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Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-01-05
Grain Review

Chicago, Jan. 4.-Skepticism about
the advisa bility Of following up II
cent advance scored within forty eight
hours led to bearish reaction today in
the wheat market here. Even the bull
leaders who had been advocating a
price level Of 50 a bushel conceded that
the advance had been too rapid. Peac
possibilities and submarine activity
tended also to induce profit taking by
holders and to provoke short selling.
Opening quota tons which ranged from
l &c decline to &c advance. with May
at s1.s5k to s1.S6% and July at s1.521
to s1.54, were preliminary to decided
general setback and then a moderate
rally
About midday weakness became
somewhat acute owing to Washington
rumors that President Wilson would
make another attempt to bring about a
stoppaee Of European hostlities. De-
clines however We're checked by re-
ports of an immense volume Of cash
business in all grains. The close was
nervous q to 2&c net lower with May
at s1.s4 to $1.s4A and July at s1.4sA
to $50.
General and heavy selling took place
in the corn market. 1t was said that
overnight acceptances from the coun-
try had been the largest in some time.
After opening !. to 3 cents lower,
prices however. made something Of a
recovery.
In later dealings values underwent
additional Says owing largely to the
weakness of wheat. The close was I'M
settled at IL to 21Hc net decline.
Oats duplicated the action Of corn.
Trading though was not large, and
changes in value were less wide.
Provisions went upgrade with hogs.
The entire list shared in the advance.
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COMING TO AMERICA.

Sydney. Jan. 4. Mick King. Aus.
tralian ex-middleweight champion. in
letter written at sea to Snowy
Baker. says that he is bound for Amer
lea via nearly everywhere on earth. y
The ship he is on is evidently tramp
as she will touch India, Africa. the
Canary Islands. London, Gibraltar
Marseilles. Genoa and Naples (the bot
tom of the sea if she meets German
submarine) and then New York. He
hopes to meet Dillon, Gibbons or even
Willard Sin fact any one to get
quick money with"
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DEMOCRATS TO CAUCUS.

Des Moines. Ian. 4. The fourteen
democrats on the house side will eau
GUS either Friday night or Saturday
morning for the purpose of nominating
candidate for speaker, which is prac-
iically equivalent to electing minor
ity floor leader. Kane Of Dubuque had
this honor two years ago. but was &C
lively assisted by Miller OF Bremen,
now dead and Bauman Of Van Buren,.
who retired to run for the senate. Rog-
ers OF Carroll and Horchem OF Du-
buaue both have been mentioned for
the speakership nomination.
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HAVE HEAVY SCHEDULE.

Lincoln. Neb., Jan. 4. Nebraska
and Notre Dame football relations will
be continued this year the Catholic
school of South Bend, Ind. coming to
Lincoln for a game Oct. 90. according
to announcement by the university ath-
letic board here.
Notre Dame was originally schedul-
ed for Thanksgiving day, but consent.
ed to waive that date in order that Ne
braska might play Syracuse. The
schedule for the coming season is the
most ambitious Nebraska has ever I'm.
dertaken. 1t follows:
Oct. 6. Wesleyan at Lincoln.
Oct. Is - Iowa at Lincoln.
Oct 20. -Notre Dame at Lincoln.
Oct. ~ = Michigan Agricultural
School at Lansing.
Nov. 10. Missouri at Lincoln.
Nov. II. Kansas at Lawrence.
Nov. 20 Syracuse at Lincoln.
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PENN RETURNS EAST.

San Francisco, Cal, Jan. Singing
the praises of western football the
Pennsylvania university football squad
which lost to Oregon at Pasadena on
Monday startde home Wednesday. The
players will reach Philadelphia on
Jan. Z.
When asked how Oregon would com
pare with the Army or Pittsburgh elev-
ems, Capt Matthews said:
Good as Oregon is, I hardly think
they would beat Army or Pittsburgh
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BOOSTS WISCONSIN HOPES.

