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Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-02-16
AGAINST BOXING LAW.
Governor Whitman Recommends New
York Statute Be Repealed.

IL message sent To the New York
state senate Governor Whitman urged
me repeal of the f'rawley boxing law,
winch was enacted during the Dix adj
mnistration.
lie governor said. in effect. that he
regarded the law now on the statute
books us the best that could be devised
Tor the purpose and added that the
breakdown of the Frawley act as an
agency for the promotion of clean aud
wholesome boxing exhibitions had con-
Nihced him that no law could be
trained that would keep public boxing
exhibitions before miscellaneous audi
ehces paying IN admission fee within
me bounds OF propriety aud decorum.
III the interest of public morals.".
Saiu the governor Il deem it my duty
10 respectfully call the attention Of the
legislature to the subject and to ask
Tor the repeal Of this statute"
The governors message read IN part
as follows:
am satisfied that this law was
carefully framed, was passed by the
legislature and approved by the goyt,
erhor after mature dellberation and
consideration; that no better statute
can he devised which will permit the
giving OF boxing bouts as public ex.
hlDitions 10 which an admission fee Is
asked and received.
Il am satisfied, and believe the
members of your honorable body who
were familiar with the events Of the
last few years have also become salts.
fled, that public exhibitions Of this kind
cannot be held within proper limits
under this statute or under any statute
which permits fighting or boxing in the
presence OF miscellaneous audiences
which have gained admission thereto
by the purchase of tickets"
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-02-16
COACH GIVES HIS
PLAYERS RULES

Coach prnmm, Of E'rceport, form.
eriy OF Morris, and regarded az one
OF the best high school athletic dircc
tors OF the state, has issued the fo,.
lowing set of rules for his basketball
team:
Bulletin I.
we are now preparing for the nonl
drive before the tournament. We
nave two games yet 10 play AMI an
looking for two severe struggles ot
Rockford. TO be in the best possible
shape, we must adhere strictly TO the
following rules:
l, Get to bed before 10 o'clock
z. Avoid loahng around town when
you have nothing to do. DO not hang
around the gang to talk basketball
g. BE to practice regularly. on
'lmo ami ready for business.
4 In practice 20 in FOR all you are
worm as we need lille more wor,
to be in top shane.
b Avoid eating pic cake. ice
cream bananas and hot bread.
o. no dances. Leave the fair sex
alone.
Every man must make these
thihss a personal matter as do ma,
'h'ohl TO spy around to see that Won
comply | believe every MN reo,i,aD
what the campaign Of the ne., tbroo
weeks will bring. so let ns chuc, o,I
over confidence over board AMI co,
down to work. oN'
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-02-16
What 10 Fun?

II don't see what fun 1t can be for
yWi TO 20 on these fishing trips with
your husband" said her best friend.
That's because you don't know any.
thing about fishing" she replied.
do YOU
Indeed do, can sit in the stern
Of the boat and give advice to the best
If them And when big fish gets
away nobody can beat me telling how
il Ought to have been or might have
been landed"
i shouldn't think that would be
much fun for YOU"
shouldn't you? Well. that's BE-
cause you don't know how mad It
makes my husband. You don't know
what fun it is. - Cleveland Plain
Dealer.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-02-16
UNDER
DIMES CONTROL

iouhg Stevenson of La Sale, has
peeh making a corking good campaign
uowh III inc eastern states. One Al
! oty who was signed to meet Goats"
DOG al La Sale until Reyes 20, a
"ne OF johnny Mccarthy, was defeat.
ed by Stevenson. Steve" writes that
ne Is under the management of Jim
pihe' OF Pittsburg, Pa, and is getting
plenty OF matches. The former La
sale boy looks Hike a conner and has
oeen touted highly in the eastern fight
circles. His many Ottawa admlrerij
are wishing him II rapid rise In III !
pugilistic world
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-02-16
CRADLE OF AZTEC RACE.
Prehistoric Settlements In New Mexico
Reveal Pictures Of Extinct Animals.

