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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-06-06
NEARLY 100000 IS
SPENT IN IMPROVEMENT
southern Railway Pats Much Money
Into Roadway And buildings In
Ten Months.

Washington. d. G., June 5.--The re-
suits of operation of Southern Rail-
way Company for the month of April
1915, and 1914. and for the period
Of ten months his year and last year.
exclusive of interest, rentals and other
income charges were announced by
Comptroller a. II. Plant TODAY as fol-
lows:
Gross revenue. April 1915, S5.2l2,-
7s4. April 1914, $5.802.145 decrease
$5Sg,36t or 1915 per cedt.
Operating expenses. taxes and un-
coflectihie RAJ way revenues, April
1915. S3,912,641, April 1914, SI.6o6.-
i27; decrease $s39.4S6 or 1906 per
cent.
Operating income, April 1915, ST.
3o0.143; April 1914, $t196,o1s; I'M
crease. s104.l25 or S.7l per cent
In addition TO the foregoing opeTat-
ing expenses. the company spent dur
ing the month, for improve ments 10
it's roadway and structures, S77S,-
asa as against s2l7, 5000, for
April 1914. an increase of $3.50, $3.50 4.
Corresponding results for the ten
C0) months. are as follows:
Gross revenues, this year $52.53e,-
.0la; last year. $50, S9T,75S: decrease,
I$T,35S.739 or l2,29 per cent.
operating expenses, LAKES anu UNI
.collectible railway revenues. this year
.$4I.615.934; last year $500 de-
crease s3,699,935 or S.16 per cent.
Operating income, this year fl0,-
aZ30S5; last year 1861, sS9;' de-
crease S,65s.S04 or 1900 per cent.
In addition To the foregoing ex-
penses. the company spent, during
ten C0l months this year, for i'm
provements to its roadway and struc-
lures, s7,730.272.33 as against. 2,3l5,-
T20.7S during same period last year,
an increase of s5,4l4,551. so.
Operating income as shown above
represents the amount remaining after
the payment of only those expenses
incurred in the actual operation of
the railway and of taxes, and takes
no account Of the charges for hire
Of equipment. rental of leased lines,
terminals, and other facilities, and
interest on funded debt tbonds), all
of which costs are charged against
operating income.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-06-06
SOUTH BOSTON CLOSES
GOOD TOBACCO YEAR

The South Boston tobacco market
closed its tobacco year May 81. Con-
sidering the inferior crops and other
abstracts, the year was fair one,
saws the South Boston News. 1t goes
on:
we had hoped that at least 2o.-
600 600 pounds of the weed would be
sold, but the mark was not reached.
1S,9b62s4 was, however, disposed of
for s1.667,62328.
while the News has no official re-
port from the Tobacco Board of
Trade, We take pleasure in stating
that no town in the tobacco belt or
county In the state could do more
than was done the past season under
like circumstances and that the
association and the warehouse men
are to be congratulated upon the good
show made.
THE new departure for the coming
year, as proposed by the co-opera-
tive system will no doubt prove to
be A great benefit, not only to the
tobacco warehouses, not only TO the
tobacco warehouses, but all concern
ed the Farmers being among the
first 10 be considered.
The prospect for the new year is
promising and If conditions prove
good from now on, We may look for
great results in la15-1S, not only in
the tobacco departments. but in all
lines. Push with an uncompromising
energy and success is ours. Go for
ward"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-06-06
INTERPRETATION Of
LAW GIVES TROUBLE
Valuation OF Passengers Baggage
Proves Source of Much An
noyance.