Madison, Wis, Jan. 4. Paul Meyers
1916 football leader and member OF
last seasons champion basketball!
team, has reported to Coach Meanwell
for active work, after hard grinding
at the books since the close of the foot.
ball season. Meyers distinguished
himself last season by pulling the
Northwestern game at Madison out OF
the fire. He will be in line for the for
ward position which will be open the
second semester with the graduation
of the veteran Lewis.
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LEAVES For ShOW.

Los Angeles. Cal. Jan. T. Barney
Oldfeld. veteran automobile pilot. left
Wednesday to attend the New YORK
automobile show, carrying with him
photographs of the Oldfeld truck
pleasure car and racing car to be man
ufactured by the newly organized Old
field Motors corporation. capitalized at
ten million dollars. He is due in Chi.
cago Saturday noon. Oldfield declares
he has waited for years for an oppor'
tunity to build cars of the ultimate
type. "And they will prove revelations
to the smartest motor car builders.
added the speed wizard.
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TO REVISE RULES
OF HARNESS RACES

Columbus. O., Jan. with full
power to act, committees OF the Ma
tional and American Trotting associa-
tons met here Wednesday for the pur-
pose of revising rules Of racing horses
SO the codes will be uniform. An at
tempt will be made to have the laws
made mandatory on all tracks that
are members of the controlling organ
iZatiOns
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NAV SUBSTITUTE powNEy

Cincinnati. Jan. 4.-The Cincinnati
boxing commission, granted hermit
Wednesday to the Queen City Athletic
club for ten round bout here January
90 between Johnny Griffith Of Akron
and Jimmy Duffy of Lockport. n. Y.
welterweights. with the privilege of
substituting Bryan Downey of Column
bus for Duffy if satisfactory terms can
be made with Downey.
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AMA1uREs TO MEET.

YOUNGSTOWN. Pa. Jan. +.-According
10 a bulletin just issued by Secretary
Treasurer Tom Nokes. the annual con-
vention Of the National Baseball fed
Grafton will be held in Toledo. o., on
January 10. Fifteen cities are mem
bers and eligible to take part in the
business sessions. They are: Pitts
burgh. Johnstowp, Pa: Canton. o.;
Dayton, Detroit. Louisville. Columbus.
Cincinnati. Chicago. New Orleans. Ak
ron, Cleveland, Toledo. Dies Moines
and Birmingham.
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Car Lot Receipts.

Wheat-4s cars, with Of contract
grade.
Corn-3o4 cars. with 90 Of contract
grade.
Oats-s5 cars. with So Of contract
grade.
Total receipts of wheat at Minneapo-
lis. Duluth and Winnipeg today were
416 cars. compared with 1850 cars last
week and 7Sa cars the corresponding
day year ago.
Estimated cars tomorrow. Chicago
Wheat, 63: corn. 291; oats, los.
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New York Produce.

New York. Jan. 4-Rutter-Market
steady: receipts. 1921: creamery extra 8
40c: firsts, SO a S9i.c. seconds. S5M
3Sc.
Eggs-Irregular: receipts. 5.344:
fresh gathered extra frsts. 4sI49c
firsts. 4ST4Ic: refrigerator special
marks fancy, see: seconds to firsts, "a
6S5ac.
Cheese-Steadier: receipts. 1898
state held specials. 2Ah I24r.c: do av
erage fancy. 2Sla a 24c.
Live poultry-Irresular: chickens
1914 O l9c; fowls. 1914 a 20iac: turkeys
16m25c.
Dressed poultry-Dull and weak:
chickens. 19d26c: fowls, 151s G23c
turkeys. 2Om32c.
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TIGERS RELEASE TWO.

Detroit. Jan 4.-Reduction of the
Tigers baseball roster started We'd
nesdav with the announcement from
President Navins office that Alton a
pitcher from Portsmouth of the Vir.
sinia league. and Walker, another hur-
Ter from Newport News. had been re-
leased to the Springfield. Ohio. team.
This brings the number of men who
will journey to Waxahachie. Texas, for
spring training to thirty-tSo.
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FAMOUS PITCHER DIES.

