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beautiful flowers and the whole coun-
try is green from one end of the year
to the other
The climate of Prince Rupert is
milder than that of Baltimore. Rich
mond or st. Louis. 1t is not SO cold in
the winter and it is more mild in the
summer The mean temperature in
summer is about so degrees Fahrenheit,
and in winter the thermometer seldom
falls to below eight or ten above zero
AS to rain. the town reminds me of
southern Chile, where they say il rains
thirteen months every year. The rain
fall in some years is 10 inches or more,
and just now it showers all the time.
There is but little snow in the winter
although you may have two feet with
in few hours. The snow meIts quick
ly. however. There are heavy frosts on
account of the moisture. The frosts
sometimes cover the plank roadways to
depth of three inches, and then the
people have coasting and toboggaDing
parties on the roller coaster highways
| have described.
Prince Rupert is healthy city. There
were less than thirty deaths last year
were $50. There were only five cases
of typhoid fever, and three of these
came from outside. The town, has a
hospital which is but little used. 1t has
a jail. an up-to-date fire department,
with motor engines. 1t has good public
schools. including high school, with
building of four stories. 1t has three
daily papers public reading room:
and its people are quite as intelligent
and much more progressive than those
OF similar sized towns in the east.
For instance, the town believes in
municipal ownership. 1t has hydro
electric plant that cost more than a
half million dollars, from which it not
only supplies the several public util
tiles, but it also sells power to factories
and individuals at Sl3 per horsepower
per annum. The town has its own tele-
phone and electric light plants. The
telephone rates to business houses are
$3.50 per month, and the plant pays
profit to the municipal treasury The
mayor tells me he hopes to put on mu-
nicipal jitneys to carry the people to
and from their homes along the board
roads.
Prince Rupert believes in the single
tax, and the most of the revenues of
the city come from tax on land only.
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means of a revolving. circular surface
these are carried to the girl who ope-
rates the machine. This operator fits
box TO the block, places the cover
in position and starts the machine
The box is carried downward between
a number of brushes, which evenly
press the cover about the box. Then,
as il starts on its return and upward
trip. an arrangement of artificial
fingers turns in the protruding edges
of the cover and the box is complete
1t takes far less time to cover the
box than ii does to tell of it. AS the
boxes are finished they are dropped
on an incline, miniature 'shoot-the-
chute and carried to the third work.
err, who stacks them.
Hot glue is given preference in box
making. Everywhere throughout the
box factory one may see little pots of
steaming glue. One of the points which
the worker in such a factory must
glue must be used to give the best
results. The glue is usually allowed
TO set for a few seconds on the ma
terial to which it is applied before
the material is pressed against the
board. the operator applying the glue
keeping several pieces ahead of the
one actually covering the boxes
AS previously noted, boxes are of
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number of boards may be cut at once.
the number varying with the thickness
of the material.
Now the box is ready to assume its
shape. With deft fingers holding the
desired edges together, the box is made
to retain it's shape in one of two ways.
Either the corner made by bringing
two edges together so as to form an
angle is held thus by having a small
strip of paper or cloth glued on it, or
the box is stripped by binding it
round with a strip of paper. Some
times it undergoes both operations.
In the first instance a machine auto
matically CLUES piece of paper or
cloth SO as to secure a good purchase
on both of the sides brought together.
simultaneously with stamping the nee
essary length of strip on the edges the
machine cuts the strip the proper
length.
Danger is to be found in this kind of
stripper. A moments inattention on
the part of the operator might mean a
badly mashed finger, or even the loss
of one. For that reason the operator is
provided with steel thimbless which
defy the stamper.
Where the box is entirely stripped, it
is fitted on a revolving block, a piece
of glue covered paper of the necessary
size being fed from the rear of the de-
vice. The operator gives the blocked
box turn, wrapping the paper around
the edge. When the paper meets. COW
ering the box, a cutter, operated by
foot. drops and sewers the paper The
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box goes to second operator. who
folds in the margin of paper projecting
over the edges, thereby making an in
side border, still further reinforcing
the board.
the boxes proper. They must be ac-
curately made, of course, so as to fit
the box properly-neither too loosely
nor too tightly.
In the case of the cheaper boxes the
stripping finishes them, unless. per-
haps, printed advertisement of the
dealer to whom they are consigned is
to be pasted on them. At any rate the
foundation work is complete.
But where covers are to be put on.
no little work yet remains. There are
two general types of covered boxes
those in which the cover is glued to
the box over its entire surface. and
those in which only the edges are made
fast. The only difference in the ham
ding regards the application of glue to
the neutrality-suspicious. it shall be APP
piled to the entire cover or just to it's
edges.
Probably the best example is that in
which a machine again plays leading
part. Three girls work together The
first applies glue to the paper cover BY
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been equipped here and sent TO the
front. and the same Is true of Dawson
in the Klondike, and nearly every city
in Canada.
There is no doubt, however, that
