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iohow the other routes where transportation is slow and Inadequate
c The Massachusetts route is from New Bedford 10 Nantucket. SO miles
amd 9fetufn9 partly by land and partly by water of ribs Would be made is
times a week during the summer months and SIX times in the winter. An
aeropfane would have to BE able to carry a weight limit Of 1000 hounds The
present cost OF the service is $40, 900 a year. ''iAiD nc
The Alaska route foFrs a. connecting link frumSeYArd to Monte tbefde
to Fairbanks and back to Valdez. Most of them Cali foE a srEce fwfce 81
week throughout the year. On some of the routes the cost II" a q biehf as
100000 q year, and In winter SIX weeks is reauiEedrto make the trim The
aeroplane contracts allow two days for most Of the trips The longest route.
yaIde2 70 urbank y S5S miles. The extreme time limit of six weeks on
Seattle. .t 81, = ryoS .SSsf~A ~
"a Postmaster General Burieson has been assureaaL,A swas said, that Capital
already lis considarng bids mndo that estimates arsNtbesIhg. 4Aade. ts1SEknL
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'urposs Breeds.

araef At51e given q better chance to
rels should be separated
AeblA Haftfg6 cts as sodn az the sex, can
1I4iE distinguished, the most
Npbha1fneAShickens being saved for
Z ke4ai &3t3ck. Thel sex is usually
l4nl(S U38*fieaa developmsnt Of the head
l3eAa9144f9 And- general male charac-
3he cockerels, and this re-.
skill and practice. The
fee{SkfA 4ftfcted as broilers may be
1ete1494 rapidly than those saved
Tot bxeHdfa6 stock. Quick growth a
be Produced byy dividing them into
fdcks OF SO Or less and combining them
to small pens for IA to 10 days before
~ dFeeasiAshe Morns
ing and at noon a wet mash of six
tppunfs cornmeah -four rpoupds dow
gtaSfs #wheatg he,Wi and tvs hobnds
bran 6f midd1ings.' mixed with Skim
hhiRt Or tButlefpfastoetha consistency
,bx soatmeaF poSriAges II no milk is
available, add one pound of beef scrap
to the mash, and give some green feed
daily using only enoughlwater to make
a GRUMPY mash. In addition to either
Of these mash feeds. give all the
cracked corn which the chickens will
eat, for the evening feed ncg,
Higher prices are paid for the early
broilers, those Matched in March and
April, than for those Matched in the
late spring and early summer. Pull
let's Matched early also make the best
fall and winter layers and are the
most profitable to raise. Broilers are
marketed both alive and dressed. Con-
siderable care should be used In both
dressing and shipping broilers SO that
they will reach the market in a neat,
attractive condition. ',. e...
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you aren't ACQUAINTED with Mr.! Dansers and she doesn't make n ossrures
to yon, Idont believe it would 81. Possible 20 get her II ons To your parties
The near cabinet woman 4tts5ft4an exclamation ofd issast Td like tc
know what's the good Of the position we've Acquired iii Washington if ]
can't worki TO- get in whhithe1 kipdsef people i want" a. s.yl4ds -erta>
A newly rich woman in town with a whole feet Of motor cars ana nc
need of a NERVE tonic breaks into many Of the snarsst homes by a system
entirely her own. - a%fVi.1 0 Nro a. =" " -" - " 90
is invited to- swagger reception r BAH, to which she herself has received nc
caro-. r. t. ~: tr 80 y. t.E.a, Hnm5 5n, .usr5 = ,-H
She COOS softly over. the! telephone: My dear Mrs. Jenkins, II you as
going to the British embassy tonight won't you give NE the pleasure OF
going with me in my car? I'll call for you at ten 81 * +.S ~
- The motoress matronf generally falls into the trap, all unsusphious that
she is making herself socially responsible for IN arch schemer who has nc
entree. DBL "' -" ""t
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tne CuStOMS HOUSE, UHICtfS N New
York and other ports. Excuses, hon.
eyed words and other means of allay
ing the customs appraisers doubts as
to rue valuations of articles subject
to import duties. will fall OIL deaf ears
after this.
1t is the intention of the treas
ury department authorities to scru.
tinize closely every trunk and parcel,
no matter how high in the social
scale their owners may be, in order
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CTAS. BRETON nrn,1;s.
Doyez Tenn.
Prove What Swanp.Rogt VIII Do For You