Newark, n J., Jan. 4. Reindeer A.
VOTERS. forty years ago a widely
known pitcher, died at his home here
Wednesday at the age of seventy-one
years He pitched for the Mutuals,
one of the first clubs to represent New
York. in games with the famous Red
Stockings of Cincinnati and other
clubs in 1868
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GRID CRACK IN MEET.

New York. Jan. 4. Fred Pollard OF
Chicago. the famous Brown university
football player who was selected by
Walter Camp as one OF the backs OF
mythical all-American team this year.
made known his intention Wednesday
to be competitor in the 1rish-Ameri-
can A. c. games here January 10, The
negro gridiron player is also a crack
hurd1er and Splinter.
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ROCKIES BOOK GAMES.

New York. Jan. 4-The list Of
spring exhibition games for the sec.
ond team of the New York Giants was
announced Wednesday as follows:
March 81. Texarkana. Texas; April I,
Shreveport. La: April Q. Little Rock,
Ark: April 4. Memphis. Tenn: April
). Louisville. Ky: April and Z. To-
ledo O.
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St. Louis Cash Grain.

ST. Louis, Mo-. Jan. 4-The cash
grain market follows:
Wheat-No. . red. s1.95ia a Los: No
3 red, $1.90@1.91 No. hard, $3.50
1877.
Corn-No. .. 97c: No. white. 97c:
No. yellow. CSC: No, 3 white, s6isc:
No 8, 96lsc: No. yellow. 97c; No
yellow, 951s @S6c: No. 4, CSC
Oats-No. 2. 56GI 56hc; No. 8. 55lhc:
No. 3 white SIX m57hc: No. 4 white,
551sc: standard, 5Sc.
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OFFERS 500, 900.

New York. Jan L. Tom O'Rourke
veteran boxing promoter Wednesday
stated he would offer purse Of $500
900 for a bout between Champion Jess
Willard and Georges Carpenter. pro
engaged in in this country He wants
the match staged in April or May and
says he will build an arena for it.
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Omaha Cash Grain

Omaha. Nebr.. Jan. 1.-THE cash grain
market follows:
wheat-No. hard. $1.Seha d1.9lk.
Corn-No. white, gig a 92c: No. .
yellow. 92@92Ac: No. ., 91la a e2c.
Oats-No. 3 white. 53h @53a4c.
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Kansas City Cash Grain.

Kansas City Mo-, Jan. 4.-The cash
grain market follows:
Wheat-No. hard. s1.sS@19l: No.
2 red $1.S661.92.
Corn-No mixed. 93la M94Ec: No.
9 white, 94@95c: No. . yellow. 94m
Csc.
Oats-Steady: No. white. 56G51c:
No. mixed. 54G55c
Rye-$147m1.4s.
Hay-Unchanged.
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CHICAGO Live Stock; Oh

Chicago Live Stock; Opening.
Chicago. Jan. 4-The opening live
stock market follows:
Hogs-Market strong, mostly loc
above yesterdays average; receipts "a.
900: bulk. s995@10.45; light, $500
1890; mixed, $9.s5010.55; heavy. 500
1855: rough, s10@10.15; pigs, $500
935.
Cattle-Market firm: receipts, 5000:
native beef cattle. $75o@11.s0; west
ern steers. s735@1O: stockers and feed :
ers. s535@s.40: cows and heifers. 1870
61O: calves, $9613.
Sheep-Market strong: receipts. TO-
600. wethers, s9.15@1o.50; lambs, s11.25
@13.60.
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The Sports Corner
BRIEF ITEMS IN
SPORTING EVENTS
WILL RAISE MONEY.

Evansville, Ind, Jan. 4. To insure
this city baseball during the coming
season, the chamber of commerce to.
day decided to sell 500 season tickets
at SIS apiece. This will provide enough
to help keep the Evansville Central
league team afloat for the year
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DAYTON STANDS BURN.