Prince Rupert is bound to be a city OF
considerable size. The people believe
that it will he a great port, and that
within a short time after peace is de-
clared it will start on it's way tn
becoming city of 100000 or more.
The government expects to make large
public improvements, and new build
ings Will he put up soon as money
grows easier. The government owns
one-fourth of that city. including the
most of the water front. The Grand
Trunk Pacific railway is planning -
erect a s2.000.000 hotel, and eventually
steamship line will be esta bill shed to
ply between here and the orient. There
will also be steamers to the Panama
canal, and a large part of the wheat
crop of northern and western Canada
will pass through here on its way 10
Europe via the canal. With view to
the future the city is now erecting the
largest floating dry dock on the Pac fc
coast. This dock will cost over So
o00,0 900. II will handle ships up to
500 feet in length and 10000 tons
capa city. The dock is almost compile:
ed. It's construction is modern, and IL
viii be the equal of any dock of its
size anywhere. The area OF the dock
plant is about twenty acres.
FRANK q. CARPENTER.
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knifelike wheels which may be placed
at any given intervals apart, and which
may be SO raised or lowered as to cut
any cardboard. or merely score the
same so that il may be folded without
cracking. The improved form of
scorer first marks the board in one
direction and then automatically sends
it through another set of wheels which
mark it at right angles to the lines
first made. The scorer therefore,
has a double use. 1t first cuts the
board to the SIZE required for the box;
then il scores" the design.
Another machine has to be used, how
ever. when designs other than the COM
mon, rectangular form are desired. This
works upon the same principle as the
printing press in which the paper is
pressed against Il perpendicular form
of type. In the place occupied by the
form in the printing press metal de-
sign is put and the cardboard forced
against it. Fancy containers such as
those used for the charlotte russo are
cut in this manner
In the rectangular designs the sur
plus corners must be cut out, so that
sides and ends may be brought togeth-
err. This is done by small machine
having right-angle cutter. large
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all the ports of southeastern Alaska.
and they carry freight ana pa SseISe!
to Skagway to be taken by the " hi.e
Pass railway over the Coast range 10
White Horse and thence sent down the
Yukon river to the klondike ana on
into interior Alaska. The Alaskan ousi-
ness of Vancouver is bagatehe IN
comparison with that of Seattle. Its
chief trade is with the Yukon territory
and esueciallv with Dawson. to which
city almost si.ooo.0oo worth OF cana
dian goods are shipped every year.
The third and last water gate TO
Alaska is Prince Rupert. the new ter
miual of the Grand Trunk racine rail-
way. This is the farthesi north of all
the doors to our territory, belhs IN
fact only forty miles south of the in
ternational boundary. 1t took me less
than six hours to come here by ship
from Ketchikan. and fast ocean
steamer could go in two hours from
here to Dixon Entrance or the Portland
canal, where Alaska begins.
Prince Rupert is more than 500 miles
north of Vancouver. and more than 500
miles north of Seattle. 1t is about two
days nearer Alaska by rail than any
other port. and its people think II
offers by far the best route from the
eastern and southern parts of our con-
tjnent to the United States OF the lar
north.
have Just had talk with the mayor
of Prince Rupert. lie claims that his
steamer than any of the Puget sound
merits and SAYS that now that the
Grand Trunk Pacific railroad has been
completed. travellers from the eastern
parts of Canada and the United states
can reach our territory two days soon
er nv coming this way. lie claims.
and rightly. that the port viii eventu-
ally give the shortest route to the
orient and that it will cut down the
Steamship trim to Yokohama, Japan.
more than 500 miles. The chief rea-
son for this is because Prince Rupert
lies so far north on the globe. and.
therefore, has a shorter water-route
to the far east.
AT present" to use the words of
the mayor. the troubles in Europe are
preventing the establishment of new
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fui ma nncr. Take. Tor example. the
Charlotte russo "cUp'-the boXpla ker
makes ii ii is one OF the fanciful type,
frequently ha"ing a scalloped edge.
Great differences are to be noted in
tae Kinds o9 paper used in different
boxes. Some are thick and heavy.
others thin and light. All come in
packs weighing nifty pounds. the
weight Of the board determining the
number of sheets 10 the pack. The
sheets are Of the same size, thiri zone
by forty one inches. and, il may be
added. The packs are very deceptive as
10 their weight. cardboard usually be
ing considered as light material by
the layman.
Coverings used add the finishing
touch Of individuality. Possibly the
board IS hidden only by coarse white
paper. again ii may be hidden beneath
soft folds of velvet or satin. tied with
ribbon ard ornsmented with small
bouquet of artificial flowers.
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copyrighted. 1916 by Frank 6. Carpenter.l
PRINCE RUPERT. British Columbia.
~ URING the past few weeks I
Ill " have visited each of the three
III principal water gates to Alas
q ka. l sailed north from Seat
tie. II is the chief port of the Pacific
northwest. and all OF our steamers that
go uorthward start there. The city
has seven transcontinental railways
over which goods. destined for the far
north come from all parts of the
United states. and its business with
Alaska is greater than that of any
other port. 1t is the bank. the depart
ment store and the barn of the terri
tory As TO the banking, it handled in
1914 something like S2S,0OO,O00 of
Alaskan exports and imports, and as to
its department store business the goods
sent north We're of every description.
and they sold for more than s1i.6oo.-