Prove What Swanp-Root Viii Do For You
Send ten cents TO III. Kilmer & CO..
Binshaptor, n. Y, for 4 sample size bot
tie. 1t viii convince anyone. You VIII
also receive a booElet Of valuable infor,
matOn. telling about the kidneys and bad
der. When writing. be eure and mention
this paper. Regular ffty-cent and one
dollar size bottles Tor sale at all drug
stores.-Ady.
Few women can serve style and
comfort at the same time.
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Druesist-Givss Highest Praise
to Kidney Hsdiciua !

977s IA Z
For the psftAitssn yeFrs I4haH heea
selling Dta k1rasEN Wsrnpa and
my custonets Ss s1Sah
the results sttahtf' ROW lis and sici
speak in ths'A highest tefms resstdini
swamp-Root, I,have used. II in mm.owi
family and the tesatts y Z the Sapsrsfa9
orablSS8L bssese +s4a 4~1irs4Gckc IA Pc,
kidney. hrerSnnd bladder 1-lsassassxhd
always fecommenI ft FOR s1St ~eToutts
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nameu as the date Tor Their Starting.
The routes will be established,
the department announced. as much
to stimulate development OF aviation
because of its relation to military pre-
p%aredness asN to improve the man
service. The department believes
that efforts already begun to finance
an aerial :pstrol OF the Atla2tic coast
indicate ready capital WITH be found
for the mail service. undertakings. sho'
II the service fs successful, It is
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i%<Ie S.,s In Good.

Little Sal. 10 Good.
IKh@fF talf nm Aohet3t)s kill
if6wls and chfcks II placed where they
c:Fn sH9kAsFsffe s'ih "a mash
eITA6oSf4caSdI
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ciaHy or physically. And YET the
ctimber. is Always q Joke Jh 49, ats
b5sA Woman whose husband. has e,
subcabinet. job in the present admin
istration. and who takes herselSTvery
~seriously1in consequences eauedJup AM
old resident the other day swHkiaai
Good morning, Mrs. Jones. .Tfow cah'
I get people like the Danvers TO come,
to my parties?" a~. 40 - i.,.
The resident lady grinned a huge
grin into the telephone. 49, 90.
- why I'm aure I dim Z know, IF
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Excuses and Honeyed Words Fall on Deaf Ears

it will be a case of SHOW Me" when society folk return from
II the fashion centers Of Europe with trunks packed with all sorts of the
latest creations and Jewels and laces and other things, and when they face
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DRY MASH YbR1Mfla fENs
.-.xtcyVaXyp.asoSS gs
by Professor Stoneburn Of the
Connections Station, ,;a,


=. Connections Station .sSs
fi6S ] Sg2L .3fAdtNofiE "~sA'
One acf3 theflsading ssuthorities ia.
the country on subjects relating to
poultry is Prof. F. H. Stoneburn of the
connectaeyt iA&stsHltp1al, kspe5tlaest
station. He has 9 ration WHICH he
calls a az, 6nash.f ofhe Nendeheyy more
and more is towards dry feedfnS1aV aver
when ground feed is given.
The trSshssh fsSSifxSadsd W Pro-
lessor yetatAAx1 ffar slaztas hsnasdss
10 100 f DoSsl: ss s8GSsSes aBj Sseaas P, 81.
ten meal. 100 pounds ground oats. 75
pounds, wheat middlings, rs pounds
feedi6S fpux3o pounds 1per hAef
scrsas: i'EpopDess1 n1ehfAt11n
@AXEA4M(
Wst1AtAsS&s Duck Eggs.
The Inst three or four eggs that .
duck laayts'iMi Yhe ileaffyys Spring are SUI
dom good for Matching ans. 9sYabX are
sold or used for cooking: '
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Love is blind-otherwise few leap
year girls would propose.
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Washington a. City; Of Sfnroobbss "'aan and ,Snuubss7

THIS is, essentially the city of thegsocial ptaatAionnrd Of the climber. OF
nsnobs and Of nubs. Everybody is trying ty i@ok or crook, to better BIZ
social position, which is as praiseworhy a an eseTt teb@ter himself fnanl
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DON'T GAMBLE

that your hearts all right. Make
sure. Take "Renovine"--a heart and
nerve tonic. Price soc and 81. 0O.--Adv.
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To Obtain Eggs.