Dayton. O.. Jan. fire loss Of
about $4,000 was sustained Wednes-
day when the grand stands and
bleachers Of the Highland Park base
ball grounds. home OF the pennant
winning Central league team here,
were destroyed by fire. The origin
of the fire is unknown.
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Primary Movement.
Minneapolis Closing Grain.

minneapolis, Mimi, Jan. 4.-ClosinE
grain:
wheat-May. s1.SSh: July. s1s07s
Cash: No. hard, s1.97h: No. l north
ern. $780, a 1887.
Corn-No. 3 yellow, 9269ahc.
Oats-No. 3 white. 53h @54c.
Flax-S2.S3% @2.S7A.
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Peoria Cash Grain,

Peoria, III, Jan. 4.-The cash grain
market follows:
Corn-Market y to 1c higher: No, 4
white, 94c: No. yellow. Csc: No. 4 yell
low. s31h 6T94c: No mixed, Csc; No. G
mixed, 91Hc: sample, SAC.
DISTRIBUTING doing.
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ki7rERmAN TO WREsTLE.

Hedrick. Jan. 4-Joe Kitterman
has arranged for a wrestling match
with Gus Pappas. the Greek. to be
staged at Hedrick January TO- Pappas
is the man who beat Kitterman sew
eral times at the beginning of the lat
!, ter's career as wrestler.
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Omaha Live Stock,

Omaha. Nebr Jan. 4.-The live
stock market follows:
HOgs-Market higher: receipts. H.
900: heavy, s99Om103O: light. $4,000
1910; pigs, $7.75G9.A0; bulk, $4,000
1910
Cattle-Market strong: receipts. L.
700: steers. s7.50n11,5o: cows and heif-
ers s650m1060
Sheep-Market steady: receipts. r.
900: yearilngs. s9.25m11.25: wethers
sS.50M11: lambs. s12.10M13.o5.
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Chicago Live Stock; ciesiI

Chicago. Jan. 4.,-The closing live
stock market follows:
Hogs--Market fairly active, strong at
early advance: receipts, $4,000: esti-
mated tomorrow. $4,000: bulk, $3.50
1O45: light. $9.5o@1o.so: heavy, 500
1885; mixed, $9.S56 1885; rough, 500
1915.
Cattle-Market strong; receipts. s.
900: top, $11.So.
Sheep-Market strong: receipts, TO-
900: top, $10.50: lambs, 1855.
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Kansas CITY Live Stock.

Kansas City, Mo, Jan. 1.-The live
stool. market follows:
Hogs-Market higher: receipts. s.
900: bulk. s9S5610.4O: heavy, $10.35d
1850; light. $9.7o@1O.2o: pigs. $s.25@
$50
Cattle-Market steady; receipts, g.
900: steers. s75o@11.50 calves. $500
l1150
Sheep-Market steady to strong: re-
ceipts: 5000: lambs, $12.75 % 3.35;
yearlings. c11@l2; wethers. ss.75@1o:
ewes, sS@9.25.
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Chicago Cash Grain.

Chicago. Jan. 4.-The cash grain
market follows:
Wheat-No. red, Sc No. 3 red. No. .
lard, No. 3 hard nominal.
Corn-No. 2 yellow. s6ma7c: No. 4
yellow, 1914 @951ac; No. 4 white 941a a
94Hc.
Oats-No. 3 white. 54a. @56&c:
standard 55ls656Ac.
Rye-No. nominal: No. ?. s1S5.
Barley-9OMS1.oS.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Clover-S12M17.
Pork-S2S.50.
Lard-$15.2 2T15.27
Ribs-S13.25M14
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G. I ouis Produce,

ST. Louis. Mo-, Jan. 4.-Poultry-
Hens. lAG15hc: springs, 1910; turkeys
&c: ducks. 11iac; geese. 13M Ice.
Rutter and cggs-Unchanged
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Toledo Grain Seed,

Toledo. O.. Jan. 4.-Clover seed
Prime. cash and Jan, $1G.S71a; March,
$10.S5.
Alsike-Prime cash, $11.3O; March,
$11.40.
Timothy--Prime cash. $3.50; March,
$2.621..
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St. Loui. Live Stock.