Tucson, Afiz. Relies Of huge settle.
mcnts OF prehistoric race of highly
civilized Indians who built great dams
and irrigated desert land In the south.
western corner OF New Mexico have
been found by Ranger Don $. Sullivan.
who reported his discovery to the for.
estry headquarters here.
His report has been forwarded to the
American Archaeological association
Picture writing which showed the di.
hosaur and the four toed horse was
found on crude paper made Of reeds
and on walls of caves.
Ranger sullivan reported that he tie.
lieyel the settlements were the ori.i-
nal dwellings of the Aztec race.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-02-16
SPORTS
SCOOP
.:ss*..:.....s...a:+:+**++4s*:.
SEND TO WAR

Ire guy who goes TO Florida and
then writes how warm Il is thsre
when il was eleven below here.
The movie pest Who persists in read
ing aloud.
The garlic eating gentlemen who in.
fest thesters.
The c.s VINO says III were Wilson
would"
The bird who inquiries every morn.
ing If its cold enough for you.
Them as don't clean off their side
walks.
The guy VINO got the war dope all
inquired out.
The guy Who cheats in mummy
game.
The cheap pikers.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-02-16
STREATOR TO
MEET 0. Fl. S. HERE

what promise, to be an interest,no
y" "e'pall game will le staged this
o'r"lhs at O'Clock when Strea,or
anu Ottawa high schools clash at the
Sehool gym here. Ottawa hopes to
aVehge The defeat suffered n few
Weeks ago from the hands of Siren.
lor ana the battle will be for blood
.oshlundl on Wiii'ncy's star, Is expect.
ca TO bring home the bacon. Follow.
us Inc game dance VIII be s,ayed
In the gym
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-02-16
THREE CENT BASEBALL.
South Bend Club TO Try This Stunt
Nes. Season.

Patrons OF The South Bend dads Cen.
trail league club will be enabled to wit.
ness baseball games during the 1911
season at a cost ct cents each. IN.
dcr plans announced by The chamber
Of commerce.
The plans propose the sale of 10000
season books. good for fifty games. at
$50 each The Sl5.On 80 derived
would ray the expenses OF the team,
and The grand stand income would take
care OF the percentages to he paid visit
iis clubs at "A rate Of l2i. cents for
elrh person entering the gate.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-02-16
Felt Lige go; Now Like q

Many persons complain about feel.
ing old before they should. Like a
weak link In chain, weak organ
ehteebles the whole body Oyerwork.
eu' weak or disordered kidneys lower
V"a'i'y A. w. Morgan, Angola, La,
writes u suffered with pains in the
back. 1 am g. yedfs old, bu, felt
llhe man of 20 years old. Since
look FpIey's Kidney Pills | feel like
dld' which I wns ei.f 'Ih.5Oc and sl.OO
sizes w ID, Duncan. Druggist.
0os~- -
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-02-16

II develops now that the story Of Fol.
wells asking for II salary OF $1,000 was
Il myth.
The reputation Of lolwcll and then
his reinstatement, the fact that il re-
CURED a tremendous demonstration by
the students and II petition from Penn
alumni in the Pennsylvania legislature
10 impress the faculty with the popu-
larity of the c,ach. all develop cuudi.
tion that cannot possibly do football
ana other athletic activity at Penn amy
GOOD. The Penn board appears to have
done Fowe.l IN injustice that it can
never wipe out.
folWellS ease. until his rcinstate
ment. was very much similar to that of
Gil Uobic. who was recently dismissed
al the University Of Washington after
having bfUu.ht cut uuheaten clevens
for nine years. The president Of Wash
ingt0n decrrad that Dobi2 was not :,
haracter builder. and DobIe had la 20
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-02-16
DUFFY TO COACH HARVARD.
Veteran Ball Player Will Handle Grim.
con Pill Tossers This Season.