New York. June 5.--The Cummins
amendment to the rate act, under
which, as interpreted by the Interstate
Commerce Commission. Interstate raff-
way passengers have to declare the
value of their baggage, went into ef-
feet this week. The first weeks opera
ton of the new law resulted In no
great confusion, since the summer
vacation rush is still some weeks of
But what little difficulty there was
gave an inkling of what awaits travel
ers--now classed as "shippers"--and
baggagemen when the days warm up
and everybody decides az the same
time to go somewhere.
Little pads of declarations" were
placed on the counters of all the sta
ton baggga erooms In this city
ready for travellers to sign. This form.
marked only for interstate business"
has blanks for the number of checks.
the value given by the. shipper" and
the shippers" signature On the
blanks used by some of the roads the
passenger is reminded that misrepre-
sentation of vaiue--either too high or
too lows penal offense under the
interstate commerce act.
Taking for granted that the general
travelling public would not be informed
on the new law--an assumption which
the days events entirely justiied--the
baggage room STATS Of the Grand Gem
trail, Pennsylvania and other stations
in and about New York, took the init
alive on the opening day and led trav-
eiers through the mysteries OF the new
regulations.
Tie hardest hit of all travellers by
the new measure are the professional
travelling men. particularly jeweiry
statesmen. The new law establishes 4
maximum Of liability Of $4,000 for bag
gage carried on any one ticket II IL
mo uncommon thfnw for jsweiry
salesman to travel with t25.0 900 or even
800. 900 worth Of samples, which hith-
arto he has checked ~ baggage. In
fact. this Ia the only, way permitted him
by the jewelers. Insurance.. which pro-
vides that the salesman must always
travel with the trunk. Under tho new
law. In order to check his trunk, the
salesman must declare its value to be
moi. over s3.s0s u course which rsndark
him liable to this penatttes Of the law,
and. furthermore. ahsolves tina raiircad
Of any liability ewHrs this amount IT
lis presumed that hereafter arrange
ments will be made BIZ the 5swelsrf IN.
surance people for, such trunks to ~
shipped BY sxpres4 So s. III ssss
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-06-06
MRS. GREEN COMES TUESDAY,
White Ribbon Anniversary Celebra-

White Ribbon Anniversary Ceiebra-
ton Convention Meets Wednesday.
Mrs Helen Green. w. c. T. u. lee
turer and organizer. will arrive in
the city from Norfolk on Tuesday.
for IAN itinerary under the auspices
of the Henrico and Hanover Bi-County
w. G. T. U.
On Tuesday night East End local
union will celebrate its twentieth an
niversary and tender a reception to
Mrs. Green at the home of Mrs. VIM.
Bickers, president.
On Wednesday morning the BIZ
County convention will meet in
Woodland Heights Baptist Church
and will be the guests of the Wood
land Heights local union. of which
Mrs DIR. d. G. Wilson is president.
A nice program has been arranged,
including a children's chorus.
Mrs. Green will speak in Central
Methodist Church, South Richmond.
on wednesday night, and the COM
piete itinerary will be published In a
few days She will visit the several
unions In the jurisdiction and organ
ice other unions,
The White Ribboners are very
active and are as Jealous as before
the Statewide victory was won.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-06-06
GOOD WORK CONTINUES
ON SOUTH'S HIGHWAYS