St Louis, Mo, Jan. 3.-The hve
stock market follows:
Hoss-Market higher: receipts. H.
500 lights. sl0M 10.45: pigs, sI.15@
9.o5: mixed S1O2O610.55: heavy, $10.50
M10.5o: bulk. s1O.1o@10.50.
Cattle-Market steady; receipts, A.
soc: beef steers. S7.5Gm11.50: heifers
ss.50M11.50 cows. s5.50dS $50: calves,
s6M12.25.
Sheep-Markct steady; receipts. 2
600: lambs. S9d1355
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CHICAGO Produce

Chica go. Jan. MISUNDERSTANDING
Eggs-Unchanged; receipts. 3.16S
cases.
Potatoes-Unchanged receipts, 81
cars.
Poultry-Alve.l unchanged
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kaneae CITY Dead,
New York Svoar

Kansas City. Mo, Jan. 4.-Butter
eggs and poultry. unchanged
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NOT ENOUGH HOGS
SENT TO MARKET

Chicago Jan. 4.-Hogs rose in value
today, helped upward by the fact that
arrivals were far short of the number
on the corresponding day last week.
Cattle, sheep and lambs proved also
to be relatively. scarce.
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Nex York MONEY: cIosina,

New York, Jan. Mercantile paper
Bar silver--f5Nc.
Mexican dollars-5sisc
Time loans-31s @4eo.
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New York. Jan. 4-Raw SUGAR
Firm: centrifugal, 5.e7c: molasses 4.4oc.
Refined-Quiet.
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GIANT CONTRACTS MAILED.

New York. Jan. 4.-Contracts have
been forwarded by the New York Ma
tionals to all players whose contracts
expired last season.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-05-12

Catholics Are Thanked-Cardinal
Gibbons has made public u letter
which he received from President
Wilson thanking him for the declara y
ton of fealty made by him and the
other members of the Catholic HER
archy at a meeting at the Catholic
university a short time ago.
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Fire Explodes ShelIs-F

Fire ExpIodes SheiIs-Firc in the
Cuff ammunition works at Toronto,
ont, tonight, exploded $4,000 five
pound shells and caused damage to
the plant estimated at S3j0,000. Spon-
taneous combustion is believed to have
caused the fire.
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M|SSOULA TO CARRY
MESSAGE Up VALLEY
Sundays Excursion to Bitter
Root Towns to Be Well
Attended.
BAND TO MAKE TRIP
Brass Will Crash and Trum-
pets Bray at Each Stop
on Journey.
BAND TO MAKE TRIP
To farms. To farms!"

To farms. To farmS.
That is the alarm which several hum
dred Missoula citizens will carry up
the Bitter Root valley tomorrow aft
ernoon when members of the Missoula
Chamber of Commerce make an auto
mobile Paul Revere Ride from this
city to Hamilton.
Red white and blue posters, bearing
a war message of significance to all
western Montana, were printed yester-
day for the chamber of commerce.
They will be distributed in valley
towns by the automobile riders. The
burden of their summons is that all
western Montana should get together
now for service of the nation. CO.
operation between town and country
to increase the food production of fer
tile western Montana is the aim of
the chamber of commerce and the mes
sage of the Paul Rcveres. The Posters
read as follows.
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Every Dollar Of Huge Loan
to Pass Through Hands
of Commission.
PLANS NOW MATURING
Attainment Of Efficiency Mo-
tive Behind Centraliza-
ton of Power.

