambs, native, elsa
$50; western, 6.S5a9.00.
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RALTIMORE.
Special Dispatch to Tie Star.

Special Dispatch 10 TIE staF.
BALTIMORE, August 25.-Wheat-
steady: spot No. 2 red, los; spot No
red western, 1898; August No. red
1.oS: September No. red, Los u
asked; steamer No. red. Los; re
ceipts, 140,061 bushels; exports, l25,l -.
bushels; southern by sample, SSal06
southern on grade, 1.02al .0Sk.
Corn-Receipts, 3.714 bushels; ex.
ports, $50 bushels; southern white corn
81 \
Oats-Easier; New No. 3 white. AZ
asked; receipts. 3,2O4 bushels.
Rye-Ea sier-New No. > western ex-
port, 1.o6I1.u7; receipts, 1.0S1 bushels.
Hay-Steady; new No. l timothy I'M
changed; new No. clover mixed I'M
changed.
Grain freights-Firm steam to Liv-
erpool, per bushel, unchanged picked
ports, per quarter, unchanged.
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UPWARD TURN FOR WHEAT,
NERVOUS MARKET TODAY
Frost Bugaboo in Canadian North
west Is Dominating Influence in
Bulge at Chicago.

CHICAGO. August 25.-Wheat took
an upward turn today in a nervous
market. after opening irregular, Il
lower to IS higher. with September at
995s to 99$4 and December at 97la to
rs -. The dominating influence in the
bulge was fear that the frost again re-
ported from the Canadian northwest
would make itself felt in Minnesota and
the Dakotas With slight fluctuations,
September soon rose to 1.0Oas and De-
comber to 9SA.
The bulk of trading seemed to be in
the latter month. Lower Liverpool ca
bles We're ignored by the bulls.
Corn Follows Wheat Trend.
wheat. Opening prices were unchanged
to "a higher with September at IAN to
744 and December at 632s to 6312. Both
made quick gains, September soon
touching tax and December. which at
tracted most of the trading, reaching
637s.
Oats, which opened unchanged to Il
lower, soon registered substantial
gain in sympathy with other grain
Pork and ribs were in good demand
and higher, the strength of hogs being
the main cause of the rise.
Later the wheat market eased Off on
reports that frost had done no damage
in the northwest. because high winds
had kept it from settling. uncon-
frmed runlors that the British mad
gone through the Dardanelles also
made for lower values The close was
irregular. Il lower to u higher. with
September at 991s and December at
97$a.
Demand fell off and country offerings
were light The market closed quiet.
"A lower to Aa% higher, with Sep
TENDER at 1914 and December at 63&
e2a.
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LIVERPOOL,

LIVERPOOL, August 25.-Cotton-
Spot, steady. Good middling, $40;
middling. SAG; low middling, SOB.
Sales, 5000 bales; speculation and ex-
port. 1000 bales. Receipts. 1000 bales.
Futures steady. August, $50; August
and September. $50; September and Oc-
tober, $50; October and November,
5.iGt2; November and December. 5.51
December and January, 5.55; January
and February. $50: February and
March. SOB; March and April, 5.66h
April and May, $40; May and June.
5.13Is; June and July, 5.76I.: July and
August, 5.79s=; August and September,
), ~ 10
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LONDON TONE OPTIMISTIC.
Absence of Support, However,
Causes War Loan to Droop.

LONDON, August 25-Money and
discount rates were steady today
The stock market maintained gen.
orally optimistic tone. but the absence
of support caused the war loan to droop
a fraction. Canadian Car and the Rus
sian Oil group improved, and several
transactions were recorded in Japanese
and American gold bonds.
American securities closed firm under
the lead of United States Steel. Stock
in this section was reported scarce.
owing to recent Gales.
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UPBUILDING IN PERU,
President Pardo Striving to Adjust
Goyernm ent's Financial Difficulties.

LIMA. Peru, August 25.-The new
government of President Pardo is
making every effort to adjust the tinan-
cial difficulties of the nation
One step in this direction was taken
today. The government began pay
ments on postal money orders, which
for many months prior to the Inaugural
ton of Dr. Pardo remained unpaid
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FLOOD VICTIMS DWELL
IN SEcOND-S!ORY ROOMS
Two to Twelve Feet of Water in
Streets of Newport, Ark.-Food
Rushed to Refugees.