Hugh Duffy has been engaged to
coach the Harvard baseball team. The
position was left vacant by the tDlns-
fer Of Fred Mitchell from Tho Braves
90 the management sf the Chicago
culR.
Duff IN bis time was one of the
most celebrated outiielders Of fast com.
paGy He managed the White Sox for
u couple OF seasons after Fielder Jones
retired Duffy also managed sevetal
clubs IN the International league.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-02-16

Eddie Plank insists that rare use Of
the curve ball has been the greatest
factor In prolonging his career nv a
pitcher. Plank claims that during his
entire career he has thrown four fast
balls to one curve. Constant use OF the
curve soon tends to sap the strength
Of the salary whip, according to Eddie.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-02-16
GOOD STUFF.

Some bird who is a commuter to
this colyum has been putin over
some good stuff on us. We're no, sore
in the least but wait'Il we get started
at cur comehack-not more than three
ouesses, either.
AS last line we add that Uncle
Sam is making his last call for caiiors,
MANY are called bu, few get w."
L. PEP.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-02-16
OTTAWA WILL WIN
ITS FIRST CAME
WHiTNEY'S LADS EXPECT TO
DOWN SHEFFIELD IN EASY
GAME AT JOLIET TOURNAMENT
drawings ARE COMPLETED.

Coach Whitney's warriors should
have an easy time surviving the first
round OF play at the Northern III.
nOis Valley basketball tournament,
which will be staged in Joliet. start
Ing the afternoon Of Feb. %, at 3 o..
clock Ottawa's first opponents will
be from the little town OF Sheffield
In the event that they defeat Shelf
field, they will have a tough shedding
Morris should win easily from Macon
and this would force Whitneys lads
to stack up against the Grundy coun.
~ lads. who are the favorites in the
district meet.
The little village Of Tonica is en-
tered in the meet at Joliet AMI will
stack up against the quintet from
Dwight.
In game number 3. on Thursday az
ternoon, Waukegan, one OF the strong
est ilyes in the meet, is going to
hand surprise when they play the
lads from DePue. Depue gave La
Sale high a hard run for their mon.
ey and should make q creditable
showing at the tournament.
Streator high school does not get in
70 the fracas until Friday afternoon
at 2:30 o'clock, when they meet
Spring Valley. .tf
LA Sale Is going to have soft
oDponent when they line up against
Plainfeld at 1890 O'Clock Friday at.
ternoOn
iiorris Favorite.
Morris continues 70 be the fayoritc
OF the meet in spite Of the fact that
Waukegan high school holds victory
over them, Jolie; high is not ex.
pecied to show any great amount OF
form Spring Valley. Morris and Wau.
kegan are the teams mostly feared in
the meet.
Drawings for the tournament FOL
low:
Thursday.
Game No. OTTAWA vs. SHEFFIELD,
y, IN,
Game No. , Ma2on VS.. Morris, 4
p. m.
Game No. Waukegan vs.. Depue.
p. m.
Game No KankaEec VS.. New
Trier, p. m.
Game No Tonlca vs. Dwight s
p. NJ, ......
Game No. 6--Chicago Heights VS.
Harvey, p. H.
Game No. lO-Cicero VS.. Loel;port.
10 p III.
FRIDAY.
Game No. II Winners OF Games
Nos. 3.i--l0 n. m.
Game No l3--Joliet va. Antioch. II
a. m.
Game No. IA Streator VS.. Spring
Valley, $3.50 p. m.
Game No. plainfeld VS.. La
Sale, 1880 p. NJ.
Game No. lG- Winners OF Game,
Nos. Sc $50 p. m.
Came No. Winners Of Games
Nos. lOll-7 D. m
Game No, IS Winners OF Games
Nos. l2l2-S p. m.
Game No 70 Winners of Games
Nos. lllj-9 p. m.
SATURDAY.
Came No 20 Winners OF Games
Nos. lG'l7-3 p m.
Game No. Winners OF Games
Nos. 1919 1 p. m.
Game No. 22-W Winners OF Game, |
nos. 202l-S:30 p. IN,
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-02-16