Washington. May 11.-An interna-
tional agreement under which there
will be placed in the hands of small
commission, possibly Of one man. the
purchasing power Of virtually every
dollar of the billions to be lent the al
lies by this government and the adj
ministration, billions which they will
spend in this country out Of their own
income Is at present in process Of
formulation.
Draft of the proposed agreement has
been left to Secretary McAdoo, who
already has held a number of confer
ences with foreign ENJOYS on the sub
ject.
The chief beneficiaries of the huge
| American loan have agreed that 1t
would be to the interest Of all con-
cerned to eliminate absolutely COM
petition among themselves for Ameri-
can products. and have signifed their
readiness to pledge themselves to do
| so. The agreement. when drafted
would have for it's aim the attainment
vi HldAliiluIll elllClcuCS lOl every NOl.
g., lar spent in this country for war pur-
posec.
The commission would have the Wild
est purchasing powers ever entrusted
to any one body of men in the history
of the world. 1t virtually would be a
purchasing agency for all Christendom,
with the exception of the few remain
ing neutrals and the central powers.
1t woulu eliminate entirely competitive
| bidding among the allies and this gov
eminent for American products and
would seek to ensure 100 cents worth
of value for every dollar spent
| by it's creation. conditions in this
country under which the big producer
gradually. by complications and normal
growth. assumed the dominance in all
markets would be almost completely
reversed. Not the producer. but the
buyer would be the dominant factor,
/ for there would be but one buyer for
the belligerent nations and through
have to market their wares.
! The plan involves no fixing of prices.
however. First efforts will be con-
fined to program eliminating COM
petitive bidding for the articles. which
America alone can supply the allies.
Where no check upon the efforts of
the allies to satisfy individual require
ments in this country. it is realized
that their united demands would send
prices soaring, decreasing the effect
ivoncSs of the money to be loaned
them by the United States.
Upon ratification of the proposed
agreement, the personnel of the pur-
chasing commission will be designated
by this government. It will probably
not have more than five members
The entire responsibility may be vested
in one man.
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VALLEY SUGAR PLANT
GOES AHEAD RAPIDLY
Great Progress Is Made on
Construction of Hamil-
ton Factory.

Thirty modern beet seeders have
started work in the upper Bitter Root
valley, planting the 1000 acres which
viii he devoted this year to the cul-
ture of sugar bccts for the big new re-
finery Of tn" Montana Utah Sugar
company at Hamilton. These seeders
will plant about 10 acres q day, and
the agriculturists OF the company en-
pcc> 20 have the entire acreage planted
in two weeks.
Much Of the land on which bccts will
be raised this year is still too wet for
planting, but the hot sunshine of this
week is drying out the soil as fast as
the #c"dcr& are preparing the land al
| ready dry enough.
| The company is delighted with the
! way IN which the Bitter Root people
are cooperating to make the factory a
success. Weather and soil conditions
arc good too, they say, and w. ".
Harmon, manager of the company, eX-
poets that with average luck the Bit
ter Root farmers will produce - tons
of heets to the acre with a proba BILE
sugar content Of is per cent. This
will mean, roughly. It return of 800
an acre
Construction Of the factory is being
accomplished RAJ idly. Already about
- per cent of the foundation work
has been finished and this. the build
crs say, is the hardest and slowest part
Of the construction. Indeed, the con-
tractors are running far ahead of their
contract requirements.
Steel on the Ground.
In view of the tremendous demand
which is being made on the steel in
dustry by the war it is remarkable
that three cars of structural steel have
already been delivered in Hamilton
though they were not called for until
June /. They arrived before Il derrick
had been set Up to unload them.
Some degree Of the speed which the
builders have made on the factory is
due to tho fact that all the sand and
gravel for tho concrete work was Sc
cured from the excavations for the
foundation. This means Il great say
ing. The contractors say that on
some other factories they have had to
pay as much as So Il yard for sand and
gravel.
This circumstance will facilitate the
rest of tine building operations, too,
for the factory is to be constructed
wholly of concrete, brick and steel.
The Hamilton plant is to be the most