davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-10-11

Kansas City, Oct. 11.-HOGS-Receipts g.
600 Market 25c to 40c lower. Bulk of sales,
SIS. 10 q 1910; heavy, $1S.T5Q19.25: packers
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-07-20
BINGHAM RALLIES,
MADEIRA CRUMPLE

RalIying over night under the in
fluence Of heavy purchases by strong
organizations, Montana.Bingham was
the only one OF the unlisted stocks TO
show a recovery from the depression
which has characterized mining stocks
the past few days. Reaching the low
point Of SO yesterday, Bingham re-
acted today and crept up 20 90 cents
again. Sales Of 10000 shares under
60 were recorded end 400 at 60 or
better today.
Mineral Products crumpled under
the adverse report to be presented to
the stockholders and went down TO 20,
although there was q sale Of 1000 at
25 Engles slumped off at 1925 bid
with sales of 80 at $3.50. MADEIRA also
eased off to 80 bid and 81 asked.
Sugar on the other hand reflected
activity and strength. some stock
showing slight gains. McBryde sold
at sos, Eva at $3425, a gain OF so
cents; Kahuku at 1875, Pioneer at
$3.50. Ola at $3.50. Waialua at
$3.50 and Oahu at $30.75.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-07-20

At recent meeting OF the Haiku
CMaui) Farmers Association. the
main subject of discussion was the
work OF the territorial food commits
sion in its relation to the farmers Of
the territory.
Many interesting suggestions were
brought out and copy OF the minutes
Of the meeting was forwarded to DR..
A. L Dean, executive officer or the
commission, with the request that he
comment upon the suggestions ad-
vanCed by the association members,
DR.. Dean has replied as follows:
Il desire to call your attention 10
the fact that in the testimony Of Mr..
Hoover and DR.. Taylor, who have had
vide personal experience with food
conditions In Europe during the war.
IT appears clear that even under the
most stringent cOnditiC'3 OF govern
ment control, such as have existed in
Germany during the war, the enforce
ment OF arbitrary regulations relative
to the production of food products has
been unsuccessful.
apparently the only way in which
the maximum production Of the
things which are desired can be
brought about is by making this pro-
duction profitable: The fixing or
maximum prices has been only a paE
tial success. This commission has alb
solutely no power over interstate COM
merce and is not legally able to pro
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-07-20

penses $5SS6.06, or q deficit of ST.
1879.
President A. F. Judd Sn his report
says:
The present is an appropriate time
to emphasize again the fact that the
Mineral Products Co. is essentially
an industrial enterprise for the man
ufacture OF chemicals. 1t is a mining
enterprise only insofar as it deals in
chrome ore. The processes and
plants for putting the other raw ores
into merchantable forms are being
studied and experimental with but
have not yet been worked out to the
satisfaction Of the compsny's Off.
cials."
Manager Robert Anderson says that
chrome has proved disappointing as
the outcrops are smaller than antici-
pated. In regard to the manganese
dioxide factory Anderson says that
the latest trouble Is with the evapor.
ator which has steadily lost efficiency
but 1t is hoped that when II is rem.
oyated it will work better. AS to the
future output II is impossible to de.
termine until all the units are work.
ing TO advantage.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-07-20

lures OF Mr. Freddy, Miss Alice Leong
and J. c. Kennedy, besides a group
picture of The Honolulu Sperry fam
lily"
In order to properly cover the
trade of the islands we are compelled
to have two families here writes
Mr.. Friedly.
The Honolulu force, including our
boss Mr.. r. |. Lille, numbers five
while that of Hilo numbers four
Probably 80 per cent of our business
Is done in Chinese, Japanese or pidgin
English, so that it is necessary to
have these various nationalities in
our force.
The work is extremely interesting,
especially among the Chinese stores
in the country districts. They figure
very closely on their costs, carrying
charge, etc, and generally know ex
actly what and how much they want
to buy. One especially satisfying
point in the selling 70 these stores il
the fact that after selling them for
years, and always telling them the
exact truth as to "onditions, prices
and prospects, they have come to rely
on our word, and place their orders
with us in full confidence that they
will be taken care Of in every way.
Their payments are largely in gold
and silver, and there are few banks,
50 that when one has made the circuit
of one OF the islands and is back at
the embarking point his grip is some
load"
The Sperry family Of Honolulu con-
sists Of r. I. Lille, manager for the
territory; W. H. Friedly, assistant
manager; w. K. Alma. shipping clerk ;
Miss Alice Leong, stenographer, and
a Japanese warehouse helper. The
Hilo family" consists Of ]. C. Ken
nedy, in charge Of the Hilo branch :
Lau On, travelling salesman in the
Chinese district; S. Tamada, office
helper; and Nishimoto, the Japanese
warehouse helper and driver.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-07-20