goo As 10 Seattle being the barn of
Alaska, it shipped there that year Sill
goo worth of oats. and a quarter OF
million dollars worth Of hay and other
feed. while it's shipments of -four were
almost as much.
seattle has one of the finest harbors
of the world. 1t has twenty-nine
wharves and docks with q frontage of
thirteen miles. 1t has elevators which
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many types and methods of procedure
in making them differ greatly in de-
tail. With some much of the work
must be done by hand Some OF the
larger boxes. for instance. have bust
ness cards pasted on their lids or
notices placed within them. These
are automatically carried out on can
vas belt after having glue applied to
them. Workers on either side of the
belt catch up these sticky sheets and
put them OH the box or lid by hand:
Heavy envelopes and mailing tubes
also come within the box makers
scope. The latter require special
sort of machinery and treatment. In
fact. the manufacturer of boxes must
be equipped with a large assortment
of machines. even though he uses
some of them very seldom. One piece
of apparatus may be idle for month.
yet he must have 1t for the inevitable
day when he Will be called on for
specific kind of box requiring that de-
vice.
There is one. for example. which
cuts out round and oval bottoms there
is another which inserts eyelets and
another machine nearby cuts semi
ciroul holes in lids which completely
cover all the sides of the box, and
without which holes it would be diff
proper
One of the problems which the boz
maker confronts almost constantly is
that of storing his completed products.
This is not difficult in the case of the
small and least voluminous containers,
but with the larger ones, such as hat
boxes. the problem becomes acute. \
stack of two or three hundred OF these
boxes takes up a large space, and so
long as in the workrooms offers an
obstacle for those who have to move
bout.
Quick work in getting these boxes out
to the dealer to whom they are con-
signed offers the solution of the prob
lem. In rush seasons. however. it is a
case of boxes, boxes. everywhere"
incidentally. it may be noted that in
the boxmaking business. as in many
Others rush orders" come many at a
time. usually.
Boxmaking is not new industry.
Ii is rather difficult to say just when
the manufacture of paper boxes first
began-that u.s. when the first PASTE
board or paper box was made 1t is
considered proba BILE that the first one
was devised by a Chinese. using STIFF
rice paper. The papyrus paper manu-
featured by the Egyptians is thought
to have been too expensive of repro
duction, as well as too thin and dell.
cate.
Metal boxes were made at an early
date however. Records of the royal
pa tent grants of England as early as
1852 show that letters patent were
granted to the inventor of an engine
for the production of pasteboard by
ma chinery The chief use of the board
at that time was for the manufact ure OF
and cannon wads.
Late years have brought about great
in the making of paste
board boxes and in the extension OF
their use. Their economy and conven-
fence have been proved. Yearly more
a nd more machinery is being made for
the manufacture Of boxes.
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Many coverings-in fact. the ajority
---carry.th printed advertisement of the
dealer hose commodity is 10 be con-
tained within the box. Some of the
covers are printed in the box factory
an added feature of boxmaking, while
others are sent by the dealers them
selves, particularly where the printing
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-F ALI. the cardboard oyster boxes
Ill turned out by one of Washing
toms cardboard box factories in
q single day were placed end TO
eEd following four inches as the
length OF eachJ they would make line
extending from the Treasury nearly
to Peace Monument If they were
PLACED in similar relation against the
side of the Washington Monument they
would make nine piles reaching from
the base to the top
Oue boxmaking plant in Washington
alone can. and frequently does. turn
out 1000 oyster boxes in day OF
course, II does not turn out this num-
her every day, because there are other
sorts of boxes when must be made.
this being box age
Take IL home in box has become
national by-word- Boxes everywhere
and for Amos; every thing Thousa nds
upon thousands Of cardboard boxes are
used ~ Washington each Gas-boXes
for hats. eggs. medicine o sters. caGdt-.
birdseed. cake. paper. SHOES, sUItS and
other clothes, ice cream. paying cards.
ana. indeed practically every com
Tine art" OF making boxes has de
e!oped 20 such an extent that liquiGs
and ne most fragile articles H-ay now
Ee carrie. saf.Iy ia thefn-
II is Il growing industry, not only in
Washing on. but thrOug hout the coun-
trt. Cardboard noxes are beng more
extensively used than ever before. es
pecially for marcel posi- and other
transportation Of sommodit es 1t
would be- difficult 80 estimate the num-
Ter Of acres which might be covered
VIII the cardboard USED ia the manu-
tac,ure Of boxes n Washington in u
yea. rbe one Gs.y's output o: o%ste=
Lo.es cited ..Jo.e uses nearly 500
square feet OF cardboard. about TWEEN
:y-oj,e complete boxes being turned out
ON = p.ece % board thirty -one inches
wide b. for: In-hss lonS. other
Loves vary in ;Ae amount % boa ri
III. The general run of boxes does
no, 90 ov,. g4&2HE20 inches. how
ever
pne OF tIe principal characteristics
which one notices most quickly in the
NoxnIakiug industry. probably. is that
the hos is q d.stinc;iveIy individual
produc;-;tat is to SAL. that while
certain z;>lcs OF boxes are most widely
used the designs are practically limit :
less and the LoxmaLer has TO deal
with hundreds OF different kinds dur
ia; q year
the differences ~ size have already
sff n LIS
box. the boxn.al<er must he ready to
produce ,he desired size. Then. there
IL tho shape TO be considered. y large
percentage Of boxes rectangular .
others must nave round or oval
tops, or possibly be cut in some tanci-
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1916-11-16
PRESS BY RADIO
By Bert Emerson