HuMmaf! TWO base hits-SlnOn,
w. Sprague, Morahn >. Spuergin, W
Milligan. Struck out--'by Clegg 3, by
Riordan Base on balls-ofr Clegg
8, off Riordan l. Passed balls-Th m
as s. Time OF game-l:15. Umpiles
i unn and Jaeger.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-02-16

And get after those s45 in prizes hand
ed out at the Turner's Masquerade on
Monday evening. Feb. 10Th. Good
groups or character masks always
draw the prize.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-02-16

The alien is getting u hold IN base
ball ltuhr Scharer, the new pitcher
o. the Athletics was born in Russia.
His real name is Dmitri Dmitihotf. or
words ~ that effect. Schauer was
quite lad before he emaratel 10
America. 50 he was late learning base.
bail and getting in its atmosphere.
Charley Doom says that Schauer viii
make wonderful pitcher under Mack's
schooling
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-02-16
EAIIH.

How would you like 10 own half
interes; in a bushel Of potatoes or a
dozen Of eggs?
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-02-16

Offering to bet that you are right Is
Il poor argument.
The man who has saved his mrnc,
always has the last laugh Oh the spend
thrift.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-02-16

Even the self mndc man seldom goes
to the extreme Of admiriug his own
mistakes just because he made thcm.-
Philadelo hia Record.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-02-16

femmeile, Sprague, Ktantz. Grey, +.
Je1ery. trrimos. Three base hits
hrant2 Jobst. Home runs-Jobst
Struck out-by Costello Il, by Grey ).
Base ON balls-off Grey :, or Costello
e. Passed bals--Jobst ). Fiesel l.
Time OF game-.:2l Umplres-Jae.
ger and Dunn.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-02-16
F0LWELL AGAIN IN FAVOR.

Penn Coach Given Clean Sheet MAY
Handle Red and Blue Eleven.
Now that Bob FUIVcll has been
plared on the Pennsylvania athletic
hcard'S list of elisiblcs for the football
coaching position, there is no doubt
That he will once more be appointed.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-02-16
$3.50 4 HIT Is
~ coBB'S PAY

: The poor dowutrodden slave.
= Ty Cobb was paid $4,000 for
T. playing baseball in 1916 He is
+ the highest saIarled player. The
= official batting records show that
= he was credited with being at
+ bat or times and that he made
+ POI base hits.
+ At that rate Ty received $3.50
+ for each hit he made aud was
+ paid S3G.90 for each time lie was
+ at bat.
+ Let's strike,
I + + ! j. = -: !. :: :: I. !: !: !. : : !
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-02-16
SATURDAY.

Game No. 20 Winners OF Games
Nos. lGl7-3 D. m.
Game No, I'll Winners Of Games
Nos. 1919 p. m.
Game No. % Winners OF Game,
Nos 202l--S:30 p. IN,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-01
RED CROSS NOTES.

Miss Geraldine Sager. Miss Evelyn
Kephart. Hugh Hutchinson, Alvin Det-
wiler and several of their friends last
week raised 81 for the Fairfax county
ambulance fund.
Miss ANNA DarlinGton's grove pag-
cant Melted $22 for the same fund
The women of Floris have mades two
dozen nlghtingales for hospitals and
are working on a larger supply. These
Will be sent where most needed The
workers at Floris have made, filed
and sent away several hundred COM
fort bags for soldiers
Miss Anna ]. Greenlees, director-in-
structor for women of the District
Chapter Of the Red Cross. announces
that meeting of qualified lay in
structors in surgical dressings will be
held at the Red Cross teaching center.
1908 I street, Friday afternoon at .
o'clock. The heads of all authorized
auXiliaries are included in this invita-
ton.
Rear Admiral Albert Gleaves, who
conveyed the first increment of United
States troops to France. addressed the
nurses Of the local Red Cross at the
headquarters. 1901 Massachusetts ave-
nue., yesterday afternoon Admiral
GleaveS praised the work that Law
renee Brenet. formerly a resident of
Washington. is doing at the American
Hospital at Neuilly, in the suburbs of
Paris, and said the American Red Cross
nurses are wonderfully brave in their
daily encounter with DEATH
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-01
THIRD D. C. INFANTRY
STILL AWAITING ORDERS
Regiment Not Yet Advised of the
Date for Its Transfer to
Cantonment