Road building and highway inn
proven ents activities IN the Southern
States are being continued in rearly
every section. Many municipalities
have either recently authorized issues
Of bonds for better roads or are pre-
pairing to do so. Others have awarded
or are about to award contracts. as
the following summary presented by
the Manufacturers Record shows:
Bonds Voted.
Beaumont, Tex.--City voted $4,000
bonds TO pave streets
Charleston, W. Va.--Kanawha Coun-
ty voted $4,000 bonds TO construct
roads.
Huntington. W. va-Cabe1 County
voted 100000 bonds to construct
roads,
West Palm Beach. Fla.-~Palm Beach
County voted $4,000 bonds for road
construction.
Bonds 10 He Voted.
Anderson. Tex.-Grimes County Road
District No, s voted June S on s1S0,o
bonds TO construct roads
Christtansburg, V a 49, Montgomery
County Christiansburg District, votes
July on 100000 bonds to improve
roads
! Decatur. Tenn.-Meigs County viii
vote on 100000 bonds to construct
road.
Fairmont. w. Va-Marion County,
Fairmont district votes June Fl on
500, 600 bonds to construct roads
Monticello. Ky.--Wayne County votes
July "a on 100000 bonds TO build
seventy-fve miles of road within next
two or three years.
sweetwater, Tex.-City votes June 10
on s.. 600 bonds to improve streets.
Sumter, S. City will vote on
$3.50, 900 bonds to pave streets and side
walks.
| Contracts Awarded.
Alexandria. La.-CltY- awarded Se3,-
232 so paving contracts.
Baltimore, Md,-Ctty awarded S12,-
552.75 paving contracts.
Bryson City. n C,-Swain County
awarded contract for @ht miles of
grading; about So Yards: one-third
rock. balance earth.
Dallas, Tex.-City awarded con-
tracts aggregating $4,000 TO pave
streets.
Louisville, Ky,--City awarded sIs.56a
paving contracts.
Louisville. Ky.--City awarded $3,-
ss9.75 paving contract
Marshall, Tex. - Harrison County
awarded contract 10 construct TWEEN
ty-hve miles of gravel road: 5000, 900
available. ....r.-5..-,. ~.e,,gss.,*
New Orleans, La,--Generai Realty
Company awarded lI00Q contract to
lay Schil!inger sidewalks throughout
property.
Richmond va.-city awarded con-
tract fnsa 7e4eee s&Tfis of grading sssi II
Sheridan. Ark.---Crant County Road
Improvement District No. / awarded
s193,aA1.l2 contract. TO canstrust.t-sn~d
ty-eight miles of gravel road
Tuscaloosa, Ala.--State awarded con-
tract 10 construct twelve or fifteen
miles Of gravel road. gravel, with tur-
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-06-06
AUCTION SALES.
by GEO. Il. CRAWFORD a CO..
Real Estate Agents and Aucfioaeers.
s23 East Main Street
RICHMOND VIRGINIA
TRUSTEES AUCTION SALE
OF
DESIRABLE LOTS IN WEST END.

In execution or deed OF uust 10
the Undersigned trustees, oateo june
isth' 1918, ana recoroeo IN Ine c'erk
oftice OF the Sircuit Iourt OF HsnI'.o
County. virginia In deed book lsS r.
page 81, we Will al the request OF tne
notehoider. deiauit having neen maze
In the payment OF the aeot thereln Sc
cured. sell by auction. on the premises
wednesday, June U, ieio' at O'Clock
y. VI.
the reaiestate described In the said
deed as Follows:
All those certain lots. pieces or par
cells or land, lying and being in the
County of Henrico. Virginia, near the
western limits OF tne CITY OF Richmond.
bounced ana described at ioiiows' TO-
VII
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-06-06
HLIEVE GERMAN SPY
WAS ABOARD SHIP
&lnk Women Co-oTeTated I'm De-
9fruction of Lusitania--Other
ConspiratOrs.

New York. June 5.--The raysF OF
SAIi but powerful electric hashlight
ESfAe hands OF German spy, probably
woman. dispatched through the port
H1le OF a cabin and received by the
eaDrope of German submarine dash
- alongside the Lusltanla before the
S2Senth day OF May dawned upon the
1T1ah sea sealed the doom of the ocean
|&5Aut sent more than 400 humans
fnfO eternity, ana bringing Germany
"a the United States near the point
~ break
MOI until four "affidavits" were filed
[&4th the State Department n few days
EE0. Declaring that the Lusitania vas
&5ned, had there been sn inkling in
~ sne's mind in this country that
Iusitania was destroyed In any
NJ way than By the word Of the
SREnsn submarine commander, who,
otffng the big liner not far distant.
- his own initiative ordered the fatal
|16fpedo sent into the ships side In
~ course OF the hunt for the signers
~ the "affdayits" however few tiny
~ Esgnifcant threads were picked up
<&re and there that may lead 20 the
Of web Of a sheFwdIy and
Sptionsly laid plot. worked out
kfpugh many weeks, and perhaps
3onths for the sinking Of the great
&rehAntsnaH.
##-4k ssaeeeasftii t1e investigation now
S1ng conducted by the United states
ISerat GerVice In conjunction with
entx OF Scotland Yard. will shed light
I'm 4 spy system, sn organization for
seraination OF Information that mocks
~ Inscription. bat which viii permit ~
<Skef OF a small Idea of how Some Of
uysferious events cf the war, such
fAo sinhing of the British battle
fvx Audacioaa and Eulwarh. were
~ possible,
EfOra an authentic source * was
xned rUntgnt that the hunt by Amer
n Government offc'als and British
ecffves here s conferred upon three
i and 8 woman. ali German spies
y are said 70 have been passengers
me LusitaniA.
mere ia no evidence, despite their
Ik1xB and THyyrer1ouE trsarpearance,
Warrant the belief thqt the two men
the two women who In "af'idaVits"
the State Department s~ore that
I.usttania WAS armed. have any
nection with the weird scheme %
Inaration for the liners destruction
~ the direction % German secret
&keS mr. svsss. assge- >t
1<otave Stable. fMeutn-seven years
M In his affidavit, swesrs that prior
~ liners sailing ne saw two guns
IN IL TO IL eentirnetres about If
fret from the entrance to the
fdss quarters H. was learned to-
Was formerly clerk attached
1T German headquarters In Tien
Elm the former HerYrt@n prottcro-
n KIau Chau. Last October he
~ New York. and since Is said
M been In the service of Ger.
HenbAssy attache in this city. Re-
that he had been in the employ
<;erman Consul General. here
6snied Ny that officer.
frsend. "a Lettch. mentioned by
IN his AFFIDAVIT. to-day turned out
y skcoisd cabin stswarsess In the
III Ill the cunard line. whe was
xhoxt sawed IN the Lushanfa
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-06-06
Twelve Hundred Negroes HIT Trail.