fno6r4efgso1o 6tafi egg tsissa neces.
a'tns''TfsSfss% stock
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Catch Question Battles the License Dispenser

n HE office Of Col William A. Knoll. marriage license cerk. is a favorie
j hunting ground for copy and. for this reason, there generally is a news
hound nong around. This va the Isl the other day when a couple
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take" he said. Here ire two licenses calling for two marriage ceremonies.
for the m couple. In each case you have the license issued to thu same
persons"
Whats the matter with that
1t was explained that. n % matter which ceremony raj performed nrt.
when the second ceremony wa to be performed, the persons married would
have been married once already and that, therefore, the record of the license
issued for the second ceremony wa incorrect, in that 1t stated that both Of
the contracting parties had never been married before and that they were
Miss - and Mr.. -, where as the record should have read Mr.. and
Mrs. .". .. .t.
The colonel s sn wondering whether or not he made a mistake. Others
at the city hall have taken up the question, and al they are hopelessly
divided over the facts n tn a it is possible Chief Justice Coving1on may
be saked in O of his few spare moments, to settle the argument
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Plan Aerial Mail Service iii for Isolated Points

WAsHlNGToNTAerh mail service to isolated points in Alaska and
:, massacnuHetts Is contemplated by the post Office department. Bids were
skeo 1or service o eight routes. seven Of them in Alaka. October l is
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Sometimes it is q mans Cowardice
that Keeps hin from getting in Bar
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Americans now m~onopolize tho
Spitzbergen ccal fields.
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approached the counter and asked for
| two licenses, naming a different min
lister in each license to perform the
ceremony. With the departure OF the
bride and bridegroom-to-be, the re-
porter walked over to take q look
at the book. It is a common occur
renee for persons desiring to be mar
rfed to have two ceremonies per-
formed. but the newspaper man deter
mined to have some fun with the colo
mel.
"Hey, colonel, you've made a mis-
The Detroit times., 1916-08-14
JOB HUNTERS
CAUSE RIOT
5000 Rush Gates At Ford
Plant and Police Are
Called In

Five thousand men looking for
work caused small riot at the
Ford Motor Co.'S plant. Monday
morning, but were quickly quelled
by the Highland Park police. The
infux OF applicants for positions is
said TO b. due to an advertisement
for large number OF men which
the Fuller Construction Co., doing
work on Ford property. circulated.
The construction company needed
but $50 men, and these were hired
before the large crowd arrived.
Some one In the crowd suggested
going 10 the Ford employment office
for work. and the entire mob rushed
TO the gate. A call for the police
was sent and Capt Worden and
10 patrolmen turned out They were
able TO disperse the men In a short
time.
John Henkel, who Is In charge
OF employment at the Ford com
pany. stated that the concern Ia
not contemplating taking on any
men at present and that all hiring
would be done by mail as hereto.
fore.
The Detroit times., 1916-08-14
HOOKS FISH
THAT WEIGHS
OVER 800 POUNDS

STAR, Idaho. Aug. IA henever
any two fishermen OF this section Of
Idaho return from q trC with an
aggregate accredited catch Weigh.
ing moro than 4l6 pounds. they will
be entitled 20 lay clair to having
surpassed the record Of Arthur Had
Icy aid Hugh NcCown Of Star Just
how many more pounds " 6sh than
thi- the gentlemen caught they
have not stated
Their remarkable record Is pretty
uu. yE...ved when n is made
know hat in the past few days
they hooked out Of the Snake river
two sturgeon, one OF which weigh
ed ,05 pounds and the other 1O9
pounds
The larger of the two piscatorial
r-ol,r,-f measured nine feet AMI
six inches long.
The Detroit times., 1916-08-14
REINFORCED CONCRETE
RESERVOIR