Between eoards: Sales: 20, 80 Me-
6ryde, 1915; 100, 80, IS Eva, 34.25;
IS, rs Kahuku, 1878; IS Pioneer, $3.50;
10 n. 3. 4 NJ, 1850; so 0Iaa, 1880;
$4,000 Oahu Sugar Co., 9 PC, III.
Session Sales: 10 Meeryde, 1918;
10, 80, 20 Oahu Sugar, 3o.75; 20 WaIa.
Iua, %; S II. 3. & NJ, 1880.
DIVIDENDS, July 2o-A. & g., 81;
Hawn. Ayr 4oe; onomea (soe ex.),
81: Hawn. Electric, 81; Pahans Rub
Der (2oc ex.), soc; Tanjons oIok, zoe.
Latest sugar quotation: e6 deg. test.
6.55 cents, or $131 per ton.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-07-20
MINERAL PRDCTS.
REPORTS DEFICIT

~ ~ y
The six months. report Of, the Min.
eral Products Co to June 80, 1917,
has just been issued with statements
from the president, treasurer and
general manager, n anticipation Of the
pnnuai meeting Monday, July 80.
The report a the treasurer shows
q deficit Of sf4.23a6s. j The net re.
cepits from the sais, Of ore totals
3352.52. while the general expenses
amount to sif:5y2.iSs The excess of
expenses and cost Of production over
revenues prior 20 December 81, 1916.
was Ss509.e5. or q total present de;
felt Of $22,7596l; This deficit was
caused, TO some extent, however, by
the fact that the plant has not been
IN continuous operation.
The capital assets Of the company
are $l,779,23Q.l0. Current assets
amounted to $27l.6s6.1s, incIuded In
which was cash on hand OF $15.SiS.4s.
The current liabilities of the company
are set at $96 1904 SO. i.
Included in the report 10 finan.
ciai statement concerning the affairs
OF the Patterson e Western Railroad
Co, separate concern The income
OF the railroad during the six months
was $s.13s.07, and the operating ex.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-07-20
LOCAL HUIS BUY 100000 SHARES
Of BINGHAM; AIM TO GET Control

res; ousihie holders, who are not in,
le-csled III a p:ker'! profit OF a large
2lHOun. .: stock. which will go long
way toward securing for all the local
stockholders a controlling interest in
:rc Montana Bingham company, which
= Ute OF the objects the huis have in
;riHG
The huis have trrther agreed that
any and all news received from the
company shall Immediately be given
out to any persons who desire to know
it, Also, it is understood that the
his do not stanc sponsor for the
statements, so frequently made, that
Ghe stock is worth IS q share. The
members of the hui have evidenced
their faith in the Montana-Bingham
cash: they fully believe that the flo
tation mill OF the company, now in
successful operation. will make the
stock worth 4 greater price than az
present, but this rise in price will be
gradual. anG as far as the hu!s are
concerned, tie price will be govern
cd - the actual output OF the CON-
bauvs mill operations, and the re-
tc1na from ore shipments.
The members OF the two huis are
now negotiating :or a local business
man TO go to Salt Lake City 10 make
thorough eXamioatton OF the com
pany's accounts. in order that a com.
plete business statement may be
sent here for the information of every
stakeholder. The h@is estimate that
with the money paid in by them, to-
sether with the cash now in the treas.
ury, the company will have on hand
by the first Of August around SITS, 600
1T is not thought necessary to pub.
hsb the names Of the members Of the
hu:s, as they are quite we'll known
already on the street, and any stock
holder may at cny time secure from
any of these men the latest informa.
ton received from the company. And
It should be distinctly understood that
the huis have bought their holdings In
Montana-Binghsm for investment, ami
not for speculative purposes"
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-07-20
:: Business And Financial News ::
PEOPLE MUST SAY IF HAWAII IS TO Be
INDEPENDENT COAST FOOD SOURCES