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. August 70
Food and money have been sent from
Little Rock to aid the hundreds OIL
flood refugees at Newport. Ark, who
still are living on the second floors OF
their homes as the result of rise IN
White river. A carload of canned
goods and bread was due to arrive In
Newport today.
Gov. George w. Hays today awaited
a telegram from the War DEPARTING mt
at Washington giving him permission
to send National Guards tents to New
port
The streets of Newport still were COW
cred with water, varying in depth from
two to twelve feet. The sewerage sys-
tenn of the town has been destroyed. the
water and electric light and gas plants;
were out of commission and railroad
communication with the outside world
still was off
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100000 Shares First Hour.

Steel was again the most active fea-
ture of the first hour, when the total
ovarturn approached 100000 shares. Its
best price of the morning was 16"s,
thereby wiDinr- cut all but point of
the ten-point loss which followed the
sinking OF the Arabic. Bethlehem Steel
was again relatively inactive, but rose
to 2S5.
Most of the important railways join
ed the rise later, tranScontinentalS add
ing fractionally to early advances,
while trunk liners and coalers also i'm
proved
p,,dr ,,ara ctropp
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High. Low.
Atchison gen. 4s 81 81
Atchison COW. As 1eso) 1915 1919
Baltimore & Ohio gold As. S5M S5i4
Chi, Bur. & quincy joint As. 96A 96'4
INTERIOR. Rap. Tran. trust 4s... a 1873
Norfolk & Western 4s...... - ~
Northern Pacific As. S9A S9|s
PENNSYLVANIA AIS ter. rcts.. lo2@s l02's
PENNSYLVANIA con. As 194s). t67s :67s
Reaing Ry gen. mortg. As. 95 wa
Southern Pacific ref. 4s... S0E S)t2
Southern Ry. gen. mortg. As. us CTS
Union Pacific 4s........ % 50
United States Steel I'd SIS. lu2I2 lu2%S
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WEATHER..
Fair Today and Tomorrow-Contin'
ued Cool-Moderate Winds.

For the District of Columbia and
Maryland, fair, cooler tonight. Tomor-
row fair. continued cool; gentle to mod
crate westerly winds.
For Virginia. fair, cooler tonight. To-
morrow fair: cooler in southeast por-
ton: moderate northwest winds
For West Virginia, fair tonight; cool
er in east portions. Tomorrow fair.
The northwestern disturbance has
moved rapidly eastward to the lower
st. Lawrence valley. and there were
resulting showers from the Ohio val
ley and lake region eastward. There
were also local thundershowers in the
southern states and the Rocky noun
tain region, but elsewhere the weather
was fair
The winds along the New England
coast Will be moderate southwest to
west: on the middle Atlantic coast mod
crate west to northwest; on the south
Atlantic coast gentle to moderate west
to northwest; on the east gulf coast
gentle northerly.
Tide Tables.
Today-Low tide. 2:19 am. and 2:i6
pm; high tide, S:21 am. and S:+2 pm.
Tomorrow--Low tide, sos am. and
$3.50 pm; high tide, 9:07 am. and 9:27
pm.
The Sun and Moon.
Today-Sun rose 5:22 am; sun sets
6:4i pm.
Tomorrow-Sun rises 5:23 am. Sun
sets 6:i2 pm.
Moon rises 1903 pm.
Records for Twenty-Four Hours.
The following were the readings of
the thermometer and barometer at the
weather bureau for the twenty-four
hours beginning at pm. yesterday:
Thermometer-Yeste 1 pm. IS;
S pm. ~. II midnight, 70; today. 4
a M, So; s am, "A; l. noon. 10; pm.
10. Maximum, 80, at $50 pm. yesterday;
minimum, IS, at am. today.
Temperature same date last year
Maximum, 10; minimum, 60.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 4 p.m $3.50;
PM, 29.S1: II midnight, 29.S1; today,
am, 1913. am, 29.S4; l. noon, 29.S7;
pm, 1886.
Condition of the Water.
Temperature and condition of water
so: condition. 80 Dalecarlia reservoir
Temperature, II; condition at north
connection, As, condition at south con-
nection, 80. Georgetown distributing
acknowledgements II: condition
at infiuent gatehouse. 20; condition at
efiluent Gatehouse, -.
Weather in Various Cities.
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Condition of Treasury.
NEW YORK SUGAR MARKET.

NEW YORK. August 25.--Eaw sugar
'1ll: centrifugal 40. Tolasses, 3.33 :;
r"HUed quiet.
sugar features opened irregular early
to-day and at noon prices were points
lower TO 1 higher.
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Washington Stock Exchange.