Nov. ID. Quincy Mass; Spanish
Submarine Isaac Peral attained
higher speed than any submarine
in the United States Navy accord
ing to officials Of Electric Boat
Company which constructed the
Peral. Official trials high speed of
thirty six knots was attained on
the surface. Cruising radius is
said to be eight thousand miles
with one supply of fuel and pro-
visions.
Types of submarines projected by
U. S Navy expect to exceed these
results.
Naval Department announces
that Atlantic Fleet will 90 south
and will visit the canal for spring
exercises.
Berlin: General Hanfalkenhayn
continues progress in invasion OF
Roumanian front.
Ryme: Pennsylvania front Russo
Roumanian troops gave ground one
point in region northeast OF
Campulung.
London: With important ground
of Ave mile front already won from
Germans, Northern edge of Somme
region and across Aucre brook
northern France, British are
continuing new offensive and
already have taken five thousand
prisoners. Miramont on Albert
Bapaumet railway seems to be
British objective.
Petrograd; Eastern Front,
Russians holding their own having
repulsed Austro'German attacks.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1916-11-16
Entertained

Mrs. Bert Bull entertained about
forty of her young friends Monday
evening in honor of her cousin
Miss Burrows of Kansas City.
Miss Burrows comes to us as
one of Kansas City's most talented
teachers of expression and dancing
and it will afford our people a rare
opportunity of becoming proficient
in either art. The young people
departed from Mrs. Bulls with the
memory of a pleasant evening and
delightful refreshments which will
add one more gem to memories
string of pearls and score one more
social triumph for Monroe. ="
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1916-11-16
...Phone Your News To The Democrat.
Big Dairy Meeting