lfiEhlruH FafF Mich. Aug IL
NOTICE CONTRACTOR Sealed
rropoaats Wll Ha received by the
Cicrk on the village ~ Highland Park
up Pc 4 o'clock b.. W. IaHt'rn stand i.
uri fllur. ur N.Nd9v. tho ~ day OF
August. 1910. for tine construction OF
81 reinforced concrete reservoir ap-
uroIiutAtcty 1879 IT, bv 29t r.. out
side. and ID a. deep - the wall line
Tho exterior wall viii be ~ but
trtEs typ, and ~ uniform section All
around The fnur viii hc 81 double
slab retru,ti.u, with Is Waterproof
ing membrane of hitumiuous mnterial
between lower au1 upper slabs
Tho plans and specifications under
which the work o. 60 be done may
b. examined at tho ofhc" 81 the VII
lagr CLERK and copies ~ the same
may Doc obtained hy making q de-
posif of Five Dollars. which will be
refunded upon their return. IN good
condition
certlhed check for sum not less
than 6v' prr cent. of the amount 90
tie proposal VIII be required with
ouch proposal
The right 60 rrlrct any or all pro-
poAala. aud tho right 90 waive de
fects in proposals. Ar" reserved by
tho village
X NJ FORD.
village clerk
T. g. FOSTER
supt Of Public Works.
UOAp AND. DECKER
CongultIup Engineers.
Ann Nrhar Mich.
The Detroit times., 1916-08-14
HIGHLAND PARK

Avalon ave are spending two weeks
John Lockwood formerly OF Nj
len, O., ~ now making his home at
No. lht Wlnpna-RVc.
Mr. ana Mrs l.. J. Kuntwarth and
son Robert Of No. - NrI.eaU-uvo
and Miss Nellie smith. ~ 30 a Del
ava re- ave. are spending few weeks
at tho island House. Mack nae island
DR.. and Mrs. Gordon, ot Cincinnati.
are stopping with Mr. and Mrs A
Wait, Of No. i82 Cortlaud-ave.. for
Mt, and Mrs ". J Eyens "f Former
residents OF the village. moved sat
urday to Ypsilantl.
Miss Minnie Nclsun, ut No y Ava
lon-aVe.. has returned from trip
through the east, including Philadel-
ph,a. Atlantic city and New York
Mrs Mnude Clements. Of No $50
Grand Rapids. Reed city aud Petos-
Mr and Mrs John Mshsr and
aion, ave- and Miss HaIeiie Martin.
OF No. 100 Glendale ave, have re-
turned home. from n motor trip 70
Niagara Falls London, Ont. and
o'SsS 81 aSa &r, s J. Pen hay. re-
the east and are az home at No 222
Louise-aye. Mrs, BELL was formerly
Mr. and Mrs NJ Chrlsty. Of No 600
Monterey ave. moved Saturday to No
% Colorado-avs
Vernon clements formerly Of the
psrk has moved TO his new home on
William Rogerson. sr. Of No 2ie
Highland Is home after a three
week camping trip at Little cur
Mrs S, case. OF No. 242 Highland
ave, has returned TO her homo from
ak weeks visit with friends and
''irlv ana 'hMyG 1s g 1t1Ttnern o Obj
90 Church-ave
Mrs Louis Pott. Of Pittsburgh. Is
tshe guest Of Mr. and Mrs winis Lee
smith. Of Chamberlain-ave
L. A. Dillon. Of 40. rs Buena VS.
tta-aye west haa left for Spokane.
Mr and Mrs omars. who formerly
! resided AZ No ga Ferris-ave. are
4 now taking up their new residence az
III corner OF Ham,lton-blvd. and
! Mr. and Mrs. clyde Ferguson. Of
+ Niles. o, who have been visiting Mr.
sad Mrs. r r. Adams. OF No 20 Win
demere-ave, have returned 10 Their
Charles y. Manhoft 81 Indianapolis
"a the guest ~ his uncle, Max Kohn
or No III Davison-e
The three children OF Mr. and Mrs
/ Chestnut, OF No 100 Tighlnud-ave
are suffering from severe attacks OF
thSS, whooping cough
OF No lo2 Bucn1 Nista-1ve west
hoe announced tho birth q a daugh-
Mrs George ". Howe Of No. 162
Geneva ave, is confined 20 her home
through a serious Illness
Collins Rradley, o. No. 22t Cortland
ave, who underwent - serious oper-
The Detroit times., 1916-08-14
FIRE DESTROYS
DRY GOODS STORE;
PERILS SLEEPERS