SALES.
Washington Gas is 500 at 1O5, $500 at 1O5
$500 1u5
Mer,cnthaler, 10 at 1I3.
trapHopiou. com. 10 at 10
After cali-Capitai Traction, 20 at SSh, at
$50.
City and Suburban 5s, $1,000 1929, seller Z.
Bid and Asked Prices.
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DAIRY MARKETS.
CHICAGO.

CHICAGO, August 25.-Butter-Re-
ceipts. 10,9sS tubs; unchanged.
Esss-Receipts 1852 cases; tone
higher: frs:s. II a221a.
Potatoes-Receipts, 80 cars; I'M
changed.
po1Iltry-t-nchanged
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LONDON MONEY.

LONDON. August 25.-Baf silver,
% 13-16d per ounce.
Money. 3a4 per cent
Discount rates: Short bills and three
months. 4Na4 1916 per cent.
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Nine Government Offices Destroyed.

HOUSTON, August 25.-Reports from
post Office inspectors touring the storm
zone of Texas today indicated that the
government offices at Glen, Winfree,
Lynchburg, Kemah. Wallisville, Tom
Ball, Chocolate Bayou, Sabine and
Quintana were destroyed with all con-
tents in the storm of last week.
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LIVERPOOL.

LIVERPOOL. August %. - Wheat
Spot No. > Manitoba. lis GID; No. B.
lis 4l4d; No ! northern Duluth. lis sd
Corn-Spot American mixed, new, SIS
lid.
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NEW YORK.

NEW YORK, August 25.-Flour-
Lower to sell.
Pork-Steady.
Beef-Quiet.
Lard-Easy: middle west, S.10as.2O.
Moiasses-Steady.
Hay-Steady.
Hides-Quiet.
t,ar--Firm
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Galveston Gets Water.

GALVESTON. Tex, August 25.-Wa-
ter from the citys wells at Alta Iona
was running through the city mains to-
day for the first time since the mains
across the bay were broken by the
tropical storm of August 1911. This
water is coming through temporary
main across the bay completed late
yesterday. Contrary to early reports,
service.
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COTTON MARKETS.
NEW YORK.

NEW YORK, August 25.-The more
optimistic feeling as to international at
fairs and the tirmness OF the stock mar
ket seemed to account largely for an
increased demand in the cotton market
early today. and after opening at an
sold to points above yesterday
closing figures, with October touching
9.39 and January $50.
Liverpool was firmer than due and sent
some buying orders. while a higher mar
ket at New Orleans also aided the local
advance, with traders paying little i'm
mediate attention to the reports of gen.
orally Favorable weather in the belt and
predictions that the weekly weather re-
port would show improving crop condi-
tons in most sections of the belt
Futures opened steady. October. 935.
December, 5.62; January. 9.75; March,
1000; May, 10.22
Scattering complaints of too much rain
in parts of Texas and Okla homa helped
to steady the market during the middle of
the morning, but a prominent travelling
expert sent in a hearish report Oh south
western crop conditions. and after the
publication of the Weekly Bureau, prices
cased off under increased realizing, with
October selling down to 9.33 and January
to 9.15, Or back to within 2 or 3 points
Of last nights closing figures.
The market showed little price move
menr in the afternoon. at l 80 standing
unchanged to / point up compared with
yesterdays close.
Spot cotton firm, unchanged Sales
on the spot, %75 bales; to arrive, 4.450
bales. Good ordinary, G.S6; strict good
strict low middling. $50; tniddling.
S;s1; strict :niddling, 9,12; good mid
ding. 3.44; strict good middiing, 9S1.
Receipts. 53S bales: stock, i17,574 bales.
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NEW YORK COTTON.

Quota ions furnished by w. Il. Hibhs & Co..
members New York Stock Exchange. New York
Co; ton Exchange and Chicago ioard of Trade.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-08-25

The fee of vaccnating hogs in Kan
sas has been SO high that some veterts
narians made 5000 a day at 1t.
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NEW ORLEANS.

NEW ORLEANS, August 25.-Good
cables and reports OF crop damage in
Texas, some kilograms stating that
first accounts following the storm I'M
deres;imated the harm done stimulate
buying OF cotton around the opening
today. In the first half hour of bust
ness prices rose s to . points.
Futures opened steady. October, 915;
December, 9.42; January, 9.55; March,
9.71, May 99S
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Up-River Waters.

| Special Dispatch to Tie Star
| HARPERS FERRY, w. Va. August
25.-Potomac and Shenandoah rivers
! both muddy this morning.
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Dele gate to the Convention.