Friday Nov. II, has been set
the for the big dairy meeting in
Monroe City. E G. Bennett. the
Missouri dairy commissioner will
be here and speak on this subject
that is of so much interest at this
time
Mr.. Merrill of the DeLaval Sepa-
rator Company will behere At 1:30
p m he will conduct COW demon
stralion. This will be on the F. &
M. Bank corner. Those who heard
him at Hannibal say he is an
instructive as well as interesting
speaker
W. S. Kaiser of the Sharples Sep
arator Company will be here and
hold a demonstration. He is one
of the best posted dairymen IN
Wisconsin which is saying a great
deal as that state is noted for
dairying.
Everyone interested in stock,
whether you are farmer or not,
should attend this meeting
There will be dinner served at
Pixies hall at $50 at q dollar a
plate. Every man in the town and
country are urged to attend.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1916-11-16

Thos. j. Proctor reports the pur-
chase of 30 steers of G. W. Beck of
near Hunnewell at $57 so, 2 cows
at $67 SO each. 4 cattle of John
Direeo at $50, calf of Mrs. Dora
Thomae at S27 80 2 cattle of Mack
Rouse at $1,000 calfof A. L Nash
at $3120 3 cattle of W. W. Hanly
at S102.50 S cattle of Howard
Tuley at $3O1.60 5 calves of Chas.
Carlson at $l33.5O. COW of James
Rogers $6270, 8 calves of j. J.
Rogers at S78O5, 4 cattle of Frank
Gentry at Sl59.07, 2 calves of C.
Luth at $46 is. 2 calves OF Jas
Cusac 10l go, 2 cattle of Jno Watson
at S94 SIS. 1 calf of C B. Ridel at
$500. 2 yearlines of VIM Engle at
S71.40
He sold 10 calves to W. W.
Hanley at S295. 3 calves to Chas.
Elzea at $500, They shipped
car cattle Monday night to Chicago
via Wabash Have two car loads
ready to ship anc are waiting for
cars.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1916-11-16

Little John A. Seward, the three
year old son of Mr.. and Mrs Ben
Seward met with a painful accident
Monday He was trying to get
into rocking chair when it slipped
and he fell on the stove and burned
his head, ear and side of his face
badly His eye was still very
much swollen yesterday but at that
time was not suffering.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1916-11-16
A Trousseau Party

Tuesday afternoon few intimate
friends were invited to the home of
Mrs v W. Longmire to view the
glad array Of wedding garments of
Miss Haynie, We were directed
upstairs TO the boudoir of The bride
to be and there arrayed in all the
queenIy beauty that appeals to the
feminine heart we're the dainty
things. all hand made, with colors
blending, never jar to eye or nerve,
the bride alone knowing how manv
stitrhes.
Displayed about the room on
tables, dresser and chiiTunlere
were stacked, both useful and
ornamental We next descended to
the dinin- room which was decorat-
ed with ostrich chrysanthemums
and were served tea and waters
not unmindiu' of the sweet strains
on the faithful victrola. =.
Mrs Frank McCann. of Paris.
is the quest of Mrs W I. Reid
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1916-11-16
Sold Walnut Lumber

DR.. Thomas Proctor had LOT OF
walnut trees on his farm cut down
last spring. At that time he ex'
pected to sell them to a gun stock
company but after they were
cut ths-company was not willing to
pay the price agreed upon. DIR.
Proctor had the logs hauled to the
Burlington tie ysrd and now has
Tom White saving the logs into
lumber. He expects to have about
10.UO0 feet or about a carload OF
splendid walnut lumber. He has
sold it to the Quincy Furniture and
Show Case Company.
Mrs. Henry Ysger was a Han
nibll visitor Tuesday.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1916-11-16
Occupy Woodson Apartments

A. H. Ely and wife have moved
into the Woodson Apartments Mr.
and Mrs. Alfred Jaeger have rented
and are to have possession of the
next suite to be completed which
is to be the first of next week.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1916-11-16

Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Lanham and
family of Lakenan, were guests of
relatives in this city Saturday and
Sunday.