FIRE starting from a defective
wire In a dry goods store. at No
294s Woodward-ave., Highland PARK,
belonging TO Mrs. Il Hovey, early
Monday. destroyed tho entire store
and did considerable damage 10 ad-
Joining property
The nremen fought the blaze for
more than two hours Several per
sons were sleeping IN the building,
but all escaped before the fire de
partment arrived.
The loss to the store is estimated
at $4,000, and that to tho drug store
at 1850 Woodward-ave.. belonging 10
Harry Fl, Tucker. which WAS dam.
aged by water and smoke, ia said
TO be $500.
The Detroit times., 1916-08-14
RESIDENTS UNITE
TO GET PUBLIC
IMPROVEMENTS

The Oakman Boulevard Improve
ment association was formed Sun
day night. by about 200 residents OF
the part OF Greenfield township east
OF Highland Park which has been
annexed to Detroit. The main pur-
pose OF the Organization Is to obtain
sewers. light. schools. fire and 20.
lice protection, and other municipal
necessities.
s. L. Wilkie was appointed ten.
porary president. and NJ A. Umler
temporary secretary. The follow
ing committee was named: Leroy
Gilbert D r TyreH L. NJ Roth.
man, Charles Carney, and r. ii
Ramsey The committee will make
a report at the next meeting 10 BE-
held at Glendale and Oakman- blvd.
Aug Il.
The Detroit times., 1916-08-14

lsQlsic, No. q hens. iSaise. stags
ls9 iSet geese, 3lact datkt. az
swes, Potatoes -,i1S bu and u7S
JoBBING PRIcEs
s. i-"' Nina s',SS .sns "s orsl
F sSisy es ssini sa i' fsss Fancy
mon, ,an iasi nat. pings, 900 To.
matoest eiB Matrowfnt peas. vi
ssTTlSy s lans' nssI sifted early June
Co6c--white House, acct standard
packages, isAonho H.
nr raGs s,sssP sTfe mln ST1s '"I 80
rne middlinss $40; cracked corn, sac /,
coarse eorn-naeal, saS; corn and oat
chop, sss ton.
,rr''-ss.,.sSo,5''.s Sr'::.s O ns-t h M,sh,
sfSo; Straight t7sb, pure rye, sssC;
spring patent 'si0 bsl In eighth pa
hoii:S iin.sea Tss sa "i in b.f 2 l 1as
headlight. $40. perfection. as; paia.
oip~ fe.sci red crown basoiine, iSo
H.rsv.-s-Nats. TACO hos base,
l.sa s.rssa .ir. spelni sss sposl
SsSsS ,ito per cwt.: buh lo'S Sron.sd
s;:: .insls handled. 1880 double,
N-gauss, lsisi ssEauEs 1880; ar
gauge. et,Sb; SS-gauge. -t5.40 per owt,
csrrlags bolts. small. 500, 10 and S
hoits small, soc, 10 and 10 on: large.
4tAss-No. l CURED h,des. 1906 No.
acc; No. ] green bulls. lac: No.
hip. no; No. ] cured murraln. 1901
No. green murrain. 100: No. I cured
Seif. ies; No Eresn calf ,1G; No.
$3.50; No. tallow, 7 ~ No. tail ",
6Mo per h.; No. Z hides lie OF; No 3
kip, and calf 70 on. sheepskin Gas
The Detroit times., 1916-08-14
Keeps Improving De-
spite Many Handi-
caps, Says Expert
CROP SITUATION
UNSATISFACTORY
Grain Yields Will Be
Away Under Last
Years Figures
HENRY CLEws

NEW YORK. Aug. It-"Thc
stock market is contending with q
series Of perpleNties such as the
war, labor troubles poor crop re
ports, foreign liquidation, imitation
In commodities. the Mexican situa
tion. the presidential campaign,
etc" saws Henry Clcwa in his week.
~ trade review The volume Of
business has been more or less re-
stricted by the large number OF va
cation aDsente"s mt 'hc general
undertous has bear confident and
f. improving In ~ tie of The conflict
ing tendencies referred to
"Thc "ror situation is anything
hut satisfactory The governments
August report for wheat Indicated a
yield of only ga 100000 bushels.
compared with loll 0oo,o6C bcshcIs
last year. and 72S 900 oC0 bushels
for the fyc-year average ending
1910 This IS a decrease Il 100000.
GOO bushels. compared with the July
report For corn, the outlook IS
simply far. the government report
indicating CROP OF ~ DpG. 900
bushels. compared with 1855, o00, 600
bushels last year and l752 000. 900
bushels for the hye-ycaT average
oats figure at t.g74oG0 900 bushels.
against l.54u 600 600 bushels year
ago TIerp is decrease of nearly
The Detroit times., 1916-08-14
TO SPEND $4,000
ON LOWER RIVER
From q star Correspondent.