hibit the importation Of foods into this
territory.
We are using, and shall continue TO
use, every effort TO make the produC'
ton of food here successful. We can
not, however, hold up the consumers
for exorbitant prices in order artitt-
cially to stimulate the production OF
the things which may economically be
grown here.
1T would not be right, for example,
to hold the price of potatoes at 4
cents pound to the consumer when
the price thereof on the mainland is 2
cents.
If it is a general military necessity
that these islands become seltsupport
ing so that they will be independent
of the mainland source of supply, the
difference in price between the pre-
vailing price on the mainland Of any
essential commodity and the price at
which it can be protitably produced
by local growers, should be met from
the public treasury to the end that the
cost of living should not be unduly
high to those who can least afford
the financial burden.
IF the government Of these islands
is to assume any such burden, it must
be by the consent OF the people
thereof, such consent resulting from
the conviction that it is wise and
necessary that we should be indepen-
dent of the mainland of the United
States for the essentials OF life"
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-07-20
Booklet With
Hawaiian Flavor
Issued By Sperry
Coast Flour Manufacturers De.
vote June Issue of Magazine
to Trade in Islands

Hawaii and the work of the dealers
in Sperry products in Hawaii is fea'
tured in the June number of THE
Sperry Family" an employees maya
zine of inspiration, cooperation and
good fellowship" which is issued
monthly from the San Francisco Of
flee Of the Sperry Flour Company.
Pictures of the Volcano Of Kilauea
Hilo bay, Waikiki, of other prominent
spots in the islands, and Of those in
charge of the Sperry products here
give the book a distinct Hawaiian at.
mosphere.
r. ]. Lille, territorial manager OF
the Sperry products agency in the
Islands, writes q history, Of their ousi
ness here in the leading article Of tho
little magazine.
In 1880 ! opened what was consid
cred the first plantation store on the
islands at Hakalau, and from that
time to the present l have been con
nected continuously with firms that
sod Sperry flour. When l opened a
commission business in Hiio over 16
years ago, got regular supplies of
Sperry Products, although l did not
have the sole agency" writes Mr.. Lii
lie.
IN 1906 when the Sperry people
decided to open their own agencies in
Honolulu and Hilo, was fortunate
enough to have been selected as their
first manager for the Hawaiian
islands, and have been their manager
from then until the present time"
" II EHfo1Iu giGfa
at Honolulu, tells of the work of The
Sperry family" in the islands in an
illustrated article which shows pic.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-07-20
Cost of Producing
Hawaiian Sugar Is
Less Than In Cuba
Government Report Finds Much
More Modern Methods in
Field and Factory

| WASHINGTON, D. c., July O.
! Comparative cost Of producing cane
! sugar In Hawai- and American pos
sessions with the cost Of producing 1:
in Cuba together with the cost OF
, producing beet sugar in the United
States, was given cut today by the
bureau Of domestic and foreign COM
merce.
The data covers the cost in a no.
mai year, such as that of 19l3-14, anI
Is taken as representative.
Beet sugar, that year, cost 81 /
cents a pound to produce at the fac
:Cr!.
The cost of producing Hawaiian
and other cane sugars and marketing
them in the United States, was as
follows;
Hawaiian, per pound .2.697 cents
Porto Rican, per pound 2.32S cents
Louisiana, per pond 80. 1915 cents
Cuban, including duty. ...2,723 cents
American beet ......3.740 cents
Compared with the yields in Cuba,
the Hawaiian output is enormous. II
is 1892 pounds OF sugar for every
acre of cane, while Cuba shows 1912
pounds of sugar to the acre OF cane
The highest ever produced in Louis
lana in the crop years from 1909 to
1912 was ISIS pounds of sugar to the
acre Of cane.
Regarding the production in Hawaii
the bureau says:
The most scientific and intensive
system of cultivation is practised in
Hawaii, in striking contrast with the
extensive system in vogue in Cuba.
The cane-cutting, loading and trans
portation methods contrast very IA
vorably with those of Cuba; the rust
ing of the cane by flumlng from the
harvest field to the factory and tho
bringing of the railway track and car
upon the heels of the cane cutters in
all parts of the fields in Hawaii are
very modern Developments when
compared with the laborious and pre-
else adjustment Of each stalk in the
oxcart and the slow hauling OF the
cane by OK teams to the railroad, to
be reloaded and hauled to the mill in
Cuba. In the extraction Of juice
from the cane In hawaiian factories
and in other milling and scientific
processes the results attained are the
hast ~ ali cnuo-au0ar cf,1nfrioa
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-07-20