The big union revival among the
colored people of Richmond Va, that
has been in progress since Sunday,
May .. has proven to he one OF the
greatest successes in the history of
the city. The meeting was conducted
by the "colored Billy sunday" Or. ST.
mon =. W. Drew. pastor of the Cosmo-
politan Baptist church, Washington.
r. t.. president of the National Colored
Evangelistic Alliance of America, one
OF the Leading negro evangeilsts of the
United States.
over l200 negroes have been con-
verted and given their names to join
the different colored churches Dr.
Drew has been requested TO continue
his meetings during the entire month
Of June, likely until sunday, July 4.
The headquarters will hereafter
be at the Negro Exposition Building.
Leigh Street, between First and Cary
streets Aside from this place, meet
inRs win he held in the different col
ored churches every night at 1880 p NJ
Song and praise service at $40 P. NJ,
Preaching noon day meeting in the
workshops and tobacco factories at
1915 and / p NJ.
The following meetings have been
arranged:
Monday. June : at F. NJ, Busy Bee
League Of Hood A. NJ. f. Zion Church
Rev. j. c. Stephenson, pastor; at Leigh
Street Memorial Church
Tuesday. June S, at s p, NJ, a Third
street Bethel A. NJ. F. Church; DIR. S.
s. Morris, pastor.
Wednesday. June 8. at 8 p NJ, at
Moore street Baptist Church; pr. r. O.
johnson. pastor.
Thursday, June 10, at F. NJ, wonr-
ans meeting at Negro Exposition Build
ing
Friday, June IL, at p. NJ, at Mt.
Carmel BAPTIST Church, Rev, r. D.
Caffee, pastor.
Saturday. June IL. at p. NJ, chill
sunday, June IS, at II A NJ and
a:a0 p. NJ. mothers meeting al $ r. NJ.
converts, echo.
Monday. June IL, az r NJ, at Sec
ond Baptist Church. Or z. .. Lewis,
pastor. ia st,e .tallaw ed by ha ptizins- =
Tuasda, ~ June Is. 81 r, NJ, al sixth
Noun; Zion Baptist Church. DR.. Ram
.dpIph y. Peyton, pastor. .,sas.s.s5..
"wednesday, June f6, at p NJ. back
Tharsday. June n. al slP. ~. drunk
sssfs
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-06-06
EQUIPMENT IS BEING
BOUGHT BY RAILROADS