A'N"' " 49,. NN''t9RbftbpHss
WASHINGTON. Aug LEX
penditures OF s2S,OOC are to be made
on aids 10 navigation in the Detroit
river within tn rext few months
In discussing the contemplated I'm.
provements. the official publication
OF the United States department. OF
commerce says
The project for the Improvement
OF the lower Detroit river under the
unitd States Engineers IL now
about completed This contemplates
"A straight channel after leaving the
Grassy Island North Charnel Range
10 The turn on the Crosse Isle South
Channel Range. distance OF five
miles This will Lece ssitate a rear
rangement OF the s., stem Cf aids TO
navigation maintained By the United
States Lighthouse Service.
The sund,y civil act. approved
July /. 1915. appropriated $4,000 for
Improving aids 10 navigation and
establishing new aids in the Fight.
ing Island Channel, Detroit River.
The work contemplated consists OF
the establishment of separate
ranges for up and down bOunl yes
cells and Of tao or moro side lights
az about the present locations, on
the west side of Grassy Island
South and Namajuda Ranges. This
viii involve the 'ablishment Of
new range nshts as well as the side
Lights mentioned and moving ths
present range lights
The Detroit times., 1916-08-14

ever, about i've cents above a year
aso. and with consumption running
perilously ciOse Ia, production grow
era are, reasonably certain OF good
profits,
An interesting feature In our
foreign commerce returns fer the
last fiscal YEAR was that out OF total
merchandise exports OF s4,s53, O00,-
900. more than lalf. OF $2,6Ss, 600. ;.
600. consisted OF manufacturer
which doubled their amount In the
rast IL months OF foodsturs our
exports we're te76, roc, 900, compared
with 1861 900 900 last year, while OF
raw materials our exports were
S5S6,0e0,0o0. against s6l0, 100000 a
year ago, This increase In exports
Of manufactures IL extremely signifl.
cant. For some years the tendency
in this country has been decidedly
towards larger exports OF manufAo
lures and smaller exports Of food.
stuffs; this being a natural sequence
OF our growing population and tn
dustrial development The extra
ordinary expansion In manufactured
exports If mainly due to the war
and must lie considered az quite ab-
normal. Nevertheless, there Il no
doubt that we shall rctain much OF
this newly gained foreign trade. pro
yidcd our costs can be made TO
meet those OF Great Britain and
Germany. who will strenuousiy en-
deavor TO recover all and more than
they have lost. Our chief handi.
cap will be high priced commodities
and labor troubles. in both OF which
there will have TO be readlustment
before we can successfully meet for
eign competition abroad.
There IL still no prospect for a
prompt ending OF the war. Recent
successes OF the Allie1 seemingly
only serve 10 strengthen their de-
termination TO completely overcome
the Central Powers. This probably
Is the explanation OF additional large
munitioI orders now being received
from abroad. The steel trade has,
of course, felt the stimulus Of these
demands. Prices are very firm and
The outlooh is for Continued activity
in this department ~ industry, Some
huge orders for copper are also be-
ing negotiated BY the Allies.
The labor situation has been
quite factor in ~ ancial circles
The dispute between the railroads
and their employees. is far from be-
ing settled and the feeling Is grow
Ing that the third party 10 the dis
rute-the puplic-has greater inter.
est at stake than cher of the two
contcsuus parties Both sides are
anxious 10 have puGlic opinion upon
their side, and the outcome OF the
controversy Is still uncertain.
General business Is quiet as
usual i'm August. though 'he volume
~ trade is larger than "A year ago,
as testified by both bank cIearings
and railioad earnings Tho railroads
are now enjoying more prosperity
than for -everal wears. but the fact
that the companies are facing II
heavy increase In operating costs
and that they have only recently
escaped serious financial compiled
tons. prevents any special enthu-
giasm among railroad Managers