The Sd Regiment Of Infantry, n. G.
D. c.. is still without Information as to
when it will start for the cantonment
at Admission, Ala. Because no orders
have been received a number of officers
have expressed a fear that the Sd In
fantry may not be assigned to any can
Torment as an organization, and that
its men may be distributed to fill other
organizations.
Col. Glendie B. Young, commanding
the Sd Infantry, said today that he has
been advised that the Sd Infantry is to
be one of four regiments which are to
form the LIST Provisional Brigade The
other organizations are the LIST In
fantry of Delaware and the I'd and Sd
New Jersey Infantry. AS the other
units in this 1st Brigade of the goth
Division have been designated to go to
The Admission cantonment. Col Young be-
ordered there.
The officers of the Sd Infantry have
no orders as to when they will leave
camp at Fort Myer. Va, but their un-
derstanding is that they will get away
about August 10.
Col. Young today sent to the War
Department a recommendation that a
commission be issued to Sergt. Mai
Winstead as second lieutenant There
is but one second lieutenancy vacant
now in the camp, that of ordnance Of
ficer with the supply company. Other
promotions to second lieutenancies are:
First Sergt. William l.. Martin, assign
ed to Company F; Sergt. Henry C..
Stengler, assigned to the machine gun
company, and Sergt. Walter 3. O'Brien,
assigned to Company l..
Examinations of the $50 men in Camp
Ordway for tuberculosis and insanity
are continuing today.
Drs. Frederick Solon, Frank f.
Duehring and Joseph J. Mccarthy, con-
tract surgeons. L. S. A.. have been or
dered to report in person to the com :
handing general of the National Guard
of the District of Columbia for the pur-
pose of examining the troops for tuber-
culosis.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-01
ARMY cANroNMENT SHOWN.
One of Features of This Week
Hearst Pathe News Service.

The first pictures of the National Army
environments In the south, that for the
reserve officers at Leon Springs. Tex. is
shown in the latest Hearst Pathe news
pictorial, issued In collaboration with The
Star and now ready for local showing The
training ground is said to resemble north
ern France.
Shipbuilding, at least trawler construc-
ton for keeping the sea lanes clear of OBJ
structions, is pictured at Toronto. where
freighters also are being constructed in
large quantities to help defeat the German
submarine. Capt. Guynemer. the daring
French aviator. who has brought down
forty-five German airplanes. is pictured re-
ceiving the rosctte of the Legion o: Honor
and with him is shown big parade of
troops in his honor. Pictures are shown
also of the gathering of allied troops at
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-01
WORK ON THE CAMPS
FOR NATIONAL GUARD
That at Admission, Ala, Scheduled
to Be in Readiness by
August Is.

Reports of the progress of construc-
ton work at the southern camps to
which the National Guard divisions will
be sent have been assembled by the
quartermaster's department.
Rapid progress has been made during
the week or ten days since the con-
structing quartermasters entered upon
their duties. From 100 to 1,O00-odd
workmen are now employed in con-
struction at each of the several camps.
The plans. as originally made, di-
vided the camps into three groups. to
be completed August l, August Is and
September l, to accommodate National
Guard divisions brought into federal
service July Is, July % and August ),
reSpectiYelY.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-01
pickers later on. Cotton is opening IL
Texas and Florida"
Excited Advance at New York.