Chesapeake and Ohio Railway has
ordered 4000 tons Of rails from the
United States Steel Corporation
Norfolk and Western Railway. ac-
cording to a market report. contem-
plates placing orders for LOCO box
cars.
Western Maryland Railway has or
dcred fifteen Mallet locomotives from
the Lima tohio1 Locomotive Corpora
ton The company is also in the mar
kct FOR four baggage cars, eight pas
senger ears. two cafe-parlor ohserya-
tion cars and one parlor-huffet car.
Southern Pacific Railway has ordered
20. 600 tons Of rails from the Tennessee
Coal. Iron and Railroad Company, Bir~
mingham.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-06-06
pentine or bituminous binder: $40
availa BILE.
Coutrarts to Re Awarded.

pentine or bituminous binder, $4,000
available
Contracts to Re Awarded.
Amite. La-Tangipahoa Parish re
ceives bids until June Is to construct
So miles of dirt road; about 10000
yards dirt
Ashevine. y. City receives bid
until June 10 to construct about 5000
square yards of concrete sidewalks.
etc.
Baltimore. Md.-State receives bids
until June % to construct about Az
miles of state highway.
Fayetteville. Tenn.-City will ex-
pend $4,000 to improve streets.
Grafton, w. Va.---City invites bids
until June IA for. 1000 square yards OF
standard brick paving. ISL linear feet
OF concrete curb, etc
junction. Tex.--Kimble County re-
ceives bids until June IA to grade and
gravel seven miles of streets,
Maysvile, Ky.--City receives bids un-
til June for $4,000 square yards paw
ing and 19,s0o linear feet concrete
curb.
Morganton, n. City receives bids
until June to construct 1000 square
yards of concrete paving and 5000
linear feet of concrete curb.
Richmond Va - City appropriated
s2a.s19 for street improvements.
Rockville. Md.-Montgomery County
receives bids until June Is to con-
struct SO miles of State aid road,
Vanceburg, Ky.-Lewis County re-
ceives bids until June s to improve
seven miles of road
williamsburg, Ky.--Whitley CouRty
will construct sixtytwo miles of pike
roads
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-06-06
AMERICAN MILLS ARE
TAKING MORE COTTON


Up to May IS American cotton
mills had taken 14.146 more bales of
cotton than they took in the preceding
full year of twelve months" says tho
Manufacturers Record. which pre-
sents the following:
The exports in the 301 days OF
the present season were l,l12,0s1
bales fewer than In the full twelve
months of the preceding year, but only
79s.142 bales fewer than in the sol
days of the preceding year. The
quantity brought into sight up to, May
rs was i4.704.71s bales, an increase
over the same period last year Of
95.376 bales II should be noted that
the increase in the takings by Ameri-
can mills is probably to be accounted
for by cotton sent to Canada. some
of which did not go TO cotton mills.
The Canadian mills are included
by Colonel Henry G. Hester secretary
of the New Orleans Cotton Exchange.
among Northern mills The increase
in the takings by Northern mills. in
Guiding Canadian in the f9I3-14 year
over such takings in the l912-i3 year
crease for Southern mills was 70,T4s
bales.
The takings up to May IS by
Southern mills were s5.35T bales
fewer than in the same period last
year, but the takings by Northern
mills. including Canadian. were BIOS
OILS bales, or 130.003 bales more than
were taken by these spinners in the
sa me period last year. Two more
months are to elapse before the close
of the present cotton year. II the
movement into sight shall within
those two months he maintained upon
a basis similar to that Of the past
few weeks, more than $4,000, 900 bales
of the 1914 cotton crop will be ac-
counted for and the carry-over at the
end of the season will he much less
than that expected two months ago"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-06-06
FINED $50 FOR RUNNING
A DISORDERLY HOUSE

Virginia Lloyd. negress. was
fined $50 and costs and. required Ito
furnish 500 security for sixty days
Yesterday in Police Court on the
=, Ger. -.,s conducting q i dssardAriv
house at 102 Pulliam Street. The
woman was arrested Friday night by
Patroimen w. e. Harris and. F: L
Hord.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-06-06
storage Yard at Charleston.