Following thu Enhancement yes
terday of the .aa: :au@-EiHghAm dea!
by which 200, Coo shares OF tn.s stock
were bought by two l.'.,s! huis, 1t be
cane l.n0WM today Inst an agreement
has been entered into ~ members 81
tue his not 10 SCH aIy 81 their stock
an t:..t II an member should desire
TO G:S"n=& Of his stock, be will first
otict his holding 10 other members
of &c huis This agreement has bec1
made for tie purpose OF keeping the
siS.:x OFT the street. The purchase
wGa made around , cents.
Speaking OF tie purchase this
morning e.. g. 2oekus sale
"sc mary ."ett rHrlors have
arisen. having 70 DO with the Mon
tana.1inghain Consolidated Mining
Company, ard so n.any loc7l peop'o
A.2 irtereste4 il tais enterrr'se, II
5aE been seeded e. the people WAC
arr backing ts.s ci Dnahy with cast
that q s.atcmcul should be given out
%Eiea w5uiG ci.afiY define their pur'
poscs.
e. ITO baIS have ,oscn fc!:ned 10
81 I1Ot'0ltlo, DilS III IHSLls SbtAiSS'hS u
five members. pIade ~ Q: members
CT a fJrn.er hui, which vas In exist
elcc Up - JL:fn ], this year; the
secoEd hut Is male up OF six mem.
bers. fl'G If whom ARE now for the
first tine holds.s OF the stock Thesa
swo hdis hive taken up and paid for
100000 Gharcs of iho capital stock
of Northumberland, and tho price
thoy paid icr the stock Is around so
cents per share. The several mem.
hers rf the two huis have agreed that
they viii not sou nor offer for sale
any OF their. Respective holdings, un.
less, and for goo0 personal reasons,
any member ns either hui feels com.
rolled TO sell his stock, he shall frs!
offer his holdings to The other mem.
bora OF the huis. This agreement has
ocen entered into for the express
parpose Of keeping tie stock off tha
street; also, u possesses the further
advantage Of placing IN the hands OF
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-07-20
UNLISTED SECURITIES.

Sales: 5000 MADEIRA, "a; 1850 6ina-
ham, IS; 1878 Bingham, SO; $500
Bingham, IS; 1000 Bingham, Sc; 1000
N. Products, rs; so EnseIs, $50; 1900
Bingham, SO; 100 Bingham, go; 1900
Bingham, 81; 1900 Bingham, so.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-07-20
Sugar 6.55cts
Henry Waterhouse Trust Co.,
Ltd.
Members Honolulu Stock and Bond
Exchange
Fort and Merchant Streets
Telephone 1908
MEETING NOTICE.
MUTUAL BUILDING AND LOAN
SOCIETY.

The annual meeting of the members
of the Mutual Building and Loan So
ciety of Hawaii, Ltd, will be held at
it's offices, 91S-92O Fort Street, with
Trent Trust Co., Ltd, Monday night,
July %, 1917, at 8 o'clock.
RICHARD H. TRENT,
SacrafaFY
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-07-20

A dispatch from Paris says the Of.
fetal Journal publishes a decree
granting American soldiers and sail.
ors in France the same postal privi-
Ileges as are enjoyed by the French
military. The letters Of the Amerf
cans win be carried free and money
orders up to 80 francs will be issued
to them without any commission
charge.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-03-09