Cuno II Pudolph Will lie the only To-
cal tarf7er to attend the convention at
~nattla September , to 10, inclusive, OF
9 American Bankers Association.
.;ecr,.e w White. president OF the
= -ioraI metropolitan Bank, who was
1osen as = delegate to the convention,
I'd who had intended going, has been
"rce3 TO carcei reservations by reason
o. s.cicHcss in his family.
Mr. Rudolph. who is president or the
Second National F:ank. will represent
the local orElni2ation as q delegate
and as a memter of the nominal ting
committee. while he will also attend
the clearing house section meetings as
:; representative of the Washington
Cleariug, House Association and rerort
OF the activities of the latter during
the past year.
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Heavy Buying Forces the Rails

Dizziness and irregularity ruled dur
ing the midsession, blu: later further
heavy buying forced the standard rail-
ways to higher prices.
Minor railways, notably the south
western group, improved correspond
ingly.
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WESTINGHOUSE Is Active.

Railroads joined the rise later, the
Pacifics showing especial strength.
Westinghouse also changed hands IN
large amounts, the first sale of 400
shares at 1151i to 116 showing a maxi
mum gain of 2la.
Among the railways the Pacihcs ana
Baltimore and Ohio advanced l to
points.
Considerable profit-taking followed
the buoyant opening, especially in some
of the issues which had scored great
est gains, but the market lost little OF
it's breadth of strength.
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Financial Notes.

The annual productive capacity of
lii. United States Corporation of benzol
r.v-ing 1916 and for some time there
ctc- will he 100000 gallons.
New York Air Brake is said to have
1eed a 500 Oa0.o0 order. Yesterdays
lance of 10 points and a further adj
y:nce today were based on the signing
d. the contract.
All steel factories are working their
mills to full capacity. The export de-
.nand showed a slight decrease follow
ing the loss of the Arabic, but not ma
terial. Manufacturers are looking for
ward to a better demand for rails tor
home consumption, but have been dis
appointed so far
tistics, OF which Slason Thompson is
director has issued its figures of rail-
read earnings for the fiscal year 1915.
These show that gross revenues OF the
railroads of the country in 1919 de-
clineG 1923 ,765.l02 from 1914 and that
gross per mile of road was S11,623 in
1915. against s12,232 in 1914.
Operating expenses. however. show an
even greater reduction. amounting to no
less than Sl3I ,921. +2S, and this great feat
in economy and operation, attended By
slight reduction in taxes, enabled the rail-
roads to show an increase of S1S,61S,1S6
in net income In spite of this increase,
however, it is necessary to go back to
Ii 1907 to find a year in which the rail-
Dads CT the country did not earn a larger
volume of net than that reported in 1915.
II the meantime. also, the operated
:i,e;Ge has increased from 22T,lo! miles
d -55,S40 miles. and the net capital in
estment has increased from S5S.2Ss per
nile If line n 1907 to $f.'.t;H4 uer II lie
n 1915. These figures mean that with
.Fc2fly SO 900 100000 larger investment in
al5 than in 1901, the railroads of the
uuntry had approximately S25.G0o,0o0
less income with which to take care of it.
Condition of Treasury.
The condition of the United States
Treasury al the close of business yes
terday was:
Net balance in general fund. So, A.,
7s9
Total receipts s2.4.::.t2o.
Total payments, S3,U2I,3po.
The deficit this fiscal year is S2I.956.
:.91 against a deficit of S1o.::2. lbs last
1,
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If you want work. read the want col
ms of The S.ar.
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CURB STOCKS.

Quotations furnished by w. r. Iiibbs & Co..
amibers New York Stock Exchange.
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FINANCIAL.
Money to Loan

Secured by First Deed of Trust on Real Estat>
Prevailing interest and commissions
Joseph L. Weller. o24 + st. NV.
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WAR STOCKS BUOYANT,
STEEL IS AGAIN LEADER
.snectacular Advances Follow Easing
of Diplomatic Situation at
Washington.
Rails Join Rise, Pacifcs Showing
Especial Strength-Market Stands
Well Heavy ProftTaking.