The storage yard which the South
ern Railway will build at Charleston.
s. c.. in connection with It's coal
handling plant will have a capacity OF
400 cars. and the company has already
made arrangements for the grading.
which will be exceedingly light. Com
pany forces will dc the trackiaying.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-06-06
AUCTION SALE.

ny GEORGE T.. CRAWFORD q CO.
Real F:atnte Agents and Aucti0neers,
sag East Main Street
RICHMOND VIRGINIA
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-06-06

Thc week just closed IS another in
EhsSh the total q paper Tedsscounted
NJ member banks Of the Richmond
&deral Reserve Bank reached almost
~ the million dollar mark. the fig
ates being $685., s227s. Tho total Of
Fediecounts since the beg nuing OF ope-
4xton by the bank IS more than s20.-
pre.eoo. showing the Richmon bank
b enc OF the most useful OF the
E4edve banks of the new Federal
1serye system.
16e biggest single weeks work was
IL of three weeks ago. when more
IN q million dollars were discounted.
~ since that week. which was re-
Afded in some circles as exceptional,
LIRE has been nearly as much re-
1Dcounting done weekly.
The large totals OF Tediscounts In
kntsx that the system Is operating
It'll success especially in tho rNfth
2lStrict. which embraces the States
~ Virginia. Maryland. District of Co
nHtza. North and South Carolina
xd nearly all OF West Virginia. and
AAk the member banks are taking
1vanfage Of the opportunities Of
1<ed under the operation Of the re-
rive system
The resources of the Richr1 ond Fed
2AI Reserve Bank have grown to
otni OF s1e843552t3, The report
IN the condition If the institution al
10 close Of business for the week,
nned yesterday afternoon by Gov
8nor George j. Seay. shows tho fol-
wing:
Resources.
Q3d coin and cerufi-
G4fes -.....S 1bsA, lpS -aV
4xzi tender notes silver
certificates and subsi-
diAry coin .........-. 94,i24,se
Nderal reserve notes on
n4nd ...---.,..--..., "aS,sSs'eo
s.012.122.3o
~ from Federal Re
pcrve Banks ......... 1859, Ts413
111s discounted 7.Is7 4a32i
Investments ....-... l,eoo0. 100
~ other resources 1892 AZ
---------
Total resources 81 g. S43,b52.lS
Liabilities.
Sserve deposits Is 7.sOs.Oo747
16eraI reserve notes in
srirrnlatlon ....... 800. 900. 90
Sn4faI paid in T 1855. 60.02
other liabilities $500 77,394.e4
Totals liabilities ...-, SIS, SAB. bS2-l3
MID reserve against all
Hal slities .......... sc per CT
fGh reserve against all
liabilities after setting
aside 40 per cent gold
preserve for Federal
Reserve notes in circu-
latsnn per ct
otAi amount OF bills dis
ccunted for one week
endipg June 4. 1915 8 S6T,s22.T'
National reserve notes
s8putEtanding for which
rod is held by the
rederal Reserve agent $500, 600 o.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-06-06
B Weeks BUSINESS
II RESERVE BANK HERE
|slxnDnd Institution ReSliscounts
More Than $500. eco for Member
Banks in Fifth District.
TOTsI. ABOVE $50, coo Ooo

~ ncing Demonstrated That Rich
sncnd Bank rs One of tho Most
E<cfri of the Twelve I'm the Sys-
trns---RessourVSs Over $4,000, 600.
The Sentinel=record., 1915-02-06
OAkLAWN LETTER.

Following is a contribution to the
'oaklawn News" which was read at
the last meeting of the Oaklawn
Club:
Dear Mr. Editor-Plcase give me a
little corner in your big paper for a
few notes about the Oaklawn school
and the work of the School Improve
ment Association
The needs Of the school have long
been a source Of anxiety to all pat
rons who have not kept themselves
hlissfully ignorant Of the existing con
ditiols.
Now, the fault is not with the school
board, for they have cheerfully
granted all Of our requests for i'm
provements or given good and suffic-
lent reasons why these requests can
not be granted Immediately. 1t Is OF
special interest to all concerned that
the contract has been let for steel fire
escapes for the building.
The fault is certainly not with Supt
Rose the principals and teachers, for
their labor is surely that of devotion:
they meet these obstacles without
complaint and any change for which
they ask is for the advantage OF the