NEW YORK. August 1.-The govern
ment crop report. indicating a condition
of 1903. or exactly the same as a month
ago. and yield of IL, $4,000 bales. was
followed by a very excited advance in
the cotton market here.
For the last several days prices had
eased off by expectation that today's
report would show an Improvement of
fully three points as compared with
last months figures. The report con-
sequently came as a general surprise.
Inside of ten minutes there was an
advance of approximately $3.50. with
October delivery selling up from 23.1
to $3.50. or 129 points above last nights
closing price.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-01
Rise of IS a Bale at New Orleans.

NEW ORLEANS. August IA rise of
about cent a pound, or IS bale, WAS
the response in the cotton market here
today to the governments report on the
condition of the growing crop, show
ing a percentage of 70.3 of the normal
or exactly the same figures returned
a month ago. The trade expected an
Improvement of from to points.
Heavy buying greeted the figures
and prices mounted swiftly to a level
81 to 1O2 points over yesterdays close.
This represented a rise from the lowest
levels of the morning of from lis to
125 points.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-01

Piraeus. Greece. and of the horrors Of in
vasion strikingly emphasized in the lib
Grated sections of France
Domestic pictures show the annual river
marathon at Chicago and a big "sammie"
base ball game at San Francisco, before
an audience OF thousands Of troops and
the citys dignitaries, who present to the
boys six dozen base balls for use in France
A conservation picture shows the at
tempts being made to save a three million
dollar crop Of apricots in California
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-01
COTTON CROP
FIGURES UNFAVORABLE
Prices Mount Swiftly to Higher Lev
els in New York and New Or
leans Markets on Report.

Cotton was unfavorably affected by
weather and other conditions during
July, but an Improvement to the extent
of more than 100000 bales was indi-
Gated in the monthly report of the De-
partment of Agriculture today, which
forecast total production of 11.949,00
equivalent 500-pound bales from a
weld of 1863 pounds per acre.
The crop averages about two weeks
late over practically the entire cotton
belt.
Summarizing conditions. the crop re-
porting board issued this statement:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-01
Deadlock on I. C. C. Increase.

Conferees on the bill to enlarge the
Interstate Commerce Commission are
deadiocked and will refer back to the
Senate and House the question of re-
tanning a Senate amendment requiring
that the entire commission pass on ap-
plications for rate increases.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-01
Beginning of Work Delayed.

As conferences over the relative mer-
it's of available sites were not con-
cluded until very recently. the begin
ming of work was delayed until long
past the time originally planned. 1t
was recognized that completion of any
camps by August 1 was out of the
question. 1t is now possible to state,
however, that the first group of camps
will be ready for occupancy less than
two weeks after the date originally
set. Camps in the other two groups
will be ready for occupancy August Is
and September l, respectively, as
scheduled.
The groups. as originally planned, are
as follows:
For completion August Augusta, Ga.
Deming, n. NJ; Montgomery, Ala. Spar
tanburg, S. c.. Waco, Tex.
For completion August 15-Anniston,
Ala. Charlotte, N. C.; Greenville, S. c. (;
Houston, Tex; Palo Alto. Cal.
For completion September 1-Alexan-
dria, La. Hattiesburg, Miss. Fort Worth,
Tex: Fort SILL Okla; Linda Vista, Cal. !;
Macon, Ga.
Work on Admission Camp.
The progress of work on the camp at
Admission, Ala, where the District Ma
tional Guard is to be located, is sum-
married. follows:
Government spur track affords ample
unloading facilities and work is progress
ing on eight 500-foot extensions from
main railway line to be completed August
.. Road work is in advance of needs
Construction of thirty seven buildings has
been completed and the balance are pro-
crossing rapidly. Half the required lum-
Der is on hand and the remainder will be
received before needed Delivery has been
made of 10000 feet of six-inch pipe, but
none Of the $4,000 feet of ten-inch cast
iron pipe required has been received The
force at work comprises 80 laborers and
46S carpenters"