NEW YORK, August 25.-The easing
of the diplomatic tension between
Washington and Berlin resulted IN
series OF spectacular advances among
war stocks during todays early trad
ing.
Studebaker rose 1914 to 1l7"4, ana
WHY'S Overland 13'2 to 1SS. New YORK
Air Brake and General Motors gained
five at 1909 and PIG, respectively, ana
Crucible steel made similar improve
ment at ISI.
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VERY LIMITED TRADING
IN LOCAL SECURITIES
CAPITAL Traction Shows on Sales
Sheet at 1914 to 881a-Exchange
May Have New Home.
Lanston Stock Not Materially Affect
ed by Sharp Rise in War
Specialties on Wall Street.
BY I. A. FLEMING.

For the first time in many days Cap
ftal Traction shares appeared on the
sales record of the Stock Exchange to-
dsv. There was no activity in the
stock, but twenty-five shares sold at
SSi2 and ssh. with SIS the best bid at
the close Other traction shares were
as dull as usual.
Lanston showed a nominally better
tome rs bid and re asked -Clea rly. the
break in war stocks Saturday and Mon
Gay was responsible for the setback
Given Lans;op.. aud the rebound in all
war shares today was without anything
= ore than perhaps steadying effect.
" hen the stock was on the upgrade
the offerings We're withdrawn when
ever the price advanced. The same
condition attends any unusua! move
raent in security.
There are plenty of would-he sellers
Ct I.anston shares today. but II the
Price started the upgrade again
much of the stock would be wlthdraWn.
IT is human nature to desire tae TOP
nrice-the crest of the riSe-and so
long as I'll" rising scale is maintained
holders will watch and wait.
Lanston may come again, but it Will
take official information on its outlook
and prospects TO start II.
Mersenthaler sold at 119. Graphic
phone common sold at 20.
at 105 while City and Suburban oS,
seller seven days, brought lo2i@.
Option en- New Location.
It is understood that the committee
appointed some time ago by the wash
inston Stock Exchange to report on
more desirable location for the daily
sessions has secured an option on a
part of the second floor of the addition
to the National Savings and Trust
building, now being constructed.
1t is proba bic that the District Bank
ers' Association, the local chapter OF
the American Institute of Banking and
the Clearing House Association. viii
Join with the exchange in the lease on
the quarters named. as there can be no
conflict in meeting hours of the varl-
Gus organizations
1t WOULD seem as if more suitable
meeting quarters were absolutely es-
sertiai to the progress OF the board
and its members. >. he present location
has nothing 10 commend ii hut cheap
ness-erery other consideration is
against it.
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Steel Receivers Late Decline.

United States Steers rise at the open
ing was points to IS, which was add
ed to later.
Steel was again the market leader in
the sense that it served as guide TOR
the better known issues. At this morn
jug's high level it had recovered all
but a point of it's recent ten-point de-
cline. j.,
Iackawanna Steel added another )
points to its substantial gain of the
early week. selling at sc, a new high
record. Other industriais and unclassitled
shares participating in war contracts rose
to POINTS, with II Il for Cuban-Ameri-
,ap a 121.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-05-06
Fruit COMPANY Exnands.

Portland Or, May 6.-The Oregon
Fruit company, of this city, with head.
quarters in rooms j2l.23 Spading build.
ing, is gradually widening its circle of
branch houses. just recently four or
five new cities have been added to its
rapidly growing list, the latest being
Medford.
When this company was incorporated
recently, as exclusively stated in THE
paper, it had but four branch houses.
These were located at Salem, Corvallis.
Eugene and Ptndleton. Now the eJm.
qany has branches firmly established
and flourishiEg rt these places end
Medford, Baker, Albany anl Bend with
others to follow.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-05-06
FREE FREIGHT FOR
CH|LDREN'S EXHIBITS
Concession Of Railroads viii
Add Stimulus TO State
Fair Exhibits

All railroad lines in Oregon have
agreed to carry the children's Indus.
trial Club exhibits to and from the
state fair free of charge. Announcing
this fact today Superintendent Church
i'll said he was greatly gratified with
this liberal cooperation on the part of
the transportation companies. as il
would be n very stimulating factor in
securing exhibits from the different
counties.
"The moral effect OF this support Of
our industrial work means much 70 the
children. The fact that these large
corporations are interested in what
they are doing adds dignity and helps
to popularize the work. said Mr.
Churchill, "With this arrangement
and with the state divided into two dis
tricts, we expect greater support this
year than ever betor specially from the
outlying counties. Only two Eastern
Oregon counties made collective ex.
hibits last year. This year we expect
as many as six
The only specification on the part of
the transportation companies is that
these exhibits must be collected at
one or more central points and all shin.
ped in the name Of the county super.
intendent or some one designated by
him.