to interfere with it's usual operations.
but it will be urged to turn attention
to a limited extent to small govern
ment orders of particular kind for
which 1t Will be paid the prevailing
prices for such manufactures.
So numerous have the automobile
factories of the country become, and
so extensively are they operating.
that, while some might, should war
come, be continued as manufacturers
of automobiles of various types, alone,
a very large proportion of them would
doubtless be called upon to convert
their plants into the making of mu-
nitions or parts of munitions.
Accessory Makers Part.
Naturally, according to Mr.. Coffin,
the accessory manufacturers would be
most apt to be relied upon for the
making of fuses and other small mu-
nitions parts. The lack of plants equal
~ the task of turning out airplanes IN
any considerable numbers today
would be true as to motor boats
This being true, the time required
to change the automobile establish
ments over from peace to war foot
ing would depend upon the extent to
which they had given attention to the
education of their employees along the
and his aids. Mr.. Coffin made it plain
in his talk that manufacturers would
not be called upon to do an, unrea-
sonable lot of work for the federal
government in turning out the articles
for which orders would be given
them, but only enough to result in
training a sufficient number of men
along specific lines of manufacture to
form the nucleus for a larger force to
work under the direction of these
craftsmen.
Mr.. Coffin presided over meeting
of defense societies representing all
sections of tie country on a call is
sued by him. The object of this meet
ing, as explained I'm the call, was to
form national organization which
would work in harmony with the
smaller and more compact body, the
council Of national defense, and to aid
the members of the latter organiza-
tion in carrying out plans for mobiliz-
ing the industries of the country, on
which they have been working for
months. National headquarters will
be established in Washington by the
new bodyE-Dallas News.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-03-09

ticles of defense, according to iIoNa ard
II. Coffin, chairman of thc council Of
national defense.
Mr.. Coffin, in q statement made to
the Automobile, says that the auto
mobile industry would be called upon
to build airplanes, motor boats, motor
vehicles of various kinds, tractors, ar
mored cars, trucks, some passenger
cars of the kind needed for the quick
transportation of officers ana men
and motors. alone. Automobile plants,
however, will not bc restricted to the
kind of manufactures to which the
ordinarily give attention, as many Of
them, those found to be best suited
for the purpose. would be turned to
the manufacture of metal work such
as shells. arms, etc.
on the theory that education in
time of peace constitutes one of the
essentials of practical Preparedness
Mr.. Coffin said, attention is to be
given to the placing of small orders
with such plants that they may begin
to assemble the machinery necessary
and instruct their workmen in the
making of these articles, so that in
case of an emergency the manage
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-03-09

ments can turn quickly and effectively
to such tasks on a big scale.
Educating Producing Resources.
The question of the education of
producing resources has been given
close attention by Mr., Coffin and
those engaged with him in the coun-
ell of national defense. 1t has been
agreed among members of the council
that policy involving small, educa-
tlonal orders is the one to pursue at
this time, and this policy has been
fully adopted. Mr.. Coffin has been
placed in charge of committee
which will have to do with manufac-
turing establishments and munitions
plants.
Mr.. Coffin is now giving his close
attention to the practical carrying out
of this idea for the Introduction of the
craftsmanship of the munition maker
into manufacturing establishments
which have never previously made
munitions. This preliminary work
will precede all other steps along this
line. As a result, the factory which
Is now engaged in the making Of au-
temobiles will not be called upon to
make a departure sufficiently radical
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-03-09
Supcr-Six Makes Great Run.

A Hudson Super-SlX was recently
driven from Hutchinson, Kan, to
Pueblo, Col, 426 miles, in the fastest
time ever made by any motor ear.
The Hudson car carried three passen-
gers, ana made the run in nine hours
and twenty minutes. an average OF
47.G miles an hour. Dashes were
made at an average speed OF 56.3
miles per hour, tho the roads for at
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-03-09
AUTO INDUSTRY TO
LEAD IN DEFENSE
Motor Car Factories Can be
of Great Service in Time
of War.

The automobile industry as an in
dustry will undoubtedly be called
upon to play most important part
in an industrial way in the work of
preparing for the national defense
should this country become involved
in war with any foreign country. And,
in addition to this this industry is to
be called upon to get ready to do its
bit in an effective way by turning, in
the very near future, to the manufac-
ture in small quantities of certain ar
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-03-09
Inrd Not AZ SHINY

owing 10 The limited amount OF
show space at the Convention hall.
the popularity of the Ford car con-
sidered. the local Ford agency de-
cided 20 do the brotherly act and al
low one of the other members of the
association to use its space instead.
The Ford cars will be on display at
the local salesroom.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-03-09

least hundred miles Of the route
We're bad and compelled frequent
checking down. The car used was an
absolutely stock Super-SiN car. in
every respect. with no,chonges what
ever except to equip 1t with wire
wheels
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-03-09

When we find that a certain cylin-
der Is missing explosions, we must de-
termine whether the fault is in the
spark plug or not. Disconnect the
wire at the plug and hold quarter
inch away from the plug, with the en-
gine running. If the spark jumps, 1t
shows trouble is in the plug. II no
spark is seen the trouble is in some
other part of the system.